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The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was STOP THE STUDENT LOAN INTER- work with us to accomplish this, but I called to order by the Honorable EST RATE HIKE ACT OF 2012—MO- am not holding my breath because, as KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, a Senator from TION TO PROCEED I indicated, they seem proud they have the State of New York. Mr. REID. Madam President, I move stopped another piece of legislation al- that the Senate resume consideration together. PRAYER Now, what does this mean, that they of the motion to proceed to S. 2343, and are hanging together to stop legisla- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- I ask unanimous consent that the time tion, to stop progress? Well, as we work fered the following prayer: until 2 p.m. be equally divided and con- to create jobs and make college afford- Let us pray. trolled between the two leaders or O God, our refuge, help us to never able, our colleagues—my Republican their designees, with the Republicans friends on the other side of the aisle— doubt Your generous love. You gave us controlling the first 30 minutes and the operate under a different set of prior- Heaven’s best gift and desire to freely majority controlling the second 30 min- ities. give us more than we can ask or imag- utes. In the House, for example, there are ine. Even when we sin, You still love The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- efforts now underway to undo a hard- us. Great is Your faithfulness. pore. Without objection, it is so or- fought agreement of last August to cut Give to our lawmakers gifts that dered. more than $2 trillion from the deficit only You possess. Give them this day The clerk will report the bill by title. over the next decade. That agreement the gifts of courage to admit mistakes, The legislative clerk read as follows: came after threats by the tea party- grace to rise when they fall, and peace Motion to proceed to S. 2343, a bill to driven House—and now 40 percent of that the world cannot give. Give them amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to the people over here are tea party ad- this day the gifts of forgiveness for the extend the reduced interest rate for Federal vocates—to shut down the government. past, courage for the present, and hope Direct Stafford Loans, and for other pur- poses. And they wanted to do that in a couple for the future. Keep them calm in the of different ways: not allowing us to quiet center of their lives so that they The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- continue funding for government pro- may be serene in the swirling stresses pore. The majority leader. grams, and then, for the first time of life. Mr. REID. Madam President, the ever, there was a knockdown, drag-out We pray in Your merciful Name. clerk just read the matter before the fight over weeks and weeks as to Amen. Senate, which is to prevent the inter- whether we should increase the debt est rate on loans students receive to go f ceiling in this country. During Presi- to school—the money they borrow— PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE dent Reagan’s time in running the from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 country, this had been done dozens of The Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- percent. That is the pending matter be- times. But, no, these folks will do BRAND led the Pledge of Allegiance, as fore the Senate. nothing without a big fight. As a result follows: Yesterday the Republicans continued of that, we came to an agreement that I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the to filibuster our plan to prevent that was bipartisan. Now, some say the United States of America, and to the Repub- from happening. We do not want the agreement was forced upon the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, rates to double. We don’t want them to licans, but they voted for it, an agree- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. go up at all. There are 30,000 people in ment to reduce the deficit, and the def- f Nevada who are depending on our doing icit we couldn’t reduce before August something to freeze those rates. But APPOINTMENT OF ACTING of last year. We said: OK, fine, if we what is worse, in my estimation—and I PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE don’t do something about it this year, think that of the American people—is then there will be automatic cuts The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that Republicans seem proud of block- called sequestration. clerk will please read a communication ing this legislation. Not a single Re- Now the House is doing everything to the Senate from the President pro publican voted to allow the debate to they can to walk away from the agree- tempore (Mr. INOUYE). go forward. ment we made and the bipartisan vote The assistant legislative clerk read This isn’t an issue of saying: OK, if I we took. They are doing everything the following letter: vote for this, this will be the legisla- they can. They have a Republican U.S. SENATE, tion. They would not even let us go for- budget, the so-called Ryan budget. And PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, ward to debate it. They have said they I say ‘‘so-called’’ because they are try- Washington, DC, May 9, 2012. like the bill, except they do not like ing to make a reconciliation bill, but To the Senate: the way it is paid for. Fine. Let’s get Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, they can’t do it because they are not of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby on the bill and offer amendments to following the law to do that. So they appoint the Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- pay for it. But no—every single Repub- not only have reneged on this bi- BRAND, a Senator from the State of New lican voted no. Every single Republican cameral, bipartisan agreement to re- York, to perform the duties of the Chair. said: We are not going to allow a de- duce spending, but they have fun- DANIEL K. INOUYE, bate. damentally skewed priorities because President pro tempore. The American people certainly they hand out even more tax breaks to Mrs. GILLIBRAND thereupon as- shouldn’t be surprised because this has multimillionaires and shield corporate sumed the chair as Acting President been going on for 3 years, almost 4 defense contractors, all at the expense pro tempore. years. Everything is a fight. They are of hard-working, middle-class families, f blocking legislation that would allow the elderly, and those who can least af- us to stop the increase of the rate on ford it. That is what they are doing in RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY student loans. That is wrong. And the the House. They are going to have a so- LEADER person who signed this legislation into called rule today and vote on it shortly The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- law, making this interest rate such as thereafter. They would slash invest- pore. The majority leader is recog- it is, was President Bush. So I hope Re- ments to strengthen our economy and nized. publicans will come to their senses and just shred our social safety nets.

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So we passed this last August to Every gun that is made, every warship I wanted them to go together, and they fund government for 2 years and to say launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the did. if we don’t arrive at another $1.2 tril- final sense a theft from those who hunger Senators Gregg and CONRAD spent lion in deficit reduction during this and are not fed, those who are cold and not hours and hours seated in that airplane year, it automatically kicks in at the clothed. working on doing something about the end of this year or the beginning of This isn’t some leftwing, socialistic- deficit. They both believed it needed next year. leaning liberal. That was Dwight Ei- some really difficult, hard work, and So that is where we are, and the Re- senhower—a five-star general who led they decided to do what the base-clos- publicans in the House are trying to the invasion of Normandy and did ing commission did; that is, prepare change that. So that is what this little many other things, such as starting the legislation and give it to a commission history lesson has been all about. National Highway System. Let me re- that would send it back to us. There I don’t like to sequester. I wish we peat what he said: would be no amendments, no filibuster, didn’t have to do it. It was a hard pill to swallow, but it was the right thing Every gun that is made, every warship just an up-or-down vote. That was their launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the legislation. They wrote that and to do. If we are ever going to reduce final sense a theft from those who hunger brought it to the floor. the staggering deficit, we are going to and are not fed, those who are cold and not As the leader, I decided I would move have to make some hard decisions. So clothed. to proceed to it, and so I did move to that is what this is all about. But that I didn’t make that up. That is what proceed to it, thinking it should be a is the point: It is hard to do; therefore, he said. In a balanced world—one where slam dunk. But seven Republicans, who we have to do it, to sequester—which, a strong national defense and a strong had cosponsored the legislation, voted in effect, would take almost $500 billion social safety net are both valuable pil- against it. I couldn’t bring it to the from domestic programs and almost lars of a successful society—that need floor. That was where Bowles-Simpson $500 billion from defense programs. not necessarily be true, is what Presi- came from, as a result of the Repub- They were designed to be tough enough dent Eisenhower said. But the Repub- licans walking away from their own ef- to force two sides to reach a balanced lican plan would enshrine into law a forts to reduce the deficit. deal. It hasn’t happened yet. As I said earlier with General Eisen- set of unbalanced priorities and ensure Now, Bowles-Simpson was very dif- hower’s statement, I didn’t make that the kind of terrible math General Ei- ficult. There were 18 members, and up. That is what he said. My complaint senhower envisioned. they had to get 14 of the 18 to approve about the Republicans being so unrea- Unlike defense contractors and bil- it. That didn’t work. They couldn’t get sonable about everything is something lionaires, ordinary Americans don’t that many people to vote for it. where I am not a lone wolf crying in have high-priced lobbyists to protect In the meantime, President Obama was working as hard as he could with the wilderness. We have two long-time them. That is our job. That is our job. the lead spokesman of the Republicans, nonpartisan watchers of Congress, one There is not a person on this side of the the Speaker of the House, JOHN BOEH- from the American Enterprise Insti- aisle who doesn’t believe it is good that NER. JOHN BOEHNER said: I didn’t get tute, which is a conservative think we have wealthy people in America. We elected to do small things, I want to do tank, another from Brookings Institute have Senators here, Democrats, who big things. And President Obama, to that wrote an article saying: It is the are wealthy—certainly not all Demo- his detriment with his base, said: I will Republicans. Can’t you see what they crats, but there are some. We don’t do something to change Social Secu- are doing? Here is one thing they said: look down on people who are rich, but rity and Medicare. And all these things We have been studying Washington politics we do have to look out for people who he agreed to do publicly. But the Re- in Congress for more than 40 years, and never are in need of our help. Most of these publicans—JOHN BOEHNER—could never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our rich people have all kinds of lobbyists go against Grover Norquist. The Re- past writings, we have criticized both parties here to help them, but the people in when we believed it was warranted. Today, publicans shake in their boots. They however, we have no choice but to acknowl- Henderson, Ely, and Winnemucca, NV, will not do anything, even though the don’t have people here to help them. edge that the core of the problem lies with American people by a more than 70 per- the Republican party. They have us. So Republicans are going cent majority say people making more after those who can’t fight back—hard- They further said: than $1 million a year should con- The GOP has become an insurgent outlier working Americans and struggling tribute to what the problems are in families. in American politics. It is ideologically ex- this country. So that fell apart. treme; of scornful compromise; unmoved by Let’s review a little bit of history Then we had the Gang of 6 Senators— conventional understanding of facts, evi- again. The sequester isn’t the first bi- three Republicans, three Democrats— dence and science; and dismissive of the le- partisan agreement to reduce the def- who had been on the Bowles-Simpson gitimacy of its political opposition. icit. When I became the Democratic Commission, who said we should do What brave men to do that, to write leader, I thought—having served on the something about this. They were in the these comments—which are true. I Committee on Foreign Affairs in the press, they had press conferences, and have been saying that I don’t want to House of Representatives and being this was going down the road and doing fight about everything. Republicans in- very interested in America’s involve- all kinds of great things. While that sist on balancing the budget on the ment in foreign affairs, I took a trip to was going on, there was a decision backs of the middle class, seniors, stu- Central and South America. That was made, and a law was passed to create a dents, single mothers, and those who so necessary. And I took Democratic supercommittee, to which I appointed could least afford it. That is what they and Republican Senators with me. I Senator PATTY MURRAY of Washington are doing over there today. It is their was very careful in picking two Sen- to run. No one in the Senate, Democrat refusal to compromise that leaves us ators whom I wanted on that trip. One or Republican, has more respect than facing the threat of sequester, and it is was Judd Gregg, a very fine Senator PATTY MURRAY. She worked so hard difficult but it is balanced. from New Hampshire, who has retired, with the other 11 Members of Congress Going back to the August budget I am sorry to say. I recommended that to come up with something. agreement now in order to protect Senator Gregg be a part of President A few days before they were to arrive wealthy special interests is no solu- Obama’s initial Cabinet. He agreed to at a decision—and the Gang of 6 mem- tion. Neither is refighting the battles

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And in addition to what I tween the kind of leader this President licans refuse to consider a more reason- have already mentioned, this thing said he was and the kind he has turned able approach—one, for example, that that they are taking up in the House out to be. asks every American to pay his fair today cuts off almost 300,000 children How did that happen? Well, I think share while making difficult choices to from free school lunches at a time the President just put too much faith reduce spending. Democrats will not when one in five children lives in pov- in government. Let’s face it; there isn’t agree to a one-sided solution that lets erty. a problem we face that this President the superwealthy off the hook while The U.S. Conference of Catholic didn’t think the government could forcing the middle class and those in Bishops said the Republican plan fails solve. Despite all the evidence to the greatest need to bear all the hardship. ‘‘a basic moral test.’’ This budget sets contrary, he still can’t seem to shake Democrats believe we can protect very clear priorities. The problem is the idea that more government is the Americans’ access to health care, cre- what they are taking up in the House answer for what ails us. ate jobs while investing in the future, sets up the wrong priorities. When the stimulus failed, it wasn’t and protect the poor and elderly. But President Franklin Roosevelt said: the government’s fault; it was the Re- publicans. When the health care bill we can’t do it alone. It will take work Human kindness has never weakened the and compromise, and so far Repub- stamina or softened the fiber of a free peo- caused health care costs to rise, the licans have been unwilling to make a ple. A nation does not have to be cruel to be same thing. When trillions are spent serious effort to achieve that result. tough. and jobs don’t come, it is ATM ma- Republicans have rejected our bal- So Republicans would do well to re- chines, it is the weather, it is bankers, anced approach. Their one-sided solu- member our Nation is judged not only it is the rich, it is Fox News—it is any- thing other than the government. tion to across-the-board cuts would by the strength of its military, but also This is why the sickening waste of take away from the many to give to by the strength of its values, so says taxpayer dollars we have seen so many the few. General Eisenhower and President Roo- times over the last 3 years—whether it Here is what the plan would do—not sevelt. all of it, but here is what their plan was at a solar company such as RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Solyndra or at a lavish party that Fed- would do. Remember, they are taking The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- eral bureaucrats threw for themselves it up over there in the House today. pore. Under the previous order, the It would cut Medicaid benefits, in- in Vegas—is viewed not as a symptom leadership time is reserved. of a larger problem in Washington but creasing the number of uninsured chil- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER as a problem to be managed, something dren, parents, seniors—and that is in to acknowledge and then move beyond addition to people with disabilities—by The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- because they just don’t seem to see it. hundreds of thousands, just eliminate pore. The Republican leader is recog- The President seems to view govern- them. It would also put seniors in nurs- nized. ment the way some parents view their ing homes at risk. Some of them would SKEPTICAL AMERICANS children: It can do no wrong. have to move out of the nursing home, Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, with President Obama officially on the So if there is a problem to solve, a I guess. challenge to tackle, the solution is al- campaign trail now, it is hard not to be It would punish Americans who re- ways the same: more government, reminded of the kind of candidate he ceive tax credits to purchase health in- more government. And the results are was the last time around and to marvel surance when their financial cir- always the same: a disappointment to at the difference. cumstances change, causing 350,000 be blamed on somebody—anybody— At some point the postpartisan heal- Americans to have no coverage. This else. would add to the tens of millions who er who pledged to unite Red and Blue I think the President summed it up already exist that way. America became the ‘‘divider in chief,’’ pretty well during a speech he gave in It would weaken Wall Street reforms, a deeply divisive President who never New York just yesterday. This is what protecting big banks at the expense of seems to miss an opportunity to pit he said: consumers. Their legislation would one group against another and who is The only way we can accelerate job cre- once again target middle-class work- now determined to win reelection not ation that takes place on a scale that is ers, food inspectors, air traffic control- by appealing to America’s best in- needed is bold action from Congress. lers, Border Patrol agents, drug en- stincts but all too often to its worst. Really? The only way to accelerate forcement, and FBI agents. They would Even the New York Times editorial job creation is through Congress? Not have to be laid off. page, this very morning, says the coun- the private sector? Hasn’t the experi- It would cut funding for preventive try is more divided than it was 4 years ence of the last 31⁄2 years taught this health care programs that fight chron- ago under this President. Some have President anything at all about the ic illnesses—such as heart disease, can- argued that the transformation we limitations of government action? cer, strokes, and diabetes—that cause have witnessed proves that the Presi- Madam President, 31⁄2 years and $5 70 percent of the deaths in America. dent was a liberal ideologue all along, trillion later, there are nearly a half Preventive care would be reined in. that the task of governing revealed his million fewer jobs in the country than It would slash block grant funding in true instincts. That may be true. But the day the President took office. That the United States to help 23 million there is an even simpler explanation is not what most people would describe children, seniors, and disabled Ameri- than that, and one that in some ways is as a good return on investment. Yet cans live independently and out of pov- even more disappointing. It is the idea that is all we get—the same govern- erty. that the President said what he needed ment-driven solutions he has been No segment of the population is im- to say to get elected then and that he pushing for 31⁄2 years. mune from this painful, absurd Repub- will say whatever he needs to say to Nearly 13 million Americans who are lican plan—except maybe millionaires, get reelected now. actively looking for jobs can’t find one. billionaires, and wealthy corporations. It encapsulates why the American Millions more have given up looking The Republican proposal cuts Meals on people are so very skeptical of politi- for a job altogether as the worker par- Wheels and reduces food assistance for cians. The President’s policies may ticipation rate is the lowest it has been almost 2 million needy people. One of have disappointed. A health care bill in 30 years.

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Then just do it again on a larger The President knows as well as I do ican’s attention. scale. That is the approach this Presi- how devastating this would be for the First, the amount of student loan dent has taken. It is his approach still. American people—for everyone. debt has surpassed $1 trillion for the It is the clearest sign he is literally out People who are already struggling first time in American history. Ameri- of ideas. will have to do with even less. Busi- cans now have more combined student But he is unwilling to try something nesses that are already struggling just loan debt than combined credit card different. He is unwilling to confront to keep afloat will see Washington get- debt. the fact that a government that might ting an even bigger take than it al- Second, the AP recently reported have worked well a half century ago is ready is. that one out of every two college grad- outdated and in desperate need of re- This looming tax hike will be abso- uates this year will be unemployed or form. So he is resorting to the same old lutely devastating. Yet here we are less underemployed. Unfortunately, it is political gimmicks and games that he than 8 months away from it, and the not just college graduates who are hav- criticizes others for using. President is busy orchestrating failure ing trouble finding a job and paying Earlier this year the President in the Senate and waving around some their bills. The Department of Labor mocked those who, every time gas 5-point plan cooked up by some high- reported just last week that more than prices go up, dust off their three-point paid political consultant in Chicago. 12 million Americans are still looking plans to lower them, especially in an Now, I am not in the business of giv- for work and our economy only added election year. That was the President. ing the President campaign advice. But 115,000 jobs in April, the lowest number Yet yesterday he was proposing a five- I am in the business of trying to get of jobs added in 5 months. This makes point plan of his own to revive the the best possible outcome for the 39 straight months of unemployment economy, a to-do list in effect for Con- American people. And here is an rate over 8 percent. gress. issue—tax reform—where I know the Our first priority in Congress must The cynicism is literally breath- two parties have a shot at working to- be to strengthen our economy so more taking. Here is a President who, in the gether to help this economy, and re- jobs can be created, more Americans morning, worked hand-in-hand with store the American Dream for all those can get back to work, and more grad- Senate Democrats to ensure that legis- who’ve started to doubt whether it will uates can pursue their dreams. Data lation to freeze interest rates on stu- even be there in a few years. tells us that for close to three decades, dent loans wouldn’t pass, and in the So I would respectfully ask the Presi- companies less than 5 years old created afternoon gave a recycled speech in dent to ignore his campaign consult- almost all the new net jobs in America, which he pleaded for an end to the very ants for once and do what’s right for averaging 3 million jobs each year. gridlock he was orchestrating. There is the nation as a whole. Republicans in While startups provide the gasoline to perhaps no better illustration of how Congress are ready to work with you, fuel America’s economic engine, new far this President has come from the Mr. President, on the kind of com- businesses are hiring fewer employees heady days of his last campaign. prehensive reforms that you yourself than in the past and make up a smaller Look: Americans voted this Presi- have called for in the past. share of all companies than in previous dent into office on a promise of bipar- Working together might not help years. tisan action. your campaign, but it would help the Troubling data out last week from Orchestrating political show votes on country. So my message to you is this: the Census Bureau shows that the student loans and giving Congress a We are ready when you are. startup rate fell to the lowest point on post-it note checklist of legislative I yield the floor. record for new firm births in 2010. items to pass before the election is not The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- While startup companies are so impor- what the American people expected. pore. The Senator from Kansas. tant to job creation, their numbers are They expected us to work together Mr. MORAN. I ask consent to address now falling too. Given the dispropor- and they still do. the Senate as in morning hour. tionate impact new businesses have on The President knows as well as I do The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the economy, it makes sense to craft that the solution to our economic prob- pore. Without objection, it is so or- targeted policies that help entre- lems lies not in a Post-It-Note congres- dered. preneurs start businesses and that sional agenda dictated from a lectern STARTUP ACT make it easier for these young busi- in New York, but through a sound lim- Mr. MORAN. Madam President, once nesses to grow. ited-government pro-growth plan, again, it is that time of year when A former NASA engineer now in the which includes comprehensive tax re- many proud parents will watch their technology field gave me a useful anal- form, a true all-of-the-above energy children walk across the graduation ogy. He described the process of design- policy and the elimination of burden- stage to receive their diplomas. Two ing a rocket or an airplane, in which some regulations that are hurting busi- years ago, I watched my oldest daugh- there are two forces at play that deter- ness and hindering job creation. ter saunter across her college gradua- mine whether the rocket will launch or Republicans have been calling for tion stage and it was one of those mo- plane will fly: thrust and drag. So these policies for years and the Presi- ments for me in which I realized our much of what we want to do around dent at one time or another has country faces tremendous, enormous here tends to focus on the thrust, claimed to support them. These are challenges, and if we fail to act our spending money and creating pro- proposals where Republicans and children’s future will be at significant grams, when what we ought to be doing Democrats can find common ground. In risk. is focusing on reducing the drag. other words, a plan designed not to I believe all Members of Congress, in Rather than spend money on govern- control free enterprise from Wash- fact every American, has the responsi- ment programs, Congress must and ington but to liberate it. We just need bility to be a good steward of what has should enact policies that create an en- the President to show some courage been passed on to us. At that gradua- vironment in which many entre- and leadership. tion event, I renewed my commitment preneurs and their young companies We will get this economy going not to do my part to turn our country have a better shot at success, and in by handing out more special favors and around. the process of pursuing success they

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The Startup well as their new ideas, can fuel U.S. should work to make it easier for com- Act reforms the Federal regulatory economic growth. panies to grow because in a free mar- process to ensure that the cost of com- We are not talking about illegal im- ket, when people have a good idea and pliance does not outweigh the benefits migration; we are talking about legal work hard, they not only enhance their of regulations. The Startup Act alters immigration. It makes no sense to edu- own with success but the lives of so the Tax Code to create incentives that cate these talented, foreign-born stu- many others through the products and will facilitate the financing and growth dents in America and then send them jobs they create. of new businesses. The Startup Act ac- to their home countries to compete If we do not take the steps now to celerates the commercialization of uni- against Americans for jobs. win the global battle for talent, our versity research so more good ideas The Startup Act will help America country’s future economic growth will move out of the laboratory and into win this global battle for talent. The be limited. That means college grads the marketplace, where they can cre- Startup Act creates entrepreneur visas and young people will have fewer op- for foreign entrepreneurs who register ate jobs for Americans. portunities, and higher rates of unem- a business and employ Americans in Perhaps most important, the Startup ployment may become the norm in- the United States. By encouraging Act helps America win the global bat- stead of the exception. Allowing tal- more entrepreneurs to stay in America, tle for talent. ented, foreign-born U.S. students and On a recent trip to Silicon Valley, I they will not only start more busi- nesses but they will employ more entrepreneurs to remain in the United met with startups, entrepreneurs, and Americans and strengthen our econ- States will create jobs for more Ameri- some of the leading technology compa- omy. The Startup Act also creates a cans. nies in the world—and they were just new STEM visa for foreign students I will continue to work with my col- startup companies a few years ago. who graduate from an accredited U.S. leagues in the Senate to implement While I heard many encouraging sto- university with a master’s or Ph.D. in policies such as those contained in the ries of success, their No. 1 concern was science, technology, engineering or Startup Act so more entrepreneurs can attracting and retaining highly skilled mathematics. Our own Department of turn their ideas into reality, that they employees. One business I met said Commerce projects that STEM jobs will have the chance for success. We they had plans to hire dozens—I think will grow by 17 percent in the years owe the next generation of Americans the number was 68—foreign-born but ahead. We have to retain more highly the opportunity to pursue their U.S.-educated individuals and to hire skilled and highly talented and edu- dreams—that those who this month them here in the United States, but cated individuals, the ones we educate walk across the graduation stages in they were unable to get the visas nec- in America, for us to remain competi- high schools and colleges and univer- essary to have these workers work in tive in a global economy. We are going sities, technical colleges and commu- the United States. Rather than lose to make sure our own U.S.-born and nity colleges across our country, will that talent, this company hired the educated citizens have those job oppor- have the opportunity to pursue what employees but placed them at various tunities as well. We do not want to risk we all know as the American dream. international offices in countries with the loss of the next Mark Zuckerberg I yield the floor. immigration policies that encouraged to Brazil or India. Doing so will fuel The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the retention and attraction of highly America’s economic growth and result pore. The Senator from Louisiana. skilled foreign-born workers. in the creation of jobs here in America Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I ask Another company told me that with by retaining these folks. unanimous consent to speak as in the talent increasing overseas, it will Despite the overwhelming evidence, morning business. soon be easier for them to open offices Congress should address this issue. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and plants in other countries rather Congress’s conventional wisdom says pore. Without objection, it is so or- than have the work done in the United not much will get done. My guess is 80 dered. States. percent of my colleagues in Congress NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM The last thing we want is for Amer- would agree with the proposals con- Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I ican businesses to have a better busi- tained in this legislation. Particularly, come to the floor again to urge all of ness climate in places outside the 80 percent I think would agree with the us to join together on a bipartisan United States. It is not just the loss of aspect of the legislation dealing with basis and to reauthorize the national those dozens of jobs to some other STEM visas. But we are told that be- flood insurance program, to do it now, country; many of those people in those cause we cannot do everything, we can- to do it quickly because time is run- businesses will become entrepreneurs not do anything. That excuse is no ning out. On May 31 the entire Na- themselves and create their own busi- longer a good one and should not be ac- tional Flood Insurance Program will nesses, hiring even more people down cepted. We cannot continue to operate expire. When the clock strikes mid- the road. So we lose this talent, this under the sentence that always says we night that day, it will be gone unless skill on two occasions—first, the direct can’t do anything in an election year. we act, and act we must. This is an im- jobs today and ultimately the jobs Our country desperately needs us to portant program for the country. these entrepreneurs will create in the act now, not later. In fact, in the short In my neck of the woods, in south future. time I have been a Member of the Sen- Louisiana in particular, almost every The future of our economic competi- ate—about 14, 15 months—six other real estate closing is dependent on this tiveness depends upon America win- countries have changed their laws to program because those properties need ning the global battle for talent. For- encourage these types of individuals to flood insurance for there to be a clos- eign-born Americans have a strong work in their countries, to create jobs, ing, which is very typical in many record of creating businesses and em- to support entrepreneurship, innova- other parts of the country. So here we ploying Americans. Data shows us that tion, and job creation in those coun- are trying to get out of a real estate- 53 percent of immigrant founders of tries. In just the little over 1 year I led recession, trying to bolster the U.S.-based technology and engineering have been a Member of the Senate, six economy, and we are on the verge of companies completed their highest de- other countries have advanced further letting the entire National Flood In- gree at an American university, and than we have while we have waited be- surance Program expire yet again. rather than send these talented, highly cause we cannot do anything because it What is so frustrating about this is educated individuals who have been is an election year. there are not big disagreements about

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 how to get this done. This is not an ready struggling real estate markets, poten- billion in debt to federal taxpayers and that overly partisan issue; we are not bit- tially cost the government billions of dollars amount is likely to increase if reforms to the terly divided. This is merely an issue of in uncompensated relief efforts, and put mil- program are not implemented. Without sig- getting floor time in the Senate. lions of consumers at risk. nificant reform, the NFIP will not be sus- In July 2011, the House of Representatives tainable and American taxpayers will con- The House acted last year in a bipar- passed a bi-partisan measure, H.R. 1309, by a tinue to be asked to bailout the program tisan way, and the Senate committee vote of 406–22. On September 9, 2011, the Sen- time and time again. on which I serve has acted. I have ate Banking Committee unanimously ap- The Senate Banking Committee has al- worked very closely with my sub- proved its version of the 5-year bill. Both ready unanimously reported out a bill that committee chair JON TESTER, and we proposals include a long-term reauthoriza- makes a number of needed reforms to put the have acted in a bipartisan way. We tion and important reforms that will opti- flood insurance program on sound financial have put together a good 5-year reau- mize the current program, make needed im- footing and the House passed NFIP reform with over 400 votes. The bill will phase out thorization bill, but we need to move provements to the floodplain mapping and appeals processes, and other key reforms risky, unwarranted subsidies that have un- this on and off the Senate floor to get that will encourage program participation dermined the financial stability of the pro- this done before the end of the month. and put the NFIP back on the path to sound gram; will allow NFIP to purchase reinsur- Again, I urge the distinguished ma- financial footing. ance to help NFIP pay future claims while jority leader, Senator REID, to give We urge the full Senate to act now to reau- protecting taxpayers from these otherwise this important matter floor time. We thorize this program and avoid the costly inevitable costs; will require FEMA to en- all come here and talk about needing consequences that would result in a lapse sure maps are updated and accurate so that to improve the economy. We all come from failure to act. people understand and can better prepare for Sincerely, their risks; and will streamline and strength- to the floor and talk about jobs. Well, en mitigation programs to help decrease it is absolutely necessary in all of American Bankers Association; American Bankers Insurance Association; American flood risks and strengthen flood-exposed those categories, with all of those Insurance Association; American Land Title communities, homes, and businesses. issues in mind, to extend the National Association; American Resort Development The Banking Committee has taken a need- Flood Insurance Program. And let’s Association; Chamber Southwest LA; Con- ed step to reforming the nation’s flood insur- not just put a bandaid on it again and sumer Bankers Association; Council of Insur- ance program and Smarter Safer joins a let it limp along with a very short- ance Agents and Brokers; Credit Union Na- range of stakeholder groups in applauding this legislation. We urge the full Senate to term extension. Let’s do the full 5-year tional Association; The Financial Services Roundtable; Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of quickly pass this needed reform to NFIP so reauthorization, which we can do, that the House and Senate can begin to re- which is well in sight. Commerce; Independent Community Bankers of America; International Council of Shop- solve the differences and quickly get a bill to Groups around the country, particu- ping Centers; Independent Insurance Agents the President’s desk. We look forward to working with you on larly those working in the real estate and Brokers of America; Mortgage Bankers this issue and thank you for all of your ef- industry and in this part of the econ- Association; NAIOP, Commercial Real Es- forts to pass this critical legislation. omy, strongly support this effort. tate Development Association; National As- Sincerely, Madam President, I ask unanimous sociation of Federal Credit Unions; National SMARTERSAFER. Association of Home Builders; National As- consent to have printed in the RECORD Environmental Organizations: American sociation of Mutual Insurance Companies; several items, including a letter to Rivers, Ceres, Clean Air-Cool Planet, Defend- National Association of REALTORS®; Na- Senator REID and Senator MCCONNELL ers of Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund, tional Apartment Association; National signed by dozens of associations all National Wildlife Federation, Republicans Multi-Housing Council; National Ready along the political spectrum, urging for Environmental Protection, Sierra Club. Mixed Concrete Association; Property Cas- Consumer and Taxpayer Advocates: Amer- this action. ualty Insurers Association of America; Rein- There being no objection, the mate- ican Conservative Union, American Con- surance Association of America; Risk and In- sumer Institute, Competitive Enterprise In- rial was ordered to be printed in the surance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS). stitute, Taxpayers for Common Sense. RECORD, as follows: Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I ask Insurer Interests: Allianz of America, As- MAY 7, 2012. unanimous consent to have printed in sociation of Bermuda Insurers and Rein- Hon. HARRY REID, the RECORD another letter along the surers, Chubb, Liberty Mutual Group, Na- U.S. Senate, same vein addressed to Senator tional Association of Mutual Insurance Com- Washington, DC. panies, Reinsurance Association of America, TESTER, the subcommittee chair, and Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, Swiss Re, USAA. U.S. Senate, myself, the ranking member on the Housing: National Low Income Housing Washington, DC. subcommittee, again strongly sup- Coalition, National Leased Housing Associa- DEAR MAJORITY LEADER REID AND MINOR- porting this effort. Let’s do it. Let’s do tion. ITY LEADER MCCONNELL: On behalf of the un- it now. This is the SmarterSafer coali- Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I ask dersigned associations, we respectfully urge tion, and this letter is dated May 9. unanimous consent to also have print- the Senate to move quickly to reauthorize There being no objection, the mate- ed in the RECORD an op-ed in Roll Call the National Flood Insurance Program rial was ordered to be printed in the (NFIP) and avoid a costly lapse in the pro- written by two representatives of this gram on May 31, 2012. RECORD, as follows: broad coalition again explaining the As you know, more than 5.6 million policy- AMERICANS FOR SMART NATURAL absolute importance and the critical holders in 21,000 communities nationwide de- CATASTROPHE POLICY, nature of doing this full, longer term pend on the NFIP as their main source of May 9, 2012. reauthorization. protection against property losses that re- Hon. JON TESTER, There being no objection, the mate- sult from flooding. Without flood insurance, Chair, Economic Policy Subcommittee, Senate rial was ordered to be printed in the many residential and commercial real estate Banking Committee, Washington DC. RECORD, as follows: transactions across the country will come to Hon. DAVID VITTER, a stop, as federally backed mortgage loans Ranking Member, Economic Policy Sub- [From Roll Call, May 8, 2012] cannot legally be secured without this crit- committee, Senate Banking Committee, SAMPSON & VEISSI: END FLOOD INSURANCE ical protection. Failing to reauthorize the Washington, DC. PROGRAM UNCERTAINTY NFIP could jeopardize nearly 40,000 mortgage DEAR SENATORS TESTER AND VITTER: As a (By David Sampson and Moe Veissi) closings per month, according to the Na- diverse coalition of taxpayer advocates, en- When Gerald Ford took the Presidential tional Association of REALTORS. vironmental organizations, insurance indus- Oath of Office after Richard Nixon’s resigna- In 2011, Hurricanes Irene and Lee caused try interests, housing groups and others, we tion, he reminded Congress and the Amer- significant flooding from North Carolina to thank you for your efforts to reauthorize and ican people that ‘‘even though this is late in Maine. Those storms followed more than one reform the National Flood Insurance Pro- an election year, there is no way we can go hundred natural catastrophe events and sig- gram (NFIP). The hearing you are holding forward except together and no way anybody nificant spring 2011 flooding in several states today is a positive step to getting the full can win except by serving the people’s ur- across the country. We are about to enter Senate to consider and pass the Banking gent needs.’’ hurricane season again, and America cannot Committee-passed bill to reform NFIP, Congress would do well to heed his words afford a lapse of the program. Failure to re- which as you know is in need of serious re- as we approach a watershed election this No- authorize the NFIP would further stress al- form. The program is currently almost $18 vember.

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The NFIP pro- Neither of those bills is bitterly par- fee—this tax, if you will—imposed by vides vital flood protection for more than 5.6 tisan or highly divisive. So I will be the EU on U.S. airspace. By requiring million home and business owners in 21,000 proposing as an amendment to either commercial aviation to comply, the EU communities across the country. Further- of those bills—whichever comes to the ETS also limits airline capital that more, the housing market relies on a strong floor next—the full reauthorization of could be available for other meaningful and stable flood insurance program. A lack of flood insurance coverage creates the National Flood Insurance Program purposes, including their ability to in- uncertainty in the housing market and along the lines the Senate committee vest in more fuel-efficient engines, al- leaves homeowners dangerously vulnerable has proposed. ternative sources of fuel, and research to devastating floods, which are not just a Again, I urge my colleagues on both and development. coastal issue. Flood disasters have been de- sides of the aisle to support that effort. No one in Congress is against the EU clared in every state and over the past cen- I urge Senator REID to use that as a implementing ETS within their bound- tury have claimed more lives and property mechanism to get that done now, this aries. However, I believe that any sys- than any other natural disaster. month, before the expiration of the tem that includes international and In 2010, the NFIP was allowed to lapse for program. other non-EU airspace must be ad- 53 days, halting tens of thousands of real es- tate transactions in areas where homebuyers I yield the floor. dressed through the International Civil are required to purchase flood insurance to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Aviation Organization, the ICAO poli- obtain a mortgage. Long-term reauthoriza- pore. The Senator from South Dakota. cies, of which the United States and 190 tion of the insurance program would help Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask countries are members. In fact, under provide the housing market with the cer- unanimous consent to speak as in current ICAO standards, the aviation tainty it needs for a recovery. morning business. industry is targeted to achieve a 1.5- The National Association of Realtors esti- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- percent average annual improvement mates that another lapse in coverage could pore. Without objection, it is so or- in carbon and fuel efficiency through stall more than 1,300 home sales per day. And dered. disruptions in flood insurance availability 2020 and carbon-neutral growth from leave all taxpayers exposed to widespread, EMISSIONS TRADING 2020 forward. costly relief efforts. Mr. THUNE. Madam President, in That is why the U.S. airline industry We have witnessed encouraging signs from 2005 the European Union began their and those advocates in the industry elected officials in recent months. emissions trading scheme, which at- also agree that a single global ap- The Senate Banking Committee passed a tempts to cap emissions of carbon diox- proach to greenhouse gas emissions set five-year reauthorization bill at the end of ide from stationary sources within the at the ICAO is preferred to the unilat- 2011 and the bill now awaits floor time. EU. eral EU ETS system. Even the Obama Last summer, the House passed its five- year reauthorization on a resounding, bipar- Starting in 2012, civil aviation opera- administration testified before the tisan vote of 406–22. Additionally, the Obama tors departing from or landing in Eu- House Committee on Transportation Administration has heralded the House legis- rope began to be included in this emis- and Infrastructure in July of 2011 that lation and urged Congress to adopt funda- sions scheme. Under this program, any an EU ETS is inconsistent with inter- mental NFIP reforms. airline, including non-European air- national aviation law. The State De- This is progress, but it will be of little lines flying into and out of Europe, will partment and the U.S. Department of comfort to homeowners if Congress does not be required to pay for EU emissions al- Transportation are also pressing this act soon to pass a long-term reauthorization lowances. This change comes at a time issue with their counterparts in Europe for the NFIP. As politics gets more polarized, Americans when EU allowance prices continue to and are considering all legal and policy are looking for signs that our elected offi- decline to a little over 6 euros, and the options to prevent further application cials can work together to address real prob- commission is considering proposals to of EU ETS to U.S. air carriers. lems. Realtors and insurers stand together in drive up the prices. In addition, other nations have calling for Congress to put aside partisan dif- Allowances will be collected for the voiced opposition. Those nations in- ferences and bring much-needed certainty to entirety of the flight, including por- clude Argentina, Brazil, China, India, a program on which so many Americans rely. tions in U.S. and international air- Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I space. For example, this means a flight the Russian Federation, and South Af- keep coming to the floor urging this leaving from Los Angeles, CA, and fly- rica. In fact, China’s Ambassador to because it is so important and because ing to London would be taxed on the the EU recently suggested that they it is so achievable. Again, there are not entirety of the flight, not just the frac- will begin canceling Airbus orders if big issues dividing us. This is not a par- tional part of the flight that is over EU the EU ETS remains in place. Also, tisan issue. We just need Senate floor airspace. To put it another way, you countries such as Italy, the Nether- time to get it done. In that vein, I will would be taxed as if 100 percent of your lands, France, Belgium, and Spain—all be doing two things today and in the flight was in EU airspace even though EU member states—are calling for the near future. approximately only 7 percent of the postponement of EU ETS out of con- First, I will be passing around to all flight actually was; that is, a flight cerns raised by the international com- Members of the Senate a new letter ad- originating in California here in the munity. Even European manufacturers dressed to Senator REID to urge that United States and flying to London. and airlines such as Airbus, Air this matter be put on the floor as soon Very simply, the unilateral imposi- France, and British Airways have as possible. In a letter dated February tion of such a scheme on the United urged their respective governments to 14, we urged this on a bipartisan basis, States and other countries is arbitrary, stop the escalating trade conflict be- and 41 Senators, of both parties, signed unfair, and a violation of international tween the EU and the rest of the world. that. This new letter restates that law. Plus, it is being done without any The EU has no right to play police- case, and, of course, now it is more ur- guarantees for environmental improve- man and undermine the ongoing work gent than ever as the clock ticks to ments and at a huge cost to the avia- at the ICAO. As a result of this action May 31—just 3 weeks and 1 day away. tion industry and constituents we by the EU, on December 7, 2011, I intro- I will also be proposing an amend- serve here in this country. duced the European Union Emissions ment to the next matter that comes on According to the International Air Trading Scheme Prohibition Act, S. the Senate floor to incorporate the Transport Association, the economic 1956, which now has seven cosponsors, Senate bill with perfecting amend- cost of this program for airlines is ex- both Democrats and Republicans. The

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They call it a trator of the FAA, and other senior floor listening to my colleagues talk slush fund. There is no truth to that at U.S. officials to use their authority to about this since Monday. Everyone all. The truth is that the elimination conduct international negotiations and agrees we have to keep it at 3.4 percent of this fund would have disastrous ef- take other actions necessary to ensure and not let it go up, so it ought to be fects on the health of our kids and our that U.S. operators are held harmless a bipartisan issue. We ought to be able families. To eliminate the Prevention from the action of the European Union. to move this rapidly and move on to and Public Health Fund will cost us The House of Representatives passed a other matters. There are other issues billions in the future for taking care of similar bill by a voice vote on October confronting us in the Senate. Yet here people who have chronic illnesses and 24, 2011. The U.S. commercial aviation we are on the floor again today dis- chronic diseases and obesity. We know community, including airlines and cussing the student loan interest rate. that an investment in immunizing our manufacturers, are all supportive of As I said, we had the vote yesterday kids—for example, for every dollar, it my bipartisan bill. to move it forward, but my Republican saves us $16 in saved health care costs. Next month, I am looking forward to colleagues blocked us from doing that. To eliminate this fund would lead to a the Commerce Committee hearing that They agree we should keep the interest resurgence of vaccine-preventable dis- is scheduled to take a closer look at rate at 3.4 percent, but not on how to eases in every State due to the ex- this important issue and at my legisla- pay for it. Well, OK, fine; that is a le- pected loss of more than 1.5 million tion. gitimate point of debate and discussion doses of lifesaving vaccines and nearly Doing nothing is not an option. The and votes. So why don’t we move the 1,100 skilled public health workers. unilateral imposition of the EU emis- bill forward, bring it to the floor, and Again, eliminating the Prevention sions trading scheme is a violation of let’s have a debate and discussion on and Public Health Fund would mean international law and is hurting U.S. how we pay for it. If they want to offer eliminating vaccines for our kids, airlines, manufacturers, and con- an amendment, they can offer an eliminating public health workers who sumers. Keep in mind that with near amendment and we will vote on it. It know how to deliver these vaccines and record oil prices, the EU ETS will add seems to me—at least I think—that respond to outbreaks. We would be los- to the already high amount airlines one of the responsibilities, and maybe ing public health staff at the State and and passengers pay for fuel. privileges but responsibilities, of the local levels. We need to act now. We need to send majority party in the Senate, which- Eliminating this fund would end sup- a clear and unequivocal message and ever party it might be, is to initiate port for increased calls to the tobacco pass my bipartisan bill that addresses legislation and bring it to the floor. quitline, meaning smokers encouraged this scheme and protects the U.S. avia- The privilege and responsibility of the to quit by the fund’s strategic and evi- tion industry and American sov- minority party is to be able to amend dence-based investments thus far ereignty. I hope we will act on this leg- it, to try to make it better as they may would not have the support to keep islation and make sure that this issue, see fit. I don’t think it should be a that quitline going. If current smoking once and for all, is put to rest and that privilege and responsibility of the mi- rates persist, 6 million kids living in the European Union is not able to as- nority party to block everything, but the United States today will ulti- sess a tax or a fee on American airlines we have seen that happen more and mately die from smoking. If we elimi- operating in American airspace. more over the last few years. Repub- nate the Prevention and Public Health I yield the floor and suggest the ab- licans won’t let us bring a bill to the Fund, we will be forced to reduce the sence of a quorum The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- floor because under the rules it re- availability of mental health and sub- pore. The clerk will call the roll. quires 60 votes rather than 51 votes to stance abuse services to very vulner- The legislative clerk proceeded to bring a bill forward. So, again, we are able Americans. call the roll. stuck because we can’t bring the bill Eliminating the fund, as the Repub- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- forward. licans want to do, would reduce invest- pore. The Senator from Iowa. I hope we have another cloture vote. ment in public health laboratory ca- Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I Let’s keep having these cloture votes pacity at the State and local levels, ask unanimous consent that the order and maybe Republicans then will say, thereby reducing the speed with which for the quorum call be rescinded. OK, let’s move it forward and let’s de- we can detect and respond to outbreaks The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- bate it and move on. So I hope that is and, yes, maybe even terrorist events. pore. Without objection, it is so or- what we are going to be doing rather It would cut the number of disease de- dered. than stopping the process in its tracks. tectives that the Centers for Disease Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, here It is interesting to note that House Control and Prevention can train and we are again in the Senate on yet an- and Senate Republicans were silent on deploy. These disease detectives are other day when families and students this issue until students from around our first line of defense against infec- across this country are wondering if we the country became aware of the im- tious diseases. are going to do our duty. Are we actu- pending increase and made their voices Eliminating this fund would result in ally going to move legislation that will heard. Democrats were already hard at layoffs, as I said, of public health offi- keep the interest rate at 3.4 percent on work on the solution. I would remind cials in every State and community subsidized student loans or are we my colleagues that earlier this year, in who are working on chronic disease going to let it go to 6.8 percent—dou- the budget debate in the House, an prevention, immunization, health-care- ble—on July 1? amendment was offered by Democrats associated infections, and other health We have legislation and we brought during the House budget process to ex- problems. it to the floor. Yet yesterday my Re- tend the current rate of 3.4 percent. An elimination of the prevention publican colleagues voted to not even That amendment lost by a straight fund—again, I use the word ‘‘elimi- proceed to it. I think the people of party vote. Instead, the Republicans nation.’’ The Republican proposal America are saying that this shouldn’t proposed to pay for this by taking wouldn’t just take some money from happen. We should be able to work money from the Prevention and Public the prevention fund, it would kill the these things out. We should move legis- Health Fund. That is not an appro- prevention fund. It would take every lation, not obstruct it. priate solution, killing the fund that is single penny out of it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6295 My friends on the Republican side rural areas in New York and in Iowa So, again, communities putting in say: Well, President Obama in his and all across this country would no sidewalks, safe passages for kids to do budget took money out of the preven- longer have access to preventive serv- that, that is healthy living. I have seen tion fund. In fact, Democrats joined ices and programs. instances in my own State where com- with Republicans earlier this year in The American people get it. Our citi- munities have put in walking paths for taking $5 billion out of the life of this zens, whom we represent, get it. They the elderly, for senior citizens, so they fund to help pay for extending the un- understand. A poll was taken which do not have a lot of steps and things to employment insurance program for the said that voters overwhelmingly sup- go up and down. You would be amazed remainder of this year, as well as ex- port more investment in prevention. how many people use that and stay tending the payroll tax cut. They use This is from a 2009 public opinion poll: healthy. that example to say, Well, we can kill 71 percent of Americans polled said yes, Supporting systems in our work- the whole thing. I must be very frank. do more, invest more in prevention. places, making our workplaces more I was not in favor of that $5 billion cut, Our fellow citizens are crying out to us healthy, helping businesses understand but be that as it may, as I used the for help. They want help. They want to what they can do to provide a healthier analogy yesterday, it is one thing to know what to do. How do they change? workplace for people—examples abound take a couple of pints of blood and an- What can we do in our communities, all over this country. other to take all the blood. A person our schools, our workplaces, our clin- I say to the Acting President pro can live if a couple of pints of blood are ics, our community health centers? tempore, I am sure I do not know all taken; they can live and get healthy. What can we do so that we don’t get the instances in New York State, but I That is what is happening to the pre- sick, so we don’t get obese or diabetes, will bet you communities there have vention fund. The Prevention and Pub- so we don’t have heart disease? Most gotten together and thought about how lic Health Fund is alive and well and people don’t know what to do. They to make life a little bit more healthy, doing its job even though some money need some help. They need informa- how to support a more healthy infra- is taken out of it. What the Repub- tion. They need support. structure for their people. Some communities are coming up licans want to do is take all the blood That is what this prevention fund with very ingenious ideas. I say more out and kill the whole program. does. We know it works. We know. We power to them. That is what the Pre- President Obama has said he will have evidence-based programs out vention Fund is for—to help them, to veto this bill if there are any cuts in there that work. The Centers for Dis- encourage them, to give them the kind the Prevention and Public Health ease Control and Prevention is doing of support they need to provide that Fund. So there has been a line drawn. an outstanding job across this country in these programs: from community healthy living. We took some money out of it before, I have said many times, it is inter- programs, to public health infrastruc- but no more. That is it; no more money esting that in America it is easy to be ture, to clinical preventive services, re- is coming out of this prevention fund unhealthy and hard to be healthy. One because of the good it is doing in this search, tobacco prevention programs, would think it should be the other way country. detection and prevention of infectious around. It should be easy to be healthy An elimination of this fund, which diseases, and training and preparing and harder to be unhealthy. It is just the Republicans want to do, would stop the public health workforce—all of the other way around. in midstream across our country ef- this. So what we are trying to do with forts to address the risk factors for That is why prevention is not just some part of the prevention fund—not heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and something people go into a doctor’s of- all of it; part of it—is to make it easier cancer—the leading causes of death and fice to get a shot for or get a prescrip- to be healthy, to make that an easier health care costs. Yesterday in this tion for and people get a pill for. Pre- option for people. Chamber I read from a new Centers for vention encompasses a lot of different So if we both agree—Republicans and Disease Control and Prevention report things—everything from newborn Democrats—on the fact that we need to that finds that if we could prevent the screening, immunizations for children, keep the interest rate on student loans obesity rate from increasing past its school-based programs, and better food at 3.4 percent, then the debate is just current 34-percent rate right now, we and nutrition in our school meals for on the offset. As I have said, Repub- could save nearly $550 billion in the kids. licans want to kill the prevention fund. next 20 years. Communities change the way they The American people have said loudly: In 1980, the obesity rate was right at operate and do things—more walking No, we do not want to do that. We want about 15 percent in this country. paths, more bike paths. The other day more investment in prevention. We do Today, as I said, it is 34 percent. If it there was something said about Illinois not want to get sick. We do not want to increases at the rate they expect, look- had used some of this for signage and get obese. We want to quit smoking. ing at all indicators now, 42 percent of walking paths for kids. I pointed out, We want our kids to be healthy. We all Americans will be obese by 2030 and yes, they did. What happened is the want them to have healthier food, bet- one out of every four of them will be number of kids walking to school in- ter exercise. Republicans are saying: severely obese. That means a huge in- creased, and that cut down on the num- Well, we are just not going to do that. crease in adult onset diabetes and all ber of buses they had to use. It saved I guess we will pay more for it in the accompanying health care risks the school some money, and the kids chronic illnesses and diseases down the and costs, including heart disease and got healthier. line. stroke, that accompany obesity. I have often used the example that Well, our offset is one that I think is We know how to address it. We have when I first moved to Washington in legitimate and sound, closing a loop- evidence-based programs that we know 1979, when I was in the House, my wife hole in the Tax Code. That means more work in keeping the obesity rate down. and I purchased a home in Virginia. We money would go into the Social Secu- That is what the prevention fund does. still live there. One of the reasons we rity and Medicare trust funds, and it The Republicans want to kill it. They bought it was because we were about a would help us keep the interest rate at say no, get rid of it. mile away from a school, a high school. 3.4 percent. Cuts to our chronic disease preven- We thought: That is great. The kids Education has always, and I hope will tion programs would mean 120 million can just walk to school. Little did I always, remain a bipartisan issue here. Americans—1 in every 3 citizens— know there were no walking paths to I urge my Republican colleagues to would lose access to preventive serv- the school. It was a busy street. There come to the table with a serious off- ices. It would mean $103 million no was a sidewalk for a little ways, and set—a serious offset. If they do not like longer available to States and counties then there was not one. The kids could what we have proposed, please come and local jurisdictions to provide these not walk. So they had to take a bus with something that is serious. Elimi- services. Over 20 million Americans in just to go 1 mile. nating the prevention fund is a no-

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Republicans say the closed, no matter who is taking advan- ken; we can work with each other and only way they are going to support this tage of it, Democrats or Republicans. get things done for the good of our peo- legislation to prevent the rate increase Closing it, at least for those with in- ple. Again, I encourage my Republican is with cuts from a fund that helps to comes above $250,000, in order to avoid colleagues to allow us to move forward prevent infectious and chronic dis- another blow in a long series of blows on the bill. Do not keep blocking it. If eases. to middle-income Americans just they want to offer a different offset, The program Republicans seek to makes sense and is fundamentally fair. fine. Not this one, not the elimination eliminate has provided more than $8 Hundreds of thousands of students in of the prevention fund because that is million to my State to help fight major my State of Michigan depend on stu- not serious. That is not going any- health problems, such as influenza, dia- dent loans to help afford college. They where. If they have some other ideas, betes, HIV, heart disease, and cervical and their families know college is not bring them forward. As of yet we have cancer. These funds even helped to pro- going to get any cheaper. They do not seen nothing from my Republican col- vide funding for childhood immuniza- need a doubled interest rate on top of leagues other than stopping the bill— tions programs. So what the Repub- tuition increases. For many an afford- stopping it, stopping it, stopping it. licans propose is this: choose between able loan is the difference between So I hope they will come to the table, helping college students and their fam- staying in school or giving up the and I hope we can move this bill for- ilies and helping to prevent expensive dream of a college education. We ward. and debilitating health problems, should not let this loophole stand in Madam President, I yield the floor. choose between education and health the way of those dreams. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- care. Choosing to allow more health I urge our Republican colleagues to pore. The Senator from Michigan. end their filibuster of this vital bill. If Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, first, I problems in order to help students and Republicans think they have a better commend my friend from Iowa for their families is not a choice at all. way, let’s debate their alternative and being such a phenomenal champion of Democrats are offering a different al- let’s vote. Let’s end this filibuster. preventive health care. He has been ternative. We recognize the Tax Code is fighting for this as long as he has been full of loopholes and special breaks Let’s end it today. Madam President, I yield the floor. in the Senate, and he has had some that allow some individuals and some The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- great victories. He has had some set- corporations to avoid paying taxes. In pore. The Senator from Virginia. backs but mainly victories. It is be- this case, what is identified is a tax Mr. WEBB. Madam President, I ask cause of his energy and effort that we break that allows some professional unanimous consent to speak for 15 min- are where we are today in terms of get- service providers such as lawyers to utes as in morning business. ting this money for preventive health avoid paying their payroll taxes by or- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- care, and his continued effort to fight ganizing their businesses as so-called S pore. Without objection, it is so or- for it and to preserve this fund is nota- corporations and then paying them- dered. ble. It is going to succeed. If it does, selves in the form of dividends instead and when it does, it will be mainly be- of salaries. The Government Account- WAR POWERS cause of our friend from Iowa. ability Office recently examined this Mr. WEBB. Madam President, I rise Our Republican colleagues could issue and found widespread problems, today to address perhaps the most im- have allowed us yesterday to begin de- costing taxpayers and the Treasury bil- portant constitutional challenge facing bate on legislation to fix the looming lions of dollars each year in uncol- the balance of power between the Pres- increase in student loan interest rates. lected revenues. idency and the Congress in modern They could have helped us avoid adding What our bill would do is require the times, and also to offer a legislative so- to the already crushing weight of stu- professional service providers with in- lution that might finally address this dent debt that families in our country comes above $250,000 a year to pay pay- paralysis. It is an issue that has for far face. They could have joined us in tak- roll taxes on the income they derive too long remained unresolved. And for ing a step toward letting parents do from these S corporations. We would the past 10 years, the failure of this what parents desperately want to do, use the revenues from closing that body to address it has diminished the which is to help their kids to a better loophole for those with incomes above respect, the stature, and the serious- future. $250,000 to prevent the interest rate ness with which the American people American families are waiting for us hike that is going to hit middle-income have viewed the Congress—to the det- to act. On July 1 the interest rate on families. At the same time we are riment of our country and to our na- student loans is going to increase from going to be able to do that, we are also tional security. 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. It is going to going to avoid increasing the deficit or The question is simple: When should double unless we act. For every year slashing important programs. the President have the unilateral au- we fail to act, it will cost the typical Our Republican colleagues have ac- thority to decide to use military force, college student and their family $1,000. cused us—to quote one of them—of and what is the place of the Congress That is $1,000 that most families do not raising taxes on ‘‘the people that are in that process? What has happened to have to spare. More than 7 million stu- doing some of the very serious job cre- reduce the role of the Congress from dents and their families nationwide ation in this country.’’ the body which once clearly decided would be affected. So the need to act is Well, not long ago Republicans were whether the Nation would go to war, to urgent. saying something different about this the point that we are viewed as little Instead, in what has come to be a loophole. For starters, they actually more than a rather mindless conduit damaging ritual in the Senate, Repub- called it a loophole. That is what that collects taxpayer dollars and dis- licans have filibustered a motion to former Vice President Cheney called it penses them to the President for what- proceed to important legislation. Re- during his 2004 Vice Presidential de- ever military functions he decides to publicans have voted against even al- bate. undertake? lowing the Senate to begin to debate a He called it a ‘‘special loophole.’’ He We know what the Constitution says. bill. Why not debate it? Why not offer accused his debate opponent of dodging Most of us also know the difficulties relevant amendments? Why not address $600,000 in payroll taxes using this that have attended this situation in this important issue? loophole. Likewise, a Republican can- the years that followed World War II. No. By their filibuster, our Repub- didate for the Senate not long ago We are aware of the debates that re- lican colleagues have refused to let the called this ‘‘a deceptive tax scheme to sulted in the war powers resolution of

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Only after World to ostensibly redress domestic tensions a marine infantry officer who fought War II did this change, when our rather inside countries where American inter- on the unforgiving battlefields of Viet- reluctant position as the world’s great- ests are not being directly threatened nam, on which more than 100,000 U.S. est guarantor of international stability is gravely dangerous. It is a bridge too marines were killed or wounded, and required that we maintain a large far. It does not fit our history. To give later as an ardent student of constitu- standing military force, much of it sta- one individual such discretion ridicules tional law during my time at the tioned in Europe and Asia, ready to re- our Constitution. It belittles the role Georgetown University Law Center. spond to crises whose immediacy could of the Congress. For anyone in this But it was in the decades following not otherwise allow us to go through body to accept this rationale is also for Vietnam that our constitutional proc- the lengthy process of mobilization in them to accept that the Congress no ess seems to have broken apart. Year order to raise an army and because of longer has any direct role in the devel- by year, skirmish by skirmish, the role that reality made the time-honored opment, and particularly in the execu- of the Congress in determining where process of asking the Congress for a tion, of foreign policy. the U.S. military would operate and formal declaration of war in most cases There are clear and important bound- when the awesome power of our weap- obsolescent. aries that have always existed when ons systems would be unleashed has di- But any logical proposition can be considering a President’s authority to minished. In the aftermath of the 9/11 carried to a ridiculous extreme. The order our military into action without attacks, especially with the advent of fact that some military situations have the immediate consent of the Congress. special operations forces and remote required our Presidents to act imme- To exceed these boundaries—as the bombing capabilities, the Congress diately before then reporting to the President has already done with the seems to have faded into operational Congress does not, in and of itself, give precedent set in Libya—is to delib- irrelevance. the President a blanket authority to erately destroy the balance of powers Congressional consent is rarely dis- use military force whenever and wher- that were built so carefully into the cussed. The strongest debates surround ever he decides to do so, even where Constitution itself. the rather irrelevant issue of whether Americans are not personally at risk These historically acceptable condi- the Congress has even been consulted. and even where the vital interests of tions under which a President can uni- We have now reached the point that our country have not been debated and laterally order the military into action the unprecedented—and, quite frankly, clearly defined. This is the ridiculous are clear: If our country or our mili- contorted—constitutional logic used by extreme we have now reached. The tary forces are attacked; if an attack, this administration to intervene in world is filled with tyrants. Demo- including one by international terror- Libya on the basis of what can most cratic systems are far and few between. ists, is imminent and must be pre- kindly be called a U.N. standard of hu- I don’t know exactly what objective empted; if treaty commitments specifi- manitarian intervention was not even standard should be used before the U.S. cally compel us to respond to attacks subject to a full debate or a vote on the Government would decide to conduct a on our allies; if American citizens are Senate floor. Such an omission, and so-called humanitarian intervention by detained or threatened; if our sea lanes the precedent it has set, now requires using our military power to address do- are interrupted, then, and only then, us to accept one of two uncomfortable mestic tensions inside another coun- should the President order the use of alternatives. Either we as a legislative try, and I don’t believe anyone else military force without first gaining the body must reject this passivity and live knows either. But I will say this: No approval of the Congress. up to the standards and expectations President should have the unilateral At least until recent months, the regarding Presidential power that were authority to make that decision either. Congress has never accepted that the laid down so carefully by our Founding I make this point from the perspec- President owns the unilateral discre- Fathers or we must accept a redefini- tive of somebody who grew up in the tion to initiate combat activities with- tion of the very precepts upon which military and whose family has partici- out direct provocation, without Ameri- this government was founded. pated as citizen soldiers in most of our cans at risk, without the obligations of This is not a political issue. We country’s wars, beginning with the treaty commitments, and without the would be facing the exact same con- American Revolution. I was proud to consent of the Congress. The recent ac- stitutional challenges no matter the serve as a marine in Vietnam, and I am tions by this administration, beginning party of the President. In fact, unless equally proud of my son’s service as a with the months-long intervention in we resolve this matter, there is no marine infantryman in Iraq. I am also Libya, should give us all grounds for doubt we someday will. deeply grateful for having had the op- concern and alarm about the potential The conflict in the balance of power portunity to serve 5 years in the Pen- harm to our constitutional system between the President and the Con- tagon, first as a marine, then later as itself. We are in no sense compelled—or gress has always been an intrinsic part Assistant Secretary of Defense and as a justified—in taking action based on a of our constitutional makeup. Article Secretary of the Navy. I have also ben- vote of the United Nations or as a re- I, section 8 of the Constitution provides efited over the years from having sult of a decision made by a collective that the Congress alone has the power served in many places around the world security arrangement, such as NATO, to declare war. Article II, section 2 of as a journalist, including in Beirut dur- when none of its members have been the Constitution provides that the ing our military engagement there in attacked. It is not the prerogative of President shall serve as Commander in 1983 and in Afghanistan as an embedded the President to decide to commit our Chief. In the early days of our Repub- journalist in 2004. As most people in military and our prestige into situa- lic, these distinctions were clear, par- this body know, I am one of the strong- tions that cannot clearly be deter- ticularly since we retained no large est proponents of the refocusing of our mined to flow from vital national in- standing army during peacetime, and national involvement in East Asia. I terests. since article I, section 8 also provides was the original sponsor of a Senate Who should decide that? I can’t per- that the Congress has the power to resolution condemning China’s use of sonally and conclusively define the ‘‘raise and support armies,’’ a phrase force with respect to sovereignty issues boundaries of what is being called a hu- that expressed the clear intent of the in the South China Sea. manitarian intervention and, most im- Framers that large ground forces were The point is I am not advocating a portantly, neither can anybody else. not to be kept during peacetime but, retreat from anywhere. But this ad- Where should it apply? Where should it

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Some of these endeavors statutory language that covers these And the interest rate is part of that may be justified, some may not. But kinds of situations must be enacted. equation. Doubling the interest rate the most important point to be made is The legislation I will be introducing would be damaging to our young fami- that in our system no one person will address this loophole in the inter- lies who are making sure their kids can should have the power to inject the pretation of our Constitution. It will get on and have an opportunity to be U.S. military and the prestige of our serve as a necessary safety net to pro- educated. Nation into such circumstances. tect the integrity and the intent of the As you know, many of us have gone Our Constitution was founded upon Constitution itself. It will ensure that onto our Facebook page and Twitter this hesitation. We inherited our sys- the Congress lives up not only to its accounts and asked constituents from tem from Great Britain, but we adapt- prerogatives, which were so carefully our districts to tell us their stories— ed and changed it for a reason. One of laid out by our Founding Fathers, but tell us what is happening: If this inter- our strongest adjustments from the also to its responsibilities. est rate doubles, what will happen to British system was to ensure that no With that, I yield the floor. you. One Anchorage resident says her one person would have the power to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- granddaughter graduated from Charter commit the Nation to military pore. The Senator from Alaska is rec- College. I know this college well. This schemes that could not be justified by ognized. is a privately run college which has an the interests and the security of the Mr. BEGICH. Madam President, I incredible placement rate—almost 90- average citizen. President after Presi- come down to talk about the issue of percent placement rate once they grad- dent, beginning with George Wash- student loans, as someone who has two uate with their degree. It is an inten- ington, has emphasized the importance ends of this equation—one as the sive program. It is like a job. Students of this fundamental principle to the former chairman of the Student Loan are there 8 to 5 every day, all day, for stability of our political system and to Corporation for the State of Alaska for several months, and they consolidate the integrity of our country in the 7 years. I took that corporation from the time. She has been working on her international community. The fact the brink of bankruptcy, junk bond accounting degree, and now, 6 years that the leadership of our Congress has rating, you name it—it was in dismal later—because she had to work two failed to raise this historic standard in condition. We turned it around, and 7 jobs while going to school, trying to the past few years, and most specifi- years later the corporation ended up pay for this and borrowing money—her cally in Libya, is a warning sign to this paying a hefty annual dividend to Alas- total debt is $72,000. She is 31 years old. body that it must reaffirm one of its ka for higher education and had one of Her family is truly wondering how she most solemn responsibilities. the lowest interest rates in the country will ever get out of debt if this bill I have been working for several and increased the capacity for students doesn’t pass, because if the interest months to construct a legislative solu- to borrow money not only for 2- and 4- rates adjust, it is truly money that tion to this paralysis. This legislation year degrees and master’s degrees but comes out of her pocket to literally would recognize that modern cir- also for career education, something pay off interest, and the net result is cumstances require an adroit approach most people told me, when I became she gets deeper and deeper in debt. to the manner in which our foreign pol- chair of that corporation, would never We know the cost of college is more icy is being implemented. But it would be able to be done. Good luck. We wish and more expensive every year, and one also put necessary and proper bound- you the best. And off they went and way we are going to make sure stu- aries around a President’s discretion most of them got off the board very dents can afford this is by making sure when it comes to so-called humani- quickly. We were able to bring it to- we do not double the interest rate. We tarian intervention, where we and our gether. In the process, in my experi- had a vote earlier this week that did people are not being directly threat- ence around the issue of education, in not succeed. We tried on this side to ened. My legislation requires that in making sure young people had the ca- move it forward. It is important for us any situation where American inter- pacity to borrow money at reasonable to make sure every kid has access to ests are not directly threatened, the rates, it went down about 2 percent, education—whether it is higher edu- President must obtain formal approval which is a pretty incredible rate for a cation, career education, voc education by the Congress before introducing student or parent to borrow money at. or whatever the new title is they like American military force. This legisla- I was also chair of the Postsecondary to use to describe it—because we are in tion will also provide that debate on Education Commission for 7 years, a a globally competitive economy, and such a request must begin within days copartner with the Student Loan Cor- we need to make sure our kids are well of the request and that a vote must poration, making sure we had strong educated and have access to education, proceed in a timely manner. educational institutions to provide ca- which means affordability. I remind the leadership on both sides reer, college, and other types of edu- Yesterday I was listening to the de- of this body that despite repeated calls cation for young people. I come with bate, and this is where my small busi- from myself and other Senators, when that experience, and also I come from ness part comes in. I have been in the this administration conducted month experience as a small businessperson, small business arena since the age of after month of combat operations in which I will get to in a minute, with 14. I have operated and owned a variety Libya, with no American interests di- regard to how we are trying to pay for of businesses—some successful, some rectly threatened and no clear treaty this interest rate, controlling the in- not so successful. Hopefully, you learn provisions in play, the Congress of the terest rates and making sure they from those that are not so successful, United States, both Democratic and don’t rise. The rate for subsidized in- and I think I have. The Democrats’ Republican, could not even bring itself terest loans will rise from 3.4 percent pay-for—the majority’s pay-for—was to to have a formal debate on whether the to 6.8 percent in July. That will in- close a tax loophole used by high-in- use of military force was appropriate, crease the average cost for students by come earners—basically lawyers, lob- and this use of military force that went $1,000 over the course of a loan. Stu- byists, and consultants. No disrespect on for months was never approved. The dents are truly waiting and families to their fields, but they basically use administration, which spent well over are waiting, as kids are graduating the system to avoid paying the Medi- $1 billion of taxpayer funds, dropped right now across this country from care taxes, for example, that all of us thousands of bombs on the country and high school, getting ready to move on pay. All of us who sit in this Chamber,

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Let’s fix that and protect our they decided instead of paying it as a your idea was a dumb idea. I can say working families, our middle-class wage, they would take it as profit or a this from personal experience. Three families, and make sure we are doing dividend, thus avoiding the Medicare years later, I sold that business for the right thing. That is what they sent taxes all of us pay. They are getting a three times what I had invested. I us here to do, and I think we have an free ride. thought it was a good idea, but the obligation. I heard the phrase used yesterday on banker didn’t. But I had to scratch to- Again, I hope we move forward and the floor, ‘‘a bunch of new taxes.’’ gether two nickels to make that busi- make sure we are not going to allow These aren’t new taxes. These are taxes ness successful. I had to work 12 to 15 the rates on these loans to double. I am that are owed. They just found a loop- hours every day to make sure it was not for doubling the rates; 3.4 percent hole—again, consultants, lobbyists and successful. That is a small businessper- is a good rate. We should ensure stu- lawyers—through the writing of the son. There are not many in this body. dents can get that rate as they get pre- laws. And they probably wrote them. So when a Member comes to the floor pared for the fall session and are bor- Actually, they did, if you look at the and sounds so professional in their de- rowing money to get on with their history of it. They wrote the law so scription of how it is going to affect higher education. they could avoid the Medicare taxes certain people, it is incorrect. And one I thank the Chair, I yield the floor, everyone else has to pay. So when I thing I wouldn’t mind in this body is to and I suggest the absence of a quorum. have factual debates. That is what the hear people saying it is the restaurant The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- public deserves, not this kind of 10-sec- owner, it is the retailer, the plumber, I pore. The clerk will call the roll. ond media bite, where they can get The assistant legislative clerk pro- think, that is a bunch of baloney. That away with anything and then say back ceeded to call the roll. is misinforming the public. It is unbe- home, we didn’t raise taxes, we didn’t Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I lievable. I know this, because as a do this. What they are doing is jacking ask unanimous consent that the order former retailer who had an S corpora- up rates on students. That is what is for the quorum call be rescinded. tion, we paid our taxes. We paid with a going to happen at the end of the day The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. wage. We paid it all. here, by July 1, if we don’t take action. BEGICH). Without objection, it is so or- This loophole is clear. All you have And we have taken action on this dered. to do is look at it. They have to meet side. But the end result will be that Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I three standards: modified gross income families, hard-working families, mid- rise today to join my colleagues in above $250,000 for joint filers, $200,000 dle-class families, will pay more for calling for a real solution to the im- for individuals and shareholders, and their students’ education, and students pending student debt crisis. Yesterday an S corporation that derives 75 per- will pay more for their education be- we had a chance to do the right thing cent or more of gross revenues from cause of a simple law that we can cor- and stand with millions of young services of three or fewer shareholders. rect. All we have to do is close the Americans all across our country, to Service is defined as lobbying, law, en- loophole that lobbyists, lawyers, and invest in their future by preventing gineering, architect, accounting, actu- consultants are taking advantage of these interest rates from doubling on arial science—which is a science—per- and wrote to their advantage to stick Stafford loans 52 days from now. In- forming arts, athletes, and brokerage it to the middle class. I think it is time stead, our colleagues across the aisle services. I am looking here, and I don’t to reverse the trend, for once, around chose to stand in the way of a common- see where it says retailers. It doesn’t this place—just once—and give the sense proposal. As a result, 7 million say the mom-and-pop folks who work middle class a break here. This is a students are facing higher interest every day and pay their taxes. break they deserve and it will help to rates that will cost them each an extra So for Members to come to the floor build our economy in the future be- $1,000 a year in interest, further push- and try to trick the public—because cause we will have a highly educated ing access to quality higher education that is what they tried to do by using workforce meeting this global econ- out of reach for too many and saddling convoluted words, knowing people are omy. others with additional unmanageable getting the 10-second sound bites—say- I know there is another alternative debt when they get out of college and ing, oh, it is going to raise new taxes out there. There is a new pay-for, and join the workforce. and cause all these small businesses here is what that does: It takes away But don’t take it from me about how not to hire, that is baloney. This is prevention funds for health—$226 mil- tough this is going to be, take it from about lawyers, lobbyists, and consult- lion used to reduce diabetes and heart the students and the families them- ants who wrote the law making sure disease. I don’t know about my col- selves. Just as the Presiding Officer they didn’t have to pay a dime. That is leagues, but if we don’t prevent it, then has heard from thousands of families what that is about. For people to come we may have a higher cost later. Those all across Alaska, we have been hearing to the floor and say we are going to are preventable diseases. This money is the same online and through e-mail raise the interest rate on hard-working well invested. They also want to take about what this would actually do to families who are trying to get their away the $93 million used for anti-to- their families. kids through college is unbelievable. bacco education and $190 million used I heard from one New York parent I hope we take this up again. I hope for immunizations. who has a child in college and another we vote on it and get this thing re- Our Republican friends do not like heading there this fall. His older child solved, and make sure working families the plan that closes the loophole on spent a year in AmeriCorps, and his can afford to get their kids into college lobbyists, lawyers, and consultants, younger is there serving now. He said: and can afford the high cost so they but they do like the one that takes These kids are serving America. Both of can become productive parts of this away prevention programs that help my kids will leave college with around country, perhaps opening their own the middle class, that helps our young $25,000 in debt, if we can afford to keep it small business and paying their taxes, families who might be experiencing down that much. as every other small business does. signs of a preventable disease—heart We should all be able to agree that I was appalled when I heard some of disease. And a little prevention might adding another $1,000 or more per year the Members speaking on this, and save their lives, but it will also save on to the debt of kids who are only look- they sounded so logical. But to be health care costs in the future. ing to serve this country, get a good

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I visited there 4 years ago during port for this idea of startup schools. college. She said: spring break. Most of the students in I remember that Albert Shanker, the Doubling my student loan interest will Memphis were somewhere else, but not late head of the American Federation keep me in debt at a time when I am going the students at the Memphis Academy of Teachers, supported the idea from to need every single penny to get my kids of Science and Engineering. These were the beginning. But many of those in through college with as little debt of their sophomores studying advanced place- the teachers unions opposed him. Many own as possible. The more interest I pay, the ment biology. These were children who more they’ll have to borrow for their own of those in the education establishment educations, and the cycle will continue in- had been in other schools the year be- didn’t like it. They were afraid of what definitely. fore that were deemed to be low-per- might happen. I heard from a woman in Saratoga forming schools. In other words, these Well, here is what has happened over with a bachelor’s degree in hotel, re- were among the students in Memphis the last 20 years. Instead of a handful sort and tourism management. Despite considered least likely to succeed. But of schools in Minnesota, we now have making good money, she says that pay- they were fortunate. They were al- about 5,600 charter schools in America ing $800 a month in student loans on lowed to go to this charter school. today. About 5 percent of all of our top of her everyday bills makes getting Their parents had chosen this charter public schools are charter schools. The by nearly impossible. She said: school. way they work is very simple. They are Here is what was different about the public schools, and the money the My choice is to instead decide what bill school. The union rules, the State I’m going to pay this month, making me fall State and local government would ordi- behind on other payments, destroying my rules, and the Federal rules had been narily spend on their district school credit in the future. If my interest rate was relaxed so that the teachers had the follows each child to the charter any higher, I honestly do not know how I freedom to do what they thought those school. So it is just a public school or- would survive at all. Pretty much all the children needed in that school. In this ganized in a different way. money I am making is going straight into case, many of these children didn’t The first one, as I said, was in 1992— student loans. We need all the help we can have as much at home as other chil- City Academy High School in St. Paul, get. dren did, so the teachers decided that MN. In 1997, President Clinton called These are just a few of the stories I the school ought to be open 12 hours a for creating 3,000 charter schools by heard yesterday. And the families ex- day, that it ought to be open on Satur- 2002. This was after the first President pect better from us. day morning, and that it ought to be Bush had called for creating ‘‘break the When we price young people out of a open more weeks a year than other mold’’ schools in every school district college education, we all are going to schools. And the students were there in America—another name for what we pay the price. When we limit their op- on spring break studying advanced call charter schools today. And then in portunity, we rob ourselves of those fu- placement biology, which is not what 2002 the second President Bush called ture engineers, biologists, and small many sophomores do in many schools for $200 million to support charter business owners. America’s ability to in this country. And these children schools. Today, 41 States have charter lead the global economy relies on our were succeeding. ability to outeducate the global com- The charter school was able to pay schools, and the schools serve more petition. some teachers more than others. It was than 2 million students—about 4 per- Let’s open doors to higher education able to have some classes that were cent of the 50 million students in our to anyone who is willing to work for it, smaller than others. It meant that public schools today. and let’s keep it affordable. Let’s re- some scheduled classes were longer I am proud to say that our own State ward hard work and responsibility in- than others and some children got spe- of Tennessee has had a strong charter stead of risk taking. There is no excuse cial attention that needed it. school movement since 2002, and only for inaction, so let’s have a real debate, You may say: Well, that makes so recently has the State charter law been in good faith, to solve this problem we much common sense. Why aren’t teach- amended to remove the cap on the all know is within our reach. Students ers able to do that in every public number of schools in the State and lim- and families all across America can’t school in America? That is a very good itations on student eligibility. We cur- afford any more delay. question because, in a way, every one rently have 40 charter schools oper- Mr. President, I suggest the absence of our 100,000 public schools in America ating in Tennessee—25 in Memphis and of a quorum. should be a charter school in the sense 11 in Nashville—with nearly 10,000 stu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that the real definition of a charter dents attending these schools. Our clerk will call the roll. school is one that gives teachers the First to the Top plan—Tennessee won The assistant legislative clerk pro- freedom to use their own good sense the President’s Race to the Top plan ceeded to call the roll. and judgment with the children whom for education—included $14 million to Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, parents choose to send to that school. expand high-performing charter I ask unanimous consent that the order I have a personal interest in charter schools. The Achievement School Dis- for the quorum call be rescinded. schools. Twenty years ago, I was the trict, which Governor Bill Haslam cre- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- U.S. Secretary of Education. I was in ated, has approved three charter opera- pore. Without objection, it is so or- my final year. The last thing I did in tors to turn around priority schools dered. 1992 as Secretary was to write a letter that are failing, and we can expect CHARTER SCHOOLS to all the school superintendents in more to be approved next year. Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, America urging them to try what a So the question often is asked, well, this week is the 13th annual National small number of Minnesota public are charter schools really helping stu- Charter Schools Week. On Tuesday, schools were doing in what they were dents? And in some ways the jury is Senator LANDRIEU of Louisiana and I then calling startup schools. These still out. Charter schools are relatively joined with 10 other Senators in sub- were the first charter schools in Amer- new, and there are many factors that mitting a resolution praising teachers, ica. Their origin was primarily from go into the success of a student in a administrators, parents, and students those who were part of the Democratic school, the No. 1 factor being what hap- who are part of the charter school Farmer Labor Party in Minnesota. But pens at home. But there are good and movement across our country. at the same time, on the conservative encouraging indications.

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Sixty-seven percent of charter more choices of schools, good things having the Federal Government double schools in Tennessee have been improv- happen. The charter school movement the interest it charges for students, ing the overall growth of their students is proving that. This is a week to sa- particularly the low- and moderate-in- for the last 3 years. lute their hard work and to hope that come students, is not the solution. In But that means that 30 percent of the over the next year, 5 years, 10 years, fact, it complicates the problem dra- charter schools weren’t performing as more and more public schools become matically. well or were performing worse. So the charter schools, where teachers are My colleagues on the other side of fact is, not every charter school is free to exercise their judgment and the aisle say they want to stop this going to be successful. Not every start- parents are free to choose the schools from happening. Governor Romney, the up business is successful. But we have their children attend. presumptive Presidential nominee, a model in our country that reminds us Madam President, I yield the floor. says he wants to stop this from hap- of what can happen when we have au- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pening. Yet they are blocking us from tonomous institutions where adminis- pore. The Senator from Rhode Island. even moving forward procedurally so trators and teachers have the privilege Mr. REED. Madam President, in less we can debate these things, so they of using their own judgment and com- than 2 months—53 days—the interest could offer their proposals to pay for mon sense to make things happen, and rate on subsidized student loans will what we agree needs to be done, to stop we call that higher education. double to 6.8 percent unless Congress the interest rate from doubling. They In the United States of America, we acts. If the rate on subsidized Stafford are blocking debate because they have around 6,000 institutions of higher loans is allowed to rise, as many as 7.4 refuse as much on an ideological as on education. There are all kinds—Ye- million students across the Nation, in- a practical basis to change the Tax shiva University, Nashville Auto Diesel cluding approximately 43,000 students Code and to close a loophole that is College, Vanderbilt University, the in Rhode Island, will pay about $1,000 egregious and should be closed in order University of Tennessee, Notre Dame, more for each year that they borrow, to allow us to help middle-income fam- or Stanford. There are many different and that is on top of already signifi- ilies. I think they have taken this kinds—for-profit, nonprofit, public, cant debt. pledge with respect to no new taxes to nonpublic. But they are all largely au- Some have argued, even while claim- a degree that defeats a practical, prag- tonomous and the students choose the ing to support keeping interest rates matic solution to a problem that they schools they attend. And what has hap- low, that the increase would not be a know has to be solved. It has to be pened? Everyone in the world agrees significant financial burden. Students solved before July 1. that we have not only the best colleges This decision is fairly clear. It is a and families beg to disagree. This in America, but we have almost all of choice between allowing young people would be a significant impediment to the very best colleges. to get a college degree or fealty, to a completing their education. For young- So our goal should be to gradually in- pledge to never, ever raise anything er students starting their education, crease the number of charter schools. that Grover Norquist says is remotely for those seeking educational opportu- At the same time, it is important that connected to a tax. It is that simple. nities for job transition in midlife, there should be some accountability. I Unfortunately, that simplicity is un- those opportunities would be frustrated know that in Tennessee they have a dercutting the hopes and dreams of also. Right now students and their tough review board, and if a charter thousands of American students, and families are sitting around the kitchen school is not working, it is closed that is what it is coming down to. table making tough decisions about down. That should be the case in many One of the other ironies in this de- next year and whether they can afford other places. You might ask: Why bate is what we propose to do. Closing to go to school if interest rates double. would you go through that struggle? the subchapter S loophole for high- One Rhode Island mother wrote me: Well, we should be doing that with wage earners in professional endeavors some of the non-charter public schools Please do not raise the interest rates on is also something that has long been as well, and we are beginning to that student loans. My son will be in his last year . . . I cannot afford to pay any more and fear criticized by conservatives. In the 2004 with so-called turnaround schools. Presidential campaign, the late con- Charter schools should be held to the that he will not be able to graduate and still have all the loans to pay back. servative columnist Robert Novak de- same standards as other public schools. So in addition to frustrating edu- scribed the subchapter S loophole as And charter schools shouldn’t be al- ‘‘one of the last loopholes left in the lowed to pick and choose; they should cational advancement, it could leave many students across the country with Internal Revenue Service Code, and it be required to enroll all eligible stu- is a big one.’’ I don’t think anyone dents. If more students want to come lots of debt and no degree. Hundreds of thousands of young peo- would accuse the late Robert Novak as than they have room for, there could being anything but staunchly conserv- be some fair method for choosing the ple, parents, educators, and members of the faith community and other com- ative in all his views. students, such as a lottery. That makes The Wall Street Journal, calling out a very good case. If charter schools are munity leaders have come to us with one simple request: Don’t double the former Senator John Edwards for his so popular that more families want use of this loophole in 2004, called it ‘‘a their children to go to them, then we rate. Some on the other side have argued clever tax dodge.’’ need even more charter schools. Again we have a clever tax dodge pit- that low-cost Federal loans have con- I am happy to come to the floor ted against helping students go to col- tributed to rising college costs and in- today to praise the teachers and the lege. I think helping students go to col- creased student debt. This does not innovators, Presidents of both parties, lege should win. including President Obama and his make sense. The maximum amount un- In fact, the Wall Street Journal edi- Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, dergraduate students can borrow in torial points out how in practice this who have strongly supported charter subsidized loans has remained un- loophole is used. In their words: changed at $23,000 for the last 20 years. schools, just as President Bush and While making his fortune as a trial lawyer President Clinton and the first Presi- There are many causes that are accel- [referring to Senator Edwards] in 1995, he dent Bush did. erating tuition, but the amount of formed what is known as a ‘subchapter S,’ This is a movement that has broad available, accessible subsidized Federal corporation with himself as the sole share- bipartisan support. It has grown from a loans for students has remained un- holder. Instead of taking his $26.9 million as

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I think it ought to be closed in loans, what we are talking about sav- pay for extending the 3.4 percent inter- fairness anyway, but the added benefit ing you is $7 a month in interest pay- est rate that we are talking about for is that we are able, by closing this ments over the next 10 years. Now $7 a another year. loophole, to prevent the doubling of the month can add up, which is why Gov- We are in agreement on this. Repub- interest rate on student loans. ernor Romney as well as President licans as well as Democrats, Governor This is a loophole that should be Obama, Republicans as well as Demo- Romney as well as President Obama, closed. Again, this money will require crats, wants to keep the interest rate say keep the 3.4 percent rate at 3.4 per- people to pay directly to the Social Se- at the rate it is now for new loans, 3.4 cent for another year. Students should curity trust fund and Medicare trust percent, for another year. But it is $7 a know that it does not affect anybody fund these funds which otherwise were month in savings. It is important to who has a loan today and that it will avoided through subchapter S, so it know that. save you $7 a month for a new sub- doesn’t weaken Social Security but it It is also important to know that sidized loan. We want to do that. But allows us, through the scoring mecha- there is an easy way to get this done. the way we want to pay for it is by giv- nism, to prevent doubling of the inter- The House of Representatives has al- ing back the money that the other side est rate on subsidized loans. It is a win- ready passed a bill that would keep the of the aisle took from you to help pay win proposition. interest rate at 3.4 percent for these 40 for the health care bill. That is the What they propose is going after the percent of new loans for one more year. right way to do it, instead of the typ- preventive care fund that was part of All the majority leader has to do is ical reaction we often hear from the health reform. It seems to me it is sort bring up the House-passed bill and other side, which is we have something of an unfortunate pitting of one pro- enact it here in the Senate. In other we want to do so we will simply raise gram that benefits middle-income fam- words, we agree on extending the inter- taxes on people and businesses creating ilies versus another program that po- est rate. We only have a difference of jobs in the middle of a recession. tentially benefits all, but particularly opinion about how to pay for it. I yield the floor. middle-class families. Frankly, I think I have offered an alternative sup- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- there is another concept here which we ported by many Republicans, which is pore. The Senator from Rhode Island. all agree about in theory—if we do not the same as the House bill, which sim- Mr. REED. I have the utmost respect enhance prevention opportunities, the ply says we want to keep the interest for the Senator from Tennessee. No one cost of health care will be going up and rate where it is for another year, 3.4 is as knowledgeable in education pro- up. What is unsustainable now will be- percent, and we want to do the logical grams as he, the former Secretary of come more unsustainable. It is not an thing to pay for it. We want to give Education, and someone who has a appropriate way to deal with this issue. back to students the money that the deep commitment to education, not At a minimum, I hope we can at least government is taking from them to only with respect to his remarks on get to a serious debate about this. If help pay for the new health care law. charter schools but on education in all that is the proposal that Republicans You may think: what in the world ways. But he refers to what the House have, let’s get it on the table, let’s does the health care bill have to do has done. The House, in the Ryan budg- take a vote. Let’s take a vote whether with student loans? That is what many et, maintains this increase, this dou- you want to close loopholes for very of us thought when the health care law bling of the interest rate. They fore- specialized, very wealthy lobbyists and was being debated. Because, what our saw, anticipated, and supported the in- lawyers and professionals, or do you friends on the other side of the aisle crease to 6.8 percent. Only recently want to impact potential savings on did during the health care law debate have they apparently had a change of health care through prevention. was take over the whole student loan heart and decided that is not appro- I think and hope we can come to a bi- program and almost turn the U.S. Sec- priate. partisan agreement. The clock is tick- retary of Education into the U.S. bank- The other aspect I think is inter- ing. The time to act is now. Students ing commissioner. He has the job of esting to note about the House is they and families are counting on us to do making more than $100 billion in new have proposed significant reductions in the right thing and fix this problem. student loans every year. Their idea tax rates and they have said they I yield the floor. was the government can make these would pay for them by closing loop- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- loans better than the banks. Our holes. This is one of the most egregious pore. The Senator from Tennessee. friends on the other side of the aisle loopholes that you can find and yet, of Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, said to the students: The banks are course, they will not use this to pay for I enjoyed listening to the Senator from overcharging you. We are going to take something which makes a great deal of Rhode Island, as I always do. His pas- it over and we will be doing you a sense—which they now agree there sion for education is always on his favor. should be no doubling of the student sleeve and always front and center and What did the Democrats do? They interest rate. I admire him for that. took it over, but they didn’t do the stu- The Senator is absolutely right, this There are a couple of things I wish to dents a favor. According to the Con- doubling will not apply to loans that make clear. If you are a student and gressional Budget Office, there was $61 are outstanding. It applies to loans you already have a student loan, what billion of savings from taking over the going forward. But if we establish the we are talking about has nothing to do loan program, much of which was principle which was embedded in the with your loan. In other words, your money that the students should not Ryan House budget, which I think was rate on that loan is not going up. What have been paying. When the federal supported by most, if not all, of my we are talking about only affects new government took it over, what did the colleagues on the other side, that this loans. So before you think about not Democrats do? They spent it on other rate is going to be doubled to 6.8 per- going to college next year because of programs, all except for $10 billion, in- cent going forward, that is going to all this talk about student loan rates cluding $8.7 billion helping to pay for have a significant impact on students going up, that is not a problem. We are the new health care law. who have years to go in college and on only talking about new loans. The way the Congressional Budget people who are contemplating going to Second, for 60 percent of the students Office looks at it, $61 billion in savings college. So the $6 or $7 it may be per who get new loans, we are not talking resulted from—and these are my month becomes significant overall.

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I ran into stu- loophole—one that benefits the cally whether it has been through Pell dents who were juniors, for example, at wealthiest Americans; it has been criti- grants or Stafford loans and the like, colleges in my State and already owe cized by the Wall Street Journal, criti- we’ve always said to young people, try $60,000. Without this legislation, those cized by Robert Novak, the late col- to get to college. Families sitting juniors are probably going to reup for a umnist—or practically going in and around kitchen tables and in their liv- loan, and they are going to have to pay targeting prevention programs. I think ing rooms have said this for years. more, and that has the effect of reduc- we conceptually agree if we don’t get a Work hard in high school and try to ing access to higher education. Paying handle on prevention of diabetes, of get into college. And I have supported, more, it seems, is also going to reduce cancer, of diseases that are costing us here in the Senate, policies that in- the opportunity for students to buy a billions of dollars, then our task to crease access to a good education. By bit more value out of their education deal with health care will be im- holding the line on debt, we can take as we try to get them better informa- mensely more difficult. It is very clear. steps to achieve an important part of tion with respect to the value of spe- What is also very clear is, I think, higher education policy, and that is ex- cific degree programs at specific procedurally the answer is quite panding access to higher education. schools. This type of information is straightforward. Let’s get on to the The second benefit of this legislation, now impossible to find. Suffice it to bill. Let us go ahead and put these two in my view, is that by holding the line say, these two judgments, both with re- different proposals on the floor and on debt we increase the opportunity for spect to the debt and the value of what take a vote. I hope the proposal to young people to get more value out of they have pursued in terms of their close the loophole would pass. But if it their education. The reason I bring this college degree, are going to color their did not, at least we would be in a posi- up is because my sense is that future decisions for the rest of their lives. tion of preventing the doubling of in- policy in the higher education field is One of the students I met in Oregon terest rates on student loans. going to be about marrying these two recently as I talked about this issue With great respect to the Senator objectives. Let’s support this impor- was interested in getting a medical de- from Tennessee, I hope we can move tant legislation, S. 2343, to expand ac- gree. And as we have talked about forward, have a vote on the different cess, and use it as a foundation to health care issues—which the Presi- proposals to pay for it, and then move move on to the next step of education dent of the Senate and I have both been forward and let people know that their policy, which is to get more value out very interested in over the years—one rates will not be doubled. of the education a young person pur- of the questions he asked me was how The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. sues. was he going to be able to get a med- FRANKEN). The Senator from Oregon. The reason I feel that way is that all ical degree initially and what would Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I strong- over my State I am going to high happen to him when he got out of med- ly support this legislation, S. 2343, the schools and community colleges and ical school with all of this debt hang- Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate talking with students who are thinking ing over his head. I didn’t want to chill Hike Act. I appreciate the leadership about both of those principles, access his enthusiasm, but we know that if a particularly of Senator REED of Rhode and value. young person comes out of medical Island, who has been so eloquent on For example, at Blue Mountain Com- school with an enormous amount of this subject. I also would note that munity College in Pendleton I met a debt, there is a pretty good chance at Senator ALEXANDER and I have worked young man who is taking 20 credits at some point they are going to have to together on a host of issues. I think he school, working at Arby’s full time as pass some of that debt on to their pa- brings great expertise to this discus- a manager, and he is already concerned tients, which means we are going to see sion as well. about the debt he is racking up. He medical costs for a lot of people in our The bottom line for me is that mil- said to me: As I get my education, how country escalate still higher. lions of young people are hurting right will I know that I have laid the ground- So the fact that we have these debts now in America. They are up to their work for being able to get a good-pay- and the fact that it is hard for young eyeballs in debt and they cannot find ing job? I told him, just as I am sug- people to purchase value in their edu- good-paying jobs. gesting to the Senate today, that I am cation is going to have remarkable rip- For example, we have seen in our going to support efforts to expand stu- ples all through our country for years home State, according to the Oregon dent aid and make sure we hold down and years ahead. Employment Department, that the debt for young people. I described what I am going to close simply by way of overall unemployment rate last year we are dealing with on the floor of the saying this: We have seen young people was 9.4 percent but was 19 percent for Senate. contribute to our economy. The Presi- workers age 16 to 24. I also note we I also told him I have introduced a dent of the Senate shares an interest have seen that the labor participation piece of legislation with my colleague with this Senator in technology. Tech- for young people has declined as well. on the other side of the aisle, MARCO nology has been a big source of jobs in We have an enormous array of chal- RUBIO, called the Student Right To States such as Minnesota and Oregon. lenges in front of us. The reason that Know Before You Go Act. This bill will This has been a real economic engine this legislation, the Stop the Student make it possible for students all across for our country. Think about who Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, is so im- the country to get information about brought us Facebook and Google and portant is that it allows us to achieve the expected average annual earnings Twitter and YouTube. A dispropor- two important objectives. First, it puts after graduation, the rates of remedial tionate amount of the creative talent us in a position to hold the line on stu- enrollment for a particular field at a has been young people. dent debt. If you are a sophomore in particular college, the average costs So we must first take steps to hold college, for example, and you have al- both before and after financial aid, and the line on debt—and that is to pass ready incurred some debt and you want the prospects of a student earning a Senator HARKIN’s and Senator REID’s to finish school, then you want to get good wage after achieving a particular bill—so we don’t say to college sopho- a degree in a field where you will get a degree at a particular school. With this mores and juniors, we don’t care if job that pays a good wage. Without legislation we lay the foundation for they rack up any more debt when we this legislation you are going to incur what I think will be the education pol- know how much heartache it is going still more debt. So this legislation icy of the future. to bring to them. Then we can move on

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Mr. President, I We understand that higher education debt to pay off, young entrepreneurs come to the floor to urge my col- is one of the principal paths, if not the are less likely to take a chance start- leagues to vote to proceed to this im- best path, to success for many stu- ing a small business. They are less portant legislation. I was disappointed dents. It is not for every student, but likely to buy a new car, and they are to see many of my Republican col- certainly for millions. And education less likely to buy a home. This only leagues voted against allowing debate has enabled many young people to con- hurts our economy. Keeping interest and amendment on this legislation. I tribute to technology which has been, rates low will go a long way to ensur- have heard Senators from both sides of as I described, a real spark for our ing that young people can afford their the aisle acknowledge the need to pre- economy. student loan payments when they grad- vent the July 1 rate increase on the So I see other colleagues waiting to uate. Stafford loans, the subsidized loans. So speak, and I only urge colleagues to I recently heard from a freshman at it is difficult to understand their un- pass this legislation, S. 2343, to ensure UNC Charlotte about how concerned willingness to even consider the bill that we don’t heap more debt onto the she already was about the debt she was and have a thoughtful debate and an backs of students in college now and piling up when she graduates in 4 opportunity for amendment which will who might be reupping on those loans years. She cannot imagine what would allow us to keep these interest rates and wondering if they can afford it. happen if interest rates double. Per- low for college students in all of our Then as we expand access, let’s look at haps she would have to drop out alto- States. taking additional steps to ensure that gether. Members may disagree about the best our young people get more value for A student at Western Carolina Uni- way to pay for keeping the rates at 3.4 their college education. versity recently wrote to me, while percent, but we need to go ahead and Senator RUBIO and I have teamed up studying for finals, asking that we proceed to the legislation and pass leg- on a bill that I think addresses that please prevent a doubling of his stu- islation to accomplish this. If Senators question, the Student Right To Know dent loan interest rates. So in the have different proposals, they can offer Before You Go Act. Going to that next midst of preparing for final exams, this them. But by blocking debate, we, ob- step and adding more value to a young young man was worrying about the viously, cannot get to a solution of this person’s education when they are final bill that he will receive after problem. armed with the facts requires that we graduating. He said doubling the Staf- The Democrats have proposed to pay lay the foundation of access to a good ford loan interest rate would severely for the legislation by closing a tax education, which I think should be re- hurt his ability to continue his edu- loophole that people use to avoid pay- quired when so many young people are cation. He wants to study cell biology. ing Social Security and Medicare hurting. In a global 21st-century economy, the taxes. That is the so-called S corpora- I went through the statistics, and it sciences are exactly the types of fields tion payroll tax loophole. This proposal requires that we pass S. 2343. that we need our students to excel in would close the loophole for S corpora- I yield the floor. so we can compete with China and tions for which 75 percent of the cor- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- other foreign countries. We should be poration’s income is attributable to ator from North Carolina. helping these young people succeed, the services of three or fewer share- Mrs. HAGAN. Mr. President, I come not throwing up barriers that get in holders. to the floor today to also speak about the way. This loophole allows, for example, an preventing student loan interest rates I am also hearing from parents. A individual lawyer or a lobbyist to set from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 mom with three children e-mailed me up an S corporation to make millions percent. I am disappointed that par- recently. Her oldest child will be start- of dollars in fees and to not pay payroll tisan gamesmanship is threatening the ing college in 2 years. She is already taxes on nearly all that income. All he financial futures of students in North worried about the debt that her chil- has to do is give himself a cash divi- Carolina and around the country. dren will incur, and she certainly is re- dend from the corporation instead of In North Carolina we are very proud questing that we not double the inter- paying himself wages. This is not a fair of our 16 excellent public universities est rate on this debt. arrangement. Our students deserve a fighting and 58 outstanding community col- To be clear, not all small businesses chance when they graduate. We leges. In addition, dozens of the best are gaming the system in this way and shouldn’t put them thousands of dol- private colleges and universities in the are not permitted to game the system lars behind before they even reach the Nation also call North Carolina home. in this way. This loophole is not avail- starting line. I will do my part to en- Our excellence in higher education sets able to businesses that are organized as sure students in North Carolina have North Carolina apart. sole proprietorships or as partnerships. Business owners I talked to routinely the chance to thrive after graduating. Those small businesses are paying I urge my colleagues to join me in told me that our highly educated and their fair share of taxes. supporting this legislation that will highly skilled workforce is what at- By contrast to this way of paying for prevent student interest rate loans tracted their companies to North Caro- the continuation of the low interest on from doubling. lina. There is no doubt that the I yield the floor and notice the ab- student loans, my Republican col- strength of our economy going forward sence of a quorum. leagues have opted for a very different depends on the continued strength of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The approach. They offset the cost by using our educational system. However, the clerk will call the roll. the Prevention and Public Health cost of college continues to rise in The bill clerk proceeded to call the Fund. In my view, this is a misguided North Carolina and across the country. roll. approach. The prevention fund is not a If Congress does not act before July 1, Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask slush fund, as it has been called by more than 160,000 North Carolina stu- unanimous consent that the order for many. Instead, it is a fund used to help dents will be saddled with an addi- the quorum call be rescinded. reduce chronic disease such as diabetes tional $1,000 in student loan debt. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and heart disease and to fund immuni- According to the project on student objection, it is so ordered. zation programs for children. This is a debt, more than half of North Caro- Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I un- critical fund that is used to lower long- lina’s 300,000 students at 4-year colleges derstand we are debating the motion to term health costs and improve health

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But the growth in these costs American students, we can grow our ference in our approach to how we pale in comparison to the growth we economy and build the middle class. should maintain student loan interest are seeing in the cost of education. Let’s move ahead with consideration rates. However, as I said before, it is The cost of tuition and fees has near- of this bill. If a majority of Senators important we get to the bill, we pro- ly sextupled since 1985. This is particu- wish to change the way the bill is paid ceed to vote for cloture on this bill, so larly troublesome for students from for, then we can consider that amend- we can discuss a path forward and con- low-income families. ment. But we should not refuse to sider amendments, if individual Sen- If we allow interest rates to double, allow the bill to come to the Senate ators wish to propose amendments. there are 7.4 million students nation- floor for debate and amendment. Preparing students for an education wide who will see an increase in the I yield the floor and suggest the ab- is essential for this country’s global cost of their student loans beginning sence of a quorum. competitiveness. It is imperative we on the 1st of July. This has a direct im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The provide students the tools they need to pact on students and on families be- clerk will call the roll. succeed in this very fast changing cause subsidized Stafford loans are The legislative clerk proceeded to economy. This includes access to a need based, and they are typically de- call the roll. high-quality education, which will en- signed and focused on helping low- and Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask able us to train the next generation of moderate-income students. unanimous consent that the order for Americans for jobs in high-technology In my State of New Mexico, about the quorum call be rescinded. fields. 40,000—the specific number I have been The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without This past Tuesday I spoke at a lunch- given is 39,875 but about 40,000 students objection, it is so ordered. eon that was put on by a foundation will see an increase in interest rates if A SECOND OPINION that supports one of our community we do not take action before the 1st of Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I colleges in New Mexico. It is clear we July. come to the floor today, as I have week have many students who are working There are nearly 10,000 undergradu- after week since the health care law very hard to make ends meet and to ates at New Mexico State University has been passed, with a doctor’s second stay in school so they can obtain the who will feel the effects of doubling opinion about the law that I have great skills they need to earn a good wage, to rates and there are thousands of stu- concerns with. I do that as a doctor pursue a constructive career. There are dents at the University of New Mexico who practiced medicine for 25 years, many areas of our economy where who will also see these increases. took care of families in Wyoming, was these types of trained workers are This is true of our smaller schools in involved with programs aimed at pre- needed. New Mexico as well. The school I was vention of disease, early detection of One area which is obvious in my speaking at last week was Eastern New disease, and early treatment of disease. State and nationwide is in health care. Mexico University in Roswell. There I come to the floor to talk specifically We need to train more nurses. One sta- are 222 students there who took out about a portion of the health care law tistic used in this talk last Tuesday Stafford student loans during this cur- that has been discussed quite a bit in was that over the next 8 years, between rent academic year. the last week or two on the Senate now and 2020, we are going to have to The Department of Education esti- floor. add 700,000 more nurses to the health mates that the average student would Congress has talked a lot about the care field to meet the needs of the baby pay as much as an additional $1,000 per so-called Prevention and Public Health boom generation. In addition to those year for their student loans unless we Fund included in the President’s health 700,000, we are going to have to hire an can keep this interest rate where it is. care law. When I looked at this health additional 500,000 just to replace those Not only would incoming students be care law initially—and I continue to do who retire from the nursing profession. affected, current students would also so—I asked the question, is this health So we have 1.2 million nurses who are feel the increase as they originate a care law the best way to give patients going to have to be hired in this coun- new loan for the new academic year. the care they need, from a doctor they try over the next 8 years. We need to The additional burden on our students want, at a cost they can afford? I be- train those people. would be substantial. lieve it has failed in so many ways to There are many young people in this Students and families understand the do that, which is why I continue to country who would like to have that additional increase in costs. In the last work to try to repeal and replace this training. They need student loans in few weeks, I have been hearing from health care law. order to be able to cover the costs of constituents all over my State asking When we get to the specifics of this that training. That is why this is such us to prevent this rate increase. Prevention and Public Health Fund, an important debate. One student from Gallup, NM, wrote the President and Democrats have Student loan debt has, for the first to me saying: claimed that the purpose of the fund time in our history, surpassed credit Give a break to the future of this country was to promote wellness, prevent dis- card debt. Today this debt exceeds $1 and to the millions of students and families ease, and protect against public health trillion. The average college graduate who need the relief from the debt of college. emergencies. All of us want to promote leaves school with more than $25,000 in Another family from Albuquerque wellness, prevent disease, and protect loans. wrote to me saying: against public health emergencies. I According to the Bureau of Labor I write to urge you to vote so that student know how important those things are Statistics, college costs at State loan interest rates DO NOT go up. In this re- as a doctor. I know how important it is schools are rising and have been rising cession, more than ever, people of all ages to the point that for over two decades at an alarming rate. These increased are depending on education as a means of in Wyoming, I was medical director of costs far outpace the increased costs of gaining employment, and depending at least a program called Wyoming Health medical care. We are often giving in part on student loans. Fairs, where we provided low-cost speeches on this Senate floor about the So our constituents are asking us to health care screenings to people all high increase, the excessive increase in take action. By doing so we can con- across the Cowboy State. It is a very medical care costs. In fact, the cost of tinue to provide students with stability important program. People have con- college for many students is rising as they enter and complete their edu- tinued to write letters to me over the even faster. The same thing can be said cation. decades about the fact that going to a

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It is hard for Americans to ever communities aimed at prevention and percent, unless, of course, Congress forget NANCY PELOSI saying that first early detention of problems—tests such acts. I am ready to act. Whether you you have to pass the health care law as blood pressure, PSA tests, people are Republican or Democrat, liberal or before you get to find out what is in it. learning about how to examine them- conservative, people generally agree The more the American people find out selves, how to get a mammogram—a that preventing this rate increase is an what is in it, the less they like it—to lost-cost or free mammogram—all of important priority. The difference is the point that 67 percent of Americans these things that are aimed at preven- how do we pay for it. feel that the health care law should be tion. These gave people the tools they The majority leader wants to raise totally or at least partially found un- needed to make decisions about their taxes on small business owners. He constitutional, as the Supreme Court health and their health care—not just says that is the better way forward. looks to make their ruling in the next for the patient but also to help their But there is a better way forward than months ahead. medical providers. raising taxes on the people who create This is a health care law that, in my Instead of helping Americans prevent jobs, at a time when we have over 8- opinion, is bad for patients, bad for health problems, the President’s new percent unemployment and last providers—the nurses and doctors who law actually uses this so-called preven- month’s job numbers are abysmal. take care of the patients—and it is ter- tion fund as a Washington slush fund. Only 125,000 new jobs were created, but rible for the American taxpayers. This In fact, the new health law provided 3 times that amount of people quit is a time when we need to repeal and about $15 billion for this fund from 2010 looking for jobs completely. For every replace this health care law. Now there to 2019, and then beyond that about $2 one new job, three people quit looking is a way to use one of the provisions billion every year in annual appropria- for jobs at all. To raise taxes on the within it to fund and make sure that tion of funds to go toward this same people who are creating jobs in this we do not raise interest rates for the slush fund—$2 billion a year forever. country is the wrong way to go. students in this country, so they can Senator ALEXANDER’s proposal stops Who will control the fund? The Sec- get the education they need and, hope- the rate increase by eliminating this retary of Health and Human Services. fully, find a job and not punish those prevention slush fund. His bill uses the Even though this law has only been in who have tried to provide jobs to these place for 2 years, we have already wit- rest of the funding for deficit reduc- graduates. tion. I have cosponsored that legisla- nessed how the Obama administration I yield the floor. tion. officials have allowed this money to be The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. wasted. Among other things, we hear of I think it is also important to know UDALL of New Mexico). The Senator a health clinic using the funding to that the President has already agreed to use his slush fund to offset other from Massachusetts is recognized. spay and neuter pets. That is right, to Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, what is spending. In September of 2011, the spay and neuter pets. the parliamentary situation? President proposed reducing the slush The Minnesota Department of Health The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are fund by $3.5 billion. In February, part used $3.6 million to create at least four on a motion to proceed to S. 2343. of the payroll tax cut signed by the regional food policy councils. And tax- Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask President contained a $4.5 billion cut payers will be happy to learn—or will unanimous consent to be permitted to from his slush fund. Finally, in March, not be so happy to learn, of course— proceed as in morning business. the President’s 2013 budget proposed that their hard-earned money helped a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cutting the fund by another $5 billion. county in California secure a ban on objection, it is so ordered. new fast food restaurants. It is ironic that the President of the I have nothing against food policy United States and Washington Demo- HEALTH CARE councils or spaying and neutering pets, crats now oppose using money from Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, later I but when the U.S. Government is bor- their so-called prevention slush fund. If want to speak for a few minutes about rowing approximately 40 cents out of the White House and Democrats in our colleague Senator LUGAR. every dollar that we spend, and when Congress want to ensure that student First, I want to comment about what we have a national debt in the area of loan rates stay low, they will cut this the Senator from Wyoming was saying $15 trillion, Washington should not wasteful program and use the money to on the health bill. waste Americans’ hard-earned taxpayer help the next generation of Americans. Very quickly, I could not disagree dollars. But we continue to do it, and We do know that young people com- more with the Senator from Wyoming this fund is a key example. ing out of college today are, on aver- in his comments with respect to the According to the nonpartisan CBO, age, having a debt of about $25,000; and health care bill. This morning we had a eliminating the prevention fund would whether the interest rate is zero or 3.4 meeting with Secretary Kathleen save about $13.6 billion over the next 10 percent or 6.8 percent, they are still Sebelius, who was outlining to us all of years. The fact is Congress already coming out with a huge debt, at a time the gains we are making with respect funds many prevention programs—pre- when we know 53 percent of the people to health care in America as a result of vention programs with a proven track coming out of school can’t find a job or the legislation. record of success. Examples include cannot find a job consistent with their What is interesting is that our col- cancer prevention, tobacco prevention, level of education. We also read that 40 leagues who keep coming to the floor and a host of other programs. percent are going back home to live; and saying repeal the health care bill Republicans have supported, and will some are returning home instead of never offer alternatives to Americans. I continue to support, these critical pre- going out into the workplace. hope Americans who are buying into vention programs—cancer prevention, It is time to focus on the economy, this notion that somehow the health tobacco prevention, and working on on getting people back to work, and it care bill doesn’t serve them because heart disease. However, the record is is time to agree that we need to keep they are angry about one thing or an- clear that the so-called prevention fund the interest rates low; that we ought to other will look at what the health care in the health care law is wasteful and pay for it with money that is there, bill does because, in point of fact, if duplicative. It doesn’t help people stay which can easily be used. We should you were to repeal the health care bill, well or become well. not raise taxes on job creators at a and they have no alternative to replace Senator ALEXANDER from Tennessee time when the country is in this sort of it, here are some of the things that introduced legislation that would economic condition. happen: One, you immediately add $2

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If you get rid of So all of a sudden we would have a alysis, all of which is far more expen- it, those savings go away and, bang, whole bunch of people who would be sive. the deficit goes up. automatically eliminated and going There are also pilot projects in the No. 2, 47 million to 50-some million out fighting to get insurance in the health care bill for helping people re- Americans who have no health care or marketplace. ceive care at home and not be forced didn’t have it before the bill will return Let me tell you what else happens. into a higher priced care environment, to the status of having no health care. There are a whole bunch of reforms to such as a nursing home or a longer Now, does everybody in America the health care system that our friends term care kind of environment. This think it is better to have 50-some mil- never talk about. Today Kathleen allows them to receive care at home lion Americans walking around with- Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and and be in the dignity of their own home out health care who, when they walk Human Services, laid out for us the and independent and, obviously, with into a hospital—perhaps they get hit enormous gains we are making in much less cost. All of those things by a car or have an accident and go to Medicare fraud. We are beginning to would be wiped out by this notion that a hospital—receive care that everybody make huge savings for people. The av- we are just going to get rid of this bill. is paying for but they are paying for it erage senior is now saving over $4,000 What this whole notion is built on is in the most inefficient way possible? on their health care bills because of the early negative branding—very ef- The burden is being paid for by people what has been put in place by the fective negative branding—that took who have the health care. It goes into health care bill. There are a whole se- place and was wrapped around the so- their premiums. It isn’t shared by peo- ries of things. I don’t have them all called death panels and the other ple buying their insurance and sharing here at my disposal now because I things, none of which are in this legis- the risk of getting sick. So all of a sud- wasn’t planning to talk about this lation. It is not in it. So this is polit- den, if you get rid of the health care when I came to the floor, but there are ical. That is why they call it ObamaCare, not health care. They call bill, we return America to the days a series of reforms about how we pay it ObamaCare to make it a pejorative when millions of Americans had no hospitals, bundling the payments to a and to do their best to try to wrap it up care. And guess what happens when hospital, requiring greater account- in the negativity of politics in our they have no care. They jam the emer- ability from hospitals. I mean, don’t we country today. And it is a tragedy be- gency rooms because that is the only want greater accountability from hos- cause it doesn’t do justice to the kind place to get the care. The emergency pitals? That will vanish. That will be of thinking that ought to go into and room becomes the place of primary gone if we do away with the health did go into this bill in terms of how we care. But my colleagues do not answer care bill. do things that really create competi- that question. They never deal with re- We also have greater coordination of tion in the marketplace and allow peo- care for patients from the beginning of ality. They deal with politics and ide- ple to get better health care. ology and they throw a lot of baloney their private care through their admis- What is astonishing is that we spend at people. sions and into their discharges. What something like, I think, $15,000 per pa- The fact is, if we were to get rid of happens today is there is no coordina- tient in America. I think that is the the health care bill, all those people tion of that care, and so a lot of people average cost. There are countries who used to get sick and would get a are discharged, and the readmission spending half of that and a lot of coun- letter from their insurance company rate is staggering because there isn’t tries spending around $11,000 a patient saying: Gee, sorry to hear you have ter- the coordination between their post- that, I am sad to say, are getting bet- minal cancer, but you are not cov- operative, postsurgery care and their ter health outcomes than we get in the ered—and that is what happened all the primary physicians and the hospitals. United States of America. The United time in America—that would start hap- Now there are a number of different States of America is not No. 1 in health pening again. People were thrown off pilot projects in place to help coordi- outcomes for the money we are spend- their policies that they had been pay- nate that. ing in the system, and there are a ing for for years, and all of a sudden Similarly, we are coordinating the whole lot of reasons for that, but that they had no coverage. But they do not care of what are called dual eligibles— is part of why this reform is so critical address that. the people who are eligible for Medi- to our country. There is another issue: preexisting care but also eligible for Medicaid. I could say a lot more about this, but conditions. Again and again and again, That care has not been well coordi- I am not going to say it now. Every people would be denied the ability to nated, so we have huge duplication, time we hear from people who are just buy health care coverage because they enormous costs we don’t need, and the talking now about how we have to get had a preexisting condition of some result is a waste of money. All of that rid of the health care bill, we have to kind. So if 10 years ago someone had a is being eliminated and/or reduced to a stand and make it clear to people why cancer, even if they were cured of their significant level. this bill is good. A lot of Americans cancer, the insurance company could There are so many other examples. have not heard enough about how this either refuse them or charge them a Let me cite another one. The Senator legislation works for them, works for higher set of premiums. People were talked about wanting to take money the country, and will improve our sys- denied coverage—they just didn’t get out of preventive medicine. Preventive tem. Is it the cure-all—no pun in- it. Women who were pregnant and were medicine? We are told by the doctors, tended—of the health care system? No. applying for insurance heard: Oh, who are the experts and who deal with I don’t pretend it is. We will have to do sorry, that is a preexisting condition. diabetes, that if we had early screen- more. We will have to tweak it. But it You are pregnant. We are not going to ing, which comes by having health care is a beginning step, with critical com- cover that. coverage, we could eliminate an enor- ponents that take 4 and 5 and 6 years So in America we drove people into mous amount—maybe as much as $100 to put into place so that we can get the poverty for a long period of time. They billion—of surgery costs and dialysis full measure of their impact. had to sell their homes or sell down ev- costs as a result of people not discov- I will say this. We have it in Massa- erything they had to become impover- ering they have this ailment until it is chusetts. We have it now, and busi- ished in order to get to a point where too late for treatment by the more ac- nesses are not complaining. In fact, we they could get some help. cessible and easier means. There are have one of the best economies of any What about kids in school today? some oral medications and other things State in the country. I think our un- Under the health care bill, up until the people can take to deal with this dis- employment rate is now down around

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He didn’t have any reason ginning to bring down costs in the indi- Whether we agreed with him or not, to join with a freshly minted Senator, vidual marketplace. The premiums whether he had the gavel or he didn’t wet behind the ears, but he did. To- have gone down by something like 45, have the gavel, DICK LUGAR had an ap- gether we sort of became a team that 50 percent. proach to the Senate and to governing started to focus on the Philippines to So I think we have to look at facts, that was always the same: He was seri- figure out how we could hold Marcos as we do on a whole lot of issues here ous, he was thoughtful, and he refused accountable. He was serious and he was facing this country today, rather than to allow this march to an orthodoxy fair-minded, and I saw firsthand during continuing this silly talking past each about ideology and partisan politics to our trip to the Philippines which we other, completely contrived, political, get in the way of what he thought was made at the time of the election—after ideological debate that is calculated to the responsibility of a Senator and, in- we had done a whole lot of groundwork win power and not calculated nec- deed, the need of the country to have to set up an accountability system for essarily to serve the best interests of people come together and find the com- that election—that he had a very per- our Nation. I hope we are going to en- mon ground. He dug deeply into some sonal and special understanding of gage on this over these next months, of foreign policy’s most vexing issues, what the United States meant to the and I look forward to defending this and his expertise on complicated issues rest of the world with respect to our health care bill because I think the bill that were honed over 36 years really values. That cause animated this man is good for America. I think this bill, can’t be replicated. That is something whom we all know is dignified and re- while it obviously needs some refine- we are going to lose—the institutional served and humble but who proudly ment, some changes, and some tweak- experience, the judgment, and the wis- came back and recounted with some ing here and there, has accomplished dom of the approach on some of those animation to President Reagan the dif- an enormous amount already and is on issues, such as the constitutional ques- ference that the United States of track to accomplish an enormous tions he would call into account when America makes when it gives voice to amount going forward. no one else would, the question of not people’s aspirations for freedom—and, I think the administration has a being stampeded by popular opinion in this case particularly, the people of much better story to tell about it than with respect to the use of force in one the Philippines. has been told, and I am glad the Presi- instance or another. All of those are es- The fact is it was that discussion dent has said he looks forward to going sential to making this institution live with Ronald Reagan and the results out and talking to the country about it up to its full capacity. that came out of the accountability in because I believe that as the country Already since last night’s news, we that election that forced Ferdinand learns more about it, in fact, they will have been hearing again and again on Marcos to leave and we saw Cory say: Wow, that makes sense; that some of the news shows and elsewhere Aquino come to power and the Phil- seems like a pretty sensible thing to about the work of the Senator from In- ippines move back into genuine democ- do. diana on nuclear nonproliferation. It is racy. For our opponents who want to just no secret his Nunn-Lugar efforts have I saw the same commitment with get rid of the legislation, they have an become almost shorthand for biparti- Senator LUGAR a number of times over absolute obligation to put the full deal sanship in foreign policy, and they the years, but never more so than 2 on the table about what they are going should be recognized. But I want to em- years ago when we worked together on to do in return, and not just Medicare, phasize here and now that is not all the New START treaty. His wisdom with the Ryan proposal—which makes Senator LUGAR contributed to this and his patience was invaluable in lay- it more expensive for seniors and field of foreign policy. He is a leading ing out the case, particularly in build- undoes Medicare as we know it, not expert on some of the urgent issues ing support across the aisle so we could just that part of it—but the whole of it. that are off the beaten path, from food find the path to 71 votes. How are they going to cover the unin- security and the eradication of hunger I said then, and I say it again today, sured? What will they do to take care worldwide, to his work with JOE BIDEN given the bitter, divisive, partisan, of all those medical institutions that and then with me, I am privileged to continual political squabbling that are struggling to teach doctors for the say, to change our relationship with seems to dominate life in the city future? How are they going to hold Pakistan, helping prevent their econ- today, 71 votes is probably the equiva- those folks in a way that continues omy from unraveling and encouraging lent of the 98 votes we used to get on medical education in our country and them to cooperate with interests vital those kinds of efforts. So I am grateful so forth? They owe it to the Nation to to America—indeed, to the stability of to him for his willingness to work to do answer those questions. that region—and to establishing what that. He worked to give Members more Mr. President, that concludes the he called a ‘‘deeper, broader, long-term time to work through problems, to find portion of my remarks I wanted to strategic engagement’’ with Pakistan. a way to solve individual objections. It make in response to the Senator from I am privileged to say, for me, the reminded me of the way you actually Wyoming. personal journey with DICK LUGAR work in what is now sometimes, unfor- TRIBUTE TO SENATOR RICHARD LUGAR began before that, and I think it epito- tunately, sarcastically referred to as Mr. President, I wish to take a few mizes who he is and why he will be the world’s greatest deliberative body. moments to share a few thoughts, not missed. It has nothing to do with ide- He deliberated and he helped us delib- about the results of the election last ology. erate. night in Indiana per se, but I do wish to Back in 1980, shortly after I came I thought it was one of the finer and talk about the consequences for the here—I was elected in 1984, and I start- prouder moments of the Senate in re- Senate of the loss of Senator LUGAR as ed on the Foreign Relations Committee cent years. of next year and particularly for the in 1985. Right away, we began to work I am confident DICK LUGAR’s record Foreign Relations Committee. together on the issue of the Phil- in our committee is going to be one of It is no secret that DICK LUGAR’s loss ippines, free and fair elections in the those which is remembered for a long last night is going to be particularly Philippines. I had traveled over there a time. Sadly, last night it was remem- felt by all of us who have had the privi- number of times as a freshman Sen- bered in the context of Senator Ful- lege of working with him on the Senate ator. I had met with Ferdinand Marcos. bright, who also came to lose a pri- Foreign RelationsCommittee, whether I was concerned about the torture tak- mary in the end and paid a high price

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It seems to me we but I am not a newcomer to my knowl- DICK LUGAR does that, and I think he would do well to get back in touch. edge of DICK LUGAR—who preceded my has made it clear—there is no doubt in I often hear people talk about how we arrival in the Senate 16 years ago when the mind of anybody on our side of the need to change the rules here in order he was well known throughout the aisle—that DICK LUGAR is a conserv- to get something done. Actually, we Midwest for his extraordinary service ative and his votes through the years don’t. These are the same rules we op- as mayor of Indianapolis, where he did have shown that. He is a proud Repub- erated with when Everett Dirksen was something that was miraculous—he lican. here, when Bob Dole was leader, George combined and made more efficient But I think probably because he Mitchell was leader. But we got things local units of government, and I think served as a mayor before he came here, done. the rebirth of Indianapolis is attrib- he applied what we call the LaGuardia In the 1990s, we balanced the budget uted to those early steps by DICK rule to foreign policy—which is the of our Nation four times in a row with- LUGAR. rule that Theodore LaGuardia applied out a constitutional amendment. It My wife Loretta and I came to know to doing things in New York. It didn’t didn’t take a piece of paper to tell us to DICK and Char personally through the matter whether you were a Republican do it or new words written in the Con- Aspen Institute, which is an effort that or Democrat as long as the streets got stitution. It took the common sense I think we need to encourage where cleaned and the potholes got filled, and and courage of people on the floor of members of both political parties, they didn’t have any labels on them. the Senate to do what was right. We House and Senate, come together to That is pretty much the way foreign don’t have to change the rules. We discuss foreign policy issues—no lobby- policies ought to be. have to change the thinking—or ists, no special interests. DICK LUGAR It used to be under Arthur Vanden- change the people who don’t want to do was there and always a major contrib- berg that we said that politics ends at it. utor when it came to issues of impor- the water’s edge, and we do what is in But every great moment in this great tance. the best interests of our country. Only institution, when people look back at Before I arrived in the Senate—while in the last years in the Senate have I the history with pride and point to the Senator KERRY was still here—he seen a complete diversion from that Missouri Compromise or point to teamed up with Senator Sam Nunn to where, unfortunately—as has been true Henry Clay or Daniel Webster or all deal with an issue which related lit- on both sides—politics has entered into these great Senators—or Ted Kennedy erally to the peace and security of the choices people have made with respect more recently and others on the other world. to major issues of conflict, potential side of the aisle—when they do that, What would happen, as the Soviet war and peace, and interests of the se- they are talking about people who op- Union crumbled, to all of those nuclear curity of our country. erated by the same rules but found the weapons? Would they fall into the So about 4 years ago this time, DICK common ground because they had the wrong hands? Would they fall into dis- LUGAR received the Paul Douglas intelligence and willpower to put the repair? And what could we do about it? Award just off the Senate floor over in country and its interests ahead of ev- Sam Nunn and DICK LUGAR stepped up the Mansfield Room, and he summed erything else. and said: We are going to work to- up his approach to the Senate. I think So that is what DICK LUGAR’s loss gether on a bipartisan basis to deal after last night it is important for all last night means to us. I don’t know with them. of our colleagues to be mindful of his who will replace him. We certainly Time and time again throughout his words and to think about them as we know the cross-currents of some of the career DICK LUGAR has focused on go forward in these next 6, 7, 8 months. campaign, and we certainly know what issues of strategic importance to the DICK argued that bipartisanship isn’t Senator LUGAR himself chose to say United States and our security. I can’t an end to itself, and it is sometimes last night about his opponent’s quest agree with Senator KERRY more. He mistaken for centrism and compromise for more partisanship, not less. looked for a bipartisan approach to so when, in fact, it is the way he called So the alarm bells have been sound- many things. We always knew he was a being a constructive public servant. It ed. My prayer is that this election year Hoosier conservative. You weren’t is the way a constructive public serv- is going to help purge this country of going to push over anything when it ant approaches his or her job—with this incredible waste of opportunity came to DICK LUGAR. He was strong in self-reflection, discipline, and faith in that we are living through. his values, but he always listened and the goodwill of others. This Congress isn’t over. For those of he was always a gentleman. He said: us who were here and remember 1996, it What a disappointment last night. I Particularly destructive is the bears repeating that even in Presi- know Senator KERRY feels, as I do, that misperception in some quarters that gov- dential years the Congress can actually once you have been in this Chamber for erning with one vote more than 50 percent is defy conventional wisdom and get some a few years, you kind of reflect on just as good or better than government with things done. That is why I know that those lions of the Senate who have 60 or 70 percent support. The problem with DICK LUGAR is going to finish out his come and gone, some because of the de- this thinking is that whatever is won today sixth term in the Senate with the same cision of the electorate and some be- through division is usually lost tomorrow. The relationships that are destroyed and the determination and effectiveness that cause of passage of time and then fate- ill will that is created make subsequent has marked every year of his service. ful decisions that ended up with their achievements that much more difficult. A 51 He is going to have a lot more con- departure. We think back on some of percent mentality deepens cynicisms, sharp- tributions to this institution that he these great people. ens political vendettas, and depletes the na- reveres and that respects him so enor- John Chafee. John Chafee and DICK tional reserve of good will that is critical to mously. LUGAR were soulmates in terms of our survival in hard times. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- their view on the Republican side of That is actually about as fundamen- ator from Illinois. the aisle about how to work across the tally, philosophically, as conservative Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, first I aisle to get things done. as one could ask for. I think every one thank my colleague and friend, Sen- A mutual friend—and I know Senator of us who have seen the difficulty of ator KERRY, chairman of the Senate KERRY’s close personal friend—Senator the last few years of our politics, who Foreign Relations Committee, for com- Kennedy. Senator Kennedy’s success have been frustrated by the sheer in- ing to the Senate floor and speaking has always reached across the aisle. I

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He ily, trying to buy a home, and they Of Bob Byrd, who used to sit right said he asked the staff to count the have this large amount of debt. next to where Senator KERRY is sitting steps from where he would park outside College debt now exceeds credit card now, we think: What will the Senate be the Senate Chamber up to the Senate debt in America. It is not unusual for a like without these great lions? Well, Chamber. They counted the steps and person graduating from a college to the Senate will go on. But the question they told him 45 steps and he would be have $20,000, $30,000, $40,000, $50,000, is, Will we have learned from their ex- back in the Senate. He said the day is $100,000 in debt, and even higher. If we ample? Will we take their lives and going to come, and I am sure it will be do not act by July 1, the interest costs their careers to build on to make this soon, when he will walk those steps, will add thousands of dollars to that al- a better place or, as some have said, and there will be many, myself in- ready burdensome amount. are we going to succumb to the temp- cluded, from both sides of the aisle, The cost of a college education in tation of just making this place more cheering his return to the Senate. For America is too expensive. If we want to partisan, more hidebound, more dedi- MARK, his family, his doctors, his med- be competitive, we have to get the cost cated to obstruction than moving for- ical staff, and all: Thank you for this of a college education down. The Presi- ward? battle. Thank you for your efforts on dent in his State of the Union Address I know that DICK LUGAR in the re- behalf of our State. We look forward to talked about ways in which we can en- maining months is going to be an ex- your early return. courage colleges and universities to be traordinary servant to the people of In- MARK and I have a joint town meet- more affordable for the American pub- diana and the Nation as he has been ing, Republican and Democratic, every lic. But one thing we can do is to make throughout his career, and I look for- Thursday morning. The people sit sure that the cost of borrowing is not ward to seeing him back on the Senate there politely as we discuss issues and increased. That is why it is particu- floor working, as he will, for the re- love it when we disagree because we do larly important that we pass this legis- mainder of his term. But it is a loss. It it without getting angry with one an- lation. It is affecting family decisions as to is a loss to the Senate that he is leav- other. He will be back soon, not only at what schools children will attend be- ing, and it is a sad day on both sides of those meetings but also covering the cause of the high cost. We are just the aisle when DICK LUGAR won’t be State of Illinois as an effective, en- turning our economy around, starting part of the Senate in person. gaged Senator. to make our recovery, and now families TRIBUTE TO SENATOR MARK KIRK Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- are struggling to figure out how they I would like to speak about another sent that the time from 2 p.m. until 5 are going to be able to afford a college Republican Senator while I have the p.m. be equally divided and controlled education. We need to reduce the costs, floor: my colleague, MARK KIRK. Some between the two leaders or their des- not increase the costs, to families. We of you have seen the video. ignees, and that all quorum calls in need a trained workforce. We need to MARK had a stroke in January. He that period also be equally divided. be competitive internationally. wrote about it in this morning’s Chi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Let me tell you what else it is affect- cago Tribune. He is 52 years of age, the objection, it is so ordered. ing. We have some very talented people The Senator from Maryland is recog- picture of health, a Navy Reserve offi- who are graduating from college and nized. cer and a U.S. Senator from Illinois, they want to go into the field where Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I take actively engaged in our State, going they are gifted, where they can make a this time to urge my colleagues to back and forth, county to county, city real contribution to our communities, allow us to move forward in the consid- to city. We work together on so many to our society, to make a difference, to eration of the Stop the Student Loan things. Then on that fateful day he was answer that call of community service. stricken, and with this stroke he suf- Interest Rate Hike Act so we can allow That is what they want to do. But fered some very serious damage. the interest rate on student loans to when they are saddled with this much I was a little bit disturbed when his remain at its current level rather than debt and if it becomes more expensive physician/surgeon came out and said, doubling, which will happen on July 1, to pay off that debt, they have to make ‘‘Well, here is what we can expect.’’ unless we take action. I come to the a pragmatic decision about their career And I am not going to go through the floor to express the views of many path rather than following where they graphic details, but they were all so- Marylanders with whom I have talked can make the greatest contribution to bering to think that he would be lim- about the cost of higher education. We society. That is how these large debts ited in any way by the stroke. I was cannot allow the interest costs to go and the cost of paying off that debt are upset because I thought: He doesn’t up. It will affect 7 million students and affecting our country. know MARK KIRK. That isn’t going to their families. You might have a great researcher happen. MARK is going to fight back. We already have too much college who can find the answer to one of our He is going to be back, and he is going debt that families have to incur as a diseases, how we can keep a healthier to defy the odds in terms of stroke vic- result of the cost of a college edu- society, a person who may want to go tims. cation. We are not competitive with into research, but they know what the Yesterday he released a video. It is the rest of the world. We look at coun- return of research will be when trying inspiring. I hope everyone gets a tries with whom we compete and we to pay off their college loans. If we do chance to see it—I am sure it is readily look at the cost of higher education in not act by July 1, that will be even available—showing him going through their country compared with what our larger. That is what we are confronted rehab, showing the efforts he is making students have to endure, and we start with. That is why it is so urgent, that to come back to the Senate. MARK off behind because of the enormous is why we need to be considering this called me earlier this week. We talked cost to a family to afford a college edu- legislation rather than be stuck in this on the phone a couple of times since cation for their children. filibuster. the stroke. He has been actively en- We know how important it is. You I urge my colleague to move forward. gaged mentally in everything we have need to have a college degree in order Let’s do what the Senate should do— done since the stroke occurred. But to be competitive in many fields today. consider amendments and get this every day he tells me that he spends That number of fields is increasing process going. It is absolutely critical time on a treadmill, miles and miles every day. Let me tell you, we have to our entire country. walking on a treadmill so he will be crossed the $1 trillion mark in debt Let me talk a little bit about my ex- able to come back. I told him we are on held by families in order to afford a periences with Marylanders. I have

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They talk about the fact that to be able to reach their dreams. She The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without we need more affordable loans. They knows how much these are going to objection, it is so ordered. certainly will tell me if you are going cost, but she says compounding this Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, to increase the interest costs on their with increased interest rates hinders we arrive here at a moment when we loans, it is going to have a major im- her ability to pursue her dream. She once again have a chance to view the differences in thought and perspective pact on their ability to stay in college, has the will and the passion to become which are exhibited at this moment in on their ability to follow the career an excellent physician and her aspira- this institution. Today, we are talking choices that they want to in life. tions should not rest on what we do about college education. We are talk- Let me share with my colleagues the here in making it more economically ing about programs for young people to stories of two Marylanders who have difficult for her to be able to afford get an education and go to college. contacted my office, who have con- that education. That will not only ben- For generations, affordable college tacted me in the last few days to tell efit her but will benefit our commu- education has been an essential tool for me that this bill we are hopefully going nity. providing opportunity and building a to be able to consider will have a direct We are talking about our children. strong society. impact on their decisions. We are talking about whether our chil- I know from personal experience that Katherine Eames is a 22-year-old sin- dren are going to be able to pursue the government plays a critical role in gle mother, with a 4-year-old son American dream, whether they are making higher education possible. I Jayden. Katherine has decided to go going to have the education they need served in World War II, and when I back to college to pursue her nursing to help themselves and help our coun- joined the Army there was no prospect degree and currently attends Hagers- try. We are talking about America’s fu- for me to go to college. I was 18 when town Community College in Hagers- ture. This is about whether this Nation I enlisted. When I finished my Army town, MD. She is attempting to make a is going to be able to continue to lead service—having been in Europe during better future for herself and for her the world in economic growth. We need the war—things looked bleak, but son. She is attempting—she is going to to take up the Stop The Student Loan there was an opportunity that loomed be a full-time student. Katherine also Rate Hike Act. in front of me, and that was an ability works part time at a minimum wage Let me explain. It is subject to a fili- to attend college. job, all while juggling her responsibil- buster. Yes, it is a filibuster. We tried My family was faced with poverty ities as a single mother. Student loans to say let’s at least get on the bill, and there wasn’t much money in the are necessary. She needs to take out which required 60 votes in order to be family, but there was something called student loans. That is the only way she able to break this filibuster. We came the GI bill. The GI bill gave me a is able to afford her college. She has up short. I hope the majority leader chance to achieve a dream. student loans in order to be able to will schedule another vote shortly and I joined with a couple friends to form stay afloat and realize her dream of I hope my colleagues on both sides of a company. The company was called making a better future for herself and the aisle will remember what this ADP. The company that produces the her son. If student loan interest rates means for the future of this country. labor statistics every month that this were to double, Katherine would be in The stories I related with regard to country and the whole world sees. a financial turmoil and her future aspi- Katherine Eames or Ariana Fisher are When I was able to start this company rations in jeopardy. Let me quote from not unique. I am certain you would with two other fellows, none of us had Katherine. This is what she says. I find similar examples in New Mexico or any money. The two of them were think it is so telling. any other State in this country. You brothers, and we didn’t have any re- I want to be able to close my eyes and see are going to find similar examples of sources at all. We had to start from a bright future for my family and my son. people who desperately need us to act nothing. In the days that we had a However, if these interest rates increase, all so college costs do not increase. Then chance to get going, the future was I see from this point forward is a hole I don’t let’s work together to bring down the brightened a little bit by the fact that think I’ll ever be able to climb out of. costs of college education. College and an education was possible to have. I know some of my colleagues say we postsecondary education are a vital That company we started with nothing are talking about another 3-percent in- gateway to helping American students today employs more than 50,000 people terest charge, people will be able to af- around the country to achieve the around the world. ford it. But let me tell you about the American dream. The country invested in my genera- real world, the world of Katherine We need to stand for our Nation’s fu- tion by helping us pay for college, and Eames. That is the real world. That is ture. We cannot allow higher education that investment helped create decades people making career decisions now as to become unaffordable for millions of of prosperity. As a matter of fact, that to whether they are going to follow Americans who have the desire and generation—post-World War II—was their dream; whether she will become a ability to learn and succeed. Let’s end called the greatest generation ever nurse, be able to help her community, the filibuster. Let’s work together as seen in American history. Out of 16 help her family, help herself. If we do Democrats and Republicans. Let’s keep million people who served in the Army, not make college affordable or if we America’s future in mind, let’s keep 8 million people got a college education add additional costs to it, we are going the American dream in mind, let’s through the GI bill, and thus this gen- to add more people to this process. As allow Americans to reach that dream eration that came out started us on a a society, America’s competitiveness by making college education afford- track for prosperity this country had will suffer as a result. We need to do able. Let’s pass the legislation that is never seen. The investment the GI bill better. We need to pass this legislation currently pending that would stop the made in people says that when we have to help the Katherine Eameses who are increase in the interest rates on college a chance to educate people and get out there. loans. them to go to college or to attend a Let me talk about another Mary- Mr. President, I suggest the absence university, that is the way we create lander, Ariana Fisher. She wanted to of a quorum. the next great generation. be a doctor since she was 5 years of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Attending college has never before age. Through hard work and deter- clerk will call the roll. been this expensive. The cost of tuition

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Their leagues to stop the obstructionism, $40,000, it now costs well over $50,000. bill would slash funding for prevention stop the politicking, and stop throwing As a result, more and more students and public health funds, programs dedi- obstacles in the way of young people are taking on massive loans that will cated to stop devastating diseases be- who want to get an education and plague them for years. I use the word fore they occur. Chronic diseases, such make a contribution to this society as ‘‘plague’’ because it is very difficult to as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, well as to themselves and elevate get started in life, in business or start take more than 1 million lives every America’s ability to deal with the com- a family and be facing heavy debt at year and account for 75 percent of our petition we see in the world. It is time the same time. Nation’s health spending. That is why to do that. Sixty-six percent of New Jersey stu- the Prevention and Public Health Fund I am not suggesting that our Repub- dents graduate with loan indebtedness. has invested $226 million to reduce lican colleagues don’t want progress. The average loan burden for New Jer- chronic illnesses. They do. But when we try to move a sey graduates is more than $23,000. No The President’s budget also calls for bill that says: Keep interest rates low wonder we hear that technology com- using this program to protect women’s on college loans, keep the rate low so panies are hungry to hire but can’t al- health by providing breast and cervical that when people get out of college ways find people with the education cancer screenings to low-income they are not so burdened by debt that and skills they need. The pricetag women, but it won’t happen if Repub- they can’t get started in life, I say alone puts college out of reach for too licans get their way. keep them low so that America com- many people The Republican bill would also crip- petes as it should—right at the top of And the clock is ticking on even ple programs that keep kids from the ladder with educated people, people higher college costs. Unless Congress smoking and help smokers to quit. We who want to succeed but don’t have the acts, interest rates on many student have all seen the ads—real people tell- tools necessarily until they finish their loans are going to double on July 1— ing real stories about how tobacco has college education. Why put obstacles in less than 2 months from today. For affected their lives. This chart tells the the way? It is incomprehensible be- many students, doubling rates will cost story: ‘‘Don’t be shy about telling peo- cause there are a lot of good people on them $1,000 more for each year of col- ple not to smoke around your kids.’’ the other side. But why do they persist lege. We see a picture here of a mother and in obstructing the opportunity to even But instead of standing with stu- a child. Republicans don’t care about discuss it? They want to filibuster it to dents, our friends on the Republican educating people on the dangers of death. Filibuster, for those who don’t side are playing politics. They made it smoking? Who are they protecting know the term, means talk, talk, talk, clear that keeping student loan rates here? Certainly not our children and talk, talk—do anything but make low is not a priority. They don’t see it certainly not our students. progress. as something being worthwhile. Two It is unconscionable. Republicans So I hope we will say to those who Republican Senators have introduced profess they want to keep loan rates have been successful: Do your fair budget proposals that would allow stu- low but only if we sacrifice programs share. Let your contribution to the dent loan interest rates to double. that protect children from smoking ad- well-being of our country educate those Yesterday, we saw 44 Senate Repub- diction and help women avoid breast who can learn and not make it so ex- licans vote to prevent the Senate from cancer and other deadly diseases. pensive, so out of reach that few will be even considering our bill to keep stu- The Democrats have a better solu- able to take advantage of it. dent loan rates low. How heartless. tion. The bill Majority Leader REID has I ask to please move this bill along. How thoughtless it is to punish our introduced pays for keeping student Let’s let the American people at least country this way. College is already loan rates low by eliminating a tax know what we think about this legisla- too expensive. Why would we put up convenience that millionaires and bil- tion to keep interest rates low. obstacles to getting an education? lionaires use to avoid payroll taxes. With that, I yield the floor. Republicans should listen to people Rather than choose to close this loop- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. who are suffering from the high cost of hole, the Republicans choose to take SANDERS). The Senator from Wyoming. college. There have been 1,400 people this opportunity to talk our bill to Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, first, I ask who have written to me through mail death. They would rather see interest unanimous consent that immediately or Facebook to say: Don’t let them do rates double for students than force the following my remarks, Senator UDALL it. Don’t let them double my rates. wealthy to pay their fair share of the of New Mexico be recognized to speak. A single mother from New Jersey country’s obligation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without who is helping her daughter pay for Student loans open the door to op- objection, it is so ordered. college wrote to say that any increase portunities. Interest rates have to be Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I have been would create enormous hardship and an kept low to protect graduates from a listening to these speeches for the last inability to continue to provide for the mountain of debt. couple of days—3 days, actually. If one family. Another New Jerseyan says I call on my professional experience listens to the other side of the aisle, America will not be able to compete again, if I might. I finished college. My one would think Republicans are with the rest of the world if college is father passed away while he was in the against college education. I don’t think accessible only to those who have the Army. He was only 43 years old. He left there is a person in America who be- ability to pay for it up front, and I my mother a 37-year-old widow to care lieves that. One would also believe we agree. We will not be able to compete if for herself and my sister. As luck had want to raise the interest rates from we don’t have the educated people nec- it, I got an education at Columbia Uni- 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. There essary to fill the jobs that are avail- versity, at the business school there. I shouldn’t be anybody in America who able. started a company I mentioned before believes that either. We really think Our Republican friends say they want called ADP. It provides services across that for 1 year the rates on subsidized to prevent the doubling of interest the world for those companies that Stafford loans ought to stay at the 3.4 rates. So why don’t they step up to the need help in doing their payroll, ac- percent, and maybe beyond that. plate? I don’t understand that. They counting, and other recordkeeping that The real issue isn’t the interest rate, say one thing on one hand: Oh, yes; we companies must do. It only happened and we can tell that from the speeches don’t want to increase the rates. On because we were able to get our edu- that have been given. The real issue is the other hand, they say we are not cation through the GI bill. There was the cost of college. Are we doing any- going to help keep them at the lower zero cost to those of us who served in thing about the cost of college? No.

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They are all The next thing I know, the media is be possible to go to something else, but pretty much the same amendment, but saying: You were offered a side-by-side instead we have had one vote on this, there are people from both sides of the but you did not take it. Not true. We and we still weren’t given an option for aisle who are interested in it, so why were offered an opportunity maybe to this side of the aisle to have a vote on don’t we just get those four people or put a substitute amendment in at a fu- our idea. So now we are going to get to those two people or those five people ture time—maybe. That is not the vote on that same issue from Tuesday together and see if they can’t work same. That is not the same as getting once again—maybe sometime this something out. It is really surprising the same kind of a vote on the same week or maybe not until next week. In- because they usually can come up with kind of an issue. And that is always stead, we are going to stay right on a few changed words that solve the what has been done. We have always al- this issue so that if we stay at exactly problem in which they are interested. lowed side-by-sides. But not on this this point in this issue, it will fail That is the way we get things done. one. We would rather have the debate again and then that side can say: Oh, That is not the way we are operating going on and try and convince America those Republicans just want to raise on the floor. that both sides of the aisle are doing interest rates. Not true. I am on the Finance Committee. The the wrong thing. I hope the American people have no- Finance Committee is supposed to be Not only are we giving the impres- ticed that any bill that goes directly handling taxes. Let’s see. How many sion that we are a do-nothing Congress, from the President to HARRY REID to markups have we had this year? I don’t we are giving them the impression the floor doesn’t pass. A bill that goes think we have had a single markup. We there is nothing for us to do. Let’s see. to committee, regardless of where the have not looked at a specific bill and We did not do a budget and we have not source is, has a chance of a bipartisan tried to come up with a solution in done any appropriations bills yet, and solution. committee. Nothing has been assigned there are 12 appropriations bills that I am the ranking member on the to that committee to finish. have to pass this body, and it takes at Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- Do we think we have any tax prob- least a week for each appropriations sions Committee, and we have a user lems in this country? I think so. We bill. We have the authorization bill for fee bill that passed nearly unanimously keep talking about tax reform, but we defense which we debate each and out of committee. We have the support are not doing anything on tax reform. every year, and about 100 other issues of the stakeholders. We have the sup- Instead, we are talking about the inter- that need to come up here. But instead, port of the companies. We have the est rate on college student loans. It is we are not voting this week, except the support of Senate Republicans and extremely important to the 40 percent earlier vote on this particular bill and Democrats. We have even talked to the of the students who have a subsidized another reconsideration vote. If you House people about it. It is a bill that loan who are going to be protected by keep doing the same thing, you ought ought to make it through here pretty this. It is extremely important to to expect the same kind of results. quickly, and I suspect it will. When it them. We keep talking about college One of the reasons we are voting does, I bet we don’t hear any comment and the cost of college, but are we against the bill that is on the floor is about it because that would make us doing anything about the cost of col- it has not been to committee so it has look like a do-something Congress, lege? No, we are not. That should be a lot of flaws in it. This is a poorly which is what we ought to be. disappointing to America. We ought to drafted bill. Here is kind of how it My colleagues can’t tell me this is be covering the big issues. the only issue that needs attention. Our committee did a bunch of hear- works: We have said that dentists and Yet we are going to spend a whole week ings, and I asked for those hearings to doctors and other professionals who are on this issue when both sides agree it be on the cost of all college education. in small corporations—we are picking ought to be at 3.4 percent. What we are Instead, what we did was beat up on on small business here—are cheating disagreeing on is how we will pay for private for-profit colleges. We did hear- on their taxes. They are not paying a it. I have to tell my colleagues that the ing after hearing after hearing, and payroll tax on their dividends. real answer isn’t either side’s answer, some of those were a little suspect be- There is a law against that, and the but it could be worked out if it went to cause I know at least one of the wit- IRS can enforce that law, and does en- committee. nesses called in to testify fell short in force that law. The examples that have I was told this was going to be a bi- the market and was able to run down been given are times that they actually partisan, jointly discussed issue just the colleges and thus make a lot of caught people doing that and enforced before we left for the recess. Then this money off of his testimony. That is not it and won. But to do an audit on this, bill was put forward, and no further how it is supposed to work. We could it would probably take a maximum of conversation was allowed on it. Our have looked at all college costs and 30 minutes of computer time to find committee was left out of it. And we found some ways to drive down the every small business corporation that bring it to the floor, and they said we price of college, but we didn’t do that. might be cheating on their payroll will have a fair and open debate. Yes, So now we are standing here and say- taxes. But instead of doing that, we are look at this—there are two of us on the ing: Those darned Republicans aren’t going to use it as a pay-for, and we are floor, and he is waiting to speak and he interested in the cost of college. How saying it is only doctors and dentists is not listening to what I am saying, wrong can you be? and lawyers and accountants and other and there isn’t anybody else listening We started this debate on Monday, professionals who are doing this. to what I am saying. Well, they might we voted on it on Tuesday, and then we Well, there are a whole bunch of peo- be back watching the television and decided we would reconsider the vote. ple who have small business corpora- picking it up there, and I certainly That means the pollsters said that this tions. Small business corporations are hope they are. is a pretty good issue for that side of an important way to finance small Where we get the real discussion is in the aisle, and if they can drag it out businesses, and it is a little less com- the committees. Small groups of people longer, they can do better. That is not plicated than the big corporations. But who are intensely interested in the what Congress is about. Congress is we usually do not pick on them specifi- issues come to those committees and about solving problems. cally, and we usually do not separate we work it out. Senator HARKIN and I There are two sides to this, and in them into separate groups. This one is will get amendments a couple of days the debate earlier, I said that if we just the professionals. It does not cover before the bill is to be marked up in would just allow a side-by-side so that the rest of them.

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The only person who gets to case. But these small business corpora- dents at 3.4 percent for subsidized stu- decide how that money is given out is tions are declaring that a lot of their dent loans and 6.8 percent for unsub- the Secretary of Health and Human profit is a dividend. sidized student loans. The law says Services, and she has a lot of flexibility Here is an interesting part: We are that on July 1 it is supposed to go to on that. There is a lot of money com- not talking about the income tax they 6.8 percent for both subsidized and un- ing in—maybe at least $2 billion every pay on that. They are having to pay subsidized student loans. Where do you year allocated to that, and there is al- the income tax. Unlike a big corpora- think that profit goes? Well, we al- ready money in that fund, as it started tion, they are paying the income tax ready spend that on other projects. with more. I think the estimate was on their personal tax form the minute That is why it needs to go to 6.8 per- actually $80 billion over the life of the it is earned, not when it gets actually cent, so we can pay for what we prom- health care bill. The President himself distributed. ised we would pay for. But if we freeze has helped himself to that when we did Most of the small businesspeople the interest rate on subsidized loans at the payroll tax holiday extension. That have to pay the tax on it but leave it in 3.4 percent for one-year, we still have is where the money came from for that. the business so they can grow their to pay for the other things. So what we So our side has said: Why don’t we business. I have been there. I have had are going to do is, we are going to take use that again? That is supposedly real a small business corporation. I know, money that ought to go to Medicare, money. But one thing that both sides while you would like to take the and we are going to give it to college are doing—they are saying: OK, we are money out, if you want your business students. So it is a dilemma. going to freeze the interest rate for 1 to succeed, you have to keep rein- We want to make sure the rate stays year, but we are counting revenue that at 3.4 percent. But this body, debating vesting and reinventing. That means is supposed to come in for 10 years. back and forth, without getting any you do not get to take the money out. How many people in America can If we were being fair, we would say votes, is not going to resolve it. Even if say: I am going to have this salary, and anybody who makes over $250,000 in we got to do an amendment or two— I might have it for 10 years, but I need dividends a year would include that as that is a big deal around here: to get to to spend it all this year. If I spend it all do an amendment or two on the floor— payroll tax. In other words, this is an- this year, how do I live the other 9 we still would not be able to resolve it other Warren Buffett thing. How many years of the time? That is what we are because we would not have gotten the millions do you think he makes in a faced with every time we do a 10-year people from here and the people from year that come into him as dividends? receipt of money in exchange for a 1- there together in a small group to If those did not count as dividends, he year spending project. And we are work out a solution. That is what the would have to pay a Medicare percent- doing that more and more and more. leader ought to be doing. That is why But, again, under our accounting sys- age tax on every dime of that. That is you send things to committee. But we tem, that does not go down as the same what we are talking about here with are not doing that. kind of liability and debt situation the professionals whom we are going to The other side has assured me that that increases the debt ceiling or in- discriminate against in a bit. We are even though we are not putting this creases the debt for the country. So it saying that anything that counts as a money into the Medicare trust fund, is a very clever tactic to use, but it is dividend for them, they are going to that the Medicare trust fund will still not honest with the American people. have to pay the Medicare tax on. Why have all of its money. Let me tell you Yes, I am upset we are spending all just pick on the professionals? Why not how that works. As an accountant in this time on this reconsideration of a pick on all small businesses? the Senate—and there are only two of vote that we had. When you do not Of course, small business is the job us now. For 15 years, I was the only make any changes, you can expect the creator for the country, so we should one. But there are two of us now. Here vote to come out exactly the same. But not be picking on any of them. We is how it works: When the money it allows us days to harangue each should be making sure they are paying comes in, a bond is put in the Medicare other, and that is the wrong way to do the taxes they owe, but that is not drawer that says the Federal Govern- it. what we are doing. And we are saying ment owes Medicare that amount of I have asked the leader to pull this Warren Buffett is a special case out money. But we go ahead and spend the bill down, send it to committee, give there, even though we like to talk money. them a limited amount of time to work about a Warren Buffett tax every once They say: Well, this trust fund is still on it, and see if they can come up with in a while, but we are not going to in intact. No. It only has debt in it. It a solution that both sides would like this case. does not have money in it. I discovered and one that does not have a lot of What we are talking about is the tax that trying to get some money out of a loopholes in it. that would be for Social Security and trust fund once. They said: Well, you Loopholes? Well, when we are talking Medicare. If they are not paying that, cannot get it out unless you put money about these small business corpora- they ought to be paying it. But we are in. What kind of bank account is that? tions for doctors and dentists, et saying that is a good pay-for. What kind of a trust fund is that? That cetera, we said: If they make more How many times do you think we can is what Social Security and Medicare than $250,000 a year and if the small take the money that is supposed to go are. They are a bunch of bonds in a business corporation has three stock- to Social Security and Medicare and drawer that the Federal Government holders or less. I do not think they are spend it on something else and hope says we are good for. The way we are cheating to the degree that they say Social Security and Medicare continue spending, we may not be able to be this money would come in. But if they to exist? That is what we are doing good for that. People ought to be con- are, I can see the wheels turning out here. We are saying we are going to cerned about that. there and people saying: Let’s see, I take the money from the doctors and So that is where we are. We are talk- have three people in my corporation. the dentists and other professionals ing about taking the Medicare money Oh, my son is not in the corporation and we are going to make them pay a and the Social Security money, putting yet, so we will make that a fourth one. Social Security and Medicare tax, but bonds in a drawer, using the money, When we get the fourth person in the we are not going to put that into Medi- and saying all is well in the world and corporation, we are exempted from care, we are not going to put that into everything is paid for. this.

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I have advo- give them a limited amount of time to children to set goals, to set priorities. cated, and will continue to do so, that work on it, and see if they can come up It should surprise no one that they se- the Senate, at the beginning of each with a solution that both sides will riously question our goals, our prior- Congress, should adopt its own rules by like because both sides said the inter- ities. It is like a bus heading toward a a simple majority vote. The Constitu- est rate ought to be 3.4 percent for the cliff. We can turn it around, and we tion clearly gives us this authority, next year. ought to be able to do so without and it is time to exercise it. Yet at the Then we ought to take a look at the throwing students underneath it. beginning of each Congress, the Senate, cost of all college education. As all the The other side says they care about unlike the House of Representatives, people have said, college is important. our Nation’s students too. Perhaps, but doesn’t vote to adopt its rules. The Education after high school is impor- there is caring, and then there is devo- Senate simply accepts the rules of the tant. We had one hearing on that in the tion. Once again, their devotion is for previous Congress—rules that lead to HELP Committee too. When we were the wealthiest among us and not for the unfettered abuse of filibusters, scheduled to have that hearing—I the 7 million students who are worried rules that have made the Senate a make a weekly trip out to Wyoming about how they will pay for their edu- graveyard of good ideas. and travel around the State so I get to cation. When we fail to reform our rules, talk to a lot of people—I happened to Back to choices. As any bright col- their abuse becomes an entrenched be talking to some sixth graders, and I lege student can tell us, it always part of the Senate’s culture. That is said: We are going to have this hearing, comes down to choices. How do we pro- where we are today—after years of fili- and the title of it is: Is education after tect the Stafford Student Loan Pro- buster abuse, we have turned the Sen- high school important? Do you know gram? By further cuts to preventive ate into a supermajoritarian body. To what. Those kids all said yes. We did health care? By weakening research to do anything in today’s Senate requires not have to bring in some people from prevent disease? By cutting our re- 60 votes. Harvard and Stanford to convince us of sponse to public health emergencies? Yesterday’s vote on the student loan that. We could have been talking about No, of course not. We do it by closing bill was a prime example. We can’t the cost of college, which would get a tax loophole, by requiring the even get onto the bill. Fifty-two Sen- more people going to college, and not wealthy to pay their fair share of pay- ators voted to move forward, but 45 just college but some of the tech roll taxes. Senators chose to filibuster. Once schools too because we are going to I submit that this is not, and should again, minority obstruction prevents need a lot of different professions in fu- not be, a tough choice, but apparently majority rule. That is not democratic, ture years. it is. In fact, it is so tough that the and it is not how our Founders in- Let’s get this thing to committee and other side doesn’t want to talk about it tended the Senate to operate. get it resolved and get on with some of any further. The result? Yet another This has to change. A new Congress the issues we need to be working on— filibuster. will begin next January. Right now, we some of the ones that are big money That brings me to my other regret. don’t know which party will control that affect all of America, not just 40 Once again, this Senate is broken, in the House, the Senate, or the White percent of the students at about a cost limbo, stuck. Once again, the American House, but it should not matter. The of $7 a month. people look on in dismay. Senate must reform itself regardless of So with that plea, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The Senate was once called the which party has control, not for the ator from New Mexico. greatest deliberative body in the world. good of the Democrats or the Repub- Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. I thank Now it reminds me of that song, ‘‘The licans but for the good of the country. you for the recognition, Mr. President. Sound of Silence,’’ ‘‘and no one dared The Senate will have many new Let me say, I have been sitting here disturb the sound of silence.’’ Members next January, and I think listening to my colleague, the Senator That is what we hear more and most of them will want to become part from Wyoming, and I think he makes more—silence. No debate, no discus- of a functioning legislative body, one some good points. I think we do need a sion. Yesterday’s vote was the 21st fili- where they can bring their best ideas more open process. I think we need to buster by Republicans of a Democratic and have them debated, a body where try as much as possible to work with bill this Congress—the 21st—and the all views are heard and considered but each other in the committee process. I year is young. majority rule is once again the norm. do not think there is any doubt about This ugly parade of filibusters—and That institution cannot exist under the that. I think we need to allow germane for what? Let’s see. To block the Presi- existing rules, and we continue to amendments and have a good, robust dent’s job bill, to stop the repeal of tax prove that on a daily basis. debate on the bills that are on the breaks for big oil companies, to not The reforms Senators HARKIN, floor. help local governments pay for teach- MERKLEY, and I proposed at the begin- But what I want to talk about today ers and first responders, to prevent a ning of this Congress had strong sup- is the fact that we are in a filibuster. minimum tax on households earning port, but it did not pass. So here we Fifty-two of us wanted to move for- more than $1 million a year, and now it are, 21 filibusters later, and the line of ward on this bill and 45 of us did not. is student loans—another filibuster, Americans who wait for a Congress That is why we are locked in this situ- more sounds of silence. that works, that actually gets things ation. I have previously joined my col- done, and that comes together to find I rise with regret today, and there is leagues and friends, Senator MERKLEY solutions—that line just got longer by much to regret about yesterday’s vote of Oregon and Senator HARKIN of Iowa, about 7 million students. on the student loan bill. First, I regret to push for fundamental reforms in Several of my constituents have the false choice between helping stu- how the Senate operates. The reason watched and have seen this filibuster dents or funding preventive health then and even more abundantly clear proceed, and they have written me on care. Most Americans support student now is that the Senate was broken. my Facebook page. I thought I would loans. Most Americans see the value of This is tragic. At a time when our share a couple of those comments be- preventive health care. Yet my col- country needs us to act, we do almost cause they really go to the heart of leagues on the other side of the aisle nothing. It is no wonder that what is happening on student loans. would ask that we sacrifice one for the Congress’s approval ratings are at an Tracy Edwards writes me, saying other. all-time low. Instead of working to that student loans are vital. She says:

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They are ready to hire people who challenge, we have to help students pay my daughter’s loan, but why should we have the education and the skills they make smart decisions about financing be punished with an increase for trying to need to compete and participate in the their education. ensure our children get a solid education? If modern economy. We can empower students to make a bankruptcy is filed, you could lose your Today, with more than 12.5 million home, your car, and your credit, but student more informed choices by fully under- loans are mandated for repayment, no mat- Americans out of work, including more standing the relationship between their ter what. Is it too much to ask for a fair in- than 30,000 Delawareans who are out of debt, their choice of major or studies, terest rate? I think the 1 percent will not be work, the question is, How do we make and their future career path by pro- happy until it is a world of the haves and higher education, skills training, voca- viding more and earlier and better in- have nots. tional schools, and community college formation about this. Thank you, Tracy. more affordable and accessible? One Financial literacy, and a clear under- Donna Kubiak writes this: thing we can do, and have to do, is ad- standing of how or whether borrowing I agree . . . my daughter is a single mom of dress the staggering debt that lingers will help raise their earning potential 3 kids and working on her degree to teach el- with graduates sometimes decades later is a key part of the real solution ementary school . . . without financial aid, after completing school. to our country’s ongoing and exploding she will have to work for a minimum wage We are faced with two problems. One student loan debt. job and get welfare indefinitely. is a short-term problem and one is We can also seek creative solutions Thank you, Donna, for that com- longer term. The short-term problem is that look beyond the obvious and real- ment. that without immediate congressional ly work to make higher education Mr. President, as we know, this issue action, student loan interest rates for more affordable for more students. is absolutely crucial to 7 million Amer- millions of Americans will double on That is why I am so glad to work with ican students who don’t want to see July 1. my friend, Congressman CHAKA FATTAH those interest rates skyrocket a couple If we allow rates on federally sub- of Philadelphia, PA, on new legislation months from now. I believe the esti- sidized Stafford loans to increase from to encourage private investment in col- 3.4 to 6.8 percent, we will saddle stu- mate is about $1,000 per student. They lege scholarships. Congressman FATTAH can’t afford that, and we need to get dent borrowers with an additional $6.3 showed tremendous leadership in this bill on the Senate floor. We need billion in interest payments. In Dela- crafting this bill. We introduce a new to cut out the filibusters and settle ware, this could impact more than tax credit that will help more kids af- down and do the amendment process, 18,000 student borrowers, burdening ford a college education, entitled Com- the debate, and produce a bill. families who are still struggling to re- munities Committed to College Tax I suggest the absence of a quorum. cover from the recession with unex- Credit Act of 2012. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pected additional bills. Lots of people The bill provides tax incentives to clerk will call the roll. have contacted my office—called or encourage private donors to support The legislative clerk proceeded to written or sent me postings on and sustain educational trusts that call the roll. Facebook, and they have tweeted to make higher education possible for all Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I ask contact my office and many others the young people of a chosen commu- unanimous consent that the order for here about their concerns. nity. These private donors, encouraged Alexandra, a recent graduate from the quorum call be rescinded. by a 50-percent tax credit, will help Wilmington, DE, reached out to me and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without fund need-based college scholarships, wrote: objection, it is so ordered. fueling a new generation of achieve- Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I rise I can confidently say that going to a four- ment by making higher education more today to talk about where we are right year college has prepared me more than I thought it ever could for success in my job affordable and reducing the need for now procedurally in the Senate on the search. Because of this education, however, I student loans. But equally important, issue of student loan debt and the in- am facing about $20,000 of debt with a low- in places such as Syracuse where these terest rates that we charge those who paying job. programs are already in place, it take out Stafford loans, but also the Alexandra is deeply concerned about changes expectations. When young peo- larger question of student loan debt the significant debt she faces, and she ple, in the very beginning of school- and how we make the highway, the urged me to work hard to freeze the in- ing—from the first, second, and third pathway, to higher education for terest rate on her student loan rather grade—know there is some possibility, America’s students clearer, fairer, and than letting it double. some savings account, some commu- more predictable. I agree with Alexandra and fully sup- nity program that will fund their high- Yates once said that education is not port efforts on this floor to fix this er education, the likelihood they will the filling of an empty bucket but the short-term problem by freezing inter- finish high school and go on to college lighting of a fire. Educating our young est rates on Stafford loans. increases by four to seven times. people is one of the most important I am disappointed that yesterday’s I support Congressman FATTAH’S in- things we do as a society. In lighting vote—the failure to invoke cloture—to novative effort to support community the fire of curiosity, imagination, en- get past a filibuster by the other party trusts that support higher education. thusiasm, entrepreneurship, and cre- has prevented the Senate from moving That is one idea for looking beyond the ativity, particularly higher education forward and discussing a possible real- box and working to make higher edu- is one of the things that distinguishes istic solution. cation more accessible. the United States from many other It is important for the Congress to Here is another. The American countries around the world. We have confront this rise in interest rates, and Dream Accounts Act is a bipartisan, bi- long had an enormous advantage in I hope we can come to a bipartisan con- cameral bill to encourage real partner- having one of the world’s greatest edu- sensus. But let’s be clear. Even doing ships between schools, colleges, non- cational systems. that will not solve the larger long-term profits, and businesses to develop se- As the occupant of the chair knows, problem. Addressing this rise in inter- cure, Web-based, individual, portable in Vermont and in Delaware today est rates would not change how much student accounts that contain informa- there are so many working families students borrow, numbers that are only tion about each student’s academic who deeply question whether the path- steadily growing. preparedness and skills. It also directly

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When an issue such as the late 1960s, they added up all the State and Federal level. this—the one that brought on this fili- money I had borrowed—college and law I am grateful to Senator BINGAMAN of buster—is explained to the American school—from the Federal Government. New Mexico and Senator RUBIO of Flor- people, they shake their heads and ask: I remember the day I brought the let- ida for joining me as original cospon- What are you doing in Washington? ter home to my wife, baby in arms and sors here in the Senate. This bill is a Well, here is what this is all about. another one on the way, and said: My potentially powerful step toward help- On July 1, the interest rate on student student loans have all been added up. ing more students of all income levels loans through the Federal Government She said: How much? and backgrounds access, afford, and doubles. It goes from 3.4 percent to 6.8 I said: It is $8,500. complete a college education. It is percent unless we do something. So we She said: We will never be able to pay rooted in my own experience with the I have a bill we brought to the floor yes- that back. Have a Dream Foundation, which has terday. We said: Let’s bring this bill in, And I said: I know, but we have to helped more than 15,000 young people debate it, vote on it, and let’s change try. We have a year before the first all over the country to achieve the the law so that we can protect these payment is due. dream of higher education. students and families. Let’s freeze that My first job out of law school paid If we want American companies, increase and keep it at the original 3.4 $15,000 a year, to put things in perspec- American workers, and American fami- percent. Now, what is that worth? For tive. lies to compete and win in the global someone borrowing $20,000 over the Now look what students are faced economy, we have to help our students course of their college education, it is with today. They are lucky to get out afford higher education. It really is worth $4,000. If that is your son or with an average indebtedness of that simple. I look forward to working daughter and you happened to cosign $24,000—very lucky. For a lot of stu- with my colleagues to find solutions with them, $4,000 is nothing to sneeze dents, that isn’t even possible. They that promote affordable, accessible at. get more deeply in debt as they go higher education because early action The Pew Foundation did a survey of through school. They say: Well, you and early engagement can help change working families across America, I say told me to finish my education so I the future and the outcomes for our to the Presiding Officer, the Senator would have a better life and realize my kids and make it possible for them to from Vermont, and they asked a very dream. I can’t quit now. I have to bor- achieve the American dream. basic question of the working-family row some more money and finish next It is my hope that we can overcome population. The question was how year and the following year or I have this needless filibuster, yesterday’s set- many of them could come up with wasted it all. If I am a college dropout, back, and that all of us can come to- $2,000 in 30 days—2,000 bucks. Maybe what do I have to show for it—no di- gether and achieve what we say we there was an emergency in their ploma, just the debt. want to do together—a responsible home—a water pipe just broke or the So we asked families across Illinois path forward that avoids needless addi- furnace broke down. My daughter just to get in touch with us and tell us tional burdens on working families try- went to the hospital. But how many about student debt as they see it in ing to finance their children’s edu- could come up with $2,000 was the ques- their lives. We know nationally that cation—and that we can look seriously tion, and only half responded that they student debt in October of 2010, for the at these two proposals I have touched could. Half of the working families in first time in history, surpassed credit on briefly today that will help our stu- America have access to $2,000. So what card debt. People owe more money on dents of the future understand and af- does $4,000 or more in interest being student loans than on their credit ford higher education to make their paid mean? For a Senator, not much. cards, and it is growing—dramatically American dream possible. For an average working person, a lot. growing. When you meet these fami- I thank the Chair. Now, what happened yesterday? We lies, it is sometimes a sobering mo- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. called this bill and said: Let’s move it, ment. MERKLEY). The Senator from Illinois. let’s start debating it, and let’s get it I was at a college in Chicago last Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I thank done before July 1. We all agree we week and met a student, a lovely my colleague from Delaware for speak- should. President Obama and even Gov- young lady majoring in art, which my ing to some critical issues. It is a ernor Romney said we should get this daughter majored in, so I have no prob- shame we are not in a position where done. But not a single Republican Sen- lems with that because she is a great we can offer the Senator’s amend- ator would vote with us—not one. Not artist and doing well, thank goodness. ments, but, as he knows and as he one Senator would join us to bring the This young lady said: I am about to get spoke to in his speech, the decision bill to the floor. That is why we sit my bachelor’s degree with a major in yesterday by the Republicans to go here literally wasting our time and the art, and my student indebtedness at into a filibuster—which is what we are time of taxpayers over an issue we this moment is $80,000. But I am going having on the floor and which is why should not even have to debate. on for a master’s. I think it will be there are so few people and nothing I don’t know about the Presiding Of- about another $60,000 of debt. really happening aside from some real- ficer, but I had to borrow some money I think she was 25 years old. Think ly outstanding speeches—is a decision to go to school, and I borrowed it from about that. Think about what she has they have made time and again. the Federal Government. It was called just done to herself. First, she did what This was rarely used in the history of the National Defense Education Act. she was told to do—to get a college de- the Senate—the filibuster. Oh, ‘‘Mr. They created it back in the late 1950s, gree. Then she got so deeply into debt Smith Goes to Washington’’—some early 1960s, because we were scared to that she is going to come to realize— people will remember that movie, and death of the Russians and sputnik. We sadly come to realize—it is going to in- in the 1960s during the civil rights de- thought, they can take over the world. fluence so many decisions in her life. bate, they may remember that too. They have the bomb, and now they are Will she ever be able to buy a car, get Sometimes it was used during the Viet- the first in space with that little bas- married, buy a home, have children? nam war, maybe. But it has rarely been ketball-sized satellite. So we thought Each one of those decisions along the used. Now it has become so routine, so it was time for America to get up and way is going to be based on her student commonplace, that day after weary get moving, and we created, for the loan indebtedness.

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She lost her job shortly Last night, I was one of the last solve these problems, not to go into before her son started college. Each se- speakers, and I looked over there to an filibusters—one more Republican fili- mester his tuition kept going up. This empty side of the aisle and I said: Of all buster. I don’t want to get partisan is something we hear about very often. the people who objected to our going to about it, but they didn’t provide a sin- Her son’s degree is in journalism and the bill, not a single one of them is gle vote—not one—to help us move to mass communication—not a field here. They are all out to dinner. That this issue. where you can find a lot of jobs these isn’t right. So on our Web site we asked families days. His loan payments are about to I know the Presiding Officer has been to tell us their stories. I just spoke kick in, and he works as a cook in an pushing for changes in the Senate about a young student, but many of Irish pub. He makes enough for his rules. It would strike me that if some- these students have parents and grand- basic expenses—food and keeping his one wants to stop the consideration of parents who sign up to help them. They bicycle running so he can go back and a bill before the Senate, they ought to say: Yes, we will cosign the note be- forth to work. She said she honestly park their posterior in one of these cause we want our granddaughter or doesn’t know what he is going to do chairs and be prepared to take on all our daughter to finish school; let me when the student loan payments kick comers to explain why. If they don’t help. in. His debt from the State university have the time or inclination to do it, About 6 weeks ago, the New York tuition has left the family with more then for goodness’ sake don’t start a Times reported a story in which a than $60,000 in loans, and he is cooking filibuster. One of the rule changes we woman had her Social Security check in an Irish pub. have talked about says that if it is that garnished for student loans. It wasn’t a Sharon says she is in her sixties and important to stop the business of the loan she took out, it was a loan she nobody is lining up to give her a job. Senate—as we are doing now—they guaranteed for her granddaughter. Her She had hoped to be able to help her ought to at least have to stay on the granddaughter defaulted, and they son pay his loans off sooner. She says: floor of the Senate to defend their posi- went after grandma. She now receives He deserves a chance to follow his passion tion. Is that too much to ask, that they a smaller Social Security check be- without being saddled with years of debt. don’t go out to dinner and check in the cause of the student loan and her good- Jill Shakely from Rockford started next day to make certain that lunch is ness in helping her granddaughter. out at Rock Valley Community Col- going to be served on time? That is the reality of this debt. It lege, which I think is a smart deci- I think this issue gets to the heart of trickles through entire families—fami- sion—to go to a community college if what our economy is facing, what fami- lies with guaranteed loans that, when you are not sure or at least you want lies are facing, and what the Senate re- they go into default, mom and dad an affordable first year or two of col- fuses to face. This Republican fili- keep working well past what they lege. She started out at Rock Valley, buster has stopped us from taking up a thought was their retirement age. and when she graduated in 2002, she de- measure that would reduce the interest I have to say, the more I watch this, cided she wanted to continue her edu- rate on student loans from 6.8 percent the more I am concerned about this cation and pursue a 4-year degree. She to 3.4 percent. In my State of Illinois, student debt bomb that could go off, if didn’t have any support from her fam- 365,000 students will be affected if that it hasn’t already. I worry about what it ily. They couldn’t help her pay for it. interest rate goes up. It isn’t fair to will do to these families and to the rep- So she took out students loans. The them. It isn’t fair at all. It isn’t fair to utation of a college degree. There are tuition was $26,000 a year, and it added be stuck in the middle of a filibuster people who are skeptical today about up quickly. She doesn’t own a home when we ought to be rolling up our mortgages. They wonder, why would I and makes a salary some would say is sleeves and tackling this issue. take out a mortgage on a home if the pretty small. She spends a large per- The House passed a bill on student value of the home is going to plummet? centage of her salary on her loans. She loans. Just to give an idea of how there That skepticism doesn’t help us build would like to go back to school but is a different approach to things, the hope in communities and neighbor- can’t take on any more debt. She is House Republicans—with very little, if hoods. What if we reach that level of worried about how it will affect her fu- any, Democratic support—said: OK. We skepticism when it comes to higher ture. She said that keeping interest will lower the interest rate on student education? So this is part of the con- rates low will help students like her. loans, and here is how we will pay for versation. Who wants to argue against this situ- it. We will take money out of a preven- Let me tell my colleagues about ation? Who believes we ought to raise tive health care program. In other some of the stories I have heard. the cost of student loans? Who thinks words, we will reduce childhood immu- Dewaine Nelson from Rockford con- that is in the best interest of this coun- nizations, and the money we save by tacted our office. Dewaine’s daughter try in terms of encouraging young peo- not vaccinating children, we will use went to a private college costing about ple to go to school and getting them that to bring student loan interest $30,000 a year. She has been a file clerk out of school without a mountain of rates down. for 11 years since graduating. He want- debt which crushes them? How about that for a Faustian ed to help her, but he lost his job in That is what this debate is all about. choice? How about that for a deal with 2001. He says: The fact that we couldn’t get one sin- the devil? We will run the risk that Once you fall on hard times you can never gle vote from the other side of the children will get childhood diseases, get a good job in the finance or insurance in- aisle—not one—to move to this bill to and we will take the savings from that dustry. Your credit is no good. Bad credit even debate it is a sad commentary. and help the kids who are in college. Is means no good job. This Senate Chamber is supposed to that what it has come to now, your Then he decided to go back to school be about deliberation, amendment, and money or your life? That is the choice to pursue his MBA in marketing. Still, debate. At the end of the day we put we have? That is all? I don’t think so. with no decent pay, he couldn’t repay our fate in the hands of those gathered Why is it that the Tax Code in this his student loan. So he went back to here and have a vote, up or down, win country has become a sacred docu- school so he could defer the student or lose. I know the Presiding Officer ment? One would think that some peo- loan again. He still doesn’t have a job has had some that have won and some ple, instead of putting their hand on that pays enough for him to pay off his that have lost and so have I. But that the Bible and swearing to uphold the

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Our job every year is The assistant legislative clerk pro- major party figures, including the remaining to look at it and see if it makes sense. ceeded to call the roll. presidential candidates. The way we pay for the student loan Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask It’s not that the GOP leadership agrees interest rate to stay affordable is clos- unanimous consent the order for the with West; it is that such extreme remarks ing a loophole in the Tax Code used by quorum call be rescinded. and views are now taken for granted. accountants and lawyers to avoid pay- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and ing taxes. They have made out pretty objection, it is so ordered. Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, yester- never have we seen them this dysfunctional. well under that provision for a while. In our past writings, we have criticized both But why should they have that for life? day I spoke on the floor about the parties when we believed it was warranted. Are they now entitled to that? Is that Democratic bill to reduce interest Today, however, we have no choice but to ac- an entitlement they get for life? I don’t rates on student loans, and I was la- knowledge that the core of the problem lies think so. I think it is a loophole we can menting the fact that our Republican with the Republican Party. close, save the money, and reduce stu- colleagues would not even permit us to The GOP has become an insurgent outlier dent loans—not at the expense of chil- turn to the bill. They were filibus- in American politics. It is ideologically ex- treme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by dren being immunized against whoop- tering a motion to proceed to the bill which meant we could no longer work conventional understanding of facts, evi- ing cough and measles. That is what it dence and science; and dismissive of the le- comes down to. on it. That is why this floor today is so gitimacy of its political opposition. House Republicans seem to think empty. We should have been here work- When one party moves this far from the that is a pretty good tradeoff. I don’t. ing on a student loan bill which is so mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible Let’s at least debate it on the floor of critical to so many college students for the political system to deal construc- the Senate instead of getting locked and their families across the country. tively with the country’s challenges. into a worthless filibuster again and The interest rates on these student ‘‘Both sides do it’’ or ‘‘There is plenty of again and again. That is where we are. loans, which are the Stafford loans, the blame to go around’’ are the traditional ref- Federal subsidized loans, is going to go uges for an American news media intent on Many of us have gone to our official proving its lack of bias, while political sci- Web sites and invited people living in from 3 percent to 6 percent. We want to entists prefer generality and neutrality when our States to send us their stories get it back down. This is important to discussing partisan polarization. Many self- about student loans. I have read three 7.5 million students and their families. styled bipartisan groups, in their search for of them here. I can tell you many more When I concluded my remarks, Sen- common ground, propose solutions that from those I witnessed just this last ator BROWN from Massachusetts took move both sides to the center, a strategy week going through my State, going to the floor. He expressed shock that I that is simply untenable when one side is so from Chicago to Peoria to Decatur and was concerned about Republican fili- far out of reach. busters and started to talk about how It is clear that the center of gravity in the all points in between. The stories just Republican Party has shifted sharply to the come crushing in one after the other, cooperative the Republicans have been, right. Its once-legendary moderate and cen- and they are reminders that what we pointing to a few issues where we have ter-right legislators in the House and the do on the floor of the Senate makes a worked together. Look, I am here to Senate—think Bob Michel, Mickey Edwards, real difference in the lives of families say that working together in a bipar- John Danforth, Chuck Hagel—are virtually across America. tisan manner on a few issues is fine, extinct. I have said it before: I wouldn’t be but we need to work together in a bi- The post-McGovern Democratic Party, by standing here today without student partisan manner on almost all the contrast, while losing the bulk of its con- loans. The government loaned me the issues we work on because the Amer- servative Dixiecrat contingent in the dec- ades after the civil rights revolution, has re- money, and somehow or another I paid ican people are counting on us. Because tained a more diverse base. Since the Clinton it back. I didn’t think I could, but I there are a handful of issues on which presidency, it has hewed to the center-left on did, hoping the next generation could the Republicans cooperated, let’s not issues from welfare reform to fiscal policy. use that money to get their own stu- come down to the floor and say every- While the Democrats may have moved from dent loans. It is part of the kind of thing is perfect and Republicans are their 40-yard line to their 25, the Republicans trust we have, one generation helping not blocking us, when, in fact, they are have gone from their 40 to somewhere behind another. So are we going to let these blocking us. their goal post. students down? Are we going to let this The Democrats essentially retook What happened? Of course, there were larg- er forces at work beyond the realignment of filibuster be the end of the conversa- the Senate in 2007. Since then, these the South. They included the mobilization of tion? Republican filibusters have been off social conservatives after the 1973 Roe v. I have listened to the Republican the charts. Don’t take my word for it, Wade decision, the anti-tax movement leader come to the floor day after day listen to congressional scholars Thom- launched in 1978 by California’s Proposition and say: Oh, this is just a political as Mann and Norman Ornstein. They 13, the rise of conservative talk radio after a stunt. Where is the stunt? What it recently wrote an opinion piece in the congressional pay raise in 1989, and the comes down to is we want to bring the Washington Post. It was based on a emergence of Fox News and right-wing blogs. bill to the floor and open it to an study. I ask unanimous consent to But the real move to the bedrock right starts with two names: Newt Gingrich and amendment process. have that printed in the RECORD. Grover Norquist. To my friends on the Republican There being no objection, the mate- From the day he entered Congress in 1979, side, give us your best ideas. Put them rial was ordered to be printed in the Gingrich had a strategy to create a Repub- in amendment form. Bring them to the RECORD, as follows: lican majority in the House: convincing vot- floor. Let’s debate them. Let’s vote. We [From The Washington Post, Apr. 27] ers that the institution was so corrupt that will do the same. Who knows, we may anyone would be better than the incumbents, LET’S JUST SAY IT: THE REPUBLICANS ARE find some common bipartisan agree- especially those in the Democratic majority. THE PROBLEM It took him 16 years, but by bringing ethics ment and get this problem solved. We (By Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. will not get it solved stuck in another charges against Democratic leaders; pro- Ornstein) voking them into overreactions that enraged filibuster, which is where we are right Rep. Allen West, a Florida Republican, was Republicans and united them to vote against now, wasting the time of the Senate recently captured on video asserting that Democratic initiatives; exploiting scandals and the time of the taxpayers and en- there are ‘‘78 to 81’’ Democrats in Congress to create even more public disgust with poli- dangering a lot of families across who are members of the Communist Party. ticians; and then recruiting GOP candidates

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I wouldn’t have trist and conservative ‘‘Blue Dog’’ Demo- rich wanted to enhance Congress’s reputa- voted for it.’’ crats have been targeted for extinction by tion and was content to compromise with And seven Republican co-sponsors of a Sen- redistricting, while even ardent tea party President Bill Clinton when it served his in- ate resolution to create a debt-reduction Republicans, such as freshman Rep. ALAN terests. But the forces Gingrich unleashed panel voted in January 2010 against their NUNNELEE (Miss.), have faced primary chal- destroyed whatever comity existed across own resolution, solely to keep it from get- lenges from the right for being too party lines, activated an extreme and ting to the 60-vote threshold Republicans de- accommodationist. And Mitt Romney’s rhet- virulently anti-Washington base—most re- manded and thus denying the president a oric and positions offer no indication that he cently represented by tea party activists— seeming victory. would govern differently if his party cap- and helped drive moderate Republicans out This attitude filters down far deeper than tures the White House and both chambers of of Congress. (Some of his progeny, elected in the party leadership. Rank-and-file GOP vot- Congress. the early 1990s, moved to the Senate and po- ers endorse the strategy that the party’s We understand the values of mainstream larized its culture in the same way.) elites have adopted, eschewing compromise journalists, including the effort to report Norquist, meanwhile, founded Americans to solve problems and insisting on principle, both sides of a story. But a balanced treat- for Tax Reform in 1985 and rolled out his even if it leads to gridlock. Democratic vot- ment of an unbalanced phenomenon distorts Taxpayer Protection Pledge the following ers, by contrast, along with self-identified reality. If the political dynamics of Wash- year. The pledge, which binds its signers to independents, are more likely to favor deal- ington are unlikely to change anytime soon, never support a tax increase (that includes making over deadlock. at least we should change the way that re- closing tax loopholes), had been signed as of Democrats are hardly blameless, and they ality is portrayed to the public. last year by 238 of the 242 House Republicans have their own extreme wing and their own Our advice to the press: Don’t seek profes- and 41 of the 47 GOP senators, according to predilection for hardball politics. But these sional safety through the even-handed, ATR. The Norquist tax pledge has led to tendencies do not routinely veer outside the unfiltered presentation of opposing views. other pledges, on issues such as climate normal bounds of robust politics. If any- Which politician is telling the truth? Who is change, that create additional litmus tests thing, under the presidencies of Clinton and taking hostages, at what risks and to what that box in moderates and make cross-party Obama, the Democrats have become more of ends? coalitions nearly impossible. For Repub- a status-quo party. They are centrist protec- Also, stop lending legitimacy to Senate licans concerned about a primary challenge tors of government, reluctantly willing to filibusters by treating a 60-vote hurdle as from the right, the failure to sign such revamp programs and trim retirement and routine. The framers certainly didn’t intend pledges is simply too risky. health benefits to maintain its central com- it to be. Report individual senators’ abusive Today, thanks to the GOP, compromise mitments in the face of fiscal pressures. use of holds and identify every time the mi- has gone out the window in Washington. In No doubt, Democrats were not exactly nority party uses a filibuster to kill a bill or the first two years of the Obama administra- warm and fuzzy toward George W. Bush dur- nomination with majority support. tion, nearly every presidential initiative met ing his presidency. But recall that they Look ahead to the likely consequences of with vehement, rancorous and unanimous worked hand in glove with the Republican voters’ choices in the November elections. Republican opposition in the House and the president on the No Child Left Behind Act, How would the candidates govern? What Senate, followed by efforts to delegitimize provided crucial votes in the Senate for his could they accomplish? What differences can the results and repeal the policies. The fili- tax cuts, joined with Republicans for all the people expect from a unified Republican or buster, once relegated to a handful of major steps taken after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks Democratic government, or one divided be- national issues in a given Congress, became and supplied the key votes for the Bush ad- tween the parties? In the end, while the press can make cer- a routine weapon of obstruction, applied ministration’s financial bailout at the height tain political choices understandable, it is even to widely supported bills or presidential of the economic crisis in 2008. The difference up to voters to decide. If they can punish ide- nominations. And Republicans in the Senate is striking. ological extremism at the polls and look have abused the confirmation process to The GOP’s evolution has become too much skeptically upon candidates who profess to block any and every nominee to posts such for some longtime Republicans. Former sen- reject all dialogue and bargaining with oppo- as the head of the Consumer Financial Pro- ator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska called his nents, then an insurgent outlier party will tection Bureau, solely to keep laws that party ‘‘irresponsible’’ in an interview with have some impetus to return to the center. were legitimately enacted from being imple- the Financial Times in August, at the height Otherwise, our politics will get worse before mented. of the debt-ceiling battle. ‘‘I think the Re- it gets better. In the third and now fourth years of the publican Party is captive to political move- Obama presidency, divided government has ments that are very ideological, that are Mrs. BOXER. Here is the title of produced something closer to complete grid- very narrow,’’ he said. ‘‘I’ve never seen so their piece, ‘‘Let’s Just Say It, The Re- lock than we have ever seen in our time in much intolerance as I see today in American publicans Are The Problem.’’ Washington, with partisan divides even lead- politics.’’ They explain that in the past they ing last year to America’s first credit down- And Mike Lofgren, a veteran Republican looked at Congress and thought both grade. congressional staffer, wrote an anguished parties were to blame. But on reflec- On financial stabilization and economic re- diatribe last year about why he was ending tion, as they studied the facts—not the covery, on deficits and debt, on climate his career on the Hill after nearly three dec- change and health-care reform, Republicans ades. ‘‘The Republican Party is becoming rhetoric but the facts—it was Repub- have been the force behind the widening ide- less and less like a traditional political licans who are causing all the prob- ological gaps and the strategic use of par- party in a representative democracy and be- lems. Here is what they write: tisanship. In the presidential campaign and coming more like an apocalyptic cult, or one The filibuster, once relegated to a handful in Congress, GOP leaders have embraced fan- of the intensely ideological authoritarian of major national issues in a given Congress, ciful policies on taxes and spending, kow- parties of 20th century Europe,’’ he wrote on became a routine weapon of obstruction ap- towing to their party’s most strident voices. the Truthout Web site. plied even to widely supported bills or Presi- Republicans often dismiss nonpartisan Shortly before Rep. West went off the rails dential nominations. analyses of the nature of problems and the with his accusations of communism in the All we have to do is watch the Senate impact of policies when those assessments Democratic Party, political scientists Keith or certainly when one is in the Senate don’t fit their ideology. In the face of the Poole and Howard Rosenthal, who have long deepest economic downturn since the Great tracked historical trends in political polar- we realize these scholars, Mann and Depression, the party’s leaders and their out- ization, said their studies of congressional Ornstein, are absolutely right. In this side acolytes insisted on obeisance to a sup- votes found that Republicans are now more Congress, the 112th Congress, we have ply-side view of economic growth—thus ful- conservative than they have been in more already seen 48 Republican filibusters; filling Norquist’s pledge—while ignoring con- than a century. Their data show a dramatic 48 times the Republicans stopped us trary considerations. uptick in polarization, mostly caused by the from doing our work. But don’t get the The results can border on the absurd: In sharp rightward move of the GOP. impression this was new behavior be- early 2009, several of the eight Republican If our democracy is to regain its health cause it did not just start in the 112th co-sponsors of a bipartisan health-care re- and vitality, the culture and ideological cen- form plan dropped their support; by early ter of the Republican Party must change. In Congress, it started way before. In the 2010, the others had turned on their own pro- the short run, without a massive (and un- 111th Congress, which covered 2009 and posal so that there would be zero GOP back- likely) across-the-board rejection of the GOP 2010, Republicans conducted 91 filibus- ing for any bill that came within a mile of at the polls, that will not happen. If any- ters. In the 110th Congress, 2007 and

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Please do not make it in all those times we were unable to do legislation because of a Republican fili- a larger burden for students to go to college. the work of the American people be- buster. So tomorrow when we take up this cause one party stopped it. There have What we do here matters. We could bill again, I hope my Republican been more filibusters by the Repub- save students thousands of dollars on friends will stand down and think of licans in the 6 years since Democrats the life of their loans. These are stu- Joseph Briones of San Fernando, CA, took over the Senate than there were dent loans for the middle class. More who is making a very pointed plea that in the prior 10 years. I want to remem- than 75 percent of the borrowers in the he relies on these loans, and it is going ber one of those times because I was program come from families with in- to be very difficult if the interest rates sitting down there in the manager’s comes below $60,000 a year. This is not are doubled. chair, coming out of my committee, some fun and games, but my Repub- Then there is Rachel Zavarella of Environment and Public Works, with a lican friends and their presumptive San Jose, CA. She says: near unanimous vote on a little pro- Presidential nominee want to cut taxes Increasing Stafford loan interest rates gram called the Economic Develop- for people who earn millions of dollars. only kicks students and borrowers when we ment Administration. This EDA has They want to give back an average tax are down . . . Increasing student loan inter- been in place for—I want to say 50 cut of $250,000 a year, and they don’t est is another dirty trick to redistribute years. It has been in place for 50 have it in their hearts to lower student wealth to the top, and it’s disgusting and un- acceptable. I want you to vote for students years—5–0; not 15—50 years through loans for families who earn less than and borrowers by voting yes on the bill. Presidents Republican and Democratic. $60,000 a year. They call for permanent Mr. President, that is just three sto- It is a beautiful program because what tax cuts for the people who don’t need ries from my State. I know in your it does is it takes some modest Federal them and again they block the way for beautiful State of Oregon, which has so funds and leverages States’ money, us to help the middle-class students to many wonderful universities, you could local money and private money and it get a break. have dozens of stories like this. Clearly comes into areas that are having dif- Yes, I hope college students are pay- this is not a time to increase loan rates ficulty with job creation and invests ing close attention to this debate. I for students. This should not be a par- that money there. As a magnet it cre- know some of them from the great tisan matter. Why would every single ates all of these contributions, and we State of California whom I represent Republican vote no? I guess it is their have seen hundreds of thousands of are paying attention. I have heard from ideology. Tax breaks for the rich, rich, jobs created as a result. some of them, and I will have some of rich, rich, and nothing for the middle So I come to the floor to get this lit- their comments for the RECORD. class. tle bill reauthorized. After coming out Delmita Turner of Rancho Cordova, If anyone wants to know the dif- of my committee with a strong bipar- CA writes: ference between the two parties, this is tisan vote, it is filibustered. I stood I am the single mother of three children the moment. It used to be a little hard- down there for 5 days, and I could not ages 7, 14, and 20. My daughter Khendel is in er to describe the differences between believe it. They are filibustering a bill college and we have had to get student loans the parties. When I was young, both that would create and save hundreds of to pay for her tuition. I am also in college and have student loans as well. An increase parties stood here and fought for the thousands of jobs. middle class, for students, for the envi- We also saw these Republican filibus- would put a tremendous strain on an already stretched budget. ronment, and for women. It isn’t that ters when we tried to say millionaires After our family suffered nearly every type way anymore. It just is not. should pay their fair share, which of loss one could, including death, fore- If we say we are here for the next would have reduced the deficit by bil- closure, divorce, and unemployment all generation, which all of us say all the lions. Oh, no, they could not stand to within a year, I decided to go back to school time one way or the other, then you have us debate that so they filibus- with the hopes of making life better for my don’t allow student loan interest rates tered. They filibustered a bill to elimi- family. I began working a year ago last De- to double. You don’t allow it. We know cember after being unemployed for 2 years. nate tax subsidies to big oil and gas how to fix it. We found a very simple companies that are making record Now I ask: How American is that? We way to pay for this that makes sense. profits and getting subsidies that they always strive to be better. Here is a Closing a tax loophole doesn’t hurt have gotten for 30 to 40 years. No, we woman who went through death, fore- anybody. Look at yesterday’s vote. It were not allowed to go to that. closure, divorce, and unemployment was not good; it was not pretty. And then, of course, the most recent within 1 year. She decided to make life I am glad Senator HARRY REID is filibuster by Senate Republicans is on better for her family. She began work- going to give us another chance to this critically important legislation to ing a year ago last December after change that, and I hope my Republican cut interest rates on student loans. being unemployed for 2 years. friends are now hearing from their con- They are going to double on July 1. Oh, She continues: ‘‘So please consider stituents back home. I hope when they no. They wouldn’t even let us go to the how this will impact so many of us.’’ come here tomorrow they will cast a bill. I say that despite the protesta- I am asking my Republican friends— ‘‘yes’’ vote and let us proceed to this tions of Senator BROWN of Massachu- as we have another vote on this I think bill and let us do our work. Let us setts, this has got to stop. He cited tomorrow morning—to think of stand for the people who need us to three or four times that we worked to- Delmita Turner of California and what stand for them, the middle class of this gether. I say good for that; I am happy this means to her. great country. We know why the coun- for that. That does not in any way Then there is Joseph Briones of San try is great; it is because of the middle change the fact that we face filibuster Fernando, CA. He writes: class. We need to make sure they have after filibuster, 48 times in this Con- I am a senior in high school who will be at- the opportunity to go to college and gress so far now. tending college this fall. My dad is unem- not have this burden on them that is so I hope every college student in this ployed and a cancer survivor and my mom is heavy it becomes too heavy for them to country who has an opportunity is working part-time. These conditions put a large stress on my myself as well as on my bear. Pretty soon they will stop going watching this Chamber. This Chamber parents to attend my top choice of college, to college because they don’t want to should have been bustling today with Westmount College. have that burden on their back. people talking and working together, We did not receive financial aid from the We have a chance to do the right offering amendments so we could cut state and we have an immense amount re- thing. I hope we will. Let the record

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There thing people back home are not going from Republicans before, and it has isn’t a day that I don’t walk into this to like, and people who are here today been a sad several years where we have building, even into this very room, and visiting are not going to like to hear, seen filibuster after filibuster, even not be taken aback by the history that and whoever is watching on television stopping us from going to a bill. To- has been made on this floor, by the right now isn’t going to like. The rea- morrow maybe we can come together great men and women who have served son is because that is the way things and get on this bill and do our work. our country from it, and by the won- have been since I have gotten here. It I yield the floor, and I note the ab- derful Americans with whom I serve is about politics. sence of a quorum. even now. I have bragged to people who Shocking as that may be, there is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The are watching or to whom I have spoken politics in this process. That is what is clerk will call the roll. that I have never had a bad experience influencing us today. The assistant legislative clerk pro- with anyone in the Senate in the year A few weeks ago, the President made ceeded to call the roll. and a half I have been here, and I am a decision that this was an issue he Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask very proud to be a part of this institu- wanted to use. His campaign folks unanimous consent that the order for tion. made a decision that student loan debt the quorum call be rescinded. However, there are things about it and the interest rate was a perfect op- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that trouble me. Particularly, at this portunity to use as, yet again, another objection, it is so ordered. moment in American history, and wedge issue. The latest wedge issue, Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I have fol- maybe as a result of what is happening and we have seen a series of them, is lowed with great interest this week the this week, circumstances allow me to let’s campaign on the idea that Repub- conversation in the Senate about stu- illustrate that better than any other licans are not in favor of students, and dent loans, the issue we are currently week since I have been here. let’s use the student loan issue as an on, to proceed to a bill on student loan Everyone agrees that interest rates example of that. Of course, those plans interest. I have followed it with great on student loans cannot go up. Every- kind of got messed up when Repub- interest for a couple of reasons. one agrees. There hasn’t been a debate licans said: We agree with you. We First of all, in the State of Florida, on that. I haven’t run into anybody in can’t let student interest rates go up obviously, and across the country, either party who has come to me and either. So they were off balance for a there are thousands—maybe hundreds said: Let the interest rate go up. Let couple of days. of thousands—of people who either students pay more. There isn’t any ar- By the way, the President continued have student loans and are paying gument about that. The argument is to travel the country and campaign on them back or are relying on them to go simply this: How do we pay for it? We keeping student loan rates down even to school in the future. So it is totally have to pay for it because if we are though no one was against them. He an issue that affects the State of Flor- going to keep the interest rates down was campaigning against his opponents ida, where I come from. on these federally subsidized loans, we on this issue even though there were no I have a personal interest in the stu- have to pay for it. We have to find the opponents on this issue. dent loan issue as well. I think I have money from somewhere to pay for it. But, nevertheless, after a couple of said on the floor before that my par- So the debate and the disagreement, to days of figuring out they were going to ents worked very hard, but they were the extent it is a complicated disagree- lose this wedge issue, they came up never able to save enough money to ment—and I don’t believe it is—the dis- with a second way to deal with it; that pay for my college education. So I re- agreement is not about the student is, let’s bring this issue to a vote on the lied on grants and on loans for under- loan interest rate; the disagreement is Senate floor, but let’s build it in such graduate education, but especially for about how we pay for the cost of keep- a way—let’s put a bill on the floor of my law school education. I came back ing the rate low for another year. the Senate that we know will fail, that to Miami to go to law school. I am glad There is a difference of opinion. we know Republicans can’t vote for. It I went to the University of Miami. I am I am new to the Senate. I am not new wasn’t: let’s meet and see where we can proud to have gone there, and I think to legislation. I spent 9 years in the agree on how to pay for this so we can the education I got there, my legal Florida Legislature and 2 years as the get something done. It was: let’s put a education, was very good. It also hap- Speaker. We dealt with complicated bill on the floor that we know Repub- pened to be very expensive. I relied on issues there as well. What we would do licans will never support, designed spe- student loans to be able to pay that, so in those instances where there was a cifically to fail, so we can then spend much so that when I graduated from disagreement, not on what we wanted the week talking about this on the law school in 1996 I graduated with a to accomplish but on how to get there, Sunday talk shows and speeches on the law degree and a significant amount of is we worked on it. We would sit people floor and missives from the campaign. student debt that I had accumulated down and say it is not that much It is about messaging. throughout 7 years of study. money in terms of Federal standards— In a country where our national debt In fact, I am still paying one of those it sounds crazy to say that because we now equals the size of our economy; in loans today. I think—I may be wrong, are talking about billions of dollars— a country where we are 5, 6 months but I know of one—I know of only one but from a Federal standpoint, it is not away from catastrophic increases in other Senator who is paying student that complicated an issue. Let’s sit taxes; in a country where just last Fri- loans right now. I pay, as I have joked down. Let’s get some like-minded peo- day we learned that job creation and in the past, about $723 a month to ple together and let’s figure out a bi- job growth is stagnant, where millions somebody named Sallie Mae, which is, partisan way to pay for what we all of Americans have been out of work for all joking aside, a servicer that col- agree we need to do. That is the nor- 2 years or longer; in a country where lects on these loans. So it is an issue I mal, regular way to deal with an issue millions of Americans have stopped understand and care about on a per- such as this. looking for work because they have be- sonal level, as well as because of the That is not what has happened. Why come so depressed, the Senate has people I represent. hasn’t that happened? Why have smart, wasted yet another week on a show This issue we are discussing this well-educated, intelligent people who when, in fact, this is an easy issue for week has allowed me to use it as a serve in this Chamber not met and dis- us to have come together and solved. point of illustration to the people back cussed a way to pay for this? It is real- This is not new, by the way. This has home who are watching this debate. ly not that complicated. It wouldn’t been the mode of operation here for After having spent my first year here, take that long to come up with a way most of the weeks I have been in the

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This is and that is good for our country that it. The only difference is they are dou- going to get solved. My colleagues can we have a good debate on the issues of bling down: We are going to vote on the mark my words. A few weeks from now the day. But on the ones we can solve, exact same thing a second time, just to they will come up with a deal or a bill on the ones we agree on that impact drive the point home. that will have enough votes to pass the the real lives of real people, let’s stop Here is why this bothers me. No. 1, House and Senate, and this will get the games. there are real issues this country faces, solved. But not before we score polit- Let’s get something done. issues that deserve a sense of urgency, ical points, right? This will get solved, Thank you. I yield the floor and sug- issues that deserve every single person but not before the people who care gest the absence of a quorum. who serves here to solve. This is one of more about politics than policy score The PRESIDING OFFICER. The them, by the way. We don’t have time their political points on this issue. clerk will call the roll. to waste on shows. It bothers me. Now, look, I have been around poli- The bill clerk proceeded to call the The second reason it bothers me is tics. I understand this is an election roll. these are real people who are being im- year and election year stuff is going to Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I pacted by this issue. There are real happen. But why are we playing with ask unanimous consent that the order people out there who, because they the lives of real people? These are real for the quorum call be rescinded. can’t find a job when they graduate, people who are hurting, and their lives The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. KLO- have to get a forbearance. Forbearance and their experiences and their worries BUCHAR). Without objection, it is so or- means they have to call their lender are being used as a pawn in a political dered. and say they can’t pay their loans. Do game. And it is wrong. Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I my colleagues know what happens I will make another prediction to my cannot believe we have come to the when we get a forbearance on our colleagues. Next week it will be an- floor of the Senate at a time of eco- loans? It compounds. It sits there. It is other wedge issue of the week. Next nomic hardship and recovery for mil- delayed. It is not delinquent, but it week we will be right back here with lions of families, a time where jobs are compounds. The interest rate is added another bill that was designed to fail scarce, the need for a skilled workforce to the principal. So by the time a per- on purpose so we can get another is critical, and student loans are about son starts paying it, their loan is even week’s worth of talking points on yet to double, only to have those on the bigger than the loan they took out to another issue. other side turn this into yet another go to college. The good news is—people in this city, filibuster, another capitulation to There are other people who can only unfortunately, think they are smarter those on the far right of their party— afford to make X amount of payments than they really are. People back home those who are so far right that when because they are not making as much know all of this. They can see it for they look back along the political money. Maybe they didn’t find the job what it is. People aren’t dumb. The spectrum they can only see the small they thought they were going to get, so American people certainly aren’t image of their hero, Ronald Reagan, all they can do is pay interest. So that dumb. They can see right through this fading in the distance. means by the time they finish paying stuff, and they understand exactly They have gone so far to the right off these loans, their kids will be in what is happening. that they can no longer see any heroes, college. So my suggestion would be that on not even their own. So here we are Let me tell my colleagues what it this issue, let’s come together. Let’s with our side once again debating the means in the real life of someone who say this is one of the issues that is so obvious and the other side defending has these loans because I still have important, that impacts so many peo- the indefensible position of the far them. What it means in the life of a ple in such a significant way, that it right. person who has a loan such as this is should be above politics. Let’s get to- We are looking for common sense, the following: They can’t save for their gether over the next 48 hours. It reason, and fairness. We are, that is, own kids’ college, which means not doesn’t seem as though this place is looking to govern fairly for all. They only will they have their student loan overworked when we look around the are looking to play politics that ben- debt, but their children will be stuck room. efit a few. with it as well. What are we doing all week? What is We are asking to stop interest rates What bothers me about this issue is going on all week? We voted on a few on student loans from doubling for 7 that instead of solving it, we have judges, and we have given a bunch of million Americans by closing a gaping spent the week playing a game with it speeches. Why don’t we go somewhere tax loophole that those who have bene- while real people are out there scared and get a group of people to work on fited most from this economy can drive to death—real students, real parents, this issue and come back with a solu- an S corporation through. My Repub- real families who are facing the threat tion? This can be solved. lican friends are once again saying no. of not just an increase in the interest What is going on now is a disservice They are once again attempting to gov- rate but of an economy that doesn’t to the people who sent us here. They ern from the extreme, once again de- have a job for them. deserve better. They really do. The manding that even closing an obvious Do we think the interest rate is the American people deserve better. The tax loophole that benefits the wealthi- biggest risk these people are facing? It people we represent, the people who est is an unacceptable Government in- is not. The interest rate is a problem. hired us to do the job we have now, de- trusion but that ending preventive care Not having a job is a catastrophe. The serve better than this sort of theater. for those who are struggling with ris- interest rate could be zero. If a person The Senate has become a theater. It ing health care costs is the best option. doesn’t have a job, how are they going has become a show. That is why people Can they be serious? Can we be to pay it? That is the No. 1 issue facing get grossed out by politics. That is why standing in this Chamber saying that these graduates. No one is doing any- people watch the news at night and the most reasonable option to prevent thing about it. just don’t understand this whole thing. student loans from doubling is not Here is what I suggest. If this was a They have a right to be frustrated. commonsense tax reform but ending place that was really working to solve They have a right to be upset. They breast cancer screening for millions of problems, what we would have done have a right to be impatient with us women? Is that the view from the far

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Despite working for we can now say: The only arrow left in stantive issues—I would respect that— the college as a student mentor, Emily the quiver is to end preventive care as but just because, plain and simple, will still be saddled with approxi- we know it. Have we already ended all they were included in the President’s mately $20,000 in debt by the time she outrageous tax loopholes for the health care bill. As we know, as the graduates. If she decides to go on to wealthy? Have we already ended sub- distinguished minority leader said, it is graduate school after that, then, of sidies to Big Oil that will make $1 tril- all about defeating the President. The course, that will rise significantly. lion over the next 10 years and yet we problem with that is, it is not about She told me she cannot even bring give them $24 billion of tax cuts? Have the President failing, it is about the herself to calculate how much the in- we ended the Bush tax cuts for the top Nation failing at one of the most crit- terest rate hike will cost her because, 1 percent and now have no other option ical times in its history. They lost the in her words, ‘‘it will just crush my than to end preventive health care for health care debate in 2010, and they dreams.’’ women, for millions of Americans have spent every day since trying to Nick Weber, works three—not one, whose health depends on it? refight that battle. not two, but three—part-time jobs to Unfortunately, it seems our Repub- Now Republicans will try to scare help pay for college. Despite these lican friends have once again put par- people into thinking that closing this three jobs, Nick only makes around tisanship and politics first. Their budg- corporate tax loophole will kill small $175 per week, which is about how et prioritized tax breaks for the businesses. That is the mantra we hear much extra he would have to pay in in- wealthy over keeping college costs every time. But, actually, according to terest every month if we do not act down for middle-class families. Only Citizens for Tax Justice: now. He does not think that is fair, and when they realized this would not play [C]losing this loophole will actually help neither do I. well politically did they reverse course most small businesses, which are currently A student by the name of Jamie and drop their objections to keeping subsidizing the minority who abuse it to avoid [paying] payroll taxes. Sommer—who dreams of one day be- student loan rates lower because, they coming a professor—works part time Isn’t that interesting? So most small said, no, that is not the Government’s for the school, but her income hardly businesses are out there meeting the role. But then they said: OK. We will puts a dent in her debt, and she fears economic challenge every day. They climb on board with that idea but only she will not be able to afford graduate pay payroll taxes, but those who are under certain conditions. school, she will never realize her taking advantage of this loophole do Rather than close a special-interest dream. loophole that only a small minority of not. It seems to me we would be giving Emily and Nick and Jamie and all wealthy businesses can exploit, they small businesses a far better competi- the other students who are struggling would rather cut funding for children’s tive advantage. to pay for college deserve to be able to vaccines, mammograms, and other Let’s be clear: The vast majority of realize their hopes and dreams and as- critical services. This is the classic small businesses pay their fair share pirations. It falls to us—all of us in case of giving with one hand and tak- into Medicare. But this loophole—af- this Chamber—to do all we can to keep ing with the other and all without ask- fectionately dubbed the Edwards/Ging- those dreams alive. ing the wealthiest Americans—those rich loophole—has allowed certain pro- who have reaped the most rewards and fessionals such as former Senator John These students deserve our support. benefited the most, particularly in tax Edwards and former Speaker Newt They deserve the common sense of a breaks they have received over the last Gingrich to avoid paying millions of community that understands we have almost decade—to help the country, dollars into the Medicare Program. to reduce the deficit but we cannot bal- simply to help the country at this crit- Technically, they were not wrong to ance the budget on the backs of the ical time. take advantage of this loophole. We next generation. We cannot cash in If that does not tell us about the pri- were wrong to allow it to even be avail- their dreams and let those with the orities of each party, I do not know able. most cash out. We need a fair solution, what will. But enough about the details on how not political dogma. These preventive health services not we pay for it. This debate is all about These students have worked hard. only improve people’s health and their people, all about families struggling to They deserve better. They are not ask- lives, they also reduce the cost of pay for college. As the first person in ing for a handout. They studied hard in health care. That is because it is a lot my family to go to college, who had to high school, got good grades, took out easier and less costly to treat illnesses rely on Federal grants and loans to pay loans, and got jobs to pay for college. when they are first detected. tuition, I have a firsthand appreciation They are working toward a better life, When women have access to afford- of the importance of giving all students doing what every parent dreams of for able mammograms, their doctors will the opportunity to pursue their their children: to do well, build a de- be far more likely to catch breast can- dreams. cent life for themselves and their fam- cer in its early stages, when it is most For students struggling to pay for ily, and give something back to their treatable and least expensive to cure. college and racking up debt, this is not community and to the economy. When we give a child a simple inex- an academic argument. The extra $1,000 They epitomize everything we want pensive measles vaccine, we do not they would have to pay each year is our young people to be. All they are have to worry about expensive treat- not theoretical money. It is the dif- asking in return is fairness—not a po- ment for measles later on. ference between being able to repay litical sleight of hand that helps them When we help people quit smoking, their loans and entering the workforce with their student loans, but in the we dramatically reduce the cost of with good credit versus being over- process takes away their health care. treating that individual for a whole whelmed by debt and going into de- All they are asking is for us not to host of illnesses. fault. make it harder for them, for us not to The saying, ‘‘An ounce of prevention Recently, I had the pleasure of hav- add yet another stress to their lives. is worth a pound of cure,’’ could not be ing a roundtable and speaking to stu- Certainly, it is our obligation to not more appropriate to this debate. dents from Montclair State University shut down their dreams of a higher For a party that loves to preach in my home State of New Jersey about education. For it is in their dreams for about fiscal responsibility, it boggles how the interest rate would affect a better life that the economic future my mind that they would fight to cut them. of this Nation will be built.

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As the debate unfolds, amend- and I will have to scrape by when I quit my gineer’s report is done in India and ments are debated and hopefully a path job to go to school. Once I graduate and find employment, I am sent back for a fraction of the cost in is found that will produce the 60 votes confident in my ability to pay back the the United States. A radiologist’s re- necessary to send it on to the House loans. But raising interest rates would make port is done in Northern Island and and to the President’s desk. it difficult to do so quickly, adding $5,000 in read by your doctor at your local hos- So I differ with my colleague, with interest to my 5-year payback plan. pital or if you have a problem with whom I actually have collaborated on a Please stand with middle America, average your credit card, as I recently did, you number of projects. My colleague sees Americans, and support legislation to extend end up with a call center in South Afri- this differently. He sees this issue as the low interest rates on student loans. ca. one of politics. I see it as one of an ur- Kalie from Polk County writes: In the pursuit of human capital for a gent need in America for our students Senator Merkley, product or service, we are globally to have a chance to go to college with I am currently a freshman in college and challenged. For the Nation to continue affordable financing, and that afford- have taken out a substantial amount of stu- to be a global economic leader, it needs able financing will expire a few weeks dent loans in my own name to make my goal to be at the apex of the curve of intel- from now. It is incumbent upon this of attaining a college degree attainable. lect—the most highly educated genera- body to take up this issue and provide Being 18 and having more than $20,000 in debt is scary, especially with the insecurity tion of Americans the Nation has ever a pathway to prevent that from hap- of today’s economy, but I strongly believe had. We cannot achieve that if we have pening. that I am making the necessary investment students who have to forgo not only I am struck by the voices I am hear- to not only better my own future, but that of their dreams but the ability to help the ing from Oregon. I was doing townhalls the U.S. society as a whole, as well as gen- Nation compete globally by getting a in Oregon, and people expressed con- erations to come. world-class education. cern about this to me. I am receiving As it stands right now, a college education We owe them every chance to achieve letters from students about this issue is something that, realistically, not every- their dreams and to help us make this and from other Oregonians. This is one can achieve purely from an economic another American century. Isn’t that really a kitchen-table issue. This is the standpoint, and the legislation to raise inter- est rates on Federal student loans would the least we can do? Isn’t the choice family sitting around the kitchen table only make attending college all the more clear? Let’s choose closing a tax loop- and saying: How are we going to make difficult for some. hole that is actually creating chal- things work? Is our child going to be Please do myself, my peers, my future chil- lenges to small businesses that are able to go to college? Are we going to dren, and their grandchildren a favor and paying their payroll taxes, and let’s be able to afford it? We can contribute help keep student loan rates where they are. preserve the preventive health care a little, and hopefully our son or Help to make college more affordable for that will improve the quality of the daughter will get some grants, but all people so more of our citizens can realize lives of our fellow citizens and, at the they will also have to borrow some their dreams of higher education while si- multaneously building a better country for same time, save our health care system money. If they have a huge debt load future generations. hundreds of millions of dollars. and a high interest rate, will that be I think that choice is pretty clear— feasible for them or will they have to Doesn’t that sum it up? ‘‘Help to the choice the Senate should take take a year or two off and try to find make college more affordable for all clearly on behalf of our students of the a job or two in the service economy to people so more citizens can realize future and our country. save money and then go back, and then their dreams while simultaneously I yield the floor. what? building a better country.’’ I think she The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- That is why student loan rates are so got right to the heart of it. ator from Oregon is recognized. important. It is about the opportunity Caroline in Benton County writes: Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, for our sons and daughters to have the I am an oncology nurse, presently working earlier today, just a few minutes ago as course in life in which they are able to on my Master’s degree in nursing. Like I was presiding where the Senator from pursue their dreams and realize their many others, I have student debt. If we are to have an educated workforce, we must en- Minnesota is now sitting, I listened to potential. That is what this debate is sure that the high cost of education doesn’t my colleagues speak on this issue of in- about. That is a pretty big deal—cer- leave students in financial ruin. terest rates on student loans. I was tainly a big deal for students in my Indeed, the fear of financial ruin particularly interested in the speech of State of Oregon, for their parents, and from heavy debt burdens and high in- a colleague who came to the floor and for our future economy, which needs to terest rates is a significant factor that said this bill that is designed to pre- have our children in America well- is dissuading people from pursuing vent interest rates from doubling is all trained in order to drive the success of higher education. political show. The concept of it being our economy. Cynthia from Columbia County a political show is difficult for me to We are facing a Republican filibuster writes: get my hands around. Quite frankly, saying: We don’t want to talk about the President didn’t set July as the this issue. That is what a motion to If we expect to compete in a global mar- ketplace, our children must have affordable date student loans would double in proceed is. My colleagues have said: access to education. cost. That date was set by legislation No, we don’t want to debate it. I dis- I have two kids in college, and the debts we that was passed in the Senate and in agree with them. are incurring are already topping $50,000; is the House and sent to the President. It Let’s hear it through the voices of it right that only rich people can send their is that date, just 2 months from now, some of those folks on the front line. children to college? that brings forth the urgency on this Sermin from Multnomah writes: What kind of a country is it where we can issue—Presidential campaign or no Dear Senator Merkley: spend billions on ‘‘independent security con- Presidential campaign. Today I am writing about student loan in- tractors’’ in Iraq or Afghanistan, but not on It is also important to recognize that terest rates. I do not want to see these rise, our own children’s education? this is not a debate at this moment even double, when the legislation expires in She concludes: July. Please support a plan to keep student loan about final adoption of a bill. It is Please fight to keep these loans at a low interest rates from doubling this July. about beginning the process of debat- interest rate so average Americans can have ing the bill. It is a motion to proceed. a chance at an education, a better life, with- I want to dwell on the point she made For those unfamiliar with Senate proc- out crippling debt. for a moment. We spent $120 billion in

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It is better to manage diabetes ing for new career opportunities realize ing our children when we have billions than it is to amputate feet and provide how economically necessary it is to at- to spend on a misguided war overseas. guide dogs because folks have gone tend college. In my generation, if you Alana writes: blind from diabetes. Prevention is bet- had a high school degree, you could get I am working to pay off student loans now, ter than cure. An ounce of prevention a good manufacturing job that paid a which is hard enough. Now my family’s try- is worth a pound of cure. decent wage and gave you health care ing to send my youngest sister to college and I disagree with the plan to strip pre- and a pension. Today we need postsec- is finding it hard to afford, and we are upper ondary training and strong computer middle class. If we can barely afford an edu- vention as a strategy when we have op- cation now, how will anybody be able to do tions. Let’s take that money from na- math skills to operate the equipment so if the interest rates go up? Please support tion building in Afghanistan, let’s take in most manufacturing facilities. But the plan to stop this. This is a critical in- the money from bonus breaks for the it is not just manufacturing, it is many vestment in the success of our middle class. best off in society, those tax loophole of the fastest growing jobs in the I think these folks from Oregon— entitlements—let’s do that because United States—it is computer jobs and Sermin, Kalie, Caroline, Cynthia, and those do not rip a big hole in the safety health care jobs. A high school diploma Alana—have hit the critical points net for Americans. is simply no longer a ticket to a job here. They may not know the finer I come from a working family. My fa- that pays family-supporting wages. points of Senate procedure, but the ther was a millwright and a mechanic. With an increasing number of jobs re- fact that a good portion of this Cham- They weren’t sure how I would be able quiring some level of postsecondary ber is voting to block having a debate to go to college. They were determined training, we have a significant skills and consideration of this bill because that I would go. They raised me to be- gap. In Minnesota—a State the Pre- the bill doesn’t start in exactly the lieve in gaining the education nec- siding Officer and I are proud to rep- form they want it passed at the end is essary to have opportunities in life. resent—70 percent of the jobs in the pretty difficult to explain. But they didn’t have the money. De- next several years will require postsec- I say to my colleagues, if they don’t spite the fact that I worked a job in ondary training. Yet only 40 percent of like the bill as it is, why not bring college, that wasn’t enough money. I working-age Minnesotans currently your amendment? The bill still cannot got substantial grants, and that wasn’t have a postsecondary degree. Most of pass in the end without a super- enough money. I had to take out loans, our States have similar skill gaps. majority, so why not bring forth your and I had to pay back those loans. The The United States used to lead the amendment—collaborate with others interest rates matter. world in the percentage of adults with and bring an amendment forward. I say to my colleagues: End your fili- a college degree. Today we are No. 16. There is a fundamental disagreement buster. Come here as Senators, present If our Nation is going to prosper in a in the beginning on how we pay for this your amendments, debate this bill, and global economy and continue to grow extension. It would not surprise anyone if you don’t like the bill in the end, economically, we need to provide path- that I would say let’s end this war in vote against it. But do not block this ways for students to attend and pay for Afghanistan. Let’s pay a third cutting debate on an issue of fundamental im- college so we can close those skill gaps. down our deficit, a third on infrastruc- portance to the success of our children. A number of students are lucky ture, and a third on education, includ- Madam President, I yield the floor, enough their parents can provide these ing keeping student loans affordable. and I suggest the absence of a quorum. pathways for them and help pay for But that is not the plan we are debat- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The college, but most other students have ing today. I would be glad to propose clerk will call the roll. to work—part time, maybe even full that plan if colleagues would like to The assistant editor of the Daily Di- time. The Presiding Officer will appre- join me to create a supermajority. I gest proceeded to call the roll. ciate this. I had students from the would do so after we are on the bill. Mr. FRANKEN. Madam President, I MNSCU board—their top students— You introduce a bill, you debate and ask unanimous consent that the order who came to visit me. I am sure they amend it, and you have a final vote. for the quorum call be rescinded. visited my colleague too. There were You cannot get it done without a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without about 15 or 20 of them. They rep- supermajority in the end. objection, it is so ordered. resented Minnesota’s colleges and uni- The bill as introduced says we are Mr. FRANKEN. Madam President, I versities. I asked them: How many of going to close a loophole that is a tax ask unanimous consent to speak for 15 you work at least 10 hours a week entitlement for the very well off. I minutes. while going to college? All of them have heard many colleagues across the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without raised their hands. I asked how many aisle talk about entitlements for the objection, it is so ordered. work 20 hours a week. Most of them. I poor. I point out they should be equally Mr. FRANKEN. Madam President, asked how many work 30 hours a week concerned about wasteful entitlements yesterday our colleagues on the other while going to school. A lot of them. for the best off—in fact, more con- side of the aisle stopped the Senate And how many of you work full-time, cerned. One is a fundamental safety net from reducing the enormous burden of 40 hours a week, while going to college? for those who are struggling in an debt that students take on. At a time A number of them. economy where there are few jobs. The when college is more expensive than That is no way to go to college. When other is a big bonus for the best off at ever, this body’s inaction will increase you work 40 hours a week, can you the very top of society. Doesn’t it each student’s borrowing costs by take the full course of credits? Maybe strike my colleagues that the safety about $1,000 for each year of college. not. So then maybe it takes you 6 net is better than the big bonus for the And that is no small amount for most years to graduate. But they are also best off? Well, my colleagues across the American families. That is because on taking out loans, and often huge loans. aisle have said: No, no, no, we want the July 1 the interest rate on new sub- We take for granted these days that bill to start with our payment plan, sidized Stafford loans is expected to students can get a loan, but 50 years which is to strip health care prevention double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. ago that was not true. Students could from children and parents. I guess they We have been talking about this all get scholarships, but that was about it. weren’t raised with the same story I day. The students who qualify for these My wife’s family did it on Pell grants was raised with, which is that an ounce loans are from middle-class and low-in- and scholarships. At least until 1957, of prevention is worth a pound of cure. come families. If the Senate does not when the Russians—or the Soviets at

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That meant more Ameri- they were in 2007, when no one had any Again, this money is indistinguish- cans would have to go to college. inkling of the turn our economy would able from the so-called salary you took I was 6 when Sputnik was launched. take. No one could have predicted we earlier. You could have paid yourself My brother was 11—younger than the would be experiencing near-record low $30,000, so it could be $270,000 that you pages. A lot younger. My parents sat us interest rates and that it would make harbor from FICA. down in our living room, in St. Louis no sense to double them now to 6.8 per- All of this is active income you are Park, MN, and said to us: You boys are cent. Of course, the threat we face from making because of active work you going to study math and science so global competition has not waned in have done—it is not capital gains—so that we can beat the Soviets. I thought the last 5 years. It is greater than ever. you should pay FICA taxes on all of it. that was a lot of responsibility to put So with the July 1 deadline rapidly There is simply no excuse for not pay- on a 6-year-old, but my brother and I approaching, the time to act is now. ing FICA taxes on all of your income— were obedient sons and we studied Most high school seniors already have Medicare taxes on all the income and math and science. And wouldn’t you had to decide where they are going Social Security taxes on up to $110,000. know it, my parents were right. We next year, and now they are figuring That is what anyone making $300,000 beat the Soviets. You are welcome. out how to pay for it. While students would do except for this anomaly that But to get there we had to put in are wrestling with these tough deci- was accidentally written into the Tax place new Federal programs to help av- sions, it is not time for us to get into Code. This is exactly the kind of loop- erage Americans afford college. A year a procedural fight here in Washington. hole we should be closing. after Sputnik was launched, Congress I am hopeful we will vote again this I hear all the time that we should be passed the National Defense Education week to move the bill, and this time we closing loopholes so we can keep the Act, which helped put America back on will put our differences aside and rep- marginal rates down. If you can’t close top. This was actually the predecessor resent all the families in all of our this loophole, you can’t close any loop- to the Perkins loan program, and it of- States who can use any bit of help we hole. There is no reason this loophole fered students low-interest loans to go can offer them. exists. There is no good reason for it, to school, with a preference for low-in- I am glad to hear my colleagues on there is no purpose to it, and there is come students. the other side of the aisle agree we no reason to keep it. It is an accident This was just the beginning. Soon we should stop the interest rate from that results in people avoiding their gave student loans to medical students, going up, and we agree we should be rightful obligations. Our legislation created the Federal work-study pro- fiscally responsible and pay for it. We would close the loophole for those indi- gram, and in 1965 created the Guaran- just disagree on how to pay for it. I am viduals making over $250,000. teed Student Loan Program. This last proud to have joined a number of my Governing is about making choices, one was later renamed the Federal colleagues in putting forward the legis- and this one seems as clear as day to Stafford Loan Program—which is what lation before us with a responsible, me. Save millions of Americans about we are talking about today—and it commonsense offset. $1,000 for each year of schooling on made more money available to stu- I think we can all agree that if you their college loans by closing a tax dents to offset rising tuition. All this, are going to collect Social Security loophole that allows the wealthiest really, because of Sputnik. and Medicare, it is only fair you pay in among us to avoid paying taxes they Today, there are two main types of what you owe, and yet some people should pay and avoid gaming the sys- Federal loans. Subsidized Stafford have found a loophole that allows them tem. It sounds like a no-brainer to me. loans are awarded based on need, and to game the system using subchapter S Instead, a minority of Senators is stop- unsubsidized Stafford loans are avail- corporations to avoid paying some of ping consideration of the bill because able to all students. The overwhelming their Social Security and Medicare they object to closing this loophole. majority of subsidized loans go to stu- taxes, some of their FICA. They want to repeal a section of the dents from middle and lower income Most small business owners are not Affordable Care Act that supports pre- families. The Federal student loan pro- only honest but incredibly civic mind- vention efforts. They want to eliminate gram was created to open the doors of ed, and so they pay all the payroll the provision that helps stop diabetes higher education to more Americans taxes that they owe. Unfortunately, a and other diseases before they occur, and provide them with stable, low-cost small percentage of individuals have the kinds of chronic diseases that are loans to pay for their education. And it found a loophole. driving our health care costs through originally did so to help Americans If you have an S corporation, which the roof. This is simply shortsighted compete with the Soviet Union. is basically a passthrough—which and, frankly, fiscally irresponsible. Well, we may have beat the Soviet means at the end of the year the prof- But I am ready to have that debate. Union, but we now face new economic its are passed through to you as your Let’s have it here. Let’s debate the dif- threats from rising powers such as income. If you have that, whatever ferent ways to pay for this legislation. China and India. In our interconnected profits you make at the end are consid- Let’s stop this filibuster and proceed to world, in which it is easier than ever to ered income by the IRS. So if you consideration of the bill. Let’s work to- outsource, the quality of our workforce make $300,000 in 1 year, you pay income gether to keep America on top and rise matters more than ever before. So with taxes on all of that. Either way, on this to our generation’s Sputnik challenge. college costs increasingly out of the you pay income taxes on all your in- Millions of students are depending on means of many American families, in come. Here is the loophole: You decide, us. This bill will provide some relief to 2007 Congress decided to help lower and I know what I am going to do. I am those students. Millions of businesses middle-income students by cutting the going to pay myself an artificially low are depending on us to give them the interest rates on the subsidized Staf- amount, $40,000, and call that my sal- educated workforce they need. This bill ford loans. ary. You pay FICA on that amount so will take a small step toward helping The rates declined incrementally you can qualify for Social Security them as well. It is time to act. I call on over time to a low of 3.4 percent this later on in your life. Then at the end of my colleagues to work with me to pass past year. But because this program the year, you get the passthrough of this important legislation. was so expensive, the 2007 legislation the other $260,000. You still pay income Madam President, I yield the floor.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- agreement that would prevent interest rates I do not see how raising interest rates on ator from Ohio is recognized. from doubling. student loans do anything but cripple those Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- It seems that student debt is unavoidable trying to better themselves. for the average college student. College al- dent, I ask unanimous consent to speak The last couple I will read. Linda ready is an expensive investment that shapes from Centerberg, OH: for up to 10 minutes. our personal finances for the rest of our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lives. We are grandparents of 5 children. We and objection, it is so ordered. I ask that you, on behalf of those who are our children are middle class constituents Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- already burdened by debt, to find a way to who live in a rural area close enough to Co- reach across the aisle on this one and stop lumbus to commute. dent, I come to the floor to share some Please do not let the interest rate for the letters I have received about the im- interest rates from rising. I ask that you find a way to lighten our Stafford Loan increase in July. portance of freezing the 3.4 percent load. We would not forget that if you did Our oldest grandchild is preparing to start Stafford subsidized college loan pro- that for us. We would greatly appreciate pol- college in the fall. She is fourth in her class gram. icy that opens up avenues to higher edu- and shows great promise for a good future in It is important because there are cation for ourselves as well as for those fu- her chosen field, but our children are finding some 380,000 students in my home ture seekers of such an education. that paying for college is really going to stretch their budget. State of Ohio alone who are in the Justin from Cincinnati, in Southwest Please don’t put a further burden on our Stafford subsidized loan program. Ohio: grandchild by increasing the interest rate of Many of them will see as they continue I am the first person in my family to at- a loan she may need to finance her future. their college education—whether it is tend college and am on track to completing So those last two are interesting in at Sinclair Community College in Day- my BS in experimental psychology. I plan to that this doesn’t just affect college stu- ton or Youngstown State or Hiram Col- go straight into a Ph.D. program after I dents; this affects the parents; it af- graduate and the prospect of loan rates dou- lege—where their costs are continuing fects the grandparents. It is important to go up. We know the average Ohio 4- bling is absolutely horrifying. I work full time to be able to support my- that they don’t want welfare. They just year college graduate has about $27,000 self but still have about $15,000 in student want an even shot and a break here. in student loan debt. That is much loans. By no means does this compare to oth- That is so important for this grand- higher than people had a decade ago or ers who have much more in loans but allow- mother. People understand that this is 20 years ago or 30 years ago or so when ing the interest rate to double is unaccept- going to help everybody if they get to my generation was in college. able and severely limiting to individuals go on to college. Federally subsidized student loans such as myself. The last one I will mention is Carla have been a reliable answer for so Lower tuition would boost the number of students attending college making life bet- from Steubenville in eastern Ohio, near many in my State. I wish to encourage ter for everyone. the Ohio River: people to tell their stories. Some of my I don’t suggest that everybody should I am very concerned about the raising of colleagues in the Senate are doing this go to college. I know everybody doesn’t interest rates for student loans. also, but I urge people in Ohio to go to I am a mother in a middle class family want to go to college. But I do know brown.senate.gov/collegeloanstories, working to help put my sons through col- that people often need a technical edu- and tell your story about how impor- lege. cation or a 4-year degree, a 2-year de- tant this is. I don’t expect a handout but I have worked gree at a community college or a tech- hard to acquire my position as a teacher. The disappointment is that 5 years nical degree or a 4-year degree at a lib- My husband and I have exhausted our sav- ago this was bipartisan. President Bush eral arts school, a State university or a ings to pay for most of our sons’ expenses— signed a bill that many of us here spon- private school. The choices in my State even with the support of subsidized and un- sored, in both parties, in a Democratic subsidized loans. are huge. We have literally dozens and House, Democratic Senate, a good bi- I have put out over $80,000 in my eldest dozens of small liberal arts schools and partisan support, signed by a Repub- son’s college. Please, let’s help those that 4-year and 2-year community colleges lican President to lock in for 5 years help themselves. If not, then the economy is and institutions of higher learning. going to continue to fail. this 3.4 interest rate. If we do nothing, Students should be allowed, if they The middle class will go bankrupt just try- if we can’t get our Republican col- choose, to be able to have access to col- ing to pay for their kids college. leagues to join us on this and then do I was taught to work and you shall receive lege. Increasingly, it is more difficult the same in the House of Representa- but that is not true anymore. Please help the for students to do that. tives to continue this 3.4-percent sub- working poor. Lorie from West Jefferson, OH: sidized Stafford loan, it is going to What I take out of this more than mean that come July, the average col- I am a full time working mother of three anything is back in the 1940s and 1950s teenage boys as well as a full time college lege student will pay about $1,000 more student at Ohio Dominican University. our government, through legislation for each year of college. That is uncon- I currently have over $40,000 in student that President Roosevelt signed in 1944, scionable when college student loans loans. I still have one more year to go before the GI bill, created a whole generation are such a burden. completing my program and earning my of prosperity. Millions and millions of It means people who have these loans Bachelor’s degree. young men and women coming out of at this level, when they get out of By that time my loan amounts will prob- World War II were given the oppor- ably be around $50K. school they are less likely to buy a About the time I finish college, my oldest tunity to go to college and build homes house, less likely to start a family, less son will be beginning college and the student and get their families started. likely to start a business. loan process will begin again. Because government at one time If people will bear with me, I wish to He will be the first of three children that helped these millions and millions of read four or five of these letters I have we will put through college. students, it lifted the entire country. It gotten on our Web site. Listen to the definitive. She has de- lifted the economy. We had a much Nick from Beavercreek, OH: cided she is going to make sure her more prosperous economy because all I am a college student at Xavier Univer- kids get a chance to go to school right these young men and women went to sity, Cincinnati, Ohio studying chemistry away. I don’t know her, but apparently college because they chose to—millions and biology. I hope one day, through my edu- she didn’t get a chance to go until she and millions of them—because of the cation in the sciences, that I might be able was older and became married, with GI bill. It meant colleges were built. It to make us a stronger nation through inno- children, and has decided to go back to meant more highways were built. It vation and technology. meant more businesses were started The fact of the matter is that I would not school and is completing her education be able to pursue an education if it were not as her children reach their teens or after they got out of college. for student loans from the Government. mid-teens or upper teens. This subsidized Stafford Loan, as the On behalf of the future of science in this Low interest rates would help make this a Presiding Officer this afternoon knows, country, which is in trouble already from little less of a financial burden for me and as we all know, helping all of the hun- what I hear, I urge you to reach a bipartisan my family. dreds of thousands—in my State

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It was bipartisan 5 years of them decide they are not going to go But most of all, it is better for the fu- ago, as the highway bill used to be bi- to school or, if they go to school, not to ture of our country. Please reconsider. partisan, as raising the debt limit used the college of their choice for financial Let’s move forward and debate this bill to be bipartisan. Please return to those reasons? and let’s not let the high cost of going days when bipartisanship around here We put a reasonable offer on the to college get unnecessarily higher. was rewarded and was effective. table. The proposal is we pay for our I yield the floor. I close by asking people to go to my college tuition act by closing a loop- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Web site and tell us your story: hole that people such as Rush ator from Connecticut. brown.senate.gov/collegeloan stories. Limbaugh said should be closed when Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I Tell us your story. I would like to John Edwards was found to have used am honored to follow my distinguished share it with my colleagues because I it in his law firm, when other leading colleague from New York and his very think putting a human face on this for Republicans in 2004 said this is one of powerful and eloquent words on a sub- the student, for the parents who are the greatest abuses of the Tax Code ject that concerns all of us, not only in struggling, even for the grandparents they had ever seen. All of a sudden our New England but across the country. I who care so much about the future, as colleagues on the other side of the aisle have heard from countless students in most of our grandparents do, can make say they cannot vote for it. This was Connecticut where we have some of the a real difference. an issue that was talked about as we best educational institutions in the I suggest the absence of a quorum. talked about dealing with the budget country. I know my colleague, Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. The gap in August or in December—during SHAHEEN from New Hampshire, has clerk will call the roll. last year, whenever it was. Again, we been very much in touch with the peo- The legislative clerk proceeded to did not hear objections from the other ple of her State, and particularly call the roll. side: Take that one off the table, we young people there, striving—as they Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask can’t live with it. are in Connecticut—for more afford- unanimous consent the order for the It seems what is going on is very sim- able education. quorum call be rescinded. ple. Our colleagues know that it is cer- We are talking about the future of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. tainly politically unpopular, but prob- our country. There should be nothing ably it is politically wrong to allow in- WHITEHOUSE). Without objection, it is contentious, certainly nothing partisan so ordered. terest rates to double. But they can’t about this issue of financing the future Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we are just say they are against it. They tried of education and particularly student to say they are against it, but when the still here. We have not gotten much of loans. This ought to be a common President went around the country and a response from our colleagues on the cause, and it ought to be bipartisan. I talked about it they had to back off other side of the aisle about our legis- believe eventually it will be because we lation that would help students that. So in the House they came up with a need to come together on this issue for throughout America pay their tuition pay-for which was sort of laughable. the sake of young people whose lives costs and pay a reasonable amount of Everyone knew that would never pass, are very directly and immediately im- interest on their loans. I don’t know and no one took their position seri- pacted by this issue in Connecticut and what my colleagues are waiting for. We ously. But we had always hoped that across the country. The impact is not all know the crisis in America. College our colleagues in the Senate who, only on their lives but our competitive has become more and more important. frankly, have been much more reason- economy, increasingly a global econ- To many, it is a necessity, and it has able in the last little while—we passed omy in Connecticut that depends more become more and more expensive. That a highway bill with bipartisan support, and more on exports and more and equation is not only hurting the kids we passed a postal reform bill with bi- more on talented and gifted and who go to college, it is hurting their partisan support, we passed the Vio- trained, educated skilled people. We families and hurting this country. lence Against Women Act with bipar- need them in Connecticut, and we can- When the percentage of people who tisan support, and we thought we could not permit the interest rate on Staf- graduate from college declines vis-a-vis get this done with bipartisan support. ford loans to rise to 6.8 percent from its other nations, that is a very bad sign Our goal is not to draw a difference present rate of 3.4 percent. for America. We can talk about the between the parties—that has been ap- Even now the debt with the present problems of quality in our K–12 parent—but to get this done. We 3.4 percent is crushing to many of our schools, and those are important thought when we put our proposal on students who are struggling to pay issues, but our higher education sys- the Senate floor they would accept it. their student loans with that lower in- tem is still rating just about the best At minimum we thought they would at terest rate. in the world. That is shown by the fact least come back with an offer: Let’s de- Stanley Knotowicz—who contacted that hundreds of thousands from bate it. Let’s try and see if their my office, who is seeking solutions in around the world, including places such amendment passes in terms of a dif- good faith, constructively, and posi- as China and India, apply to our ferent pay-for. Let’s see if our amend- tively—reached out to my office be- schools, come here and attend. It is a ment could get support. Instead, what cause he experiences the same finan- shame we send them back even if they have we found? A filibuster blocking cial hardships facing millions of recent want to stay, but that is an immigra- the Senate from even considering this graduates across the country. He is tion issue not an education issue. reasonable measure. paying $70 a week for gas. He is pro- Our schools are great, and the big I am going to yield the floor because viding financial support for his grand- problem with higher education in I see my colleagues have arrived, the mother in her late eighties who might America is not quality—although, of Senator from Connecticut and the Sen- lose her home. He is trying to save course, it could be made better—it is ator from New Hampshire, who I know money to get his own apartment. He is affordability. It is not the same as K– have strong beliefs about this issue. We one of the many students in Con- 12. have an all-New England cast in the necticut and across the country who Yet here we are, sitting here, and the room, with a little help from the Mid- have reached out and my office has other side is in a certain sense Atlantic. helped him.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 I have also heard from Brenda health care is essential not only to the professional schools. Their future em- Kasimir, a mother who would be future of this generation that will take ployment and our future economy both crushed if she were forced to pay this advantage of the 3.4-percent interest depend on this. higher interest rate. Again, my office rate for their Stafford loans but other Last week I had the opportunity to has helped her to meet the ever-in- generations as well, generations whose visit with two of our State colleges, creasing challenge of today’s economy they will be and generations who are Keene State College and Plymouth with that student debt that now, over- their parents. State University. Everyone I spoke all, is the highest of any debts faced by This program is essential. The 3.4- with had stories about the escalating our people as a whole, more than $1 percent interest rate should not be a cost of college and concern for rising trillion. partisan issue, and we should be clos- student loan interest rates. Over the Senators REID and HARKIN want to ing this loophole regardless of the Staf- past 24 hours I have heard from hun- come to a solution that will keep the ford loan issue. But one way or the dreds more constituents who are anx- burden off the backs of students with- other, we should pay for it by closing ious about this. out adding to our national debt. It is the loophole and making sure students Now, to be clear, the legislation we not a tax increase that they propose, it have an affordable interest rate for are considering would affect current is simply a solution that clarifies tax these Stafford loans. and future students who will receive rules that are already in existence by I yield the floor. subsidized Stafford loans starting July closing a loophole. It is known as the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- 1. The last thing anyone needs in this Gingrich-Edwards loophole. I wish it ator from New Hampshire. economic climate is a reason not to were not known by that name. But it Mr. INHOFE. If the Senator would pursue their undergraduate or graduate lets lawyers, consultants and highly yield for a unanimous consent? studies. paid professionals dodge payroll taxes Mrs. SHAHEEN. I will yield. Meghan Jordan of Amherst is a soph- and push that burden off on the middle Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask omore at the University of New Hamp- class. unanimous consent that at the conclu- shire. She told the Union Leader news- Getting rid of this loophole is an- sion of the remarks by the Senator paper that student loan debt has be- other step toward an America where from New Hampshire, I be recognized come a constant concern for her. everybody pays their fair share and ev- for up to 20 minutes. Meghan says that her parents would do erybody plays by the same rules. It is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without just about anything to pay for her col- the America that we grew up believing objection, it is so ordered. lege education in full, but with two in. It is the America that we continue Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I am brothers also in college the finances to believe in. Some have claimed that pleased to join my colleagues from are simply not available. Meghan views it is an America we have lost. I don’t Connecticut and from New York and the prospect of interest rates doubling believe it. We can prove it by closing others who have been on the floor as an attack on college students trying this loophole. today to talk about the importance of to make a better future for themselves. The provision proposed by Senate addressing the—of avoiding, I guess I Sadly, she said it feels like it is a pun- Democrats to close this loophole is should say, the potential for the stu- ishment for trying to obtain a college narrowly tailored to affect only dent loan interest rates to rise at the degree. wealthy individuals, those making over end of June. The fact is that the U.S. When I was at Keene State College in $200,000 for an individual or $250,000 for workforce needs to have the skills to Keene last week, I met Keith Couch, a joint filers. They are trying to shield compete in the global economy, and parent who has a daughter at Keene their salaries from taxes, calling them- that means making sure college is af- and a son at Boston College. Between selves small businesses. It will not af- fordable because so many of the new his two kids, his annual tuition bill fect the actual small businesses of this jobs that are being created require comes to $90,000. No wonder he is hav- country, and it will not raise taxes for higher education. ing trouble figuring out from where the anybody who already pays what they The reality is that students today money is going to come. He spends owe in payroll taxes. face ever-growing tuition rates, and hours trying to figure out how his fam- This loophole should be closed inde- student loans are a critical bridge for ily will make college payments each pendent of the student loan crisis. We them to cover these costs. But unless month. He said loans help bridge that ought to close this loophole regardless we act, over 7 million students—38,000 gap. of the challenge we face now in keeping in my State of New Hampshire alone— One constituent, Erin, posted on my the interest rate at 3.4 percent. who rely on subsidized Stafford student Facebook wall that her husband re- Very simply, we are being asked to loans will see an increase in their stu- cently completed medical assistant make a false choice—the choice be- dent debt when they graduate. courses at Hesser College in Man- tween accessible education and im- This is a particular problem for stu- chester. He is due to start paying his proved public health. It is not a choice dents in New Hampshire because our student loans next month, but he we have to make. Our long-term econ- students have the highest average stu- hasn’t been able to find a job in his omy and, as a result, the Federal budg- dent debt in the Nation. They are grad- chosen field. Erin said that family fi- et will both benefit if both of these uating with just over $31,000 in debt per nances are tight and if interest rates goals are served and preserved. student. Not only do they have the were to double on the loans they have, There is an old saying that an ounce highest average debt, but 74 percent of there is no way they would be able to of prevention is worth a pound of cure, our college students are in debt, and pay them back. and that is supremely epitomized by that is the second largest number in The stories I have heard in New this situation. Last year an analysis in the country. So we have the highest Hampshire are similar to the stories Health Affairs found that for each 10 average debt and the second highest Senator BLUMENTHAL told about Con- percent increase in local public health number of students graduating with necticut and what Senator SCHUMER spending, the rate of infant deaths and debt. has had to say about New York and death from diabetes, heart disease, and Students in New Hampshire and what we are hearing from students and cancer dropped significantly. Pre- across this country need some relief, families across the country. Higher venting these deaths and the costly and doubling the interest rate is ex- education is essential for economic op- treatment that precedes them could actly the wrong way we should be portunity and personal growth. It is save the Federal Government large going in terms of policies to promote equally essential to the prosperity of amounts of money and improve the giving every American the opportunity our country, and, most importantly, quality of life for countless Americans. to succeed. We need to encourage our the prospect of higher debt levels af- I urge my colleagues to come to- students to go on to higher education, fects whether people choose to enter gether and recognize that preventive to advanced-degree programs, and to college to begin with.

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But in this rap- cent of the income from that business couple of weeks ago at this very po- idly changing, highly competitive glob- comes from three or fewer share- dium that I read the quotes I am about al economy, we should be doing every- holders. to quote again today. While the Wash- thing we can to make sure college is I adamantly oppose the alternative ington Post doesn’t agree with me all more accessible to Americans so we proposal from House and Senate Re- the time, I was pleased to read that don’t have students across this country publicans that would repeal the Pre- they saw that the ‘‘crucify’’ policy Mr. saying: Why shouldn’t I drop out if no vention and Public Health Fund au- Armendariz purported in his visit to one supports my getting a college edu- thorized by the Affordable Care Act. In Dish, TX, clearly showed that he ‘‘pre- cation? the last year alone, that prevention ferred to extract harsh punishments on It is critical for all of us, and, unfor- fund has funded activities in my home an arbitrary number of firms to scare tunately, high debt burdens have seri- state of Maryland to promote tobacco others into cooperating.’’ Further, the ous consequences for individuals, for prevention, substance abuse preven- Washington Post editorial board saw families, and for the economy. Student tion, mental health services, and com- this attitude as both unjust and threat- loan debt affects where graduates live, munity programs to promote healthy ening to investors in energy projects. the kinds of careers they can pursue, living. The fund is also used to invest While Armendariz has resigned—he is whether they can start a new business, in childhood immunizations to de- gone now—his statements have under- when they can start a new family, crease the risk of disease among chil- mined the legitimacy of the EPA’s reg- when they can purchase a new home, dren. In the future, the President plans ulatory authorities. We know that the and when they can start to save for re- to use this fund to support breast can- policy of extracting harsh punishment tirement. cer screenings for more than 300,000 on arbitrary individuals in order to Our students deserve better. We need women and cervical cancer screenings scare others into cooperation was not to get rid of any obstacles that are for more than 280,000 women. Repealing just an inflated rhetoric. Mr. keeping our students from getting the the prevention fund would not only Armendariz followed through on his education they need to succeed. We strike an unnecessary blow to preven- philosophy when he had the EPA re- should not put more obstacles in their tion activities aimed to improve the gion 6 pursue a trumped-up emergency way. We need to come together, Demo- lives of women and children, it would action against the natural gas com- crats and Republicans, to stop this in- also promote increased health care pany Range Resources in Texas. The crease in student loan interest rates costs by eliminating strategic invest- EPA is not using its powers fairly and and to do what is in the best interest of ments meant to prevent or mitigate is showing its enforcement is arbitrary, our families and our young people who chronic illnesses that can be expensive unreliable, capricious, and unduly se- need that college education. to treat. vere. Thank you very much, Mr. President. Students will bless us if we are suc- But the Post’s editorial board didn’t I yield the floor. cessful in keeping their student loan see Armendariz as an isolated incident. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- interest rates as low as possible. Get- They also called out EPA’s actions in ator from Maryland. ting a college education is the core of another recent high-profile misuse of Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I am the American dream and I am going to power that has hurt the Agency’s credi- proud to rise today to support the Stop be sure that every student has access bility. the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike of to that dream and make sure that The EPA insisted that an Idaho cou- 2012. I cosponsored this bill because it when they graduate their first mort- ple, the Sacketts, stop construction on extends the current interest rate of gage isn’t their student debt. This leg- a home because that violated the Clean 3.4% for subsidized Stafford Loans for islation pending before us today should Water Act. On March 21 the Supreme the next school year. This interest rate be passed in a swift, expeditious, Court ruled unanimously—this was not reflects a record low for interest rates uncluttered way. This bill is absolutely a split decision; it was unanimous, 9 to on Federal student loans, and these a great bill for students and it is a 0—that the EPA had exceeded its au- loans can only go to students and fami- great bill for America. It gives our stu- thority in pursuing the Sacketts and lies that demonstrate a need for them; dents access to the American dream. It has ensured that they and other people nearly 50% of the students that take gives our young people access to the who find themselves in similar situa- advantage of subsidized Stafford loans freedom to achieve, to be able to follow tions can overcome the EPA’s asser- come from families with an annual in- their talents, and to be able to achieve tion of whether or not their property come of less than $50,000. Subsidized higher education in whatever field they contains jurisdictional wetlands, with- Stafford loans help more than 7 million will be able to serve this country. out submitting to the permit process. students attend an institution of high- I urge the swift passage of Senator A mere 2 days later, the EPA was again er education without worrying that the REID’s legislation to maintain the cur- called out for overreaching its author- interest on their loans will begin ac- rent interest rate for subsidized Staf- ity on water issues. Then on March 23 cruing while they are in school. It ford loans. the U.S. district court ruled that the helps more than 103,000 students in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- EPA overreached in revoking a permit Maryland. Middle class families are ator from Oklahoma. to Arch Coal after the Army Corps of feeling stretched and stressed and if we EPA Engineers had already granted it. In fail to act, students could be facing an Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, first of quite a blow to the Agency, the judge additional $1,000 in debt over the life of all, I will be introducing a bill in a said EPA’s claim—and I am now their loans. minute called S. 3053, but as a predi- quoting what the judge said in his It is important to note that we will cate to that, let me talk again about order—‘‘that section 404(c) grants it not expand our Federal deficit, and we my ongoing investigation of the over- plenary authority to unilaterally mod- will help families not expand the fam- reach of the Environmental Protection ify or revoke a permit that has been ily deficit, by keeping the interest rate Agency. duly issued by the Corps’’ is a ‘‘stun- at 3.4 percent. Senator REID’S legisla- Certainly the Washington Post is ning power for an agency to aggregate tion offsets the cost of this legislation right-on with their editorial. On May 3, to itself when there is absolutely no by closing a tax loophole enjoyed by in- the Washington Post editorial board mention of it in the statute.’’ That is dividuals seeking to avoid paying pay- penned an editorial entitled ‘‘The EPA what the court said.

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But that is because in order Water Act, including the National Pol- is still acting as if everything is the to undertake a Clean Water Act rule- lution Discharge Elimination System same as it was before these cases hap- making, EPA would have to follow a permits, the Oil Pollution Act and pened, and they are actively pursuing transparent process and engage in a Spill Prevention Control, and Counter- more regulatory power by attempting public comment period as required by measure plans, water quality stand- to vastly increase the scope of the the Administrative Procedures Act. ards, and even State water quality cer- Clean Water Act’s reach. In fact, when For that reason, they didn’t pursue tifications. Because most States have discussing the results of the Sackett that through regulations. Given how delegated authority under the Clean case at an American Law Institute- unpopular their proposal has been, Water Act, this change in guidance will American Bar Association event on going through with the rulemaking also result in a change in the respon- May 3 of this year, Mark Pollins, Di- would make it much more difficult to sibilities of States in executing their rector of EPA’s Water Enforcement Di- obtain the expanded Federal control responsibilities under the Clean Water vision, said, ‘‘Internally it is the same they are clearly trying to pursue. By Act and a change in how individual old, same old.’’ changing agency practice in this for- citizens are governed by law. I plan to send a letter to Adminis- mal and nonregulatory way, they vir- So what we are talking about is what trator Jackson addressing Mr. Pollins’ tually ensure that they will be able to they have been unable to do with legis- comments and trying to find out how formalize this agenda easily through lation they were going to be doing with an EPA official, in the face of a 9-to-0 future rulemaking. So what they regulation. But in this case, what they Supreme Court decision, could say that couldn’t achieve through legislation or, couldn’t do with regulation because it the Agency is not going to do anything in this case, through the proper rule- would be too transparent they are try- different. And if the EPA is able to fi- making process, they are trying to do ing to do through guidance. nalize its new Clean Air Act jurisdic- through guidance. The finalized guidance document is tional guidance, it will have given What is even more frustrating than currently at OMB for formal inter- itself a whole new set of excuses for the EPA’s continued overreach is that agency review before it is finalized. We pushing the boundaries of the Clean this new guidance would provide no im- don’t know what changes have been Water Act as far as possible. This con- provement to water and would likely made, but based on a draft that was tinued overreach is why we now have hinder real progress on cleaning water. leaked to the press, it doesn’t appear bicameral, bipartisan legislation intro- The guidance’s broad reach and legal- that the document is substantially dif- duced to stop this current guidance istic language would inevitably shift ferent from the proposed guidance doc- overreach. the balance of regulatory authority ument they put out for public com- Let’s take a moment and go back in further away from States, which are ment last May. This is the last step be- time to where this all started. We better equipped to protect waters with- fore this expansive document starts might remember a couple years ago in their borders. Giving the Federal being used throughout the country, and Senator Feingold from Wisconsin and Government control over nearly all that is why I hope all my colleagues in Congressman Oberstar over in the water features will not lead to cleaner the Senate on both sides of the aisle House introduced the Clean Water Res- water. It will, however, lead to tremen- will join me in trying to stop it. toration Act. The Clean Water Restora- dous uncertainty, tremendous confu- Working with Senator BARRASSO, tion Act removed the word ‘‘navi- sion, and economic pain for farmers, Senator HELLER, Senator SESSIONS, gable.’’ This act gave the Federal Gov- energy developers, small businesses, and others, we introduced S. 2245. We ernment, through the EPA, the juris- and State governments by saddling call it the Preserve the Waters of the diction over the navigable water. That them with more layers of expensive, United States Act. It is a bill that is what the law was. But they wanted onerous, and unnecessary Federal regu- stops the EPA from finalizing the guid- to take out the word ‘‘navigable’’ and, lations. It is yet another Obama ad- ance and from using the guidance to therefore, the EPA would have jurisdic- ministration policy that will be all make decisions about the scope of the tion over all land in the United States. pain for virtually no environmental Clean Water Act or to turn it into a It is very simple. It was so unfair that gain. rule. The House has also acted with not only did we defeat the Clean Water Congress has been explicitly clear chairmen and ranking members of the Restoration Act but the people de- with EPA that this new guidance is un- Transportation and Infrastructure and feated Senator Feingold in Wisconsin acceptable. Last July I wrote a letter, Agriculture Committees introducing and Congressman Oberstar, after they along with Senator ROBERTS, the rank- the bipartisan H.R. 4965. I applaud Mr. had been in Congress for a long time. ing member of the Senate Agriculture MICA and Mr. RAHALL in this bipartisan Obviously, this is something that is Committee, and 39 of our colleagues to effort, as well as Mr. LUCAS and Mr. not popular. It is an overreach and ev- Administrator Jackson, where we PETERSON and Mr. GIBBS for their ac- eryone understands it. raised our concerns that this document tions. These bills do not change or roll Normally, when the Obama adminis- went far beyond mere guidance. EPA back any current protections in the tration can’t achieve what they want and the Corps of Engineers greatly ex- Clean Water Act; they simply stop the to achieve through legislation, they do panded what can be considered jurisdic- EPA and the Corps of Engineers from it through regulations. We see this in tional waters through a slew of new moving forward and making these un- cap and trade right now. We saw the and expanded definitions and through precedented regulatory changes President try to get legislation on cap the changes to the applications and ju- through a guidance document. and trade which amounted to a $300 bil- risdictional tests. The EPA needs to withdraw this lion to $400 billion tax increase on the Administrator Jackson has said this guidance document immediately. If it American people and it wouldn’t have guidance will increase the Clean Water wishes to make changes to the Clean done any good or helped anyone. Yet it Act’s scope. In the economic analysis Water Act, it should go through a com- would have been the largest tax in- that accompanied the guidance, it stat- plete and proper rulemaking process crease in history. I go back and com- ed that as few as 2 percent and as many under the Administrative Procedures pare it with what they were attempt- as 17 percent of the nonjurisdictional Act. That is why it is there, so people ing to do with the Clinton-Gore tax in- determinations under current guidance in America will know the cost of what crease of 1993. That is where they would be considered jurisdictional these regulations mean to them and raised the marginal rates, the capital using the expanded test under the new what they do and do not do. Why do it gains tax, the death tax—this massive guidance. However, this analysis was under the veil of guidance when they tax increase—a $32 billion tax increase. only for the Army Corps making should be doing it out in the open? This will be 10 times greater than that. dredge-and-fill permit decisions when That is what we want. That is all we Now they are trying to do what they compared to current practice. The are asking for.

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We have been hearing from Repub- Joint Resolutions.’’) I live on my own, hold a full time job that licans that our offset, which is closing Mr. INHOFE. With that, I yield the I previously attended a technical school to a loophole in the Tax Code that affects floor and suggest the absence of a obtain. This job supports me fully, and as subchapter S corporations—and I quorum. much as I love parts of my job, I know that might add it only affects a very small The PRESIDING OFFICER. The my decision to re-enroll in school to further sliver of subchapter S corporations, clerk will call the roll. my education was the right decision for me. . . . In the middle of all of this prepara- very tightly drawn; they can’t have The assistant legislative clerk pro- tion, I came across an article in the USA more than three shareholders. How ceeded to call the roll. Today that said the Federal Government about that. And you have to have more Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask might raise student loan interest rates. Not than $250,000 in income, and it pertains unanimous consent that the order for just raise, but double them, unless Congress only to those subchapter S corpora- the quorum call be rescinded. intervenes. tions that provide certain kinds of pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BEN- I could not believe what I was reading, and fessional services. In other words, it feel so passionate about the subject that I NET). Without objection, it is so or- doesn’t pertain to real estate, or manu- dered. had to write a letter to you. I am already struggling on a daily basis to support myself. facturing, or anything like that. It Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, yester- I live paycheck to paycheck and often have only has to do with certain profes- day Republican Senators voted to to rely on the savings account I worked so sional services, such as lawyers and ac- block the bill to prevent the doubling hard to save before graduating high school, countants, people such as that. of the Federal student loan interest along with consistent help from my parents Well, the Republicans say that if we rate on July 1. As long as they con- and grandparents. I wish to be independent do this—close that loophole—it will tinue their filibuster, there is no clear from this help even though I am thankful hurt the ‘‘job creators.’’ How many way forward to prevent that dev- that it is there. This increase in interest rates on loans times have I heard that, job creators— astating rate hike less than 2 months . . . was not only disappointing, it was infu- that we are going to hurt small busi- from now. riating to me. This will have an effect for nesses. The other side would have you If that happens, more than 7.4 mil- many years beyond what it should and not believe that we are doing this for polit- lion American students will be required only for me. ical gain, that somehow we Democrats to pay an average of $1,000 more per I live in Stanwood, IA, a place that not are doing this for political gain. Well, year of school. This is especially im- many people have heard of, and I commute if that were the truth, why would we portant to my State of Iowa—and it is the 35 miles to Cedar Rapids every day for my job. . . . pick an offset, a pay-for, to fix a prob- important to all States—where nearly So when I saw that these loans that I am lem that conservatives have railed 72 percent of Iowa’s college graduates relying on to support me and fund my edu- against in the past? Yes, the problem have student loan debt, the fourth cation were going to double, I was heart- that we are trying to fix in subchapter highest percentage in the Nation. broken and I wonder what is wrong with my S corporations is a problem that con- Those borrowers are carrying an aver- country? I am very proud to be an American, servative Republicans have railed age of $30,000 in student loan debt, and more so an Iowan. . . . against in the past. I want to refresh I believe that the one thing the USA has which is the third highest in the Na- my colleagues’ memories and set the tion. going for it: supporting our future, but that is quickly fading in front of my eyes. I hope record straight on this issue of S cor- In floor debates this week, Repub- that you read this and feel every ounce of porations, the offset we have. licans claimed that they, too, want to disappointment in our great country as I do, For starters, in 2004, the Wall Street prevent the rate hike. I welcome their and do everything in your power to not let Journal editorial page said this on July support. But if they want to join with the interest rate on student loans increase 13, 2004: us in preventing the rate hike, why in on July 1. Conservative Support for Closing the S I hope you can put faith in the American the world won’t they let us proceed to Corp Tax Loophole. the bill? That will give us all the op- students who are relying on these loans to Senator Edwards talks about the need to educate themselves, and together get our provide health care for all, but that didn’t portunity to debate the bill and offer country back on the right track, not headed amendments. stop him from using a clever tax dodge down the wrong one. Thank you so much for [these are the words of the Wall Street Jour- I call on my Republican friends, if your time, and I hope to hear great things they want to keep the interest rate nal, not mine] to avoid paying $591,000 into from my representatives soon. the Medicare system. While making his for- Sincerely, a proud fellow Iowan. hike from doubling on students, to call tune as a trial lawyer in 1995, he formed what off the filibuster and let’s move ahead This is just one of the many stories I is known as a ‘‘subchapter S’’ corporation, with the bill. I am not the only one have received from my constituents, with himself as the sole shareholder. Instead who wants to end this obstruction by telling me how detrimental it would be of taking his $26.9 million in earnings di- our friends on the Republican side. I if the rate were to double on July 1. rectly in the following four years, he paid have heard from constituents in Iowa This increase is a looming reality for himself a salary of $360,000 a year and took who are frustrated at the Senate’s fail- many students and families if this Sen- the rest as corporate dividends. ure to act. This is a kitchen-table issue ate continues to do what it is doing— Since salary is subject to 2.9 percent Medi- care tax, but dividends aren’t, that meant he for middle-class Americans, families and that is to do nothing to bring the shielded 90 percent of his income. That’s not all across the country. bill up and having Republicans fili- necessarily illegal, but dodging such a large I have heard reports that over 500,000 buster it, and not even letting us pro- chunk of employment tax skates perilously signatures from students around the ceed on it. close to the line . . . country have been delivered to the Hill For the past 3 days, we have been CPA Magazine lists it as number 11 of its to show their support for keeping the hearing from Republicans that they 15 best underutilized tax loopholes. rate at 3.4 percent. I know many Sen- want to keep the interest rate at 3.4 I ask, is the Wall Street Journal in ators have come to the floor to share percent, but they don’t like how we are favor of—what did they say?—hurting stories from their constituents about paying for it in our bill. I have said job creators? Are they in favor of that? how the interest rate hike would affect many times that if they don’t like Is the Wall Street Journal in favor of them. I will share a story I received that—and our leader came out here, as ‘‘raising taxes on the very businesses from an Iowa student. many have, saying, look, if my Repub- we are counting on to hire these young Dear Congressman, [or Senator, as the case lican friends don’t like how we pay for people,’’ as the minority leader said on may be] I am writing you on behalf of my- it, let us get on with the bill and they Monday? I repeat, we limit it to only

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It is one of the last loopholes left in the In- We came up with a serious offset we Our bill would prevent 7 million stu- ternal Revenue Code, and it is a big one. thought would be acceptable on both dents from paying $1,000 more on their Here is the whole statement: sides because of the history. We are loans. With college already How can John Edwards explain setting up ready to do this now—ease the concern unaffordable for far too many young a dummy corporation—subchapter S—to of so many students and families people, Democrats believe we should be avoid paying an estimated $290,000 in Medi- across the country. The Republicans doing all we can to provide access to care taxes in the 2 years before he ran for the came and wanted to pay for it by elimi- higher education. That is what these Senate? This is a classic subchapter S cor- nating the Prevention and Public student loans are all about. poration devised to shelter income, mainly Health Fund. They want to eliminate Republicans have repeatedly claimed for professionals, such as lawyers (and also the one thing that is going to prevent they support efforts to support legisla- syndicated columnists, but not me). It is one tion to keep loans from doubling this of the last loopholes left in the Internal Rev- obesity, heart disease, stroke, cancer, enue Code, and it is a big one. and diabetes in the future and save us summer, but they sure have a funny way of showing it with this endless fili- That is Robert Novak. Has anyone a lot of money. They want to end that buster. Today, Republicans have said ever questioned his conservative cre- and take that money and put it into that Democrats should negotiate a way dentials? keeping the interest rates low. They out of this stalemate—again, a very Sean Hannity said this: are pitting the low interest rates for students against the health care of strange reasoning. It is hard to nego- Hey, John Edwards is worth, what, $30 mil- lion to $40 million, set up a sub-S corpora- children—immunizations for kids— tiate without a partner. tion to keep him from paying Medicare taxes which is what we use this prevention Every Tuesday after we do our week- on 90 percent of his income, and then he lec- fund for. And for diabetes prevention. ly caucus meetings, I go to what we tures the rest of us how Medicare is going That is what we use the fund for. They call the Ohio Clock. One of the report- broke. want to take that away, pitting stu- ers said: Your Republican colleague Finally, Rush Limbaugh himself said dents against the health of our coun- Senator MCCONNELL said you should this: try. That is not a serious offer. That is negotiate on this issue with Speaker . . . and he [Senator Edwards] has also not a serious offer by the Republicans. BOEHNER. compounded that by structuring his own per- That alternative is going nowhere. Now, how do you like that one, that sonal finances to avoid paying Medicare Besides, the President has said he I, the leader in the Senate, should go to taxes on 90 percent of the nearly $27 million would veto that. So I ask my col- the Republican House and start negoti- he earned over four years. leagues on the other side to quit play- ating with them? That is a strange, I ask my Republican colleagues, are ing politics. Quit playing politics with strange way of doing business. Robert Novak, Sean Hannity, Rush this. Let’s bring it up for a vote. The Republicans claim their only ob- Limbaugh, and the Wall Street Journal Maybe they should listen to the Wall jection to our legislation is how it is all in support of raising taxes? Are Street Journal, and the now deceased paid for—by closing a tax loophole that they all in support of killing job cre- Novak and Fox News and even Rush allows wealthy Americans to dodge ators? These are their statements. Limbaugh and Hannity. Let’s close this taxes they already owe. That is what That is the record. loophole once and for all and do some- we feel should happen. We don’t believe For the last several years, conserv- thing good with it. Let’s do something it is a tax increase—just that people ative Republicans have been going good with it. Keep the interest rates should pay what they are supposed to after this loophole, until they obvi- low for our students in this country. pay. They now have a way of avoiding ously found a Democrat who used it, Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I taxes. Rich accountants and lawyers John Edwards. Lots of people use it, a suggest the absence of a quorum. avoid it by claiming they are going to lot of lawyers and accountants and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pay dividends and not ordinary income. doctors. A lot of different kinds of pro- clerk will call the roll. It is not fair to everyone else. fessionals have used this loophole to The bill clerk proceeded to call the So if the Republicans object to this, avoid paying their fair share of taxes. roll. fine. Democrats are willing to consider Here is another classic case where Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- alternative offsets. In fact, we are even the Republicans say we are using this imous consent that the order for the willing to vote on the House Repub- for political gain. Wait a minute. They quorum call be rescinded. licans’ own proposed offset. Now, that are the ones who have been going after The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is a doozy, the offset from the Repub- this loophole for years. We said: Hey, objection, it is so ordered. licans coming from the House, which we finally have something on which we Mr. REID. Mr. President, during the takes away money for preventive care can agree. The Wall Street Journal and day I flipped on the TV that we have in for virtually everybody. The leading all these other people are saying we our offices and looked at it as often as causes of death in America are diabe- have to close this loophole. We have I could. I was very impressed with my tes, heart disease, and cancer. They the opportunity to do so, and in doing colleagues who came and talked about want to take away preventive pro- so raise the money both to help Medi- why it is so important that we not grams to stop heart disease. And, as we care and Social Security and to keep have an increase in the interest rate know, there are programs now—mam- the interest rates on student loans at for student loans. I have been very mograms, for example—that stop peo- 3.4 percent. Yet the Republicans will happy with my Democratic colleagues ple from having to get too far behind not even allow us to bring it to the who have come here and made such a with the dread of breast cancer. That is floor. profound case. But I listened also to their offset. We strongly oppose that So who is playing politics, I ask? what the Republicans had to say, and it alternative, but we are willing to vote Who is playing politics? is beyond my comprehension how they on it. We are not running from it. And Well, as I have said before, and I will can come to the floor with a straight once their proposal to slash programs say again, we have come here with a face and say what they have said. I that save money and lives fails on a serious offset—one, as I said, that has have listened as my Republican col- floor vote—and it will fail—we Demo- been supported—at least closing this leagues have come to the Senate floor crats are still willing to consider other loophole has been supported—by con- to blame Democrats for stalling legis- options to pay for this legislation. My servative Republicans in the past. If lation to keep college affordable for 7 Republican colleagues on the other

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He completed his undergraduate be willing to take that first step. Once Traveling in his old 1999 Ford van, studies and played football at North- the bill is on the floor, we can debate stripped down to one seat to make western, where he racked up several it, we can amend it with an offset on room for all the flags, he has now worthy achievements. A two-time first- which both sides can agree. But until graced more than 80 funerals from Wis- team All-American, he won the Republicans end their obstructionist consin to Kentucky and Iowa to Indi- Nagurski and Bednarik Awards twice, filibuster, there is no path forward. ana and certainly in his home State of was named Big Ten Defensive Player of So for my Republican colleagues to Illinois. Last year, Larry drove 40,000 the Year and Linebacker of the Year, come down here and say ‘‘we support miles with his flags to these funerals. and received the George Ballentine, this legislation,’’ I repeat, what a He covers all the costs out of his own Jr., Memorial Leadership Award. strange way of supporting this legisla- pocket and a couple donations from As Northwestern University’s head tion. friends. When asked why he does it, he football coach, Pat Fitzgerald has f simply says, ‘‘It’s my way of giving amassed an impressive record, leading back.’’ the Wildcats to four consecutive MORNING BUSINESS Larry rarely uses the word ‘‘I.’’ He is postseason games and 5 consecutive Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- quick to praise all the volunteers— years of eligibility for postseason imous consent that the Senate proceed often organized by veterans organiza- games. And his leadership isn’t con- to a period of morning business, with tions—who help him stake the flags in fined to the football field. His commit- Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 the ground along the funeral proces- ment to academic achievement among minutes each. sion routes. ‘‘Without them,’’ he says, Northwestern’s football scholar-ath- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘I couldn’t get them all done.’’ letes has led to many being named Aca- objection, it is so ordered. In one instance over a long weekend, demic All-Big Ten students and the f dozens of volunteers helped Larry in- school’s ranking among the Nation’s stall the 2,200 flags to honor a 23-year- FLAG MAN LARRY ECKHARDT leaders in annual graduation rates. old Army sergeant during his funeral. Coach Fitzgerald has been recognized Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I was in After the service, volunteers helped for his work ethic, integrity, and posi- Tazewell County—which is in the area pack up the flags for the next stop. tive attitude. He was designated one of of Pekin, in East Peoria, IL—last week Volunteers ranged from kids as young college football’s top recruiters and at the Veterans Administration Com- as 3, assisting their parents, to an 83- serves on the Ethics Committee of the mission. year-old woman who wanted to help American Football Coaches Associa- I talked to a number of vets from the out in Orchardville, IL. When she was tion and USA Football’s Tackle Advi- Vietnam war and other conflicts. We asked her reason for weathering the sory Committee. talked about obvious questions: vet- tough January Illinois cold to help, she Pat and his wife Stacy are active at erans’ unemployment, what was hap- said, ‘‘We can only bake so many tuna Northwestern University and in the pening with disability payments, edu- casseroles.’’ Chicago community, participating in cation for veterans, topics that most This story is what America and the many charitable activities, toy collec- vets are very concerned about. They State of Illinois are all about. It is the tion drives, and school health and face some pretty significant chal- common man, such as Larry Eckhardt, wellness programs. lenges, as we know. following his heart and taking the ini- I congratulate Coach Pat Fitzgerald We promise these men and women tiative to do something extraordinary on the many successes of the Wildcats’ that if they put up their hand and for our fallen heroes, and it is about a football program and thank him for his swear that they will risk their life for community rising to the occasion to service to one of our finest schools and America, we swear we will be there lend its support and honor those who the broader Chicago community. when they come home. It is that basic. deserve so much of our gratitude. f We have to keep our word. As a nation, Larry may have said it best when he we have a sacred pledge to take care of humbly stated: TRIBUTE TO THE WHITAKER FAMILY veterans who serve. I take it very seri- This is my feeble attempt to say thank you ously—I think both parties do—and we to every soldier who has ever served and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, should. fought to protect the freedoms that I have. today I wish to honor a family who has We also need to honor those who This speech on the floor of the Sen- chosen to live and work in the small have lost their lives. Just a few weeks ate is my feeble attempt to say thanks town of Cromona, KY, which they have ago, we buried another soldier from to you, Larry, and the countless Amer- come to love over the years. The that county. There was a huge turnout icans just like you who step up and do Whitaker family has successfully at the memorial service. One par- their part to show our veterans how owned and operated Superior Printing ticular local resident was doing his much their service means to each and and Publishing Company, Inc. since part to honor our fallen heroes in an every one of us. They embody the en- 1958. Three generations of Whitakers extraordinary way. I learned about him during spirit and values that make have been involved in the proceedings when I visited Tazewell County. He is America great and they make me of the company, with a fourth learning from Little York, IL, and he is known proud to serve in the Senate and hum- the family trade as they grow. as the Flag Man. bled to represent my State of Illinois. Superior Printing was started as a Larry Eckhardt is not a veteran, and Thank you, Larry, and thanks to all local printing operation by Charles and there are no servicemembers in his the other Americans who are doing Bobbie Whitaker. They began the busi- family. But in 2006, Larry Eckhardt at- their part to support our veterans and ness in a remote part of Letcher Coun- tended a funeral for a soldier from his their families. ty, KY, in a town called Cromona. The area who had died. He said, ‘‘There f small town now has a population of 665 aren’t enough flags here.’’ So on his people, but the success of Superior own, Larry bought 150 American flags TRIBUTE TO COACH FITZGERALD Printing has far surpassed the bound- and started hauling them in his truck Mr. DURBIN. I rise today to recog- aries of little Cromona. The company to military funerals all across my nize Northwestern University head has become one of the most popular

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Charles’s son, Edition, highlighting the hard work of are able to live and work in the place we Mike Whitaker, president of Superior the Whitaker family. I ask unanimous love, here in eastern Kentucky.’’ Printing, thinks it is due to their cus- consent that said article be printed in Mike Whitaker’s sentiments are echoed by tomer service. He has said that the the RECORD. his sons, Paul and Nick, who both work in only difference between Superior and There being no objection, the mate- the business. Paul is a U.S. Army veteran the larger firms in metropolitan areas rial was ordered to be printed in the with two tours of duty in Iraq behind him is the family atmosphere that Superior RECORD, as follows: and is anxious to spend the remainder of his adult life near his home. Nick is a recent provides. Superior employees have love [From the Sentinel-Echo: Silver Edition, graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and pride for their hometown and home Nov. 2011] who chose to stay in the area to be near fam- State, and they don’t try to hide it. SUPERIOR PRINTING: FAMILY PRIDE IN EACH Superior provides services that pro- ily as well. Both plan to raise their families AND EVERY JOB much the same way they were raised in mote the local economy and the enti- As you wind along State Route 805 in Letcher County. ties within the local economy alike. northern Letcher County, you may not think If you have a print order for Superior They offer professional color printing there’s much going on. But Cromona, Ken- Printing, you may want to call it in or per- that has been known to help all of the tucky (population 665), is home to one of the haps email it. If you want to stop by the local schools in the area with various finest print shops in the tri-state. Estab- printing company to place your order, call things like sports programs and bul- lished in 1958 by Charles and Bobbie ahead for directions. It is a little hard to letins. They also are a big distributor Whitaker, Superior Printing and Publishing find. of print for local fundraisers and fund- Company, Inc. is a thriving, family-owned business with three generations of Whitakers raising groups. The Whitakers have f working and a fourth generation expected to also recently just began printing hard- ‘‘watch and learn.’’ back books—something that isn’t com- Charles and Bobbie Whitaker’s older son, TAIWAN’S PRESIDENTIAL mon in most local printing firms. Mike Mike, is the president of the company and INAUGURATION believes that the new hardback binding currently sees to its day-to-day operations. will help local authors be able to easily The company offers all the expected print Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, on the print and publish their books. With shop products and services like business occasion of his upcoming inauguration some of the amazing artistic talent I forms, letterheads and envelopes, but what is for his second term in office, I am have seen come out of the Bluegrass surprising is that it also houses the region’s pleased to commend Republic of China, State, I am anxious to see some of the only four-color, sheet-fed press capable of Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou. Presi- printing up to a 19-by-26 sheet. works by Kentucky’s own authors that dent Ma has shown himself to be a ‘‘The installation of the press in 2008 has dedicated public servant, continually will come from this new way to print increased our production capabilities as well and publish. as the quality of products that we can offer,’’ electing to serve his nation even Not only does the Whitaker family said Mike Whitaker. ‘‘Local firms no longer through difficult times. run a successful printing and pub- have to rely upon faraway print houses for During his first term, President Ma— lishing business, but they keep busy their color-printing needs. We’re very com- like many world leaders had to strug- with providing Letcher County with petitive with the big, out-of-town firms so gle with the worldwide economic crisis. the news in their own paper, the News- we can save our customers time and money. His stewardship during this difficult Press. The Whitaker family is devoted Most of our customers really appreciate the time helped Taiwan avoid some of the convenience of having us close by, and they to keeping the locals of Letcher Coun- understand how important it is to keep busi- worst disasters that other countries ty informed about what is going on in ness here at home when they can.’’ have faced and also helped Taiwan re- the county, State, and country, further Mike explained how their press and book- cover more quickly than many other proving that the Whitakers are truly let maker, which automatically collates, countries. focused on bettering themselves and folds, staples, and trims books and maga- Taiwan has been a great economic those around them. zines, has boosted the company’s production partner for Alaska in the past years of programs local schools use as fundraisers. Charles and his wife Bobbie are the under President Ma’s leadership, and proud parents of Mike, who has two ‘‘Last fall we produced football programs for 16 different schools in Kentucky and Vir- we are fortunate to have such a rela- sons, Paul and Nick. Paul is a U.S. tionship. Taiwan has remained in Alas- Army veteran who has completed two ginia. Our jobs range from full-color bro- chures and rack cards for the tourism indus- ka’s top 20 export markets for the past tours of Active Duty in Iraq, while try to flyers, multi-page newsletters, maga- 15 years. Alaska’s exports to the coun- Nick has just recently graduated from zines and books. In fact, more than 500 busi- try have totaled more than $22 million Eastern Kentucky University. Both nesses throughout the region have turned to in sectors such as energy, forest prod- Paul and Nick are planning on staying us for their printing needs.’’ ucts, machinery, and seafood products. Since the press purchase, the Whitakers in Letcher County so that they can be In addition, Taiwan is one of Alaska’s close to their family and local commu- have added hardback book-binding capabili- ties to the business. ‘‘This is new to us, and three sister states or provinces, and it nity. is my hope that we will continue this Whether it be creating a business we are just getting started producing hard- sister-state exchange for many years to that provides a convenient and profes- back books in small and large quantities,’’ Mike said. He is especially proud of a leath- come. sional service to the local community, er-bound project utilizing the new hardback making a conscience effort to support We witnessed during President Ma’s book-binding equipment. ‘‘With the growing first years in office his diligence in the local economy with their services, number of local authors, we are excited to informing the citizens of Letcher Coun- offer both soft- and hardback book bindings dealing with economic and inter- ty on the news, or helping many undis- to our customers.’’ national challenges, and the upcoming covered Kentucky authors and artists In addition to commercial printing, the 4 years for President Ma will continue get the exposure they deserve, the Whitakers own and operate the News-Press, to be challenging. I am confidant Whitaker family of Cromona, KY, have a newspaper based in Letcher County. The President Ma will overcome difficulties made a contribution to their State conservative-based newspaper has promoted and serve his nation to the best of his the coal industry, faith and family for over ability. that will not go unnoticed. I am in- 50 years. spired to see an entire family give in so Offering quality products at competitive Once again, I offer my congratula- many ways to their local community. prices is the mark of any successful business, tions to President Ma, and I wish him Mr. President, I would like to ask at and Superior Printing is no exception. ‘‘Per- all the success in his future endeavors, this time for my colleagues in the Sen- haps the only difference between our firm and for the future of Taiwan.

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We are grateful to day to improve the health and learning rics, Vol. 121, No. 5, May 1, 2008, pp. them, their parents and their commu- outcomes of our Nation’s children, es- 1052–1056. nities for instilling the character, val- pecially as our children face more chal- National School Nurse Day high- ues, discipline and mental and physical lenging chronic health issues than ever lights the need for a full-time nurse in abilities of these outstanding young before. A top priority of this Nation every school, every day—which is why men and women. should be ensuring that our children I have introduced a bill, the Student- I would like to personally thank have a healthy and successful future. to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement these 369 graduating seniors for their School nurses make this vision a re- Act of 2012, S. 2047. This legislation selflessness and courage that they have ality each day. Quite simply, healthy would help lower the ratios of students shown by volunteering in defense of children learn better and are more to school nurses and evaluate the cor- our Nation. We owe them, along with likely to become successful members of relation between access to professional all those who serve our country, a deep society. student health services and improved debt of gratitude. In New York there are about 3,700 educational outcomes. This Nation Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- school nurses who are serving our stu- must invest in programs and services sent to print the names of the 369 high dents out of the more than 76,000 na- that seek to improve the health and school seniors in the CONGRESSIONAL tionwide. School nurses provide a non- well-being outcomes of children, which RECORD. negotiable value to schools, families, include supporting school nurses. There being no objection, the mate- communities, and this Nation as a Mr. President, I urge my colleagues rial was ordered to be printed in the whole. By keeping children healthy, in to join me in recognizing today as Na- RECORD, as follows: school, and ready to learn, school tional School Nurse Day so we may UNITED STATES ARMY—83 nurses save money and save lives. continue to honor school nurses and Abfall—Amherst; Armstrong—Jefferson; Every teacher deserves to stay in the the care they provide to students day Balog—Elyria; Baril—Deerfield; Binion— classroom and focus on educational in and day out, paving the path for a Cleveland; Brennan—Conneaut; Bullock— outcomes, and every parent deserves to healthier and more successful future Streetsboro; Camp—Amherst; Chrosniak— be able to go to work and send his or for all of our Nation’s children. Sheffield Lake; Clough—Sheffield Village; Clymer—Independence; Cobble—Cleveland; her child to school with a nurse who f will keep his or her child safe and Coleman—Garrettsville; Coleman— healthy. School nurses have the knowl- COMMENDING OHIO HIGH SCHOOL Streetsboro; Cook—Cleveland; Davis—Cleve- SENIORS land; Dawson—Amherst; Doerschuk—Lake- edge, skills and judgment to manage wood; Downs—Sullivan; Dullen—Kent. potentially emergent situations and Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today Fisher, A—Amherst; Fisher, S—Independ- provide daily care for students with in- I wish to honor 369 high school seniors ence; Frary—Seville; Fritz—Independence; creasing chronic health conditions, in eight northeast Ohio counties for Gerez—Garrettsville; Gilbow—Ravenna; ranging from asthma to childhood obe- their commendable decision to enlist Gooch—Cleveland; Goodwin—Wadsworth; sity to Type-2 diabetes to severe food in the U.S. Armed Forces. Of these 369 Gortz—Berea; Hardin—Elyria; Harris—Cleve- allergies. Research shows that when a seniors from 128 high schools in 87 land; Hillrich—Medina; House—Wasdworth; full-time school nurse is present, stu- towns and cities, 83 will enter the Jennings—Garrettsville; Johnson—Elyria; Army, 174 will enter the Marine Corps, King—Cleveland; Korzinski—Medina; dent attendance rates increase and hos- Kumhall—Medina; Lambert—Elyria; pital utilization rates decrease. The 25 will enter the Navy, 30 will enter the Lemaster—Berea. school nurse also plays a vital role in Air Force, 4 will enter the Coast Guard, Lennerth—Aurora; Luster—Lakewood; promoting prevention and wellness, and 53 will enter our Ohio Army Na- McKain—Diamond; McVicker—Wadsworth; from detecting outbreaks of commu- tional Guard. In the presence of their Miller—Doylestown; Milyaro Lucas—Ash- nicable diseases, such as H1N1, and parents/guardians, and high school tabula; Moore—Cleveland; Moore—Norton; taking action to prevent cases from de- counselors, military leaders, city and Moore, J—Euclid; Moss—Euclid; Murray— veloping to administering immuniza- business leaders, all 369 will be recog- Medina; Nall—Lakewood; Oringer—Ravenna; nized on May 10, 2012 by ‘‘Our Commu- Paine—Jefferson; Patrick—Lakewood; tions and ensuring students are compli- Quesenberry—Medina; Schabulach—Bruns- ant with regulations. Every day, school nity Salutes of Northeast Ohio.’’ wick; Semple—Strongsville; Sheers—Wads- nurses are on the front lines, providing Later this month, these young men worth; Shreve—Orwell. access and delivering health care serv- and women will join many of their Slanker—Mogadore; Smith—Akron; ices to our Nation’s children. classmates in celebration of their high Smith—Columbia Station; Spooner— In 1897, after several outbreaks of in- school graduation. At a time when Homerville; St. Louis—Parma; Steiner—Ra- fectious diseases that affected the New many of their peers are looking for- venna; Stout III—Cleveland; Tester—Elyria; York City schoolchildren, the city’s de- ward to pursuing vocational training Tompkins—Cleveland; Townsend—Mogadore; partment of health appointed the first or college degrees, or are uncertain Wallis—Ravenna; Walters—Brunswick; Weinzatl—Sullivan; Wheeland—Sullivan; doctors to examine students for con- about their future, these young men White—Ashtabula; Wiley—Andover; Wil- tagious diseases. With the concerns and women instead have chosen to liams, D—Mentor; Williams—Cleveland; Wil- over uneducated and unhealthy youth dedicate themselves to military service son—Kent; Wilson—Windsor; Woods—Cleve- growing, Lina Rogers Struthers be- in defense of our country. land; Young—Medina; Zak—North Royalton. came the Nation’s first school nurse. Naturally, many may be anxious UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS—174 The impact of nursing services proved about the uncertainties that may Acosta—Lorain; Adkins—Cleveland; dramatic, and after only 1 month the await them as members of the Armed Aghakhan—Winesburg; Anderson—Cuyahoga city voted to set aside money to em- Forces. But, they should rest assured Falls; Andrews—Novelty; Arnold—Solon; ploy trained nurses in its schools. that the full support and resources of Badalich—Akron; Baldwin—LaGrange; Today, the National Association of this Chamber, and the American peo- Barfield—Brunswick; Basar—Brecksville; School Nurses celebrates the special- ple, are with them in whatever chal- Baughman—Mogadore; Blain—Wadsworth; ized practice of school nursing, ac- lenges may lie ahead. Blas—Lorain; Bowman—Chagrin Falls; knowledging that school nurses ad- It is thanks to the dedication of an Brancifort—Brunswick; Brown—Brunswick; Buckley—Middlefield; Burkey—Strongsville; vance the well-being, academic success untold number of patriots like these Cannon—Elyria; Caraballo—Cleveland. and life-long achievement and health 369 that we are able to meet here Carlton—North Olmsted; Chambers— of students. The American Academy of today, in the U.S. Senate, and openly Parma; Chaney—Wadsworth; Chapman— Pediatrics has also reaffirmed the cru- debate the best solutions to the many Akron; Christian—Elyria; Cillian—Berea;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6338 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 Ciprich—Lorain; Clapacs—Painesville; Heights; Kilbane—Lakewood; Law—Middle- of Battery A, 4th Battalion, 200th Air Close—Sheffield Lake; Collins—Avon; burg Heights; Linville—Olmsted Falls; Defense Artillery in Raton, NM. He Conard—Hiram; Corbett—Ravenna; Cowl- Lucas—Lorain; Magda—Jefferson; Merhige— completed Officer Candidate School ing—Perry; Crabb—Tallmadge; Dancy— Rocky River; Nolan—Ashtabula; Rose—Ash- and was commissioned in 1983. During Shaker Heights; Danicki—Lorain; tabula; Scheiferstein—Vermilion; Deyermand—Dorset; Dibble—Akron; Dud- Swartzlander—Maple Heights; Swatowski— his 9 years as Adjutant General of the ley—Conneaut; Easterly—Amherst; Madison; Tomsco—Vermilion; Yerich—Mid- New Mexico National Guard, General Edwards—Lorain. dleburg Heights. Montoya helped train over 9,000 Na- Ellis—Lorain; Ellis—Painesville; UNITED STATES AIR FORCE—30 tional Guard men and women. Figueroa—Lorain; Figueroa Burgos—Ash- Barron—Brunswick; Bilal—Painesville; I also want to thank General Mon- tabula; Fisher—Copley; Fort—Cleveland; Blaha—Northfield; Blaylock—Cleveland; toya for working so well with my staff Frames—Wellington; Gargano—Cleveland; Campanella—Brunswick; Causby—Elyria; and me to effectively support the crit- Giebner—Chagrin Falls; Gluvna—Solon; Christian—East Cleveland; Cronk—Garfield ical missions of the National Guard, Goodwin—Avon Lake; Greenfield—Orwell; Heights; Duke—Middleburg Heights; Ginn— Grimes—Clinton; Gullatta—Aurora; Gump— our servicemembers, and their fami- Ashtabula; Hejl—Garfield Heights; Hol- Akron; Gunkelman—Valley City; Gunnoe— lies. The New Mexico National Guard comb—Strongsville; Hoover—Perry; Eastlake; Guy—Stow; Haberkorn—Bruns- has been instrumental in protecting Keating—North Olmsted; Kilgore—Elyria; wick; Hall—Conneaut; Hallgren—Geneva; our country and its interests. Under Konieczynski—Parma. Hancock—Norton. General Montoya’s leadership, the New Haseley—Broadview Heights; Hawkins— Kovacs—Lorain; Limpert—Grafton; Mar- tin—Garfield Heights; McCall—Brookpark; Mexico National Guard has maintained Maple Heights; Haynes—Brunswick; Hoff- the lowest casualty rate of any State man—Barberton; Holland—Olmsted Falls; Miller—North Ridgeville; Moulton— Howard—Akron; Hubbard—Hinckley; Wickliffe; Orsik—Wellington; Paine—Ash- during the conflicts in Iraq and Af- Hughes—Wadsworth; Hyatt—Lodi; Jeske— tabula; Senko—Jefferson; Suknaich— ghanistan with one combat casualty Westlake; Jogan—Madison; Jones—Mac- Wickliffe; Torok—Strongsville; Turner— out of 9,000 deployments. edonia; Keely—Warrensville Heights; King— Cleveland; Wilthew—Garrettsville; General Montoya has also been a Cleveland; Krajnyak—Eastlake; Krenisky— Zdancewski—Windham. tireless advocate for the National Cuyahoga Heights; Kuilman—North Olmsted; UNITED STATES COAST GUARD—4 Guard Counterdrug Program, which Layne—Brunswick; Lee—Richmond Heights; Correa, A—Cleveland; Correa, D—Cleve- provides critical assistance in securing Loughrey—Stow. land; Dukes—Lyndhurst; Magrans—East- the border and disrupting drug traf- Love—Cleveland; Lucas—Cuyahoga Falls; lake. Lupica—Avon Lake; Martin—Medina; Mar- ficking activities. The New Mexico Na- OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD—53 tinez Magana—Cleveland; Matousek—Cleve- tional Guard has also proved to be a land; Maybaugh—Wellington; McCartney— Barkley—Cleveland; Bates—Lorain; successful partner in natural disaster Akron; McClinsey—Hudson; Milioni—Me- Belknap—Akron; Bohach—LaGrange; response, including numerous wildfires dina; Miller—Avon; Mitchell—Conneaut; Brown—Wadsworth; Cleveland—Cleveland; and the extreme cold experienced by Coleman—Ravenna; Costa—Twinsburg; Mize—Copley; Moore—Ravenna; Moravec— parts of the State last year. New Mex- Wellington; Morgan—Cuyahoga Falls; Mor- Davey—Bath; Decesare—Sagamore Hills; Devlin—Avon Lake; Duong—Lyndhurst; ico has a long and proud history of gan—Akron; Morrison—Akron; Morrison— military service, and we are honored to Chardon; Morrow—Spencer. Ferrante—North Royalton; Graham—North Munn—Kent; Murray—Richfield; Music Ridgeville; Griffin—Grafton. have many living testaments to Amer- III—Mentor; Nagy—Conneaut; Newman— Hammond—South Amherst; Heckathorn— ican bravery in our State. Southington; Novotny—Avon Lake; Oddo— LaGrange; Horst—Streetsboro; Ibarra— Knowing his dedication to public Strongsville; Odorcich—Brunswick; Olivas— Cleveland; Jackson—Euclid; Jeffery—West- service, I am sure General Montoya Conneaut; O’Neill—North Royalton; field; Joyner—Brooklyn; Lockhart, Jr.— will continue to play an important role Pamula—Peninsula; Paramore—Painesville; Cleveland; Lyberger—Cuyahoga Falls; Mar- in contributing to our country for Paul—Macedonia; Pena—Cleveland; Per- shall-Felder—Cleveland; Millirons— Tallmadge; Mitchell—Strongsville; Mitch- years to come. Mr. President, please kins—Cleveland; Persinger—Amherst; Pin- accept my best wishes for General kerton—Lorain; Plop—Lakewood; Powers— ell—Hartville; Myers—Mogadore; Phillips— Middleburg Heights; Prinzo—Akron. Richmond Heights; Powell—Uniontown; Pru- Montoya and his family as he begins Prochazka—Lorain; Pugh—South Euclid; itt—Sheffield Lake; Reyersbach— the next chapter in his life. I wish him Rady—Painesville; Reed—Shaker Heights; Strongsville; Riddell—Elyria; Riley—Am- the best of luck in his future endeav- Regal—Lorain; Riolo—North Olmsted; Rob- herst; Roberts—Akron; Rose—Cleveland. ors.∑ Schill—Brookpark; Scott—Cleveland; inson—Cleveland Heights; Rodriguez—Lake- f wood; Rodriguez Ayala—North Olmsted; Rol- Scullen—Berea; Shary—Wayland; Shear— lins—Cleveland; Ross—Brunswick; Ryan— Brooklyn Heights; Skipper—Grafton; COMMENDING UTAH’S ACADEMY Wadsworth; Sallaz—Newton Falls; Sanders— Stokes—Cleveland; Thompson, Jr.—Maple NOMINEES Heights; Tuck—Cuyahoga Falls; Vaughan— Sullivan; Sartor—Deerfield; Schroeder— ∑ Mr. LEE. Mr. President, today I wish Wadsworth; Secolic—Chagrin Falls; Cleveland; Whiting—Stow; Whitsitt—Cleve- Seegert—Conneaut; Shipbaugh—Cuyahoga land; Wiggins—Maple Heights; Woisnet— to recognize 10 exemplary Utahns and Falls; Shook—Madison. Cleveland; Young, M—Middleburg Heights; future officers in the U.S. military. Silvestro—Mentor; Simko—Medina; Young, T—LaGrange. Each of them will begin their edu- Slaughter—Parma Heights; Snyder—Parma; f cation at a military academy this fall. Solly—Madison; Stanko—Perry; Steagall— James Cardinal, graduating from Diamond; Sterling—Conneaut; Stutzman— ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Layton High School, will be attending Rittman; Swires—Akron; Sykes—Akron; the Air Force Academy. As an Eagle Szabo—Amherst; Szoke—Sawyerwood; Tay- Scout, he earned his Order of the lor—Lorain; Tennant—Lakewood; Tibbs— TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL Arrow, and is an honor student at his Broadview Heights; Tramte—Chardon; KENNY C. MONTOYA Trautman—Ravenna; Trunck—Akron; school. He was also a captain of his Umstott—Lakewood. ∑ Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, track and field team. Vinci—Avon Lake; Volanski—Jefferson; today I wish to congratulate MG Kenny Connor Crandall, graduating from Wadsworth—Wellington; Wagner—Akron; C. Montoya on the occasion of his re- South Summit High school, will be at- Walsh—Lakewood; Watson—Cuyahoga Falls; tirement as Adjutant General of the tending the Air Force Academy. He is a Wood—Akron; Wooden—Newburgh Heights; New Mexico National Guard, and to class officer and president of the stu- Yanchar—Mentor; Zierau—Rittman; thank him for his 30 years of out- Zuberer—Kirtland. dent government. He is also an honor standing service to our Nation. General student and a General Sterling Schol- UNITED STATES NAVY—25 Montoya has served our country well, ar, and a captain of his wrestling team. Bittner—Mentor; Bowers—Ashtabula; Car- both as a soldier and as a civilian, and Taylor Lanier, graduating from ter—Avon; Coe—Mentor; Collins—Madison; Cook—Lorain; Corrnell—Middleburg New Mexico and our Nation are grate- Viewmont High School, will be attend- Heights; Cothran—Lorain; Haviland— ful for his efforts and service. ing the Air Force Academy. She is an Olmsted Falls; Herchick—Twinsburg; General Montoya began his distin- honor student, a member of the Youth Homza—LaGrange; Hruska—Garfield guished career as an enlisted member City Council, and a Tae Kwon Do black

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6339 belt. She is also a captain of her swim- This award is given out by the Amer- Alyssa is a graduate of O’Gorman ming team, and was a captain of her la- ican Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Cen- High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Cur- crosse team. ter each year to individuals who reflect rently, she is attending the University Brandon Lloyd, a graduate of High- Prime Minister Rabin’s legacy of of South Dakota, where she is studying land High School and graduating from peace, leadership, and public service. political science and finance. She is a the Air Force Academy Prep School, Having come to know and appreciate J. hard worker who has been dedicated to will be attending the Air Force Acad- David’s accomplishments, I feel that he getting the most out of her internship emy. He is an Eagle Scout, and while is more than a fitting recipient of this experience. attending Highland was honored with honor. I would like to extend my sincere its Warner Award. He also was a cap- Over the course of his decades-long thanks and appreciation to Alyssa for tain of his wrestling team, of which he involvement with AFGE and AFL–CIO, all the fine work she has done and wish was named Wrestler of the Year. J. David has worked tirelessly to en- her continued success in the years to Bryce Magera, graduating from Hill- sure that Federal employees here in come.∑ crest High School, will be attending Washington, D.C. and across the nation f West Point. He is an Eagle Scout and enjoy the dignity, fair pay, and safe TRIBUTE TO CODY HORTON an honor student. He is also vice presi- working environment that they de- ∑ dent of his Future Soldiers of America serve. Based upon the number of lead- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I Club, and is trained in several types of ership positions he has been elected to recognize Cody Horton, an intern in my mixed martial arts. by his fellow Federal workers, it is Sioux Falls, SD, office, for all of the Mormon Redd, graduating from clear that they approve of his efforts. hard work he has done for me, my Viewmont High School, will be attend- In the past, he has served as Executive staff, and the State of South Dakota ing the Air Force Academy. He is an Vice-President of the AFGE National over the past several months. Cody is a graduate of Mitchell High honor student and a patrol leader in Veterans Affairs Council, President of School in Mitchell, SD. Currently, he is his scout troop. He was also a captain AFGE Local 1738 in North Carolina, attending the University of South Da- of his wrestling team last year, and he and Co-Chair of the Department of Vet- volunteers for the Youthlinc humani- kota, where he is majoring in political erans’ Affairs National Partnership tarian program. science and history. He is a hard work- Council. In addition to his role as Na- Blair Roberts, graduating from Bing- er who has been dedicated to getting ham High School, will be attending the tional Secretary-Treasurer, he cur- the most out of his internship experi- Merchant Marine Academy. He is a rently is vice co-chair of the AFL– ence. captain of his swim team and a cer- CIO’s Union Veterans Council, vice- I would like to extend my sincere tified lifeguard. He has been named the president of North Carolina State thanks and appreciation to Cody for all KJZZ Prep Student Athlete of the AFL–CIO, and was appointed by Presi- of the fine work he has done and wish Week, and helps children with cancer dent Obama to serve on the Federal him continued success in the years to as a summer camp volunteer. Salary Council and the Federal Pre- come.∑ vailing wage council. Zachary Santella, graduating from f Davis High School, will be attending J. David got his start in the Federal the Naval Academy. He is an honor workforce in 1983 as a registered nurse TRIBUTE TO RACHEL SCHMIDT student, captain of his swimming team, within the Department of Veterans Af- ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I and was named Most Valuable Swim- fairs. He served our nation’s veterans recognize Rachel Schmidt, an intern in mer and hardest worker by the team. for 23 years before moving on to AFGE my Washington, DC, office, for all the Collin Shurtleff, a graduate of in 2006. As Chairman of the Committee hard work she has done for me, my Parowan High School and graduate of on Veterans’ Affairs, I have come to staff, and the State of South Dakota Marion Military Institute, will be at- value J. David as an important advo- over the past several months. tending West Point. He is an Eagle cate for veterans as well as VA’s Fed- Rachel is a graduate of Marion High Scout, an honor student, and president eral workforce. J. David has testified School, in Marion, SD. Currently, she in his school’s student government. He before us several times over recent is attending the University of South is also a captain of both his football years and has established himself as a Dakota, where she is studying prelaw. team and his wrestling team. key asset to the Committee. Through- She is a hard worker who has been Amy Slaughter, a graduate of Weber out his testimony, J. David has always dedicated to getting the most out of High School and the Marion Military sought to make sure that the doctors, her internship experience. Institute, will be attending West Point. nurses, and other health professionals I would like to extend my sincere In high school, she was president in her at VA have the resources they need to thanks and appreciation to Rachel for student government. She was also a provide the best possible care to our all the fine work she has done and wish captain of her volleyball team and a veterans. In particular, his vocal sup- her continued success in the years to captain of her track team, and was port for assured funding and VA budget come.∑ named an Academic All-State Athlete reform help to lead to the current 2- f year appropriations process that VA in track. REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION One of my greatest honors as a U.S. uses today. OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY Senator has been to get to know and I am grateful for J. David’s work and THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DE- nominate each of these young men and applaud the American Friends of the CLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER women. I know that our Nation’s fu- Yitzhak Rabin Center for selecting him 13338 OF MAY 11, 2004, WITH RE- ture is bright in the hands of these ex- as one of this year’s award recipients. I SPECT TO THE BLOCKING OF emplary individuals who have distin- offer my sincerest congratulations to PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PER- guished themselves amongst their J. David and hope that he continues to SONS AND PROHIBITION OF EX- peers.∑ fight for Federal employees and vet- erans into the future.∑ PORTATION AND RE-EXPOR- f TATION OF CERTAIN GOODS TO TRIBUTE TO J. DAVID COX f SYRIA—PM 47 ∑ Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I TRIBUTE TO ALYSSA HANISCH The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- would like to take a moment today to ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I fore the Senate the following message recognize National Secretary-Treas- recognize Alyssa Hanisch, an intern in from the President of the United urer of the American Federation of my Washington, DC, office, for all the States, together with an accompanying Government Employees AFGE, J. hard work she has done for me, my report; which was referred to the Com- David Cox, the recipient of the 2012 staff, and the State of South Dakota mittee on Banking, Housing, and Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award. over the past several months. Urban Affairs:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:16 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\S09MY2.000 S09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6340 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 To the Congress of the United States: announced that the Speaker has signed (FRL No. 9339–7) received in the Office of the Section 202(d) of the National Emer- the following enrolled bill: President of the Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and gencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides S. 1302. An act to authorize the Adminis- Forestry. for the automatic termination of a na- trator of General Services to convey a parcel EC–6009. A communication from the Direc- tional emergency, unless, within 90 of real property in Tracy, California, to the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, days prior to the anniversary date of City of Tracy. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- its declaration, the President publishes The enrolled bill was subsequently ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- in the Federal Register and transmits to signed by the President pro tempore titled ‘‘a-(p-Nonylphenol)-w- the Congress a notice stating that the (Mr. INOUYE). hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) Sulfate and Phos- emergency is to continue in effect be- At 6:08 p.m., a message from the phate Esters; Exemption from the Require- yond the anniversary date. In accord- House of Representatives, delivered by ment of a Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 9340–2) re- ceived in the Office of the President of the ance with this provision, I have sent to Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Committee on the Federal Register for publication the nounced that the House has passed the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. enclosed notice stating that the na- following bill, in which it requests the EC–6010. A communication from the Direc- tional emergency with respect to the concurrence of the Senate: tor of the Regulatory Management Division, actions of the Government of Syria de- H.R. 2072. An act to reauthorize the Ex- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- clared in Executive Order 13338 of May port-Import Bank of the United States, and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 11, 2004, as modified in scope and relied for other purposes. titled ‘‘a-[p-(1,1,3,3- upon for additional steps taken in Ex- Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]-u- f hydroxypoly(oxyethylene); Exemption from ecutive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, Ex- the Requirement of a Tolerance’’ (FRL No. ecutive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, MEASURES PLACED ON THE 9340–1) received in the Office of the President Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, CALENDAR of the Senate on May 8, 2012; to the Com- Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, The following bills were read the first mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- Executive Order 13582 of August 17, and second times by unanimous con- estry. EC–6011. A communication from the Direc- 2011, Executive Order 13606 of April 22, sent, and placed on the calendar: 2012, and Executive Order 13608 of May tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition H.R. 2072. An act to reauthorize the Ex- Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- 1, 2012, is to continue in effect beyond port-Import Bank of the United States, and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- May 11, 2012. for other purposes. titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- While the Syrian regime has reduced f tion Supplement: Order of Application for the number of foreign fighters bound Modifications’’ ((RIN0750–AH56) (DFARS for Iraq, the regime’s own brutality EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Case 2012–D002)) received during adjournment and repression of its citizens who have COMMUNICATIONS of the Senate in the Office of the President been calling for freedom and a rep- of the Senate on May 1, 2012; to the Com- The following communications were mittee on Armed Services. resentative government endangers not laid before the Senate, together with EC–6012. A communication from the Acting only the Syrian people themselves, but accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and could yield greater instability through- uments, and were referred as indicated: Readiness), transmitting the report of two out the region. The Syrian regime’s ac- EC–6004. A communication from the Ad- (2) officers authorized to wear the insignia of tions and policies, including obstruct- ministrator, Rural Housing Service, Depart- the grade of brigadier general in accordance ing the Lebanese government’s ability ment of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to function effectively, pursuing chem- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Commu- to the Committee on Armed Services. EC–6013. A communication from the Acting ical and biological weapons, and sup- nity Facility Loans’’ (RIN0575–AC78) re- Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and ceived during adjournment of the Senate in porting terrorist organizations, con- Readiness), transmitting the report of five the Office of the President of the Senate on tinue to pose an unusual and extraor- (5) officers authorized to wear the insignia of May 2, 2012; to the Committee on Agri- dinary threat to the national security, the grade of major general and brigadier gen- culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. foreign policy, and economy of the eral, as indicated, in accordance with title EC–6005. A communication from the Asso- 10, United States Code, section 777; to the United States. For these reasons, I ciate General Counsel, Office of the General Committee on Armed Services. have determined that it is necessary to Counsel, Department of Agriculture, trans- continue in effect the national emer- EC–6014. A communication from the Under mitting, pursuant to law, (3) three reports Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- gency declared with respect to this relative to vacancies in the Department of mitting, pursuant to law, a quarterly report threat and to maintain in force the Agriculture received during adjournment of entitled, ‘‘Acceptance of Contributions for sanctions to address this national the Senate in the Office of the President of Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; emergency. the Senate on May 4, 2012; to the Committee Defense Cooperation Account’’; to the Com- In addition, the United States con- on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. mittee on Armed Services. EC–6006. A communication from the Direc- EC–6015. A communication from the Sec- demns the Asad regime’s use of brutal tor, Office of Procurement and Property violence and human rights abuses and retary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant Management, Department of Agriculture, to law, a report relative to the Program Ac- calls on the Asad regime to step aside transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of quisition Unit Cost and the AIM–9X program and immediately begin a transition in a rule entitled ‘‘Guidelines for the Transfer exceeding the Acquisition Program Baseline Syria to a political process that will of Excess Computers or Other Technical values; to the Committee on Armed Services. forge a credible path to a future of Equipment Pursuant to Section 14220 of the EC–6016. A communication from the Assist- greater freedom, democracy, oppor- 2008 Farm Bill’’ (RIN0599–AA13) received in ant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Af- tunity, and justice. The United States the Office of the President of the Senate on fairs), transmitting legislative proposals and May 7, 2012; to the Committee on Agri- accompanying reports relative to the Na- will consider changes in the composi- culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. tion, policies, and actions of the Gov- tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal EC–6007. A communication from the Direc- Year 2013; to the Committee on Armed Serv- ernment of Syria in determining tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ices. whether to continue or terminate this Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–6017. A communication from the Assist- national emergency in the future. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Af- BARACK OBAMA. titled ‘‘1-Naphthaleneacetic acid; Pesticide fairs), transmitting a legislative proposal en- THE WHITE HOUSE, May 9, 2012. Tolerances’’ (FRL No. 9346–9) received in the titled ‘‘Leadership, Education, Account- Office of the President of the Senate on May ability and Discipline on Sexual Assault Pre- f 8, 2012; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- vention Act of 2012’’; to the Committee on MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE trition, and Forestry. Armed Services. EC–6008. A communication from the Direc- EC–6018. A communication from the Assist- ENROLLED BILL SIGNED tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Af- At 1:32 p.m., a message from the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- fairs), transmitting legislative proposals and House of Representatives, delivered by ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- accompanying reports relative to the Na- Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, titled ‘‘Ametoctradin; Pesticide Tolerances’’ tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

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A bill to extend and modify the stan-Pakistan Study Group; to the Com- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, an temporary reduction of duty on certain mittee on Armed Services. annual report for the period of January 1, men’s footwear whose height from the bot- EC–6020. A communication from the Presi- 2011 through December 31, 2011 relative to tom of the outer sole to the top of the upper dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- significant modifications to the auction does not exceed 8 inches and designed to be suant to law, a report relative to the process for issuing United States Treasury worn in lieu of, but not over, other footwear issuance of an Executive Order to take addi- obligations; to the Committee on Banking, as a protection against water, oil, grease, or tional steps with respect to the national Housing, and Urban Affairs. chemicals or cold or inclement weather; to emergency originally declared on March 15, f the Committee on Finance. 1995 in Executive Order 12957 with respect to By Ms. CANTWELL: Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 3043. A bill to extend and modify the and Urban Affairs. JOINT RESOLUTIONS temporary reduction of duty on certain EC–6021. A communication from the Chief The following bills and joint resolu- women’s footwear, covering the ankle, whose Counsel, Federal Emergency Management height from the bottom of the outer sole to tions were introduced, read the first the top of the upper does not exceed 8 inches, Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and second times by unanimous con- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of designed to be worn in lieu of, but not over, a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community sent, and referred as indicated: other footwear as a protection against water, Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. By Mr. LAUTENBERG: oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjourn- S. 3032. A bill to extend temporary suspen- weather; to the Committee on Finance. ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- sion of duty on 1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, By Ms. CANTWELL: dent of the Senate on May 2, 2012; to the oxidized, polymerized; to the Committee on S. 3044. A bill to suspend temporarily the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Finance duty on certain suspension system stablilizer Affairs. By Mr. LAUTENBERG: bars; to the Committee on Finance. EC–6022. A communication from the Asso- S. 3033. A bill to extend the temporary sus- By Ms. CANTWELL: ciate General Counsel for Legislation and pension of duty on ethene, tetrafluoro, S. 3045. A bill to extend and modify the Regulations, Office of Community Planning oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl temporary suspension of duty on certain and Development, Department of Housing esters, reduced; to the Committee on Fi- cases or containers to be used for electronic and Urban Development, transmitting, pur- nance. drawing toys, electronic games, or edu- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled By Ms. CANTWELL: cational toys or devices; to the Committee ‘‘State Community Development Block S. 3034. A bill to extend the temporary sus- on Finance. Grant Program: Administrative Rule pension of duty on Linuron; to the Com- By Ms. CANTWELL: S. 3046. A bill to suspend temporarily the Changes’’ (RIN2506–AC22) received during ad- mittee on Finance. duty on certain injection-molded ABS or PP journment of the Senate in the Office of the By Ms. CANTWELL: S. 3035. A bill to suspend temporarily the cases or containers to be used for electronic President of the Senate on May 2, 2012; to the duty on Terbacil; to the Committee on Fi- drawing toys or electronic games; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban nance. Committee on Finance. Affairs. By Ms. CANTWELL: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: EC–6023. A communication from the Sec- S. 3036. A bill to extend and modify the S. 3047. A bill to encourage responsible retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant temporary reduction of duty on certain homeowners to refinance mortgages, and for to law, a report relative to the continuation men’s footwear, not covering the ankle, de- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- of a national emergency declared in Execu- signed to be worn in lieu of, but not over, ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. tive Order 13222 with respect to the lapse of other footwear as a protection against water, By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself the Export Administration Act of 1979; to the oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement and Mr. HARKIN): Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban weather; to the Committee on Finance. S. 3048. A bill to provide for a safe, ac- Affairs. By Ms. CANTWELL: countable, fair, and efficient banking sys- EC–6024. A communication from the Dep- S. 3037. A bill to extend and modify the tem, and for other purposes; to the Com- uty Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, temporary reduction of duty on certain mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- pursuant to law, a report on the continu- men’s footwear, covering the ankle, designed fairs. ation of the national emergency declared in to be worn in lieu of, but not over, other By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Executive Order 13413 with respect to block- footwear as a protection against water, oil, BOOZMAN): ing the property of persons contributing to grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement S. 3049. A bill to amend title 39, United the conflict taking place in the Democratic weather; to the Committee on Finance. States Code, to expand the definition of Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on By Ms. CANTWELL: homeless veteran for purposes of benefits Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. S. 3038. A bill to extend and modify the under the laws administered by the Sec- EC–6025. A communication from the Dep- temporary suspension of duty on certain retary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee uty Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, women’s footwear, not covering the ankle, on Veterans’ Affairs. pursuant to law, a report relative to the con- designed to be worn in lieu of, but not over, By Mr. VITTER: tinuation of the national emergency relative other footwear as a protection against water, S. 3050. A bill to extend the National Flood to the actions and policies of the Govern- oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement Insurance Program until June 30, 2012; to the ment of Sudan as declared in Executive weather; to the Committee on Finance. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Com- By Ms. CANTWELL: Affairs. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- S. 3039. A bill to extend and modify the By Mr. VITTER: fairs. temporary suspension of duty on certain S. 3051. A bill to extend the National Flood EC–6026. A communication from the Fiscal women’s footwear, covering the ankle, de- Insurance Program until July 31, 2012; to the Assistant Secretary, Department of the signed to be worn in lieu of, but not over, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a other footwear as a protection against water, Affairs. report relative to material violations or sus- oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement By Mr. BROWN of Ohio: pected material violations of regulations re- weather; to the Committee on Finance. S. 3052. A bill to amend title 38, United lating to Treasury auctions and other Treas- By Ms. CANTWELL: States Code, to require the Secretary of Vet- ury securities offerings for the period of Jan- S. 3040. A bill to extend and modify the erans Affairs to provide veterans, when such uary 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011; to the temporary reduction of duty on certain veterans electronically file claims for bene- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban women’s footwear designed to be worn in lieu fits under laws administered by the Sec- Affairs. of, but not over, other footwear as a protec- retary, with notice that relevant services EC–6027. A communication from the Fiscal tion against water, oil, grease, or chemicals may be available to the veterans from vet- Assistant Secretary, Department of the or cold or inclement weather; to the Com- erans service organizations, and for other Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, an mittee on Finance. purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- annual report for the period of January 1, By Ms. CANTWELL: fairs. 2011 through December 31, 2011 relative to S. 3041. A bill to extend and modify the By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. BOOZ- any exceptions granted by the Secretary of temporary reduction of duty on certain MAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. DEMINT, Mr.

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WICKER, Mr. ENZI, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. KLO- JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. PAUL, Mr. of textile materials; to the Committee on Fi- BUCHAR, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. KIRK, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. nance. AKAKA, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HOEVEN, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. By Mr. WYDEN: LANDRIEU, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. VITTER, TOOMEY,Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. COBURN, S. 3066. A bill to suspend temporarily the and Mr. WARNER): Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. duty on certain sports footwear with cleats S. Res. 451. A resolution recognizing the THUNE, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. VIT- valued at $10/pair or more but not over $13/ goals of National Travel and Tourism Week TER): pair; to the Committee on Finance. and honoring the valuable contributions of S. 3053. A bill to require Regional Adminis- By Mr. WYDEN: travel and tourism to the United States of trators of the Environmental Protection S. 3067. A bill to suspend temporarily the America; considered and agreed to. Agency to be appointed by and with the ad- duty on certain sports footwear with cleats By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. vice and consent of the Senate; to the Com- valued at $6.50/pair or more but not over $10/ BURR): mittee on Environment and Public Works. pair; to the Committee on Finance. S. Res. 452. A resolution designating July By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. BOOZ- By Mr. WYDEN: 13, 2012, as ‘‘Collector Car Appreciation Day’’ MAN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRASSLEY, S. 3068. A bill to suspend temporarily the and recognizing that the collection and res- Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. PRYOR, duty on certain footwear with open toes or toration of historic and classic cars is an im- and Mr. SCHUMER): open heels or of the slip-on type; to the Com- portant part of preserving the technological S. 3054. A bill to provide strategic work- mittee on Finance. achievements and cultural heritage of the load to Army arsenals in their function as a By Mr. WYDEN: United States; considered and agreed to. critical component of the organic defense in- S. 3069. A bill to reduce temporarily the f dustrial base; to the Committee on Armed duty on certain sports footwear valued over Services. $6.50 but not over $12/pair; to the Committee ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS By Mr. WYDEN: on Finance. S. 491 S. 3055. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. WYDEN: duty on certain leathered footwear for S. 3070. A bill to suspend temporarily the At the request of Mr. PRYOR, the women; to the Committee on Finance. duty on mixtures comprising titanium diox- name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. By Mr. WYDEN: ide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane; to the Com- BEGICH) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 3056. A bill to suspend temporarily the mittee on Finance. 491, a bill to amend title 38, United duty on certain leathered footwear for men; By Mr. WYDEN: to the Committee on Finance. States Code, to recognize the service in S. 3071. A bill to suspend temporarily the the reserve components of the Armed By Mr. WYDEN: duty on manganese ferrite carrier covered S. 3057. A bill to suspend temporarily the with acrylic resin; to the Committee on Fi- Forces of certain persons by honoring duty on certain leathered footwear for nance. them with status as veterans under women; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. WYDEN: law, and for other purposes. By Mr. WYDEN: S. 3072. A bill to suspend temporarily the S. 705 S. 3058. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising poly(methyl duty on certain leathered footwear for men; At the request of Mr. CARPER, the methacrylate) and zinc acetate; to the Com- name of the Senator from North Caro- to the Committee on Finance. mittee on Finance. By Mr. WYDEN: By Mr. WYDEN: lina (Mrs. HAGAN) was added as a co- S. 3059. A bill to reduce temporarily the S. 3073. A bill to amend the Harmonized sponsor of S. 705, a bill to amend the duty on boys’ knitted or crocheted shirts of Tariff Schedule of the United States to clar- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- man-made fibers; to the Committee on Fi- ify the classification of recreational per- vide for collegiate housing and infra- nance. formance outerwear, and for other purposes; structure grants. By Mr. WYDEN: to the Committee on Finance. S. 3060. A bill to reduce temporarily the S. 752 By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, duty on girls’ knitted or crocheted trousers Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the and breeches of synthetic fibers; to the Com- WYDEN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. AKAKA, name of the Senator from New Hamp- mittee on Finance. and Mr. SANDERS): shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- By Mr. WYDEN: S. 3061. A bill to suspend temporarily the S. 3074. A bill to prohibit employers from sponsor of S. 752, a bill to establish a duty on women’s sports bras of stretch fabric compelling or coercing any person to author- comprehensive interagency response to with textile or polymer-based electrodes ize access to a protected computer, and for reduce lung cancer mortality in a knit into or attached to the fabric and that other purposes; to the Committee on Health, timely manner. Education, Labor, and Pensions. incorporate connectors designed to secure an S. 755 electronic transmitter that transmits phys- By Mr. WYDEN: iological information from the electrodes to S. 3075. A bill to suspend temporarily the At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the a compatible monitor; to the Committee on duty on mixtures comprising titanium diox- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Finance. ide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane; to AKAKA) was added as a cosponsor of S. By Mr. WYDEN: the Committee on Finance. 755, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 3062. A bill to suspend temporarily the f enue Code of 1986 to allow an offset duty on knit tank tops of stretch fabric with SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND against income tax refunds to pay for textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into restitution and other State judicial or attached to the fabric and that incor- SENATE RESOLUTIONS debts that are past-due. porate connectors designed to secure an elec- The following concurrent resolutions tronic transmitter that transmits physio- and Senate resolutions were read, and S. 941 logical information from the electrodes to a referred (or acted upon), as indicated: At the request of Mr. REED, the name compatible monitor; to the Committee on of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Finance. ROCKEFELLER) was added as a cospon- By Mr. WYDEN: COLLINS): S. 3063. A bill to suspend temporarily the S. Res. 448. A resolution recognizing the sor of S. 941, a bill to strengthen fami- duty on knit garments of stretch fabric with 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women’s lies’ engagement in the education of textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into Zionist Organization of America, Inc; to the their children. or attached to the fabric and that incor- Committee on the Judiciary. S. 974 By Mr. KERRY: porate connectors designed to secure an elec- At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the S. Res. 449. A resolution calling on all gov- tronic transmitter that transmits physio- name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. logical information from the electrodes to a ernments to assist in the safe return of chil- compatible monitor; to the Committee on dren abducted from or wrongfully retained COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. Finance. outside the country of their habitual resi- 974, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. WYDEN: dence; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- enue Code of 1986 to expand the tip tax S. 3064. A bill to reduce temporarily the tions. credit to employers of cosmetologists duty on girls’ knitted or crocheted shorts of By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Ms. and to promote tax compliance in the synthetic fibers; to the Committee on Fi- MURKOWSKI, Mr. KERRY, Mr. CONRAD, cosmetology sector. nance. Mr. BURR, and Mr. INOUYE): S. 1368 By Mr. WYDEN: S. Res. 450. A resolution designating May S. 3065. A bill to reduce temporarily the 15, 2012, as ‘‘National MPS Awareness Day’’; At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the duty on certain sports footwear for men with considered and agreed to. name of the Senator from Wyoming

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(Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of sor of S. 2125, a bill to amend title S. 2554 S. 1368, a bill to amend the Patient XVIII of the Social Security Act to At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify the designation of accredita- name of the Senator from Minnesota repeal distributions for medicine quali- tion organizations for orthotics and (Mr. FRANKEN) was added as a cospon- fied only if for prescribed drug or insu- prosthetics, to apply accreditation and sor of S. 2554, a bill to amend title I of lin. licensure requirements to suppliers of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe S. 1460 such devices and items for purposes of Streets Act of 1968 to extend the au- At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the payment under the Medicare program, thorization of the Bulletproof Vest name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. and to modify the payment rules for Partnership Grant Program through MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. such devices and items under such pro- fiscal year 2017. 1460, a bill to grant the congressional gram to account for practitioner quali- S. 2884 gold medal, collectively, to the First fications and complexity of care. At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the Special Service Force, in recognition of S. 2160 name of the Senator from Delaware its superior service during World War At the request of Mr. MORAN, the (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor II. name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. of S. 2884, a bill to provide an incentive S. 1591 CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S. for businesses to bring jobs back to At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 2160, a bill to improve the examination America. the names of the Senator from Mon- of depository institutions, and for S. CON. RES. 42 tana (Mr. TESTER) and the Senator other purposes. At the request of Mr. PAUL, the from Alaska (Mr. BEGICH) were added S. 2175 names of the Senator from South Caro- lina (Mr. DEMINT) and the Senator as cosponsors of S. 1591, a bill to award At the request of Mr. UDALL of Colo- a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul rado, the name of the Senator from from Utah (Mr. LEE) were added as co- sponsors of S. Con. Res. 42, a concur- Wallenberg, in recognition of his Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a achievements and heroic actions dur- cosponsor of S. 2175, a bill to amend the rent resolution setting forth the con- ing the Holocaust. National Defense Authorization Act for gressional budget for the United States S. 1882 Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial Government for fiscal year 2013, revis- At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the of covered persons detained in the ing the appropriate budgetary levels name of the Senator from New Mexico United States pursuant to the Author- for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor ization for Use of Military Force and to the appropriate budgetary levels for of S. 1882, a bill to amend the Federal repeal the requirement for military fiscal years 2013 through 2022. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to en- custody. S. RES. 401 At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, sure that valid generic drugs may enter S. 2205 the market. the names of the Senator from Mary- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the land (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from S. 1929 name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) were added as co- CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S. sponsors of S. Res. 401, a resolution ex- the names of the Senator from New 2205, a bill to prohibit funding to nego- Mexico (Mr. BINGAMAN), the Senator pressing appreciation for Foreign Serv- tiate a United Nations Arms Trade ice and Civil Service professionals who from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator Treaty that restricts the Second from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the Sen- represent the United States around the Amendment rights of United States globe. ator from North Dakota (Mr. CONRAD), citizens. the Senator from Delaware (Mr. S. RES. 435 S. 2237 COONS), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. At the request of Mr. CASEY, the At the request of Mr. REID, the name DURBIN), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. HARKIN), the Senator from Montana DURBIN), the Senator from Maryland BLUMENTHAL) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. TESTER) and the Senator from (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from of S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- added as cosponsors of S. 1929, a bill to income tax credit for increased payroll sponsors of S. Res. 435, a resolution require the Secretary of the Treasury and extend bonus depreciation for an calling for democratic change in Syria, to mint coins in commemoration of additional year, and for other purposes. and for other purposes. Mark Twain. S. 2320 f At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the S. 1935 STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED name of the Senator from Mississippi At the request of Mrs. HAGAN, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. of S. 2320, a bill to direct the American S. 3047. A bill to encourage respon- 1935, a bill to require the Secretary of Battle Monuments Commission to pro- sible homeowners to refinance mort- the Treasury to mint coins in recogni- vide for the ongoing maintenance of gages, and for other purposes; to the tion and celebration of the 75th anni- Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Repub- Committee on Banking, Housing, and versary of the establishment of the lic of the Philippines, and for other Urban Affairs. March of Dimes Foundation. purposes. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I S. 2365 S. 1989 rise today in support of the Expanding At the request of Mr. HATCH, the At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the Refinancing Opportunities Act of 2012. name of the Senator from Minnesota name of the Senator from Wyoming This bill will allow homeowners who (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- (Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of are struggling to stay in their homes sponsor of S. 1989, a bill to amend the S. 2365, a bill to promote the economic to refinance their loans at today’s his- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make and energy security of the United torically low mortgage rates. permanent the minimum low-income States, and for other purposes. The administration’s current refi- housing tax credit rate for unsub- S. 2366 nancing programs are designed to help sidized buildings and to provide a min- At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the homeowners whose loans are guaran- imum 4 percent credit rate for existing name of the Senator from New Hamp- teed by Federal housing agencies. The buildings. shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- problem is, those programs do nothing S. 2125 sponsor of S. 2366, a bill to extend stu- to help homeowners whose loans are At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the dent loan interest rates for under- owned by banks and mortgage trusts. name of the Senator from Michigan graduate Federal Direct Stafford This bill would create a fund in the (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- Loans. Federal Housing Administration that

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Home values on average The stock market is climbing again completely locked out of refinancing have dropped by more than 30%, with after falling off a cliff in late 2008. and are not being served by the private $7 trillion in household wealth lost. Mortgage rates have fallen to near- markets. And Core Logic found that home historic lows, recently dipping below 4 A homeowner paying 7 percent inter- prices increased 0.6 percent last month, percent. est on their mortgage could reduce but are still down 0.6 percent from a Consumers are spending less of their their interest rate by 2.5 percent or year ago. income paying down debt, from a high more through this program. Many housing economists believe the of 9.1 percent in 2007 to 5.8 percent The average American homeowner market is at its bottom, but that today. could save up to three thousand dollars doesn’t mean we are out of the woods. As a result, consumers are saving a year in lower interest payments. Further increases in foreclosures would more and spending more on purchases The Expanding Refinancing Opportu- undoubtedly put further downward that have been put off for years. This is nities Act of 2012 is modeled after a pressure on home prices, which could a boost to the economy. For proof, look proposal President Obama outlined in further threaten underwater home- no further than the rebound in vehicle his State of the Union address in Feb- owners and feed into a vicious negative sales that has fueled the resurgence of ruary. cycle. American auto manufacturers. Eligibility requirements for this new This is also a matter of fairness. However, there is also no doubt that program are very straightforward. When homeowners take on a mort- the effects of the Fed’s low interest Homeowners must be current on gage, they have no control over wheth- rate policies have been dampened by their mortgage. They must meet a er their bank will slice-and-dice that problems in the housing market. The minimum credit score. Their loan must loan, selling it to third-party investors. Fed has noted that home foreclosures be under the FHA conforming loan If that happens, chances of refinancing are one of the biggest drags on the eco- limit. They must be living in a single- into lower interest rates plummet. nomic recovery. family, owner-occupied home that is I have worked closely with the ad- Allowing all homeowners to lower their principal residence. ministration to make sure this added their mortgage payments through refi- Additionally, the program requires responsibility does not increase the fi- nancing is one way to help stop this that loans not be higher than 140 per- nancial risk to the FHA. downward spiral. cent of a home’s value. Housing data The Expanding Refinancing Opportu- We cannot have a robust economic shows that homeowners with loan-to- nities Act would create a new insur- recovery while the housing market lan- value ratios under 140 percent are sig- ance fund at the FHA, totally separate guishes. Just as a dilapidated fore- nificantly less likely to default than from the existing mortgage insurance closure erodes the value of every home those with higher ratios. fund that is currently under-capital- on the block, a sputtering housing An added benefit of the 140 percent ized. market affects all aspects of the econ- loan-to-value limit is that it could en- The new fund would receive its own omy. courage lenders to write down the prin- appropriation and would be audited The sooner we reverse declines in the cipal amount owed on the mortgage to separately from the existing mortgage housing market, the sooner we can fos- allow homeowners to qualify for par- insurance fund. Furthermore, I have ter a robust economic recovery. We ticipation. This would be tremendously worked to put safeguards in place to owe that to every American, and I en- helpful for homeowners whose home reduce FHA’s risk. Most notably, courage my colleagues to support The values have fallen dramatically after homeowners must be current on their Expanding Refinancing Opportunities the collapse of the housing bubble. mortgages in order to participate. Act of 2012. Some will criticize this proposal, Finally, the cost of the new program suggesting the government must get would be completely offset by a 0.1 per- By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and out of the housing market for it to re- cent increase in guarantee fees for Mr. BOOZMAN): cover. loans backed by Fannie and Freddie in S. 3049. A bill to amend title 39, I believe the government can play a 2022. United States Code, to expand the defi- vital role in making sure that home The benefits of this proposal are nition of homeless veteran for purposes values don’t continue their steep de- clear: Refinancing into lower interest of benefits under the laws administered clines. Robert Shiller, the noted hous- rates could save the average home- by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; ing bear and respected housing econo- owner upwards of $3,000 a year. to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. mist who publishes the closely watched Recent statistics show that the ex- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, today I Case-Shiller housing index, believes panded refinancing program the admin- rise with my colleague from Arkansas, that home prices have reached normal istration announced in November is Senator BOOZMAN, to introduce a bill levels. seeing tangible results. According to that will help veterans who have been To those who would oppose this bill, the Mortgage Bankers Association, re- forced out of their homes because of I ask: how much further would you finance applications have jumped by as domestic violence. This bill will expand have home values decline? much as 70 percent in some of the hard- the definition of homeless veteran to While many economic indicators are est-hit States. include domestic violence. increasing, falling home prices and Clearly, efforts to expand refinancing Due to an oversight in the law, the foreclosures continue to burden the opportunities are working. Similar legal definition of ‘‘homeless veterans’’ economy. Here is a quick inventory of benefits should be afforded to those differs significantly from the existing the state of America’s homeowners: homeowners whose loans—through no definition of homelessness. Existing Case-Shiller found home prices in fault of their own—are not insured by law recognizes individuals who have February rising for the first time in 10 the Federal Government. been forced from their homes by do- months, although that gain was a Beyond providing relief to American mestic violence as ‘‘homeless’’ but for nominal 0.2 percent. families, savings on mortgage pay- the purposes of special ‘‘homeless vet- Nationally, more than 11 million ments would have a broader benefit for eran’’ benefits, this situation is over- homeowners, or 23 percent, are upside the economy. looked. The small wording change in

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Then he said: received a letter such as the operation tion of homeless in the McKinney- And then you know that town was really did down in Texas saying we are going Vento Homeless Assistance Act. That easy to manage for the next few years. . . . to impose $33,000 a day and, finally, is all we are changing. So, that’s our general philosophy. they just fold up their tent and quit? One out of four women will experi- This is the EPA we are talking We don’t know that. There is no way of ence domestic violence sometime in about, and this is 1 of 10 of the regu- knowing. We have invited people from her lifetime, including veterans who lators. This happens to be the region 6 this podium to call and we have re- have served honorably for this country. administrator. This regional adminis- ceived calls from people who have been They should qualify for the benefits trator recently resigned when not only out of business. This is an intentional they deserve and need to protect them. his statement received attention but effort we are dealing with and have This bill simply updates the legal also following public awareness about been dealing with for quite some time. definition of ‘‘homeless veteran’’ to the manner in which he initiated the So we introduced today, just a few bring it to the same standard as the enforcement actions in region 6. minutes ago, S. 3053. I have a whole rest of the law—correcting a grievous We know about—and I have already bunch of cosponsors—it looks like oversight that could deny those who mentioned in my previous remarks— about 20 cosponsors—on the bill. What served our country the support and the company down in Texas. This com- we do is a very simple thing. I have benefits they earned a thousand times pany was cited by Armendariz. They found in my experience in both the over with their patriotism and courage. are accused of groundwater contamina- House and the Senate that the shorter In closing, it is an honor for me to tion. They are accused of perhaps mis- and simpler we make something, the serve as a member of the Senate Vet- using hydraulic fracturing. All these easier it is to understand. This is a lit- erans’ Affairs Committee. I feel very were just accusations. But then they tle, small, two-page bill, and all it does privileged to work on behalf of our vet- sent a letter to them and said we are is say that anyone who is going to be erans. I appreciate the work of my dis- going to fine you $33,000 a day—$33,000 appointed—or nominated, I should tinguished colleagues on the com- a day. If we read those letters care- say—as a regional administrator of the mittee and ask them and all senators fully, we will find out that decision Environmental Protection Agency to join me in supporting this small but isn’t already made, it is not going to would have to be appointed by and with very important expanded definition of start, but to the person who is reading the advice and consent of the Senate. homeless veterans. the letter, who receives the letter, they We have a list in our laws as to what will think, I can stay in business for 30 has to have Senate confirmation. The By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. more days and that is it. Administrator of the EPA has to—and BOOZMAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. One has to ask the question: How she went through that process and that DEMINT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ENZI, many companies are out there that person is Lisa Jackson—but not these Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. JOHNSON of have received a letter such as this from 10 regional directors. So we are saying Wisconsin, Mr. PAUL, Mr. the EPA and assumed they are going to they should be subjected to the same MORAN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. COR- have to start paying this fine, so they advice and consent of this Senate, and NYN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. folded up their tent and they quit? This we wouldn’t have these kinds of prob- HUTCHISON, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. is what they want. They want to put lems. I suspect the Administrator of MCCONNELL, Mr. COBURN, Mr. people out of business. the EPA did not know what was going BARRASSO, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. I told the story from this podium on in region 6 with Mr. Armendariz. I THUNE, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. about a company in my State of Okla- will give her the benefit of the doubt VITTER): homa. This was back probably 10 years that she didn’t. In fact, she was very S. 3053. A bill to require Regional Ad- ago. I received a letter—we had a lum- critical of him once we stood here and ministrators of the Environmental ber company in Oklahoma and the exposed what was going on. This will solve the problem. I am Protection Agency to be appointed by president of the lumber company said: going to invite people to join in. We and with the advice and consent of the I don’t know what to do. The EPA has have already introduced it. It is S. 3053. Senate; to the Committee on Environ- just put us out of business. It is one that would force the adminis- ment and Public Works. I said: What did you do wrong? trators to be subjected to confirmation Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, in an at- He said: I don’t think I did anything by this Senate. Keep in mind that tempt to refresh our memory on what wrong. He said: I have been selling our these administrators, these regional happened with the overreach of the used crankcase oil to the same licensed administrators, have the power of life EPA, we might remember that it was operation for the last 10 years and and death over many companies in from this podium, I guess, 2 weeks some of that—this contractor was li- ago—it was on a Friday that we found America. censed by the State of Oklahoma and I believe this will solve that problem, out and we had access to a tape that we the Federal Government in the County released to the public. It has been on and I look forward to passing this bill of Tulsa. He said: We have been selling and having it become law. the TV and everyone has seen it now. It it to the same group, this organization, is a tape of the region 6 administrator for 10 years. He said: Some of that has By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. of the EPA, Mr. Armendariz. At that been traced to a site where they have BOOZMAN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. time, when talking to the regulators said this came from our used crankcase GRASSLEY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. who were under his jurisdiction and oil, and they said for that reason you KIRK, Mr. PRYOR, and Mr. SCHU- along with the public at a public meet- have violated the law and we are going MER): ing that was taking place in Texas, he to fine you $5,000 a day. S. 3054. A bill to provide strategic said: Now, $5,000 a day, this is to a rel- workload to Army arsenals in their But as I said, oil and gas is an enforcement atively middle-sized lumber company, function as a critical component of the priority. . . . I was in a meeting once and I Mill Creek Lumber, it is called—and gave an analogy to my staff about my philos- organic defense industrial base; to the ophy of enforcement, and I think it was they are still in business today—and Committee on Armed Services. probably a little crude and maybe not appro- that would have put them out of busi- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask priate for the meeting but I’ll go ahead and ness. I said: Send the letter to me and unanimous consent that the text of the tell you what I said. It was kind of like how let me read it. I read it and I told him bill be printed in the RECORD.

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SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(3) The authority to grant a waiver under and youth institutions; This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Army Arse- paragraph (1) may not be delegated. Whereas the world-class Hadassah Medical nal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of ‘‘(c) ANNUAL ARSENAL REPORT.—In 2013 and Organization in Israel is renowned for cut- 2012’’. each year thereafter, not later than 60 days ting-edge medical research; after the date on which the budget of the Whereas the Hadassah Medical Organiza- SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF ARSE- President for a fiscal year is submitted to NALS. tion is constructing the Sarah Wetsman Da- Congress, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 143 of title 10, vidson Hospital Tower at Hadassah Medical mit to Congress a report for the Army iden- United States Code, is amended by adding at Center as a gift to Israel, to be officially tifying, for the relevant fiscal year, each of the end the following new section: dedicated at the Hadassah Centennial Con- the following: vention in October 2012; ‘‘§ 2425. Department of Defense use of arse- ‘‘(1) The core arsenal manufacturing capa- Whereas, in the United States, Hadassah— nals bility. (1) enhances the quality of American and ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- ‘‘(2) The workload required to cost-effec- Jewish life through education and Zionist fense shall develop and promulgate measur- tively support the arsenals and the manufac- youth programs; able and enforceable guidelines for the De- turing capability inherent in these installa- (2) promotes health awareness; and partment of Defense, defense agencies, and tions. (3) provides personal enrichment and the military services to have supplies, com- ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Army’s perform- growth for members; and ponents, end items, parts, assemblies, and ance in maintaining the Department of the Whereas Hadassah helps support young sub-assemblies made in factories or arsenals Army’s factories and arsenals with sufficient people by providing scholarships for students owned by the United States, to the extent workload to ensure affordability and tech- and educating disadvantaged children: Now, those factories or arsenals can make those nical competence in peacetime. therefore, be it supplies, components, end items, parts, as- ‘‘(4) The capital investments required to be Resolved, That the Senate— semblies, and sub-assemblies on an economi- made in order to ensure compliance and (1) congratulates Hadassah, the Women’s cal basis while preserving the ability to pro- operational capacity. Zionist Organization of America, Inc. on its vide an effective and timely response to mo- ‘‘(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The 100th anniversary; and bilizations, national defense contingency sit- Comptroller General shall review each report (2) recognizes the important contributions uations, and other emergency requirements. required under subsection (c) for complete- that Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organi- ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ECONOMICAL ness and compliance and provide findings zation of America, Inc. has made to medical BASIS.—For purposes of determining whether and recommendations to the congressional supplies, components, end items, parts, as- defense committees not later than 60 days research and care, the health of commu- semblies, and sub-assemblies can be made on after the report is submitted to Congress.’’. nities, the relationship between the United an ‘economical basis’ under subsection (a), (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of States and Israel, and the continuity of Jew- the Secretary of Defense shall analyze the sections at the beginning of chapter 433 of ish heritage. direct costs associated with the manufacture title 10, United States Code, is amended by f of such supplies, components, end items, striking the item relating to section 4532 and parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. If an inserting the following new item: SENATE RESOLUTION 449—CALL- analysis is not performed, the Secretary of ‘‘4532. Assignment of workload at Army fac- ING ON ALL GOVERNMENTS TO Defense or the relevant defense agency or tories and arsenals.’’. ASSIST IN THE SAFE RETURN OF military service shall promptly report to the (c) INITIAL WORKLOAD PLAN REPORT.—The CHILDREN ABDUCTED FROM OR congressional defense committees the jus- first report required under subsection (c) of WRONGFULLY RETAINED OUT- tification for not performing an analysis.’’. section 4532 of title 10, United States Code, SIDE THE COUNTRY OF THEIR (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of as amended by subsection (a), shall be sub- HABITUAL RESIDENCE sections at the beginning of such chapter is mitted not later than 180 days after the date amended by adding at the end the following of the enactment of this Act. Mr. KERRY submitted the following new item: f resolution; which was referred to the ‘‘2425. Department of Defense use of arse- Committee on Foreign Relations: SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS nals.’’. S. RES. 449 SEC. 3. ASSIGNMENT OF WORKLOAD AT ARMY Whereas children should be protected FACTORIES AND ARSENALS. internationally from the harmful effects of (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4532 of title 10, SENATE RESOLUTION 448—RECOG- NIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY their wrongful removal or retention; United States Code, is amended to read as Whereas people and governments around follows: OF HADASSAH, THE WOMEN’S ZI- the world value the importance of family and ‘‘§ 4532. Assignment of workload at Army fac- ONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMER- respect the rights of custody and access of tories and arsenals ICA, INC. other countries; ‘‘(a) ASSIGNMENT OF WORKLOAD.—(1) The Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. COL- Whereas governments should take all pos- Secretary of the Army shall assign Govern- LINS) submitted the following resolu- sible measures to determine the location of ment-owned and Government-operated De- tion; which was referred to the Com- abducted children; Whereas Colin Bower’s two young sons, partment of the Army factories and arsenals mittee on the Judiciary: sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency Noor and Ramsay Bower, were illegally ab- and technical competence in peacetime, S. RES. 448 ducted from the United States by their while preserving the ability to provide an ef- Whereas Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist mother in August 2009 and taken to Egypt; fective and timely response to mobilizations, Organization of America, Inc. (referred to in and national defense contingency situations, and this preamble as ‘‘Hadassah’’) was estab- Whereas the United States and 68 other other emergency requirements. lished by Henrietta Szold on February 24, countries that are partners to the Hague ‘‘(2) At a minimum, workload may be de- 1912; Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inter- rived from manufacturing of supplies, com- Whereas Hadassah is now the largest Zion- national Child Abduction, done at the Hague ponents, parts, systems, subsystems, and for- ist organization for Jewish women, with October 25, 1980, have agreed, and encourage eign military sales. more than 300,000 active members; all other countries to concur, that the appro- ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Army shall de- Whereas Hadassah celebrated the 100th an- priate court for determining the best inter- velop and promulgate guidelines to make the niversary of its founding on February 24, ests of children in custody matters is the arsenals available to the Department of De- 2012; court in the country of their habitual resi- fense, defense agencies, and military services Whereas, since its founding, Hadassah has dence: Now, therefore, be it for procurement of supplies, components, consistently promoted the unity of the Jew- Resolved, That the Senate calls on officials parts, systems, and subsystems. ish people and worked for the betterment of of all governments and the competent courts ‘‘(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary communities in the United States and what to assist in the safe return of all abducted of the Army may waive the requirement is now present-day Israel; and wrongfully retained children to the state

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RES. 452 WEEK AND HONORING THE VAL- Whereas many people in the United States f UABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF maintain classic automobiles as a pastime TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO THE and do so with great passion and as a means SENATE RESOLUTION 450—DESIG- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA of individual expression; Whereas the Senate recognizes the effect NATING MAY 15, 2012, AS ‘‘NA- Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. KLO- TIONAL MPS AWARENESS DAY’’ that the more than 100-year history of the BUCHAR, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. KIRK, Mr. automobile has had on the economic Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Ms. MUR- AKAKA, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HELLER, Ms. progress of the United States and supports KOWSKI, Mr. KERRY, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. LANDRIEU, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. VITTER, wholeheartedly all activities involved in the BURR, and Mr. INOUYE) submitted the and Mr. WARNER) submitted the fol- restoration and exhibition of classic auto- following resolution; which was consid- lowing resolution; which was consid- mobiles; ered and agreed to: Whereas the collection, restoration, and ered and agreed to: preservation of automobiles is an activity S. RES. 451 S. RES. 450 shared across generations and across all seg- Whereas National Travel and Tourism ments of society; Whereas mucopolysaccharidosis (referred Week was established in 1983 when Congress to in this resolution as ‘‘MPS’’) are a group Whereas thousands of local car clubs and passed the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint related businesses have been instrumental in of genetically determined lysosomal storage Resolution to designate the week beginning diseases that render the human body incapa- preserving a historic part of the heritage of May 27, 1984, as ‘National Tourism Week’ ’’, the United States by encouraging the res- ble of producing certain enzymes needed to approved November 29, 1983 (Public Law 98– break down complex carbohydrates; toration and exhibition of such vintage 178; 97 Stat. 1126), which recognized the value works of art; Whereas MPS diseases cause complex car- of travel and tourism; bohydrates to be stored in almost every cell Whereas automotive restoration provides Whereas National Travel and Tourism well-paying, high-skilled jobs for people in in the body and progressively cause cellular Week is celebrated across the United States damage; all 50 States; and from May 5 through 13, 2012; Whereas automobiles have provided the in- Whereas the cellular damage caused by Whereas more than 120 travel destinations MPS— spiration for music, photography, cinema, throughout the United States are holding fashion, and other artistic pursuits that have (1) adversely affects the human body by events in honor of National Travel and Tour- become part of the popular culture of the damaging the heart, respiratory system, ism Week; United States: Now therefore, be it bones, internal organs, and central nervous Whereas the travel and tourism industry Resolved, That the Senate— system; and supports more than 14,000,000 jobs in the (1) designates July 13, 2012, as ‘‘Collector (2) often results in intellectual disabilities, United States; Car Appreciation Day’’; short stature, corneal damage, joint stiff- Whereas the travel and tourism industry (2) recognizes that the collection and res- ness, loss of mobility, speech and hearing im- employs individuals in all 50 States and all toration of historic and classic cars is an im- pairment, heart disease, hyperactivity, the territories of the United States; portant part of preserving the technological chronic respiratory problems, and, most im- Whereas international travel to the United achievements and cultural heritage of the portantly, a drastically shortened life span; States is the single largest export industry United States; and Whereas symptoms of MPS are usually not in the country; (3) encourages the people of the United apparent at birth; Whereas the travel and tourism industry, States to engage in events and commemora- Whereas, without treatment, the life ex- Congress, and the executive branch have tions of Collector Car Appreciation Day that pectancy of an individual afflicted with MPS worked to streamline the visa process and create opportunities for collector car owners begins to decrease at a very early stage in make the United States welcoming to visi- to educate young people about the impor- the life of the individual; tors from other countries; tance of preserving the cultural heritage of Whereas research has resulted in the devel- Whereas travel and tourism provide sig- the United States, including through the col- opment of limited treatments for some MPS nificant economic benefits to the United lection and restoration of collector cars. States by generating nearly $2,000,000,000,000 diseases; f Whereas promising advancements in the in annual economic output; pursuit of treatments for additional MPS Whereas leisure travel allows individuals AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND diseases are underway as of the date of to experience the rich cultural heritage and PROPOSED agreement to this resolution; educational opportunities of the United Whereas, despite the creation of new rem- States and its communities; and SA 2098. Mr. REID (for Mr. CORKER (for edies, the blood-brain barrier continues to be Whereas, the immense value of travel and himself and Mr. WEBB)) proposed an amend- a significant impediment to effectively tourism cannot be overstated: Now, there- ment to the bill S. 2224, to require the Presi- treating the brain, which prevents the treat- fore, be it dent to report to Congress on issues related ment of many of the symptoms of MPS; Resolved, That the Senate— to Syria. Whereas the quality of life of the individ- (1) recognizes May 5 through 13, 2012, as f uals afflicted with MPS, and the treatments National Travel and Tourism Week; available to those individuals, will be en- (2) commends the travel and tourism in- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS dustry for its important contributions to the hanced through the development of early de- Mr. REID (for Mr. CORKER United States of America; and SA 2098. tection techniques and early intervention; (for himself and Mr. WEBB)) proposed Whereas treatments and research advance- (3) commends the employees of the travel and tourism industry for their important an amendment to the bill S. 2224, to re- ments for MPS are limited by a lack of quire the President to report to Con- awareness about MPS diseases; contributions to the United States of Amer- Whereas the lack of awareness about MPS ica. gress on issues related to Syria; as fol- diseases extends to individuals within the f lows: medical community; SENATE RESOLUTION 452—DESIG- Strike all after the enacting clause and in- Whereas the cellular damage that is caused sert the following: by MPS makes MPS a model for the study of NATING JULY 13, 2012, AS ‘‘COL- LECTOR CAR APPRECIATION SECTION 1. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. many other degenerative genetic diseases; (a) REPORT ON OPPOSITION GROUPS.— DAY’’ AND RECOGNIZING THAT and (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days Whereas the development of effective THE COLLECTION AND RESTORA- after the date of the enactment of this Act, therapies and a potential cure for MPS dis- TION OF HISTORIC AND CLASSIC the President shall submit to Congress a re- eases can be accomplished by increased CARS IS AN IMPORTANT PART port describing in detail all the known oppo- awareness, research, data collection, and in- OF PRESERVING THE TECHNO- sition groups, both independent and state- formation distribution: Now, therefore, be it LOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND sponsored, inside and outside of Syria, oper- Resolved, That the Senate— CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE ating directly or indirectly to oppose the (1) designates May 15, 2012, as ‘‘National UNITED STATES Government of Syria. MPS Awareness Day’’; and (2) CONTENT.—The report required under (2) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘Na- Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. paragraph (1) shall include the following ele- tional MPS Awareness Day’’. BURR) submitted the following resolu- ments:

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Mr. President, I ask Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Finan- timetable for accomplishing these objec- unanimous consent that the Com- tives. cial Institutions and Consumer Protec- mittee on Commerce, Science, and tion be authorized to meet during the (C) An assessment of the ability of any of Transportation be authorized to meet the opposition groups to establish effective session of the Senate on May 9, 2012, at during the session of the Senate on military and political control in Syria. 2 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Is (D) A description of the composition and May 9, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of Simpler Better? Limiting Federal Sup- political agenda of each of the known opposi- the Russell Senate Office Building. port For Financial Institutions.’’ tion groups inside and outside of Syria, and The Committee will hold a hearing The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without an assessment of the degree to which such entitled, ‘‘The Need for Privacy Protec- objection, it is so ordered. groups represent the views of the people of tions: Perspectives from the Adminis- Syria as a whole. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT tration and the Federal Trade Commis- MANAGEMENT, THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, (E) A description of the financial resources sion.’’ currently available to opposition groups and AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA known potential sources of continued financ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask ing. objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the Com- (F) An assessment of the relationship be- COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- tween each of the Syrian opposition groups GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ernmental Affairs’ Subcommittee on and the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask Oversight of Government Management, Hezbollah, Hamas, and any other groups that unanimous consent that the Com- the Federal Workforce, and the Dis- have promoted an agenda that would nega- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- tively impact United States national inter- trict of Columbia be authorized to ests. ernmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate (G) An assessment of whether active sup- meet during the session of the Senate on May 9, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct port from the United States to opposition on May 9, 2012, at 10 a.m. a hearing entitled; ‘‘Building and Main- forces would have a positive or negative im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without taining an Effective Human Resource pact on the factors discussed in subpara- objection, it is so ordered. Workforce in the Federal Govern- graphs (A) through (F). COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ment.’’ (b) REPORT ON WEAPONS STOCKPILES.— Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days objection, it is so ordered. after the date of the enactment of this Act, unanimous consent that the Com- the President shall submit to Congress an as- mittee on the Judiciary be authorized f sessment of the size and security of conven- to meet during the session of the Sen- PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR tional and non-conventional weapons stock- ate on May 9, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask piles in Syria. SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Office unanimous consent that Sidd Gejji, a (2) CONTENT.—The report required under Building, to conduct a hearing entitled paragraph (1) shall include the following ele- detailee from the Commerce Com- ‘‘Oversight of the Office of the Intellec- ments: mittee, be granted the privilege of the tual Property Enforcement Coordi- (A) A description of who has or may have floor during the remainder of the day. access to the stockpiles. nator.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (B) A description of the sources and types The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. of weapons flowing from outside Syria to objection, it is so ordered. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, on be- both government and opposition forces. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (C) A detailed plan to prevent the pro- half of Senator CARDIN I ask unani- liferation of conventional, biological, chem- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask mous consent the privilege of the floor ical, and other types of weapons in Syria. unanimous consent that the Com- be granted to Caroline Goodbody and (c) REPORT ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND FU- mittee on the Judiciary be authorized Amanda Mendoze, two of Senator TURE PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO to meet during the session of the Sen- CARDIN’s staff members, during today’s SYRIA’S POLITICAL OPPOSITION.— ate on May 9, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room session of the Senate. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Office The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without after the date of the enactment of this Act, Building, to conduct a hearing entitled, objection, it is so ordered. the President shall submit to Congress a re- ‘‘Nominations.’’ Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask port on all the support provided to opposi- tion political forces in Syria. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that William Carol, (2) CONTENT.—The report required under objection, it is so ordered. a detailee in the Senate HELP Com- paragraph (1) shall include the following ele- SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE mittee Majority Education Office, be ments: Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask granted the privilege of the floor for (A) A full description of the current tech- unanimous consent that the Select the duration of debate on S. 2343, the nical assistance democracy programs con- Committee on Intelligence be author- Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate ducted by the Department of State and Hike of 2012. United States Agency for International De- ized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 9, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without velopment to support the political opposi- objection, it is so ordered. tion in Syria. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask (B) A full summary of the communications objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that Sarah Watt equipment that is currently being provided SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC POLICY to the political opposition in Syria, includ- and Erica Kaldenberg be granted floor ing a description of the entities that have re- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask privileges for the duration of S. 2343, ceived and that will continue to receive such unanimous consent that the Com- the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate equipment. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Hike Act. (C) A description of any additional activi- Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Eco- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ties the United States plans to undertake in nomic Policy be authorized to meet objection, it is so ordered. support of the political opposition in Syria. during the session of the Senate on f (D) A description of the funding levels cur- May 9, 2012, at 10 a.m. to conduct a rently dedicated to support the political op- hearing entitled ‘‘The National Flood PRESIDENTIAL REPORT TO position in Syria. CONGRESS (d) FORM.—The reports required by this Insurance Program: The Need for Long- section may be submitted in a classified Term Reauthorization and Reform.’’ Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- form, but shall include an unclassified sum- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without imous consent that the Senate move to mary. objection, it is so ordered. calendar No. 385.

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(B) A description of the sources and types olutions be agreed to, the motions to The legislative clerk read as follows: of weapons flowing from outside Syria to both government and opposition forces. reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, A bill (S. 2224) to require the President to (C) A detailed plan to prevent the pro- with no intervening action or debate, report to Congress on issues relating to liferation of conventional, biological, chem- and any statements be printed in the Syria. ical, and other types of weapons in Syria. RECORD. There being no objection, the Senate (c) REPORT ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND FU- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without proceeded to consider the bill. TURE PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO objection, it is so ordered. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- SYRIA’S POLITICAL OPPOSITION.— The concurrent resolutions (H. Con. imous consent that the Corker-Webb (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days Res. 105, H. Con. Res. 106, H. Con. Res. substitute amendment be agreed to, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a re- 117, and H. Con. Res. 118) were agreed that the bill, as amended, be read a to. third time and passed, the motion to port on all the support provided to opposi- reconsider be laid upon the table, and tion political forces in Syria. f (2) CONTENT.—The report required under that any statements relating to this paragraph (1) shall include the following ele- RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY matter be placed in the RECORD at the ments: Mr. REID. I now ask unanimous con- appropriate place as if read. (A) A full description of the current tech- sent the Senate proceed to the consid- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nical assistance democracy programs con- eration of S. Res. 450, S. Res. 451, and objection, it is so ordered. ducted by the Department of State and S. Res. 452, which were submitted ear- The amendment (No. 2098) was agreed United States Agency for International De- to, as follows: velopment to support the political opposi- lier today. There being no objection, the Senate AMENDMENT NO. 2098 tion in Syria. proceeded to consider the resolutions. (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) (B) A full summary of the communications equipment that is currently being provided Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent Strike all after the enacting clause and in- to the political opposition in Syria, includ- sert the following: the resolutions be agreed to, the pre- ing a description of the entities that have re- ambles be agreed to, the motions to re- SECTION 1. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. ceived and that will continue to receive such (a) REPORT ON OPPOSITION GROUPS.— consider be laid on the table for all equipment. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days three of these, that there be no inter- (C) A description of any additional activi- after the date of the enactment of this Act, ties the United States plans to undertake in vening action or debate, and any state- the President shall submit to Congress a re- support of the political opposition in Syria. ments relating to any one of these port describing in detail all the known oppo- (D) A description of the funding levels cur- three matters be printed in the sition groups, both independent and state- rently dedicated to support the political op- RECORD. sponsored, inside and outside of Syria, oper- ating directly or indirectly to oppose the position in Syria. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (d) FORM.—The reports required by this Government of Syria. objection, it is so ordered. section may be submitted in a classified (2) CONTENT.—The report required under The resolutions were agreed to. form, but shall include an unclassified sum- The preambles were agreed to. paragraph (1) shall include the following ele- mary. ments: The resolutions, with their pre- (A) An assessment of the current military The bill (S. 2224), as amended, was or- ambles, read as follows: capacity of opposition forces. dered to be engrossed for a third read- S. RES. 450 (B) An assessment of the ability of opposi- ing, was read the third time, and tion forces inside and outside of Syria to es- passed. (Designating May 15, 2012, as ‘‘National MPS Awareness Day’’) tablish military and political activities im- f pacting Syria, together with a practicable Whereas mucopolysaccharidosis (referred timetable for accomplishing these objec- AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMAN- to in this resolution as ‘‘MPS’’) are a group tives. CIPATION HALL IN THE CAPITOL of genetically determined lysosomal storage (C) An assessment of the ability of any of VISITOR CENTER FOR AN EVENT diseases that render the human body incapa- the opposition groups to establish effective TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY ble of producing certain enzymes needed to military and political control in Syria. OF KING KAMEHAMEHA break down complex carbohydrates; (D) A description of the composition and Whereas MPS diseases cause complex car- political agenda of each of the known opposi- bohydrates to be stored in almost every cell tion groups inside and outside of Syria, and AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE in the body and progressively cause cellular an assessment of the degree to which such damage; groups represent the views of the people of CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE Whereas the cellular damage caused by Syria as a whole. GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP MPS— (E) A description of the financial resources BOX DERBY (1) adversely affects the human body by currently available to opposition groups and damaging the heart, respiratory system, known potential sources of continued financ- bones, internal organs, and central nervous ing. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE system; and (F) An assessment of the relationship be- CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE NA- (2) often results in intellectual disabilities, tween each of the Syrian opposition groups TIONAL PEACE OFFICERS’ ME- short stature, corneal damage, joint stiff- and the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, MORIAL SERVICE ness, loss of mobility, speech and hearing im- Hezbollah, Hamas, and any other groups that pairment, heart disease, hyperactivity, have promoted an agenda that would nega- chronic respiratory problems, and, most im- tively impact United States national inter- AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE portantly, a drastically shortened life span; ests. CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE DIS- Whereas symptoms of MPS are usually not (G) An assessment of whether active sup- TRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL apparent at birth; port from the United States to opposition Whereas, without treatment, the life ex- forces would have a positive or negative im- OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT pectancy of an individual afflicted with MPS pact on the factors discussed in subpara- TORCH RUN begins to decrease at a very early stage in graphs (A) through (F). Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask the life of the individual; (b) REPORT ON WEAPONS STOCKPILES.— unanimous consent that the Senate Whereas research has resulted in the devel- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days proceed en bloc to the consideration of opment of limited treatments for some MPS after the date of the enactment of this Act, some concurrent resolutions: Resolu- diseases; the President shall submit to Congress an as- Whereas promising advancements in the sessment of the size and security of conven- tions numbered H. Con. Res. 105, H. pursuit of treatments for additional MPS tional and non-conventional weapons stock- Con. Res. 106, H. Con. Res. 117, and H. diseases are underway as of the date of piles in Syria. Con. Res. 118. agreement to this resolution; (2) CONTENT.—The report required under There being no objection, the Senate Whereas, despite the creation of new rem- paragraph (1) shall include the following ele- proceeded to consider the concurrent edies, the blood-brain barrier continues to be ments: resolutions en bloc. a significant impediment to effectively

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Mr. President, I now ask Resolved, That the Senate— available to those individuals, will be en- unanimous consent when the Senate (1) recognizes May 5 through 13, 2012, as hanced through the development of early de- completes its business today, it ad- tection techniques and early intervention; National Travel and Tourism Week; journ until tomorrow, Thursday, May (2) commends the travel and tourism in- Whereas treatments and research advance- 10, at 9:30 a.m.; that following the pray- ments for MPS are limited by a lack of dustry for its important contributions to the United States of America; and er and pledge, the Journal of pro- awareness about MPS diseases; ceedings be approved to date, the Whereas the lack of awareness about MPS (3) commends the employees of the travel diseases extends to individuals within the and tourism industry for their important morning hour be deemed expired, and medical community; contributions to the United States of Amer- the time for the two leaders be re- Whereas the cellular damage that is caused ica. served for their use later in the day; by MPS makes MPS a model for the study of and finally when we come in tomorrow many other degenerative genetic diseases; S. RES. 452 morning I be the person first recog- and (Designating July 13, 2012, as ‘‘Collector Car nized. Whereas the development of effective Appreciation Day’’ and recognizing that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without therapies and a potential cure for MPS dis- the collection and restoration of historic objection, it is so ordered. eases can be accomplished by increased and classic cars is an important part of awareness, research, data collection, and in- preserving the technological achievements f formation distribution: Now, therefore, be it and cultural heritage of the United States) PROGRAM Resolved, That the Senate— Whereas many people in the United States (1) designates May 15, 2012, as ‘‘National Mr. REID. During tomorrow’s ses- maintain classic automobiles as a pastime MPS Awareness Day’’; and sion, it is possible that the Senate will and do so with great passion and as a means (2) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘Na- resume consideration of the motion to tional MPS Awareness Day’’. of individual expression; Whereas the Senate recognizes the effect proceed to the Student Loan Interest S. RES. 451 that the more than 100-year history of the Rate Hike Act as well as the Export- Import Bank Reauthorization Act. (Recognizing the goals of National Travel automobile has had on the economic and Tourism Week and honoring the valu- progress of the United States and supports That should be easy. That should be able contributions of travel and tourism to wholeheartedly all activities involved in the something we should agree to. We tried the United States of America) restoration and exhibition of classic auto- to get the Ex-Im Bank done. Everyone Whereas National Travel and Tourism mobiles; wanted to get it done. The chamber of Week was established in 1983 when Congress Whereas the collection, restoration, and commerce, labor, aircraft companies— passed the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint preservation of automobiles is an activity all wanted it done. Everybody wanted Resolution to designate the week beginning shared across generations and across all seg- it done. But, as a lot of things go here May 27, 1984, as ‘National Tourism Week’ ’’, ments of society; in the Senate, it didn’t get done be- approved November 29, 1983 (Public Law 98– Whereas thousands of local car clubs and cause Republicans wouldn’t let us get related businesses have been instrumental in 178; 97 Stat. 1126), which recognized the value it done. of travel and tourism; preserving a historic part of the heritage of Whereas National Travel and Tourism the United States by encouraging the res- It went to the House, and they sent Week is celebrated across the United States toration and exhibition of such vintage us back a bill that is virtually the from May 5 through 13, 2012; works of art; same as the one we weren’t able to pass Whereas more than 120 travel destinations Whereas automotive restoration provides here, so I can’t imagine anyone would throughout the United States are holding well-paying, high-skilled jobs for people in want to slow that one down. I hope I events in honor of National Travel and Tour- all 50 States; and don’t have to file cloture on it because ism Week; Whereas automobiles have provided the in- if I do, I will do it because we will have Whereas the travel and tourism industry spiration for music, photography, cinema, another chance to vote on it just as it supports more than 14,000,000 jobs in the fashion, and other artistic pursuits that have United States; came from the House. Every Democrat become part of the popular culture of the Whereas the travel and tourism industry voted for it over there. There were 90 United States: Now therefore, be it employs individuals in all 50 States and all Republicans who voted against it. We the territories of the United States; Resolved, That the Senate— all know who they are. But they voted Whereas international travel to the United (1) designates July 13, 2012, as ‘‘Collector against it. We are going to have a States is the single largest export industry Car Appreciation Day’’; chance to vote on the exact bill that in the country; (2) recognizes that the collection and res- passed the House. Whereas the travel and tourism industry, toration of historic and classic cars is an im- Congress, and the executive branch have portant part of preserving the technological f worked to streamline the visa process and achievements and cultural heritage of the make the United States welcoming to visi- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. United States; and TOMORROW tors from other countries; (3) encourages the people of the United Whereas travel and tourism provide sig- States to engage in events and commemora- Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is nificant economic benefits to the United tions of Collector Car Appreciation Day that no further business to come before the States by generating nearly $2,000,000,000,000 create opportunities for collector car owners Senate, I ask unanimous consent that in annual economic output; to educate young people about the impor- Whereas leisure travel allows individuals it adjourn under the previous order. tance of preserving the cultural heritage of to experience the rich cultural heritage and There being no objection, the Senate, educational opportunities of the United the United States, including through the col- at 6:48 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, States and its communities; and lection and restoration of collector cars. May 10, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.

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The House met at 10 a.m. and was Katie from West Glover graduated are trying to do the best for themselves called to order by the Speaker pro tem- with $36,000 in student loan debt. And and for their country. pore (Mr. HARPER). it’s a tough economy. She’s had a hard f f time finding a job, so she took an in- ternship so she can keep advancing her CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO career. She works 5 to 6 days a week SECURITY TEMPORE making 25 bucks a day. She’s essen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- tially providing well-educated, cheap Chair recognizes the gentleman from fore the House the following commu- labor, but she doesn’t have a choice. Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY) for 5 minutes. nication from the Speaker: She doesn’t regret her decision to go to Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. WASHINGTON, DC, school, but she’s getting extremely ap- Speaker, climate deniers have buried May 9, 2012. prehensive about her ability to get this their heads so deep in the sand they I hereby appoint the Honorable GREGG financial albatross off her back. can’t hear the Secretary of Defense HARPER to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Sue from Newport has $125,000 in warning us about the risk of climate JOHN A. BOEHNER, debt. She also has some medical prob- change. Speaker of the House of Representatives. lems which limit the kind of work that Last week, Secretary Panetta gave a f she can do, but she does work and has speech about the impact of climate a full-time job. But student loan pay- change on national security. He said, MORNING-HOUR DEBATE ments are $600 a month, making it very ‘‘The area of climate change has a dra- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- difficult for her to pay her other bills, matic impact on national security. Ris- ant to the order of the House of Janu- and she has no savings and no retire- ing sea levels, severe droughts, the ary 17, 2012, the Chair will now recog- ment. melting of the polar caps, and dev- nize Members from lists submitted by Peter, a parent from Calais, astating natural disasters all raise de- the majority and minority leaders for Vermont, he always believed that he mand for humanitarian assistance and morning-hour debate. could send his son to college. Now he’s disaster relief.’’ And he might have The Chair will alternate recognition not sure that he can. His son has done added, and threaten military bases, es- between the parties, with each party his part, graduating from high school pecially naval bases, all around the limited to 1 hour and each Member with honors, and he’s been accepted to world. other than the majority and minority a number of very good institutions. Americans are experiencing that se- leaders and the minority whip limited But with tuition costs at those schools vere weather already, including record- to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall ranging from $30,000 to $56,000 a year, breaking droughts in the South and debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Peter from Calais is just not sure that Southwest and unprecedented tornadic f their family is going to be able to activity in the South and the Midwest. STUDENT LOAN DEBT make this work out. Severe weather manifestations of cli- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Julie from Huntington, Vermont. She mate change have a direct impact on Chair recognizes the gentleman from grew up in a single-parent home, living our armed services and national secu- below the poverty line, but she was rity. Secretary Panetta focused on the Vermont (Mr. WELCH) for 5 minutes. Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, right now, told that if she worked hard in school, geopolitical risks of increased flooding, families across this country are sitting studied, she could achieve a great fu- drought, famine, and hurricanes. These around their kitchen tables trying to ture. She did her part. She also was troubling events create new demands figure out how they can send their kids taught, by the way, that she should for humanitarian intervention but can to college. They’re talking about how avoid debt at all costs. She is pursuing also destabilize political regimes and to finance a college education when the college but working three jobs while enable the rise of extreme elements. cost of that is rising faster than the she’s going to school full-time. And Congress may be fiddling while Texas cost of health care. she’s still piling up debt. She was and wildfire regions of the mountain Parents are making some very dif- taught to believe that if she worked west burn, but the armed services are ficult decisions. Should we refinance hard and applied herself she could responding aggressively to the threat our homes and dwindle our retirement? achieve great things. Now working of climate change. How much money can we borrow? How three jobs, piling up debt, ‘‘Is there a The Navy is leading the effort to much can we ask our kids to borrow in way out?’’ is the question she’s asking. boost production of biofuels and to pro- order to put this financial package to- Mr. Speaker, this is more than about tect the military and taxpayers against gether? And for the first time, many of extending the low interest on the Staf- rising oil prices. The Department of these parents are considering the un- ford loans. It’s really about whether Defense consumes some 350,000 barrels thinkable: maybe they can’t afford to we’re going to have a pathway for peo- of oil every day. Each $10 increase in a send their kids to college. ple trying to climb into the middle barrel of oil costs our Department of Meanwhile, in 52 days, if Congress class to get there and for people in the Defense and the taxpayers $1.3 billion does not act, a very bad situation will middle class to stay there. How much every year. By creating a supply of get worse. On July 1, the interest rates more burden can we impose on folks biofuels, the Navy’s protecting tax- on the Stafford student loans will dou- who want a future for their families, payer interests from volatile oil prices, ble from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Vermont for their kids? It is absolutely uncon- while reducing greenhouse gas pollu- students, American students and par- scionable, in this world that we’re in, tion associated with fossil fuels. The ents need action from Congress and to double student interest rates from Navy also is reducing its own depend- need it now. 3.4 to 6.8 percent. ence on Middle Eastern oil, since it Over the past few weeks, I’ve been It is time for Congress to stand up for makes no sense for the DOD to be pro- asking Vermonters to share their real- the middle class, for those folks from viding business to governments that world stories, and I’d like to tell a few. Vermont and around the country who support terrorism.

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Chair recognizes the gentleman from example, and other installations, the Panetta told an audience at the Environ- American Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) Army is deploying energy efficient ret- mental Defense Fund that climate change for 5 minutes. rofits and renewable energy generation has raised the need for humanitarian assist- Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, to achieve net zero energy consump- ance and disaster relief, hitting national se- I rise today with deep sympathy in tion, meaning that the bases produce curity in the process. order to offer my condolences to the as much energy as they consume. ‘‘The area of climate change has a dra- family and friends of a beloved son, fa- These efforts reduce global warming matic impact on national security,’’ Panetta said. ‘‘Rising sea levels, severe droughts, the ther, brother, uncle, leader, an NFL pollution and protect critical facilities melting of the polar caps, the more frequent great, and a son of American Samoa, from a cyberattack on the grid. and devastating natural disasters all raise Junior Seau, whose life ended trag- The Army’s implemented numerous demand for humanitarian assistance and dis- ically on the morning of May 2, 2012, in energy savings performance contracts aster relief.’’ Oceanside, California. Panetta spoke to the Environmental De- It is a very sad time for, not only the at other bases, including in my district fense Fund on Tuesday at an event honoring at Fort Belvoir, to reduce energy con- national sports world, but also for our the Defense Department for advancing clean- Polynesian community. We have lost a sumption and associated greenhouse energy initiatives. gas pollution. By reducing the $24.5 bil- In recent years, the Defense Department Samoan brother who was an icon in lion every year that Federal agencies and the services have spearheaded a number football and a pioneer for many of our spend on electricity consumption, of alternative-energy initiatives and seem- Polynesian sons who are in the Na- ingly embraced environmentally friendly these efforts protect taxpayers. tional Football League. A beautiful life practices on the battlefield. has come to a tragic end, yet we re- In today’s fiscal climate, the Sec- President Obama effectively put the Pen- member Junior as a young man full of tagon at the forefront of an ambitious alter- retary of Defense is aware that the life, a charismatic leader able to light Federal Government needs to make native energy strategy during the State of the Union speech in January. The Navy and up any room, a devoted son and father better use of limited resources. He rec- Air Force have already spent billions to inte- and community leader. We remember ognizes that investing in clean energy grate biofuels into their fleets of fighter jets the strength of this unique individual, will reduce the Department of De- and warships. a true Samoan warrior. fense’s oil dependence and lower its Marine Corps combat units in Afghanistan Junior was born Tiaina Baul Seau, fuel costs to free up resources for other are using mobile solar panels to recharge Jr., on January 19, 1969, in San Diego, batteries for their night vision and commu- priorities and to reduce the burden on California, to American Samoan par- taxpayers. nications in the field. Solar power is also helping to run a number of Marine Corps ents Mr. Tiaina Seau, Sr., of the village I’m surprised by the resistance of a combat outposts in the country. of Aunu’u, and Mrs. Luisa Mauga Seau few Members who wrap themselves in But the Pentagon’s adoption of environ- of the village of Aoa. After Junior was the mantle of fiscal responsibility, mentally sensitive practices was driven more born, the family returned to American by the department’s dire fiscal situation even while opposing the Defense De- Samoa where Junior grew up for sev- than politics, Panetta said on Tuesday. DOD eral years before returning to the San partment’s efforts to save money on spent roughly $15 billion to fuel its fighters, energy costs. tanks and ships in 2012, the Defense chief Diego area. said. The Pentagon spends $50 million on fuel Junior attended Oceanside High School where he lettered in football, b 1010 each month to keep combat operations in Af- ghanistan going, Panetta added. As oil prices basketball, as well as in track and field The DOD’s success in this area is ac- continue to skyrocket, the department ‘‘now for the Oceanside Pirates. In football, tually a model for other agencies to [faces] a shortfall exceeding $3 billion of he was a starter at linebacker and higher-than-expected fuel costs this year,’’ follow. tight end, and received numerous according to Panetta. awards for his achievements as a stu- There used to be a bipartisan con- In order to dig its way out of that financial hole, DOD has no choice but to look to alter- dent athlete. In 1987, the year he grad- sensus here, and we should address the uated, Parade Magazine selected Seau threats posed by climate change. John native fuel technologies. Pentagon officials plan to invest more than $1 billion into de- to its high school all-American team. Warner, who served as the Secretary of veloping those technologies in fiscal 2013, he He was also named California Inter- the Navy in a Republican administra- said. However, Republicans on Capitol Hill scholastic Federation San Diego Sec- tion before serving as the Republican have taken issue with that decision, arguing tion Defensive Player of the Year, All- Senator from my home State of Vir- the department will be sacrificing needed North County, Avocado League Offen- much-needed combat systems in favor of al- ginia for 30 years, introduced the first sive Player of the Year, as well as bill to address global warming which ternative energy work. In March, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) claimed the Navy’s ongoing being named to California’s all-aca- came to the Senate floor. Since his re- demic team, with a 3.6 grade point av- tirement in 2008, he has been a leading biofuels work was devolving into another ‘‘Solyndra situation.’’ erage. After graduating high school, advocate for reductions in global During a March 13 hearing of the Senate Seau played for the University of warming pollution in order to improve Armed Services Committee, McCain com- Southern California Trojans from 1987 our national security. Sadly, the House pared the now-bankrupt solar-energy com- to 1990, and in 2009, would be inducted pany, into which the White House sank $535 Republican leadership would take into the USC Hall of Fame. America in the opposite direction by million in loan guarantees, to Navy-led ef- forts in alternative energy. Rep. Randy In the 1990 NFL draft, Junior was blocking the Clean Air Act enforce- drafted into the First Round and 5th ment of carbon pollution limits and by Forbes (R-Va.), a member of the House Armed Services subcommittee on Seapower Overall Pick by the San Diego Char- reversing energy efficiency standards and Projection Forces, took Navy Secretary gers. Seau immediately became the for lights and appliances. Ray Mabus to task in February over the heart and soul of the Chargers’ defense, As the impacts of climate change be- service’s plans. ‘‘Shouldn’t we refocus our earning the nickname ‘‘Tasmanian come more apparent with each passing priorities and make those things our prior- Devil’’ for his passion and explosive season, we should heed Secretary Pa- ities instead of advancing a biofuels mar- athletic skill on the field. In the locker ket?’’ Forbes asked at the time. Before netta’s warning and take action to con- Mabus could respond, the Virginia Repub- room and on the field, Seau had an in- trol the pollution, which endangers our lican took a clear shot at the secretary: nate ability to motivate his team- warfighters abroad and threatens com- ‘‘You’re not the secretary of the Energy. mates. He was named the NFL’s Defen- munities here at home. You’re the secretary of the Navy.’’ sive Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999,

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He was also selected In the Book of Romans, Chapter 12, Verse b 1020 All-Pro six times in his career, and led 15 we are called to ‘‘rejoice with those who re- the Chargers to their first ever Super joice, and weep with those who weep.’’ In all Tragedies like Cory’s and Cedric’s Bowl appearance in 1995. of Junior’s amazing accomplishments through- need to stop. In March, the Department After 13 years in San Diego, Junior out his life, we have rejoiced with the Seau of Education released nationwide data played 3 years for the Miami Dolphins family, sharing your joy. And now in this time showing that tens of thousands of chil- where he received the Miami Dolphins’ of great sorrow, we stand with you, though dren are subject to restraint and seclu- Don Shula Leadership Award for 2 con- with heavy hearts, sharing in your grief. sion in school each year. secutive years. After only 1 day of re- Ia manuia lau faigamalaga. (Have a blessed This map shows that 31 States have tirement in 2006, he answered the call journey home), Junior. had reports of abusive incidents since by the New England Patriots, and be- the last time that we tried to enact the f came defensive co-captain during the Keeping All Students Safe Act. No cor- Patriots’ 18–0 season, which took the THE KEEPING ALL STUDENTS ner of the country is immune from team to the Super Bowl in 2008. Junior SAFE ACT abuse. It is widespread, and it has gone finally retired in 2010, having played 20 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The on far too long. This map shows that seasons in the NFL and finishing with Chair recognizes the gentleman from we need a nationally driven reform, be- a career of 1,849 tackles, 56.5 sacks, 18 California (Mr. GEORGE MILLER) for 5 cause where States have enacted, stu- interceptions, three forced fumbles, minutes. dents are still subject to the worst and 21 pass deflections. Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. practices in these educational settings. Junior Seau is widely acknowledged Mr. Speaker, last year, I reintroduced According to the report released last as one of the best linebackers in NFL the Keeping All Students Safe Act, to month, only 30 States have any mean- history, but his passion and success in protect children from abusive seclusion ingful protection for the use of seclu- football was paralleled in his commu- and restraint practices in school. sion and restraint in school. Only 18 nity involvement and in his work off Two years ago, this legislation States prohibit restraint that restricts the field. passed the House with bipartisan sup- breathing. Only 16 States limit the use In 1992, Junior established the Junior port. Unfortunately, it never became of restraining to emergencies involving Seau Foundation, giving San Diego law, and the incidents of students who immediate risk or harm. Only 16 States area youth ongoing support for pro- are being abused or inappropriately re- ban the use of mechanical restraints. grams that inspired them to face life’s strained while in school continue to And only 24 States have any require- challenges with enthusiasm, hope and occur. We cannot sit idly by. Congress ment that their parents be notified dignity. Since its inception, the foun- must step up to the plate and protect that their child was restrained or se- dation has distributed nearly $4 million our Nation’s children. In recent cluded in school. In fact, children can to organizations providing services to months, we’ve been hearing more dis- go to school day after day, be re- children and young adults, including turbing stories of students who are strained, be secluded, be locked in dark over $800,000 in scholarships through being dangerously restrained by teach- rooms, kept in those rooms where they the Scholars of Excellence program ers and staff while in school. In several urinate on themselves, and their par- and over $330,000 in Junior’s ‘‘Shop of these cases, students have suffered ents are never notified. with a Jock’’ program, which provides serious injuries or have even died as a When parents are excluded from the for underprivileged youth to shop result of their injuries. information about their students, alongside a professional college athlete In December, in Kentucky, 9-year-old where is that a matter of good public for Christmas gifts for their families. Christopher Baker, who has autism, policy? The child and their safety In April 2007, The Wall Street Journal was stuffed into a duffel bag at school should not depend upon what State ranked the Junior Seau Foundation, as as punishment. In Connecticut, chil- they live in. The Federal Government, the 13th largest Professional Athlete this Congress, needs to set minimum Foundation based on assets. dren have been afraid to go to school As much as he was an outstanding because they’ve heard other students standards and model standards. football player, Junior will also be re- screaming in small, windowless rooms. We have the Federal laws in place to membered as a humanitarian, as a sup- The students in these elementary prevent seclusion and restraint abuses porter for those who needed help the schools refer to these rooms as that happen in hospitals and other most, as a dear friend, and as a motiva- ‘‘scream rooms.’’ health facilities, but children do not tional figure. He was a charismatic In Texas, 10-year-old Lukas Hines, have any Federal protection against leader who could not walk into a room who suffers from seizures, dyslexia, and these potentially dangerous and tor- without having an effect on those ADHD, was put in a choke hold while turous practices when they’re in around him. He was loved by everyone riding home on a Texas school bus. For school. who knew him, and his magnetism 4 minutes, the school supervisor re- Schools are supposed to be a safe both on and off the field impacted fans fused to release him into the care of his place, a place for children to learn, a nationwide and any individual he en- mother, and instead kept him in the place for children to socialize, and par- countered. dangerous choke hold. ents should never have to worry about When one speaks of Samoans in the Then, on April 18, at the Leake and the safety of their children when NFL, Mr. Speaker, Junior Seau is one Watts School in New York, 16-year-old they’re at school. No child should be of the first names that comes to mind. Corey Foster was restrained by the forced to suffer abuse, neglect, injury, Junior was an ambassador for Asian school staff, who were trying to remove or even death while they’re trying to and Pacific Americans, and through his him from a basketball court. Witnesses learn. success, he was able to broaden the reported that several staff members The Keeping All Students Safe Act public’s understanding and apprecia- piled on top of him. Corey told the staff would set minimum safety standards tion of our Polynesian people. he could not breathe. Tragically, while for the use of restraint and seclusion in Reaching the NFL is a dream of many he was being restrained, he went into schools and provide training and sup- young men, but Junior Seau gave young Sa- cardiac arrest and died. port for school personnel to reduce the moan men an image of success in the Corey’s story is far too similar to a use of seclusion and restraint. It makes league—something that they could aspire to. story I learned of several years ago. it illegal to strap children to chairs,

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The dear friend of Brown County, County News reports showing children being Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Commissioner Rick Eagan. tied up with duct tape, sat on by staff, Oregon (Ms. BONAMICI) for 5 minutes. Rick’s passion for community service locked in rooms for hours at a time is Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, today I spanned his entire life. He was a mem- unacceptable. Our children deserve bet- rise to congratulate Oregon’s Lincoln ber of the Ripley Fire Department for ter. This legislation won’t bring back High School on winning the 2012 Na- almost 30 years. He served 14 years in Corey or Cedric, but it can prevent fu- tional Finals of the We the People local law enforcement. He was also a ture abuses from occurring. competition. These students worked former council member and vice mayor I’ve called upon the chairman of the diligently all year to achieve this of Ripley, Ohio. Committee on Education and the honor, demonstrating outstanding But Rick didn’t stop there. He want- Workforce to mark up this important teamwork and an impressive under- ed to do more. He wanted to be county legislation so we can move forward on standing of our country’s Constitution. commissioner because he felt he could passing this critical legislation into We the People: The Citizen and the lead the county forward. So he ran for law. Our children deserve nothing less. Constitution is a civic education cur- commissioner and lost. He ran again f riculum in which students learn about and lost. They say the third time is the our country and government while pre- MOTHER’S DAY charm, and Rick decided to test that paring for a mock congressional hear- water. In 2010, he threw his hat in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ing. During the hearing, students are ring. Unfortunately, very early on, he Chair recognizes the gentleman from challenged to demonstrate their crit- was involved in a very tragic auto- Pennsylvania (Mr. KELLY) for 5 min- ical thinking skills, knowledge of cur- mobile accident, one that nearly took utes. rent events, ability to work as a team, his life. It took his leg; it took his abil- Mr. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, this week and understanding of the Constitution ity to breathe, and he had a trache- we’re very busy in the House, and last and its origins. After winning Oregon otomy until a few weeks ago. He was in night we didn’t get out until well be- State’s competition, the Lincoln High the hospital for nearly a year. He came yond midnight. But there’s also some- team traveled to Washington, D.C., to out that August, campaigned, and mi- thing that’s happening this week that’s compete in the national finals. After 3 raculously won the election. His dream very important not only to this body, days of competition against classes came true, and he began to serve his but the whole Nation, and that’s Moth- representing 47 States, Washington, community in another way. er’s Day. D.C., and the Northern Mariana Is- He loved his community; he loved his The father of our Nation, George country, and he loved his family. He Washington, said of his mother: lands, Lincoln High School was de- clared the winner. fought every day to make the world a All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute better place. A few weeks ago, the doc- all my success in life to the moral, intellec- To the students of Lincoln High tual, and physical education I received from School—our future leaders—your hard tors believed they could change his her. work and dedication has not only course and take the trach out and The role a mother plays in her child’s brought you this award, it’s made you allow him to breathe normally again. And they did. But complications en- life is unlike anything else. She is the outstanding citizens and models for sued, and we lost Rick this week. life-giver, the caregiver, and the source your peers. Congratulations to the en- of strength and guidance throughout tire winning class: Avery Ballato, b 1030 her children’s life. She wipes away the Catherine Barton, Marty Berger, Hallie I am so sad for our community to tears, she cleans the scrapes, and heals Blashfield, Ryan Bloom, Danny have lost such a dynamic and wonder- the hurts we all experience. And not Brillhart, John Carey, Julian Dann, ful individual. Public servants like just through our childhood, but be- Julia Eckelmann, Michael Field, Rick are hard to come by. But I’m even yond. We owe everything to our moms, Natina Gilbert, Nikhil Goyal, Kendra saddened more by the fact that his and they deserve the recognition and Hong, Robin Jayaswal, Katie Kelly, Si- wonderful wife, Margaret, and his chil- respect they’ve rightly earned. erra Killian, John Kim, Emma Lane, dren, Douglas and Tiffany, will no My mother raised my brothers and Duncan MacEachern, William Mao, longer be able to live with that re- sisters and me with a level of tender- Olnita Martini, Evan Neuhausen, Sara markable man, no longer be able to ness shown by no other. She taught us Newman, Vicki Niu, Sammy Purnell, love him and hug him. the virtues of hard work, humility, and Justin Richter, Beckett Rueda, Emma So I ask this body to remember those selflessness by living each of those vir- Simmons, Sage Smiley, Nita like Rick Eagan who put their lives be- tues herself. My mom is no longer with Sridharan, Eri Stern, Mara Strauss, fore themselves, work hard to make me, but this weekend I will celebrate Molly Walls, Carolyn Wheatley, Ajeya our country a better place to live, her and remember and honor the leg- Woods, and Cole Zollinger. work, and raise a family. And I ask acy she and every mother leaves be- Thank you to the Classroom Law that the Lord allow Commissioner hind. Project for organizing the program in Rick Eagan to be in His hands, and Our Nation must always value the Oregon and for all you do to teach stu- may my dear friend and my commu- work that mothers do and their incal- dents about democracy. nity rest in peace. And last, but certainly not least, I culable contribution to our society. If f we ever fail to recognize the work both congratulate Tim Swinehart, the stu- inside and outside the home, then we dents’ teacher, whose leadership was MULTIPLE SALES REPORTING begin to lose sight and the strength of instrumental to Lincoln High School’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The our Nation. Without our moms, we fail success, as well as their coaches: Steve Chair recognizes the gentleman from to realize the promise within each of Griffith, Jason Trombley, Jeff Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. us, for they are our greatest sup- Edmundson, Christy Splitt, Jennifer Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, last porters. They are central to our lives Hill, Ben O’Glasser, Jonathan Pulvers, week the ATF announced the results of and vital to our success. and Alison Brody. the first 8 months of its Multiple Sales Happy Mother’s Day to every mother Great work, Lincoln High School. Reporting program, or MSR, for semi- in America. We thank you, and we Congratulations. automatic rifles. The numbers prove

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Even though the se- These reports resulted in more than 120 that would be evidence of regulatory quester is supposed to apply across the criminal investigations; and, subse- solutions that can work for everyone— board, the majority wants to exempt quently, 25 cases involving 100 defend- the dealers, the buyers, and, most im- defense and make domestic programs ants have been recommended for pros- portantly, the public. And that’s ex- absorb all the cuts. That’s the way ecution. The ATF also reported a de- actly what the gun lobby doesn’t want. they do business. They pinch pennies cline in large volume rifle purchases, If commonsense solutions like Mul- on the very real human needs of the indicating that traffickers are altering tiple Sales Reporting can stand, what’s American people. They nickel and dime their criminal activity due to the new next? Requiring background checks for hardworking families who deserve a reporting requirement. sales at gun shows, which 69 percent of fair shot and need a hand up. The MSR program was created to NRA members support? Denying people For 101⁄2 years, Mr. Speaker, we’ve counteract the dangerous trafficking of on the terrorist watch list the right to been at war. And between Iraq and Af- guns along our border with Mexico. buy a gun? ghanistan, the American people are out These guns fuel the cartels’ war in To the gun lobby, there’s nothing $1.3 trillion—that’s trillion, with a T, Mexico, destabilizing our southern scarier than common sense winning Mr. Speaker—$1.3 trillion wasted on a neighbor and third-largest trading out. So this week, let’s scare them. policy that is killing our people, hurt- partner. According to ATF data, 70 per- Let’s win one for common sense. Let’s ing our national security, and under- cent of the firearms recovered and keep reporting the sale of multiple mining our standing in the world. traced from drug cartel crimes in Mex- semiautomatic rifles like we do with For pennies on the dollar, we could ico originated in the United States. handguns. Let’s allow the ATF to con- replace permanent warfare with a So in light of the positive impact the tinue making progress against dan- SMART Security platform that will MSR has had, what is the House voting gerous gun trafficking on our south- keep our country safe by focusing on to do just this week? That’s right, re- west border. Let’s make a choice that’s development, diplomacy, and invest- peal the measure. A policy rider in the best for law enforcement, our security, ment in humanitarian needs in the de- Commerce, Justice, and Science 2013 and for common sense. veloping world. And we’d have plenty left over—plenty—to shore up the safe- appropriations bill would cut off fund- f ing for reporting the sale of multiple ty net, fund antipoverty programs, and semiautomatic rifles. Yes, this House GOP AGENDA: SHREDDING THE restore the American Dream. will vote to block funding that is suc- SAFETY NET WHILE PRO- If we’re serious about reducing the cessfully removing semiautomatic ri- TECTING DEFENSE deficit, then progressives are willing to fles from the underground gun trade. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The talk, but there has to be a shared sac- These are the guns that endanger Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from rifice. There has to be a balanced ap- Americans along the border and fuel an California (Ms. WOOLSEY) for 5 min- proach. We won’t take it out on our all-out war in a neighboring country. utes. most vulnerable people, not when we’re Ending the MSR requirement is not Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, tomor- waging a failed war that is our biggest about protecting anyone’s rights. row this body will vote on a Republican ticket item, not when we continue to Reporting the sale of multiple semi- budget bill that is nothing short of rep- throw billions of dollars at Cold War automatic rifles does not infringe on rehensible. Once again, my friends on aircraft and weapons systems that are Second Amendment rights. In fact, a the other side of the aisle are insisting serving absolutely no purpose. similar Multiple Sales Reporting re- that the poor and working-class fami- b 1040 quirement has been in place for hand- lies continue to suffer and struggle be- And not when we continue to main- guns for over 20 years. The necessary cause heaven forbid we should ask the tain a nuclear arsenal that’s enough to paperwork takes gun dealers 12 min- Department of Defense to do its share destroy civilization several times over. utes to complete, but can give law en- to meet our fiscal challenges. Targeting social services while giving You can’t walk into this Chamber, forcement crucial intelligence on straw defense and war spending a free pass is Mr. Speaker, without hearing a self- purchased rifles. not fiscal responsibility. It’s ideolog- serving and self-righteous lecture from A George Bush-appointed Federal ical warfare. judge upheld the MSR requirement, a Member of the majority about fiscal Let’s get our priorities straight. It’s finding that it did not disturb the bal- responsibility. But when they say, time to cut defense spending, Mr. ance between regulation and a gun Let’s cut spending, what they really Speaker. It’s time to bring our troops owner’s right to privacy. So the gun mean is, Let’s shred the safety net. home. And it’s time to reinvest in the lobby has now turned to cutting its So their bill puts a giant bull’s-eye American people. And the time is now. funding because why allow programs on the programs that struggling fami- f successfully fighting gun trafficking to lies need to keep their heads above continue undisturbed? This has become water, especially in this tough econ- LIFTING OF MORATORIUM ON an all-too-familiar event for the ATF, omy. Under their bill, fewer women POSTAL CLOSURES which has operated under temporary will get breast cancer screenings, fewer The SPEAKER pro tempore. The leadership since 2006 due to blocked poor children will get meals at school Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from confirmation in the Senate. But it’s be- or access to health care, and 1.7 million Alabama (Ms. SEWELL) for 5 minutes. yond just that administration. fewer seniors will get Meals on Wheels Ms. SEWELL. I rise today in support According to The Washington Post, and other home-based services. They of America’s postal workers, small in 2010, the ATF had the same number are willing to cut Medicare child abuse businesses, senior citizens, and rural of agents it had in 1970 while the FBI prevention and consumer financial pro- communities across this Nation. I has grown by 50 percent and the DEA tection, and they want to push 1.8 mil- stand before this Chamber gravely con- by 233 percent. Gun ownership records lion people off the food stamp pro- cerned about the future of the United are kept on paper because the NRA has gram—a program, by the way, that my States Postal Service and the impact successfully lobbied against funding family needed to survive when I was a of its fiscal crisis on communities computerized records. single working mom more than 40 across America. With recordkeeping from the fifties years ago. I don’t know what we would The Postal Service is an iconic Amer- and funding from the seventies, it’s no have done without food stamps. ican institution woven into the fabric

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We must in a long list of irresponsible actions cans depend on the postal service, rain all decide to show fiscal responsibility. this Congress has taken on gun policy, or shine, six days a week, from Mon- And in these market conditions, we such as the fact that due to Congres- tana to Alabama, from New York to know that reductions are necessary. sional action, loaded firearms are now California, from Florida to Alaska. But surely we can do something to permitted in National Parks. The D.C. Whether it’s overnight, flat rate, first make sure that these reductions are voting rights bill that enjoyed joint bi- class, the United States Postal Service not on the backs of the rural, under- partisan support was scuttled by re- delivers. served, and underprivileged commu- quiring restrictions on the D.C. City Today, the Postal Service is tee- nities. Many of the postal services that Council regarding the type of gun safe- tering on the brink of insolvency and are being offered are irreplaceable in ty laws that they could enact if they its future remains uncertain. Signifi- these communities. For seniors who wanted their right to vote. cant declines in first-class mail vol- can’t leave their homes, mail carriers Restrictions blocking State and local ume, evolving consumer trends, and in- deliver lifesaving medication. And for law enforcement access to important creasing expenditures and operating small businesses, postal services like crime gun trace data were made per- costs mean that the Postal Service bulk and flat-rate mail enable them to manent. Just last year, the House must reduce its footprint, reorganize, grow and create jobs. passed legislation to override the con- and take drastic measures to remain The United States Postal Service cealed carry requirements of individual viable and competitive in the 21st cen- provides Americans with universal and States, establishing a lowest common tury. invaluable service, and I urge my col- denominator Federal standard. On May 15, the moratorium on postal leagues to come together and pass a bi- Despite all of these actions to weak- closure will be lifted and thousands of partisan comprehensive plan for the fu- en gun laws, judging by the outlandish post offices and mail processing facili- ture of the United States Postal Serv- statements from the NRA, you would ties across this country will be tar- ice that will not disproportionately af- think that the Second Amendment was geted for closure. If Congress does not fect underserved communities. under constant bombardment. Wayne act, the lifting of this moratorium f LaPierre, vice president of the NRA, could mark the beginning of a slow and said last year that the claim that the ATF LONG GUN PROVISION IN CJS painful process of downsizing, layoffs, Obama administration has done vir- BILL and reorganization for the U.S. Postal tually nothing to restrict the rights of Service. We must take swift and deci- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gun owners is ‘‘a big fat stinking lie.’’ sive action to create a more efficient Chair recognizes the gentleman from He went further to claim that the business model for the United States Virginia (Mr. MORAN) for 5 minutes. President’s lack of action is ‘‘all part Postal Service. I believe that an invest- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise of a massive Obama conspiracy to de- ment in the future of the Postal Serv- today to voice my strong objection to ceive voters and hide his true inten- ice is an investment in our economy, in an unwise and dangerous policy provi- tions to destroy the Second Amend- small businesses, and in the American sion that is included in the Commerce- ment in our country.’’ Again, another people. It requires our prompt atten- Justice-Science Appropriations bill on LaPierre quote. tion and deserves our immediate ac- the floor today. It would undermine Actions are supposed to speak louder tion. the ability of Federal law enforcement than words, but apparently for some So much is at stake in this debate to investigate and curb gun trafficking people, crazy conspiracy fantasies over postal reform. We know that re- along the Southwest border. speak loudest of all. form is necessary, given the current In August of last year, the ATF Instead of weakening gun laws fur- market reality. But we cannot reform began a program to require licensed ther, we should be passing common- the postal service on the backs of the gun dealers in the four most dangerous sense measures that are supported by rural and underserved communities border States to report when an indi- the vast majority of Americans. In throughout this country. For so many vidual buys multiple assault rifles fact, according to a poll conducted by of these communities, the post office is within 5 business days—just as all deal- Republican pollster Frank Luntz, 82 the meeting place—the place where you ers have reported multiple handgun percent of NRA members and 86 per- send your packages and receive your sales for over 20 years. The current rule cent of non-NRA gun owners support medicine. is narrowly tailored to generate useful prohibiting suspected terrorists from The lifting of the moratorium on intelligence on illegal gun trafficking purchasing guns; 69 percent of NRA May 15 is an issue of utmost concern to by Mexican drug cartels. According to members and 85 percent of non-NRA the constituents that I represent in ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recov- gun owners support background checks Alabama. In towns like Oak Hill, Mag- ered and traced in drug cartel crimes in for all gun sales at gun shows. nolia, and Sawyerville, Alabama, the Mexico originated from the United local post office is much more than a States. We know that semiautomatic b 1050 place for sending and receiving mail. assault rifles sold by U.S. dealers near And yet the NRA opposes these com- Post offices are vital lifelines for these the border fuel Mexican cartel vio- monsense restrictions and gets this rural, isolated communities. These life- lence—violence that has killed more Congress to do so as well. lines must be preserved and protected. than 47,000 people in Mexico, including There are bills introduced in Con- I am committed to ensuring that we as thousands of police and military per- gress right now to address these two Americans have access to affordable, sonnel. issues, the Denying Firearms and Ex- reliable, and efficient postal service. This rule is working. In just the past plosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act Consider the ripple effect and the 9 months, ATF opened more than 120 and the Fix Gun Checks Act. Neither economic impact of the closure of a criminal investigations based on mul- one has received so much as a sub- post office and how that may affect an tiple assault rifle sales reports. And committee hearing in this Republican entire community. Imagine small town this action is constitutional. The rule Congress. America, where the local post office is indisputably constitutional. The au- Instead, we are debating a bill that lies at the heart of the community and thority to operate such a program has includes a provision that would remove is an integral part of its history and been upheld by Federal courts. So a modest, yet valuable, tool for Federal identity. This is the case in many of there’s no question about the legal au- law enforcement to stop the illegal

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It’s a $7 million in- ward and lead the House in the Pledge is not perfect, we must bring it to the crease over last year; that’s progress. of Allegiance. floor immediately in order to achieve In fact, it’s a program that assists Mr. HIGGINS led the Pledge of Alle- real reform. This bill is our best path States in the establishment and up- giance as follows: forward. grade of information such as mental I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the f health records entered into databases United States of America, and to the Repub- MEDICAL DEVICE TAX that are used to determine eligibility lic for which it stands, one nation under God, for firearm purchases. If we had had indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- that, perhaps our colleague, Gabby Gif- f mission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- fords, would not have been shot. In- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT creased funding is a step in the right marks.) direction, but the inclusion of the ATF A message in writing from the Presi- Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, provision is not. It will only serve to dent of the United States was commu- the Energy and Commerce Health Sub- undermine Federal law enforcement’s nicated to the House by Mr. Brian E. committee approved bipartisan legisla- ability to stop illegal gun trafficking. Pate, one of his secretaries. tion to reauthorize and reform the Congress needs to stop weakening gun f Food and Drug Administration user-fee program. This bill will smooth the policy to serve the narrow interests of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the gun lobby and start enacting laws process of reviewing medical devices to protect the safety of the American The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- and drugs, increasing transparency and public. tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute predictability. It’s a big step in the speeches on each side of the aisle. right direction for helping American f f companies continue to lead the world RECESS in medical research. Unfortunately, the NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- medical device industry faces a huge ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was setback starting next year. declares the House in recess until noon given permission to address the House Last week, Senator TOOMEY and I vis- today. for 1 minute.) ited Precision Medical Products in Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 51 Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I wear Denver, Pennsylvania. In a roundtable minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- this pin today in honor of May as Na- meeting, we heard from a dozen med- cess. tional Foster Care Month. At the end ical device companies about how the of fiscal year 2010, over 100,000 foster new ObamaCare medical device tax will f youth were eligible and waiting for destroy jobs and stall research. This b 1200 adoption. Sixty-five percent of former new 2.3 percent tax is on all revenue— foster children experienced at least and not just profits—meaning even if a AFTER RECESS seven school changes while in care. In company is struggling to break even or The recess having expired, the House 2010, almost 30,000 youth ‘‘aged out’’ of even losing money, they have to pay was called to order by the Speaker at the foster care system without a per- this hefty tax bill. This new tax is over noon. manent family. In some States, up to and above the new user fees that they f 50 percent of former foster and proba- have agreed to pay. tion youth become homeless within the Already, some companies have cut PRAYER first 18 months of emancipation. In back. Yesterday, we took a big step The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick some cities, nearly 60 percent of vic- forward. But if this new tax becomes J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: tims of domestic minor sex trafficking reality next year, we could still lose Loving and gracious God, we give are youth from the foster care system. the edge on medical device equipment. You thanks for giving us another day. All children deserve safe, loving, and It should be repealed. Bless the Members of this assembly permanent homes. We must work to- f as they set upon the work of these gether to create good policy for foster hours, of these days. Help them to youth, and I would encourage anyone STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATES make wise decisions in a good manner, thinking about becoming a parent to (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was and to carry their responsibilities consider changing a life through adop- given permission to address the House steadily with high hopes for a better tion and foster care. for 1 minute.) future for our great Nation. f Mr. CARNAHAN. Yesterday was Deepen their faith, widen their sym- President Harry S. Truman’s birthday. pathies, heighten their aspirations, and POSTAL REFORM One of his quotes is particularly appro- give them the strength to do what (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given priate today. He said: ought to be done for this country. permission to address the House for 1 The purpose of our society is to enable the May Your blessing, O God, be with minute.) individual to attain the highest achievement them and with us all this day and every Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise of which he is capable. day to come, and may all we do be done today to remind this House of the far- The highest achievements that have for Your greater honor and glory. reaching impact that proposed postal sprung from our education system have Amen. facility closures would have. In my included harnessing the atom, claiming f Buffalo community, closing the Wil- the high ground in space, and curing liam Street mail processing facility previously fatal diseases. But now, be- THE JOURNAL would affect 700 jobs. Closures would cause of our failure to adequately fund The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- also adversely impact our printing and education, tuition is skyrocketing. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- mailing industry, in addition to non- Graduates who wish to reach for ceedings and announces to the House profit agencies in local municipalities achievement are anchored to Earth by his approval thereof. who rely on regular mail service. thousands of dollars in debt. For us to

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Let’s support Amer- many dimensions, training and retrain- Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers ican students to attain their highest ing and apprenticeship programs, and, do not merely just teach in the class- achievements. yes, the path to success via higher edu- room, they listen to their students and f cation. gently push them to reach their full RURAL POST OFFICES Speaking to that, our higher edu- potential. Teachers serve as role mod- cation dreams need to be fostered with els and mentors. (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was affordability and availability. The 3.4 Because of the mentorship of my given permission to address the House percent cap on interest rates for stu- teachers in high school, I applied for for 1 minute.) dent loans cannot grow to 6.8 percent. college. I was fortunate to be given a Mr. CRAWFORD. I rise today to We will dumb down the dreams of our scholarship and an opportunity that I highlight a subject that is personal in young adults who are looking to go on- would not have known about if it were Arkansas’s First Congressional Dis- ward with their careers through higher not for my teachers. Upon graduating, trict: the proposed closure of thousands education. We need to pass legislation I decided to give back to my commu- of rural post offices across the country. so as to hold that cap at 3.4 percent, nity and became a teacher. This week I sent a letter to Post- and we cannot allow it to grow come New Jersey has among the most tal- master General Patrick Donahoe ask- July 1 because of inaction by this Con- ented teachers in the country, and our ing him to give the House of Represent- gress. I ask us to pass that measure in students are lucky to learn from them. atives time to pass meaningful postal this House. While we are honoring them this week, reform legislation. As it stands now, we should be thankful for their service over 3,600 post offices are slated for clo- f every day. We trust teachers with our sure on May 15. In my district alone, most valuable resources—our children. 100 post offices have been put on the While we ask teachers to prepare our closure list. RECOGNIZING NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK children to meet the challenges of the In November, I filed the Protecting 21st century, we must give them the Our Rural American Post Offices Act of (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania tools to rise to these challenges. Com- 2011. The bill would prohibit the postal asked and was given permission to ad- petitive salaries and financial re- service from closing rural post offices dress the House for 1 minute and to re- sources must be provided. that do not have an alternative office vise and extend his remarks.) Let’s join together in recognizing our within 8 miles accessible by public Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. teachers in New Jersey and across the roads. The bill is an effort to level the country. Take the time to thank your field between rural and urban post of- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in order to recognize National Teacher Apprecia- teacher for their leadership and inspi- fice closures. ration. So many of the challenges we face in tion Week by sharing my heartfelt praise of Pennsylvania’s teachers and Washington are not Democrat versus f Republican, but rather urban versus educators throughout this great coun- try. rural interests. Americans living in EDUCATION IS KEY TO SOUND rural communities rely on their post I would like to recognize Tricia Mil- FUTURE offices for medicine delivery and Social ler, Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year Security benefits and veterans bene- from Penns Valley Area School Dis- (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- fits, among other things. Access to trict located in my home county in the mission to address the House for 1 postal services should not be limited to Pennsylvania Fifth Congressional Dis- minute.) urban families. trict, and Margaret McLaughlin of Gar- Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, as a former I urge Postmaster General Donahoe net Valley Area School District in community college trustee member, I to give the House time to pass mean- eastern Pennsylvania, who was the re- understand that good education is key ingful postal reform legislation. The cipient of the Education Support Pro- to a sound future. Sadly, many work- postal service cannot hope to cure all fessional of the Year Award for Penn- ing families in America now find them- their budget woes on the backs of rural sylvania. Their accomplishments are selves unable to afford higher edu- Americans. impressive, and both are the type who cation for their children. And even worse, if Congress does not act soon, f go above and beyond when helping our students achieve academic success. the interest rate for students will dou- b 1210 ble from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent; 7.4 Like so many other teachers, they million American students will face INVESTING IN AMERICA remain tirelessly committed to high thousands of dollars in new debt if we (Mr. TONKO asked and was given achievement and developing the next do not act before July. permission to address the House for 1 generation of leaders. And while these Last week, House Republicans minute and to revise and extend his re- two are Pennsylvania’s award winners, showed they are unwilling to work on a marks.) there are countless others who dedicate real solution to this crisis. In a sham Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I their lives day in and day out to ensure vote, Republicans put forward a bill to had the golden opportunity to travel that students live up to their indi- pay for the interest rate halt by slash- with our President to the capital re- vidual potential and strive to push ing funds for women and children’s gion of upstate New York to visit our young learners to surpass that poten- health services. nanotechnology center. This campus is tial. America’s young people deserve bet- poised for tremendous growth as we As a Nation, we must make sure that ter. Let’s keep their dreams alive. witness an investment in public and we celebrate outstanding educators Let’s get serious about a bipartisan so- private partnership. every day. During National Teacher lution to strengthen Pell Grants and The President utilized that visit to Appreciation Week, I want to thank all keep student loan interest rates low. showcase a very glowing example of teachers for their hard work and dedi- Let’s help our students become the the appropriateness of investing in ad- cation. leaders of tomorrow.

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The goal of ter selection, and I congratulate Bob children have been bullied, like Asher this special month is to raise aware- for his outstanding service to Iowa, the Brown, who lost his life, like a 13-year- ness about the experiences and needs of pharmacy profession, and his country. old Girl Scout who said that she’s been more than 400,000 youth in the foster f bullied since age 5. Today, I ask my colleagues to join care system. PROGRESS MADE BY WORKING me at 1:30 in 2237 for a press conference The Congressional Caucus on Foster TOGETHER saying there should be a national call Youth asked young people around the (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- to ending bullying—intervention, and country to tell us their experiences via mission to address the House for 1 at the same time to come at 2 o’clock our Web site, Congressional Caucus on minute.) to see the movie. Third floor, Library Foster Youth. Throughout the month, Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I have had of Congress, Madison Building. There you will hear both Democrats and Re- the great privilege of serving in Con- must be, and I call for, a national solu- publicans sharing these stories. gress with Senator RICHARD LUGAR. He tion to bullying in our children’s lives. For example, Renee, a young woman was in the Aspen Institute, and I vis- from Los Angeles, was in foster care f ited with him on those occasions, and for over 8 years. She was placed in six PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS received an award from the American different homes until she aged out of ACT Bar Association the same day he did, the system in June 2008. She currently as did JOHN LEWIS, which made it more (Mr. NADLER asked and was given attends UCLA and hopes to pursue a important than any other reward I permission to address the House for 1 career in social work or community have received. minute and to revise and extend his re- health. RICHARD LUGAR’s loss is a great loss marks.) Renee says: to this country. He worked in a bipar- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Being in foster care has played an integral tisan fashion, and worked with Presi- urge my colleagues to become cospon- role in shaping and developing my character sors of my bill, the Pregnant Workers and the person I am today. My experience dent Obama on nuclear proliferation treaties and on the approval of Su- Fairness Act. with the foster care system has exposed me While current law prohibits discrimi- to speaking up, communicating with adults, preme Court Justices. He said, last night, we are experi- nation based on pregnancy, childbirth, and being open with my peers about my situ- or related medical conditions, and di- ation, not ashamed of who I am. encing days of political division in our rects employers to treat pregnancies In honor of Renee’s courage and te- society. These divisions have stale- mated progress in critical areas. They the same as any other condition that nacity, I invite my colleagues to join might temporarily limit an employee’s have, indeed. And unless the Repub- the Congressional Caucus on Foster ability to perform some job functions, lican side works with the Democratic Youth and cosponsor the bipartisan these protections have proven inad- side in a bipartisan fashion, we won’t resolution in recognition of National equate. Case law shows that courts are be successful, as RICHARD LUGAR tried Foster Care Month and to wear the uncertain, even confused, about the to do, and was defeated for doing it. blue ribbon. scope of the law, requiring Congress to There’s something wrong in the con- f set the record straight. stituencies that don’t realize that While several States have clarified CONGRATULATING BOB progress is made by parties working to- pregnant workers’ rights, this is a na- OSTERHAUS gether, not by one party conquering tional problem that warrants a na- the other. (Mr. BRALEY of Iowa asked and was tional solution. My bill would require given permission to address the House f an employer to make reasonable ac- for 1 minute and to revise and extend b 1220 commodations for these workers unless his remarks.) this creates an undue hardship on the ISSUES FACING AMERICA Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I employer. An employer would be pre- take a moment to honor and congratu- (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked vented from forcing a pregnant worker late a constituent and personal friend, and was given permission to address to take an accommodation that she Bob Osterhaus. Bob is being recognized the House for 1 minute.) does not want or need, and an employer by the University of Iowa with an Hon- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. would be prevented from forcing a orary Doctor of Science degree for his Speaker, I join with my colleagues in pregnant worker to take leave when service to our State and his work with recognizing the crisis that is being another reasonable accommodation the University of Iowa pharmacy pro- faced by the postal offices across could keep her on the job. gram. America, both urban and rural. We This is a simple solution to a prob- Bob has spent his entire life serving look forward to bringing a contingent lem our women and families should not other people. After he finished his edu- of workers and postal persons from be facing. I urge my colleagues to be- cation at the University of Iowa, he around the country to this Congress to come a cosponsor of this bill to ensure served in the United States Army and urge it to move forward quickly and that a pregnant woman need never de- later served in the Iowa House of Rep- utilize the Senate proposal. cide between maintaining a healthy resentatives, contributing his perspec- At the same time, I am deeply sad- pregnancy and maintaining her pay- tive as a health care professional in dened by a reconciliation budget pro- check. shaping legislative initiatives like the posal by my friends on the other side of f HAWK-I insurance plan for children the aisle that’s going to cut the Social from low-income families. Services Block Grant, it’s going to cut EXPORT-IMPORT BANK He has served his community of Medicaid, it’s going to cut Meals on REAUTHORIZATION ACT Maquoketa, Iowa, in many ways. Wheels. As a former chairperson of the (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given Osterhaus Pharmacy is a staple in the Interfaith Ministries in Houston, permission to address the House for 1 community, and he is active with the Texas, what a sad day to cut Meals on minute and to revise and extend his re- Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce, Ro- Wheels. marks.) tary Club, Sacred Heart Church, and Today and this week is Teacher Ap- Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Knights of Columbus. He was co- preciation Week, and I salute them. in strong support of the Export-Import

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In ac- Im Bank actually returned $900 million won’t even support a Federal transpor- cordance with this provision, I have to the United States Treasury. tation bill at current funding levels, as sent to the Federal Register for publi- When a program supports so many if the crumbling interstates and grow- cation the enclosed notice stating that manufacturing jobs and it doesn’t cost ing list of structurally deficient the national emergency with respect to the taxpayer a dime, you would expect bridges are no longer a Federal respon- the actions of the Government of Syria this bill to be an easy win, and yet sibility. Instead, they insist on includ- declared in Executive Order 13338 of some Members on the far right are pre- ing unrelated measures like the Key- May 11, 2004, as modified in scope and pared to put extreme ideology above stone XL pipeline that is designed to relied upon for additional steps taken jobs for Americans. This bill is a real stall completion of even a modest, in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, jobs bill, and I urge its support. multiyear transportation authoriza- 2006, Executive Order 13460 of February f tion. 13, 2008, Executive Order 13572 of April POSTAL SERVICE PROTECTION Mr. Speaker, the Keystone XL pipe- 29, 2011, Executive Order 13573 of May ACT line should have nothing to do with the 18, 2011, Executive Order 13582 of Au- transportation bill and will have no gust 17, 2011, Executive Order 13606 of (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given impact on gasoline prices despite what permission to address the House for 1 April 22, 2012, and Executive Order 13608 minute.) its advocates claim. Today, there is al- of May 1, 2012, is to continue in effect Mr. DEFAZIO. The clock is ticking. ready an estimated 20-year excess ca- beyond May 11, 2012. Six days from today, an incompetent, pacity of oil pipelines from Canada to While the Syrian regime has reduced ideological Board of Governors in the the United States. This is about being the number of foreign fighters bound United States Postal Service intends to able to export oil from the gulf coast to for Iraq, the regime’s own brutality close thousands of post offices and other countries. and repression of its citizens who have processing centers, degrading service Mr. Speaker, it’s time to pass a re- been calling for freedom and a rep- and denying access for millions of indi- sponsible transportation bill for the resentative government endangers not vidual Americans, especially seniors, 21st century. only the Syrian people themselves, but veterans, small business owners, and f could yield greater instability through- others. And what’s the reaction of the out the region. The Syrian regime’s ac- COMMUNICATION FROM THE tions and policies, including obstruct- Republican leadership in the House? CLERK OF THE HOUSE Nothing. Silence. ing the Lebanese government’s ability We were in session until 1 o’clock in The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. to function effectively, pursuing chem- the morning voting on imaginary SIMPSON) laid before the House the fol- ical and biological weapons, and sup- amendments to a bill that’s not going lowing communication from the Clerk porting terrorist organizations, con- anywhere, but they can’t bestir them- of the House of Representatives: tinue to pose an unusual and extraor- selves to bring forward a bill to save U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, dinary threat to the national security, this critical institution. The Senate Washington, DC, May 9, 2012. foreign policy, and economy of the has acted. Their bill is not perfect, but Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, United States. For these reasons, I it’s better than inaction in face of the Speaker, U.S. Capitol, House of Representatives, have determined that it is necessary to Washington, DC. continue in effect the national emer- wrecking crew that is governing our DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- postal services. mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of gency declared with respect to this I urge my colleagues to support my the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- threat and to maintain in force the bill, cosponsor my bill, H.R. 3591, put tives, the Clerk received the following mes- sanctions to address this national the postal service on a sustainable path sage from the Secretary of the Senate on emergency. toward a 21st century postal service, May 9, 2012 at 9:22 a.m.: In addition, the United States con- modernized and self-sufficient. But in- That the Senate passed without amend- demns the Asad regime’s use of brutal action and indifference will destroy ment H.R. 2668. violence and human rights abuses and this critical institution. That the Senate passed S. 743. calls on the Asad regime to step aside With best wishes, I am f Sincerely, and immediately begin a transition in KAREN L. HAAS. Syria to a political process that will TIME TO PASS A forge a credible path to a future of f TRANSPORTATION BILL greater freedom, democracy, oppor- (Mr. MORAN asked and was given CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL tunity, and justice. The United States permission to address the House for 1 EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO will consider changes in the composi- minute and to revise and extend his re- THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERN- tion, policies, and actions of the Gov- marks.) MENT OF SYRIA—MESSAGE ernment of Syria in determining Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, Ronald FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE whether to continue or terminate this Reagan was the last President to raise UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112– national emergency in the future. the Federal gasoline tax to support 107) BARACK OBAMA. transportation programs when he The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- THE WHITE HOUSE, May 9, 2012. signed the Surface Transportation Act fore the House the following message f of 1982. He justified the gas tax in- from the President of the United crease as necessary to pay for needed States; which was read and, together b 1230 investments in building and maintain- with the accompanying papers, referred ing our Nation’s surface transportation ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER to the Committee on Foreign Affairs infrastructure and to help jump-start PRO TEMPORE and ordered to be printed: an economy that was then also stuck The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- in a recession. He referred to the high- To the Congress of the United States: ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair way bill as a ‘‘jobs’’ bill to promote Section 202(d) of the National Emer- will postpone further proceedings economic growth. gencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides today on motions to suspend the rules Since that bill was signed into law for the automatic termination of a na- on which a recorded vote or the yeas back in January of 1983, Republican- tional emergency, unless, within 90 and nays are ordered, or on which the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6361 vote incurs objection under clause 6 of Sec. 22. Technical correction. creased risk of loss associated with meeting rule XX. Sec. 23. Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Com- or complying with the mandates under the Record votes on postponed questions mittee. proposed exposure limit. Sec. 24. Dual use exports. will be taken later today. (4) An analysis of the adequacy of the re- Sec. 25. Effective date. sources of the Bank to effectively process, f SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY. approve, and monitor authorizations, includ- Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ing the conducting of required economic im- 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking pact analysis, under the proposed exposure REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2012 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. limit. Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON OUTSTANDING LOANS, (b) GAO REVIEW OF REPORT AND BUSINESS GUARANTEES, AND INSURANCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the PLAN.—Not later than June 1, 2013, the Section 6(a)(2) of the Export-Import Bank rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2072) to re- Comptroller General shall submit to the Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)(2)) is amended— authorize the Export-Import Bank of Congress a written analysis of the report and (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’; business plan submitted under subsection the United States, and for other pur- (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the (a), which shall include such recommenda- poses, as amended. comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and The Clerk read the title of the bill. (3) by adding at the end the following: tions with respect to the report and business The text of the bill is as follows: ‘‘(F) during fiscal year 2012 and each suc- plan as the Comptroller General deems ap- propriate. H.R. 2072 ceeding fiscal year, $120,000,000,000, except that— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- SEC. 5. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ‘‘(i) the applicable amount for each of fis- resentatives of the United States of America in ON THE ROLE OF THE BANK IN THE cal years 2013 and 2014 shall be $130,000,000,000 WORLD ECONOMY AND THE BANK’S Congress assembled, if— RISK MANAGEMENT. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. ‘‘(I) the Bank has submitted a report as re- (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 10 months after (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as quired by section 4(a) of the Export-Import the date of the enactment of this Act, the the ‘‘Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012; and Act of 2012’’. Comptroller General of the United States ‘‘(II) the rate calculated under section shall complete and submit to the Export-Im- (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- 8(g)(1) of this Act is less than 2 percent for tents of this Act is as follows: port Bank of the United States, the Com- the quarter ending with the beginning of the mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- fiscal year, or for any quarter in the fiscal Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Fi- Sec. 2. Extension of authority. year; and nancial Services of the House of Representa- Sec. 3. Limitations on outstanding loans, ‘‘(ii) notwithstanding clause (i), the appli- tives a report which— guarantees, and insurance. cable amount for fiscal year 2014 shall be (1) evaluates— Sec. 4. Export-Import Bank exposure limit $140,000,000,000 if— (A) the history of the rate of growth of the business plan. ‘‘(I) the rate calculated under section Bank, and its causes, with specific consider- Sec. 5. Study by the Comptroller General on 8(g)(1) of this Act is less than 2 percent for ation given to— the role of the Bank in the the quarter ending with the beginning of the (i) the capital market conditions for export world economy and the Bank’s fiscal year, or for any quarter in the fiscal financing; risk management. year; and (ii) increased competition from foreign ex- Sec. 6. Monitoring of default rates on Bank ‘‘(II) the Bank has submitted a report as port credit agencies; financing; reports on default required by subsection (b) of section 5 of the (iii) the rate of growth of the Bank from rates; safety and soundness re- Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2008 to the present; view. 2012, except that the preceding provisions of (B) the effectiveness of the Bank’s risk Sec. 7. Improvement and clarification of due this subclause shall not apply if the Comp- management, including— diligence standards for lender troller General has not submitted the report (i) potential for losses from each of the partners. required by subsection (a) of such section 5 products offered by the Bank; and Sec. 8. Non-subordination requirement. on or before July 1, 2013; and (ii) the overall risk of the Bank’s portfolio, Sec. 9. Notice and comment for Bank trans- ‘‘(III) the Secretary of the Treasury has taking into account— actions exceeding $100,000,000. submitted the reports required by section (I) market risk; Sec. 10. Categorization of purpose of loans 11(b) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthor- (II) credit risk; and long-term guarantees in ization Act of 2012.’’. (III) political risk; annual report. SEC. 4. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK EXPOSURE LIMIT (IV) industry-concentration risk; Sec. 11. Negotiations to end export credit fi- BUSINESS PLAN. (V) geographic-concentration risk; nancing. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September (VI) obligor-concentration risk; and Sec. 12. Publication of guidelines for eco- 30, 2012, the Export-Import Bank of the (VII) foreign-currency risk; nomic impact analyses and doc- United States shall submit to the Congress (C) the Bank’s use of historical default and umentation of such analyses. and the Comptroller General a written re- recovery rates to calculate future program Sec. 13. Report on implementation of rec- port that contains the following: costs, taking into consideration cost esti- ommendations of the Govern- (1) A business plan that— mates determined under the Federal Credit ment Accountability Office. (A) includes an estimate by the Bank of Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and Sec. 14. Examination of Bank support for the appropriate exposure limits of the Bank whether discount rates applied to cost esti- small business. for 2012, 2013, and 2014; mates should reflect the risks described in Sec. 15. Review and report on domestic con- (B) justifies the estimate; and subparagraph (B); tent policy. (C) estimates any anticipated growth of (D) the fees charged by the Bank for the Sec. 16. Improvement of method for calcu- the Bank for 2012, 2013, and 2014— products the Bank offers, whether the lating the effects of Bank fi- (i) by industry sector; Bank’s fees properly reflect the risks de- nancing on job creation and (ii) by whether the products involved are scribed in subparagraph (B), and how the fees maintenance in the United short-term loans, medium-term loans, long- are affected by United States participation States. term loans, insurance, medium-term guaran- in international agreements; and Sec. 17. Periodic audits of Bank trans- tees, or long-term guarantees; and (E) whether the Bank’s loan loss reserves actions. (iii) by key market. policy is sufficient to cover the risks de- Sec. 18. Prohibitions on financing for cer- (2) An analysis of the potential for in- scribed in subparagraph (B); and tain persons involved in creased or decreased risk of loss to the Bank (2) makes appropriate recommendations sanctionable activities with re- as a result of the estimated exposure limit, with respect to the matters so evaluated. spect to Iran. including an analysis of increased or de- Sec. 19. Use of portion of Bank surplus to creased risks associated with changes in the (b) RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORT BY THE update information technology composition of Bank exposure, by industry BANK.—Not later than 120 days after the systems. sector, by product offered, and by key mar- Bank receives the report, the Bank shall sub- Sec. 20. Modifications relating to the advi- ket. mit to the Congress a report on the imple- sory committee. (3) An analysis of the ability of the Bank mentation of recommendations included in Sec. 21. Financing for goods manufactured to meet its small business and sub-Saharan the report so received. If the Bank does not in the United States used in Africa mandates and comply with its carbon adopt the recommendations, the Bank shall global textile and apparel sup- policy mandate under the proposed exposure include in its report an explanation of why ply chains. limit, and an analysis of any increased or de- the Bank has not done so.

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MONITORING OF DEFAULT RATES ON ‘‘(ii) sets forth the results and findings of aware, whether the item may be used to BANK FINANCING; REPORTS ON DE- the review, including the extent of loan loss produce exports or provide services in com- FAULT RATES; SAFETY AND SOUND- reserves and capital adequacy of the pro- petition with the exportation of goods or the NESS REVIEW. grams and funds of the Bank; and provision of services by a United States in- Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of ‘‘(iii) includes recommendations regarding dustry; 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g) is amended by adding at restoring the reserves and capital to main- ‘‘(II) the identities of the obligor, principal the end the following: tain the programs and funds in a safe and supplier, and guarantor; and ‘‘(g) MONITORING OF DEFAULT RATES ON sound condition.’’. ‘‘(III) a description, such as type or model BANK FINANCING; REPORTS ON DEFAULT SEC. 7. IMPROVEMENT AND CLARIFICATION OF number, of any item with respect to which RATES; SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REVIEW.— DUE DILIGENCE STANDARDS FOR Bank financing is being sought, but only to ‘‘(1) MONITORING OF DEFAULT RATES.—Not LENDER PARTNERS. the extent the description does not disclose less frequently than quarterly, the Bank Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of any information that is confidential or pro- shall calculate the rate at which the entities 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635) is amended by adding at prietary business information, that would to which the Bank has provided short-, me- the end the following: violate the Trade Secrets Act, or that would dium-, or long-term financing are in default ‘‘(i) DUE DILIGENCE STANDARDS FOR LENDER jeopardize jobs in the United States by sup- on a payment obligation under the financing, PARTNERS.—The Bank shall set due diligence plying information which competitors could by dividing the total amount of the required standards for its lender partners and partici- use to compete with companies in the United payments that are overdue by the total pants, which should be applied across all pro- States. amount of the financing involved. grams consistently. To minimize or prevent ‘‘(D) PROCEDURE REGARDING MATERIALLY ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL CALCULATION BY TYPE OF fraudulent activity, the Bank should require CHANGED APPLICATIONS.— PRODUCT, BY KEY MARKET, AND BY INDUSTRY all delegated lenders to implement ‘Know ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a material change is SECTOR; REPORT TO CONGRESS.—In addition, your customer practices’.’’. made to an application to which this para- the Bank shall, not less frequently than SEC. 8. NON-SUBORDINATION REQUIREMENT. graph applies, after a notice with respect to quarterly— Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of the application is published under subpara- ‘‘(A) calculate the rate of default— 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635), as amended by section 7 graph (C)(i)(I), the Bank shall publish in the ‘‘(i) with respect to whether the products of this Act, is amended by adding at the end Federal Register a revised notice of the ap- involved are short-term loans, medium-term the following: plication and provide for an additional com- loans, long-term loans, insurance, medium- ‘‘(j) NON-SUBORDINATION REQUIREMENT.—In ment period as provided in subparagraph term guarantees, or long-term guarantees; entering into financing contracts, the Bank (C)(i)(II). ‘‘(ii) with respect to each key market in- shall seek a creditor status which is not sub- ‘‘(ii) MATERIAL CHANGE DEFINED.—In clause volved; and ordinate to that of all other creditors, in (i), the term ‘material change’, with respect ‘‘(iii) with respect to each industry sector order to reduce the risk to, and enhance re- to an application for a loan or guarantee, in- involved; and coveries for, the Bank.’’. cludes an increase of at least 25 percent in ‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Banking, SEC. 9. NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR BANK TRANS- the amount of a loan or guarantee requested Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and ACTIONS EXCEEDING $100,000,000. in the application. the Committee on Financial Services of the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c) of the Ex- ‘‘(E) REQUIREMENT TO ADDRESS VIEWS OF House of Representatives a report on each port-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. COMMENTERS.—Before taking final action on such rate and any information the Bank 635a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the an application to which this paragraph ap- deems relevant. following: plies, the staff of the Bank shall provide in ‘‘(3) REPORT ON CAUSES OF DEFAULT RATE; ‘‘(10) NOTICE AND COMMENT REQUIRE- writing to the Board of Directors the views PLAN TO REDUCE DEFAULT RATE.—Within 45 MENTS.— of any person who submitted comments on days after a rate calculated under paragraph ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before any meeting of the application pursuant to this paragraph. (1) equals or exceeds 2 percent, the Bank the Board for final consideration of a long- ‘‘(F) PUBLICATION OF CONCLUSIONS.—Within shall submit to the Congress a written report term transaction the value of which exceeds 30 days after a final decision of the Board of that explains the circumstances that have $100,000,000, and concurrent with any state- Directors with respect to an application to caused the default rate to be at least 2 per- ment required to be submitted under section which this paragraph applies, the Bank shall cent, and includes a plan to reduce the de- 2(b)(3) with respect to the transaction, the provide to a commenter on the application fault rate to less than 2 percent. Bank shall provide a notice and comment pe- or the decision who makes a request there- ‘‘(4) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan referred to riod. for, a non-confidential summary of the facts in paragraph (3) shall— ‘‘(B) FINANCIAL THRESHOLD DETERMINA- found and conclusions reached in any de- ‘‘(A) provide a detailed explanation of the TIONS.—For purposes of determining whether tailed analysis or similar study with respect processes and controls by which the Bank the value of a proposed transaction exceeds to the loan or guarantee that is the subject monitors and tracks outstanding loans; the financial threshold set forth in subpara- of the application, that was submitted to the ‘‘(B) detail specific planned actions, includ- graph (A), the Bank shall aggregate the dol- Board of Directors. Such summary should be ing a time frame for completing the actions, lar amount of the proposed transaction and sent within 30 days of the receipt of the writ- to reduce the default rate described in para- the dollar amounts of all long-term loans ten request or date of the final decision of graph (1) to less than 2 percent. and guarantees, approved by the Bank in the the Board of Directors, whichever is later. ‘‘(5) MONTHLY REPORTS REQUIRED WHILE DE- preceding 12-month period, that involved the ‘‘(G) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—The obli- FAULT RATE IS AT LEAST 2 PERCENT.—For so same foreign entity and substantially the gations imposed by this paragraph shall not long as the default rate calculated under same product to be produced. be interpreted to create, modify, or preclude paragraph (1) is at least 2 percent, the Bank ‘‘(C) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.— any legal right of action.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment shall submit monthly reports to the Con- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Bank shall— gress describing the specific actions taken ‘‘(I) publish in the Federal Register a no- made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this during such period to reduce the default tice of the application proposing the trans- Act. rate. action; SEC. 10. CATEGORIZATION OF PURPOSE OF ‘‘(6) SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REVIEW.—If the ‘‘(II) provide a period of not less than 25 LOANS AND LONG-TERM GUARAN- default rate calculated under paragraph (1) days for the submission to the Bank of com- TEES IN ANNUAL REPORT. remains above 2 percent for a period of 6 ments on the application; and Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of months, the Secretary of the Treasury shall ‘‘(III) notify the Committee on Banking, 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g), as amended by section 6 provide for an independent third party to— Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, of this Act, is amended by adding at the end ‘‘(A) conduct a review of the loan programs and the Committee on Financial Services of the following: and funds of the Bank, which shall deter- the House of Representatives of the applica- ‘‘(h) CATEGORIZATION OF PURPOSE OF LOANS mine— tion, and seek comments on the application AND LONG-TERM GUARANTEES.—In the annual ‘‘(i) the financial safety and soundness of from the Department of Commerce and the report of the Bank under subsection (a), the the programs and funds; and Office of Management and Budget. Bank shall categorize each loan and long- ‘‘(ii) the extent of loan loss reserves and ‘‘(ii) CONTENT OF NOTICE.—The notice pub- term guarantee made by the Bank in the fis- capital adequacy of the programs and funds; lished under clause (i)(I) with respect to an cal year covered by the report, and according and application for a loan or financial guarantee to the following purposes: ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary, within 60 shall include appropriate information ‘‘(1) ‘To assume commercial or political days after the end of the 6-month period, a about— risk that exporter or private financial insti- report that— ‘‘(I) a brief non-proprietary description of tutions are unwilling or unable to under- ‘‘(i) describes the methodology and stand- the purposes of the transaction and the an- take’. ards used to conduct the review required by ticipated use of any item being exported, in- ‘‘(2) ‘To overcome maturity or other limi- subparagraph (A); cluding, to the extent the Bank is reasonably tations in private sector export financing’.

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‘‘(3) ‘To meet competition from a foreign, ‘‘(E) MAINTENANCE OF DOCUMENTATION.— United States to contribute to a stronger officially sponsored, export credit competi- The Bank shall maintain documentation re- United States economy by increasing em- tion’. lating to economic impact analyses and ployment through the export of goods and ‘‘(4) ‘Not identified’, and the reason why similar studies conducted under this sub- services. the purpose is not identified.’’. section in a manner consistent with the (3) The effects of the domestic content pol- SEC. 11. NEGOTIATIONS TO END EXPORT CREDIT Standards for Internal Control of the Federal icy on the manufacturing and service work- FINANCING. Government issued by the Comptroller Gen- force of the United States. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the eral of the United States.’’. (4) Any recommendations the members of Treasury (in this section referred to as the SEC. 13. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC- the Bank’s Advisory Committee have regard- ‘‘Secretary’’) shall initiate and pursue nego- OMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERN- ing the Bank’s domestic content policy. tiations— MENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. (5) The effect that changes to the Bank’s (1) with other major exporting countries, Not later than 180 days after the date of domestic content requirements would have including members of the Organisation for the enactment of this Act, the Export-Im- in providing companies an incentive to cre- Economic Co-operation and Development port Bank of the United States shall submit ate and maintain operations in the United (OECD) and non-OECD members, to substan- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and States and to increase jobs in the United tially reduce, with the ultimate goal of Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com- States. eliminating, subsidized export financing pro- mittee on Financial Services of the House of (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after grams and other forms of export subsidies; Representatives a report on the implementa- the date of the enactment of this Act, the and tion or rejection by the Bank of the rec- Bank shall submit a report on the results of (2) with all countries that finance air car- ommendations contained in the report of the the review conducted under this section to rier aircraft with funds from a state-spon- Government Accountability Office entitled the Committee on Banking, Housing, and sored entity, to substantially reduce, with ‘‘Export-Import Bank: Improvements Needed Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Com- the ultimate goal of eliminating, aircraft ex- in Assessment of Economic Impact’’, dated mittee on Financial Services of the House of port credit financing for all aircraft covered September 12, 2007 (GAO–07–1071), that in- Representatives. by the 2007 Sector Understanding on Export cludes— SEC. 16. IMPROVEMENT OF METHOD FOR CALCU- Credits for Civil Aircraft (in this section re- (1) a detailed description of the progress LATING THE EFFECTS OF BANK FI- ferred to as the ‘‘ASU’’), including any modi- made in implementing each such rec- NANCING ON JOB CREATION AND fication thereof, and all of the following ommendation; and MAINTENANCE IN THE UNITED types of aircraft: (2) for any such recommendation that has STATES. (A) Heavy aircraft that are capable of a not yet been implemented, an explanation of (a) GAO STUDY.—The Comptroller General takeoff weight of 300,000 pounds or more, the reasons the recommendation has not of the United States shall conduct a study of whether or not operating at such a weight been implemented. the process and methodology used by the Ex- during a particular phase of flight. SEC. 14. EXAMINATION OF BANK SUPPORT FOR port-Import Bank of the United States (in (B) Large aircraft that are capable of a SMALL BUSINESS. this section referred to as the ‘‘Bank’’) to takeoff weight of more than 41,000 pounds, Within 180 days after the date of the enact- calculate the effects of the provision of fi- and have a maximum certificated takeoff ment of this Act, the Export-Import Bank of nancing by the Bank on the creation and weight of not more than 300,000 pounds. the United States shall examine and report maintenance of employment in the United (C) Small aircraft that have a maximum to Congress on its current programs, prod- States, determine and assess the basis on certificated takeoff weight of 41,000 pounds ucts, and polices with respect to the imple- which the Bank has so used the method- or less. mentation of its export credit insurance pro- ology, and make any recommendations the (b) ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF NEGO- gram, delegated lending authority, and di- Comptroller General deems appropriate. TIATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the rect loans, and any other programs, prod- (b) REPORT.—Within 1 year after the date date of the enactment of this Act, and annu- ucts, and policies established to support ex- of the enactment of this Act, the Comp- ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit ports from small businesses in the United troller General shall submit to the Congress to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and States, and determine the extent to which and the Bank the results of the study re- Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com- those policies adequately meet the needs of quired by subsection (a). mittee on Financial Services of the House of the small businesses in obtaining Bank fi- (c) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDA- Representatives— nancing to support the maintenance or cre- TIONS.—If the report submitted pursuant to (1) a report on the progress of any negotia- ation of jobs in the United States through subsection (b) includes recommendations, tions described in subsection (a)(1), until the exports, consistent with the requirement the Bank may establish a more accurate Secretary certifies in writing to the commit- that the Bank obtain a reasonable assurance methodology of the kind described in sub- tees that all countries that support sub- of repayment. section (a) based on the recommendations. sidized export financing programs have SEC. 15. REVIEW AND REPORT ON DOMESTIC SEC. 17. PERIODIC AUDITS OF BANK TRANS- agreed to end the support; and CONTENT POLICY. ACTIONS. (2) a report on the progress of any negotia- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Export-Import Bank (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 2 years after the tions described in subsection (a)(2), including of the United States shall conduct a review date of the enactment of this Act, and peri- the progress of any negotiations with respect of its domestic content policy for medium- odically (but not less frequently than every to each classification of aircraft set forth in and long-term transactions. The review shall 4 years) thereafter, the Comptroller General subsection (a)(2), until the Secretary cer- examine and evaluate the effectiveness of of the United States shall conduct an audit tifies in writing to the committees that all the Bank’s policy— of the loan and guarantee transactions of the countries that support subsidized export fi- (1) in maintaining and creating jobs in the Export-Import Bank of the United States to nancing programs have agreed to end the United States; and determine the compliance of the Bank with support of aircraft covered by the ASU. (2) in contributing to a stronger national the underwriting guidelines, lending policies, SEC. 12. PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES FOR ECO- economy through the export of goods and due diligence procedures, and content guide- NOMIC IMPACT ANALYSES AND DOC- services. lines of the Bank. UMENTATION OF SUCH ANALYSES. (b) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—In conducting (b) REVIEW OF FRAUD CONTROLS.—The (a) PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES.—Not later the review under subsection (a), the Bank Comptroller General of the United States than 180 days after the date of the enactment shall consider the following: shall review the adequacy of the design and of this Act, the Export-Import Bank of the (1) Whether the domestic content policy effectiveness of the controls used by the Ex- United States shall develop and make pub- accurately captures the costs of United port-Import Bank of the United States to licly available methodological guidelines to States production of goods and services, in- prevent, detect, and investigate fraudulent be used by the Bank in conducting economic cluding the direct and indirect costs of man- applications for loans and guarantees, in- impact analyses or similar studies under sec- ufacturing costs, parts, components, mate- cluding by auditing a sample of Bank trans- tion 2(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of rials and supplies, research, planning engi- actions, and submit to the Congress a writ- 1945. In developing the guidelines, the Bank neering, design, development, production, re- ten report which contains such recommenda- shall take into consideration any relevant turn on investment, marketing and other tions with respect to the controls as the guidance from the Office of Management and business costs and the effect of such policy Comptroller General deems appropriate. Budget. on the maintenance and creation of jobs in SEC. 18. PROHIBITIONS ON FINANCING FOR CER- (b) MAINTENANCE OF DOCUMENTATION.—Sec- the United States. TAIN PERSONS INVOLVED IN tion 2(e)(7) of the Export-Import Bank Act of (2) The ability of the Bank to provide fi- SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES WITH 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(e)(7)) is amended by redes- nancing that is competitive with the financ- RESPECT TO IRAN. ignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as sub- ing provided by foreign export credit agen- (a) PROHIBITION ON FINANCING FOR PERSONS paragraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and in- cies and the impact that such financing has THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN SANCTIONABLE AC- serting after subparagraph (D) the following: in enabling companies with operations in the TIVITIES.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date Bank in any extension of credit, in connec- ment’’ inserting ‘‘State government, and the that is 180 days after the date of the enact- tion with a financing in which a person that textile industry’’. ment of this Act, the Board of Directors of is a borrower or controlling sponsor, or a (b) ACCESS TO BANK PRODUCTS BY THE TEX- the Export-Import Bank of the United States person that is owned or controlled by such TILE INDUSTRY.— may not approve any transaction that is sub- borrower or controlling sponsor, is subject to (1) CONSIDERATION BY ADVISORY COM- ject to approval by the Board with respect to sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanc- MITTEE.—Section 3(d) of such Act (12 U.S.C. the provision by the Bank of any guarantee, tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 635a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the insurance, or extension of credit, or the par- U.S.C. 1701 note). following: ticipation by the Bank in any extension of (c) ADVISORY OPINIONS.— ‘‘(5) In carrying out paragraph (4), the Ad- credit, to a person in connection with the ex- (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State is visory Committee shall consider ways to pro- portation of any good or service unless the authorized to issue advisory opinions de- mote the financing of Bank transactions for person makes the certification described in scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i)(II). the textile industry, consistent with the re- paragraph (2). (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—If the Secretary quirement that the Bank obtain a reasonable (2) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certifi- issues an advisory opinion pursuant to para- assurance of repayment, and determine ways cation described in this paragraph is a cer- graph (1), the Secretary shall notify the ap- to— tification by a person— propriate congressional committees of the ‘‘(A) increase Bank support for the exports (A) that neither the person nor any other opinion not later than 30 days after issuing of textile components or inputs made in the person owned or controlled by the person— the opinion. United States; and (i) engages in any activity described in sec- (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(B) support the maintenance, promotion tion 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- and expansion of jobs in the United States (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) for TEES; PERSON.—The terms ‘‘appropriate con- that are critical to the manufacture of tex- which the person may be subject to sanc- gressional committees’’ and ‘‘person’’ have tile components and inputs.’’. tions under that Act; the meanings given those terms in section 14 (2) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ADVI- (ii) exports sensitive technology, as defined of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law SORY COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—Section 8 in section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635g), as amended by Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment (2) CONTROLLING SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘con- sections 6 and 10 of this Act, is amended by Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515), to Iran; or trolling sponsor’’ means a person providing adding at the end the following: (iii) engages in any activity prohibited by controlling direct private equity investment ‘‘(i) ACCESS TO BANK PRODUCTS BY THE TEX- part 560 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula- (excluding investments made through pub- TILE INDUSTRY.—The Bank shall include in tions (commonly known as the ‘‘Iranian licly held investment funds, publicly held se- its annual report to the Congress under sub- section (a) of this section a report on the de- Transactions Regulations’’), unless the ac- curities, public offerings, or similar public terminations made by the Advisory Com- tivity is disclosed to the Office of Foreign market vehicles) in connection with a fi- mittee under section 3(d)(5) in the year cov- Assets Control of the Department of the nancing. ered by the report.’’. Treasury when the activity is discovered; or SEC. 19. USE OF PORTION OF BANK SURPLUS TO SEC. 21. FINANCING FOR GOODS MANUFAC- (B) if the person or any other person owned UPDATE INFORMATION TECH- TURED IN THE UNITED STATES NOLOGY SYSTEMS. or controlled by the person has engaged in USED IN GLOBAL TEXTILE AND AP- an activity described in subparagraph (A), Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of PAREL SUPPLY CHAINS. that— 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a) is amended by adding at (a) ANALYSIS OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY USE OF (i) in the case of an activity described in the end the following: BANK PRODUCTS.—The Export-Import Bank subparagraph (A)(i)— ‘‘(j) AUTHORITY TO USE PORTION OF BANK of the United States (in this section referred (I) the President has waived the imposition SURPLUS TO UPDATE INFORMATION TECH- to as the ‘‘Bank’’) shall conduct a study of of sanctions with respect to the person that NOLOGY SYSTEMS.— the extent to which the products offered by engaged in that activity pursuant to section ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (3) the Bank are available and used by manufac- 4(c), 6(b)(5), or 9(c) of the Iran Sanctions Act and (4), the Bank may use an amount equal turers in the United States that export goods of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 to 1.25 percent of the surplus of the Bank manufactured in the United States used as note); during fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 to— components in global textile and apparel (II)(aa) the President has invoked the spe- ‘‘(A) seek to remedy any of the operational supply chains. In conducting the study, the cial rule described in section 4(e)(3) of that weakness and risk management Bank shall examine the following: Act with respect to the person that engaged vulnerabilities of the Bank which are the re- (1) Impediments to use of Bank products by in that activity; or sult of the information technology system of such firms. (bb)(AA) the person that engaged in that the Bank; (2) The number of jobs in the United States activity determines, based on its best knowl- ‘‘(B) remedy data fragmentation, enhance that are supported by the export of such edge and belief, that the person meets the information flow throughout the Bank, and component parts and the degree to which ac- criteria described in subparagraph (A) of manage data across the Bank; and cess to financing will increase exports. such section 4(e)(3) and has provided to the ‘‘(C) enhance the operational capacity and (3) Specific proposals for how the Bank, President the assurances described in sub- risk management capabilities of the Bank to using its authority and products, could pro- paragraph (B) of that section; and better enable the Bank to increase exports vide the financing, including through risk- (BB) the Secretary of State has issued an and grow jobs while protecting the taxpayer. sharing with other export credit agencies advisory opinion to that person that the per- ‘‘(2) SURPLUS.—In paragraph (1), the term and other third parties. son meets such criteria and has provided to ‘surplus’ means the amount (if any) by (4) Ways in which the Bank can take into the President those assurances; or which— account the full global textile and apparel (III) the President has determined that the ‘‘(A) the sum of the interest and fees col- supply chain—in particular, the ultimate criteria have been met for the exception pro- lected by the Bank; exceeds purchase, and ultimate United States-based vided for under section 5(a)(3)(C) of the Iran ‘‘(B) the sum of— purchaser, of the finished good, that would Sanctions Act of 1996 to apply with respect ‘‘(I) the funds set aside to cover expected result from the supply chain—in making to the person that engaged in that activity; losses on transactions financed by the Bank; credit and risk determinations and the cred- or and itworthiness of the ultimate purchaser. (ii) in the case of an activity described in ‘‘(ii) the costs incurred to cover the admin- (5) Proposals for new products the Bank subparagraph (A)(ii), the President has istrative expenses of the Bank. could offer to provide the financing, includ- waived, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of the ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The aggregate of the ing— Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account- amounts used in accordance with paragraph (A) the extent to which the Bank is author- ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. (1) for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 shall ized to offer new products; 8551(b)(1)), the application of the prohibition not exceed $20,000,000. (B) the extent to which the Bank would under section 106(a) of that Act (22 U.S.C. ‘‘(4) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The au- need additional authority to offer the new 8515(a)) with respect to that person. thority provided by paragraph (1) may be ex- products; and (b) PROHIBITION ON FINANCING.—Beginning ercised only to such extent and in such (C) specific proposals for changes in law on the date that is 180 days after the date of amounts as are provided in advance in appro- that would enable the Bank to provide such the enactment of this Act, the Board of Di- priations Acts.’’. financing in compliance with the credit and rectors of the Export-Import Bank of the SEC. 20. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE AD- risk standards of the Bank. United States may not approve any trans- VISORY COMMITTEE. (b) REPORT.—Within 180 days after the date action that is subject to approval by the (a) REPRESENTATION OF THE TEXTILE INDUS- of the enactment of this Act, the Bank shall Board with respect to the provision by the TRY.—Section 3(d)(1)(B) of the Export-Import submit to the Congress a report that con- Bank of any guarantee, insurance, or exten- Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(d)(1)(B)) is tains the results of the study required by sion of credit, or the participation by the amended by striking ‘‘and State govern- subsection (a).

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6365 (c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 8 of the Ex- While the U.S. is a leading voice in could be used to compete with Amer- port-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g), the effort to eliminate market-dis- ican companies. as amended by sections 6, 10, and 20(b)(2) of torting export subsidies, the Ex-Im This provision was crafted in a way this Act, is amended by adding at the end Bank has helped to ensure that there’s that does not impact U.S. companies’ the following: ‘‘(j) TEXTILE AND APPAREL SUPPLY CHAIN a level playing field for American com- ability to sell their products and serv- FINANCING.—The Bank shall include in its panies when they compete with foreign ices to global customers. Proprietary annual report to the Congress under sub- competitors who are basically sup- information, confidential information, section (a) of this section a description of the ported by aggressive credit agencies. and trade secrets are absolutely pro- success of the Bank in providing effective Ex-Im responds to market distortion tected in this provision. and reasonably priced financing to the by leveling the playing field. Ex-Im In addition, while many of the large United States textile and apparel industry loans and guarantees are often coun- projects supported by the bank are for exports of goods manufactured in the tervailing measures to compete against United States that are used as components known to the market, I want to empha- in global textile and apparel supply chains in other foreign credit agencies. size that the bank, at its sole discre- the year covered by the report, and steps the Some Members have concerns about tion, has the authority to determine Bank has taken to increase the use of Bank this program. This bill directs the the information disclosed to ensure products by such firms.’’. Treasury Department to initiate and that the competitiveness of American SEC. 22. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. pursue negotiations with other coun- companies is not compromised by in- Section 2(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Export-Import tries to substantially reduce their sub- formation provided by the Federal Reg- Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is sidized export financing programs and ister notice. amended by striking subclauses (I), (IV), and other forms of export subsidies. The legislation also provides infor- (VII) and by redesignating subclauses (II), The problem we face is the option of (III), (V), (VI), (VIII), and (IX) as subclauses mation included in the technology im- (I) through (VI), respectively. allowing China to dominate the export provements, a review of the bank’s do- SEC. 23. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ADVISORY COM- market. This bill ensures that U.S. mestic content policy, and improve- MITTEE. companies, large and small, can com- ments to the access of textile indus- Section 2(b)(9)(B)(iii) of the Export-Import pete and win against foreign competi- tries to bank operations. This is abso- Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(9)(B)(iii)) is tors like China and, as a result, create lutely necessary in this country. These amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting U.S. jobs without putting U.S. tax- provisions will ensure that our Amer- ‘‘2014’’. payers at risk. ican companies can utilize bank prod- SEC. 24. DUAL USE EXPORTS. During the reauthorization process, ucts to compete globally. Section 4 of Public Law 109–438 (12 U.S.C. we have made taxpayer protection our 635 note; 108 Stat. 4376) is amended by strik- This is not a subsidy and is no cost to ing ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. top priority. This bill includes strong the taxpayers. That needs to be empha- SEC. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE. language to ensure that surpluses that sized. The way Ex-Im Bank allows U.S. Except as provided in section 9(b), this Act the Ex-Im Bank returns to the Treas- companies to compete globally is an and the amendments made by this Act shall ury are continued today and in the fu- example of how our government can fa- take effect on the earlier of June 1, 2012, or ture. We want the bank to be a contin- cilitate job growth without contrib- the date of the enactment of this Act. ually self-financing entity. uting to the national debt. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The bill increases accountability and Far from being a handout to corpora- ant to the rule, the gentleman from risk management requirements for the tions, Ex-Im Bank is self-financing, it California (Mr. GARY G. MILLER) and bank, as well as provides for an audit turns a profit for the American tax- the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. of bank transactions to monitor the ef- payer, and it helps create jobs here at MCCARTHY) each will control 20 min- fectiveness and adequacy of the bank’s home. utes. due diligence practice and lending poli- Since 2005, the bank has forwarded The Chair recognizes the gentleman cies. more than $3.4 billion in profits to the from California. The bill ensures that the bank stays Treasury above all costs and loss re- GENERAL LEAVE true to its purpose as a lender of last serves, including $400 million in 2011 Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. resort and does not compete against alone. The legislation before us today Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent private sector commercial banks. ensures that Ex-Im Bank will continue that all Members have 5 legislative The bill includes language to make to turn a profit for American tax- days in which to revise and extend sure default rates stay low. Ex-Im payers. their remarks and to add extraneous loans and loan guarantees present very Some will say that Ex-Im only bene- material to the bill. low risks because they are backed by fits large corporations. However, small The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there collateral of the real goods for which a businesses account for 87 percent of Ex- objection to the request of the gen- buyer has already been found and Im’s transactions. These small business tleman from California? prices have been agreed upon. transactions do not include the tens of There was no objection. The current default rate at the bank thousands of small- and medium-sized Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. is less than 2 percent, much lower than businesses that supply goods to these Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much commercial banks. Even with the large corporations. time as I might consume. bank’s track record of extremely low Dave Ickert, vice president of Air Today we are considering H.R. 2072, defaults, the bill includes language to Tractor of Olney, Texas, a small busi- the Securing American Jobs Through ensure that default rates stay below 2 ness engaged in the manufacturing and Exports Act, a bill which will reauthor- percent, and includes corrective action sale of agriculture and firefighting ize the Export-Import Bank. This legis- requirements if the rate ever goes planes, said at one point in our hear- lation is the product of bipartisan dis- above that level. The bank does not put ing: taxpayers at risk now. Our goal in this cussions surrounding a common theme: Ex-Im has contributed to the growth of Air maintaining and creating jobs in the bill is to ensure that the bank does not Tractor and helped both create and maintain United States. put taxpayers at risk in the future ei- jobs in Olney, Texas. Ex-Im’s support has al- The key to our economic recovery is ther. lowed us to sell aircraft to customers who jobs, without a doubt. In order to ex- The bill also includes a new trans- without that support would not have pur- pand and hire new workers, American parency provision for large trans- chased our product. This is a direct contribu- companies must have the ability to actions and gives the public the oppor- tion to our growth. compete in a global economy. To cre- tunity to comment on such trans- Air Tractor has 270 employees in a ate jobs, American companies need to actions. The provision seeks to ensure town that has a population of 3,000. be competitive with foreign companies the bank has information it needs to Over 10 percent of the population who that have access to credit in their confirm it is not supporting trans- are adults work for this company in countries. actions used to support products that this town. It’s the largest employer in

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MILLER of California. and have their jobs due to use of Ex-Im the bank’s accountability by allotting I am happy to yield 1 minute to the bank. funds for much-needed technology up- gentleman from Illinois (Mr. MAN- Mr. Ickert said: grades, requiring the bank to submit a ZULLO), a staunch advocate for textile As I have described it before, Olney is business plan and to monitor and re- exports in this country. three red lights and a Dairy Queen; and the port to Congress if their default rate Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, Presi- significance of this is that if we can create goes above 2 percent. dent Reagan taught us you don’t nego- jobs on Main Street Olney through small The Export-Import Bank is the ex- tiate from a position of weakness. business exporting, it can be done in small port credit agency of the United There are over 80 foreign government businesses from California to New York. If States, and it provides export financing export credit agencies that vigorously we can do it in Olney, Texas, we can do it all for American companies when private support their local companies in win- over this country. financing isn’t available. The bank is ning export sales. We cannot unilater- Once again, I would like to thank my critical for helping U.S. companies cre- ally disarm our manufacturers by end- colleagues from both sides of the aisle ate American jobs and compete in glob- ing Ex-Im. That will only empower our for coming together to put American al markets by selling their goods and competitors to snatch away export and jobs before politics. Together, we have services to foreign buyers. Throughout job opportunities from our companies. crafted a strong bill to ensure the bank the financial crisis, the bank played a Some of these businesses are critical to is able to continue to support U.S. crucial role in ensuring that American our defense industrial base and need companies as they compete globally companies were able to continue ex- commercial sales to support their na- and, as a result, create American jobs. porting when private trade financing tional security work. Reagan recog- I reserve the balance of my time. options were not available. The bank nized this reality. That’s why he sup- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. has allowed the United States to re- ported Ex-Im Bank. Speaker, I yield myself as much time main competitive in the global econ- When I chaired the Small Business as I may consume. omy by fulfilling its mission of cre- Committee, I had the opportunity to I rise today in support of H.R. 2072, ating or sustaining U.S. jobs across the establish the small business desk, or the Export-Import Bank Reauthoriza- 50 States through exports. division, at the Export-Import Bank. A tion Act of 2012. I would also like to In fiscal year 2011, the bank provided constituent of mine was able to obtain thank Majority Leader CANTOR and Mi- over $30 billion in financing to 3,600 an $11,000 loan in order to start her ex- nority Whip HOYER for their leadership companies in the USA which supported porting business from a very tiny com- on this bill, as well as full committee nearly 290,000 American jobs. Over 80 pany. So I would urge my colleagues to Chairman BACHUS and Ranking Mem- percent of those transactions were for vote for the reauthorization in order to ber FRANK, and certainly my chairman small businesses, like Aerolyusa, Inc., be a part of helping our manufacturers on the subcommittee, Mr. MILLER. which sells aerospace parts in my own sell their products abroad. But I also would like to thank all of district in New York. Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. I the staff for their hard work on this It is important to note that the work yield 5 minutes to the minority whip, important legislation, especially Lesli of the bank is done at no cost to the Mr. HOYER, and thank him again for Gooch from Chairman MILLER’s staff American taxpayer, as the bank is self- his leadership on this issue. and Georgette Sierra from my staff, sustaining, funding its finance pro- Mr. HOYER. I want to thank the gen- who worked on this for over a year. grams and administrative costs from tlelady for yielding. I’m very proud to be supporting the fees and the returns on its invest- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be here bill before us today. Our Nation is at a ments. In fact, the bank returns money today. We are here as the result of the crossroads. One job at a time, we are to the Treasury, and since 2008, it has work of some extraordinary staff peo- gradually emerging from one of the returned almost $2 billion to the Treas- ple, and I want to start by mentioning worst recessions in living memory. At ury. them. this moment we can either stand in the Foreign governments are aggres- First of all, I want to congratulate way of America’s ongoing recovery or sively supporting their own exporters and thank Mr. MILLER and his staff. I speed it up. American businesses have so that they can dominate new mar- want to thank the staff of the Banking recently watched their counterparts in kets and be world leaders in exporting. Committee. Mr. John Hughes of my other countries, like China, become Through the Export-Import Bank’s as- staff, formerly of the Banking Com- world leaders in exporting. I believe sistance, we will ensure that American mittee and the Financial Services strongly that now it’s America’s turn. companies have the tools to be globally Committee, has worked tirelessly with It’s America’s turn to put our workers, competitive and will continue to create an extraordinary policy director, Neil the best workers in the world, to work jobs in the United States and move our Bradley, who works for Mr. CANTOR. We in selling their goods and services to an economy forward. Prominent business worked on this matter in a bipartisan untapped global market. It’s America’s organizations such as the National As- fashion. This bill comes to the floor as turn to see its innovative businesses sociation of Manufacturers, the U.S. a bipartisan bill, and I am hopeful and reach their full potential to grow and Chamber of Commerce, the Business believe it will pass with an overwhelm- create local jobs in communities across Roundtable, and labor understand the ingly bipartisan vote. this country. I’m confident with the important role of the bank and support Mr. Speaker, today, we are ending help from the Export-Import Bank, its reauthorization. It shows how we the uncertainty for American manufac- American businesses can help make have all worked together, with Mr. turers waiting for Congress to act by our Nation an unrivaled world eco- MILLER’s help, to bring this bill to the coming together to reauthorize the nomic leader once again. floor. U.S. Export-Import Bank. I want to In just a few weeks, the bank’s char- thank the Republican leader, Mr. CAN- b 1240 ter will expire. Without Congress TOR, and his staff—and as I mentioned But the clock is ticking, and we must quickly enacting a long-term reauthor- Neil Bradley before—for working with act now. ization and cap increase, thousands— Democrats to find common ground and The legislation before us brings cer- thousands—of American jobs will be to reach an agreement that is sup- tainty to many U.S. businesses that lost, and the U.S. businesses that rely ported by both business and labor, are anxiously awaiting Congress to re- on bank financing will be in jeopardy. Democrats and Republicans.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6367 I also want to commend Ranking nesses, Boeing in particular, which is unilateral disarmament and cost tens of Member BARNEY FRANK of the Finan- one of our best exports and job cre- thousands of American jobs. This bill will cial Services Committee and those on ators—but 3,600 businesses, most of guarantee a level financial playing field in his staff: Kelly Larkin, Dan which are small businesses. The prod- export markets and ensure transparency in Ex-Im’s operations. For that reason, the McGlinchey, and Kirk Schwarzbach. ucts American workers make are the Chamber urges Congress to swiftly pass this CAROLYN MCCARTHY, as the ranking best in the world. bill to reauthorize Ex-Im.’’ member, has done such an extraor- b 1250 R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President dinary job on this effort, as well as Mr. for Government Affairs of the U.S. Chamber MILLER, who chairs the International American workers and American en- of Commerce: ‘‘Failure to enact this bill Monetary Policy and Trade Sub- trepreneurs can compete with anybody would put at risk the nearly 300,000 Amer- committee. Their hard work has been in the world if they have a level play- ican jobs at 3,600 companies that depend on important in making sure this agree- ing field. This helps get there. When Ex-Im to compete in global markets. Ex-Im that happens, our workers succeed, and is especially important to small- and me- ment will help American businesses dium-sized businesses, which account for save and create jobs. I also want to that means more of our people can make it in America. That’s what Amer- more than 85 percent of Ex-Im’s trans- thank Representative RICK LARSEN for actions. . . . The Chamber strongly supports his tireless advocacy for a long-term icans want to do: they want to make it; H.R. 2072 and urges the House to consider reauthorization of the bank. they want to succeed; they want to this issue as expeditiously as possible. The In addition, I would be remiss if I did have their kids have opportunities; and Chamber will include votes on, or in relation not mention my dear and good friend, they want to make it. One of the ways to, this bill in our annual How They Voted who is the ranking Democrat on the we’re going to Make It in America is to scorecard.’’ make it in America, manufacture it in Jay Timmons, President and CEO of Na- Appropriations Committee but who has tional Association of Manufacturers (NAM): been an extraordinary leader in mak- America, grow it in America, and sell it here and around the world, and cre- ‘‘The bill announced today to reauthorize ing sure that America creates jobs and the Bank and increase its lending cap brings exports products around the world. He ate jobs here, good-paying jobs for our us a step closer to protecting these jobs and is Mr. NORMAN DICKS. Congressman people. They’ll feel better about that. will be a vital tool for small manufacturers DICKS, from Washington State, has I urge all of my colleagues to support exporting to new markets. It is essential to been working with me every day that this legislation. I hope this vote is manufacturers’ global competitiveness, and we’ve been at these negotiations. I unanimous. It’s a vote for America, we are pleased that Majority Leader Cantor and Minority Whip Hoyer have come to- want to thank him for his contribu- America’s workers, and America’s abil- ity to compete globally. gether on an authorization. . . . We urge all tions to this outcome. members of the House to support this jobs EX-IM BANK SUPPORT For 2 years, Mr. Speaker, House legislation, and we hope the Senate will also Democrats have been promoting a com- Machinists, US Chamber of Commerce, Na- move forward quickly. The Ex-Im Bank prehensive jobs plan called Make It in tional Association of Manufacturers, Asso- means jobs and increased exports, which will America. Mr. DON MANZULLO was on ciation of Equipment Manufacturers, Busi- help us grow our economy and remain com- the floor, and he has been focused on ness Roundtable, National Foreign Trade petitive.’’ Council, Airlines 4 America, General Avia- Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO of that. They may not use my phrase of tion Manufacturers Association, Air Line Pi- ‘‘Make It in America,’’ but so many Caterpillar Inc., and Chair of Business lots Association, National Small Business Roundtable’s International Engagement Republicans have been focused on try- Association, Small Business Exporters Asso- Committee: ‘‘The Ex-Im Bank is critical to ing to build jobs here in America. ciation, Financial Services Roundtable, In- the ability of U.S. companies—large and We’ve been promoting a Make It in formation Technology Industry Council, Na- small—to compete on a level playing field America agenda. tional Council of State Legislatures, Boeing, against overseas competitors who have ac- The Export-Import Bank financing is Delta. cess to similar export credit programs. . . . and has been a part of our published LABOR, BUSINESS URGE SUPPORT OF EXPORT- Failure to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank on a Make It in America agenda. By financ- IMPORT REAUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT long-term basis and at appropriate credit ing American companies’ efforts to ex- The agreement announced last week on a levels would disadvantage U.S. businesses port their products overseas, the Ex- long-term reauthorization of the Export-Im- competing for sales in foreign markets, po- port Bank ends uncertainty for businesses tentially putting thousands of U.S. jobs at port-Import Bank plays a direct role, and provides the Export-Import Bank re- risk.’’ as Chairlady MCCARTHY has pointed sources needed to keep American manufac- Tim Keating, Senior Vice President of out, in helping our businesses expand turers competitive in a global market. This Government Operations of The Boeing Com- and hire more employees for well-pay- agreement is an important part of Demo- pany: ‘‘. . . H.R. 2072 is bipartisan legislation ing jobs, jobs that will not be shipped crats’ Make It In America plan to create an authorizing EXIM to operate for the next overseas. encouraging environment for businesses to three years and raising the Bank’s lending The Export-Import Bank doesn’t cost innovate and make products here in the U.S., authority to $140 billion. The legislation also taxpayers a single penny. In fact, it has and is supported by everyone from labor to contains a number of important initiatives and reforms that will strengthen Congress’s generated $1.9 billion—$2 billion round- business: Thomas Buffenbarger, President of Inter- ability to oversee the Bank’s operations and ed, as the chairlady said—in excess rev- national Association of Machinists and Aero- improve the transparency of the Bank’s enues for U.S. taxpayers over the past space Workers: ‘‘The bipartisan bill H.R. 2072 transactions. . . . Reauthorization of the EX- 5 years, and it provides a critical serv- . . . represents a clear break from the Belt- IM Bank is critical to the ability of U.S. ex- ice that our companies need to access way politics that have failed to address the porters to compete on a level playing field in foreign markets on a level playing real struggles of ordinary Americans. During a commercial market where current and fu- field. I am encouraged that we were this time of intense global competition and ture competitors continue to enjoy aggres- able to reach this agreement to in- persistent high unemployment, U.S. export- sive support from their countries’ export credit agencies. I urge your strong support crease the Export-Import Bank’s expo- ers need the critical resources of the Ex-Im Bank. I strongly urge you to support Amer- for H.R. 2072.’’ sure limit to $120 billion through the ican jobs and to vote for this important leg- Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO of The end of this fiscal year and to raise it to islation.’’ Dow Chemical Company: ‘‘I am writing to $140 billion over the next 2 years. Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of urge you to support the pending legislation In 2011, financing from the Export- the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: ‘‘This is to reauthorize the Export-Import (ExIm) Import Bank helped to create nearly great news for thousands of American work- Bank. The proposed draft three-year reau- 300,000 jobs at 3,600 private companies ers, businesses of all sizes, and taxpayers, thorization with a graduated cap to $140 bil- across America. This is a jobs bill, a who can cheer the fact that this bill will re- lion provides certainty and support for jobs bill for Americans. Yes, I said 3,600 duce the deficit by hundreds of millions of America’s exporters. . . . I urge your favor- dollars. When other countries are providing able vote to support and sustain American companies. An undermentioned fact is their own exporters with an estimated $1 jobs, boost small businesses, and expand ex- that over 85 percent of the bank’s trillion in export finance—often on terms port opportunities for U.S. companies.’’ transactions are for small businesses. more generous than Ex-Im can provide—fail- Capt. Lee Moak, President of the Air Line We talk a lot about the large busi- ure to reauthorize Ex-Im would amount to Pilots Association, International: ‘‘This is a

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This action will help to level the Specifically, I wish to inquire of the tainty for business and provides the re- playing field for U.S. airlines that compete with foreign airlines, including many that chairman the scope of the bank’s abil- sources necessary to keep American are state-sponsored, that buy U.S.- and Euro- ity to exclude from the notice required manufacturers competitive in the glob- pean-manufactured planes at below-market to be published in the Federal Register al market—$32 billion in financing to rates unavailable to U.S. and many Euro- information that is proprietary or con- thousands of companies, which sup- pean airlines. This subsidized financing gives fidential that would violate the Trade ports 290,000 jobs. our foreign competitors a significant cost Secrets Act or would jeopardize jobs in In Massachusetts, the Ex-Im Bank advantage, allowing them to drive U.S. air- the U.S. by supplying information works with InteliCoat Technologies, a lines out of international routes and costing which competitors could use to com- manufacturer of coated paper in South airline workers’ jobs.’’ pete with companies in the U.S.A. Hadley, that employs 100 people. It also Nicholas Calio, President and CEO of A4A: I yield to the chairman for his re- has an important role with Wyman- ‘‘We appreciate the hard work of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and sponse. Gordon, a manufacturer in the aero- Democratic House Minority Whip Steny Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. space industry located in North Graf- Hoyer, who negotiated a bipartisan agree- Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for ton, Massachusetts, with almost 600 ment that ensures increased transparency in her inquiry. employees. the Ex-Im bank’s lending practices, calls for The bill requires Federal Register no- This is critical support that is offered greater economic impact analysis of loans tice include the identities of the obli- for American employers who seek to and would implement other important re- gor, principal supplier, and guarantor. level the playing field against global forms, and we urge passage of the agree- In addition, the notice is to include a competitors. It’s supported broadly by ment.’’ description of the item being financed. labor and business, and I urge all of us Pete Bunce, President and CEO of General However, that description must be con- Aviation Manufacturers Association: ‘‘Gen- to support H.R. 2072. structed in a way as to not disclose Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. eral aviation jobs will be put in jeopardy if proprietary or confidential information the Export-Import Bank is not reauthorized. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to yield 2 Furthermore, general aviation manufac- or information that would violate or minutes to the gentleman from Mis- turing is one of the few remaining industries otherwise requires disclosure of a trade souri, my friend, Mr. LUETKEMEYER. that contribute positively to the U.S. bal- secret as defined by the Trade Secrets Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I ance of trade. Our member companies have Act, or information that would jeop- thank the gentleman from California dramatically increased their use of Export- ardize jobs in the U.S. by supplying in- (Mr. MILLER), and I rise today in sup- Import Bank financing over the past several formation which competitors could use port of H.R. 2072, the Securing Amer- years. Continued lending authority is essen- to compete with companies in the U.S. ican Jobs Through Exports Act. tial to the success of general aviation manu- When determining what description There’s been a lot of distracting talk facturing to compete globally. . . . We appre- to use in describing an item being fi- ciate the bi-partisan effort in the House to surrounding reauthorization of the Ex- nanced, the bank must take into ac- port-Import Bank. So I would like to move this legislation and we urge every count the totality of the Federal Reg- House member to support it. We also call on be clear. This is a jobs bill. The Ex-Im the Senate to act quickly in order to avoid ister notice. For example, the descrip- financing helps provide jobs for em- any lending disruption.’’ tion of the item should be done in a ployees of U.S. manufacturers and Letter from Local Chambers of Commerce: way that when combined with the small businesses, all at no cost to tax- ‘‘Without Ex-Im reauthorization, our coun- name of the principal supplier, infor- payers. In fact, this government pro- try’s exporters won’t be able to compete ef- mation is not disclosed which foreign gram actually makes money and re- fectively in the global marketplace. We urge competitors could use to compete turns it to the Treasury. you to join us in supporting swift Ex-Im against U.S. suppliers, thereby jeopard- Bank reauthorization.’’ Critics say that Ex-Im lending only izing jobs in the U.S. benefits the Nation’s largest corpora- John Hardy, Jr., President of Coalition for Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. tions, but this is simply not the case, Employment through Exports (CEE) and Wil- Speaker, if I may, I would like to in- liam Reinsch, President of National Foreign as the minority whip just indicated a Trade Council (NFTC): ‘‘[We] write in sup- quire of the chairman further. What is the expectation with respect moment ago. port of H.R. 2072, the Securing American I have five companies in my district Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011, and to the amount of time transactions might be delayed as a result of the new that benefit from Ex-Im Bank financ- strongly [urge] your affirmative vote for re- ing. Not one of them is a multinational authorizing the Export-Import Bank of the notice and comment period? U.S. H.R 2072’s three year extension provides Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. corporation and none have received assurance of Ex-Im Bank’s continued critical Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for millions and millions and millions of presence in the global export market, its her inquiry. dollars. It’s because of the support of lending limit provides adequate flexibility The bill requires that the public be Ex-Im that they have been able to grow for the Bank to respond to market demands, given not less than 25 days for the sub- their businesses, hire employees, and and it contains increased taxpayer protec- mission of comments prior to the increase their exports. tions to ensure the continued viability of the board’s consideration of the proposed One of those small businesses had Bank.’’ transaction. Upon the conclusion of this to say about Ex-Im: Cass Johnson, President of National Coun- For the last 5 years, Ex-Im has supported cil of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and those 25 days, the bank should expedi- 17 percent of our export sales. That converts Kevin Burke, President & CEO, American tiously prepare materials submitted in to 10 full-time jobs for 5 years. Our employ- Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA): public comments for consideration by ees and their families rely on Ex-Im financ- ‘‘[We] write in strong support of H.R. 2072— the board. Transactions in excess of ing to support our export sales. Securing American Jobs Through Exports $100 million are currently subject to re- Act of 2011. In addition to re-authorizing the view by the Congress for 25 days a ses- This isn’t the testimony of a Fortune Export-Import Bank. . . . the legislation sion, which can be longer than 25 cal- 100 CEO. This is the voice of a family- contains provisions that will create impor- endar days, as our intent is that the run, multigenerational small business tant new avenues of financing for the textile board proceed with consideration of a that relies on Ex-Im to help manage and apparel global supply chain.’’ pending application as soon as legally the risk of extending credit to buyers Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. and practically possible. outside the U.S. This is a manufacturer Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. I that during the housing crisis had to gentlelady from New York (Mrs. thank the chairman. lay off three-quarters of its employees, MCCARTHY). Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the but thanks in large part to Ex-Im, fi- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. nancing was able to survive the down- Speaker, I wish to engage the chairman NEAL). turn, and it started to grow again.

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Again, I want steps to protect taxpayers and reduce The Bank also supports our much larger ex- to emphasize, 83 percent of those loans export subsidies over time. porters. go to small businesses. But we can take I commend Majority Leader CANTOR Hundreds of the women and men who make a look at the big businesses, and we for creating a bill that simultaneously the Boeing 767, 777, and new 787 aircraft in can take a look at Boeing. When a Boe- helps to create jobs and mandates re- Everett, Wash., recently wrote me urging Con- ing Jetliner 777 lands anywhere in the form, and I urge all my colleagues to gress to reauthorize the Bank because their world, it lands with the help of 22,000 support this legislation. jobs and our local economy rely on it. small businesses. Most of them are Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. The Ex-Im Bank has been so successful in right here at home. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- recent years in boosting our exports that its So when the minority whip talks tleman from Washington (Mr. LARSEN). lending authority needs to be expanded to about making it here in America, we Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. keep up with our growing manufacturers. do want to make it here in America. Speaker, I rise today to urge my col- I was proud to introduce a bipartisan bill We want to make sure that American leagues to vote in favor of H.R. 2072, earlier this year with Congressman MANZULLO workers have a level playing field, and the Securing American Jobs Through to reauthorize and expand the Ex-Im Bank. we want to sell American all over the Exports Act. I am pleased that Whip HOYER and Leader globe. We want to make sure that we The Export-Import Bank creates CANTOR were able to work out this sensible, are giving them the opportunity. The jobs, reduces our trade deficit, and bipartisan agreement that is largely in line with Ex-Im Bank is going to be done at no helps to lower our national debt. It’s a the bill I introduced, H.R. 4302. cost to the taxpayer. We’re going to tool that our manufacturers—both I know some of the critics of this bill will call bring dollars actually into the Federal large and small—use to expand their this corporate welfare and say it is govern- Treasury. We want to make sure that sales to customers around the world so ment manipulating in the market. we’re giving our businesses an oppor- they can keep creating jobs here at The fact of the matter is every other major tunity to compete, because what this is home. economy has a similar export-promotion pro- about is making sure we can sell Amer- In Washington State’s Second Con- gram, and if we were to let the Ex-Im Bank ican all over the globe. So I want to gressional District, the Ex-Im Bank expire, it would only help foreign companies at urge my colleagues to support this bill. has helped finance the sale of more the expense of American exports and Amer- In 2011 alone, the bank supported than $22 billion in exports from 13 com- ican jobs. over 288,000 American jobs and helped panies, including, importantly, seven Not only that, but the Ex-Im Bank is an in- finance over 3,600 American companies. small businesses. vestment that pays dividends back to the U.S. This is an important piece of legisla- Last week, I sat down with three taxpayer, helping to reduce our deficit by $1.9 tion, and one that we should all be able businesses in my district that have billion in the last five years alone. to get behind. With every $1 billion of used the bank. The CEO of one of these Thousands of workers in my district and exports, they say 7,200 jobs are created. companies told me the bank has been around the country depend on the Ex-Im Bank This is a jobs bill. When we talk about indispensable in allowing their busi- for their jobs. jobs and the economy, this is the time. ness to grow and support 25 full-time I thank Whip HOYER and Leader CANTOR for I urge my colleagues to support it. employees. their work on this bill, as well as Congressman b 1300 I was very pleased to introduce a bi- MANZULLO for his work with me on this issue. partisan bill earlier this year with Con- I call on my colleagues to pass this bill so Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. gressman MANZULLO to reauthorize and we can keep America open for business. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- expand the Ex-Im Bank and am very Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN), the happy that Whip HOYER and Leader Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 ranking member of the Ways and CANTOR were able to work out this sen- minutes to the gentleman from Illi- Means Committee. sible, bipartisan agreement that is nois, the vice chair of the sub- Mr. LEVIN. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. largely in line with the bill I intro- committee, Mr. DOLD. The Wall Street Journal calls sup- duced, H.R. 4302. Mr. DOLD. I thank the gentleman for port for the Export-Import Bank ‘‘job I call on my colleagues to pass this yielding. creation, French style.’’ I’m not sure bill so we can keep America open for I certainly think this is an important why they pick on the French. business. topic because we talk about jobs and While the House Republicans have I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. the economy as the number one issue been agonizing about acting, export 2072, the Securing American Jobs Through that we face in this country. powerhouses like China have been dra- Exports Act. Today I’m pleased to come down and matically increasing their export fi- The Export-Import Bank creates jobs. rise in support of the Ex-Im Bank, as it nancing programs. Over the past year, It reduces our trade deficit. is something that I think is vital, China issued four times the amount in- And helps to lower our national debt. something that we worked on in a bi- vested by the U.S. And China is not It is a tool that our manufacturers, both partisan fashion through the com- alone. Germany, France, and India all large and small, use to expand their sales to mittee, and something that I think all provided at least seven times more ex- customers around the world so they can keep of our colleagues should be supporting. port assistance, as a share of GDP, creating jobs here at home. When we look at what the Ex-Im than the U.S. In Washington’s 2nd Congressional District, Bank does, most of us think oftentimes The rigid attitude of The Wall Street the Ex-Im Bank has helped finance the sale of about large businesses, whether it be Journal is that, if the other side rigs more than $22 billion in exports from 13 com- Boeing or others. The fact still remains the field of competition, you should do panies, including 7 small businesses. that certainly across the country—and nothing. They believe that those na- Last week I sat down with three businesses I know in my district, the 10th District tions will only hurt themselves if they in Whatcom County that have used the Bank. of Illinois—83 percent of all the loans act and that it will all work out in the They told me the Bank is a critical tool, with- actually go to small business, but it wash in the end. The problem is that, out which they would not be able to sell over- does help big businesses. in the meanwhile, you drown. seas. Back in my district, we have one of I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. The CEO of one of those companies, West- the largest manufacturing districts in Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. ern Chemical in Ferndale, Wash., which the country. Over 93,000 employees are I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to my

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good friend from California (Mr. CAMP- the minority whip, Mr. HOYER, for his Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. BELL). tireless efforts to reach an agreement I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the Mr. CAMPBELL. I thank my good with the majority on this bill. And I gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CANTOR), friend for yielding, Mr. Speaker. also appreciate the work of the major- the distinguished majority leader. It seems that, oftentimes around ity leader, Mr. CANTOR, on this bill. Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman here, there are some people who believe Without their personal commitment, from California. that all government programs are good time, and effort to this bill, I do not be- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in and are not to be expanded and are to lieve that we would be here today to favor of H.R. 2072, Securing American be kept, and there are some who be- pass this important legislation, which Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011. lieve that all government programs are would have been an absolute disaster Make no mistake, I am no fan of gov- bad and that they all ought to be ter- for the economy of the United States. ernment subsidies. Export subsidies minated. But you know what? Neither I have been a supporter of the Ex- distort the free market and global one of those extremes are right. You port-Import Bank since I arrived in trade. And in a perfect world, the Ex- should look at a program and deter- Congress in 1977. Im Bank, along with its counterparts mine: Is it constitutional? Is it cost-ef- Simply put, the Ex-Im Bank supports in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere, would fective? And does it work? The Ex-Im the sale of American-made products not exist. Bank is all three, and I would like to overseas when private financing is not But like any other barrier to free make five points on that. available. According to the Ex-Im trade, the best way to level the playing First of all, it is clearly a Federal re- Bank’s 2011 annual report, the bank field and open up markets is through sponsibility to facilitate exports, some- supported $32.7 billion in exports last negotiation. Our country has long had thing clearly enumerated in the Fed- year and over 288,000 American jobs. a policy to negotiate an end to barriers eralist Papers by Alexander Hamilton. Many of these jobs are in the Pacific which prevent the free flow of goods Second of all, in the perfect world, Northwest and in my congressional dis- and services. And now, Mr. Speaker, for perhaps we wouldn’t have to do this. In trict. the first time, with this bill, it will be a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The U.S. policy to initiate and pursue nego- have airport security; but we do, for time of the gentleman has expired. tiations to end government export sub- obvious reasons. And we have to have Mr. DICKS. The important point is, sidies. This is not just a worthwhile this because lots of other countries do, let’s vote for this bill. goal; it is actually an achievable one. Now, I know some suggest that we and we will not be competing on a level DEAR REPRESENTATIVE DICKS: I write to playing field and we will lose exports if ask for your support for H.R. 2072, the Secur- shouldn’t negotiate and that we should we don’t have this facility available for ing American Jobs Through Exports Act of just shutter the Export-Import Bank American companies exporting goods. 2011, which reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Im- right now, that we shouldn’t pass the Third, it hasn’t cost the taxpayer any port (EXIM) Bank. EXIM is the official ex- bill, but I would tell my colleagues port credit agency of the U.S. and assists money. It’s actually made $3.7 billion that I believe that amounts to unilat- U.S. businesses in financing the export of eral disarmament. American businesses for the taxpayer. We’re always talking goods and services around the world. EXIM’s about programs here that cost the tax- and American workers would suffer charter expires on May 31, 2012 and failure to from unfair competition with sub- payer money. This hasn’t, it doesn’t, reauthorize its operations in the weeks and it won’t. And that is something ahead could put at risk billions of dollars in sidized foreign competitors. This bill, with these reforms, offers a better way. that should be clear. U.S. exports and tens of thousands of Amer- As important as ensuring that we do Fourth, there’s nothing wrong with ican jobs. not unilaterally disarm American busi- big businesses. In America, we nor- Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Can- tor, Congressman Hoyer and numerous Mem- ness is, bringing strong, necessary re- mally reward success. We celebrate bers of the House, H.R. 2072 is bipartisan leg- forms to the Export-Import Bank to success. And a big business is success- islation authorizing EXIM to operate for the protect American taxpayers is equally ful. But the fact is that 87 percent of next three years and raising the Bank’s lend- important. I am pleased to say that the transactions from Ex-Im Bank are ing authority to $140 billion. The legislation this bill accomplishes both. to small businesses. If you were to see also contains a number of important initia- tives and reforms that will strengthen The bill requires Ex-Im Bank to keep the roughly dozen businesses in my dis- default rates below 2 percent. If the trict that have accessed Ex-Im Bank Congress’s ability to oversee the Bank’s op- erations and improve the transparency of the bank’s default rate exceeds 2 percent, loans for exports, none of you would Bank’s transactions. Reauthorization of access to any additional capital is shut have heard of any of them—and I EXIM is backed by a wide range of associa- off while corrective action to bring the haven’t heard of most of them—be- tions and third parties including the Na- default rate below 2 percent would be cause they are very small businesses, tional Association of Manufacturers, the instituted. If the Ex-Im Bank fails to and those people are benefiting from IAM, the U.S. Chamber of Congress and the fix the problem within 6 months, an this. Business Roundtable. audit will be conducted by an inde- And fifth, Ex-Im Bank loans support Support for EXIM reauthorization trans- lates into U.S. jobs. In Fiscal Year 2011, the pendent third party to recommend roughly 300,000 U.S. jobs that produce Bank reports that it supported more than $40 both to Congress and the Treasury Sec- those goods that are exported under billion in exports helping to create or sus- retary necessary fixes. these loans. On this day, when we are tain an estimated 290,000 direct and indirect The legislation, Mr. Speaker, in- looking for jobs in this country, these U.S. jobs at more than 3,600 small and large cludes numerous other reforms, includ- are 300,000 jobs supported by a bank companies. And more than 80% of the Bank’s ing a risk management review, busi- that doesn’t cost the taxpayer any transactions support U.S. small businesses. ness plans, and an ‘‘anti-Solyndra’’ money, that returns money to the tax- In addition, EXIM is financially self-sus- provision to protect taxpayers. taining and actually contributes to reducing Mr. Speaker, in urging support of payer, and it is clearly part of the the Nation’s deficit. Since the Bank was last original intent. reauthorized in 2006, it has returned more this bipartisan legislation, I would like We should vote for this bill. than $3 billion to the U.S. Treasury beyond to recognize two colleagues in par- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. the costs of its operations. ticular: GARY MILLER, the gentleman Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- Reauthorization of the EXIM Bank is crit- from California, and STENY HOYER, the tleman from Washington (Mr. DICKS), ical to the ability of U.S. exporters to com- Democratic whip from Maryland. Their the ranking member of the Appropria- pete on a level playing field in a commercial hard work helped produce a bill that tions Committee. market where current and future competi- helps American business while also Mr. DICKS. I thank my friend for tors continue to enjoy aggressive support protecting American taxpayers. from their countries’ export credit agencies. yielding to me. I urge your strong support for H.R. 2072. I urge passage of this bill. I want to associate myself with Mr. Sincerely, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. 1 CAMPBELL’s very accurate comments. TIM KEATING, Speaker, I yield 1 ⁄2 minutes to my col- Let me begin by extending my deep- Senior Vice President, Government league, the gentlelady from New York est thanks to one of my best friends, Operations, The Boeing Company. (Mrs. MALONEY).

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Well, that’s what basis without everybody getting would also like to commend the Demo- they told us about Fannie Mae and gamed. That’s not the way it works. cratic whip, the distinguished leader Freddie Mac—until they blew up in our We know what we need to do. If we’re from Maryland, STENY HOYER, for face. really going to create jobs, if we’re working with the other side of the aisle Legitimate companies have plenty of going to move this economy, if we’re to bring this bill to the floor today access to private capital. They don’t going to do the things that we need to with a 3-year reauthorization and an need these subsidies. The illegitimate do to create the revenues that we need increase in the Ex-Im Bank’s exposure ones shouldn’t be propped up with the to create to fund this wonderful gov- cap. I hope that we’ll see more of this hard-earned dollars of working tax- ernment of ours, then we’ve got to look type of cooperation on important legis- paying Americans. at this Ex-Im bill and pass it. lation from both sides of the aisle, as Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. I Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. we have seen on this bill. yield 1 minute to my colleague, the Speaker, I would like to remind every- gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. b 1310 body that in the Fourth Congressional FATTAH). District in California, $752 million in The Ex-Im Bank has provided $32.7 Mr. FATTAH. I thank the gentlelady. financing support came from the Ex- billion in financing and supported I want to commend STENY HOYER and port-Import Bank. 290,000 jobs across our great country. ERIC CANTOR, the majority leader, for With that, I reserve the balance of Eighty percent of those companies that their work on this. were supported were small businesses— I rise as a long-time supporter of the my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- and at no additional cost to the tax- Ex-Im Bank, and particularly in the tleman from California has 11⁄2 minutes payer. last few months they’ve done over $17 It is critical to America and critical billion in sales, financed with some $14 remaining. The gentlewoman from New to districts such as mine in New York. billion. And no tax dollars involved. I York has 3 minutes remaining. Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. The bank has financed $1.7 billion in would like to commend the work par- We have the right to close, I believe. I export sales in my district alone and ticularly of the first vice president, would be happy to reserve so the gen- $4.4 billion in the State of New York Wanda Felton, who is a graduate of my tlelady could close. over the past 5 years. And the bank alma mater, the University of Pennsyl- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. supports 128 firms in my district, ei- vania, and also a graduate of Harvard Speaker, I yield myself the remaining ther directly or indirectly. These are Business School, helping to lead this time. jobs for my constituents, and it is agency. Number one, I want to say how won- They’re doing tens of millions of critically important that we reauthor- derful it has been working with you, transactions with companies in my dis- ize this bank before its charter expires and certainly your staff. Over the last trict and they’re doing billions at the end of the month. past year we have worked together, Some important changes and im- throughout the country, with 129,000 and I think that’s a great example for provements have been made to the bill jobs just in the last 11 months sup- the rest of this Chamber, to be very over the past few weeks that will ported through this agency. honest with you. strengthen taxpayer protection provi- This is an important vote. I thank We certainly care about this bill pas- sions and that will enhance trans- the bipartisan leadership of the Con- sionately. I think it’s important for parency at the bank. So I commend my gress for bringing this agreement to the American people. It comes back to colleagues, and I urge support for this move forward and reauthorize the Ex- American jobs. And that’s what it is. I bill. I hope we see more examples of bi- Im Bank. think the majority of our Members partisan support on important Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. here in Congress will see that. This is projects, as we’re seeing today. I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the something that’s important for our Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. workers and our companies—to be able I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my KELLY). to have the ability to compete with good friend, a forceful conservative Mr. KELLY. I thank the gentleman. those countries that are doing export- voice in Congress, the gentleman from In a perfect world we wouldn’t be ing. We need to stand behind our busi- California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). having this discussion. And in my of- nesses. We need to stand behind, cer- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. I thank the gen- fice, I have a really attractive little tleman for yielding to a dissenting snow globe that is very nice. You turn tainly, our workers. point of view. it upside down and the snow drifts With that, Mr. Speaker, I thank, Mr. Speaker, this program dragoons down on this beautiful little scene in again, everybody that has been in- American taxpayers into subsidizing Washington. It would be nice if the volved in this, and I yield back the bal- loans to foreign companies, making it global economy worked that way. But ance of my time. cheaper for them to buy products from actually, we’re in a global economy THE SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS politically favored companies, which in that you’d better be able to swim with ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, turn use those products to compete the sharks, and you better have the Washington, DC. same set of teeth that they have. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, against less-favored American compa- Washington, DC. nies. Past beneficiaries include such So when we talk about the Ex-Im DEAR REPRESENTATIVES: NSBA and its upstanding enterprises as Solyndra and Bank and the advantages of what we’re international trade arm—the Small Business Enron. trying to put together for our compa- Exporters Association—has been outspoken Since 2007, almost half of its money nies, we’re asking these people, we’re advocates for a long-term reauthorization goes to support that plucky little urging them, and we’re encouraging and increased exposure cap for the U.S. Ex- start-up called Boeing. Air India got $5 them to make capital investments to port-Import (ExIm) Bank. On behalf of the billion to purchase Boeing aircraft, al- go out and hire people and expand their small businesses that rely on Ex-Im for markets. And we’re saying, We’re going much-needed financing and credit insurance, lowing them to undercut American car- I urge members to support the bi-partisan riers like Delta with their own tax to send you into battle, but by the way, bill, H.R. 2072, the Securing American Jobs money. you’re not going to have the same tools Through Exports Act of 2011, when it is con- We’re told we need this to compete and the same weapons that other peo- sidered under the suspension calendar later with other nations that do the same ple have. this week.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6372 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 Ex-Im Bank is an independent federal small business owners who are less familiar signature. H.R. 2072 sends the right message: agency that helps create and maintain U.S. with the global economy. The Bank is able American exporters have the support of the jobs by filling gaps in private export financ- to ensure that these companies have access United States government to level the play- ing at no cost to American taxpayers. The to foreign markets and thus can grow their ing field in global markets and create jobs at Bank provides a variety of financing mecha- businesses and support jobs in their local home. nisms, including working capital financing, communities. In 2011, Ex-Im Bank supported Sincerely, export-credit insurance and financial guar- over $6 billion in small business exports and Aerospace Industry Association; Amer- antees to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. they are on track to grow that number in ican Association of Exporters and Im- goods and services. 2012. porters; Business Roundtable; Chamber We applaud House Majority Leader Eric Ex-Im Bank is a demand driven institution of Commerce; Coalition for Employ- Cantor and House Minority Whip Steny that responds to the needs of American ex- ment through Exports; Emergency Hoyer for their dedication and bipartisan ef- porters. Other governments are now expand- Committee for American Trade; Finan- forts to settle on a compromise to reauthor- ing their own ECAs to help stimulate their cial Services Roundtable; General ize Ex-Im’s charter to 2014 and raise its loan economies and H.R. 2072 will enable Ex-Im Aviation Manufacturers Association; exposure cap incrementally to $140 billion. Bank to ensure that American companies National Association of Manufacturers; The three-year extension cap gradually in- have similar support. As long as a com- National Foreign Trade Council; Na- creases from $120 billion for the remainder of pany—regardless of size or type of product— tional Small Business Association; Nu- 2012, to $130 billion in 2013 and ultimately fits the Bank’s requirements, such as reason- clear Energy Institute; Satellite Indus- reaches $140 billion for 2014, provided certain able assurance of repayment, the Bank will try Association; Small Business Ex- default requirements are met. provide financing support to that company. porters Association; TechAmerica; Ex-Im Bank remains a catalyst for the ex- The Bank does not compete with the pri- Water and Wastewater Equipment pansion of small-business exports while con- vate sector, but fills needed gaps in private Manufacturers Association, Inc. tinuing to support businesses confronting ag- sector financing to increase U.S. companies’ gressive foreign competition. In fact, for FY ability to export. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, 2011, Ex-Im Bank set a record in its support H.R. 2072 also encourage the Bank to take Midland, MI, May 7, 2012. of small business at $6 billion—an increase of into account the reality of our innovative Hon. DAVE CAMP, more than 20 percent since 2010. Further- economy by increasing support for services House of Representatives, more, in 2011 alone, Ex-Im Bank supported and high-tech jobs while continuing its Washington, DC. 290,000 jobs and $41 billion in exports. strong support for manufacturing jobs. DEAR CONGRESSMAN CAMP: I am writing to Absent Congressional action, the Bank’s CEE and NFTC urge your vote in support urge you to support the pending legislation authorization will not only expire at the end of H.R. 2072, a critical jobs bill that will to reauthorize the Export-Import (Exim) of this month but it will have bumped up strengthen the U.S. economy. Bank. The proposed draft three-year reau- against its $100 billion cap and be unable to Sincerely, thorization with a graduated cap to $140 bil- take on further transactions in the pipeline. JOHN HARDY JR., lion provides certainty and support for Any uncertainty could have a devastating ef- President, Coalition America’s exporters. The draft further in- fect on small businesses’ ability to follow for Employment cludes more details on transparency and re- through on sales even though there are buy- through Exports. porting provisions that will demonstrate ers who want their products. WILLIAM A. REINSCH, Exim’s value to the broader American pub- Ex-Im Bank enables U.S. companies—large President, National lic. and small—to turn export opportunities into Foreign Trade Coun- For Dow, the Exim Bank is a crucial com- real sales, thus maintaining and creating cil. ponent to our Sadara joint venture to build U.S. jobs and contributing to a stronger na- a world-scale, fully integrated chemicals tional economy. We strongly urge you to MAY 8, 2012. complex in Saudi Arabia. Set to open in 2015, support H.R. 2072 and approve this com- Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, the Sadara Chemical Company is expected to promise legislation without further delay. Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, generate thousands of direct and indirect Sincerely, Washington, DC. jobs in the United States. The venture has TODD MCCRACKEN, Hon. ERIC CANTOR, already created several hundred American President and CEO. Majority Leader, House of Representatives, jobs in our project team, and over $1 billion Washington, DC. In supplier contracts to U.S.-based compa- MAY 8, 2012. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, nies. With Wm Bank funding, the project is Hon. STENY H. HOYER, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, set to create another $2 billion in project or- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. ders and long-term contracts with American Washington, DC. Hon. STENY HOYER, manufacturers. DEAR CONGRESSMAN HOYER: The Coalition Minority Whip, House of Representatives, Attached is Dow’s fact sheet as well as an for Employment through Exports (CEE) and Washington, DC. analysis chart highlighting the necessary National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER, MAJORITY LEADER role Exim Bank plays in leveling the playing write in support of H.R. 2072, the Securing CANTOR, MINORITY LEADER PELOSI, AND MI- field against foreign competition. Other American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011, NORITY WHIP HOYER: We are writing to ex- countries significantly outspend the U.S. in and strongly urges your affirmative vote for press our support for the Securing American supporting exports and promoting their local reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 (H.R. 2072), companies in large projects. If Exim Bank U.S. H.R 2072’s three year extension provides which reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import cannot fund projects—if we unilaterally dis- assurance of Ex-Im Bank’s continued critical Bank (Ex-Im Bank). H.R. 2072 will ensure Ex- arm—American companies will operate at a presence in the global export market, its Im Bank’s continued support of U.S. export serious disadvantage in relation to their for- lending limit provides adequate flexibility sales as well as high value manufacturing eign counterparts. for the Bank to respond to market demands, and service jobs. We urge the House to act I urge your favorable vote to support and and it contains increased taxpayer protec- quickly and affirmatively on this essential sustain American jobs, boost small busi- tions to ensure the continued viability of the piece of legislation. nesses and expand export opportunities for Bank. We applaud House Majority Leader Eric U.S. companies. My office will follow up with your staff to This revenue generating agency provides Cantor (R–VA) and Minority Whip Steny ensure you have all the details necessary. critical support for American exporters seek- Hoyer (D–MD) for their hard work and bipar- Sincerely, ing a level playing field against global com- tisan effort. This legislation provides Ex-Im ANDREW N. LIVERIS. petitors which have the aggressive support of Bank with a three-year reauthorization and Attachments (2). their own export credit agencies. Ex-Im lending authority which recognizes the im- Bank provides financing to prospective for- portant role Ex-Im plays for U.S. exporters FACT SHEET, EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE US eign buyers of U.S goods and services who at a time when exports are increasingly crit- Creating and Sustaining American Jobs also have the option of purchasing foreign ical to the economy and job recovery. Addi- Export-Import Bank Reauthorization is goods backed by other export credit agencies tionally, their efforts to include financial re- critical to America’s export competitiveness: (ECAs). Instead of providing subsides and forms in H.R. 2072 will ensure that the Bank The Export-Import Bank of the US (ExIm) is corporate welfare, Ex-Im charges fees and in- remains fiscally sound and continues to pro- currently operating under a series of tem- terest to the users of these programs, result- vide revenue to the U.S. Treasury. porary extensions to its charter, with the ing in a net profit for the U.S. Treasury. With Ex-Im’s charter expiring at the end of same $100B lending cap that is now more Over 86% of the transactions Ex-Im sup- May, we urge both the House and Senate to than four years old. Export financing is a ported in 2011 helped small businesses. Ex-Im act quickly to pass reauthorization legisla- critical component of investing for growth Bank is uniquely able to provide support for tion that can be sent to the President for his and accessing new customers in emerging

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6373 markets, for both small and large companies. American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011, to increase Bank support for exports of tex- ExIm financing supports these projects while which reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import tile components or inputs. These findings also turning a profit for the US Treasury—as (EXIM) Bank. EXIM is the official export will be included in the Bank’s Annual Report defined in ExIm’s annual report to Con- credit agency of the U.S. and assists U.S. to Congress. Second, the Bank will be re- gress—which is to the benefit of companies, businesses in financing the export of goods quired to conduct a separate analysis of the their workers and US taxpayers. ExIm fi- and services around the world. EXIM’s char- textile and apparel industry’s use of current nancing is critical to help level the playing ter expires on May 31, 2012 and failure to re- Bank products and the impediments to use of field for American exporters who compete authorize its operations in the weeks ahead those products. The analysis will include against the more significant export financ- could put at risk billions of dollars in U.S. proposals for how the Bank could provide ing practices of other countries. ExIm needs exports and tens of thousands of American more financing as well as proposals for new to be reauthorized for a full four-year man- jobs. products. date and its lending cap needs to be in- Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Can- We strongly believe that this language creased to $135B to continue to grow Amer- tor, Congressman Hoyer and numerous Mem- takes an important step in establishing ican export opportunities. bers of the House, H.R. 2072 is bipartisan leg- sound financing options for the textile and ExIm enables projects that create Amer- islation authorizing EXIM to operate for the apparel global supply chain by creating sore- ican exports and sustain US jobs—The next three years and raising the Bank’s lend- ly needed liquidity for the textile and ap- Sadara Chemical Company: In July 2011, Dow ing authority to $140 billion. The legislation parel supply chain in the Western Hemi- announced the formation of Sadara, a joint also contains a number of important initia- sphere, which has become an important ex- venture with Saudi Aramco to build a world- tives and reforms that will strengthen port market for U.S. textile companies and scale, fully integrated chemicals complex in an important sourcing location for major ap- Saudi Arabia. The complex, to open in 2015, Congress’s ability to oversee the Bank’s op- parel brands and retailers. will be one of the world’s largest integrated erations and improve the transparency of the We again urge you to vote yes on H.R. chemical facilities. Sadara Chemical Com- Bank’s transactions. Reauthorization of 2072—Securing American Jobs Through Ex- pany is expected to generate thousands of di- EXIM is backed by a wide range of associa- ports Act of 2011. rect and indirect jobs. tions and third parties including the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers, the Sincerely, Full reauthorization of ExIm is crucial to sus- IAM, the U.S. Chamber of Congress and the CASS JOHNSON, taining and growing jobs in the United Business Roundtable. National Council of States through projects such as Sadara Support for EX-IM reauthorization trans- Textile Organiza- Job Creation Facts lates into U.S. jobs. In Fiscal Year 2011, the tions (NCTO). Sadara sustains jobs in the US by estab- Bank reports that it supported more than $40 KEVIN BURKE, lishing a presence in this growing region billion in exports helping to create or sus- President & CEO, which secures access to competitive feed- tain an estimated 290,000 direct and indirect American Apparel & stocks that help Dow serve the fast growing U.S. jobs at more than 3,600 small and large Footwear Associa- markets of Asia Pacific. tion (AAFA). The project is already responsible for em- companies. And more than 80% of the Bank’s ploying upwards of 400 workers on the Dow transactions support U.S. small businesses. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, joint venture project team in the Houston In addition, EXIM is financially self-sus- INTERNATIONAL, and California areas. taining and actually contributes to reducing Since 2007, the Dow-Saudi Aramco Joint the Nation’s deficit. Since the Bank was last Washington, DC, May 4, 2012. Venture has generated over $1B in contracts reauthorized in 2006, it has returned more ALPA HAILS AGREEMENT ON EX-IM BANK working with 18 different US-based compa- than $3 billion to the U.S. Treasury beyond REAUTHORIZATION nies for engineering, design and other high- the costs of its operations. WASHINGTON.—The following statement is value contributions. Reauthorization of the EX-IM Bank is crit- from Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air In August 2011, US-based Fluor Corpora- ical to the ability of U.S. exporters to com- Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on today’s bi- tion was awarded a substantial engineering, pete on a level playing field in a commercial partisan agreement on the Export-Import procurement and construction management market where current and future competi- Bank’s reauthorization. (EPCM) services contract to manage ongoing tors continue to enjoy aggressive support ‘‘The bipartisan reforms announced today activities at the site. from their countries’ export credit agencies. to aircraft financing by the Export-Import With ExIm funding, the project is set to I urge your strong support for H.R. 2072. Bank are a first step toward ending world- create another $2B in project orders and Sincerely, wide subsidies of widebody aircraft and will long-term contracts. TIM KEATING, help to protect U.S. airline workers from Long-term, the project will help sustain Senior Vice President, Government unmerited, subsidized foreign competition. American jobs through contracts to Dow Operations, The Boeing Company. The reforms will also shine some desperately staff to manage Product Marketing and Lift- needed light on the Bank’s financing proc- ing Agreements (PMLAs). These jobs will be AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR esses. based at Dow in the US and in other Dow lo- ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL COUN- ‘‘By directing the United States to nego- cations globally, supporting the manage- CIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS, tiate with the four European countries that ment and marketing of our joint venture’s May 8, 2012. finance Airbus, the reauthorization will help products around the world. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: The undersigned bring about a necessary end to worldwide ExIm Background organizations write in strong support of H.R. Nationwide, ExIm has supported nearly subsidies of widebody aircraft. There is no 2072—Securing American Jobs Through Ex- 11,000 transactions with $65.5B in authorized justifiable reason why U.S. taxpayer money ports Act of 2011. In addition to re-author- financing over the past five years. This sup- should be used to put one sector of jobs at a izing the Export-Import Bank (Bank), the port has directly benefitted more than 2,000 disadvantage while helping another. legislation contains provisions that will cre- communities across the United States. The ‘‘Getting things done in Washington, D.C., ate important new avenues of financing for financing that ExIm provides to small busi- is about compromise, and I am pleased that the textile and apparel global supply chain. nesses is contributing to a significant in- all parties were able to come together to The Bank performs an important function crease in exports—in FY 2011 the Bank in- agree to this reasonable settlement. I ap- creased small business transactions to a for U.S. companies seeking markets for U.S.- plaud the leadership of Majority Leader Can- record $6B, up $1B from the previous year. made products. The Bank enables U.S. com- tor and Minority Whip Hoyer for their dili- Eighty-seven percent of total ExIm trans- panies to turn export opportunities into real gent work to bring this compromise together actions benefit small business. In Michigan, sales by providing export-financing products in a way that protects U.S. manufacturing the bank has supported 70 separate commu- that fill gaps in trade financing and does not and airline jobs. I am encouraged that the nities, 119 companies and financed a total of compete with private sector lenders. How- House intends to take up this legislation $2.1B in exports during the last five years. ever, the Bank today does not offer meaning- next week, and I hope that the Senate will All the while, the Ex-Im Bank has generated ful Supply Chain Financing to the global follow this action with haste. almost $2B in revenue for the US Treasury, textile and apparel industry supply chain. ‘‘It is important to ensure that U.S. tax- $400 million in FY 2011 alone. This legislation includes key provisions payer dollars are not used in a way that po- If you have any additional questions, that support the textile and apparel global tentially has a net detrimental effect on U.S. please contact: Lisa Schroeter, Global Direc- supply chain by adding textile industry rep- employment. This agreement today recog- tor of Trade & Investment Policy, Dow resentation on the Bank’s Advisory Com- nizes this fact and is designed to correct an Chemical @ [email protected]; or mittee and through the execution of two re- emerging and egregious problem with Ex-Im +12024293407. ports to Congress. First, the Advisory Com- Bank aircraft financing. This is a positive mittee will be required to consider ways to move toward leveling the playing field for DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: I write to ask for promote the financing of Bank transactions U.S. airlines and their workers in the global your support for H.R. 2072, the Securing for the textile industry and determine ways marketplace.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6374 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 ‘‘The reauthorization bill will aid in ending er-growing markets around the world. The has a track record of returning money to the subsidies for widebody airplanes. This action Commerce Department estimates that every U.S. Treasury. will help to level the playing field for U.S. $1 billion increase in exports would create or Ex-Im Bank is currently authorized to pro- airlines that compete with foreign airlines, support 6,250 additional manufacturing jobs. vide up to $100 billion in loans, guarantees including many that are state-sponsored, Last year, the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) and insurance to support U.S. exports. The that buy U.S.- and European-manufactured Bank provided $32 billion in export financ- Bank closed fiscal year 2011 at $89 billion, planes at below-market rates unavailable to ing. That financing supported more than $41 and the Bank will likely hit its $100 billion U.S. and many European airlines. This sub- billion in exports from more than 3,600 U.S. cap early this spring. Any company that sidized financing gives our foreign competi- companies. Those exports, in turn, support needs Ex-Im Bank’s support after that will tors a significant cost advantage, allowing approximately 290,000 export-related Amer- be turned away, and American companies them to drive U.S. airlines out of inter- ican jobs. will lose those export sales to foreign compa- national routes and costing airline workers’ Ex-Im Bank also set a record in its support nies who are receiving aggressive financing jobs. More work needs to be done, and ALPA of small business. More than 85 percent of support from their governments. will remain vigorously engaged in this Ex-Im Bank’s transactions were in direct Over the past five years, Ex-Im Bank has fight.’’ support of small business last year—a total returned more than $3.4 billion to the U.S. Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s larg- of $6 billion in fiscal year 2011. Treasury. The Congressional Budget Office est pilot union, representing more than Ex-Im Bank boosts U.S. manufacturing estimates that the latest version of the 53,000 pilots at 37 airlines in the United competitiveness at no cost to the taxpayer. House reauthorization bill (H.R. 2072) will re- States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website In fact, Ex-Im has helped reduce the U.S. turn $900 million to the U.S. Treasury. at www.alpa.org. budget deficit. Over the past five years, Ex- Ex-Im is considered the ‘‘lender of last re- Im Bank has returned more than $3.4 billion sort’’ for U.S. exporters. As we continue to MAY 7, 2012. to the U.S. Treasury. The Congressional emerge from the financial crisis, Ex-Im Bank TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF Budget Office estimates that the latest can help ensure that U.S. companies—espe- REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of version of the House reauthorization bill cially small businesses—have access to the Commerce, the world’ largest business fed- (H.R. 2072) will return $900 million to the financing they need to make international eration, representing the interests of more U.S. Treasury. Ex-Im Bank helps U.S. manu- sales. than three million businesses of all sizes, facturers compete on a level playing field in sectors, and regions, strongly supports H.R. A TOUGH GLOBAL MARKET FOR MANUFACTURERS a tough global market. The U.S. trails coun- 2072, the ‘‘Export-Import Bank Reauthoriza- The U.S. trails countries like Brazil, Can- tion Act of 2012,’’ a compromise bill which tries like Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, ada, China, Germany, France, India and would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank France, India and Italy in official export Italy in official export credit volumes as a of the United States (Ex-Im) set to expire on credit volumes as a share of the national share of the national economy. Germany, May 31, 2012. economy. Germany, France and India all France and India all provided at least seven Failure to enact this bill would put at risk provided at least seven times more export as- times more export assistance as a share of the nearly 300,000 American jobs at 3,600 sistance as a share of GDP than the United GDP than the United States did in 2010. companies that depend on Ex-Im to compete States did in 2010. In 2010, export credit agencies in Brazil and in global markets. Ex-Im is especially impor- HOW CONGRESS CAN HELP China (which are not members of the OECD) tant to small- and medium-sized businesses, Provide Ex-Im Bank with a stable, long- provided 10 times more financing to their ex- which account for more than 85 percent of term reauthorization and a significant in- porters, as a share of GDP, than the Ex-Im Ex-Im’s transactions. Tens of thousands of crease in its lending authority. Voting for Bank did for American exporters. In 2010, smaller companies that supply goods and reauthorization legislation—whether the China issued $45 billion in new export credit services to large exporters also benefit from House version, the Securing American Jobs compared to the United States’ $13 billion. Ex-Im’s activities. Through Exports Act of 2011 (H.R. 2072), or Export Development Canada (EDC) facili- Because other countries are providing the Senate version, the Ex-Im Bank Reau- tated more than $84 billion in business in their own exporters with an estimated $1 thorization Act (S. 1547)—will help grow U.S. 2010. Canada’s credit volume is almost the trillion in export finance—often on terms exports and create American jobs. same as America’s, even though its economy more generous than Ex-Im can provide—fail- is about 1⁄8th the size of ours. MORE INFORMATION ure to reauthorize Ex-Im would amount to Ex-Im Bank levels the playing field for unilateral disarmament and cost tens of The U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank is a U.S. exporters by matching credit support thousands of American jobs. China, for in- vital tool to help grow U.S. exports and in- other nations provide, ensuring U.S. export- stance, has three export credit agencies that crease American jobs. Ex-Im Bank’s charter ers are able to compete based upon the price last year provided $300 billion in export fi- expired on September 30, 2011, and the Bank and performance features of their products. nance to its exporters—10 times more than is currently operating under an extension Denying Ex-Im Bank support to U.S. manu- Ex-Im provided. This bill would help level that expires on May 31, 2012. It is imperative facturers is tantamount to ‘‘unilateral disar- the financial playing field in export markets that Congress approve legislation as soon as mament’’ in the marketplace. possible to reauthorize the Bank for four and ensure transparency in Ex-Im’s oper- EXPORTS ARE VITAL TO THE U.S. ECONOMY ations. years. American taxpayers can cheer the fact The House Financial Services Committee The mature domestic U.S. market for man- that this bill would reduce the federal deficit passed the Securing American Jobs Through ufactured goods is not growing as rapidly as by hundreds of millions of dollars. Far from Exports Act of 2011 (H.R. 2072) to reauthorize our manufacturing productivity. For the being a subsidy for corporations, Ex-Im the bank in June 2011. The Senate Banking, U.S. to grow manufacturing jobs, we must charges fees for its services that have gen- Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee rely on exports to faster-growing markets erated more than $4 billion in revenue for passed its version of a reauthorization bill, around the world. the U.S. Treasury over the past six years. the Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization Act (S. The United States has fallen behind its Further, Ex-Im loans expose the U.S. tax- 1547), in September 2011. The two bills were competitors on the export front. In 2000, the payer to little risk because they are backed similar, but not identical. U.S. share of global exports of manufactured by the collateral of the goods being exported. In December 2011, the two authorizing goods was 13.8 percent. By 2009, our share had Borrowers have defaulted on less than 2 per- committees reached an agreement that fallen to 8.6 percent. If we had maintained cent of all loans backed by Ex-Im over the would gradually increase the Bank’s lending our market share, U.S. exports in 2009 would past eight decades, a default rate lower than cap to $135 billion and reauthorize the Bank have been $435 billion higher. The Commerce Department estimates that commercial banks. through fiscal year 2015, but the bill failed to every $1 billion increase in exports would The Chamber strongly supports H.R. 2072 move with the year-end legislative packages. create or support 6,250 additional manufac- and urges the House to consider this issue as A stop-gap action passed Congress in late De- turing jobs, so that $435 billion jump trans- expeditiously as possible. The Chamber will cember that included an extension of Ex-Im lates to more than 2.7 million jobs. include votes on, or in relation to, this bill Bank’s authorization through May 31, 2012. in our annual How They Voted scorecard. The bill, though, does not increase the lend- [From General Aviation Manufacturers Sincerely, ing cap or provide for a stable, long-term re- Association, May 7, 2012] R. BRUCE JOSTEN. authorization. Without a higher lending limit, the bank will run out of funding abil- GAMA URGES SWIFT ACTION ON EXPORT- MANUFACTS: EX-IM BANK AND EXPORT ity in the coming months. IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION FINANCE As the official export credit agency of the WASHINGTON, DC.—GAMA hailed the bipar- REAUTHORIZATION WILL HELP MANUFACTURERS United States, Ex-Im Bank assists in financ- tisan agreement between Majority Leader GROW U.S. EXPORTS AND CREATE JOBS ing the export of U.S. goods and services Eric Cantor and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer For the United States to grow manufac- from thousands of American companies. It to end an impasse over the reauthorization turing jobs, we must rely on exports to fast- operates at no cost to the taxpayer, and it of the Export-Import Bank. The agreement

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In addition to aerospace manufac- McKinnon at (301) 967–4575. exports as general aviation manufacturing turing, many other American industries will Sincerely, recovers from the economic downturn. Addi- also benefit from this reauthorization. R. THOMAS BUFFENBARGER, tionally, the exports generated are key for IFPTE is pleased that Minority Leader International President. job creation and for the Obama Administra- Hoyer and Majority Leader Cantor were able tion’s efforts to double exports by the end of to come to an acceptable compromise when [May 5, 2012] 2014. it comes to the scope of the underwriting au- A4A COMMENDS IMPORTANT REFORMS IN BI- ‘‘General aviation jobs will be put in jeop- thority of the Export-Import Bank. This PARTISAN EX-IM BANK REAUTHORIZATION ardy if the Export-Import Bank is not reau- compromise will help to preserve our flour- AGREEMENT thorized,’’ said Pete Bunce, GAMA’s presi- ishing domestic aerospace industry and its WASHINGTON, DC.—Airlines for America dent and CEO. ‘‘Furthermore, general avia- highly skilled workforce. (A4A), the industry trade organization for tion manufacturing is one of the few remain- Extending the lending authority of the Ex- the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the ing industries that contributes positively to port-Import Bank is a responsible and sound following statement on the U.S. Export-Im- the U.S. balance of trade. Our member com- reinvestment in the American workforce. port Bank reauthorization agreement: panies have dramatically increased their use When it comes to the House floor this week, ‘‘We appreciate the hard work of Repub- of Export-Import Bank financing over the IFPTE urges you to vote in support of H.R. lican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and past several years. Continued lending au- 2072. Democratic House Minority Whip Steny thority is essential to the success of general Thank you for your consideration. Should Hoyer, who negotiated a bipartisan agree- aviation manufacturing to compete glob- you have any questions please contact ment that ensures increased transparency in ally.’’ IFPTE Legislative Director, Matt Biggs, at the Ex-Im Bank’s lending practices, calls for The Export-Import Bank’s charter lapses (202) 239–4880. greater economic impact analysis of loans on May 31 and is expected to reach its cur- Sincerely, and would implement other important re- rent lending limit by the end of May, if not GREGORY J. JUNEMANN, forms, and we urge passage of the agree- earlier. President. ment,’’ said A4A President and CEO Nicholas ‘‘We appreciate the bi-partisan effort in E. Calio. the House to move this legislation and we INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ABOUT A4A urge every House member to support it. We MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, Annually, commercial aviation helps drive also call on the Senate to act quickly in Upper Marlboro, MD, May 7, 2012. more than $1 trillion in U.S. economic activ- order to avoid any lending disruption,’’ DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: I am writing to ity and nearly 10 million U.S. jobs. A4A air- added Bunce. urge your support for the Securing American line members and their affiliates transport Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011, H.R. 2072, more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline pas- U.S. CHAMBER’S DONOHUE PRAISES HOUSE which reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import senger and cargo traffic. For more informa- LEADERS FOR REACHING DEAL ON EX-IM (Ex-Im) Bank for three years and raises its tion about the airline industry, visit WASHINGTON, DC.—U.S. Chamber of Com- lending authority to $140 billion. This bipar- www.airlines.org and follow us on Twitter merce President and CEO Thomas J. tisan legislation represents a substantial im- @airlinesdotorg. Donohue issued the following statement on provement from previous House versions and Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. will provide the necessary resources and the compromise legislation offered by House Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remain- Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Democratic oversight to allow the Ex-Im Bank to fulfill Whip Steny Hoyer to reauthorize the Export- its vital role in promoting U.S. exports and ing time. Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im): creating American jobs. There are a lot of people on our staffs ‘‘This is great news for thousands of Amer- Since first established in the 1930s, the Ex- that have done a great job. You’ve ican workers, businesses of all sizes, and tax- Im Bank’s mission has been to support the mentioned Lesli McCollum Gooch. payers, who can cheer the fact that this bill U.S. economy by providing financing for U.S. She’s been the senior policy director of will reduce the deficit by hundreds of mil- exporters. In today’s highly competitive the subcommittee. She’s done a great lions of dollars. global marketplace where our global com- job. Also, Randy Ross and Aaron petitors provide a variety of export support ‘‘When other countries are providing their Ranck. On the majority side here, own exporters with an estimated $1 trillion for their domestic industries, the Ex-Im in export finance—often on terms more gen- Bank is one of the few resources that the Susan Blavin, Alex Teel, and Neil Brad- erous than Ex-Im can provide—failure to re- U.S. offers to American exporters. This sup- ley have all worked very, very hard. On authorize Ex-Im would amount to unilateral port is needed now more han ever. the minority side, I would like to just disarmament and cost tens of thousands of According to the U.S. Chamber of Com- thank Georgette Sierra. She’s been in- American jobs. merce, small businesses make up 87 percent credible in this whole process, working ‘‘This bill will guarantee a level financial of Ex-Im Bank transactions. If the Ex-Im with our side. Also, Daniel playing field in export markets and ensure Bank is not reauthorized, thousands of McGlinchey, Kirk Schwarzbach, Kelly transparency in Ex-Im’s operations. For that American jobs will be lost as U.S. companies reason, the Chamber urges Congress to swift- ship more production work abroad where Larkin, John Hughes, and legislative ly pass this bill to reauthorize Ex-Im.’’ they can take advantage of the financing counsel, Jim Grossman. provided by other countries’ export credit There’s been a lot said about this bill INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRO- agencies—financing that they would have here. Let me make it very clear: Ex-Im FESSIONAL & TECHNICAL ENGI- preferred to obtain from the Ex-Im Bank. Bank’s default rate is less than 1.5 per- NEERS, Without Ex-Im financing the U.S. aero- cent. There’s no lender out there that Washington, DC, May 7, 2012. space industry, which is one of the few has that stellar of a record. We’ve put DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: As President of the American industries with a positive balance additional funds in here for green tech- International Federation of Professional and of trade with the rest of the world, will be at nology because Ex-Im underwrites all Technical Engineers (IFPTE), I am writing a severe disadvantage. European competitors in support of H.R. 2072, legislation to reau- will be free to support their companies their own loans. That’s why they’re thorize the Export-Import Bank. IFPTE, through their comprehensive industrial poli- performing so well. So we’ve created which represents over 25,000 engineering and cies. As China’s export credit agency con- additional funds for them so they can technical workers employed in the aerospace tinues to grow dramatically, we need to sup- increase their underwriting ability to industry, urges you to vote in support of this port the only tool the U.S. has to effectively make sure they’re making good, safe legislation. compete with China. loans. H.R. 2072 will reauthorize the Export-Im- The bipartisan bill H.R. 2072, which will be Ex-Im Bank makes money for the port Bank’s lending authority to $140 billion, voted on this week under the suspension cal- taxpayers. And they’ve done a great starting at $120 billion in 2012 and increasing endar, represents a clear break from the by $10 billion in 2013, and again in 2014. By Beltway politics that have failed to address job. We have an opportunity in this guaranteeing loans to foreign corporations the real struggles of ordinary Americans. country to create jobs. We can yield wishing to purchase U.S. made goods, the During this time of intense global competi- those jobs to China, we can yield those funding increase for the Export-Import Bank tion and persistent high unemployment, U.S. jobs to Germany, to France, to other

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They make money for the Through Exports Act of 2011, for economic, in order to benefit the politically powerful. taxpayers because they give it back to moral, and constitutional reasons. The Export- In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, Ex-Im distorts the Treasury. That’s a win-win for ev- Import Bank is a prime example of corporate the market by allowing government bureau- erybody. welfare, taking money from American tax- crats to make economic decisions instead of The oversight we placed in this bill— payers to prop up the export businesses of individual consumers. Ex-Im also violates large corporations. Companies such as Boeing and I want to thank Majority Leader basic principles of morality, by forcing Amer- should be able to make sales based solely on ERIC CANTOR for working with me on ican taxpayers to subsidize the operations of the quality of their products and the willing- this—when it came out of sub- wealthy companies that could easily afford to ness of the market to purchase those prod- committee and an addendum added to engage in international trade without govern- ucts. Instead, these companies rely on their that have created a very, very safe in- ment assistance. Ex-Im also violates the limi- political connections to subsidize their busi- stitution. tations on congressional power to take the nesses. Ex-Im even provided Enron with hun- With that, I ask for an ‘‘aye’’ vote, property of individual citizens and use it to dreds of millions of dollars of assistance be- and I yield back the balance of my benefit powerful special interests. It is for fore that company’s ignominious collapse. Do time. these reasons that I strongly urge my col- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in we really want to continue funding the Enrons of the world? leagues to reject H.R. 2072. support of today’s legislation to reauthorize the Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I Export-Import Bank and appreciate the work Not only is it bad economics to force work- ing Americans, small businesses, and entre- submit the following materials in support of done by Leaders HOYER and CANTOR to bring preneurs to subsidize the exports of large cor- H.R. 2072, the Export-Import Bank Reauthor- this bill to the floor today. ization Act, as amended. As amended, the Securing American Jobs porations, it is also immoral. Redistribution Through Exports Act will reauthorize the Ex- from the poor and middle class to the wealthy SUPPORT AMERICAN JOBS: PASS H.R. 2072 THE port-Import Bank for three years and incre- is the most indefensible aspect of the welfare EXPORT-IMPORT REAUTHORIZATION ACT mentally increase the assistance it provides state, yet it is the most accepted form of wel- DEAR COLLEAGUE: Tomorrow the House fare. At a time when the Federal government foreign buyers of American products to $140 will take up H.R. 2072, the Export-Import is running unprecedentedly large budget defi- billion by fiscal year 2014, which is roughly in Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012, the long cits why are we reauthorizing subsidies for term bipartisan reauthorization agreement line with projected demand. This bipartisan large corporations? I hope that my colleagues announced last week. By passing H.R. 2072, agreement is good for manufacturers, good for who criticize welfare for the poor on moral and Congress will give U.S. business the tools jobs and good for taxpayers. It enjoys broad constitutional grounds will vote against this they need to compete in the global market backing from industry and labor, and it de- program that provides welfare for the rich. place and create jobs for workers here in the serves our support. Proponents of continued American support United States. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong for Ex-Im claim that the bank ‘‘creates jobs’’ H.R. 2072 reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) for three years, giving U.S. support of H.R. 2072, the Export-Import Bank and promotes economic growth. However, this Reauthorization Act of 2012, the long term bi- businesses the certainty they need, and in- claim rests on a version of what the great crementally increases the exposure limit to partisan reauthorization agreement announced economist Henry Hazlitt called the ‘‘broken last week. $140 billion by fiscal year 2014 in response to window’’ fallacy. When a hoodlum throws a the growing demand for Ex-Im financing. As a senior member of the House Foreign rock through a store window, it can be said he The bill includes a number of provisions that Affairs Committee, I believe that by passing has contributed to the economy, as the store will make Ex-Im more effective and account- this bill, Congress will give U.S. business the owner will have to spend money having the able. These provisions include funding for tools they need to compete in the global mar- window fixed. The benefits to those who re- technology upgrades and requirements that ket place and create jobs for workers here in paired the window are visible for all to see, the Bank submit a business plan to justify the United States. the increased exposure, and periodic moni- therefore it is easy to see the broken window toring and reporting to Congress on the H.R. 2072 reauthorizes the Export-Import as economically beneficial. However, the Bank (Ex-Im) for three years, giving U.S. busi- Bank’s default rate. ‘‘benefits’’ of the broken window are revealed The legislation is widely supported by nesses the certainty they need, and incremen- as an illusion when one takes into account tally increases the exposure limit to $140 bil- Labor and business groups—such as Inter- what is not seen: the businesses and workers national Association of Machinists and Aero- lion by fiscal year 2014 in response to the who would have benefited had the store space Workers, NAM, Chamber of Commerce growing demand for Ex-Im financing. owner not spent money repairing a window, and Business Roundtable. These groups un- I am pleased to say that this legislation is but rather been free to spend his money as he derstand the critical role the Bank plays in widely supported by Labor and business chose. supporting American workers by providing groups—such as the International Association Similarly, the beneficiaries of Ex-Im are visi- credit where it’s prohibitively expensive or of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, NAM, ble to all. What is not seen is the products that by neutralizing official foreign credit com- petition. Chamber of Commerce and Business Round- would have been built, the businesses that Just last year, the Bank provided $32 bil- table. would have been started, and the jobs that This wide array of organizations is well lion in financing to thousands of companies, would have been created had the funds used which supported nearly 290,000 American aware of the critical role the Bank plays in for Ex-Im been left in the hands of consumers. jobs. Over 80 percent of those transactions supporting American workers by providing Leaving those funds in the private sector en- directly supported small businesses. You can credit where it’s prohibitively expensive or by sures that those resources will be put to the see for yourself the work the Bank has done neutralizing official foreign credit competition. use most highly valued by individual con- in your district, by visiting their website Just last year, the Bank provided $32 billion sumers. In contrast, when the government di- http://www.exim.gov/congmap/#/us. in financing to thousands of companies, which verts resources into the public sector via pro- It is important to note that the work of supported nearly 290,000 American jobs. grams such as Ex-Im, their use is determined the Bank is done at no cost to the taxpayer, However, it is important to note that the by bureaucrats and politically powerful special as they are self-sustaining: the Bank covers work of the Bank is done at no cost to the tax- interests, resulting in a distorted market and a all of its operating expenses and loan loss re- payer, as it is self-sustaining: the Bank covers serves through the fees it charges users of misallocation of resources. By distorting the the Bank. In fact, the Bank returns money all of its operating expenses and loan loss re- market and preventing resources from achiev- to the Treasury, and since 2008 they have re- serves through the fees it charges users of the ing their highest valued use, Ex-Im actually turned almost $2 billion. Bank. costs Americans jobs and reduces America’s I urge you to support this job creating leg- In fact, the Bank returns money to the standard of living! islation, which gives American companies Treasury, and since 2008 it has returned al- Finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the tools they need to grow and create local most $2 billion. my colleagues that there is simply no constitu- jobs in communities across the country,

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NEW DEMS SUPPORT MULTI-YEAR EX-IM trading partners who give their exporters With other nations aggressively supporting REAUTHORIZATION much more in export financing than we give in their businesses’ exports, it is critical WASHINGTON, DC.—Today, leaders of the to American exporters.’’ that the Bank continue to provide assistance New Democrat Coalition, chaired by Rep. Jo- BACKGROUND to American businesses in order to stay com- seph Crowley (NY–7), released the following The mandate of the Export-Import Bank is petitive. Prominent business organizations statement on reauthorization of the Export- to support U.S. exports and the employment agree: Import Bank. of U.S. workers. The Bank uses its authority National Association of Manufacturers: ‘‘Thanks to House Minority Whip Steny and resources to finance U.S. exports pri- ‘‘The Ex-Im Bank plays a critical role in Hoyer’s vigilance, we finally reached an marily in circumstances when alternative, manufacturers’ ability to export to new mar- agreement for a multi-year reauthorization private sector export financing may not be kets and keep up with growing global com- of the Ex-Im Bank. While this agreement is available or is prohibitively expensive or petition . . . It’s imperative that Congress not perfect, it will give American businesses risky. reauthorize Ex-Im and increase the Bank’s much-needed certainty to sell their products Under the current law, the U.S. Export-Im- lending limit for the sake of jobs and the abroad and create jobs here at home. The port Bank may not provide loans, guarantees competitiveness of manufacturers in the New Dems stand behind the House’s reau- or insurance at any one time in excess of $100 United States. Should Congress fail to act, it thorization, and we encourage our colleagues billion. The Bank is expected to reach that will give our competitors an advantage, on both sides of the aisle to support this limit before the Bank’s authorization expires harm job growth and create a large speed agreement.’’ on May 31. The Bank operates on a self-sus- bump in our path to doubling exports.’’ The current legislation authorizes the Ex- taining basis, using offsetting collections to [3/15/12] port-Import Bank for another three years fund administrative and program expenses. Chamber of Commerce: ‘‘Failure to reau- and gradually increases the bank’s lending The Bank seeks to level the playing field thorize Ex-Im would amount to America’s authority over that timeframe to $140 bil- for U.S. exporters by matching credit sup- unilateral disarmament in the face of other lion. Last year alone, Ex-Im financing helped port that other nations provide to their ex- nations’ aggressive trade finance programs more than 3,000 companies add almost 300,000 porters. But the United States is ‘‘clearly . . . With other countries’ export credit jobs across America. outgunned when it comes to foreign [export agencies providing an estimated $1 trillion in Statement supported by New Dem Leader- credit] competition,’’ Bank Chairman Fred export finance—often on terms more gen- ship Members, led by Chair Representative Hochberg said in testimony before the Sen- erous than Ex-Im can provide—failure to ap- Joseph Crowley (NY–7), and Vice-Chairs Rep- ate earlier this year. For example, from 2006 prove this reauthorization legislation would resentative Jim Himes (CT–4), Representa- 2010, China issued over $203 billion in new put U.S. exporters at a sharper competitive tive Ron Kind (WI–3), Representative Rick medium- and long-term export credit financ- disadvantage.’’ [3/19/12] Larsen (WA–2), and Representative Allyson ing, an amount four times invested by the Business Roundtable: ‘‘Ex-Im’s positive Schwartz (PA–13). United States in absolute dollars, and ten contributions to the international competi- The New Democrat Coalition is dedicated times more as a share of GDP. (Stephen J. tiveness of American companies and workers to maintaining America’s standing as the Ezell, The Information Technology & Inno- and to the U.S. economy overall are well world’s strongest, most successful nation. vation Foundation, ‘‘Understanding the Im- documented. In FY2011, Ex-Im facilitated Founded in 1997, the New Dems believe firm- portance of Export Credit Financing to U.S. roughly $41 billion in U.S. export sales by ly in the power of American ingenuity and Competitiveness, June 2011) more than 3,600 U.S. small and large compa- innovation, and are focused on finding ways Countries like China do not always comply nies, supporting nearly 290,000 U.S. jobs . . . to foster and harness this creativity to grow with international guidelines relating to ex- It is also important to recognize that Ex-Im port financing, and the Bank is developing our economy, create new American jobs, and has made these positive contributions while new tools to confront this challenge. The ensure a safer and more secure future for our returning revenue to the U.S. Treasury.’’ President of the Bank recently described country. For more information on the 42 [3/18/12] how Ex-Im is using these tools to ensure U.S. member Coalition, visit the New Dems Congress must act quickly before the Ex- companies can compete against Chinese fi- website at http://ndc.crowley.house.gov. port-Import Bank’s authority expires on nancing, using as an illustrative example a May 31 so that businesses have the certainty competition to sell 150 locomotives to Paki- LEVIN, MCDERMOTT URGE REAUTHORIZATION they need to boost exports and create jobs stan Rail. The Chinese Development Bank OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK here at home. offered its locomotive manufacturer very WASHINGTON.—Ways and Means Committee generous export financing: REAUTHORIZING THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK Ranking Member Sander Levin (D–MI) and ‘‘To remedy this, the Obama Administra- Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim tion put together a competitive financing DEAR COLLEAGUE: As Congress considers McDermott (D–WA) today made the fol- package. And for the first time, we went to H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through lowing statements regarding the agreement the OECD to share with them our decision to Exports Act of 2011, which reauthorizes the to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank: offer financing outside of internationally Export-Import bank, I urge you read the fol- Levin: ‘‘Congress needs to act immediately agreed upon terms and conditions. That’s lowing article that highlights how this legis- with the Export-Import Bank reauthoriza- how we can level the playing field for Amer- lation will assist American manufacturers tion. The United States needs to dramati- ican businesses[.] . . . [W]hen we see a clear increase exports. Since 1934, the bank has cally increase its exports and reduce our example that state-directed capital is imped- served as the principal government agency trade deficit to strengthen the economy and ing a sale for an American company, we will responsible for aiding the export of American create jobs and Export-Import Bank financ- go the extra step to offset the market distor- goods and services, thereby creating and sus- ing will help us do that. As Republicans tion. taining U.S. jobs. wring their hands in a stale ideological de- Sincerely, bate over whether to support American ex- HOUSE REACHES AGREEMENT ON EXPORT-IM- KEVIN YODER, ports, China and other countries are signifi- PORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION TO STRENGTH- Member of Congress. cantly increasing their assistance to help EN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING, SPUR JOB their domestic companies compete abroad.’’ CREATION FEBRUARY 21, 2012: A CONSERVATIVE’S TAKE McDermott: ‘‘The Export-Import Bank is a Today, House Democratic and Republican ON THE EX-IM BANK perfect example of a simple, free way that leadership have reached an agreement on a I support the entrepreneurial dynamism of Congress can help U.S. businesses export long-term reauthorization the U.S. Export- free markets. I believe entrepreneurs are U.S.-made products, but Republican radical Import Bank, ending uncertainty for busi- more likely than government bureaucrats to ideology has gotten in the way again of Con- nesses and providing the resources needed to build successful businesses and provide sta- gress acting to help the economy—this time keep American exporters competitive. To ble, good-paying jobs. I oppose government they’re refusing to give the Bank the tools it meet expected financing demands, the bill interference in the marketplace. I want gov- needs to keep helping U.S. businesses remain increases the Bank’s exposure limit to $120 ernment to spend less, interfere less, do less, competitive. The Bank has a proven track billion through September 30, and increases and tax less. record—in 2010 alone, it supported $34 billion the limit to $130 billion in Fiscal Year 2013 So when a few fellow conservatives criti- worth of U.S. exports and 227,000 U.S. jobs at and $140 billion in Fiscal Year 2014. cize plans to reauthorize the Export-Import more than 3,300 U.S. companies. We should Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank on grounds that it is just another cost- be working on a long-term reauthorization of Bank is part of the Make It In America plan, ly government corporate welfare program,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6378 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 why do I strongly disagree? The answer is our trading partners. We should reform our effectively in the global marketplace. We simple—the Ex-Im Bank is none of the tax code and our regulatory regime to ensure urge you to join us in supporting swift Ex-Im things some of my fellow conservatives we are competitive. Bank reauthorization. claim. But nixing the Ex-Im Bank now without Yours truly, The Ex-Im Bank assists U.S. manufactur- international financing reform agreements Birmingham Business Alliance (AL), ers—small and large—to export their goods does nothing to promote free markets. It Business Council of Alabama (AL), to foreign buyers. Typically it facilitates merely undermines U.S. manufacturing, South Shelby County Chamber of Com- loan guarantees for foreign buyers who want kills high-paying American jobs, and erodes merce (AL), Arkansas State Chamber to buy U.S. goods. Whether it is big names our ability to compete in a worldwide mar- of Commerce/Associated Industries of like General Electric, Caterpillar and Boe- ketplace. Until we can expand our trade Arkansas (AR), Arizona Chamber of ing, or small companies (which comprise 87% agreements to include more free market Commerce and Industry (AZ), Buckeye of the bank’s transactions), the Ex-Im Bank principles, refusing to reauthorize the Ex-Im Valley Chamber of Commerce (AZ), helps their foreign buyers obtain financing Bank is essentially unilateral disarmament. Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce (AZ), so that American goods are sold and shipped That is foolhardy. Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce abroad. This means more American employ- GEORGE LANDRITH. (AZ), North Scottsdale Chamber of ment and more exports. Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I submit the Commerce (AZ), Tucson Metropolitan The Ex-Im Bank does not compete with following materials in support of H.R. 2072, Chamber of Commerce (AZ), Alliance private financial institutions, but rather the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act, of Chambers of Commerce of Ventura fills-in banking gaps so that U.S. goods can as amended. and Santa Barbara Counties (CA), Cali- be exported to nations where commercial fi- fornia Chamber of Commerce (CA), nancing is insufficient. The Ex-Im Bank MAY 4, 2012. Greater Fresno Chamber of Commerce TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CON- doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime. Rather, it (CA), Greater Oxnard Chamber of Com- GRESS: We are writing to urge your support makes money from the fees charged to for- merce (CA), Huntington Beach Cham- for reauthorization of the Export-Import eign buyers which get pumped back into the ber of Commerce (CA), Irvine Chamber (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States, and a si- U.S. Treasury and helps reduce the deficit. of Commerce (CA), Long Beach Area multaneous increase in its lending cap. Ex- The Ex-Im Bank has a 75 year track-record Chamber of Commerce (CA), Los Ange- Im Bank—which is set to expire on May 31— and the Congressional Budget Office projects les Area Chamber of Commerce (CA), is a vital resource in helping U.S. companies in the coming years, the Ex-Im Bank will Orange County Business Council (CA), both large and small to successfully engage pump $900 million into the U.S. Treasury— Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce in international trade. not to mention the hundreds of billions of The Ex-Im Bank is a self-sustaining federal (CA), Redondo Beach Chamber of Com- dollars of U.S. made goods that will be ex- agency that assists in financing the export of merce (CA), San Francisco Chamber of ported and the hundreds of thousands of U.S. goods and services to international mar- Commerce (CA), Santa Clara Chamber American jobs that will be supported. In 2011 kets. In the five years since Congress last re- of Commerce and Visitors Bureau (CA); alone, the bank facilitated sales abroad that authorized the Bank’s operations, it has re- Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce (AL), supported 290,000 American jobs. turned about $3.4 billion to the U.S. Treasury Shoals Chamber of Commerce (AL), Some conservatives incorrectly argue that above and beyond the cost of its operations. San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of the Ex-Im Bank is similar to the Solyndra For the fiscal year ending on September 30, Commerce (CA), Simi Valley Chamber scandal where government bureaucrats gave 2011, Ex-Im Bank supported $40.6 billion of Commerce (CA), South Bay Associa- about $500 million to a business headed by worth of U.S. exports at more than 3,600 U.S. tion of Chambers of Commerce (CA), Obama fundraisers. To make matters worse, companies, helping to create or sustain Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce Solyndra’s own business plan showed that it 290,000 export-related U.S. jobs. (CA), Colorado Association of Com- could not turn a profit. Solyndra represents This past December, Congress extended Ex- merce and Industry (CO), Crested what is deeply wrong with government at- Im Bank’s authorization until May 31 at its Butte/Mt Crested Butte Chamber of tempts to manipulate the marketplace. current lending ceiling of $100 billion. Due to Commerce (CO), Denver Metro Cham- But the Ex-Im Bank and Solyndra have unprecedented demand for export financing ber of Commerce (CO), Greater Colo- nothing in common. Solyndra involved gov- over the last few years, Ex-Im Bank esti- rado Springs Chamber of Commerce ernment awarding taxpayer funded cash mates that it will reach this limit well be- and EDC (CO), Connecticut Business & grants to failing businesses owned by polit- fore May. As a result, unless Ex-Im Bank is Industry Association (CT), Fairfield ical allies. The money was completely wast- reauthorized quickly and at an increased Chamber of Commerce (CT), Delaware ed, the business failed, and no jobs were cre- lending cap, it will be forced to halt new State Chamber of Commerce (DE), ated. transactions—depriving U.S. businesses of a Florida Chamber of Commerce (FL), The Ex-Im Bank is entirely different. It vital financing source at a time when ex- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce doesn’t hand out cash grants. It facilitates ports are becoming an increasingly vital part (FL), Barrow County Chamber of Com- financing for foreign buyers who want to of our nation’s economic recovery. merce (GA), Georgia Chamber of Com- purchase American manufactured goods. The Ex-Im Bank is particularly critical for merce (GA), Greater Rome Georgia foreign buyer must qualify for the loans. small businesses, where—in 2011 alone—Ex- Chamber of Commerce (GA), Gwinnett Since its inception, less than 2% of the Im Bank lent more than $6 billion to almost Chamber of Commerce (GA), Chamber Bank’s loans have ever defaulted. Even then, 2,000 such companies. In many cases, the of Commerce of Hawaii (HI), Hong the manufactured goods are part of the col- trade finance supplied was essential for the Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Com- lateral for the loan. This is one of the rea- completion of the export transaction, and merce (HI), Kauai Chamber of Com- sons why the Ex-Im Bank returns money to would not have been available from the pri- merce (HI), Kona-Kohala Chamber of the U.S. Treasury, rather than takes money vate sector. Ex-Im Bank’s support extended Commerce (HI), Maui Chamber of Com- from the taxpayer. to exporters in industries as diverse as aero- merce (HI), Molokai Chamber of Com- Some conservatives oppose reauthorization space, wine, global health, clean technology merce (HI), Greater Craigmont Area of the Ex-Im Bank because they see it as an and agriculture. Chamber of Commerce (ID), Greater interference with the free market. On a pure- Ex-Im Bank is also critical to the ability Pocatello Chamber of Commerce (ID), ly theoretical level, I can see their point. of U.S. exporters to compete on a level inter- Batavia Chamber of Commerce (IL), But the problem with this analysis is that national playing field, where competitors re- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce the international marketplace isn’t a free ceive aggressive support from their own (IL), Downers Grove Area Chamber of market. countries’ export credit agencies. The U.S. Commerce & Industry (IL), GOA Re- Virtually every other nation offers export trails countries like Brazil, Canada, China, gional Business Association (IL), Illi- loan assistance. In fact, China and many Germany, France, India, and Italy in official nois Chamber of Commerce (IL), Joliet other nations actually offer aggressive, export credit volumes as a share of each Regional Chamber of Commerce & In- below market loans to induce foreign buyers country’s national economy. According to dustry (IL), Kankakee Regional Cham- to purchase their goods. When the U.S. com- the Information Technology & Innovation ber of Commerce (IL), Mendota Area petes on quality and price, it wins the com- Foundation, export credit banks in Brazil Chamber of Commerce (IL), Mendota petition. That is precisely why nations like and China provided 10 times more financing Area Chamber of Commerce (IL); China intervene and offer cut rate financing to their exporters as a share of GDP in 2010 Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce with very generous terms so that they can than the Ex-Im Bank did for American ex- (IL), Peoria Area Chamber of Com- undercut U.S. firms. Europe does this as porters. Even the export credit agency of merce (IL), Rockford Chamber of Com- well. Canada—which has an economy about one- merce (IL), Rolling Meadows Chamber As a conservative, I would like to see free eighth our size—does more lending volume. of Commerce (IL), Western DuPage markets expanded. We should enter into Without Ex-Im Bank reauthorization, our Chamber of Commerce (IL), Quad Cit- more free market reform agreements with country’s exporters won’t be able to compete ies Chamber of Commerce (IL/IA),

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Malloy, Connecticut; The Metro Chamber of Commerce (KY), Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Governor Peter Shumlin, Vermont; Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (KY), (RI), Charleston Metro Chamber of Governor Deval Patrick, Massachu- Northern Kentucky Chamber of Com- Commerce (SC), Greater Columbia setts; Governor Robert Bentley, Ala- merce (KY), World Trade Center Ken- Chamber of Commerce (SC), Greater bama; Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois; tucky (KY), Baton Rouge Area Cham- Summerville/Dorchester County Cham- Governor Steven L. Beshear, Ken- ber (LA), Central Louisiana Chamber of ber of Commerce (SC). tucky; Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, Commerce (LA), East St. Tammany Guam; Governor Brian Sandoval, Ne- Chamber of Commerce (LA), Greater ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, vada; Governor Dennis Daugaard, New Orleans, Inc. (LA), New Orleans CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, GUAM, South Dakota; Governor John A. Chamber of Commerce (LA), Southwest HAWAI’I, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KEN- Kitzhaber, Oregon; Governor Terry E. Louisiana Economic Development Alli- TUCKY, MARYLAND, MASSACHU- Branstad, Iowa; Governor John ance (LA), The Southwest Louisiana SETTS, MINNESOTA, NEVADA, deJongh, Jr., Virgin Islands; Governor Economic Development Alliance (LA), NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, OR- Luis G. Fortun˜ o, Puerto Rico; Gov- Chambers Southwest Louisiana (LA), EGON, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH DA- ernor Martin O’Malley, Maryland; Gov- Associated Industries of Massachusetts KOTA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, ernor Mark Dayton, Minnesota; Gov- (MA), Carroll County Chamber (MD); VERMONT, WASHINGTON. ernor Edmond G. Brown, Jr., Cali- Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce March 19, 2012. fornia; Governor Mary Fallin, Okla- (MD), Auburn Hills Chamber of Com- Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, homa; Governor Neil Abercrombie, Ha- merce (MI), Detroit Regional Chamber Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Capitol waii; Governor Jan Brewer, Arizona. of Commerce (MI), Traverse City Area Building, Washington, DC. Chamber of Commerce (MI), River Hon. HARRY REID, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, Heights Chamber of Commerce (MN), Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Capitol Building Springfield, IL, December 6, 2011. Missouri Chamber of Commerce (MO), Washington, DC. DEAR ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVE: I write to St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Hon. NANCY PELOSI, urge your strong support for reauthorization Association (MO), Covington County Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). Ex- Chamber of Commerce (MS), Montana Capitol Building, Washington, DC. Im is the official export credit agency of the Chamber of Commerce (MT), Ahoskie Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. and assists in financing the export of Chamber of Commerce (NC), Cabarrus Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Capitol Building, American goods and services from many in- Regional Chamber of Commerce (NC), Washington, DC. dustries at no cost to the American tax- Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (NC), DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER, LEADER REID, payer. Ex-Im’s charter expired on September Fayetteville-Cumberland County LEADER PELOSI AND LEADER MCCONNELL: As 30, 2011, and the Bank is currently operating Chamber of Commerce (NC), Greater governors of states and territories across the under authority provided in the current Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (NC), nation whose economies, communities and short-term Continuing Resolution. Greater Wilmington Chamber of Com- families benefit from exports, we urge you to Global trade is an integral part of our na- merce (NC), Laurinburg/Scotland Coun- pass a four-year reauthorization of the U.S. tion’s economic recovery. In 2010, Illinois ex- ty Area Chamber of Commerce (NC), Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) and raise the ports totaled $50 billion, up 20 percent from North Carolina Chamber of Commerce limit on Ex-Im’s loan portfolio to no less 2009. Through the first half of 2011, exports (NC), Rowan County Chamber of Com- than $135 billion. As the official export credit are up another 30 percent over the same time merce (NC), North Dakota Chamber of agency of the United States, Ex-Im is a crit- period in 2010. The Ex-Im Bank has provided Commerce (ND), New Hampshire Busi- ical tool for U.S. exporters in our states and significant support towards our momentum. ness & Industry Association (NH), a money-maker for American taxpayers. Over the last five years, Ex-Im has assisted Gateway Regional Chamber of Com- At a time of high unemployment, Ex-Im is more than 280 Illinois companies export their merce (NJ), Mercer Regional Chamber an important source of job creation and products and services around the world, in- of Commerce (NJ), New Jersey Cham- sustainment. Last year alone, Ex-Im sup- cluding 114 firms in 2011. ber of Commerce (NJ), Boulder City ported $34 billion in exports which in turn Chamber of Commerce (NV), Carson At a time of high unemployment, the Ex- supported the creation or sustainment of an Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visi- Im Bank is an important source of job cre- estimated 230,000 jobs at more than 3,300 tors Authority (NV), Henderson Cham- ation and sustainment. Last year alone, Ex- companies across the country. In addition, ber of Commerce (NV), North Las Im supported $34 billion in exports, which in approximately 80 percent of the Ex-Im’s Vegas Chamber of Commerce (NV); turn supported the creation or sustainment transactions are in support of small U.S. White Pine Chamber of Commerce (NV), of an estimated 230,000 jobs at more than businesses. Ex-Im works for American com- Adirondack Regional Chamber of Com- 3,300 companies across the country. In addi- panies and taxpayers—it is good business and merce (NY), Albany-Colonie Regional tion, approximately 80 percent of the Ex-Im good government. Chamber of Commerce (NY), Buffalo- Bank’s transactions are in support of small Niagara Partnership (NY), Business Ex-Im also is financially self-sustaining. In businesses. Council of New York State, Inc. (NY), the five years since Congress last reauthor- The Ex-Im Bank is financially self-sus- Chamber of Schenectady County (NY), ized Ex-Im, it has returned more than $3 bil- taining. In the five years since Congress last Long Island Association (NY), Manhat- lion to the U.S. Treasury above and beyond reauthorized the Bank’s operations, Ex-Im tan Chamber of Commerce (NY), North the cost of its operations. has returned more than $3 billion to the U.S. Country Chamber of Commerce (NY), Ex-Im is critical to the ability of exporters Treasury. In this period of deficit reduction, Rochester Business Alliance (NY), Ash- in our states to compete on a level inter- the Bank makes money for the U.S. Govern- land Area Chamber of Commerce (OH), national playing field where competitors re- ment Ex-Im works for American companies Chamber of Commerce Serving Middle- ceive aggressive support from their own and taxpayers—it is good business and good town, Monroe & Trenton (OH), Cin- countries’ export credit agencies. At a time government. cinnati USA Regional Chamber of Com- of significant economic challenge here at Ex-Im is critical to the ability of many merce (OH), Clermont Chamber of home, support for Ex-Im means support for U.S. exporters to compete on a level inter- Commerce (OH), Lima/Allen County U.S. exports and U.S. jobs. national playing field where competitors re- Chamber of Commerce (OH), Waterville Ex-Im’s temporary reauthorization will ex- ceive aggressive support from their own Area Chamber of Commerce (OH), pire on May 31, and failure to reauthorize its countries’ export credit agencies. At a time Westerville Area Chamber of Com- operations at an internationally competitive of significant economic challenge here at merce (OH), Youngstown/Warren Re- level will seriously disadvantage U.S. compa- home, support for the Ex-Im Bank means gional Chamber (OH); nies—small and large—potentially resulting support for U.S. exports and U.S. jobs. Cushing Chamber of Commerce (OK), in the loss of thousands of jobs in our states. I urge your strong support for the timely Tulsa Metro Chamber (OK), Gresham We strongly urge you to approve legisla- reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank. Area Chamber of Commerce (OR), Leb- tion before June 1, 2012 to reauthorize Ex-Im Regards, anon Chamber of Commerce (OR), Port- with a higher lending cap to support surging PAT QUINN, land Business Alliance (OR), U.S. exports and American jobs. It is the Governor.

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FLORIDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, it supplied was an essential ingredient for nancing, and we applaud efforts to reform Tallahassee, FL, Nov. 22, 2011. the completion of the export transaction. In Ex-Im and engage with our trading partners Hon. BILL NELSON, most cases this type of financial assistance to promote equal trading platforms on both U.S. Senate, Hart Senate Office Building, would not have been available from the pri- a bilateral and multilateral basis. At the Washington DC. vate sector. As a result, Ex-Im Bank plays a same time, it seems counterproductive to DEAR SENATOR NELSON: I am writing to very important role in supporting Wash- unilaterally disengage. Foreign export banks urge your support for reauthorization of the ington State exports and much-needed jobs. continue to lend at low rates and have used U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im). Ex-Im is Last summer, I announced a Washington the uncertainty surrounding Ex-Im reau- the official export credit agency of the State export initiative to complement Presi- thorization to their advantage. We have United States and assists in financing the dent Obama’s National Export Initiative heard from U.S. businesses that have already export of U.S. goods and services from many which had a goal of doubling exports in five lost sales to foreign competitors based not U.S. industries at no cost to the American years. These initiatives were launched recog- on product differentials but, rather, on lack taxpayer. Ex-Im’s charter expired on Sep- nizing that increasing exports will play an of clarity on Congress’s intentions with our tember 30, 2011 and is operating under au- important role in speeding our economic re- export bank. We fear that this will continue thorities provided in the current short-term covery and growing jobs our state. At a time and could ultimately lead to a significant de- Continuing Resolution. of high unemployment, Ex-Im Bank’s trade cline in U.S. exports, in turn having a pro- Ex-Im provides significant support to finance is an important source of job cre- foundly negative impact on domestic em- many Florida companies. Over the last five ation and retention. Last year alone, it sup- ployment. As you consider Ex-Im reauthorization, we years, Ex-Im has assisted more than 600 ported $34 billion in exports which in turn encourage you to give serious consideration Florida companies export their products and helped to create or sustain an estimated to a multi-year authorization over one for a services around the world. And more than 470 230,000 jobs at more than 3,300 companies shorter period of time. The marketplace cer- of these companies are small businesses. across the country. In addition, approxi- tainty that comes with a longer-term au- Just this year alone, Ex-Im has assisted 259 mately 80 percent of the bank’s transactions thorization not only makes bank activity Florida companies, including 205 small busi- are in support of U.S. small businesses. Ex- easier to facilitate, but also will allow our nesses. Ex-Im plays an important role in sup- Im Bank works for American companies and U.S. manufacturers and exporters to enter porting Florida exports and jobs. taxpayers—it is good business and good gov- into longer-term contracts with their cus- The Ex-Im Bank is financially self-sus- ernment. tomers. We also believe it is imperative that taining. In the five years since Congress last Moreover, Ex-Im Bank is financially self- all appropriate steps be taken in Ex-Im reau- reauthorized the Bank’s operations, Ex-Im sustaining. In the five years since Congress thorization legislation, consistent with the has returned more than $3 billion to the U.S. last reauthorized the bank’s operations, it need to protect competition and business Treasury above and beyond the cost of its has returned more than $3 billion to the U.S. sensitive information, to increase the trans- operations. In this period of deficit reduc- Treasury above and beyond the cost of its parency of Ex-Im transactions. tion, the Bank makes money for the U.S. operations. During a time when there is a lot Given our nation’s economic climate, it is Government. And at a time of high unem- of concern about the deficit, the bank makes important to do what we can to promote U.S. ployment, the Ex-Im Bank is an important money for the U.S. Government. exports and create American jobs. This is a source of job creation and sustainment. Last Ex-Im Bank is critical to the ability of program that generates not only exports and year alone, Ex-Im supported $34 billion in ex- many U.S. exporters to compete on a level jobs, but also much-needed revenue for the ports, which in turn supported the creation international playing field where competi- federal government. We thank you for your or sustainment of an estimated 230,000 jobs tors receive aggressive support from their consideration of this request. at more than 3,300 companies across the own countries’ export credit agencies. At a Sincerely, country. In addition, approximately 80 per- time of significant economic challenge here Blaine Luetkemeyer, Member of Con- cent of the Ex-Im Bank’s transactions are in at home, support for the Ex-Im Bank means gress; James B. Renacci, Member of support of U.S. small businesses. Ex-Im support for American exports and jobs. Congress; Adam Kinzinger, Member of works for American companies and tax- I urge your strong support for the timely Congress; Gregg Harper, Member of payers—it is good business and good govern- reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank. Thank Congress; Tom Latham, Member of ment. you for your consideration of this request. Congress; Bobby Schilling, Member of Ex-Im is critical to the ability of many Sincerely, Congress; John Campbell, Member of U.S. exporters to compete on a level inter- CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE, Congress; Mac Thornberry, Member of national playing field where competitors re- Governor. Congress; Billy Long, Member of Con- ceive aggressive support from their own gress; Randy Hultgren, Member of Con- countries’ export credit agencies. At a time CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, gress; John Carter, Member of Con- of significant economic challenge here at Washington, DC, April 26, 2012. gress; Tom Cole, Member of Congress; home, support for the Ex-Im Bank means Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, Bill Johnson, Member of Congress; Mi- support for U.S. exports and U.S. jobs! Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, chael G. Grimm, Member of Congress; I urge your strong support for the timely Washington, DC. Nan A.S. Hayworth, Member of Con- reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank. Hon. ERIC CANTOR, gress; Rick Crawford, Member of Con- Sincerely, Majority Leader, House of Representatives, gress; Larry Bucshon, Member of Con- DAVID A. HART, Washington, DC. gress; Rick Berg, Member of Congress; Executive Vice President. DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER AND LEADER CAN- Aaron Schock, Member of Congress; TOR: As you know, authorization for the U.S. Don Manzullo, Member of Congress; STATE OF WASHINGTON, Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is set to expire Steve Stivers, Member of Congress; OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, on May 31, 2012, and it is expected that the David Rivera, Member of Congress; Olympia, WA, November 2, 2011. Bank will hit its $100 billion lending cap in Cynthia Lummis, Member of Congress; DEAR MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON CON- the coming weeks. As conservatives, we be- Vicky Hartzler, Member of Congress; GRESSIONAL DELEGATION: I urge your strong lieve it is imperative that Congress move Richard Nugent, Member of Congress; support for the reauthorization of the U.S. forward with a multi-year reauthorization of Chris Gibson, Member of Congress; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), which is Ex-Im that provides certainty and stability Robert J. Wittman, Member of Con- the official export credit agency of the for U.S. manufacturers and exporters as soon gress; Joe Wilson, Member of Congress; United States. Ex-Im Bank assists in financ- as possible. Bob Gibbs, Member of Congress; Jeff ing the export of American goods and serv- Ex-Im plays an important role in sup- Fortenberry, Member of Congress. ices from many industries at no cost to the porting U.S. exports and creating and main- American taxpayer. The bank is currently taining U.S. jobs. In Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11), [Republican Main Street Partnership, May 7, operating under authorities provided in the for instance, Ex-Im provided more than $32 2012] short-term Continuing Resolution because billion in direct export financing and sup- RE-AUTHORIZE THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK its charter expired on September 30, 2011. ported more than $40 billion in export sales (By former U.S. Rep. Amory F, Houghton Ex-Im Bank provides critical support to and 290,000 American jobs, all at no cost to and former U.S. Rep. Tom Davis) many Washington State companies, and over taxpayers. More than 700 first-time small As former Republican members of the the last five years, has assisted more than businesses were among the companies that House who served during the 1990s, it is not 160 companies in exporting tens of billions of used Ex-Im in FY11. Additionally, Ex-Im often that we agree with former President dollars worth of products and services. Over consistently returns money to the U.S. Bill Clinton. On the re-authorization of the 100 of these companies are small businesses. Treasury, contributing $3.7 billion in the last Export-Import Bank, however, the former Just this year alone, Ex-Im Bank assisted 74 seven years alone. President is absolutely right. Recently, Clin- Washington companies, including 57 small Let us be clear: in a perfect world there ton urged reauthorization of the Export-Im- businesses. In many cases, the trade finance would be no need for this type of export fi- port Bank, ‘‘Whether you are Republicans,

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Over the past five years, the Ex-Im that re-authorization of the bank will, ‘‘help the Export-Import Bank ‘‘corporate wel- to create a stronger America.’’ fare.’’ While such accusations may make for Bank has provided businesses in the 29th Dis- The truth is that our economy continues good talk radio fodder, they do not represent trict of Texas with over $407 million in export to struggle and that our national unemploy- the reality of the long and successful history financing alone. ment rate continues to be far too high. For of the Export-Import Bank. The Bank has a It is important to note that the work of the too many in our country, the American 77-year track of making investments in Bank is done at no cost to the taxpayer. It is dream is becoming harder to realize. American companies that have created mil- self-sustaining and covers all of its operating Republicans have rightfully said for years lions of jobs. expenses and loan loss reserves through fees that the last thing we need to do is to raise Failure to re-authorize the bank has right- the Bank charges users. In fact, the Bank nor- fully been compared to ‘‘unilateral sur- taxes in the teeth of a recession. Republicans mally makes a profit and has returned nearly have also been leading the fight on regu- render’’—American companies and manufac- latory reform because they understand the turers will immediately be placed at a stra- $2 billion to the Treasury since 2008. burden placed on businesses by unnecessary tegic disadvantage in the global market- During this time of economic uncertainty and overly complex bureaucratic red tape. place. and growing international competition, it is im- Republicans have fought tax increases and Re-authorization should be passed with perative that Congress pass H.R. 2072 and fought for regulatory reform because they wide bipartisan majorities—indeed, when we reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank. To do otherwise understand the importance of creating jobs— were in Congress that is exactly what hap- would unnecessarily endanger tens of thou- particularly in this fragile economy. It is for pened. The American people want their rep- sands of American jobs. that reason that the Export-Import Bank resentatives in Washington to get this econ- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in should be re-authorized. omy moving again; they want to see eco- Last year alone, the Export-Import Bank nomic growth that creates much needed jobs. support of H.R. 2072, the bipartisan Securing supported more than $40 billion in export Members on both sides of the aisle should Jobs Through Exports Act. sales from American companies. These sales, have job creation as their number one pri- Other nations are aggressively supporting from 3,600 companies, supported almost ority and re-authorizing the Export-Import their businesses’ exports, making it more im- 300,000 jobs. Bank is an important part of any job cre- portant than ever to help American manufac- Lawmakers have a daunting task in front ation effort. turers secure the financing they need to com- of them today—not only must they find ways Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I strongly sup- pete in foreign markets. to spur economic growth and create jobs, port H.R. 2072, the ‘‘Securing American Jobs The Export-Import Bank helps make this they must do so in the context of a looming Through Exports Act of 2011’’ which reauthor- happen, creating middle class jobs here at unprecedented fiscal crisis as a result of def- izes the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank for three icit spending and mountains of federal debt. home and boosting our economic competitive- The good news is that the Export-Import years. Last year the Export-Import Bank sup- ness by investing in a strong manufacturing Bank not only creates jobs, it does so with- ported nearly 300,000 American jobs; 300,000 sector that builds and exports products around out adding to the federal debt. American jobs. This reauthorization is a no the world. Unlike the failed ‘‘stimulus’’ spending, brainer. Just last year, the Bank provided $32 billion which cost taxpayers trillions of dollars, the The Export-Import Bank provided $32 billion in financing to thousands of companies, which cost to the American taxpayers for the Ex- in financing last year—all at no cost to the tax- supported nearly 290,000 American jobs. Over port-Import Bank’s job creation is nothing. payer. More than 80% of those transactions 80 percent of those transactions directly sup- The Bank generates enough fees to offset its directly supported small businesses in 2011. costs and actually contributes the remaining ported small businesses. surpluses to the United States Treasury. In- The Ex-Im Bank provides support for small In my district alone, the Bank supported deed, over the last five years, the Bank has business owners who may be less familiar over $36 million in sales over the last five returned $3.4 billion to the United States with the global economy, but want to grow years, helping innovative Central Coast busi- Treasury. their business, create jobs, support their com- nesses like Mafi-Trench and CoreSulpher The Export-Import Bank has been an im- munity, and make it in America. grow and hire. portant tool for global competitiveness, es- In my home state of South Carolina, the first The Securing Jobs Through Exports Act will pecially for small businesses. Small busi- Boeing 787 Dreamliner rolled out of the pro- provide the necessary tools and resources for nesses are the engines that drive job creation duction facility at the Charleston Airport just in the American economy, and more than 85 the Bank to continue this important work. percent of the Export-Import Bank’s trans- two weeks ago. The Export-Import Bank fills It reauthorizes the Bank for three years, giv- actions directly supported small businesses. an important financing gap for Boeing that ing U.S. businesses the certainty they need, The Export-Import Bank does not compete helps level the global playing field and encour- and incrementally increases the exposure limit with private lenders. Instead the Bank is a ages foreign companies to buy American- to $140 billion by fiscal year 2014 in response ‘‘lender of last resort.’’ The Bank helps to made products like the Dreamliner. Reauthor- to the growing demand for Ex-Im financing. level the playing field for U.S. exporters by izing the Ex-Im Bank will protect jobs in South The bill will also make Ex-Im more effective matching the financing that other govern- Carolina and all around the country. and accountable by funding technology up- ments provide to their exporters. The Ex- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, port-Import Bank also fills important gaps grades and requiring additional reporting to in trade financing by assuming credit risks I rise in support of our Nation’s small busi- Congress. and country risks that other private sector nesses and manufacturers, and call on this This bipartisan legislation has broad, bipar- actors are unable or unwilling to do. They House to vote in favor of H.R. 2072, the Se- tisan support from both labor and business have done so with amazing success—sup- curing American Jobs Through Exports Act of groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, porting more than $456 billion of United 2011. International Association of Machinists and States exports of the last 77 years. This legislation will reauthorize the Export- Aerospace Workers, NAM, and Business The Export-Import Bank’s charter expired Import Bank of the United States, or Ex-Im Roundtable. in 2011 and it is currently operating on an ex- Bank, for three years and raise its lending au- Mr. Speaker, as our fragile economy con- tension that is set to expire on May 31st of this year. thority to $140 billion. tinues to recover, we must ensure American On Friday night, a compromise was Founded during the Great Depression, the businesses have the tools they need to com- reached in the House. Under the bipartisan Ex-Im Bank, has served American businesses pete in the global marketplace and create jobs agreement the Export-Import Bank’s charter for nearly 80 years through its financial sup- for workers here at home. will be extended through September 2014 and port of our Nation’s exporters—both large and This bipartisan legislation will help do ex- its loan exposure cap will be raised 40 per- small. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has actly that. cent to $140 billion. found that small businesses make up 87 per- I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2072. The bank will be required to keep default cent of Ex-Im Bank transactions. Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise rates below 2 percent. Additionally, the Treasury Department would be required to In Fiscal Year 2011, the Ex-Im Bank sup- today in support of H.R. 2072, the ‘‘Securing initiate talks with U.S. trading partners to- ported 290,000 export-related American jobs American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011.’’ ward ‘‘substantially reducing’’ and ulti- by providing more than $32 billion in financing This legislation reauthorizes for three years mately ending the practice of export financ- to more than 3,600 U.S. companies nation- the charter and lending authority of the Export- ing subsidies. wide. Import Bank of the United States. In addition,

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Bank’s lending practices do not unintentionally ness to increase export sales, which is per- I urge my colleagues to join me in voting to benefit one U.S. industry at the expense of haps the best way to preserve and increase pass this important legislation. another. high value manufacturing and service jobs. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Also—and I think that most of my Repub- As the representative of the congressional today I rise in support of H.R. 2072, the Ex- lican colleagues will agree—the provision that district that adjoins the Ports of Long Beach port-Import Reauthorization Act of 2012. raises the Ex-Im Bank’s lending cap by $40 and Los Angeles, the largest port complex in Since it was established in 1934, the Ex-Im billion is critically important to ensuring that the Nation, I know first-hand the important role Bank has helped to support American exports the U.S. can continue to support American ex- the Ex-Im Bank plays for U.S. exporters, and by providing loan guarantees, working capital porters by matching the unfair export financing the thousands of jobs created by increased guarantees, export credit insurance, and direct activities of foreign nations such as China, and international trade. loans to American companies and foreign other non-OECD member countries. The Ex-Im Bank is the official export credit businesses that purchase American products. Re-authorizing the Ex-Im Bank is a win-win- agency of the United States and provides fi- The Ex-Im Bank has supported more than win. It is a win for American workers, American nancial assistance for the export of American $450 billion of U.S. exports since its inception. Over the last five years the Ex-Im Bank has businesses, and for the American taxpayers. goods and services to international markets. In Not one single taxpayer dollar will be need- Fiscal Year 2011 alone the Bank supported supported 11,000 transactions and $65.5 bil- lion, supporting American jobs and American ed to re-authorize the Ex-Im Bank. 290,000 export-related American jobs by pro- In fact, since 2005, the Ex-Im Bank has businesses in more than 2,000 communities viding more than $32 billion in financing to fa- generated more than $3.4 billion in profits that cilitate more than $40 billion in export sales by nationwide. Since 2007, in my home state of Georgia, it has returned to the Treasury, including $700 more than 3,600 American businesses. million in Fiscal Year 2011. the Ex-Im Bank has supported the trading ac- Since 1934, the Ex-Im Bank has served as With a less than 2 percent borrower default the principal government agency responsible tivities of 129 companies, 60 percent of which rate since its inception, the Ex-Im Bank is, and for aiding the export of American goods and were small businesses—supporting over $2 has been, a revenue generator for the Amer- services, thereby creating and sustaining U.S. billion dollars in total export sales. ican taxpayer. jobs. With its 75-year track record, the Ex-Im In my district over the same time period, the The Ex-Im Bank is a prime example of gov- Bank is projected to inject $900 million into the Ex-Im Bank has assisted 16 companies—in- ernment efficiency, and I for one am glad that U.S. Treasury by facilitating the sale abroad of cluding nine small businesses and four minor- we could come to a bipartisan compromise hundreds of billions of dollars of American ity-owned businesses—supporting more than here in the House to re-authorize its charter, made goods, which in turn will create or pre- $270 million dollars in total export sales. and I strongly urge my Senate colleagues to serve hundreds of thousands of American John Chihade, Vice President of Chihade do the same. jobs. In 2011 alone, the Ex-Im Bank facilitated International, a small business in my district, Again Mr. Speaker, I support the re-author- sales supported 290,000 American jobs. told my office, ization of the Export-Import Bank and urge my The United States must stay competitive in ‘‘Without the Ex-Im Bank I would not have colleagues to support this legislation. the emerging and competitive global market. been able to get the line of credit that I cur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rently have. With the SBA my line of credit The Ex-Im Bank assists U.S. manufacturers, question is on the motion offered by was $5 million, but with the support of the the gentleman from California (Mr. small and large, in selling their products Ex-Im Bank I am now up to $71⁄2 million. GARY G. MILLER) that the House sus- abroad. The Bank facilitates financing for for- This has allowed me to really grow my busi- eign buyers who wish to purchase American ness. I’ve gone from 3 employees to 42 em- pend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. manufactured goods, thus increasing sales, ployees in 4 years.’’ 2072, as amended. The question was taken. which translates into more good-paying Amer- Because of the Ex-Im Bank’s support for Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the ican jobs. Chihade’s company, not only was he able to opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being Reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank’s charter sustain his business during the worst eco- in the affirmative, the ayes have it. will have a positive impact on job preservation nomic recession in America’s history, but he Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. and creation in the United States, and in the was able to grow his business and create Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas 37th Congressional District in California, which jobs. and nays. I represent. My district is home to more than In Fiscal Year 2011, the Ex-Im Bank pro- The yeas and nays were ordered. a dozen companies that export millions of dol- vided $6 billion in financing and insurance to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lars of products annually. American small businesses and has set a goal ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Mr. Speaker, exporters in my congressional of providing $9 billion annually, adding 5,000 ceedings on this question will be post- district include a diverse group of small and new businesses to its portfolio by 2015. poned. large businesses as well as businesses that These 5,000 new businesses will be better f are minority or women owned. In the aggre- able to sell goods in the global marketplace gate they generate about $100 million dollars and expand their enterprises, creating jobs b 1320 in export sales annually. I ask unanimous con- and opportunity while strengthening and ex- UNITED STATES-ISRAEL EN- sent to include in the record a list of local panding America’s global commercial reach. HANCED SECURITY COOPERA- businesses in California’s 37th Congressional It’s no wonder that the Ex-Im Bank plays TION ACT OF 2012 District that have directly benefited from fi- such a key role in the President’s National Ex- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I nancing by the Ex-Im Bank. port Initiative, a plan to double U.S. exports in move to suspend the rules and pass the The Ex-Im Bank is self-sustaining and does five years to support 2 million jobs in the bill (H.R. 4133) to express the sense of not cost taxpayers a dime. Rather, the money United States. Congress regarding the United States- it generates is returned to the U.S. Treasury, Our work to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank is Israel strategic relationship, to direct nearly $2 billion over the past five years, and a rare example of effective government in this the President to submit to Congress re- helps reduce the deficit. Moreover, since its in- House, and I have to commend my col- ports on United States actions to en- ception, less than 2 percent of the Bank’s leagues, the Majority Leader and the Minority hance this relationship and to assist in loans have ever defaulted, and even in those Whip, for working so hard to make sure this the defense of Israel, and for other pur- cases, loss is minimized because the bor- key priority of the Obama Administration is poses, as amended. rower’s manufactured goods are pledged as passed. My colleagues have not only recog- The Clerk read the title of the bill. part of the collateral for the loan. nized the need to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank, The text of the bill is as follows: Mr. Speaker, exports are increasingly critical but also the need for improvements to ensure H.R. 4133 to economic growth and job creation, eco- the long-term success of the Bank. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- nomic and job recovery. The Ex-Im Bank is an The provision that directs the Secretary of resentatives of the United States of America in indispensable tool in the national effort to in- the Treasury to look at the impact of the Congress assembled,

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Congress finds the following: (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of (2) Efforts to expand cooperation between (1) Since 1948, United States Presidents and Congress that the United States should take the United States and Israel in homeland se- both houses of Congress, on a bipartisan the following actions to assist in the defense curity, counter-terrorism, maritime secu- basis and supported by the American people, of Israel: rity, energy, cybersecurity, and other appro- have repeatedly reaffirmed the special bond (1) Provide Israel such support as may be priate areas. between the United States and Israel, based necessary to increase development and pro- (3) Actions to integrate Israel into the de- on shared values and shared interests. duction of joint missile defense systems, par- fense of the Eastern Mediterranean. (2) The Middle East is undergoing rapid ticularly such systems that defend the ur- (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: change, bringing with it hope for an expan- gent threat posed to Israel and United States (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- sion of democracy but also great challenges forces in the region. TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional to the national security of the United States (2) Provide Israel assistance specifically committees’’ means— and our allies in the region, particularly our for the production and procurement of the (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the most important ally in the region, Israel. Iron Dome defense system for purposes of Committee on Armed Services, and the Com- Over the past year, the Middle East has wit- intercepting short-range missiles, rockets, mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of nessed the fall of some regimes long consid- and projectiles launched against Israel. Representatives; and ered to be stabilizing forces and a rise in the (3) Provide Israel defense articles and de- (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the influence of radical Islamists. fense services through such mechanisms as Committee on Armed Services, and the Com- (3) Iran, which has long sought to foment appropriate, to include air refueling tankers, mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. instability and promote extremism in the missile defense capabilities, and specialized (2) QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE.—The term Middle East, is now seeking to exploit the munitions. ‘‘qualitative military edge’’ has the meaning dramatic political transition underway in (4) Allocate additional weaponry and muni- given the term in section 36(h)(2) of the Arms the region to undermine governments tradi- tions for the forward-deployed United States Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(h)(2)). tionally aligned with the United States and stockpile in Israel. SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE support extremist political movements in (5) Provide Israel additional surplus de- LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL. these countries. fense articles and defense services, as appro- (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the (4) At the same time, Iran may soon attain priate, in the wake of the withdrawal of Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appro- a nuclear weapons capability, a development United States forces from Iraq. priations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11), as that would fundamentally threaten vital (6) Strengthen efforts to prevent weapons amended, is further amended in the item re- American interests, destabilize the region, smuggling into Gaza pursuant to the 2005 lating to ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— encourage regional nuclear proliferation, Agreement on Movement and Access fol- (1) in the matter preceding the first pro- further empower and embolden Iran, the lowing the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, to protect against weapons smuggling and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and and provide it the tools to threaten its terrorist threats from the Sinai Peninsula. (2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘Sep- neighbors, including Israel. (7) Offer the Israeli Air Force additional tember 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September (5) Over the past several years, with the as- training and exercise opportunities in the 30, 2015’’. sistance of Iran and Syria, Hizballah and United States to compensate for Israel’s lim- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Hamas have increased their stockpiles of ited air space. made by this section take effect on the date rockets, with more than 60,000 rockets now (8) Expand Israel’s authority to make pur- of enactment of this Act. ready to be fired at Israel. Iran continues to chases under the Foreign Military Financing The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- add to its arsenal of ballistic missiles and program on a commercial basis. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from cruise missiles, which threaten Iran’s neigh- (9) Seek to enhance the capabilities of the Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) and the bors, Israel, and United States military United States and Israel to address emerging gentleman from California (Mr. BER- forces in the region. common threats, increase security coopera- (6) As a result, the strategic environment MAN) each will control 20 minutes. tion, and expand joint military exercises. The Chair recognizes the gentle- that has kept Israel secure and safeguarded (10) Encourage an expanded role for Israel United States national interests for the past within the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- woman from Florida. 35 years has eroded. tion (NATO), including an enhanced presence Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. at NATO headquarters and exercises. yield myself such time as I may con- It is the policy of the United States: (11) Support extension of the long-standing sume. (1) To reaffirm the enduring commitment loan guarantee program for Israel, recog- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the United States to the security of the nizing Israel’s unbroken record of repaying of the United States-Israel Enhanced State of Israel as a Jewish state. As Presi- its loans on time and in full. Security Cooperation Act of 2012, of dent Obama stated on December 16, 2011, (12) Expand already-close intelligence co- which I am an original cosponsor; and ‘‘America’s commitment and my commit- operation, including satellite intelligence, I thank the distinguished majority ment to Israel and Israel’s security is with Israel. leader and minority whip for spon- unshakeable.’’. And as President Bush stated (b) REPORT ON ISRAEL’S QUALITATIVE MILI- before the Knesset on the 60th anniversary of TARY EDGE.— soring this important legislation. the founding of the State of Israel on May 15, (1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy The democratic Jewish State of 2008, ‘‘The alliance between our governments of the United States— Israel is our closest and most impor- is unbreakable, yet the source of our friend- (A) to help Israel preserve its qualitative tant ally. We share the same interests. ship runs deeper than any treaty.’’. military edge amid rapid and uncertain re- We share the same values. And, lam- (2) To provide Israel the military capabili- gional political transformation; and entably, we share the same threats. ties necessary to deter and defend itself by (B) to encourage further development of Today, 64 years after Israel’s found- itself against any threats. advanced technology programs between the ing, these same shared threats to both (3) To veto any one-sided anti-Israel reso- United States and Israel given current of our nations are stark and they are lutions at the United Nations Security Coun- trends and instability in the region. cil. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after growing—particularly the threat posed (4) To support Israel’s inherent right to the date of the enactment of this Act, the by the Iranian regime, which continues self-defense. President shall submit to the Committee on racing towards nuclear-weapons capa- (5) To pursue avenues to expand coopera- Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa- bilities, and by Iran’s partner in crime, tion with Israel in both defense and across tives and the Committee on Foreign Rela- the Assad regime in Syria. Israel con- the spectrum of civilian sectors, including tions of the Senate a report on the status of tinues to face the danger of Iranian- high technology, agriculture, medicine, Israel’s qualitative military edge in light of sponsored violent extremists, including health, pharmaceuticals, and energy. current trends and instability in the region. Hamas and Hezbollah, which continue (6) To assist Israel with its on-going efforts (c) REPORTS ON OTHER MATTERS.—Not later to forge a peaceful, negotiated settlement of than 180 days after the date of the enactment to expand their capabilities to threaten the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results of this Act, the President shall submit to the Israeli civilians and its infrastructure in two states living side by side in peace and appropriate congressional committees a re- with tens of thousands of rockets, mor- security, and to encourage Israel’s neighbors port on each of the following: tars, and missiles.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6384 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 As a result of our shared commit- rage of rockets was fired from Gaza at est, that we have with any nation in ments, the United States and Israel Israeli population centers by Islamic the world. We face many of the same have worked together to advance tech- jihad and other terrorists. But unlike threats, and we share the same values. nologies and policies to keep both of previous incidents where terrorists tar- Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak our countries safe and secure. Israel’s geted Israel, the Iron Dome anti-mis- recently said that he can hardly re- proximity to the Iran-Syria-Hamas- sile system—funded in part by the member a better period of U.S. support Hezbollah nexus eliminates any room United States—changed the rules of and cooperation and common U.S.- for error in Israel’s defense capabili- the game. In fact, Iron Dome inter- Israel strategic understanding than the ties. cepted a remarkable 90 percent of the current one. Passage of this bill will We are here today to reaffirm our un- incoming rockets aimed at once-de- help ensure that this cooperation con- equivocal support for Israel’s right to fenseless population centers. tinues into the future. I encourage all defend herself. And even beyond affirm- Currently, there are only three Iron of my colleagues to support the legisla- ing Israel’s right to defend herself, we Dome batteries operational in Israel, tion. aim to expand Israel’s ability to pro- with two more on the way, but more I reserve the balance of my time. tect her citizens against the dangers are needed in order to protect all of GENERAL LEAVE which they are subjected to day after Israel’s 8 million citizens. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I day. I’m pleased to say that H.R. 4133 in- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- This bill expresses the sense of Con- corporates language from the Iron bers may have 5 legislative days to sub- gress that our country should support Dome Support Act, bipartisan legisla- mit remarks and include extraneous an increase to the totality of our bilat- tion that the chair and I recently in- material on the legislation under con- eral security relations—from joint mis- troduced and which now has nearly 90 sideration. sile defense systems, intelligence co- cosponsors, expressing support for pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there operation, military exercises between viding Israel assistance to produce ad- objection to the request of the gentle- the United States and Israel, to in- ditional Iron Dome batteries. woman from Florida? There was no objection. creasing Air Force training as well as The bill also pledges to assist Israel with its ongoing efforts to forge a Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I providing increased excess defense arti- peaceful, negotiated settlement of the am so pleased to yield 3 minutes to the cles and munitions to Israel. gentleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), This legislation also seeks to counter Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results in two states living side by side in who has the honor of chairing our For- the Israel bashing that has become peace and security. Despite all of the eign Affairs Subcommittee on the Mid- commonplace in international forums obstacles to achieving this goal, we dle East and South Asia. such as the United Nations. The United can’t give up trying, as peace is pro- Mr. CHABOT. I thank the chair for States must not allow Israel to be iso- foundly in Israel’s strategic interest. I yielding time to me. She is doing an lated and demonized in international applaud Prime Minister Netanyahu’s exemplary job as chairman of the very organizations and must work together willingness to negotiate anywhere, important Foreign Affairs Committee, to withdraw U.S. participation in and anytime. The Palestinians should take and we thank her for that. funding from organizations that do so. him up on that offer instead of pur- I rise in strong support of this resolu- This legislation also extends the au- suing a campaign to delegitimize Israel tion. As we approach the 64th anniver- thority to provide loan guarantees to at the U.N. and elsewhere. sary of Israel’s declaration of independ- the Israeli Government that provide Mr. Speaker, perhaps the greatest ence, we must confront the unfortu- the Jewish state with a cushion of sup- threat to both American and Israeli se- nate reality that all is not well in the port in times of need at no cost to the curity today is that posed by Iran’s nu- Middle East. Just over a year and a American taxpayer. clear weapons program. I hope fer- half ago, a street vendor set off a wave As the United States and Israel work vently that this can be solved dip- of popular revolution which continues together to stop the challenges posed lomatically. But as we all know, only to shake the region’s core foundations. by the Iranian and Syrian regimes, and massive pressure from the United And although I hope that the so-called by violent extremists like Hezbollah States and our allies has any chance of Arab Spring will usher democracy and and Hamas, the U.S.-Israel Enhanced persuading Iran to give up its quest for human rights into a region where both Security Cooperation Act, the bill be- nuclear arms. This bill makes clear have been exceptions rather than the fore us today, marks the triumph that that the U.S. Congress will continue to rule, and a year and a half in, the pic- we have achieved through our existing help Israel meet the Iranian threat. ture is starting to look—let’s face it— cooperation and advances our alliance Gaza-based terrorism, the Israeli-Pal- bleak. to new levels. estinian conflict, and the Iranian nu- Times like this make us especially I want to again thank my colleagues clear problem are not the only threats aware of who our friends are, and I am from both sides of the aisle for their faced by Israel. Recent events in Egypt proud to support this and any resolu- strong support for this measure. and Syria, along with the presence of tion which strengthens the United And with that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Leb- States-Israel relationship. the balance of my time. anon, require Israeli vigilance against b 1330 Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in danger from all directions. To that end, strong support of H.R. 4133, the United this bill reaffirms our determination to For 64 years, the bonds of friendship States-Israel Enhanced Security Co- support Israel’s qualitative military between our two countries, reinforced operation Act of 2012, and I yield my- edge against any possible combination by both shared interests and shared self 3 minutes. of regional threats. values, have remained strong and con- I would like to thank my friends, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tinue to grow stronger. Today, Israel majority leader, Mr. CANTOR, and mi- time of the gentleman has expired. faces unprecedented threats to its secu- nority whip, Mr. HOYER, for bringing Mr. BERMAN. I yield myself 30 addi- rity, some of which, like the Iranian this important bill to the floor. Their tional seconds. nuclear program, have loomed on the cooperation on this legislation is an And reinforcing that commitment to horizon for some time; and some, like outstanding example of Congress’ bi- Israel’s security, this bill extends for 4 the current regional instability that partisan support for the United States- years a loan guarantee program for we’ve seen, are relatively new. At this Israel relationship. Israel that was initiated in 2003, an ex- time of heightened danger and pro- Mr. Speaker, since its founding, tension based on legislation that Chair- found change, it is incumbent on us to Israel has faced innumerable chal- man ROS-LEHTINEN and I introduced in do everything in our power to help to lenges to its survival, but the serious March. secure Israel. It’s our strongest ally in threats it faces today are unprece- Our relationship with our ally Israel the region, has been for many years, dented. Only weeks ago, a massive bar- is one of the most important, and clos- and will continue to be in the future.

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The administration is fond of trum- gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE), a We know that the United States and peting its undying support for Israel, member of our Committee on Foreign Israel have so much in common. We as Vice President BIDEN did just yes- Affairs and the Committee on Judici- have common feelings of democracy. terday, but the proof of the pudding is ary. We have common mores. We have com- in the eating. If the administration is Mr. POE of Texas. I thank the gentle- mon people who understand what de- truly serious about Israel’s security, it woman for yielding. mocracy is all about. can start by stating loudly and clearly Mr. Speaker, America’s support for Israel is the only democracy in the that it will not allow Iran to acquire a Israel is not new. Thomas Jefferson Middle East and faces threats from ter- nuclear weapons capability—not just and Benjamin Franklin both wanted rorist groups like Hezbollah and the weapon, but the capability to the likeness of Moses leading the chil- Hamas. Israel is willing to sit down and produce one. That would be far more dren of Israel to serve as the Great negotiate with the Palestinians with meaningful than another of the dozens Seal of the newly independent United no preconditions. Prime Minister of generic statements we frequently States of America. In fact, in the cen- Netanyahu has said that many, many read about in the newspapers. ter of this Chamber, in the relief por- times, and he has been rebuffed by the ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE trait that is directly in front of me Palestinians, who want all kinds of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The looking down on this House, is the por- preconditions before they will even sit Chair would remind Members not to trait of the great lawgiver Moses. John down and talk with Israel. traffic the well while a Member is Adams wrote that he really wished the And of course Iran looms large. Iran under recognition. Jews had in Judea an independent na- must never be allowed to have a nu- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am tion. clear weapon. Iran is not only a threat very pleased to yield 2 minutes to my So in 1948, when Israel finally became to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth, friend from New York (Mr. ISRAEL). a modern, independent Jewish state, as that lunatic Ahmadinejad has said, Mr. ISRAEL. I thank my friend from the United States recognized Israel in but Iran is a threat to the West, to the California. just 11 minutes. Today, our support for United States, and to NATO as well. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to have Israel cannot waiver, it cannot wane, So, what are we doing here this after- worked on both sides of the aisle in the and we cannot grow weary in pro- noon? We’re rising in strong support of leadership of advancing U.S.-Israeli re- claiming the absolute right of Israel to H.R. 4133, the United States-Israel En- lations; proud of what I have done on a defend itself. hanced Security Cooperation Act. This bipartisan basis to maintain Israel’s Israel’s interests are America’s inter- important bill reaffirms that Congress qualitative military edge; proud of tak- ests. They are on the front lines stands shoulder to shoulder with Israel ing a tough line on Iran; proud of the against terrorists like Hezbollah and as it faces numerous challenges in the meeting that I convened with the dis- Hamas. They are surrounded by na- weeks and months ahead. It restates tinguished gentlewoman from Florida tions that do not like them. And Israel U.S. policy that America must provide just several weeks ago with United is opposed to the tiny tyrant from the Israel with the capability to defend Against a Nuclear Iran, a bipartisan desert—Ahmadinejad—in his pursuit of itself and preserve its qualitative mili- meeting with the group United Against nuclear destruction of Israel. tary edge. It increases military and ci- Nuclear Iran to make sure that we’re Our troops train together, and our vilian security cooperation between taking the toughest actions possible cooperation in developing military our two nations in order to prevent with all the tools in our toolbox technology has saved Israeli and Amer- Iran from achieving nuclear weapons against a nuclear Iran; proud to have ican lives. capability. It supports a negotiated called publicly for the arrest of the The United States has no greater ally settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian madman Ahmadinejad on charges of in- in the Middle East than the nation of conflict based on a two-state solution. citing genocide; proud yesterday to Israel. The United States must let the It encourages Israel’s neighbors to rec- have joined with the gentlewoman world know that Israel has the abso- ognize the Jewish state, and Israel from New York (Mrs. LOWEY) and the lute right to be left alone. must be recognized as a Jewish state. gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) So I support this suspension and urge As importantly, though, I think this in calling for an investigation of its passage, and that’s just the way it bill also shows that, even as partisan- whether U.S. taxpayer dollars have is. ship runs through Congress, support for been used towards the Palestinian In- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am Israel remains rock solid and bipar- vestment Fund; and today I’m very very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the tisan. Democrats and Republicans, as I proud to rise in support of the U.S.- very distinguished member of the For- said before, are here on the floor to- Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation eign Affairs Committee, the ranking gether saying that we need to support Act. member of the Western Hemisphere the U.S.-Israel relationship and defend- Mr. Speaker, sometimes certain fun- Subcommittee, on a resolution that ing Israel’s inherent right to self-de- damentals get lost in the shuffle. Here does not affect—well, it does affect the fense. are the fundamentals: Western Hemisphere because it affects With more than two-thirds of Con- Israel is the most important ally us, the gentleman from New York (Mr. gress cosponsoring this legislation, I that we have in the world. Israel is the ENGEL). think the message to Israel’s detrac- most important ally that we have in Mr. ENGEL. I thank the gentleman tors is clear: The United States will the world in the most dangerous region from California, and I rise in strong stand with the Jewish state for now of the world. The bonds between Israel support of this resolution. and forever. and the United States are unshakeable, I want our colleagues to hear what’s Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, can never be minimized, and will never been going on here on the House floor. what an honor it is to yield 1 minute to be weakened for as long as both sides of At a time when Congress has been de- our esteemed majority leader, Mr. CAN- the aisle continue to work side by side rided as not being able to get its act to- TOR, the coauthor of this important to advance that partnership. gether, when people say Democrats and legislation. Of all the things we do here, one of Republicans cannot agree on anything, Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentlelady the things I’m most proud of is our bi- when people say that Congress doesn’t from Florida. partisan support for Israel. And we will know how to work together and meet Mr. Speaker, today the House will continue in that spirit—not only be- in the middle, what are we hearing? vote on the bipartisan U.S.-Israel En- cause a strong Israel is critical, but be- We’re hearing Democrats and Repub- hanced Security Cooperation Act. This cause a strong Israel means a more se- licans alike expressing strong bipar- bill reaffirms Israel’s right to defend cure America. tisan support for Israel, expressing itself against threats and puts the Con- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I strong bipartisan support for the U.S.- gress on record about America’s long- am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the Israel relationship. standing commitment to the U.S.-

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Invest- HOYER, and I introduced this legisla- Hezbollah, murdering his own citizens, ment in Israel’s security and Israel’s tion to ensure that, during a time of fueling sectarian tensions, and giving success yield real benefits to the such instability, threats to Israeli and rise to radicalism; United States through shared intel- American security will be answered Iran continues its decades-long effort ligence, technological exchange, and with strength and resolve. to acquire a nuclear weapons capa- trade. Investments in Israel also Unfortunately, even during periods of bility. Sanctions may be hurting Iran’s strengthen our security because our calm, Israel lives in a tough neighbor- economy, but Iran’s leaders thus far re- countries share, not just values, but hood; and because our national inter- main wedded to pursue their dangerous strategic interests, including pre- ests are so often linked, Israel is often goal. Iran continues to support ter- venting Iran from developing nuclear at the front lines of responding to rorism, providing lethal support to weapons. threats to both of our security. This is Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Taliban. Iran, as we all know, has been a de- true when it comes to a shared fight The United States and Israel share stabilizing force in a volatile part of against radical Islamist terrorism, and an important strategic goal: Pre- the world so closely linked with global it is certainly true when it comes to venting Iran from acquiring a nuclear energy supplies and where American Iran. This bill reiterates that our in- weapons capability and combating its troops are stationed. In response, this vestment in Israel’s security is an in- terrorist proxies. administration has coordinated with vestment in our own security. Mr. Speaker, this bill recognizes the our European allies to impose the I want to thank Mr. HOYER as well as profound threats the U.S. and Israel strongest sanctions Iran has ever faced. Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN and Ranking face in the region and reiterates our This bill will enable even closer mili- Member HOWARD BERMAN, who joined commitment to standing side by side tary and security ties with Israel so we us in drafting this legislation. I thank with Israel during this pivotal and dan- can further deter Iran from developing them for their hard work and for their gerous period of transition and insta- nuclear weapons capability and work steadfast leadership as defenders of our bility, and I urge its passage. together—work together—to recreate great ally in the Middle East. Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am and to combat terrorism that threat- The strong bipartisan support for very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the ens both of our countries. this bill speaks to the importance and gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), I want to recognize, in particular, the the urgency with which we must ad- the other main cosponsor of this legis- hard work of my friend and colleague, dress and enhance Israel’s ability to de- lation, our Democratic whip, a leader as I said earlier, HOWARD BERMAN, the fend itself during a period of profound for so many years on the issue of the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Af- transition and instability. U.S.-Israel relationship. fairs Committee. He and ILEANA ROS- Mr. Speaker, nearly 300 members of Mr. HOYER. I thank my friend for LEHTINEN have been a real team, real both parties have sponsored this bill, yielding. partners in this effort, as I and Mr. and we hope to have many more in the I’ve known Mr. BERMAN for almost CANTOR have been. Mr. BERMAN has final count. The House has always dem- half a century. He has been an extraor- been instrumental in securing funding onstrated a bipartisan commitment to dinary leader, as a young person, as for the Iron Dome antimissile defense the U.S.-Israel relationship, and today chairman of this committee, as rank- system that was jointly developed and we say again, we refuse to send mixed ing member on this committee, and I will be deployed on Israel’s borders to messages when it comes to America’s want to thank him for his leadership protect against short-range missiles support for Israel. Today we dem- on this issue. He has been instru- Iran provides to terrorist groups like onstrate congressional support for im- mental. Hamas and Hezbollah, thousands of portant steps to make Israel and Amer- I want to thank my dear friend in those missiles. ica more secure. whose district I used to live so many As Israel continues its pursuit of se- Among other things, the bill encour- years ago, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, the cure peace, we in Congress will con- ages the President to provide addi- chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- tinue to stand together in support of tional assistance to support U.S.-Israel mittee, thank her for her leadership Israel and in recognition of the values joint missile defense efforts, such as and her commitment. She has been a and ideas our countries share. Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow; stalwart. This resolution, in part, is so that allocate additional weaponry and mu- Mr. Speaker, at a time when there is there will be clarity, that there will be nitions to the forward-deployed U.S. great disagreement on a number of im- no confusion. There needs to be a clear stockpile located in Israel; strengthen portant issues, we are reminded today understanding of all those who would multilateral efforts to prevent weapons that Democrats and Republicans stand threaten Israel, that the United States smuggling into Gaza and to protect together when it comes to supporting stands with her, because it is in our, against terrorism from the Sinai Pe- our friend and ally Israel. the United States’, security interest to ninsula; expand already close intel- I am proud to be a lead cosponsor of do so, and because it is morally and ligence cooperation between the U.S. the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Co- ethically the right thing to do as well. and Israel; protect Israel’s Qualitative operation Act, along with my friend, We all hope for two states, living side Military Edge and ensure that Israel the Republican leader, Mr. CANTOR, by side peacefully, with families se- remains the preeminent military power who just spoke. cure, that they can raise their children in the region; lobby against and veto This bill enshrines in law the deeper in a future that will bring peace and the outrageous parade of one-sided, military and security cooperation that prosperity and tranquillity in a trou- anti-Israel resolutions at the United the Obama administration has forged bled neighborhood of the world. Nations every year. The bill also ex- with Israel and made a very high pri- I urge my colleagues to enthusiasti- tends the long-standing loan guarantee ority. President Obama’s predecessor, cally support this resolution. program for Israel, recognizing its per- President Bush, responsible for forging Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I fect record of repaying its loans on and continuing that relationship, as am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the time and in full. were his predecessors. gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Mr. Speaker, this could be a very hot Today, with greater uncertainty in KELLY), an esteemed member of our summer in the Middle East: the Middle East and the continued pur- Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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For these rea- woman of our committee, for her great us. sons and more, there are several facts leadership on all things related to the We not only share the same value which we must recognize and support: Middle East, especially in the defense systems, we share the same beliefs and Israel has a right to defend itself. We of Israel. I thank my good friend and the same threats that Israel faces, not will stand firm with them. We will not colleague Mr. BERMAN. These two indi- just from time to time but every day. turn a deaf ear to the anti-Semitic lan- viduals work so hard every day for the So it is absolutely critical for this guage and to those nations who speak peace and security of Israel, and I con- partnership that we have, the relation- it. We cannot and will not be a part of gratulate them. ship between the United States and the dangerous indifference of nations I also thank ERIC CANTOR, the au- Israel, to go forward. and people to say it is not our problem. thor, along with the distinguished gen- And the message needs to come from We will not be a part of the denial tlelady and Mr. BERMAN and Mr. this House that from today and forever among those who refuse to see the ha- HOYER, for bringing before the House more, the United States will always be tred and threat from Syria, Iran, Leb- the United States-Israel Enhanced Se- standing strong with Israel, standing anon, and other nations. We will sup- curity Cooperation Act of 2012. This with Israel in every issue. And in the port Prime Minister Netanyahu’s call bill reaffirms and modernizes the U.S. neighborhood which has been referred for negotiated peace with the Pales- commitment to and cooperation with to by our colleagues that Israel exists tinian Authority of a two-state solu- our great friend and ally Israel. This is in, the most dangerous and unstable tion. a must-pass bill because our commit- area in the world today, it is abso- So let us approve H.R. 4133, and let us ment is—and it must be perceived to lutely critical that we reaffirm our re- show that when we say ‘‘never again’’ be—unequivocal. lationship with Israel and our support that we mean it, because the cost of I would say to my friends and col- for Israel. passivity—the cost of doing nothing—is leagues that, because of the dangerous far too expensive in lives and money. and escalating threats, including geno- b 1350 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I am pleased to cide, that are facing Israel today, we The Iron Dome is actually the most yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from must reiterate unanimously in this critical piece of defense that Israel has. South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN), who is a body today our support for the nation It protects it from a neighborhood that member of our Foreign Affairs Com- of Israel. wishes to destroy it and annihilate it. mittee and also a member of the Home- Freedom House’s annual report on Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have no land Security and Natural Resources the world, which assesses the political further requests for time, and I reserve Committees. and civil liberties of nearly every na- the balance of my time. Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. I tion in the world, shows that Israel is Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I thank my thank the chairwoman for giving me surrounded by nations that profoundly good friend from California. We just this opportunity to talk about the rea- disrespect the political and civil lib- have a few more speakers. son the United States should stand erties of their own citizens, often using Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to yield with Israel. torture and all kinds of means of hate 2 minutes to the gentleman from Penn- I brought my oldest son with me. He against their own people, and of course sylvania, Dr. MURPHY, a member of the is in the gallery today. His name is they foment that hate towards Israel. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Graham. I wanted him to hear, and This includes Iran, Syria, and many in Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Israel people of his generation to hear, and to the Gaza that have human rights is our friend and our ally. Israel is an understand that America stands with records that are among the worst in island of democracy that supports free- Israel, that we were there at the begin- the world. dom and religious tolerance. It is ning of the foundation of that nation. As we all know, some of Israel’s where a Christian church, a mosque, We understand the threats that exist neighbors openly question Israel’s and a synagogue will peacefully exist in the world today and that, when you right to exist. Iran’s anti-Semitic lead- on the same street. In neighboring have an ally, you never abandon the er, Ahmadinejad, has repeatedly countries, Christians are prohibited ally, and you never try to change that threatened to wipe Israel off the face of from building churches or are prohib- ally to meet your vision of the world. the Earth. I would note parenthetically ited from assembling to worship, and in You stand with them unconditionally. that Iran is a signer of the Genocide some cases their churches are burned America stands with Israel in the de- Convention and that it has been since down. fense of that nation. We stand with it ratified it back in 1956. Israel respects and preserves the rich Israel in the prosperity of that nation. Where is the United Nations, espe- history of many faiths and cultures. We stand with Israel in the good times cially with regard to those who enforce Israel promotes invention, creativity, and in the bad times. We’ve been there the Genocide Convention, when those and economic development. Neigh- from the beginning. We will be there kinds of barbaric statements are made boring countries, like Iran, are com- today, and we will be there tomorrow. by the likes of Ahmadinejad? With this mitted to developing nuclear weapons It is important for this generation to bill, Mr. Speaker, the United States and the missiles to deliver them, and it understand that America plays a very underscores and reiterates our avows to annihilate Israel and to com- vital role in standing with someone unshakable commitment to Israel. mit genocide against its people. Israel who has stood with us time and time With this bill, the U.S. reaffirms—in is fighting terrorist groups, like Hamas again. word and in deed—our commitment to and Hezbollah, and has suffered real at- May God continue to bless America, the defense of the Jewish state. Spe- tacks and the threats of future attacks and may God continue to bless the cifically, the bill enhances Israel’s abil- of tens of thousands of rockets rained State of Israel. ity to defend itself. down upon its people. Israel needs and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Superior deterrence remains among has every right to develop defenses The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- the best guarantors of peace, and that such as the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, bers are reminded that they are not to has certainly been the case in the Mid- and the Arrow missile to defend itself refer to occupants of the gallery. dle East. When Israel’s military superi- from these very real threats. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I am proud to ority was unclear in the eyes of its en- Israel has been there for us during yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from emies soon after it was created, soon times of threat and times of peace, and New Jersey (Mr. SMITH), the chairman after Israel became a state, Israel was

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They have attacked with Gaza when one country has been threatened leading the international effort to get rockets, with the intifada, with the flo- with complete elimination, to do what Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons tilla; and Israel’s task has been to we can to prevent this. I think that program. He has stood with Israel in overcome those deadly aggressions. this is a part of that prevention that the wake of the Goldstone Report, in Again, this bill provides a clear com- will help make a difference. the wake of the efforts of the Human mitment by the United States to our Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I yield 2 min- Rights Commission to demonize and great friend and ally, the State of utes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. delegitimize Israel, and in the context Israel. GOHMERT), a member of the Judiciary of vetoing resolutions which unfairly Overcoming aggression is a daunting task— and Natural Resources Committees. single out Israel on a number of issues. particularly for a country so small and vastly b 1400 Any implication to the contrary is un- outnumbered—but Israel has been up to the founded and seeks to undercut the very task. And it’s our country’s moral obligation to Mr. GOHMERT. Thank you, Madam bipartisan nature of the support that is give them every assistance. With this bill, Chair. so essential to this relationship. Israel will be better equipped for any scenario I appreciate the wonderful work our With that, I yield back the balance of as it fulfills its solemn duty to protect its own chair has done to work with the rank- my time. people from harm. ing member on this issue. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4133 also specifies fur- It is critical that the world know er, I yield myself the remaining time, ther assistance for several programs where it how united this Congress is behind our and I thank my good friend from Cali- will be most effective in deterring attack and ally Israel. It’s a maxim in history, it’s fornia (Mr. BERMAN) for his leadership defending Israel, including for the Iron Dome, a truth that when a nation’s enemies role in bringing this bill to the floor Israel’s successful means of defending against see their strongest ally turning against today. I thank our majority leader, Mr. missiles, rockets, and other projectiles tar- them, that is when their enemies move CANTOR, as well as the minority whip, geting Israeli homes and businesses. against that nation. Mr. HOYER. H.R. 4133 also expands U.S. military and ci- We saw a couple of years ago when This bill before us, Madam Speaker, vilian cooperation with Israel, including an this administration voted with Israel’s the United States-Israel Enhanced Se- offer to the Israeli Air Force for additional enemies to require that Israel disclose curity Cooperation Act, is an impor- training opportunities in the United States to certain of its weapons. It was shortly tant one. It sends a clear signal and a compensate for Israel’s limited air space, and after that that a flotilla challenged the clear message throughout the world, to other enhanced cooperation on intelligence blockade at the Gaza Strip. That’s how our friends and to our enemies, that sharing. it works. When a nation’s enemies see the United States stands foursquare Israel has shown itself to be a good friend an ally that may be turning against a with our indispensable ally, the demo- to the United Sates, not only setting the stand- nation, they move against that nation. cratic Jewish State of Israel. This bill ard for democracy and human rights in the re- This is what is so important, that we is a reaffirmation of our staunch com- gion, but by being trustworthy with loans—al- show the world that when it comes to mitment to Israel’s security, its right ways repaying loans on time and in full. This this issue, we may bicker back and to self-defense, and its right to exist. It bill recognizes Israel’s dependability with an forth about all kinds of things, but is a testament to our friendship with extension of the long-standing loan guarantee when it comes to support for Israel— Israel that has served us so well for the program for Israel. the analogy could be applicable here, last 64 years, and will continue to serve Finally, this bill reaffirms that the only viable that it is a miner’s canary. When Israel us well for many generations to come. option for peace and security in the region is is under attack, it’s a potential attack And it is a pledge that the United an Israeli state and Palestinian state existing on all of the rest of those who love lib- States and Israel, continuing to work side-by-side. The Palestinian Authority and erty as well. together, will address the challenges to surrounding nations should take note. H.R. I agree with Mr. HOYER, our friend our common security so that we can 4133 makes crystal clear the United States from Maryland, when he says that ensure a safe, prosperous, and free fu- will not stand for terrorist threats or political Israel’s enemies need to know that ture for both of our Nations. shenanigans at the UN attacking Israel and at- when it comes to support for Israel, we With that, Madam Speaker, I yield tempting to bypass the hard work of forging a have solidarity and complete support back the balance of my time. nation. for our friend. Israel’s enemies need to Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, H.R. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4133 makes our coun- know that, and the world needs to 4133, the United States-Israeli Security Co- try’s alliance relationship an even more effec- know that. And I’m very grateful for operation Act expresses the sense of Con- tive agent for deterring war and defending leadership on both sides for making gress that the U.S. take actions to maintain Israel in the tragic event of war. I am proud to that clear to the world and to Israel’s Israel’s qualitative military edge with advanced support this bill, and thank my good friend Mr. enemies. missile defense systems and ‘‘specialized mu- CANTOR for introducing it. Mr. BERMAN. Madam Speaker, I nitions’’ to protect Israel in a time of significant Mr. BERMAN. I am very pleased to yield myself such time as I may con- change in the region, as well as to respond to yield 1 minute to my friend from Texas sume. the threat posed by Iran. I strongly support (Mr. AL GREEN). We’ve had a group of speakers come Israel’s security and believe that the United Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. I thank the down to the floor, including the major- States has an important role to play in ensur- chairman; I thank the ranking mem- ity leader, the Democratic whip, the ing regional peace. I am concerned that the ber; and I thank all who support this chair of the committee, and a number language in this bill could pave the path for piece of legislation. of other Members to talk about our sol- war with Iran. This is but a reaffirmation of our idarity with Israel, the U.S.-Israel rela- At a time when the United States and Iran support to our ally Israel. I think that tionship, the bipartisan nature of it. are making significant progress in their first di- it gives us an opportunity to make it To the extent there was an implica- rect negotiations in years, legislation that clear that Israel has the complete sup- tion—which I heard—from the last draws the line at a nuclear capable Iran un- port of the United States of America. speaker that this is not a view shared dermines the talks. Indeed, as Trita Parsi, a Israel has been one of the beacons of by this administration, I just want to leading expert on Iran points out, it is likely democracy in the neighborhood. It does rise and indicate how wrong such an that a negotiated deal with Iran under the

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Calling for ‘‘an expanded United States and the international community cultural and strategic partnership based on a role for Israel within the North Atlantic Treaty fully support such negotiations. common respect for democracy and a commit- Organization (NATO), including an enhanced Many experts agree that a preemptive mili- ment to the goal of creating a lasting peace in presence at NATO headquarters and exer- tary strike on Iran would only delay their nu- the Middle East. Today, that partnership is cises,’’ it reads like a dream for intervention- clear program. Top U.S. military officials such among the strongest shared by any two coun- ists and the military industrial complex. As I as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta have tries. have said many times, NATO should be dis- plainly stated that Iran has not acquired a nu- Israel exists in a geographical region of banded not expanded. clear weapon. Even former Israeli intelligence paramount economic and strategic importance This bill will not help the United States, it officials, including the former heads of the to the United States and the American people will not help Israel, and it will not help the Mid- Shin Bet and the Mossad, have joined the recognize that ensuring a safe and secure dle East. It will implicitly authorize much more chorus of top U.S. military brass in opposing Israel is in the long-term national security in- U.S. interventionism in the region at a time a preemptive military strike against Iran. terests of our country. when we cannot afford the foreign commit- Sustained, diplomatic engagement with Iran In support of the Israeli Government’s ef- ments we already have. It more likely will lead is the only way to achieve transparency and a forts to protect its people, the U.S. has helped to war against Syria, Iran, or both. I urge my nuclear-weapons free Iran. Any Congressional Israel develop a missile defense system; we colleagues to vote against this bill. effort to limit or undermine the President’s au- have committed ourselves to the task of pre- Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to thority to pursue diplomacy with Iran and to venting Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons; express my strong support for H.R. 4133, a encourage the use of military force against and the U.S. has led the way against attempts simple bill that will demonstrate our ongoing Iran must be opposed. to use international forums to delegitimize the commitment to Israel, and will enhance our ef- Mr. CAPUANO. Madam Speaker, I rise to State of Israel. forts to strengthen Israel’s own defensive ca- offer clarification of my views regarding H.R. It is in a similar vein that we consider H.R. pabilities. Our goal, like Israel’s own, is that 4133, the United States-Israel Enhanced Se- 4133 today. Israel can defend itself, by itself. This objective curity Cooperation Act of 2012. I voted in favor Among other things, this measure would al- of self-reliance is one of the elements that of this legislation, but I feel it is important to locate additional weaponry and munitions for makes Israel stand out. note some specific points. Israel in the wake of the withdrawal of United Israelis, from the very beginning, have un- First, I agree with the finding that highlights States forces from Iraq; expand Israel’s au- derstood that it is their own efforts that will ulti- recent instability in the Middle East-North Afri- thority to make purchases under the Foreign mately determine the future of their state. It is ca region in the wake of the Arab Spring. Military Financing program on a commercial this realization and an absolute determination When protests started 14 months ago, I spoke basis; encourage an expanded role for Israel about my hopes for peaceful transitions to de- to provide a better, safer future for their chil- within NATO; and require the President to mocracy, but I also cautioned that history dren that has enabled the Jewish state to suc- submit a report on the status of Israel’s quali- teaches it is often difficult to establish the rule ceed so magnificently in a region choked with of law and respect for human rights after au- tative military edge in light of current trends hatred and violence reserved for them alone. thoritarian governments are overthrown. We and instability in the region. Israel’s military superiority is a necessity be- By expressing our support for the economic all hoped that the desire for democracy would cause so many of Israel’s neighbors still will bring both peace and justice to a troubled re- and strategic security of Israel at this critical not accept Israel’s sovereignty and the right of gion, and I am saddened to see that political time in its history, we send an unambiguous the Jewish people to self-determination in their instability and, too often, a lack of respect for message about our unshakable commitment own historic homeland. Israel’s security need the rights of individuals and of minorities, are to the security of Israel. not come at the expense of the Palestinian beginning to have far-reaching effects. Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposi- people’s legitimate aspirations for independ- That said, I must note that while I am a tion to H.R. 4133, the United States-Israel En- ence and sovereignty. But those dreams of staunch supporter of Israel’s right to defend hanced Security Cooperation Act, which unfor- independence and sovereignty absolutely itself, H.R. 4133 ought to be more precise in tunately is another piece of one-sided and must not come at the expense of Israel’s se- its statement that it is U.S. policy to ‘‘provide counterproductive foreign policy legislation. curity. Israel the military capabilities necessary to This bill’s real intent seems to be more saber- As Iran continues to move toward a nuclear deter and defend itself by itself against any rattling against Iran and Syria, and it under- capability—that it must never, ever achieve— threats.’’ The bill does not specify which mines U.S. diplomatic efforts by making clear it is more critical than ever that we dem- party—the U.S. or Israel—makes the decision that the U.S. is not an honest broker seeking onstrate our support and commitment to regarding which capabilities may be nec- peace for the Middle East. Israel’s security, which this bill does. essary. The United States should always The bill calls for the United States to signifi- Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise in sup- maintain the final say when considering sale cantly increase our provision of sophisticated port of this legislation. or provision of its military capabilities. It is weaponry to Israel, and states that it is to be As a life-long supporter of our most impor- good that the bill states that Israel will ‘‘defend U.S. policy to ‘‘help Israel preserve its quali- tant ally in the Middle East, Israel, I am itself by itself,’’ which makes plain that no one tative military edge’’ in the region. pleased that the United States and Israel have is asking for U.S. troops to be committed to While I absolutely believe that Israel—and built a strong, unique and special relationship. the region through this bill. Hopefully, the time any other nation—should be free to determine I have had the pleasure of traveling to Israel will never come when that might be nec- for itself what is necessary for its national se- on many occasions, and I clearly understand essary. If it does, America will make that deci- curity, I do not believe that those decisions Israeli concern about Iran’s nuclear ambitions. sion based on the situation at the time. should be underwritten by U.S. taxpayers and These visits have only reinforced my strong In addition, Sec. 4(a)(3) contains the Sense backed up by the U.S. military. conviction that the world needs Israel to sur- of Congress that the U.S. should ‘‘allocate ad- This bill states that it is the policy of the vive and thrive for all that Israel represents ditional weaponry and munitions for the for- United States to ‘‘reaffirm the enduring com- and that Israel has the right to defend her citi- ward-deployed United States stockpile in mitment of the United States to the security of zens. The bill before us will do that by Israel.’’ I want to be clear that by no means do the State of Israel as a Jewish state.’’ How- strengthening existing channels of security co- I interpret this as an endorsement of forward- ever, according to our Constitution the policy operation between America and Israel, as well deployed American nuclear weapons in Israel. of the United States Government should be to as creating some new ones. Such an action would require the explicit au- protect the security of the United States, not to The political changes that are sweeping thorization of Congress under separate legisla- guarantee the religious, ethnic, or cultural through North Africa and the Middle East are tion. composition of a foreign country. In fact, our creating new uncertainties for the United Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise own Constitution prohibits the establishment of States and Israel. The revolutions that are un- in support of H.R. 4133, as a cosponsor of the any particular religion in the U.S. derway may not produce the much-hoped for

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And we know that conventional weap- retaliate by launching missiles on Israel and The Director of the Central Intelligence ons formerly in the late Colonel Qaddafi’s ar- terrorist-style attacks on United States civilian Agency from 2006 to 2009, Michael Hayden, senal have made their way into the hands of and military personnel overseas.’’ has been quoted as saying that airstrikes ca- extremists in the region. H.R. 4133 is another Despite the strong belief that Israeli military pable of seriously setting back Iran’s nuclear reminder to the region and the world that action against Iran would result in direct at- program were ‘‘beyond the capacity’’ of Israel, America will stand by Israel during these in- tacks on Americans and American interests, in part because of distance that aircraft would creasingly chaotic and uncertain times. many right-wing politicians seem to believe have to travel and the scale of the task, ac- Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, once that Americans and members of our armed cording to a February 19, 2012 New York again the U.S. House is acting on legislation, forces, after eleven years of war in Afghani- Times article entitled, ‘‘Iran Raid Seen as a this time H.R. 4133, to restate what has been stan and nine years of war in Iraq, are desir- Huge Task for Israeli Jets.’’ stated frequently in Congress, by President ous of a war with Iran precipitated by unilat- The same Times article states, ‘‘Israel has Obama, and by virtually every candidate run- eral Israeli military action. As one Middle East American-built F–15I and F–16I fighter jets ning for federal office in the United States: that expert stated, ‘‘Israel can commence a war that can carry bombs to the targets, but their the U.S. and the State of Israel have a special with Iran, but it may well take U.S. involve- range—depending on altitude, speed and pay- bilateral and a very important strategic rela- ment to conclude it.’’ load—falls far short of the minimum 2,000-mile tionship. Congress strongly supports the State Let me be clear, I do not want U.S. forces round trip . . . Israel would have to use air- of Israel and we demonstrate our support an- engaged in a war with Iran. My constituents borne refueling planes, called tankers, but nually by providing many billions of dollars in do not want a war with Iran. Clearly, I do not Israel is not thought to have enough.’’ direct taxpayer funded assistance to ensure want to see Iran developing nuclear weapons, The same article identifies ‘‘another major Israel’s security. As a former member of the but the Obama Administration and the inter- hurdle is Israel’s inventory of bombs capable State and Foreign Operations Appropriations national community are working to keep the of penetrating the Natanz (nuclear) facility, be- Subcommittee, I have helped to pass funding, pressure on the leadership in Tehran. lieved to be buried under 30 feet of reinforced often in excess of $3 billion in foreign aid, to In February and March of 2012, the neo- concrete, and the Fordo site, which is built into ensure Israel’s security. conservative ‘‘go to war with Iran’’ echo cham- a mountain. Assuming it does not use a nu- While Congress is ever mindful of Israel’s ber was appallingly reminiscent of 2002 when clear device, Israel has American-made GBU– security, we have a Constitutional duty to first the Bush Administration (along with many of 28 5,000 pound ‘bunker buster’ bombs that and foremost protect and defend the security the same conservative pundits who are sup- could damage such hardened targets, al- of the United States. No one is more aware of portive of an Israeli attack on Iran today) de- though it is unclear how far down they can this than President Obama. Over the past clared the definitive presence of weapons of go.’’ year, the Obama Administration has been mass destruction in Iraq a threat to U.S. na- By supplying air refueling tanks and bunker leading a coalition of nations to peacefully pre- tional security. The result of their deception is buster bombs to Israel that would then be vent Iran—through tough economic sanc- now well known. We have seen this same used in a military strike against Iran, the U.S, tions—from starting down the path to devel- march to war before, built on a foundation of would be explicitly supporting the military ac- oping a nuclear weapon. These sanctions are half-truths, distorted intelligence, and politically tion in the eyes of the Iranians and the world, working and they must be allowed to continue motivated deceit. even if Israel never notified the U.S. of its ac- to work. I fully support the efforts of the President Obama has called out those who tual intent to strike. Such a level of vulner- Obama Administration and our allies to keep would send other peoples’ sons and daughters ability and exposure on the part of the U.S. is the pressure on Iran. to war, but never put themselves in harm’s not tolerable. Israel is an ally, but their primary The Government of Israel has also been fo- way. Addressing the annual AIPAC con- interest is their own national security, not the cused on Iran and has articulated repeatedly ference in Washington on March 4, 2012, the security of the U.S. that a unilateral military strike against Iran is a New York Times reported President Obama On a final note, the fact that the New York possibility. According to the Washington Post as saying, ‘‘Already, there is too much loose Times referenced that Israel has the option of on February 2, 2012: talk of war. Over the last few weeks such talk using a ‘‘nuclear device’’ against the Iranian ‘‘U.S. officials fear being blindsided by an has only benefited the Iranian government by targets should be cause for tremendous alarm Israeli strike that could have widespread eco- driving up the price of oil, which they depend for Americans. Even the consideration of using nomic and security implications and might only on to fund their nuclear program. For the sake a nuclear weapon against Iran to prevent it delay, not end, Iran’s nuclear pursuit. of Israel’s security, America’s security and the from pursuing a nuclear weapons program ‘‘ ‘The Obama administration is concerned peace and security of the world, now is not should be categorically rejected by Israel, the that Israel could attack Iranian nuclear facili- the time for bluster.’’ U.S., and all nations committed to nuclear ties this year, having given Washington little or To be clear, an Iran armed with nuclear non-proliferation. The worst kept secret in the no warning,’ said Cliff Kupchan, a former State weapons would be a serious threat to the sta- world is that Israel possesses nuclear weap- Department official who specialized in Iran pol- bility of the Middle East and to the security of ons. The U.S. and this Congress should be icy during the Clinton administration and re- the United States and our allies. America’s top guaranteed that our ally, Israel, will never use cently returned from meetings with Israeli offi- intelligence analysts, however, have repeat- those weapons as a first-strike capability. cials. He said ‘Israel has refused to assure edly stated that there is no concrete evidence Israel’s security is important and I have Washington that prior notice would be pro- that Iran has yet decided to build a nuclear voted dozens of times to provide funds, weap- vided.’ bomb. In his January 2012 testimony before ons, and support. H.R. 4133 is more than ‘‘a ‘‘Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is one the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sense of Congress,’’ more than feelings. It of several administration officials to express Director of National Intelligence James Clap- sends a signal to the world that Israel should concern publicly that Israel is positioning itself per stated that ‘‘they are certainly moving on be provided with the military capacity by the for a surprise attack. Last month, the adminis- that path, but we don’t believe they have actu- U.S. to strike Iran. That I do not support. tration dispatched the Joint Chiefs chairman, ally made the decision to go ahead with a nu- Out of respect for the importance of the Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, to the Israeli capital clear weapon.’’ U.S.-Israel relationship I intend to vote for high level discussions about the possibility Yet today, the House of Representatives is ‘‘present’’ on H.R. 4133, but I must express of a unilateral Israeli strike. ‘Israel has indi- voting on H.R. 4133 which calls upon the U.S. my strong opposition to endorsing any actions cated they’re considering this, and we have in- to provide Israel with ‘‘defense articles and de- by a foreign power that could potentially drag dicated our concerns,’ Panetta told reporters.’’ fense services through such mechanisms as the U.S. into a military conflict with Iran. While Israel’s prime minister has not been appropriate, to include air refueling tankers, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam shy about the possibility of an Israeli military missile defense capabilities, and specialized Speaker, I will be voting today for H.R. 4133 strike, the consequences of such action would munitions.’ By providing this specialized mili- because I agree with its two basic premises. be significant for the U.S. According to the tary capacity—all required by Israel for an air- The alliance between the United States and New York Times on February 29, 2012, strike on Iran—the U.S. would be removing Israel, including military support, is of critical

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Israel, but to the United States and other na- commitment to Israel and the establishment of This bill performs three main functions: tions. We must ensure that we have every tool a peaceful relationship between Israel and One, expresses the sense of Congress that available at our disposal to dissuade if pos- Palestine. the U.S. should take actions to assist the de- sible and prevent if necessary the Iranian re- I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill, fense of Israel with advanced missile defense gime from developing nuclear weapons or the which expresses support for our strongest systems and intelligence sharing to improve capability to produce such weapons from Middle Eastern ally and is a matter of national counterterrorism and to protect it against Iran’s stockpiled materials and components. security for both Israel and the United States. growing nuclear threat. Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I am an un- Among these vital tools are a combination Two, requires the President to submit re- wavering supporter of Israel, therefore I speak of diplomatic and economic mechanisms of ports to Congress on the status of Israel’s mili- today more in sorrow than in anger. I first the sort that I have frequently supported in the tary edge in light of current trends and political want to express my esteem for my friend, the past—including the Iran Threat Reduction Act, instability in the region. which also passed with overwhelming bipar- gentleman from Maryland Mr. HOYER. I would like to support his legislation, H.R. 4133, the Three, extends the Administration’s authority tisan support earlier in this Congress—that to provide loan guarantees to Israel through have often exerted effective pressures on Iran, United States-Israel Enhanced Security Co- operation Act of 2012, but it is impossible for FY2015. The current loan guarantee program, hindering and deterring the development of begun in 2003, has served both nations well. nuclear capabilities. Military attacks on Iranian me to do so. As one who has consistently supported the freedom, independence and se- Israel has never defaulted on its loans and the facilities by American or Israeli forces must be Congressional Budget Office has scored this regarded as absolutely a last resort, fraught curity of the State of Israel since I was first sworn into this great body, I am deeply sad- provision at no cost. with potentially disastrous consequences, Madam Speaker, I have been to Israel on some quite predictable, some not yet imag- dened at the way this matter is being handled. There is much in this legislation which is many occasions, most recently last summer. ined. Every time I have an opportunity to visit, I am Yet this bill gives little weight or emphasis to good but there is much which is unwise and reminded of the close ties between our two critical diplomatic and economic measures and could lead us down a dark and difficult road. nations and the strong affinity and apprecia- at points comes perilously close to signaling I fear this legislation is drawn so that it could tion the Israeli people have towards the Amer- intent or support for the military option. In fact, be considered as a blueprint for going to war ican people’s friendship and support. the timing of this legislation risks being inter- with Iran. What are the limits on U.S. commit- My time in Israel has also served as a re- preted as a vote of ‘‘no-confidence’’ in our on- ments under this legislation? I can find none minder of the dangerous world that the people going efforts to engage diplomatically with in H.R. 4133, and this troubles me greatly. How would this impact our diplomatic efforts, of Israel face on a daily basis, from rocket at- Iran. Developments such as the so-called and our negotiations to halt Iran’s nuclear pro- tacks from Hezbollah and Hamas, to threats of ‘‘P5+1’’ meetings between the five permanent gram? Would this result in increased strife and nuclear attack by Iran, to suicide bombings members of the U.N. Security Council, Ger- instability in the Middle East? within their own cities and neighborhoods. many, and Iran—the next meeting of which is The answers to these questions remain un- scheduled to be held in Baghdad two weeks It is important that this Chamber say with a clear because there have been no legislative strong, unified voice that we stand with Israel from today—are critically important steps to- hearings on this matter, no factual record, and ward renewed engagement, with a lengthened during these difficult times. no committee report to consider. Everyone in As co-chair of the Democratic Israel Work- roster of partners and a tighter sanctions re- this chamber agrees that allowing Iran to ob- gime. One can hope that the resolve ex- ing Group, I call on Members from both sides tain a nuclear weapon is unacceptable and of the aisle to vote in support of this bipartisan pressed in H.R. 4133 might strengthen these that we should take every action to prevent efforts, but I fear that the bill’s timing and resolution. such an outcome. However, this does not Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, the some of its provisions may also threaten their mean that we should rush to vote on this leg- devaluation. United States-Israel Enhanced Security Co- islation, which has never been considered in operation Act, embodied in H.R. 4133, is an- Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to committee and could have grave con- express my strong support for H.R. 4133. other expression of the American commitment sequences for our national security, especially to our friend and ally, Israel. This commitment I am a proud co-sponsor of the United as our diplomats are engaged in the most deli- States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation is already clear and unequivocal. No ally re- cate of negotiations. ceives stronger assurances of support or more Act which states it is the policy of the United Experience comes from learning from one’s money over a sustained period of time. States to aid Israel, specifically with the pres- mistakes. I made a blunder when I voted for This resolution, however, is a missed oppor- ervation of Israel’s qualitative military edge the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which was hur- amid rapid and uncertain regional political ried and rushed through the House, and I tunity for Congress to show support for a com- transformation and the development of ad- vowed never to make the same error again. prehensive and balanced approach to Middle vanced technology programs between the Many members of this body also made a simi- East Peace and Israeli security. No amount of United States and Israel. The bill expresses lar mistake when this Congress voted to go to American military assistance will fully com- the sense of Congress that the United States war with Iraq based on faulty intelligence. The pensate for the lack of a productive and effec- should equip Israel with the necessary military international community is scheduled to have tive peace process. capabilities, in order to deter and defend itself direct discussions and negotiations with Iran A true statement of enhanced security and against any threats; veto any one-sided anti- on the nuclear issue at the end of the month. cooperation would at least reference the Israel resolutions at the United Nations Coun- At the very least we should wait to see the United States’ long standing expectation that cil; support Israel’s right to self-defense; and progress of those talks before issuing the Israel commit to dealing with their illegal set- promote peaceful negotiations between Israel edicts contained in this legislation today. tlements. Omissions such as these do no one and Palestine. Matters of war and national security should a service because, ultimately, they will have to Israel sets the example for the nations of be considered in all due diligence, and not be be a part of any lasting solution. the Middle East, as the only true democracy in rushed to the floor without the proper consid- The Obama administration has succeeded that region. For the past 63 years, Israel has eration. I urge everyone to take a step back in creating an unprecedented coalition to im- been a sanctuary of democracy and pluralism and consider what we are voting on, hold the pose the most aggressive sanctions on Iran, in a region dominated by authoritarian re- proper hearings, and have a truly deliberative ever. The increasing impact of these sanctions gimes. Israel is the only country in the Middle process before we rush off to another war and the significance of this broad coalition is East with free elections, a free press, freedom which our Nation can ill afford. a critical development and is a critical part of of religion, protection for minority rights and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam our security endeavors on which H.R. 4133 is other safeguards typical of a free society. The Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4133, the strangely silent.

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The un- Matheson Quigley Smith (TX) finished business is the vote on the mo- Matsui Rahall Smith (WA) and more secure Israel in the long-term. There McCarthy (CA) Rangel tion to suspend the rules and pass the Speier is no excuse for Congress not doing better McCarthy (NY) Reed Stark and as a result, I voted ‘‘present’’ on H.R. bill (H.R. 2072) to reauthorize the Ex- McCaul Rehberg Stivers 4133. port-Import Bank of the United States, McCollum Reichert Terry McCotter Renacci Thompson (CA) Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, on May and for other purposes, as amended, on McDermott Reyes Thompson (MS) which the yeas and nays were ordered. McGovern Ribble 9, 2012, the House of Representatives re- Thompson (PA) McIntyre Richardson affirmed our strong relationship with the State The Clerk read the title of the bill. Thornberry McKeon Richmond The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Tiberi of Israel and demonstrated our commitment to McKinley Rigell Israel’s right to defend itself, by passing H.R. question is on the motion offered by McMorris Rivera Tierney the gentleman from California (Mr. Rodgers Roby Tonko 4133 with 411 votes. Unfortunately, I was not Towns present at the time of the vote, but I would like GARY G. MILLER) that the House sus- McNerney Roe (TN) Meehan Rogers (AL) Tsongas to voice my support for Israel and this bill. pend the rules and pass the bill, as Meeks Rogers (KY) Turner (NY) Israel is a valued ally and friend of the United amended. Mica Rogers (MI) Turner (OH) The vote was taken by electronic de- Michaud Roskam Van Hollen States. It is in the national security of both Vela´ zquez vice, and there were—yeas 330, nays 93, Miller (MI) Ros-Lehtinen countries to ensure that Israel has the robust Miller (NC) Ross (AR) Visclosky defense needed to protect itself from many not voting 8, as follows: Miller, Gary Rothman (NJ) Walden threats within the region. H.R. 4133 guaran- [Roll No. 224] Miller, George Roybal-Allard Walsh (IL) Walz (MN) tees that the United States will aid Israel in Moore Runyan YEAS—330 Moran Ruppersberger Wasserman this defense and this bipartisan vote shows Ackerman Clay Griffith (VA) Murphy (CT) Rush Schultz that we will always stand firm on our commit- Aderholt Cleaver Grijalva Murphy (PA) Ryan (OH) Waters ments to this relationship. Again, I would like Alexander Clyburn Grimm Myrick Sa´ nchez, Linda Watt Altmire Coble Guinta Nadler T. Waxman to apologize for missing this important vote, Amodei Cohen Guthrie Napolitano Sanchez, Loretta Welch but I commend my colleagues for supporting Andrews Cole Gutierrez Neal Sarbanes Whitfield this vital alliance. Austria Connolly (VA) Hahn Nugent Schakowsky Wilson (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Baca Conyers Hanabusa Nunes Schiff Wilson (SC) Bachus Cooper Harper Olson Schilling Wittman MILLER of Michigan). The question is Baldwin Costa Hartzler Olver Schock Wolf on the motion offered by the gentle- Barletta Costello Hastings (FL) Owens Schrader Womack woman from Florida (Ms. ROSS- Barrow Courtney Hastings (WA) Pallone Schwartz Woolsey Bartlett Cravaack Hayworth Pascrell Scott (SC) Yarmuth LEHTINEN) that the House suspend the Barton (TX) Crawford Heinrich Pastor (AZ) Scott (VA) Yoder rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4133, as Bass (CA) Crenshaw Herrera Beutler Pearce Serrano Young (AK) amended. Becerra Critz Higgins Pelosi Sessions Young (FL) Benishek Crowley Himes The question was taken. NAYS—93 The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Berg Cuellar Hinchey Berkley Cummings Hinojosa Adams Hall Paul opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being Berman Davis (CA) Hirono Akin Hanna Paulsen in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Biggert Davis (IL) Hochul Amash Harris Petri Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- Bilbray Davis (KY) Holden Bass (NH) Heck Poe (TX) Bilirakis DeFazio Holt Black Hensarling Pompeo er, on that I demand the yeas and nays. Bishop (GA) DeGette Honda Blackburn Herger Posey The yeas and nays were ordered. Bishop (NY) DeLauro Hoyer Broun (GA) Huelskamp Price (GA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bishop (UT) Denham Hultgren Burgess Huizenga (MI) Quayle ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Blumenauer Dent Hurt Canseco Hunter Rohrabacher Bonamici DesJarlais Israel Chabot Jenkins Rokita ceedings on this question will be post- Bonner Deutch Issa Chaffetz Johnson (IL) Rooney poned. Bono Mack Diaz-Balart Jackson (IL) Coffman (CO) Johnson, Sam Ross (FL) Boren Dicks Jackson Lee Conaway Jones Royce f Boswell Dingell (TX) Culberson Jordan Ryan (WI) HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Boustany Doggett Johnson (GA) Duncan (SC) King (IA) Scalise Brady (PA) Dold Johnson (OH) Duncan (TN) Kingston Schmidt Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- Brady (TX) Doyle Johnson, E. B. Farenthold Labrador Schweikert er, I ask unanimous consent that when Braley (IA) Dreier Kaptur Fincher Lamborn Scott, Austin Brooks Duffy Keating Flake Lance Sensenbrenner the House adjourns today, it adjourn to Brown (FL) Edwards Kelly Fleischmann Landry Southerland meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Buchanan Ellison Kildee Fleming Lankford Stearns The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Bucshon Ellmers Kind Forbes Latta Stutzman objection to the request of the gentle- Buerkle Emerson King (NY) Foxx Marchant Sullivan Burton (IN) Engel Kinzinger (IL) Franks (AZ) McClintock Tipton woman from Florida? Butterfield Eshoo Kissell Gardner McHenry Upton There was no objection. Calvert Farr Kline Garrett Miller (FL) Walberg Camp Fattah Langevin f Gingrey (GA) Mulvaney Webster Campbell Fitzpatrick Larsen (WA) Gohmert Neugebauer West ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Cantor Flores Larson (CT) Gosar Noem Westmoreland Capito Fortenberry Latham Graves (GA) Nunnelee Woodall PRO TEMPORE Capps Frank (MA) LaTourette Griffin (AR) Palazzo Young (IN) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Capuano Frelinghuysen Lee (CA) Cardoza Fudge Levin NOT VOTING—8 ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Carnahan Gallegly Lewis (CA) Bachmann Green, Gene Slaughter will resume on motions to suspend the Carney Garamendi Lewis (GA) Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Sutton rules previously postponed. Carson (IN) Gerlach Lipinski Filner Scott, David Votes will be taken in the following Carter Gibbs LoBiondo Cassidy Gibson Loebsack b 1430 order: Castor (FL) Gonzalez Lofgren, Zoe H.R. 2072, by the yeas and nays; Chandler Goodlatte Long Messrs. GINGREY of Georgia, H.R. 4133, by the yeas and nays. Chu Gowdy Lowey HANNA, PALAZZO, and SULLIVAN Cicilline Granger Lucas The first electronic vote will be con- Clarke (MI) Graves (MO) Luetkemeyer changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ducted as a 15-minute vote. The re- Clarke (NY) Green, Al Luja´ n ‘‘nay.’’

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Young (AK) DesJarlais Kaptur Peterson Van Hollen Welch Young (FL) The result of the vote was announced Deutch Keating Petri Vela´ zquez West as above recorded. Diaz-Balart Kelly Pingree (ME) Visclosky Westmoreland Young (IN) Dicks Kildee Pitts A motion to reconsider was laid on NAYS—2 the table. Doggett Kind Platts Dold King (IA) Poe (TX) Dingell Paul Stated for: Doyle King (NY) Polis Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall Dreier Kingston Pompeo ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—9 224, I was away from the Capitol due to prior Duffy Kinzinger (IL) Posey Blumenauer Ellison McCollum Duncan (SC) Kissell Price (GA) Carson (IN) Jones Stark commitments to my constituents. Had I been Duncan (TN) Kline Price (NC) Edwards Lee (CA) Woolsey present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Ellmers Labrador Quayle Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Emerson Lamborn Quigley NOT VOTING—9 Speaker, on rollcall No. 224, had I been Engel Lance Rahall Bachmann Eshoo Kucinich Farenthold Landry Rangel Burton (IN) Filner Slaughter present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Farr Langevin Reed Donnelly (IN) Garamendi Stivers Fattah Lankford Rehberg f Fincher Larsen (WA) Reichert b 1438 Fitzpatrick Larson (CT) Renacci So (two-thirds being in the affirma- UNITED STATES-ISRAEL EN- Flake Latham Reyes tive) the rules were suspended and the HANCED SECURITY COOPERA- Fleischmann LaTourette Ribble Fleming Latta Richardson bill, as amended, was passed. TION ACT OF 2012 Flores Levin Richmond The result of the vote was announced The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Forbes Lewis (CA) Rigell as above recorded. Fortenberry Lewis (GA) Rivera finished business is the vote on the mo- Foxx Lipinski Roby A motion to reconsider was laid on tion to suspend the rules and pass the Frank (MA) LoBiondo Roe (TN) the table. bill (H.R. 4133) to express the sense of Franks (AZ) Loebsack Rogers (AL) Stated for: Frelinghuysen Lofgren, Zoe Rogers (KY) Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, on rollcall Congress regarding the United States- Fudge Long Rogers (MI) Israel strategic relationship, to direct Gallegly Lowey Rohrabacher 225, I was away from the Capitol due to prior the President to submit to Congress re- Gardner Lucas Rokita commitments to my constituents. Had I been ports on United States actions to en- Garrett Luetkemeyer Rooney present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Gerlach Luja´ n Roskam hance this relationship and to assist in Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I was Gibbs Lummis Ros-Lehtinen present during rollcall vote 225 on May 9, the defense of Israel, and for other pur- Gibson Lungren, Daniel Ross (AR) poses, as amended, on which the yeas Gingrey (GA) E. Ross (FL) 2012, but my vote was not recorded. I would and nays were ordered. Gohmert Lynch Rothman (NJ) have voted ‘‘yea’’ on passage of H.R. 4133, Gonzalez Mack Roybal-Allard the United States-Israel Enhanced Security The Clerk read the title of the bill. Goodlatte Maloney Royce The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gosar Manzullo Runyan Cooperation Act of 2012. Mr. STIVERS. Madam Speaker, on rollcall question is on the motion offered by Gowdy Marchant Ruppersberger Granger Marino Rush No. 225, I was unavoidably detained during the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Graves (GA) Markey Ryan (OH) the vote. Had I been present, I would have ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend Graves (MO) Matheson Ryan (WI) voted ‘‘yea.’’ the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Green, Al Matsui Sa´ nchez, Linda Green, Gene McCarthy (CA) T. f This will be a 5-minute vote. Griffin (AR) McCarthy (NY) Sanchez, Loretta The vote was taken by electronic de- Griffith (VA) McCaul Sarbanes b 1440 vice, and there were—yeas 411, nays 2, Grijalva McClintock Scalise TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGE- answered ‘‘present’’ 9, not voting 9, as Grimm McCotter Schakowsky Guinta McDermott Schiff SHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012 follows: Guthrie McGovern Schilling Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- [Roll No. 225] Gutierrez McHenry Schmidt Hahn McIntyre Schock imous consent that the Committee on YEAS—411 Hall McKeon Schrader the Judiciary be discharged from fur- Ackerman Black Carter Hanabusa McKinley Schwartz ther consideration of the bill (H.R. Adams Blackburn Cassidy Hanna McMorris Schweikert Aderholt Bonamici Castor (FL) Harper Rodgers Scott (SC) 4967) to prevent the termination of the Akin Bonner Chabot Harris McNerney Scott (VA) temporary office of bankruptcy judges Alexander Bono Mack Chaffetz Hartzler Meehan Scott, Austin in certain judicial districts, and ask for Altmire Boren Chandler Hastings (FL) Meeks Scott, David its immediate consideration in the Amash Boswell Chu Hastings (WA) Mica Sensenbrenner Amodei Boustany Cicilline Hayworth Michaud Serrano House. Andrews Brady (PA) Clarke (MI) Heck Miller (FL) Sessions The Clerk read the title of the bill. Austria Brady (TX) Clarke (NY) Heinrich Miller (MI) Sewell The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Baca Braley (IA) Clay Hensarling Miller (NC) Sherman REED). Is there objection to the request Bachus Brooks Cleaver Herger Miller, Gary Shimkus Baldwin Broun (GA) Clyburn Herrera Beutler Miller, George Shuler of the gentleman from North Carolina? Barletta Brown (FL) Coble Higgins Moore Shuster There was no objection. Barrow Buchanan Coffman (CO) Himes Moran Simpson The text of the bill is as follows: Bartlett Bucshon Cohen Hinchey Mulvaney Sires H.R. 4967 Barton (TX) Buerkle Cole Hinojosa Murphy (CT) Smith (NE) Bass (CA) Burgess Conaway Hirono Murphy (PA) Smith (NJ) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Bass (NH) Butterfield Connolly (VA) Hochul Myrick Smith (TX) resentatives of the United States of America in Becerra Calvert Conyers Holden Nadler Smith (WA) Congress assembled, Benishek Camp Cooper Holt Napolitano Southerland SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Berg Campbell Costa Honda Neal Speier This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Temporary Berkley Canseco Costello Hoyer Neugebauer Stearns Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of Berman Cantor Courtney Huelskamp Noem Stutzman 2012’’. Biggert Capito Cravaack Huizenga (MI) Nugent Sullivan Bilbray Capps Crawford Hultgren Nunes Sutton SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE OF Bilirakis Capuano Crenshaw Hunter Nunnelee Terry BANKRUPTCY JUDGES IN CERTAIN Bishop (GA) Cardoza Critz Hurt Olson Thompson (CA) JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. Bishop (NY) Carnahan Crowley Israel Olver Thompson (MS) (a) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY Bishop (UT) Carney Cuellar Issa Owens Thompson (PA) JUDGES AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 109–8.—

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(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 (d) PAYGO OFFSET EXPENDITURE LIMITA- bankruptcy judges authorized for the fol- U.S.C. 152 note) and extended by section TION.—$42 of the incremental amounts col- lowing districts by section 1223(b) of Public 1223(c) of Public Law 109–8 (28 U.S.C. 152 lected by reason of the enactment of sub- Law 109–8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) are extended note) for the district of Delaware, the dis- section (a) shall be deposited in a special until the applicable vacancy specified in trict of Puerto Rico, and the eastern district fund in the Treasury to be established after paragraph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy of Tennessee are extended until the applica- the date of enactment of this Act. Such judge for the respective district occurs: ble vacancy specified in paragraph (2) in the amounts shall be available for the purposes (A) The central district of California. office of a bankruptcy judge for the respec- specified in section 1931(a) of title 28, United (B) The eastern district of California. tive district occurs. States Code, but only to the extent specifi- (C) The district of Delaware. (2) VACANCIES.— cally appropriated by an Act of Congress en- (D) The southern district of Florida. (A) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 5th va- acted after the date of enactment of this (E) The southern district of Georgia. cancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for Act. (F) The district of Maryland. the district of Delaware— (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the (G) The eastern district of Michigan. (i) occurring more than 5 years after the amendments made by this section shall take (H) The district of New Jersey. date of the enactment of this Act, and effect 180 days after the date of enactment of (I) The northern district of New York. (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, this Act. (J) The eastern district of North Carolina. resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy SEC. 4. SUBSEQUENT REAUTHORIZATION. (K) The eastern district of Pennsylvania. judge, Prior to further reauthorization of any (L) The middle district of Pennsylvania. shall not be filled. judgeship authorized by this Act, the Com- (M) The district of Puerto Rico. (B) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 2d va- mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and (N) The district of South Carolina. cancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for House of Representatives shall conduct a re- (O) The western district of Tennessee. the district of Puerto Rico— view of the bankruptcy judgeships author- (P) The eastern district of Virginia. (i) occurring more than 5 years after the ized by this Act to determine the need, if (Q) The district of Nevada. date of the enactment of this Act, and any, for continued reauthorization of each (2) VACANCIES.— (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, judgeship, to evaluate any changes in all (A) SINGLE VACANCIES.—Except as provided resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy bankruptcy case filings and their effect, if in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), the judge, any, on filing fee revenue, and to require the 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy shall not be filled. Administrative Office of the Courts to sub- judge for each district specified in paragraph (C) EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE.—The mit a report to the Committee on the Judici- (1)— 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy ary of the Senate and House of Representa- (i) occurring more than 5 years after the judge for the eastern district of Tennessee— tives on bankruptcy case workload, bank- date of the enactment of this Act, and (i) occurring more than 5 years after the ruptcy judgeship costs, and filing fee rev- (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, date of the enactment of this Act, and enue. resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy The bill was ordered to be engrossed judge, and read a third time, was read the shall not be filled. judge, shall not be filled. third time, and passed, and a motion to (B) CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.—The 1st, 2d, and 3d vacancies in the office of a (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— reconsider was laid on the table. Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), bankruptcy judge for the central district of f California— all other provisions of section 3 of the Bank- (i) occurring 5 years or more after the date ruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, of the enactment of this Act, and note) and section 1223(c) of Public Law 109–8 AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the PRIATIONS ACT, 2013 temporary office of bankruptcy judges re- resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy GENERAL LEAVE judge, ferred to in paragraph (1). (c) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF THE BANKRUPTCY Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- shall not be filled. JUDGE AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 102–361 mous consent that all Members may (C) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 1st, 2d, 3d, FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CARO- and 4th vacancies in the office of a bank- have 5 legislative days in which to re- LINA.— ruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— vise and extend their remarks and in- (1) EXTENSION.—The temporary office of clude extraneous material on H.R. 5326, (i) occurring more than 5 years after the the bankruptcy judge authorized by section 3 date of the enactment of this Act, and of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 and that I may include tabular mate- (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, U.S.C. 152 note) for the middle district of rial on the same. resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy North Carolina is extended until the vacancy The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there judge, specified in paragraph (2) occurs. objection to the request of the gen- shall not be filled. (2) VACANCY.—The 1st vacancy in the office tleman from Virginia? (D) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.—The of a bankruptcy judge for the middle district There was no objection. 1st and 2d vacancies in the office of a bank- of North Carolina— ruptcy judge for the southern district of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (A) occurring more than 5 years after the ant to House Resolution 643 and rule Florida— date of the enactment of this Act, and (i) occurring more than 5 years after the XVIII, the Chair declares the House in (B) resulting from the death, retirement, the Committee of the Whole House on date of the enactment of this Act, and resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, judge, the state of the Union for the further resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy shall not be filled. consideration of the bill, H.R. 5326. judge, (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— Will the gentlewoman from Michigan shall not be filled. Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), (Mrs. MILLER) kindly resume the chair. (E) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The 1st, 2d, all other provisions of section 3 of the Bank- b 1442 and 3d vacancies in the office of a bank- ruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 ruptcy judge for the district of Maryland— note) remain applicable to the temporary of- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (i) occurring more than 5 years after the fice of the bankruptcy judge referred to in Accordingly, the House resolved date of the enactment of this Act, and paragraph (1). (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, itself into the Committee of the Whole SEC. 3. BANKRUPTCY FILING FEE INCREASE. resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy House on the state of the Union for the (a) BANKRUPTCY FILING FEES.—Section further consideration of the bill (H.R. judge, 1930(a)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is shall not be filled. amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting 5326) making appropriations for the De- (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— ‘‘$1,167’’. partments of Commerce and Justice, Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), (b) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM Science, and Related Agencies for the all other provisions of section 1223(b) of Pub- FUND.—Section 589a(b)(2) of title 28, United fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, lic Law 109–8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain ap- States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘55’’ and and for other purposes, with Mrs. MIL- plicable to the temporary office of bank- inserting ‘‘48.89’’. LER of Michigan (Acting Chair) in the ruptcy judges referred to in paragraph (1). (c) COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT OF MISCELLA- (b) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY NEOUS BANKRUPTCY FEES.—Section 406(b) of chair. JUDGES EXTENDED BY PUBLIC LAW 109–8.— the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1990 (28 The Clerk read the title of the bill. (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of U.S.C. 1931 note) is amended by striking ‘‘25’’ The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- bankruptcy judges authorized by section 3 of and inserting ‘‘33.33’’. mittee of the Whole rose earlier today,

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Nobody’s have an amendment at the desk. was so wrong, and essentially they lied been fired at the senior levels over The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- to Congress. It took months and there. We’re not just looking for some- port the amendment. months and months and months to get body to get fired; we’ve got to make The Clerk read as follows: to the point where they finally had to sure that it never, ever happens again. At the end of the bill (before the short rescind that letter, where they had to So I would encourage Members to title), insert the following: admit that this was a fundamentally support this amendment. We should do SEC. ll. None of the funds made available flawed program at its very core. so in a bipartisan way. by this Act may be used in contravention of Now, we’ve been seeking documents. I yield back the balance of my time. paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 1001(a) of We’ve been seeking information. We Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move title 18, United States Code. have issued subpoenas. We’ve been pa- to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tient beyond belief, but we’ve mostly from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. been stonewalled. That information minutes. Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Chair, one has not been forthcoming. What this Mr. FATTAH. There is nothing in the of the deep concerns that we have is amendment simply says is that they gentleman’s amendment that I think the investigation of Fast and Furious. will not be allowed to be able to use anyone could disagree with. The We have to remember that unfortu- Federal funds—taxpayer dollars—to amendment doesn’t speak about Attor- nately we lost one of our Border Patrol knowingly, willfully skirt the law and ney General Holder. It doesn’t speak agents who was out on patrol serving lie to Congress. about any particular matter that’s this Nation. He was killed with weap- Now, on February 4, 2011, I want to been referenced in the comments on ons that were distributed under a pro- remind Members, the Department of the floor. gram called Fast and Furious. Justice lied to Congress about the This is a sad case of government gone taxes used in Fast and Furious by b 1450 amok, making terrible, awful, deadly claiming Federal authorities make It just says that you can’t use dollars decisions; the administration know- ‘‘every effort to interdict weapons that provided under this act to give misin- ingly and willingly allowing guns to have been purchased illegally and pre- formation to the Congress. I think walk from gun shops—contrary to what vent their transportation to Mexico.’’ every Member should support this. U.S. law is—allowing nearly 2,000 weap- They denied the allegations that the I think, however, I want to, and I ons to be released out, knowing that Department facilitated in the illegal think many Members would separate these weapons would be given to the sale of guns to Mexican drug cartels. themselves from these accusations that drug cartels, knowing that giving these But on December 2, 2011, the Depart- are baseless. In fact, they’ve been in- guns to these very nefarious characters ment of Justice formally withdrew the vestigated, and there’s no evidence with the hope that maybe they would February letter because it was filled that the Attorney General provided pop up and we would find out who’s with misleading, fictitious, and false any misinformation to the Congress. In using these guns. Well, there are trag- statements. The December letter later fact, he’s testified seven times. He’s ic, desperate consequences to what went on to admit that Fast and Furi- provided thousands of documents. happened. ous was ‘‘a fundamentally flawed oper- And what we do know is that this What should be totally unacceptable ation.’’ Congress, under Republican control on both sides of the aisle is the idea What we’re saying is you should not and a Republican administration, and the notion that the Department of be able to use taxpayer funds to know- started endeavors to track illegal guns Justice would knowingly and willfully ingly and willfully subvert Congress. that were very similar to the operation lie to Congress. Senator GRASSLEY had You can’t lie to Congress and use tax- that’s been referred to, and some of presented the Department of Justice a payer dollars to do it. Surely that can those guns fell into the wrong hands. letter directly to Attorney General be bipartisan in its approach. But to attack Federal law enforce- Holder. Senator GRASSLEY directly All we ask is for the truth. In fact, ment that’s trying to catch bad guys, gave to Attorney General Holder a con- there were more than a dozen—in fact, who are operating sting operations, cern expressed in a letter that there more than two dozen Members of the even when they go poorly, I think, is were guns walking. It’s a term, it’s an Democratic Party serving in Congress just the wrong place for Federal law- expression that says we allow people to who sent a letter to the White House makers to be. I’m in support of Federal come in under straw purchasing— expressing the idea and the notion that law enforcement. And even if their which is illegal—to buy guns and weap- the administration should be open and policies in this particular way were ons for somebody else, and that despite forthright in providing this informa- wrong, and they’ve been corrected, what the ATF and the Department of tion to Congress, but it has not been that is, in fact, once the Attorney Gen- Justice were doing, they weren’t track- forthcoming. It has not been accurate. eral knew about it, he stopped it. Ev- ing these. They allowed these gun pur- In fact, it was a lie. eryone in the line of responsibility chases to happen in these gun shops, As we look to Brian Terry, who here, those have been removed. So and then they were let out in the great- served this country, we owe it to him when the gentleman suggests on the er Arizona area and allowed these guns and to his family to get to the truth of floor of the House that no one’s lost to walk. what happened in Fast and Furious. their job, no one’s been changed, that’s The consequences have been abso- And no taxpayer dollars should ever be entirely inaccurate. lutely tragic. We have a dead Border used to knowingly and willfully lie to But I do want to make this point. We Patrol agent, and the Mexican Govern- Congress. should be in support of Federal law en- ment estimates nearly 300 people have We as a body, as an institution, de- forcement. We should support them. died within Mexico. Very few of these serve to get to the bottom of this. We And to attack career ATF agents who weapons have been recovered. In fact, have not had all these answers. On are risking their lives trying to catch the Attorney General has testified that March 25, 2011, President Obama stood bad guys along the border, I think it’s there will be crimes committed with in an interview and told the world that the wrong way for us to proceed just these weapons in all likelihood for they would hold somebody responsible, because we want to go at this adminis- years to come. that Eric Holder wasn’t responsible for tration.

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There are entire We’re standing here today while ney General Holder, and I think in categories of documents that we do not whistleblowers who are trying to do many people’s minds, is one of the best have. what’s right for this government are that’s ever served in this position. We do not have a single email from being retaliated against. We’re stand- Regardless of what you think about the Attorney General of the United ing here today while families like the political appointees in the Depart- States after February 4, 2011. I want those of Agent Brian Terry, who was a ment, to attack career ATF agents for you to ask yourself how many emails victim of the Fast and Furious scandal, doing their job, while they risk their you have sent and received today. And Agent Jaime Zapata, a constituent of lives on behalf of the American citi- the number is zero from February 4, mine who was killed in the line of duty zens, I think, is the wrong thing to do. 2011, until present? in Mexico, and the families of many But I support the amendment. And Congressman CHAFFETZ is ex- Mexican citizens who were killed as a There’s nothing in this amendment at actly right. There was a demonstrably result of these gun-running operations all connected to these baseless allega- false letter sent to a Member of Con- with these weapons. tions, none of which have been proved. gress. And then the Department of Jus- This is an alarming trend in govern- And I think it’s wrong to come to the tice, that I actually value its reputa- ment that we have got to put a stop to. House, defame public servants, say tion—we have to have a Department of We do not need to be financing govern- that they’ve lied to the Congress, Justice that people respect. But the ment agencies. Our employees, the peo- when, in fact, there’s nothing in the Department of Justice took the un- ple’s employees, we do not need to be record that suggests that whatsoever. precedented step of having to withdraw paying them to stall, to lie, to mislead. With that, I yield back the balance of a letter sent to a Member of Congress It is absolutely unacceptable. my time. because it was demonstrably false. In the private sector, when an em- Mr. WOLF. I move to strike the req- On February 4, 2011, the Department ployee acts this way, we have a real uisite number of words. of Justice, on Department of Justice quick solution. We quit paying them The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman letterhead, mails a demonstrably false and we fire them. Unfortunately, it’s a from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- letter denying a tactic called little more complicated here in the utes. ‘‘gunwalking.’’ On the very same day, government, especially when you get Mr. WOLF. I rise in support of the the criminal chief of the Department of to a Cabinet-level official. amendment. Justice of the United States of Amer- Yes, we have our remedies. We have I think truthfulness and accuracy are ica is in Mexico advocating for the tac- contempt of Congress. We have crimi- essential components of any oversight tic of gunwalking. And somehow, we nal prosecution. And in the case of a process. And the amendment simply re- can’t ask the Department of Justice to Cabinet-level official like Mr. Holder, quires the Justice Department and all tell us who knew what when? it could eventually get to impeach- Federal agencies funded by this bill And the gentleman on the other side ment, depending what we find out. The provide only forthright and truthful of the aisle, Madam Chair, said every- Constitution provides the ultimate statements or representations. one has been punished. Madam Chair, remedy there. With that, I ask for a ‘‘yea’’ vote, and no one has been punished. There hasn’t But the lifeblood of the Federal bu- yield back the balance of my time. been a demotion. There hasn’t been a reaucracy is money. We have got to cut Mr. GOWDY. I move to strike the firing. There hasn’t been a sanction. off the money to the employees, like last word. There hasn’t been a frowny face on a Eric Holder, who stonewall, at best, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman performance evaluation. There’s been and lie, more likely. We need govern- from South Carolina is recognized for 5 nothing. ment officials who own up to their mis- minutes. So I’m going to say what I said yes- takes. Mr. GOWDY. Madam Chair, I was not terday, Madam Chair. This is not just My colleague here, Mr. GOWDY, was going to talk because I talked yester- another Department in someone’s Cabi- talking about the fact there’s not a day on Fast and Furious, and Rep- net. This isn’t just some other political single email after a certain date for resentative CHAFFETZ did a wonderful appointee. This is the Attorney Gen- Mr. Holder. I’d like to remind the Chair job. But, Madam Chair, I cannot stand eral for the United States of America. and the American people that what here while demonstrably false insinu- It is the Department of Justice. If they gets you in this country, 9 times out of ations are leveled. cannot comply with a lawfully-exe- 10, is the coverup. The American people I worked for the Department of Jus- cuted subpoena, then there should be are willing to live with a mistake, but tice for 6 years. I worked with ATF for sanctions, just like there would be for they are not willing to live with a liar, 16 years. I’ll put the respect that I have me or you. and this amendment cuts off funding to for Federal law enforcement and Fed- So I urge support for Representative the liars in our Federal Government. So I urge my colleagues to support this eral prosecutor up against anybody in CHAFFETZ’s amendment. this body. I yield back the balance of my time. bill. It may well be that the documents Mr. FARENTHOLD. I move to strike I yield back the balance of my time. we haven’t gotten clear all the senior the last word. b 1500 DOJ officials. How will we possibly The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. GOSAR. I move to strike the last know that if he continues to withhold from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. word. documents? Mr. FARENTHOLD. Madam Chair- The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. CAPITO). So, Madam Chair, let me just ask man, I rise in support of this amend- The gentleman from Arizona is recog- this. To the average citizen who gets a ment because I’m seeing what I con- nized for 5 minutes. grand jury subpoena or a subpoena for sider to be an alarming trend in gov- Mr. GOSAR. I am from Arizona, and documents or to compel their presence, ernment right now. We have Eric Hold- I am proud to rise in support of this what would happen if they ignored it? er in Fast and Furious, the Justice De- amendment because no other State has Madam Chair, what would happen if partment failing to cooperate with suffered the consequences like we have you got a jury summons and you just multiple committees of this Congress. in Arizona and will continue to. decided you weren’t going to show up? Right now, as we speak, there’s a Let’s think of the ramifications of What would happen to the average cit- hearing going on in the Oversight and what transpired here. We did not follow

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proper protocol in allowing guns to not simply to live up to the letter but also FARENTHOLD—there are so many people walk. We didn’t even know where they the spirit of this law . . . The government in this body—and I appreciate my col- were—and we still don’t know where should not keep information confidential league from South Carolina, who are merely because public officials might be em- they are—and yet Arizona will suffer barrassed by disclosure, because errors and passionate about this issue. I urge all the consequences of those guns on our failures might be revealed, or because of Members to vote in favor of this side of the border. Let’s take a look at speculative or abstract fears. amendment. the other aspect. What about the Mexi- This country should be embarrassed Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. can people? Where is the outcry? Where by what is happening in Fast and Furi- Madam Chairman, I yield back the bal- is the justice? Here we’ve had the His- ous. My challenge to Members on both ance of my time. panic people who have lost over 300 sides of the aisle is to stand up and The Acting CHAIR. The question is people to this impropriety—and it was have the integrity to say that we have on the amendment offered by the gen- overseen by the Federal Government a dead U.S. agent and that we have a tleman from Utah (Mr. CHAFFETZ). and the Department of Justice? This is Department of Justice that lied to Con- The question was taken; and the Act- outrageous. gress. Where are the guts in this body ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- I am glad that what we’re doing is to stand up and say we’re not going to peared to have it. defunding this aspect in order to make put up with that, that we’re going to Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Chair, I de- sure that we know what’s right and demand that these documents be pro- mand a recorded vote. what’s wrong and in order to hold peo- vided to Congress? We know, because The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ple accountable for the cover-up that the inspector general within the De- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- has occurred. But think about it. Have partment of Justice has said, they have ceedings on the amendment offered by we ever seen something of this atroc- 80,000 documents. They’ve given Con- the gentleman from Utah will be post- ity? We’ve actually overstepped the gress about 7,000 of those documents. poned. oversight and sovereignty of the Mexi- This is the test of principle. This is the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TIERNEY can Government. test of integrity. When you can’t stand Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairwoman, What we need are answers. The up and take on your own party, that’s I have an amendment at the desk. American people need the answers, and a lack of guts. This Congress has got to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- the folks from Arizona need the an- stand up for itself and demand that port the amendment. swers. We want to make sure that these documents be released. The Clerk read as follows: I would encourage Members on both those who are accountable are held per- At the end of the bill (before the short fectly to that standard like everybody sides of the aisle, at the very least, to title), insert the following new section: else. Yes, we have not seen the docu- vote for this amendment. I can’t imag- SEC. lll. For ‘‘Department of Justice, mentation. The other side says that we ine any reason why anybody would State and Local Law Enforcement Assist- have seen the documentation and that deny the passage of this amendment. ance’’ for the John R. Justice Prosecutors everybody has been held accountable. We’re not going to allow taxpayer dol- and Defenders program, as authorized by the first section 3001 of title I of the Omnibus That’s wrong. That’s absolutely wrong. lars to be used to lie to Congress. Un- fortunately, we have been lied to. That Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 Take it from somebody from Arizona (42 U.S.C. 3797cc–21) (relating to loan repay- who has had to live under this Depart- is the reason we have to offer this amendment. It’s embarrassing that we ment for prosecutors and public defenders), ment of Justice. We want to make sure have to even get to this point. there is hereby appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this Act for that we have accountability. Madam Chair, Brian Terry’s family Last but not least, what about the ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- expects it, and the integrity of this tration, Science’’ for Mars Next Decade is Brian Terry family? When we look at body demands it. Regardless of whether the whole oversight of this egregious hereby reduced by, $10,000,000. it’s Republican or Democrat, we cannot The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman operation, did it have to take the life rest until we get to the bottom of that. from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 of a brave soldier, Brian Terry? That’s You can make the case that part of what it took to even come to this situ- this started with President Bush. We minutes. ation. It cannot be repeated. Abso- don’t know what’s in these documents; Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairwoman, lutely, it cannot be repeated. but with the separation of powers, it’s this bipartisan amendment is offered I am glad that my colleague has of- imperative that we get to the bottom with Mr. GOWDY of South Carolina. It fered this amendment to make sure of this and that we hold people ac- provides very clearly $10 million for that we do not give funding for those countable—and not just the lowest the John R. Justice Student Loan Re- who are in the Department of Justice level of people down at the ATF. payment Program. and, if they do, that they are held to They’ve been dismissed. They’ve been It is unfortunate that we know many the letter of the law. harassed. Thank goodness for those law school student graduates accept I yield back the balance of my time. whistleblowers who stood up and did jobs as prosecutors and as public de- Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. I the right thing. But at the senior level, fenders, but they don’t stay on the jobs move to strike the last word. the senior people at the Department of very long because the compensation is The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Justice, they have not been held ac- at such a low level, and their debt bur- recognized for 5 minutes. countable. President Obama said in dens from college and from law school Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. I these remarks that he would. On March are so high that they end up leaving yield to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. 25, he went on Univision and promised and going on to more lucrative pas- CHAFFETZ). that they would. It has not happened. tures because the private firms, obvi- Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Chair, I If we get stonewalling on the other ously, have more resources with which want to quote President Obama in his side of the aisle—without your sup- to recruit and retain than do public de- first remarks as President of the port—we will do a disservice to this fenders and district attorneys’ offices United States: country; we will do a disservice to this around the country. Transparency and the rule of law will be body, and we will not get to the truth. Oftentimes, the students tell me they the touchstones of this Presidency . . . I will I promise you, when there is a Repub- would like to stay in these offices. Ob- also hold myself as President to a new stand- lican President, I will stand with you viously, the district attorneys tell us ard of openness . . . But the mere fact that and will demand the openness and on a regular basis that they have such you have the legal power to keep something transparency that this body deserves. a difficult time training people and secret does not mean you should always use getting them to stay so that they can it. The Freedom of Information Act is per- I’ve done it. I’ve challenged my own haps the most powerful instrument we have party. Have the guts, have the for- do a good job. Both public defenders for making our government honest and titude, to do the right thing. and district attorneys, people on both transparent and of holding it accountable; I appreciate Chairman ISSA, Rep- sides of any particular case, under- and I expect members of my administration resentative GOWDY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. stand the importance of that judicial

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She would come home and lament the Ryan budget comes and the other that and those public defenders so that the fact that defendants could pick any budget comes, we’re actually increas- they can get people to stay at least 3 lawyer they wanted to defend them, ing this from $4 million to $10 million, years so that the training doesn’t just but the victims of crime were stuck which I think every other program get turned around and go to waste. It with the district attorney. Her message would just say, I don’t quite under- allows people to stay on and use their to me, the lesson she was trying to im- stand. Secondly, the Senate put in $4 experience and make the system work press on me, is that crime victims have million. Maybe we can talk as we move better. a right to have a good attorney, too. on. I believe that it’s a good idea. It has If you fast forward a couple of years, I was looking to see if Mr. SCHIFF was worked in the past for the Federal I went to law school, and I became a here or Mr. CULBERSON was here. This agencies, for the executive branch at- district attorney. I tried to hire people was part of a delicate compromise with torneys. It has demonstrated great suc- to come help me do a good job for regard to the Mars program and the cess in their recruitment and reten- Europa program. The committee took tion. When this aspect was funded just crime victims. Madam Chairwoman, I was hiring primarily at that time great pains to ensure that NASA a couple of years ago, 1,647 prosecutors science funding reflected the planetary and 1,226 public defenders across the young female prosecutors—Cindy Crick, Kim Leskanic, Jenny Wells, science priorities and goals of the Na- country received assistance under the tional Academy of Science and in- program’s 2010 allocation. That, in Susan Porter—many of whom had up to $70,000 in student loan debt, could have cluded the development of sample re- turn, is a claim by all of the people in- turn missions to Mars. It’s the Decadal volved as having made a tremendous and should have gone into private prac- tice and paid their loans back and Survey. To take this out of that, when difference in their abilities to have it was so difficult, I think would be a their offices function at the high level made a lot of money. But something within them wanted to stand up for mistake. that is necessary. Such a mission would represent an Now, it’s a difficult time. If we’re rape victims and criminal domestic vi- olence victims and child sex assault unprecedented scientific undertaking going to take this money and appro- and enable the next fundamental ad- priate it in this fashion, we, unfortu- victims. So they sacrificed the lure of vance of Mars science and ensure that nately, have to find those resources private practice to come to public serv- America’s undisputed leadership in somewhere else. We have recommended ice. Mars exploration remains unchanged. an offset with a modest reduction to Madam Chairwoman, it is not with- This is the imaginative part of the the Mars Next Decade program. That out irony that the program that my space program. Mars Next Decade program will still friend from Massachusetts speaks of is Two weeks ago, when the shuttle get over $100 million more in the bill named after a man named John R. Jus- flew over Washington and this build- than it otherwise would have gotten. tice, who was a solicitor district attor- ing, literally everyone went outside to The House report notes a concern that ney in South Carolina. He represented look at it. This was one of the most there is a question about whether or the poorest solicitors judicial circuit in imaginative and creative things for not the Mars Next Decade program has the State. They were understaffed and America to continue to be number one actually accomplished one of the re- overworked. He used to tell me, Madam in space. I would tell the gentleman I quirements of getting a sample and re- Chairwoman, that he was just sticking would hope we would vote it down, par- porting. There is even language in the his fingers in the hole of the dam to try ticularly with $4 million last year and bill that puts off any expenditure of to keep the water from coming when the Senate is at $4 million. The these moneys until such a report is through. But the solicitor justice—God Senate has $781 million more money in made to the National Research Council rest his soul—had a vision of trying to allocation than we had. And for us to and they’re allowed to move forward. encourage people to want to do some- jump this up when other programs thing as noble as be a prosecutor in b 1510 have been severely hit—I don’t know South Carolina. The $150 million that is in the Mars how Mr. FATTAH would feel. We could So whereas I usually stand off and I Next Decade budget is still sizeable and try to work as we go to conference and talk about cutting this and cutting on board with what was in the Presi- all, but I would hope that we could that, law and order, prosecution, re- dent’s request, and still allows the pro- vote this down, particularly since it spect for the rule of law are core func- gram to move forward. I think it is a takes it from Mars. And I will give the tions of government. And as much tradeoff that’s fair. And I think Mr. gentleman my assurance to move money as we spend on other programs, GOWDY agrees with me, that as painful ahead and see what we can do to it, but surely to goodness we can find a little as it may be to take from one area, not take it from Mars. bit of money to help relieve the stu- that programs will still march on, we’ll With that, I yield back the balance of dent loan obligations of women and still have $78 million more than the my time. men who are prosecuting while they’re President requested. But if we don’t do Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move sitting across the table from criminal anything, the John R. Justice program to strike the last word. offense attorneys who make 5 to 7 to 10 will have nothing. District attorneys The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman times their salary. Surely we can do and public defenders, our court systems from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 that, and surely we can give the vic- across the Nation won’t have the abil- minutes. tims of crime as good a lawyer as the ity to have well-trained people being Mr. FATTAH. I join my colleague, defendants of crime get. recruited and retained and making our the chairman. I would urge my colleagues to give system work. So that’s the premise I appreciate the offering of the very serious consideration to the John here. amendment; however, I’m opposed to Madam Chairwoman, we ask that our R. Justice Scholarship program for the offset. We have a need to have loan colleagues support this amendment. public defenders and prosecutors. forgiveness for public servants, both in With that, I yield back the balance of With that, I yield back the balance of terms of law enforcement and prosecu- my time. my time. tors, but teachers, police officers—you Mr. GOWDY. Madam Chair, I move to Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I rise in can go through a whole range. In fact, strike the last word. opposition to the amendment. embodied in the reconciliation act that

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And I would hope that we’ll So while I sympathize with the desire ed to the level that we’re able to do so have an opportunity to work together of the gentleman from Massachusetts that we can move both of those things. on this because I do think if we had $4 to plus-up the program that he sup- So either way this motion goes, I million last year, we can continue to ports—and I support it, too—the offset hope that if we win on this case, that find additional resources as we go to would be devastating, devastating to we argue strongly to hold that number conference. We are hamstrung by a the brilliant people that work in this in the conference and then work to do lower allocation, which means some of area, devastating to all those around something with the Mars program. the things that Members may be inter- the country that love planetary science People feel strongly about that. Should ested in are going to have a lower fund- and that are going to be watching this motion not prevail, then I hope ing level as this bill leaves the House breathlessly on August 5 as Curiosity that our chairman and our ranking but a higher funding level when it lands on the Martian surface and sends member and others will work hard in leaves conference. So it’s part of the back new information about one of our conference to make sure that the John process, and I appreciate the amend- neighbors in the solar system. R. Justice Program is not reduced to ment. I hope that the gentleman would I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the amend- zero because I have heard everybody consider working with me and the ment. I urge us to continue to push the here talk now about how they think it chairman as we go forward, if your de- envelope of our understanding of the is a good program and that we move sire is to actually find resources for universe. And we just simply cannot forward and we fund it so that the sys- this important endeavor. choose this as an offset, such a valu- tem can work the way it was intended Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Chair, I move to able national treasure as the Mars pro- to work. strike the last word. gram. Mr. HOLT. I yield to the gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman I yield back the balance of my time. from South Carolina. from California is recognized for 5 min- Mr. HOLT. I move to strike the req- Mr. GOWDY. Madam Chairwoman, I utes. uisite number of words. would just say, again, that really in Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Chair, I rise in The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman times of prosperity, we should be hav- strong opposition to the amendment from New Jersey is recognized for 5 ing conversations about the size and and urge my colleague to withdraw the minutes. the scope of government. And of course amendment and work with us on this Mr. HOLT. I yield to my friend from you have to have it in times of aus- issue. Massachusetts. terity. As a former U.S. attorney, I have the Mr. TIERNEY. I thank the gen- I just view the criminal justice sys- greatest respect and support for loan- tleman. tem, law enforcement, prosecutors as a forgiveness programs of this nature. It I think it is reprehensible, actually, core function of government, whether is absolutely a worthwhile cause. But that the majority has chosen to go it’s State government or Federal Gov- the Mars program was devastated by with the Ryan budget numbers over ernment. And we want to incentivize the administration’s budget. the agreement that was reached last and encourage good people who are not This is one of the crown jewels of August. I think it has put the chair- hamstrung by debilitating student planetary science. In fact, the whole man and ranking member and the loans to go pursue that, as opposed to planetary science budget was deci- members of that committee in a ter- just going into private practice where mated by the administration in its pro- rible position. We can see it just by the they can make money. posal. Thankfully, through the work of juxtaposition of two programs here I have lived it. I have seen what it the chairman and the ranking member, that obviously people think have merit can do for our office, and I would hope the planetary science budget has been on this aspect. that my colleagues would give favor- restored, and part of what has been As much as taking $10 million from able consideration to it. And if not, I taken out of the Mars program has the amount of money that otherwise take the chairman and the ranking been restored. Nevertheless, the Mars would have gone to the Mars program member at their word that they’ll give program was cut by hundreds of mil- would leave them $10 million less than it a look at the appropriate time. lions, and we have a long way to go to they would have had, but $78 million Mr. HOLT. I yield back the balance have a healthy Mars program. more than otherwise was in there. of my time. As we speak, one of the most difficult Doing nothing with respect to this mo- The Acting CHAIR. The question is missions ever undertaken, the Mars tion would lead to our Justice program on the amendment offered by the gen- Science Laboratory, is on its way to with zero dollars in the House budget. tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. TIER- the Martian surface. This will be path- So I am thinking that we’ll take a NEY). breaking in terms of its scientific re- vote here; and if we pass, I hope that The question was taken; and the Act- turn. This is an area where we are sec- the committee is able to work with the ing Chair announced that the noes ap- ond to none in the world. No one else Senate to bring the Mars program back peared to have it. has the skills to enter the Martian at- to where people want it to be. I am Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Chairwoman, mosphere, descend, and land on Mars. hoping from what I have heard here I demand a recorded vote. That is an incredible talent pool that that people think there is merit to our The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to can make that possible. At a time district attorneys and our public de- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- when we have to go hat in hand to the fenders as having some money in their ceedings on the amendment offered by Russians to get a ride to the space sta- accounts so that they can have good the gentleman from Massachusetts will tion, but we are still the unquestioned qualified people moving our justice be postponed. leader in planetary science, with the system forward, and they will take Mr. ROHRABACHER. I move to Mars program leading the way, we do care of that in conference. strike the last word. not need to decimate the Mars program But one way or the other, we need to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman further. know that taking a program and put- from California is recognized for 5 min- Thanks to the work of Chairman ting it down to zero at a time when our utes. WOLF and Ranking Member FATTAH, we justice system is crying out for fair- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Chair- are on the path to restoring this great ness and crying out for the tools to op- man, I rise today to engage in a col- program so that we can continue on erate appropriately for our district at- loquy on NASA’s Commercial Crew the road that we’re on where we are torneys throughout the country as well Program. The chairman has shown

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I have an amend- amendment and to prohibit DOJ from mittedly, have some concerns about ment at the desk. using taxpayer funds. that language. I believe it makes a The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- With that, I yield back the balance of flawed comparison between Commer- port the amendment. my time. cial Crew Program partners and the en- The Clerk read as follows: Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment and move ergy firm Solyndra. In addition, it re- At the end of the bill (before the short quires an immediate down-select to a title), insert the following: to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman single-program partner, which I do not SEC. ll. None of the funds made available believe is the best path to move for- by this Act may be used to defend against from California is recognized for 5 min- ward. any action challenging— utes. Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Chair, I’m not That being said, I do understand and (1) any provision of Public Law 111–148 or any provision of title I or subtitle B of title sure that I understand the basis of the agree with many of the chairman’s II of Public Law 111–152; or amendment that we should defund the concerns that I know were underlying (2) any amendment to a provision of law Justice Department from any effort to this language. For example, NASA has made by any provision described in para- defend a law if the polling indicates not shared a clear, comprehensive man- graph (1). that it is unpopular at the moment. agement plan for the program despite The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman The polling on the health care reform repeated requests. Instead, they have from Tennessee is recognized for 5 min- law has varied since its enactment. At made inconsistent and confusing state- utes. times it has enjoyed majority support; ments about the program’s purpose, Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Chair- at times it has enjoyed minority sup- timeline, design, costs, and procure- man, this is a very straightforward port. Almost entirely throughout the ment benefits. amendment. What it says is that you period since its passage, if you ask peo- Although the committee has defined cannot use taxpayer funds to defend ple whether they support the compo- one possible management approach in ObamaCare, PPACA, the Affordable nents of the health care reform law, response to these concerns, I hope that Care Act. And there is a reason for Americans overwhelmingly say that we will be able to discuss some alter- doing this, for bringing this amend- they do. native approaches that both address ment forward. But, nonetheless, is this really the the management problems within If you will look at today’s Gallup basis that we want to make whether we NASA and allow the achievement of Poll, the May 9, 2012, Gallup Poll, this can defend the constitutionality of a the agreed-upon goals of the program. is what you would find in that poll: 72 law, and that is: What do the polls say? With that in mind, I am willing to percent of all Americans believe this If so, then perhaps we ought to broaden work with NASA to help come up with law is unconstitutional. They want to the gentlewoman’s amendment to say a new plan that will do just that. And see this law off the books. And that in- that, whenever a law is unpopular in I would be pleased to work with the cludes 56 percent of Democrats and 94 the country, we should refuse to allow chairman on these issues in order to go percent of Republicans that were the Justice Department to support its forward. polled. constitutionality. In fact, many of the At this time, I yield to my good So, Madam Chairwoman, what we laws that we pass here are not always friend, the gentleman from Virginia, find is individuals saying, We don’t popular. Sometimes they’re the right the chairman of the CJS Sub- like this. We don’t want it on the thing to do, and sometimes they’re the committee. books. We hope the Supreme Court hard thing to do. I would imagine that Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman finds it unconstitutional. some of the decisions that we make on from California (Mr. ROHRABACHER) for b 1530 the debt ceiling and other things, if we yielding and for outlining the concerns put them to a poll, would be very un- Indeed, many of us feel it will be that a number of people have about popular but, nonetheless, necessary. found to be unconstitutional. And what this program. Are we going to say that because we’re doing is saying to the Depart- I believe that, despite our dif- they’re unpopular at the moment that ment of Justice, You cannot use tax- ferences—and it may not really be that they’re, therefore, for no other reason, payer funds to defend this law. We much of a difference—we share a com- unconstitutional? I don’t think so. mon goal of providing reliable domes- know that that is the right step to We have a Justice Department that tic access to the space station in the take because it is important that we studies the constitutionality of laws to fastest and most cost-effective manner. defend and prevent DOJ activism. Cer- determine, in their best judgment, We are paying the Russians $60 million tainly, you have heard Members stand whether something is consistent with a seat to get there. So we want to get on this floor today and talk about the the Constitution, and I don’t think we there as fast as we can for the lowest activism that exists in that Depart- want to be in the business of telling cost that we can so we can utilize that ment. So taxpayer funds should not be the Justice Department not to defend a space station, which cost us $100 bil- used to defend this law. law because of what a particular poll lion. Now, some of you may feel like might say. I know the gentleman is a staunch you’ve heard this before, and, indeed, With that, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the supporter of commercial spaceflight. you have. The Republican Study Com- amendment and yield back the balance And if the gentleman believes that he mittee has brought this idea previously of my time. can get NASA to come up with a clear- as we have had continuing resolutions. Mr. KING of Iowa. I move to strike er and more reasonable plan, we want We feel that it is appropriate. This is the last word. to work with him. We look forward to not a bill the American people have The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is discussing results as we move forward wanted. It is a law that is too expen- recognized for 5 minutes. with the process. And I will tell him sive to afford. Indeed, we have seen Mr. KING of Iowa. Thank you, that we will work together. that as we’ve reviewed appropriations, Madam Chair. Mr. ROHRABACHER. Thank you as we’re looking at Health and Human In listening to the presentation by very much, Mr. Chairman. Services, as we’re looking at CMS. the gentlelady from Tennessee and the And let me just note that both of us What we’re staying to DOJ is, You can- rebuttal by the gentleman from Cali- are committed to making sure this not use taxpayer money to defend this fornia, I’d make the point that it isn’t

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I thank the gentleman it, says that none of the funds may be preme Court, as a public and a people, for yielding, and I’ll be very brief. used to defend challenges to the Afford- to make that decision. We do so under I just want to say that I concur with able Care Act by the Justice Depart- Marbury, which is something over a my colleague’s points, to a point. As ment. Aside from the fact that none of couple of centuries old. my colleague acknowledges, we take the funds are going to be used because But in the final analysis of the bal- an oath to defend the Constitution. the argument has already been heard ance of powers, in the end, it’s the peo- The administration, the executive by the Supreme Court—it’s past tense; ple that decide what’s constitutional, branch, also takes an oath to defend the Court is going to decide one way or not the Supreme Court. And I say that the Constitution. another—this seems to me a little late. because we have the authority here in Effectively, what this amendment All the arguments in Court have al- this Congress to control funding, as the would do is say we are going to defund ready been heard, and therefore, gentlelady from Tennessee has in her the Justice Department’s ability to un- they’re not going to spend anymore amendment that comes out. And dertake and fulfill its oath to defend money doing that. The Court will de- there’s a reason for that. the Constitution. If the Justice Depart- cide it’s constitutional or it’s not con- We have many debates on constitu- ment disagrees with some Members of stitutional. The argument already oc- tionality here in this Congress on this Congress about what their oath to the curred. The money has already been floor. It’s our obligation to do that. It’s Constitution requires, we are going to spent. So I don’t see the point of this. our constitutional obligation to do so. defund their ability to follow through. And this discussion about ObamaCare I don’t think that’s really where we and its unconstitutionality has gone want to be because, plainly, the Justice b 1540 well beyond the Chambers here. Many Department feels the law is constitu- But putting that aside, what this of us raised these issues 2 years and a tional. They believe it’s their obliga- says in effect is Congress passed a law. month or so ago about the unconsti- tion to uphold the Constitution. And to Any law that Congress passes has a tutionality of ObamaCare. We now see say that we’re going to defund their presumption of constitutionality. And that at least 26 States have brought ability to follow through on that, I this says that the Justice Department suit. It is before the Supreme Court to don’t think that is good policy. shall not defend the Constitution or a be decided. Tens of billions of dollars of On that basis as well, I would urge a law duly passed by Congress because a good money has already been thrown ‘‘no’’ vote subsequent Congress doesn’t agree. after a bad policy and an unconstitu- Mr. KING of Iowa. Will the gen- Well, if a subsequent Congress doesn’t tional policy, and now we’re on the tleman yield? agree with what the previous Congress cusp of getting word from the Supreme Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman. does, we should repeal the law, and Court. Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- then there would be nothing to defend. But whether or not the Supreme tleman for yielding. But if you don’t have the votes to re- Court finds the ObamaCare unconstitu- I just make a brief point that the ex- peal the laws, and on the merits I tional—I believe they will, at least ecutive branch has made a decision not would oppose repealing the law, obvi- under the individual mandate. I do not to defend DOMA, which is the law of ously, but if you don’t have the votes think they will sever it. I think they the land. So that’s a discretion that ap- to repeal the law, don’t say that the will throw it all out. But in either case, parently we would concede to the exec- Justice Department shouldn’t defend this Congress will continue to weigh in utive branch of government not to de- the constitutionality of a law passed on constitutionality, on viability, on fend DOMA, but not accepting the an- by Congress if that law is challenged in affordability, and on the policy itself. tithesis of it, which I believe is the court. And the things that we do as a major- Blackburn amendment. Now, in Marbury v. Madison, the ity of this House of Representatives are Mr. SCHIFF. Will the gentleman Court said it is distinctly the job of the entirely within the province of the yield? Constitution to cut off all funding, if Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman. judiciary to decide what the law is. It’s we choose to do that. Mr. SCHIFF. I appreciate that. our job in Congress to decide to pass This Congress could cut off all fund- And that’s absolutely correct. If the the law. It’s the executive’s duty to ing to implement or enforce Justice Department determines in its faithfully execute the law. And it’s the ObamaCare. This amendment just cuts view, just as you and I must, that judiciary’s duty to say what the law is off the funding to enforce ObamaCare. something is constitutional and must and whether it’s constitutional because There’s much of that unfolding today. be defended or something is unconsti- they have to defend the Constitution, This is a strong message to send. And tutional and cannot be defended, then and if we pass a law, they have to de- I’m not suggesting we send it to the we have to follow through with those cide whether it meets the Constitution Court. I want the Court to have an obligations. But I don’t think it’s our or not. independent decision on the language position to defund the Justice Depart- It’s the executive’s duty to execute in ObamaCare itself. But this is a mes- ment when, in the good faith execution the law, and part of executing the law sage to the American people that this of its oath to uphold the Constitution, is defending the Constitution as the ex- Congress also has a voice. We have a it is defending a law that this Congress ecutive sees it. So it is up to the Jus- voice on constitutionality. We have a has passed. tice Department to argue in court to voice on policy. We have a voice on af- Mr. FARR. The worst form of democ- defend the constitutionality of a law if fordability. And it’s unaffordable; it’s racy is to take away the ability for it it thinks it is constitutional, and to unconstitutional, and it’s bad policy. to work. This is a bad amendment, and oppose the constitutionality of a law if It’s an unconstitutional taking of I hope we oppose it. it thinks it’s unconstitutional. American liberty. And this amendment I yield back the balance of my time. Now here you’re saying that the Jus- at least suspends good money going Mr. NADLER. Madam Chair, I move tice Department shouldn’t argue and after bad policy. to strike the last word. we shouldn’t give it funds to argue to I strongly endorse the gentlelady The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman defend the constitutionality of the law. from Tennessee’s amendment, and I from New York is recognized for 5 min- We are going to have another amend- yield back the balance of my time. utes. ment in a little while by Mr.

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HUELSKAMP that says the Justice De- ship to the Justice Department, whose Unfortunately, the COPS hiring pro- partment may not use any funds to op- principal duty is to protect our coun- gram was funded at only $40 million in pose the constitutionality of a dif- try since post-9/11 in terms of ter- the fiscal year 2013 bill, which is $217 ferent law, the Defense of Marriage Act rorism. I was out at the Terrorist million—76 percent actually—below the passed, what, 15 years ago. Screening Center. I met with the FBI President’s request. So while we were It is up to the Justice Department director and other officials from the able to restore some of that critically and the executive to decide in their Department. It’s important that we needed funding with the amendment opinion what is their duty in terms of pass this appropriations bill on time, that was passed last night, it is totally their duty to faithfully execute the and I thank the House leadership for insufficient. It is insufficient because law. That’s their constitutional man- scheduling it. This amendment is not of the fact that the highly successful date. And if it’s their duty to argue for going to be a part of this law no matter COPS hiring program is vital to in- the constitutionality of a law, they the result of the vote here today. creasing the numbers of community must. To argue against it, they must I yield back the balance of my time. police officers on our streets. do that, too. The Acting CHAIR. The question is Not only will we have fewer officers We can, and in fact the House has in on the amendment offered by the gen- protecting our citizens now, but these the DOMA case—I didn’t support this, I tlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACK- cuts will result in officers with less don’t agree with it, but we were within BURN). training who are less prepared to ad- our rights to hire outside counsel to The question was taken; and the Act- dress the violent crimes threatening argue against the Justice Department ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- our community. We simply can’t afford on the constitutionality of that law, peared to have it. to let that happen. Oakland, my hometown, and so many and we have the right to do that. Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Chair, I communities across this country are But to attempt to use the power of demand a recorded vote. already struggling to contain violent the purse to deny the executive branch The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to crime. COPS has been a lifeline for its ability to do its job, which is to de- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ceedings on the amendment offered by public safety. It has worked. fend the Constitution as it sees it by As a member of the Appropriations arguing for or against the constitu- the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Committee, I know that we are facing tionality of a bill in court, is simply a challenging fiscal situation with the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF wrong. It’s a violation of the separa- current allocations under the Repub- tion of powers, and it’s an abrogation CALIFORNIA Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, lican budget. But slashing the COPS of their responsibility. hiring program, even as State and local It also hurts the function of the court I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- budgets struggle to make ends meet, is to decide unconstitutionality because a perfect example of being penny-wise the court is owed and needs the opinion port the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: and pound-foolish. of the executive, and for that matter We must support the safety of our the opinion of Congress, if it differs. At the end of the bill (before the short communities. The COPS program is ac- So this amendment, regardless of the title), insert the following: SEC. lll. The amount made available by tive in every one of our districts— merits of the bill, which I supported this Act for ‘‘Department of Justice—Com- Democratic and Republican districts. and voted for, which I think is a good munity Oriented Policing Services Pro- So let me end by saying that sup- bill, regardless of the merits of DOMA, grams’’ (and the amount specified under such porting our law enforcement should which I opposed and which I think is heading for grants under section 1701 of title not be a partisan issue. Our COPS de- unconstitutional, the argument in both I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe serve better. I look forward once again cases is the same. We shouldn’t be tell- Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the to working with Ranking Member ing and certainly not using the power hiring and rehiring of additional career law FATTAH and others to increase funding enforcement officers under part Q of such to the COPS program as this bill moves of the purse to say that the Justice De- title) is hereby increased by, and the aggre- partment may not argue for this posi- gate total of other amounts made available to conference. We need to increase it at tion because we don’t agree with it or by this Act that are not required to be made least to $257 million, which is what my for that position because we don’t available by a provision of law are hereby re- amendment would have done. So thank agree with it. If we don’t agree with it, duced by, $177,087,000. you again to our ranking member and change the law. That’s our job. And the Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I reserve a the members of the Appropriations Justice Department should argue its point of order on the gentlelady’s Committee and the staff for their hard opinion of constitutionality, and the amendment. work in bringing this bill to the floor. court must decide in the end. In the The Acting CHAIR. A point of order I yield back the balance of my time. end, that’s our system, and we is reserved. b 1550 shouldn’t tamper with it. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move I yield back the balance of my time. minutes. to strike the last word. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman to strike the last word. I intend to withdraw this amendment from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman at the end of my presentation and the minutes. from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 discussion. Mr. FATTAH. Since President Clin- minutes. I want to first thank Ranking Mem- ton initiated the COPS program, there Mr. FATTAH. I just wanted to en- ber FATTAH for his tremendous leader- has been a tendency for there to be par- lighten the House on one small matter. ship on the subcommittee and talk tisan fights around it. The truth of the We’ve had a number of votes on repeal- about what this amendment would matter is there is nothing partisan ing the Affordable Care Act and the have done, which of course would have about cops in your community. Every like. There’s no possibility that the increased funding for the Community community throughout our country, no President is going to sign this bill if Oriented Policing Services program, matter the voting patterns or pre- this amendment was in there. So, you better known as COPS, to the funding dictions of voting patterns, rely on po- know, we’re spending a lot of time, but level in the President’s fiscal year 2013 lice officers for public safety. the election will come in November. budget, which is $257 million. But I The Congress—this Congress, under a There will be an opportunity for the want to thank Congressman FATTAH Republican President and Republicans country to sort some of these issues for his leadership because we have in the House and Senate, has spent bil- out. talked, and hopefully as this bill moves lions on policing in Iraq. We have just But as for this appropriations bill, forward, we can look at what we can do seen President Obama make commit- what we’re trying to do is fund needed in conference to get closer to this ments in Afghanistan for security serv- law enforcement activities in relation- level. ices and resources well into the next

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I provide ecosystem services valued at the health of these corals and understanding know that the chairman of the sub- over $8 billion. These vital natural re- the causes of their decline. Once understood, committee wants to see more cops on sources, however, are facing a mul- local, state and federal managers will be able the beat, but we have a difficult alloca- titude of threats, the impacts of which to work together on mitigation and protection tion. We are hopeful, and I think with are little understood. strategies. The decisions made in the final bill some degree of certainty that we will NOAA works in partnership with ex- will determine whether and to what extent be able to increase the resources put ternal partners across the United NOAA will be able to engage external part- into this area. States to provide the opportunity for ners, especially in the jurisdictions where coral This is not partisan. This is a pro- scientists from academic institutions reefs are located, to conduct this important gram that works. Ever since the COPS to work in collaboration with NOAA science. I hope that, at the end of this proc- program was implemented, every sin- and other partners to address a wide ess, NOAA will have the resources it needs gle year the crime rate has gone down; variety of threats. Now, these partner- from Congress to increase its collaboration violent crime has gone down in cities ships allow for better understanding of with external research partners and to fund where this has been implemented. So I local impacts, leading to local manage- the science needed to inform management de- thank the gentlelady for her offering of ment decisions that account for unique cisions for protecting coral reefs in U.S. the amendment and for her willingness socioeconomic and cultural priorities. waters. I, too, thank the Chairman, Mr. WOLF, to withdraw it. And I thank the chair- I do appreciate the committee’s sup- and the Ranking Member, Mr. FATTAH, for man for reserving rather than acting port for $24 million in funding for coral their commitment to work with the other body on his point of order. reef programs in NOAA, and I ask that in ensuring this priority is sufficiently funded Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- you work with the Senate to maintain during the conference process. ance of my time. funding for NOAA’s important coral AMENDMENT NO. 38 OFFERED BY MR. DUNCAN OF Ms. HIRONO. Madam Chair, Aloha. I rise reef programs, including coral re- SOUTH CAROLINA today in support of the Lee-Pascrell-Pierluisi- search. Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Welch-Sherman-Hirono-DeLauro-Israel-Himes I yield to the gentleman from Vir- Madam Chair, I have an amendment at amendment, which reverses the $126 million ginia for the purpose of continuing this the desk. cut to the Community Oriented Policing Serv- colloquy. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ices (COPS) Program in H.R. 5326, the Com- Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentlelady designate the amendment. merce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies from Guam for raising this important The text of the amendment is as fol- Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013. While matter. We will work with the Senate lows: I am a proud cosponsor of this amendment, to ensure that funding for these impor- last night I voted for the Grimm amendment to At the end of the bill (and before the short tant programs, including coral re- title) insert the following: restore this important funding to keep our search activities, is sufficiently main- SEC. 542. None of the funds made available neighborhoods safe, which passed by two tained. by this Act may be used to litigate against votes. Ms. BORDALLO. I thank the gen- any of the several States on behalf of the Na- COPS grants provide funding to state, local, tleman. tional Labor Relations Board pertaining to and tribal law enforcement agencies to hire, Reclaiming my time, again, I thank secret ballot union elections. preserve and/or rehire career law enforcement the gentleman for deciding that he will The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is officers to increase their community policing work with the Senate to ensure that recognized for 5 minutes. capacity. COPS has been an unqualified suc- funding for these important programs Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. cess. Since this program was established, will be sufficiently maintained. Madam Chairman, the right to a secret back when President Clinton was in office, vio- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- ballot should be sacred in America, and lent crimes have declined throughout the ance of my time. I stand in unison with my colleagues country. Mr. PIERLUISI. Madam Chair, I rise to rein- from South Dakota, Utah, and Arizona Our state and local law enforcement agen- force the comments made by our colleague in defunding the NLRB’s ability to sue cies in Hawaii and across the country have from Guam, Ms. BORDALLO, regarding the im- States over the right to a secret ballot. had to make tough choices and tough cuts to portance of funding in Fiscal Year 2013 and For decades, we have seen a sharp de- weather this economy. To date, COPS grants future years for coral reef research conducted cline in private sector labor unions, have funded over 500 additional law enforce- by NOAA and its external partners. I represent while government employee labor ment officers in the State of Hawaii, contrib- Puerto Rico, one of the several U.S. jurisdic- unions have used the political process uting to additional community patrols and tions that has tropical shallow-water coral to expand. In an effort to curb the re- other crime prevention efforts to protect lives reefs located off its coasts. Additionally, last cent labor trends in the private sector, and property. The restoration of COPS Pro- year as a result of a federally-funded mission the administration’s taxpayer-funded gram funding is critical to ensuring the safety led by NOAA deep sea corals located off the voice for labor—the National Labor Re- of all our communities, while also protecting southwestern coast of Puerto Rico were dis- lations Board—has filed numerous and creating jobs for the American people. covered at a depth of 500 feet and in an area suits against right-to-work States and I urge my colleagues to support the amend- spanning 12 miles across. enacted over-the-top, union-friendly ment. These reefs are the ‘‘rainforests of the sea’’ policies simply because right-to-work The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentle- and their protection is linked to the success of States like South Carolina allow em- woman from California seek to with- our ecotourism economy, the integrity of our ployees to decide for themselves draw her amendment? Ms. LEE of California. Yes. coastlines, the quality of our water, and the whether or not they wish to join labor The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- health of the rich and diverse marine life that unions. tion, the amendment is withdrawn. surrounds our islands. Corals are threatened The NLRB’s latest attempt to boost There was no objection. by a variety of stressors. Last month, NOAA labor unions involves suing two States, Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Chairman, I released a status review of 82 coral species Arizona and South Dakota, and intimi- move to strike the last word. currently being evaluated for potential protec- dating several other States because of The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman tion under the Endangered Species Act. The State laws protecting the secret-ballot from Guam is recognized for 5 minutes. report indicates that 50 coral species found in process in labor union elections. Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Chairman, U.S. waters are likely to become extinct, with Just recently, 80 percent of South coral reefs are some of the most impor- seven Caribbean corals extremely likely to go Carolinians voted overwhelmingly—80

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Madam Chair, I’m of- uncertainties that are placed upon our ballot election process that allows fering this amendment with my good businesses, and I think this is the time workers to vote their conscience with- friends and colleagues, Mr. SCALISE, to do it. We don’t need to put any more out fear of union retaliation. Mr. STEARNS, and Mr. WOODALL. It burdens on companies that want to ex- My amendment does not eliminate would block the new EEOC enforce- pand and hire because, if you’re going the NLRB or strip away all of their ment guidance that limits employers’ to put this into place and enforce it, funding—even though they probably ability to look at criminal records in you’re actually going to just lead to deserve exactly that after 2 years of their hiring decisions by prohibiting people not hiring because you’re going abusing businesses, including Boeing in the use of funds for the implementa- to set them up for failure. my home State. Rather, my amend- tion of this guidance. So I urge my colleagues to support ment simply protects the States whose Now, Madam Chair, it seems like this amendment, and I yield back the citizens have spoken on this issue by every day, whether it be an Agency or balance of my time. stopping the NLRB lawsuits against a Commission, they come out with Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the those States. some new rule or guidance that really last word. I urge my colleagues to stand up for puts burdens on our small businesses The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman workers’ rights, stand up for the rights and companies that are actually trying from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 of voters in our States who have spo- to expand and hire new workers. minutes. Mr. FATTAH. As best as I’m able to ken, and stand up for the rights of our b 1600 determine, this is a bipartisan vote of States themselves and support this the Equal Employment Opportunity amendment. Now, this guidance is particularly Commission, just saying that there I yield back the balance of my time. troubling because it sets up a lose-lose should be reasonableness in the process Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I situation for our small businesses in of looking at this question. move to strike the last word. my home State of Arizona and across the country. You see, these businesses We have a lot of young people who The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman get themselves involved in cir- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 are going to have two choices. One, they can either not actually go cumstances young, at early points in minutes. their lives, but we do want them to be Mr. FATTAH. I’m opposed to the idea through with a criminal background gainfully employed and productive citi- that in a country of laws we want to check, which would open them up for a zens in our various States. But, none- deny the opportunity for our issues to claim of negligent hiring if a worker theless, this is a matter that has been be raised in a court of law. That’s how actually goes and commits a crime on litigated in various courts and, to some we settle matters in our Nation, and I the premises; or they’re going to open degree, I think it’s helped to bring a think it sets the example for the rest of themselves up to litigation from the more commonsense approach to this the world. Federal Government, from the EEOC or the DOJ because they believe that process. So this consistent attempt that we But here again, to deny funds for the see here now, whether on the Afford- their objective use of actual criminal background check is going to actually lawyers of the Federal Government to able Care Act or on other issues, to be able to handle these matters in a deny funds for the Department of Jus- have a disparate impact. Now, I don’t think that that’s the court of law I don’t believe is the ap- tice on behalf of the executive branch propriate way to go. So I stand in oppo- to bring issues before a court of law, I choice that our businesses should be given. They have to have a different sition to this amendment. think, flies in the face of the American I stand for the notion that we should choice, a choice that allows them to ideal. be trying to reengage people in produc- expand, allows them to hire more I oppose the amendment, and I yield tive lives, in employment, reunite workers, and allows them to put forth back the balance of my time. them with their families and build the proper procedures so they know The Acting CHAIR. The question is stronger communities, and I think they’re hiring people that are not on the amendment offered by the gen- that’s the purpose of much of the work going to have criminal activity. tleman from South Carolina (Mr. DUN- that we’re doing related to reentry. CAN). The reason this one thing came to I yield back the balance of my time. The question was taken; and the Act- my attention was I spoke to a con- Mr. GARDNER. I move to strike the ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- stituent of mine who owns a hotel in last word. peared to have it. my district, and he says, Look, I have The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam to have criminal background checks from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- Chair, I demand a recorded vote. for my employees because some of utes. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to them are going into rooms of the Mr. GARDNER. I yield to the gen- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- guests to clean, to check on things, and tleman from Arizona. ceedings on the amendment offered by they have valuables there. Now, if I Mr. QUAYLE. I thank the gentleman the gentleman from South Carolina don’t do a criminal background check for yielding. will be postponed. and they actually go in and steal some- I do agree with the gentleman from AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. QUAYLE thing and they did have a burglary rap Pennsylvania that we need to make Mr. QUAYLE. Madam Chair, I have against them or a robbery rap, these sure that we are allowing people to get an amendment at the desk. are the things that they would actually good jobs. And that’s the biggest prob- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- get sued for for negligent hiring. lem that I have with this guidance is port the amendment. So this amendment makes sure that that, when you’re setting up other The Clerk read as follows: no funds will be used to implement this companies where they have a lose-lose new guidance. And it is especially im- proposition of whether they’re going to At the end of the bill (before the short portant to do because the EEOC has re- either have the possibility of litigation title) insert the following: SEC. 542. None of the funds made available cently been very, very litigious, and from the Federal Government or the by this Act may be used to implement, ad- there have been two recent Federal possibility of litigation because they minister, or enforce the Equal Employment court cases that actually smacked have a negligent hiring, you’re actu- Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Enforce- down some of the EEOC’s claims for a ally setting up a situation where they

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The gentleman from the Appropriations Committee in thank Chairman WOLF for his tireless from New Jersey is recognized for 5 the Senate as well, saying that we have dedication to maintaining our Nation’s minutes. to look and make sure that there are manned space flight capabilities. For Mr. GARRETT. Earlier this year, the not these unintended consequences many years, we worked together. Obama administration and the State where we’re going to be putting up I represent part of Houston and Pasa- attorneys general across the country businesses to fail, and that we’re actu- dena, Texas, and we’re proud of the entered into a so-called multi-State ally putting on these burdens that are Johnson Space Center. The work that mortgage settlement process, in a final not going to let companies expand, is accomplished there advances our Na- settlement, with some of the Nation’s that are not going to let companies tion in space through mission control, largest servicers. What the administra- hire. And these are the sorts of things training, and testing. One such testing tion stated at this time is that the set- that continue to put this uncertainty facility is arcjet. This facility ensures tlement would require the servicers to in the private sector. that the material on the outside of the use—this is important—their own It seems day in and day out that the vehicles reentering our atmosphere can money to help people, to help pay out Federal Government does this, whether withstand the heat that is created. It’s overextended home buyers, basically. it’s an Agency or Commission, and a critical capability if we ever want to Unfortunately, this settlement went a that’s why I think this is a very impor- send humans in space again. lot further than that. tant amendment. The Johnson Space Center arcjet fa- In that settlement, people who were Mr. GARDNER. I yield back the bal- cility is being closed by NASA. I be- purely investors in mortgage-backed ance of my time. lieve the decision is premature. We’ve securities were also negatively affected The Acting CHAIR. The question is received documentation indicating the by it as well—you might say literally on the amendment offered by the gen- experts within NASA, from their own taking money from them, or stealing tleman from Arizona (Mr. QUAYLE). Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, money from them, through this proc- The amendment was agreed to. believe that the closure would nega- ess. You see, these private investors, Mr. OLSON. I move to strike the last tively impact the safety and diminish they did absolutely nothing wrong word. NASA’s in-house protection capabili- whatsoever, but now they also are on The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ties. the hook for having to pay in upwards from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. Confronted with tough questions on of billions of dollars to, again, bail out Mr. OLSON. Madam Chair, I rise this, NASA has decided to move ahead some people who made some bad deci- today to engage in a colloquy with the with their plans. They’re unwilling to sions and wrong investments. chairman of the Commerce, Justice, delay it, and they are even unwilling to Now, I do very much sympathize with Science Committee regarding NASA’s further study it. people, individuals—home buyers—who plans to consolidate its thermal protec- Chairman WOLF, I’m asking for your were hard-hit by the recession, and I tion systems and atmospheric reentry help as we’re confronted with a NASA understand what the intention of this materials testing facilities, known as that is pushing ahead despite our in- settlement process was. But there is no arcjet facilities. quiries and despite their own internal reason whatsoever as to why private In 2011, NASA made the decision to disagreements. This is not just a local investors who fund our mortgage mar- close the arcjet facility at the Johnson issue, and I’m afraid that the closure of ket in this country should have their Space Center in order to consolidate arcjet at Johnson Space Center would private contracts broken and their testing in a single NASA location. forever undermine our Nation’s space money basically taken from them. See, However, serious concerns were raised program, and I appreciate any assist- they in this process were deliberately at high levels within NASA and indus- ance you could provide us. left out entirely of the administra- try about the detrimental effects this tion’s negotiations on the mortgage b 1610 consolidation will have on NASA’s settlement. They did not have a pro- testing capabilities, its ability to Mr. OLSON. In reclaiming my time, I verbial seat at the table when the deci- maintain unique institutional assets, yield to Mr. WOLF. sion was made as to who would foot the and its ability to successfully develop Mr. WOLF. I want to thank both of bill. Basically, private contracts in the NASA’s human and robotic space sys- you for your commitment to safety and process were broken. People, investors, tems, including the Orion, commercial, mission success at NASA. This is an didn’t have a chance to stop it. They and other important space vehicles, issue that they have been active on for didn’t have a say. which all require arcjet certification of a while now, and they have raised a Who are these investors I’m talking their thermal protection systems. number of significant questions. We about here? They’re State retirement Madam Chair, NASA claims that the will be happy to work with both of systems. They’re 401(k) plans. They’re proposed consolidation will reduce your offices to ensure that those ques- public pension plans. They’re private costs while maintaining safety and tions are answered and that the deci- pension plans. They’re insurance com- mission assurance. However, I believe sion-making on NASA’s facility pro- pany annuities. They’re mutual funds. that NASA has unduly fast-tracked motes safe and effective management. Basically, what I’m talking about is this decision and overlooked safety and So we’ll work with both of you to do just regular, everyday people who com- mission concerns, cost issues, and pro- that. prise the majority of American retirees gram testing needs. Mr. OLSON. I yield back the balance across this country. So, in addition to I’ve asked NASA to suspend its work of my time. the DOJ’s taking this action in this on closing the arcjet, pending a thor- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GARRETT past settlement practice without the ough and independent review of those Mr. GARRETT. I have an amendment investors being present at the table, concerns, such as investigations by the at the desk. this is really, if you think about it, an- NASA inspector general and the Aero- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- other example of private contract space Safety Advisory Panel. I hope port the amendment. rights having been broken and about that such review will ensure that The Clerk read as follows: Fifth Amendment due process rights NASA does not make a shortsighted At the end of the bill (before the short having been broken as well. and regretful decision. title), insert the following: Now, this is all in the past—and what I thank Chairman WOLF for the op- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available we’re doing here in this legislation is portunity to raise these concerns today by this Act may be used by the Department going forward—but the past action, if

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Yes, a large per- risk here if I’m going to invest in mort- ment should be voted down. centage of those are on their own gages anymore, if I’m going to buy a This, unlike many others, is not a books, but some of them are not on mortgage, a bond, or what have you. partisan matter. This is something their own books. Some of them are the And they will step back from doing so, that was brought by Republican attor- servicers for other investors that are and that will hurt everyone. That will neys general across our States and by out there. hurt you, and that will hurt your Democrat attorneys general, and the So which ones do you think the neighbors who want to get a mortgage joining in of it by the Department of banks are going to look at first as far in the future because there will not be Justice and the administration was as taking a haircut from something investors who will want to lend them just icing on the cake. Yet I think that that’s in their own portfolio? From money. Then what that will do, of the point here is that this is an activ- something that is going to be a nega- course, is drive up the cost of bor- ity of our State governments and that tive to them, or from something that is rowing, and that will drive up the cost there is no reason we should be using out there extraneous—out to maybe of buying a new home. That, of course, the process here on an appropriations one of your own pension funds out is something that we do not want to do bill to interfere with it. there? I would gather that, most like- here. I am not at all certain that this ly, they will go outside of their own So having the government basically would not have an impact, because business financial decisions and say, taking money out of pension funds, there are still other issues that are let’s look at some of these other inves- taking money from retirees, is not being proceeded on in terms of banks in tors instead. So that’s who we’re trying something that we should allow to this regard. This was just with the to protect. occur going forward, and that basically largest banks in the country. So I b 1620 is what our amendment tries to do: think this amendment could have an prohibit the DOJ from keeping these impact and could harm the efforts of At the end of the day, it is a very people from being at the table in any homeowners in our States to seek re- simple thing. If this were to go for- further settlement negotiations like dress. ward, really all you want to make sure this. I yield back the balance of my time. is that those people, innocent and oth- With that, I yield back the balance of Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Chair- erwise, have a seat at the table and can my time. man, I move to strike the last word. make sure that their rights and inter- Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. MYRICK). ests are protected as well. last word. The gentleman from Arizona is recog- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. With that, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman nized for 5 minutes. Madam Chairman, I yield back the bal- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 Mr. SCHWEIKERT. I yield to the ance of my time. minutes. chairman, the gentleman from New The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. FATTAH. I think it would be Jersey (Mr. GARRETT). useful for the House to understand that Mr. GARRETT. I appreciate the gen- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. GAR- dozens and dozens—in fact, the major- tleman for yielding. I will be very brief RETT). ity of bipartisan attorneys general on this. The question was taken; and the Act- across the country—filed litigation I very much appreciate the fact that ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- against mortgage investors who had, in the settlement was done in a bipartisan peared to have it. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I de- their view, improperly led to millions manner. I very much appreciate the mand a recorded vote. of foreclosures throughout the country, fact as to what the overall intent of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to which is what we saw with the housing the settlement efforts were by the ad- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- market collapse. This was joined in by ministration and the State attorneys ceedings on the amendment offered by the Obama administration. A settle- general. We’re not questioning that at the gentleman from New Jersey will be ment emerged. That settlement this all. postponed. week led, for instance, to 200,000 home- It’s a very interesting analogy that AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SCHWEIKERT owners having their principals reduced, you make as far as the servicers being Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Chair- but this is action that is taking place the agent of the investors, but remem- man, I have an amendment at the desk. ber who you’re talking about as to who all across the country, over multiple The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- those investors are. They are the pen- steps, and millions of families will ben- port the amendment. efit. sion funds in your districts; they are The Clerk read as follows: The gentleman’s amendment says the unions in your districts who have At the end of the bill (before the short that the people who invested in the their pension funds invested in mort- title), insert the following: mortgage-backed securities are the en- gage-backed securities; they are the re- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available tities that then hire the servicers, the tirees in your districts who went and, in this Act may be used by the Department servicers who were found to have vio- through a mutual fund or some other of Justice to bring any action against any lated the law by improperly conducting sort of fund, bought an investment—a State for implemention of a State law re- their affairs. So they settled with Dem- bond or what have you—that was in quiring voter identification. ocrat and Republican attorneys general mortgage-backed securities. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman across the country in a $25 billion-plus Now, yes, a third party, if you will, from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- settlement that is trying to right a another party—the servicers—made utes. wrong. This amendment says, well, some bad decisions in this. But the way Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Chair- somehow you can’t hold the people who this works is that the State attorneys man, I think you, and probably all of are the investors liable for their agent, general and the DOJ went after—who? us in the body are noticing a theme the servicers, the agents who artifi- Basically the four or five largest here on many of these limitation cially signed people’s names to docu- banks, which is about 20 percent of the amendments. Being someone that ments, and on and on and on. industry, figuring that they would be comes from Arizona, there’s a reason I won’t recount the activities because the best targets to go after. Fine. That we’ve been actually applauding many I think they’re known well. But more narrows it down who you’re going to go of these amendments. importantly, they’ve really harmed the after. Now you give them the discre- We feel, as a State—and now I’m re- entire housing market in our Nation. I tion as to which mortgages they’re alizing many other States have the

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This became elections are the very bedrock upon And the Director of the FBI said under one of those occasions where we under- which the foundation of our country oath, this morning, he hadn’t heard of stand Texas and other States are now sits upon. this case, this incident that, by the being sued by the Justice Department So through that period of time, we’ve way, twice was brought before the Ju- because of voter ID laws. watched since that there has been more diciary Committee and the video was I’m tired of this, and I think the and more election fraud, promoted by run. It’s a matter of record with the American people are tired of there ACORN, that brought this to the public Judiciary Committee within the last being this battle between the Federal sight, but something that I’ve been on month, Madam Chair. Government suing our States and cost- now in my 12th year. As I brought leg- There are things that you can’t do. ing the residents, the citizens of these islation in the State forward to As I said, you can’t get a beer in Chi- States, these litigation costs. legitimatize the elections that were in cago without a picture ID and you How do you stand up and create limi- question, I asked that we made sure can’t vote in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela tation? This became our opportunity to that our voter registration lists are without a picture ID. It’s about time, tell the Justice Department, No, go free of duplicates, deceased, and felons, in the United States of America, we after bad guys and stop suing our and that we require a picture ID. allow the States to clean up our elec- State. If there is a bad act requiring an The gentleman from Arizona has put tion laws and kept the Department of ID to vote in a State, fine. You still together a list of the things that you Justice out of the business of inter- have private rights of action. need a picture ID for, and it’s rather fering with the justice that is delivered I had a staffer in the back telling me astonishing when you look through by the States in the United States of this story. I hope I don’t screw this up that list. Since he yielded back the bal- America. too much. But apparently a couple of ance of his time, I’m going to just pick I yield back the balance of my time. weeks ago, there was a young man who some things off of this sheet, Madam Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move walked into a polling place and was Chair. That is this: to strike the last word. able to get General Holder’s—our At- You can’t get a package from a post The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman torney General’s—ballot by just say- office, a post office general delivery from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 ing, Hi, I’m Eric Holder. I’m here to box, without showing a picture ID in minutes. vote. cities. I can in my hometown. Mr. FATTAH. Let me say a couple of Does anyone understand how ab- You can’t purchase a handgun with- things. surdly ironic this is, when considering out a picture ID. One is that our country has managed you can’t go in and visit the Attorney You can’t purchase tobacco or liquor to limp along for a few hundred years. General in his office without a photo without a picture ID. I can’t get a beer We are the leading Nation in the world. ID? I can’t go visit him in his office, in Chicago without a picture ID, or We are the wealthiest Nation in the but I can walk in and get his ballot? open a bank account or get on a pas- world. We are the number one super- If you believe in the sanctity of the senger plane or get a ticket to Amtrak power. I don’t know how we got here voting box, if you want the American or rent a car or return merchandise or with all of these imperfections in our people to believe in your election and a refund or sell scrap metal in a junk voting system, but we’ll try to go for- be willing to accept when there are yard or purchase police uniforms in ward. changes of power, which happens all California. I’ve never tried that one. This notion that voter IDs—for in- the time, you’ve got to also have that You can’t be treated in any doctors’ stance, in the State of Texas, if you faith, the faith that those elections offices or admitted to a hospital with- have a concealed-weapons permit were clean and proper, but also that out being in an emergency without a issued by the State, that’s good; you those who were supposed to vote were picture ID, or rent an apartment or get can go vote with it. If you have a State the ones who were allowed to vote. a bank loan or a cell phone or a teach- ID from the State university, that’s Madam Chairman, that’s why I stand ing license or enter a major university, not good. here and offer this amendment. enroll as a student or get a library card In our State of Pennsylvania, we’ve With that, I yield back the balance of at any libraries or enter military ports, got 30 types of different IDs that you my time. check into a major hotel chain, rent a can and you can’t use. The Republican Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Chairman, truck from a U-Haul or, as the gen- Governors and legislatures throughout I move to strike the last word. tleman from Arizona said, you can’t our country this year have all come to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is visit Eric Holder without a picture ID. the same conclusion. It’s like a con- recognized for 5 minutes. It’s pretty astonishing. sensus that all of a sudden what Amer- Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Chair, I This morning, in a hearing before the ica really needs is picture IDs for peo- rise in support of the Schweikert Judiciary Committee, the Director of ple to go vote. amendment. the FBI, Director Mueller, I asked him I would suspect that when this is As I listened to his presentation, it if he had heard of the incident of the over with, after people go to the polls rolls me back to the year 2000 when I early twenties young Caucasian male in November, there is going to be some watched the fiasco take place in Flor- that walked into the polling place in regret. I think that in many areas of ida and the recount that took place Virginia and asked for Attorney Gen- our country where there are people there. At the time, I was the chairman eral Eric Holder’s ballot. He just gave who may even cast votes on behalf of of the Iowa Senate State Government the name and identified the address, the GOP, that there are going to be Committee. It was my job to see to it and they tried to hand him the ballot. senior citizens like—for instance, let that we made sure that Iowa wasn’t a He said, I need to go get my ID. They me give you an example of my own Florida in a recount like that. In that said, You don’t need an ID; here is the mother. She is 80 years old. She has process, I went through 37 days where ballot. It didn’t occur to the poll work- never driven a car. She’s not traveled almost every waking minute I was er that this early twenties Caucasian outside the country. She has no active looking into voter election fraud. It male was not a 61-year-old black man passport or anything. She doesn’t have really brought my attention to it, to whom everybody ought to know his a picture ID. She doesn’t need one. the point where every day I carried an face by now, the Attorney General of We’ll make sure she has one. acorn around in my pocket just to re- the United States. mind me that free and fair and legiti- The Attorney General of the United b 1630 mate elections are what we need to States apparently wasn’t alarmed that I believe that when we get to the have. It’s the very bedrock for this con- he easily could have been disenfran- final analysis here that there will be

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Those who have promoted these GOWDY, Congressman KING, Congress- house waiting for her to come in. And laws and stand in support of them, I be- man SCALISE, and Congressman then when she is in the residence, the lieve this will be a point in their ca- LANDRY—have introduced an amend- worker is peeking through the window reers that they’ll look back on and ment to prohibit funds from going to to see if she’s in there, knocking on the wonder how it is that they got on such the Census Bureau to enforce a crimi- door to have her come to the door to the wrong side of history. nal penalty that is imposed upon peo- answer the American Community Sur- I’m opposed to this amendment, ple who choose not to complete the vey. which is another limiting amendment, American Community Survey. Now, does that really need to take limiting access to the courts for law- The American Community Survey is place in the United States just to get a yers on behalf of our government, try- not the same as the decennial, or 48-question survey filled out? I don’t ing to protect citizens’ right to vote in every-10-year, census that is required think so. The means to get this infor- States where Governors have decided by the U.S. Constitution. The census, mation does not justify the result. And now you need a picture to go present of course, is conducted every 10 years if people don’t want to complete the yourself and cast a ballot. to account for the population and in- survey, they shouldn’t be required, I yield back the balance of my time. cludes, basically, 10 questions. The under our law, by the penalty of a fine, Mr. GOSAR. I move to strike the last American Community Survey is a dif- to do so. word. ferent survey handled by the Census I hope that we do, in this country, as The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Bureau that has 48 questions and is the Canadians have done. They have from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- sent to 250,000 people every month, or 3 made this type of information vol- utes. million Americans a year. The ques- untary. They still obtain the informa- Mr. GOSAR. I am proud of my col- tions that it asks have nothing to do tion from people who want to volun- league from Arizona for bringing up with national security, but it asks spe- tarily give the information. As smart this amendment, and I am tired of the cific—in my opinion, intrusive—ques- as the Census Bureau is about col- Department of Justice dictating to the tions to determine Federal funding for lecting information, they can certainly States. It’s about time that we embel- certain areas. Plus, businesses use do this without having to go door to lished and supported States to actually these answers to the questions to make door, 250,000 people every month, to do help us with this. And I want to remind business decisions on locating or not this. Figure out new innovative ways our colleagues, if it’s good enough for locating in certain parts of the United to obtain this information voluntarily. us—here’s my card in order to vote—it States. Maybe talk to some of the polling should be good enough for the rest of I don’t argue the benefit of the over- agencies that have specific information the United States. What we do in Con- all purpose of the American Commu- about all kinds of polls in the United gress we should do for the rest of the nity Survey. My concern is that it’s in- States to obtain the information with country, and this is where it starts. trusive. And does the Federal Govern- the result to be for businesses to use There are so many things that we can ment really have the right to ask cer- and for Federal funding to be going talk about, but it’s about time that we tain questions? There are 48 questions. into those areas. stopped suing States. And I think this I’m not going to go through all of So this amendment simply says, is a great amendment—rewarding good them. However, I would like to put into there will be no penalty for people who behavior instead of rewarding bad be- the RECORD the American Community refuse to fill out the survey. havior—and giving our Department of Survey. With that, I yield back the balance of Justice an outline of what good behav- There are three questions I would my time. ior is, because I think they’ve lost like to mention, however. One of them Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the their way. is, Does your home have a flush toilet? last word. I yield back the balance of my time. Or, Do you or any member of your The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The question is household have a second mortgage or a from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 on the amendment offered by the gen- home equity loan? The third question minutes. tleman from Arizona (Mr. that I wanted to mention is, Because of Mr. FATTAH. My colleague, the gen- SCHWEIKERT). a physical, mental, or emotional condi- tleman from Texas, was here with me The question was taken; and the Act- tion, does this person have serious dif- in 2005 when, in fact, we had a Presi- ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- ficulty concentrating, remembering, or dent from Texas. This survey was done peared to have it. making decisions? then. It was done in the same identical Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I de- Now, does the Federal Government way. In fact, this would be the first mand a recorded vote. really need this information? Should time that we would act in a way con- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the Federal Government really obtain trary to our constitutional responsi- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- this intrusive information from citi- bility. ceedings on the amendment offered by zens? It is important to note that this is an the gentleman from Arizona will be If Americans want to complete the authorized activity of the Census Bu- postponed. American Community Survey, fill it reau, not just directly related to our AMENDMENT NO. 14 OFFERED BY MR. POE OF out, give it to the Census Bureau, fine, constitutional responsibilities but also TEXAS but they shouldn’t be required to do so Title 13 of the U.S. Code, and it has Mr. POE of Texas. I have an amend- with the threat of a fine. been judged in numerous courts to be ment at the desk. I’ve heard from many people—not appropriate. It is important for Con- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will only in Texas but all over the coun- gress and for our government to be able designate the amendment. try—that they are concerned when peo- to act in ways, in terms of public pol- The text of the amendment is as fol- ple come from the Census Bureau, or icy, in which we have information. lows: subcontractors, to have them fill out I’m trying to figure out what’s dif- At the end of the bill (before the short this questionnaire. These people from ferent now than in 2005. In fact, the de- title), insert the following: the Census Bureau, or those who are velopment of this survey and these SEC. ll. None of the funds made available contracted by them, start with phone questions even happened prior to this in this Act may be used to enforce section calls. First there’s one a week, and administration. So I’m trying to figure

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And that’s why when you tell me you’re going to come flush or things like this. we’re going through redistricting now in and fine me for it, that’s intrusive. b 1640 and all the primaries take place across And these questions are personal the country. enough that people should be able to We do this with the Millennium Chal- But from 1940 until the year 2000, we say, I don’t want to share that infor- lenge grant, which was set up under the also had the long form that was part of mation with my Federal Government. I Bush administration, looking at devel- the census question. Some people got don’t want that to go into a database oping countries and looking at some of the long form; some got the short form. that might possibly get transferred the challenges in terms of population And this questionnaire came along and across into other people’s information. and when we want to know about the replaced the long form. So the percep- I think it’s important to have the in- state of our own communities. tion was that it actually was a census formation, but it’s important that peo- So I wonder why we’re here. I do question—the replacement for the long ple have freedom and liberty and we do know one thing: I’m going to vote form—but it really is not. Of course, not have an intrusive Federal Govern- against this. I’m sure the gentleman it’s the American Community Survey. ment that would impose a fine on peo- has some reason why this was okay be- I agree with the gentleman from ple if they didn’t let the information fore and now it’s not okay. The House Texas. If a government is going to be come out about whether they had a will work its will on it. so intrusive, they’re going to issue a flush toilet and whether they can con- Mr. POE. Will the gentleman yield? 24-page packet of questions that’s got centrate on whether they had it and Mr. FATTAH. I would be glad to 48 questions in it, some of them very, whether they used it. That seems to be yield to the gentleman from Texas. very intrusive. Just names, age, gen- part of the center of this. We can at Mr. POE of Texas. To answer your der, race, income, physical and emo- least reduce some of these questions question specifically, I am not arguing tional health—that must have been the down there. the point that this information is not one where you have to answer the ques- Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman valuable for businesses and for the Fed- tion on whether you’re having trouble yield? eral Government for funding in certain concentrating or making decisions— Mr. KING of Iowa. I yield to the gen- areas. My issue and the concern that your family status, details of your resi- tlemen from Pennsylvania. has arisen since I have been in Con- dence—that might be the one about Mr. FATTAH. Obviously, it would be gress is that people feel that they whether you have a flush toilet or a different population if one were should not be forced to participate in not—and intimate personal habits— asked to volunteer versus one selected the American Community Survey. whether you actually use it or not. I’m through a random sample. This is not the census. This is a dif- having trouble concentrating on Mr. KING of Iowa. Reclaiming my ferent complete document. Sure, it’s whether I actually have one. time, I recognize that. I think we get authorized by Congress. But maybe But I’m thinking that when one gets better information from volunteers Congress needs to back up and say peo- one of these in the mail and you’re than we do people that are coerced. ple should be allowed to opt out and looking at someplace between—I know They may well not fill out this survey not be required to fill out the survey. it’s not been enforced, but they don’t accurately if they think they’re doing Mr. FATTAH. Reclaiming my time, know that when they get the question- so under penalty of law. maybe Congress will, and you’ve of- naire—so someplace between a $100 fine I yield back the balance of my time. fered us an opportunity to do so. You and up to a $5,000 fine, by the informa- Mr. GOWDY. I move to strike the pointed out Canada. I guess you’re rec- tion I have, that’s pretty draconian last word. ommending their system and the way just to get information from American The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman they do things. For our purposes, the people that volunteer on a basis by the from South Carolina is recognized for 5 country seems to run pretty well by tens of millions and contribute billions minutes. having the census data, having a capa- of dollars in charity. We can find Mr. GOWDY. Madam Chairwoman, if bility of understanding of what the enough Americans to fill out this sur- the government wants to ask you if water needs may be, what the transpor- vey and give the government the infor- you’re having trouble keeping your at- tation needs may be, understanding mation that they need. tention or how many flush toilets you what the conditions are in American Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman have, I suppose they can ask that. But families so that we can get appropriate yield? should they really be able to fine you public policy. Mr. KING of Iowa. I yield to the gen- for not answering? And it is of very lit- But if you think we can do that bet- tleman from Pennsylvania. tle comfort to us that the government ter being in the dark in terms of this Mr. FATTAH. There’s some 309 mil- has seen fit to not enforce that fine. To data, fine. The Census Bureau says lion Americans, and some 200,000 will threaten somebody with the adminis- even though they don’t really enforce be getting this form, right? tration of a fine and then never to the fine, they know for a certainty Mr. KING of Iowa. I believe 250,000 is carry through on it sounds eerily simi- that absent a requirement, they will the number I have. lar, to me, Madam Chairwoman, to get less data back. Mr. FATTAH. So 250,000. First and blackmail. What’s the purpose of put- I know the gentleman is attempting foremost, it’s an opportunity for a ting it on there if you’re never going to to help our country. I’m just not clear sampling. As politicians, we know what enforce it? And if you can do it to exactly how this does it. sampling is all about. It is to take from 250,000 this time, what’s to keep you I yield back the balance of my time. a smaller group of people information from doing it to 500,000 the next time, Mr. KING of Iowa. I move to strike that you can then extrapolate and and then a million? the last word. make broader judgments about. So if The purpose of the census, Madam The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is you’re only asking less than 1 percent Chairwoman, is to apportion the sev- recognized for 5 minutes. of 1 percent, the notion that this is eral congressional districts. So what do Mr. KING of Iowa. Thank you, some intrusive governmental activity, you need to be able to apportion the Madam Chair. I think— several congressional districts? You I rise in support of the Poe amend- Mr. KING of Iowa. Reclaiming my need to know how many people of vot- ment, and I thank the gentleman from time, Madam Chair, I would make the ing age are in a household. You need to Texas for bringing it. point if it’s less than 1 percent of the know race so you can comport with

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The gentleman this, Madam Chairwoman, and what I these questions, which are mandatory from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 find to be ironic—and I never got an for Americans to answer under penalty minutes. answer to it—is this: you don’t have to of law, it would seem that these ques- Mr. FATTAH. So we first had an vote. The government can’t do a single, tions hardly fit the scope of what was amendment that said that we can’t re- solitary thing to you if you don’t vote. intended or required by the Constitu- quire people with a fine that’s never They can’t fine you. They can’t put tion. enforced. Now we have an amendment you in jail. But somehow or another What does the Constitution require? that says you can’t do the survey at they can if you fail to fill out the docu- Article 1, section 2 calls for enumera- all. ment that apportions the congressional tion every 10 years. The actual enu- We’ve been doing surveys in the long districts so you can vote. That is tor- meration shall be made within 3 years form since 1790 as a Nation. It is criti- tured logic. after the first meeting of Congress of cally important. Let me give you a for- And I would say this in conclusion, the United States and subsequent instance. The gentleman who just Madam Chairwoman. If you want to terms of 10 years. spoke, my good friend from Florida, ask about anything other than how As you can see, at no point does the who served as speaker and as leader in many people live here, race, and sex, Constitution require me to tell the both the House and Senate there, re- it’s none of the government’s business. Census Bureau whether I have dif- spectively, we’re spending $200 billion a And that’s just the way it is. ficulty concentrating or whether or not year on Alzheimer’s alone. There are I yield back the balance of my time. I can climb stairs. Given the Nation’s various forms of dementia as our popu- The Acting CHAIR. The question is current fiscal situation, it is entirely lations age, Pennsylvania being the on the amendment offered by the gen- appropriate to eliminate the survey as second State in the country in terms of tleman from Texas (Mr. POE). a taxpayer-funded activity of the U.S. aging population. It’s important for us The amendment was agreed to. Government. to know, unlike what was stated, the The American taxpayers agree. I survey doesn’t ask you whether you are b 1650 sponsored the majority leader’s forgetting things; the survey asks AMENDMENT NO. 46 OFFERED BY MR. WEBSTER YouCut program this past week, and whether there are people in your home Mr. WEBSTER. Madam Chair, I have eliminating the American Community who might be suffering. It’s important an amendment at the desk. Survey was overwhelmingly the winner from a health perspective because it The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will when the citizens were polled what will guide our efforts. I’m leading an designate the amendment. Federal spending they would cut. effort on brain research now to try to The text of the amendment is as fol- We need to ask ourselves whether help us think through how we can de- lows: this survey is worth $2.4 billion. Will velop more appropriate efforts to head At the end of the bill (before the short continuation of this survey bankrupt off some of these challenges. title), insert the following: the Nation itself? No, not hardly. But But the idea that we don’t want to SEC. ll. None of the funds made available as has been said before, the old saying ask a couple hundred thousand citizens in this Act may be used to conduct the sur- is a billion here and a billion there, all a question about something so that we vey, conducted by the Secretary of Com- of a sudden we’re talking about a lot of can better plan for a country of 300 merce, commonly referred to as the ‘‘Amer- money. million, the idea that filling out a few ican Community Survey’’. Why would we even pass a cybersecu- pieces of paper is too much to be asked The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman rity bill when we are using 5,779 hired for for your country to help create a from Florida is recognized for 5 min- government agents to collect sensitive better Union of a citizen, I think citi- utes. information from our citizens at tax- zens would welcome. In fact, the reason Mr. WEBSTER. Madam Chair, the payer expense? This American Commu- you don’t have to fine anyone is be- amendment offered here by myself and nity Survey is an inappropriate use of cause people do fill out the form. Mr. LANKFORD is simple. It prohibits taxpayer dollars. It is the very picture But we know something with cer- taxpayer funds from being used to con- of what’s wrong in D.C. tainty. The idea that we are going to duct the intrusive, unconstitutional I have here the questionnaire. At lead the greatest country in the world American Community Survey. In addi- least it would be the questionnaire if with less information about the condi- tion to the constitutionally mandated DANIEL WEBSTER and Sandra and David tions of communities and of our fami- census, the Department of Commerce and Brent and Jordan and Elizabeth lies, and that we are going to do that Census Bureau conducts a number of and John and Victoria were all ques- appropriately, defies logic. It is intel- other surveys. One of these is the tioned. This is the size of that ques- lectually dishonest. American Community Survey which tionnaire. This is what we would have Now, we have done this survey for a costs $2.4 billion to administer. to fill out. This is what would be pun- very long time as a country. I suspect Some of the questions which have al- ishable by law if we did not fill it out. we will continue to do it. But for what- ready been gone over that the Amer- What would you think about some of ever reason, we are here today debating ican Community Survey contains have these others that you read about in the this. I welcome the debate. At least for been routinely criticized as invasions newspaper, the Duggar family, who myself and for my caucus, we stand in of privacy. As a citizen who has normal have 20 children. What would they do? opposition. expectations of what is private and It would be three to four times this Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman what is not private, I share that criti- size, and they would be required by law yield? cism. For example, the survey requires to fill it out. Mr. FATTAH. I am glad to yield to respondents to detail their emotional This survey is inappropriate for tax- the gentleman. condition. The survey wants to know payer dollars. It is a definition of a Mr. DICKS. As I understand it, the what time respondents left for work breach of personal privacy. It is a pic- American Community Survey is au- and how long it took them to get ture of what’s wrong in Washington, thorized by law and has been upheld by home. The survey demands to know if D.C. It’s unconstitutional. the courts. The ACS is authorized respondents have difficulty dressing, or I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ under Title 13, U.S. Code, the Census they have need to go shopping. Or have on the Webster-Langford amendment Act. On numerous occasions, the courts

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Americans. your understanding? Much of this information is already Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman Mr. FATTAH. That is my under- publicly available anyway; it just yield? standing. And reclaiming my time, any doesn’t connect it to an individual per- Mr. LANKFORD. I yield to the gen- of the Members who are going to run in son. tleman from Pennsylvania. The third thing on this is it’s incred- a competitive race without doing any Mr. FATTAH. Any one of millions of ibly invasive. Now, let me just run polling, I assume they’ll be voting for Americans—and we have an increase through some of the questions. We’ve this. For those who want information this week of people filing for new mort- highlighted a few of them, but let me in order to make good decisions, the gages—have answered all of those ques- just hit a couple of the high points and government needs this information. tions, plus some. So if you think it’s then I’ll get a chance to talk to you. I yield back the balance of my time. strange that people have to answer It’s not just a few things about your Mr. LANKFORD. Madam Chair, I questions, if they can do it for a bank, age and about your location; it also move to strike the last word. they can maybe do it for their country. asks: Do you have hot and cold running The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman But here’s my question: You said this water? Do you have a flush toilet? Do from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 min- was new and it hadn’t been done before. you have a bathtub or a shower? Do utes. This was fully implemented in 2005 you have a sink with a faucet? Do you Mr. LANKFORD. Here’s this wonder- under President Bush. So why would have a stove or a range? Do you have a ful thing that would occur: you would you stand on the House—I mean, I refrigerator? Do you have telephone open your mail one day and you would don’t understand. This is not new. have a packet in there, and you would service? How many automobiles, vans, Mr. LANKFORD. Let me reclaim my begin reading through these questions. or 1-ton vehicles do you have in your time. And your first thought would be: Is home? Yes, sir, it is. We started it in 2005 this real or is this a scam artist trying Let me keep going. About how much and started rolling it out a few at a to steal my information? Then you do you think the house or apartment time, experimenting with it, and now would call some office, or it gives you would sell for if you were to sell it have increased it. In fact, the adminis- a Web site to contact just so you can right now? What’s the annual payment tration has asked for 50,000 more a see that this is really true, because for your fire hazard and flood insurance month and has actually asked for $52 this is not like the long form that just on this property? How much is the reg- million more to increase the usage of came to your mailbox; this is the ular monthly payment on your second this. American Community Survey. And mortgage for this property, if you have I yield back the balance of my time. what just landed in your mailbox, if one? Is the person that lives in this you refuse to answer it, someone will home a United States citizen? Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Chair, I rise in op- call you. And then they’ll call you, and How about this one: How well does position to this negative amendment that then they’ll call you, and then they’ll the person in this home speak English? would eliminate funding for the American show up at your door and check on you Where did this person live a year ago? Community Survey. and why you haven’t done it because And give the address for that. Because Some have labeled the Majority the do noth- this is not like the long form of the of mental, physical or emotional condi- ing party. This amendment would make them census that’s gathering basic informa- tions, does this person have serious dif- the ‘‘know nothing party.’’ tion; this is incredibly personal infor- ficulty concentrating, remembering or The ACS is the only source of national, an- mation. making decisions? Does this person nual socioeconomic, housing, and demo- And if we can ask these questions as have difficulty dressing or bathing? graphic data. It is used by Congress to help a Federal Government, it begs the How many times has this person been allocate $450 billion a year in federal grants to issue of what questions can the Federal married? Does this person have his or state and local governments, including the dis- Government not ask of someone, be- her own grandchildren 18 or younger tribution of funds for veterans’ job training pro- cause the Federal Government does not living in the home? grams and for improvements to low-income have the authority to walk into every It gets better. schools. The business community uses the house in America and ask any question How many people, including this per- ACS to help guide investment decisions like they want to ask about any private ac- son, rode together to work last week? location and expansion plans. tivity. How many times did this person actu- Congress has required, directly or indirectly, While it has been upheld that we can ally leave the home, and what time did all of the data gathered in the ACS. The ACS do the long form, this is distinctly dif- they leave the home to go to work last passed with bipartisan support under the pre- ferent from the long form, and this is week? Last week, was this person laid vious Administration to ensure greater accu- new. This is something that just off from their job? When did this per- racy and streamline the decennial census. transitioned in the last couple of years. son last work even for a few days? Wade Henderson, CEO of the Leadership And I get all kinds of calls in my office What was your income in the last 12 Conference on Civil and Human Rights, re- saying, what is this, and why are you months? cently wrote about the ACS and asked, ‘‘Why asking for this. And not a range, the actual listed in- would some members of Congress want to Three quick things on it. I think this come. run the government without the most accurate is incredibly inappropriate because it Did you have any interest from divi- information available to guide their decisions?’’ asks way too much personal informa- dends, rental income, royalties? Any I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the Webster amend- tion. public assistance or welfare payments ment. Second of all, I think it is incredibly did you receive? The Acting CHAIR. The question is inefficient. This form costs the Federal It goes on and on and on. This is not on the amendment offered by the gen- Government $67 per person that fills it just a few simple questions. This is a tleman from Florida (Mr. WEBSTER). out. Now, I can assure you, I’ve heard form that, if I walked up to anyone in The amendment was agreed to. lots of people talking about polling this Chamber and said, I’m going to Mr. DICKS. Madam Chair, we have data and about doing surveys. I don’t ask you a few questions and I’m going somebody who wanted to speak on this know of anyone in politics, anyone in to write these down. Tell me first your amendment.

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The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- Madam Chair, section 526 makes our The Acting CHAIR. The amendment port the amendment. Nation more dependent on Middle East has been agreed to. The Clerk read as follows: oil. Stopping the impact of section 526 Mr. CLAY. Madam Chair, I move to Page 101, after line 10, insert the following will help us promote American energy, strike the last word. new section: improve the American economy, and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman SEC. 542. None of the funds made available create American jobs. from Missouri is recognized for 5 min- by this Act may be used to enforce section Let’s remember the following facts utes. 526 of the Energy Independence and Security about section 526: it increases our reli- Mr. CLAY. Madam Chairman, the Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. ance on Middle Eastern oil. It hurts American Community Survey is abso- 17142). our military readiness, national and lutely vital. That’s why I’m kind of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman energy security. It prevents the in- stunned at what I’m hearing. It not from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. creased use of safe, clean, and efficient only allowed us to replace the long Mr. FLORES. Madam Chairman, I North American oil and gas. It in- form census, making it easier for ev- rise to offer an amendment which creases the cost of American food and eryone to participate in the decennial would address another restrictive and energy. It hurts American jobs and the census, but it provides all Americans misguided Federal regulation. American economy. And last and cer- with important information. But one Section 526 of the Energy Independ- tainly not least, it costs our taxpayers particular area is of great concern to ence and Security Act prohibits Fed- more of their hard-earned dollars. me, and that’s the use of ACS data in eral agencies from entering into con- I urge my colleagues to support pas- determining the distribution of a sub- tracts for the procurement of an alter- sage of this commonsense amendment. stantial proportion of Federal assist- native fuel unless its lifecycle green- I yield back the balance of my time. ance. house gas emissions are less than or Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the Now, we talk about accountability equal to emissions from an equivalent last word. here. Well, let’s start being account- conventional fuel produced from con- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman able. Put your actions to words. ventional petroleum sources. In sum- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 In fiscal year 2008, 184 Federal domes- mary, my amendment would stop the minutes. tic assistance programs used ACS-re- government from enforcing this ban on Mr. FATTAH. The Congress of the lated data to help guide the distribu- all Federal agencies funded by the CJS United States, in a bipartisan vote, tion of $416 billion. That’s not chump appropriations bill. passed the Energy Independence and change; it’s taxpayer dollars. This rep- The initial purpose of section 526 was Security Act of 2007. It was signed into resents 29 percent of all Federal assist- to stifle the Defense Department’s law by President Bush. It just suggests ance. plans to buy and develop coal-based or that, in Federal procurement, when ACS-guided grants accounted for coal-to-liquids jet fuels. This stifling we’re seeking energy, that Depart- $389.2 billion, or 69 percent of all Fed- was based on the opinion of environ- ments should use energy-efficient eral grant funding. Most of ACS-guided mentalists that coal-based jet fuel pro- sources so that we don’t rely on unnec- Federal assistance goes to State gov- duces more greenhouse gas emissions essary Middle East supplies for oil. ernments through a handful of large than traditional petroleum. This removes this requirement, and formula grant programs to aid low-in- so I would hope that we would vote b 1710 come households and support highway against it. infrastructure. I recently offered similar amend- This has been a part of the law for a Medicaid alone accounts for 63 per- ments to four appropriations bills last number of years now, and it has helped cent of ACS-guided funding. year and each passed this House by a save taxpayers money. So I would ask ACS-guided funding is highly con- voice vote. My friend, Mr. CONAWAY of for a ‘‘no’’ vote on the amendment. centrated in a small number of pro- Texas, also had language added to the Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman grams, recipient States, departments, Defense authorization bill last year to yield? and budget functions. State per capita exempt the Defense Department from Mr. FATTAH. I yield to the gen- ACS-guided funding is positively re- this burdensome regulation. tleman. lated to income inequality—high an- We must ensure that our military Mr. DICKS. I concur with the gen- nual pay, high poverty—Medicaid in- has adequate fuel resources and can ef- tleman. This is an effort to overturn a come limits, and the percent of the ficiently rely on domestic and more law that was passed in 2007 that says population that is rural. The higher stable sources of fuel. But section 526’s we’re going to try to do the most en- any of these measures, the higher per ban on fuel choice now affects all Fed- ergy-efficient approach to running the capita funding tends to be. eral Agencies, not just the Defense De- government. I mean, I think it’s com- The ACS is absolutely vital. If you partment. This is why I’m offering this mon sense, and I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on want to eliminate that, I’m sure you amendment again today for the CJS this amendment. have certain reasons to do it, but it appropriations bill. Mr. FLORES. Will the gentleman will take away an essential tool for us Federal Agencies should not be bur- yield? to be accountable with taxpayer dol- dened with wasting their time studying Mr. FATTAH. I will be glad to yield lars. So sign your name on the bottom fuel emissions when there is a simple to the gentleman. line if you want to, but I suggest you fix, and that’s not restricting their fuel Mr. FLORES. Let’s walk through think twice before you eliminate the choices based on extreme environ- this again. For instance, if you can’t ACS. mental views, policies and misguided use fuel that’s refined from Canadian Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- regulations like section 5266. oil sands, which is blended in with fuels ance of my time. With increasing competition for en- from all sorts of oil sources, then Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, let me ergy and fuel resources, and the contin- you’re stuck to use conventional seek unanimous consent that we have a ued volatility and instability in the sources, which means you’re stuck recorded vote on this amendment. Middle East, it is now more important with Middle Eastern oil.

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This law, this What it says is that you have to use At the end of the bill (before the short policy, has been debated in the last the most energy-efficient source that’s title), insert the following: four Congresses, and each time Con- available. That is what our govern- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available gress elected to do nothing. So Con- ment’s been doing over a bipartisan ad- by this Act may be used to implement the gress explicitly does not intend for the ministration. It has saved billions of National Ocean Policy developed under Exec- oceans to be zoned in the manner that dollars for the taxpayers. utive Order 13547 (75 Fed. Reg. 43023, relating the President proposed to do it. Thus, Your offering today, on an appropria- to the stewardship of oceans, coasts, and the Executive Order 13547 has no specific tions bill—this effort to prohibit really Great Lakes). statutory authority, and there have should be handled in the Energy Com- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman been no congressional appropriations mittee. from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. to pay for the cost of this new bureauc- Mr. FLORES. Will the gentleman Mr. FLORES. Madam Chair, I rise to racy. offer a simple amendment to address yield? b 1720 Mr. FATTAH. I will be glad to yield an overreach by the executive branch There are 63 agencies that are in- to the gentleman. of the Federal Government. My amend- volved with this new policy. The last Mr. FLORES. One of the things the ment bans the use of Federal funds for thing we need is more Federal bureauc- Navy’s had to do in order to do this and any implementation of Executive racy trying to say that it’s enacting a to develop other alternative fuel Order 13547. Executive Order 13547, policy which doesn’t cost anything. sources because it’s not sure where it’s signed in 2009, requires that various bu- The last thing we need are more regu- going to get its fuel is to start using reaucracies essentially zone the ocean lations from bodies like this in an al- biofuels at the cost of $20-plus a gallon and the sources thereof. This could ready uncertain economic environ- instead of buying it at $5 a gallon for mean that a drop of rain that lands on ment. jet fuel. That is not easier on the tax- your roof could cause the Federal Gov- ernment to have jurisdiction over your We also have a list of 83 groups that payer. are in support of our proposed amend- Mr. FATTAH. Reclaiming my time, property since that drop will eventu- ally wind up in the ocean. ment. These groups include, as I said we’re not trying to decide parochial before, the American Farm Bureau, the kinds of decisions about which might Concerns have been raised that the recently created National Ocean Policy Chamber of Commerce, the National be purchased and which not. The law, Association of Home Builders, the off- as passed by a Congress and signed may not only restrict ocean and inland activities, but given that it has not re- shore fishing industry, not only rec- under President Bush, requires the De- reational but commercial, and the en- partment to act in terms of energy effi- ceived any of its own funding, it will take scarce funds away from Federal ergy industries, including the renew- ciency and to save taxpayers money. able energy industries. We have letters You want to prohibit that on behalf of Agencies and their currently author- ized activities that are critical to the of support for this as well. what you think is a more appropriate There are significant concerns that ocean and coastal economies, as well as way to go. remain related to the implementation our overall economy. We should make an amendment to of this executive order, its impact, the I look at a chart that I prepared, a that law, bring it to the floor, bring it limit of its authority, and the lack of look at Chart 1 reveals just how over- through the Energy Committee, and true stakeholder involvement. I urge reaching, overly burdensome, and ill not attach it to a rider on this appro- Members to support this amendment in conceived this plan is. The Natural Re- priations bill because we can’t have a order to stop excessive regulation and sources Committee continues to ask full debate on the merits thereof. to protect our ocean and affiliated in- questions about ocean zoning, includ- I yield back the balance of my time. land economies. The Acting CHAIR. The question is ing its scope and its cost. However, we The particular agency that is af- on the amendment offered by the gen- are not getting answers from the ad- fected under CJS, more than any of the tleman from Texas (Mr. FLORES). ministration. others, is the Coastal and Marine Spa- The question was taken; and the Act- This chart, which is the watershed tial Planning Office, and that was spe- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- for the Mississippi River, our largest cifically zeroed out in fiscal 2012. Yet peared to have it. river, shows that 26 States would be af- this is the group. That red chart shows Mr. FLORES. Madam Chair, I de- fected by ocean zoning. This executive you that it’s still actively involved in mand a recorded vote. order would give unprecedented Fed- the process. Now, where they’re getting The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to eral reach by the Federal regional the money, I don’t know, but we have clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- planning bodies to areas far inland to to assume it’s from the taxpayer. ceedings on the amendment offered by dictate activities that may affect the In closing, I am just asking that Con- the gentleman from Texas will be post- ocean or Great Lakes. And this is just gress do what Congress intended, which poned. one example of the incredible reach of is not to have this activity. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I ask unan- this particular law or this particular I yield back the balance of my time. imous consent that I be permitted to executive order. Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the request a recorded vote on the amend- When you hear the words ‘‘national last word. ment of the gentleman from Florida ocean policy’’ it sounds benign. But The Acting CHAIR (Mr. PRICE of (Mr. WEBSTER). that’s only a small part of the story. Georgia). The gentleman from Pennsyl- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objec- The scope and reach of this regulation vania is recognized for 5 minutes. tion? is why we have the Chamber of Com- Mr. FATTAH. Rather than attempt Without objection, a recorded vote is merce, the American Farm Bureau, the to restrict the President’s efforts in requested on the Webster amendment. home builders, the timber, mining and this regard, I actually applaud the There was no objection. fisheries groups weighing in so heavily President’s efforts. I was at the Coastal The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to against this executive order. It affects Zone Conference when the ocean pol- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- our whole Nation and our whole econ- icy, I think, was applauded by literally ceedings on the amendment offered by omy. Again, if you think about it, it thousands of Americans from across the gentleman from Florida will be means a drop of rain that falls on your the country when it was held in Chi- postponed. property could be subject to this law. cago last year.

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If you have a problem with the execu- land.’’ So, implementing practices on By the way, speaking about funding, tive order, the problem is really not land, are those positive or negative? we had the Council on Economic Qual- with the President of the United Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman ity in front of our committee, and we States; it’s with the United States Con- yield? asked particularly, Where is all this gress. We have passed laws giving var- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I will funding coming from? We’ve asked by ious responsibilities and duties to over be happy to yield to my friend from letter. They have yet to respond. So 63 different agencies having to do with Washington. they’re taking parts of it here and our stewardship of the oceans, and the Mr. DICKS. Let me just say that one there, and it’s not showing up on any- only thing that exists in the executive of the problems we have is with runoff body’s budget at all. order is the President’s not taking any from agricultural lands that goes into The Acting CHAIR. The time of the new action but to coordinate and su- the Chesapeake Bay, that goes into gentleman has expired. pervise the implementation of the ex- Puget Sound, that goes into the ocean, (By unanimous consent, Mr. HAS- isting laws as passed by this Congress and that has to be dealt with in order TINGS of Washington was allowed to under the past four Presidents of the to protect the oceans. proceed for 1 additional minute.) United States so that we can try to Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. In re- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. So come to grips with the circumstances claiming my time, I would be more what this attempts to do, by the gen- that afford such dire conditions in the than happy to respond to my good tleman from Texas with his amend- oceans of the world. friend in that regard. ment, is simply to say, okay, we’re So I applaud the President. I oppose Obviously, this is the concern be- going to exercise our authority, and this amendment that seeks to prohibit, cause of that. They say then—and our authority is not to give any agency essentially, the executive branch from rightfully so—in their letter that was that contributes to this policy any the implementation of congressional sent out to all Members of Congress: funds. It’s nothing more than that. So laws that have been passed by the Con- Thus, instead of being limited to oceans I urge my colleagues to support the gress. As to this idea that there is any and coasts, the National Ocean Policy could amendment offered by the gentleman kind of power grab in the executive extend to the regulation of every farm and from Texas. order, I would invite Members to read ranch in the United States. With that, I yield back the balance of it. It does not do anything other than Now, I think they’re right on that. my time. move to more efficiently implement But we do have statutes, by the way, Mr. FARR. I move to strike the last laws passed by our Congress. that deal precisely with what my good word. I yield back the balance of my time. friend from Washington brought up to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I me just a moment ago, and that is the from California is recognized for 5 min- move to strike the last word. Clean Water Act. That’s what part of utes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is that is all about, is to deal with that. Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, I can’t be- recognized for 5 minutes. This is an executive order that gives lieve what we’re hearing here. How Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I rise potential authority far, far beyond quickly we forget. to support the amendment offered by those acts, and it’s done by executive It was your committee, Mr. Chair- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. FLO- order. Now, there is a process to go man, that passed the bill, the bipar- RES), a member of the Natural Re- through. Sometimes we can agree with tisan bill, that created the Ocean Com- sources Committee. that process or disagree, but at least mission, which was signed into law by We have had several hearings on this let’s go through that process with the President Clinton, and then the ap- executive order and on the potential Congress making the policy. That’s pointees to that commission that were impacts that this executive order what the issue is here with this execu- made by President Bush. Who was on would have far, far beyond ocean pol- tive order. that commission? The chair of it was icy. The Natural Resources Committee Finally, since my good friend from Admiral Watkins—the former head of also, obviously, has concerns about our Washington brought this up, let me the Navy, the former Secretary of En- environment. That’s probably one of make this observation. Our State of ergy, a great Republican, a great admi- the reasons the committee was created Washington has an ocean policy. It was ral who understood ocean policy. many, many Congresses ago. But this done by statute, and in it, it specifi- 1730 step by this administration with this cally says in that statute: b executive order goes far, far beyond The marine management plan, meaning Who else was on that commission? what anybody would envision, and it is the ocean policy, must be developed and im- Oil and gas executives, fish processors, being done without going through the plemented in a manner that recognizes and all kinds of people, because we set up a normal process. respects existing uses. commission to look at these conflicts In his remarks, the gentleman from I think that’s good policy. In fact, at sea. Why? Because, as was stated, Texas stated several organizations that that’s probably why so many North- America has more ocean water than are opposed to this executive order, west fishing organizations are in sup- any other country in the world because and amongst those is the Farm Bureau. port of the Flores amendment, but the of the exclusive economic zone, which Now, when one thinks about the Farm policy that is driving this executive also applies to all the atolls and islands Bureau, they are an organization that order is contrary to that. Let me take like Guam, Hawaii, and so on. represents our diverse agriculture in- a direct quote—a direct quote—out of What was happening then? We were dustry across the country, but you this policy driving this executive order: having all kinds of conflicts, conflicts don’t associate the Farm Bureau poli- The task force is mindful that these rec- between seismic boats that were going cies with the oceans or lakes. You asso- ommendations may create a level of uncer- out to look for oil and gas, fishermen ciate them with crops that are grown tainty and anxiety among those who rely on who had crab pots, stationary pots, on dry land or on irrigated land or these resources. buoys, everything that you could think whatever the case may be. With that ‘‘Resources’’ meaning the land. of. And everybody came and said the being the case, why should the Farm Now, Mr. Chairman, I have to ask: only government that can resolve this Bureau be concerned about a policy Does this not sound suspiciously like, is the United States Congress because dealing with ocean planning? We have to pass the bill to find out these are all Federal agencies. They

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Guess what we tions that came out of that committee doesn’t want anyone other than them- did like we do when we have commis- was that the policies—it said: The selves to have a voice in how we’re sion work? We implemented those poli- Ocean Council should work with Con- using our coastal resources? Is that cies in a bill. I worked very hard on it, gress and so on to develop a flexible what this is all about? Is this really but I wasn’t going to be the lead author and voluntary process for the creation just another drill-baby-drill issue on the bill because it was a Republican of regional ocean councils. States where the oil industry has a policy, the administration. So your colleague, Jim working with relevant stakeholders oil industry has a voice? What we’re Saxton, authored that bill; your col- should use this process to establish re- trying to say here is that others should league, Congressman Gilchrest, au- gional ocean councils. That is exactly have a voice, too. They are America’s thored that bill; your colleague, Mr. the process we should be going oceans, not ExxonMobil’s oceans. Jim Greenwood, authored that bill; through, but the process of the execu- So following a decade of discussion your colleague, Mr. Curt Weldon, au- tive process is 180 degrees from that. and shareholder engagement, President thored that bill. So the legislation the gentleman is cit- Obama established the National Ocean These were Republican bills before ing is being used is contrary to what he Policy in July of 2010. Creating such a your committee. And guess what? The is trying to promote. That’s the whole policy was the cornerstone rec- chair at that time, Mr. Pombo, would point of this amendment. ommendation of President Bush’s U.S. not even hear their bills. Wouldn’t hear Mr. FARR. You’re absolutely wrong. Commission on Ocean Policy. Now, fol- them. Admiral Watkins came here and The Acting CHAIR. The time of the lowing even more public engagement, asked for a hearing on it. That policy gentleman from California has expired. we await the final National Ocean Pol- has been lingering for over a decade, (On request of Mr. HASTINGS of Wash- icy implementation plan to come out and all of the recommendations into ington, and by unanimous consent, Mr. this summer. that went to the administration. Guess FARR was allowed to proceed for 2 addi- Now, the assertions that the policy what this administration did? They as- tional minutes.) will create new regulations, usurp sembled every single agency of govern- Mr. FARR. Thank you very much. State authority, restrict land use or ment, including DHS, the State De- As the President cannot create the zone the oceans, are patently false and partment, the Department of Defense. councils by executive order, the coun- misleading. They were all in it because they all cils have to be created by Congress. I The National Ocean Policy will allow have issues. would hope that the leadership of your Federal agencies to better coordinate We have an ambassador for fish, for committee and jurisdiction would cre- amongst themselves and with other example. It’s in the State Department. ate those councils so that they will levels of government and all stake- All these things need to be discussed have some bottoms-up authorities. holders to eliminate red tape while and resolved, and they came up with Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Will managing effectively for multiple this ocean policy. This is to avoid con- the gentleman yield? ocean uses. flicts. Everybody is satisfied by it. The Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman. Opposing ocean planning is like op- Navy needs it. The military needs it for Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I just posing air traffic control. You can do security purposes. You’re nuts not to want to make this point. The gen- it, but it will cause a mess or lead to have it. To defund this because you say tleman makes the point of how maybe dire consequences. Our coastal counties your committee hasn’t heard it—which the process should work and the com- make up only 18 percent of the coun- is just false, because your committee mission was created. try’s land area, but are home to 108 had that bill for not one session, two My objection—and I think the gen- million people, or 36 percent of our Na- sessions, three sessions, about four ses- tleman from Texas’ objection—is this tion’s population. These numbers are sions and never took it up and never is being done by executive order. The steadily increasing. dealt with the policy. It was all there. way that the process is laid out totally There’s a saying in Washington that For lack of congressional action, this ignores the recommendation that came if you’re not at the table, you’re on the is now done by executive order. Thank out of that policy. That is the whole menu. When it comes to our Nation’s God it’s done by executive order and point. oceans, more and more guests are com- those—those were all the people that Mr. FARR. Reclaiming my time, the ing to dinner. Fishing grounds, ship- were opposed because they said these responsible issue here is if you want to ping lanes, Navy training ranges, off- things may happen. Well, my God, are do that, let’s have a congressional shore energy production, wildlife habi- we worried about maybe because hearing, an oversight hearing on this tats, and other uses are increasingly in they’re in Idaho and think that potato ocean policy. I would be proud to de- competition, and the National Ocean farmers are going to be affected by fend it. But to take a meat-ax approach Policy will help ensure that everyone ocean policy? Come on. That’s a and whack it and say whatever it is, has a seat at the table. stretch. whatever it accomplishes, we’re not Instead of supporting a plan for our I tell you, this amendment is not going to allow it to be implemented I oceans, the Republican majority con- only not good, it goes backwards in think is reckless and irresponsible. tinues to pursue scare tactics, claiming being able to deal with the conflicts at Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. If the that the policy creates additional regu- sea and being able to do what the gentleman will yield, we have had five lation and kills American jobs. Yet, United States Government has to do, hearings on this, just to make a point. they have no evidence that that is the which is to lead the world on ocean pol- Mr. FARR. I yield back the balance case. icy, not take a second seat to it. of my time. Let’s go to what this bill proposes to I urge a strong defeat. Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise do. It proposes to slash $93 million Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Will in opposition to this amendment. from the NOAA budget, threatening the gentleman yield? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the health, the safety, and the pros- Mr. FARR. Certainly I will yield. from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 perity of Americans. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Here minutes. is the crux of the issue right here. The Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, it is b 1740 gentleman started his remarks by say- time for the Republicans to stop being Specifically, the bill calls for a $5 ing that the committee, which I had afraid of commonsense initiatives like million reduction to the NOAA Coastal

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The National Ocean Policy would preciate the gentleman yielding. ing the challenges associated with help us better address the cumulative The gentleman, when he made his re- flooding, hurricanes, sea level rise and threats to our aquatic ecosystems from marks about all of the challenges that other coastal hazards. overfishing, coastal development, we face, if you heard, nobody is arguing Number two: this bill, the Republican storm water run-off, carbon emissions, on our side about that. Nobody is argu- bill, seeks to cut $32 million to the Na- and other pollutants entering our wa- ing about that. It is the structure of tional Marine Fisheries Service, which terways; and it will also help us bal- which we are talking about here. And, has the difficult responsibility of man- ance the many overlapping ocean uses. unfortunately, we have experienced aging fisheries to sustain our coastal The core approach of the National painfully in this body and in this coun- communities and ocean ecosystems. Ocean Policy is to improve stewardship try when we have a structure of a top- And they also want to cut $30 mil- of our oceans, coasts, islands, and down solution, it always seems to come lion, which would be cut from NOAA’s Great Lakes by directing government out wrong. And that is what the issue Competitive Climate Research budget Agencies with differing mandates to is all about. at a time when much of our country coordinate and work better together. We have had five hearings, like I has been experiencing severe drought The National Ocean Policy creates no said, in my committee on this issue. and other extreme weather. We need to new authorities. The result of in- But the way this is set up, it was de- study and understand these extreme creased coordination will be better signed to be voluntary, and it was de- weather events in order to protect lives stewardship of our national heritage signed to be in corroboration with the and livelihoods. By sticking our heads through improved government effi- States. Our home State of Washington in the sand and refusing to act, we do ciency, better development and use of has responded to that. But the way this a disservice to the people we are elect- data and information and a process of is written and the way it is inter- ed to represent. open and transparent stakeholder en- preted, it is a top-down issue; and if we We know that the oceans are warm- gagement that informs decision-mak- let it continue going, we are going to ing, and are warming dramatically be- ing. This increased coordination be- have a problem, and the gentleman cause of climate change. Should we tween Agencies is the sort of effort knows it. study that? We know that tornadoes that needs to be taking place on a Fed- Mr. DICKS. Reclaiming my time just are now ripping through the Midwest eral level in order to reduce ineffi- to briefly say to the gentleman, what in February, not in April or May. ciency, waste, and redundancy among we have been doing isn’t working. The oceans are in trouble. We have Should we be studying that? We know Agencies. that people now all across the country The National Ocean Council brings got acidification that affects our shell- are becoming more fearful of these together State, local, and tribal gov- fish, and it’s because of too much car- ever-intensifying climate conditions ernments and all of the ocean’s users— bon dioxide going into the oceans. The that are threatening the lives and the including recreational and commercial oceans are warming. The world cannot livelihoods of tens of millions of Amer- fishermen, boaters, industry, sci- survive without the oceans. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the icans. Should we be studying this? entists, and the public—to better plan gentleman from Washington has ex- What do the Republicans say in their for, manage, harmonize, and sustain pired. budget? No. uses of ocean and coastal resources. (By unanimous consent, Mr. DICKS The virtue of the National Ocean Pol- So I understand that some of them do was allowed to proceed for 1 additional icy is that it develops and facilitates not believe that this should be studied. minute.) I understand that they do not believe the planning process, deals with many Mr. DICKS. I will just say to my that the ordinary American is becom- overlapping ocean uses, and expedites friend, there is a problem with fer- ing increasingly concerned about this the approval process of new uses being tilizer runoff from agricultural lands. change in climate. But I tell you this, introduced. The National Ocean Policy We’ve got it in the Puget Sound. These they are. offers an avenue for thoughtful plan- are serious matters that have to be I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote against this Re- ning and is the best choice for those dealt with, and to look the other way publican proposal. stakeholders looking to be involved in is not a solution. I yield back the balance of my time. the process or at least having some I yield to the gentleman. Mr. DICKS. I move to strike the last voice in the discussion. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I am word. While not required to participate, aware of that. Clean water takes care The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman most States and regions see the benefit of that, and that process is going from Washington is recognized for 5 of marine planning as a way to lever- through. Sometimes we agree. Some- minutes. age their interests and achieve desir- times we don’t. Mr. DICKS. I rise in strong opposi- able outcomes. But just let me make an analogy tion to the amendment. I would say to my friend from Texas, that I think the gentleman would agree The implementation of the National in the Pacific Ocean, there are debris with. We had a long debate last night Ocean Policy will help to protect, fields the size of the State of Texas. on catch shares, something entirely maintain, and restore our ocean, coast- Now, if you think we’re taking care of different. The gentleman was very al, island, and Great Lakes ecosystems, our oceans, if we’re taking care of our much so defending—and I agree with which provide jobs, food, and recre- rivers and streams and lakes, you are, him—the fact that there was regional ation, and serves as a foundation for a at best, ill-informed. We need a na- planning. And catch shares works in substantial part of our Nation’s econ- tional effort, an international effort— our part of the country. That is all omy. Only healthy, functioning, and to clean up the oceans and protect that we are saying. We think that is resilient marine and freshwater eco- them. And what do we get from the Re- probably a better model. systems can support the fisheries publicans? A non-science, nonfactual This executive order is contrary to which we depend on so heavily. approach to this problem. It’s dis- that. So my arguments here over and Across the continental United gusting, to say the least. over have been the model, and that’s States, our coastal and ocean eco- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR why we should defund it and come back systems are suffering from an outdated The Acting CHAIR. Members are ad- and do it correctly. issue-by-issue approach to stewardship monished to direct their remarks to I thank the gentleman for yielding to and management. We are already see- the Chair. me. ing the threats posed by ocean acidifi- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Will Mr. DICKS. No more hearings. Let’s cation, low dissolved oxygen, harmful the gentleman yield? have a bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6417 I yield back the balance of my time. This action will identify and assess tive management of resources, ineffi- Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, I high-quality ocean and coastal waters cient use of taxpayer dollars, and in- move to strike the last word. and the waters that drain into them creased conflicts among a growing The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman and establish or modify existing water number of ocean users. Strategic plan- from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- quality monitoring protocols and pro- ning maximizes organizational effi- utes. grams. ciency and use of public resources. Mr. GARDNER. I yield to the gen- That sounds like a regulation to me. The National Ocean Policy will im- tleman from Texas. That’s government-speak for ‘‘regula- prove opportunities for community and Mr. FLORES. I thank the gentleman tion.’’ citizen participation in the planning for yielding. This executive order is an overreach. process and facilitate sustainable eco- Let’s make sure we all understand The cost of this executive order is nomic growth by providing trans- exactly what my amendment does. My being hidden. The National Ocean parency and predictability for eco- amendment doesn’t roll back any regu- Council specifically asks agencies to nomic investments. It represents a lation that currently exists. My tell us what this is going to cost, and science-based strategy to align con- amendment doesn’t strike any money the agencies have specifically refused servation and restoration goals at the for any Agency that is currently look- to comply. The Natural Resources Federal, State, tribal, local, and re- ing at how the ocean works. My Committee in these hearings has spe- gional levels, and it will strengthen the amendment does nothing like that. cifically asked for the cost of this pro- integration of Federal and non-Federal My amendment specifically says that gram, and we’ve specifically been ig- ocean observing systems and data man- if this process is going to be done, that nored. agement into one national system. it’s going to start where the Constitu- If these agencies are spending this Of particular interest to me, the tion says it starts. It starts in the money to implement this program, this Chesapeake Bay—I know it is to Chair- United States Congress. executive order, where are they taking man WOLF as well—is poised to benefit Now, Mr. FARR talked a few minutes it from? What legislatively authorized from the National Ocean Policy action ago about how this was already an au- activities are not being done and what plan. It will help advance the bay’s thorized activity. And to that extent, appropriated dollars are being used health, from increasing public school he introduced a bill in the 111th Con- from their appropriated function for education about the Chesapeake Bay gress, H.R. 21, on January 26, 2009. That something else? What’s going on? region to creating a mapping tool for has not become law. There has never There are 83 interest groups in this the Chesapeake Bay watershed that al- been an appropriation that has been country that are not the types that lows stakeholders to share information issued to support that. you would not like—it includes folks and ideas for land protection and res- On the other hand, here is what the like the cattlemen and the farmers— toration. executive order does do: it creates 10 that think this is an overreach and It calls for the establishment of a Na- new national policies, nine new na- think this could damage our way of tional Shellfish Initiative, in partner- tional priority objectives, nine new life. All we want is to have a clear and ship with commercial and restoration strategic action plans, seven new na- transparent and constitutional process aquaculture communities, which in- tional goals for coastal marine spatial for this to be carried out. cludes pilot projects to explore the eco- planning, 12 new guiding principles for Mr. GARDNER. I yield back the bal- system benefits of shellfish aqua- coastal marine spatial planning. ance of my time. culture while increasing shellfish pro- Mr. MORAN. I move to strike the b 1750 duction in U.S. waters. That’s so im- last word. portant for our economy. In fact, all In addition, the agencies are advised The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are to evaluate necessary and appropriate from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- critical components of our Nation’s legislative solutions or changes to reg- utes. economy. U.S. coastal communities are ulations to address the constraints. Mr. MORAN. I rise as well in very home to more than half of all Ameri- That, my friends, did not start in the strong opposition to this amendment cans. They generate an estimated $8 United States Congress pursuant to the that prohibits funding for the National trillion a year and they support 69 mil- Constitution. Ocean Policy. The purpose of this pol- lion jobs. Now, it’s been said this is not going icy is to improve our Nation’s ocean Declining ocean health and a lack of to cause any additional regulation. It’s management effort, protect and create effective coordination is putting this been said this is not really ocean zon- jobs, and grow our economy by ensur- great economic engine at risk. Com- ing. Well, let me give you an example ing all the multiple uses of the ocean prehensive planning will ensure the of one of the things that is required to are coordinated in a more seamless stability of the Nation’s seaports as ad- happen. manner. ditional users of ocean space evolve, in- It requires the Department of Trans- Far from a heavy-handed directive, cluding the responsible development of portation to inventory and evaluate as it’s being described, the National offshore energy resources. best management practices to address Ocean Policy will actually streamline But we must make no mistake: This storm water runoff from the Federal government programs and regulations. attempt to defund and delay the Na- highway system. In terms of where It will reduce bureaucratic red tape. tional Ocean Policy is a dangerous po- people say it’s not zoning, it says: And perhaps most importantly, it en- litical move that puts the health of our CMSP allows for a comprehensive lists local stakeholders in the decision- oceans, coastal communities, jobs, and look at multiple sector demands, which making process. And it shouldn’t be a our fishing industry at risk. We need to would provide a more complete evalua- partisan issue. protect, maintain, and to restore the tion of cumulative effects. This ulti- The National Ocean Policy was a cor- health of our oceans and coasts. Con- mately is intended to result in protec- nerstone recommendation of both the tinuing to develop the National Ocean tion of areas that are essential for the independent Pew Oceans Commission, Policy offers our Nation the best path resiliency and maintenance of a which was chaired by current Sec- forward. healthy ecosystem, services, and bio- retary of Defense Leon Panetta, and by I urge my colleagues to oppose this logical diversity. the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, misguided amendment and to do some- I’ve got no problems doing that as appointed by George W. Bush. Both thing that is very much needed for our long as the Congress authorizes it and commissions called for harmonizing economy, for our oceans and particu- the Congress appropriates the money the responsibilities of the 27 different larly for our coastal communities. to do so. The Constitution doesn’t say Federal agencies with jurisdiction over Let’s do the right thing. Let’s get all that the President is king and under some aspect of ocean management. these users organized and working to- the executive orders he can do what- As my colleagues can imagine, the gether in pursuit of a streamlined con- ever he wants to. current arrangement has led to ineffec- sistent constructive policy. It’s the

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I yield to the gentleman going to end up with more lawsuits and PRIATIONS ACT, 2013 a lot of concerns by people who are from Pennsylvania. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- going to wonder what the future holds Mr. FATTAH. Again, this is a little ant to House Resolution 643 and rule without a good, comprehensive plan. bit different than the optimism in Chi- XVIII, the Chair declares the House in So I again compassionately ask my cago at the Coastal Zone Conference the Committee of the Whole House on colleagues on both sides of the aisle to where the Ocean Policy just had such the state of the Union for the further reject this amendment. It would be a an enthusiastic response from constitu- consideration of the bill, H.R. 5326. very dangerous thing for this country encies all around the country and in Will the gentleman from Georgia to do, to adopt this amendment. other parts of the world. (Mr. PRICE) kindly resume the chair. The development of this is bipar- Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman tisan: the Pew Foundation, from Pennsylvania and the gentleman b 1803 headquartered in my home city of from California for their hard work on IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Philadelphia; the Lenfest Foundation, this issue, and I yield back the balance Accordingly, the House resolved led by Gerry Lenfest, and their invest- of my time. itself into the Committee of the Whole ments in studying the oceans. We’ve The Acting CHAIR. The question is House on the state of the Union for the seen the work that has been done on the amendment offered by the gen- further consideration of the bill (H.R. that’s led to this. tleman from Texas (Mr. FLORES). 5326) making appropriations for the De- I would hope that we would oppose The question was taken; and the Act- partments of Commerce and Justice, this amendment and we would work to ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Science, and Related Agencies for the build a further consensus and hopefully peared to have it. fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, have legislation come out of the Nat- Mr. FLORES. Mr. Chairman, I de- and for other purposes, with Mr. PRICE ural Resources Committee. mand a recorded vote. of Georgia (Acting Chair) in the chair. I thank the gentleman for yielding to The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The Clerk read the title of the bill. me, and I hope that we vote this clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- amendment down. ceedings on the amendment offered by mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, Mr. POLIS. Reclaiming my time, I the gentleman from Texas will be post- a request for a recorded vote on an would like to yield to the gentleman poned. amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. FARR). Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I move from Texas (Mr. FLORES) had been Mr. FARR. Thank you very much for that the Committee do now rise. postponed and the bill had been read yielding. The motion was agreed to. through page 101, line 10. I think you can note the passion I’ve Accordingly, the Committee rose; had on this issue because we worked at ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. HAS- it a long time. And I want to assure The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to TINGS of Washington) having assumed you—I’m ranking member of the Ag clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will the chair, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Acting now resume on those amendments on Appropriations Committee. I probably Chair of the Committee of the Whole represent more productive agriculture which further proceedings were post- House on the state of the Union, re- poned, in the following order: than anybody in Congress. I have just ported that that Committee, having An amendment by Mr. CHAFFETZ of one county I represent that has 85 had under consideration the bill (H.R. crops in it. We do about $4.2 billion of Utah. 5326) making appropriations for the De- An amendment by Mr. TIERNEY of agriculture out of that county. partments of Commerce and Justice, I can assure you that coastal States’ Massachusetts. Science, and Related Agencies for the agriculture is very much concerned An amendment by Mrs. BLACKBURN of fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, about all of these issues that are com- Tennessee. and for other purposes, had come to no ing up and really supports the ideas Amendment No. 38 by Mr. DUNCAN of resolution thereon. that we can have a coordinated effort. South Carolina. This is a long effort. We had the mili- f An amendment by Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. tary involved in this. We’ve got FEMA REPORT ON H.R. 4966, SEQUESTER An amendment by Mr. SCHWEIKERT of involved in this. We’ve got the Depart- REPLACEMENT ACT OF 2012 ment of Agriculture involved in this. Arizona. We’ve got every other agency. And it’s Mr. CHAFFETZ, from the Committee Amendment No. 46 by Mr. WEBSTER how you resolve conflicts that are on the Budget, submitted a privileged of Florida. there. report (Rept. No. 112–469, Part 1) on the The first amendment by Mr. FLORES Yes, we in Congress have enacted an bill (H.R. 4966) to amend the Balanced of Texas. awful lot of laws. And I want to say Budget and Emergency Deficit Control The second amendment by Mr. FLO- there isn’t anything the President has Act of 1985 to replace the sequester es- RES of Texas. done or any of these agencies are doing tablished by the Budget Control Act of The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes that isn’t authorized in law. We gave 2011, which was referred to the Union the minimum time for any electronic them those authorities. We just never Calendar and ordered to be printed. vote after the first vote in this series. required them to all sit down and talk f AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CHAFFETZ about those conflicts and how to re- The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished solve those conflicts. REPORT ON H.R. 5652, SEQUESTER business is the demand for a recorded We have a huge responsibility here. REPLACEMENT RECONCILIATION vote on the amendment offered by the This is a long effort to create a Na- ACT OF 2012 gentleman from Utah (Mr. CHAFFETZ) tional Ocean Policy. It’s the smart Mr. CHAFFETZ, from the Committee on which further proceedings were thing to do. It’s got all the Federal on the Budget, submitted a privileged postponed and on which the ayes pre- agencies at the table, finally, and it’s report (Rept. No. 112–470) on the bill vailed by voice vote. got all the user groups, both private (H.R. 5652) to provide for reconciliation The Clerk will redesignate the and public. pursuant to section 201 of the concur- amendment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6419 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Miller (NC) Rigell Smith (WA) Stated for: ment. Miller, Gary Rivera Southerland Miller, George Roby Speier Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 226, I was RECORDED VOTE Moore Roe (TN) Stearns away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Mulvaney Rogers (AL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Stivers ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Murphy (CT) Rogers (KY) Stutzman I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ has been demanded. Murphy (PA) Rogers (MI) Sullivan A recorded vote was ordered. Myrick Rohrabacher Sutton AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TIERNEY Nadler Rokita Terry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished The vote was taken by electronic de- Napolitano Rooney Thompson (CA) business is the demand for a recorded vice, and there were—ayes 381, noes 41, Neal Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (MS) not voting 9, as follows: Neugebauer Roskam Thompson (PA) vote on the amendment offered by the Noem Ross (AR) Thornberry gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. [Roll No. 226] Nugent Ross (FL) Tiberi TIERNEY) on which further proceedings Nunes Roybal-Allard Tierney AYES—381 Nunnelee Royce were postponed and on which the noes Tipton Ackerman Culberson Holden Olson Runyan Tonko prevailed by voice vote. Adams Cummings Holt Olver Ruppersberger Towns The Clerk will redesignate the Aderholt Davis (CA) Hoyer Owens Rush Tsongas Akin Davis (KY) Huelskamp Palazzo Ryan (OH) amendment. Turner (NY) Alexander DeFazio Huizenga (MI) Pallone Ryan (WI) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Turner (OH) Altmire DeLauro Hultgren Pastor (AZ) Sa´ nchez, Linda ment. Amash Denham Hunter Paul T. Upton Amodei Dent Hurt Paulsen Sanchez, Loretta Van Hollen RECORDED VOTE ´ Austria DesJarlais Israel Pearce Sarbanes Velazquez The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Baca Deutch Issa Pence Scalise Visclosky Baldwin Diaz-Balart Jackson Lee Perlmutter Schiff Walberg has been demanded. Barletta Doggett (TX) Peters Schilling Walden A recorded vote was ordered. Barrow Dold Jenkins Peterson Schmidt Walsh (IL) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bartlett Doyle Johnson (IL) Petri Schock Walz (MN) Barton (TX) Dreier Johnson (OH) Pingree (ME) Schrader Wasserman minute vote. Bass (CA) Duffy Johnson, E. B. Pitts Schwartz Schultz The vote was taken by electronic de- Bass (NH) Duncan (SC) Johnson, Sam Platts Schweikert Waxman vice, and there were—ayes 160, noes 260, Benishek Duncan (TN) Jones Poe (TX) Scott (SC) Webster not voting 11, as follows: Berg Ellison Jordan Polis Scott (VA) Welch Berkley Ellmers Keating Pompeo Scott, Austin West [Roll No. 227] Berman Emerson Kelly Posey Sensenbrenner Westmoreland AYES—160 Biggert Engel Kildee Price (GA) Serrano Whitfield Bilbray Eshoo Kind Price (NC) Sessions Wilson (FL) Ackerman Gibson Olver Bilirakis Farenthold King (IA) Quayle Sewell Wilson (SC) Altmire Goodlatte Owens Bishop (GA) Farr King (NY) Quigley Sherman Wittman Andrews Gowdy Pallone Bishop (NY) Fattah Kingston Rahall Shimkus Wolf Baca Grijalva Pascrell Bishop (UT) Fincher Kinzinger (IL) Reed Shuler Womack Baldwin Grimm Pastor (AZ) Black Fitzpatrick Kissell Rehberg Shuster Woodall Barrow Guinta Pence Blackburn Flake Kline Reichert Simpson Yarmuth Bartlett Gutierrez Peters Blumenauer Fleischmann Labrador Renacci Sires Yoder Bass (CA) Hahn Pingree (ME) Bonamici Fleming Lamborn Reyes Smith (NE) Young (AK) Becerra Hanabusa Platts Bonner Flores Lance Ribble Smith (NJ) Young (FL) Berkley Harris Price (NC) Bono Mack Forbes Landry Richmond Smith (TX) Young (IN) Berman Hayworth Quigley Boren Fortenberry Langevin Biggert Heinrich NOES—41 Rahall Boswell Foxx Lankford Bishop (NY) Herrera Beutler Rangel Boustany Frank (MA) Larsen (WA) Andrews Dingell McDermott Blumenauer Higgins Reichert Brady (PA) Franks (AZ) Larson (CT) Becerra Edwards Meeks Bonamici Hinojosa Richardson Boswell Hirono Brady (TX) Frelinghuysen Latham Butterfield Fudge Moran Ross (AR) Brady (PA) Hochul Braley (IA) Gallegly LaTourette Carson (IN) Hahn Pascrell Rothman (NJ) Braley (IA) Holden Brooks Gardner Latta Chu Hinchey Rangel Roybal-Allard Brown (FL) Holt Broun (GA) Garrett Levin Clarke (NY) Hinojosa Richardson Rush Camp Israel Brown (FL) Gerlach Lewis (CA) Cleaver Honda Rothman (NJ) Ryan (OH) Capuano Jackson (IL) Buchanan Gibbs Lipinski Clyburn Jackson (IL) Schakowsky Sa´ nchez, Linda Bucshon Gibson LoBiondo Cohen Johnson (GA) Cardoza Johnson (GA) Scott, David T. Buerkle Gingrey (GA) Loebsack Conyers Kaptur Carnahan Jones Stark Sanchez, Loretta Burgess Gohmert Lofgren, Zoe Crowley Lee (CA) Carney Keating Waters Carson (IN) Kildee Sarbanes Burton (IN) Gonzalez Long Davis (IL) Lewis (GA) Schakowsky Calvert Watt Chandler Kind Goodlatte Lowey DeGette Matsui Schrader Camp Gosar Lucas Woolsey Cicilline Kissell Dicks McCollum Schwartz Campbell Gowdy Luetkemeyer Clarke (MI) Labrador Scott (SC) Canseco Granger Luja´ n NOT VOTING—9 Clay Langevin Scott (VA) Cantor Graves (GA) Lummis Bachmann Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Cohen Larsen (WA) Scott, David Capito Graves (MO) Lungren, Daniel Bachus Filner Pelosi Connolly (VA) Levin Serrano Capps Green, Al E. Costa Garamendi Slaughter Conyers Lipinski Sherman Capuano Green, Gene Lynch Cooper LoBiondo Shuler Cardoza Griffin (AR) Mack b 1829 Costa Loebsack Sires Carnahan Griffith (VA) Maloney Crawford Luja´ n Messrs. DAVIS of Illinois, ROTHMAN Smith (NJ) Carney Grijalva Manzullo Critz Lynch Smith (WA) Carter Grimm Marchant of New Jersey, BECERRA, Ms. Crowley Maloney Cassidy Guinta Marino CLARKE of New York, Ms. WATERS, Cummings Markey Speier Castor (FL) Guthrie Markey Mr. HONDA and Ms. KAPTUR changed Davis (CA) Matheson Stark Davis (IL) McCarthy (NY) Thompson (MS) Chabot Gutierrez Matheson their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Chaffetz Hall McCarthy (CA) Davis (KY) McCollum Tierney Chandler Hanabusa McCarthy (NY) Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. DeFazio McDermott Tonko Cicilline Hanna McCaul EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, DeGette McGovern Towns Clarke (MI) Harper McClintock Messrs. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Dent McIntyre Tsongas Upton Clay Harris McCotter COFFMAN of Colorado, Mrs. LOWEY, Dingell McKinley Coble Hartzler McGovern Doggett Meehan Visclosky Coffman (CO) Hastings (FL) McHenry Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Dold Meeks Walden Cole Hastings (WA) McIntyre Messrs. ACKERMAN, RICHMOND, Doyle Michaud Waters Conaway Hayworth McKeon KEATING, ELLISON, Ms. Duncan (SC) Miller, George Watt Connolly (VA) Heck McKinley Ellison Moran Welch Cooper Heinrich McMorris WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. BASS of Farr Mulvaney Wilson (SC) Costello Hensarling Rodgers California, Mr. GONZALEZ and Ms. Fitzpatrick Myrick Woolsey Courtney Herger McNerney JACKSON LEE of Texas changed their Frank (MA) Nadler Yarmuth Cravaack Herrera Beutler Meehan vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Gerlach Neal Young (FL) Crawford Higgins Mica Crenshaw Himes Michaud So the amendment was agreed to. NOES—260 Critz Hirono Miller (FL) The result of the vote was announced Adams Akin Amash Cuellar Hochul Miller (MI) as above recorded. Aderholt Alexander Amodei

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Austria Graves (MO) Olson ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Luetkemeyer Pitts Shuler Barletta Green, Al Palazzo The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Lummis Platts Shuster Barton (TX) Green, Gene Paul Mack Poe (TX) Simpson Bass (NH) Griffin (AR) Paulsen There is 1 minute remaining. Manzullo Pompeo Smith (NE) Benishek Griffith (VA) Pearce Marchant Posey Smith (NJ) Berg Guthrie Perlmutter b 1832 Marino Price (GA) Smith (TX) Bilbray Hall Peterson So the amendment was rejected. Matheson Quayle Southerland Bilirakis Hanna Petri McCarthy (CA) Reed Stearns Bishop (GA) Harper Pitts The result of the vote was announced McClintock Rehberg Stivers Bishop (UT) Hartzler Poe (TX) as above recorded. McCotter Reichert Stutzman Black Hastings (FL) Polis Stated for: McHenry Renacci Sullivan McIntyre Ribble Blackburn Hastings (WA) Pompeo Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 227, I was Terry Bonner Heck Posey McKeon Rivera Thompson (PA) Bono Mack Hensarling Price (GA) away from the Capitol due to prior commit- McKinley Roby Thornberry Boren Herger Quayle ments to my constituents. Had I been present, McMorris Roe (TN) Tiberi Rodgers Rogers (AL) Boustany Himes Reed Tipton I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Mica Rogers (KY) Brady (TX) Hinchey Rehberg Turner (NY) Stated against: Miller (FL) Rogers (MI) Brooks Honda Renacci Turner (OH) Miller, Gary Rohrabacher Broun (GA) Hoyer Reyes Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Chair, due to Upton Mulvaney Rokita Buchanan Huelskamp Ribble being unavoidably detained, I missed the fol- Walberg Murphy (PA) Rooney Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Richmond Walden lowing rollcall vote: No. 227 on May 9, 2012. Myrick Ros-Lehtinen Buerkle Hultgren Rigell If present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Neugebauer Roskam Walsh (IL) Burgess Hunter Rivera Webster AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN Noem Ross (AR) Burton (IN) Hurt Roby Nugent Ross (FL) West Butterfield Issa Roe (TN) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Nunes Royce Westmoreland Calvert Jackson Lee Rogers (AL) business is the demand for a recorded Nunnelee Runyan Whitfield Campbell (TX) Rogers (KY) vote on the amendment offered by the Olson Scalise Wilson (SC) Canseco Jenkins Rogers (MI) Wittman gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Palazzo Schilling Cantor Johnson (IL) Rohrabacher Paul Schock Wolf Capito Johnson (OH) Rokita BLACKBURN) on which further pro- Paulsen Schweikert Womack Capps Johnson, E. B. Rooney ceedings were postponed and on which Pearce Scott (SC) Yoder Carter Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Pence Scott, Austin Young (AK) Cassidy Jordan Roskam Peterson Sessions Young (FL) Castor (FL) Kaptur Ross (FL) The Clerk will redesignate the Petri Shimkus Young (IN) Chabot Kelly Royce amendment. Chaffetz King (IA) Runyan The Clerk redesignated the amend- NOES—194 Chu King (NY) Ruppersberger ment. Ackerman Ellison Markey Clarke (NY) Kingston Ryan (WI) RECORDED VOTE Altmire Engel Matsui Clyburn Kinzinger (IL) Scalise Andrews Eshoo McCarthy (NY) Coble Kline Schiff The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Baca Farr McCollum Coffman (CO) Lamborn Schilling has been demanded. Baldwin Fattah McDermott Cole Lance Schmidt A recorded vote was ordered. Bass (CA) Fortenberry McGovern Conaway Landry Schock Becerra Foxx McNerney Costello Lankford Schweikert The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Berkley Frank (MA) Meehan Courtney Larson (CT) Scott, Austin minute vote. Berman Fudge Meeks Cravaack Latham Sensenbrenner The vote was taken by electronic de- Biggert Garamendi Michaud Crenshaw LaTourette Sessions vice, and there were—ayes 229, noes 194, Bishop (GA) Gibson Miller (MI) Cuellar Latta Sewell Bishop (NY) Gonzalez Miller (NC) Culberson Lee (CA) Shimkus not voting 8, as follows: Blumenauer Green, Al Miller, George DeLauro Lewis (CA) Shuster [Roll No. 228] Bonamici Green, Gene Moore Boswell Grijalva Moran Denham Lewis (GA) Simpson AYES—229 DesJarlais Lofgren, Zoe Smith (NE) Brady (PA) Gutierrez Murphy (CT) Deutch Long Smith (TX) Adams Cole Grimm Braley (IA) Hahn Nadler Diaz-Balart Lowey Southerland Aderholt Conaway Guinta Brown (FL) Hanabusa Napolitano Dicks Lucas Stearns Akin Cravaack Guthrie Burgess Hartzler Neal Dreier Luetkemeyer Stivers Alexander Crawford Hall Butterfield Hastings (FL) Olver Duffy Lummis Stutzman Amash Crenshaw Hanna Capps Heinrich Owens Amodei Culberson Harper Capuano Higgins Pallone Duncan (TN) Lungren, Daniel Sutton Austria Davis (KY) Harris Cardoza Himes Pascrell Edwards E. Terry Barletta Denham Hastings (WA) Carnahan Hinchey Pastor (AZ) Ellmers Mack Thompson (CA) Barrow Dent Hayworth Carney Hinojosa Pelosi Emerson Manzullo Thompson (PA) Bartlett DesJarlais Heck Carson (IN) Hirono Perlmutter Marchant Engel Thornberry Barton (TX) Diaz-Balart Hensarling Castor (FL) Hochul Peters Marino Eshoo Tiberi Bass (NH) Dreier Herger Chaffetz Holden Pingree (ME) Farenthold Matsui Tipton Benishek Duffy Herrera Beutler Chu Holt Polis Fattah McCarthy (CA) Turner (NY) Berg Duncan (SC) Huelskamp Cicilline Honda Price (NC) Fincher McCaul Turner (OH) Bilbray Duncan (TN) Huizenga (MI) Clarke (MI) Hoyer Quigley Flake McClintock Van Hollen Bilirakis Ellmers Hultgren Clarke (NY) Israel Rahall Fleischmann McCotter Vela´ zquez Bishop (UT) Emerson Hunter Clay Issa Rangel Fleming McHenry Walberg Black Farenthold Hurt Cleaver Jackson (IL) Reyes Flores McKeon Walsh (IL) Blackburn Fincher Jenkins Clyburn Jackson Lee Richardson Forbes McMorris Walz (MN) Bonner Fitzpatrick Johnson (IL) Cohen (TX) Richmond Fortenberry Rodgers Wasserman Bono Mack Flake Johnson (OH) Connolly (VA) Johnson (GA) Rigell Foxx McNerney Schultz Boren Fleischmann Johnson, Sam Conyers Johnson, E. B. Rothman (NJ) Franks (AZ) Mica Waxman Boustany Fleming Jones Cooper Kaptur Roybal-Allard Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Webster Brady (TX) Flores Jordan Costa Keating Ruppersberger Fudge Miller (NC) West Brooks Forbes Kelly Costello Kildee Rush Gallegly Miller, Gary Westmoreland Broun (GA) Franks (AZ) King (IA) Courtney Kind Ryan (OH) Gardner Moore Whitfield Buchanan Frelinghuysen King (NY) Critz Langevin Ryan (WI) Garrett Murphy (CT) Wilson (FL) Bucshon Gallegly Kingston Crowley Larsen (WA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Gibbs Murphy (PA) Wittman Buerkle Gardner Kinzinger (IL) Cuellar Larson (CT) T. Gingrey (GA) Napolitano Wolf Burton (IN) Garrett Kissell Cummings LaTourette Sanchez, Loretta Gohmert Neugebauer Womack Calvert Gerlach Kline Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Sarbanes Gonzalez Noem Woodall Camp Gibbs Labrador Davis (IL) Levin Schakowsky Gosar Nugent Yoder Campbell Gingrey (GA) Lamborn DeFazio Lewis (GA) Schiff Granger Nunes Young (AK) Canseco Gohmert Lance DeGette Lipinski Schrader Graves (GA) Nunnelee Young (IN) Cantor Goodlatte Landry DeLauro Loebsack Schwartz Capito Gosar Lankford Deutch Lofgren, Zoe Scott (VA) NOT VOTING—11 Carter Gowdy Latham Dicks Lowey Scott, David Cassidy Granger Latta Dingell Luja´ n Sensenbrenner Bachmann Filner Pelosi Chabot Graves (GA) Lewis (CA) Doggett Lungren, Daniel Serrano Bachus Garamendi Slaughter Chandler Graves (MO) LoBiondo Dold E. Sewell Cleaver Kucinich Sullivan Coble Griffin (AR) Long Doyle Lynch Sherman Donnelly (IN) Miller (FL) Coffman (CO) Griffith (VA) Lucas Edwards Maloney Sires

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6421 Smith (WA) Towns Waters Gerlach Lummis Rogers (AL) Miller, George Richmond Smith (WA) Speier Tsongas Watt Gibbs Lungren, Daniel Rogers (KY) Moore Rothman (NJ) Speier Stark Van Hollen Waxman Gibson E. Rogers (MI) Moran Roybal-Allard Stark Sutton Vela´ zquez Welch Gingrey (GA) Mack Rohrabacher Murphy (CT) Runyan Sutton Thompson (CA) Visclosky Wilson (FL) Gohmert Manzullo Rokita Nadler Ruppersberger Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Walz (MN) Woodall Goodlatte Marchant Rooney Napolitano Rush Thompson (MS) Tierney Wasserman Woolsey Gosar Marino Ros-Lehtinen Neal Ryan (OH) Tierney Tonko Schultz Yarmuth Gowdy Matheson Roskam Olver Sa´ nchez, Linda Tonko Granger McCarthy (CA) Ross (AR) Owens T. Towns NOT VOTING—8 Graves (GA) McCaul Ross (FL) Pallone Sanchez, Loretta Tsongas Bachmann Filner Schmidt Graves (MO) McClintock Royce Pascrell Sarbanes Van Hollen Bachus Kucinich Slaughter Griffin (AR) McHenry Ryan (WI) Pastor (AZ) Schakowsky Vela´ zquez Donnelly (IN) McCaul Griffith (VA) McIntyre Scalise Pelosi Schiff Visclosky Guinta McKeon Schweikert Perlmutter Schilling Walz (MN) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Guthrie McMorris Scott (SC) Peters Schock Wasserman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Hall Rodgers Scott, Austin Peterson Schrader Schultz There is 1 minute remaining. Hanna Meehan Sensenbrenner Pingree (ME) Schwartz Waters Harper Mica Sessions Polis Scott (VA) Watt b 1836 Harris Miller (FL) Shimkus Price (NC) Scott, David Waxman Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Shuler Quigley Serrano Welch So the amendment was agreed to. Hayworth Miller, Gary Shuster Rahall Sewell Wilson (FL) Heck Mulvaney Simpson Rangel Sherman Woolsey The result of the vote was announced Reyes Sires Yarmuth as above recorded. Hensarling Murphy (PA) Smith (NE) Herger Myrick Smith (TX) Richardson Smith (NJ) Young (AK) Stated for: Herrera Beutler Neugebauer Southerland NOT VOTING—7 Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Chair, on roll- Huelskamp Noem Stearns call No. 228, I made an error voting. It was my Huizenga (MI) Nugent Stivers Bachmann Filner Slaughter Hultgren Nunes Stutzman Bachus Kucinich intention to vote ‘‘aye’’ on the Blackburn Hunter Nunnelee Sullivan Donnelly (IN) Schmidt Amendment. Had I been present, I would have Hurt Olson Terry ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR voted ‘‘aye.’’ Issa Palazzo Thompson (PA) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Stated against: Jenkins Paul Thornberry Johnson (OH) Paulsen Tiberi There is 1 minute remaining. Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 228, Johnson, Sam Pearce Tipton I was away from the Capitol due to prior com- Jones Pence Turner (NY) b 1840 mitments to my constituents. Had I been Jordan Petri Turner (OH) Kelly Pitts Upton present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Mr. SCHILLING changed his vote King (IA) Platts Walberg from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ AMENDMENT NO. 38 OFFERED BY MR. DUNCAN OF King (NY) Poe (TX) Walden SOUTH CAROLINA Kingston Pompeo Walsh (IL) So the amendment was agreed to. Kinzinger (IL) Posey Webster The result of the vote was announced The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Kline Price (GA) West as above recorded. business is the demand for a recorded Labrador Quayle Westmoreland Stated against: vote on the amendment offered by the Lamborn Reed Whitfield gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Lance Rehberg Wilson (SC) Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 229, I was Landry Reichert Wittman away from the Capitol due to prior commit- DUNCAN) on which further proceedings Lankford Renacci Wolf ments to my constituents. Had I been present, were postponed and on which the ayes Latham Ribble Womack prevailed by voice vote. Latta Rigell Woodall I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Lewis (CA) Rivera Yoder AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GARRETT The Clerk will redesignate the Long Roby Young (FL) amendment. Lucas Roe (TN) Young (IN) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished The Clerk redesignated the amend- business is the demand for a recorded ment. NOES—192 vote on the amendment offered by the AR RECORDED VOTE Ackerman Crowley Hoyer gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. G - Altmire Cummings Israel RETT) on which further proceedings The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Andrews Davis (CA) Jackson (IL) were postponed and on which the ayes has been demanded. Baca Davis (IL) Jackson Lee prevailed by voice vote. A recorded vote was ordered. Baldwin DeFazio (TX) Bass (CA) DeGette Johnson (GA) The Clerk will redesignate the The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Becerra DeLauro Johnson (IL) amendment. minute vote. Berkley Deutch Johnson, E. B. The Clerk redesignated the amend- The vote was taken by electronic de- Berman Dicks Kaptur ment. vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 192, Bishop (GA) Dingell Keating Bishop (NY) Doggett Kildee RECORDED VOTE not voting 7, as follows: Blumenauer Doyle Kind [Roll No. 229] Bonamici Edwards Kissell The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Boswell Ellison Langevin has been demanded. AYES—232 Brady (PA) Engel Larsen (WA) A recorded vote was ordered. Adams Broun (GA) Denham Braley (IA) Eshoo Larson (CT) Aderholt Buchanan Dent Brown (FL) Farr LaTourette The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Akin Bucshon DesJarlais Butterfield Fattah Lee (CA) minute vote. Alexander Buerkle Diaz-Balart Capps Frank (MA) Levin The vote was taken by electronic de- Amash Burgess Dold Capuano Fudge Lewis (GA) vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 185, Amodei Burton (IN) Dreier Cardoza Garamendi Lipinski Austria Calvert Duffy Carnahan Gonzalez LoBiondo not voting 8, as follows: Barletta Camp Duncan (SC) Carney Green, Al Loebsack [Roll No. 230] Barrow Campbell Duncan (TN) Carson (IN) Green, Gene Lofgren, Zoe Bartlett Canseco Ellmers Castor (FL) Grijalva Lowey AYES—238 Barton (TX) Cantor Emerson Chandler Grimm Luetkemeyer Adams Black Campbell Bass (NH) Capito Farenthold Chu Gutierrez Luja´ n Aderholt Blackburn Canseco Benishek Carter Fincher Cicilline Hahn Lynch Akin Bonner Cantor Berg Cassidy Fitzpatrick Clarke (MI) Hanabusa Maloney Alexander Bono Mack Capito Biggert Chabot Flake Clarke (NY) Hartzler Markey Amash Boren Carter Bilbray Chaffetz Fleischmann Clay Hastings (FL) Matsui Amodei Boustany Cassidy Bilirakis Coble Fleming Cleaver Heinrich McCarthy (NY) Austria Brady (TX) Chabot Bishop (UT) Coffman (CO) Flores Clyburn Higgins McCollum Barletta Brooks Chaffetz Black Cole Forbes Cohen Himes McCotter Bartlett Broun (GA) Coble Blackburn Conaway Fortenberry Connolly (VA) Hinchey McDermott Barton (TX) Buchanan Coffman (CO) Bonner Cravaack Foxx Conyers Hinojosa McGovern Bass (NH) Bucshon Cole Bono Mack Crawford Franks (AZ) Cooper Hirono McKinley Benishek Buerkle Conaway Boren Crenshaw Frelinghuysen Costa Hochul McNerney Berg Burgess Cravaack Boustany Cuellar Gallegly Costello Holden Meeks Bilbray Burton (IN) Crawford Brady (TX) Culberson Gardner Courtney Holt Michaud Bilirakis Calvert Crenshaw Brooks Davis (KY) Garrett Critz Honda Miller (NC) Bishop (UT) Camp Cuellar

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Moran Schrader Burgess Herrera Beutler Pompeo DesJarlais Kingston Rigell Jones Murphy (CT) Schwartz Burton (IN) Huelskamp Posey Diaz-Balart Kinzinger (IL) Rivera Kaptur Nadler Scott (VA) Calvert Huizenga (MI) Price (GA) Dreier Kissell Roby Keating Napolitano Scott, David Camp Hultgren Quayle Duffy Kline Roe (TN) Kildee Neal Serrano Campbell Hunter Reed Duncan (SC) Labrador Rogers (AL) Kind Olver Sewell Canseco Hurt Rehberg Duncan (TN) Lamborn Rogers (KY) Langevin Owens Sherman Cantor Issa Reichert Ellmers Lance Rogers (MI) Larsen (WA) Pallone Sires Capito Jenkins Renacci Emerson Landry Rohrabacher Larson (CT) Pascrell Smith (WA) Carter Johnson (IL) Ribble Farenthold Lankford Rokita Lee (CA) Pastor (AZ) Speier Cassidy Johnson (OH) Rivera Fincher Latham Rooney Levin Pelosi Stark Chabot Johnson, Sam Roby Fitzpatrick LaTourette Ros-Lehtinen Lewis (GA) Perlmutter Sutton Chaffetz Jones Roe (TN) Flake Latta Roskam Lipinski Peters Thompson (CA) Coble Jordan Rogers (AL) Fleischmann Lewis (CA) Ross (AR) Loebsack Peterson Thompson (MS) Coffman (CO) Kelly Rogers (KY) Fleming LoBiondo Ross (FL) Lofgren, Zoe Pingree (ME) Tierney Cole King (IA) Rogers (MI) Flores Long Royce Lowey Polis Tonko Conaway King (NY) Rohrabacher Forbes Lucas Runyan Luja´ n Price (NC) Towns Cravaack Kingston Rokita Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Ryan (WI) Lynch Quigley Tsongas Crawford Kinzinger (IL) Rooney Foxx Lummis Scalise Maloney Rahall Van Hollen Crenshaw Kline Ros-Lehtinen Franks (AZ) Lungren, Daniel Schilling Markey Rangel Vela´ zquez Culberson Labrador Roskam Frelinghuysen E. Schock Matheson Reyes Visclosky Davis (KY) Lamborn Ross (FL) Gallegly Mack Schweikert Matsui Richardson Walz (MN) Denham Lance Royce Gardner Manzullo Scott (SC) McCarthy (NY) Richmond Wasserman Dent Landry Runyan Garrett Marchant Scott, Austin McCollum Rothman (NJ) Schultz DesJarlais Lankford Ryan (WI) Gerlach Marino Sensenbrenner McDermott Roybal-Allard Waters Diaz-Balart Latham Scalise Gibbs McCarthy (CA) Sessions McGovern Ruppersberger Watt Dold LaTourette Schilling Gibson McCaul Shimkus McIntyre Rush Waxman Dreier Latta Schock Gingrey (GA) McClintock Shuler McNerney Ryan (OH) Welch Duffy Lewis (CA) Schweikert ´ Gohmert McCotter Shuster Meehan Sanchez, Linda Wilson (FL) Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Scott (SC) Goodlatte McHenry Simpson Meeks T. Woolsey Duncan (TN) Long Scott, Austin Gosar McKeon Smith (NE) Michaud Sanchez, Loretta Yarmuth Ellmers Lucas Sensenbrenner Gowdy McKinley Smith (NJ) NOT VOTING—8 Emerson Luetkemeyer Sessions Granger McMorris Smith (TX) Farenthold Lummis Shimkus Graves (GA) Rodgers Southerland Bachmann Filner Slaughter Fincher Lungren, Daniel Shuster Graves (MO) Mica Stearns Bachus Kucinich Sullivan Fitzpatrick E. Simpson Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Stivers Donnelly (IN) Schmidt Flake Mack Smith (NE) Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Stutzman Fleischmann Manzullo Smith (NJ) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Grimm Miller, Gary Terry Fleming Marchant Smith (TX) Guinta Mulvaney Thompson (PA) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Flores Marino Southerland Guthrie Murphy (PA) Thornberry There is 1 minute remaining. Fortenberry McCarthy (CA) Stearns Hall Myrick Tiberi Foxx McCaul Stivers Hanna Neugebauer Tipton Franks (AZ) McClintock Stutzman Harper Noem Turner (NY) b 1844 Frelinghuysen McCotter Sullivan Harris Nugent Turner (OH) Gallegly McHenry Terry Hartzler Nunes Upton So the amendment was agreed to. Gardner McKeon Thompson (PA) Hastings (WA) Nunnelee Walberg The result of the vote was announced Garrett McKinley Thornberry Hayworth Olson Walden as above recorded. Gerlach McMorris Tiberi Heck Palazzo Walsh (IL) Gibbs Rodgers Tipton Hensarling Paul Webster Stated against: Gingrey (GA) Mica Turner (NY) Herger Paulsen West Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 230, I was Gohmert Miller (FL) Turner (OH) Herrera Beutler Pearce Westmoreland away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Goodlatte Miller (MI) Upton Huelskamp Pence Whitfield Gosar Miller, Gary Walberg Huizenga (MI) Petri Wilson (SC) ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Gowdy Mulvaney Walden Hultgren Pitts Wittman I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Granger Murphy (PA) Walsh (IL) Hunter Platts Wolf AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SCHWEIKERT Graves (GA) Myrick Webster Hurt Poe (TX) Womack Graves (MO) Neugebauer West Issa Pompeo Woodall The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Griffin (AR) Noem Westmoreland Jenkins Posey Yoder business is the demand for a recorded Griffith (VA) Nugent Whitfield Johnson (IL) Price (GA) Young (AK) vote on the amendment offered by the Grimm Nunes Wilson (SC) Johnson (OH) Quayle Young (FL) gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Guinta Nunnelee Wittman Johnson, Sam Reed Young (IN) Guthrie Olson Wolf SCHWEIKERT) on which further pro- Hall Palazzo Womack NOES—185 ceedings were postponed and on which Hanna Paul Woodall the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Harper Paulsen Yoder Ackerman Cicilline Engel Harris Pearce Young (AK) Altmire Clarke (MI) Eshoo The Clerk will redesignate the Hartzler Pence Young (FL) Andrews Clarke (NY) Farr amendment. Hastings (WA) Petri Young (IN) Baca Clay Fattah The Clerk redesignated the amend- Baldwin Cleaver Frank (MA) NOES—190 Barrow Clyburn Fudge ment. Bass (CA) Cohen Garamendi RECORDED VOTE Ackerman Cardoza Cummings Becerra Connolly (VA) Amash Carnahan Davis (CA) Gonzalez The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Berkley Conyers Green, Al Andrews Carney Davis (IL) Berman Cooper Green, Gene has been demanded. Baca Carson (IN) DeFazio Biggert Costa Baldwin Castor (FL) DeGette Grijalva A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (GA) Costello Barrow Chandler DeLauro Gutierrez Bishop (NY) Courtney The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bass (CA) Chu Deutch Hahn Blumenauer Critz minute vote. Becerra Cicilline Dicks Hanabusa Bonamici Crowley Berkley Clarke (MI) Dingell Hastings (FL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Boswell Cummings vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 190, Berman Clarke (NY) Doggett Brady (PA) Davis (CA) Heinrich Biggert Clay Doyle Braley (IA) Davis (IL) Higgins not voting 9, as follows: Bishop (GA) Cleaver Edwards Brown (FL) DeFazio Himes [Roll No. 231] Bishop (NY) Clyburn Ellison Butterfield DeGette Hinchey Blumenauer Cohen Engel Capps DeLauro Hinojosa AYES—232 Bonamici Connolly (VA) Eshoo Capuano Deutch Hirono Adams Bartlett Black Boren Conyers Farr Cardoza Dicks Hochul Aderholt Barton (TX) Blackburn Boswell Cooper Fattah Carnahan Dingell Holden Akin Bass (NH) Bonner Brady (PA) Costa Forbes Carney Doggett Holt Alexander Benishek Bono Mack Braley (IA) Costello Frank (MA) Carson (IN) Dold Honda Altmire Berg Boustany Brown (FL) Courtney Fudge Castor (FL) Doyle Hoyer Amodei Bilbray Brady (TX) Butterfield Critz Garamendi Chandler Edwards Israel Austria Bilirakis Brooks Capps Crowley Gibson Chu Ellison Jackson (IL) Barletta Bishop (UT) Broun (GA) Capuano Cuellar Gonzalez

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Aderholt Graves (GA) Nunnelee Richardson Hanabusa McCollum Costello Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Akin Graves (MO) Olson Richmond Hastings (FL) McDermott Courtney Keating Sarbanes Alexander Green, Gene Palazzo Ross (AR) Hayworth McGovern Critz Kildee Schakowsky Amash Griffin (AR) Paul Rothman (NJ) Heinrich McIntyre Crowley Kind Schiff Amodei Griffith (VA) Paulsen Roybal-Allard Higgins McNerney Cuellar Langevin Schrader Austria Grimm Pearce Ruppersberger Himes Meehan Cummings Larsen (WA) Schwartz Barletta Guinta Pence Rush Hinchey Meeks Davis (CA) Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Bartlett Guthrie Petri Ryan (OH) Hinojosa Michaud Davis (IL) Lee (CA) Barton (TX) Hall Pitts Sa´ nchez, Linda Hirono Miller, George Scott, David DeFazio Levin Bass (NH) Hanna Platts T. Hochul Moore Serrano DeGette Lewis (GA) Benishek Harper Poe (TX) Sanchez, Loretta Holden Moran Sewell DeLauro Lipinski Berg Harris Pompeo Holt Murphy (CT) Sherman Dent Loebsack Sarbanes Bilirakis Hartzler Posey Honda Nadler Shuler Deutch Lofgren, Zoe Schakowsky Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Price (GA) Hoyer Napolitano Sires Dicks Lowey Schiff Black Heck Quayle Israel Neal Smith (WA) Dingell Luja´ n Schrader Blackburn Hensarling Reed Jackson (IL) Olver Doggett Lynch Schwartz Speier Bonner Herger Rehberg Jackson Lee Owens Dold Maloney Scott (VA) Stark Bono Mack Herrera Beutler Reichert (TX) Pallone Doyle Markey Scott, David Sutton Boren Hochul Renacci Johnson (GA) Pascrell Edwards Matheson Serrano Thompson (CA) Boustany Huelskamp Ribble Johnson, E. B. Pastor (AZ) Ellison Matsui Sewell Thompson (MS) Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Rigell Kaptur Pelosi Engel McCarthy (NY) Sherman Tierney Brooks Hultgren Rivera Keating Perlmutter Eshoo McCollum Tonko Broun (GA) Hunter Roby Shuler Kildee Peters Farr McDermott Towns Buchanan Hurt Roe (TN) Sires Kind Peterson Fattah McGovern Tsongas Bucshon Issa Rogers (AL) Smith (WA) Kissell Pingree (ME) Frank (MA) McHenry Van Hollen Buerkle Jenkins Rogers (KY) Speier Langevin Polis Fudge McIntyre ´ Burgess Johnson (IL) Rogers (MI) Stark Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Velazquez Garamendi McNerney Burton (IN) Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher Sutton Larson (CT) Quigley Visclosky Gerlach Meeks Calvert Johnson, Sam Rokita Thompson (CA) Lee (CA) Rahall Walz (MN) Gibson Michaud Camp Jones Rooney Thompson (MS) Levin Rangel Wasserman Gonzalez Miller (NC) Campbell Jordan Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (PA) Lewis (GA) Reyes Schultz Green, Al Miller, George Canseco Kelly Roskam Tierney Lipinski Richardson Waters Grijalva Moore Cantor King (IA) Ross (FL) Tonko Loebsack Richmond Watt Gutierrez Moran Capito King (NY) Royce Towns Lofgren, Zoe Rigell Waxman Hahn Murphy (CT) Carter Kingston Runyan Tsongas Lowey Ross (AR) Wilson (FL) Hanabusa Nadler Cassidy Kinzinger (IL) Ryan (WI) Luja´ n Rothman (NJ) Woolsey Hastings (FL) Napolitano Turner (OH) Chabot Kissell Scalise Lynch Roybal-Allard Yarmuth Hayworth Neal Van Hollen Chaffetz Kline Schilling ´ Heinrich Owens Velazquez Coble Labrador Schock NOT VOTING—9 Higgins Pallone Visclosky Coffman (CO) Lamborn Schweikert Himes Pascrell Walz (MN) Bachmann Filner Schmidt Cole Lance Scott (SC) Hinchey Pastor (AZ) Wasserman Bachus Kucinich Slaughter Conaway Landry Scott, Austin Hinojosa Pelosi Schultz Donnelly (IN) Miller (NC) Welch Cravaack Lankford Sensenbrenner Hirono Perlmutter Waters Crawford Latham Sessions Holden Peters Watt ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Crenshaw LaTourette Shimkus Holt Peterson Waxman Culberson Latta Shuster The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Honda Pingree (ME) Wilson (FL) Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Simpson Hoyer Polis Woolsey There is 1 minute remaining. Denham LoBiondo Smith (NE) Israel Price (NC) Yarmuth DesJarlais Long Smith (NJ) Diaz-Balart Lucas Smith (TX) NOT VOTING—9 b 1847 Dreier Luetkemeyer Southerland Duffy Lummis Stearns Bachmann Filner Schmidt So the amendment was agreed to. Duncan (SC) Lungren, Daniel Stivers Bachus Kucinich Slaughter The result of the vote was announced Duncan (TN) E. Stutzman Donnelly (IN) Olver Welch as above recorded. Ellmers Mack Sullivan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Emerson Manzullo Terry Stated against: Farenthold Marchant Thornberry The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 231, I was Fincher Marino Tiberi There is 1 minute remaining. Fitzpatrick McCarthy (CA) Tipton away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Flake McCaul Turner (NY) b 1850 ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Fleischmann McClintock Upton So the amendment was agreed to. I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Fleming McCotter Walberg Flores McKeon Walden The result of the vote was announced AMENDMENT NO. 46 OFFERED BY MR. WEBSTER Forbes McKinley Walsh (IL) as above recorded. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Fortenberry McMorris Webster Stated against: Foxx Rodgers West business is the demand for a recorded Franks (AZ) Meehan Westmoreland Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 232, I was vote on the amendment offered by the Frelinghuysen Mica Whitfield away from the Capitol due to prior commit- gentleman from Florida (Mr. WEBSTER) Gallegly Miller (FL) Wilson (SC) ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Gardner Miller (MI) Wittman on which further proceedings were Garrett Miller, Gary Wolf I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ postponed and on which the ayes pre- Gibbs Mulvaney Womack AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLORES vailed by voice vote. Gingrey (GA) Murphy (PA) Woodall The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Gohmert Myrick Yoder The Clerk will redesignate the Goodlatte Neugebauer Young (AK) business is the demand for a recorded amendment. Gosar Noem Young (FL) vote on the first amendment offered by The Clerk redesignated the amend- Gowdy Nugent Young (IN) the gentleman from Texas (Mr. FLO- RES) on which further proceedings were ment. NOES—190 postponed and on which the noes pre- RECORDED VOTE Ackerman Bishop (GA) Carnahan vailed by voice vote. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Altmire Bishop (NY) Carney Andrews Blumenauer Carson (IN) The Clerk will redesignate the has been demanded. Baca Bonamici Castor (FL) amendment. A recorded vote was ordered. Baldwin Boswell Chandler The Clerk redesignated the amend- Barrow Brady (PA) Chu The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bass (CA) Braley (IA) Cicilline ment. minute vote. Becerra Brown (FL) Clarke (MI) RECORDED VOTE The vote was taken by electronic de- Berkley Butterfield Clarke (NY) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Berman Capps Clay vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 190, Biggert Capuano Cleaver has been demanded. not voting 9, as follows: Bilbray Cardoza Clyburn A recorded vote was ordered.

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Bishop (GA) Himes Pingree (ME) The vote was taken by electronic de- Adams Gibson Nugent Bishop (NY) Hinchey Polis vice, and there were—ayes 246, noes 174, Aderholt Gingrey (GA) Nunes Blumenauer Hinojosa Price (NC) Akin Gohmert Nunnelee Bonamici Hirono Quigley not voting 11, as follows: Alexander Goodlatte Olson Boswell Hochul Rangel Altmire Gosar Palazzo [Roll No. 234] Brady (PA) Holt Reyes Amash Gowdy Paul Braley (IA) Honda Richardson AYES—246 Amodei Granger Paulsen Brown (FL) Hoyer Richmond Adams Gibson Miller (MI) Austria Graves (GA) Pearce Butterfield Israel Rothman (NJ) Aderholt Gingrey (GA) Miller, Gary Barletta Graves (MO) Pence Capps Jackson (IL) Roybal-Allard Akin Gohmert Mulvaney Barrow Green, Gene Petri Capuano Jackson Lee Ruppersberger Alexander Goodlatte Murphy (PA) Bartlett Griffin (AR) Pitts Cardoza (TX) Rush Altmire Gosar Myrick Barton (TX) Griffith (VA) Platts Carnahan Johnson (GA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Amash Gowdy Neugebauer Bass (NH) Grimm Poe (TX) Carney Johnson (IL) T. Amodei Granger Noem Benishek Guinta Pompeo Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Austria Graves (GA) Nugent Berg Hall Posey Castor (FL) Kaptur Sarbanes Barletta Graves (MO) Nunes Biggert Hanna Price (GA) Chu Keating Schakowsky Barrow Green, Al Nunnelee Cicilline Kildee Bilirakis Harper Quayle Bartlett Green, Gene Olson Clarke (MI) Kind Schiff Bishop (UT) Harris Rahall Barton (TX) Griffin (AR) Owens Clarke (NY) Langevin Schrader Black Hartzler Reed Benishek Griffith (VA) Palazzo Clay Larsen (WA) Schwartz Blackburn Hastings (WA) Rehberg Berg Grimm Paul Cleaver Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Bonner Hayworth Reichert Bilbray Guinta Paulsen Clyburn Lee (CA) Scott, David Bono Mack Heck Renacci Bilirakis Guthrie Pearce Cohen Levin Serrano Boren Hensarling Ribble Bishop (NY) Hall Pence Connolly (VA) Lewis (GA) Sewell Boustany Herger Rigell Black Hanna Peterson Conyers Lipinski Sherman Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Rivera Blackburn Harper Petri Cooper Loebsack Shuler Brooks Holden Roby Bonner Harris Pitts Costa Lofgren, Zoe Sires Broun (GA) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Bono Mack Hartzler Platts Courtney Lowey Smith (WA) Buchanan Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Boren Hastings (WA) Poe (TX) Crowley Luja´ n Speier Bucshon Hultgren Rogers (KY) Boustany Heck Pompeo Cummings Lynch Stark Buerkle Hunter Rogers (MI) Brady (TX) Hensarling Posey Davis (CA) Maloney Sutton Burgess Hurt Rohrabacher Brooks Herger Price (GA) Davis (IL) Markey Thompson (CA) Burton (IN) Issa Rokita Broun (GA) Herrera Beutler Quayle DeFazio Matsui Thompson (MS) Calvert Jenkins Rooney Buchanan Hochul Rahall DeGette McCarthy (NY) Tierney Camp Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Bucshon Holden Reed DeLauro McCollum Tonko Campbell Johnson, Sam Roskam Buerkle Huelskamp Rehberg Deutch McDermott Towns Canseco Jones Ross (AR) Burgess Huizenga (MI) Reichert Dicks McGovern Tsongas Cantor Jordan Ross (FL) Burton (IN) Hultgren Renacci Dingell McIntyre Van Hollen Capito Kelly Royce Calvert Hunter Ribble Doggett McNerney Vela´ zquez Carter King (IA) Runyan Camp Hurt Rigell Edwards Meeks Visclosky Cassidy King (NY) Ryan (OH) Campbell Issa Rivera Ellison Michaud Walz (MN) Chabot Kingston Ryan (WI) Canseco Jenkins Roby Engel Miller (NC) Wasserman Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Scalise Cantor Johnson (IL) Roe (TN) Eshoo Miller, George Schultz Chandler Kissell Schilling Capito Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) Farr Moore Waters Coble Kline Schock Carter Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) Fattah Moran Watt Coffman (CO) Labrador Schweikert Cassidy Jordan Rogers (MI) Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Waxman Cole Lamborn Scott (SC) Chabot Kelly Rohrabacher Fudge Nadler Wilson (FL) Conaway Lance Scott, Austin Chaffetz King (IA) Rokita Garamendi Napolitano Woolsey Costello Landry Sensenbrenner Coble King (NY) Rooney Gonzalez Neal Yarmuth Cravaack Lankford Sessions Coffman (CO) Kingston Ros-Lehtinen Crawford Latham Shimkus NOT VOTING—8 Cole Kinzinger (IL) Roskam Crenshaw LaTourette Shuster Conaway Kissell Ross (AR) Critz Latta Simpson Bachmann Filner Slaughter Cravaack Kline Ross (FL) Cuellar Lewis (CA) Smith (NE) Bachus Kucinich Welch Crawford Labrador Royce Culberson LoBiondo Smith (NJ) Donnelly (IN) Schmidt Crenshaw Lamborn Runyan Davis (KY) Long Smith (TX) Critz Lance Ryan (WI) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Denham Lucas Southerland Cuellar Landry Scalise Dent Luetkemeyer Stearns The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Culberson Lankford Schilling DesJarlais Lummis Stivers There is 1 minute remaining. Davis (KY) Latham Schock Diaz-Balart Lungren, Daniel Stutzman Denham Latta Schweikert Dold E. Sullivan b 1854 Dent Lewis (CA) Scott (SC) Doyle Mack Terry DesJarlais LoBiondo Scott, Austin Dreier Manzullo Thompson (PA) So the amendment was agreed to. Diaz-Balart Long Sensenbrenner Duffy Marchant Thornberry The result of the vote was announced Dreier Lucas Sessions Duncan (SC) Marino Tiberi as above recorded. Duffy Luetkemeyer Shimkus Duncan (TN) Matheson Tipton Duncan (SC) Lummis Shuler Ellmers McCarthy (CA) Turner (NY) Stated against: Duncan (TN) Lungren, Daniel Shuster Emerson McCaul Turner (OH) Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 233, I was Ellmers E. Simpson Farenthold McClintock Upton away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Emerson Mack Smith (NE) Fincher McCotter Walberg Farenthold Manzullo Smith (NJ) Fitzpatrick McHenry Walden ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Fincher Marchant Smith (TX) Flake McKeon Walsh (IL) I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Flake Marino Southerland Fleischmann McKinley Webster AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLORES Fleischmann Matheson Stivers Fleming McMorris West Fleming McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Flores Rodgers Westmoreland The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Flores McCaul Sullivan Forbes Meehan Whitfield business is the demand for a recorded Forbes McClintock Terry Fortenberry Mica Wilson (SC) vote on the second amendment offered Fortenberry McCotter Thompson (PA) Foxx Miller (FL) Wittman Foxx McHenry Thornberry Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Wolf by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. FLO- Franks (AZ) McKeon Tiberi Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Womack RES) on which further proceedings were Frelinghuysen McKinley Tipton Gallegly Mulvaney Woodall postponed and on which the noes pre- Gallegly McMorris Turner (NY) Gardner Murphy (PA) Yoder vailed by voice vote. Gardner Rodgers Turner (OH) Garrett Myrick Young (AK) Garrett Meehan Upton Gerlach Neugebauer Young (FL) The Clerk will redesignate the Gerlach Mica Walberg Gibbs Noem Young (IN) amendment. Gibbs Miller (FL) Walden

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Walsh (IL) Wilson (SC) Yoder The Acting CHAIR (Mr. BASS of New Mr. Chairman, thank you for this op- Webster Wittman Young (AK) Hampshire). The gentleman from Colo- portunity to discuss one of my top pri- West Wolf Young (FL) Westmoreland Womack Young (IN) rado is recognized for 5 minutes. orities with you today: NOAA’s Com- Whitfield Woodall Mr. POLIS. I rise today for the pur- prehensive Large-Data Array Steward- NOES—174 pose of engaging in a colloquy about ship program, otherwise known as the importance of computer science in CLASS. This program has been funded Ackerman Fitzpatrick Murphy (CT) Andrews Frank (MA) Nadler a balanced program of science, tech- at the same base level of $6.5 million Baca Fudge Neal nology, education, and math. I thank for each of the past 10 years, despite an Baldwin Garamendi Olver the chairman for including extensive increase in their mission. Bass (CA) Gonzalez Pallone language in the committee report on This is NOAA’s enterprise system for Bass (NH) Grijalva Pascrell Becerra Gutierrez Pastor (AZ) STEM education, but I would like to handling all of its environmental data Berkley Hahn Pelosi highlight today some specific needs in critical for weather predictions. Sim- Berman Hanabusa Perlmutter the critical area of computer science. ply put, CLASS therefore must rely on Biggert Hastings (FL) Peters More than 1.5 million high-wage com- Bishop (GA) Hayworth Pingree (ME) programs within the satellite program Blumenauer Heinrich Polis puting jobs will be created by 2018—the to overcome their $24 million funding Bonamici Higgins Price (NC) largest growth area across science, shortfall. We should be creating cer- Boswell Himes Quigley technology, engineering, and math. Yet tainty, Mr. Chairman, for the NOAA Brady (PA) Hinchey Rangel few computer science classes are avail- Braley (IA) Hinojosa Reyes CLASS program, instead of expecting Brown (FL) Hirono Richardson able to students; and when they’re of- them to rely on these other satellite Butterfield Holt Richmond fered, they’re typically only electives. programs to transfer funds for their Capps Honda Rothman (NJ) Many States don’t have proper teacher own budget to CLASS. Capuano Hoyer Roybal-Allard certification programs for K–12 com- Cardoza Israel Ruppersberger Under last year’s budget, CLASS fell Carnahan Jackson (IL) Rush puter science and don’t clearly connect short of the necessary funding to sus- Carney Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) the certification to content. In recent tain core mission values. Mission fail- Carson (IN) (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda years, the number of computer science ure of CLASS will continue if we don’t Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) T. bachelor degrees in the U.S. actually Chandler Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta provide CLASS with funding certainty Chu Jones Sarbanes fell from 60,000 to 38,000, even as com- this year and not depend on transfers Cicilline Kaptur Schakowsky puter science breakthroughs are trans- from other satellite programs. Clarke (MI) Keating Schiff forming our economy. Mr. Chairman, I ask that the Appro- Clarke (NY) Kildee Schrader I have legislation—the Computer Clay Kind Schwartz priations Committee consider the im- Cleaver Langevin Scott (VA) Science Education Act—that focuses portance of the CLASS mission in con- Clyburn Larsen (WA) Scott, David on this issue, but there are other steps ference, and encourage the chairman to Cohen Larson (CT) Serrano as well. First, I believe it’s important adequately fund their mission—a mis- Connolly (VA) LaTourette Sewell that Federal STEM education pro- Conyers Lee (CA) Sherman sion defined as a level of funding equal Cooper Levin Sires grams explicitly incorporate the broad to last year and no job losses. Costa Lewis (GA) Smith (WA) definition of science, technology, engi- Mr. WOLF. Will the gentleman yield? Costello Lipinski Speier neering, and math reported by the Mr. MCKINLEY. I yield to the gen- Courtney Loebsack Stark President’s Council of Advisors on Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Stearns tleman from Virginia. Cummings Lowey Sutton Science and Technology. This defini- Mr. WOLF. I want to thank the gen- Davis (CA) Luja´ n Thompson (CA) tion helps make sure that STEM is suf- tleman for speaking on this issue. Davis (IL) Lynch Thompson (MS) ficiently interpreted and not too nar- Funding the weather satellites is a DeFazio Maloney Tierney rowly to cover just math. Second, to DeGette Markey Tonko very high priority in this bill, as well DeLauro Matsui Towns ensure that there’s a comprehensive as the data systems used to store and Deutch McCarthy (NY) Tsongas pipeline for science from K–12 all the process data from the satellites. We Dicks McCollum Van Hollen way through to the workforce, it’s es- will work with you and also our other Dingell McDermott Vela´ zquez sential that NSF and other Agencies Doggett McGovern Visclosky colleagues in the body to ensure that Dold McIntyre Walz (MN) identify our Nation’s highest STEM-re- the CLASS program is adequately Doyle McNerney Wasserman lated workforce needs and use that in- funded. Edwards Meeks Schultz formation to prioritize STEM-related Mr. MCKINLEY. Thank you, Mr. Ellison Michaud Waters subjects in our schools. Engel Miller (NC) Watt Chairman. I look forward to working Eshoo Miller, George Waxman I very much look forward to working with you on this matter. Farr Moore Woolsey with the chairman to address these I yield back the balance of my time. Fattah Moran Yarmuth issues as this bill continues to move AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LANDRY NOT VOTING—11 forward through the appropriations Mr. LANDRY. I have an amendment Bachmann Filner Slaughter process. I’m grateful to the chair for at the desk. Bachus Kucinich Welch this conversation and his perspectives The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- Bishop (UT) Napolitano Wilson (FL) on all these critical issues, and I yield port the amendment. Donnelly (IN) Schmidt to the gentleman from Virginia. The Clerk read as follows: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman for At the end of the bill (before the short The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). his comments and for his active sup- title), insert the following: There is 1 minute remaining. port of STEM education in all forms. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available We’ll be happy to work with the gen- by this Act may be used to implement a pro- tleman as we move forward to ensure posed rule for turtle excluder devices as de- b 1857 that NSF and other Agencies in this scribed in the Southeast Fishery Bulletin So the amendment was agreed to. bill are getting the most appropriate published by the National Oceanic and At- The result of the vote was announced direction on STEM education needs mospheric Administration on May 8, 2012. as above recorded. and priorities. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Stated against: Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman. from Louisiana is recognized for 5 min- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 234, I was I yield back the balance of my time. utes. Mr. LANDRY. Thank you, Mr. Chair- away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Mr. MCKINLEY. I move to strike the man. ments to my constituents. Had I been present, last word. NOAA and the fishing industry have I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from West Virginia is recognized for 5 had a long history of working together. minutes. Since the 1990s, NOAA has worked with b 1900 Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise the fishing industry to develop a regu- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chair, I move to for the purpose of a colloquy with the latory system that provides meaning- strike the last word. chairman. ful protection to turtles, while at the

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Mr. Chairman, I have this Congress steps up its role in over- exclusion devices. an amendment at the desk. sight when it comes to funds of the Now NOAA intends to regulate these The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will United States. shrimpers and force them to use TEDs. designate the amendment. With that, I ask for a ‘‘yes’’ vote on The recent rulemaking negates this The text of the amendment is as fol- the amendment to make sure that we partnership and places the whims of lows: are accountable for the funds from the environmentalists ahead of the sci- At the end of the bill (before the short taxpayer, and I yield back the balance entific data or economic well-being of title), insert the following: of my time. the fishermen in the coastal commu- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available The Acting CHAIR. The question is nities. There is no scientific data that’s by this Act may be used to pay the salary of on the amendment offered by the gen- proving that the lack of the use of any officer or employee of the Department of tleman from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER). TEDs by shrimpers is causing any addi- Commerce who uses amounts in the Fish- The question was taken; and the Act- tional deaths in the turtle population. eries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund of ing Chair announced that the noes ap- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- peared to have it. b 1910 ministration that consists of the sums de- Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, I de- Over 60 percent of the shrimp landed scribed in section 311(e)(1) of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage- mand a recorded vote. in Louisiana is by the inshore and ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)(1)) for any pur- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to near-shore fleet, which is primarily pose other than a purpose specifically au- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- skimmers and butterflies. This regula- thorized under such section. ceedings on the amendment offered by tion, if implemented, will affect thou- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the gentleman from Colorado will be sands of fishermen in Louisiana. Fish- from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- postponed. ermen will lose money due to the cost utes. AMENDMENT NO. 28 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL of TEDs equipment and also the money Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I have an lost from loss of catch. thank the chairman of the sub- amendment at the desk. I yield back the balance of my time. committee, as well, for his work and The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I move leadership on this bill today and yes- designate the amendment. to strike the last word. terday. We voted long into the morning The text of the amendment is as fol- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman this morning, and certainly appreciate lows: from California is recognized for 5 min- his time and consideration. At the end of the bill (before the short utes. The appropriations bills before us title), insert the following: Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I rise to present an opportunity to provide over- SEC. 542. None of the funds made available oppose the gentleman’s amendment. by this Act may be used to lease or purchase sight that is one of the most important new light duty vehicles, for any executive Turtle-excluder devices are already re- duties and functions of this Congress, fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, ex- quired in other shrimp trawl fisheries to make sure that we are looking at cept in accordance with Presidential Memo- in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlan- the ways our Federal Agencies, our ad- randum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated tic to reduce sea turtle bycatch. ministration is spending money and May 24, 2011. In many cases, fishermen have re- making sure that it is carried out prop- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ported actually preferring the use of erly. from New York is recognized for 5 min- TEDs in their trawl nets because when One of the areas where I believe this utes. they are used properly, TEDs allow up Congress needs to further its oversight Mr. ENGEL. On May 24, 2011, Presi- to 98 percent of turtles to escape from and step up its oversight concerns the dent Obama issued a memorandum on trawl nets while retaining up to 97 per- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- Federal fleet performance which re- cent of target shrimp catch. TEDs also ministration’s asset forfeiture fund. quires all new light-duty vehicles in provide other economic benefits to This is money that is comprised of the Federal fleet to be alternate-fuel fishermen. Again, when installed prop- fines paid by individuals who violate vehicles, such as hybrid, electric, nat- erly, they can prevent other species by- the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con- ural gas, or biofuel, by December 31, catch and unwanted marine debris servation and Management Act. The 2015. from entering the trawl nets, thereby act, as many Members know, is the pri- My amendment echoes the Presi- increasing shrimp catch efficiency and mary law governing fish management dential memorandum by prohibiting the quality of their shrimp catch. in our Federal waters, and it is respon- funds in the Commerce-Justice-Science TEDs can also cut down on unwanted sible for managing fisheries, promoting appropriations bill from being used to debris which can damage and increase conservation, producing bycatch, and lease or purchase new light-duty vehi- the drag in fishing nets, causing fisher- ending overfishing. cles except in accord with the Presi- men to incur other costs. At this stage, The money in NOAA’s asset for- dent’s memorandum. NMFS is merely proposing this rule feiture fund can only be used for ex- Last year, I introduced similar and will provide ample opportunity for press purposes that are laid out in stat- amendments to four different appro- public comment, including public ute, such as paying costs associated priations bills—Agriculture, Defense, meetings before any final regulation is with providing any temporary storage Energy, and Homeland Security. All in place; and, therefore, I urge defeat of of property seized during civil or crimi- were accepted and passed by voice vote. the amendment. nal proceedings, paying off valid liens Our transportation sector is by far I yield back the balance of my time. or mortgages against forfeited prop- the biggest reason we send $60 billion The Acting CHAIR. The question is erty, or reimbursing any Agency that per year to hostile nations to pay for on the amendment offered by the gen- assisted NOAA in enforcing the law. oil at ever-increasing costs. But Amer- tleman from Louisiana (Mr. LANDRY). Unfortunately, what we have seen is ica doesn’t need to be dependent on for- The question was taken; and the Act- a pattern of unaccountability, a pat- eign sources of oil for transportation ing Chair announced that the noes ap- tern of abuse of this money, including fuel. Alternative technologies exist peared to have it. a purchase of a $300,000 yacht that was today that when implemented broadly Mr. LANDRY. Mr. Chairman, I de- used for personal use by certain offi- will allow any alternative fuel to be mand a recorded vote. cials within NOAA. used in America’s automotive fleet.

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According to GSA, there Programs—State and Local Law Enforce- Federal law, in which case the amend- are over 660,000 vehicles in the Federal ment Assistance’’ may be used in contraven- ment is unnecessary and accomplishes tion of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration fleet, with over 41,000 being used by the Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of nothing; or, the amendment seeks to Department of Justice and another 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373). go beyond existing law and set new pol- icy, in which case the policy that it 2,400 with the Department of Com- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is would set is one that is disadvanta- merce. recognized for 5 minutes. By supporting a diverse array of ve- geous to States and local law enforce- hicle technologies in our Federal fleet, b 1920 ment. we will encourage development of do- Mr. WALSH of Illinois. Mr. Chair- State and local community safety mestic energy resources—including man, immigration enforcement— policies prioritize budgetary and law biomass, natural gas, agricultural whether issuing or revoking a visa, de- enforcement resources according to waste, hydrogen, and renewable elec- portation, and even providing citizen- community needs while still permit- tricity. ship—is a Federal responsibility and ting Federal immigration enforcement Expanding the role these energy should remain so. However, our law en- to take place. In many cases, such sources play in our transportation forcement in cities and States is some- local laws support community safety economy will help break the leverage times the first line of defense in these by encouraging citizens who are crime over Americans held by foreign govern- Federal courts. victims or witnesses to come forward ment-controlled oil companies and will In 1996, almost 20 years ago, Congress and work with police regardless of increase our Nation’s domestic secu- passed the Illegal Immigration Reform their immigration status. rity and protect consumers from price and Immigrant Responsibility Act. These local policies don’t interfere spikes and shortages in the world oil This bill not only required localities to with Federal enforcement. In fact, a markets. So I ask that you support the communicate with Federal agencies 2007 Justice Department audit of such Engel amendment. when legal and illegal aliens may have laws found that in each instance where On a similar note, I have worked been picked up for crimes but also pro- cities were so-called ‘‘sanctuary cit- with my colleagues JOHN SHIMKUS, vided money to help them do so. Since ies,’’ the local policy either didn’t pre- ROSCOE BARTLETT, and STEVE ISRAEL to then, additional programs such as the clude cooperation with ICE, or else in- introduce the bipartisan Open Fuel State Criminal Alien Assistance Pro- cluded a policy to the effect that those Standard Act, H.R. 1687. I have particu- gram and Secure Communities have agencies and officers must assist ICE larly worked with Congressman SHIM- been implemented to ensure further or share information with ICE as re- KUS on this bill in this Congress. Our that localities have the resources they quired by Federal law. That year, DHS bill would require 50 percent of new need to meet their responsibilities. Secretary Michael Chertoff testified automobiles in 2014, 80 percent in 2016, The Federal Government has stated before Congress: and 95 percent in 2017 to be warranted time and again that participation in I’m not aware of any city, although I to operate on nonpetroleum fuels in ad- these programs is not optional. Yet de- may be wrong, that actually interferes dition to or instead of petroleum-based spite that, some cities and even whole with our ability to enforce the law. fuels. States blatantly ignore Federal re- The amendment, if it went beyond Compliance possibilities include the quirements. What is even worse is that the mere statement that you can’t full array of existing technologies—in- these sanctuary cities still receive spend Federal funds in contravention cluding flex fuel, natural gas, hydro- money for their so-called ‘‘immigra- of Federal law, might deny funding to gen, biodiesel, plug-in electric drive, tion efforts’’ under the State Criminal already cash-strapped police depart- and fuel cell—and a catchall for all new Alien Assistance Program. In fact, one ments. For these reasons, we urge a ‘‘no’’ technologies. city received $1.1 million at the same vote on the amendment, and I yield In conclusion, I encourage my col- time it designated itself as a city and back the balance of my time. leagues to support my amendment and county of refuge. And one State has The Acting CHAIR. The question is the open fuel standard as we work to- even passed laws that prohibit law en- on the amendment offered by the gen- ward breaking our dependence on for- forcement agencies from detecting or tleman from Illinois (Mr. WALSH). eign oil. apprehending those in violation of U.S. The amendment was agreed to. I yield back the balance of my time. immigration laws. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROHRABACHER Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I move to For this reason today, I am offering Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, strike the requisite number of words. an amendment that would prohibit the I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Department of Justice from providing The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- funds to these sanctuary cities for im- port the amendment. utes. migration enforcement efforts. This is The Clerk read as follows: Mr. WOLF. I think this amendment a smart amendment that will require At the end of the bill (before the short has been adopted on other bills. We ac- America’s local law enforcement offi- title), insert the following: cepted the amendment. cers to do just that—enforce the laws SEC. ll. None of the funds made available I yield back the balance of my time. we pass to receive the money we pro- in this Act to the Department of Justice The Acting CHAIR. The question is vide them to do so. I urge the House to may be used, with respect to the States of on the amendment offered by gen- vote in its favor. Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Dela- ware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL). Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- The amendment was agreed to. Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New ance of my time. Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WALSH OF Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I move Vermont, and Washington, to prevent such ILLINOIS to strike the last word. States from implementing their own State Mr. WALSH of Illinois. Mr. Chair- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman laws that authorize the use, distribution, man, I have an amendment at the desk. from California is recognized for 5 min- possession, or cultivation of medical mari- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- utes. juana. port the amendment. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I rise in The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Clerk read as follows: opposition to the amendment, which from California is recognized for 5 min- At the end of the bill (before the short provides that none of the funds in the utes. title), insert the following: SCAAP program can be used in con- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, SEC. ll. None of the funds made available travention of existing law. I rise today, along with Mr. HINCHEY, in this Act for the State Criminal Alien As- This amendment is like several oth- Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. FARR, in sup- sistance Program under the heading ‘‘De- ers we’ve considered today that simply port of a commonsense amendment

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But they will have more utes.’’ We’ve watched all these shows. would take a step in the right direction time to go after the drug traffickers if If somebody purely, really—my mom of respecting States’ rights and indi- they are not going after people who are died of cancer. So many people in my vidual liberties, and it would help the providing medical marijuana to people family died of cancer. It’s so narrow. Federal Government prioritize its very who are sick. But this is just wide open. And we’ve scarce resources and show compassion b 1930 seen it where they’re coming in and for those thousands of ailing patients they’re pouring over. In essence, I It is time that we respect States’ across our country. think this would be bad for the coun- To date, 17 States, including the Dis- rights, get serious about prioritizing our Federal Government’s activities, try. trict of Columbia, have passed laws al- In our hearings, we heard that more lowing for the medical use of mari- and show some common sense and com- passion when dealing with the sick young people are dying from overdose juana, and the list continues to grow. of drugs. Then marijuana, then do we Connecticut is in the process of passing among us. I urge all Members to vote ‘‘yes’’ for go into heroin, and then we go into a similar law as well. Many of these OxyContin. You just saw today’s Wash- State laws, including in my own home the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-McClintock- Farr amendment to prevent the De- ington Post where some of the drug State of California, have passed these companies were promoting these pain statutes through the initiative proc- partment of Justice from continuing to engage in activities that it has no busi- operations which are basically moving ess—meaning that a majority of Cali- and pushing OxyContin, hiring some fornia voters specifically decided that ness engaging in. I yield back the balance of my time. really prominent lawyers in this town sick individuals ought to have the Mr. WOLF. I rise in opposition to the to represent them. right to use this herb for medical pur- amendment. This would not be a good amendment poses. Why the Federal Government The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman for the country; it would be a bad continues its hard-line prohibition, from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- amendment for the young people, and I then, is completely beyond me. utes. urge defeat of the amendment. As far as the medical marijuana is Mr. WOLF. What does this amend- I yield back the balance of my time. concerned, individuals ought to have a ment say if a young person, 15, at a Mr. HINCHEY. I move to strike the right and ought to be able to act in ac- high school in whatever State is watch- last word. cordance with their respective State ing the House at 7:30, and they say the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman laws without the Federal Government United States Congress is ready to from New York is recognized for 5 min- coming in and interfering. Neither make it easy to get marijuana, and utes. should the Federal Government threat- their mom or dad—what is going on? Mr. HINCHEY. I rise today in strong en to prosecute State employees who This amendment hurts law enforce- support of this amendment, and I are carrying out the implementation of ment. Our law enforcement people are thank, particularly, my friend from their State laws. Indeed, the Founding jeopardizing their lives. California for offering it with me and Fathers wanted criminal law to be the Marijuana is one of the most widely for what he said about it just a few domain of local and State government. abused drugs in the United States. Ac- minutes ago very clearly. Unfortunately, however, this is not the cording to the DEA, more young people This amendment is very simple. It di- approach that recent administrations are now in treatment for marijuana de- rects the Federal Government to re- have taken, including the current ad- pendency than for alcohol or all other spect the laws enacted by States that ministration. For example, the Gov- illegal drugs combined. have legalized marijuana for medical ernor of Washington State received a This amendment does not address the use. letter from the Department of Justice problem of marijuana abuse and pos- The Constitution of the United and was warned that: sibly makes it worse by sending a mes- States is very clear. It authorizes State employees who conducted ac- sage to young people that there can be tivities mandated by the Washington States’ rights in every other area that health benefits. is not specifically designated to the legislative proposals would not be im- The Drug Enforcement Administra- Federal Government. Currently, 16 mune from liability under the CSA. tion, DEA, describes marijuana as ‘‘the States and the District of Columbia Additionally, the DEA has conducted top revenue generator for Mexican drug have legalized medical marijuana, ben- numerous raids on medical marijuana trafficking organizations, a cash crop efiting over 730,000 patients nation- dispensaries that are in full compliance that finances corruption and the car- wide. In addition, the State of Con- with State law. Businesspeople and co- nage of violence year after year.’’ operatives who are licensed and cer- All you have to do is look at the necticut will soon sign a similar bill tified within these States to function news. That’s why we put money back into law. as legitimate medical marijuana in here for the National Gang Intel- President Obama has made it clear dispensaries have seen their businesses ligence unit to keep the Mexican gangs that the Justice Department should locked down, assets frozen, businesses from coming into the United States. not prioritize medical marijuana ar- driven away, and in some cases the vic- The Mexican gangs are being funded rests, especially when there are so tims of a SWAT squad coming into and they have a marijuana operation. many other more significant issues their operation. It is simply outrageous I don’t understand. I mean, I respect that need attention. Unfortunately, that we are spending scarce Federal that maybe for medical use at a time. some in the DEA clearly didn’t get the dollars to interfere with the medical And I will tell you, the first time this memo. That’s why we’re here today. needs of individuals, especially when issue came up, I voted for it, but it was According to Americans for Safe Ac- it’s been recommended by a physician on a narrow basis. But this is wide cess, since October 2009, the Justice De- and approved by the voters of a State. open. partment has carried out an estimated Importantly, this amendment does And then you’re going to tell your 15- 170 raids of medical marijuana nothing to prevent the Federal Govern- year-old or 16-year-old don’t use drugs. dispensaries and cultivation centers in ment from being able to go after drug Well, we’ve got the marijuana center nine States that have legalized medical traffickers. In fact, it makes it easier downtown, and everybody’s going in. marijuana. Without a doubt, these because it prioritizes and gives those The FDA has stated that ‘‘smoked raids are clearly a waste of taxpayer people a chance to go after drug traf- cannabis has no acceptable medical use dollars, but they are also fundamen- fickers rather than sick people. and treatment in the United States.’’ tally wrong.

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Now, that didn’t for many of the symptoms that accom- McClintock amendment doesn’t change mean that it didn’t get prosecuted. It pany these diseases. However, the DEA Federal law. It doesn’t change drug did mean that it was referred to the wants to deny patients medicine that policy. However, it does protect States’ district attorney’s office, but we just can dramatically improve their lives or rights. didn’t have the resources to go after reduce their suffering. This is wrong, every cocaine case involving less than b 1940 and it needs to stop. a kilogram. A couple of years later into This amendment does not do any- For those of you who come from my tenure in that office, we had to thing to advocate any violations of the States that do not have medical mari- raise the guideline to 5 kilograms be- law. It just says those States that have juana laws, nothing in this amendment cause we had so many 1 kilogram approved medical marijuana ought to will impact your States. Everything in cases, and we couldn’t even handle be able to determine how to take care your States remains exactly status those prosecutions. of their own people effectively. quo. For those of you who come from I don’t know what the policy is now, This amendment does not affect States that do have medical marijuana whether it’s 10 kilograms or 20 kilo- States that have not approved medical laws, which means the States of Alas- grams, but the reality is we have very marijuana. It does not require or en- ka, Arizona, California, which is my finite resources within the Justice De- courage other States to adopt medical own State—it’s interesting what we partment to prosecute drug cases. marijuana laws. have done in California. We’ve decrimi- Then, of course, the funds for drug This amendment does not stop law nalized the possession of medical mari- prosecutions have to compete with the enforcement officials from prosecuting juana. It’s an infraction, not a felony. funds for terrorism cases and the illegal use of marijuana. We’ve also legalized the use of mari- carjacking cases and bank robberies This amendment does not encourage juana for medical purposes, but the and T-Chek thefts or whatnot. We are drug use in children. Studies actually voters at the same time have turned in a limited resource world, and I don’t suggest that teen use of marijuana has down an intensive legalization use. So think it’s a good use of our Federal law declined in States that have passed it’s very controlled. The laws are tight enforcement resources to be pros- medical marijuana laws. That, in and and they are enforced. ecuting medical marijuana cases in of itself, is very interesting and impor- The other States that have passed States that have legalized medical tant. laws are Colorado, Delaware, the Dis- marijuana. On the priority list of Fed- The purpose of this amendment is to trict of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, eral law enforcement priorities, that allow these 16 States to give relief to Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, ought to be near the very bottom. people suffering from horrific diseases New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, At a time when we can’t even keep without fearing Federal intervention Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wash- up with the more serious narcotics or prosecution. ington. For your States, very little in cases and when we have so many other I urge Members to support this this amendment will impact your unmet needs in the Justice Depart- amendment and support States’ rights States except that you will now have a ment, this is not where we should be and compassion. Doctors in these 16 State that will be able to implement putting our resources, and I urge sup- States know what is best for their pa- the laws without fear of retribution or port for the amendment. tients. The DEA should not stand in of retaliation from the Federal Govern- I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. NADLER. I move to strike the the way of these doctors and their pa- ment. I will also note that, in addition last word. tients. to the 16 States I’ve just mentioned, All of this is serious for the health The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the State of Connecticut just passed a and safety of many, many people in from New York is recognized for 5 min- medical marijuana bill last week, and these 16 States. And, in fact, other utes. the Governor said he’ll sign it. So, to States are coming into this as well. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I want the list of 16 States, we soon have This is something that really needs to to congratulate and thank the sponsors added No. 17, the State of Connecticut. be enacted because it is safe and secure of this amendment for introducing it. If States’ rights are not a good and reasonable. The amendment begins to break down enough reason to pass this amendment, I yield back the balance of my time. the taboo in American politics about Mr. FARR. I move to strike the last then do it because of compassion. Com- discussing drug policy intelligently. It word. passion demands it. We offer this also begins to, hopefully, result in the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman amendment for terminal cancer pa- Federal Government having a more hu- from California is recognized for 5 min- tients, for AIDS victims, for persons mane and human policy on medical utes. who suffer with chronic pain. We offer marijuana. Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in this amendment not only to protect I heard the gentleman from Virginia support of the Rohrabacher-Hinchey- those people, but we offer this amend- say that the DEA says there is no med- Farr and now McClintock amendment. ment to protect the States that are ical use for marijuana. That’s true that It is obvious from the votes that progressive enough to provide alter- they’ve said it. The DEA has no credi- we’ve been casting here, yesterday and native medical options to those who bility with people who have looked at tonight, this afternoon, that this body need it. I urge all of my colleagues to this—on this subject, on most subjects insists on protecting the rights of support the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr with respect to drugs these days. One States to define marriage. This body amendment. reason there is no proof of the success- insists on protecting the rights of I yield back the balance of my time. ful medical use of marijuana is that States to set abortion policies. This Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I move the DEA systematically tries to make body insists on protecting rights of the to strike the last word. sure there is no adequate research on States to determine education cur- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman that, and it denies the use of supplies ricula and standards. Just yesterday from California is recognized for 5 min- of marijuana for medical research. this body decided that certain States utes. But we have ample proof from the 16 get to enforce Federal immigration Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I rise in States which have legalized the med- laws however they see fit. support of the amendment, and I want ical use of marijuana. We have ample But when it comes to protecting the to share a slightly different perspective anecdotal proof. We know that, for peo- rights of States to set medical scope of on it. ple suffering pain, for people suffering

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Actu- it because it refuses to see it and re- This is the most basic democracy ally, Mr. Chairman, if I could, I would fuses to allow systematic research. that we could be talking about. You strike many of the words we’ve heard That’s wrong. It’s inhumane. talk about the Founding Fathers. This today. Now, I wish this amendment didn’t is the people who give us power. They I first want to acknowledge the lead- specify the 16 States because maybe a have voted in their States to make it ership of my colleague from California. 17th and an 18th will come along this the law, and the Federal Government He has a characteristic that is all too year. I hope that they will. Certainly, has taken its heavy hand and has tried rare in politics, an intellectual consist- the Federal Government has a better to come in there—and has come in ency. We have people on the one hand use for its resources than in trying to there—to prosecute individuals. It’s for that talk about freedom of the indi- prevent the policy that 16 States have the States to prosecute those individ- vidual, liberty, and respect for States’ adopted, the humane policy of allowing uals if they want. rights, but when it comes up against the medical use of something that has As the gentleman from California some pet project of theirs, all that goes been proven to be medically useful in (Mr. SCHIFF) has pointed out, Federal out the window. many cases. Doctors and other medical priorities have to be made to meet the Let’s be very clear. This is not a case professionals ought to determine treat- resources available. The moneys that of people advocating that other people ment, not bureaucrats in Washington. they’re spending now in these States smoke marijuana. It is for me an advo- So I support this amendment, and I could be spent on border traffic and cacy that we allow people some degree hope that maybe, if it passes, and could be spent on policing against her- of free choice. I listened to the gen- maybe if we have a rational policy with oin and cocaine, which cause people, tleman from Virginia, and I admire his regard to medical marijuana, that two when they get hooked, to commit vio- diligence. But I have to say, I disagreed other things will happen: that maybe lent crimes in order to get their money with almost everything he said. There the DEA will get its head out of the to buy their drugs. That has never been was one thing he said that I thought sand and will permit proper research so known to be the case with marijuana, was appropriate. He said we shouldn’t we’ll get better research and better re- and it is not the case with marijuana. be debating this at 7:30. I agree. We sults; and maybe we’ll begin a discus- That’s where our priorities for law en- should have been debating it at 4:20. sion of our general drug policy toward forcement should go and prosecution That would have been a much better marijuana, which is certainly a much, should go is to crack and cocaine and time. But other than that, he says, much more benign drug than alcohol, heroin, and they’re not being used What about 15-year-olds, they’ll see which is legal, than tobacco, which is there. marijuana centers. legal. We have a very irrational policy So this is a commonsense, basic, Well, they’ll see liquor stores. They’ll toward it, a policy which reminds one democratic proposal to tell our Federal see many more liquor stores than mari- of the policy of the 1920s, which had Government that has gone astray to juana centers. The notion that because such deleterious effects with regard to not use its resources against the people something is inappropriate for a teen- alcohol and alcohol use. of this country who have made this de- ager or a child, adults should not be al- So I congratulate the sponsor of this termination. lowed to use it, is mindlessness. You amendment for having the courage to Now, as far as some of the other can’t run a society that says we’re not help break the taboos concerning this statements that have been made, I going to let a 15-year-old see the things subject and for introducing an amend- think the public who listens knows a 15-year-old can’t do. Liquor stores ment that, if it passes, will result in that this is not about legalization, that would be a great example. many, many thousands of people being this is not about 14-year-olds or 15- I have been disappointed on this more healthful and more comfortable, year-olds or 18-year-olds. point with the Obama administration. and it will be a great thing for this The Clinton administration was quite b 1950 country. sensible on this. The Bush administra- I yield back the balance of my time. It’s about States, democracy, doc- tion slipped back, and I had hoped that Mr. COHEN. I move to strike the last tors, and people who have cancer, glau- with the Obama administration it word. coma, AIDS, MS, whatever. Montel would be more sensible. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Williams has testified how it has The gentleman from Virginia said, from Tennessee is recognized for 5 min- helped him with his illness. I had a Well, this is a great source of money utes. Navy SEAL friend who died of cancer. for the Mexicans. Sure, because we Mr. COHEN. There have been quite a There is no question but that mari- won’t let people grow it in America. To few good arguments made—excellent juana, which he smoked, helped him the extent that people are buying med- arguments—as to why this amendment with his appetite when he wasn’t eat- ical marijuana from Mexican drug car- should pass. Justice Louis Brandeis is ing, and his pancreatic cancer took tels, I think, is a somewhat overdone one of my favorite Justices. He said the him from 215 pounds to 115 pounds. His thing with regard to this. That’s be- laboratories of democracy are the grandmother said it’s the only thing cause we have had people refusing to States. Indeed, 16 States, mostly that makes Orel laugh, and it’s the allow them to grow it here in America through, if not entirely through, only thing that makes Orel eat. And for that use. referenda determined that they wanted when he was dying, I wanted my friend People say—again, I’m surprised by to try to find out whether medical to have whatever he could have to some of my conservative friends—there marijuana laws worked. make his illness less damaging to him is no medical value. The Federal Gov- The Federal Government should not and less difficult to deal with. ernment now becomes the arbiter and be infringing on what the States have So I rise here and assure people that tells the States you may not make determined and their citizens have de- it won’t affect your States; it will just that judgment that there is medical termined in the most direct form of de- be those States where it’s been voted value. We know an awful lot of people mocracy that this Nation knows— in. It will save resources and be able to think it has medical value for them. State referenda. The Federal Govern- give our government the proper direc- As to addiction and the notion that if ment has been using its resources, tion, the usage of resources to protect you get all these drugs together, what which could be used in better ways, to us against heroin, crack, and cocaine. marijuana has in common with

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And we’re the ward. ones that by this foolish policy—that I This amendment would prohibit the We should be protecting, not under- regret the administration I supported Department of Justice from using Fed- mining, our democracy by prosecuting small business owners who pay taxes, is engaging in—give people the notion eral funds to prevent the implementa- comply with State laws, and provide that they’re the same thing. It’s a very tion of State laws authorizing the use medicine to people in need. simple point. of medical marijuana. But really, and most importantly, it People in the States have voted that In recent months, the Federal Gov- should be out of compassion for our fel- marijuana should be available for peo- ernment has stepped up raids on le- low Americans suffering from a serious ple who want to use it for medicinal gally operating clinics in many States illness that compels us to vote for this purposes, and the States are then in where it is permissible for seriously ill amendment. It is the humane thing to charge of setting up ways to deal with patients to be prescribed medical mari- do, and it is the right thing to do. it. We have people out of their ideolog- juana by their doctors. These raids are So I want to thank Mr. ROHRABACHER shutting down legally operating busi- ical opposition announcing that they once again and the cosponsors of this nesses and are putting the health and will not be allowed to do that, that amendment for bringing this forward the well-being of patients with cancer, they will tell people it has no medical tonight, and I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote. use despite the testimony of so many HIV and AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and I yield back the balance of my time. who think it does. This again is a form other serious illnesses in jeopardy. Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chair, I move to that I thought we learned didn’t work, Marijuana has proven medical uses strike the last word. and it’s prohibition of the worst sort. that improve the quality of life and ex- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman And by the way, it is going to lead to tend the lives of desperately ill people. from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- very ineffective law enforcement be- By shutting down clinics, Federal utes. cause we are a free country. You can- agents are forcing patients who may be Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman not impose, in a free society like ours, dying, for example, of cancer out into from California for bringing forward a regime of law enforcement that the the streets to buy prescription drugs this amendment. public rejects without a great deal of like narcotics, which oftentimes leads This amendment is absolutely crit- repression. State by State by State, to prescription drug addiction. These ical for Colorado. We have a legal regu- the people of the States have voted to raids also undermine the ability of latory structure for medical marijuana allow this. So when we send the Fed- States to faithfully implement the will and for the many businesses and non- eral agents in to disregard what the of their voters. profits that are active in providing pa- State did, to disregard State law, of The people in my home State of Cali- tients with medical marijuana, and yet course you’re going to engender resist- fornia have voted to make medical they live under a constant fear, a con- ance; of course you’re going to engen- marijuana legal. These laws have been stant fear of selective enforcement der people going around. And I would enacted to allow patients safe and legal from the Attorney General or from the just close by saying after listening to access to appropriately produce and DEA. this debate, I think tonight C–SPAN dispense medical marijuana in the I had the opportunity in the Judici- has merged with Turner Classic Movies safest possible environment. Yet in the ary Committee to question the Attor- because ‘‘Reefer Madness,’’ that great last 18 months—for whatever reason— ney General with regard to this issue, movie from the thirties, appears to be the Drug Enforcement Administration and he acknowledged that the only pos- being shown on both channels. has raided and shut down many li- sible enforcement—because of the This notion that because 15-year-olds censed and regulated dispensaries, large-scale use of medical marijuana in are watching us talk about how people which are legal, mind you, under State the States where it is legal—would be who are ill and in pain should be al- law. For example, the Berkeley Pa- selective enforcement. And that is a lowed with the vote of the State to get tients Group in my district, which had very dangerous precedent and a very marijuana prescribed by a doctor, and worked closely with the city of Berke- dangerous power to hand an Attorney that’s going to lead a 15-year-old to go ley to stay in compliance with local General, the Department of Justice, out and do it, makes no logical sense. and State laws in order to serve criti- and the DEA. As I said, if you’re worried about what cally ill patients in my community, I have heard from the other side of 15-year-olds can see, they can see X- has been forced to close its doors and the aisle in different contexts many rated movies that are being advertised; turn their patients away. Complying comments critical of the current At- they can see cigarettes being sold wide- with the State law and relying on a torney General. But regardless of who ly; they can see alcohol. They can see memorandum from the Department of is sitting as Attorney General, do we all manner of things that we don’t Justice, thousands of small businesses want to have an Attorney General that want them to do. across my State have invested millions has the ability at any given time to en- This is a very sensible amendment. in dollars in building their businesses, gage in selective enforcement against a No one has shown, let me say finally— created good paying jobs, and have paid large group of people, whomever he or and you know the DEA, they want to millions in taxes. The business owners she wants to prosecute? do this. I have not seen the evidence in my home district are doing every- What if the select enforcement is po- that says that medical marijuana has thing they can to comply with the law, litically motivated? What if we have an led to any problem. I haven’t seen it but clinics in Oakland and Berkeley Attorney General that decides he or linked to crime. I haven’t seen it continue to be subject to raids by Fed- she doesn’t like the Tea Party or linked to anything negative. What we eral authorities. doesn’t like the Occupy movement? have, frankly, are some prejudices Many of my colleagues and I have What if they then force the States to being used to interfere with people’s made repeated requests to the Depart- give the records that they keep of who rights. ment of Justice to seek clarification has the medical marijuana licenses and I yield back the balance of my time. regarding their enforcement policies on then go after the people with whose Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, medical marijuana. Mr. Chair, this is politics they don’t agree? It’s a very, I move to strike the last word. about recognizing the will of the vot- very dangerous road to go down, a dan- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman ers. The Federal crackdowns ignore the gerous power to give to the Federal is recognized for 5 minutes. will of the voters in 16 States across Government.

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If a State said The Acting CHAIR. The question is In Colorado, medical marijuana sexual trafficking is okay, would we on the amendment offered by the gen- dispensaries are regularly audited. honor that and say that we’re not tleman from California (Mr. ROHR- They are required, under State law, to going to protect? I would hope not. ABACHER). have video cameras keep track of who States, in the past, have done some The question was taken; and the Act- comes and goes. Minors are not allowed things that have not been good in this ing Chair announced that the noes ap- to enter the premises. It is, of course, country. peared to have it. the underground illegal corner drug Secondly, we know that many of Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, dealer that will sell to the 15-year-old, these marijuana dispensaries are sim- I demand a recorded vote. not the legal State-regulated dispen- ply fronts for illegal marijuana dis- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to sary. tribution. The FDA noted in 2006 that clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- We have limited law enforcement ca- ‘‘there is currently sound evidence that ceedings on the amendment offered by pabilities, as highlighted by my col- smoked marijuana is harmful’’—harm- the gentleman from California will be league from California (Mr. SCHIFF), ful—and that ‘‘no sound scientific postponed. and to go after patients and their care- study supported medical use of mari- givers rather than drug smugglers and juana for treatment in the United b 2010 Mexican drug cartels does a huge dis- States, and no animal or human data AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LEWIS OF service, not only to law enforcement, supported the safety or efficacy of GEORGIA but also to the many, many victims of marijuana for general medical use.’’ Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- the drug war, both from collateral As required by the Controlled Sub- man, I have an amendment at the desk. damage as well as those who fall vic- stances Act, the DEA requested a sci- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- tim to the drugs themselves. entific and medical evaluation and port the amendment. It’s critical, at a time when our Na- scheduling recommendation from the The Clerk read as follows: tion continues to battle with narcotic U.S. Department of Health and Human At the end of the bill (and before the short use, that our limited resources are fo- Services. And what was concluded is title) insert the following: cused on the real problem. The real ‘‘that marijuana,’’ the stuff that we’re SEC. . None of the funds provided by this problem is not the 68-year-old cancer saying tonight—anybody, if you saw Act may be obligated for the purpose of clos- patient. The real problem is not the the ‘‘60 Minutes’’ piece, they come in, ing the regional field offices of the Antitrust business or the nonprofit that operates they buy, they take. We talk about Division of the Department of Justice. under a legal State regulatory system doctors. The number of doctors that The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is in providing these essential services in were ripping off people with recognized for 5 minutes. our communities in accordance with OxyContin, the number of doctors that Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. I rise today to State and local law. were devastating— offer an amendment that would pre- This amendment is common sense. I You can go down to Broward County, vent the closing of four field offices of hope that colleagues on both sides of Florida, and go into some of these pain the Department of Justice Antitrust the aisle will join in passing this clinics. There are buses coming down Division. These offices are located in amendment. and planes coming down to buy it. And Atlanta, Dallas, Cleveland, and Phila- And I understand that for many of doctors are writing prescriptions. So delphia. The Justice Department an- our colleagues, they don’t have legal we’re going to hide behind and just say nounced plans to close these offices medical marijuana in their States, and doctors are? The number of doctors with the stated goal of saving $8 mil- that’s fine. No one is saying that they that ruin, that ruin young people on lion. These closures will not save a should or they shouldn’t. It’s up to the OxyContin, whereby they died—they dime. In fact, these closures would ac- residents of each State to decide how died. So to hide behind a doctor says tually end up costing the government they want to treat the criminal aspects that that means it’s okay—but Health money in lost criminal fines and res- of regulating marijuana use. and Human Services said, ‘‘Marijuana titution. What we’re asking is, for those of you has a high potential for abuse, has no Closing the Atlanta office does not who come from States who don’t have accepted medical use in the United even reduce Federal overhead. The At- legal marijuana, consider that some States, and lacks an acceptable level of lanta field office is located in a Federal States might think about it a little dif- safety for use under medical super- courthouse building which will con- ferently. Consider that some States vision.’’ tinue to operate. Not only will the have, in fact, authorized dispensaries I may be the only one in this body antitrust division likely lose those tal- and authorized a system to ensure that that feels this way, but I will tell you, ented lawyers who do not choose to re- it stays out of the hands of minors, to I think if this amendment passes and locate to one of the remaining offices, focus their State law resources on this becomes the law, this would be a but it will also move people to some of harder drugs and ensuring that minors gateway to young people. This will lit- the most high-cost locations in the don’t have access to marijuana or erally send a message down to the country. other drugs. And consider that that is Mexican cartels. There is going to be a The southern region is home to the their prerogative, just as it is your pre- market all over. corporate headquarters of over 100 of rogative in your State to continue to It will also increase automobile acci- the Fortune 500 companies. The At- approach marijuana usage as a crimi- dents because you will basically be lanta office prosecutes individuals and nal issue. finding people that are driving while companies who engage in bid-rigging, I call upon my colleagues on both they are high versus driving while they price-fixing, and illegal kickback sides of the aisle to support this impor- are intoxicated. schemes. Shutting down the Atlanta tant amendment, to focus our limited So, lastly, I would just hope and ask and Dallas sites leaves the entire resources and allow legal businesses that we defeat this amendment. southern region of our Nation without and legal caregivers to operate without Why don’t you have hearings in the any local presence to prosecute and the fear of a DEA agent busting in Judiciary Committee? Why don’t you deter antitrust violations and white their door. have hearings some other place? But at collar criminal activity.

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This amend- Southwest without vital law enforce- the impact it will have, first of all, on ment will prevent the closure of these ment officials who are tasked with re- the administration of justice in the field offices during fiscal year 2013. ducing white collar crime. field of antitrust, but also on the em- As a member of the Judiciary Sub- I ask all of my colleagues to vote for ployees, businesses, and consumers committee on Intellectual Property, this amendment to prevent the closure that serve us in the greater Ohio area. Competition, and the Internet, I am of these critical law enforcement of- I’m very concerned for the hard- concerned about the impact of these fices until a more thorough review of working employees in the Cleveland closures. This action will seriously un- the consequences can be undertaken. field office, one of the most efficient dermine the division’s ability to en- This is not a done deal. Congress antitrust divisions in the country be- force antitrust laws by limiting the should and must act. cause its employees are so talented. number of boots on the ground, par- My amendment won’t cost a cent, Cleveland is a community that still en- ticularly in the Southeast and the but it would bring in more than a few dures high unemployment due to the Southwest. dollars. Over the past 11 years, the At- economic crisis and its lingering ef- Closing these offices is very short- lanta field office alone brought in over fects. Why would we want to do this sighted. It puts nearly 100 jobs at risk $265 million in fines and restitution. now? in Atlanta and saves only $500,000 in Let me be clear that is a 600 percent From my perspective, the amount of fiscal year 2013. The proposal could end rate of return on this investment. money the Department of Justice ex- up costing money by transferring em- What better proof do you need? pects to save will not actually mate- ployees to regional offices with higher Mr. Chairman, I ask each and every rialize because costs will increase else- costs of living and higher salaries, like one of my colleagues again to support where as a result of a reduced footprint New York and San Francisco. the Lewis-Johnson amendment. across the country. b 2020 I yield back the balance of my time. The reality is we should be fur- Further, the proposal will weaken Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move thering our support for the antitrust the antitrust division as experienced to strike the last word. division, not closing offices or cutting attorneys who choose not to transfer The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman funds. As currently structured, the leave for other opportunities. Antitrust from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. antitrust division is one of the most ef- law is a highly specialized field of law Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I want ficient Agencies within the Federal and the institutional knowledge of an to thank Congressman LEWIS for offer- Government. Its base budget was $159 experienced attorney is invaluable. ing this amendment to the Commerce- million. Yet from 2009 to 2011 the divi- The Atlanta office ranks number one Justice-Science fiscal year 2013 appro- sion’s efforts resulted in $2 billion in in terms of the most trial wins of any priations bill. The amendment is de- criminal fines and antitrust violations. of the eight criminal offices. In fiscal signed to prevent the U.S. Department That’s a seven-to-one return on invest- year 2008, the Atlanta office ranked of Justice from closing and reducing its ment. first among all of the criminal offices antitrust division field offices from In addition, over the last two fiscal in the amount of restitution obtained seven to only three in a country of over years, the antitrust division has been for victims. For that fiscal year, the 300 million people in 50 States. estimated to have saved consumers Atlanta office accounted for 71.2 per- The Department of Justice literally over $650 million as a result of its cent of all restitution imposed by the and regrettably wants to, or is pro- criminal enforcement efforts. Further- division. posing to, close four of its antitrust more, the antitrust division success- As this Nation recovers from a reces- field offices in response to budgetary fully resolved 97 percent of its criminal sion largely caused by white collar pressures. This is partly because the cases in fiscal year 2011. misdoing, I implore this House to con- Republican budget fails to provide the Without question, the antitrust divi- sider the message that closure of these administration with the resources it sion more than pays for itself seven offices will send to the public. Those has requested to carry out its basic times over. It has an outstanding track considering whether to commit white mission. record. We should leave its current collar crime need to know that there is Under Republican leadership, the structure alone. In fact, we should seek strict Federal enforcement. Closing legal activities account, which funds to strengthen it and get greater return these field offices sends the wrong mes- the antitrust division, was 2.2 percent to the taxpayer for every dollar in- sage to criminals and the public at ex- less than the administration requested vested. No matter what happens here actly the wrong time. for the fiscal year 2012, and that re- today or tomorrow, I’ll continue to This Congress has been consumed sulted in a 5.2 percent cut compared to work with the other body to protect with debating the proper role and scope fiscal year 2011. When we cut 5.2 per- the antitrust division’s presence across of government. During that debate, we cent out of a particular account that this country and work to ensure that have all agreed that the minimum role primarily funds salaries and expenses, the employees in communities like of government is to ensure an equal there are consequences. Cleveland and the other communities playing field that allows opportunity However, congressional Republicans are treated fairly, because in the final for all and ensures that all wrongdoers are not totally to blame. The Presi- analysis, the American people need a will be prosecuted, no matter if they dent’s budget says that the antitrust robust antitrust division at the Depart- are engaged in petty criminal offenses division is expecting an increase in ment of Justice. or white collar crimes. caseloads and requested additional Mr. Chairman, I support the Lewis The antitrust division, which pro- funding to administer the increase in amendment, and I yield back the bal- motes and protects competition in the caseload. Yet the administration wants ance of my time. marketplace, is essential to good gov- to close over half the division’s offices. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. I move to ernance and fairness. Surely Tea What sense does this even make? strike the last word. Partyers and progressives, ALEC mem- Also, the antitrust division is a key The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is bers and union leaders can all agree participant on the President’s Finan- recognized for 5 minutes. that government must ensure a fair cial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Thank and competitive marketplace that al- How can the division be a helpful par- you, Mr. Chairman. lows for innovation. ticipant when it is reducing its foot- I rise in support of this amendment The closure of these four field offices print across our country? which will ensure that the Department will have the effect of significantly

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It has been a priority of this Administra- Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico unpro- politics. tion to reign in waste, fraud, and abuse, and tected against white collar crooks like Let me speak for a moment on the that is exactly what the Dallas Antitrust office Bernie Madoff who seek to rig bids, in- Atlanta office which does better in has been doing. flate prices, and otherwise defraud con- terms of overall performance and pro- Mr. Chair, I would ask to submit into the sumers and businesses. ductivity than say, for instance, some CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a copy of my April I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this amend- of the other offices which are slated to 23, 2012, letter to Attorney General Holder ment, and I yield back the balance of remain open. The Atlanta office ob- highlighting the critical role the Dallas Field Of- my time. tained over $265 million in fines and fice serves upholding vital antitrust laws in our Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Chair- restitution between FY 2000 and 2011. region and the United States. man, I move to strike the last word. With an annual operating cost of $4 APRIL 23, 2011. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is million, the criminal fines and restitu- Hon. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., recognized for 5 minutes. tion recovered by the office represent a Attorney General, Department of Justice, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Chair- return rate of 600 percent. Indeed, clos- Washington, DC. man, I rise today in support of the DEAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: In October ing these offices is penny wise and 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Lewis-Johnson amendment. This pound foolish, and I urge adoption of announced its plans to close the Dallas Anti- amendment ensures that none of the the amendment for the good of our free trust Division Field Office. The Dallas Field funding provided in the bill will be market system and our capitalist econ- Office is joined by three other offices used to facilitate a closure of the De- omy. planned for closure in Atlanta, Cleveland, partment of Justice antitrust divi- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- and Philadelphia. I strongly oppose this pro- sion’s regional offices in Atlanta, ance of my time. posal and believe that millions of Americans Cleveland, Dallas, and Philadelphia. Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I rise in and many U.S. companies across multiple Mr. Chairman, from our discussions states stand to be severely impacted by this opposition to the amendment. closure. in the full committee markup of this The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Dallas Field Office serves Texas, Ar- bill, I understand that Mr. WOLF, the from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Okla- distinguished chairman of the sub- utes. homa in enforcing antitrust laws. By closing committee, believes that this matter Mr. WOLF. I want to thank the gen- the Dallas Field Office and reassigning those can be worked out and that Justice is tleman and the gentlelady for raising enforcement positions to the remaining field perhaps willing to move on this. But I this issue and standing up. This was offices, the Department is seriously cur- am deeply concerned that this action not done by our committee. This was tailing the government’s ability to enforce lawful business practices. DOJ’s Antitrust will seriously undermine the division’s done by the Justice Department, by Division has an extensive history of pro- ability to enforce antitrust laws by the administration. moting fair competition in the marketplace. limiting the number of boots on the But what we will do is next week we Shuttering the Dallas Field Office will sig- ground, particularly in the Southeast will ask the three or four who spoke, nificantly undo the progress that has been and the Southwest. Accepting that this that we bring the Justice Department made during this Administration, paving the is a done deal and there is no room for in. We will get them to come up here way for future corruption and abuse. negotiation by Congress will severely whereby they can sit down with all of In DOJ’s October 2011 press release, you cite the potential cost savings of nearly $8 weaken our ability to enforce the anti- you together and your staffs to explain million as one of the primary factors behind trust laws. why, and see if they can justify this. this decision. I respectfully reject any argu- Furthermore, given the already But I just want to be clear, this was ments for cost savings in this context, par- heavy workload of the Washington, DC, not done at the committee’s request. ticularly because there is a failure to con- San Francisco, New York and Chicago This was the Justice Department. sider the millions of dollars that the Dallas field offices, the antitrust division will Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Will the gen- Field Office has brought in through criminal not have sufficient human resources to tleman yield? fines. While the Dallas Office costs roughly investigate and prosecute many re- Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman. $3.5 million to operate each year, it has re- gional and local conspiracies in the Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I appreciate turned approximately $1 billion in criminal fines to date. These gains do not include areas of responsibility that those four the gentleman yielding, and I appre- criminal fines levied through the Atlanta, offices have, the ones that are slated to ciate those comments. I think it is Cleveland, or Philadelphia field offices. be closed. clear that this was an action by the De- Thus, closure of the Dallas Field Office is I want to ensure that the antitrust partment, and it was not an action short-sighted for both long-term enforce- division can continue to protect tax- taken by the committee. ment of federal antitrust laws, and the lost payers and preserve the integrity of However, several of us on the com- revenues that criminal penalties bring back our free market system. The regional mittee have grave concerns about it, to the American people. Another aspect of your reasoning centers offices in Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, and we appreciate the chairman’s around consolidating offices in order to focus and Philadelphia help facilitate these agreement and his willingness to dis- on larger international investigations. Aside efforts, and they should remain open. cuss it with the Justice Department from the obvious implications that this Closing these offices, I believe, is and see if we can’t get this situation would have for local or regional enforcement penny wise and pound foolish. It puts corrected. of antitrust laws, history has demonstrated nearly a hundred jobs at risk, and it Mr. WOLF. I thank you, and with the ongoing need to keep that focus at home poses only a $500,000 savings in fiscal that I yield back the balance of my in a similar, if not greater, capacity. The year 2013. In fact, the proposal could time. Dallas Field Office has served a vital role in numerous cases here in the U.S., while still end up costing money because it would Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. managing to have an effective international transfer employees to regional offices Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the Lewis-John- presence, as demonstrated in the case of with higher costs of living and higher son amendment to H.R. 5326, the Fiscal Year Hoffman-LaRoche. The $500 million fine paid salaries, like New York and San Fran- 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropria- by the global healthcare company still rep- cisco. tions bill. This amendment prevents funds in resents the largest criminal fine ever col- It’s extremely important that we the FY13 CJS Appropriations bill from being lected by the Antitrust Division or Depart- don’t close these offices until a thor- used to shut down the regional Department of ment of Justice. ough review of the antitrust division is Understanding this, I am respectfully re- Justice Antitrust Division Offices in Atlanta, questing additional insight into the agency’s completed. When deciding to rec- Dallas, Cleveland, and Philadelphia. These rationale behind this proposal. The Dallas ommend these closures, the Depart- closures will have a serious adverse effect Field Office serves a critical role in uphold- ment of Justice did not consider other upon antitrust enforcement in 21 states includ- ing vital antitrust laws in the United States. more cost-effective options. Further- ing Texas, and my district in particular. The Closing this office will open the doors for

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Americans with Disabilities Act. As a money against this and let this be a The Acting CHAIR. The question is result, shops, restaurants, hotels, even little more vetted. It would help Amer- on the amendment offered by the gen- airlines, can now be sued if they do not ican businesses. Unfortunately, there tleman from Georgia (Mr. LEWIS). accommodate horses in their place of are already lawsuits flying. The question was taken; and the Act- business. I would encourage Members on both ing Chair announced that the noes ap- That regulation joins a long list of sides of the aisle to please vote for this peared to have it. rules with which small businesses must amendment, and I yield back the bal- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- comply. In fact, the New York Times ance of my time. man, I demand a recorded vote. recently reported on a particularly in- Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chairman, I move The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to sidious scheme in which lawyers re- to strike the last word. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- cruit disabled people, pay them a fee, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ceedings on the amendment offered by and use them to file lawsuits against from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 the gentleman from Georgia will be businesses that fail to comply with any minutes. postponed. one of the hundreds of ADA rules. For Mr. FATTAH. I had an opportunity AMENDMENT NO. 36 OFFERED BY MR. CHAFFETZ small businesses, the cost of compli- to visit, while I was in Connecticut Mr. CHAFFETZ. I have an amend- ance with that law that designates, for with Chairman LARSON, with a brave ment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. instance, 95 different standards for young soldier who lost his eyesight in The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will bathrooms alone is just the beginning. Iraq. It was a situation where his abil- designate the amendment. ity to function required an animal to 2030 The text of the amendment is as fol- b help guide him so that he could go lows: They must also pay attorneys’ fees to about his normal functions of daily At the end of the bill (before the short the litigants in such case, even though life. title), insert the following: many businesses say they would have What the gentleman who made this SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- able by this Act may be used for the purpose complied without a lawsuit. amendment neglected to share with the of implementing section 36.302(c)(9) of title Some 1.65 million lawsuits are filed House is that it has been the law that, 28, Code of Federal Regulations. each year over enforcement of Federal under the ADA guidelines, you could The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman regulations, according to Berkeley law have any animal—monkey, horse, so from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. professor Sean Farhang, author of forth and so on—that could be of use to Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Chairman, a ‘‘The Litigation State.’’ Estimates by someone who was disabled. What the couple of short months ago, the De- the Competitive Enterprise Institute administration has done with this new partment of Justice in support of the suggest that regulation cost the econ- regulation is limit this to only two Americans with Disabilities Act added omy some $1.75 trillion in 2008 alone. types of animals: one are guide dogs— a new provision. This provision said That’s a massive drag on the U.S. econ- as we would normally know them—and that in order to be in compliance with omy. With the average of nine new the other are miniature horses that the ADA regulations, businesses must rules appearing in the Federal Register meet certain requirements, including now allow service horses into their every day, small businesses with fewer being housebroken and so forth and so businesses. And you did hear right: resources struggle to keep up with the on. The reason why people who are dis- they’re talking about service horses to ever-changing regulatory environment. abled in some cases find this a more be in compliance with the ADA regula- Some 65 percent of the Nation’s net useful animal to use is that they live tion. And I dare to stand and say we new jobs are created by small busi- three times longer than a dog does and need to say ‘‘nay’’ to that type of ef- nesses, according to the Small Business they have perfect vision. fort. Pardon the pun. It’s kind of hard Administration. Overregulation has a But I see that there has been some, I to get through this without smiling direct effect on their ability to create guess, laughter, as if this is comical. about it, but this is the kind of regula- jobs and compete in the marketplace. The fact of the matter is, when I met tion that has an untold number of con- If a person wishes to bring a horse with this young soldier and his wife sequences on small businesses. into an establishment, then the request and their two kids, he talked about While I recognize the imperative and should be dealt with on a case-by-case how it just made him feel whole that the need that some unfortunate Ameri- basis, not through some new Federal he could go get the newspaper from out cans go through in having to deal with mandate. Ironically, even the Minia- in front of the house, that he could go things, there comes a point where we ture Horse Association—and I’m sure to the store. have to stand up and say wait a sec, all good Americans subscribe to the So the idea that this is some new pol- wait a sec, wait a sec. Do we really magazine put out by the American icy of the Obama administration is need to allow service horses into air- Miniature Horse Association—but their false, number one. Number two, it’s re- planes, into hotels and into restaurants president, Harry Elder, has looked at stricting an overly broad set of allow- just to accommodate a particular per- this. He does not condone the use of ances in this regard, and it restricts it son? these horses as a replacement for guide to only two types of animals, both of This amendment would prohibit dogs. In fact, he has said: which can be used by people who are funding from the implementation of The American miniature horse can readily disabled. yet another costly Federal regulation. be trained to be led or driven, but in most So I would hope that the House, even The regulation would require busi- cases it would not make a suitable replace- those in the majority who seem to find, nesses and restaurants to admit service ment for an animal such as a guide dog. for some reason, challenges in this bill, horses in the same way they admit So there is an association that deals in particular with the provisions that service dogs into their areas of oper- with these miniature horses. Even that they want to go after that allow dis- ation. I wish I didn’t have to bring up association and the president is saying abled people to use pools—and we heard this amendment; but since the admin- this is not a wise move. yesterday how every group in the vet- istration has now put this into a rule, If the body feels that this is an im- erans associations around our country we’re going to have to introduce this perative thing to do, I suggest a Mem- opposed this effort yesterday on the amendment. ber of Congress be brave enough to in- pool access, and now we’re here talking

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The sloppiness of the NYPD surveil- tleman from Utah. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- lance effort was such that several non- Mr. CHAFFETZ. I do want to indi- port the amendment. Muslim establishments were labeled as cate that I believe it was in March that The Clerk read as follows: being owned by Muslims and, contrary the Department of Justice title III reg- At the end of the bill (before the short to the blanket assertions by some that ulations issued a new ruling. So, we title), insert the following: the tactics have kept New York City may disagree on what to do with this. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available safe, the NYPD failed to uncover two Mr. FATTAH. Reclaiming my time, by this Act may be used by the Department actual plots against New York City, you are aware, I assume, that this rul- of Justice in contravention of any of the fol- those perpetrated by Faisal Shahzad lowing: ing was a restriction from a much and Najibullah Zazi. broader ruling that allowed any type of (1) The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. In Shahzad’s case, the FBI was animal, including monkeys—and I can surveilling both the mosque he at- go into the different other animals if (2) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) (relating to non- tended and the Muslim Student Asso- you’d like. discrimination in federally assisted pro- ciation of his accomplice. In Zazi’s I yield to the gentleman from Utah. grams). case, the NYPD actually took actions Mr. CHAFFETZ. I would disagree (3) Section 809(c)(1) of the Omnibus Crime with that assessment. This is a new that let Zazi be tipped off about the Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 FBI’s investigation. regulation, and it has led to lawsuits U.S.C. 3789d(c)(1)) (relating to prohibition of that have already started to happen. discrimination). The NYPD’s surreptitious, uncoordi- One news report is of a lawsuit in Cali- (4) Section 210401(a) of the Violent Crime nated, and unprofessional approach to fornia. Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 counterterrorism prevention within Mr. FATTAH. Let me reclaim my U.S.C. 14141(a)) (relating to unlawful police the American Muslim community time just so we can clarify this one pattern or practice). shows that they have learned nothing matter of fact here, okay, in that the Mr. HOLT (during the reading). Mr. from the lessons elucidated from the regulation prior to this adjustment al- Chairman, I ask unanimous consent 9/11 Commission’s report. lowed for service animals of any type— that the amendment be considered as Now, let me be clear. This amend- including a dog, a horse, monkey, bird, read. ment is not aimed solely at one par- rat—trained to assist and alert, okay, The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection ticular law enforcement organization. that’s number one. So this is a move by to the request of the gentleman from Over the decades, law enforcement the Obama administration to restrict New Jersey? agencies across the country have it to two types of animals. So I just There was no objection. profiled against African Americans, want the House to be able to operate The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Hispanics, and other minorities. In- off of actual information because this recognized for 5 minutes. deed, the Department of Justice has is an effort to both help those who are Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, the pur- specific guidance prohibiting this prac- disabled, and also to avoid unnecessary pose of this amendment is simple: To tice because it has become widespread, circumstances in which regulations are prohibit any Federal funds from flow- and it has conducted litigation against too broad. ing to law enforcement organizations Police Departments for using race or Mr. CHAFFETZ. Will the gentleman that engage in any form of racial, eth- ethnicity to target citizens for arrest yield? nic, or religious profiling. in California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Mr. FATTAH. I would be glad to It’s been a matter of concern for dec- and other States. yield. ades among minority communities My amendment would ensure that no Mr. CHAFFETZ. I would be happy to when policing organizations engage in Federal funds are flowing to any law work with you on that. I do disagree profiling, but recent events have enforcement entity that the Depart- with that assessment and that reading brought the problem into sharp focus. ment has identified as engaging in ra- of it. b 2040 cial, ethnic, and religious profiling. Mr. FATTAH. Let me reclaim my Racial, ethnic and religious profiling time. This is not an assessment; this is Starting last August, the Associated by police is not something taxpayer a fact. So, this was the regulation. The Press published a series of disturbing dollars should be spent for. I urge my new regulation retreats and constrains stories about the systematic racial, colleagues to support this amendment. the regulation to two animals versus a ethnic, and religious profiling con- I yield back the balance of my time. multiplicity of animals. ducted by the New York City Police PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY, Mr. CHAFFETZ. If the gentleman Department against Muslim and Arab Washington, DC, May 9, 2012. will yield. Americans in New York, New Jersey, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. FATTAH. I’d be glad to yield. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Lou- Washington, DC. Mr. CHAFFETZ. I simply disagree isiana. DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: On behalf of with that assessment. We’ll have to In September of last year, I asked the the hundreds of thousands of members of Department of Justice to investigate People for the American Way, I urge you to agree to disagree, and I look forward to support Representative Holt’s amendment to working with you. what we now know was a pattern of H.R. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, Science, Mr. FATTAH. Reclaiming my time, surveillance and infiltration by the and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, because we’re not talking about an as- New York Police Department against 2013. A vote is anticipated this afternoon. sessment, I want the House to be aware innocent American Muslims in the ab- This amendment would prohibit federal of that. This is not the appropriate sence of a valid investigative reason. funds made available through the act to be place to deal with this matter. But if These Muslim communities were used for programs or activities that involve we insist on it, I would hope that we mapped, infiltrated, and surveilled sim- racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any would err on the side of that young ply because they were Muslim. federal, state, or local law enforcement orga- nization. brave soldier who risked his life on be- Profiling is wrong. Profiling on the Such profiling undermines America’s sta- half of our country, and that he should basis of the race, ethnicity, and reli- tus as a nation founded on Equal Justice have whatever assistance that can be gion is a violation of core constitu- Under Law. The story of America is one of a provided. tional principles. nation founded on timeless ideals of liberty

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It sends Protecting religious freedom is most crit- Sincerely, a powerful message to entire communities ical in times of crisis and controversy. Most HILARY O. SHELTON, that they are, in fact, not quite the equal law enforcement agents discharge their du- Vice President for Advocacy / Director, members of society that we said they were. ties honorably, and do not engage in racial NAACP Washington Bureau. It tells them that their very existence raises and/or religious profiling. Prior to 9/11, both suspicions. It harms the individuals profiled, Mr. KING of New York. I move to Congress and President George W. Bush strike the last word. as well as those who live in constant appre- made a commitment to end the practice of hension of being profiled. The practice un- racial profiling. However, the September The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is dermines our nation’s principles, and our 11th attacks caused a dramatic rise in the in- recognized for 5 minutes. federal government should not be funding it. appropriate profiling of Arabs, Muslims, Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Chair- Profiling does not even produce the bene- Sikhs, and South Asians. This profiling man, I must say that I strongly oppose fits that it is purported to provide: It is based on religion, race, ethnicity, and na- this amendment, and I disagree with counterproductive. When limited law en- tional origin continues to persist today. virtually every word spoken on the forcement resources are spent targeting in- Again, please vote YES on Rep. Holt’s nocent people simply because of their real or floor tonight by the gentleman from amendment to H.R. 5326 and affirm our fun- perceived race, ethnicity, or religion, that is New Jersey. damental moral and democratic values of not an efficient use of resources. Nor is it ef- equal protection and religious liberty while Let’s understand one thing. The ficient to alienate entire communities, mak- making our nation safer by ending this prac- NYPD has the most effective counter- ing them feel resentful toward or fearful of terrorism unit in the country. There law enforcement. People living in America tice now. Please call Deputy Director for should be able to rely on law enforcement as Public Policy Arielle Gingold with any ques- are 1,000 police working day in and day a partner in making their lives safer. But tions at 202–238–3266. out. As a result of that, almost 13 or 14 those who feel unfairly targeted by profiling Sincerely, attempts, terrorist attempts, Islamist will be far less likely to cooperate with law REV. DR. C. WELTON GADDY, terrorist attempts to attack New York enforcement when their cooperation is need- President, Interfaith Alliance. have been stopped. ed, whether it is a case of local violent crime Now, let’s get something straight. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE or national security. That does not make our The President’s Homeland Security Ad- nation or our communities safer. ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, A practice that undermines both our prin- Washington, DC, May 9, 2012. visor, John Brennan, recently visited ciples and our safety is not one that the fed- Re: NAACP Strong Support for the Anti-Ra- with the NYPD. During that meeting, eral government should be funding. We urge cial Profiling Amendment to be Offered or following that meeting, Mr. Bren- you to vote for Representative Holt’s amend- by Congressman Rush Holt (NJ) to H.R. nan, President Obama’s Homeland Se- ment. 5326, A Bill Making Appropriations for curity Advisor, stated: the Departments of Commerce, Justice Sincerely, I have full confidence that the NYPD is ARGE BAKER, and State. M doing things consistent with the law, and it’s Executive Vice Presi- Hon. MEMBERS, something that again has been responsible dent for Policy and U.S. House, for keeping this city safe over the past dec- Program. Washington, DC. ade. PAUL R. GORDON, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the Senior Legislative NAACP, our nation’s oldest, largest and Mr. Brennan, the President’s Home- Counsel. most widely-recognized grassroots-based land Security Advisor went on to say: civil rights organization, I strongly urge you If we are going to have the ability to iden- INTERFAITH ALLIANCE, to support Congressman Rush Holt’s (NJ) tify and stop terrorist operatives and ter- Washington, DC, May 9, 2012. amendment to H.R. 5316, the Commerce, Jus- rorist attacks here on our shores, the na- Re Interfaith Alliance Recommends Voting tice, State, and Related Agencies Appropria- tional government cannot do it alone. The YES on Rep. Holt Amend. to H.R. 5326. tions Act 2013. Congressman HOLT’s amend- NYPD is a model of how a community can DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of Inter- ment would prohibit federal funding for pro- come together. faith Alliance, I urge you to vote YES on grams or activities that involve racial, eth- He closed by saying to the NYPD: Rep. Rush Holt’s (D–NJ–12) amendment to nic, or religious profiling by any federal, H.R. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, Science, state, or local law enforcement organization. You have had a very difficult job. I think and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of Racial profiling betrays the fundamental you’ve done it very well. The success is in 2013. A recorded vote on this amendment is American promise of equal protection under the record in terms of keeping your city safe. anticipated on the House floor today. The the law and infringes on the Fourth Amend- In addition to that, FBI Director amendment states: ment guarantee that all people be free from Mueller has stood by the NYPD, said ‘‘None of the funds made available in this unreasonable searches and seizures. Such that they are in full compliance with Act may be used for programs or activities discriminatory law enforcement practices the law. CIA Director Petraeus, there that involve racial, ethnic, or religious have no place in American life and certainly was an IG inspection done, that the should not be supported by federal funds. Ra- profiling by any Federal, state, or local law NYPD’s relationship with the CIA was enforcement organization.’’ cial profiling targets individuals not because of evidence of criminal activity but because in full compliance with the law. As the only national, interfaith organiza- These slanderous attacks by the As- tion dedicated to protecting the integrity of of the individuals’ perceived race, ethnicity, both religion and democracy in America, nationality or religion. It diverts limited law sociated Press and The New York Interfaith Alliance supports Rep. Holt’s enforcement resources away from more ef- Times cannot point out one instance of amendment because: fective strategies. Racial profiling also a law being violated or one provision of Racial and religious profiling is an affront causes resentment in targeted communities the Constitution being violated. to the principle of religious freedom on and makes people in those communities less We should be here tonight giving the which our nation was founded. Profiling indi- likely to cooperate in crime prevention re- NYPD a medal. We sit here, 101⁄2 years viduals simply because they belong, or ap- porting or investigations. When individuals pear to belong, to a particular religious com- and communities fear the police, they are after September 11, and the most effec- munity turns First Amendment-protected less likely to call law enforcement when tive law enforcement, counterterror- beliefs and activities into cause for sus- they are the victims of crime or in emer- ism unit in the country is being at- picion. gencies. Creating a climate of fear com- tacked? We are attempting to cite the Racial and religious profiling undermines promises public safety and limits the ability Constitution and provisions of law as Americans’ trust in those sworn to protect of law enforcement officials to effectively somehow an attack on the NYPD, when them. Numerous studies have shown that carry out their responsibilities. Such coun- no one complies with these more than singling out individuals for investigation terproductive law enforcement practices based solely on their appearance is ineffec- should never receive federal support. the NYPD. tive and dishonest, alienates racial and reli- As I stated earlier, I hope that you will And again, we go through, whether gious minorities, and diminishes cooperation support the Holt amendment to H.R. 5326 and it’s Director Petraeus, whether it’s Di- and effective law enforcement. help address the very serious problem of ra- rector Mueller, or whether it’s the

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Both riders, one after another, with people this profiling. All I am suggesting to stand by the NYPD because of what trying to get at other issues. you is that this is not the appropriate they have done. Now, there is no instance, no matter vehicle for us to deal with it. Profiling And to think that the most effective what the purpose, under which we would be improper, and I believe the organization is being attacked by the should be condemning law enforcement Justice Department has articulated Associated Press, The New York when they are carrying out appropriate that their position is not to profile. Times, and those attacks are being responsibilities, and they should be Mr. HOLT. Will the gentleman yield? joined here on the floor of the Congress given the benefit of the doubt. In the Mr. FATTAH. I will be glad to yield of the United States, without one fact same instance, we have a responsibility to the gentleman from New Jersey. to back them up. There is no spying. to uphold the Constitution. The Con- Mr. HOLT. I would hope that the gen- All this is good police work. stitution is clear in its delineation that tleman would find a place for this in- The reality is we’re not going to sit you can’t discriminate. struction to the Department of Justice back like we did on September 11 and And we shouldn’t—it’s not good law in order to make sure that the recipi- allow the enemy to come. If we know enforcement practices, no matter who ents of their grants do what they are, that an attack is coming and we’re you’re looking for, to act in ways in indeed, supposed to do. We’re talking told, for instance, that operatives are which you close your eyes to other pos- about money spent. We should make coming from a particular country and sibilities. If you’re looking for terror- sure that the taxpayer money is spent there’s a community in New York City ists, they don’t come in any particular for good policing. Mr. FATTAH. I thank the gentleman. where those people live, then obviously subset or group. And I know that wise As I indicated, I commend you for rais- you go, you conduct open surveillance. law enforcement is aware of this, and ing this issue. I know it’s unpopular in No one’s talking about any violations that they look across the board at to the Constitution. some areas. what the vulnerabilities may be. I’m just suggesting that, when in an I remember years ago when the Jus- I want to thank the gentleman from appropriations bill, a rider like this, tice Department was going after the New Jersey for his steadfastness in try- dictating to the Department that it Mafia, they went to the Italian Amer- ing to protect against religious bigotry should comply with the Constitution is ican communities. When they were or ethnic discrimination or uninten- similar to some other amendments going after the Westies, they went to tional stepping across the line, how- we’ve seen today. I believe that the De- the Irish American communities. When ever one might want to look at this. partment has an ongoing, everyday re- you’re looking for the Russian mob, But, again, this is a bill in which we’re sponsibility to comply with the Con- you go to the communities in Coney Is- trying to deal with the appropriation stitution. land and Brighton Beach. That’s where of Federal dollars for needed law en- I yield back the balance of my time. the enemy comes from. forcement activity. Mr. WOLF. I move to strike the req- Ninety-nine percent of the people are Mr. HOLT. Will the gentleman yield? uisite number of words. law-abiding. But if you’re looking for Mr. FATTAH. I would be glad to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the person who is going to that com- yield to the gentleman. from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- munity to carry out a crime, you look Mr. HOLT. Thank you. utes. in that community. If you’re looking This is completely consistent with an Mr. WOLF. I share the comments for an Islamic terrorist, you don’t go to appropriations bill for the Department made by Mr. FATTAH and by my friend Ben’s Kosher Deli. When they were of Justice. Just as we have spent dec- from New York (Mr. KING). looking for the Italian mob, they didn’t ades getting away from the practice of At every hearing we have, we raise go to an Irish bar. They went to the harassing people for driving while this issue with Director Mueller. Direc- Italian social clubs. black, we’ve got to get away from the tor Mueller may be the best—not one This is solid law enforcement. That’s practice of harassing people for shop- of the best—the best Director that not profiling. That’s an abuse of the ping while Muslim. we’ve ever had at the FBI. I think Di- term ‘‘profiling’’ to even suggest that. b 2050 rector Mueller has stood with the So I cannot be more emphatic or NYPD. He had an opportunity to speak stronger in my denunciation of this Mr. FATTAH. In reclaiming my time, and to say something negative. He did amendment, calling for its defeat and the point here is that, with every dol- not. urging people to stand by the NYPD, lar that we appropriate to the Depart- My good friend—and he is my friend. which has kept New York safe for 101⁄2 ment of Justice, we operate under the I think we throw words around there, years. belief that they’re carrying out their but I like RUSH HOLT, and he knows I went to too many funerals. I at- constitutional responsibilities, so a how I feel about him. Yet this is not a tended too many wakes. I lost too limitation that says that they have to good amendment, and it almost makes many constituents. I’m not going to operate within the Constitution, at the FBI or the NYPD look like they’re allow it to happen so long as I’m in best, is somewhat redundant. doing something wrong. It’s one thing this Congress. Mr. HOLT. Will the gentleman yield? to have a colloquy on the floor, but an- I oppose this amendment. Mr. FATTAH. I yield to the gen- other to have an amendment that The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman’s tleman from New Jersey. looks like it’s a direct kind of attack time has expired. Mr. HOLT. Reference was made to on it after. I looked at the original Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the the Deputy National Security Advisor amendment, and you had to kind of last word. of President Obama’s, Mr. Brennan. change it for it to be in order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman What Mr. Brennan actually said was Secondly, I think Ray Kelly is one of from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 that, for the NYPD to be effective, the finest police chiefs we’ve ever had minutes. they need the cooperation of the Mus- in the country, and if you were an Mr. FATTAH. This is a well-inten- lim community. In fact, if you talk NYPD policeman, you would see this tioned issue in the sense that all this with the Muslim community, they are and think. amendment says is that none of the not only outraged by this behavior; Thirdly, to validate what Mr. KING funds in this bill should be used to vio- they are intimidated by it. They see it said, I will read here:

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The gentleman ably knows more about terrorism than was responsible for the death of 13 peo- from Minnesota is recognized for 5 min- any Member here in the Congress but ple, and there were targets and signs utes. for, perhaps, Mr. ROGERS or Mr. RUP- that nobody wanted to kind of identify. Mr. CRAVAACK. I rise today to offer PERSBERGER. As Mr. KING said, there are about 180 an amendment that would prohibit any Secondly, Director Mueller, I main- more funding going to a duplicative people from my congressional district tain, is one of the best Directors. Di- who died in the attack at the Pen- program. I’d like to think that every- rector Mueller is an honest, decent, one in this room is well aware that we tagon. ethical guy, who cares deeply with re- Brennan goes on to say: are $15.7 trillion in debt. gard to civil rights. Mr. SERRANO is not It is not a trade-off between our security here, but God bless Mr. SERRANO. At b 2100 and our freedoms and our rights as citizens, every hearing, Mr. SERRANO always Our spending is out of control. We John Brennan said Friday at an appearance at NYPD headquarters. bears in to make sure that the FBI is are simply spending money we don’t I believe that balance that we strike has doing things appropriately. I believe have and massively indebting future been an appropriate one. We want to make they are, and he validated what the generations of Americans. sure that we’re able to optimize our security NYPD did. The GAO reports duplicative U.S. at the same time we optimize those freedoms It’s just not a good idea to be attack- Government programs costs billions of we hold and cherish so deeply. ing our law enforcement and saying dollars. Thirteen agencies fund 209 dif- Brennan’s comments represent a this when they’re actually doing a good ferent science, technology, engineer- White House stamp of approval of the job. So I stand with Mr. FATTAH, and I ing, and math education programs. Of NYPD’s tactics. For months, the stand with Mr. KING. those programs, 173 overlap with at Obama administration has sized up the The Acting CHAIR. The time of the least one other program. We have to be question about the NYPD surveillance gentleman from Virginia has expired. responsible for how the government program while insisting on the impor- (On request of Mr. FATTAH, and by spends Americans’ hard-earned tax dol- tance of building partnerships with unanimous consent, Mr. WOLF was al- lars. We cannot afford to borrow money American Muslims. lowed to proceed for 2 additional min- to fund duplicative programs that are Then it goes on to say: utes.) already under the purview of estab- City officials said the police department Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman lished agencies and protocols. has done nothing illegal and argued that the from Pennsylvania. The Climate Change Education pro- NYPD would have endangered the city it is Mr. FATTAH. I thank the chairman gram at the National Science Founda- charged with protecting if it did not take for yielding. tion duplicates education programs al- such preventative measures. Officers cannot It is not inconsistent for us to want ready in place. Currently, worthy re- wait to open an investigation until a crime to have support for law enforcement search proposals are subject to rig- is committed, they argue. Police Commis- and also that the Constitution be fol- orous peer-reviewed processes. The Cli- sioner Raymond Kelly has said it is a lowed. We have access to law enforce- mate Change Education program sets mischaracterization to describe the depart- ment. If you want them to come in and aside money for a specific purpose, ment’s tactics as spying. brief you on these tactics and to talk which is already covered in inter- I will close with this: this thing through, that’s fine; but I agency education programs. This is In a speech to the police department’s offi- don’t believe that we should take a po- just more Big Government and a waste cials and representatives from private secu- sition of all the angels on one side. To of taxpayer dollars. rity firms, Brennan then went on to say, The Last year, the Climate Change Edu- NYPD’s counterterrorism work was essential the contrary, there is no police depart- to the safety of the Nation’s citizens. ment that’s perfect. cation program funded partnerships The point here is that the effort is among K–12 education, related non- So I agree with Mr. KING, and I agree one, I believe, to comply with the con- profit organizations, and relevant edu- with Mr. HOLT. stitutional restrictions that you do not cation and/or climate-related policy- Mr. HOLT. Will the gentleman yield? makers. This year, however, the pro- Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman operate without due process and prob- gram has morphed into the Sustain- from New Jersey. able cause. Let’s see if we can find a ability Research Network to create Mr. HOLT. Since you refer to the way other than with this amendment new interdisciplinary learning experi- Deputy National Security Advisor, it’s to see if we can get to the heart of this. Mr. WOLF. I yield back the balance ences for graduate and undergraduate worth pointing out that a couple of of my time. students, as well as literacy programs. days later the White House felt it nec- The Acting CHAIR. The question is In the military, we call this mission essary to back away from his com- on the amendment offered by the gen- creep. ments and to say: tleman from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT). The National Science Foundation John, in his remarks, wasn’t referring to The question was taken; and the Act- funds basic research and serves as an the NYPD surveillance. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- engine of our innovation economy. Of course he was, but they had to say peared to have it. However you feel about global warm- he wasn’t because he had misspoken. Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, I demand a ing, that is not the debate here today, Rather, he was stating that everyone recorded vote. though I look forward to engaging in in the counterterrorism and law en- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to that in the future. forcement community must make sure clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- This amendment addresses a duplica- that we are doing things consistent ceedings on the amendment offered by tive program that is not necessary and with the law. the gentleman from New Jersey will be is costing the taxpayers money we sim- In other words, Mr. Brennan was out postponed. ply don’t have. We need to prioritize of bounds, and the White House had to AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. CRAVAACK innovation and research and NSF, and walk that back. So I wouldn’t, if I were Mr. CRAVAACK. Mr. Chairman, I eliminate duplicative education pro- you, choose his endorsement of these have an amendment at the desk. grams that do nothing to improve the NYPD activities as the best argument The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will economic outlook of our future. We against my amendment. designate the amendment. need to get back to the basics. Mr. WOLF. In reclaiming my time, I The text of the amendment is as fol- I ask all of my colleagues to join me do take Mr. Brennan at his word. I lows: in this commonsense amendment in

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The gentleman CRAVAACK). costs, and numerous unforeseen ex- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 The question was taken; and the Act- penses can blow even the most prudent minutes. ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- budget. Small communities simply Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chair, I oppose peared to have it. lack the resources to pursue investiga- this amendment. Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chair, I demand a tions on this scale. The sheriff told me Climate change is a big issue in the recorded vote. he had exhausted his budget for the world we live in. It affects our econ- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to year on overtime just for this one case. omy, our ability to move goods. We’ve clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- I did what I could to help scrape to- had the most severe weather season ceedings on the amendment offered by gether grants from other sources, but we’ve had in history over the last 12 the gentleman from Minnesota will be this program would have filled the gap. months at a cost of a billion-plus dol- postponed. By the way, the sheriff and almost ev- lars. Our ability to understand the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. BROWN OF eryone in Clay County is a Republican, weather and the climate and its impact FLORIDA but this is not about party. It’s about on business and industry and agri- Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chair- doing what is right. In an era when culture is critically important. I think man, I have an amendment at the desk. local government can barely afford the that the National Science Founda- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- police they have, a major crime can tion—which is an entirely merit-based port the amendment. wipe them out and leave the commu- system of scientific awards in which The Clerk read as follows: nity more vulnerable. The basic pur- they fund less than one out of every At the end of the bill (before the short pose of government is to protect the five meritorious pieces of research pro- title), insert the following: citizens. This amendment will make posals. There is absolutely no politics. SEC. ll. The amount made available by sure police can do it without worrying The National Science Board, which is this Act For ‘‘Department of Justice—Office about a crisis that will break their confirmed by the Senate, reviews these of Justice Programs—State and Local Law budget. proposals, they make selections. The Enforcement Assistance’’ for emergency fed- eral law enforcement assistance, as author- Mr. WOLF. Will the gentlelady yield? idea that we don’t want to know more ized by section 609M the Justice Assistance Ms. BROWN of Florida. I yield to the or learn more, I think is interesting. I Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10513; Public Law 98– gentleman from Virginia. would hope that the House would reject 473) is hereby increased by $20,000,000 and the Mr. WOLF. We have a little concern, that, and that what we would do is amount otherwise provided by this Act for but we are going to accept the amend- seek knowledge as a way to retain our PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS ment with the idea we can work as we global leadership as the leading Nation AND STATISTICS is hereby reduced by go to conference. We will accept the in the world. $20,000,000. amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of Ms. BROWN of Florida (during the Mr. FATTAH. If the gentlewoman my time. Reading). I ask unanimous consent to will yield, I thank the chairman, and I Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- dispense with the reading. thank the gentlelady from Florida. man, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection Ms. BROWN of Florida. With that, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is to the request of the gentlewoman Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance recognized for 5 minutes. from Florida? of my time. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. REED). The gentleman from Minnesota. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman question is on the amendment offered Mr. CRAVAACK. Mr. Chairman, re- is recognized for 5 minutes. by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. garding duplicative programs—again, Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chair- BROWN). this is about duplicative programs. The man and Members of the House, I’m The amendment was agreed to. National Science Foundation already very excited that finally we have an funds STEM education and even cli- amendment that I think everybody can b 2110 mate-change education programs in support since everyone supports law Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- the Directorate for Education and enforcement. man, I move to strike the last word. Human Resources with worthy peer-re- This amendment fully funds the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is viewed proposals. Emergency Federal Law Enforcement recognized for 5 minutes. Total U.S. spending for the U.S. Assistance Program in the amount of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- Global Change Research program for 13 $20 million. This program was designed man, in lieu of an amendment, I would agencies is more than $2.5 billion, pri- to help local government respond to ex- like to take this time to engage the marily at NASA, NOAA, and NSF. NSF traordinary law enforcement emer- subcommittee chairman in a colloquy spending for the U.S. Global Change gencies after they have exhausted their about the importance of our Nation’s Research program is over $333 million. own budgets. The Emergency Law En- fisheries management commissions. NSF spending for education is $1.2 bil- forcement Assistance Program author- Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express lion a year. Climate change education izes the Attorney General to provide my support for funding our Nation’s can be addressed through NSF climate funds, equipment, training, intel- fisheries management commissions and research activities and NSF education ligence, and personnel to alleviate the the good work they do to help keep activities. There is no need to fund ad- financial impact of unforeseeable emer- more fish in our waters. NOAA’s Inter- ditional special climate-change edu- gency law enforcement situations. Jurisdictional Fisheries Act, IJFA, cation programs. This program was authorized in 1984 program supports the conservation and This newer program under the Obama but has not been funded since 1996. Had management of fish species which administration is currently funded at it been funded, this program would occur in both Federal and State $10 million a year, $5.5 million from the have helped a community in my dis- waters. Funding for this program is Education Directorate and $4.5 million trict. In October of 2007, a 7-year-old used to support conservation and man- from several research directorates as girl, Somer Thompson, went missing agement tasks not currently being un- identified. Again, this is a duplicative on her way home from school. The Clay dertaken by NOAA or the Regional

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Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous Expenses’’ (and the amount provided under consent to dispense with the reading. fisheries resources. such heading for official reception and rep- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection I yield to the gentleman from Vir- resentation expenses) by $3,000; to the request of the gentleman from ginia. (9) reducing the amount made available California? Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice; Federal Bureau of Investigations; Salaries There was no objection. from Alaska. We will work with the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman other body to ensure that these pro- and Expenses’’ (and the amount provided under such heading for official reception and from California is recognized for 5 min- grams are adequately funded. representation expenses) by $98,640; utes. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Thank you, (10) reducing the amount made available Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chairman, day Mr. Chairman. under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice; after day, or at least week after week, In these tight budgetary times, hard Drug Enforcement Administration; Salaries my colleagues and I are here on the choices must be made, and we should and Expenses’’ (and the amount provided floor talking about jobs. It is about ensure that we do our utmost to put under such heading for official reception and jobs and jobs and jobs again. Our agen- funds back into productive programs representation expenses) by $45,000; (11) reducing the amount made available da, which we call ‘‘Make It in Amer- that increase the sustainability of fish- ica,’’ is an agenda that would rebuild eries and benefit the States, and the under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and the American manufacturing sector, a IJFA and councils and commissions ac- Explosives; Salaries and Expenses’’ (and the sector that has lost about 40 percent of counts are areas where current pro- amount provided under such heading for offi- its jobs in the last 20, 25 years from grams are producing proven results for cial reception and representation expenses) just under 20 million to just over 11 fisheries’ sustainability. by $18,000; million Americans who are working in I yield back the balance of my time. (12) reducing the amount made available manufacturing today. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GARAMENDI under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice; One of the innovative ways of im- Mr. GARAMENDI. I have an amend- Federal Prison System; Salaries and Ex- penses’’ (and the amount provided under proving manufacturing has been devel- ment at the desk. such heading for official reception and rep- oped. It’s called the Manufacturing Ex- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- resentation expenses) by $2,700; tension Partnership. It’s actually mod- port the amendment. (13) reducing the amount made available eled after another Federal-State pro- The Clerk read as follows: under the heading ‘‘Science; Office of gram that’s been in existence for more At the end of the bill (before the short Science and Technology Policy’’ (and the than 100 years. Anyone that’s in agri- title) insert the following: amount provided under such heading for offi- culture would recognize the Agricul- SEC. lll. The amounts otherwise pro- cial reception and representation expenses) tural Extension Program. This is the vided by this Act are revised by— by $1,125; (1) reducing the amount made available (14) reducing the amount made available Manufacturing Extension Partnership, under the heading ‘‘Department of Com- under the heading ‘‘Science; National Aero- a program that has actually added an- merce; International Trade Administration; nautics and Space Administration; Cross other feature to the old and still very Operations and Administration’’ (and the Agency Support’’ (and the amount provided successful Agricultural Extension Pro- amount provided under such heading for offi- under such heading for official reception and gram, and that is a public-private part- cial representation expenses abroad) by representation expenses) by $31,709; nership. In this program, the Federal $155,979; (15) reducing the amount made available Government, through the National In- (2) reducing the amount made available under the heading ‘‘Science; National stitute of Standards and Technology, under the heading ‘‘Department of Com- Science Foundation; Agency Operations and merce; Bureau of Industry and Security; Op- Award Management’’ (and the amount pro- runs a program in which funding is pro- erations and Administration’’ (and the vided under such heading for official recep- vided for local, private, or nonprofit or- amount provided under such heading for offi- tion and representation expenses) by $4,140; ganizations to become extension pro- cial representation expenses abroad), by (16) reducing the amount made available gram managers. $6,750; under the heading ‘‘Science; Office of the Na- In California, this has been a very, (3) reducing the amount made available tional Science Board’’ (and the amount pro- very successful program. Some $447 under the heading ‘‘Department of Com- vided under such heading for official recep- million in new retained sales have oc- merce; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; tion and representation expenses) by $1,250; curred, $128.8 million in new invest- Salaries and Expenses’’ (and the amount pro- (17) reducing the amount made available ments, and some 3,769 jobs have been vided under such heading for official recep- under the heading ‘‘Related Agencies; Equal tion and representation expenses) by $450; Employment Opportunity Commission’’ (and created. (4) reducing the amount made available the amount provided under such heading for Some examples exist throughout under the heading ‘‘Department of Com- official reception and representation ex- California. In southern California, a merce; National Institute of Standards and penses) by $1,125; manufacturer, a small company that Technology; Scientific and Technical Re- (18) reducing the amount made available makes high-tech parts for the aircraft search and Services’’ (and the amount pro- under the heading ‘‘Related Agencies; Inter- industry, has been able to improve vided under such heading for official recep- national Trade Commission; Salaries and Ex- their manufacturing techniques and tion and representation expenses) by $2,500; penses’’ (and the amount provided under have been able to stay in business, and (5) reducing the amount made available such heading for official reception and rep- they now have been very successful in under the heading ‘‘Department of Com- resentation expenses) by $1,125; merce; Departmental Management; Salaries (19) reducing the amount made available bringing down contracts with the air- and Expenses’’ (and the amount provided under the heading ‘‘Related Agencies; Office craft industry. under such heading for official reception and of the United States Trade Representative; In the Bay Area, another program— representation) by $2,250; Salaries and Expenses’’ (and the amount pro- actually run out of San Ramon, near (6) reducing the amount made available vided under such heading for official recep- my district—has been very successful. under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice; tion and representation expenses) by $58,032; This program, called MANEX, has been Legal Activities; Salaries and Expenses, (20) reducing the amount made available very successful working with compa- General Legal Activities’’ (and the amount under the heading ‘‘Related Agencies; State nies in the area. Morgan Hill Precision, made available under such heading to Justice Institute; Salaries and Expenses’’ to be precise, is a company that, again, INTERPOL Washington for official reception (and the amount provided under such head- and representation expenses) by $4,500; ing for official reception and representation is a machine shop. That company has (7) reducing the amount made available expenses) by $1,125; and used the MEP program, the Manufac- under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice; (21) by increasing the amount made avail- turing Extension Partnership, to good Legal Activities; Salaries and Expenses, able for ‘‘Department of Commerce; National success.

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So we’re adding $437,000 back by time. essary authority to make the right de- taking small amounts from some 20 dif- The Acting CHAIR. The question is cision and delay the reintroduction of ferent programs. on the amendment offered by the gen- salmon into a river that cannot sustain With that, I yield back the balance of tleman from California (Mr. the life cycle of the salmon, but they my time. GARAMENDI). continue to bend to an environmental Mr. WOLF. I move to strike the req- The amendment was agreed to. agenda. More time is needed to build uisite number of words. AMENDMENT NO. 26 OFFERED BY MR. DENHAM the infrastructure required for the San The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. DENHAM. I have an amendment Joaquin River Restoration Program be- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- at the desk. fore the river can sustain the salmon utes. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will run. Mr. WOLF. I have no objection. I sup- designate the amendment. Finally, even the National Marine port the amendment. It’s appropriate The text of the amendment is as fol- Fisheries Service has doubts about the to reduce the Agency’s representation lows: success of reintroduction. Contained within the final draft of their reintro- funds in this austere fiscal environ- At the end of the bill, before the short ment. Last year, the House and Senate title, insert the following: duction strategies, the Service stated conference committee on the bill re- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available the river would not support full-scale duced every representation account in by this Act may be used to implement sec- reintroduction of the salmon. And, fur- the bill by 10 percent. So I think MEP tion 10011(b) of Public Law 111–11. ther, the Department of the Interior is a great program, and I support the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman and the Department of Commerce amendment. from California is recognized for 5 min- jointly stated that the completion of I yield back the balance of my time. utes. phase 1 of the restoration project was Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Chair, the amend- needed before reintroduction of salmon requisite number of words. ment that I’m offering is intended to can be successful. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman fortify the underlying appropriations This is a very commonsense amend- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 bill. Under the bill, the National Ma- ment. The river needs several different minutes. rine Fisheries Service and this amend- projects to be completed for the salm- Mr. FATTAH. I have no higher pri- ment seek to ensure that funding on to even survive. So why would we, ority in the Commerce section of the doesn’t have a detrimental impact on year after year, take salmon off of bill than MEP. I have visited with my district. other tributaries, move them to some- them in their meetings with local man- This amendment was adopted on the where they can’t survive at a huge ex- ufacturers. I visited with them in Or- floor by a voice vote last year and pense to taxpayers? lando with over 1,000 manufacturers added to the Energy and Water appro- Mr. Chairman, it’s a commonsense from around the country. I know inti- priations bill. Further, it was also sup- amendment to prevent taxpayer dollars mately the work that they’re doing. ported in H.R. 1837 earlier this year, from being wasted on killing an endan- The National Innovative Marketplace, and you would have supported what gered species. which the gentleman refers to, has this amendment will achieve. I urge all of my colleagues to support been very helpful. The San Joaquin River Restoration this amendment, and I yield back the This is the only program in the last Program continues to push forward on balance of my time. Mr. WOLF. I move to strike the req- year that left the House at a higher an ill-advised path of wasting water number than the Senate and left the uisite number of words. out of the ocean under the guise of sav- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman conference committee at a higher num- ing salmon. Every year, the San Joa- ber than the House or the Senate. So from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- quin River Restoration Program would utes. you can tell it rose to its highest level require the reintroduction of salmon of funding at $128 million. This pro- Mr. WOLF. I have no objection to the into the San Joaquin River if this ill- amendment. I accept the amendment, gram started under Senator Hollings at advised attempt to introduce the spe- $5 million. It’s very, very important. and yield back the balance of my time. cies fails. Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the But not only would we accept this b 2120 last word. amendment—and I thank the chair- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman man—but I think you have to look at The problem is that the river is not from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 what we’ve done in this bill in total in yet in a condition where the salmon minutes. terms of manufacturing because the can survive. Mr. FATTAH. I’m going to be brief. chairman has been focused on this. There’s still a number of different This amendment seeks to intervene Over $140 million in the National problems and projects along the river or prohibit a court-supervised settle- Science Foundation with the Advanced that need to be completed, from a by- ment of an 18-year running litigation Manufacturing Initiative. We have pass to several fish screens, and even in having to do with some very delicate money in this for the Advanced Manu- one section of the river the administra- issues that he has I think articulated facturing Technology Consortium. tion hasn’t even designated a channel around an endangered species of salm- We, with the chairman’s leadership, from where the river will flow—and on. To do this at this hour of the night have an onshoring initiative funded at will not for another 2 years. on this bill I think is not prudent. I’m $5 million to help businesses think Premature introduction of salmon in opposed to it, and I yield back the bal- through their cost-benefit analysis of the river will only lead to their death ance of my time. coming back home. And we actually at a high cost to taxpayers and the Mr. GARAMENDI. I move to strike held a hearing, as the last hearing of local community. This amendment the last word. the subcommittee before we marked up simply prohibits the premature re- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman our bill, focused on manufacturing. I’ve introduction of an endangered salmon from California is recognized for 5 min- said there’s nothing more important to species into an uninhabitable river. utes. the country or to my caucus than this Central Valley salmon runs are strug- Mr. GARAMENDI. For more than 20 matter. It’s not a partisan issue. Manu- gling to regain healthy numbers. This years, there’s the question of what to

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And after 20 years of fighting let’s follow what was originally in- ment at the desk? and litigation, a settlement was tended, wait until 2014 when the b 2130 reached—a settlement that called for projects are complete, give the salmon the restoration of stream flows in the a fighting chance to survive, and let’s Mr. DENHAM. It is the new amend- San Joaquin River so that the salmon not waste a lot of money in the mean- ment that is at the desk that corrects and other species in that river could be time. the printed amendment. returned. This amendment simply Let’s not confuse the issue. He under- The Acting CHAIR. That is the overturns that. It was a Federal court stands this has passed the House by a amendment that was reported by the order that approved the settlement—a voice vote. It has passed the House in a Clerk. settlement between the water users of bill. And now, once again, after being The gentleman may proceed. the CVPIA and also the environmental debated several times in committee, in Mr. DENHAM. Thank you, Mr. Chair. groups. the light of day, with many amend- As I was saying, the GAO identified To do this amendment is simply ments, with many opportunities, with three different reasons: going to once again reignite a major the American public watching, we’re GSA continues to build courthouses water war that is totally unnecessary. going to pass it one more time. bigger than what Congress authorizes. Certainly, it is going to be difficult to Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield back Congress authorizes one thing, but restore the river, but it can be done the balance of my time. then GSA goes out and builds not only and it is going to take time and it is The Acting CHAIR. The question is something completely different, but going to take money—and we should do on the amendment offered by the gen- much bigger and at much greater ex- it. This is one of the two largest rivers tleman from California (Mr. DENHAM). pense. in the State of California. It’s a river The amendment was agreed to. Number two, we don’t have the that had in the past, before the res- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. DENHAM judges that were once proposed. ervoirs were built and before the river Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Chair, I have an Third, judges don’t share courtrooms. was dried up, an extraordinary run of amendment at the desk, amendment These courtrooms get used about 2 salmon. It will never be able to return No. 27. hours a day, and we don’t have any to what it once was, but it can return The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- courtroom sharing across the Nation. to a viable river. port the amendment. We could be utilizing these court- To take action at this hour of the The Clerk read as follows: houses quite a bit more than what they night on an amendment that is going At the end of the bill (before the short are today. As a result, we demanded title) insert the following: to only be heard between half a dozen that the judiciary conduct a real court- of us here on the floor seems to me to SEC. ll. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Executive Of- room-sharing study so that a third be quite wrong. We ought to oppose fice for United States Attorneys (including party can figure out how many judges this amendment. We ought not allow it the offices of United States attorneys), the are needed. And over the last 11 years, to be in the bill, and we ought to allow United States Marshals Service, or employ- the judiciary projected there would be things to go forward. ees of the Department of Justice, to carry somewhere between 72 and 81 judges in I would remind those who are sup- out activities located at a newly constructed L.A. by 2011. porting this that this is going to be a Federal courthouse located on a site between The judiciary declared L.A. the num- major blowup in the U.S. Senate. I Broadway, Hill, First, and Second Streets in Los Angeles, California. ber one judicial space emergency in the know we don’t much care about that, United States and proposed a massive, but, nonetheless, Senator FEINSTEIN The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 min- huge new courthouse. However, today has authored legislation to implement we know the primary justification for this particular settlement. This utes. Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Chairman, this is an L.A. courthouse was wrong. There unravels all of that. We ought not be are fewer judges in L.A. today than moving forward, and I therefore oppose a very simple amendment. This simply just prevents the funds from being used there were in 1997. Today we have two the amendment. buildings with 61 courtrooms and 59 I yield back the balance of my time. to divert vital resources to an Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I move to unneeded Federal courthouse in Los judges. We have 61 courtrooms and strike the last word. Angeles. only 59 judges, no courtroom sharing, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is I have the distinct privilege of being utilized less than 2 hours a day. recognized for 5 minutes. chairing the Subcommittee on Eco- In that light, I have asked GSA to Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the nomic Development, Public Buildings stop its plans to spend $400 million on gentleman from California. & Emergency Management. In that ca- a courthouse in Los Angeles. GSA has Mr. DENHAM. Thank you for yield- pacity, I have oversight over the Fed- told me explicitly that they will con- ing. eral courts. tinue with the project at whatever As my friend from California com- The last Congress, at the request of cost. After building a $400 million pletely understands, we can’t reintro- this subcommittee, the GAO completed courthouse, we will have 85 court- duce salmon in an area that isn’t in- a review of the 33 courthouses con- houses and 59 judges, 85 courtrooms habitable by salmon. It’s just not only structed between 2000 and 2010. What and 59 judges. a waste of money, but it’s going to kill the GAO found was incredible. GSA has All of these judges—not only do we the endangered species. Why move built over 3.5 million square feet of need less courtrooms, we don’t need to them from one tributary where they courthouse space that we don’t need— build the one that we currently are are surviving to one where they can’t at a cost of $800 million. As a result, proposing to build. You could put all of survive? the Judiciary abandoned existing these judges in one courthouse, sell off Don’t take my word for it. Take the courthouses across the country and se- the other courthouse, and never build word of the National Marine Fisheries verely underutilizes every single new the one that’s being proposed at $400 Service or the Department of the Inte- courthouse. million. rior or the Department of Commerce. The GAO identified three reasons: We’ve seen this before at least seven Take the opinion of the Exchange Con- First of all, when GSA is not busy times in other cities where new court- tractors Water Authority, the San Luis taking vacations in Las Vegas, they houses were built and the old ones sit & Delta Mendota. These are the locals continue to build bigger courthouses vacant today, a burden to the taxpayer that live there. Why waste the money? than Congress authorizes. and eyesores to the community.

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That’s right; the building he wants to entrance for attorneys to speak with in-cus- cant space currently not being used in prohibit federal agencies from occupying next tody defendants. The officers and agents both the Roybal building as well as the year in fiscal year 2013 doesn’t exist. must remove their firearms in plain view of Spring Street building. GAO ran a cen- The Central District of California courthouse visiting attorneys and prisoners, showing tralized sharing model for L.A. and which is scheduled for construction in the near where firearms are carried on their person. found that all the judges could fit in future is sorely needed to meet serious safety JUDGE’S UNDERGROUND PARKING AT THE MAIN STREET ENTRANCE the Roybal building alone. and security deficiencies at the current court- This country has a $15 trillion debt, house built in 1940. I am submitting for the Prisoners transported for court appear- ances at the courthouse must be offloaded in and GSA continues to waste millions of RECORD a memo from the U.S. Marshals Service which details these concerns. It tells the Judges’ Main Street parking garage, in dollars on projects that no one needs. plain view of judicial vehicles, license plates, What we do need is to move everybody of criminal defendants being escorted through make-model-color of judicial vehicles, and at into the Roybal building, get rid of the hallways and in elevators with judges, jurors times while Judges are walking to or from vacant space, and sell off the other and the general public. It talks about the phys- their vehicle. courthouse. At a time like this, we ical limitations of the aging building to meet To reach the USMS cellblock, the prisoner the security challenges of the post 9/11 world. must walk up the same ramp and pass the should be utilizing the best use of tax- same doors as the Judiciary. It is not uncom- payer dollars. These issues, along with a shortage of space and concerns for the seismic stability of the mon to encounter Judges or court staff while This is why I introduced the Civilian prisoners are approaching the cellblock area. Property Realignment Act, to get this building, have prompted the Judicial Con- There is always the potential for prisoners out of the hands of the legislature, to ference to list the project as its number one to attempt escape or be assisted by an out- make sure that we are actually selling priority since 2003. side threat because the Main Street garage The courthouse has been reviewed by OMB off properties we don’t need. gate entrance opens directly onto the public and GSA and approved in both Republican sidewalk and a heavily trafficked entry We’ve sold 82 properties over the last route to the freeways. decade, and we have 14,000 that are sit- and Democratic administrations. For example, President George W. Bush requested funding MOVEMENT OF PRISONERS ting on the vacant list. We can do a for the courthouse in two of his annual budget The hallway that serves the USMS cell- much better job, but it starts right requests to Congress and the House Trans- block, as well as the only prisoner elevator, here with the L.A. courthouse. Before portation & Infrastructure Committee and the is also the only way for Judges to get to we can sell off the things that we don’t Senate Environment and Public Works Com- their vehicles. need, we ought to stop building the The area to wait for the prisoner elevator mittee authorized it with bipartisan support. things that we don’t need. Sell off the is a highly traveled common area for various Furthermore it is important to note that this not property. We can create jobs by letting agencies and contractors in the building. The new money. The House Appropriations Com- court’s procurement office is located off this the private sector go there and build mittee provided funding for this Central District hallway, and court staff, delivery personnel, something to get out of a lot of the Courthouse several years ago. This project and contractors constitute daily traffic. lease space that we have in the L.A. has enjoyed bipartisan support from the Los The prisoner elevator does not connect di- area. Angeles County congressional delegation. rectly to any of the courtrooms in the court- house; instead, USMS staff must escort the I ask my colleagues to support my For the RECORD, I am also submitting a let- amendment, and I yield back the bal- prisoner through the public hallway, passing ter signed by both of our U.S. Senators and potential victims, prisoner family members, ance of my time. 17 members of the California House delega- Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chairman, I move witnesses, jurors, and other prisoners in pro- tion urging the General Services Administra- tective custody. to strike the requisite number of tion to move forward on the project. While walking to courtrooms located at words. Construction of the Central District court- the other end of the building, USMS staff The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman house will address long standing safety and must pass various entrance doors to judicial from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 security issues in the current facility in addition chambers. minutes. Only two courtrooms have usable adjacent to bringing much needed jobs to the Los An- prisoner holding cells. As a result, in-cus- Mr. FATTAH. As best as I could de- geles area. termine, this prohibits the spending of tody defendants sitting in the courtroom I urge my colleagues to oppose this point- galley across from potential victims and funds; no funds would be expended less amendment. prisoner family. under this fiscal year. So I know that U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, The courtroom doors leading to judicial the gentleman is quite energized about UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE, chambers cannot be secured due to the age of this, but I think it is better handled in Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 2, 2011. the doors’ hardware and design, which can- the authorizing committees since he Memorandum To: Audrey B. Collins, Chief not be altered due to the building’s historic has legislation, and that hopefully will District Judge. status. All prisoner movement is done through one day get passed and signed into law From: David M. Singer, United States Mar- shal. public hallways, creating unnecessary haz- to deal with this. ards for USMS personnel, court employees If the Congress could manage build- Subject: Security Issues at 312 N. Spring Street. and the public. ings and deal with the utilization, you The routes from courtrooms back to the You have asked me to describe the phys- USMS cellblock require the use of the public know, the Capitol Visitor Center, I ical security deficiencies of the 312 North corridors providing the potential for inappro- mean, we can go through a whole laun- Spring Street Courthouse. We can provide priate verbal contact with witnesses, jurors, dry list of our own. We spend a lot of you with photographs depicting many of family members, etc. time criticizing other agencies—the these deficiencies, if needed. The prisoner elevator is out of service at The United States Courthouse located at GSA for conferences. You should look least once a week due to the age of the eleva- 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles CA, was at what we spend. I mean, you could go tor. Prisoners must be escorted using the built from 1937 to 1940. The age of this build- through it. We could point fingers for- public elevators, walking through the main ing and design has presented various lobby. ever. logistical problems for The United States I would rather see, rather than curse There is no secure circulation for judges. Marshals Service (USMS) in regards to Pris- The elevator utilized by judges opens to the the darkness, that we light a candle. oner Operations, Court Operations, and Gen- We’re trying to finish an appropria- same public lobbies used to transport pris- eral Courthouse Security. oners. tions bill. I’m in opposition of this LAW ENFORCEMENT GUN STORAGE LOCKERS Of the 29 courtrooms in the building, only amendment because it prohibits the In the Central District of California cer- 12 are accessible using a tunnel system use of funds spent on employees in a tain law enforcement agencies are not au- which originates in the USMS cellblock.

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The two buildings that the tunnel system is not regularly used. Robbery, 924(c), and Conspiracy to Distribute currently house the court already suffer If the tunnel access is used, prisoners must Cocaine charges. from critical security and operational defi- still be escorted through the rear secured ju- 6. U.S. v. Edwin Mauricio Palacios. A 1326 ciencies that will only be exacerbated as the dicial hallway that connects courtrooms and case involving an MS 13 gang member whose court grows. judicial chambers. criminal convictions included a 1995 convic- Congress approved the funding for GSA to PHYSICAL SECURITY ISSUES tion for second degree robbery, 2008 convic- construct the new courthouse in fiscal years tion for terrorist threats, and two arrests for 2004 and 2005, but escalating construction The screening stations located at the Main participating in a prison riot. costs at the time caused the project budget Street entrance, the Spring Street entrance, 7. U.S. v. Raul Mercado Mercado. This is a to exceed the appropriation. With no addi- and the Spring Street loading dock were 1326 case involving a Sangra gang member tional funding available to build the project never designed to accommodate current up- with a prior 1996 conviction for voluntary as planned, congressional committees di- graded security and the large crowds who manslaughter and robbery. rected the court and GSA to work together visit the courthouse on a daily basis. Despite 8. Operation Silent Night. There were ap- and agree on a building that could be built the additional concerns and potential proximately 30 defendants arrested. Extra within the funds appropriated. It is our un- threats posed by high threat criminal court manpower was needed at all times for move- derstanding that GSA and the court have cases and increased violence in society, we ment due to the high security risks. The de- now reached agreement on a proposal that are not able to redesign these security sites fendants are charged with numerous homi- will do just that. We hope, therefore, that due to the historic nature of the building, cides, including the murder of a Burbank Po- GSA will proceed with the process of award- and the limited space available. lice Officer. They are also charged with nar- ing a contract to build the new courthouse. The ground floor windows around the cotics trafficking, extortion, and racket- In closing, we want to stress again the crit- courthouse are continuously a target for eering. This is a capital offense case. ical need of the Los Angeles community to vandalism due to the increasing population 9. Twenty defendants in another case are have safe, functional and efficient facilities of homeless people, as well as anti-govern- all gang members of the East Side Wilmas, in which to litigate cases and redress griev- ment protests occurring daily at surrounding and were charged with murder, as well as ances. The new courthouse that is currently local and state government buildings. The conspiracy. They are also charged with dis- planned will allow them to do so. Building windows’ general make-up is inconsistent tribution of illegal narcotics. the courthouse, moreover, will create thou- around the building, with some windows sands of construction and related jobs, which being bullet resistant, some with a protec- TERRORISM CASE are sorely needed in an area where unem- tive mylar film, and some with just solar 10. U.S. v. Mihalik. The indictment re- ployment exceeds 12% and a large percentage tinting film. The historic status of the build- turned August 30, 2011 charges one defendant of the unemployed are in the construction ing makes it difficult, if not impossible, to with making a false statement in a terrorism industry. We commend GSA and the court install bullet resistant glass in all first floor matter. for developing a new courthouse plan that windows. Three ground floor windows have MULTI-DEFENDANT COURTROOM IN ROYBAL can accommodate the needs of the Los Ange- been broken by vandals in the past year The availability of this courtroom assists les community within the funds that have alone. the USMS and judges in the Spring Street been appropriated for this project and we ask The courthouse lacks available handicap courthouse who need to be conducting high you to move ahead without delay. access on the Main Street entrance, the most threat, multi-defendant trials as it was built Sincerely, heavily used access. The courthouse thus out specifically for such proceedings. Use of Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Lucille must have two entrances, Main Street and the courtroom requires the USMS to provide Roybal-Allard, Grace F. Napolitano, Spring Street, which requires staffing by six security transportation from Spring Street, Henry A. Waxman, Judy Shu, Howard court security officers (CSOs) rather than where the judge has parking, to Roybal, two L. Berman, Lois Capps, John just one entry where we can put less CSOs, blocks away from chambers. Garamendi, Doris O. Matsui, Xavier concentrating staffing more effectively at a On a regular basis, however, there are far Becerra, Laura Richardson, Loretta single controlled entry point. too many criminal proceedings for the 21 dis- Sanchez, Barbara Lee, Bob Filner, HIGH THREAT TRIALS trict judges to hold their criminal calendars Adam B. Schiff, Janice Hahn, Linda T. The Spring Street Courthouse is an unsafe all in this one courtroom. In 2011, for exam- Sa´ nchez, Karen Bass. physical facility for the transport of even ple, 1,685 defendants had proceedings in The Acting CHAIR. The question is one prisoner. Here are examples of some of downtown Los Angeles, or 48 criminal cases on the amendment offered by the gen- the high threat, multi-defendant trials held per judge. Virtually all judges hold criminal in downtown Los Angeles. They provide a calendar on Mondays making use of the Roy- tleman from California (Mr. DENHAM). vivid picture of the type of defendant, de- bal multi-defendant courtroom unavailable The amendment was agreed to. fendant families, witnesses, and victims in- to more than one judge at a time. Roybal AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE volved in federal criminal proceedings held judges also use the courtroom. Mr. FLAKE. I have an amendment at in the Spring Street and Roybal court facili- the desk labeled as Flake No. 2. ties. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- 1. U.S. v. Orozco et al. The indictment Washington, DC, October 28, 2011. port the amendment. names 53 defendants who are all members or Hon. MARTHA N. JOHNSON, associates of the 38th Street gang, and Administrator, General Services Administration, The Clerk read as follows: charges them with RICO, VICAR, drug traf- Washington, DC. At the end of the bill (before the short ficking/possession, firearms trafficking/pos- DEAR ADMINISTRATOR JOHNSON: We write to title), add the following: session, and conspiracy to tamper with wit- urge the General Services Administration LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR SELECTUSA nesses. (GSA) to proceed immediately with con- INITIATIVE 2. U.S. v. Santiago Rios, et al. The indict- struction of a new federal courthouse for the SEC. ll. None of the funds made available ment charges 51 defendants who are all mem- United States District Court, Central Dis- in this Act may used to carry out the bers and associates of the Azusa 13 criminal trict of California in Los Angeles. Congress SelectUSA initiative. street gang or validated members and associ- first authorized site, design and acquisition ates of the Mexican Mafia. The charges are in 2000 and the project was declared a space The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman RICO conspiracy, civil rights violations, emergency by the Judicial Conference of the from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- weapons and narcotics offenses. United States in 2003 and has been the Judi- utes. 3. U.S. v. Darbinyan. The case involved 70 ciary’s top building priority since that time. Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, this defendants who were members or associates It has been delayed too long. amendment would prohibit funding for of the Armenian Power Criminal Enterprise. Located in one of the busiest metropolitan President Obama’s SelectUSA Initia- Approximately 15 of the defendants would be areas in the nation, the Los Angeles court tive. It’s a program that would other- categorized as very dangerous based on their handles a high percentage of complex crimi- criminal histories and/or criminal conduct nal cases related to drugs, murder, mafia, wise receive just over $6 million in this during the investigation. and terrorism. A request to create new per- bill. 4. U.S. v. Ron Hirsch. This is the syna- manent judgeships for the district, many of Now, if you’ve never heard of gogue bomber case. The defendant is charged which will be placed in Los Angeles, is cur- SelectUSA, you’re not alone. Virtually

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It was called the first-ever hardly sounds like a company that protected in a court system that func- Federal effort to attract, retain, and needed SelectUSA to help it discover tions, to attract foreign investment expand business investment in the the benefits of investing in the U.S. here. United States. b 2140 So what the Commerce Department It seems to me that whenever a new has done, which is not unlike other ad- Federal program is touted as the first There is simply no record of this in- ministrations, they take in a group of of its kind, it’s usually a pretty good vestment outside of the administration these activities and they’ve rebranded indication that it’s completely unnec- press release and the Commerce De- them under SelectUSA because it’s essary. This is no exception to the rule. partment blog post—not from AGS, not catchy, it’s got a phrase to it. But A quick read of the vague ways in from the Michigan Economic Develop- these are activities that have been con- which SelectUSA says it serves the ment Corporation, not even from ducted by other administrations and firms and economic development orga- SelectUSA. Only an administration will be conducted by future administra- nizations certainly proves that—pro- press release touts the involvement of tions because we want businesses to see moting the benefits of investing in the SelectUSA. the United States as the place to lo- U.S.A., responding to inquiries about Most telling of all, the 2013 Com- cate—even in States like Arizona, to the U.S. business climate, helping in- merce Department budget justification locate and put people to work and vestors confused by regulatory proc- to Congress—which requested $12 mil- make products. esses, offering guidance—these are lion and 20 additional full-time em- So to come to the floor and say, well, hardly the responsibilities of the Fed- ployees—doesn’t even include a word this $6 million is wasted—no. This is a eral Government. about the AGS investment. So what small investment that leads to billions In reality, it seems that the tax- does SelectUSA even do? Well, I think of dollars in salaries, hundreds of mil- payers are buying little more than a the committee isn’t even sure what lions in tax ratables for our country. Web site pitching the benefits of U.S. SelectUSA does because the report lan- We want to be open for business. This subsidiaries to foreign companies. It guage in this bill asks SelectUSA to is a new day. It’s a new administration. includes 10 pages of links to Federal justify what it does and explain what it They have been creating jobs. I guess subsidized programs like Grants.gov, does because apparently nobody even that some want to wish back the old AARP-E, and the Department of En- knows. Yet we took the request from crowd that were losing jobs, but I ergy Loan Guarantee Program. That the administration of $12 million and think we should follow in the right di- was the program responsible for simply cut it in half and gave them rection here. Solyndra. Only the Federal Govern- half of what they requested. I disagree with the gentleman. I hope ment could find a way to waste tax- Why in the world are we doing this? that we vote down this amendment, payer dollars promoting the waste of At what point are we going to say we and that we support the activities of taxpayer dollars. can’t afford to throw money away like our Commerce Department to continue Figuring out what SelectUSA does is this? Congress didn’t even create this to build this economy. one thing; deciphering its actual ac- program. It was just the administra- I yield back the balance of my time. complishments is downright impos- tion who thought it up and now is try- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Chair- sible. The Web site includes ing to justify it. man, I move to strike the last word. testimonials from companies like I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Rolls-Royce and Ikea, of plans to in- Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chairman, I move recognized for 5 minutes. vest and develop in the U.S. These to strike the last word. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, companies already do. This SelectUSA The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. Chairman. isn’t helping them any more than it is from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 I yield to my friend from Arizona. helping anyone else. All the announce- minutes. Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman ments are dated between 2006 and 2010, Hopefully, this will be the last time for yielding. long before this program was even es- when I have to oppose my good friend I would simply submit that when the tablished. So these companies are tout- on the floor of the House. committee has to ask in report lan- ing the benefits of a program that Let me just try to put this in some guage, please justify and tell us what wasn’t even established yet; how do perspective. This is an administration you’re doing, it’s a pretty good indica- they know? that, in the last 26 months, 4.25 million tion that we don’t know and that the Hours of research by our staff uncov- new private sector jobs. In ‘09, $70 bil- program is frivolous and we’re wasting ered only one investment that’s even lion in loans to small businesses. An money with it. tied to SelectUSA, and those claims administration that’s well on its way So, right here, SelectUSA, let me are very dubious. There’s a company to more than doubling the number of read from the committee report: ‘‘The that’s called AGS, and the President exports. We have seen a very signifi- committee recommends $6.125 million has touted this in his program as being cant turnaround from the administra- for SelectUSA initiative, which is responsible for luring AGS to the U.S. tion that left a couple of years ago, $3.425 million more than the fiscal year It’s mentioned in conjunction with the walking out the door while we were 2012 level and $6.125 million less than Michigan Economic Development Cor- losing 700,000 jobs a month, and we lost the request’’—like I said, simply cut poration and other local agencies, and millions of jobs over the last few the request in half. ‘‘The ITA redi- it recently elected to invest more than months of the last administration. rected $2.7 million in FY 2012’’—on and $20 million in new U.S. manufacturing So now they have a Commerce De- on and on. It says: capabilities. SelectUSA, described as partment that says we’re willing to No later than November 30, 2013, the Sec- an Obama-launched program, is said to build on the efforts to have companies retary shall report on the location and type have facilitated coordination between around the world select the United of assistance provided, the State to which AGS and local officials. But if you look States as a place where they want to firms sought to relocate and why, as well as at AGS, AGS has been in this country set up manufacturing plants stretched the number of foreign firms that actually de- for more than 40 years, just under a dif- throughout much of our country now. cided to locate in the United States as a re- ferent name. It was called A.G. Simp- The President visited the Rolls Royce sult of the SelectUSA process. son Automotive. It’s been in business, plant in Virginia. In Alabama, you I would submit that if we didn’t as I said, with General Motors and have BMWs being built. All through- know this by now, why in the world are

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These universities gentleman from Pennsylvania. new section: and the field of political science will be Mr. FATTAH. The gentleman from SEC. 542. None of the funds made available just fine. Georgia, I thank you. And we’ll be to- by this Act may be used to carry out the However, my greatest concern is not gether tomorrow morning at the pray- functions of the Political Science Program who received these funds, but how they er service—8 a.m. in the Division of Social and Economic are spent. Every dollar Congress spends Sciences of the Directorate for Social, Be- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I’m looking is money we don’t have, as I men- forward to that. havioral, and Economic Sciences of the Na- tional Science Foundation. tioned. Mr. FATTAH. But let me say this: So what kind of research is NSF Georgia has benefited from this effort, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman charging to our credit card? $700,000 to and Arizona has benefited, Pennsyl- from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- develop a new model for international vania has benefited. The report lan- utes. climate change analysis; $600,000 to try Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, this guage you see is just the work of the to figure out if policymakers actually amendment would prohibit the Na- committee to ensure oversight for the do what citizens want them to do. funds that are now being provided, for tional Science Foundation from using Let me say that again: $600,000 here a report on those funds and what taxpayer dollars to fund political spent trying to figure out if policy- States benefit so that when we have science research. makers actually do what citizens want some other gentleman on the floor To be clear, my amendment does not them to do. I think we can answer that wanting to cut this program years reduce funding for the NSF. Earlier in question in about 5 minutes when we forth from now, that we’ll have an op- consideration of this bill, I offered an vote on this amendment because I can portunity to be able to specify, as I’ve amendment that would reduce NSF tell you, people out there want us to done, the great work that this program funding. This amendment is simply ori- quit funding projects like this. is doing. ented toward ensuring, at the least, $301,000 to study gender and political I thank the gentleman for yielding. that the NSF does not waste taxpayer ambition among high school and col- Mr. FLAKE. Let me simply say that dollars on a meritless program. lege students; $200,000 to study to de- when we don’t know what they’re doing b 2150 termine why political candidates make and the only justification comes from The Nation is closing in on a $16 tril- vague statements. $200,000 to study the administration that a company lion debt; deficit, more than $1.3 tril- why political candidates make vague called AGS, that has already been in- lion. Nearly 40 cents of every dollar we statements. That’s what we’re paying vesting in this country for more than spend is borrowed. Congress can either for here. 40 years, that needs no help in deciding These studies might satisfy the curi- continue funding unnecessary pro- or having a matchmaker pair them osities of a few academics, but I seri- grams like someone is printing cash in with U.S. firms—in fact, this is a Cana- ously doubt society will benefit from the basement, or we can face facts that dian firm investing in the U.S. They them. How can we justify this out- there simply isn’t enough money to go actually received trade adjustment as- come? around. sistance during a downturn when em- Now, I hold a graduate degree in po- Now, I stand here today and I’ll de- ployees were laid off from a Canadian litical science myself. I agree that such fend responsible Federal spending on company in the U.S. I would submit research has its benefits. The work of matters of Federal responsibility. that if a company knows how to milk political scientists advances the Among other things, Congress ought to the U.S. taxpayer for that, a foreign knowledge and understanding of citi- ensure funding for strong national de- company, they know how to invest zenship and government, politics, and fense, a secure border. here. They know it pretty well. We’ve this shouldn’t be minimized. But they There are things, however, given the advertised it. In fact, what this Web shouldn’t be subsidized by the National economic realities, that Congress site of this SelectUSA does is tell them Science Foundation. ought to reconsider funding on the the benefits they can receive if they’re We can’t continue to spend money back of future generations. Just re- here—often subsidies like this. like this. I urge adoption of the amend- So I would just submit, Mr. Chair- member, every dollar we’re spending in ment and yield back the balance of my man, we’ve got to start somewhere, discretionary spending this year, we time. and this ought to be it. I can’t stress are borrowing from our kids and our Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the enough how we’ve got to start cutting grandkids. last word. Let me simply say I can think of few some spending. This is a great place to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman finer examples to cut than the Na- start. from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 With that, I urge adoption of the tional Science Foundation’s Political minutes. amendment and thank the gentleman. Science Program. According to the Mr. FATTAH. So hope springs eter- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I yield back NSF Web site, to date, more than $80 nal, but here I am again opposing my the balance of my time. million has been awarded to the pro- friend’s amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The question is gram’s nearly 200 active projects. Let me say, this program has been on the amendment offered by the gen- Three-quarters of these awards, total- around for over 30 years, and a lot of tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). ing over $46 million, were directed to political change has swept across the The question was taken; and the Act- universities with endowments greater world from the time that this program ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- than $1 billion. started. peared to have it. Again, three-quarters of these awards I think that it may appear to be cost- Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chairman, I de- under this program for political ly, $11 million out of a $7 billion fund- mand a recorded vote. science research, totaling over $46 mil- ing for the National Science Founda- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to lion, were directed to universities that tion, but I think that however expen- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- have endowments greater than $1 bil- sive an education may be, ignorance ceedings on the amendment offered by lion. will probably cost our country more. the gentleman from Arizona will be Think about it. Three out of the four It is important that we understand postponed. of the grants awarded by the NSF Po- the political dynamics, radicalization

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Look at what our to be free from section 5, showing evi- Congress from the National Science policymakers are doing. dence that it made accommodations Foundation and get a laugh on any Again, I would say that we will find for Spanish-speaking voters long ago. day. But these studies are important. out the question, the $600,000 question, On the other side of the country, South They’re merit based. They’re decided as to whether or not policymakers ac- Carolina is challenging the Depart- on merit only. tually do what citizens want them to ment of Justice’s decision to overturn The fact that some of the best funded do, by how we vote on this amendment its voter identification law. universities win has to do, in part, with right now. Mr. Chairman, as Americans, we the fact that they’re able to have very Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Chair- pride ourselves in our electoral system, good faculty who put together very man, I yield back the balance of my but the integrity of our elections is good research projects, and they pro- time. called into question when this outdated vide our country and our society a The Acting CHAIR. The question is law bars States from ensuring those great deal of intellectual benefit. on the amendment offered by the gen- who come to the polls to vote are eligi- Now, there’s some advantage, I guess, tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). ble to do so. politically to appear to be anti-intel- The question was taken; and the Act- I should note that I’m not the only lectual, to have some desire to know ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- one who believes that section 5 is an little or less about what’s going on in peared to have it. antiquated provision. Earlier this very the world about us. But it is not wor- Mr. FATTAH. I demand a recorded year, the U.S. Supreme Court re- thy of a great Nation. vote. affirmed its concern about what they Now, Singapore has 4.8 million peo- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to stated: serious constitutional questions ple. They put $7 billion in the National clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- raised by section 5’s intrusion into State sovereignty. Science Foundation. We put $7 billion, ceedings on the amendment offered by Mr. Chairman, we are supposed to be and we spend our time tonight debat- the gentleman from Arizona will be ing whether we want to cut some treated equal under the law. This sec- postponed. tion of Federal statute treats some money, trying to understand how their AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF political system got to the point of un- States more equal than other States. GEORGIA There are States being discriminated derstanding that even in a very small Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Chair- against. My home State of Georgia is country, it was critically important for man, I have an amendment at the desk. one of those. It’s time for us to go to them to become indispensable in terms The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- what the Constitution says is the way of having a thirst for knowledge. port the amendment. we should all be treated: equal under I would hope that this House would The Clerk read as follows: the law. It’s long past time to put this reject this amendment. At the end of the bill (before the short provision to rest. I urge the support of I yield back the balance of my time. title) insert the following: my amendment. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I move to SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- I yield back the balance of my time. strike the last word. able by this Act may be used to carry out or Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, I move to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is enforce section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of strike the last word. recognized for 5 minutes. 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973c). The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I yield to my The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 min- good friend from Arizona. from Georgia is recognized for 5 min- utes. Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman utes. Mr. FARR. I rise in strong opposition for yielding. Let me just say, and I Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Chair- to this amendment. won’t take all the time, but there is man, my amendment would simply pro- First of all, this is an appropriations something to the ‘‘laugh factor.’’ At hibit any funds in this underlying bill bill. We’re supposed to be discussing some point we’ve got to realize here from being used to carry out or enforce how we appropriate money to the Jus- that the country’s watching us, and section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of tice Department, Commerce Depart- they’re looking to see if we’re funding 1965. Under section 5, seven States in ment, and State Department. People programs like $600,000 to try to figure the South, as well as Arizona, Texas, are just kind of cavaliering, coming in out if policymakers actually do what and a number of counties scattered here and offering all kinds of amend- citizens want them to do? $200,000 to across the country, are required to re- ments to make no funds available. study why political candidates make ceive Federal pre-clearance to every That isn’t the way you set policy, and vague statements? change they make in election laws. that isn’t the way you have a discus- We’re funding this with taxpayer dol- The provision stipulates that only sion on an issue like this. This is a lars. The acid test ought to be for all of changes to election law in those cov- very important issue. This is about en- us, whenever we’re spending money ered locations which are shown to be forcing the Civil Rights Act and the here, is this program worth borrowing nondiscriminatory may be pre-cleared. Voting Rights Act of 1965. You don’t money from our kids and our Unfortunately, the burden of proving think we had discrimination in this grandkids, from some countries, that that a change is nondiscriminatory is country? Don’t you think we still have don’t like us very much who are buying on the State or locality which wishes discrimination and are making it dif- our bonds? to make the change. ficult for people to access the voting And this doesn’t pass that test. It The standard and practice is known booth? doesn’t even come close. And if we sim- to be highly subjective, with no pre- I come from a county, a district, that ply say this is a big NSF budget and sumption of innocence. is under this section. I’m from Cali- this is a very small part of this, this fornia. The gentleman spoke about program, if we continue to say that, b 2200 Georgia. There are States, even like we’ll never cut it, and that’s the prob- It is also highly unfair to allow some California, that have counties that lem here. We aren’t. States to make changes to their elec- qualify to be under this act because The NSF funding, overall, is way up tion laws while other States wishing to they had so low of a percentage of from the post-stimulus level. We said make the same changes are forced to adults registered to vote. Obviously, at the time that the stimulus was jump through a bunch of hoops. I know these counties were making it very dif- passed that that’s just a one-time deal, firsthand how onerous this law is. ficult. What this says is that in those

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Smith needs to have absolute assur- frankly, I remember in 1982, when I To come in to an appropriations bill ance that the person he voted for won voted for this, there were editorials in and take a big whack out of it in the it fair and square—that elections are the Richmond Times-Dispatch that Voting Rights Act in an election year, not stolen, that elections are fair, that were ripping me apart for this vote. what message are we sending—that whoever comes out at the top of the these States that want to make it very ballot is the one who really won. b 2210 difficult for people to vote are showing So this is not about discrimination. But because I do believe that every- how democracy ought to be practiced It’s not preventing anyone from voting. one should have the right to vote, I around the world? It’s simply just to make sure we have voted for it. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Will the gen- integrity so that the people across this But I would also say, to end, we may tleman yield? country can be sure that their votes be approaching a time that this would Mr. FARR. No, I will not yield to the count and can be sure that somebody go because we want a Nation where no gentleman. else who may be an illegal in this coun- one is discriminated against, and we I think these and a lot of other try or who may not be qualified to vote may have reached that point. But I amendments warrant some serious de- for whatever reason or who may have think the Judiciary Committee should bate in Congress, but certainly not on already voted but who wants to vote a hold extensive hearings and we should this bill and not at this time—10 second time is not doing so. see what the Supreme Court does. I o’clock at night, in an election year, on Mr. HUELSKAMP. I yield back the don’t think this is the place to do it, a Voting Rights Act bill that deals balance of my time. and I strongly rise in opposition to the with the basic fundamental rights of Mr. WOLF. I rise in opposition to the amendment. individuals being able to have access to amendment. Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Will the the ballot. No, sir. This amendment is The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman gentleman yield? inappropriate at this time, and it from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman ought to be voted down. utes. from Illinois. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. WOLF. I was the only member of Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. I thank the Mr. HUELSKAMP. I move to strike the Virginia delegation to vote for the gentleman for yielding, and I’ve en- the last word. Voting Rights Act in 1982. I attended joyed a great relationship with the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman school for 1 year in a State in which I gentleman during his tenure in the from Kansas is recognized for 5 min- saw things that were different than I Congress. utes. had seen before. And there is a Simon You mentioned several times in your Mr. HUELSKAMP. I yield to my col- and Garfunkel song called ‘‘The league from Georgia. remarks that there might be an appro- Boxer’’: ‘‘The man hears what he wants Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I thank my priate time. How do you objectively de- to hear and disregards the rest.’’ We friend. termine when there is an appropriate really can’t disregard what has taken I would like to remind my good time for not extending Section 5 to the friend from California that Georgia’s place in the country. Now, we may be reaching a point at covered jurisdictions? voter identification law has been Mr. WOLF. I am not a legal scholar, upheld by the courts. The provision of which this should be looked at again. I believe there is no discrimination now and at 10:10, I don’t think I can do it, voter identification is simply to ensure but there may be a time. integrity at the polls: that the people in my State. I think the Judiciary Committee ought to look at this care- I believe now in my State there is who are voting are the people who are not discrimination with regard to vot- supposed to be voting. fully, but this is not the place to do this, and it is such a sensitive issue. ing. I think our Governor is a good, de- We have all heard and have joked cent guy, and I don’t think he wants to about the saying in Chicago about Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act discriminate against anybody. The ‘‘vote early and vote often.’’ The only applies to jurisdictions determined to members of the general assembly are of way we can ensure the integrity of the have had a history of discrimination that same mind. Yet there had been in vote, the only way we can ensure that against minority voters. Section 5 re- a case in previous times in the State of people who are voting are those who quires certain covered jurisdictions, are supposed to be voting, is by having based on the formula set forth in sec- Virginia, so I’m not going to be the—I some identification. That’s simply tion 4, to pre-clear their congressional went to Georgetown Law School. It’s what this is all about. It’s not to pro- redistricting plans with either the De- an accredited law school, but I’m not hibit people from coming to the polls. partment of Justice or with the U.S. going to sit here tonight and lay it out. It’s not to prohibit or to discriminate Court for the District of Columbia be- I don’t think this is what we ought to against anybody. Who is being dis- fore implementation. In order to be do tonight. I initially wasn’t going to criminated against here are the States, granted pre-clearance, jurisdiction has speak, but I just feel strongly. Again, I those jurisdictions that are falling the burden of proving that the pro- go back. I remember in 1982 voting for under section 5. posed voting change neither has the this, and people felt it and I just felt in We should all be treated equal under purpose nor will have the effect of de- my heart this was the right thing to the law. I don’t believe in discrimina- nying or abridging the right to vote on do. As of now in my heart, it tells me tion for or against anybody. We have a account of race or color or membership we ought not adopt this amendment, history of discrimination in my State in a language minority group. and we can have the Judiciary Com- and throughout the country, and we Litigation is pending now in the Fed- mittee hold hearings both in the House still have discrimination. I find dis- eral District Court, including the case and the Senate. We can see what the crimination deplorable—and I reject it of Texas v. Holder, which challenges Supreme Court will do. I just don’t in any manner—but we should all be the constitutionality of the coverage think this is the place for this amend- treated equal under the law. We need formula and pre-clearance require- ment, and I strongly oppose the amend- to make sure that we have integrity at ments in sections 4 and 5. In its 2009 de- ment. the polls. We need to make sure that cision in Northwest Austin Municipal Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- the people who are voting are truly the Utility District No. 1 v. Holder, the Su- ance of my time. people who say they are. preme Court may have signaled a will- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- I know, in some jurisdictions, a per- ingness to reconsider the constitu- man, I move to strike the last word. son just walks to the polling area and tionality of the pre-clearance regime The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is says, I’m Joe Smith. and coverage formula. recognized for 5 minutes.

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It is hard and For me to stand here and listen to used race as a partisan advantage in difficult and almost unbelievable that my distinguished colleague, the distin- trying to draw congressional districts any Member, especially a Member from guished gentleman from Virginia, the and legislative districts. the State of Georgia, would come and chairman of the subcommittee, for him I appeal to you, Mr. Chairman, to re- offer such an amendment. to argue that there may be a time and ject this amendment at midnight; re- There is a long history in our coun- we may be approaching a time when ject this unconstitutional, unprece- try, especially in the 11 States that are the Voting Rights Act preclearance dented attack on the civil rights of old Confederacy—from Virginia to provision of Section 5 is no longer nec- every American; reject efforts to un- Texas—of discrimination based on race, essary couldn’t be further from the dermine the implementation legisla- on color. Maybe some of us need to truth. tion of the 15th Amendment earned study a little contemporary history Here’s how the State legislative proc- through an American Civil War, along dealing with the question of voting ess works within most of the State leg- with No. 13, 14, and 15; reject this effort rights. islatures. First, whoever is in the polit- to roll back the civil rights gains of Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ical majority, Democrat or Republican, 1965 by undermining the funding in the it was almost impossible for many peo- usually draws legislative lines con- Federal Government’s capacity to en- ple in the State of Georgia, in Ala- sistent with their political advantage, sure that minorities have a chance to bama, in Virginia, and in Texas to reg- whether it’s the Democratic Party or represent themselves in the Congress of ister to vote, to participate in the whether it is the Republican Party. the United States; reject this effort on democratic process. The State of Mis- Such is the case in Illinois. Such is the this evening. Both Democrats and Re- sissippi, for example, had a black vot- case of every State in the Union. publicans should reject it in a bipar- ing age population of more than 450,000 Almost never before the 1965 Voting tisan manner. and only about 16,000 were registered to Rights Act had racial minorities or With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield vote. In one county in Alabama, the language minorities ever been consid- back the balance of my time. county was more than 80 percent and ered as a factor in the ongoing partisan there was not a single registered Afri- debate for the last 150 years between b 2220 can American voter. People had to pass Democrats and Republicans. Only the Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- a so-called ‘‘literacy test’’; interpreting Voting Rights Act of 1965 says that if a fornia. I move to strike the last word. sections of the Constitution. One man language minority or a racial minority The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is was asked to count the number of bub- in a protected jurisdiction can draw a recognized for 5 minutes. bles on a bar of soap and another man congressional district or can draw a Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- was asked to count the number of jelly State Representative district or can fornia. Mr. Chairman, one of the proud- beans in a jar. draw a State Senatorial district to give est moments of my experience here in It’s shameful that you would come a racial minority an opportunity to the House is having worked on a bipar- here tonight and say to the Depart- represent their own people in a legisla- tisan basis on the extension of the Vot- ment of Justice that you must not use tive body, the State legislative body ing Rights Act in the 1980s. I had been one penny, one cent, one dime, one dol- must take that into account. involved in the extension of the Voting lar to carry out the mandate of Section For us to be standing here on the Rights Act several Congresses ago. But 5 of the Voting Rights Act. We should floor of the Congress arguing about the also, as attorney general of the State open up the political process and let all right to vote, we’re not discussing at of California, I was involved in the of our citizens come in and participate. that level the right to vote. We’re dis- preclearance procedures by the Justice People died for the right to vote— cussing whether or not legislators will Department with several of the juris- friends of mine, colleagues of mine—to be effective in representing their con- dictions in my home State. speak out against this amendment. It stituents by protecting Section 5, the The Voting Rights Act has stood as doesn’t have a place. preclearance provision, because most one of the great efforts of progress in I agree with the chairman. of us can’t go to our Governors or our this country; but as the U.S. Supreme Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Will the gen- State legislatures to protect the fran- Court said, as it reviewed the tleman yield? chise from minorities. preclearance requirements some years Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. No, I will not I know that the First Congressional ago, There will come a time when this yield. District, the Second Congressional Dis- unprecedented power of the Federal I urge all of my colleagues to vote trict, the Seventh Congressional Dis- Government versus the sovereignty of against this amendment. trict, the Fourth Congressional Dis- I yield back the balance of my time. trict of Illinois are all Section 2 of the the States will end. Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Chair- Voting Rights Act congressional dis- The preclearance requirement con- man, I move to strike the last word. tricts, from Virginia around to Texas, tained in the Voting Rights Act is an The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is because we still cannot trust Demo- anomaly, a necessary anomaly over recognized for 5 minutes. crats, because we still cannot trust Re- history, but it is an anomaly. And we Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Chair- publicans in Virginia, all the way should understand that the Court man, let me first associate myself with around to Texas, to consider racial mi- viewed it as such. the remarks of the distinguished gen- norities in the drawing of congres- The problem I have with the current tleman from Georgia (Mr. LEWIS), who sional districts. Sure, those States status of the Voting Rights Act is that paid the price for this Voting Right must implement their plans by submit- it gives no opportunity for an escape Acts of 1965 on the Edmund Pettus ting their plans to the Federal Govern- clause by those jurisdictions that have Bridge. He paid beyond measure. He ment for preclearance. proven, over the decades, that they sacrificed beyond measure to make Look at the language minorities. have, in fact, changed their practices. this a reality for every American. Look at what’s taking place in Texas. There is no means by which a jurisdic- This near midnight attack is an un- Look at what’s taking place in New tion can come forward and show that precedented attack on the implementa- Mexico. New Mexico, a State that is 25 over a decade, they have not, in fact, tion legislation of the 15th Amendment percent Latino, and the State legisla- discriminated but have acted appro- to the Constitution, the 1965 Voting ture played games with what con- priately and, therefore, this tremen- Rights Act. It took this Congress 95 stitutes an effective congressional dis- dous Justice Department authority years from the moment that the 15th trict that might give a Latino an op- will be no more there. Amendment was added to the Constitu- portunity to represent a congressional But this is not the place to deal with tion of the United States for this Con- district in Congress. It plays both sides it, I would say. A funding resolution is gress to wake up after Selma to Mont- against the middle. not the place to deal with it. This is an gomery to pass legislation to imple- Both Democrats and Republicans, important issue that ought to be ad- ment the Voting Rights Act. through history, Mr. Chairman, have dressed; and I would hope that my

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The gentleman mous consent to withdraw my amend- reason—almost a historical accident by from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 ment. which some of the jurisdictions in Cali- minutes. The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- fornia are covered. It had to do with a Mr. FATTAH. Let me just make a tion, the amendment is withdrawn. low turnout election in which a large couple of comments. I think that we’ve There was no objection. percentage of the people who were con- seen why this is not the process for AMENDMENT NO. 24 OFFERED BY MR. these types of riders on a bill. In States sidered citizens happened to be mili- HUELSKAMP that are not covered by section 5, there tary folks who didn’t vote in that area Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I have been outrageous circumstances as in that particular election. And there’s have an amendment at the desk. it relates particularly to African Amer- been a static analysis which has re- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will icans and access to the franchise. In sulted in those jurisdictions continuing designate the amendment. Philadelphia, Octavius Catto was beat- to be covered under that section of the The text of the amendment is as fol- en to death just a few blocks from my law which allows this unprecedented lows: childhood home when he tried to exer- authority of the Justice Department to At the end of the bill (before the short cise his right to vote. title), insert the following: preclear. But our country has come a long SEC. ll. None of the funds made available And I would hope that we would have way. We’ve made a lot of progress. But under this Act, may be used in contravention the courage to stand up and look at the section 5 is there for a reason. In these of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law changes that have taken place and give States in the South, Nazi prisoners of 104 199). credit to the consensus of conscience of war were treated better than African The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman civil rights that I think has prevailed Americans who had served in the war. from Kansas is recognized for 5 min- in this country and has aided us great- For the party of Lincoln to be on the utes. ly. floor of the House today on this issue, Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I But I would just say, this is not the when there were really Republicans know the hour is late; but as I think time nor the place for us to, within a that had joined in in the passage of the many of us believe, our Nation is not a short period of time on the floor of the Voting Rights Act, where Members of Nation of men; it’s a Nation of laws. House, try to make a significant my party refused to be willing to grant When a Congress passes and a Presi- change in that. And, therefore, with all these rights to African Americans and dent of any party signs a bill into law, due respect to my friend from Georgia to others, I think, is unfortunate. But Mr. Chairman, it is the law of the land. who points out some of the problems I think we may be at a point where we And if a new President or a new Attor- here, I would have to oppose this can move forward. ney General does not like an existing amendment. But I would hope that we To my friend from Georgia, who we law when they come into office, it’s not would have the courage to come to the are going to be in worship together to- his or her prerogative to decide wheth- floor and recognize that changes may morrow morning at 8 a.m., I yield to er or not to enforce that particular be necessary. you. law. This is an unprecedented authority Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I thank the b 2230 that is granted to the Justice Depart- gentleman from Pennsylvania. ment. No other jurisdictions are re- I apologize to my dear friend from It is his or her constitutional obliga- quired to come before the Justice De- Georgia if he’s gotten angry with this tion to defend it. But somehow, Mr. partment and ask for their permission amendment. It was never my intent to Chairman, I’m sorry to say this fact is as to whether they could make a do so. And I am going to ask unani- lost on the current administration. In change as simple as changing a date or mous consent to withdraw the amend- a very clear and flagrant violation of making any change with respect to any ment. its responsibilities, the U.S. Depart- election process in that jurisdiction. I deplore discrimination of any kind. ment of Justice, under the direction of So I would hope my friends on the As far as I am concerned, I believe in Attorney General Eric Holder, and other side who have, I think, appro- the Bible. I think it’s the only standard with the blessing of the President, have priately opposed the gentleman’s of truth that we have. As far as I am decided not to enforce the Defense of amendment would also recognize that concerned, there is only one race of Marriage Act, which has been the law there is a large area in which we should people: it’s the human race because we of the land since JOE BIDEN voted for it discuss the current status, vis-a-vis the all came from Adam and Eve. And no in 1996 and it was signed into law by current fact situations that exist with one—no one should be discriminated President Bill Clinton. all jurisdictions. against for any reason. Tonight, I’m offering an amendment Let us hope that as bad as the con- I have the same dream that Martin to prevent the Department of Justice duct has been in the past, that we be- Luther King had, where people are ac- from spending taxpayer money to un- lieve in redemption and that we believe cepted for their character and are not dermine the Defense of Marriage Act that there can be changed hearts, and discriminated against for their skin or and stop the Department of Justice we believe that we can change prac- their forefathers or anything else. And from ultimately undermining the rule tices and that we believe that, in fact, any insinuation that I would ever be- of law. maybe the good will of our fellow citi- lieve in any kind of discrimination or As many of us know, just last night zens will prevail. And when it has done that I would try to suppress anyone the 30th State actually passed an so, let us recognize that, give them from having their constitutionally amendment to amend its Constitution credit for it, and in the law provide in- given rights, I detest that accusation, to protect traditional marriage. That centives for other jurisdictions to also frankly. would be the State of North Carolina. change their ways. Mr. FATTAH. The hour is late. Re- In my opinion, it likely becomes an So with that, Mr. Chairman, I ask claiming my time, I want to thank you easy target for the administration. My that we not support this amendment, for withdrawing your amendment. And amendment would also prevent the De- but at the same time recognize the le- I thank the chairman for his previous partment of Justice from interfering in gitimacy of the shortcomings of the statements in this regard. North Carolina, or any other State, law, as applied currently, and the fail- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I apologize over its marriage amendments and ure of the Congress to make the for any hurt feelings that anyone has marriage laws.

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In fact, the ad- friends a lot more before the health amendments: Alaska, Nevada, Mis- ministration has been very clear: while care bill came up. sissippi, Missouri, Montana, Oregon they disagreed with the act, they So let’s be clear, there are now two Colorado, Tennessee, Arizona, Cali- would like it repealed, they in fact be- major pieces of legislation passed by fornia, Nebraska, Arkansas, Georgia, lieve it’s unconstitutional, it is now on this Congress—not this particular Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, the books, and nothing is being done in one—that are being contested and peo- Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, Texas, my fa- contravention of the Defense of Mar- ple are asking the U.S. Supreme Court vorite State, Kansas, Alabama, Idaho, riage Act. That is, there are no things to throw them out. One is the Defense South Carolina, South Dakota, Wis- now going on where the Federal Gov- of Marriage Act, one is the health care consin, Florida, North Carolina, Michi- ernment recognizes the rights of same- bill. You can be against, in principle, gan, and Virginia. sex marriage. the court’s throwing out an act of Con- The population of each of these So I guess my main opposition to gress as unconstitutional. You can be States passed the marriage amendment this is that the bill is already big for it in principle and differ as to the to define marriage as they saw fit, and enough, but it doesn’t add anything in application. But there isn’t any way this amendment would protect those substance. It adds a few words. I would that you can say it is perfectly legiti- definitions from any contribution by yield if anyone can tell me what the mate to cancel the health care bill this Department. reference is to not enforcing the act. through judicial intervention but not The Department of Justice and the Now it is true the administration de- to challenge the Defense of Marriage President of the United States do not clined to defend the act in court, but Act. have to agree with the law, Mr. Chair- not defending an act in court in no way So I assume they’re going to want a man, but they certainly have to en- means that you are contravening any roll call because they went through all force it and respect it. enforcement. Going to court is a dif- this effort, they’d like to be able to Even though I believe it would be in ferent story. As a matter of fact, the talk about it in campaigns. It literally their political best interest to do so, 30 House Republican leadership has voted means nothing because there is no con- States have constitutional amend- to go to court to defend it. travention going on now. So I’ll be glad ments, again, defining marriage be- So I, again, would be glad if someone to vote against it. If other people vote tween one man and one woman. We would tell me. The Defense of Marriage for it, they can do so. have current officials of this adminis- Act says the Federal Government will Again, the Defense of Marriage Act tration that have expressed their polit- grant no rights to same-sex married says you don’t grant benefits to same- ical preferences against traditional couples that come from marriage. It’s sex couples as if they were married. marriage, against the Defense of Mar- not doing that. I agree the administra- Nobody is doing that. That isn’t hap- riage Act, and against various mar- tion doesn’t like that, but the sugges- pening. It isn’t planned. It won’t hap- riage amendments. But whatever the tion that they are undermining the law pen until and unless the Supreme platform contains, whatever their per- is simply wrong. Court finds unconstitutionality. And sonal preferences are, unless those laws Now I understand—and this may be refusing to defend an act in court, in are changed, unless those amendments the confusion—that the gentleman the English language, is not contraven- are repealed by the people of these originally planned to offer a different tion. As a matter of fact, it says none States, they stand to remain the law of amendment, and that amendment, he of the funds made available may be their States and they remain the law of was told, was not in order. Maybe he used in contravention. Well, not going the land. changed the amendment and somebody to court is not using funds. Maybe he It’s clear, in my opinion, the admin- forgot to change the speech, because meant to say none of the funds under istration is turning the Justice Depart- the speech he gave may apply to the this act may be not used in contraven- ment into a legal mouthpiece for its earlier amendment, but it doesn’t tion, because we certainly aren’t campaign rather than its purpose: to apply to this one. So it seems to me spending by not spending any money. enforce the law. Most concerning is the kind of a waste. It’s late in the So maybe he meant to say we should fact that in turning the Justice De- evening. But the evening is shot any- spend the money, I don’t know. partment into an instrument for legis- way. But I understand his original inten- lating political favors rather than en- It does not say the administration tion was ruled out of order. He had a forcing the rule of law, this becomes shouldn’t go to court. That is not con- place in the agenda, so he offered an the Department of Politics, in my opin- travening the Defense of Marriage Act. amendment. But it doesn’t mean very ion—not the Department of Justice. Contravening the Defense of Marriage much. So, Mr. Chairman, I urge my col- Act would be extending benefits. And I I yield back the balance of my time. leagues to support this amendment, want to reassure the gentleman, when Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I move to support the folks of 30 States, the citi- I get married in July to Jim, I will not strike the last word. zens who have made decisions, and also be looking for any Federal benefits. He The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the citizens of 50 States that have wouldn’t be eligible for my pension, from New York is recognized for 5 min- passed their marriage laws. These are even if I got one—I won’t get one. But utes. protected under the Defense of Mar- he wouldn’t be eligible if I got one. I Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I had an- riage Act under contravention by those am very familiar with this. ticipated and we had been told that the of us in Washington. In fact, nothing being done now by gentleman was going to offer an With that, I yield back the balance of the Federal Government or con- amendment that said none of the funds my time. templated by this administration con- in this Act may be used by the Justice Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I move travenes the Defense of Marriage Act. Department to argue for the Defense of to strike the requisite number of What the administration says is: We Marriage Act in court. And I was going words. think it’s unconstitutional, and we are to object on the same grounds that I The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is going to oppose it. have in some other such amendments recognized for 5 minutes. Now I know there are some who say— earlier day—that we should not be po- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. the gentleman from Kansas, I agree, liticizing the Justice Department. We Chairman, to begin, I have read this didn’t say that—some have said, How should not be telling them: Do defend amendment. And if it were to be law in dare you to ask the court to throw out this in court; don’t defend that in an hour, it does not appear that it a law passed by Congress. You’ve heard court. would affect anything that’s now hap- that rhetoric. After all, Congress pening in the Federal Government. passed this. How does the court dare to b 2240 The gentleman said that they were overthrow it? Well, that’s an argument But as the gentleman from Massa- trying to undermine the act and that I used to hear from my conservative chusetts says, this amendment seems

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The only cir- Marriage Act. body may not personally approve of. cumstance I can envision under which Certainly out of political conven- I yield back the balance of my time. funds might be used in contravention ience, I would say would that it were, if Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I of the Defense of Marriage Act would only this administration had been move to strike the last word. be after the Supreme Court declared granting immigration rights or inherit- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is the Defense of Marriage Act unconsti- ance and survivorship rights to com- recognized for 5 minutes. tutional. If the Court declared the De- mitted same-sex couples that were Mr. KING of Iowa. I rise in support of fense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, married in the States that have them; the Huelskamp amendment. I listened to the gentleman from Colorado say at then the Constitution frankly would but it is simply not the case. least three times, a government take- demand under the equal protection Now, I understand that there might over of marriage. Yes, the faith and the clause that funds be spent against the be fears that perhaps some day a future church and the churches have been the will of what had been the Defense of administration might seek to violate ones who have established marriage Marriage Act. the law in this area, but I think it over the centuries and over the mil- If the Defense of Marriage Act is un- shows a fixation to try to single out lennia. But when it comes to civil mar- constitutional, then someone who is this area. I mean, a future administra- riage, the government writes the rules. married under the laws of some State tion or any administration might try If the government is writing the rules, that permits same-sex marriage will to violate the law in any one of any it’s not a takeover of marriage. The demand to have joint filing of income number of areas. But to have a fixation definition of marriage from the begin- taxes or demand the tax benefits that a on and support for a government take- ning of time has been a man and spouse gets, and it would be unconsti- over of the institution of marriage is a woman joined together, hopefully in very dangerous precedent. And I wish tutional not to grant that. holy matrimony, for the purposes of So this amendment is frankly silly my colleagues on the other side of the encouraging a family unit and raising and shouldn’t clutter the statute books aisle would help preserve the integrity children and pouring our values down because until and unless the Defense of of marriage in this country and its im- through that crucible of marriage into portance to all families, including Marriage Act is declared unconstitu- the next generation because that’s the mine, and my colleague from Massa- tional, it means nothing. And once the most successful and effective way that Defense of Marriage Act is declared un- chusetts and many others. we can advance civilization. constitutional, if it is, then this itself We do not currently use any funds in Government has an interest in pro- would be unconstitutional as against contravention of the Defense of Mar- moting marriage for the purposes of the equal protection clause. riage Act. There are a number of us in holding together the continuity of our So I urge people to vote against it be- this body who seek to repeal this act. culture and our civilization. It is not a cause, one, we shouldn’t pass meaning- This House as a whole has not repealed nefarious thing. It’s not the govern- less statutes, which this is or would be, this act. It very much has the rule of ment taking over marriage. It is the unless DOMA is declared unconstitu- law. But just like other laws, the ad- voice of the American culture and the tional. And we shouldn’t pass clearly ministration and the executive branch American people seeking to advance unconstitutional statutes which this are charged with implementing that into the following generations the best would be if DOMA is declared unconsti- law. values that we have. tutional. So it is either meaningless I think it is a bizarre step to single And those that say it is discrimina- and unnecessary in the one case or un- out one particular area of law with tion to determine what marriage is, I constitutional in the other and, frank- many, many, many laws that the exec- would argue instead, Mr. Chairman, ly, ought to be withdrawn, but cer- utive branch operates under and say we that government provides a license. tainly should not be voted for; and so I don’t want them to violate this law The States provide licenses for mar- urge my colleagues not to vote for this, when there is of course no evidence, no riage. A license is a definition to do whatever you think of DOMA, frankly. sign, no indication that any adminis- that which is otherwise illegal. A li- Because if DOMA is declared unconsti- tration, Democratic or Republican, has cense to hunt, a license to carry a gun, tutional, this would be unconstitu- any desire to violate this law. a license to fish, for example. tional; and if it’s not, it’s unnecessary The decision not to defend this law is Mr. POLIS. Will the gentleman and has no effect in any event. So I unaffected by this amendment. To be yield? don’t know what the point of wasting clear, if this amendment passes, it has Mr. KING of Iowa. I want to finish our time with it is, but we should op- no bearing on the administration’s de- my statement, but if I have time, I will pose it. cision not to defend the undefensible, yield to the gentleman from Colorado. I yield back the balance of my time. namely, the government takeover of States issue marriage licenses be- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, I move to marriage that my colleagues on the cause they want to promote and en- strike the last word. other side of the aisle seem to support. courage an activity and a behavior, not The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Marriage is a very personal relation- because they want to punish another from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- ship between two people who are in behavior. It is because there is some- utes. love. And, of course, it’s precise defini- thing that they have determined has Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, this is a tion is up to each State in terms of value, and so they give a permit to do very strange amendment, as my col- who they allow and under what condi- that which is otherwise illegal, and leagues have pointed out. We are obvi- tions they allow to marry. And to have that’s what a definition of a license is. ously a very diverse country. Some the Federal Government enter this de- With regard to the President and the States allow same-sex marriages; oth- bate is very contrary to the definition executive branch, the Constitution and ers do not. Some have civil unions. My of marriage itself and frankly debases the oath that’s implied in the Constitu- home State of Colorado is currently the thousands of same-sex marriages tion, the oath that the President takes discussing this issue in the State legis- that have occurred in this country. that is implied that he adheres to in lature. It is certainly very contentious, So again, while this amendment the Constitution says he shall take and I wish them well in coming to a would do nothing and certainly care that the laws are faithfully exe- speedy resolution. wouldn’t jeopardize the administra- cuted. What this amendment does is simply tion’s decision not to defend the And so the law of the United States contravene something that doesn’t undefensible, namely, the government is DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act.

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I think that this entire dent and the executive branch are and the Solicitor General to work string of limitation amendments is dis- bound by his oath, and they take their against Federal law will turn this turbing because they continue a pat- own oath to uphold this Constitution. thing 180 and use the Federal resources tern now that’s gone on for 18 months, And when the President of the United against the will of the people of the and I don’t think that’s what an open States decides he is going to flip on his United States, and that’s the rule is all about. position, or maybe let it evolve into a Huelskamp amendment, and I support I yield back the balance of my time. condition, and then direct, and I be- it. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. lieve it is direct, the Department of I yield back the balance of my time. Chairman, I move to strike the req- Justice to first refuse to support and Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I uisite number of words. have the Solicitor General no longer move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman support Federal law passed by a major- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank ity of this Congress, the House and from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. the distinguished gentleman from Ohio Senate and signed by President Clinton Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I who just spoke on the floor of the and then turn around, and now we’re didn’t plan to speak on this amend- House. He’s an appropriator, and he concerned that they are going to use ment; but I have to tell you, I find it to sees this litany of limitations as being taxpayer resources to defy a legitimate be an unfortunate amendment. I find it challenging. I know that Members are to be an unfortunate amendment not law that is the will of the people and probably drafting some more limita- for what some people might suspect. I on the books in the Federal Register. tions as we speak, and I certainly re- That’s what the amendment does was here for the Defense of Marriage spect their prerogative. that Mr. HUELSKAMP has offered. It Act. I supported the Defense of Mar- I would just add this point: as I lis- says it’s bad enough that you don’t riage Act. I believe the Defense of Mar- tened to my good friend from Iowa— keep your oath to take care that the riage Act is constitutional. who I know is certainly a civil liber- laws of the United States are faithfully But this amendment is symptomatic tarian and believes in individual rights, executed, and we want to say to you, of what I think the problem of this and I would imagine the proponent of Don’t at least turn a 180 on us and go Congress has been since it convened this amendment does as well—I would against the will of the American people last January, and that is first the CR ask the proponent of the amendment, and use taxpayer dollars to work and then some other bills, and now the as he has listened to the debate, to against the will of the American peo- appropriations bills. Some folks have simply withdraw the amendment. ple, against your oath of office and decided that they should just be a pi- There are several factors that would against the statute. nata, filled with all kinds of extraneous contribute to that: one, the query that So out of courtesy, I would yield to issues that have nothing to do with the was made by the gentleman from Mas- the gentleman from Colorado. core mission. sachusetts as to whether the amend- Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman This issue that is the subject of this ment even does anything. But as well, from Iowa. amendment, I would tell the author if we look at the 10th Amendment— Just for a brief question, the gentle- who was not here when DOMA was which my friends on the other side of man’s home State of Iowa does allow passed, is being resolved. The Justice the aisle have always paraded before same-sex couples to marry, and I would Department, I think wrongly, made a us—that even though there is a Federal just like to ask in reference to the first decision not to defend the lawsuit. But law, the DOMA law, that there are part of your remarks whether your as Mr. NADLER said in a previous matters that should be left to the home State of Iowa in any way, shape, amendment, and I commend him for States. or form, whether civilization is in jeop- saying it, that’s the executive’s prerog- As recounted by the gentleman from ardy or if any of the things that you ative. But once they make that deci- Colorado, there are many different po- mentioned in the early part of your re- sion, the Congress is not powerless, and sitions on this issue throughout the marks have, in fact, hurt your home the Congress has taken action. And so different States. Some have positions, State of Iowa? the committee that exists here in the some do not. Now we have an amend- Mr. KING of Iowa. Reclaiming my House voted to employ outside counsel. ment that simply seems to deal with time, civilization is in jeopardy. It’s in Outside counsel is vigorously defending actions stated by the executive on this jeopardy when you have seven supreme the House’s position in the Defense of very day. court justices in the State of Iowa who Marriage Act, and I think there are 30 My friend from Iowa wanted to speak declare that they have found rights in lawsuits across the country. about what the President has said and the Constitution that were up to this what he has not said. What are we dis- b 2250 point ‘‘unimagined.’’ If you have jus- cussing here, the views of the President tices that find unimagined rights in This matter will be resolved, and the or the actions of the executive? The ac- the Constitution, they are completely courts will either say that it’s con- tions of the executive, as has been stat- unqualified to legislate from the bench stitutional or unconstitutional, and ed, are their prerogative. And clearly, or determine what’s constitutional and then we will all abide by that decision. there have been no actions by the gov- what’s unconstitutional; and three of Now, where I find fault with my ernment that should be contravened. the seven were up for a retention ballot Democratic friends is that we’ve had a More importantly, I believe in the a year ago last November, and they couple of markups in the legislative civil liberties of all people and the were all three voted off the bench, the branch, and they’re all exercised about rights of all people. I believe that this first time in the history of the State, the money that it’s costing us for out- amendment undermines the rights of partly because people disagreed with side counsel. Well, you can’t have it all people and would graciously ask the policy they sought to impose by both ways. Either the administration this Member to look at it from both legislating from the bench, mostly be- is going to defend it through the Jus- the perspective of individual rights, of cause the people in the State under- tice Department, or we’re going to civil liberties, of the 10th Amendment, stood that you cannot have judges that avail ourselves of our constitutional and whether or not the executive has will find rights in the Constitution responsibilities, hire outside counsel. done anything that relates to his that were up to this point unimagined. So you can’t criticize the speaker for amendment. Judges that can imagine rights in the paying a lawyer to defend their posi- I, lastly, will say that the President Constitution will take your rights tion. of the United States, who commented

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There are no actions administration—of whatever stripe—is engage in a colloquy with the esteemed to be contravened, so I ask the gen- obligated to attempt to defend those subcommittee chair. tleman to respectfully withdraw his laws unless they can’t find a constitu- First of all, I wanted to support the amendment. tional basis for it, not to seek every inclusion of $47 million in the National I yield back the balance of my time. possible unconstitutional basis so they Science Foundation Educational and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- don’t have to defend. That’s what the Human Resources Account. This is fornia. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike problem is here. going to really further the effort to the requisite number of words. And so while I understand many of help educate Americans in the area of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is the arguments made here and I under- science, technology, engineering, and recognized for 5 minutes. stand what my friend from Ohio said— mathematics. It will help inspire many Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- and I agree with much of what he of our young people to study math and fornia. Mr. Chairman, I wasn’t going to said—let’s not just say, well, it’s the science and then go into these engi- speak, but I have heard this argument prerogative of the executive branch to neering and technology fields as ca- made time and time again that it’s the decide if they want to defend laws reers. prerogative of the executive branch to passed by the United States. That has Some of the most engaging ways to decide whether it’s going to defend a not been the tradition of this country. inspire young people to study math and law legally passed by the Congress and It has not been the experience. It has science involve informal education set- signed by the President. That is hyper- not been the legacy of Democratic and tings, such as our science centers bole. That is incorrect. Republican administrations going back throughout this country, most notably, There is an obligation, by tradition to the founding of this Republic. the Detroit Science Center, which en- and by the law, that the Attorney Gen- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Will the gages in programs that inspire many eral is duty bound to defend duly con- gentleman yield? inner-city youth and metro-Detroit stituted laws of the United States so Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- youth to get involved in education in long as he or she can find a constitu- fornia. I yield to the gentlelady. science and mathematics. tional basis for it. It is not the purpose, So I wanted to thank the chair and b 2300 nor has it been in the past, in Demo- the ranking member for including the cratic and Republican administrations, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank resources in the National Science for a Justice Department to arrogate the distinguished gentleman from Cali- Foundation’s budget to help provide to themselves the responsibility of de- fornia. I’m not sure if he misinter- competitive grants to many organiza- ciding which laws they like and which preted comments that have been made tions such as the Detroit Science Cen- laws they did not like. You are sup- on the floor of the House, but I will ter to help further inspire and engage posed to be the attorney for the United just speak to this point. our young people to study math and States and recognized as such. That is too broad a statement to say science. I recall as Attorney General of Cali- about the present Department of Jus- And we have a lot of jobs available, fornia I was required at times to defend tice when every single day lawyers in even in metro Detroit in manufac- laws that I had voted against, but I the Department of Justice, including turing and technology. We just need could find a constitutional basis for it. the Attorney General, go out and de- the people trained in those areas. This My real problem with this administra- fend the laws of this land. And so I’d effort, this funding will help encourage tion is they strained to find any con- ask the gentleman to reflect on that many of our young people to enjoy the stitutional basis to not defend. That is broad statement because that is not ac- intellectual stimulation of math and turning it on its side. curate. science, and then encourage them to go The point of fact is when the execu- I thank the gentleman for yielding. into careers that are not only fruitful tive branch does not do what they Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- for them, but will help our country’s should do, it requires us to make a de- fornia. I take back my time. economy become more competitive in cision as to whether we should now pay I will not accept the gentlelady’s ar- the global marketplace. for outside counsel. That has not been gument that I was condemning the ac- Mr. WOLF. Will the gentleman yield? the tradition of the United States. tions of those people in the Justice De- Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. I yield to This Justice Department, in my judg- partment who are excellent civil serv- the gentleman from Virginia. ment, based on the experience I’ve had ants. Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman for here in this Congress, 18 years, my I am specifically talking about the his interest in and advocacy for STEM years as the chief legal officer of the Attorney General of the United States education. I share his belief that STEM State of California, and 35 or 40 years who, evidently, made the decision or, if education must be a national priority, as a practicing attorney, tells me that he didn’t make the decision, failed to and I think the more we invest in it, it this administration has fundamentally make the proper decision to uphold the is very important for this country so failed in its obligation to attempt to laws of the United States duly enacted the 21st century is the American cen- faithfully carry out the laws of the by this Congress. tury and not the Chinese century. And United States, not to wake up every I yield back the balance of my time. I look forward to working with him on morning and decide: I think I can find The Acting CHAIR. The question is this issue as we move forward. an unconstitutional basis for a law on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Chair, passed by the Congress. tleman from Kansas (Mr. HUELSKAMP). I yield back the balance of my time. Think of what that would mean. It The question was taken; and the Act- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I move would mean that you have an adminis- ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- that the Committee do now rise. tration in every instance deciding what peared to have it. The motion was agreed to. laws they want and what laws they Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Chairman, I de- Accordingly, the Committee rose; don’t want that are on the books, in- mand a recorded vote. and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. stead of coming here to the Congress The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to WESTMORELAND) having assumed the and attempting to change what the law clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- chair, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Acting is. If we believe that we have an obliga- ceedings on the amendment offered by Chair of the Committee of the Whole tion when we hold up our hands to up- the gentleman from Kansas will be House on the state of the Union, re- hold the Constitution, that means we postponed. ported that that Committee, having

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had under consideration the bill (H.R. Second amendment by Mr. FLAKE of Paulsen Roskam Sullivan 5326) making appropriations for the De- Arizona. Pearce Ross (AR) Thompson (PA) Pence Ross (FL) Thornberry partments of Commerce and Justice, Third amendment by Mr. FLAKE of Peterson Royce Tiberi Science, and Related Agencies for the Arizona. Petri Runyan Tipton fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Pitts Ryan (WI) Turner (NY) and for other purposes, had come to no the time for any electronic vote after Platts Scalise Turner (OH) Poe (TX) Schilling Upton resolution thereon. the first vote in this series. Pompeo Schmidt Walberg f AMENDMENT NO. 24 OFFERED BY MR. Posey Schock Walden HUELSKAMP Price (GA) Schweikert Walsh (IL) REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Rahall Scott (SC) Webster VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Reed Scott, Austin West H.R. 5652, SEQUESTER REPLACE- business is the demand for a recorded Rehberg Sensenbrenner Westmoreland MENT RECONCILIATION ACT OF vote on the amendment offered by the Renacci Sessions Whitfield 2012 gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Ribble Shimkus Wilson (SC) HUELSKAMP) on which further pro- Rigell Shuler Wittman Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee Rivera Shuster Wolf ceedings were postponed and on which on Rules, submitted a privileged report Roby Simpson Womack the ayes prevailed by voice vote. (Rept. No. 112–472) on the resolution (H. Roe (TN) Smith (NE) Woodall The Clerk will redesignate the Rogers (AL) Smith (NJ) Yoder Res. 648) providing for consideration of amendment. Rogers (KY) Smith (TX) Young (AK) the bill (H.R. 5652) to provide for rec- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Rogers (MI) Southerland Young (FL) onciliation pursuant to section 201 of Rohrabacher Stearns Young (IN) ment. the concurrent resolution on the budg- Rokita Stivers et for fiscal year 2013, which was re- RECORDED VOTE Rooney Stutzman ferred to the House Calendar and or- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote NOES—171 dered to be printed. has been demanded. Ackerman Green, Gene Owens f A recorded vote was ordered. Altmire Grijalva Pallone The vote was taken by electronic de- Andrews Gutierrez Pascrell COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, vice, and there were—ayes 245, noes 171, Baca Hahn Pastor (AZ) AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- not voting 15, as follows: Baldwin Hanabusa Pelosi PRIATIONS ACT, 2013 Bass (CA) Hanna Perlmutter [Roll No. 235] Becerra Hastings (FL) Peters The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- AYES—245 Berkley Hayworth Pingree (ME) ant to House Resolution 643 and rule Berman Heinrich Polis Adams Dent Jenkins Bishop (NY) Higgins Price (NC) XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Aderholt DesJarlais Johnson (IL) Blumenauer Himes Quigley the Committee of the Whole House on Akin Diaz-Balart Johnson (OH) Bonamici Hinchey Rangel Alexander Dold Johnson, Sam the state of the Union for the further Bono Mack Hinojosa Reyes consideration of the bill, H.R. 5326. Amash Dreier Jones Amodei Duffy Jordan Boswell Hirono Richardson Will the gentleman from Georgia Austria Duncan (SC) Kelly Brady (PA) Hochul Richmond (Mr. PRICE) kindly resume the chair. Bachmann Duncan (TN) King (IA) Brown (FL) Holt Ros-Lehtinen Bachus Ellmers King (NY) Butterfield Honda Rothman (NJ) b 2305 Barletta Emerson Kingston Capps Hoyer Roybal-Allard Capuano Israel Ruppersberger IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Barrow Farenthold Kinzinger (IL) Bartlett Fincher Kissell Cardoza Jackson (IL) Rush Accordingly, the House resolved Barton (TX) Fitzpatrick Kline Carney Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) itself into the Committee of the Whole Bass (NH) Flake Labrador Carson (IN) (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda House on the state of the Union for the Benishek Fleischmann Lamborn Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) T. further consideration of the bill (H.R. Berg Fleming Lance Chu Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Biggert Flores Landry Cicilline Kaptur Sarbanes 5326) making appropriations for the De- Bilbray Forbes Lankford Clarke (MI) Keating Schakowsky partments of Commerce and Justice, Bilirakis Fortenberry Latham Clarke (NY) Kildee Schiff Science, and Related Agencies for the Bishop (GA) Foxx Latta Clay Kind Schrader Bishop (UT) Franks (AZ) Lipinski fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, Cleaver Larsen (WA) Schwartz Black Frelinghuysen LoBiondo Clyburn Larson (CT) Scott (VA) and for other purposes, with Mr. PRICE Blackburn Gallegly Long Cohen LaTourette Scott, David of Georgia (Acting Chair) in the chair. Bonner Gardner Lucas Conyers Lee (CA) Serrano Boren Garrett Luetkemeyer The Clerk read the title of the bill. Cooper Levin Sewell Boustany Gerlach Lungren, Daniel Costa Lewis (CA) Sherman The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Brady (TX) Gibbs E. Courtney Lewis (GA) Sires mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, Brooks Gibson Mack Crowley Loebsack Smith (WA) an amendment offered by the gen- Broun (GA) Gingrey (GA) Manzullo Buchanan Gohmert Marchant Cummings Lofgren, Zoe Speier tleman from Kansas (Mr. HUELSKAMP) Bucshon Goodlatte Marino Davis (CA) Lowey Stark ´ had been disposed of and the bill had Buerkle Gosar Matheson Davis (IL) Lujan Sutton been read through page 101, line 10. Burgess Gowdy McCarthy (CA) DeFazio Lynch Terry Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, Burton (IN) Granger McClintock DeGette Maloney Thompson (CA) Calvert Graves (GA) McCotter DeLauro Markey Thompson (MS) proceedings will now resume on those Camp Graves (MO) McHenry Deutch Matsui Tierney amendments on which further pro- Campbell Griffin (AR) McIntyre Dicks McCarthy (NY) Tonko ceedings were postponed, in the fol- Canseco Griffith (VA) McKeon Dingell McCollum Towns lowing order: Capito Grimm McKinley Doggett McDermott Tsongas Carter Guinta McMorris Doyle McGovern Van Hollen Amendment No. 24 by Mr. Cassidy Guthrie Rodgers Edwards McNerney Vela´ zquez HUELSKAMP of Kansas. Chabot Hall Meehan Ellison Michaud Visclosky An amendment by Mr. LANDRY of Chaffetz Harper Mica Engel Miller (NC) Walz (MN) Louisiana. Chandler Harris Miller (FL) Eshoo Miller, George Wasserman Coble Hartzler Miller (MI) Schultz Amendment No. 32 by Mr. GARDNER Farr Moore Coffman (CO) Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Fattah Moran Waters of Colorado. Cole Heck Mulvaney Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Watt An amendment by Mr. ROHRABACHER Conaway Hensarling Murphy (PA) Fudge Nadler Waxman of California. Costello Herger Myrick Garamendi Napolitano Welch Cravaack Herrera Beutler Neugebauer Gonzalez Neal Wilson (FL) An amendment by Mr. LEWIS of Geor- Crawford Holden Noem Green, Al Olver Woolsey gia. Crenshaw Huelskamp Nugent Critz Huizenga (MI) Nunes An amendment by Mr. HOLT of New NOT VOTING—15 Jersey. Cuellar Hultgren Nunnelee Culberson Hunter Olson Braley (IA) Filner Meeks Amendment No. 7 by Mr. CRAVAACK Davis (KY) Hurt Palazzo Cantor Kucinich Quayle of Minnesota. Denham Issa Paul Carnahan Langevin Reichert Connolly (VA) Lummis Slaughter Donnelly (IN) McCaul Yarmuth

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Matheson NOT VOTING—12 Price (GA) Smith (TX) The result of the vote was announced McCarthy (CA) Quayle Berman Franks (AZ) Meeks Southerland McClintock Reed Cantor Johnson (OH) Slaughter as above recorded. Stearns McCotter Rehberg Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Sullivan Stated for: Stivers McHenry Reichert Filner McCaul Waters Mr. QUAYLE. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 235 McIntyre Renacci Stutzman I was unavoidably detained. Had I been McKeon Ribble Thompson (PA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Thornberry present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ McKinley Rigell The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). McMorris Roby Tipton There is 1 minute remaining. Stated against: Rodgers Roe (TN) Turner (NY) Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 235, I was Meehan Rogers (AL) Turner (OH) away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Mica Rogers (KY) Walberg b 2333 ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Miller (FL) Rogers (MI) Walsh (IL) Miller (MI) Rohrabacher Webster So the amendment was agreed to. I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Miller, Gary Rokita Westmoreland The result of the vote was announced AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LANDRY Mulvaney Roskam Wilson (SC) as above recorded. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Myrick Ross (AR) Wittman Stated for: Neugebauer Ross (FL) Wolf business is the demand for a recorded Noem Runyan Womack Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Mr. Chair, on roll- vote on the amendment offered by the Nugent Ryan (WI) Woodall call No. 236, had I been present, I would have gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Nunes Scalise Yoder voted ‘‘aye.’’ Nunnelee Schilling LANDRY) on which further proceedings Young (AK) Stated against: Olson Schmidt Young (IN) were postponed and on which the noes Palazzo Schock Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 236, I was prevailed by voice vote. away from the Capitol due to prior commit- The Clerk will redesignate the NOES—201 ments to my constituents. Had I been present, amendment. Ackerman Ellison McCarthy (NY) I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ The Clerk redesignated the amend- Altmire Engel McCollum Andrews Eshoo McDermott AMENDMENT NO. 32 OFFERED BY MR. GARDNER ment. Baca Farr McGovern The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished RECORDED VOTE Baldwin Fattah McNerney business is the demand for a recorded Barrow Fitzpatrick Michaud The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bass (CA) Fortenberry Miller (NC) vote on the amendment offered by the has been demanded. Becerra Frank (MA) Miller, George gentleman from Colorado (Mr. GARD- A recorded vote was ordered. Berkley Fudge Moore NER) on which further proceedings were The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bilbray Garamendi Moran postponed and on which the noes pre- Bishop (GA) Gerlach Murphy (CT) minute vote. Bishop (NY) Gonzalez Murphy (PA) vailed by voice vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Blumenauer Green, Al Nadler The Clerk will redesignate the vice, and there were—ayes 218, noes 201, Bonamici Green, Gene Napolitano amendment. Boswell Griffith (VA) Neal not voting 12, as follows: Brady (PA) Grijalva Olver The Clerk redesignated the amend- [Roll No. 236] Braley (IA) Grimm Owens ment. Brown (FL) Hahn Pallone RECORDED VOTE AYES—218 Butterfield Hanabusa Pascrell Adams Coble Griffin (AR) Capito Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Aderholt Coffman (CO) Guinta Capps Hayworth Pelosi has been demanded. Akin Cole Guthrie Capuano Heinrich Perlmutter A recorded vote was ordered. Alexander Conaway Gutierrez Cardoza Higgins Peters Amash Costa Hall Carnahan Himes Pingree (ME) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Amodei Cravaack Hanna Carney Hinchey Platts minute vote. Austria Crawford Harper Carson (IN) Hinojosa Polis The vote was taken by electronic de- Bachmann Crenshaw Harris Castor (FL) Hirono Price (NC) vice, and there were—ayes 357, noes 68, Bachus Culberson Hartzler Chandler Holden Quigley Barletta Davis (KY) Hastings (WA) Chu Holt Rahall not voting 6, as follows: Bartlett Denham Heck Cicilline Honda Rangel [Roll No. 237] Barton (TX) DesJarlais Hensarling Clarke (MI) Hoyer Reyes Bass (NH) Dreier Herger Clarke (NY) Israel Richardson AYES—357 Benishek Duffy Herrera Beutler Clay Jackson (IL) Richmond Adams Black Carney Berg Duncan (SC) Hochul Cleaver Jackson Lee Rivera Aderholt Blackburn Carter Biggert Duncan (TN) Huelskamp Clyburn (TX) Rooney Akin Blumenauer Cassidy Bilirakis Ellmers Huizenga (MI) Cohen Johnson (GA) Ros-Lehtinen Alexander Bonner Castor (FL) Bishop (UT) Emerson Hultgren Connolly (VA) Johnson (IL) Rothman (NJ) Altmire Bono Mack Chabot Black Farenthold Hunter Conyers Johnson, E. B. Roybal-Allard Amash Boren Chaffetz Blackburn Fincher Hurt Cooper Kaptur Royce Amodei Boswell Chandler Bonner Flake Issa Costello Keating Ruppersberger Austria Boustany Chu Bono Mack Fleischmann Jenkins Courtney Kildee Rush Baca Brady (PA) Cicilline Boren Fleming Johnson, Sam Critz Kind Ryan (OH) Bachmann Brady (TX) Clarke (MI) Boustany Flores Jones Crowley Langevin Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachus Braley (IA) Clyburn Brady (TX) Forbes Jordan Cuellar Larsen (WA) T. Barletta Brooks Coble Brooks Foxx Kelly Cummings Larson (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Barrow Broun (GA) Coffman (CO) Broun (GA) Frelinghuysen King (IA) Davis (CA) LaTourette Sarbanes Bartlett Buchanan Cole Buchanan Gallegly King (NY) Davis (IL) Lee (CA) Schakowsky Barton (TX) Bucshon Conaway Bucshon Gardner Kingston DeFazio Levin Schiff Bass (CA) Buerkle Connolly (VA) Buerkle Garrett Kinzinger (IL) DeGette Lewis (GA) Schrader Bass (NH) Burgess Cooper Burgess Gibbs Kissell DeLauro Lipinski Schwartz Becerra Burton (IN) Costa Burton (IN) Gibson Kline Dent LoBiondo Scott (VA) Benishek Calvert Costello Calvert Gingrey (GA) Labrador Deutch Loebsack Scott, David Berg Camp Courtney Camp Gohmert Lamborn Diaz-Balart Lofgren, Zoe Serrano Berkley Campbell Cravaack Campbell Goodlatte Lance Dicks Lowey Sewell Biggert Canseco Crawford Canseco Gosar Landry Dingell Luja´ n Sherman Bilbray Capito Crenshaw Carter Gowdy Lankford Doggett Lynch Sires Bilirakis Capps Critz Cassidy Granger Latham Dold Maloney Smith (NJ) Bishop (GA) Capuano Cuellar Chabot Graves (GA) Latta Doyle Markey Smith (WA) Bishop (NY) Cardoza Culberson Chaffetz Graves (MO) Lewis (CA) Edwards Matsui Speier Bishop (UT) Carnahan Davis (KY)

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Dicks Kissell Reichert Butterfield Hirono Sherman Garamendi Matsui Sanchez, Loretta Dingell Kline Renacci Carson (IN) Jackson (IL) Sires Garrett McCarthy (NY) Sarbanes Doggett Labrador Reyes Clarke (NY) Johnson (GA) Speier Schakowsky Dold Lamborn Ribble Clay Green, Al McClintock LaTourette Stark Doyle Lance Richardson Cleaver Grijalva McCollum Schiff Lee (CA) Thompson (CA) Dreier Landry Richmond Cohen Grimm McDermott Scott (VA) Lipinski Duffy Langevin Rigell Conyers Thompson (MS) Gutierrez McGovern Serrano Lofgren, Zoe Duncan (SC) Lankford Rivera Crowley Towns Hahn McNerney Sherman McCollum ´ Hanabusa Michaud Sires Duncan (TN) Larsen (WA) Roby Cummings Velazquez Miller (NC) Hanna Miller, George Smith (WA) Ellmers Larson (CT) Roe (TN) Davis (CA) Visclosky Miller, George Hastings (FL) Moore Speier Emerson Latham Rogers (AL) Davis (IL) Walz (MN) Moore Hayworth Moran Stark Engel Latta Rogers (KY) Deutch Wasserman Nadler Schultz Heck Mulvaney Sutton Farenthold Levin Rogers (MI) Edwards Olver Waters Heinrich Murphy (CT) Thompson (CA) Fincher Lewis (CA) Rohrabacher Ellison Pastor (AZ) Watt Higgins Nadler Thompson (MS) Fitzpatrick Lewis (GA) Rokita Eshoo Price (NC) Waxman Himes Napolitano Tierney Flake LoBiondo Rooney Farr Rangel Welch Hinchey Neal Tonko Fleischmann Loebsack Ros-Lehtinen Fattah Fudge Rush Woolsey Hirono Olver Towns Fleming Long Roskam Holden Pallone Tsongas Flores Lowey Ross (AR) NOT VOTING—6 Holt Pascrell Upton Forbes Lucas Ross (FL) Cantor Filner Meeks Honda Paul Van Hollen Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Rothman (NJ) ´ Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Slaughter Hoyer Pelosi Velazquez Foxx Luja´ n Roybal-Allard Israel Perlmutter Visclosky Frank (MA) Lummis Royce ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Jackson (IL) Peters Walsh (IL) Franks (AZ) Lungren, Daniel Runyan The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Jackson Lee Petri Walz (MN) Frelinghuysen E. Ruppersberger (TX) Pingree (ME) Watt Gallegly Lynch Ryan (OH) There is 1 minute remaining. Johnson (GA) Polis Waxman Gardner Mack Ryan (WI) Johnson (IL) Price (NC) Welch Garrett Maloney Sanchez, Loretta b 2336 Johnson, E. B. Quigley Wilson (FL) Gerlach Manzullo Sarbanes Langevin Rangel Woolsey Gibbs Marchant Scalise Ms. BASS of California changed her Larson (CT) Rehberg Yarmuth Gibson Marino Schiff vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ LaTourette Ribble Young (AK) Gingrey (GA) Markey Schilling Lee (CA) Richardson Young (IN) Gohmert Matheson Schmidt So the amendment was agreed to. Goodlatte Matsui Schock The result of the vote was announced NOES—262 Gosar McCarthy (CA) Schrader as above recorded. Adams Cravaack Hartzler Schwartz Gowdy McCarthy (NY) Stated against: Aderholt Crawford Hastings (WA) Granger McCaul Schweikert Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 237, I was Akin Crenshaw Hensarling Graves (GA) McClintock Scott (SC) Alexander Cuellar Herger Graves (MO) McCotter Scott, Austin away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Altmire Culberson Herrera Beutler Green, Al McDermott Sensenbrenner ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Austria Cummings Hinojosa Green, Gene McGovern Sessions I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Baca Davis (KY) Hochul Griffin (AR) McHenry Sewell Bachmann Denham Huelskamp Griffith (VA) McIntyre Shimkus AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROHRABACHER Bachus Dent Huizenga (MI) Grimm McKeon Shuler The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta DesJarlais Hultgren Guinta McKinley Shuster business is the demand for a recorded Barrow Diaz-Balart Hunter Guthrie McMorris Simpson Bartlett Dicks Hurt Hahn Rodgers Smith (NE) vote on the amendment offered by the Barton (TX) Dingell Issa Hall McNerney Smith (NJ) gentleman from California (Mr. ROHR- Berg Dold Jenkins Hanabusa Meehan Smith (TX) ABACHER) on which further proceedings Biggert Dreier Johnson (OH) Hanna Mica Smith (WA) were postponed and on which the noes Bilbray Duffy Johnson, Sam Harper Michaud Southerland Bilirakis Duncan (SC) Jones Harris Miller (FL) Stearns prevailed by voice vote. Bishop (GA) Duncan (TN) Jordan Hartzler Miller (MI) Stivers The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Ellmers Kaptur Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Stutzman amendment. Black Emerson Keating Hayworth Moran Sullivan The Clerk redesignated the amend- Blackburn Farenthold Kelly Heck Mulvaney Sutton Bonner Fincher Kildee Heinrich Murphy (CT) Terry ment. Bono Mack Fitzpatrick Kind Hensarling Murphy (PA) Thompson (PA) RECORDED VOTE Boren Fleischmann King (IA) Boswell Fleming King (NY) Herger Myrick Thornberry The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Herrera Beutler Napolitano Tiberi Boustany Flores Kingston Higgins Neal Tierney has been demanded. Brady (TX) Forbes Kinzinger (IL) Himes Neugebauer Tipton A recorded vote was ordered. Braley (IA) Fortenberry Kissell Hinojosa Noem Tonko The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Brooks Foxx Kline Hochul Nugent Tsongas Brown (FL) Franks (AZ) Labrador minute vote. Buchanan Holden Nunes Turner (NY) Frelinghuysen Lamborn Bucshon Gallegly Lance Holt Nunnelee Turner (OH) The vote was taken by electronic de- Buerkle Gardner Landry Honda Olson Upton vice, and there were—ayes 163, noes 262, Burgess Gerlach Lankford Hoyer Owens Van Hollen not voting 6, as follows: Calvert Gibbs Larsen (WA) Huelskamp Palazzo Walberg Camp Gibson Latham Huizenga (MI) Pallone Walden [Roll No. 238] Canseco Gingrey (GA) Latta Pascrell Walsh (IL) Hultgren AYES—163 Capito Gohmert Levin Hunter Paul Webster Ackerman Broun (GA) Cohen Cardoza Gonzalez Lewis (CA) Hurt Paulsen West Amash Burton (IN) Connolly (VA) Carter Goodlatte Lipinski Israel Pearce Westmoreland Amodei Butterfield Conyers Cassidy Gosar LoBiondo Issa Pelosi Whitfield Andrews Campbell Courtney Chabot Gowdy Long Jackson Lee Pence Wilson (FL) Baldwin Capps Critz Chaffetz Granger Lucas (TX) Perlmutter Wilson (SC) Bass (CA) Capuano Crowley Chandler Graves (GA) Luetkemeyer Jenkins Peters Wittman Bass (NH) Carnahan Davis (CA) Cleaver Graves (MO) Lungren, Daniel Johnson (IL) Peterson Wolf Becerra Carney Davis (IL) Clyburn Green, Gene E. Johnson (OH) Petri Womack Benishek Carson (IN) DeFazio Coble Griffin (AR) Lynch Johnson, E. B. Pingree (ME) Woodall Berkley Castor (FL) DeGette Coffman (CO) Griffith (VA) Mack Johnson, Sam Pitts Yarmuth Berman Chu DeLauro Cole Guinta Manzullo Jones Platts Yoder Bishop (NY) Cicilline Deutch Conaway Guthrie Marchant Jordan Poe (TX) Young (AK) Blumenauer Clarke (MI) Doggett Cooper Hall Marino Kaptur Polis Young (FL) Bonamici Clarke (NY) Doyle Costa Harper Matheson Keating Pompeo Young (IN) Brady (PA) Clay Edwards Costello Harris McCarthy (CA)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6459 McCaul Rahall Shuler [Roll No. 239] Gohmert Lucas Roe (TN) McCotter Reed Shuster Goodlatte Luetkemeyer Rogers (AL) McHenry Reichert Simpson AYES—189 Gosar Lummis Rogers (KY) McIntyre Renacci Gowdy Lungren, Daniel Smith (NE) Ackerman Garamendi Pascrell Rogers (MI) McKeon Reyes Granger E. Smith (NJ) Altmire Gerlach Pastor (AZ) Rohrabacher McKinley Richmond Graves (GA) Mack Smith (TX) Andrews Gibson Pelosi Rokita McMorris Rigell Graves (MO) Manzullo Southerland Baca Gonzalez Perlmutter Rooney Rodgers Rivera Griffin (AR) Marchant Stearns Baldwin Green, Al Peters Ros-Lehtinen Meehan Roby Griffith (VA) Marino Roskam Stivers Barrow Green, Gene Peterson Mica Roe (TN) Grimm Matheson Ross (FL) Stutzman Bass (CA) Grijalva Pingree (ME) Miller (FL) Rogers (AL) Guinta McCarthy (CA) Royce Sullivan Becerra Gutierrez Platts Miller (MI) Rogers (KY) Guthrie McCaul Berkley Hahn Polis Runyan Miller (NC) Rogers (MI) Terry Hall McClintock Berman Hanabusa Price (NC) Ryan (WI) Miller, Gary Rokita Thompson (PA) Hanna McCotter Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Quigley Scalise Murphy (PA) Rooney Thornberry Harper McHenry Bishop (NY) Heinrich Rahall Schilling Myrick Ros-Lehtinen Tiberi Harris McIntyre Blumenauer Higgins Rangel Schmidt Neugebauer Roskam Tipton Hartzler McKeon Bonamici Himes Renacci Schock Noem Ross (AR) Turner (NY) Hastings (WA) McKinley Boren Hinchey Reyes Schweikert Nugent Ross (FL) Turner (OH) Hayworth McMorris Boswell Hinojosa Richardson Scott (SC) Nunes Runyan Heck Rodgers Walberg Brady (PA) Hirono Richmond Scott, Austin Nunnelee Ruppersberger Hensarling Mica Walden Braley (IA) Holden Ross (AR) Sensenbrenner Olson Ryan (WI) Herger Miller (FL) Wasserman Brown (FL) Holt Rothman (NJ) Sessions Owens Scalise Herrera Beutler Miller (MI) Schultz Butterfield Honda Roybal-Allard Shimkus Palazzo Schilling Hochul Miller, Gary Waters Capps Hoyer Ruppersberger Shuster Pastor (AZ) Schmidt Huelskamp Mulvaney Webster Cardoza Israel Rush Simpson Paulsen Schock Huizenga (MI) Murphy (PA) West Carnahan Jackson (IL) Ryan (OH) Smith (NE) Pearce Schrader Hultgren Myrick Westmoreland Carney Jackson Lee Sa´ nchez, Linda Smith (NJ) Pence Schwartz Hunter Neugebauer Smith (TX) Whitfield Carson (IN) (TX) T. Peterson Schweikert Hurt Noem Southerland Wilson (SC) Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Sanchez, Loretta Pitts Scott (SC) Issa Nugent Chandler Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes Stearns Platts Scott, Austin Wittman Jenkins Nunes Chu Kaptur Schakowsky Stutzman Poe (TX) Scott, David Wolf Johnson (IL) Nunnelee Cicilline Kildee Schiff Terry Pompeo Sensenbrenner Womack Johnson (OH) Olson Clarke (MI) Kind Schrader Thompson (PA) Posey Sessions Woodall Johnson, Sam Owens Clarke (NY) Kissell Schwartz Thornberry Price (GA) Sewell Yoder Jones Palazzo Clay Langevin Scott (VA) Tierney Quayle Shimkus Young (FL) Jordan Paul Cleaver Larsen (WA) Scott, David Tipton Keating Paulsen Clyburn Larson (CT) Serrano Turner (OH) NOT VOTING—6 Kelly Pearce Cohen LaTourette Sewell Upton King (IA) Pence Cantor Filner Meeks Connolly (VA) Lee (CA) Sherman Walberg King (NY) Petri Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Slaughter Conyers Levin Shuler Walden Kingston Pitts Cooper Lewis (GA) Sires Walsh (IL) Kinzinger (IL) Poe (TX) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Costa Lipinski Smith (WA) Webster Kline Pompeo Costello Loebsack Speier West Labrador Posey The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Courtney Lofgren, Zoe Stark Westmoreland Lamborn Price (GA) There is 1 minute remaining. Critz Lowey Stivers Whitfield Lance Quayle Crowley Luja´ n Sutton Wilson (SC) Landry Reed Cuellar Lynch Thompson (CA) Wittman Lankford Rehberg b 2341 Cummings Maloney Thompson (MS) Wolf Latham Reichert Davis (CA) Markey Tiberi Womack Latta Ribble Ms. DELAURO and Messrs. CLARKE Davis (IL) Matsui Tonko Woodall Lewis (CA) Rigell of Michigan, BURTON of Indiana, and DeFazio McCarthy (NY) Towns Yoder LoBiondo Rivera DeGette McCollum Tsongas Young (AK) LOEBSACK changed their vote from Long Roby Young (IN) ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ DeLauro McDermott Turner (NY) Dent McGovern Van Hollen NOT VOTING—7 So the amendment was rejected. Deutch McNerney Vela´ zquez Dicks Meehan Visclosky Cantor Kucinich Sullivan The result of the vote was announced Dingell Michaud Walz (MN) Donnelly (IN) Meeks as above recorded. Doggett Miller (NC) Wasserman Filner Slaughter Doyle Stated for: Miller, George Schultz ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Edwards Moore Waters Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 238, I was Ellison Moran Watt The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Engel Murphy (CT) Waxman There is 1 minute remaining. Eshoo Nadler Welch ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Farr Napolitano Wilson (FL) b 2344 I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Fattah Neal Woolsey Fitzpatrick Olver Yarmuth So the amendment was rejected. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LEWIS OF Fudge Pallone Young (FL) The result of the vote was announced GEORGIA as above recorded. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished NOES—235 Stated for: business is the demand for a recorded Adams Broun (GA) DesJarlais Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 239, I was vote on the amendment offered by the Aderholt Buchanan Diaz-Balart away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Akin Bucshon Dold EWIS gentleman from Georgia (Mr. L ) on Alexander Buerkle Dreier ments to my constituents. Had I been present, which further proceedings were post- Amash Burgess Duffy I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ poned and on which the noes prevailed Amodei Burton (IN) Duncan (SC) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HOLT by voice vote. Austria Calvert Duncan (TN) Bachmann Camp Ellmers The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished The Clerk will redesignate the Bachus Campbell Emerson business is the demand for a recorded amendment. Barletta Canseco Farenthold vote on the amendment offered by the Bartlett Capito Fincher The Clerk redesignated the amend- Barton (TX) Capuano Flake gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT) ment. Bass (NH) Carter Fleischmann on which further proceedings were Benishek Cassidy Fleming RECORDED VOTE postponed and on which the noes pre- Berg Chabot Flores vailed by voice vote. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Biggert Chaffetz Forbes Bilbray Coble Fortenberry The Clerk will redesignate the has been demanded. Bilirakis Coffman (CO) Foxx amendment. A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (UT) Cole Frank (MA) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Black Conaway Franks (AZ) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Blackburn Cravaack Frelinghuysen ment. minute vote. Bonner Crawford Gallegly RECORDED VOTE The vote was taken by electronic de- Bono Mack Crenshaw Gardner The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Boustany Culberson Garrett vice, and there were—ayes 189, noes 235, Brady (TX) Davis (KY) Gibbs has been demanded. not voting 7, as follows: Brooks Denham Gingrey (GA) A recorded vote was ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6460 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Dold Jordan Rehberg RECORDED VOTE Dreier Kelly Reichert minute vote. Duncan (SC) King (IA) Renacci The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The vote was taken by electronic de- Duncan (TN) King (NY) Rivera has been demanded. vice, and there were—ayes 193, noes 232, Ellmers Kingston Roby A recorded vote was ordered. not voting 6, as follows: Emerson Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) Farenthold Kline Rogers (AL) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- [Roll No. 240] Fincher Labrador Rogers (KY) minute vote. AYES—193 Fitzpatrick Lamborn Rogers (MI) Flake Lance Rohrabacher The vote was taken by electronic de- Ackerman Gonzalez Paul Fleischmann Landry Rokita vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 188, Amash Green, Al Pelosi Fleming Lankford Rooney not voting 5, as follows: Andrews Green, Gene Perlmutter Flores Latham Ros-Lehtinen Baca Grijalva Peters Forbes Latta Roskam [Roll No. 241] Baldwin Gutierrez Peterson Fortenberry Lewis (CA) Ross (FL) AYES—238 Barrow Hahn Petri Foxx LoBiondo Royce Bass (CA) Hanabusa Pingree (ME) Franks (AZ) Long Runyan Adams Gohmert Olson Becerra Hastings (FL) Platts Frelinghuysen Lucas Ryan (WI) Aderholt Goodlatte Palazzo Berkley Heinrich Polis Gallegly Lummis Scalise Akin Gosar Paul Berman Himes Price (NC) Garamendi Lungren, Daniel Schilling Alexander Gowdy Paulsen Bishop (GA) Hinchey Quigley Gardner E. Schmidt Amash Granger Pearce Bishop (NY) Hinojosa Rahall Garrett Mack Schock Amodei Graves (GA) Pence Blumenauer Hirono Rangel Gibbs Manzullo Schweikert Austria Graves (MO) Peterson Bonamici Holden Reyes Gibson Marchant Scott (SC) Bachmann Griffin (AR) Petri Boswell Holt Gingrey (GA) Marino Bachus Griffith (VA) Ribble Scott, Austin Pitts Brady (PA) Honda Gohmert Matheson Sessions Barletta Grimm Poe (TX) Richardson Braley (IA) Hoyer Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) Shimkus Barrow Guinta Pompeo Richmond Brown (FL) Israel Gosar McCarthy (NY) Shuler Barton (TX) Guthrie Posey Rigell Butterfield Jackson (IL) Gowdy McCaul Shuster Benishek Hall Price (GA) Camp Jackson Lee Ross (AR) Granger McClintock Simpson Berg Harper Quayle Capps (TX) Rothman (NJ) Graves (GA) McCotter Smith (NE) Biggert Harris Rahall Capuano Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Graves (MO) McHenry Smith (NJ) Bilbray Hartzler Reed Cardoza Johnson (IL) Ruppersberger Griffin (AR) McKeon Smith (TX) Bilirakis Hastings (WA) Rehberg Carnahan Johnson, E. B. Rush Griffith (VA) McKinley Southerland Bishop (UT) Heck Renacci Carney Kaptur Ryan (OH) Grimm McMorris Stearns Black Hensarling Ribble Carson (IN) Keating Sa´ nchez, Linda Guinta Rodgers Stivers Blackburn Herger Rigell Castor (FL) Kildee T. Guthrie Meehan Stutzman Bonner Herrera Beutler Rivera Chandler Kind Sanchez, Loretta Hall Mica Sullivan Bono Mack Huelskamp Roby Chu Kissell Sarbanes Hanna Miller (FL) Terry Boren Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) Cicilline Langevin Schakowsky Harper Miller (MI) Thompson (PA) Boustany Hultgren Rogers (AL) Clarke (MI) Larsen (WA) Schiff Harris Miller, Gary Thornberry Brady (TX) Hunter Rogers (KY) Clarke (NY) Larson (CT) Schrader Hartzler Murphy (PA) Tiberi Brooks Hurt Rogers (MI) Clay LaTourette Schwartz Hastings (WA) Myrick Turner (NY) Broun (GA) Issa Rohrabacher Cleaver Lee (CA) Scott (VA) Hayworth Neugebauer Turner (OH) Buchanan Jenkins Rokita Clyburn Levin Scott, David Heck Noem Upton Bucshon Johnson (OH) Rooney Cohen Lewis (GA) Sensenbrenner Hensarling Nugent Walberg Buerkle Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen Connolly (VA) Lipinski Serrano Herger Nunes Walden Burgess Jordan Roskam Conyers Loebsack Sewell Herrera Beutler Nunnelee Walsh (IL) Burton (IN) Kelly Ross (AR) Cooper Lofgren, Zoe Sherman Higgins Olson Webster Calvert King (IA) Ross (FL) Costa Lowey Sires Hochul Palazzo West Camp King (NY) Royce Costello Luetkemeyer Smith (WA) Huelskamp Paulsen Westmoreland Campbell Kingston Runyan ´ Courtney Lujan Speier Huizenga (MI) Pearce Whitfield Canseco Kinzinger (IL) Ryan (WI) Critz Lynch Stark Hultgren Pence Wilson (SC) Capito Kline Scalise Crowley Maloney Sutton Hunter Pitts Wittman Carter Labrador Schilling Cuellar Markey Thompson (CA) Hurt Poe (TX) Wolf Cassidy Lamborn Schmidt Cummings Matsui Thompson (MS) Issa Pompeo Womack Chabot Lance Schock Davis (CA) McCollum Tierney Jenkins Posey Woodall Chaffetz Landry Schweikert Davis (IL) McDermott Tipton Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Yoder Coble Lankford Scott (SC) DeFazio McGovern Tonko Johnson, Sam Quayle Young (AK) Coffman (CO) Latham Scott, Austin DeGette McIntyre Jones Cole LaTourette Towns Reed Young (FL) Sensenbrenner DeLauro McNerney Conaway Latta Sessions Tsongas Deutch Michaud NOT VOTING—6 Costello Lewis (CA) Shimkus Van Hollen Dicks Miller (NC) Cantor Filner Meeks Cravaack LoBiondo Shuster Vela´ zquez Dingell Miller, George Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Slaughter Crawford Long Simpson Visclosky Doggett Moore Crenshaw Lucas Smith (NE) Walz (MN) Doyle Moran ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Critz Luetkemeyer Smith (NJ) Duffy Mulvaney Wasserman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Culberson Lummis Smith (TX) Schultz Edwards Murphy (CT) There is 1 minute remaining. Davis (KY) Lungren, Daniel Southerland Ellison Nadler Waters Denham E. Stearns Engel Napolitano Watt b 2347 Dent Mack Stivers Eshoo Neal Waxman DesJarlais Manzullo Stutzman Farr Olver Welch So the amendment was rejected. Diaz-Balart Marchant Sullivan Fattah Owens Wilson (FL) The result of the vote was announced Dreier Marino Terry Frank (MA) Pallone Woolsey as above recorded. Duffy McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) Yarmuth Fudge Pascrell Stated for: Duncan (SC) McCaul Thornberry Gerlach Pastor (AZ) Young (IN) Duncan (TN) McClintock Tiberi Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 240, I was Ellmers McCotter Tipton NOES—232 away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Emerson McHenry Turner (NY) Adams Bishop (UT) Capito ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Farenthold McIntyre Turner (OH) Aderholt Black Carter Fincher McKeon Upton Akin Blackburn Cassidy I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Fitzpatrick McKinley Walberg Alexander Bonner Chabot AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. CRAVAACK Flake McMorris Walden Altmire Bono Mack Chaffetz The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Fleischmann Rodgers Walsh (IL) Amodei Boren Coble Fleming Meehan Webster Austria Boustany Coffman (CO) business is the demand for a recorded Flores Mica West Bachmann Brady (TX) Cole vote on the amendment offered by the Forbes Miller (FL) Westmoreland Bachus Brooks Conaway gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Fortenberry Miller (MI) Whitfield Barletta Broun (GA) Cravaack CRAVAACK) on which further pro- Foxx Miller, Gary Wilson (SC) Bartlett Buchanan Crawford Franks (AZ) Mulvaney Wittman Barton (TX) Bucshon Crenshaw ceedings were postponed and on which Frelinghuysen Murphy (PA) Wolf Bass (NH) Buerkle Culberson the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Gallegly Myrick Womack Benishek Burgess Davis (KY) The Clerk will redesignate the Gardner Neugebauer Woodall Berg Burton (IN) Denham amendment. Garrett Noem Yoder Biggert Calvert Dent Gerlach Nugent Young (AK) Bilbray Campbell DesJarlais The Clerk redesignated the amend- Gibbs Nunes Young (FL) Bilirakis Canseco Diaz-Balart ment. Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Young (IN)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6461 NOES—188 The Clerk will redesignate the Barrow Grijalva Pelosi Bass (CA) Grimm Perlmutter Ackerman Gibson Napolitano amendment. Becerra Gutierrez Peters Altmire Gonzalez Neal The Clerk redesignated the amend- Berg Hahn Peterson Andrews Green, Al Olver Berkley Hanabusa Baca Green, Gene ment. Pingree (ME) Owens Berman Harper Baldwin Grijalva Pitts Pallone RECORDED VOTE Biggert Hastings (FL) Bartlett Gutierrez Price (NC) Pascrell Bishop (GA) Heinrich Bass (CA) Hahn The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Quigley Pastor (AZ) Bishop (NY) Herrera Beutler Bass (NH) Hanabusa has been demanded. Rahall Pelosi Blumenauer Higgins Becerra Hanna Rangel Perlmutter A recorded vote was ordered. Bonamici Himes Berkley Hastings (FL) Reichert Peters Bonner Hinchey Berman Hayworth The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Reyes Pingree (ME) Boren Hinojosa Bishop (GA) Heinrich minute vote. Richardson Platts Boswell Hirono Bishop (NY) Higgins Richmond Polis The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (PA) Hochul Blumenauer Himes Rivera Price (NC) Braley (IA) Holden Bonamici Hinchey vice, and there were—ayes 209, noes 217, Ros-Lehtinen Quigley Brown (FL) Holt Boswell Hinojosa not voting 5, as follows: Ross (AR) Rangel Butterfield Honda Brady (PA) Hirono Reichert [Roll No. 242] Capito Hoyer Rothman (NJ) Braley (IA) Hochul Reyes Capps Israel Roybal-Allard Brown (FL) Holden AYES—209 Richardson Capuano Jackson (IL) Ruppersberger Butterfield Holt Richmond Adams Goodlatte Nugent Cardoza Jackson Lee Rush Capps Honda Rothman (NJ) Akin Gosar Nunes Carnahan (TX) Ryan (OH) Capuano Hoyer Roybal-Allard Alexander Gowdy Nunnelee Carney Johnson (GA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Cardoza Israel Ruppersberger Amash Granger Olson Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. T. Carnahan Jackson (IL) Rush Amodei Graves (GA) Palazzo Castor (FL) Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Carney Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) Austria Graves (MO) Paul Chandler Keating Sarbanes Carson (IN) (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachmann Griffin (AR) Paulsen Chu Kildee Schakowsky Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) T. Bachus Griffith (VA) Pearce Cicilline Kind Schiff Chandler Johnson (IL) Sanchez, Loretta Barletta Guinta Pence Clarke (MI) King (NY) Schrader Chu Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes Bartlett Guthrie Petri Clarke (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Schwartz Cicilline Jones Schakowsky Barton (TX) Hall Clay Kissell Scott (VA) Clarke (MI) Kaptur Platts Schiff Bass (NH) Hanna Cleaver Langevin Scott, David Clarke (NY) Keating Poe (TX) Benishek Harris Clyburn Larsen (WA) Serrano Clay Kildee Schrader Polis Bilbray Hartzler Cohen Larson (CT) Sewell Cleaver Kind Schwartz Pompeo Bilirakis Hastings (WA) Cole LaTourette Sherman Clyburn Kissell Scott (VA) Posey Bishop (UT) Hayworth Connolly (VA) Lee (CA) Shimkus Cohen Langevin Scott, David Price (GA) Black Heck Conyers Levin Shuler Connolly (VA) Larsen (WA) Serrano Quayle Blackburn Hensarling Cooper Lewis (GA) Sires Conyers Larson (CT) Sewell Reed Bono Mack Herger Costa LoBiondo Cooper Lee (CA) Sherman Rehberg Smith (NJ) Boustany Huelskamp Costello Loebsack Costa Levin Shuler Renacci Smith (TX) Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Courtney Lofgren, Zoe Courtney Lewis (GA) Sires Ribble Smith (WA) Brooks Hultgren Critz Lowey Crowley Lipinski Smith (WA) Rigell Speier Broun (GA) Hunter Crowley Lucas Cuellar Loebsack Speier Roby Stark Buchanan Hurt Cuellar Luja´ n Cummings Lofgren, Zoe Stark Roe (TN) Stivers Bucshon Issa Cummings Lynch Davis (CA) Lowey Sutton Rogers (AL) Sutton Buerkle Jenkins Davis (CA) Maloney Davis (IL) Luja´ n Thompson (CA) Terry Burgess Johnson (IL) Rogers (KY) Davis (IL) Manzullo DeFazio Lynch Thompson (MS) Thompson (CA) Burton (IN) Johnson (OH) Rogers (MI) DeFazio Marchant DeGette Maloney Tierney Thompson (MS) Calvert Johnson, Sam Rohrabacher DeGette Markey DeLauro Markey Tonko Thompson (PA) Camp Jones Rokita DeLauro Matheson Deutch Matheson Towns Tiberi Campbell Jordan Rooney Deutch Matsui Dicks Matsui Tsongas Tierney Canseco Kelly Roskam Diaz-Balart McCarthy (NY) Dingell McCarthy (NY) Van Hollen Tonko Carter King (IA) Ross (FL) Dicks McCollum Doggett McCollum Vela´ zquez Towns Cassidy Kingston Royce Dingell McDermott Dold McDermott Visclosky Chabot Kline Runyan Doggett McGovern Tsongas Doyle McGovern Walz (MN) Chaffetz Labrador Ryan (WI) Dold McNerney Turner (NY) Edwards McNerney Wasserman Coble Lamborn Scalise Doyle Meeks Van Hollen Ellison Meeks Schultz ´ Coffman (CO) Lance Schilling Dreier Michaud Velazquez Engel Michaud Waters Conaway Landry Schmidt Edwards Miller (NC) Visclosky Eshoo Miller (NC) Watt Cravaack Lankford Schock Ellison Miller, George Walz (MN) Farr Miller, George Waxman Crawford Latham Schweikert Engel Moore Wasserman Fattah Moore Welch Crenshaw Latta Scott (SC) Eshoo Moran Schultz Frank (MA) Moran Wilson (FL) Culberson Lewis (CA) Scott, Austin Farr Murphy (CT) Waters Fudge Murphy (CT) Woolsey Davis (KY) Lipinski Sensenbrenner Fattah Nadler Watt Garamendi Nadler Yarmuth Denham Long Sessions Frank (MA) Napolitano Waxman NOT VOTING—5 Dent Luetkemeyer Shuster Fudge Neal Welch DesJarlais Lummis Simpson Garamendi Olver Whitfield Cantor Filner Slaughter Duffy Lungren, Daniel Gibson Owens Wilson (FL) Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Smith (NE) Duncan (SC) E. Southerland Gonzalez Pallone Woolsey Duncan (TN) Mack ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Stearns Green, Al Pascrell Yarmuth Ellmers Marino Stutzman Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) Young (AK) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Emerson McCarthy (CA) Sullivan There is 1 minute remaining. Farenthold McCaul NOT VOTING—5 Thornberry Fincher McClintock Tipton Cantor Filner Slaughter b 2351 Fitzpatrick McCotter Turner (OH) Donnelly (IN) Kucinich So the amendment was agreed to. Flake McHenry Upton ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR The result of the vote was announced Fleischmann McIntyre Fleming McKeon Walberg The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). as above recorded. Walden Flores McKinley There is 1 minute remaining. Stated against: Forbes McMorris Walsh (IL) Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 241, I was Fortenberry Rodgers Webster b 2354 West away from the Capitol due to prior commit- Foxx Meehan Franks (AZ) Mica Westmoreland So the amendment was rejected. ments to my constituents. Had I been present, Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Wilson (SC) The result of the vote was announced I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Gallegly Miller (MI) Wittman as above recorded. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE Gardner Miller, Gary Wolf Stated against: Garrett Mulvaney Womack The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Gerlach Murphy (PA) Woodall Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 242, I was business is the demand for a recorded Gibbs Myrick Yoder away from the Capitol due to prior commit- vote on the second amendment offered Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Young (FL) ments to my constituents. Had I been present, by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gohmert Noem Young (IN) I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ FLAKE) on which further proceedings NOES—217 AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE were postponed and on which the ayes Ackerman Altmire Baca The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished prevailed by voice vote. Aderholt Andrews Baldwin business is the demand for a recorded

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6462 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 vote on the third amendment offered Walsh (IL) Wilson (SC) Yoder ments to my constituents. Had I been present, by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Webster Wittman Young (AK) I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ West Wolf Young (FL) FLAKE) on which further proceedings Westmoreland Womack The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will were postponed and on which the ayes Whitfield Woodall read. prevailed by voice vote. NOES—208 The Clerk read as follows: The Clerk will redesignate the Ackerman Gibson Pallone This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, amendment. Aderholt Gonzalez Pascrell Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Ap- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Altmire Green, Al Pastor (AZ) propriations Act, 2013’’. ment. Andrews Grijalva Pelosi Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I move Baca Grimm Perlmutter RECORDED VOTE Baldwin Gutierrez Peters that the Committee do now rise and re- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bartlett Hahn Peterson port the bill back to the House with Bass (CA) Hanabusa Pingree (ME) sundry amendments, with the rec- has been demanded. Becerra Hanna Platts ommendation that the amendments be A recorded vote was ordered. Berkley Hastings (FL) Polis The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Berman Hayworth Price (NC) agreed to and that the bill, as amend- Biggert Heinrich Quigley ed, do pass. minute vote. Bilbray Higgins Rahall Bishop (GA) Himes The motion was agreed to. The vote was taken by electronic de- Rangel Bishop (NY) Hinchey Accordingly, the Committee rose; vice, and there were—ayes 218, noes 208, Reichert Blumenauer Hinojosa Renacci and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. not voting 5, as follows: Bonamici Hirono DENHAM) having assumed the chair, Mr. [Roll No. 243] Boren Hochul Reyes Richardson PRICE of Georgia, Acting Chair of the AYES—218 Boswell Holden Brady (PA) Holt Richmond Committee of the Whole House on the Ross (AR) Adams Garrett Miller (FL) Braley (IA) Honda state of the Union, reported that that Akin Gerlach Miller (MI) Brown (FL) Hoyer Rothman (NJ) Alexander Gibbs Miller, Gary Butterfield Hurt Roybal-Allard Committee, having had under consider- Amash Gingrey (GA) Mulvaney Capps Jackson (IL) Ruppersberger ation the bill (H.R. 5326) making appro- Amodei Gohmert Murphy (PA) Capuano Jackson Lee Rush priations for the Departments of Com- Ryan (OH) Austria Goodlatte Myrick Cardoza (TX) merce and Justice, Science, and Re- Bachmann Gosar Neugebauer Carnahan Johnson (GA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachus Gowdy Noem Carson (IN) Johnson (IL) T. lated Agencies for the fiscal year end- Barletta Granger Nugent Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta ing September 30, 2013, and for other Barrow Graves (GA) Nunes Chandler Kaptur Sarbanes purposes, directed him to report the Barton (TX) Graves (MO) Nunnelee Chu Keating Schakowsky Bass (NH) Green, Gene Olson Cicilline Kelly Schiff bill back to the House with sundry Benishek Griffin (AR) Owens Clarke (MI) Kildee Schrader amendments adopted in the Committee Berg Griffith (VA) Palazzo Clarke (NY) Kind Schwartz of the Whole, with the recommendation Bilirakis Guinta Paul Clay King (NY) Scott (VA) that the amendments be agreed to and Bishop (UT) Guthrie Paulsen Cleaver Kissell Scott, David Black Hall Pearce Clyburn Langevin Serrano that the bill, as amended, do pass. Blackburn Harper Pence Cohen Larsen (WA) Sewell The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Bonner Harris Petri Cole Larson (CT) Sherman House Resolution 643, the previous Bono Mack Hartzler Pitts Connolly (VA) Latham Shuler question is ordered. Boustany Hastings (WA) Poe (TX) Conyers Lee (CA) Sires Brady (TX) Heck Pompeo Cooper Levin Smith (WA) Is a separate vote demanded on any Brooks Hensarling Posey Costa Lewis (GA) Speier amendment reported from the Com- Broun (GA) Herger Price (GA) Costello Lipinski Stark mittee of the Whole? If not, the Chair Buchanan Herrera Beutler Quayle Courtney Loebsack Stivers will put them en gros. Bucshon Huelskamp Reed Critz Lofgren, Zoe Sutton Buerkle Huizenga (MI) Rehberg Crowley Lowey Thompson (CA) The amendments were agreed to. Burgess Hultgren Ribble Cuellar Lucas Thompson (MS) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Burton (IN) Hunter Rigell Cummings Luja´ n Thompson (PA) Calvert Israel Rivera Davis (CA) Lynch question is on the engrossment and Tiberi Camp Issa Roby Davis (IL) Maloney third reading of the bill. Tierney Campbell Jenkins Roe (TN) DeFazio Markey Tipton The bill was ordered to be engrossed Canseco Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) DeGette Matheson Tonko and read a third time, and was read the Capito Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) DeLauro Matsui Carney Jones Rogers (MI) Dent McCarthy (NY) Towns third time. Carter Jordan Rohrabacher Deutch McCollum Tsongas The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Turner (OH) Cassidy King (IA) Rokita Dicks McDermott ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Chabot Kingston Rooney Dingell McGovern Van Hollen Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Doggett McIntyre Vela´ zquez consideration of H.R. 5326 is postponed. Coble Kline Roskam Dold McNerney Visclosky Coffman (CO) Labrador Ross (FL) Doyle Meeks Walz (MN) f Conaway Lamborn Royce Edwards Michaud Wasserman Cravaack Lance Runyan Ellison Miller (NC) Schultz Crawford Landry Ryan (WI) Engel Miller, George Waters SENATE BILL REFERRED Crenshaw Lankford Scalise Eshoo Moore Watt A bill of the Senate of the following Culberson LaTourette Schilling Farr Moran Waxman Davis (KY) Latta Schmidt Fattah Murphy (CT) Welch title was taken from the Speaker’s Denham Lewis (CA) Schock Fitzpatrick Nadler Wilson (FL) table and, under the rule, referred as DesJarlais LoBiondo Schweikert Frank (MA) Napolitano Woolsey follows: Diaz-Balart Long Scott (SC) Fudge Neal Yarmuth Dreier Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin Garamendi Olver Young (IN) S. 743. An act to amend chapter 23 of title Duffy Lummis Sensenbrenner 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclo- Duncan (SC) Lungren, Daniel Sessions NOT VOTING—5 sures of information protected from prohib- Duncan (TN) E. Shimkus Cantor Filner Slaughter ited personnel practices, require a statement Ellmers Mack Shuster Donnelly (IN) Kucinich in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agree- Emerson Manzullo Simpson ments that such policies, forms, and agree- Farenthold Marchant Smith (NE) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ments conform with certain disclosure pro- Fincher Marino Smith (NJ) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). tections, provide certain authority for the Flake McCarthy (CA) Smith (TX) There is 1 minute remaining. Fleischmann McCaul Southerland Special Counsel, and for other purposes; to Fleming McClintock Stearns b 2357 the Committee on Government Reform; in Flores McCotter Stutzman addition, to the House Permanent Select Forbes McHenry Sullivan So the amendment was agreed to. Committee on Intelligence; and to the Com- Fortenberry McKeon Terry The result of the vote was announced mittee on Homeland Security for a period to Foxx McKinley Thornberry as above recorded. be subsequently determined by the Speaker, Franks (AZ) McMorris Turner (NY) Stated against: Frelinghuysen Rodgers Upton in each case for consideration of such provi- Gallegly Meehan Walberg Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall 243, I was sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Gardner Mica Walden away from the Capitol due to prior commit- committee concerned.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD May 9, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 6463 SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED of real property in Tracy, California, to the The motion was agreed to; accord- City of Tracy. The Speaker announced his signature ingly (at 12 o’clock and 1 minute a.m.), f to an enrolled bill of the Senate of the under its previous order, the House ad- following title: ADJOURNMENT journed until today, Thursday, May 10, S. 1302. An act to authorize the Adminis- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I move that 2012, at 9 a.m. trator of General Services to conveyh a parcel the House do now adjourn. EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Reports concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for Official Foreign Travel during the first quarter of 2012 pursuant to Public Law 95–384 are as follows:

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Terri Sewell ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 498.00 ...... (3) ...... 498.00 2/21 2/23 Slovakia ...... 186.00 ...... (3) ...... 186.00 2/23 2/23 Belgium ...... (3) ...... 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 200.00 ...... (3) ...... 200.00 Committee total ...... 884.00 ...... 884.00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. FRANK D. LUCAS, Chairman, Apr. 26, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Harold Rogers ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 642.04 ...... 642.04 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥65.40 ...... ¥65.40 Hon. Norm Dicks ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 3 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 627.25 ...... 627.25 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Hon. Ander Crenshaw ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 627.25 ...... 627.25 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Hon. Rodney Alexander ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 3 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 570.58 ...... 570.58 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Hon. Steven LaTourette ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 571.25 ...... 571.25 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Hon. Tom Cole ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 611.00 ...... 611.00 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Hon. Mike Simpson ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 550.00 ...... 550.00 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Will Smith ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 615.58 ...... 615.58 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥64.57 ...... ¥64.57 BG Wright ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 634.33 ...... 634.33 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... 73.53 ...... 7.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... 2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥58.00 ...... ¥58.00 Anne Marie Chotvacs ...... 1/6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... 24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 634.33 ...... 634.33 Hotel taxes, porterage charges ...... United States ...... $73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. Delegation Expenses ...... $2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥128.45 ...... ¥128.45 Paul Juola ...... 1 /6 1/7 United States ...... 199.00 ...... 199.00 Hotel taxes ...... United States ...... $24.71 ...... 24.71 1 /8 1 /10 New Zealand ...... 570.50 ...... 570.50 1/10 1/13 Australia ...... 1,616.18 ...... 1,616.18 1/13 1/15 Philippines ...... 576.12 ...... 576.12 1/15 1/16 United States ...... 3 597.50 ...... 597.50 Hotel taxes, porterage chares ...... United States ...... $73.53 ...... 73.53 Misc. delegation expenses ...... $2,864.25 ...... 2,864.25 Mike Ringler ...... 1/3 1/4 New Zealand ...... 619.98 ...... 619.98 1 /5 1 /9 Antarctica ...... 1 /9 1 /10 New Zealand ...... Part Commercial aircraft ...... 14,044.40 ...... 14,044.40 Part Government Aircraft ...... Jennifer Hing ...... 1/3 1/4 New Zealand ...... 730.00 ...... 730.00 1 /5 1 /9 Antarctica ...... 1 /9 1 /12 New Zealand ...... Part Commercial Aircraft ...... 14,044.40 ...... 14,044.40 Part Government Aircraft ...... Mike Robinson ...... 1/3 1/4 New Zealand ...... 592.93 ...... 592.93 1 /5 1 /9 Antarctica ...... 1 /9 1 /12 New Zealand ...... Part Commercial Aircraft ...... 14,044.40 ...... 14,044.40 Part Government Aircraft ...... Diana Simpson ...... 1/3 1/4 New Zealand ...... 592.93 ...... 592.93 1 /5 1 /9 Antarctica ...... 1 /9 1 /10 New Zealand ...... Part Commercial Aircraft ...... 14,044.40 ...... 14,044.40 Part Government Aircraft ...... Stephanie Gupta ...... 1/3 1 /4 New Zealand ...... 640.00 ...... 640.00 1 /5 1 /9 Antarctica ...... 1 /9 1 /10 New Zealand ...... Part Commercial Aircraft ...... 14,044.40 ...... 14,044.40 Part Government Aircraft ...... Kathleen L. Kraninger ...... 1 /15 1 /16 Guatemala ...... 414.54 ...... 414.54 1/16 1/18 Panama ...... 506.00 ...... 506.00 1/18 1/21 Colombia ...... 1,356.50 ...... 1,356.50 Commercial Aircraft ...... 1,373.90 ...... 1,373.90 Misc. transportation costs ...... 262.00 ...... 262.00 Jeffrey H. Ashford ...... 1/15 1/16 Guatemala ...... 414.54 ...... 414.54 1/16 1/18 Panama ...... 506.00 ...... 506.00 1/18 1/21 Colombia ...... 1,356.50 ...... 1,356.50 Commercial aircraft ...... 1,373.90 ...... 1,373.90 Misc. transportation costs ...... 262.00 ...... 262.00 Michael Friedberg ...... 1/8 1 /14 Brazil ...... 2,948.82 ...... 2,948.82 Commercial aircraft ...... 4,493.60 ...... 4,493.60 Misc. delegation costs ...... 1,294.41 ...... 1,294.41 Misc. transportation costs ...... 77.40 ...... 77.40 Hon. Kay Granger ...... 1/6 1 /7 Ghana ...... 428.00 ...... 428.00 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥165.78 ...... ¥165.78 Commercial Aircraft ...... 3,612.15 ...... 3,612.15 Hon. Betty McCollum ...... 1/4 1/10 Bangladesh ...... 1,759.00 ...... 1,759.00 Misc. transportation costs ...... 306.22 ...... 306.22 Misc. delegation costs ...... 1,441.23 ...... 1,441.23 Hon. Mario Diaz Balart ...... 1/25 1/28 Switzerland ...... 1,787.90 ...... 1,787.90 Misc. delegation costs ...... 1,111.96 ...... 1,111.96 Commercial aircraft ...... 2,024.50 ...... 2,024.50 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥374.00 ...... ¥374.00 Hon. Nita Lowey ...... 1/25 1/30 Switzerland ...... 2,328.33 ...... 2,328.33 Misc. delegation costs ...... 1,051.56 ...... 1,051.56 Commercial aircraft ...... 1,270.50 ...... 1,270.50 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥748.00 ...... ¥748.00 Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen ...... 2/19 2/20 Japan ...... 1,175.47 ...... 1,175.47 2/23 2/26 ...... 2/20 2/23 Korea ...... 1,344.00 ...... 1,344.00 Misc. delegation costs ...... 198.02 ...... 198.02 Commercial aircraft ...... 13,371.40 ...... 13,371.40 Misc. transportation costs ...... 57 ...... 57 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥175.00 ...... ¥175.00 Hon. Ken Calvert ...... 2 /19 2 /20 Japan ...... 1,175.47 ...... 1,175.47 2/23 2/26 ...... 2/20 2/23 Korea ...... 1,344.00 ...... 1,344.00 Misc. delegation costs ...... 198.02 ...... 198.02 Commercial aircraft ...... 13,371.40 ...... 13,371.40 Misc. transportation costs ...... 57 ...... 57 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥175.00 ...... ¥175.00 Hon. Tom McLemore ...... 2/19 2/20 Japan ...... 1,175.47 ...... 1,175.47

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

2/23 2/26 ...... 2/20 2/23 Korea ...... 1,344.00 ...... 1,344.00 Misc. delegation costs ...... 198.02 ...... 198.02 Commercial aircraft ...... 13,371.40 ...... 13,371.40 Misc. transportation costs ...... 57 ...... 57 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥25.50 ...... ¥25.50 BG Wright ...... 2/19 2/20 Japan ...... 1,175.47 ...... 1,175.47 2/23 2/26 ...... 2/20 2/23 Korea ...... 1,344.00 ...... 1,344.00 Misc. delegation costs ...... 198.02 ...... 198.02 Commercial aircraft ...... 13,371.40 ...... 13,371.40 Misc. transportation costs ...... 57 ...... 57 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥38.00 ...... ¥38.00 Ms. Brooke Boyer ...... 2/19 2/20 Japan ...... 1,175.47 ...... 1,175.47 2/23 2/26 ...... 2/20 2/23 Korea ...... 1,344.00 ...... 1,344.00 Misc. delegation costs ...... 198.02 ...... 198.02 Commercial aircraft ...... 13,371.40 ...... 13,371.40 Misc. transportation costs ...... 57 ...... 57 Jennifer Miller ...... 2/18 2/20 Egypt ...... 469.19 ...... 469.18 2/20 2/22 Lebanon ...... 394.00 ...... 394.00 2/22 2/24 Jordan ...... 889.01 ...... 889.01 Hotel Taxes ...... 151.82 ...... 151.82 Misc. transportation costs ...... 240.00 ...... 240.00 Commercial aircraft ...... 8,734.60 ...... 8,734.60 Adrienne Ramsay ...... 2 /18 2 /20 Egypt ...... 469.19 ...... 469.18 2/20 2/22 Lebanon ...... 394.00 ...... 394.00 2/22 2/24 Jordan ...... 889.01 ...... 889.01 Hotel Taxes ...... 151.82 ...... 151.82 Misc. transportation costs ...... 17.60 ...... 17.60 Commercial aircraft ...... 8,734.60 ...... 8,734.60 Hon. Frank Wolf ...... 2 /17 United States ...... 2/18 2/21 Kenya ...... 339.93 ...... 339.93 2/19 2/21 South Sudan ...... 540.00 ...... 540.00 2/21 2/21 Kenya ...... Misc. transportation costs ...... 1,269.25 ...... 1,269.25 Misc. embassy Costs ...... 112.82 ...... 112.82 Commercial aircraft ...... 13,753.00 ...... 13,753.00 Return of unused per diem ...... ¥425.00 ...... ¥425.00 Ann Reese ...... 3/9 3 /14 Bahrain ...... 1,322.85 ...... 1,322.85 3/14 3/15 Qatar ...... 340.57 ...... 340.57 Misc. transportation costs ...... 162.00 ...... 162.00 Commercial aircraft ...... 8,713.05 ...... 8,713.05 Donna Shahbaz ...... 3/9 3 /10 Japan ...... 192.25 ...... 192.25 3/10 3/12 Korea ...... 700.00 ...... 700.00 Misc. transportation costs ...... 50.32 ...... 50.32 Commercial aircraft ...... 6,571.70 ...... 6,571.70 Dale Oak ...... 3/9 3 /10 Japan ...... 192.25 ...... 192.25 3/10 3/12 Korea ...... 700.00 ...... 700.00 Misc. transportation costs ...... 50.32 ...... 50.32 Commercial aircraft ...... 6,571.70 ...... 6,571.70 Sarah Young ...... 3/9 3/10 Japan ...... 192.25 ...... 192.25 3/10 3/12 Korea ...... 700.00 ...... 700.00 Misc. transportation costs ...... 50.32 ...... 50.32 Commercial aircraft ...... 6,571.70 ...... 6,571.70 Matthew Washington ...... 3/9 3/10 Japan ...... 192.25 ...... 192.25 3/10 3/12 Korea ...... 700.00 ...... 700.00 Misc. transportation costs ...... 50.32 ...... 50.32 Commercial aircraft ...... 6,571.70 ...... 6,571.70 Committee total ...... 78,163.76 ...... 218,148.30 ...... 38,970.51 ...... 335,282.57 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. HAROLD ROGERS, Chairman, Apr. 30, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON ETHICS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

HOUSE COMMITTEES Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return. ◊ 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. JO BONNER, Chairman, Apr. 16, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Bill Huizenga ...... 1/13 1/15 Afghanistan ...... 56.00 ...... 11,967.70 ...... 12,023.70 Hon. Rube´n Hinojosa ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 2,153.97 ...... (3) ...... 2,153.97 2/21 2/23 Slovakia ...... 587.65 ...... (3) ...... 587.65 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 529.27 ...... (3) ...... 529.27 Committee total ...... 3,326.89 ...... 11,967.70 ...... 15,294.59 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals.

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REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Steve Chabot ...... 1/9 1 /11 Israel ...... 802.00 ...... 5 8,268.69 ...... 9,070.69 1/11 1/12 Qatar ...... 291.00 ...... 291.00 1/12 1/13 Romania ...... 262.00 ...... 262.00 1/13 1/15 Albania ...... 503.00 ...... 503.00 ...... 4 10,754.90 ...... 10,754.90 Kevin Fitzpatrick ...... 1 /9 1/11 Israel ...... 814.00 ...... 814.00 1/11 1/12 Qatar ...... 296.00 ...... 296.00 1/12 1/13 Romania ...... 267.00 ...... 267.00 1/13 1/15 Albania ...... 493.00 ...... 493.00 ...... 4 11,630.20 ...... 11,630.20 Sajit Gandhi ...... 1/7 1 /8 Turkey ...... 373.00 ...... (3) ...... 373.00 1 /8 1 /10 India ...... 1,100.00 ...... (3) ...... 1,100.00 Commercial airfare ...... 1/10 1/11 Thailand ...... 215.00 ...... 215.00 1/11 1/12 Burma ...... 208.00 ...... (3) ...... 208.00 Commercial airfare ...... 1/12 1/13 India ...... 340.00 ...... 340.00 Commercial airfare ...... 1/13 1/14 Slovak Republic ...... 318.00 ...... (3) ...... 318.00 ...... 4 598.00 ...... 598.00 Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ...... 1/7 1/8 Turkey ...... 642.82 ...... (3) ...... 642.82 1 /8 1 /10 Qatar ...... 679.48 ...... (3) ...... 679.48 1/10 1/11 Saudi Arabia ...... 399.66 ...... (3) ...... 399.66 1/11 1/13 United Arab Emirates ...... 1,051.30 ...... (3) ...... 1,051.30 1/13 1/14 France ...... 565.25 ...... (3) ...... 565.25 Hon. Dana Rohrabacher ...... 1/7 1/13 Germany ...... 1,910.14 ...... 5 25,860.88 ...... 27,771.02 ...... 4 10,611.70 ...... 10,611.70 Paul Berkowitz ...... 1/7 1 /13 Germany ...... 2,071.14 ...... 2,071.14 ...... 4 3,096.40 ...... 3,096.40 William Hawkins ...... 1 /7 1/13 Germany ...... 2,071.14 ...... 2,071.14 ...... 4 2,248.70 ...... 2,248.70 John Lis ...... 1/10 1/14 Kyrgyz Republic ...... 1,484.00 ...... 1,484.00 ...... 4 10,178.00 ...... 10,178.00 Christina Jenckes ...... 1/10 1/14 Kyrgyz Republic ...... 1,419.00 ...... 1,419.00 ...... 4 10,143.10 ...... 10,143.10 Brent Wollfork ...... 1/10 1/14 Kyrgyz Republic ...... 1,474.00 ...... 1,474.00 ...... 4 10,143.10 ...... 10,143.10 Diana Ohlbaum ...... 1/16 1/18 Haiti ...... 304.00 ...... 304.00 ...... 4 1,190.50 ...... 1,190.50 Hon. Jeff Fortenberry ...... 1/26 1/28 Switzerland ...... 1,100.00 ...... 3 ...... 1,100.00 1/28 1/30 France ...... 392.76 ...... 3 ...... 392.76 Hon. Ted Deutch ...... 2/3 2/5 Germany ...... 624.00 ...... 6 ...... 624.00 ...... 6 951.70 ...... 951.70 Hon. Dan Burton ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 2,126.00 ...... 3 ...... 5 16,750.00 ...... 18,876.00 2/21 2/23 Slovak Republic ...... 576.10 ...... 3 ...... 5 10,929.96 ...... 11,506.06 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 532.00 ...... 3 ...... 5 1,696.48 ...... 2,228.48 Hon. Gregory Meeks ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 2,125.44 ...... 3 ...... 2,125.44 2/21 2/23 Slovak Republic ...... 575.93 ...... 3 ...... 575.93 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 470.50 ...... 3 ...... 470.50 Hon. Federicka Wilson ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 1,973.49 ...... (3) ...... 1,973.49 2/21 2/23 Slovak Republic ...... 531.11 ...... 531.11 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 449.14 ...... 449.14 Brian Wanko ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 1,973.93 ...... 1,973.93 2/21 2/23 Slovak Republic ...... 550.09 ...... 550.09 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 506.00 ...... 506.00 Edmund Rice ...... 2/18 2/21 France ...... 1,927.00 ...... 1,927.00 2/21 2/23 Slovak Republic ...... 480.00 ...... 480.00 2/23 2/25 Hungary ...... 410.00 ...... 410.00 Christina Jenckes ...... 2/20 2/25 Zambia ...... 3,057.00 ...... 3,057.00 ...... 4 10,513.10 ...... 10,513.00 Kristal Quarker ...... 2/20 2/25 Zambia ...... 1,639.00 ...... 1,639.00 ...... 4 10,523.10 ...... 10,523.10 Algene Sajery ...... 2/20 2/25 Zambia ...... 1,629.00 ...... 1,629.00 ...... 4 10,546.10 ...... 10,546.10 Diana Ohlbaum ...... 2/20 2/25 Zambia ...... 1,626.00 ...... 1,626.00 ...... 4 10,624.10 ...... 10,624.10 Matthew Zweig ...... 3/9 3 /11 Saudi Arabia ...... 767.00 ...... 767.00 3/11 3/13 United Arab Emirates ...... 485.00 ...... 485.00 3/13 3/14 Yemen ...... 152.50 ...... 152.50 3/14 3/15 Qatar ...... 331.35 ...... 331.35 3/16 3/16 Bahrain ...... 284.00 ...... 284.00 ...... 4 4,939.50 ...... 4,939.50 Riley Moore ...... 3/9 3/11 Saudi Arabia ...... 820.00 ...... 820.00 3/11 3/13 United Arab Emirates ...... 573.60 ...... 573.60 3/13 3/14 Yemen ...... 227.98 ...... 227.98 3/14 3/15 Qatar ...... 280.67 ...... 280.67 3/16 3/16 Bahrain ...... 293.56 ...... 293.56 ...... 4 8,109.70 ...... 8,109.70 Ed Stein ...... 3/9 3 /11 Saudi Arabia ...... 884.04 ...... 884.04 3/11 3/13 United Arab Emirates ...... 520.60 ...... 520.60 3/13 3/14 Yemen ...... 156.04 ...... 156.04 3/14 3/15 Qatar ...... 247.59 ...... 247.59 3/16 3/16 Bahrain ...... 230.22 ...... 230.22 ...... 4 4,432.10 ...... 4,432.10 Robert Marcus ...... 3/9 3/11 Saudi Arabia ...... 889.00 ...... 889.00 3/11 3/13 United Arab Emirates ...... 528.00 ...... 528.00 3/13 3/14 Yemen ...... 161.00 ...... 161.00 3/14 3/15 Qatar ...... 250.35 ...... 250.35 3/16 3/16 Bahrain ...... 235.22 ...... 235.22 ...... 4 3,796.90 ...... 3,796.90 Alan Makovsky ...... 3/11 3/13 United Arab Emirates ...... 348.00 ...... 348.00 3/13 3/14 Yemen ...... 186.00 ...... 186.00 3/14 3/15 Qatar ...... 286.35 ...... 286.35 3/16 3/16 Bahrain ...... 28.18 ...... 28.18 ...... 4 3,730.60 ...... 3,730.60 Eddy Acevedo ...... 3/11 3/13 Guatemala ...... 389.87 ...... 389.87 3/13 3/15 Honduras ...... 346.00 ...... 346.00 3/15 3/16 El Salvador ...... 146.45 ...... 146.45 ...... 4 1,236.63 ...... 1,236.63 Greg McCarthy ...... 3/11 3/13 Guatemala ...... 369.87 ...... 369.87

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

3/13 3/15 Honduras ...... 316.00 ...... 316.00 ...... 4 1,147.00 ...... 1,147.00 Kristen Jackson ...... 3/11 3/13 Guatemala ...... 127.44 ...... 127.44 3/13 3/15 Honduras ...... 416.51 ...... 416.51 3/15 3/16 El Salvador ...... 185.45 ...... 185.45 ...... 4 1,412.63 ...... 1,412.63 Hubbell Knapp ...... 3/11 3/13 Guatemala ...... 359.87 ...... 359.87 3/13 3/15 Honduras ...... 390.66 ...... 390.66 3/15 3/16 El Salvador ...... 172.45 ...... 172.45 ...... 4 1,236.63 ...... 1,236.63 Jacqueline Quinones ...... 3/11 3/13 Guatemala ...... 374.87 ...... 374.87 3/13 3/15 Honduras ...... 366.00 ...... 366.00 3/15 3/16 El Salvador ...... 187.45 ...... 187.45 ...... 4 1,236.63 ...... 1,236.63 Janice Kaguyutan ...... 3/11 3/13 Guatemala ...... 355.00 ...... 355.00 3/13 3/15 Honduras ...... 366.00 ...... 366.00 3/15 3/16 El Salvador ...... 182.00 ...... 182.00 ...... 4 1,236.63 ...... 1,236.63 Kevin Ditzpatrick ...... 3/11 3/12 UAE ...... 405.00 ...... 405.00 3/12 3/13 Maldives ...... 144.00 ...... 144.00 3/14 3/15 Afghanistan ...... 28.00 ...... 28.00 ...... 4 17,499.40 ...... 17,499.40 Daniel Silverberg ...... 3/11 3/12 United Arab Emirates ...... 405.00 ...... 405.00 3/12 3/13 Maldives ...... 414.00 ...... 414.00 3/14 3/15 Afghanistan ...... 28.00 ...... 28.00 ...... 4 17,499.40 ...... 17,499.40 Committee total ...... 71,783.66 ...... 170,753.35 ...... 63,506.01 ...... 306,0943.02 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. 4 Roundtrip airfare. 5 Indicates delegation costs. 6 One-way airfare. HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Chairman Apr. 30, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Cedric Richmond ...... 1/7 1 /7 Ireland ...... (3) ...... CODEL Warner ...... 1/7 1/8 Turkey ...... 386.59 ...... (3) ...... 386.59 1 /8 1 /11 India ...... 1,434.68 ...... 4,777.90 ...... 6,212.58 Per diem returned ...... (142.00) ...... (142.00) Hon. Peter T. King ...... 2/19 2/22 United Kingdom ...... 1,497.00 ...... 732.30 ...... 2,229.30 Per diem returned ...... (200.26) ...... (200.26) Lauren Wenger ...... 2/17 2/22 United Kingdom ...... 2,495.00 ...... 1,032.30 ...... 3,527.30 Per diem returned ...... (711.83) ...... (711.83) Jonathan Duecker ...... 2/17 2/23 United Kingdom ...... 2,994.00 ...... 1,033.30 ...... 4,027.30 Per diem returned ...... (745.96) ...... (745.96) Kevin Carroll ...... 2 /17 2 /22 United Kingdom ...... 2,495.00 ...... 1,033.30 ...... 3,528.40 Per diem returned ...... (351.73) ...... (351.73) Nick Palarino ...... 3/11 3/12 Dubai ...... 300.68 ...... 12,097.90 ...... 12,398.58 3/12 3/13 Maldives ...... 699.00 ...... 699.00 3/14 3/15 Afghanistan ...... 28.00 ...... 28.00 3/15 3/16 Dubai ...... 357.99 ...... 357.99 Committee total ...... 10,536.16 ...... 20,707.10 ...... 31,243.26 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. PETER T. KING, Chairman, Apr. 16, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

James Fleet ...... 1 /19 1 /22 Middle East ...... 1,063.39 ...... 9,834.20 ...... 10,897.59 Committee total ...... 1,063.39 ...... 9,834.20 ...... 10,897.59 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Chairman, Apr. 26, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total

Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Darrell Issa ...... 1 /25 1 /30 Switzerland ...... 2,828.71 ...... 1,961.30 ...... 4,790.01

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Christopher Hixon ...... 1/25 1/30 Switzerland ...... 1,929.47 ...... 1,990.50 ...... 3,919.97 Delegation expenses ...... 4,689.35 ...... 4,689.35 Hon. Peter Welch ...... 2/22 2/24 Cuba ...... 444.00 ...... 444.00 2/24 2/27 Colombia ...... 1,992.00 ...... 1,992.00 Committee total ...... 15,835.33 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. DARRELL E. ISSA, Chairman, Apr. 30, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON RULES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Rachael Leman ...... 1/10 1/14 Kyrgyzstan ...... 1,575.00 ...... 10,176.20 ...... 11,751.20 Hon. David Dreier ...... 1/26 1/28 Switzerland ...... 374.00 ...... (3) ...... 374.00 1/28 1/30 France ...... 356.00 ...... (3) ...... 356.00 Brad Smith ...... 1 /26 1 /28 Switzerland ...... 358.00 ...... (3) ...... 358.00 1/28 1/30 France ...... 356.00 ...... (3) ...... 356.00 Committee total ...... 3,019.00 ...... 10,176.20 ...... 13,195.20 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. DAVID DREIER, Chairman, Apr. 26, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

HOUSE COMMITTEES Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return.◊ 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. JOHN L. MICA, Chairman, Apr. 16, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012.

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Geoffery Antell ...... 3/26 3/29 Switzerland ...... 1,270.96 ...... 1,956.20 ...... 3,227.16 Jason Kearns ...... 3/26 3/29 Switzerland ...... 1,310.91 ...... 1,956.20 ...... 3,267.11 Hon. Jim McDermott ...... 3/22 3/25 Belgium ...... 1,305.33 ...... 256.14 ...... 1,561.47 Hon. Joseph Crowley ...... 1/11 1/12 Thailand ...... 210.13 ...... 53.05 ...... 103.15 ...... 366.33 1/12 1/13 Burma ...... 248.00 ...... 718.20 ...... 195.95 ...... 1,162.15 1 /7 1 /8 Turkey ...... 373.00 ...... 58.00 ...... 22.00 ...... 453.00 1 /8 1 /14 India ...... 1,382.23 ...... 428.00 ...... 4.42 ...... 1,814.65 1/14 1/15 Slovakia ...... 360.95 ...... 143.00 ...... 300.00 ...... 803.95 Hon. Xavier Becerra ...... 2/22 2/24 Cuba ...... 344.00 ...... 344.00 2/24 2/24 Haiti ...... 2/24 2/27 Colombia ...... 1,992.00 ...... 222.00 ...... 727.00 ...... 2,941.00 Committee total ...... 8,797.51 ...... 5,534.65 ...... 1,608.66 ...... 15,684.68 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. DAVE CAMP, Chairman, Apr. 30, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Darren Dick ...... 1/8 1/10 South America ...... 529.76 ...... 1/10 1/12 South America ...... 192.00 ...... 1/12 1/14 South America ...... 186.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 1,603.14 ...... 2,510.90 Chelsey Campbell ...... 1/8 1 /10 South America ...... 529.76 ...... 1/10 1/12 South America ...... 192.00 ...... 1/12 1/14 South America ...... 186.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 2,377.64 ...... 3,285.40 Sarah Geffroy ...... 1/8 1/10 South America ...... 529.76 ......

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

1/10 1/12 South America ...... 192.00 ...... 1/12 1/14 South America ...... 186.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 2,377.64 ...... 3,285.40 Hon. Frank LoBiondo ...... 1/10 1/14 Africa ...... 249.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 11,557.20 ...... 11,806.20 George Pappas ...... 1/10 1/14 Africa ...... 249.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 11,557.20 ...... 11,806.20 Carly Scott ...... 1/10 1/14 Africa ...... 249.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 11,557.20 ...... 11,806.20 Darren Dick ...... 1/25 1/28 South America ...... 315.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 1,864.90 ...... 2,179.00 Chelsey Campbell ...... 1/25 1/28 South America ...... 315.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 1,864.90 ...... 2,179.00 Kathryn Whelbarger ...... 1/25 1/28 South America ...... 315.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 1,864.90 ...... 2,179.00 Alonzo Robertson ...... 1 /25 1 /28 South America ...... 315.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 1,864.90 ...... 2,179.00 Kathryn Wheelbarger ...... 2/19 2/23 Asia ...... 3,526.38 ...... 2/23 2/25 Asia ...... 278.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 15,239.10 ...... 19,043.48 Ashley Lowry ...... 2/19 2/23 Asia ...... 3,526.38 ...... 2/23 2/25 Asia ...... 278.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 15,239.10 ...... 19,043.48 Carly Scott ...... 2/19 2/23 Asia ...... 3,526.38 ...... 2/23 2/25 Asia ...... 278.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 15,239.10 ...... 19,043.48 Jamil Jaffer ...... 2/19 2/20 Africa ...... 107.00 ...... 2/20 2/22 Africa ...... 480.02 ...... 2/22 2/23 Africa ...... 86.00 ...... 2/23 2/24 Africa ...... 78.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 10,175.92 ...... 10,926.94 Linda Cohen ...... 2/19 2/20 Africa ...... 107.00 ...... 2/20 2/22 Africa ...... 480.02 ...... 2/22 2/23 Africa ...... 86.00 ...... 2/23 2/24 Africa ...... 78.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 10,175.92 ...... 10,926.94 Hon. Mike Rogers ...... 2/20 2/23 Middle East ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 8,303.30 ...... 8,303.30 Hon. Dutch Ruppersberger ...... 2/20 2/23 Middle East ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 10,181.20 ...... 10,181.20 Michael Allen ...... 2/20 2/23 Middle East ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 9,241.10 ...... 9,241.10 Mike Shank ...... 2/20 2/23 Middle East ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 10,181.20 ...... 10,181.20 Hon. Mike Thompson ...... 3/9 3/11 Europe ...... 308.00 ...... 3/11 3/12 Africa ...... 226.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 7,740.40 ...... 8,274.40 Linda Cohen ...... 3/9 3/11 Europe ...... 308.00 ...... 3/11 3/12 Africa ...... 226.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 7,740.40 ...... 8,274.40 Hon. Michele Bachmann ...... 3/11 3/15 Middle East ...... 1,992.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 9,356.70 ...... 11,348.70 Chelsey Campbell ...... 3/11 3/15 Middle East ...... 1,992.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 9,356.70 ...... 11,348.70 Alonzo Robertson ...... 3 /11 3 /15 Middle East ...... 1,992.00 ...... Commercial aircraft ...... 9,088.50 ...... 11,080.50

Committee total ...... 220,437.72

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. MIKE ROGERS, Chairman, Apr. 19, 2012.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 2012

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Christopher H. Smith ...... 2 /23 2 /25 Austria ...... 457.93 ...... 2,496.30 ...... 2,954.23 2/25 2/26 Macedonia ...... 254.00 ...... 254.00 Mark Milosch ...... 2/23 2/25 Austria ...... 481.44 ...... 2,496.30 ...... 2,977.74 2/25 2/26 Macedonia ...... 254.00 ...... 254.00 Robert Hand ...... 2/22 2/25 Austria ...... 1,038.65 ...... 1,580.80 ...... 2,619.45 Allison Hollabaugh ...... 2/22 2/25 Austria ...... 893.35 ...... 1,580.80 ...... 2,474.15 Janice Helwig ...... 1/12 1/18 Kazakhstan ...... 2,205.00 ...... 10,766.00 ...... 12,971.00 3/11 3/17 Austria ...... 2,418.00 ...... 1,582.00 ...... 4,000.00 Winsome Packer ...... 3 /05 3 /08 Austria ...... 970.84 ...... 1,615.90 ...... 2,586.74 Mischa Thompson ...... 3 /22 3 /25 Belgium ...... 456.99 ...... 1,888.60 ...... 2,345.59 Shelly Han ...... 2/11 2/18 Thailand ...... 1,373.00 ...... 13,641.30 ...... 15,014.30 Alex Johnson ...... 1/19 1/31 Austria ...... 4,608.00 ...... 1,578.10 ...... 6,186.10 2/01 2/29 Austria ...... 10,701.00 ...... 10,701.00 3/01 3/31 Austria ...... 11,439.01 ...... 11,439.01 Committee total ...... 37,581.21 ...... 39,226.10 ...... 76,777.31

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. MARK MILOSCH, Apr. 30, 2012.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 8634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, transmitting the 208th petition to the Prime Directives; Aviation Communication & Sur- ETC. Minister of Japan; to the Committee on For- veillance Systems (ACSS) Traffic Alert and eign Affairs. Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Units Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 5930. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- [Docket No.: FAA-2010-1204; Directorate communications were taken from the fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Identifier 2010-NM-147-AD; Amendment 39- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 16931; AD 2010-02-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 5919. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, tion, transmitting the Administration’s final April 19, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Department of Defense, transmitting a letter rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- regarding identifying core depot-level main- Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area tation and Infrastructure. 5938. A letter from the Program Analyst, tenance and repair capability requirements; 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: Department of Transportation, transmitting to the Committee on Armed Services. 101126522-0640-02] (RIN: 0648-XB077) received the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 5920. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- April 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Air- dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a planes [Docket No.: FAA-2011-1245; Direc- report on transactions involving U.S. exports Resources. 5931. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- torate Identifier 2011-CE-033-AD; Amendment to South Korea pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of 39-16925; AD 2012-02-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as ceived April 19, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- amended; to the Committee on Financial 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Services. tation and Infrastructure. 5921. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 5939. A letter from the Program Analyst, dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Ves- Department of Transportation, transmitting report on transactions involving U.S. exports sels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness to China pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Overall Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- [Docket No.: FAA-2011-1171; Directorate to the Committee on Financial Services. ment Area [Docket No.: 101126521-0640-02] Identifier 2011-NM-101-AD; Amendment 39- 5922. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- (RIN: 0648-XB024) received April 16, 2012, pur- 16932; AD 2012-02-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- April 19, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. report on transactions involving U.S. exports mittee on Natural Resources. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- to Mexico, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecua- 5932. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- tation and Infrastructure. dor, China, Philippines, Japan, and South fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- 5940. A letter from the Program Analyst, Korea pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Ex- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Department of Transportation, transmitting port-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to tion, transmitting the Administration’s final the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness the Committee on Financial Services. rule — Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Great- Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH 5923. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- er Than or Equal to 50 Feet (15.2 Meters) (TAE) Reciprocating Engines [Docket No.: dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line Gear in FAA-2009-0201; Directorate Identifier 2008- report on transactions involving U.S. exports the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of NE-47-AD; Amendment 39-16972; AD 2010-11- to Chile pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Alaska [Docket No.: 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 09R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 18, 2012, Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; 0648-XB112) received April 16, 2012, pursuant pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- to the Committee on Financial Services. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 5924. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- Natural Resources. ture. dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a 5933. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 5941. A letter from the Program Analyst, report on transactions involving U.S. exports fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Department of Transportation, transmitting to Brazil pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; tion, transmitting the Administration’s final FAA-2011-0997; Directorate Identifier 2011- to the Committee on Financial Services. rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic NM-043-AD; Amendment 39-16963; AD 2012-04- 5925. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 18, 2012, ment of the Treasury, transmitting as re- 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- quired by section 401(c) of the National 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XB111) received mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- April 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section ture. 204(c) of the International Emergency Eco- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 5942. A letter from the Program Analyst, nomic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and pur- Resources. Department of Transportation, transmitting suant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 5934. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 2003, a six-month periodic report on the na- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Directives; Bombardier, Inc. [Docket No.: tional emergency with respect to significant tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- FAA-2012-0190; Directorate Identifier 2012- narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia in tion, transmitting the Administration’s final NM-033-AD; Amendment 39-16979; AD 2012-05- Executive Order 12987 of October 21, 1995, pur- rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 18, 2012, suant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- on Foreign Affairs. 620 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 5926. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 111207737-2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XB102) received ture. Legislative Affairs, Department of State, April 16, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5943. A letter from the Program Analyst, transmitting a report concerning compliance 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Department of Transportation, transmitting by the Government of Cuba with the U.S.- Resources. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Cuba Migration Accords (October 2011 to 5935. A letter from the Program Analyst, Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Turbofan April 2012); to the Committee on Foreign Af- Department of Transportation, transmitting Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0562; Direc- fairs. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness torate Identifier 2009-NE-29-AD; Amendment 5927. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland Model 39-16969; AD 2012-04-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, EC135 Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2011- ceived April 18, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting a report on progress toward a 0453; Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-16-AD; 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- negotiated solution of the Cyprus question Amendment 39-16942; AD 2012-03-01] (RIN: tation and Infrastructure. covering the period December 1, 2011 through 2120-AA64) received April 19, 2012, pursuant 5944. A letter from the Program Analyst, January 31, 2012; to the Committee on For- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Department of Transportation, transmitting eign Affairs. Transportation and Infrastructure. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 5928. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 5936. A letter from the Program Analyst, Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Turbofan ment of Treasury, transmitting as required Department of Transportation, transmitting Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0959; Direc- by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness torate Identifier 2011-NE-25-AD; Amendment Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of Directives; CPAC, Inc. Airplanes [Docket 39-16970; AD 2012-04-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- ceived April 18, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the International Emergency Economic Pow- No.: FAA-2011-1128; Directorate Identifier 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Ex- 2011-CE-031-AD; Amendment 39-16933; AD tation and Infrastructure. ecutive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003, a six- 2012-02-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 19, month periodic report on the national emer- 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the f gency with respect to Burma that was de- Committee on Transportation and Infra- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON clared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, structure. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1997; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 5937. A letter from the Program Analyst, 5929. A letter from the Honorary Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts, the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness committees were delivered to the Clerk

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A bill to suspend temporarily the with an amendment (Rept. 112–469, Pt. 1). Re- H.R. 5658. A bill to suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Hexane, 1,6-dichloro-; to the ferred to the Committee of the Whole House rate of duty on Reactive Red 264; to the Com- Committee on Ways and Means. on the state of the Union. mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BONNER: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin: Committee on the By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5677. A bill to extend the temporary Budget. H.R. 5652. A bill to provide for rec- H.R. 5659. A bill to suspend temporarily the suspension of duty on Vat Black 25; to the onciliation pursuant to section 201 of the rate of duty on Ethanone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2- Committee on Ways and Means. concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- diphenyl-; to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. BONNER: cal year 2013 (Rept. 112–470). Referred to the Means. H.R. 5678. A bill to suspend temporarily the Committee of the Whole House on the state By Mr. BONNER: duty on dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1, 4- of the Union. H.R. 5660. A bill to suspend temporarily the Benzenedicarboxylate; to the Committee on Mr. BACHUS: Committee on Financial rate of duty on Reactive Red 267; to the Com- Ways and Means. Services. H.R. 4235. A bill to amend the Secu- mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BONNER: rities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Com- By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5679. A bill to extend the temporary modity Exchange Act to repeal the indem- H.R. 5661. A bill to suspend temporarily the suspension of duty on mixtures of 5-methyl- nification requirements for regulatory au- rate of duty on 1-Hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl 5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-3- (phenyl-amino)-2,4- thorities to obtain access to swap data re- ketone; to the Committee on Ways and oxazolidinedione](famoxadone), 2-cyano-N- quired to be provided by swaps entities under Means. [(ethylamino)- carbonyl]-2- such Acts; with an amendment (Rept. 112– By Mr. BONNER: (methoxyimino)acetamide (Cymoxanil) and 471, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. H.R. 5662. A bill to suspend temporarily the application adjuvants; to the Committee on Mr. WOODALL: Committee on Rules. rate of duty on 2,4-Bis(2-hydroxy-4- Ways and Means. House Resolution 648. Resolution providing butyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-bis-butyloxyphenyl)- By Mr. BONNER: for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5652) to 1,3,5-triazine; to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 5680. A bill to extend the temporary provide for reconciliation pursuant to sec- Means. suspension of duty on Ethyl pyruvate; to the tion 201 of the concurrent resolution on the By Mr. BONNER: Committee on Ways and Means. budget for fiscal year 2013 (Rept. 112–472). Re- H.R. 5663. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. BONNER: ferred to the House Calendar. rate of duty on mixtures of certain types of H.R. 5681. A bill to extend the temporary DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE Triazin; to the Committee on Ways and suspension of duty on Reactive Yellow 7459; Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Means. to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BONNER: Committee on Rules discharged from By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5664. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 5682. A bill to suspend temporarily the further consideration. H.R. 4966 re- rate of duty on Phosphine oxide, duty on 1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6- tris (2- ferred to the Committee of the Whole phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-; to the propenyloxyl)-; to the Committee on Ways House on the state of the Union. Committee on Ways and Means. and Means. By Mr. BONNER: f By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: H.R. 5665. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 5683. A bill to authorize the President PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS rate of duty on 1-propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4- to establish the Veterans’ Job Corps as a Under clause 2 of rule XII, public (methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-morpholinyl)-(9ci); means of providing gainful employment to to the Committee on Ways and Means. unemployed veterans and widows of veterans bills and resolutions of the following By Mr. BONNER: titles were introduced and severally re- through the performance of useful public H.R. 5666. A bill to suspend temporarily the works, and for other purposes; to the Com- ferred, as follows: duty on Topramezone technical; to the Com- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. DOLD: By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5650. A bill to amend title X of the PERLMUTTER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. COOPER, H.R. 5667. A bill to suspend temporarily the Public Health Service Act to provide for no Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. discrimination under the family planning duty on 5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil (Bromacil); to the Committee on Ways and CICILLINE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LEWIS of program under such title on the basis of sep- ´ Means. Georgia, Mr. LUJAN, Mr. ROTHMAN of arate provision of abortion; to the Com- New Jersey, and Mr. SCHIFF): mittee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5668. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 5684. A bill to prohibit employers from By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. WAX- rate of duty on isomeric mixtures of sub- compelling or coercing any person to author- MAN, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. stituted hydroxy phenyl triazines; to the ize access to a protected computer, and for BARTON of Texas, and Mr. DINGELL): Committee on Ways and Means. other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- H.R. 5651. A bill to amend the Federal By Mr. BONNER: diciary. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and H.R. 5669. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. HULTGREN: extend the user-fee programs for prescription rate of duty on Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4- H.R. 5685. A bill to suspend temporarily the drugs and for medical devices, to establish piperidyl)sebacate; to the Committee on duty on Pigment Yellow 151; to the Com- user-fee programs for generic drugs and Ways and Means. mittee on Ways and Means. biosimilars, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. HULTGREN: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 5670. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 5686. A bill to extend the temporary By Ms. BALDWIN: rate of duty on Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4- suspension of duty on Pigment Yellow 154; to H.R. 5653. A bill to amend title 38, United piperidyl)sebacate; to the Committee on the Committee on Ways and Means. States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- Ways and Means. By Mr. HULTGREN: erans Affairs to provide dental care to vet- By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5687. A bill to extend the temporary erans awarded the Purple Heart, and for H.R. 5671. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Pigment Red 185; to other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- suspension of duty on methyl-4-trifluoro the Committee on Ways and Means. erans’ Affairs. methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) carba- By Mr. HULTGREN: By Mr. BACA: mate; to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 5688. A bill to extend the temporary H.R. 5654. A bill to remove the testing pro- By Mr. BONNER: suspension of duty on Pigment Yellow 175; to visions in the Elementary and Secondary H.R. 5672. A bill to extend the temporary the Committee on Ways and Means. Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on suspension of duty on Reactive Red 238; to By Mr. HULTGREN: Education and the Workforce. the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 5689. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: duty on Pigment Orange 74; to the Com- H.R. 5655. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 5673. A bill to extend the temporary mittee on Ways and Means. rate of duty on 1-Propanone, 2-hydroxy-2- suspension of duty on Reactive Blue 235; to By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mrs. methyl-1-phenyl-; to the Committee on Ways the Committee on Ways and Means. CAPPS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. JACKSON of Il- and Means. By Mr. BONNER: linois, and Mr. RANGEL): By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5674. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 5690. A bill to amend the Public H.R. 5656. A bill to extend the temporary rate of duty on Butane, 1-chloro; to the Com- Health Service Act to authorize the Sec- suspension of duty on methyl-4-trifluoro mittee on Ways and Means. retary of Health and Human Services to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:19 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR12\H09MY2.000 H09MY2 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BOUND RECORD 6472 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 158, Pt. 5 May 9, 2012 make grants to eligible entities to train ele- By Mr. PAULSEN: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY mentary and secondary school nurses on how H.R. 5703. A bill to extend the temporary STATEMENT to respond to a biological or chemical attack suspension of duty on 2-Propenoic acid, poly- or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a mer with diethenylbenzene; to the Com- Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of school building or on school grounds; to the mittee on Ways and Means. the Rules of the House of Representa- Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. PAULSEN: tives, the following statements are sub- By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. H.R. 5704. A bill to renew the temporary mitted regarding the specific powers FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. CAPU- suspension of duty on Methyl Hydroxyethyl granted to Congress in the Constitu- ANO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Cellulose; to the Committee on Ways and tion to enact the accompanying bill or Means. Mr. MORAN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, joint resolution. Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. DIN- NEAL): By Mr. DOLD: GELL, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, H.R. 5705. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 5650. Mr. RANGEL, Ms. CHU, Ms. SCHA- enue Code of 1986 to permanently modify the Congress has the power to enact this legis- KOWSKY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLU- limitations on the deduction of interest by lation pursuant to the following: MENAUER, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. financial institutions which hold tax-exempt Article 1, Section 8, clause 1. HAHN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. NADLER, Mr. bonds, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. UPTON: H.R. 5651. CONYERS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- mittee on Ways and Means. Congress has the power to enact this legis- sissippi, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. By Mr. SCHILLING (for himself and lation pursuant to the following: CUMMINGS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. LOEBSACK): Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, H.R. 5706. A bill to provide strategic work- States Constitution. Ms. DELAURO, Ms. WILSON of Florida, load to Army arsenals in their function as a By Ms. BALDWIN: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, critical component of the organic defense in- H.R. 5653. Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. dustrial base; to the Committee on Armed Congress has the power to enact this legis- TOWNS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. Services. lation pursuant to the following: RUSH, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. HINCHEY, By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Mr. STARK, Mr. HOLT, Mr. PALLONE, HECK, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. the United States. Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. BECERRA, and Ms. COURTNEY): H.R. 5707. A bill to amend part B of title By Mr. BACA: BASS of California): H.R. 5691. A bill to amend the Truth in XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform H.R. 5654. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Lending Act to establish fair and trans- Medicare payment for physicians’ services lation pursuant to the following: parent practices related to the marketing by eliminating the sustainable growth rate Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and provision of overdraft coverage programs system and providing incentives for the By Mr. BONNER: at depository institutions, and for other pur- adoption of innovative payment and delivery H.R. 5655. poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- models to improve quality and efficiency; to Congress has the power to enact this legis- ices. the Committee on Energy and Commerce, lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PAULSEN: and in addition to the Committees on Ways Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: H.R. 5692. A bill to extend the suspension of and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and duty on Interam mats; to the Committee on subsequently determined by the Speaker, in collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Ways and Means. each case for consideration of such provi- to pay the Debts and provide for the common By Mr. PAULSEN: sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 5693. A bill to extend the suspension of committee concerned. Defence and general Welfare of the United duty on perfluorocarbon amines; to the Com- By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises mittee on Ways and Means. herself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN): shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. PAULSEN: H. Res. 647. A resolution recognizing the States.’’ H.R. 5694. A bill to extend the suspension of 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women’s By Mr. BONNER: duty on certain fluoropolymers; to the Com- Zionist Organization of America in 2012; to H.R. 5656. mittee on Ways and Means. the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PAULSEN: f H.R. 5695. A bill to extend the suspension of Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to the MEMORIALS ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and Committee on Ways and Means. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memo- to pay the Debts and provide for the common By Mr. PAULSEN: rials were presented and referred as fol- H.R. 5696. A bill to extend the suspension of Defence and general Welfare of the United duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to the lows: States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises Committee on Ways and Means. 198. The SPEAKER presented a memorial shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. PAULSEN: of the House of Representatives of the State States.’’ H.R. 5697. A bill to extend the suspension of of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. By Mr. BONNER: duty on 9-Anthracenecarboxylic acid, 720 urging the federal government take no H.R. 5657. (triethoxysilyl)methyl ester; to the Com- action to redeem, assume, or guarantee Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Ways and Means. State debt; to the Committee on the Judici- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. ary. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: GERLACH): 199. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 5698. A bill to suspend temporarily the resentatives of the State of Louisiana, rel- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, duty on S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino- ative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 87 to pay the Debts and provide for the common thiazol-4-yl)-2-acetoxyimino thioacetate calling for an amendments convention for Defence and general Welfare of the United (Thioester); to the Committee on Ways and the purpose of proposing an amendment to States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises Means. have the federal debt be increased by ap- shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. PAULSEN: proval from a majority of the legislatures of States.’’ H.R. 5699. A bill to suspend temporarily the the separate states; to the Committee on the By Mr. BONNER: duty on certain yarn of carded wool; to the Judiciary. H.R. 5658. Committee on Ways and Means. 200. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. PAULSEN: resentatives of the State of Maine, relative lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5700. A bill to suspend temporarily the to House Joint Resolution, H.P. 1397 memori- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: duty on certain cotton yarn of combed fi- alizing the President and the Congress to re- ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and bers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. view portions of the National Defense Au- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, By Mr. PAULSEN: thorization Act; jointly to the Committees to pay the Debts and provide for the common H.R. 5701. A bill to suspend temporarily the on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs. Defence and general Welfare of the United duty on certain cotton yarn of combed fi- 201. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises bers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. resentatives of the State of Maine, relative shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. PAULSEN: to Joint Resolution H.P. 1390 urging the Con- States.’’ H.R. 5702. A bill to extend the temporary gress to Adequately Fund the Low-Income By Mr. BONNER: suspension of duty on Diiodomethyl-p- Home Energy Assistance Program; jointly to H.R. 5659. tolylsulfone; to the Committee on Ways and the Committees on Energy and Commerce Congress has the power to enact this legis- Means. and Education and the Workforce. lation pursuant to the following:

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H.R. 5667. H.R. 5674. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United States.’’ States.’’ States.’’ By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5661. H.R. 5668. H.R. 5675. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United States.’’ States.’’ States.’’ By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5662. H.R. 5669. H.R. 5676. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United States.’’ States.’’ States.’’ By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5663. H.R. 5670. H.R. 5677. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United States.’’ States.’’ States.’’ By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5664. H.R. 5671. H.R. 5678. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United States.’’ States.’’ States.’’ By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5665. H.R. 5672. H.R. 5679. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United shall be uniform throughout the United States.’’ States.’’ States.’’ By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: By Mr. BONNER: H.R. 5666. H.R. 5673. H.R. 5680. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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States.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BONNER: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5681. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article 1, Section 8. Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Congress shall have power to lay and By Mr. REED: lation pursuant to the following: collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to H.R. 5705. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: pay the debts and provide for the common Congress has the power to enact this legis- ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and defense and general welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, States; but all duties, imposts and excises Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. to pay the Debts and provide for the common shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. SCHILLING: Defence and general Welfare of the United States. H.R. 5706. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises By Mr. ISRAEL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 5690. lation pursuant to the following: States.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 12. By Mr. BONNER: lation pursuant to the following: To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- H.R. 5682. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United priation of Money to that Use shall be for a Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution longer Term than two Years. lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. MALONEY: By Ms. SCHWARTZ: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: H.R. 5691. H.R. 5707. ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: to pay the Debts and provide for the common Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 the Commerce Clause 1 of Section 8 and Clause 18 of Sec- Defence and general Welfare of the United Clause tion 8, of Article 1 of the United States Con- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises By Mr. PAULSEN: stitution. shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 5692. f States.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: lation pursuant to the following: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 5683. Article 1 Section 8. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. PAULSEN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5693. were added to public bills and resolu- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions as follows: granted to Congress under Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 104: Mr. KING of New York. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- Article 1 Section 8. H.R. 436: Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. LATHAM, tion. By Mr. PAULSEN: and Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. By Mr. HEINRICH: H.R. 5694. H.R. 493: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H.R. 5684. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 531: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 544: Mr. CONYERS. lation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8. H.R. 718: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Article I, Section 8. By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 719: Ms. BUERKLE. By Mr. HULTGREN: H.R. 5695. H.R. 733: Mr. GRIMM. H.R. 5685. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 750: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mr. BENISHEK. lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 777: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—the Congress By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 807: Mr. ELLISON. shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- H.R. 5696. H.R. 860: Ms. BUERKLE. ties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 885: Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. BRALEY of and provide for the common defense and gen- lation pursuant to the following: Iowa, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. KISSELL, and Mr. eral welfare of the United States; but all du- Article 1, Section 8. QUIGLEY. ties, imposts and excises shall be uniform Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 930: Ms. CHU. throughout the United States. H.R. 5697. H.R. 1044: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. By Mr. HULTGREN: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1057: Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. H.R. 5686. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1145: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 1167: Mr. SCALISE. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 1204: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—the Congress H.R. 5698. H.R. 1238: Mr. CONYERS. shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1244: Mr. MARINO. ties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1265: Mr. PETERS. and provide for the common defense and gen- Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 1327: Mr. NUNNELEE and Mrs. MYRICK. eral welfare of the United States; but all du- By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 1397: Ms. KAPTUR. ties, imposts and excises shall be uniform H.R. 5699. H.R. 1416: Mr. FLAKE. throughout the United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1515: Mr. MARKEY. By Mr. HULTGREN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1614: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 5687. Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 1620: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 1639: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5700. H.R. 1648: Mr. DINGELL, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—the Congress Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. MARKEY. shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1666: Ms. HAHN, Ms. BONAMICI, and Mr. ties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts Article 1, Section 8. PASTOR of Arizona. and provide for the common defense and gen- By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 1681: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. eral welfare of the United States; but all du- H.R. 5701. H.R. 1687: Mr. FITZPATRICK. ties, imposts and excises shall be uniform Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1697: Mr. HUELSKAMP. throughout the United States. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1704: Ms. SPEIER. By Mr. HULTGREN: Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 1718: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 5688. By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 1777: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5702. H.R. 1860: Mr. GUTHRIE and Mr. DEFAZIO. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1865: Mr. CARTER and Mr. POSEY. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—the Congress lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1936: Mr. HINOJOSA. shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 1940: Mr. PASCRELL.

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H.R. 1955: Mr. LIPINSKI and Mr. VAN HOL- H.R. 3877: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 4367: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. HURT, Mr. LEN. H.R. 3895: Mr. YOUNG of Florida. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DOLD, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. H.R. 1956: Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. H.R. 3905: Ms. HIRONO. HUELSKAMP, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. DANIEL E. H.R. 4004: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. CARTER, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. LUNGREN of California. FITZPATRICK. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MCGOVERN, H.R. 1957: Mr. AKIN. H.R. 4005: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. MARCHANT. H.R. 2077: Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 4057: Mr. CULBERSON and Mr. JACKSON H.R. 4372: Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 2082: Mr. STARK. of Illinois. H.R. 4379: Mr. KUCINICH. H.R. 2085: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 4066: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. H.R. 4386: Mr. WESTMORELAND. H.R. 2115: Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 4082: Mr. HOLT. H.R. 4390: Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. QUIGLEY, and H.R. 2140: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 4091: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. ROSS of Ms. CHU. H.R. 2145: Mr. JORDAN. Arkansas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. H.R. 4405: Mr. PASCRELL. H.R. 2198: Mr. JONES. CLAY, and Ms. FUDGE. H.R. 4609: Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 2245: Mr. DOYLE. H.R. 4093: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. CONYERS, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 2267: Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. GRAVES of H.R. 4094: Mr. HURT. H.R. 4643: Ms. ESHOO. Missouri, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, H.R. 4103: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia and H.R. 4816: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia and Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. DINGELL. MALONEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, and H.R. 4104: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. AUS- H.R. 4965: Mr. LATTA, Mr. SMITH of Ne- Ms. BONAMICI. TIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. GINGREY of Geor- braska, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. ROGERS of Ken- H.R. 2299: Mr. CALVERT. gia, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. LEWIS of Cali- tucky, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. H.R. 2499: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. fornia, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. COLE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. NAD- FLEISCHMANN, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. LER. QUAYLE, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GOSAR, CRAVAACK. H.R. 2502: Mr. WALBERG. Mr. HARRIS, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. SCOTT of South H.R. 5284: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. ROSKAM. H.R. 2513: Mr. COHEN. Carolina, Mr. WELCH, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. H.R. 5303: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, H.R. 2514: Mr. SCALISE. WALDEN, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. BUERKLE, MR. ROHRABACHER, MR. AUS- H.R. 2524: Mr. FILNER. Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. GOHMERT, TRIA, and Mrs. ELLMERS. H.R. 2568: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. KINZINGER H.R. 5331: Ms. ESHOO. H.R. 2595: Mr. MEEHAN and Ms. NORTON. of Illinois, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mrs. H.R. 5344: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 2600: Mr. PAUL and Mrs. BONO MACK. EMERSON, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. HAR- H.R. 5647: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FILNER, Ms. H.R. 2639: Ms. WATERS and Mr. HEINRICH. PER, Mrs. LUMMIS, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. KING- ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Ms. BONAMICI. H.R. 2746: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PLATTS, STON, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. ROSS of H.J. Res. 104: Mr. CRAWFORD. and Mr. ANDREWS. Arkansas, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CAR- H. Con. Res. 87: Mr. ISSA. H.R. 2810: Mr. LANKFORD and Mr. COLE. DOZA, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BARROW, Mr. TONKO, H. Res. 271: Mr. SULLIVAN and Mr. RENACCI. H.R. 2827: Ms. MOORE. Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. H. Res. 490: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. H.R. 2951: Mrs. BLACK. ANDREWS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. H. Res. 507: Mrs. MYRICK. H.R. 2962: Mr. GRIMM and Mr. MCDERMOTT. WOOLSEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. STARK, Mr. REYES, H. Res. 568: Mr. HOYER. H.R. 3057: Mr. MCCOTTER. Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. H. Res. 644: Mr. COOPER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. H.R. 3067: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LOWEY, Ms. HAHN, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jer- COURTNEY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SCHILLING, and Ms. WELCH, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. sey, Mr. KIND, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HOCHUL. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. RYAN of HIMES, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. H. Res. 645: Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. Ohio, Mr. HIMES, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- GRIFFIN of Arkansas. SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. lina, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. TIPTON, H.R. 4122: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Mr. DEFA- GENE GREEN of Texas, and Ms. BONAMICI. Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. ZIO. H. Res. 646: Mr. PITTS. MYRICK, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. H.R. 4132: Mr. PAUL. f FITZPATRICK, Mr. BACA, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. H.R. 4133: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SES- BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. AMENDMENTS SIONS, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BART- SLAUGHTER, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- LETT, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CROWLEY, CHABOT, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Ms. and Ms. KAPTUR. posed amendments were submitted as ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 4134: Mr. HURT. follows: H.R. 3145: Mr. KING of New York. H.R. 4155: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. COFF- H.R. 5326 H.R. 3173: Ms. HIRONO. MAN of Colorado, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and OFFERED BY: MR. LANDRY H.R. 3185: Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. AMENDMENT NO. 47: At the end of the bill H.R. 3187: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. H.R. 4157: Mr. ROSS of Florida. (before the short title), insert the following: WOOLSEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. H.R. 4169: Mr. COURTNEY and Mr. MCIN- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available BARTLETT, and Mr. ALEXANDER. TYRE. in this Act may be used by the Executive Of- H.R. 3242: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 4174: Mr. GARRETT. fice of Immigration Review, the Board of Im- H.R. 3264: Mr. FLORES. H.R. 4209: Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. BACH- migration Appeals, or an immigration court H.R. 3286: Mr. MCDERMOTT and Mr. NEAL. US, Mr. TONKO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. to provide any alien with relief under section H.R. 3324: Mr. CLEAVER. LANGEVIN, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. 212(d)(5)(A) or 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration H.R. 3395: Mr. HOLDEN. H.R. 4227: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. and Nationality Act of the United States if H.R. 3420: Mr. GARDNER. H.R. 4229: Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GRAVES of Mis- that alien has been determined to be remov- H.R. 3444: Mr. WALBERG. souri, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mrs. BACH- able under section 237 of the Immigration H.R. 3487: Mr. BERG, Mrs. NOEM, and Mr. MANN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. BERG, Mr. LANCE, and Nationality Act. MACK. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. H.R. 3497: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, H.R. 5326 H.R. 3541: Mr. LOBIONDO and Mr. BUCSHON. and Mr. RIVERA. OFFERED BY: MR. LANDRY H.R. 3596: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 4254: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. AMENDMENT NO. 48: At the end of the bill H.R. 3627: Mr. OLVER, Mr. SARBANES, and H.R. 4255: Mr. FORBES. (before the short title), insert the following: Mrs. BONO MACK. H.R. 4269: Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 3643: Mr. BUCHANAN. KLINE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. MILLER of by this Act may be used to pay the salary of H.R. 3679: Mr. ACKERMAN. Florida, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, any individual under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) H.R. 3702: Mr. AMASH. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WILSON of South of section 5503(a) of title 5, United States H.R. 3713: Mr. WOLF, Mr. SHULER, Mrs. Carolina, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Code. MALONEY, and Mrs. BLACKBURN. H.R. 4282: Mr. CRITZ. H.R. 5326 H.R. 3728: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. H.R. 4293: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 3766: Mr. RUNYAN. H.R. 4305: Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. OFFERED BY: MR. LANDRY H.R. 3776: Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 4332: Ms. DEGETTE and Mr. DOLD. AMENDMENT NO. 49: At the end of the bill H.R. 3798: Mr. DINGELL and Ms. WOOLSEY. H.R. 4336: Mr. MILLER of Florida. (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 3803: Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GALLEGLY, H.R. 4341: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Mr. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available and Mr. LEWIS of California. PRICE of North Carolina. by this Act may be used to implement the H.R. 3843: Mr. RANGEL, Ms. BERKLEY, and H.R. 4350: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. requirement for fishing vessels in a fishery Mr. MCGOVERN. BERKLEY, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. under the jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico

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EMILY CARRUTHERS government and the private sector, including Women also honed their skills on Glen Gar- the California Peace Officers Association, den’s links. LPGA great Sandra Palmer was HON. ED PERLMUTTER naming him Officer of the Year, and still in high school in the late 1950s, devel- OF COLORADO Baseballers Against Drugs, which honored him oping her golf game when she was not on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with their Positive Image Award. Additionally, basketball court. She would go on to win 19 he was honored as one of the top 25 lawyers tournaments, including two majors. Sandra Wednesday, May 9, 2012 of the San Fernando Valley, and has received Palmer remains active in golf today, on the Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise awards from the Los Angeles Police Reserve LPGA Legends tour and serving as a role today to recognize and applaud Emily Car- Foundation. model for girls and young women achieving in ruthers for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge As a longtime San Fernando Valley resi- sports. Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Emily dent, Commissioner Skobin’s tremendous leg- From its humble beginnings as a small nine- Carruthers is an 8th grader at Oberon Middle acy in both law enforcement and the commu- hole course, to a beloved Fort Worth institu- School and received this award because her nity is nothing short of remarkable. His unwav- tion today, the last 100 years have been an determination and hard work have allowed her ering dedication to public service has brought unqualified success for Glen Garden. I ex- to overcome adversities. about significant positive impacts on the com- press my best wishes for Glen Garden’s next The dedication demonstrated by Emily Car- munities of Los Angeles. As his tenure with 100 years to be equally successful. I am ruthers is exemplary of the type of achieve- the Los Angeles Police Commission comes to proud to represent the City of Fort Worth in ment that can be attained with hard work and an end, I am grateful that he will continue the U.S. House of Representatives. perseverance. It is essential students at all serving our community with the Los Angeles f levels strive to make the most of their edu- Fire Commission. cation and develop a work ethic which will Mr. Speaker and distinguished colleagues, I HONORING A CHAMPION OF LIT- guide them for the rest of their lives. ask you to join me in recognizing Police Com- ERACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, I extend my deepest congratulations to missioner Alan Skobin for his years of service MRS. SHIRLEY MORGAN Emily Carruthers for winning the Arvada and dedication to protecting the citizens of Los Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth Angeles. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the f OF MISSISSIPPI same dedication and character in all her future IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES accomplishments. HONORING 100 YEARS OF FT. WORTH’S GLEN GARDEN GOLF Wednesday, May 9, 2012 f AND COUNTRY CLUB Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- ALAN SKOBIN er, I rise to honor a true champion of literacy, HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS Mrs. Shirley Morgan. Mrs. Morgan serves as HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN OF TEXAS librarian at Madison Shannon Palmer High OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES School in Marks, Mississippi. She is the wife of Elton Morgan, mother of one daughter, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 9, 2012 second of twelve siblings and a 26-year resi- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to dent of Crenshaw, Mississippi. Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor a longtime American institution, the Shirley is a graduate of Grambling State pay tribute to Police Commissioner Alan J. Glen Garden Golf and Country Club of Fort University where she received her Bachelor of Skobin for his outstanding contributions to Worth, Texas, celebrating its centennial anni- Arts in Journalism. She has also received her both community and civic service in Los Ange- versary. Founded in 1912 by Mr. H.H. Cobb, certification in Library Media Science from les County. it was at the time one of only two country Delta State University in Cleveland, Mis- Alan Skobin was appointed to the Board of clubs in Fort Worth and was a popular spot for sissippi, which allowed her to further her ca- Police Commissioners by Mayor James K. activities in addition to golf for picnics, walks reer as a teacher consultant with Mississippi Hahn in July 2003 and reappointed by Mayor and family outings. Most notably, the club’s Valley State University Writing Project and Antonio Villaraigosa, serving two five-year place in history serves as the starting point for serve as a mentor for new teachers. Mrs. Mor- terms as Police Commissioner. His breadth of three great talents who changed the game of gan has also worked as Site Coordinator with experience as Commissioner includes unwav- golf immeasurably. the North Delta 21st Century Community ering leadership on various fronts including the Two of the greatest names in golf, Byron Learning Center’s after school tutorial program establishment of the LAPD Purple Heart Nelson and Ben Hogan, began their long, suc- for the Quitman County School District. Award—an award recognizing the sacrifice of cessful golf careers as caddies for the club in Mrs. Morgan believes reading is a tool of officers seriously injured or slain while on duty; the early 1920s. They honed their skills on the empowerment and a lifelong skill that in- the development of a program to regularly re- fairways and greens of the club after hours. creases one’s ability to learn. She encourages place outdated, vital police equipment, and the Nelson and Hogan developed a friendly rivalry reading at all levels, so much that she urges initiation of a prevention program for officer-in- early, when 15-year-old Nelson beat Hogan in pregnant women to read to their unborn chil- volved traffic collisions. a caddy tournament by one stroke. From dren with hopes of increasing their learning Commissioner Skobin has also served as a those humble beginnings, these two greats capabilities. Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles rose to become cultural icons not just in golf, In addition to her commitment to education, County Sheriffs Department (LASD) for more but throughout American popular culture as Mrs. Morgan has a firm commitment to public than 30 years, currently holding the rank of well. Hogan would win a career 64 tour wins, service. She formerly served as Alderwoman Reserve Chief. If that weren’t enough, Com- including nine majors. Nelson’s career was for the Town of Crenshaw for 4 years and vol- missioner Skobin is also the Vice President shorter but equally illustrious with 52 tour unteers extensively with the Crenshaw Inter- and Counsel at Galpin Motors in the San Fer- wins; five of them majors. In 2006, for his sig- ested Community Builders, Inc., Food Bank of nando Valley. nificant contributions to the game of golf as a Crenshaw and the Tri-County Workforce Alli- Commissioner Skobin’s accomplishments player, a teacher, and a commentator, I was ance in Clarksdale, Mississippi. have been recognized with commendations pleased to sponsor the resolution awarding Mrs. Morgan is also active in her church, and awards from virtually every level of the Byron Nelson the Congressional Gold Medal. New St. John Missionary Baptist Church,

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In 2007, he also received the Interagency Resources Manage- IN RECOGNITION OF IRA LOMIS PERSONAL EXPLANATION ment Conference Award from the General FLOWERS OF THOMASVILLE, Services Administration, which is given to GEORGIA ´ HON. ANDRE CARSON those government employees who have OF INDIANA shown exceptional ability to operate across or- HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ganizational boundaries and improve the OF GEORGIA Wednesday, May 9, 2012 public’s experience with the government. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, on As Mr. Babers retires from a long and dedi- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 May 8, 2012, I missed rollcall votes 202 223 cated career, I would like to recognize his Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is because of my primary election in Indiana. service and congratulate him on a job well my honor to extend my personal congratula- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ done. His experience and skills will certainly tions and best wishes to Mr. Ira Lomis Flow- on rollcall 202, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 203, ‘‘no’’ on be missed by both the employees he worked ers, a beloved citizen of Thomasville, Georgia, rollcall 204, ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall 205, ‘‘no’’ on roll- with and the citizens he served. I wish Don who will be honored at the 23rd Annual Black call 206, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 207, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall Babers and his wife Sheila a long and happy and White Scholarship Ball hosted by the 208, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 209, ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall 210, retirement. Thomasville, Georgia Alumni Chapter of ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 211, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 212, ‘‘yes’’ f Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. on rollcall 213, ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall 214, ‘‘no’’ on CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF The upcoming Black and White Scholarship rollcall 215, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 216, ‘‘no’’ on roll- LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, ON ITS Ball will take place on Friday, June 1, 2012 at call 217, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 218, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 175TH ANNIVERSARY 1200 West Jackson Street in Thomasville. 219, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 220, ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 221, During the event, Mr. Flowers will be pre- ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 222, and ‘‘no’’ on rollcall 223. sented with the Joseph R. Jenkins Award, the HON. RON KIND f highest award that can be bestowed upon a OF WISCONSIN member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc.’s South- IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTIN- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eastern Province. GUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE OF C. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 A native of Thomasville, Mr. Flowers is a DONALD BABERS graduate of Thomasville High School. Fol- Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, it is with great lowing high school, he went on to complete pleasure that I rise before you today to honor HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS the historic City of Lancaster as we celebrate his undergraduate studies at Stillman College OF TEXAS its 175th anniversary. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mr. Flowers also has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his Certification in Secondary Education in Lancaster was established for its central lo- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 English and Reading from Valdosta State Uni- cation in Grant County. Though it wasn’t lo- versity. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cated on a stream or major source of power, Mr. Flowers spent most of his professional honor a distinguished federal public servant, its location was ideal for the efficiency and ac- life working as an educator and serving as a Mr. C. Donald Babers, as he retires from his cessibility of a county government. Shortly positive role model and influential mentor to position as the U.S. Department of Housing after its founding, Lancaster was named the children in Middle and Southwest Georgia. and Urban Development’s Southwest Regional seat of Grant County. In fact, the county court- Throughout his dynamic and distinguished ca- Administrator on June 1, 2012. Over the last house was built before Lancaster’s founding, reer he served as the Director of the Francis 42 years, all of it with HUD, he has provided creating a unique opportunity for entre- F. Weston YMCA in Thomasville; CEO & Gen- dedicated service to the American public in a preneurs once Lancaster was established. Ho- eral Director of the A.J. McClung YMCA in Co- variety of positions. tels and stores were among the first establish- lumbus, Georgia; Executive Director of the Mr. Babers began his career in June 1970 ments to be built. But, growth in Lancaster Thomasville Community Resource Center; and as an unpaid intern in HUD’s Fort Worth Of- was slow with only 350 residents in 1853. Senior YMCA Director for the USA YMCA In- fice. He then moved on to Little Rock, Arkan- However, the dedication of a few people, in- stitute. sas working in the local field office as an cluding Wisconsin’s first Governor, Nelson Despite the multiple and pressing demands Equal Opportunity Specialist before being ap- Dewey, was all Lancaster needed to thrive. associated with his professional career, Mr. pointed the Acting Director of the Office of Fair After the construction of houses, commercial Flowers always has and continues to play an Housing and Equal Opportunity. He was next buildings, warehouses, stores, and a railroad integral role in several social, civic and com- assigned to the Dallas Field Office where he depot, Lancaster’s population surpassed 1,000 munity service oriented organizations in Geor- held a number of positions, including 15 years residents by 1880, enough to allow incorpora- gia. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. as the Field Office Director. tion. and has held memberships in the S.P. Ma- In 2002, he was promoted again, this time Just as Lancaster was beginning to mature, sonic Lodge #118 and the Jones Masonic to the position of Deputy Regional Director in a fire destroyed half of the square and the city Lodge #118. the Fort Worth Regional Office. In 2006, he was faced with the challenge of starting anew. Mr. Flowers has achieved numerous suc- assumed additional responsibilities when he The folks of Lancaster took on that challenge cesses in his life, but none of this would have was appointed by the Secretary of HUD as the and as they always have; the people of Lan- been possible without the grace of God and Recovery Advisor and Chairman of the Board caster worked together and the square was the love imparted upon him by his late wife, for the Housing Authority of New Orleans, built again. Many of these buildings still stand Thedora Belinda Flowers, and his wonderful where he oversaw recovery efforts due to Hur- today, signifying the deep historical roots in daughter Hope Allen Ellis-Flowers. He is also ricane Katrina. On May 27, 2010, he was rec- Lancaster and its ability to endure the test of the proud grandfather of his adorable grand- ognized again for his hard work and dedica- time. The Grant County Courthouse, Lan- children Brianna and Christen. tion to the mission of HUD with a promotion to caster Municipal Building, and the Lancaster Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Regional Administrator of HUD’s Region VI in Post Office are all listed on the National Reg- Mr. Ira Lomis Flowers, an outstanding indi- Fort Worth. In this position, he is responsible ister of Historic Places. vidual who has tirelessly devoted himself to for managing the operations of the Fort Worth Today, Lancaster is home to more than progressively developing the academic and office as well as eleven field offices in Texas, 3,800 people. Lancaster embodies the quin- social skill sets of youth throughout the State New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Lou- tessential small town that is a staple in rural of Georgia. isiana. Wisconsin. The historically rich community still

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Florence organized best in the years to come. ment of Defense and the Department of State. other concerned citizens and launched a battle f He also received the Order of Merit from the to preserve the wetlands and restore the Bay. Government of Portugal. They took their fight to then Representative DONOVAN NICHOLS Following retirement in 1992 Mr. Jordan was Don Edwards, who championed legislation to called back by both USIA and the Department create the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife HON. ED PERLMUTTER of State to conduct policy inspections of some Refuge in 1972. She didn’t stop there. In the OF COLORADO 20 embassies worldwide. Then from 1995 to 1980s, she established the Citizens Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2001 he worked for the Federal Emergency mittee to Complete the Refuge and led the Management Agency handling the Spanish- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 fight to expand the refuge by 20,000 acres. speaking media on disasters around the coun- After all these accomplishments, Florence Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise try. All total during his career, he has honor- LaRiviere still works to preserve and protect today to recognize and applaud Donovan ably represented the United States in over 100 California’s wetlands. In the last few years, Nichols for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge countries around the world. I’ve been honored to work with Florence to re- Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Dono- In 1994–95 and then since 2007, Mr. Jordan store the Eden Landing salt ponds along the van Nichols is a 12th grader at Jefferson High has volunteered his time at the US-Asia Insti- Hayward Shoreline. Now, instead of sterile and received this award because his deter- tute as a senior advisor and serving as Vice ponds, we have a thriving marsh where hun- mination and hard work have allowed him to President of International and Government Af- dreds of bird species can be seen and the overcome adversities. fairs. In this role, he works closely with the public can access the bay for hiking and The dedication demonstrated by Donovan Asian diplomatic community as well as with kayaking. Nichols is exemplary of the type of achieve- the U.S. Congress, and numerous delegations The National Wetlands Awards are pre- ment that can be attained with hard work and from Asia. He is committed to the mission and sented annually to individuals who have ex- perseverance. It is essential students at all goals of the US-Asia Institute, promoting dia- celled in wetlands protection and is adminis- levels strive to make the most of their edu- logue on international issues of common inter- tered by the Environmental Law Institute and cation and develop a work ethic which will est to the United States and Asian nations, is supported by the U.S. Environmental Pro- guide them for the rest of their lives. whenever and however possible. In the course tection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, I extend my deepest congratulations to of his work, Mr. Jordan has led numerous del- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Donovan Nichols for winning the Arvada egations of Congressional staff to China and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Serv- Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth Singapore. He spent his 80th birthday on the ice, USDA Forest Service, and Federal High- award. I have no doubt he will exhibit the Great Wall of China. way Administration. A committee of wetlands same dedication and character in all his future In his retirement, Mr. Jordan continues to experts representing federal and state agen- accomplishments. work tirelessly to promote mutual under- cies, academia, conservation organizations, f standing and communication between the U.S. and the private sector selects the Award re- and the countries and people of Asia. As he cipients. HONORING ROBERT F. JORDAN celebrates this latest milestone, we say thank Florence is well deserving of this award. Her you to Mr. Jordan for his sage counsel, his in- work to create and preserve the refuge has HON. RANDY HULTGREN imitable vision, his quiet behind-the-scenes di- produced enormous benefits. It has sustained OF ILLINOIS plomacy, and his unwavering commitment to an immense number of birds and endangered IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the U.S.-Asia relationship. species. It has also brought awareness to the Wednesday, May 9, 2012 f Bay Area of the value of wetlands, and vastly improved residents’ quality of life by providing Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I would like IN HONOR OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS them with public spaces to escape from the to bring the attention of the House of Rep- OF FLORENCE LARIVIERE hustle and bustle of urban life. Florence is an resentatives to a momentous occasion, the inspiration to all of us who care about passing 85th birthday of Mr. Robert F. Jordan, to be HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK on a healthy environment to future genera- celebrated on May 25, 2012, and to recognize OF CALIFORNIA tions. the work he has done, first as a United States IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f diplomat for more than 36 years, and in retire- ment, as an integral part of the US-Asia Insti- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 RECOGNIZING DOWNTOWN tute. Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to WASHINGTON INC. Mr. Robert F. Jordan was born and raised recognize Florence LaRiviere, a passionate in Framingham, Massachusetts. He served citizen activist responsible for creating our HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER overseas in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947 country’s first urban national wildlife refuge. OF MISSOURI and then attended the University of Massachu- Without Florence, it is safe to say that thou- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES setts, graduating in 1951. From 1951 to 1956 sands of acres of wetlands and salt ponds he was a high school teacher of Algebra and along the San Francisco Bay would have been Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Spanish. destroyed and developed. The Don Edwards Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I ask my In 1956 he started a 36-year diplomatic ca- San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, in colleagues to join me in congratulating Down- reer with the U.S. Information Agency, serving my Congressional District, is the result of her town Washington, Inc. On April 2, 2012, as the Public Affairs Officer and director of the tireless commitment to preventing urban Downtown Washington was named a recipient United States Information Service in 11 coun- sprawl from taking over unspoiled natural of The Great American Main Street Award. tries in Asia, Europe and Latin America with area. The winners of this award are recognized for responsibility for all U.S. government press On May 10th, Florence is being rightly hon- their exceptional accomplishments in revital- and cultural exchange programs. Mr. Jordan ored for her decades of environmental and izing the nations’ historic Main Street commer- learned four foreign languages—Spanish, community service with the National Wetlands cial district by using the National Trust’s Main Italian, French, and Portuguese. He was presi- Award from the Environmental Law Institute of Street Four-Point Approach. dent of the Fulbright Commission in several Washington, DC. Although Florence is being I ask that you join me in recognizing Down- countries and was also president of the Gov- honored now, at the age of 88, her work to town Washington, Inc. for its work to nurture ernment of Ireland’s scholarship board. While preserve the Bay spans seven decades. and enhance its downtown area. A key part of on a Washington tour he was assigned to In the 1950’s Florence would take her chil- Downtown Washington’s success is due to the USIA’s inspection corps and conducted policy dren to enjoy the Bay’s natural marshes and dedication and determination of Downtown

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Court for the Central District of California. and visitors to the downtown area for years to As Branch Supervisor, Mrs. Simmons con- After being confirmed 97–0 she became the come. tinuously seeks new ways to involve the com- first Vietnamese-American to serve on the fed- In addition, one of their top priorities is busi- munity in programs and activities being held eral bench. Judge Nguyen brought to the fed- ness retention, and Downtown Washington, by the library and has planned and partici- eral bench substantial civil and criminal experi- Inc. works to make sure business owners pated in many library activities. Some of these ence both as a lawyer and as a judge. have the latest information on grants and include library story times, Medgar Evers cele- Like many other great Americans, she has other incentives. Through their partnerships brations, Medgar Evers parades, the Books for followed in the American tradition of giving with the local chamber of commerce and city Tots program, the Medgar Evers Book Club, back. She is a founding member of the Asian government, Downtown Washington, Inc. or- and annual summer reading programs. Pacific American Bar Association. She is the ganizes many public events throughout the Mrs. Simmons assists annually with the recipient of numerous awards from legal asso- year, which truly help showcase the city’s suc- Jackson State University Alumni Association ciations, including the Women’s Leadership cess. fundraising initiatives and participates in breast Award, National Asian Pacific American Bar In closing, I ask all my colleagues to join me cancer awareness activities. She is also a Sil- Association (2010), and the Trailblazer Award in wishing the members Downtown Wash- ver Life member of the National Association from both the National Conference of Viet- ington, Inc. congratulations on receiving this for the Advancement of Colored People, namese American Attorneys (2009) and the award. NAACP. Mrs. Simmons is a devoted wife and National Asian Pacific American Bar Associa- tion (2006). f mother and grandmother of three children and one grandchild. I congratulate Judge Nguyen on her ap- DRISZELLE RICHARDSON Mr. Speaker, I ask you and our colleagues pointment and looking forward to having this to join me in recognizing Mrs. Shirley W. Sim- exceptional jurist serve with distinction for HON. ED PERLMUTTER mons for her commitment to the community many years to come. OF COLORADO and others. f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f H.R. 4967, THE ‘‘TEMPORARY BANK- RUPTCY JUDGESHIPS EXTEN- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 RECOGNIZING JUDGE JACQUELINE SION ACT OF 2012’’ Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise H. NGUYEN today to recognize and applaud Driszelle Rich- ardson for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge HON. DAVE CAMP HON. LAURA RICHARDSON OF MICHIGAN Service Ambassadors for Youth award. OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Driszelle Richardson is a 12th grader at Jeffer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son Senior High and received this award be- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 cause her determination and hard work have Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- allowed her to overcome adversities. Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise lowing exchange of letters: The dedication demonstrated by Driszelle today to recognize the Honorable Jacqueline MAY 9, 2012. Richardson is exemplary of the type of H. Nguyen of California, whom the Senate Hon. LAMAR SMITH, achievement that can be attained with hard confirmed yesterday to the United States Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, Wash- work and perseverance. It is essential stu- Court of Appeals for The Ninth Circuit by a ington, DC. vote of 91–3. Judge Nguyen becomes the first DEAR CHAIRMAN SMITH: I am writing con- dents at all levels strive to make the most of cerning H.R. 4967, the ‘‘Temporary Bank- their education and develop a work ethic woman of Asian descent to serve on the fed- ruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012,’’ which will guide them for the rest of their lives. eral bench. What a wonderful way to begin which is scheduled for Floor consideration I extend my deepest congratulations to Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month! today. Driszelle Richardson for winning the Arvada Mr. Speaker, Judge Nguyen is a testament As you know, the Committee on Ways and Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth to this truly being the land of opportunity. She Means maintains jurisdiction over revenue award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the was born in Dalat, Vietnam and at the age of measures generally. H.R. 4967, contains a nine, she fled Vietnam with her family during provision that raises revenue by increasing same dedication and character in all her future the Chapter 11 filing fees for the operation accomplishments. the fall of Saigon. Upon arriving in the United and maintenance of the courts of the United f States, her family lived for a time in a refugee States, which falls within the jurisdiction of tent city at Camp Pendleton before settling in the Committee on Ways and Means. In order RECOGNIZING MRS. SHIRLEY W. the Los Angeles area. She helped her family to expedite this bill for Floor consideration, SIMMONS FOR HER COMMIT- operate a doughnut shop in North Hollywood, the Committee will forgo action on the bill. MENT TO LITERACY where she studied between helping cus- This is being done with the understanding tomers. At a very young age she was put in that it does not in any way prejudice the Committee with respect to the appointment HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON a difficult situation but her circumstances did of conferees or its jurisdictional prerogatives OF MISSISSIPPI not deter her from her dreams. on this or similar legislation in the future. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Judge Nguyen received her A.B. from Occi- I would appreciate your response to this dental College in 1987, and her J.D. from letter, confirming this understanding with Wednesday, May 9, 2012 UCLA School of Law in 1991. From 1995 to respect to H.R. 4967, and would ask that a Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- 2002, she worked in the United States Attor- copy of our exchange of letters on this mat- er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public ney’s Office in the Central District of Cali- ter be included in the Congressional Record during Floor consideration. servant, Mrs. Shirley W. Simmons. Mrs. Sim- fornia. Serving in the criminal division as an Sincerely, mons is a lifelong resident of Jackson, Mis- Assistant United States Attorney, she worked DAVE CAMP, sissippi and a graduate of Brinkley High as a federal prosecutor in the General Crimes Chairman. School and Jackson State University. After section from 1995–1996 and in the Public Cor- college, Mrs. Simmons worked in early child- ruption and Government Fraud section from HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, hood education for a number of years. She 1996–1999. She took on the role of the Gen- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, then took time off from education to focus on eral Crimes section’s Deputy Chief from 2000– Washington, DC, May 9, 2012. Hon. DAVE CAMP, raising her children. During those years, she 2002. Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, took an active interest in the Parent Teachers In 2002, she was appointed to serve on the Washington, DC. Association, PTA, and volunteered with school state bench as a Judge of the Superior Court DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP: Thank you for your fundraisers and local Girl Scout troops. of the County of Los Angeles, becoming the letter regarding H.R. 4967, the ‘‘Temporary

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Ms. Grady is the and Ashley Reid; from South Allegheny High ation by the House. winner of the 2012 14th Congressional District School, Eric Raynes and Stephanie Taylor; I am most appreciative of your decision to forgo consideration of H.R. 4967 so that it of Pennsylvania’s High School Art Competi- from Sto-Rox High School, Shane Jenkins, may move expeditiously to the House floor. tion, ‘‘An Artistic Discovery.’’ Ms. Grady’s art- Melissa Fowkes Palitti, Samantha Reiss, and I acknowledge that although you are waiving work, a composition in oil pastels entitled Elizabeth Thornton; from West Mifflin High formal consideration of the bill, the Com- ‘‘Harmless Apple Juice?’’ was selected from a School, Kasey Angel, Victoria Cooper, mittee on Ways and Means is in no way number of outstanding entries to this year’s Chelsey Earnest, Katie Fahringer, Kristine waiving its jurisdiction over the subject competition. Lype, and Maggie Morgans; and from Wood- matter contained in the bill. In addition, if a In fact, 45 works from ten different schools land Hills High School, Madison Harding, Ju- conference is necessary on this legislation, I in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District lian Moriarty, Manuel Russell, and Jacqueline will support any request that Ways and were submitted to our panel of respected local Means be represented therein. Zollner. Finally, I shall be pleased to include this artists. It’s a real tribute to her skill and vision I would like to thank these impressive young letter and your letter of even date herewith that her work was chosen as the winner of this artists for allowing us to share and celebrate in the Congressional Record during floor year’s competition. I am certain that Ms. Gra- their talents, imagination, and creativity. The consideration of H.R. 4967. dy’s family is proud of her artistic talents and efforts of these students in expressing them- Sincerely, this impressive accomplishment. selves in a powerful and positive manner are LAMAR SMITH, Ms. Grady’s artwork will represent the 14th no less than spectacular. Chairman. Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the I hope that all of these individuals continue national exhibit of high school students’ art- f to utilize their artistic talents, and I wish them work that will be displayed in the United all the best of luck in their future endeavors. EDWIN SAENZ States Capitol over the coming year. I encour- f age my colleagues as well as any visitor to HON. ED PERLMUTTER Capitol Hill to view Ms. Grady’s artwork, along HONORING TOM LEONARD OF COLORADO with the winning entries from the high school IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES art contests held in other Congressional Dis- HON. JOHN F. TIERNEY tricts, which will be on display in the Capitol Wednesday, May 9, 2012 OF MASSACHUSETTS tunnel. It is amazing to walk through this cor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ridor and see the interpretation of life through Wednesday, May 9, 2012 today to recognize and applaud Edwin Saenz the eyes of these young artists from all across for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service our country. Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- Ambassadors for Youth award. Edwin Saenz Maggie Morgans from West Mifflin High nize and commend, Tom Leonard, who will be is a 10th grader at Jefferson Senior High and School was awarded second place for her receiving the 2012 Essex Heritage Hero received this award because his determination pastel composition ‘‘Snowmaggedon.’’ Sara Award tonight. and hard work have allowed him to overcome Hopkins from Northgate High School received Having championed heritage preservation adversities. third place for her pencil drawing entitled and responsible stewardship of the region’s The dedication demonstrated by Edwin ‘‘Britney.’’ Jasper Means from Penn Hills High historic, cultural, and natural resources during Saenz is exemplary of the type of achieve- School was awarded fourth place for his wa- his eight-year tenure as the founding president ment that can be attained with hard work and tercolor ‘‘Life Saving Station #7.’’ Stephanie of the Essex National Heritage Commission perseverance. It is essential students at all Taylor from South Allegheny High School was and now as its president emeritus, Tom is cer- levels strive to make the most of their edu- given fifth place for her oil painting ‘‘Shades of tainly deserving of this honor. cation and develop a work ethic which will Green.’’ I should note, by the way, that this is However, those in attendance at tonight’s guide them for the rest of their lives. the third year in a row that one of Stephanie’s award dinner will know that Tom’s service to I extend my deepest congratulations to works has placed in this competition. Last his community did not begin with nor is it lim- Edwin Saenz for winning the Arvada Wheat year she took Second Place, and in 2010 her ited to his work with the Essex National Herit- Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. painting was the winner. Clearly, this young age Commission. Throughout his life, Tom has I have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedi- lady has a lot of talent. been dedicated to making our neighborhoods cation and character in all his future accom- In addition, Honorable Mention Awards were better places to live, work, and raise a family plishments. presented to works by Erin Hart of Riverview as well as increasing opportunities for children f High School, Julian Moriarty from Woodland and young adults, particularly those who at- Hills High School, Alexis Yauch of McKeesport tend his alma mater, St. John’s Preparatory PERSONAL EXPLANATION High School, Morgan Turner of Northgate High School in Danvers. Tom is a selfless leader, a School, Mikaila Hoffman from Pittsburgh man of integrity, and a true citizen. HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD Allderdice High School, Dan O’Leary of River- Tom’s awards and accomplishments are too OF CALIFORNIA view High School, Stephanie Taylor of South long to list, but I would be remiss if! did not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Allegheny High School, Elizabeth Thornton mention that, in 2006, Essex Heritage estab- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from Sto-Rox High School, Sara Hopkins of lished the Thomas M. Leonard Partnership Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I was Northgate High School, and Ashley Reid of Grant Program. This unique effort is focused unavoidably detained and missed rollcall vote Riverview High School. on educating our youth and increasing their No. 206 on the evening of May 7, 2012. Had I would like to recognize all of the partici- awareness about our region’s natural and his- I been present, I would have voted in the fol- pants in this year’s 14th Congressional District toric resources. Grants have been awarded to lowing manner: rollcall vote No. 206—Scalise High School Art Competition, ‘‘An Artistic Dis- local schools and the National Park Service to (LA) Amendment: ‘‘no.’’ covery:’’ from the Pittsburgh High School for enable more kids from outside of Salem to the Creative and Performing Arts, Adam Linn; visit the Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron f from McKeesport High School, Jordan Arm- Works National Historic sites. Additionally, 2012 14TH CONGRESSIONAL strong, Jake Hall, Cortez Snooks, and Alexis over the years, Tom has been recognized by DISTRICT ART COMPETITION Yauch; from Northgate High School, Sara the American Cancer Society, the Salem Har- Hopkins and Morgan Turner; from Penn Hills bor Community Development Corporation, the HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE High School, Ebony Black-Yancey, Serena Salem Chamber of Commerce, the Salem Ro- OF PENNSYLVANIA English, Stephan Godbolt, Iesha Grady, Jas- tary Club, and the Danvers Community Coun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES per Means, and Roomel Reese; from Pitts- cil. burgh Allderdice High School, Justin E. Mr. Speaker, that impressive list will grow Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Dumas, Sarah Fehl, Mikaila Hoffman, Asma when Tom receives the 2012 Essex Heritage Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Qutyan, and Olivia Savisky; from Riverview Hero Award this evening. I want to congratu- recognize the artistic ability of a young woman High School, Bailey Conroy, Erin Hart, Deme- late Tom and his wife, Marge, and their sons,

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Both history and Apple’s experience under- score how increasing taxes without accom- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public today to recognize and applaud Edite Maloku panying comprehensive reform has never and will never represent a sustainable, long-term servant, the late, Crystiana Smith Randle. Mrs. for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Randle was born August 26, 1924 in Gulfport, strategy to any budgetary problems. On the Ambassadors for Youth award. Edite Maloku Mississippi to John and Annie Bell Smith. is an 11th grader at Jefferson Senior High and contrary, cutting taxes does create economic She was a graduate of Thirty-Third High received this award because her determination growth, which fuels Federal revenue windfalls School in Gulfport, Mississippi. Later she at- and hard work have allowed her to overcome for reducing the deficit. tended Tougaloo College, in Tougaloo, Mis- adversities. These lessons should be applied to the en- sissippi, receiving a Bachelors of Arts in The dedication demonstrated by Edite tire tax code. Instead of increasing taxes on English and Atlanta University in Atlanta, Maloku is exemplary of the type of achieve- Georgia, with a Masters in Library Science. ment that can be attained with hard work and American energy producers, we should focus on simplifying the federal code to encourage After completing her college education, she perseverance. It is essential students at all worked at Mileston High School and Harmony the development of domestic energy re- levels strive to make the most of their edu- High School before her tenure at McNair High cation and develop a work ethic which will sources which, in turn, bolsters employment School and Humphreys County High School guide them for the rest of their lives. opportunities here at home. as the school’s librarian. I extend my deepest congratulations to Again, am I pleased about Apple’s success? She worked delightfully and diligently for Edite Maloku for winning the Arvada Wheat Absolutely. thirty-four years teaching and illuminating the Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. lives of thousands of boys and girls until her But we never hear from our Democrat I have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- retirement in 1986. cation and character in all her future accom- friends about the low tax rates paid by compa- She was active in many professional organi- plishments. nies like Apple. However, they attack domestic zations and served as a member of the Hum- f energy producers and ignore the simple truth phreys County Library Board. She dedicated PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH that it is the American people who actually her years as her family’s personal Genealo- SUFFOCATED BY HIGH TAXES own these companies and benefit from the re- gist. spective profits that they make. According to She was married to Thomas C. Randle and the American Petroleum Institute, mutual was the mother of two daughters, Santa and HON. VIRGINIA FOXX Regina. Mrs. Randle passed away on April 20, OF NORTH CAROLINA funds hold almost 30 percent of oil stocks; pension funds hold 27 percent; individual in- 2005. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me Wednesday, May 9, 2012 vestors hold 23 percent; 14 percent is held in in recognizing Mrs. Crystiana Smith Randle for individual retirement accounts; other institu- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I highlight an ex- her dedication to serving others. tional investments hold 5 percent; and cor- ample of how private sector businesses grow f porate management holds just 1.5 percent. and contribute to our society when they’re not PERSONAL EXPLANATION suffocated by unnecessarily high taxes, and to Despite what liberal Democrats would have dispel a myth that our colleagues continue to you believe, increasing domestic energy pro- perpetuate about energy taxes. On April 24, duction not only helps lower prices and HON. JUDY BIGGERT OF ILLINOIS The Wall Street Journal ran an article calling produce jobs; it also helps boost stocks, mu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Apple Inc. ‘‘the most valuable company’’ in the tual funds, IRAs, and pension funds owned by world. millions of Americans. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Am I happy about that? Am I happy about It is also worth recognizing how hypocritical Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, yesterday on Apple’s success? You bet I am, and so are rollcall 214, I inadvertently voted ‘‘no.’’ I should it is for liberal Democrats to complain about most people in the United States. be recorded as voting ‘‘aye.’’ Later that week, on April 28, The New York the Federal tax treatment of domestic energy f Times wrote a similar article that reported on production while ignoring the market distorting Apple’s creative, but legal, tax strategy that impact of their favored subsidization of failed ELIZABETH BLUE-NORTON saves them billions in tax payments each wind, solar and ‘‘green car’’ projects. The sim- year. The Times article reported ‘‘the company ple truth is that American energy producers, HON. ED PERLMUTTER paid cash taxes of $3.3 billion around the such as those in the oil development busi- OF COLORADO world on its reported profits of $34.2 billion ness, receive the same tax treatment as other IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES last year, a tax rate of 9.8 percent.’’ Compara- tively, Wal-Mart paid a tax rate of 24 percent. U.S. industries. For those truly interested in Wednesday, May 9, 2012 When Apple was asked for comments on ‘‘fairness,’’ the difference between ‘‘subsidies’’ Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise their exceptionally low tax rate, they re- and ‘‘deductions’’ should not be ignored or dis- today to recognize and applaud Elizabeth sponded: ‘‘By focusing on innovation, we’ve torted. Blue-Norton for receiving the Arvada Wheat created entirely new products and industries, It’s time that we as Government officials get Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. and more than 500,000 jobs for U.S. work- out of the way. Instead of increasing the bu- Elizabeth Blue-Norton is an 8th grader at ers—from the people who create components Moore Middle School and received this award reaucracy and red tape, we need to focus on for our products to the people who deliver because her determination and hard work creating an environment for American private them to our customers.’’ have allowed her to overcome adversities. They also mentioned: ‘‘In the first half of fis- sector businesses to compete more easily in The dedication demonstrated by Elizabeth cal year 2012, our U.S. operations have gen- the global marketplace and give back to local Blue-Norton is exemplary of the type of erated almost $5 billion.’’ communities in the form of jobs rather than achievement that can be attained with hard Mr. Speaker, Apple’s experiences are in- sending more money to the Federal Govern- work and perseverance. It is essential stu- structive to us. ment. dents at all levels strive to make the most of

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FL, she was handpicked to provide specialized IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f on-site support to two high-visibility Space Shuttle landings at Edwards AFB, CA. While Wednesday, May 9, 2012 HONORING COLONEL MARY G. serving as an IMA Weather Officer at McCon- LOCKHART ON THE OCCASION OF Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I nell AFB, KS, she provided operational fore- HER RETIREMENT FROM THE rise, along with the other co-chairs of the Con- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE cast, weather advisories, watches and warn- gressional Taiwan Caucus—Representative ings to a major refueling wing, and the Kansas SHELLEY BERKLEY, Representative MARIO DIAZ- and Oklahoma Air National Guard. Colonel HON. MARK S. CRITZ BALART, and Representative PHIL GINGREY—to OF PENNSYLVANIA Lockhart became an expert and innovator in recognize the service of Ronnie Chih-chien IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the electro-optics arena, provided exceptional Lu. Mr. Lu is the outgoing Senior Officer in the Wednesday, May 9, 2012 weather support during Hurricane Opal, and Congressional Liaison Division of the Taipei prepared critical climatology packages for the Mr. CRITZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Economic and Cultural Representative Office, wing’s F–16 deployments around the world. tribute to Colonel Mary G. Lockhart on the oc- TECRO. Mr. Lu is returning to Taiwan for his casion of her retirement from the United While assigned to an operations support next assignment as a diplomat. During his States Air Force. I have a great appreciation squadron at Nellis AFB, NV, Col Lockhart service as the TECRO contact for the House for Colonel Lockhart’s professional and distin- commanded a weather flight that provided 24- Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Con- guished career, and her dedicated service to hour weather support to the HQ Air Warfare gressional Caucus on Taiwan, Mr. Lu has our great Nation. Although it is difficult to en- Center and two of Air Combat Command’s served as an invaluable resource for us. capsulate her Air Force career of 30 years in busiest and complex wings. Her successes In 2005, Mr. Lu was hand-picked to serve just a few brief remarks, I would like to high- and expertise led to her being selected as the as a congressional liaison for TECRO. During light her contributions to the Air Force and our first weather officer assigned to the Air Force’s his almost 7 year tenure in this position, Mr. country by offering the following tribute. Weapons School. There, she helped to inte- In some aspects, Colonel Lockhart’s career Lu oversaw Congressional Delegation visits may appear to be similar to those of the many grate and establish 21st century combat for over 30 Members of the House of Rep- thousands of senior officers who have served weather support into the warfighter’s contin- resentatives and organized 12 Congressional in the Air Force since its creation in 1947. gency operations. She was tasked to model Staff Delegation visits to Taiwan. Mr. Lu was However, upon closer examination, it becomes critical targets post 9/11, maintain direct con- also part of the TECRO team that worked to- clear that Colonel Lockhart has performed tact with Operation ENDURING FREEDOM ward the passage of House Concurrent Reso- highly sensitive roles in critical Air Force mis- deployed units and aircrew, and cited as the lution 55, which commemorated the 30th Anni- sions with a level of skill that few other officers most operations oriented, bombs-on-target-on- versary of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. can match. Equally important, she has served time weather officer ever assigned to her He also worked to garner support for House as a mentor to numerous young officers wing. Colonel Lockhart was asked to bring her Concurrent Resolution 266 (H. Con. Res. throughout her career, inculcating them with experience and natural diplomatic talents to 266), which called for Taiwan’s active partici- the Air Force’s core values of integrity first, pation in the International Civil Aviation Orga- service before self, and excellence. Washington, D.C. to serve as the IMA to the Chief of the Air Force House Liaison Office on nization. H. Con. Res. 266 passed the House Colonel Lockhart received her commission of Representatives in 2010. in 1982 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Capitol Hill. Mr. Lu has served in Taiwan’s Ministry of Training Corps (ROTC) at the College of Holy Over the past four years Colonel Lockhart Foreign Affairs since 2000. Early in his diplo- Cross. As a freshly minted 2nd Lieutenant, has carried out the delicate tasks of managing matic career, he served in both the Depart- she attended meteorology school for a year, the House Liaison Office while her active duty where she began to build the skills necessary ment of Protocol and Department of African colleagues have traveled on CODELs and de- for a successful career in the Air Weather Affairs. Mr. Lu received a Master of Arts de- Service. Shortly after arriving to her first duty ployed. She has been an important part of gree from National Chengchi University in Tai- station at Griffiss AFB, NY she was recog- building strong relationships between Capitol wan. Hill, the Pentagon, and senior Air Force lead- nized for her initiative, intellect, and quick Though he secured many legislative vic- grasp of the operational requirements. She ership. Colonel Lockhart is trusted and relied tories for Taiwan while he served in Wash- was given responsibilities generally reserved upon by Members of Congress and their staffs ington, DC, he made even more long-lasting for more senior weather officers in SAC and to help facilitate legislative and programmatic relationships. My colleagues and our staff are NORAD, and continued to establish herself as matters. We have benefited greatly from her proud to call him a friend, and we hope to see an exceptional meteorologist. As a 1st Lieu- kind, professional, and capable ways. tenant, she was credited with improving the him back in Washington, DC one day. overall readiness of her squadron and wing, Throughout Colonel Lockhart’s career, her and protecting valuable resources with her ac- commanders have referred to her as, ‘‘the f curate forecasts and astute weather warnings. brightest junior officer on my staff’’, ‘‘brilliant’’, PERSONAL EXPLANATION She was routinely tasked to handle the most ‘‘superior and visionary leader’’, and ‘‘Total delicate and time sensitive weather briefings Force ace.’’ Simply stated, Colonel Mary to missile warning and space surveillance cen- Lockhart has made lasting and important con- HON. BOB FILNER ters. In 1986, Colonel Lockhart transferred tributions to the United States Air Force. Our from active duty to the Air Force Reserve as Nation is indebted to her and her family for OF CALIFORNIA a Captain, and continued to serve in the their selfless years of service and unques- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES weather field as an Individual Mobilization tioned devotion to peace and security at home Augmentee (IMA) at Peterson AFB, CO. Her and abroad. Mr. Speaker, I wish Mary, her Wednesday, May 9, 2012 active duty experience would prove invaluable as a new Reservist who would go on to pro- husband Paul, and daughters Jenna and Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall 222, I vide years of support to the Air Force’s active, Marisa, Godspeed and much happiness as was away from the Capitol due to prior com- guard, and reserve components in a variety of she begins her retirement from the United mitments to my constituents. Had I been positions and assignments. States Air Force. present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’

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His Wednesday, May 9, 2012 ment that can be attained with hard work and assignments have predominantly been within Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today perseverance. It is essential students at all the Coast Guard’s marine safety program, to recognize our strong friendship and stra- levels strive to make the most of their edu- where he commanded Coast Guard units in tegic alliance with the Republic of Turkey. cation and develop a work ethic which will Boston, MA and San Juan, PR, and was re- Turkey has continuously stood with the guide them for the rest of their lives. sponsible for carrying out vital Captain of the United States in our efforts to promote democ- I extend my deepest congratulations to Port, Officer-in-Charge of Marine Inspection, racy and freedom throughout the world. As a Denis Anghel for winning the Arvada Wheat Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, and member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Federal On-Scene Coordinator duties. His tion, NATO, Turkey has committed troops and I have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedi- other field assignments include units in Balti- necessary resources to efforts in Iraq and Af- cation and character in all his future accom- more, MD, Port Arthur, TX and Portland, ME ghanistan through the years, and serves as a plishments. as well as serving as the marine safety advi- crucial transit point for supplies and personnel f sor to the Panama Canal Authority. Prior to going to these countries. Additionally, Turkey assuming his current position, Vice Admiral announced last year that it would lead the HONORING VICE ADMIRAL (VADM) Salerno was the Assistant Commandant for International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, SALERNO FOR HIS SERVICE IN Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship and regional command in Kabul for a third year. THE U.S. COAST GUARD he also served as the Assistant Commandant Turkey is also at the beginning operational for Policy and Planning and as the Director of stages of a NATO radar facility in its southeast HON. FRANK A. LoBIONDO Inspections and Compliance at Coast Guard region as part of a missile defense system in- OF NEW JERSEY Headquarters. tended to protect NATO allies from ballistic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vice Admiral Salerno is a 2000 graduate of missiles. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 the U.S. Army War College, with a master’s In addition to cooperation on NATO-led ef- degree in Strategic Studies. He is also a grad- forts, Turkey plays a critical role in promoting Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to uate of the Naval War College and holds a democracy throughout the region. Over the recognize a true leader for his extraordinary master’s degree in Management from the last year, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip service in the United States Coast Guard, Vice Johns Hopkins University. He is a licensed Erdogan has traveled throughout Egypt, Tuni- Admiral (VADM) Brian M. Salerno. VADM master of small passenger vessels. His per- sia, and other countries affected by uprisings Salerno served his country for 37 years in the sonal military decorations include three Legion to encourage secular constitutions and demo- Coast Guard and on June 5th, he will retire as of Merit Medals, two Meritorious Service Med- cratic reforms that are vital to U.S. interests. the Deputy Commandant for Operations at als, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, Turkey has also taken a leading role in ad- Coast Guard Headquarters, a position he has and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal. dressing the ongoing situation in Syria, open- held since May 2010. We all owe him a debt Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents ing its borders to tens of thousands of Syrian of gratitude for his commitment to service and and a grateful Nation, I ask all my distin- refugees and encouraging Arab countries to to our country. guished colleagues to join me in recognizing lead a coordinated effort to find a peaceful As the Deputy Commandant for Operations, the extraordinary career of Vice Admiral Brian resolution in Syria. Vice Admiral Salerno oversaw policy develop- M. Salerno. There are few opportunities for us Turkey continues to increase efforts to sup- ment and strategic planning for all Coast to recognize the accomplishments of those port religious minorities in its own borders as Guard maritime safety, security and response who selflessly dedicate their lives to the serv- well. Last August, Turkey issued a decree for operations. Assuming the duties as the Deputy ice of our country, and having had the pleas- the return of hundreds of properties, including Commandant for Operations shortly after the ure of working with Vice Admiral Salerno as cemeteries, hospitals, and schools, to non- initial response to the Deepwater Horizon oil the Chairman of the Coast Guard’s oversight Muslim communities. This announcement also spill, Vice Admiral Salerno was responsible for Subcommittee, I cannot thank him enough for provides compensation to the non-Muslim the Coast Guard’s in-depth investigation and everything he has done to protect our Nation’s community foundations for properties currently after action review of the incident, and di- waters and the millions of Americans who live, registered to third parties. Secretary of State rected implementation of numerous improve- work, and visit them every day. Hillary Clinton applauded Turkey’s efforts to ments to the Coast Guard’s Spill of National f ‘‘take serious steps to improve the climate for Significance response and management proto- religious tolerance.’’ cols. He was also instrumental in establishing PERSONAL EXPLANATION Turkey remains a vital ally of the United vital joint operating plans and processes, such States, and I am encouraged by the steps that as the Maritime Operations Coordination Plan, HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH Turkey has taken to improve its own commit- which greatly advanced the Department of OF MASSACHUSETTS ment to democracy and to promote democracy Homeland Security’s ‘‘One-DHS’’ initiative to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES increase the Nation’s ability to respond to mar- throughout the Middle East. Turkey has Wednesday, May 9, 2012 earned our respect, gratitude, and recognition itime threats. When Somalian pirates began for its efforts over the last 60 years. I look for- attacking merchant vessels in the Gulf of Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, during Floor con- ward to continuing to work in support of our Aden, Vice Admiral Salerno led the United sideration of H.R. 5326 on May 8, 2012, I mis- mutual interests. States’ efforts to establish internationally ac- takenly recorded my vote on rollcall 220 as f cepted and highly effective shipboard proce- ‘‘yea’’ on the question on agreeing to the dures to minimize the likelihood of a success- amendment offered by Ms. BLACK of Ten- DENIS ANGHEL ful attack. These measures have proven es- nessee. sential to helping mariners and the shipping I intended to vote ‘‘no’’, on the Black HON. ED PERLMUTTER industry protect themselves and combat piracy amendment, which sought to prohibit the At- OF COLORADO while transiting in high-risk waters. Using his torney General of the United States from using IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nearly four decades of experience working on any funds appropriated by H.R. 5326 for the some of the most complex maritime safety purpose of originating or joining in any lawsuit Wednesday, May 9, 2012 and security issues, Vice Admiral Salerno laid which seeks to overturn, enjoin, or invalidate a Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise the foundation for the continued development series of specified statutes related to immigra- today to recognize and applaud Denis Anghel of interagency, international, and industry part- tion. Again, I would like reiterate my strong op- for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service nerships that will prove increasingly more im- position to the Black amendment and express

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He knew how to ‘‘When (the Southern Newspapers Group) bodied by our Constitution. produce a local, small daily newspaper that bought the paper in Bristol, it was just bare- f contained news that people were interested ly breaking even. In five years, I made $5 in.’’ million. So the president of the company TEURLINGS CATHOLIC HIGH He transformed the paper into the pride of called me and said, ‘Tutt, what would you SCHOOL LADY REBELS SOFT- Blount County, and it still operates today as a like to do next?’ I said, ‘What do you mean?’ BALL TEAM CROWNED STATE model newspaper, frequently being ranked He said, ‘Well, wouldn’t you like to own a CHAMPIONS paper?’ ’’ among the top three newspapers in the Nation Bradford replied that he would if he had in penetration of its circulation area. It has the money, and he was offered the oppor- HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR. also been recognized as the fastest growing tunity to purchase The Daily Times with fi- OF LOUISIANA daily newspaper in Tennessee. nancing from the Southern Newspapers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES When Tutt sold The Daily Times, he de- Group. When Bradford—who served as owner, pub- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 voted the rest of his life to philanthropy. His support of educational institutions, charities, lisher and occasionally, editor—bought The Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and various causes is too great to list in this Times in 1955, circulation was 7,500. to congratulate the Teurlings Catholic High He involved his daughters Nancy Cain and space, but Blount County and this Nation are Debbie Bradford Moon in the publication. Je- School Lady Rebels softball team for recently better places because of his life and work. rome F. Moon, a native Blount countian and being crowned class 4–A state champions by When trying to decide whether to support a husband of Debbie Bradford, became presi- the Louisiana High School Athletic Associa- cause, Tutt would simply ask one question: dent and publisher in 1984. tion. This team truly has the heart of a cham- Will it help the community grow? He undoubt- When Bradford sold the newspaper to the pion. En route to the state championship, the edly touched the lives of thousands of people Persis Group of Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989, strength and will of this team was tested time in my District in many positive ways. circulation had increased to 22,000. and time again. In the end, this team tri- In the 2008 interview, Bradford said one of I offer my condolences to his two daughters, the highlights of his career at The Daily umphed and defeated the Leesville High Nancy and Debbie; step daughter, Frances; Times was bringing a new press to the com- School Lady Cats to become the undisputed five grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; sis- pany. A repairman working on the old press state champions on April 28, 2012. ter, Dot; and brother, Randolph. told him about a three-color unit that would The team’s five seniors: Corin Voinche, Mr. Speaker, in closing, I urge my col- do all the colors in one unit. Halie Green, Delilah Melancon, Julienne leagues and other readers of the RECORD to ‘‘Every time we did a color we had to clean Broussard, and Megan Fuselier, tasted addi- join me in celebrating the remarkable life of off everything, rollers and everything, and put the right ink on them,’’ Bradford said. tional success each year they played. In 2009, Tutt S. Bradford. the team made the state quarterfinals. In ‘‘This way, they were put all in one unit like I can think of no more fitting tribute to Tutt we have there now. It was really great.’’ 2010, the team reached the state semifinals. than to request The Daily Times article high- Bradford put in his order for one of the units In 2011, the team played in the state finals. lighting his life and accomplishments be re- and he said The Daily Times was one of the This year, it attained the ultimate goal and printed into the RECORD below. first newspapers in the country to get a press won the state championship. This group em- TUTT BRADFORD, NEWSPAPER OWNER, where the colors were ‘‘left in there.’’ bodies the term perseverance. Having over- COMMUNITY LEADER, DIES AT 94 ‘‘I knew him quite well,’’ said Sam Ken- nedy, former owner of the Kennedy News- come adversity and never allowing its deter- (From staff reports) papers and Columbia Dispatch. ‘‘He took the mination to waver, I commend the efforts of Tutt S. Bradford, publisher/owner of The the entire Teurlings Lady Rebels softball team. Maryville paper and literally outdid the Daily Times for 34 years and a tireless com- Knoxville papers. Congratulations to coach Callie Gautreaux munity leader and philanthropist, died at ‘‘He had the ability to understand what his and her coaching staff of Lana Bowers, Vallie Shannondale of Maryville Friday afternoon. people wanted,’’ Kennedy added. ‘‘He knew Gaspard, and Caleb Castille. This team had He was 94. how to produce a local, small daily news- an outstanding year and saved its best per- Bradford became the fifth owner of The paper that contained news that people were formance for the year’s largest stage. I look Daily Times in November 1955, and served as interested in.’’ publisher until 1984. He continued as chair- forward to next year’s softball season and COMMUNITY ICON man of the board until the paper was sold in wish the Lady Rebels team good luck in de- 1989. During his newspaper career and long after fending its crown. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and he retired, Bradford remained very active as f will be announced later by McCammon- a community leader and benefactor. Ammons-Click Funeral Home. ‘‘Will it help the community grow?’’ Brad- HONORING TUTT S. BRADFORD Gregg Jones, president and CEO of Jones ford asked himself when he needed to decide Media, parent company of The Daily Times, what causes he would support. HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. said, ‘‘Blount County has lost a wonderful One such project dear to his heart is the citizen, and my family and the staff of The Hearing and Speech Foundation, cofounded OF TENNESSEE Daily Times have lost a dear friend. Few by Bradford and John Berry, owner of Blount IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have worked harder for the progress of this Hearing and Speech Services, to provide such services for people who could not otherwise Wednesday, May 9, 2012 community than Tuft Bradford. He was never bashful about volunteering his time, afford them. ‘‘The reason I started the foundation was Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I leadership and personal financial resources that my ears were blasted out during World wish today to honor one of the most well- to help Blount County address its challenges War II,’’ Bradford said in the 2008 interview. known and selfless men in my District. and fight for its opportunities. We all are He sought treatment at many places for his better off because of Tutt’s passionate love Tutt S. Bradford passed away recently at hearing loss but none helped him until he for his home. To his family we offer our the age of 94 following a long life of commu- met Berry. In 2003, Bradford was honored for deepest condolences for his loss as well as nity service and philanthropy. I knew him as a his continuing support of the foundation. our heartfelt gratitude for having been According to long-time Daily Times Editor good family man, but he was also a long time blessed to have crossed his path.’’ friend of my father. Dean Stone, Bradford also worked for fund- SUCCESSFUL CAREER He is perhaps best known as the former ing for the still-uncompleted Foothills Park- owner of The Daily Times newspaper in Mary- Bradford was born in Columbia, S.C., the way in Great Smoky Mountains National second of five children. His first venture into ville, Tennessee, a scenic community in my Park. First it was to get the state to pur- print media began when he had a paper route chase the right-of-way for federal construc- District located in the foothills of the Smoky as a child in the 1920s. tion. Later it was for federal construction Mountains. After his military service during World money. The Daily Times had a circulation of only War II, Bradford moved into newspaper ad- Bradford also worked successfully to get 7,500 when Tutt took it over in 1955; by the vertising. His successes led to his promotion Cades Cove placed into a historical district

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A few of the beneficiaries were Maryville College, Blount County The dedication demonstrated by Ditza Perez cess. Chamber of Commerce, Blount County Indus- is exemplary of the type of achievement that f trial Development Board, United Way of can be attained with hard work and persever- Blount County, Pellissippi State Community ance. It is essential students at all levels strive IN HONOR OF MR. LARRY College and the Blount County Public Li- to make the most of their education and de- BALDWIN brary. velop a work ethic which will guide them for In 1991, he was named Outstanding Philan- the rest of their lives. HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH thropist of the Year by the National Society I extend my deepest congratulations to OF OHIO of Fundraising Executives. ‘‘It’s because of my religion,’’ he said. Ditza Perez for winning the Arvada Wheat IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. ‘‘The Lord said to love other people, and I Wednesday, May 9, 2012 have. I’ve really tried to help other people, I have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- particularly when they were down.’’ cation and character in all her future accom- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in f plishments. honor of Mr. Larry Baldwin as he is celebrated f for his dedicated work on behalf of the envi- HONORING ARTHUR EDWARDS ronment. HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVER- In 2001, Larry graduated from Shippensburg HON. JOHN P. SARBANES SARY OF THE EAST SIDE CLUB University with a degree in GeoEnvironmental OF MARYLAND Studies. While earning his degree, Larry IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. TAMMY BALDWIN worked as an intern with the Chesapeake Bay Wednesday, May 9, 2012 OF WISCONSIN Foundation where he was also an active vol- unteer for more than a decade. He began Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES working for the Neuse River Foundation (NRF) to pay tribute to Arthur Edwards who has been Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in North Carolina in October, 2002 as the an outstanding citizen and a major figure in Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Lower Neuse RIVERKEEPER®. promoting the arts in Annapolis. His unceasing honor the 100th anniversary of the East Side During his nine years with NRF, Larry devotion to Maryland Hall, the Annapolis Sym- Club and to recognize its outstanding commit- worked to engage countless volunteers and phony Orchestra, ASO, and other art activities ment and contribution to our community. raise educational awareness on the impor- has raised the visibility and quality of those or- In 1912, a group of businessmen from Madi- tance of a healthy Neuse River. He was in- ganizations. son’s East side formed the East Side Ad- strumental in establishing the Neuse When working with the ASO, Mr. Edwards vancement Association, which would eventu- RIVERKEEPER® RiverKids program and mo- embodied its core values. His commitment to ally become the East Side Businessmen’s As- bilizing RiverWatch and Muddy Water Watch the highest quality of music, outreach and en- sociation (ESBMA) in 1922. Originally, the volunteers to help monitor the Neuse River gagement with the community, the cultivation clubhouse was located in the old Hudson and its tributaries. of its legacy, and his creativity all helped to Hotel on Atwood Avenue and served as a Today, Larry serves as the North Carolina mold the ASO into the premier orchestra it is place where members could gather for both Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations today. Through the Patricia and Arthur business and recreational purposes. In 1947, (CAFO) Coordinator for Waterkeeper Alliance. Edwards Family Foundation charitable trust, as membership grew, the members purchased He is focused on training and educating Mr. Edwards was able to fund the Orfeo Alli- a prime piece of land located on the banks of Riverkeepers worldwide on CAFO pollution. ance, a partnership between The Key School Lake Monona and opened their new club- Additionally, his expertise has given Larry the and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra that house on the site in 1955. This scenic location opportunity to educate not only the public, but produces an annual artist-in-residence pro- is where the East Side Club stands to this the government on environmental issues. Just gram that benefits music education programs very day. last month, Larry was in Washington, D.C. at Key School as well as artistic programs for The East Side Club, as it has been known educating Congress on the public health and the Orchestra. By supporting this program, Mr. since 2006, is a hub for activity. The location environmental hazards created by factory farm Edwards ensured that the ASO would have a along Lake Monona makes the club ideal for facilities. long term, tight knit relationship with its sur- celebrations and has hosted countless wed- He is also active with numerous environ- rounding community as well as the opportunity dings, birthdays, anniversaries, class reunions, mental groups including the Waterkeeper Alli- to influence young minds through the arts. and much more. In addition to private events, Arthur has been a driving force for the bet- ance, America Rivers, River Network, North the East Side Club’s Tiki Bar and Grill, bocce terment of the City of Annapolis and its citi- Carolina Conservation Network and the East- ball courts, Friday fish fry, and Sunday zens. He is the kind of person every commu- ern Carolina Coastal Caucus. He is a member brunches offer families and friends a great set- nity cherishes. Arthur’s generosity with his of the Craven County Water Use Reduction ting to not only unwind and catch up with old time is well known and is only matched by his Committee, Emergency Planning Committee friends, but also meet new ones. good humor. From the first day I met him, I and the Crystal Coast Disaster Coalition. Over the past century, the East Side Club have been amazed at the quiet humility of this Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me has also proven to be much more than a so- man who has done so much for so many. The in honoring Mr. Larry Baldwin, an outspoken cial gathering place. The members’ long- Annapolis area will forever be indebted for his advocate for environmental protection. standing commitment to the surrounding com- outstanding work in bringing music and the f munity is an invaluable asset. For 72 years, arts to the community as a whole. the club held an annual Fall Festival estab- A TRIBUTE TO ALFRED L. f lishing itself as an organization that cares DESERIO DITZA PEREZ deeply about the community. From hosting fundraisers for local charities to providing HON. ROBERT A. BRADY HON. ED PERLMUTTER scholarships for local students, the East Side OF PENNSYLVANIA OF COLORADO Club is always searching for new ways to give IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES back to the community. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The East Side Club has provided entertain- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 ment and support to our community for 100 Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise years and I offer hearty congratulations to the rise today to pay tribute to Alfred L. DeSerio. today to recognize and applaud Ditza Perez past and present staff and members on the A 42-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps

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Before his 18th birthday, he lied third year, is focused on bringing some of the Sergeant Osborne serves in the 1138th about his age to enlist in the Marines where brightest minds in the world together to find Transportation Company, a medium truck unit he attained the rank of master sergeant. ways to solve key social challenges. This headquartered at Jefferson Barracks in south Mr. DeSerio was a perfect example of the year, the three categories—education, energy, St. Louis County. The 1138th has been per- ‘‘Greatest Generation.’’ He served our nation and housing—had hundreds of entrants from forming convoy operations, delivering supplies with distinction in the Pacific Theater of World over 130 countries around the world. Such lu- to coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. On War II and in the Korean War. During World minaries as Muhammad Yunus, winner of the a night mission in October 2011 while serving War II, one of DeSerio’s duties was to escort Nobel Peace Prize judged the final round; and as a Scout truck commander, Sergeant the honored remains of fellow Marines home President Bill Clinton handed out the top Osborne and his convoy came under attack to their families. It was a job he took very seri- awards for each category. CMU’s Ketaki from an improvised explosive device (IED). ously. Desai, Elizabeth Cullinan, Tim Kelly, and Regi- The IED heavily damaged Sergeant Osborne’s Mr. DeSerio served his country twice during nald Cox won first place in the education cat- vehicle, but he and his three fellow crew mem- the Vietnam War. egory. bers survived the assault. Sergeant Osborne After retiring from the service in 1970, One Laptop Per Child seeks to provide returned to full duty within a few weeks of the DeSerio moved to Collingdale. He was a greater educational resources for children attack. maintenance worker at Mercy Fitzgerald Hos- ages 6 through 12 in impoverished areas of He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom pital in Darby until his retirement in 1988. Un- the world. OLPC has designed laptops with and is currently serving in Operation Enduring fortunately, he lost his wife Mary in 1985. several key features geared towards helping Freedom in Afghanistan. A resident at St. Francis Country House these children. They cost significantly less to since 2002, he was often recognized for his manufacture than the standard laptops we use In closing, Mr. Speaker, I ask all my col- years of service while receiving proclamations here in the US; they are pre-loaded with lots leagues to join me in honoring Sergeant Chris- from state government and a challenge coin of educational software, and have wireless topher Osborne and thanking him for his con- from the commandant of the Marine Corps. internet built in; they are low energy, ensuring tinued service to our county. His military decorations include the World War that even children in communities without II Victory Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal electricity can use them, then recharge the f with one star, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross laptops using solar energy; the laptops’ CONGRATULATING MR. MA YING- with palms and frame, the National Defense screens can be read in sunlight—an important JEOU, PRESIDENT OF TAIWAN Service Medal and the United Nations Service feature because so many of these children go Medal. to school outside; and, perhaps most impor- DeSerio was a longtime member of the tantly, these laptops are extremely durable HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Upper Darby Marine Corps League Detach- and rugged, because, let’s face it, kids are ment No. 884, which named him Citizen of the going to be kids, no matter where they are in OF MISSISSIPPI Year in January. the world. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I ask that you, and my other By providing children with these laptops, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 distinguished colleagues join me in recog- One Laptop Per Child hopes to broaden chil- nizing the life of Alfred L. DeSerio and his dren’s worldview, and enrich their educational Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- service to our nation. experiences, because, as they see it, edu- er, I wish to congratulate the people of Taiwan f cation is the foundation for the other solutions on the occasion of their presidential inaugura- to problems like a lack of shelter or running tion this May 20. Mr. Ma Ying-jeou was re- PERSONAL EXPLANATION water. Their goal is to donate and distribute 20 elected to a second term on January 14th. million laptops to poor children throughout the May the long-term ongoing relationship be- HON. BOB FILNER world over the next 5 years. tween Taiwan and the United States continue OF CALIFORNIA This is just one more example of the inno- to develop and grow and may there be perma- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vative work that’s being done in Pittsburgh, nent peace and security in the Taiwan Strait. and I am proud to be their representative. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Congratulations to President Ma Ying-jeou and Congratulations to these grad students and to his people. Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall 223, I all the bright minds in Pittsburgh working so was away from the Capitol due to prior com- hard to solve the world’s problems. I thank f mitments to my constituents. Had I been them for their dedication. present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ f PERSONAL EXPLANATION f RECOGNIZING SERGEANT ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD CHRISTOPHER OSBORNE HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY OF NEW YORK HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF PENNSYLVANIA OF MISSOURI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise 215 I inadvertently voted ‘‘aye’’ when I in- congratulate Ketaki Desai, Elizabeth Cullinan, today to recognize Sergeant Christopher tended to vote ‘‘no’’ on the Huizenga Amend- Tim Kelly, and Reginald Cox, four graduate Osborne of Labadie, Missouri, who was ment to H.R. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, students from Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz School awarded the Purple Heart due to injuries he Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations of Public Policy and Management, for their sustained while serving in Afghanistan. I am Act. first place finish at the Hult Global Case Chal- honored to recognize Sergeant Osborne for I would like the RECORD to reflect this error lenge. his service to our nation. as I reiterate my strong opposition to this Their innovative program, One Laptop Per Sergeant Osborne was presented the Pur- amendment and reaffirm my support for our Child, seeks to provide durable, low energy ple Heart medal on December 29, 2011, at nation’s public sector employees, who are ad- laptops for children in 3rd world countries with Bagram Airfield by Major General Stephen L. versely affected by OMB Circular A-76’s meth- limited educational resources. This idea gar- Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri Na- odology.

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He also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES technology and am a cosponsor of H.R. 2036, performed for the New York City Fire Depart- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 the American Alternative Fuels Act, which ment and Police Department, the United Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in would repeal the very same prohibition this States Military, Italian American Association, recognition of National Nurses Week. amendment defunds. My vote against the Flo- as well as church and school fundraisers. He This week it is important for us to come to- res amendment was accidental. I regret my performed on the Jerry Lewis Telethon and as gether and pay special tribute to the women error and appreciate the opportunity for clari- part of ‘‘We Are the World,’’ which raised and men who make up the largest segment of fication. funds for worldwide hunger relief. Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge our healthcare workforce. f were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Nurses are truly the backbone of our HONORING THE LIFE AND CON- Fame in 2005, the Long Island Hall of Fame healthcare system. in 2006, and the South Carolina Rhythm and They not only work in our hospitals and clin- TRIBUTIONS OF JOHNNY MAE- STRO Blues Hall of Fame, just to name a few of their ics, but are present in our schools, our work- many honors. places, and in so many facets of our everyday On March 26, 2011, the City of New York lives. HON. JERROLD NADLER honored him by renaming the intersection of However, our increasing demand for nurses OF NEW YORK Mason Avenue and Midland Avenue on Staten continues to grow at a rate faster than the cur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Island as ‘‘Johnny Maestro Way.’’ rent supply can alleviate. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge By 2020, the overall need for new nurses is were unswerving supporters of our police, fire, Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to expected to reach a staggering 1.2 million. military, and Italian-American benevolent asso- honor the memory of a great singer and hu- For the nursing workforce to meet this de- ciations. The communities I represent warmly mand, we must ensure that federal investment manitarian, John Mastrangelo, known to his remember the benefit concerts Johnny Mae- in nursing does not falter. fans, friends, and fellow musicians as Johnny stro and The Brooklyn Bridge participated in to The Nurse Reinvestment Act, which I au- Maestro. Johnny would have been 73 years aid 9/11 responders and their families. In thored and was signed into law in 2002, set old this week, and his influence on popular 2007, Johnny Maestro sang at a concert the framework to do this. music and on the New York neighborhoods he digitally filmed and sent to bases of our Armed But we all must come together, on both loved so dearly is still being felt. Forces overseas. Johnny Maestro and The sides of the aisle, to support these crucial pro- John Mastrangelo was born on Manhattan’s Brooklyn Bridge ended their concerts by sing- grams and to support nursing education and a Lower East Side on May 7, 1939, graduated ing ‘‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’’ and dedicated robust nursing workforce. from Charles Evans Hughes High School in the song to the men and women in uniform. I encourage my colleagues and all Ameri- 1956, and attended Borough of Manhattan Today, the surviving members of The Brooklyn cans to take time out this week to thank the Community College. Bridge continue to honor Johnny’s legacy by nurses in your life and to join me in recogni- In 1956, John Mastrangelo joined four teen- performing the songs he sang with The Crests tion of these professionals who tirelessly care age singers from Manhattan’s Lower East and The Brooklyn Bridge, and supporting the for the health of ourselves and our loved ones. Side to form The Crests. Their vocal harmony humanitarian causes he held so dear. was innovative, combining elements of jazz, f Sadly, that great voice was stilled when R&B, and early rock ’n’ roll to become true Johnny Maestro died at the age of 70, fol- RECOGNIZING LT. COL. DAVID pioneers of rock and roll music. They were lowing a valiant struggle with cancer. He con- CARROLL FOR HIS TWENTY-FIVE one of the first integrated popular vocal tinued to perform up until two months before YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE U.S. groups. While the rest of the country was still his death. AIR FORCE struggling with the legacy of Jim Crow, The Mr. Speaker, Johnny Maestro was the con- Crests—Johnny Maestro, who was Italian- summate New Yorker. He was talented, and HON. DAVID SCHWEIKERT American; three African Americans: J. T. Car- he gave of his gifts and his success for the betterment of his City and those most in need. OF ARIZONA ter, Talmoudge Gough, and Patricia Van Dross (older sister of R&B great Luther His life and his art are an example of what is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vandross); and Harold Torres, who was Puer- best in our City and in our Nation. I urge all Wednesday, May 9, 2012 to Rican—were recording groundbreaking members of the House to join me in remem- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I wish to music. With Johnny Maestro as the lead sing- bering and honoring Johnny Maestro’s life and congratulate Lieutenant Colonel David Carroll er, The Crests recorded hits like ‘‘16 Can- work, and to remember a man whose musical for his twenty-five years of honorable service dles,’’ ‘‘Trouble in Paradise,’’ ‘‘The Angels Lis- accomplishments and humanitarian deeds to our country and the United States Air tened In’’ and ‘‘Step by Step.’’ have touched the lives of so many people. Force. Following his time with The Crests, Johnny f Our community is proud of all our men and Maestro had a short solo career, and then LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL WE THE women in uniform and it is always a great ex- joined another popular New York group, the PEOPLE COMPETITION perience to see so many of them thrive and Del-Satins, as lead singer. In 1968, they succeed in service to their country. merged with a Long Island group, The Rhythm HON. EARL BLUMENAUER I join the United States Air Force and wish Method, to form The Brooklyn Bridge. The OF OREGON Lt. Col. Carroll all the best in his retirement. Brooklyn Bridge recorded a series of hits, in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f cluding ‘‘Welcome Me Love,’’ ‘‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,’’ and ‘‘Your Husband, My Wife.’’ Wednesday, May 9, 2012 PERSONAL EXPLANATION They had their biggest hit with Jimmy Webb’s Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, last week ‘‘The Worst That Could Happen.’’ Johnny an outstanding group of young men and HON. BRETT GUTHRIE Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge continued to women from Portland, Oregon’s Lincoln High OF KENTUCKY perform for forty-two years. Johnny Maestro’s School placed first in the national ‘‘We the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exceptional tenor voice won accolades from People Competition,’’ a contest sponsored by fans and fellow musicians alike. His distinctive the Classroom Law Project. It is an extraor- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 voice remained vibrant and strong throughout dinary program that allows young men and Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I submit a clari- his fifty-three year career. women to dive deeply into constitutional the- fication of my vote on rollcall No. 233 the Flo- Johnny Maestro was more than a great mu- ory and the legislative process, and under- res Amendment No. 10, to H.R. 5326. I mis- sician; he was also a great humanitarian. stand what it all means for contemporary

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In the Portland Public School Army; Milton Anderson, U.S. Army Air Forces; called the Show-Me State, and Missourians District, we are particularly proud of our high James Holbrook, U.S. Army Air Forces; Clar- and Americans from across our great country schools Lincoln and Grant, who have com- ence Mahan, U.S. Army Air Forces; Paul showed the Nation and the world the compas- peted against each other for the State title for Nielsen, U.S. Army Air Forces; Carl Orndoff, sion and generosity of the American spirit. more than 2 dozen years, and consistently are U.S. Army Air Forces; Jack Owens, U.S. Army Over 120,000 volunteers poured into the Jop- strong contenders at the national level. Air Forces; Donicio Padilla, U.S. Army Air lin area to offer their help and support, and Their achievements are testimony not only Forces; James Stone, U.S. Army Air Forces; some are still assisting with rebuilding efforts. to the hard work and intelligence of the stu- James Hanley, U.S. Army Air Forces; Melvin Before the life-changing event of May 22, dent competitors, but also to a dedicated core Pearigen, U.S. Coast Guard; Floyd Burt, U.S. 2011, Joplin was just a town in Missouri, but of teachers and citizen volunteers, often Marine Corps; Delbert Littrell, U.S. Marine now its sense of community is known through- prominent judges and lawyers, and alumni of Corps; Edward Montagne, U.S. Marine Corps; out the Nation. While the Joplin community is the program who continue their involvement Eldon Branson, U.S. Navy; Calvin Gorte, U.S. still picking up the pieces from that fateful day, long after they cease to be students. A special Navy; GL Hamblin, U.S. Navy; Lester Herring, I know they have a bright future ahead. shout-out this year and every year should go U.S. Navy; Richard Laubert, U.S. Navy; Don- Though lives were lost and homes and busi- to Lincoln instructor Tim Swinehart, local attor- ald Lister, U.S. Navy; Vincent Monzel, U.S. nesses destroyed the one thing the tornado ney Steve Griffith and his volunteer team, and Navy; Otis Pierce, U.S. Navy; Forest Scott, did not take is the sense of community that the extraordinarily supportive principal, Peyton U.S. Navy; Raymond Woods, U.S. Navy. makes Joplin a welcoming place to live, work Chapman. These 28 heroes join more than 81,000 vet- and visit. Joplin is stronger despite this unfor- As I met with the Lincoln team earlier this erans from across the country who, since tunate disaster. spring in preparation for the national cham- 2005, have journeyed from their home states As we commemorate the one-year anniver- pionships, it was clear to me that this was a to Washington, DC to reflect at the memorials sary which changed the lives of all families im- stellar team even by the standards of this ter- built in honor of our nation’s veterans. pacted by this horrific disaster we treasure the rific program. That they won this year with a Mr. Speaker, each of us is humbled by the good times in the past and look forward to a team largely composed of sophomores makes courage of these soldiers, sailors, airmen, and promising future for Joplin and all who call this it all the more an extraordinary accomplish- Marines who put themselves in harm’s way for wonderful place home. ment. I would willingly grant them voting privi- our country and way of life. As a nation, we Even though we can’t explain why tragedy leges here in Congress. can never fully repay the debt of gratitude strikes, we can use what happened here to re- In addition to the dedicated coaches and owed to them for their honor, commitment, mind us of the good inside us all and to re- volunteers, I want to recognize this year’s win- and sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we mind us that even though we lost a lot, we did ning student team. They are: Avery Ballato, have today. not lose everything. Joplin has faced chal- Catherine Barton, Marty Berger, Hallie My colleagues, please join me in thanking lenges that most communities will not ever ex- Blashfield, Ryan Bloom, Danny Brillhart, John these veterans and the volunteers of Honor perience, but the outpouring of support is also Carey, Julian Dann, Julia Eckelmann, Michael Flight of Oregon for their exemplary dedication something any community would be fortunate Field, Natina Gilbert, Nikhil Goyal, Kendra and service to this great country. I especially enough to receive. Hong, Robin Jayaswal, Katie Kelly, Sierra Kil- want to recognize and thank Gail Yakopatz for If anyone thinks that there are not good, lian, John Kim, Emma Lane, Duncan her tireless work as president of Honor Flight generous and compassionate people in this MacEachern, William Mao, Olnita Martini, of Oregon. world, then they need to come down to Joplin Evan Neuhausen, Sara Newman, Vicki Niu, f to see firsthand how this community came to- Sammy Purnell, Justin Richter, Beckett gether during their time of need. RECOGNIZING THE RESILIENCE OF Rueda, Emma Simmons, Sage Smiley, Nita f Sridharan, Eri Stern, Mara Strauss, Molly JOPLIN, MISSOURI Walls, Carolyn Wheatley, Ajeya Woods and MISSING CHILDREN’S AND Cole Zollinger. HON. BILLY LONG EXPLOITED CHILDREN PROGRAMS I urge my colleagues to become acquainted OF MISSOURI with their local high school constitution com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. TIMOTHY J. WALZ petition. I hope the day will come when Con- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 OF MINNESOTA gress again gives the financial support to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Classroom Law Project for the civic education Wednesday, May 9, 2012 that is so important and so critical to preparing honor the resilience of the Joplin, Missouri students to participate as citizens. With a community. Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, child abuse is an stronger investment in the Classroom Law One year ago the Joplin community was unacceptable behavior in our society that must Project and programs like We the People, I devastated by an EF–5 tornado but showed be condemned and prevented. Our children believe we would all feel better about the fu- the Nation and the world what it means to deserve to grow up in safe and loving environ- ture of the Republic. help your neighbors in their greatest time of ments. As a parent and teacher, I am always f need. in search of ways to eliminate this problem in The tornado that wreaked havoc on our homes, schools and child care centers. I TRIBUTE TO HONOR FLIGHT OF friends and neighbors was a 1⁄2 mile to 3⁄4 mile would like to commend the committee for its OREGON wide and traveled approximately 13 miles, for- support of the Missing Children’s and Ex- ever changing the landscape of the community ploited Children programs. This funding is es- HON. GREG WALDEN and lives of those who call Joplin home. This sential to combating child abuse, which is a OF OREGON destructive force of nature claimed 161 lives, national problem. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES damaged an estimated 7,500 residential dwell- In order to end child abuse, it is essential ings, damaged nine schools, and damaged we support programs that train child protection Wednesday, May 9, 2012 545 businesses. professionals to better recognize, react and re- Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- I saw the immediate aftermath of this dis- spond to abuse. Each and every day, child nize the 28 World War II veterans from Or- aster with my own eyes, and I know it is vital protection professionals work directly with mal- egon who will be visiting their memorial this to get the right resources to the right people treated children across the country. They fight Saturday in Washington, DC through Honor as quickly as possible, because lives depend tirelessly to reduce cases of child abuse and Flight of Oregon. On behalf of a grateful state on it. As Joplin’s representative in Congress it to respond effectively to child maltreatment.

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This they need to do their jobs more effectively. undermining the Bahrain Government. The strengthened the hand of the more conserv- In my district, I am proud to have the Na- evidence is inconclusive but the possibility of ative wing of the royal family, led by the tional Child Protection Center located in my Iran doing just that is plausible. Whatever the conservative, long-serving prime minister, district at Winona State University. The Na- reasons, for the demonstrators, this conflict is Prince Khalifa bin Sulman al-Khalifa, 74. tional Child Protection Center works to end not going to be resolved in Bahrain, it must be The opposition wants the prime minister child abuse, neglect and other forms of child resolved through negotiation. to resign, but neither the king nor the crown maltreatment through education, training, I am submitting an article from the May 1, prince can dare ask a family elder to depart awareness, prevention, advocacy and the pur- in ignominy. 2012 edition of the New York Times for the Just as there are divisions within the royal suit of justice. The Center trains future and RECORD which I believe lays out the case for family, there are serious splits in Bahrain’s front-line child protection professionals around the United States to actively encourage both Shiite political scene. Not all the Shiites in the nation so that they will be prepared to rec- sides to to take a step back, take a deep Bahrain want to topple the monarchy. Nor is ognize and report the abuse of a child. This breath, and commit to resolving their dif- the opposition composed only of democrats work should be applauded and supported. ferences around the conference table. I who simply want to oust a monarchy. I.would like to commend the Senate Com- strongly urge my colleagues to read these arti- Again and again, in villages and in meet- merce Justice and Science committee for in- cles. ings with Shiite opposition figures, one name kept coming up: Ayatollah Issa Qassim, spir- cluding language in their Committee report [From the New York Times, May 1, 2012] that would support efforts to train current child itual leader of Al Wefaq, whose writ runs THE PRINCE AND THE AYATOLLAH large across the Shiite opposition move- protection professionals, continue prevention (By Ed Husain) ment. Educated in Iran, his sermons are gen- programs and to develop undergraduate and When I was invited to visit Bahrain by erally anti-American, anti-democracy and graduate curricula on the maltreatment and members of the royal family, I hesitated. vehemently pro-Iran. When Iran’s green exploitation of children. As we continue They had crushed peaceful protesters last movement challenged the mullahs in through the appropriations process, I would year, and their police had used tear gas Tehran, Ayatollah Qassim accused the West like to encourage my colleagues in the House against human rights activists. Like every- of ‘‘trying to divide an otherwise peaceful to support this language and to include it in body else, including some of the Bahraini po- country’’ and of ‘‘hatred toward Islam.’’ the final report. licemen I later spoke with, I was appalled at He is also intolerant of Shiites with diver- the violence and thought the monarchy had gent views back home. Three Shiite mem- f blood on its hands. But I felt that declining bers of Bahrain’s Parliament explained to me BAHRAIN the offer was irresponsible. I wanted to know the consequences of daring to challenge Aya- the monarchy’s side of the story. So I ac- tollah Qassim. When they decided not to cepted the invitation—on the condition that honor Al Wefaq’s call to boycott elections HON. DAN BURTON I was free to meet Bahrain’s opposition. last October, Al Wefaq-controlled mosques OF INDIANA Bahrain is a tiny island nation of 600,000 called on people to attack them; firebombs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES citizens, with a Parliament of only 40 mem- were thrown at their homes and their chil- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 bers, and it cannot be understood if looked dren were harassed on the streets. They live at in isolation. For one thing, it stands at in fear for their lives, and they are not alone. Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, to- the forefront of a regional cold war. Saudi Ayatollah Qassim’s supporters not only night I wish to call the attention of my col- Arabia lies to the west, connected by a 25- undermined the crown prince’s efforts at rec- leagues to the situation in Bahrain. Since kilometer causeway built jointly by the onciliation, but in recent weeks have taken gained independence from the British in the Saudis and Bahrainis. To the east, across the to rioting in villages across Bahrain. In 1970’s, Bahrain has forged close links with the waters of the Gulf, lies Iran. Both Tehran Sitra, one such village outside Manama, I United States, and become one of our most and Riyadh have major stakes in Bahrain. spoke in Arabic with a police official, a Shi- ite, who said: ‘‘I am Bahraini before I am important allies in the strategically important En route to Bahrain, I stopped by in Ri- yadh and had many conversations with top Shiite. We must live as Bahrainis and do Persian Gulf region. In fact, Bahrain is home government officials, journalists and aca- what’s right for our country, and not be con- to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. demics. Their views were clear: Saudi Arabia trolled by Iran’s clerics.’’ Since last year, however, the country has would not stand by and see Bahrain’s ruling Like Bahraini Sunnis, the official felt the been disrupted by a series of anti-government al-Khalifa family fall from power. The monarchy was not giving him the means to demonstrations. Understanding how important Saudis sent in soldiers to help the al- respond to the rioters. They have no guns, he our relationship with Bahrain is, especially to Khalifas regain control of Bahrain in March complained, which left them at the mercy of our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nu- 2011 and are prepared to do so again. rioters with home-made arrows and Molotov clear weapons, I recently traveled to Bahrain If King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa abdicates, cocktails. ‘‘Last year, my colleagues in the army and interrogation units were wrong to to assess the situation first-hand. And I would they asked, then who would be next among Arab kings? What consequences would the torture protesters,’’ he said. ‘‘But what like to thank Dr. Al Khalafalla and the Bahrain ensuing chaos have on global energy sup- about the attacks on us now? How are we to American Council for helping to make my visit plies? If power falls into the hands of the defend ourselves?’’ a success. main Shiite opposition group, Bahrain could Ayatollah Qassim has not called on his I think it’s important that we get the proper join Hamas, Hezbollah, Iraq, Syria and Leb- supporters to cease violence against the po- perspective on what’s going on over there. anon under the Iranian sphere of influence in lice, government and dissenting Shiite lead- There is no question there have been prob- the Middle East. ers. Instead, he has demanded that Jawad lems in the past. There has been overreaction In Bahrain, I was a guest of the king’s son, Hussain, one of the legislators I spoke with, by the police in certain instances in the past Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al- and other dissenting Shiite political leaders Khalifa, who, in the context of the country’s and clerics come to the ayatollah’s mosque year, year and a half. As a result, there were current political climate, is a liberal’s lib- during Friday services and publicly repent people who were hurt severely when they eral. Educated in Washington and Cam- for betraying ‘‘the community.’’ were demonstrating in the streets of Bahrain. bridge, England, the 42-year-old prince spoke Ayatollah Qassim’s message does not jus- But the King and the Crown Prince have about Britain’s constitutional monarchy, the tify the torture and human rights violations worked very hard to solve this problem. As a dire need for political reform in his country, exercised by the government of Bahrain. The matter of fact, the King appointed an outside and his yearning for a political settlement demands of the opposition for an end to dis- commission, and the commission’s report and with the opposition. crimination in government jobs and for reform recommendations are strongly sup- He appeared genuinely contrite about the greater political freedoms are valid. But excesses of the government in Bahrain, but calls for greater human rights must not be ported by both sides of the dispute. Yet, the also convinced that the opposition has no vi- selective. Last year the opposition blocked parties involved seem to be having difficulty sion of how to improve matters. ‘‘The path bills that gave women equality and freedom approaching the conference table. Why? to hell is paved with good intentions,’’ he in Bahrain because the ayatollahs opposed One of the problems they have over there is said. Constantly, he referred to the need for it, while the monarchy and Sunni parties the Iranian Government is working to try to un- ‘‘evolution’’ rather than ‘‘revolution.’’ supported it.

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A nationally published author, Dean’s 2011 It is crucial that Western nations help the book ‘‘PR Misfires Under the Gun’’, detailed lenging jobs in the world, it is undoubtedly one country achieve this balance, and that they costly public relations mistakes that people of the most rewarding. I strongly believe that not provide diplomatic cover for rioters and make in emergencies. Stephen Dean, his wife we must give unconditional support to our clerics in the name of human rights and de- Cindy, and his precious Harley Davidson will educators so that future generations of young mocracy. soon ride out of Houston to start a new jour- Americans will have the ability to succeed in Instead, they should be using every pres- nalistic chapter in their home state. We wish a global economy and face the challenges of sure point to strengthen the reformist tomorrow. strands within the monarchy in support of them safe travels and we feel obligated to warn Ohio wrongdoers, he is on the way. On National Teachers’ Day, we honor our political change, equal right’s for women and local educators and acknowledge the crucial an end to the language of Shiite sec- f tarianism in Bahrain. Negotiations around role each teacher plays in making sure that the political table are the only way forward PERSONAL EXPLANATION every child receives a quality education. in Bahrain. Throughout my Congressional District there Ed Husain is a senior fellow for Middle are stories of young people who are suc- Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign HON. FRANCISCO ‘‘QUICO’’ CANSECO ceeding, not only because of test scores, but Relations. OF TEXAS also because of a teacher who realized their f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES talent, believed in them, and helped them to Wednesday, May 9, 2012 believe in themselves. It is because of these HONORING AWARD-WINNING great teachers who make a positive impact on Mr. CANSECO. Mr. Speaker, due to a fam- BROADCAST JOURNALIST STE- the youth, achievements gaps between poor ily emergency that required me to return to PHEN DEAN and minority students and their non-minority Texas, I missed several votes during two sep- peers are beginning to close. HON. KEVIN BRADY arate vote series on April 26, 2011 and April It is also my pleasure to thank our teachers OF TEXAS 27, 2011. Had I been present, I would have in the military community this week. More than IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 184, ‘‘aye’’ on roll- 1.2 million school-age military children are call vote 185, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 186, ‘‘aye’’ Wednesday, May 9, 2012 being educated by dedicated teachers in on rollcall vote 187, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 188, classrooms across the country. These edu- Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 189, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall cators help young ones ease transitions into a today to honor award-winning broadcast jour- vote 190, ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 191, ‘‘aye’’ on different school and a new community as they nalist Stephen Dean, whose dedicated inves- rollcall vote 192, ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote 193, relocate from a military base to another. tigative reporting exposes abuses of power ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 194 and ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall This week and throughout the year, I en- and government missteps. Arrests and indict- vote 195. courage parents to thank teachers for their ments tend to follow his in-depth reporting of f hard work, care and sacrifice. I will continue to shady dealings, including those by judges and offer my gratitude and appreciation to our spir- RECOGNIZING CITIZENS’ VIET- other elected officials. ited teaching champions for their outstanding NAMESE HUMAN RIGHTS PETI- A master of the hidden camera, Stephen achievements on behalf our nation’s students Dean and his team at Local 2 Investigates get TION TO WHITE HOUSE and their future. results from Houston to Austin to Washington, f DC. Even the venerable Washington Post has HON. FRANK R. WOLF INTRODUCTION OF THE OVER- reported on one of his award-winning inves- OF VIRGINIA DRAFT PROTECTION ACT OF 2012 tigations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES From catching seven Houston law enforce- ment officers cheating in a traffic investigation Wednesday, May 9, 2012 HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY class to reporting that Houston police were Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, in honor of the OF NEW YORK using mentally ill prisoners to practice drawing 18th annual Vietnam Human Rights Day on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES blood for DWI arrests, Stephen Dean has Friday, May 11, 2012, I would like to highlight Wednesday, May 9, 2012 never been afraid to dig for information no one a petition that can be found on the ‘‘We the Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to intro- People’’ section of the White House’s Web else will. duce the Overdraft Protection Act of 2012. For nearly three decades, Stephen Dean’s site. This particular petition, which collected With the rise of debit cards and the constant hard work has earned him award after award over 150,000 signatures from across the coun- presence of swipe terminals to use those including the highest honor in broadcasting. try, urges the administration to ‘‘stop expand- cards to pay for everything from McDonald’s He was honored with a Peabody Award for his ing trade at the expense of human rights.’’ to gas to candy bars, it’s easier than ever for series of reports on how the U.S. military used Vietnam’s human rights record remains dis- consumers to overdraw their checking ac- to investigate crimes. Dean’s reporting docu- graceful and I look forward to the day when counts and incur overdraft fees. mented how the armed services were ignoring we can gather together to celebrate true free- That’s how a fancy $5 cup of coffee can be- crucial evidence in crimes against their own dom in Vietnam. This administration must come a $35 cup of coffee faster than you can soldiers, prompting Congress to force changes show the world that promotion of human rights say ‘overdrawn’! Some institutions have re- with a law that was signed by the President. is a priority in U.S. foreign policy. sponded to consumer outrage over these fees For nearly two decades from radio to tele- f by implementing a policy of denying debit card vision, the Houston area has counted on transactions that would overdraw an account IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL Dean’s watchdog eye on law enforcement. His and I applaud them. dogged pursuit of M.U.D. policing led to a TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK But too many financial institutions don’t change in Texas law. make consumers aware of the perils of over- In addition to the Peabody Award, his na- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL drafts, and most reorder the posting of trans- tional investigative reporting honors include OF NEW YORK actions in a way that maximizes their fees. the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Although the Federal Reserve issued a rule Delta Chi Award, the Radio Television News requiring institutions to obtain affirmative con- Directors Edward R. Murrow Award and sev- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 sent from consumers to opt into overdraft cov- eral State Bar of Texas ‘‘Gavel Awards’’ for Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to erage two years ago, it is quite clear more legal reporting. In 2005, Dean was named recognize our teachers for their dedication and needs to be done in the area of consumer dis- Best Reporter by the Texas Associated Press tireless efforts in educating America’s stu- closures and to help consumers avoid multiple Broadcasters for his live coverage of breaking dents. National Teachers Appreciation Week overdrafts.

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A past presi- the students and the community. overdraft coverage until they incurred a pen- dent of the Worcester District Medical Society, She has been recognized in the Triad as an alty fee, and more than half of people did not she has held every office in the district. She Exceptional Leader in both 2009 and 2010. believe they had opted in. The Pew study also has served as MMS President-Elect and Vice She was also named as the Outstanding found that most of the people who overdraft President, respectively, and has been a mem- Woman in Business by the Lexington Area their accounts do so more than once. ber of the Board of Trustees and House of Chamber of Commerce in 2009. According to Moebs Services, overdraft fees Delegates. Thanks to Dr. Rittling for her dedication to brought in over $31 billion dollars in revenue Dr. Young’s dedication to her patients, her serving her community and her investment in to financial institutions in 2011. family and physician colleagues has earned Davidson and Davie Counties. Congratulations As a result of the Federal Reserve’s opt-in her a number of professional and civic acco- on her many achievements and recognition of requirement the number of overdrafts has fall- lades, including from the American Academy her student-centered philosophy. en, but some institutions have responded to of Pediatrics, the Pernet Family Health Serv- f the drop by increasing the cost of overdraft ice, the YWCA of Central Massachusetts, the fees and continuing to intentionally manipulate Montachusett Girl Scout Council, Notre Dame HANOVER TOWNSHIP POLICE the transactions’ posting order in a way that Academy in Worcester, and the City of DEPARTMENT maximizes the fees they can earn from this Worcester’s Advisory Committee on the Status service. of Women. This year Dr. Young will serve as HON. LOU BARLETTA My bill increases disclosure to consumers, the commencement speaker at the Mass. Col- OF PENNSYLVANIA limits the fees’ price and frequency, and bans lege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the manipulation of transactions. she will receive an honorary Doctorate of Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Specifically, the Overdraft Protection Act Science. will: In addition to her busy pediatric practice, Dr. Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Require consumer consent before banks Young is a respected presence in the Worces- the Hanover Township Police Department, can permit overdraft fees to paper checks, ter community. She is active in a number of which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on automated charges and debit card swipe-ter- Worcester organizations, serving as a member May 14, 2012. minal transactions. of the Board of Directors of the Health Foun- Hanover Township was founded in 1770 by Require that fees be ‘reasonable and pro- dation of Central Massachusetts, the Inter- Captain Lazarus Stewart who fought for Con- portional’ to the amount of the overdraft. national Center of Worcester, the Parent Fam- necticut against the Pennsylvanians in the Wy- Cap the number of fees that can be charged ily Health Service, and the City of Worcester oming Valley. For his services, Captain Stew- at one per month and six per year. Board of Health, among others. art and his company of forty men were grant- Prohibit banks from manipulating the se- I have had the utmost pleasure of knowing ed the tract of land which became Hanover quence in which checks and other debits are Dr. Young both professionally and personally Township. Captain Stewart named the town posted if it causes more overdrafts and maxi- for a number of years, including as my own after his hometown of Hanover in Dauphin mizes fees paid to banks. children’s pediatrician. Dr. Young epitomizes County. In the 1820’s, coal was discovered Require that consumers be warned at ATMs the compassionate pediatrician. Her exu- and by 1838, mining became a leading indus- if their withdrawals will trigger an overdraft. berance and enthusiasm for her young pa- try in the area. However, prior to the 1900’s Require the CFPB to study the practices of tients are matched only by her expertise and Hanover Township had very little in the way of pre-paid cards and if necessary extend these medical knowledge. municipal services. provisions to those products. I want to thank Dr. Young for her immense Therefore in 1912, the Hanover Township The Overdraft Protection Act will ensure contributions and dedication to the pediatric Commissioners established a paid police force consumers are protected from misleading and larger medical community in Central Mas- to secure the safety of persons and property practices and I urge my colleagues to support sachusetts, and I wish her continued happi- within Hanover Township. The first force con- this important legislation. ness with her family, Dr. Bob Sorrenti, their sisted of six officers and was led by Police f two sons and daughters-in-law and their pre- Chief James H. Campbell. Today, there are cious grandson, Jack. fourteen officers, eight cruisers and a K 9 unit HONORING DR. LYNDA YOUNG f which provide for the safety of Hanover Town- ship residents under the leadership of Police HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MARY Chief Albert Walker. OF MASSACHUSETTS RITTLING, PRESIDENT OF DA- Mr. Speaker, for the last 100 years, the VIDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hanover Township Police Department has COLLEGE proudly served the citizens of Hanover, Penn- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 sylvania. Therefore, I commend all those offi- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today HON. VIRGINIA FOXX cers who have dedicated their lives to pro- to commend and congratulate Dr. Lynda OF NORTH CAROLINA tecting their community and to all those who Young on her successful term as President of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have gone on to their eternal rest. the Massachusetts Medical Society. f Dr. Young has a long and distinguished Wednesday, May 9, 2012 record of activity in organized medicine. She Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- PERSONAL EXPLANATION practiced at Chandler Pediatrics in Worcester, gratulate an outstanding leader in the North Massachusetts for 34 years and was Chief of Carolina community college system, Dr. Mary HON. MIKE PENCE the Division of Community Pediatrics at the Rittling, president of Davidson County Com- OF INDIANA University of Massachusetts Memorial Chil- munity College. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dren’s Medical Center for over 30 years. Dr. Rittling was honored in April as the 2012 During her presidency, Dr. Young expertly North Carolina Community College President Wednesday, May 9, 2012 and deftly represented the interests of physi- of the Year. Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on cians and their patients throughout the pio- This award is designed to honor outstanding May 8, 2012, because I was in my home state neering state negotiations over health care de- leaders within North Carolina’s community col- for the Indiana primary elections. Had I been livery and payment reform. At the national lege system. present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall level, her expertise and leadership style have Dr. Rittling’s relentless focus on ‘‘what can votes 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, frequently been recognized as other policy- be’’ versus ‘‘what is’’ drove critical changes to 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220,

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SILVESTRE REYES Dr. Kenealy’s commitment to his family, pa- OF FLORIDA OF TEXAS tients, local community, and the legislative IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES process are exemplary. He brings his exper- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 tise as a physician to public policy discussions and reminds us how essential civic engage- Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, during National Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise ment is to the democratic process. I wish Dr. Teacher Appreciation Week, I rise to honor today to recognize the 100th birthday of Mrs. Kenealy continued success and happiness in our teachers. Viola Jackson, my constituent. Mrs. Jackson his future pursuits and with his family, Teachers are at the heart of our community, was born May 9, 1912 in Sharon, Taliaferro Vanessa and Aidan. and this week we commemorate the hard- County, Georgia. She was the eleventh of thir- f teen children born to Tom and Mary Edwards. working men and women who educate and in- She has managed to outlive both her parents spire our children. As part of National Teacher HONORING SOPHIA GREENWALT and siblings. Throughout her life, Mrs. Jackson Appreciation Week, I was asked by the Na- OF MISSOURI has worked tirelessly to provide a better life tional Education Association to name a teach- for herself and her family. er who had a significant impact on my edu- HON. BILLY LONG cation. My journalism and debate coach, Mr. From her childhood into her early adulthood, OF MISSOURI Ralph Chavez, quickly came to mind. He was Mrs. Jackson worked on a farm as a tiller. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not only a teacher but a mentor, friend and However, her life would change considerably Wednesday, May 9, 2012 after meeting sharecropper Johnny Jackson, counselor. He inspired me to push myself, and in 1938—a period of racial prejudice and injus- helped me become the person I am today. Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- tice. After marrying Mr. Jackson, she contin- This week, I am proud to help recognize all of ognize and honor Sophia Greenwalt, a truly ued working on the farm, where she later gave our dedicated teachers who, like Mr. Chavez, outstanding young Missourian. birth to Virginia Jackson on January 25, 1939, have educated and motivated their students. Sophia is a seventh grade student at Reeds the couple’s first child. In pursuit of better edu- As a parent and grandparent, I am grateful for Spring Middle School in Reeds Spring, Mis- cational opportunities for Virginia, Mrs. Jack- the contributions of all of our educators, and souri. She was recently honored by the Amer- son sent her to live with her brother, in Miami am particularly proud of the teachers in the El ican Red Cross with their Everyday Hero Florida. In 1950, the Jacksons relocated to Paso community. Award for her charitable activities. Miami, FL. As a Member of Congress, one of the best While in sixth grade, Sophia came up with Shortly after arriving in Miami, Viola was ways I can help make National Teacher Ap- a plan to help others. In consultation with her employed by John Lieberman as a live-in preciation Week more meaningful is to con- mother, Nettie Greenwalt, teachers and school housekeeper and nanny in Sunny Isles, FL. tinue working to provide our teachers with the district administrators, she received approval There, she worked six days a week, with only resources they need to educate their students. to create the Helping Hats program for stu- Thursdays off to spend with her family. How- Today’s teachers face many challenges and dents in the Reeds Spring school district. The ever, her husband was gainfully employed in deserve not only our recognition, but our full Helping Hats program grants students the the saw mills of Opa-Locka as a lumberjack. measure of support for their efforts. privilege to wear hats to school once a month Together, they saved enough money to buy Education has always been one of my top for a one-dollar fee. The fees collected from their first home on Washington Street in Opa- priorities, and I will continue to fight for our the Helping Hats program are distributed to Locka, which is located in the heart of District teachers, our students, our school districts, local charities monthly. Currently, the program 17. and for parents who want their children to has collected over $13,000 for local charitable After years of working with the Lieberman have the best education possible. organizations. Sophia’s endeavors are a truly family, Viola transitioned to the Frances f exemplary investment in our community. Liebler family, where she worked as a house- On May 22, 2011, an EF 5 tornado struck HONORING DR. F.X. JAMES Joplin, Missouri, devastating the once quiet keeper in their residence and hotel. Her work KENEALY ethic and loyalty earned her a promotion as Missouri town. Based on Sophia’s efforts, the Helping Hats program was able to raise more the Housekeeping Manager, a position she HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN held until her retirement in 1965. However, than $8,000 to donate to the Joplin school dis- OF MASSACHUSETTS she resumed working in 1973, after her love of trict to help with recovery and rebuilding. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sophia has also been honored for her out- children inspired her to launch a day care. standing charitable activities by the Missouri Throughout her life, Viola was known for being Wednesday, May 9, 2012 House of Representatives and the Reeds more than an exceptional caretaker and em- Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to Spring Board of Education. I would like to add ployee; she was also known for her faith. commend Dr. F.X. James Kenealy for his suc- my voice to the growing choir praising the ac- Her journey with God led her to many cessful tenure as Chair of the Massachusetts complishments of this truly exceptional young churches including Greater New Macedonia Medical Society Committee on Legislation. Dr. woman. Missionary Baptist Church, Greater Taber- Kenealy is a practicing otolaryngologist and a I am proud and humbled by the accomplish- nacle Missionary Baptist Church, United Chris- partner at Metro West ENT Associates, with ments of Sophia Greenwalt and look forward tian Baptist Church, Fellowship Missionary locations in Framingham and Milford, Massa- to following her future in the 7th Congressional Baptist Church and New Christ Tabernacle chusetts. District of Missouri. Church, where Mrs. Jackson serves as The Massachusetts Medical Society Com- Church Mother. Her faith has sustained her mittee on Legislation is comprised of physi- f through 100 years of hardships, health chal- cians responsible for advising the Society on PERSONAL EXPLANATION lenges and losses. I am hopeful that she will its legislative positions at both the federal and continue to serve as a role model and an in- state levels. Dr. Kenealy led the committee HON. MICHELE BACHMANN spiration to everyone around her. through its negotiations on some of the most OF MINNESOTA Mr. Speaker, I am honored to represent pivotal legislative issues of this decade, includ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. Viola Jackson. She’s not only a treasure ing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care to my district, but also to our nation. I encour- Act. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 age members of Congress to join me in cele- He masterfully led the Committee and Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, during the brating her 100th birthday. Lastly, I pray that helped establish the Massachusetts Medical evening of Tuesday, May 8, and during the

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This im- long-term unemployment crisis for Davis (IL) amendment rollcall No. 213 vote poses on us a responsibility to ensure that older workers. no; Grimm amendment rollcall No. 214 vote their needs are met. SD–562 no; Huizenga amendment rollcall No. 215 vote While I will be casting a yes vote for the yes; Johnson (GA) amendment rollcall No. SRRA today, I urge removal of this provision MAY 16 216 vote no; Flake amendment rollcall No. unfairly treating Puerto Rico’s Federal Med- 10 a.m. icaid Funding. 4 million American Citizens in Environment and Public Works 217 vote yes; Westmoreland amendment roll- Children’s Health and Environmental Re- call No. 218 vote yes; Scott (GA) amendment Puerto Rico deserve equal treatment as those living in the States. sponsibility Subcommittee rollcall No. 219 vote yes; Black amendment To hold hearings to examine growing rollcall No. 220 vote yes; Blackburn amend- f long-term value, focusing on corporate ment rollcall No. 221 vote yes; Broun amend- PERSONAL EXPLANATION environmental responsibility and inno- ment rollcall No. 222 vote yes; Southerland vation. amendment rollcall No. 223 vote yes; H.R. SD–406 HON. BETTY SUTTON Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 2072 rollcall No. 224 vote no; H.R. 4133 roll- OF OHIO To hold hearings to examine identifying call No. 225 vote yes; Chaffetz amendment IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES opportunities for health care delivery rollcall No. 226 vote yes; Tierney amendment system reform, focusing on lessons rollcall No. 227 vote no; Blackburn amend- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from the front line. ment rollcall No. 228 vote yes; Duncan (SC) Ms. SUTTON. Mr. Speaker, as a strong SD–430 amendment rollcall No. 229 vote yes; Garrett supporter of the Export-Import Bank, I regret Homeland Security and Governmental Af- amendment rollcall No. 230 vote yes; that I was delayed in a constituent meeting fairs Schweikert amendment rollcall No. 231 vote and unable to reach the floor to cast my vote Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. yes; Webster amendment rollcall No. 232 vote on rollcall No. 224, and I am glad to see it SD–342 yes; Flores amendment rollcall No. 233 vote passed overwhelmingly, as I have advocated Judiciary yes; Flores amendment rollcall No. 234 vote for. Had I not been delayed, I would have To hold an oversight hearing to examine yes. voted ‘‘yes,’’ consistent with my position of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. f working to create jobs and economic opportu- SD–226 nities for working families. Veterans’ Affairs STATEMENT ON SEQUESTER RE- To hold hearings to examine seamless f PLACEMENT RECONCILIATION transition, focusing on a review of the ACT SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Integrated Disability Evaluation Sys- tem. Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, SH–216 HON. DAVID RIVERA agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 10:30 a.m. OF FLORIDA 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- Appropriations IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tem for a computerized schedule of all Department of Defense Subcommittee meetings and hearings of Senate com- To receive a closed briefing on proposed Wednesday, May 9, 2012 mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Mr. RIVERA. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow I am tees, and committees of conference. Northern Command and Southern Com- going to vote in favor of the Sequester Re- This title requires all such committees mand Programs. SVC–217 placement Reconciliation Act of 2012 (SRRA) to notify the Office of the Senate Daily 2 p.m. because I firmly believe the government’s Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Joint Economic Committee budget deficit is far too big, bad for the econ- mittee—of the time, place, and purpose To hold hearings to examine how the omy, and compromises our Nation’s future. of the meetings, when scheduled, and taxation of labor and transfer pay- Additionally, the automatic across-the-board any cancellations or changes in the ments affect growth and employment. sequestration enacted last year is not targeted meetings as they occur. SD–G50 and does not reflect good policy. As an additional procedure along 2:30 p.m. Most proposals to reduce the deficit are with the computerization of this infor- Commerce, Science, and Transportation mation, the Office of the Senate Daily To hold an oversight hearing to examine painful measures, requiring tough choices and the Federal Communications Commis- trade-offs. On the whole, this legislation is a Digest will prepare this information for sion. step in the right direction. It sends an impor- printing in the Extensions of Remarks SR–253 tant message about our seriousness in right- section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Foreign Relations ing the Federal fiscal ship, and includes sup- on Monday and Wednesday of each To hold hearings to examine the nomina- portable measures. week. tions of Peter William Bodde, of Mary- But one provision of the bill in particular is Meetings scheduled for Thursday, land, to be Ambassador to the Federal inadvisable. The provision that would cut the May 10, 2012 may be found in the Daily Democratic Republic of Nepal, Piper Digest of today’s RECORD. Anne Wind Campbell, of the District of Federal share of Medicaid in the territories ap- Columbia, to be Ambassador to Mon- proximately two-thirds through Fiscal Year golia, and Dorothea-Maria Rosen, of 2019 should not be included in any budget MEETINGS SCHEDULED California, to be Ambassador to the legislation. MAY 15 Federated States of Micronesia, all of The Federal government already underfunds 10 a.m. the Department of State. Medicaid in Puerto Rico and other territories, Finance SD–419 as the Republican Governors Association has To hold hearings to examine tax reform, recognized. The territories’ Medicaid programs focusing on what it could mean for MAY 17 have not provided all services provided in the tribes and territories. 9:30 a.m. States and do not cover people who would SD–215 Energy and Natural Resources Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine S. 2146, to otherwise be eligible in the States. If Puerto Primary Health and Aging Subcommittee amend the Public Utility Regulatory Rico were treated as a State, the Federal To hold hearings to examine the cost of Policies Act of 1978 to create a market- share of its Medicaid program would be about HIV/AIDS drugs and the Prize Fund al- oriented standard for clean electric en- 80 percent. The unwise proposal in SSRA ternative. ergy generation. would cut the federal share of Puerto Rico’s SD–430 SD–366

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