Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011 No. 87 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was The SPEAKER. The question is on The resolution says that there must called to order by the Speaker. the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. have been an attack on the United f The question was taken; and the States or that the war is in the na- Speaker announced that the ayes ap- tional security interest of the United PRAYER peared to have it. States. Neither has occurred. Also, the The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ob- War Powers Resolution requires a ceas- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: ject to the vote on the ground that a ing of hostility after 60 days unless Eternal God, we give You thanks for quorum is not present and make the there is congressional approval. Con- giving us another day. point of order that a quorum is not gress has not approved this war. We thank You once again that we, present. The President’s new innovative argu- Your creatures, can come before You The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, ment for this war is that the United and ask guidance for the men and rule XX, further proceedings on this States is not really engaged in hos- women of the people’s House. Send question will be postponed. tilities in Libya; therefore, we are not Your Spirit of Wisdom as they face this The point of no quorum is considered at war. I assume war is in the eyes of day with difficult decisions to be made, withdrawn. the beholder. work to be done, burdens to be carried. f Mr. Speaker, throughout history, national executives have justified wars Might they work together with charity PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and join their efforts to accomplish because, well, they’ve wanted to go to what our Nation needs to live into a The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman war. The Constitution and the law have prosperous and secure future. from Minnesota (Mr. WALZ) come for- been trampled on by this march to war. We pray especially this day for one of ward and lead the House in the Pledge But we cannot let the Constitution get the House’s own whom You have called of Allegiance. in the way of a ‘‘good war,’’ can we? beyond this life. We give You thanks Mr. WALZ of Minnesota led the And that’s just the way it is. for the life and service to this Nation Pledge of Allegiance as follows: f and this House of Mr. John Patrick I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the HONORING A BRAVE FALLEN Murtha. May he and all those who have United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, HERO, SPECIALIST EMILIO CAMPO served in our military rest now in indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and peace. f was given permission to address the Please keep all the Members of this House for 1 minute and to revise and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Congress, and all who work for the peo- extend his remarks.) ple’s House, in good health, that they The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam might faithfully fulfill the great retain up to five requests for 1-minute Speaker, I rise today to honor a brave sponsibility given them by the people speeches on each side of the aisle. fallen hero from my district who was of this great Nation. f killed in Iraq last week. Specialist Bless us this day and every day. May Emilio Campo, a remarkable young ‘‘MR. PRESIDENT, BY WHAT AU- all that is done here this day be for man from Madelia, Minnesota, gave his THORITY, SIR, DO YOU WAGE Your greater honor and glory. life for this Nation. Amen. WAR?’’ He joined the National Guard while f (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was he was still in high school, and his given permission to address the House classmates remember him as a kind, THE JOURNAL for 1 minute.) fun-loving young man who had aspira- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, tions to attend college and to go into ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- President Obama has unilaterally the medical field. He served his coun- ceedings and announces to the House brought America into its third war— try bravely as an Army medic; but his approval thereof. the war in Libya. when he would come home to questions Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- The Constitution provides that Con- about his exciting and dangerous work, nal stands approved. gress, not the Executive, should decide he would always shrug them off, shy Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, pur- to go to war with other nations. Even away from the attention, and explain suant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a the War Powers Resolution does not that he was just doing his job. vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s ap- give the President the omnipotent Earlier in the week, the Mankato proval of the Journal. power to continue this war. Free Press reported that, in the 2009

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell have passed voucher will not even come close to Tomorrow, his family, his friends and these Chambers, but there remains covering their rising prescription drug his community will gather together to much to be done. costs and doctors’ visits. Our senior honor his memory and to celebrate his I look forward to celebrating equal- community is tremendously wise. They life. We will remember his sacrifice to ity for all this weekend at the Chicago know that the risk associated with the this Nation and how he died and gave Pride Parade and festival, and I am as Republican plan is shifted from our the ultimate sacrifice; but we will also emboldened as ever to continue this government to their pockets. remember the kind of person he was— important work in Congress. No matter how it is spun, Americans full of life, kind-hearted, a good friend, f are opposed to ending Medicare. Let’s and a good son. instead work together to strengthen ECONOMIC NEWS f the program and ensure it remains on (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given strong financial footing. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED permission to address the House for 1 f JOBS minute.) (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given Mr. HARRIS. Madam Speaker, I rise b 0910 permission to address the House for 1 to report some distressing economic OBAMA ADMINISTRATION KILLS minute and to revise and extend her re- news from my district. JOBS marks.) To add to our country’s rising unem- Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, un- ployment, plummeting home values (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina employment is over 9 percent. Ameri- and a steep drop in retail sales last asked and was given permission to ad- cans are struggling. They need relief. month, Allen Family Foods filed for dress the House for 1 minute and to re- They need certainty. They need jobs. bankruptcy last week. A well-known vise and extend his remarks.) House Republicans have passed legis- name in the poultry industry and a Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. lation aimed at removing barriers to longstanding Delmarva family busi- Madam Speaker, tomorrow the House job creation, including bills to rein in ness, this closing could cost thousands Committee on Oversight and Govern- wasteful spending, end unnecessary of jobs. ment Reform, led by Chairman DAR- regulation, decrease uncertainty, and The reason for Allen’s collapse: soar- RELL ISSA, will conduct a field hearing ensure the survival of Medicare, Med- ing grain prices, energy costs and over- at The Boeing Company’s 1.1 million icaid and Social Security. bearing government regulations, espe- square-foot manufacturing plant in One of the many pieces of legislation cially from the EPA. North Charleston, South Carolina. This passed to spur job growth was our The chilling signal sent to potential will expose an outrage of Big Govern- budget. My colleagues across the aisle job creators throughout America right ment killing jobs. can critique our plans, but it is unac- now is that the bureaucrats in this ad- As the Seattle Times correctly edito- ceptable to demagogue it without hav- ministration are now the central plan- rialized Monday: ‘‘The NLRB is ating a plan of their own. ners of our economy—and they are not tempting to reverse a U.S. investment Law requires that Congress pass a doing a very good job. We have tried to by the Nation’s number one exporter 17 budget; yet Democrats shirked that re- create jobs their way, and it hasn’t months after the company decided to sponsibility last year when they held worked. Overtaxing, overspending and make it—after the money’s been spent, the majority, and they have yet to pro- overregulating cannot and will not cre- after the equipment is set up, and after pose an alternative this year. We have ate jobs. 1,000 workers have been hired. For the heard a few speeches but no honest It is time to head in a new direction. government to demand now that the plan that can be read, scored, com- It is time for a new economic policy. If company move everything to another pared, and negotiated. we stop the spending spree in Wash- State shows no sense of practical re- The American people need jobs. ington, businesses will, once again, cre- ality.’’ Rather than engaging in demagoguery, ate jobs in America. It is up to us to re- South Carolina recruited this new I ask my colleagues to bring a plan to store confidence and certainty and to second line of 787 Dreamliners through the negotiating table. Let’s do our job send a signal to the private sector that a competitive incentive package devel- so more Americans have one. the United States is, once again, open oped by Commerce Secretary Joe Tay- lor, which included a trained, world- f for business. f class workforce, a welcoming pro-busi- RECOGNIZING PRIDE MONTH ness climate, right-to-work laws, and (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given AMERICANS ARE OPPOSED TO pro-business local government of Re- permission to address the House for 1 ENDING MEDICARE publican and Democratic bipartisan- minute.) (Mr. TONKO asked and was given ship. The Boeing Company’s decision Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I permission to address the House for 1 was based on economics and sound rise in celebration of June as Pride minute and to revise and extend his re- business policy. The Obama adminis- Month. marks.) tration should stop its attack on Amer- Participating and supporting the les- Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, the Re- ican jobs and American workers. bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender publican majority seems to be using In conclusion, God bless our troops, community is a way of life. At its core, any route possible to hide the truth and we will never forget September the this month stands to recognize a funda- about its ‘‘road to ruin’’ budget and its 11th in the global war on terrorism. mental belief upon which this country plans to end Medicare. The Washington f is founded: equality. Post, the New York Times, the Na- The first pride parade took place in tional Journal, and others recently re- MEDICARE 1970 to commemorate the Stonewall ported that mass mailings sent from (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given riots in New York. Forty years later, Democratic Members of Congress to permission to address the House for 1 the event has become much more than their constituents have been heavily minute.) a parade; it has evolved into a month- edited by majority leadership if they Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, a long celebration of the LGBT commu- address the Republican plan to end close examination shows the changes nity. Medicare. that our Republican colleagues are pro- What was once a moment is now a But Americans know the truth, posing to Medicare would actually movement, bringing people together to Madam Speaker. Every day, I hear make things much worse, not better.

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Accordingly, the House resolved can stay in compliance and they can do According to the nonpartisan itself into the Committee of the Whole the job that they do so well in pro- politifact.org, under the Republican House on the state of the Union for the ducing our agriculture all across the plan, those just becoming eligible for further consideration of the bill (H.R. country. Medicare, those 55 years old and under 2112) making appropriations for Agri- 0920 10 years from now, would have to pay a culture, Rural Development, Food and b whopping $6,400 more per year than Drug Administration, and Related This is a bipartisan bill. I am hon- they would under the current plan. Agencies programs for the fiscal year ored to be the ranking member on the This kind of foreseeable increase in ending September 30, 2012, and for Conservation Subcommittee and to be costs actually works just like a tax other purposes, with Mrs. MILLER of joined by the chairman of the sub- aimed squarely at our retiring seniors. Michigan in the chair. committee, the gentleman from Penn- The Republican plan would be a dis- The Clerk read the title of the bill. sylvania (Mr. THOMPSON). And I urge aster for our seniors and our economy. The CHAIR. When the Committee of adoption of the amendment. f the Whole rose earlier today, a request I yield back the balance of my time. for a recorded vote on the amendment Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. OUR NATION DESERVES BETTER offered by the gentlewoman from Ha- Madam Chair, I move to strike the last (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given waii (Ms. HIRONO) had been postponed, word. permission to address the House for 1 and the bill had been read through page The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- minute and to revise and extend his re- 80, line 2. nized for 5 minutes. marks.) AMENDMENT NO. 38 OFFERED BY MR. HOLDEN Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, today Mr. HOLDEN. Madam Chair, I have Madam Chair, as chairman of the we will vote on a bill to deprive impov- an amendment at the desk. House Agriculture Committee’s Sub- erished mothers and their children of The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate committee on Conservation, Energy, nutritional assistance at a time when the amendment. and Forestry, I rise in strong support record numbers of Americans are un- The text of the amendment is as fol- of this amendment offered by my friend fortunately relying on these programs. lows: from Pennsylvania and ranking mem- There is no better indication of the At the end of the bill (before the short ber on the subcommittee, Mr. HOLDEN. majority’s misplaced priorities than title), insert the following new section: This amendment will restore limited when you examine their cuts to meals SEC. ll. Each amount made available by mandatory funding for the conserva- for low-income seniors and the cuts to this Act (other than an amount required to tion programs as defined under the cur- our Nation’s emergency food banks. My be made available by a provision of law) is rent farm bill. I believe it’s important hereby reduced by 5.88 percent and may not Republican colleagues love to say that to note that this amendment does not these painful cuts are necessary to re- be used to carry out the limitations contained in paragraphs (1) through (8) of sec- have any additional cost. We’re still duce the deficit. Don’t believe it for a tion 728. within the frame of the Appropriations second. If we repeal the Bush tax cuts The CHAIR. The gentleman from Committee’s allocation for the bill. for millionaires for 1 day, just for 1 Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 min- This amendment simply preserves day, we could preserve every penny of utes. critical conservation programs which the $100 million in cuts to senior food, Mr. HOLDEN. Madam Chair, what remain important for many farms, aid senior hungry and soup kitchens. my amendment will do is restore the $1 ranches, and agricultural lands across We’re recovering from the worst eco- billion in cuts to mandatory conserva- the Nation in order to protect environ- nomic disaster since the Great Depres- tion programs in the underlying bill. mentally sensitive areas. The programs sion. Poverty is on the rise across Almost half of the total cuts in this offer voluntary incentives for farmers America. During these tough times, we piece of legislation come from manda- and ranchers to enroll land into con- could ask millionaires to go without tory conservation programs. That’s the servation areas. In my district, these their special tax cuts for 1 day. In- largest cut in history. programs are vital for water quality stead, Republicans are asking some of Madam Chair, specifically in this bill improvement on our local farms and America’s poorest, most vulnerable there are $210 million in cuts in the throughout the region. And it’s the seniors to go hungry for 1 day and Conservation Steward Program; $350 same for many other States. In my more. million in cuts in the Environmental area of Pennsylvania, this is vital to be Madam Speaker, our Nation deserves Quality Incentives Program; $50 mil- able to deal with the mandates levied better than that. lion in cuts in Farmland Protection upon us by agencies such as the EPA. f Program; 96,000 acres reduced in the The programs are cost-effective and GENERAL LEAVE Grassland Reserve Program; 64,200 provide excellent returns on invest- Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask acres reduced in the Wetland Reserve ment while utilizing local, State, and unanimous consent that all Members Program; and $35 million of reductions private funding so that everyone in- may have 5 legislative days in which to in Wildlife Habitat Incentives Pro- volved has skin in the game. revise and extend their remarks and in- gram. The amendment, again, does not include extraneous material on H.R. 2112. Madam Chair, to make this budget- crease the bill’s cost by even one penny The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. neutral as it is scored by the CBO, it is because it’s fully offset by reducing the CONAWAY). Is there objection to the repaid for with a 5.88 percent across-the- bill’s discretionary funding by 5.88 per- quest of the gentleman from Georgia? board cut in discretionary spending in cent. I commend the Appropriations There was no objection. the bill, including the $102 million al- subcommittee chair for his efforts to f ready reduced in discretionary con- produce an overall bill that is fiscally servation programs in the bill. responsible and reduces funding in AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- Madam Chair, this is shared sacrifice total by 13 percent in comparison to MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- as opposed to not shared sacrifice in previous fiscal years. ISTRATION, AND RELATED the overwhelming, significant reduc- And as the chairman of the sub- AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS tion of $1 billion in mandatory discre- committee with jurisdiction over these ACT, 2012 tionary programs. programs, I can say very frankly to my The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Madam Chair, in the farm bill we good friend from Georgia, I look for- ant to House Resolution 300 and rule worked very hard in a bipartisan man- ward to the next farm bill where the

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Third, less than 1 percent of spending in this amendment, I believe majority, we didn’t have the impact on livestock in America is killed by preda- should be handled by the Agriculture farm programs, particularly the envi- tors every year. So we’re spending this Committee, not the appropriations ronmental programs, that the cuts do money for a tiny, tiny portion of the process. I fully support this amend- this year. It’s below the 2010-enacted livestock that is out there. And ment and request my colleagues to do level, and it’s actually below the 2008- fourth—and this is almost the biggest the same. enacted level. reason—why are taxpayers paying this? I yield back the balance of my time. You know, people use these terms Why is this a taxpayer responsibility? Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Chair, I very loosely, ‘‘below a level.’’ But If ranchers want to protect their live- move to strike the last word. think of it in your own personal in- stock, why don’t they do it? Why don’t The CHAIR. The gentleman from come. Think about what the costs of they pay for it? Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes. life were for you in 2008 versus now. Madam Chair, there are so many Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Chair, I And I would submit that almost in ways to protect these livestock—with want to, first of all, thank my good every case, your water bill, your cable pens and with fencing, with lighting, friend from Pennsylvania for talking to bill, your garbage bill, your utility bill, with all kinds of things—without indis- me about this amendment. Earlier this certainly the price of gasoline now, is a criminately killing wildlife and with- week, I expressed my concerns at that lot higher than it was in 2008. Nonethe- out using taxpayer money to do it. time, which I still have with it, and less, you’ve got the same amount of Madam Chair, this is $11 million we can want to make a number of points. money. So it’s going to have a draco- save, should save, and will save if this Number one, we’re not 100 percent nian impact, this amendment and the amendment is approved. sure what this scores out in terms of underlying bill, on the Department of I yield back the balance of my time. budget authority. So there is that Agriculture and the Food and Drug Ad- Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chairman, I question over it. Number two, I want to ministration. rise in opposition to the amendment. say that while conservation funding is So I’m concerned. I think the gen- The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from down, farmers still have access to $5.8 tleman is well intended to protect the Wyoming is recognized for 5 minutes. billion in conservation funding. And programs that I care a great deal Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chairman, the that’s for private landowners. Actu- about. But I think the 5.8 percent gentleman from California would be ally, it’s $5.868 billion, to be exact. across-the-board cut on top of what correct, that ranchers and farmers I also want to make sure that my we’ve already cut is just too much. should be able to pay to deal with the friends know that even though there I yield back the balance of my time. predator situation. The problem is, are CHIMPs in this, changes in manda- The CHAIR. The question is on the they’re not allowed to. tory programs, that no conservation amendment offered by the gentleman b 0930 contracts will have to be canceled be- from Pennsylvania (Mr. HOLDEN). cause of these limitations. The Federal The question was taken; and the The Federal Government doesn’t Government cannot and does not break Chair announced that the noes ap- allow people to kill predators that are farm commodity or conservation con- peared to have it. attacking their livestock. So contracts without significant con- Mr. HOLDEN. Madam Chair, I de- sequently, here’s another situation just sequences. We are aware of that. So we mand a recorded vote. like we discussed yesterday, where the have made sure that none of the con- The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of government puts restrictions on ranch- servation contracts would be abro- rule XVIII, further proceedings on the ers and farmers so they cannot protect gated. amendment offered by the gentleman their own livestock. So the taxpayers— And then finally I want to say to my from Pennsylvania will be postponed. because of their demands that ranchers friend the ranking member, just to un- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CAMPBELL and farmers not protect their own live- derscore some of the sensitivities that Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam Chair, I stock, the Federal Government steps we’ve been through in the last couple have an amendment at the desk. in. of days, that this actually does cut the The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the In addition, though, wildlife strikes WIC program, cuts the Commodity amendment. on airplanes cost U.S. commercial Supplemental Food Program, and it The Clerk read as follows: aviation $700 million a year. One part of Wildlife Services is when USDA cuts the Conservation Reserve Pro- At the end of the bill (before any short gram and a lot of the other programs title), insert the following new section: works with 822 domestic airports, as which there has been so much passion The amount otherwise provided by this Act well as Department of Defense air about on this floor in the last couple of for ‘‘Agricultural Programs, Animal and bases in the U.S. and in Iraq and in Af- days. Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries ghanistan. So part of this is to assist So with that, I do oppose the amend- and Expenses’’ is hereby reduced by with efforts to prevent conflict be- ment, and I urge everyone to vote ‘‘no’’ $11,000,000. tween wildlife and commercial aviation on it. The CHAIR. The gentleman from flights, some of which can be quite dev- Mr. FARR. I move to strike the last California is recognized for 5 minutes. astating and deadly. word. Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam Chair, this Furthermore, there’s been an $18 mil- The CHAIR. The gentleman from amendment really ought to be a no- lion loss of sheep and lands to preda- California is recognized for 5 minutes. brainer. It cuts $11 million from the tors, or $111 million when you add cat- Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, I rise with USDA Wildlife Services’ livestock pro- tle and calf losses. Absent predator great concern for this amendment. It tection program. Let me give you four management, losses would explode, and wants to reduce about 5.8 percent reasons why this should be a no- that would drive family farms and across the board. Our problem is that brainer. ranchers out of business. we have dealt a really bad deal. The First of all, it saves $11 million. Not This is a very balanced program in bill that we brought to the floor—and the end of the world, but it’s a start. terms of the approach it takes to we cut some last night across the We all know we have to save a lot of shared responsibility between airport board—is $5 billion, or 23 percent below money. We all know we have to spend managers and Wildlife Services, ranch- what the President requested. The less money, and this is a start for doing ers and farmers and Wildlife Services. President put together all of the asks, it. Now why does it do that? Why do we It requires a tremendous cost share or and as you know, OMB scrubs those cut $11 million from this? This program matching program at greater than 40 things. And we’re always very critical is taxpayer money used to kill poten- percent. The Wildlife Services Division

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We would be happy to recognized for 5 minutes. you, your property, your pets. control the predators. The problem is Mr. LUCAS. Madam Chair, the Wild- Mr. DEFAZIO. I move to strike the they won’t let us. And right now we’re life Services’ usual biologically sound requisite number of words. going through a delisting process in and socially acceptable methods to re- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Or- Minnesota on wolves. We just had a solve these issues when agriculture and egon is recognized for 5 minutes. meeting a couple of nights ago, a big industrial production are harmed by Mr. DEFAZIO. Actually, I have expe- meeting up north. And part of the wildlife, or public safety is at risk from rience with this. When I was a county problem is, because of the budget situa- wildlife. commissioner and we were on some tion and the pressure on that part of If you own a pet, you benefit from tough times, we said, we’re not going the budget, they don’t even have the the Wildlife Services. They reduce ra- to continue this program. We dropped resources at this point, given the exist- bies in wildlife populations which pre- our share. Heard all the same myths. ing money, to be able to come in and vents the spread of that terrible dis- Oh, my God, the deprivation. We’re help us control the wolves. ease to domestic animals and humans. going to lose all our sheep; we’re going And they are going through a process Every time you get in a car, you ben- to lose all our cattle. We’re going to where they’re turning over the man- efit from the Wildlife Services. They have these horrible things happen. agement to the local State DNR, and work to reduce automobile collisions Know what happened? Nothing. They they’re not allowing the farmers to go with deer, which affect an average of took care of the problem themselves. A out there and control the predators, 29,000 people each year, cause $1 billion coyote comes on your property in prox- and they’re eating their calves and in damages. imity to your property, you can kill it. their sheep. And there’s even a pro- Every time you fly on a plane, you That’s a myth. You can kill it. Sure gram in Minnesota where they pay benefit from the Wildlife Services. you can. There’s this limited exemp- them because we can’t control it. And They have people working in all 50 tion regarding endangered species we would be happy to, you know, we States to prevent dangerous aircraft which is apparently a problem in some have been trying to get, we’re happy collisions with birds. States, not in ours. They just killed they are finally being delisted. But the How can we forget Captain some wolves in eastern Oregon because farmers would take care of this. But in Sullenberger’s heroic landing on the they were concerned that they might this agreement it says that we can’t do Hudson River after Flight 1549 hit a have the caused predation. Now, let’s talk about this subsidy. anything for 5 years. We can’t hunt bird at takeoff? And while we applaud It’s unnecessary. It’s ineffective. And these wolves for 5 years. the captain’s achievement, there is no it’s a taxpayer subsidy. I mean, are you We also have a problem in Minnesota question that reducing these dangerous guys serious about cutting the deficit and other States with cormorants. And collisions must be a priority in the fu- or not? Why give private ranching in- we entered into an agreement with ture. terests subsidies to do something they Mexico that we wouldn’t shoot any And the largest portion of the Wild- should do themselves? black birds since 1973 under the Migra- life Services’ budget, 43 percent, is tory Bird Act, and so we can’t control spent on protecting human health and b 0940 cormorants. And Wildlife Services is safety. Often Wildlife Services is the There is no good reason to do that. the only way we can deal with that. first line of defense against health Now you’re going to say, oh, we’re wor- And we’ve been making some progress risks involving everything from West ried about aircraft. Well, no. We’re on it. But prior to this treaty, we con- Nile virus to avian flu, to Lyme dis- only cutting in one budget, which is trolled these cormorants on these lakes ease. They prevent disease exposure to $13.7 million, which is the Livestock by the local guys going out and hunt- humans, livestock and wildlife. Protection Program. ing them. And what’s more, Wildlife Services is Now, of course he said it’s incredibly So we would be happy, if we get the one of the few Federal agencies that re- cost effective. It’s been about $1 billion Federal Government to get out of this, quires private sector matching funds that’s been spent on this program dur- to deal with it. We wouldn’t need any on a 1–1 basis. It’s unfortunate that ing its duration by the Federal Govern- money from the government. This is a there are not more Federal programs ment, $1 billion. And during that problem caused by us, and that’s why as fiscally responsible as the Wildlife time—because they’re not following bi- we need this money. And the last thing Services. ology or any sensibility—the coyote we need to do is reduce it. So I oppose Yet, every year, animal rights groups population has tripled despite the $1 this amendment. opposed to the predator control con- Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chairman, I billion. In Colorado, they fly around in ducted by the joint USDA Wildlife now yield to the gentleman from Okla- planes and shoot coyotes; it costs Services programs attempt to elimi- homa (Mr. LUCAS), the chairman of the about 100 bucks a coyote. There are nate the funding from this vital pro- Ag Committee. more coyotes now than there were Mr. LUCAS. I thank the gentlelady gram. And every year Congress rejects when Animal Damage Control started for yielding. these attempts. That’s because the these programs. I too rise in opposition to this wildlife cause $126 million in livestock They don’t understand pack behavior amendment. Let’s face it. The Wildlife losses for producers, field crop losses and what causes dispersion. They’ve Services plays a critical role in pro- totaling $619 million, specialty crop got coyotes now in parts of the country tecting humans from dangers caused by losses at $146 million. All told, wildlife where they haven’t seen them for 100 wildlife. The Wildlife Services uses bio- causes $12.8 billion in damage every years. It’s a really effective program; logically sound and socially—— year to natural resources, public infra- it’s working really well. It has nothing The CHAIR. The time of the gentle- structure, private property and agri- to do with geese or any of that. That’s woman from Wyoming has expired. culture. another part of Wildlife Services. That Mr. LUCAS. I move to strike the last Without the predatory management is not the subsidy to private ranching word. done by Wildlife Services, losses would interests to conduct lethal predator The CHAIR. The gentleman from explode, driving family farms and control. Oklahoma is recognized. ranchers out of business. Cutting fund- And then they do some other great Mr. DEFAZIO. Madam Chair, aren’t ing for the Wildlife Services would be things. They have these nifty little de- you supposed to alternate sides? That both costly and dangerous. Doing so vices, they’re called M–44s. It’s basi- was Republican time. also ignores the proven science behind cally a baited cyanide shot shell. Now,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:45 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN7.010 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H4286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2011 it has sickened some humans—hasn’t of trade compliance in our cotton pro- So you can go about it in two ways. killed any yet. Has killed quite a num- grams are resolved in the next farm You can go ahead and say, hey, we’re ber of domestic animals. Sooner or bill’s passage or a mutually agreed going to not pay Brazil this amount, later it’s going to kill a kid. Some kid upon solution is reached. There is little this protection money—or whatever is going to be pulling on that little chance that we’re going to have reau- you want to call it, this tribute—and string saying, gee, I wonder what this thorization this year of the farm bill. I then that will force us to deal with our does—BAM, cyanide shot shell. Now, would suggest that it’s probably not own cotton subsidies; or we can deal that’s really discriminate. That’s real- likely that we will do so next year ei- with the cotton subsidies ourselves ly effective. That’s the same program ther. with this amendment and simply say that has helped triple the population of So here we are again. We’ve talked we aren’t going to do these trade-dis- coyotes out there over the last 80 years about this before: spending money, 147 torting cotton subsidies anymore. Then since these programs have existed. million taxpayer dollars to the Brazil- there won’t be a need to pay Brazil off. So you can come up with all sorts of ians, so that we can continue to sub- So that’s what this amendment does. whoo-ha and say, oh, it has to do with sidize our own cotton farmers. We sim- I would urge adoption of it. Captain Sullenberger. No. It has to do ply shouldn’t do that. I yield back the balance of my time. with we can’t shoot these things our- Now some will say, hey, if we do this, Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Chair, I selves, no. I mean, just face it, if you it will spark a trade war, if we get rid move to strike the last word. want to subsidize ranching interests, of this payment to Brazil. In my view, The CHAIR. The gentleman from just be honest about it and say we want we dealt with that effectively in the Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. to borrow $11 million in the name of Appropriations Committee. I offered an Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Chair, I’m the American taxpayers and give it to amendment saying if you want to pay going to oppose my good friend from private ranching interests. That’s it, the Brazilians off to not have them re- Arizona’s amendment. He tried this in plain and simple, yes or no. taliate for our trade protections, then the CR 1 and lost this vote. This is a Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- let’s do that out of the money we’re bad way to attack this policy. ance of my time. giving to our own cotton farmers. So Quite frankly, the Ag Committee did The CHAIR. The question is on the take out of direct payments $147 mil- a good-faith effort in addressing what amendment offered by the gentleman lion and pay that. That amendment we thought were the issues in 2008 with from California (Mr. CAMPBELL). was adopted in the Appropriations a farm bill by doing away with Step The question was taken; and the Committee. Two and other programs. Quite frank- Well, guess what? A point of order Chair announced that the noes ap- ly, though, the Brazilians won’t lay out was raised here and that amendment peared to have it. for us exactly what it is about our poli- was stricken, so we couldn’t do that. Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam Chair, I de- cies that they don’t like. We would be So all this concern—people say they’re mand a recorded vote. happy for the gentleman to elucidate concerned about the taxpayer, well, we The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of that for us, if he can describe exactly protected the taxpayer there by saying rule XVIII, further proceedings on the what those policies are. It’s not the let’s take the money out of the fund amendment offered by the gentleman countercyclical payments; it’s not the that we already pay our own farmers from California will be postponed. marketing loan payments. It’s other and pay off the Brazilians. That was re- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE jected here. And so here we are again. things that we’ve been trying to fix, Mr. FLAKE. Madam Chair, I have an We have an amendment that will be and we will attempt again to fix those amendment at the desk. voted on later, the Kind amendment, in 2012. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the which will simply strike that payment. This safety net that he attacks with amendment. I plan to vote for that amendment; I a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel is The Clerk read as follows: hope we do that. But another way of important to production agriculture in At the end of the bill (before any short approaching that as well is to simply this country. As we’ve said over and title), insert the following new section: go at our own cotton subsidies to en- over these microphones the last 3 days, SEC. ll. None of the funds made available sure that we’re not distorting the mar- America has always had an ag policy by this Act may be used to provide (or to pay ket by doing this program in the first that attempts to put a safety net under the salaries and expenses of personnel to pro- place. production agriculture. vide) to upland cotton producers counter-cy- Now the Ag Committee will say, We enjoy the safest, most abundant, clical payments for upland cotton under sec- that’s our expertise, let us deal with cheapest food and fiber supply in the tion 1104 of the Food, Conservation, and En- world because of the hard work, the ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8714), repayment that; we’ll deal with that in a new farm rates for marketing assistance loans under bill. Well, they dealt with that in the sweat equity, and the risk-taking of section 1204(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 8734(b)) old farm bill, and many of us stood the American ag producer. They rely at the prevailing world market price for up- here and warned and said this is trade on this safety net that is intricate, it’s land cotton, cotton storage benefits under distorting; the WTO is going to rule complicated, it’s interwoven, and it section 1204(g) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 8734(g)), against us and we’re going to end up works. or loan deficiency payments for upland cot- with retaliatory trade sanctions. We understand in 2012 we will have ton under section 1205 of such Act (7 U.S.C. Well, the Ag Committee went ahead far fewer resources with which to work 8735). and did it anyway. It didn’t fix the that safety net. And the Ag Committee The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ari- problem. They will say, well, we tried, is committed to getting that done; the zona is recognized for 5 minutes. we tried. But it’s not the direct pay- chairman is committed to getting that Mr. FLAKE. Madam Chair, as I’m ments that are the problem. It’s the done. We will then bring that work certain my colleagues are aware by countercyclical, it’s the other pro- product to this floor. The gentleman now, in 2002 Brazil filed a complaint grams that we have. And until that is from Arizona will then have the oppor- with the WTO accusing the U.S. of dealt with, we’re going to have these tunity, if he doesn’t think we’ve fixed trade-distorting cotton subsidies that trade sanctions. the Brazilian problem, to present a so- were inconsistent with our inter- So when the Ag Committee stands up lution at that time. national trade obligations. The WTO and says let us deal with that, I would sided with Brazil; and after years of de- remind people we have let them deal b 0950 bate, a WTO arbitration panel author- with that, and they haven’t dealt with But at this stage, using an appropria- ized Brazil to engage in retaliatory it. And so we have to go about it in an- tions bill to rework the farm bill in trade sanctions against the U.S. for other way. this manner and ignoring the work of more than $800 million. I would simply say we cannot con- the Ag Committee in my view is wrong Instead of effectively reforming our tinue to subsidize our own ag interests policy. We should defeat this amend- programs, however, the administration this way, in particular this cotton pro- ment once again, as we did in the CR in agreed to pay $147.3 million annually in gram, when we know it’s out of step February–March. I ask my colleagues technical assistance to Brazilian cot- with our international trade obliga- to vote against the Flake amendment. ton farmers every year until the issues tions. I yield back the balance of my time.

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We made signifi- than just cotton and actually involves cotton producers. There is nothing in cant changes already and there are export programs. This amendment here about Brazil. This doesn’t affect some ongoing consultations or what- wipes out the safety net established in Brazil. But this does affect a lot of cot- ever you want to call them with the 2008. For what reason? This is the kind ton growers in a lot of States, includ- Brazilians. But he is right: They will of amendment you get when you have ing the State of California, which is not lay out what they actually want to so-called experts offering amendments one of the leading cotton-producing resolve this situation, and frankly, in areas outside their field of expertise. States. from what I can see, I don’t think there This is a devastating amendment. If this amendment was constructive, is anything that we can do that they This would throw the cotton market I think you would find a lot more sup- will agree to. So we are trying to work into disarray. We have no assurance, as port for it, but I don’t find it being through this. the ranking member and the General very constructive because it only lim- But as I said when we had this discus- Farm Commodities Subcommittee its it to cuts in this bill and not to sion yesterday, it is very troubling to chairman have noted, no assurance what the underlying problems are all me that we are in this situation. With from the Brazilians that if we elimi- about, which is covered in many other the way this WTO operates, the Brazil- nated the cotton program, as this acts than this one. ians have the most closed market in amendment basically does, that it Mr. FLAKE. Will the gentleman the world. You try to get any products would make any difference to them. yield? into Brazil, and it is almost impossible. As my colleagues have noted, we Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman But do we care about that? No. They made huge changes in the 2008 farm from Arizona. Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman. are spending I don’t know how many bill, eliminating step two, changing the I recognize the appropriations proc- billions of dollars of government GSM program in a way we thought ess isn’t the best way to legislate, it money to increase production and in- would satisfy the Brazilians. This really isn’t, and this is a clumsy way. crease agriculture in Brazil, way more amendment would circumvent the leg- This only applies to this act, and you than we are spending, and do we com- islative process in what can only be de- have to do it in strange ways. I under- plain about that? No. scribed as a haphazard way. stand that. Some people say it is because of the Honestly, I really expected this But we are told that we ought to rely agreements that we have entered into. amendment to be thrown out on a on the expertise of the Ag Committee. Who knows exactly what it is. But the point of order because it clearly, clear- Well, the expertise of the Ag Com- Brazilians are not lily white in all of ly would end the countercyclical pro- mittee is what got us into this problem this. They are utilizing some of the gram for cotton, significantly changes in the first place. It is what got us into flaws in the WTO agreement to push how the repayment program works, the problem of having to pay Brazil in this cause, and, frankly, we have let eliminates the loan deficiency pay- order to continue to subsidize our own them do it. ments, and eliminates the cotton stor- farmers. That is what we are dealing So this needs to get dealt with in the age program. Those are major policy with here. regular order in the farm bill. This is changes. I recognize this is clumsy. I recognize not the place to do this on the floor of Again, this appropriation bill is 13 this is uncomfortable. But we have got the House. We will deal with it. I think percent down. We are almost back to to do this some way, and we can’t rely the chairman will back me up on that. 2006 levels. Anyone who is concerned on just waiting until the next farm bill We would love to have the Brazilians about what is being spent on the pro- is passed. It may not be this year, or tell us what it is that they will agree duction of agriculture in rural Amer- likely won’t be. It won’t be next year, to so we can resolve this. These discus- ica, take note; we are doing our part or likely won’t yet. So we could be sions are ongoing. Hopefully they will today under Mr. KINGSTON’s bill. And doing this for years. So I recognize it is be more forthcoming and we can get an when we get to the farm bill, be it next clumsy, I apologize for that, but we answer to what it is that will solve this summer in regular order, be it this fall have to do something at some point. problem. Frankly, from my experience, as part of some grandiose budget def- Mr. FARR. Reclaiming my time, I wouldn’t hold my breath. So we will icit-debt ceiling agreement, we will with all due respect, I don’t think the see. make incredibly tough decisions, be- Agriculture Committee created the So I oppose this amendment and I cause we will have to be a big part of Brazilian problem. It was not the com- ask my colleagues to oppose it. This is addressing the national budgetary mittee’s act that created it. It was the wrong place to do it. issue. what the Brazilians did in their ability I yield back the balance of my time. But let us do it in regular order. Let to become a major agricultural produc- Mr. LUCAS. Madam Chairman, I us do it in the farm bill process. Speak- tion country. And they are going after move to strike the last word. er BOEHNER has said time and time production in other countries. They The CHAIR. The gentleman from again, a more open process. Look at have got connections with their gov- Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. the appropriations process. We are ernment much closer between pro- Mr. LUCAS. Madam Chairman, I going to do a farm bill under this open ducers and government than we have really kind of thought we were working process. All of my good friends here here. They are buying out companies. on the annual agriculture appropria- will get to use all of their agricultural They are going to really try to affect tions bill, with the discretionary expertise in every conceivable way farm prices in the United States. I will money, the programs that are handled they can. But let’s do it in regular tell you, the next place they are going on a year-to-year basis, but it seems we order, in the proper fashion, in the to go after is specialty crops. are going to debate the farm bill. I proper way. So I am not a big fan, as you know. guess if that is the case, I should be Again, Madam Chairman, I urge my I spoke last night with concerns about managing it and let me just do it a colleagues to reject this amendment. getting these payment limitations year early. I yield back the balance of my time. down and to essentially trying to find The short statement is, like my col- Mr. FARR. Madam Chairman, I move a better program that is not so costly leagues Mr. CONAWAY and Mr. PETER- to strike the last word. to the taxpayers. But you don’t do any- SON, I rise in strong opposition to this The CHAIR. The gentleman from thing beneficial with this money, you amendment. This amendment would California is recognized for 5 minutes. just cut it. And I am here to do things turn an industry on its head. It would Mr. FARR. I rise with great concerns using money, taxpayers’ money, to do do no good. about this amendment, because I don’t the wise thing.

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It was I yield back the balance of my time. member of the Ag Committee, as we said that we’re in this position because Mr. NEUGEBAUER. I move to strike move into 2012, sitting down with my of Brazil, because of the practices that the last word. colleagues and writing farm policy that they’re doing. No. It’s because our own The CHAIR. The gentleman from will be good for America, be good for agricultural policy—in this case, our Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. our budget long term, and that’s the cotton subsidies—is trade distorting. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Thank you, appropriate time to do that. So I’m Nobody can stand up in this body or on Madam Chairman. going to urge my colleagues to vote this floor and make a case otherwise. American farmers and ranchers are against this amendment. Nobody can stand up with a straight citizens, too. I represent West Texas I yield back the balance of my time. face and say that our cotton program District 19 in Texas; 29,000 square Mr. BLUMENAUER. I move to strike that we have is not trade distorting. miles, 27 counties, made up of a lot of the last word. That’s why we’re in this problem. farmers and ranchers and farm families The CHAIR. The gentleman from Or- That’s why Brazil was able to take this and ranch families. They’re concerned egon is recognized for 5 minutes. case to the WTO, and the WTO ruled in about the deficit as well. They’re con- Mr. BLUMENAUER. I rise in support their favor—because we have trade dis- cerned about the growing debt and the of the amendment from my good friend torting farm policies. That’s what we legacy that that will leave for our chil- from Arizona. I appreciate his work need to fix. That’s the intent of this dren and our grandchildren. They’re over the years as we’ve tried to refocus amendment. willing to step up and take their share attention and our resources in areas There was an amendment last night of the burden of being able to get our that are more productive for most by Congressman KIND that will be country headed back on the right track American farmers and ranchers, for the voted on later today. I may not and again. In fact, that process started in taxpayer, and for the general economy. likely will not call for a rollcall on this the 2008 farm bill, where a lot of these I just heard my good friend talk one so that people can focus on that farm programs were reduced. And for about his concern about who’s going to one. The Kind amendment limits pay- the last few years, for example, coun- feed America in the future. Well, the ments to Brazil. If we do that, then we tercyclical payments have been nearly issue of having these lavish agricul- can force a change in our own policy, nil in many of those commodities be- tural subsidies that are concentrated and we can force that issue better than cause the program was operating the three-quarters in the top 10 producers, perhaps any other amendment right way it was designed. and they are not people who are in the now. So that’s what I would encourage So I appreciate my colleague’s efforts main producing food, the fruits and people to vote for, is the Kind amend- to be a budget hawk and in many ways vegetables that people care about that ment, when it comes to a rollcall later. and at many times I have supported a would add to nutrition. The people that If you do not believe that it’s proper to lot of his amendments and ideas, but are in my agricultural community in be sending money to Brazil to address today I come to the floor saying that Oregon are basically shut out. 87% our own trade distorting cotton policy, this is not the place to write the farm don’t receive it. They are not getting then vote for the Kind amendment bill; that we have that process coming support for some of the things that are later today. up next year. Farm families are step- market neutral in terms of marketing, I thank the gentleman for yielding. ping up in this particular appropriation in terms of research that’s being Mr. BLUMENAUER. I appreciate his bill. As the chairman so appropriately slashed, in terms of commonsense sup- clarification. I agree wholeheartedly pointed out, major cuts to agricultural port for meeting their environmental with his sentiment. It’s insane that in- programs occur in the bill that we’re objectives to protect clean water and stead of changing our trade-distorting, considering today. habitat. unjustified subsidies, that we’re in- So I’m going to urge my colleagues, Being able to start tamping this stead going to subsidize the cotton in- let’s write the farm bill when it’s time down is essential. The AGI limitation, dustry both in the United States and in to write the farm bill. Let’s put to- the one that I had on the floor last Brazil. It’s certainly not the approach gether programs that are good for pro- night that would limit the total that we should be taking at a time duction agriculture. I would remind a amount of payment, these are things when we’re going to have to do busi- lot of folks that when we look at this that there’s never a good time to deal ness differently. We talk about people farm bill, a lot of people don’t under- with them. I’ve been through three getting economic haircuts. What hap- stand all of the things that are in this. farm bill cycles. I’ve heard the body ex- pens today is that 31 congressional dis- And it’s called a farm bill, ag appro- press itself in terms of instructions to tricts get more than half of all the sub- priation bill. But quite honestly, a ma- the conferees and watched them dis- sidies. They, not coincidentally, are jority of this bill is about food stamps, regard it when it came, for example, to districts that are concentrated on the it’s about nutrition programs, and a limitation of payment. Ag Committee and have a different per- very smaller percentage of this bill I would like to turn to my friend spective than the majority of the peo- really has anything to do with produc- from Arizona to yield some time. Be- ple in the House. tion agriculture. And I think one of the fore I do, I just want to correct one I’m hopeful we can work our will things that we have to be extremely misapprehension that is floating with these amendments. careful about here, and that’s the rea- around about the amendment that we I yield back the balance of my time. son we need to get this right and that’s had on the floor last night that limited the reason we need to do it in regular title 1 payments to $125,000 per entity. The CHAIR. The question is on the order, is today America is dependent Now, some people are pretending that amendment offered by the gentleman on 70 percent of its oil in this country. this would somehow affect disaster from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). In other words, every day we get up, 70 payments or crop insurance. No. It is The amendment was rejected. percent of our oil has to be imported in just title 1 payments. It’s very simple. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LUJA´ N this country. And just recently, the It’s set forth in the bill. Anybody can Mr. LUJA´ N. I have an amendment at United States of America, half of its read it. And it’s not going to deal, for the desk. credit is due to foreign countries. example, with disaster payments. But The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the And so today we are importing oil. on this note, I would like to yield to amendment. Today, we have to import money to fi- my good friend from Arizona, thanking The Clerk read as follows: nance our deficits. And what we want him for his continued partnership and At the end of the bill (before the short to be extremely careful about is that in advocacy in this area. title), insert the following:

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Madam Chair, on the pushed to return our spending to the (also known as capsicum annum) as New point of order, sadly, I think this may pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels, but Mexico chile unless such chile peppers were be ruled out of order, but I would ask there is more that must be done. We grown in New Mexico. that maybe there is an opportunity for have to make our government leaner. b 1010 the committee to work with myself not We have to make it more effective. only as we get to the farm bill but also Every day, Americans are tightening Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chairman, I with the Ag Committee as we talk their belts. They’re asking government reserve a point of order on the gentle- about the importance of this important to do the very same thing. Tennesseans man’s amendment. product in New Mexico and its impact The CHAIR. A point of order is re- keep saying, why is it that government there, and I would certainly respect- served. keeps asking us to sacrifice for it when The gentleman from New Mexico is fully request from our friends on the government should be sacrificing for recognized for 5 minutes. other side of the aisle that maybe we us? Every Federal program needs to be Mr. LUJA´ N. Thank you, Madam can get a chance to work with one an- held accountable, and this is a way to Chair. other. do it. Our States have done across-the- I rise today to offer an amendment I would be happy to yield, Madam board cuts. Our city governments have that will protect New Mexico chile Chair. done across-the-board cuts. Even his- farmers from unfair marketing prac- The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from tory will show you that twice before, tices. Lately we’ve seen a disturbing Wyoming is recognized on the point of our Presidents have pushed for across- trend where marketers and retailers order. the-board cuts: World War II, Korean falsely use the unique quality and Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chair, the Conflict, there were 28 percent and 30 brand of New Mexico chile to committee would be very pleased to percent across-the-board cuts in discre- misleadingly advertise their products. work with the gentleman from New tionary spending. The reason they did New Mexico is a special place where we Mexico and myself in particular since this, Madam Chairman, is because take pride in our agricultural products. my daughter is a new resident of your there was a crisis, there was a war, In particular, we take pride in our State. there was a need to restructure, to re- chile. We even spell it differently, The CHAIR. The Chair is prepared to order and to address the priorities of Madam Chair. We spell it C-H-I-L-E, rule. the day. contrary to the more popular spelling The Chair finds that this amendment One of my constituents came up to C-H-I-L-I most associated with Texas imposes new duties on the Secretary, me recently—this is someone who is style chili. Traveling around New Mex- specifically a duty to determine the ac- active in the ag community in our ico, I’ve heard the plight of New Mex- tivities of entities receiving certain State—and she said, ‘‘It is time that ico farmers. There is concern with the funds in the bill. The amendment the bureaucracies get their house in importation of peppers, of chili pow- therefore constitutes legislation in vio- order. It is time that you all in Con- ders from out of State and even from lation of clause 2 of rule XXI. gress stop spending money you don’t other countries that are hurting our The point of order is sustained, and have on programs we don’t want.’’ producers in New Mexico. It’s a con- the amendment is not in order. So as we do our due diligence on the cern that they may be put out of busi- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN spending process, as we act responsibly ness, and it’s a concern that is attack- Mrs. BLACKBURN. I have an amend- to our constituents and to the tax- ing the authentic New Mexico chile ment at the desk. payer, it is time for us to turn to the brand. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the bureaucracies, the rank-and-file Fed- This unfair practice has led to de- amendment. eral employees who put the pen to the creased revenues for New Mexico chile The Clerk read as follows: paper on how this money gets spent, farmers, who work all summer and dili- At the end of the bill (before the short and say to them, ‘‘Find another nickel gently to raise their crops for harvest title), insert the following: on a dollar.’’ We’re doing it for the in the fall months and whose prices are SEC. ll. Each amount made available by children, we are doing it for our grand- undercut by imported products that this Act (other than an amount required to children, we’re doing it to make cer- falsely advertise as New Mexico chile. be made available by a provision of law) is tain that we stop borrowing 40 cents of Madam Chair, my amendment is sim- hereby reduced by 5 percent. every dollar that is spent. ple and would not impose any costs on The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from This amendment would reduce the the Federal Government. My amend- Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes. budget authority by $951 million. It ment would prevent any funds from Mrs. BLACKBURN. Thank you, would reduce the current outlays by this bill from being used to advertise, Madam Chairman. $675 million. That would be spread describe, label or offer for sale chile As you can see, this is a very simple equally at a 5 percent rate across every peppers as New Mexico chile, unless the bill. My amendment would require single agency. It can be done, and, chile peppers used are grown in New every single agency covered in this Ag Madam Chairman, in these times of Mexico. appropriations bill to be accountable to crisis, it should be done as we seek to This amendment is important to the the taxpayers by reducing one nickel return this Nation to fiscal stability protection of New Mexico’s local chile out of a dollar for what they have been and to responsibility. producers, and I urge my colleagues to given to spend. It requires all accounts I yield back the balance of my time. support this amendment and protect to absorb that equally, that 5 percent Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Chair, I rise this unique agricultural product. As we reduction, and it will keep the bureauc- in opposition to the amendment. know, Madam Chair, anyone who’s racy from picking winners and losers The CHAIR. The gentleman from tried it loves it. or choosing to fund their pet programs. Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes. I yield back the balance of my time. Certainly the amendment will save the Mr. KINGSTON. First of all, I want POINT OF ORDER taxpayers money, but this is also a to thank my good friend from Ten- Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chairman, I stand for good government. It’s about nessee for offering this amendment and make a point of order against the taking responsibility, not torturing the her tireless work to try to reduce amendment. It is violative of clause 2 American taxpayer with excuses for in- spending in our country, and I abso- of rule XXI because it proposes changes effective and inefficient bureaucracies. lutely agree with all the statements that require a new determination that There are a lot of people that say the that she has made. is not within the purview and scope of Appropriations Committee deserves a I do want to point out, though, that the current bill. pat on the back for decreasing discre- the only budget that has passed either I respectfully ask for a ruling from tionary spending by 4.7 percent below body is the Ryan budget. I supported, the Chair. the 2008 levels, and I agree with that. I as I know she did, the RSC budget,

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They just demand that, by and others who supported them in the the President’s budget 97–0, and appar- just cutting out money, people who beginning said, no, that was a mistake, ently now they’ve given up and they’re give services to people can’t give those and we’re going the other direction not going to try to pass a budget. The services. now. So ethanol supports—or direct only bill that we have an opportunity So this amendment doesn’t do any- subsidies or the import tariffs—are to move is under the Ryan budget, thing that the author talks about ex- going to go. which is what this bill reflects. It is a cept to whack a budget that was al- The industry is asking, How can we 13.4—actually it’s higher than that be- ready whacked. It was whacked by the keep these subsidies going? The effort cause we cut it last night a little bit allocation given to us. As I pointed now is to pay for infrastructure, so the more, or we did some across-the- out, it’s $5 billion less. It’s almost 23 Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary boards, but it’s about a 13.4 percent cut percent less than what the President Vilsack, has indicated that he wants already. requested. It’s 14 percent below what the USDA to determine how it can potentially use programs to promote the b 1020 Congress enacted last year. It’s 26 percent below what we enacted in 2010. It’s distribution and storage—blender Where the big money is—and I know even below what we enacted in 2008. pumps—and how to put money into in- my friend from Tennessee is as frus- Last night, we cut across the board. We frastructure. As we all know, once you trated about this as I am—is in the did what this amendment does, in a start putting money into infrastruc- mandatory spending. In fact, I have a very small proportion; but we used ture, then you say, well, we’ve already chart over there. We don’t have any that money beneficially to adjust for put some money in, and we’ve got to pages or I’d bring it up here on the the WIC program. So just whacking it continue to do it, so those subsidies floor; but 86 percent of this budget is across the board by 5 percent isn’t will continue and continue and con- mandatory spending, and I use the going to cause any good for anybody, tinue. word ‘‘mandatory’’ loosely because it’s and I oppose the amendment. We cannot continue to do this, really on automatic spending. That’s I yield back the balance of my time. Madam Chair. We cannot continue to where the big money is. Unfortunately, The CHAIR. The question is on the fund this, particularly when we are we can’t get to it. This portion that we amendment offered by the gentle- borrowing 40 cents on the dollar. I do have control over used to be $23 bil- woman from Tennessee (Mrs. would urge the adoption of the amend- lion; and right now, under our budget, BLACKBURN). ment, and I am glad that the chairman it’s $17.2 billion. The question was taken; and the supports it. Let me show my friend this because I Chair announced that the noes ap- I yield back the balance of my time. think it’s very important. The blue peared to have it. Mr. PETERSON. I move to strike the line is the mandatory spending of the Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Chair, I last word. Agriculture budget, and the red line is demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. The gentleman from the discretionary spending. The point The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. is that this committee has jurisdiction rule XVIII, further proceedings on the Mr. PETERSON. I rise in opposition over the red line. We do not on this amendment offered by the gentle- to the amendment. We are, once again, committee have jurisdiction over the woman from Tennessee will be post- debating ethanol. There is so much blue line. Yet you can see the blue line poned. misrepresentation and misunder- is the one that’s going up and that the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE standing of what’s going on. red line is the one that’s actually going Mr. FLAKE. Madam Chair, I have an The ethanol industry has been one of down. amendment at the desk. the best things that has happened in So that’s one of my frustrations The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the rural America. We have created a tre- about the entire process and about the amendment. mendous amount of jobs in small towns rules which we’re governed by; but I The Clerk read as follows: that otherwise get bypassed, and want to make sure that my friend they’ve been very successful. The way At the end of the bill (before the short knows, under the portion we do con- title), insert the following: we’ve been able to do it up to this point trol, that we did cut it 13.4 percent. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available is through the blend, by having people I yield back the balance of my time. by this Act may be used for the construction blend 10 percent ethanol. The EPA is Mr. FARR. I move to strike the last of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol approving going to 15 percent ethanol, word. storage facility. but the industry has hit what they call The CHAIR. The gentleman from The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ari- a ‘‘blend wall.’’ California is recognized for 5 minutes. zona is recognized for 5 minutes. Now, the blend was basically driven Mr. FARR. I rise in opposition to this Mr. FLAKE. This is a rather by the fact that the refineries and oil amendment. straightforward amendment. I should companies needed octane. Gasoline is It doesn’t do any of the things that say, before I start, that an identical low in octane and high in Btus. Eth- the author talked about. It’s a one-sen- amendment to this was approved when anol is high in octane and low in Btus. tence bill. This is a legal bill. We are we voted on H.R. 1 earlier this year by Back in the old days, we used lead to here as lawmakers. It says that each a vote of 261–158. raise the octane level. Then when lead amount made available by this act Mr. KINGSTON. Will the gentleman was banned, the oil companies decided other than the amount required to be yield? to create MTBE. We warned them made available by provision of law, Mr. FLAKE. I yield to the gentleman against that, but they went ahead and which is the one part that Mr. KING- from Georgia. built the MTBE plants, which, it STON just talked about, is hereby re- Mr. KINGSTON. I supported this turned out, poisoned the water in a duced by 5 percent. when you offered it on the continuing number of cities in the United States. That’s all it says. There is nothing resolution, and I plan to support it Then the oil companies and refineries about accountability. The account- today. went to the ethanol blend, which they ability goes on before our committee. Mr. FLAKE. Okay. Then, reclaiming should have done in the first place. That’s what we do. We go over every my time, I will be very brief. That’s working, but we’re at a limit item in the USDA’s and FDA’s budgets The ethanol industry, as we all know, now. and in a public process where there is receives a trifecta of government sup- If we’re going to move ahead, we input and give-and-take. We do the port. Its use is mandated by law. It is have to have access to the market- scrutiny every year. That’s what the protected by a prohibitive import tariff place. The problem that we have is Appropriations Committee is all about. on imported ethanol; and it receives that we don’t have the cars like Brazil

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I listened carefully to what and about the fact that agriculture programs that we have in ethanol, Mr. PETERSON said, but it is causing needs a haircut and that people are we’re okay with that as long as the significant difficulties in my State for concerned about agriculture getting consumers have the ability to make our dairy farmers who purchase grain. too many benefits provided by the tax- the choice at the station. If they want One of the rising costs for them is the payers. I would certainly say that in to burn ethanol, they’ve got to have cost of grain, and one of the factors in the past, in the most repast, agri- the ability to be able to do that. that are these tariff barriers and man- culture has been significantly cut, and So we need to get the pumps in the dates that are pushing up their costs. under this bill here before us today, we station. We need to get the car compa- So it’s making life on the dairy farm also see significant cuts. nies to start building vehicles like they pretty tough. I rise in strong opposition to this do in Brazil, which run a 25–30 percent Now, the final thing is that folks who amendment offered by the gentleman blend. The American companies are use small engines like chainsaws or from Arizona because this amendment building these cars in Brazil. Every gas weed whackers or lawn mowers or is an attack on consumer choice, on station in Brazil has ethanol as op- boats where they don’t run that engine the free market access, and on home posed to those in the United States. continuously as we do our cars are grown American energy. He’s trying to That’s one of the reasons they have complaining—and mechanics are back- provide technology that would allow been so successful and why they are ing them up—that the ethanol is doing consumers to decide if they want to use now completely independent from any real damage to those engines. an ethanol blend. We’ve seen the re- So it’s time, I think, for this Con- foreign sources of fuel for their vehi- ports out there that have indicated gress to step back and give the tax- cles. that ethanol has reduced the price of payer some relief. Ethanol, if it’s going What we’re trying to do here is even- gasoline up to 89 cents a gallon, and to sink or swim, it should be doing it tually eliminate the subsidies that peo- across this country consumers don’t on its own merits at this point. even have the option to purchase that ple have complained about—the VTAC I yield to my friend from Arizona and other things. right now if they would like to. (Mr. FLAKE). I have a plan that would modernize b 1030 Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman and thank him for his articulate re- ethanol policy. It would send over a But in order for us to be able to billion dollars to deficit reduction. It maintain this industry and maintain marks on this. I failed to mention the breadth of would make sure that we have infra- these jobs in rural America, we have to support for this amendment in the out- structure in place so that consumers be able to have the infrastructure. We side community. Let me just read some can have relief from these high gas have to have the blended pumps. We of these names. prices. have to have the cars. The right blend The CHAIR. The time of the gen- With everything that has been going is 25/30 percent. You will get the best tleman has expired. on in the country today, one of the top performance, the best mileage. Brazil Mr. KINGSTON. I move to strike the two issues that I hear about every day has figured this out. They’ve been last word. in South Dakota and across this coun- doing this for a long time. Their blend The CHAIR. The gentleman from try is high gas prices. If we can reduce is 26 percent. We have people that have Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes. those high gas prices for people at put in amendments that say we can’t Mr. KINGSTON. I yield to the gen- home struggling with that today, the blend above 10 percent. We have this tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). best thing we can do is give them a flex foolishness about how it is going to Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman. pump in their community where they ruin small engines and so forth. This Suffice it to say, there’s a long list of can access that. Right now they have argument has been going on since 1975, organizations supporting this. Every- no choice if they want to use an Amer- and you know, we’ve been blending eth- one on the right from Americans for ican, domestically grown, renewable anol, we haven’t ruined any engines Limited Government, Americans for energy source which they can use to re- yet. Prosperity; on the left, Freedom Ac- duce their dependence on foreign So we need to defeat this amendment tion, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace; sources of oil. because this goes in the wrong direc- then everyone in the middle, the Gro- I’m a strong supporter of an all-of- tion. If you want a market that’s open cery Manufacturers Association, Milk the-above American energy plan, and and lets consumers have a choice, the Producers Council, National Chicken that’s truly what we need. We need to way to do it is to get the infrastructure Council, National Council of Chain put Americans first. We need to stop in place. I ask my colleagues to oppose Restaurants, National Meat Associa- relying on the Middle East to fuel our this amendment. tion, National Turkey Federation, Na- vehicles. We can grow that product I yield back the balance of my time. tional Wildlife Federation, and on and right here in our country. We can pro- Mr. WELCH. I move to strike the last on and on. vide the taxpayers with lower priced word. This is a great amendment and I urge gasoline. We can renewably do that The CHAIR. The gentleman from its adoption. over and over and over again and give Vermont is recognized for 5 minutes. This amendment is supported by the fol- them that choice and that option. We Mr. WELCH. Madam Chairman, I rise lowing organizations: Action Aid USA; American Frozen Food just need to give them a pump. We need in support of the amendment, and I do Institute; American Meat Institute; Ameri- to give them a pump in their commu- it with great deference and respect to cans for Limited Government; Americans for nity so they have that option, and my leader, the ranking member of the Prosperity; California Dairies, Inc.; Clean that’s what this country is about is Agriculture Committee. Air Task Force; Competitive Enterprise In- flexibility, by giving those people back But here’s the issue. One, at what stitute; Environmental Working Group; home options. point do we have taxpayers given relief Friends of the Earth; Freedom Action; That’s why I am not a supporter of from these $6 billion subsidies to an in- Greenpeace USA; Grocery Manufacturers As- this amendment. I think that that is dustry? The ethanol industry gets 45 sociation; Milk Producers Council; National Chicken Council; National Council of Chain certainly a wise place for us to invest cents a gallon. They get the benefit of Restaurants; National Meat Association; Na- in making sure that we rely upon our- 54 cents as a protective tariff against tional Restaurant Association; National Tur- selves, that we use our own sources and the import of, among others, Brazilian key Federation; National Wildlife Federa- we provide exactly what the American ethanol, and then they get a mandate tion; Oxfam America; Southeast Milk, Inc.; people need today. requiring that they put ethanol in Taxpayers for Common Sense. The CHAIR. The time of the their vehicles. Now, as Mr. FLAKE men- Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Chair, I gentlelady has expired. tioned, that’s a trifecta: subsidy, pro- yield to the gentlewoman from South Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I move to tective tariff, and a mandate. No other Dakota (Mrs. NOEM). strike the last word.

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Earlier this week, I offered much of which is related to the cost of At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section: my similar amendment to the fuel, this is an amendment that I think SEC. ll. The amount otherwise provided MILCON–VA approps bill, and it passed undermines our ability to recover and by this Act for ‘‘Integrated Activities’’ is this House by a voice vote. to create jobs. hereby increased by, and the amount other- My friend from Texas (Mr. CONAWAY) In our rural community down in wise provided by this Act for ‘‘National In- also had language added to the defense Mitchell County, Georgia, we have an stitute of Food and Agriculture-research and authorization bill to exempt the De- ethanol facility there which contrib- education activities’’ is hereby reduced (to fense Department from this burden- utes a tremendous amount to the local be derived from amounts for competitive some regulation. We must ensure that economy. It hires people and it is, I grants (7 U.S.C. 22 450i(b))) by, $4,400,000, re- our military becomes energy inde- spectively. think, the example of how we grow our pendent and can efficiently rely on do- rural economy. In fact, this amend- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- mestic and more stable sources of fuel. ment would stop that kind of job orado is recognized for 5 minutes. But section 526’s ban on fuel choice ap- growth. It would not allow this facility Mr. GARDNER. Madam Chair, this plies to all Federal agencies, not just to expand and to be prosperous, and I amendment moves funding over to the the Defense Department. This is why I just think that it’s the wrong way to integrated activities account. I am am offering this amendment again go. very concerned about our work when it today. When America and the American comes to animal disease and food safe- While we hope the USDA is not going economy gets sick and gets a cold, the ty issues, especially when it relates to to be fueling up any jets any time soon, rural economy has pneumonia and it’s issues like FMD, chronic waste and dis- the underlying bill does allow for the on life support, and we need to make ease, mad cow disease, other infectious purchase of more than 400 new pas- sure that—we had some 30, 40, 50, 60 in- animal diseases, prion-based diseases. senger vehicles. The Department of Ag- dividuals in rural Georgia who decided I want to make sure that we are not riculture’s choice on fuel to power that they wanted to invest their own imperiling the U.S. livestock industry, these vehicles to provide service to our money in a home grown industry for especially when it comes to our live- Nation’s farmers and agricultural pro- renewable energy, so that we would be stock exports. If we were to delay even ducers will be limited without my in a position to contribute to our own just 3 to 4 days in terms of finding or amendment. energy self-sufficiency and we would be responding to an outbreak of FMD, it The USDA should not be burdened able to do it in a way where our local could cost our country $135 billion in with wasting its time studying fuel individuals would be able to create jobs agriculture and possibly destroy our emissions when there’s a simple fix, and to increase the economy there in export markets. and that’s not to restrict their fuel our local rural community. It has Madam Chair, I would just ask for a choices based on extreme environ- worked very well except for the fact ‘‘yes’’ vote on the amendment. mental views, policies, and regulations that they don’t have the facilities, I yield back the balance of my time. like section 526. don’t have the pumps, and we need to The CHAIR. The question is on the Madam Chairman, section 526 makes make sure that they do. amendment offered by the gentleman our Nation more dependent on Middle This amendment I think is pennywise from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER). Eastern oil. And stopping the impact of and pound foolish, and I think that we The amendment was agreed to. section 526 would help us promote need to go ahead and move ahead to AMENDMENT NO. 26 OFFERED BY MR. FLORES American energy, improve the Amer- help our country become energy self- Mr. FLORES. Madam Chairman, I ican economy, and create American sufficient. How do we do that? By mak- have an amendment at the desk. jobs. I urge my colleagues to support ing sure that consumers do have access The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the passage of this commonsense to the blends so that we will not con- the amendment. amendment. tinually have to fight with the Middle The text of the amendment is as fol- I yield back the balance of my time. East for the cost of fuel. Oil prices real- lows: Mr. FARR. I rise in opposition to the ly are battering our economy. Energy At the end of the bill (before the short amendment, Madam Chair. costs are battering our economy. It’s title), add the following new section: The CHAIR. The gentleman from also battering our national security. SEC. 4ll. None of the funds made avail- California is recognized for 5 minutes. When you look at how many billions of able by this Act may be used to enforce sec- Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, look, if you gallons of fuel are spent for our nation 526 of the Energy Independence and Se- like dirty air, you will love this amend- curity Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 ment. If you like dirty fuel, you will tional security with our military vehi- U.S.C. 17142). cles, our weapons, we need to have al- love this amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from What this provision does is it strikes ternative energy sources, and I think Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. the requirement in law that says to the this amendment undermines that. I oppose it and I associate myself Mr. FLORES. I rise to offer my government, which is a big purchaser with all those who oppose this amend- amendment, which would address an- of fuel, look, don’t buy dirty fuel. Buy ment. I think that we need to move other restrictive and misguided Fed- something that is clean. I mean, that’s forward with energy self-sufficiency, eral regulation. what we’re trying to do is stimulate Section 526 of the Energy Independ- energy independence for our country. clean air, fuel efficiency, alternative I yield back the balance of my time. ence and Security Act prohibits Fed- fuels. This strikes us down. This is The CHAIR. The question is on the eral agencies from entering into con- going back to the old smokestack, fill amendment offered by the gentleman tracts for the procurement of an alter- the air full of dirty air. This goes back from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). native fuel unless its ‘‘lifecycle green- to all the traditional people that just The question was taken; and the house gas emissions’’ are less than or don’t like the fact that there’s com- Chair announced that the noes ap- equal to emissions from an equivalent petition out there and that the Federal peared to have it. conventional fuel produced from con- Government has to purchase that com- Mr. FLAKE. Madam Chair, I demand ventional petroleum sources. Simply petition. I don’t understand why in a a recorded vote. put, my amendment would stop the competitive world, where fuel and effi- The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of government from enforcing the ban on ciency and engine development, where rule XVIII, further proceedings on the the U.S. Department of Agriculture we’re going to have to lead that or amendment offered by the gentleman and all other Federal agencies funded have our clock cleaned, this is exactly from Arizona will be postponed. by the Ag appropriations bill. what creates markets for that.

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We need to estab- ing food for our troops, whether we’re be used to pay the salaries and expenses of lish priorities. We don’t need to cut off trying to encourage alternative fuels, personnel of the Department of Agriculture our feet or cut off our hands. We need to provide any benefit described in section as we have under this program where to empower ourselves and have the 1001D(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of tools that we need. And I think that if the Navy planes have found a proven 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)(1)(C)) to a person or alternative to traditional aviation fuel legal entity if the average adjusted gross in- we’re going to have a strong agricul- that they’ve tested in supersonic speed come of the person or legal entity exceeds tural community, if we’re going to jets. $250,000. have American farmers be able to This is a program that tells the Mr. FLAKE (during the reading). I produce high quality, safe, economical American ingenuity, Get out there and ask unanimous consent that the food for the people of this country and invent something. Because guess what, amendment be considered as read. for export, and to be able to compete in if you invent it, we, as a purchaser of The CHAIR. Is there objection to the the global marketplace, we are going to have to have reasonable and smart cleaner and better standards, are going request of the gentleman from Ari- farm support. to be your market. And this amend- zona? ment just wipes that all out. It’s really Our authorizing committee has done There was no objection. a great job. And Members of this body back to dirty smokestacks, dirty air, The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ari- and no competition and no ability for have done a tremendous job in trying zona is recognized for 5 minutes. to review over the years what we need America to succeed in the future. Mr. FLAKE. Madam Chair, much at- I yield back the balance of my time. to do to tighten up and make more effi- tention has been paid to making sig- cient our farm support programs. And Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Chair, I nificant cuts in Federal spending. The move to strike the last word. we’ve got to do that. And of course first step in addressing the massive The CHAIR. The gentleman from they do have to be on the table. But public debt that has accumulated, I Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes. let’s be smart. Let’s not take a meat ax Mr. KINGSTON. For clarification would submit, is that all areas of to it when we need to take a scalpel ap- purposes, I yield to my friend from spending need to be on the table. This proach. Texas (Mr. FLORES). includes spending on farm subsidies. An individual or a legal entity must Mr. FLORES. I thank the gentleman We’ve already talked a lot about this be actively engaged in farming rules for yielding to me. today. that are administered by USDA in Let me correct some of the com- Over the last 15 years, almost three- order to participate in farm programs. ments made by my friend from Cali- quarters of farm payments have gone To receive the payments when they are fornia. First of all, this is a typical ex- to just 10 percent of producers. The available, individuals or legal entities ample of the way that the Federal Gov- bottom 80 percent of recipients account determined to be actively engaged in ernment operates, where the left hand for slightly more than a tenth of that farming must prove their average ad- does something that’s entirely dif- money. Under current law, recipients justed gross farm and nonfarm income ferent from the right hand. On one are entitled to receive farm subsidies are below the levels that are set by the hand, the left hand says, We want to so long as their adjusted gross income, statute. If an individual is determined have alternative fuel sources available or AGI, is less than $500,000 in nonfarm to be eligible, the total benefits for all for our economy. The right hand says, AGI and $750,000 in farm AGI. crops are limited to a specific amount But we can do it for everybody, except b 1050 as dictated by the statute. the agencies of the Federal Govern- Now, we can’t have a cookie-cutter ment. Thus, you can have an adjusted gross approach to this. Our farmers in the Let me give you an example. Oil income of slightly less than $1.25 mil- Midwest and other parts of the country sands from Canada. Production of oil lion and still ask taxpayers to foot the other than the Southeast have a dif- from oil sands in Canada could com- bill for your Federal agriculture pay- ferent need in terms of farm support pletely displace our use of Middle East- ment. Let me say that again. You can and farm support programs. We have a ern oil. And yet, we’re trying to block have an adjusted gross income of $1.25 diversity of crops. We have a multitude in this bill the use of oil sands from million, adjusted gross income, and of crops in our portfolio in the South- Canada. Virtually all the fuel in the still go to the trough here and ask the east, from Virginia all the way to United States has oil from some oil taxpayers for farm subsidy payments. I Texas. And in order to be able to grow sands in Canada blended in as fuel. would ask anyone, how can they ex- those crops effectively, a producer has That would mean all that fuel is off plain why a family earning more than to have versatile equipment. For exam- limits to the United States Govern- $1 million a year needs to receive a ple, if you grow cotton you’ve got to ment and, in particular with this bill, check from the government? have a certain kind of equipment for to the United States Department of This amendment would lower that in- cotton. If you grow corn and grain, Agriculture. come limit to be eligible to receive you’ve got to have a different piece of We should reduce our dependence on farm payments from $1.25 million to equipment for that. There are three Middle Eastern oil, not increase our de- $250,000 in adjusted gross income. I different kinds of equipment. And pea- pendence on Middle Eastern oil. And think a farmer has done well if they nut growers, cotton growers, and grain my amendment to eliminate the im- clear $250,000. I think it’s wonderful if growers all in the Southeast have to fi- pact of section 526 reduces that depend- they do that. They should try to take nance those various kinds of equip- ence on Middle Eastern oil. Remember a day off from their hard work if they ment. also, Madam Chairman, this amend- do. But don’t come back to the Federal Now, the 2008 farm law made the ment was passed by a voice vote for the Government and say, we need more most comprehensive and far-reaching MILCON–VA bill. farm subsidy payments. Let’s have reforms of eligibility and limitations Mr. KINGSTON. I yield back the bal- some sanity in this program here. on farm programs in 20 years. It sub- ance of my time. I urge adoption of the amendment. stantially reduced the level of the in- The CHAIR. The question is on the I yield back the balance of my time. come test that was established in the amendment offered by the gentleman Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I move to 2002 farm bill by creating two new tests from Texas (Mr. FLORES). strike the last word. to determine eligibility. Individuals or The amendment was agreed to. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- entities with a 3-year average adjusted AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE nized for 5 minutes. gross nonfarm income exceeding Mr. FLAKE. I have an amendment at Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I couldn’t $500,000 are not eligible for any com- the desk. agree more with the gentleman from modity program benefits. Individuals

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Since a new cotton Committee has done nothing on this That’s how much sense this makes. harvester can cost upwards of $750,000, issue. That couldn’t be farther from The other thing that everybody talks and investments in land and crop input the truth. As my colleague has just al- about is that 80 percent of the people such as fuel are escalating, you’ve still luded, in 2008, the Agriculture Com- only get 10 percent of the payments. got to take into account the cost of the mittee, under the leadership of my col- Well, people need to understand that irrigation system, the labor cost, the league, then-chairman PETERSON, me- we have a definition of ‘‘farmer’’ that rent on the land, the ad valorem taxes, ticulously debated the appropriate lev- is flawed and we should get rid of. They and health insurance for the farmers els for farm program eligibility. The claim that we have 2 million farmers in and for their families. So you’ve really results were some of the most aggres- this country. But do you know what it got a lot of expenses that are not taken sive reforms in AGI in 2 decades. takes to be a farmer, the definition? If into account when this statutory limi- Not only did we tighten eligibility, you could produce $1,000 of farm in- tation on income is calculated. but in the implementation of those come—you don’t have to, just if you It also, in ’08, eliminated the three rules, USDA allows IRS to verify a could produce $1,000, you’re considered entity rule and replaced it with the di- farmer’s AGI. a farmer. The true reality is we have rect attribution rule, which provides In 2012, we will once again review 350,000 commercial farmers that that each payment is attributed to a how to efficiently and effectively tar- produce over 90 percent of the food, and specific individual. That reduced the get farm policy. America’s farmers, obviously they’re going to get the pay- payment, since prior to 2008, individ- ranchers and taxpayers deserve an open ments because that’s the way the sys- uals could participate in three entities and accountable policymaking process. tem works. receiving payments. This amendment not only precludes a We have worked through this on the Congress thoroughly debated the transparent process, but it silences the committee. I didn’t agree with these level of income tax when we developed voices of Americans who would like to AGI limits and payment limits that we the 2008 farm bill so that the tests for contribute to comprehensive discussion put in the bill, but it was something we farm income and the tests for nonfarm of farm policy. had to work out and we worked it out. income were appropriate. The tests are I urge you to oppose this amendment This should not be dealt with on the administered by USDA, and the docu- to prevent policy discussions from floor. Once again, people who have ments submitted to USDA by program being shortchanged. Allow us to work made decisions based on the 5-year participants are subject to rigorous re- through regular order in the open proc- farm bill—they’ve made a lot of invest- view by USDA and IRS. ess that will be used in the coming ments, they’ve put a lot of money into This is a bad, bad thing, and I suggest year. their operations based on how this that we ought to let the authorizing Once again, I oppose the amendment. thing is structured—we should not committee do this in the farm bill and I yield back the balance of my time, come in and pull the rug out in the not do it now. Madam Chairman. middle of the deal here. And we should I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. PETERSON. I move to strike the do this in the regular order in the farm Mr. LUCAS. Madam Chairman, I last word. bill. That’s where it needs to be done. move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman from This is a bad amendment. I urge my The CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. colleagues to oppose it. Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. PETERSON. I rise in opposition I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. LUCAS. Madam Chairman, I rise to this amendment. Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Chair, I in opposition to this amendment. This As Chairman LUCAS just indicated, move to strike the last word. is clearly an attempt to legislate pol- we spent a lot of time working through The CHAIR. The gentleman from icy through an appropriation bill, con- this. This has a much bigger impact on Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. trary to the intent of regular order, my friends in the South than it does in Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Chair, I want and this is not the way that we should our part of the world, although it does to make a couple of quick points. do business. affect some of our folks. But one of the The ranking member, the former Arbitrarily changing eligibility re- reasons is the way they finance and op- chairman of the Ag Committee, made a quirements for farm programs outside erate in the South, where they have a good point, which is the percentages of the farm bill is irresponsible. It seri- lot of shared rent. We are pretty much that get bandied about in this regard ously undermines farmers’ ability to cash renting up in our part of the world that seem to make the arguments a lit- make long-term plans and investments, now. tle more inflammatory are based on a and it adds a dangerous element of un- skewed definition. You don’t live on a certainty to the market. The result b 1100 farm that makes only $1,000 of gross would be a reluctance to make invest- But you’ve got folks that have land revenue. That’s not a farmer who’s in ments in equipment and practices that that get caught up in this AGI, and it the business of farming, and that’s who increase productivity. causes problems in terms of financing these Ag support safety nets should The process of developing the 2012 their operations and the way that they support. farm bill would begin in the Agri- have structured agriculture in the I would like to make one comment culture Committee next week. Our first South. about why the Ag Committee is the step will be a comprehensive audit of When I’ve been down there in Arkan- one that ought to be making these current farm programs to determine sas and other places—Mississippi, Geor- kinds of things. If you will read the which are working, which are not, and gia—the people that have been the gentleman’s amendment, it says, ‘‘to a how to best insure that America’s most opposed to this are the bankers. person, legal entity, if the average ad- farmers and ranchers remain competi- And if you’re concerned about having justed gross income of the person or tive and productive into the 21st cen- family farmers and keeping as many legal entity is $250,000.’’ Average of tury. people on the land as possible, this is what, Madam Chairman? Average of 1 Our farm program audits are just the exactly the wrong way to go about it. year? Average of 5 years? Average of a beginning of what will be a very trans- You’re going to upset the whole apple lifetime? Average of what? And so a parent, inclusive, thorough process of cart in doing this. poorly crafted amendment—I know the developing the 2012 farm bill. During Having said that, why do we have an gentleman is working in good faith, he that process, we will be careful to con- adjusted gross income limit on farm- has been at this for a long time, I don’t sider how best to stabilize, how to pro- ers? Why don’t we have it on every- have any problem with that, but this is vide stability and certainty to farmers body? If this is such a good idea, why an example of a hastily drawn, poorly

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Madam Chair, I of these issues are designed to provide. ability reasons. We don’t want another move to strike the last word. The loans necessary to operate the country, either intentionally or acci- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ar- business may become harder to come dentally, disconnecting us from the kansas is recognized for 5 minutes. by if we start to make amendments servers we need to run our government. Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Chair, I like this and allow amendments like b 1110 also rise today because I strongly op- this on the floor. pose this amendment. I simply rise to say this: Agriculture And it is critical because building, As I’ve listened to the debate, I think has been strong. It’s been one of the operating, and safeguarding this infra- some folks are missing some funda- bright spots in America, and it will structure here in the United States mental principles of where our Nation’s continue to be one of the bright spots also means more American jobs. food supply comes from. I’ve seen many in America because of the work ethic So what this amendment seeks to do, Members come to the floor to defend of the people involved in the agricul- as I said, is just look at this one part funding our nutrition programs—which tural industry. of the contract and say this data must is obviously a worthy cause—but at the I would ask my colleagues to oppose be stored here in the United States, same time many of those Members this amendment and allow us to deal that this cannot be changed. come down here and attempt to pull with this in the Agriculture Committee I ask my colleagues to support this the rug out from under farmers by in the farm bill that we will be starting amendment. It is budget neutral. It scrapping programs that provide an im- over the next couple of weeks. supports the efforts of the USDA and portant safety net to our producers. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- keeps our data secure and accessible We have to be clear: We can’t have a ance of my time. and supports American jobs. stable food supply for recipients of nu- The Acting CHAIR. The question is I yield back the balance of my time. trition programs and all Americans un- on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I less our commodity producers have tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). withdraw my reservation—as I read the some stability. Through a deliberate The question was taken; and the Act- amendment, it looks like it is in and balanced approach, the Ag Com- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- order—and I move to strike the last mittee has brought reform to the AGI peared to have it. word. means test by further targeting pro- Mr. FLAKE. Madam Chair, I demand The Acting CHAIR (Mr. BISHOP of gram benefits to those individuals that a recorded vote. Utah). The gentleman from Georgia is depend on farming for their livelihood. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to recognized for 5 minutes. By setting the income level at an ap- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Mr. KINGSTON. I oppose the amend- propriate level, the committee recog- ceedings on the amendment offered by ment, and do so out of caution. nized the production costs and the the gentleman from Arizona will be What I want to say to my friend, who economies of scale that are necessary postponed. knows a lot about this and I know is a to be competitive in today’s agri- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LIPINSKI very careful steward of tax dollars and culture. An overly restrictive AGI ceil- Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Chair, I have very deliberative in his legislation in ing disregards the financial reality of an amendment at the desk. general, I am not that familiar with commercially viable farms. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the the issue. I am not certain why loca- Let’s be clear about this: A farmer’s amendment. tion is that important, and I am very AGI is not profit. There are still a The Clerk read as follows: reluctant to tie the hands of the USDA in seeking the best contract. I want number of expenses that must be cov- At the end of the bill (before the short ered. In addition to personal expenses, title), insert the following: them to do what a business would do farmers must service the debt that, SEC. ll. None of the funds made available and be free from micromanagement by given the cost of today’s machinery by this Act may be used to alter contract no. the U.S. Congress. If the location is and land, can easily reach into the mil- GS–35F-4076D with respect to the location of outside of the United States or the lo- lions of dollars. data storage. cation is in Illinois or in Georgia or in At a time when more and more peo- Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Chair, I re- California, I want them to do what is ple have to rely on the productivity serve a point of order on the gentle- best for the USDA and the best for the and stability of American agriculture, man’s amendment. taxpayers. As I understand this amend- now is not the time to pose a threat to The CHAIR. A point of order is re- ment, it would limit that sort of flexi- the very food source on which they served. bility. rely. The gentleman from Illinois is recog- So I oppose the amendment; but I Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- nized for 5 minutes. want to say to the gentleman from Illi- ance of my time. Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Chair, I ap- nois, I certainly will continue a dia- Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. plaud the administration’s leadership logue with you on this, because I do re- Madam Chair, I move to strike the last in looking for ways to save money and alize I need to learn more about it. But word. simplify our Federal IT infrastructure on that basis, I do not want to tie their The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- by moving data to storage in cloud hands based on location. nized for 5 minutes. computing, but the critical question is I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. where will this data actually be stored? Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, I move to Madam Chair, I know that $250,000 There is no reason for essential gov- strike the last word. sounds like a lot of money. It will buy ernment data to be stored in offshore The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman you a third of a new John Deere cotton facilities, and the USDA has recognized from California is recognized for 5 min- picker. that fact. In cloud computing contracts utes. From our standpoint as a country, signed by the USDA, Secretary Vilsack Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman agriculture and manufacturing have and CIO Chris Smith have insisted that from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI). been the foundations of our economy. all data must be stored in the United Mr. LIPINSKI. I thank the ranking The things that we need to get our States. This amendment seeks to rein- member very much for yielding. economy back on track are access to force and codify USDA contracts’ I thank the chairman for his com- capital and regulatory certainty. And terms specifically regarding where the ments, but I think there has been a lit- when you make changes that are this data is stored. That is all that this tle bit of confusion, and I just want to drastic on the floor through an amend- speaks to. It says that this contract, in clear this up. This speaks specifically

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This is one contract that has already a fashion show in India put on with What we have created in the United been signed. It is not speaking to any- taxpayer money in partnership with States is a matching program saying, thing else in the future. But I think the cotton industry’s Cotton Council you put up your money first, put up that it is important for security that I International. Here we are subsidizing the private sector money, and we will think this is a good move that the a fashion show in India in partnership match it, and we carve out and protect USDA made. So I just want to speak to with the Cotton Council International. it. The article notes that ‘‘over the last that in this amendment specifically, b 1120 and it is not in any way tying the decade, the program has provided near- hands of the USDA or any other agency ly $2 billion in taxpayer money to agri- And I’m just looking. California has in the future. cultural trade associations and farmer a lot of congressional districts. You I would hope that the other agencies, cooperatives. These promotions are as wouldn’t think that districts in San USDA and other agencies, follow this varied as a manual for pet owners in Francisco or Los Angeles—we have 53 lead in the future because I think it is Japan and a class at a Mexican cul- Members of Congress from California. good for the United States. But it inary school to teach aspiring chefs There’s only four congressional dis- doesn’t any further tie the hands of the how to cook rice for Mexican cus- tricts in California that don’t take ad- USDA. I just wanted to clear that up. tomers.’’ Come on. We are spending vantage of this program. I would imag- Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, I yield money that we are borrowing for this ine those are in the middle of Los An- back the balance of my time. kind of activity. geles. Because there are companies in The Acting CHAIR. The question is You will hear arguments for every it—and I can go through all of them. A on the amendment offered by the gen- dollar we spend in this, it yields $20 in lot of them are very small. In my coun- tleman from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI). returned income or whatever else. You ty alone, we have Soy Vay, for exam- The question was taken; and the Act- always hear that when you hear about ple. Soy Vay, the sauce. That’s a hus- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- government spending that people want band and wife company. They take ad- peared to have it. to protect. But let me say, when we are vantage by putting some of their Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I de- running debt and deficits like we are money up and then they get to adver- mand a recorded vote. today, we shouldn’t be running pro- tise. I don’t know what countries they The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to grams like this. We ought to save choose to advertise in. They can’t ad- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- money where we can. vertise their product per se. They have ceedings on the amendment offered by Time magazine also noted here that a to advertise the generic of it. So you the gentleman from Illinois will be lot of the money goes to large farmer- don’t sell Sunkist oranges, you sell: postponed. owned cooperatives. It will be por- You should buy more California or- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE trayed it is just helping small busi- anges. Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I have an nesses, that there have been reforms to It’s an easy program to attack, but amendment at the desk. make sure it doesn’t go to corporations when you get down to managing in a The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- like McDonald’s or whatever else. global market and world competition, port the amendment. But this article noted that corpora- this stuff makes sense. As long as other The Clerk read as follows: tions like Sunkist, Welch’s and Blue countries are going to do it to us to stay competitive, we’ve got to do it to At the end of the bill (before the short Diamond, which grows and sells al- title), insert the following new section: monds, combined these three compa- them. I think our way of doing it pro- SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated nies had over $2 billion in sales in 2009. tects the small producer, more than or otherwise made available by this Act may These aren’t small companies, yet we anybody else, and allows them to get— be used to pay the salaries and expenses of are subsidizing them. We are sub- we do this in tourism promotion all the personnel to carry out a market access pro- sidizing the promotion of their prod- time. We just passed a bill to advertise gram under section 203 of the Agricultural ucts overseas. I am glad they are ex- United States abroad. We have a Tour- Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623). porting. I hope they continue to ex- ism Promotion Board to do that. We’re The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman port. But they don’t need to do it with going to have to be globally competi- from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- taxpayer money. tive. And this is one of the programs utes. I urge adoption of the amendment. that allows us to be globally competi- Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, adminis- I yield back the balance of my time. tive. tered by the USDA’s Foreign Agricul- Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, I move to Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Will the gen- tural Service, the MAP program uses strike the last word. tleman yield? funds from the Commodity Credit Cor- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman poration to aid the development, ex- from California is recognized for 5 min- from Georgia. pansion and maintenance of foreign utes. Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Thank you markets for U.S. agricultural commod- Mr. FARR. Mr. Chairman, this is the very much. ities and products. It does so by form- kind of program that I think Mr. I couldn’t agree with Mr. FARR more. ing partnerships with nonprofit trade FLAKE pointed out that you wonder The one thing that I think we need to organizations and cooperatives, non- why we use taxpayer moneys to mar- understand that this program enhances profit State regional trade groups, ket American agriculture abroad, and is our trade deficit. We have been suf- small businesses and others to market you say, well, we don’t need to do that. fering with a global economy over the our products overseas. As he pointed out, he pointed out a years. But the one aspect of the Amer- In a perfect world, if there is a lot of couple of great big companies that ican economy in terms of our trade def- money hanging around to do some- take advantage of it. icit that has kept us afloat has been thing, this might be a good thing to do But guess what? In this legislation agricultural exports. And it’s programs to help these small companies market we carve out so that the small busi- like the Market Access Program that their products overseas. I would argue nesses can take advantage of this. And has allowed us to maintain a trade bal- that is really not the proper role and why do we do that? I don’t know how ance with our global competitors. function of government, but people much you see in the advertising that So I would think that this is a pro- could argue when times are good, let’s goes on to buy products from other gram that we ought to carefully pro- do that. But we are borrowing 40 cents countries, but remember the Juan tect. It’s a program that works. And on the dollar. Every dollar that we Valdez coffee ad for Colombian coffee, it’s what has kept our trade deficit at

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:17 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN7.043 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4297 the level that it is. If we should take In the South, especially in Alabama, there’s a prohibition in that treaty this away, we can look to have more the southern catfish production has against any hunting of any blackbirds, products from China, fewer of our ex- seen phenomenal growth over the last whether it be crows or cormorant or ports going overseas, and fewer of the 30 years. The continued growth of the whatever it is. So that has tied our smaller companies that benefit from catfish industry has really been limited hands in terms of trying to deal with this carve-out, being able to utilize the by the growth of these cormorants and these issues. Internet marketing and to sell their other invasive species that feed upon We’ve been able to make changes on products oversees. So I would think the livestock. kind of a pilot basis in certain areas, that this is, again, penny-wise, pound- The State of Alabama has roughly but we need to do this all over the foolish, and it should be defeated. 22,000 water acres of fish farms where country because these birds migrate. Mr. FARR. I yield back the balance nearly 200 commercial farmers produce They go all the way from Canada, down of my time. 25 different species, most of which are to Mexico, and back and forth. They Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I move to catfish. In Alabama, farmers are quite cause a lot of damage to fish farms. In strike the last word. concerned that in the committee my part of the world, it’s sport fishing The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman record it looked as if the control of lakes. A cormorant will eat three times from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 min- these invasive species would be limited its weight in fish a day. They do tre- utes. only to the Southeast. I don’t think mendous damage when they get in Mr. LUCAS. Let me ever so briefly that was the original intent of the there. say that I oppose the amendment. It, committee report. So I support the gentlewoman and once again, is the process of cutting I really was hoping the chairman hope we can extend this program funding for the Market Access Pro- would address that issue and just clar- around the country. gram, in effect legislating farm policy ify, if he would, whether or not the cor- Ms. SEWELL. I yield back the bal- through the appropriations process. It morants funding would be limited. ance of my time. is not appropriate under regular order. Mr. KINGSTON. Will the gentle- b 1130 It should not be occurring. We will con- woman yield? sider this, along with other programs, Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I Ms. SEWELL. I yield to the gen- move to strike the last word. in the 2012 Farm Bill program. tleman from Georgia. Let me note, I agree with my col- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gentle- from Georgia is recognized for 5 min- leagues. Over the last 25 years MAP woman for yielding, and also to bring has boosted agriculture exports, it has utes. up the fact that the cormorants are a Mr. KINGSTON. I want to thank the increased American jobs, it has added problem all over the country. And cer- ranking member for working with us to rural income. I know we have a lot tainly, as one from Georgia, I know ex- on this bill. I want to thank all the mi- of discussion these days on creation of actly that you in Alabama are having nority and the majority staff for all jobs, and rightly so. Exports are one of the problems that they have in the their fine work. We would not be here the most surefire ways to increase Northeast and in Mississippi and all today without them. At their request American jobs. In fact, for every billion the other places. I will absolutely work and because the hour is late and Mem- dollars in exports, approximately 8,400 with the gentlewoman from Alabama bers are eager to vote on this bill, I jobs are created here at home. In 2010, to make sure that the USDA is ad- will submit the names of all the hard- agricultural exports alone supported dressing your cormorant problems. And working people who made this thing nearly 1 million American jobs. I will work with the ranking member Please oppose the amendment. happen, but I wanted to say thank you from California to make sure that it I yield back the balance of my time. on behalf of both of us. The Acting CHAIR. The question is does not get forgotten. I yield to my friend from California. on the amendment offered by the gen- I also appreciate your diligence on Mr. FARR. Thank you very much, the cormorant issue. Realizing that the Mr. Chairman. tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). The question was taken; and the Act- report is a little bit misleading as we I know we’ve been here almost 25 ing Chair announced that the noes ap- have written it, I think you have un- hours of debate. I appreciate the open peared to have it. derscored something that we all are be- rule and the fact that we’ve had a huge Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I demand hind you on. So we will work with you debate. I personally would like to a recorded vote. on it. thank you and all the staff. I wore my The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Ms. SEWELL. Thank you, Mr. Chair- Father’s Day tie for you because I clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- man. know your children are in town and ceedings on the amendment offered by Mr. PETERSON. Will the gentle- you’ve been spending a lot of time here the gentleman from Arizona will be woman yield? on the floor, and I’d like to wish you a postponed. Ms. SEWELL. I yield to the gen- happy Father’s Day. Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Chairman, I move tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PETER- Mr. KINGSTON. The same to you. I to strike the last word. SON). wore my organic cotton tie on your be- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman Mr. PETERSON. I’m sorry, I was out half. Thank you very much. from Alabama is recognized for 5 min- of the Chamber. As I understand it, This legislation would not be possible with- utes. you’re trying to get the cormorant ani- out the great working relationship I enjoy with Ms. SEWELL. I would have offered an mal damage extended to other parts of our ranking member Mr. FARR. Again, we don’t amendment to actually control the the country. always agree but we do try to communicate cormorants, which are an invasive spe- Ms. SEWELL. To make sure on the and put together a sound product. I also thank cies that affect the catfish farmers. I clarification of the language. all the staffers who have averaged about 50– understand that due to technical rea- Mr. PETERSON. That is a very im- 60 hours a week since December to make this sons, I can’t. But I was hoping the portant thing. This is getting to be a happen. Matt Smith and Martha Foley with the chairman would allow me to engage in bigger and bigger problem. We’ve had Minority, and Rochelle Dornatt and Troy Phil- a colloquy regarding it. the problem in the Midwest. They have lips with Ranking Member FARR’s office, our The Animal and Plant Health Inspec- had the problem in the Northeast. But majority staff clerk of many years Martin tion Services, APHIS as it’s known, is there’s a lot of problems I know in Ala- Delgado and his team Tom O’Brien, Betsy an agency within the USDA which bama and Mississippi and some of those Bina, and Andrew Cooper. From my personal plays a critical role in helping farmers States as well because these birds mi- office, Allie Thigpen, Michael Donnal, Adam to handle losses as a result of wolves, grate. Sullivan, Chris Crawford, Caroline Black, and coyotes, birds, and other invasive spe- As I said earlier, the reason we got Mary Carpenter. You might not see them on cies. This agency is especially impor- into this problem is because we entered the House floor, but their fingerprints are all tant to our catfish farmers because it into this migratory bird treaty with over the bill. helps to protect and control the live- Mexico and Canada back in 1973. In ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR stock from cormorants, which are birds Mexico, blackbirds are sacred as part The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to that prey upon catfish. of their culture down there. And so clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:17 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN7.046 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H4298 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2011 now resume on those amendments on Bishop (NY) Gutierrez Pascrell Latham Nunnelee Scott (SC) which further proceedings were post- Blumenauer Hanabusa Pastor (AZ) LaTourette Palazzo Scott, Austin Boswell Hanna Payne Latta Paul Scott, David poned, in the following order: Brady (PA) Hastings (FL) Pelosi Lewis (CA) Paulsen Sensenbrenner An amendment by Ms. PINGREE of Braley (IA) Heinrich Perlmutter LoBiondo Pearce Sessions Maine. Brown (FL) Higgins Peters Long Pence Shimkus Butterfield Himes Peterson Lucas Petri Shuster OXX Amendment No. 1 by Ms. F of Capps Hinchey Pingree (ME) Luetkemeyer Pitts Simpson North Carolina. Capuano Hirono Price (NC) Lummis Platts Sires Amendment No. 25 by Mr. KIND of Cardoza Hochul Quigley Lungren, Daniel Pompeo Smith (NE) Wisconsin. Carnahan Holden Rahall E. Posey Smith (NJ) Carney Holt Reyes Mack Price (GA) Smith (TX) An amendment by Mr. DINGELL of Carson (IN) Honda Richmond Manzullo Quayle Southerland Michigan. Castor (FL) Hoyer Rothman (NJ) Marchant Reed Stearns Marino An amendment by Ms. JACKSON LEE Chandler Israel Roybal-Allard Rehberg Stutzman Chu Jackson (IL) Runyan Matheson Reichert Sullivan of Texas. McCarthy (CA) Renacci Terry Cicilline Jackson Lee Ruppersberger Clarke (MI) (TX) McCaul Ribble Thompson (PA) Amendment No. 23 by Mr. GIBSON of Ryan (OH) Clarke (NY) Johnson (GA) McClintock Richardson Thornberry New York. Sa´ nchez, Linda Clay Johnson, E. B. McHenry Rigell Tiberi T. Amendment No. 3 by Mr. Clyburn Kaptur McIntyre Rivera Tipton Sanchez, Loretta BLUMENAUER of Oregon. Coffman (CO) Keating McKeon Roby Turner Sarbanes Cohen Kildee McKinley Roe (TN) Upton Amendment No. 1 by Mr. KING of Schakowsky Iowa. Connolly (VA) Kind McMorris Rogers (AL) Walberg Conyers Kissell Schiff Rodgers Rogers (KY) Walden Amendment No. 2 by Mr. KING of Cooper Kucinich Schrader Meehan Rogers (MI) Walsh (IL) Iowa. Costa Langevin Schwartz Mica Rohrabacher Webster Scott (VA) Amendment No. 22 by Mr. GARRETT Costello Larsen (WA) Miller (FL) Rooney West Courtney Lee (CA) Serrano Miller (MI) Ros-Lehtinen Westmoreland of New Jersey. Crowley Levin Sewell Miller, Gary Roskam Wilson (SC) Amendment No. 29 by Ms. JACKSON Cuellar Lewis (GA) Sherman Mulvaney Ross (AR) Wittman Shuler LEE of Texas. Cummings Lipinski Murphy (PA) Ross (FL) Wolf Davis (CA) Loebsack Smith (WA) Myrick Royce Womack CALISE An amendment by Mr. S of Davis (IL) Lofgren, Zoe Speier Napolitano Ryan (WI) Woodall Louisiana. DeFazio Lowey Stark Neugebauer Scalise Yoder Amendment No. 28 by Ms. JACKSON DeGette Luja´ n Sutton Noem Schilling Young (AK) Thompson (CA) LEE of Texas. DeLauro Lynch Nugent Schmidt Young (FL) Deutch Maloney Thompson (MS) Nunes Schock Young (IN) An amendment by Ms. HIRONO of Ha- Dicks Markey Tierney waii. Dingell Matsui Tonko NOT VOTING—24 Amendment No. 38 by Mr. HOLDEN of Doggett McCarthy (NY) Towns Bilbray Larson (CT) Rokita Van Hollen Pennsylvania. Doyle McCollum Bilirakis McCotter Rush Edwards McDermott Vela´ zquez Denham Neal Schweikert An amendment by Mr. CAMPBELL of Ellison McGovern Visclosky Eshoo Olson Slaughter California. Engel McNerney Walz (MN) Frank (MA) Olver Stivers Wasserman An amendment by Mrs. BLACKBURN of Farr Meeks Giffords Poe (TX) Tsongas Fattah Michaud Schultz Green, Gene Polis Weiner Tennessee. Filner Miller (NC) Waters Inslee Rangel Whitfield Amendment No. 1 by Mr. FLAKE of Fortenberry Miller, George Watt Arizona. Fudge Moore Waxman b 1158 Garamendi Moran Welch Amendment No. 2 by Mr. FLAKE of Gibson Murphy (CT) Wilson (FL) Messrs. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Arizona. Gonzalez Nadler Woolsey WEST, YOUNG of Indiana, HALL, and An amendment by Mr. LIPINSKI of Il- Green, Al Owens Wu CULBERSON changed their vote from linois. Grijalva Pallone Yarmuth ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Amendment No. 3 by Mr. FLAKE of NOES—238 Messrs. JACKSON of Illinois, Arizona. GUTIERREZ, CUMMINGS, COFFMAN Adams Cleaver Granger The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Aderholt Coble Graves (GA) of Colorado, Ms. BASS of California, the time for any electronic vote after Akin Cole Graves (MO) Messrs. WELCH and COSTA changed the first vote in this series. Alexander Conaway Griffin (AR) their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Altmire Cravaack Griffith (VA) So the amendment was rejected. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. PINGREE OF Amash Crawford Grimm MAINE Austria Crenshaw Guinta The result of the vote was announced The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Baca Critz Guthrie as above recorded. Bachmann Culberson Hall Stated for: business is the demand for a recorded Bachus Davis (KY) Harper vote on the amendment offered by the Barletta Dent Harris Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chair, on gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. PIN- Bartlett DesJarlais Hartzler rollcall No. 437, I missed the vote due to a GREE) on which further proceedings Barton (TX) Diaz-Balart Hastings (WA) hearing on Pipeline Safety in Energy & Com- Bass (NH) Dold Hayworth merce Subcommittee. Had I been present, I were postponed and on which the noes Benishek Donnelly (IN) Heck prevailed by voice vote. Berg Dreier Hensarling would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ The Clerk will redesignate the Biggert Duffy Herger Stated against: Bishop (UT) Duncan (SC) Herrera Beutler Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. amendment. Black Duncan (TN) Hinojosa The Clerk redesignated the amend- Blackburn Ellmers Huelskamp 437, had I been present, I would have voted ment. Bonner Emerson Huizenga (MI) ‘‘no.’’ Bono Mack Farenthold Hultgren AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. FOXX RECORDED VOTE Boren Fincher Hunter The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Boustany Fitzpatrick Hurt The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished has been demanded. Brady (TX) Flake Issa business is the demand for a recorded Brooks Fleischmann Jenkins vote on the amendment offered by the A recorded vote was ordered. Broun (GA) Fleming Johnson (IL) The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will re- Buchanan Flores Johnson (OH) gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. duce to 2 minutes the time for any Bucshon Forbes Johnson, Sam FOXX) on which further proceedings electronic vote after the first vote in Buerkle Foxx Jones were postponed and on which the ayes Burgess Franks (AZ) Jordan prevailed by voice vote. this series. Burton (IN) Frelinghuysen Kelly The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Gallegly King (IA) The Clerk will redesignate the vice, and there were—ayes 170, noes 238, Camp Gardner King (NY) amendment. Campbell Garrett Kingston not voting 24, as follows: The Clerk redesignated the amend- Canseco Gerlach Kinzinger (IL) ment. [Roll No. 437] Cantor Gibbs Kline Capito Gingrey (GA) Labrador RECORDED VOTE AYES—170 Carter Gohmert Lamborn The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Ackerman Barrow Berkley Cassidy Goodlatte Lance Andrews Bass (CA) Berman Chabot Gosar Landry has been demanded. Baldwin Becerra Bishop (GA) Chaffetz Gowdy Lankford A recorded vote was ordered.

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DeFazio Keating Ribble DeGette Kildee Richardson AYES—223 The vote was taken by electronic de- DeLauro Kind Richmond Ackerman Gibson Nugent vice, and there were—ayes 212, noes 201, Dent Kissell Roe (TN) Adams Gingrey (GA) Pallone not voting 19, as follows: Deutch Kucinich Ross (AR) Altmire Gohmert Pascrell Dicks Langevin Rothman (NJ) Amash Gowdy Paul [Roll No. 438] Dingell Larsen (WA) Roybal-Allard Andrews Graves (GA) Payne Doggett Lee (CA) Runyan Baca Graves (MO) Pelosi AYES—212 Donnelly (IN) Levin Ruppersberger Bachmann Green, Al Pence Doyle Lewis (GA) Adams Gohmert Noem Rush Baldwin Green, Gene Peters Duffy Lipinski Aderholt Goodlatte Nugent Ryan (OH) Bass (CA) Grimm Petri Duncan (TN) LoBiondo Akin Gosar Nunes Sa´ nchez, Linda Bass (NH) Guinta Pingree (ME) Edwards Loebsack Alexander Gowdy Nunnelee T. Becerra Gutierrez Platts Ellison Lofgren, Zoe Amash Granger Palazzo Sanchez, Loretta Benishek Hall Posey Austria Graves (GA) Paul Engel Lowey Berkley Hanabusa Price (GA) ´ Sarbanes Bachmann Graves (MO) Paulsen Farr Lujan Bilbray Harris Price (NC) Fattah Lynch Schakowsky Bachus Griffin (AR) Pearce Schiff Bilirakis Heinrich Quayle Filner Maloney Bishop (NY) Herrera Beutler Quigley Bartlett Griffith (VA) Pence Schilling Fortenberry Markey Bishop (UT) Higgins Rahall Benishek Grimm Petri Schrader Berg Guinta Platts Frank (MA) Matheson Blumenauer Himes Rehberg Schwartz Biggert Guthrie Pompeo Fudge Matsui Brady (PA) Hinchey Richardson Scott (VA) Bilbray Hall Posey Garamendi McCarthy (NY) Broun (GA) Hirono Rogers (MI) Scott, David Bishop (UT) Harper Price (GA) Gerlach McCollum Buerkle Hochul Rohrabacher Black Harris Quayle Gibson McDermott Serrano Burton (IN) Holt Ross (FL) Blackburn Hartzler Reed Gonzalez McGovern Sewell Campbell Honda Rothman (NJ) Bonner Hastings (WA) Rehberg Green, Al McIntyre Sherman Capps Hunter Roybal-Allard Bono Mack Hayworth Reichert Green, Gene McMorris Shuler Capuano Inslee Royce Boren Heck Renacci Grijalva Rodgers Sires Carnahan Israel Rush Boustany Hensarling Rigell Gutierrez McNerney Smith (WA) Carney Jackson (IL) Ryan (OH) Brady (TX) Herger Rivera Hanabusa Meehan Speier Cassidy Jackson Lee Ryan (WI) Brooks Huelskamp Roby Hanna Meeks Stark Castor (FL) (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Hastings (FL) Michaud Sutton Chabot Johnson, E. B. T. Buchanan Hultgren Rogers (KY) Heinrich Miller (NC) Thompson (CA) Chaffetz Johnson, Sam Sanchez, Loretta Bucshon Hunter Rogers (MI) Herrera Beutler Miller, George Thompson (MS) Chandler Jordan Sarbanes Buerkle Hurt Rohrabacher Higgins Moore Tierney Chu Kaptur Scalise Himes Moran Burgess Issa Rooney Tonko Cicilline Keating Schakowsky Hinchey Murphy (CT) Burton (IN) Jenkins Ros-Lehtinen Towns Clarke (MI) Kildee Schiff Hinojosa Nadler Calvert Johnson (OH) Roskam Van Hollen Clarke (NY) Kind Schrader Hirono Napolitano Camp Johnson, Sam Ross (FL) Vela´ zquez Clay King (NY) Schweikert Campbell Jones Royce Hochul Owens Cleaver Kucinich Scott (SC) Holden Pallone Visclosky Canseco Jordan Ryan (WI) Walz (MN) Coble Labrador Sensenbrenner Holt Pascrell Coffman (CO) Lamborn Serrano Capito Kelly Scalise Wasserman Honda Pastor (AZ) Cohen Landry Sherman Carney King (IA) Schmidt Schultz Hoyer Payne Connolly (VA) Langevin Shuster Carter King (NY) Schock Waters Cassidy Kingston Schweikert Inslee Perlmutter Conyers Larsen (WA) Sires Watt Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Scott (SC) Israel Peters Cooper LaTourette Smith (NJ) Waxman Chaffetz Kline Scott, Austin Jackson (IL) Peterson Crowley Lee (CA) Smith (WA) Welch Coble Labrador Sensenbrenner Jackson Lee Pingree (ME) Cummings Lewis (GA) Speier Wilson (FL) Coffman (CO) Lamborn Sessions (TX) Polis Davis (CA) Lipinski Stark Cole Lance Shimkus Johnson (GA) Price (NC) Woolsey DeFazio LoBiondo Stearns Conaway Landry Shuster Johnson (IL) Quigley Wu DeGette Luja´ n Stutzman Cravaack Lankford Simpson Johnson, E. B. Rahall Yarmuth DeLauro Lummis Sutton Crawford Latham Smith (NE) NOT VOTING—19 Dent Lynch Terry Crenshaw LaTourette Smith (NJ) Deutch Maloney Tiberi Culberson Latta Smith (TX) Cleaver Olver Stivers Dingell Manzullo Tierney Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Southerland Eshoo Pelosi Tsongas Doggett Marino Tonko Denham Long Stearns Giffords Pitts Walberg Donnelly (IN) Markey Towns DesJarlais Lucas Stutzman Larson (CT) Poe (TX) Weiner Doyle Matheson Turner Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Sullivan McCotter Rangel Whitfield Dreier McClintock Upton Dold Lummis Terry Neal Rokita Duffy McCollum Van Hollen Dreier Lungren, Daniel Thompson (PA) Olson Slaughter Duncan (SC) McDermott Vela´ zquez Duncan (SC) E. Thornberry Duncan (TN) McGovern Visclosky ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Ellmers Mack Tiberi Edwards McKinley Walberg Emerson Manzullo Tipton The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Ellison Meehan Walsh (IL) Farenthold Marchant Turner There is 1 minute left in this vote. Engel Meeks Waters Fincher Marino Upton Farr Michaud Watt Fitzpatrick McCarthy (CA) Walden b 1203 Fattah Miller (FL) Webster Flake McCaul Walsh (IL) So the amendment was agreed to. Filner Miller (MI) Westmoreland Fleischmann McClintock Webster Fitzpatrick Miller, Gary Whitfield Fleming McHenry West The result of the vote was announced Flake Miller, George Wilson (SC) Flores McKeon Westmoreland as above recorded. Frank (MA) Moore Wolf Forbes McKinley Wilson (SC) Franks (AZ) Moran Woodall AMENDMENT NO. 25 OFFERED BY MR. KIND Foxx Mica Wittman Frelinghuysen Mulvaney Woolsey Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Wolf The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Fudge Murphy (CT) Wu Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Womack business is the demand for a recorded Garamendi Murphy (PA) Yarmuth Gallegly Miller, Gary Woodall vote on the amendment offered by the Garrett Nadler Yoder Gardner Mulvaney Yoder Gerlach Napolitano Young (AK) Garrett Murphy (PA) Young (AK) gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND) Gibbs Myrick Young (FL) on which further proceedings were NOES—197 Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Young (IN) postponed and on which the noes pre- Aderholt Boustany Conaway Akin Brady (TX) Costa NOES—201 vailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the Alexander Braley (IA) Costello Ackerman Blumenauer Clarke (MI) Austria Brooks Courtney Altmire Boswell Clarke (NY) amendment. Bachus Brown (FL) Cravaack Andrews Brady (PA) Clay The Clerk redesignated the amend- Barletta Buchanan Crawford Baca Braley (IA) Clyburn ment. Barrow Bucshon Crenshaw Baldwin Brown (FL) Cohen Bartlett Burgess Critz Barletta Butterfield Connolly (VA) RECORDED VOTE Barton (TX) Butterfield Cuellar Barrow Cantor Conyers The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Berg Calvert Culberson Barton (TX) Capps Cooper has been demanded. Berman Camp Davis (IL) Bass (CA) Capuano Costa Biggert Canseco Davis (KY) Bass (NH) Cardoza Costello A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (GA) Cantor Denham Becerra Carnahan Courtney The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Black Capito DesJarlais Berkley Carson (IN) Critz minute vote. Blackburn Cardoza Diaz-Balart Berman Castor (FL) Crowley The vote was taken by electronic de- Bonner Carson (IN) Dicks Bilirakis Chandler Cuellar Bono Mack Carter Dold Bishop (GA) Chu Cummings vice, and there were—ayes 223, noes 197, Boren Clyburn Ellmers Bishop (NY) Cicilline Davis (CA) not voting 12, as follows: Boswell Cole Emerson

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Pingree (ME) Jenkins Neugebauer Scott (SC) Runyan Berman Heinrich Price (NC) Gosar Mack Biggert Higgins Johnson (IL) Noem Scott, Austin Ruppersberger Quigley Granger Marchant Schilling Bishop (GA) Himes Johnson (OH) Nugent Sensenbrenner Griffin (AR) Matsui Rahall Schmidt Bishop (NY) Hinchey Johnson, Sam Nunes Sessions Griffith (VA) McCarthy (CA) Reyes Jones Nunnelee Shuster Schock Blumenauer Hinojosa Grijalva McCarthy (NY) Richardson Jordan Olson Simpson Schwartz Boren Hirono Guthrie McCaul Richmond Kelly Owens Smith (NE) Scott (VA) Boswell Hochul Hanna McHenry Rothman (NJ) King (IA) Palazzo Smith (NJ) Scott, Austin Brady (PA) Holt Harper McIntyre Roybal-Allard King (NY) Paul Smith (TX) Scott, David Braley (IA) Honda Hartzler McKeon Ruppersberger Kingston Paulsen Southerland Sessions Brown (FL) Hoyer Hastings (FL) McMorris Rush Kinzinger (IL) Pearce Stearns Sewell Burgess Inslee Hastings (WA) Rodgers Ryan (OH) Kline Pence Stutzman Shimkus Butterfield Israel Hayworth McNerney Sa´ nchez, Linda Labrador Peterson Sullivan Shuler Capps Jackson (IL) Heck Mica Capuano Jackson Lee T. Lamborn Petri Terry Simpson Hensarling Miller (NC) Carnahan (TX) Sanchez, Loretta Lance Pitts Thompson (PA) Smith (NE) Herger Myrick Carney Johnson (GA) Sarbanes Landry Platts Thornberry Smith (TX) Hinojosa Neugebauer Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Schakowsky Lankford Poe (TX) Tiberi Southerland Holden Noem Castor (FL) Kaptur Schiff Latham Polis Tipton Sullivan Hoyer Nunes Chu Keating LaTourette Pompeo Turner Thompson (CA) Schrader Huelskamp Nunnelee Cicilline Kildee Schwartz Latta Posey Upton Huizenga (MI) Olson Thompson (MS) Lewis (CA) Price (GA) Walberg Clarke (MI) Kind Scott (VA) Hultgren Owens Thompson (PA) LoBiondo Quayle Walden Clarke (NY) Kissell Scott, David Hurt Palazzo Thornberry Long Reed Walsh (IL) Clay Kucinich Serrano Issa Pastor (AZ) Tipton Lucas Rehberg Webster Cleaver Langevin Sewell Jenkins Paulsen Walden Luetkemeyer Reichert West Clyburn Larsen (WA) Sherman Johnson (GA) Pearce Walz (MN) Cohen Lee (CA) Lummis Renacci Westmoreland Johnson (IL) Perlmutter Wasserman Shimkus Lungren, Daniel Ribble Whitfield Connolly (VA) Levin Shuler Johnson (OH) Peterson Schultz Conyers Lewis (GA) E. Rigell Wilson (SC) Jones Pitts Waxman Sires Mack Rivera Wittman Cooper Lipinski Smith (WA) Kelly Poe (TX) Welch Courtney Loebsack Manzullo Roby Wolf Speier King (IA) Polis West Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Marchant Roe (TN) Womack Stark Kingston Pompeo Wilson (FL) Cummings Lowey Marino Rogers (AL) Woodall Sutton Kinzinger (IL) Reed Wittman Davis (CA) Luja´ n Matheson Rogers (KY) Yoder Thompson (CA) Kissell Reichert Womack Davis (IL) Lynch McCarthy (CA) Rogers (MI) Young (AK) Thompson (MS) Kline Renacci Young (FL) DeFazio Maloney McCaul Rohrabacher Young (FL) Lance Reyes Young (IN) DeGette Markey Tierney McClintock Rooney Young (IN) DeLauro Matsui Tonko NOT VOTING—12 Deutch McCarthy (NY) Towns NOT VOTING—13 Eshoo Neal Slaughter Dicks McCollum Van Hollen Costello Neal Stivers Vela´ zquez Giffords Olver Stivers Dingell McDermott Eshoo Olver Tsongas Visclosky Larson (CT) Rangel Tsongas Doggett McGovern Giffords Rangel Weiner McCotter Rokita Weiner Dold McIntyre Walz (MN) Larson (CT) Rokita Donnelly (IN) McNerney Wasserman McCotter Slaughter ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Doyle Meehan Schultz Waters The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Edwards Meeks ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Ellison Miller (NC) Watt There is 1 minute left in this vote. Engel Miller, George Waxman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Farr Moore Welch There is 1 minute remaining in this Fattah Moran Wilson (FL) vote. b 1214 Filner Murphy (CT) Woolsey Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. BONO MACK, Frank (MA) Murphy (PA) Wu Fudge Nadler Yarmuth b 1218 and Mr. POE of Texas changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ NOES—241 So the amendment was rejected. So the amendment was agreed to. Adams Cantor Flake The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Capito Fleischmann as above recorded. The result of the vote was announced Akin Cardoza Fleming as above recorded. Alexander Carter Flores AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON LEE OF Amash Cassidy Forbes AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. DINGELL TEXAS Austria Chabot Fortenberry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachmann Chaffetz Foxx The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded Bachus Chandler Franks (AZ) business is the demand for a recorded Barletta Coble Frelinghuysen vote on the amendment offered by the vote on the amendment offered by the Bartlett Coffman (CO) Gallegly gentleman from Michigan (Mr. DIN- Barton (TX) Cole Gardner gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON GELL) on which further proceedings Bass (NH) Conaway Garrett LEE) on which further proceedings were Benishek Costa Gerlach postponed and on which the noes pre- were postponed and on which the noes Berg Cravaack Gibbs prevailed by voice vote. Bilbray Crawford Gibson vailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the Bilirakis Crenshaw Gingrey (GA) The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Critz Gohmert amendment. amendment. Black Cuellar Goodlatte The Clerk redesignated the amend- Blackburn Culberson Gosar The Clerk redesignated the amendment. Bonner Davis (KY) Gowdy ment. Bono Mack Denham Granger RECORDED VOTE Boustany Dent Graves (GA) RECORDED VOTE The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brady (TX) DesJarlais Graves (MO) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brooks Diaz-Balart Griffin (AR) has been demanded. Broun (GA) Dreier Griffith (VA) has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. Buchanan Duffy Guinta A recorded vote was ordered. Bucshon Duncan (SC) Guthrie The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Buerkle Duncan (TN) Hall The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- minute vote. Burton (IN) Ellmers Hanna minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Emerson Harper The vote was taken by electronic de- Camp Farenthold Harris vice, and there were—ayes 178, noes 241, Campbell Fincher Hartzler vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 252, not voting 13, as follows: Canseco Fitzpatrick Hastings (WA) not voting 13, as follows:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.019 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4301 [Roll No. 441] Hinchey McKinley Roskam [Roll No. 442] Huelskamp McMorris Ross (AR) AYES—167 Huizenga (MI) Rodgers Ross (FL) AYES—221 Ackerman Green, Al Pastor (AZ) Hultgren Meehan Royce Ackerman Gibson Murphy (PA) Andrews Green, Gene Payne Hunter Mica Runyan Aderholt Gohmert Nadler Baca Griffith (VA) Pelosi Hurt Miller (FL) Ryan (WI) Akin Gonzalez Napolitano Baldwin Grijalva Peters Issa Miller (MI) Scalise Alexander Goodlatte Noem Bass (CA) Gutierrez Petri Jenkins Miller, Gary Schilling Altmire Gosar Nugent Johnson (IL) Becerra Hanabusa Pingree (ME) Moore Schmidt Austria Graves (MO) Nunes Johnson (OH) Mulvaney Berkley Hastings (FL) Polis Schock Baca Green, Al Owens Johnson, Sam Murphy (PA) Berman Heinrich Price (NC) Schrader Bachus Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) Jones Myrick Bishop (GA) Higgins Quigley Schweikert Baldwin Griffin (AR) Pelosi Jordan Neugebauer Bishop (NY) Himes Reyes Scott (SC) Barletta Griffith (VA) Petri Keating Noem Blumenauer Hinojosa Richardson Scott, Austin Barton (TX) Grijalva Pingree (ME) Boswell Hirono Kelly Nunes Sessions Bass (CA) Hanabusa Richmond King (IA) Nunnelee Polis Brady (PA) Hochul Shimkus Bass (NH) Hanna Rothman (NJ) King (NY) Olson Pompeo Braley (IA) Holden Shuster Benishek Harris Roybal-Allard Kingston Owens Price (NC) Brown (FL) Holt Ruppersberger Simpson Berg Hartzler Rahall Butterfield Honda Kinzinger (IL) Palazzo Berkley Hastings (FL) Rush Smith (NE) Reed Capps Hoyer Kline Paul Berman Heck Ryan (OH) Smith (NJ) Rehberg Capuano Inslee Labrador Paulsen Bishop (GA) Heinrich Sa´ nchez, Linda Smith (TX) Renacci Cardoza Israel Lamborn Pearce Bishop (UT) Herrera Beutler T. Southerland Reyes Carnahan Jackson (IL) Lance Pence Boren Higgins Sanchez, Loretta Stearns Richardson Carney Jackson Lee Landry Perlmutter Boswell Hinchey Sarbanes Stutzman Carson (IN) (TX) Lankford Peterson Boustany Hirono Richmond Schakowsky Sullivan Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Latham Pitts Braley (IA) Hochul Rigell Schiff Terry Chu Johnson, E. B. LaTourette Platts Brown (FL) Holden Rogers (AL) Schwartz Thompson (PA) Cicilline Kaptur Latta Poe (TX) Burgess Honda Rogers (MI) Thornberry Clarke (MI) Kildee Scott (VA) Lewis (CA) Pompeo Calvert Hoyer Ross (AR) Tiberi Clarke (NY) Kind Scott, David LoBiondo Posey Capito Huelskamp Ruppersberger Tipton Clay Kissell Sensenbrenner Long Price (GA) Capps Hurt Rush Turner Cleaver Kucinich Serrano Lucas Quayle Capuano Inslee Ryan (OH) Upton Cohen Langevin Sewell Luetkemeyer Rahall Carnahan Issa Sanchez, Loretta Walberg Conyers Larsen (WA) Sherman Lummis Reed Carney Jackson (IL) Schakowsky Walden Cooper Lee (CA) Shuler Lungren, Daniel Rehberg Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Schiff Walsh (IL) Costello Levin Sires E. Reichert Cassidy (TX) Schilling Webster Courtney Lewis (GA) Smith (WA) Mack Renacci Castor (FL) Jenkins Schock Critz Lipinski Speier Manzullo Ribble Westmoreland Chandler Johnson (GA) Schrader Crowley Loebsack Stark Marchant Rigell Whitfield Chu Johnson (IL) Scott (SC) Cummings Lofgren, Zoe Sutton Marino Rivera Wilson (SC) Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Scott (VA) Davis (CA) Lowey Thompson (CA) Matheson Roby Wittman Clarke (MI) Jones Scott, Austin Davis (IL) Luja´ n Thompson (MS) McCarthy (CA) Roe (TN) Wolf Clarke (NY) Jordan Scott, David Womack DeFazio Lynch Tierney McCaul Rogers (AL) Coble Keating Serrano Woodall DeGette Maloney Tonko McClintock Rogers (KY) Cohen Kind Sessions McCollum Yoder DeLauro Markey Towns Rogers (MI) Connolly (VA) King (IA) Sewell McHenry Rohrabacher Young (AK) Deutch Matsui Van Hollen Costello Kinzinger (IL) Sherman ´ McIntyre Rooney Young (FL) Dicks McCarthy (NY) Velazquez Crawford Kucinich Shuler McKeon Ros-Lehtinen Young (IN) Dingell McDermott Visclosky Critz Labrador Shuster Walz (MN) Doggett McGovern NOT VOTING—13 Crowley Landry Simpson Donnelly (IN) McNerney Wasserman Cuellar Langevin Sires Schultz Eshoo Nugent Stivers Doyle Meeks Cummings LaTourette Smith (NE) Waters Giffords Olver Tsongas Edwards Michaud Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Smith (TX) Watt Larson (CT) Rangel Ellison Miller (NC) Weiner Davis (IL) Lewis (CA) Smith (WA) Waxman McCotter Rokita Fattah Miller, George DeFazio Lewis (GA) Southerland Filner Moran Welch Neal Slaughter DeLauro Loebsack Speier Fitzpatrick Murphy (CT) West Denham Lowey Sutton Frank (MA) Nadler Wilson (FL) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Thompson (CA) Fudge Napolitano Woolsey The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Deutch Luja´ n Thompson (MS) Garamendi Pallone Wu Dicks Lummis There is 1 minute remaining in this Tonko Gonzalez Pascrell Yarmuth Donnelly (IN) Lynch vote. Doyle Maloney Towns Van Hollen NOES—252 b 1222 Duffy Manzullo Edwards Visclosky Adams Canseco Fleischmann Markey Ellison Walden Aderholt Cantor Fleming So the amendment was rejected. McCarthy (NY) Emerson Walz (MN) Akin Capito Flores The result of the vote was announced McCollum Farr Wasserman Alexander Carter Forbes McDermott as above recorded. Fattah Schultz Altmire Cassidy Fortenberry McGovern Filner Watt Amash Chabot Foxx Stated against: McHenry Fitzpatrick Welch Austria Chaffetz Franks (AZ) Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 441 McIntyre Forbes Wilson (FL) Bachmann Chandler Frelinghuysen McKeon I was unavoidably detained. Had I been Foxx Wittman Bachus Clyburn Gallegly McKinley present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Frank (MA) Womack Barletta Coble Gardner McNerney Franks (AZ) Woolsey Barrow Coffman (CO) Garrett AMENDMENT NO. 23 OFFERED BY MR. GIBSON Meeks Fudge Wu Bartlett Cole Gerlach Mica The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Gallegly Yarmuth Barton (TX) Conaway Gibbs Michaud Garamendi Young (AK) Bass (NH) Connolly (VA) Gibson business is the demand for a recorded Miller (NC) Gardner Young (FL) Benishek Costa Gingrey (GA) vote on the amendment offered by the Moran Gibbs Mulvaney Young (IN) Berg Cravaack Gohmert gentleman from New York (Mr. GIBSON) Biggert Crawford Goodlatte on which further proceedings were Bilbray Crenshaw Gosar NOES—198 Bilirakis Cuellar Gowdy postponed and on which the ayes pre- Adams Broun (GA) Conaway Bishop (UT) Culberson Granger vailed by voice vote. Amash Buchanan Conyers Black Davis (KY) Graves (GA) The Clerk will redesignate the Andrews Bucshon Cooper Blackburn Denham Graves (MO) Bachmann Buerkle Costa Bonner Dent Griffin (AR) amendment. Barrow Burton (IN) Courtney Bono Mack DesJarlais Grimm The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bartlett Butterfield Cravaack Boren Diaz-Balart Guinta ment. Becerra Camp Crenshaw Boustany Dold Guthrie Biggert Campbell Culberson Brady (TX) Dreier Hall RECORDED VOTE Bilbray Canseco Davis (KY) Brooks Duffy Hanna The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bilirakis Cantor DeGette Broun (GA) Duncan (SC) Harper has been demanded. Bishop (NY) Cardoza Dent Buchanan Duncan (TN) Harris Black Carter Diaz-Balart Bucshon Ellmers Hartzler A recorded vote was ordered. Blackburn Chabot Dingell Buerkle Emerson Hastings (WA) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Blumenauer Chaffetz Doggett Burgess Engel Hayworth minute vote. Bonner Clay Dold Burton (IN) Farenthold Heck The vote was taken by electronic de- Bono Mack Cleaver Dreier Calvert Farr Hensarling Brady (PA) Clyburn Duncan (SC) Camp Fincher Herger vice, and there were—ayes 221, noes 198, Brady (TX) Coffman (CO) Duncan (TN) Campbell Flake Herrera Beutler not voting 13, as follows: Brooks Cole Ellmers

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.020 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H4302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2011 Engel LoBiondo Roby A recorded vote was ordered. Hall Matsui Ross (AR) Farenthold Lofgren, Zoe Roe (TN) Hanna McCarthy (CA) Ross (FL) Fincher Long Rogers (KY) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Harper McCaul Scalise Flake Lucas Rohrabacher minute vote. Harris McCollum Schilling Fleischmann Lungren, Daniel Rooney The vote was taken by electronic de- Hartzler McHenry Schmidt Fleming E. Ros-Lehtinen vice, and there were—ayes 154, noes 262, Hastings (FL) McIntyre Schock Flores Mack Roskam Hastings (WA) McKeon Schrader Fortenberry Marchant Ross (FL) not voting 16, as follows: Hayworth McKinley Schweikert Frelinghuysen Marino Rothman (NJ) [Roll No. 443] Heck McMorris Scott (SC) Garrett Matheson Roybal-Allard Herger Rodgers Scott (VA) Gerlach Matsui Royce Hinojosa McNerney AYES—154 Scott, Austin Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) Runyan Hirono Meehan Ackerman Graves (GA) Pallone Scott, David Gowdy McCaul Ryan (WI) Hochul Meeks Amash Green, Al Pascrell Serrano Granger McClintock Sa´ nchez, Linda Holden Mica Andrews Green, Gene Paul Sessions Graves (GA) McMorris T. Huelskamp Miller (MI) Bachmann Grijalva Paulsen Grimm Rodgers Sarbanes Huizenga (MI) Miller (NC) Sewell Baldwin Grimm Payne Guinta Meehan Scalise Hultgren Miller, Gary Shimkus Bass (CA) Gutierrez Pelosi Guthrie Miller (FL) Schmidt Hunter Murphy (CT) Shuler Bass (NH) Hanabusa Peters Gutierrez Miller (MI) Schwartz Hurt Murphy (PA) Shuster Becerra Heinrich Petri Hall Miller, Gary Schweikert Issa Myrick Simpson Berkley Hensarling Pingree (ME) Harper Miller, George Sensenbrenner Jackson Lee Neugebauer Smith (NE) Berman Herrera Beutler Polis Hastings (WA) Moore Shimkus (TX) Noem Smith (NJ) Biggert Higgins Posey Hayworth Murphy (CT) Smith (NJ) Jenkins Nugent Smith (TX) Bishop (NY) Himes Price (GA) Hensarling Myrick Stark Johnson (IL) Nunes Southerland Blumenauer Hinchey Quayle Herger Neugebauer Stearns Johnson (OH) Nunnelee Stearns Brady (PA) Holt Quigley Himes Nunnelee Stutzman Johnson, Sam Olson Campbell Honda Rahall Stutzman Holt Olson Sullivan Jones Palazzo Capps Hoyer Reichert Terry Huizenga (MI) Palazzo Terry Jordan Pastor (AZ) Capuano Inslee Rothman (NJ) Thompson (CA) Hultgren Pallone Thompson (PA) Keating Pearce Castor (FL) Israel Roybal-Allard Thompson (MS) Hunter Pascrell Thornberry Kelly Pence Chabot Jackson (IL) Royce Thompson (PA) Israel Paul Tiberi King (IA) Perlmutter Chu Johnson (GA) Runyan Thornberry Johnson (OH) Paulsen Tierney Kingston Peterson Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger Tiberi Johnson, Sam Payne Tipton Kinzinger (IL) Pitts Clarke (MI) Kaptur Rush Tipton Kaptur Pearce Turner Kissell Platts Clay Kildee Ryan (OH) Turner Kelly Pence Upton Kline Poe (TX) Coble Kind Ryan (WI) Upton Kildee Perlmutter Vela´ zquez Labrador Pompeo Coffman (CO) King (NY) Sa´ nchez, Linda Vela´ zquez King (NY) Peters Walberg Lamborn Price (NC) Cohen Kucinich T. Visclosky Kingston Peterson Walsh (IL) Lance Reed Connolly (VA) Langevin Sanchez, Loretta Walberg Kissell Pitts Waters Lankford Rehberg Conyers Larsen (WA) Sarbanes Kline Platts Waxman Latham Renacci Walden Cooper Levin Schakowsky Lamborn Poe (TX) Webster LaTourette Reyes Walz (MN) Crowley Lewis (GA) Schiff Lance Posey West Latta Ribble Watt Davis (CA) Lipinski Schwartz Lankford Price (GA) Westmoreland Lee (CA) Richardson Webster Davis (IL) LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Larsen (WA) Quayle Whitfield Lewis (CA) Richmond Welch DeFazio Lofgren, Zoe Sherman Latham Quigley Wilson (SC) Loebsack Rigell West DeGette Lowey Sires Latta Reichert Wolf Long Rivera Westmoreland Dent Luja´ n Smith (WA) Levin Ribble Woodall Lucas Roby Whitfield Deutch Lynch Speier Lipinski Rivera Yoder Luetkemeyer Roe (TN) Wilson (SC) Dingell Maloney Stark Lummis Rogers (AL) Wittman Doggett Markey Sutton NOT VOTING—13 Lungren, Daniel Rogers (KY) Wolf Dold Matheson Tierney E. Rogers (MI) Womack Eshoo Neal Stivers Doyle McCarthy (NY) Tonko Mack Rohrabacher Woolsey Giffords Olver Tsongas Dreier McClintock Towns Manzullo Rooney Yoder Hinojosa Rangel Weiner Duncan (SC) McDermott Van Hollen Marchant Ros-Lehtinen Young (AK) Larson (CT) Rokita Duncan (TN) McGovern Walsh (IL) Marino Roskam Young (FL) McCotter Slaughter Ellison Michaud Wasserman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Fattah Miller (FL) Schultz NOT VOTING—16 Filner Miller, George Waters The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Fitzpatrick Moore Waxman Diaz-Balart McCotter Stivers There is 1 minute remaining on this Flake Moran Wilson (FL) Eshoo Neal Sullivan Gibson Olver vote. Frank (MA) Mulvaney Woodall Tsongas Franks (AZ) Nadler Wu Giffords Rangel Weiner Landry Rokita b 1227 Garamendi Napolitano Yarmuth Garrett Owens Young (IN) Larson (CT) Slaughter Mrs. SCHMIDT changed her vote NOES—262 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Messrs. CLARKE of Michigan and Adams Burton (IN) Dicks Aderholt Butterfield Donnelly (IN) There is 1 minute remaining in this LANDRY changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ Akin Calvert Duffy vote. to ‘‘aye.’’ Alexander Camp Edwards So the amendment was agreed to. Altmire Canseco Ellmers b 1230 Austria Cantor Emerson The result of the vote was announced Baca Capito Engel So the amendment was rejected. as above recorded. Bachus Cardoza Farenthold The result of the vote was announced Stated for: Barletta Carnahan Farr as above recorded. Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. Barrow Carney Fincher Stated against: Bartlett Carson (IN) Fleischmann 442, had I been present, I would have voted Barton (TX) Carter Fleming Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 443, ‘‘aye.’’ Benishek Cassidy Flores I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Berg Chaffetz Forbes AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KING OF IOWA Bilbray Chandler Fortenberry BLUMENAUER Bilirakis Clarke (NY) Foxx The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bishop (GA) Cleaver Frelinghuysen business is the demand for a recorded business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (UT) Clyburn Fudge vote on amendment No. 1 offered by Black Cole Gallegly vote on the amendment offered by the Blackburn Conaway Gardner the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. KING) on gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Bonner Costa Gerlach which further proceedings were post- BLUMENAUER) on which further pro- Bono Mack Costello Gibbs poned and on which the ayes prevailed ceedings were postponed and on which Boren Courtney Gingrey (GA) by voice vote. Boswell Cravaack Gohmert the noes prevailed by voice vote. Boustany Crawford Gonzalez The Clerk will redesignate the The Clerk will redesignate the Brady (TX) Crenshaw Goodlatte amendment. amendment. Braley (IA) Critz Gosar The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brooks Cuellar Gowdy The Clerk redesignated the amend- Broun (GA) Culberson Granger ment. ment. Brown (FL) Cummings Graves (MO) RECORDED VOTE RECORDED VOTE Buchanan Davis (KY) Griffin (AR) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bucshon DeLauro Griffith (VA) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Buerkle Denham Guinta has been demanded. has been demanded. Burgess DesJarlais Guthrie A recorded vote was ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.022 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4303 The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Rush The Clerk redesignated the amend- Higgins McCollum Ryan (OH) minute vote. Himes McDermott Sa´ nchez, Linda ment. The vote was taken by electronic de- Hinchey McGovern T. RECORDED VOTE vice, and there were—ayes 155, noes 262, Hinojosa McIntyre Sanchez, Loretta Hirono McKeon Sarbanes The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote not voting 15, as follows: Hochul McMorris Schakowsky has been demanded. [Roll No. 444] Holden Rodgers Schiff A recorded vote was ordered. Holt McNerney Schrader AYES—155 Honda Meehan Schwartz The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Adams Gingrey (GA) Olson Hoyer Meeks Scott (VA) minute vote. Akin Gohmert Palazzo Huizenga (MI) Michaud Scott, Austin The vote was taken by electronic de- Bachmann Goodlatte Paul Inslee Miller (NC) Scott, David Israel Miller, George Serrano vice, and there were—ayes 240, noes 176, Bartlett Gosar Paulsen Issa Moore Sewell Barton (TX) Gowdy Pence not voting 16, as follows: Jackson (IL) Moran Sherman Benishek Granger Petri Jackson Lee Murphy (CT) Shimkus [Roll No. 445] Berg Graves (GA) Pitts (TX) Murphy (PA) Shuler Bilbray Graves (MO) Platts AYES—240 Johnson (GA) Nadler Simpson Bilirakis Griffith (VA) Pompeo Adams Gosar Nunnelee Bishop (UT) Grimm Johnson (OH) Napolitano Sires Posey Johnson, E. B. Noem Smith (WA) Aderholt Gowdy Olson Black Guinta Price (GA) Akin Granger Palazzo Blackburn Hall Johnson, Sam Nunes Speier Quayle Jones Owens Stark Alexander Graves (GA) Paul Bono Mack Harris Reed Amash Graves (MO) Paulsen Brady (TX) Hartzler Kaptur Pallone Sutton Reichert Austria Griffin (AR) Pearce Brooks Hastings (WA) Keating Pascrell Terry Ribble Bachmann Griffith (VA) Pence Broun (GA) Hensarling Kildee Pastor (AZ) Thompson (CA) Roe (TN) Bachus Grimm Peterson Buerkle Herger Kind Payne Thompson (MS) Rogers (KY) Barletta Guinta Petri Burgess Huelskamp Kinzinger (IL) Pearce Thompson (PA) Rogers (MI) Bartlett Guthrie Pitts Burton (IN) Hultgren Kissell Pelosi Tiberi Rohrabacher Barton (TX) Hall Platts Camp Hunter Kline Perlmutter Tierney Roskam Benishek Harper Poe (TX) Campbell Hurt Kucinich Peters Tonko Berg Harris Pompeo Canseco Jenkins Ross (FL) Lance Peterson Towns Bilirakis Hartzler Posey Cantor Jordan Royce Landry Pingree (ME) Turner Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Price (GA) Carter Kelly Ryan (WI) Langevin Poe (TX) Van Hollen ´ Black Heck Chaffetz King (IA) Scalise Larsen (WA) Polis Velazquez Quayle Schilling LaTourette Price (NC) Visclosky Blackburn Hensarling Rahall Coble King (NY) Bonner Herger Coffman (CO) Kingston Schmidt Lee (CA) Quigley Walz (MN) Reed Schock Levin Rahall Wasserman Bono Mack Herrera Beutler Rehberg Conaway Lamborn Boren Holden Crenshaw Lankford Schweikert Lewis (CA) Rehberg Schultz Reichert Scott (SC) Lewis (GA) Renacci Waters Boustany Huelskamp Renacci Culberson Latham Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Davis (KY) Latta Sensenbrenner Lipinski Reyes Watt Ribble Sessions Loebsack Richardson Waxman Brooks Hultgren Rigell Denham LoBiondo Broun (GA) Hunter Dent Lucas Shuster Lofgren, Zoe Richmond Welch Rivera Smith (NE) Long Rigell West Buchanan Hurt Roby DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Bucshon Issa Duffy Lummis Smith (NJ) Lowey Rivera Whitfield Roe (TN) Smith (TX) Luja´ n Roby Wilson (FL) Buerkle Jenkins Rogers (AL) Duncan (SC) Mack Burgess Southerland Lungren, Daniel Rogers (AL) Wilson (SC) Johnson (OH) Rogers (KY) Duncan (TN) Manzullo Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam Stearns E. Rooney Wittman Rogers (MI) Ellmers Marchant Calvert Jones Stutzman Lynch Ros-Lehtinen Woodall Rohrabacher Farenthold McCarthy (CA) Camp Jordan Sullivan Maloney Ross (AR) Woolsey Rooney Fincher McCaul Campbell Kaptur Thornberry Marino Rothman (NJ) Wu Ros-Lehtinen Fitzpatrick McClintock Canseco Kelly Tipton Markey Roybal-Allard Yarmuth Roskam Flake McHenry Cantor King (IA) Upton Matheson Runyan Yoder Ross (AR) Fleischmann McKinley Carter King (NY) Walberg Matsui Ruppersberger Young (IN) Ross (FL) Fleming Mica Cassidy Kingston Walden Royce Flores Miller (FL) NOT VOTING—15 Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Walsh (IL) Runyan Foxx Miller (MI) Chaffetz Kline Webster Eshoo Larson (CT) Rokita Ryan (WI) Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Coble Labrador Giffords McCotter Slaughter Scalise Frelinghuysen Mulvaney Westmoreland Coffman (CO) Lamborn Hanna Neal Stivers Schilling Gardner Myrick Wolf Cole Lance Garrett Neugebauer Womack Johnson (IL) Olver Tsongas Schmidt Labrador Rangel Weiner Conaway Landry Gerlach Nugent Young (AK) Costello Langevin Schock Gibbs Nunnelee Young (FL) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Cravaack Lankford Schweikert Scott (SC) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Crawford Latham NOES—262 Crenshaw LaTourette Scott, Austin Ackerman Cardoza Diaz-Balart One minute remains in this vote. Critz Latta Sensenbrenner Sessions Aderholt Carnahan Dicks b 1235 Cuellar Lewis (CA) Alexander Carney Dingell Culberson Lipinski Shimkus Altmire Carson (IN) Doggett Mrs. SCHMIDT changed her vote Davis (KY) LoBiondo Shuler Amash Cassidy Dold from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Denham Long Shuster Andrews Castor (FL) Donnelly (IN) DesJarlais Lucas Simpson Austria Chabot Doyle So the amendment was rejected. Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Baca Chandler Dreier The result of the vote was announced Donnelly (IN) Lummis Smith (NJ) Bachus Chu Edwards as above recorded. Dreier Lungren, Daniel Smith (TX) Baldwin Cicilline Ellison Duffy E. Southerland PERSONAL EXPLANATION Barletta Clarke (MI) Emerson Duncan (SC) Mack Stearns Barrow Clarke (NY) Engel Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Mr. Chair, on roll- Duncan (TN) Manzullo Stutzman Bass (CA) Clay Farr call No. 444, I was taken from the floor by Ag- Ellmers Marchant Sullivan Bass (NH) Cleaver Fattah ricultural staff to analyze certain issues, and Emerson Marino Terry Becerra Clyburn Filner Farenthold McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) Berkley Cohen Forbes inadvertently missed the first King amend- Fincher McCaul Thornberry Berman Cole Fortenberry ment. I have been a strong supporter of ranch Fitzpatrick McClintock Tiberi Biggert Connolly (VA) Frank (MA) justice, including in the farm arena. However, Flake McHenry Tipton Bishop (GA) Conyers Fudge Fleischmann McIntyre Turner Bishop (NY) Cooper Gallegly the process of dealing with claims, and the fis- Fleming McKeon Walberg Blumenauer Costa Garamendi cal impact, necessitate a ‘‘present’’ vote. Had Flores McKinley Walden Bonner Costello Gibson I been present, I would have voted ‘‘present.’’ Forbes McMorris Walsh (IL) Boren Courtney Gonzalez Fortenberry Rodgers Webster AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KING OF IOWA Boswell Cravaack Green, Al Foxx Meehan West Boustany Crawford Green, Gene The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Franks (AZ) Mica Westmoreland Brady (PA) Critz Griffin (AR) business is the demand for a recorded Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Whitfield Braley (IA) Crowley Grijalva vote on amendment No. 2 offered by Gallegly Miller (MI) Wilson (SC) Brown (FL) Cuellar Guthrie Gardner Miller, Gary Wittman Buchanan Cummings Gutierrez the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. KING) on Garrett Mulvaney Wolf Bucshon Davis (CA) Hanabusa which further proceedings were post- Gerlach Murphy (PA) Womack Butterfield Davis (IL) Harper poned and on which the ayes prevailed Gibbs Myrick Woodall Calvert DeFazio Hastings (FL) by voice vote. Gibson Neugebauer Yoder Capito DeGette Hayworth Gingrey (GA) Noem Young (AK) Capps DeLauro Heck The Clerk will redesignate the Gohmert Nugent Young (FL) Capuano Deutch Heinrich amendment. Goodlatte Nunes Young (IN)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN7.065 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H4304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2011 NOES—176 vote on the amendment offered by the Walsh (IL) Wilson (SC) Yoder Webster Wittman Young (AK) Ackerman Fattah Napolitano gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. GAR- West Wolf Young (FL) Altmire Filner Owens RETT) on which further proceedings Westmoreland Womack Andrews Frank (MA) Young (IN) Pallone were postponed and on which the ayes Whitfield Woodall Baca Fudge Pascrell Baldwin Garamendi Pastor (AZ) prevailed by voice vote. NOES—189 Barrow Gonzalez Payne The Clerk will redesignate the Ackerman Frank (MA) Nadler Bass (CA) Green, Al Pelosi amendment. Altmire Fudge Napolitano Bass (NH) Green, Gene Perlmutter Andrews Garamendi Owens Becerra Grijalva The Clerk redesignated the amend- Peters Baca Gibson Pallone Berkley Gutierrez Pingree (ME) ment. Baldwin Gonzalez Pascrell Berman Hanabusa Polis RECORDED VOTE Barrow Green, Al Pastor (AZ) Biggert Hanna Price (NC) Bass (CA) Green, Gene Payne Bilbray Hastings (FL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Quigley Becerra Grijalva Pelosi Bishop (GA) Hayworth Reyes has been demanded. Berkley Gutierrez Perlmutter Bishop (NY) Heinrich Richardson A recorded vote was ordered. Berman Hanabusa Peters Blumenauer Higgins Richmond Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Peterson Boswell Himes The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Rothman (NJ) Bishop (NY) Heinrich Pingree (ME) Brady (PA) Hinchey Roybal-Allard minute vote. Blumenauer Higgins Polis Braley (IA) Hinojosa Ruppersberger The vote was taken by electronic de- Boswell Himes Price (NC) Brown (FL) Hirono Rush Brady (PA) Hinchey Quigley Butterfield Hochul vice, and there were—ayes 231, noes 189, Ryan (OH) Braley (IA) Hinojosa Rahall Capito Holt not voting 12, as follows: Sa´ nchez, Linda Brown (FL) Hirono Reyes Capps Honda T. [Roll No. 446] Burgess Hochul Richardson Capuano Hoyer Sanchez, Loretta Butterfield Holden Richmond Cardoza Inslee AYES—231 Sarbanes Campbell Holt Ross (AR) Carnahan Israel Schakowsky Adams Garrett Mica Capps Honda Rothman (NJ) Carney Jackson (IL) Schiff Aderholt Gerlach Miller (FL) Capuano Hoyer Roybal-Allard Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Akin Gibbs Miller (MI) Cardoza Inslee Ruppersberger Castor (FL) (TX) Schrader Alexander Gingrey (GA) Miller, Gary Carnahan Israel Rush Chandler Johnson (GA) Schwartz Amash Gohmert Mulvaney Carney Jackson (IL) Ryan (OH) Chu Johnson, E. B. Scott (VA) Austria Goodlatte Murphy (PA) Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Sa´ nchez, Linda Cicilline Keating Scott, David Bachmann Gosar Myrick Castor (FL) (TX) T. Clarke (MI) Kildee Serrano Bachus Gowdy Neugebauer Chandler Johnson (GA) Sanchez, Loretta Clarke (NY) Kind Sewell Barletta Granger Noem Chu Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes Clay Kissell Sherman Bartlett Graves (GA) Nugent Cicilline Jones Schakowsky Cleaver Kucinich Sires Barton (TX) Graves (MO) Nunes Clarke (MI) Kaptur Schiff Clyburn Larsen (WA) Smith (WA) Bass (NH) Griffin (AR) Nunnelee Clarke (NY) Keating Schrader Cohen Lee (CA) Speier Benishek Griffith (VA) Olson Clay Kildee Schwartz Connolly (VA) Levin Stark Berg Grimm Palazzo Cleaver Kind Scott (VA) Conyers Lewis (GA) Sutton Biggert Guinta Paul Clyburn Kissell Scott, David Cooper Loebsack Thompson (CA) Bilbray Guthrie Paulsen Cohen Kucinich Serrano Costa Lofgren, Zoe Thompson (MS) Bilirakis Hall Pearce Connolly (VA) Langevin Sewell Courtney Lowey Tierney Bishop (UT) Hanna Pence Conyers Larsen (WA) Sherman Crowley Luja´ n Tonko Black Harper Petri Cooper LaTourette Shuler Cummings Lynch Towns Blackburn Harris Pitts Costa Lee (CA) Sires Davis (CA) Maloney Upton Bonner Hartzler Platts Costello Levin Smith (TX) Davis (IL) Markey Van Hollen Bono Mack Hastings (WA) Poe (TX) Courtney Lewis (GA) Smith (WA) DeFazio Matheson Vela´ zquez Boren Hayworth Pompeo Critz Lipinski Speier DeGette Matsui Visclosky Boustany Heck Posey Crowley Loebsack Stark DeLauro McCarthy (NY) Walz (MN) Brady (TX) Hensarling Price (GA) Cuellar Lofgren, Zoe Sutton Dent McCollum Wasserman Brooks Herger Quayle Cummings Lowey Thompson (CA) Deutch McDermott Schultz Broun (GA) Herrera Beutler Reed Davis (CA) Luja´ n Thompson (MS) Dicks McGovern Waters Buchanan Huelskamp Rehberg Davis (IL) Lynch Tierney Dingell McNerney Watt Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Reichert DeFazio Maloney Tonko Doggett Michaud Waxman Buerkle Hultgren Renacci DeGette Markey Towns Dold Miller (NC) Welch Burton (IN) Hunter Ribble DeLauro Matheson Van Hollen Doyle Moore Wilson (FL) Calvert Hurt Rigell Deutch Matsui Vela´ zquez Edwards Moran Woolsey Camp Issa Rivera Dicks McCarthy (NY) Visclosky Engel Murphy (CT) Wu Canseco Jenkins Roby Dingell McCollum Walz (MN) Farr Nadler Yarmuth Cantor Johnson (IL) Roe (TN) Doggett McDermott Wasserman NOT VOTING—16 Capito Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) Donnelly (IN) McGovern Schultz Carter Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) Doyle McNerney Waters Ellison Meeks Slaughter Cassidy Jordan Rogers (MI) Edwards Meeks Watt Eshoo Miller, George Stivers Chabot Kelly Rohrabacher Ellison Michaud Waxman Giffords Neal Tsongas Chaffetz King (IA) Rooney Engel Miller (NC) Welch Johnson (IL) Olver Weiner Coble King (NY) Ros-Lehtinen Farr Miller, George Wilson (FL) Larson (CT) Rangel Coffman (CO) Kingston Roskam Fattah Moore Woolsey McCotter Rokita Cole Kinzinger (IL) Ross (FL) Filner Moran Wu Conaway Kline Royce ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Fortenberry Murphy (CT) Yarmuth Cravaack Labrador Runyan The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Crawford Lamborn Ryan (WI) NOT VOTING—12 One minute remains in this vote. Crenshaw Lance Scalise Eshoo Neal Slaughter Culberson Landry Schilling b 1238 Giffords Olver Stivers Davis (KY) Lankford Schmidt Larson (CT) Rangel Tsongas So the amendment was agreed to. Denham Latham Schock McCotter Rokita Weiner Dent Latta Schweikert The result of the vote was announced DesJarlais Lewis (CA) Scott (SC) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR as above recorded. Diaz-Balart LoBiondo Scott, Austin The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Stated against: Dold Long Sensenbrenner There is 1 minute remaining in this Dreier Lucas Sessions Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, on June 16, 2011, vote. I inadvertently missed rollcall No. 445, and Duffy Luetkemeyer Shimkus Duncan (SC) Lummis Shuster would have voted ‘‘no’’ on that rollcall vote. Duncan (TN) Lungren, Daniel Simpson b 1242 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Ellmers E. Smith (NE) So the amendment was agreed to. Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Mr. Chair, on roll- Emerson Mack Smith (NJ) The result of the vote was announced Farenthold Manzullo Southerland call No. 445, I was taken off the floor by agri- Fincher Marchant Stearns as above recorded. cultural staff to analyze certain agricultural Fitzpatrick Marino Stutzman AMENDMENT NO. 29 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON issues, and inadvertently missed the vote. I Flake McCarthy (CA) Sullivan LEE OF TEXAS am a strong pro-life Member, but this amend- Fleischmann McCaul Terry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Fleming McClintock Thompson (PA) ment addresses an issue simply not a part of Flores McHenry Thornberry business is the demand for a recorded the bill. Had I been present, I would have Forbes McIntyre Tiberi vote on the amendment offered by the voted ‘‘present.’’ Foxx McKeon Tipton gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON Franks (AZ) McKinley Turner AMENDMENT NO. 22 OFFERED BY MR. GARRETT LEE) on which further proceedings were Frelinghuysen McMorris Upton The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Gallegly Rodgers Walberg postponed and on which the noes pre- business is the demand for a recorded Gardner Meehan Walden vailed by voice vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.029 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4305 The Clerk will redesignate the Costa Johnson (OH) Price (GA) RECORDED VOTE amendment. Cravaack Johnson, Sam Quayle Crawford Jones Reed The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Clerk redesignated the amend- Crenshaw Jordan Rehberg has been demanded. ment. Culberson Kelly Reichert A recorded vote was ordered. Davis (KY) King (IA) Renacci RECORDED VOTE Denham King (NY) Ribble The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Dent Kingston Rigell minute vote. has been demanded. DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Rivera The vote was taken by electronic de- Diaz-Balart Kline A recorded vote was ordered. Roby vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 179, Dreier Labrador Roe (TN) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Duffy Lamborn Rogers (AL) not voting 15, as follows: minute vote. Duncan (SC) Lance Rogers (KY) [Roll No. 448] The vote was taken by electronic de- Duncan (TN) Landry Rogers (MI) Ellmers Lankford Rooney AYES—238 vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 237, Emerson Latham Ros-Lehtinen Adams Gibson Nunes Farenthold LaTourette not voting 14, as follows: Roskam Aderholt Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Fincher Latta Ross (FL) Alexander Gohmert Olson [Roll No. 447] Fitzpatrick Lewis (CA) Royce Altmire Goodlatte Palazzo Flake LoBiondo AYES—181 Runyan Amash Gosar Paul Fleischmann Long Ackerman Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Ruppersberger Austria Gowdy Paulsen Fleming Lucas Altmire Fudge Ryan (WI) Bachmann Granger Pearce Nadler Flores Luetkemeyer Andrews Garamendi Scalise Bachus Graves (GA) Pence Napolitano Forbes Lummis Baca Gonzalez Schilling Barletta Graves (MO) Peterson Pallone Fortenberry Lungren, Daniel Baldwin Green, Al Schmidt Bartlett Green, Gene Petri Pascrell Foxx E. Barrow Green, Gene Schock Barton (TX) Griffin (AR) Pitts Pastor (AZ) Franks (AZ) Mack Bass (CA) Grijalva Schweikert Benishek Griffith (VA) Platts Payne Frelinghuysen Manzullo Becerra Gutierrez Scott (SC) Berg Grimm Poe (TX) Pelosi Gallegly Marchant Berkley Hanabusa Scott, Austin Biggert Guinta Pompeo Peters Gardner Marino Berman Hastings (FL) Sensenbrenner Bilirakis Guthrie Posey Polis Garrett McCarthy (CA) Biggert Heinrich Sessions Bishop (UT) Hall Price (GA) Price (NC) Gerlach McCaul Bishop (GA) Higgins Shimkus Black Harper Quayle Quigley Gibbs McClintock Bishop (NY) Himes Shuster Blackburn Harris Rahall Rahall Gibson McHenry Blumenauer Hinchey Simpson Bonner Hartzler Reed Reyes Gingrey (GA) McKeon Boren Hinojosa Bono Mack Hastings (WA) Rehberg Gohmert McKinley Smith (NE) Boswell Hirono Richardson Boren Heck Renacci Goodlatte McMorris Smith (NJ) Brady (PA) Hochul Richmond Boswell Hensarling Ribble Gosar Rodgers Smith (TX) Braley (IA) Holden Rohrabacher Boustany Herger Rigell Gowdy Mica Southerland Brown (FL) Holt Ross (AR) Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Rivera Granger Miller (FL) Stearns Butterfield Honda Rothman (NJ) Brooks Holden Roby Graves (GA) Miller (MI) Stutzman Capps Hoyer Roybal-Allard Broun (GA) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Graves (MO) Miller, Gary Sullivan Capuano Inslee Rush Buchanan Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Griffin (AR) Mulvaney Terry Carnahan Israel Ryan (OH) Bucshon Hultgren Rogers (KY) Griffith (VA) Murphy (PA) Thompson (PA) Carney Jackson (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Buerkle Hunter Rogers (MI) Grimm Myrick Thornberry Carson (IN) Jackson Lee T. Burgess Hurt Rohrabacher Guinta Neugebauer Tiberi Castor (FL) (TX) Sanchez, Loretta Burton (IN) Jenkins Rooney Guthrie Noem Tipton Chandler Johnson (GA) Sarbanes Calvert Johnson (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Hall Nugent Turner Chu Johnson (IL) Camp Johnson (OH) Roskam Schakowsky Hanna Nunes Upton Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Campbell Johnson, Sam Ross (AR) Schiff Harper Olson Walberg Clarke (MI) Kaptur Canseco Jones Ross (FL) Schrader Harris Owens Walden Clarke (NY) Keating Cantor Jordan Royce Schwartz Hartzler Palazzo Walsh (IL) Clay Kildee Capito Kelly Runyan Scott (VA) Hastings (WA) Paul Webster Cleaver Kind Carter King (IA) Ryan (WI) Scott, David Hayworth Paulsen West Clyburn Kissell Cassidy King (NY) Scalise Serrano Heck Pearce Westmoreland Cohen Kucinich Chabot Kingston Schilling Sewell Hensarling Pence Whitfield Connolly (VA) Langevin Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Schmidt Sherman Herger Perlmutter Wilson (SC) Conyers Larsen (WA) Coble Kline Schock Shuler Herrera Beutler Peterson Wittman Cooper Lee (CA) Coffman (CO) Labrador Schweikert Sires Huelskamp Petri Wolf Costello Levin Cole Lamborn Scott (SC) Smith (WA) Huizenga (MI) Pingree (ME) Womack Courtney Lewis (GA) Conaway Lance Scott, Austin Speier Hultgren Pitts Woodall Critz Lipinski Costello Landry Sensenbrenner Stark Hunter Platts Yoder Crowley Loebsack Cravaack Lankford Sessions Sutton Hurt Poe (TX) Young (AK) Cuellar Lofgren, Zoe Crawford Latham Shimkus Thompson (CA) Issa Pompeo Young (FL) Cummings Lowey Crenshaw LaTourette Shuster Thompson (MS) Jenkins Posey Young (IN) Davis (CA) Luja´ n Critz Latta Simpson Tierney Davis (IL) Lynch NOT VOTING—14 Culberson Lewis (CA) Smith (NE) DeFazio Maloney Tonko Davis (KY) LoBiondo Smith (NJ) DeGette Markey Towns Eshoo Neal Slaughter Denham Long Smith (TX) DeLauro Matheson Van Hollen Giffords Nunnelee Stivers Dent Lucas Southerland Deutch Matsui Vela´ zquez Larson (CT) Olver Tsongas DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Stearns Dicks McCarthy (NY) Visclosky McCotter Rangel Weiner Diaz-Balart Lummis Stutzman Dingell McCollum Walz (MN) Miller, George Rokita Dold Lungren, Daniel Sullivan Wasserman Doggett McDermott ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Dreier E. Terry Dold McGovern Schultz Duffy Mack Thompson (PA) Donnelly (IN) McIntyre Waters The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Duncan (SC) Manzullo Thornberry Doyle McNerney Watt There is 1 minute remaining in this Duncan (TN) Marchant Tiberi Edwards Meehan Waxman vote. Ellmers Marino Tipton Ellison Meeks Welch Emerson McCarthy (CA) Turner Engel Michaud Wilson (FL) b 1245 Farenthold McCaul Upton Farr Miller (NC) Woolsey Fincher McClintock Walberg Fattah Moore Wu So the amendment was rejected. Fitzpatrick McHenry Walden Filner Moran Yarmuth The result of the vote was announced Flake McKeon Walsh (IL) as above recorded. Fleischmann McKinley Webster NOES—237 Fleming McMorris West Adams Bilirakis Calvert AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SCALISE Flores Rodgers Westmoreland Aderholt Bishop (UT) Camp The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Forbes Meehan Whitfield Akin Black Campbell business is the demand for a recorded Fortenberry Mica Wilson (SC) Alexander Blackburn Canseco Foxx Miller (FL) Wittman Amash Bonner Cantor vote on the amendment offered by the Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Wolf Austria Bono Mack Capito gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Womack Gallegly Mulvaney Woodall Bachmann Boustany Cardoza SCALISE) on which further proceedings Bachus Brady (TX) Carter Gardner Murphy (PA) Yoder Barletta Brooks Cassidy were postponed and on which the ayes Garrett Myrick Young (AK) Bartlett Broun (GA) Chabot prevailed by voice vote. Gerlach Neugebauer Young (FL) Barton (TX) Buchanan Chaffetz The Clerk will redesignate the Gibbs Noem Young (IN) Bass (NH) Bucshon Coble amendment. Benishek Buerkle Coffman (CO) NOES—179 Berg Burgess Cole The Clerk redesignated the amend- Ackerman Baca Barrow Bilbray Burton (IN) Conaway ment. Andrews Baldwin Bass (CA)

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Bass (NH) Hanabusa Pallone RECORDED VOTE Ellmers Kinzinger (IL) Rehberg Becerra Hanna Pascrell Emerson Kline Reichert Berkley Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Farenthold Lamborn Renacci Berman Hayworth Payne has been demanded. Fincher Lance Ribble Bishop (GA) Heinrich Pelosi A recorded vote was ordered. Fitzpatrick Landry Rigell Bishop (NY) Higgins Perlmutter Flake Lankford Rivera Blumenauer Himes Peters The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Fleischmann Latham Roby Brady (PA) Hinchey Pingree (ME) minute vote. Fleming LaTourette Roe (TN) Braley (IA) Hinojosa Polis The vote was taken by electronic de- Flores Latta Rogers (AL) Brown (FL) Hirono Fortenberry Lewis (CA) Rogers (KY) Price (NC) vice, and there were—ayes 182, noes 235, Butterfield Hochul Quigley Foxx Lipinski Rogers (MI) Capps Holt Reichert not voting 15, as follows: Franks (AZ) LoBiondo Rooney Capuano Honda Reyes [Roll No. 449] Frelinghuysen Long Ros-Lehtinen Cardoza Hoyer Richardson Gallegly Lucas Roskam Carnahan Inslee Richmond AYES—182 Gardner Luetkemeyer Ross (FL) Carney Israel Garrett Lummis Royce Rothman (NJ) Ackerman Frank (MA) Napolitano Carson (IN) Issa Gerlach Lungren, Daniel Runyan Roybal-Allard Andrews Fudge Pallone Castor (FL) Jackson (IL) Gibbs E. Ryan (WI) Ruppersberger Baca Garamendi Pascrell Chandler Jackson Lee Gibson Mack Scalise Rush Baldwin Gonzalez Pastor (AZ) Chu (TX) Gingrey (GA) Manzullo Schilling Ryan (OH) Barrow Green, Al Cicilline Johnson (GA) Paul Gohmert Marino Schmidt Sa´ nchez, Linda Bartlett Green, Gene Clarke (MI) Johnson, E. B. Payne Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) Schock T. Bass (CA) Grijalva Clarke (NY) Kaptur Pelosi Gosar McCaul Schweikert Sanchez, Loretta Becerra Gutierrez Clay Keating Peters Gowdy McClintock Scott (SC) Sarbanes Berkley Hanabusa Cleaver Kildee Pingree (ME) Granger McHenry Scott, Austin Schakowsky Berman Hastings (FL) Clyburn Kind Polis Graves (GA) McKeon Sensenbrenner Schiff Biggert Heinrich Cohen Kissell Price (NC) Graves (MO) McKinley Sessions Schrader Bilbray Higgins Connolly (VA) Kucinich Quigley Griffin (AR) McMorris Shimkus Bishop (GA) Himes Conyers Langevin Schwartz Rahall Griffith (VA) Rodgers Shuster Bishop (NY) Hinchey Cooper Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) Reyes Grimm Meehan Simpson Blumenauer Hinojosa Costa Lee (CA) Scott, David Richardson Guinta Mica Smith (NE) Boren Hirono Courtney Levin Serrano Richmond Guthrie Miller (FL) Smith (NJ) Brady (PA) Hochul Crowley Lewis (GA) Sewell Rohrabacher Hall Miller (MI) Smith (TX) Braley (IA) Holden Cuellar Lipinski Sherman Ross (AR) Hanna Miller, Gary Southerland Brown (FL) Holt Cummings Loebsack Shuler Rothman (NJ) Harper Mulvaney Stearns Butterfield Honda Davis (CA) Lofgren, Zoe Sires Roybal-Allard Harris Murphy (PA) Stutzman Capps Hoyer Davis (IL) Lowey Smith (WA) Ruppersberger Hartzler Myrick Sullivan Capuano Inslee DeFazio Luja´ n Speier Rush Hastings (WA) Neugebauer Terry Carnahan Israel DeGette Lynch Stark Ryan (OH) Hayworth Noem Thompson (PA) Carney Jackson (IL) DeLauro Maloney Sutton Sa´ nchez, Linda Heck Nugent Thornberry Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Deutch Markey Thompson (CA) T. Hensarling Nunes Tiberi Castor (FL) (TX) Dicks Matheson Thompson (MS) Sanchez, Loretta Herger Nunnelee Tipton Chandler Johnson (GA) Dingell Matsui Tierney Sarbanes Herrera Beutler Olson Turner Chu Johnson (IL) Doggett McCarthy (NY) Tonko Schakowsky Huelskamp Owens Upton Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Donnelly (IN) McCollum Towns Schiff Huizenga (MI) Palazzo Walberg Clarke (MI) Kaptur Doyle McDermott Van Hollen Hultgren Paulsen Walden Clarke (NY) Kildee Schrader Edwards McGovern Vela´ zquez Hunter Pearce Walsh (IL) Clay Kind Schwartz Ellison McIntyre Visclosky Hurt Pence Webster Cleaver Kissell Scott (VA) Engel McNerney Walz (MN) Issa Perlmutter West Clyburn Kucinich Scott, David Farr Meeks Wasserman Jenkins Peterson Westmoreland Cohen Langevin Serrano Fattah Michaud Schultz Johnson (OH) Petri Whitfield Connolly (VA) Larsen (WA) Sewell Filner Miller (NC) Waters Johnson, Sam Pitts Wittman Conyers Lee (CA) Sherman Frank (MA) Miller, George Watt Jones Platts Wolf Cooper Levin Shuler Fudge Moore Waxman Jordan Poe (TX) Womack Costello Lewis (GA) Sires Garamendi Moran Welch Keating Pompeo Woodall Courtney Loebsack Smith (WA) Gonzalez Murphy (CT) Wilson (FL) Kelly Posey Yoder Critz Lofgren, Zoe Speier Green, Al Nadler Woolsey King (IA) Price (GA) Young (AK) Crowley Lowey Stark Grijalva Napolitano Wu King (NY) Quayle Young (FL) Cuellar Luja´ n Sutton Gutierrez Owens Yarmuth Kingston Reed Young (IN) Cummings Lynch Thompson (CA) NOT VOTING—15 Davis (CA) Maloney Thompson (MS) NOT VOTING—15 Davis (IL) Marchant Tierney Akin McCotter Rokita DeFazio Markey Tonko Eshoo Nadler Slaughter Bilbray Neal Slaughter DeGette Matheson Towns Giffords Neal Stivers Eshoo Nugent Stivers DeLauro Matsui Van Hollen Labrador Olver Tsongas Giffords Olver Tsongas Deutch McCarthy (NY) Vela´ zquez Larson (CT) Rangel Weiner Larson (CT) Rangel Weiner Dicks McCollum Visclosky McCotter Rokita Wilson (SC) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Dingell McDermott Walz (MN) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Doggett McGovern Wasserman Donnelly (IN) McIntyre Schultz The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining in this Doyle McNerney Waters There is 1 minute remaining. vote. Edwards Meeks Watt Ellison Michaud Waxman b 1251 b 1248 Engel Miller (NC) Welch So the amendment was rejected. So the amendment was agreed to. Farr Miller, George Wilson (FL) Fattah Moore Woolsey The result of the vote was announced The result of the vote was announced Filner Moran Wu as above recorded. as above recorded. Forbes Murphy (CT) Yarmuth AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. HIRONO Stated for: The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Mr. AKIN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 448, had NOES—235 business is the demand for a recorded I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Adams Boswell Chaffetz Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 448, Aderholt Boustany Coble vote on the amendment offered by the Akin Brady (TX) Coffman (CO) gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO) had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Alexander Brooks Cole AMENDMENT NO. 28 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON Altmire Broun (GA) Conaway on which further proceedings were LEE OF TEXAS Amash Buchanan Costa postponed and on which the noes pre- The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Austria Bucshon Cravaack vailed by voice vote. Bachmann Buerkle Crawford The Clerk will redesignate the business is the demand for a recorded Bachus Burgess Crenshaw vote on the amendment offered by the Barletta Burton (IN) Culberson amendment. gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON Barton (TX) Calvert Davis (KY) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bass (NH) Camp Denham LEE) on which further proceedings were ment. Benishek Campbell Dent RECORDED VOTE postponed and on which the noes pre- Berg Canseco DesJarlais vailed by voice vote. Bilirakis Cantor Diaz-Balart The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Capito Dold has been demanded. Black Cardoza Dreier A recorded vote was ordered. amendment. Blackburn Carter Duffy The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Cassidy Duncan (SC) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- ment. Bono Mack Chabot Duncan (TN) minute vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.032 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4307 The vote was taken by electronic de- Visclosky Watt Woolsey [Roll No. 451] vice, and there were—ayes 288, noes 132, Walden Waxman Wu Walz (MN) Welch Yarmuth AYES—84 not voting 12, as follows: Wasserman Whitfield Young (AK) Altmire Hall Petri Schultz Wilson (FL) [Roll No. 450] Barletta Harper Pingree (ME) Waters Wittman Bartlett Himes Platts AYES—288 NOES—132 Berkley Holden Quigley Bishop (GA) Huizenga (MI) Ackerman Fudge McDermott Rahall Adams Gibbs Quayle Boren Hurt Alexander Gallegly McGovern Renacci Aderholt Gowdy Reed Brady (PA) Johnson (IL) Altmire Garamendi McIntyre Ribble Akin Granger Reichert Brown (FL) Kelly Andrews Garrett McKeon Rush Amash Graves (GA) Ribble Cardoza Kinzinger (IL) Baca Gerlach McKinley Sa´ nchez, Linda Austria Guinta Rivera Carney Kissell Bachus Gibson McNerney T. Bachmann Hastings (WA) Chandler Kucinich Baldwin Gingrey (GA) Meehan Roby Barrow Hayworth Clay Labrador Sanchez, Loretta Barletta Gohmert Meeks Roe (TN) Benishek Hensarling Cleaver Long Schrader Bartlett Gonzalez Mica Rogers (AL) Biggert Huelskamp Clyburn Lucas Schwartz Barton (TX) Goodlatte Michaud Rogers (KY) Bonner Huizenga (MI) Coble Luetkemeyer Scott, David Bass (CA) Gosar Miller (FL) Rohrabacher Bono Mack Hunter Coffman (CO) Lummis Sensenbrenner Bass (NH) Graves (MO) Miller (MI) Rooney Brady (TX) Hurt Costa Manzullo Shuler Becerra Green, Al Miller (NC) Roskam Broun (GA) Inslee Costello Marino Shuster Berg Green, Gene Miller, George Ross (FL) Bucshon Issa Courtney Matheson Smith (NE) Berkley Griffin (AR) Moore Royce Buerkle Johnson, Sam Critz McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) Berman Griffith (VA) Moran Runyan Burgess Kingston Davis (IL) Meehan Bilbray Grijalva Mulvaney Thompson (MS) Burton (IN) Kinzinger (IL) Ryan (WI) DeFazio Mica Bilirakis Grimm Murphy (CT) Thompson (PA) Campbell Lamborn Schmidt Doyle Moran Bishop (GA) Guthrie Nadler Visclosky Canseco Lankford Schock Filner Murphy (CT) Bishop (NY) Gutierrez Napolitano Walsh (IL) Cantor Latta Schweikert Fitzpatrick Murphy (PA) Bishop (UT) Hall Noem Walz (MN) Carter Lewis (CA) Scott (SC) Foxx Owens Black Hanabusa Nunes Welch Chabot Long Scott, Austin Gerlach Palazzo Blackburn Hanna Owens West Coble Lucas Sessions Goodlatte Paul Blumenauer Harper Pallone Wittman Coffman (CO) Lummis Simpson Griffith (VA) Peterson Boren Harris Pascrell Cole Mack Smith (NE) Boswell Hartzler Pastor (AZ) Conaway Manzullo Smith (TX) NOES—335 Boustany Hastings (FL) Paul Crenshaw McCaul Brady (PA) Heck Paulsen Southerland Ackerman Conyers Guinta Culberson McClintock Stearns Braley (IA) Heinrich Payne Davis (KY) McHenry Adams Cooper Guthrie Brooks Herger Pelosi Stutzman Aderholt Cravaack Gutierrez Denham McMorris Sullivan Brown (FL) Herrera Beutler Perlmutter Diaz-Balart Rodgers Akin Crawford Hanabusa Thornberry Buchanan Higgins Peters Dreier Miller, Gary Alexander Crenshaw Hanna Tipton Butterfield Himes Peterson Duffy Murphy (PA) Amash Crowley Harris Walberg Calvert Hinchey Petri Duncan (SC) Myrick Andrews Cuellar Hartzler Camp Hinojosa Pingree (ME) Ellmers Neugebauer Walsh (IL) Austria Culberson Hastings (FL) Capito Hirono Platts Emerson Nugent Webster Baca Cummings Hastings (WA) Capps Hochul Polis Engel Nunnelee West Bachmann Davis (CA) Hayworth Capuano Holden Pompeo Farenthold Olson Westmoreland Bachus Davis (KY) Heck Cardoza Holt Price (NC) Flake Palazzo Wilson (SC) Baldwin DeGette Heinrich Carnahan Honda Quigley Fleming Pearce Wolf Barrow DeLauro Hensarling Carney Hoyer Rahall Flores Pence Womack Barton (TX) Denham Herger Carson (IN) Hultgren Rehberg Foxx Pitts Woodall Bass (CA) Dent Herrera Beutler Cassidy Israel Renacci Franks (AZ) Poe (TX) Yoder Bass (NH) DesJarlais Higgins Castor (FL) Jackson (IL) Reyes Frelinghuysen Posey Young (FL) Becerra Deutch Hinchey Chaffetz Jackson Lee Richardson Gardner Price (GA) Young (IN) Benishek Diaz-Balart Hinojosa Chandler (TX) Richmond Berg Dicks Hirono Chu Jenkins Rigell NOT VOTING—12 Berman Dingell Hochul Cicilline Johnson (GA) Rogers (MI) Eshoo Neal Slaughter Biggert Doggett Holt Clarke (MI) Johnson (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Giffords Olver Stivers Bilbray Dold Honda Clarke (NY) Johnson (OH) Ross (AR) Larson (CT) Rangel Tsongas Bilirakis Donnelly (IN) Hoyer Clay Johnson, E. B. Rothman (NJ) McCotter Rokita Weiner Bishop (NY) Dreier Huelskamp Cleaver Jones Roybal-Allard Bishop (UT) Duffy Hultgren Clyburn Jordan Ruppersberger ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Black Duncan (SC) Hunter Cohen Kaptur Rush The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Blackburn Duncan (TN) Inslee Connolly (VA) Keating Ryan (OH) Blumenauer Edwards Israel Conyers Kelly Sa´ nchez, Linda There is 1 minute remaining. Bonner Ellison Issa Cooper Kildee T. b 1256 Bono Mack Ellmers Jackson (IL) Costa Kind Sanchez, Loretta Boswell Emerson Jackson Lee Costello King (IA) Sarbanes Mr. CHAFFETZ and Ms. ROS- Boustany Engel (TX) Courtney King (NY) Scalise LEHTINEN changed their vote from Brady (TX) Farenthold Jenkins Cravaack Kissell Schakowsky Braley (IA) Farr Johnson (GA) Crawford Kline Schiff ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Brooks Fattah Johnson (OH) Critz Kucinich Schilling So the amendment was agreed to. Broun (GA) Fincher Johnson, E. B. Crowley Labrador Schrader The result of the vote was announced Buchanan Flake Johnson, Sam Cuellar Lance Schwartz as above recorded. Bucshon Fleischmann Jones Cummings Landry Scott (VA) Buerkle Fleming Jordan AMENDMENT NO. 38 OFFERED BY MR. HOLDEN Davis (CA) Langevin Scott, David Burgess Flores Kaptur Davis (IL) Larsen (WA) Sensenbrenner The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Burton (IN) Forbes Keating DeFazio Latham Serrano business is the demand for a recorded Butterfield Fortenberry Kildee DeGette LaTourette Sewell vote on the amendment offered by the Calvert Frank (MA) Kind DeLauro Lee (CA) Sherman Camp Franks (AZ) King (IA) Dent Levin Shimkus gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Campbell Frelinghuysen King (NY) DesJarlais Lewis (GA) Shuler HOLDEN) on which further proceedings Canseco Fudge Kingston Deutch Lipinski Shuster were postponed and on which the noes Cantor Gallegly Kline Dicks LoBiondo Sires Capito Garamendi Lamborn Dingell Loebsack Smith (NJ) prevailed by voice vote. Capps Gardner Lance Doggett Lofgren, Zoe Smith (WA) The Clerk will redesignate the Capuano Garrett Landry Dold Lowey Speier amendment. Carnahan Gibbs Langevin Donnelly (IN) Luetkemeyer Stark The Clerk redesignated the amend- Carson (IN) Gibson Lankford Doyle Luja´ n Sutton Carter Gingrey (GA) Larsen (WA) Duncan (TN) Lungren, Daniel Terry ment. Cassidy Gohmert Latham Edwards E. Thompson (CA) RECORDED VOTE Castor (FL) Gonzalez LaTourette Ellison Lynch Thompson (MS) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Chabot Gosar Latta Farr Maloney Thompson (PA) Chaffetz Gowdy Lee (CA) Fattah Marchant Tiberi has been demanded. Chu Granger Levin Filner Marino Tierney A recorded vote was ordered. Cicilline Graves (GA) Lewis (CA) Fincher Markey Tonko The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Clarke (MI) Graves (MO) Lewis (GA) Fitzpatrick Matheson Towns minute vote. Clarke (NY) Green, Al Lipinski Fleischmann Matsui Turner The vote was taken by electronic de- Cohen Green, Gene LoBiondo Forbes McCarthy (CA) Upton Cole Griffin (AR) Loebsack Fortenberry McCarthy (NY) Van Hollen vice, and there were—ayes 84, noes 335, Conaway Grijalva Lofgren, Zoe Frank (MA) McCollum Vela´ zquez not voting 13, as follows: Connolly (VA) Grimm Lowey

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN7.077 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H4308 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2011 Luja´ n Peters Sewell [Roll No. 452] Kinzinger (IL) Noem Scott (SC) Lungren, Daniel Pitts Sherman Kissell Nugent Scott (VA) E. Poe (TX) Shimkus AYES—132 Kline Nunes Scott, Austin Lynch Polis Simpson Ackerman Grijalva Pascrell Labrador Nunnelee Scott, David Mack Pompeo Sires Baldwin Grimm Pastor (AZ) Lamborn Olson Sessions Maloney Posey Smith (NJ) Bass (CA) Hanabusa Paul Lance Owens Sewell Markey Price (GA) Smith (TX) Becerra Hayworth Payne Landry Palazzo Shimkus Matsui Price (NC) Southerland Berman Heinrich Pelosi Lankford Paulsen Shuler McCarthy (CA) Quayle Speier Blackburn Higgins Perlmutter Larsen (WA) Pearce Shuster McCaul Reed Stark Brady (PA) Himes Peters Latham Pence Simpson McClintock Rehberg Stearns Brooks Hinchey Petri LaTourette Peterson Smith (NE) McCollum Reichert Stutzman Campbell Hirono Pingree (ME) Latta Pitts Smith (TX) McDermott Reyes Sullivan Capps Holt Polis Lewis (CA) Platts Southerland McGovern Richardson Sutton Capuano Honda Price (NC) Lewis (GA) Poe (TX) Stearns McHenry Richmond Terry Carnahan Hoyer Quigley LoBiondo Pompeo Stutzman McIntyre Rigell Thompson (CA) Carney Inslee Reichert Loebsack Posey Sullivan McKeon Rivera Thornberry Carson (IN) Israel Reyes Long Price (GA) Terry McKinley Roby Tiberi Castor (FL) Jackson (IL) Rohrabacher Lucas Quayle Thompson (CA) McMorris Roe (TN) Tierney Chu Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Luetkemeyer Rahall Thompson (MS) Rodgers Rogers (AL) Tipton Cicilline Johnson (IL) Ruppersberger Luja´ n Reed Thompson (PA) McNerney Rogers (KY) Tonko Clarke (MI) Jones Rush Lummis Rehberg Thornberry Meeks Rogers (MI) Towns Coffman (CO) Keating Sanchez, Loretta Lungren, Daniel Renacci Tiberi Michaud Rohrabacher Turner Cohen Kucinich Sarbanes E. Ribble Tierney Miller (FL) Rooney Upton Connolly (VA) Langevin Schakowsky Lynch Richardson Tipton Miller (MI) Ros-Lehtinen Van Hollen Cooper Lee (CA) Schiff Manzullo Richmond Turner Miller (NC) Roskam Vela´ zquez Crowley Levin Schwartz Marchant Rigell Upton Miller, Gary Ross (AR) Walberg Davis (CA) Lipinski Schweikert Marino Rivera Visclosky Miller, George Ross (FL) Walden DeFazio Lofgren, Zoe Sensenbrenner Matheson Roby Walberg Moore Rothman (NJ) Wasserman DeGette Lowey Serrano Matsui Roe (TN) Walden Mulvaney Roybal-Allard Schultz DeLauro Mack Sherman McCarthy (CA) Rogers (AL) Walsh (IL) Myrick Royce Waters Deutch Maloney Sires McCaul Rogers (KY) Walz (MN) Nadler Runyan Watt Dicks Markey Smith (NJ) McIntyre Rogers (MI) Wasserman Napolitano Ruppersberger Waxman Doggett McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) McKeon Rooney Schultz Neugebauer Ryan (OH) Webster Dold McClintock Speier McKinley Ros-Lehtinen Waters Noem Ryan (WI) Westmoreland Doyle McCollum Stark McMorris Roskam Watt Nugent Sarbanes Whitfield Duncan (TN) McDermott Sutton Rodgers Ross (AR) Webster Nunes Scalise Wilson (FL) Ellison McGovern Tonko Meeks Ross (FL) West Nunnelee Schakowsky Wilson (SC) Engel McHenry Towns Mica Rothman (NJ) Westmoreland Olson Schiff Wolf Farr McNerney Van Hollen Michaud Royce Wilson (FL) Pallone Schilling Womack Fattah Meehan Vela´ zquez Miller (FL) Runyan Wilson (SC) Pascrell Schmidt Woodall Filner Miller, George Waxman Miller (MI) Ryan (OH) Wittman Pastor (AZ) Schock Woolsey Fitzpatrick Moore Welch Miller (NC) Ryan (WI) Wolf Paulsen Schweikert Wu Foxx Moran Whitfield Miller, Gary Scalise Womack Payne Scott (SC) Yarmuth Franks (AZ) Murphy (CT) Woolsey Mulvaney Schilling Woodall Pearce Scott (VA) Yoder Gallegly Nadler Wu Murphy (PA) Schmidt Yoder Pelosi Scott, Austin Young (AK) Garrett Napolitano Yarmuth Myrick Schock Young (AK) Pence Serrano Young (FL) Gerlach Pallone Young (IN) Neugebauer Schrader Young (FL) Perlmutter Sessions Young (IN) NOT VOTING—13 NOES—287 NOT VOTING—13 Eshoo Olver Slaughter Adams Chabot Gingrey (GA) Eshoo Neal Stivers Giffords Rangel Stivers Aderholt Chaffetz Gohmert Giffords Olver Tsongas Larson (CT) Rokita Tsongas Akin Chandler Gonzalez Larson (CT) Rangel Weiner McCotter Sa´ nchez, Linda Alexander Weiner Marchant Rokita Clarke (NY) Goodlatte Neal T. Altmire McCotter Slaughter Clay Gosar Amash Cleaver Gowdy ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Andrews Clyburn Granger The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Austria Coble Graves (GA) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Baca Cole Graves (MO) There is 1 minute remaining. There is 1 minute remaining. Bachmann Conaway Green, Al Bachus Conyers Green, Gene b 1306 b 1300 Barletta Costa Griffin (AR) Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida changed her Barrow Costello Griffith (VA) Bartlett Courtney Guinta Messrs. COFFMAN of Colorado and vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Barton (TX) Cravaack Guthrie CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. SPEIER, So the amendment was rejected. Bass (NH) Crawford Gutierrez and Mr. BERMAN changed their vote The result of the vote was announced Benishek Crenshaw Hall from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Berg Critz Hanna as above recorded. Berkley Cuellar Harper Messrs. FRANK of Massachusetts, Stated against: Biggert Culberson Harris FLAKE, SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WEST. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 451, Bilbray Cummings Hartzler ROTHMAN of New Jersey, and AMASH had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Bilirakis Davis (IL) Hastings (FL) Bishop (GA) Davis (KY) Hastings (WA) changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CAMPBELL Bishop (NY) Denham Heck So the amendment was rejected. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bishop (UT) Dent Hensarling The result of the vote was announced Black DesJarlais Herger as above recorded. business is the demand for a recorded Blumenauer Diaz-Balart Herrera Beutler vote on the amendment offered by the Bonner Dingell Hinojosa AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN gentleman from California (Mr. CAMP- Bono Mack Donnelly (IN) Hochul The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished BELL) on which further proceedings Boren Dreier Holden business is the demand for a recorded Boswell Duffy Huelskamp were postponed and on which the noes Boustany Duncan (SC) Huizenga (MI) vote on the amendment offered by the prevailed by voice vote. Brady (TX) Edwards Hultgren gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. The Clerk will redesignate the Braley (IA) Ellmers Hunter BLACKBURN) on which further pro- Broun (GA) Emerson Hurt amendment. Brown (FL) Farenthold Issa ceedings were postponed and on which The Clerk redesignated the amend- Buchanan Fincher Jackson Lee the noes prevailed by voice vote. ment. Bucshon Flake (TX) The Clerk will redesignate the Buerkle Fleischmann Jenkins amendment. RECORDED VOTE Burgess Fleming Johnson (OH) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Burton (IN) Flores Johnson, E. B. The Clerk redesignated the amend- has been demanded. Butterfield Forbes Johnson, Sam ment. Calvert Fortenberry Jordan RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote was ordered. Camp Frank (MA) Kaptur The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Canseco Frelinghuysen Kelly The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote minute vote. Cantor Fudge Kildee has been demanded. The vote was taken by electronic de- Capito Garamendi Kind A recorded vote was ordered. Cardoza Gardner King (IA) vice, and there were—ayes 132, noes 287, Carter Gibbs King (NY) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- not voting 13, as follows: Cassidy Gibson Kingston minute vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.036 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4309 The vote was taken by electronic de- Kildee Neugebauer Schwartz [Roll No. 454] vice, and there were—ayes 109, noes 310, Kind Noem Scott (VA) King (IA) Nunes Scott, Austin AYES—283 not voting 13, as follows: Kingston Olson Scott, David Adams Frelinghuysen Neugebauer Kinzinger (IL) Owens [Roll No. 453] Serrano Aderholt Fudge Nugent Kissell Palazzo Sewell Akin Gallegly Nunes AYES—109 Kucinich Pallone Sherman Alexander Garrett Nunnelee Lance Pascrell Amash Hall Paul Shimkus Altmire Gerlach Olson Langevin Pastor (AZ) Bachmann Hensarling Paulsen Shuler Lankford Payne Amash Gibbs Pallone Bartlett Herger Pence Shuster Larsen (WA) Pearce Andrews Gibson Pascrell Barton (TX) Huelskamp Petri Simpson Latham Pelosi Bachmann Gingrey (GA) Pastor (AZ) Biggert Huizenga (MI) Pitts Sires LaTourette Perlmutter Bachus Gohmert Paul Bishop (UT) Hultgren Pompeo Smith (NE) Lee (CA) Peters Barletta Goodlatte Paulsen Black Hunter Price (GA) Smith (NJ) Bartlett Gowdy Payne Blackburn Hurt Levin Peterson Quayle Lewis (CA) Pingree (ME) Smith (TX) Barton (TX) Granger Pearce Bono Mack Issa Renacci Smith (WA) Bass (CA) Graves (GA) Pence Brady (TX) Johnson (OH) Lewis (GA) Platts Ribble Lipinski Poe (TX) Speier Bass (NH) Green, Gene Perlmutter Broun (GA) Johnson, Sam Rigell Stark Becerra Griffin (AR) Peters Buchanan Jordan LoBiondo Polis Rogers (MI) Loebsack Posey Sutton Benishek Griffith (VA) Petri Buerkle King (NY) Rohrabacher Thompson (CA) Berkley Grijalva Pingree (ME) Burgess Kline Lofgren, Zoe Price (NC) Ross (FL) Thompson (MS) Berman Grimm Pitts Burton (IN) Labrador Lowey Quigley Royce Thompson (PA) Biggert Guinta Platts Campbell Lamborn Lucas Rahall Ryan (WI) Thornberry Bilbray Guthrie Poe (TX) Chabot Landry Luetkemeyer Reed Scalise ´ Tierney Bilirakis Hall Polis Chaffetz Latta Lujan Rehberg Schweikert Bishop (UT) Hanna Pompeo Coble Long Lynch Reichert Tipton Scott (SC) Black Harper Posey Coffman (CO) Lummis Maloney Reyes Tonko Sensenbrenner Marino Richardson Towns Blackburn Harris Price (GA) Cooper Lungren, Daniel Blumenauer Hayworth Quayle Davis (KY) E. Sessions Markey Richmond Turner Bonner Heinrich Quigley Duncan (SC) Mack Southerland Matheson Rivera Van Hollen Bono Mack Hensarling Rahall Duncan (TN) Manzullo Stearns Matsui Roby Vela´ zquez Boren Herger Reed Flake Marchant Stutzman McCarthy (NY) Roe (TN) Visclosky Boustany Herrera Beutler Rehberg Fleischmann McCarthy (CA) Sullivan McCaul Rogers (AL) Walden Brady (PA) Higgins Reichert Fleming McClintock Terry McCollum Rogers (KY) Walz (MN) Brady (TX) Himes Renacci Foxx McHenry Tiberi McDermott Rooney Wasserman Brooks Hinchey Ribble Franks (AZ) Mica Upton McGovern Ros-Lehtinen Schultz McIntyre Roskam Broun (GA) Hinojosa Richardson Garrett Miller (FL) Walberg Waters McKeon Ross (AR) Buchanan Hirono Rigell Gingrey (GA) Miller (MI) Walsh (IL) Watt McKinley Rothman (NJ) Bucshon Hochul Roe (TN) Gohmert Miller, Gary Wilson (SC) Waxman McMorris Roybal-Allard Buerkle Honda Rogers (MI) Goodlatte Mulvaney Wittman Webster Rodgers Runyan Burgess Huizenga (MI) Rohrabacher Gowdy Murphy (PA) Woodall Welch Graves (GA) Myrick Yoder McNerney Ruppersberger Calvert Hunter Rooney Meehan Rush West Camp Hurt Roskam Griffith (VA) Nugent Young (FL) Westmoreland Grimm Nunnelee Young (IN) Meeks Ryan (OH) Campbell Issa Ross (FL) Michaud Sanchez, Loretta Whitfield Canseco Johnson, Sam Rothman (NJ) NOES—310 Miller (NC) Sarbanes Wilson (FL) Cantor Jordan Roybal-Allard Miller, George Schakowsky Wolf Capito Kelly Royce Ackerman Clarke (NY) Frelinghuysen Moore Schiff Womack Capps King (NY) Runyan Adams Clay Fudge Moran Schilling Woolsey Capuano Kingston Ryan (WI) Aderholt Cleaver Gallegly Murphy (CT) Schmidt Wu Carney Kline Sanchez, Loretta Akin Clyburn Garamendi Nadler Schock Yarmuth Carter Kucinich Sarbanes Alexander Cohen Gardner Napolitano Schrader Young (AK) Cassidy Labrador Scalise Altmire Cole Gerlach Castor (FL) Lamborn Schiff Andrews Conaway Gibbs NOT VOTING—13 Chabot Lance Schmidt Austria Connolly (VA) Gibson Eshoo Olver Slaughter Chaffetz Landry Schrader Baca Conyers Gonzalez Giffords Rangel Chandler Lankford Schwartz Bachus Costa Gosar Stivers Larson (CT) Rokita Clarke (NY) Larsen (WA) Schweikert Baldwin Costello Granger Tsongas McCotter Sa´ nchez, Linda Clay LaTourette Scott (SC) Barletta Courtney Graves (MO) Weiner Neal T. Coble Lee (CA) Scott, Austin Barrow Cravaack Green, Al Coffman (CO) Levin Sensenbrenner Bass (CA) Crawford Green, Gene ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Bass (NH) Crenshaw Griffin (AR) Cohen Lewis (GA) Sessions Becerra Critz Grijalva The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Cole Lipinski Sherman Benishek Crowley Guinta There is 1 minute remaining. Conaway LoBiondo Shuler Berg Cuellar Guthrie Connolly (VA) Lofgren, Zoe Shuster Berkley Culberson Gutierrez Cooper Long Simpson ´ Berman Cummings Hanabusa b 1309 Courtney Lujan Sires Bilbray Davis (CA) Hanna Cravaack Lungren, Daniel Smith (NJ) Bilirakis Davis (IL) Harper So the amendment was rejected. Crawford E. Smith (TX) Bishop (GA) DeFazio Harris The result of the vote was announced Crowley Lynch Smith (WA) Bishop (NY) DeGette Hartzler Cuellar Mack Southerland Blumenauer DeLauro Hastings (FL) as above recorded. Culberson Maloney Speier Bonner Denham Hastings (WA) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE Davis (CA) Marchant Stearns Boren Dent Hayworth Davis (KY) Marino Stutzman Boswell DesJarlais Heck The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished DeLauro Matheson Sullivan Boustany Deutch Heinrich business is the demand for a recorded Denham Matsui Sutton Brady (PA) Diaz-Balart Herrera Beutler vote on amendment No. 1 offered by Dent McCarthy (CA) Thompson (CA) Braley (IA) Dicks Higgins the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. DesJarlais McCaul Thompson (PA) Brooks Dingell Himes Deutch McClintock Thornberry Brown (FL) Doggett Hinchey FLAKE) on which further proceedings Doggett McCollum Tipton Bucshon Dold Hinojosa were postponed and on which the noes Dold McDermott Tonko Butterfield Donnelly (IN) Hirono prevailed by voice vote. Doyle McGovern Upton Calvert Doyle Hochul Dreier McHenry Van Hollen Camp Dreier Holden The Clerk will redesignate the Duffy McIntyre Walberg Canseco Duffy Holt amendment. Duncan (SC) McKeon Walden Cantor Edwards Honda The Clerk redesignated the amend- Duncan (TN) McKinley Walsh (IL) Capito Ellison Hoyer Edwards McMorris Webster Capps Ellmers Inslee ment. Ellison Rodgers Welch Capuano Emerson Israel RECORDED VOTE Ellmers Mica West Cardoza Engel Jackson (IL) Farenthold Michaud Westmoreland Carnahan Farenthold Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Farr Miller (FL) Wilson (SC) Carney Farr (TX) has been demanded. Fitzpatrick Miller (MI) Wittman Carson (IN) Fattah Jenkins A recorded vote was ordered. Flake Miller, Gary Wolf Carter Filner Johnson (GA) Fleischmann Miller, George Womack Cassidy Fincher Johnson (IL) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Fleming Moran Woodall Castor (FL) Fitzpatrick Johnson, E. B. minute vote. Flores Mulvaney Woolsey Chandler Flores Jones The vote was taken by electronic de- Forbes Murphy (CT) Wu Chu Forbes Kaptur Foxx Murphy (PA) Young (AK) Cicilline Fortenberry Keating vice, and there were—ayes 283, noes 128, Frank (MA) Myrick Young (FL) Clarke (MI) Frank (MA) Kelly not voting 21, as follows: Franks (AZ) Nadler Young (IN)

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Ross (AR) Ackerman Hastings (WA) Palazzo AYES—186 Hastings (WA) Manzullo Rush Austria Heck Pelosi Hayworth Marchant Sanchez, Loretta Baca Holden Peterson Ackerman Gohmert Paul Herger Marino Scalise Baldwin Holt Adams Gonzalez Paulsen Price (NC) Matsui Barrow Hoyer Amash Gowdy Payne Hinojosa Schilling Reyes McCarthy (CA) Berg Huelskamp Andrews Graves (GA) Pelosi Hirono Schmidt Richmond McCaul Bishop (GA) Hultgren Bachmann Green, Gene Peters Hochul Schock Rivera McCollum Bishop (NY) Inslee Baldwin Griffin (AR) Petri Holden Scott, Austin Roby McIntyre Boswell Israel Bartlett Grimm Pingree (ME) Holt Scott, David Rogers (AL) McKeon Braley (IA) Jackson (IL) Barton (TX) Heck Pitts Huelskamp Serrano Rogers (KY) McMorris Brown (FL) Jackson Lee Bass (CA) Heinrich Platts Huizenga (MI) Sewell Rodgers Burton (IN) (TX) Ros-Lehtinen Bass (NH) Hensarling Polis Hultgren Shimkus McNerney Butterfield Jenkins Ross (AR) Benishek Higgins Hurt Shuler Posey Meehan Cardoza Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger Berkley Himes Jackson (IL) Shuster Price (GA) Miller (MI) Carnahan Johnson (IL) Rush Berman Hinchey Jackson Lee Simpson Price (NC) Miller (NC) Carson (IN) Johnson (OH) Ryan (OH) Biggert Honda (TX) Smith (NE) Quayle Napolitano Chu Johnson, E. B. Schakowsky Bishop (NY) Hoyer Jenkins Smith (TX) Quigley Neugebauer Cicilline Jones Schilling Blackburn Hunter Johnson (IL) Southerland Reichert Noem Cleaver Kaptur Schock Blumenauer Inslee Johnson (OH) Stutzman Richardson Nunes Clyburn Kildee Boswell Israel Johnson, E. B. Scott (VA) Roe (TN) Nunnelee Sullivan Conyers Kind Brady (PA) Issa Johnson, Sam Scott, David Rohrabacher Olson Terry Costa King (IA) Braley (IA) Johnson (GA) Serrano Ros-Lehtinen Jones Owens Thompson (CA) Costello Kinzinger (IL) Broun (GA) Jordan Sewell Ross (FL) Keating Palazzo Thompson (MS) Crenshaw Kissell Buchanan Kaptur Shimkus Rothman (NJ) Kelly Pastor (AZ) Thompson (PA) Critz Langevin Campbell Kind Smith (NE) Roybal-Allard Kildee Pearce Thornberry Cummings Latham Capps King (NY) Terry Royce King (IA) Pence Tiberi Davis (IL) Latta Capuano Kucinich Thompson (MS) Runyan Kingston Perlmutter Tierney DeFazio Lewis (CA) Castor (FL) Labrador Tiberi Ruppersberger Kinzinger (IL) Peterson Tipton DeGette Loebsack Chabot Langevin Tierney Ryan (OH) Kissell Poe (TX) Towns Diaz-Balart Lowey Chaffetz Larsen (WA) Towns Ryan (WI) Kline Pompeo Turner Dicks Lucas Chu Lee (CA) Turner Sarbanes Lamborn Rahall Upton Dingell Luetkemeyer Cicilline Levin ´ Schakowsky Lance Reed Walberg Donnelly (IN) Lummis Velazquez Clay Lipinski Schiff Landry Rehberg Walden Emerson Manzullo Visclosky Cleaver LoBiondo Schrader Lankford Renacci Walz (MN) Engel Markey Walz (MN) Coble Loebsack Schwartz Latham Reyes Wasserman Filner McCarthy (NY) Wasserman Coffman (CO) Lofgren, Zoe Schweikert LaTourette Ribble Schultz Fincher McNerney Schultz Cohen Long Scott (SC) Latta Richmond Webster Fortenberry Meehan Waters Connolly (VA) Lynch Scott (VA) Lewis (CA) Rigell Westmoreland Gardner Meeks Watt Cooper Mack Sensenbrenner Lewis (GA) Rivera Whitfield Gonzalez Miller (NC) Waxman Courtney Maloney Sessions Lowey Roby Wilson (FL) Graves (MO) Moore Whitfield Cravaack Markey Sherman Lucas Rogers (AL) Wittman Hanabusa Napolitano Wilson (FL) Crowley Matheson Sires Luetkemeyer Rogers (KY) Womack Hartzler Noem Yarmuth Cummings McCarthy (NY) Smith (NJ) Luja´ n Rogers (MI) Yarmuth Hastings (FL) Owens Yoder Davis (CA) McClintock DeFazio McDermott Smith (WA) Lummis Rooney Yoder NOT VOTING—21 DeGette McGovern Speier Stark NOT VOTING—18 ´ DeLauro McHenry Clarke (MI) Keating Sanchez, Linda Stearns Eshoo Olver Tsongas Eshoo Dent McKinley Larson (CT) T. Sutton Garamendi Rangel Vela´ zquez Fattah Deutch Meeks McCotter Slaughter Tonko Giffords Rokita Waters Garamendi Doggett Mica Neal Stark Van Hollen Gutierrez Sa´ nchez, Linda Watt Giffords Dold Michaud Olver Stivers Visclosky Larson (CT) T. Gosar Doyle Miller (FL) Weiner Rangel Tsongas Walsh (IL) McCotter Slaughter Green, Al Duncan (SC) Miller, Gary Rokita Weiner Waxman Neal Stivers Gutierrez Duncan (TN) Miller, George Welch Fattah Moore ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Filner Moran West The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Fitzpatrick Mulvaney Wilson (SC) Flake Murphy (CT) Wolf There is 1 minute remaining in this There is 1 minute remaining in this Fleming Murphy (PA) Woodall vote. vote. Foxx Myrick Woolsey Frank (MA) Nadler Wu b 1315 b 1312 Franks (AZ) Nugent Young (AK) So the amendment was rejected. So the amendment was agreed to. Garrett Pallone Young (FL) Gibson Pascrell Young (IN) The result of the vote was announced The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. as above recorded. NOES—228 Stated against: Stated for: Aderholt Capito Ellison Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Chair, Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 454, Akin Cardoza Ellmers today I was unavoidably detained and missed I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ but was in an inter- Alexander Carnahan Emerson Altmire Carney Engel the vote on: Flake Amendment No. 2 to H.R. view and missed the vote. Austria Carson (IN) Farenthold 2112. Prohibits the use of funds to be used for AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE Baca Carter Farr the construction of any ethanol blender pump The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachus Cassidy Fincher Barletta Chandler Fleischmann or any ethanol storage facility. Had I been business is the demand for a recorded Barrow Clarke (MI) Flores present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on this bill. vote on amendment No. 2 offered by Becerra Clarke (NY) Forbes AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LIPINSKI the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Berg Clyburn Fortenberry Bilbray Cole Frelinghuysen The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished FLAKE) on which further proceedings Bilirakis Conaway Fudge business is the demand for a recorded were postponed and on which the noes Bishop (GA) Conyers Gallegly vote on the amendment offered by the prevailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) Costa Gardner gentleman from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI) The Clerk will redesignate the Black Costello Gerlach Bonner Crawford Gibbs on which further proceedings were amendment. Bono Mack Crenshaw Gingrey (GA) postponed and on which the noes pre- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Boren Critz Goodlatte vailed by voice vote. ment. Boustany Cuellar Gosar The Clerk will redesignate the Brady (TX) Culberson Granger RECORDED VOTE Brooks Davis (IL) Graves (MO) amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brown (FL) Davis (KY) Green, Al The Clerk redesignated the amend- has been demanded. Bucshon Denham Griffith (VA) ment. Buerkle DesJarlais Grijalva A recorded vote was ordered. Burgess Diaz-Balart Guinta RECORDED VOTE The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Burton (IN) Dicks Guthrie The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote minute vote. Butterfield Dingell Hall has been demanded. The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Donnelly (IN) Hanabusa A recorded vote was ordered. Camp Dreier Hanna vice, and there were—ayes 186, noes 228, Canseco Duffy Harper The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- not voting 18, as follows: Cantor Edwards Harris minute vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN7.048 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4311 The vote was taken by electronic de- Huelskamp Meeks Ryan (OH) [Roll No. 457] Huizenga (MI) Miller (MI) Ryan (WI) vice, and there were—ayes 162, noes 254, Inslee Miller, Gary Sanchez, Loretta AYES—101 not voting 16, as follows: Issa Miller, George Scalise Amash Franks (AZ) Paul [Roll No. 456] Jackson Lee Mulvaney Schmidt Bachmann Garrett Paulsen (TX) Murphy (CT) Schock Bachus Gerlach Pearce AYES—162 Jenkins Neugebauer Schrader Bass (NH) Gingrey (GA) Pence Johnson (GA) Noem Schwartz Ackerman Frank (MA) Miller (FL) Benishek Gohmert Peters Johnson (OH) Nunes Schweikert Aderholt Franks (AZ) Miller (NC) Berkley Gowdy Polis Johnson, E. B. Nunnelee Scott (VA) Altmire Garrett Moore Black Graves (GA) Price (GA) Johnson, Sam Olson Scott, Austin Baca Gerlach Moran Blackburn Grimm Quayle Baldwin Gibson Murphy (PA) Jordan Palazzo Scott, David Brooks Guinta Kelly Pastor (AZ) Sessions Quigley Bartlett Gohmert Myrick Broun (GA) Hall Rohrabacher Bass (NH) Goodlatte Nadler Kildee Paulsen Sewell Buerkle Hanabusa Kind Payne Smith (NE) Royce Becerra Granger Napolitano Burgess Hayworth Ryan (WI) King (IA) Pearce Smith (TX) Burton (IN) Hensarling Berkley Graves (MO) Nugent Schweikert Kingston Pelosi Southerland Campbell Herrera Beutler Berman Griffith (VA) Owens Scott (SC) Kinzinger (IL) Pence Speier Cantor Hunter Bilbray Grijalva Pallone Sensenbrenner Kline Perlmutter Stearns Carney Jordan Bishop (GA) Grimm Pascrell Sessions Kucinich Peterson Stutzman Chabot Lamborn Bishop (NY) Hanna Paul Smith (NJ) Blackburn Heck Labrador Petri Thompson (CA) Chaffetz Lankford Peters Southerland Brady (PA) Heinrich Pitts Lamborn Pingree (ME) Thompson (MS) Cicilline LoBiondo Speier Braley (IA) Higgins Platts Lance Poe (TX) Thompson (PA) Coble Long Stearns Brown (FL) Hinojosa Quigley Landry Polis Thornberry Coffman (CO) Mack Stutzman Burgess Hochul Rahall Lankford Pompeo Tierney Cohen Matheson Sullivan Capito Holden Reichert Larsen (WA) Posey Tipton Connolly (VA) McClintock Tiberi Capuano Holt Reyes Latham Price (GA) Towns Cooper McCollum Cardoza Honda Rigell Latta Price (NC) Upton Culberson McHenry Tonko Carnahan Hultgren Rohrabacher Lee (CA) Quayle Van Hollen Davis (CA) Meehan Van Hollen Carney Hunter Rooney Lewis (CA) Reed Walberg DeFazio Miller (FL) Walberg Carson (IN) Hurt Rothman (NJ) Lofgren, Zoe Rehberg Walden Doggett Miller, Gary Walsh (IL) Chandler Israel Sarbanes Long Renacci Walsh (IL) Duncan (SC) Moran West Chu Jackson (IL) Schakowsky Lucas Ribble Walz (MN) Duncan (TN) Mulvaney Wilson (FL) Coble Johnson (IL) Schiff Luetkemeyer Richardson Wasserman Fitzpatrick Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) Conaway Jones Schilling Lummis Richmond Schultz Flake Myrick Woodall Cooper Kaptur Scott (SC) Lungren, Daniel Rivera Waters Fleming Nugent Young (AK) Costello Keating Sensenbrenner E. Roby Watt Foxx Pascrell Young (IN) Courtney King (NY) Serrano Mack Roe (TN) Webster Cravaack Kissell Sherman Maloney Rogers (AL) West NOES—314 Marchant Rogers (KY) Westmoreland Critz Langevin Shimkus Ackerman Costello Hastings (FL) Cuellar LaTourette Shuler Marino Rogers (MI) Whitfield Matsui Ros-Lehtinen Wilson (FL) Adams Courtney Hastings (WA) Cummings Levin Shuster Aderholt Cravaack Heck Davis (IL) Lewis (GA) Simpson McCarthy (CA) Roskam Wilson (SC) McCollum Ross (AR) Womack Akin Crawford Heinrich DeFazio Lipinski Sires Alexander Crenshaw Herger DeGette LoBiondo Smith (NJ) McDermott Ross (FL) Woodall McKeon Roybal-Allard Woolsey Altmire Critz Higgins DeLauro Loebsack Smith (WA) Andrews Crowley Himes Dent Lowey Stark McKinley Royce Yoder McMorris Runyan Young (AK) Austria Cuellar Hinchey Deutch Luja´ n Sullivan Baca Cummings Hinojosa Dicks Lynch Sutton Rodgers Ruppersberger Young (FL) McNerney Rush Young (IN) Baldwin Davis (IL) Hirono Doggett Manzullo Terry Barletta Davis (KY) Hochul Dold Markey Tiberi NOT VOTING—16 Barrow DeLauro Holden Donnelly (IN) Matheson Tonko Bartlett Denham Holt Brady (TX) McCotter Sa´ nchez, Linda Doyle McCarthy (NY) Turner Barton (TX) Dent Honda Eshoo Neal T. Duffy McCaul Vela´ zquez Bass (CA) DesJarlais Hoyer Garamendi Slaughter Duncan (TN) McClintock Visclosky Olver Becerra Deutch Huelskamp Giffords Stivers Engel McGovern Waxman Rangel Berg Diaz-Balart Huizenga (MI) Gutierrez Tsongas Filner McHenry Welch Rokita Berman Dicks Hultgren Larson (CT) Weiner Fitzpatrick McIntyre Wittman Biggert Dingell Hurt Forbes Meehan Wolf ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Bilbray Dold Israel Fortenberry Mica Wu Bilirakis Donnelly (IN) Issa Foxx Michaud Yarmuth The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Bishop (GA) Doyle Jackson (IL) Bishop (NY) Dreier Jackson Lee NOES—254 There is 1 minute remaining in this vote. Bishop (UT) Duffy (TX) Adams Capps Fattah Blumenauer Edwards Jenkins Akin Carter Fincher Bonner Ellison Johnson (GA) Alexander Cassidy Flake b 1318 Bono Mack Ellmers Johnson (IL) Amash Castor (FL) Fleischmann Boren Emerson Johnson (OH) Andrews Chabot Fleming So the amendment was rejected. Boswell Engel Johnson, E. B. Austria Chaffetz Flores The result of the vote was announced Boustany Farenthold Johnson, Sam Bachmann Cicilline Frelinghuysen Brady (PA) Farr Jones Bachus Clarke (MI) Fudge as above recorded. Brady (TX) Fattah Kaptur Barletta Clarke (NY) Gallegly AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE Braley (IA) Filner Keating Barrow Clay Gardner Brown (FL) Fincher Kelly Barton (TX) Cleaver Gibbs The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Buchanan Fleischmann Kildee Bass (CA) Clyburn Gingrey (GA) business is the demand for a recorded Bucshon Flores Kind Benishek Coffman (CO) Gonzalez vote on amendment No. 3 offered by Butterfield Forbes King (IA) Berg Cohen Gosar Calvert Fortenberry King (NY) Biggert Cole Gowdy the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Camp Frank (MA) Kingston Bilirakis Connolly (VA) Graves (GA) FLAKE) on which further proceedings Canseco Frelinghuysen Kinzinger (IL) Bishop (UT) Conyers Green, Al were postponed and on which the noes Capito Fudge Kissell Black Costa Green, Gene prevailed by voice vote. Capps Gallegly Kline Blumenauer Crawford Griffin (AR) Capuano Gardner Kucinich Bonner Crenshaw Guinta The Clerk will redesignate the Cardoza Gibbs Labrador Bono Mack Crowley Guthrie amendment. Carnahan Gibson Lance Boren Culberson Hall The Clerk redesignated the amend- Carson (IN) Gonzalez Landry Boswell Davis (CA) Hanabusa Carter Goodlatte Langevin Boustany Davis (KY) Harper ment. Cassidy Gosar Larsen (WA) Brooks Denham Harris RECORDED VOTE Castor (FL) Granger Latham Broun (GA) DesJarlais Hartzler Chandler Graves (MO) LaTourette Buchanan Diaz-Balart Hastings (FL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Chu Green, Al Latta Bucshon Dingell Hastings (WA) has been demanded. Clarke (MI) Green, Gene Lee (CA) Buerkle Dreier Hayworth A recorded vote was ordered. Clarke (NY) Griffin (AR) Levin Burton (IN) Duncan (SC) Hensarling Clay Griffith (VA) Lewis (CA) Butterfield Edwards Herger The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Cleaver Grijalva Lewis (GA) Calvert Ellison Herrera Beutler minute vote. Clyburn Guthrie Lipinski Camp Ellmers Himes The vote was taken by electronic de- Cole Hanna Loebsack Campbell Emerson Hinchey Conaway Harper Lofgren, Zoe Canseco Farenthold Hirono vice, and there were—ayes 101, noes 314, Conyers Harris Lowey Cantor Farr Hoyer not voting 17, as follows: Costa Hartzler Lucas

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In my district, my constituents Marino Reed Sires Is a separate vote demanded on any are paying over $4 a gallon just to fill Markey Rehberg Smith (NE) up, and that’s for regular. The price of Matsui Reichert Smith (TX) amendment reported from the Com- McCarthy (CA) Renacci Smith (WA) mittee of the Whole? If not, the Chair diesel is really, really hurting my McCarthy (NY) Reyes Stark will put them en gros. farmers, who pay a quarter more for McCaul Ribble Sutton The amendments were agreed to. every gallon. McDermott Richardson Terry McGovern Richmond Thompson (CA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The You know, the worst part is that McIntyre Rigell Thompson (MS) question is on the engrossment and none of this is new for western New McKeon Rivera Thompson (PA) third reading of the bill. York. A few years ago, my region had McKinley Roby Thornberry The bill was ordered to be engrossed the highest gas prices in America—not McMorris Roe (TN) Tierney Rodgers Rogers (AL) Tipton and read a third time, and was read the high prices, the highest. Even today, McNerney Rogers (KY) Towns third time. the village of Arcade, a tiny village in Meeks Rogers (MI) Turner MOTION TO RECOMMIT a farming community in Wyoming Mica Rooney Upton Michaud Ros-Lehtinen Vela´ zquez Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, I have a County, is listed as having among the Miller (MI) Roskam Visclosky motion to recommit at the desk. highest gas prices in the Nation. How Miller (NC) Ross (AR) Walden The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the can that possibly be explained? What is Miller, George Ross (FL) Walz (MN) so disturbing is that our area was just Moore Rothman (NJ) Wasserman gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Murphy (CT) Roybal-Allard Schultz Ms. HOCHUL. I am opposed to the starting to climb out of recession when Nadler Runyan Waters bill in its current form. the price of gas skyrocketed, sending Napolitano Ruppersberger Watt The SPEAKER pro tempore. The our recovery efforts backwards. Neugebauer Rush Waxman For all the Members who are con- Noem Ryan (OH) Webster Clerk will report the motion to recom- Nunes Sanchez, Loretta Welch mit: cerned about the deficit, I hope you Nunnelee Sarbanes Westmoreland Ms. Hochul moves to recommit the bill will support this amendment. The high Olson Scalise Whitfield cost of oil is not only bankrupting Owens Schakowsky Wittman H.R. 2112 to the Committee on Appropria- Palazzo Schiff Wolf tions with instructions to report the same American families and businesses but Pallone Schilling Womack back to the House forthwith with the fol- is also bankrupting our country. Pastor (AZ) Schmidt Woolsey lowing amendment: I know that the folks back home in Payne Schock Wu Page 55, after line 23, insert the following: my district are fed up with the deficit; Pelosi Schrader Yarmuth In addition, for carrying out section 4a of Perlmutter Schwartz Yoder they’re fed up with the poor economy; the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6a), Peterson Scott (VA) Young (FL) and they are fed up with high gas including establishing limits to diminish, prices. And they want to know what NOT VOTING—17 eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation, we’re going to do to solve these prob- DeGette Larson (CT) Sa´ nchez, Linda and as authorized by section 12(d) of such Eshoo McCotter T. Act (7 U.S.C. 16(d)), $11,800,000. lems. I’ll tell you, the answer does not Garamendi Neal Slaughter Page 6, line 11, after the dollar amount, in- lie in firing the regulators who watch Giffords Olver Stivers sert ‘‘(reduced by $4,000,000)’’. and control the speculators who now Gutierrez Rangel Tsongas Page 27, line 11, after the dollar amount, Inslee Rokita Weiner make up over 70 percent of the market. insert ‘‘(reduced by $3,800,000)’’. And that’s exactly what this bill does. Ms. BASS of California changed her Page 30, line 10, after the dollar amount, Recently, several traders and firms vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ insert ‘‘(reduced by $4,000,000)’’. were charged by the CFTC with price b 1321 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- manipulation, trying to hoard crude oil So the amendment was rejected. tlewoman from New York is recognized and score a quick $50 million. And I The result of the vote was announced for 5 minutes in support of her motion. ask, how does gutting this agency, as above recorded. Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, I am here which protects our consumers from The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will today as someone who very recently speculators, end up reducing the price read. stood before the voters, and I can tell of gas? The answer is, it doesn’t. The Clerk read as follows: you that the constituents I represent Even the CEO of Exxon-Mobil blames This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, are fed up with our inability to control speculators for the high prices, saying Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis- the soaring price of gas in this country. that just last month, oil should be tration, and Related Agencies Appropria- In the diners, in the small businesses, trading around $60 to $70 a barrel if it tions Act, 2012’’. and certainly at the gas stations, you was governed by supply and demand. Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I can feel the incredible anger and help- Can you imagine, $60 a barrel? Also remove that the Committee do now rise lessness of our consumers. And that is cently, the world’s largest commodity and report the bill back to the House why I feel compelled to stand here trader, Goldman Sachs, told their cli- with sundry amendments, with the rec- today to offer this final amendment to ents that the speculators had artifi- ommendation that the amendments be restore critical funding to the Com- cially driven up the price of oil by as agreed to and that the bill, as amend- modity Futures Trading Commission. much as $27 a barrel. ed, do pass. The CFTC is like the sheriffs in town The bottom line is, how do we justify The motion was agreed to. who protect us from the Wild West of slashing the budget for the only agency Accordingly, the Committee rose; oil speculators. Now if Republicans had that can crack down on excessive spec- and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. their way, they would send these sher- ulation? I will tell you, it’s not by fir- TERRY) having assumed the chair, Mr. iffs packing, let the speculators drive ing all the sheriffs just when Jesse BISHOP of Utah, Acting Chair of the up our gas prices and run wild, just James is coming to town. I don’t know Committee of the Whole House on the shooting around town. But those who about anyone else, but when I return state of the Union, reported that that support my final amendment to the bill home this weekend, I sure would not Committee, having had under consider- see it differently. We like law and want to have to explain my support for ation the bill (H.R. 2112) making appro- order. We like it when people play by a bill that would, in effect, make it priations for Agriculture, Rural Devel- the rules. And we like having sheriffs easier for Big Oil companies and specu- opment, Food and Drug Administra- around to make sure someone is keep- lators to take advantage of our con- tion, and Related Agencies programs ing an eye on these speculators on be- sumers, our drivers. for the fiscal year ending September 30, half of our consumers. The choice is simple. Does this Con- 2012, and for other purposes, reported The Agriculture appropriations bill gress stand with the consumers, our the bill back to the House with sundry under debate right now would hurt families, our small businesses, and our

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NOES—233 tleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 I recommend a ‘‘no’’ vote on the mo- Adams Gingrey (GA) Nugent minutes. tion to reconsider. Aderholt Gohmert Nunes Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I want The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Akin Goodlatte Nunnelee to start off by saying, if this was a seri- objection, the previous question is or- Alexander Gosar Olson ous amendment, if this was a serious dered on the motion to recommit. Amash Gowdy Palazzo proposal—we have had 25 hours of de- Austria Granger Paul There was no objection. Bachmann Graves (GA) Paulsen bate—it would have been out on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bachus Graves (MO) Pearce House floor, and we could have taken a question is on the motion to recommit. Barletta Griffin (AR) Pence look at it. But let me say this: Very The question was taken; and the Bartlett Griffith (VA) Petri importantly, there is absolutely noth- Speaker pro tempore announced that Barton (TX) Grimm Pitts Bass (NH) Guinta Platts ing in this bill that prohibits the CFTC the noes appeared to have it. Benishek Guthrie Poe (TX) from looking at oil speculation as it re- RECORDED VOTE Berg Hall Pompeo spects the supply or the cost of oil. Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, I demand Biggert Hanna Posey Bilbray Harper Price (GA) b 1330 a recorded vote. Bilirakis Harris Quayle A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (UT) Hartzler Reed This amendment is not needed be- Black Hastings (WA) cause of that alone. But let me also The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Rehberg ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Blackburn Hayworth Reichert quote the Democrat Commissioner on Bonner Heck this 15-minute vote on the motion to Renacci the CFTC, Michael Dunn, a Democrat Bono Mack Hensarling Ribble member of the CFTC. There has been a recommit will be followed by 5-minute Boustany Herger Rigell Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler suggestion by some that once we set votes on passage of H.R. 2112; and ap- Rivera proval of the Journal, if ordered. Brooks Huelskamp Roby position limits, that’s speculative lim- Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) its, on physical derivatives, that the The vote was taken by electronic de- Buchanan Hultgren vice, and there were—ayes 185, noes 233, Rogers (AL) price we pay will inevitably drop. I be- Bucshon Hunter Rogers (KY) not voting 14, as follows: Buerkle Hurt Rogers (MI) lieve this is a fallacy. Burgess Issa [Roll No. 458] Rohrabacher To date, the CFTC staff has been un- Burton (IN) Jenkins Rooney AYES—185 Calvert Johnson (IL) able to find any reliable economic Ros-Lehtinen Camp Johnson (OH) analysis to support the contention that Ackerman Doyle Matheson Roskam Campbell Johnson, Sam Altmire Edwards Matsui Ross (FL) excessive speculation is affecting the Canseco Jordan Andrews Ellison McCarthy (NY) Royce markets we regulate, or that position Cantor Kelly Baca Engel McCollum Runyan limits will prevent excessive specula- Capito King (IA) Baldwin Farr McDermott Ryan (WI) Barrow Fattah McGovern Carter King (NY) tion. The price volatility exists in our Scalise Bass (CA) Filner McIntyre Cassidy Kingston markets because of global supply and Schilling Becerra Frank (MA) McNerney Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Schmidt demand for physical commodities. Berkley Fudge Meeks Chaffetz Kline Schock Now, why are the Democrats trying Berman Garamendi Michaud Coble Labrador Schweikert Bishop (GA) Gonzalez Miller (NC) Coffman (CO) Lamborn to get us bogged down in that the price Scott (SC) Bishop (NY) Green, Al Miller, George Cole Lance of oil is going up because of specula- Scott, Austin Blumenauer Green, Gene Moore Conaway Landry tion? Well, I can tell you. Go back to Boren Grijalva Moran Cravaack Lankford Sensenbrenner January 2009, and ask your constitu- Boswell Gutierrez Murphy (CT) Crawford Latham Sessions ents if they remember paying a 1.83 per Brady (PA) Hanabusa Nadler Crenshaw LaTourette Shimkus Braley (IA) Hastings (FL) Napolitano Culberson Latta Shuster gallon. And in that same month, who Brown (FL) Heinrich Owens Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Simpson Butterfield Higgins Pallone became President of the United States Denham LoBiondo Smith (NE) Capps Himes Pascrell but President Obama, the Democrat. Dent Long Smith (NJ) Capuano Hinchey Pastor (AZ) DesJarlais Lucas Smith (TX) The change you were asking for, the Cardoza Hinojosa Payne change we were promised was that gas Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Southerland Carnahan Hirono Pelosi Stearns Carney Dold Lummis went from $1.83 per gallon to now $3.80, Hochul Perlmutter Stutzman Carson (IN) Holden Peters Dreier Lungren, Daniel a 90 percent increase. And the Demo- Sullivan Castor (FL) Holt Peterson Duffy E. Terry crats want us to believe it’s because of Chandler Honda Pingree (ME) Duncan (SC) Mack speculators. You know why it’s gone Chu Hoyer Polis Duncan (TN) Manzullo Thompson (PA) up? Because of more regulation, less Cicilline Inslee Price (NC) Ellmers Marchant Thornberry Clarke (MI) Israel Quigley Emerson Marino Tiberi permitting, more delays and more law- Clarke (NY) Jackson (IL) Rahall Farenthold McCarthy (CA) Tipton suits. Clay Jackson Lee Reyes Fincher McCaul Turner Think about this. The President re- Cleaver (TX) Richardson Fitzpatrick McClintock Upton cently went down to Brazil and he told Clyburn Johnson (GA) Richmond Flake McHenry Walberg Cohen Johnson, E. B. Ross (AR) Fleischmann McKeon Walden them, hey, we understand you’re going Connolly (VA) Jones Rothman (NJ) Fleming McKinley Walsh (IL) to drill offshore. We encourage you to Conyers Kaptur Roybal-Allard Flores McMorris Webster do so. We want to lend you the money, Cooper Keating Ruppersberger Forbes Rodgers West and we want to become your best cus- Costa Kildee Rush Fortenberry Meehan Whitfield Costello Kind Ryan (OH) Foxx Mica Wilson (SC) ´ tomers. Courtney Kissell Sanchez, Linda Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Wittman Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’ve got Critz Kucinich T. Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Wolf Crowley Langevin Sanchez, Loretta news for the President. I’ve got news Gallegly Miller, Gary Womack Cuellar Larsen (WA) Sarbanes Gardner Mulvaney Woodall for the Democrats. American tech- Cummings Lee (CA) Schakowsky Garrett Murphy (PA) Young (AK) nology and American engineers do not Davis (CA) Levin Schiff Gerlach Myrick Davis (IL) Lewis (GA) Schrader Young (FL) need to hold second place to Brazil or Gibbs Neugebauer Young (IN) DeFazio Lipinski Schwartz Gibson Noem any other country in the world. We are DeGette Loebsack Scott (VA) America. DeLauro Lofgren, Zoe Scott, David NOT VOTING—14 We need to have an all-of-the-above Deutch Lowey Serrano energy policy. We do need to look at Dicks Luja´ n Sewell Eshoo Olver Tsongas Dingell Lynch Sherman Giffords Rangel Weiner solar. We do need to look at ethanol. Doggett Maloney Shuler Larson (CT) Rokita Westmoreland We do need to look at wind. We need to Donnelly (IN) Markey Sires McCotter Slaughter Yoder Neal Stivers

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Barton (TX) Green, Gene Paul vote Nos. 437, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 447, The result of the vote was announced Bass (CA) Griffith (VA) Payne 449, 450, 452, 454, 456, and 458. I would Becerra Grijalva as above recorded. Pelosi have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote Nos. 438, Berkley Gutierrez Perlmutter The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Berman Hanabusa Peters 444, 445, 446, 448, 451, 453, 455, 457, and question is on the passage of the bill. Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Peterson 459. Under clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas Bishop (NY) Heinrich Pingree (ME) Blumenauer Higgins f and nays are ordered. Polis Boren Himes Price (NC) THE JOURNAL This will be a 5-minute vote. Boswell Hinchey Quigley The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (PA) Hinojosa Rahall The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Braley (IA) Hirono Reyes ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- vice, and there were—yeas 217, nays Broun (GA) Hochul 203, not voting 12, as follows: Richardson ished business is the question on agree- Brown (FL) Holden Richmond [Roll No. 459] Burgess Holt Rohrabacher ing to the Speaker’s approval of the Butterfield Honda YEAS—217 Ross (AR) Journal, which the Chair will put de Campbell Hoyer Rothman (NJ) Capps Inslee novo. Adams Gowdy Olson Roybal-Allard Capuano Israel The question is on the Speaker’s ap- Aderholt Granger Palazzo Ruppersberger Cardoza Jackson (IL) Akin Graves (GA) Paulsen Rush proval of the Journal. Carnahan Jackson Lee Alexander Graves (MO) Pearce Ryan (OH) Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Carney (TX) Austria Griffin (AR) Pence Sa´ nchez, Linda Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) nal stands approved. Bachus Grimm Petri T. Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Barletta Guinta Pitts Sanchez, Loretta f Chandler Jones Bartlett Guthrie Platts Sarbanes Chu Kaptur REAPPOINTMENT OF SHIRLEY Bass (NH) Hall Poe (TX) Schakowsky Cicilline Keating Benishek Hanna Pompeo Schiff ANN JACKSON AS A CITIZEN RE- Clarke (MI) Kildee Berg Harper Posey Schrader GENT OF THE SMITHSONIAN Biggert Harris Clarke (NY) Kind Price (GA) Schwartz BOARD OF REGENTS Bilbray Hartzler Quayle Clay King (IA) Schweikert Bilirakis Hastings (WA) Reed Cleaver Kissell Scott (VA) Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Bishop (UT) Hayworth Rehberg Clyburn Kucinich Scott, David fornia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous Black Heck Reichert Cohen Langevin Serrano Blackburn Hensarling Renacci Connolly (VA) Larsen (WA) consent that the Committee on House Sewell Bonner Herger Ribble Conyers Lee (CA) Administration be discharged from fur- Sherman Bono Mack Herrera Beutler Rigell Cooper Levin Shuler ther consideration of the joint resolu- Boustany Huelskamp Rivera Costa Lewis (GA) Sires Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Roby Costello Lipinski tion (S.J. Res. 7) providing for the re- Smith (WA) Brooks Hultgren Roe (TN) Courtney Loebsack appointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as Speier Buchanan Hunter Rogers (AL) Critz Lofgren, Zoe Stark a citizen regent of the Board of Re- Bucshon Hurt Rogers (KY) Crowley Lowey gents of the Smithsonian Institution, Buerkle Issa Rogers (MI) Cuellar Luja´ n Sutton Burton (IN) Jenkins Rooney Cummings Lynch Thompson (CA) and ask for its immediate consider- Calvert Johnson (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Davis (CA) Maloney Thompson (MS) ation in the House. Camp Johnson (OH) Roskam Davis (IL) Markey Tierney Tonko The Clerk read the title of the joint Canseco Johnson, Sam Ross (FL) DeFazio Matheson resolution. Cantor Jordan Royce DeGette Matsui Towns Capito Kelly Runyan DeLauro McCarthy (NY) Van Hollen The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Carter King (NY) Ryan (WI) Deutch McClintock Vela´ zquez objection to the request of the gen- Cassidy Kingston Scalise Dicks McCollum Visclosky Walz (MN) tleman from California? Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Schilling Dingell McDermott There was no objection. Chaffetz Kline Schmidt Doggett McGovern Wasserman Coble Labrador Schock Donnelly (IN) McIntyre Schultz The text of the joint resolution is as Coffman (CO) Lamborn Scott (SC) Doyle McNerney Waters follows: Duncan (TN) Meeks Watt Cole Lance Scott, Austin S.J. RES. 7 Conaway Landry Sensenbrenner Edwards Michaud Waxman Cravaack Lankford Sessions Ellison Miller (FL) Welch Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- Crawford Latham Shimkus Engel Miller (NC) Wilson (FL) resentatives of the United States of America in Crenshaw LaTourette Shuster Farr Miller, George Woolsey Congress assembled, That, in accordance with Culberson Latta Simpson Fattah Moore Wu section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Smith (NE) Filner Moran Yarmuth U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Re- Denham LoBiondo Smith (NJ) gents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the Dent Long Smith (TX) NOT VOTING—12 DesJarlais Lucas Southerland class other than Members of Congress, occur- Eshoo Neal Slaughter ring by reason of the expiration of the term Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Stearns Giffords Olver Stivers Dold Lummis Stutzman Larson (CT) Rangel Tsongas of Shirley Ann Jackson of New York, is filled Dreier Lungren, Daniel Sullivan McCotter Rokita Weiner by reappointment of the incumbent for a Duffy E. Terry term of 6 years effective May 6, 2011. Duncan (SC) Mack Thompson (PA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Ellmers Manzullo Thornberry The joint resolution was ordered to Emerson Marchant Tiberi The SPEAKER pro tempore (during be read a third time, was read the third Farenthold Marino Tipton the vote). There is 1 minute remaining time, and passed, and a motion to re- Fitzpatrick McCarthy (CA) Turner consider was laid on the table. Fleischmann McCaul Upton in this vote. Fleming McHenry Walberg f Flores McKeon Walden 1401 Forbes McKinley Walsh (IL) b REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT P. Fortenberry McMorris Webster KOGOD AS A CITIZEN REGENT Foxx Rodgers West Mr. GUTIERREZ changed his vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ OF THE SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF Frelinghuysen Meehan Westmoreland REGENTS Gallegly Mica Whitfield Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California Gardner Miller (MI) Wilson (SC) changed his vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Garrett Miller, Gary Wittman fornia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous Gerlach Mulvaney Wolf So the bill was passed. Gibbs Murphy (PA) Womack consent that the Committee on House Gibson Myrick Woodall The result of the vote was announced Administration be discharged from fur- Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Yoder as above recorded. ther consideration of the joint resolu- Gohmert Nugent Young (AK) Goodlatte Nunes Young (FL) A motion to reconsider was laid on tion (S.J. Res. 9) providing for the re- Gosar Nunnelee Young (IN) the table. appointment of Robert P. Kogod as a

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(a) DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.—Within the AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1380 The text of the joint resolution is as limits of available appropriations, the Li- Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I follows: brarian of Congress may dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of ask unanimous consent to be removed S.J. RES. 9 Congress by interagency transfer, donation, as a cosponsor from H.R. 1380. Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there resentatives of the United States of America in (b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts re- objection to the request of the gen- Congress assembled, That, in accordance with ceived by the Librarian of Congress from the tleman from Texas? section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 disposition of property under subsection (a) There was no objection. U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Re- shall be credited to the funds available for f gents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the the operations of the Library of Congress, class other than Members of Congress, occur- and shall be available to acquire the same or REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER ring by reason of the expiration of the term similar property during the fiscal year in AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1380 of Robert P. Kogod of the District of Colum- which the amounts are received and the fol- bia, is filled by reappointment of the incum- lowing fiscal year. Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Speaker, I ask bent for a term of 6 years, effective May 6, (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall unanimous consent that my name be 2011. apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 1380. The joint resolution was ordered to each succeeding fiscal year. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there be read a third time, was read the third The bill was ordered to be engrossed objection to the request of the gen- time, and passed, and a motion to re- and read a third time, was read the tleman from Florida? consider was laid on the table. third time, and passed, and a motion to There was no objection. f reconsider was laid on the table. f PERMITTING OFFICIAL PHOTO- f LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM GRAPHS OF THE HOUSE OF REP- GENERAL LEAVE (Mr. HOYER asked and was given RESENTATIVES TO BE TAKEN Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- permission to address the House for 1 WHILE THE HOUSE IS IN ACTUAL fornia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous minute.) SESSION ON A DATE DES- consent that all Members have 5 legis- Mr. HOYER. I yield to my friend, the IGNATED BY THE SPEAKER lative days in which to revise and ex- majority leader, for the purpose of in- Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- tend their remarks and include extra- quiring about the schedule for the com- fornia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous neous material on Senate Joint Resolu- ing week. consent the committee on House Ad- tion 7, Senate Joint Resolution 9, Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman ministration be discharged from fur- House Resolution 299, and H.R. 1934. from Maryland, the Democratic whip, ther consideration of House Resolution The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there for yielding. 299 and ask for its immediate consider- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the House ation in the House. tleman from California? will meet at noon for morning-hour The Clerk read the title of the resolu- There was no objection. and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with tion. votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there On Wednesday and Thursday, the objection to the request of the gen- ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, JUNE House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning- tleman from California? 20, 2011 hour and noon for legislative business. There was no objection. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- On Friday, the House will meet at 9 The text of the resolution is as fol- fornia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous a.m. for legislative business. Last votes lows: consent that when the House adjourns of the week are expected no later than H. RES. 299 today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on 3 p.m. on Friday. Resolved, That on such date as the Speaker Monday next. We will consider a few bills under of the House of Representatives may des- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there suspension of the rules on Tuesday, ignate, official photographs of the House objection to the request of the gen- which will be announced by the close of may be taken while the House is in actual tleman from California? business tomorrow. session. Payment for the costs associated In addition, Mr. Speaker, I expect the with taking, preparing, and distributing such There was no objection. photographs may be made from the applica- f House to consider H.R. 1249, the Amer- ble accounts of the House of Representatives. ican Invents Act. This jobs bill is sore- REMOVAL OF NAMES OF MEM- The resolution was agreed to. ly needed to fundamentally address the BERS AS COSPONSORS OF H. backlog of 700,000 applications at the A motion to reconsider was laid on CON. RES. 59 AND H.R. 657 the table. Patent and Trade Office. It will encour- Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, I ask age entrepreneurship and growth by f unanimous consent that the gentleman unlocking American entrepreneurship LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ADMINIS- from New York (Mr. RANGEL) be re- and growth. TRATIVE OPERATIONS IMPROVE- moved as a cosponsor from H. Con. Res. The House will also consider a bill MENT ACT 59, of which I am a sponsor, and that from the Energy and Commerce Com- Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- my name be removed from H.R. 657. mittee, H.R. 2021, the Jobs and Energy fornia. Mr. Speaker, I call up the bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Permitting Act of 2011, which addresses (H.R. 1934) to improve certain adminis- objection to the request of the gen- high gas prices. trative operations of the Library of tleman from Utah? I also expect further action on the Congress, and for other purposes, and There was no objection. FAA bill early in the week. ask unanimous consent for its imme- f Finally, Mr. Speaker, I expect the diate consideration in the House. House to begin consideration of the De- The Clerk read the title of the bill. REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER partment of Defense appropriations bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1380 for fiscal year 2012, along with poten- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask tial legislation related to the ongoing tleman from California? unanimous consent that my name be military conflict in Libya.

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As you know, that’s a part cally important issue. paperwork burden on them. of our Make it in America agenda. I I yield to the gentleman from Vir- We also have been very focused on know it’s a part of your agenda as well. ginia. what people are most focused on when I think this is something on which Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman they begin to think about the summer- there obviously has been some con- for yielding. I also thank the gen- time and taking a vacation, which is troversy with respect to provisions of tleman for his remarks in couching his the gas prices and the prices at the the bill, but it is absolutely essential observation or characterization of the pump, and we have brought forward that we give certainty to patents and agenda having been brought forth by H.R. 1230, H.R. 1229, and H.R. 1231, all of to accelerate the approval of patents. our side over the last several months, which were aimed at trying to lower The backlog that exists is not accept- because we believe strongly that the the cost of fuel in this country, to able. I am pleased that this legislation focus should be on jobs. We differ, I be- maximize energy production in this has come to the floor. Very frankly, lieve, with the gentleman and his side country, so not only could families this is a needed and welcome piece of of the aisle that a growth agenda is not have the ability to do what they need jobs legislation. necessarily a government program, and but also that businesses could see One of the concerns we have on this so our agenda, our jobs agenda, is fo- lower energy costs. side of the aisle, as you know, is that cused on trying to eliminate the envi- And all of this, Mr. Speaker, takes we have not from our perspective had a ronment which is full of burdensome place in the context where we’ve got a jobs focus in the last 6 months. We wel- regulations, unfair taxes, and new government that is borrowing 40 cents come this part of our Make it in Amer- mandates on the real job engines of of every dollar it spends. We believe ica agenda and part of your agenda as this country, which are, Mr. Speaker, strongly that not only do we need to well. Again, I think we can cooperate the small businesses and entrepreneurs focus first on growth but we’ve got to in this effort, hopefully, and have a bi- of this country. finally do what Washington has failed partisan effort on this patent reform If the gentleman would look to see over the decades, which is to get its fis- bill. what we have been doing over the last cal act in order, to ensure that we several months, he would see that our don’t allow spending to get out of con- b 1410 agenda is very focused on accom- trol again. I also would raise the issue, Mr. Ma- plishing that end. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman asked jority Leader, I want to say that I We passed H. Res. 72. It was a resolu- about the Biden talks. I share his com- know that you and Mr. KYL and others tion directing our committees to take mitment, as he related, that this is an have been participating in the talks inventory and review existing, pending important issue, that no one thinks with Vice President BIDEN. There have and proposed regulations and orders that America shouldn’t pay its bills. been constructive talks, I understand from agencies of the government with But I would also add, Mr. Speaker, that from your comments and the com- respect to their impact on jobs. Those the people who elected us expect us to ments of Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. CLY- reports are due June 30. They will be ensure that the fiscal insanity that has BURN on our side. We are very hopeful focused on the kinds of things that we been taking place in this town stop and that these talks will prove fruitful and could be doing to remove the impedi- that we put in place reforms so we can that we can move ahead. We believe ments that government here in Wash- demonstrate that we’ve changed the it’s critical, as you know, and as you ington has created for small business system. That’s the spirit in which our have articulated, that we address the growth. side has engaged in the talks with the default prevention responsibility that We also brought forth H.R. 872, the Vice President. we share. Clearly, America wants to Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, As the gentleman knows, I have been pay its bills, the American public ex- dealing with a duplicative application very public in my praise of the Vice pects us to pay our bill, and the inter- of regulations on the pesticide indus- President in his conduct of these talks. national community expects us to pay try, and, as the gentleman knows, that I am hopeful that we can meet or ex- our bills. You and I have both read bill had a lot of bipartisan support. ceed the expectations right now, which quotes from Mr. Bernanke, business We also brought forward H.R. 910, is to say we are aiming to reduce leaders like Jamie Diamond, econo- which was the Energy Tax Prevention spending by the trillions in order for us mists and others who have indicated Act. Mr. Speaker, I think there is prob- to engage in the kind of vote-taking that failure to assure that America ably very little dissent among small that needs to take place to stave off a does not default on its bills will have businesses in this country that the default. very dire consequences both here and EPA has stepped entirely beyond its But I say to the gentleman, first and around the world. bounds and has provided gross impedi- foremost, our side will not support any So I am hopeful, Mr. Leader, that, al- ments to the growth of manufacturing attempt to raise the debt ceiling that though you did not announce it, we and small business in this country. is not accompanied by the kind of cuts have very little time left, as you know, That bill was squarely aimed at trying necessary and reforms necessary, nor before the August 2nd date which Sec- to force the EPA to stop in its conduct will we support an attempt to raise the retary Geithner has indicated is the of attempting to accomplish what the debt limit that raises people’s taxes. date on which we will no longer have prior majority tried to do under its That, we don’t want to do. the cash flow ability to meet our obli- cap-and-tax agenda. So, again, I am cautiously optimistic gations as they become due and to fund Mr. Speaker, I would further say, we that we are moving forward so as to the programs that we have authorized brought H.J. Res. 37 to the floor. This come to some agreement that meets and provided for the executive depart- was a resolution of disapproval regard- those guidelines. ment to carry out. ing the FCC’s regulation of the Inter- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman I would very much be interested in net and broadband industry practices, for his comments. your thoughts with reference to how otherwise called the bill to stop its at- I would respectfully note that so we ensure that we take action in a tempt to control the Internet. The much of what he talked about was res- timely fashion. I was very pleased to ability for the government to begin to olutions. I think resolutions clearly do see Speaker BOEHNER’s comment about impose its will on the Internet is a job- state an opinion. Whether or not they a week and a half ago that he was fo- killer. That bill was also taken up by have any ultimate effect is to be seen. cused on assuring that we did not de- the majority. I think the American public, in look- fault and provide for the payment of We also, as the gentleman knows, ing at the agenda the gentleman has our debts prior to the end of this passed H.R. 4, the Small Business Pa- just gone through, probably says to

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The this coming week, the patent reform spending once and for all and to reform theme of this year’s expo is ‘‘Efficiency bill, which I think is essential. this system here in Washington so that + Renewables = Economic and National As it relates to the precluding of the markets understand we mean what Security.’’ There are 57 exhibitors, in- America’s defaulting on the obliga- we say. It’s time for us to make the cluding the United States Air Force. tions it has incurred, I appreciate what tough decisions now and not to just They all have displays. the gentleman has to say, but, of stall and say we’ll do it later. The peo- I encourage everyone to go and see course, the rating agencies, three agen- ple of this country have seen that over the expo before you leave for the day. cies now, which have said we stand at and again, and they’re tired of it. In addition to the House and Senate risk of losing our AAA rating, which Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. Renewable Energy and Energy Effi- America has always had, does not dis- Tough decisions, however, are not to ciency Caucuses, we partnered in tinguish between how we get to where pretend there’s a free lunch. What we hosting with the Sustainable Energy we have a vote of approval on allowing buy, we need to pay for, and if we don’t Coalition and its sister caucuses: the America to pay its bills. want to pay for it, we shouldn’t buy it. House Sustainable Energy and Envi- Now, frankly, that didn’t happen under ronment Coalition, the House Algae b 1420 each one of the budgets that we adopt- Energy Caucus, the House Hydrogen I, too, like the gentleman from Vir- ed from 2001 to 2008, the 2009 budget. It and Fuel Cell Caucus, the House High ginia, want to reach an agreement on didn’t happen. We spent far beyond Performance Building Caucus, the the reduction of the deficit and the that which we paid for in those budg- Green Jobs Caucus, as well as the Con- substantial reduction of the debt. The ets, and that took a $5.6 trillion surplus gressional Peak Oil Caucus, and the Oil gentleman indicates he wants to cut projection to an almost 100 percent and National Security Caucus. spending by trillions. However, as we turnaround and an over $10 trillion pro- I want to give special thanks to my all know—and I’ve repeated—the gen- jected deficit. colleague from Maryland, Congressman I’ll just say to the gentleman, I agree tleman voted for a rules package the CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, who is the veteran with you. We need to make the tough first day of this session which provides co-chair of the House Renewable En- decisions. We may need to make the for $4.8 trillion in additional deficit ergy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, tough decisions on cutting spending. without paying for it. That is the con- and Ken Bossong. This event would not We need to make the tough decisions tinuation of taxes while not cutting have been possible without the efforts the spending by that amount. on paying for what we buy. Hopefully, we will have the courage and the wis- of Mr. Bossong and the Sustainable En- You precluded our continuing to pro- ergy Coalition. vide for statutory PAYGO applying to dom on both sides of the aisle to do just that. Please go to the Cannon Caucus, and revenues as well as expenditures. Both see the great exhibits there—57 exhibi- obviously have an impact on the deficit Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman. I hope we also have the courage and tors, including the United States Air that we incur. We incurred substantial the wisdom to focus on what it is the Force. expense during the Bush administra- people sent us here to do. They sent us f tion, as you know, some almost $3.5 here to focus on jobs and the economy. trillion of deficit spending, or $2.5 tril- HONORING FALLEN FIREFIGHTER Yes, we take seriously our responsi- SCOTT DAVIS lion depending upon where you count bility to get the fiscal house in order; some of the expenditures; but in any but if the priority is about jobs, we (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- event, it’s a minimum of $2.5 trillion know jobs don’t come from government mission to address the House for 1 which we didn’t pay for, and we there- programs overall; they come from the minute and to revise and extend his re- fore increased the debt by 86 percent in private sector. Over half the people in marks.) those 8 years of the Bush administra- this country work for small businesses. Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tion. The number of small business startups with a heavy heart to pay a debt of Both of us agree that we have to in this country has been anemic of gratitude to a life of service and sac- abandon policies of buying things with- late. We’ve got to focus on that and en- rifice by one of Indiana’s bravest. out paying for them and of spending sure that we are responding to what Scott Davis of Muncie, Indiana, was a beyond our means. I would hope that people want. That is, they want more devoted husband, father and a fire- we could join together in accom- growth in this economy, and they want fighter. A former Yorktown fire chief, plishing that objective. Literally, we to get back to work. That should be he’d been with the Muncie Fire Depart- have less than 21 days of legislative our goal. ment since the 15th of June 2005. time remaining before August 2, Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman Tragically, yesterday, Firefighter whether or not we can reach agree- for his comments, and I agree with Scott Davis was killed while fighting a ment, and I hope we can reach agree- him. fire at the Tabernacle of Praise Church ment. Surely, I would hope the gen- What they need is confidence in the in Muncie, Indiana. He would become tleman would agree that allowing management at the Federal level of the the first Muncie firefighter to give his America to default on its bills is not an finances of our Nation. They had that life in the line of duty since 1955. acceptable alternative even if we can’t confidence in the nineties when we had Those who knew Scott Davis were get to agreement. We want to get to balanced budgets. They did not have not surprised at the boldness and brav- agreement. I want to work with the that confidence in the last decade, and ery that he displayed in the Tabernacle gentleman to get to agreement, but al- our economy shows the result. I cer- of Praise fire, where he fell. He bravely lowing America to default on its bills tainly share the gentleman’s view that, sacrificed his life protecting the com- should not be an option. if we can give them that confidence, munity, and in so doing, Scott Davis Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman. our economy will grow, and jobs will be will forever be remembered as a hero I will just underscore the sense that created. I’m for working together to and as a servant leader. In the midst of the gentleman, Mr. Speaker, says that accomplish that objective. this great tragedy, I honor Firefighter the markets are watching. I believe I yield back the balance of my time. Scott Davis. that is the case. I also believe the mar- f We should also take a moment to re- kets are looking for us to enact real remember each and every man and forms, real spending reductions. So by RE&EE EXPO AND FORUM woman who serve and volunteer full just acting to increase the credit limit (Mr. BARTLETT asked and was given time in fire departments around this of this country without following permission to address the House for 1 country. We should always remember

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From my family to surge in Federal stimulus spending with another round of empty rhetoric yours, we offer our deepest condolences across the country. and unfulfilled promises in their des- and those of the people of Muncie-Dela- Senior Adviser to the President perate sales pitch again this summer. ware County in the Sixth Congres- David Axelrod said, ‘‘This summer will House Republicans are serious about sional District of Indiana. The service be the most active Recovery Act sea- creating real American jobs, and we’re and sacrifice of Scott Davis will never son yet, with thousands of highly visi- making it our mission to put Ameri- be forgotten. ble road, bridge, water, and other infra- cans back to work. We know that what structure projects breaking ground f we need are commonsense policies that across the country, giving the Amer- will create jobs in this country imme- b 1430 ican people a firsthand look at the Re- diately. We cannot let this administra- covery Act in their own backyards and CONGRATULATING TEXAS A&M tion have another frivolous shot at the making it crystal clear what the cost UNIVERSITY MEN’S AND WOM- wasteful spending of taxpayer’s hard- would have been of doing nothing.’’ earned dollars, or be given more regu- EN’S TRACK TEAMS ON THEIR Yet, the only thing that is crystal THIRD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP latory power or allowed to spin its way clear to the majority of Americans is out of the catastrophic economy the (Mr. FLORES asked and was given that there is nothing to show from the Democrats have created with empty permission to address the House for 1 Democrats’ failed economic policies phrases like ‘‘recovery summer.’’ minute and to revise and extend his re- that have set our country on a road to House Republicans have produced a marks.) ruin. pro-growth, pro-job creation budget, as Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise Since President Obama has taken of- well as a real plan for America’s job today with another remarkable oppor- fice he has done absolutely nothing to creators. Both plans will put the Na- tunity to recognize Texas A&M Univer- promote American energy production. tion on a fiscally sustainable path to sity. He has done nothing to reduce the reg- restore confidence, lower tax rates, and This past Saturday, an unprece- ulatory burdens on small business own- allow America to remain competitive dented third straight national cham- ers. He has done nothing to fix the Tax in the global economy. We want to pionship was won in track by both the Code to help job creators. He has done take the burden of regulation off of our men’s and women’s teams. The Aggie nothing to increase competitiveness for job creators and produce more Amer- men and women track teams both ran American manufacturers. And he has ican energy so that Americans can done nothing to pay down America’s the 1600-meter relays to give them start receiving the paychecks that unsustainable debt burden and bring their third consecutive national titles they need and deserve. And we want to back confidence among investors and at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. reduce the hostility of the Federal entrepreneurs by supporting long-term This makes the Aggie track program Government’s regulators toward Amer- the first in collegiate history to win American economic growth. And now, President Obama is selling ican business, both small and large. both men’s and women’s team titles in We cannot allow this out-of-touch ad- the sequel to last year’s ‘‘recovery three consecutive outdoor seasons. ministration to continue with their summer’’ sales pitch and kicking off The amazing talent, depth, and team- failed experiments and silly punch- this summer by trying to convince the work displayed by these athletes lines. We cannot allow Washington American people that 28 consecutive helped the team overcome obstacles Democrats to tax and spend away the and a shaky start to finish strong with months of unemployment above 8 percent is just a bump in the road to re- futures of our children and our grand- a phenomenal win. children. We cannot continue down the I commend Coach Pat Henry for his covery. In addition, a number of Demo- crats are calling for billions more in road to ruin, Mr. Speaker. outstanding leadership in guiding the Coming from the private sector to taxpayer dollars to be spent on yet an- Aggies to victory, and for becoming the Congress, I know that America can and other wasteful stimulus to create jobs, only coach to accomplish a triple dou- will become prosperous beyond imagi- ble of NCAA championships. but Americans aren’t buying it. Unemployment is nowhere near the nation and millions of new private sec- I also recognize Athletic Director 6.8 percent level at which the adminis- tor jobs will be created if we would just Byrne for his second and third NCAA tration claimed it would be today if the get back to our founding free market national championships at Texas A&M stimulus was signed into law. When principles and end big government and this year. America’s promise, prosperity, and se- wasteful spending. It is time we take a I am honored both as an alumnus and curity for future generations are at different road this summer, Mr. Speak- as a Member of Congress to represent stake, this cannot be brushed off as er. We cannot continue on the mis- such an accomplished and well-deserv- just a bump in the road. It is a moun- guided and irresponsible path endorsed ing university. tain of constraint put in place by a lit- by the other side of the aisle of higher Congratulations and thank you to any of failed Democrat policies and taxes, reckless spending, bigger govern- the hardworking men and women of unfulfilled promises. ment, explosive debt, crippling regula- the Aggie track teams, to Coach And what’s worse is that President tion, higher deficits, and unacceptably Henry, and to the loyal fans of Texas Obama recently laughed off the fact high unemployment. A&M University for making history. that his stimulus projects, which are Eighty-one percent of Americans Gig ’em, and great job. costing taxpayers trillions of dollars, know somebody without a job. As a f have failed to live up to their promise matter of fact, if you’d look at the un- to create new jobs. Democrats prom- employment rate that includes under- THE PRESIDENT’S FAILED ised this would be the summer of recov- employed and unemployed, almost one ECONOMIC POLICIES ery, but their conflicting assessment of out of every five Americans is unem- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the economy and their double-talk has ployed or underemployed today. Under GRIFFIN of Arkansas). Under the left American families wondering: Is President Obama’s watch, almost 40,000 Speaker’s announced policy of January this a joke? jobs have been lost every 2 weeks. 5, 2011, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Well, most economists and the Amer- President Obama’s so-called stimulus FLORES) is recognized for 60 minutes as ican people are not laughing. Their was signed into law 28 months ago, and the designee of the majority leader. concern is growing, and confidence in there are nearly 2 million fewer Ameri- Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, most President Obama’s economic policies is cans with jobs today. They have had Americans remember 1 year ago tomor- plunging more and more every day, and their chance to make things right last row President Obama and Vice Presi- the idea of another stimulus bill is summer, and it has not worked. Now it dent BIDEN launched what the White dead on arrival in the House. is our turn.

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It doesn’t have to be this way. where Planned Parenthood is using vote and also interpreted it in the way There has not been a more important Iowa as an experimental State to do that I have just stated. time in our Nation’s history to realign what I call Skype robo-abortions. So I just simply clarify this into the our principles and policies in light of Under the Food and Drug Administra- RECORD that these funds, under this ap- current economic reality. tion regulations under RU–486, they are propriations bill, will not go to tele- As the son of a hardworking rancher required to have a physician present medicine grants that could be used for in the Texas Panhandle, I always re- who can conduct a number of emer- the purposes of facilitating the Skype flect back to those tough decisions and gency procedures, if necessary, to ex- robo-abortions that I’ve described. And sacrifices that my family made around amine the patient. I am grateful to the House of Rep- the kitchen table. We had no choice And Planned Parenthood has cir- resentatives for a significant majority but to live within our means. Every cumvented this. They’ve clearly vio- to pass that amendment. I am grateful day I remember these life lessons lated the intent of the regulation. I be- for the strong pro-life majority that whether I’m balancing my family budg- lieve they literally violate the regula- this Congress now has, the position et, or making important decisions for tion of the FDA on RU–486, the abor- that this Congress has taken a number my constituents. I must represent the tion pill, and have set up and have been of times, that it is, a lot of us believe, best in terms of taking care of our practicing what I call Skype robo-abor- immoral. country’s fiscal health. tions. Some others won’t take that posi- We must make tough decisions on In other words, a young woman who tion. They say, It is unjust to compel spending, on tax reform, and on reduc- is pregnant would go to a Planned Par- taxpayers to fund abortions or to fund ing our Nation’s debt, and we must re- enthood center in Iowa, sit down in a the facilitation of abortions through main committed to spurring economic room where there is a computer screen their tax dollars. In a way, it’s the ma- growth and job creation. We must do monitor in front of her on a desk that jority in this Congress now, the pro-life this, most importantly, because we owe has a drawer in it, usually. And there majority in this Congress, that has it to our children and our grand- are a number of different practices. A given the American taxpayer the voice children so that they’re afforded the physician who might be 1,000 miles of conscientious objection to the feder- same American promise and prosperity away is on the other end of the com- ally funded facilitation of abortions. and security that we were when we puter Internet connection, and this I am grateful that this Congress now were born. physician would then ask questions of has this majority. I am grateful that Mr. Speaker, about 3 months ago, my this soon-to-be mother. And once she they’ve put this vote up again today, wife and I had our first granddaughter. answers the questions to his satisfac- and there have been multiple votes in We want that girl when she grows up to tion, or her satisfaction, the physi- this new Congress that express the have the same opportunities to live the cian’s satisfaction, there is a button very sentiment that I have just ex- American dream that we had when we pushed, a little drawer opens up, and pressed. So I am expressing, Mr. Speak- were born. the abortion pill rolls out and is there er, my gratitude to the House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, before I close, I’d like for the individual to take the pill, resentatives. And my commitment con- to ask our American people to remem- where she’s advised to go home now, tinues forward down this theme until ber our country in their prayers during and your body will go through some we can one day see an end to the ghast- these difficult times and also to re- significant changes and will expel this ly and ghoulish and gruesome proce- member to pray for our military men little baby. This is Skype robo-abor- dures that sometimes are described as and women who protect it daily. tions. ‘‘women’s health services.’’ They are I yield back the balance of my time. Under the grant program that is fa- not, and they are not good for women’s cilitated by funding within this Ag ap- health either, Mr. Speaker. f propriations bill, there have been al- PIGFORD FARMS b 1440 ready some grants that have been of- So then I would transition into the fered and presented to Planned Parent- second amendment that I offered. Last ROBO-ABORTIONS hood that have been administered by night, the vote was rolled on until The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Health and Human Services, Kathleen within the last couple of hours here in the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Sebelius’ agency. the House of Representatives. That was uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Iowa I know this, Mr. Speaker, because I the amendment that addressed the (Mr. KING) is recognized for 30 minutes. headed up a letter that was signed by Pigford Farms issue. Now, this issue is Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I ap- 70 Members of Congress, asking for the about the class action lawsuit that was preciate the privilege to be recognized documentation and a form from Health filed by a gentleman by the name of here on the floor of the House of Rep- and Human Services: Are you providing Timothy Pigford in the aftermath of an resentatives to address you about the grants to abortion providers? to announcement that was made by then- issues that are important, I think, to Planned Parenthood specifically? That Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glick- you and to all of us who serve in this answer was ‘‘yes.’’ And are these grants man in 1995. United States Congress. As we know, for telemedicine? That’s the category The Secretary of Agriculture in ’95 the American public watches the work that’s in the bill, an Ag approps bill admitted that the USDA had been dis- that we do here, and sometimes we that just passed this House. There is criminating against black farmers. need to send a message along on how $15 million for telemedicine. That opened the door for a class action we would like to hear that work inter- Telemedicine is supposed to help so lawsuit. The class action lawsuit has preted. we can do diagnosis or can remotely di- been known as the Pigford suit because Today I will take up two or perhaps agnose, not so that we can do remote it was Timothy Pigford that filed the three subjects. One of them is a piece Skype robo-abortions. So the amend- suit, and his claim was that he was dis- of legislation that is an amendment ment that passed here clearly says, criminated against. I believe that he that I offered on the Agriculture appro- You can’t use any of the funds for tele- has been, at this point, compensated, priations bill that did pass the House of medicine that would be used to dis- but I don’t have a way to prove that be- Representatives today and became part tribute or used to facilitate the RU–486 cause the records for Pigford are of the bill, as final passage. That abortion drug. And there’s a little sealed. Congress at this point can’t get amendment was an amendment that more precise language than that. Mr. at the records for the settlements in had language in it that prohibited any Speaker, I want to make it clear that the largest class action lawsuit in the

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But in 2007, when farmers’ discrimination case against testify, and some of whom, especially we discussed and debated the farm bill the Department of Agriculture, they in other States, that were directors of here in the House, the chairman of the anticipated 3,000 would be the sum the Farm Service Administration who Ag Committee at the time, COLLIN PE- total universe of the black farmers who participated in the administration pay- TERSON of Minnesota, provided for and had been discriminated against who out of the first $1.05 billion. But since supported language in the farm bill might file under the Pigford class ac- that time, Pigford I was closed. It was that carved out a $100 million author- tion lawsuit, 3,000. That’s out of a uni- then extended again for any late filers ization for a second round of Pigford. verse of 18,000 black farmers. to get in, and then closed again. That’s When I objected and I said, Mr. Chair- Now, whenever you are going to look where we ended up with the 22,000 and man, that will open the door for $1.3 at the potential for how many appli- change. billion in additional money to go into cants there will be, you first look at After that, Mr. Speaker, there was an that fraudulent Pigford claim, his an- the total universe to determine then effort that was brought forward here in swer was, No, it’s $100 million. That’s what the percentage you think would Congress by Artur Davis of Alabama in the end of it. That’s the limit. That caps it, and that settles all outstanding be filing claims of that total universe one initiative, BOBBY SCOTT of Virginia claims. You don’t understand. This is and would actually have a claim. in another initiative to open this up under Pigford II. There was also an ini- the end of it, and it makes sure that b 1450 tiative in the United States Senate. it’s done and it doesn’t open up the The 3,000 was surely calculated as, I One of the people that introduced door beyond $100 million. We had a dis- think, one-sixth of the overall total standalone legislation to open up agreement—some would call it an argu- universe of 18,000 black farmers. They Pigford II was Barack Obama himself ment—about whether that opened this must have thought then, with an in- as a United States Senator in the year up to $1.3 billion, which is what I said— formed judgment, that one out of six 2007. The bill that he introduced was S. that was my assertion, Mr. Speaker— black farmers had been discriminated 1989. That legislation didn’t go any- or whether the then-chairman of the against and would file. Well, it didn’t where. It didn’t have a single cospon- Ag Committee was right in that the turn out to be one out of six black sor, by my recollection, but it put the $100 million was the cap. Well, in any case, we know now who farmers. It turned out to be about 11⁄2 marker down. out of every black farmer that filed There was a very, I’ll say, urban sen- was right, because there is $1.25 billion in the pipeline for a second Pigford under Pigford I, not quite 11⁄2. But ator from Chicago who was engaged in claim. $100 million of it was in the farm there ended up being 22,000 and some opening up a second round of Pigford bill, and $1.15 billion of it was stuck odd claims with black farmers. So out when, in Illinois, the State that he rep- into the Claims Act. And how did that of that came 15,000 and some settle- resented—and truly he represented all number get arrived at? According to ments of, we believe, $50,000 at a min- of Illinois as a United States Senator— the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom imum. And that, Mr. Speaker, was a there were only 78 black farmers in the Vilsack, he told me that I voted for the number of claims that was greater whole State. But the payout was 100 to farm bill and directed him to go nego- than the number of actual black farm- 153 people. That’s just a little snapshot tiate with the black farmers as a ers. measure of Illinois itself, without Now, I don’t have a problem with car- means of trying to put an end to this so breaking this down county by county. that it limited the potential liability rying this debate when I look at the Surely, I mean, it is certain that there of the Federal Government. universe of 18,000 and I see that 22,000 were more claims paid out in Pigford No. When you go back and actually and some filed a claim. Surely some of than there were black farmers in Illi- look at what happened, I voted ‘‘no’’ on those that filed a claim were not farm- nois. And probably, I’ll say that’s not the farm bill coming out of this House ers, and surely some of those who filed necessarily true in every single case in because, in part, it had the Pigford $100 a claim had not been discriminated every single county, but we know million in it; and the language that’s against. It took both of those standards that’s the case for Illinois. there says this is the end, that this is in order to pay out, presumably. At any rate, it became a political to resolve all outstanding unresolved In any case, Pigford I was resolved. tool, in my view. And as they tried to claims over Pigford, $100 million. $1.05 billion was paid out under the open up Pigford II in the House, it As the chairman of the Ag Com- Pigford claim of discrimination against didn’t pass the House. When it did fi- mittee, COLLIN PETERSON asserted black farmers. $1.05 billion with a ‘‘b.’’ nally pass the House, it didn’t pass the that’s the language that’s in the bill. I found out about this when a USDA Senate. Finally in the Senate, during But the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom employee who had been deployed to the lame duck session late last fall— Vilsack, and the Attorney General, Washington, DC, in the very late nine- actually, November 22—there was an Eric Holder, took that and somehow in- ties or maybe early 2000 came back action that put the Pigford issue in to- terpreted the plain language of the bill home and was sick to his stomach that gether with the Cobell issue and the to direct them to go open up a second he had had to distribute these millions other Native American claims on a bill Pigford claim, which now turned into of dollars to people that he believed, 75 called the Claims Act. The Claims Act an additional $1.15 billion on top of the percent of them, at a minimum, had included TANF funding, the Temporary $100 million that was in the 2008 farm filed a fraudulent claim. He brought Assistance to Needy Family supple- bill. back the copies of those applications mental, that went in with the Claims Where we started out with 3,000 po- and presented them to me and said, Act. tential claimants—excuse me—3,000 please do something. This is an unjust With all of this that was out there, projected claimants to Pigford I, which payout of people that allege their the Pigford case didn’t fit, but my back would be the total sum of the claims victimhood of discrimination who were channel information tells me that the out of a universe of 18,000 black farm- not farmers, never wanted to farm, President ordered that Pigford be at- ers, now we have 94,000 claims, Mr. didn’t know where the Farm Service tached to the Cobell and Claims Act, Speaker, 94,000 claims that have risen Administration was, the USDA office which they did in the Senate. And be- to the bait of 1.25 billion additional was. But yet they had been recruited to cause it rode along on a piece of must- dollars. I’d point out, Mr. Speaker, file the claim, and at least 75 percent pass legislation, it passed out of the that if you just round that to the near- fraudulent. Senate, was messaged over to the est tenth of a billion dollars, I was spot So I took all those applications, and House in November of last year, and on in my prediction that it would be a I tell you, Mr. Speaker, I was blurred passed after the election so that the $1.3 billion door that was opened by the by it. I couldn’t quite absorb all the discredited Congress, the lame duck $100 million in the farm bill.

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We cannot con- That is not just temerity; that’s audac- According to the Secretary of Agri- tinue to be a great country unless we ity. culture, he believes he was directed by continue to have equal justice under And another component of this, Mr. the farm bill to go and negotiate with the law. That means that you deal with Speaker, is this part: that the largest the black farmers and open this up and people without regard to their race, civil rights class action lawsuit settle- ask for an additional $1.15 billion. The their ethnicity, or their national ori- ment in the history of the United language limits; it doesn’t empower. gin—or their gender, by the way, or States is Pigford. The single individual But he claims also the authority to ne- their disability or their age. All of who has received the greatest settle- gotiate in any case and that the Attor- those things are immutable character- ment from that is Shirley Sherrod— ney General has the authority to nego- istics. Well, almost all of them are im- Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA em- tiate in any case. mutable characteristics. But it’s de- ployee whom the Secretary of Agri- So here we are. When I asked the fined clearly in title VII of the Civil culture, Tom Vilsack, hired 3 days Secretary of Agriculture, who has been Rights Act, Mr. Speaker, and broad- after she received news that she was disciplined for perpetrating a total of ened in some of the civil rights sec- going to receive $13 million in her $2.3 billion of discrimination against tions that take place within our claim against Pigford. That was on 94,000 people who claim to be black States, which I abide by and live by. July 22. He hired her on July 25. farmers, ‘‘who are they? who’s been But we cannot, Mr. Speaker, be a Later on, when a speech that she fired? who’s had charges brought great Nation if we’re always going to gave before the NAACP came to light, against them?’’ the answer, after a few shrink away from difficult subjects, if then the Secretary fired her like that. questions, is ‘‘no one.’’ we are going to pay out borrowed tax- I don’t believe that that was an act Think of this, Mr. Speaker: $2.3 bil- payer money. We’re borrowing 42 cents that was his decision alone. I find the lion worth of discrimination allegedly on every dollar. Some of that money is Secretary to be a wise, smart and a brought against black farmers—agreed borrowed from the Chinese; some of it’s careful, well-prepared man—however to, apparently, by the Secretary of Ag- borrowed from the Saudi Arabians. And often I disagree with him. I believe riculture and the Attorney General. we would take that money and borrow that order came from the White House. They’re looking for justice, and they it and hand it to people and say please And he tried to hire her back. It didn’t can’t find a single perpetrator of dis- don’t raise a fuss. I know that you are work until some weeks ago. Now she’s crimination, and they’re the ones that a minority; therefore, you must have back on the payroll, having filed a law- hired them. The checks go out today to been victimized at some place along suit against who? The guy who pub- employees of the USDA under the guid- the line. lished the truth, Andrew Breitbart. ance of Secretary Vilsack. In not one This is being sold and marketed in These are all things that this Con- of them can he uncover as a discrimi- the South in a number of different gress needs to get to the bottom of, Mr. nator or perpetrator as even a part of ways—fish fries in the South, some- Speaker. This Congress needs to, if we the $2.3 billion that they allege was times in black churches in the South. have to, subpoena the records, go discrimination that took place, not one And they say to the people that attend through the 94,000 applications, sort perpetrator on his payroll, even though those kinds of gatherings things such them, chart them, evaluate them, every perpetrator had to be on his pay- as this: You know, you don’t have to be bring people under oath, gather testi- roll or the payroll of his predecessors. a farmer. If your granddaddy was a mony, do a complete investigation of They can find 94,000 victims where farmer, you’re a farmer. If you’re the what I believe is a fraud that’s been only the universe of 18,000 exists, but grandson of a farmer, you were dis- perpetrated against the American tax- he can’t find a single individual that criminated against because surely payer and done so within several dif- perpetrated discrimination. And we are somebody discriminated against your ferent administrations. Some I believe to believe in the United States Con- grandfather, and surely he would have was motivated for less than stellar rea- gress that somehow this is just an ex- been a rich farmer had they not done sons. ample of where government went that, and surely you would have inher- I think whenever someone has been wrong and discriminated, and we’re ited the farm or some of the money discriminated against in these cases, trying to right a wrong with a check- that he made from that, so you’ve been we need to make them whole if we can. book that comes from money borrowed discriminated against. If your grand- I support that. I think we did that for from the Chinese and goes to people daddy was a farmer, you’re a farmer. almost all of them in Pigford I. I think that could not have been farmers in the You file. It’s natural that you were dis- we made a bunch of people whole that first place and could not, all of them, criminated against. did not have it coming, and then, by a been discriminated against. The regulations and the standards on legislative shenanigan and action of I can go further in that we have a this and the proof is so low that all an the White House, opened up a Pigford whole list of discrimination claims applicant has to do is allege that there II that put the taxpayer on the hook that come from a county where the su- was discrimination and then find some- for an additional $1.15 billion. pervisors in the USDA office were all one who is not a close family member Now that sum is up to $2.3 billion, black. It’s kind of hard for me to get who will attest that they complained Mr. Speaker—$2.3 billion, 94,000 claims my mind around how it can be racial about being discriminated against. where there was 18,000 black farmers discrimination of people by the same So Joe and George can get together and an expectation of only 3,000 claims race against people of the same race. and say, let’s go file mutual applica- altogether, not a single identified per- That’s a little hard to define. When the tions and allege that we wanted to be petrator of discrimination, and Con- Irish go at each other, they don’t call farmers, we were discriminated gress can’t look at the records. Con- it racial discrimination—just to put against, and we complained. An auto- gress can’t get a straight answer. A that in a metaphorical position so that matic $50,000 check goes to them out of Freedom of Information Act request is people understand it clearly, Mr. the borrowed money of American tax- denied by the USDA because it’s sen- Speaker. payers, along with a $12,500 check that sitive? Sensitive? But the USDA re- I am very concerned that too many goes to the IRS to pay the tax liability. leases as public all of the information Members of this Congress understand And they had the temerity, some of that goes in farm subsidies. That’s out how much fraud exists in Pigford, and them, to complain that they weren’t there. And people go on the Web site they just don’t want to put up the vote; also getting their estate tax waived. So and complain about the farm subsidies they just don’t want to put up the the money that would be settled goes that are there. Why, if you’re a farmer,

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That is all wrong, Mr. Speaker. We and condolences to Brad’s wife, Ginny; Five of the nine did meet. know that. The conscience of this Con- his two young daughters, Tealie and Something that many Americans gress has spoken today; 152 of us have Addyson; his parents, his relatives and don’t realize, the Taliban in preparing spoken up, and I think the foundation his friends. Their American warrior is for 9/11 knew that there was a man who for legitimate hearings has been heard. home. He has met his maker, his mas- was charismatic, who was a powerful f ter. His duty is done and he is at peace. leader, who had the chance to bring to- TRIBUTE TO CHIEF WARRANT OF- George Orwell said, ‘‘We sleep safely gether Afghanistan as a nation, the Af- FICER BRADLEY GAUDET AND in our beds because rough men stand ghans as a people. Even though it is so REMARKS ON AFGHANISTAN ready in the night to visit violence on very tribal, one person had the chance The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under those who would do us harm.’’ to really pull it all together, and on ei- A grateful Nation is so very proud of the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- ther September 9 or September 10 of this son of East Texas. We grieve the uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Texas 2001, he was boldly assassinated so that loss of our warrior brother. We honor (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 30 min- when a day later 9/11 occurred there Brad for his courage, his sacrifice and utes. would be nobody that the U.S. could Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, on Sun- his selfless commitment to duty, honor really turn to as one individual to rally day, June 5, the State of Texas and our and country. He gave his all in service Afghans against the Taliban. for the sake of safety, freedom and lib- Nation lost a true hero. Chief Warrant b 1520 Officer Brad Gaudet was killed in Af- erty. They took him out before they com- ghanistan after his helicopter crashed May God bless the sacrifices and the mitted their act of atrocity against near Kabul. last full measure of devotion that Brad Brad was the best and brightest of Gaudet paid, and may he bless us all Americans. They knew what they were what the First Congressional District because he was such a patriot. doing. They planned well. But our of Texas has to offer. Raised in Lufkin, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE American soldiers know what they’re Texas, and a graduate of Stephen F. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The doing. And when we sent special forces Austin University, he was truly a son Chair would ask occupants in the gal- and intelligence folks to help, they of East Texas. lery to please refrain from applause. were able to whip the Taliban. And I General MacArthur once said, ‘‘Duty, Mr. GOHMERT. I would like to ad- didn’t realize until we met with these Honor, Country: Those three hallowed dress myself for a moment to Afghani- Northern Alliance leaders that after words reverently dictate what you stan. That is where Brad Gaudet and so they initially whipped the Taliban, we ought to be, what you can be, what you many Americans have fought and have demanded that they disarm. According will be. They are your rallying points: died. It was the place where the to them, they were told, Look, we’re To build courage when courage seems Taliban flourished. They trained ter- the United States of America. You to fail; to regain faith when there rorists; they prepared for the chance to have nothing to fear. We’re here. We’ll seems to be little cause for faith; to come kill thousands of Americans in make sure that you’re not harmed. You create hope when hope becomes for- New York City; they came up with fought for us. You whipped the lorn.’’ For Brad, these three ideas were plans to kill Americans in other places Taliban. It was our mutual enemy. And not just to strive for. He understood in the United States, so it was impor- so turn in all of your weapons. them, he embodied them, he lived tant that we go take out the home I said, You turned in everything? them. bases of the Taliban. They said, Well, we’ve got some small Brad, just 31 years old, was a hus- For those that know the history of arms. We can’t fight the Taliban with band, a father, a son, and a brother. our fighting in Afghanistan, they know the little bit we’ve got left. We gave all Outgoing and aggressive, Brad truly that what we initially did was send in of that back—plus some of our own. personified the Army’s old slogan, ‘‘Be advisers and trainers and people to And the Taliban has re-surged. The war All You Can Be.’’ The summer before help the Afghans to fight and take out has gone on much longer than it should his senior year in high school, Brad the Taliban, and in fact a group that have. There were reports of corruption. joined the Reserves and went to boot proved most helpful was the Northern The poppy production has surged much camp. His family joked that he was Alliance. Some say it was run by war- more than anything else there in Af- never more prepared for the upcoming lords, but these tribal regions with ghanistan. And what they had heard high school football season than he was their leaders accepted munitions, ac- was that our government was negoti- that year. cepted training, accepted what it took ating directly with Karzai, the leader Upon graduating from Stephen F. to bring war upon the Taliban, and of Afghanistan, and with Pakistan. Austin University in Nacogdoches, they whipped the Taliban, at least And what they had been hearing was Texas, Brad enlisted in the Army and until later when the Taliban resurged. that our government was negotiating was sent to Fort Rucker in Alabama. But after the Northern Alliance de- indirectly with the Taliban itself. They There he pursued his dream of flying feated the Taliban, we did something want to destroy America. And the word and graduating from flight school. The that I was not aware of, until some of that they had gotten was basically that next stage of his military service the warlords or Northern Alliance lead- the United States just wanted out, and brought him to Fort Drum in New ers wanted to sit down with somebody if they would let us get out without a York, where he met the love of his life, from our government and our State De- major incident, between the Taliban, Ginny. partment they said had refused to meet Karzai, Pakistan, they could just di- During his second deployment, Brad with them. vide things up however they wanted. achieved Pilot in Command rank, a These were the leaders of groups who I want our troops, I want our people, highly-skilled specialty officer which is risked their lives. Many in the group I want our resources out of Afghani- very difficult to achieve for those who lost their lives fighting the Taliban, stan. But we’ve got to make sure that are not commissioned officers. This and whipped them. And when my friend people like Brad Gaudet and so many speaks to his hard work, his out- DANA ROHRABACHER said, Hey, these others that have given their lives standing training, his performances, folks want to meet with somebody haven’t done it for nothing. But it the respect his superiors had for him. from the U.S. Government, the State seems that that initial success may A true family man, last month Brad Department won’t meet with them, have given us a good roadmap to how rushed home from his third deployment will you go with me, I said sure. you succeed in Afghanistan. Equip the

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What would be Ahmadinejad, as of now, group called try—so impress me and so impress wrong with getting back to that point the MEK, their initials. They’re an those around them. We have an incred- instead of what the rumors are that antitotalitarian regime group, and ible military, these days, of our service this administration is prepared to do— they’re over 3,000 residents of Camp men and women. let the Taliban take back up where Ashraf in Iraq. We as a Nation gave When we left Erbil in northern Iraq they left off once we leave. them our sovereign promise we’ll make and were flying out, we got word that If the Taliban gets a foothold again, sure you’re safe and secure. When we our Embassy had been contacted by as they want to do, if al Qaeda gets a turned things over to the elected gov- Prime Minister Maliki, and was told foothold and if radical Islam gets a ernment of Iraq, we were assured by that our group was not welcome in Iraq strong foothold in Afghanistan again, that government that they would take any longer. I have attended far too does anybody really think they won’t care of that promise and they would many funerals of people from Texas come after us again? They have pledged keep the residents at Camp Ashraf safe. and other funerals of Americans who that we’re a great Satan, that we must Yet nearly a week ago, when a group of laid down their lives and, in doing so, be eliminated. The most free country six of us met with the Prime Minister provided people like Prime Minister in the world, the greatest country in of Iraq there in Baghdad and tried to Maliki the chance to come back from the history of mankind, and these peo- exile, to be elected in that country and ple want it destroyed because it didn’t discuss the issue of the Iraqi military to be a leader, that I don’t think it’s fit into their narrow scope of having a going to Camp Ashraf and killing per- too much to ask for a little gratitude. global caliphate where one religious haps 35 residents of Camp Ashraf, We’re not asking for anything in re- leader dictates to everybody. We kind wounding perhaps a hundred or more turn. of like our freedom, where those of us from reports from a video DANA ROHR- I know there was some discussion—it who are Christians are free to worship ABACHER had seen—I had not—he said wasn’t from me—about, Gee, maybe and those who wish to worship any it’s very clear these were unarmed ci- you could help us, instead of doing other way are free to do so. That’s vilians killed by the Iraqi military. deals with China for your oil after we America. But it’s not time to just cut That’s not the promise we made to our losses and leave. those people in Camp Ashraf. It’s not secured your country and got rid of the It’s time to act smartly. I am very the promise that the Iraqi leaders, in- tyrant Saddam Hussein. Maybe you much afraid this administration will cluding Maliki, made to those Iranians could deal with us. I’m not asking for continue to reward our enemies and to in Camp Ashraf. Yet the Iraqi military those things. I’m just asking for a lit- turn against our allies and friends. You killed civilians in Camp Ashraf. tle gratitude for the lives and the can’t keep maintaining foreign affairs As I tried to explain to Prime Min- treasure that were expended to give and any credibility in the world when ister Maliki, when he said for us to be people in Iraq the freedoms they have you turn against your friends, thinking concerned and to try to do something today. that your enemies are going to like about the killings would be a violation I expect people who have become you better because you showed you of their national sovereignty, I tried to leaders in Iraq to keep their word to would turn on your own friends. Your explain that actually it does involve us, because if they can’t be trusted, if enemies don’t like you any better when sovereignty, but the U.S. sovereignty they won’t keep their word, well, they you turn against your friends. In fact, was involved in promising their safety can lock me out of their country all what happens is they not only don’t at Camp Ashraf, and his sovereignty they want to, but we have the power of like you, they no longer respect you. was involved when they promised the the purse. Because some in the world, they don’t safety of those residents at Camp I didn’t join in the lawsuit against like us—they hate us—and they think Ashraf. the administration over the War Pow- ers. I think they’re well-intended dear we ought to be destroyed, but they re- b 1530 spect our power. And once they see friends who are involved in that suit that a Nation will turn against its So we have a vested interest with all this week. I didn’t engage in that as a friends and hurt its own friends and al- of the American lives and treasure that party for one reason, which is that this lies, they know this country should not were laid down and invested in Iraq. We body has the power constitutionally of even be respected. As I’ve said many have a very strong vested interest in the purse. We don’t need a War Powers times, we don’t have to keep paying seeing that justice is done and in see- Act. We don’t need any interpretation people to hate us. They’ll do it for free. ing that people who made promises to by the Supreme Court of whether the It’s time to quit paying our enemies to us keep those promises, because if we War Powers is effective or whether the continue to nurture hatred against us. don’t see to that, then how can we ex- War Powers is not, because we have the It’s time to be a true friend to our al- pect anyone to trust us? How can we ultimate weapon in this body called lies. expect anyone to truly negotiate fairly the power of the purse. We heard one of the greatest speeches with us, expecting we’ll keep our word? If the President wants to send our I’ve heard in my 61⁄2 years in Congress Sometimes you make bad deals, but American treasure and our American from that podium right there, and it if you’re going to keep your word and if military, which composes 65 percent of didn’t come from any State of the you’re going to be known for being a NATO’s military, what a joke to say, Union. It came from the leader of country and a people of honor and a Hey, we’re turning it over to NATO. We Israel. We heard from Palestinians. people of their word, you’ve got to keep won’t be involved anymore. We’re 65 They thought the speech was a declara- your word. As a former judge and chief percent of NATO’s military. If we’re tion of war. It means they didn’t listen justice, some things I’ve seen have going to have a President who sends to the speech because, as Prime Min- been unjust, but when we can do some- people over there, not because Congress ister Netanyahu made clear, as soon as thing about it to help us keep our word thought it was a good idea and not be- the Palestinians are willing to tell to those who’ve trusted us, we’ve got to cause a majority of the American peo- their people there will be a Jewish do it. We can’t look back. ple did but because the Arab League State of Israel, peace can be worked So we were a bit surprised when our asked us to and because some in the out very quickly after that. But no one group of six Members of Congress—four U.N. thought it was a good idea, then wants to say that on the Palestinian Republicans and two Democrats—flew Congress has the ultimate power, and side. So, as Patrick Henry said, men up to Erbil and met with folks up we don’t need the War Powers to do it. cry, ‘‘Peace, peace,’’ but there is no there. It’s always good to see troops We don’t need the Supreme Court’s peace, and there will be no peace in the around, American troops. They’re the okay. All we need to do is shut down Middle East. best I’ve ever seen. The 4 years I spent every dime being spent in Libya until

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A letter from the Under Secretary, sylvania; Determination of Attainment for I know the President made the mis- Department of Defense, transmitting the Na- the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 8-Hour Ozone take one day of saying he had visited tional Defense Stockpile (NDS) Annual Ma- Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2010- all 57 States. I’m well aware that there terials Plan (AMP) for Fiscal Year 2012, 1082; FRL-9313-1] received May 25, 2011, pur- are not 57 States in this country, al- along with proposed plans for FY 2013 suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- though there are 57 members of OIC, through 2016, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-2(b); mittee on Energy and Commerce. the Islamic states in the world. Per- to the Committee on Armed Services. 2038. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2027. A letter from the General Counsel, latory Management Division, Environmental haps there was some confusion as to National Credit Union Administration, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- whether he’d been to all 57 Islamic transmitting the Administration’s final rule cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation states as opposed to all 50 U.S. States. — Corporate Credit Unions (RIN: 3133-AD80) of Implementation Plans and Designations of Nonetheless, we have an obligation to received May 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; the 50 American States, not to the 57 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee: Chat- Muslim Islamic states. Services. tanooga; Determination of Attaining Data Our oath that we took is in this 2028. A letter from the Associate General for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Stand- Counsel, National Credit Union Administra- body—in this House—and it’s to the ard [EPA-R04-OAR-2011-0084-201135; FRL-9312- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final 5] received May 25, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. people of America. It’s not to the Mus- rule — Truth in Savings (RIN: 3133-AD72) re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and lim Brotherhood, who may very well ceived May 24, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Commerce. take over Egypt. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 2039. A letter from the Director, Regu- Once they do, they’ll be bent upon Services. latory Management Division, Environmental setting up a caliphate around the 2029. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- world, including in the United States, Secretary for Policy, Department of Edu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation cation, transmitting the Department’s final and this administration will have been of Implementation Plans; Extension of At- rule — Enhanced Assessment Instruments tainment Date for the Charlotte-Gastonia- complicit in helping people who want Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina to destroy our country out of the igno- (CFDA) Number: 84.368 received May 12, 2011, 1997 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment rance to think, if you help your en- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Area [EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0504-201052; FRL- emies, they’re going to like you better. mittee on Education and the Workforce. 9312-9] received May 25, 2011, pursuant to 5 Not only do they not like you, as I 2030. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- said, they disrespect you when they see Department of Education, transmitting the ergy and Commerce. how foolhardy you are. Department’s final rule — Impact Aid Pro- 2040. A letter from the Director, Regu- grams (RIN: 1810-AA94) received May 13, 2011, latory Management Division, Environmental It’s time to quit involving this coun- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- try in warfare around the world unless mittee on Education and the Workforce. cy’s final rule — Requests for Modification we can be sure that such warfare helps 2031. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- or Revocation of Toxic Substances Control us keep our oath to the United States ment of Health and Human Services, trans- Act Section 5 Significant New Use Notice of America. mitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year Requirements; Revision to Notification Reg- And to quote my dear friend from 2009 of the Administration on Aging, pursu- ulations [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0296; FRL-8858- Texas, also a former judge, ‘‘And that’s ant to 42 U.S.C. 3018; to the Committee on 1] (RIN: 2070-AJ41) received May 25, 2011, pur- Education and the Workforce. just the way it is.’’ suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2032. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- mittee on Energy and Commerce. I yield back the balance of my time, ment of Health and Human Services, trans- 2041. A letter from the Director, Regu- Mr. Speaker. mitting a report on the Developmental Dis- latory Management Division, Environmental f abilities Programs for Fiscal Years 2007-2008, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15005 Public Law 106- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation LEAVE OF ABSENCE 402, section 105; to the Committee on Energy of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- and Commerce. nois; Missouri; Saint Louis Nonattainment 2033. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Area; Determination of Attainment of the sence was granted to: ment of Health and Human Services, trans- 1997 Annual Fine Particle Standard [EPA- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (at the re- mitting annual financial report as required R05-OAR-2010-0034; FRL-9309-6] received May quest of Ms. PELOSI) for today on ac- by the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to count of family matters. 2008 for FY 2010; to the Committee on Energy the Committee on Energy and Commerce. and Commerce. 2042. A letter from the Director, Regu- f 2034. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- latory Management Division, Environmental ADJOURNMENT ment of Health and Human Services, trans- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mitting annual financial report as required cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move by the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- that the House do now adjourn. 2003 for FY 2010; to the Committee on Energy sylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques The motion was agreed to; accord- and Commerce. Guidelines for Paper, Film, and Foil Surface ingly (at 3 o’clock and 37 minutes 2035. A letter from the Director, Regu- Coating Processes [EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0063; p.m.), under its previous order, the latory Management Division, Environmental FRL-9309-3] received May 20, 2011, pursuant House adjourned until Monday, June Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Energy and Commerce. 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West 2043. A letter from the Director, Regu- f Virginia; Permits for Construction and latory Management Division, Environmental Major Modification of Major Stationary Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Sources of Air Pollution for the Prevention cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ETC. of Significant Deterioration [EPA-R03-OAR- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 2009-0876; FRL-9311-9] received May 25, 2011, sylvania; Revisions to Requirements for pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- communications were taken from the Major Sources Locating in or Impacting a mittee on Energy and Commerce. Nonattainment Area in Allegheny County Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 2036. A letter from the Director, Regu- [EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0881; FRL-9308-9] re- 2024. A letter from the Congressional Re- latory Management Division, Environmental ceived May 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. view Coordinator, Department of Agri- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and culture, transmitting the Department’s final cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Commerce. rule — Plum Pox Virus; Update of Quar- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- 2044. A letter from the Director, Regu- antined Areas [Docket No.: APHIS-2010-0089] sylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques latory Management Division, Environmental received May 13, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Guidelines for Flat Wood Paneling Surface Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Coating Process [EPA-R03-OAR-2011-009 ; cy’s final rule — Approval of the Clean Air culture. FRL-9312-7] received May 25, 2011, pursuant Act, Section 112(1), Authority for Hazardous 2025. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Air Pollutants: Perchloroethylene Air Emis- Farm Credit Administration, transmitting Energy and Commerce. sion Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:22 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN7.119 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4325 State of Maine Department of Environ- 2053. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 2064. A letter from the Chief, Border Secu- mental Protection [EPA-R01-OAR-2010-1080; For Export Administration, Department of rity Regulations Branch, Department of A-1-FRL-9285-8] received May 20, 2011, pursu- Commerce, transmitting the Department’s Homeland Security, transmitting the De- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee final rule — Removal and Modifications for partment’s final rule — Technical Amend- on Energy and Commerce. Persons Listed Under Russia on the Entity ment to List of User Fee Airports: Addition 2045. A letter from the Director, Regu- List [Docket No.: 110502271-1278-01] (RIN: of Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida latory Management Division, Environmental 0694-AF24) received May 23, 2011, pursuant to [CBP: Dec. 11-12] received May 24, 2011, pur- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cy’s final rule — Confidentiality Determina- Foreign Affairs. mittee on Ways and Means. tions for Data Required Under the Manda- 2054. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 2065. A letter from the Chief, Publications tory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule and ment of Commerce, transmitting a certifi- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Amendments to Special Rules Governing cation of export to China; to the Committee Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Certain Information Obtained Under the on Foreign Affairs. — Annual Price Inflation Adjustments for Clean Air Act [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0924; FRL- 2055. A letter from the Le President de Contribution Limitations Made to a Health 9311-2] (RIN: 2060-AQ04) received May 25, 2011, l’Assemblee Nationale, transmitting letter Savings Account Pursuant to Section 223 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- expressing the condolences of the people of (Rev. Proc. 2011-32) received May 16, 2011, mittee on Energy and Commerce. Burkina Faso to the people of the Southern pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2046. A letter from the Director, Regu- United States after the severe weather of mittee on Ways and Means. latory Management Division, Environmental April 27, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign 2066. A letter from the Internal Revenue Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Affairs. Service, Internal Revenue Service, transmit- 2056. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- cy’s final rule — Industrial, Commercial, and ting the Service’s final rule — Treatment of ment of Energy, transmitting the semi- Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters Property Used to Acquire Parent Stock or annual report on the activities of the Office and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Securities in Certain Triangular Reorganiza- Incineration Units [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; of Inspector General for the period October 1, 2010 to March 1, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tions Involving Foreign Corporations [TD EPA-HQ-2003-0119; FRL-9308-6] (RIN: 2060- 9526] (RIN: 1545-BG96) received May 19, 2011, AQ25) (RIN: 2060-AO12) received May 20, 2011, app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mittee on Ways and Means. mittee on Energy and Commerce. Reform. 2047. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2057. A letter from the Executive Director, f latory Management Division, Environmental Access Board, transmitting the Board’s annual report for FY 2010 prepared in accord- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS cy’s final rule — LAND DISPOSAL RE- ance with Section 203 of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and STRICTIONS: Site-Specific Treatment Vari- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub- ance for Hazardous Selenium-Bearing Waste committees were delivered to the Clerk lic Law 107-174; to the Committee on Over- Treated by U.S. Ecology Nevada in Beatty, sight and Government Reform. for printing and reference to the proper NV and Withdrawal of Site-Specific Treat- 2058. A letter from the Administrator, calendar, as follows: ment Variance for Hazardous Selenium- Agency for International Development, Mr. BACHUS: Committee on Financial Bearing Waste Treatment Issued to Chem- transmitting the Agency’s semiannual re- Services. H.R. 1121. A bill to replace the Di- ical Waste Management in Kettleman Hills, port from the office of the Inspector General rector of the Bureau of Consumer Financial CA [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0851; FRL-9310-2] re- for the period ending March 31, 2011, pursu- Protection with a five person Commission; ceived May 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section with an amendment (Rept. 112–107). Referred 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and to the Committee of the Whole House on the Commerce. Government Reform. State of the Union. 2048. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2059. A letter from the Deputy Director, Of- latory Management Division, Environmental Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and fice of Diversity Management and Equal Op- Commerce. H.R. 2021. A bill to amend the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- portunity, Department of Defense, transmit- cy’s final rule — Outer Continental Shelf Air Clean Air Act regarding air pollution from ting the Department’s annual report for FY Outer Continental Shelf activities (Rept. 112– Regulations Consistency Update for Cali- 2010 prepared in accordance with Section 203 fornia [OAR-2004-0091; FRL-9304-4] received 108). Referred to the Committee of the Whole of the Notification and Federal Employee House on the State of the Union. May 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Mr. BACHUS: Committee on Financial 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to Services. H.R. 1573. A bill to facilitate imple- Commerce. the Committee on Oversight and Govern- 2049. A letter from the Director, Regu- mentation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank ment Reform. Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec- latory Management Division, Environmental 2060. A letter from the General Counsel, tion Act, promote regulatory coordination, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmit- and avoid market disruption; with an amend- cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California ting the Agency’s final rule — Freedom of ment (Rept. 112–109, Pt. 1). Referred to the State Implementation Plan, Mojave Desert Information Act Implementation (RIN: 2590- Committee of the Whole House on the State Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09- AA44) received May 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 of the Union. OAR-2011-0030; FRL-9308-3] received May 20, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Mr. LUCAS: Committee on Agriculture. 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Oversight and Government Reform. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2061. A letter from the Chairman, Securi- H.R. 1573. A bill to facilitate implementation 2050. A letter from the Director, Regu- ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street latory Management Division, Environmental the Semiannual Report of the Inspector Gen- Reform and Consumer Protection Act, pro- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- eral and a separate management report for mote regulatory coordination, and avoid cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California the period October 1, 2010 through March 31, market disruption; with an amendment State Implementation Plan, Placer County 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. (Rept. 112–109, Pt. 2). Referred to the Com- Air Pollution Control District and Ventura Act), section 5(b); to the Committee on Over- mittee of the Whole House on the State of County Air Pollution Control District [EPA- sight and Government Reform. the Union. R09-OAR-2011-0355; FRL-9303-9] received May 2062. A letter from the Acting Assistant Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Ap- 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Secretary, Department of the Interior, trans- propriations. H.R. 2219. A bill making appro- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. mitting the Department’s final rule — His- priations for the Department of Defense for 2051. A letter from the Associate Chief, toric Preservation Certifications for Federal the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Com- Income Tax Incentives (RIN: 1024-AD65) re- for other purposes (Rept. 112–110). Referred munications Commission, transmitting the ceived May 23, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to the Committee of the Whole House on the Commission’s final rule — Implementation 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural State of the Union. of Section 224 of the Act A National Resources. f Broadband Plan for Our Future [WC Docket 2063. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- No.: 07-245] [GN Docket No.: 09-51] received trator for Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS May 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and mitting the Administration’s final rule — bills and resolutions of the following Commerce. Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; 2052. A letter from the President, Military Training Activities Conducted titles were introduced and severally re- Assemblee National, transmitting a letter Within the Gulf of Alaska Temporary ferred, as follows: expressing the condolences of the French Martime Activities Area [Docket No.: By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. people to those of the Southern United 100817363-1137-02] (RIN: 0648-BA14) received PEARCE, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. BROUN of States in the wake of the tornadoes that May 19, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Georgia, Mr. JONES, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. struck the area; to the Committee on For- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. ROONEY, eign Affairs. Resources. Mr. GERLACH, and Mrs. BLACKBURN):

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:22 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L16JN7.000 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H4326 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2011 H.R. 2204. A bill to require Federal agen- Post Office’’; to the Committee on Oversight publish annually a list of vehicles that sat- cies to assess the impact of Federal action and Government Reform. isfy requirements for certification as a low on jobs and job opportunities, and for other By Mr. STIVERS: emission and energy-efficient vehicle, and purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and H.R. 2214. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform. enue Code of 1986 to provide for a designation Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. of tax overpayments to reduce the public By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. PAULSEN): debt, and for other purposes; to the Com- DOYLE, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, H.R. 2205. A bill to improve the medical mittee on Ways and Means. Mr. SHUSTER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. justice system by encouraging the prompt By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. ISSA, HOLDEN, and Mr. MCKINLEY): and fair resolution of disputes, enhancing Mr. BOUSTANY, and Mr. RAHALL): H.R. 2223. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the quality of care, ensuring patient access H.R. 2215. A bill to ensure that United enue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the to health care services, fostering alter- States taxpayer dollars are not used to fund section 45 credit for refined coal from steel natives to litigation, and combating defen- terrorist entities in Lebanon, and for other industry fuel, and for other purposes; to the sive medicine, and for other purposes; to the purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Af- Committee on Ways and Means. Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in fairs, and in addition to the Committee on By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. CROW- addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, Financial Services, for a period to be subse- LEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KING of New for a period to be subsequently determined quently determined by the Speaker, in each York, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. HANNA, Mrs. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- case for consideration of such provisions as MALONEY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mrs. MCCARTHY risdiction of the committee concerned. concerned. of New York): By Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Mr. DUN- By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2224. A bill to amend title XVIII of the CAN of Tennessee, Mr. WILSON of CUELLAR, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Social Security Act to provide opportunities South Carolina, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. Mr. DREIER, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. for additional residency slots in partici- PENCE, Mr. FLORES, Mr. MCHENRY, FILNER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GENE pating teaching hospitals and to expand the Mr. PITTS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GINGREY of GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. primary care bonus to certain underserved Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. REYES, Mrs. specialties and to amend the Internal Rev- DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives MULVANEY, and Mr. FLEISCHMANN): BACA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, for practicing-teaching physicians; to the H.R. 2206. A bill to repeal a requirement Mr. MEEKS, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. ZOE Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- that new employees of certain employers be LOFGREN of California, Mr. POLIS, and tion to the Committee on Energy and Com- automatically enrolled in the employer’s Mr. LUJA´ N): merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- health benefits plan; to the Committee on H.R. 2216. A bill to amend the North Amer- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Education and the Workforce. ican Free Trade Agreement Implementation sideration of such provisions as fall within By Mr. MCNERNEY: Act to allow for amendments to the Border the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 2207. A bill to provide support to de- Environment Cooperation Agreement to pro- By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. velop career and technical education promote infrastructure projects financed by the BACHUS, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GAR- grams of study and facilities in the areas of North American Development Bank in the RETT, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. CAPITO, renewable energy; to the Committee on Edu- border region to promote growth in trade and Mrs. BIGGERT): cation and the Workforce. and commerce between the United States H.R. 2225. A bill to amend the Investment By Mr. MCNERNEY: and Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Advisers Act of 1940 to add a definition of H.R. 2208. A bill to incorporate smart grid Committee on Financial Services. family office; to the Committee on Financial capability into the Energy Star Program, to By Mr. CARTER (for himself and Mr. Services. reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize GOHMERT): By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. a energy efficiency public information pro- H.R. 2217. A bill to offset the economic bur- FATTAH, Mr. REYES, Mrs. gram to include Smart Grid information, and den on border sheriffs from the lack of south- NAPOLITANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. for other purposes; to the Committee on En- ern border security, and for other purposes; POLIS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. ergy and Commerce. to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HONDA, and Ms. By Mr. BENISHEK: addition to the Committee on Homeland Se- CLARKE of New York): H.R. 2209. A bill to replace the current For- curity, for a period to be subsequently deter- H.R. 2226. A bill to increase access to adult est Service administrative appeals process mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- education to provide for economic growth; to with a pre-decisional administrative review sideration of such provisions as fall within the Committee on Education and the Work- process modeled after the successful ap- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. force, and in addition to the Committee on proach used in the Healthy Forests Restora- By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- tion Act of 2003, and for other purposes; to KLINE): quently determined by the Speaker, in each the Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2218. A bill to amend the charter case for consideration of such provisions as By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. SHER- school program under the Elementary and fall within the jurisdiction of the committee MAN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the concerned. of California, and Mr. LANGEVIN): Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. LANCE (for himself and Mr. H.R. 2210. A bill to amend title 18, United By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: MURPHY of Connecticut): States Code, to prohibit certain interstate H.R. 2220. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 2227. A bill to amend the Federal conduct relating to exotic animals and cer- enue Code of 1986 to assist in the recovery Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for tain computer-assisted remote hunting, and and development of the Virgin Islands by the regulation of medical gases, taking into for other purposes; to the Committee on the providing for a reduction in the tax imposed account the special characteristics of med- Judiciary. on distributions from certain retirement ical gases, the special techniques and proc- By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. plans’ assets which are invested for at least esses required to produce medical gases, and GRIJALVA, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 30 years, subject to defined withdrawals, the established history of safe and effective CARNAHAN, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. under a Virgin Islands investment program; use of medical gases; to the Committee on PAYNE): to the Committee on Ways and Means. Energy and Commerce. H.R. 2211. A bill to amend the Elementary By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mrs. By Mr. LUJA´ N (for himself, Mr. and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- BONO MACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. MEEKS, vide for a system of professional learning to FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. KING of New Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. continuously improve educator effectiveness, York, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. MOORE, and Ms. BORDALLO): student achievement, and overall school and TIBERI, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. DENT, Mr. H.R. 2228. A bill to assist coordination system performance, and for other purposes; JONES, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BERKLEY, among science, technology, engineering, and to the Committee on Education and the Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. mathematics efforts in the States, to Workforce. MATHESON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. strengthen the capacity of elementary By Mr. CONYERS: MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. schools, middle schools, and secondary H.R. 2212. A bill to secure the Federal vot- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ): schools to prepare students in science, tech- ing rights of persons who have been released H.R. 2221. A bill to amend title 18, United nology, engineering, and mathematics, and from incarceration; to the Committee on the States Code, to provide penalties for trans- for other purposes; to the Committee on Judiciary. porting minors in foreign commerce for the Education and the Workforce. By Mr. NUNNELEE (for himself, Mr. purposes of female genital mutilation; to the By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. HARP- Committee on the Judiciary. herself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. FARR, Ms. ER, and Mr. PALAZZO): By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana (for NORTON, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. H.R. 2213. A bill to designate the facility of himself and Mr. MCCOTTER): BORDALLO, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HINCHEY, the United States Postal Service located at H.R. 2222. A bill to amend title 23, United Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. HOLT): 801 West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mis- States Code, to direct the Administrator of H.R. 2229. A bill to make demonstration sissippi, as the ‘‘Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn the Environmental Protection Agency to grants to eligible local educational agencies

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:22 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L16JN7.100 H16JNPT1 rfrederick on DSK29S0YB1PROD with HOUSE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4327 for the purpose of reducing the student-to- By Mr. SCHIFF: By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of school nurse ratio in public elementary H.R. 2237. A bill to promote the strength- Texas (for herself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. schools and secondary schools; to the Com- ening of the private sector in Egypt and Tu- HALL, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. mittee on Education and the Workforce, and nisia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. in addition to the Committee on Energy and By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. Commerce, for a period to be subsequently PETERSON): HENSARLING, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. determined by the Speaker, in each case for H.R. 2238. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- BRADY of Texas, Mr. AL GREEN of consideration of such provisions as fall with- enue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives Texas, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CONAWAY, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- for the production of biodiesel, and for other Ms. GRANGER, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. cerned. purposes; to the Committee on Ways and PAUL, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. REYES, Mr. By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Means. FLORES, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, CAMPBELL, and Mr. FRANK of Massa- By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. chusetts): and Mr. MORAN): SMITH of Texas, Mr. OLSON, Mr. H.R. 2239. A bill to expand the research ac- H.R. 2230. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- CANSECO, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. tivities of the National Institutes of Health enue Code of 1986 to regulate and tax Inter- DOGGETT, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. with respect to functional gastrointestinal CUELLAR, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, net gambling; to the Committee on Ways and and motility disorders, and for other pur- Mr. CARTER, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkan- Means, and in addition to the Committee on poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- Education and the Workforce, for a period to merce. sas, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. be subsequently determined by the Speaker, By Ms. TSONGAS: CRAWFORD, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. in each case for consideration of such provi- H.R. 2240. A bill to authorize the exchange AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the of land or interest in land between Lowell LANKFORD, Mr. HURT, Mr. POMPEO, committee concerned. National Historical Park and the city of Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. By Mrs. NOEM (for herself, Mr. BERG, Lowell in the Commonwealth of Massachu- HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. SCHILLING, and Mr. SCHOCK): setts, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. MCKIN- H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- mittee on Natural Resources. LEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. HECK, enue Code of 1986 to terminate the ethanol By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, tax credits, and for other purposes; to the Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. INSLEE): Mr. RENACCI, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- H.R. 2241. A bill to provide an election to Mrs. NOEM, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. tion to the Committee on the Budget, for a terminate certain capital construction funds GUINTA, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. period to be subsequently determined by the without penalties; to the Committee on DENHAM, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BROUN of Speaker, in each case for consideration of Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- Georgia, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- RUSH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLY- tion of the committee concerned. ture, for a period to be subsequently deter- BURN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, By Mr. ROONEY: mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. THOMP- H.R. 2232. A bill to amend title 36, United sideration of such provisions as fall within SON of Mississippi, Ms. WILSON of States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Florida, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. the American Military Retirees Association, By Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. LEE of California, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. and for other purposes; to the Committee on PIERLUISI, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. RICHARDSON, Ms. CLARKE of New the Judiciary. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KUCINICH, By Mr. ROSS of Arkansas: CARNAHAN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Mr. DAVID H.R. 2233. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Mr. GOWDY, Mr. SCHILLING, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. TOWNS): Social Security Act to provide coverage for CRAWFORD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. RUN- H. Res. 311. A resolution congratulating custom fabricated breast prostheses fol- YAN, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 Na- lowing a mastectomy; to the Committee on FORTENBERRY, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. tional Basketball Association championship; Energy and Commerce, and in addition to YODER, Mr. REED, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe- HECK, Mr. MACK, Mr. DOLD, Mr. ment Reform. riod to be subsequently determined by the CUMMINGS, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. NUGENT, By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Speaker, in each case for consideration of Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. DAVIS of Mr. MORAN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FILNER, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- California, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, GRIJALVA, Mr. STARK, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: Mr. MICA, Mr. SMITH of Washington, JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. BLUMENAUER, H.R. 2234. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. COBLE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the pro- Mr. RICHMOND, and Mrs. ELLMERS): Ms. NORTON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. visions relating to child labor; to the Com- H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution ex- SPEIER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- mittee on Education and the Workforce. pressing the sense of Congress that United fornia, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. CARSON of By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: States commercial air carriers should pro- Indiana): H. Res. 312. A resolution expressing the H.R. 2235. A bill to provide for enhanced vide certain benefits to members of the sense of the House of Representatives that protections for vulnerable unaccompanied Armed Forces who are traveling on official the United States should become an inter- alien children and female detainees; to the military orders and are being deployed over- national human rights leader by ratifying Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition seas or are returning from an overseas de- and implementing certain core international to the Committee on Homeland Security, for ployment; to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. conventions; to the Committee on Foreign a period to be subsequently determined by By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan: Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Speaker, in each case for consideration H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution des- the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- ignating a National Railroad Memorial lo- quently determined by the Speaker, in each tion of the committee concerned. cated in Diamond District Park in historic case for consideration of such provisions as By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Ms. downtown Durand, Michigan, as the ‘‘Na- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee BORDALLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. tional Railroad Memorial’’; to the Com- concerned. PIERLUISI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. mittee on Natural Resources. By Mr. MEEKS: SLAUGHTER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and H. Res. 313. A resolution recognizing that SERRANO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. DAVID Mr. MORAN): the occurrence of prostate cancer in African- SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HONDA, Ms. H. Res. 309. A resolution recognizing the American men has reached epidemic propor- NORTON, Mr. WU, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. 60th anniversary of the Animal Welfare In- tions and urging Federal agencies to address CAPPS, Mr. KIND, Mr. YOUNG of Alas- stitute; to the Committee on Agriculture, that health crisis by designating additional ka, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. and in addition to the Committee on Natural funds for research, education, awareness out- KILDEE, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Resources, for a period to be subsequently reach, and early detection; to the Committee Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and determined by the Speaker, in each case for on Energy and Commerce. Mr. LUJA´ N): consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2236. A bill to provide for the issuance in the jurisdiction of the committee con- FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WILSON of of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation cerned. South Carolina, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on By Mr. CRITZ: SCHMIDT, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GOHMERT, Oversight and Government Reform, and in H. Res. 310. A resolution providing for the and Mr. FLORES): addition to the Committee on Natural Re- consideration of the bill (H.R. 639) to amend H. Res. 314. A resolution declaring that it sources, for a period to be subsequently de- title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify is the policy of the United States to support termined by the Speaker, in each case for that countervailing duties may be imposed its ally Israel in seeking peace with its consideration of such provisions as fall with- to address subsidies relating to a fundamen- neighbors, particularly toward a two-state in the jurisdiction of the committee con- tally undervalued currency of any foreign solution that results in a free, nonmilita- cerned. country; to the Committee on Rules. rized Palestinian state living side-by-side in

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LAMBORN, Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. BISHOP and Means. Congress has the power to enact this legis- of Utah, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. BUCSHON, 63. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- lation pursuant to the following: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. ROONEY, resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative Article I, Section 1, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. to House Resolution No. 72, H.D. 2 requesting All legislative Powers herein granted shall JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. PENCE, Mr. Congress to examine Federal laws and regu- be vested in a Congress of the United States, SCALISE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. FLO- lations to allow states to more readily enact which shall consist of a Senate and House of RES, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. JONES, Mr. unemployment compensation-related laws Representatives. HOLDEN, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. FRANKS of that allow fear of domestic or sexual vio- By Mr. CONYERS: Arizona, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. RICH- lence to be a valid reason for not accepting H.R. 2212. ARDSON, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. suitable work; to the Committee on Ways Congress has the power to enact this legis- NEUGEBAUER, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. and Means. lation pursuant to the following: GOHMERT, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. CAL- 64. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United VERT): resentatives of the State of Maine, relative States Constitution. This provision permits H. Res. 315. A resolution recognizing the to Joint Resolution requesting that the Fed- Congress to make or alter the regulations immeasurable contributions of fathers in the eral Government reform the system of con- pertaining to Federal elections. healthy development of children, supporting sultation with states on trade policy; to the By Mr. NUNNELEE: responsible fatherhood, and encouraging Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2213. greater involvement of fathers in the lives of 65. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- their children, especially on Father’s Day; to State of Florida, relative to Senate Memo- lation pursuant to the following: the Committee on Education and the Work- rial 484 urging the Congress to oppose any ef- Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. Congress has force. fort to impose new discriminatory taxes; to the power to ‘‘To establish post offices and the Committee on Ways and Means. post roads.’’ f 66. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the By Mr. STIVERS: H.R. 2214. MEMORIALS State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- current Resolution No. 3 memorializing the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memo- Congress to expedite a solution that will pro- lation pursuant to the following: rials were presented and referred as fol- vide public alert and warning in situations of The bill is enacted pursuant to the power lows: war, terrorist attack, natural disaster or granted to Congress under Clause I and II of other hazards to public safety and well- Section 8 of Article I and the XVI Amend- 54. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of being; jointly to the Committees on Trans- ment of the United States Constitution. the House of Representatives of the State of portation and Infrastructure and Homeland By Mr. BERMAN: Maine, relative to Joint Resolution urging Security. H.R. 2215. the Congress to call on Canada’s government Congress has the power to enact this legis- f to end its sanctioning of the annual baby lation pursuant to the following: seal hunt; to the Committee on Foreign Af- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY This bill is introduced pursuant to the au- fairs. STATEMENT thority delineated in Article 1, Section 1, 55. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- which includes an implied power for the Con- resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of gress to regulate the conduct of the United to House Resolution No. 44, H.D. 1 urging the the Rules of the House of Representa- States with respect to foreign affairs. Congress to propose an amendment to the tives, the following statements are sub- By Mr. HINOJOSA: United States Constitution for the states’ mitted regarding the specific powers H.R. 2216. consideration to provide that corporations granted to Congress in the Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- are not persons under the laws of the United tion to enact the accompanying bill or lation pursuant to the following: States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. joint resolution. Article 1, Section 8 56. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- By Mr. CARTER: resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative By Mr. TERRY: H.R. 2217. to House Concurrent Resolution No. 86 urg- H.R. 2204. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ing the Congress to support The Filipino Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2009; lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8: Provide for the com- to the Committee on the Judiciary. Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, mon Defence; To establish an uniform Rule 57. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Clause 3 of Naturalization; To provide for calling the State of Utah, relative to Senate Joint By Mr. DENT: forth the militia to execute the Laws of the Resolution 12 recognizing that the Congress H.R. 2205. Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Inva- Congress has the power to enact this legis- presently has assumed authority to make sions; To make all Laws which shall be nec- lation pursuant to the following: immigration policy in the United States; to essary and proper for carrying into Execu- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- the Committee on the Judiciary. tion the foregoing Powers. tion 58. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the By Mr. HUNTER: By Mr. GUINTA: State of Georgia, relative to Senate Resolu- H.R. 2218. H.R. 2206. tion 312 endorsing the deepening of the fed- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- eral navigation channel at Savannah Harbor; lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: to the Committee on Transportation and In- Article I, Clause 1 and 3 of the United Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of frastructure. States Constitution the United States 59. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- By Mr. YOUNG of Florida: By Mr. MCNERNEY: resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative H.R. 2207. H.R. 2219. to House Concurrent Resolution No. 253, H.D. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- 1 urging the Congress to expedite the proc- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: essing of all claims for payments and the dis- Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- The principal constitutional authority for tribution of checks to Filipino veterans tion. this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- under the American Recovery and Reinvest- By Mr. MCNERNEY: ticle I of the Constitution of the United ment Act; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- H.R. 2208. States (the appropriation power), which fairs. Congress has the power to enact this legis- states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the 60. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the lation pursuant to the following: Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- State of Oregon, relative to Senate Joint Me- Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- tions made by Law . . . .’’ In addition, clause morial 6 urging the Congress to fund mobile tion. 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution health care buses for women veterans; to the By Mr. BENISHEK: (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. H.R. 2209. gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the 61. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Debts and provide for the common Defence resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative lation pursuant to the following: and general Welfare of the United States to House Resolution No. 13, H.D. 1 urging the clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Con- . . . .’’ Together, these specific constitu- Congress and the Department of State to stitution tional provisions establish the congressional

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power of the purse, granting Congress the By Mrs. NOEM: H.R. 58: Mr. MILLER of Florida. authority to appropriate funds, to determine H.R. 2231. H.R. 140: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. their purpose, amount, and period of avail- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 210: Mr. RUSH, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ability, and to set forth terms and conditions lation pursuant to the following: MEEKS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BACA, governing their use. Article 1, section 8, clause 1. Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: By Mr. ROONEY: AUSTRIA, and Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 2220. H.R. 2232. H.R. 240: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 298: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: REYES, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. CULBERSON. ‘‘Article I, section 8, clause 1, relating to Laws which shall be necessary and proper H.R. 301: Mr. GERLACH. taxation power, and Article IV, section 3 of for carrying into Execution the foregoing H.R. 324: Mr. HEINRICH. the Constitution of the United States grant Powers, and all other Powers vested by this H.R. 327: Mr. HEINRICH. Congress the authority to enact this bill.’’ Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 374: Mr. CHABOT and Mr. WALBERG. By Mr. CROWLEY: United States, or in any Department or Offi- H.R. 389: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. H.R. 2221. cer thereof. H.R. 396: Mr. MARCHANT. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. ROSS of Arkansas: H.R. 451: Mr. HARRIS, Ms. CASTOR of Flor- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2233. ida, and Mr. BRADY of Texas. Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 452: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia and stitution. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BERG. By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana: Article I, § 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and H.R. 495: Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 2222. Proper Clause); H.R. 546: Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. MCCAUL, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: Mr. GONZALEZ. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2234. H.R. 593: Mr. FORBES. Article I, Section 8, Clause of on the U.S. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 607: Mr. MILLER of Florida. Constitution: The Congress shall have Power lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 609: Mr. COBLE. To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 615: Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado and Ms. and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: BUERKLE. the common Defence and general Welfare of H.R. 2235. H.R. 640: Mr. OWENS. the United States; but all Duties, Imposts Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 642: Mr. MCKEON. and Excises shall be uniform throughout the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 676: Mr. MCDERMOTT. United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 719: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. By Mr. GERLACH: By Mr. SABLAN: H.R. 724: Mr. OWENS. H.R. 2223. H.R. 2236. H.R. 735: Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. PRICE of Geor- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- gia, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mr. AL- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: EXANDER. The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Under Article I, section 8, of the Constitu- H.R. 743: Mr. LATHAM. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the tion. H.R. 745: Ms. JENKINS. United States Constitution. By Mr. SCHIFF: H.R. 750: Mr. JONES. By Mr. GRIMM: H.R. 2237. H.R. 787: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BILI- H.R. 2224. Congress has the power to enact this legis- RAKIS, Mr. WEST, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: GOSAR, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. lation pursuant to the following: The Necessary and Proper Clause of Article H.R. 805: Mr. CLEAVER. Article I, Section 8, clause 18 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. The Nec- H.R. 812: Mr. SCHRADER. To make all Laws which shall be necessary essary and Proper Clause supports the expan- H.R. 891: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. and proper for carrying into Execution the sion of congressional authority beyond the H.R. 908: Mr. GERLACH. foregoing Powers, and all other Powered explicit authorities that are directly discern- H.R. 912: Mr. CALVERT. vested by the Constitution in the Govern- ible from the text. Additionally, the Pre- H.R. 941: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. ment of the United States, or in any Depart- amble to the Constitution provides support H.R. 942: Mr. COBLE. ment or Officer thereof. of the authority to enact legislation to pro- H.R. 972: Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. TIBERI, and Mr. By Mr. HENSARLING: mote the General Welfare. BROUN of Georgia. H.R. 2225. By Mr. SCHOCK: H.R. 973: Mr. MCKEON and Mr. CALVERT. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2238. H.R. 998: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WATERS, lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Mr. AN- Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to lation pursuant to the following: DREWS. the general welfare of the United States); The constitutional authority on which this H.R. 1004: Mr. CICILLINE. and Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to bill rests is the power of Congress as stated H.R. 1022: Mr. FILNER. the power to regulate interstate commerce). in Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 1044: Mr. LONG. By Mr. HINOJOSA: Constitution. H.R. 1058: Mr. BRADY of Texas. H.R. 2226. By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: H.R. 1063: Mr. CARNAHAN and Ms. NORTON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2239. H.R. 1161: Mr. LATTA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. GENE lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- GREEN of Texas, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. DIAZ- This bill is enacted pursuant to Clauses 1, lation pursuant to the following: BALART. 3, and 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Article I, Section 8. H.R. 1173: Mr. CHAFFETZ. United States Constitution. By Ms. TSONGAS: H.R. 1181: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. By Mr. LANCE: H.R. 2240. H.R. 1236: Mr. PALAZZO and Mr. DAVIS of Il- H.R. 2227. Congress has the power to enact this legis- linois. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1259: Mr. OLSON. lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 H.R. 1300: Mr. STARK. Article I of the Constitution of the United By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 1324: Mr. BRADY of Texas. States. H.R. 2241. H.R. 1325: Mr. CRITZ, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ By Mr. LUJA´ N: Congress has the power to enact this legis- of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SIRES, and H.R. 2228. lation pursuant to the following: Mrs. MYRICK. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 1356: Mr. COURTNEY. lation pursuant to the following: The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 1370: Mr. SHIMKUS. Article I Section 8 collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, H.R. 1386: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York: to pay the Debts and provide for the common fornia, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 2229. Defence and general Welfare of the United H.R. 1397: Mr. HIMES. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises H.R. 1426: Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: shall be uniform throughout the United HANNA, and Ms. BROWN of Florida. This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers States. H.R. 1443: Mr. CONAWAY. granted to the Congress by Article I, Section H.R. 1444: Mr. CONAWAY. f 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 1513: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. OWENS, Mr. By Mr. McDERMOTT: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS WHITFIELD, and Mr. HOLT. H.R. 2230. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1519: Mr. QUIGLEY and Mr. HONDA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1533: Mr. CRAVAACK. lation pursuant to the following: were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1543: Ms. DELAURO. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the tions as follows: H.R. 1546: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. United States Constitution H.R. 26: Mr. GARAMENDI. NORTON, Mr. YARMUTH, and Mr. KIND.

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H.R. 1551: Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 1946: Mr. FORTENBERRY. FLORES, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. WIL- H.R. 1645: Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BACA, Mr. H.R. 1951: Mr. KILDEE. SON of South Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT, and REYES, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. H.R. 1980: Mr. BARROW, Mr. WOLF, Mr. Mr. ELLISON. HINOJOSA, Mr. Luja´ n, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mrs. BLACKBURN. of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 2011: Mr. SOUTHERLAND. f fornia, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. H.R. 2014: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SERRANO. BARTLETT, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. JONES, Mr. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM H.R. 1648: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COSTA, Mr. LANDRY, and Mr. GENE GREEN of PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Texas. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors and Mr. HIMES. H.R. 2019: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 1681: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 2023: Mrs. HARTZLER. were deleted from public bills and reso- H.R. 1686: Mr. SCHILLING. H.R. 2032: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. lutions as follows: H.R. 1695: Mr. TOWNS. GARY G. MILLER of California, and Ms. JACK- H.R. 657: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. H.R. 1734: Mr. LONG and Mr. GARY G. MIL- SON LEE of Texas. H.R. 1380: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. NUGENT, H.R. 2033: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. LER of California. and Mr. RIGELL. STARK, and Mr. CALVERT. H. R. 2040: Mr. H.R. 1738: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. H. Con. Res. 59: Mr. RANGEL. H.R. 1744: Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. SES- BERG, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER. SIONS. f H. R. 1756: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TIERNEY, and H.R. 2067: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. H.R. 2070: Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. Mr. COURTNEY. PETITIONS, ETC. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PENCE, Mr. H.R. 1792: Mr. OLVER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions GRIJALVA, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. POSEY, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. and papers were laid on the Clerk’s HOLDEN, and Mr. WOLF. LINE AMBORN LEISCHMANN H.R. 1848: Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, K , Mr. L , Mr. F , Mr. desk and referred as follows: EARCE UINTA ARTLETT Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. P , Mr. G , and Mr. B . 9. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 2082: Mr. WEST. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BARTON of California State Lands Commission, Cali- H.R. 2086: Mr. BURGESS and Mr. BILBRAY. Texas, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, fornia, relative to a resolution opposing the H.R. 2103: Mr. LYNCH. Mr. MICA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. enactment of H.R. 1231; to the Committee on H.R. 2108: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. SESSIONS, and Mr. MARCHANT. Natural Resources. H.R. 2123: Ms. NORTON. 10. Also, a petition of Town of Cambria, H.R. 1852: Mr. DENT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. H.R. 2140: Mr. ALTMIRE. MICHAUD, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. STARK, H.R. 2144: Mr. MCDERMOTT. New York, relative to a resolution opposing Mr. RUSH, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. H.R. 2164: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MCCAUL, H.R. 1555; to the Committee on Homeland Se- LEE, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. MURPHY of Con- and Mr. LEWIS of California. curity. necticut, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, H.R. 2168: Mr. WELCH. 11. Also, a petition of American Bar Asso- Ms. SUTTON, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. KEATING. H.R. 2173: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. ciation, Illinois, relative to a resolution sup- H.R. 1916: Ms. SUTTON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. H.R. 2187: Ms. WOOLSEY. porting the development and use of evidence- DEUTCH, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, H. Res. 94: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. based, clinical, or medical practice guide- Mr. LYNCH, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. TIERNEY. H. Res. 183: Mr. HINCHEY. lines or standards regarding patient care and H.R. 1932: Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- H. Res. 296: Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. KLINE, safety; jointly to the Committees on Energy fornia and Mr. FORBES. Mr. FLEMING, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. and Commerce and the Judiciary.

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011 No. 87 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was U.S. SENATE, As we decide where to cut, we will called to order by the Honorable TOM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, need to make some tough choices, but UDALL, a Senator from the State of Washington, DC, June 16, 2011. not every choice has to be difficult. If To the Senate: New Mexico. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, we are serious about reducing spend- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby ing, ending tens of billions in taxpayer PRAYER appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator giveaways to big oil companies The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s from the State of New Mexico, to perform shouldn’t be one of the difficult deci- the duties of the Chair. opening prayer will be offered by Rev. sions we have to make. Don Duncan, Senior Chaplain of Okla- DANIEL K. INOUYE, President pro tempore. homa Jail & Prison Ministries and When the other side says the alter- Chaplain of the Oklahoma County Mr. UDALL of New Mexico thereupon native is to end Medicare, slash Med- Sheriff’s Office. assumed the chair as Acting President icaid, and put millions of seniors at The guest Chaplain offered the fol- pro tempore. risk, the choice is that much clearer. lowing prayer: f We cannot take with one hand from Let us pray. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY those who can least afford it and give Father, as we pause to seek Your di- LEADER with the other hand to those who can. vine guidance, I pray for Your pres- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Before we end Medicare as we know it ence, wisdom, and divine protection to pore. The majority leader is recog- or eliminate Medicaid funding for nurs- be bestowed upon these Senators, their nized. ing homes, as the Republicans have families, their staffs, and all those who f proposed, we should cut wasteful have committed their lives in service spending. During the course of a year, to our country. I pray Your guidance SCHEDULE one in five Americans will be on Med- through eternal principles in all discus- Mr. REID. Mr. President, following icaid. The cuts the Republicans propose sions and final decisions. I pray for any leader remarks, the Senate will re- will affect real people—the elderly man that which is honorable both in Your sume consideration of S. 782, which is sight and in the heart of each citizen. the Economic Development Revitaliza- in the nursing home, for example; the When a conclusion is reached, may tion Act, with 4 hours of debate on the child missing her yearly checkup, as an peace abide throughout this Chamber Feinstein and McCain amendments. At example; the pregnant woman, as an and throughout this land. about 2 p.m., there will be two rollcall example, whose baby depends on proper We pray this through the Name of votes in relation to the Feinstein and prenatal care; or the person with a dis- Jesus. Amen. McCain amendments. Each amendment ability, for example, who is able to live will have a 60-vote threshold. alone thanks to the helping hand Med- f f icaid provides. These cuts will affect everyone else too. Cutting Medicaid PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OIL SUBSIDIES simply shifts costs; it doesn’t lower Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am happy The Honorable TOM UDALL led the costs. Each patient who doesn’t get the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: to see the Republicans opening up to what Democrats have been saying all care he or she needs from a doctor I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the today will get it tomorrow at three United States of America, and to the Repub- along—that cutting wasteful subsidies lic for which it stands, one nation under God, to Big Oil should be on the table if we times the price in an emergency room, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. are going to reduce the deficit. Yester- and we will all foot that bill. day, my friend, the senior Senator The American people have spoken f from Tennessee, said he would consider loudly and clearly. They do not want ending taxpayer subsidies for oil com- to balance the budget on the backs of APPOINTMENT OF ACTING panies making record profits. I con- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE seniors, children, or the disabled. I am gratulate my friend, the senior Senator glad to see at least one of my Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The from Tennessee. Democrats agree. lican colleagues courageously breaking clerk will please read a communication Handouts such as these to companies from the pack. to the Senate from the President pro that made $36 billion in the first quar- tempore (Mr. INOUYE). ter of this year alone must be part of Mr. President, would the Chair now The legislative clerk read the fol- the discussion if we are going to get announce whatever the business of the lowing letter: our fiscal house in order. day is.

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The bot- f leaders or their designees on amend- tom line is we have a triple crown of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ment No. 476, offered by the Senator subsidy, mandate, and protective tariff REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2011 from California, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and on the least effective, least environ- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- amendment No. 411, offered by the Sen- mentally sound ethanol there is. pore. Under the previous order, the ator from Arizona, Mr. MCCAIN. More importantly, corn ethanol is Senate will resume consideration of S. Mr. REID. Mr. President, noting now used to such an extent that it is 782, which the clerk will report. there is no one on the floor, I suggest having a major impact on food com- The legislative clerk read as follows: the absence of a quorum, and I ask modity prices and in particular on feed A bill (S. 782) to amend the Public Works unanimous consent that during the prices. This is particularly true in the and Economic Development Act of 1965 to re- quorum the time be equally divided. poultry industry. I will get to that in a authorize that Act, and for other purposes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- few minutes. Pending: pore. Without objection, it is so or- I do want to thank Senators dered. DeMint amendment No. 394, to repeal the KLOBUCHAR and THUNE for good-faith The clerk will call the roll. efforts to try to reach a compromise. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- The legislative clerk proceeded to sumer Protection Act. As part of this compromise, at least Paul amendment No. 414, to implement the call the roll. from my point of view, a substantial President’s request to increase the statutory Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I amount of the revenue must be used to limit on the public debt. ask unanimous consent the order for reduce the debt and deficit in addition Cardin amendment No. 407, to require the the quorum call be rescinded. to eliminating wasteful ethanol sub- FHA to equitably treat home buyers who The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sidies and tariffs. These negotiations have repaid in full their FHA-insured mort- pore. Without objection, it is so or- gages. have been ongoing since Tuesday. We dered. have not yet reached an agreement. Merkley/Snowe amendment No. 428, to es- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I The vote at 2 o’clock will not end these tablish clear regulatory standards for mort- rise in support of the Ethanol Subsidy gage servicers. talks. I am perfectly willing to con- and Tariff Repeal Act, which Senator Kohl amendment No. 389, to amend the tinue to talk but I do think it is impor- COBURN and I are offering as an amend- Sherman Act to make oil-producing and ex- tant that we have a clean up-or-down ment to pending legislation. The other porting cartels illegal. vote on the Coburn-Feinstein amend- Hutchison amendment No. 423, to delay the cosponsors on this amendment are Sen- ment. implementation of the health reform law in ator WEBB and Senator COLLINS. This is the United States until there is final resolu- The issue at hand is a simple issue. identical to a bill that we have sub- The subsidy given to these oil compa- tion in pending lawsuits. mitted. On that bill there are more co- Portman amendment No. 417, to provide nies costs taxpayers billions of dollars sponsors. They are COBURN, CARDIN, for the inclusion of independent regulatory every year and the tariff actually has agencies in the application of the Unfunded WEBB, CORKER, LIEBERMAN, COLLINS, the effect of making us more dependent Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et SHAHEEN, BURR, RISCH, and TOOMEY. on foreign oil. Let me explain. In 2005, I want to have the record straight seq.). the ethanol subsidy cost taxpayers $1.5 that this amendment is in response to Portman amendment No. 418, to amend the billion. This year that number is near- Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 a bill which we have crafted. On Tues- ly $6 billion. In just 6 years it has gone U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) to strengthen the eco- day the Senate voted on the proposal from a cost of $1.5 billion to a cost of nomic impact analyses for major rules, re- but unfortunately we saw a process nearly $6 billion. There is a reason for quire agencies to analyze the effect of major battle, which I spoke to on the floor, it, and I will get to that in a moment, rules on jobs, and require adoption of the which I think overwhelmed, in some re- least burdensome regulatory means. but since 2005, the total cost of this spects, the debate. That is not the case McCain amendment No. 411, to prohibit the subsidy has been $22.6 billion. use of Federal funds to construct ethanol today. There are ongoing negotiations Here is the increase every year: $1.5 blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities. to see if it is possible to put together a billion in 2005; 2006, $2.6 billion; 2007, McCain amendment No. 412, to repeal the solution which can bring all sides to- $3.3 billion; 2008, $4.4 billion; 2009, $5.2 wage rate requirements commonly known as gether on this amendment that we will the Davis-Bacon Act. billion; 2010, $5.7 billion; and the all- be voting on at 2 o’clock. Thus far we time high in these last 2 years of $5.7 Merkley amendment No. 440, to require the do not have an agreement. However, at Secretary of Energy to establish an Energy billion. Efficiency Loan Program under which the least one of our cosponsors of this has However, it continues to rise. The Secretary shall make funds available to said to me—this is Senator WEBB—that proposal that has been made for an ex- States to support financial assistance pro- he would very much appreciate a tension to 2015, by some, would cost an- vided by qualified financing entities for straight up-or-down vote on Coburn- other $31 billion. making qualified energy efficiency or renew- Feinstein so we know exactly where Let me be clear. The subsidy is able efficiency improvements. the Senate stands. It is still possible, wasteful and duplicative. It does very Coburn modified amendment No. 436, to re- even after that cloture vote, if we can little to promote the use of ethanol peal the volumetric ethanol excise tax cred- reach a successful conclusion to the ne- it. which oil companies already must use Brown (MA)/Snowe amendment No. 405, to gotiation that we could have another under current law. The renewable fuels repeal the imposition of withholding on cer- vote and change that. standard dictates oil companies use 14 tain payments made to vendors by govern- Today, this is the first vote that the billion gallons of biofuels this year, 20.5 ment entities. Senate has taken based on the merits billion gallons by 2015, to 36 billion gal- Inhofe amendment No. 430, to reduce of repealing the ethanol subsidy and lons by 2022. amounts authorized to be appropriated. tariff. In a nutshell, let me give the These volumes, by law, increase Inhofe amendment No. 438, to provide for reasons. I know of no other product in the establishment of a committee to assess every year. It more than doubles by the effects of certain Federal regulatory the United States that has a triple 2022. It is that doubling in volume that mandates. crown of benefits: It is a mandate: oil will ultimately cost us; we are cur- Merkley amendment No. 427, to make a companies must buy this ethanol; rently paying oil companies to follow technical correction to the HUBZone des- there is a subsidy: oil companies are this law. ignation process. paid for buying this substance; and this Let me speak briefly about the tariff. McCain amendment No. 441 (to Coburn substance known as corn ethanol is The 54-cent-per-gallon tariff on ethanol modified amendment No. 436), to prohibit the protected by a protective tariff which imports makes our Nation more de- use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities. prevents other nations, such as Brazil, pendent on foreign oil. The tariff acts Reid (for Feinstein/Coburn) amendment from importing ethanol which actually as a trade barrier, placing clean sugar- No. 476, to repeal the volumetric ethanol ex- has more beneficial environmental ef- cane ethanol imports from friendly na- cise tax credit. fects. tions at a competitive disadvantage to

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Our cattle rely primarily on Mid- on oil. Sugarcane ethanol, one of the During the past 3-plus years, the western grown corn as their primary source lowest carbon fuels that is widely growing use of corn for ethanol has for grain. available, suffers from this tariff. been nothing less than devastating on This is the conflict here: This tariff makes no sense and it Zacky Farms. Why? The cost of turkey This year 41 percent of our Nation’s corn should be repealed. I believe that there feed represent about 60 percent of the crop will be used up by a heavily subsidized is very strong consensus in this body final price of turkey products that con- ethanol industry. In a year where nationally on the tariff issue. The Ethanol Sub- sumers buy in stores. Corn is roughly our grain inventories have already been reduced by adverse weather, corn has risen in sidy and Tariff Repeal Act repeals the 50 percent of the turkey feed formula- price by 140 percent. Because of this, any 45-cent-per-gallon ethanol blending tion, making corn one-third of the cost chance of profitability in all protein indus- subsidy known as the volumetric eth- of a turkey. Soybean meal, usually the tries has vanished. anol excise tax credit on July 1. The 54- second largest ingredient in turkey The cattle inventory in our own operation cent-per-gallon ethanol tariff is also feed, competes for the same acreage as is being reduced and we have begun the proc- repealed beginning on July 1. Two corn, and consequently the pricing of ess of laying off many of our employees. parts of the three-part triple crown of soybean meal often moves in tandem Coming from a county with 27.9 percent un- government support are covered in our with corn. The government is sitting employment (April EDD), these good, hardworking people will be relegated to trying to bill. on acres and paying farmers not to find jobs where there are none. These are the The third part of the triple crown is plant soybeans, thereby encouraging very people that take great pride in the fact that refineries are already required to costs to rise. I didn’t know that. We that they not only feed a Nation, but also use ethanol under the Renewable Fuel are paying farmers not to plant soy- feed the world. Standard. The subsidy pays them to beans. Recent reports show that since This is what these subsidies are use that mandated ethanol, and eth- 1990, there are essentially no new acres doing. This is actual testimony read anol, again, is protected from competi- available. Ethanol use of corn is there- verbatim. tion by a very high import tariff. fore driving up other turkey feed ingre- I have a letters from the American I think we need to address this quick- dient prices also. Meat Institute, California Dairies, Na- ly because the effects are harmful and The increasing use of corn in eth- tional Chicken Council, National the costs are great. At highest risk are anol—now nearly 40 percent of the Na- Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National increased costs for feed, corn, and tion’s corn supply—has been a major Meat Association, National Pork Pro- other food. Today, 39 percent of the factor in driving the price of corn from ducers Council, and the National Tur- U.S. corn crop is used to produce eth- $2 a bushel, to $4 a bushel, to $6 a bush- key Federation essentially saying the anol, according to the Congressional el, and currently $7.75 a bushel. That is same thing: Research Service. Well over a third of what Zacky is currently paying. This Corn-based ethanol has distorted the corn the corn crop is used to produce eth- dramatic increase has all occurred market, and stretched corn supplies to the anol. Corn futures reached a record since the fourth quarter of 2006. The point production costs have increased sig- $7.99 a bushel last week, this is an in- turkey industry has been unable to nificantly. Additionally, the current import crease of 140 percent over 12 months. pass these cost increases along fast tariff on foreign sources of ethanol harms In this graph you can see the rise, enough to maintain profitability. United States consumers by retarding the from $2 in 2005 to $3 in 2006, going up We were in the caucus on Tuesday, development of a robust and sustainable over 2007, 2008 to over $4, beginning to and we heard one Senator talk about biofuels market. come down slightly in 2009, continues how a farm has actually collapsed be- That is a direct quote. down in 2010, and then in 2010 to 2011, cause of these prices in his State, and Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- and 2011 to 2012, it has shot up to well a second Senator reiterated his deep sent to have printed in the RECORD this over $6. This is devastating, to poultry concern about what is happening to the testimony following my remarks. farms all over the country. This is dev- poultry interest in his State. So this is The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- astating to cattle and this is dev- not just Foster Farms and Zacky pore. Without objection, it is so or- astating to food commodity prices. Farms, which happen to be in Cali- dered. These prices will continue to go up if fornia, it is all over. (See exhibit 1.) we let these subsidies continue. The They then go into the impact of corn Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Then there is a annual average price of corn has risen for ethanol on employees, suppliers, very long list in a letter to Senators 225 percent since 2006. So from 2005 to customers, consumers, and family own- REID and MCCONNELL from a couple today, there has been a 225-percent in- ership, and they say they have suffered dozen agencies, both agricultural and crease in corn prices. Does anybody significant losses during the past 3 environmental, and I ask unanimous think that is good for this Nation? Is it years, and it has been estimated to be consent to have printed in the RECORD good for farmers who depend on corn as much as $35 million in losses from that letter as well. feed? I don’t think so. 2008, 2009, and 2010, and their banking The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Let me give you some examples. The relationships have been shattered after pore. Without objection, it is so or- annual feed cost for Foster Farms tri- 60 years of banking. Bank of America dered. pled over the past year, increasing told the company to find another bank. (See exhibit 2.) costs by more than $200 million. That In 2008, the company was forced to Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Thank you. Also, is greater than the firm’s largest ever implement across-the-board salary from the Western United Dairymen As- annual profit. Zacky Farms, which is a freezes and other measures to help con- sociation and from the National Cattle- large farm, has lost $35 million over trol these costs. Turkey prices have men’s Beef Association as well. the last 3 years due to increased corn jumped dramatically and will continue The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- costs. to increase—in other words, the mar- pore. Without objection, it is so or- I want to read to you for a moment a ket is becoming such that turkey is dered. summary of the impacts on Zacky going to become an endangered species, (See exhibit 3.) Farms. Here is the background. Zacky particularly in a down market. And Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I do this not be- Farms is a family-owned, vertically in- they stopped promotions, such as the cause I want to run through it all but tegrated producer of quality turkey free Thanksgiving turkey with the pur- because I think it is evidentiary testi- products for consumers in the retail chase of a certain dollar amount. It mony to what is happening as a result and food service markets. The company goes on and on. This is a very serious of what is very bad and egregious pub- is 55 years old but has roots in sup- issue. lic policy. At a time of debt and deficit,

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This year 41% of our na- potential to cost tens of billions of dol- Protective tariffs of the least environ- tion’s corn crop will be used up by a heavily lars makes no sense to me at all. mentally friendly source of ethanol subsidized ethanol industry. In a year where This summer, experts are predicting will come to an end, and they will nationally our grain inventories have al- a mass slaughter of hogs. The USDA come to an end in a timely way. This is ready been reduced by adverse weather con- predicts that U.S. corn reserves will what the government should be doing. ditions, corn has risen in price by 140%. Be- sink to their lowest level since the I would like to yield the floor at this cause of this, any chance of profitability in mid-1990s this summer, and rising food time. I know this has been tough. The all protein industries has vanished. prices are contributing to global pov- big surprise to me has been how emo- The cattle inventory in our own operation erty and instability. So we are faced is being reduced and we have already begun tional our caucus on the Democratic the process of laying off many of our employ- with a vote today that is very simple. side has been, and I understand the ees. Coming from a county with 27.9% unem- The vote says: End this trifecta of sub- other side’s caucus, the Republican ployment (April-EDD), these good, hard- sidy, mandate, and protective tariff. It side, was emotional as well. This ap- working people will be relegated to trying to says: Do not wait for it to expire at the pears to be much more major than the find jobs where there are none. These are the end of the year, but do it as of July 1. legislation itself might signal. I am very people that take pride in the fact that If we do it as of July 1, we will produce very hopeful we will have 60 votes. they not only feed a nation, but also feed the approximately $2.7 billion to the Treas- That would send a very loud message world. ury to ameliorate debt and deficit. I from the Senate. Energy independence for our nation is vital, but the production of abundant, safe, think this is an easy $2.7 billion to Thank you very much. and healthy proteins for the world’s popu- save. I yield the floor. lation is every bit as important. As cattle Now, someone might say: Well, what EXHIBIT 1 producers nationwide, who have never asked are you doing to all of the producers of Hon. TOM COBURN, for a subsidy of any kind, we only ask that ethanol? Shouldn’t we protect them? U.S. Senate, ethanol production stand on its own and Well, this has been going on for a very Washington, DC. allow true supply and demand dictate the long time—since 2005. To have an in- Hon. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, real price of corn. dustry develop that then becomes de- U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. pendent on this trifecta of subsidy, EXHIBIT 2 DEAR SENATORS COBURN AND FEINSTEIN, mandate, and protective tariff is only The undersigned livestock and poultry JUNE 13, 2011. Hon. HARRY REID, going to increase costs in the future. I groups appreciate your leadership with the Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. understand beginning an industry with introduction of ‘‘The Ethanol Subsidy and Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, some help, giving them a leg up, giving Tariff Repeal Act,’’ which would end 30 years Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. them a toehold. That toehold becomes of tax credits for conventional ethanol and DEAR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS: The under- end the tariff on imported ethanol on July a foothold, and then they go on their signed diverse group of business associations, 1st. own. The ethanol industry instead hunger and development organizations, agri- At a time when animal agriculture is fac- wants a continuation of the subsidy cultural groups, environmental groups, budg- ing pressures on many fronts, this legisla- et hawks, grassroots groups and free market- that effectively goes to the oil compa- tion would ease the economic strain that is ers urge you to support the Coburn-Feinstein nies—the most profitable industry in heavily affecting the industries that rely so amendment, No. 436, to the Economic Devel- the United States—continue the sub- heavily on corn to feed livestock and poul- opment Revitalization Act (S. 782), which sidy, continue the mandate, and con- try. Corn-based ethanol has distorted the would end 30 years of tax credits for conven- tinue to protect ethanol. corn market, and stretched corn supplies to tional ethanol and end the tariff on imported the point production costs have been in- You can be sure that if we don’t do ethanol on July 1st. this now and we wait for it to end at creased significantly. Additionally, the current import tariff on foreign sources of eth- Conventional ethanol is due to receive the end of 2012, there will be a fight to some $6 billion in refundable tax credits this continue it. We are all talking about anol harms U.S. consumers by retarding the development of a robust and sustainable year. Continuing to subsidize oil companies saying no. We are all talking about biofuels market. to blend ethanol—which they are already re- that the time has come when we have If enacted, your legislation would save tax- quired to do by the Renewable Fuels Stand- to do business differently. We have a payers nearly $3.3 billion in 2011. Experts ard—is wasteful and unnecessary. This lot of major problems out there. We such as the Congressional Budget Office and amendment will save U.S. taxpayers several have a lot of people who need help. the Government Accountability Office have billion dollars this year and have virtually no impact on ethanol production, jobs or Would I rather help those people or already concluded that the subsidy is unnecessary and leading economists agree that prices. would I rather help Big Oil do essen- Sincerely, tially what they are mandated to do ending it would have little impact on ethanol production, prices, or jobs. Action Aid USA, American Bakers Asso- anyway? The choice is easy. The choice This legislation will help American con- ciation, American Frozen Food Institute, is clear. Would I want to continue a sumers by ending the costly and unnecessary American Meat Institute, Americans for high, protective tariff on the least en- protection and subsidization of converting Limited Government, Americans for Pros- vironmentally friendly commodity, corn into fuel. We applaud you for your lead- perity, California Dairies, Inc, Clean Air corn ethanol? It is not even algae. It is ership on the issue and strongly encourage Task Force, Competitive Enterprise Insti- not cellulosic. It is not sugar cane. It is Congress to pass this legislation promptly. tute, Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Sincerely, Working Group, Friends of the Earth, Free- the least environmentally friendly dom Action, Greenpeace USA, Grocery Man- feedstock used to produce ethanol. AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE. CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. ufacturers Association, International Dairy I have opposed this from the begin- NATIONAL CHICKEN Foods Association, Milk Producers Council. ning because I am not that prescient, I COUNCIL. National Black Chamber of Commerce, just knew that once we started this it NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S League of Conservation Voters, National wasn’t going to end. Once we started it, BEEF ASSOCIATION. Chicken Council, National Council of Chain it was going to be more, more, more. NATIONAL MEAT Restaurants, National Meat Association, Na- That is the beat. If we can sell it in the ASSOCIATION. tional Restaurant Association, National Tur- next few hours with the proposal that NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS key Federation, National Wildlife Federa- COUNCIL. meets the strictures of both sides of tion, Natural Resources Defense Council, NATIONAL TURKEY Oxfam America, Sierra Club, Snack Food As- this great institution—we are trying to FEDERATION. sociation, Southern Alliance for Clean En- do that, but there are people who ergy, Taxpayers for Common Sense, U.S. strongly believe it should be ended My name Paul Cameron and I am a com- PIRG, Union of Concerned Scientists, World quickly, and that is what this cloture mercial cattle feeder from the Imperial Val- Wildlife Federation.

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As I spoke to ethanol producers tend the ethanol blenders tax credit and tar- ‘‘It’s no secret that supplies are tight. In across my State, I basically said we iff in the tax package will add significantly fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has cannot continue this subsidy in our to the economic distress this country’s dairy predicted ethanol will account for 40 percent current situation of debt. It has always farm families have experienced for the past of this year’s corn crop. All we are asking is two years. In addition, if this plan goes for- been designed to become economically to compete head-to-head for a bushel of corn. feasible, and it would be related to the ward, these incentives will have been ex- That’s what this legislation will accom- tended without debate while the country’s plish,’’ Donald said. ‘‘The federal govern- price of oil. Well, the price of oil has deficit and debt situation grows more alarm- ment shouldn’t be in the business of picking gone up. This gives ethanol producers a ing nearly every day and responsible people winners and losers. We urge all senators to more level playing field. disagree over the environmental benefits of take a stand on the side of good government The problem many of us from the corn ethanol. and support this legislation.’’ Midwest have—but I will only speak for Producers are still reeling from low prices resulting from the loss of export markets The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- myself—many of us from corn-growing caused by the worldwide financial crisis in pore. The Senator from Indiana. and ethanol-producing States—and In- late 2008. Throughout that time, dairy farm- Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I wish to diana, by the way, is one of the leading ers’ production costs have remained very say to the Senator from California, States in the Nation, producing a sig- high. The erosion in equity experienced by many of the points she made are valid. nificant percentage of ethanol—is that dairy farmers in this country over the past I came back for the purpose of address- this amendment basically says it is 24 months is of staggering proportions. ing our overspending and that involves over now. A bipartisan group has come Estimates are that the U.S. will use upwards of one-third of the nation’s corn crop all kinds of tax expenditures and all together around a transition proposal to make ethanol this year, and that was be- kinds of subsidies. It is necessary be- Senator THUNE has put forward. I am fore the EPA recently increased the amount cause of our current debt and deficit all for a straight up-or-down vote on that can be blended by 50%. The USDA now situation. We have to get control of the best way to eliminate this subsidy estimates this year’s average farm price for this. It is the only reason I ran. It is and to phase it out completely. I can’t corn between $4.80 and $5.60/bushel. That is the only reason I am back in the Sen- imagine anybody here would think, as up nearly 25% from the estimate just two ate, with a commitment from the peo- we address Tax Code expenditures, that months ago and compares to the previous ple of Indiana who supported me that, there wouldn’t be a transition process record of $4.20/bushel in 2007/08. The blenders tax credit is also unneces- yes, this is what needs to be done in in place for eliminating that expendi- sary. Mandates requiring the use of renew- Washington. So I am not here to criti- ture for an industry or for an indi- able fuels will ensure significant demand for cize the efforts of Senator COBURN or vidual in the United States. corn ethanol for the foreseeable future. Senator FEINSTEIN and others to begin I joined Senator WYDEN, a Democrat, Please oppose inclusion of corn ethanol in- to address these subsidies. That is ex- in a bipartisan effort for comprehen- centives in the tax package. An issue that is actly what we need to do. sive tax reform. Our proposal basically this costly, in so many ways, deserves sig- I think the phrase of the Senator eliminates most of the special provi- nificant debate prior to a vote. from California: ‘‘This is what we are sions in the tax code, totaling almost Very truly yours, doing in a timely way,’’ goes to the $1 trillion. We take away these special- MICHAEL L.H. MARSH, CPA, Chief Executive Officer. heart and the essence of where I believe ized tax provisions in a way to reduce we need to go. We have subsidized, for rates and make our companies more [From the National Cattlemen’s Beef some valid reasons early on, the pro- competitive, lower individual rates and Association] duction of ethanol. We did that because simplify the Tax Code. But, we know NCBA SUPPORTS LEGISLATION TO END we said we are not independent in that in doing so, there has to be a tran- ETHANOL SUBSIDY, IMPORT TARIFF terms of our energy production, and sition period. We cannot just yank WASHINGTON (May 3, 2011).—National our dependence on oil—particularly away from the private sector or the Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Presi- Middle Eastern oil. Our dependence is public-private sector an economic basis dent Bill Donald said the Ethanol Subsidy not only costly to us from the stand- on which they went forward and com- and Tariff Repeal Act, which was introduced today by U.S. Senators Tom Coburn (R- point of OPEC setting the price of oil mitted to that particular entity and Okla.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), would worldwide, based on their output, but product. So all we are asking for is a end 30 years and more than $30 billion of tax- also from the standpoint that we have transition process. payer support for the corn-based ethanol in- spent a lot of money in blood and I know there is talk about giving dustry and would finally level the playing treasure to continue this dependence Members a vote next week on this pro- field for all commodities relying on corn as on oil, by placing troops in the Middle posal and so forth. I don’t blame Sen- a major input. The legislation would repeal East. Would anybody think we would ator COBURN and Senator FEINSTEIN both the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax pay nearly as much attention to the one bit for using a procedural rule—ac- Credit (VEETC) and the tariff on imported tually, Senator FEINSTEIN did not do ethanol by no later than June 30, 2011. Middle East as we are now were it not ‘‘NCBA supports the development of renew- for the fact the oil supply that comes that and did not support that and I able and alternative fuels and we know eth- from there is absolutely necessary for think deserves a second vote. I don’t anol plays a role in reducing our dependence our economy and the world economy? I fault Senator COBURN for using proce- on foreign oil. However, we don’t support think everyone in this Chamber would dural methods which were maybe not forcing taxpayers to prop up an industry say we want less dependence on foreign necessarily something of precedent, that should be able to stand on its own two sources and more independence. So the but it is possible under our procedures feet,’’ said Donald who is also a cattleman production of homegrown energy out of to do what was done in order to get his from Melville, Mont. ‘‘Senators Coburn and Feinstein should be commended for their corn or other products grown in the vote on the floor. He has been asking leadership on this issue and for introducing soil which can be converted to a form for that vote for weeks, if not months. this commonsense legislation that will not of energy, so we-use less foreign oil and It is an issue we ought to be debating. only level the playing field for a bushel of more of our own resources to drive our But there ought to be a debate—an corn but will also save taxpayers more than trucks and cars and fuel our planes, is honest debate—between essentially the $6 billion annually.’’ a valid goal. two sides of this issue, both of which Donald said the VEETC and the ethanol To get that started—I wasn’t here— agree the subsidy ought to be removed; import tariff put other end-users of corn, in- but Congress passed a set of subsidies one of which says we remove it today cluding cattlemen and women, at a severe competitive disadvantage. From December in order to encourage that industry. On on this vote, the other says we remove 2007 to February 2010, the cattle feeding sec- the basis of that, States, private enti- it over a period of time—3 years or so. tor of the beef industry lost a record $7 bil- ties, public-private partnerships com- We take the money immediately saved lion in equity due to high feed costs and eco- mitted to move forward with produc- and donate it to reducing the deficit,

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We can stand the regional issues involved, so I an opportunity to debate both sides of get there by pulling the rug out from understand the Senator’s thinking. My this; to have a vote on the Coburn them now, shutting it down, and seeing thinking is, we get a strong vote on amendment and a vote on the Thune a precipitous drop in ethanol produc- this today. This is simply a cloture legislation, winner take all—that is the tion because it is no longer economi- vote. We have 60 votes. We have some way it works here—and let the chips cally viable or, as Senator THUNE has time to see if we can work something fall where they may. But at least we tried to do and a coalition of us who out. will have had an honest debate about support that, we can put in place a sen- One thing I have learned in this two alternatives to try to reach the sible way to reduce this subsidy to whole line of pursuit is, if you give same goal. One takes a longer period of zero, to bring ethanol to a point of eco- your word, keep it. The only thing you time than the other. The Senate will nomic viability on its own and imme- have is your integrity, and I give you vote and the yeas will be yeas and the diately send a significant amount—$1 my word that we will continue to try nays will be nays and the yeas will pre- billion—to reduce the deficit. So this to bring both sides together. vail and we will move forward on that could be a transition to allow ethanol I know this is a long journey. I know basis. All we have now is a promise to be an economically viable part of we will be blue-slipped and we have to that maybe we will give the Senate an our ability to provide transportation come back and we will have to have a opportunity to bring something up energy without having to call up the bill we can put a tax matter on. That is next week so we can vote on the phase- for a later day. I think we are into this, out program. Middle East and say: Keep sending it and so many people want kind of a Some Members will say: Hey, this is and, by the way, we will send our great. I can vote for both, and then I troops, we will send our money, we will clean vote, that if we have that, I am can go home and say, yes, we need to send our treasure because we abso- prepared to give you my word to con- eliminate the subsidy and that is why lutely have to have this to drive our tinue to try to discuss this. My own view on these things is to do I voted for Senator COBURN’s amend- economy. ment. Then I can also say the following I think there is compelling reason to the very best we can, try to reach a compromise when issues are like this, week I voted for Senator THUNE. One of allow the Thune amendment to be these should work. We have it both heard on the floor, to give Members an and march on to the next thing. This ways. opportunity to debate and make their has become far harder than I antici- We should make a distinction be- case on each side, take a vote, and we pated. I think we are relatively close to tween which way we want to go and will let the chips fall where they may. a solution, to a compromise. Whether what we want to do. I happen to But we will at least have had the cour- Senator COBURN will accept it, I do not choose, for I think valid reasons, that age to stand up and honestly say: This know. But I know these discussions are we ought to transition out of this be- is where I come down, this is what I going on, and all I can do is pledge you cause of the enormous financial com- stand for, and then the voters can de- my best effort to try to get to some- mitment made on the part of ethanol cide whether they like that. But I thing that satisfies everybody. producers in my State, and the enor- think it makes sense from an economic If you come from a large ethanol-pro- mous benefit that has come to our ag- standpoint and from an energy inde- ducing State, I understand what this riculture sector which has grown a lot pendence standpoint. Also, it is com- means. On the other hand, I also under- of corn and paid a lot of taxes, helping mon sense that anybody who has been stand this is going to be the first of our economy grow. But to just yank it encouraged by this body to invest in many coming down the line. We have away from them right away because we this product to reduce our dependence to change the way we do business if we say this has to be done right now with- on oil, to at least give them a chance are going to carry out the mandate of out any transition, I don’t think it is to phase this thing down so they don’t a prudent government, we have to fair to all those who have made that necessarily put a padlock on the refin- make a lot of changes. None of it is commitment. ing plants and basically put them out going to be easy, so we might as well Does ethanol need to be economically of business. That doesn’t achieve the get used to it now. But for whatever it viable to compete with other forms of goal—the very reason this body put is worth, you have my word I will con- energy? Yes. Did it need—and I wasn’t these enhancements and subsidies in tinue to try. here, again, but this body of Congress, place in the first place. Mr. COATS. Well, Mr. President, if including the administration, said it Conclusion: We need to phase out the the Senator would yield. needed a head start so we could reduce subsidy. There are other subsidies and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- our dependence on foreign oil, and they other expenditures out there we can ator from Indiana. gave them that in the form of these eliminate now without having this Mr. COATS. I accept that fully. Hav- subsidies and in the form of a tariff and kind of adverse economic effect and ing had the opportunity to work with in the form of some credits. Finan- without having a negative effect on our Senator FEINSTEIN on the Intelligence cially, have we come to the point national security, but this is not one of Committee, I do not hesitate for a sec- where we now need to look at this, as them. ond to accept her word and know she well as hundreds of other subsidies and I urge my colleagues and I urge the will keep it. It has been a pleasure to tax expenditures that we simply can no leadership to allow the pleas of Senator work with her on that committee. We longer afford? The answer is, yes, we THUNE and others of us to be heard so spend many hours behind closed doors have come to that point. But is the we have an honest debate, an honest discussing issues of great importance best way to do this, particularly in this choice, and then we accept the results. to this country, and she has provided instance, where there is more than just With that, I yield the floor, and I great leadership in that effort. an interest for one or two companies, suggest the absence of a quorum. I will look forward to working with which we find in so much of the Tax The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the Senator from California, accept Code. There is a national security in- BROWN of Ohio). The clerk will call the fully her offer. Hopefully, we can find a terest in this as well. Our military says roll. good solution to this issue. I could not our continued dependence on foreign The assistant legislative clerk pro- agree with Senator FEINSTEIN more sources of oil is a national security ceeded to call the roll. that this is the first of many things, issue affecting our troops, affecting our Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I tough decisions we are going to have to expenditures, affecting our deploy- ask unanimous consent that the order make. If we are not flexible in making ments, where these people need to go for the quorum call be rescinded. these decisions at this time of clear fis- to keep the ceilings open, to keep the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cal distress, we are going to be judged oil flowing, and so forth? objection, it is so ordered. very harshly by the markets and by

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There is no With such a high cost factor, the ar- willingness to sit down together and need for us to interfere with the free bitrary demand factor for corn as a rework this through. market. We have religious organiza- sult of ethanol has raised the cost of As the Senator said, this will be the tions. We have environmental groups— producing poultry in my State, costing first of many difficult days ahead. But and I will talk a little bit more about us jobs. The elimination of this subsidy what is encouraging and ought to be that—that although the ethanol sub- will help us maintain and expand jobs encouraging to the American people is, sidy was originally put on, we thought, in the State of Maryland and around there is a bipartisan commitment— for a positive environmental impact, it the region. first of all, a bipartisan understanding is having the reverse impact. Because While corn-based ethanol may be a of the plight we are in—I wish we were of the amount of energy that is nec- homegrown fuel, it is an extremely en- not here, but we are—and a bipartisan essary to produce ethanol, all the good ergy and water resource-intensive proc- understanding, a growing bipartisan we thought was being done has been ess to produce. So where we thought we understanding, that working together lost. were producing an energy source that is the only solution to this. Because if Then we have those who are budget would be favorable to our Nation, it it becomes stalemate, we are doing a hawks who are saying: Look, we are takes so much energy to produce the great disservice to the future pros- being asked to do a lot to bring the ethanol that at the end of the day, we perity of the country and its impact on budget into balance. There are a lot of have used imported energy to produce future generations, including our cur- hard decisions. Why don’t we at least our own homegrown energy source, and rent generation and the many people eliminate these unnecessary subsidies we do not benefit from the point of who are out of work who need an eco- in an attempt to bring our budget more view of having energy independence in nomic recovery to take place sooner into balance? America. The energy savings are minimal rather than later. The wide range of interest groups when you take into consideration how I thank the Senator for her com- supporting this issue has fostered wide much energy it takes to produce eth- ments and look forward to working bipartisan support for repealing this anol, not to mention that ethanol with her, along with others, in this, the credit for ethanol. So we have an op- burns less efficiently in our engines first of probably many difficult but im- portunity to bring together a lot of dif- than regular fuel, and the higher the portant and necessary discussions. ferent groups, to work across party concentration, the fewer the miles per Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Sen- lines, to start the process, to bring our gallon the driver gets. The result is, we ator. agricultural programs into better bal- use more energy, when we were trying Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I yield ance, to have a better energy policy, to to save energy. It does not make sense the floor and suggest the absence of a help create jobs, and also to deal with over the long term. quorum. our budget deficit. A tax break for ethanol is a gift to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The According to the GAO, this credit ‘‘is the oil companies and the grain pro- clerk will call the roll. a wasteful and duplicative’’ federally ducers—a gift that actually harms The assistant legislative clerk pro- funded support program for an industry American consumers and our environ- ceeded to call the roll. that already enjoys a mandated mar- ment. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask ket share under the renewable fuels Corn is a staple food commodity that unanimous consent that the order for standard. is found in millions of American prod- the quorum call be rescinded. Since 2006, the renewable fuels stand- ucts from food additives to livestock The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ard has required oil companies to blend feed. More than one-third of our Na- objection, it is so ordered. increasing amounts of ethanol into our tion’s corn is now going into the pro- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise in gasoline. So when we repeal this credit, duction of ethanol. support of the Feinstein amendment when we repeal the break the ethanol So this is causing a problem in our that would eliminate at long last the industry receives, it will not impact on food stock—the amount of corn that subsidies for ethanol, corn-based eth- the market from the point of view of goes into ethanol in America. It is time anol in America. In a little while, we the amount of ethanol that will be we eliminate this arbitrary subsidy are going to have a chance to vote, and available. that is causing a disruption, making it I would ask my colleagues to support Especially during times of fiscal con- more difficult for people to afford their the Feinstein amendment. straint, it simply does not make sense basic products. I thank the leader for making time to continue giving billions of dollars to The increased demand for corn is on the calendar so we can vote on this a robust and thriving industry from raising the price of everything from issue, and I hope a majority will sup- which American consumers see little eggs to milk to soft drinks to chicken port this amendment. I know we have a benefit. to breakfast cereals, and it is the 60-vote threshold, and I hope we would We have a huge budget deficit. The American consumer who is being hit be able to express, at long last, that it Presiding Officer understands that. I the hardest with these higher food is time to eliminate this subsidy. understand that. The people of Ohio, prices. This is an issue that has brought to- the people of Maryland understand Using corn to make ethanol also gether an unusual and broad-based sup- that. We need to look at ways we can harms our environment. Once corn is port among those who are seeking to bring the budget deficit down. Repeal- harvested, it is a costly and energy-in- eliminate this subsidy. We have tax- ing unnecessary subsidies should clear- tensive process to turn it into ethanol payer advocates who understand this is ly be at the top of our list. fuel fit for commercial sale. We need to a subsidy that taxpayers should not be With more than 40 percent of Amer- develop sustainable, renewable underwriting. We have hunger and de- ica’s corn crop going into fuel, the in- biofuels—those that are not derived velopment organizations which recog- creased demand has made feed extraor- from a food-based commodity such as nize the impact on ethanol on the corn dinarily expensive. corn—to make our Nation less depend- crop is affecting the affordability of Let me share with you what I have ent on foreign energy sources. food not only here, but it is having a heard from my poultry farmers on the I support developing the next genera- major impact around our entire coun- Eastern Shore of Maryland. The poul- tion of algae or cellulosic biofuels. I do try. try industry is an important part of not support providing billions of dol- We have agricultural groups, includ- the economic fiber of the Eastern lars for a fuel product that is driving ing the Maryland poultry growers and Shore of Maryland. The poultry indus- up the cost of food, harming our envi- integrators, who support the repeal of try translates into jobs for people who ronment, and doing little to reduce our

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So eliminate this subsidy so we can elimi- certain tax issues. That is an inter- there is no reason for us to pay some- nate this unnecessary subsidy, help esting argument—except what happens body to blend it when they already make food more affordable for the peo- at the end of the year is, we do these en have to, and we have seen the shift in ple of our Nation, and help us develop masse. There are minor provisions the industry from small entities to the an energy policy that does make sense within this package that we have no very large. When this program started, for America, that will help our security opportunity to take out. So here this it was about less than a billion dollars and help our economy. massive group of tax credits comes to in cost. It will now be, on an For all of those reasons, I will sup- us, and we have to vote up or down on annualized basis, around $6 billion. port the Feinstein amendment. I urge a package of them. That is huge and While we are running a $1.6 trillion def- my colleagues to do so. has all kinds of tax provisions in it. icit, we need every penny we can get. So there are some people in this body I suggest the absence of a quorum. So I am thankful this has been brought who have said: Well, but we just voted The PRESIDING OFFICER. The up. But it begs the larger question—ac- clerk will call the roll. this in place. Well, we voted a package in place, but many of us for years have tually there are two. One, can we trust The assistant legislative clerk pro- markets—real markets—to work more ceeded to call the roll. argued that this tax credit is redun- dant. We have argued that it is a waste effectively than Washington man- Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, I ask dating and dictating policies? unanimous consent that the order for of taxpayer money. We have argued that with the mandates in place there Throughout our history—if you look the quorum call be rescinded. at it in total—no government can ever The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is absolutely no need for this, and the tariff that goes along with this, where do any allocation of scarce resources as objection, it is so ordered. we pay for imported ethanol. We pay well as the market can. The markets Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, I rise to more because of this tariff. It is abso- are not perfect. There is no question, speak today on behalf of a Coburn- lutely a burden to American consumers they make mistakes and cause occa- Feinstein amendment that we will be and certainly, again, to taxpayers. sional shortages. But overall, in the voting on later. It is rare that people in I thank the Senators for offering this long run, markets work much better this country who are receiving a tax amendment. I look forward to sup- than a bureaucratic Soviet-style man- credit tell us, as servants of the United porting it. This is one of those amend- date of what we will do and what price States, that they do not want the tax ments—sometimes we vote on things we will pay for it. credit they are receiving. down here that, candidly, are rather The second question it begs is, what I think most people in this room are mundane. This is one of those amend- is our country’s energy policy? We send aware that we are spending about $6 ments that I not only support, I sup- a quarter of a trillion dollars a year billion a year on something called a port with tremendous enthusiasm and outside this country for oil and gas, blenders tax credit. My understanding energy. I urge all of my colleagues in liquids and natural gas. That is a quar- is that the blenders who receive this the Senate to support this very com- ter of a trillion dollars that we could tax credit have shared with us that this monsense amendment that does some- invest here and pay for our own re- is a waste of money, and they would thing that is responsible for con- sources. like for this to end. sumers; that does something that is re- We are the only nation in the world So we have an amendment today— sponsible for taxpayers; and, obviously, where our resources are owned by the and it is at an especially fortunate will make our country stronger if it citizens and our own government lim- time for us, at a time when we are hav- passes. I have a sense it may. its our ability to utilize it. ing tremendous fiscal issues in this I urge those on the Senate floor to The CRS just finished a study that country—we have an amendment be- please consider it if they are now mid- shows that the oil and gas reserves in fore us today to do away with this tax dle ground and have not made a deci- the United States are greater than that credit, which seems to me to be only sion. of Saudi Arabia, China, and Canada something of common sense. I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- combined. So the question is, why I think most people in America know sence of a quorum. aren’t we using ours, rather than send- that years ago in Congress we passed a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ing money overseas and undermining mandate that requires a certain clerk will call the roll. our own economy and not creating amount of ethanol to be used. So this The assistant legislative clerk pro- jobs? mandate is already in place. This man- ceeded to call the roll. The projections are that if we would date forces the use of a certain number Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I ask truly utilize our resources, we could unanimous consent that the order for of gallons of ethanol in this country. create close to 190,000 jobs a year in the the quorum call be rescinded. But on top of that, our country is now The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without exploration and energy business—with- paying 45 cents for every gallon that is objection, it is so ordered. out subsidies, without tax credits; that blended. Those people who receive this Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I have is what would be the result. With oil have told us this is unnecessary, that it spoken on this earlier in the week. I near $100 a barrel, and we continue to is a waste of taxpayer money and they will not spend a great deal of time send the money out of the country in- do not want it. today. Thanks to the majority leader, stead of going after our own resources, So the Coburn-Feinstein amendment we will have two votes this afternoon which are plentiful, we have to ask the does away with it. It also does away on items that I think are representa- question, what are we doing? with a tariff—importers that import tive of critical problems in our coun- The final point I will make is, when ethanol into our country now pay a try. you buy ethanol-blended gasoline and tariff—which actually raises the price The first is a vote on an amendment you look at the price and you see, here of ethanol. It actually raises what peo- by Senator FEINSTEIN and myself that is regular that has no ethanol in it, and ple are now paying at the pump be- eliminates payment to the largest re- here is ethanol-blended gasoline that is cause they have to pay a tariff to im- fining and oil companies in this coun- about 20 or 25 cents cheaper, it is import this into our country. It does try to blend ethanol, which they have portant that the American people un- away with that tariff. honestly admitted—and they sent us a derstand that you need to add $1.72 to So this is a very commonsense letter saying it—they don’t want. that to get the real price you are pay- amendment. I certainly thank Senator The second is on whether we will sub- ing for that blended gasoline, because COBURN and Senator FEINSTEIN for of- sidize, with Federal tax dollars, addi- that is what your government has put fering this amendment at a time when tional pumps to use ethanol. into the pipeline in the way of loans,

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Again, we rec- the special interests, in terms of what issues—our dependency on imported ognized this fact in 2007 when we adopt- we will have, and where we will have it, oil. Yet here we are debating amended the renewable fuels standard 2 and when we will have it. ments that I think clearly tell the in- RFS2—that requires 36 billion gallons I support ethanol alternative fuel, es- dustry: You aren’t important, you of biofuels by 2022—36 billion gallons of pecially now that it has 71⁄2 percent of don’t matter, and you don’t have the biofuels by 2022. our market. But the best way for eth- support of the American people. I think Now, again, we should pay attention anol to survive is for it to stand on its that is not only the wrong message but to the options. Let’s promote alter- own two feet, without subsidies, with- a misguided message to be sending, and natives, such as electric vehicles. I am out us spending dollars we don’t have I will tell you why. all for that. But we should also make to get something that we are going to We have been struggling with our de- sure, since we are going to be using liq- get anyway. pendency on oil for almost 40 years. uid fuels for most of our transportation I am extremely pleased with my dis- One of our strategies over that period fleet in the next 10, 20 years and be- cussions with Senator REID. I am of time has been to develop and com- yond that we look at the biofuels. It is thankful to Senator CARDIN, as well as mercialize biofuels. I am proud to have renewable—renewable and clean. Our Senator FEINSTEIN. She has been work- been involved from the beginning and I biofuels challenge isn’t production or ing on this for a long time. She opposed continue to this day to be a strong ad- even economics; our challenge is adapt- this when it started. She recognizes vocate for renewable biofuels produced ing our transportation markets, our that what we have actually done is not from domestic feedstocks. We started fuel markets, to be able to utilize the help ourselves that much. We have working on this, as I said, over 30 years biofuels. markedly increased the cost of food. ago. It has been a long campaign, but it Again, as I said, most of our biofuels We can say 40 percent of the corn crop has been a remarkably successful cam- are in the form of ethanol. That will this last year went for ethanol, and paign when you think about it. It took continue to be our principal biofuel for corn is at historic highs. When you about 20 years for ethanol to get to the many years to come. However, today look at a poultry producer or beef pro- point of contributing just a few percent we can only displace 10 percent of our ducer or pork producer or lamb pro- to our gasoline supply. In the past 10 gasoline in the form of a 10-percent blend of ethanol. It is called E10. You ducer or turkey producer or milk pro- years, biofuels, and particularly eth- can go to your gas stations—and my ducer or egg producer, their largest anol have gotten to the point where friend from Oklahoma was referring to cost has doubled because of this policy. they now displace about 10 percent of Quite frankly, America is lucky be- the ethanol blends, which is what we our gasoline supply. Think about that: cause the worldwide demand for have today—and those are limited. 10 percent of our gasoline supply, used grains—given our wonderful farm com- Most of it is E10. Again, we need to be basically for transportation, is dis- munity and their ability to produce—is able to use higher blends—15 percent, placed by biofuels. I think that is a re- extremely high and our farmers are ex- 20 percent, even as high as 85 percent of markable achievement. No other alter- tremely efficient. So this policy will ethanol. not affect farm prices significantly native supply comes close. In fact, in my State, and in our In fact, no alternative supply pro- right now. But, hopefully, in the future neighboring State to the north, Min- vides even 1 percent of our domestic it will bring them down to a more mod- nesota, we are beginning to see pumps fuel demand. Let me repeat that: No erate level. called E85—85 percent of the fuel that Two-and-a-half years ago, corn was other alternative to ethanol comes comes out of it is ethanol, and only 15 at $3 a bushel and most corn farmers even close to displacing 1 percent of percent is gasoline. Quite frankly, the made money. It is now above $7, even imported oil. Yet ethanol is displacing flexible-fuel cars run just fine on that though their input costs have risen 10 percent today. Again, a remarkable 85 percent blend. The problem is we somewhat with the increase of oil achievement. need more blender pumps at our filling Our oil dependency problem is still prices. The farms in our country that stations. We don’t have them, but we raise grains have never been in better with us. We still depend on it from need them. We have them in a few shape—if they can get a crop in. I know many nations that are unstable or un- States, but very few States have blend- we have areas in the country where friendly to us, and it is getting worse. er pumps. So we need to pass a bill like that hasn’t happened. Oil imports are costing us on average, S. 187, the Biofuels Market Expansion So I think overall we are starting to over the last few years, about $100 per Act, which I introduced in January. address some of the misdirected capital barrel. I remember a few years ago that Sen- I know many of my colleagues share formation in this country by backing ator LUGAR and I had a meeting in the off on government picking of winners my strong concern about oil imports Ag Committee room. We had the major and the need to find alternatives, and and losers, and I am thankful for the ´ oil companies come in to ask them why opportunity to speak on that. that is why we passed new CAFE stand- they didn’t put more blender pumps in I yield the floor, as I see the Senator ards in the Energy Independence and their fuel stations. Their answer was from Iowa is here. Security Act of 2007. That is why we very clear and very logical. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. adopted a mandate for renewable They said: Well, why would we take HAGAN). The Senator from Iowa. biofuels in that same bill—a mandate up valuable space in our filling stations Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I for their use. Going back further, that for a blender pump when there are al- ask unanimous consent that upon the is why we began providing tax incen- most no flexible-fuel cars out there completion of my remarks, the Senator tives for biofuels production already in that could use it? Point well taken. from Ohio, Mr. BROWN, be recognized the 1970s. That is why we promoted al- So after that we called in the auto- for his statement. ternative fuels in the 1991 Energy bill. mobile companies. I know we had The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without That is why many of us today are pro- Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, I believe objection, it is so ordered. moting hybrid and electric vehicles. there was, and we asked them: Why Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I And that is why we need to continue to don’t you make more flexible-fuel cars? strongly oppose both the amendment support the production of ethanol and The response, from their viewpoint, offered by Senators FEINSTEIN and other domestic biofuels. was very logical: Why should we build COBURN and the one offered by Senator Just as increasing efficiency stand- more flexible-fuel cars when there MCCAIN that we will be voting on in a ards have been a big success in reduc- aren’t any blender pumps out there? couple of hours. ing demand, promoting biofuels has Point well taken. My message today is very simple: been, by far, our biggest success on the So here we have the chicken and the This assault on America’s ethanol in- supply side. They have gone from a few egg dilemma. The oil companies say

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They do not to cut off marketplace access to eth- they don’t want to build flex-fuel cars need money, just a simple loan guar- anol, but nothing is going to happen. because there are no blender pumps. antee so they know they can build the The House will blue-slip it, and then we I might point out that in Brazil al- pipeline and that the ethanol industry will be on to doing what needs to be most every car built by Ford, by GM, can use it and get the fuel to the east done in a logical way; that is, to reduce by Honda, or Toyota—those built in coast, where the majority of our popu- the tax credits for ethanol, which I am Brazil—are basically built for flexible lation is right now and where we don’t in favor of doing. In fact, we then can fuel. They will burn anything from 10 have enough ethanol in our major pop- promote market access. to 20 to 50 to 85 percent—actually, in ulation centers. Senator LUGAR and I, in the past, Brazil, up to 100 percent—of ethanol. So, again, we need to redouble our have worked on bills together, basi- That is the direction we need to go national commitment to expanding the cally like the bill introduced this year, here. use of renewable energy and weaning that would do three things: It would With these two amendments today, ourselves off of imported oil. But we mandate a certain proportion of blend- we find ourselves going in exactly the are not going to do it with these two er pumps be installed at the large gaso- wrong direction. The Feinstein-Coburn amendments today. The ethanol indus- line stations, those that are owned by amendment tells the ethanol industry try just wants the marketplace to be the major oil companies. It would pro- that it no longer has the support of able to accept it, and they will stand vide tax credits to the small mom-and- Congress. The McCain amendment on their own two feet. They can do pop stations that would put in the would block one of the most critical that. That is more important than the blender pump in their station, the inde- pendents. Third, it would mandate a things we need to do; that is, the in- tax subsidies. stallation of flexible-fuel pumps. I might also add, I remember debat- gradual increase over the next few I have said many times that we can ing this issue with the then-Senator years of the number of cars produced in reform our biofuels policy. I am more from Texas, Mr. Gramm. We had a lot America and sold in America that are than willing to give up the ethanol tax of debates on the Senate floor back in flexible fueled. If we do all those things, ethanol will stand on its own credit. I have said that before on the the 1980s or 1990s, I guess, on this issue. Senate floor. We can give up the eth- I pointed out at that time that if you two feet. I wished to say one last thing before anol tax credit if the ethanol industry talk about the tax credits and support I yield the floor to the Senator and has access to the market. But when we from the government the ethanol in- that is this. Right now, much is made take the two amendments together, dustry has gotten, it pales in compari- of the fact that there is $5 billion of tax one pulls the rug out from underneath son to the dozens of years of tax write- credits this year going to the ethanol the ethanol industry in terms of its tax offs and benefits we have given the oil industry. I understand that. However, credits—and I am saying: OK, fine. companies in America going clear back because of the lower price of ethanol, That is fine. We can do that, if we have to about 1920. because we are blending 10 percent eth- access. Then the McCain amendment If you think about all the tax bene- anol into gasoline, all the people in comes along and says: No, no, you can’t fits we have given the oil companies in America today are paying less for their use any of the funds we have put in the America to drill, to produce, to ship, to gasoline than they otherwise would if last Ag bill—which had tremendous bi- pipe, to refine, to market, and add it we didn’t have ethanol. So if you take partisan support, I might add—for all up, ethanol is just a small part of that into account, the fact that the blender pumps at fuel stations. that. But the oil companies have never consumers of America, when they fill So here we have it. Tell the ethanol given up. They have never given up on their gas tank, are paying less than industry it can’t get the tax credits, their assault on ethanol and on they would if they didn’t have ethanol, and guess what. We are going to keep biofuels. that more than offsets the $5 billion we them from getting access to the mar- The Coburn amendment is precipi- have put into the tax credits for eth- ketplace. That is what we need—mar- tous. At the end of the year, the ethanol support. ket access for ethanol. You can go to anol tax credits are going to expire. So, yes, we have supported the eth- Exxon and Mobile and Shell and all Hopefully, before the end of the year, anol industry with $5 billion. I dare those gas stations. Do you think they we will reach some agreement, work say, we have gotten back probably want to put in an ethanol pump? They out something where we have more ac- twice as much as that in savings at the are OK with 10 percent—they will do cess to the marketplace, and then we gas pump for the consumers of Amer- the 10 percent now—but we need them can do away with the tax credits. But ica. to put in those blender pumps, and the we should not take an action that Perhaps that is what the oil compa- automobile companies need to produce would slash the value of the ethanol in- nies are mad about. Maybe they would cars that are flexible fueled. They do a dustry’s primary product by nearly 20 like to have that money for them- few of them now, but every car built percent overnight. selves. I suppose that is probably true. ought to be flexible fuel so people can Think about it this way. We have a 1- I understand that. But I think our obli- choose. year extension of the ethanol tax cred- gation is to the consumers of America As I have said, ethanol can stand on its that goes to the end of this year. We and to the private sector, which is op- its own two feet now, if people have the did that. The Congress did that. We erating on a guarantee we gave them right and the freedom and the ability said that to the industry. Investors that we would have these tax credits at to use it. But if we are up against mo- have come in, modifications in plants least until the end of this year, and I nopolistic kinds of filling stations that have been made, plants have been think on an implicit guarantee that we won’t permit a blender pump to be put built. Yet in the middle of the year we gave that we would make sure there in, then ethanol has no marketplace. are going to say no? We are going to would be a marketplace that would be We also need to build a dedicated take it away? open and accessible for biofuels. pipeline for ethanol. The oil companies To all my friends over there who So that is what we need to do, to re- and the gas companies have their own keep talking about the private sector duce the tax credits but open the mar- pipelines. They would not put any eth- and how we need the private sector and ketplace for the ethanol with blender anol through those pipelines. They say don’t need the government, you are pumps and with flexible fueled cars. it is due to water and all that, but let’s going to pull the rug out from under- But that is not before us today. But we face it. They won’t put any ethanol neath the private sector on a guarantee will continue to work together again through their pipelines. The private that we gave them earlier this year. No toward the end of this year to make a sector can build—not the government industry could survive a shock such as reasonable, smooth transition from the but the private sector—and is willing that, and it is wrong. It is wrong to do tax credits to access to the market- and ready to build a dedicated pipeline that at this point in time. place, and I will take the floor again from the Midwest to the east coast. A We all know one thing. This after- and again during the remainder of this couple of companies have already se- noon, people can come down and vote year on these issues.

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Many of us remember well the have gotten a lot more than what eth- could likely be a vote soon to cut off way that some of our friends on the anol has ever received from the govern- funding for the entire operation. In other side of the aisle savaged Presi- ment. short, the accumulated consequences of dent Bush over the Iraq war, how they I yield the floor. all this delay, confusion, and obfusca- sought to do everything in their power The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tion has been a wholesale revolt in to tie his hands and pull America out ator from Arizona. Congress against the administration’s of that conflict with far too little care Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I rise policy. for the consequences their actions in support of my amendment. I would I take no pleasure in pointing this would have on our friends, our allies, ask unanimous consent to speak as in out, because though I have disagreed, our interests, and our moral standing morning business to speak on Libya. and disagreed strongly at times, with as the world’s leading power. We were The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without aspects of the administration’s policy right to condemn this behavior then, objection, it is so ordered. in Libya, I believe the President did and we would be wrong to practice it LIBYA the right thing by intervening to stop a now ourselves simply because a leader Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, yes- looming humanitarian disaster in of the opposite party occupies the terday, the President made an an- Libya. Amid all our present arguments White House. nouncement that I believe will strike about legal and constitutional inter- Last week, Qadhafi wrote a personal most of my colleagues and the Ameri- pretations, we can’t forget the main letter of thanks to the Members of cans they represent as a confusing point: In the midst of the most Congress who voted to censure the breach of common sense. Two adminis- groundbreaking geopolitical event in President and end our Nation’s involve- tration lawyers claimed that U.S. mili- two decades, as peaceful protests for ment in Libya. Republicans need to ask tary involvement in Libya is not in democracy were sweeping the Middle themselves whether they want to be breach of or calls for the War Powers East, with Qadhafi’s forces ready to part of a group that is earning the Resolution. In other words, they be- strike at the gates of Benghazi, and grateful thanks of a murderous tyrant lieve our military activities in Libya with Arabs and Muslims in Libya and for trying to limit an American Presi- do not require a War Powers Resolu- across the region pleading for the U.S. dent’s ability to force that tyrant to tion because the United States is not military to stop the bloodshed, the leave power. engaged in a state of hostilities in United States and our allies took ac- The goal for all of us in this body, Libya. tion and prevented the massacre that Democrats and Republicans alike, This puzzling assertion seems to be Qadhafi had promised to commit in a should not be to cut and run from undercut by the very report that the city of 700,000 people. By doing so, we Libya but to ensure we succeed. In the administration sent to Congress yes- began creating conditions that are in- very near future, Senator KERRY and I, terday, which makes it clear that the creasing the pressure on Qadhafi to along with a strong senior bipartisan U.S. Armed Forces have been and pre- give up power. group of our colleagues, will introduce sumably will continue to fly limited Yes, the progress toward this goal an authorization for the limited use of strike missions to suppress enemy air has been slower than many had hoped, military force in Libya. The adminis- defenses, to operate armed Predator and the administration is doing less to tration may assert that we are not en- drones that are attacking Qadhafi’s achieve it than I and others would like. gaged in hostilities in Libya, but the forces in an effort to protect Libyan ci- But the bottom line is this: We are suc- Senate should go on record as author- vilians, and to provide the over- ceeding. Qadhafi is weakening. His izing these operations. We are in a whelming support for NATO oper- military leaders and closest associates state of hostilities, and the only result ations, from intelligence to aerial re- are abandoning him. NATO is increas- of further delay and confusion over fueling. ing the tempo of its operations and de- Congress’s role in this debate will be to I agree actions such as these don’t grading Qadhafi’s military capabilities continue ceding the initiative to the amount to a full-scale state of war, and and command and control. The Transi- strongest critics of our actions in I would certainly grant that I am no tional National Council is gaining Libya. legal scholar, but I find it hard to swal- international recognition and support We plan to introduce the authoriza- low that U.S. Armed Forces dropping and performing more effectively, and tion soon. I urge the majority leader to bombs and killing enemy personnel in though their progress is uneven, oppo- schedule a vote on it quickly. The Sen- a foreign country doesn’t amount to a sition forces in Libya are making stra- ate has been silent for too long on our state of hostilities. tegic gains on the ground. military involvement in Libya. It is Unfortunately, this only adds more I know many were opposed to this time for the Senate to speak. When confusion to our already confusing pol- mission from the very beginning, and I that time comes, I believe we will find icy in Libya. Our policy objective, as respect their convictions. But the fact a strong bipartisan majority that is in stated by the President correctly, is to is, whether people like it or not, we are favor of maintaining our current compel Qadhafi to relinquish power. engaged in Libya and we are suc- course in Libya, that supports our see- Yet that is not our military objective. ceeding. So I would ask my colleagues, ing this mission through to success, The administration claims to have is this the time for Congress to begin and that is willing to continue stand- turned the operation in Libya over to turning against this policy? Is this the ing in the breach with our allies until NATO, an alliance in which the United time to ride to the rescue of the man the job is done. States makes up three-quarters of the whom President Reagan called the mad Madam President, amendment No. collective defense spending, as Sec- dog of the Middle East? Is this the time 411 would prohibit the U.S. Department retary Gates recently pointed out. The for Congress to declare to the world, to of Agriculture from funding the con- administration sought the blessing of Qadhafi and his inner circle, to all the struction of ethanol blender pumps or the United Nations, the Arab League, Libyans who are sacrificing to force ethanol storage facilities—the latest and NATO before using force in Libya Qadhafi from power, and to our NATO request from the ethanol lobby. By pro- but still has not sought a similar au- allies who are carrying a far heavier hibiting funding for these pumps and thorization or statement approval from burden in this military operation than storage facilities we will prevent the elected representatives of the we are—is this the time for America to American taxpayers from spending American people. That is wrong. tell all these different audiences that over $20 billion to convert the 20,000 The result of all this, I hate to say, is our heart is not in this, that we have gasoline pumps currently under con- plain to see in the actions of our col- neither the will nor the capability to struction.

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In a time of fiscal constraint, end over 30 years of subsidies unless it energy efficiency projects. In fact, the when all are being asked to make a was coupled with further funding for President has announced his goal to sacrifice, we should expect more from ethanol infrastructure construction. fund the construction of 10,000 ethanol leaders in the private sector than con- I hope my fellow critics of the eth- blender pumps and tanks within the tinuing to seek handouts—‘‘stimulus anol tax credit have taken notice of next 5 years—a down payment on fu- projects’’—from the Federal Govern- this new tactic over the past few ture ethanol-stimulus spending. ment. weeks. For ethanol supporters, this de- Supporters of ethanol corporate wel- I was disappointed, obviously, in the bate has been about where and how to fare are happy to tell you that if they vote that we took concerning the eth- prop up the industry in the future—not get their way, these 10,000 blender anol subsidies and I know probably how whether the ethanol industry deserves pumps and tanks will be the tip of the the vote on this amendment will turn future taxpayer support. iceberg for billions in new federally out. The message is: Americans, we are It is time to say enough is enough; funded corn-ethanol infrastructure de- not serious about heeding the mandate this industry has been collecting cor- velopment. of last November to stop spending, to porate welfare for far, far too long. For To be perfectly clear: Not content stop wasteful projects, to stop the un- those of us who have been fighting with government support to subsidize necessary projects such as ethanol sub- against these handouts over the last ethanol, protect it from competition, sidies. We are going to spend 20 billion two decades, it has been far too long or require its use, lobbyists now want of your tax dollars in your local gas since we have had a full debate on this American taxpayers to pay for the con- station to install a pump. issue. struction of pumps and holding tanks No wonder the American people, ac- As a reminder to some of my col- at retail gas stations. cording to recent polls, are disillu- leagues of how this debate and support Of course, the U.S. Department of sioned, disappointed, and pessimistic of corn-ethanol handouts has shifted Agriculture is happy to comply with about our future. This vote on this over the years, I would like to read a the industry’s request to fund infra- amendment will confirm an ample and portion of a floor statement on ethanol structure construction. On April 8, adequate reason and an understandable subsidies I delivered on March 11, 1998. 2011, Secretary Vilsack issued a rule reason for that pessimism. Mr. President, let me just take a moment that would classify blender pumps as a I suggest the absence of a quorum. and try to explain why we have such gen- renewable energy system qualifying it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The erous ethanol subsidies in law today. The ra- for funding under the Rural Energy As- clerk will call the roll. tionale for ethanol subsidies has changed sistance Program. The legislative clerk proceeded to over the years, but unfortunately, ethanol When Congress created the Rural En- call the roll. has never lived up to the claims of any of its ergy Assistance Program it had no in- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, diverse proponents. tention of paying gas station owners to I ask unanimous consent the order for In the late 1970s, during the energy crisis, upgrade their infrastructure, further the quorum call be rescinded. ethanol was supposed to help the U.S. lessen its reliance on oil. But ethanol use never subsidizing the ethanol industry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without took off, even when gasoline prices were Furthermore, as a bonus to any gas objection, it is so ordered. highest and lines were longest. station owners that take advantage of Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Then, in the early 1980s, ethanol subsidies the grant program, once the Federal I know we are scheduled to have two were used to prop up America’s struggling Government has built the blending votes around 2 o’clock today on the corn farmers. Unfortunately, the usual pumps and holding tanks, retailers will ethanol issue. Once we are past those ‘‘trickle down’’ effect of agricultural sub- be eligible to receive the ethanol tax amendments, we have a number of sidies is clearly evident. Beef and dairy credit, double dipping in the Federal other important issues to be debated farmers, for example, have to pay a higher Treasury. price for feed corn, which is then passed on and hopefully scheduled for votes. Sen- in the form of higher prices for meat and How expensive will this ethanol stim- ator HUTCHISON, for example, has one milk. The average consumer ends up paying ulus be if the special interest lobby on health care lawsuits, Senator the cost of ethanol subsidies in the grocery gets its way? According to the U.S. De- PORTMAN on unfunded mandates, Sen- store. partment of Agriculture an ethanol ator BROWN on withholding payments, By the late 1980s, ethanol became the envi- blender pump and tank cost an average Senator DEMINT has an amendment on ronmentally correct alternative fuel. of $100,000 to $120,000 to install. With the death tax and the renewable fuels Unfortunately, the Department of Energy over 200,000 fuel pumps currently oper- standards. In addition, our ranking has provided statistics showing that it takes ating in the U.S. it would cost over $20 more energy to produce a gallon of ethanol member and manager, Senator INHOFE, than the amount of energy that gallon of billion to convert them all. This is one has a couple of amendments as well. ethanol contains. In addition, the Congres- stimulus project that we cannot afford. I will be talking to the majority lead- sional Research Service, the Congressional And for those concerned about the er during the next votes to see how we Budget Office, and the Department of Energy lack of support for wind and solar can begin to schedule votes on these all acknowledge that the environmental ben- projects, a recent Congressional Re- and other amendments that may need efits of ethanol use, at least in terms of smog search Service—CRS—report indicates to be considered before we move to reduction, are yet unproven. that tax credits and subsidies for solar, final passage. These facts are as true today as they wind and geothermal power will cost I suggest the absence of a quorum. were 13 years ago. In fact, we now have $8.62 billion from 2008 to 2012; the eth- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a better understanding of the negative anol tax credit alone would cost over clerk will call the roll. effects corn-ethanol has on both the three times more—$26.5 billion. Allow- The legislative clerk proceeded to environment and food prices than we ing the Rural Energy for America Pro- call the roll. did 13 years ago. gram to continue funding blender Mr. CORKER. Madam President, I But it is important to note that pumps and tanks will only continue ask unanimous consent the order for while attention is being paid—and this trend. the quorum call be rescinded. rightly so—to eliminating the For my colleagues that really wanted The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unneeded and wasteful ethanol tax to end the corporate welfare handouts objection, it is so ordered. credit, the corn-ethanol lobby is seek- to the corn-ethanol industry but were Mr. CORKER. Madam President, I ar- ing a new ethanol-stimulus package by concerned over the process issues sur- rived today to speak to the McCain

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We also know the comments he made regarding our that it is incredible that we have not that as we continue to move our Na- conflict in Libya. I agree with him— acted as a Congress, and I would say tion toward energy independence—by these are my words—that it is bizarre the big reason for that is just the lack the way, we actually are moving up in the administration sent over a letter of information. For some reason, the terms of our own energy independence, yesterday, referring to the fact that we administration has gone to seek ap- which is a goal that I believe every are not involved in hostilities in Libya. proval from the United Nations but has Member strongly supports, and that is It is really totally bizarre when you not shown any desire to seek approval that homegrown energy will be a sig- look at what is going on in the air in from Congress. It is just, again, odd. nificant part of our solution. We need a Libya right now. I have no idea why Then thirdly is just the bizarre na- glidepath and not a cliff for the only Mr. Coe would have offered this argu- ture of this administration saying that alternative to oil. ment. I know we are going to have a what we are doing there does not in- Immediately ending all support for hearing in Foreign Relations in the volve hostilities when in their unclassi- the biofuels industry, as the amend- next couple of weeks to look at this fied version that the whole world has ments we are considering propose to issue. the ability to see, there is no way the do, would stifle investment in not only Thirdly, I would like to point out one engagements they have said in an un- the existing ethanol industry but also of the reasons we are in this situation classified document are occurring in the newly developed cellulosic—yes, right now where Congress has not au- Libya do not involve hostilities. That that is part of this—cellulosic, algae, thorized anything in the administra- is just absolutely categorically not and the next generation of biofuels, tion—I sent a letter to the administra- possible. which I think holds the most hope for tion, Secretary Gates and Secretary I do hope that very soon Congress this country. In fact, many of the first Clinton, 9 weeks ago just asking five will take action. I hope that all the advanced biofuel plants are co-located questions about our engagement in questions we have asked for answers to with corn ethanol plants. You cannot Libya. I received last week a letter have been answered, and I think all of promote next-generation fuels by end- from an Acting Assistant Secretary us will know very soon when we actu- ing a tax policy for existing biofuels 6 that gave me half an answer on one of ally gain access to the classified months into a 1-year extension with those five questions. versions of what has been sent over. only a few days’ notice. I think most people in this body are I yield the floor. Again, the real debate is not about aware that Senator WEBB and I then The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- whether we end this tax credit—we authored a resolution asking 21 ques- ator from Minnesota. know we should do it, and I believe we tions of the administration regarding Ms. KLOBUCHAR. I see I am joined should do it with oil, too, but right now Libya. I thank them for transmitting by the Senator from Iowa, who I know we are on biofuels—it is about how we to us some information on Libya yes- will speak shortly and has been a lead- do it. That is why the Senator from terday. We have not yet gotten access er in biofuels and energy for many South Dakota, Mr. THUNE, and I con- to the classified versions of it. We years. tinue to work toward the bipartisan have, obviously like everyone else I rise to speak about the votes we compromise to reduce our deficit and here, I am sure, read the unclassified will have later today on the amend- offer a reasonable way to reform the version. But I think the reason we find ments that would immediately cut off biofuels industry and achieve signifi- ourselves in the place we are is we just support for our homegrown energy in- cant deficit savings immediately. And I have not been able to get information dustry with I guess a few days’ notice. appreciate our colleagues talking to us. from the administration regarding this I did not think there was precedent for We have had many meetings, and we conflict. this decision. If this were to ultimately are working very hard to get this done. I know the Senator from Arizona and pass—I am not certain this is the vehi- We need to work toward a pragmatic the Senator from Massachusetts are cle that would allow it to go into law, solution that reforms the ethanol in- working on an authorization request, a but if it were to pass, we would have dustry without harming jobs or driving limited authorization. I hope they will made a decision that is different from up gas prices at a time when gas is over potentially wait until we have the an- the decision in January affecting an in- $3.70 a gallon. swers to all 21 questions, the same dustry that employs nearly 500,000 peo- An article in the Chicago Tribune un- questions to which many of the House ple. derscored the fact that if we cease to Members wanted the answer. I share I wish to talk about the amendment produce the 13 billion gallons of eth- with them the frustration that Con- offered by my friend, the Senator from anol we make every year, it will drive gress has not taken any action and California. And I would hope, I would up prices at the pump by as much as would say I am really stunned by the say first, that if we were voting twice $1.40 per gallon in the short term. Does fact that the administration has cho- on an amendment in just a few days, it the Senate actually think we can af- sen not to give responses to questions would be something that creates jobs ford to raise gas prices by $1.40? Do my until yesterday. And really this was or decreases our dependence on foreign colleagues think we can afford $5-per- done in response to I know what they oil, but that is not the case here. We gallon gas? saw was a movement in Congress just are talking about pulling the rug out I look forward to working with my wondering why in the world they would from an industry that provides 10 per- colleagues on a more responsible op- be so resistant to answering basic ques- cent of the Nation’s fuel supply and tion that will reduce the deficit and tions regarding a conflict. supports nearly 500,000 jobs. I don’t not suddenly disrupt an industry that But then secondarily, again, just the think people quite understand that supports $3 billion in economic activity bizarre answer that we are not involved about biofuels. I think they think it is in my State alone. in hostilities—I mean, you can’t tell some boutique industry. Madam Presi- I also wish to say a few words in op- Senators one thing in private, the same dent, 10 percent of our Nation’s fuel position to the amendment offered by Senators, and tell them something else supply at a time when gas is up near $4 my friend from Arizona, Senator in public and expect Senators to feel a gallon. MCCAIN. Our current policies provide any degree of credibility regarding We know there is support for phasing incentives for many different kinds of those statements. out the current ethanol tax credits. I fuel-dispensing technologies—from hy- I thank the Senator from Arizona for have a bill to do that. Senator GRASS- drogen to natural gas, to electric hook- the comments he has made. We have LEY has another bill to do that. We un- ups, to ethanol—but the McCain had an amicable relationship regarding derstand that at a time when our coun- amendment singles out only biofuel

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I was glad to work with and not the oil cartels of the Mideast. tually puts money right now back to him on it. So I thank President Obama What the McCain amendment does is our government to pay off this debt. for the statement he recently gave— focus on limiting those blender fuel I see Senator GRASSLEY, who knows a again, now, as President of the United pumps. Blender pumps do not require little bit about finances with his major States—supporting alternative ener- customers to use ethanol. That is why role on the Finance Committee, and gies, biofuels, and, in this case, specifi- they are blender pumps. They give con- also, as a farmer, a little bit about the cally ethanol. sumers a choice at the pump and help biofuels industry. The votes at 2 o’clock, then, are a lower gas prices for all consumers, even I yield the floor. fruitless exercise. So in a sense we are those who do not use the higher blends The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. in political theater here as we debate of ethanol. MANCHIN). The Senator from Iowa. these issues. We have already had this Mr. GRASSLEY. I compliment Sen- From 2000 to 2010, competition from vote, and it was defeated 40 to 59. ator KLOBUCHAR on her leadership in ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline Everybody knows oil is now hovering trying to find, first of all, leadership in prices by an average of 25 cents per gal- near $100 a barrel, and everybody supporting biofuels and alternative en- lon, saving American consumers an av- knows, as we hear once a month or ergy but also working very hard for the erage of $34.5 billion annually. During maybe are reminded every day, unem- last few weeks to find a compromise on the gasoline price runup in 2010, the ployment is 9.1 percent. So why has the this issue that is a very difficult issue impact of ethanol and gasoline prices Senate taken a full week, voting twice, and very divisive here within the Sen- was substantially larger, reducing gas- on the same amendment that will in- ate. oline prices by a national average of 89 So we are voting at 2:00 today on crease prices at the pump, increase de- cents per gallon. these amendments to which Senator pendence upon foreign oil, and lead to Giving consumers a choice of using KLOBUCHAR has already referred. The job loss, or at least do nothing about higher blends of renewable fuel has al- first is an amendment by Senators the unemployment rate? lowed the country of Brazil to become FEINSTEIN and COBURN repealing the in- We should be having this debate in energy independent, and we can do the centive for domestically produced eth- the context of a comprehensive energy same here. anol. I emphasize ‘‘domestically pro- plan. This debate should include a re- The McCain amendment would also duced’’ because we do not have to view of the subsidies for all energy pro- do more than limit consumers’ options worry about oil sheiks robbing us of all duction, not just singling out ethanol. at the pump. I know North Carolina is of our resources when you burn ethanol Nearly every type of energy gets some a good military State. This would pro- the way you do when you burn im- market-distorting subsidy from the hibit the U.S. military from con- ported gasoline. The second amend- Federal Government. An honest energy structing blender pumps or storage ment is offered by Senator MCCAIN, debate should include ethanol, oil, nat- tanks that can use more fuels that prohibiting the U.S. Department of Ag- ural gas, nuclear, hydropower, wind, would be more resilient in case of a riculture from using funds for the in- solar, biomass, and probably a lot of fuel supply cutoff from OPEC or other stallation of blender pumps. other alternative energies I don’t think disruptions in the global fuel supply. These amendments won’t lower the of right now. By discussing it in the Our dependence on foreign oil has price of gasoline at the pump. That is context of an overall energy policy in- been widely recognized by our military what people today are concerned stead of singling out ethanol right now, and diplomatic leaders as a major stra- about—the price of gas at the pump. we would be able to then make sure we tegic vulnerability. To respond to this, These amendments won’t lessen our de- have a level playing field for all forms we have taken important steps in re- pendence on foreign oil. We spend $835 of energy because the government cent years to encourage U.S. Govern- million every day importing oil. And shouldn’t be choosing between petro- ment and military fleet vehicles to be these amendments won’t create a sin- leum and alternative energy, as an ex- fuel flexible as part of our efforts to re- gle job in the United States. In fact, ample. duce both our spending on fuel and our they will do just the opposite. They When the oil and gas subsidies were dependence on foreign oil. Shouldn’t we will raise the price of gasoline, make targeted, as the ethanol subsidies are allow our homegrown ethanol to com- us more dependent on foreign oil, and being targeted right now and oil and pete with foreign oil to fuel these vehi- they won’t create a single job. Most gas subsidies were targeted last month, cles? importantly, these amendments also the president of the National Petro- I urge my colleagues to oppose the won’t save the taxpayers any money chemical and Refiners Association had McCain amendment. At a time when because they stand little chance of this to say: families and businesses across the Na- being enacted. Even if the amendments Targeting a specific industry, or even a tion are battling high fuel costs, we were to pass today, they won’t get out segment of that industry, is what we would should be giving them more options at of this Chamber because of our Con- consider punitive and unfair tax policy. It is the pump, not less. stitution that says that revenue meas- not going to get us increased energy secu- Today’s votes on the Feinstein ures must originate in the House of rity, increased employment, and it is cer- amendment and the McCain amend- Representatives. So when this bill, if it tainly not going to lower the price of gaso- ment are part of a process. We all know passes the Senate, goes to the House, line. it is not the final result. While I they are going to reject it, or they use Well, those very same words could be strongly oppose both amendments, I the term ‘‘blue slip’’ this bill, and it is said about the ethanol debate we are also know that regardless of the outgoing to come back to the Senate. So having right now because it would come today or even the outcome of this bill, with these amendments, is surely increase our energy insecurity, that vote 2 days ago, we still have dead on arrival in the other body. it would increase unemployment, and work to do. It is also dead on arrival at the White it is certainly not going to lower the I appreciate the willingness of the House. We have had indications in a price of gasoline. Senator from California and the Sen- statement that President Obama op- So it seems to me that the old saying ator from Oklahoma to continue to ne- poses repealing the incentives and is about what is good for the goose ought gotiate with Senator THUNE and my- open to new approaches that meet to- to be good for the gander applies. So self. These are serious ongoing negotia- day’s challenges and save taxpayers what is good for a subsidy on petro- tions. I am hopeful that in the coming money. leum and the people who defend that— days we can reach a bipartisan com- I remember one of the first policy why would we want the inconsistency promise. It is not just about one discussions I had with then-new Sen- we are demonstrating here? Because

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For sure, Big Oil hasn’t come forward subsidies without any consideration for fu- In December 2010, Congress enacted with any suggestions on reducing their ture fuel and fuel-delivery costs. To end this this 1-year extension of VEETC, the subsidies. incentive immediately would no doubt result volumetric ethanol excise tax credit, The best way to get deficit reduction in immediate spike in consumers’ fuel costs. also known as a blenders’ credit. We that gets to the President’s desk with a That is the end of the quote from the extended it for 1 year. That is what is Presidential signature is a responsible Society of Independent Gasoline Mar- being repealed in the Coburn amend- transition such as the one offered by keters of America. ment. This 1-year extension has al- Senator THUNE and Senator So I hope somebody will put that in lowed Congress and the domestic KLOBUCHAR. Otherwise, this exercise their pipe and smoke it because the biofuels industry to determine the best today and these two votes today are a path forward for Federal support of waste of time. This vote will simply fact that all of these people, we have biofuels and for the phasing out of that put many Members of this body on been told here on the floor of the Sen- subsidy. record in support of a $2.4 billion tax ate, don’t want this—well, that is an As a result of these discussions, Sen- increase. incorrect statement. ator CONRAD and I introduced bipar- I would encourage those who wish to Another statement: reduce incentives and save taxpayers’ tisan legislation on May 4 that is a se- According to the U.S. Department of Agri- rious, responsible first step to reducing money to work with Senators THUNE and KLOBUCHAR and the rest of us on a culture, 40 percent of last year’s corn crop and redirecting Federal tax incentives was utilized, converted to ethanol. for ethanol. Our bill will reduce and responsible transition that has a phase out VEETC over a period of a few chance of being enacted and, most im- It is true that almost 40 percent of years. It also would extend through portantly, signed by the President; the corn crop went into the ethanol 2016 the alternative-fuel refueling prop- therefore, I urge my colleagues to op- plant to produce ethanol. But what it erty credit, the cellulosic producers’ pose these two amendments. doesn’t tell us is that out of a 56-pound I have always said that ethanol bushel of corn, there are 18 pounds of tax credit that deals with a second gen- shouldn’t be singled out, that it ought eration of ethanol from things other animal feed left over that is more effi- to be talked about in the context of an cient in fattening animals than even than grain, and the special deprecia- overall energy policy. But one of the tion allowance for cellulosic biofuels the original corn. That is called dried reasons it has been able to be separated distillers grain. So I do not want people plant property. from all of the rest of the alternative Earlier this week, I joined Senator of this body to come to me in their ig- energy as well as from all the rest of THUNE and Senator KLOBUCHAR in in- norance and tell me we are using too our energy policies we have for this much corn and saying it is 40 percent troducing another bipartisan bill to country is because there is a great deal of the corn crop when 18 pounds out of immediately reduce and reform the of ignorance about ethanol. We can tell every 56-pound bushel of corn is for ethanol tax incentive. It includes many that in this town when we hear a lot of of the same features as the bill I intro- people mispronounce the word ‘‘eth- very efficient animal feed. So I am duced last month with Senator anol’’ with a long ‘‘e.’’ So I want to going to take credit for that 18 pounds CONRAD, but it enacts these reforms refer to some of these things, and I am and refute this statement that 40 per- this year, right now. Senator THUNE’s going to use statements from the spon- cent of last year’s corn crop was uti- approach also leads to significant def- sor of the bill and refute some of these lized and converted to ethanol. icit reduction. things I think are really wrong. One bushel of corn produces nearly 3 The legislation we have introduced is The first one: gallons of ethanol and 18 pounds of a responsible approach that will reduce We can save $3 billion if we eliminate the high-value animal feed. In 2010, 4.65 bil- the existing blenders’ credit and put VEETC blending subsidy. lion bushels of corn were used to those valuable resources into investing Well, there are a lot of numbers produce 13 billion gallons of ethanol. in alternative-fuel infrastructure, in- thrown around about how much this in- But ethanol production uses only the cluding alternative-fuel pumps or, as centive costs and how much the Coburn starch from the corn kernel. More than Senator KLOBUCHAR used the term, amendment would save. I have a letter one-third, or 1.4 billion bushels of dry blender pumps. It would also make sig- from the Joint Committee on Taxation distillers grain, is left over available as nificant investments in advanced and with a score of the Coburn amendment. a high-value livestock feed. cellulosic ethanol. That is the second The fact is, the amendment, if enacted generation of ethanol. That is where on July 1, 2011, would increase revenue On a net basis, ethanol production we want to go so we are not using grain to the Federal Treasury by $2.4 billion, used only 23 percent of the U.S. corn for fuel. It is a forward-looking bill not $3 billion as the author stated. crop—far less than the 40 percent that that deserves widespread support. Again, the Coburn amendment, if en- Senator COBURN claims. According to The Thune-Klobuchar bill of which I acted, would be saving $2.4 billion. the U.S. Department of Agriculture, am a cosponsor will responsibly and That is from the Joint Committee on feed use consumed 37 percent of the predictably reduce the existing tax in- Taxation; that is not my estimation. U.S. corn supply, much more than the centive and help get alternative-fuel That is the estimation of the people 23 percent consumed by the ethanol infrastructure in place so consumers who score for the Congress of the production. can decide which fuels they prefer. We United States what impact various tax The next statement that is incorrect: shouldn’t pull the rug out from under bills have. this industry that has made these enor- Another statement: The American people ought to take into consideration when they go buy a gallon of mous investments. We need to provide All the blenders of gasoline in the United fuel today—you already have $1.72 worth of States—all of them—have called and written a transition. subsidy in there. It does not have anything and said: ‘‘We do not want the $3 billion for I know that when American con- to do with oil and gas drilling. sumers have the choice, they will the rest of the year.’’ choose domestically produced, clean, I have a letter from the Society of I believe Senator COBURN is referring affordable, renewable fuel. They will Independent Gasoline Marketers of to a report from the Congressional choose fuel from America’s farmers America—and they go by the acronym Budget Office. For the record, that re- and ranchers, rather than from oil SIGMA—to the Senate majority and port relied on the questionable assump- sheiks and foreign dictators. minority leaders opposing efforts to tion that only a tiny fraction of eth- Both of the ethanol reform bills I prematurely and abruptly eliminate anol consumption is attributable to the mentioned are supported by the eth- the blenders’ credit, contrary to the ethanol tax credit. Regardless, I am anol advocacy groups. In an almost un- statement I just read that all the glad he raised this point about sub- precedented move, the ethanol indus- blenders want to do away with this. sidies and oil and gas drilling.

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Environment Magazine in July 2010 They refer to them as tax incentives So you have all these excuses coming concluded that ‘‘ . . . $27 to $138 billion that resulted in the loss of revenue of from the food manufacturers of the dollars is spent annually by the U.S. more than $100 billion to the Federal United States that ethanol is the cause military for protection of Middle East- Treasury over a 32-year period. of food prices rising. But you can see in ern maritime oil transit routes and oil I have heard Senator COBURN on the the figures I just gave you that what infrastructure, with an average of $84 floor on many occasions talking about the farmer gets out of a dollar’s worth billion dollars per year.’’ the dire fiscal situation our country is of retail food is about 21 cents. And you Isn’t it convenient to forget those in. I find myself voting with Senator could cut this in half, and it will be cut 1 costs of our national defense, such as COBURN most of the time. But on this in half, like it was 3 ⁄2 years ago. But keeping oil lanes open so we can get oil issue, I disagree. Yet on this issue, it when the price of corn goes down, you to the United States that we spend $835 sounds as though he is arguing about are not going to see big food manufac- million every day to import oil? semantics. One is a ‘‘subsidy,’’ yet the turers reducing their cost of food by 20 I wish to refer to another one. other is a ‘‘legitimate business ex- percent because they need ethanol as a Milton Copulos, an adviser to Presi- pense.’’ In other words, in the case of scapegoat to raise the price of food. dent Ronald Reagan, a veteran of the ethanol, it is a subsidy. In the case of That is all I have to say about eth- Heritage Foundation, and head of the Big Oil and their taxes, it is a legiti- anol. But I do have an amendment I am National Defense Council Foundation, mate business expense. submitting to this bill that is before us testified before Congress in a recent I am not sure this argument over ter- that is unrelated to ethanol, but it also year on the ‘‘hidden costs’’ of imported minology will give our children and brings up the same point: that there oil. grandchildren much comfort when they are a lot of places in this budget we can Mr. Copulos stated that by calcu- are picking up the trillion-dollar tab save money. Senator JOHNSON of South Dakota lating oil supply disruptions and mili- over the next couple of decades. and I are submitting this amendment tary expenditures, the hidden costs of The last statement I wish to refute is that pertains to setting limits that any U.S. dependence on petroleum would this: Corn prices are at $7.65 a bushel. one farmer, including this farmer, can total up to $825 billion per year. The get from farm program payments. military expenditure is equivalent to Well, that had to be a couple days I have been pushing for reform of adding $8.35 to the price of a gallon of ago because I get a report every day on farm program payments for many gasoline refined from Persian Gulf oil. corn prices at my local elevator in New years. Some folks from outside of Iowa There is no hidden—this is important Hartford, IA. They were $7.10 yester- unfamiliar with this issue may be sur- about ethanol—because there is no hid- day. But let me quote again. prised that I am the Member who keeps den U.S. military cost attributable to Corn prices are at $7.65 a bushel. They are pushing these reforms. They may homegrown, renewable, environ- 21⁄2 times what they were 31⁄2 years ago. [Eth- think: Iowa’s economy relies heavily mentally good ethanol. anol] has been, this last year, the significant on agriculture. Why would a Senator driver. Here is another statement I wish to from a farm State such as Iowa want a refute: Let me suggest, first of all, that he is hard cap on farm payments? 1 There is a big difference between a subsidy right, 3 ⁄2 years ago, corn was about $7 But Iowa farmers understand why I that is a tax credit and allowing someone to a bushel. But 6 months later, it was continue pushing for a hard cap. This is advance depreciation because they are going $3.58 a bushel. So anybody who thinks about making sure the farm programs to write it off anyhow. corn is going to stay at this histori- provide what they are supposed to pro- The net effect to the Federal Government’s cally high price is not very smart. And vide: a safety net for those who need it; revenue, if you take all of those away, is still if farmers are spending money accord- zero. basically, farmers who have the eco- ing to that, they better slow up be- nomic incapability of overcoming nat- That statement wants you to believe cause they are going to be caught off ural disasters and political issues and that all the tax benefits the oil indus- guard and out of business like they international politics that they have try gets are just tax benefits; they are were in the 1980s. no control over that affects the impact not a subsidy. Well, my response is, I So this is my response, in addition to of farm income. Those are small and have to refer to a September 2000 re- what I said about corn going down to medium-sized farmers. They are not port by the Government Account- $3.58: Grain used for ethanol accounts these megafarmers that are 10 percent ability Office. But that report con- for approximately 3 percent of the of farmers getting 70 percent of the cluded that the Federal Government world’s coarse grain. Let me reflect on benefits out of the farm program. has granted tax incentives, direct sub- that statement for a minute, because These small and medium-sized farm- sidies, and other support to the petro- you get the opinion, when they say 40 ers—as, of course, bigger farmers do— leum industry. They describe tax in- percent of U.S. corn is used in ethanol, play a vital role in supplying our Na- centives as Federal tax provisions that that, ye gods, what are people going to tion and world with food. However, grant special tax relief designed to en- eat? But worldwide—and the grain they are continually, as small farmers, courage certain kinds of behavior by market is worldwide—the global mar- faced with the challenge of rising land taxpayers or to aid taxpayers in special ketplace decides the price of grain. And prices and cash rents. Many times, circumstances. worldwide, only 3 percent of the coarse young and beginning farmers cannot According to the Government Ac- grain—and corn is one of the coarse compete because of high land prices countability Office, the tax break al- grains—is used for fuel. Because of the and rents. There is no doubt the rise in lowing for the expensing of intangible increased corn production, the amount commodity prices is part of the reason drilling costs began in 1916. The per- of grain available for non-ethanol use for higher land prices and cash rents. centage depletion allowance was en- is growing. But, currently, farm program pay- acted in 1926. In the year 2000, there were 2.4 billion ments are also placing upward pressure The Government Accountability Of- metric tons of grain available for uses on land prices. This is not how it is fice estimated that these two tax in- other than for ethanol. Even with the supposed to work. What I just said centives led to a revenue loss of as growth of the ethanol industry, last means we are subsidizing big farmers much as $144 billion between the time year there were 2.6 billion metric tons to get bigger. There is nothing wrong studied by the Government Account- of grain available for uses other than with big farmers getting bigger. I do ability Office, which goes from 1968, to for ethanol. not argue with that in any segment of when the report was given in the year It is also important to review the our economy. But we should not be 2000. cost of corn in retail food prices. The subsidizing big farmers to get bigger.

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There is not any other fuel in people are already being pinched at the this Nation’s largest farmers receive 70 the country that provides the alter- pump? percent of the farm program payments. native to traditional gasoline ethanol So we single out a specific industry. These large farms do not need these does. I have heard people get up today and program payments to get through That is the result of a lot of invest- say: Well, we voted for tax extenders tough times. Small and medium-sized ment, a lot of hard work by a lot of last year, but you know what, they farmers do not need nonmarket factors people over the years. It has also been were part of a bigger package. We did driving up the land prices and cash as a result of a dependance upon what not have to agree with all of it. Well, rents. has been fairly stable public policy. then, do not vote for it and, surely, This amendment is a commonsense Now there is a debate about whether have the debate then. Why were we not solution to this problem. Reform the that public policy ought to change. debating the issue last December? If farm program so it works as a true That certainly is a debate we can have. people had issues with this, they safety net for those it was intended for. I do not wish to get into the merits of should have been brought out then We can do that by placing limits on the individual elements of ethanol pol- when we put this policy in place. how much a single farm operation can icy because obviously people are going What, in effect, we are doing is sin- receive in program payments. The gov- to disagree about that. gling out an industry and saying: We ernment should stay out of subsidizing But I am going to point out that we are going to punish you by changing the growth of large farms. put this policy in place in December of the rules in the middle of the game be- In addition, this amendment tightens last year. In December of last year, we cause we do not like your industry or the requirements for people to be con- told this industry, which represents— because we do not like this particular sidered an actively engaged farmer. these are 204 American-owned plants. tax provision. For too long, people have gamed the These are American companies that Well, we had a similar debate a few system and received farm payments employ almost 500,000—indirectly or di- weeks ago. There was an effort to do that the law did not intend. rectly—American jobs and American something on oil and gas tax provi- There have been a number of amend- workers in this country. So we told sions. The argument that was made at ments submitted to the EDA bill before them, in December of last year, 81 Sen- the time, myself included, was why us in the name of saving taxpayer dol- ators—81 Senators, many of whom are would we single out a specific indus- lars. The ethanol amendment—sup- now saying, I am going to vote to do try? If we are going to do this, let’s do posedly that is one of the motives be- away with this particular tax policy— this in a comprehensive way when we hind it. 81 Senators voted for it. We had 81 look at all types of policies, tax ex- By setting hard payment caps, and votes in the Senate in December that penditures, favorable tax treatment making these other reforms, we will said these are going to be the rules of that various industries in this country save the U.S. Treasury approximately the game until December of this year. get, and let’s examine them all to- $1.5 billion over 10 years. So now we have this effort to com- gether. Let’s make some changes. The headlines around here are domi- pletely change the rules in the middle This is selectively singling out a spe- nated by the problems of the budget. of the game. I have not been here all cific industry and changing a tax pol- Many of my colleagues have come to that long. I served three terms in the icy in the middle of the year. There has this floor in recent weeks and discussed House of Representatives. I am in my been a statement made on the floor government spending and the big debt. seventh year in the Senate. But I do that people who get the benefit or the If this body is going to be serious not recall an occasion where we have blenders credit do not want it. It about cutting spending, then this ever done anything such as this, where strikes me at least, if they do not want amendment I am laying before you as a the Congress has put policy in place, it, they do not have to take it. They limitation on farm payments is a con- made commitments to American busi- have to file for it. They have to file tinuation of that effort. Instead of nesses—in this case, people who employ with the IRS. If they do not want the spending time debating the merits of American workers—and then tell them blenders credit, they do not have to programs that assist the renewable en- 6 months later, I am sorry, we are take it. But most of the people who file ergy industry, an industry that, by the going to pull the rug out. You are out for the blenders credit, it is assumed, way, helps us wean ourselves off our there on your own now. are going to pass it on to the retailer, need for foreign oil, why do we not It would be one thing if these deci- to the gas station, and ultimately to agree to make cuts in areas we should sions were made in a vacuum. But most the consumer so it will result in lower be able to have an agreement? of these businesses made investment prices. This is a simple and commonsense decisions based upon public policy that Most of the refiners anyway are way for us to save money, while at the was put in place by this Congress. We large, integrated oil companies that, same time making sure the farm pro- cannot, in good faith, now go tell them frankly, do not want the competition gram accomplishes what it is supposed we are just going to jerk this policy that is represented by the ethanol in- to. out of the way. Does our word mean dustry. They do not have to take the I yield the floor. anything around here? blenders credit. They have to do some- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- To start with, we have an issue with thing to get it. They have to file with ator from South Dakota is recognized. this particular amendment because it the IRS in order to receive it. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, how is unconstitutional. We cannot origi- One other point I wish to make, be- much time remains? nate a tax measure in the Senate. So it cause there has been some talk as well The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is will be blue-slipped in the House of about ethanol and the environmental 9 minutes 37 seconds remaining. Representatives, which makes every- benefits, there are certain States in the Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I wish to thing we are doing right now largely country that perhaps would like to join my colleague from Iowa, who has symbolic. This bill is not going any- have even higher standards. But if we been a great leader over the years on where. compare ethanol to traditional gaso- the issue of biofuels, in trying to tran- But there seems to be people who are line, according to the EPA, in terms of sition our country away from the dan- intent upon making some sort of state- greenhouse gas emissions—lifecycle gerous dependence we have on foreign ment, I guess, or trying to send some greenhouse gas emissions—it is 20 per- oil and over the years has worked to sort of a message. But the end result, if cent lower, corn-based ethanol. When put in place policies that have helped what they were trying to accomplish we get to cellulosic ethanol, which is build an industry literally from the today were to become law, is we would the next generation of biofuels—if we

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Our friends on the other side of the So corn-based ethanol, 20 percent I yield the floor. aisle have said revenues cannot be a cleaner burning than traditional gaso- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- part of the strategy to reduce the def- line; cellulosic ethanol, 60 percent ator from New Jersey. icit. I think this vote and the one ear- cleaner burning than gasoline. That is Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I lier this week in which 34 Republicans according to the Environmental Pro- rise to speak in favor of the Feinstein voted to end these wasteful ethanol tax tection Agency, which does not take a amendment. I am a proud cosponsor of breaks show there is bipartisan support particularly favorable view of these this proposal because it will save us for cutting wasteful tax subsidies and fuels because they like to include in money, reduce food prices and do so in loopholes and that these revenue ex- their calculation types of elements, a responsible manner. penditures must be part of any solution such as indirect land use in other coun- Ethanol enjoys truly unprecedented on the deficit. tries around the world, which, frankly, support from the Federal Government. As I speak about that, let me end on we do not think ought to be part of the First there is the renewable fuels man- another item I think should be on the calculation, but even with that 20-per- date that requires ethanol to be blend- table, one I have been promoting. The first place to start in terms of tax ex- cent cleaner burning than traditional ed into gasoline. penditures is oil subsidies. gasoline for corn-based ethanol and 60 Second, there is a 45-cent-per-gallon subsidy to blend ethanol into gasoline A bipartisan majority of 52 Senators percent for cellulosic ethanol. voted recently to end these tax breaks. I wish to read, if I might, from a let- that is costing the Treasury nearly $6 If these 34 Republicans come into the ter that I received from an organiza- billion per year. Third, there is a 54-cent-per-gallon fold, we could work together to make tion called ACORE. That is the Amer- some real progress. Oil companies do ican Council on Renewable Energy. tariff on imported ethanol protecting the domestic industry from any serious not need these subsidies—I am talking This organization is about 500 deep, about the big five—with oil trading at represents about 500 other organiza- competition. And to top it all off the Federal Gov- nearly $100 per barrel. They have all tions; in some cases, American compa- the incentive they need in the market- nies, universities, members such as ernment spends billions every year to subsidize the growth of corn for eth- place. But cutting these subsidies, we Walmart, such as DuPont. This is what can cut the deficit by $21 billion. This they say: anol. In a time of fiscal constraint we sim- year alone these companies are pro- Current domestic ethanol production is jected to earn up to $144 billion in prof- also laying the groundwork and infrastruc- ply cannot afford to prop up an industry with such enormous supports. its—not proceeds but profits. If they ture for the more advanced biofuels of the fu- can simply live with a mere $142 billion ture including cellulosic ethanol, algae-de- And these supports are not just cost- rived fuels, and drop-in fuels. We have al- ing taxpayers money, but they are also in profits, then they can do their share ready crossed the threshold of these home- causing food prices to rise and harming to reduce the deficit without raising grown biofuels meeting a substantial portion our environment. gas prices. It is time to come together across of transportation fuel demand for cars and The USDA estimates that 40 percent light duty trucks; but they cannot be further party lines and to end wasteful tax sub- of this year’s corn crop will be used for developed without the infrastructure invest- sidies and lower the deficit. This vote ethanol. This is raising grain prices ments that are fostered by current ethanol is an important first step, and I think worldwide, especially hurting the production today. by doing so we will—notwithstanding needy. They go on to say that: the issues about blue slips and con- For these reasons, the Feinstein The Thune-Klobuchar amendment ensures stitutional impediments—send a clear amendment has the support of tax- ethanol production will continue, while di- sense of the Senate that will move us payer rights groups, religious groups recting limited government resources to sup- in a direction that will end the ulti- port infrastructure development and the looking out for the needy, budget mate subsidies and help us reduce the transition to advanced biofuels. hawks concerned about our deficit, deficit. I think ending oil subsidies will The ethanol tax credit has been critical to livestock growers who use grain as get us on a path to a bipartisan solu- increased domestic ethanol production and feed, the grocers and restaurants who corresponding economic growth, job cre- tion that is critical for the Nation. are seeing food prices increase, and the Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise ation, enhanced energy security and lower environmental community who under- gas prices. We urge you to oppose the Coburn today in support of Senator MCCAIN’s amendment, which would prematurely ter- stand that corn ethanol requires enor- amendment to prohibit the use of Fed- minate support for our domestic ethanol in- mous amounts of fossil fuels to be pro- eral funds for the construction of eth- dustry while failing to invest in critical in- duced. anol blender pumps and ethanol stor- frastructure and advanced biofuels. We ask My support for the Feinstein amend- age facilities. My vote today is not a for your support of the Thune-Klobuchar ment is not just because it is the right vote against ethanol as a transpor- amendment. thing to do for our country and our tation fuel. I strongly support the The Thune-Klobuchar amendment— Federal budget, but because it is the greater use of alternative transpor- we are working with the Senator from right thing to do for my home State. tation fuels and alternative-fuel filling California, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the Senator New Jersey has over 120,000 flex fuel ve- stations in the United States. In cer- from Oklahoma, Mr. COBURN, on a solu- hicles, but does not have a single E85 tain cases, I have even advocated for tion that would hopefully lead us to a ethanol pump in the entire State. government support of these goals. But result. It would do what many of the 120,000 cars that are built to allow government support for a source of en- folks in this Chamber want to see done. automakers to game fuel economy ergy should create a temporary boost, It would do away completely with the standards but may never see a drop of not a long-term Federal dependency. It blenders credit, effective July 1, and E85 fuel. is just as foolish to attempt to build an with the ethanol tariff. It would also I know that this issue is important to economy on subsidized energy as it is put money back into debt reduction. our friends in the Midwest, but ethanol to build a house on the sand. We think that is a better way to do producers already have a guaranteed I have been criticized for opposing a this. I hope those discussions will lead market for their product as a result of Democratic proposal to raise taxes on somewhere. But this vote today is the Federal mandate. Now we have an domestic oil producer, but there is a going to be a largely symbolic vote for opportunity to help families across the difference in the size of the Grand Can- reasons I just mentioned: It is uncon- country by ending this failed ethanol yon between allowing oil companies to stitutional. It will be blue-slipped in policy and providing relief both in keep a portion of their own profits, the House of Representatives and, terms of their taxes and their food which they use for more domestic en- therefore, it makes absolutely no sense prices. ergy production, versus handing out

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Mr. President, I rise filling infrastructure, a large Federal pay oil companies at least $31 billion to in favor of ending lavish and unneeded mandate forcing refineries to produce use 69 billion gallons of corn based eth- ethanol subsidies. This is the second ethanol whether it makes economic anol that the RFS already requires opportunity that my colleagues and I sense or not, and an ethanol import them to use. We simply cannot afford have to end unnecessary subsidies to tariff. to pay the oil industry for following one of the most profitable and wealthy I cannot conceive of any justification the law. industries in the world. In May, I voted for a program that hands out taxpayer The data overwhelmingly dem- to end $2 billion a year in tax breaks to funds for an activity as it does for eth- onstrate that the costs of the current the five biggest oil companies that anol blender pumps and storage facili- ethanol subsidies and tariffs far out- made more than $36 billion in profits in ties when it already has a Federal man- weigh their benefits. Just last summer, the first 3 months of 2011. And today I date forcing it into what used to be the the Center for Agricultural and Rural will vote to end $6 billion a year sub- free market. In my book, there is no Development at Iowa State University sidies for ethanol blenders. greater subsidy than Federal mandate, estimated that a 1-year extension of While the Nation is facing record and that alone is more than ethanol de- the ethanol subsidy and tariff would deficits and families and businesses in serves. lead to only 427 additional direct do- Maryland are getting crushed with I have supported broad-based incen- mestic jobs at a cost of almost $6 bil- high gas, corn and food prices, ending tives for alternative fuels in the past, lion, or roughly $14 million of taxpayer $6 billion a year in tax breaks for eth- but enough is enough, and in the case money per job. anol producers is a no-brainer. The of ethanol, it is more than enough by While expanding our capacity to gen- numbers speak for themselves. This far. Affordable energy is basic to a erate alternative, domestic fuel subsidy doesn’t help the chicken farm- strong economy just as a healthy blood sources is an important step toward be- ers on the eastern shore of Maryland supply is basic to human life, and a coming less dependent on foreign oil, I who are paying corn costs that are long-term handout is no substitute for have serious concerns about the effects three times higher than they were 5 affordability. of increased ethanol use. There are years ago. It isn’t making us less de- I will continue to support reducing other alternative sources of energy pendent on foreign oil. And it certainly our dependency on foreign oil by in- that make far more sense. isn’t reducing the deficit. The only creasing domestic energy production, The energy, agricultural, and auto- thing this subsidy is doing is padding increasing the efficiency of our trans- motive sectors are already struggling the pockets of oil companies who blend portation sector, and increasing the di- to adapt to the existing ethanol man- ethanol. These companies don’t need versity of our transportation fuels. But dates. I have concerns with the partial taxpayer help to survive—let alone those goals should focus on energy waiver issued by the Environmental thrive. sources that can compete in the free Protection Agency for the use of E15, a At a time when Congress is consid- market. Reliance on noncompetitive blend of gasoline containing 15 percent ering devastating cuts to FIRE grants energy sources will only drag down our ethanol. Many residents in my state for our first responders, home heating economy. have already experienced difficulties oil assistance for seniors, and nutri- Mr. President, I urge my colleagues using gasoline blended with just 10 per- tious foods for pregnant women and to support more competitive America cent ethanol, finding that it causes newborns, it makes no sense to pre- by voting for Senator MCCAIN’s amend- problems in older cars, snowmobiles, serve a $6 billion a year tax break for ment. boats, and lawn mowers. The EPA’s E15 an industry that doesn’t need it. If we Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I am waiver fails to adequately protect are serious about the deficit, we have pleased to join Senators FEINSTEIN and against misfueling and will add unnec- to make smart decisions, Ending these COBURN supporting an amendment to essary confusion at the gas pump for subsidies is a long overdue answer to repeal the ethanol excise tax credit and consumers. We simply cannot place so getting this country back on track to the ethanol import tariff. These poli- many engines in jeopardy. fiscal sanity, and not in a way that cies are fiscally irresponsible, environ- These first generation biofuel man- hurts middle class families or tradi- mentally unwise, and economically in- dates also present environmental con- tional industries in Maryland. defensible. Today we have another op- cerns as they could result in energy ef- Ethanol blenders have hit the portunity to take action to end them. ficiency losses and increased air pollu- trifecta of government support. First, Historically, our government has tion because the mechanical failures the law requires that ethanol be used helped a product compete in one of can jeopardize the effectiveness of en- in gasoline. Second, blenders get a 45- three ways: we subsidize it, we protect gine emission controls. cent-per-gallon tax credit. And third, it it from competition, or we require its Over recent years, we have also seen is protected by a tariff which discour- use. Right now, ethanol may be the food and feed prices increase as crops ages the import of cheaper, more effi- only product receiving all three forms have been diverted for the production cient, and more environmentally sound of support. of corn-based ethanol. We should be types of ethanol. The Feinstein amend- The ethanol tax break is extraor- raising food crops for food, not for fuel. ment does not change the requirement dinarily expensive. The Government Senate Homeland Security Committee that ethanol be used in gasoline. It Accountability Office has found that chairman JOE LIEBERMAN and I held a simply ends the unneeded and lavish the tax credit costs American tax- series of hearings in 2008 to examine subsidy to oil companies that blend the payers a staggering $6 billion annually. the impact of corn based ethanol on ethanol. This is quite a sum to prop up a fuel food prices and we found that it cer- It is time to stop filling up oil indus- that is causing land conversion for tainly had a negative impact. try profits while draining taxpayer’s corn production, commodity and food The cost of this policy to our Nation wallets. Ending these subsidies will prices to rise, and is barely putting a and its taxpayers, particularly given right a wrong in the tax code and en- dent in our Nation’s dependence on for- our current fiscal crisis, can no longer sure that middle class families aren’t eign oil. With our amendment, we have be ignored. At a time when we are pro- on the hook for more giveaways. Let’s the opportunity to immediately save jecting a deficit this year alone of $1.5 pass this bill, end these subsidies, and American taxpayers nearly $3 billion trillion, how can we justify spending $6 put our efforts into additional ways to for the remainder of 2011 alone. billion to subsidize ethanol? reduce the deficit. Ethanol use is mandated under the I urge my colleagues, especially Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I will vote renewable fuels standard, RFS, which those who questioned the process used to oppose both the amendments offered guarantees market for corn ethanol. to bring an identical amendment to the today.

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Mr. President, I ask increase the price that Americans pay eliminate the blender tax credit for the unanimous consent that the order for for food, something few families can af- use of ethanol and end the tariff on im- the quorum call be rescinded. ford these days. ported ethanol that ensures tax incen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without But I cannot support Senator FEIN- tives are limited to domestically pro- objection, it is so ordered. STEIN’s amendment, for three reasons. duced renewable fuels. Senator Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I want to First, I fear that her amendment, MCCAIN’s amendment, No. 411, would speak for a couple of minutes, until an- while addressing tax credits for corn- block federal efforts to promote eth- other speaker arrives on the other side. based ethanol, would also remove sup- anol blender pumps or ethanol storage If I might, I want to elaborate on port for other, non-corn sources. While facilities. Last fall, Agriculture Sec- where these discussions are that we I applaud Senator FEINSTEIN for main- retary Vilsack announced a goal of in- have been having with regard to get- taining support for cellulosic ethanol stalling 10,000 blender pumps nation- ting a result and a solution that I production, we should not reduce sup- wide over 5 years to help give con- think actually could get enacted and port for other non-corn sources that sumers a choice at the pump. Senator become law. have potential to help reduce our de- MCCAIN’s amendment would end this Since we first had this vote a couple pendence on imported oil without af- type of important initiative to promote days ago, I have been in conversations, fecting food prices. For example, com- renewable fuel infrastructure. along with Senator KLOBUCHAR from panies in my state and elsewhere are While I support responsible efforts to Minnesota, Senator COBURN, and Sen- working on production of biofuels from reform and significantly reduce the ator FEINSTEIN, the sponsors of this algae. I believe any attempt to address cost of tax incentives for ethanol, we amendment, to see if there isn’t some tax credits for corn-based ethanol must focus on developing our ethanol way we can find something we could should leave intact support for these infrastructure that will facilitate the actually do that would accomplish non-corn sources. transition toward advanced biofuels what probably many of them would Second, I fear that ending this credit and cellulosic ethanol. The renewable like to see accomplished but doing it in now, more than 6 months before it is fuels industry, and ethanol in par- a way that is not disruptive, that is a set to expire, would unfairly burden ticular, has played an important role thoughtful approach to the future of business that have made plans with the in addressing our energy needs. Our the biofuels industry, and that actually assumption that the credit would re- support of renewable fuels to date has does something meaningful in terms of main in place at least until then. These brought us to a point where ethanol dealing with the debt and deficit. businesses have a right to expect that displaces millions of gallons of oil. Un- Those discussions continue. I think fortunately, this amendment would not Congress will not pull the rug out from we continue to get closer and closer to only hinder our existing ethanol indus- under them. an agreement. I hope my colleagues Third, I am concerned that by at- try, but it would also stall the develop- will continue to talk and discuss this taching this amendment to an impor- ment of the next generation of biofuels matter. We will continue those discus- tant piece of legislation, we endanger like cellulosic ethanol. sions after the vote at 2 o’clock. I say Ethanol also has been shown to re- passage of that legislation. I support that to let my colleagues know that duce prices at the pump. A recent the underlying bill, which would reau- even though this particular vote is study by the Center for Agricultural thorize the Economic Development Ad- going to amend a piece of legislation and Rural Development, CARD, found that perhaps isn’t going to go any- ministration. The EDA is an important that the increased use of ethanol re- where—and certainly this amendment, resource for communities across the duced wholesale gasoline prices by an because it is a blue slip and has a con- country, and at a time when jobs average of $0.89 per gallon in 2010. At a stitutional issue, isn’t going to go any- should be our top priority, we should time when high fuel prices are having a support programs with proven records detrimental impact of the budgets of where—there are earnest discussions of job creation. But by attaching a rev- millions of Americans, it is important going on that I hope will yield a result. Again, in my view, there is a better enue measure to EDA bill, the House that we not hastily take steps that will way to do this. Obviously, there are will almost certainly ‘‘blue slip’’ the further increase those prices. bill and thereby doom it. Rather than voting to abruptly end people who feel strongly and deeply, I also will oppose the amendment of- the current incentives for ethanol, I and we have heard the emotion of this fered by Senator MCCAIN. I believe that have worked with colleagues on an al- debate over the last few days about we should support the creation of infra- ternative proposal that would transi- this subject. But there is, in my view, structure that will support alternative tion from the existing blender credit to a right way and wrong way to do this. energy development. By prohibiting targeted investments, while also reduc- The right way is to do it so that we are Federal funding for creating infrastruc- ing the deficit. This effort, led by Sen- not pulling the rug out from under an ture to support ethanol production and ators KLOBUCHAR and THUNE, would end industry after we already put in place use—including cellulosic ethanol and the current form of the volumetric eth- policy that they have relied on in other non-corn sources—Senator anol excise tax credit and redirect a terms of their investment issues. MCCAIN’s amendment would make it portion of the estimated savings to- I hope we can get that agreement, more difficult for us to develop these ward deficit reduction and the remain- and I certainly hope my colleagues will new sources of energy, sources we need ing toward renewable fuels infrastruc- bear that in mind. There are a number to end our dependence on imported fos- ture, a safeguard credit for ethanol of Members here who obviously are sil fuels. should oil prices fall below certain very supportive of the legislation that Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. points, and continued support for small Senator KLOBUCHAR and I introduced President, I rise today to discuss two producers and development of advanced earlier this week, and we heard Sen- amendments to the underlying bill: biofuels. ator GRASSLEY speak to that point and amendment No. 411 offered by Senator I support efforts to reform incentives others who are cosponsors. MCCAIN and amendment No. 476 offered that promote our renewable fuels in- We continue to work with the spon- by Senators FEINSTEIN and COBURN. dustry and reduce the deficit, but I op- sors of the Coburn-Feinstein amend- I oppose these amendments. Abruptly pose these amendments. I hope that my ment to see if there isn’t a path for- pulling support for ethanol, as these colleagues will continue to discuss fur- ward that will enable us to pass some- amendments attempt to do, runs ther alternatives that ensure we con- thing through the Senate. I wanted to counter to vital efforts to reduce de- tinue to have a strong renewable fuels let my colleagues know that and ap- pendence on foreign oil. The ethanol industry. prise them of the status of those dis- industry supports over 400,000 Amer- I yield the floor and suggest the ab- cussions. I hope we can come to a con- ican jobs, offers consumers a choice at sence of a quorum. clusion that will get a result and not

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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subchapter Leahy Paul Snowe The result was announced—yeas 41, I of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Lee Pryor Tester nays 59, as follows: Schedule of the United States is amended— Lieberman Reed Toomey Manchin Reid Udall (CO) [Rollcall Vote No. 91 Leg.] (1) by striking heading 9901.00.50; and McCain Risch (2) by striking U.S. notes 2 and 3. Udall (NM) YEAS—41 McConnell Rockefeller Vitter (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Alexander Enzi Murkowski Menendez Rubio Warner Ayotte Graham Paul made by this section apply to goods entered, Merkley Sanders Webb Mikulski Schumer Barrasso Hatch Portman or withdrawn from warehouse for consump- Whitehouse tion, on or after the later of June 30, 2011, or Murkowski Sessions Blumenthal Heller Risch Wyden Boozman Hutchison the date of the enactment of this Act. Murray Shaheen Rockefeller Nelson (FL) Shelby Brown (MA) Inhofe Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time Burr Isakson Sessions NAYS—27 is yielded back. The question is on Chambliss Johnson (WI) Shelby Coburn Kyl Blunt Grassley Lugar Snowe agreeing to the Feinstein-Coburn Collins Lee Brown (OH) Harkin McCaskill Toomey amendment No. 476, as modified. Corker Lieberman Casey Hoeven Moran Vitter Cornyn Manchin Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for Chambliss Johanns Nelson (NE) Webb Coats Johnson (SD) Portman Crapo McCain the yeas and nays. DeMint McConnell Wicker The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Cochran Kirk Roberts Conrad Klobuchar Stabenow NAYS—59 sufficient second? Durbin Kohl Thune There is a sufficient second. Franken Levin Wicker Akaka Grassley Moran Baucus Hagan Murray Under the previous order, the amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Begich Harkin Nelson (NE) ment requires 60 votes for its adoption. vote, the yeas are 73, the nays are 27. Bennet Hoeven Nelson (FL) The clerk will call the roll. Bingaman Inouye Pryor Under the previous order requiring 60 Blunt Johanns The bill clerk called the roll. votes for the adoption of this amend- Reed Boxer Johnson (SD) Reid The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ment, the amendment is agreed to. Brown (OH) Kerry Roberts Cantwell Kirk SANDERS). The result was announced— Sanders VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 411 Cardin Klobuchar Schumer yeas 73, nays 27, as follows: Carper Kohl The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Shaheen [Rollcall Vote No. 90 Leg.] Casey Landrieu the previous order, the question is on Stabenow YEAS—73 Coats Lautenberg agreeing to the McCain amendment No. Cochran Leahy Tester Akaka Cantwell Graham 411. Conrad Levin Thune Alexander Cardin Hagan Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I Coons Lugar Udall (CO) Ayotte Carper Hatch Durbin McCaskill Udall (NM) Barrasso Coburn Heller ask for the yeas and nays. Feinstein Menendez Warner Baucus Collins Hutchison The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Franken Merkley Whitehouse Begich Coons Inhofe sufficient second? There is a sufficient Gillibrand Mikulski Wyden Bennet Corker Inouye Bingaman Cornyn Isakson second. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Blumenthal Crapo Johnson (WI) Under the previous order, this vote, the yeas are 41, the nays are 59. Boozman DeMint Kerry amendment will require 60 votes. Under the previous order requiring 60 Boxer Enzi Kyl Brown (MA) Feinstein Landrieu The clerk will call the roll. votes for the adoption of this amend- Burr Gillibrand Lautenberg The legislative clerk called the roll. ment, the amendment is rejected.

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I ask Tim turned back Vancouver and held being down two games to none. For unanimous consent that the Senators the Canucks to eight goals the entire Bruins fans, including myself and ev- from Massachusetts, Mr. KERRY and series. In the final shutout, Tim had 37 erybody I was with last night, we were Mr. BROWN, be recognized for up to 10 saves. So it was more than appropriate very excited about the victories over minutes each, and following that time that he was named the playoff’s Most the rivals from Montreal and then I be recognized. Valuable Player. I would say what Curt Philadelphia, Tampa, and finally Van- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Schilling was to the 2004 Red Sox as couver. It made for a memorable objection, it is so ordered. Tim Thomas is to the Bruins today. month. The Senator from Massachusetts. This Stanley Cup win is a victory for Being the big underdog before the se- HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP everyone in Massachusetts who has ries began, the Bruins played inspired Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, before ever laced up a skate and braved the hockey to win Lord Stanley’s Cup, and Mayor Menino ques the Duckboats for black ice on frozen ponds early in the they did it as a team. They played out- the victory parade on Saturday, I want morning, for every parent who has standing defense against one of the to take a moment with my colleague packed their kids into a minivan at 4 best offensive teams in the NHL. Bos- on the Senate floor to celebrate an ex- in the morning to get to practice. For tonians will never ever forget the sight traordinary victory by the Boston Bru- everyone who remembers their heart of Captain Chara standing 6 feet 9 ins. After a grueling 39 years of so skipping a beat when Bobby Orr sailed inches tall, which I find truly amazing, many ups and downs, heartbreaking through the air in victory, for everyone accepting the Stanley Cup and lifting misses and almosts, the Stanley Cup is who never stopped rooting for this it high above the ice. Chara led the in- coming back to Boston. That is thanks team over a four-decade drought, we credible defensive effort in that series. to the extraordinary grit of a special hear our own voices and the words of It was also an unforgettable moment hockey team, a team that had remark- Tim Thomas last night when he pro- for NHL veteran Mark Recchi. Playing able character. I have to say—and I say claimed: in his final NHL game last night, this, I hope, cautiously because I know You’ve been waiting for it a long time, but Recchi capped a great career the way pride comes before a fall. Nevertheless, you’ve got it. You wanted it, you got it. most professional hockey players can we in Massachusetts are blessed with We’re bringing it home. only dream about—with the Stanley an embarrassment of riches right now Just as it was for the Red Sox for a Cup in his hands moving around the because last night’s heart-stopping 7th long time, some people said this day ice. Last night, he said it was one of game victory against the Vancouver was never going to come. Just as it was the best groups of players he has ever Canucks is now allowing us to cele- for the Red Sox, and a curse that we no played with. For those of us who brate our seventh championship for our longer hear much about, some even watched, we can attest that it was one city in the last decade. Again, I know blamed fate for the drought. But after fun team to watch. It was a lot of fun. pride comes before the fall, but sweep- last night, Mr. President, Boston Everyone was so excited, regardless of ing the Yankees a weekend ago and proved once again: Never underesti- whether they were a Bruins fan, just to now winning this isn’t too bad. mate an underdog. So, final score: Bru- see the intensity with which the series As a lifelong hockey fan and a guy ins 1, Fate, 0. was played. who still tries to get around the rink I am proud to offer my congratula- It was a mixture of youth and experi- occasionally when my hips allow me to tions to the Bruins players, the coach- ence, hard physical play and great do that, the Bruins’ win last night was es, and the front office for a great se- scoring touch that helped put together one of the sweetest ever. That is partly ries, for a great season, and for being this run. Brad Marchand, a Bruins because it was in such a long time com- great champions. This team never quit. rookie, has become a household name ing, but it is also because of the deter- They never lost focus. They believed in also with hockey fans after scoring an mination this team showed in getting themselves as individuals. Above all, impressive 11 goals throughout the there. Not since 1972 have the Bruins they believed in themselves as a team. playoffs, setting the record for the brought home a coveted Stanley Cup; So we cannot wait for Saturday when most playoff goals by a Boston rookie and not since the 1970 championship of we will see the city of Boston’s reflec- and tying for second most in NHL his- the legendary Bobby Orr’s flying goal tion in the polished silver and nickel of tory. has there been so much for Boston Lord Stanley’s Cup. Welcome back to Patrice Bergeron, coming back from hockey fans to cheer about. Boston. an injury that cost him two games ear- This Boston Bruins team made his- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lier in the playoffs, scored the first tory not just in the championship but ator from Massachusetts. goal in game 7 that set the tone. As in the way they got there. They are the Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. Senator KERRY said, our clutch goalie, first team in NHL history to win a President, I am honored to be able to Tim Thomas, took home the Conn game 7 three times in the same speak as well with my friend and col- Smythe Trophy as the most valuable postseason. They did it with a kind of league, Senator KERRY, to celebrate player during the playoffs. I didn’t hard-nosed, selfless, remember-the-fun- this victory. I was 11 years old when it know a body could move like that, damentals, play the basics, gritty kind last happened. I come to the floor to quite frankly. He was the consummate of teamwork that we in Boston admire recognize the Boston Bruins and their professional, literally unbeatable, with so much. thrilling season and 4–0 victory in shutouts in games 4 and 7. During the Bruins’ run to the cham- game 7 over Vancouver in the Stanley Behind the bench, as my colleagues pionship, we got to witness a very spe- Cup finals. know, Coach Claude Julien led the cial kind of pride and encouragement I enjoy not being an avid skater like ‘‘Bs’’ with quiet confidence, even as his that came from our city. It was a black Senator KERRY. I am amazed at the team faced daunting deficits and the and gold Bruins jersey on the statue of way they go all out and then just slam devastating loss of forward Nathan Paul Revere, and before game 7 every- each other up against the boards and Horton in game 3 of the Cup finals. The body got to see our injured forward, actually get up. I find that amazing. home team had won each of the first Nathan Horton, pouring a bottle of Obviously, they are bringing the Cup three games, so while he couldn’t play, Boston water onto the Vancouver ice. back, as Senator KERRY said, for the Horton was there to, as was referenced, This team couldn’t and wouldn’t lose first time since 1972. take some Boston water and put it on at home, and last night Horton’s magic We actually have a couple of Boston the ice to make it our home ice. This is water turned Vancouver into our home fans with us today. As my colleagues vindication for team president Cam

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We have pending now a tory, the city of Boston can, in a classy well, as demonstrated when a few number of amendments relating to the manner, celebrate this victory, as we weeks ago I slipped and fell and dis- debt limit, to Wall Street reform, have done before. As Senator KERRY located my shoulder on regular dirt. So health reform, Davis-Bacon, and 66 oth- also pointed out, we are very blessed in to walk out on that ice was something ers that could be pending. Massachusetts and in New England to that was frightening to me, and I have In addition, Senators have filed have the Patriots, Red Sox, and Celtics never forgotten that. So to have those amendments that are related to immi- to round out a decade that includes men rushing up and down those rinks gration reform, the border fence, E- many world championships. Upon the the way they do is truly astounding. Verify, the estate tax, right-to-work arrival of the Stanley Cup in Boston My only heroism in hockey was my laws, gainful employment regulation, a today, the Bay State has hosted all own heroism in convincing myself I series of amendments dealing with en- four major championship trophies since should go out there. dangered species, light bulbs and other 2005. As we all know, since 2002, the Pa- Mr. President, our staffs have been energy-efficient provisions. There has triots have won the Lombardi Trophy working diligently for days now to find been not a single amendment that has three times, the Red Sox have captured a path that would allow the Senate to anything to do with this bill, not a sin- the World Series Trophy twice, and the complete action on the jobs bill which gle thing that is germane to this bill. Celtics have earned the O’Brien NBA is now on the floor. They have worked So I am going to continue to work Title Trophy once. That is an unprece- so hard on this bill because it is legis- with the Republican leader and hope- dented run in sports history. lation to reauthorize the successful fully find a way to complete action on No longer left out, the Bruins can Economic Development Administra- this extremely important bill. But it join a highly decorated group of teams tion, which has been so important to seems, so far, to be a never-ending that has never been matched. I didn’t this country since 1965. It is not an process. It is filibuster by amend- come down to the floor to brag about Obama piece of legislation. It was ment—amendment after amendment Boston’s reputation as the home of the started by Lyndon Johnson, and every after amendment—amendments that greatest champions in professional President since then, Democratic and have nothing to do with the legisla- sports. No, I have to say that the evi- Republican, has wrapped their arms tion. We can’t continue this. This process dence is pretty compelling on its own. around this legislation because it is so has to end so we can pass this bill, let So with great pride as the junior Sen- good for our country. ator from Massachusetts, today I also The Economic Development Adminis- the private sector create jobs the American people need, and let the Sen- honor the 2011 Boston Bruins for their tration has created jobs where they are ate move on to other pressing matters. remarkable season and commend them most needed—in economically dis- I hope we can work something out, but for their relentless pursuit of Lord tressed communities. In just the last 5 in the meantime, I have no alternative Stanley’s Cup. Another championship years, for $1.2 billion of investment, we as the leader of this Senate but to file banner will hang from the rafters of have created 314,000 jobs. The merits of cloture on this bill. the TD Bank Garden, and I am very op- reauthorizing this job-creating admin- timistic it will not be the last one for istration are so very clear. EDA works CLOTURE MOTION Madam President, I send a cloture Boston, the hub of hockey. with businesses, universities, and lead- motion to the desk. I thank the Chair. ers at the local level, so it creates jobs The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- I yield the floor. from the bottom up. For every $1 we The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. ture motion having been presented invest as a government, we get $7 in re- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the MCCASKILL). The Senator from Massa- turn. It helps manufacturers and pro- clerk to read the motion. chusetts. ducers compete in the global market- The legislative clerk read as follows: Mr. KERRY. Madam President, be- place, and it is a great investment. CLOTURE MOTION fore our time expires, listening to my Every $1 from EDA, as I have indi- colleague from Massachusetts, he re- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- cated, attracts $7 in private sector in- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the minded me about Captain Chara, the vestment. That is a pretty good return. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move defenseman who raised the Stanley Cup Because of this agency’s success and to bring to a close debate on S. 782, a bill to last night, the tallest person ever to because each Senator is on record talk- amend the Public Works and Economic De- play in the National Hockey League. ing about the importance of creating velopment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that So that reminds me that, therefore, we jobs, including Senator BOXER in her act, and for other purposes. are also making history because never capacity as the chair of that most im- Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Frank R. has the Stanley Cup been held so high Lautenberg, Thomas R. Carper, portant committee, the Environment Sherrod Brown, Sheldon Whitehouse, over the ice. and Public Works Committee, she has Robert P. Casey, Jr., Christopher A. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- produced this bill. She has shown me Coons, Jon Tester, Benjamin L. Cardin, ator from Nevada. statements by virtually every Senator Tom Udall, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Mr. REID. Madam President, I am in this Chamber about the merits of Stabenow, Patty Murray, Kent Conrad, happy to be here to listen to my friends this bill—Democrats and Republicans Richard J. Durbin, Joe Manchin III. talk about hockey, and I will talk for alike. So this is the kind of bill that REIP ACT just a minute about hockey. I was should pass on a bipartisan basis, if not Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I raised in the desert. When I came back unanimously, and it has passed in the rise to engage the Senator from South as a Member of Congress, I wanted my past unanimously. In the past, that is Dakota in a colloquy to discuss the Re- boys to watch a hockey game. I wanted what would have happened. We would duce Excessive Interest Payments Act, to watch one. I had never watched one. have done this so quickly—but no the REIP Act, which is a stand-alone So we went to a hockey game. I tell my more. bill that the junior Senator from Geor- colleagues, it is a game you have to Now we find ourselves struggling just gia and I introduced in March, and learn something about. For me, with to bring it up for a vote. I heard the which we offered as an amendment, no hockey experience, it was pretty dif- Republican leader this morning speak Senate Amendment No. 407, to S. 782, ficult. They are on the ice just a few earlier about the state of play on the the pending legislation. The REIP Act minutes and then off, back and forth, EDA bill. He said we have gotten this protects homeowners from paying addi- and it is hard to keep track of it. But done. We have this to do and this to do tional interest on their Federal Hous- I did have the opportunity twice to and this to do. ing Administration-backed mortgages watch the great Gretzky and that was Here is a brief review for our col- once they have repaid the loan’s prin- a great experience. leagues, so far, of what we have had on cipal.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:53 Feb 24, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\S16JN1.REC S16JN1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S3874 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 16, 2011 At present, FHA allows lenders to ysis of how many borrowers are af- The Senator from California. charge interest on a mortgagor’s loan fected by the current interest policy f through the end of the month, even if and are required to pay excess interest. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT the mortgagor pays the loan off at the The last data published are from 2000 REVITALIZATION BILL beginning of the month, to cover the to 2003 but indicate what is at stake. contractual obligation to pay investors Total excess interest payments from Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I in mortgage backed securities for the that period, according to the National want to thank the Senator from Ne- full month. Mortgagors with conven- Association of Realtors, amounted to vada, my friend, the majority leader, tional mortgages or with Veterans Ad- more than $1.3 billion. If hundreds of Senator REID, for his remarks, And I ministration-backed mortgages stop thousands of FHA borrowers could save want to thank him for filing cloture on accruing interest once the principal is hundreds of millions of dollars in ex- the EDA bill. He said the Economic De- repaid, despite there being a similar cess interest payments each year, velopment Administration was started contractual obligation to pay such in- those savings could provide an eco- by Richard Nixon. Actually it was con- vestors. I have deep concerns about the nomic stimulus in communities across tinued by Richard Nixon. It was started impact these excess interest payments the Nation that would not cost tax- by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and sup- have on FHA borrowers, who typically payers anything. Additionally, in the ported by Presidents whether they have limited resources, but may end up next 60 to 90 days, HUD will complete a were Republican, Democrat, liberal, paying more interest on their loans study on the impact of changing inter- moderate, or conservative. than other borrowers. While some est calculations on its systems, and Congress has supported this legisla- might argue that this is merely an those of large and small lenders, and tion. The last time the EDA was au- issue of educating the borrowers to en- share those results with the Banking thorized, it was authorized by a voice courage them to repay their principal Committee and me. vote in the Senate when George W. at the end of the month, I am skeptical Mr. President, with these assurances Bush was President and he signed it about whether the FHA mortgagors, and commitments from the chairman into law. who often repay their loans through and from HUD firmly in place, I will So one has to ask one’s self: Why do selling their homes or refinancing their withdraw the amendment I offered on we find ourselves in the middle of a fil- mortgages, have much ability to behalf of myself and the junior senator ibuster? Why do we find ourselves with choose the day on which their trans- from Georgia, Senate Amendment 407, 91 amendments filed to this little bill action closes and the principal is re- at the appropriate time. that takes a $500 million authorization and, because of the effect it has on the paid. f I understand that the Banking Com- private sector, draws in private sector mittee and the Department of Housing PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT EF- matching funds 7 to 1 and means it is a & Urban Development, HUD, are will- FICIENCY AND STREAMLINING $3 billion a year, basically, jobs bill? ing to work with Senator ISAKSON and ACT—MOTION TO PROCEED This is a jobs bill. Every Republican me and our staffs to further understand Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to and every Democrat I know around this issue and make sure that FHA Calendar No. 75, S. 679, the Presidential here says: jobs, jobs, jobs. But they are policies regarding interest charges pro- appointment efficiency and stream- killing another jobs bill. I think the tect borrowers to the extent possible. lining bill. American people have to understand, Is that right? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- this list of amendments that has been Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Yes, tion to proceed is now pending. filed—Senator REID went through a few that is correct. My understanding is Mr. REID. Madam President, before I of them. There is even one that relates that HUD has been working to deter- leave the floor, I wish to say a word to to the prairie chicken. With all due re- mine the impact of a change in how in- and about my friend, the Senator from spect, there may be a lot of issues sur- terest is accrued on FHA loans and the California. As I have indicated, she is rounding the prairie chicken, but it has Department is committed to working the chair of this most important com- nothing to do with an Economic Devel- with the junior Senator from Maryland mittee, the Environment and Public opment Act bill. on this issue. At the Banking Com- Works Committee, which I had the It goes on and on. It talks about pro- mittee, my staff and I will also con- good fortune of chairing on two sepa- tecting free choice for workers to re- tinue to study the issue and work with rate occasions. She has been tireless in frain from participating in labor the Senator’s staff and various stake- bringing legislation to this floor—at- unions. This sounds familiar from a holders to discern the impact that such tempting to. She has been talking Governor from the Midwest. It talks a change would have on interest rates about this bill for months, about how about amending the Unfunded Man- and on the mortgage-backed securities good it is. dates Reform Act. market. With help from the Depart- When she sat down and reminded me Let’s face it, we were not born yes- ment and the junior Senators from of the merits of this legislation, I terday. I wish I were, but I was not. Maryland and Georgia, we will move thought: This should be a good one, a The fact is—the print on this list is too this process forward to bring about the job-creating measure. We need that small to even show up on the screen— best outcome for FHA borrowers. right now. I have been very dis- we have a three-page list of amend- I want to assure the junior Senator appointed that we haven’t been able to ments. We have 91 amendments filed to from Maryland that I share his concern move forward. But it is not because of this bill—which is a jobs bill, which is for FHA borrowers and am committed any lack of effort on her part. a simple bill to reauthorize the Eco- to pursuing policies that protect bor- She and I came to Washington to- nomic Development Administration’s rowers while also ensuring robust real gether many years ago and served to- programs. estate and mortgage markets. I thank gether in the House of Representatives. EDA is a great job creator. In our my colleague for bringing this issue to She is my friend, but she is also one of committee, every single Democrat and the attention of the Senate and I look the most outstanding legislators we Republican, save one individual, voted forward to working with him. have had in this body, bar none. for this bill. So it is bipartisan. It has Mr. CARDIN. I thank the distin- f been supported by Presidents since guished Senator from South Dakota for Lyndon Johnson. It has created, over his consideration, and I compliment MORNING BUSINESS time, millions of jobs. We know this him for the excellent work he has done Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent particular bill, at its current funding thus far in working to strengthen the that the Senate proceed to a period of level, would support up to 200,000 jobs a real estate market and the economy in morning business until 6 p.m. this year or up to a million jobs over 5 general during the economic downturn. evening, with Senators permitted to years. And they are good jobs. I am sure the Senator will be pleased speak for up to 10 minutes each during How does that happen? Because the to learn that HUD committed to me that time. EDA goes into local communities that and my staff that it would deliver The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without have high unemployment rates. They within the next 2 to 3 weeks an anal- objection, it is so ordered. bring together the local governments,

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We need a new water project. We ethanol. clean vote because—guess what—jobs want to build an industrial park for I would say to my friends who may be are what it is all about. new businesses. And this is what EDA listening from their offices, when we I am going to not go on too much does. So they are locally controlled come back next week, vote ‘‘yes’’ to longer, but I felt it is important to ex- ideas and a coming together of the Fed- cut off debate and get this bill done. plain to the American people—who, by eral Government, the local govern- Get this bill done. the way, give Congress an 18-percent ment, the State government, and the I have talked about the fact that positive rating. Hello. Is it no wonder? nonprofits in a beautiful package that Senate Republicans have supported We are doing nothing about jobs. Every has resulted in millions of jobs over this program continually. I wish to tell time we try to do something, it is sty- time since it started. you some of the things they have said mied. Here is what I want to say today as about the EDA. Remember, I am I laid out what they have done, the I go through my statement. The first quoting Senate Republicans who are Republicans. End Medicare as we know thing I want to say is, we know what trying to kill this bill by loading it up it. By the way, pass a slew of abortion the other side is doing. They are kill- and filibustering it. bills. It is unbelievable to me. And ing these jobs bills by a frivolous list of Twenty-six of the current Republican these straightforward jobs bills go no- amendment after amendment after Senators have made positive state- where. So do not tell me you are for amendment that has nothing to do ments about EDA or put out great jobs and then come down to this floor with the bill. press releases in their States, and I and offer amendment after amendment This is not the first time. In this very agree with what they said. on the prairie chicken, on the border fence, on issue after issue that has spot, a few weeks ago, stood another For example, Senator COCHRAN of nothing to do with this EDA bill. Senator with a southern accent, MARY Mississippi praised the EDA grant in- EDA creates a job for every $3,000 in- LANDRIEU from Louisiana. She is the tended to help spur economic develop- vested. That is incredibly good. We in- chairman of the Small Business Com- ment in northeast Mississippi. He said: vest $3,000 and a good-paying job comes mittee. She had a fantastic bill called This region has suffered during the eco- about. Why? Because the matching SBIR. It is a small business innovation nomic downturn, but the Three Rivers has funds come in. research program that has been in been diligent about working to help create This is the time we have a chance to jobs. . . . place since the 1980s, brought to us by create 200,000 jobs a year over the 5 a Republican Senator named Warren This is what he said about an EDA years of this bill. So here is the thing. Rudman. grant. Again, we need, in these tough times, Again, it is a bill that has always Senator CORNYN of Texas said a $2 as we are going to get our arms around been without controversy. What did million EDA grant for a water tower this deficit—and here is the thing I find they do to that bill, my Republican will ‘‘pave the way for creation of new interesting: There is lots of talk about friends? Death by filibuster, death by jobs and business opportunities’’ in how to cure the deficit from the other amendment, kill that jobs bill right Palestine, TX. side. But they forget some of the easi- here on the floor. But they are filibustering this bill. est ways to do it. One is, say to billion- If you put that in the context of ev- Senator CRAPO says EDA business aires: Thank you very much. You have erything the Republicans have done grants will help ‘‘keep Idaho firms on gotten millions back a year. Let’s go since they picked up more seats around the cutting edge in various fields. . . .’’ back to your rate that you had when here, and they took over the House, He says: Bill Clinton was President. You made a here is the list: They still have not ap- This can make Idaho firms successful, fortune then. You will still make a for- pointed conferees to the FAA, Federal which translates into more jobs and revenue tune and help out with this deficit, Aviation Administration, bill con- in Idaho. millionaires and billionaires. ference. That bill will create 280,000 So my Republican friends, while they Oh, they do not want to do that, our jobs. It modernizes our airports. It gets are trying to kill this bill by filibuster, friends on the other side. They want to rid of the old ways we track planes and have said laudatory things about the destroy the EPA. They want to destroy brings our air traffic control system EDA. You explain it to me. I think I the Department of Energy. They want into the 21st century. have an answer as to why they are to destroy the Department of Edu- Senator ROCKEFELLER has worked so doing it. But I will continue. cation. They want to destroy Medicare. hard. It is sitting over there waiting Let’s see what Senator WICKER said That is their answer. Why? To pay for for conferees. I am a conferee here on when he got a grant: tax cuts for the richest of the richest of this side. I am waiting to go get this These federal dollars will fund rail im- the richest. Explain to me how that bill done. It is essential. It has a pas- provements and help bring new jobs and eco- helps the middle class in this great Na- senger bill of rights attached to it, nomic growth. . . . I am glad the federal gov- tion. which is so important. It will make ernment has taken this step to continue its Another way. You want to cure the sure our systems work properly. It will investment in South Mississippi’s recovery. deficit and the debt? End the wars. End put in place safety features. Jobs, jobs, These are all the Republicans who the combat mission. Bring home the and jobs. They have not done a thing. are killing this bill with a filibuster. troops. Let’s work diplomatically in The patent bill. I had some problems Senator COLLINS—a $1.1 million grant Iraq and Afghanistan. I met with the with the patent bill because I did not to fund renovations at Loring Develop- Afghanistan women who are struggling like one or two provisions. But the bot- ment Authority. She and Senator there. They do not want combat tom line is, the patent bill is expected SNOWE praised the EDA. They said: troops. They want help to get a peace to create 300,000 jobs. It is sitting over This investment by EDA will allow for im- and reconciliation process going. It is in the House. No action. So since they provements and upgrades . . . which in turn, time to end the wars. took over, they have passed a bill to will help encourage further business growth. Our highway trust fund, which is so destroy Medicare, destroy education— Loring will continue to be an economic driv- critical, is short $6 billion. And it is it is known as their budget. But when er for the region, creating good jobs in difficult. That is the trust fund that it comes to jobs, there is no beef. And Aroostook County. pays for the highways, for the bridges we are perplexed. This is just a small sample of more that are falling down, for the infra- This bill has attached to it—the EDA than 26 Republican Senators who have structure improvements for our trans- bill—now an ending of the ethanol sub- praised the EDA. Yet each one of them portation system. And I know it is hard sidy. I happened to vote for that. The seems to be supporting endless debate, to find $6 billion.

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We are share with you the U.S. Chamber of Com- will tell you, it is rare when you get still going to work for peace and rec- merce Business Civic Leadership Center the AFL–CIO and an arm of the Cham- onciliation. (BCLC)’s positive experience in working with ber of Commerce singing from the the Economic Development Administration same book. They do not want to see But you want to talk about the ways (EDA). BCLC has worked with EDA on nu- filibusters. They want to see jobs. They to cure this deficit, it is not that hard. merous projects over the past ten years to do not want to see filibusters. They We did it before, we can do it again. help local communities with their economic want to see progress. They want to see The Democrats balanced the budget development, regional sustainability, and us work across party lines. under Bill Clinton—the only time it disaster recovery initiatives. EDA has served So I kept asking during my remarks, was done in recent history—and we cre- as a valuable partner in many communities why would they do this to us? Why ated 23 million jobs, not by threatening that BCLC has worked in including: San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Mo- would they do this to the American Medicare and Social Security, and the bile, AL, New Orleans, LA, Atlanta, GA, people? I have an answer. I wish this Department of Education, and the Boca Raton, FL, Minneapolis, MN, Newark, were not true, but it has been stated by EPA, and the Clean Air Act, and all of NJ and many others. some of the Republican Presidential the things they are going after here, We have worked with EDA on projects in- candidates and it has been stated by but by doing the right thing by our cluding: the Republican leader here: Their pri- children and our grandchildren and Conducting regional forums designed to ority is defeating Barack Obama. Their making the right investment, to be- bring corporate contributions professionals priority is defeating our President. come energy independent. together with economic development experts and civic sector innovators to discuss how Their priority is not job creation, it is So for me, the argument of not being not business creation, it is not fair tax able to do anything because of the def- businesses’ corporate citizenship practices can advance the competitiveness and long- policy, it is defeating this President. icit, something is wrong with that. You term development of their communities. When you look as it through that lens, have to cure the deficit problem and Providing opportunities to build up rela- then you say to yourself, wait a make the investments that make tionships between and among companies and minute. If we got something done sense. Here is an investment that government agencies at the local and na- around here and the President had a makes sense. For every dollar of EDA tional levels. signing ceremony—as we used to do in investment, you get $7 in private sec- Developing a report that maps how and the good old days when we worked to- tor investment. That is what we ought why companies invest in communities across gether—and he had a Republican here, to be doing. the United States. a Democrat here, and an Independent I said this before, I will say it again: Writing a report on economic recovery and there, and we all came together as we For every one job we create, it costs us rebuilding in Cedar Rapids after the flooding always have—unanimous consent. We approximately $3,000 per job. These are in 2008. passed this in 2004 by unanimous con- good jobs. It is a smart program for us. Sending economic development teams to sent. They are afraid if we did that, the cities across the Gulf Coast to provide valu- That is why it has lasted since the President would take out his pen and 1960s. I said before, up to 200,000 jobs a able oil spill recovery resources and information. he would sign this bill and we would year could be created here, 1 million create jobs. I hate to say it, but I am jobs over the life of this bill. What are Working with local chambers of commerce in disaster affected areas regions to provide not making it up. That is what they we doing loading down a beautiful bill local recovery grants. have said. I hope over this weekend such as this with all of these extra- BCLC is the corporate citizenship arm of when we go home and we meet with our neous amendments? the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and in this people, and they say, Senators, you We will look at a couple more charts. capacity we work with thousands of busi- have got to do something about jobs, I If you want to know how many jobs nesses and local chambers of commerce on hope the public will say to us, be we were created between 2005 and 2010, community development and disaster recov- Democrats or Republicans: Do not fili- 450,000 jobs, and 85,000 jobs were saved. ery issues across the country. These local buster jobs bills. We cannot afford to So we are not talking about some ethe- chambers and businesses are consistently lose more jobs. We need to create jobs. real idea of a new jobs bill. This is a looking for national best practices, lessons learned, technical assistance, planning and The EDA bill is a jobs bill. It was cre- jobs bill that has worked, and it is a strategy support, and other insights, tools, ated as a jobs bill. It has been a jobs jobs bill that should not be filibus- and techniques to make their communities bill since 1965, signed by Presidents, tered. It should not be stalled. It as economically competitive as possible. passed by Congress, never loaded down should not be loaded up with things In our experience, EDA staff members have with amendment after amendment that that have nothing to do with it while displayed a high degree of professionalism is not germane, that weighs it down. I the American people worry and give us and technical expertise. They have engaged hope the people at home will pay atten- an 18-percent approval rating. I am sur- with us on multiple levels, from consultation to this. prised it is that high at the rate we are tions at the national level, to sharing valu- I will say this: There is a pattern. going. able field experience at the state and local levels. This is not the first bill. I told you Look at some of the folks who sup- about the small business bill, same port this: the United States Conference We have canvassed many businesses and local chambers about their community de- thing; FAA bill, sitting over there, no of Mayors, the American Public Works velopment needs, and they almost unani- conferees; patent bill, sitting over Association, the National Association mously tell us that some of their highest there, no action. And millions of jobs of Counties, the AFL–CIO, the Council local priorities include business recruitment are at stake. on Competitiveness, the Association of and retention, and helping small and me- I just found this out about the small University Research Parks, the Na- dium-sized businesses grow. They also tell us business bill that they killed here a few tional Association of Development Or- that support for regional economic develop- weeks ago. Each year that bill provides ganizations, the National Business In- ment planning that transcends municipal support for 6,000 businesses, and over cubation Association, the State boundaries is an increasing area of interest, and that this is a unique capability that the lifetime of the program it has pro- Science and Technology Institute, and EDA can and does support. vided almost 26,000 awards to firms in an arm of the Chamber of Commerce As you consider EDA’s future roles and re- California to help them get started. has come in with a letter. sponsibilities, we would be happy to share That bill was filibustered to death. I do I ask unanimous consent that this with you our experiences and lessons learned not get it, except if what I say is true letter be printed in the RECORD. in working with the agency, and to provide and that is what the motivation is, and

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People are living about 10 only one reason, to not make progress. a death blow to the EDA, you deal a years longer now, on average, than at And who gets hurt by that? They think death blow to 1 million jobs. the time Medicare was signed into law the President. I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- in 1965. It is an undeniable fact. But I have news for them. America is sence of a quorum. Another fact is that there are about going to wake up, because I am going The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 10,000 new Medicare recipients adding to be here every day talking about clerk will call the roll. to the rolls every day as the baby this. I know my colleagues are going to The assistant legislative clerk pro- boomers turn 65. An entire generation be here talking about it. Jobs, jobs, ceeded to call the roll. of baby boomers is retiring. The other and jobs. I hope this bill gets cloture Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I side seems to ignore the fact that there and we can move on with it on Tues- ask unanimous consent that the order are far more retirees today than ever day. That would be a wonderful thing, for the quorum call be rescinded. before, and they are getting more if we do that. That is a change in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without money paid out of the program than atmosphere. Then we can pass this bill objection, it is so ordered. they ever put in. I have townhall meet- and get on with the next jobs bill and SECOND OPINION ings and I travel around my State of pass that bill and get on to the next Mr. BARRASSO. I come to the floor Wyoming. People say: I paid into Medi- jobs bill, and the spirits of the people today, as I do each week, as a doctor care. They are absolutely right. On av- will be lifted. Look, we know govern- who practiced medicine in Wyoming erage, a couple who is retiring this ment does not create the jobs. The pri- for 25 years, as someone who has taken week has paid into Medicare about vate sector creates most of the jobs. care of families all around the State of $110,000—that is over a lifetime of But the beauty of bills such as the SBA Wyoming, as a doctor who has great working. That is significant money bill, that small business bill, is private concerns about what has happened to they have paid in. What kinds of serv- sector jobs. The beauty of this bill? the American health care system, and ices will they receive over the remain- Private sector jobs. So it would lift the will continue to happen under the der of their lifetime, adjusted for to- spirits of the people instead of having health care law that has been passed by day’s dollars? It is $343,000. So you are them watch this, watch me, and think: this body and signed into law at the in- talking about $109,000 that they paid They will never get together and do sistence of this President. into the system, and they are taking out $343,000. anything. Then I will not be shocked if I come as a doctor giving a second American seniors know Medicare is our ratings—the Congress—hit the bot- opinion, because I have great concerns in trouble. They understand the math about this health care law. In talking tom of the barrel. They are already doesn’t add up, that this $3 coming out with patients, in talking with doctors, close. I hope the people will insist on for every $1 paid in cannot work for- and from my own personal knowledge, our passing these jobs bills. Things are ever and ever. My friends on the other I believe this health care law is going tough out there. People are unem- side, who attack Republicans for want- ployed, they are underemployed. Busi- to be bad for patients, bad for pro- ing to address this problem in a respon- nesses are sitting on mounds of cash. viders—the nurses and the doctors who sible way, tend to want to ignore this They have learned to be able to be prof- take care of those patients—and bad reality. itable without hiring more people. for the payers, the taxpayers of this To make matters worse, Members on Things are shifting. The sands are country who are going to be left to pay the other side actually voted for a shifting between the middle class. the bill. health care law that puts Medicare on Thank God this President rescued the Recently my friends on the other side an even faster track to bankruptcy. In auto industry and that we had a major- of the aisle have been using what I be- fact, the President’s health care law ity here to stand with him to do that. lieve to be significant scare tactics cuts $500 billion from Medicare—not to Thank goodness we took some of the about my party and Medicare. save or strengthen or secure Medicare steps that we took to get banks lending Medicare is the program for our sen- for the next generation. No, they took again when credit was frozen. But you ior citizens. I believe it is important $500 billion from our seniors on Medi- know what. Our progress is being sty- that the American people receive the care to start a whole new government mied because partisanship has taken truth. They deserve to have the truth program for someone else. So it was no over the process. Partisanship means about the future of Medicare, not scare surprise to me when I read recently when you get bills out of a committee, tactics. that those folks who look at the num- people who voted for them suddenly The fact is, unless Congress takes ac- bers, who work for the government, say disappear. They are nowhere in sight, tion, Medicare will go broke in 13 Medicare is going to be broke 5 years and they file all of these amendments years. Again, in 13 years, Medicare will sooner than even they had anticipated. to bring down the bill. go broke. Today, more money is going It is odd how Democrats never even We can only hope that when we come out than is coming in. A bankrupt mention this when they attack Repub- back next week there will be a change Medicare equals no Medicare for our lican plans to save Medicare. Well, of heart. I certainly hope so. I have seniors. These are people who have paid when they run advertisements and hold been here a long time. I have been in into Medicare, but a bankrupt Medi- press conferences focused on scare tac- the House 10 years, here a lot of years, care means no Medicare. tics, why don’t they ever explain their since 1993. I have served with Repub- If Washington doesn’t show leader- own $500 billion cut to Medicare? lican Presidents and Democratic Presi- ship now—today, this year—this pro- It is also odd to me that the Demo- dents. But I want to say this. I fought gram will run out of money and Medi- crats never talk about the other very hard when election time came. I just care patients will run out of care. significant piece of the President’s had one. It was tough. You know that, Many of my friends on the other side of health care law that attacks our sen- Madam President, 2010 was tough. the aisle continue to ignore the ticking iors on Medicare. Hidden away in the Every time we have elections they are clock and ignore reality. bill is the President’s Independent Pay- tough. That is the time that politics is Let’s take a look at some of the re- ment Advisory Board, or IPAB. As a in your blood, it is in your veins. You ality the other side is ignoring. They doctor who practiced medicine for 25 are out there, you are working hard, are ignoring the fact that the life ex- years in Casper, WY, I can tell you you are fighting for your life. pectancy in the United States has risen what this board is. It is a rationing But when we are here, we have to do significantly since Medicare was signed board—a board to ration the health the people’s business. And however we into law. When Medicare became law, care of our seniors. feel about who we want to be Presi- in 1965, the average life expectancy was Rationing, some may say, is a very dent, who we admire, who we did not about 70. So, on average, you are talk- strong word. But that is exactly what

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Starting in 2014, after the next Presi- gram for low-income people—specifi- Today, the Senate agreed on a path dential election, members of the board cally, in many cases, for children. The forward to end Federal subsidies for will decide how much they will reim- study from the New England Journal of corn-based ethanol. As Senators, we burse hospitals and doctors for taking Medicine today talks about how very are often asked to make tough choices, care of Medicare patients. Then pro- difficult it is for people—specifically and the bipartisan votes on today’s viders all across this country will have children—on Medicaid to even get an amendments were largely a reflection to decide whether they can continue to appointment to see a doctor. of where we are from. care for American seniors. During the health care debate over For Delaware, agriculture is the sin- Let’s face it, even today doctors are the last year, I have come to the floor gle largest part of our economy. We running away from taking care of pa- continuously and talked about the fact grow a lot of corn, we grow a lot of soy- tients on Medicare. According to the that many physicians refuse to take beans, we have companies investing in American Medical Association, one in patients on Medicaid, because the re- advanced biofuels, and we have a major three primary care doctors already imbursement from the government is poultry industry. Today, I voted for limits how many Medicare patients lower than the cost of actually even Delaware’s poultry growers and for our treating the patient—considering rent, they are willing to see. According to consumers. Lots of folks across this office expenses, and other costs. country in the last few years have lost the same survey of the American Med- This study out today in the New Eng- ical Association, 60 percent of doctors their jobs, lost their homes, and lost land Journal of Medicine talks about their livelihoods. It is very important say they are looking for ways to get researchers in Chicago who called a out of Medicare completely. to me that the people of Delaware number of doctors’ offices with an iden- know, on the record, that the vote I Even more providers are going to tical voice, the same person calling— stop seeing Medicare patients, and this cast today to end Federal subsidies for actually, the same office—a month ethanol was about making sure we are situation will continue to get worse. If apart with the same symptoms, wheth- you don’t believe me, ask seniors in supporting our home State poultry in- er it was for asthma or different condi- dustry. your own community what happens tions such as diabetes, for the child’s when their doctor retires. Ask some- My main concerns are that one of the care, and the question came: Do you most important economic engines—not body on Medicare how easy it is for have insurance or are you on Medicaid? them to find a doctor to take care of just in Delaware but in the whole Del- What they found is that for 89 per- marva Peninsula—is the poultry indus- them. If they happen to be with a doc- cent of those with insurance, they were try. That industry has its back against tor, and they turn 65, ask if they are al- able to get an appointment—regular in- the wall and is struggling to survive. lowed to stay with that doctor or if surance. Of those saying, no, we have At a time when many other agricul- they move to another community to be Medicaid—and they called hundreds tural industries are seeing record closer to their children and grand- and hundreds of offices and clinics— prices—and that is a positive, a boon children, ask them how difficult it is only one in three was able to get an ap- for them—for the poultry industry, the for those on Medicare to find a doctor. pointment. Think about that. It is rising cost of feed is forcing decades- The reason is, of course, because Medi- something for our seniors to think old companies to rethink their business care pays a lot less than the going rate. about, as well as the President’s ra- models or, sadly, as in one case just Yet, the Democrats’ and the Presi- tioning board. It pays less and less for last week for one of the most impor- dent’s solution is to pay even a lower a visit to a doctor. tant and vital poultry companies in amount and continue to ration and We have talked about the fact that Delaware, to shut their doors and go ratchet down that amount, resulting Medicare rates, as a result of the $500 into bankruptcy. billion cut from Medicare, will be in significantly in additional rationing of We need to move away from corn- many places similar to Medicaid rates. care as our seniors find it harder and based ethanol and toward homegrown So I would assume that at some point harder to find physicians and nurses to advanced biofuels if we are going to ac- soon seniors will have the exact same take care of them. complish three goals at the same time. amount of trouble getting an appoint- The other thing about this rationing One is to reduce our deficit, to end un- ment to see a physician, as the New board is that it gets worse when you wise and unnecessary Federal spending; England Journal of Medicine found look at the details. It will be prac- second is to support and advance and tically impossible for this Congress—or today, for children on Medicaid. With that, I say that I will continue defend our poultry industry, whether any Congress—to overturn the ration- in Delmarva or throughout the rest of ing board’s recommendations. to come to the Senate floor week after week with a doctor’s second opinion the country; and third is to continue to Again, to me it seems very odd that make progress toward the future of my friends on the other side don’t talk about the health care law, because week after week we see new informa- clean, promising biofuels that are not about this rationing board when they from grain. hold their Medicare events. But as tion, new relevant information about how the impact of this broad, sweeping The amendment I just voted for NANCY PELOSI said, first you have to closes the door on corn-based ethanol, pass it before you get to find out what law, significant changes for the health care of all Americans—how it is, in my but that should not prevent us from is in it. The American people continue finding a path forward to advanced to find out what is in this health care opinion, bad for patients, bad for providers, the nurses and doctors who take biofuels, those not from grain, whether law, and they continue to oppose it. I cellulosic ethanol or drop-in biofuels say to my colleagues on the other side care of them, and bad for taxpayers. I yield the floor and suggest the ab- from algae or otherwise. of the aisle, if you are so proud of the sence of a quorum. Today, I also filed an amendment work you have done on Medicare, then The PRESIDING OFFICER. The with Senator CARPER, the senior Sen- you should stand and defend this ra- clerk will call the roll. ator from Delaware, that makes it tioning board. My colleagues on the The bill clerk proceeded to call the clear that as we close the door on corn- other side of the aisle should explain to roll. based ethanol, we need to do two other American seniors how it will work and Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I ask things going forward: first, use those how it will impact their care. America unanimous consent that the order for billions of dollars in savings to reduce deserves a thorough and honest debate the quorum call be rescinded. the deficit and, second, redirect funds, about the future of Medicare, how we The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- formerly committed to VEETC, to sup- got to this point, and how we can, in a pore. Without objection, it is so or- port an important but just beginning, a responsible way, strengthen and secure dered. nascent advanced biofuels industry.

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In addition, this growth of advanced sil fuels and especially on those we im- At the same time, let me be clear: biofuel innovation has the potential to port from overseas, we are going to the Feinstein-Coburn approach is only lead to new economic opportunities not need to continue to pursue a range of part of a larger effort. In addition to only for energy companies and con- cleaner and more secure sources of en- ending VEETC and the tariff, we must sumers but also for Delaware chicken ergy. Advanced biofuels are central to also do much more to promote invest- farmers. Today, of great concern to this effort. Now that we have taken the ment in the research, development, and them is the price of corn on the input important first step by adopting the deployment of advanced biofuels, in- end of farm operations, but—hopefully, Feinstein-Coburn amendment and sig- cluding cellulosic and drop-in biofuels. not too far down the road—a signifi- naling the intent of this body to end These will help us reduce our depend- cant factor on their balance-books may Federal subsidies to corn-based eth- ence on petroleum and encourage fur- soon be earnings from waste that can anol, I hope we will also responsibly ther innovation. We need to provide be sold for biofuels. pay down our Federal deficit and con- greater certainty to help launch a Ultimately, the policies we pursue tinue a strong path forward toward the next-generation biofuels industry should lead to American consumers, advanced biofuels that Delawareans are through the extension of tax credits producers, and farmers using less pe- making a significant contribution to- and other federal programs for certain troleum. If we are going to reduce our ward making a reality. targeted advanced biofuels. dependence on fossil fuels, particularly As my colleague from California has Many concerns are raised because those imported from overseas, we are noted, corn-based ethanol has histori- corn ethanol dominates the U.S. going to need to pursue a range of cally been supported by three policies: biofuels market. But what is our ulti- cleaner and more secure sources of en- the volumetric ethanol excise tax cred- mate goal? Shouldn’t it be about great- ergy. Advanced biofuels are central to it, known as VEETC, which provides a er fuel efficiency and product diversity this effort, and, now that we have 45 cent per gallon tax credit to gasoline in our domestic transportation sector? taken the first step by adopting the suppliers who blend ethanol with gaso- First, that can be achieved through in- Feinstein-Coburn amendment, I hope line; a tariff of 54 cents per gallon on creased fuel economy standards. Sec- the Senate will take the next step as imported ethanol, which is largely tar- ond, it can also come from techno- well. geted at sugarcane ethanol from Brazil; logical alternatives like electrifica- Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I and a requirement that mandates the tion, natural gas and hydrogen fueled suggest the absence of a quorum. use of ethanol in gasoline by set vehicles. Third—and most important The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- amounts every year, increasing to 36 for what we are debating here today— pore. The clerk will call the roll. billion gallons by 2022. it will come from developing commer- The bill clerk proceeded to call the VEETC and the import tariff may cially viable, advanced biofuels. roll. have been needed in the past to stand There are legitimate concerns about Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask that up the nascent corn-based ethanol in- corn ethanol’s economic and environ- the order for the quorum call be re- dustry, but experts agree that the in- mental impacts, but we should also not scinded. dustry has matured, and these two sup- be cutting off our nose to spite our The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ports are no longer needed. face. For this reason, I have filed an pore. Without objection, it is so or- At a time when our federal govern- amendment that makes it clear that dered. ment is facing a massive deficit and we should be redirecting the repeal of f spiraling debt, we need to take a hard the VEETC to deficit reduction and the THE ECONOMY look at how we spend our taxpayer dol- extension of advanced biofuels for 5 lars. These subsidies are expensive, and years to provide a long-term signal to Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, our Na- studies have shown them to have dra- this small but emerging industry. tion’s challenges grow by the day. The matic impacts on our federal budget as I want to be part of a solution that citizens of Utah get this. The citizens well as on the cost of corn feed used by provides a strong, long-term future for in this country get this. chicken farmers, including those in our Nation’s alternative fuels industry. A recent NBC News-Wall Street Jour- Delaware. This year alone, VEETC will I want to see domestically produced, nal poll found that 62 percent of Ameri- cost taxpayers $6 billion. We just can’t next-generation feedstocks grow. This cans think the country is on the wrong afford to maintain this duplicative and would be from cellulosic, biodiesel, and track. Only 37 percent of Americans ap- wasteful subsidy. drop-in fuels like methanol and buta- prove of the President’s job of handling Delaware’s chicken farmers can’t af- nol. They could come from different the economy. I would like to meet ford it either. Most economists and feedstocks, such as recycled grease, those people, because when I talk to market analysts agree that the steady wood, corn stover, switch grass, munic- Utahns, the numbers are much lower growth in ethanol demand has had a ipal waste, algae, and livestock ma- than that, and I understand why. dramatic effect on the price of corn. nure. Right now there is little to no Applications for unemployment have This cost has trickled down to related commercial production, but we need to been above 400,000 for 7 straight weeks. agricultural markets, including food, support those efforts with new incen- Economic growth is stagnant. Job feed, fuel, and land. The average an- tives for these fuels and bio-refineries. growth is pathetic. The real estate nual price of corn has jumped 225 per- Most importantly, we need to work on market remains in free-fall. Since 2007, cent just in the past 5 years. Last bringing down the costs and expanding housing values have dropped by more week, corn futures reached nearly $8 a their markets. than during the Great Depression. bushel, which is 140 percent over last In Delaware, inventive companies are Medicare is going bankrupt, and year. already hard at work researching cut- when it does, it will take down this The No. 1 cost for chicken farmers is ting-edge biofuel systems, including country and tens of millions of seniors feed, and farmers in Delaware are feel- ones that produce energy from soy- with it. Yet President Obama and his ing the pinch. One major poultry com- beans and algae. One such company is Democratic allies steadfastly refuse to pany declared bankruptcy last week, Elcriton in Newark, which is producing acknowledge that there is a problem and it cited the high cost of corn feed drop-in fuels from duckweed, an aquat- with Medicare. Former Speaker NANCY as a major factor. Couple this with ris- ic plant that can be used to produce PELOSI, when asked where the Demo- ing energy costs, trade barriers, and fuel. Another company headquartered crats’ reform plan was, responded: low chicken prices, and you can see in Delaware—DuPont—working with We have a plan. It’s called Medicare. why many poultry companies are near- partners around the country on both Meanwhile, the President’s handing a breaking point. cellulosic and biobutanol technologies. picked chairwoman of the Democratic

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He is certainly to be com- retirement savings of millions of agreements with these important al- mended. I sat here and listened to him. Americans. Most ominously, PIMCO, lies. It would send a signal that further It was a tour de force, and I rec- the world’s largest bond fund manager, placating unions is more important ommend that all my colleagues, and, is looking to countries such as Aus- than growing our economy, a position I for that matter, all the citizens of this tralia, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, simply cannot understand or support. Nation read it. He made it clear that countries without our massive fiscal If the President chooses this course of he is confident in this Nation and our problems, to invest. As I have said be- action, he needs to know I will vigor- ability to weather the current storm fore, there is a genuine risk that the ously oppose him and reserve the right and emerge in rich and steady seas. United States is in a debt bubble. Be- to use all procedural options available America’s best days are ahead of it. cause of historically low interest rates, to do so. If, as the President says, there America has been and will always be a we may be totally underestimating is such strong bipartisan support for shining city on a hill. But for there to how dangerously leveraged this coun- trade adjustment assistance, it should be another American century, a cen- try is. But the minute rates start going be considered on its own merits and tury of liberty and prosperity both up, citizens are going to realize how not thrust upon an unwilling Congress here and abroad, we have our work cut much they are on the hook for. When through procedural shenanigans. out for us. the word on the street is that U.S. These trade agreements are some- America is over $14 trillion in debt. Treasurys are not worth investing in, thing Washington can do, and should We face our third straight year of tril- higher interest rates are just around do, to get our economy back on track. lion-dollar deficits. We have entitle- the corner. But we must also be vigilant in fight- ment programs that are going bank- So we have a lot of work to do, but I ing against proposals that would un- rupt. Under this Presidency, we have wish to touch on three things we dermine our economy and our sov- lifted the debt ceiling three times and should be doing now, and I mean right ereignty. the last one, if I recall correctly, was now. The people are demanding action, Standard & Poor’s recently down- about $1.9 trillion and we have basi- and there are a few things Congress can graded Greece’s debt rating to CCC, cally just given the administration an do that would bring relief to struggling from a B. This is the world’s lowest open checkbook. We have entitlement American families. rating, and S&P concluded that a de- programs that are going bankrupt. First, the President needs to submit fault on Greek debt was increasingly Our total obligations, according to the Colombia, Panama, and South Ko- likely. one account, are over $62 trillion. This rean Free Trade Agreements to Con- So what was the President’s re- is a debt burden that is simply gress. They are long overdue. The fail- sponse? Like the Siren’s Call, a bailout unsustainable. We need to get our ure to submit these agreements has beckoned. He seemed to go all in for an spending under control immediately; stalled U.S. job growth at a time when IMF bailout of Greece. Greece has al- otherwise, American families and citi- it is desperately needed. There is only ready been bailed out once by the IMF, zens will be crushed under the weight upside to these agreements. Consider to the tune of $145 billion. We cannot of all this debt. that from Utah alone, South Korea im- let this happen again. That is why The other side keeps telling us the ported more than $294 million of goods today I am cosponsoring the anti-IMF problem is a lack of revenue. They say in 2009. bailout amendment with my good all we need to do is raise taxes and The former Director of the Congres- friends, Senators DEMINT, VITTER, and eliminate tax loopholes. Never mind sional Budget Office, Doug Holtz- CORNYN. the fact that raising taxes threatens to Eakin, has it right. This is what he This amendment, which we filed to kill the small businesses that will be said earlier this week in a letter to the the Economic Development Revitaliza- the engines of our economic recovery, President: tion Act, would rescind bailout funds and never mind the fact that these so- Opening Colombia, South Korea, and Pan- provided in 2009 to the International called loopholes include the IRAs, ama to U.S. businesses is anticipated to in- Monetary Fund. Under the urging of 401(k)s, and charitable deductions of crease total exports by $12 billion, and will the Obama administration, additional American taxpayers. add at least $14 billion to the United States funding of up to $108 billion was given Let’s not make any bones about it. gross domestic product, promoting increased to the IMF which it can use to bail out The left’s proposal to gut tax expendi- investment and job creation at home. heavily indebted European countries tures would put a bull’s-eye on the While the President is down in Flor- such as Greece. backs of working families who have ida yukking it up with rich liberals The amendment I am cosponsoring mortgages and save for the future. about how he wasted nearly $1 trillion would roll that funding back. Now is In the spirit of bipartisanship, as an on his stimulus boondoggle, he seems not the time, when Americans are aside to some of my friends on my side oblivious to the fact that he could just struggling to find work and have budg- of the aisle who seem to think all ex- hit send, deliver these agreements to et problems of their own, to tap inno- penditures are wasteful spending, con- Congress, and have a trade-driven eco- cent American taxpayers in order to sider the following: The third largest nomic stimulus. bail out profligate European govern- tax expenditure is the current lower If given a clean up-or-down vote, I ments. Rather, it is time to stop our rates for capital gains and dividends. am confident these agreements would own runaway spending and our contin- Be careful, my friends; otherwise, you pass. I have no doubt who would pre- ued movement toward European levels might end up inadvertently finding vail if that debate were allowed to hap- of government. If we go down that yourselves sharing the stage with my pen. But old habits die hard. route, the destination is an America friend, the junior Senator from The President’s spend-first mentality very different than the one our Found- Vermont, in effect, advocating for a is cluttering what should be a clean de- ers intended, and it is critical we hit sharp hike in the rates of capital gains bate on the benefit of these free-trade the brakes now and save our limited and dividends. agreements for the American economy. constitutional government. Even if liberal Democrats did all Rumors persist that the President may The American people are tired of these things, raising taxes on middle include a reauthorization of an ex- bailouts. When ordinary Americans are Americans and further hindering eco- panded trade adjustment assistance struggling to get by and when our nomic growth, we still would come no- bill into one or perhaps all the bills im- country faces its own debt crisis, the where close to balancing the budget. plementing our trade agreements with last thing we need is a bailout of irre- This is the dirty secret of President Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. sponsible Socialist governments and Obama and Democratic leadership to

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No matter how just the Democrats have simply abdicated their proud to stand with him and lead this war may be or how important it may most basic constitutional responsi- fight for the people of Utah and the be, we cannot help but reflect on the bility, and here is why. They have re- taxpayers of this country. fact that at the end of the day, people fused to cut spending, and they know If the American people said anything will die as a result of our decisions if balancing the budget for new taxes last fall, it is they want their rep- we go forward in terms of a declaration alone would be perceived as a full- resentatives in Washington to listen to of war. I have lost sleep over those de- blown assault on personal liberty and them. They know we will not get it cisions. limited government. So instead of of- right every time, but they know we I have tried during the course of fering up a bogus budget, as the Presi- should always do our best to represent making those decisions to be guided by dent did, and get laughed out of town, their values and their interests. This several principles. or offering up a proposal for balance Congress needs to listen to the people. First, as Members of the Congress, that satisfies their liberal base, raises It needs to get these trade agreements both in the House and the Senate, we the tax burden to historic levels, and done without holding them hostage to swear to uphold and defend the Con- inspires the vitriol of their constitu- unrelated spending. It needs to say no stitution. I feel as though that Con- ents, Democrats decided to keep their to more bailouts, and it needs to pass a stitution is my starting point for my mouths shut. balanced budget constitutional amend- responsibility and my rights as a Mem- Where does that leave us? The an- ment. ber of the U.S. Senate when it comes to swer, to me, is clear. We need to pass a In this country, the people are sov- this issue. balanced budget constitutional amend- ereign. I would have to say, if we would The Constitution is very clear in ar- ment. This is where the entire Repub- pass that constitutional amendment ticle I, section 8, clause 11, that only lican caucus stands in the Senate. The through the Senate, I believe we would the Congress can declare war. The deci- amendment I introduced, S.J. Res. 10, get it through the House, and then it is sion was made by our Founding Fa- is supported by every single Senate Re- up to the States. We still have to get thers that the people of the United publican. I bet it is the first time all three-quarters of the States to ratify States literally would have a voice in Republican Senators have supported it. it. this decision. It wouldn’t be a decision It is a good amendment that benefited To the extent that Democrats hate made only by the Chief Executive be- from the input of many Senators, and the constitutional amendment and cause ultimately the people and their it is a necessary amendment. hate that kind of restraint on their families and their children would pay Some people—the sophisticated set— spending practices, they can lead the the price of a war in human terms—the argue this is not a serious proposal. battle in the States. The problem is, loss of life—and, of course, in the cost The American people beg to differ. they know this constitutional amend- of war borne by our Nation. They know Congress will not balance ment would be ratified so fast our I am also guided by my responsibility the budget and shrink the size of gov- heads would be spinning. to the people who were kind enough to ernment without meaningful constitu- We need 38 States to ratify a con- give me this opportunity to serve. I tional restraints. The actions of Demo- stitutional amendment, and that is not think about my State of Illinois and crats and President Obama over the easy under anybody’s view. In this the families, the mothers, fathers, and last few months are all the evidence we country let’s let the people decide that. children all across that State who need to support this hypothesis. Facing They are sovereign. It is well past time could be affected by a decision if our a full-blown debt crisis, they still pre- that Congress and the President listen Nation goes to war. fer to kick the spending can down the to them. I also like to think about whether road. I suggest the absence of a quorum. the war is absolutely necessary in I want to be clear that I am deadly The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- terms of the defense of the United serious about this proposal, and so are pore. The clerk will call the roll. States of America. the people of Utah. I have been pleased The legislative clerk proceeded to Some cases are easier calls. When we to work side-by-side with my colleague call the roll. were attacked on 9/11, many of us knew from Utah, Senator MIKE LEE, on the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- that 3,000 innocent Americans had died balanced budget amendment, and Sen- pore. The Senator from Illinois. at the hands of terrorists. I didn’t hesi- ator CORNYN and all the other Repub- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask tate to vote for a declaration of war licans. Some people might say MIKE unanimous consent that the order for against those forces in Afghanistan re- LEE and I are an odd couple. I have a the quorum call be rescinded. sponsible for that attack on the United few years on him, and I don’t tend to be The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- States. as animated as he is. He is a great pore. Without objection, it is so or- We went through a parallel debate at young man with a lot of energy. But we dered. the same time about the invasion of share at least one thing, an absolute Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask Iraq. I did not believe the previous commitment to passing a balanced unanimous consent to speak as in President made a compelling case for budget constitutional amendment and morning business. the invasion of Iraq. If my colleagues sending it to the people in the States The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- will recall, at that time the debate was for ratification. The people are de- pore. Without objection, it is so or- about weapons of mass destruction manding that we act, and it is well dered. that could threaten the Middle East or past time that we recognize their con- f even the United States. I voted against stitutional sovereignty and allow them that declaration of war on Iraq. Twen- to exercise it through State ratifying DECLARATION OF WAR ty-three of us did in the Senate—22 conventions. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, as has Democrats and 1 Republican. We came I would like to commend Senator the Presiding Officer, I have served to learn that there were no weapons of LEE for his tireless work on this both in the House of Representatives mass destruction. Many of the threats amendment. He is not the only one who and in the U.S. Senate, and during the which gave rise to the President’s re- deserves thanks, however. My col- course of my career, I have been called quest turned out to not be factual at leagues, Senators CORNYN, KYL, on to make many votes. Most of them all. Well, we are finally—finally—more TOOMEY, DEMINT, RUBIO, PAUL, and fade into obscurity after they are cast than 10 years later, starting to bring many other Republicans were essential and are never recalled, but there are a those troops home from Iraq, and we in the development of this amendment, few we will remember for our lifetimes. have paid a heavy price in Americans

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President Nixon, reaffirming the con- troduction of United States Armed Each time we have been challenged stitutional authority and right of Con- Forces into hostilities, or into situa- as a Senate and as a House to consider gress when it came to a declaration of tions where imminent involvement in a declaration of war, I have thought war. hostilities is clearly indicated by the long and hard about it: my constitu- Now we find ourselves in a situation circumstances, and to the continued tional responsibilities, my responsibil- where Congress has voted on going for- use of such forces in hostilities or in ities to the people of my State, and ward with the war in Iraq—and, as I such situations.’’ whether such a war was absolutely nec- mentioned earlier, I was one of those We translate that in our debates, and essary. who voted against it—going forward I have been party to many over the Now we are engaged in three wars— with the war in Afghanistan—I was one course of the time I have served in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in who voted for it; all Senators did, I House and the Senate, as to whether we Libya. Shortly, we will be considering might add, from both political par- are talking about a defensive military the authority of the President of the ties—and now a question of Libya. action or an offensive military action. United States to continue our involve- Several months ago, the situation in I do not think there is any question— ment in Libya. I am going to apply the Libya became so grave that the Presi- not in my mind—that a President as same constitutional standard and dent of the United States met with our Commander in Chief has the authority, standards of judgment to that decision leaders in the military and leaders of without seeking congressional ap- that I have to every other declaration other nations to ask what should be proval, to defend the people of the of war or every other approval of en- done. Muammar Qadhafi, the rogue United States and its territory. Cer- gagement in hostilities by the United leader of Libya, was literally attacking tainly, we would not expect the Presi- States as I have in the past. and killing his own people in the dent to wait for Congress to convene, This President is my friend. He was streets of his country, and there was a debate, and vote if the United States my colleague in the Senate. We are of widespread public reaction against it and its citizens are under attack. the same political party. But when it from the Arab League, of which Libya But what of those other cir- comes to an issue of this gravity, we was a member, as well as the European cumstances where we are initiating have to move beyond any personal con- Union, the United Nations, and others. military action that is not strictly in siderations when it comes to the Presi- President Obama made the decision defense of the United States? Are those dent and think about our Nation, our then to consult with Members of Con- so-called offensive military actions Constitution, and our responsibility to gress about what we should do. I was hostilities? Do they require a President the people we represent. fortunate enough, being a member of to come forward and to ask of Congress We have learned during the course of leadership, to be part of the conference authority to go forward with the U.S. our history that Presidents don’t al- call when the President was on the line involvement in those military hos- ways come to Congress when they ini- with leaders—Democrats and Repub- tilities? That is where we find our- tiate a war. President Franklin Roo- licans—in the House and Senate and selves today. More than 60 days after the initiation sevelt did. He came to Congress shortly spelled out what he believed was the of our involvement in Libya, the de- after—in fact, the day after—the at- grave threat to the innocent people of bate is still on in the Senate as to tack on Pearl Harbor in December of Libya. whether we need to authorize the 1941 and asked for the authority and At that point, this was a question as President to continue our efforts in permission to go forward with a war to whether Benghazi was going to fall Libya and whether that authorization that would be waged against those who and whether Muammar Qadhafi would should be under the War Powers Reso- consolidate power and take retribution would attack us. Then came the Ko- lution. rean conflict, which was not character- against those who had been in opposi- I think it should. That is why I have ized in official terms as war because tion to his government. He said he was come to the floor today. I joined with going to take to the streets with his President Truman didn’t come to Con- Senator BEN CARDIN in introducing a gress asking for that authority. military and kill them like rats, and proposal, a Senate joint resolution, I had two brothers, incidentally, who we took him at his word, and the Presi- which we have circulated, which would served in the U.S. Navy during the Ko- dent felt the civilized nations of the give the President the authority, if rean conflict. They always used to jok- world had to act. passed, to continue the hostilities in ingly say it was a police action with Acting in consultation and in concert Libya under the War Powers Resolu- real bullets, and I know, because many with the Arab League and the United tion, expressly stating that it would innocent Americans died in the course Nations and NATO, the President not involve land forces, ground troops, of that Korean conflict. Yet there was spelled out a course of action. He told and that it would have a time certain no formal declaration of war. us in these early consultations that the to end—in our case, by the end of this Vietnam was a war I paid much clos- United States involvement would be calendar year—subject to another deci- er attention to because it came at a very limited, perhaps more intense at sion by Congress as to whether it time when I was in college and law the outset than as any conflict pro- should go forward. school, and my friends were being gressed, and that we would not commit I believe that is still the right course asked to serve. Again, there was no of- land troops to Libya, and that basi- of action. I am hopeful that before the ficial declaration of war. cally the leadership of this effort would end of the day there will be action After Vietnam and after the tremen- be under the auspices of NATO, and we taken by some of my colleagues here in dous loss of life and all the controversy would be in a supportive role—a role Congress to come forward with a bipar- associated with it, there was a debate which would diminish over time. That tisan resolution which parallels what I in the Halls of Congress about whether was the President’s promise, and that just described. we needed to be more specific in terms was what was executed. I might add there is some con- of the authority of a President to go to Now, more than 2 months later, the troversy, and it is worthy of at least war. So Congress enacted the War Pow- question has arisen: Well, what is this debate, as to our current situation in ers Resolution in the 1970s, which President’s responsibility under the Libya and whether it fits squarely spelled out in specific terms the re- Constitution? What is the Congress’s within the War Powers Resolution. sponsibility of the President when he responsibility under the Constitution? Bob Bauer, who is general counsel to would ask this Nation to go to war. Are we engaged in a war? the President of the United States, ar- That bill, having passed both the I might say that I sat down before gues it does not. Yesterday, in a con- House and the Senate, was sent to coming to the floor and carefully ference call, Mr. Bauer was asked spe- President Nixon, who vetoed it. He reread the War Powers Resolution. Al- cifically whether he thought the War viewed it, as most Presidents have then though we characterize it in many dif- Powers Resolution was applicable to and since, as an intrusion on his au- ferent ways, the language of this War the current situation in Libya. Here is thority as Commander in Chief. But Powers Resolution is, in some areas, what he said. When he was asked: the Congress decided to pass the War difficult to apply to every situation. It Could you explain? he said:

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Lautenberg, tilities within the meaning of the statute. I have, like so many Members of the Sherrod Brown, Barbara Boxer, Shel- We’re not engaged in sustained fighting. Senate and Congress, had the sad duty don Whitehouse, Patty Murray, Robert There’s been no exchange of fire with hostile to attend the funerals of those who P. Casey, Jr., Christopher A. Coons, forces. We don’t have troops on the ground. have fallen in combat in service to our Joe Manchin III, Debbie Stabenow, Jon We don’t risk casualties to those troops. country. It is sad to face their families Tester, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeanne None of the factors, frankly, speaking more and realize they have paid the ultimate Shaheen, Kent Conrad, Richard J. Dur- broadly, has risked the sort of escalation bin. sacrifice to our Nation. I think that re- that Congress was concerned would impinge Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am dis- on its war-making power. quires us, even in circumstances where So within the precedents of a war powers the facts are debatable, to err on the appointed that we had to file cloture analysis, all of which typically are very fact- side of exercising our constitutional again. I would hope, though, that in dependent, we are confident that we’re oper- authority. the ensuing days, the Republicans on ating consistent with the resolution. That I hope before the end of the day this the other side will let us get on this doesn’t mean that we don’t want the full, on- bipartisan resolution will come to the bill. going consultation with Congress or author- floor—and certainly before the end of This is a bill Senator MCCONNELL and ization as we move forward, but that doesn’t the week—and that we debate it and I started working on when we were go to our legal position under the statute both whips many years ago. The pur- itself, and we’re confident of that. act on it before the end of this work pe- pose of the bill is to eliminate the need I respect Mr. Bauer, but I respect- riod. Again, let me make it clear, I think to have all of these nominations to fully disagree with him. I believe that these relatively minor posts confirmed what we are engaged in in Libya is a the President is right in what he is doing. But I think we have a responsi- by the Senate. And the work done by matter that should come under the the chairman and ranking member of War Powers Resolution. I believe that bility that goes beyond Mr. Bauer’s the Budget Committee, Senators SCHU- we should as a Congress consider it conclusion—a responsibility to decide that this offensive use of military MER and ALEXANDER, has been exem- under the War Powers Resolution. plary. I think that is the right course of ac- force, even for a good purpose, a good We now will have—when this legislation. It will give the President clear humanitarian purpose, is one that re- tion passes, and I really think it will authority, and it will also establish the quires the authorization of the Amer- pass, even if we have to invoke cloture clear authority of Congress in this par- ican people through their Members of on the motion to proceed and on the ticular situation. Congress. Let me add quickly, I think the Mr. President, I yield the floor and bill itself—hopefully that will not be President was right in what he did ini- suggest the absence of a quorum. necessary, but if we do, that is what we tially. I believe the use of American The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. will have to do. This bill would take military technology—which was pri- FRANKEN). The clerk will call the roll. away the necessity of our having to do marily our initial investment—was cer- The assistant legislative clerk pro- some 200 nominations for some of these tainly warranted. Working with NATO, ceeded to call the roll. minor posts I talked about. we created an atmosphere where the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- I hope we can get on this bill when NATO forces could not be in harm’s imous consent that the order for the we come back next week. It will be the way, would be safe in their early ef- quorum call be rescinded. right thing to do. There is so much to forts to stop Muammar Qadhafi in his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without do. This would set the tone of this efforts to kill the civilians in his coun- objection, it is so ordered. work period that has not been so good try. f to this point. I also believe the President was right CONCLUSION OF MORNING f from a foreign policy viewpoint by not BUSINESS UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- doing this unilaterally but working MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR with the Arab League, the European Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Union, and the United Nations. imous consent that morning business Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- The fact that we have for the first be closed. imous consent that at 11 a.m. on Tues- time in history NATO forces working The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without day, June 21, 2011, the Senate proceed in concert with the Arab League is, I objection, it is so ordered. to executive session to consider Cal- think, a very positive thing, and I sa- Morning business is closed. endar No. 34, the nomination of Mi- lute the President for doing it. f chael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be U.S. district judge for the District of Or- I think his goal and motives were THE PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT egon; that there be 1 hour of debate good in this effort, and I would vote, if EFFICIENCY AND STREAMLINING equally divided in the usual form; that asked, to continue this effort under the ACT OF 2011—MOTION TO PRO- upon the use or yielding back of that War Powers Act affirmatively based on CEED—Continued all the briefings I have received. time, the Senate proceed to vote with- Having said that, I believe we should Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- out intervening action or debate on imous consent that the Senate resume pursue the course that Senator CARDIN Calendar No. 34; that following this and I suggested in our resolution, that consideration of the motion to proceed vote, the Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. we should, in fact, deal with this mat- to Calendar No. 75, S. 679. I send a clo- for the weekly party conferences; that ter under the War Powers Resolution. ture motion to the desk and ask the at 2:15 p.m., the Senate consider Cal- We should debate and take action on it clerk to report. endar No. 183, Leon E. Panetta to be here in the Senate. CLOTURE MOTION the Secretary of Defense for our coun- I am hopeful that soon—perhaps be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without try; that there be 2 hours of debate fore the end of the day—there will be objection, it is so ordered. equally divided between the two lead- some effort under way in a bipartisan The cloture motion having been pre- ers or their designees; that upon the fashion to do just that. sented under rule XXII, the Chair di- use or yielding back of that time, the At the end of the day, we will be rects the clerk to read the motion. Senate proceed to vote without inter- asked by future generations if we kept The assistant legislative clerk read vening action or debate on Calendar true to our oath under the Constitu- as follows: No. 183; that the motion to reconsider tion, which requires us to face difficult CLOTURE MOTION be considered made and laid upon the debates and decisions, and there are We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- table, with no intervening action or de- none more difficult than this. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the bate, no further motions be in order to

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Some crimi- ment domains—is largely classified. action and the Senate then resume leg- nals have learned how to spy on Ameri- And in the dot.com, dot.net, and islative session; further, that following cans, hacking into our home computers dot.org domains, threat information is this vote, the Senate resume consider- and looking out through the video often kept proprietary by the victim ation of the EDA bill and vote on the camera attached to the screen. Others business so as not to worry share- motion to invoke cloture on that bill; run Web sites selling stolen entertain- holders, customers, and regulators, or that if cloture is not invoked, the Sen- ment without paying the American give ammunition to competitors. The ate proceed to vote to invoke cloture companies that created it. And mil- result is that Americans are left in the on the motion to proceed to S. 679, the lions of American computers—millions dark about the level of danger that is Presidential Appointment Efficiency of American computers—have been actually out there on the Internet. and Streamlining Act; finally, that the compromised by malware slaved to The administration’s proposal would mandatory quorum under rule XXII be botnets that can record your every require covered businesses to notify waived on both cloture motions. keystroke and send it instantaneously customers if their personal information The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without across the world to a criminal’s laptop. is stolen, expand reporting of cyberse- I firmly believe that cyber crime has objection, it is so ordered. curity threats, and require some public put our country on the losing end of f the largest illicit transfer of wealth in assessments of cyber readiness. MORNING BUSINESS world history. Whether by copying I believe more can still be done on source code, by industrial espionage of these fronts. I have had the pleasure of Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- working with Senator KYL to introduce imous consent that we now proceed to military product designs, by identity theft, by online piracy, or by outright S. 931, the Cyber Security Public a period of morning business, with Sen- Awareness Act. I would like to urge in- ators allowed to speak for up to 10 min- old-fashioned stealing from banks—just doing it the electronic way—cyber terested colleagues to review it and utes each. consider including it as part of our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without crime cripples American innovation, kills jobs here at home, and under- larger cybersecurity legislation. That objection, it is so ordered. mines our economic and national secu- is first. The Senator from Rhode Island. rity. Second, the Senate needs to ensure Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Congress must act to protect Ameri- that we give private industry the tools ask unanimous consent that I be al- cans from these Internet dangers and necessary for self-defense against cyber lowed to speak for up to 17 minutes. to protect our civil liberties. Let me attacks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without say at the outset that the government objection, it is so ordered. Proper sharing among and within in- must not be allowed to snoop indis- dustries of cybersecurity threat infor- f criminately into our online activity, to mation is vital. The administration CYBERSECURITY read our e-mail, or to watch us online. took an important step by recom- There simply is no need for such an in- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I mending, subject to various safeguards, vasion of privacy, and we must move rise today to speak about a serious enhanced sharing of cybersecurity forward with that firmly in mind. issue that touches on our national se- threat information by the government The majority leader has introduced a with private industry. But we may also curity, our economic well-being, the leadership bill that will be a vehicle for safety of our families, and our privacy; need to remove legal impediments that our work. The Commerce Committee, unnecessarily limit the sharing of that is, America’s cybersecurity. led by Chairman ROCKEFELLER and I look forward to conducting an in- threat information within industries, Ranking Member SNOWE, both of whom and we should be prepared to listen depth examination of the aspects of I had the privilege to serve with on the this issue that falls within the Senate here to the private sector’s needs as Intelligence Committee, and the Home- they set up those areas for safe com- Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction land Security Committee, led by Chair- during the Subcommittee on Crime and munications about the cyber threats man LIEBERMAN and Ranking Member Terrorism’s June 21, 2011, hearing, ‘‘Cy- they share. COLLINS, reported key bills last year. bersecurity: Evaluating the Adminis- Third, our Nation does not have basic Chairman LEAHY and the Judiciary rules of the road for end users, ISPs, tration’s Proposals.’’ However, because Committee have reported important and software and hardware suppliers. of the importance of improving our cy- legislation on data breach and other The administration proposal includes bersecurity, as demonstrated by the re- issues central to cybersecurity. The important provisions that would move cent Gmail spear-fishing attacks and Armed Services, Energy, and other us in the right direction. Assuming hacks at Sony, Epsilon, Lockheed Mar- committees have studied the issue that ISPs—Verizon and Comcast and tin, and even the Senate itself, I rise to from the perspective of their particular the companies that are actually pro- make some initial remarks today. jurisdictions and expertise, and under American technological innovation viding the service—assuming that the leadership of Chairman FEINSTEIN, these companies qualify as critical in- ushered in the Internet age, bringing the Intelligence Committee Cybersecu- frastructure, which is an assumption with it Facebook, YouTube, and the rity Task Force completed its classi- we should clarify before getting too far rest of the World Wide Web. It set off fied report last July, authored by me, an explosion of new commerce, freedom down this path, the administration’s Senator MIKULSKI, and Senator SNOWE. proposal would require them to develop of expression, and economic oppor- So we have been ready in Congress. tunity even in the smallest details of The administration has now weighed a standardized framework to address our lives—allowing a car company, for in with its own proposal, recognizing cybersecurity. instance, to unlock your car doors re- that we need cybersecurity legislation Sensible laws and regulations have motely if you have locked yourself out to make our Nation safer and launch- made our highways safe, and we need of your car. ing in earnest our legislative process. similarly to make our information However, this increased connectivity We have hard work ahead to find the highways safe. Federal procurement allows criminals, terrorists, and hostile best possible solutions to this complex can encourage effective cybersecurity nations to exploit cyberspace, to at- and grave challenge to our national standards with appropriate supply tack America, to invade our privacy, to and economic security. As we begin, I chain security so as to improve cyber- loot our intellectual property, and to would like to flag five issues that I be- security across the hardware and soft- expose America’s core critical infra- lieve must be addressed as this legisla- ware industries. These improvements structure to cyber sabotage. Entire on- tion goes forward. will benefit the government directly, line communities are dedicated to First, we need to build greater public but it will also improve the security of stealing and selling American credit awareness of cybersecurity threats all products on which business and con- card numbers. Consider the disturbing going forward. sumers rely.

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In One leading ISP, Comcast, deserves Fifth, countries around the world, in- addition, Mongolia has deployed over credit for developing a new mechanism cluding countries that dedicate signifi- 3,000 personnel on U.N. peacekeeping to notify and assist its customers when cant resources to exploiting our cyber missions in approximately 10 countries. their computers have been com- vulnerabilities, are working hard to I appreciate this opportunity to con- promised by malicious software or build their cyber workforces. We must vey my appreciation for the personal botnets. All other ISPs should work to- not fall behind. leadership of President Elbegdorj and gether to join, strengthen, and stand- This means enabling our colleges and his important contribution to the ardize this program. In Australia, ISPs universities, in partnership with pri- growing of Mongolia-U.S. relations. have developed a code of conduct that vate companies, government agencies, f may be a model for their American and other cybersecurity innovators, to JUNETEENTH 2011 counterparts in this regard. research the next great cybersecurity The fourth point: It is vital that the technology and to build the cyber Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise government have an instant response human capital our Nation needs to de- today in celebration of the 146th anni- plan that clearly allocates responsibil- fend itself and continue to flourish on versary of Juneteenth, the oldest con- ities for responding to a major cyber the Internet. tinually celebrated commemoration of attack or breach. The administration Academic and technological leaders the end of slavery in the United States. proposal puts the responsibility for in my State, such as the University of This significant historical event is ap- such incident response with the De- Rhode Island and Brown University, propriately observed as an important partment of Homeland Security Cyber- have been hard at work developing new part of American history. Though the security Center envisioned by the pro- cybersecurity technologies and Emancipation Proclamation officially posal. I look forward to working with strengthening our Nation’s cyber ex- took effect on January 1, 1863, many the administration and my colleagues pertise. I look forward to working with slaves did not find freedom until Union on that aspect of the proposal. them as we go forward. troops were able to reach the Southern More generally, the administration There are other vital issues we must States to enforce the order. Lincoln’s proposal, like bills that have been re- address, many of which I have spoken order initially directed the Confederate ported in the Senate, gives the Depart- about previously on this floor. We must States to end slavery, but allowed the ment of Homeland Security a leader- work, for example, to scale up our Na- States that remained in the Union dur- ship role in our Nation’s cybersecurity. tion’s cybersecurity and law enforce- ing the Civil War to maintain the pecu- We have to remember this is a rel- ment resources to match the serious- liar institution of slavery. It wasn’t atively new role for the Department of ness of the threat posed by cyber crimi- until December of 1865 that the 13th Homeland Security. It is one of a great nals, by terrorist organizations, and by amendment marked the complete abo- many different responsibilities that the hostile nation states using cyberspace lition of slavery in this country. Department of Homeland Security to attack our Nation. Juneteenth was an important first step bears, and it is a role in which much of The bottom line is we have a lot of toward inclusion in the greater Amer- the government’s expertise resides in important work to do. I am glad there ican dream. other agencies than the Department of is every indication that it will be bi- It is a time of reflection, healing and Homeland Security. partisan work, undertaken with the an opportunity for our country to have The Department of Homeland Secu- country’s best interests in mind. I look meaningful discussions about our leg- rity’s role must be configured to at- forward to taking on this task with my acy of slavery and inequality and our tract sufficiently high-caliber cyberse- colleagues in the months ahead. ambitions for a more perfect Union. curity professionals to ensure that I yield the floor. With the breadth of technology we DHS properly leverages the cybersecu- f have today, it is difficult for many to rity expertise at those other agencies conceive of a time where news traveled and to assure sufficient independence WELCOMING HIS EXCELLENCY over days, months and even years de- and credibility of the Cybersecurity TSAKHIAGIIN ELBEGDORJ pending on where the communication Center to perform this vital mission, Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, today as began and ended. The real-time dis- even as administration change and at- ranking member of the Senate Foreign semination of information via mobile tention to cybersecurity waxes and Relations Committee, I am pleased to phones, BlackBerries and Skype video wanes. Cybersecurity is a real and welcome the President of Mongolia, chat makes it easy to forget a time present danger, so we must also plan His Excellency Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, when things moved at a much slower for and minimize the interim period in a renowned promoter of democracy and pace. In the 1860s horses were widely which DHS builds up its cybersecurity a longtime friend of the United States. used for carrying mail, although parts expertise, promulgates necessary regu- As a leader of the peaceful demo- of the country were building out rail- lations, and otherwise grows into any cratic revolution in Mongolia in 1990, roads—with locomotives powered by new role with which it is tasked. President Elbegdorj was a pioneer of steam traveling approximately 15 miles Cyber attacks happen at the speed of freedom in Mongolia. His distinguished per hour. light, so the best defense requires that service to Mongolia includes serving as On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived we preposition some of our defensive Prime Minister and Vice Speaker of in Galveston, TX, to deliver freedom to capabilities. Many of our Nation’s lead- the Great Hural/Parliament. slaves still held in bondage. Because of ing experts who have seen the dark The United States recognized Mon- the amorphous period between the heart of the Internet’s dangers and un- golia in 1987 and established our first Emancipation Proclamation and the derstand the cyber threat in its dimen- Embassy in Ulaanbaatar in 1988. We official implementation of freedom for sions recommend rapidly creating se- have supported Mongolia in its move America’s slaves, Juneteenth is cele- cure domains for our most critical in- toward democracy and market-ori- brated not only on June 19, but the en- frastructure—our electric grid being ented reforms. tire month of June, to represent the the most obvious example. These would Our partnership with Mongolia is vi- slow spread of freedom during the war. be domains in which our Nation’s best brant and growing with multiple inter- The culminating reading of General cybersecurity defenses could be both sects covering trade and economic Order No. 3 on June 19 sparked sponta- lawful and effective. Obviously, this issues, defense cooperation, and people- neous and jubilant celebration, and the would need to be done in a very trans- to-people programs. Mongolia is also spirit of that celebration has thrived in parent manner, subject to strict over- active in regional and global affairs every African-American community sight. But we as a country have im- and would be an appropriate host for from that day forward.

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As we look back at the own moving story, which is a case tus because of Jim Crow laws and other legacy of Juneteenth, and how the slow study in hard work, patience and perse- forms of insidious discrimination. spread of the news of freedom brought verance. A star goalie at the Univer- In marking this occasion, it is appro- forward a new era in our country’s his- sity of Vermont, he was drafted 217th priate to reflect on what was respon- tory, we must recommit ourselves to overall in 1994 by the now-defunct Que- sible for its creation. Millions of Afri- the hard work of ensuring that equal bec Nordiques. After spending several cans, kidnapped by traders or sold into representation, equal opportunity, and seasons in the minor leagues and in Eu- bondage by warring African kings, equal justice are spread everywhere as rope, Tim made his debut with the Bos- were ripped from their ancestral homes well. Though the progress and spread ton Bruins when he was 28 years old and carried across the Atlantic Ocean may be slow, it will reach every Amer- and became the team’s starting goal- under hellish conditions known as the ican if we continue to vigilantly de- tender 3 years later. Tim has racked up Middle Passage. While estimates vary, mand equality to access to health care, numerous accolades and All Star Game it is likely that as many as 2.5 million equal treatment by financial institu- appearances over the course of his ca- Africans died before ever reaching the tions, equal educational opportunities, reer, including winning the Vezina Tro- shores of the ‘‘New World.’’ and adherence to the words of our fore- phy in 2009 as the NHL’s best goal- No comfort found them upon their fathers that ‘‘all men are created tender. He is almost certainly a lock to arrival, as they were treated as chattel equal.’’ win it again this year. Furthermore, and sold to merchants and farmers. We must continue to eliminate in- what makes this year’s accomplish- Their daily lives included intense, equality so we can truly honor the ment so special is that Tim had off-sea- back-breaking physical labor for long spirit of Juneteenth. son hip surgery last summer. hours in poor conditions, with no hope f Tim Thomas’ remarkable road to the of attaining freedom or economic ad- Stanley Cup is truly noteworthy for as- RECOGNIZING TIM THOMAS vancement. Maryland was complicit in piring hockey players across New Eng- HOCKEY LLC this bondage, and at one point in the land, and indeed the country. To many, late 16th century, slaves made up ap- Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, last he is a hero who helped bring the Cup proximately a third of the State’s pop- night, the Boston Bruins completed a back to Boston for the first time in 39 ulation. stunning comeback to win the Stanley years. But to many more, Tim Thomas Maryland, however, helped to lead Cup for the first time since 1972. This is also a role model, who inspires chil- the abolitionist movement as well. The monumental victory is a testament to dren of all ages to pursue their goals underground railroad, vital to the free- the team’s workmanlike approach to and dreams in the hopes that, one day, dom of many slaves, ran through Mary- the game, and there is much praise to with hard work and resolve, they too land’s Eastern Shore and Chesapeake go around. But one of the key players can attain the ultimate prize. I thank Bay. Its operation relied on the kind- who contributed to the inspired game 7 Tim Thomas and everyone who is a ness and secrecy of a vast network of win was Tim Thomas, Boston’s fan- part of the Tim Thomas Hockey Camps often anonymous citizens, many who tastic goaltender. Winner of the Conn for their superb work, and offer my lived in Maryland, all equally dedi- Smythe Trophy of Stanley Cup Final congratulations to the Bruins organi- cated to ferrying fleeing slaves to free- Most Valuable Player—at age 37, the zation on its stellar victory! oldest player to win this honor—Thom- dom in New York, Massachusetts, and f Canada. as posted a .967 save percentage in the Indeed, determined slaves from series, stopping 238 of 246 shots, and TRIBUTE TO GERRY COUNIHAN Maryland would leave an indelible stopping a record 798 shots in the en- Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I mark on our national landscape. Har- tire playoffs. More than just a team wish to pay tribute to a wonderful riet Tubman, a slave from Dorchester player on the ice, Tim Thomas is also member of our Senate family. After 20 County, MD, went on to guide her fam- involved in the community with his years of public service, Gerry Counihan ily as well as 300 other slaves over 19 Tim Thomas Hockey Camps. Today, I is retiring from his post as Senate ele- trips into the South out of slavery and rise to recognize Tim Thomas and his vator operator. into the North. During her clandestine endeavors to promote both hockey and In 1991, shortly after earning a degree daring, she never lost a single ‘‘pas- sportsmanship throughout New Eng- from Franciscan University, Gerry senger.’’ land. began his Capitol Hill journey working Frederick Douglass, born in Talbot Incorporated in Portland, ME, Tim in the mailroom for Senator JOHN County, escaped northwards at age 20 Thomas Hockey Camps got their start MCCAIN. and began a long life of fiercely advo- 4 years ago to help players of all ages Gerry then moved on to become a cating for racial equality not only in participate and develop skills in the Capitol tour guide in 1997, where he dis- the United States but abroad as well. exciting sport of hockey. Camps are tinguished himself with his enthusiasm He established the hallmark arguments held during the summer across Maine, and strong work ethic. Ted Daniel, that abolitionists would echo for years New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massa- former director for the Capitol’s visitor to come, until Emancipation was fi- chusetts, and campers have expressed services, hired Gerry, and remembers nally proclaimed. tremendous appreciation of the dedica- that on Gerry’s first day he came to Emancipation was not the end of the tion of the camps’ staff to teaching the work thoroughly prepared, standing struggle. Explicit laws and implicit as- fundamentals of the game. Tim leads a head and shoulders above his peers. sociations would continue to create team of 20 experienced staff members, It was this passion and ‘‘can-do’’ atti- and sustain dire inequalities in the Af- from former National Hockey League tude that led Gerry to become an inte- rican-American community. Maryland players to college standouts and coach- gral part of the tour guide team that passed 15 Jim Crow laws between 1870 es, who impart their vast knowledge on every day bring history to life for visi- and 1957, laws that would meaningfully camp attendees. Aside from the tech- tors. Gerry even made Capitol history segregate almost every area of public nical aspects of hockey, the camps also himself. He gave the first public tour life, and would contribute to the man teach players about teamwork, cama- following the fatal shooting of two U.S. who would later argue the landmark raderie, and the importance of a strong Capitol Police officers in 1998. And Brown v. Board of Education case, work ethic. Additionally, the Tim when the Capitol reopened to visitors Thurgood Marshall, being denied ad- Thomas Foundation helps both hockey following the terrorist attacks of Sep- mission to the University of Maryland players and organizations in need of as- tember 11, 2001, Gerry again was chosen Law School. Marshall would go on to sistance, and supports a number of to lead the first tour.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:53 Feb 24, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\S16JN1.REC S16JN1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3887 Sadly, in 2007 Gerry was a victim of a RECOGNIZING TREMCO ing back to her community, Kathryn home invasion as he was getting ready INCORPORATED founded the Alabama Tale-Tellin’ Fes- for work one morning. He suffered a Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise tival, which takes place each year in near fatal assault and the mailman today to congratulate Tremco, Inc., for Selma. found him 3 hours later on his neigh- its energy efficiency efforts. Tremco, Kathryn’s achievements garnered bor’s steps where he had gone for help. located on Green Road in Beachwood, recognition, both in the State of Ala- Gerry spent 5 weeks in the hospital OH, recently completed a multimillion- bama and nationally. She received the relearning basic skills, not certain he dollar renovation of their 40-year-old Alabama Humanities Foundation’s would ever walk again. While in the headquarters to transform it into an Alabama Humanities Award, the Uni- hospital, he met Special Olympics energy-efficient example for sustain- versity of Alabama’s Society of Fine founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver. He able design. The unveiling and dedica- Arts’ Alabama Arts Award, the Na- describes her as ‘‘marvelous’’ during tion of the facility, which will be at- tional Storytelling Association’s Circle his time of need. tended by our Governor, Members of of Excellence Award and Lifetime With an abundance of emotional and Congress, and local officials, will take Achievement Award as well as numer- medical support, Gerry was able to place tomorrow. ous other distinguished awards and overcome this significant challenge The renovation will allow Tremco to honors throughout her lifetime. Addi- and return to Capitol Hill as an eleva- lower its carbon footprint, reduce gas tionally, the Alabama Southern Com- tor operator. I know I am not alone usage by 84 percent, reduce electric munity College in Thomasville opened when I say that this is one of the best usage by 43 percent, save hundreds of the Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum hires to date. Gerry’s welcoming de- thousands of gallons of potable water, in her honor. meanor and caring and protective char- and reduce materials sent to landfills I am honored to have known Kathryn acter have been appreciated by all Sen- by 90 percent. In addition, they are and to have enjoyed her great works of ators. He will certainly be missed. hoping to receive the prestigious U.S. literature and journalism. She was Gerry’s story is one of strength and Green Building Council’s LEED-Gold truly an inspiration to her community, determination. While his positions on certification for their energy-efficient the literary world, and the nation. Her Capitol Hill may have varied, he al- improvements. legacy will forever be preserved ways strives to be the best at what he In today’s world of rising energy through her timeless stories. My does and never lets circumstances prices and instability in the Middle thoughts and prayers are with her bring him down. Having woven his way East, I would like to commend the friends and family, especially her chil- into all of our hearts, Gerry is an inte- management and employees of Tremco, dren, Dilcy Hilley and Ben Windham, gral piece of the social fabric of Capitol Inc., for their leadership in sustain- as they mourn the loss of this gracious Hill. We will remember him always. ability and congratulate them as they and wonderful woman. I wish Gerry Counihan nothing but celebrate their newly renovated head- Kathryn cleared a path for women the best as he moves on to his next en- quarters in a ‘‘Building Green on writers and journalists to follow after deavor at the Department of Health Green’’ dedication that will take place her and should be revered for her brav- and Human Services. I hope that he on Friday, June 17, 2011. ery, stamina and grace. Her life’s con- knows he is an inspiration to many and tributions to the State of Alabama will will forever be a part of the Senate f forever be remembered. community and the Senate family. REMEMBERING KATHRYN TUCKER f f WINDHAM ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS TRIBUTE TO CATHRYN HILKER Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, today I Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise wish to pay tribute to Kathryn Tucker today to speak about Cathryn Hilker Windham, who passed away in her TRIBUTE TO DR. PAUL LECLERC on the occasion of her 80th birthday. home on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at the ∑ Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, today Cathryn is a resident of Cincinnati, age of 93. Kathryn was a renowned sto- I honor Dr. Paul LeClerc, president and OH, who has done incredible work over ryteller for whom I had deep respect. chief executive officer of the New York the last 30 years to help save the She enjoyed an accomplished career as Public Library, NYPL, on the occasion world’s cheetah population. On Mon- an author, playwright, photographer of his retirement. On June 30 of this day, June 20, 2011, the Cincinnati Zoo and journalist. Kathryn also dem- year, Dr. LeClerc will leave his post at will be celebrating her 80th birthday onstrated a fierce dedication to her the NYPL, having served as its leader and honoring her commitments to community. I mourn her passing. since December 1, 1993. Dr. LeClerc is a cheetah conservation. Born on June 2, 1918, Kathryn spent true scholar and leader and the New Cathryn’s work with cheetahs began the majority of her childhood in Thom- York Public Library and the city of in 1980, when she brought home a asville, AL, where she also began her New York will deeply miss his leader- young cheetah cub named Angel. Over career in writing and photography. She ship at this iconic institution. the next 12 years, Cathryn and Angel graduated from Huntingdon College in The New York Public Library is one toured the country, giving live presen- Montgomery and remained supportive of the preeminent libraries in the world tations to more than 1 million people of her alma mater for the duration of and under Dr. LeClerc’s leadership it and appearing on hundreds of tele- her long and successful career. has implemented a series of initiatives vision news programs all around the Kathryn’s trailblazing accomplish- that have made it a world leader in the world. Through the Cincinnati Zoo’s ments include publishing many well- field of information collecting and dis- Cat Ambassador Program, which loved ghost stories and autobiograph- tribution. Just to name a few, these Cathryn Hilker founded, she and her ical memories as well as three cook- achievements include strategic alli- team of trainers continue to take chee- books. She was also recognized as the ances with the most important collec- tahs and other endangered cats to first woman journalist in the South to tions in Western Europe, South Amer- schools to teach students about how we cover a police beat at a major daily ica and Russia; creating for the can help protect endangered species. newspaper, and she had stints at the public’s use one of the most advanced Today, because of Cathryn Hilker’s Alabama Journal, the Birmingham IT systems in any library; and creating commitment and the support of her News, the Selma Times-Journal, the a new Center for Scholars and Writers Angel Fund foundation, the African Area Agency on Aging and WUAL at the historic Stephen A. Schwarzman cheetah has a future in the wild. radio. Kathryn also wrote several Building at Fifth Avenue. Mr. President, for her commitment plays, including a one-woman show In addition to being at the forefront to cheetah conservation and her nu- that she, herself, performed. She was of research, the New York Public Li- merous contributions to the Cincinnati also a contributor to NPR’s ‘‘All brary’s over 90 locations bring services Zoo and the community of Cincinnati, Things Considered’’ and a regular at to every neighborhood of the Bronx, I would like thank Cathryn Hilker and the National Storytelling Festival in Staten Island, and Manhattan. Last wish her a happy 80th birthday. Jonesborough, Tennessee. Always giv- year alone, 15.4 million New Yorkers

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The committees. can’t receive anywhere else; 2.4 million town was named by the French-born (The nominations received today are individuals visited the NYPL’s four re- wife of a local railroad executive, who printed at the end of the Senate pro- search libraries, accessing many of the chose to name the town after the for- ceedings.) collections and programs I have al- tress of Conde in France. f ready described; and 25.4 million people Today Conde is known for its excel- from around the world visit the Li- lent pheasant and deer hunting, and MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE brary’s Web site and online collections friendly atmosphere. Conde has been a At 5:36 p.m., a message from the each year. Dr. LeClerc has overseen all successful and thriving community for House of Representatives, delivered by of these magnificent resources and we the past 125 years, and I am confident Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, are so thankful to him for his passion that it will continue to serve as an ex- announced that the House has passed and dedication. ample of South Dakota values and tra- the following bills, in which it requests As Dr. LeClerc retires from the li- ditions. I would like to offer my con- the concurrence of the Senate: brary, leaving his mark on its past and gratulations to the citizens of Conde on H.R. 1934. An act to improve certain ad- future, I would like to ask my col- this landmark occasion and wish them ministrative operations of the Library of leagues to join with me today in hon- continued prosperity in the years to Congress, and for other purposes. oring him for his over 17 years of dedi- come.∑ H.R. 2112. An act making appropriations cation to the New York Public Library, f for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food the city of New York, and pursuers of and Drug Administration, and Related Agen- knowledge worldwide.∑ HECLA, SOUTH DAKOTA cies programs for the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 2012, and for other purposes. f ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I recognize Hecla, SD. The town of Hecla The message also announced that the BOWDLE, SOUTH DAKOTA will celebrate its 125th anniversary this House has passed the following joint ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I year. resolutions, without amendment: recognize Bowdle, SD. The town of Located in Brown County, Hecla was S.J. Res. 7. Joint resolution providing for Bowdle will celebrate its 125th anniver- founded in 1886 and was named after a the reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson sary this year. volcano in Iceland. Today Hecla is as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of known for its excellent hunting, abun- the Smithsonian Institution. Bowdle was founded in 1886 and expe- S.J. Res. 9. Joint resolution providing for rienced rapid growth as the rail line dant bird watching opportunities, and the reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as a running through the town continued to friendly atmosphere. citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the expand westward. Located in Edmunds Hecla has been a successful and Smithsonian Institution. County, it has now become an agricul- thriving community for the past 125 f tural center in the region. It also has a years, and I am confident that it will strong local business community and continue to serve as an example of MEASURES REFERRED excellent healthcare and educational South Dakota values and traditions. I The following bills were read the first facilities. would like to offer my congratulations and the second times by unanimous Bowdle has been a successful and to the citizens of Hecla on this land- consent, and referred as indicated: thriving community for the past 125 mark occasion and wish them continued prosperity in the years to come.∑ H.R. 1934. An act to improve certain ad- years, and I am confident that it will ministrative operations of the Library of continue to serve as an example of f Congress, and for other purposes; to the South Dakota values and traditions. I Committee on Rules and Administration. would like to offer my congratulations LANGFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA H.R. 2112. An act making appropriations to the citizens of Bowdle on this land- ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food mark occasion and wish them contin- recognize Langford, SD. The town of and Drug Administration, and Related Agen- ued prosperity in the years to come.∑ Langford will celebrate its 125th anni- cies programs for the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 2012, and for other purposes; to f versary this year. the Committee on Appropriations. Langford was founded in 1886 and BRYANT, SOUTH DAKOTA named after Sam Langford, the owner f ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I of the land where the town was built. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER recognize Bryant, SD. The town of Bry- Located in Marshall County, it is COMMUNICATIONS ant will celebrate its 125th anniversary known for its talented high school this year. Bryant was named after an band and community pride in their The following communications were official of the railroad, as the town high school athletes. laid before the Senate, together with came into being when the railroad Langford has been a successful and accompanying papers, reports, and doc- came through the southwest corner of thriving community for the past 125 uments, and were referred as indicated: Hamlin County. Bryant is also home to years, and I am confident that it will EC–2144. A communication from the Ad- the Kant Hotel which is listed in the continue to serve as an example of ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- National Register of Historic Places. South Dakota values and traditions. I grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Bryant has been a successful and would like to offer my congratulations suant to law, the report of a rule entitled thriving community for the past 125 to the citizens of Langford on this ‘‘Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; De- years and I am confident that it will landmark date and wish them contin- creased Assessment Rate’’ (Docket No. AMS– continue to serve as an example of ued prosperity in the years to come.∑ FV–11–946–2 IR; FV11–946–2 IR) received dur- South Dakota values and traditions. I f ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office would like to offer my congratulations of the President of the Senate on June 10, to the citizens of Bryant on this impor- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- trition, and Forestry. tant occasion and wish them continued Messages from the President of the ∑ EC–2145. A communication from the Ad- prosperity in the years to come. United States were communicated to ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- f the Senate by Mr. Williams one of his grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- secretaries. partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- CONDE, SOUTH DAKOTA suant to law, the report of a rule entitled f ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I ‘‘Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Infor- recognize Conde, SD. The town of EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED mation Order; Section 610 Review’’ (Docket No. AMS–FV–10–0006) received during ad- Conde will celebrate its 125th anniver- As in executive session the Presiding journment of the Senate in the Office of the sary this year. Officer laid before the Senate messages President of the Senate on June 10, 2011; to Located in Spink County, Conde was from the President of the United the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, founded in 1886 when W.W. Rounds, States submitting sundry nominations and Forestry.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:53 Feb 24, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\S16JN1.REC S16JN1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3889 EC–2146. A communication from the Ad- 10, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- Nutrition, and Forestry. suant to law, the report of a rule entitled grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- EC–2153. A communication from the Ad- ‘‘Regulations Issued Under the Export Grape partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- and Plum Act; Revision to the Minimum Re- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- quirements’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0091; ‘‘Fresh Prunes Grown in Designated Coun- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- FV11–35–1FR) received during adjournment ties in Washington and in Umatilla County, suant to law, the report of a rule entitled of the Senate in the Office of the President Oregon; Termination of Marketing Order ‘‘United States Standards for Grades of Po- of the Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Com- 924’’ (Docket No. AMS–FV–10–0053; FV10–924– tatoes’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV–08–0023) received mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- 1 FR) received during adjournment of the during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- estry. Senate in the Office of the President of the fice of the President of the Senate on June EC–2161. A communication from the Ad- Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Committee on 10, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Nutrition, and Forestry. grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- EC–2147. A communication from the Ad- EC–2154. A communication from the Ad- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- ‘‘Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Impact of Post-Default Agreements on Trust suant to law, the report of a rule entitled suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Protection Eligibility’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV– ‘‘Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, ‘‘Nectarines and Peaches Grown in Cali- 09–0047) received during adjournment of the Consumer Education and Industry Informa- fornia; Suspension of Handling Require- Senate in the Office of the President of the tion Order; Referendum Procedures’’ ments’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0019; FV11–916/ Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Committee on ((RIN0581–AD03) (Docket No. AMS–FV–10– 917–5 IR) received during adjournment of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 0015; FR–B)) received during adjournment of Senate in the Office of the President of the EC–2162. A communication from the Ad- the Senate in the Office of the President of Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Committee on ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- the Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Com- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- EC–2155. A communication from the Ad- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- estry. ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–2148. A communication from the Ad- grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- ‘‘Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; ministrator of the National Organic Pro- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Amendment to Allow Additional Exemp- gram, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled tions’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0072; FV10–927– partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- ‘‘Grapes Grown in Designated Area South- 1FIR) received during adjournment of the suant to law, the report of a rule entitled eastern California; Increased Assessment Senate in the Office of the President of the ‘‘National Organic Program; Amendment to Rate’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0104; FV11–925– Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Committee on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited 1FR) received during adjournment of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Substances (Livestock)’’ ((RIN0581–AD04) Senate in the Office of the President of the EC–2163. A communication from the Chief (Docket No. AMS–NOP–10–0051; NOP–10– Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Committee on of the Publications and Regulations Branch, 04FR) received during adjournment of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Senate in the Office of the President of the EC–2156. A communication from the Ad- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Committee on ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Transitional Relief Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- under Internal Revenue Code 6033(j) for EC–2149. A communication from the Ad- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Small Organizations’’ (Notice 2011–43) re- ministrator of Cotton and Tobacco Pro- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ceived in the Office of the President of the grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- ‘‘Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Committee on partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- California; Increased Assessment Rate’’ Finance. suant to law, the report of a rule entitled (Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0090; FV10–989–3FR) re- EC–2164. A communication from the Chief ‘‘User Fees for 2011 Crop Cotton Classifica- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in of the Publications and Regulations Branch, tion Services to Growers’’ ((Doc. No. AMS– the Office of the President of the Senate on Internal Revenue Service, Department of the CN–10–0111) (CN–11–001)) received during ad- June 10, 2011; to the Committee on Agri- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the journment of the Senate in the Office of the culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. report of a rule entitled ‘‘Alternative Sim- President of the Senate on June 10, 2010; to EC–2157. A communication from the Ad- plified Credit under Section 41(c)(5)’’ the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- (RIN1545–BH32) received in the Office of the and Forestry. grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- President of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to EC–2150. A communication from the Acting partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- the Committee on Finance. Administrator of the Livestock and Seed suant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–2165. A communication from the Chief Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, ‘‘U.S. Honey Producer Research, Promotion, of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, and Consumer Information Order; Termi- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled nation of Referendum Procedures’’ (Doc. No. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ‘‘Sorghum Promotion and Research Pro- AMS–FV–07–0094; FV07–706–FR) received dur- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for gram: State Referendum Results’’ (Doc. No. ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office Taxpayers Filing Form 5472’’ (RIN1545–BK01) AMS–LS–11–0040) received during adjourn- of the President of the Senate on June 10, received in the Office of the President of the ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Committee on dent of the Senate on June 10, 2011; to the trition, and Forestry. Finance. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and EC–2158. A communication from the Ad- EC–2166. A communication from the Chief Forestry. ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–2151. A communication from the Ad- grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled report of a rule entitled ‘‘Request for Com- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- ‘‘Olives Grown in California; Decreased As- ments on Funding of Patient–Centered Out- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled sessment Rate’’ (Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0115; comes Research Through Fees Payable by ‘‘Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Modi- FV11–932–1IR) received during adjournment Issuers of Health Insurance Policies and Self- fication of the Rules and Regulations’’ (Doc. of the Senate in the Office of the President Insured Health Plan Sponsors’’ (Notice 2011– No. AMS–FV–11–0024; FV11–946–3IR) received of the Senate on June 10, 2011; to the Com- 35) received in the Office of the President of during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Com- fice of the President of the Senate on June estry. mittee on Finance. 10, 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, EC–2159. A communication from the Ad- EC–2167. A communication from the Chief Nutrition, and Forestry. ministrator of the Livestock and Seed Pro- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–2152. A communication from the Ad- grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled report of a rule entitled ‘‘Update for Weight- partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- ‘‘Federal Seed Act Regulations’’ (Doc. No. ed Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and suant to law, the report of a rule entitled AMS–LS–08–0002) received during adjourn- Segment Rates’’ (Notice 2011–49) received in ‘‘Marketing Order Regulating the Handling ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- the Office of the President of the Senate on of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; dent of the Senate on June 10, 2011; to the June 15, 2011; to the Committee on Finance. Salable Quantities and Allotment Percent- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and EC–2168. A communication from the Chief ages for the 2011–2012 Marketing Year’’ (Doc. Forestry. of the Publications and Regulations Branch, No. AMS–FV–10–0094; FV11–985–1FR) received EC–2160. A communication from the Ad- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- ministrator of the Fruit and Vegetable Pro- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fice of the President of the Senate on June grams, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Credit for Carbon

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:53 Feb 24, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\S16JN1.REC S16JN1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S3890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 16, 2011 Dioxide Sequestration; 2011 Section 45Q In- 2011–0197)) received in the Office of the Presi- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- flation Adjustment Factor’’ (Notice 2011–50) dent of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the tation. received in the Office of the President of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and EC–2186. A communication from the Attor- Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Committee on Transportation. ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Finance. EC–2178. A communication from the Attor- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2169. A communication from the Chief ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ant to law, the report of a rule entitled of the Publications and Regulations Branch, of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Safety Zone; M.I.T.’s 150th Birthday Cele- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled bration Fireworks, Charles River, Boston, Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ‘‘Safety Zone; Annual Events Requiring MA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– report of a rule entitled ‘‘Basis in Stock Ac- Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port 2011–0375)) received in the Office of the Presi- quired in Transferred Basis Transactions’’ Sault Sainte Marie Zone’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) dent of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the (Rev. Proc. 2011–35) received in the Office of (Docket No. USCG–2011–0188)) received in the Committee on Commerce, Science, and the President of the Senate on June 15, 2011; Office of the President of the Senate on June Transportation. to the Committee on Finance. 15, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–2187. A communication from the Attor- EC–2170. A communication from the Acting Science, and Transportation. ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative EC–2179. A communication from the Attor- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ant to law, the report of a rule entitled pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load the certification of a proposed manufac- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan’’ turing license agreement for the export of ‘‘Safety Zone; Ocean City Air Show, Atlantic ((RIN1625–AA17) (Docket No. USCG–1998– defense articles, including technical data Ocean, Ocean City, MD’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) 4623)) received in the Office of the President and defense services to Mexico for the manu- (Docket No. USCG–2011–0391)) received in the of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Com- facturing of the Multiple Integrated Laser Office of the President of the Senate on June mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Engagement System (MILES) Individual 15, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, tation. Weapon System (IWS) in the amount of Science, and Transportation. EC–2188. A communication from the Attor- $50,000,000 or more; to the Committee on For- EC–2180. A communication from the Attor- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department eign Relations. ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2171. A communication from the Acting of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Ves- Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative ant to law, the report of a rule entitled sel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi River; Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, ‘‘Safety Zone; Underwater Hazard, Graves- Correction’’ ((RIN1625–AA58) (Docket No. pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, end Bay, Brooklyn, NY’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) USCG–1998–4399)) received in the Office of the the certification of a proposed amendment to (Docket No. USCG–2010–1091)) received in the President of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to a manufacturing license agreement for the Office of the President of the Senate on June the Committee on Commerce, Science, and export of defense articles, including, tech- 15, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Transportation. nical data, and defense services to Italy to Science, and Transportation. EC–2189. A communication from the Attor- support the Final Assembly and Check-Out EC–2181. A communication from the Attor- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Facility (‘‘FACO’’) stand-up activities for ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- the F-35Lightning II program in the amount of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- of $100,000,000 or more; to the Committee on ant to law, the report of a rule entitled cial Local Regulations for Marine Events; Foreign Relations. ‘‘Safety Zone; Conneaut Festival Fireworks , Severn River, Spa Creek and Annapolis Har- EC–2172. A communication from the Chair Conneaut Harbor, Conneaut, OH’’ ((RIN1625– bor, Annapolis, MD’’ ((RIN1625–AA08) (Dock- of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2011–0214)) received et No. USCG–2011–0046)) received in the Office mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the in the Office of the President of the Senate of the President of the Senate on June 15, commission’s Semiannual Report of the In- on June 15, 2011; to the Committee on Com- 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, spector General for the period from October merce, Science, and Transportation. Science, and Transportation. 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to the Com- EC–2182. A communication from the Attor- EC–2190. A communication from the Attor- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- mental Affairs. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- land Security, transmitting, pursuant to EC–2173. A communication from the Chair- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Navigation man of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, ‘‘Safety Zone; Lorain Independence Day and Navigable Waters; Technical, Organiza- transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board’s Fireworks, Black River, Lorain, OH’’ tional, and Conforming Amendments’’ Semiannual Report of the Inspector General ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2011– ((RIN1625–AB69) (Docket No. USCG–2011– for the period from October 1, 2010 through 0215)) received in the Office of the President 0257)) received in the Office of the President March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Home- of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Com- of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Com- land Security and Governmental Affairs. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–2174. A communication from the Sec- tation. tation. retary of Education, transmitting, pursuant EC–2183. A communication from the Attor- EC–2191. A communication from the Acting to law, the Department of Defense’s Semi- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- annual Report of the Inspector General for of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- the period from October 1, 2010 through ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ant to law, the report of a rule entitled March 31, 2011; to the Committee on Home- ‘‘Safety Zone; Temporary Change to Enforce- ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United land Security and Governmental Affairs. ment Location of Recurring Fireworks Dis- States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip EC–2175. A communication from the Attor- play Event, Currituck Sound; Corolla, NC Limit Increase for the Common Pool Fish- ney, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Home- ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2011– ery’’ (RIN0648–XA429) received in the Office land Security, transmitting, pursuant to 0384)) received in the Office of the President of the President of the Senate on June 15, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Com- 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Zone; 28th Annual Humboldt Bay Festival, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Science, and Transportation. Fireworks Display, Eureka, CA’’ ((RIN1625– tation. EC–2192. A communication from the Acting AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2011–0167)) received EC–2184. A communication from the Attor- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- in the Office of the President of the Senate ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- on June 15, 2011; to the Committee on Com- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled merce, Science, and Transportation. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, EC–2176. A communication from the Attor- ‘‘Safety Zone; Put-In-Bay Fireworks, Fox’s and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department the Dock Pier; South Bass Island, Put-In- Southern Atlantic States; Reopening of of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Bay, OH’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. Commercial Penaeid Shrimp Trawling Off ant to law, the report of a rule entitled USCG–2011–0417)) received in the Office of the South Carolina’’ (RIN0648–XA431) received in ‘‘Safety Zone; Chelsea St. Bridge Demoli- President of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Office of the President of the Senate on tion, Chelsea River, Chelsea, MA’’ ((RIN1625– the Committee on Commerce, Science, and June 15, 2011; to the Committee on Com- AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2011–0420)) received Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–2185. A communication from the Attor- on June 15, 2011; to the Committee on Com- ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department f merce, Science, and Transportation. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EC–2177. A communication from the Attor- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ‘‘Safety Zone; M/V Del Monte Live-Fire Gun The following reports of committees of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Exercise, James River, Isle of Wight, VA’’ were submitted: ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2011– By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on ‘‘Safety Zone; Commencement Bay, Tacoma, 0427)) received in the Office of the President the Judiciary, with an amendment in the na- WA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– of the Senate on June 15, 2011; to the Com- ture of a substitute:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:53 Feb 24, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\S16JN1.REC S16JN1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3891 S. 1103. A bill to extend the term of the in- S. 1218. A bill to provide for the recogni- By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and cumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of tion of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Mr. CORNYN): Investigation. and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. Res. 209. A resolution congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 Na- f Indian Affairs . By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. tional Basketball Association Championship; EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF ISAKSON, and Mr. VITTER): considered and agreed to. COMMITTEE S. 1219. A bill to require Federal agencies By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. KERRY, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. The following executive reports of to assess the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities, and for other pur- COLLINS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. AYOTTE, nominations were submitted: poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Mr. REED, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the rity and Governmental Affairs. LEAHY): Judiciary. By Mr. CONRAD: S. Res. 210. A resolution congratulating the Marina Garcia Marmolejo, of Texas, to be S. 1220. A bill to lessen the dependence of Boston Bruins for winning the 2011 Stanley United States District Judge for the South- the United States on foreign energy, to pro- Cup Championship; considered and agreed to. ern District of Texas. mote clean sources of energy, to strengthen By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Michael Charles Green, of New York, to be the economy of the United States, and for HUTCHISON, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COCH- United States District Judge for the Western other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- RAN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. District of New York. nance. HARKIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. LEAHY, Wilma Antoinette Lewis, of the District of By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. BEGICH, Columbia, to be Judge for the District Court COLLINS): Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years. S. 1221. A bill to provide grants to better BROWN of Ohio, Mr. AKAKA, Ms. Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, understand and reduce gestational diabetes, STABENOW, and Mr. WICKER): to be United States Attorney for the Eastern and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. Res. 211. A resolution observing the his- District of North Carolina for the term of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. torical significance of Juneteenth Independ- four years. By Mr. WARNER: ence Day; to the Committee on the Judici- Charles F. Salina, of New York, to be S. 1222. A bill to amend title 31, United ary. United States Marshal for the Western Dis- States Code, to require accountability and f trict of New York for the term of four years. transparency in Federal spending, and for Robert William Mathieson, of Virginia, to other purposes; to the Committee on Home- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS be United States Marshal for the Eastern land Security and Governmental Affairs. S. 52 District of Virginia for the term of four By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. At the request of Mr. INOUYE, the years. BLUMENTHAL): name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Juan Mattos Jr., of New Jersey, to be S. 1223. A bill to address voluntary location United States Marshal for the District of MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor tracking of electronic communications de- of S. 52, a bill to establish uniform ad- New Jersey for the term of four years. vices, and for other purposes; to the Com- ministrative and enforcement proce- (Nominations without an asterisk mittee on the Judiciary. dures and penalties for the enforce- were reported with the recommenda- By Mr. BINGAMAN: ment of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing tion that they be confirmed.) S. 1224. A bill to amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base funding for the Moratorium Protection Act and simi- f Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery lar statutes, and for other purposes. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND program through fiscal year 2023; to the S. 119 Committee on Energy and Natural Re- JOINT RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. VITTER, the sources. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. The following bills and joint resolu- By Mr. BINGAMAN: tions were introduced, read the first S. 1225. A bill to transfer certain facilities, CHAMBLISS) was added as a cosponsor of and second times by unanimous con- easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sum- S. 119, a bill to preserve open competi- sent, and referred as indicated: ner Irrigation District, New Mexico; to the tion and Federal Government neu- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- trality towards the labor relations of By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and sources. Federal Government contractors on Mr. KYL): By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. S. 1213. A bill to amend title II of the So- Federal and federally funded construc- BEGICH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. BARRASSO, cial Security Act to extend the solvency of tion projects. Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BLUNT, the Social Security Trust Funds by increas- S. 146 Ms. LANDRIEU, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. ing the normal and early retirement ages COATS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. THUNE, and At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the under the Social Security program and modi- Mr. LUGAR): name of the Senator from Colorado fying the cost-of-living adjustments in bene- S. 1226. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor fits; to the Committee on Finance. to address air pollution from Outer Conti- of S. 146, a bill to amend the Internal By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. nental Shelf activities; to the Committee on Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the BOXER, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Environment and Public Works. and Mr. LAUTENBERG): work opportunity credit to certain re- By Mr. BEGICH: cently discharged veterans. S. 1214. A bill to amend title 10, United S. 1227. A bill to improve Arctic health; to States Code, regarding restrictions on the the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, S. 362 use of Department of Defense funds and fa- and Pensions. At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, cilities for abortions; to the Committee on By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. the name of the Senator from Wis- Armed Services. GRAHAM, Mr. COONS, and Mr. consin (Mr. KOHL) was added as a co- By Mr. KERRY: MCCAIN): sponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend the S. 1215. A bill to provide for the exchange S. 1228. A bill to prohibit trafficking in Public Health Service Act to provide of land located in the Lowell National His- counterfeit military goods or services; to the torical Park, and for other purposes; to the for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and Committee on the Judiciary. for other purposes. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- By Mr. BEGICH: sources. S. 1229. A bill to amend the State Depart- S. 384 By Mr. CORKER: ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to estab- At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the S. 1216. A bill to waive the requirement lish a United States Ambassador at Large for name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. that existing traffic signs meet minimum Arctic Affairs; to the Committee on Foreign INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. retroreflectivity standards on or before the Relations. 384, a bill to amend title 39, United compliance dates established by the Federal By Mr. DURBIN: Highway Administration; to the Committee States Code, to extend the authority of S. 1230. A bill to secure public investments the United States Postal Service to on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. in transportation infrastructure; to the Com- By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. KERRY, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- issue a semipostal to raise funds for Mr. INOUYE, Mr. AKAKA, and Mr. tation. breast cancer research. BEGICH): f S. 418 S. 1217. A bill to amend title XVIII of the At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the Social Security Act to provide coverage for SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND name of the Senator from Mississippi custom fabricated breast prostheses fol- SENATE RESOLUTIONS lowing a mastectomy; to the Committee on (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- Finance. The following concurrent resolutions sor of S. 418, a bill to award a Congres- By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. and Senate resolutions were read, and sional Gold Medal to the World War II HAGAN): referred (or acted upon), as indicated: members of the Civil Air Patrol.

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(Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a cospon- S. 506 906, a bill to prohibit taxpayer funded sor of S. 1039, a bill to impose sanctions At the request of Mr. CASEY, the abortions and to provide for conscience on persons responsible for the deten- name of the Senator from New Mexico protections, and for other purposes. tion, abuse, or death of Sergei (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor S. 922 Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to de- of S. 506, a bill to amend the Elemen- fraud the Russian Federation of taxes tary and Secondary Education Act of At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, the name of the Senator from Oregon on corporate profits through fraudu- 1965 to address and take action to pre- lent transactions and lawsuits against (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon- vent bullying and harassment of stu- Hermitage, and for other gross viola- dents. sor of S. 922, a bill to amend the Work- force Investment Act of 1998 to author- tions of human rights in the Russian S. 648 ize the Secretary of Labor to provide Federation, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S. 1048 the name of the Senator from Massa- grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the chusetts (Mr. KERRY) was added as a name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. S. 949 cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to require the HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the Commissioner of Social Security to re- S. 1048, a bill to expand sanctions im- name of the Senator from Michigan vise the medical and evaluation cri- posed with respect to the Islamic Re- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- teria for determining disability in a public of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, sor of S. 949, a bill to amend the Na- person diagnosed with Huntington’s and for other purposes. Disease and to waive the 24-month tional Oilheat Research Alliance Act of S. 1059 waiting period for Medicare eligibility 2000 to reauthorize and improve that At the request of Mr. THUNE, the for individuals disabled by Hunting- Act, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Tennessee ton’s Disease. S. 960 (Mr. ALEXANDER) was added as a co- S. 652 At the request of Mr. KERRY, the sponsor of S. 1059, a bill to amend the At the request of Mr. KERRY, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Public Health Service Act to provide name of the Senator from Delaware MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. liability protections for volunteer (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor 960, a bill to provide for a study on practitioners at health centers under of S. 652, a bill to facilitate efficient in- issues relating to access to intravenous section 330 of such Act. vestments and financing of infrastruc- immune globulin (IVG) for Medicare S. 1113 ture projects and new job creation beneficiaries in all care settings and a through the establishment of an Amer- At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the demonstration project to examine the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. ican Infrastructure Financing Author- benefits of providing coverage and pay- COATS) was added as a cosponsor of S. ity, to provide for an extension of the ment for items and services necessary exemption from the alternative min- 1113, a bill to facilitate the reestablish- to administer IVG in the home. ment of domestic, critical mineral des- imum tax treatment for certain tax— S. 965 exempt bonds, and for other purposes. ignation, assessment, production, man- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, ufacturing, recycling, analysis, fore- S. 726 the name of the Senator from Hawaii casting, workforce, education, re- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the (Mr. INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from Missouri search, and international capabilities of S. 965, a bill to amend the Internal in the United States, and for other pur- (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator from Ala- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an in- poses. bama (Mr. SESSIONS), the Senator from come tax credit for the costs of certain South Dakota (Mr. THUNE) and the S. 1174 infertility treatments, and for other Senator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH) were At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the purposes. added as cosponsors of S. 726, a bill to name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. rescind $45 billion of unobligated dis- S. 1009 ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. cretionary appropriations, and for At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 1174, a bill to provide predictability and other purposes. names of the Senator from Missouri certainty in the tax law, create jobs, S. 738 (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator from Georgia and encourage investment. At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the (Mr. CHAMBLISS), the Senator from S. 1189 name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Texas (Mr. CORNYN), the Senator from At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. Utah (Mr. HATCH), the Senator from name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 738, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Nebraska (Mr. JOHANNS), the Senator GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of Social Security Act to provide for from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS), the Sen- S. 1189, a bill to amend the Unfunded Medicare coverage of comprehensive ator from South Dakota (Mr. THUNE), Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. Alzheimer’s disease and related demen- the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. 1501 et seq. ) to provide for regulatory tia diagnosis and services in order to MCCONNELL) and the Senator from Ar- impact analyses for certain rules, con- improve care and outcomes for Ameri- kansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) were added as sideration of the least burdensome reg- cans living with Alzheimer’s disease cosponsors of S. 1009, a bill to rescind ulatory alternative, and for other pur- and related dementias by improving certain Federal funds identified by poses. detection, diagnosis, and care planning. States as unwanted and use the funds S. 1206 S. 792 to reduce the Federal debt. At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, At the request of Mr. PRYOR, the S. 1025 the names of the Senator from name of the Senator from Louisiana At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) and the Sen- (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from New Hamp- ator from Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) of S. 792, a bill to authorize the waiver shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator were added as cosponsors of S. 1206, a of certain debts relating to assistance from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) were bill to amend title XVIII of the Social provided to individuals and households added as cosponsors of S. 1025, a bill to Security Act to require drug manufac- since 2005. amend title 10, United States Code, to turers to provide drug rebates for drugs S. 815 enhance the national defense through dispensed to low-income individuals At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the empowerment of the National Guard, under the Medicare prescription drug name of the Senator from South Caro- enhancement of the functions of the benefit program.

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S.J. RES. 17 AMENDMENT NO. 468 68 years of age plus the number of months in At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the the age increase factor (as determined under the name of the Senator from Illinois name of the Senator from Oklahoma paragraph (4)(B)(i)); and ‘‘(F) with respect to an individual who— (Mr. KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor ‘‘(i) attains 62 years of age after December S.J. Res. 17, a joint resolution approv- of amendment No. 468 intended to be 31, 2026, 69 years of age; or ing the renewal of import restrictions proposed to S. 782, a bill to amend the ‘‘(ii) receives a benefit described in para- contained in the Burmese Freedom and Public Works and Economic Develop- graph (2)(B) and attains 60 years of age after Democracy Act of 2003. ment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that December 31, 2026, 69 years of age.’’; S. RES. 175 Act, and for other purposes. (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as AMENDMENT NO. 476 follows: At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the ‘‘(2) The term ‘early retirement age’ name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the means— KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from Virginia ‘‘(A) in the case of an old-age, wife’s, or Res. 175, a resolution expressing the (Mr. WEBB), the Senator from Maine husband’s insurance benefit— sense of the Senate with respect to on- (Ms. COLLINS), the Senator from New ‘‘(i) 62 years of age with respect to an indi- going violations of the territorial in- Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator vidual who attains such age before January tegrity and sovereignty of Georgia and from Connecticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN) and 1, 2016; the importance of a peaceful and just the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. ‘‘(ii) with respect to an individual who attains 62 years of age after December 31, 2015, SHAHEEN) were added as cosponsors of resolution to the conflict within Geor- and before January 1, 2023, 62 years of age gia’s internationally recognized bor- amendment No. 476 proposed to S. 782, plus the number of months in the age in- ders. a bill to amend the Public Works and crease factor (as determined under paragraph S. RES. 185 Economic Development Act of 1965 to (4)(A)(ii)) for the calendar year in which such At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the reauthorize that Act, and for other pur- individual attains 62 years of age; and names of the Senator from Delaware poses. ‘‘(iii) with respect to an individual who at- f tains age 62 after December 31, 2022, 64 years (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator from of age; or Kentucky (Mr. MCCONNELL) were added STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED ‘‘(B) in the case of a widow’s or widower’s as cosponsors of S. Res. 185, a resolu- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS insurance benefit, 60 years of age.’’; tion reaffirming the commitment of (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself the United States to a negotiated set- the following: and Mr. KYL): tlement of the Israeli-Palestinian con- ‘‘(3) With respect to an individual who at- S. 1213. A bill to amend title II of the flict through direct Israeli-Palestinian tains early retirement age in the 5-year pe- Social Security Act to extend the sol- negotiations, reaffirming opposition to riod consisting of the calendar years 2000 vency of the Social Security Trust through 2004, the age increase factor shall be the inclusion of Hamas in a unity gov- Funds by increasing the normal and equal to two-twelfths of the number of ernment unless it is willing to accept early retirement ages under the Social months in the period beginning with Janu- peace with Israel and renounce vio- Security program and modifying the ary 2000 and ending with December of the lence, and declaring that Palestinian year in which the individual attains early re- cost-of-living adjustments in benefits; efforts to gain recognition of a state tirement age.’’; and to the Committee on Finance. outside direct negotiations dem- (4) by adding at the end the following new Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I onstrates absence of a good faith com- paragraph: ask unanimous consent that the text of mitment to peace negotiations, and ‘‘(4) The age increase factor shall be equal the bill be printed in the RECORD. to three-twelfths of the number of months in will have implications for continued There being no objection, the text of the period— United States aid. the bill was ordered to be printed in ‘‘(A) beginning with January 2016 and end- S. RES. 202 the RECORD, as follows: ing with December of the year in which— ‘‘(i) for purposes of paragraphs (1)(D)(ii), At the request of Mr. CONRAD, the S. 1213 name of the Senator from Massachu- the individual attains 60 years of age; or Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(ii) for purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), setts (Mr. BROWN) was added as a co- resentatives of the United States of America in the individual attains 62 years of age; and sponsor of S. Res. 202, a resolution des- Congress assembled, ‘‘(B) beginning with January 2024 and end- ignating June 27, 2011, as ‘‘National SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ing with December of the year in which— Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Aware- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defend and ‘‘(i) for purposes of (1)(E)(ii), the individual ness Day’’. Save Social Security Act’’. attains 60 years of age; or AMENDMENT NO. 424 SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO NORMAL AND EARLY RE- ‘‘(ii) for purposes of (1)(E)(i), the individual attains 62 years of age.’’. At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the TIREMENT AGE. (b) CONFORMING INCREASE IN NUMBER OF name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(l) of the So- cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)) is amend- ELAPSED YEARS FOR PURPOSES OF DETER- HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of ed— MINING PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT.—Sec- amendment No. 424 intended to be pro- (1) in paragraph (1)— tion 215(b)(2)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. posed to S. 782, a bill to amend the (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2017’’ 415(b)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘age Public Works and Economic Develop- and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 62’’ and inserting ‘‘early retirement age (or, ment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that (B) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) in the case of an individual who receives a Act, and for other purposes. and inserting the following new subpara- benefit described in section 216(l)(2)(B), 62 graphs: years of age)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 433 ‘‘(D) with respect to an individual who— SEC. 3. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the ‘‘(i) attains 62 years of age after December Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2024, such indi- U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended— CHAMBLISS) was added as a cosponsor of vidual’s early retirement age (as determined (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘sub- amendment No. 433 intended to be pro- under paragraph (2)(A)) plus 48 months; or ject to paragraph (6),’’ before ‘‘the term’’; posed to S. 782, a bill to amend the ‘‘(ii) receives a benefit described in para- and Public Works and Economic Develop- graph (2)(B) and attains 60 years of age after (2) by adding at the end the following new ment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that December 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2024, paragraph: 66 years of age plus the number of months in ‘‘(6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), with Act, and for other purposes. the age increase factor (as determined under respect to a base quarter or cost-of-living AMENDMENT NO. 467 paragraph (4)(A)(i)); computation quarter in any calendar year At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the ‘‘(E) with respect to an individual who— after 2010, the term ‘CPI increase percentage’ name of the Senator from Louisiana ‘‘(i) attains 62 years of age after December means the percentage determined under (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2027, 68 years paragraph (1)(D) for the quarter reduced (but sor of amendment No. 467 intended to of age plus the number of months in the age not below zero) by 1 percentage point. increase factor (as determined under para- ‘‘(B) The reduction under subparagraph (A) be proposed to S. 782, a bill to amend graph (4)(B)(ii)); or shall apply only for purposes of determining the Public Works and Economic Devel- ‘‘(ii) receives a benefit described in para- the amount of benefits under this title and opment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that graph (2)(B) and attains 60 years of age after not for purposes of determining the amount Act, and for other purposes. December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2027, of, or any increases in, benefits under other

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A bill to amend title 31, This legislation will also create a governmental individual or entity engaged United States Code, to require account- new Board to oversee transparency ef- in the business, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of offering or providing a ability and transparency in Federal forts and set consistent standards for spending, and for other purposes; to the service to electronic communications de- data across the entire Federal Govern- vices, including, but not limited to, offering Committee on Homeland Security and ment. Board membership will be com- Governmental Affairs. or providing electronic communication serv- prised of a select group that will in- ice, remote computing service, or Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise clude senior OMB officials, agency Dep- geolocation information service; today to introduce an important new uty Secretaries and Inspectors General. ‘‘(2) the term ‘electronic communications piece of legislation—the Digital Ac- All this information will be made device’ means any device that— countability and Transparency Act, or publicly available so the American peo- ‘‘(A) enables access to, or use of, an electronic communications system, electronic DATA Act. ple can track taxpayer funds more Sine I have been in Washington, I communication service, remote computing closely. service, or geolocation information service; have been frustrated by the lack of This legislation will create a new transparency and useful spending infor- and structure that could help coordinate ‘‘(B) is designed or intended to be carried mation to help inform the decision- and reduce duplicative reporting re- by or on the person of an individual or travel making process. Our taxpayers deserve quirements and burdens felt by many with the individual, including, but not lim- to clearly see how their tax dollars are governments, nonprofits and busi- ited to, a vehicle the individual drives; spent. nesses. ‘‘(3) the term ‘express authorization’ means express affirmative consent after re- As Chairman of the Budget Commit- Finally, this legislation is an exam- tee’s Task Force on Government Per- ceiving clear and prominent notice that— ple of how Washington should work. It ‘‘(A) is displayed by the electronic commu- formance, I have been working to im- builds off the work of the administra- prove the outcomes and results of our nications device, separate and apart from tion and the Recovery Board, the work any final end user license agreement, pri- Federal investments. of Chairman DARRELL ISSA in the vacy policy, terms of use page, or similar Last year, we passed the Government House and now with the introduction document; and Performance and Results Moderniza- of this legislation in the Senate. By ‘‘(B) provides information regarding— tion Act to more frequently track gov- working together in a bipartisan way, ‘‘(i) what geolocation information will be collected; and ernment outcomes and to help reduce we will have the strongest proposal overlap and duplication. Today, I will ‘‘(ii) the specific nongovernmental entities that is poised to change the way the to which the geolocation information may be introduce the DATA Act to help bring government does business. a new level of transparency to our Fed- disclosed; I must thank Chairman DARRELL ‘‘(4) the term ‘geolocation information’— eral spending. ISSA of California for his leadership on ‘‘(A) means any information— I want to start by acknowledging the developing this legislation. He has been ‘‘(i) concerning the location of an elec- work of the administration and the Re- working tirelessly on improving trans- tronic communications device that is in covery Accountability and Trans- parency for years—even starting a whole or in part generated by or derived from the operation or use of the electronic parency Board—this legislation was House Caucus on Transparency to rally built off the important work they have communications device; and his colleagues on the subject. ‘‘(ii) that may be used to identify or ap- been leading to reduce waste for the I am pleased to be his partner in of- Recovery Act investments. proximate the location of the electronic fering this legislation. communications device or the individual Under Vice President BIDEN’s leader- I look forward to working with my that is using the device; and ship, supported by the Recovery Board colleagues in the Senate and with the ‘‘(B) does not include any temporarily as- Chairman Earl Devaney—they have es- administration to make refinements to signed network address or Internet protocol tablished a new standard for govern- this legislation and to move forward address of the individual; and ment accountability. The results are with this bill. ‘‘(5) the term ‘geolocation information impressive. service’ means the provision of a global positioning service or other mapping, locational, Out of more than 200,000 Recovery By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself Act fund recipients—there are only 7 or directional information service. and Mr. BLUMENTHAL): ‘‘(b) COLLECTION OR DISCLOSURE OF recipients that have not filed their re- S. 1223. A bill to address voluntary GEOLOCATION INFORMATION TO OR BY NON- quired financial reports. location tracking of electronic commu- GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.— I also need to mention the leadership nications devices, and for other pur- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in at the Office of Management and Budg- poses; to the Committee on the Judici- paragraph (2), a covered entity may not et—including director Jack Lew and ary. knowingly collect, receive, record, obtain, or our chief performance officer Jeff Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I ask disclose to a nongovernmental individual or entity the geolocation information from an Zients. OMB led the charge with the unanimous consent that the text of the Recovery Board to ensure the account- electronic communications device without bill be printed in the RECORD. the express authorization of the individual ability of the Recovery Act funds and There being no objection, the text of that is using the electronic communications have made transparency an important the bill was ordered to be printed in device. goal government-wide. the RECORD, as follows: ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A covered entity may The administration, the Recovery S. 1223 knowingly collect, receive, record, obtain, or disclose to a nongovernmental individual or Board and OMB have proved that gov- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- entity the geolocation information from an ernment can respond to the demand for resentatives of the United States of America in electronic communication device without more transparency and accountability. Congress assembled, Now we need to expand the Recovery the express authorization of the individual SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. that is using the electronic communications Act model across the whole govern- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Location device if the covered entity has a good faith ment. The DATA Act does just that. Privacy Protection Act of 2011’’. belief that the collection, receipt, recording, First, this legislation will require re- SEC. 2. DEFINITION. obtaining, or disclosure is— cipients of Federal funds and govern- In this Act, the term ‘‘geolocation infor- ‘‘(A) necessary to locate a minor child or ment agencies to report spending data mation’’ has the meaning given that term in provide fire, medical, public safety, or other into one transparent online portal. section 2713 of title 18, United States Code, emergency services; Much like they did for Recovery Act as added by this Act. ‘‘(B) for the sole purpose of transmitting funds. SEC. 3. VOLUNTARY LOCATION TRACKING OF the geolocation information to the indi- ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DE- vidual or another authorized recipient, in- This data will be analyzed and com- VICES. cluding another third party authorized under pared proactively in order to identify (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 121 of title 18, this subparagraph; or and prevent waste, fraud and abuse be- United States Code, is amended by adding at ‘‘(C) expressly required by statute, regula- fore it happens. There are tremendous the end the following: tion, or appropriate judicial process.

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‘‘(c) ANTI-CYBERSTALKING PROTECTION.— ‘‘(2) COMMON CARRIERS AND CABLE SERV- (1) by inserting after section 2252C the fol- Not earlier than 24 hours, and not later than ICES.—This section shall not apply to the ac- lowing: 7 days, after the time an individual provides tivities of an individual or entity to the ex- ‘‘§ 2252D. Sale of geolocation information of express authorization to a covered entity tent the activities are subject to section 222 young children providing a geolocation information service or 631 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 ‘‘Any person who knowingly and willfully to the individual for the express purpose of U.S.C. 222 and 551).’’. sells the geolocation information of not less authorizing disclosure of geolocation infor- (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- than 1,000 children under 11 years of age shall mation relating to the individual to another MENTS.—Chapter 121 of title 18, United States be fined under this title, imprisoned for not individual, the covered entity shall provide Code, is amended— more 2 years, or both.’’; and the individual a verification displayed by the (1) in the table of sections, by adding at (2) in section 2256— electronic communications device that in- the end the following: (A) in paragraph (8), by striking the period forms the individual— ‘‘2713. Voluntary location tracking of elec- at the end and inserting a semicolon; ‘‘(1) that geolocation information relating tronic communications de- (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period to the individual is being disclosed to an- vices.’’; and at the end and inserting a semicolon; other individual; and (C) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at ‘‘(2) how the individual may revoke con- (2) in section 2702— (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘A pro- the end; sent to the collection, receipt, recording, ob- (D) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe- taining, and disclosure of geolocation infor- vider’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided under section 2713, a provider’’; and riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and mation relating to the individual. (E) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) CIVIL REMEDIES.— (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘A pro- ‘‘(12) the term ‘geolocation information’ ‘‘(1) ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE vider’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided has the meaning given that term in section UNITED STATES.—If the Attorney General of under section 2713, a provider’’. 2713.’’. the United States has reasonable cause to SEC. 4. GEOLOCATION INFORMATION USED IN (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- believe that an individual or entity is vio- INTERSTATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 110 lating this section, the Attorney General OR STALKING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110A of title 18, of title 18, United States Code, is amended by may bring a civil action in an appropriate inserting after the item relating to section United States district court. United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating section 2266 as section 2252C the following: ‘‘(2) ACTION BY STATE ATTORNEYS GEN- 2267; ‘‘2252D. Sale of geolocation information of ERAL.—If the attorney general of a State has young children.’’. reasonable cause to believe that an interest (2) by inserting after section 2265 the fol- of the residents of the State has been or is lowing: SEC. 6. NATIONAL BASELINE STUDY OF USE OF GEOLOCATION DATA IN VIOLENCE threatened or adversely affected by a viola- ‘‘§ 2266. Geolocation information used in interstate domestic violence or stalking AGAINST WOMEN. tion of this section, the attorney general of (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of the State may bring a civil action on behalf ‘‘(a) OFFENSES; UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE Justice, in consultation with the Office on of the residents of the State in an appro- OF GEOLOCATION INFORMATION IN AID OF Violence Against Women, shall conduct a na- priate United States district court. INTERSTATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR STALK- tional baseline study to examine the role of ‘‘(3) RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any individual ag- ING.—A covered entity that— geolocation information in violence against grieved by any action of an individual or en- ‘‘(1) knowingly and willfully discloses women. tity in violation of this section may bring a geolocation information about an individual (b) SCOPE.— civil action in an appropriate United States to another individual; (1) IN GENERAL.—The study conducted district court. ‘‘(2) knew that a violation of section 2261, under subsection (a) shall examine the role ‘‘(4) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.— 2261A, or 2262 would result from the disclo- that various new technologies that use ‘‘(A) FEDERAL ACTION.—If the Attorney sure; and geolocation information may have in the fa- General has brought a civil action alleging a ‘‘(3) intends to aid in a violation of section cilitation of domestic violence, dating vio- violation of this section, an attorney general 2261, 2261A, or 2262 as a result of the disclo- lence, or stalking, including, but not limited of a State or private person may not bring a sure, shall be punished as provided in sub- to— civil action under this subsection against a section (b). (A) global positioning system technology; defendant named in the civil action relating ‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—A covered entity that (B) smartphone mobile applications; to a violation of this section that is alleged violates subsection (a) shall be fined under (C) in-car navigation devices; and in the civil action while the civil action is this title, imprisoned for not more than 2 (D) geo-tagging technology. pending. years, or both.’’; and (2) EVALUATION.—The study conducted ‘‘(B) STATE ACTION.—If the attorney gen- (3) in section 2267, as so redesignated, by under subsection (a) shall evaluate the effec- eral of a State has brought a civil action al- adding at the end the following: tiveness of the responses of Federal, State, leging a violation of this section, an indi- ‘‘(11) COVERED ENTITY; GEOLOCATION INFOR- tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to vidual may not bring a civil action under MATION.—The terms ‘covered entity’ and the conduct described in paragraph (1). this subsection against a defendant named in ‘geolocation information’ have the meanings (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The study con- the civil action for a violation of this section given those terms in section 2713.’’. ducted under subsection (a) shall propose (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- that is alleged in the civil action while the recommendations to improve the effective- MENTS.— civil action is pending. ness of the responses of Federal, State, trib- (1) TITLE 10.—Section 1561a(b) of title 10, ‘‘(5) RELIEF.—In a civil action brought al, and local law enforcement agencies to the United States Code, is amended by striking under this subsection, the court may conduct described in paragraph (1). award— ‘‘section 2266(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section (c) TASK FORCE.— ‘‘(A) actual damages, but not less than 2267(5)’’. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, damages in the amount of $2,500; (2) TITLE 18.—Title 18, United States Code, acting through the Director of the Office on ‘‘(B) punitive damages; is amended— Violence Against Women, shall establish a ‘‘(C) reasonable attorney’s fees and other (A) in section 1992(d)(14), by striking ‘‘sec- task force to assist in the development and litigation costs reasonably incurred; and tion 2266’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2267’’; and implementation of the study conducted ‘‘(D) such other preliminary or equitable (B) in chapter 110A— under subsection (a) and guide implementa- relief as the court determines to be appro- (i) in the table of sections, by striking the tion of the recommendations proposed under priate. item relating to section 2266 and inserting subsection (b)(3). ‘‘(6) PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS.—No civil ac- the following: (2) MEMBERS.—The task force established tion may be brought under this subsection ‘‘2266 Geolocation information used in inter- under paragraph (1) shall include— unless such civil action is begun within 2 state domestic violence or (A) representatives from— years from the date of the act complained of stalking. (i) the National Institute of Standards and or the date of discovery. ‘‘2267. Definitions.’’; and Technology; and ‘‘(7) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—A civil ac- (ii) in section 2261(b)(6), by striking ‘‘sec- (ii) the Federal Trade Commission; and tion may not be brought under this sub- tion 2266 of title 18, United States Code,’’ and (B) representatives appointed by the Direc- section relating to any collection, receipt, inserting ‘‘section 2267’’. tor of the Office on Violence Against Women recording, obtaining, or disclosure of (3) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE from— geolocation information that is authorized STREETS ACT OF 1968.—Section 2011(c) of title (i) the offices of attorney generals of under any other provision of law or appro- I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe States; priate legal process. Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–5(c)) is (ii) national violence against women non- ‘‘(e) EFFECTS ON OTHER LAW.— amended by striking ‘‘section 2266’’ and in- profit organizations; and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall super- serting ‘‘section 2267’’. (iii) the industries related to the tech- sede a provision of the law of a State or po- SEC. 5. SALE OF GEOLOCATION INFORMATION OF nologies described in subsection (b)(1). litical subdivision of a State that requires or YOUNG CHILDREN. (d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after allows collection or disclosure of geolocation (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110 of title 18, the date of enactment of this Act, the Attor- information prohibited by this section. United States Code, is amended— ney General shall submit to the Committee

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GEOLOCATION CRIME REPORTING CEN- time in exchange for the authorization to may be released only if— TER. impose and collect a toll or other user fee (i) the State or local government or other (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, from a person for each use of the public public sponsor seeking the asset transaction acting through the Director of the Federal transportation asset during that period. for the public transportation asset pays to Bureau of Investigation, and in conjunction (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘concession the Secretary an amount determined by the with the Director of the Bureau of Justice agreement’’ does not include an agreement Secretary under subparagraph (B); and Assistance, shall create a mechanism using entered into by a State or local government (ii) the Secretary certifies that the re- the Internet Crime Complaint Center to reg- and a private individual or entity for the quired agreements described in paragraph (3) ister complaints of crimes the conduct of construction of any new public transpor- have been signed, and the terms of the agree- which was aided by use of geolocation infor- tation asset. ments incorporated into the terms of the mation. (3) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSET.— asset transaction, for the public transpor- (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘public trans- tation asset. portation asset’’ means a transportation fa- after the date of enactment of this Act, the (B) DETERMINATION OF REPAYMENT cility of any kind that was or is constructed, Attorney General, acting through the Direc- AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall determine the maintained, or upgraded before, on, or after tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, amount that is required to be paid for the re- the date of enactment of this Act using Fed- and in conjunction with the Director of the lease of a Federal lien on a public transpor- eral funds— Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall submit to tation asset under this paragraph, taking (i)(I) the fair market value of which is the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen- into account, at a minimum— more than $500,000,000, as determined by the ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of (i) the total amount of Federal funds that Secretary; and the House of Representatives a report that— have been expended to construct, maintain, (1) discusses the information obtained (II) that has received any Federal funding, as of the date on which the determination is or upgrade the public transportation asset; using the mechanism created under sub- (ii) the amount of Federal funding received section (a); made; (ii) the fair market value of which is less by a State or local government based on in- (2) evaluates the potential risks that the clusion of the public transportation asset in widespread availability of geolocation infor- than or equal to $500,000,000, as determined by the Secretary; and calculations using Federal funding formulas mation poses in increasing crimes against or for Federal block grants; person and property; (I) that has received $25,000,000 or more in Federal funding, as of the date on which the (iii) the reasonable depreciation of the pub- (3) describes programs of State and munic- lic transportation asset, including the ipal governments intended to reduce these determination is made; or (iii) in which a significant national pubic amount of Federal funds described in clause risks; and (i) that may be offset by that depreciation; (4) makes recommendations on measures interest (such as interstate commerce, homeland security, public health, or the en- and that could be undertaken by Congress to re- (iv) the loss of Federal tax revenue from duce or eliminate these risks. vironment) is at stake, as determined by the Secretary. bonds relating to, and the tax consequences SEC. 8. NATIONAL GEOLOCATION CURRICULUM of depreciation of, the public transportation (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘public trans- DEVELOPMENT. portation asset’’ includes a transportation asset. The Attorney General shall develop a na- facility described in subparagraph (A) that (3) AGREEMENTS.— tional education curriculum for use by State is— (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of any new and local law enforcement agencies, judicial (i) a Federal-aid highway (as defined in or renewed asset transaction for a public educators, and victim service providers to section 101 of title 23, United States Code); transportation asset— ensure that all courts, victim advocates, and (ii) a highway or mass transit project con- (i) the private individual or entity seeking State and local law enforcement personnel structed using amounts made available from the asset transaction shall enter into an have access to information about relevant the Highway Account or Mass Transit Ac- agreement with the Secretary, which shall laws, practices, procedures, and policies for count, respectively, of the Highway Trust be incorporated into the terms of the asset investigating and prosecuting the misuse of Fund; transaction, under which the private indi- geolocation information. (iii) an air navigation facility (as defined vidual or entity agrees— (I) to disclose and eliminate any conflict of By Mr. DURBIN: in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code); or interest involving any party to the agree- S. 1230. A bill to secure public invest- (iv) a train station or multimodal station ment; ments in transportation infrastructure; that receives a Federal grant, including any (II)(aa) to adequately maintain the condi- to the Committee on Commerce, grant authorized under the Passenger Rail tion and performance of the public transpor- Science, and Transportation. Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 tation asset during the term of the asset Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask (Public Law 110–432; 122 Stat. 4907) or an transaction; and amendment made by that Act. (bb) on the end of the term of the asset unanimous consent that the text of the transaction, to return the public transpor- bill be printed in the RECORD. (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Transportation. tation asset to the applicable State or local There being no objection, the text of government in a state of good repair; SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO SECURE PUBLIC INVEST- the bill was ordered to be printed in MENTS IN TRANSPORTATION INFRA- (III) to disclose an estimated amount of the RECORD, as follows: STRUCTURE. tax benefits and financing transactions over S. 1230 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 the life of the lease resulting from the lease or sale of the public transportation asset; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- days after the date of enactment of this Act, (IV) to disclose anticipated changes in the resentatives of the United States of America in the Secretary shall establish a program workforce and wages, benefits, or rules over Congress assembled, under which a Federal lien shall be attached to each public transportation asset. the life of the lease and an estimate of the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (b) PROHIBITION ON SALES AND LEASES.— amount of savings from those changes; and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting (1) IN GENERAL.—A public transportation (V) to provide an estimate of the revenue Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers asset to which a lien is attached under sub- the transportation asset will produce for the Act’’. section (a) may not be the subject of any private entity during the lease or sale pe- SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. asset transaction unless— riod; and In this Act: (A) the lien is released in accordance with (ii) the State or local government or other (1) ASSET TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘asset paragraph (2); public sponsor seeking the asset transaction transaction’’ means— (B)(i) the private individual or entity seek- for the public transportation asset shall (A) a concession agreement for a public ing the asset transaction enters into an enter into an agreement with the Secretary, transportation asset; or agreement with the Secretary described in which shall be incorporated into the terms of (B) a contract for the sale or lease of a pub- paragraph (3)(A)(i); and the asset transaction, under which the State lic transportation asset between the State or (ii) the State or local government or other or local government or other public sponsor local government with jurisdiction over the public sponsor seeking the asset transaction agrees— public transportation asset and a private in- enters into an agreement with the Secretary (I) to pay to the Secretary the amount de- dividual or entity. described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii); termined by the Secretary under paragraph (2) CONCESSION AGREEMENT.— (C) the Secretary publishes a disclosure in (2)(B); (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘concession accordance with paragraph (4); and (II) to conduct an assessment of whether, agreement’’ means an agreement entered (D) the State or local government seeking and provide justification that, the asset into by a private individual or entity and a the asset transaction provides for public no- transaction with the private entity would

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(c) AMTRAK.— (bb) any impacts on other public transpor- f tation assets in the vicinity of the public (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), transportation asset covered by the asset the Secretary may permit a private indi- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS transaction; vidual or entity to enter into an asset trans- (III) that, if the private individual or enti- action covering all or any portion of the fa- ty enters into bankruptcy, becomes insol- cilities and equipment of the National Rail- SENATE RESOLUTION 209—CON- vent, or fails to comply with all terms and road Passenger Corporation (referred to in GRATULATING THE DALLAS this subsection as ‘‘Amtrak’’). conditions of the asset transaction— MAVERICKS ON WINNING THE (aa) the asset transaction shall imme- (2) CONDITIONS.—A private individual or en- diately terminate; and tity that seeks to enter into an asset trans- 2011 NATIONAL BASKETBALL AS- (bb) the interest in the public transpor- action described in paragraph (1) shall SOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP tation asset conveyed by the asset trans- agree— Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and (A) to enter into an agreement described in action will immediately revert to the public Mr. CORNYN) submitted the following sponsor; subsection (b)(3) with the Secretary covering the asset transaction; and resolution; which was considered and (IV) to provide an estimate of all increased agreed to: tolls and other user fees that may be charged (B) to pay to the Secretary an amount to persons using the public transportation equal to the amount of Federal funds pro- S. RES. 209 asset during the term of the asset trans- vided for Amtrak during the period of fiscal Whereas the Dallas Mavericks finished the action; year 1971 through the fiscal year in which an 2010–11 National Basketball Association (V) to disclose any plans the State or local agreement described in subsection (b)(3) cov- (NBA) season with a 57–25 record; government seeking the asset transaction ering the asset transaction is entered into, Whereas, during the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the has for up-front payments or concessions as adjusted by, as determined by the Sec- Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail- from the private individual or entity seeking retary— blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City the asset transaction; (i) the reasonable depreciation of the por- Thunder, and Miami Heat en route to the (VI) that the Federal Government and the tion of Amtrak facilities and equipment cov- NBA Championship; applicable State and local governments will ered by the agreement, including that Whereas the Mavericks epitomized a retain respective authority and control over amount of Federal funds provided for Am- ‘‘never say die’’ attitude during the 2011 NBA decisions regarding transportation planning trak that may be offset by that depreciation; Finals, overcoming losses in games 1 and 3 of and management; and (ii) the amount of Federal funding received the NBA Finals with thrilling fourth quarter (VII) to prominently post or display the by a State or local government to upgrade comebacks in games 2, 4, and 5 to take a 3– agreement on the website of the local gov- any capital facilities owned or operated by 2 series lead; ernment or public sponsor. Amtrak to facilitate passenger rail service; Whereas, on June 12, 2011, the Mavericks (B) TERM.—An agreement under this para- and won the 2011 NBA Championship in 6 games graph shall not exceed a reasonable term, as (iii) the loss of Federal tax revenue from over the Miami Heat; determined by the Secretary, in consultation bonds, Federal financing, or any tax advan- Whereas the Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with the relevant State or local government. tages granted to Amtrak since fiscal year never wavered in his commitment to bring (4) PUBLICATION OF DISCLOSURE.—Not later 1971, including financing and bonding cov- an NBA championship to Dallas, fulfilling than 90 days before the date on which an ered by or provided under the Taxpayer Re- the vision of founding owner Don Carter and asset transaction covering a public transpor- lief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34; 111 Stat. past owner Ross Perot, Jr.; tation asset takes effect, the Secretary shall 788) or an amendment made by that Act. Whereas the President of Basketball Oper- publish in the Federal Register a notice that (3) TERM, DISCLOSURE, AND RENEWAL.— ations and General Manager Donnie Nelson contains— Paragraphs (3)(B), (4), and (5) of subsection built a team complete with depth, (A) a copy of all agreements relating to the (b) shall apply to an asset transaction en- versatility, and humility; asset transaction between the Secretary and tered into under this subsection. Whereas third-year Head Coach Rick Car- the public and private sponsors involved; (d) USE OF FUNDS BY SECRETARY.—Funds lisle and his assistants helped transform the (B) a description of the total amount of received by the Secretary as a payment Mavericks from a perennial playoff con- Federal funds that have been expended as of under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (5)(B)(ii) of sub- tender into the NBA’s best; the date of publication of the notice to con- section (b) or subsection (c)(2)(B) shall be Whereas Dirk Nowitzki, who has spent his struct, maintain, or upgrade the public available to and used by the Secretary, with- entire 13-year career with the Mavericks, transportation asset; out further appropriation and to remain overcame injury and illness to average 26 (C) the determination of the repayment available until expended, for transportation points and 9.6 rebounds per game during the amount under paragraph (2)(B) for the public projects and activities in the same transpor- NBA Finals, earning the NBA Finals Most transportation asset; tation mode as the mode of the public trans- Valuable Player Award; (D) the amount of Federal funding received portation asset for which the payment was Whereas longtime Mavericks guard Jason by a State or local government based on in- received. Terry scored a game high 27 points in game clusion of the public transportation asset in (e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 6 to carry the Mavericks to the champion- calculations using Federal funding formulas after the date of enactment of this Act, the ship; or for Federal block grants; and Secretary shall promulgate such regulations Whereas 17-year NBA veteran Jason Kidd (E) a certification that the asset trans- as are necessary to implement this Act. set the tone for the Mavericks’ success action will not adversely impact the na- (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than through his patient, calm, and disciplined tional public interest of the United States 180 days after the date of enactment of this leadership; (including the interstate commerce, home- Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary Whereas Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, land security, public health, and environ- shall submit to Congress and publish in the DeShawn Stevenson, and Jose Juan ‘‘J.J.’’ ment of the United States). Federal Register a report that describes each Barea provided balance on offense and de- (5) RENEWAL OF ASSET TRANSACTION.—An public transportation asset that is the sub- fense to help pave the way to the champion- asset transaction that expires or terminates ject of an asset transaction during the year ship; may be renewed only if— covered by the report, including the total Whereas the Mavericks bench was pivotal (A) the Secretary— amount of Federal funds that were received to the team’s championship, with valuable (i) calculates a new repayment amount by a State or local government to construct, contributions being made by the entire ros- under paragraph (2)(B) required for renewal, maintain, or upgrade the public transpor- ter, including guard Rodrigue Beaubois, for- as the Secretary determines to be appro- tation asset as of the date of submission of ward Corey Brewer, forward Caron Butler, priate; the report. forward Brian Cardinal, center Brendan Hay- (ii) takes into consideration the impact of (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— wood, guard Dominique Jones, center Ian a renewed agreement on nearby public trans- There are authorized to be appropriated to Mahinmi, and forward Peja Stojakovic; and portation assets; and carry out this Act such sums as are nec- Whereas the Mavericks gave the city of (iii) publishes a new disclosure for the re- essary. Dallas its first NBA Championship, a unique newed agreement in accordance with para- SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. and special accomplishment for Mavericks graph (4); and The budgetary effects of this Act, for the fans throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth (B) the State or local government seeking purpose of complying with the Statutory Metroplex and around the world: Now, there- to renew the asset transaction— Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be deter- fore, be it

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Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and mination in winning the 2011 National Bas- PENDENCE DAY ketball Association Championship; and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) submitted an (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. amendment intended to be proposed by him the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of HUTCHISON, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COCH- to the bill S. 782, supra; which was ordered to this resolution to— RAN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. HAR- lie on the table. SA 481. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amend- (A) Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle; KIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. (B) Mavericks general manager Donnie ment intended to be proposed by him to the UDALL of Colorado, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. MI- bill S. 782, supra; which was ordered to lie on Nelson; and KULSKI, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BROWN of the table. (C) Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Ohio, Mr. AKAKA, Ms. STABENOW, and SA 482. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Mr. WICKER) submitted the following CARPER) submitted an amendment intended f resolution; which was referred to the to be proposed by him to the bill S. 782, Committee on the Judiciary: supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SENATE RESOLUTION 210—CON- SA 483. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- S. RES. 211 ment intended to be proposed by him to the GRATULATING THE BOSTON Whereas news of the end of slavery did not bill S. 679, to reduce the number of executive BRUINS FOR WINNING THE 2011 reach frontier areas of the United States, positions subject to Senate confirmation; STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP and in particular the Southwestern States, which was ordered to lie on the table. for more than 21⁄2 years after President Lin- SA 484. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for coln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which ment intended to be proposed by him to the himself, Mr. KERRY, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. was issued on January 1, 1863, and months bill S. 679, supra; which was ordered to lie on after the conclusion of the Civil War; COLLINS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. AYOTTE, the table. Whereas, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers SA 485. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- Mr. REED of Rhode Island, Mr. led by Major General Gordon Granger ar- ment intended to be proposed by him to the WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. LEAHY) sub- rived in Galveston, Texas with news that the bill S. 679, supra; which was ordered to lie on mitted the following resolution; which Civil War had ended and that the enslaved the table. was considered and agreed to: were free; f Whereas African-Americans who had been S. RES. 210 slaves in the Southwest celebrated June TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Whereas on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, the 19th, commonly known as ‘‘Juneteenth Inde- SA 477. Mr. COONS submitted an Boston Bruins, the oldest National Hockey pendence Day’’, as the anniversary of their amendment intended to be proposed by emancipation; League (NHL) franchise in the United States, him to the bill S. 782, to amend the brought the Stanley Cup back to Boston for Whereas African-Americans from the Southwest continue the tradition of cele- Public Works and Economic Develop- the first time in 39 years; brating Juneteenth Independence Day as in- ment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Whereas to accomplish this feat, the Bru- spiration and encouragement for future gen- Act, and for other purposes; which was ins defeated the Vancouver Canucks, the erations; ordered to lie on the table; as follows: team with the best record in the NHL during Whereas, for more than 145 years, the regular season, in Game 7 of the Stanley On page 12, strike lines 1 through 6 and in- Juneteenth Independence Day celebrations sert the following: Cup Finals; have been held to honor African-American Whereas the Bruins became the first team (A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, freedom while encouraging self-development with the goal that at least 1 university cen- in NHL history to win 3 deciding Game 7’s and respect for all cultures; and during a single playoff run and twice came ter is to be established in each State’’ after Whereas the faith and strength of char- ‘‘centers’’; back from 0–2 series deficits; acter demonstrated by former slaves remains (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ Whereas Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas an example for all people of the United at the end; won the Conn Smythe trophy, which is States, regardless of background, religion, or (C) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as awarded to the player deemed most valuable race: Now, therefore, be it subparagraph (J); and to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs; Resolved, That— (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the Whereas Tim Thomas shut out the Ca- (1) the Senate— following: nucks in the deciding game of the Finals, (A) recognizes the historical significance of and allowed only 8 goals over the 7 game se- Juneteenth Independence Day to the Nation; SA 478. Mr. COONS submitted an ries; (B) supports the continued celebration of amendment intended to be proposed by Whereas Bruins rookie Brad Marchand Juneteenth Independence Day to provide an opportunity for the people of the United him to the bill S. 782, to amend the scored 11 goals in the playoffs, setting a Public Works and Economic Develop- team record for playoff goals by a rookie, States to learn more about the past and to and tying for the second-most playoff goals better understand the experiences that have ment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that by a rookie in NHL history; shaped the Nation; and Act, and for other purposes; which was Whereas Bruins right wing Mark Recchi (C) encourages the people of the United ordered to lie on the table; as follows: hoisted his third Stanley Cup, and is retiring States to observe Juneteenth Independence On page 17, line 12, strike the quotation as a champion after 1,652 NHL regular-season Day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, marks and the following period and insert games and 190 playoff games; and programs; and the following: (2) it is the sense of the Senate that— Whereas Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, at 6 ‘‘(8) PHASE-OUT OF FEDERAL INTEREST.— (A) the celebration of the end of slavery is feet, 9 inches tall, lifted the Stanley Cup as ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall rean important and enriching part of the his- high above the ice as it has ever been lifted; lease any Federal interest in property and tory and heritage of the United States; and income in connection with a grant made Whereas Bruins General Manager Peter (B) history should be regarded as a means Chiarelli made key trades near the trade from revolving loan funds after the original for understanding the past and solving the grant has been fully disbursed and recap- deadline to put the Bruins in a position for challenges of the future. a Stanley Cup run, acquiring Tomas Kaberle, tured by the grant recipient at least once if the recipient, as determined by the Sec- Rich Peverley, and Chris Kelly; and f retary— Whereas Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND ‘‘(i) retains the grant funds for the overall ensured that the Bruins played and won as a PROPOSED economic development advancement of the team: Now, therefore, be it SA 477. Mr. COONS submitted an amend- service delivery area; and Resolved, That the Senate— ment intended to be proposed by him to the ‘‘(ii) continues to comply with section 602. (1) congratulates the Boston Bruins for bill S. 782, to amend the Public Works and ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph shall winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship; Economic Development Act of 1965 to reau- apply to property and income assisted or and thorize that Act, and for other purposes; generated through provision of a grant from (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of which was ordered to lie on the table. revolving loan funds before, on, or after the the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of SA 478. Mr. COONS submitted an amend- date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. this resolution to— ment intended to be proposed by him to the (A) Head Coach Claude Julien; bill S. 782, supra; which was ordered to lie on SA 479. Mr. DEMINT (for himself, Mr. (B) President and former Bruins All-Star the table. VITTER, Mr. HATCH, and Mr. CORNYN) Cam Neely; and SA 479. Mr. DEMINT (for himself, Mr. submitted an amendment intended to (C) General Manager Peter Chiarelli. VITTER, Mr. HATCH, and Mr. CORNYN) sub- be proposed by him to the bill S. 782, to

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MENTS.—A married couple may elect to re- that Act, and for other purposes; which ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘legal entity’ ceive payments separately in the name of was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- does not include a general partnership or each spouse if the total amount of payments lows: joint venture.’’; and benefits described in subsections (b), (c), (2) in subsection (b)— and (d) that the married couple receives, di- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (A) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by strik- lowing: rectly or indirectly, does not exceed an ing ‘‘(except a joint venture or a general amount equal to twice the applicable dollar SEC. ll. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE partnership)’’ each place it appears; amounts specified in those subsections.’’; CERTAIN LOANS TO THE INTER- (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking NATIONAL MONETARY FUND, THE (7) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (g) (as INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES ‘‘$40,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’; and redesignated by paragraph (5)), by adding at QUOTA, AND CERTAIN OTHER AU- (C) in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A), by striking the end the following: THORITIES, AND RESCISSION OF RE- ‘‘$65,000’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(iii) IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS.—In promul- LATED APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS. ‘‘$30,000’’; gating regulations to define the term ‘legal (a) REPEAL OF AUTHORITIES.—The Bretton (3) in subsection (c)— entity’ as the term applies to irrevocable Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et seq.) (A) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by strik- trusts, the Secretary shall ensure that irrev- is amended— ing ‘‘(except a joint venture or a general (1) in section 17— partnership)’’ each place it appears; ocable trusts are legitimate entities that (A) in subsection (a)— (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking have not been created for the purpose of (i) by striking ‘‘(1) In order’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’; and avoiding a payment limitation.’’; and ‘‘In order’’; and (C) in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A), by striking (8) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by (ii) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4); ‘‘$65,000’’ each place it appears and inserting paragraph (5)), in the second sentence, by and ‘‘$30,000’’; striking ‘‘or other entity’’ and inserting ‘‘or (B) in subsection (b)— (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting legal entity’’. (i) by striking ‘‘(1) For the purpose’’ and the following: (b) SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE; PAYMENTS LIM- inserting ‘‘For the purpose’’; ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON MARKETING LOAN ITED TO ACTIVE FARMERS.—The Food Secu- (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and in- GAINS, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS, AND serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and rity Act of 1985 is amended by striking sec- COMMODITY CERTIFICATE TRANSACTIONS.—The (iii) by striking paragraph (2); tion 1001A (7 U.S.C. 1308–1) and inserting the total amount of the following gains and pay- (2) by striking sections 64, 65, 66, and 67; following: ments that a person or legal entity may re- and ceive during any crop year may not exceed ‘‘SEC. 1001A. SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE; PAYMENTS (3) by redesignating section 68 as section $75,000: LIMITED TO ACTIVE FARMERS. 64. ‘‘(1)(A) Any gain realized by a producer (b) RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(a) SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.— from repaying a marketing assistance loan (1) IN GENERAL.—The unobligated balance ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the ap- of the amounts specified in paragraph (2)— for 1 or more loan commodities and peanuts plication of limitations under this section, under subtitle B or C of title I of the Food, (A) is rescinded; the Secretary shall not approve any change Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 (B) shall be deposited in the General Fund in a farming operation that otherwise would U.S.C. 8731 et seq.) at a lower level than the of the Treasury to be dedicated for the sole increase the number of persons or legal enti- original loan rate established for the loan purpose of deficit reduction; and ties to which the limitations under this sec- commodity under those subtitles. (C) may not be used as an offset for other tion apply, unless the Secretary determines ‘‘(B) In the case of settlement of a mar- spending increases or revenue reductions. that the change is bona fide and substantive. (2) AMOUNTS SPECIFIED.—The amounts keting assistance loan for 1 or more loan commodities and peanuts under those sub- ‘‘(2) FAMILY MEMBERS.—For the purpose of specified in this paragraph are the amounts paragraph (1), the addition of a family mem- appropriated under the heading ‘‘UNITED titles by forfeiture, the amount by which the loan amount exceeds the repayment amount ber to a farming operation under the criteria STATES QUOTA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY established under subsection (b)(3)(B) shall FUND’’, and under the heading ‘‘LOANS TO for the loan if the loan had been settled by repayment instead of forfeiture. be considered to be a bona fide and sub- INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND’’, under the stantive change in the farming operation. heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ‘‘(2) Any loan deficiency payments received ‘‘(3) PRIMARY CONTROL.—To prevent a farm PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘INTER- for 1 or more loan commodities and peanuts from reorganizing in a manner that is incon- NATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS’’ in under those subtitles. sistent with the purposes of this Act, the title XIV of the Supplemental Appropria- ‘‘(3) Any gain realized from the use of a Secretary shall promulgate such regulations tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. commodity certificate issued by the Com- as the Secretary determines to be necessary 1916). modity Credit Corporation for 1 or more loan commodities and peanuts, as determined by to simultaneously attribute payments for a SA 480. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself the Secretary, including the use of a certifi- farming operation to more than 1 person or and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) sub- cate for the settlement of a marketing as- legal entity, including the person or legal en- mitted an amendment intended to be sistance loan made under those subtitles or tity that exercises primary control over the proposed by him to the bill S. 782, to section 1307 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7957).’’; farming operation, including to respond to— (5) by redesignating subsections (e) ‘‘(A)(i) any instance in which ownership of amend the Public Works and Economic through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), re- a farming operation is transferred to a per- Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize spectively; son or legal entity under an arrangement that Act, and for other purposes; which (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- that provides for the sale or exchange of any was ordered to lie on the table; as following: asset or ownership interest in 1 or more legal lows: ‘‘(e) SPOUSAL EQUITY.— entities at less than fair market value; and On page 29, after line 20, add the following: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub- ‘‘(ii) the transferor is provided preferential SEC. 2ll. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. sections (b) through (d), except as provided rights to repurchase the asset or interest at (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food in paragraph (2), if a person and the spouse of less than fair market value; or Security of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— the person are covered by paragraph (2) and ‘‘(B) a sale or exchange of any asset or (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph receive, directly or indirectly, any payment ownership interest in 1 or more legal entities (3) and inserting the following: or gain covered by this section, the total under an arrangement under which rights to ‘‘(3) LEGAL ENTITY.— amount of payments or gains (as applicable) exercise control over the asset or interest ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘legal entity’ covered by this section that the person and are retained, directly or indirectly, by the means— spouse may jointly receive during any crop transferor. ‘‘(i) an organization that (subject to the re- year may not exceed an amount equal to quirements of this section and section 1001A) twice the applicable dollar amounts specified ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS LIMITED TO ACTIVE FARM- is eligible to receive a payment under a pro- in subsections (b), (c), and (d). ERS.— vision of law referred to in subsection (b), ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive, (c), or (d); ‘‘(A) SEPARATE FARMING OPERATIONS.—In directly or indirectly, payments or benefits ‘‘(ii) a corporation, joint stock company, the case of a married couple in which each described as being subject to limitation in association, limited partnership, limited li- spouse, before the marriage, was separately subsection (b) through (d) of section 1001 ability company, limited liability partner- engaged in an unrelated farming operation, with respect to a particular farming oper- ship, charitable organization, estate, irrev- each spouse shall be treated as a separate ation, a person or legal entity shall be ac- ocable trust, grantor of a revocable trust, or person with respect to a farming operation tively engaged in farming with respect to the other similar entity (as determined by the brought into the marriage by a spouse, sub- farming operation, in accordance with para- Secretary); and ject to the condition that the farming oper- graphs (2), (3), and (4). ‘‘(iii) an organization that is participating ation shall remain a separate farming oper- ‘‘(2) GENERAL CLASSES ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN in a farming operation as a partner in a gen- ation, as determined by the Secretary. FARMING.—

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‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF ACTIVE PERSONAL MAN- the person or a legal entity, a significant teed as to the amount of the commodity to AGEMENT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘ac- contribution of personal labor and active be paid in rent, for such use of the land. tive personal management’ means, with re- personal management, if the total contribu- ‘‘(B) OTHER PERSONS AND LEGAL ENTITIES.— spect to a person, administrative duties car- tion of personal labor and active personal Any other person or legal entity, or class of ried out by the person for a farming oper- management is at least equal to the lesser persons or legal entities, that fails to meet ation— of— the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), as ‘‘(i) that are personally provided by the ‘‘(I) 1,000 hours; and determined by the Secretary. person on a regular, continuous, and sub- ‘‘(II) a period of time equal to— ‘‘(5) PERSONAL LABOR AND ACTIVE PERSONAL stantial basis; and ‘‘(aa) 50 percent of the commensurate share MANAGEMENT.—No stockholder or member ‘‘(ii) relating to the supervision and direc- of the total number of hours of personal may provide personal labor or active per- tion of— labor and active personal management re- sonal management to meet the requirements ‘‘(I) activities and labor involved in the quired to conduct the farming operation; or of this subsection for persons or legal enti- farming operation; and ‘‘(bb) in the case of a stockholder or mem- ties that collectively receive, directly or in- ‘‘(II) onsite services directly related and ber (or household comprised of a stockholder directly, an amount equal to more than necessary to the farming operation. or member and the spouse of the stockholder twice the applicable limits under subsections ‘‘(B) ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT.—Except as pro- or member) that owns at least 10 percent of (b), (c), and (d) of section 1001. vided in paragraph (3), for purposes of para- the beneficial interest in a legal entity in ‘‘(6) CUSTOM FARMING SERVICES.—A person graph (1), the following shall apply: which all of the beneficial interests are held or legal entity receiving custom farming ‘‘(i) A person shall be considered to be ac- services will be considered separately eligi- by family members who do not collectively tively engaged in farming with respect to a ble for payment limitation purposes if the receive payments directly or indirectly, in- farming operation if— person or legal entity is actively engaged in cluding payments received by spouses, of ‘‘(I) the person makes a significant con- farming based on paragraphs (1) through (3). more than twice the applicable limit, 50 per- tribution, as determined under subparagraph ‘‘(7) GROWERS OF HYBRID SEED.—To deter- cent of the commensurate share of hours of (E) (based on the total value of the farming mine whether a person or legal entity grow- the personal labor and active personal man- operation), to the farming operation of— ing hybrid seed under contract shall be con- agement of all family members required to ‘‘(aa) capital, equipment, or land; and sidered to be actively engaged in farming, conduct the farming operation. ‘‘(bb) personal labor and active personal the Secretary shall not take into consider- ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM LABOR HOURS.—For the pur- management; ation the existence of a hybrid seed contract. pose of clause (i), the minimum number of ‘‘(II) the share of the person of the profits ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION BY LEGAL ENTITIES.—To or losses from the farming operation is com- labor hours required to produce a commodity facilitate the administration of this section, mensurate with the contributions of the per- shall be equal to the number of hours that each legal entity that receives payments or son to the operation; and would be necessary to conduct a farming op- benefits described as being subject to limita- ‘‘(III) a contribution of the person is at eration for the production of each com- tion in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section risk. modity that is comparable in size to the 1001 with respect to a particular farming op- ‘‘(ii) A legal entity shall be considered to commensurate share of a person or legal en- eration shall— be actively engaged in farming with respect tity in the farming operation for the produc- ‘‘(1) notify each person or other legal enti- to a farming operation if— tion of the commodity, based on the min- ty that acquires or holds a beneficial inter- ‘‘(I) the legal entity makes a significant imum number of hours per acre required to est in the farming operation of the require- contribution, as determined under subpara- produce the commodity in the State in ments and limitations under this section; graph (E) (based on the total value of the which the farming operation is located, as and farming operation), to the farming operation determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) provide to the Secretary, at such of capital, equipment, or land; ‘‘(3) SPECIAL CLASSES ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN times and in such manner as the Secretary ‘‘(II)(aa) the stockholders or members that FARMING.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), may require, the name and social security collectively own at least 51 percent of the the following persons shall be considered to number of each person, or the name and tax- combined beneficial interest in the legal en- be actively engaged in farming with respect payer identification number of each legal entity each make a significant contribution of to a farm operation: tity, that holds or acquires such a beneficial personal labor and active personal manage- ‘‘(A) LANDOWNERS.—A person or legal enti- interest.’’. ment to the operation; or ty that is a landowner contributing owned (c) FOREIGN PERSONS AND LEGAL ENTITIES ‘‘(bb) in the case of a legal entity in which land, and that meets the requirements of MADE INELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM BENEFITS.— all of the beneficial interests are held by subclauses (II) and (III) of paragraph Section 1001C of the Food Security Act of family members, any stockholder or member (2)(B)(i), if, as determined by the Secretary— 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3) is amended— (or household comprised of a stockholder or ‘‘(i) the landowner share-rents the land at (1) in the section heading, by striking member and the spouse of the stockholder or a rate that is usual and customary; and ‘‘PERSONS’’ and inserting ‘‘PERSONS AND member) who owns at least 10 percent of the ‘‘(ii) the share received by the landowner is LEGAL ENTITIES’’; beneficial interest in the legal entity makes commensurate with the share of the crop or (2) in subsection (b)— a significant contribution of personal labor income received as rent. (A) in the subsection heading, by striking or active personal management; and ‘‘(B) FAMILY MEMBERS.—With respect to a ‘‘CORPORATION OR OTHER’’ and inserting ‘‘(III) the legal entity meets the require- farming operation conducted by persons who ‘‘LEGAL’’; ments of subclauses (II) and (III) of clause are family members, or a legal entity the (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘a (i). majority of the stockholders or members of corporation or other entity shall be consid- ‘‘(C) LEGAL ENTITIES MAKING SIGNIFICANT which are family members, an adult family ered a person that’’ and inserting ‘‘a legal CONTRIBUTIONS.—If a general partnership, member who makes a significant contribu- entity’’; and joint venture, or similar entity (as deter- tion (based on the total value of the farming (C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘an mined by the Secretary) separately makes a operation) of active personal management or entity’’ and inserting ‘‘a legal entity’’; and significant contribution (based on the total personal labor and, with respect to such con- (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘person’’ value of the farming operation involved) of tribution, who meets the requirements of and inserting ‘‘legal entity or person’’. capital, equipment, or land, the partners or subclauses (II) and (III) of paragraph (d) REGULATIONS.— members making a significant contribution (2)(B)(i). (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri- of personal labor or active personal manage- ‘‘(C) SHARECROPPERS.—A sharecropper who culture may promulgate such regulations as ment and meeting the standards provided in makes a significant contribution of personal are necessary to implement this section and subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph labor to the farming operation and, with re- the amendments made by this section. (B)(i) shall be considered to be actively en- spect to such contribution, who meets the (2) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the gaged in farming with respect to the farming requirements of subclauses (II) and (III) of regulations and administration of this sec- operation involved. paragraph (2)(B)(i), and who was receiving tion and the amendments made by this sec- ‘‘(D) EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL LABOR.—In payments from the landowner as a share- tion shall be made without regard to— making determinations under this sub- cropper prior to the effective date of the (A) the notice and comment provisions of section regarding equipment and personal Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 section 553 of title 5, United States Code; labor, the Secretary shall take into consider- (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651). (B) the Statement of Policy of the Sec- ation the equipment and personal labor nor- ‘‘(4) PERSONS AND LEGAL ENTITIES NOT AC- retary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 mally and customarily provided by farm op- TIVELY ENGAGED IN FARMING.—For the pur- (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of erators in the area involved to produce proposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in proposed rulemaking and public participa- gram crops. paragraph (3), the following persons and tion in rulemaking; and ‘‘(E) SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF PER- legal entities shall not be considered to be (C) chapter 35 of title 44, United States SONAL LABOR OR ACTIVE PERSONAL MANAGE- actively engaged in farming with respect to Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork MENT.— a farm operation: Reduction Act’’). ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), for ‘‘(A) LANDLORDS.—A landlord contributing (3) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE- purposes of subparagraph (B), a person shall land to the farming operation if the landlord MAKING.—In carrying out this subsection, the be considered to be providing, on behalf of receives cash rent, or a crop share guaran- Secretary shall use the authority provided

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under section 808 of title 5, United States (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 44, (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- Code. United States Code, is amended by adding at MENTS.—The table of sections for chapter 9 of (e) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The budgetary the end the following: title 44, United States Code, is amended by effects of this Act, for the purpose of com- ‘‘§ 1345. Prohibition on printing of the budget striking the items relating to sections 906, plying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go- of the United States Government 909, and 910. Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference ‘‘The Government Printing Office shall not f to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary print the budget of the United States Gov- Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, ernment described under section 1105 of title NOTICE OF HEARING submitted for printing in the Congressional 31, United States Code.’’. Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budg- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- et Committee, provided that such statement PENSIONS MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 13 of has been submitted prior to the vote on pas- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to title 44, United States Code, is amended by sage. adding after the item relating to section 1344 announce that the Committee on the following: Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- SA 481. Mr. PRYOR submitted an sions will meet on Thursday, June 23, amendment intended to be proposed by ‘‘Sec. 1345. Prohibition on printing of the budget of the United States 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing en- him to the bill S. 782, to amend the Government.’’. titled ‘‘Stories from the Kitchen Table: Public Works and Economic Develop- (b) ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY.—The Office How Middle Class Families are Strug- ment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that of Management and Budget shall make the gling to Make Ends Meet.’’ Act, and for other purposes; which was budget of the United States Government sub- For further information regarding ordered to lie on the table; as follows: mitted to Congress under section 1105 of title this hearing, please contact Zach On page 12, strike lines 23 and 24 and insert 31, United States Code, available— Schechter Steinberg on (202) 224–5441. the following: (1) to the public on the website of the Of- f force, or Department of Energy defense-re- fice of Management and Budget; and lated or other defense-related funding reduc- (2) in a format which enables the budget to AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO be downloaded and printed by users of the tions, or funding reductions for government MEET entities on property deeded from military website. bases, for help in— COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES SA 485. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask SA 482. Mr. COONS (for himself and amendment intended to be proposed by unanimous consent that the Com- Mr. CARPER) submitted an amendment him to the bill S. 679, to reduce the mittee on Armed Services be author- intended to be proposed by him to the number of executive positions subject ized to meet during the session of the bill S. 782, to amend the Public Works to Senate confirmation; which was or- Senate on June 16, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. and Economic Development Act of 1965 dered to lie on the table; as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to reauthorize that Act, and for other At the appropriate place, insert the fol- objection, it is so ordered. lowing: purposes; which was ordered to lie on COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN SEC. lll. PROHIBITION ON PRINTING THE CON- the table; as follows: AFFAIRS GRESSIONAL RECORD. At the end, add the following: (a) PROHIBITION ON PRINTING.— Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask SEC. lll. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 44, unanimous consent that the Com- USE OF SAVINGS RESULTING FROM mittee on Banking, Housing, and REPEAL OF VEETC. United States Code, is amended by striking section 903 and inserting the following: It is the sense of the Senate that the sav- Urban Affairs, be authorized to meet ings from the repeal of the Volumetric Eth- ‘‘§ 903. Congressional Record: daily and per- during the session of the Senate on anol Excise Tax Credit should be directed manent forms June 16, 2011, at 10 a.m. to— ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The public proceedings The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (1) reducing the Federal deficit; and of each House of Congress as reported by the objection, it is so ordered. (2) extending for 5 years the Federal tax Official Reporters, shall be included in the COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL credits for advanced biofuels (as defined by Congressional Record, which shall be issued RESOURCES the Renewable Fuel Standard under the En- in daily form during each session and shall ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007). be revised and made electronically available Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask promptly, as directed by the Joint Com- unanimous consent that the Commitee SA 483. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an mittee on Printing, for distribution during on Energy and Natural Resources be amendment intended to be proposed by and after the close of each session of Con- authorized to meet during the session him to the bill S. 679, to reduce the gress. The daily and the permanent Record of the Senate on June, 16, 2011, at 10:30 number of executive positions subject shall bear the same date, which shall be that a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate to Senate confirmation; which was or- of the actual day’s proceedings reported. The Office Building. Government Printing Office shall not print The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dered to lie on the table; as follows: the Congressional Record. On page 76, after line 6, add the following: ‘‘(b) ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY.— objection, it is so ordered. SEC. 6. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED APPRO- ‘‘(1) GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.—The COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS PRIATIONS. Government Printing Office shall make the Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the unobligated Congressional Record available to the Sec- unanimous consent that the Com- amounts appropriated for high-speed rail retary of the Senate and the Chief Adminis- mittee on Indian Affairs be authorized projects under title XII of division A of the trative Officer of the House of Representa- to meet during the session of the Sen- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of tives in an electronic form in a timely man- 2009 (Public Law 111–5) and title I of division ner to ensure the implementation of sub- ate June 16, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in room A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, section (a). 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- 2010 (Public Law 111–117), $2,400,000,000 is re- ‘‘(2) WEBSITE.—The Secretary of the Senate ing to conduct a hearing entitled scinded. and the Chief Administrative Officer of the ‘‘Finding Our Way Home: Achieving (b) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—All amounts re- House of Representatives shall make the the Policy Goals of NAGPRA.’’ scinded under subsection (a) shall be used to Congressional Record available— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without reduce the public debt of the United States. ‘‘(A) to the public on the websites of the objection, it is so ordered. Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Ad- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SA 484. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an ministrative Officer of the House of Rep- amendment intended to be proposed by resentatives; and Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask him to the bill S. 679, to reduce the ‘‘(B) in a format which enables the Con- unanimous consent that the Com- number of executive positions subject gressional Record to be downloaded and mittee on the Judiciary be authorized to Senate confirmation; which was or- printed by users of the website.’’. to meet during the session of the Sen- (b) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.— dered to lie on the table; as follows: ate on June 16, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD– (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 44, 192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- At the end of the bill, add the following: United States Code, is amended— ing, to conduct an executive business SEC. 6. BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES GOV- (A) in section 905, in the first sentence, by ERNMENT. striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘inclu- meeting. (a) PROHIBITION ON PRINTING THE BUDGET OF sion’’; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.— (B) by striking sections 906, 909, and 910. objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:53 Feb 24, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\S16JN1.REC S16JN1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S3902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 16, 2011 COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND The preamble was agreed to. ate now proceed to the consideration of ENTREPRENEURSHIP The resolution, with its preamble, S. Res. 210, celebrating the Boston Bru- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask reads as follows: ins’ victory, which was submitted ear- unanimous consent that the Com- S. RES. 209 lier today. mittee on Small Business and Entre- Whereas the Dallas Mavericks finished the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The preneurship be authorized to meet dur- 2010–11 National Basketball Association clerk will report the resolution by ing the session of the Senate on June (NBA) season with a 57–25 record; title. 16, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing Whereas, during the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the The assistant legislative clerk read Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail- entitled ‘‘An Examination of SBA Pro- as follows: grams: Eliminating Inefficiencies, Du- blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Miami Heat en route to the A resolution (S. Res. 210) congratulating plications, Fraud and Abuse.’’ NBA Championship; the Boston Bruins for winning the 2011 Stan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas the Mavericks epitomized a ley Cup Championship. objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘never say die’’ attitude during the 2011 NBA There being no objection, the Senate Finals, overcoming losses in games 1 and 3 of SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask the NBA Finals with thrilling fourth quarter Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, it unanimous consent that the Select comebacks in games 2, 4, and 5 to take a 3– 2 series lead; would be unimaginable there be objec- Committee on Intelligence be author- Whereas, on June 12, 2011, the Mavericks tion to such good news. ized to meet during the session of the won the 2011 NBA Championship in 6 games I ask unanimous consent that the Senate on June 16, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. over the Miami Heat; resolution be agreed to, the preamble The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas the Mavericks owner Mark Cuban be agreed to, and the motions to recon- objection, it is so ordered. never wavered in his commitment to bring sider be laid upon the table. SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLEAN AIR AND NUCLEAR an NBA championship to Dallas, fulfilling The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SAFETY the vision of founding owner Don Carter and past owner Ross Perot, Jr.; objection, it is so ordered. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask Whereas the President of Basketball Oper- The resolution (S. Res. 210) was unanimous consent that the Com- ations and General Manager Donnie Nelson mittee on Environment and Public agreed to. built a team complete with depth, The preamble was agreed to. Works and the Subcommittee on Clean versatility, and humility; Air and Nuclear Safety be authorized Whereas third-year Head Coach Rick Car- The resolution, with its preamble, to meet during the session of the Sen- lisle and his assistants helped transform the reads as follows: ate on June 16, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirk- Mavericks from a perennial playoff con- S. RES. 210 tender into the NBA’s best; sen 406 to conduct a hearing entitled, Whereas on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, the Whereas Dirk Nowitzki, who has spent his Boston Bruins, the oldest National Hockey ‘‘Oversight Hearing: The Nuclear Regu- entire 13-year career with the Mavericks, League (NHL) franchise in the United States, latory Commission’s Preliminary Re- overcame injury and illness to average 26 brought the Stanley Cup back to Boston for sults of the Nuclear Safety Review in points and 9.6 rebounds per game during the the first time in 39 years; the United States Following the Emer- NBA Finals, earning the NBA Finals Most Whereas to accomplish this feat, the Bru- Valuable Player Award; gency at the Fukushima Daiichi Power ins defeated the Vancouver Canucks, the Whereas longtime Mavericks guard Jason Plant in Japan.’’ team with the best record in the NHL during Terry scored a game high 27 points in game The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the regular season, in Game 7 of the Stanley 6 to carry the Mavericks to the champion- objection, it is so ordered. Cup Finals; ship; Whereas the Bruins became the first team f Whereas 17-year NBA veteran Jason Kidd in NHL history to win 3 deciding Game 7’s set the tone for the Mavericks’ success during a single playoff run and twice came PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR through his patient, calm, and disciplined back from 0–2 series deficits; leadership; Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask Whereas Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas Whereas Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, unanimous consent that Katy Jones, won the Conn Smythe trophy, which is DeShawn Stevenson, and Jose Juan ‘‘J.J.’’ Caitlin Lawrence, and Jean Fleming of awarded to the player deemed most valuable Barea provided balance on offense and de- my staff be granted the privilege of the to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs; fense to help pave the way to the champion- Whereas Tim Thomas shut out the Ca- floor during today’s session. ship; nucks in the deciding game of the Finals, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas the Mavericks bench was pivotal and allowed only 8 goals over the 7 game se- objection, it is so ordered. to the team’s championship, with valuable ries; contributions being made by the entire ros- f Whereas Bruins rookie Brad Marchand ter, including guard Rodrigue Beaubois, for- scored 11 goals in the playoffs, setting a CONGRATULATING THE DALLAS ward Corey Brewer, forward Caron Butler, team record for playoff goals by a rookie, forward Brian Cardinal, center Brendan Hay- MAVERICKS and tying for the second-most playoff goals wood, guard Dominique Jones, center Ian by a rookie in NHL history; Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Mahinmi, and forward Peja Stojakovic; and Whereas Bruins right wing Mark Recchi ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Whereas the Mavericks gave the city of hoisted his third Stanley Cup, and is retiring ate now proceed to the consideration of Dallas its first NBA Championship, a unique as a champion after 1,652 NHL regular-season S. Res. 209, which was submitted ear- and special accomplishment for Mavericks games and 190 playoff games; fans throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth lier today. Whereas Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, at 6 Metroplex and around the world: Now, there- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without feet, 9 inches tall, lifted the Stanley Cup as fore, be it objection, it is so ordered. high above the ice as it has ever been lifted; Resolved, That the Senate— The clerk will report. Whereas Bruins General Manager Peter (1) congratulates the Dallas Mavericks for Chiarelli made key trades near the trade The assistant legislative clerk read their outstanding heart, resolve, and deter- deadline to put the Bruins in a position for as follows: mination in winning the 2011 National Bas- a Stanley Cup run, acquiring Tomas Kaberle, A resolution (S. Res. 209) congratulating ketball Association Championship; and Rich Peverley, and Chris Kelly; and the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 Na- (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of Whereas Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien tional Basketball Association Championship. the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of ensured that the Bruins played and won as a this resolution to— There being no objection, the Senate team: Now, therefore, be it proceeded to consider the resolution. (A) Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle; (B) Mavericks general manager Donnie Resolved, That the Senate— Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Nelson; and (1) congratulates the Boston Bruins for ask unanimous consent that the reso- (C) Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship; and lution be agreed to, the preamble be f agreed to, and the motions to recon- (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of sider be laid upon the table. CONGRATULATING THE BOSTON the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of BRUINS this resolution to— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (A) Head Coach Claude Julien; objection, it is so ordered. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I (B) President and former Bruins All-Star The resolution (S. Res. 209) was ask unanimous consent—with consider- Cam Neely; and agreed to. able happiness and pride—that the Sen- (C) General Manager Peter Chiarelli;

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SMITH THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT recess until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 20; UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: that following the prayer and pledge, WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND the Journal of proceedings be approved RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: To be colonel to date, the time for the two leaders be To be lieutenant general JAYME M. SUTTON reserved for their use later in the day; MAJ. GEN. STANLEY E. CLARKE THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE that following any leader remarks, the THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT UNITED STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: Senate be in a period of morning busi- CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE ness until 5 p.m. with Senators per- AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION To be lieutenant colonel 601: mitted to speak therein for up to 10 ROBERT HWANG To be lieutenant general minutes each; and that the filing dead- To be major LT. GEN. PAUL J. SELVA line for first-degree amendments to S. ANTHONY C. KIGHT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT 782, the Economic Development Revi- IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR talization Act, be 3:30 p.m. on Monday, CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, June 20. 601: U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without To be general To be major objection, it is so ordered. GEN. WILLIAM M. FRASER III FARRUKH HAMID KELLY M. MANN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT f RICHARD T. MULL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- VIRGINIA A. PITTMAN-WALKER CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: PROGRAM ERIC W. SIMONS To be major general THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE BRIG. GEN. TERRENCE A. FEEHAN am advised there will be no rollcall UNITED STATES ARMY NURSE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, votes on Monday. The next rollcall IN THE ARMY U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be major vote will begin at approximately noon IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED JENNIFER L. FELTWELL on Tuesday, June 21, on confirmation WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND JOSHUA P. STAUFFER of the Simon nomination. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: To be lieutenant general THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR f APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL T. FLYNN UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: RECESS UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 20, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be major 2011, AT 2 P.M. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: ANDREW C. BROWN Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, if JOHN W. EANES To be lieutenant general there is no further business to come be- THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR LT. GEN. DANIEL P. BOLGER APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: sent that it recess under the previous IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED order. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND To be lieutenant colonel RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: There being no objection, the Senate, COLLEEN M. MURPHY To be lieutenant general at 5:37 p.m., recessed until Monday, To be major MAJ. GEN. JOHN F. CAMPBELL June 20, 2011, at 2 p.m. FRANCIS H. BOUDREAU THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE DONALD E. LAYNE f UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- JAMES T. NORA SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR NOMINATIONS APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE To be major general UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER Executive nominations received by TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: the Senate: BRIG. GEN. JAMES K. BROWN, JR. THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE To be lieutenant colonel DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- AMY A. BLANK SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER JOHN EDGAR BRYSON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE SEC- MICHAEL E. YAPP TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: RETARY OF COMMERCE, VICE GARY LOCKE. To be major To be major general PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE CARLOS M. CEBOLLERO BRIG. GEN. ANTONIO J. VICENS-GONZALEZ THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR PERSONNEL AC- PETER V. HUYNH TION IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE COMMISSIONED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF CORPS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBJECT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO TO QUALIFICATIONS THEREFORE AS PROVIDED BY LAW UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY AND REGULATIONS: To be brigadier general UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: To be surgeon COLONEL JON S. LEHR To be colonel MARY J. W. CHOI COLONEL TIMOTHY P. MCGUIRE MARTI J. BISSELL COLONEL BURDETT K. THOMPSON MARK C. BOLL To be dental officer IN THE NAVY LAPTHE C. FLORA BROOKS B. HORAN GEORGE B. GRAFF THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BENJAMIN H. LACY III To be senior assistant dental officer IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED DOUGLAS R. MESSNER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MARK S. PARRISH ETHAN F. HIGSON To be rear admiral CARLA S. ROMERO To be assistant dental officer THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF REAR ADM. (LH) EARL L. GAY THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO TIARA L. APPLEQUIST IN THE AIR FORCE THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TIMOTHY B. HOUSE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: CARA B. SCHRINER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT LAUREN B. SIMS TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR To be colonel MEREDITH A. SNYDER FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DAVID A. AUCH To be nurse officer To be lieutenant colonel MARK L. BURKETT PETER A. COLDWELL PATINA S. WALTON-GEER JEFFREY B. WARNER THOMAS A. DEVINE To be assistant nurse officer To be major JEANNE B. JONES SHAWN M. OBRIEN MICHELLE A. KRAYER GARY S. WOLLAM JAMES M. PABIS JAMES M. ROLLINS HEIDI M. SABOL IN THE ARMY IN THE NAVY To be junior assistant nurse officer THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR KENIA P. ALTAMIRANO APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SHANNON C. BEST UNITED STATES ARMY VETERINARY CORPS UNDER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY REBECCA M. KIBEL TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531 AND 3064: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TIMOTHY N. ONSERIO To be lieutenant colonel To be lieutenant commander HERBERT P. PARTSCH JUSTIN R. PLOTT KARYN L. ARMSTRONG GREGORY A. PINKLEY

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HONORING BOY SCOUTS OF exploitation and neglect. The World Health Or- HONORING CLIFTON GUNDERSON AMERICA, TROOP 1 IN PAOLI, PA ganization has reported that between four and LLP six percent of elderly people worldwide have HON. JIM GERLACH experienced some form of abuse in the home. HON. SAM GRAVES OF PENNSYLVANIA Additionally, in the United States, thirty-six OF MISSOURI percent of nursing-home employees have wit- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nessed at least one incident of physical abuse Thursday, June 16, 2011 towards an elderly patient, while forty percent Thursday, June 16, 2011 Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to admitted to psychologically abusing patients. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Paoli Troop 1, Boy Scouts of The abuse and neglect of older persons is proudly pause to recognize Clifton Gunderson America, Chester County, Pennsylvania on its a global problem, and yet it remains largely LLP of Saint Joseph, Missouri. This business 100th anniversary. unrecognized and untreated. I join with the has been chosen to receive the YWCA The history of Paoli Troop 1 is a long and International Foundation for the Prevention of Women of Excellence Award for Employer of storied one, starting with its founding as the Elder Abuse and encourage all countries, Excellence. area’s first Scout Troop in 1911 at the Good communities, neighborhoods, and organiza- Innovate leadership programs for women Samaritan Church in Paoli, Pennsylvania. tions to take part in today’s efforts to raise help create an atmosphere of achievement at Troop 1 survived some lean early years and awareness of this serious issue, with the goal Clifton Gunderson LLP. The Women’s Initia- diminished activity during World War I, but of bringing about recognition for and ultimately tive Now (WIN) program helps provide leader- proudly endured such challenges and, in an end to elder abuse and neglect. ship skills, business skills and personal growth 1924, relocated to nearby Wayne. In these opportunities for female employees. Flexible early years, the Scout Law and Scout Oath f work arrangements help the team balance were discussed in detail at the end of Troop work and family goals. meetings, a tradition that has been passed HONORING 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF The St. Joseph office is led by a female down to the present day. THE FIRST URASENKE TEA partner—the nation’s first and only female Travel has also been a long–standing tradi- GROUP CEREMONY IN THE company CEO—and 50 percent of office part- tion of Troop 1. In 1927 and 1929, the Troop UNITED STATES ners and 100 percent of senior managers are took trips to Europe, which included hiking female. The Career Development Network through Scotland and parts of Brittany. On one HON. COLLEEN W. HANABUSA program strategically pairs an experienced in- of these trips, the Scouts met Baden Powell, OF HAWAII dividual with someone in a similar area as a founder of the Scout movement. The Troop mentorship, and to form an individual career IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES had three mountain climbing expeditions in the development plan. Through these efforts, Clif- Swiss Alps during 1966, 1970 and 1974, with Thursday, June 16, 2011 ton Gunderson LLP demonstrates its commit- the Troop flag having flown at the top of the Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ment to promoting a culture that continually Matterhorn. to honor the 60th anniversary of the first develops female leadership. Today, the Troop functions under the lead- Urasenke Tea Group ceremony in Hawaii, and Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in ership of Scoutmaster Mike Magnotta, his as- the first such ceremony held in the United recognizing Clifton Gunderson LLP. This busi- sistants, and the general supervision of the States. This traditional ceremony was brought ness is a tremendous asset to the St. Joseph Troop Committee. Its purpose, as set out in its to the U.S. by Dr. Genshitsu Sen, who has community and I am honored to represent this constitution, is to promote, maintain and carry sought to promote peace and cultural under- business in the United States Congress. out the principles of the Boy Scouts of Amer- standing throughout the globe. Dr. Sen re- f ica and to work for the best interests of its turned from service in World War II, making a members. The institutions and traditions of AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- personal vow to promote ‘‘Peacefulness Paoli Troop 1 are many and deserve to be MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- through a Bowl of Tea.’’ He is an heir to a perpetuated for generations to come. ISTRATION, AND RELATED family whose leadership in the tradition of the Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Japanese Way of Tea, or chado, dates back me today in congratulating Paoli Troop 1 and ACT, 2012 15 generations to the 16th century. its storied history on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and to extend best wishes for the While Honolulu was the site of the first SPEECH OF Troop’s bright future. Urasenke Tea ceremony in the country, this centuries-old Japanese tradition has extended HON. LEONARD L. BOSWELL f around the world, fostering international good- OF IOWA RECOGNIZING WORLD ELDER will through cultural exchange. Urasenke tea IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABUSE AWARENESS DAY groups have been established in 33 U.S. loca- Tuesday, June 14, 2011 tions and in 49 countries. Dr. Sen has con- HON. PETER T. KING ducted this ceremony for world leaders and The House in Committee of the Whole has helped to establish and teach college House on the State of the Union had under OF NEW YORK consideration the bill (H.R. 2112) making ap- courses on the tradition of chado. He has led IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES propriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop- ceremonies at the United Nations, the U.S. ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Thursday, June 16, 2011 Naval Academy and even for members of this Related Agencies programs for the fiscal Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise esteemed body here on Capitol Hill. year ending September 30, 2012, and for other today in recognition of the sixth annual World Mr. Speaker, this occasion will be marked purposes: Elder Abuse Awareness Day. by a tea ceremony on the USS Arizona Me- Mr. BOSWELL. Madam Chair, I rise in op- In 2006, the International Foundation for the morial at Pearl Harbor, a most fitting location position to language in the agricultural appro- Prevention of Elder Abuse designated June 15 for this solemn tradition which is founded on priations bill for Fiscal Year 2012. as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which the principles of harmony, respect, purity and H.R. 2112 contains a rider that withholds recognizes elder abuse as a public health and tranquility. funding to implement the proposed Grain In- human rights concern. Abusive acts toward I call attention to this significant anniversary, spection, Packers and Stockyards Administra- the elderly can include physical and psycho- and the ceremony marking the occasion, in tion (GIPSA) rule that the authorizing com- logical abuse, physical restraint, deprivation of the spirit of cultural understanding and building mittee directed the USDA to craft in the 2008 dignity and the choice of daily affairs, financial bonds of goodwill. Farm Bill.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K16JN8.001 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E1114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 16, 2011 Today, the USDA is in the process of con- Today I salute Corbin Palmer, a United ment and wishing her the best of luck in this ducting economic analyses as well as a com- States Air Force Academy Appointee. Corbin endeavor. prehensive review of the comments submitted is a graduate of Centennial High School and f on the proposed rule. attended the United States Air Force Academy H.R. 2112 would stop the USDA in its tracks Preparatory School. Corbin was involved in HONORING SALLY SCHWAB and prevent it from completing its year of work club gymnastics, and actively participated in on GIPSA. Preparatory School leadership and in his HON. SAM GRAVES Two of our Nation’s largest member organi- church as a Priest Quorum Secretary. Corbin OF MISSOURI zations who work to support farmers, ranchers aspires to follow gymnastics through college IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and producers are opposed to the provision and eventually enter into a medical career Thursday, June 16, 2011 which would cut off funding for the GIPSA through the Air Force as a surgeon. Corbin rule—the National Farmers Union and the also plans to become a fighter pilot for the Air Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Farm Bureau. Force. He hopes to continue strengthening his proudly pause to recognize Sally Schwab of Like me, these Iowa members and the na- leadership abilities and character, and be chal- Saint Joseph, Missouri. Sally is active in the tional organizations believe that this is an lenged not just physically but mentally in the community through her work and has been issue under the jurisdiction of the authorizing United States Air Force Academy. chosen to receive the YWCA Women of Ex- cellence Award for Woman in the Workplace. committee, not the appropriating committee, f and that regardless of which side of the regu- As Team Leader and Chaplain for Spiritual lation you may fall, that the comment review BERG CONGRATULATES NORTH Health Services at Heartland Health, Sally is a and economic analyses deserve completion. DAKOTAN DR. DORI CARLSON 25-year employee who is continually described NFU President Roger Johnson said in a re- FOR BECOMING FIRST WOMAN by her coworkers as analytical, caring and cent statement: ‘‘I urge that funds for the en- TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF loyal. She serves as national president of her forcement of the GIPSA rule be reinstated in THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC AS- professional organization, the Association for future versions of the agriculture appropria- SOCIATION Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., and has re- tions bill.’’ ceived numerous awards, including the Bu- The American Farm Bureau Federation sent HON. RICK BERG chanan County Medical Society’s Humani- tarian Award. She also leads the Ethics Com- a letter to my colleague, Congresswoman OF NORTH DAKOTA KAPTUR, on May 31, 2011, the day of the full mittee and works throughout regional hospitals IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES committee markup, that stated: ‘‘We oppose to advise chaplains and provide education to- language to preclude USDA from reviewing Thursday, June 16, 2011 ward meeting patients’ spiritual needs. the comments and completing their economic Mr. BERG. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to con- Sally teaches Clinical Pastoral Education analysis and are strongly opposed to any ac- gratulate Dr. Dori Carlson, who will soon be students, has led an educational process on tion that would stop work on that [GIPSA] sworn in as the 90th President of the Amer- advanced directives, and serves on several or- rule.’’ ican Optometric Association, the first woman ganizations including the P–20 Council and However, appropriators ignored this call to to ever serve in this prestigious position, at the Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care As- action, and instead chose to move forward on their 114th annual meeting in Salt Lake City, sociation. behalf of large processors. Utah, on June 18, 2011. Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in The rulemaking process on the GIPSA rule The American Optometric Association rep- recognizing Sally Schwab. She has made an was started with the issuance of the draft rule resents approximately 36,000 doctors of op- amazing impact on countless individuals in the on June 22, 2010—nearly one year ago and tometry, optometry students and optometric St. Joseph Community. I am honored to rep- more than 60,000 comments were submitted professionals and is centered on improving the resent her in the United States Congress. on the GIPSA rule docket. To end the process quality and availability of eye and vision care. f now would equate to an unfortunate waste of Doctors of optometry provide two-thirds of all PERSONAL EXPLANATION government resources. primary eye care in the United States; optom- Thirty years ago there were 1.3 million beef etrists serve patients in nearly 6,500 commu- cattle operations. Today there are 740,000. In nities across the country and in 3,500 of those HON. ANNA G. ESHOO 1980, there were 660,000 hog farms. Today communities are the only eye doctors. OF CALIFRONIA there are 67,000. Last year alone, approxi- Dr. Carlson is a 1989 graduate of the Pa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mately 2,300 additional hog producers went cific University College of Optometry. Fol- Thursday, June 16, 2011 out of business. lowing graduation from optometry school, she On behalf of producers and competition in Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker. I was not completed a residency in hospital-based reha- present during the rollcall vote No. 417–419, our marketplace, I urge my colleagues to op- bilitative optometry at the American Lake and pose defunding the GIPSA rule, and allow the on June 14, 2011. Had I been present, I would Seattle Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in have voted as follows: On rollcall vote No. 417 USDA to complete their work and review on Tacoma and Seattle, Washington. In 1994, this issue. I would have voted, ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall vote No. she was honored as the North Dakota Young 418 I would have voted, ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall vote f Optometrist of the Year and as the Optom- No. 419 I would have voted, ‘‘no.’’ etrist of the Year in 2003. SALUTING SERVICE ACADEMY f STUDENTS—CORBIN PALMER She is a founding member of InfantSEE, a no-cost public health program developed to THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HON. SAM JOHNSON provide professional eye care for infants na- NORTH LOUISIANA tionwide. Through this program, great strides OF TEXAS are being made to ensure that potential eye IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JOHN FLEMING and vision problems are detected early. Infant Thursday, June 16, 2011 OF LOUISIANA eye assessments have been available in North IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Dakota since the InfantSEE program launched I rise today to honor an extraordinary group of in 2005, and Dr. Carlson has made it her mis- Thursday, June 16, 2011 young men and women who have been cho- sion to see as many infants as she can. Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sen as future leaders in our armed forces by Dr. Carlson is in private practice in Park congratulate The Community Foundation of the prestigious United States service acad- River and Grafton, North Dakota, where she North Louisiana on its 50 years of exemplary emies. It is a privilege to send such a fine provides primary care to rural North Dakotans service to the people of North Louisiana. group from the third district of Texas to pursue of all ages. Her advocacy on behalf of optom- Since its establishment on June 26, 1961, by a world-class education and serve our Nation. etrists and their patients has earned her the Colonel John Hellums Tucker, Jr., the Founda- As we keep them and their families in our respect of her colleagues, and it is a high tion has demonstrated exceptional service and prayers, may we never forget the sacrifices honor to be recognized by her peers to lead leadership throughout the many communities it they are preparing to make while defending the profession of optometry in the coming serves in my district, bettering the lives of our freedoms all across the globe. I am so year. countless families and individuals. proud of each one. God bless them and God Today I join her family, friends and col- Starting out with a modest $21,000 in funds, bless America. leagues in congratulating her on this achieve- The Community Foundation of North Louisiana

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.001 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1115 has since grown to being a steward of more As defeat you would not except. . . . proud of each one. God bless them and God than $75 million of charitable assets. In pur- As Robert your fine heart would so bless America. suing its mission of strengthening communities crest. . . . Today I salute Michael Roberto, a United With two legs gone as on the morning as you and supporting the citizens of North Louisiana, States Military Academy Appointee. Michael is awoke, with not much left to hold on a graduate of Cistercian Preparatory School the Foundation has awarded more than 4,000 to. . . . grants totaling nearly $40 million. In addition to As deep down inside of you, your fine heart where he was highly involved in athletics, in- its vital stewardship of charitable investments, so spoke. . . . cluding being cross country varsity team cap- The Community Foundation has exhibited As you wiped all of those tears from your tain, track team, soccer as a right forward, and leadership by working with other non-profits to eyes, and Marine you so told yourself . football as a receiver and a cornerback. Mi- promote philanthropy and service in the com- ... chael is also the founder and president of his munity. Through managing innovative projects, that you had new mountains to so climb. . . . high school debate team, an officer in the Ec- Yea, Michigan Marines are just that responding in times of disaster, investing in onomics club, a writer for his school news- kind. . . . paper, and served on the Third District Con- critical research, and convening leaders to dis- Who all in shades of green, the word courage cuss issues facing the area, the Foundation’s gressional Youth Advisory Committee. Michael so define . . . desired nothing more than to attend a United activities have served as a catalyst for positive For you have miles to go before you change. sleep . . . States Service Academy and become an offi- Today, I am pleased to express my support Hills to climb, all in your heart of courage so cer in the military. Michael is not only inter- and gratitude to The Community Foundation of very deep. . . . ested in pursuing the superior education that North Louisiana as it celebrates this important As Robert, there is nothing from your new an Academy will offer him, but he is also milestone. With great honor and enthusiasm, I mission that will you so keep! seeking the unrivaled development he will ex- All on your road to recovery . . ., as to all wish it continued success over its next 50 perience in becoming one of the best military souls you so speak! officers his country deserves. years of service. For once you walked upon those killing f f fields. . . . All for your God and Country Tis of Thee, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- IN HONOR OF LANCE CORPORAL this man of steel. . . . MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- ROBERT ‘‘BOBBY’’ THRAILKILL, As now your new war to be won. . . . ISTRATION, AND RELATED USMC As for all of your lost Brothers In Arms these ones, AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS you will feel upon you face the new day’s ACT, 2012 HON. BILL HUIZENGA sun! SPEECH OF OF MICHIGAN Because, Strength In Honor . . ., is but from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES where you come. . . . HON. RUSH D. HOLT Thursday, June 16, 2011 The kind of man that every father, so wished OF NEW JERSEY he had as a son. . . . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I As You So Teach Us Robert, As You So Be- rise today to honor a real American hero, seech Us Robert. . . . Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Lance Corporal Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Thrailkill of Oh look Marine, from where you’ve come, so The House in Committee of the Whole Pentwater, Michigan. far, so fast, shining like the morning House on the State of the Union had under While out on foot patrol in Sagen, Afghani- sun! consideration the bill (H.R. 2112) making ap- stan, on October 26, 2010, Bobby found a As out on point, up ahead your new life has propriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop- roadside bomb. After motioning for his fellow just begun. . . . ment, Food and Drug Administration, and As with your strong heart we now so see you Related Agencies programs for the fiscal Marines to step back, the bomb exploded, run. . . . causing traumatic injuries to Bobby, including year ending September 30, 2012, and for other One of Michigan’s greatest of all son’s. . . . purposes: the loss of his legs. Bobby faced months of re- And on this day, get down on your Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, I rise in strong op- habilitation at Walter Reed with courage and knees. . . . has come far in his recovery. And but thank all of these! position to H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Today, June 16th, Bobby will marry his All of these fine sons, sons like Robert who Development, Food and Drug Administration, fiance´ Karra Barr. I want to congratulate into the Kill Zone must venture to do and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Bobby on this day and wish him a life of hap- what must be done! Fiscal Year 2012. This bill ignores the plight of Could you in your life, so find the strength piness, as well as thank him for his service to hundreds of thousands of women and children . . . to walk into such that valley of who struggle to obtain nutritious food in neigh- our country. In honor of Bobby, the following death? borhoods across America. The measure origi- poem was written by Albert Caswell. Could you but find the courage and faith, nally put forward by the Republican majority to rebuild your life when you’ve so lost your THE KILL ZONE proposed $833 million in cuts to the Special On battlefields of honor bright. . . . strong legs as left? Oh yes Robert how you have so shown us all Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, There are but all of those who but bring Infants, and Children, commonly known as their light. . . . the way! All in the darkness of these days. . . . these As one of the finest Americans, who never WIC. This program provides assistance to new nights. . . . took . . . but gave! mothers, babies, and children under five who Are but all of those heroes who but carry f have been identified as nutritionally at risk. In that fight, all In The Kill Zone. . . , any decent society, this is the most basic obli- Brave Hearts, men of courage SALUTING SERVICE ACADEMY gation we have to our fellow citizens. Yet the and might. . . . STUDENTS—MICHAEL ROBERTO funding level proposed by the majority would Whose blind faith but wins that battle, that have left 400,000 to 550,000 women and chil- fight. . . . HON. SAM JOHNSON dren without this aid. Who into darken buildings will walk. . . . OF TEXAS I am pleased that the Appropriations Com- Knowing full well what death before them so lies, all in that dark. . . . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mittee adopted an amendment by my colleague, Representative DELAURO, to reinstate All in that Kill Zone. . . . Thursday, June 16, 2011 As they but lead with their fine hearts. . . . $147 million in WIC funding. Even with this The ones who so kick in all those doors, who Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, restoration, however, between 200,000 and are thou art. . . . I rise today to honor an extraordinary group of 350,000 low-income women and children Envoys from God, our Lord’s heart! young men and women who have been cho- around the country would be dropped from the United States Marines, men like Lcpl sen as future leaders in our armed forces by program next year. In New Jersey, as many Thrailkill who so do their part. . . . the prestigious United States service acad- as 6,500 citizens could lose this assistance. Who all in his most magnificent shades of emies. It is a privilege to send such a fine I would remind those who claim that we green, is one darn fine United States group from the third district of Texas to pursue cannot afford the cost of this program that just Marine. . . . As ever up ahead, out on point as he was so a world-class education and serve our nation. one week of lost revenue from the Bush tax courageously seen! As we keep them and their families in our breaks for millionaires, which were extended And on that day Robert when you so faced prayers, may we never forget the sacrifices over my objection, would more than fill the death; lying there with but not much they are preparing to make while defending gap in funding for this program to ensure that left. . . . our freedoms all across the globe. I am so every mother and child has access to healthy

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:02 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.005 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E1116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 16, 2011 meals. On average, nationwide, we are talking prices. It says that we should ignore the needs and fun of using motorcycles and scooters for about just 57 dollars per month for nearly 10 of our faith- and community-based food serv- transportation. million mothers and infants who cannot afford ice organizations as well as those of hungry The Motorcycle Industry Council’s most re- nutritious foods. Almost one-half of the chil- children and impoverished people around the cent information estimates that more than 21.5 dren born in our country rely on WIC. Many of world. And it leaves us all at greater risk of million Americans operated a motorcycle in these enter the Medicaid program, and experi- encountering food-borne illnesses, sets back 2009. Many of these riders visited Tennessee, ence has shown that the nutritional benefit to research programs, and ignores our conserva- and specifically the 2nd Congressional District, pregnant women results in up to $4.20 in tion needs. The American people expect more which features some of motorcycle riders’ fa- Medicaid savings for each dollar spent through of their government, and I urge my colleagues vorite roads in the Country. Two members of WIC. Restoring full funding for this program is to oppose this deeply flawed bill. my own staff ride motorcycles for both fun and the smart thing to do for our budget, just as f transportation. it is the right thing to do for our citizens. As more and more Americans choose Women and infants are not the only vulner- HONORING ALISON SCHIEBER scooters and motorcycles as transportation able population put at greater risk of food in- options, or just choose to ride for recreation, security by this bill. The 22 percent cut to the HON. SAM GRAVES it becomes ever more imperative that each of Commodity Supplemental Food Program will OF MISSOURI us does all we can to promote motorcycle safety. This means that motorcyclists must prevent at least 130,000 low-income seniors IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from receiving desperately needed food pack- ride responsibly, by getting trained and li- ages. The 23 percent reduction to the Emer- Thursday, June 16, 2011 censed and obeying traffic safety laws. Other gency Food Assistance Program will leave Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I road users can do their part by being aware empty shelves at our local food banks, pan- proudly pause to recognize Alison Schieber of of motorcyclists and sharing the road. tries, faith-based organizations, soup kitchens, Saint Joseph, Missouri. Alison is active in the On June 20, I encourage all riders to gear and shelters. With food prices continuing to community and she has been chosen to re- up and ride to work. I also encourage all other rise sharply and Americans continuing to ceive the YWCA Women of Excellence Award road users to take special note of all the riders struggle to get ahead in a tough economy, for Woman in Volunteerism. on the road and remember to always look out now is not the time to remove the critical safe- As President of the Allied Arts Council, Ali- for motorcyclists. ty net provided by these food assistance pro- son is also serving on the Missouri Citizens for f grams. In addition, food aid for 1.1 million peo- the Arts Board to advocate for the advance- HONORING MURIEL REDMOND ple around the world will be unavailable as a ment of the arts through education. A Sus- result of the $476 million cut to the Food for tainer of the Junior League of St. Joseph, Ali- HON. SAM GRAVES Peace international humanitarian program and son is also a member of the Community Ac- OF MISSOURI the McGovern-Dole program, which provides tion Committee and a spokesman for the St. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for the donation of U.S. agriculture goods to Joseph Public Library Modern Library Cam- school feeding initiatives around the world. paign. Thursday, June 16, 2011 Furthermore, the drastic reduction to the Alison is lauded for her ability to lead by ex- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Commodity Futures Trading Commission ample, understanding the important role the proudly pause to recognize Muriel Redmond budget will leave the U.S. economy and con- arts play in childhood development. Her advo- of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Muriel is active in sumers in peril. The Commission will not have cacy for the arts led to her work with the Mis- the community and has been chosen to re- the resources necessary to prevent the big souri Citizen’s for the Arts as a lobbyist, work- ceive the YWCA Women of Excellence Life- banks from making the kinds of speculative ing to remove the sunset clause on the Cul- time Achievement Award: Woman in Vol- bets that led to the recent financial crisis. And tural Entertainment tax. unteerism. as gas prices continue to strain household and Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in After her marriage, Muriel became active in small business budgets, this bill will do nothing recognizing Alison Schieber. She has made St. Joseph’s Hospital Guild, continuing her in- to help the Commission go after excessive an amazing impact on countless individuals in terest founded while a student nurse. With her speculation in oil markets—even though re- the St. Joseph Community. I am honored to dedicated involvement, she accepted leader- cent data suggest that nearly 90 percent of represent her in the United States Congress. ship positions, including president. Muriel those trading in the oil markets are specu- f started the Candy Striper program in 1947, lators, not legitimate users of oil. These spec- being the first instructor. ulators are driving up the price of petroleum PERSONAL EXPLANATION Muriel’s lifelong interest in the medical field and gasoline, and without an effective CFTC included membership in the Medical Auxiliary. with adequate funding, consumers and tax- HON. JARED POLIS She has been an active member in the Flower Society, Girl and Boy Scouting, and P.E.O. payers are the losers. OF COLORADO She is a member of Y Women and a sup- This bill also includes severe funding cuts IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection porter of the Abuse Shelter. Service and the Food and Drug Administra- Thursday, June 16, 2011 As a member of St. Joseph’s Cathedral tion, FDA, which will undermine food safety in Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I was not present Church and the adjoining school, she sup- America and weaken efforts to ensure that for votes on Friday, June 3, 2011. Had I been ported her children’s education with two peri- medical products and new drugs are safe and present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall ods as president in the PTA. She remains ac- accessible. It underfunds research programs vote 411. tive in the Quarter of A Century Nurses and at her present residence, the Living Community to improve food production, safety, and quality f as well as initiatives designed to advance or- of St. Joseph; she was a founder of the Nee- ganic farming and related markets. And it RIDE TO WORK DAY dles and Pins group. eliminates almost one billion dollars in con- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in servation programs to protect soil and farm- HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. recognizing Muriel Redmond. She has made an amazing impact on countless individuals in land, maintain healthy agriculture in rural OF TENNESSEE the St. Joseph Community. I am honored to America, preserve key resources, and restore IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wildlife habitat that supports associated rec- represent her in the United States Congress. Thursday, June 16, 2011 reational and economic opportunities. f Mr. Speaker, the Agriculture Appropriations Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, MARKING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY bill before us today is one more step in the as a Member of the Congressional Motorcycle OF THE DISCOVERY OF AIDS wrong direction for the Nation’s budget, our Safety Caucus I rise to recognize Ride to economy, and our people. It leaves vulnerable Work Day. low-income women, infants, children, and sen- Each year the third Monday in June is des- HON. NITA M. LOWEY OF NEW YORK iors to fend for themselves even though we ignated as Ride to Work Day and this year, on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES know that good nutrition improves health and June 20, more than a million motorcyclists saves money in the long run. It allows Wall across the Nation will use their motorcycles to Thursday, June 16, 2011 Street speculation to continue unchecked, commute. In doing so, these riders will make Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, this month threatening our economy and driving up gas a statement about the utility, fuel economy marks the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS

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We remember those who further his theological studies, and was simul- nized her contributions as a Sales Represent- have lost their lives to AIDS and honor those taneously active in the World Council of ative with numerous awards, including the who have dedicated their lives to fighting this Churches Youth Movement. After attending company’s top honor. She has lent her consid- terrible disease. the College of the Resurrection near Man- erable energy and imagination to the Junior The United States has been a world leader chester, he continued his studies at the Uni- League and the Albrecht Kemper Museum of in this fight, and there is reason to be opti- versity of Edinburgh, Scotland. During his stay Art. She embodies her own words to others to mistic. The President’s Emergency Plan for in Edinburgh, Father Vatche´ was a vibrant ‘‘do their best and think outside the box to ob- AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, has directly supported member of the Theological Commission. tain their goals using new and exciting life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more When Father Vatche´ was assigned to the Pas- means.’’ than 3.2 million men, women and children torate of the Holy Cross Armenian Church of Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in worldwide. In fiscal year 2010 alone, PEPFAR Union City, New Jersey in 1956, he diligently recognizing Michelle Meierhoffer. She has al- programs treated more than 600,000 HIV-posi- continued to pursue his studies and obtained ready made an amazing impact on countless tive pregnant women allowing more than his Bachelor of Divinity Degree at the New individuals in the St. Joseph Community. I am 114,000 infants to be born HIV-free. In addi- Brunswick Theological Seminary at Rutgers honored to represent her in the United States tion, PEPFAR directly supported HIV coun- University. Congress. seling and testing for nearly 33 million people, Father Vatche´’s journey continued to Can- f ada during the influx of Armenian immigrants providing a critical entry point to prevention, HONORING JOAN BROWN treatment, and care. to the region. In 1967, he was designated as In recent years there have been real ad- ‘‘Bishop of Canada,’’ and he immediately orga- vances in the treatment and prevention of nized a new Diocese. Through the efforts, dy- HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA AIDS. A scientific trial of microbicide gel has namism, and perseverance of the Bishop, a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES shown it to reduce the risk of a woman be- cathedral with school facilities was purchased coming infected with HIV during sex by almost in Montreal, Quebec. Thursday, June 16, 2011 In 1971, Archbishop Vatche´ was elected as 40 percent. Another trial has revealed that Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Primate of the Armenian Church of North drugs used to treat HIV may also be effective honor Joan Brown and recognize her contribu- America Western Diocese. Upon attaining his in preventing infection. tion to volunteerism and community involve- new role, the Primate arrived at the Diocesan We must do more to ensure that scientific ment in Marin County, California. Ms. Brown is Headquarters, which at the time was a rented breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS reach the most retiring as Manager of the Civic Center Volun- house in Los Angeles, California. Immediately, vulnerable populations. Mother-to-child trans- teers, CCV, program after more than 32 years he began searching for a potential site for a mission of HIV has been virtually eliminated in of fostering citizen participation in local gov- cathedral, and a church was soon purchased the developed world; however, 1,000 babies ernment. are still infected with HIV around the world in Hollywood, California. This church was later After graduating from Northwestern Univer- each day. This is deplorable when we have transformed into the St. John Armenian Cathe- sity, Joan continued a legacy of service begun the tools and medicines to end pediatric AIDS. dral, where the vast Armenian population liv- by her family. Her initial work as an elemen- I commend UNAIDS and PEPFAR for their ing in Hollywood frequented every Sunday. tary school teacher greatly inspired her career In 1988, when the disastrous earthquake plan to virtually eliminate mother-to-child trans- path, and the professional standards she cul- struck in Armenia, the Archbishop established mission of HIV by 2015. tivated as a teacher carried over into the envi- the Orphan’s Fund, through which the Diocese U.S. contributions to multi-lateral organiza- ronment she created at CCV. A trip to the So- sends aid and medical supplies to the orphans tions such as UNAIDS and the Global Fund to viet Union in 1973 focused her passion for in Armenia regularly. In addition, Archbishop fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are crit- service on participation in local government. Vatche´ was instrumental in the founding of the ical to ending the AIDS epidemic. To date, the Her official guide on the trip insisted that the St. Gregory Alfred and Marguerite Hovsepian Global Fund has provided support to treat Berlin Wall was nonexistent, just U.S. propa- Armenian School in Pasadena, California, as three million HIV-positive people, and reached ganda, reminding Joan that citizen involve- well as numerous other Armenian Day 150 million people with HIV counseling and ment is essential for democracy. Schools in the community. Under Archbishop testing. The CCV was established in response to Vatche´’s leadership and guidance, the West- We have come a long way since that June Proposition 13, which reduced tax revenue to ern Diocese purchased a multi-purpose com- day 30 years ago. I am proud of the resources the counties. Joan was hired temporarily and plex in Burbank, California, where the present this body has dedicated over the years to quickly became a permanent employee in the Diocesan Headquarters stands. Archbishop fighting HIV and AIDS. Along with saving lives, Personnel Department as she helped to create Vatche´ has also actively participated in civic this funding helps to free developing countries a place where women, retirees, and reces- issues, and has met with five Presidents of the from the burden of disease, allowing economic sion-impacted professionals could dedicate United States and various religious leaders. their skills through volunteerism. Through her growth and increased stability. I urge my col- I ask all Members to join me in thanking leadership, the CCV grew from zero in 1979 to leagues to continue our commitment to fight- Archbishop Vatche´ Hovsepian for his selfless 8,400 in 2010. ing this disease. dedication and commitment to the Armenian f Marin County would be a very different community and wish him well in all future en- place were it not for Joan’s success with cit- A TRIBUTE TO ARCHBISHOP deavors. izen involvement in each county department, ´ VATCHE HOVSEPIAN f saving the Marin taxpayers millions in the HONORING MICHELLE process. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF MEIERHOFFER Joan’s knack for volunteer management ex- OF CALIFORNIA tended beyond the reach of the CCV. She IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. SAM GRAVES took on the challenge of co-founding the Na- tional Association of Volunteer Programs in Thursday, June 16, 2011 OF MISSOURI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Local Government which included both na- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tional and international training. With Commu- honor His Eminence Archbishop Vatche´ Thursday, June 16, 2011 nity Mental Health, she engineered volunteer Hovsepian upon his 60th anniversary of con- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I development in her successful 10-year Job secration and ordination into the priesthood. proudly pause to recognize Michelle Coach program. And she also promoted em- Archbishop Hovsepian was born in Beirut, Meierhoffer of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Michelle ployee effectiveness by creating a newsletter Lebanon, where he received his elementary is active in the community through her work for employees by employees and establishing education at the Mesrobian Armenian National and has been chosen to receive the YWCA an employee recognition event. School, and later was accepted as a postulate Women of Excellence Award for Emerging For her accomplishments both within Marin at the Antelias Theological Seminary. Upon Leader. County and beyond, she earned the First Acts

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Joan leaves our county more enriched through her Ensign-Bickford has also served both our SPEECH OF innovative vision of volunteerism and commu- state and the nation by helping to protect our nity service. I wish her an enjoyable retirement soldiers in battle. The company has developed HON. JAY INSLEE with her family and success in her continued important landmine clearing technology and OF WASHINGTON service commitments. strengthened armor for military vehicles. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f These innovations have undoubtedly saved Tuesday, June 14, 2011 SALUTING SERVICE ACADEMY lives, and taken together with the other indus- STUDENTS—KIOUMARS REZAIE tries they serve, Ensign-Bickford has provided The House in Committee of the Whole thousands of jobs for American families House on the State of the Union had under HON. SAM JOHNSON through the years. consideration the bill (H.R. 2112) making ap- OF TEXAS propriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop- For nearly two centuries, Ensign-Bickford In- ment, Food and Drug Administration, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dustries has epitomized the American spirit of Related Agencies programs for the fiscal Thursday, June 16, 2011 innovation, perseverance, and responsibility year ending September 30, 2012, and for other Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, that I believe we need to restore in American purposes: I rise today to honor an extraordinary group of manufacturing. So I wish to congratulate En- Mr. INSLEE. Madam Chair, I am concerned young men and women who have been cho- sign-Bickford on this special occasion, and I about the underlying legislation’s attempt to sen as future leaders in our armed forces by ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing zero out funding for the USDA Biomass Crop the prestigious United States service acad- Ensign-Bickford Industries on their 175th anni- Assistance Program (BCAP), in the Agriculture emies. It is a privilege to send such a fine versary. Appropriations bill for FY2012. BCAP is an im- group from the third district of Texas to pursue portant economic development program a world-class education and serve our nation. f As we keep them and their families in our uniquely focused on advanced, next generation biofuels that can be grown, produced, and prayers, may we never forget the sacrifices HONORING MADELEINE MISEMER they are preparing to make while defending refined in Washington state. This biomass can our freedoms all across the globe. I am so be used for heat, power, bio-based products, proud of each one. God bless them and God HON. SAM GRAVES and biofuels. In fact, it is the only program that bless America. helps farmers transition from growing tradi- Today I salute Kioumars Rezaie, a United OF MISSOURI tional crops to growing energy crops. States Merchant Marine Academy Appointee. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BCAP is vitally important for the develop- Kioumars is a graduate of Plano West Senior ment of the clean domestic biomass energy High School where he played football, as well Thursday, June 16, 2011 industry. Authorized in Title IX of the 2008 as soccer and served as the team captain. Si- Farm Bill, BCAP received $552 million in FY Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I multaneously, Kioumars played select soccer 2010, but the final Continuing Resolution that proudly pause to recognize Madeleine and served as his team’s captain. Kioumars passed into law for FY 2011 reduced BCAP was actively involved as a member of the Misemer of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Madeleine funding to $112 million. Today, the House Ag- Third District Congressional Youth Advisory is active in the community and in her school riculture Appropriations bill goes further, pro- Board, a JROTC commander, and the Na- and has been chosen to receive the YWCA posing to eliminate funding for this program in tional Honor Society. He was also part of the Women of Excellence Future Leader Award. its entirety. I believe that eliminating this pro- American Legion Texas Boys State where he Leadership is a hallmark of Madeleine’s gram is the wrong direction, and will hinder job was a state delegate and was active at St. An- high school career. While earning high aca- creation in the emerging biomass and biofuels drew United Methodist Church in the Seven industries. Loaves Food Pantry. Kioumars believes that demic honors each semester, she remained the service academies require young men and involved in Student Council and was a dele- It is widely agreed that developing a robust women to have honor, courage, and commit- gate to the Missouri Association of Student sustainable biomass and biofuels industry will ment and looks forward to grooming those Council Summer Leadership Workshop. Mad- produce significant jobs and generate reve- traits. eleine has been enrolled for three years in the nues in rural areas. One national study has f Leadership Class and has also been a DECA found that producing 475 million gallons of leadership conference delegate. She is often biofuel in 2009 resulted in 23,000 jobs across HONORING ENSIGN-BICKFORD IN- the economy, $4.1 billion in added GDP seen at athletic events supporting her peers, DUSTRIES ON THEIR 175TH ANNI- growth, $445 million in Federal tax revenues, VERSARY and is a member of the varsity tennis team. and $383 million for State and local govern- Her lengthy list of service activities includes ments. Feedstock production would likely rep- HON. CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY chairman of the blood drive and steering com- resent half the direct jobs, boosting employ- OF CONNECTICUT mittee member for the Senior Citizen’s Prom. ment in rural areas and small communities. She is also a natural tutor and mentor, leading IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For example, in the Pacific Northwest, a co- Thursday, June 16, 2011 activities for struggling students. alition of aviation and airline industries, univer- Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, Madeleine’s nominator states, ‘‘Her high sities, ports and international airports, recently I rise today to honor Ensign-Bickford Indus- morals and ethics are not to be questioned released a report outlining how to commer- tries on their 175th anniversary. Since 1836 . . . others trust her judgment, and she sees cialize aviation biofuels. Many of the coalition Ensign-Bickford has called Simsbury, Con- the bright side to all situations.’’ partners are working to bring these aviation biofuels to market and will rely on BCAP, as necticut home, where its employees have al- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in do countless other biofuel and biomass orga- ways strived for quality and innovation. recognizing Madeleine Misemer. She is an Before setting up shop in Connecticut, Wil- nizations around the Nation. Because of the liam Bickford invented a miner’s safety fuse in amazing individual and a tremendous asset to prospects for widespread job creation and su- 1831 that would later make Ensign-Bickford our community. I am honored to represent her perb opportunities for positive rural develop- Industries a pioneer of the safety fuse for both in the United States Congress. ment, I believe that rather than zero out this mining and military applications. program, Congress should preserve funding at As the years passed, the country and the the Administration’s proposed budget of $201 company changed and adapted. Ensign-Bick- million.

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Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy words of encouragement for our young appli- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES heart that I rise today to share the news of a cants and loved to recount the story about the Thursday, June 16, 2011 great loss to El Paso, to Texas, and to the Na- challenges he himself faced in gaining entry Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I tion. My dear friend, Colonel Retired James into West Point. In his own self-deprecating ‘‘Buster’’ Hayden was a class of 1945 West proudly pause to recognize Jan Saxton of way, he talked to candidates about how it took Saint Joseph, Missouri. Jan is active in the Point Graduate, retired Army officer with 30 him four tries to get in, and he urged them to years military service, long time area West community and has been chosen to receive never give up on their dream. the YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime Point Admissions Representative, and the During 30 years of active duty and another Chairman of my Military Academy Advisory Achievement Award: Woman in the Work- 35 years supporting Admissions and many place. Board for over 15 years. other programs connected with West Point, Col. Hayden came from a long and distin- In 1945, after every member of Jan’s family Col. Hayden has truly espoused the motto of worked to save all their earnings through the guished line of West Point graduates. His the United States Military Academy: Duty, great-grandfather was a member of the Civil great depression, her father decided the time Honor, Country. was right. Every penny saved was invested War Class of 1862, and his grandfather grad- His love for the Academy and for our Armed uated in the Class of 1888. In the 20th Cen- into the dream of rebuilding a spot of family Forces was unparalleled, and we will all miss entertainment, a golf course. A small lot at 9th tury, his father was in the World War I Class him. It was a privilege to know Buster and to of 1917, and Col. Hayden—well known to ev- and Jules in St. Joseph, provided land for work with him. He leaves a great legacy and rent. Used lumber and materials started a eryone as ‘‘Buster’’—graduated with the World will have a lasting impact for many genera- War II Class of 1945 after securing an ap- modest 18 hole course. Jan graduated from tions to come. Our Nation and our community Lafayette High School and with the help of her pointment on his fourth try! are deeply indebted to him for his service and Col. Hayden’s distinguished career of 30 grandmother, Pearl Summers, was put in dedication to our young people. charge of the business. The little course years included tours of duty with the Con- f stabulary Force during the occupation of Ger- thrived, yet before the end of the third season, many, in an armored field artillery battalion CONDEMNING THE ATTACKS ON the land was sold. during the Korean War, at the Pentagon, and DEMONSTRATORS IN SYRIA After her brother and Guy Saxton returned with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired as the home from the service, she married Guy, her Deputy Assistant Commandant of the Air De- HON. DALE E. KILDEE high-school sweetheart. Soon they purchased fense School in 1975. Just a year later, he land to build what is now Cool Crest. His engi- OF MICHIGAN neering and carpentry skills, and her gar- started working with the West Point Admis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sions Field Force, beginning his long and dis- dening and ‘‘people skills’’ made for the per- Thursday, June 16, 2011 tinguished journey of molding the next genera- fect combination that we still enjoy today. Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in tion of leaders. Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognizing Jan Saxton. She has made an With his passing, our community has lost strongly condemn the violence that Syrian amazing impact on countless individuals in the one of the greatest advocates for El Paso President Bashar al-Assad has unleashed on St. Joseph Community. I am honored to rep- youth wishing to serve in our Nation’s Armed his people over the past few months. resent her in the United States Congress. Forces. After his family, what he loved most While the world closely watched the revolu- was inspiring scores of young El Pasoans tions in Egypt and Tunisia unfold, little atten- f every year to never give up on their dreams. tion has been paid to the Assad government’s IN TRIBUTE TO DETECTIVE JAY Since 1976, he helped recruit talented cadets crackdown on peaceful demonstrators. In CARROTT from the El Paso area and Southern New March 2011, hundreds of Syrians took to the Mexico to West Point. streets to demand freedom and to force the HON. ELTON GALLEGLY Over the last 15 years, Col. Hayden de- Assad government to lift the emergency law, OF CALIFORNIA voted countless hours, along with the other which has been in place since 1963. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES members of my Academy Advisory Board for Instead of meeting their demands, the the 16th Congressional district, to overseeing Assad government unleashed a vicious crack- Thursday, June 16, 2011 the annual process of nominating El Paso’s down on demonstrators with security forces fir- Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in trib- finest young men and women to our Nation’s ing, arresting and torturing thousands of un- ute to Jay Carrott, whose retirement from the service academies. armed Syrians. According to U.N. officials, as Simi Valley Police Department is being recog- He influenced the lives of hundreds of serv- many as 1,100 people may have been killed nized this weekend. ice academy graduates, who have pursued since the protests began and as many as Detective Carrott actually retired from the successful careers in the military, education, 10,000 people have been reported to be in Police Department last year, but was imme- business, and industry. In fact, Col. Hayden custody or missing. diately deployed to Iraq as a police advisor to helped shepherd more cadets into the United In May 2011, the Syrian government wid- an Army unit out of Fort Benning, Georgia, States Military Academy at West Point than ened its military crackdown by sending tanks giving his fellow officers, family and friends no anyone in the history of the Academy. His ef- into several more villages and severing com- time to honor his service to the community. forts in our region have led to over 1,200 of- munications. The attacks on civilians and mili- Jay is a personal friend who I have known for fers of admission to young men and women, tary defectors intensified in June after dem- many years. He is home now and it is time to resulting in no less than 622 graduates. onstrators showed renewed strength and de- give him his long overdue accolades. Col. Hayden never gave up on a single ap- termination. The relentless attacks have forced Jay Carrott became a reserve officer for the plicant, nominee, or appointee, even when he thousands of Syrians to flee Syria into Leb- city in 1985 and was hired as a full-time officer was feeling sick from the effects of cancer. anon and Turkey to escape the escalating vio- in 1987. He rose to the rank of Senior Officer Even near the end, his daughter found him in lence. before leaving for a short stint with the Lacey, his office looking for information to reach a While I applaud President Obama and Sec- Washington, Police Department. He returned cadet. Once he got the phone number, he retary Clinton for condemning these brutal at- to the Simi Valley Police Department in 1995 spent 30 minutes talking to the cadet. That is tacks and human rights violations, I believe and was promoted to Detective the following how he was with ‘‘his’’ cadets as well as those the U.S. and the international community year. seeking a future at our military academies. In should be doing more to force the Assad re- It was as a Detective that Jay Carrott’s fact, in one of life’s great ironies, I was at an gime to stop attacking its own people. I urge skills, dedication and passion for law enforce- event the night he passed away speaking with my colleagues to join me in condemning this ment and the victims of violent acts came to a second lieutenant of the 1st Armored Divi- violence and to call on the Obama administra- full fruition.

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Amanda is a graduate of Plano East Senior earning a Master of Arts and Sixth Year de- Those qualities led to a nearly 90 percent High School in 2010 where she was active in gree from UConn. He also led a group of his case closure rate. But Carrott didn’t just pur- varsity and select soccer. Amanda was in- colleagues as the President of Connecticut’s sue criminals and bring them to justice. Along volved in Plano Youth Ambassadors as a co- Elementary and Middle School Principals’ As- the way, he brought empathy to the victims leader, Spanish Club, and Mock Trial as a wit- sociation. and victims’ families, as well. ness roll, where she earned an award for best It is not surprising that when Bill’s time as When Detective Carrott was awarded the In- witness. She excelled academically in the a professional educator came to a close, he vestigative Excellence Award for Cumulative International Baccalaureate Program and a put his signature passion and hard work into Investigative Excellence in 2009 from the Cali- member of the National Honor Society. She making his state and community a better fornia Commission on Police Officers Stand- spent the last year at Southern Methodist Uni- place. For a period, he spent several years in ards and Training’s Robert Presley Institute of versity on a full scholarship and decided to Connecticut’s General Assembly as legislative Criminal Investigation, officials said in a state- change courses and apply to the U.S. Mer- aide for his son, Senator Mark H. Powers, and ment: ‘‘He believes an investigator’s job is not chant Marine Academy. Amanda is a well also as a popular messenger in the senate. only to seek out the truth, but also to ensure rounded young woman who has dreams to He even spent some time as an investigator in that families touched by violence have a pursue an international career, to help people, the New London Public Defender’s office and voice.’’ and to make a difference. She recently stated, was a respected and beloved Justice of the Jay’s dedication to the truth and the law are ‘‘I appreciate my service obligations as oppor- Peace. Bill was also an active member of legendary. When a local community service tunities as a Merchant Marine following grad- American Legion Post 128. organization refused to rescind the rental of its uation and embrace not only military service Bill’s contributions as a U.S. Navy veteran, facility to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, but also the maritime industry.’’ an educator, and civic leader could easily fill three lifetimes, but he packed it all into one. I Jay quit the organization, saying his police f badge meant more to him than membership in admire his desire to make education a lifelong the club. REMEMBERING AND HONORING experience and his commitment to preserve But perhaps the best praise to Jay’s dedica- THE LIFE OF WILLIAM P. POW- his deep Connecticut roots. He will be dearly tion comes from his daughter, Erin, who wrote ERS SR. missed by his state, his community and most this in 2007 as part of a school assignment of all by his loving wife, Jane, and five boys, after Detective Carrott was awarded the City HON. JOE COURTNEY William Jr., Mark, Joseph, Richard, and Thom- as. I ask my colleagues to join me in mourning of Simi Valley’s Meritorious Service Award: OF CONNECTICUT the loss and celebrating the life of William P. ‘‘Weeks with no sleep, calls in the middle of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Powers. the night, having to travel to places to search Thursday, June 16, 2011 for things you aren’t even sure exist, and f criminals who get away with it this is what my Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today IN RECOGNITION OF AND APPRE- father faces on a daily basis.’’ to mourn the passing and honor the life of Wil- CIATION FOR ROBERT VAN CAMP Jay was also a member of the Department’s liam P. Powers. Bill, a long-time resident of SWAT Team, a Range Master, and a member Niantic, Connecticut, passed away peacefully HON. GARY C. PETERS of the SES—Special Enforcement Section. on May 29, 2011. Bill’s desire to give back to his country and community was without OF MICHIGAN Among the other awards he earned was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SVPD Officer of the Year in 1991 and the bounds. We are fortunate that he chose to SVPD Chiefs Award in 1998. Jay also taught spend his life protecting our nation, teaching Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Moorpark College, where he earned an as- our young people, and working tirelessly to Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sociate’s degree before earning a bachelor’s ensure a good life for the people around him. salute Mr. Robert Van Camp as he retires in business from University of Redlands. Following the death of their father, Bill and from his 40-year career as a pioneer in edu- Aside from Erin, Jay and his wife, Amy, his brother were raised in New Haven by their cation, valued mentor and dedicated global cit- raised two sons, Joshua and Joseph, and mother and her extended family. After grad- izen. have a grandson, Taylor. uating from high school, Bill went to work at Mr. Van Camp is, and always will be, an ed- Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me High Standard Manufacturing Co., which made ucator in the broadest sense of the word. Bob in thanking Detective Jay Carrott for his serv- deep hole drills, and eventually .22 caliber pis- was raised with his brother John on a working ice to his community and country, and for his tols and repeating rifles, during World War II. farm in the iconic village of Romeo, Michigan. dedication to and passion for enforcing our Bill’s impressive work ethic, revealed at a The 19th century farmhouse, in its rambling laws, and wish him and Amy a long and young age, afforded him a life full of rich and fields and rural setting, belied their exceptional happy retirement. diverse experiences. In New Haven, he bused upbringing. The farm was a frequent gathering f tables of Yale’s famous Berkely College dining place for progressive minds of the time, in- hall, delivered telegraphs for Western Union cluding the Reuther brothers, and nascent SALUTING SERVICE ACADEMY on his bicycle, and even worked a mainte- causes like the Macomb County Interracial So- STUDENTS—AMANDA RIGSBY nance job for the city’s railroad. When war ciety. The family frequently housed exchange erupted and gripped the nation, Bill enlisted in students from Africa and helped found the first HON. SAM JOHNSON the U.S. Navy. When his number was called integrated Cub Scout den in Macomb County. OF TEXAS up in October of 1942, he trained as a pilot, Their mother, Dorothy, was a graduate of Co- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flying the well-known ‘‘Privateer’’ patrol bomb- lumbia Teacher College, one of just 13 women er. He was stationed in Kearney, California. charter members of the Detroit Federation of Thursday, June 16, 2011 When the war ended, Bill enrolled at Colum- Teachers and a fierce opponent of book cen- Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, bia University on the GI Bill. He kept himself sorship during her tenure on the Romeo Li- I rise today to honor an extraordinary group of busy as a student and worked as a waiter at brary Board of Directors. young men and women who have been cho- the Drake Hotel, where he crossed paths with Imbued with the values of equality and fair- sen as future leaders in our armed forces by famous singers and songwriters like Frank Si- ness, and inspired by his mother’s devotion to the prestigious United States service acad- natra and Cole Porter. education, Bob understood he was a citizen emies. It is a privilege to send such a fine Education was a lifelong passion and pur- and student of the world. This understanding group from the Third District of Texas to pursuit for Bill. After graduating from Columbia, shaped the path of his life. More significantly, sue a world-class education and serve our Na- he took a job back in Connecticut, this time in it shaped his life’s work and touched thou- tion. East Lyme’s Niantic village where he would sands of young people who have been in- As we keep them and their families in our live for nearly 60 years. He served as principal spired to look beyond their home towns to prayers, may we never forget the sacrifices of the Flanders, Niantic Center, and Great build bridges to other lands and cultures in they are preparing to make while defending Neck schools in eastern Connecticut. He knew their own lives.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.018 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1121 Bob began his formal career at American AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- 2011. This legislation will serve to clarify and University in Cairo, Egypt, after graduating MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- expand voting rights, as well as assist former from Central Michigan University. Three years ISTRATION, AND RELATED felons with their reintegration into our democ- later, he returned home and settled his career AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS racy. in the fast-growing Utica Community School ACT, 2012 The Sentencing Project reports that, since (UCS) district. Much of his career at Utica was 1997, 19 states have amended felony dis- spent as the venerated, respected, and highly SPEECH OF enfranchisement policies in an effort to reduce successful debate and communications coach HON. RON KIND their restrictiveness and expand voter eligibility. These reforms have resulted in more at Henry Ford II High School. He coached nu- OF WISCONSIN than 760,00 citizens regaining their voting merous teams and individuals to debate and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forensics state championships and was in- rights. Yet, despite these reforms, an esti- Tuesday, June 14, 2011 ducted into the Michigan Speech Coaches mated 5 million people continue to be ineli- Hall of Fame in 1983. His debate colleagues The House in Committee of the Whole gible to vote in Federal elections, including knew him as a fierce competitor and a vora- House on the State of the Union had under nearly 4 million who reside in the 35 states cious researcher with a nearly photographic consideration the bill (H.R. 2112) making ap- that still prohibit some combination of persons propriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop- on probation, parole, and/or people who have memory. But above all, he was ethical, prin- ment, Food and Drug Administration, and cipled and always put first the education and completed their sentence from voting. Related Agencies programs for the fiscal I believe that there are three grave discrep- care of the young people in his charge. year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes: ancies in State laws regarding felony convic- In 1984, Bob and his wife, Dr. Donna tions that lead to unfairness in Federal elec- McMinn, embarked on a new chapter in their Mr. KIND. Madam Chair, I rise today in tions. First, there is no uniform standard for lives by moving to Japan where Bob became strong opposition to the Agriculture, Rural De- voting in Federal elections, which leads to an an English and communications instructor. velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and egregious disparity and unequal participation Inspired by the experience and potential to Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. in Federal elections based solely on where a enrich the lives of young people back home, This bill cuts the Woman, Infant, and Children person lives. Second, laws governing the res- they returned to Michigan and Bob established (WIC) Program by more than $650 million. toration of voting rights after a felony convic- the pioneering East Asian Institute at UCS. With the country in the midst of a fragile re- tion are unequal throughout the country and For nearly 10 years, countless students from covery, my Republican colleagues have de- persons in some States can easily regain their Michigan and Japan spent time in one an- cided to prevent up to 350,000 women and voting rights while in other States persons ef- other’s homes and schools as exchange stu- children from receiving benefits from this high- fectively lose their right to vote permanently. dents, building cultural bridges and relation- ly successful program. In Wisconsin alone, up Third, State disenfranchisement laws dis- ships that endure today. to 4,800 women and children would not be proportionately impact ethnic minorities, thus able to enroll. For years, WIC has provided In 1994, the broader educational community adversely infringing upon citizens of these mothers and children with healthy foods, coun- communities constitutional right to vote. took note of Bob’s exceptional dedication and seling on breast feeding, nutrition guidance, innovative work. He was honored as a Michi- These concerns about ex-offender dis- and health care referrals. At a time of eco- enfranchisement are not rhetorical. In the past gan Teacher of the Year by the state, nomic uncertainty, particularly for lower and two election cycles, flawed voter purges have Macomb County Teacher of the Year by middle income individuals, these cuts don’t deprived thousands of legitimate voters of WDIV-Newsweek and Teacher of the Year by make sense. These cuts are especially alarm- their rights. For example, an erroneous inter- the Michigan Council for Social Studies. ing because they break a 15 year commitment pretation of state law by the Ohio Secretary of For the next 15 years, Bob served as a by members of both parties to allow anyone State deprived thousands of ex-felons in that UCS administrator in a variety of roles and that qualifies to receive WIC benefits. state of even the right to register. Only Fed- shaped curricula for all Utica Schools’ stu- Not only would the majority cut funding for eral law can conclusively resolve the ambigu- dents. Among the most innovative programs WIC, they would also seek to underfund pro- ities in this area plaguing our voting system. he spearheaded was the Utica Academy for grams tailored to provide American children Like the States, Congress has recognized International Studies, an IB Diploma Pro- with nutrition education and more nutritious the need to address the barriers to full citizen- gramme, and the Utica Center for Science and school lunches. Currently, one in three Amer- ship faced by ex-offenders. This voting legisla- Industry. Additionally, Bob was the initial ican children is considered overweight or tion is the next step in restoring the ex-felon project director of a Department of Defense obese. The number of children who are con- community to full citizenship. Denying voting grant to establish a Chinese immersion pro- sidered severely obese has more than tripled rights to ex-offenders robs them of the oppor- gram for UCS students starting in kinder- over a 25 year period. Providing America’s tunity to fully participate and contribute to their garten. Thanks to Bob’s vision, dedication and children with healthy alternatives like fruits, society. Disenfranchisement laws isolate and tireless advocacy, the Utica Schools remain vegetables, whole grains, and school lunches alienate ex-offenders, and have been shown on the cutting edge of cultural exchange and is a small price to pay to help alleviate this to serve as one more obstacle in their attempt language programs in the State of Michigan. epidemic. In fact, it will provide more long term to successfully reintegrate into society. More- This ‘‘renaissance man’’ of education will truly deficit reduction and put us on a better fiscal over, these obstacles adversely impact the be missed by his many colleagues and admir- path than anything the majority has proposed. voting participation of their families, further un- ers in UCS and beyond. The long term medical, financial, and societal dermining the effectiveness of our voting sys- Throughout his rich and varied career, Bob costs posed by childhood obesity are a far tem. has helped shape the development and lives greater threat to our fiscal stability than This legislation is a narrowly crafted effort to of thousands of young people whose own ca- healthy foods in schools. expand voting rights for ex-felons, while pro- reers have taken them across the globe. At Instead of putting deficit reduction on the tecting State prerogatives to generally estab- his retirement party tomorrow evening, many backs of the country’s most vulnerable citi- lish voting qualifications. This legislation would of his former students and debaters will gather zens, I believe we should target true waste only apply to persons who have been released from around the country to express their ap- and fraud. For this appropriations bill, the from prison, and it would only apply to federal elections. Consequently, the bill is fully con- preciation for his inimitable guidance and country’s outdated agriculture subsidy program sistent with constitutional requirements estab- friendship. is a good place to start. f lished by the Supreme Court in a series of de- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me cisions upholding Federal voting rights laws. as I salute Robert Van Camp, a shining exam- DEMOCRACY RESTORATION ACT In past Congresses, voting restoration legis- ple of the most dedicated of teachers, mentors OF 2011 lation has been supported by a broad coalition and visionaries for education in Michigan, and of groups interested in voting and civil rights, indeed, around the globe. Although Bob will HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. including the NAACP, ACLU, the National undoubtedly enjoy his retirement with Donna OF MICHIGAN Council of Churches (National and Wash- and their menagerie of animals on Stonecroft IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ington Office), the National Urban League, the Farm, I hope in the next chapter of his life, he Human Rights Watch and the Lawyers Com- continues his work of building bridges to other Thursday, June 16, 2011 mittee for Civil Rights, among many others. cultures and countries and enriching the lives Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased The practice of many states denying voting of young people everywhere. to introduce the Democracy Restoration Act of rights to former felons represents a vestige

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.021 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E1122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 16, 2011 from a time when suffrage was denied to sional District in extending our best wishes dedicated to the infrastructure of the U.S. Vir- whole classes of our population based on upon his retirement and ongoing success in all gin Islands, while simultaneously raising an race, gender, religion, national origin, and future endeavors. additional $500 million a year for the U.S. property. Ex-felons who have been lawfully re- f Treasury. leased from prisons have paid their debts to In short, the bill would allow taxpayers a society. To continue denying them the ability PERSONAL EXPLANATION onetime transfer of existing IRA, 401k, and to reclaim rights as citizens resurrects historic other tax deferred investments—up to a total unenlightened practices of our society. Ulti- HON. KEITH ELLISON limit of $50 billion—into a special fund with no mately, I believe that we fail not only ex-of- OF MINNESOTA tax or penalties at the time of the initial trans- fenders by denying them the right to vote, but IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fer. The transferred funds would receive ‘‘Roth’’ like treatment at retirement if taxes are the rest of a society that has struggled Thursday, June 16, 2011 throughout its history to be legitimate and in- paid as follows: clusive. Just like poll taxes and literacy tests, Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, on June 15, For the first ten years, a 1.5 percent tax it is long past time that these restrictions be 2011, I inadvertently missed rollcall No. 424 would be collected by the U.S. Treasury and relegated to unenlightened history. and 425 and would have voted ‘‘no’’ on both divided 1.0 percent to the U.S. Treasury and f rollcall votes. 0.5 percent to the Virgin Islands. f During the second ten years, a 1.0 percent CONGRATULATING BRIGADIER tax would be divided equally between the U.S. SALUTING SERVICE ACADEMY GENERAL RICHARD A. HERSACK Treasury and the Virgin Islands. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RE- STUDENTS—CONNER WILLCOX After twenty years, a 1 percent tax would be TIREMENT continually collected only for the benefit of the HON. SAM JOHNSON U.S. Treasury. HON. STEVE AUSTRIA OF TEXAS The tax funds allocated to the Virgin Islands OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES would be deposited in an escrow account. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, June 16, 2011 Department of Interior would approve the re- Thursday, June 16, 2011 lease of the escrowed funds to pay for Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, projects set out under an approved recon- Mr. AUSTRIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to I rise today to honor an extraordinary group of struction plan. congratulate Brigadier General Richard A. young men and women who have been cho- Under my bill, the Virgin Islands would re- Hersack for his outstanding service to our Na- sen as future leaders in our armed forces by ceive a twenty-year dedicated source of rev- tion on the occasion of his retirement. the prestigious United States service acad- enue that would enable it to build a modern in- On behalf of the people of Ohio’s Seventh emies. It is a privilege to send such a fine frastructure to move the islands toward self- Congressional District, I am honored to con- group from the third district of Texas to pursue sufficiency and reduce unemployment. gratulate Brigadier General Hersack upon his a world-class education and serve our Nation. Mr. Speaker, the Virgin Islands has neither retirement as Command Surgeon of the Air As we keep them and their families in our the tax base nor will it receive sufficient fed- Force Materiel Command (AFMC) at Wright- prayers, may we never forget the sacrifices eral assistance to make the necessary invest- Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. they are preparing to make while defending ments in basic infrastructure like water, sewer, His 28 years of dedicated service to the citi- our freedoms all across the globe. I am so storm-water, roads, telecommunications, and zens of our Nation and our community is both proud of each one. God bless them and God electric grid. The current infrastructure is not admirable and commendable. Hersack re- bless America. ‘‘hardened’’ against frequent tropic storms, ceived his commission in 1983 upon his grad- Today I salute Conner Willcox, a United and therefore must be repaired often—further uation from the St. Louis University School of States Merchant Marine Academy Appointee. exacerbating the unwillingness of the private Medicine. As Command Surgeon, he was the Conner is a graduate from McKinney Boyd sector to invest in basic industries on the is- principal medical adviser to the AFMC Com- High School where he played football as a lands. These investments would substantially mander, promoting the health and well-being starting inside linebacker, lacrosse where he mitigate the federal government’s cost for re- of 84,000 military and civilian personnel. He is served as captain his senior year, and also building after tropical storms and are essential responsible for the medical policy implementa- participated in wrestling. Conner was actively to job creation and providing basic services to tion and treatment execution at eight medical involved in the National Honor Society, Peer the citizens of the Virgin Islands. treatment facilities and the U.S. Air Force Assistance and Leadership, Saint Gabriel Mr. Speaker, the legislation I introduce School of Aerospace Medicine, totaling more Church Youth Group and as a lifeguard. today is named in honor of former Virgin Is- than 435,000 beneficiaries. Additionally, he Conner wants to attend an academy because lands Lieutenant Governor and former Presi- oversees operational medicine research, de- of the structure and tradition of excellence of- dent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, velopment, education and training programs fered. It is his dream to be a leader in the mili- Derek M. Hodge, who recently passed away. conducted at the Air Force Research Labora- tary in order to protect the country and pre- Derek was the driving force behind this bill tory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. serve the liberties we all enjoy. Conner comes and he dedicated the last several years of his Over the course of his distinguished career, from a military family as his grandfather flew towards its passage because of what it would he served at Wilford Hall Medical Center as 136 missions in Southeast Asia including more mean for his beloved Virgin Islands. There the Arthur B. Tarrow Chairman, Department of than 100 over North Vietnam and his brother would not be a more fitting tribute to his life’s Anesthesia. General Hersack was one of the is a Cadet First Class at the U.S. Air Force work than the enactment of this bill into law. original developers of the Mobile Field Sur- Academy. In these days of budget cuts and growing gical Team and the Critical Care Transport f unwillingness to fund for essential infrastruc- Team. He deployed in response to the bomb- ture, my bill will ensure the necessary invest- THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ing of the Murrah Federal Building in Okla- ment in the Virgin Islands through a wholly DEREK M. HODGE VIRGIN IS- homa City, and operations Joint Endeavor and voluntary funding source—a win for the citi- LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF Assured Response. zens of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Amer- 2011 General Hersack also commanded the 51st ican taxpayers. Medical Group, 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air f Base in South Korea. Prior to his most recent HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN assignment, he served as Chief of the Medical OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS COMMEMORATION OF LYMPHEDEMA AWARENESS DAY Readiness Policy and Operations for the Air IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Force Surgeon General, overseeing all Air Force Medical operations and deployments Thursday, June 16, 2011 HON. DAVID P. ROE worldwide. General Hersack is also a Chief Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise OF TENNESSEE Flight Surgeon with more than 900 flying today to introduce the Derek M. Hodge U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hours, and 25 combat missions in the C–130 Virgin Islands Public-Private Investment Act. aircraft. This legislation would create an innovative Thursday, June 16, 2011 For his many years of service to our Nation, pilot program to leverage private pension as- Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, today I join the people of Ohio’s Seventh Congres- sets to raise approximately $250 million a year I hope to raise awareness of lymphedema, a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.023 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1123 debilitating disease for which no cure has yet Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring young children in Maryland. The USDA says been developed. California State University, Fresno on its Cen- WIC has saved more than 200,000 babies Lymphedema is a blockage of lymph ves- tennial Anniversary. from dying at birth. Economists estimate that sels that causes an accumulation of fluid, pro- f every $1 invested in WIC saves between tein, and other cellular waste. This results in a $1.77 and $3.13 in health care costs in the swelling of the body in places where the AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- first 60 days after an infant’s birth by reducing blockage occurs. Though lymphedema can be MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- the instance of low-birthweight babies and im- passed down genetically, it most frequently ISTRATION, AND RELATED proving child immunization rates. The bill also occurs after surgical procedures to remove AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS cuts food aid for low-income seniors through damaged lymph nodes or vessels. Often it is ACT, 2012 cuts to the Commodity Supplemental Food a tragic side-effect to cancer treatments, the Program and assistance to food banks highest risk occurring in breast and prostate SPEECH OF through the Emergency Food Assistance Pro- cancer patients. HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN gram. According to the USDA’s Economic Re- search Service, 50.2 million Americans lived in Doctors can screen for lymphedema using a OF MARYLAND number of diagnostic tools, and early detection food-insecure households in 2009, including IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is important to minimize the effects of this dis- 17.2 million children. ease. Lymphedema, sadly, is not curable, but Tuesday, June 14, 2011 The bill slashes the Food and Drug Admin- it is treatable through compression, specially The House in Committee of the Whole istration by $572 million. These cuts are 21 designed exercises, or, in some cases, sur- House on the State of the Union had under percent below the President’s request and gery. consideration the bill (H.R. 2112) making ap- $285 million or 12 percent below current fund- One of my constituents, Jennifer Onks propriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop- ing levels. These cuts will prevent FDA from Hovatter of Johnson City, lost her husband ment, Food and Drug Administration, and improving food safety efforts and increase the Related Agencies programs for the fiscal Thomas to complications arising from risk of food-borne illnesses. The CDC esti- year ending September 30, 2012, and for other mates that 48 million Americans get sick from lymphedema in 2007. Every year on June purposes: 18th—the day that Thomas passed away— contaminated food, 325,000 people are hos- Jennifer holds the Thomas Hovatter Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair, I rise pitalized, and 5,000 of these people die every Lymphedema Awareness Day in memory of today in strong opposition to the misguided year. E. coli outbreaks in Europe recently her husband. Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture, Rural Develop- killed 31 people and made more than 3,000 ment, Food and Drug Administration and Re- I hope others will join me in tying a tur- people sick. Outbreaks like this remind us of lated Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill quoise ribbon around their tree the weekend the importance of strong food safety regula- puts the economic recovery at risk by cutting of June 17–19, and help Jennifer bring aware- tions. funding to the Commodities Futures Trading ness to this chronic, debilitating disease. I will monitor the progress of this bill in the Commission, which will prevent the CFTC Senate and conference. I am hopeful that fu- f from implementing important reforms in the ture changes and improvements will give me HONORING CALIFORNIA STATE Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. The bill a chance to vote on a more acceptable alter- UNIVERSITY, FRESNO also slashes critical food security programs native. aimed at protecting our most vulnerable citi- f zens, children and seniors. The bill also cuts HON. JEFF DENHAM important food safety programs at the Food HONORING DIANE HARGRAVE OF CALIFORNIA and Drug Administration. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act HON. SAM GRAVES took the important step of bringing the vast Thursday, June 16, 2011 OF MISSOURI majority of over-the-counter derivatives out of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the shadows and onto regulated exchanges acknowledge and honor California State Uni- and clearinghouses, where the risk will be Thursday, June 16, 2011 versity, Fresno as the University celebrates its borne by the counterparties and the markets Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Centennial Anniversary Year. they trade on—not the taxpayer. Astonishingly, proudly pause to recognize Diane Hargrave of Starting from humble beginnings as the rather than providing the Commodities Future Saint Joseph, Missouri. Diane is active in the Fresno Normal School, CSU, Fresno has Trading Commission with the resources nec- community through her work and has been evolved into an acclaimed university. Serving essary to implement this critical reform, the chosen to receive the YWCA Women of Ex- a culturally diverse student body, Fresno State new majority is proposing to slash CFTC fund- cellence Award for Woman in Support Serv- has pledged to be a university accessible to ing by 44 percent below President Obama’s ices. students from all backgrounds with the desire request—and $30 million below current levels. Within her 23 years of service to the North- to attain higher education. It is this commit- This is like telling a cop he’s got seven times west Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Cen- ment to serving all students which makes this more territory to patrol but less money to do ter, Diane has continually excelled at a com- university indispensible to the Central Valley. it with. Unable to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall plex set of responsibilities. She has assisted Fresno State attracts both national and Street Reform law, the Republicans are now with five successful federal and state inspec- international attention for its many academic clearly trying to starve it to death—which is a tions, and has served several facility leaders programs. Among the nationally acclaimed prescription for continued pain at the pump as on her journey to her current title as Assistant programs is the Jordan College of Agricultural speculators run amok in our futures markets to the Chief Operating Officer. Diane holds the Sciences and Technology. CSU, Fresno oper- and gouge hard-working consumers. This is a complete history of the facility in her hands, ates the first commercially bonded winery on step in the wrong direction and ignores the and has been praised for her assistance any U.S. university campus, and student-pro- mistakes of the past. through a major leadership reorganization. Her duced wines have won hundreds of awards, The cuts to food safety net programs in this knowledge of the facility has been instru- bringing much needed interest to the Central legislation are devastating at a time when mil- mental for hospital leadership navigating serv- Valley. In addition, the Jordan College of Agri- lions of Americans are unable to purchase ice delivery in the complicated public mental cultural Sciences and Technology is also food. The cuts also target the most vulnerable health care setting. Diane has guided cowork- working to solve many of the most pressing in our society. The Special Supplemental Nu- ers to top administrative leadership positions, issues in agriculture. The college has become trition Program for Women, Infants and Chil- while helping NMPRC maintain rigorous ac- a pioneer in water-saving irrigation techniques dren is cut by $650 million in this bill. The creditation—and all with humor and gen- and equipment that has been utilized. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities esti- erosity. With 64 bachelor’s, 44 master’s and three mates that the cuts in this bill would force WIC Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in doctoral subject areas, CSU, Fresno has to turn away 200,000 to 350,000 eligible low- recognizing Diane Hargrave. She has made come a long way. The University has contrib- income women and young children next year. an amazing impact on countless individuals in uted much to the economic, civic and social The bill would force WIC to turn away 3,200 the St. Joseph Community. I am honored to well-being of our community. to 5,600 eligible low-income women and represent her in the United States Congress.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.028 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E1124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 16, 2011 VIRGINIA BEACH ELKS LODGE With a grand slam on Friday and pitching country’s need for physicians who are most ef- #2268 the gutty win on Saturday, Curtis Linthicum re- fective for our families. I urge my colleagues ceived the MVP award. Joining him on the to support a robust primary care workforce. HON. E. SCOTT RIGELL state championship team were Will Albertson, We need to work together to develop modern Easton Welch, Ted Luna, Jacob Tally, Dexter methods to train primary care physicians—and OF VIRGINIA Allen, Jeremy Taylor, Dylan Richardson, Ryan the Teaching Health Centers GME program, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vickers, Cody Trogdon, Tyler Walls, Connor which my colleagues on the other side of the Thursday, June 16, 2011 Pratt and Zach Bach. The winning team was aisle seek to eliminate, is an innovative new model to help train more primary care physi- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to led by Head Coach Van Hurley, Jr., who was cians and encourage them to practice in com- commend Paul Shoemaker and the Virginia ably assisted by coaches Shawn Barker, Clay- munities. Physicians who train in a community Beach Elks Lodge #2268. On Sunday, June ton Welch and Scott Clemons. The Tigers finished their extraordinary sea- setting have a better understanding of the 12, 2011, the Virginia Beach Elks Lodge son with a record of 28–4 and the satisfaction needs of the communities they serve. Many #2268 held a Flag Day Ceremony at the that comes from experiencing the result of organizations—like MedPAC and the Council Flame of Hope Memorial in Virginia Beach, practice and hard work right up until that final on Graduate Medical Education—have called VA, to commemorate the adoption of the Flag out. On behalf of the citizens of the Sixth Dis- for a community-based GME program, so why of the United States. I would like to thank trict of North Carolina, we congratulate the do Republicans want to eliminate these oppor- Chief Warrant Officer Floyd R. Shoemaker, Sr. Randleman High School baseball team for tunities before they start? Residency rotation for attending the ceremony and for his 43 winning the 2011 state title. through rural and outpatient locations provide years of service in the Navy, Air Force, and great training opportunities for physician resi- Army. I would also like to thank Colonel f dents; and it encourages the resident to prac- Francis X. Cubillo, USMC; Mayor William D. IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING THE tice in out-patient or rural communities. Sessoms, Jr.; Captain Robert N. Geis, USN; PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE If we do not work together to find common Karyn Swenor; Beverly Hamby; the Green AND OPPOSING H.R. 1216 Run High School NJROTC; Ron McGregor; sense solutions for our primary care work- and Samantha Spencer for participating in the force, America will be short of the doctors we ceremony. The Elks did an incredible job put- HON. KATHY CASTOR need to serve in our communities and our ting this event together, and I commend them OF FLORIDA families and neighbors will suffer the con- for their continued service in the Hampton IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sequences. This is why I voted against H.R. 1216 and why I strongly oppose any attempt Roads community. Thursday, June 16, 2011 to eliminate innovated methods for training our f Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise future primary care workforce. RANDLEMAN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP today to acknowledge the importance of the ON THE FINAL OUT primary care workforce and support provisions f included in the Affordable Care Act to expand the number of primary care physicians, espe- HONORING FIREFIGHTER SCOTT HON. HOWARD COBLE cially in my home state of Florida. DAVIS OF NORTH CAROLINA One of the smartest things we can do in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health care today is to bolster primary care HON. MIKE PENCE and family medicine. Your primary care doctor Thursday, June 16, 2011 OF INDIANA is your family doctor; the one you and your Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, unlike other family see for checkups, and the doctor who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sports, baseball is unique because there is no is most likely to understand your health care Thursday, June 16, 2011 clock. Unless weather intervenes, the game needs. It is widely understood that if we are Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to ends only when the leading team records 27 going to be more efficient in America with our honor the service and sacrifice of one of Indi- outs. The baseball team at Randleman High health care dollars, we need to focus on pre- ana’s bravest. School, located in the Sixth District of North vention and boost the number of primary care Carolina, discovered that getting the last out doctors. There is a great demand for primary Firefighter Scott Davis was tragically killed can be the most difficult of all. Randleman care physicians across the country and train- yesterday while fighting a fire at Tabernacle of won the North Carolina High School Athletic ing new doctors in a community teaching set- Praise Church in Muncie, Indiana. He is the Association State 2–A championship on Satur- ting is vital. first Muncie firefighter to give his life in the line day, June 4, 2011, in dramatic fashion by col- Training doctors is an especially critical of duty since 1955. lecting that final out with a play at the plate. issue in my home state of Florida. We have a Those who knew Firefighter Davis were not The Randleman Tigers won this state cham- significant doctor shortage. Florida has great surprised at his boldness and bravery in the pionship with an 8–7 victory over defending medical schools and are turning out quality Tabernacle of Praise fire. He was a former state champion East Rutherford High School. medical school graduates, but that is not Yorktown fire chief, and had been with the The game was played on Doak Field at North enough because we do not have a sufficient Muncie Fire Department since June 15, 2005. Carolina State University. The Tigers won the number of residency slots. Florida is short He bravely sacrificed his life protecting the best of three series, two games to one. This nearly 3,000 new GME positions to meet cur- community, and in so doing, he will forever be was Randleman’s first appearance in the finals rent physician demand. Florida is the third remembered as a hero and servant leader. since 1985 and marks an important achieve- most populous state, but ranks 44th in the na- In the midst of great tragedy, I honor Fire- ment in the school’s history. tion in terms of the number of residency posi- fighter Davis and the other brave men and In the last inning, a six-run lead dissolved to tions under Medicare. Those numbers reflect a women who risk their lives every day to pro- two. Another hit scored the seventh run for brewing crisis situation. Not only does Florida tect their community. We must always be East Rutherford, but as the tying run was have the largest and fastest growing percent- grateful for those who run in when others run heading to the plate, Randleman’s Tyler Walls age of citizens over 65, we have a rapidly out. launched a perfect throw to cut-off man Dylan aging physician population—25 percent of Firefighter Davis was a man of faith, a de- Richardson. The Tiger’s shortstop never Florida’s physicians are over 65. We need to voted husband to his wife Raeanne, and lov- paused as he whipped the relay to catcher do everything possible to train new primary ing father of three children—Jake, Emma, and Zach Bach to get the last out and give care doctors all across the country, but espe- Max. My family and I offer our deepest condo- Randleman its first state title ever. Head cially in Florida. H.R. 1216 will take us back- lences and prayers to his loved ones, and we Coach Van Hurley, Jr., told the Asheboro Cou- wards and that is why I strongly oppose its honor the legacy of Firefighter Davis’ life of rier Tribune, ‘‘To win like that, Curtis [Lin- passage. sacrificial service. thicum] to throw like that. It’s all unbelievable. Before we take up legislation to terminate The Good Book tells us that ‘‘The Lord is We had three outs to get and six runs to give. an initiative that encourages the training of close to the brokenhearted.’’ And that is my I had complete confidence that he was going new doctors in primary care, family medicine prayer for the Davis family and the Muncie to do it.’’ and internal medicine, please understand our community.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN8.013 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1125 CONGRATULATING TEMPLE Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Gal- HONORING MO ANDERSON EMANU-EL ON CELEBRATING ITS veston, Texas and announced in the town 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY square that all slaves were free. Although this HON. JAMES LANKFORD came nearly 3 years after the issuance of the OF OKLAHOMA HON. LEONARD LANCE Emancipation Proclamation, the newly freed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW JERSEY men and women rejoiced in the streets with Thursday, June 16, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES jubilant celebrations, and thus, the Juneteenth Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Thursday, June 16, 2011 holiday was born. The theme of this year’s Memphis festival is ‘‘Juneteenth Salutes ‘The in honor of my constituent, Mo Anderson, for Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, on July 8, 2011, Divine Nine’ in 2011.’’ her commitment to volunteer community serv- Temple Emanu-El of Edison will celebrate its ice which has inspired true acts of kindness all 50th Anniversary. I am proud to join the more Founded out of the necessity to combat ra- across communities in North America. than 250 families in the congregation, the cler- cial discrimination and segregation, the Divine Mo was an elementary school music teach- gy and temple leaders in celebrating this gold- Nine is a collective group of nine historically er for 14 years, after which she developed her en anniversary. African-American sororities and fraternities first and very successful real estate office in This special event will kick off a year-long that together, create the National Pan-Hellenic Edmond, Oklahoma in 1975. In her current celebration of the Temple’s history, successes Council, Incorporated. The Divine Nine works role as vice chairman of Keller Williams Real- and contributions it has made over the course to promote unity, camaraderie, academic ex- ty, Mo spends much of her time traveling of five decades to its members and to the Mid- cellence and community service. across the United States teaching at real estate training events. She has received numer- dlesex County and surrounding communities. The Divine Nine is made up of the Alpha Over the last 50 years, Temple Emanu-El ous awards for her hard work and dedication. Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Frater- has earned a reputation for its open door pol- Mo is the beloved leader of her real estate nity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Iota Phi icy, which is a hallmark of its congregational firm, significantly influencing her colleagues, community. The renowned religious school Theta Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and it is her story that has inspired the Keller was the first in the area to offer special edu- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Williams annual national Renew, Energize and cation programs. The Temple has sheltered Fraternity, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and Donate Day. Each year, on the second Thurs- the homeless and welcomes interfaith families the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. They have pro- day in May, thousands of associates from with no categorizing of Jewish and non-Jewish foundly impacted the lives of both their mem- across the United States and Canada partici- members. bers and those they serve. Many of these or- pate in projects and devote their time to re- A good community partner in Middlesex ganizations address issues related to social newing and energizing aspects of the neigh- County, the Temple offers adult education pro- justice, human rights, poverty and economic borhoods in which they serve. grams. Its members deliver weekend meals- security in African-American communities. As an Oklahoman, I am proud of Mo for set- on-wheels to those in need and collects and Over the years, countless Memphians have ting a wonderful example. She has inspired distributes food and funds to the needy in the become members of these organizations and others to see needs in communities and to be sure those needs are met. Oklahoma is very community. have made significant contributions to our At the Temple Emanu-El religious school, grateful to Mo Anderson and to her building a community. Some include: current city of children learn Hebrew and the traditions of Ju- legacy of caring. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr., Alpha Phi daism. Adults study with renowned Scholars- f in-Residence and to take part in an Adult Bar/ Alpha; Shelby County Commissioner Deidre Bat Mitzvah program. Interfaith families can Malone, Alpha Kappa Alpha; 6th Circuit Court PHILLIP O. BARRY, PH.D., PRESI- learn how to create Jewish homes. of Appeals Judge Bernice Donald, Zeta Phi DENT, MESALANDS COMMUNITY As Temple Emanu-El celebrates this impor- Beta; and Pastor Kenneth Whalum, Jr., Phi COLLEGE IN TUCUMCARI, NEW tant milestone, I congratulate Rabbi Deborah Beta Sigma. Some who have fought for civil MEXICO K. Bravo, Cantor Jacqueline Shuchat-Marx, rights and equality are: Former president of Rabbi Alfred B. Landsberg—Rabbi Emeritus, the Memphis branch of the NAACP Velma HON. BEN RAY LUJA´ N Jill Santoni, Educational Director, and the Lois Jones, Alpha Kappa Alpha; current OF NEW MEXICO Temple’s Board of Trustees for their dedicated NAACP Executive Board member O.C. Pleas- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES efforts. ant Jr., Kappa Alpha Psi; and the late civil Thursday, June 16, 2011 As the Temple’s journey continues and tra- rights leader and former executive director of ´ ditions are passed along Dor v’ Dor, I wish the the NAACP Reverend Dr. Benjamin Hooks, Mr. LUJAN. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Phillip O. Temple all the best in celebrating the next 50 Omega Psi Phi. Barry in his 15 years at Mesalands Commu- years. nity College in Tucumcari, New Mexico has As we celebrate sororities and fraternities Mr. Speaker, I am proud to congratulate transformed Mesalands from an area voca- Temple Emanu-El in Edison, New Jersey in this Juneteenth, Delta Sigma Theta will host tional school into a community college. Dr. celebrating 50 years of service to the commu- their 43rd Southern Regional Conference in Barry’s vision for Mesalands Community Col- nity. I am proud to share this important mile- Memphis. Some accomplished Memphian Del- lege has been instrumental to the continued stone with my colleagues in the United States tas are cofounder Mary Church Terrell, singer development and success of the College. His House of Representatives and with the Amer- Aretha Franklin, State Reps. Johnnie Turner efforts include leading the College through a ican people. and Lois DeBerry, Olympian Rochelle Stevens rigorous accreditation process, and estab- f and National Civil Rights Museum Executive lishing the College’s foundation to assist stu- Director Beverly Robertson. Delta Sigma dents in securing their educational futures. Dr. RECOGNIZING THE 146TH ANNIVER- Theta has organized many initiatives that have Barry’s leadership also created the Mesalands SARY OF JUNETEENTH AND THE improved African-American communities such Community College Dinosaur Museum, the 18TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF as foreclosure prevention workshops, ACT test North American Wind Research and Training THE JUNETEENTH FREEDOM & sessions and raising millions of dollars in col- Center, and a nationally ranked intercollegiate HERITAGE FESTIVAL IN MEM- lege scholarships. rodeo program. PHIS, TENNESSEE Dr. Barry has spent decades working at Mr. Speaker, it is in the spirit of these great community colleges to improve access and organizations that I ask my colleagues to join learning opportunities for all students, and es- HON. STEVE COHEN me in observing our nation’s 146th anniver- OF TENNESSEE pecially those of New Mexico. His efforts and sary of Juneteenth and the celebrations in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leadership in higher education will be a help to Memphis. This is a time to reflect upon the New Mexico and to the community college Thursday, June 16, 2011 end of slavery in America and to recognize the students of today and tomorrow. Thanks to Dr. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to many contributions of African-American citi- Barry and the institutions he has led, a grow- recognize the 146th anniversary of Juneteenth zens. As the Alpha Phi Alpha, Dr. Martin Lu- ing number of Americans are able to continue and the 18th annual celebration of the ther King, Jr. said, the Emancipation Procla- their educations, achieve secondary degrees, Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival in mation ‘‘came as a joyous daybreak to end and help ensure our country’s future competi- Memphis, Tennessee. On June 19, 1865, the long night of their captivity.’’ tiveness in an increasingly global economy.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:02 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JN8.017 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS E1126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 16, 2011 HONORING U.S. ARMY FIRST LIEU- The report in Apple Daily states that the SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE TENANT JOHN M. RUNKLE OF recording devices began being installed as WEST SALEM, OHIO ‘‘inspection and quarantine cards’’ in July 2007. They were installed without charge by HON. LOU BARLETTA the Shenzhen Inspection and Quarantine Bu- OF PENNSYLVANIA HON. JAMES B. RENACCI reau on thousands of vehicles. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF OHIO Smugglers were the first to note some- Thursday, June 16, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thing strange about the devices. A source told Apple Daily that after the cards were in- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, our economy Thursday, June 16, 2011 stalled mainland authorities had no trouble is stalled. Our unemployment rate is still way Mr. RENACCI. Mr. Speaker, my thoughts picking off the cars carrying illicit goods. too high. Two-thirds of all small business own- and prayers are with the family of 1st Lt. John ‘‘For every ten cars we ran we only had ers say it’s a bad time to expand. Runkle as we honor his memory and express [smuggled goods] in three or four to reduce That’s why it was important for me to spend our deepest gratitude for his service to Amer- the risk, but the border agents caught all of part of last week meeting with local business them. The accuracy was unreal!’’ Apple and economic leaders in a Small Business ica. Our Nation and our State lost one its fin- Daily quoted the smuggler saying. est last month when Lt. Runkle of West Roundtable. We discussed how federal over- The device, no larger than a PDA, is taped regulation hampers business growth and ex- Salem, OH died while serving our country in onto the vehicle’s front window. Protective Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Af- tape covers the screws, presumably to pre- pansion. We talked about legislative reform ghanistan. A native Ohioan, John Runkle vent tampering—though it didn’t stop Apple and the different needs of businesses and in- graduated from Northwestern High School in Daily from removing the devices, taking dustries of various sizes. 2002 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. Fol- them to experts for inspection, and pre- I spoke to the leaders of CAN DO, Greater lowing a deployment to Iraq during 2004 and senting pictures of them splayed open on Hazleton’s economic development agency, 2005, he entered West Point, where he went their website, with neat graphics indicating which celebrated its 55th anniversary this the various internal components. on to graduate in the top ten percent of his year, and with the Columbia-Montour Cham- Apple Daily says they took the device to a ber of Commerce. Everywhere I went, I spoke class. university professor and a private investi- In 2010 Lt. Runkle graduated from Ranger with business leaders who are in the trenches gator, both of whom attested to the espio- every single day. They understand how gov- School and served with the 4th Battalion, nage potential of the units. ernment impacts their companies. They see 101st Aviation Regiment, based at Fort Camp- Zhang Dawei, identified as ‘‘a private in- bell, Kentucky. A standout servicemember in vestigator of over 30 years,’’ took a look at how high taxes and burdensome overregula- our Armed Forces, Lt. Runkle earned numer- the device’s internal structure and told the tion keep them from growing. ous commendations and medals during his ca- Daily that the card could certainly be used One of the commitments I made to the peo- reer, including the Army Commendation for eavesdropping. ple of northeastern Pennsylvania was that I Medal, the Army Achievement Medal and the An Associate Professor of Electrical Engi- would take their voices here to Washington National Defense Service Medal. Lt. Runkle neering at City University of Hong Kong, with me. Mr. Speaker, the business leaders was 27 years old when his unit was struck by Zheng Liming, took apart one of the devices back home are crying out for relief. They’re and confirmed that it can listen in on con- an improvised explosive device in Kandahar, asking for us to get off their backs. They want versations. to be able to grow, to expand, to buy more Afghanistan on May 26, 2011. Lt. Runkle is And the range is extensive, he said. ‘‘The survived by his father, John Runkle of Woos- equipment, and to hire more workers. signal receiving range is up to 20km, which Roundtable talks are a way for me to stay ter, OH and his mother, Christine Runkle of means if the device installer wants to, they West Salem, OH. He is also survived by his can listen even when the vehicles are in in touch with groups of constituents who are sister, Jane, and brothers Corey and Brent. Hong Kong,’’ he said. experts in their fields, and to get their opinions Although Lt. Runkle’s life was cut far too Two of the regions in Hong Kong where the about current and future regulations and legis- short, the achievements he earned and the device can transmit data back to China are lation. The discussions we’ve had so far have selfless service he gave to our Nation during Sha tin and Tuen mun. been extremely helpful, and the free flow of his 27 years far exceeded what most of us Much cheaper chips can be used to check ideas and comments between panel members could hope for in several lifetimes. Lt. Runkle inspection status for simple border crossings, is fantastic. Zhang said, ‘‘But this device uses chips com- Also last week, I convened an education represented the best of what America has to monly found in Bluetooth and voice record- offer and his legacy will serve forever as a roundtable to talk about fixing our broken sys- ing devices, designed for receiving voice tem. Local educators and I discussed ways we shining example of sacrifice, honor and a transmission.’’ steadfast commitment to preserving freedom can improve the synergy between educational He thus thought it ‘‘very likely’’ that they programs, and how we can remove classroom and liberty for all those that he left behind. Our were being used for surveillance. hurdles and let teachers teach the workforce country is a lesser place without him, but re- The Daily interviewed several Hong Kong mains free and strong thanks to his service drivers to gauge their reactions; predictably, of the future. and his sacrifice. they were often irate. When I toured the manufacturing and research-and-development Schott North Amer- f Ms. Deng, who operates a real estate business, said: ‘‘Even if we hired a maid, we are ica’s Advanced Optics and glass manufac- CHINESE SPYING DEVICES not allowed to install a surveillance camera turing facility in Duryea, Pennsylvania, I heard INSTALLED ON HONG KONG CARS in her room due to privacy issues! You can’t about their need for skilled workers. These are just do whatever you want.’’ the kind of jobs we need in northeastern HON. FRANK R. WOLF A senior manager in an unidentified com- Pennsylvania and in the United States. We pany noted that those who qualify for the must make sure that educators are able to OF VIRGINIA dual license plate usually have some finan- prepare young people for those jobs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cial clout. If their business conversations in One place that is working to prepare the Thursday, June 16, 2011 the car were recorded and the information shared, he said, it may be enough to send workforce of tomorrow is the Career Tech- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- people bankrupt. nology Center of Lackawanna County in lowing article regarding the scope of Chinese HKBusiness.net, an online news site, says Scranton, a consortium of nine school districts espionage. The degree to which China spies that businesses that invested more than $1 in northeastern Pennsylvania that provides in- on both its own people and foreigners is a re- million in mainland China and paid more struction in 26 career areas. I saw firsthand minder of the illegitimate security and eco- than 30,000 yuan in tax over the past year the instruction that is going on in the tech- qualify for a dual license plate. nomic practices of Beijing. nology center, and I’m proud of the work they Apple Daily quotes a source saying there do for our young people. CHINESE SPYING DEVICES INSTALLED ON HONG are at least 20,000 cars with dual license KONG CARS Of course, nowadays, our children face plates, and tens of thousands of trucks and many hurdles on the road to their future. A se- (By Albert Ding and Matthew Robertson) buses. rious and growing hurdle is the increasing For years now Chinese authorities have A reporter from the newspaper went to the been installing spying devices on all dual- Shenzhen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau amount of gang activity. I know northeastern plate Chinese-Hong Kong vehicles, enabling and confronted them with the accusations. Pennsylvania is about the last place anyone a vast network of eavesdropping across the Staff on duty flatly denied the idea, Apple would think about when it comes to gangs, but archipelago, according to a Hong Kong news- Daily said. Speaking Cantonese, they as- national gangs are drawn to our quiet towns paper. sured him that ‘‘It’s not that high tech.’’ and our quality of life. Last week, I proudly co-

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:52 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JN8.031 E16JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with REMARKS June 16, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1127 hosted a gang awareness seminar with Penn- SALUTING SERVICE ACADEMY I am proud to recognize National Summer sylvania Senator John Yudichak. We were STUDENTS—RYAN MARTINEZ Learning Day and encourage communities privileged to welcome D. Darell Dones, super- across the country to celebrate and acknowl- visory special agent of the Behavioral Science HON. SAM JOHNSON edge the importance of providing all young Unit of the FBI, to the area. Agent Dones pre- OF TEXAS people with high-quality learning opportunities sented startling information about gangs and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES during the summer months. led a panel of experts who provided a frank Thursday, June 16, 2011 f assessment of local gang problems and potential gang solutions. Agent Dones noted that Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, REMEMBERING REVEREND L.E. this cooperative effort—co-hosted by a Demo- I rise today to honor an extraordinary group of LAWSON AND MONSIGNOR cratic state senator and a Republican con- young men and women who have been cho- CHARLES KING gressman—was unlike any he’d seen in the sen as future leaders in our armed forces by country. the prestigious United States service acad- HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS emies. It is a privilege to send such a fine But the most special moment for me was OF TEXAS group from the third district of Texas to pursue IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES when I helped present a veteran with medals a world-class education and serve our nation. Thursday, June 16, 2011 he earned more than 65 years ago. Hazleton As we keep them and their families in our resident George Puhak helped liberate the prayers, may we never forget the sacrifices Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to Philippines during World War II, but for some they are preparing to make while defending honor the memory of two of Denton County’s reason, this Army veteran never received all of our freedoms all across the globe. I am so most esteemed spiritual leaders, Reverend the medals he was entitled to. Representa- proud of each one. God bless them and God L.E. Lawson and Monsignor Charles King. tives from the Embassy of the Philippines bless America. Both Reverend Lawson and Monsignor King made the trip from Washington to Hazleton to Today I salute Ryan Martinez, a United devoted their lives to serving their respective present Mr. Puhak with the medals he earned States Naval Academy Appointee. Ryan is a congregations and compassionately working to all those decades ago. It was an honor for me graduate of Cistercian Preparatory School improve the lives of the less fortunate in the to participate in the presentation, which took where he played football as a wide receiver Denton community. place in front of some of Mr. Puhak’s children and a free safety, ran cross country, partici- Reverend Lawson, who passed away May and grandchildren. Mr. Puhak’s courage—and pated in track, and played soccer earning a 22nd, spent the last 26 of his 52 years in the the commitment and dedication shown by his total of nine letters during his high school ca- ministry as pastor of Denton’s Mount Cavalry fellow members of The Greatest Generation— reer. Ryan was actively involved in Student Baptist Church, during which time he baptized, should stand as a shining example for today’s Council as the vice president, a member of married, and performed the burials of genera- youth, for whom we are working so hard here the Third District Congressional Youth Advi- tions of church members. Reverend Lawson in Washington. sory Council, earned the rank of Eagle Scout, loyally tended to the spiritual needs of the and worked as a sports writer for his school’s community in which he immersed himself. f newspaper. He was selected to attend the Monsignor King, who passed away June 1st U.S. Naval Academy Summer Leadership and just a week after the Reverend Lawson, NAAMA SHAFIR: RELIGIOUS Seminar. Ryan realized there was no other served 10 of his 54 ministry years at Denton’s DISCRIMINATION LIVES ON university he would rather attend, and by at- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, but tending a service academy he would not only left an equally lasting mark of leadership and HON. TED POE be pushing his talents to their fullest potential, compassion on his congregation and his com- but he would also be using them for his ulti- munity. OF TEXAS mate goal of servicing others, and especially The two men’s spiritual work represented IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his remarkable country. different branches of Christianity. Monsignor f King’s Catholic Church is a centuries-old world Thursday, June 16, 2011 religion of grandeur while Reverend Lawson STATEMENT RECOGNIZING NA- hailed from the much humbler African-Amer- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, during TIONAL SUMMER LEARNING DAY ican Baptist church. In the end, however, their World War II, Jews were forced to wear the paths ultimately led to interchangeable leg- yellow star of David as a symbol of hatred and HON. DONALD M. PAYNE acies that reflect both men’s never-ceasing scorn. OF NEW JERSEY dedication to the Christian faith and the Den- The Jewish people experienced hatred in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ton community. Comments from members of many forms during the Holocaust, most nota- Thursday, June 16, 2011 both congregations in Reverend Lawson’s and bly the murder of 4.9 to 6.0 million citizens. Monsignor King’s obituaries could be applied Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to either man. Have we moved past this backward way of recognize June 21 as National Summer Learn- thinking? No! Mr. Speaker, today I rise to commemorate ing Day and draw attention to the importance the exemplary lives of Reverend L.E. Lawson Twenty-one-year-old Naama Shafir is a jun- of high-quality summer learning opportunities ior guard for the woman’s basketball team at and Monsignor Charles King. With the passing in the lives of young people. This day is an of these men, Denton has lost more than a the University of Toledo. This April, she led opportunity for schools, nonprofit organiza- her team to victory in the Women’s National century of spiritual direction and service. Their tions, public agencies, resident camps, sports passion and enthusiasm for their faith and Invitation Tournament championship with a ca- clubs, businesses, museums and libraries to reer-high 40 points and was named tour- their fellow man, however, will always be re- showcase the contributions they make to the membered. nament MVP. lives of young people during the summer. f She continues to excel, and has qualified to The effort to keep kids learning during sum- compete in the European championship as mer is based on research that shows that HONORING GRADUATES OF RUT- part of the Israeli women’s national basketball without effective summer learning opportuni- GERS LAW SCHOOL CLASS OF team. ties: most students fall more than two months 2011 AND PROFESSOR JOHN However, because Naama wears a t-shirt behind in math over the summer; low-income BECKERMAN under her jersey in order to comply with the children fall behind two to three months in modesty standards expected of Orthodox reading each summer, while their middle and HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS upper-income peers make slight gains; and by Jews, she will not be allowed to compete in OF NEW JERSEY the European championship. the end of fifth grade, lower-income children IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES can be nearly three years behind their higher- Tens of thousands of soldiers died during income peers in reading. Thursday, June 16, 2011 World War II trying to overcome this terrible Last year, nearly 500 events were held na- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today prejudice, yet Naama still endures that same tionwide that highlighted how summer learning offering my sincere congratulations to the Rut- prejudice that her ancestors were faced with programs advance academic growth, support gers Law School Class of 2011. I additionally during the war. working families, keep children safe and send would like to recognize Rutgers-Camden Pro- And that’s just the way it is. students back to school ready to learn. fessor John Beckerman. Professor Beckerman

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This spring, he was selected by this tion lawsuits throughout the United States, PERSONAL EXPLANATION year’s Rutgers-Camden graduating class as as well as their disciplining effects on cor- the 2011 ‘‘Professor of the Year.’’ As part of porate behavior. this honor, Professor Beckerman delivered the In another case (Connick v. Thompson, No. HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD Class Day Speech to the Rutgers School of 09–571, March 29, 2011), the majority ex- OF CALIFORNIA panded the doctrine of municipal immunity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Law-Camden class of 2011 on May 18, 2011. to overturn a damage award won by a man It is my privilege to read his remarks into the who served eighteen years on death row in Thursday, June 16, 2011 RECORD: Louisiana for crimes he did not commit as a Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I was Honored Guests, Dear Friends, There are a result of the district attorney’s deliberately unavoidably detained and was not present for lot of lawyers in our country—something ap- withholding from the defense the excul- proaching one million two hundred thou- patory evidence that eventually exonerated rollcall votes numbered 417 and 418 on Tues- sand—and despite all who leave the profes- him, in flagrant violation of well-settled day, June 14, 2011. Had I been present, I sion every year, loud voices constantly tell constitutional law. And a year ago, in Citi- would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on both rollcalls. us that there are too many lawyers, too zens United v. Federal Election Commission, f much law, too much regulation; that we need 558 U.S. 50 (2010), the same majority held fewer lawyers, less law, and especially less that corporations have the same First AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- regulation. Amendment rights as people, thus effec- MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- Not everyone in the audience will agree tively eviscerating most legislative efforts ISTRATION, AND RELATED with me, and that’s fine, but I have a dif- to limit the corrosive effects of money on AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ferent message for you. Quite apart from the politics. Do we need educated, proficient and ACT, 2012 ongoing debate about the proper size and courageous lawyers to restore balance to the scope of government, never have we needed law in these areas? Of course we do. SPEECH OF capable and courageous lawyers more than But those aren’t the only reasons we need we need you now. Never has our society you so badly. The same interests that tell us HON. BOB GOODLATTE needed your knowledge; your skills; your there are too many lawyers continue to try OF VIRGINIA policy expertise; your problem solving abil- to cripple protection of the environment ity; your good judgment; your sensitivity to from greenhouse gases, to limit protection of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the plight of ordinary people, to say nothing the oceans from oil well blowouts such as Wednesday, June 15, 2011 of the poor, disadvantaged and oppressed, BP’s Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, to more than we need it today. hinder protection of the drinking water sup- The House in Committee of the Whole History shows that lawyers and legal doc- ply in Pennsylvania and New York from the House on the State of the Union had under trine always have served those of wealth and carcinogenic effects of hydraulic fracking consideration the bill (H.R. 2112) making ap- privilege. It is no coincidence that property chemicals used to extract natural gas, to re- propriations for Agriculture, Rural Develop- law in Anglo-American jurisprudence largely duce protection of the nation’s food supply ment, Food and Drug Administration, and developed in its main outlines before the and pharmaceuticals, to obstruct protection Related Agencies programs for the fiscal laws of crime, torts, and contract. Because of the capital markets and investors from year ending September 30, 2012, and for other wealthy and powerful persons and entities the same excesses of Wall Street and the purposes: can better afford lawyers than can the rest banking industry that melted down our fi- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chair, I rise today in of us, they not only hire lawyers more eas- nancial system in 2008 and gave us the Great support of the gentleman’s amendment to this ily, but also elect legislators, influence who Recession; to end protection of severely in- legislation. become judges, and exert disproportionate jured victims of medical negligence and First, I want to be clear that I do believe that influence on both the law enacted by legisla- abuse by physicians and hospitals in the discrimination against many black farmers oc- tures and doctrine declared by courts. guise of tort reform, and to vilify public em- What difference does this make today? The ployees including policemen, firemen and curred. In 1997 a group of black farmers who past thirty years have seen the greatest con- teachers and abolish their collective bar- had been discriminated against filed a case centration of wealth upwards ever in the his- gaining rights. against USDA. By 1999 the courts agreed and tory of our republic. The effects of these eco- We know from sad experience that free approved a settlement for the farmers who nomic changes on the law and politics are markets don’t regulate themselves, that the had been discriminated against and provided not surprising, but are cause for enormous environment and the public health don’t pro- a framework and time frames to settle the concern. As Jay Feinman has demonstrated tect themselves, that trickle-down econom- claims. Included in this settlement, the court (UN-MAKING LAW: THE CONSERVATIVE ics doesn’t work, and that tax cuts don’t pay CAMPAIGN TO ROLL BACK THE COMMON for themselves. But we need lawyers to provided a time frame for new claimants to LAW, Boston, 2004), there has been a move- translate that experience into law if the pub- have their cases heard. Anyone who had a ment in legislatures and courts to reduce the lic is to be protected from the worst excesses claim was given the opportunity to come for- legal protections available to ordinary peo- of free market capitalism and corporate ward during this court approved window. ple and to increase the legal benefits our greed. Despite this framework, we are still allowing government gives to corporations and indi- We need you for other compelling reasons additional payments to others, who had an viduals of wealth and power. also. In 2009, over 6,600 hate crimes were re- earlier opportunity to file claims but did not. It’s no secret that the General Electric ported in the United States, almost half Company paid no federal income taxes in against victims targeted because of their What is most disturbing is that approximately 2010 despite making more than $5 billion in race, the rest against victims targeted be- 94,000 total claims have been filed, yet cen- profits, that the government gives $4 billion cause of their religion, sexual orientation, sus data shows that there were only 33,000 of tax subsidies every year to the oil indus- ethnicity, national origin or disability. We black farmers in the U.S. during the relevant try despite the huge profits they are making need lawyers not only to prosecute the per- time period. Furthermore, whistleblowers have as gas prices top $4 per gallon, and that bil- petrators, but also to dispel the dual curses come forward, including a black farmer, alleg- lionaires who have died since the beginning of ignorance and intolerance that cause ing widespread fraud in this process. These of 2010 paid no federal estate taxes. You these crimes and to protect the civil rights serious allegations of fraud should be inves- don’t need me to tell you what’s wrong with of the persons who are their targets. this picture. We need lawyers and legislators And throughout the world, peoples emerg- tigated before we spend potentially $1.2 billion with vision and courage to correct these dis- ing from the yokes of tyrannical and dictato- on these claims, especially when the standard tributional inequities currently enshrined in rial regimes need the assistance of lawyers of proof for these claims is reduced under this law. to establish laws that will afford them the settlement compared to what it would have Consistent with the trend of reducing pro- blessings of fair and peaceful democratic been in a court. tections for ordinary people, in the past government. I believe that we must investigate any alle- month and a half, the conservative majority My new lawyer colleagues, the challenges on the Supreme Court issued two decisions that await you are serious and daunting. gations of fraud that are occurring before this that I find very disturbing. In one (AT&T Both American society and the world need Congress allows any more funds to be used Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, No. 09–903, you desperately. The faculty and staff of the for the settlement. Just as it would be an in- April 27, 2011), they held that the Federal Ar- law school and all who have supported you justice to not grant relief to black farmers who bitration Act preempts efforts of state during your time here have the highest had been discriminated against, it would also

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DEVIN NUNES wildlife. rise to recognize Ride to Work Day. OF CALIFORNIA Since 1992, this event has been organized I wish to clearly state for the record that I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by the Ride to Work organization and is in- supported the Campbell-DeFazio amendment tended to increase public awareness of motor- Thursday, June 16, 2011 and did not intend to vote against it. cyclists; promote the use of bikes as con- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- sistent methods of transportation; and intend my congratulations to Challenge Dairy f crease motorcycle safety. Products as they celebrate their 100th anni- This year, on June 20th more than a million versary. Challenge first opened with 4 employ- CONGRATULATING TIM THOMAS riders will commute to work on their motor- ees, a wagon and a rented horse that traveled ON WINNING NHL’S MOST VALU- cycles and scooters. This annual event offers from the San Joaquin Valley to Los Angeles. ABLE PLAYER AWARD riders an opportunity to highlight motorcycles Today, Challenge Dairy Products has gown and scooters as viable, fun, and fuel-efficient into a cooperative association representing modes of transportation. 450 California family-owned dairies that mar- HON. DALE E. KILDEE In 2008, more than 25 million Americans op- kets and distributes dairy products globally. OF MICHIGAN erated a motorcycle at least once—and that Challenge has become the largest butter number is expected to rise as more Americans IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES brand in the West and is the leading dairy recognize motorcycles and scooters as attrac- foodservice provider in California with eight Thursday, June 16, 2011 tive commuting options. Motorcycles and distribution centers spanning from Lodi to San scooters can save riders money at the fuel Diego. Challenge’s successes are evidence of Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pump, and help to reduce our nation’s de- the many dedicated California dairy farmers congratulate Stanley Cup winner, playoff MVP, pendence on foreign sources of oil, as motor- and employees who have ensured the quality Flint Native and Davison High School grad- cycles are considerably more fuel-efficient of all dairy products they produce. uate Tim Thomas. than most other vehicles. From the very beginning J.P. Murphy, the Tim’s road to the championship is a tale of As more Americans choose two wheels over first President of then-named Challenge perseverance and staying true to your dreams. four it becomes even more important to focus Cream and Butter Association, recognized the Tim was born in my hometown of Flint, Michi- on motorcycle safety. As a doctor I know how importance of quality when he built the Chal- important safety is when riding and sharing gan, graduating from high school in nearby lenge brand’s reputation. With skilled mar- the roads. Riders and their machines are Davison. From an early age, he dreamed of keting, word spread about the quality of Chal- smaller and harder to spot—and given that playing in the NHL as a goalie. His family was lenge Cream and Butter until they were the motorcyclists make up a relatively small per- so supportive of his dreams, that his parents best known brand in the West. In an ongoing centage of all road users, drivers often do not sold their wedding rings in order to pay for him effort to improve butter quality, Challenge’s expect to encounter motorcycles. It is there- engineers developed novel methods for butter to go to hockey camp. fore important that we take every opportunity processing and shipment, effectively replacing During his four years of college hockey at to remind all road users to be aware on Ride wooden churns and containers with aluminum. the University of Vermont, he was the 217th to Work Day and every day. Today, Challenge Dairy Products is a wholly player drafted in 1994 and turned down an f owned subsidiary of California Dairies, Inc., offer to play for the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques. CDI, and markets nearly half of CDI’s butter After graduation, he spent nine years playing A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF DORIS supply. As California’s largest dairy provider, for minor league teams in the United States, MOORAD NADDER CDI has six manufacturing facilities that are lo- and for leagues in Canada and Finland. It cated throughout the central valley and directly seemed that his dream of playing in the NHL HON. ANNA G. ESHOO employs over 740 people. The 450 dairy farm- would not be realized. OF CALIFORNIA er members produce 17 billion pounds of milk IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES annually, allowing CDI to market high quality But finally, after years of perseverance he fi- Thursday, June 16, 2011 dairy products in all 50 states and 52 foreign nally got the call to the big leagues, becoming countries. a full-time goalie for the Boston Bruins in Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Challenge has provided generations of fami- 2005–2006 season. He continued his uphill honor a distinguished woman, Doris Moorad lies with quality dairy products and has been battle to keep his place on the team, fighting Nadder. A lifetime member of Illinois’ Carter- instrumental in making California the top dairy through critics who wanted him traded and a Westminster United Presbyterian Church, an state in the Nation. I applaud Challenge Dairy hip injury that required surgery during the off extraordinary wife, mother, grandmother, cous- Products, their dairy farmers and employees season. But last night, he showed that all in and friend, Doris is beloved for her spirited for their hard work and dedication, and I con- those years of hard work were worth it. Tim community involvement. gratulate them on their 100th anniversary. helped lead his team to playoff victory, block- A native of Chicago, Illinois, Doris Nadder f ing 37 shots to post his fourth shutout of the attended Lake View High School and later series. At the age of 37, Tim is only the fourth Northwestern Business College and Jones PERSONAL EXPLANATION goalie in history to post a Game 7 shutout in Business School. In 1983, she joined Kraft the Stanley Cup finals. Foods, and spent the next 15 years contrib- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER Tim’s story is an inspiration to everyone uting her considerable energy and talents to the company, rising to become Account Exec- OF OREGON who has been told that they’re not good utive for Major Accounts. In her spare time, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enough and who have struggled to achieve she wrote a play about the food service busi- success. He is proof that if you work hard, Thursday, June 16, 2011 ness for which she won a Prestigious Achieve- greatness can be achieved and that dreams Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to ment Award. That’s just how Doris Nadder do come true. correct a vote that I made in the amendment sees life . . . a wonderful stage on which so series of H.R. 2112. During the roll call votes, Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- many people interact. I voted ‘‘no’’ on the Campbell amendment to atives to join me in congratulating Tim Thom- Apart from her professional career, Doris prohibit funding from the Animal, Plant and as for helping to lead the Boston Bruins to the Nadder has devoted herself to her church Health Inspection Service account for being Stanley Cup victory and winning the title of community, serving as an Elder and Financial used for the purpose of destroying wild ani- Most Valuable Player in the NHL. Secretary. She can always be found mingling

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Highlights The House passed H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. Senate funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol Chamber Action storage facilities. (A unanimous-consent agreement Routine Proceedings, pages S3851–S3904 was reached providing that the amendment, having Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three res- failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amend- olutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1213–1230, ment was not agreed to.) Pages S3852, S3871 and S. Res. 209–211. Page S3891 Pending: Measures Reported: DeMint Amendment No. 394, to repeal the S. 1103, to extend the term of the incumbent Di- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro- rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with an tection Act. Page S3852 amendment in the nature of a substitute. Paul Amendment No. 414, to implement the Pages S3890–91 President’s request to increase the statutory limit on Measures Passed: the public debt. Page S3852 Cardin Amendment No. 407, to require the FHA Congratulating the Dallas Mavericks: Senate to equitably treat homebuyers who have repaid in agreed to S. Res. 209, congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 National Basketball full their FHA-insured mortgages. Page S3852 Merkley/Snowe Amendment No. 428, to establish Championship. Page S3902 clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers. Congratulating the Boston Bruins: Senate agreed Page S3852 to S. Res. 210, congratulating the Boston Bruins for Kohl Amendment No. 389, to amend the Sher- winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship. man Act to make oil-producing and exporting car- Page S3902 tels illegal. Page S3852 Measures Considered: Hutchison Amendment No. 423, to delay the im- Economic Development Revitalization Act— plementation of the health reform law in the United Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. States until there is final resolution in pending law- 782, to amend the Public Works and Economic De- suits. Page S3852 velopment Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, tak- Portman Amendment No. 417, to provide for the ing action on the following amendments proposed inclusion of independent regulatory agencies in the thereto: Pages S3852–74 application of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Adopted: of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). Page S3852 By 73 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 90), Reid (for Portman Amendment No. 418, to amend the Un- Feinstein/Coburn) Modified Amendment No. 476, to funded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. (A 1501 et seq.) to strengthen the economic impact unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing analyses for major rules, require agencies to analyze that the amendment, having achieved 60 affirmatives the effect of major rules on jobs, and require adop- votes, be agreed to). Pages S3852–71 tion of the least burdensome regulatory means. Rejected: By 41 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 91), McCain Page S3852 Amendment No. 411, to prohibit the use of Federal

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Page S3852 nomic Development Revitalization Act, Senate vote Merkley Amendment No. 440, to require the Sec- on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to retary of Energy to establish an Energy Efficiency proceed to consideration of the bill; and that the Loan Program under which the Secretary shall make mandatory quorum under Rule XXII be waived. funds available to States to support financial assist- Pages S3883–84 ance provided by qualified financing entities for Simon and Panetta Nominations—Agreement: A making qualified energy efficiency or renewable effi- unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached pro- ciency improvements. Page S3852 viding that at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, Coburn Modified Amendment No. 436, to repeal Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Mi- the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. chael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be United States Dis- Page S3852 trict Judge for the District of Oregon; that there be Brown (MA)/Snowe Amendment No. 405, to re- one hour for debate equally divided in the usual peal the imposition of withholding on certain pay- form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, ments made to vendors by government entities. Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on Page S3852 confirmation of the nomination; provided that fol- Inhofe Amendment No. 430, to reduce amounts lowing this vote, Senate recess until 2:15 p.m., for authorized to be appropriated. Page S3852 the weekly party conferences; provided further, that Inhofe Amendment No. 438, to provide for the at 2:15 p.m., Senate begin consideration of the nom- establishment of a committee to assess the effects of ination of Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Sec- certain Federal regulatory mandates. Page S3852 retary of Defense, that there be two hours for debate Merkley Amendment No. 427, to make a tech- equally divided between the two Leaders, or their nical correction to the HUBZone designation proc- designees; that upon the use or yielding back of ess. Page S3852 time, Senate vote, without intervening action or de- McCain Amendment No. 441 (to Coburn Modi- bate, on confirmation of the nomination; and that no fied Amendment No. 436), to prohibit the use of further motions be in order to the nomination. Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or Page S3883 ethanol storage facilities. Page S3852 Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- A motion was entered to close further debate on lowing nominations: the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and of Commerce. pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. Thursday, June 16, 2011, a vote on cloture will 8 Army nominations in the rank of general. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. occur on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Page S3873 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Public Health Service. Pages S3903–04 viding that following the vote on confirmation of the nomination Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notifica- Secretary of Defense, Senate resume consideration of tion of withdrawal of the following nominations: the bill and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on A routine list in the Public Health Service. the bill; and that the mandatory quorum under Rule Page S3904 XXII be waived; providing further, that the filing Messages from the House: Page S3888 deadline for first-degree amendments to the bill be Measures Referred: Page S3888 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2011. Pages S3883–84 Executive Communications: Pages S3888–90 Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Stream- Executive Reports of Committees: Page S3891 lining Act—Agreement: Senate began consider- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S3891–93 ation of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 679, to reduce the number of executive positions Pages S3893–98 subject to Senate confirmation. Pages S3874, S3883 A motion was entered to close further debate on Additional Statements: Pages S3887–88 the motion to proceed to consideration to the bill, Amendments Submitted: Pages S3898–S3901 and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S3901 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June Authorities for Committees to Meet: 16, 2011, a vote on cloture will occur on Tuesday, Pages S3901–02 June 21, 2011. Page S3883 Privileges of the Floor: Page S3902

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION’S (Total—91) Page S3871 SAFETY REVIEW Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed at Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- 5:37 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2011. mittee concluded a joint oversight hearing with the (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Acting Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety to Majority Leader in today’s Record on page S3903.) examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s preliminary results of the nuclear safety review in the Committee Meetings United States following the emergency at Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, after receiving testi- (Committees not listed did not meet) mony from Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, and Kris- AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE tine L. Svinicki, George Apostolakis, William D. Committee on Armed Services: Committee continued Magwood, IV, and William C. Ostendorff, all a consideration of the proposed National Defense Au- Commissioner, all of the United States Nuclear Reg- thorization Act for fiscal year 2012, but did not ulatory Commission. complete action thereon. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION CREDIT UNIONS AND REPATRIATION ACT Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an Committee concluded a hearing to examine credit unions, focusing on member business lending, after oversight hearing to examine achieving the policy receiving testimony from Debbie Matz, Chairman, goals of the ‘‘Native American Graves Protection and National Credit Union Administration; Bill Cheney, Repatriation Act’’ (NAGPRA), and key Federal Credit Union National Association, Inc., Wash- agencies’ and the Smithsonian Institution’s efforts to ington, DC.; Noah Wilcox, Grand Rapids State identify and repatriate Indian human remains and Bank, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on behalf of the objects, after receiving testimony from Anu K. Independent Community Bankers of America; Mike Mittal, Director, and Jeff Malcolm, Assistant Direc- Lussier, Webster First Federal Credit Union, Boston, tor, both of Natural Resources and Environment, Massachusetts, on behalf of the National Association both of the Government Accountability Office; of Federal Credit Unions; and Stephen P. Wilson, Peggy O’Dell, Deputy Director, National Park Serv- American Bankers Association, Lebanon, Ohio. ice, and John Rever, Director, Office of Facilities, Environment and Cultural Resources, Indian Affairs, UNITED STATES AND PALAU RELATIONS both of the Department of the Interior; Kevin Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee Gover, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of concluded a hearing to examine S. 343, to amend the American Indian; Mark Macarro, Pechanga Band Title I of P.L. 99–658 regarding the Compact of of Luiseno Indians, Temecula, California; Mervin Free Association between the Government of the Wright Jr., Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Nixon, Ne- United States of America and the Government of vada; and Ted Isham, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year review Okmulgee, Oklahoma. of the Compact, including the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and BUSINESS MEETING the Government of the Republic of Palau following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Re- Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- view, and to appropriate funds for the purposes of ably reported the following business items: the amended P.L. 99–658 for fiscal years ending on S. 1103, to extend the term of the incumbent Direc- or before September 30, 2024, to carry out the tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with an agreements resulting from that review, and the pro- amendment in the nature of a substitute; posed United States assistant to Palau and its likely S. 978, to amend the criminal penalty provision for impact, after receiving testimony from Frankie Reed, criminal infringement of a copyright; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Anthony M. Babauta, Assistant The nominations of Marina Garcia Marmolejo, to be Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas; Robert United States District Judge for the Southern Dis- Scher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for trict of Texas, Michael Charles Green, to be United South and Southeast Asia; David Gootnick, Director, States District Judge for the Western District of International Affairs and Trade, Government Ac- New York, Wilma Antoinette Lewis, of the District countability Office; and President H. E. Johnson of Columbia, to be Judge for the District Court of Toribiong, Republic of Palau. the Virgin Islands, and Thomas Gray Walker, to be

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United States Attorney for the Eastern District of nating inefficiencies, duplications, fraud and abuse, North Carolina, Charles F. Salina, to be United after receiving testimony from Karen G. Mills, Ad- States Marshal for the Western District of New ministrator, and Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector Gen- York, Robert William Mathieson, to be United eral, both of the Small Business Administration; States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia, William B. Shear, Director, Financial Markets and and Juan Mattos Jr., to be United States Marshal for Community Investment, Government Accountability the District of New Jersey, all of the Department of Office; Kevin M. Baron, American Small Business Justice. League, Petaluma, California; Gregory A. Clarkson, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BBVA Compass, Dallas, Texas, on behalf of the Na- PROGRAMS tional Association of Government Guaranteed Lend- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com- ers; Tad DeHaven, Cato Institute, Washington, mittee concluded a hearing to examine Small Busi- D.C.; and Fran Pastore, Women’s Business Develop- ness Administration programs, focusing on elimi- ment Council, Stamford, Connecticut. h House of Representatives opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Re- Chamber Action lated Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 37 pub- September 30, 2012, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 lic bills, H.R. 2204–2218, 2220–2241; and 9 reso- yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 459. Consideration of the lutions, H. Con. Res. 60–61; and H. Res. 309–315 measure began on June 14th. Pages H4283–H4314 were introduced. Pages H4325–28 Rejected the Hochul motion to recommit the bill Additional Cosponsors: Pages H4329–30 to the Committee on Appropriations with instruc- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: tions to report the same back to the House forthwith H.R. 1121, to replace the Director of the Bureau with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 185 ayes of Consumer Financial Protection with a five person to 233 noes, Roll No. 458. Pages H4312–14 Commission, with an amendment (H. Rept. Agreed to: 112–107); Gardner amendment that increases funding, by H.R. 2021, to amend the Clean Air Act regarding offset, for ‘‘Integrated Activities’’ by $4,400,000; air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities Page H4292 (H. Rept. 112–108); Flores amendment (No. 26 printed in the Con- H.R. 1573, to facilitate implementation of title gressional Record of June 14, 2011) that prohibits VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- funds from being used to enforce section 526 of the sumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordina- Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; tion, and avoid market disruption, with an amend- Pages H4292–93 ment (H. Rept. 112–109, Pt. 1); Foxx amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congres- H.R. 1573, to facilitate implementation of title sional Record of June 13, 2011) that was debated on VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- June 15th that sought to prohibit funds from being sumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordina- used to support any Know Your Farmer, Know Your tion, and avoid market disruption, with an amend- Food initiative of the Department of Agriculture (by ment (H. Rept. 112–109, Pt. 2); and a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. H.R. 2219, making appropriations for the Depart- 438); Pages H4298–99 ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September Kind amendment (No. 25 printed in the Congres- 30, 2012, and for other purposes (H. Rept. sional Record of June 14, 2011) that was debated on 112–110). Page H4325 June 15th that prohibits funds from being used to Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker’s approval provide payments to the Brazil Cotton Institute (by of the Journal by voice vote. Page H4281 a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 439); Pages H4299–H4300 Administration, and Related Agencies Appro- Gibson amendment (No. 23 printed in the Con- priations Act, 2012: The House passed H.R. 2112, gressional Record of June 14, 2011) that was de- making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Devel- bated on June 15th that increases funding, by offset,

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for broadband loans by $6 million (by a recorded (by a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 241 noes, Roll vote of 221 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 442); No. 440); Page H4300 Pages H4301–02 Jackson Lee amendment that was debated on June King (IA) amendment that was debated on June 15th that sought to increase, by offset, funding for 15th that prohibits funds from being used for the Office of the Secretary by $5 million (by a re- mifepristone, commonly known as RU–486, for any corded vote of 167 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 441); purpose (by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 176 noes, Pages H4300–01 Roll No. 445); Pages H4303–04 Blumenauer amendment (No. 3 printed in the Garrett amendment (No. 22 printed in the Con- Congressional Record of June 13, 2011) that was de- gressional Record of June 14, 2011) that prohibits bated on June 15th that sought to prohibit funds funds from being used by the Commodity Futures from being used to pay the salaries and expenses of Trading Commission to promulgate any final rules personnel of the Department of Agriculture to pro- under paragraphs (13) or (14) of section 2(a) of the vide benefits described in the Food Security Act of Commodity Exchange Act, as added by section 727 1985 to a person or legal entity in excess of of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- $125,000 (by a recorded vote of 154 ayes to 262 sumer Protection Act (by a recorded vote of 231 ayes noes, Roll No. 443); Page H4302 to 189 noes, Roll No. 446); Page H4304 King (IA) amendment that was debated on June Scalise amendment that was debated on June 15th 15th that sought to prohibit funds from being used that prohibits funds from being used to implement to make payments under section 201 of the Claims the Departmental Regulation of the Department of Resolution Act of 2010 or section 14012 of the Agriculture entitled ‘‘Policy Statement on Climate Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (by a Change Adaptation’’ (by a recorded vote of 238 ayes recorded vote of 155 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. to 179 noes, Roll No. 448); Pages H4305–06 444); Page H4303 Hirono amendment that was debated on June Jackson Lee amendment (No. 29 printed in the 15th that increases funding, by offset, for preventive Congressional Record of June 14, 2011) that was de- measures authorized under the Watershed Protection bated on June 15th that sought to prohibit funds and Flood Prevention Act and the Soil Conservation from being used in contravention of the Food and and Domestic Allotment Act by $3 million (by a re- Nutrition Act of 2008 (by a recorded vote of 181 corded vote of 288 ayes to 132 noes, Roll No. 450); ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 447); Page H4305 and Pages H4306–07 Jackson Lee amendment (No. 28 printed in the Flake amendment that prohibits funds from being Congressional Record of June 14, 2011) that was de- used for the construction of an ethanol blender bated on June 15th that sought to prohibit funds pump or an ethanol storage facility (by a recorded from being used in contravention of section 310B(e) vote of 283 ayes to 128 noes, Roll No. 454). of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Pages H4290–92, H4309–10 Act (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 235 noes, Rejected: Roll No. 449); Page H4306 Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds Holden amendment (No. 38 printed in the Con- from being used to provide to upland cotton pro- gressional Record of June 15, 2011) that sought to ducers counter-cyclical payments for upland cotton, reduce each amount made available by this Act by repayment rates for marketing assistance loans at the 5.88% and provide that the amounts may not be prevailing world market price for upland cotton, or used to carry out the limitations contained in para- loan deficiency payments for upland cotton; graphs (1) through (8) of section 728 (by a recorded Pages H4286–88 vote of 84 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 451); Pingree amendment that was debated on June Pages H4283–84, H4307–08 15th that sought to prohibit funds from being used Campbell amendment that sought to reduce fund- (1) to provide electronic notifications to the Com- ing for ‘‘Agricultural Programs, Animal and Plant mittee on Agriculture on travel relating to any Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses’’ by ‘‘know your farmer, know your food’’ initiatives or $11 million (by a recorded vote of 132 ayes to 287 (2) in contravention of the Agriculture and Food Re- noes, Roll No. 452); Pages H4284–86, H4308 search Initiative priority research area specified in Blackburn amendment that sought to reduce each subsection (b)(2)(F) of the Competitive, Special, and amount made available by this Act by 5% (by a re- Facilities Research Grant Act (by a recorded vote of corded vote of 109 ayes to 310 noes, Roll No. 453); 170 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 437); Page H4298 Pages H4289–90, H4308–09 Dingell amendment that was debated on June Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds 15th that sought to increase funding, by offset, for from being used to provide any benefit described in the Food and Drug Administration by $49 million section 1001D(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of

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1985 to a person or legal entity if the average ad- H4299, H4299–H4300, H4300, H4301, justed gross income of the person or legal entity ex- H4301–02, H4302, H4303, H4303–04, H4304, ceeds $250,000 (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to H4305, H4305–06, H4306, H4307, H4307–08, 228 noes, Roll No. 455); Pages H4293–95, H4310 H4308, H4309, H4309–10, H4310, H4311, Lipinski amendment that sought to prohibit funds H4311–12, H4313, and H4314. There were no from being used to alter contract no. quorum calls. GS–35F–4076D with respect to the location of data Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- storage (by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 254 noes, journed at 3:37 p.m. Roll No. 456); and Pages H4295–96, H4310–11 Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to pay the salaries and expenses of Committee Meetings personnel to carry out a market access program (by MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES a recorded vote of 101 ayes to 314 noes, Roll No. Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Finan- 457). Pages H4296–97, H4311–12 cial Services held a markup of the Financial Services Point of Order sustained against: Appropriations bill, FY 2012. The bill was for- Luja´n amendment that sought to prohibit funds warded without amendment. from being used to provide any marketing funds to IS OSHA UNDERMINING STATE EFFORTS any entity that advertises, describes, labels, or offers TO PROMOTE WORKPLACE SAFETY? for sale chile peppers as New Mexico chile unless such chile peppers were grown in New Mexico. Committee on Education and the Workforce: Sub- Pages H4288–89 committee on Workforce Protections held a hearing H. Res. 300, the rule providing for consideration entitled ‘‘Is OSHA Undermining State Efforts to of the bill, was agreed to on June 14th. Promote Workplace Safety?’’ Testimony was heard from Elliot P. Lewis, Assistant Inspector General for Providing for the reappointment of Shirley Ann Audit, Office of Inspector General, Department of Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Re- Labor; and public witnesses. gents of the Smithsonian Institution: The House agreed to discharge and agree to S. J. Res. 7, to pro- MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES vide for the reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Environment and Economy began a markup and no Smithsonian Institution. Page H4314 legislation was considered. The Subcommittee is Providing for the reappointment of Robert P. schedule to reconvene on June 21, at 4 p.m., in Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Re- 2123 Rayburn, to mark up H.R. 1391, the Recy- gents of the Smithsonian Institution: The House cling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act agreed to discharge and agree to S.J. Res. 9, to proof 2011. vide for the reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as AMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Smithsonian Institution. Pages H4314–15 Energy and Power held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Permitting official photographs of the House of American Energy Initiative.’’ The hearing focused on Representatives to be taken: The House agreed to pipeline safety oversight. Testimony was heard from discharge and agree to H. Res. 299, to permit offi- Cynthia L. Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline and cial photographs of the House of Representatives to Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Depart- be taken while the House is in actual session on a ment of Transportation; and public witnesses. date designated by the Speaker. Page H4315 FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM Improving certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress: The House agreed by Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held unanimous consent to pass H.R. 1934, to improve a hearing entitled ‘‘Financial Regulatory Reform: certain administrative operations of the Library of The International Context.’’ Testimony was heard Congress. Page H4315 from Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, Federal Deposit In- surance Corporation; Lael Brainard, Under Secretary, Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House ad- Treasury for International Affairs; Gary Gensler, journs today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Mon- Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; day, June 20th. Page H4315 Mary Schapiro, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Quorum Calls Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and Commission; Daniel K. Tarullo, Governor, Board of twenty-two recorded votes developed during the pro- Governors of the Federal Reserve System; John ceedings of today and appear on pages H4298, Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Office

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Corbin, of California, to be Ambas- During the balance of the week, Senate may con- sador to the United Arab Emirates, and Matthew H. sider any cleared legislative and executive business. Tueller, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the State of Ku- wait, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD–419. Senate Committees June 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) the nominations of William J. Burns, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary, Gary Locke, of Washington, to be Am- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, June 23, bassador to the People’s Republic of China, and Ryan C. to hold hearings to examine farm bill accountability, focusing on the importance of measuring performance, Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Islamic while eliminating duplication and waste, 9:30 a.m., Republic of Afghanistan, all of the Department of State; SD–G50. to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine eval- Committee on Appropriations, June 22, Subcommittee on uating goals and progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine out- 10 a.m., SD–106. side witness statements, 10:30 a.m., SD–192. June 23, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, June Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs, with the Sub- 21, to hold hearings to examine cybersecurity and data committee on International Development and Foreign As- protection in the financial sector, 10 a.m., SD–538. sistance, Economic Affairs and International Environ- June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine mental Protection, to hold joint hearings to examine re- reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, building Haiti in the Martelly era, 2:15 p.m., SD–419. part II, 10 a.m., SD–538. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, June Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, June 21, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold 21, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John hearings to examine senior hunger and the ‘‘Older Ameri- Bryson, to be Secretary, and Terry D. Garcia, of Florida, cans Act’’, 10 a.m., SD–430. to be Deputy Secretary, both of the Department of Com- June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine merce, 2:30 p.m., SR–253. middle class families, 10 a.m., SD–430. June 23, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fish- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, eries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine U.S. June 21, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Coast Guard budget and oversight, 10 a.m., SR–253. Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, June 23, Sub- Columbia, to hold hearings to examine inspiring students committee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 500, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to to Federal service, 2:30 p.m., SD–342. convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, the next steps for securing rail and transit, 10 a.m., S. 715, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric li- SD–342. censes and extend the deadline for commencement of con- June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine struction of certain hydroelectric projects, S. 802, to au- transforming lives through diabetes research, 1:30 p.m., thorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage SD–G50. and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine project in Oklahoma, S. 997, to authorize the Secretary Federal regulation, focusing on a review of legislative proof the Interior to extend a water contract between the posals, 10 a.m., SD–342. United States and the East Bench Irrigation District, S. Committee on Indian Affairs, June 23, to hold an over- 1033, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and sight hearing to examine the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’ Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 75 years later, focusing on restoring tribal homelands and Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of promote self-determination, 2:15 p.m., SD–628. Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, Committee on the Judiciary, June 21, Subcommittee on and S. 1047, to amend the Reclamation Projects Author- Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine cyber- ization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to require the Sec- security, focusing on evaluating the Administration’s pro- retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Rec- posals, 2:30 p.m., SD–226. lamation, to take actions to improve environmental con- June 22, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing ditions in the vicinity of the Leadville Mine Drainage to examine intellectual property law enforcement efforts, Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado, an original bill enti- 10 a.m., SD–226. tled, ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Reauthorization Act of 2011’’, and an original bill enti- the nominations of Christopher Droney, of Connecticut, tled, ‘‘Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act’’, 2:30 to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, p.m., SD–366.

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Robert David Mariani, to be United States District Judge Understanding This Vulnerable Population and How To for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Cathy Bissoon, Improve Their Care.’’ 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn. and Mark Raymond Hornak, both to be a United States June 21, Subcommittee on Environment and Economy, District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, reconvene to mark up H.R. 1391, the Recycling Coal and Robert N. Scola, Jr., to be United States District Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act of 2011. 4 p.m., Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. SD–226. June 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investiga- June 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider tions, hearing entitled ‘‘Protecting Medicare with Im- S. 1145, to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify provements to the Secondary Payer Regime.’’ 10 a.m., and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal con- 2322 Rayburn. tractors and employees outside the United States, and the June 22, Subcommittee on Communications and Tech- nominations of Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Major General nology, hearing entitled ‘‘Reforming FCC Process.’’ 10:30 Marilyn A. Quagliotti, USAF (Ret.), of Virginia, to be a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Committee on Financial Services, June 23, Subcommittee Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, and Alfred Cooper Lomax, to be United States Marshal hearing entitled ‘‘Legislative Proposals To Reform the for the Western District of Missouri, and David L. Housing Choice Voucher Program.’’ 9:30 a.m., 2128 McNulty, to be United States Marshal for the Northern Rayburn. District of New York, both of the Department of Justice, Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 22, Subcommittee on 10 a.m., SD–226. Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Piercing Burma’s Veil of Select Committee on Intelligence, June 21, to hold closed Secrecy: The Truth Behind the Sham Election and the hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 Difficult Road Ahead, 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. p.m., SH–219. June 23, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Asia, hearing on Preserving Progress: Transitioning Au- the nomination of David H. Petraeus, of New Hamp- thority and Implementing the Strategic Framework in shire, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Iraq, Part 2, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. 2:30 p.m., SH–216. June 24, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Committees Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Committee on Agriculture, June 22, Subcommittee on committee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, hearing on Agricul- Foreign Operations, joint hearing on Venezuela’s tural Program Audit: Examination of Conservation Pro- Sanctionable Activity, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. grams, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Homeland Security, June 23, Subcommittee June 23, full Committee, meeting to approve the Ac- tivity Report of the Committee on Agriculture for the 1st on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Industry Quarter of the 112th Congress as required by House Rule Perspectives: Authorizing the Transportation Security Ad- XI, clause d(1), 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. ministration for FY 2012 and 2013.’’ 2 p.m., 311 Can- June 23, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Re- non. search, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing Committee on the Judiciary, June 22, Subcommittee on to review opportunities and benefits of agricultural bio- Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on technology, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth. legislation regarding the Jobs, Growth and Regulatory June 24, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities Accountability Act of 2011, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. and Risk Management, hearing on Agricultural Program June 22, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Audit: Examination of Crop Insurance Programs, 10 a.m., Enforcement, hearing entitled ‘‘Does the J Visa Program 1300 Longworth. Abuse Foreign Students and American Workers?’’ 1:30 Committee on Armed Services, June 22, full Committee, p.m., 2141 Rayburn. markup of the semiannual Committee on Armed Services Committee on Natural Resources, June 22, Subcommittee activity report for the 112th Congress, 10 a.m., 2118 on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing en- Rayburn. titled ‘‘Opportunities for Outdoor Recreation on Public June 22, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Ca- Lands.’’ 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. pabilities, hearing on the evolution of the terrorist threat, June 22, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Affairs, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. hearing on H.R. 1158, to authorize the conveyance of Committee on the Budget, June 23, full Committee, hear- mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State ing entitled ‘‘The Congressional Budget Office’s Long- of Montana, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1560, to Term Budget Outlook.’’ 10 a.m., 210 Cannon. amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 23, Sub- Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to committee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood hearing entitled ‘‘Demanding Accountability in National quantum requirement for membership in that tribe. 11 Service Programs.’’ 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. a.m., 1334 Longworth. 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June 23, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing States and Stakeholders: EPA’s Nutrients Policies.’’ 10 on the following bills: H.R. 461, the South Utah Valley a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Electric Conveyance Act; H.R. 795, the Small-Scale Hy- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, June 23, Subcommittee dropower Enhancement Act of 2011; and H.R. 2060, the on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act. 10 a.m., entitled ‘‘Arlington National Cemetery: An Update from 1324 Longworth. the New Administration.’’ 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon. June 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Re- Committee on Ways and Means, June 22, Subcommittee sources, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2170, the on Health, hearing on the recently released 2011 Annual Cutting Federal Red Tape To Facilitate Renewable En- Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital ergy Act; H.R. 2171, the Exploring for Geothermal En- Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance ergy on Federal Lands Act; H.R. 2172, the Utilizing Trust Funds, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. America’s Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act; and H.R. June 23, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, 2173, the Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act. 10 hearing on the importance of foreign direct investment a.m., 1334 Longworth. (FDI) to the U.S. economy and how tax reform might af- June 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, fect foreign-headquartered businesses that invest and cre- and Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ‘‘Why We Should ate jobs in the United States, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Care About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syn- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 23, drome Is Having on One of Nature’s Best Pest Control- full Committee, hearing on USD(I) Quarterly Update, 10 lers.’’ 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. a.m., HVC–304. This is a closed hearing. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 24, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense Joint Meetings and Foreign Operations; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittees on the Western Hemisphere and Joint Committee on the Library, June 22, organizational the Middle East and South Asia, joint hearing entitled, business meeting to consider committee’s rules of proce- ‘‘Venezuela’s Sanctionable Activity.’’ 9 a.m., 2154 Ray- dure and budget for the 112th Congress, 11:30 a.m., burn. SC–6, Capitol. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 22, full Joint Committee on Printing, June 22, organizational Committee, hearing on Examining NOAA’s Climate business meeting to consider committee’s rules of proce- Service Proposal, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. dure and budget for the 112th Congress, 11:30 a.m., June 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, SC–6, Capitol. markup of legislation regarding the Harmful Algal Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, June 20, Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments to hold hearings to examine 2050, focusing on implica- Act of 2011. 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. tions of demographic trends in the Organization for Secu- Committee on Small Business, June 22, full Committee, rity and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) region, 2 p.m., hearing entitled ‘‘The State of Small Business Access to 2247 Rayburn Building. Capital and Credit: The View from Secretary Geithner.’’ Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, June 22, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. Prior to the hearing the Com- to hold hearings to examine addressing ethnic tension in mittee will hold a business meeting on Adoption of the Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the report of the International 1st Semiannual Report of the Activities of the Science, Commission of Inquiry into the events in Southern Space, and Technology Committee. Kyrgyzstan in June 2010, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn Build- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 23, ing. Subcommittee on Aviation and the Subcommittee on Joint Economic Committee, June 22, to hold hearings to Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, joint hearing examine manufacturing in the United States, focusing on entitled ‘‘GPS Reliability: A Review of Aviation Industry why we need a national manufacturing strategy, 10:15 Performance, Safety Issues, and Avoiding Potential New a.m., SH–216. and Costly Government Burdens.’’ 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Joint Economic Committee, June 21, to hold hearings to June 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Envi- examine spending less, owing less, growing the economy, ronment, hearing entitled ‘‘Running Roughshod Over 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth Building.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, June 20 10 a.m., Monday, June 20

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Monday: The House will meet in pro morning business until 5 p.m. forma session at 10 a.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1114, E1129 Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E1116 Fleming, John, La., E1114, E1130 Luja´ n, Ben Ray, N.M., E1125 Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E1127, E1130 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E1119 Murphy, Christopher S., Conn., E1118 Austria, Steve, Ohio, E1122 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1113 Nunes, Devin, Calif., E1129 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1126 Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E1128 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1127 Berg, Rick, N.D., E1114 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1113, E1114, E1116, E1116, E1117, Pence, Mike, Ind., E1124 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1129 E1118, E1119, E1123 Peters, Gary C., Mich., E1120 Boswell, Leonard L., Iowa, E1113 Hanabusa, Colleen W., Hawaii, E1113 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1127 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1127, E1129 Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1115 Polis, Jared, Colo., E1116 Castor, Kathy, Fla., E1124 Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E1115, E1130 Renacci, James B., Ohio, E1126 Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E1122 Inslee, Jay, Wash., E1118 Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E1119 Coble, Howard, N.C., E1124 Johnson, Sam, Tex., E1114, E1115, E1118, E1120, E1122, Riggell, E. Scott, Va., E1124 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1125 E1127 Roe, David P., Tenn., E1122 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1121 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1119, E1129 Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1128 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1120 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1121 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1117 Denham, Jeff, Calif., E1123 King, Peter T., N.Y., E1113 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1123 Duncan, John J., Tenn., E1116 Lance, Leonard, N.J., E1125 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1126 Ellison, Keith, Minn., E1122 Lankford, James, Okla., E1125 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1117

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