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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 No. 34 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE did not end after her military career. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Geraldine also prevailed in her second pore (Ms. SLAUGHTER). gentleman from Illinois (Mr. HARE) battle, the one to achieve full veteran status for her WASP sisters. f come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Today, I also honor Geraldine as the DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Mr. HARE led the Pledge of Alle- mother of nine wonderful children and PRO TEMPORE giance as follows: a community leader who advocated on behalf of several worthy causes. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Madam Speaker, later today, Geral- fore the House the following commu- United States of America, and to the Repub- dine and other WASP pioneers will be nication from the Speaker: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. awarded the Congressional Gold Medal WASHINGTON, DC, for their invaluable service more than March 10, 2010. f I hereby appoint the Honorable LOUISE 60 years ago. Unfortunately, Geraldine MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE MCINTOSH SLAUGHTER to act as Speaker pro passed away in 2001 and cannot be here tempore on this day. A message from the Senate by Ms. to receive the award in person, but I NANCY PELOSI, Curtis, one of its clerks, announced am very happy that her family will Speaker of the House of Representatives. that the Senate has passed without proudly represent her at the ceremony. f amendment a bill of the House of the Madam Speaker, Geraldine is a true following title: American hero and a great source of PRAYER H.R. 3433. An act to amend the North pride for the 17th Congressional Dis- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. American Wetlands Conservation Act to es- trict of Illinois, and I can think of no Coughlin, offered the following prayer: tablish requirements regarding payment of better recognition of her services to O God of all the living, at times You the non-Federal share of the costs of wet- this country than the Congressional lands conservation projects in Canada that Gold Medal. are silent or seem to be absent. are founded under that Act, and for other f When we are busy or fully occupied, purposes. we often do not turn to You. But when f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER we do seek Your presence or pray ask- PRO TEMPORE ing for an answer, You may be silent. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Sometimes You may draw back from PRO TEMPORE our momentary attention just to make CUELLAR). The Chair will remind Mem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bers to refrain from referring to occu- us pray all the more ardently and in- Chair will now entertain up to 15 re- crease our desire for Your presence or pants of the gallery. quests for 1-minute speeches on each f refine our request. side of the aisle. Hopefully, when You break Your si- AFGHANISTAN RETREAT lence and speak to us or any Member of f RESOLUTION Congress, we will be ready to respond HONORING GERALDINE JORDAN (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina to Your inspiration and be prepared to (Mr. HARE asked and was given per- asked and was given permission to ad- do Your will. mission to address the House for 1 dress the House for 1 minute.) Although we are not always faithful, minute.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. You are faithful both now and forever. Mr. HARE. Madam Speaker, I rise Speaker, the House is considering Amen. today to pay tribute to a member of today a dangerous resolution: the Af- f the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, ghanistan retreat. As a father of four Geraldine Hardman-Jordan of Moline, sons in the military and as a former THE JOURNAL Illinois. And I would like to recognize member of the 218th Brigade of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The her family who is sitting in the gallery South Carolina National Guard, which Chair has examined the Journal of the with us this morning. served for a year in Afghanistan led by last day’s proceedings and announces Madam Speaker, at the young age of Major General Bob Livingston, I know to the House her approval thereof. 21, Geraldine was one of the first we should trust our military leaders Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- women in history trained to fly Amer- led by General David Petraeus and nal stands approved. ican military aircraft. Her call to serve General Stanley McChrystal with b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H1223 . VerDate Nov 24 2008 02:33 Mar 11, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10MR7.000 H10MRPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H1224 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 10, 2010 Major General Larry Nicholson of the ambush and murdered by those cow- I don’t know why that seems to be Marines. These leaders will fight for ards in the desert. These Americans something that they don’t want to do. victory to protect American families were set on fire, mutilated, dragged The President said at the beginning of by defeating terrorists overseas. through the streets, and hung from a the year that he was going to pivot Even liberal Newsweek highlights the bridge over the Euphrates River. from health care and focus ‘‘like a success of the surge in the March 8 edi- Abed, the terrorist, was the master- laser’’ on jobs and the economy. And tion with the title, ‘‘The Surge is mind behind the massacre of these here we are now demanding that we Working’’ with the subtitle, ‘‘All Signs Americans. But Navy SEALs McCabe, put our full attention on the govern- Point America’s Way.’’ Keefe, and Huertas captured this out- ment takeover of health care by the Though the Taliban is entrenched in law. But now for some odd reason, they end of next week. Helmand province, its grip is slipping are being put on trial—the SEALs, not You just want to remind them: It’s in the rest of Afghanistan. These devel- the terrorist. the economy, stupid. Let’s focus on it. The whiny terrorist later claimed he opments undercut the common belief f that America is doomed to fail. In fact, was punched in the stomach during his BALANCED BUDGET Afghanistan’s demography, sociology, capture on the battlefield. It hurt his CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT military situation, and politics all little terrorist feelings, it seems. Now favor Obama’s counterinsurgency the SEALs face a court martial. (Mr. BRIGHT asked and was given strategy. If the Taliban can’t gain pop- Congress should commend the val- permission to address the House for 1 ular support or silence, it can’t win. iant actions of these Navy SEALs, and minute.) In conclusion, God bless our troops, I have introduced a resolution to do Mr. BRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, last Tues- and we will never forget September the just that. These SEALs should be given day I introduced a constitutional 11th in the global war on terrorism. medals and sent out to bag another amendment bill to balance the Federal one. f budget. I am proud that 36 of my col- And that’s just the way it is. leagues have joined me in cosponsoring WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH f H.J. Res. 78, and I urge all Members of (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was CREATING JOBS Congress who believe that government given permission to address the House (Ms. WATSON asked and was given should live within a budget join me and for 1 minute.) permission to address the House for 1 my colleagues to pass this bill. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I was minute.) Balancing the budget is a simple con- honored to open the House this morn- Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, during cept that Alabama families follow ing during this most important Wom- the 111th Congress, we have made great every day. Without question, there are en’s History Month. strides in creating jobs. The American many steps that must be taken to im- Our Nation’s foremothers stood up to Recovery and Reinvestment Act was prove our financial situation, but bal- injustice and, by changing the course the largest middle class tax cut in his- ancing the budget on a yearly basis is of history, opened the doors of oppor- tory. One year ago, the economy that the only way to ensure that we don’t tunity to all of America’s daughters. It was declining by 6 percent is now ex- repeat the mistakes of our past. is our duty to recognize and honor panding at about that rate because of We know we can achieve this goal be- their tireless efforts. this significant program. cause we have done so in the past. This past summer, our great Nation The Recovery Act has already From 1998 to 2001, our country achieved celebrated the 160th anniversary of the worked to save or create as many as 2 balanced budgets through adherence to 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in million jobs, according to the non- PAYGO.
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