February 12, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 155, Pt. 3 3855 (H) The contents of such information shall thering the Committee’s legislative and tilities ceased, 114,000 doughboys, as not be divulged to any person in any way, oversight responsibilities, including commu- they were called, did not come home. form, shape, or manner, and shall not be dis- nicating information about the Committee’s Many are still buried in Europe in cussed with any person who has not received activities to Committee members and other graves only known to God. the information in an authorized manner. Members of the House. The Ranking Minor- (I) When not being examined in the manner ity Members may maintain a similar website After those troops did get home, described herein, such information will be for the same purpose, including commu- thousands of others died from the kept in secure safes or locked file cabinets in nicating information about the activities of Spanish flu that they contracted in Eu- the committee offices. the minority to Committee members and rope during that war. There was just (J) These procedures only address access to other Members of the House. one doughboy left. His name is Frank information the committee or a sub- 20. VICE CHAIR Buckles. He is the lone survivor, the committee deems to be sensitive enough to last doughboy. require special treatment. Pursuant to House Rules, the Chairwoman (K) If a member of the House of Represent- shall designate a member of the majority Madam Speaker, this is a photograph atives believes that certain sensitive infor- party to serve as Vice Chairman of the Com- of Frank Buckles that was taken not mation should not be restricted as to dis- mittee. The Vice Chairman shall preside at long ago by photographer David semination or use, the member may petition any meeting or hearing during the tem- DeJonge from Michigan. David has the committee or subcommittee to so rule. porary absence of the Chairwoman. The made it his ambition and life’s work to With respect to information and materials Chair also reserves the right to designate a take photographs of the survivors of provided to the committee by the executive committee member of the majority to serve as the Chair at a hearing or meeting. World War I and of events that oc- branch, the classification of information and curred in World War I. 21. AVAILABILITY OF RECORD VOTES ON THE materials as determined by the executive Frank Buckles, he was an interesting branch shall prevail unless affirmatively COMMITTEE’S WEBSITE individual. When the war started, he changed by the committee or the sub- In addition to any other requirement of committee involved, after consultation with these rules or the Rules of the House, the was just 16, so he tried to join the the appropriate executive agencies. Chair shall make the record of the votes on United States Army, but he was too (L) Other materials in the possession of the any questions on which a record vote is de- little. He didn’t weigh enough and he committee are to be handled in accordance manded available on the Committee’s was not 18. So he lied about his age. He with the normal practices and traditions of website and for inspection by the public at finally got a recruiter to take him, and the committee. reasonable times in the Offices of the Com- he went to Europe as a 16-year-old and 16. OTHER PROCEDURES mittee not later than 2 business days after fought in the great World War I. He The Chairwoman of the full committee such a vote is taken. Such record shall in- drove an ambulance and rescued other clude a description of the amendment, mo- may establish such other procedures and doughboys who had been wounded in take such actions as may be necessary to tion, order, or other proposition, the name of carry out the foregoing rules or to facilitate each member voting for and each member World War I. the effective operation of the committee. voting against such amendment, motion, After the war was over with, he came back to the United States and started 17. AMENDMENTS TO COMMITTEE RULES order, or proposition, and the name of those members of the committee present but not a farm in West Virginia, and when The rules of the committee may be modi- voting. fied, amended or repealed by a majority of World War II started, he found himself the members, at a meeting specifically f in the Philippines. He was captured by the Japanese, and during World War II, called for such purpose, but only if written CREEKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, notice of the proposed change has been pro- he was held as a prisoner of war for 3 KINGWOOD, TEXAS, AND THE vided to each such member at least 3 days years until that war was over with. LOST DOUGHBOY, FRANK BUCK- before the time of the meeting. Frank Buckles in this photograph is LES 18. BUDGET AND TRAVEL now 108 years old, the lone survivor. (A) From the amount provided to the Com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Last Friday, I had the honor to be mittee in the primary expense resolution previous order of the House, the gen- present with those 1,000 school kids at adopted by the U.S. House of Representa- tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- Creekwood Middle School who are tives for the 111th Congress, the Chair- nized for 5 minutes. studying in-depth World War I and woman, after consultation with the Ranking Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, their survivors, like Frank Buckles, Minority Member, shall designate one-third of the budget under the direction of the they say that World War I is the for- and what happened. Not only did they Ranking Minority Member for the purposes gotten war, but it is not so in have an exhibit and photographs, but of minority staff, travel expenses of minority Kingwood, Texas at Creekwood Middle they got Frank Buckles on the tele- staff and members, and minority office ex- School. phone, and they sang to him ‘‘happy penses. The school did what is called a ‘‘serv- birthday’’ for his 108th birthday. (B) The Chairwoman may authorize travel ice learning project’’ that is a hands- But that’s not all, Madam Speaker. in connection with activities or subject mat- on, in-depth study of the survivors of The choir sang the song that the World ters under the general jurisdiction of the World War I. Thanks to the work of the War I doughboys went off to war with Committee. (C) The Ranking Minority Member may au- teachers of the school, the history the song ‘‘Over There, Over There.’’ thorize travel for any minority member or teachers—but especially teacher Jan They will not be back until it’s over minority committee staff member in connec- York—the kids studied World War I over there. But it was more than just tion with activities or subject matters under and the survivors who still are alive to honor Frank Buckles. It was to raise the general jurisdiction of the Committee. today. money for a memorial on the National Before such travel, there shall be submitted World War I, 90 years ago last No- Mall for the World War I veterans. Let to the Chairwoman in writing the following vember, the war to end all wars, ended. me explain. at least seven calendar days prior: (a) The purpose of the travel. It started in the early 20th century. We had four great wars in the last (b) The dates during which the travel is to The United States got involved in 1917, century, and we have built monuments occur. and the United States sent 4.7 million for three of those—Vietnam, Korea and (c) The names of the States or countries to doughboys across the seas to fight in World War II—but if you look on the be visited and the length of time spent in that great war. mall, there is no national monument each. When American troops landed in Eu- for people like Frank Buckles. We just (d) The names of members and staff of the rope, our allies were stunned at the en- didn’t get around to it as a Nation. It committee participating in such travel. At the conclusion of such travel, a sum- thusiasm and at the aggressiveness of is true, as in this photograph, that this mary of the activity and its accomplish- our troops, and our enemies were is a memorial for the D.C. veterans of ments shall be provided to the Chairwoman shocked by their determination and re- World War I. It is decrepit, cracking, within ten calendar days. lentless spirit. and the sidewalk, itself, is broken 19. COMMITTEE WEBSITE After that war was over on the elev- where Frank Buckles is sitting in his The Chairwoman shall maintain an official enth day of the eleventh month at the wheelchair when rain was coming down Committee website for the purpose of fur- eleventh hour in 1918, when all hos- when this photograph was taken. So

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You see, those Madam Speaker, the teenage years What if some day it dawns on us that veterans don’t have high-dollar lobby- represent a critical window of oppor- losing over 5,000 American military ists in D.C. who are advocating for a tunity for understanding, preventing personnel in the Middle East since 9/11 memorial for them. They just have the and treating alcoholism. We know that is not a fair trade-off for the loss of kids of the Nation, kids like those at people who begin drinking before the nearly 3,000 American citizens—no Creekwood Middle School, who are age of 15 are four times more likely to matter how many Iraqi, Pakistani, and doing everything they can to honor an- develop alcohol dependence as an adult Afghan people are killed or displaced? other generation, that generation that than those who wait until the age of 21. What if we finally decide that tor- was the fathers of the greatest genera- We know that each additional year of ture—even if called ‘‘enhanced interro- tion. delayed drinking onset reduces the gation techniques’’—is self-destructive So I commend them for their relent- probability of alcohol dependence by 14 and produces no useful information and less spirit and for studying American percent and that, if drinking is delayed that contracting it out to a third world history and about American people like until age 21, a child’s risk of serious al- nation is just as evil? Frank Buckles. Their slogan was cohol-related problems is decreased by What if it is finally realized that war ‘‘bucks for Buckles, dough for the 70 percent. and military spending is always de- doughboys’’ to privately raise funds for For all of these reasons, I am intro- structive to the economy? this memorial. He is the lone survivor, ducing the Support 21 Act, along with but his voice will be heard throughout my lead cosponsor, Congresswoman What if all wartime spending is paid this country because David DeJonge is MARY BONO MACK. Support 21 author- for through the deceitful and evil proc- going to schools throughout the coun- izes a new, highly visible media cam- ess of inflating and borrowing? try on this national exhibit that start- paign to educate the public about What if we finally see that wartime ed in a little place called Kingwood, under age drinking laws and to build conditions always undermine personal Texas at Creekwood Middle School. support for their enforcement. Our bill liberty? So God bless those kids, and God directs the Institute of Medicine to re- What if conservatives, who preach bless those doughboys who served and port to Congress about the influence of small government, wake up and realize who went over there for the rest of us. drinking alcohol on the development of that our interventionist foreign policy They went to a land they did not know. the adolescent brain. provides the greatest incentive to ex- They fought for a people that they had b 1615 pand the government? never met all because they were asked The legislation also authorizes What if conservatives understood to do their duty. The American spirit grants to pediatric medical organiza- once again that their only logical posi- and the American youth of this coun- tions in educating providers on best tion is to reject military intervention try should be congratulated. practices and provides supplemental and managing an empire throughout And that’s just the way it is. grants to community coalitions to the world? f work with pediatric health care pro- What if the American people woke up INTRODUCTION OF SUPPORT 21 viders and parents to reduce underage and understood the official reasons for ACT OF 2009 drinking. going to war are almost always based on lies and promoted by war propa- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Finally, the bill provides funds for ganda in order to serve special inter- previous order of the House, the gentle- CDC to establish a new focus on under- age drinking, surveillance, and preven- ests? woman from California (Ms. ROYBAL- tion. What if we, as a Nation, came to real- ALLARD) is recognized for 5 minutes. Madam Speaker, we can no longer af- Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Madam ize that the quest for empire eventu- ford to address alcohol dependence ex- Speaker, in 2006, Congress passed the ally destroys all great nations? clusively as a disease of middle age. STOP Act to reduce the tragedy of un- What if Obama has no intention of Delaying the time when our children derage drinking in our country. leaving Iraq? Today, I rise to introduce the Sup- begin drinking until age 21 is a critical What if a military draft is being port 21 Act of 2009, which builds upon public health challenge that can offer planned for the wars that will spread if that effort. The 2006 STOP Act pro- them a safer and more productive ado- our foreign policy is not changed? vided the first Federal community lescence, as well as a brighter future. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the What if the American people learn grants to address under age drinking as Support 21 Act of 2009. the truth: that our foreign policy has a public health crisis. nothing to do with national security While we are encouraged by reports f and it never changes from one adminis- of localized positive results, alcohol re- WHAT IF? tration to the next? mains a dangerous primary drug of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a What if war and preparation for war choice among our youth. Just listen to previous order of the House, the gen- is a racket serving the special inter- these statistics: tleman from Texas (Mr. PAUL) is recog- ests? In 2007, about 10.7 million teens, aged nized for 5 minutes. What if President Obama is com- 12 to 20, reported drinking alcohol in Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, I have a pletely wrong about Afghanistan and it the past month. Approximately 7.2 mil- few questions for my colleagues. turns out worse than Iraq and Vietnam lion were binge drinkers, and 2.3 mil- What if our foreign policy of the past put together? lion were heavy drinkers. According to century is deeply flawed and has not the latest Monitoring the Future Sur- What if Christianity actually teaches served our national security interests? peace and not preventive wars of ag- vey, slightly over 43 percent of twelfth What if we wake up one day and real- gression? graders said they had used alcohol in ize that the terrorist threat is a pre- the past 30 days. Clearly, too many dictable consequence of our meddling What if diplomacy is found to be su- children and parents are ignoring the in the affairs of others and has nothing perior to bombs and bribes in pro- facts or do not fully understand the to do with us being free and pros- tecting America? dangers that under age drinking poses. perous? What happens if my concerns are Equally alarming is a recent move- What if propping up repressive re- completely unfounded? Nothing. ment by a group of college presidents gimes in the Middle East endangers But what happens if my concerns are to lower the minimum drinking age to both the United States and Israel? justified and ignored? Nothing good.

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