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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011 No. 100 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was fall of the governments of Tunisia, body has been seen by millions on tele- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Egypt, and perhaps Yemen is testa- vision and the Internet. pore (Mr. WEBSTER). ment to the pent up frustration of mil- Hamza, like the Tunisian fruit ven- f lions of people who were denied the dor who set himself alight, has become basic rights and economic opportunity a symbol to his countrymen and the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO that we take for granted here in the world of the depravity and illegitimacy TEMPORE West. of a regime that would torture its own The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- But it is in Syria, where the future of children to death. fore the House the following commu- the Arab Spring seemingly hangs in Our ability to bring additional eco- nication from the Speaker: the balance and where the security nomic pressure on Syria is limited. Its WASHINGTON, DC, services have acted with the least re- economy is already under immense July 7, 2011. straint and maximum violence. Like strain. It is small, weak, and isolated. I hereby appoint the Honorable DANIEL marauding armies of old, select units Political pressure, in the form of a U.N. WEBSTER to act as Speaker pro tempore on of military and security services troops security resolution condemning the vi- this day. have been moving from city to city in olence and crackdown, has been JOHN A. BOEHNER, a quest to quash the ever-spreading blocked by Russia and China. And Speaker of the House of Representatives. demonstrations that have become a there is dread over what will happen f feature of life in Syria. when Assad falls, given the internal di- Deraa, a town of some 75,000 lying MORNING-HOUR DEBATE visions between Sunni and Shia, Mus- near the border with Jordan, has lim and Alawi, Christian and Druze. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- emerged as one of the centers of the The confessional and sectarian splits ant to the order of the House of Janu- Syrian uprising against the 40 years of are as pronounced as in Lebanon, the ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- rule by the Assad family. Army and se- potential for large scale violence as nize Members from lists submitted by curity forces have repeatedly assaulted great as Iraq. the majority and minority leaders for the town and surrounding villages, The dangers are real, but the promise morning-hour debate. killing hundreds of civilians and ar- of what began in Tunisia and is now The Chair will alternate recognition resting anyone suspected of taking materializing in Egypt and elsewhere is between the parties, with each party part in demonstrations against the re- also real. People of courage can deter- limited to 1 hour and each Member gime. On April 29 in the village of Jiza, mine their own destiny, and it need not other than the majority and minority the Syrian secret police rounded up be one of hereditary dictatorship, leaders and the minority whip limited anybody it thought was involved with kleptocracy, or lack of opportunity and to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall the protests, including Hamza Ali al- stagnation. In the Arab world, as else- debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Khateeb, who had gone to watch the where, people should be free to choose f demonstration with other members of their own government to represent his family. them and to chart peace with their SYRIA’S BLOODY SPRING For a month, Hamza’s family waited neighbors. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The for him to return, worried but hopeful To conclude otherwise means that we Chair recognizes the gentleman from that he would be released unharmed. It relegate tens of millions of people to California (Mr. SCHIFF) for 5 minutes. was not to be. On May 30, Hamza’s mu- suffer the capricious ruthlessness of Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, there are tilated body was returned to them. He their despots for generation after gen- moments in the lives of nations when had been tortured, subjected to re- eration, or that we are willing to trade the existing order is suddenly revealed peated electric shocks, and whipped the illusion of stability for the harsh as bereft of legitimacy and no longer with cables. His eyes were swollen and reality of their suffering. That is not viable. The wave of unrest spreading black, and there were identical bullet the choice we made for ourselves 235 across the Arab world, touched off by wounds where he had been apparently years ago, and it is not one that we the self-immolation of a Tunisian fruit shot through both arms, the bullets should presume to make for others. vendor tired of petty humiliation by lodging in his belly. On Hamza’s chest Bashar Assad is a ruthless tyrant corrupt governments, has exposed the was a deep, dark burn mark. His neck whose time has passed and who clings rot of decades of caprice, corruption, was broken, and parts of his body were to power only by virtue of brutal force. and incompetence. That this one man’s cut off. Hamza Ali al-Khateeb was 13 Our role and that of the international desperate act could lead to the down- years old. Video of the boy’s shattered community should be to work with

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And it’s unbelievable speech, and he doesn’t want to be bur- lowed to fail because of brutal repres- that she would be put in charge of the ied in that cemetery with other vet- sion, the specter of religious fanati- sacred burial ground in Houston, erans any longer. cism, a fear of the unknown, or the Texas. So no wonder that so many people cynicism born of unmet expectations. Here’s what the accusations against are shocked by the actions of this di- The region’s many millions must have her are, according to the Veterans of rector. After all, it reminds me of the the freedom to write a new chapter for Foreign Wars who I met with. And old Soviet Union, the way they used to themselves and their posterity. these are the men who go to those fu- censor speech and prevent the free ex- In this, the younger Assad has taken a page neral services and are the honor guard ercise of religion. from his father, who unleashed his troops in for America’s war dead that are buried. The First Amendment is sacred. Fu- 1982 to suppress a revolt by the Muslim And here’s what they say that she has nerals are sacred; and when our vet- Brotherhood in the city of Hama, an offensive done. The chapel that is on the prem- erans are buried, that soil becomes sa- that may have cost as many as 20,000 civilian ises has been closed. The Bible has been cred. And this action has to stop, and if lives. Indeed, history may be repeating itself removed. The cross has been taken out these actions are true, the director as Hama has become a focus of both anti- of the chapel. We don’t know what the needs to be terminated. government activity on the one hand, and the chapel’s being used for. Some stay a The government’s attack on the very use of extreme violence by the Assad govern- storage place. Some say a meeting freedoms that these people have lived ment on the other. place. Some say it’s not being used at and died for is a violation of the free- For American policymakers, Syria presents all. This is what she is accused of dom of speech and the freedom to free- a collection of overlapping and sometimes doing. ly exercise religion promised to all contradictory challenges. Like his father, Presi- She censors the prayers that are Americans in the Constitution, and dent Assad has repeatedly tantalized the being given at the burial services of that must be upheld. United States and the west with the possibility our veterans. She’s banned the word And that’s just the way it is. of a new opening, but he has never followed ‘‘God,’’ the words ‘‘Jesus Christ’’ from f through. Syria’s illegal and clandestine nuclear these funeral services. And it is the CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS program, its alliance with Iran and its meddling very utterance of the word ‘‘God’’ IN PUERTO RICO in Lebanon, a policy that culminated in the that’s put this director in a tizzy, so 2005 murder of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik much so that she wants to approve all The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hariri, form a compelling case that the Syrian the prayers that are given at these pri- Chair recognizes the gentleman from people and the world would be better off with vate veterans funerals that take place Illinois (Mr. GUTIERREZ) for 5 minutes. a new leader in Damascus. on these sacred grounds. Mr. GUTIERREZ. Yesterday, the f There are 60 burials a week of our American Civil Liberties Union, the veterans at Houston National Ceme- Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Edu- FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND tery. And this action has got to cease, cational Fund, and the National Insti- RELIGION UNDER ATTACK this unconstitutional action by the di- tute for Latino Policy published this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rector. It’s not the business of the Fed- full-page ad in Roll Call, one of the key Chair recognizes the gentleman from eral Government to be engaged in anti- newspapers here on Capitol Hill. Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. religious activity, especially at what These respected civil rights and pol- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, free- some consider to be a religious cere- icy organizations have investigated dom of speech, the free exercise of reli- mony, the burial of our veterans. The and denounced the civil and human gion, two of our most important, fun- philosophy behind such politics is anti- rights crisis in Puerto Rico. They damental principles that this Nation Christian, anti-religious, and anti- bought a full-page ad to alert Congress was founded upon, have recently be- American. about the ‘‘serious concerns about civil come under attack by none other than Mr. Speaker, the First Amendment is and human rights abuses against the this Federal Government. The authori- first because it’s the most important. citizens of Puerto Rico by their govern- tarian behavior and attack on the First It protects the freedom of speech, the ment, including the infringement on Amendment rights is an attack now on freedom of press, the freedom of free the rights of free speech, peaceful as- the veterans that have served our Na- exercise of religion, and the freedom to sembly and freedom from police vio- tion. peaceably assemble. And that is under lence and abuse.’’ Last week, while in Houston, Texas, I attack at this cemetery because the di- And they make an essential point: If met with members of the Veterans of rector wants to be in charge and make these abuses were happening anywhere Foreign Wars. They shared with me sure that none of these burials are a re- in the 50 States, they would not be tol- very descriptive and disturbing stories ligious ceremony. And that’s got to erated. These abuses would be on the about the aggressive and hostile cen- stop. front page of every newspaper, as they sorship of religion and speech that is This cemetery, Mr. Speaker, does not are in Puerto Rico. occurring at none other than the vet- belong to Director Ocasio. In fact, I It’s time for this Congress to start erans cemetery in Houston, the second don’t think it belongs to the Federal paying attention. Students and work- largest cemetery for our veterans in Government. It belongs to the veterans ing people, journalists and environ- the United States, next to Arlington, who have served this Nation all over mentalists in Puerto Rico are paying which is right down the street across the world in all wars. It belongs to attention because the freedoms we from the Potomac River. them, and it belongs to their families take for granted in America are being The director of the Houston National who bury them. And religious censor- denied to them each day. Cemetery, Arleen Ocasio, is accused of ship has got to cease at this cemetery. I would like today to remind you attacking the constitutional rights of Americans are irate about this govern- what has happened. On this floor I have our military who have fought and died ment attack on religion. I have heard condemned the use of heavily armed for this country. The very rights that from numerous veterans and loved ones riot squads against peaceful student they fought and died for are being all over the country who are shocked and labor protesters at the University under attack by none other than this that this government, our government, of Puerto Rico and in the streets of director. The thought that someone would allow such a thing to occur. San Juan. I have denounced the beat- would have the audacity to censor reli- ings of students by police armed with gion and speech anywhere is des- b 1010 night sticks, the use of pepper spray on picable, but censoring the funeral serv- One man in particular stood out who protesters and even journalists, the ices of the veterans who spent their called my office and he was in tears, groping of female students.

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We cannot sell the Cad- leaders have spoken on the island tice for all. illac this year only to buy a Mercedes about the environmental emergency f Benz next year. Again, we must begin the ruling party has brought on to to live within our means. Puerto Rico. The government declared THE VOTE TO INCREASE DEBT I know that leadership is working an energy emergency to avoid routine LIMIT tirelessly to ensure that a compromise fact-finding and licensing procedures The SPEAKER pro tempore. The can be reached and the Republicans’ so that it could build a 100-mile long, Chair recognizes the gentleman from demands can be met, and it appears we $500 million gas pipeline on a tropical Florida (Mr. STEARNS) for 5 minutes. are making progress. island that is designed more to help Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, today b 1020 wealthy insiders than the people of the United States Government owes But, the President has in one breath Puerto Rico. close to $14.3 trillion. It’s estimated by asked both parties to leave their rhet- While actions in Wisconsin and Ohio the Congressional Budget Office that oric at the door, but then in the same and other States that threaten work- by the year 2021, the government will next breath he accused Republicans of ers’ rights are discussed routinely in spend 100 percent of every dollar raised refusing to cut tax loopholes for the the U.S., the fact that the Governor of in revenue on entitlements. And yet we rich in order to curb the debt problem. Puerto Rico has fired tens of thousands are being asked to raise the debt limit But that alone won’t do it. Beyond of public employees and canceled labor to $16.3 trillion. That’s a $2 trillion in- being contradictory and self-serving, agreements, all contrary to contract crease, or 14 percent increase. In 2010, these accusations demonstrate that promises, is largely unknown. our national GDP was $14.6 trillion. But Tea Partyers don’t rejoice: he Democrats continue to misunderstand Raising the debt to $16.3 trillion means the real problem. CBO has nailed it. has also doubled the property taxes on our debt ceiling will surpass our coun- everyone. They recently revealed that it is run- try’s GDP. away spending, not a lack of revenue, Even the courts are under attack on And yet for the 81st time since 1940, the island. This Governor has packed that is driving our debt today. Accord- we are being asked again to raise the ing to CBO’s long-term budget forecast, the Puerto Rican Supreme Court with debt ceiling. In 2002, our debt stood at activists of the ruling party. He cre- even with a tax increase that raises $6.2 trillion. Now, not even 10 years revenues from its historic 18 percent of ated two new positions on the supreme later, we are asked to raise it to $16.2 court in order to add two new judges to GDP to 23 percent of GDP, the national trillion. That’s a 250 percent increase, debt will continue to grow unless we a court that already had a majority of or an average of 16.7 percent increase the ruling party. He did this, of course, have the spending reductions. per year. Obviously, continuing on this Everyone here in Congress under- despite the fact of having denounced path next year, it is likely we will be Hugo Chavez when he believed he was stands how important this vote is, but asked in this Chamber to raise the debt doing the same thing in Venezuela. surely after the CBO analysis, we must ceiling to $19 trillion. That’s stag- Just 2 weeks ago, the ruling party confront the fact that spending is yet again changed the law so they gering. growing relentlessly and needs to be In keeping with this 70-year tradi- could fire the island’s ombudswoman placed under control. Therefore, to tion, we are certain to force our Na- for the elderly, who had years left on move the debt ceiling up another $2 tion’s spiraling and out-of-control debt her 10-year appointment, because of trillion, we need to see corresponding her independence and vocal disagree- onto the backs of our country’s chil- spending reductions regardless—re- ment with the ruling party. dren and grandchildren. Raising the gardless—without tax increases. Now is And because I have spoken out debt ceiling today without reform will the time to do it. It can be done. And against the ruling party of Puerto merely lead to a new call, a new call to it must be done today. raise the debt again tomorrow. Rico, I have earned a resolution of cen- f sure from the ruling party’s legisla- Is the United States disciplined ture. I have earned a full-page ad in enough to solve this debt problem WHAT DOES $10 BILLION A MONTH Roll Call condemning me for using my through austerity and productivity? I BUY? right to speech. think it is. Yet I believe we can, but The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Only the ruling party of Puerto Rico only if we break this tradition of con- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from would respond to complaints about free tinued spending. California (Ms. WOOLSEY) for 5 min- speech and civil rights abuses by offi- Now recently a constituent of mine utes. cially passing a resolution condemning wrote a simple letter to the editor of Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, since someone for speaking. Should any of my hometown paper and this what is 2005, I have spoken from this very spot my colleagues not believe this absurd- he said: ‘‘If you and your wife haven’t 399 times. On nearly every occasion ity, you just need to come to my office made a budget for the last 2 years, and that House rules allow, I have stood to where I display proudly these docu- now you have maxed-out the $14,300 deliver a 5-minute special order speech ments. I invite you to come and see credit limit on your Visa card, do you: highlighting the moral outrage of the them. A, expect Visa to raise your limit to United States’ continued military en- I ask my colleagues today: please pay $16,700; B, print counterfeit money to gagements in Iraq, Afghanistan and attention to what is happening in cover your debts; C, borrow more now Libya. I speak of the need also for Puerto Rico. If it were happening in Il- money; or, D, sell the Cadillac.’’ a new Smart Security to keep America linois, New York, Texas or Wyoming, Responsible Americans would sell the safe. or any of the States of our Union, this Cadillac. It’s time for the Federal Gov- Today will be my 399th speech. I look Congress would have great concerns. ernment to do the same thing: reduce forward to reaching number 400 next One meaningful first step would be to spending or sell unneeded assets. week, and I will continue this drum- join me in urging the Department of We must begin to closely scrutinize beat until my last day as a Member of Justice to complete the investigation our bills and eliminate wasteful and Congress, which gives me approxi- that they have initiated and to police fraudulent programs, sunset some of mately 18 months, 11⁄2 years, time to abuses in Puerto Rico that started in them. As we negotiate the upcoming bring our troops safely home. 2008 and promptly release the results. I vote on the debt ceiling, we should en- During this week, the week that the would also ask my colleagues and their sure that any cut in spending exceeds House is debating defense appropria- staffs to attend the congressional brief- any increase in the debt limit. Selling tions, I thought it would be fitting to ing organized by the ACLU next Tues- the Cadillac is meaningless when you focus on war spending, on the stag- day, July 12, at 10 a.m. continue to max out on your credit gering costs that taxpayers are being

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Today, our and ensure a strong and prosperous fu- right to ask and to get answers to some national debt limit is a staggering $14.3 ture for our children and our grand- very important questions: Where is trillion, and the President is seeking a children. $2.2 trillion increase in our debt limit. that money going, and what exactly is f it accomplishing? What are we getting An increase to our Nation’s debt ceil- for our $10 billion a month? Are we ing that is not accompanied by equal IMPROVING FEDERAL GRANT more secure here at home? Is the Af- or larger spending reductions would be SOLICITATION PROCESS ghanistan central government intro- reckless and arrogant. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Speaker BOEHNER was right when he ducing the rule of law? Have we not al- Chair recognizes the gentleman from said, ‘‘It’s true that allowing America ready defeated al Qaeda? And so who Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) for 5 min- to default would be irresponsible, but it are we fighting and why? utes. would be more irresponsible to raise Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, each For $10 billion a month, Mr. Speaker, the debt ceiling without simulta- year, 26 Federal agencies award over our expectations as taxpayers, as neously taking dramatic steps to re- half a trillion dollars in grant funding. Americans, and as Members of Con- duce spending and reform the budget Earlier this year, Congress signifi- gress, should be high. Is it too much to process.’’ cantly changed the manner in which think that $10 billion a month could This debate is a unique opportunity the Federal Government allocates buy a stable ally, an ally capable of to achieve significant and serious funding. In the past, State and local standing on its own two feet, taking re- spending reforms in Washington and to governments and nonprofit organiza- sponsibility for its own security, and prove to the American people that tions spent a great deal of time trying having respect for the rule of law? In- their employees, the Members of the to persuade individuals Members of stead, corruption and chaos are ruling United States Congress, are listening Congress to earmark funds to support the day in Kabul. Basic government in- to them. local projects. stitutions are failing to provide serv- I believe this is our best chance for While debate will no doubt continue ices. President Karzai has tried to es- the foreseeable future to obtain sub- on the value of congressionally di- tablish a special court, in fact, for the stantial and credible long-term deficit rected spending, the reality is that, at purpose of stripping 62 members of Par- reductions, to reform the way Wash- least for the time being, the days of liament of their seats. The financial ington spends taxpayer dollars, and earmarks are over. With a ban on ear- system is teetering on the brink of col- save America from ruin. marks, a greater emphasis will now be lapse with the head of the central bank Elections matter. Last fall changed placed on competitive grants, whereby fleeing the country and accusing the debate here in Washington. We may applicants from across the Nation com- Karzai’s regime of fraud and cronyism. not be cutting spending as fast as some pete for funding made available for dif- of us prefer, and quite frankly, I have ferent purposes. And just a few days ago, Mr. Speaker, been frustrated by the pace. But the In theory, a larger role for competi- a brawl broke out on the floor of the discussion has shifted to how much tive grants in the Federal appropria- Afghan Parliament with one member should we cut, not how much should we tions process holds promise. Under a throwing a shoe at another member spend. This distinction is critical to well-administered grant competition, when a motion was proposed to im- getting our Nation’s fiscal house in an application is judged on its merits. peach President Karzai. For $10 billion order and one that has been driven by In practice, however, an increased em- a month, is it not too much to ask that conservatives in the House. phasis on competitive grants will only the Afghan Parliament not look like House Republicans have developed a improve the overall process if the Fed- an episode of the ‘‘Jerry Springer three-fold ‘‘cut, cap and balance’’ strat- eral Government announces and pub- Show’’? egy that includes deep spending cuts, licizes grant opportunities in a clear There is so much we could do with enforceable spending caps and a bal- and organized manner. Grant seeking $10 billion a month right here at home, anced budget amendment with strong will not be a true meritocracy if the especially at a moment when so many protections against Federal tax in- process of identifying, applying for, of our people are struggling and so creases. These proposals will ensure and obtaining Federal grants is clouded many of our communities so badly that the Federal Government adheres in mystery and confusion and under- need public investment, especially at a to the same parameters that families stood only by paid experts. moment when the clock is ticking to- and businesses live with every single In 1999, Congress created a Web site, ward a catastrophic default on the na- day. grants.gov, which allows applicants to tional debt. I’m not suggesting that we The time for irresponsible Federal search and apply for grants online. But ignore or that we run away from Af- spending is over. With each passing much more needs to be done to make ghanistan’s deep-seated problems, but I day, our Nation’s fiscal problems only the grant solicitation process as trans- believe we cannot begin to address compound, leaving our children and parent and user friendly as possible. their needs with a military solution. It grandchildren with a larger legacy of Many of my constituents have ex- will never work. It is time to reinvest debt. My colleagues on the other side pressed frustration with the manner in have advocated an increase to our debt at pennies on the dollar in Smart Secu- which the Federal Government makes with no strings attached. They con- grant opportunities known. Often, a rity efforts, humanitarian and civilian tinue to stand for business as usual potential grantee will seek to apply for aid, aid that will promote democracy, right here in Washington, DC. But we needed funding only to learn that the and economic support to address pov- cannot ignore the problem, nor can we deadline for the most relevant grant erty and to rebuild infrastructure in simply tax our way out of this mess. passed days or weeks earlier. In other Afghanistan. Furthermore, in the event we fully instances, prospective applicants will Mr. Speaker, this is a moment and reach the debt ceiling, we cannot trust search grants.gov, but become frus- this is a time where we put our prior- the White House to prioritize our debt trated upon finding that they need to ities in order, but it’s not a job for our payments, nor can we trust the admin- scroll through pages and pages of grant troops. They have served with unbe- istration not to default on our obliga- listings, some of which are outdated or lievable valor. Now it’s time to bring tions. The American people must re- have not been funded by Congress. them safely home and invest in a hu- member that if we default on our debt, To address these problems, I recently manitarian way in Afghanistan. the executive branch would have full introduced H.R. 2393. This bipartisan

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:32 Jul 07, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.007 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4681 legislation would make two important Now we are finding ourselves bump- It is time that we get America back changes to the Federal grant solicita- ing up against this debt ceiling, to work. We turn people then from tax tion process. First, my bill would re- against the statutory limit of where we recipients to taxpayers. And as much quire each Federal agency, within 2 can spend and borrow money. We are as I like to say ‘‘where are the jobs?,’’ months of the start of any fiscal year, on this record clip, this record pace to let me ask another question: Where is to submit a forecast of all grants so- blow through this debt ceiling, and we the leadership? licitations that the agency expects to are here. We’ve got to make tough decisions. issue for that year. Such a forecast In 2006, now-President Obama stood It’s time that we stand up and say I’m would allow prospective applicants to in front of the Senate and said that tired of kicking the can down the road. determine in advance which grant op- raising America’s debt limit is a sign of I wasn’t sent to Washington, D.C., to portunities they wish to apply for. leadership failure. Well, sounds like we kick the can down the road. I was sent The second improvement my bill are in that position today. Five years here to be a leader and to make tough would make is to require each grant so- later, we are once again talking about decisions. And I can tell you, House Re- licitation forecast or listing to be orga- an over $2 trillion increase in our Na- publicans are ready to be leaders and nized by detailed subject area. tion’s ability to borrow money, which make tough decisions, but we have to Grants.gov currently organizes grant we are tacking on to the responsibility have willing partners on the other side. opportunities by agency and by very of our kids and our grandkids. Once I know 2012 is just around the corner. broad areas such as energy or housing. again, we’re back. I get it. I understand that. But 2011 is As a result, when an applicant seeks to We have an extreme failure of leader- still now. America can’t afford to for- search for health-related grants, for ex- ship in this country that is of epic pro- get that 2011 still exists and to just ample, he or she must scroll through 30 portions. We know, we look at our focus on the next election. We have to pages of grant listings. My bill would budget, we see over a trillion-and-a- focus long term on the next generation. require grants.gov, as well as all other half dollars this year that we are Let’s get our budgets in gear. Let’s Federal agencies, to organize grant op- spending that we haven’t taken in, and have a real serious discussion. And for portunities by specific subject areas so yet we are continuing to haggle about goodness sake, let’s put politics aside that the applicants can more easily whether we need to just raise taxes or and make sure that we are still the have spending cuts. identify those grants that are most strongest country in the world. We have a spending problem in this likely to address their needs. country; we don’t have a revenue prob- f Now, let me turn to Puerto Rico, lem in this country. We have a problem which I represent in this Congress. And b 1040 with how much money we are spending. it pains me that some statements were I am a new Member of Congress. I IN RECOGNITION OF NCTC made earlier on this floor regarding my came here and was sworn in in Janu- DIRECTOR MICHAEL E. LEITER beautiful island and its government. ary, and within a couple of days the Puerto Rico shines because of its de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The President of the United States asked us Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from mocracy. Every 4 years we have free to increase the debt limit without any elections, and our voters go out and ex- North Carolina (Mrs. MYRICK) for 5 corresponding cuts or anything along minutes. press their will at the rate of 80 per- those lines. I actually thought it was a cent, which is something that we are Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise joke. I mean, really, we are going to today to recognize the distinguished ef- very proud of. add another $2 trillion onto our debt We do have a police department in forts of the National Counterterrorism and not even take seriously the fact Center Director, Michael E. Leiter. Puerto Rico, actually the second-larg- that we are just piling on more and est in the Nation, and there is an ongo- Following his exemplary service as more interest. the Assistant Director and Deputy ing civil rights investigation by the I mean, we’re spending more in inter- Department of Justice. But I am sure, General Counsel for the Commission on est right now than we do in the wars in the Intelligence Capabilities of the and I can vouch, that the police depart- Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Think U.S. regarding Weapons of Mass De- ment of Puerto Rico is doing every- about that; two wars, and we are spend- struction, Mr. Leiter continued his thing it can so that any civil rights ing more in interest. And it is only public service as the Deputy Chief of violations are corrected and are not re- going to increase every year. peated. I can tell you, the youth of America, Staff in the Office of the Director of Again, I wish when we talk about the current generation that is in National Intelligence. He was very suc- Puerto Rico in this Congress, we talk charge in America is all sitting around cessful in organizing staffing and in es- about all of the positive things that are saying at some point the insanity has tablishing processes for this new but happening in that island, including our to end. You know, I travel around the critical office. people’s love of their American citizen- 11th Congressional District in Illinois, As such, he was elected to become ship and their rights under the U.S. which includes Joliet, places like Ot- the Principal Deputy Director at the Constitution. tawa and Morris, Bloomington, Prince- National Counterterrorism Center. Be- cause of his superlative efforts, in June f ton, Peru. And you know what I hear from people? I don’t hear them say, 2008, he was confirmed as the Director TOUGH DECISIONS TO SOLVE Congressman KINZINGER, boy, we sure of NCTC where he has focused on coun- FISCAL PROBLEMS have a revenue problem in this coun- terterrorism, community development The SPEAKER pro tempore. The try; don’t we? I hear them say, Con- and mission execution. His focus has Chair recognizes the gentleman from gressman, we are spending too much prepared the CT analysts of tomorrow Illinois (Mr. KINZINGER) for 5 minutes. money. We have a spending problem. to meet the challenges ahead, and his Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. The President is asking us to in- management style has encouraged in- Speaker, let’s think about something crease the debt limit. We have to be formation sharing and the free flow of very quickly. What is the most basic willing to have at least as much as we ideas. job that we can do—in the House of are going to increase the debt limit or Director Leiter has always under- Representatives or in the Senate of the more in spending cuts for us to even stood that results mattered and that a United States—in government? consider it at this point. It has got to success rate of less than 100 percent One of the most basic jobs we do is to be done. And how best are we going to meant lives lost. Some of the center’s pass a budget; to figure out where we get out of debt? Yes, we have to have most noticeable accomplishments will are going to spend money and how we these spending cuts. And, yes, we have remain largely secret; however, Direc- are going to spend money. Yet it has to get serious about our budget. But we tor Leiter’s strategic investments will been 799 days today since the other have to get America back to work. pay dividends for many years to come. Chamber has passed a budget out of the I think it was put well yesterday. Mr. Under his leadership, the center vastly Senate. Since that day, we have added President, where are the jobs? Where improved its processes for screening CT $3.2 trillion in debt to our country and are the jobs? Mr. Speaker, I’m asking: data and deployed a new database, bet- we have spent $7.3 trillion. Where are the jobs? ter known as TIDE, that has yielded

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I nificant resources to develop the Pur- However, while their graduate degrees guess the good news is that even Con- suit Group, which is a team of highly were helpful in general, both of them gress is beginning to ask a question skilled analysts that sifts through con- returned to Surry Community College that is part of that financial crisis, siderable amounts of data to identify to earn associate degrees in viticulture which is simply this: desperate pieces of loose intelligence so they could pursue developing their How long can we continue to spend and to find linkages that identify ter- organic wine business. They work full almost twice as much money as we rorists, their networks and their plans time in the vineyards and on the bring in? before they can be executed. His lead- winemaking process, and bring many The unfortunate part is that we’ve ership in the areas of radicalization, skills to the area and to others in the waited so long to ask that question. I extremist messaging and in countering business. wish we’d asked it before we embarked violent extremism is particularly note- The Gilbert Hemric family farm in upon the series of bailouts and stim- worthy as well as his focus on coopera- Hamptonville, North Carolina, where ulus bills that we have embarked upon tion and engagement with outside com- Gilbert Hemric and his family work over the last several years. I am happy munities. This has laid a solid founda- hard on their poultry, cattle and to- that I’m one of only 17 Members of tion for the continued success of these bacco farm, is a microcosm of the prob- Congress who voted against each and initiatives. lems that this administration has cre- every one of those, but I’m unhappy Director Leiter leaves the Federal ated. Mr. Hemric made it very clear to where it has brought us, which is the Government for some well-deserved me that the high cost of energy and fear that we had: that this runaway time with his family and friends, and I regulatory burdens are having a nega- spending would bring us to a point wish him well. However, it is my sin- tive impact on his business. The where we had to begin cutting the na- cere hope that he continues to use his Hemrics are paying more and more for tional defense capabilities of our coun- expertise in counterterrorism to keep feed and for fuel to run their equip- try. America and its citizens safe. ment. Because fuel costs have almost Today, we will vote on the Defense f doubled since President Obama came appropriations bill, H.R. 2219, which ENERGY to office, the Hemrics have not re- will reduce the President’s budget for placed two of the 10 workers they had national defense by $8.9 billion. That’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The last year. They can’t afford to replace only a downpayment of the cuts that Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from them. are going to come. The next cuts, we North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for 5 min- At Holland Transfer in Statesville, are told, could be $400 billion to $700 utes. CEO Jeff Harvey told me that the sky- billion from our national defense. Be- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, this past rocketing price of fuel and regulatory fore we do that, there are two crucial week, we were in our districts to visit burdens are counterproductive to job questions we need to ask. with our constituents, to learn from creation and the growth of his busi- The first one is: What is the risk as- them and to celebrate America’s Inde- ness. The Harvey Family practices sessment that the United States faces pendence Day. Much of my time was fo- Christian values throughout its busi- today? cused on the issue of energy and the ness, and has established nonprofits Now, that should be answered by our need for energy independence because that feed the needy. When possible, Quadrennial Defense Review, but if you constituents are concerned with the they hire homeless people, which en- look at a bipartisan independent as- high costs of energy and how these ables the homeless to leave shelters, sessment of that Quadrennial Defense costs are impacting their businesses but all this great work for the commu- Review, you’ll find out that we are a and lives. nity depends on his business per- train wreck that is on its way to hap- Republicans believe in an all-of-the- forming at a level that will allow him pening because that defense assessment above approach for energy independ- to continue contributing to the com- has truly become no more than a reaf- ence. Republicans believe that energy munity. firmation of what we are already doing. diversity leads to energy security, and As I visited with constituents during The second thing that we should be there were plenty of examples in the asking before we decide what we can district for me to visit. the Independence Day work period, one thing was clear: that we need another cut is how much we are currently In Boone, students from Appalachian spending and what the risk will be if State University’s Solar Homestead independence movement—independence from Middle Eastern oil. we make those cuts. Unfortunately, Team showed me the home they are the Department of Defense hasn’t pro- preparing for the 2011 Solar Decathlon Unfortunately, rather than pursuing energy independence, the Obama ad- vided us with the audited financial competition to be held on The Mall statements the law requires so that we here in Washington, D.C., in Sep- ministration keeps fostering an energy dependence policy at the cost of Amer- know where we’re spending those dol- tember. The Solar Homestead team is lars and so that we know the true risk advancing renewable energy systems ican jobs, higher prices at the pump and at the cost of endangering our na- of making those cuts. through research on phase change, ma- Yet, Mr. Speaker, let me just tell you tional security by making us more de- terial energy storage, the integration that there is a way you can find out. pendent on unstable Middle Eastern of solar photovoltaic panels, and con- Our commanders in the field provide us governments. centrating solar thermal systems for with the Quarterly Readiness Report to domestic hot water. While much money House Republicans have responded by Congress, which is a classified docu- has been invested in this project by introducing and passing four bills to ment. Now, I know as chairman of the both the public and the private sectors, increase our domestic energy produc- Readiness Subcommittee for the the hope is that the research will re- tion and to create American jobs, but Armed Services Committee that I’m in sult in the ability to utilize alter- the Senate has taken no action. Lib- the minority, and am probably going to native, renewable energy sources that eral Democrats are obstructing the op- vote against this bill today. will be able to provide low-cost energy portunity for jobs for Americans, lower homes for those in need. energy costs and a new era of independ- b 1050 Clyde and Pat Colwell have developed ence. But, Mr. Speaker, I am also in the Carolina Heritage Vineyard in Elkin, It is time we declare independence minority of the individuals who have North Carolina, an energy-efficient from Middle Eastern oil and start using read this classified report. And the one small business which is benefiting from our own resources for the benefit of all thing that I would encourage our Mem- a taxpayer-funded solar system. The Americans. bers to do before they cast their vote

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Speaker, I believe if you will just do class of 1938, and he is remembered for By demanding spending cuts today that, it will be very difficult to then possessing extensive knowledge of pre- and sending a balanced budget amend- come on this floor and begin to start war aviation largely due to Dayton ment to the States, we will let the voting to cut and make the cuts we’re being his birthplace. States decide. And I have every con- going to make to national defense. Mr. As a son of Ohio, Congressman fidence that these United States will Speaker, that’s why today I can’t sup- Whalen made his final journey home choose fiscal discipline and reform. port that bill and will be voting and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Thirty-two of our 50 States operate against it. Dayton. Whalen is survived by his wife under a balanced budget requirement f of 52 years, Barbara, and their six chil- in their State constitution, and 49 have dren—Charles, Daniel, Edward, Joseph, some sort of balanced budget require- REMEMBERING FORMER CON- Anne, Mary—and their seven grand- ment. In Indiana, our State had a pro- GRESSMAN CHARLES W. children. hibition against assuming debt in our WHALEN, JR. Today we remember the life and State constitution since 1851, and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The work of Congressman Whalen and Hoosier State has a balanced budget Chair recognizes the gentleman from thank him for his service to both the and even a surplus rainy day fund. Ohio (Mr. TURNER) for 5 minutes. Third District of Ohio and also our Na- After years of fighting runaway Fed- Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, this past tion. eral spending by both political parties week, the citizens of Ohio’s Third Con- f here in Washington, D.C., I can tell you gressional District were met with the we need more accountability, we need LET THE STATES DECIDE sad news that former Congressman more engagement of the States and the Charles W. Whalen, Jr., passed away on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The American people. And if you think Monday, June 27, at Sibley Hospital in Chair recognizes the gentleman from about it, as Ronald Reagan said, it’s Washington, D.C. Indiana (Mr. PENCE) for 5 minutes. important to remember that the States Born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 31, Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, our Nation created the Federal Government; the 1920, he was known throughout the is facing a fiscal crisis of unprece- Federal Government didn’t create the community as ‘‘Chuck.’’ During World dented proportions. We have a $14 tril- States. War II, he served as an Army first lieu- lion national debt, a $1.65 trillion an- By engaging in a process where we tenant in the China, India, and Burma nual spending deficit, and we borrow 42 demand serious and meaningful spend- theater. After earning a master’s of cents for every dollar we spend. ing cuts today, capping spending going business administration from Harvard After years of borrowing and spend- forward, but requiring that any in- University, he worked as a professor of ing and bailouts by both political par- crease in the debt ceiling be contingent economics at his alma mater, the Uni- ties, now comes a national debate over on sending to the States a balanced versity of Dayton. He later became raising the Nation’s debt limit. Now budget amendment with real spending chairman of the University of Dayton’s look, I believe if you owe debts, pay limits in it, we will build on the wis- Economic Department in 1962. debts. We must honor the full faith and dom and the foundation of our Found- Before his election to Congress in credit of the United States of America. ers and our system of Federalism. 1966, Chuck was a three-term member But I also believe that now is the mo- Mr. President, if you need more bor- of both the Ohio State Senate and the ment to take decisive action to put our rowing authority, let’s cut spending Ohio General Assembly. While serving fiscal house in order and restore the now, let’s cap spending tomorrow, and in the State House, he wrote Ohio’s full confidence of the American people let’s let the States decide whether we first fair housing law. in the fiscal integrity of our national should permanently require that our While in Congress, Chuck retained government. national government live within our his seat handily in every general elec- I believe our debt limit should not be means. By enacting a balanced budget tion, even running unopposed for re- raised without real and meaningful re- amendment that limits Federal spend- election in 1974. As a member of the forms in the way the Federal Govern- ing and requires that our national gov- House Armed Services Committee, ment spends the people’s money in the ernment live out our own commitment Chuck worked to move our military to short term and the long term. In the of fiscal responsibility and reform, we an all-volunteer Army. The Nixon ad- short term, we need to cut spending will do right by this day, we will do ministration, in developing legislation now and implement statutory caps on right by our children and grand- on this issue, adopted many of his rec- how much money the Federal Govern- children, and we will do something ommendations, and today the U.S. has ment can spend going forward. But in worthy to be remembered in this time. an entirely all-volunteer active duty the long term, the time has come for f military force. In addition, he was fo- this Congress to send to the States a cused on social reforms and supported balanced budget amendment to the ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Constitution that will limit Federal PRO TEMPORE He was also one of the most traveled spending and require this national gov- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Members of Congress and visited more ernment to live within our means. bers are reminded to direct their re- than 150 countries, including every na- While the debate, it seems, according marks to the Chair and not to others in tion in Africa. to the newspapers today, has focused the second person. Chuck was highly regarded for his on spending cuts versus tax increases, f ability to speak publicly, having been a the real answer is to cut spending now college debate champion at the Univer- and to make any increase in the Na- LIBYA OPERATION UNIFIED sity of Dayton, so it should be no sur- tion’s debt ceiling contingent on Con- PROTECTOR prise that in retirement he coauthored gress sending to the States a balanced The SPEAKER pro tempore. The two books with his wife, a former jour- budget amendment that limits Federal Chair recognizes the gentleman from nalist: ‘‘The Longest Debate: A Legis- spending to one-fifth of the American Indiana (Mr. BURTON) for 5 minutes. lative History of the 1964 Civil Rights economy. In short, it’s time to let the Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speak- Act,’’ published in 1985, and ‘‘The States decide. er, I came down here today to talk Fighting McCooks: America’s Famous Article V of the Constitution pro- about the Libya issue, the war that Fighting Family,’’ published in 2006, fo- vides a process that requires any supposedly is not a war, but I wanted cusing on two Ohio brothers and their amendment to pass the House of Rep- to start off by talking a little bit about

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And we’re paying approxi- paid for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Se- talks down at the White House today. mately 60 or 70 percent of the total curity, interest on the national debt, And he said, and I quote, that the Re- cost of this conflict through NATO or those other mandatory spending pro- publicans, in effect, have a gun to the directly from the taxpayers of the grams, just those, Mr. Speaker, we’ve head of the American people. That just United States. already spent every nickel in Federal isn’t the kind of rhetoric that should Now, the reason I came down here revenue. be used right now when we’re talking today is to say that we should not be in That means every nickel that we about the huge budget deficits we have. that conflict because it was not in our spend for education, every nickel that And if I were talking to the President, national interest and there was no we spend for transportation, every I would try to admonish him to not do threat to the United States and it was nickel that we spend on national de- that in the future. a violation of the Constitution and the fense, on homeland security, on the en- And then, when we were talking War Powers Act. about Libya, I think it was just about The President said he had to do it be- vironment, on the courts, every other 4 or 5 days ago, he said that we in Con- cause it was a humanitarian issue. If it nickel we borrow, with absolutely no gress are making Libya a cause cele- was a humanitarian issue and we really plan, Mr. Speaker, for changing that bre, indicating that it’s not an impor- needed to go in there, he should have going forward. tant issue, and we’re just trying to puff come to Congress. The previous Presi- If the President were here today, Mr. it up so that we can make political dent, President Bush, did go to Con- Speaker, I would say we do not have a points. gress on Afghanistan and Iraq to get debt limit vote crisis. We have a debt crisis, and there is only one body in b 1100 approval before he did it, but President Obama decided to do this unilaterally. this town that has put together a budg- The fact of the matter is it is a war. So we are in a war now, and it’s costing et that will address it. I am proud to The President went to the Arab the taxpayers close to a billion dollars say as a freshman in this Congress, as League, he went to the French, the in a war that we should not be in. a freshman in this House, it was the English, he went to the United Na- He said it was for humanitarian pur- U.S. House of Representatives that tions, and NATO and decided that he poses. If that’s the case, we ought to be took on that responsibility, Mr. Speak- was going to be involved in an attack in a war in the Ivory Coast. Right now er. on Libya and Muammar Qadhafi. But in the Sudan, there are thousands and the one place he didn’t come to to talk It’s been 799 days since the United thousands of people being executed and States Senate last passed a budget. about this issue was the Congress of killed. And if that’s the case, we ought the United States—the House of Rep- Hear that. Three years ago since the to be in the Sudan. In Syria, we all Senate last passed a budget. Not a bal- resentatives and the Senate. The first know what’s going on in Syria right place that a President ought to go if he anced budget, mind you, Mr. Speaker, now. If that’s the case, we ought to be but a budget at all. thinks we ought to go into a conflict of in Syria. There are wars of opportunity any kind is the Congress. every place. These are serious challenges that re- The Constitution is very clear on the I just like to end, Mr. Speaker, by quire serious people to offer serious so- responsibilities of the President before saying this: The President should al- lutions, and the only one that has been he goes into a conflict. It has to be a ways come to the Congress if it’s in our offered in this town, Mr. Speaker, came threat to the United States, a threat to national interest or a threat to this from this body. I encourage the Presi- our interests, and it has to be approved country before he goes to war. It’s con- dent to go back and take one more by the Congress of the United States. stitutionally required. look at that, because when we come The Congress of the United States is f down to game day, come down to the the only body that can declare war. He crisis—understand what we’re talking can’t do that. He can manage a war. He DEBT CRISIS about when we talk about a crisis, we is the Commander in Chief once we go The SPEAKER pro tempore. The passed the debt limit back in May, Mr. into war, but he can’t start a war un- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Speaker, as you know. We’ve just been less it’s in our national interest or Georgia (Mr. WOODALL) for 5 minutes. shuffling the books in this town be- there’s a threat to the United States. Mr. WOODALL. I came down to the cause that’s what Washington does so That was clarified by the War Powers floor today to talk about the fiscal cri- well: raiding this fund to pay that, Act during the Nixon administration sis that we’re having in America. There raiding this fund to pay this, over and because there was some question about are those when I open the front page of over and over again. Apparently the the latitude a President might have the paper, Mr. Speaker, and I read the games just run out on August 2. using the Constitution. headline, it talks about having a debt Mr. Speaker, the games cannot con- The Constitution was explained very limit vote crisis in this country. I went tinue. The games must stop, and they carefully in the 1970s in the War Pow- back, I looked, and apparently we’ve must stop here, and we must lead as we ers Act. Now, that’s never been tested raised the debt limit over 70 times with have always led in this body. in the courts. Some people say it’s un- a vote right here in this body. Appar- constitutional. But the fact of the mat- ently having a vote isn’t particularly a We do not have a debt limit vote cri- ter is it’s the law of the Nation. The complicated thing to do. sis. We have a debt crisis that is driven President cannot violate the law or the What we’re having is a debt crisis. I by our addiction to borrowing and Constitution, and in our opinion, he’s think that’s an important distinction. spending. The borrowing and spending violated both. I was talking to a freshman colleague stops here, Mr. Speaker, and I thank Let me just tell you what’s going on of mine yesterday about that. Under- you for your leadership on that. in this war that the President says is stand that we can have the vote, Mr. not a war. Speaker. It’s within the House’s au- f We have flown almost 30 percent of thority to bring a vote to raise the the sorties. That means we have flown debt limit tomorrow. In fact, we RECESS 3,475 flights into the combat area. We brought that vote to the House al- have dropped bombs and missiles 132 ready: Should we raise the debt ceiling The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- times on targets, and several times or should we not? Mr. Speaker, we de- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair we’ve hit civilians. feated it. We defeated it by a wide mar- declares the House in recess until noon Nobody likes Muammar Qadhafi. No- gin here in this body. today. body wants him in office. But the fact What we have is a debt crisis. Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 7 min- of the matter is, we’ve been involved in Now, Mr. Speaker, if it were just ex- utes a.m.), the House stood in recess a war to get rid of him. isting debt, perhaps we could work out until noon.

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Mr. Arkansas economy has been substan- Speaker, the President says he sup- PRAYER tial—not only in providing jobs, but ports nuclear power development, but The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick the incredible recognition this famous his actions have sadly stopped con- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: brand brings to our region. struction at Yucca Mountain after As the world’s oldest and largest BB Loving God, we give You thanks for more than $10 billion of ratepayer gun manufacturer, Daisy has a storied giving us another day. money has already been invested, kill- history. Its contributions to the shoot- In these most important days and de- ing jobs in Nevada. bates here in the people’s House, we ing sports, the United States military, Utility companies across the country and the character of young men and beg You to send Your Spirit of wisdom have been mandated by the Federal women nationwide is noteworthy. And as the Members struggle to do the Government to collect over $33 billion who can forget Ralphie in the famous work that has been entrusted to them. for the Nuclear Waste Fund to build movie ‘‘A Christmas Story’’ and his Inspire them to work together with Yucca Repository. The Federal Govern- coveted Red Ryder, the most famous charity, and join their efforts to ac- ment promised citizens of South Caro- complish what our Nation needs to live BB gun ever produced? Mr. Speaker, 125 years in business is lina and Georgia that nuclear material into a prosperous and secure future. a significant milestone by any meas- being stored at Savannah River Site In this week in the wake of cele- urement. It is a tribute to the vision, would be sent to Yucca for permanent brating the great blessings bestowed commitment, and hard work of the disposal. Now, this high-level waste upon our Republic, please bless those company leadership and the employees will sit at SRS, and as reported by The men and women who serve our Nation of Daisy. Post and Courier, at more than 106 in uniform wherever they may be. Give Congratulations, Daisy. I’m proud of other sites across the country. The them the protection of Your loving em- you, and our Nation is proud of you. Post and Courier has editorialized that brace, and grant them the trust to the President’s position is ‘‘breath- f know they have our eternal gratitude. takingly irresponsible.’’ Please keep all the Members of this COMMEMORATING CAPE VERDEAN I agree with Brian Tucker, president Congress and all who work for the peo- INDEPENDENCE DAY of the North Augusta Chamber of Com- ple’s House in good health, that they (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given merce, that the administration should might faithfully fulfill the great re- permission to address the House for 1 quit playing political games and follow sponsibility given them by the people minute.) through on promises to be guided by of this great Nation. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise science and not by politics. Bless us this day and every day. May today to honor and recognize the rich In conclusion, God bless our troops, all that is done here this day be for history of Cape Verde as we mark Cape and we will never forget September the Your greater honor and glory. Amen. Verdean Independence Day. 11th in the global war on terrorism. This week, we honor the people of f f Cape Verde and those individuals of THE JOURNAL proud Cape Verdean descent here in PROTECTING MEDICARE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The America and around the world who are (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was Chair has examined the Journal of the celebrating 35 years of independence. given permission to address the House last day’s proceedings and announces In doing so, we honor the many mile- for 1 minute.) Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, when to the House his approval thereof. stones and important Cape Verdean former President Harry Truman and Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- leaders like Amilcar Cabral, who his wife, Bess, were officially enrolled nal stands approved. fought for the liberation of Cape Verde. We also honor the lives, work, and rich as the first Medicare beneficiaries on f history of Cape Verdean Americans July 1, 1966, only 50 percent of Amer- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE throughout our country and particu- ica’s seniors could afford private health larly in my home State of Rhode Is- insurance. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the land. The high risks associated with cov- gentleman from California (Mr. BACA) Cape Verdeans have made significant ering America’s over-65 population come forward and lead the House in the contributions in the areas of art and made seniors basically uninsurable. Pledge of Allegiance. culture, business, and public service. That all changed 45 years ago last week Mr. BACA led the Pledge of Alle- Cape Verdeans have brought jag to when Medicare was established as a giance as follows: local restaurants and added zuca to the guaranteed benefit, providing a basic I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the music enjoyed by our community. level of care for seniors regardless of United States of America, and to the Repub- Rhode Islanders of Cape Verdean de- income or illness. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, scent, like speaker of the house Gordon From the beginning, Medicare has indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Fox, have been prominent leaders in proven resilient, adapting to rapid f Rhode Island politics. changes in medicine and surviving in ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER I would also like to take a moment wartime and peace, economic boom PRO TEMPORE to pay tribute to the late George Lima. times and in recession. Despite some Mr. Lima served during World War II alarmist claims, Medicare has faced The SPEAKER pro tempore. The as a Tuskegee airman, the first group more difficult financial challenges in Chair will entertain up to 15 requests of black fighter and bomber pilots in the past than the ones it faces today. for 1-minute speeches on each side of the history of what was then the Army Preserving Medicare’s guaranteed ben- the aisle. Air Forces. He then served our State efits for future generations is our sol- f honorably as a State representative emn duty, and we must stop the push and as head of the Rhode Island for vouchers, which will ruin America’s TRIBUTE TO DAISY OUTDOOR NAACP. middle class. PRODUCTS Cape Verdeans are generous, skilled, On the 45th anniversary of this land- (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given proud, caring members of our commu- mark program, we must rededicate permission to address the House for 1 nity, and I am honored to celebrate ourselves to protecting Medicare as a minute and to revise and extend his re- Cape Verdean independence with them guaranteed benefit for tomorrow’s sen- marks.) this week. iors, not butchering it with a voucher

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:19 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.018 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 program or using it as an ATM for the bickering and work together on a plan Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, top 2 percents. that strengthens the middle class, low- on June 22, President Obama released Happy birthday, Medicare. If we stay ers our deficit and creates new jobs 30 million barrels of oil from the Stra- true to our values, you will have many here at home. tegic Petroleum Reserve—just over a happy returns. f day’s worth of oil. The administration f continues to play politics rather than THE DEBT CEILING REDUCTION develop a comprehensive national en- PROTECTING AMERICAN JOBS AND ACT ergy plan, which will lay the path for SECURING AMERICA’S ENERGY (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and future economic growth, help lower un- FUTURE was given permission to address the employment and improve our stagnant (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and House for 1 minute and to revise and economy. This country’s economy was was given permission to address the extend his remarks.) built on inexpensive and abundant en- House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, ergy. extend his remarks.) we have overspent and we are over- Folks are frustrated now. A fellow Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, extended. Now we have to get out of stopped me the other day, and said, the administration’s war on coal led debt. Doc, it’s a sad day when a guy can’t the Office of Surface Mining and Rec- For the last 20 years, we have been buy a gallon of gas and a gallon of milk for $10. lamation to try and change a rule that increasing the debt ceiling and allow- And it’s true. People don’t want half would redefine what is considered a ing Washington to spend more and stream as it pertains to mining oper- measures that don’t address their prob- more of the taxpayers’ money. This lems. They want solutions. They want ations. method of madness hasn’t worked, and I am pleased than an amendment I to work. They want to provide for their today, our economy is suffering be- families. offered during the debate over the cause of it. It is way past time to ease this pain budget continuing resolution has been Yesterday, I introduced a unique bill at the pump. The President has shown included in the Interior appropriations that would lower the debt ceiling to $13 no interest in the Republicans’ all-of- bill in an effort to stop this irrespon- trillion. This proposal would force the-above energy strategy that encour- sible regulatory overreach. Washington to make the spending cuts ages oil and natural gas development No one is surprised that the Obama that we so desperately need to pay in places like ANWR and the Outer administration is continuing the war down the debt. Continental Shelf. With national un- on coal, but this is also a war on jobs. State and local governments, busi- employment stubbornly above 9 per- And the coal industry employs thou- nesses and families understand, when cent, the American people expect us to sands of people in eastern and south- you’ve maxed out your credit card, you work together to lower the cost of en- eastern Ohio. can’t just give yourself a credit in- ergy, reduce our dependency on foreign Mr. Speaker, we all want a cleaner crease. Instead, you have to cut spend- oil and create American jobs. environment, but we need to make sure ing and pay down your bills. The Fed- f that the policies being enacted are eral Government is the only entity common sense and do not come at the that does not understand this. OPPOSING THE PRIVATIZATION OF expense of jobs and our economy. Stop- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to AMTRAK ping the Obama administration from support H.R. 2409, the Debt Ceiling Re- (Mr. SIRES asked and was given per- rewriting the stream buffer zone rule duction Act, because we need to turn mission to address the House for 1 will be a victory for jobs and a defeat this country in a completely different minute.) to a radical agenda that is seeking to direction. Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today outlaw coal entirely. We can and we to oppose the privatization of Amtrak, f must enact smart policies that clean which would threaten reliable, depend- up our environment while protecting MAKING AMERICANS SAFER HERE able, and accessible passenger rail serv- American jobs. AT HOME ice throughout the United States. I f (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and travel home every weekend on Amtrak to my district in New Jersey, and its b 1210 was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and service is an essential part of our re- MEDICARE extend his remarks.) gion’s economic vitality. Under the plan to privatize Amtrak, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- the essential service they provide to Speaker, I have a proposal that will mission to address the House for 1 millions of passengers could be lost, help us save tax dollars, pay down our minute.) and nearly 20,000 Amtrak jobs could be debt, and better protect the American Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, as the dead- eliminated. State-owned infrastructure people. line nears for Americans to raise its that Amtrak currently maintains Instead of spending billions and bil- debt limit, the American people have could be turned over to the already def- sent a clear message to all of us: lions of dollars to secure Afghanistan icit-burdened States to maintain. It is They will not stand for a budget that at the rate that we are—and we’ve likely that station stops will be cut is balanced on the backs of seniors and spent over a half a trillion of our pre- and that commuter rail services will the middle class. cious tax dollars in Afghanistan over bear increased costs. Additionally, The American people know that it is the last 10 years—I propose to redirect freight railroads that currently use wrong to privatize Medicare with a new a small share of our tax dollars back to Amtrak-supported lines may face voucher program, to cut guaranteed the U.S. and to use our money to hire logistical problems if Amtrak becomes health benefits for seniors and to sac- and equip more police officers, more privatized. rifice Medicaid services for the poor firefighters, more emergency medical Under the proposal to privatize Am- and disabled. providers, because one of the most ef- trak, many important labor provisions It’s not too late for us to compromise fective ways to help protect the Amer- will be eliminated. Future railroad em- on a balanced approach. Yes, we can ican people from a terrorist attack is ployees will be exempt from disability, trim spending with intelligent cuts, to make Americans safer right here at pension, retirement, and unemploy- but we must end tax breaks for the home. ment benefits. By removing future em- ultra rich. I state: We must end tax f ployees from these benefit systems, breaks for the ultra rich and corpora- current and retired employees will be tions that shift jobs overseas. THE REPUBLICANS’ ALL-OF-THE- negatively affected, and railroads will No new taxes equals no new jobs. No ABOVE ENERGY STRATEGY face increased taxes to maintain the taxes—no jobs. (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was solvency of these systems. We have an historic opportunity in given permission to address the House I urge my colleagues to oppose the front of us. Let’s stop the partisan for 1 minute.) privatization of Amtrak.

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Mr. Speaker, on challenging decisions. marching in parades and town festivals July 4th, we celebrated our political In my home State of Illinois, the all over my district during the 4th of independence from Great Britain. debt per person is over $4,400, and the July weekend, I spoke with concerned My constituents want to know when State faces a $15 billion shortfall in parents, job creators, seniors, and folks are we going to celebrate our financial next year’s budget. These indeed are who have been out of work for a long independence from China, which funds real problems that need to be addressed time. The one message I heard loud and much of our national debt. My con- with commonsense solutions. clear from all of them: Reduce govern- stituents also want to know: Where are One solution is to encourage Amer- ment spending so that businesses can the jobs? Mr. Speaker, these two are ican companies to reinvest their earn- create jobs again. connected because too much spending- ings here at home. Currently, compa- That’s why I signed onto the Cut, Cap driven debt leads to too few jobs. nies are holding an estimated $1.4 tril- and Balance Pledge, which calls for a Now, our President doesn’t seem to lion in earnings overseas because the balanced budget amendment to the get this. If his stimulus, his reckless United States Tax Code encourages Constitution. I know the idea that the spending, his small business tax in- companies to keep their earnings out- government should have to actually creases, his class warfare rhetoric side of the country. We must encourage balance its budget every year is helped promote job creation, we would companies to reinvest their earnings strange to some here in Washington, be the most highly employed society in here in America. Not only would these especially to entrenched bureaucrats the history of mankind; but instead, we earnings stimulate the American econ- and the special interest groups that fill are mired in the longest period of sus- omy, but the government would collect this city. Imagine if the Federal Gov- tained high unemployment under his approximately $50 billion in immediate ernment had to run a budget like we do policies since the Great Depression. tax revenue. This money would help in our homes. House Republicans have a plan for spur job creation, more growth, and in- It’s time for the Federal Government America’s job creators. In the trillion vestments here at home. to live within its means, and it’s time dollar deficits, make the Tax Code fair- I would encourage my colleagues to for us to reduce spending so that busi- er, flatter, simpler. Stop the Presi- join me in supporting the bipartisan nesses will have the confidence to cre- dent’s job-crushing tax increases, and H.R. 1834, the Freedom to Invest Act, ate jobs again. end the dumb regulations that prevent so that we can strengthen our economy Cut, cap and balance. Let’s make jobs in America. with commonsense solutions. sure we put America back on the path f f to prosperity, not on the path to unem- b 1220 GETTING AMERICA BACK ON ployment and bankruptcy. EVERYTHING MUST BE ON THE TRACK (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of f TABLE (Mr. WELCH asked and was given Texas asked and was given permission permission to address the House for 1 to address the House for 1 minute.) CURRENCY REFORM FOR FAIR Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of TRADE ACT minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to say today (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, Congress that I was elected in November of last given permission to address the House has a responsibility to level with the year for the 10th time here, and I am in for 1 minute.) American people. We face a looming my fourth district in that period of Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, for so decision about extending the debt time. I have spoken to people all over long we’ve been hearing about our limit, not because we want to but be- Dallas County, Tarrant County, and debt. We’ve also been hearing about cause we have to reaffirm the obliga- Collin County, and unanimously they who owns our debt, and of course, the tion we have to pay our bills. The ma- are seriously concerned about the lack name ‘‘China’’ comes up. That is why jority of us on the Democratic side of a true job plan from the Republican we need to have the Currency Reform voted to do that. That was not to incur majority. for Fair Trade Act come to this floor, new spending or new obligations; it was We must cut spending. We must en- because that is the only way—the only to meet obligations already incurred: sure long-term fiscal health. But grid- way—we are going to address the cur- $2.3 trillion for the Bush tax cuts; an lock over spending cuts does not create rency manipulation by China and sim- Iraq war, $1 trillion on the credit card; jobs. We need a bipartisan compromise ply ask that they play by fair rules for Afghanistan on the credit card. If we’re that focuses on fiscal responsibility fair trade. going to level with the American peo- while maintaining investments in our community that continue to create Look at what this means for us. Let’s ple, we have to acknowledge that we jobs and grow the economy. understand that, by having the cur- have to pay for things, whatever their To get Americans back to work, we rency manipulated by them, they are intentions. The time is long overdue must invest in science, education, re- having the benefit of 25 to 30 percent. for us to accomplish this. search and innovation to create the That’s what we’re subsidizing them in If we’re going to be successful on the jobs of the future, and we must focus terms of their exports. If we get the two things we must do—pay our bills, on America’s ability to build, con- currency manipulation under control, maintain our full faith and credit, and struct and grow manufacturing across this is what we could hope to accom- have a long-term fiscal plan—then ev- the country to remain globally com- plish: erything must be on the table, and that has to include taxes as well as spend- petitive. Mr. Speaker, these efforts can Our budget deficit will be reduced to ing, and it must include the Pentagon. and will spur job growth and ensure about $857 billion over the next 10 Mr. Speaker, this is not an ideolog- that our Nation can compete and be a years. The trade deficit will be reduced ical battle to win. It’s a practical prob- leader in the global economy. by $138 billion. The GDP over the next lem to be solved. f 18 months will increase by $285 billion. This will support 1.6 million American f TIME TO GET OUR FISCAL HOUSE jobs. FREEDOM TO INVEST ACT IN ORDER So as we are asking ‘‘where are the (Mr. DOLD asked and was given per- (Mr. YODER asked and was given jobs?’’ look to currency manipulation. mission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1

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For too long, Washington has bor- have to pay for it; uncertainty about Washington, D.C., where he accepted a rowed money to finance government, the largest tax increase in the history position with the Department of Jus- and today our Nation’s leaders con- of the Nation that the President tice to administer our COPS grant pro- tinue to meet to discuss this looming pledges to support in just 19 months. gram. In 2002, Greg joined the Depart- crisis. We all know that this crisis is Add to that the unknown cost of the ment of Homeland Security as FEMA’s spending driven. It’s not that govern- government takeover of health care chief security officer, and he retired in ment taxes too little; it’s that govern- and the unknown price of Dodd-Frank 2008. ment spends too much. and you’ve got a very uncertain private Mr. Speaker, this Nation and my Mr. Speaker, the American people sector. community mourns the loss of a loyal know that the policies of tax, borrow, We cannot help the job seeker by friend, a respected leader, and a dedi- and spend will not lead us to prosperity punishing the job creator. They need us cated public servant. as a Nation. Taking more money from to work with them, not against them. f hardworking Americans and sending it If we follow the House Republican plan b 1230 to Washington is not the answer. Rath- for America’s job creators and stop er, it’s time for Washington to roll up spending money we don’t have, cer- REMEMBERING BISHOP J.O. its sleeves, get to work, and live within tainty will be restored, our economy PATTERSON, JR. its means, just like families and small will grow, and jobs will be created. (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- businesses have to do all across this f mission to address the House for 1 country. It’s time to enact significant THE PLIGHT OF SUDAN’S NUBA minute.) spending cuts, put in place caps on fu- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, while we PEOPLE ture spending, and pass a balanced were in recess on June 25, Memphis lost budget amendment to the Constitu- (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and one of its great citizens, Bishop J.O. tion. was given permission to address the Patterson, Jr. Mr. Speaker, if we are to rebuild our House for 1 minute and to revise and Bishop Patterson was the grandson of Nation’s economy and put Americans extend his remarks.) the founder of the Church of God in back to work together, we must put Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Christ, Bishop Charles Mason, and the our own fiscal house in order first. er, with a heavy heart, I turn our at- cousin of the revered and late Bishop f tention to the plight of Sudan’s Nuba G. Patterson, who was the sixth bishop people, who are fleeing their homes in of the COGIC. SUPPORT THE AMASH-KUCINICH the tens of thousands as the Sudanese Bishop J.O. Patterson, Jr., was a pub- AMENDMENT Armed Forces conduct a brutal mili- lic servant as well as a bishop and a re- (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given tary assault on their homeland. vered citizen of Memphis. He was my permission to address the House for 1 There are widespread reports that friend. We served together in the Con- minute.) Sudanese forces are bombing, shelling, stitutional Convention of 1977. He Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, in a and executing civilians in the oil-rich served one term in the house, two short time, the House will have an op- state of South Kordofan. The Sudanese terms in the State senate, 20 years in portunity to reclaim our constitutional Government has barred NGOs and the the city council, and was the first ap- authority on matters of war and peace press and is restricting the movement pointed African American mayor of the by voting to stop the use of funds for of U.N. personnel in the area. City of Memphis. the war in Libya. Mr. Speaker, as we welcome South He was a leader in his church and he An agreement has been reached Sudan into the community of nations cared about his community. He cared through work that Mr. AMASH and I this week, United Nations personnel about jazz and he cared about his fel- have done to create a bipartisan must investigate reports of possible low man. He was low key, sincere, amendment which states: None of the war crimes against the Nuba people by down to earth, and a leader whom funds made available by this act may the Sudanese forces. We must not be Memphis will miss. be used for the use of military force intimidated by Omar al-Bashir’s bul- He did much with the opportunities against Libya. lying, or we may find ourselves saying that he was given through his father The Amash-Kucinich amendment is ‘‘never again’’ again. and his family and his city in politics cosponsored by a growing group of bi- f and in other areas. He was the jurisdic- partisan activists, including, Rep- tional bishop for the Tennessee head- HONORING THE LIFE OF GREG resentatives RON PAUL, LYNN WOOLSEY, quarters, the head of the Pentecostal COOPER WALTER JONES, JOHN CONYERS, DAN Temple Institutional Church of God in BURTON, BARBARA LEE, TED POE, and (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Christ and did much with the COGIC. PETE STARK. fornia asked and was given permission I will miss him and so will the City of This could well be an historic mo- to address the House for 1 minute and Memphis and all of the Members and ment where a bipartisan coalition ral- to revise and extend her remarks.) all of the saints. lies this Congress to defend the Con- Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- f stitution and to reset the balance that fornia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to has been upset by the administration’s honor the life of Greg Cooper. REPORT ON H.R. 2434, FINANCIAL claiming the war power. Mr. Cooper recently lost his battle SERVICES AND GENERAL GOV- Vote to end to the war in Libya. Sup- with cancer on May 26 of this year. He ERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, port the bipartisan Amash-Kucinich was a proud United States marine, and 2012 amendment. he served his country between 1963 and Mrs. EMERSON, from the Committee f 1967, which included a tour in the Viet- on Appropriations, submitted a privi- nam War. leged report (Rept. No. 112–136) on the UNCERTAINTY IMPEDES JOB Upon leaving the Marines, Greg was bill (H.R. 2434) making appropriations GROWTH hired by the Santa Ana Police Depart- for financial services and general gov- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- ment, where he held several very high- ernment for the fiscal year ending Sep- mission to address the House for 1 profile jobs and worked with the neat tember 30, 2012, and for other purposes, minute and to revise and extend her re- tactical units that we have. While serv- which was referred to the Union Cal- marks.) ing his community as a Santa Ana po- endar and ordered to be printed. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the number lice chief, he earned a bachelor’s degree The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. one job for House Republicans is job from California State University, Ful- BURTON of Indiana). Pursuant to clause

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Whether which to revise and extend their re- States. or not we claim warmaking authority marks and include extraneous material Quite simply, however much we de- and exercise our power under the Con- on H.R. 2219. test Mr. Qadhafi and his regime, we stitution is really the issue here. You The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there have no reason to be at war or con- could be for the Libyan venture and objection to the request of the gen- ducting military operations in Libya. still be able to support this legislation, tleman from Florida? And, frankly, if we allow that situation or you could be against it. There was no objection. to continue, I think we have to ask At the end of the day, it’s extraor- ourselves: Are we willing to attack any dinarily important that we stop the f nation any time that we disagree with erosion of the warmaking authority DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE a regime that we don’t like simply be- and responsibility of the Congress of APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 cause the President chooses to do so? the United States, that we end this ill- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- More troubling than the attack on advised adventure in Libya, and that ant to House Resolution 320 and rule Libya, in my view, is the circumven- we reassert the rightful place of this XVIII, the Chair declares the House in tion of this body, the United States institution in conducting war and au- the Committee of the Whole House on Congress, and its warmaking authority thorizing it and funding it. With that, I yield back the balance of the state of the Union for the further under both the Constitution and the my time. consideration of the bill, H.R. 2219. War Powers Act. Only Congress has the ability to authorize and fund military b 1240 b 1233 operations. Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in The administration consulted with IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE opposition to the amendment. Accordingly, the House resolved NATO. The administration consulted The CHAIR. The gentleman from itself into the Committee of the Whole with the United Nations. The adminis- Washington is recognized for 5 min- House on the state of the Union for the tration consulted with the Arab utes. further consideration of the bill (H.R. League. It never, in any real sense, Mr. DICKS. Before I begin, I want to 2219) making appropriations for the De- consulted with the Congress of the say that I have great respect for Con- partment of Defense for the fiscal year United States before beginning mili- gressman COLE, who serves on the De- ending September 30, 2012, and for tary operations in Libya. fense Appropriations Subcommittee. other purposes, with Mr. WESTMORE- Two weeks ago, this House made He is one of our most thoughtful mem- LAND in the chair. clear its opposition to the Libyan ven- bers. The Clerk read the title of the bill. ture by refusing to authorize even the The NATO-led mission to defeat Qa- The CHAIR. When the Committee of limited use of force. We should build on dhafi and protect the people of Libya the Whole rose on Wednesday, July 6, that by removing funding today. was undertaken in concert with a 2011, the bill had been read to page 161, Some may question whether or not broad coalition of nations, including line 12. this amendment is germane to this par- the Arab League, and it followed a res- ticular piece of legislation. Frankly, AMENDMENT NO. 13 OFFERED BY MR. COLE olution adopted in the United Nations Mr. Chairman, I worked very carefully Security Council authorizing ‘‘all nec- Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I have an with the Parliamentarian on the lan- amendment at the desk. essary measures.’’ guage, and, more importantly, it’s This amendment would end our in- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate modeled after the famous Boland the amendment. volvement unilaterally. I believe this amendment of 1983 to the Defense could materially harm our relationship The text of the amendment is as fol- approps bill that year that was ap- lows: with NATO, which is also playing a proved by this body 411–0. major role in this. We will undoubtedly At the end of the bill (before the short Some may argue, like the adminis- title), add the following: require support in the future in our tration, that we really aren’t engaged dealings with NATO, and we get sup- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available in hostilities in Libya. That simply is by this Act may be used by the Department port in Afghanistan today. of Defense to furnish military equipment, laughable. Attorneys at both the De- I do support a wider debate and military training or advice, or other support partment of Defense and the Depart- greater oversight of the use and the for military activities, to any group or indi- ment of Justice of this administration costs of U.S. military forces engaged in vidual, not part of a country’s armed forces, believe that our activity requires con- the Libya operation, both in the de- for the purpose of assisting that group or in- gressional authorization under the War fense and foreign affairs-related com- dividual in carrying out military activities Powers Act. in or against Libya. mittees as well as here on the House We’ve flown over a thousand combat floor. We should let the mission with The CHAIR. The gentleman from sorties over Libyan airspace. We’ve our NATO allies continue so we can Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. launched 228 Tomahawk missiles. overthrow Qadhafi and protect the Lib- Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, this We’ve launched over a hundred Preda- yan people. amendment is quite simple. It pro- tors. We’re refueling and supporting I urge all my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ hibits any funds in this bill from being NATO aircraft that are engaged in at- on this amendment. used to conduct military operations in tacking Libya every single day. If I yield back the balance of my time. Libya, a place where I believe we are that’s not war on our side of this situa- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I move to engaged in an illegal and certainly un- tion, I can assure you that people on strike the last word. authorized conflict. the other side consider it war and cer- The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- Mr. Chairman, I feel a little bit today tainly consider it hostile. nized for 5 minutes. like a lawyer with two very unpopular The reality is we should not be en- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. The Con- clients. One of them is Libya, and the gaged in military action of this level stitution, Mr. Chairman, and the War other one is the United States Con- unless it’s authorized and funded by Powers Act clearly say what the pa- gress. But in this case, each one of the Congress of the United States. rameters are within which the Presi- them has an important point to make. In Libya, the President has, quite dent must act or follow: number one, a With respect to Libya, let me make simply, overreached. However, in Con- declaration of war; number two, a spe- it clear, I don’t believe anybody in this gress, we have so far allowed him to do cific authorization; number three, a na- Chamber supports Mr. Qadhafi, sup- so. We’ve not authorized this activity. tional emergency created by an attack

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He U.S. military actions in Libya by saying that Arab states to justify our involvement. consulted, as we’ve said before on the the hostilities do not reach the threshold set Those organizations were not around floor, with France, England, the United by the War Powers Resolution is disingen- at the time the Constitution was writ- Nations, NATO, and the Arab League. uous. ten, much less are they listed in its He had 2 or 3 weeks to do that, but he The power of the purse plays an important text. didn’t have time to talk to the Con- part in the U.S. government’s system of The administration now has re- gress of the United States, and he’s checks and balances. This amendment today treated from its constitutional argu- gone in there and spent almost a bil- will prohibit the President from continuing to ments in public and claims that at lion dollars at a time when we just conduct military operations in Libya until he least the War Powers Resolution does don’t have the money. can justify the actions to the Congress. I not forbid the strikes because we’re not Now if you’re talking about humani- strongly support the limitation of funding of involved in, quote, hostilities against tarian problems, in the Sudan, 2,300 Su- current military activities with respect to Libya. Libya. Imagine that the shoe were on danese have been killed this year The President should not have a blank check the other foot, that Libya was bombing alone, and more than 500 people have to conduct wars without the consultation and us. Would we view the Libyan air died in the last 2 weeks. In Darfur, authorization of Congress. force’s bombing of our infrastructure 450,000 to 480,000 have been displaced or The CHAIR. The question is on the as a hostile act? Of course we would. killed. Just recently, and one of my amendment offered by the gentleman Last week, a member of the other colleagues talked about this a while from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE). Chamber called the President’s argu- ago, in the Nuba Mountains in the The question was taken; and the ments, quote, cute. I would use a dif- Sudan, they’re killing people every sin- Chair announced that the ayes ap- ferent term: embarrassing. It’s embar- gle day. Horrible atrocities are taking peared to have it. rassing that the administration at- place. Human rights violations. If Mr. DICKS. I demand a recorded tempts to hide behind these trans- you’re talking about humanitarian vote. parently strained and flimsy argu- issues, why wouldn’t you go in there as The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of ments, especially when we’re dealing well? rule XVIII, further proceedings on the with such a grave issue. You look, also, at Syria right now. In amendment offered by the gentleman But do you know what would be more Syria, there have been an awful lot of from Oklahoma will be postponed. embarrassing? If this Congress did people killed. We all see that on tele- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. AMASH nothing. More embarrassing than the vision every night. There are wars of Mr. AMASH. Mr. Chair, I have an President’s contortions of the law and opportunity. If you go to Liberia, if amendment at the desk. disregard for the Constitution would be The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the you go and look back at the Khmer if Congress, with full knowledge that it Rouge, we didn’t get into those wars, amendment. The Clerk read as follows: was occurring, gave him a pass. In the and we’re not getting into these wars face of an attack on the Constitution, right now because it’s not in our na- At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: in the face of an attack on this institu- tional interest, and it’s not a threat to SEC. ll. None of the funds made available tion and our powers as a coequal the United States. by this Act may be used for the use of mili- branch, we must stand up and say stop. The President has taken us into a tary force against Libya. If we don’t, we should be the ones who conflict. He said it’s not a war, but it is The CHAIR. The gentleman from are embarrassed. a war. We’ve sent about 230 missiles in Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes. The Amash-Kucinich amendment there at $1.1 million per to kill people. Mr. AMASH. Thank you, Mr. Chair. prohibits funds from being used for We’ve flown sortie after sortie over First, I would like to thank the dis- military force against Libya. To be there dropping bombs on people, and tinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. clear, I believe that Congress doesn’t the President says it’s not a war. It is KUCINICH) for his tremendous leader- need to do anything to stop the Presi- a war, it’s the United States’ war, and ship on this issue. There is a growing dent from ordering force against Libya; it’s being covered by NATO. bipartisan support for this amendment. because the President has not received We shouldn’t be going to war unless It’s an amendment that gives us the authorization, the use of force is al- this body and the other body say it’s opportunity to stop this unconstitu- ready illegal. However, to reinforce our okay. It’s in the Constitution. It’s in tional war in Libya. constitutional position, our amend- the War Powers Act. We should not be The United States has been at war ment says that beginning at the start there. Nobody likes Muammar Qadhafi. against Libya for nearly 4 months. We of the fiscal year, on October 1, the Nobody thinks he should be there. But have dropped bombs on Libyan build- Armed Forces may not drop bombs on we can’t be going into wars of oppor- ings. We have flown sorties over Liby- Libya or otherwise use military force. tunity every place, especially at a time an airspace. It has been reported that Unlike the bill we considered the week when we’re fiscally broke. I think it’s we have even targeted Qadhafi himself. before last, our amendment does not extremely important that legislation We are at war. The Constitution implicitly authorize any actions like that which the gentleman from vests Congress with the exclusive against Libya. It simply says force Oklahoma just offered should be power to declare war, the President has may not be used because the President passed, and I hope we will pass it. not attempted to obtain Congress’s au- has not sought nor has he received au- There’s a whole host of these amend- thorization for the war, and yet at this thorization for force. ments that are going to be read today moment, as we debate on the House Please vote ‘‘yes’’ on the Amash- and we’re going to be voting on, and we floor, the war continues. Kucinich amendment and defend our need to send a very clear signal to the Instead of following the Constitution constitutional role in war powers. White House that this must never hap- and seeking authorization, the Presi- I yield back the balance of my time. pen again. dent made strained arguments to jus- I yield back the balance of my time. tify the continued operation. At first, b 1250 Ms. BUERKLE. Mr. Chair, I rise in support the operation was supposed to be ‘‘lim- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- of the Cole Amendment to H.R. 2219. Mr. ited,’’ as though that undefined term man, I rise in opposition to the amend- COLE’s amendment would restrict the use of serves as a constitutional escape ment. funds for furnishing military equipment, military clause. My constituents certainly The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- training or advice, and other military activities would be surprised if Congress estab- nized for 5 minutes. in Libya. lished a limited religion, or subjected Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- The President has failed to properly consult them to limited cruel and unusual pun- man, if this were a debate on policy, or Congress on the engagement of hostilities in ishment, or quartered soldiers in their a debate on philosophy, or a debate Libya. The President is also in violation of the houses, but only for a limited time. specifically on the War Powers Act, the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:49 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.026 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4691 position that I would take would be am really curious to know what base services because they don’t have the somewhat different than I must take funds they intend to use to pay for this money. This administration deter- today. But as the manager of this bill, operation in Libya. I don’t have the an- mines they’re going to take us into what I have to work with is the bill be- swer today. I am hoping that one day war, and they didn’t even give so much fore the House and the amendment be- soon I may have that answer. as give this Congress an opportunity to fore the House. I yield back the balance of my time. have this debate before the decision Now, the amendment is simple. None Mr. KUCINICH. I move to strike the was made. That was wrong. of the funds made available by this act last word. I appreciate that we have been able may be used for the use of military The CHAIR. The gentleman from to set aside any partisan disagreements force against Libya. What I would say Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. that are part of the nature of this to the Chair is that there are no funds Mr. KUCINICH. I rise in support of forum to understand that we have a in this bill, in this act, for Libya. I was the Amash-Kucinich amendment. higher calling here. And that higher curious about that. And as chairman The esteemed chair, my good friend, calling is to defend this Constitution of preparing to write this bill, in conjunc- of the Defense Appropriations raises a the United States, which describes tion with Mr. DICKS, the ranking mem- question: Where are they getting the what our duties are when we come ber, I wrote to the President on April 1, money? The money is not, as he points here. We take the oath to defend the and I sent each of our Members a copy, out, expressly in the bill. Constitution. That’s what we shall do asking the President specific questions Well, this legislation, the Amash- today. about the scope of this activity, the ex- Kucinich amendment, isn’t to delete We shall rescue this Congress from pected cost, et cetera. funds that have already been appro- the ignominy of having the rights that On June 22, the White House finally priated. This is to forbid the adminis- the people expect us to exercise on responded, and said that it will not tration, forbid the administration, their behalf just trampled by an admin- plan to ask for a supplemental appro- from using funds that are appropriated istration that doesn’t think that we priations bill. And there is no money in in this act. have any co-equal role in the govern- this bill for Libya. The administration Now, there is no way that Congress ment at all. This is our moment to says that it will not ask for a supple- could or would intervene to stop a stand up, Democrats and Republicans mental bill to pay for Libya, that they search and rescue mission. And that’s alike. will use funds in the base budget. I not relevant unless you’re talking I am proud to work with Mr. AMASH wonder from where the administration about that this Congress is finally in crafting this bipartisan Kucinich- is going to take money out of the base going to search this defense budget, Amash amendment. budget. Now, as chairman of the sub- figure out where the President is get- This is our moment, Members. Let’s committee, this worries me. From ting the money, and rescue the Amer- not lose this opportunity to stand up where do they plan to take the money? ican taxpayers from a wasteful war and and speak out on behalf of the United That’s only part of the argument. rescue the Constitution from an illegal States Constitution, on behalf of the There is no money in this act for Libya war. That is what makes it a search separation of powers, on behalf of the to start with. and rescue mission. But no search and co-equality of our House of Representa- But, secondly, if this amendment rescue is prohibited by the Amash- tives and the Congress of the United should become effective, there are Kucinich amendment. States. Let’s show the Founders, and many things that we would not be able I want to say that I am proud to have the spirit of the Founders is always to do. We would not be able to fly or worked with Mr. AMASH to come to- with us in this place, let’s demonstrate perform search and rescue missions of gether with this bipartisan agreement. that we remember where we came from American forces who may be flying And the support for it is growing. We when this Constitution was set forth. aerial activity and have planes go have Mr. PAUL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. Let’s demonstrate that we have down. Early in the operation, we lost JONES, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BURTON, Ms. reached our moment where we stand an F–15. Two American pilots went BARBARA LEE, Mr. POE, Mr. STARK, Mr. up. into Libya and safely rescued the pilot MCCLINTOCK, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NUGENT, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I of that F–15. We wouldn’t be able to do Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. HONDA. The support move to strike the last word. that under this amendment. is growing. And Members can call ei- The CHAIR. The gentleman from What we are providing today is sur- ther Mr. AMASH’s office or my office California is recognized for 5 minutes. veillance, intelligence, and reconnais- right now if they want to cosponsor. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, for sance. We wouldn’t be able to do that This is our moment in Congress; this more than 3 months, our Nation has under this amendment. We wouldn’t be is our moment to reclaim the Constitu- been amidst a quiet constitutional cri- able to provide aerial refueling to our tion of the United States, which the sis that carries immense implications. coalition partners, and they are our Founders envisioned that under article My friend, the gentleman from Florida, partners and we have an agreement I, section 8, we have the power to de- is sadly mistaken to dismiss this as a with those partners. We provide aerial termine whether or not this Nation meaningless philosophical discussion. refueling because most of them do not goes to war, not some rebel group in This strikes at the very heart of our have the capacity to refuel their air- Benghazi. Because when you reduce it constitutional form of government. craft in the air. Under this amendment, to its ultimate, a group of Benghazi we would not be able to provide aerial rebels made the decision to go to war b 1300 refueling. We couldn’t even provide against its own government, and before On March 19, completely without operational planning, sitting down and you know it NATO joins in, we’re congressional authorization, the Presi- talking with our coalition partners pulled into it. The administration went dent ordered an unprovoked attack about the plan for Libya. to everyone except getting the ap- against another country. In so doing, So while this amendment would proval of the United States Congress. he crossed a very bright constitutional sound good if we were discussing phi- This is our moment to reclaim the line placed there specifically to pre- losophy and if we were determining a Constitution. Will we rise to the occa- vent so momentous and fatal a ques- policy, the policy has already been es- sion? This isn’t only about this Con- tion as war being made by a single in- tablished. And this amendment does gress right now. History will judge us dividual. not change the policy. It affects some- whether or not we understood the im- The American Founders were explicit thing in the bill that’s not even in the perative of article I, section 8. This is on this point. For centuries, European bill. So there are no funds in this bill about the Constitution. Certainly it’s monarchs had plunged their nations for Libya; and according to the letter about a billion dollars that would be into bloody and debilitating wars on from the White House, supplemental spent by September unless we inter- whim, and the Founders wanted to pro- funds will not be requested. The admin- vene, at a time of rising debt, at a time tect the American Republic from that istration will just pay for the operation of tremendous pressure on the budget, fate. out of existing funds. That remains a at a time when local governments in James Madison explained why in this good question, and I say that again, I our communities are cutting public passage in a letter to Hamilton. He

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War is, in fact, the And we need to remember that a war table while we are discussing the debt true nurse of executive aggrandize- once started cannot always be turned ceiling negotiations while we continue ment. In war a physical force is to be off by an appropriations act. Once we to throw money at not one, not two, created and it is the executive will have attacked another country without but three wars. which is to direct it. In war, the public provocation, we have created an ag- A Brown University study concludes treasures are to be unlocked, and it is grieved belligerent that now has cause that when it’s all said and done Iraq the executive hand which is to dispense to pursue that war regardless of what and Afghanistan will suck the Treas- them. In war, the honors and the the Congress later decides. ury dry to the tune of at least $3.7 tril- emoluments of office are to be multi- That’s why this precedent is so dan- lion. Enough, already. plied, and it is the executive patronage gerous. That’s why the President’s ac- Mr. Chairman, the Pentagon is like under which they are to be enjoyed. tions are so devastating to our very that teenager. You keep giving the kid Those who are to conduct a war can- form of government, and that’s why we the keys to the car, and he keeps not, in the nature of things, be proper need to speak clearly and unequivo- crashing it. It’s time we cut him off. or safe judges whether a war ought to cally through measures like that of- We must draw the line, and we must be commenced, continued, or con- fered by the gentlemen from Michigan draw it here. No more funding for cluded.’’ and Ohio today. Libya; no more continuance in Libyan The President has tried to justify I yield back the balance of my time. hostilities. I urge my colleagues to sup- this act in a variety of ways: that Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, I port this amendment. bombing another country is not really move to strike the last word. I yield back the balance of my time. an act of war, that there wasn’t time to The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I consult Congress—though more than California is recognized for 5 minutes. move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- enough to consult the United Nations Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise nized for 5 minutes. Security Council—or that it was a hu- in support of the Amash-Kucinich Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, the manitarian act. amendment, and I am proud to be a co- President says we have gone to war in Mr. Chairman, never was there a sponsor and at the same time call on the name of humanity. In other words, greater provocation or clearer moral other Members to join us on the floor the President’s little war in Libya is so justification for war than the Japanese right now for this important debate. that we can preserve humanity in attack on Pearl Harbor. And never was Mr. Chairman, I have been struck in Libya. there a more activist President than recent days by the profound lack of se- Franklin Roosevelt. In the history of peoples, as the gen- riousness in Washington when it comes tleman from California has pointed Yet within 24 hours of that attack, to confronting this illegal war we are President Roosevelt appeared before a out, and the histories of countries, it fighting in Libya. Last week at a news joint session of Congress in this very has always been the king, the dictator, conference, the President dismissed Hall. He clearly recognized that as the tyrant, the chief, the leader that congressional concerns about war pow- Commander in Chief his authority only has sent that particular country to ers authority and his Libya policy and, extended to ordering that ‘‘all meas- war. he said ‘‘all kinds of noise about proc- ures be taken for our defense.’’ He rec- So when our ancestors got together ess.’’ ognized that under the Constitution, and they formed a new and perfect At the same time, the U.S. Senate es- anything more, even in this most his- Union, they decided it would not be the sentially punted on the issue earlier toric attack, required an act of Con- leader, which we call the President, it this week, pulling the plug on an im- gress, which he sought and obtained. would be the people that would decide The unprovoked attack on Libya was portant debate that the country needs if we went to war. They gave that not authorized by this Congress, and it because a few Republican Senators power to the Congress of the United is accordingly unconstitutional and il- complained that they canceled recess States and only Congress can declare legal. Indeed, 2 weeks ago, the House only to deal with the debt ceiling, and war, not the President. they were not going to discuss Libya. considered a resolution authorizing a b 1310 war with Libya, and it rejected that But perhaps it was right here in the measure by a nearly 3–1 margin. It House that we have seen the most inco- But this is the President’s war; and then considered a second measure to herence on Libya. Right before we ad- the President, in my opinion, is in vio- authorize acts of war against Libya journed almost 2 weeks ago, this body lation of the Constitution. He has led just short of actual combat, including voted against authorizing the use of America to our third war. Whether or refueling tankers on their way to tar- force in Libya; and then less than 2 not the war powers resolution is con- gets. The identification and selection hours later, the House voted to con- stitutional or not, we can debate that. of targets, operational support, oper- tinue funding the war we had just re- But he is in violation of it, too, because ational planning, it rejected that meas- fused to authorize. we’re still engaged in war, whether you ure as well. Mr. Chairman, Congress has the call it hostilities or not. Some say it’s The precedent being established right ‘‘power of the purse,’’ and we must be not hostile. Well, you be one of the re- now by the President’s deliberate defi- prepared to use it. We must use this op- cipients of one of those cruise missiles ance of the Constitution and the clear portunity to send a powerful message. on the ground somewhere in Libya, and will of Congress has profound implica- A vote of no confidence in this Libya you might think that’s a hostile envi- tions for our Nation’s future. If this act policy will prove that we do not and ronment towards you. But this country is allowed to stand unchallenged, it will not write another check for a war is spending money on a third war, and means that the checks and balances that Americans don’t want and a war it is unconstitutional. painstakingly built into the Constitu- that we did not authorize. Our ancestors had comments about tion on the supreme question of war Hostilities with Libya—and, let’s be the leader, the king, leading us into and peace have been rendered meaning- frank, these are hostilities—have now war. The writer of the Constitution less. been going on for more than 100 days wrote a letter. James Madison said Weeks ago, the House voted to deny with the cost climbing toward a billion that ‘‘the Constitution supposes what authorization for the use of funds for dollars, and that doesn’t even include the history of all governments has al- the war on Libya effective October 1. the moral costs and the cost of civilian ways demonstrated, that it is the exec- This amendment simply follows lives. The people’s money is too impor- utive branch most interested in war through on that decision in the actual tant and too precious, especially dur- and most prone to it. It has accord- appropriations act. ing this time of fiscal austerity. ingly with studied care vested the

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On the contrary, our actions amendment, which will completely cut ing war with Congress, therefore no of- were with the international commu- off funds for this illegal war. fensive expedition of importance can be nity, sanctioned by the United Nations, Mr. Chairman, on March 19, Presi- undertaken until after they have delib- the Arab League and, most impor- dent Obama announced he had author- erated upon the subject and Congress tantly, the Libyan people themselves. ized U.S. military forces to conduct op- has authorized such a measure.’’ Our role is limited and constrained, erations in Libya. Unfortunately, the It is our history, it is our heritage, it no boots on the ground. We essentially President did this without receiving is our Constitution, and it is our prin- are helping to supply and refuel and authorization from Congress even ciple that Congress must declare war, add surveillance. Do we want to signal though he made sure to get the U.N.’s Congress must be the one to engage in to other murderous dictators while the approval. By not being open and honest war. And in my opinion, the President people are standing up for democracy with Congress, he left Members in the has violated that Constitution. He has that they have a free hand to slaughter dark and unsure of what our ultimate violated the law of the land and the their public? I hope not. mission was. To this day, the President war powers resolution; and it’s Con- I say listen to regular Libyans on the hasn’t come to Congress to ask for for- gress’ duty now, it is our turn and it is street today. They want more NATO mal approval. Initially, when the President com- our responsibility to weigh in on this involvement, not less. They want the mitted our military operations in war and stop money from going to this United States to remain involved. If we Libya, he said it would be days, not war. pull out now, the NATO coalition could months. Well, now we are definitely Where the President got the $700-plus fall apart and tens of thousands of refu- talking months because it is a little million that has already been spent on gees fleeing Qadhafi’s wrath would over a week we’ve been engaged in this war, we don’t know. We just want jeopardize the fragile democratic tran- military operations in Libya for nearly to make sure no more money is spent sitions in both Egypt and Tunisia. This 4 months. In an effort to escape his re- on this unconstitutional action. issue has regional implications. It’s not sponsibility, to this day the President Muammar Qadhafi is a tyrant. He’s limited to Libya alone. has refused to acknowledge that the an outlaw. There are a lot of bad guys As my constituents know, and my U.S. is engaged in hostilities in Libya. in the world, Mr. Chairman, and is it legislative record reflects, I was ada- That being said, those in the Pentagon now the policy of the President to pick mantly against the Iraq war and I am seem to disagree with the President on out the ones he does not like and start adamantly in favor of a faster with- this issue. blowing up that country in the name of drawal from Afghanistan. In fact, I’m While the President has turned a humanity? We don’t know. almost always against the use of the blind eye to truth, the Department of So Congress must resume, regain, its military option. Seldom is it the right Defense has decided to award imminent rightful authority and role and make course, in my opinion. But ‘‘seldom’’ danger pay to servicemembers who fly sure that we do not fund the Presi- doesn’t mean ‘‘always.’’ Srebrenica, over Libya and for those who serve on dent’s little war, or any other future Darfur and Rwanda all warranted our ships within 110 nautical miles of the wars, without congressional approval. engagement as Libya does today. We shore. As of June 3, 93 percent of the Mr. Chairman, instead of spending made it to the Balkans, but we didn’t cruise missiles, 66 percent of the per- money blowing up Libya, we ought to make it to Darfur or Rwanda, and lit- sonnel, 50 percent of the ships, and 50 spend that American taxpayer money erally millions of people died because percent of the planes used in NATO op- in the United States building the of that. erations against Libya were by the United States and rebuilding America But at the same time, I cannot turn United States of America. and not destroying somebody else’s a blind eye to the slaughter of innocent Mr. Chair, firing a cruise missile at country and being involved in some- people. My hope is that the day may Libya qualifies as hostilities. In early body else’s civil war. never come when I will ignore the cries June, it was estimated that Libya was And that’s just the way it is. of innocent people being murdered by a already costing the American tax- I yield back the balance of my time. dictator or while we cozy up to a mur- payers over $700 million. Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, I move derous dictator. I cannot turn my back I have three sons that are currently to strike the last word. on people demanding the same free- in the military, and I will support our The CHAIR. The gentleman from doms we enjoy in America. troops no matter where the President Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. I understand my colleagues’ aversion sends them. However, I cannot support Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, we to military conflict. I share it. I under- Obama’s decision to commit our mili- should not turn our backs on the Liby- stand their fear of mission creep. I tary forces’ operations without the re- an people. I want to remind my col- share that. But I also understand that quired congressional authorization. leagues that NATO’s campaign in when people are being murdered whole- That’s why I cosponsored this amend- Libya has saved countless lives. Our sale, being ethnically cleansed, being ment, the 2012 Department of Defense actions and those of NATO were the the targets of genocide, the world, in- appropriations bill Kucinich amend- only thing that stopped Qadhafi from cluding the United States, cannot and ment. committing unspeakable crimes must not stand back and watch. For With that, I ask all my colleagues, against humanity. In fact, when the the sake of the Libyan people and all all Members, to come down here on the United States and NATO intervened, demanding freedom in the Middle East, House floor and to express support for Qadhafi was on the footsteps of Misrata I urge my colleagues to support this this important amendment, to reclaim our Constitution, to reclaim the valid- and threatening to kill without mercy. resolution authorizing the use of lim- ity of this Congress as relates to com- Qadhafi’s forces were on the brink of ited force. Benghazi hours before NATO’s oper- I yield back the balance of my time. mitting troops to war. Mr. Chairman, I support this amend- ation began. Qadhafi literally said that Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Chairman, I move ment. I encourage all my colleagues to he would kill people with ‘‘no mercy, to strike the last word. support this amendment. no pity.’’ He said he would go ‘‘house The CHAIR. The gentleman from I yield back the balance of my time. by house, room by room.’’ Those are Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. the words of a shameless, ruthless kill- Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Chairman, today I b 1320 er; and we had to do something, and was planning to offer my own amend- Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I move to I’m glad that we did. ment which would hold the President strike the requisite number of words. Constituents of my district whose accountable to the War Powers Act The CHAIR. The gentleman from roots come from Libya have made it with regard to his operation in Libya. Washington is recognized for 5 min- clear to me that they want me to stand My intention was to expose the Presi- utes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:49 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.077 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4694 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 Mr. DICKS. I believe this is an impor- of O&M funds for the Army and the Amendment No. 1 by Ms. LEE of Cali- tant debate in the House today as we, Navy. The estimate by September 30, fornia. appropriately, exercise congressional 2011, is that daily operations will total An amendment by Mr. GARAMENDI of oversight of the use of force and the $618 million; munitions, $450 million; California. costs associated with our engagement global lift and sustain, $10 million; for An amendment by Mr. NADLER of in Libya. a total of $1.078 billion. Drawdown of New York. In my judgment, the President’s ini- DOD supplies would be $25 million and Amendment No. 1 by Mr. POE of tial commitment of U.S. air power and humanitarian assistance of $1 million, Texas. naval forces to support the inter- for a total of $1.104 billion. I think that Amendment No. 2 by Ms. LEE of Cali- national effort was appropriate, and is a pretty clear indication. fornia. certainly within his power as Com- Now, our chairman is absolutely cor- Amendment No. 41 by Mr. COHEN of mander in Chief. In March, the Presi- rect. They have not asked for a supple- Tennessee. dent clearly outlined the rationale for mental here. They are going to use ex- An amendment by Mr. CICILLINE of our involvement in this military ac- isting funds that we have already ap- Rhode Island. tion. Now if I were advising the Presi- propriated to take care of this oper- dent, I would have said send up a reso- An amendment by Mr. COHEN of Ten- ation. And of course we would all like nessee. lution and get approval from the House to see this thing resolved as quickly as and the Senate. There is no question Amendment No. 2 by Mr. POE of possible, and a political settlement Texas. that would have been the preferred may be possible. But I think it would course of action. Amendment No. 1 by Ms. MCCOLLUM be wrong to undermine the President of Minnesota. The U.S. effort was undertaken in and our country and our involvement Amendment No. 2 by Ms. MCCOLLUM concert with a broad coalition of na- with NATO and with the U.N. and with tions, and it followed a resolution of Minnesota. our Arab allies on this subject. Amendment No. 13 by Mr. COLE of adopted in the United Nations Security I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the Amash- Oklahoma. Council authorizing ‘‘all necessary Kucinich amendment. measures’’ to protect Libyan civilians I yield back the balance of my time. An amendment by Mr. AMASH of attempting to overthrow the oppres- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, last month, the Michigan. sive regime of Muammar al Qadhafi. House voted against defunding the American The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes The Qadhafi government’s response to military mission in Libya. That was the right the time for the second through the the uprising, inspired by the ‘‘Arab decision, and it still is: along with our NATO 11th vote. The final two votes will be 5- Spring’’ movement, was to use force allies, we intervened in Libya in response to minute votes. against civilians and opposition forces, Moammar Gadhafi’s violent repression of his AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. LEE and the brutal measures prompted the own people, and the explicit promise of worse The CHAIR. The unfinished business international outcry and the United to come. It’s also important to remember that is the demand for a recorded vote on Nations action. While the direct U.S. Gadhafi has more American blood on his amendment No. 1 offered by the gentle- leadership of this effort lasted a brief hands than anyone other than Osama bin woman from California (Ms. LEE) on time, U.S. forces remain engaged in the Laden. And we must remember that we inter- which further proceedings were post- NATO operation. vened in response to calls from the Arab poned and on which the noes prevailed When I hear many of my colleagues by voice vote. speak in favor of abandoning this League, the United Nations, the European The Clerk will redesignate the cause, I believe it is important to re- Union, and a unanimous NATO. Our allies have taken the leading role in amendment. flect on the fundamental reason why Libya, but it is crucial that America continue to we are concerned here. This is the same The Clerk redesignated the amend- support them. It’s crucial because the cam- individual, Muammar al Qadhafi, who ment. paign against Gadhafi has made significant had been planning terrorist actions RECORDED VOTE against United States citizens and oth- progress, which would be dramatically set The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been ers for decades. This is the same ter- back by a sudden withdrawal of American demanded. rorist leader against whom President support; because that sudden withdrawal of A recorded vote was ordered. Ronald Reagan authorized a military support could endanger civilian lives and stall The vote was taken by electronic de- strike in 1986—and he didn’t ask Con- democratic movements across the Middle vice, and there were—ayes 97, noes 322, gress for approval—following the bomb- East; and because it would represent a failure not voting 12, as follows: to keep faith with our NATO allies. As I said ings in Berlin and definitive proof of [Roll No. 502] the last time this issue came to the floor: ei- Qadhafi’s involvement in other ter- AYES—97 rorist activity. At that time, President ther we are in an alliance, or we are not. And Amash Frank (MA) Pastor (AZ) Reagan publicly denounced Qadhafi as if we are, that means supporting our allies in their time and place of need, so that they will Baca Fudge Paul the ‘‘Mad Dog of the Middle East’’ who Baldwin Garamendi Petri espoused the goal of world revolution. continue to do the same for us—a principle Bass (CA) Grijalva Pingree (ME) Mr. Chairman, I can only wonder that is especially important when civilian lives Becerra Gutierrez Polis are at stake. I urge my colleagues to oppose Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Quigley what Ronald Reagan would say today Boswell Hinchey this amendment. Rangel about those who would propose imme- Brady (PA) Hinojosa Richardson The CHAIR. The question is on the Braley (IA) Hirono diate withdrawal of U.S. assistance to Rohrabacher Campbell Holt amendment offered by the gentleman Rokita the broad coalition of nations attempt- Capuano Honda from Michigan (Mr. AMASH). ing to finish the job that President Chu Jackson (IL) Rush ´ Reagan started. The question was taken; and the Cicilline Jackson Lee Sanchez, Linda Now, just to make it clear, the ad- Chair announced that the ayes ap- Clarke (MI) (TX) T. peared to have it. Clarke (NY) Johnson (IL) Sanchez, Loretta ministration, when they sent up their Schakowsky Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I demand Clay Johnson, E. B. report under the Boehner amendment, Clyburn Jones Scott (VA) I believe, they did list out the military a recorded vote. Coble Kucinich Serrano cost for the operation. Daily operations The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Cohen Larson (CT) Shuler up to June 3 were $313.7 million; muni- rule XVIII, further proceedings on the Costello Lee (CA) Sires amendment offered by the gentleman Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Slaughter tions, $398.3 million; global lift and sus- Cummings Markey Speier tain, $1.6 million. The subtotal for from Michigan will be postponed. Davis (IL) Matsui Stark military operations was $713.6 million. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR DeFazio McGovern Thompson (CA) Doyle Michaud And then the drawdown of DOD sup- The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Thompson (MS) Duncan (TN) Moore Tierney rule XVIII, proceedings will now re- Edwards plies, $1.3 million; humanitarian assist- Murphy (CT) Tonko Ellison Nadler ance, $1 million; for a total of $715.9 sume on those amendments printed in Towns Eshoo Napolitano the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on which Tsongas million. Farr Neal ´ Now munitions come out of the mu- further proceedings were postponed, in Fattah Olver Velazquez nition funds; daily operations come out the following order: Filner Pallone

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Thompson (MS) Smith (NJ) Tipton Wilson (SC) Payne Sanchez, Loretta Tierney NOES—322 Smith (TX) Turner Wittman Pelosi Sarbanes Tonko Smith (WA) Upton Wolf Peters Schakowsky Towns Ackerman Fortenberry Marino Southerland Van Hollen Womack Petri Schiff Tsongas Adams Foxx Matheson Stearns Walberg Woodall Pingree (ME) Schrader Upton Aderholt Franks (AZ) McCarthy (CA) Stivers Walden Wu Polis Scott (VA) Vela´ zquez Akin Frelinghuysen McCarthy (NY) Stutzman Walsh (IL) Yarmuth Quigley Serrano Visclosky Alexander Gallegly McCaul Sullivan Walz (MN) Yoder Rangel Sherman Waters Altmire Gardner McClintock Sutton Webster Young (AK) Richardson Shuler Watt Andrews Garrett McCollum Terry West Young (FL) Rohrabacher Sires Waxman Austria Gerlach McCotter Thompson (PA) Westmoreland Young (IN) Rokita Slaughter Welch Bachmann Gibbs McDermott Roybal-Allard Speier Woolsey Bachus Gibson McHenry NOT VOTING—12 Rush Stark Wu Barletta Gingrey (GA) McIntyre Cantor Giffords Pelosi Ryan (OH) Sutton Yarmuth Barrow Gohmert McKeon Cleaver Keating Wasserman Bartlett Gonzalez McKinley Conyers Lewis (GA) Schultz NOES—295 Barton (TX) Goodlatte McMorris Culberson Miller, George Ackerman Bass (NH) Gosar Rodgers DeLauro Payne Fincher Lewis (CA) Benishek Gowdy McNerney Adams Fitzpatrick Lipinski Berg Granger Meehan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Aderholt Flake LoBiondo Berkley Graves (GA) Meeks Akin Fleischmann Long Berman Graves (MO) Mica The CHAIR (during the vote). There Alexander Fleming Lowey Biggert Green, Al Miller (FL) is 1 minute remaining in this vote. Altmire Flores Lucas Bilbray Green, Gene Miller (MI) Andrews Forbes Luetkemeyer Bilirakis Griffin (AR) Miller (NC) b 1351 Austria Fortenberry Lummis Bishop (GA) Griffith (VA) Miller, Gary Baca Foxx Lungren, Daniel Bishop (NY) Grimm Moran Messrs. CONNOLLY of Virginia, MIL- Bachmann Franks (AZ) E. Bishop (UT) Guinta Mulvaney LER of North Carolina, SCOTT of Bachus Frelinghuysen Lynch Black Guthrie Murphy (PA) South Carolina, and LYNCH changed Barletta Gallegly Mack Blackburn Hall Myrick their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Barrow Gardner Manzullo Bonner Hanabusa Neugebauer Bartlett Garrett Marchant Bono Mack Hanna Noem Messrs. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Barton (TX) Gerlach Marino Boren Harper Nugent CROWLEY, and MURPHY of Con- Berg Gibbs Matheson Boustany Harris Nunes necticut changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ Berkley Gibson McCarthy (CA) Brady (TX) Hartzler Nunnelee Biggert Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (NY) Brooks Hastings (WA) Olson to ‘‘aye.’’ Bilbray Gohmert McCaul Broun (GA) Hayworth Owens So the amendment was rejected. Bilirakis Gonzalez McClintock Brown (FL) Heck Palazzo The result of the vote was announced Bishop (GA) Goodlatte McCotter Buchanan Heinrich Pascrell as above recorded. Bishop (UT) Gosar McDermott Bucshon Hensarling Paulsen Black Gowdy McHenry Buerkle Herger Pearce AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GARAMENDI Blackburn Granger McIntyre Burgess Herrera Beutler Pence The CHAIR. The unfinished business Bonner Graves (GA) McKeon Burton (IN) Higgins Perlmutter Bono Mack Graves (MO) McKinley Butterfield Himes Peters is the demand for a recorded vote on Boren Green, Al McMorris Calvert Hochul Peterson the amendment offered by the gen- Boustany Green, Gene Rodgers Camp Holden Pitts tleman from California (Mr. Brady (TX) Griffin (AR) Meehan Canseco Hoyer Platts GARAMENDI) on which further pro- Brooks Griffith (VA) Meeks Capito Huelskamp Poe (TX) Broun (GA) Grimm Mica Capps Huizenga (MI) Pompeo ceedings were postponed and on which Brown (FL) Guinta Miller (FL) Cardoza Hultgren Posey the noes prevailed by voice vote. Buchanan Guthrie Miller (MI) Carnahan Hunter Price (GA) The Clerk will redesignate the Bucshon Hall Miller (NC) Carney Hurt Price (NC) Buerkle Hanna Miller, Gary Carson (IN) Inslee Quayle amendment. Burgess Harper Mulvaney Carter Israel Rahall The Clerk redesignated the amend- Burton (IN) Harris Murphy (PA) Cassidy Issa Reed ment. Butterfield Hartzler Myrick Castor (FL) Jenkins Rehberg Calvert Hastings (WA) Neugebauer Chabot Johnson (GA) Reichert RECORDED VOTE Camp Hayworth Noem Chaffetz Johnson (OH) Renacci The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Canseco Heck Nugent Chandler Johnson, Sam Reyes demanded. Cantor Hensarling Nunes Coffman (CO) Jordan Ribble Capito Herger Nunnelee Cole Kaptur Richmond A recorded vote was ordered. Carnahan Herrera Beutler Olson Conaway Kelly Rigell The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Carney Higgins Owens Connolly (VA) Kildee Rivera The vote was taken by electronic de- Carson (IN) Hochul Palazzo Cooper Kind Roby vice, and there were—ayes 133, noes 295, Carter Holden Pascrell Costa King (IA) Roe (TN) Cassidy Hoyer Paulsen Courtney King (NY) Rogers (AL) not voting 3, as follows: Castor (FL) Huelskamp Pearce Cravaack Kingston Rogers (KY) [Roll No. 503] Chabot Huizenga (MI) Pence Crawford Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (MI) Chaffetz Hultgren Perlmutter Crenshaw Kissell Rooney AYES—133 Chandler Hunter Peterson Critz Kline Ros-Lehtinen Amash Cummings Jackson (IL) Coffman (CO) Hurt Pitts Cuellar Labrador Roskam Baldwin Davis (IL) Jackson Lee Cole Israel Platts Davis (CA) Lamborn Ross (AR) Bass (CA) DeFazio (TX) Conaway Issa Poe (TX) Davis (KY) Lance Ross (FL) Bass (NH) DeGette Johnson (IL) Connolly (VA) Jenkins Pompeo DeGette Landry Rothman (NJ) Becerra DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Cooper Johnson (GA) Posey Denham Langevin Roybal-Allard Benishek Doggett Jones Costa Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Dent Lankford Royce Berman Doyle Kucinich Cravaack Johnson, Sam Price (NC) DesJarlais Larsen (WA) Runyan Bishop (NY) Duncan (TN) Larson (CT) Crawford Jordan Quayle Deutch Latham Ruppersberger Blumenauer Edwards Lee (CA) Crenshaw Kaptur Rahall Diaz-Balart LaTourette Ryan (OH) Boswell Ellison Lewis (GA) Critz Kelly Reed Dicks Latta Ryan (WI) Brady (PA) Eshoo Loebsack Cuellar Kildee Rehberg Dingell Levin Sarbanes Braley (IA) Farr Lofgren, Zoe Davis (CA) Kind Reichert Doggett Lewis (CA) Scalise Campbell Fattah Luja´ n Davis (KY) King (IA) Renacci Dold Lipinski Schiff Capps Filner Maloney Denham King (NY) Reyes Donnelly (IN) LoBiondo Schilling Capuano Frank (MA) Markey Dent Kingston Ribble Dreier Loebsack Schmidt Cardoza Fudge Matsui DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Richmond Duffy Long Schock Chu Garamendi McCollum Deutch Kissell Rigell Duncan (SC) Lowey Schrader Cicilline Grijalva McGovern Diaz-Balart Kline Rivera Ellmers Lucas Schwartz Clarke (MI) Gutierrez McNerney Dicks Labrador Roby Emerson Luetkemeyer Schweikert Clarke (NY) Hanabusa Michaud Dingell Lamborn Roe (TN) Engel Luja´ n Scott (SC) Clay Hastings (FL) Miller, George Dold Lance Rogers (AL) Farenthold Lummis Scott, Austin Cleaver Heinrich Moore Donnelly (IN) Landry Rogers (KY) Fincher Lungren, Daniel Scott, David Clyburn Himes Moran Dreier Langevin Rogers (MI) Fitzpatrick E. Sensenbrenner Coble Hinchey Murphy (CT) Duffy Lankford Rooney Flake Lynch Sessions Cohen Hinojosa Nadler Duncan (SC) Larsen (WA) Ros-Lehtinen Fleischmann Mack Sewell Conyers Hirono Napolitano Ellmers Latham Roskam Fleming Maloney Sherman Costello Holt Neal Emerson LaTourette Ross (AR) Flores Manzullo Shimkus Courtney Honda Olver Engel Latta Ross (FL) Forbes Marchant Shuster Crowley Inslee Pallone Farenthold Levin Rothman (NJ)

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Towns Walberg Wittman Schock Stutzman Wilson (FL) Pascrell Sarbanes Tsongas Walden Wolf Schwartz Sullivan Wilson (SC) Pastor (AZ) Schakowsky Van Hollen Schweikert Terry Paul Schiff Vela´ zquez NOT VOTING—6 Wittman Scott (SC) Thompson (PA) Paulsen Schwartz Wasserman Coffman (CO) Giffords Neugebauer Wolf Scott, Austin Thornberry Payne Scott (VA) Schultz Culberson Keating Whitfield Womack Scott, David Tiberi Pelosi Serrano Waters Sensenbrenner Tipton Woodall Peters Sewell Watt ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Sessions Turner Yoder Pingree (ME) Sherman Waxman The CHAIR (during the vote). There Young (AK) Sewell Van Hollen Polis Sires Welch is 1 minute remaining in this vote. Shimkus Walberg Young (FL) Price (NC) Slaughter Wilson (FL) Shuster Walden Young (IN) Quigley Smith (WA) Woolsey Simpson Walsh (IL) Rahall Speier Wu b 1400 Rangel Stark Yarmuth NOT VOTING—3 So the amendment was rejected. The result of the vote was announced Culberson Giffords Keating NOES—251 as above recorded. Adams Gallegly Mica b 1357 Aderholt Gardner Miller (FL) Stated against: Ms. PELOSI changed her vote from Akin Garrett Miller (MI) Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Chairman, on rollcall ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Alexander Gerlach Miller (NC) No. 504, had I been present, I would have Altmire Gibbs Miller, Gary voted ‘‘no.’’ So the amendment was rejected. Amash Gingrey (GA) Mulvaney The result of the vote was announced Austria Gohmert Murphy (PA) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. POE OF TEXAS as above recorded. Bachus Gosar Myrick The CHAIR. The unfinished business Barletta Gowdy Noem AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. NADLER Barrow Granger Nugent is the demand for a recorded vote on The CHAIR. The unfinished business Bartlett Graves (GA) Nunes amendment No. 1 offered by the gen- is the demand for a recorded vote on Barton (TX) Graves (MO) Nunnelee tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) on which Bass (NH) Griffin (AR) Olson further proceedings were postponed and the amendment offered by the gen- Benishek Grimm Owens tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER) Berg Guinta Palazzo on which the noes prevailed by voice on which further proceedings were Biggert Guthrie Pearce vote. Bilbray Hall Pence The Clerk will redesignate the postponed and on which the noes pre- Bilirakis Hanna Perlmutter vailed by voice vote. Bishop (GA) Harper Peterson amendment. The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Harris Petri The Clerk redesignated the amend- Black Hartzler Pitts ment. amendment. Blackburn Hastings (WA) Platts The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Hayworth Poe (TX) RECORDED VOTE ment. Bono Mack Heck Pompeo The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Boren Hensarling Posey demanded. RECORDED VOTE Boustany Herger Price (GA) The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Quayle A recorded vote was ordered. demanded. Brooks Hinojosa Reed The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. A recorded vote was ordered. Broun (GA) Huelskamp Rehberg The vote was taken by electronic de- Buchanan Huizenga (MI) Reichert vice, and there were—ayes 131, noes 297, The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Bucshon Hultgren Renacci The vote was taken by electronic de- Buerkle Hunter Ribble not voting 3, as follows: vice, and there were—ayes 174, noes 251, Calvert Hurt Richardson [Roll No. 505] Camp Issa Richmond not voting 6, as follows: Campbell Jenkins Rigell AYES—131 [Roll No. 504] Canseco Johnson (IL) Rivera Adams Gerlach Miller, Gary Cantor Johnson (OH) Roby Amash Gibson AYES—174 Mulvaney Capito Johnson, Sam Roe (TN) Baldwin Gohmert Napolitano Ackerman Davis (IL) Honda Cardoza Jordan Rogers (AL) Barton (TX) Goodlatte Nugent Andrews DeFazio Hoyer Carter Kelly Rogers (KY) Bass (NH) Gowdy Olver Baca DeGette Inslee Cassidy Kind Rogers (MI) Benishek Graves (GA) Pallone Bachmann DeLauro Israel Chabot King (IA) Rohrabacher Berg Graves (MO) Paul Baldwin Deutch Jackson (IL) Chaffetz King (NY) Rokita Bishop (UT) Green, Gene Payne Bass (CA) Dingell Jackson Lee Chandler Kingston Rooney Black Griffith (VA) Pearce Becerra Doggett (TX) Coble Kinzinger (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Blumenauer Hall Peters Berkley Donnelly (IN) Johnson (GA) Cole Kline Roskam Braley (IA) Heck Petri Berman Doyle Johnson, E. B. Conaway Labrador Ross (AR) Brooks Herrera Beutler Pingree (ME) Bishop (NY) Edwards Jones Cooper Lamborn Ross (FL) Broun (GA) Higgins Poe (TX) Blumenauer Ellison Kaptur Costa Lance Royce Buchanan Holt Posey Boswell Engel Kildee Cravaack Landry Runyan Buerkle Honda Price (GA) Brady (PA) Eshoo Crawford Burgess Huizenga (MI) Kissell Lankford Ruppersberger Reed Braley (IA) Farr Kucinich Crenshaw Latham Ryan (WI) Campbell Hultgren Rohrabacher Brown (FL) Fattah Langevin Critz LaTourette Sanchez, Loretta Capuano Hunter Rokita Burgess Filner Larsen (WA) Cuellar Latta Scalise Chaffetz Hurt Rooney Burton (IN) Foxx Larson (CT) Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Schilling Clarke (MI) Jackson (IL) Ross (FL) Butterfield Frank (MA) Lee (CA) Denham LoBiondo Schmidt Clarke (NY) Johnson (IL) Royce Capps Franks (AZ) Levin Dent Long Schock Clay Johnson, E. B. Capuano Fudge Lewis (GA) DesJarlais Lucas Schrader Cleaver Jones Sanchez, Loretta Carnahan Garamendi Lipinski Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Schweikert Coble Jordan Schilling Carney Gibson Loebsack Dicks Lummis Scott (SC) Cohen Kaptur Schrader Carson (IN) Gonzalez Lofgren, Zoe Dold Lungren, Daniel Scott, Austin Conyers Kucinich Sensenbrenner Castor (FL) Goodlatte Lowey Dreier E. Scott, David Costello Labrador Serrano Chu Green, Al Luja´ n Duffy Mack Sensenbrenner Cummings Landry Sessions Cicilline Green, Gene Lynch Duncan (SC) Manzullo Sessions DeFazio Lankford Slaughter Clarke (MI) Griffith (VA) Maloney Duncan (TN) Marchant Shimkus DesJarlais LaTourette Southerland Clarke (NY) Grijalva Markey Ellmers Marino Shuler Doggett Lee (CA) Stark Clay Gutierrez Matsui Emerson Matheson Shuster Duffy Lewis (CA) Stearns Cleaver Hanabusa McCarthy (NY) Farenthold McCarthy (CA) Simpson Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Stutzman Clyburn Hastings (FL) McCollum Fincher McCaul Smith (NE) Duncan (TN) Lummis Thompson (PA) Cohen Heinrich McDermott Fitzpatrick McClintock Smith (NJ) Edwards Lynch Tiberi Connolly (VA) Higgins McGovern Flake McCotter Smith (TX) Emerson Marchant Tierney Conyers Himes McIntyre Fleischmann McHenry Southerland Engel Markey Tonko Costello Hinchey McNerney Fleming McKeon Stearns Filner McCaul Vela´ zquez Courtney Hirono Meeks Flores McKinley Stivers Fincher McClintock Walsh (IL) Crowley Hochul Michaud Forbes McMorris Sullivan Fitzpatrick McKinley Waters Cummings Holden Miller, George Fortenberry Rodgers Terry Frank (MA) Michaud Welch Davis (CA) Holt Moore Frelinghuysen Meehan Thompson (PA) Garrett Miller (NC) West

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There Boren Heinrich Polis Bachmann Granger Neugebauer is 1 minute remaining. Boswell Hensarling Pompeo Bachus Green, Al Noem Boustany Herger Posey Barletta Griffin (AR) Nunes b 1404 Brady (PA) Herrera Beutler Price (GA) Barrow Grijalva Nunnelee Brady (TX) Higgins Quayle Bartlett Grimm Olson Mr. CONYERS changed his vote from Brooks Hinojosa Quigley Bass (CA) Guinta Owens ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Broun (GA) Hochul Rahall Becerra Guthrie Palazzo So the amendment was rejected. Buchanan Holden Reed Berkley Gutierrez Pascrell Bucshon Hoyer Rehberg Berman Hanabusa Pastor (AZ) The result of the vote was announced Biggert Hanna Paulsen as above recorded. Buerkle Huelskamp Reichert Bilbray Harper Pelosi Burgess Huizenga (MI) Renacci AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. LEE Bilirakis Harris Pence Burton (IN) Hultgren Reyes Bishop (GA) Hartzler Perlmutter The CHAIR. The unfinished business Calvert Hunter Ribble Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Peterson is the demand for a recorded vote on Camp Hurt Rigell Campbell Inslee Rivera Blackburn Hastings (WA) Pitts amendment No. 2 offered by the gentle- Bonner Hayworth Platts Canseco Israel Roby Bono Mack Heinrich Polis woman from California (Ms. LEE) on Cantor Issa Roe (TN) Boren Hensarling Pompeo which further proceedings were post- Capito Jenkins Rogers (AL) Boswell Herger Price (NC) poned and on which the noes prevailed Cardoza Johnson (GA) Rogers (KY) Boustany Himes Quayle Carnahan Johnson (OH) Rogers (MI) Brady (PA) Hinchey Quigley by voice vote. Carney Johnson, Sam Rohrabacher Brady (TX) Hinojosa Rahall The Clerk will redesignate the Carson (IN) Jordan Rokita Brown (FL) Hirono Rangel amendment. Carter Kaptur Rooney Bucshon Hochul Rehberg The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cassidy Kelly Ros-Lehtinen Burton (IN) Holden Reichert Chabot Kildee Roskam Butterfield Hoyer Renacci ment. Chandler Kind Ross (AR) Calvert Huelskamp Reyes RECORDED VOTE Coffman (CO) King (IA) Ross (FL) Camp Inslee Ribble Cole King (NY) Rothman (NJ) Canseco Israel Richardson The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Conaway Kingston Royce Cantor Issa Richmond demanded. Connolly (VA) Kinzinger (IL) Runyan Capito Jackson Lee Rigell A recorded vote was ordered. Cooper Kissell Ruppersberger Capps (TX) Rivera The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute Costa Kline Ryan (WI) Cardoza Jenkins Roby Cravaack Labrador Sa´ nchez, Linda Carnahan Johnson (GA) Roe (TN) vote. Crawford Lamborn T. Carney Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Crenshaw Lance Sarbanes Carson (IN) Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) vice, and there were—ayes 114, noes 314, Critz Landry Scalise Carter Kelly Rogers (MI) Crowley Langevin Schiff Cassidy Kildee Ros-Lehtinen not voting 3, as follows: Cuellar Lankford Schilling Castor (FL) Kind Roskam [Roll No. 506] Davis (CA) Larsen (WA) Schmidt Chabot King (IA) Ross (AR) AYES—114 Davis (KY) Latham Schock Chandler King (NY) Rothman (NJ) Denham LaTourette Schwartz Chu Kingston Roybal-Allard Amash Fattah Pastor (AZ) Dent Latta Schweikert Cicilline Kinzinger (IL) Runyan Baca Filner Paul DesJarlais Lewis (CA) Scott (SC) Clyburn Kissell Ruppersberger Baldwin Frank (MA) Payne Deutch Lipinski Scott (VA) Coffman (CO) Kline Rush Bass (CA) Fudge Pelosi Diaz-Balart LoBiondo Scott, Austin Cole Lamborn Ryan (OH) Becerra Garamendi Perlmutter Dicks Long Scott, David Conaway Lance Ryan (WI) Benishek Grijalva Peters Dingell Lowey Sensenbrenner Connolly (VA) Langevin Sa´ nchez, Linda Bishop (NY) Gutierrez Petri Dold Lucas Sessions Cooper Larsen (WA) T. Blumenauer Himes Pingree (ME) Donnelly (IN) Luetkemeyer Sewell Braley (IA) Hinchey Costa Larson (CT) Sarbanes Price (NC) Dreier Luja´ n Shimkus Brown (FL) Hirono Courtney Latham Scalise Rangel Duffy Lummis Shuler Cravaack Butterfield Holt Duncan (SC) Lungren, Daniel Shuster Latta Schakowsky Richardson Crawford Levin Schiff Capps Honda Ellmers E. Simpson Richmond Crenshaw Lewis (GA) Schmidt Capuano Jackson (IL) Emerson Mack Sires Roybal-Allard Critz Lipinski Schock Castor (FL) Jackson Lee Engel Manzullo Smith (NE) Crowley Loebsack Schwartz Chaffetz (TX) Rush Farenthold Marchant Smith (NJ) Cuellar Lofgren, Zoe Schweikert Chu Johnson (IL) Ryan (OH) Fincher Marino Smith (TX) Davis (CA) Long Scott (SC) Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Fitzpatrick Matheson Smith (WA) Davis (IL) Lowey Scott (VA) Clarke (MI) Jones Schakowsky Flake McCarthy (CA) Southerland Davis (KY) Lucas Scott, Austin Clarke (NY) Kucinich Schrader Fleischmann McCarthy (NY) Stearns DeGette Luetkemeyer Scott, David Clay Larson (CT) Serrano Fleming McCaul Stivers DeLauro Luja´ n Sewell Cleaver Lee (CA) Sherman Flores McClintock Stutzman Denham Lungren, Daniel Sherman Clyburn Levin Slaughter Forbes McCollum Sullivan Dent E. Shimkus Coble Lewis (GA) Speier Fortenberry McCotter Terry Deutch Mack Shuler Cohen Loebsack Stark Foxx McDermott Thompson (PA) Diaz-Balart Maloney Shuster Conyers Lofgren, Zoe Sutton Franks (AZ) McHenry Thornberry Dicks Manzullo Simpson Costello Lynch Thompson (CA) Frelinghuysen McIntyre Tiberi Courtney Dingell Marino Sires Maloney Thompson (MS) Gallegly McKeon Tipton Cummings Markey Dold Matheson Smith (NE) Tierney Gardner McKinley Turner Davis (IL) Matsui Donnelly (IN) Matsui Smith (NJ) Tonko Garrett McMorris Upton Doyle McCarthy (CA) Smith (TX) DeFazio McGovern Gerlach Rodgers Van Hollen Towns Dreier McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) DeGette Michaud Gibbs McNerney Visclosky Tsongas Ellison McCollum Speier DeLauro Miller (NC) Gibson Meehan Walberg Vela´ zquez Ellmers McCotter Stivers Doggett Miller, George Gingrey (GA) Meeks Walden Eshoo McDermott Sullivan Doyle Moore Waters Gohmert Mica Walsh (IL) Farenthold McGovern Sutton Duncan (TN) Murphy (CT) Watt Gonzalez Miller (FL) Walz (MN) Farr McHenry Terry Edwards Napolitano Welch Goodlatte Miller (MI) Wasserman Fattah McIntyre Thompson (CA) Ellison Neal Woolsey Gosar Miller, Gary Schultz Flake McKeon Thompson (MS) Eshoo Olver Wu Gowdy Moran Waxman Fleischmann McMorris Thornberry Farr Pallone Yarmuth Granger Mulvaney Webster Fleming Rodgers Tipton Graves (GA) Murphy (PA) West Flores McNerney Towns NOES—314 Graves (MO) Myrick Westmoreland Forbes Meehan Tsongas Ackerman Altmire Barletta Green, Al Nadler Whitfield Fortenberry Meeks Turner Adams Andrews Barrow Green, Gene Neugebauer Wilson (FL) Foxx Mica Upton Aderholt Austria Bartlett Griffin (AR) Noem Wilson (SC) Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Van Hollen Akin Bachmann Barton (TX) Griffith (VA) Nugent Wittman Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Visclosky Alexander Bachus Bass (NH) Grimm Nunes Wolf

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Womack Yoder Young (FL) Ribble Scott, David Towns ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Woodall Young (AK) Young (IN) Richardson Sensenbrenner Tsongas Richmond Serrano Upton The CHAIR (during the vote). There NOT VOTING—3 Rigell Sewell Vela´ zquez is 1 minute remaining. Culberson Giffords Keating Rohrabacher Sherman Visclosky Rokita Shuler Walden ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Rothman (NJ) Sires Walsh (IL) b 1411 The CHAIR (during the vote). There Royce Slaughter Wasserman Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado changed is 1 minute remaining. Rush Speier Schultz Ryan (OH) Stark Waters his vote from to ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ b 1408 Sa´ nchez, Linda Stearns Waxman So the amendment was rejected. So the amendment was rejected. T. Stutzman Welch The result of the vote was announced Sanchez, Loretta Sutton Woodall as above recorded. The result of the vote was announced Sarbanes Thompson (CA) Woolsey as above recorded. Schiff Thompson (MS) Wu Stated against: Schrader Thompson (PA) Yarmuth AMENDMENT NO. 41 OFFERED BY MR. COHEN Mr. CAMP. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 507 I Scott (SC) Tierney Yoder was unavoidably detained. Had I been The CHAIR. The unfinished business Scott (VA) Tonko Young (AK) is the demand for a recorded vote on present, I would have voted ’’no.’’ the amendment offered by the gen- NOES—217 AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CICILLINE tleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) on Ackerman Green, Al Nugent The CHAIR. The unfinished business which further proceedings were post- Adams Green, Gene Nunes is the demand for a recorded vote on poned and on which the noes prevailed Aderholt Griffin (AR) Nunnelee Akin Guinta Olson the amendment offered by the gen- by voice vote. Alexander Guthrie Owens tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. The Clerk will redesignate the Altmire Hall Palazzo CICILLINE) on which further pro- amendment. Austria Harper Paulsen ceedings were postponed and on which Bachmann Harris Pearce The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bachus Hartzler Pelosi the noes prevailed by voice vote. ment. Barletta Hastings (WA) Pence The Clerk will redesignate the RECORDED VOTE Barrow Hayworth Pitts amendment. Bartlett Heck Platts The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Barton (TX) Hensarling Pompeo The Clerk redesignated the amend- demanded. Berg Herger Price (GA) ment. A recorded vote was ordered. Berkley Hinojosa Quayle RECORDED VOTE The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute Berman Huelskamp Rehberg Biggert Hultgren Reichert vote. The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Bilbray Hunter Renacci demanded. The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Israel Reyes vice, and there were—ayes 210, noes 217, Bishop (UT) Issa Rivera A recorded vote was ordered. not voting 4, as follows: Black Jenkins Roby The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Blackburn Johnson (GA) Roe (TN) [Roll No. 507] Bonner Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) The vote was taken by electronic de- AYES—210 Bono Mack Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) vice, and there were—ayes 145, noes 283, Boren Jordan Rogers (MI) not voting 3, as follows: Amash Doyle Kaptur Boustany Kelly Rooney Andrews Duffy Kind Brady (TX) Kildee Ros-Lehtinen [Roll No. 508] Baca Duncan (SC) Kissell Buchanan King (IA) Roskam AYES—145 Baldwin Duncan (TN) Kucinich Bucshon King (NY) Ross (AR) Bass (CA) Edwards Labrador Buerkle Kingston Ross (FL) Amash Garamendi Pastor (AZ) Bass (NH) Ellison Lankford Burgess Kinzinger (IL) Roybal-Allard Baca Garrett Paul Becerra Emerson Larsen (WA) Burton (IN) Kline Runyan Baldwin Goodlatte Payne Benishek Engel Larson (CT) Calvert Lamborn Ruppersberger Bass (CA) Gowdy Peters Bishop (GA) Eshoo Lee (CA) Canseco Lance Ryan (WI) Bass (NH) Graves (GA) Petri Bishop (NY) Farr Lewis (GA) Cantor Landry Scalise Becerra Griffith (VA) Pingree (ME) Blumenauer Fattah Lipinski Capito Langevin Schakowsky Benishek Grijalva Poe (TX) Boswell Filner Loebsack Carnahan Latham Schilling Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Polis Brady (PA) Fitzpatrick Lofgren, Zoe Carson (IN) LaTourette Schmidt Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Posey ´ Braley (IA) Fortenberry Lujan Carter Latta Schock Boswell Herrera Beutler Quigley Brooks Foxx Lynch Cassidy Levin Schwartz Braley (IA) Higgins Rahall Broun (GA) Frank (MA) Maloney Chabot Lewis (CA) Schweikert Brooks Himes Rangel Brown (FL) Fudge Marchant Chandler LoBiondo Scott, Austin Broun (GA) Hirono Ribble Butterfield Garamendi Markey Coffman (CO) Long Sessions Brown (FL) Hochul Richardson Campbell Garrett Matsui Cole Lowey Shimkus Buchanan Holden Rigell Capps Gerlach McCollum Conaway Lucas Shuster Campbell Holt Rohrabacher Capuano Gibson McGovern Cravaack Luetkemeyer Simpson Capps Honda Rokita Cardoza Gohmert McIntyre Crawford Lummis Smith (NE) Cardoza Hurt Rothman (NJ) Carney Goodlatte Meehan Crenshaw Lungren, Daniel Smith (NJ) Chaffetz Inslee Royce Castor (FL) Gowdy Michaud Cuellar E. Smith (TX) Chu Jackson (IL) Rush Chaffetz Graves (GA) Miller (MI) Davis (KY) Mack Smith (WA) Cicilline Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) ´ Chu Graves (MO) Miller (NC) Denham Manzullo Southerland Clarke (MI) (TX) Sanchez, Linda Cicilline Griffith (VA) Miller, George Dent Marino Stivers Clarke (NY) Johnson (IL) T. Clarke (MI) Grijalva Moore Diaz-Balart Matheson Sullivan Clay Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Clarke (NY) Grimm Moran Dingell McCarthy (CA) Terry Cleaver Jones Schrader Clay Gutierrez Mulvaney Donnelly (IN) McCarthy (NY) Thornberry Coble Kind Schweikert Cleaver Hanabusa Murphy (CT) Dreier McCaul Tiberi Conyers Kissell Scott, David Clyburn Hanna Murphy (PA) Ellmers McClintock Tipton Costa Kucinich Sensenbrenner Coble Hastings (FL) Napolitano Farenthold McCotter Turner Costello Labrador Serrano Cohen Heinrich Neal Fincher McDermott Van Hollen Cummings Larsen (WA) Sewell Connolly (VA) Herrera Beutler Olver Flake McHenry Walberg DeFazio Lee (CA) Shuler Conyers Higgins Pallone Fleischmann McKeon Walz (MN) DeGette Lewis (GA) Sires Cooper Himes Pascrell Fleming McKinley Watt DesJarlais Loebsack Slaughter Costa Hinchey Pastor (AZ) Flores McMorris Webster Deutch Lofgren, Zoe Speier Costello Hirono Paul Forbes Rodgers West Doggett Lummis Stark Courtney Hochul Payne Franks (AZ) McNerney Westmoreland Doyle Maloney Stearns Critz Holden Perlmutter Frelinghuysen Meeks Whitfield Duffy Matsui Stutzman Crowley Holt Peters Gallegly Mica Wilson (FL) Duncan (SC) McGovern Thompson (CA) Cummings Honda Peterson Gardner Miller (FL) Wilson (SC) Duncan (TN) McIntyre Thompson (MS) Davis (CA) Hoyer Petri Gibbs Miller, Gary Wittman Edwards Mica Tonko Davis (IL) Huizenga (MI) Pingree (ME) Gingrey (GA) Myrick Wolf Ellison Michaud Towns DeFazio Hurt Poe (TX) Gonzalez Nadler Womack Engel Miller (MI) Upton ´ DeGette Inslee Polis Gosar Neugebauer Young (FL) Eshoo Miller, George Velazquez DeLauro Jackson (IL) Posey Granger Noem Young (IN) Farr Mulvaney Walsh (IL) DesJarlais Jackson Lee Price (NC) Fattah Murphy (CT) Waters Deutch (TX) Quigley NOT VOTING—4 Filner Napolitano Welch Dicks Johnson (IL) Rahall Foxx Neal Wilson (FL) Doggett Johnson, E. B. Rangel Camp Giffords Frank (MA) Olver Woodall Dold Jones Reed Culberson Keating Fudge Pallone Woolsey

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Pence Cole Kelly Richmond Barletta Hall The result of the vote was announced Perlmutter Conaway Kildee Rivera Barrow Hanna Peterson as above recorded. Connolly (VA) Kind Roby Bartlett Harper Cooper King (NY) Pitts AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COHEN Roe (TN) Barton (TX) Harris Costa Kingston Platts Rogers (AL) Berg Hartzler The CHAIR. The unfinished business Courtney Kinzinger (IL) Pompeo Rogers (KY) Berkley Hastings (WA) Cravaack Kissell Price (GA) is the demand for a recorded vote on Rogers (MI) Berman Hayworth Crawford Kline Price (NC) the amendment offered by the gen- Rooney Biggert Heck Crenshaw Labrador Quayle Ros-Lehtinen Bilbray Heinrich tleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) on Critz Lamborn Reed Roskam Bilirakis Hensarling which further proceedings were post- Crowley Lance Rehberg Ross (AR) Bishop (GA) Herger Cuellar Landry Reichert poned and on which the noes prevailed Ross (FL) Bishop (UT) Hinchey Cummings Langevin Renacci by voice vote. Rothman (NJ) Black Hinojosa Davis (CA) Lankford Reyes Roybal-Allard Blackburn Hoyer The Clerk will redesignate the Davis (KY) Larsen (WA) Richmond Royce Bonner Huelskamp amendment. DeGette Larson (CT) Rivera Runyan Bono Mack Huizenga (MI) Denham Latham Roby The Clerk redesignated the amend- Ruppersberger Boren Hultgren Dent LaTourette Roe (TN) ment. Ryan (WI) Boustany Hunter DesJarlais Latta Rogers (AL) Sarbanes Brady (PA) Israel RECORDED VOTE Diaz-Balart Levin Rogers (KY) Dicks Lewis (CA) Scalise Brady (TX) Issa Rogers (MI) The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Dingell Lipinski Schakowsky Bucshon Jenkins Rooney demanded. Donnelly (IN) LoBiondo Schiff Buerkle Johnson (GA) Ros-Lehtinen Dreier Loebsack Schilling Burgess Johnson (OH) A recorded vote was ordered. Roskam Duffy Long Schmidt Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Edwards Lowey Schock Butterfield Jordan Ross (AR) The vote was taken by electronic de- Ellmers Lucas Schrader Calvert Kaptur Ross (FL) vice, and there were—ayes 119, noes 306, Emerson Luetkemeyer Schwartz Camp Kelly Roybal-Allard Engel Luja´ n Schweikert Canseco Kildee Runyan not voting 6, as follows: Farenthold Lummis Scott (SC) Cantor King (IA) Ruppersberger [Roll No. 509] Ryan (WI) Fattah Lungren, Daniel Scott, Austin Capito King (NY) Fincher E. Sarbanes AYES—119 Scott, David Capuano Kingston Fitzpatrick Lynch Scalise Amash Fudge Paul Sessions Carnahan Kinzinger (IL) Flake Mack Schakowsky Baca Garamendi Payne Sewell Carney Kline Fleischmann Manzullo Schiff Baldwin Gibson Peters Shimkus Carson (IN) Lamborn Fleming Marchant Bass (CA) Gohmert Petri Shuler Carter Lance Schilling Flores Marino Becerra Gowdy Pingree (ME) Shuster Cassidy Landry Schmidt Forbes Matheson Benishek Graves (GA) Polis Simpson Castor (FL) Langevin Schock Fortenberry McCarthy (CA) Bishop (NY) Green, Gene Posey Sires Chabot Lankford Schwartz Foxx McCarthy (NY) Blumenauer Grijalva Quigley Smith (NE) Chandler Larson (CT) Scott (SC) Franks (AZ) McCaul Boswell Gutierrez Rahall Smith (NJ) Clyburn Latham Scott (VA) Frelinghuysen McClintock Braley (IA) Hastings (FL) Rangel Smith (TX) Coffman (CO) LaTourette Scott, Austin Gallegly McCollum Broun (GA) Herrera Beutler Ribble Smith (WA) Cohen Latta Sessions Gardner McCotter Campbell Higgins Richardson Southerland Cole Levin Sherman Garrett McDermott Capps Himes Rigell Stutzman Conaway Lewis (CA) Shimkus Gerlach McHenry Capuano Hirono Rohrabacher Sullivan Connolly (VA) Shuster Gibbs McIntyre Lipinski Chaffetz Hochul Rokita Sutton Cooper Simpson Gingrey (GA) McKeon LoBiondo Chu Holt Rush Terry Courtney Smith (NE) Gonzalez McKinley Long Cicilline Honda Ryan (OH) Thompson (PA) Cravaack Smith (NJ) Goodlatte McMorris Lowey Clarke (MI) Inslee Sa´ nchez, Linda Thornberry Crawford Gosar Rodgers Lucas Smith (TX) Clarke (NY) Jackson (IL) T. Tiberi Crenshaw Granger McNerney Luetkemeyer Smith (WA) Clay Johnson (IL) Sanchez, Loretta Tierney ´ Graves (MO) Meehan Critz Lujan Southerland Cleaver Johnson, E. B. Scott (VA) Green, Al Meeks Tipton Crowley Lungren, Daniel Stivers Clyburn Jones Sensenbrenner Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Tsongas Cuellar E. Sullivan Coble Kucinich Serrano Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Turner Davis (CA) Lynch Sutton Cohen Lee (CA) Sherman Grimm Miller (NC) Upton Davis (IL) Mack Terry Conyers Lewis (GA) Slaughter Guinta Miller, Gary Van Hollen Davis (KY) Manzullo Thompson (PA) Costello Lofgren, Zoe Speier Guthrie Moore Visclosky DeLauro Marchant Thornberry Davis (IL) Maloney Stark Hall Moran Walberg Denham Marino DeFazio Markey Stearns Tiberi Hanabusa Murphy (PA) Walden Dent Markey DeLauro Matsui Thompson (CA) Tierney Hanna Myrick Walz (MN) Diaz-Balart Matheson Deutch McGovern Thompson (MS) Tipton Harper Neugebauer Wasserman Dicks McCarthy (CA) Doggett Mica Tonko Tsongas Harris Noem Schultz Dingell McCarthy (NY) Dold Michaud Towns Turner Hartzler Nugent Watt Dold McCaul Doyle Miller, George Vela´ zquez Van Hollen Hastings (WA) Nunes Waxman Donnelly (IN) McClintock Duncan (SC) Mulvaney Walsh (IL) Visclosky Hayworth Nunnelee Webster Dreier McCollum Duncan (TN) Murphy (CT) Waters Walberg Heck Olson West Ellmers McCotter Ellison Nadler Welch Walden Heinrich Owens Westmoreland Emerson McDermott Eshoo Napolitano Woolsey Walz (MN) Hensarling Palazzo Whitfield Farenthold McHenry Farr Neal Wu Wasserman Herger Pascrell Wilson (FL) Fincher McKeon Filner Olver Yarmuth Schultz Hinchey Pastor (AZ) Wilson (SC) Fitzpatrick McKinley Frank (MA) Pallone Young (AK) Watt Hinojosa Paulsen Wittman Flake McMorris Holden Pearce Wolf Fleischmann Rodgers Waxman NOES—306 Hoyer Pelosi Womack Fleming McNerney Webster Ackerman Bass (NH) Brady (PA) Huelskamp Pence Woodall Flores Meehan West Adams Berg Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Perlmutter Yoder Forbes Meeks Westmoreland Aderholt Berkley Brooks Hultgren Peterson Young (FL) Fortenberry Miller (FL) Whitfield Akin Biggert Brown (FL) Hunter Pitts Young (IN) Franks (AZ) Miller (NC) Wilson (SC) Alexander Bilbray Buchanan Wittman Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Altmire Bilirakis Bucshon NOT VOTING—6 Gallegly Moore Wolf Andrews Bishop (GA) Buerkle Gardner Moran Womack Austria Bishop (UT) Burgess Berman Giffords King (IA) Gerlach Murphy (PA) Wu Bachmann Black Burton (IN) Culberson Keating Stivers Gibbs Myrick Yarmuth Bachus Blackburn Butterfield Gibson Nadler Yoder Barletta Bonner Calvert ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Young (AK) Barrow Bono Mack Camp Gohmert Noem Young (FL) Bartlett Boren Canseco The CHAIR (during the vote). There Gonzalez Nugent Young (IN) Barton (TX) Boustany Cantor is 1 minute remaining in this vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:18 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.014 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4700 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 b 1419 Calvert Holt Pitts The result of the vote was announced Camp Hoyer Platts as above recorded. Ms. WATERS changed her vote from Canseco Huelskamp Polis ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Cantor Hunter Pompeo AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. MCCOLLUM Carnahan Inslee Price (NC) The CHAIR. The unfinished business So the amendment was rejected. Carney Israel Quayle The result of the vote was announced Carson (IN) Issa Quigley is the demand for a recorded vote on as above recorded. Carter Jackson Lee Rahall amendment No. 1 offered by the gentle- Cassidy (TX) Rangel woman from Minnesota (Ms. MCCOL- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. POE OF TEXAS Castor (FL) Jenkins Reed LUM) on which further proceedings The CHAIR. The unfinished business Chabot Johnson (GA) Rehberg is the demand for a recorded vote on Chandler Johnson, Sam Reichert were postponed and on which the noes Chu Kelly amendment No. 2 offered by the gen- Reyes prevailed by voice vote. Cicilline Kildee Ribble The Clerk will redesignate the tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) on which Clarke (NY) Kind Richardson further proceedings were postponed and Cleaver King (IA) Rivera amendment. on which the noes prevailed by voice Clyburn King (NY) Roby The Clerk redesignated the amend- Coffman (CO) Kingston Rogers (AL) ment. vote. Cole Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (KY) The Clerk will redesignate the Conaway Kissell Rogers (MI) RECORDED VOTE Connolly (VA) Kline Ros-Lehtinen The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been amendment. Cooper Lamborn Roskam demanded. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Courtney Lance Ross (AR) ment. Cravaack Langevin Ross (FL) A recorded vote was ordered. Crawford Lankford Rothman (NJ) The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. RECORDED VOTE Crenshaw Larsen (WA) Roybal-Allard The vote was taken by electronic de- The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Critz Larson (CT) Runyan demanded. Crowley Latham Ruppersberger vice, and there were—ayes 226, noes 201, Cuellar Latta A recorded vote was ordered. Rush not voting 4, as follows: Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Ryan (WI) Davis (IL) Levin [Roll No. 511] The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute Sa´ nchez, Linda Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) vote. T. AYES—226 DeGette Lewis (GA) Sanchez, Loretta The vote was taken by electronic de- DeLauro Lipinski Ackerman Ellmers Lowey Sarbanes vice, and there were—ayes 140, noes 285, Denham Long Altmire Emerson Luja´ n Scalise Dent Lowey Amash Eshoo Lummis not voting 6, as follows: Schakowsky Diaz-Balart Lucas Bachmann Farr Mack Schiff [Roll No. 510] Dicks Luetkemeyer Baldwin Fattah Maloney Schmidt Dingell Luja´ n Barrow Filner Manzullo AYES—140 Schock Dold Lungren, Daniel Bass (CA) Flake Matsui Adams Gerlach Moran Schrader Donnelly (IN) E. Bass (NH) Frank (MA) McCarthy (NY) Amash Gibson Mulvaney Schwartz Doyle Mack Becerra Franks (AZ) McClintock Baldwin Gingrey (GA) Napolitano Dreier Maloney Schweikert Benishek Fudge McCollum Barton (TX) Gohmert Nugent Edwards Manzullo Scott (VA) Berg Gallegly McDermott Bass (NH) Goodlatte Paul Ellison Marchant Scott, Austin Berman Garamendi McGovern Benishek Gowdy Pearce Ellmers Marino Scott, David Biggert Gardner McKeon Berg Graves (GA) Petri Engel Matheson Sessions Bishop (NY) Gibbs McNerney Berman Green, Gene Pingree (ME) Farr McCarthy (NY) Sewell Blumenauer Gibson Meehan Bishop (UT) Griffith (VA) Poe (TX) Fattah McCollum Sherman Bono Mack Gingrey (GA) Meeks Black Grijalva Posey Flake McCotter Shimkus Boren Goodlatte Mica Blumenauer Hall Price (GA) Fleischmann McDermott Shuler Boswell Gosar Michaud Braley (IA) Harris Renacci Fleming McGovern Simpson Brady (PA) Gowdy Miller, Gary Brooks Heck Richmond Flores McHenry Sires Braley (IA) Graves (GA) Miller, George Broun (GA) Heinrich Rigell Forbes McIntyre Smith (NE) Brooks Green, Al Moran Buchanan Herrera Beutler Roe (TN) Fortenberry McKeon Smith (TX) Butterfield Griffith (VA) Mulvaney Buerkle Higgins Rohrabacher Franks (AZ) McMorris Smith (WA) Campbell Grijalva Murphy (CT) Burgess Hochul Rokita Frelinghuysen Rodgers Stearns Cantor Guinta Nadler Campbell Honda Rooney Fudge Meehan Sullivan Capuano Guthrie Napolitano Capito Huizenga (MI) Royce Gallegly Meeks Terry Cardoza Hanabusa Neal Capps Hultgren Ryan (OH) Garamendi Miller (FL) Thompson (MS) Carnahan Hanna Noem Capuano Hurt Gardner Miller (MI) Thornberry Carney Harper Olver Cardoza Jackson (IL) Schilling Gibbs Miller, Gary Tipton Cassidy Hartzler Paul Chaffetz Johnson (IL) Scott (SC) Gonzalez Moore Towns Castor (FL) Heck Paulsen Clarke (MI) Johnson (OH) Sensenbrenner Gosar Murphy (CT) Tsongas Chabot Heinrich Payne Clay Johnson, E. B. Serrano Granger Murphy (PA) Turner Chaffetz Herrera Beutler Pelosi Coble Jones Shuster Graves (MO) Myrick Upton Chandler Higgins Peters Cohen Jordan Slaughter Green, Al Nadler Van Hollen Chu Himes Petri Conyers Kaptur Southerland Griffin (AR) Neal Walberg Cicilline Hinojosa Pingree (ME) Costa Kucinich Speier Grimm Neugebauer Walden Clarke (MI) Hirono Polis Costello Labrador Stark Guinta Noem Walz (MN) Clarke (NY) Hochul Price (NC) Cummings Landry Stutzman Guthrie Nunes Wasserman Clay Holden Quayle DeFazio LaTourette Sutton Gutierrez Nunnelee Schultz Cleaver Holt Quigley DesJarlais LoBiondo Thompson (CA) Hanabusa Olson Watt Coble Honda Rangel Deutch Loebsack Thompson (PA) Hanna Olver Waxman Coffman (CO) Hoyer Reed Doggett Lofgren, Zoe Tiberi Harper Owens Webster Cohen Huizenga (MI) Renacci Duffy Lummis Tierney Hartzler Palazzo Westmoreland Connolly (VA) Hurt Ribble Duncan (SC) Lynch Tonko Hastings (FL) Pallone Whitfield Conyers Inslee Richardson Duncan (TN) Matsui Vela´ zquez Hastings (WA) Pascrell Wilson (FL) Cooper Israel Roby Emerson McCarthy (CA) Visclosky Hayworth Pastor (AZ) Wilson (SC) Costa Jackson (IL) Roe (TN) Eshoo McCaul Walsh (IL) Hensarling Paulsen Wittman Costello Johnson (GA) Rohrabacher Farenthold McClintock Waters Herger Payne Wolf Courtney Johnson (IL) Rokita Filner McKinley Welch Himes Pelosi Womack Critz Jones Rothman (NJ) Fincher McNerney West Hinchey Pence Yarmuth Cuellar Kaptur Roybal-Allard Fitzpatrick Mica Woodall Hinojosa Perlmutter Yoder Davis (CA) Kildee Royce Foxx Michaud Woolsey Hirono Peters Young (FL) Davis (IL) Kind Ruppersberger Frank (MA) Miller (NC) Wu Holden Peterson Young (IN) DeGette Kingston Ryan (OH) Garrett Miller, George Young (AK) DeLauro Kinzinger (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda NOT VOTING—6 Dent Kucinich T. NOES—285 DesJarlais Labrador Sanchez, Loretta Culberson Keating Smith (NJ) Ackerman Barrow Bonner Dicks Lance Sarbanes Giffords Markey Stivers Aderholt Bartlett Bono Mack Dingell Langevin Schakowsky Akin Bass (CA) Boren ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Doggett Larsen (WA) Schiff Alexander Becerra Boswell Dold Latham Schmidt Altmire Berkley Boustany The CHAIR (during the vote). There Donnelly (IN) LaTourette Schrader Andrews Biggert Brady (PA) is 1 minute remaining in this vote. Doyle Lee (CA) Schwartz Austria Bilbray Brady (TX) Duffy Levin Sensenbrenner Baca Bilirakis Brown (FL) Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Serrano Bachmann Bishop (GA) Bucshon b 1422 Duncan (TN) Loebsack Sessions Bachus Bishop (NY) Burton (IN) Edwards Lofgren, Zoe Sherman Barletta Blackburn Butterfield So the amendment was rejected. Ellison Long Smith (NJ)

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Smith (WA) Tonko Welch AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. MCCOLLUM Burton (IN) Inslee Rahall Speier Tsongas West The CHAIR. The unfinished business Butterfield Jackson Lee Reed Stark Van Hollen Westmoreland Calvert (TX) Rehberg Stearns Vela´ zquez Woodall is the demand for a recorded vote on Campbell Jenkins Renacci Sutton Visclosky Woolsey amendment No. 2 offered by the gentle- Canseco Johnson (GA) Reyes Terry Walden Wu woman from Minnesota (Ms. MCCOL- Cantor Johnson (IL) Ribble Thompson (PA) Walsh (IL) Capito Johnson (OH) Richardson Yarmuth LUM) on which further proceedings Tierney Waters Young (IN) Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Rigell Tipton Waxman were postponed and on which the noes Carter Johnson, Sam Rivera Chaffetz Jordan Roby NOES—201 prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the Clyburn Kelly Roe (TN) Adams Gutierrez Pitts Coble King (IA) Rogers (AL) Aderholt Hall Platts amendment. Cole King (NY) Rogers (KY) Akin Harris Poe (TX) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (MI) Alexander Hastings (FL) Pompeo ment. Cooper Kissell Rohrabacher Andrews Hastings (WA) Posey Cravaack Kline Rokita Austria Hayworth Price (GA) RECORDED VOTE Crawford Labrador Rooney Baca Hensarling Rahall The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Crenshaw Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen Cuellar Landry Bachus Herger Rehberg Roskam demanded. Davis (KY) Lankford Barletta Hinchey Reichert Ross (AR) A recorded vote was ordered. Denham Latham Bartlett Huelskamp Reyes Ross (FL) Barton (TX) Hultgren Dent LaTourette Richmond The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Runyan Berkley Hunter DesJarlais Latta Rigell The vote was taken by electronic de- Ruppersberger Bilbray Issa Diaz-Balart Lewis (CA) Rivera Ryan (OH) Bilirakis Jackson Lee vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 260, Dold Lewis (GA) Rogers (AL) Scalise Bishop (GA) (TX) not voting 4, as follows: Donnelly (IN) Lipinski Schilling Rogers (KY) Dreier LoBiondo Bishop (UT) Jenkins [Roll No. 512] Schock Black Johnson (OH) Rogers (MI) Duffy Loebsack Rooney Schweikert Blackburn Johnson, E. B. AYES—167 Duncan (SC) Long Scott (SC) Ros-Lehtinen Duncan (TN) Lucas Bonner Johnson, Sam Ackerman Filner Neal Scott, Austin Roskam Ellmers Luetkemeyer Boustany Jordan Akin Fudge Scott, David Ross (AR) Noem Emerson Lummis Brady (TX) Kelly Alexander Garamendi Serrano Ross (FL) Olver Farenthold Lungren, Daniel Broun (GA) King (IA) Baldwin Gardner Sessions Runyan Owens Fincher E. Brown (FL) King (NY) Barrow Garrett Sewell Rush Pallone Fitzpatrick Mack Buchanan Kissell Bass (CA) Gingrey (GA) Shimkus Ryan (WI) Pascrell Flake Manzullo Bucshon Kline Becerra Gonzalez Shuler Scalise Paul Fleischmann Marchant Buerkle Lamborn Berman Gosar Shuster Schilling Payne Fleming Marino Burgess Landry Bishop (NY) Green, Al Simpson Schock Pelosi Flores McCarthy (CA) Burton (IN) Lankford Bishop (UT) Griffith (VA) Sires Schweikert Perlmutter Forbes McCaul Calvert Larson (CT) Blumenauer Grijalva Smith (NE) Camp Latta Scott (SC) Peters Fortenberry McClintock Bono Mack Gutierrez Smith (NJ) Canseco Lewis (CA) Scott (VA) Petri Foxx McCotter Braley (IA) Heinrich Smith (TX) Capito Lewis (GA) Scott, Austin Pingree (ME) Frank (MA) McHenry Broun (GA) Herrera Beutler Smith (WA) Polis Franks (AZ) McIntyre Capps Lipinski Scott, David Burgess Higgins Frelinghuysen McKeon Southerland Carson (IN) Lucas Sewell Camp Himes Price (NC) Gallegly McKinley Stutzman Carter Luetkemeyer Shimkus Capps Hinchey Quigley Gerlach Meehan Sullivan Clyburn Lungren, Daniel Shuler Capuano Hinojosa Rangel Gibbs Mica Terry Cole E. Shuster Cardoza Hirono Reichert Gibson Miller (FL) Thompson (CA) Conaway Lynch Simpson Carnahan Hochul Richmond Gohmert Miller (MI) Thompson (MS) Cravaack Marchant Sires Carney Holt Rothman (NJ) Goodlatte Miller (NC) Thompson (PA) Crawford Marino Slaughter Cassidy Honda Roybal-Allard Gowdy Miller, Gary Thornberry Crenshaw Matheson Smith (NE) Castor (FL) Hoyer Royce Granger Moore Tipton Crowley McCarthy (CA) Smith (TX) Chabot Huizenga (MI) Rush Graves (GA) Mulvaney Turner Cummings McCaul Southerland Chandler Israel Ryan (WI) Davis (KY) McCotter Graves (MO) Murphy (CT) Upton Stivers Chu Jackson (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda DeFazio McHenry Green, Gene Murphy (PA) Visclosky Stutzman Cicilline Jones T. Denham McIntyre Griffin (AR) Myrick Walberg Sullivan Clarke (MI) Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Deutch McKinley Grimm Nadler Walsh (IL) Thompson (CA) Clarke (NY) Kildee Sarbanes Guinta Napolitano Walz (MN) Diaz-Balart McMorris Clay Kind Thompson (MS) Schakowsky Guthrie Neugebauer Wasserman Dreier Rodgers Cleaver Kingston Thornberry Schiff Hall Nugent Schultz Engel Miller (FL) Coffman (CO) Kucinich Tiberi Schmidt Hanabusa Nunes Watt Farenthold Miller (MI) Cohen Lance Towns Schrader Hanna Nunnelee Webster Fincher Miller (NC) Connolly (VA) Langevin Turner Schwartz Harper Olson Welch Fitzpatrick Moore Conyers Larsen (WA) Upton Scott (VA) Harris Palazzo West Fleischmann Murphy (PA) Costa Larson (CT) Walberg Sensenbrenner Hartzler Pastor (AZ) Westmoreland Fleming Myrick Costello Lee (CA) Walz (MN) Sherman Hastings (FL) Paulsen Whitfield Flores Neugebauer Courtney Levin Wasserman Slaughter Hastings (WA) Pearce Wilson (SC) Forbes Nugent Critz Lofgren, Zoe Schultz Speier Hayworth Pence Wittman Fortenberry Nunes Crowley Lowey Watt Stark Heck Peterson Wolf Foxx Nunnelee Cummings Luja´ n Webster Hensarling Pitts Womack Frelinghuysen Olson Davis (CA) Lynch Stearns Whitfield Herger Platts Woodall Garrett Owens Davis (IL) Maloney Stivers Wilson (FL) Holden Poe (TX) Yarmuth Gerlach Palazzo DeFazio Markey Sutton Wilson (SC) Huelskamp Pompeo Yoder Gohmert Pallone DeGette Matheson Tiberi Wittman Hultgren Posey Young (AK) Gonzalez Pascrell DeLauro Matsui Tierney Wolf Hunter Price (GA) Young (FL) Granger Pastor (AZ) Deutch McCarthy (NY) Tonko Womack Hurt Quayle Young (IN) Graves (MO) Pearce Dicks McCollum Towns Yoder Green, Gene Pence Dingell McDermott Tsongas Young (AK) NOT VOTING—4 Griffin (AR) Perlmutter Doggett McGovern Van Hollen Grimm Peterson Young (FL) Doyle McMorris Vela´ zquez Culberson Issa NOT VOTING—4 Edwards Rodgers Walden Giffords Keating Ellison McNerney Waters Culberson Keating Engel Meeks Waxman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Giffords Markey Eshoo Michaud Wilson (FL) The CHAIR (during the vote). There Farr Miller, George Woolsey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Fattah Moran Wu is 1 minute remaining in this vote. The CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining in this vote. NOES—260 Adams Barton (TX) Bonner b 1432 Aderholt Bass (NH) Boren Messrs. LOBIONDO and MACK b 1427 Altmire Benishek Boswell Amash Berg Boustany changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Messrs. MCCARTHY of California and Andrews Berkley Brady (PA) Mr. GUTIERREZ and Ms. SUTTON BURGESS changed their vote from Austria Biggert Brady (TX) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Baca Bilbray Brooks changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ So the amendment was agreed to. Bachmann Bilirakis Brown (FL) So the amendment was rejected. Bachus Bishop (GA) Buchanan The result of the vote was announced Barletta Black Bucshon The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. Bartlett Blackburn Buerkle as above recorded.

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AMENDMENT NO. 13 OFFERED BY MR. COLE Vela´ zquez West Woolsey Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. The CHAIR. The unfinished business Walberg Westmoreland Wu 513, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been Walden Whitfield Yoder is the demand for a recorded vote on Walsh (IL) Wilson (SC) Young (AK) present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ the amendment offered by the gen- Waters Wittman Young (IN) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. AMASH tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE) on Webster Womack Welch Woodall The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished which further proceedings were post- business is the demand for a recorded poned and on which the ayes prevailed NOES—201 vote on the amendment offered by the by voice vote. Ackerman Frank (MA) Nunes gentleman from Michigan (Mr. AMASH) The Clerk will redesignate the Altmire Franks (AZ) Olson on which further proceedings were amendment. Andrews Garamendi Olver Austria Gonzalez Owens postponed and on which the ayes pre- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Baca Granger Pallone vailed by voice vote. ment. Bachus Green, Al Pascrell The Clerk will redesignate the Barletta Green, Gene Payne RECORDED VOTE amendment. Barrow Grimm Pelosi The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Bartlett Gutierrez Pence The Clerk redesignated the amend- demanded. Bass (CA) Harper Perlmutter ment. Berkley Harris Peters A recorded vote was ordered. Berman Hartzler RECORDED VOTE Polis The CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute Biggert Hastings (FL) Price (NC) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bishop (GA) Hayworth vote. Quayle has been demanded. Bishop (NY) Heinrich The vote was taken by electronic de- Blackburn Higgins Quigley A recorded vote was ordered. vice, and there were—ayes 225, noes 201, Blumenauer Hinojosa Rahall The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Rangel not voting 5, as follows: Bono Mack Hirono minute vote. Boren Hochul Reichert [Roll No. 513] Boswell Holden Reyes The vote was taken by electronic de- AYES—225 Brady (PA) Holt Richmond vice, and there were—ayes 199, noes 229, Brady (TX) Hoyer Rivera Adams Gerlach Michaud not voting 3, as follows: Brown (FL) Hunter Roby Aderholt Gibbs Miller (FL) Burgess Inslee Rogers (AL) [Roll No. 514] Akin Gibson Miller (MI) Butterfield Israel Rogers (MI) Alexander Gingrey (GA) Miller, Gary AYES—199 Canseco Jackson Lee Ros-Lehtinen Amash Gohmert Moore Adams Gonzalez Nadler Cantor (TX) Ross (AR) Bachmann Goodlatte Mulvaney Aderholt Goodlatte Napolitano Capps Johnson (GA) Rothman (NJ) Baldwin Gosar Murphy (PA) Akin Gosar Neugebauer Cardoza Johnson (OH) Roybal-Allard Barton (TX) Gowdy Napolitano Alexander Gowdy Carnahan Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger Noem Bass (NH) Graves (GA) Neugebauer Amash Graves (GA) Carney Johnson, Sam Rush Nugent Becerra Graves (MO) Noem Bachmann Graves (MO) Carter Kelly Ryan (OH) Pastor (AZ) Benishek Griffin (AR) Nugent Baldwin Griffin (AR) Castor (FL) Kildee Paul Berg Griffith (VA) Nunnelee Ryan (WI) Bass (NH) Grijalva Chandler Kind ´ Paulsen Bilbray Grijalva Palazzo Sanchez, Linda Becerra Guinta Chu King (IA) Payne Bilirakis Guinta Pastor (AZ) T. Benishek Gutierrez Clyburn King (NY) Pearce Bishop (UT) Guthrie Paul Sarbanes Berg Hall Coffman (CO) Kinzinger (IL) Peterson Black Hall Paulsen Schakowsky Bilbray Hanabusa Cohen Kissell Petri Bonner Hanabusa Pearce Schiff Bishop (UT) Hanna Conaway Lamborn Pingree (ME) Boustany Hanna Peterson Schock Boustany Harris Connolly (VA) Lance Pitts Braley (IA) Hastings (WA) Petri Schwartz Braley (IA) Hartzler Costa Langevin Poe (TX) Brooks Heck Pingree (ME) Scott (VA) Brooks Hastings (FL) Costello Larsen (WA) Pompeo Broun (GA) Hensarling Pitts Sewell Broun (GA) Heck Courtney Larson (CT) Posey Buchanan Herger Platts Sherman Buchanan Hensarling Critz Levin Price (GA) Bucshon Herrera Beutler Poe (TX) Shimkus Bucshon Herrera Beutler Crowley Lipinski Quigley Buerkle Himes Pompeo Shuler Buerkle Himes Cuellar Loebsack Rangel Burton (IN) Hinchey Posey Sires Burgess Hinchey Davis (CA) Lofgren, Zoe Reed Calvert Honda Price (GA) Slaughter Burton (IN) Honda Davis (IL) Lowey Renacci Camp Huelskamp Reed Smith (NE) Campbell Huelskamp DeGette Luja´ n Ribble Campbell Huizenga (MI) Rehberg Smith (TX) Capito Huizenga (MI) DeLauro Lungren, Daniel Richardson Capito Hultgren Renacci Smith (WA) Capuano Hultgren Dent E. Rigell Capuano Hurt Ribble Speier Carson (IN) Hurt Deutch Marino Roe (TN) Carson (IN) Issa Richardson Cassidy Jackson (IL) Diaz-Balart Matheson Sutton Rohrabacher Cassidy Jackson (IL) Rigell Chaffetz Johnson (IL) Dicks Matsui Thompson (CA) Rokita Chabot Jenkins Roe (TN) Cicilline Jones Dingell McCarthy (CA) Thompson (MS) Rooney Chaffetz Johnson (IL) Rogers (KY) Clarke (MI) Jordan Dold McCarthy (NY) Thornberry Roskam Cicilline Jones Rohrabacher Clarke (NY) Kaptur Donnelly (IN) McCollum Tonko Ross (FL) Clarke (MI) Jordan Rokita Clay Kingston Doyle McDermott Towns Royce Clarke (NY) Kaptur Rooney Cleaver Kucinich Dreier McIntyre Tsongas Sanchez, Loretta Clay Kingston Roskam Coble Labrador Edwards McKeon Visclosky Schilling Cleaver Kline Ross (FL) Coffman (CO) Landry Ellison McNerney Walz (MN) Coble Kucinich Royce Cole Lankford Schmidt Ellmers Meeks Wasserman Cole Labrador Runyan Conyers Larson (CT) Schweikert Engel Miller (NC) Schultz Conyers Landry Sanchez, Loretta Costello Latham Scott (SC) Eshoo Miller, George Watt Cooper Lankford Scalise Cummings Latta Scott (VA) Farr Moran Waxman Cravaack Latham Schilling Davis (IL) Lee (CA) Scott, Austin Fattah Murphy (CT) Wilson (FL) Crawford LaTourette Schmidt Davis (KY) Lewis (GA) Sensenbrenner Filner Myrick Wolf Crenshaw Latta Schrader DeFazio LoBiondo Serrano Forbes Nadler Yarmuth Cummings Lee (CA) Schweikert Denham Lofgren, Zoe Sessions Fortenberry Neal Young (FL) Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Scott (SC) DesJarlais Long Sherman Simpson DeFazio Lewis (GA) Scott, Austin NOT VOTING—5 Duffy Luja´ n Denham LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Duncan (SC) Lummis Slaughter DesJarlais Long Serrano Culberson Keating Scott, David Duncan (TN) Lynch Smith (NJ) Doggett Lucas Sessions Giffords McHenry Edwards Mack Southerland Duffy Luetkemeyer Shuster Eshoo Maloney Speier ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Duncan (SC) Lummis Simpson Farenthold Manzullo Stearns Duncan (TN) Lynch Smith (NJ) The Acting CHAIR (Mr. TERRY) (dur- Farr Marchant Stutzman Emerson Mack Southerland ing the vote). There are 2 minutes re- Fincher Markey Terry Farenthold Maloney Stark Fitzpatrick McCaul Thompson (PA) Fincher Manzullo Stearns maining in this vote. Flake McClintock Tierney Fitzpatrick Marchant Stivers Fleming McGovern Tipton Flake Markey Stutzman Flores McHenry Towns Fleischmann McCaul Sullivan b 1439 Foxx McIntyre Tsongas Fleming McClintock Terry Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado changed Frank (MA) McMorris Upton Flores McCotter Thompson (PA) Fudge Rodgers Vela´ zquez Foxx McGovern Tiberi his vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Gardner Michaud Visclosky Frelinghuysen McKinley Tierney So the amendment was agreed to. Garrett Miller (FL) Walberg Fudge McMorris Tipton The result of the vote was announced Gibbs Miller (MI) Walsh (IL) Gallegly Rodgers Turner Gibson Miller, George Waters Gardner Meehan Upton as above recorded. Gingrey (GA) Moore West Garrett Mica Van Hollen Stated for: Gohmert Mulvaney Westmoreland

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His Office Altmire Garamendi Owens designate the amendment. of Legal Counsel concluded that: Andrews Gerlach Palazzo The text of the amendment is as fol- ‘‘President Obama could rely on his Austria Granger Pallone Baca Green, Al Pascrell lows: constitutional power to safeguard the Bachus Green, Gene Pelosi At the end of the bill (before the short national interest by directing the an- Barletta Griffith (VA) Pence title), add the following: ticipated military operations in Libya Barrow Grimm Perlmutter SEC. ll. None of the funds made available which were limited in their nature, Bartlett Guthrie Peters by this Act may be used to support Oper- Barton (TX) Harper scope, and duration’’—listen carefully Platts ation Odyssey Dawn or Operation Unified Bass (CA) Hastings (WA) Polis here—‘‘without prior congressional au- Protector. Berkley Hayworth Price (NC) thorization.’’ Berman Heinrich Quayle The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Biggert Herger Rahall from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- b 1450 Bilirakis Higgins Rehberg Bishop (GA) Hinojosa Reichert utes. Disregarding the legal opinions of the Bishop (NY) Hirono Reyes Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Chairman, each Pentagon’s general counsel and the Black Hochul Richmond Member of this body has the duty to Blackburn Holden acting head of the Justice Depart- Rivera protect the separation of powers that Blumenauer Holt Roby ment’s Office of Legal Counsel, both of Bonner Hoyer Rogers (AL) was so wisely woven into our Constitu- whom told the White House they be- Bono Mack Hunter Rogers (KY) tion by our Founding Fathers and lieved that the military’s operations in Boren Inslee Rogers (MI) which forms the very foundation of Libya amounted to ‘‘hostilities,’’ the Boswell Israel Ros-Lehtinen Brady (PA) Issa Ross (AR) how we govern this great Nation. President plowed ahead. Brady (TX) Jackson Lee Rothman (NJ) Mr. Chairman, an egregious ongoing Mr. Chairman, a President’s opinion Brown (FL) (TX) Roybal-Allard breach of the separation of powers is of the War Powers Resolution does not Butterfield Jenkins Runyan taking place at this very hour; specifi- negate its authority. Calvert Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger Camp Johnson (OH) Rush cally, the usurpation of a power given Though required by law, there was no Canseco Johnson, E. B. Ryan (OH) only to Congress, that found in article check; there was no balance. Even the Cantor Johnson, Sam Ryan (WI) Capps Kelly I, section 8 of the Constitution: only broadest interpretation of article I, Sa´ nchez, Linda Cardoza Kildee Congress can declare war. section 8 cannot corral the interpreta- T. Carnahan Kind Sarbanes Known initially as Operation Odys- tion held by the President of his uni- Carney King (IA) Scalise sey Dawn and now as Operation Unified lateral right to engage U.S. forces in Carter King (NY) Schakowsky Castor (FL) Kinzinger (IL) Protector, military intervention easily combat. It is irreconcilable with our Schiff Chabot Kissell rising to the definition of war is being Schock Constitution. The President has taken Chandler Kline Schrader carried out in Libya. It is being carried America into a war in the midst of a fi- Chu Lamborn Schwartz Clyburn Lance out with the bravery, exceptional pro- nancial crisis, in yet another Muslim Cohen Langevin Scott, David fessionalism and commitment to vic- nation, in pursuit of a military objec- Conaway Larsen (WA) Sewell Shimkus tory that define our fellow Americans tive that is ambiguous and constantly Connolly (VA) LaTourette who serve in our Armed Forces. And morphing. Cooper Levin Shuler Costa Lewis (CA) Shuster before I address the mission itself, I Though I disagree with the Presi- Courtney Lipinski Sires first applaud their willingness to sac- dent’s actions in Libya, I stand here Smith (NE) Cravaack Loebsack rifice so much for their fellow Ameri- today not motivated by partisanship. Crawford Lowey Smith (TX) Crenshaw Lucas Smith (WA) cans. Now, if I woke up tomorrow morning Critz Luetkemeyer Stark Mr. Chairman, a careful review of the and learned that the President had Crowley Lungren, Daniel Stivers President’s case for support of his ac- taken action to defend this great coun- Sullivan Cuellar E. tions in Libya leads me to this sober- try from imminent danger and attack, Davis (CA) Marino Sutton DeGette Matheson Thompson (CA) ing but firm conclusion. The Presi- I would be the first to stand next to DeLauro Matsui Thompson (MS) dent’s use of force in Libya is unwise him and affirm his action. If America Dent McCarthy (CA) Thornberry and it is unconstitutional. The level of should go to war, it must be done so in Deutch McCarthy (NY) Tiberi Diaz-Balart McCollum Tonko military resources being employed a very careful, deliberative manner and Dicks McCotter Turner both in personnel and equipment, the as a last measure. Dingell McDermott Van Hollen amount of ordnance delivered, and the It must be done so in a way that is Doggett McKeon Walden damage inflicted constitute acts of fully consistent with our Constitution. Dold McKinley Walz (MN) Donnelly (IN) McNerney Wasserman war. At the very minimum, they meet That is not the case here. Doyle Meehan Schultz the definition of ‘‘hostilities’’ under My amendment is necessary because Dreier Meeks Watt the War Powers Resolution. Yet not only by using the power of the purse Ellison Mica Waxman Ellmers Miller (NC) Webster one of the three criteria delineated in can we end an unwise war and meet our Emerson Miller, Gary Welch the War Powers Resolution that would duty, our high duty, to preserve the Engel Moran Whitfield justify his action has been met. separation of powers. Now is the time Fattah Murphy (CT) Wilson (FL) There has been no declaration of war. to act. Filner Murphy (PA) Wittman Fleischmann Myrick Womack There has been no statutory authority I respectfully ask my colleagues to Forbes Neal Yarmuth issued. There has been no evidence that join me in supporting this amendment. Fortenberry Nunes Yoder an attack on American forces was im- I yield back the balance of my time. Franks (AZ) Nunnelee Young (FL) Frelinghuysen Olson Young (IN) minent or had occurred. Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the Now if a Tomahawk missile was gentleman’s amendment. NOT VOTING—3 launched into any American city, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Culberson Giffords Keating whether Los Angeles, Chicago, or even from Washington is recognized for 5 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR my home city of Virginia Beach, would minutes. The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). that not meet our definition of hos- Mr. DICKS. On March 19, 2011, coali- There are 2 minutes left in this vote. tilities? Absolutely, it would. tion forces launched Operation Odyssey Now, Mr. Chairman, this is the piv- Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council otal issue: The military force being di- Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan b 1446 rected toward Libya easily triggers the people from the brutal regime of Mr. WESTMORELAND changed his definition of hostilities. The legal opin- Muammar al Qadhafi. Operation Odys- vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ ion upon which the administration sey Dawn ended on March 31, 2011, and So the amendment was rejected. stakes the legitimacy of its actions in transitioned to the NATO-led Oper- The result of the vote was announced Libya is thinner than the paper on ation Unified Protector, which con- as above recorded. which it is written. It is not based on tinues today.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:18 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.010 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4704 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 Operation Odyssey Dawn has ceased My concern is with those sites in hazardous substances, especially muni- operations; therefore part of this congested residential parts of our coun- tions that have been left behind amendment is no longer relevant. How- try where there may be dense popu- through their testing, they also have ever, the NATO-led mission to defeat lations located by formerly used de- the obligation to investigate whether Qadhafi and to protect the people of fense sites. A classic case and perhaps there are any remaining health effects. Libya was undertaken in concert with the most important—but I’m sure not That is all we are asking; that there be a broad coalition of nations, including the only one—was the World War I a study as to whether there are any re- the Arab League, and it followed reso- chemical weapons site for the United maining health effects at this former lutions adopted in the United Nations States of America. It happened to have munitions site from World War I and Security Council, authorizing ‘‘all nec- been right here in Northwest Wash- other sites like it in congested residen- essary measures.’’ ington, DC, in a portion of what is now tial areas. This amendment would end our in- American University and its sur- The Acting CHAIR. The time of the volvement unilaterally. I believe this rounding neighborhood known as gentlewoman has expired. could materially harm our relationship Spring Valley. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- with NATO allies from whom we will The Army is making good on its duty man, I rise in opposition to the amend- undoubtedly require support in the fu- to clean up these formerly used defense ment. ture and who have been our partners sites (FUDS), including the site in the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman since 1949. We should let the mission District of Columbia, but we have no from New Jersey is recognized for 5 with our NATO allies continue so we information on the health effects of minutes. can defeat Qadhafi and protect the Lib- these leftover chemical munitions. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I would like yan people. They have been found in people’s back to acknowledge the gentlewoman’s I urge all of my colleagues to vote and front yards. They have been found, hard work to clean up this part of the ‘‘no’’ on this amendment. at least here, in people’s gardens. En- District of Columbia. I yield back the balance of my time. tire houses and garages, as it turns out, Our bill provides $276.5 million in the The Acting CHAIR. The question is unknowingly were built on this debris. Environment Restoration Account, for- on the amendment offered by the gen- The site here in the District of Colum- merly the Used Defense Site Account. tleman from Virginia (Mr. RIGELL). bia was found by accident by a utility The Department has the authority to The question was taken; and the Act- contractor digging into a trench. The provide funding to those projects that ing Chair announced that the noes ap- neighborhood had no knowledge. The it deems of the highest priority and peared to have it. city had no knowledge of these leftover that pose the greatest risk to environ- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Chairman, I de- munitions. Again, I stress that there mental and human health. If the Department believes that fund- mand a recorded vote. are surely other sites around the ing such a study as the gentlewoman The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to United States, and I cite this case as from the District of Columbia suggests clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- an example. is important, the Department has the ceedings on the amendment offered by This land, in the District of Columbia ability to do so. For these reasons, we the gentleman from Virginia will be at least, was used for the research and postponed. do oppose the amendment. development and testing of chemical Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. NORTON explosives, and it was able to be done Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, I have yield? in this city because there wasn’t any Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield to the an amendment at the desk. local government, and there wasn’t any The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- gentleman from Washington. home rule. I guess, since the city was Mr. DICKS. I also appreciate the gen- port the amendment. administered by the Federal Govern- The Clerk read as follows: tlewoman’s amendment, and I will ment, they could simply make a muni- work with you on seeing if we can talk At the end of the bill (before the short tions testing site in this city. Hundreds title), insert the following: to the military to use environmental SEC. ll. The amount otherwise made of pounds of chemical agents and ex- restoration funds if your amendment available by this Act for ‘‘Operation and plosives were developed and released doesn’t succeed. Maintenance—Environmental Restoration, throughout the environment. We have Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ is hereby re- found in the Spring Valley section of man, I yield back the balance of my duced and increased by $1,000,000. the city arsine projectiles, mustard gas time. Ms. NORTON (during the reading). projectiles, lewisite projectiles, and The Acting CHAIR. The question is Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- other kinds of chemical toxic waste on the amendment offered by the gen- sent to waive the reading of the amend- left over from undetonated ordnances. tlewoman from the District of Colum- ment. When World War I was over, the bia (Ms. NORTON). The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection Army simply used the site where The amendment was rejected. to the request of the gentlewoman they’d been doing the testing as a Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I from the District of Columbia? dumpsite. They buried these munitions move to strike the last word. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- right where they were testing. Now, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman man, I object. that was the way in which you disposed from New Jersey is recognized for 5 The Acting CHAIR. Objection is of these munitions at the time. In the minutes. heard. Spring Valley area that is a classic Mr. PASCRELL. I would like to ask The Clerk will continue to read. case, there are 1,200 private homes, 30 the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Chair- The Clerk continued to read. Embassies and foreign properties, Sib- man, to engage in a colloquy on the The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman ley Hospital, Wesley Seminary. There need for traumatic brain injury fund- from the District of Columbia is recog- may be other metropolitan areas that ing for post-acute guidelines for our re- nized for 5 minutes. have formerly used defense sites as turning troops. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, more well. Spring Valley may be the prime Mr. Chairman, it is my under- than 25 years ago, the Congress target because it is such a well-estab- standing that medical treatment charged the Defense Department to lished neighborhood where chemical guidelines for post-acute rehabilitation identify and then to clean up and reme- agents and munitions were once used. of moderate and severe TBI do not diate properties which the department exist today. Recognizing this, Mr. had owned or leased in order to test b 1500 PLATTS from Pennsylvania and Ms. chemical munitions. Congress did so The amendment requires the Sec- GIFFORDS from Arizona included an because these munitions had left haz- retary to allocate $1 million to study amendment in the National Defense ardous substances related to the work the human health effects of left-over Authorization for fiscal year 2012 that of the department. There are more munitions in congested residential would require the Department of De- than 2,000 such sites in nearly every areas. Just as the Department of De- fense to implement post-acute treat- State, all the Territories and in the fense and the Army have acknowledged ment guidelines for traumatic brain in- District of Columbia. their obligation to clean up and remove jury. This provision was supported by

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:18 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.069 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4705 the cochairs of the Brain Injury Task Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the with regard to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Force—myself, Mr. PLATTS, bipartisan. gentleman. Don’t Tell and in contravention of the It is my hope that the Uniformed Serv- I would say to the gentleman that he Defense of Marriage Act. ices University of the Health Sciences is correct; should the provision be car- On April 13, 2011, the Office of the be able to begin the project as soon as ried on the final authorization bill, Chief of Navy Chaplains, in a memo ti- possible. Over the years, the TBI Task then the Department would have suffi- tled ‘‘Revision of Chaplain Corps Tier 1 Force has addressed many gaps for our cient resources to fund the provisions Training,’’ directed that training be re- servicemembers. should they decide to based on this ap- vised to accommodate same-sex mar- I now yield to the gentleman from propriations bill. riages on military bases that are lo- Pennsylvania (Mr. PLATTS). Mr. PASCRELL. Thank you, Mr. cated in States where same-sex mar- Mr. PLATTS. I thank the gentleman Chairman. riage is legal. The memo stated, ‘‘This for yielding. I yield to my brother, the gentleman is a change to previous training that As cochair of the Traumatic Brain from Pennsylvania (Mr. PLATTS). stated same-sex marriages are not au- Injury Task Force, I am honored to Mr. PLATTS. I thank the gentleman thorized on Federal property.’’ The join with the gentleman from New Jer- for yielding. memo further authorized the participa- sey in support of implementing post- I would just like to add my words of tion of a military chaplain in a same- acute treatment guidelines. great thanks to Chairman YOUNG, who sex civil marriage ‘‘if it is conducted in Before 2007, there were no funds in has been a great leader in doing right accordance with the laws of a State the budget for traumatic brain injury by our men and women in uniform in which permits same-sex marriages or treatments, but with the dedicated ef- all fashion, and especially those who unions,’’ and if the chaplain is other- forts of Chairman YOUNG and other have suffered traumatic brain injury. wise certified to officiate. This calls members of the Appropriations Com- As a Nation, we are indebted to you into question the intent of the Depart- mittee, through their efforts we were and your staff for your great leader- ment of Defense with regard to compli- not only able to provide funding, but ship. ance with existing Federal law under more importantly, to sustain a signifi- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I the Defense of Marriage Act. cant level of funding over the past yield back the balance of my time. Congress should establish policy number of years. guidance on this issue that will cover As we continue to address new gaps AMENDMENT NO. 61 OFFERED BY MS. FOXX Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chairman, I have an numerous contingencies and unex- for our servicemembers suffering TBIs, pected situations in the future. It is ir- in this 2012 authorization bill that was amendment at the desk. responsible for the Department of De- passed in the committee and moving The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will fense to dismiss all concerns about forward through the process we re- designate the amendment. issues involving marriage status by quested $1 million to fund these post- The text of the amendment is as fol- pointing to the existence of the De- acute guidelines that the gentleman lows: fense of Marriage Act. from New Jersey has referenced. It is At the end of the bill (before the short our understanding that while TBI fund- title), insert the following: b 1510 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available ing in the Defense appropriations bill is by this Act may be used in contravention of There’s no contingency plan to ad- not separated by purpose, it is our un- section 7 of title 1, United States Code (the dress this issue should the Federal derstanding that the Department uses Defense of Marriage Act). courts invalidate the Defense of Mar- the overall funding for traumatic brain The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman riage Act. In fact, the administration injury research for authorized pur- from North Carolina is recognized for 5 is inviting that very policy. Federal poses. minutes. court orders could suddenly overturn Is our understanding correct, Mr. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chairman, what sets current policies of the Department of Chairman? the United States apart from many Defense, which is not likely to resist or Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Will the gen- other countries that have lots of re- oppose new directives that disregard tleman yield? the intent of the Defense of Marriage Mr. PASCRELL. I yield to the gen- sources are our values, and that we are a Nation of laws. We may not agree Act. Congress can and should enact a tleman from Florida. policy making it clear that Defense De- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. The gen- with all of our laws, but they are the partment funds should not be used in tleman is correct. In this bill, the com- laws of our land, and not even the ways that violate Federal laws, includ- mittee has provided an additional $125 President can decide which laws to en- force and which not to enforce. Yet ing the Defense of Marriage Act. million for TBI research. It’s above the I urge my colleagues to support this fully funded budget request of $415 mil- this administration has said it will not enforce the Defense of Marriage Act. amendment and the underlying bill. lion. And it has been our long-standing With that, I yield back the balance of policy that this increased funding is The Department of Defense main- tains that the repeal of Don’t Ask, my time. provided at the discretion of the De- Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the Don’t Tell does not directly challenge partment. Historically, this sub- gentlelady’s amendment. committee has provided increased the Defense of Marriage Act, which The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman funding for TBI research but refrained protects the right of individual States from Washington is recognized for 5 from directing how that money should to define marriage as the union be- minutes. be spent, allowing the Department to tween a man and a woman. In Feb- Mr. DICKS. Issues such as the De- prioritize how best to use that funding ruary, 2011, Attorney General Eric fense of Marriage Act represent policy for authorized purposes. Holder announced that the Department questions that are not suited to appro- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, re- of Justice would no longer defend the priation bills. Indeed, this amendment claiming my time, may I also clarify Defense of Marriage Act in Federal does not address any specific program that should the authorization bill pass court. However, the House of Rep- funding matter addressed in the bill with this provision on post-acute resentatives has expressed its intent to now before the House. guidelines that the Department then continue legal defense of the statute To the extent that this amendment has the needed amount of $1 million to along with other laws of our country. has any connection to the Department really accomplish this objective which My proposed amendment would reaf- of Defense, I believe that such a policy we have. firm Congress’ assertion that funds issue is appropriately addressed within Mr. Chairman, I would request, as may not be used in contravention of the domain of the House Armed Serv- usual, your deepest cooperation. And section 7 of title I, United States Code, ices Committee. I urge my colleagues no one has done more for our troops the Defense of Marriage Act. The De- to reject this amendment. than you. partment of the Navy has already dem- I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Will the gen- onstrated how pressures to accommo- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I move to tleman yield? date same-sex couples can quickly lead strike the last word. Mr. PASCRELL. I yield to the gen- to policy changes that are ultimately The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is tleman from Florida. contrary to previous assurances given recognized for 5 minutes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:25 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.074 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4706 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and The amendment ensures that defense dol- Under DADT, 13,500 gay men and women was given permission to revise and ex- lars are not used to implement policy changes were discharged simply because of who they tend his remarks.) that violate the Defense of Marriage Act were. These were troops who had served our Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I won’t be (DOMA). country honorably and bravely; 1,000 of them redundant. I’ll just follow up on what I believe that appropriations and authoriza- filled what the military calls ‘‘critical occupa- my colleague Representative FOXX said tion bills should be compatible, where pos- tions,’’ such as engineering and interpretation in proposing this amendment for the sible, and by adopting the Foxx-Burton of languages like Arabic and Farsi. two of us. amendment, we will do just that for the De- Our closest allies—countries like Britain, This is merely a move to make sure fense of Marriage Act. Canada, and Israel—know better than to throw that legislation that has already This is the only opportunity we have to syn- that kind of service and expertise away. passed, the Defense of Marriage Act chronize DoD funding to the DOMA policy pro- Yet the amendment offered by Mr. and in the authorization bill dealing visions contained in the National Defense Au- HUELSKAMP would force our military to stop with the Department of Defense, coin- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. training its Chaplain Corps to prepare for the cides with the appropriation bill that (2) The amendment settles—once and for repeal of DADT. This amendment would sub- we’re talking about today. all—any confusion and/or misinformation with- stitute Congress’s micromanagement for the There’s been some confusion in the in the DoD about the abilities of its personnel judgment of our military leaders on training Department of Defense, in the facilities to perform same-sex marriages as well as the issues, and it is a transparent attempt to inter- at these military bases, that there use of its facilities. fere with the repeal of DADT in any way pos- could be marriages between two men or It is important that we pass this amendment, sible. two women. The Defense of Marriage which is a straightforward statement reaffirm- The amendment offered by Ms. FOXX is in Act and the authorization bill clearly ing Congress’ assertion that funds may not be a similar vein. It would prohibit defense appro- state that that cannot happen and will used in contravention of section 7 of title 1, priations in contravention of the Defense of not happen because it would be a viola- United States Code (Defense of Marriage Act). Marriage Act, or DOMA. tion of the Defense of Marriage Act The law ensures the States would not have DOMA is discriminatory and should be ruled which has passed this body. to recognize same-sex marriages from other unconstitutional—but as long as it is law, it And even though the administration States, and that the Federal Government clearly applies to all Federal agencies, includ- has chosen not to be involved in this would recognize only the union of one man ing the Defense Department. issue, I believe it’s incumbent on the and one woman as marriage. That makes this amendment entirely unnec- Congress to make this issue very clear Offering up Federal facilities and Federal essary. Let’s see it for what it is: Republicans’ so that we don’t have confusion on employees for the use in same-sex marriages effort to change the subject from open serv- these military bases when we talk violates DOMA, which is still the law of the ice—an argument they’ve lost—to marriage about same sex marriages. land and binds our military. equality—an argument they’re still in the proc- I think it is imperative that we make (3) President Obama’s Administration is on ess of losing. absolutely clear in both the appropria- record that it will no longer defend DOMA thus I urge my colleagues to oppose both tion bill and the authorization bill, as leaving it up to Congress to defend against amendments which put partisan belief in the well as the Defense of Marriage Act, challenges to DOMA. exclusion of gays above the strength of our what the law is, what it’s intended to I am confident that activist lawyers and military. do, so that it’s very clear to the mili- judges will begin challenging inconsistencies The Acting CHAIR. The question is tary so they don’t have any difficulty in marriage status for military personnel. For on the amendment offered by the gen- in making decisions on this particular example, a same-sex couple who was married tlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. issue. in a State where same-sex marriage is recog- FOXX). I want to thank my good friend and col- nized sues because they are denied military The amendment was agreed to. league, Representative VIRGINIA FOXX for in- family housing. The resolution of this kind of Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Chair, I move to troducing this amendment on behalf of the litigation would propel the courts into policy strike the last word. both of us. matters that Congerss should decide. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman She and her staff, especially Javier Bottom line. from California is recognized for 5 min- Sanchez, have thoroughly examined the con- This amendment—in conjunction with the utes. fusing messages and conflicting protocols Sections 534 and 535 of the National Defense Mr. BERMAN. I rise to engage Mr. within the Department of Defense related to Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012—will DICKS in a colloquy regarding an im- the implementation of the Defense of Marriage allow Congerss to speak with one voice on the portant area of funding for the Depart- Act. Defense of Marriage Act. ment of Defense. Why is this Amendment Needed? If Congress fails to speak clearly on this For more than a decade, the Depart- (1) This amendment reinforces language issue, we are certain to see more conflicting ment of Defense has funded programs that was included in the National Defense Au- and confusing DOMA protocols emerging in to support established university pro- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that the Department of Defense. And, it will be with grams that promote region-wide infor- passed the House on May 26, 2011. the blessing of the White House. mal conferences and task forces on Section 534 of the FY 2012 National De- Let’s keep our Department of Defense fo- arms control, regional security, and re- fense Authorization Act reaffirms the policy of cused on the missions at hand. lated topics to the Middle East for the Defense of Marriage Act by stating that Congress can and should make it clear that Arab, Israeli, and other officials and the word ‘‘marriage’’ included in any ruling, Defense Department funds should not be used experts. regulation, or interpretation of the Department in ways that violate Federal laws, including the These programs serve an important of Defense (DoD) applicable to a service Defense of Marriage Act. national security objective—fostering member or civilian employee of the Depart- Support the Foxx-Burton Amendment. Let’s an alternative means of dialogue and ment of Defense shall mean only a legal union leave the guesswork out of it. engagement in an area of unparalleled between one man and one woman. With that, I yield back the balance of significance to the United States. I And, Section 535 establishes that marriages my time. know of one such program in Los Ange- performed on DoD installations or marriages Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, last year, Congress les, and I urge the Department to con- involving the participation of DoD military or ci- voted to repeal the counterproductive and un- tinue funding such programs. vilian personnel in an official capacity, to in- just policy of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’’ I yield to the gentleman from Wash- clude chaplains, must comply with the De- But despite overwhelming evidence that re- ington (Mr. DICKS), the ranking mem- fense of Marriage Act. peal will strengthen our military, despite strong ber, for his thoughts on this issue. This amendment does not impose a new re- support for repeal among our troops and the Mr. DICKS. First of all, I appreciate striction on the Department of Defense. American people, despite support for repeal the gentleman yielding. It is a straightforward in its purpose and from military leaders like the Secretary of De- And I thank you, Mr. BERMAN, for text. It simply aligns the Department of De- fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of your comments and agree that such fense appropriations bill we are considering Staff, and despite a Federal court order that programs that support university pro- today with the National Defense Authorization the Government stop enforcing DADT imme- grams promoting Middle East con- Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that passed the diately, Republicans are still pushing to keep ferences and task forces on arms con- House May 26, 2011. this shameful policy in place. trol, regional security, and other issues

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:25 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.080 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4707 for Arab, Israeli, and other officials are need to continue with the Berry Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- important and beneficial. I hope the Amendment that any funds that are man, I rise in support of this amend- Department of Defense funds such pro- being spent should be spent in total ment. grams accordingly, and I will work compliance with the Berry Amend- Our troops and their families are with the gentleman to ensure that that ment. being asked to make sacrifice after happens. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Will the gen- sacrifice after sacrifice. We should be Mr. BERMAN. I thank the gen- tleman yield? at a point of trying to make things bet- tleman. Mr. MICHAUD. I yield to the gen- ter for them, make things easier for I yield back the balance of my time. tleman from Florida. them; and I would say that one of the AMENDMENT NO. 64 OFFERED BY MR. MICHAUD Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the things that we can do is to adopt the Mr. MICHAUD. I have an amendment gentleman for yielding. gentleman’s amendment to at least at the desk. I would like to advise him that we’re give them some relief when they’re The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will prepared to accept this amendment. coming back from the war that we sent designate the amendment. Mr. MICHAUD. I thank the chairman them to without charging them extra The text of the amendment is as fol- very much. money to get back home with their be- lows: I yield back the balance of my time. longings. The Acting CHAIR. The question is At the end of the bill (before the short I applaud the gentleman for offering title), insert the following: on the amendment offered by the gen- this amendment, and I rise in strong SEC. ll. None of the funds made available tleman from Maine (Mr. MICHAUD). support. by this Act may be used in contravention of The amendment was agreed to. Mr. DICKS. Will the chairman yield? section 2533a of title 10, United States Code AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KISSELL Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I yield to the (popularly known as the ‘‘Berry Amend- Mr. KISSELL. Mr. Chairman, I have gentleman from Washington. ment’’). an amendment at the desk. Mr. DICKS. I, too, agree with the The Acting CHAIR. The gentlemen The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- chairman. This is one of those situa- from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes. port the amendment. tions where I think we have to step in Mr. MICHAUD. I rise today to offer The Clerk read as follows: and take action for our troops. This is an amendment with Mr. KISSELL to en- At the end of the bill (before the short a good amendment, and I urge its adop- sure that no funds in this bill are spent title), insert the following: tion. in violation of the Berry Amendment. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I yield back by this Act may be used to enter into a con- The Berry Amendment requires DOD the balance of my time. to procure certain categories of prod- tract, memorandum of understanding, or co- operative agreement with, or provide a loan The Acting CHAIR. The question is ucts from American manufacturers in- or loan guarantee to, any United States com- on the amendment offered by the gen- cluding food, clothing, fabrics, stain- mercial air carrier if that contract, memo- tleman from North Carolina (Mr. less steel, and certain tools. It was en- randum of understanding, cooperative agree- KISSELL). acted to ensure that the United States ment, loan, or loan guarantee allows the air The amendment was agreed to. troops wore military uniforms made in carrier to charge baggage fees to any mem- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. ESHOO the U.S.A. and to ensure that U.S. ber of the Armed Forces who is traveling on official military orders and is being deployed Ms. ESHOO. I have an amendment at troops were fed American-made food. the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Berry Amendment has been on overseas or is returning from an overseas de- ployment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- the books for 70 years. Yet, in recent port the amendment. years, some in Congress have tried to b 1520 The Clerk read as follows: weaken it. At a time of 9 percent un- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman At the end of the bill (before the short employment and when employment in from North Carolina is recognized for 5 title), insert the following: the U.S. manufacturing sector is on the minutes. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available decline, it is more important than ever Mr. KISSELL. Mr. Chairman, this is in this Act may be used to enter into a con- for Congress to reiterate its support for a very simple, to-the-point amend- tract with a corporation or other business existing law that promotes domestic ment. entity that does not disclose its political ex- procurement. We have heard recently about mem- penditures. I urge my colleagues to support bers of our armed services traveling on Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- American manufacturing and to pro- official military business being charged man, I reserve a point of order on the mote American food and uniforms for excess baggage fees by our commercial amendment. our troops by voting for the Michaud- airlines here in the United States. This The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Kissell Amendment. amendment would not make any funds reserves a point of order. At this time, I yield to the gen- available for entering into any con- The gentlewoman from California is tleman from North Carolina (Mr. tracts, memorandums of under- recognized for 5 minutes. KISSELL). standing, cooperative agreements, Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Chairman, I rise for Mr. KISSELL. I would like to thank loans or loan guarantees with any the third time this year to call for my colleague for yielding to me. United States commercial airlines transparency and disclosure in our sys- Mr. Chairman, for 70 years, as my where those contracts, memorandums tem and throughout our government. colleague pointed out, the Berry of understanding, cooperative agree- This appropriations bill will spend hun- Amendment has served this Nation ments, loans or loan guarantees would dreds of billions of taxpayer dollars well. It has given our fine military allow for excess baggage fees for any next year; and a huge portion of it, a forces the best of American-made member of the armed services trav- portion that’s impossible to quantify, equipment and has guaranteed the eling on official military business. will go to contractors. Some are small, American people the opportunity to Our folks, when they’re traveling and others rank among the world’s largest make that equipment. It is a matter of protecting our Nation, shouldn’t have companies. As we meet today, the national security. And it should not be to worry about this, and we as a Nation workforce of contractors in Afghani- a matter, as the intent of Congress has shouldn’t have to pay extra fees beyond stan is the same size as the workforce been clear for 70 years, it shouldn’t be the millions upon millions of dollars of the uniformed personnel there; and a matter of us standing up to reaffirm that we already pay to these airlines. since 2005, we’ve spent approximately this amendment. This just should be business as usual, $12 billion on contractors in Afghani- But as my colleague said, there have and I encourage all my colleagues to stan. Today, there are more private been efforts made to weaken the Berry vote in support of this amendment. contractors than uniformed personnel Amendment, to get around the Berry I yield back the balance of my time. in Iraq, and we’ve spent $112 billion on Amendment, and we simply want to re- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I move to contractors in Iraq since 2005. mind all folks involved that the Berry strike the last word. The Federal Government does busi- Amendment is the intent of Congress. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is ness with thousands of contractors who It has been the law for 70 years. And we recognized for 5 minutes. receive billions of dollars in taxpayer

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.082 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4708 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 money. They should be required to dis- SEC. ll. The total amount of appropria- are having to do. It’s not even what we close their political spending, and tions made available by this Act is hereby have chosen to do in other areas of the that’s what my amendment will ac- reduced by $17,192,000,000, not to be derived budget. We have made hard decisions. complish. from amounts of appropriations made avail- We have made hard choices. The De- able by title IX. In 2002 when we voted to pass the his- fense Department needs to do exactly toric McCain-Feingold campaign fi- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the same. nance bill, most Republicans voted from South Carolina is recognized for 5 This amendment will not in any way ‘‘no,’’ saying we needed disclosure, not minutes. limit our national defense capabilities. soft money restrictions. They said we Mr. MULVANEY. Thank you, Mr. It will not put a single soldier at more needed to put spending out in the open Chairman. risk. It simply holds defense spending and let the voters assess it. Today, By way of brief summary, this exactly where we were 3 months ago when the President proposes requiring amendment would freeze the base De- when we approved the CR. contractors to simply disclose their partment of Defense funding at 2011 Having been here about 6 months, spending, not to limit it, Republicans levels. It is roughly a $17 billion reduc- there is one thing that I have learned are up in arms. They say it will politi- tion, or a 3 percent reduction over the being a freshman. And for the folks cize the contracting process; but when bill that’s currently before us. Again, who are here for the first time, the contractors can spend money in elec- it takes it back to the 2011 levels that message is this: talk is cheap. Talk is tions, the contracting process is al- we passed just recently in H.R. 1 during especially cheap. It’s very easy for us ready politicized. the continuing resolution debate. to go home and tell folks how impor- My amendment is modest and it’s This is not, Mr. Chairman, a new tant it is to cut spending, how serious simple: It will bring this information idea. It’s not even my idea. The we are about cutting spending. But out into the open and let the public de- Domenici-Rivlin bipartisan deficit re- nothing sends the message that we are cide for themselves. The public de- duction plan also proposed exactly really serious about it like cutting serves to know what happens with this—freezing base defense spending at spending on something that is impor- their tax money. 2011 levels. tant to us. It’s easy to cut things that Mr. Chairman, this is not a revolu- b 1530 we don’t like. It is hard to cut things tionary idea. For the last 17 years, the that are important to us. And defense SEC requires bond dealers to limit During the budget debate, the one spending is critically important to me their campaign contributions to the of- substantive bipartisan amendment and to the folks of this Nation and to ficials in the cities that issue bonds. It that passed was an amendment that the folks of South Carolina. requires them to disclose their con- was a sense of the Committee that said But if we’re going to send a message tributions, providing the public with that defense spending needed to be on that we are really serious about cut- transparency. The rule was challenged the table as we look at spending reduc- ting spending, then everything needs to and upheld in court, and my amend- tions for 2012. And most importantly, be on the table. And holding defense ment really adheres to the same prin- the President’s fiscal commission, the spending simply at 2011 levels and pass- ciple. To quote Senator MITCH MCCON- Simpson-Bowles Commission, also rec- ing this amendment would help show NELL from 2003: ‘‘Why would a little ommended exactly what this amend- everybody that we are really serious disclosure be better than a lot of dis- ment does today, keeping defense about fixing this difficulty. closure?’’ spending at 2011 levels. With that, I yield back the balance of I agree with Senator MCCONNELL. I happen to believe that at least, es- my time. With public dollars come public respon- pecially in this area, the Simpson- Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the sibilities. Disclosure would fulfill this Bowles Commission is correct. And I amendment. responsibility. I urge my colleagues to want to read from the commission’s re- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman support this amendment. port: ‘‘Every aspect of the discre- from Washington is recognized for 5 I yield back the balance of my time. tionary budget must be scrutinized. No minutes. POINT OF ORDER agency can be off limits, and no pro- Mr. DICKS. This amendment follows Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- gram that spends too much or achieves the Lee amendment and the Garamendi man, I make a point of order against too little can be spared. Any serious at- amendment in cutting about $17.1 bil- the amendment because it proposes to tempt,’’ and I will say that again, ‘‘any lion from the Overseas Contingency change existing law and constitutes serious attempt to reduce the deficit Operation Fund. I myself feel that we legislation in an appropriation bill and will require deliberate, planned reduc- could be reducing our troop levels fast- therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. tions in both domestic and defense er, but I don’t think we should take the The rule states in pertinent part: spending.’’ ‘‘An amendment to a general appro- money out at this point until we have Personally, I like to think that I am a better understanding of the pace of priation bill shall not be in order if serious about cutting our deficits. I changing existing law.’’ This amend- the withdrawal. hope that I am not alone. Many of us Now, we know the President’s plan is ment requires a new determination. have gone around back home and told I ask for a ruling from the Chair. 10,000 this year and another 23,000 next The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member people how serious we are. But how can year. And so there will be some savings wish to speak on the point of order? we look them in the eye and tell them in the overseas contingency account as Seeing none, the Chair is prepared to that we are serious about cutting this those troops come home. But I think rule. deficit and about cutting spending and it’s too early to make a decision on The Chair finds that this amendment then come in and plus-up the base de- that. Better left to do it in conference, includes language requiring a new de- fense budget? where we can make a reasoned judg- termination of whether certain polit- Admiral Mullen himself said that ment and talk to the Pentagon and the ical contributions were disclosed. The with the increasing defense budget, Congressional Research Service so that amendment therefore constitutes legis- which is almost double over the last 10 we have a better idea of how much sav- lation in violation of clause 2 of rule years, it has not forced us, that’s the ings this will be. I feel that this is pre- XXI. Defense Department, to make the hard mature at this point. The other two The point of order is sustained, and trades. It hasn’t forced us to prioritize. amendments were soundly defeated, the amendment is not in order. It hasn’t forced us to do the analysis. and I think the same fate will be here. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MULVANEY We just received a Budget Committee I yield to the gentleman from South Mr. MULVANEY. I have an amend- memo today that said of the 92 major Carolina. ment at the desk. defense acquisition programs, 69 per- Mr. MULVANEY. Just for clarifica- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- cent of them are over-budget. One in tion, the amendment only makes the port the amendment. every five of them is over-budget by at change to the base spending. It does The Clerk read as follows: least 50 percent. That is simply not not change anything in title 9. It does At the end of the bill (before the short right. It’s not what our families are not change overseas contingencies in title), insert the following: having to do. It’s not what our States any way. It is simply the base portion

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Mr. Chair- section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States being used to facilitate human traf- man, I move to strike the last word. Code, or in contravention of the require- ments of section 106(g) or (h) of the Traf- ficking and labor abuses on U.S. mili- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 tary bases. recognized for 5 minutes. U.S.C. 7104(g) or (h)). As cochair of the bipartisan Congres- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I rise in oppo- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman sional Caucus on Human Trafficking, I sition to this amendment. I am one of from California is recognized for 5 min- am particularly concerned that work- the original budget cutters in this Con- utes. ers from South Asia and Africa are gress. But I will not cut a defense budg- Ms. BASS of California. Mr. Chair- being trafficked to work on U.S. mili- et to the point that it adversely affects man, this bipartisan amendment is tary bases and that U.S. taxpayer dol- our troops or adversely affects our simple. It prohibits the Defense De- lars are spent to unlawfully lure and country’s readiness. And we could be partment from being used to engage in transport them to work in extreme getting close to that. or facilitate human trafficking. Thou- conditions. This year, Secretary Gates made his sands of private contracting defense It is Army policy to oppose all activi- recommendation, which resulted in the firms, including some of the industry’s ties associated with human trafficking. President’s budget request being $13 biggest names, such as DynCorp Inter- This must include the supply chain billion less than we had anticipated for national and Halliburton subsidiary that provides services to our service- national defense. In addition to that, KBR, have been linked to trafficking- members defending our country. this committee recommended, and this related incidents. Thousands of nation- We must have strong oversight over Congress will pass sometime today or als from impoverished countries are our contracting system to ensure that tomorrow, a bill that is $9 billion less lured by the promise of good jobs, but it is free from human rights abuses, than the President requested. So we sometimes end up victims of scams and this amendment works toward that have cut and saved money everywhere that leave them virtual slaves, with no end. we could without affecting readiness way to return home or seek legal re- I urge my colleagues to join us in and without having an adverse effect course. fighting human trafficking and support on our troops. Despite this, allegations against Fed- this amendment. If we start cutting too deep—and we eral contractors engaged in illegal Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Will the gen- were careful with this $9 billion reduc- labor practices ranging from contract- tlewoman yield? tion, very careful—we don’t want to worker smuggling to human traf- Ms. BASS of California. I yield to the see that we have to cancel training for ficking in Iraq and Afghanistan con- gentleman from Florida. returning troops. We don’t want to tinue to surface in the media. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I would just have to cancel Navy training exercises. A recent New Yorker article illus- like to advise the gentlewoman that I We don’t want to have to slow down or trates the urgent need for this amend- consider this an extremely important reduce Air Force flight training. We ment. The article tells the story of two amendment and I am happy to accept don’t want to delay or cancel mainte- women from Fiji who thought they it. nance of aircraft, ships, and vehicles. were going to lucrative jobs in Dubai, Ms. BASS of California. Thank you. We don’t want to delay important safe- but ended up, quoting the article, un- Mr. DICKS. Will the gentlewoman ty and quality-of-life repairs to facili- witting recruits for the Pentagon’s in- yield? ties and to military barracks. If we do visible army of more than 70,000 cooks, Ms. BASS of California. I yield to the those things, we are affecting our read- cleaners, construction workers, beau- gentleman from Washington. iness. Training relates to readiness. ticians, et cetera, from the world’s Mr. DICKS. We will be glad to accept Training is a large part of the money poorest countries who service U.S. the amendment. We appreciate your in the base bill, not the overseas con- military contracts in Iraq and Afghani- hard work in this effort. tingency operations account, but the stan. Ms. BASS of California. I yield to the base bill, which is what this amend- These two women were asked to de- gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS). ment reduces. This amendment could liver resumes, hand over passports, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I would like to be getting us very close to a dangerous submit to medical tests, and they had thank the gentlemen for accepting the situation where troops and readiness to pay $500 to a recruiting firm. They amendment. are affected. And there is just no way were lured to Iraq under false pretenses Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the that I can even appear to support this and then told they would be making Bass-Maloney Amendment, which cuts funding amendment. I rise in strong opposition $700 a month. That was after they be- to subcontractors in the U.S. Defense Depart- to this amendment. lieved they were going to be making ment. This amendment would prevent funding I yield back the balance of my time. $3,800 a month, 10 times the normal sal- from being used by subcontractors hired by The Acting CHAIR. The question is ary in their home country. the Defense Department who engage in un- on the amendment offered by the gen- lawful activities of human trafficking and labor tleman from South Carolina (Mr. b 1540 abuses on military bases. MULVANEY). What they didn’t realize was that At a time where we are going across the The question was taken; and the Act- they were contracted to work 12 hours board looking for all the budget cuts we can ing Chair announced that the noes ap- a day, 7 days a week. They were also find to help reduce the national debt, it only peared to have it. victims of sexual harassment and as- makes sense to eliminate funding to these ne- Mr. MULVANEY. Mr. Chairman, I de- sault. farious individuals who are performing atro- mand a recorded vote. After complaining, they were sent off cious acts on our military soil and are not rep- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to base for making trouble and held for a resenting what this great country stands for. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- month while their passports and ID We as Americans cannot fund human traf- ceedings on the amendment offered by badges were confiscated by the subcon- ficking nor can we allow labor abuse; these the gentleman from South Carolina tracting company. The company that abuses are not what this country stands for will be postponed. hired them was initially reprimanded and it’s our job as lawmakers to do everything AMENDMENT NO. 71 OFFERED BY MS. BASS OF but still operates in Fiji and still has a in our power to put an end to such crimes. CALIFORNIA contract with the U.S. military. We can send a loud message with this Ms. BASS of California. Mr. Chair- Meanwhile, allegations against Fed- amendment that the United States does not man, I have an amendment at the desk. eral contractors engaged in commer- stand for such horrible crimes. So I join my

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Without objec- The amendment was agreed to. and bad publicity to convince any of us tion, the Clerk will report the amend- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. RUNYAN to do the right thing. With this amend- ment. Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Chairman, I have ment, we are sending a very strong There was no objection. an amendment at the desk. message that our warfighters are indi- The Clerk read as follows: The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- viduals who are serving our country At the end of the bill, before the short port the amendment. and not for an addition to a profit mar- title, insert the following: gin. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available The Clerk read as follows: by this Act may be used in contravention of At the end of the bill (before the short The amendment is endorsed by the VFW and the National Guard Associa- the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et title), insert the following: seq.). SEC. ll. None of the funds in this Act tion of the United States. I hope all my may be used to procure air transportation colleagues will stand with me in sup- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from a commercial air carrier for a member port of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, from California is recognized for 5 min- of the Armed Forces who is traveling under and marines by voting in favor of this utes. orders to deploy to or return from an over- amendment. Mr. SHERMAN. I had the Clerk read seas contingency operation under terms that the amendment to show how short and NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION allow the carrier to charge the member fees OF THE UNITED STATES, INC., how simple it is. It simply says that for checked baggage other than for bags Washington, DC., July 7, 2011. none of the money appropriated in this weighing more than 80 pounds or bags in ex- Hon. JOHN RUNYAN, bill can be used to violate the War cess of four per individual. House of Representatives, Longworth Office Powers Resolution, which is the law of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Building, Washington, DC. the land found in title 50. from New Jersey is recognized for 5 DEAR REPRESENTATIVE RUNYAN: We are The War Powers Resolution simply minutes. writing to express our strong support for states that a President may not deploy Mr. RUNYAN. I thank my colleague your recently proposed amendment to H.R. 2219, the FY12 Defense Appropriations bill to our troops into hostilities or our mili- from New York (Mr. GRIMM) for his target and deny funds to commercial airlines tary forces into hostilities for more support on this amendment. who would charge excess baggage fees to than 60 days if the President does not Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support servicemembers deploying and returning have congressional authorization. In of the Runyan-Grimm amendment from overseas contingency operations. The the absence of such authorization, the which seeks excess baggage fees being National Guard Association of the United President has 30 days to withdraw. charged to servicemembers deploying States represents over 45,000 members of the This is the exact same amendment or returning from an overseas contin- National Guard, their families and employ- ers. that we considered 3 weeks ago on the gency operation. NGAUS believes in the fair treatment of MilCon appropriations bill. At that This issue was brought to light early our servicemembers, including our Guard time it got the support of 60 percent of in June when a group of Army Reserv- and Reserve, when they deploy and return the Republicans and 61 percent of the ists traveling back from Afghanistan from overseas operations. The incident this Democrats, and I hope that those who were charged $200 each for checking a past June where soldiers were charged excess voted for the bill or the amendment 3 baggage fees for equipment by an airline was fourth bag, some of which contained weeks ago would vote the same way U.S. Government equipment like an M4 outrageous. This amendment would appro- priately target the program airlines partici- today. I hope to be able to persuade a rifle, a grenade launcher, and a 9-milli- pate in for supporting additional airlift capa- few who voted the other way last time. meter pistol. The soldiers posted a bility for troops/baggage and equipment This amendment is important, even YouTube video, titled, ‘‘Delta Airlines while denying funds made available in the if we weren’t engaged in Libya at all, Welcomes Soldiers Home,’’ expressing bill to those airlines who violate tile pro- because for the last several administra- their frustrations for what they had ex- gram and charge baggage fees for the first tions, Presidents have been captured four pieces of baggage (not exceeding 80 lbs perienced. by the siren song of extremist lawyers After serving our country in theater and not including any carry-on baggage). The National Guard Association of the who are part of the permanent execu- and enduring an 18-hour layover on United States strongly supports your efforts tive branch. They tell the President their trip home, the warm welcome to correct unfair treatment by airlines in re- that the President of the United this group received was a $2,800 out-of- gards to our members of the National Guard States, acting alone, can deploy our pocket expense. This is an unaccept- and our Armed Forces deploying or coming troops into hostilities for unlimited du- able slap in the face, whether it was in- home from overseas contingency operations. ration, for any purpose, and, in any Sincerely, tentional or not. Applying these quantity, any assets can be deployed. charges to those headed to or returning GUS HARGETT, Major General, USA (Ret), b 1550 from the fight is an insult to them and President, NGAUS. their service to our Nation. We are told that there are no limits My amendment would make none of I yield back the balance of my time. on the President’s power as Com- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- the funds available by this act to be mander in Chief. Well, the War Powers man, I move to strike the last word. used to pay any commercial air carrier The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Act says otherwise, and it is the law of if that airline charges excess baggage recognized for 5 minutes. the land. Now these extremist attor- fees for the first four pieces of checked Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- neys in the executive branch have gone luggage that are 80 pounds or less per man, I rise to thank the gentleman for a little further. They have added insult servicemember. This amendment is a the hard work that he has done on this to injury by floating the idea that a reasonable compromise, whose primary amendment. I associate myself with his resolution by NATO, the Arab League, purpose is taking care of our comments because I strongly agree or the United Nations can substitute warfighters while not allowing the sys- with everything that he said, and I am for an authorization from both Houses tem to be abused. happy to accept the amendment. of Congress, or they have said that Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and ma- I yield back the balance of my time. briefing the leadership of Congress is a rines risk their lives to protect the The Acting CHAIR. The question is substitute for enacting an authoriza- freedoms we all enjoy. They take great on the amendment offered by the gen- tion. But even the most extremist at- personal sacrifices to defend our coun- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. RUNYAN). torneys in the executive branch admit try. There is no doubt they should be The amendment was agreed to. we have the power of the purse, and we provided with any reasonable accom- AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. SHERMAN can prevent the funds provided by this modations while traveling on orders to Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I have appropriations bill from being used to or from theater of operations. Most im- an amendment at the desk. violate the War Powers Act.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:25 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.032 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4711 If we were to do otherwise, we would But we can’t insist on anything if we consistent since 1949 when NATO was be abdicating our own responsibility, accept the view of extremist attorneys established. So I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on for if Congress habitually appropriates in the executive branch who view Con- this amendment. funds knowing that they will be used gress as merely an advisory body. A re- I yield back the balance of my time. to violate the law of the land, then we view of the law and a review of the The Acting CHAIR. The question is would be complicit in undermining de- Constitution indicates that Congress on the amendment offered by the gen- mocracy and the rule of law here in the has and should not be derelict in exer- tleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN). United States. cising a role in forming American for- The question was taken; and the Act- Now we on this side admire the Presi- eign policy. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- dent of the United States. But even if The Acting CHAIR. The time of the peared to have it. you would grant this President unlim- gentleman has expired. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Chairman, I de- ited power to deploy unlimited forces Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the mand a recorded vote. for unlimited duration, if you ignore gentleman’s amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the War Powers Act today, you are The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- granting that power to the next Presi- from Washington is recognized for 5 ceedings on the amendment offered by dent. And those of us who are in good minutes. the gentleman from California will be health will all live to see a President Mr. DICKS. The amendment pro- postponed. that we disagree with. And even if you hibits the use of funds in this bill to AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROHRABACHER agree with exactly what’s happening in breach the War Powers Act. However, Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, Libya, it is important that we draw a the proponents hope this language will I offer an amendment. line and say that the conduct of our compel the administration to change The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- foreign policy must be consistent with our response to the crisis in Libya. port the amendment. U.S. law. I oppose the amendment on two dif- The Clerk read as follows: Now as a practical matter, this Presi- ferent grounds. First, the language of At the end of the bill (before the short dent has taken the extreme position the amendment cannot possibly deliver title), add the following: that we are not engaged in hostilities what the proponents claim. Second, SEC. ll. None of the funds made available in Libya. So what will be the practical what the proponents hope to accom- by this Act may be used to provide assist- effect of this amendment? First, I plish would harm the efforts of our al- ance to Pakistan. think he will reconsider that decision, lies, working against our national in- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman because I think the lawyers behind it terests and benefiting Qadhafi. from California is recognized for 5 min- took refuge in the belief that the War The language can’t deliver on the utes. Powers Act was somehow not binding proponents’ promises for two reasons. Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, on the administration. With this First, the amendment restricts the use I rise in support of my amendment, amendment, the War Powers Act is of funds in this bill, but none of the which states, as you have just heard, binding because we do have the con- $118.7 billion in the overseas contin- no funds in this bill may go to Paki- stitutional right to limit the use of gency portion of the bill are designated stan. funds. for Libya. Second, the language merely Pakistan is a country on which we Furthermore, at a minimum, this requires compliance with the War Pow- have spent billions and billions of dol- amendment would prevent the Presi- ers Act, but the heart of the pro- lars. We’ve given them $18 billion just dent from deploying regular ground ponents’ difference with the President since 9/11—not to mention the many forces to Libya. Now I realize he is a matter of interpretation about billions of dollars we gave to them dur- doesn’t intend to do that at this time. what constitutes compliance. The ing the Cold War. What has all that But, clearly, this President could not amendment takes us no closer to a res- spending achieved for the people of the claim that armored divisions deployed olution of that difference. United States? Pakistan is now the in a war zone were not engaged in hos- I would oppose the amendment even best friend to America’s worst enemies: tilities. So the minimum practical ef- if the language could accomplish what radical Islam and, yes, an emerging fect of this amendment is to limit the proponents hope for. To further re- and belligerent China. Wake up, Amer- Presidential power to what is going on strict our role in Libya puts us on the ica. now and not to introducing major com- wrong side of history and on the wrong Was anyone really surprised to find bat operations. side of the Arab Spring. It would Osama bin Laden was living in a luxu- Now, I support a limited effort to hinder the efforts of our allies, if not rious mansion in plain view in a mili- bring democracy and the rule of law to making NATO’s mission impossible and tary-dominated Pakistani city? Let me the people of Libya. That’s not what prolonging Qadhafi’s tenuous hold on admit that even I was surprised that this amendment is about. This amend- power. the Pakistani Government was so bold, ment is about democracy and the rule To address the matter of Libya, I be- so open in its contempt of the people of of law here in the United States. I lieve that language—similar to the lan- the United States, as to arrest five of think that if we pass this amendment, guage introduced in the other body by its citizens for helping us bring to jus- and if we can get the Senate to do like- Senators KERRY and MCCAIN, is the ap- tice Osama bin Laden, that terrorist wise, that the President will come to propriate course of action at this radical fiend whose leadership led to Congress and seek an authorization for time—this language preserves the un- the slaughter of 3,000 Americans on 9/ what is going on in Libya. And at that derstanding between the administra- 11. time, Congress will be able to influence tion and Congress that U.S. ground The Pakistan Intelligence Service, our policy. I think we would insist on a forces are not appropriate at this time, the ISI, is today, as it always has been, legal limitation to limit our efforts to and it requires regular and detailed re- a friend of radical Islam and an enemy just air forces and perhaps ground res- ports from the administration to the of Western democracy. With American cue operations. I believe that we would Congress. acquiescence and Saudi financing, the insist that we have the right to review Now I must say that I, too, agree Pakistani Government—read that the that policy every 3 or 6 months. I be- that the President would always be ISI—the Pakistani Government created lieve that we would insist that the $33 better served, as President Bush did the Taliban as Islamabad’s vanguard billion of Qadhafi assets which have and President Clinton, to come to Con- for the conquest of Afghanistan. In the been frozen by the U.S. Treasury be gress to get approval of the authoriza- process, they set in place a fundamen- used to finance this operation, instead tion. But to unilaterally overturn an talist anti-Western radical Islamic ter- of American taxpayer dollars. And I be- effort that includes NATO, the Arab rorist state. lieve that we would insist that the League, and the United Nations saying Let’s note that even after 9/11, after rebels in Benghazi disassociate them- that this horrific act would take place 3,000 of our citizens had been slaugh- selves from the al Qaeda operatives in against the people of Libya, is just, I tered, the ISI continued to covertly their midst and from the Libyan Is- think, a big mistake, and it would un- support radical Islamic terrorists, and lamic Fighting Group. dermine U.S. foreign policy that’s been they are still engaged in such hostile

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The question is after 9/11—were ‘‘funding and training Now, a complete withdrawal of U.S. on the amendment. the Afghan Taliban.’’ And to top things assistance would likely polarize Paki- The question was taken; and the Act- off, there is substantial reporting that stan and exacerbate significant pro- ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- has been done that suggests that Paki- and anti-American rifts within their peared to have it. Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I demand stani diplomats are lobbying the Af- military and their government gen- a recorded vote. ghan Government leaders, suggesting erally. Aggravating this divide would that they dump the United States and The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to be counterproductive to U.S. objectives clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- turn to China for a partnership and re- in the region. construction. ceedings on the amendment offered by In addition to the counterterrorism the gentlewoman from North Carolina This isn’t shame on them; this is activity, the fact of Pakistan’s nuclear shame on us. Washington may be able will be postponed. weapons capabilities provides ample Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, to coerce and bribe Islamabad into reason for the United States to con- doing us a favor now and then, but it is I move to strike the last word. tinue positive engagement, so I urge The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is time to face reality. The goals and val- my colleagues to reject this amend- recognized for 5 minutes. ues of the United States and Pakistan ment. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I would ask the are fundamentally at odds. Wake up, Mr. ROHRABACHER. Will the gen- subcommittee chairman, Mr. YOUNG, if America. This bill would provide for tleman yield? he would enter into a colloquy regard- another $1 billion to Pakistan. The Mr. DICKS. I yield to the gentleman ing the Minuteman III Warm Line Pakistani Government and Pakistan, from California. Solid Rocket Motor Sustainment pro- they are not our friends. Why are we Mr. ROHRABACHER. Is any of the gram. borrowing money from China to give to money that we have in this bill going Mr. YOUNG of Florida. If the gen- a government that has betrayed us to end up financing the ISI? Will any of tleman would yield, I would be very time and time again? that money end up in the hands of the happy to enter into a colloquy with the Therefore, I urge adoption of my ISI? gentleman from Utah. amendment to eliminate any funding Mr. DICKS. I cannot say for certain. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. As the chair- in this appropriations bill from going I don’t think there is anything in this man is aware, the Air Force has pro- to Pakistan. bill that I know of, any provision that posed to terminate the Minuteman III I yield back the balance of my time. provides funding directly to the ISI. Warm Line Solid Rocket Motor Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in Now, there may be. As the gentleman Sustainment program beginning in FY opposition to the gentleman’s amend- knows, there are other avenues in the 2012. The Air Force has not presented ment. intelligence world. But I don’t know of this committee a viable plan to sustain The Acting CHAIR (Mr. HASTINGS of anything specifically in this bill. And this strategic weapon system beyond Washington). The gentleman is recog- the ISI, I have just as much trouble the year 2020 as these motors age out, nized for 5 minutes. with them as you do. But I don’t think and the program of record now requires Mr. DICKS. The bill includes approxi- that we have anything specifically in the system to be deployed until 2030, mately $2.4 billion to support the Paki- the bill that funds them. which does leave a 10-year gap of vul- stani military. Of this amount, $1.1 bil- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Is there any nerability with no Minuteman III-spe- lion is for the Pakistan Counterinsur- language in the bill that would prevent cific industrial base to support this gency Fund, and approximately $1.3 the money in this bill from going to weapon system. billion is provided through Coalition the ISI? Would the chairman agree that it is Support Funds. Mr. DICKS. No, I don’t think there is vitally important that the Air Force The Pakistan Counterinsurgency any prohibition in this bill. undertake what is called a smart close- Fund provides for the training and Mr. ROHRABACHER. All right. out of this program to include taking equipping of Pakistani forces specifi- Thank you very much. definite steps to preserve the essential cally to aid U.S. counterterrorism ob- Mr. DICKS. Thank you. tools, the uniquely skilled workforce, jectives. Coalition Support Funds are I yield back the balance of my time. suppliers, equipment, and production used to reimburse the Pakistani mili- The Acting CHAIR. The question is facilities needed to continue to produce tary for operations which generally on the amendment offered by the gen- and support the readiness of Minute- support U.S. counterterrorism objec- tleman from California (Mr. ROHR- man III motors through their current tives. ABACHER). operational life cycle through at least In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s The question was taken; and the Act- 2030? killing by U.S. Special Forces, serious ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the questions have arisen about Pakistan’s peared to have it. gentleman from Utah for bringing this reliability as a strategic partner, and I Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, matter to our attention, and we do agree with the gentleman from Cali- I demand a recorded vote. share his concern for the solid rocket fornia that this has raised serious ques- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to motor industrial base. tions here in the United States about clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- We understand that the Air Force is the reliability of one of our partners. ceedings on the amendment offered by considering their options, and we cer- And also, there are questions about the gentleman from California will be tainly intend that they use closeout President Karzai in Afghanistan as postponed. funding from the Minuteman III mod well. AMENDMENT NO. 61 OFFERED BY MS. FOXX line in a wise manner. We believe that Now, the relationship with Pakistan Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, they should seriously consider a smart has always been difficult. It reminds I ask unanimous consent that the voice closeout, as the gentleman from Utah me a great deal, during World War II, vote by which amendment No. 61 of- described, and should also consider in- of our relationship with the Soviet fered by the gentlewoman from North corporating the essential elements Union, Russia. That was a difficult re- Carolina (Ms. FOXX) was adopted be va- from the Minuteman III production lationship, but it was essential at that cated to the end that the Chair put the line into existing production lines for time. And it is essential at this point. question de novo. other defense solid rocket booster pro- This relationship has helped the U.S. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection grams in order to preserve both mili- make progress against terrorism, and to the request of the gentleman from tary capabilities and to ensure the best the Pakistanis have allocated a signifi- Utah? use of taxpayer funds.

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We also this amendment, I yield back the bal- dent’s budget request or provided by know from our office’s inquiry of our ance of my time. this committee to begin a new start own military that we comprise 65 per- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- program for a future, currently unau- cent of NATO’s military. So it is not man, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is thorized Minuteman III follow-on capa- comforting to think that this Presi- recognized for 5 minutes. bility? dent has already gone beyond seizing Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I find it a lit- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I would re- on loopholes and is just ignoring laws tle difficult to listen to the arguments spond that the purpose of the funding in order to do what he wants because about the War Powers Act, because I that we have provided for the Missile the Arab League asked him—not Con- agree with those arguments. Modifications program is to support gress, not the population of the United First of all, in 1973, I think the Con- the operational capability of the Min- States, but the Arab League and some gress did give Presidents a gift of uteman through 2030. This includes $34 in NATO. power not intended by the Constitu- million, as requested, for closeout of It has not been established—and tion. The Constitution is very clear. It the warm line program. Development there are no indications it will be es- intends that war-making decisions of any follow-on capability is still tablished—that the people who are would be made in conjunction with the years away. And the gentleman is cor- going to replace Qadhafi will be better Commander-in-Chief and the Congress, rect, a new start system would require for us, for our national security or for not the Commander-in-Chief by himself authorization and appropriation by the our allies like Israel. So, if it’s not or herself and not the Congress alone, Congress, which the Air Force has not good for this country’s national secu- but while working together. That’s not requested and we have not provided. rity and if it’s true as to what the gen- the way it has been happening lately. We intend that warm line funds be used tleman Secretary Gates said, to whom There hasn’t been a real declaration of in a manner that preserves the indus- the President recently awarded a war under the Constitution since World trial base and does not diminish our fu- Medal of Honor, that we have no na- War II, but we have fought in a lot of ture strategic capabilities. tional security interests in Libya, then wars, and we have killed and wounded I commend the gentleman for his we should not be committing our mili- a lot of our kids. leadership in this area and look for- tary in that direction. That’s not the argument, though. I ward to working with him further on Even though the U.N. may support agree with all of those points. I think this issue. action in Libya and even though they that Congress has a serious responsi- may buy into this Arab Spring, we are bility to review the War Powers Act b 1610 already seeing that Iran is excited be- and to make it what we think it ought Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Reclaiming my cause it looks like they’re going to get to be, and that is a partner relation- time, I thank the chairman for his additional puppets. We found out this ship between the Congress and the ex- kindness and his answers. week that the leader of Iraq, Maliki, is ecutive branch. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- giving in to the request of the leader of Yet, while we hear these strong argu- ance of my time. Iran and is going against his promise ments about the War Powers Act and AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOHMERT to us and to the people of Camp Ashraf the separation of powers, these amend- Mr. GOHMERT. I have an amend- that they’ll be safe and secure. Now ments don’t really get the job done. If ment at the desk. he’s saying he’s going to disband the you want to cut off all funding for any The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- camp. activities in and around Libya, you port the amendment. It is time to put America’s national would have to introduce a separate res- olution that would simply say: No The Clerk read as follows: security and national interests first funds appropriated here or anywhere At the end of the bill (before the short and not some whim of some President because someone outside the U.S. else can be used in the Libya operation. title), add the following: In this particular bill, there is no SEC. . None of the funds made available asked him. We know the Muslim Broth- ll money for Libya, and the President has by this Act may be obligated, expended, or erhood, despite what some say, has made it very clear that he is not going used in any manner to support military oper- been supporting terrorism. The evi- to use any funds from the fiscal year ations, including NATO or United Nations dence was clear in the Holy Land Foun- operations, in Libya or in Libya’s airspace. 2012 appropriation for Libya. We’ll see dation trial. We know that this admin- if that changes, but we have that in Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a istration has bent over backwards to point of order on the gentleman’s writing. We’re already there. We’re al- appease such folks, so it is time for an ready in the area. We’re already flying amendment. amendment to make very clear, which The Acting CHAIR. A point of order missions. If this amendment should be this one does: agreed to, here is what we would not be is reserved. Mr. President, it doesn’t matter able to do: The gentleman from Texas is recog- whether you’re going to try to use our We could not fly search and rescue nized for 5 minutes. military through NATO, our military missions for a downed pilot. We could Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Chairman, we through the U.N., our military head-up not do ISR—Intelligence, Surveillance, have had a couple of amendments we’ve for a reconnaissance rescue. It doesn’t and Reconnaissance. We could not do already voted on. In reviewing whether matter. You’re not going to use them. aerial refueling for our coalition part- or not to withdraw my amendment, my For those who argue the War Powers ners. We could not even be part of oper- concern comes on the review of Mr. is constitutional or is unconstitu- ational planning under this amend- COLE of Oklahoma, my dear friend, and tional, I would humbly submit it does ment. the amendment that passed that he not matter. Even though the War Pow- As much as I agree with what the provided. His amendment says that ers Act was passed as a curb against gentleman is trying to accomplish, I none of the funds in the act may be the President at the time, it is actually can’t support this amendment, because used for supporting military activities a gift to a President. This body has the of the effect that it really has. If it of any group or individual not part of a power of the purse to cut off funding at could amend the War Powers Act and country’s Armed Forces. So it still any time it so desires, and the War make the President be a partner with could be used to supplement another Powers gave him a gift that said, Look, Congress, I’d say, Amen. Let’s do it country’s Armed Forces through NATO we’ll give you days and days and days quickly. I think the Congress ought to or through the U.N. to come make your case before we cut do that, and I think we ought to be se- We have here a case where people on you off. rious about doing that; but on this par- both sides recognize that the President That’s a gift. ticular amendment, I’ve got to oppose

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I rise in opposition to the The Clerk read as follows: fuels in addition to or instead of petro- gentleman’s amendment. At the end of the bill (before the short leum-based fuels. Compliance possibili- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman title), insert the following: ties include the full array of existing from Washington is recognized for 5 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available technologies, including flex fuel, nat- minutes. by this Act may be used by the Department ural gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, plug-in Mr. DICKS. The brutal regime of of Defense to lease or purchase new light electric drive and fuel cell, and a Muammar al Qadhafi has caused an duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for catch-all for new technologies. I men- international outcry, and the people of an agency’s fleet inventory, except in ac- tion it because it’s similar to this, and Libya have asked for our help. The cordance with Presidential Memorandum- I really believe that our energy policies Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, NATO-led mission to defeat Qadhafi 2011. obviously can only be done on a bipar- and protect the people of Libya was un- tisan basis. dertaken in concert with a broad coali- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman I encourage my colleagues to support tion of nations, including the Arab from New York is recognized for 5 min- this amendment, again as we’ve done League, and it followed resolutions utes. on all the other bills where I have in- adopted in the United Nations Security Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, on May troduced it, and the Open Fuel Stand- Council, authorizing ‘‘all necessary 24, President Obama issued a Memo- ard as we work toward breaking our de- measures.’’ randum on Federal Fleet Performance, pendence on foreign oil. which requires all new light-duty vehi- b 1620 I yield back the balance of my time. cles in the Federal fleet to be alternate Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- The amendment would end our in- fuel vehicles, such as hybrid, electric, man, I move to strike the last word. volvement unilaterally. I believe this natural gas, or biofuel, by December 31, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is could materially harm our relationship 2015. My amendment echoes the Presi- recognized for 5 minutes. with our NATO allies from whom we dential memorandum by prohibiting Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I think the will undoubtedly require support in the funds in the Defense Appropriations gentleman’s amendment is a good future, and our NATO alliance has been bill from being used to lease or pur- amendment. I think we’ve seen this on a vital and successful part of U.S. for- chase new light-duty vehicles except in other bills, and I am happy to accept eign policy dating back to its forma- accord with the President’s memo- the amendment. tion in 1949. randum. I have introduced similar Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman I do support a wider debate and amendments to the Homeland Security yield? greater oversight of the use and the Appropriations bill and the Agriculture Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I yield to the cost of U.S. military forces engaged in Appropriations bill and intend to do it gentleman from Washington. the Libya operation, but I would point with other appropriations bills. Both Mr. DICKS. I appreciate the gentle- out that the administration did send were accepted by the majority and man’s willingness to accept the amend- up a detailed document that shows the passed by voice vote. ment, and I too think it’s a good money that has been spent thus far and Our transportation sector is by far amendment and a good idea. what will be spent through the end of the biggest reason we send $600 billion Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- this fiscal year. We should let the mis- per year to hostile nations to pay for man, I yield back the balance of my sion with our NATO allies continue so oil at ever-increasing costs, but Amer- time. we can replace Qadhafi and protect the ica doesn’t need to be dependent on for- The Acting CHAIR. The question is Libyan people. eign sources of oil for transportation on the amendment offered by the gen- I urge all my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ fuel. Alternative technologies exist tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL). on this amendment. And I would just today that, when implemented broadly, The amendment was agreed to. remind everyone that in 1986 President will allow any alternative fuel to be AMENDMENT NO. 89 OFFERED BY MR. Reagan authorized a military strike used in America’s automotive fleet. NEUGEBAUER following the bombings in Berlin and The Federal Government operates Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, I definitive proof of Qadhafi’s involve- the largest fleet of light-duty vehicles have an amendment at the desk. ment in other terrorist activities. At in America. According to GSA, there The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will the time, President Reagan publicly are over 660,000 vehicles in the Federal designate the amendment. denounced Qadhafi, the ‘‘Mad Dog of fleet, with almost 197,000 being used by The text of the amendment is as fol- the Middle East who espoused the goal the Department of Defense. By sup- lows: of world revolution.’’ porting a diverse array of vehicle tech- At the end of the bill (before the short Mr. Chairman, I can only wonder nologies in our Federal fleet, we will title), insert the following: what Ronald Reagan would say today encourage development of domestic en- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available about those who would propose imme- ergy resources—including biomass, by this Act may be used to reduce the num- diate withdrawal of U.S. assistance to natural gas, coal, agricultural waste, ber of B–1 aircraft of the Armed Forces. the broad coalition of nations attempt- hydrogen and renewable electricity. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ing to finish the job that President Expanding the role these energy from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. Ronald Reagan started. sources play in our transportation Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- economy will help break the leverage rise today in support of the B–1 bomb- ance of my time. over Americans held by foreign govern- er. The Acting CHAIR. The question is ment-controlled oil companies and will This is a very simple amendment. Ba- on the amendment offered by the gen- increase our Nation’s domestic secu- sically, it just says it prevents any tleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT). rity and protect consumers from price funds in this bill from being used to re- The question was taken; and the Act- spikes and shortages in the world oil tire the B–1 bombers during the coming ing Chair announced that the noes ap- markets. fiscal year. peared to have it. I ask my colleagues to support this Currently, as you know, about 163 Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Chairman, I de- amendment as both sides of the aisle planes are in our bomber fleet, which is mand a recorded vote. have done in previous bills; and I want about 3 percent of our total fleet. Cur- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to to mention on a similar note, I have rently, we are going through an anal- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- worked in a bipartisan fashion with my ysis of what our bomber fleet is going

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Every aspect of the budget needs to be as a total picture once we have done ance of my time. thoroughly reviewed, but let’s not make bad the analysis and seen how many of the b 1630 budgetary decisions without considering our planes will not be needed for nuclear mission capabilities first. capability moving forward. Mr. DICKS. I move to strike the req- The Acting CHAIR. The question is The B–1 is kind of an interesting uisite number of words. on the amendment offered by the gen- plane. It doesn’t get a lot of attention, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tleman from Texas (Mr. NEUGEBAUER). but what it does is it works 24–7 and from Washington is recognized for 5 The amendment was agreed to. has in the theaters that we’re involved minutes. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. I move to strike in for a number of years. In fact, it has Mr. DICKS. I would just say to the the last word. been our number one bomber of choice gentleman that the B–2 bomber has The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman for a number of years and until re- been used also on several of these mili- from California is recognized for 5 min- cently was the only bomber seen in ac- tary operations that we’ve used, and utes. tive duty. the B–2 is a stealthy airplane. We only Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to be supported in this have 20. As a member of the com- today I rise to address the ranking effort by Congressman THORNBERRY, mittee, I offered the multiyear pur- member of the House Appropriation’s who is vice chairman of the Armed chase agreement so we could buy the Committee on Defense, Mr. DICKS, and Services Committee, as well as my col- B–1s. And we had a unanimous vote, I also the chair in a colloquy on the crit- league, Mr. CONAWAY. think, in our committee on that. It was ical need to improve the recruitment, At this time, I would like to yield to very bipartisan. retention, and competitive compensa- one of the cosponsors of this amend- I agree with the gentleman that we tion of the mental health professionals ment, the gentlewoman from South don’t have enough bombers. That’s why who can work with our Iraq and Af- Dakota (Mrs. NOEM). I’m so strongly committed to the next- ghanistan military servicemen and Mrs. NOEM. I thank the gentleman generation bomber. But as has been -women. for yielding. pointed out, that’s going to be several Since 2001, 2,103 military members Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong sup- years away. We tried to add some have died by suicide. And one in five port of this amendment that is offered money this year to accelerate that be- servicemembers currently suffer from by the gentleman from Texas. cause we do need a follow-on bomber. post-traumatic stress and/or major de- The B–1 bomber is the workhorse of Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Would the gen- pression. We must ensure that an ade- our long-range bomber fleet and has tleman yield? quate number of mental health profes- been flying missions over Iraq and Af- Mr. DICKS. Yes, I yield. sionals are available to treat our sol- ghanistan for nearly a decade. More Mr. NEUGEBAUER. I agree with the diers. importantly, the B–1 bomber from the gentleman. And I think that our bomb- Mental health professionals must be 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force er fleet is extremely important, the B– retained by providing adequate pay and Base in my home State of South Da- 1, the B–2, and obviously the B–52s. And competitive benefits that are also kota just carried out air strike oper- as the gentleman knows, as we do not available in the private sector. It is our ations in Libya. In just under 2 days, have a replacement bomber in the duty and responsibility to our wounded Ellsworth generated aircraft loaded works at this particular point in time warriors that we ensure their mental with conventional weapons that were and until such time as we develop that, health services are secure and avail- able to strike targets halfway across I think it’s extremely important that able when and where needed. the world. we be strategic about what level we I am submitting for the RECORD an Regardless of what one thinks about maintain our current fleet until we article from the Army Times dated our involvement in Libya, one thing know what the replacement is going to April 7, 2011, regarding the Senate Ap- that one cannot dispute is the B–1’s ca- be. And I agree with the gentleman. propriations Committee Defense Sub- pability to respond globally and its Mr. DICKS. Reclaiming my time, we committee meeting of April 6 and vital importance to our bomber fleet. only have 20 stealthy bombers. That’s quoting Army Surgeon General Lieu- Mr. Chairman, with the next genera- what some people don’t understand. tenant General Schoomaker, who tion bomber development still a decade And the ability to penetrate China or stressed the severe lack of mental or more away, the administration’s the Soviet Union or wherever we might health professionals in the military, proposal to retire six B–1s is short have to penetrate at some point, North and his concern about retention, espe- sighted and it’s premature. What’s Korea, we would be vulnerable with the cially in the rural areas. The article more, it can’t be reversed. Retired B–52s and the B–1s to surface-to-air states, ‘‘Congress has been pressing the planes aren’t mothballed and put away missiles. military health system to add more for a period of time. They are sent to So making sure that we get a high- psychiatric doctors, nurses and social the bone yard and they are used for quality stealthy airplane to follow the workers for several years. That has parts. Mr. Chairman, we propose that B–2 is a matter of national importance. prompted the services to add about no B–1s be irreversibly retired this year I support the amendment. 1,500 full-time mental health profes- because of questions regarding the fu- I yield back my time. sionals since 2006—a 70 percent in- ture of our bomber force structure and Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chair, I rise today to crease.’’ the B–1’s proven track record in the- speak in support of the B–1 bomber fleet. To The article further says, ‘‘But de- ater as our workhorse. echo what my colleague, Mr. NEUGEBAUER has mand has continued to outpace that I urge my colleagues to vote for a said, I too believe that we should carefully ex- growth. Active-duty troops and their strong bomber fleet, a strong national amine the way we modify our bomber fleet for families were referred to off-base civil- defense, and I ask them to support this the future. ian mental health care professionals amendment. As part of the New Start Treaty, the U.S. nearly 4 million times in 2009, roughly Mr. NEUGEBAUER. I yield to the and Russia will limit their nuclear capable de- double the number of off-base referrals distinguished chairman. livery vehicles to a total of 700 deployed as- in 2006, military data show. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the sets, including heavy bombers. At this time, ‘‘The dramatic increase in military gentleman for yielding. we do not yet know what those cuts will look suicides during the past several years The gentlelady from South Dakota like. Preserving the size of our non-nuclear has added urgency to congressional just made a speech that I was about to bomber fleet until we know the results of the concerns. At the April 6 hearing, all make, so I would just simply say it’s a New Start Treaty analysis is simply good pol- three military surgeons general told good amendment, and I accept it. icy. lawmakers about efforts to improve Mr. NEUGEBAUER. I thank the My colleagues on the Armed Services Com- training, recruiting and retention of chairman, and I urge our colleagues to mittee and I are very concerned that if we go mental health professionals.’’

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GADD, DEPUTY DI- RECTOR, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILI- standing the troops’ problems and for our Wounded Warriors and he has TATION DIVISION, THE AMERICAN LEGION, TO mindset. led the fight in our committee to in- THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND IN- I am also submitting for the RECORD crease the funding for traumatic brain VESTIGATIONS, COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ a witness statement of July 14, 2011, injury and post-traumatic stress dis- AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REP- from the Subcommittee on Oversight order. So our committee has been very RESENTATIVES, ON ‘‘EXAMINING THE and Investigations of the Committee committed to this. It is one of our PROGRESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION OUT- on Veterans Affairs, where the Deputy highest priorities. REACH EFFORTS AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT Director of Veterans Affairs and Reha- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. I thank Mr. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS’’, JULY 14, 2010 bilitation Division, Jacob Gadd, ex- DICKS, the ranking member, for work- Mr. Chairman and Members of the Sub- pressed the challenges of hiring and re- ing with me on this critical issue and committee: look forward to working soon enough Thank you for this opportunity to submit taining quality mental health special- The American Legion’s views on progress of ists. Our servicemembers should not on this. the Suicide Prevention efforts at the Depart- have to wait one more day for the help [Apr. 7, 2011] ment of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Sub- they deserve. PANEL QUESTIONS ADEQUACY OF MENTAL committee today. The American Legion As cochair of the Congressional Men- HEALTH CARE commends the Subcommittee for holding a tal Health Care Caucus, I have met (By Andrew Tilghman) hearing today to discuss this timely and im- with many key military leaders to The military’s top doctors faced heated portant issue. learn what the most critical issues are questions on Capitol Hill about whether Suicide among service members and vet- in addressing mental health services there are enough mental health professionals erans has always been a concern; it is the po- sition of The American Legion that one sui- for our military men and women. I’ve to meet the soaring demand from troubled troops. cide is one too many. However, since the war repeatedly been informed that there ‘‘Do you feel you have adequate mental in Iraq and Afghanistan began, the numbers have been woefully inadequate num- health personnel?’’ asked Sen. Barbara Mi- of service members and veterans who have bers of mental health professionals kulski, D–Md., at an April 6 hearing of the committed suicide have steadily increased. available to care for our men and Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense As our service members are deployed across women. panel. the world to protect and defend our free- Congress has a responsibility to see Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, the Army sur- doms, we as a nation cannot allow them to that our soldiers and veterans have the geon general, acknowledged that the mili- not receive the care and treatment they need tary would prefer to have more, but cited an when they return home. The tragic and ulti- resources for quality care. Because this overall lack of mental health professionals mate result of failing to take care of our na- quality of care is dependent on the nationwide as a key challenge. ‘‘I think the tion’s heroes’ mental health illnesses is sui- quantity of behavioral health special- nation is facing problems. As a microcosm of cide. ists trained in war, PTS, we must suc- the nation, we have problems,’’ Schoomaker Turning first to VA’s efforts in recent cessfully recruit and retain to work said. years with Mental Health Care, The Amer- with our men and women who fight to Congress has been pressing the military ican Legion has consistently lobbied for ensure our precious daily freedoms. health system to add more psychiatric doc- budgetary increases and program improve- The legislation before you today pro- tors, nurses and social workers for several ments to VA’s Mental Health Programs. De- years. That has prompted the services to add spite recent unprecedented increases in the vides $32.3 billion for the defense health about 1,500 full-time mental health profes- VA budget, demand for VA Mental Health program and military family programs, sionals since 2006—a 70 percent increase. services is still outpacing the resources and with $125 million of this going towards But demand has continued to outpace that staff available as the number of service research of traumatic brain injury and growth. Active-duty troops and their fami- members and veterans afflicted with Post psychological health treatment, hope- lies were referred to off-base civilian mental Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic fully to also include hyperbaric treat- health care professionals nearly 4 million Brain Injury (TBI) continues to grow, this ment research. times in 2009, roughly double the number of naturally leads to VA’s increase in mental off-base referrals in 2006, military data show. health patients. We must insist on accountability The dramatic increase in military suicides that adequately trained behavioral In 2008, RAND’s Center for Military Health during the past several years has added ur- Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit health professionals are on hand when gency to congressional concerns. At the group, released a report on the psychological and where needed. I would like to work April 6 hearing, all three military surgeons and cognitive needs of all servicemembers with the ranking member to obtain general told lawmakers about efforts to im- deployed in the past six years, titled, ‘‘Invis- from the Department of Defense a de- prove training, recruiting and retention of ible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cog- tailed outline on their efforts for each mental health professionals. nitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Mikulski suggested military training may military service—Army, Air Force, Services to Assist Recovery,’’ which esti- be uniquely important because some civilian mated that more than 300,000 (20 percent of Navy, Marines, et cetera—to recruit, doctors and social workers have trouble un- retain, and formulate the competitive the 1.6 million) Iraq and Afghanistan vet- derstanding troops’ problems and mindset. erans are suffering from PTS or major de- ‘‘From what I understand . . . often in the salaries and benefits that will keep be- pression and about 320,000 may have experi- first hour of the first treatment, the mili- havioral health specialists serving our enced TBI during deployment. tary [patients] facing this problem walk out men and women who have given so The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- and tell the counselor, essentially, to go to much to protect our freedoms. vention estimates 30,000–32,000 U.S. deaths hell because they don’t feel they get it,’’ she from suicide per year among the population. We place them in harm’s way. It is said. our duty and obligation to ensure the Schoomaker downplayed issues with non- VA’s Office of Patient Care and Mental best care is given to them. military professionals. Health Services reported in April 2010 that I yield to the ranking member. ‘‘Frankly, I think . . . this warrior culture approximately 20 percent of national sui- Mr. DICKS. I will work with the gen- issue might be present in some cases but not cides are veterans. The National Violent Death Reporting System reports 18 deaths tlelady on the Defense Department’s universally. Our people do a good job with that,’’ he said. per day by veterans and VA’s Serious Mental plan to ensure adequate mental health Sen. Patrick Leahy, D–Vt., was concerned Illness Treatment, Research and Evaluation services for our servicemembers. about reservists who may not live near a Center reported about five deaths occur each The Acting CHAIR. The time of the military treatment facility and may have day among VA patients. In a recent AP arti- gentlewoman has expired. problems finding mental health care. cle, it was cited that there have been more (On request of Mr. DICKS, and by Schoomaker agreed that reservists can face suicides than service members killed in Af- unanimous consent, Mrs. NAPOLITANO a significant challenge. ghanistan. was allowed to proceed for 1 additional ‘‘We have residual problems . . . in reserve The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has made improvements in recent minute.) communities. You go home to a community where access to care is a problem for all years for Mental Health and transition be- Mr. DICKS. Will the gentlelady con- care, but especially behavioral health,’’ tween DoD and VA such as the Federal Re- tinue to yield? Schoomaker said. covery Coordinators, Polytrauma Rehabili- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. I yield to the That’s also a problem for some active-duty tation System of Care, Operation Enduring gentleman. posts in rural areas. ‘‘In the desert of Cali- Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom

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The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury hiring of Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Despite recent suicide prevention efforts, Center (DVBIC) developed and continues to Counselors, establishing directives for TBI yet more needs to be done as the number of use a 4-question screening test for TB today. screening, clinical reminders and a new suicides continues to grow. The American At the same time, Mount Sinai School of symptom and diagnostic code for TBI. Legion’s System Worth Saving (SWS) pro- Medicine in New York developed the Brain Regarding suicide prevention outreach ef- gram, which conducts site visits to VA Med- Injury Screening Questionnaire (BISQ), the forts, VA founded the National Suicide Pre- ical Center facilities annually, has found only validated instrument by the Centers for vention Hotline, 1–800–273–TALK (8255) by several challenges with the delivery of men- Disease Control to assess the history of TBI, collaborating with the National Suicide Pre- tal health care. VA has the goal to recruit which has over 100 questions with 25 strong vention Lifeline where veterans are assisted psychologists from their current nationwide indicators for detecting TB. Mount Sinai has by a dedicated call center at Canandaigua level of 3,000 to 10,000 to meet the demand for published data that suggest some of the VA Medical Center in New York. The call mental health services. However, VA Med- symptoms, particularly those categorized as center is staffed with trained VA crisis ical Center Facilities have expressed con- ‘‘cognitive,’’ when found in large numbers health care professionals to respond to calls cerns with hiring and retaining quality men- (i.e. 9 or greater), indicate the person is expe- on a 24/7 basis and facilitate appropriate tal health specialists and have had to rely on riencing complaints similar to those of indi- treatment. VA reported in 2010 a total of fee basis programs to manage their work- viduals with brain injuries. The American 245,665 calls, 128,302 of which were identified load. Legion wants to ensure that DoD and VA are as veterans. Of these veterans, 7,720 were res- The American Legion applauds last year’s working with the private sector to share best cues. action by Congress in passing Advance Ap- practices and improve on evidence-based re- VA hired Local Suicide Prevention Coordi- propriations for mandatory spending. How- search, screening, diagnosis and treatment nators at all of the 153 VA Medical Centers ever, problems exist in VA itself in allo- protocols of the ‘‘signature wounds’’ of Iraq nationwide in an effort to provide local and cating the funds from VA Central Office to and Afghanistan. immediate assistance during a crisis, com- the Veteran Integrated Service Networks RECOMMENDATIONS pile local data for the national database and (VISNs) and to the local facilities. This train hospital and local community on how The American Legion has seven rec- delay in funding creates challenges for the ommendations to improve Mental Health to provide assistance. One of the primary re- VA Medical Center Facility in receiving its sponsibilities of the Local Suicide Preven- and Suicide Prevention efforts for VA and budget to increase patient care services, hir- DoD: tion Coordinators is to track and monitor ing or to begin facility construction projects veterans who are placed on high risk of sui- (1) Congress should exercise oversight on to expand mental health services. VA’s 2011 VA and DoD programs to insure maximum cide (HRS). A safety plan for that individual budget provides approximately $5.2 billion veteran is created to ensure they are not al- efficiency and compliance with Congres- for mental health programs which is an 8.5 sional concerns for this important issue. lowed to fall through the cracks. percent, or $410 million, increase over FY In 2009, VA instituted an online chat center (2) Congress should appropriate additional 2010 budget authorization. The American Le- for veterans to further reach those veterans funding for mental health research and to gion continues to be concerned about mental who utilize online communications. The standardize DoD and VA screening, diagnosis health funds being specifically used for their total number of VeteransChat contacts re- and treatment programs. intent and that Congress continue to provide ported since September 2009 was 3,859 with (3) DoD and VA should expedite develop- the additional funding needed to meet the 1471 mentioning suicide. VA has also had tar- ment of a Virtual Lifetime Medical Record growing demand for treatment. for a single interoperable medical record to geted outreach campaigns which included Challenges in preventing suicide include billboards, signage on buses and PSA’s with better track and flag veterans with mental maintaining confidentiality and overcoming health illnesses. actor Gary Sinise to encourage veterans to the stigma attached to a service member or contact VA for assistance. (4) Congress should allocate separate Men- veteran receiving care. Additionally, the tal Health funding for VA’s Recruitment and THE AMERICAN LEGION SUICIDE PREVENTION issue of a lack of interoperable medical Retention incentives for behavioral health AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS records between DoD and VA, while being ad- specialists. The American Legion has been at the fore- dressed by Virtual Lifetime Electronic (5) Establish a Suicide Prevention Coordi- front of helping to prevent military and vet- Records (VLER), still exists. The American nator at each military installation and en- eran suicides in the community. The Amer- Legion has supported the VLER initiative courage DoD and VA to share best practices ican Legion approved Resolution 51, The and the timely and unfettered exchange of in research, screening and treatment proto- American Legion Develop a Suicide Preven- health records between DoD and VA. Unfor- cols between agencies. tion and Outreach Referral Program, at the tunately, DoD and VA still have not final- (6) Congress should provide additional 2009 National Convention. In addition, VA’s ized both agencies ALTA and VISTA archi- funding for telehealth and virtual behavior National Suicide Prevention Coordinator Dr. tecture systems since the project began in health programs and providers and ensure Janet Kemp facilitated an Operation 2007, which limits DoD and VA’s ability to access to these services are available on VA’s S.A.V.E. Training for our Veterans Affairs track and monitor high risk suicide patients web pages for MyHealthyVet, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Commission members. during their transition from military to ci- and Suicide Prevention as well as new tech- VA&R Commission members and volunteers vilian life. The American Legion rec- nologies such as Skype, Apple i-Phone Appli- subsequently developed American Legion ommends VA take the lead in developing a cations, Facebook and Twitter. state, district and post training programs to joint database with the DoD, the National (7) DoD and VA should develop joint online provide referrals for veterans in distress with Center for Health Statistics and the Centers suicide prevention service member and vet- VA’s National Suicide Prevention Hotline. for Disease Control and Prevention to track eran training courses/modules on family, The American Legion currently has over 60 suicide national trends and statistics of mili- budget, pre, during and post deployment, fi- posts with active Suicide Prevention and Re- tary and veteran suicides. nancial, TBI, PTSD, Depression information. ferral Programs. The American Legion continues to be con- In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, although VA In December 2009, The American Legion cerned about the delivery of health care to has increased its efforts and support for sui- took the lead in creating a Suicide Preven- rural veterans. As mentioned, a nationwide cide prevention programs, it must continue tion Assistant Volunteer Coordinator posi- shortage of behavioral health specialists, es- to reach into the community by working tion, under the auspices of VA’s Voluntary pecially in remote areas where veterans have with Veteran Service Organizations such as Service Office. Each local suicide prevention settled, reduces the effectiveness of VA’s The American Legion to improve outreach office is encouraged to work with veteran outreach. No matter where a veteran chooses and increase awareness of these suicide pre- service organizations and community orga- to live, VA must continue to expand and vention programs and services for our na- nizations to connect veterans with VA’s pro- bring needed medical services to the highly tion’s veterans. The American Legion is grams in their time of transition and need. rural veteran population through telehealth committed to working with DoD and VA in The Suicide Prevention offices can increase and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy providing assistance to those struggling with their training of volunteers to distribute lit- (VRET). DoD and VA have piloted VRET at the wounds of war so that no more veterans erature and facilitate training in order to bases at Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejeune and need lose the fight and succumb to so tragic further reach veterans in the community. the Iowa City VA Medical Center. VRET is a self-inflicted end. This year, The American Legion entered an emerging treatment that exposes a pa- Mr. Chairman and Members of the Sub- into a partnership with the Defense Centers tient to different computer simulations to committee, this concludes my testimony. of Excellence’s Real Warrior Campaign to help them overcome their phobias or stress. I yield back the balance of my time. educate and encourage our members to help The younger generation of veterans identi- transitioning service members and veterans fies with computer technology and may be AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR receive the mental health treatment they more apt to self-identify online rather than Mr. GOSAR. I have an amendment at need. Additionally, during our 2010 National at a VA Medical Center or CBOC. the desk.

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None of the funds made available prospect of not receiving our money or a school doesn’t necessarily mean by this Act may be obligated or expended for there’s a government or an authority assistance to the following entities: and assistance, the new Egyptian re- (1) The Government of Iran. gime may take a more respectful ap- there to be able to maintain it. So we (2) Hamas. proach to Israel. In this sense, my build something, and the moment we (3) Hizbullah. amendment takes a carrots approach. turn the keys over, it falls into disuse (4) The Muslim Brotherhood. I appreciate your support of my and disrepair. amendment. Second, the expenses of doing this b 1640 I yield back the balance of my time. are enormous. It may make sense to do The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- these civic projects, to create some from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- man, I move to strike the last word. goodwill, but do you do them, Mr. utes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Chairman, in the middle of a shooting Mr. GOSAR. Thank you, Mr. Chair- recognized for 5 minutes. war? Or is it better to do that before or man. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- after the war, when you have a chance I ask for your support of my limiting man, I rise to support the gentleman’s for this implementation to occur? amendment that would prohibit any amendment. I also want to support his Then, third, there’s an immense military expenditure that would assist reasons for offering this amendment. I amount of ripping off of this money any entity that has a policy calling for think they are very well taken. The from the American taxpayer. It gets the destruction of the State of Israel. amendment is a good amendment, and lost. It gets picked up in graft that we My amendment is specific and would I strongly support it. all know about is too rampant in Af- prohibit this type of expenditure to I yield back the balance of my time. ghanistan. According to a report in any entity that has a policy calling for The Acting CHAIR. The question is The Washington Post, half of this the destruction of the State of Israel. on the amendment offered by the gen- money, a minimum of $400 million, is Most prominent, of course, is Iran. gone missing, it’s wasted, and it is Just last month, Iranian President tleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). The amendment was agreed to. coming out of our taxpayer pockets. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiterated his My amendment would cut in half the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WELCH nation’s policy calling for the complete $400 million, reduce it to $200 million, Mr. WELCH. I have an amendment at elimination of Israel. basically taking away that $200 million the desk. It is not just formally recognized that is being utterly wasted. This is a The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- states, however, we need to be con- commonsense, practical way to save port the amendment. cerned about. History has shown that money by stopping a policy that may The Clerk read as follows: entities we consider terrorist fringe be good in theory but in practice is a groups sometimes, through force, ma- At the end of the bill (before the short failure. nipulation and popular vote, take over title), insert the following: [From the Washington Post, Jan. 4, 2011] the state apparatus. This happened in SEC. ll. Not more than $200,000,000 of the U.S.-FUNDED INFRASTRUCTURE DETERIORATES the Gaza Strip when Hamas, the Is- funds provided by title IX under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’ may be ONCE UNDER AFGHAN CONTROL, REPORT SAYS lamic Resistance Movement, won a (By Josh Boak) plurality of legislative seats, 44 per- available for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program, and the amount other- Roads, canals and schools built in Afghani- cent, in the 2006 election. The United wise provided under such heading is hereby stan as part of a special U.S. military pro- States and Israel classify Hamas as a reduced by $200,000,000. gram are crumbling under Afghan steward- terrorist organization, but the United The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ship, despite steps imposed over the past Nations, for example, does not. The from Vermont is recognized for 5 min- year to ensure that reconstruction money is Hamas Charter of 1988, never with- not being wasted, according to government utes. drawn or amended, states that ‘‘Israel reports and interviews with military and ci- Mr. WELCH. Thank you, Mr. Chair- will exist and will continue to exist vilian personnel. man. until Islam will obliterate it, just as it U.S. troops in Afghanistan have spent $2 One of the major decisions that this billion over six years on 16,000 humanitarian has obliterated others before it.’’ This Congress has to make and for which we projects through the Commander’s Emer- mirrors the Iranian policy, as that gency Response Program, which gives a bat- ‘‘the reason for the Zionist regime’s ex- need a recommendation from the Ap- propriations Committee for the De- talion-level commander the power to treat istence is questioned, and this regime aid dollars as ammunition. is on its way to annihilation.’’ fense Subcommittee is whether nation- A report slated for release this month re- In the last budget, according to the building is a wise strategy, a sustain- veals that CERP projects can quickly slide State Department, U.S. military aid to able strategy, an affordable strategy, into neglect after being transferred to Af- Egypt totals over $1.3 billion annually and an effective strategy in Afghani- ghan control. The Afghans had problems in funding referred to as Foreign Mili- stan. We had a debate on that policy. maintaining about half of the 69 projects re- viewed in eastern Laghman province, accord- tary Financing. Currently, questions There was a bipartisan vote, with 204 Members suggesting it was time to call ing to an audit by the Special Inspector Gen- exist about the Muslim Brotherhood, eral for Afghanistan Reconstruction. now a key player in Egypt and poten- into question the wisdom, sustain- The spending in Afghanistan is part of the tially in Libya with the rebel opposi- ability and effectiveness of nation- $5 billion provided to U.S. military com- tion, and its hostility to Jews and the building. manders for projects in Iraq and Afghanistan State of Israel. It is quite possible that One of the things that we have pro- since 2004. The new report is the latest to extremist groups who seek the destruc- vided to our commanders in order for identify shortcomings and missteps in the tion of Israel are taking over the state them to be able to do hearts-and-minds program, whose ventures have included the civic projects, roads, bridges, schools is Jadriyah Lake park in Iraq, planned as a operations in Egypt and part of Libya. water park but now barren two years after a Time will tell. a $400 million fund that they can use U.S. military inauguration ceremony. My amendment would ensure that we completely at their discretion. Now, The dilapidated projects in Afghanistan do not use our money and military as- this sounds like a good idea. If you’re could present a challenge to the U.S. strat- sistance to help any entity that will going to ask the military to win the egy of shifting more responsibility to Af- not recognize the right of Israel to hearts and minds, not just use military ghans. Investing in infrastructure, notes exist and to exist peacefully. That in- power to fight battles, then a discre- President Obama’s December review of the cludes the Muslim Brotherhood in tionary fund can seemingly make some war, ‘‘will give the Afghan government and sense. The question, though, is, upon people the tools to build and sustain a future Egypt. No other nation on Earth ex- of stability.’’ cept Israel has had to face systematic, review, it turns out that these roads, ‘‘Sustainment is one of the biggest issues ideological and persistent existential these bridges, these canals, almost the with our whole strategy,’’ said a civilian offi- threats. moment they’re turned over to the Af- cial who shared details from a draft of the

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Shapiro and closest to the war front. the Defense Department is preparing a re- his colleagues have struggled over the past For these reasons, Mr. Chairman, I sponse to the audit. nine months to conduct a similar study for Photos in the report show washed-out Afghanistan because of the database. urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. roads, with cracks and potholes where im- ‘‘There’s not a sense of how the program I yield back the balance of my time. provised explosive devices can be hidden. may or may not be working in Afghanistan,’’ The Acting CHAIR. The question is Among the projects profiled is a re-dredged Shapiro said. on the amendment offered by the gen- canal that filled with silt a month after Army Lt. Col. Brian Stoll tried to clean up tleman from Vermont (Mr. WELCH). opening. the database while serving in Kandahar last The question was taken; and the Act- Multiple reports by the Government Ac- year. He champions CERP as a way to build ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- countability Office have noted a lack of confidence in the Afghan government, de- peared to have it. monitoring by the Pentagon. And because spite the mess he found. Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I de- formal U.S. oversight stops after a project is Projects dating to 2006 had never been mand a recorded vote. turned over to Afghans, it is difficult to closed out, said Stoll, who updated the files gauge how projects are maintained country- while working 12-hour days to audit ongoing The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to wide. projects in southern Afghanistan. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- When asked whether the Afghans have We never got it all cleaned up,’’ Stoll said. ceedings on the amendment offered by trouble sustaining projects, the U.S. mili- ‘‘It was like a Hydra. You get part of it the gentleman from Vermont will be tary issued a statement saying it does not cleaned up and you find some more along the postponed. have the information to provide an imme- way.’’ b 1650 diate answer. I yield back the balance of my time. Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. com- Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I AMENDMENT NO. 30 OFFERED BY MR. FLORES mander in Afghanistan, said in Senate testi- Mr. FLORES. Mr. Chairman, I have mony last year that CERP is ‘‘the most re- move to strike the last word. sponsive and effective means to address a The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman an amendment at the desk. local community’s needs.’’ He previously re- from Georgia is recognized for 5 min- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will lied on the discretionary fund as the com- utes. designate the amendment. manding general in Iraq, where $3.5 billion Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I rise The text of the amendment is as fol- has been spent through the program. Over in opposition to the gentleman’s lows: the past two years, Petraeus has pushed for amendment for a number of reasons, At the end of the bill (before the short stricter controls to stop any fraud and waste. although I think he’s made some good title), add the following new section: In response to ‘‘insufficient management,’’ SEC. ll. None of the funds made available CERP guidance for Afghanistan was revised points, and certainly we want account- by this Act may be used to enforce section in December 2009, according to a statement ability to apply to this program as 526 of the Energy Independence and Security by the military. The new guidance empha- much as we want it to apply to any- Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. sizes the need to meet with Afghan leaders thing. However, this is the same fund- 17142). when choosing what to fund. It does not, ing level as last year. The request was The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman however, require U.S. troops to continue in- $425 million, and our commanders in from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. specting projects after they are placed under the theater are telling us that that is Afghan control. Mr. FLORES. Mr. Chairman, I rise to Under the guidance, an Afghan governor, even not high enough. So what we’re offer my amendment, which would ad- mayor or bureaucrat must sign a letter doing with this amendment is actually dress another misguided Federal regu- promising to fund maintenance and oper- cutting a level funding item from last lation. Section 526 of the Energy Inde- ations. But an October SIGAR audit of year, cutting it in half. pendence and Security Act prohibits projects in Nangahar province found that Now, what does the CERP money do, Federal agencies from entering into only two of the 15 files examined contained a the Commander’s Emergency Response contracts for the procurement of alter- signed letter. Nor is there formal reporting Program money? Let’s say an IED ex- native fuels unless their lifecycle to the national or provincial Afghan govern- plodes, or maybe there is a bomb that ments of what was spent and built, the audit greenhouse gases emissions are less said. That makes it difficult for Afghans to blows up a storefront in the middle of than or equal to emissions from an know what they are supposed to maintain. the street. A commander can go in equivalent conventional fuel produced The provincial and district governments there and hire local labor to clear out from conventional petroleum sources. that take over the projects do not have the the entrance to that small business or Simply stated, my amendment would money to sustain them because they cannot whatever it is and get it done quickly stop the government from enforcing collect taxes and they depend on the na- without having to put U.S. Army per- this ban on the Department of Defense. tional government for funding, said Army sonnel in danger to do it and can do it Maj. David Kaczmarek, the civil affairs offi- The initial purpose of section 526 was cer for Task Force Bastogne in eastern Af- quickly and effectively and therefore to stifle the Defense Department’s ghanistan. leave our soldiers in the field, leave our plans to buy and develop coal-based or To teach the local governments how to re- soldiers where they can be most effec- coal-to-liquid jet fuels. This was based quest additional funds from Kabul, tive with their time and their training, on the opinion of environmentalists Kaczmarek helped launch a program in the and it does promote some goodwill on that coal-based jet fuel produces more summer that uses CERP dollars for the oper- the streets with the people. greenhouse gas emissions than tradi- ation and maintenance of some projects. It has been said, well, all you’re The U.S. military tracks CERP projects tional petroleum. I recently offered my with poorly maintained computer databases. doing is renting a friend, and we’re not similar amendment to both the Before October 2009, the database did not going to be the first army that’s fight- MILCON VA and Ag appropriations consistently record the villages or districts ing a war that rents friends, if you will. bills, and they passed the House by where projects were undertaken, according It really doesn’t just rent a friend. It voice vote each time. to military and civilian personnel who spoke does create some long-term goodwill My friend Mr. CONAWAY of Texas also on the condition of anonymity because the and does have an economic benefit of had similar language added to the De- master database is classified. it. But the idea is to give the com- fense authorization bill to exempt the A civilian official who examined the con- mander on the street some flexibility tents of the database for a government as- Defense Department from this burden- sessment said the military cannot account so that they can get the jobs done as some regulation. We must ensure that for the spending without knowing the vil- the jobs arise and get them done quick- our military becomes more energy lages and districts that were project recipi- ly and turn them around. independent and that it can effectively ents. CERP money actually has been an ef- and efficiently rely on domestic and ‘‘Let’s say the project is not working,’’ the fective tool, and it’s enormously pop- more stable sources of fuel. official said. ‘‘Why would we want to fund ular with our commanders who are on Our Nation’s military should not be that project again the next year? Very little the ground. I believe one of the prob- burdened with wasting its time study- evaluation was done to decide what we fund next.’’ lems we have in Afghanistan, one of ing fuel emissions when there is a sim- The organizational problems have also the problems we’ve always had, is that ple fix, not restricting their fuel frustrated attempts to study the effective- too many decisions are being made choices based on extreme environ- ness of the $2 billion spent on CERP. A paper down the street at the Pentagon and mental views, policies, and regulations

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I move to strike the source is considered to be banned by velop and produce our domestic energy last word. section 526. resources. Placing limits on Federal The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The oil from Canada from the oil agencies’, particularly the Defense De- from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. sands is stable North American oil and Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I join partment, fuel choices is an unaccept- gas. And it is in large part produced by my colleague in asking to exempt the able precedent to set in regard to Americans and creating American jobs. Department of Defense from section America’s energy policy and independ- Section 526 would cut off this safe, 526; 526 was added to the energy bill in ence. friendly, stable source of fuel to this a wrongheaded move to placate some On July 9, 2008, the Pentagon, in a country. And my amendment does notion that it would have some impact letter to Senator JAMES INHOFE stated: on global warming. It’s wrong to re- nothing to restrict the military from ‘‘Such a decision would cause signifi- quire the Department of Defense in looking at all alternative sources of cant harm to the readiness of the these times, where every single dollar fuel. It allows them to go with biofuels, Armed Forces because these fuels may is scarce and every single dollar should whatever alternative energy sources be widely used and particularly impor- have a home, to require them to spend they need. It just takes away burden- tant in certain geographic areas.’’ extra money beyond what they would some restrictions that are based on en- In summary, not only have extreme normally spend for fuel for their vironmental views that aren’t proven. environmental views and policies cre- planes. Mr. KINGSTON. Reclaiming my ated and burdened American families This amendment would also allow time, Mr. Chairman, what I am con- and businesses, but they also cause the continued development of coal-to- cerned about, with 84 million barrels of ‘‘significant harm in readiness to the liquid jet fuel, which would make this fuel produced every day, and America Armed Forces.’’ country much less dependent on for- only having control of about 3 percent Mr. Chairman, section 526 makes our eign oil in terms of powering our jets of that, yet consuming 25 percent, Nation more dependent on Middle East- and other engines. So 526, maybe it be- wherever we can use a friendly source ern oil. Stopping the impact of section longs in the Department of Energy bill, of fuel is something that we need to 526 would help us promote American maybe it belongs somewhere else, but keep open as an option. energy, improve the American econ- it does not belong in the Department of With that, I yield back the balance of omy, and create American jobs. Defense spending bill because those my time. To everyone watching these pro- dollars are scarce. They are going to The Acting CHAIR. The question is ceedings today, I would say this: fol- get scarcer. And to require the Depart- on the amendment offered by the gen- lowing my remarks, you will hear ment of Defense to spend more money tleman from Texas (Mr. FLORES). speakers from the other side of the than they would have otherwise have The amendment was agreed to. aisle make several claims regarding spent on energy under this wrong- b 1700 the merits of section 526. When you headed notion, in my view, is just sim- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WELCH hear these claims, please remember the ply bad policy. following facts about section 526: it in- So I rise in support of my colleague’s Mr. WELCH. Mr. Chairman, I have an creases our reliance on Middle Eastern amendment, and I urge the adoption of amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- oil. It hurts our military readiness and his amendment when it comes to a port the amendment. our national security. It prevents the vote. use of safe, clean, and efficient North I yield back the balance of my time. The Clerk read as follows: American oil and gas. It increases the Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I At the end of the bill (before the short cost of American food and energy. It move to strike the last word. title), add the following: hurts American jobs and the American The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman SEC. ll. None of the funds made available economy. from Georgia is recognized for 5 min- in this Act may be used for tax collection purposes by the Afghan Ministry of Finance. I urge my colleagues to support pas- utes. sage of this commonsense amendment. Mr. KINGSTON. I support the gentle- Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I re- I yield back the balance of my time. man’s amendment, but I do want to un- serve a point of order on the gentle- Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the derstand one thing in terms of what it man’s amendment. gentleman’s amendment. does to the military’s options of pur- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman chasing domestic or even North Amer- from Georgia reserves a point of order. from Washington is recognized for 5 ican fuel. And the reason why I say The gentleman from Vermont is rec- minutes. that is, as I understand, the Depart- ognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DICKS. The Department of De- ment of Defense has three strategies in Mr. WELCH. Mr. Chairman, as you fense alone is the largest single energy terms of energy, or using less energy. know, the American taxpayer is spend- consumer in the world. Its leadership Number one is to increase the fight, de- ing $2 billion a week in Afghanistan. in this arena is critical to any credible crease the fuel. Number three is in- Among the expenditures are payment approach to dealing with energy inde- crease the capacity. And then number for projects that are rebuilding infra- pendence issues. Section 526 provides two—and I am going in this order for a structure in Afghanistan—roads, an opportunity for the Federal Govern- reason—is to increase the fuel options, bridges, schools, in some cases hos- ment to play a substantial role in spur- the choices, to diversify the fuel pitals. ring the innovation needed to produce sources. And it appears to me that 526 The Washington Post recently re- alternative fuels which will not further has inadvertently eliminated some of ported that the Afghan Government is exacerbate global climate change. the options. taxing American aid. We send the This provision has spurred develop- I would like to yield to my friend money there to build a road. We have ment of advanced biofuels. These fuels from Texas (Mr. FLORES) to explain to hire contractors in order to do that, are being successfully tested and prov- that a little bit further, particularly and the Afghan Government is trying en today on U.S. Navy jets at super- with respect to domestic energy to tax that money for their own cof- sonic speeds. It’s a testament to Amer- sources. fers. ican ingenuity. Unfortunately, section Mr. FLORES. Thank you for the So it’s not enough that our taxpayers 526 is under assault by those who dis- chance to provide further weight to are spending billions of dollars on agree with advanced biofuels produc- this amendment. projects to rebuild their infrastructure. tion. They’d like us to continue our de- It’s important to know that much of The Afghan Government is literally pendence on the fuels of the past. the oil that we import from the oil trying to reach into the pocket and

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They are doing things the privilege of rebuilding that coun- from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 min- like threatening to detain contractors. try, and that’s why I cosponsored the utes. If they don’t pay up, take money that’s amendment. Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, in April a assigned to build that road and put The Department of Defense funding draft executive order was circulated that money in the Afghan coffers, they, should be focused on providing soldiers that would require all companies bid- the Afghan officials, are threatening, training in the field and on the front ding on Federal contracts to disclose Mr. Chairman, to detain our contrac- lines with the tools they need to pro- all Federal campaign contributions. tors. They are denying licenses to our tect themselves and defend our coun- If enacted, this executive order would contractors, again, in an effort to do try. This amendment would uphold or, effectively politicize the Federal pro- what I could only call a shakedown. as it was offered, as we attempted, curement process, in my opinion. Com- Third, they are revoking visas for un- would uphold existing law and clarify panies wouldn’t merely be judged by paid tax bills. We are spending a sub- existing agreements between the U.S. the merits of their past performance, stantial amount of our money rebuild- and Afghanistan, prohibiting Afghani- by the capability to do the job, but ing their infrastructure. We should not stan from taxing U.S. subcontractors would also be obviously considered on be taxed, nor should we allow our tax- doing work in Afghanistan. So this ban the basis of who they gave money to or payers, essentially, to be stuck up by on levying taxes would also apply to all against. the Afghan officials. subcontractors that may not have di- This would clearly chill the constitu- This amendment, offered by my col- rect contracts with Afghanistan. tionally protected right to donate to league from Washington, Ms. HERRERA In other words, if a company is work- political parties, candidates and causes BEUTLER, would end that practice. ing on a project funded by the U.S. De- of one’s choice; and, I think, frankly, So we believe this is overdue. There partment of Defense, whether that that’s exactly what the executive should be no tolerance for this double- company is a prime contractor or a order, proposed executive order, is in- dipping by the Afghan Government, subcontractor, that company should tended to do. and our amendment is an effort to not be subject to taxes from the Af- My amendment would simply pro- crack down on that process. ghan Government. hibit funds from this act being used to I thank my colleague from Wash- It seems pretty simple. These are the implement such an executive order. ington for joining me in the amend- contractors doing the work of rebuild- It doesn’t change existing Federal ment. campaign contribution law in any way. I yield back the balance of my time. ing in Afghanistan, helping rebuild the infrastructure and hopefully allowing It doesn’t prevent the disclosure of POINT OF ORDER them to one day thrive independently. campaign contributions. It simply says Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I So common sense and financial pru- we won’t spend money from this bill to make a point of order against the dence says the U.S. should not be sub- require campaign contribution infor- amendment because it proposes to ject to taxation for the rebuilding ef- mation to be submitted along with bids change existing law and constitutes forts it is paying for. That was what we for Federal contracts. legislation on an appropriation bill and were getting at with this amendment. This House has agreed to this con- therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI Mr. KINGSTON. Will the gentle- cept on three previous occasions: once because it requires a new determina- woman yield? in the bill, once in an amendment to tion. Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. I yield to the Defense Authorization Act, and The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member the gentleman from Georgia. once in an amendment to the Defense wish to be heard on the point of order? Appropriations Act. If not, the Chair is prepared to rule. Mr. KINGSTON. I think that the The Chair finds that this amendment point you have raised is a very valid Finally, it’s worth noting that Con- includes language requiring a new de- point and something that is very good gress has rejected an effort to do ex- termination about the use of funds by discussion matter. actly what this proposed executive a foreign government entity. The Unfortunately, we believe that it is order intends to do when it failed to amendment, therefore, constitutes leg- authorizing on an appropriation, as the pass the DISCLOSE Act in 2010. islation in violation of clause 2, rule Chair has confirmed, but that’s prob- Mr. Chairman, pay-to-play has no XXI. ably the concern far more than the place in the Federal procurement con- The point of order is sustained, and philosophical concern. tract, and we should try to keep poli- the amendment is not in order. So I think that if you and the gen- tics out of the selection of vendors and Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Mr. Chair- tleman can work on some other lan- businesses and contractors to go about man, I move to strike the last word. guage, make another run at it, I can- doing Federal works. So I would urge The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman not speak for the real chairman of the the adoption of the amendment. from Washington is recognized for 5 committee, but I think that there are I yield back the balance of my time. minutes. going to be a number of people who Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. We are would have sympathies with you be- gentleman’s amendment. working on making this amendment cause I think you have raised a very The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman something that can be passed as a part valid point. from Washington is recognized for 5 of this bill, but I just want to speak in Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Very minutes. support of it and share part of the rea- good. We will continue to work on this Mr. DICKS. Our system has been im- son I am very honored to be working issue, and I thank you for hearing my proved by having public disclosure of with the gentleman from Vermont on point. political contributions. The more the this. I yield back the balance of my time. public knows about where the money is Basically, we are in Afghanistan AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. COLE coming from, the better off the citi- right now helping to rebuild, or in Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I have an zenry is. many cases build from scratch, infra- amendment at the desk. The amendment is a legislative at- structure. And when we leave that The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will tempt to circumvent a draft executive country—and I do hope it will be designate the amendment. order, which would provide for in- soon—we will leave that infrastructure The text of the amendment is as fol- creased disclosure of the political con- behind. Power grids, water systems, lows: tributions of government contractors, trained law enforcement are the build- At the end of the bill (before the short especially contributions given to third- ing blocks of a functioning society. title), insert the following: party entities.

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They argue that companies should the United States separate from par- The American people were very clear not disclose more information because tisan political considerations and con- on this late last year when there was a people in power could misuse that in- tributions. I think we would be better CBS/New York Times poll, and that formation to retaliate against them. off. poll found that 92 percent of Americans Using the opposition’s logic, all cam- I thank my friend from Georgia for support requiring outside groups to dis- paign disclosures would be bad. Gov- yielding. close how much money they have ernment contractors already disclose Mr. KINGSTON. I thank you. raised, where it came from and how it contributions and expenditures by I yield back the balance of my time. was used. their PACs and those who contribute Ms. ESHOO. I move to strike the last Now we are going directly to tax- to them. Contributions by the officers word. payer dollars, those that do business and directors of government contrac- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman with the Federal Government. It’s very tors are also required to be disclosed. from California is recognized for 5 min- simple to disclose. We should be listen- These provisions are fine as they are utes. ing to the American people, and I written. The information is required to Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Chairman, I just lis- would ask my colleagues to vote be provided already in law. And the ex- tened with great curiosity to the com- against this amendment. ecutive order that the amendment ments that were made about the so- This is a bad amendment. It’s not would circumvent certainly enhances called intent of the legislation. I don’t good for the country. It’s not good for the quality of that information. see my colleagues on the other side our system. I don’t believe it’s why the Disclosure is good because disclosure bringing forward legislation that you people sent us here. And of all things of campaign contributions to can- have the power to pass given the num- to be stomping on and trying to snuff didates is good. Disclosure of compa- ber of votes that you have for full dis- out, disclosure should not be one of nies making these disclosures is good. closure. them. And I just worry that we have a situa- So if you’re opposed to a draft execu- I yield back the balance of my time. tion here where companies or major en- tive order, if you’re opposed to my The Acting CHAIR. The question is tities could make enormous contribu- coming to the floor and blocking every on the amendment offered by the gen- tions secretly, and that’s what we are time I offer an amendment for disclo- tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE). trying to avoid. And the President’s ex- sure in transparency, change it. You The question was taken; and the Act- ecutive order is an attempt to do that. were for it before you went against it, ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- We already know that the Boeings, the the Republicans were. That’s what the peared to have it. Lockheeds, the General Dynamics and record is. So I rise in opposition to Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I de- the Northrop Grummans all make cam- Representative COLE’s amendment mand a recorded vote. paign contributions, and they are all which blocks disclosure of contractor The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to disclosed. What’s wrong with disclo- political spending. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- sure? Now, this is not to create any kind of ceedings on the amendment offered by I urge a ‘‘no’’ on the gentleman’s list. You can come up with all kinds of the gentleman from Oklahoma will be amendment. things about why you’re against some- postponed. Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I thing and then try to label it. This is AMENDMENT NO. 97 OFFERED BY MR. FRANK OF move to strike the last word. about disclosure. This is about sun- MASSACHUSETTS The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman shine. This is about disinfectant, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. from Georgia is recognized for 5 min- you’re against it. I think that’s a bad Chairman, I have an amendment at the utes. place to be. In fact, I think it’s the desk. Mr. KINGSTON. I accept the amend- wrong side of history. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ment because I believe that the things The draft of the President’s order designate the amendment. that Mr. DICKS is talking about in this would require disclosure requirements The text of the amendment is as fol- amendment actually do move us in for contractors who do business with lows: that direction. the Federal Government. Now, any At the end of the bill (before the short I would like to yield to Mr. COLE and business that does business with the title), insert the following: ask him to clarify that because I want Federal Government is paid with tax- SEC. ll. The total amount of appropria- it confirmed. payer dollars. Why shouldn’t there be tions made available by this Act is hereby Mr. COLE. I would simply say to my transparency, accountability, and dis- reduced by $8,500,000,000, not to be derived good friend from Washington, who I re- closure relative to those dollars? This from amounts of appropriations made avail- spect frankly as much I do anybody in able— amendment, your amendment, would (1) by title I (‘‘Military Personnel’’); this Congress, the intent here is to prohibit disclosure, which I think is (2) under the heading ‘‘Defense Health Pro- make sure we never link political con- the exact wrong thing to do. gram’’ in title VI (‘‘Other Department of De- tributions with the awarding of govern- We should oppose any amendment— fense Programs’’); or ment contracts. If we want to require we should oppose any amendment, Re- (3) by title IX (‘‘Overseas Contingency Op- additional disclosure, the Congress has publican or Democrat—that’s designed erations’’). it within its ability to do that, and in- to keep the public less informed about The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is deed we considered something like this what happens to their tax dollars. We recognized for 5 minutes. in 2010 and decided it was inappro- know who supports this amendment. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. priate. And that was a time when my It’s the American League of Lobbyists, Chairman, this is a dangerous amend- friends on the other side of the aisle the lobbyists for the lobbyists. Sur- ment. It’s kind of a test of whether or were in control of both Houses as well prise, surprise. not Members of this body believe what the Presidency. They’re trumpeting their opposition they say. Fortunately, I think for all So I understand the concerns, but I to the President’s draft order. We concerned, the oath we take at the be- think this is an inappropriate way to should be fighting for the taxpayers, ginning of the session does not carry address them. Number one, the execu- not for the uber-, superlobbyists. What over to specific statements. So the fact tive order, frankly, is legislating are we here for? We are here for the that I believe this will probably, unfor- through the back door. If we want to public interest, for the people. And yet tunately, show a great gap between change the campaign contribution laws there is an amendment on the floor what people say and what they vote in the United States, that needs to be that would destroy any attempt at dis- will have no consequences other than done here, not by executive fiat. closure. the public knowing it.

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And we were told by some, every- Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, I have if looked at in terms of the size of the thing is on the table, there are no sa- to say it is true of the Obama adminis- Federal budget or the wealth of the cred cows, all those metaphors that are tration and the members of the Appro- country, defense has been, compara- supposed to suggest that we will deal priations Committee and the Armed tively speaking, a bargain compared to with everything. And then we get this Services Committee, they are the other parts of the budget. appropriation from the Appropriations enablers of one of the great welfare de- I would also like to point out that, Committee for the military budget. At pendencies in the history of the world: frankly, this Defense Subcommittee a time when we are cutting police offi- the ability of wealthy European na- and the administration have worked to cers on the streets of our cities, we are tions, 61 years after the foundation of find additional economies. Secretary cutting back firefighters, we’re cutting NATO, to get subsidized by America so Gates made $78 billion in reductions back maintenance of highways, of the their military budgets can be a small over the next 5 years, and this budget construction of bridges to replace old percentage of ours as percentage of the itself is below what the President of bridges, when we are cutting in almost GDP so they can provide more services, the United States asked us to appro- every capacity, the military budget better rail, better health care, and ear- priate by $9 billion. In addition, the gets a $17 billion increase for this fiscal lier retirement for their own people. Secretary has laid out a path for an ad- year to the next. This says to the Pentagon not that ditional $400 billion worth of savings. A $17 billion increase for the military we are going to cut you. This gives I think most Americans would be budget simply does not fit with this ar- them a greater than 1 percent increase shocked to find out we are engaged in gument that we are putting everything at a time when everybody else is being two or three wars, depending on how on the table. Yes, they say they’re put- cut. And it leaves it up to the Pen- you want to count, with an Army that ting everything on the table, but there tagon. Let’s look at the bases that we is almost 40 percent smaller than it is a little bit of a problem with the have all over the world. Let’s look at was in 1982. preposition here—not the proposition, efficient procedures. Yes, there is inef- So I yield to no one in terms of try- the preposition. ficiency. ing to find savings in defense, but I You cannot mandate efficiency from think the record ought to be clear: As b 1720 the outside when you simultaneously a percentage of our national wealth, as The military budget is not on the give the entity in question the ability a percentage of the Federal budget, table. The military is at the table, and to spend without limit. You will never what we spend on defense has come it is eating everybody else’s lunch. We get efficiency, Mr. Chairman, at the down. And, frankly, we ought to re- are cutting area after area. For exam- Pentagon if we don’t begin to subject member that we are at war; we are in ple, we have been told by some on the them to the same kind of fiscal dis- a dangerous situation. This is not the Republican side that we cannot afford cipline that everybody else gets. And it first place to cut, although cut we to go to the aid of those of our fellow is undeniable that the Pentagon is a have. In my opinion, I think it is the citizens who have been the victims of great exception here. last place that we ought to cut. natural disasters who have suffered We are going to be telling American And the consequences of what my enormous physical and, therefore, also cities to continue to lay off cops, to friend proposes, I think, would be ter- psychological damage from tornadoes continue to ignore important recon- rific. We would be reducing and can- and floods unless we find the cuts else- struction projects that help with trans- celing training for returning troops, where. But if we were not increasing portation. We are going to continue to canceling Navy training exercises, re- the military budget by $17 billion over cut back on firefighters. We are going ducing Air Force flight training, delay- this year, then there would be no need to continue to quibble over financial ing or canceling maintenance of air- to do that and you would not have to disaster relief, but we will give the craft, ships, and vehicles, and delaying worry about that aid. Pentagon, unless this amendment important safety and quality-of-life re- Now, my colleagues, this is co-au- passes, an additional $17 billion that we pairs. thored by the gentleman from Cali- cannot afford. This is not the time for us to embark fornia (Mr. CAMPBELL), the gentleman I yield back the balance of my time. on additional cuts on top of the re- from North Carolina (Mr. JONES), the Mr. COLE. I rise in opposition to the straints in spending that we have al- gentleman from Texas (Mr. PAUL), the amendment. ready done as a House. I would urge the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman rejection of my friend’s amendment. HOLT), the gentlewoman from Wis- from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 min- I yield back the balance of my time. consin (Ms. MOORE). We are being very utes. Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, I move to moderate here. We are not saying don’t Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I want to strike the requisite numbers of words. give the Pentagon any more money. offer a somewhat different perspective The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman This amendment reduces by 50 percent than my friend from Massachusetts from New Jersey is recognized for 5 the increase for the Pentagon. We are does on the trend line of defense spend- minutes. accepting $8.5 billion more. ing. Mr. HOLT. I rise in support of the By the way, this, of course, does not Looking at the long term, defense amendment of the gentleman from affect the wars in Iraq and Afghani- spending has actually, over time, come Massachusetts. stan. It just occurred to me, maybe down pretty dramatically as a percent You know, all of Washington inside this was said earlier, the budget for Af- of our gross national product. In 1960, the Beltway is abuzz about how much ghanistan, which we refuse to cut, re- at the height of the Cold War, we spent we can save by cutting Federal spend- luctantly, regrettably, was voted out about 9 percent of the GDP on defense. ing. As the gentleman from Massachu- by the committee before the President In 1980 in the great Reagan defense setts (Mr. FRANK) said, to us, this announced a 10,000 troop reduction. So buildup, it was about 6 percent. It fell amendment is a test. Will we put every we are overfunding Afghanistan unless as low as 3.5 percent on the eve of 9/11. Federal agency’s budget on the table in you think the President was kidding It is barely 5 percent, or in that range, our quest to control spending and re- when he said we are going to bring today. So by historical standards, par- duce debt, or are there privileged cat- down 10,000 troops. We funded 10,000 ticularly since 1940, we do not spend a egories? Will we continue down the troops for next year that won’t be large percentage of the national wealth path of trying to balance the budget on there in Afghanistan. And that is the on defense. the backs of the poor, the disabled, problem. By the way, the same thing is true of schoolchildren, and seniors? We are saying to the Pentagon, You the Federal budget. In 1960, about 50 The Pentagon spending bill before us, find it. Don’t cut military personnel. percent of the Federal budget was de- some $650 billion, nearly two-thirds of Don’t cut health, but perhaps some of fense spending. It was about 33 percent a trillion dollars, is about equal to all the bases we maintain overseas, some in 1980. It is about 18 or 19 percent military spending of all the rest of the

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People pay lip service where there I and some of our colleagues on both Spending money on cold war-era are some inefficiencies, but you will sides of the aisle are offering today is weapons to wage undeclared wars of not get at them unless there is some truly a modest proposal. It would sim- choice is clear evidence of misguided, limit to the spending. ply cut the rate of increase in Pen- needlessly expensive priorities. If the I particularly want to address the tagon spending. Instead of allowing a House cannot even pass an amendment very odd notion that we should decide $17 billion increase over this year’s that simply cuts the rate of increase in what we need to spend on the military level, it would cut that increase in half Pentagon spending, it will never pass today by using as a standard what the just to see if we are willing to do that. amendments that actually make the situation was 51 years ago. That’s the Now, my colleague, Mr. COLE, puts kinds of cuts that are truly necessary problem. Fifty-one years ago, Germany this, I think, in the wrong context. I to restructure our defense in order to was divided. The Communists con- mean, we should talk about, sure, in meet the real threats we face and to trolled Czechoslovakia and Poland and 1960 it was a larger part of the budget. achieve the budget savings that we Hungary and East Germany. Our West- That is before we had Medicare, before must secure for our financial future. ern allies were poor, and they were still we had a lot of programs. But when you I urge my colleagues to support this recovering from 1945. The Soviet Union ask yourself is our military structured modest first step to rein in our out-of- was very strong. That’s precisely the to deal with the problems this country control defense budget. problem. This budget out of the Appro- faces and to expect from other coun- I yield back the balance of my time. priations Committee and from the ad- tries in the world their share of what Mr. MCGOVERN. I move to strike the ministration, which is also incorrect must be done, the answer surely is this last word. on this, acts as if it were still 1960. The is an unsustainable size. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman fact is that it is no longer appropriate This amendment was born out of a from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 for the rest of the world to expect us to series of discussions among Mr. FRANK minutes. put out so much of the burden. That’s and Mr. PAUL and Mr. JONES and some Mr. MCGOVERN. I rise in support of what the issue is. other Members and I have had over sev- the Frank-Holt amendment. The gentleman from Oklahoma said, eral months. Recently, we sent a joint This is a modest amendment. Quite oh, well, we’ll have to cut this here and letter that outlined our concerns about frankly, I wish the cut were greater that there. the state of our spending on national than the cut being proposed here, be- Why? Why don’t we cut some of the security. We point out not only the ex- cause I think everybody in this Cham- money we spend in Europe, in Japan cessive, unquestioned overall size of ber knows that there is a great deal of and in other wealthy and secure na- military spending, but also that this is waste and abuse that exists within our tions? a result of the military that is indeed military spending. We have no-bid de- This amendment tells the Pentagon, a remnant of the Cold War, to go back fense contracts. We go right down that You’re only going to get half of the $17 to Mr. COLE’s comments. And it bears road of all the contracts that we’ve billion increase on top of the $500 bil- far more than our share of keeping the divvied out and how wasteful they’ve lion-plus you already get. You decide peace and is still structured to over- been, and we’re still building and pre- where to stop spending. whelm the Soviet Union more than to serving weapons systems that are rem- Well, are they able to stop spending deal with today’s actual threats to our nants of the cold war that even our overseas? security. Joint Chiefs of Staff don’t want. So Foreign aid is very unpopular, I To take one example that the cospon- there is savings to be had within the think unduly unpopular. I like to help sors of this amendment may or may military. poor children and to fight disease, but not agree with me on but we might The other point I want to make is the biggest foreign aid program in the ask: Why do we need a replacement for that, when we talk about national se- history of the world is the American the B–2 bomber? curity and national strength, we ought military budget and its foreign aid for to be talking about making sure that the un-needy, its foreign aid for the b 1730 the people in this country can earn a wealthy. You want to talk about per- It was not the B–2 bomber or any decent living. National security should centages of the GDP that are in the bomber that killed Osama bin Laden. It mean jobs. It should mean the strength budget. What about Germany? What was U.S. Special Operations. Buying of our infrastructure, the quality of about England? What about France? new nuclear bombers would simply be a our education system, which we are ne- What about Italy? What about Den- form, I think, of defense sector cor- glecting. My friends on the other side mark? What about the Netherlands? porate welfare to protect against a of the aisle want to balance the budget All are our great allies, and none spend threat that went away decades ago. I by cutting those very programs that, I as much as half a percentage as we do. could cite multiple additional dis- think, provide our economic strength. So what we now have here, appar- connects between our defense spending When you go home to your districts, ently, the House is going to decide. priorities and the actual threats we the first thing that people want to talk When Members have said that the Pen- face. about is jobs. It is economic security. tagon should be subjected to fiscal dis- One that comes to mind is Libya. As Why aren’t we doing more to create cipline and that other needs will be we note in our letter, it has been wide- jobs? Why aren’t we talking more taken into account and that the deficit ly reported in the press that England about jobs here in the Capitol? is the greatest threat to national secu- and France have been pressing the So I make those two points because I rity—people have quoted Mike Mullen United States to resume its earlier role think this amendment is a modest as saying that and Robert Gates as say- in Libya because they’ve been unable amendment that moves us in the right ing that—do the Members understand to assume it themselves. The expla- direction and that moves this discus- what it means? It means that you don’t nation is that only America has the ca- sion in a better direction. even cut the Pentagon, that you don’t pacity to respond. At this point, Mr. Chairman, I would even level fund them, but you don’t Our point precisely. like to yield to the author of the give them $17 billion additional. You We have allowed other nations in the amendment, the gentleman from Mas- give them $8.5 billion at a time when world to grow into an overdependence sachusetts (Mr. FRANK). you are requiring cuts in very impor- on America’s military and America’s Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. First tant programs. tax dollars and the expenditure of of all, what we are saying is they get I will reemphasize that this is a American money and lives far beyond an increase. So, if you vote against this House which says we can’t afford to go what’s appropriate for our share of amendment, apparently you believe to the aid of our fellow citizens who world peacekeeping. All of us who sup- that they are 1011⁄2 percent efficient at have been devastated by disasters in

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Don’t cut our in this area. hampered by the drain on resources we readiness by cutting training. Don’t Yes, we want to keep the American get from spending military dollars in cut our readiness by having hangars people safe. I want to keep them safe precisely those countries with which full of hangar queens that can’t fly or from unsound bridges, from fires that we are competing. England and Ger- by having garages full of vehicles that can’t be effectively combated, from many and France and the Netherlands can’t run because of a lack of spare food that isn’t adequately tested, and and Denmark and Japan can all spend parts. from diseases. People are unsafe be- more on their education and on their This is just not good defense. You cause we are cutting back on health re- technology—on those areas where we don’t make your defense decisions search. are competitive in a friendly way be- based on some magical scheme or some Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield back the bal- cause we allow them to keep their solution that an accountant might ance of my time. military budgets to a much lower per- come up with. You had better be very Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I move centage of GDP than ours, and that is careful about what the threat is. We to strike the last word. the relevant measure. don’t want any more Pearl Harbors; we The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman don’t want any more U.S. World Trades b 1740 from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- on 9/11; we don’t want any more at- utes. So we again have a test: Are Mem- tacks on the Pentagon. We were not Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield to the gen- bers so caught up in the history—and well enough prepared there with our in- tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. again, I thank the gentleman from telligence. We need to make sure that FRANK). Oklahoma for helping make the point; we invest enough in intelligence to Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I 1960 is his reference point. Well, stay make sure that we stop those things thank the gentleman for yielding. with the concerns of 1960 and use that before they happen. The notion that the only danger to as a reference point and things are not Defense is not something to play the American people is a Soviet Union going to look very good in 2011. games with. Defense is not something which collapsed 20 years ago or what- I thank my colleague from Indiana to stand up and say, hey, I’m a cost- ever it is we are protecting people from for yielding. cutter. All of us are cost-cutters in our in Germany and other bases such as Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I own way; some of us just have different that ignores the need for better public yield back the balance of my time. priorities for what costs ought to be safety here, better public health here, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- cut. research on disease, protection against man, I move to strike the last word. Mr. Chairman, this is a very impor- disaster. It’s one thing to go to the aid The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is tant amendment. This subcommittee of people after a disaster, but let’s do a recognized for 5 minutes. did a very good job in reducing and sav- better job of building those structures Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- ing over $9 billion on this bill alone. that can help diminish it. man, I’m having a hard time believing This is a terrible amendment. I hope This is a central question: Are the what I’m hearing in this Chamber when that we overwhelmingly defeat this Members of the House going to say, it comes to national defense. You don’t amendment. ‘‘No, we didn’t really mean it? No, the get a bookkeeper or an accountant to Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Pentagon is not subject to fiscal dis- make some sleight-of-hand number to ance of my time. cipline’’? come up with a defense number. That’s The Acting CHAIR. The question is My friend from Oklahoma said, oh, not how you do it. The way you do it is on the amendment offered by the gen- no, there were cuts; there’s $78 billion decide what is the threat; what is tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. in cuts coming over the next 5 years. threatening America, what is threat- FRANK). This is a $17 billion increase. How can ening our allies overseas, what is The question was taken; and the Act- that be a cut? It may be a cut from a threatening our troops or our busi- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- $30 billion increase, and that $30 billion nesses around the world? Decide what peared to have it. increase is a cut from a $200 billion in- that threat is, and then decide how Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. crease, but it ain’t a cut. It’s a $17 bil- we’re going to meet that threat. That’s Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. lion increase, and we say let it only be how you come up with a defense num- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to an $8.5 billion increase. ber. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- So the question is not are we going Just imagine we are going back to ceedings on the amendment offered by to treat the Pentagon more generously the good old days of just slashing de- the gentleman from Massachusetts will with less discipline than any other en- fense, gutting the victory fund, and the be postponed. tity. We’ve conceded that. We’re only hangars were full of hangar queens— AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FORTENBERRY asking that you cut in half the extent hangar queens being airplanes that Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, to which you are going to tell Amer- can’t fly because they don’t have en- I have an amendment at the desk. ican cities to lay off cops, that you’re gines or they don’t have parts. And in The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- going to say that we don’t have enough order to make one airplane fly, they port the amendment. to provide disaster relief without mak- had to cannibalize two or three others The Clerk read as follows: ing cuts elsewhere, that you’re going to get enough parts to make one air- At the end of the bill (before the short to cut health research, that you’re plane fly. Well, if you need three or title), insert the following: SEC. II. None of the funds made available going to cut food inspection, that four airplanes in the air but only one by this Act for international military edu- you’re going to cut fire service, that flies, somebody is in trouble. We don’t cation and training, foreign military financ- you’re going to cut the reconstruction want to go back to the days of a hangar ing, excess defense articles, assistance under of bridges in America. queen, the ‘‘hollow force’’ so-called. section 1206 of the National Defense Author- Tens and tens of billions will be spent And what about the troops out in ization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law in Western Europe and on our allies combat facing a vicious enemy, and (109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), issuance for direct that needed our help 61 years ago and they get to the point where they commercial sales of military equipment, or 51 years ago but who don’t need it haven’t really experienced what they peacekeeping operations for the countries of Chad, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Democratic today—in Japan and in other parts of are about to experience because we Republic of the Congo, and Burma may be the world where we’re subsidizing their didn’t get that far in our training be- used to support any military training or op- military budgets so they can spend cause the training was curtailed? When erations that include child soldiers, as de- more elsewhere. you start cutting back the money, you fined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of

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Mr. Chairman, I ask unani- training that is otherwise prohibited on which further proceedings were mous consent to dispense with further by any other provision of law. postponed and on which the noes pre- reading of the amendment. Mr. Chairman, children in these vailed by voice vote. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection countries are being preyed upon, inno- The Clerk will redesignate the to the request of the gentleman from cent lives are being lost, children are amendment. Nebraska? being thrown into psychological hell. The Clerk redesignated the amend- There was no objection. Girl soldiers and some boys are being ment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman subjected to grotesque sexual slavery RECORDED VOTE from Nebraska is recognized for 5 min- and violence. They are property. Their The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote utes. lives are not their own. They are bat- has been demanded. Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, tered, beaten, victimized, stripped of in 2008, this body declared that the dignity, hope, and a future, made to do A recorded vote was ordered. United States would not provide mili- unfathomable things by the world’s The vote was taken by electronic de- tary assistance to countries found worst criminals. vice, and there were—ayes 176, noes 249, guilty of using child soldiers. With Mr. Chairman, these criminals just not voting 6, as follows: broad bipartisan support, we declared aren’t faceless rebels in the bush ei- [Roll No. 515] that this is an affront to human dig- ther. While there are plenty of those, AYES—176 nity and an affront to civilization we are talking now about governments Adams Gowdy Pastor (AZ) itself, and we reaffirmed this policy that are guilty of this pernicious prac- Akin Graves (GA) Paul earlier this year in the continuing res- tice. And we need to make it clear: Are Amash Graves (MO) Paulsen olution. Bachmann Griffin (AR) Pearce we going to tolerate this or not? Wil- Baldwin Grijalva Peterson It is the policy of our Nation that liam Wilberforce, the British states- Bass (NH) Guinta Petri children—all children, no matter where man and unyielding abolitionist for Benishek Hall Pingree (ME) they are—belong on playgrounds and Berg Hanabusa Pitts whom our anti-human trafficking law Bilirakis Hanna Poe (TX) not battlegrounds, Mr. Chairman. But is named, once said this: ‘‘You may Bishop (UT) Harris Pompeo that policy is at risk, and this body has choose to look the other way, but you Boustany Hastings (WA) Posey an important decision to make. Six can never again say that you did not Braley (IA) Heck Price (GA) governments were found guilty of using Brooks Herrera Beutler Quigley know.’’ Broun (GA) Himes Reed child soldiers in 2010—Burma, Chad, b 1750 Buchanan Hinchey Reichert the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bucshon Honda Renacci Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. As the We must make it clear to these gov- Buerkle Huelskamp Ribble ernments that we do now know and Burgess Huizenga (MI) Richardson law we passed provided, four were Burton (IN) Hultgren Rigell granted national security interest that we cannot look the other way, Mr. Campbell Hurt Roe (TN) waivers last year in the hopes, Mr. Chairman. With that, I urge my col- Capito Jackson (IL) Rohrabacher Chairman, that they would take seri- leagues to support this amendment. Capuano Johnson (IL) Rokita I yield back the balance of my time. Chaffetz Jones Rooney ous and aggressive strides toward end- Cicilline Jordan Roskam ing this serious human rights viola- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- Clarke (MI) Keating Ross (FL) tion. Somalia was also permitted to man, I move to strike the last word to Clarke (NY) Kingston Royce continue receiving peacekeeping assist- express support for this good amend- Clay Kucinich Rush ment. Cleaver Labrador Sanchez, Loretta ance, effectively sanctioning only Coble Landry Schilling Burma, a country to which we provided I yield back the balance of my time. Cole Lankford Schmidt no military assistance anyway. The Acting CHAIR. The question is Conyers Latham Schweikert Mr. Chairman, this administration on the amendment offered by the gen- Costello Latta Scott (SC) tleman from Nebraska (Mr. Cummings Lee (CA) Scott (VA) has been heavily criticized for this de- Davis (IL) LoBiondo Scott, Austin cision. And it is no surprise that in the FORTENBERRY). Davis (KY) Long Sensenbrenner The amendment was agreed to. newly released 2011 child soldiers re- DeFazio Lummis Serrano ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Denham Lynch Sessions port, the same six countries were listed DesJarlais Mack Sherman as violators once again. Mr. Chairman, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Duffy Maloney Smith (NJ) we must ask, where is the progress? clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Duncan (SC) Manzullo Southerland The 2011 report needs to stand as a now resume on those amendments Duncan (TN) Markey Stearns printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Emerson McClintock Stutzman challenge to President Obama, the ad- Farenthold McGovern Sullivan ministration, and this Congress as on which further proceedings were Fincher McHenry Thompson (PA) well. We are operating inconsistently, postponed, in the following order: Fitzpatrick McKinley Tiberi Flake McMorris Tipton obligated by law and civilized order Amendment No. 2 by Mr. RIGELL of Virginia. Fleming Rodgers Upton itself to combat this most serious Flores Mica Visclosky Amendment No. 61 by Ms. FOXX of human rights violation—especially Foxx Michaud Walberg North Carolina. Frank (MA) Miller (FL) Walsh (IL) prevalent in the world’s ungoverned An amendment by Mr. MULVANEY of Gardner Miller (MI) Waters spaces—but we continue with military South Carolina. Garrett Moore West assistance, with inattentiveness to Gibbs Mulvaney Westmoreland Amendment No. 8 by Mr. SHERMAN of stopping the pernicious use of child sol- Gibson Nadler Wilson (SC) California. Gingrey (GA) Napolitano Woodall diers. An amendment by Mr. ROHRABACHER Gohmert Neugebauer Woolsey Mr. Chairman, my amendment reaf- of California. Gonzalez Noem Wu firms current U.S. policy, lest we for- Goodlatte Nugent Yoder An amendment by Mr. GOHMERT of Gosar Palazzo Young (AK) get it. In the 2011 continuing resolu- Texas. tion, we extended the Child Soldiers An amendment by Mr. WELCH of NOES—249 Prevention Act to cover peacekeeping Vermont. Ackerman Bartlett Black operations, and my amendment is con- Amendment No. 4 by Mr. COLE of Aderholt Barton (TX) Blackburn Alexander Bass (CA) Blumenauer sistent with this. It also clarifies a Oklahoma. Altmire Becerra Bonner point of law not mentioned in the Child Amendment No. 79 by Mr. FRANK of Andrews Berkley Bono Mack Soldiers Prevention Act. Section 1206 Massachusetts. Austria Berman Boren of the National Defense Authorization The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Baca Biggert Boswell Bachus Bilbray Brady (PA) Act for fiscal year 2006 provides the De- the time for any electronic vote after Barletta Bishop (GA) Brady (TX) partment of Defense the authority to the first vote in this series. Barrow Bishop (NY) Brown (FL)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:38 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.053 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4727 Butterfield Hirono Perlmutter The result of the vote was announced Price (GA) Ryan (WI) Thornberry Calvert Hochul Peters as above recorded. Quayle Scalise Tiberi Camp Holden Platts Rahall Schilling Tipton Canseco Holt Polis Stated against: Reed Schmidt Turner Cantor Hoyer Price (NC) Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. Rehberg Schock Upton Capps Hunter Quayle 515, had I been present, I would have voted Reichert Schweikert Walberg Cardoza Inslee Renacci Scott (SC) Rahall ‘‘no.’’ Walden Carnahan Israel Rangel Ribble Scott, Austin Walsh (IL) Carney Issa Rigell Sensenbrenner Rehberg AMENDMENT NO. 61 OFFERED BY MS. FOXX Webster Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Rivera Sessions Reyes The Acting CHAIR (Mr. MACK). The West Carter (TX) Richmond Roby Shimkus Cassidy Jenkins unfinished business is the demand for a Roe (TN) Shuler Westmoreland Rivera Whitfield Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Roby recorded vote on the amendment of- Rogers (AL) Shuster Chabot Johnson (OH) Rogers (KY) Simpson Wilson (SC) Rogers (AL) fered by the gentlewoman from North Wittman Chandler Johnson, E. B. Rogers (KY) Rogers (MI) Smith (NE) Chu Johnson, Sam Carolina (Ms. FOXX) on which further Wolf Rogers (MI) Rohrabacher Smith (NJ) Clyburn Kaptur Rokita Smith (TX) Womack Ros-Lehtinen proceedings were postponed and on Coffman (CO) Kelly Rooney Southerland Woodall Ross (AR) which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Cohen Kildee Roskam Stearns Yoder Rothman (NJ) Conaway Kind The Clerk will redesignate the Ross (AR) Stivers Young (AK) Roybal-Allard Connolly (VA) King (IA) amendment. Ross (FL) Stutzman Young (FL) Runyan Cooper King (NY) Royce Terry Young (IN) Ruppersberger The Clerk redesignated the amend- Costa Kinzinger (IL) ment. Runyan Thompson (PA) Courtney Kissell Ryan (OH) Cravaack Kline Ryan (WI) RECORDED VOTE NOES—175 Sa´ nchez, Linda Crawford Lamborn The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Ackerman Green, Al Pallone Crenshaw Lance T. Andrews Grijalva Pascrell Critz Langevin Sarbanes has been demanded. Baca Gutierrez Pastor (AZ) Crowley Larsen (WA) Scalise A recorded vote was ordered. Baldwin Hanabusa Pelosi Cuellar Larson (CT) Schakowsky The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bass (CA) Hanna Perlmutter Davis (CA) LaTourette Schiff Becerra Hastings (FL) Peters Schock minute vote. DeGette Levin Berkley Hayworth Pingree (ME) Schwartz DeLauro Lewis (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Berman Heinrich Polis Scott, David Dent Lewis (GA) vice, and there were—ayes 248, noes 175, Biggert Higgins Price (NC) Sewell Deutch Lipinski not voting 8, as follows: Bishop (NY) Himes Quigley Diaz-Balart Loebsack Shimkus Blumenauer Hinchey Rangel Dicks Lofgren, Zoe Shuler [Roll No. 516] Bono Mack Hinojosa Reyes Dingell Lowey Shuster Boswell Hirono AYES—248 Richardson Doggett Lucas Simpson Brady (PA) Hochul Richmond Dold Luetkemeyer Sires Adams Duncan (SC) Kinzinger (IL) Braley (IA) Holt Ros-Lehtinen Donnelly (IN) Luja´ n Slaughter Aderholt Duncan (TN) Kissell Brown (FL) Honda Rothman (NJ) Doyle Lungren, Daniel Smith (NE) Akin Ellmers Kline Butterfield Hoyer Alexander Emerson Labrador Roybal-Allard Dreier E. Smith (TX) Capps Inslee Altmire Farenthold Lamborn Ruppersberger Edwards Marchant Smith (WA) Capuano Israel Amash Fincher Lance Ellison Marino Speier Carnahan Jackson (IL) Rush Austria Fitzpatrick Landry Ellmers Matheson Stark Carney Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) Bachmann Flake Lankford ´ Engel Matsui Stivers Carson (IN) (TX) Sanchez, Linda Bachus Fleischmann Latham Eshoo McCarthy (CA) Sutton Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) T. Farr McCarthy (NY) Barletta Fleming LaTourette Chu Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Terry Barrow Flores Latta Fattah McCaul Thompson (CA) Cicilline Kaptur Sarbanes Filner McCollum Bartlett Forbes Lewis (CA) Clarke (MI) Keating Schakowsky Thompson (MS) Barton (TX) Fortenberry Lipinski Fleischmann McCotter Thornberry Clarke (NY) Kildee Schiff Forbes McDermott Bass (NH) Foxx LoBiondo Tierney Clay Kind Schrader Fortenberry McIntyre Benishek Franks (AZ) Long Cleaver Kucinich Tonko Schwartz Franks (AZ) McKeon Berg Frelinghuysen Lucas Clyburn Langevin Tsongas Scott (VA) Frelinghuysen McNerney Bilbray Gallegly Luetkemeyer Cohen Larsen (WA) Turner Scott, David Fudge Meehan Bilirakis Gardner Lummis Connolly (VA) Larson (CT) Van Hollen Serrano Gallegly Meeks Bishop (GA) Garrett Lungren, Daniel Conyers Lee (CA) Vela´ zquez Sewell Garamendi Miller (NC) Bishop (UT) Gerlach E. Cooper Levin Walden Black Gibson Mack Sherman Gerlach Miller, Gary Costa Lewis (GA) Sires Granger Miller, George Walz (MN) Blackburn Gingrey (GA) Manzullo Courtney Loebsack Wasserman Bonner Gohmert Marchant Slaughter Green, Al Moran Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Smith (WA) Green, Gene Murphy (CT) Schultz Boren Goodlatte Marino Cummings Lowey Speier Griffith (VA) Murphy (PA) Watt Boustany Gosar Matheson Davis (CA) Luja´ n Stark Grimm Myrick Waxman Brady (TX) Gowdy McCarthy (CA) Davis (IL) Lynch Sutton Guthrie Neal Webster Brooks Granger McCaul DeFazio Maloney Thompson (CA) Gutierrez Nunes Welch Broun (GA) Graves (GA) McClintock DeGette Markey Thompson (MS) Harper Nunnelee Whitfield Buchanan Graves (MO) McCotter DeLauro Matsui Hartzler Olson Wilson (FL) Bucshon Green, Gene McHenry Deutch McCarthy (NY) Tierney Hastings (FL) Olver Wittman Buerkle Griffin (AR) McIntyre Diaz-Balart McCollum Tonko Hayworth Owens Wolf Burgess Griffith (VA) McKeon Dicks McDermott Tsongas Heinrich Pallone Womack Burton (IN) Grimm McKinley Dingell McGovern Van Hollen Hensarling Pascrell Yarmuth Calvert Guinta McMorris Doggett McNerney Vela´ zquez Herger Pelosi Young (FL) Camp Guthrie Rodgers Doyle Meeks Visclosky Higgins Pence Young (IN) Campbell Hall Meehan Edwards Michaud Walz (MN) Canseco Harper Mica Ellison Miller (NC) Wasserman NOT VOTING—6 Capito Harris Miller (FL) Engel Miller, George Schultz Culberson Hinojosa Schrader Carter Hartzler Miller (MI) Eshoo Moore Waters Giffords Payne Towns Cassidy Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Farr Moran Watt Chabot Heck Mulvaney Fattah Murphy (CT) Waxman b 1818 Chaffetz Hensarling Murphy (PA) Filner Nadler Welch Chandler Herger Myrick Frank (MA) Napolitano Wilson (FL) Mrs. BONO MACK, Ms. ZOE Coble Herrera Beutler Neugebauer Fudge Neal Woolsey LOFGREN of California, and Messrs. Coffman (CO) Holden Noem Garamendi Olver Wu Cole Huelskamp Nugent Gonzalez Owens Yarmuth CRAVAACK, NEAL, AL GREEN of Conaway Huizenga (MI) Nunes Texas, TIERNEY, CROWLEY, and Costello Hultgren Nunnelee NOT VOTING—8 BARLETTA changed their vote from Cravaack Hunter Olson Cantor Gibbs Sullivan Crawford Hurt Palazzo ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Cardoza Giffords Towns Crenshaw Issa Paul Culberson Payne Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. MOORE, and Critz Jenkins Paulsen Messrs. GARRETT of New Jersey, Cuellar Johnson (IL) Pearce b 1822 Davis (KY) Johnson (OH) Pence GONZALEZ, SHERMAN, GRIJALVA, Denham Johnson, Sam Peterson So the amendment was agreed to. HARRIS, GRAVES of Missouri, CON- Dent Jones Petri The result of the vote was announced YERS, MILLER of Florida, SUL- DesJarlais Jordan Pitts as above recorded. Dold Kelly Platts LIVAN, and BILIRAKIS changed their AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MULVANEY Donnelly (IN) King (IA) Poe (TX) vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Dreier King (NY) Pompeo The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished So the amendment was rejected. Duffy Kingston Posey business is the demand for a recorded

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:38 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.054 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4728 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 vote on the amendment offered by the Dingell Langevin Rigell The Clerk redesignated the amend- gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Doggett Lankford Rivera ment. Dold Larsen (WA) Roby MULVANEY) on which further pro- Donnelly (IN) Larson (CT) Roe (TN) RECORDED VOTE ceedings were postponed and on which Dreier Latham Rogers (AL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Edwards Latta the noes prevailed by voice vote. Rogers (KY) has been demanded. Ellison Levin Rogers (MI) The Clerk will redesignate the Ellmers Lewis (CA) Rooney A recorded vote was ordered. amendment. Engel Lewis (GA) Ros-Lehtinen The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Eshoo Lipinski Roskam Farenthold LoBiondo minute vote. ment. Ross (AR) The vote was taken by electronic de- Fincher Loebsack Rothman (NJ) RECORDED VOTE Fitzpatrick Long Roybal-Allard vice, and there were—ayes 316, noes 111, Fleischmann Lowey Runyan not voting 4, as follows: The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Fleming Lucas Ruppersberger Flores Luetkemeyer [Roll No. 518] has been demanded. Rush Forbes Luja´ n A recorded vote was ordered. Ryan (WI) AYES—316 Fortenberry Lummis Sa´ nchez, Linda The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Franks (AZ) Lungren, Daniel Adams Ellmers Larson (CT) T. minute vote. Frelinghuysen E. Akin Emerson Latham Sanchez, Loretta Alexander Farenthold LaTourette The vote was taken by electronic de- Gallegly Lynch Garamendi Marchant Sarbanes Amash Farr Latta vice, and there were—ayes 135, noes 290, Gardner Marino Schiff Andrews Fattah Lee (CA) not voting 6, as follows: Gerlach Markey Schilling Austria Filner Lewis (CA) Schmidt Bachmann Fincher Lewis (GA) [Roll No. 517] Gibbs Matheson Gingrey (GA) Matsui Schock Bachus Fitzpatrick Lipinski AYES—135 Gohmert McCarthy (CA) Scott (VA) Baldwin Flake LoBiondo Gonzalez McCarthy (NY) Scott, Austin Barletta Fleischmann Loebsack Amash Gowdy Pallone Granger McCaul Scott, David Bartlett Fleming Lofgren, Zoe Baldwin Graves (GA) Paul Graves (MO) McCollum Sewell Bass (CA) Flores Lucas Barton (TX) Green, Gene Perlmutter Green, Al McCotter Sherman Bass (NH) Forbes Luja´ n Bass (NH) Griffith (VA) Peters Griffin (AR) McDermott Shimkus Becerra Fortenberry Lummis Benishek Gutierrez Pitts Grijalva McIntyre Shuler Benishek Foxx Lynch Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Polis Grimm McKeon Shuster Berg Frank (MA) Mack Blumenauer Hensarling Quigley Guinta McKinley Simpson Bilirakis Franks (AZ) Maloney Boswell Herrera Beutler Rahall Guthrie McMorris Sires Bishop (GA) Fudge Manzullo Brady (PA) Himes Rangel Hall Rodgers Smith (NE) Bishop (NY) Gallegly Marchant Brady (TX) Hinchey Reed Hanabusa McNerney Smith (NJ) Bishop (UT) Gardner Markey Braley (IA) Holt Renacci Hanna Meehan Bonner Garrett McCarthy (CA) Broun (GA) Honda Ribble Smith (TX) Harper Meeks Bono Mack Gerlach McClintock Buerkle Huelskamp Richardson Smith (WA) Harris Mica Boswell Gibbs McGovern Burgess Huizenga (MI) Rohrabacher Speier Hartzler Miller (FL) Boustany Gibson McHenry Campbell Hurt Rokita Sullivan Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Brady (PA) Gingrey (GA) McIntyre Capuano Inslee Ross (FL) Terry Hayworth Miller (NC) Brady (TX) Gonzalez McKeon Cardoza Jackson (IL) Royce Thompson (MS) Heck Moore Braley (IA) Goodlatte McMorris Chabot Johnson (IL) Ryan (OH) Thompson (PA) Heinrich Moran Brooks Gosar Rodgers Chaffetz Johnson (OH) Scalise Thornberry Herger Neugebauer Broun (GA) Gowdy Mica Chu Jordan Schakowsky Tiberi Higgins Noem Brown (FL) Graves (GA) Michaud Clarke (MI) Keating Schrader Tipton Hinojosa Nugent Buchanan Green, Gene Miller (FL) Clarke (NY) Kind Schwartz Tsongas Hirono Nunes Bucshon Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) Clay Kucinich Schweikert Turner Hochul Nunnelee Buerkle Griffith (VA) Miller (NC) Coble Labrador Scott (SC) Upton Holden Olson Burgess Grijalva Miller, Gary Costello Landry Sensenbrenner Visclosky Hoyer Owens Burton (IN) Grimm Miller, George Crowley LaTourette Serrano Walberg Hultgren Palazzo Butterfield Guinta Moore Cummings Lee (CA) Sessions Walden Hunter Pascrell Calvert Guthrie Mulvaney DeFazio Lofgren, Zoe Slaughter Walz (MN) Israel Pastor (AZ) Camp Gutierrez Murphy (CT) DeGette Mack Southerland Wasserman Jackson Lee Paulsen Campbell Hall Myrick Doyle Maloney Stark Schultz (TX) Pearce Capito Hanabusa Nadler Duffy Manzullo Stearns Jenkins Pelosi Waters Capps Hanna Napolitano Duncan (SC) McClintock Stivers Johnson (GA) Pence Watt Capuano Harper Neal Duncan (TN) McGovern Stutzman Johnson, E. B. Peterson Waxman Carnahan Harris Neugebauer Emerson McHenry Sutton Johnson, Sam Petri Webster Carney Hartzler Nugent Farr Michaud Thompson (CA) Jones Pingree (ME) West Cassidy Hastings (FL) Nunnelee Fattah Miller, Gary Tierney Kaptur Platts Westmoreland Castor (FL) Heck Palazzo Filner Miller, George Tonko Kelly Poe (TX) Whitfield Chabot Heinrich Pallone Flake Mulvaney Van Hollen Kildee Pompeo Wilson (FL) Chaffetz Hensarling Pascrell Foxx Murphy (CT) Vela´ zquez King (IA) Posey Wilson (SC) Chu Herrera Beutler Pastor (AZ) Frank (MA) Murphy (PA) Walsh (IL) King (NY) Price (GA) Wittman Cicilline Himes Paul Fudge Myrick Welch Kingston Price (NC) Wolf Clarke (MI) Hinchey Paulsen Garrett Nadler Woodall Kinzinger (IL) Quayle Womack Clarke (NY) Hinojosa Pearce Gibson Napolitano Woolsey Kissell Rehberg Yarmuth Clay Hirono Pelosi Goodlatte Neal Wu Kline Reichert Young (AK) Cleaver Holden Pence Gosar Olver Yoder Lamborn Reyes Young (FL) Coble Holt Peters Lance Richmond Young (IN) Coffman (CO) Honda Petri NOES—290 Cohen Huelskamp Pingree (ME) Ackerman Blackburn Cleaver NOT VOTING—6 Cole Huizenga (MI) Pitts Adams Bonner Clyburn Conyers Giffords Payne Conaway Hultgren Platts Aderholt Bono Mack Coffman (CO) Culberson Issa Towns Connolly (VA) Hunter Poe (TX) Akin Boren Cohen Conyers Hurt Pompeo Alexander Boustany Cole b 1827 Costello Inslee Posey Altmire Brooks Conaway Cravaack Jackson (IL) Price (GA) Andrews Brown (FL) Connolly (VA) Ms. SUTTON changed her vote from Crawford Jackson Lee Quigley Austria Buchanan Cooper ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Crenshaw (TX) Rangel Baca Bucshon Costa So the amendment was rejected. Critz Jenkins Reed Bachmann Burton (IN) Courtney Davis (IL) Johnson (IL) Rehberg Bachus Butterfield Cravaack The result of the vote was announced Davis (KY) Johnson (OH) Reichert Barletta Calvert Crawford as above recorded. DeFazio Johnson, E. B. Renacci Barrow Camp Crenshaw AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. SHERMAN DeGette Jones Ribble Bartlett Canseco Critz Denham Jordan Richardson Bass (CA) Cantor Cuellar The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Dent Kaptur Rigell Becerra Capito Davis (CA) business is the demand for a recorded DesJarlais Keating Roe (TN) Berg Capps Davis (IL) vote on the amendment offered by the Deutch Kildee Rogers (KY) Berkley Carnahan Davis (KY) Doggett Kingston Rohrabacher Berman Carney DeLauro gentleman from California (Mr. SHER- Dold Kline Rokita Biggert Carson (IN) Denham MAN) on which further proceedings Doyle Kucinich Rooney Bilbray Carter Dent were postponed and on which the noes Duffy Labrador Roskam Bilirakis Cassidy DesJarlais prevailed by voice vote. Duncan (SC) Landry Ross (AR) Bishop (GA) Castor (FL) Deutch Duncan (TN) Langevin Ross (FL) Bishop (UT) Chandler Diaz-Balart The Clerk will redesignate the Edwards Lankford Rothman (NJ) Black Cicilline Dicks amendment. Ellison Larsen (WA) Roybal-Allard

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:16 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.164 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4729 Royce Shuster Walberg The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Larsen (WA) Nunnelee Scott (VA) Runyan Simpson Walden minute vote. Larson (CT) Olson Scott, Austin Rush Slaughter Walsh (IL) Latham Olver Scott, David Ryan (OH) Smith (NE) Waters The vote was taken by electronic de- Latta Owens Serrano Ryan (WI) Smith (NJ) Watt vice, and there were—ayes 89, noes 338, Levin Palazzo Sessions ´ Sanchez, Linda Smith (TX) Waxman not voting 4, as follows: Lewis (CA) Pascrell Sewell T. Smith (WA) Webster Lewis (GA) Pastor (AZ) Sherman Sanchez, Loretta Southerland Welch [Roll No. 519] Lipinski Paulsen Shimkus Sarbanes Speier Loebsack Pelosi West Shuler Scalise Stark AYES—89 Lofgren, Zoe Pence Westmoreland Shuster Schakowsky Stearns Lowey Perlmutter Whitfield Adams Foxx Nugent Sires Schilling Stutzman Lucas Peters Amash Frank (MA) Pallone Slaughter Schmidt Sullivan Wilson (FL) Luetkemeyer Peterson Baldwin Garrett Paul Smith (NE) Schrader Sutton Wilson (SC) Luja´ n Pingree (ME) Wittman Barletta Gibson Pearce Smith (NJ) Schwartz Terry Bass (NH) Gohmert Lummis Pitts Wolf Petri Smith (TX) Schweikert Thompson (PA) Benishek Gowdy Lungren, Daniel Platts Womack Poe (TX) Smith (WA) Scott (SC) Tiberi Black Graves (GA) E. Polis Woodall Posey Speier Scott (VA) Tierney Blumenauer Grijalva Lynch Pompeo Scott, Austin Tipton Woolsey Price (GA) Mack Price (NC) Stearns Braley (IA) Guinta Renacci Stivers Sensenbrenner Tonko Wu Brooks Harris Maloney Quayle Rohrabacher Sullivan Serrano Tsongas Yarmuth Broun (GA) Heck Manzullo Quigley Rokita Sutton Sessions Turner Young (AK) Buchanan Herrera Beutler Marchant Rahall Rooney Terry Sewell Upton Young (FL) Campbell Higgins Marino Rangel ´ Royce Sherman Velazquez Young (IN) Cardoza Hochul Markey Reed Thompson (CA) Ryan (OH) Shimkus Visclosky Clarke (MI) Honda Matheson Rehberg Thompson (MS) Schilling Matsui Reichert Thornberry NOES—111 Clay Hultgren Cleaver Jackson (IL) Schrader McCarthy (CA) Reyes Tierney Ackerman Gohmert Meehan Coble Johnson (IL) Schweikert McCarthy (NY) Ribble Tipton Aderholt Granger Meeks Cohen Jordan Sensenbrenner McCaul Richardson Tonko Altmire Graves (MO) Moran Conyers Keating Simpson McCollum Richmond Tsongas Baca Green, Al Murphy (PA) DeFazio Kucinich Southerland McCotter Rigell Turner Barrow Hastings (WA) Noem DesJarlais Landry Stark McDermott Rivera Upton Barton (TX) Hayworth Nunes Doggett LaTourette Stutzman McGovern Roby Van Hollen Berkley Herger Olson Duffy Lee (CA) Thompson (PA) McHenry Roe (TN) Vela´ zquez Berman Higgins Olver Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Tiberi McIntyre Rogers (AL) Visclosky McKeon Rogers (KY) Biggert Hochul Owens Duncan (TN) Long Walsh (IL) Walberg McKinley Rogers (MI) Bilbray Hoyer Perlmutter Emerson McClintock West Walden McMorris Ros-Lehtinen Black Israel Peterson Farenthold Michaud Woodall Walz (MN) Rodgers Roskam Blackburn Issa Polis Filner Mulvaney Yoder Wasserman McNerney Ross (AR) Blumenauer Johnson (GA) Price (NC) Fincher Napolitano Young (AK) Schultz Meehan Ross (FL) Boren Johnson, Sam Quayle Waters Canseco Kelly Meeks Rothman (NJ) Rahall NOES—338 Watt Cantor Kind Mica Roybal-Allard Reyes Ackerman Waxman Cardoza King (IA) Clyburn Granger Miller (FL) Runyan Richmond Aderholt Webster Carson (IN) King (NY) Coffman (CO) Graves (MO) Miller (MI) Ruppersberger Rivera Akin Welch Carter Kinzinger (IL) Cole Green, Al Miller (NC) Rush Roby Alexander Westmoreland Chandler Kissell Conaway Green, Gene Miller, Gary Ryan (WI) Rogers (AL) Altmire Clyburn Lamborn Connolly (VA) Griffin (AR) Miller, George Sa´ nchez, Linda Whitfield Andrews Cooper Lance Rogers (MI) Cooper Griffith (VA) Moore T. Wilson (FL) Austria Costa Levin Ros-Lehtinen Costa Grimm Moran Sanchez, Loretta Wilson (SC) Baca Courtney Long Ruppersberger Costello Guthrie Murphy (CT) Sarbanes Wittman Bachmann Crowley Lowey Schiff Courtney Gutierrez Murphy (PA) Scalise Wolf Bachus Cuellar Luetkemeyer Schock Cravaack Hall Myrick Schakowsky Womack Barrow Cummings Lungren, Daniel Scott, David Crawford Hanabusa Nadler Schiff Woolsey Bartlett Davis (CA) E. Shuler Crenshaw Hanna Neal Schmidt Wu Barton (TX) DeLauro Marino Sires Critz Harper Neugebauer Schock Yarmuth Bass (CA) Diaz-Balart Matheson Stivers Crowley Hartzler Noem Schwartz Young (FL) Becerra Dicks Matsui Thompson (CA) Cuellar Hastings (FL) Nunes Scott (SC) Young (IN) Berg Dingell McCarthy (NY) Thompson (MS) Cummings Hastings (WA) Berkley Donnelly (IN) McCaul Thornberry Davis (CA) Hayworth NOT VOTING—4 Berman Davis (IL) Heinrich Dreier McCollum Van Hollen Culberson Payne Biggert Davis (KY) Hensarling Engel McCotter Walz (MN) Giffords Towns Bilbray Eshoo McDermott Wasserman DeGette Herger Bilirakis Frelinghuysen McKinley Schultz DeLauro Himes Bishop (GA) Garamendi McNerney Yoder Denham Hinchey b 1836 Bishop (NY) Dent Hinojosa NOT VOTING—4 Bishop (UT) Deutch Hirono Mr. COHEN changed his vote from Blackburn Diaz-Balart Holden Culberson Payne ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Bonner Dicks Holt Giffords Towns Bono Mack Dingell Hoyer So the amendment was rejected. Boren Dold Huelskamp The result of the vote was announced b 1832 Boswell Donnelly (IN) Huizenga (MI) as above recorded. Boustany Doyle Hunter Mr. SMITH of Texas changed his vote Brady (PA) Dreier Hurt AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOHMERT from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Brady (TX) Edwards Inslee The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished So the amendment was agreed to. Brown (FL) Ellison Israel business is the demand for a recorded Bucshon Ellmers Issa The result of the vote was announced Buerkle Engel Jackson Lee vote on the amendment offered by the as above recorded. Burgess Eshoo (TX) gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROHRABACHER Burton (IN) Farr Jenkins on which further proceedings were Butterfield Fattah Johnson (GA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Calvert Fitzpatrick Johnson (OH) postponed and on which the noes pre- business is the demand for a recorded Camp Flake Johnson, E. B. vailed by voice vote. vote on the amendment offered by the Canseco Fleischmann Johnson, Sam The Clerk will redesignate the Cantor Fleming Jones amendment. gentleman from California (Mr. ROHR- Capito Flores Kaptur ABACHER) on which further proceedings Capps Forbes Kelly The Clerk redesignated the amend- were postponed and on which the noes Capuano Fortenberry Kildee ment. Carnahan Franks (AZ) Kind prevailed by voice vote. RECORDED VOTE Carney Frelinghuysen King (IA) The Clerk will redesignate the Carson (IN) Fudge King (NY) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote amendment. Carter Gallegly Kingston has been demanded. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cassidy Garamendi Kinzinger (IL) Castor (FL) Gardner Kissell A recorded vote was ordered. ment. Chabot Gerlach Kline The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- RECORDED VOTE Chaffetz Gibbs Labrador minute vote. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Chandler Gingrey (GA) Lamborn The vote was taken by electronic de- Chu Gonzalez Lance has been demanded. Cicilline Goodlatte Langevin vice, and there were—ayes 162, noes 265, A recorded vote was ordered. Clarke (NY) Gosar Lankford not voting 4, as follows:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:38 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.071 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4730 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 [Roll No. 520] Holt McKinley Ryan (OH) Braley (IA) Green, Gene Olver Hoyer McNerney Ryan (WI) Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Pallone AYES—162 Huelskamp Meehan Sa´ nchez, Linda Buerkle Grijalva Pascrell Adams Griffin (AR) Peterson Hunter Meeks T. Butterfield Gutierrez Pastor (AZ) Akin Grijalva Petri Inslee Mica Sanchez, Loretta Campbell Hanabusa Paul Amash Guinta Pitts Israel Miller (NC) Sarbanes Capps Hastings (FL) Pelosi Bachmann Gutierrez Poe (TX) Jackson Lee Miller, Gary Scalise Capuano Heinrich Peters (TX) Miller, George Baldwin Hall Pompeo Schakowsky Cardoza Higgins Pingree (ME) Jenkins Moore Carnahan Himes Polis Barton (TX) Hanna Posey Schiff Johnson (GA) Moran Carney Hinchey Price (NC) Bass (NH) Harris Price (GA) Schock Johnson (OH) Murphy (CT) Castor (FL) Hirono Quigley Benishek Hastings (WA) Reed Schrader Bilbray Heck Johnson, E. B. Murphy (PA) Schwartz Chaffetz Hochul Rahall Reichert Johnson, Sam Myrick Chandler Holt Rangel Bishop (UT) Herrera Beutler Renacci Scott (VA) Boustany Himes Kaptur Neal Chu Honda Richmond Ribble Scott, David Braley (IA) Honda Keating Neugebauer Cicilline Hoyer Roybal-Allard Richardson Sewell Brooks Huizenga (MI) Kelly Nunes Shimkus Clarke (MI) Hurt Rush Rigell Kildee Nunnelee Broun (GA) Hultgren Shuler Clarke (NY) Inslee Ryan (OH) Roe (TN) Kind Olson ´ Buchanan Hurt Shuster Clay Israel Sanchez, Linda Rohrabacher King (IA) Olver Cleaver Issa T. Bucshon Issa Sires Rokita King (NY) Owens Clyburn Jackson (IL) Sarbanes Buerkle Jackson (IL) Slaughter Rooney Kinzinger (IL) Palazzo Cohen Johnson (IL) Schakowsky Burgess Johnson (IL) Smith (NE) Ross (FL) Kissell Pallone Connolly (VA) Johnson, E. B. Schrader Burton (IN) Jones Smith (TX) Royce Kline Pascrell Conyers Jones Schwartz Campbell Jordan Smith (WA) Schilling Lamborn Pelosi Costa Keating Scott (VA) Capito Kingston Speier Schmidt Lance Pence Costello Kildee Serrano Chaffetz Kucinich Stivers Schweikert Langevin Perlmutter Courtney Kind Sewell Clarke (MI) Labrador Sutton Scott (SC) Larsen (WA) Peters Crowley Kucinich Shuler Clarke (NY) Landry Thompson (CA) Scott, Austin Levin Pingree (ME) Cummings Langevin Sires Clay Lankford Thompson (MS) Cleaver Larson (CT) Lewis (CA) Platts Davis (CA) Larsen (WA) Slaughter Sensenbrenner Thornberry Coble Latham Lipinski Polis Davis (IL) Larson (CT) Speier Serrano Tierney Cole LaTourette Loebsack Price (NC) DeFazio Lee (CA) Stark Sessions Tonko Conyers Latta Lofgren, Zoe Quayle DeGette Lewis (GA) Sutton Sherman Tsongas Davis (KY) Lee (CA) Lowey Quigley DeLauro Lipinski Thompson (CA) Simpson Turner DeFazio Lewis (GA) Lucas Rahall Deutch Lofgren, Zoe Thompson (MS) Smith (NJ) Van Hollen Denham LoBiondo Luetkemeyer Rangel Dicks Lowey Tierney Southerland Walden DesJarlais Long Luja´ n Rehberg Doggett Luja´ n Tonko Stark Walz (MN) Duffy Lummis Lungren, Daniel Reyes Doyle Maloney Tsongas Stearns Wasserman Duncan (SC) Lynch E. Richmond Duffy Markey Upton Stutzman Schultz Duncan (TN) Mack Marino Rivera Duncan (TN) Matsui Van Hollen Sullivan Watt Emerson Maloney Markey Roby Edwards McCollum Vela´ zquez Terry Farenthold Manzullo Matheson Rogers (AL) Waxman Ellison McDermott Visclosky Thompson (PA) Fincher Marchant Matsui Rogers (KY) Welch Engel McGovern Walden Fitzpatrick McClintock Tiberi McCarthy (CA) Rogers (MI) Whitfield Eshoo Meeks Walsh (IL) Flake McHenry Tipton McCarthy (NY) Ros-Lehtinen Wilson (FL) Farr Michaud Wasserman Fleming McMorris Upton McCaul Roskam Wittman Filner Miller (MI) Schultz ´ Flores Rodgers Velazquez McCollum Ross (AR) Womack Fitzpatrick Miller (NC) Waters Foxx Michaud Visclosky McCotter Rothman (NJ) Wu Flake Miller, George Watt Gardner Miller (FL) Walberg McDermott Roybal-Allard Yarmuth Frank (MA) Moore Waxman Garrett Miller (MI) Walsh (IL) McGovern Runyan Yoder Fudge Moran Welch Gibbs Mulvaney Waters McIntyre Ruppersberger Young (FL) Garamendi Murphy (CT) Wilson (FL) Gibson Nadler Webster McKeon Rush Young (IN) Garrett Nadler Woolsey West Gingrey (GA) Napolitano Wu Gingrey (GA) Napolitano NOT VOTING—4 Gohmert Noem Westmoreland Goodlatte Neal Yarmuth Gonzalez Nugent Wilson (SC) Culberson Payne Goodlatte Pastor (AZ) Wolf Giffords Towns NOES—257 Gosar Woodall Paul Adams Coffman (CO) Green, Al Gowdy Woolsey Paulsen Aderholt Cole Griffin (AR) Graves (GA) b 1840 Pearce Young (AK) Akin Conaway Grimm Mr. BLUMENAUER changed his vote Alexander Cooper Guinta NOES—265 from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Andrews Cravaack Guthrie Ackerman Carney Edwards Austria Crawford Hall Aderholt Carson (IN) Ellison So the amendment was rejected. Bachmann Crenshaw Hanna Alexander Carter Ellmers The result of the vote was announced Bachus Critz Harper Altmire Cassidy Engel as above recorded. Barletta Cuellar Harris Andrews Castor (FL) Eshoo Barrow Davis (KY) Hartzler Austria Chabot Farr AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WELCH Bartlett Denham Hastings (WA) Baca Chandler Fattah The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barton (TX) Dent Hayworth Bachus Chu Filner business is the demand for a recorded Bass (NH) DesJarlais Heck Barletta Cicilline Fleischmann Berg Diaz-Balart Hensarling Barrow Clyburn Forbes vote on the amendment offered by the Berkley Dingell Herger Bartlett Coffman (CO) Fortenberry gentleman from Vermont (Mr. WELCH) Berman Dold Herrera Beutler Bass (CA) Cohen Frank (MA) on which further proceedings were Biggert Donnelly (IN) Hinojosa Becerra Conaway Franks (AZ) postponed and on which the ayes pre- Bilbray Dreier Holden Berg Connolly (VA) Frelinghuysen Bilirakis Duncan (SC) Huelskamp Berkley Cooper Fudge vailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) Ellmers Huizenga (MI) Berman Costa Gallegly The Clerk will redesignate the Black Emerson Hultgren Biggert Costello Garamendi amendment. Blackburn Farenthold Hunter Bilirakis Courtney Gerlach Bonner Fattah Jenkins Bishop (GA) Cravaack Granger The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bono Mack Fincher Johnson (GA) Bishop (NY) Crawford Graves (MO) ment. Boren Fleischmann Johnson (OH) Black Crenshaw Green, Al RECORDED VOTE Boustany Fleming Johnson, Sam Blackburn Critz Green, Gene Brady (PA) Flores Jordan Blumenauer Crowley Griffith (VA) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brady (TX) Forbes Kaptur Bonner Cuellar Grimm has been demanded. Brooks Fortenberry Kelly Bono Mack Cummings Guthrie A recorded vote was ordered. Brown (FL) Foxx King (IA) Boren Davis (CA) Hanabusa Buchanan Franks (AZ) King (NY) Boswell Davis (IL) Harper The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bucshon Frelinghuysen Kingston Brady (PA) DeGette Hartzler minute vote. Burgess Gallegly Kinzinger (IL) Brady (TX) DeLauro Hastings (FL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Burton (IN) Gardner Kissell Brown (FL) Dent Hayworth vice, and there were—ayes 169, noes 257, Calvert Gerlach Kline Butterfield Deutch Heinrich Camp Gibbs Labrador Calvert Diaz-Balart Hensarling not voting 5, as follows: Canseco Gibson Lamborn Camp Dicks Herger [Roll No. 521] Cantor Gohmert Lance Canseco Dingell Higgins Capito Gonzalez Landry Cantor Doggett Hinchey AYES—169 Carson (IN) Gosar Lankford Capps Dold Hinojosa Ackerman Baldwin Bishop (GA) Carter Gowdy Latham Capuano Donnelly (IN) Hirono Altmire Bass (CA) Bishop (NY) Cassidy Granger LaTourette Cardoza Doyle Hochul Amash Becerra Blumenauer Chabot Graves (GA) Latta Carnahan Dreier Holden Baca Benishek Boswell Coble Graves (MO) Levin

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:38 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.058 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4731 Lewis (CA) Pearce Schock Chandler Hultgren Posey Kaptur Moran Scott (VA) LoBiondo Pence Schweikert Coble Hunter Price (GA) Keating Murphy (CT) Scott, David Loebsack Perlmutter Scott (SC) Coffman (CO) Hurt Quayle Kildee Nadler Serrano Long Peterson Scott, Austin Cole Issa Rahall Kind Napolitano Sewell Lucas Petri Scott, David Conaway Jenkins Reed Kissell Neal Sherman Luetkemeyer Pitts Sensenbrenner Connolly (VA) Johnson (IL) Rehberg Kucinich Olver Sires Lummis Platts Sessions Cooper Johnson (OH) Reichert Langevin Pallone Slaughter Lungren, Daniel Poe (TX) Sherman Costa Johnson, Sam Renacci Larsen (WA) Pascrell Smith (WA) E. Pompeo Larson (CT) Pelosi Shimkus Costello Jordan Ribble Speier Lynch Posey Cravaack Kelly Rigell Lee (CA) Perlmutter Shuster Stark Mack Price (GA) Crawford King (IA) Rivera Levin Peters Simpson Sutton Manzullo Quayle Crenshaw King (NY) Roby Lewis (GA) Peterson Smith (NE) Thompson (CA) Marchant Reed Critz Kingston Roe (TN) Lipinski Pingree (ME) Marino Rehberg Smith (NJ) Cuellar Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (AL) Loebsack Polis Thompson (MS) Matheson Reichert Smith (TX) DeFazio Kline Rogers (KY) Lofgren, Zoe Price (NC) Tierney McCarthy (CA) Renacci Smith (WA) Denham Labrador Rogers (MI) Lowey Quigley Tonko McCarthy (NY) Reyes Southerland Dent Lamborn Rohrabacher Luja´ n Rangel Tsongas McCaul Ribble Stearns DesJarlais Lance Rokita Lynch Reyes Van Hollen McClintock Richardson Stivers Diaz-Balart Landry Rooney Maloney Richardson Vela´ zquez McCotter Rigell Stutzman Dold Lankford Ros-Lehtinen Markey Richmond Visclosky McHenry Rivera Sullivan Dreier Latham Roskam Matsui Rothman (NJ) Walz (MN) McIntyre Roby Terry Duffy LaTourette Ross (AR) McCarthy (NY) Roybal-Allard Wasserman McKeon Roe (TN) Thompson (PA) Duncan (SC) Latta Ross (FL) McCollum Rush Schultz McKinley Rogers (AL) Thornberry Duncan (TN) Lewis (CA) Royce McDermott Ryan (OH) Waters McMorris Rogers (KY) Tiberi Ellmers LoBiondo Runyan McGovern Sa´ nchez, Linda Watt Rodgers Rogers (MI) Tipton Emerson Long Ruppersberger McIntyre T. Waxman McNerney Rohrabacher McNerney Turner Farenthold Lucas Ryan (WI) Sanchez, Loretta Welch Meehan Rokita Fincher Meeks Sarbanes Walberg Luetkemeyer Scalise Wilson (FL) Mica Rooney Fitzpatrick Lummis Schilling Michaud Schakowsky Walz (MN) Woolsey Miller (FL) Ros-Lehtinen Flake Lungren, Daniel Schmidt Miller (NC) Schiff Webster Wu Miller, Gary Roskam Fleischmann E. Schock Miller, George Schrader West Mulvaney Ross (AR) Fleming Mack Schweikert Moore Schwartz Yarmuth Westmoreland Murphy (PA) Ross (FL) Flores Manzullo Scott (SC) Whitfield Myrick Rothman (NJ) Forbes Marchant Scott, Austin NOT VOTING—5 Wilson (SC) Neugebauer Royce Fortenberry Marino Sensenbrenner Culberson Jackson Lee Payne Wittman Noem Runyan Foxx Matheson Sessions Giffords (TX) Towns Nugent Ruppersberger Wolf Franks (AZ) McCarthy (CA) Shimkus Nunes Ryan (WI) Womack Frelinghuysen McCaul Shuler Nunnelee Sanchez, Loretta Woodall Gallegly McClintock Shuster b 1847 Yoder Olson Scalise Gardner McCotter Simpson Mr. TURNER changed his vote from Owens Schiff Young (AK) Garrett McHenry Smith (NE) Palazzo Schilling Young (FL) Gerlach McKeon Smith (NJ) ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Paulsen Schmidt Young (IN) Gibbs McKinley Smith (TX) So the amendment was agreed to. Gibson McMorris Southerland The result of the vote was announced NOT VOTING—5 Gingrey (GA) Rodgers Stearns Culberson Jackson Lee Payne Gohmert Meehan Stivers as above recorded. Giffords (TX) Towns Goodlatte Mica Stutzman AMENDMENT NO. 97 OFFERED BY MR. FRANK OF Gosar Miller (FL) Sullivan MASSACHUSETTS 1843 Gowdy Miller (MI) Terry b Granger Miller, Gary Thompson (PA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished So the amendment was rejected. Graves (GA) Mulvaney Thornberry business is the demand for a recorded The result of the vote was announced Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Tiberi vote on the amendment offered by the Griffin (AR) Myrick Tipton gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. as above recorded. Griffith (VA) Neugebauer Turner RANK AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. COLE Grimm Noem Upton F ) on which further proceedings Guinta Nugent Walberg were postponed and on which the noes The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Guthrie Nunes Walden prevailed by voice vote. business is the demand for a recorded Hall Nunnelee Walsh (IL) The Clerk will redesignate the vote on the amendment offered by the Hanna Olson Webster Harper Owens West amendment. gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE) Harris Palazzo Westmoreland The Clerk redesignated the amend- on which further proceedings were Hartzler Pastor (AZ) Whitfield ment. postponed and on which the ayes pre- Hastings (WA) Paul Wilson (SC) vailed by voice vote. Hayworth Paulsen Wittman RECORDED VOTE Heck Pearce Wolf The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Clerk will redesignate the Hensarling Pence Womack amendment. Herger Petri Woodall has been demanded. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Herrera Beutler Pitts Yoder A recorded vote was ordered. ment. Holden Platts Young (AK) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Huelskamp Poe (TX) Young (FL) minute vote. RECORDED VOTE Huizenga (MI) Pompeo Young (IN) The vote was taken by electronic de- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 244, has been demanded. NOES—170 not voting 6, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Ackerman Clay Frank (MA) Andrews Cleaver Fudge [Roll No. 523] The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Baca Clyburn Garamendi minute vote. Baldwin Cohen Gonzalez AYES—181 The vote was taken by electronic de- Bass (CA) Conyers Green, Al Ackerman Chu Ellison vice, and there were—ayes 256, noes 170, Becerra Courtney Green, Gene Amash Clarke (MI) Emerson Berkley Crowley Grijalva Andrews Clarke (NY) Engel not voting 5, as follows: Berman Cummings Gutierrez Baca Clay Eshoo [Roll No. 522] Bishop (NY) Davis (CA) Hanabusa Baldwin Cleaver Farr Blumenauer Davis (IL) Hastings (FL) Barton (TX) Clyburn Fattah AYES—256 Boswell Davis (KY) Heinrich Bass (CA) Coble Filner Adams Berg Buchanan Brady (PA) DeGette Higgins Bass (NH) Cohen Frank (MA) Aderholt Biggert Bucshon Braley (IA) DeLauro Himes Becerra Conyers Fudge Akin Bilbray Buerkle Brown (FL) Deutch Hinchey Benishek Cooper Garamendi Alexander Bilirakis Burgess Butterfield Dicks Hinojosa Berman Costello Gibson Altmire Bishop (GA) Burton (IN) Capps Dingell Hirono Bishop (NY) Crowley Goodlatte Amash Bishop (UT) Calvert Capuano Doggett Hochul Blumenauer Cummings Graves (GA) Austria Black Camp Cardoza Donnelly (IN) Holt Boswell Davis (IL) Griffith (VA) Bachmann Blackburn Campbell Carnahan Doyle Honda Brady (PA) DeFazio Grijalva Bachus Bonner Canseco Carney Edwards Hoyer Braley (IA) DeGette Gutierrez Barletta Bono Mack Cantor Carson (IN) Ellison Inslee Campbell Deutch Hastings (FL) Barrow Boren Capito Castor (FL) Engel Israel Capps Doggett Herrera Beutler Bartlett Boustany Carter Chu Eshoo Jackson (IL) Capuano Doyle Himes Barton (TX) Brady (TX) Cassidy Cicilline Farr Johnson (GA) Carney Duffy Hinchey Bass (NH) Brooks Chabot Clarke (MI) Fattah Johnson, E. B. Castor (FL) Duncan (TN) Hinojosa Benishek Broun (GA) Chaffetz Clarke (NY) Filner Jones Chaffetz Edwards Hirono

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:38 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.062 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4732 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 Holt McHenry Schakowsky Pastor (AZ) Rooney Smith (TX) will resume on the motion to suspend Honda McNerney Schiff Paulsen Ros-Lehtinen Smith (WA) Huizenga (MI) Meeks Schrader Pearce Roskam Sullivan the rules previously postponed. Inslee Michaud Schwartz Pence Ross (AR) Terry f Jackson (IL) Miller, Gary Schweikert Perlmutter Ross (FL) Thompson (PA) Johnson (GA) Miller, George Scott (VA) Peterson Rothman (NJ) Thornberry REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO Johnson (IL) Moore Scott, David Pitts Runyan Tipton Johnson (OH) Moran Sensenbrenner Platts Ruppersberger Turner NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF Johnson, E. B. Mulvaney Serrano Poe (TX) Ryan (WI) Upton ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT Jones Murphy (CT) Sherman Pompeo Sanchez, Loretta Walberg Jordan Myrick Sires Posey Scalise Walden The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Kaptur Nadler Slaughter Price (GA) Schilling Walz (MN) finished business is the vote on the mo- Keating Napolitano Southerland Quayle Schmidt Webster tion to suspend the rules and agree to Kind Neal Speier Reed Schock West the resolution (H. Res. 268) reaffirming Kucinich Pallone Stark Rehberg Scott (SC) Westmoreland Labrador Pascrell Stearns Reichert Scott, Austin Whitfield the United States commitment to a ne- Larsen (WA) Paul Stivers Reyes Sessions Wilson (FL) gotiated settlement of the Israeli-Pal- LaTourette Pelosi Stutzman Rigell Sewell Wilson (SC) estinian conflict through direct Israeli- Lee (CA) Peters Sutton Rivera Shimkus Wittman Levin Petri Thompson (CA) Roby Shuler Wolf Palestinian negotiations, and for other Lewis (GA) Pingree (ME) Thompson (MS) Roe (TN) Shuster Womack purposes, on which the yeas and nays Lipinski Polis Tierney Rogers (AL) Simpson Young (AK) were ordered. Loebsack Price (NC) Tonko Rogers (KY) Smith (NE) Young (FL) The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Lofgren, Zoe Quigley Tsongas Rogers (MI) Smith (NJ) Young (IN) Lowey Rahall Van Hollen tion. Luja´ n Rangel Vela´ zquez NOT VOTING—6 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lummis Renacci Visclosky Culberson Jackson Lee Tiberi question is on the motion offered by Lynch Ribble Walsh (IL) Giffords (TX) Towns Mack Richardson Wasserman Payne the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Maloney Richmond Schultz ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend Manzullo Rohrabacher Waters ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR the rules and agree to the resolution. Marchant Rokita Watt The CHAIR (during the vote). There The vote was taken by electronic de- Markey Roybal-Allard Waxman is 1 minute remaining in this vote. Matheson Royce Welch vice, and there were—yeas 407, nays 6, Matsui Rush Woodall b 1851 answered ‘‘present’’ 13, not voting 5, as McClintock Ryan (OH) Woolsey follows: McCollum Sa´ nchez, Linda Wu Mr. CARSON of Indiana changed his McDermott T. Yarmuth vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ [Roll No. 524] McGovern Sarbanes Yoder So the amendment was rejected. YEAS—407 NOES—244 The result of the vote was announced Ackerman Cassidy Fitzpatrick as above recorded. Adams Castor (FL) Flake Adams Davis (CA) Holden Aderholt Chabot Fleischmann Aderholt Davis (KY) Hoyer Stated against: Akin Chaffetz Fleming Akin DeLauro Huelskamp Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 523, Alexander Chandler Flores Alexander Denham Hultgren had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Altmire Chu Forbes Altmire Dent Hunter Andrews Cicilline Fortenberry Austria DesJarlais Hurt Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- Austria Clarke (MI) Foxx Bachmann Diaz-Balart Israel man, I move that the Committee do Baca Clarke (NY) Frank (MA) Bachus Dicks Issa now rise. Bachmann Clay Franks (AZ) Barletta Dingell Jenkins The motion was agreed to. Bachus Cleaver Frelinghuysen Barrow Dold Johnson, Sam Baldwin Clyburn Fudge Bartlett Donnelly (IN) Kelly Accordingly, the Committee rose; Barletta Coble Gallegly Berg Dreier Kildee and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Barrow Coffman (CO) Garamendi Berkley Duncan (SC) King (IA) MACK) having assumed the chair, Mr. Bartlett Cohen Gardner Biggert Ellmers King (NY) Barton (TX) Cole Garrett Bilbray Farenthold Kingston WESTMORELAND, Chair of the Com- Bass (CA) Conaway Gerlach Bilirakis Fincher Kinzinger (IL) mittee of the Whole House on the state Bass (NH) Connolly (VA) Gibbs Bishop (GA) Fitzpatrick Kissell of the Union, reported that that Com- Becerra Conyers Gibson Bishop (UT) Flake Kline mittee, having had under consideration Benishek Cooper Gingrey (GA) Black Fleischmann Lamborn Berg Costa Gohmert Blackburn Fleming Lance the bill (H.R. 2219) making appropria- Berkley Costello Gonzalez Bonner Flores Landry tions for the Department of Defense for Berman Courtney Goodlatte Bono Mack Forbes Langevin the fiscal year ending September 30, Biggert Cravaack Gosar Boren Fortenberry Lankford Bilbray Crawford Gowdy Boustany Foxx Larson (CT) 2012, and for other purposes, had come Bilirakis Crenshaw Granger Brady (TX) Franks (AZ) Latham to no resolution thereon. Bishop (GA) Critz Graves (GA) Brooks Frelinghuysen Latta f Bishop (NY) Crowley Graves (MO) Broun (GA) Gallegly Lewis (CA) Bishop (UT) Cuellar Green, Al Brown (FL) Gardner LoBiondo REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Black Cummings Green, Gene Buchanan Garrett Long VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Blackburn Davis (CA) Griffin (AR) Bucshon Gerlach Lucas Bonner Davis (IL) Griffith (VA) Buerkle Gibbs Luetkemeyer H.R. 1309, FLOOD INSURANCE RE- Bono Mack Davis (KY) Grijalva Burgess Gingrey (GA) Lungren, Daniel FORM ACT OF 2011 Boren DeFazio Grimm Burton (IN) Gohmert E. Boswell DeGette Guinta Butterfield Gonzalez Marino Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee Boustany DeLauro Guthrie Calvert Gosar McCarthy (CA) on Rules, submitted a privileged report Brady (PA) Denham Gutierrez Camp Gowdy McCarthy (NY) (Rept. No. 112–138) on the resolution (H. Brady (TX) Dent Hall Canseco Granger McCaul Braley (IA) DesJarlais Hanabusa Cantor Graves (MO) McCotter Res. 340) providing for consideration of Brooks Deutch Hanna Capito Green, Al McIntyre the bill (H.R. 1309) to extend the au- Broun (GA) Diaz-Balart Harper Cardoza Green, Gene McKeon thorization of the national flood insur- Brown (FL) Dicks Harris Carnahan Griffin (AR) McKinley ance program, to achieve reforms to Buchanan Dingell Hartzler Carson (IN) Grimm McMorris Bucshon Doggett Hastings (FL) Carter Guinta Rodgers improve the financial integrity and Buerkle Dold Hastings (WA) Cassidy Guthrie Meehan stability of the program, and to in- Burgess Donnelly (IN) Hayworth Chabot Hall Mica crease the role of private markets in Burton (IN) Doyle Heck Chandler Hanabusa Miller (FL) Butterfield Dreier Heinrich Cicilline Hanna Miller (MI) the management of flood insurance Calvert Duffy Hensarling Coffman (CO) Harper Miller (NC) risk, and for other purposes, which was Camp Duncan (SC) Herger Cole Harris Murphy (PA) referred to the House Calendar and or- Campbell Duncan (TN) Herrera Beutler Conaway Hartzler Neugebauer dered to be printed. Canseco Ellmers Higgins Connolly (VA) Hastings (WA) Noem Cantor Emerson Himes Costa Hayworth Nugent f Capito Engel Hinchey Courtney Heck Nunes Capps Eshoo Hinojosa Cravaack Heinrich Nunnelee ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Capuano Farenthold Hirono Crawford Hensarling Olson PRO TEMPORE Cardoza Farr Hochul Crenshaw Herger Olver Carnahan Fattah Holden Critz Higgins Owens The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Carney Filner Holt Cuellar Hochul Palazzo ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Carter Fincher Honda

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.060 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4733 Hoyer Mica Sanchez, Loretta So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Through over 20 years of civil war, Huelskamp Michaud Sarbanes Huizenga (MI) Miller (FL) Scalise tive) the rules were suspended and the this brutal insurgency has created a Hultgren Miller (MI) Schakowsky resolution was agreed to. humanitarian crisis that has displaced Hunter Miller (NC) Schiff The result of the vote was announced over 11⁄2 million people and resulted in Hurt Miller, Gary Schilling as above recorded. the abduction of over 20,000 children in Inslee Miller, George Schmidt Israel Mulvaney Schock A motion to reconsider was laid on one of the world’s most difficult Issa Murphy (CT) Schrader the table. ungoverned spaces. Jackson (IL) Murphy (PA) Schwartz f With that, I would like to yield to Jenkins Myrick Schweikert the gentleman from Massachusetts Johnson (GA) Nadler Scott (SC) REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Johnson (IL) Napolitano Scott (VA) AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2417 (Mr. MCGOVERN), who is continuing to Johnson (OH) Neal Scott, Austin take a lead role in this international Johnson, Sam Neugebauer Scott, David Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of effort, which I appreciate. Jordan Noem Sensenbrenner Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous Kaptur Nugent Serrano Mr. MCGOVERN. I thank the gen- Keating Nunes Sessions consent to have my name removed as a tleman for yielding and for his support Kelly Nunnelee Sewell cosponsor of H.R. 2417. of this international imperative. Kildee Olson Sherman The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. The LRA has terrorized civilians and Kind Olver Shimkus WEBSTER). Is there objection to the re- King (IA) Owens Shuler abducted tens of thousands of children, King (NY) Palazzo Shuster quest of the gentlewoman from Texas? many of whom have been forced into Kingston Pallone Simpson There was no objection. child soldiering or sex slavery. Its in- Kinzinger (IL) Pascrell Sires f Kissell Pastor (AZ) Slaughter fluence spans the border area of south Kline Paulsen Smith (NE) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Labrador Pearce Smith (NJ) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 Congo, and the Central African Repub- Lamborn Pelosi Smith (TX) lic. It is the deadliest rebel group in Lance Pence Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Landry Perlmutter Southerland ant to House Resolution 320 and rule Congo and has displaced hundreds of Langevin Peters Speier thousands of people across central Afri- Lankford Peterson Stearns XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on ca, including in south Sudan, where Larsen (WA) Petri Stivers U.S. investments in peace and stability Larson (CT) Pitts Stutzman the State of the Union for the further Latham Platts Sullivan consideration of the bill, H.R. 2219. are critical as the region establishes LaTourette Poe (TX) Sutton independence this Saturday. Latta Polis Terry b 1910 Mr. Chairman, we could have a deci- Levin Pompeo Thompson (CA) Lewis (CA) Posey Thompson (MS) IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE sive impact on seeing one of Africa’s Lewis (GA) Price (GA) Thompson (PA) Accordingly, the House resolved most longstanding human rights crises Lipinski Price (NC) Thornberry itself into the Committee of the Whole finally brought to an end by imple- LoBiondo Quayle Tiberi Loebsack Quigley Tierney House on the State of the Union for the menting the administration’s plan. Lofgren, Zoe Rangel Tipton further consideration of the bill (H.R. I yield back to the gentleman from Long Reed Tonko 2219) making appropriations for the De- Nebraska in the hopes that we imple- Lowey Rehberg Tsongas ment this strategy. Lucas Reichert Turner partment of Defense for the fiscal year Luetkemeyer Renacci Upton ending September 30, 2012, and for Mr. FORTENBERRY. I thank the Luja´ n Reyes Van Hollen other purposes, with Mr. MACK (Acting gentleman from Massachusetts for his Lummis Ribble Vela´ zquez Chair) in the chair. leadership again. Lungren, Daniel Richardson Visclosky My colleagues and I believe that re- E. Richmond Walberg The Clerk read the title of the bill. Lynch Rigell Walden The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- sources invested in ending this conflict Mack Rivera Walsh (IL) mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, now will not only save innocent lives Maloney Roby Walz (MN) the bill had been read through page 161, but will also help reduce the need for Manzullo Roe (TN) Wasserman Marchant Rogers (AL) Schultz line 12. very expensive humanitarian aid and Marino Rogers (KY) Watt Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, promote stability in one of Africa’s Markey Rogers (MI) Waxman I move to strike the last word. most volatile regions. Matheson Rohrabacher Webster The ACTING Chair. The gentleman With that said, I would like to yield Matsui Rokita Welch McCarthy (CA) Rooney West from Nebraska is recognized for 5 min- to our chairman, the gentleman from McCarthy (NY) Ros-Lehtinen Westmoreland utes. Florida. McCaul Roskam Whitfield Mr. FORTENBERRY. I rise to engage Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the McClintock Ross (AR) Wilson (FL) in a colloquy with my colleagues to en- McCotter Ross (FL) Wilson (SC) gentleman for yielding. McGovern Rothman (NJ) Wittman sure that our defense community has I thank the gentlemen, both, for McHenry Roybal-Allard Wolf the resources necessary to carry out an their attention to this important issue. McIntyre Royce Womack important security mandate that this And I want to continue to work with McKeon Runyan Woodall McKinley Ruppersberger Wu body passed this year. them as we move this bill forward in McMorris Rush Yarmuth Mr. Chairman, the Lord’s Resistance the hopes that we can bring a swift end Rodgers Ryan (OH) Yoder Army has terrorized central Africa for and successful end to this tragedy. McNerney Ryan (WI) Young (AK) 25 years. But last year, Congress and Mr. FORTENBERRY. I yield back Meehan Sa´ nchez, Linda Young (FL) Meeks T. Young (IN) the administration took unprecedented the balance of my time. steps to end the group’s campaign of AMENDMENT NO. 96 OFFERED BY MR. DEFAZIO NAYS—6 violence. This body passed broadly sup- Mr. DEFAZIO. I have an amendment Amash Jones Paul ported bipartisan legislation called the Blumenauer Kucinich Rahall at the desk. Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—13 and Northern Uganda Recovery Act re- designate the amendment. Carson (IN) McCollum Stark quiring the administration to prepare The text of the amendment is as fol- Edwards McDermott Waters and present to Congress a comprehen- lows: Ellison Moore Woolsey Johnson, E. B. Moran sive strategy to bring LRA com- At the end of the bill (before the short Lee (CA) Pingree (ME) manders to justice. title) insert the following: Mr. Chairman, with the administra- NOT VOTING—5 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available tion’s strategy released in November, in this Act may be used to enforce section Culberson Jackson Lee Payne we should move to implement an inter- 376 of the National Defense Authorization Giffords (TX) Towns national strategy to help end the Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163). atrocities committed by the LRA, pro- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman b 1910 tect innocent civilians, and stabilize a from Oregon is recognized for 5 min- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of region of Africa that is critical to the utes. Texas changed her vote from ‘‘yea’’ to United States’ national security inter- Mr. DEFAZIO. My colleagues, in 1990 ‘‘present.’’ ests. Congress passed a law that required

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:16 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY7.061 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4734 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 that all Federal agencies, including the I yield back the balance of my time. With that, I yield back the balance of Department of Defense, must have Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- my time. auditable financial statements every man, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The question is year. Since that time, the Department The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is on the amendment offered by the gen- of Defense has spent $10 trillion— recognized for 5 minutes. tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO). $10,000 billion—and yet no audit has Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- The amendment was agreed to. been conducted. In fact, there are nu- man, I’m just not sure how this amend- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- merous problems with accounting at ment accomplishes what the gen- man, I move to strike the last word. DOD, and their financial management tleman says since it prohibits enforce- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is has been rated as ‘‘high risk’’ by the ment of a section of a fiscal year 2006 recognized for 5 minutes. Government Accountability Office. bill, which only applied to that fiscal Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I would like, Unfortunately, the Pentagon, being year. So I’m not opposed to the amend- at this time, to ask the chairman to incapable of being audited, sought an ment; I just don’t believe it does any- participate in a colloquy with me. exemption from audits. thing. I rise today to express my concern So in 2005, Congress passed a ban on I yield back the balance of my time. about our strategic ports. First, I want completing an audit. It was contained Mr. GARRETT. I move to strike the to thank the chairman for discussing in section 376 of the 2006 National De- last word. this important issue with me. I think fense Authorization Act. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the chairman would agree that under- In 2009, Congress got tough and they from New Jersey is recognized for 5 standing and addressing vital infra- said, ‘‘Look, we’ve exempted you from minutes. structure needs at our strategic sea- audits. But let’s have a goal—not a Mr. GARRETT. I rise today in sup- ports is of major importance. mandate—a goal of you doing an audit port of this amendment and one which Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Will the gen- by 2017. Yet last September in a hear- I have also cosponsored with the gen- tleman yield? ing Pentagon officials stated that tleman. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the meeting a deadline of 2017 for having This amendment, quite honestly, is gentleman from Florida. their first ever audit of their books, common sense, in that it simply looks Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the and they will spend $4 trillion between to add accountability in how the Pen- gentleman for yielding. now and 2017 without an audit, they tagon spends our taxpayers’ dollars. I would tell him that I do agree that said they would need more money, Now, the GAO released an independent assessing and correcting infrastructure more money to be auditable. That’s audit that they performed in March problems at the Nation’s strategic sea- chutzpah. That’s incredible. that concluded that the cost of the ports, which are an integral part of our So what we’re attempting to do here Pentagon’s largest programs has risen national defense readiness, is of vital tonight is to say that we’re going to by $135 billion—that’s over 9 percent— importance. suspend the exemption. The DOD, it’s to $1.68 trillion by 2008. And as was Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Since 1958, the time for them to get their books in pointed out, over half of that, or $70 strategic seaport program has facili- order. There is nothing more important billion of that, involves overruns. And tated the movement of military forces for our men and women in uniform what they say in their report appeared securely through U.S. ports. Each stra- than to know that every dollar, every ‘‘to be indicative of production prob- tegic seaport has individual capabili- precious tax dollar is being spent prop- lems and inefficiencies or flawed initial ties that provide the Department of erly to give them the tools they need cost estimates.’’ Defense with the port facilities and to defend our Nation. And the tax- Since then, we have not had a com- services that are critical in maintain- payers of this country, concerned plete audit by the Pentagon, and since ing the operational flexibility and re- about our massive deficit and the con- then, overruns have only multiplied. dundancy needed to meet a wide range cerns that are being expressed here in Just this past week, earlier in the of national security missions and time these deficit and debt talks downtown, week, I had the opportunity to serve in lines. However, the existing infrastruc- the taxpayers need to know that we’re the Budget Committee, where we had ture at many of the strategic ports not wasting money in the single larg- the CBO come in. And we asked them may no longer be adequate to meet the est annual account of the Federal point blank for some of the informa- needs of our military. I think the time budget which is not audited, the ex- tion that we would like to have with has come to address these needs in penditures of the Pentagon. regard to these audits, that we would both our authorization and appropria- In fiscal year 2010, half of DOD’s con- like the information from them so they tions process. That is why I worked tract awards were not competed. could pinpoint some of the, as we al- with Chairman MCKEON to include lan- That’s half. In 140 billion of them, ways say on the floor, the waste, fraud, guage in the defense authorization bill there was no competition at all, and in and abuse that goes on. But more spe- that will require a study of the infra- 48 billion, there was one, one compet- cifically, where the inefficiencies are. structure needs of these strategic itor. So we have a lot of work to do And the answer we got from them was ports. Once that study has been con- here. somewhat telling. They said they can- ducted, I believe it is of vital impor- In 2000, the Pentagon Inspector Gen- not supply this Congress with the in- tance that this committee provide the eral found that of $7.6 trillion in ac- formation that we would like because necessary funding to address the needs counting errors of entries, $2.3 trillion they do not get the information them- of these ports. ‘‘were not supported by adequate audit selves from the DOD. And that is the Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- trails or sufficient evidence to deter- problem. man, I also believe these ports to be mine their validity.’’ We don’t know critical to our defense, and I will be where that $2.3 trillion went. Now, b 1920 happy to work with the gentleman come on. That is the problem. The Department from Alaska to consider the appro- It’s time to stop treating them with of Defense is consistently overbudget priate measures and funding to address kid gloves. The Pentagon’s a tough in- in acquisition and equipment mod- the infrastructure needs of our stra- stitution, the toughest Department of ernization. There are 92 major defense tegic seaports. Defense in the world. And it’s time for acquisition programs. Seventy-five per- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I want to them to own up here and audit their cent of them are overbudget. Twenty thank the chairman for discussing this books and trace every dollar. It’s a new percent of them are overbudget by issue with me. I would just like to say era. So I urge my colleagues to support more than 50 percent. to the chairman, I appreciate the fact this by defunding this special exemp- Mr. Chairman, this is something that that you recognize the importance of tion. Then the Pentagon will be subject needs to be addressed. This amendment ports to move our products. I know to audit over the next year, which will once again hold the Pentagon ac- that the ranking member does, also. I could provide tremendous benefits to countable, assuring that the taxpayer again thank you. our men and women in uniform and dollars are spent prudently, as in- I yield back the balance of my time. certainly tremendous savings for the tended. I urge my colleagues to support Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Chairman, I American taxpayers. this amendment. move to strike the last word.

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I thank the Chair. nately, around here for quite a while reach at the military service acad- This amendment would reduce the now. emies. operations and maintenance defense- We say, all right, what account can Mr. Chairman, some areas in the U.S. wide account by $250 million, the same we take money from, for earmarks or have been harder for the military acad- amount appropriated by section 8122 of whatever else, that few people will emies to reach for recruitment pur- the bill. Section 8122 appropriates an- question? It’s defense spending. We poses than others. To ease this prob- other $250 million in FY12 for the Sec- take that off for education or research lem, the Congress should work to en- retary of Defense to use for the Office or whatever else, and pretty soon we’re sure that the military academies have of Economic Adjustment, or to transfer diverting a lot of money that should go the ability to reach out to men and to the Secretary of Education to make to the troops to other purposes. women from underrepresented rural grants to public schools located on b 1930 military bases for construction, ren- and urban areas. Like I said, nobody’s questioning ovation and repairs. Past outreach efforts have been effec- that these schools are in bad repair. tive at the military academies. For ex- I will just summarize what’s hap- pening here. We have some schools that Newsweek ran an article on June 27 ample, in the U.S. Naval Academy’s in- that said 39 percent of the schools run creased outreach efforts, we have seen are on military bases. Now, some of the schools on military bases are run by by the public systems on Army instal- results that show that some 19,145 ap- lations fell in the failing or poor cat- the Department of Defense. That’s not plicants have come out for the class of egory. I don’t question that. Nobody what we’re speaking about here. The 2015, an increase of 25 percent over the does. What’s at question here is an- schools that we’re talking about here, past 2 years. The Navy has been able to other $250 million. conduct recruitment blitzes in parts of LEAs, Local Education Agencies, run As I said, we appropriated in the the country that were traditionally them. In the FY11 budget, we appro- FY11 budget $250 million. So appar- underrepresented. In my home State of priated $250 million of defense money— ently this is going to become a stand- California, the Navy increased their ap- this is in the Defense bill—to go to ard practice now? And then you start plicants by 25 percent, from some 2,400 schools that are the responsibility of to get the prospect of Members of Con- for the class of 2013 to over 3,000 for the Local Education Agencies. gress starting to submit their local class of 2015. Now, some of these schools are in dis- bases, saying, hey, the schools there I believe it is important for the acad- repair. They’re in bad shape. Nobody’s are bad, and we get into the old ear- emies to have the resources to con- questioning that. Education budgets marking game by letter, or phone tinue building upon this success. This are tight everywhere around the coun- marking, or whatever else, because it critical investment would help Amer- try. Ask your own States. Ask your will be the spoils system all over again ica find the best and the brightest for local school districts. But we cannot as to who gets the defense money to ac- our military and for America’s future. continue to divert money from the De- tually fix these schools. So this would Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Will the gen- partment of Defense simply because simply say this money, $250 million tleman yield? that’s where money is and few people that has been requested for this pur- Mr. BECERRA. I yield to the chair- question it. I’m sure the gentleman pose, shall not be spent. man. will stand up here and say, hey, these The gentleman may stand up and Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the schools are in bad shape; they’re on say, hey, this is generally taken from gentleman for yielding. military bases; we’ve got to fix them, the Department of Defense, or from the I agree with the gentleman that it is and the Local Education Agencies have operations and maintenance, and so important that the military academies said these schools are in disrepair. But that’s not specific enough. Believe me, bring in the best young people from why are we taking money that should the Secretary of Defense, if they have across the country, and the committee be going to the military, to the troops, the choice to fund the troops or the will work with him toward this objec- to other purposes, and diverting it to schools, will fund the troops because tive. local education or local schools that the schools are under the responsibility Mr. BECERRA. I thank the chair- are the responsibility of Local Edu- of the local education agency. The De- man. cation Agencies? partment of Defense may submit a list Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman I have here one of the contracts for and say these schools are in disrepair, yield? one of these schools that is being dis- but it’s not the responsibility of the Mr. BECERRA. I yield to the ranking cussed here. It says: The permittee or Department of Defense to fund these member. his designee shall, at his own cost and schools. Mr. DICKS. I agree with the chair- expense, protect, preserve, maintain, The Acting CHAIR. The time of the man and stand ready to work with the repair and keep in good order and con- gentleman has expired. gentleman—and I commend him for the dition these schools. Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the work that he’s been doing over the This is a Local Education Agency, gentleman’s amendment. years—to reach out to all regions of not the Department of Defense. That The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the country to bring the best and shouldn’t be the responsibility of the from Washington is recognized for 5 brightest into the military academies. Department of Defense, and we’re minutes. Mr. BECERRA. I thank the ranking bleeding off $250 million. Mr. DICKS. The gentleman was quite member and the chairman, and I look I’m sure the gentleman will stand up good at making the cases against this forward to working with them. and say this is needed, this isn’t going amendment, but I will have to reit- With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield to be a continual thing, we’ve just got erate some of the things. First of all, I back the balance of my time. to bring these schools up to repair. rise in opposition to the gentleman’s AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE They’ll say that the Department of De- amendment. The bill provides an addi- Mr. FLAKE. I have an amendment at fense has said that these schools are in tional $250 million to improve or re- the desk, designated as No. 1. disrepair. They are. Nobody is ques- place inadequate schools located on The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- tioning that. The question is: Where Department of Defense bases that are port the amendment. should this money come from? And if operated by Local Education Authori- The Clerk read as follows: we have this kind of money to throw ties and the Department of Education. At the end of the bill (before the short around for defense, then we ought to be Most of these are run by the local au- title), insert the following: cutting more defense funding. thorities. SEC. ll. The amount otherwise made This funding, if there’s a problem, it The Army has identified 80 Local available by this Act for ‘‘Operation and should go through the Local Education Education Authority-operated schools

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When we At the end of the bill (before the short Nearly 42,000 school-aged dependents make a commitment to a young person title), insert the following new section: of U.S. service personnel are enrolled in the military, and they are married SEC. ll. The amount otherwise provided in schools on DOD bases that are owned and they have children, they ought to by title IX for ‘‘Overseas Contingency Oper- and operated by either LEAs or the be able to go to schools on their mili- ations Transfer Fund’’ is hereby reduced by U.S. Department of Education. The tary base that are of high standards. $3,577,192,676. recommendation is based on former I would be happy to yield to the gen- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s re- tleman if he wishes. from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- marks to military spouses at a May 8, Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman utes. 2010, town hall meeting at Fort Riley, for yielding. Mr. FLAKE. This amendment is Kansas. The Secretary then called me I should mention the gentleman from straightforward. It will simply reduce as chairman of the Defense Appropria- Washington mentioned that the Sec- the amount appropriated to the Over- tions Subcommittee last year and said, retary of Defense said we have got to seas Contingency Operations Transfer Norm, we’ve got to do something about do something about these schools. I Fund by roughly $3.5 billion. We often these schools. We have these young should note that this was not in the hear in this body the Constitution men and women serving in Iraq and Af- Defense request. If he thought some- grants the Congress the power of the ghanistan, and the last thing we need thing ought to be done, you would purse, that the President’s budget is to do is have them worried about their think that they would have put it in not sacrosanct, and that Members children because some of these schools, their request. They didn’t. It wasn’t in should be able to guide Federal spend- if there was a hurricane, if there was the authorization bill. There is a De- ing. I agree with that. an earthquake, if there was a lahar partment of Education program, a So I was quite surprised that the from Mount Rainier, these schools committee included in this bill an ap- could go down. competitive program for this already. If we think that it should have more propriation of $5 billion to the Overseas I have walked out there and seen Contingency Operation Transfer Fund, these schools at Joint Base Lewis- money, then it should. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Reclaiming but provided virtually no guidance on McChord. And one of the conditions, if how it should be spent beyond requir- you are going to get money here, is my time, I yield to the gentleman from Washington. ing that any obligations be, quote, pur- that you must take over the school. suant to the global war on terrorism. The local school districts are going to Mr. DICKS. They don’t have any money. The Department of Education That’s roughly 4 percent of the overall have to take them over from this point cost of the war spending portion of this forward. So we will get out of the re- can’t fund this because the new major- bill. sponsibility, but we have to bring these ity is taking a lot of the money out of I understand the funding could pro- schools up to code and standards and the Department of Education that they vide the Department of Defense with a rebuild most of them. This list was de- would use for this purpose, and they little more flexibility as it moves veloped by the Army, and then the don’t have the money. That’s why the ahead with operations in Afghanistan, Navy and Air Force and Marine Corps Secretary called us and said—and this while simultaneously withdrawing also were involved. is Fort Riley, Kansas, one of your side, The former Secretary indicated that a school in the district of a Republican troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. I am his plan to improve schools requires Member—and he said we’ve got to do sympathetic to the need to properly congressional approval. Caring for the something. fund the war in a way that requires us dependents of U.S. service personnel is We didn’t say we will do this on a to budget for it. a vital contributor to military quality partisan basis. We said, hey, these men of life and represents a prudent invest- and women in these Stryker brigades b 1940 ment in our Nation’s future. I urge my are over in Iraq and Afghanistan, and But this $5 billion with very few colleagues to reject the amendment. the last thing we need to do is have strings attached could also be used for Let me also say in the military con- them be worried about their children in just about anything, including, as a struction bill there was $463 million for these schools that could go down if we bargaining chip, for negotiations with schools that are owned by the Depart- had an earthquake. And we have had the Senate, according to the CQ Today ment of Defense. Many of these schools all these natural disasters all over this article, which ran on June 14. are overseas, in other countries; and country. And I just say to the gen- I would submit that it’s an expensive yet we are putting $463 million into tleman this is the most ridiculous bargaining chip, and it’s a very risky those schools. At the same time, the amendment I have heard of yet. And he gamble, in my view. The President re- gentleman from Arizona wants to deny has had some lulus. And I just hope we cently announced his intent to with- the young people of our country can defeat this amendment so the peo- draw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghani- schools that they could go into. There ple of this country will know we care stan, which I think he will make the is one in Arizona. The gentleman is about our kids serving in the military case for in the months ahead. And the running for the other body. I think he and their families. Department of Defense has some flexi- would be concerned about the school in Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield back bility as we move ahead in the months Arizona that may not get funded if this the balance of my time. ahead. amendment passes. And I hope the peo- The Acting CHAIR. The question is So I think it’s fair to reduce the ple of Arizona remember it, because on the amendment offered by the gen- amount appropriated in this fund to the people of Washington State will tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). roughly $1.5 billion. That amounts to 1 certainly remember it. This is a bad The question was taken; and the Act- percent of the war-related costs of the amendment. We should defeat it. Mr. FLAKE. Will the gentleman ing Chair announced that the noes ap- bill instead of 4 percent. Oversees Con- yield? peared to have it. tingency Operations Transfer Funds Mr. DICKS. I will not yield. Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I demand have been requested in the past by the I yield back the balance of my time. a recorded vote. Department of Defense. I understand Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to that. I think we all understand that, to man, I move to strike the last word. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- give the Department of Defense some The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ceedings on the amendment offered by flexibility. from New Jersey is recognized for 5 the gentleman from Arizona will be What I am saying here is, $5 billion is minutes. postponed. a little too much flexibility here. Let’s

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House panel said that funding need was Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I have Mr. CONYERS. I yield to the gen- overstated because the Army was as- an amendment at the desk. tleman from New Jersey. suming all supplies are flown into that The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. We would country, when only about 20 percent port the amendment. like to commend you for your amend- arrive by air. The Clerk read as follows: ment, and we would be willing to ac- I commend the committee for care- cept it. At the end of the bill (before the short fully drilling down on the requests sub- Mr. CONYERS. Thank you, sir. I ap- mitted by the services and identifying title), insert the following: SEC. ll. None of the funds made available preciate that. places where funding is unjustified and by this Act may be used for— I yield back the balance of my time. unneeded. However, instead of pulling (1) deploying members of the Armed Forces Ms. WOOLSEY. I move to strike the back all the money in what could be- on to the ground of Libya for the purposes of last word, Mr. Chairman. come a slush fund, we should do better. engaging in military operations unless the The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman We should take steps to simply make purpose of such deployment is limited solely from California is recognized for 5 min- sure that money that doesn’t have to to rescuing members of the United States utes. be spent is not spent. Armed Forces; Ms. WOOLSEY. I rise in strong sup- (2) awarding a contract to a private secu- That’s what this amendment does. I port of the amendment offered by my urge its adoption. rity contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Libya; or good friend from Michigan (Mr. CON- I yield back the balance of my time. YERS) which I am very proud to be a co- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- (3) otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed sponsor. man, I move to strike the last word. Forces or private security contractors on the The war in Libya, which was not au- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ground of Libya unless the purpose of such thored by this body or our Senate col- from New Jersey is recognized for 5 deployment is limited solely to rescuing leagues, has lingered for more than 100 minutes. members of the United States Armed Forces. days. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- Mr. CONYERS (during the reading). I Mr. Chairman, despite the legal con- man, I oppose the gentleman from Ari- ask unanimous consent that the tortions coming from the other end of zona’s amendment, which would cut amendment be considered as read. Pennsylvania Avenue, the dropping of $3.6 billion from the Overseas Contin- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection bombs, the killing of civilians, and the gencies Operations budget. to the request of the gentleman from The committee believes that the use of drones in Libya most definitely Michigan? Army’s fiscal year 2012 operation and constitutes hostilities. And it’s our re- There was no objection. maintenance requests for Overseas sponsibility in the Congress to make The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Contingencies Operations may be over- sure that these hostilities do not esca- from Michigan is recognized for 5 min- stated due to unrealistic planning as- late into a full-blown ground war with utes. sumptions. However, due to the great boots on the ground and the United Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I rise deal of uncertainty of the justification States becoming an occupying force in with the assistance of my good friends, for the Army’s O&M budget request, Libya. TOM MCCLINTOCK of California, LYNN the committee added an appropriations The President has assured us that WOOLSEY of California, and BARBARA account, the Overseas Contingencies this won’t happen, and I believe that a LEE of California. Operations Transfer Fund Account, and ground war is not his intention. But it It is my Libyan amendment, again, shifted $5 billion of funding from the wouldn’t be the first time, Mr. Chair- which would prevent funds appro- Army into this account. man, in the history of the United priated in this act from being used to This account gives the Secretary of States’ warfare that there was a shift deploy any type of ground troop pres- Defense flexibility to reprogram these in military, with the military cam- ence for the purpose of pursuing mili- funds for unforeseen requirements paign beginning as one thing and end- tary operations on Libyan territory. which emerged during 2012. For exam- ing up as quite another. So it’s critical This amendment would simply codify ple, if redeployment from Afghanistan that we assert ourselves using the con- the policy endorsed by President were to be accelerated—and some gressional authority to appropriate Obama and the international commu- would suggest it should be—there will funds to say ‘‘no’’ to launching a third nity and thereby ensure that our in- be a very significant increase in per- ground war. volvement in Libya remains limited in sonnel and equipment transportation Our authority rests on how we use scope. costs in fiscal year 2012. the people’s money. Today’s amend- Examples of requirements, which An identical amendment passed this ment denies the use of our tax dollars emerged during the year of budget exe- House on May 26 by a vote of 416–5 as to send troops into Libya. cution in prior years, include funding part of the National Defense Author- The war in Libya is a war of choice, except for the MRAP vehicles, the mine resist- ization Act. it’s one that Americans didn’t choose. It’s not ant ambush protected vehicles, addi- It’s also the intent of this amend- one that their elected representatives here in tional body armor that was needed, and ment, as it was in my earlier amend- the people’s House and Senate chose either. other force protection things, joint, ment, that funds would be allowed to We must ensure it does not go any further. what we call joint urgent operational be used to rescue members of the We must listen to our people—the people who needs. And, of course, there are always Armed Forces participating in the sent us here, the people we work for—who spikes in fuel costs. NATO no-fly zone operation. are insisting that we set limits. They know that So for these and many other reasons, The American people, obviously we can’t afford another Libya becoming an- Mr. Chairman, I oppose the amendment many of them, have grown weary of the other Iraq or Afghanistan. and urge others to do so as well. open-ended military conflicts that Are these the values that we celebrated I yield back the balance of my time. place our troops in harm’s way and add over this patriotic holiday weekend? Perma- The Acting CHAIR. The question is billions to our national debt. We sim- nent warfare that leads to mayhem, despair on the amendment offered by the gen- ply cannot afford another Afghanistan and instability without advancing our national tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). or Iraq. interests? It’s time we start embracing the The question was taken; and the Act- And so the time has come for Con- principles of smart security—humanitarian aid ing Chair announced that the noes ap- gress to once again exercise its con- and civilian support—instead of perpetual war- peared to have it. stitutional authority to place bound- fare.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:16 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.192 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H4738 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 7, 2011 Haven’t we had enough? Haven’t our troops all classified data. We believe the of these debates, the chairman of the proven their valor? Haven’t military families threat from cyberattacks is real and is Defense Subcommittee made the point proven their selflessness and sacrifice? growing. We commend the gentleman that ‘‘if you are going to reduce the de- Haven’t the taxpayers parted with enough of for his leadership in this area, and we fense budget, there ought to be a good their money? will be happy to work with you and the reason.’’ I agree. And I submit that Vote ‘‘yes’’ on the Conyers-McClintock- ranking member to ensure that our both the severity of the fiscal situation Woolsey-Lee amendment. Say no to ground troops and Nation maintain control of we face and the consequences of inac- troops in Libya. all classified data. tion are compelling reasons to reduce I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman the defense budget along with every- The Acting CHAIR. The question is yield? thing else. on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. LIPINSKI. I yield to the ranking The Appropriations Committee start- tleman from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS). member. ed a positive trend when, during the The amendment was agreed to. Mr. DICKS. I think the gentleman consideration of appropriations for fis- Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I move from Illinois brings up a very impor- cal year 2011, it reduced the RDT&E ac- to strike the last word. tant issue, and I too look forward to counts below the levels that have been The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman working with the gentleman to ensure funded in recent years. from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- that classified data is protected from I applaud the committee for taking a utes. misuse and theft. Cybersecurity may serious look at these and other ac- Mr. LIPINSKI. I would like to ask be the most important defense issue counts and for acting accordingly, but Subcommittee Chairman YOUNG if he that we face in the coming years. The I think we need to do better. We’re would enter into a colloquy regarding Department of Defense itself is hit going to have to get used to cutting de- the Department of Defense’s future 250,000 times per hour, which is unbe- fense budgets here if we’re going to get plans for data storage. lievable, but it’s true. And so we need our fiscal situation in order. The defense budget accounts for to work on this, and I’m glad the gen- b 1950 roughly half of the discretionary tleman has taken an interest in this spending that is considered during the Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I would be important subject. regular appropriations process during pleased to enter into a colloquy on be- Mr. LIPINSKI. I want to thank the year. According to the Domenici- half of Chairman YOUNG with you, sir. Chairman YOUNG and Ranking Member Rivlin Commission ‘‘Restoring Amer- Mr. LIPINSKI. Thank you. As the DICKS for their commitment to the ica’s Future,’’ RDT&E budgets have in- chairman is aware and as you are troops and national security, and I creased from $49.2 billion in fiscal year aware, the Department of Defense has know Mr. DICKS is especially concerned 2001 to $80.2 billion in fiscal year 2010. many cybersecurity goals and chal- about cybersecurity. lenges. With the daily reports on So you are seeing an amount of about With that, I yield back the balance of 80 percent higher now than they were cyberattacks and intrusions, I feel that my time. Congress needs to express its concerns in just 2001. That is a 63 percent in- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE before there is a cyberevent that will crease. I’m getting my math wrong Mr. FLAKE. I have an amendment at impact and damage national security. here. That report also suggested reduc- The Department of Defense is the the desk, designated as No. 3. ing the RDT&E budget would ‘‘impose The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- world’s largest target for cyberattacks. greater discipline in research invest- port the amendment. There are many aspects of cyberdefense ments.’’ The Clerk read as follows: infrastructure, but I would like to In addition, Gordon Adams of the focus on one critical piece, the physical At the end of the bill (before the short Stimson Center argues in an essay in location of classified data. I’m very title), insert the following: Foreign Affairs magazine that the SEC. ll. The amounts otherwise provided RDT&E budget should be reduced, say- concerned that the Department of De- by title IV of this Act are revised by reduc- fense will not weigh the physical stor- ing that ‘‘it would be safe to cut it, too, ing the amount made available for ‘‘Re- by 19 percent between fiscal year 2012 age of classified data sufficiently in search, Development, Test and Evaluation, their efforts to save money through the Army’’, by reducing the amount made avail- and fiscal year 2018. Such a reduction consolidation and modernization of the able for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and would yield $87 billion in savings while information technology infrastructure. Evaluation, Navy’’, by reducing the amount keeping the United States’ level of In addition, I worry that unnecessarily made available for ‘‘Research, Development, military R&D far above any other storing classified data abroad could in- Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, by reduc- country.’’ ing the amount made available for ‘‘Re- I’m not attempting to or suggesting crease the risk that this information search, Development, Test and Evaluation, that we make cuts that deep in these could be stolen, damaging national se- Defense-Wide’’, and by reducing the amount accounts with this amendment. I rec- curity and potentially harming our made available for ‘‘Operational Test and ognize that they have already taken a troops. Evaluation, Defense’’, by $93,811,660, sizeable hit in fiscal year 11. I also I would ask the chairman if he would $177,989,500, $263,131,960, $193,248,650, and know that my colleagues will come to be willing to work with me to ensure $1,912,920, respectively. the floor and tout the values of these that the Department of Defense’s fu- Mr. FLAKE (during the reading). I accounts. They’ll talk about and high- ture plans for data storage address ask unanimous consent that the light important successes we’ve these concerns and maintain the high- amendment be considered read. achieved with weapons and other sys- est standards for protection for classi- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection tems that wouldn’t have been possible fied data. Keeping critical defense data to the request of the gentleman from without these accounts. I recognize under positive control and physically Arizona? that. securing that data is just common There was no objection. But if we’re all going to have to get sense for national security. Building The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman used to voting for cuts in defense, cut- and operating data centers here will from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- ting 1 percent of the $73 billion made create American jobs as well as make utes. available to RDT&E is far from Draco- it easier to control access and make it Mr. FLAKE. The amendment would nian and will not preclude any such fu- harder for foreign operatives to steal reduce each of the Research, Develop- ture successes. things such as nuclear secrets, weapons ment, Test, and Evaluation accounts I urge adoption of the amendment. systems designs, and battle plans. by 1 percent, or roughly $730 million I yield back the balance of my time. I yield to the gentleman from New below the currently appropriated $73 Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to the Jersey. billion provided in this measure. gentleman’s amendment. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Chairman Amendments of this sort have been The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman YOUNG and the committee thank the offered to other Defense-related meas- from Washington is recognized for 5 gentleman from Illinois for bringing ures recently, though they have at- minutes. this matter to our attention, and we tempted to cut amounts far greater Mr. DICKS. The allocation for the share his concern for the protection of than what I am proposing. During one Defense bill has already been reduced

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Mr. next generation weapons and tech- screening, diagnosis, treatment, and Chairman, I have an amendment at the nologies required to maintain the U.S. care continuum. desk. edge in military technologies. Today, 80 percent of new lung cancer The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- The reduction would adversely affect cases affect people who neither have port the amendment. many systems now in development, in- smoked or those who have quit smok- The Clerk read as follows: cluding the Joint Strike Fighter, ing, many of them decades ago. At the end of the bill (before the short where we certainly do not want to fall title), insert the following: b 2000 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available behind, advanced submarine develop- by this Act may be used to research, develop, ment, the long-range strike program, This is true of smokers and non- manufacture, or procure a newly designed missile defense program, further devel- smokers, and those populations such as flight suit or integrated aircrew ensemble. opment of precision weapons systems racial and ethnic minorities, women, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is and many others. and low-income Americans who are dis- recognized for 5 minutes. I urge my colleagues to reject this proportionately affected by lung can- Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. amendment. cer. But it is especially the case for our Chairman, there is no bigger supporter, Mr. FLAKE. Will the gentleman brave men and women who defend this I don’t think, in this body of the Air yield? Nation and put themselves in harm’s Force than me. I am an Air National Mr. DICKS. I yield to the gentleman way to protect our freedom. Guard pilot. I have been an Air Na- from Arizona. Veterans, whose service has put them tional Guard pilot for awhile now, and Mr. FLAKE. The gentleman men- at high risk for lung cancer, have lung continue to be even during my service tioned that this defense budget is cut cancer needs that have been and re- in Congress. But part of what we have $7 billion below? main unmet. They also suffer from a to do in this body is we have to find Mr. DICKS. Nine billion below the higher incidence of lung cancer and areas of essential versus nonessential President’s request. mortality than nonveterans. Addition- spending. Mr. FLAKE. That’s below the Presi- ally, the rate of lung cancer is nearly One of those areas I believe that is dent’s request, not below the budg- twice as high among those in the mili- nonessential is $100 million that will be et—— tary compared to the larger U.S. popu- spent, if this amendment is not adopt- Mr. DICKS. Last year we were $17 bil- lation. ed, to develop a new flight suit, in es- lion below last year, $9 billion this As a physician, I know that success sence. I think at a time when we are year. So we’re making some serious against lung cancer requires that we looking at supporting defense as best cuts in this budget. approach lung cancer comprehensively, we can and finding out areas where we Mr. FLAKE. I just appreciate that just as we do other major illnesses. can prioritize and make that essential, this is not the most ridiculous amend- Prevention and wellness, coupled with I think it is important to stop the de- ment. I’m glad that threshold was early detection, treatment options, and sign of this flight suit and allow that reached. research must be adequately funded money to be spent in other areas. Mr. DICKS. No. This one won’t make and coordinated, just as we do for heart We have met with the folks that are the top 10. disease, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, and developing this, that are looking at the Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman. others. That is why I introduced H.R. idea of this new flight suit, and I am Mr. DICKS. We’re working the list 1394, the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduc- still convinced that the right thing to up, so I will share it with the gen- tion Act of 2011. We must coordinate do at this time is to halt the develop- tleman down in the gym. activities that combat lung cancer in ment and manufacture of this. I yield back the balance of my time. vulnerable populations, including our So I would just stand and urge adop- The Acting CHAIR. The question is active military, and ensure that for tion of this amendment. on the amendment offered by the gen- them, as well as for others, that early I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE). detection, treatment, and research is The question was taken; and the Act- adequately supported with benchmarks Chairman, I move to strike the last word. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- to gauge progress. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. FOXX). The peared to have it. We owe it to our Nation’s heroes to gentleman from New Jersey is recog- Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I demand coordinate early screening, treatment, nized for 5 minutes. a recorded vote. and care, and reduce lung cancer mor- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. First of all, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to tality among members of the Armed the committee would like to thank the clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Forces and our veterans, whose expo- gentleman from Illinois for his service ceedings on the amendment offered by sure to carcinogens during active duty in the Air National Guard, and obvi- the gentleman from Arizona will be service is a known contributor to their ously his service in Congress. The gen- postponed. increased lung cancer risk. tleman from Illinois has made a com- Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. I move to I would seek the help of the ranking pelling argument, and we are prepared strike the requisite number of words. member to pursue this work in the De- to accept his amendment. However, we The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman fense Health Program within the De- want to be clear that we will continue from the Virgin Islands is recognized partment of Defense. to study the issue as we support the for 5 minutes. Mr. DICKS. Will the gentlelady continued advancement of the safety of Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Thank you. yield? all of our pilots. We just want to make I invite the ranking member to enter Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. I yield to the that understood. It needs more study. into a colloquy with me on an impor- gentleman from Washington. We are in support of your amendment. tant health issue for our military. Mr. DICKS. I will work with the gen- I yield back the balance of my time. Taking more lives each year than tlelady on DOD lung cancer research. Mr. DICKS. Madam Chair, I move to breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic We have $10.2 million in the budget this strike the requisite number of words. cancers combined, today’s lung cancer year, and money for other forms of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman death toll is beyond unacceptable. It is cancer and treatment efforts, in light from Washington is recognized for 5 the leading cause of cancer death of the serious problems facing military minutes. among men and women across every members. This is a very serious prob- Mr. DICKS. The amendment would racial and ethnic group and has a very lem, and I am glad that you have called prohibit DOD from developing or man- low 5-year survival rate of only 15 per- it to our attention, and I look forward ufacturing a newly designed flight suit

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The Air Force requires that the new the end of this year, as is stated in our The Acting CHAIR. Does any other flight suit must protect airmen from Nation’s Status of Forces Agreement Member wish to be heard on the point flames, all kinds of weather, chemical with Iraq. of order? attacks or radiation, and high gravity This is of concern because this week The Chair will rule. that can cause air members to black the President and some of his advisers The amendment offered by the gen- out. So I urge rejection of the amend- are considering just how many troops tlewoman from California proposes to ment. they can leave behind. Senators and express a legislative sentiment of the I yield back the balance of my time. others are publicizing their opinions. House. The Acting CHAIR. The question is Senator MCCAIN of Arizona has sug- As such, the amendment constitutes on the amendment offered by the gen- gested 10,000 to 13,000 troops remain to legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule XXI. The point of order is sus- tleman from Illinois (Mr. KINZINGER). serve for support in intelligence are- The amendment was agreed to. nas, as air support, and as a peace- tained, and the amendment is not in order. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. LEE keeping force. Others may eventually AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. LEE Ms. LEE. Madam Chair, I have an call for even more to remain. At the Ms. LEE. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. same time, the Government of Iraq is feeling pressured on multiple sides to amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- port the amendment. either ask us to stay or to ensure our departure. As one of the original found- port the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short ers of the Out of Iraq Caucus, along with Congresswoman MAXINE WATERS At the end of the bill (before the spending title), add the following new section: reduction amount), insert the following: and Congresswoman LYNN WOOLSEY, SEC. ll. It is the policy of the United SEC. ll. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF States to withdraw all United States Armed our position has been clear all along— FUNDS.—None of the funds made available by Forces and military contractors from Iraq by we opposed the war and the occupation this Act may be used for any account of the December 31, 2011, and no provision of any from the start, and we have worked Department of Defense (other than accounts agreement between the United States and day in and day out to end it. excluded by subsection (b)) in excess of the Iraq that amends the timeline for such with- We believe that ending the occupa- amount made available for such account for drawal in a manner that obligates the United tion of Iraq means withdrawing all fiscal year 2011, unless the financial state- States to a security commitment to respond ments of the Department for fiscal year 2011 to internal or external threats against Iraq troops—and we mean all troops—and all military contractors out of Iraq. It are validated as ready for audit within 180 after such date shall be in force with respect days after the date of the enactment of this to the United States unless the agreement is would be unacceptable to have troops Act. in the form of a treaty requiring the advice remaining in Iraq after December 31, (b) ACCOUNTS EXCLUDED.—The following ac- and consent of the Senate (or is intended to 2011, unless of course there was a trea- counts are excluded from the prohibition in take that form in the case of an agreement ty or an act of Congress. Leaving subsection (a): under negotiation) or is specifically author- troops would hurt U.S. national secu- (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, ized by an Act of Congress enacted after the rity interests by adding credence to in- and National Guard personnel accounts of date of the enactment of this Act. surgents’ narrative about the U.S. the Department of Defense. Ms. LEE (during the reading). Madam being a permanent occupying force. (2) The Defense Health Program account. (c) VALIDATION DEFINED.—In this section, Chair, I ask unanimous consent to con- America’s interests in Iraq and the re- sider the amendment as read. the term ‘‘validation’’, with respect to the gion will be best served by eliminating auditability of financial statements, means a The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection our military presence and making determination, following an examination, to the request of the gentlewoman greater use of our Nation’s assets, in- that the financial statements comply with from California? cluding diplomacy, reconciliation, generally accepted accounting principles and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I object. commerce, development assistance, applicable laws and regulations and reflect The Acting CHAIR. Objection is and humanitarian aid. And we have al- reliable internal controls. heard. (d) WAIVER.—The President may waive sub- ready said in policy that there shall be section (a) with respect to a component or The Clerk will read. no permanent military bases in Iraq. The Clerk continued to read. program of the Department if the President Iraqis must be responsible for the se- certifies that applying the subsection to that Ms. LEE (during the reading). Madam curity of Iraq, which they have dem- component or program would harm national Chair, I ask unanimous consent to con- onstrated more and more as we have security or members of the Armed Forces sider the amendment as read. been pulling out of their country. The who are in combat. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection American people have no interest in Ms. LEE (during the reading). Madam to the request of the gentlewoman extending our presence in Iraq, and Chair, I ask unanimous consent that from California? they are looking to Congress to ensure the amendment be considered read. There was no objection. that we bring our troops home and The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam focus the savings on the challenges fac- to the request of the gentlewoman Chair, I reserve a point of order on the ing our Nation today. from California? gentlewoman’s amendment. Furthermore, we need to ensure that There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order if any security commitment is re- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam is reserved. quired, that such commitment be es- Chair, I reserve a point of order on the The gentlewoman from California is tablished by a treaty or an act of Con- gentlewoman’s amendment. recognized for 5 minutes. gress. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order Ms. LEE. Madam Chair, I am pleased I yield back the balance of my time. is reserved. that my colleagues, Representatives The gentlewoman from California is b 2010 NADLER and WOOLSEY, are joining me recognized for 5 minutes. in offering an amendment that make it POINT OF ORDER Ms. LEE. Madam Chair, I join my es- the policy of the United States to with- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam teemed colleague Ms. JAN SCHAKOWSKY draw all members of the United States Chair, I make a point of order against from Illinois in offering an amendment Armed Forces and military contractors the amendment because it proposes to that hits at the heart of the issue of from Iraq by the end of this year. change existing law and constitutes fiscal responsibility. More importantly, this amendment legislation in an appropriation bill and This amendment would freeze De- also clarifies that this timeline cannot therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. partment of Defense programs at fiscal

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However, this amendment change existing law and constitutes Navy and other military branches pre- would exempt military personnel, Re- legislation in an appropriation bill and pare for the repeal of this 1993 law, serve and National Guard personnel ac- therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. hours upon hours of sensitivity train- counts as well as the Defense Health The rule states in pertinent part: ing have been presented to men and Program account from this potential ‘‘An amendment to a general appro- women in uniform. Such instruction funding freeze. It also contains a waiv- priation bill shall not be in order if has included warning that the failure er for any potential harm to national changing existing law.’’ to embrace alternative lifestyles could security or combat forces. The amendment gives affirmative di- result in penalties for servicemembers. In these financial times, which are rection in effect. What will happen to chaplains who very difficult as we all know, more and I ask for a ruling from the Chair. decline to officiate over same-sex cere- more people are learning of the impor- The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member monies? The directive states that chap- tance of keeping to a budget and of wish to speak on the point of order? lains ‘‘may’’ perform same-sex civil being able to track where every single The Chair is prepared to rule. marriage ceremonies. I fear that chap- penny goes of their paychecks, if they The Chair finds that this amendment lains who refuse to perform these cere- have paychecks. For too many Ameri- includes language conferring author- monies may find themselves under at- cans right now, survival boils down to ity. tack and their careers threatened. appropriately spending and saving The amendment therefore con- Madam Chair, we must ensure the re- every dollar and every cent that they stitutes legislation in violation of ligious liberty of all military members, have and budgeting what little money clause 2 of rule XXI. particularly that of chaplains. In my they have left. The point of order is sustained, and family, I’ve had a military chaplain Sadly, the Department of Defense In- the amendment is not in order. who has served for more than approxi- spector General and the Government AMENDMENT NO. 77 OFFERED BY MR. mately 4 decades, so this is particu- Accountability Office have documented HUELSKAMP larly important to me, personally. that the Defense Department cannot Mr. HUELSKAMP. Madam Chair, I Regardless of how someone feels tell the American taxpayers how their have an amendment at the desk. about the repeal of the policy known as money is being spent. That really is The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, I think we can quite shocking. We cannot wait any designate the amendment. all agree that instructing military longer for the books to be audited. This The text of the amendment is as fol- chaplains that they can perform same- requirement first came down in 1990, lows: sex marriages goes above and beyond and over the years, this requirement At the end of the bill (before the short the instruction to repeal that par- that they keep the books that can be title), insert the following: ticular law. In fact, this directive is checked over has been pushed back to SEC. ll. None of the funds made available not only an overreach of the repeal but 2017. Already the Department of De- by this Act may be used to implement the is also a direct assault on the Defense fense has stated that they need an ex- curriculum of the Chaplain Corps Tier 1 of Marriage Act. It should be noted DADT repeal training dated April 11, 2011. tension. these two laws passed with bipartisan How many times do we turn our The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman support and were signed into law by backs on agencies in their spending from Kansas is recognized for 5 min- Democrat President Bill Clinton. Re- money without being able to account utes. pealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was sup- for it? How many more stories of ex- Mr. HUELSKAMP. Madam Chair, I posed to be about allowing people in pensive ashtrays and overpriced ham- rise this evening to ensure that Amer- the military to serve openly, not about mers do we need to have before we ica’s military bases are not used to ad- promoting same-sex marriage in con- begin to deal with this in an effective vance a narrow social agenda. travention of the Defense of Marriage way? Earlier this year, the Navy chief of Act. The bloated Pentagon budget, filled chaplains announced that military I urge my colleagues to join me in with waste, fraud and abuse, must be chaplains who desire to perform same- supporting this amendment in order to able to be audited. The American peo- sex marriages would be allowed to do promote and ensure conformity and ple expect to know where our defense so following the repeal of the policy uniformity in the military culture, not dollars are going. They pay for this De- known as Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The the other way around; to promote the fense Department, and they expect directive said that chaplains could per- religious liberty of military chaplains; Congress to be the watchdog of these form same-sex ceremonies in such and to promote consistency with Fed- agencies. In fact, I believe that it is States where such marriages and eral laws on marriage. critical that the Department of De- unions are legal. Apparently, the Navy I yield back the balance of my time. fense not only be ready for an audit but has recently backed away from such in- be able to actually pass an audit. struction, but tepidly and weakly, and b 2020 Today, I urge my colleagues to sup- in a way that leaves the door open to Mr. DICKS. Madam Chair, I rise in port this amendment, be fiscally re- the reinstatement of this policy. opposition to the amendment. sponsible and hold the Pentagon ac- This amendment I offer will prohibit The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman countable to get its financial books in the enforcement of the directive of al- from Washington is recognized for 5 order. We require that of the business lowing chaplains to perform same-sex minutes. sector, of the private sector. We re- marriages on Navy bases regardless of Mr. DICKS. I rise in opposition to quire that of our own family budgets. whatever a State’s law is on gay mar- any amendment that seeks to delay the Why in the world don’t we require that riage. repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Some of the Pentagon where so many of our In thinking about what has made our in the majority continue to try to leg- hard-earned tax dollars are being military successful, two things come to islate this issue even though the repeal spent? We should freeze their spending, my mind: conformity and uniformity. of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was approved freeze their budget, until we know Men and women who join our military with overwhelming bipartisan support what they’re doing with their money. are to conform to the military’s stand- in December. An audit is a very reasonable request, ards, not the other way around. Re- As of last month, more than 1 million and I hope that the other side under- gardless of where a ship is docked or U.S. servicemembers—roughly half of stands that this really is in the spirit where a plane is parked, our service- our Armed Forces—have been trained of fiscal responsibility and in helping members know what to anticipate and on the new law allowing gays and les- to ensure that the Pentagon’s books how to behave. Rules and expectations bians to serve openly in the military. are in order. are the same everywhere, but with a Our military leaders, lead by Admiral I yield back the balance of my time. policy that is flexible and changes Mullen, have stated that they have

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It leaves our Last month, Secretary Gates indi- military to second-guess their training Jewish soldiers in a spiritual lurch, our cated in an interview with the Associ- for chaplains. No doubt those docu- Muslim soldiers in a spiritual lurch, all ated Press that he sees no roadblocks ments could eventually come our of those who take advantage of the to ending the ban on openly gay mili- way—and should, for oversight activi- good offices of the chaplaincy in the tary service. Current Secretary Pa- ties—but for us to somehow defund the military, just as, of course, we have a netta said that he would work closely training of chaplains to implement chaplain in this fine institution, the with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to assess Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell makes no sense. United States Congress. whether the elements for certification Again, chaplains will be worried. For So, again, this is a change that per- in the law are met before approving the instance, Catholic chaplains will be haps many members of the chaplaincy repeal. worried to advise their followers that were not in favor of—some were; it de- Our servicemembers deserve the homosexuality is a sin if that is not in- pends on their faith position, their own right to serve their country no matter cluded in the training. Those for whom political opinions—but they need to be their race, gender, or sexual orienta- homosexuality is not a sin will also trained in accordance with military tion. Currently, gay and lesbian serv- likewise be worried about advising the protocols, and this amendment would icemembers are forced to live under troops. There will be a void, a huge gut that. I strongly urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. the constant threat of being forced out void—to not train the spiritual advi- I yield back the balance of my time. of the military because of the mis- sors to members of our military about The Acting CHAIR. The question is guided Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. I urge the implementation of Don’t Ask, on the amendment offered by the gen- my colleagues to reject any amend- Don’t Tell? I mean, why not try to not tleman from Kansas (Mr. HUELSKAMP). ment that seeks to delay implementa- train any of the troops? I mean, again, The question was taken; and the Act- tion. whether you supported it or not, I ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- think most of us believe that it was peared to have it. ance of my time. better that there was a training proc- Mr. HUELSKAMP. Madam Chair, I Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I move to ess than, let’s say, a court has or- demand a recorded vote. strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman dered—which has now happened absent clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- a training process and instantaneous ceedings on the amendment offered by utes. change. Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, this With regard to the chaplaincy, to the gentleman from Kansas will be amendment strikes a very dangerous second-guess an internal military postponed. precedent for Congress to somehow training document—again, which they AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TONKO micromanage the training processes of have indicated that they will revise ac- Mr. TONKO. Madam Chair, I rise to military chaplains. cordingly—is to show a huge lack of offer an amendment to H.R. 2219. We have military chaplains from di- judgment of the men and women who The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- verse faith backgrounds. We have many run the military, an enormous lack of port the amendment. faiths—in fact, the majority of faiths confidence in the institution of the The Clerk read as follows: that, for instance, don’t sanctify gay chaplaincy, an offense to the chap- At the end of the bill (before the short marriage. We have other faiths. The laincy of the military to somehow title), insert the following: one that I happen to belong to—I am a deign that Congress is expressing that SEC. ll. None of the funds made available they should not be trained regarding a by this Act may be used to pay a contractor member of a reformed Jewish faith— under a contract with the Department of De- and there are many other Christian major military policy, that they should somehow take the risk on their own, fense for costs of any amount paid by the faiths, including the Episcopalian contractor or subcontractor to an employee faith, which do sanction same-sex that they should worry about advising performing work under the contract for com- unions. Likewise, it’s an important members of their faith with regard to, pensation if the compensation of the em- part of chaplain training that they’re within their faith tradition, whether ployee for a fiscal year exceeds the rate pay- allowed to counsel against, for in- homosexuality is a sin or not, regard- able for level I of the Executive Schedule stance, homosexual acts or extra- ing members of their faith as to wheth- under section 5312 of title 5, United States er they can be married or not. Code, regardless of the contract funding marital heterosexual acts. That’s a source. part of chaplaincy training as well. For This is a diverse country religiously, Congress to interfere with the military and likewise the institution of our Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam processes of chaplaincy training is ab- military reflects that diversity. And to Chairman, I reserve a point of order on surd and unprecedented. somehow, again, second-guess a mili- the gentleman’s amendment. With regard to this particular train- tary training document that hasn’t The Acting CHAIR. The point of ing program, I would like to ask my even been read by the prime sponsor of order is reserved. The gentleman from New York is rec- friend from Kansas (Mr. HUELSKAMP), if this amendment shows a tremendous I could just yield a moment to him, if lack of faith and is a very dangerous ognized for 5 minutes. he has read this particular training precedence for Congress in terms of Mr. TONKO. Madam Chair, the high- manual that he is seeking to defund interfering with the training proce- est individual government salary fund- here. dures of the military. ed by the American taxpayer is that of I yield to the gentleman from Kan- We could, of course, as a body or as the President of the United States at a sas. individual Members, go through every total of $400,000, or so I thought. The Mr. HUELSKAMP. Yes, if the gen- single training manual and find things President is certainly the highest paid tleman would restate his question. we like, find things we don’t like. But public servant, but it turns out that Mr. POLIS. Has the gentleman from again, to micromanage the military to the leader of the free world isn’t actu- Kansas read the training manual that that extent, particularly in light of a ally the highest paid executive on the he is seeking to defund in this case? policy change which has ramifications taxpayers’ payroll. Mr. HUELSKAMP. Madam Chair, for the chaplaincy. In fact, the highest Federal Govern- that is an excellent question. The chaplaincy is, by and large, ment salaries by far can be earned by We tried to obtain a copy of that where the rubber meets the road with private sector executives who are paid from the Department of Defense today regard to how individual members are up to $700,000 per year directly in tax- and they refused to provide a copy. being advised about their sexual ori- payer dollars. I do not mean executives What I do have is an online three-page entation, about what behaviors are who earn their multibillion-dollar in- summary of the manual. moral and what behaviors are immoral. comes by selling often overpriced and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:15 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.208 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4743 underperforming equipment to our men underlying bill, which deals with lim- on this and other matters in our over- and women in uniform, though the cus- iting contractor bonuses. I hope my sight of the Joint Strike Fighter Pro- tomer is the Federal Government. colleagues will join me in supporting gram. Those salaries are paid through trans- this amendment and other modest sim- I yield back the balance of my time. actions in the private sector. No, I am ple reforms that can help us tackle the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. POLIS talking about the Federal Government deficit. Mr. POLIS. I have an amendment at salaries paid directly by the Pentagon With that, I thank you, Madam the desk. and other agencies to private con- Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- tractor executives, direct salaries paid I yield back the balance of my time. port the amendment. for 100 percent by taxpayer dollars. POINT OF ORDER The Clerk read as follows: You won’t find these exorbitant pay Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I make a At the end of the bill (before the short rates on government income lists. point of order against the amendment title), insert the following new section: They certainty aren’t subject to the because it proposes to change existing SEC. ll. None of the funds made available current Federal employee pay and hir- law and constitutes legislation in an by this Act may be used to maintain an end ing freeze. appropriation bill and therefore vio- strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to per- b 2030 lates clause 2 of rule XXI. manent duty in Europe in excess of 30,000 In fact, that $700,000 maximum salary The rule states in pertinent part: members, and the amounts otherwise pro- increases every year to reach even ‘‘An amendment to a general appro- vided by this Act for ‘‘Military Personnel, greater heights even as we contemplate priation bill shall not be in order if Army’’, ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, ‘‘Mili- cutting other areas of our budget to changing existing law.’’ tary Personnel, Marine Corps’’, and ‘‘Mili- new lows, including that of our mili- The amendment requires a new deter- tary Personnel, Air Force’’ in title I of divi- sion A are hereby reduced by $433,966,500, tary service branches. mination. I ask for a ruling from the Chair. $41,380,000, $6,700,000, and $330,915,000, respec- These salaries are being paid by a de- tively. partment that has not been able to The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman pass a standard audit in its entire his- wish to speak on the point of order? from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- tory. It cannot even tell us how many The Chair is prepared to rule. utes. contractors are on its payroll. The Chair finds that this amendment Madam Chair, the salary of a typical includes language requiring a new de- Mr. POLIS. Given the ongoing budget Army private starts at a meager $20,000 termination of the amount of com- negotiations, we need to explore all op- per year. General Petraeus, a four-star pensation of certain employees. tions for reducing wasteful spending, general with 37 years of active service, The amendment therefore con- and I think we have an easy one in the commander of the international co- stitutes legislation in violation of front of us in this amendment. alition in Afghanistan and the next di- clause 2 of rule XXI. Before we ask the American people to rector of the CIA, earns a salary of ap- The point of order is sustained, and accept painful cuts or accept tax in- proximately $180,000. The Secretary of the amendment is not in order. creases, we have an opportunity here Defense earns about $200,000. How then Mr. DICKS. Madam Chair, I move to to get defense spending under control can we justify salaries of up to $700,000 strike the last word. in a way that does not jeopardize or for defense contractor executives? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman harm our national security. If we’re se- I understand that there may be con- from Washington is recognized for 5 rious about deficit reduction, we need tractors who supply services to our Na- minutes. to do something about the defense tion that our government cannot per- Mr. DICKS. I rise for the purpose of budget, and we can do it in a respon- form on its own. However, I am also ab- engaging in a colloquy with the gen- sible way that doesn’t hurt our na- solutely certain that there is no one tleman from Florida (Mr. YOUNG), our tional security. My amendment would single private contractor whose value distinguished chairman. do that. to our national security is twice that I think we agree that it is vitally im- By reducing some of the 80,000 troops of the Commander in Chief of the portant to save money in the Joint in Europe where they’re no longer United States military. Strike Fighter Program where it is needed, we can save hundreds of mil- At a time when the Chairman of the possible to do so without negatively lions of dollars. So what my amend- Joint Chiefs is telling us that the Na- impacting performance or schedule. ment would do very simply is reduce tion’s debt is the number one threat The Joint Program Office and the serv- the total number of troops stationed in facing America, we cannot continue ices which will use the Joint Strike Europe from 80,000 to 30,000, which is using taxpayer dollars to pay lavish Fighter are to be commended for any more than enough to continue to sup- and unjustifiable private contractor efforts to identify potential reductions port our ongoing operations in Libya salaries that are more than triple the in program costs. As an example, the and Iraq and our responsibilities to pay of our military leadership. Air Force is currently in the process of NATO for those Members who support My amendment simply states that validating an earlier internal study of them. For those who don’t, this is not funds in this bill will not be used to ejection seat options for its variant of a proxy for those battles. We don’t pay a Federal Government salary for the aircraft. want to cut the troop levels so low we any individual defense contractor that Would the chairman agree that if can’t support those operations. exceeds the salary of the Secretary of studies like this one make a sound It will allow the DOD to save money Defense. That salary is level 1 of the business case that savings will result, by closing those bases that are no executive schedule, or about $200,000. then the Air Force’s judgment about longer needed. By pulling 50,000 troops This is a very modest reform. It is how its aircraft can be made more cost out of Western Europe and closing not about limiting contracts or con- effectively equipped should be informed bases, we can save money, reduce our tract spending more broadly. It does by that conclusion? redundant military force, and CBO has not deal with outsourcing or I yield to the gentleman. scored the savings of this amendment insourcing. It does not, in fact, cap Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the as over $800 million. contractor pay, which may include pri- gentleman for yielding. On top of the savings produced by re- vate sector projects, profit sharing, or I agree with him that we should con- ducing our troop level, my amendment other earnings. It merely deals with sider all options for cost savings. would allow us to station troops in the the salary paid to contractors directly Should the Air Force present the com- U.S., instead of Europe, where it’s 10 to by the taxpayer, limiting the cost of mittee with a study that indicates po- 20 percent less expensive. It would that compensation in an effort to re- tential cost savings in the ejection seat allow the Pentagon to close bases duce the deficit and stop paying exorbi- without compromising the F–35’s per- across Europe that, frankly, are relics tant Federal salaries to private sector formance or schedule, we will certainly of World War II and the Cold War. employees. look hard at that. The U.S. taxpayer didn’t sign up to I think this amendment forms a per- Mr. DICKS. I thank the chairman indefinitely defend our wealthy West- fect complement to section 8050 of the and look forward to working with him ern European allies from a nonexistent

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If richest countries in the world, so why I yield back the balance of my time. we’re going to be spending billions of are we subsidizing their defense spend- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam dollars in taxpayer money, we should ing? Our European allies have enjoyed Chairman, I rise in opposition to the make sure that it goes to fund U.S. a free ride on the American dime for amendment. manufacturers and U.S. jobs. too long. Today, our European allies The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is But here’s the problem. There are a spend an average of about 2 percent of recognized for 5 minutes. number of loopholes, a growing number GDP on defense, while America spends Mr. YOUNG of Florida. The gen- of exceptions to the Buy America law. 4 to 5 percent. That means the average tleman from Colorado offered a similar The biggest is this one. One of the ex- American spends $2,500 on defense; the amendment to the 2012 national de- ceptions says that if you are buying a average European, $500 on defense. fense authorization bill earlier this particular good for use outside of the Now, if Europe feels they are under a year, and it failed by a vote of 96–323. United States, you don’t have to com- military threat, first of all, I would He offered a similar amendment during ply with the Buy America clause at all. like to hear whom it’s from. It’s not consideration of H.R. 1 earlier this Well, that becomes a pretty enormous, clear who’s about to attack France or year, which failed by a vote of 74–351. truck-sized loophole when we are fight- Germany. But if Europe does feel The setting of our military end ing two wars abroad, because much of they’re under a threat, they can afford strengths is not something that should what we are purchasing goes imme- to spend more on defense, and we can be done lightly. In fact, this is the sole diately to foreign companies. be confident that we can spend less on jurisdiction of the Committee on So you have a situation where non- their defense. We cannot afford to sub- Armed Services. They are responsible combat vehicles, light trucks, ambu- sidize the defense of France and Ger- for setting military personnel end lances, buses, motorcycles, vehicles many from an unknown and unidenti- strengths, and the levels that would be that are made by a multitude of Amer- fied threat. set by this amendment are signifi- ican manufacturers, are now being This amendment does not signal a cantly below those in the House-passed bought overseas and our taxpayer dol- weakening in our commitment to 2012 National Defense Authorization lars are going to foreign European and NATO. With modern technology, we Act. Asian vehicle manufacturers and into For that and many other reasons, I can move troops and weapons quickly the pockets of foreign workers. across the globe into theaters of oper- am opposed to this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. This is a much bigger problem than ation. We retain sufficient presence in just this one category of spending. In Europe with 30,000 troops for our joint The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gen- fact, the DOD has spent about $36 bil- training responsibilities under NATO. lion in purchases from foreign compa- There is simply no need to have nearly tleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS). The question was taken; and the Act- nies for use outside of the United 100,000 troops. States. In fact, just this last year, It’s time to rethink our defense ing Chair announced that the noes ap- peared to have it. there were about 38,000 waivers to the spending. We’re not under threat by Buy America Act for a variety of ex- the Nazis. We’re not under threat by Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. ceptions, and over the last 4 years the Soviets. Terrorism is a real threat. about 161,000 waivers to the Buy Amer- It’s an amorphous threat that’s not The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ica Act. This is a very large problem, bound by nations or states, and, in as we see growing numbers of excep- fact, it does not have its main nexus in ceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be tions to the act. This one, though, is Western Europe. Maintaining bases in the biggest. Europe is simply not a sane or rational postponed. And while I think we’ve got to pass response to this threat, nor is it fis- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MURPHY OF comprehensive legislation to try to cally responsible. CONNECTICUT Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Madam take on these growing waivers from the b 2040 Chair, I have an amendment at the Buy America Act, this amendment, Even Donald Rumsfeld thinks it’s desk. which I offer with my good friend Rep- time for a change of policy. In his re- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- resentative PETERS of Michigan, will cent book, he wrote: ‘‘Of the quarter port the amendment. simply restrict the purchase of these million troops deployed abroad in 2001, The Clerk read as follows: everyday non-combat vehicles to vehi- more than 100,000 were in Europe, the At the end of the bill (before the short cles that are made by American work- vast majority stationed in Germany to title), insert the following: ers. People in my State of Connecticut fend off an invitation by a Soviet SEC. ll. None of the funds made available and around the country are out of Union that no longer existed.’’ by this Act may be used to purchase non- work, and a $1.3 billion infusion, money combat vehicles for use outside of the United These cuts proposed in my amend- that we’re going to spend anyway, will States if such vehicles are not substantially help create jobs. ment are part of the recommendations manufactured in the United States (as de- of the Sustainable Defense Task Force, fined in the Defense Federal Acquisition To be successful in the 21st century a bipartisan project. The Sustainable Regulation Supplement). we can’t continue to cede our manufac- Defense Task Force brought together Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam turing capacity to overseas workers. defense experts from across the ideo- Chairman, I reserve a point of order on The Department of Defense is the logical spectrum and proposed com- the gentleman’s amendment. world’s largest purchaser of many monsense recommendations for saving The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman’s types of products and we must do all taxpayers’ money without jeopardizing point of order is reserved. that we can to make sure that we’re our national defense, and that’s ex- The gentleman from Connecticut is putting this money, our taxpayers’ actly what this is, common sense. recognized for 5 minutes. money to work here at home while not At a time when we must seriously Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Thank doing any damage to the mission consider cuts to wasteful government you, Madam Chair. abroad. These non-combat vehicles spending, we should not continue to Since 2003, the Defense Department could easily be manufactured by Amer- subsidize the defense of wealthy Euro- reports that it has spent approximately ican plants, and it’s high time that we pean nations against a nonexistent $1.3 billion to buy non-combat vehicles put people back to work here in this Nazi threat, a nonexistent Soviet from foreign vehicle manufacturers. country. I urge adoption of this amend- threat. Let’s get serious here. We can Now you may ask, why is that? We ment. start by reducing our military presence have a law on the books that’s called I yield back the balance of my time.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:15 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07JY7.214 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4745 POINT OF ORDER Accordingly, the point of order is Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam sustained. Chairman, I move to strike the last Chairman, I make a point of order b 2050 word. against the amendment because it pro- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is poses to change existing law and con- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. HERRERA recognized for 5 minutes. stitutes legislation in an appropriation BEUTLER Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I would like Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam bill and therefore violates clause 2 of to say, Madam Chairman, that the gen- Chair, I have an amendment at the rule XXI. tlewoman has worked long and hard to The rule states in pertinent part: desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- write this amendment in such a way to ‘‘An amendment to a general appro- port the amendment. be acceptable to the Parliamentarian, priation bill shall not be in order if The Clerk read as follows: and I am very happy to accept her changing existing law.’’ At the end of the bill (before the short amendment and ask for its support. The amendment requires a new deter- title), insert the following: I yield back the balance of my time. mination. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Mr. DICKS. I move to strike the req- I ask for a ruling from the Chair. by this Act may be used to enter into a con- uisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member tract that allows the contractor to use The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman seek to speak on the point of order? amounts paid to the contractor under such from Washington is recognized for 5 The Chair recognizes the gentleman contract to pay a tax to the Afghan Ministry minutes. of Finance. from Connecticut. Mr. DICKS. I am going to read this Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Madam The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman amendment: ‘‘None of the funds made Chair, just to quickly point out that is from Washington is recognized for 5 available by this act may be used to a pretty bread-and-butter, vanilla re- minutes. enter into a contract that allows the Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam striction on funding, as I understand contractor to use amounts paid to the Chair, we are in Afghanistan right now, one of the objections is that this would contractor under such contract to pay helping to rebuild, or in many cases change the duties of contracting offi- a tax to the Afghan Ministry of Fi- build from scratch, infrastructure. And cers who now don’t apply the Buy nance.’’ America law. In fact, normal course of when we leave that country, and I do hope we will be leaving soon, we will I want to congratulate the gentle- training requirements for contracting woman from Washington State for specialists already educate those spe- leave that infrastructure behind, power grids, water systems, trained law en- being able to work so tirelessly to get cialists in how to apply the Buy Amer- this amendment perfected. It’s very ica law whether or not they currently forcement, the building blocks of a functioning society. We will spend bil- clear what her intent is, and we are do it today. prepared on our side to accept this I do believe for that reason that the lions of dollars on improvements meant to better the lives of the Afghan amendment. amendment is germane. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Does any other people. We don’t need to also pay taxes to the Afghan Government for the The Acting CHAIR. The question is Member wish to speak on the point of on the amendment offered by the gen- order? If not, the Chair is prepared to privilege of building or rebuilding their country. And that’s why I am happy to tlewoman from Washington (Ms. HER- rule. bring this amendment to the floor to- RERA BEUTLER). The gentleman from Florida makes a The amendment was agreed to. point of order that the amendment of- night for consideration. The Department of Defense should be AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LEWIS OF fered by the gentleman from Con- focused on providing soldiers in train- GEORGIA necticut proposes to change existing ing, in the field, and on the front lines Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Chair, law, in violation of clause 2(c) of rule with the tools they need to protect I have an amendment at the desk. XXI. themselves and defend our country. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- As recorded in Deschler’s Precedents, This amendment would uphold existing port the amendment. volume 8, chapter 26, section 52, even law and clarify existing agreements be- The Clerk read as follows: though a limitation or exception there- tween the U.S. and Afghanistan prohib- At the end of the bill (before the short from might refrain from explicitly as- iting Afghanistan from taxing U.S. title), insert the following: signing new duties to officers of the contractors doing this rebuilding work SEC. ll. The Secretary of Defense shall government, if it implicitly requires in Afghanistan. post on the public website of the Department them to make investigations, compile Now, this ban on levying taxes would of Defense the cost to each American tax- evidence, or make judgments and de- also apply to all subcontractors that payer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. terminations not otherwise required of may not have direct contracts with Af- them by law, then it assumes the char- ghanistan. In other words, if a com- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam acter of legislation and is subject to a pany is working on a project funded by Chairman, I reserve a point of order on point of order under clause 2(c) of rule the U.S. Department of Defense, the gentleman’s amendment. XXI. whether that company is a prime con- The Acting CHAIR. A point of order The proponent of a limitation as- tractor or a subcontractor, that com- is reserved. sumes the burden of establishing that pany should not be subject to taxes The gentleman from Georgia is rec- any duties imposed by the provision ei- from the Afghani Government. ognized for 5 minutes. ther are merely ministerial or are al- These are the contractors doing re- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Chair, ready required by law. building work in Afghanistan, helping let me begin by thanking the ranking The Chair finds that limitation pro- rebuild the Afghanis’ infrastructure, member, Mr. DICKS, and his staff for all posed in the amendment offered by the and hopefully allowing them to one day of their hard work on this legislation. gentleman from Connecticut does not thrive independently. Common sense As always, they offer great assistance simply impose a negative restriction and financial prudence says that the and guidance for all Members and staff, on the funds in the bill. Instead, it re- U.S. should not be subject to taxation regardless of our differences on policy. quires the officials concerned to make for the rebuilding efforts it is paying Thank you all for all that you do. a determination regarding whether a for. Madam Chair, my amendment is very certain item to be acquired for use out- Hardworking Americans send their simple: It requires that the Depart- side the United States is substantially tax dollars to Washington so that sol- ment of Defense put on its Web site the manufactured in the United States, a diers on the front lines have the tools costs of war to each American tax- matter with which they are not they need to protect themselves and payer. It is time for Americans to have charged under existing law. our country, not fill the coffers of a a receipt for these 10 years of war. On these premises, the Chair con- foreign government. So I urge its adop- What has it cost us? How much cold, cludes that the amendment offered by tion. hard cash has been spent? the gentleman from Connecticut pro- With that, I yield back the balance of I have stood here time and time poses to change existing law. my time. again and listened to debates about

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The gentleman funds that were expended during the pre- or you, or you. from Georgia is recognized. ceding fiscal year for performance of depot- level maintenance and repair workloads by But when it comes to war, war in Af- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. I made my ghanistan, Iraq, and now Libya, there the public and private sectors, pursuant to 10 point, and I don’t have another point to U.S.C. 2466(d)(1); to the Committee on Armed seems to be a bottomless pit of re- make. Services. sources. And it is not fair; it is not The Acting CHAIR. The Chair is pre- 2305. A letter from the Under Secretary, right. We nickel and dime the people pared to rule on the point of order. Department of Defense, transmitting a letter who need it most. But when it comes to The Chair finds that this amendment regarding the certification of a restructured war, there is a big fat blank check. We includes language imparting direction. Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives need to be honest with ourselves. We The amendment therefore con- Program; to the Committee on Armed Serv- need to be honest with each other. ices. stitutes legislation in violation of 2306. A letter from the Under Secretary, Across the country, there are Ameri- clause 2 of rule XXI. The point of order Department of Defense, transmitting a letter cans, hardworking, taxpaying citizens is sustained, and the amendment is not regarding the certification of a restrutured who oppose war. They oppose their in order. RQ-4A/B Unmanned Aircraft System Global hard-earned dollars being sent overseas Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Hawk Program; to the Committee on Armed to support 10 long years of war. But let Chairman, I move that the Committee Services. me be clear, Madam Chair, they do not 2307. A letter from the Director, Defense do now rise. Procurement and Acquisition Policy, De- oppose paying their taxes. They are not The motion was agreed to. partment of Defense, transmitting the De- anarchists or anti-government activ- Accordingly, the Committee rose; partment’s final rule — Defense Federal Ac- ists. But as conscientious objectors to and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. quisition Regulations Supplement; Syn- war, these Americans want their taxes FRELINGHUYSEN) having assumed the chronized Predeployment and Operational invested here at home. chair, Ms. FOXX, Acting Chair of the Tracker (SPOT)(DFARS Case 2011-D030) They want to help provide food for Committee of the Whole House on the (RIN: 0750-AH26) received June 15, 2011, pur- the hungry, safe roads, and strong state of the Union, reported that that suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mittee on Armed Services. schools. They want Medicare and So- Committee, having had under consider- 2308. A letter from the Assistant Secretary cial Security to exist for their parents, ation the bill (H.R. 2219) making appro- for Legislative Affairs, Department of the their children, and their grandchildren. priations for the Department of De- Treasury, transmitting the annual report of They want their tax dollars to care for fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- the National Advisory Council on Inter- soldiers and their families when they tember 30, 2012, and for other purposes, national Monetary and Financial Policies for return home. They want to see an end had come to no resolution thereon. fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Finan- and a cure to cancer. They want a cure cial Services. f 2309. A letter from the General Counsel, for AIDS. They want to see small busi- LEAVE OF ABSENCE Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmit- nesses thrive and innovation become ting the Agency’s final rule — Conservator- the engine of our economy. They want By unanimous consent, leave of ab- ship and Receivership (RIN: 2590-AA23) re- high-speed rail that rivals Europe and sence was granted to: ceived June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Asia. They want transit systems that Mr. CULBERSON (at the request of Mr. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial are safe and get people where they need CANTOR) for July 6 and the balance of Services. to go. They want government to work 2310. A letter from the Director, Regu- the week on account of family obliga- latory Management Division, Environmental for them. tions. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Even if you do not oppose war, don’t Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas (at the re- cy’s final rule — Land Disposal Restrictions: you want to know what it costs you quest of Ms. PELOSI) for today after 6 Revision of the Treatment Standards for and your family? It’s time, Madam p.m. and July 8. Carbamate Wastes [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0332; FRL-9318-4] (RIN: 2050-AG65) received June Chair, it’s time for the Department of f Defense to be honest with the Amer- 10, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to ican people. This is not some wild, ADJOURNMENT the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2311. A letter from the Director, Regu- crazy, farfetched idea. It is simple, Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I move that latory Management Division, Environmental commonsense transparency and good the House do now adjourn. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- government. This amendment takes a The motion was agreed to; accord- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation tiny, small step in the right direction. ingly (at 9 o’clock and 2 minutes p.m.), of Implementation Plans; State of Cali- Madam Chair, it is my hope and the House adjourned until Friday, July fornia; Interstate Transport of Pollution; prayer that all of my colleagues will 8, 2011, at 9 a.m. Significant Contribution to Nonattainment support this straightforward amend- and Interference with Maintenance Require- f ments [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0046; FRL-9318-1] ment. received June 10, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. With that, Madam Chair, I yield back EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and the balance of my time. ETC. Commerce. 2312. A letter from the Director, Regu- POINT OF ORDER Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive latory Management Division, Environmental Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam communications were taken from the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Chairman, I make a point of order Speaker’s table and referred as follows: cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation against the amendment because it pro- 2302. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State poses to change existing law and con- latory Management Division, Environmental of California; Regional Haze State Imple- stitutes legislation in an appropriation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mentation Plan and Interstate Transport cy’s final rule — Difenoconazole; Pesticide bill and therefore violates clause 2 of Plan; Interference with Visibility Require- Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0296; FRL- ment [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0131; FRL-9317-9] rule XXI. 8876-4] received June 10, 2011, pursuant to 5 received June 10, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. The rule states in pertinent part: U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ag- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ‘‘An amendment to a general appro- riculture. Commerce. priation bill shall not be in order if 2303. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2313. A letter from the Legal Advisor/Chief, changing existing law.’’ latory Management Division, Environmental Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Fed- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- eral Communications Commission, transmit- The amendment gives affirmative di- cy’s final rule — Pesticide Tolerances; Tech- ting the Commission’s final rule — Amend- rection in effect. nical Amendments [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1081; ment of the Commission’s Rules Regarding I ask for a ruling from the Chair. FRL-8875-4] received June 10, 2011, pursuant Maritime Automatic Identification Systems

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A letter from the Chairman, Council tion and Navigable Waters; Technical, Orga- ture and Practices of the Video Relay Serv- of the District of Columbia, transmitting nizational, and Conforming Amendments ice Program [CG Docket No.: 10-51] June 13, Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-91, ‘‘Closing of [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0257] (RIN: 1625- 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Public Street adjacent to Square 4376 Act of AB69) received June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2011’’; to the Committee on Oversight and U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 2315. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Government Reform. Transportation and Infrastructure. for Export Administration, Department of 2326. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- 2337. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Commerce, transmitting the Department’s dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting the Department of Homeland Security, transmit- final rule — Export Control Reform Initia- semiannual report of the Inspector General ting the Department’s final rule — Safety tive: Strategic Trade Authorization License for the period ending March 31, 2011; to the Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones Exeception [Docket No.: 100923470-1230-03] Committee on Oversight and Government in the Captain of the Port Sault Saint Marie (RIN: 0694-AF03) received June 13, 2011, pur- Reform. zone [Docket No.: USCG- 2011-0188] (RIN: suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2327. A letter from the Inspector General, 1625-AA00), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); mittee on Foreign Affairs. Federal Trade Commission, transmitting no- to the Committee on Transportation and In- 2316. A letter from the Associate Director tification that the Commission will soon frastructure. for PP&I, Department of the Treasury, begin the audit of financial statements for transmitting the Department’s final rule — the fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on f Alphabetical Listing of Blocked Persons, Oversight and Government Reform. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Blocked Vessels, Specially Designated Na- 2328. A letter from the Chairman, National PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tionals, Specially Designated Terrorists, Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Specially Designated Global Terrorists, For- Board’s semiannual report from the office of Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of eign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially the Inspector General for the period October committees were delivered to the Clerk Designated Narcotics Traffickers; Alphabet- 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to the Com- for printing and reference to the proper ical Listing of Vessels That Are The Prop- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- calendar, as follows: form. erty of Blocked Persons or Specially Des- Mrs. EMERSON: Committee on Appropria- 2329. A letter from the Commissioner, So- ignated Nationals; Alphabetical Listing of tion. H.R. 2434. A bill making appropriations cial Security Administration, transmitting Persons Determined to be the Government of for financial services and general govern- the semiannual report on the activities of Iran, as Defined in the Iranian Transaction ment for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Office of Inspector General for the period Regulations; received June 24, 2011, pursuant 2012, and for other purposes (Rept. 112–136). October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011; to the to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Referred to the Committee of the Whole Committee on Oversight and Government Foreign Affairs. House on the State of the Union. 2317. A letter from the Associate Director Reform. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California: for PP&I, Department of the Treasury, 2330. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Committee on House Administration. First transmitting the Department’s final rule — Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Foreign Assets Control Regulations; Trans- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Committee on House Administration for the action Control Regulations (Regulations Zone; Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA 112th Congress (Rept. 112–137). Referred to Prohibiting Transactions Involving the Ship- [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0197] (RIN: 1625- the Committee of the Whole House on the ment of Certain Merchandise Between For- AA00) received June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 State of the Union. eign Countries; received June 15, 2011, pursu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Transportation and Infrastructure. House Resolution 340. Resolution providing on Foreign Affairs. 2331. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1309) to ex- 2318. A letter from the Director, Office of Department of Homeland Security, transmit- tend the authorization of the national flood Management and Budget, transmitting the ting the Department’s final rule — Safety insurance program, to achieve reforms to Department’s report on United States con- Zone; Chelsea St. Bridge Demolition, Chelsea improve the financial integrity and stability tributions to the United Nations and United River, Chelsea, Massachusetts [Docket No.: of the program, and to increase the role of Nations affiliated agencies and related bod- USCG-2011-0420] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received private markets in the management of flood ies for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. insurance risk, and for other purposes (Rept. Foreign Affairs. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 2319. A letter from the Chairman, Council tation and Infrastructure. 112–138). Referred to the House Calendar. of the District of Columbia, transmitting 2332. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, f Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-79, ‘‘Housing Pro- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- duction Trust Fund Dedicated Tax Appro- ting the Department’s final rule — Limited PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS priations Authorization Temporary Act of Service Domestic Voyage Load Lines for Under clause 2 of rule XII, public 2011’’; to the Committee on Oversight and River Barges on Lake Michigan [Docket No.: bills and resolutions of the following Government Reform. USCG-1998-4623] (RIN: 1625-AA17) received titles were introduced and severally re- June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2320. A letter from the Chairman, Council ferred, as follows: of the District of Columbia, transmitting 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-80, ‘‘Housing Pro- tation and Infrastructure. By Mr. MILLER of Florida: duction Trust Fund Pollin Memorial Com- 2333. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, H.R. 2433. A bill to amend title 38, United munity Dedicated Tax Appropriations Au- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- States Code, to make certain improvements thorization Temporary Act of 2011’’; to the ting the Department’s final rule — Safety in the laws relating to the employment and Committee on Oversight and Government Zone; 28th Annual Humboldt Bay Festival, training of veterans, and for other purposes; Reform. Fireworks Display, Eureka, CA [Docket No.: to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and 2321. A letter from the Chairman, Council USCG-2011-0167] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received in addition to the Committee on Armed of the District of Columbia, transmitting June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Services, for a period to be subsequently de- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-82, ‘‘Brewery 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- termined by the Speaker, in each case for Manufacturer’s Tasting Permit Temporary tation and Infrastructure. consideration of such provisions as fall with- Amendment Act of 2011’’; to the Committee 2334. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- on Oversight and Government Reform. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- cerned. 2322. A letter from the Chairman, Council ting the Department’s final rule — Special By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for of the District of Columbia, transmitting Local Regulations for Marine Events; Severn himself and Mr. PAULSEN): Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-81, ‘‘Unemploy- River, Spa Creek and Annapolis Harbor, An- H.R. 2435. A bill to allow individuals to ment Compensation Extended Benefits Con- napolis [USCG-2011-0046] (1645-AA08) received choose to opt out of the Medicare part A ben- tinuation Temporary Amendment Act of June 15, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. efit and to allow individuals opting out of 2011’’; to the Committee on Oversight and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- such benefit to be eligible for health savings Government Reform. tation and Infrastructure. accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 2323. A letter from the Chairman, Council 2335. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Means. of the District of Columbia, transmitting Department of Homeland Security, transmit- By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 19-90, ‘‘Closing of ting the Department’s final rule — Safety GARRETT, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. BACH- Water Street, S.W., S.O. 10-15906, Act of Zone; M.I.T.’s 150th Birthday Celebration US): 2011’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Fireworks, Charles River, Boston, Massachu- H.R. 2436. A bill to prohibit any reduction Government Reform. setts [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0375] (RIN: in the rate of dividends paid to the Secretary

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of the Treasury on the senior preferred stock JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. THOMPSON Mr. WEST, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. ROGERS of of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased by of Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. Alabama, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. the Secretary; to the Committee on Finan- MEEKS, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. NORTON, CHAFFETZ, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. cial Services. Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. COHEN, GOHMERT, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. KIL- and Mr. FATTAH): lina, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. LONG, Mr. DEE, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio): H.R. 2447. A bill to grant the congressional FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. H.R. 2437. A bill to support evidence-based gold medal to the Montford Point Marines; HARRIS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. social and emotional learning programming; to the Committee on Financial Services. BENISHEK, Mr. SCOTT of South Caro- to the Committee on Education and the By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: lina, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. OLSON): Workforce. H.R. 2448. A bill to establish the St. Croix H.R. 2457. A bill to restrict funds for the By Mr. PAUL: National Heritage Area, and for other pur- Palestinian Authority, and for other pur- H.R. 2438. A bill to ensure that certain Fed- poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- poses; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. eral employees cannot hide behind immu- sources. By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. nity; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, and Mr. DUNCAN of By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JACKSON of South Carolina): BACHUS, and Mr. GARRETT): Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. H.J. Res. 71. A joint resolution proposing H.R. 2439. A bill to amend the Federal FILNER, and Mr. PIERLUISI): an amendment to the Constitution of the Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and H.R. 2449. A bill to permit expungement of United States limiting the number of terms Soundness Act of 1992 to authorize the Fed- records of certain nonviolent criminal of- that a Member of Congress may serve to 3 in eral Housing Finance Agency, as receiver of fenses, and for other purposes; to the Com- the House of Representatives and 2 in the Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, to revoke the mittee on the Judiciary. Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary. charters of such enterprises or any limited- By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois: By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. DUN- life regulated entity established under such H.R. 2450. A bill to suspend temporarily the CAN of Tennessee, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. receivership; to the Committee on Financial duty on certain high-intensity sweetener; to HOLT, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GERLACH, Services. the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. By Mr. HURT (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. CON- LOWEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. and Mr. GARRETT): YERS, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. TIBERI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. H.R. 2440. A bill to protect the taxpayers of WOOLSEY, and Mr. CAPUANO): MCINTYRE, and Mr. PASCRELL): the United States by requiring Fannie Mae H.R. 2451. A bill to restore certain provi- H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution sup- and Freddie Mac to sell or dispose of the as- sions of the Banking Act of 1933, commonly porting the formation of a bipartisan Presi- sets of such enterprises that are not critical referred to as the ‘‘Glass-Steagall Act’’, and dential Commission to study the establish- to their missions; to the Committee on Fi- for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- ment of a National Museum of the American nancial Services. nancial Services. People; to the Committee on Natural Re- By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. BACH- By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. sources. US, and Mr. GARRETT): ENGEL, Mr. TONKO, and Mrs. LOWEY): By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. GRANG- H.R. 2441. A bill to terminate the Housing H.R. 2452. A bill to authorize the Secretary ER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. REYES, Trust Fund and the requirement that Fannie of the Interior to complete a special resource Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. Mae and Freddie Mac make annual alloca- study of the Hudson River Valley in the ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. POLIS, Mr. tions for such Fund; to the Committee on Fi- State of New York, and for other purposes; BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. CLARKE of New nancial Services. to the Committee on Natural Resources. York, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, By Mr. CRAVAACK: By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. MOORE, H.R. 2442. A bill to eliminate Federal man- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. MORAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SEWELL, dates for traffic sign retroreflectivity, and Mr. AKIN, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. RANGEL): for other purposes; to the Committee on Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. H. Res. 339. A resolution expressing support Transportation and Infrastructure. DELAURO, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GRAVES for designation of September as National By Mr. MILLER of Florida: of Missouri, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. Childhood Obesity Awareness Month; to the H.R. 2443. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- HIMES, Mr. LONG, and Mr. MURPHY of Committee on Energy and Commerce. enue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation Connecticut): By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. on expensing certain depreciable assets for H.R. 2453. A bill to require the Secretary of TIBERI): certain businesses that hire veterans; to the the Treasury to mint coins in commemora- H. Res. 341. A resolution expressing support Committee on Ways and Means. tion of Mark Twain; to the Committee on Fi- for designation of the month of September as By Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. COLE, nancial Services. ‘‘National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Month’’; to the Committee on Energy and INSLEE, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, TOWNS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CROW- Commerce. Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. LEY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. YOUNG of By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska): Alaska, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, BLUMENAUER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. H.R. 2444. A bill to amend the Indian Self- Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WASSERMAN FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR, Ms. Determination and Education Assistance Act SCHULTZ, and Mr. HASTINGS of Flor- FUDGE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS to provide further self-governance by Indian ida): of Florida, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, tribes, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 2454. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LOEBSACK, mittee on Natural Resources. enue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puer- Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. to Rico with one child or two children eligi- NAPOLITANO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, HUNTER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GOOD- ble for the refundable portion of the child Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. LATTE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. Means. SPEIER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and DESJARLAIS, Mr. HANNA, Mr. By Mr. RICHMOND: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska): BUCSHON, Mr. BARLETTA, Mrs. NOEM, H.R. 2455. A bill to prohibit any require- H. Res. 342. A resolution expressing support Mr. HECK, and Mr. KELLY): ment of a budgetary offset for emergency for the designation of July 30, 2011, as Na- H.R. 2445. A bill to amend the Elementary disaster assistance during 2011 and 2012; to tional Dance Day; to the Committee on En- and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- the Committee on Rules, and in addition to ergy and Commerce. vide States and local educational agencies the Committee on the Budget, for a period to with maximum flexibility in using Federal be subsequently determined by the Speaker, f funds provided under such Act, and for other in each case for consideration of such provi- MEMORIALS purposes; to the Committee on Education sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the and the Workforce. committee concerned. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memo- By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. By Mr. RIGELL (for himself, Mr. SCOTT rials were presented and referred as fol- CLAY): of Virginia, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. lows: H.R. 2446. A bill to clarify the treatment of FORBES): 74. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of homeowner warranties under current law, H.R. 2456. A bill to establish the Fort Mon- the House of Representatives of the State of and for other purposes; to the Committee on roe National Historical Park in the Com- Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent Res- Financial Services. monwealth of Virginia, and for other pur- olution No. 68 urging the Congress to take By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- such actions as are necessary to require that Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of sources. satellite television providers broadcast local Pennsylvania, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FIL- By Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, television stations; to the Committee on En- NER, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Ms. Mr. ROONEY, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, ergy and Commerce. BORDALLO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DON- Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. WILSON of 75. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- NELLY of Indiana, Ms. CLARKE of New South Carolina, Mr. PITTS, Mr. WEST- resentatives of the State of Louisiana, rel- York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. MORELAND, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, ative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 81

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:15 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L07JY7.100 H07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4749 urging the Congress to take steps to des- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the ignate Caddo Lake as a National Heritage lation pursuant to the following: Debts and provide for the common Defence Area; to the Committee on Natural Re- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United and general Welfare of the United States; but sources. States Constitution all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- f By Mr. HURT: form throughout the United States; H.R. 2440. By Mr. HINCHEY: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2451. STATEMENT lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, section 8, clause 1, clause 3, and lation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of clause 18. Article 1, Section 8: To regulate Commerce the Rules of the House of Representa- By Mr. ROYCE: with foreign Nations, and among the several tives, the following statements are sub- H.R. 2441. States, and with the Indian Tribes; mitted regarding the specific powers Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. HINCHEY: granted to Congress in the Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2452. tion to enact the accompanying bill or Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 (‘‘The Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- joint resolution. gress shall have Power to lay and collect lation pursuant to the following: Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay ‘‘The constitutional authority of Congress By Mr. MILLER of Florida: the Debts and provide for the common De- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H.R. 2433. fense and general Welfare of the United cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises tion, specifically clause 1 (relating to the lation pursuant to the following: shall be uniform throughout the United power of Congress to provide for the general Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of States’’), 3 (‘‘To regulate Commerce with for- welfare of the United States) and clause 18 the United States. eign Nations, and among the several States, (relating to the power to make all laws nec- By Mrs. EMERSON: and with the Indian Tribes’’), and 18 (‘‘To essary and proper for carrying out the pow- H.R. 2434. make all Laws which shall be necessary and ers vested in Congress)’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- power for carrying into Execution the fore- By Mr. LUETKEMEYER: lation pursuant to the following: going Powers, and all other Powers vested by H.R. 2453. The principal constitutional authority for this Constitution in the Government of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- United States, or in any Department or Offi- lation pursuant to the following: ticle I of the Constitution of the United cer thereof’’). Clause 6, Section 8, Article 1, which states States (the appropriation power), which By Mr. CRAVAACK: ‘‘The Congress shall have the power . . . to states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the H.R. 2442. coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- Congress has the power to enact this legis- of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of tions made by Law . . . .’’ In addition, clause lation pursuant to the following: Weights and Measures.’’ 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution This bill is enacted pursuant to Amend- By Mr. PIERLUISI: (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- ment X of the Constitution of the United H.R. 2454. gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Debts and provide for the common Defence By Mr. MILLER of Florida: lation pursuant to the following: and general Welfare of the United States H.R. 2443. The constitutional authority on which this . . . .’’ Together, these specific constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- bill rests is the power of the Congress to lay tional provisions establish the congressional lation pursuant to the following: and collect taxes and to provide for the gen- power of the purse, granting Congress the Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of eral welfare of the United States, as enumer- authority to appropriate funds, to determine the United States. ated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the their purpose, amount, and period of avail- By Mr. BOREN: United States Constitution, and to make all ability, and to set forth terms and conditions H.R. 2444. laws which shall be necessary and proper for governing their use. Congress has the power to enact this legis- carrying into execution such powers as enu- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: lation pursuant to the following: merated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of H.R. 2435. Section 8 of article I of the Constitution. the Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. KLINE: By Mr. RICHMOND: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2445. H.R. 2455. ‘‘The constitutional authority of Congress Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: cle 1, section 8 of the United States Constitu- Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of This bill is introduced pursuant to the tion, specifically clause 1 (relating to pro- the United States. powers granted to Congress under the Nec- viding for the general welfare of the United By Mr. BIGGERT: essary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. States) and clause 18 (relating to the power H.R. 2446. 18). to make all laws necessary and proper for Congress has the power to enact this legis- Further, this statement of constitutional carrying out the powers vested in Congress), lation pursuant to the following: authority is made for the sole purpose of and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of the to the power of Congress to dispose of and Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Rules of the House of Representatives and make all needful rules and regulations re- United States Constitution and Amendment shall have no bearing on judicial review of specting the territory or other property be- XVI of the United States Constitution. the accompanying bill. longing to the United States).’’ By Ms. BROWN of Florida: By Mr. RIGELL: By Mr. MANZULLO: H.R. 2447. H.R. 2456. H.R. 2436. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 12–14, and The constitutional authority of Congress Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 (‘‘To regu- Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- late Commerce with foreign Nations, and By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- among the several States, and with the In- H.R. 2448. tion, specifically clause 1 (relating to the dian Tribes’’), and 18 (‘‘To make all Laws Congress has the power to enact this legis- power of Congress to provide for the general which shall be necessary and proper for car- lation pursuant to the following: welfare of the United States) and clause 18 rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section (relating to the power to make all laws nec- and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- 3 of the Constitution of the United States essary and proper for carrying out the pow- tion in the Government of the United States, grants Congress the authority to enact this ers vested in Congress), and Article IV, sec- or in any Department or Officer thereof’’). bill. tion 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Con- By Mrs. BIGGERT: By Mr. COHEN: gress to dispose of and make all needful rules H.R. 2437. H.R. 2449. and regulations respecting the territory or Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- other property belonging to the United lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: States). Article 1, Section 8 Clauses 1 and 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the By Mr. WALSH of Illinois: By Mr. PAUL: United States Constitution. H.R. 2457. H.R. 2438. By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2450. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Section 8 of Article I of the United States Art I, Sec 8 lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. By Mr. STIVERS: Article I Section 8, Clause 1. The Congress By Mr. SCHWEIKERT: H.R. 2439. shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, H.J. Res. 71.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 724: Mr. LOEBSACK and Ms. H.R. 1698: Mr. BROOKS. lation pursuant to the following: SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 1723: Mr. CHABOT. Article 5 of the Constitution states: The H.R. 733: Mr. MARKEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and H.R. 1724: Mr. INSLEE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses Mr. LOBIONDO. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. PAYNE. shall deem it necessary, shall propose H.R. 735: Mr. NUGENT, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. H.R. 1734: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. amendments to this Constitution, or, on the CRENSHAW. H.R. 1735: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut and application of the legislatures of two thirds H.R. 745: Mr. PITTS and Mr. FRELING- Ms. ESHOO. of the several states, shall call a convention HUYSEN. H.R. 1741: Mr. BROOKS. for proposing amendments, which, in either H.R. 746: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. H.R. 1744: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. case, shall be valid to all intents and pur- H.R. 757: Mr. MANZULLO. H.R. 1747: Mr. MANZULLO. poses, as part of this Constitution, when H.R. 800: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1756: Ms. CLARKE of New York. ratified by the legislatures of three fourths H.R. 812: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. H.R. 1763: Mr. BROOKS. of the several states, or by conventions in H.R. 862: Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. H.R. 1764: Mr. BROOKS. three fourths thereof, as the one or the other BLUMENAUER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. TIERNEY, and H.R. 1821: Mr. HIMES and Mr. YARMUTH. mode of ratification may be proposed by the Mr. ACKERMAN. H.R. 1829: Mr. CASSIDY. Congress; provided that no amendment H.R. 890: Ms. BASS of California. H.R. 1855: Mr. FILNER. which may be made prior to the year one H.R. 932: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1856: Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCINTYRE, thousand eight hundred and eight shall in H.R. 973: Mr. PEARCE. and Mr. CALVERT. any manner affect the first and fourth H.R. 991: Mrs. NOEM. H.R. 1865: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. clauses in the ninth section of the first arti- H.R. 998: Mr. MCNERNEY. LONG, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. cle; and that no state, without its consent, H.R. 1001: Mrs. BIGGERT and Mr. ALTMIRE. ROKITA, Mr. JONES, Mr. COSTELLO, and Mr. shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the H.R. 1015: Mr. FILNER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. DENHAM. Senate. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. H.R. 1903: Mr. POLIS and Mr. STARK. MOORE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. AUSTRIA, and H.R. 1932: Mr. BROOKS. f Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 1968: Mr. GERLACH. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1054: Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 1980: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. FRELING- H.R. 1063: Mr. CHABOT and Mr. ROSKAM. HUYSEN, and Mr. ISSA. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1066: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. KISSELL. H.R. 2000: Mr. WOLF. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1082: Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. H.R. 2002: Mr. LATTA. tions as follows: H.R. 1089: Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 2010: Mr. MCKEON and Mr. BOUSTANY. H.R. 1091: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Mr. H.R. 2018: Mr. BACHUS and Mr. WALSH of Il- H.R. 10: Mr. NUGENT. BROOKS. linois. H.R. 49: Mr. COBLE. H.R. 1103: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H.R. 2028: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KUCINICH, H.R. 58: Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. DENHAM, and H.R. 1106: Mr. TIERNEY. and Mr. FILNER. Mr. MACK. H.R. 1126: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- H.R. 2030: Mr. KUCINICH and Ms. WOOLSEY. H.R. 104: Mr. TIBERI. fornia. H.R. 2032: Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, H.R. 136: Mr. TOWNS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. H.R. 1134: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. BROOKS. Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. OLVER, and Mrs. MALONEY. H.R. 1161: Mr. GUINTA, Mr. JOHNSON of AKIN. H.R. 140: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Georgia, and Mrs. LUMMIS. H.R. 2036: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. H.R. 152: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1188: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. H.R. 2040: Mr. BISHOP of Utah and Mr. H.R. 196: Mr. CONYERS. H.R. 1190: Mr. MANZULLO. CHAFFETZ. H.R. 198: Ms. EDWARDS. H.R. 1193: Mr. COSTA. H.R. 2042: Mr. PAULSEN. H.R. 258: Mr. WOLF. H.R. 1196: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 2054: Mr. STEARNS. OODLATTE H.R. 272: Mr. G . H.R. 1200: Mr. KUCINICH. H.R. 2068: Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. MATHESON, H.R. 310: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1219: Ms. SUTTON. and Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 311: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1259: Mr. FINCHER. H.R. 2077: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 312: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1288: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 2079: Ms. BUERKLE. H.R. 324: Mr. OWENS and Mr. MORAN. fornia, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. WALZ of Min- H.R. 2085: Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 329: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. nesota. H.R. 2092: Mr. ROYCE, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, H.R. 363: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 1289: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. and Mr. FORTENBERRY. H.R. 374: Mr. RIBBLE and Mr. RIVERA. H.R. 1297: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. H.R. 2099: Mr. RIVERA. H.R. 420: Mr. MACK, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, RYAN of Ohio. H.R. 2103: Mr. STARK. Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. BARTON of H.R. 1300: Ms. CHU. H.R. 2123: Mr. PETERS. Texas, and Mr. NUNNELEE. H.R. 1325: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MANZULLO, and H.R. 2139: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. JEN- H.R. 451: Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. KINS, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 1370: Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. OWENS, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, and Mr. AUS- H.R. 452: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois and Ms. THORNBERRY, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. PLATTS. TRIA. GRANGER. H.R. 1404: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. FARR, Mr. H.R. 2164: Mr. ROE of Tennessee and Mr. H.R. 469: Mr. CUMMINGS. CLAY, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. DEUTCH. BROOKS. H.R. 483: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1416: Mr. PLATTS and Mr. CRAVAACK. H.R. 2172: Mr. LANDRY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, H.R. 527: Mr. POE of Texas and Mr. H.R. 1426: Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. LAB- FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. HEINRICH. RADOR, and Mr. FLORES. H.R. 530: Mr. FILNER. H.R. 1457: Mr. TOWNS. H.R. 2182: Mr. HARPER. H.R. 574: Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 1459: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 2190: Mrs. CAPPS. H.R. 576: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1463: Mr. PITTS. H.R. 2194: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ROTHMAN H.R. 583: Mr. HOLT, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN and H.R. 1464: Ms. HIRONO. of New Jersey, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1465: Mr. SERRANO and Mr. JACKSON of H.R. 2195: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. H.R. 593: Mr. LATTA, Mr. CANSECO, and Mr. Illinois. H.R. 2198: Mr. CONAWAY. SESSIONS. H.R. 1475: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2210: Ms. MCCOLLUM and Mr. TIERNEY. H.R. 615: Mr. NUNNELEE and Mr. MACK. H.R. 1479: Mr. TIERNEY. H.R. 2214: Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. HANNA, Mr. H.R. 645: Mr. NUNNELEE and Mr. MACK. H.R. 1483: Ms. SPEIER. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mr. LATOURETTE. H.R. 674: Mr. TURNER, Mr. WALZ of Min- H.R. 1485: Mr. GOSAR and Mr. DANIEL E. H.R. 2215: Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CARDOZA, and nesota, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- LUNGREN of California. Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. bama, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. MACK, H.R. 1488: Mr. HIGGINS. H.R. 2233: Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. JACK- Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DUNCAN of H.R. 1505: Mr. BROOKS. SON of Illinois, and Mr. MACK. South Carolina, Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. SHU- H.R. 1529: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2245: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia and STER. H.R. 1543: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut and Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 687: Mr. CRITZ. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2250: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. H.R. 691: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1558: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ELLMERS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. H.R. 692: Mr. BROOKS. HANNA, and Mr. STEARNS. BOUSTANY, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 693: Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 1588: Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Georgia, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 718: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. POLIS, Ms. CHU, H.R. 1614: Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. PETRI, Mr. FLEMING, and Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 1621: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 2257: Mr. BLACK and Mr. ROE of Ten- H.R. 719: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. SMITH of H.R. 1633: Mr. HALL. nessee. Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RUN- H.R. 1648: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MICHAUD, H.R. 2272: Ms. NORTON and Mr. PAYNE. YAN, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- H.R. 2284: Mr. FARENTHOLD. H.R. 721: Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. gia, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2298: Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. GERLACH, and Mr. MARINO. H.R. 1663: Ms. FUDGE. H.R. 2299: Mr. SCHOCK.

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GOHMERT Georgia, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. gressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or AMENDMENT NO. 106: At the end of the bill FARR, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. JACKSON of Illi- limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 (before the short title), add the following: nois. of rule XXI. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2357: Mr. PAULSEN. f by this Act may be obligated, expended, or H.R. 2358: Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. used in any manner to support operations, BERKLEY, and Mr. STARK. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM including NATO or United Nations oper- H.R. 2369: Mr. GARRETT, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ations, in or involving Libya. DEFAZIO, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. KING- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2219 STON, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. were deleted from public bills and reso- SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. OFFERED BY: MS. NORTON lutions as follows: FORTENBERRY, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. MCKIN- AMENDMENT NO. 107: At the end of the bill LEY, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- H.R. 2417: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of (before the short title), insert the following: lina, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl- Texas. SEC. ll. The amount otherwise made vania, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. f available by this Act for ‘‘Operation and BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BISHOP of New Maintenance—Environmental Restoration, York, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New PETITIONS, ETC. Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ is hereby re- York, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, duced and increased by $1,000,000. BARLETTA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DONNELLY of 15. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 2219 Indiana, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. the City of Miami, Florida, relative to Reso- OFFERED BY: MR. KISSELL GARAMENDI, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. lution 10-0221 urging the Congress to increase LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 108: At the end of the bill the percentage of Community Development (before the short title), insert the following: WU, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Block Grant Funding allowed for public serv- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Mr. LUJA´ N, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CUELLAR, ices from fifteen percent (15%) to twenty-five Mr. POLIS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. by this Act may be used to enter into a con- percent (25%); which was referred to the tract, memorandum of understanding, or co- MATHESON, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. WASSERMAN Committee on Financial Services. SCHULTZ, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. operative agreement with, or provide a loan f HEINRICH, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. or loan guarantee to, any United States com- PETERS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. AMENDMENTS mercial air carrier if that contract, memo- CRITZ, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, randum of understanding, cooperative agree- Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. RICHARDSON, ment, loan, or loan guarantee allows the air Ms. MOORE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. posed amendments were submitted as carrier to charge baggage fees to any mem- FUDGE, Mr. HANABUSA, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. follows: ber of the Armed Forces who is traveling on CLAY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. H.R. 2219 official military orders and is being deployed overseas or is returning from an overseas de- ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. OFFERED BY: MS. MCCOLLUM HOLT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. OWENS, Mr. ployment. AMENDMENT NO. 101: At the end of the bill H.R. 2219 LOEBSACK, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SHULER, Mr. (before the short title), insert the following: KISSELL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. SEC. ll. The total amount of appropria- OFFERED BY: MR. AMASH MCCOLLUM, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. tions made available by this Act is hereby AMENDMENT NO. 109: At the end of the bill KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. HECK, Mr. GUTH- reduced by $124,800,000. (before the short title), insert the following: RIE, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, H.R. 2219 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CONYERS, by this Act may be used for the use of mili- Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. LIPINSKI. OFFERED BY: MR. GOSAR tary force against Libya. H.R. 2372: Mr. LANKFORD. AMENDMENT NO. 102: At the end of the bill H.R. 2377: Mr. COHEN. (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 2219 H.R. 2387: Ms. BORDALLO and Mr. RANGEL. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available OFFERED BY: MR. KINZINGER OF ILLINOIS H.R. 2389: Mr. COSTA. by this act may be used to administer and AMENDMENT NO. 110: At the end of the bill H.R. 2401: Mr. HUELSKAMP and Mr. RENACCI. enforce the wate-rate requirements of sub- (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 2410: Mr. RANGEL. chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2415: Mr. FATTAH. States Code, commonly known as the ‘‘Davis by this Act may be used to research, develop, H.R. 2417: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. MCKEON, Bacon Act.’’ manufacture, or procure a newly designed Mr. ROKITA, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BROUN of H.R. 2219 flight suit or integrated aircrew ensemble. Georgia, Mr. HERGER, and Mr. LATTA. H.J. Res. 56: Mr. LANKFORD and Mrs. OFFERED BY: MR. GOSAR H.R. 2219 LUMMIS. AMENDMENT NO. 103: At the end of the bill OFFERED BY: MS. LEE H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. BROOKS. (before the short title), add the following: AMENDMENT NO. 111: At the end of the bill H. Res. 105: Mr. ISRAEL. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available (before the short title), add the following H. Res. 130: Mr. STARK. by this act may be obligated or expended for new section: H. Res. 134: Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. LOBIONDO, assistance to any entity that has adopted a SEC. ll. It is the policy of the United and Mr. POLIS. founding charter, constitution, or policy States to withdraw all United States Armed H. Res. 201: Mr. PETERS. calling for the destruction of the State of Forces and military contractors from Iraq by H. Res. 254: Mr. NUNNELEE. Israel. H. Res. 256: Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. December 31, 2011, and no provision of any H.R. 2219 PASCRELL, and Mr. KILDEE. agreement between the United States and H. Res. 268: Mr. LUCAS, Mr. BRALEY of OFFERED BY: MR. RUNYAN Iraq that amends the timeline for such with- Iowa, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. FORTENBERRY. AMENDMENT NO. 104: At the end of the bill drawal in a manner that obligates the United H. Res. 270: Mr. NUGENT. (before the short title), insert the following: States to a security commitment to respond H. Res. 298: Mr. KING of New York, Mr. SEC. ll. None of the funds in this Act to internal or external threats against Iraq WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. COSTA. may be used to procure air transportation after such date shall be in force with respect H. Res. 304: Mr. OLVER, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. from a commercial air carrier for a member to the United States unless the agreement is MCCOLLUM, Mr. LATOURETTE, and Mr. of the Armed Forces who is traveling under in the form of a treaty requiring the advice COFFMAN of Colorado. orders to deploy to or return from an over- and consent of the Senate (or is intended to H. Res. 315: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- seas contingency operation under terms that take that form in the case of an agreement fornia. allow the carrier to charge the member fees under negotiation) or is specifically author- f for checked baggage other than for bags ized by an Act of Congress enacted after the weighing more than 80 pounds or bags in ex- date of the enactment of this Act. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- cess of four per individual. H.R. 2219 ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- H.R. 2219 OFFERED BY: MS. LEE ITED TARIFF BENEFITS OFFERED BY: MR. MULVANEY AMENDMENT NO. 112: At the end of the bill Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or AMENDMENT NO. 105: At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction amount), in- statements on congressional earmarks, (before the short title), insert the following: sert the following:

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SEC. ll. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- FUNDS.—None of the funds made available by by this Act may be used to pay a contractor sert ‘‘(increased by $476,993,000)’’. this Act may be used for any account of the under a contract with the Department of De- H.R. 2354 Department of Defense (other than accounts fense for costs of any amount paid by the OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK excluded by subsection (b)) in excess of the contractor or subcontractor to an employee amount made available for such account for performing work under the contract for com- AMENDMENT NO. 11: Page 28, line 13, after fiscal year 2011, unless the financial state- pensation if the compensation of the em- the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by ments of the Department for fiscal year 2011 ployee for a fiscal year exceeds the rate pay- $820,488,000)’’. are validated as ready for audit within 180 able for level I of the Executive Schedule Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- days after the date of the enactment of this under section 5312 of title 5, United States sert ‘‘(increased by $820,488,000)’’. Act. Code, regardless of the contract funding H.R. 2354 (b) ACCOUNTS EXCLUDED.—The following ac- source. OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK counts are excluded from the prohibition in subsection (a): H.R. 2219 AMENDMENT NO. 12: Page 28, line 23 after (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, OFFERED BY: MR. LEWIS OF GEORGIA the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by and National Guard personnel accounts of AMENDMENT NO. 119: At the end of the bill $100,000,000)’’. the Department of Defense. (before the short title), insert the following: Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- (2) The Defense Health Program account. SEC. ll. The Secretary of Defense shall sert ‘‘(increased by $100,000,000)’’. (c) VALIDATION DEFINED.—In this section, post on the public website of the Department H.R. 2354 the term ‘‘validation’’, with respect to the of Defense the cost to each American tax- OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK auditability of financial statements, means a payer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, AMENDMENT NO. 13: Page 29, line 7, after determination, following an examination, Iraq, and Libya. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by that the financial statements comply with H.R. 2354 generally accepted accounting principles and $160,000,000)’’. applicable laws and regulations and reflect OFFERED BY: MR. LAMBORN Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- reliable internal controls. AMENDMENT NO. 5: Page 23, line 4, strike sert ‘‘(increased by $160,000,000)’’. (d) WAIVER.—The President may waive sub- ‘‘expended:’’ and all that follows through H.R. 2354 section (a) with respect to a component or ‘‘6864(a)).’’, and insert ‘‘expended.’’. OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK program of the Department if the President H.R. 2354 AMENDMENT NO. 14: Page 31, line 21, after certifies that applying the subsection to that the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by component or program would harm national OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK $6,000,000)’’. security or members of the Armed Forces AMENDMENT NO. 6: Page 23, line 4, after the Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- who are in combat. dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by sert ‘‘(increased by $6,000,000)’’. H.R. 2219 $1,304,636,000)’’. Page 24, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- H.R. 2354 OFFERED BY: MR. ENGEL sert ‘‘(reduced by $289,420,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK AMENDMENT NO. 113: At the end of the bill Page 24, line 18, after the dollar amount, AMENDMENT NO. 15: Page 32, line 4, after (before the short title), insert the following: insert ‘‘(reduced by $476,993,000)’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by Page 28, line 13, after the dollar amount, by this Act may be used by the Department $500,000)’’. insert ‘‘(reduced by $820,488,000)’’. of Defense to lease or purchase new light Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, Page 28, line 23, after the dollar amount, duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for insert ‘‘(reduced by $500,000)’’. insert ‘‘(reduced by $100,000,000)’’. an agency’s fleet inventory, except in ac- Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- Page 29, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- cordance with Presidential Memorandum- sert ‘‘(increased by $500,000)’’. sert ‘‘(reduced by $160,000,000)’’. Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, H.R. 2354 2011. Page 31, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $6,000,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK H.R. 2219 Page 32, line 4, after the dollar amount, in- AMENDMENT NO. 16: Page 52, line 15, after OFFERED BY: MR. GOHMERT sert ‘‘(reduced by $500,000)’’. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by AMENDMENT NO. 114: At the end of the bill Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, $68,400,000)’’. (before the short title), add the following: insert ‘‘(reduced by $500,000)’’. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Page 52, line 15, after the dollar amount, sert ‘‘(increased by $68,400,000)’’. by this Act may be obligated, expended, or insert ‘‘(reduced by $68,400,000)’’. H.R. 2354 used in any manner to support military oper- Page 53, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- ations, including NATO or United Nations sert ‘‘(reduced by $11,700,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK operations, in Libya or in Libya’s airspace. Page 53, line 13, after the dollar amount, AMENDMENT NO. 17: Page 53, line 7, after H.R. 2219 insert ‘‘(reduced by $10,700,000)’’. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by OFFERED BY: MR. GOSAR Page 54, line 4, after the dollar amount, in- $11,700,000)’’. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- AMENDMENT NO. 115: At the end of the bill sert ‘‘(reduced by $1,350,000)’’. (before the short title), insert the following: Page 54, line 12, after the dollar amount, sert ‘‘(increased by $11,700,000)’’. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available insert ‘‘(reduced by $250,000)’’. H.R. 2354 Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- by this Act may be obligated or expended for OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK assistance to the following entities: sert ‘‘(increased by $3,250,437,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 18: Page 53, line 13, after (1) Iran. H.R. 2354 (2) Hamas. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by (3) Hizbullah. OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK $10,700,000)’’. (4) The Muslin Brotherhood. AMENDMENT NO. 7: Page 23, line 4, after the Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- H.R. 2219 dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by sert ‘‘(increased by $10,700,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. WELCH $1,304,636,000)’’. H.R. 2354 Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- AMENDMENT NO. 116: At the end of the bill OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK sert ‘‘(increased by $1,304,363,000)’’. (before the short title), add the following: AMENDMENT NO. 19: Page 54, line 4, after SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2354 the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by in this Act may be used for tax collection OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK $1,350,000)’’. purposes by the Afghan Ministry of Finance. AMENDMENT NO. 8: Page 25, line 18, strike Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- H.R. 2219 ‘‘2012,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of the sert ‘‘(increased by $1,350,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. WELCH Treasury:’’, and insert ‘‘2012:’’. H.R. 2354 AMENDMENT NO. 117: At the end of the bill H.R. 2354 OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK (before the short title), insert the following: OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK AMENDMENT NO. 20: Page 54, line 12, after SEC. ll. Not more than $200,000,000 of the funds provided by title IX under the heading AMENDMENT NO. 9: Page 24, line 6, after the the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’ may be dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $250,000)’’. available for the Commander’s Emergency $289,420,000)’’. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- Response Program, and the amount other- Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- sert ‘‘(increased by $250,000)’’. wise provided under such heading is hereby sert ‘‘(increased by $289,420,000)’’. H.R. 2354 reduced by $200,000,000. H.R. 2354 OFFERED BY: MR. LUETKEMEYER H.R. 2219 OFFERED BY: MR. MCCLINTOCK AMENDMENT NO. 21: At the end of the bill OFFERED BY: MR. TONKO AMENDMENT NO. 10: Page 24, line 18, after (before the short title), insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 118: At the end of the bill the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by SEC. ll. None of the funds made available (before the short title), insert the following: $476,993,000)’’. by this Act may be used for the study of the

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Missouri River Projects authorized in sec- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2354 tion 108 of the Energy and Water Develop- in this Act may be used to continue the OFFERED BY: MR. FLEMING ment and Related Agencies Appropriations study conducted by the Army Corps of Engi- Act, 2009 (division C of Public Law 111–8). neers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the AMENDMENT NO. 23: Page 29, line 7, after H.R. 2354 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 or the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by OFFERED BY: MR. LUETKEMEYER to implement activities proposed by such $160,000,000)’’. AMENDMENT NO. 22: At the end of the bill, study. Page 62, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- before the short title, insert the following: sert ‘‘(increased by $160,000,000)’’.

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011 No. 100 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator . . . any agreement to reduce the budget called to order by the Honorable TOM from the State of New Mexico, to perform deficit should require that those earning UDALL, a Senator from the State of the duties of the Chair. $1,000,000 or more per year make a more New Mexico. DANIEL K. INOUYE, meaningful contribution to the deficit reduc- President pro tempore. tion effort. PRAYER Mr. UDALL thereupon assumed the My Republican colleagues reject chair as Acting President pro tempore. that. Democrats believe all Americans, The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- even those who can afford private jets f fered the following prayer: and yachts, should contribute to the Let us pray. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY collective effort to reduce the deficit. Eternal God, the Earth belongs to LEADER The question is, Why aren’t Repub- You. At creation, You brought order The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- licans willing to do the same? They say out of chaos and light out of darkness. it is because they are looking out for We wait for You to renew our strength, pore. The majority leader is recog- nized. the people. That claim is ridiculous. enabling us to mount up with wings as This claim is without foundation, eagles. f which is preposterous. Let’s talk about Today reinforce our Senators with SCHEDULE the millionaires and billionaires Re- the constant assurance of Your pres- Mr. REID. Mr. President, following publicans are determined to protect ence, renewing their energies and en- above all else. Less than one-quarter of larging their vision. Lord, give them any leader remarks, the Senate will re- sume the motion to proceed to S. 1323, 1 percent of tax returns filed in the hearts that find peace in the knowledge United States each year belong to the that they are ultimately accountable which is a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in the people making more than $1 million— to You alone. Redeem their failures, re- 25 percent of 1 percent, one-quarter resulting budget deficit, with the time ward their integrity, and crown their percent of 1 percent. These same people until 10 a.m. equally divided and con- day with the benediction of Your are the 1 percent of Americans who trolled between the two leaders or peace. control 50 percent of this country’s their designees. At 10 a.m., there will We pray in Your sovereign Name. wealth. We are speaking of the Warren be a vote on the motion to invoke clo- Amen. Buffetts of the world. Warren Buffett is ture to proceed to S. 1323. f my friend. I have great respect and ad- f miration for him, but he is extremely PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS wealthy. What does Warren Buffett, The Honorable TOM UDALL led the who is the second or third richest man Mr. REID. Mr. President, today the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: in the world, say about contributing Senate will consider legislation calling his fair share? He welcomes it. In fact, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the on millionaires and billionaires to con- United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. Buffett criticized the system in lic for which it stands, one nation under God, tribute to this country’s effort to re- which his secretary gives a greater indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. duce our deficit. The poor, the middle share of her income to the government class, children, and seniors have al- f each year than a man worth more than ready been asked to make sacrifices to $50 billion. Here he says: ‘‘If you’re the APPOINTMENT OF ACTING help get our fiscal house in order. This luckiest 1 percent of humanity, you PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE legislation would reaffirm the Senate’s owe it to the rest of humanity to think The PRESIDING OFFICER. The commitment to ensuring the extremely about the other 99 percent.’’ clerk will please read a communication wealthy are asked to make similar sac- That is what he said. That is what to the Senate from the President pro rifices. This principle that all Ameri- Warren Buffett said about contributing cans should contribute their fair share tempore (Mr. INOUYE). his fair share. The assistant legislative clerk read as we work together to reduce the def- Since the late 1970s, incomes for the the following letter: icit is so common sense it should go lucky 1 percent of America have risen without saying. Yet Republicans boast by 281 percent. The last three decades U.S. SENATE, of their opposition of having the very have been very good to the very PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, July 7, 2011. affluent not pay their fair share. This wealthy. President George W. Bush To the Senate: is the simple, straightforward state- called these people the haves and have- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, ment by my Republican colleagues. mores. He also called them his base. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Listen to this: Right now, the Republican Party is

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It they believe we must address our def- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- will not be a law, if passed. It is merely icit both by reducing spending and by pore. The Republican leader is recog- an expression of sentiment by the Sen- ending tax breaks to the wealthiest nized. ate on an issue. It can be summarized citizens and corporations. We have very quickly with the sense-of-the-Sen- f heard them. Democrats have heard ate clause, which reads: them. If Warren Buffett chooses to buy BUDGET DEBATE It is the sense of the Senate that any a private jet or a whole fleet of them, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, agreement to reduce the budget deficit that is OK, but the American taxpayer later this morning, we will have a vote should require that those earning $1,000,000 should not give him a special tax break or more per year make a more meaningful whether to proceed to a nonbinding contribution to the deficit reduction effort. for buying his own jet airplane. resolution on whether to raise taxes at Why are we even talking about this? Our country is facing a crisis. We a time when 14 million Americans are Wouldn’t everyone in America concede face mounting debt brought on by a out of work. I oppose the resolution, that everyone needs to make a sac- decade of war and tax breaks for the but I will vote to move to it so we can rifice if we are going to make this wealthy. We face the prospect that Re- finally have a real debate about the country stronger? Those who can make publicans will force us to default on economic crisis we face. That is what a greater sacrifice, those who are well- our financial obligations for the first we were supposed to be doing this off, with an income of $1 million or time in our Nation’s history. Difficult week, and that is what we will do. This more each year, should do a little choices must be made. Together, we is an important debate to have as dis- more. Why is that such a bold and con- should consider cutting programs to cussions continue over at the White troversial suggestion? Because, in fact, help real people in very real ways. House this morning in connection with when we look at the actions taken by Eliminating tax breaks for oil compa- the President’s request to raise the Congress over the last 10 years, we nies making record profits, corpora- debt ceiling. have found a political sentiment, pri- tions that ship jobs overseas, and the Americans want to know where their marily from the other side of the owners of private jets and yachts elected representatives stand on these aisle—not exclusively, primarily— should be an easy part of this problem issues. Today we will have an oppor- which says we cannot ask sacrifice of to solve. Yet Republicans walked away tunity to show them where we stand on the wealthiest people in America. from the negotiating table when a solu- entitlement reform, where we stand on I can tell those who are students of tion was in sight because they said no government spending, where we stand American history know when we have to fairness. Democrats had already on balancing the budget, where we had a challenge in this Nation, particu- agreed to trillions in difficult cuts in stand on our unsustainable deficits and larly during wars when our very exist- order to prevent a default crisis and debt. ence was being challenged, people avert a worldwide depression. Then Re- For too long, Democrats have tried stepped up from every income level in publicans walked away from the table to evade these questions. It has been America and said: I am willing to fight to help the 1 percent of Americans for- 799 days since Democrats passed a for this country. I am willing to die for tunate enough to not need any extra budget. They have presented no plan to this country. I am willing to sacrifice help. reduce our debt. So today is an oppor- How do Republicans explain that to for this country. So why would this be tunity to offer real ideas for addressing their constituents back home? Very a matter to be debated on the floor of our debt and job crisis, to make our po- carefully. Why? Because as middle- the Senate? Because, in fact, the poli- sitions clear, and, for our part, Repub- class families struggle to make ends cies of this country over the last 10 licans intend to offer more than a meet, my Republican colleagues are years have said that the wealthiest vague, nonbinding resolution. risking the financial future of this among us should be spared, time and I yield the floor. country and the world for the sake of again, from sacrifice when it comes to people who can afford private jets and f the future of our Nation. yachts. I cannot imagine that con- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME That is just plain wrong. Those who versation. Asking millionaires and bil- are fortunate enough to be well-off, to lionaires to contribute to solving this The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- have a strong income, to enjoy the Nation’s deficit crisis is not unreason- pore. Under the previous order, the blessings of liberty, to live in what I able. It is just plain common sense and leadership time is reserved. feel is the greatest Nation on Earth simple fairness. f should be prepared to give back some- We are going to have a vote in just 20 thing. SHARED SACRIFICE IN RESOLVING minutes or so, and probably what my I have spoken to some in our walk of THE BUDGET DEFICIT—MOTION Republican colleagues will do is to vote life here in the Senate. We spend time TO PROCEED to allow us to proceed. That would be with those who are well-off who finance great if there was some sense that they The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- our campaigns. That is a reality I am agreed with what we are trying to do; pore. Under the previous order, the not happy with, but a reality. So many that is, that they want the millionaires Senate will resume consideration of of them have said, for goodness sake, and billionaires to contribute their fair the motion to proceed to the consider- Senator, why do you even hesitate to share. But as we know, the rules will ation of S. 1323, which the clerk will re- ask me for more taxes? I am prepared only allow us to move to the next step port. to pay those taxes because I feel and actually be on the bill. So when we The assistant legislative clerk read blessed to live in this country. get on the bill, I would tell everyone as follows: So the idea of raising taxes on the here, if we can work on an agreement Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 1323) to wealthiest among us won’t change to have some fixed amendments and express the sense of the Senate on shared their lifestyle a bit but will help to work on it, I would be happy to do sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. solve some of our problems. If we don’t that. It is how we used to do things The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- change the tax cuts that were put in around here. pore. Under the previous order, the under President George W. Bush, peo- But if this means a free-for-all and time until 10 a.m. will be equally di- ple making $1 million-plus a year will offering amendments on abortion and vided and controlled between the two get a $200,000 tax break—a $200,000 tax war fighting and all this kind of stuff, leaders or their designees, with Sen- break—every year. In order to pay for

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Thirty-three sen- We are facing the lowest Federal rev- The newspapers this morning talk iors will pay $600 more a year so a mil- enue against our gross domestic prod- about what may be included in any lionaire can get a tax break. That is uct we have seen in 60 years. Is it any final agreement. I don’t know what wrong. It is just plain wrong. wonder we are in deficit? Fifteen per- will be included. I hope there is an I believe we need to ask for shared cent of our gross domestic product agreement. There is one thing I wish to sacrifice, and that is what this resolu- comes to the Federal Government rev- make clear. I just left a meeting with tion says. Senator MCCONNELL, who enue share and we spend 25 percent. So people who do forecasting—Standard & was here a few moments ago, said this the 10-percent difference is our deficit. Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch, and the like. week: It is time to bring the spending down They talked about what is going to It’s about making Washington make tough and the revenue up. happen if we do not extend the debt choices. It’s about Washington taking the Critics will say we can’t raise taxes ceiling. Let me lay my cards on the hit this time. in the midst of a recession. Well, we table. The debt ceiling vote every year Well, the people who are taking the need to be careful, I agree. Raising is a political football. Those who are hit in America are not in Washington, taxes in the wrong places could hurt not in the President’s party don’t want they are all across this country. It is our recovery. Here are some places to vote for it. Why should they, and go low and middle-income Americans who where it won’t hurt, as this resolution home and get slapped around for hav- are taking a hit in the current econ- says, at the highest income categories. ing voted to extend America’s debt. In omy. There are still almost 14 million These Americans can afford to pay a years gone by, there have been times I Americans out of work and those who little more. They certainly don’t need didn’t vote for it but, in all honesty, I are working have seen the bulk of in- a tax break. knew in the back of my mind it was come growth go to the highest income Secondly, take a look at the Tax going to pass. categories. We have the greatest in- Code. We have up to $1.2 trillion a year Here is the reality: If we reach a come disparity in the history of the in tax spending, tax earmarks, credits stalemate on the debt ceiling now be- United States since the Great Depres- and deductions that the special inter- cause the President’s party doesn’t sion. Over the past 10 years, the me- est lobbyists put in the Tax Code. control the Congress—certainly not the dian family income has declined by Many of them are absolutely indefen- House and barely in the Senate—if we more than $2,500. What that means, sible, and we can’t afford them any- don’t extend the debt ceiling, what is whether it is New Mexico or Illinois, is more. If we are asking sacrifice across going to happen is very obvious. The that people who are working hard, the board from America, we should ask full faith and credit of the United going to work every single day, making sacrifice from those who are benefiting States is going to be called into ques- sacrifices, fall further and further be- from these tax loopholes and tax bene- tion, and that has never happened. We hind and live paycheck to paycheck. fits. We can do that. In fact, we may be have never in our history failed to ex- That is the reality of life for hard- able to do it if we follow Bowles-Simp- tend the debt ceiling and to say we working, middle-income Americans. son and at the same time reduce the stand behind our debts and will make So those of us who come to the floor marginal tax rates for all Americans. good on payments. If there is any ques- and say spare them—if you are going to It can be done. tion about that, we know what hap- spare anyone from further taxation, Let’s take a hard look at the Tax pens. It is the same thing that happens give them a helping hand—understand Code and remember that 70 percent of when a person defaults on their home the reality of it so they can keep their Americans do not itemize, which mortgage. It becomes increasingly dif- heads above water, barely. So many means they do not take advantage of ficult to ever get another mortgage and Americans live paycheck to paycheck. the Tax Code, except in a rare situa- if that person does, he or she faces It is the only way they survive, and tion where they have a refundable tax higher interest rates than ever. That is that is the reality. credit. These people are not using the what America will face if we don’t ex- My colleague from Kentucky is right. Tax Code. Those who use it are in high- tend the debt ceiling. So these people In Washington we need to make the er income categories. They are using from these rating agencies came to us tough choices and we need to face them it, they are following the law, and they and said it will be disastrous if you with a sense of consensus and com- are avoiding their taxes. allow the debt ceiling not to be ex- promise. An all-or-nothing approach to Warren Buffett had a great quote tended on August 2. That is the reality the budget isn’t going to work. In which we should remember while we of the world we live in. about an hour and 15 minutes, I am debate this. November 26, 2006: So I would say, as we go into these going to be honored to represent, with There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my important and difficult negotiations, Senator REID, our majority leader, the class, the rich class, that’s making war, and as we move toward the moment when Senate Democrats in a meeting with we’re winning. we are going to have, I hope, an agree- President Obama. We will sit down in Warren Buffett is a man of few words ment, let’s make it very clear to the the Cabinet Room, as I have before, and is listened to carefully because of world that the United States under- and we will talk about what we are his wisdom in business and in life, and stands its obligations, will pay its going to do with this deficit crisis. I he hits the nail on the head. He said to debts, and that we won’t face the dire will say to the President and those as- me and to many others—and publicly— consequences of the opposite being sembled that we have plenty to work it is unconscionable that using our Tax true. That is the reality of what we with. It was 6 or 7 months ago when the Code today, he, Warren Buffett, pays a face today. Bowles-Simpson commission, the lower marginal tax rate than the secre- I will say one last thing before I yield President’s commission on the deficit, taries in his office. That is absolutely the floor. gave us a blueprint and said: Here is a wrong. Why should a hard-working per- As we structure this deficit rescue or way to reach $4.5 trillion of deficit re- son in a business, at a lower level, pay deficit project, let’s remember two duction in a fair way: Put everything a higher marginal tax rate than the things are essential. There are vulner- on the table. Democrats, suck it up. person owning the business, making able people in the United States of Put entitlements on the table. Make millions of dollars each year? That is America who, through no fault of their sure that at the end of the day, these where the Tax Code is wrong, and that own, struggle each day to live. Some of are still programs that serve the pub- is where we can change it, save money, them suffer from physical and mental lic, Social Security is still there mak- use it to reduce the deficit and reduce disabilities. Some of them have been ing its promised payments. Make sure marginal income tax rates. poor their entire lives and come from

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We can keep long-term problem, not just for our and the Senator from Montana (Mr. our word to the poor among us that we grandchildren but for us today. We TESTER) are necessarily absent. are going to stand by them because we have a bigger issue facing us which is Mr. KYL. The following Senator is are caring people. We can do it by mak- the fact that we have had persistent necessarily absent: the Senator from ing certain the Medicaid Program, unemployment in an economy that is North Carolina (Mr. BURR). which provides health insurance for not growing, and that is hurting too The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- one-third of the children in America many people. So the sooner we swing pore. Are there any other Senators in and which covers the medical costs of for the fences and get a result and get the Chamber desiring to vote? birth of more than 40 percent of chil- our debt under control and deal with it The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 74, dren in America and literally provides in a bipartisan way, the better for the nays 22, as follows: for millions of seniors to be able to country and the quicker we will be able [Rollcall Vote No. 106 Leg.] stay in nursing homes and in senior to get on to the larger question of jobs. YEAS—74 settings, these are the things we need Of course, economists have made Akaka Graham Moran to take care of in the midst of this def- clear to us getting the debt under con- Alexander Grassley Murkowski trol has a lot to do with jobs. When our Baucus Hagan Murray icit reduction. Begich Hoeven Nelson (FL) I see my colleague from Tennessee on total debt is as high as it is today— Bennet Hutchison Pryor the Republican side has come to the nearly 100 percent of our gross domes- Bingaman Inouye Reed floor, and there is time available on his tic product—that probably costs us 1 Blumenthal Johanns Reid Boxer Johnson (SD) side. I didn’t know if anyone was com- million jobs a year. We can’t solve all Roberts Brown (MA) Kerry Rockefeller ing. I am wrapping up, so I thank my of that in 1 day or 1 month, but we can Brown (OH) Kirk Sanders Cantwell Klobuchar colleague from Tennessee. take a big step in the right direction, Schumer Cardin Kohl I will wrap up by saying we can take Sessions and that is what our countrymen and Carper Kyl Shaheen care to make sure the safety net is pro- women want us to do. Casey Landrieu tected, and to make sure as well that Coats Lautenberg Shelby I am glad I was able to be here to Snowe we address all levels of spending in our hear part of the Senator’s speech and I Cochran Levin Collins Lieberman Stabenow government—every one of them—to am glad I have a chance to commend Conrad Lugar Thune make certain that whether it is the de- him for his leadership on this vexing Coons Manchin Udall (CO) fense budget or the budget for pro- and important problem we need to deal Corker McCain Udall (NM) Vitter grams not related to defense or wheth- Cornyn McCaskill with. Durbin McConnell Warner er it is entitlement programs, all of I thank the President, and I yield the Feinstein Menendez Webb these need to be carefully scrutinized. floor. Franken Merkley Whitehouse We can cut spending in a responsible, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Gillibrand Mikulski Wyden bipartisan way and show we can bring pore. The Senator from Illinois. NAYS—22 our deficit down, strengthen this econ- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, if it Ayotte Enzi Paul omy and, I think in the process, if we meets with the approval of the Senator Barrasso Hatch Portman do it on a bipartisan basis, we are from Tennessee in leadership on the Blunt Heller Risch Boozman Inhofe going to launch an economic recovery Republican side, I suggest we yield Rubio Chambliss Isakson Toomey that inures to the benefit of all of us. back all time, and I ask unanimous Coburn Johnson (WI) Wicker If we don’t and this ends up in finger consent to proceed to the vote. Crapo Lee pointing, I don’t know who will take The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- DeMint Nelson (NE) the fall for it. No one does. But the pore. Is there objection? NOT VOTING—4 best thing we can do is to ignore the Without objection, it is so ordered. Burr Leahy political aspect and deal with the re- CLOTURE MOTION Harkin Tester ality of the challenge we face. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- I yield the floor. before the Senate the pending cloture pore. On this vote, the yeas are 74, the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- motion, which the clerk will state. nays are 22. Three-fifths of the Sen- pore. The Senator from Tennessee. The legislative clerk read as follows: ators duly chosen and sworn having Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I CLOTURE MOTION voted in the affirmative, the motion is appreciate what the Senator from Illi- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- agreed to. nois said and I congratulate him not ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The majority leader is recognized. necessarily for the specifics of what he Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- said but for his general demeanor and to bring to a close debate on the motion to imous consent that the time until 6 attitude throughout this entire discus- proceed to Calendar No. 93, S. 1323, a bill to p.m. today on the motion to proceed be sion about the deficit and the debt. He express the sense of the Senate on shared equally divided between the two lead- has been one of those Senators—there sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. ers or there designees; further, that at have been some on both sides of the Harry Reid, Richard J. Durbin, Charles E. Schumer, Frank R. Lautenberg, Al 2 p.m., Monday, July 11, the Senate re- aisle—who have made some difficult Franken, John D. Rockefeller IV, Jack sume consideration of the motion to choices and some difficult decisions Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod proceed to S. 1323, with the time until and recognizes that at a time when Brown, Bernard Sanders, John F. 5:30 equally divided between the two Washington is borrowing 40 cents of Kerry, Jeff Merkley, Debbie Stabenow, leaders or their designees; that at 5:30 every dollar we spend, we have a seri- Daniel K. Akaka, Daniel K. Inouye, p.m. the Senate proceed to vote on the ous problem and we have to look at our Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin. adoption of the motion to proceed to S. entire fiscal condition in order to solve The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- 1323. the problem. The people of this country pore. By unanimous consent, the man- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- expect us to do that. So Senator DUR- datory quorum call has been waived. pore. Is there objection? Without objec- BIN has, by his willingness to make The question is, Is it the sense of the tion, it is so ordered. some hard decisions, set a pretty good Senate that debate on the motion to Mr. REID. There will be no more roll- example for all of us in the Senate. proceed to S. 1323, a bill to express the call votes this week. Today, my hope is the meeting the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice I suggest the absence of a quorum. President has with our congressional in resolving the budget deficit, shall be The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- leaders of both sides succeeds, because brought to a close? pore. The clerk will call the roll.

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But what they are doing to focus on Repub- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- when I go back and tell my constitu- licans being able to help us get through pore. Without objection, it is so or- ents that we cancelled a week of recess this problem dealing with the debt. dered. and we had two votes—one to instruct We have to do something about the Mr. MCCAIN. Will the Senator from the Sergeant at Arms and the other on staggering debt that faces us, and what Texas yield for a question? a sense-of-the Senate resolution—I this resolution we voted on earlier Mrs. HUTCHISON. I will, Mr. Presi- would have liked to have taken up today is all about is making sure there dent. other business that was rejected by is equal sacrifice in our country; that Mr. MCCAIN. The Senator from Members on this side because they is, we know we are going to have to Texas, I am just wondering if a view wanted to focus on the deficit. But if make some cuts. We also recognize that she might have might be that we we are focusing on that, maybe we that we need to do something about have been terribly overworked this should have taken up some issues that equalizing revenue, and that is what is week. I understand we cancelled our directly affect the deficit, such as eth- going on. Fourth of July recess in order to get anol subsidies, such as some of the While what we do in the Senate every back here and get to work and do the other tax breaks and loopholes and week isn’t like solving a math prob- people’s business. other issues that surround the whole lem—there is no perfection—that is the Is it correct that was the second vote bankruptcy of this country. way the Founding Fathers set up this that we have taken? One was an in- I see the majority leader is waiting, great government of ours. So we are struction of the Sergeant at Arms, and so I will yield to my friend from Texas. going to continue to work in the next this one, another highly controversial Mrs. HUTCHISON. I would just ask 4 weeks of this work period to solve issue that was taken up. unanimous consent that following the some of the Nation’s problems. I guess my question to the Senator majority leader I regain the floor. No. 1 on the list is doing something from Texas is, Has this week been a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- about our staggering debt. worthwhile expenditure of the tax- pore. The majority leader is recog- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- payers’ dollars? nized. pore. The Senator from Texas is recog- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Well, I will re- Mr. REID. The Senator from Texas nized. spond to the distinguished Senator will have the floor. I just have a brief Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I from Arizona that the resolution that comment. appreciate what the majority leader was just passed was to go to a sense-of- I have known my friend, the senior has said. the-Senate resolution, which, of Senator from Arizona, since 1982 when There is a lot going on, and there is course, has no force of law. It is, in- we were both elected to Congress. His the beginning, perhaps, of coming to- deed, our second vote this week. record of public service speaks for gether, hopefully, with the President I will say that there is one thing on itself. But I would say to him, and to and the leadership of the House and the the minds of the people today, one everyone within the sound of my voice, Senate. I just hope that we can estab- thing on the minds of the people of we didn’t vote on Libya, this important lish why it is that there is such a di- America today, and it is, What on resolution that had been worked on so vide on how we accomplish the issue of Earth is Congress doing? What on hard by the distinguished Senator from raising the debt ceiling with real re- Earth is the President doing? What are Arizona and the chairman of the For- forms that will assure that we will not they doing to address the looming debt eign Relations Committee, because I have to raise the debt ceiling again; crisis? And we were called back in not was told we wouldn’t get any votes that we will cut deficits so the debt to recess but so that we could do some- from the Republicans because they will also be cut in this country. We thing meaningful. wanted to focus on the deficit. cannot sustain the level of debt we When I saw the Senator from Arizona My friend also recognizes, as he said, have now. It is the highest we have on the Senate floor, he was ready to that there is work going on behind the ever had in the history of this country. talk about our international situation scenes, and that is true. There has been Mr. President, let’s face it. We have and the commitments that we are a lot of work this week that took place two basic problems. We have this loom- making certainly. Many people said: as a result of our being here that would ing $14 trillion debt that is about to hit No, wait a minute. We have a debt cri- not have taken place but for the fact the ceiling, and we have to raise the sis, and we can’t wait until August 2 to that we are in session. ceiling. It would be irresponsible to do fulfill it. We know a lot of the work we accom- that without significant reforms that So I would just respond to the Sen- plish here is not with votes. One reason will assure that we are not going to hit ator from Arizona and say, when do the we have not been having a lot of votes it again. But the second problem we American people get the answer they in recent months is because we can’t have is 9.1 percent unemployment. deserve, which is that Congress and the get things on the Senate floor. We have So it is not like we are in a vacuum President are working together, and we been stopped by my Republican friends. and we can just start taxing our small are being productive, and we have a There are meetings going on with the businesses, when small business has al- budget resolution on the floor, and we White House and with the Speaker, a ready had the looming hit of the health are debating it and we are talking multitude of meetings there, meetings care plan that was passed that is going about our differences on taxes and going on between Members of the Sen- to cause every business in this country spending? I don’t think we can tax our ate and Democrats and Republicans in significant increases in their cost of way out of a recession. I don’t think we the House of Representatives. So I doing business. can tax our way out of the budget def- would say to everyone here it is good So when people are out there saying: icit. we were in session this week. I haven’t Why is unemployment still so high? I would just ask the Senator from Ar- heard a single person who is not in Why is hiring lagging? I think it is be- izona if he thinks that we can make Congress complain about our being cause businesses are trying to prepare meaningful progress staying in session here. It is important we are here. As a for this big hit they are going to get in and debating, and if, in fact, that result of that, we have been able to 2014 when the Obama health care plan might be an option in the future. move down the road much further on takes full effect. They are trying to fig- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the problems we have with the debt ure out if they are going to pay more pore. The Senator from Arizona is rec- than we would have had we not been in for insurance or if they are going to ognized. session because there are all kinds of take the fine and pay fines for every

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For everyone else, starting in 2016 increasing taxes. So no wonder our em- to 18 percent of the gross domestic the normal and early retirement age ployers are not saying: Oh, yes, let’s product. Then Congress would also would increase by 3 months a year, so just open the floodgates and bring peo- have to have caps on spending—about the normal retirement age would reach ple back to work. They don’t know the same, 18 percent of gross domestic 67 by 2019, 68 by 2023, and 69 at 2027, and what to expect. product. This would be a spending re- it stops there. Early retirement would We must generate economic growth, form we could adopt that I believe the be gradual—3 months a year, increased not stifle it. We need businesses to feel States would also agree to ratify that to 63 by 2019 and 64 by 2023, and it confident in the future that they are would give us a trajectory that would would stop. going to be able to make a profit on eliminate this deficit and the debt in Currently, Social Security recipients top of all the added costs of new taxes this country, and we would be on a fis- receive an annual cost-of-living adjust- and health care reform that is going to cally responsible path. ment, a COLA. Under my plan, the hit businesses the hardest. Second, if we are going to do this, we COLA would be computed as it is in So we don’t have a tax problem in have to look at entitlements. That is current law but reduced 1 percent. So this country. We are not being taxed the reality. We have a nearly bankrupt the average rate of inflation and COLA too little. This government is spending entitlement system that is ongoing re- has been 2.2 percent every year of an too much. That is the problem we are gardless of what the revenue coming in increase. So if we have a 2.2-percent facing right now. That is why we have is. The debt limit and the ongoing def- rate of inflation COLA, it would be a a $14 trillion debt. We have a $1.6 tril- icit reduction negotiations need to put 1.2-percent increase in Social Security lion shortfall between spending and entitlement reform on the table. Until benefits. What I am saying is that a 1- revenue this year. yesterday they had refused to do it, but percent decrease in the COLA is just a So I am reminded of what Ronald now it seems that perhaps some enti- 1-percent decrease in the increase. Reagan once said: We don’t have a $1 tlement reform might be on the table. You would have the gradual raising trillion debt because we haven’t taxed For instance, one that I have intro- of the age that would be much more in enough. We have a $1 trillion debt be- duced a bill to correct is the Social Se- line with our actuarial table and the cause we spend too much. curity system. Social Security will ac- reality today, where people are living Let’s look at the spending side of the count for one-fifth of all Federal spend- much longer, and you would also have equation. We cannot continue business ing this year. The time for reform is a slight decrease in the increase in So- as usual in Washington and fix this now, and we can do it in a reasonable cial Security benefits according to in- problem. When President Obama was way. flation. If we have rampant inflation, sworn into office, the national debt was The amount of Social Security bene- then you would have the COLA, just 1 $10.6 trillion. It was too much then. I fits being paid out exceeds the revenue percent less. So if it is 2.2 percent infla- think we all agree. Now it is $14.3 tril- the Social Security payroll is col- tion, then you would get a 1.2-percent lion. We are weeks away from officially lecting, and we are starting to draw COLA. Doing that saves the Social Se- hitting that $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. down on the Social Security reserves. curity system, and it closes the 75-year We have had a monumental addition When the reserves run out in 2036, So- gap. It does not raise taxes on anyone, to the unprecedented number of spend- cial Security will only be able to pay and it does not cut a core benefit for ing dollars that was the stimulus that out 77 percent of the benefits to cur- anyone. That is the way we could fix passed in February of 2009. Today, the rent and future retirees. That is the Social Security right now. President’s Council of Economic Advis- law today. It would force a 23-percent What would that do for our deficit? ers said that 2.4 million jobs were cre- cut in benefits. That is the law today. Here is what it would do. It would ated at a cost of $666 billion. That is The Social Security Board of Trust- achieve a $416 billion reduction over about three-quarters of the stimulus. ees reported earlier this year that one the next 10 years of our deficit and a That is a cost to taxpayers of $278,000 way to shore up Social Security’s as- $7.2 trillion savings by 2085. That per job. That is just not reasonable. sets is to immediately and perma- means we are on the track. That means This is the kind of spending we cannot nently increase the combined payroll that over the next 75 years Social Se- continue in this country. tax on employees and employers from curity will be solid and secure without I think they say they want to in- 12.4 to 14.5 percent—in other words, in- a tax increase on anyone and without a crease taxes, and I hear the President crease payroll taxes by one-sixth dur- cut in core benefits to anyone, and no say we must increase taxes on the oil ing our jobless economic nonrecovery. I one who is 58 years of age or older will companies, increase taxes on corporate do not think that is really feasible. be affected by the adjustment in the re- jets. I think if we are fair and across- The trustees also noted that the tirement age. the-board and we tax oil companies shortfall could be eliminated by an im- We have a chance to do some things. like we tax every business—sure. Let’s mediate 13.8 percent cut in core bene- I have gone out and said: Here is a pro- even the playing field. If we are going fits retirees are getting right now—an posal. My colleague, Senator CORKER, to take away the business deductions immediate $150-per-month cut in every has proposed a limit, a cap on spending every business gets in this country, Social Security benefit check right that is a reasonable limit. Other col- then, sure, let’s take them from every now. That was what the Social Secu- leagues—Senator LEE, Senator PAUL, business, including oil. But it is not rity trustees suggested was a possi- and Senator TOOMEY have suggested going to help the deficit because it is bility. That is something I think we other ways to cut spending across the not enough to help the deficit. would unanimously, in this Senate, re- board, just a level goal. They are not They say they want to increase taxes ject. No one is going to cut benefits cutting specific things, but they are in order to reduce the deficit, but what $150 per month right now—nobody. No- cutting the discretionary spending at they really want is to increase taxes to body would do it. reasonable levels. Many Republicans permanently increase spending so the If we are going to address this, I have are offering ways to cut back on spend- big government we have seen grow in proposed a plan. Senator KYL and I in- ing. My colleague, Senator CORNYN the last 2 years, 21⁄2 years will be per- troduced S. 1213, the Defend and Save from Texas, has put forward a cap on manent. That is why they want to in- Social Security Act. First, everyone spending and a balanced budget amend- crease taxes. knows we are living longer than when ment. There are proposals out there I say there is a way to fix this. First the Social Security Act passed. We that are responsible ways to deal with of all, we could pass a balanced budget have a higher quality of life. People this deficit that include entitlements amendment. A balanced budget amend- want to work longer in most areas. So and discretionary spending both.

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That is a strong manufacturing sector experi- whatever they are—I don’t know what why I am very concerned that today enced throughout Pennsylvania’s econ- they are; I don’t have one—but I think the Finance Committee is moving for- omy. According to research commis- we would probably all agree, if you can ward the pending agreements with sioned by the Pennsylvania Industrial afford a corporate jet or a private jet, South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Resource Centers, every $1 increase in fine. Whatever the President wants to For the last several weeks, the Pre- demand for products manufactured in do, we will do it, and it will do nothing siding Officer, Senator BROWN, and I our State leads to an increase in to help the deficit. So why don’t we do have persistently asked the tough, crit- growth value of $2.52 across all indus- the meaningful things, which is make ical questions about the impact of tries. So one buck in activity can lead meaningful cuts in discretionary these agreements before they are con- to $2.52 in value. spending. Let’s attack what everybody sidered. A review of the impact of past The manufacturing jobs that are cre- knows is the case; that is, Social Secu- trade agreements offers very little ated support middle-income families, rity is going bankrupt as we speak. If comfort. In 1994, Congress passed the and the creation of those jobs and the Congress and the President will speak North American Free Trade Agree- support they provided for those fami- responsibly about it, we can put that ment. We know it as NAFTA. Since lies in 2008 meant the following: The on a glidepath that is within the rea- NAFTA’s passage, U.S. Trade policies average annual compensation of a sonable actuarial table estimate so have steadily chipped away at Penn- worker in the manufacturing sector that people will work longer, and very sylvania’s manufacturing base. was over $65,000. The average pay for gradually increase it—starting in 2016, It is a critical sector for our State the rest of the workforce was $10,000 ending in 2027 at 69. That is gradual. and so many others. According to a re- less. Each good-paying job in this coun- We cannot procrastinate. We cannot cent study—and the chart on my left try allows for more money to flow back wait. We cannot hope the crisis will depicts it—from the Industrial Re- into the economy. Given the impor- pass. And we cannot delay the inevi- source Centers, from 1997 to 2010, just tance of manufacturing jobs in Penn- table. This is the Senate. We were 13 years, manufacturing went from 16.4 sylvania, we must ask ourselves: Will elected to make the tough choices. It is percent of our gross State product to the Korea trade agreement create jobs, time for us to do it. 12.1 percent, a remarkable drop in just especially in the manufacturing sec- I yield the floor. 13 years. What does that mean for the tor? I believe it will not create a sub- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. total number of jobs? In total, Pennsyl- stantial number of new jobs in this BROWN of Ohio). The Senator from vania lost nearly 300,000 manufacturing critical sector. Pennsylvania is recognized. jobs. You can see it from the chart, Looking back over the last 20 years, TRADE WITH SOUTH KOREA starting in 1997, the drop to 12.1 percent trade-related job expansion has been an Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise in just those 13 years—300,000 jobs in 13 unfulfilled promise for Pennsylvania today to discuss the Senate’s upcoming years. and the Nation. We need to look no fur- trade agenda and its impact on Penn- Despite these alarming numbers and ther than NAFTA. In 1993, when the sylvania workers and Pennsylvania statistics, advocates for the trade agreement was signed, NAFTA prom- jobs. deals, including the pending agreement ised to deliver hundreds of thousands of Like so many of our States, Pennsyl- with South Korea, promised significant jobs across the United States. Leading vania has always played a critically economic benefits from exploding ex- economists at the time projected important role in America’s manufac- port potential to job creation. Pro- NAFTA would bring 170,000 new jobs in turing and commercial heritage. The ponents argue a significant net positive the near term alone. These gains were coal and waterways of our State helped from these agreements every time they not realized. Instead, since NAFTA was make the Commonwealth legendary for are considered. In reality, instead of signed into law through 2002, 525,094 steelmaking and helped turn the creating opportunities for Pennsyl- workers were certified as displaced United States into an industrial power- vania, our trade policies did little more under NAFTA, according to the De- house. During its heyday, 60 percent of than offshore good-paying jobs, while partment of Labor. I am sure that the domestic steel production in the giving our trading partners unlimited number has grown since that 2002 data United States came from Pennsyl- access to our markets. point. Furthermore, when NAFTA was vania. So we must take the time now to ask negotiated, leaders suggested that During World War II, almost one- the tough questions. Specifically, as a American exports would expand great- third of the Nation’s steel came from Senator from Pennsylvania, I must ask ly to meet the new-found demands of Pennsylvania, which was a full 20 per- three basic questions about any trade the open Mexican market with all its cent of global production at the time. deal. No. 1, will the agreement protect new customers. The opposite has oc- The then-Governor of Pennsylvania, current Pennsylvania jobs and create curred. Arthur James, put it this way: ‘‘Penn- new jobs in Pennsylvania and across In 1993, the United States had a small sylvania was truly the arsenal of de- America? No. 2, will the agreement trade surplus. We had a surplus with mocracy and the arsenal of America.’’ help create a level playing field for Mexico. According to the official Cen- Given its dominance in the steel in- American businesses and workers? No. sus Bureau statistics, by 2010, 17 years dustry, it is no surprise that the Com- 3, does the agreement provide new op- later, we were running a trade deficit monwealth was sixth in the Nation in portunities for American manufactur- with Mexico of $66.4 billion. So a sur- total war production during the Second ers to export? plus in trade with Mexico became a World War, leading in shipbuilding and I will focus on the South Korean Free huge deficit. Trade with Canada also munitions production. More money was Trade Agreement in the context of saw a widening trade deficit from $10 spent to expand production capacity in each question. First, will the agree- billion in 1993 to $28 billion in 2010. So Pennsylvania than in any other State ment protect and create jobs in Penn- there a deficit got bigger; whereas, in during the war. sylvania and across the Nation? In the case of Mexico, it went from a sur- We know at the time it did not stop these uncertain times, job creation plus to a massive deficit of $66 billion. there. It did not stop at the end of the must be our top priority. In Pennsyl- The impact of these policies is plainly war. After the war was over, these vania, the manufacturing sector is crit- seen in employment data. Pennsyl- manufacturing facilities were used to ical. Manufacturing remains the Com- vania has seen a dramatic decline in make American products and fuel the monwealth’s largest source of good- manufacturing employment since growth of a thriving middle class. paying jobs, with chemical primary NAFTA was implemented, losing a Today, so many of these plants have metal products, fabricated metal prod- total of over 300,000 jobs. With this rosy gone away, due in part to our failed ucts, food products, and machinery prediction of NAFTA in mind, a close

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While rate policies, from May 27, 2011, noted ers could challenge U.S. producers sell- proponents of the agreement argue that South Korea intervened ‘‘heavily’’ ing cheese in South Korea as ‘‘mozza- U.S. exports to Korea will increase, in its currency market during the fi- rella’’ or ‘‘parmesan.’’ In this sense, they are neglecting to tell the whole nancial crisis and has continued unin- the Europeans have negotiated a better truth. Companies will simply shift terrupted since. Treasury urged South agreement, giving European companies from exporting to Korea, to creating Korea to ‘‘adopt a greater degree of ex- an advantage over American compa- current customers in other places, change rate flexibility and less inter- nies. rather than increasing total exports. vention.’’ Currency policy has played a Another problem with the agreement The second question I ask is, Will central role in China’s mercantilist is which goods qualify for the ‘‘Made in this agreement help create a level trade policies and has cost the United South Korea’’ designation—the sticker, playing field after enactment? I believe States thousands of jobs. We should so to speak—and are allowed to, there- this agreement, South Korea agree- not be cutting tariffs for the country, fore, enter the United States duty free. ment, will fail to create a level playing with South Korea’s heavy history on Under the rules of origin in annex 6–A field for our workers and our compa- currency manipulation, without lan- of the agreement, 65 percent of the nies. Modern trade agreements do more guage to deal with protecting us in a value of many goods, including auto- than cut tariffs. These agreements con- competitive environment in the de- mobiles shipped duty free to the United tain hundreds of provisions that make valuations that they have undertaken States can come from South Korea and substantial changes to nontrade poli- before. still be considered ‘‘Made in South cies, and the Korea agreement is no ex- Additionally, several groups raised Korea.’’ ception. According to the group Public the possibility that the agreement This standard is lower than the Euro- Citizen, these nontrade provisions could be used to weaken U.S. trade pean Union agreement. The European limit the authority granted to elected laws. The free trade agreement creates Union agreement has a 55-percent con- representatives of the American people a bilateral commission on trade laws. tent standard where content can be for- over product and food safety, financial While our Trade Representative argues eign and, once again, places our compa- regulations, health care and energy that this will not change any existing nies at a comparative disadvantage in regulations, patent terms, and even our U.S. trade laws, this avenue could be international competition. Just as the tax dollars that can be spent by the used by advocates of weaker enforce- chart depicts, 35 percent Korea plus 65 government. The agreement allows Ko- ment in the future. percent China will equal ‘‘Made in rean exporters to take investment dis- Finally, I turn to the last question. Korea.’’ I don’t think that is what the putes out of courts and into unaccount- Does the agreement provide new oppor- American people bargain for when they able and secretive international tribu- tunities for Pennsylvania manufactur- expect us to get trade policies right. In nals through a process known as inves- ers to export their goods? Similar to a sense, this opens the door—a back tor-to-state dispute system that is NAFTA, the benefits of the South door—for products primarily made in similar to NAFTA. Korea deal have been, in my judgment, places such as North Korea or China to Additionally, the investment chap- overstated, while the risks have been enter the United States of America ters were signed prior to the current fi- largely ignored. Rather than opening a duty free. That is wrong. It should be nancial crisis back in 2007. These spe- new market for Pennsylvania farmers changed. We should not broker an cific chapters include rules that pro- and manufacturers, I am concerned agreement that has that in it. Let me conclude with the three ques- hibit either country from imposing that the benefits to the United States tions I started with. First, will the firewalls between the sorts of financial are minimal, at best. There are specific agreement create a substantial number services one firm may offer to limit the reasons this deal fails to deliver for of new jobs? I am concerned it will not. spread of risk, for example. Important Pennsylvania exporters. First, most of In previous agreements such as protections put in place after the fi- the benefits are based on an overly op- NAFTA, if they are any indication, the nancial crisis of 2007 and 2008 could po- timistic projection for agriculture. tentially be challenged under the pend- U.S.-Korea agreement will lead to job These projections, compiled by sup- losses, especially in the critical manu- ing agreement. Even more troubling is porters of the agreement, assume that the issue of Korea’s currency. South facturing sector. a cut in tariffs will immediately equal Second, will the agreement help cre- Korean currency manipulation remains a growth in market share. ate a level playing field? It will not. an unaddressed problem. As we have We know from past experience that The agreement fails to address critical seen in China, an intentionally weak- Asian markets, including South Korea, issues such as currency manipulation ened currency leads to a fundamentally have come up with a host of unjustified that have already hurt American busi- unbalanced trade relationship and bru- nontariff restrictions to keep U.S. beef nesses and cost us jobs. tal conditions for U.S. companies. In a out of their country. These barriers to Third, does the agreement provide June 17 report, the Economic Policy free trade are likely to limit export po- new opportunities for American manu- Institute calculated that if Asian cur- tential and are largely unaddressed in facturers to export? Proponents have rencies were strengthened to appro- the agreement. There are other trou- overstated the benefits. Certainly in- priate market-determined levels, if bling clauses dealing with the beef in- dustries and firms are likely to benefit, that were done, U.S. gross domestic dustry. The South Korea agreement while many others will not. What is product would increase by as much as will allow American beef packagers to clear is that in its failure to address $285.7 billion or 1.9 percent, creating up use Canadian or Mexican cattle and nontariff barriers to trade, the agree- to 2.25 million U.S. jobs; that is, if then export the packaged Mexican or ment leaves American firms unpro- Asian currencies were strengthened to Canadian beef as ‘‘American’’ beef. tected and on a playing field that is those appropriate levels. Unfortu- This policy, while great for beef pack- not level. nately, as with other NAFTA-style agers, undercuts the U.S. ranchers. Instead of moving ahead with a bro- free-trade agreements, this South Given our difficulties in gaining a foot- ken model, we need to focus on the big- Korea agreement is silent on currency. hold in these markets, we should rely ger picture—formulating a strategy This is unacceptable because South solely on U.S. cattle, which we know that helps American manufacturers, Korea devalued their currency twice, are safe. that leads to job creation to help mid- once in 1988, once in 1998. Both inter- Second, one of Pennsylvania’s most dle-income families, helping us create ventions devalued their currency by 50 important sectors—dairy—the com- the jobs of the future. percent or more. South Korea was one peting European Union Free Trade To make real sustained progress, of the first countries cited as a cur- Agreement with South Korea could in- Washington needs to have a plan, a

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Unless that $2 trillion southwestern Pennsylvania companies Security reform, on the table, together in additional revenue is used to pay at the Universal Electric Corporation with other entitlements. I hope this down the debt, it means it is a wash in Canonsburg, Washington County, to represents a change of position, a and government and Washington con- listen to their ideas and bring them to change of attitude, and the President tinue business as usual. I don’t think Washington, DC, to keep a focus on and our negotiators will seize this op- the American people want us to con- supporting manufacturing. I heard a portunity to do the kind of grand bar- tinue doing business as usual. I think number of common themes. First of gain that will put America back on to they want us to listen to them and to all, we should develop a national strat- a more solid fiscal path. Every child mend our ways. egy, as I mentioned, for manufac- born in the United States today—while Let me give a context for how non- turing. Second, we should make the being one of the luckiest people in the serious some of the proposals are, in- R&D tax credit permanent. Third, we world being born in the United States cluding out of the President of the should crack down—really crack of America, but at the same time being United States. All of a sudden he fo- down—on China’s currency manipula- burdened—every child born today will cused last week on this depreciation tion and other unfair trade policies so be burdened with $46,000 for their share schedule for corporate jets. Deprecia- that Pennsylvania companies and their of the national debt. That is simply tion is a normal part of the Tax Code workers have at least a fair shot. Leg- wrong and we all know it. which says if one uses something in a islation I recently introduced gives us Unfortunately, there has been a lot business, one can basically write it those tools to hold countries account- of discussion about the White House down over time. It won’t surprise us to able for manipulating currencies. and some of our Democratic colleagues find that if a person did that, if a per- We also need to extend trade adjust- wanting to raise taxes as part of this son did what the President said—elimi- ment assistance to help workers who grand bargain. Indeed, I think that is nate depreciation of corporate jets—it have lost their jobs to overseas unfair the notion behind this sense-of-the- would generate about $3 billion in rev- foreign competition so they can build Senate resolution the majority leader enue to the Federal Treasury over 10 new skills and find new employment. has introduced, which is targeted at years—$3 billion over 10 years. But to Finally, we need to invest in science, millionaires and billionaires. The get a sense of what a minuscule con- technology, engineering, and math, the sense-of-the-Senate resolution the ma- tribution that would make to solving so-called STEM discipline, which we jority leader wants us to vote on says the problem, consider what our annual know will create many jobs in the fu- it is the sense of the Senate that any deficit is. This is in 1 year. This is what ture. agreement to reduce the budget deficit $1.5 trillion looks like. It has 12 zeroes; Manufacturing is the heart and soul should require that those earning $1 a 1, a 5, and 11 zeroes after the 5. That of Pennsylvania and our Nation’s econ- million or more per year make a more is our annual deficit. omy. Our future depends on developing meaningful contribution to deficit re- The President says to solve this an- policies that help our workers and our duction. nual deficit, we need to raise $3 billion businesses compete in the global pro- Unfortunately, this is not real legis- in additional revenue from corporate duction of goods. Our workers and our lation. This won’t change anything. jet owners. Obviously, it is a drop in businesses can outcompete anyone in This is a sense of the Senate. This is a the bucket. But it is even worse when the world—any country in the world. resolution, which I think is a missed we look at the debt. The deficit, of We just need to give them a fair shot. opportunity to actually deal with the course, is the difference between what We need to give them a strategy. These issue rather than pretend as though we the Federal Government brings in and agreements don’t do that. are treating it seriously. what it spends. Right now it is spend- Mr. President, I yield the floor. When the White House proposes that ing about $1.5 trillion more each year The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- working families and small businesses, than it brings in, in revenue. That is ator from Texas. among others, suffer a $400 billion tax the deficit. But the accumulation of Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President I would increase over the next 10 years, it those deficits represents the debt. This observe the current Presiding Officer strikes me that in one sense this is like is how much red ink our Federal Gov- has had the misfortune of being in the a diet where a person says, I am going ernment is spending—or where we find chair whenever I am coming down to to give up dessert. I am not going to ourselves—and that is $14 trillion. This speak, so I appreciate his patience. eat dessert. But then that person is the number the President wants us Today, congressional leaders are binges on the buffet. In other words, it to raise—$14 trillion. That is like the meeting with the President of the is not real. It is not going to work. max on a credit card. If a person is United States to discuss what can be To put this in perspective, the Fed- spending too much money, that person done to reduce the Nation’s out-of-con- eral Government is currently bor- bumps up against the credit card limit. trol deficit, to deal with our rowing $4 billion every day this year. The President, in essence, rather than unsustainable debt, to get America So actually raising taxes in this cutting back on spending and making back to work and help grow our econ- amount—while this only amounts to 10 sure we are paying our bills we already omy. I congratulate the President for days of what Washington spends—rais- owe, wants to raise it so the Federal convening this meeting, which will ing taxes by $400 billion over 10 years, Government can spend more money. probably be one of the last chances we as we can see, won’t make a serious As I mentioned, this $14 trillion in will have to deal with this deadline of dent in the deficit and the debt, and debt boils down to $46,000 for every August 2 to deal with the debt limit— they are very serious job-killing pro- man, woman, and child in the country. a situation wherein we have maxed out posals as well. It strikes me as common So when the President gives a press our Nation’s credit card. Forty-three sense to say if we want more jobs, we conference—and I can’t remember how cents out of every dollar the Federal make it easier to create jobs. If we many times he mentions chartered Government spends today is borrowed want less jobs, we make it harder to jets—but he talks about $3 billion in money, making the deficit worse and create jobs by raising taxes, by exces- revenue over 10 years, it is a drop in not better and making the debt worse sive regulation, and other obstacles to the bucket when dealing with a 1-year and not better. This is the chance to job creation. The irony is that I am not deficit, or a deficit each year, cur- kick the habit of out-of-control spend- confident our friends on the other side rently of $1.5 trillion, or a $14 trillion ing here in Washington. who propose tax increases as part of debt. So the fact is we cannot get there I appreciate the fact the President this grand bargain actually want to use from here, even if we did what the has moved from his initial position that increased revenue to pay down the President said. It is not serious. It is wherein he advocated for Congress to deficit and the debt. To the contrary, I not honest. It is not candid in terms of

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Al- nesses—the primary job-creating en- a look at it to make sure it is, in my most 2 million more Americans are un- gine in our economy—doing what they view, flatter, fairer, and simpler. But employed. Is that making things bet- do best; that is, growing the economy, right now, the fact of that according to ter? No. It is making things worse. And creating jobs. If our friends across the the Committee on Joint Taxation, 51 we know there are a lot of people who aisle want more tax revenue, well, the percent—that is a majority of Amer- are taking minimum-wage jobs and best way to get more revenue is to get ican households—paid no income tax in other jobs not up to their full potential more Americans back to work so they 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada. No income tax because they want to provide for their pay taxes rather than remain unem- was paid by 51 percent of the house- families, so we call those people under- ployed, losing their homes because holds in America in 2009. Actually, to employed. That would make that num- they cannot pay their mortgages. That show how out of whack things have ber even higher. When the President is how we ought to increase revenue, gotten, 30 percent of American house- was inaugurated in January of 2009, the not by raising rates, not by some of holds actually made money from the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. these silly class-warfare arguments tax system by way of refundable tax Today, it is 9.1 percent. That is a 17- that seem to target unpopular sectors credits, the earned income tax credit, percent increase. In other words, unem- of the economy. And, yes, we need to increase exports among others. So 51 percent of Amer- ployment is worse today than it was to create more jobs. We can do that by ican households paid no income tax in when the President was sworn in. ratifying the outstanding trade agree- 2009, but 30 percent actually made Gas prices. We all know what has ments without adding unnecessary money under the current system. Ac- happened to gas prices. They have gone spending to them. cording to the Internal Revenue Serv- through the roof. People are having to And, yes, when it comes to energy ice, the top 10 percent of wage earners deny themselves other discretionary policy, the high price of gasoline— in America paid 70 percent of total in- expenditures because they simply have which has gone up 94 percent since come taxes. The top 5 percent of in- to have the gasoline to be able to drive President Obama became President of come earners in America paid nearly 60 to work, drive the kids to school, or the United States—we can open more percent of income taxes, and the top 1 take care of their daily business. The domestic energy reserves, more Amer- percent paid 38 percent of income fact is, when the President was sworn ican natural resources, rather than taxes. in, gasoline prices were $1.85. Well, continue to have to import it from So what is the President talking wouldn’t it be great if gas prices were places abroad that are not necessarily about and what is the majority leader $1.85 today? Instead, they average $3.58. our friends or which may be in political trying to—what point are they trying That is almost a 100-percent increase in turmoil or even war, such as Libya. So to make when they suggest we pass a gasoline prices since President Obama if we had a rational national energy sense-of-the-Senate resolution saying put his hand on the Bible and was policy where the EPA, rather than that millionaires should ‘‘make a more sworn in as President of the United looking for excuses to deny us access meaningful contribution to the deficit States. It is a 94-percent increase. to things such as the natural gas dis- reduction effort’’? What is their point? Then we were talking about the Fed- coveries we have found in Texas and Is their point that we ought to raise eral debt. The Federal debt when the around the country—if we had a way to taxes on people who are already paying President was sworn in—some people take advantage of and did, in fact, take taxes? Is their point that we should ex- will tell you: Oh, it is all about Presi- advantage of more domestic energy pand the pool of people who do not pay dent Bush and fighting two wars that production, it could help us put more any income tax or should we perhaps were not paid for. It is about the Bush Americans back to work and help us expand the pool of people who actually tax cuts and other things. Well, I agree reduce our dependency on energy from benefit from cash transfers, payments there is bipartisan blame when it abroad and help bring down this price as a result of a refundable tax credit? comes to our national debt, but we to one that does not break the backs of Well, I think it is pretty obvious we ought to link arms and work together the average working families. need tax reform. I am skeptical that we to try to solve the problem rather than I yield the floor and suggest the ab- have time between now and Secretary continue to make it worse. The Federal sence of a quorum. Geithner’s stated deadline of August 2 debt when President Obama was sworn The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to do what we need to do and to repair in was $10.6 trillion. Today, it is $14.3 clerk will call the roll. and fix our broken tax system. But I trillion. It is 35 percent worse. The debt The assistant legislative clerk pro- think this helps put in context the has gone up by 35 percent since Presi- ceeded to call the roll. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask frankly cynical suggestion that some- dent Obama was sworn in. how we could solve the problem if we I mentioned this factor earlier. As unanimous consent that the order for just go after the fat cats and the cor- shown on this chart, this is what every the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without porate jet owners. If we just make the American citizen owes in terms of their objection, it is so ordered. millionaires and billionaires pay more share of the national debt. When Presi- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have a money, it will all be all right. Well, I dent Obama was sworn in, it was correction. My staff told me I under- think the American people are smarter $34,000. Today, it is 46,000. So, con- counted $14 trillion. I asked ahead of than that. When confronted with the gratulations, everyone within the time, but we actually got the number facts, I think they can readily conclude sound of my voice owes $11,000 more to wrong. The number I have on the chart and will readily conclude that the sys- the national debt since President is actually three zeros too few. So just tem is broken and needs to be fixed. We Obama became President of the United to make sure the record is correct, that do not need a bunch of smoke and mir- States. is 12 zeros after the ‘‘14.’’ That reflects rors and phony arguments about class Then there is health insurance. We our national debt. I would like to say I warfare. That is not going to solve the have had a lot of debate about health made the mistake and it was actually problem. We need to solve the problem. insurance costs. We were told that if lower, but it actually is much higher, Well, let’s look at the President’s we just passed this giant health care which I think reinforces my point. economic record. I know there have bill, health insurance costs would go Thank you, Mr. President. been some press reports about that the down, we would fix problems, and we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- President said we are making a come- would make sure more people had ac- ator from Alabama is recognized. back. I think he called this summer cess to health care. Well, since Presi- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, while ‘‘the summer of recovery,’’ if I am not dent Obama became President, health the Senator is still here, I recall—Sen- mistaken. But, in fact, we know the insurance premiums have gone up by 19 ator CORNYN is a member of the Budget

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We are so pleased to have him United States would increase by $13 President Clinton, as co-chair. He also in the Senate. I ask him if he would trillion in 10 years. chose Alan Simpson, a former Repub- share his thoughts at this time about I do not know if the Senator is aware, lican Senator. They submitted a state- this situation. but I would ask him is he aware of how ment to the Budget Committee that Mr. BLUNT. I will. I also asked the much additional revenue would come this country faces the most predictable Senator about his view of this budget to the government if the President’s economic crisis in its history. We have situation. The Presiding Officer and I proposal on corporate jet taxation were to act, they told us. were secretaries of state together some to be imposed, and would that make a They were asked when could this cri- time ago and have known each other a difference in the $13,000 trillion that sis happen. Mr. Bowles said it could long time. I am glad to have him in the would be added to the debt in the next happen within 2 years—not for our chair as we have this discussion. 10 years? children and grandchildren; he said 2 I don’t think the House, until the Mr. CORNYN. Well, Mr. President, years, maybe a little sooner or maybe last Congress, ever failed to pass a responding to my friend from Alabama, a little later. Alan Simpson popped up budget. I am not sure the Senate didn’t the number, I am advised, is roughly $3 and said he thought it could be 1 year; always pass a budget until the last billion in additional revenue to the in other words, some sort of economic Congress, though there were times Treasury, and that would be over 10 crisis like we had in 2007 and 2008 or when the House and Senate could not years. But, as you can see, it is a drop something that could put our economy agree. But at least each side had a in the bucket when it comes to the def- in a tailspin. It is that serious. The plan. icit for 1 year, which is $1.5 trillion, debt trajectory path we are on is There is an old adage that when you and the national debt of $14 trillion. unsustainable. fail to plan, you plan to fail. It sure I apologize, I am not used to dealing Tomorrow, I have to say, will mark looks to me that is the trajectory we with numbers that big, which dem- the 800th day this Senate has not had a are on now. Members are more and onstrates that these numbers really budget. We are borrowing 40 cents out more talking about maybe we will have have kind of lost their meaning here. I of every dollar we spend, and we have another continuing resolution this remember Everett Dirksen being gone this long without a budget. There year. That will be the appropriations quoted as saying: A million here, a mil- is no plan, apparently, to present one. process because we have no plan. Of lion there, and pretty soon you are The chairman of the Budget Com- course, as the Senator pointed out, as a talking about real money. mittee, on which I am ranking Repub- person who knows as much about the The fact is we are not talking about lican, tells us he has one, and he talked budget process as anybody in Wash- millions, we are not talking about bil- to his colleagues and they have agreed ington, we passed the April 1 deadline, lions, we are talking about trillions. I on it. But it remains secret. then we passed a May 1 date, and then think most people’s minds have a very The Congressional Budget Act explic- a June 1 date, and now we passed the difficult time conceiving of how big a itly says we should have a budget by July 1 date. We are up to that 800th day number that is. April 15. It says the committee should since the Senate passed a plan or had a Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the Senator. report a budget resolution on April 1. plan of any kind. We are waiting for a Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Well, we have not had a markup. Ap- plan to move forward with the work of sent that I be permitted to enter into a parently, there is no plan to have one. just funding the government. Clearly, colloquy with my Republican col- We are just going to wait and see if se- that is not acceptable. leagues for up to 30 minutes. cret negotiations can produce some- We see the economy continuing to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without thing. That is not acceptable at a time wait for some signs of certainty from objection, it is so ordered. in which the debt is the primary threat the Federal Government, certainty Mr. SESSIONS. If Senator CORNYN to the health, security, and welfare of about where our budget is going to be, could join us, we would be pleased. our Nation, and there is no doubt about certainty about our tax structure, cer- Mr. President, the debt situation we it. tainty about regulations and utility are in today is the most serious our Admiral Mullen, Chairman of the bills. We are just not seeing that hap- Nation has ever faced. A lot of people Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the greatest pen. In fact, things are getting progres- do not understand it and do not under- threat to our national security is our sively worse and worse. Gas prices have stand how serious it is. Even after debt. Secretary of State Hillary Clin- almost doubled now in the last 30 World War II, we had growth. We had ton made a very similar statement. months. Unemployment is up 17 per- the baby boomers just coming of age, They are exactly right. There is no dis- cent. In fact, there is no statistic I we had more young people and fewer pute about it. know of that is better than it was in older people, and the situation was We have had nothing on the floor of January of 2009. more positive than it is today, even the Senate except a resolution saying Has the Senate, in the past, until the though we had debt after the war. That we should tax the rich—a sense of the last 3 years—has there ever been a time is just a fact. Senate, that has no power, no binding when the Senate didn’t even attempt I have tried to look at the creation of authority, no numbers, not how much to have a budget? a budget that would balance in 10 we are going to attack the rich. Mr. SESSIONS. To my knowledge, at years, bring us into balance in 10 years. We are in serious condition. I think no time since I have been here did the It is hard to do. It absolutely can be the American people, if they under- Senate not attempt to pass a budget. done. It takes some real effort, but it stood how little has been done in this In the last 2 years, even when our can be done. We can do it, and we have body this year on the most important Democratic colleagues had 60 votes— to do it. But President Obama, during issue facing this country, would be the largest majority in recent memory his years as President, is on track to even more dissatisfied with the U.S. in the Senate—they only attempted to have four consecutive trillion-dollar Congress than they are—more dissatis- bring a budget to the floor once. Last deficits—the highest deficit we have fied at least with the Senate. I knew year a budget did go to committee. It had previously was the $450 billion def- the Senator from Missouri before, who was marked up by Senator CONRAD. It icit that President Bush had. We have is not new to Congress. He was a Re- came to the floor, but the majority had $1.2 trillion and $1.3 trillion. publican whip in the House of Rep- leader decided not to bring it up. This This September 30, when the fiscal resentatives. The House has passed a year, it seems that Senator CONRAD year ends, it is estimated to be $1.5 budget this year—an honest budget was told not to have a markup, not to trillion for 2011. We take in $2.2 tril- that changes the debt trajectory of even produce a budget in committee.

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Before the Senator cial fate of America is going to be de- should spend, what we should tax, and shares his thoughts about the appro- cided? how much debt we can afford to run up. priations process from his extensive ex- I personally find that process dis- Those are fundamental responsibilities. perience in the leadership of the Con- gusting. That is why I stood last Tues- How would he evaluate the fact that gress, just briefly, I want to make sure day on the floor of the Senate and said tomorrow we are 800 days without a the American people and our col- unless we start seriously addressing budget? What does that say about the leagues know what happened. this problem, the bankrupting of Amer- leadership we have seen in the Senate? I see our newly elected colleague ica, in the open, in the bright light of Mr. BLUNT. It shows we have been from Wisconsin, Senator RON JOHNSON. day, I was going to begin to object. I 800 days without a budget, and basi- He won election, you could say, in an was going to begin to withhold my con- cally 800 days without any structure or upset—a popular, big victory. He cam- sent. process of how we spend the people’s paigned all over his State and talked I was heartened by the support I got money. It has been 800 days since the about the issues we are talking about from my Republican colleagues be- last time we could come up with an ap- today. cause, let’s face it, we understand how propriations process, so maybe they As a new Member of the Senate, I urgent the situation is. We understand will suggest we will modify that a lit- would love to hear Senator JOHNSON’s how dire our financial situation is. We tle bit and move forward. But that comments about where he thinks we are willing to sit down and work with clearly is not good enough. In that 800 are today. anybody who will seriously address the days, as the Senator pointed out, we Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin. First of fact that we are driving America to- have gone to where we are—we have all, I thank the Senator for his leader- ward bankruptcy. But we need a will- added 35 percent in a little over 800 ship. He has been talking loudly and ing partner, and up to this point in days, in 21⁄2 years, to the Federal def- clearly about the fact that we should time I haven’t seen one. icit. not have recessed this week. I know The fact that the only plan we have This is not defending anybody else’s President Obama tried to claim credit seen is the President’s budget, 4.25 effort to make the revenue and the ex- for that. It is because of the Senator’s inches thick, 2,400 pages long—how penditures of the Federal Government leadership and the members of the Re- many thousands of manhours did that balance, but we can’t continue to spend publican conference in the Senate who document take to produce? It was so more than we have. If we don’t have a said: No, we are bankrupting America unserious it would have added more plan, a blueprint, or if we don’t have a and we need to stay here and start de- than $12 trillion to our Nation’s debt in budget like families have to have—if bating this issue. the next 10 years. It would have contin- we don’t have a budget at the very Unfortunately, that is not what we ued the bankrupting of America. It least, and we are managing our money, have been doing this week. It is sad. would have made us go broke. It was so we write checks until the money runs One word I have used all the time now unserious, it failed in the Senate by a out, and we can’t do much more than that I have come to Washington is ‘‘un- vote of 0–97. Not one Democratic Sen- that. believable.’’ It is simply unbelievable ator found that bill serious enough to We are at a point now that we are that tomorrow will mark 800 days that give it a vote. That is the only plan I spending $3.7 trillion or $3.8 trillion we haven’t passed a budget. have seen. and collecting $2.2 trillion. I am like My background is in business for the I woke up this morning to a couple of Senator CORNYN on this topic—by the last 34 years. I have had to produce news reports, and there was more de- way, everybody else is too, including budgets on time. I have had people tail about what the administration the Secretary of the Treasury. Nobody produce budgets for me on time. In might plan to do fed to reporters than knows how much money this is, but we business—even a small business—it is fed to a Member of Congress. all know if someone is making $22,000 a inconceivable that if you tell a col- I am sorry to be so blunt about this, year and spending $37,000 a year, and league to make sure to have the budget but that is a disgusting process. The they have already borrowed more on your desk by April 15 that it American people deserve far better. I money than anybody should have ever wouldn’t be there; 99.9 percent of those guess today what I am standing here lent them, they can’t continue to do accountants and controllers would saying is, I want to see a plan, and I that. have a budget on time, on April 15. want to see a budget, and I want to see There has to be a point where they We are dealing with the United it to give us enough time so we can ac- say: We are going to have to get real. States of America. We are talking tually analyze it and debate it and pass We are making $22,000, so we better about our financial future, the fate of the real structural reforms so that we start spending no more than $22,000, America. The Democrats in the Senate can actually solve this problem. I am and that includes paying off the money have failed to meet that obligation for calling on the President and I am call- that we have already borrowed when 2 years in a row. That is simply unbe- ing on the Democrats in this Senate to we were spending $37,000. lievable, and it is so incredibly irre- produce that plan so we can have an There are so many zeros and numbers sponsible. Really, I think the Senate open debate on it. That is kind of how that if any of us really understood how has been guilty of willful neglect. The I am thinking. much money we are talking about and phrase I have used is that the Senate Mr. BLUNT. I would like to say to how long it will take to pay it back, we has been ‘‘fiddling’’ while America is both Senator SESSIONS and Senator would all be more scared than we are. going broke. That is sad. JOHNSON, who were primary leaders in Certainly, the people we work for As the Senator pointed out as well, this idea that we shouldn’t go home, would be more scared than they are be- what does the financial future of Amer- that Republicans shouldn’t vote to ad- cause we are doing irresponsible ica rest on? Some secret talks—talks journ, that you were going to object to things, and as irresponsible as any of between a few individuals going out be- things that didn’t relate to the busi- those things is not having a plan. hind closed doors far from the view of ness we need to do, and, of course, that In all those years the Senator spent the American public rather than in an is right. on the Budget Committee and his lead- orderly process where a plan is pre- As Senator JOHNSON was talking, I ership there now, he knows if we don’t sented that can be viewed by the Amer- was thinking the other deadline, the have a plan—the appropriations proc- ican public, that can be debated openly other April 15 deadline, every Amer- ess doesn’t move forward unless we the way our Founders envisioned on ican had better comply with that one. agree first how much money we are the floor of this Senate, this historic It is in the law just like the one that going to spend in that process. So, floor; instead of using the process that we are supposed to comply with. eventually, we just go back and say: we should have been using, what is What if everybody in America de- Let’s go back to last year and modify going to happen? Are we going to have cided they were going to miss their

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Neither the House nor the Senate many people out there fighting exces- that. did their jobs in the last Congress, for sive taxation because they have less of We had two bills to extend the PA- the first time ever. So that is how we a stake in it. But 1 percent of the peo- TRIOT Act. If we take a look at how go now into 3 years of no budget, 3 ple in the country already pay 38 per- that was even done, it was last minute, years since we had a working document cent of the income taxes, and 10 per- rush-rush, very little time for debate. that we should have to work with. That cent pay 70 percent. Maybe we just We couldn’t even get amendments in is important. ought to let that 10 percent pay 100 per- there. What did we do this week? The dis- cent. I guess that would get all the mil- Then, of course, the other one is we appointment to all three of us is we lionaires and billionaires. kind of cleaned up a little bit a little said we wanted to stay this week and And, oh, I remember the tax. Do you part of the health care law that dealt deal with these issues, and what did we remember the millionaires’ tax, but with 1099s, which would have been a deal with? We started out by trying to only like 155 people would pay or some- nightmare. It would have cost billions deal with a Libya resolution that ap- thing? It was the alternative minimum of dollars to comply with and not parently wasn’t important enough to tax; 155 people were going to pay that brought in any revenue. So we finally deal with last Thursday when we were millionaire tax, and now some huge got that off the books, thankfully. going to take a week to be working in percentage of all Americans pay it be- The other bills we have debated, we our States, but we will debate the cause, eventually, once we start down spent 16 weeks debating three bills. Libya resolution. Then when people on this path, everybody is impacted by The total dollar amount of those bills the Republican side said they thought higher tax rates. is $20 billion. That is about 1⁄2 percent we ought to be debating the reason we The frustration of being here and not of what this Federal Government will were supposed to stay, we still didn’t doing anything all week—we had one spend this year. So we have spent 16 do that. We have this amendment that vote to compel the Members who didn’t weeks debating 1⁄2 percent of our $3.6- I think was supposed to be a sense of come, to come to the Senate, and an- trillion-a-year budget. That, in my the Senate, and is a sense of the Senate other vote was cloture on a bill that mind, is the definition of being not se- that millionaires aren’t paying enough doesn’t matter. The frustration of your rious. taxes. leadership and then that result is pret- Of course, we have said it has been We all understand the politics of ty incredible to me. 799—tomorrow it will be 800—days that, just like we understand the poli- But thanks to both Senators for in- since we actually passed a budget. This tics of no accelerated depreciation for sisting for weeks before last week that week we spent 15 hours of debate. We business airplanes. Whenever that was we should stay and have a discussion, a call it a sense-of-the-Senate resolu- done, it was done to try to create more debate, a vote on the things that mat- tion? It should be called the nonsense American jobs quicker by a little more ter. I am sorry that we didn’t have of the Senate. That is what has been demand. I think how that works is that that, particularly based on the inten- occurring this week, and it is a trag- plane is depreciated in 5 years instead sity on the part of both Senators of in- edy. It is a tragedy. of 7 to encourage people to go ahead sisting that we have that kind of de- But, again, that is why I stood up and and buy a plane and keep people who bate this week, and we didn’t have it. started to object. I will continue to do make planes at work. But what is that Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin. I would that until we actually start getting se- $3 billion over 10 years? We are bor- like to pick up on Senator BLUNT’s rious, until we actually see a plan, a rowing $4 billion today, and we try to point about just how unserious this budget that we can start debating. have this debate as if it is about $3 bil- week has been. Mr. SESSIONS. Well, let me just lion over 10 years. We are borrowing $4 Just in comparison to business, note that we had a sense-of-the-Senate billion today, and we want to have this about 5 years ago I bought a business resolution on the floor, and we had a false debate about who is not paying out of bankruptcy. I watched those cloture vote on it that I think every- their share. business owners over the course of 2 or body voted to go to the bill. That is We are spending too much money is 3 years struggle to make a go of that what the leader wanted to do. We go to the problem. The problem is not that business. You would not believe the the bill. But it is really nothing be- we are not taxing enough. We are number of hours those people, those cause if it passes it has no impact and spending almost 25 percent of the ca- hard-working Americans put in to save makes no change whatsoever. It basi- pacity of the country to produce goods that business. It didn’t work. They cally says we should tax the rich more. and services. Until the beginning of went into reorganization under the Well, we can debate these issues, but 2009, for 40 years the average was 20.6; bankruptcy laws. I bought that busi- I will just note that the Organization $1 out of $5 was going to the Federal ness out of bankruptcy. I saw how in- for Economic Cooperation and Develop- Government, not $1 out of $4. credibly hard my team worked to make ment, OECD, which is an organization I was asked by some reporters yester- that business survive, and it did sur- for the development of world busi- day: Why is this so different than other vive. These are individuals putting in nesses has concluded that the United times when the debt limit has been in- 16, 17, 18, 20 hours a day to make a States has the most progressive tax creased? You mentioned one of them product, to build a good life for them- system in the world. We always earlier. One of the differences is we selves and their families, to provide thought the Europeans were more hos- have added 35 percent to the debt in employment, jobs. tile to wealth and more socialistic than about 30 months—35 percent to the This is the American spirit. That is we were, but that is their analysis. debt in 30 months. the entrepreneurial spirit. That is what As Senator BLUNT said, how much Another one is the Federal Govern- Americans do day in and day out, more do we want them to pay? Maybe ment is suffocating the economy by whether they own a business or wheth- they should pay more. Let’s debate it spending too much money. There is no er they contribute their effort: their and let’s talk about it. But that is not money left for people to borrow and labor to make their business success- going to fix our problems. take a risk and create a job and create ful, the one they work for successful. Senator JOHNSON was a successful an opportunity for somebody else. That is what Americans do. businessman, an accountant. I have On the millionaire tax, 1 percent of What has this President done? What seen his work. I am so glad he is on the all the taxpayers pay 38 percent of all has this Congress done? What has this Budget Committee. I guess he and Sen- the taxes now. Maybe we ought to get Senate done? ator ENZI are the only accountants to where 1 or 2 percent just pay all the In the last 6 months since I have been around here, and we are glad the Sen- taxes. We already have 47 percent of here, we passed six laws, six bills that ator is here. I have seen his work.

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But we know what their why did the Senator run? and we are going to keep fighting to- policies brought us—21 million private Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin. Well, ward that end. sector jobs created during the 8 years the reason I ran is because we are I yield the floor. of Bill Clinton; then when they put in bankrupting the Nation. I love Amer- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the Bush economic policies: tax cuts ica. We love America. When I watch pore. The Senator from Ohio is recog- for the wealthy, twice; two wars, not what is happening, and when I saw how nized. paying for them; partial privatization broken Washington was, when I saw Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I of Medicare; deregulation of Wall them pass the health care law, from appreciate the Presiding Officer recog- Street—1 million private sector jobs my standpoint that was the straw that nizing me. I kind of switched places created in 8 years; 21 million versus 1 broke the camel’s back. with him earlier. I was in the chair and million. Tell that story too. Our first child, my daughter Carey, listened to some comments from a I am not saying we have every an- was born with a very serious con- number of Senators on the other side of swer—we don’t—but we are making genital heart defect. Dedicated doctors the aisle. I did not come to the floor to progress in spite of their saying no to and surgeons saved her life the first talk about this, but I just cannot help everything we are trying to do. day. Then 8 months later, when her myself sometimes. We have to look at the future. The heart was the size of a plum, another I heard these comparisons. When biggest problem we have in this coun- dedicated surgical team of dedicated they talked about the economy, it all try is the decline of the middle class professionals totally reconstructed the started January 20 of 2009, and they and we have to address that. That is upper chamber of her heart. Her heart compared that day with today. What why I came to the floor, because even operates backwards now. But she is 28 they left out of that picture is when though we are in the midst of this years old, and she is a nurse herself in Barack Obama became President, this budget debate as everyone is talking a neonatal intensive care unit. economy was going like this. It was about, the focus has to stay on jobs When I heard President Obama say not like: He is President. Now things creation. It has to be: How do we create these doctors, that they will take out a will get better. The 30 days after he jobs in this country? set of tonsils for a few extra bucks, I was sworn in on January 20, 2009, we One way not to create jobs is what found that outrageous. Then when this lost 700,000 jobs in this country. The Senator CASEY talked about an hour or Congress and this President signed the next 30 days we lost somewhere in ex- so ago, and that would be three new health care law, I know the result of cess of, I believe, 600,000 jobs. trade agreements that too many people that. It is designed to lead to a govern- The point is, what happened for the on both sides of the aisle want to foist ment takeover of our health care sys- first several months, almost before on the American people. tem. President Obama could take a breath, This morning, the Senate Finance All we have to do is take a look at before Congress, the House and Senate, Committee and House Ways and Means Canada and Britain. We don’t have to controlled by Democrats then, could Committee were both having what are theorize what that is going to result in. actually put a program in place and called mock markups of free-trade It will lower the quality of care. It will put policies in place that would re- deals with three countries: South result in rationing, and the medical in- spond to this terrible economy be- Korea in Asia, Colombia and Panama novation to save my daughter’s life and queathed to them and to us by this sort in our hemisphere. millions of others—it really is America of Republican economic policy. The Re- The Senate Finance committee is in- where medical miracles are created. I publican economic policy was tax cuts cluding trade adjustment assistance. think that innovation is going to come for the rich, two wars not paid for, a The House does not even care to take to a grinding halt. giveaway to the drug and insurance in- care of workers who lose their jobs be- So that is just the quality aspect of dustry, a bailout to the drug and insur- cause of these trade agreements. They the health care bill, but it is going to ance industry in the name of Medicare are expendable. They are a bunch of 50- destroy our budget. privatization, privatization/deregula- year-olds who do not have much edu- I wrote a piece with Douglas Holtz- tion of Wall Street, and tax cuts that cation and, if they lose their jobs, who Eakin, ex-CBO Director. Rather than went overwhelmingly to the richest cares? That is what they are saying in $93 billion a year, when this bill kicks Americans. That is what got us into the House Ways and Means Committee. in, as it is designed to do, and a large this. We will pass this legislation. When peo- percentage of Americans lose their For them to say look at the number ple lose their jobs, there is nothing we health care employer coverage and get of jobs today, look at the number of can do to help them. But there is, and dumped into the exchanges, we are jobs in January, 2009—they know that we have had something called trade ad- talking about a $1⁄2 trillion or maybe is a specious argument. They are dis- justment assistance for 50 years and it $900 billion. ingenuous. They are not especially has been bipartisan, until this group of I see we are running out of time, but honest when they make that argument. radicals who run the House of Rep- that is why I ran, because we are bank- The fact is, we have seen in the last resentatives decided we don’t want rupting America. 14 months—and I wish it were better. I trade assistance adjustment anymore. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- went to Barberton, OH, this week and In the last decade alone, 6 million pore. The Senators have used 30 min- was at a plant expansion with 30 jobs. manufacturing jobs, 55,000 manufac- utes. It is not enough, I wish it were 300. It turing plants have been lost. Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous con- is an Alcoa plant. They are hiring peo- Multinational companies are too eas- sent that I be given 1 additional ple. They are paying OK wages. I wish ily setting up companies overseas and minute. they were paying better wages. I wish exporting products back into the U.S. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- they could hire more people. But we market. Is there any time in world his- pore. Without objection, it is so or- are seeing progress. tory where the most compelling busi- dered. In the last 14 months—they forgot to ness plan for a company is shut down Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I just tell us this—we are seeing job growth what they do in their home country, want to say we have in this colloquy every month, including manufacturing move production far away to another Senator BLUNT, who was the second job growth, the lifeblood of the econ- country where they have lower wages, ranking Republican leader in the House omy in my State. We are the third fewer regulations, a government that is and who has dealt with these issues for leading manufacturing State, only be- not exactly free, make those products many years. 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We are going that far too many American companies jobs employers are looking to fill. It is to do better with our deals with China have, obviously, followed. common sense. Senator CASEY stood on when we have this. Manufacturing now accounts for less this floor—he in that row, I in this In the last couple minutes, I would than 10 percent of employment in our row—and asked repeatedly for his col- point out Senator SNOWE and I pro- country. That is partly because of leagues to extend this vital job train- posed bipartisan currency reform for NAFTA, partly because of the CAFTA, ing program. Under the rules of the the Fair Trade Act to ensure our trade partly because of the China permanent Senate, one of them stands and objects, deficit is not further increased when normal trade relations. They only ac- time and time again. We did get a 6- countries such as China manipulate celerate our decline and the country week extension, but since mid-Feb- their currency to make their exports pays for it today. The public has heard ruary, this part of trade adjustment as- less expensive so they can break into promises of job creation from trade sistance is simply not available to so our market and keep us out of their deals before—every single time: many people in New Mexico and in market. The legislation passed over- NAFTA would create this many jobs, Ohio and in Pennsylvania and across whelmingly in the House last year. Our CAFTA would create this many jobs, the country. bill would strengthen countervailing PNTR would mean more prosperity and Senator CASEY and I introduced the duty laws to consider undervalued cur- jobs for Americans. TAA bill last week that would extend rency as an unfair trade subsidy in de- The Korean deal is more of the same. TAA for 5 years. We paid for it. We termining duty rates. The International Trade Commission know it is no panacea for bad trade When an Ohio industry such as coat- projects the Korean Free Trade Agree- agreements. It is not the price workers ed paper in Hamilton, OH, or steel in ment would increase the U.S. trade def- in my State want to pay while Con- Lorain or aluminum in Sidney, when icit. The Economic Policy Institute es- gress passes more trade deals. We must they petition the International Trade timates the loss of at least 150,000 jobs stand for workers before even consid- Commission for relief against unfair from this agreement. The Korea pact ering new trade agreements. We must subsidies, they can talk about—include has unusually low rules of origin, al- focus on real job creation. A big part of in that petition—the charge of cur- lowing manufactured goods containing that is standing against China’s unfair rency manipulation. The bill sends a up to 65 percent of components from currency regime that they have in- signal to our trading partners we are China or any other country to obtain flicted on this world trade regimen for not going to sit there while countries the benefits of the agreement. a number of years. gain the unfair advantage over Ameri- What happens is a company in Seoul, With our trade deficit, also comes cans workers and businesses. Before South Korea—after this trade agree- trading partners manipulating their pursuing more free-trade agreements, ment would pass, if it does—would con- currency to undermine our manufac- lets focus on enforcement and focus on tract with the Chinese; 65 percent of turers. They have repeatedly found addressing currency manipulation. the product would come from China, be ways to circumvent trade laws to gain Let’s level the playing field so we can sold into South Korea, South Korea an unfair advantage. In 2010, our trade fight back and stop this terrible hem- orrhaging of American manufacturing puts its value added on it, sends it to deficit was $634 billion. That means jobs. the United States duty free, tariff free, every single day, 7 days a week, 52 I yield the floor. even though 65 percent of it was made weeks a year—every single day we buy The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- in China. more than $1.5 billion more in goods pore. The Senator from Indiana is rec- Pundits and the editorial boards say than they sell internationally. ognized. agreements such as these are no- With China, our trade deficit was $273 Mr. COATS. Mr. President, today brainers. They say trade adjustment billion. That means several hundred Congressional leadership on both sides assistance is just a payoff to workers million dollars every day we purchase of the aisle is meeting with the Presi- for passing more job-killing trade from China more than we sell to China, dent to try to break the current im- agreements. The Washington Post edi- every single day. passe on the debt talks. As the Presi- torial board—always a creative thinker President Bush once said that a $1 dent said in a press conference earlier of the future and wrong in their pre- billion trade surplus or a $1 billion this week: ‘‘Right now, we’ve got a dictions on war, wrong in their pre- trade deficit translates into 13,000 jobs. unique opportunity to do something dictions on trade, wrong in their pre- Think about that. If we have a trade big.’’ I completely agree with that dictions on labor law, but nonetheless deficit of $1 billion, according to Presi- statement. I am glad and pleased that, the Washington Post editorial board dent Bush—these are not my num- finally, after months of concern and called TAA a consolation prize. bers—both President Bushes, by and months of urging, we are dealing with Once again, they get it wrong. Not large, supported both of these trade this impending debt crisis. many editorial writers in the Wash- agreements—by and large, we lost Time is running out. The leadership ington Post, frankly, have lost their 13,000 jobs, mostly manufacturing, in is now meeting. We will be getting re- jobs in trade agreements. They don’t Indiana and Ohio and New Mexico and ports on what has come from this seem all that interested in people in around the country. meeting. I was encouraged by initial Steubenville and Lima and Zanesville Do the math. If our trade deficit is reports today indicating the President who actually have lost their jobs be- $200 billion with China, we know what has agreed to address the issue of enti- cause of these trade agreements which that means. tlement spending as well as defining the Washington Post editorial board al- Ten years ago, our trade deficit in the amount of spending cuts that are ways supports. goods with China was $68 billion. These necessary to put together a credible We need to focus on retraining work- geniuses who come up with these trade plan that move our country into a bet- ers who are displaced because of past agreements, supported by the editorial ter financial position. free-trade deals. But even this histori- boards, supported by Harvard econo- I have been discussing the necessity cally bipartisan program, as I said ear- mists, supported by Presidents, sup- of a comprehensive solution to our lier, is suddenly becoming controver- ported by pundits who are in Wash- problem ever since day one of this ses- sial. It was operated through numerous ington and probably do not get outside sion and my return to the Senate, and administrations, supported by Repub- of Washington much—we had a $68 bil- I’ve indicated that the current process licans and Democrats alike, and en- lion trade deficit with China when the of spending way beyond our means sim- sures workers who lose their jobs and most effective corporate lobbyists in ply cannot be maintained and sus- financial security as a result of the history of the world came to this tained and that we have to address it—

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It brought in significant additional essary for this initiative to be success- The bill Senator WYDEN and former revenues to the Treasury and put ful, for it to be deemed credible, and Senator Gregg put together after 2 Americans back to work. for it to avoid the potentially cata- painstaking years of negotiations— This is a bipartisan bill—a Democrat strophic consequences of defaulting on which I have joined now in Senator from Oregon and a Republican from In- our debt and losing our credibility as Gregg’s place after he retired from the diana—have joined forces on this. We the place to invest your money for the Senate, after we made some modifica- want to signal that this is something best safety you can get. tions to the original bill—is a bipar- that can be done aside from political I don’t have to go through the math tisan effort to deal with comprehensive gotchas, aside from political gain for again, but I will just briefly. Spending tax reform. We need to go after the the 2012 election, and something we can $3.7 trillion a year when you are only 10,000 special breaks and interests and work together on that will make a taking in $2.2 trillion a year is credits and exceptions that exist and commitment to a substantial portion unsustainable and is driving us toward take the savings from that to lower of the necessary action that needs to the cliff of bankruptcy—an inability to rates and make the private sector more be taking place to deal with this pend- pay our debts. A big driver of that and competitive, which we know will bring ing debt crisis and deficit crisis that the biggest driver of that debt is clear- about growth and ultimately jobs for has to be resolved by August 2 or close ly the mandatory spending that comes the American people. to that. Some say it can’t be done in with entitlements. The President’s Commission on Fis- the time that is left. Well, we are in ex- It is no secret that we have seen the cal Responsibility and Reform found traordinary times, and I think we have baby boom generation move through that resolving the Nation’s debt crisis to set aside the conventional thinking the economy from birth now to retire- demands comprehensive, structural and work toward what can and must be ment. The programs that were put in change, including, they said, tax re- done. place and the promises that were made form. There is no better way to raise To the extent it can’t be fully incor- in terms of benefits to those bene- revenue and reduce the deficit than by porated into the law, at the very least, ficiaries are not going to be available if growing the economy and putting I believe the package we are ultimately we don’t address the pending bank- Americans back to work. If done right, going to be voting on needs a rock- ruptcy of these programs. Those who tax reform will create those good-pay- hard, firm commitment and instruc- have analyzed this have basically said: ing jobs and provide businesses and tions to the tax-writing committees Look, you have to do something now to families with the certainty they need that this must be done and presented keep these programs from going broke to plan for the future. to the Congress in this session so we in the future. Any revenues raised by closing tax So all of those who say, don’t touch can address it and so we eliminate the loopholes should be part of a com- my Medicare, don’t touch my Social uncertainty on whether we are going to prehensive plan that reduces tax rates Security, don’t do anything, they are go forward. It needs an enforcement for American families and businesses essentially saying we are willing to backup mechanism so that if Congress ride it out for 2 or 3 more years and and creates jobs. I want to repeat that. doesn’t act in a timely manner, there then see the whole thing collapse. Then The whole purpose of this is to take will be an automatic process in place there are those of us who are saying, those special interests and exemptions that presents this to us for a vote. let’s do something sensible and ration- that have been incorporated into the We have a unique opportunity to do al now—not taking away any benefits Tax Code over a 15-, 20-year period of something big, to quote the President from current beneficiaries, by the way, time, which now total 10,000 special ex- again. I commend him for saying that, but doing something to preserve these emptions, to take a selective portion of and I commend him for coming forward programs in the future is absolutely es- that and a significant portion of that and saying we will get off this cut- sential. We are trying to save Social and eliminate or reduce those to gain only, tax-only stalemate by beginning Security, we are trying to save Medi- the revenues, allowing us to reduce tax to address this on a comprehensive care, and we are trying to do the kinds rates on American families and on basis and put in place those elements of things that are necessary with our American businesses so that those we all know are necessary to achieve mandatory spending to address the businesses can be more competitive success. It will require the House and total imbalance in place that is driving and those families will have more dis- the Senate and the White House to cast these programs into insolvency. cretionary spending. aside political posturing in the 2012 I would hope today that what we hear Our businesses currently rank 35 out elections, to transcend the politics, to back from this meeting at the White of 36 in terms of the highest corporate do what is necessary for the future of House is a commitment to go forward tax rates imposed—some of the highest America, for the future of Americans, with a comprehensive approach includ- in the world. We compete around the to do what is necessary to get our fi- ing necessary cuts, the elimination of world with those countries that are nances and our economy moving again duplications of programs, producing the same products, yet their and to get people back to work. We redundancies, fraud and abuse—things tax rates are significantly lower than need to transcend that and do what is we simply cannot afford anymore— ours, and that puts us at a competitive right for the future of our country. combined with addressing mandatory disadvantage. We can make the best I hope we have taken a positive step spending and entitlements in a respon- products in the world and we can out- in that direction today. I look forward sible way, and the mandatory spending, sell anybody in the world if we put our to participating, as I know all of us do, putting the right enforcement mecha- companies and our businesses on a in that process and hopefully assuring nisms in place so we don’t renege on level playing field. The whole structure the American people and assuring the our commitments, and also incor- and purpose behind the Wyden-Coats world that America is not at a stale- porating comprehensive tax reform. tax reform bill is to do just that—to mate, that America can address a chal- For months, the focus has been on put us on a competitive basis with our lenge—a big challenge—and we can cutting spending and tax increases. I competitors by lowering rates and come forward with a sensible solution think another growing consensus is gaining the revenue to pay for our that puts us on the path to prosperity that without comprehensive tax re- debt. and guarantees a better future for our form, we are not going to be able to ad- We know this won’t be easy, and we children and grandchildren. dress and solve this problem. I believe know it requires Democrats and Repub- I yield the floor, and I note the ab- the administration has also begun to licans to work together to take on the sence of a quorum. recognize this and acknowledge that special interests that currently benefit The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- comprehensive tax reform is necessary. from the broken tax system. We know pore. The clerk will call the roll.

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We will always re- space mission in the great State of order for the quorum call be rescinded. member the crews of the Space Shut- Florida. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tles Challenger and Columbia. With that, I yield the floor. pore. Without objection, it is so or- This milestone in the history of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- dered. space flight forces us to reflect on what pore. The Senator from Florida. Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Presi- we have learned and where we are Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask dent, I understand we are debating a going. America is now in the unanimous consent to be recognized for specific resolution. I ask unanimous unenviable position of having no U.S.- up to 15 minutes. consent to speak as in morning busi- derived means of sending humans into The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ness for 10 minutes. space, including to vital assets like the pore. Without objection, it is so or- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- International Space Station. For the dered. pore. Without objection, it is so or- near future, we will have to rely on our Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I thank dered. international partners, namely Russia. my colleague, the distinguished Sen- NASA But that position will change. It must ator from Colorado, as I pick up where Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Presi- change, I would add. NASA is devel- he left off on the space program. dent, I rise today to recognize NASA’s oping a successor to the shuttle based Thirty years ago, the United States STS–135 mission. As the Presiding Offi- on important work done during the launched the first space shuttle mis- cer knows, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Constellation Program, and the bur- sion from Kennedy Space Center in tomorrow, Space Shuttle Atlantis is geoning commercial sector is literally Florida. scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy changing the way we access space as It marked a new era of American Space Center in Florida with a crew of we speak. These complementary devel- leadership in space and showed, once four on board. The 12-day mission will opment tracks will build a more robust again, that Americans would continue deliver supplies, logistics, and spare to be committed to being first in space parts to the International Space Sta- space exploration enterprise. As the Presiding Officer knows, I and on the cutting edge of scientific tion. This will be the final mission of have an interest in climbing moun- progress to improve our lives. the space shuttle era that began just tains, as does he, and I have had the It also showed what free people— over 30 years ago. committed to discovery, to innovation, A Senator from Colorado may not great good fortune to stand on the top to improving the lives of their fellow seem like the most likely person to of some of the world’s highest moun- man—can accomplish. come to the floor today to speak about tains. I believe it is in our nature as President Ronald Reagan said it best the space shuttle, but NASA and space humans to explore and understand the when he kicked off the space station exploration actually have quite a bit to world around us, to keep stretching to program in 1984 . . . ‘‘We are first; we do with Colorado, and it is something I achieve goals just beyond our grasp. are the best; and we are so because care deeply about. The shuttle has allowed us to reach Colorado has one of the three top farther than many ever dreamed pos- we’re free.’’ aerospace economies in the country, sible. But the end of the shuttle era is Over these 30 years, we have been with a hand in every aspect of space— by no means the end of exploration. At witness to many heroic triumphs in government, commercial and aca- its heart, NASA is not about parts, it is space that have served as a testament demic, civil and military. We helped about people. Even after the shuttle as- to America’s unparalleled ingenuity develop the space shuttle and many of sumes its rightful place in history, le- and imagination. the missions that flew on it, and we are gions of engineers, scientists, pilots, Over time, the shuttle program playing a major role in the develop- and other adventurers will carry its would make household names out of ment of the shuttle’s successors. mission forward into the next phase of some. Sally Ride became the first NASA has been a source of pride for exploration. Keeping that spirit intact American woman to travel into space. all Americans from its very beginnings. will be a fitting tribute to the space One shuttle alum even serves with us We have cheered their triumphs and shuttle. in the Senate today—our colleague, suffered with them during their trage- I wish the crew of STS–135 a smooth BILL NELSON. dies. All the while, we have been in- and productive journey and, above all, Of course, space exploration has al- spired by their mission of exploration. a safe return. ways entailed risk-taking. It has al- The shuttle era is no exception. Ever Before I yield the floor, I wish to add ways required putting one’s life on the since the first launch in April of 1981, an additional note. In Colorado, of line. And because of this, the space the names of the space shuttles—the course, we have 54 mountains that are shuttle program’s history also gave us Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, over 14,000 feet. We have countless moments of great pain as we lost Atlantis, and Endeavour—have become peaks below that lofty elevation. But Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger familiar to even casual observers. This among the 100 highest peaks in Colo- crew in 1986, and the Columbia crew in is a testament to the vehicle itself and rado, we have Columbia Point, which is 2003. those behind it. named to commemorate the astronauts Each time these tragedies forced us I would like to acknowledge all of and the mission that ended tragically. to ask ourselves: Is space exploration those who have flown on the shuttle, We also have Challenger Point. Both worth it? the thousands of unseen heroes at peaks are in the top 100, both peaks are And thank God, time and time again, NASA who support them, and the con- linked by a high ridge, and in the mid- America answered with an emphatic: tractors at too many companies to dle of that high ridge is Kit Carson Yes. name who make it all possible. Flying Peak which is a 14,000-foot mountain. I Today, on this eve of the final space the shuttle is a true team effort. Ev- have had the good fortune to stand on shuttle launch, we celebrate the shut- eryone who has been a part of that the summit of both of those peaks, tle program’s remarkable feats, which team should be proud of what they most recently Columbia Peak in April, exhibited many of the qualities that have accomplished. and the view is one that is worthy of us make America exceptional—courage, I see my colleague from Florida as Americans. As we go forward, let’s ingenuity, risk-taking, and an ability across the Chamber, and I know he is remember the great successes of the to accomplish what once seemed un- also very aware that this has been a shuttle program and build on them as thinkable. team effort across the board. we move forward as Americans explor- Space exploration speaks volumes I know I would be remiss at this ing the world and exploring the uni- about America—who we are as a people point if I didn’t mention those who verse. and a nation.

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And as we tran- try. tiny. sition to the next generation of space I think there is growing consensus on In the 19th century, it became our exploration, Florida’s aerospace work- some of the outlines of what it will manifest destiny to explore and push ers are left with only questions about take to solve this issue. I think it will westward until the American land their future. take two things, because I have heard stretched from sea to shining sea. And We know that for the next few years, this terminology we use about a bal- once we reached as far west as we we will have to rely on the Russians to anced approach. It will take two could, Americans had no choice but to get to space. things. First, it will take reductions in gaze up to the sky and settle on the Just a few weeks ago, that only cost spending and it will take cuts, but we stars as our next frontier. $50 million an astronaut. Now the price cannot simply cut our way out of this Almost 42 years ago to the day, Neil tag is up to $63 million per astronaut. process. We must also grow our way Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Col- We can only imagine it will go higher. out of this process. lins made that giant leap for mankind Whereas America once led the way to My point is there is no way we can and left their indelible footprints on the Moon, we now face the unaccept- simply reduce spending enough to get the Moon’s surface and on human his- able prospect of limited options to sim- America out of the predicament it is tory. And on that night in July of 1969, ply get a human into orbit. facing. We must also grow our economy the whole world witnessed the Amer- We know that our commercial space at the same time. And growing our ican miracle firsthand. partners are working to fill some of the economy leads us to the No. 1 issue fac- Even today, that moment serves as a gap in our human spaceflight capabili- ing our country. For America, for the poignant reminder about the limitless ties. But we need NASA to lead. government, for us here in Washington, capacity that Americans possess in And, as I say this, I fully recognize the national debt is the No. 1 issue on space and every aspect of our lives. that our Nation faces a debt crisis be- our minds, and rightfully so. It is a se- Even as we face a host of domestic cause politicians in both parties have rious issue. But for the rest of our and international challenges, America spent recklessly for many decades. It country, the No. 1 issue is joblessness. possesses a remarkable capacity to will require Washington to finally live It is the fact that people are struggling meet them by setting ambitious goals within its means and for leaders to to find a job. as President Kennedy did in his Moon make tough choices about what our These people did everything that was speech, persevering in the face of set- Nation’s priorities are. NASA is no ex- asked of them. They went to school, backs and rising to the occasion to do ception. It will not be about spending got a degree, worked hard, and now what history demands of us. more—it will be about spending wisely. they have lost their job and their Our space program inspired younger Tomorrow, Americans will proudly homes. If they did find a job, maybe generations of Americans to pursue ca- watch as Atlantis takes off for its last they are making half as much and reers in the aerospace industry and flight. It will be a poignant oppor- working twice as long. So we have to other related fields. Satellite tech- tunity to recall the entire 30-year his- grow our economy. The logic behind it nologies developed and improved by tory of the shuttle program and all is very straightforward. If we have NASA now connect the world in un- that has been achieved in 50 years of more people working, we have more precedented ways, support our mili- NASA’s existence. people paying into our tax system. If tary’s reconnaissance efforts, and fa- And it will be another opportunity to we have more people paying into our cilitate travel through GPS devices. thank the thousands of men and tax system, that is more money avail- For others, it got them hooked on women in Florida who have made this able for our government to pay down math and science, and led them to program possible and who take such its debt. other fields whose innovations make pride in the shuttle and what it has ac- So I want to focus on the growth as- our lives better every day. complished. pect and what we can do to grow our And then there were the lucky few For NASA, just like our Nation, is at economy and help job creators create who would actually go on to fly our its best when it is looking forward, not jobs. Don’t ask the politicians, ask the space shuttles. For the rest of us who did not pursue looking back. job creators. They will tell us there are careers in science, math and engineer- Mr. President, may I inquire of the two things standing in the way of job ing, our journeys into space have Chair what my remaining time is? creation in America. No. 1 is a broken The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- meant a lot—in different ways. Tax Code that is uncertain, com- For many of us, Kennedy Space Cen- pore. In postcloture status, the Senator plicated, difficult to navigate and, in ter elicits memories as the place where has 53 minutes remaining. So 8 minutes many instances, unaffordable for them. imaginations are awakened and where of the 15 minutes is remaining. No. 2, it is runaway regulations. So any dreams have been born. Mr. RUBIO. Fifty-three sounded like deal that deals with the debt in a seri- And it is also where many children too much, even for a Senator. ous way has to encompass growth poli- think fondly to their visits for field I briefly wish to use the second half cies that involve, in my mind, both trips or space camps, and, in my case, of my time to talk about the issue of regulatory reform and tax reform. I of the time my parents took me there the day and that is the issue that is hope that is what they are working to- for my eighth birthday party before we being discussed here in town about the ward—tax reform. Because what we moved to Las Vegas. debt—an important issue. It is hap- need in America is not more taxes, we But these types of feelings did not pening at a time when many Ameri- need more taxpayers. just happen in America. The impact of cans from all across the country are The other part of the deal, of course, our space program is a global phe- traveling here on their vacations to is going to have to involve some spend- nomenon. show their children and their families ing reductions. That is why I proudly One needs to look no further than the how government works—or maybe in stood with my colleagues to point out various foreign currencies in the dona- the case of this issue, how government three things we have to clearly do to tion box at Washington’s National Air does not work—in any event, how our bring it under control. The first is we and Space Museum to understand what Republic is trying to work its way have to reduce spending this year. Ob- our space program means not only for through this issue, an important one. viously, we can’t solve the budget def- Florida and our country but for all of I know that a few moments ago there icit and debt in 1 year, but we have to humanity. was a meeting at the White House that begin to address it this year, so mean- This brings me to my other reason concluded, and we wait with great an- ingful cuts this year. for speaking today. ticipation—I see my colleague, the The second thing we need to do is a When this final shuttle mission Senator from Illinois, has arrived and spending cap that limits the amount of draws to a close, many Americans will perhaps he will update us here on the money this government can spend in

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Treasury securities in global markets cial Security and Medicare. I was en- The debt ceiling also stands at $14.3 for decades to come—a dangerous gam- couraged this morning to read that the trillion. We have to raise the debt ceil- ble, one we cannot afford to take. President is interested in this issue. It ing because we as a nation have certain Defaulting on our debt would also be, is important. It is not about balancing obligations we must meet. We have to as David Brooks so aptly put it, a stain the budget on the backs of anyone. It is pay for the wars we are currently en- upon our national honor. Are we actu- about saving Social Security and Medi- gaged in. We have obligations to vet- ally going to become a country that care so that there will never have to be erans who have served our Nation. We cannot be relied on to pay its debts? benefit reductions for current bene- have obligations to have the dedicated Yet we have Members of the House ficiaries, and so that these programs men and women at FEMA who have and Members of this body threatening exist for me when I retire and for my been responding to the many floods and to vote against raising the debt ceiling children when they retire, and so they fires our Nation has been facing. unless the President and Democrats in will never grow insolvent. We have obligations to seniors who Congress meet their demands on how With that, I yield the floor, and I have paid into Social Security all their to address the deficit going forward. note the absence of a quorum. working lives and have a right to ex- Are my friends suggesting we act like The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pect a check every month of their re- a deadbeat who buys a new car and pore. The clerk will call the roll. tirement. then, some time down the line, decides: The legislative clerk proceeded to We have obligations under Medicare, ‘‘You know, I just don’t feel like mak- call the roll. not just to seniors, who again have ing the payments’’? Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I ask paid in, but to clinics and hospitals and I think these Members are doing an unanimous consent that the order for health care providers and to those who enormous disservice by holding our Na- the quorum call be rescinded. supply medicine and medical equip- tion’s economy and, indeed, the entire The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ment. global economy hostage to their de- BLUMENTHAL). Without objection, it is We have contractual obligations of mands. Because the U.S. Treasury bond so ordered. all kinds to many different businesses, has been the foundation of the world fi- Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I ask whether they are building roads or nancial system, it is not an overstate- unanimous consent to speak as in water towers or providing IT services ment to say that defaulting on our morning business. to the VA or the Park Service or the debt at this fragile point in the global The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Senate. I think almost everyone would economic recovery could throw us into objection, it is so ordered. agree it is good to have guards in our a worldwide depression. Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I rise Federal prisons, except maybe the pris- I am hardly alone in this regard. The today to talk about our debt crisis, our oners. The list of obligations goes on U.S. Chamber of Commerce shares my short-term debt crisis and our long- and on, and one of our most funda- alarm. It is no small secret that the term debt crisis. I come here today to mental obligations is to pay principal Wall Street backers of the Republican discuss ways to address them and ways and interest to bondholders who have Party are beseeching their allies in not to address them. invested in what has been for decades Congress to come to their senses. Our most immediate debt crisis is and decades considered the safest in- Yet Republican leaders know there now upon us. In order to maintain the vestment in the world: the U.S. Treas- are also those in their party who be- full faith and credit of the U.S. Govern- ury bond. lieve this is their chance. This is their ment, Congress will have to vote to Currently, we simply are not taking opportunity to exact concessions from raise the debt ceiling within a matter in enough revenues to meet all these the White House and Democrats in of weeks. This is something Congress obligations, so we must borrow more. Congress precisely because the situa- has done as a matter of course many Of course, we must pay interest on our tion is so fraught with peril. They times over the years as our national debt, at an interest rate that is now ac- know the President of the United debt has grown. tually quite low. States cannot play a game of chicken Let us be clear about what exactly it The surest way to increase the inter- with the full faith and credit of the means to raise the debt ceiling and est on our debt would be to default on United States of America. And in a why it is necessary. As a nation, we our debt obligations. And make no mis- game of chicken, the irrational and ir- have accumulated $14.3 trillion in debt. take, that is exactly what will happen responsible player holds a distinct stra- This in and of itself is a very bad and if we fail to raise the debt ceiling. Even tegic advantage over the rational and dangerous thing. That means our na- an increase in interest rates of just 1 responsible player. tional debt is currently 93 percent of percent would add $1.3 trillion to our So we find ourselves in this place at our gross national product. Again, this interest payments over the next dec- this time. is a very bad and dangerous thing. We ade. So, as you can see, defaulting on What are the demands? have been in this situation before. Ac- our debt to make a point about the se- Well, Republican leaders here in the tually, it has been worse. After World riousness of our current position Senate are holding the debt ceiling War II, our national debt was at 121.7 would, to say the least, be counter- hostage so they can end Medicare as we percent of our gross national product. productive. Yet some of my colleagues know it. Democrats are trying to pro- We certainly had something to show are willing to do just that, and that is tect Medicare and ensure its solvency, for it. We had won World War II. irresponsible. and the Affordable Care Act is already Through the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and As to the notion that bondholders doing that. Not only does the Afford- 1970s, we worked our way to a point could be paid while other obligations able Care Act provide more benefits to where our national debt fell to 32.5 per- were postponed, Scott Elmendorf, Medicare recipients, it also extends the cent of GDP in 1981. We did this Chair of the Congressional Budget Of- solvency of Medicare by 7 years. That through a combination of growth and fice, said: is the conclusion of the most recent re- some inflation. Our debt was in pretty Defaulting on any government obligation port of the Medicare trustees. good shape until we hit the 1980s, dur- is a dangerous gamble. Of course, the first big idea from our ing which we quadrupled our national We are not absolutely certain what friends on the other side of the aisle debt under Presidents Ronald Reagan exactly will happen if we default, but this Congress was to repeal the Afford- and George H.W. Bush. we have a pretty good idea. We know it able Care Act, and they all voted to do We have hashed over time and again would roil the international financial that. So please understand that one of who is to blame for the situation we markets, induce rating downgrades of their first votes this Congress would

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This over the next decade by $210 billion, blown type 2 diabetes was reduced by would double the out-of-pocket costs and over the decade following that by almost 60 percent—60 percent! Caring for seniors and toss aside all the new more than $1 trillion. So rather than for chronic disease is the most expen- benefits offered by the Affordable Care saving money by making our health sive piece of our health care system in Act. care system stronger, making our de- this country. One of the most common There is no question which vision of livery of care more efficient, and keep- chronic illnesses is diabetes. It costs Medicare holds more hope for seniors ing our constituents healthy, Repub- our Nation $218 billion a year to treat and which takes a scientific, evidence- licans voted to repeal the health re- diabetes. based, best practices approach to ad- form law. So the big Republican con- A couple weeks after the Affordable dressing the long-range cost of deliv- tribution to the sustainability of Medi- Care Act passed, I brought the Under ering health care to all Americans. care and our national debt was to vote Secretary of Health and Human Serv- And yet my colleagues on the other to shorten Medicare’s life expectancy ices into my office to meet with diabe- side of the aisle are telling us that they by 7 years and to add well over $1 tril- tes experts from the CDC and with are willing to risk throwing the global lion to the debt in the next two dec- United Health Group, the country’s economy into depression if Democrats ades. largest insurance company. The goal of don’t act more responsibly on Medi- There is no doubt that the biggest the meeting was to get HHS on board care. threat to the sustainability of our to bring the piloted Diabetes Preven- Well, ok. Here is an idea. Allow Medi- long-term debt is the cost of health tion Program up to scale nationwide. care to negotiate with the pharma- care. That is why so much of the Af- The executive from United Health said ceutical companies on drugs for Medi- fordable Care Act is designed to ad- she would definitely reimburse their care Part D. The VA does it. And guess dress the cost of the delivery of med- policy holders for going through the 16- what. The VA pays an average of 48 ical care. week program. She said, ‘‘You know percent less than Medicare does for the Let me give you a couple of exam- why? Because for every dollar we top 10 most prescribed drugs. Now the ples. First, the value index. The value spend, we’ll save four dollars.’’ pharmaceutical industry tells us they index will direct that health care pro- The value index and the Diabetes need us to pay the higher price because viders be reimbursed by the value of Prevention Program are but two of the they need the money for research. But, the care they provide rather than by many programs in the Affordable Care in fact, they spend more money on ad- the volume—the quality of the care Act that have been written into the vertising and marketing than they do rather than the quantity of care. In law. Jonathan Gruber, the MIT pro- on research. Minnesota, for instance, we do health fessor who helped put together the Almost every other developed coun- care a lot better than most other health reform system in Massachusetts try uses its size to negotiate with the States. We provide higher quality care when Mitt Romney was Governor pharmaceutical companies. Why does at a lower cost than almost any other there, has said of the Affordable Care the American taxpayer have to be the State. There is room for improvement Act, ‘‘It’s really hard to figure out how chump who pays full price? I say we ne- in Minnesota, of course. As a health to bend the cost curve, but I can’t gotiate with the pharmaceutical com- care economist told me: In Minnesota, think of a thing to try that they didn’t panies and bring down the cost to we get an A, but that is because we try . . . You couldn’t have done better Medicare by as much as $24 billion a grade on a curve. than they are doing.’’ year, or $240 billion over the next 10 In Texas, they get reimbursed 50 per- Since then, in the House, Representa- years. That could go straight to paying cent more per patient in Medicare than tive PAUL RYAN and the Republicans in off the debt. There. I got you a $240 bil- we do in Minnesota and yet we have Congress have taken an entirely dif- lion cut to Medicare. Now can we better outcomes. ferent approach. Instead of putting in please vote to raise the debt ceiling Why? Well, we have a different health the long, hard hours of consulting with and avert a worldwide economic catas- care culture in Minnesota. We tend to health care providers, health care trophe? do more coordinated, fully integrated economists, patient groups, hospitals, If my friends on the other side are care. We tend to see patients as people rural health groups, and medical re- really serious about getting our deficit who we want to keep healthy and out searchers to actually try to build on under control, couldn’t we start by get- of the hospital. In Texas, patients are protocols that have been proven to ting rid of a measly $2 billion a year in more often viewed as profit centers. bring down the cost of delivering qual- taxpayer subsidies to oil companies— There are some excellent, high-value ity medicine, Representative RYAN de- the companies that are getting record centers of health care in Texas, such as cided just to slash the funding of Medi- profits because the price of oil is so Baylor University. Then, there are care, give the money left over to sen- high? Unfortunately, according to my some egregiously low-value ones, like iors, and let them fend for themselves Republican colleagues, this would be a some in McAllen, TX. And, by and to buy their own health care from in- tax hike. large, Texas doctors order more proce- surance companies. In order for us to agree to balance dures than Minnesota doctors so they Now, we know there was no func- the budget, everyone has to pay. Who can bill for more procedures. tional market for health insurance for is in a better position to give? Exxon or But the idea here isn’t to pit Min- folks 65 and over before Medicare and a little girl in Minnesota named Eve- nesota against Texas. The idea is to Medicaid started in 1965. It is doubtful lyn. You see, Evelyn was born with cys- incentivize low-value States to do that there would be one now. Under the tic fibrosis. When she was 10, her liver health care more like high-value Republican plan, seniors would essen- failed, and her own toxins started to States. Imagine if we could bring down tially get a voucher for a significantly poison her. But Medicaid helped her get the cost of health care in Texas by one- lower amount than their Medicare is the care she needed. That is what this third. Imagine the savings to Medicare worth now. Remember that the cost to is about. Exxon or Evelyn. Frankly, it and Medicaid. Medicare for administering its program makes me kind of sad. One more example. Senator LUGAR is less than 2 percent. Insurance com- So there are some more billions for and I wrote a provision into the bill panies, on the other hand, spend deficit reduction. Get rid of the sub- called the Diabetes Prevention Pro- around 11 percent on administration. sidies to the five biggest oil compa- gram. It is based on a CDC program pi- The CBO estimates that under the nies—$21 billion over the next 10 years. loted in Indianapolis and in St. Paul. Ryan plan, out-of-pocket cost for And you know what? If we are seri- They took folks that had been diag- health care for each senior will more ously going to address our debt crisis, nosed with ‘‘prediabetes’’ and gave than double to over $12,500 a year. we have to increase revenues.

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Senator Phil Gramm of Texas said: sible theory needed just one more ele- Now my Republican friends like to The Clinton plan is a one-way ticket to re- ment to make it downright dangerous. say that tax cuts always produce rev- cession. This plan does not reduce the def- And that element would be provided by enue increases. Besides the fact that icit. But it raises taxes and it puts people Vice President Richard Cheney. that is simply not true, it also con- out of work. By late 2002, the surplus President tradicts the other argument Repub- Representative John Kasich, then George W. Bush had inherited from Bill licans use for not raising taxes. Raising ranking member of the House Budget Clinton was turning once again into taxes, Republicans often argue, would Committee, said: huge deficits. According to then-Treas- just give the government more money This plan will not work. If it was to work, ury Secretary Paul O’Neill, he tried to to spend. According to that oft-re- I’d have to become a Democrat. warn Vice President Cheney that budg- peated Republican argument, cutting Well, it worked. Not only did we have et deficits were growing at an alarming taxes will lower revenue and ‘‘starve an unprecedented expansion of our rate, posing a threat to the economy. the beast.’’ economy for 8 years, creating more Vice President Cheney cut O’Neill off, Here is President Ronald Reagan than 22 million new net jobs, but we saying, ‘‘You know, Paul, Reagan making this exact point in 1981: balanced the budget and Bill Clinton proved deficits don’t matter.’’ There were always those who told us that handed George W. Bush a record sur- By the end of his Presidency, George taxes couldn’t be cut until spending was re- plus. I call that ‘‘working.’’ W. Bush left President Obama a budget duced. Well, you know, we can lecture our Now President Clinton, and espe- deficit projected at $1.2 trillion for fis- children about extravagance until we run cially the Democrats in Congress, paid cal year 2009. Meanwhile, President out of voice and breath. Or we can cure their a political price for the 1993 deficit re- Bush had doubled our national debt. extravagance by simply reducing their al- duction package. The Democrats went What was to blame? Could it have lowance. down to defeat in 1994, losing control of had anything to do with the fact that In other words, cutting taxes cuts the House for the first time in 40 years. for the first time in history we cut revenues and forces the children, in You could say that Democrats took a taxes while we were at war? this case, the government, to cut shellacking. Well, not according to the Repub- spending. Nevertheless, between 1993 and 2001 lican leader. In July of last year Sen- So, at the heart of my friends’ argu- the Nation created an unprecedented ator MCCONNELL said: ‘‘There’s no evi- ment on why we must cut taxes are number of jobs benefiting every quar- dence whatsoever that the Bush tax two completely contradictory, mutu- tile of our economy, decreasing the cuts actually diminished revenue.’’ ally exclusive arguments. On the one number of Americans in poverty, in- But adjusting for inflation, since the hand, according to my friends, low- creasing median income, and creating Bush tax cuts were enacted, revenues ering taxes always increases revenues more millionaires than ever—to which have fallen 17 percent. And that is not and therefore brings down the deficit. my colleagues on the other side of the even taking into account growth in our On the other hand, they argue, low- aisle might say, ‘‘Sure, it worked in population, which was 9 percent over ering taxes decreases revenues. Which practice. But does it work in theory?’’ this period. When you add the effect of is it? Because you can’t have it both President Clinton’s deficit reduction population growth, revenues declined ways. plan not only reduced the deficit as by about 24 percent per capita. I think I will try to provide some context for planned, it eliminated it entirely and this clearly constitutes evidence that my friends. After President Reagan cut gave incoming President George W. the Bush tax cuts actually diminished taxes in 1981, we immediately started Bush a record surplus. In fact, when revenue. amassing enormous deficits. They were President Bush took office, we were on So it should be no surprise that re- so bad that President Reagan felt com- track to completely pay off our na- duced revenues are responsible for a lot pelled to raise taxes in 1982 and then tional debt with $5 trillion of surpluses of our deficit, as you can see here. This again in 1983. In fact, President Ronald projected over the next 10 years. In chart by the Center on Budget and Pol- Reagan, the supply-side icon, raised other words, we would have zeroed out icy Priorities is based on CBO data and taxes 11 times. If President Reagan did our national debt this year. shows that the Bush tax cuts were re- that today, the Tea Party and, in fact, Five days after President Bush took sponsible for 25 percent of the deficit in the entire Republican Party would run office—again, after President Bush 2010. And that is only going to grow. By him out of town on a rail. took office—Alan Greenspan testified 2019, the tax cuts will account for al- But, you see, President Reagan knew to the Senate Budget Committee that most 60 percent of our deficit. that to raise revenue, you have to ei- we were in danger of paying off the na- And the fact is that not only did the ther raise marginal tax rates, or get rid tional debt too quickly and entering national debt double during the Bush of tax loopholes for the wealthy and for uncharted territory in which the Fed- administration, we also had a dismal big corporations. Which is what he did eral Government would have too much record of job creation. And during the repeatedly. money. The Federal Government, Bush years, for the first time since we Even so, our national debt nearly tri- Greenspan warned, would have to put started keeping records, median in- pled during the Reagan Presidency. its excess money into private equities, come fell in America. And more Ameri- The national debt continued to grow thereby distorting and decreasing the cans fell into poverty. One in five chil- rapidly during the George H. W. Bush efficiency of our markets. dren in America now lives in poverty. administration. In fact, in 1993, he President Bush told the country that It is even higher in rural America. handed President Bill Clinton what at a surplus meant that Americans were There is one group that did very well that point was the largest deficit in paying too much in taxes. This was our during the Bush years, and continues history. money, he told us, and so we all de- to do very well: The extremely So what did President Clinton do? served a tax cut. Then after the econ- wealthy. Well, in his 1993 deficit reduction pack- omy went into recession, Bush told us We now have in this country the age, he added two new marginal tax that what we needed was another tax greatest disparity in income and rates at the top end—36 percent for cut to stimulate the economy. So, in wealth that we have had since the those making over $180,000 and 39.6 per- other words, ‘‘when the economy is 1920s. cent for those making over $250,000. going strong, tax cuts are in order.’’ So the one thing that there is no evi- Every Republican voted against the And ‘‘when the economy is weak, tax dence whatsoever of is that cutting package. They said that raising the top cuts are in order.’’ Combine those with taxes on the wealthiest Americans can

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It adds more likely to graduate from high worked in the past and learn from it? value to homes; and when the family school, more likely to go to college, As I said earlier, after World War II moves, the loan stays with the prop- more likely to get a good job and pay our debt as a percentage of GDP was, erty. We should also create incentives taxes, and much less likely to go to in fact, significantly larger than it is for banks to lend to small businesses prison. today. But what did we do? Well, we for retrofitting commercial buildings. My friends on the other side say that passed the G.I. bill so that our troops There is a company in Minnesota we must cut the deficit for our chil- returning from the war could go to col- called McQuay that makes heating and dren’s sake, and I agree. But why then lege. air conditioning systems for commer- are such a disproportionate amount of Truman started the Marshall plan to cial buildings. They are actually sup- the cuts aimed at programs that help help Europe get on its feet. plying the system for the new World kids? As I said, one of every five chil- And it is not as if we had smooth Trade Center, and their systems are so dren in America lives in poverty, and sailing as far as Defense spending. We energy efficient that they pay for even more in rural areas. went to war in Korea, losing nearly themselves in 3 to 5 years through en- But the Republicans want to cut 35,000 Americans. After that war ended, ergy savings. Head Start and Early Head Start. We we found ourselves in an extended Cold They have been taking out loans currently serve about 40 percent of War. We built the largest infrastruc- from banks since they are a large cred- children who qualify for Head Start ture project in our history, the Inter- itworthy company, but then they give and less than 4 percent of children who state Highway System—it added enor- out loans to customers who install qualify for Early Head Start. Do we mously to our economic development, their systems. It is a win-win, because really want to cut that? Do we really because now we could transport our they are selling more units and putting want to cut Pell grants? The Repub- goods around the country so much people back to work, and their cus- lican budget slashes Medicaid. About 50 more efficiently. tomers are actually making money in percent of the recipients of Medicaid When the Soviets launched Sputnik the long run through energy savings. are children. We know we are going to into space, we jump-started our space McQuay has a good model, and we have to make shared sacrifices to get program and our investment in science should be figuring out how to encour- the budget under control, but do we and math education. My brother and I age others to do the same thing. really think that sick kids should were Sputnik kids. He was 11 and I was Why not cut our Defense spending make those sacrifices? 6 when it was launched. My parents when $100 billion in cuts have been You know, immediately after this took us into our living room in Min- identified by our service chiefs at Sec- last election, Republican leadership nesota and told us that we had to study retary Gates’ request, and when cost said that their No. 1 priority was see- math and science in order to beat the overruns on our weapons systems are ing to it that Barack Obama is a one- Soviets. I thought that was a big bur- absurdly high? The GAO recently re- term President. They didn’t say their den to place on an 11-year-old and a 6- vealed that when you add up the No. 1 priority was getting Americans year-old. But we were obedient sons, growth in costs of major Defense weap- back to work, or educating our kids, or and so we studied math and science. ons systems over their original esti- even balancing the budget. And wouldn’t you know it, my parents mates, the total is over $402 billion. Their No. 1 priority was winning the were right. We beat the Soviets. Why not raise revenue by increasing next election. But I don’t think that is The space program created all kinds taxes on the wealthiest in this Na- what Americans want. The American of dividends in technology and to our tion—those who have benefited the people want us to get to work to solve economic development. I watched a most from the economy in recent problems, to improve their lives. We Senate debate last fall in which the Re- years—especially when we can look to don’t have to agree on how to do that publican candidate said that govern- the recent past and see that their tax but they sent us here to work together. ment had never created a job. The de- cuts created virtually no jobs and con- If the time between elections just be- bate, of course, was broadcast by sat- tributed mightily to our deficit? comes about jockeying for the next ellite. Only when the middle class is strong election, then what in the world is the I think you get the idea. The fact is does our economy grow, because the point of getting elected in the first the investments we made in the 1940s, middle class has always been the part place? I thought we were here to work 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s in science and of our society that creates demand. together constructively in the interest technology, in our State universities, There are just not enough rich people of the American people. in infrastructure that was the envy of to buy enough stuff. The middle class Now the Senate Republican leader is the world brought our debt as a per- spends its money. But today, compa- saying that raising any new revenues is centage of GDP from 121 percent in 1945 nies are sitting on trillions of dollars off the table; that he will not vote to to 33 percent in 1980. because there is just not enough de- raise the debt ceiling if part of our Erskine Bowles is right. We can’t get mand. And that is because there is a compromise on the budget going for- out of our current debt crisis with lot of unemployment and because ward involves any tax increase on any- growth alone. But I will tell you most wages for the middle class have gone one, no matter how wealthy they are, certainly that we will not get out of it down over the last decade. no matter what their income. without growth. Creating a middle class is not an end I ask all my colleagues, for the good And so we have to choose wisely in unto itself. A strong middle class leads of the country, to step back from the what we invest in, in when we invest, to strong consumer spending, and brink, to step back from brinksman- and in how we invest; and in what we therefore to a strong economy and to ship on this debt ceiling. Let’s not cut, and when we cut, and how we cut— national prosperity. The middle class is panic. We are going to be on this planet which we must do—and in how we in- also where you get entrepreneurs and for a while. Let’s have some confidence crease revenues, when we increase rev- small businesses—it is the engine of in ourselves to do this in a smart enues, and from whom we get those our economy. thoughtful way so that our children revenues. Why not invest in early childhood will say, ‘‘Well, they might not have Why not invest in retrofitting our education when we know that the re- been the Greatest Generation, but they buildings when we have so many in the turn on quality early childhood edu- were a Pretty Good Generation.’’ building trades out of work, sitting on cation is up to $16 for every $1 spent? I suggest the absence of a quorum. the sidelines, and knowing that we can We know that children who have had The PRESIDING OFFICER. The recoup that investment in energy sav- quality early childhood education are clerk will call the roll.

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I ask unanimous con- in participating in this unnecessary ci- amendment process, a constructive de- sent that Senator KIRK and I speak in vilian prosecution—and especially for bate and votes and action. That is the succession for up to 15 minutes and the jurors and their families who now way we can move forward and resolve that the Democratic side then have will be subject to scrutiny throughout this greatest threat we face as a coun- two speakers. the jihadist world by al Qaida in the try, out-of-control Washington spend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Arabian Peninsula and Al-Shabaab. ing and debt. objection, it is so ordered. Why is this unnecessary threat now We are making a little bit of progress The Senator from Illinois. going to be posed to these Americans? in that regard. After months and AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME That is why 39 Republicans and months of the distinguished majority Mr. KIRK. Mr. President, we have Democrats joined me in a letter to At- leader putting every other issue under just learned that Ahmed Abdulkadir torney General Eric Holder, saying this the Sun on the floor but spending and Warsame was arrested by the U.S. mili- decision was a mistake and should not debt, we finally forced this central tary in April. This news has just come be repeated; that we have now created issue to come and be debated. to us, learning that this man who undue attention to the people of New Last week, many of us banded to- fought for no country and wore no uni- York by al Qaida in the Arabian Penin- gether, conservatives who were pushing form and under an international law is sula, al Qaida itself, and Al-Shabaab. for this debate, and said: Enough is considered an enemy combatant and Remember, following our successful enough. We should cancel the July 4 re- therefore not a prisoner of war or an attack against bin Laden, we now esti- cess, we should block it so we stay and American civilian criminal, has been mate that al Qaida in the Arabian Pe- debate the central issue. That is what taken to a U.S. criminal court to be ninsula and Al-Shabaab are the most we did, and we successfully did that. granted full U.S. constitutional rights dangerous and heavily armed subsidi- Unfortunately, the majority leader in a prosecution in the civilian courts aries of al Qaida. Al-Shabaab alone has then proposed that we stay here—yes, of the United States, located in the over 8,000 men under training and, as because we had blocked the recess—but Southern District of New York. one intelligence expert said, some of did not put the central issue on the This man was taken outside Amer- them at the level of training equiva- floor and moved yet another topic. We ican territory for attacks outside U.S. lent to the U.S. Army Rangers. said: No; we are staying to get to this jurisdiction for acts against non-U.S. How are we going to protect the debate, this important issue, the great- citizens. Yet he has been charged with judge in this case for the rest of his or est challenge we face right now as a a U.S. civilian crime and has been her life? How are we going to protect country, and we successfully defeated given the full rights of an American the prosecutor for the rest of his or her his move to another topic. citizen or a nationalized individual. I life? How are we going to protect the Finally, with this little bit of think we have made a grievous mis- jury and their families for the rest of progress, we are on the floor at least take. their lives because of this mistake talking about the right issue. But we We have made a significant change made by the Attorney General of the don’t yet have a strong, meaningful, just this week. We have violated the United States? underlying proposal to act on. We have principles set forth by President Lin- At what cost will this prosecution a sense-of-the-Senate resolution. That coln and President Roosevelt, who well come? Will it be paid by the city of is a good basis for debate, I suppose. used military commissions to handle New York, already heavily strained in But, of course, we need more than that. enemy combatants and not providing finances, a New York State famously We need serious proposals to debate them full U.S. constitutional rights for short of funds, or the Federal Govern- and amend and vote on and act on. actions taken outside the United ment, which is also short of money? That is the important next step. States against non-U.S. citizens in the What happens if Ahmed Abdulkadir When I made these remarks yester- war on terror. Warsame is found innocent? We already day, the distinguished Senator from I am very worried this foreign ter- know many released terrorists have al- New York, Senator SCHUMER, was in rorist, who was taken abroad for at- ready returned to jihad, as he proudly the Chamber and suggested that Re- tacks committed abroad, is now going indicates he surely will. publicans, including myself, had not to have the full constitutional right to In the wake of the debate on deficits gotten behind a serious, credible pro- confront his accuser and have all infor- and debt on a famous criminal trial in posal. Specifically, he said: Wait a mation used in his trial exposed. This New York, we may have overlooked a minute. The Ryan budget, which you means that, under the new policy, the fundamental decision, a mistake made voted for, doesn’t reduce the deficit at United States may be forced to reveal by the Attorney General of the United all. I said at the time that is incorrect, intelligence information critical in the States. The 9/11 Commission taught us but I didn’t have the numbers in front war on terror, especially against al a critical lesson, that terrorism is not of me. In fact, I looked it up, and the Qaida, al Qaida in the Arabian Penin- a law enforcement problem; it is an in- Ryan budget does significantly reduce sula, and Al-Shabaab, when otherwise a telligence and military problem. Well- the deficit from $1.4 trillion this year military commission could have kept established principles under Roosevelt, to $391 billion at the end of 10 years. that information confidential, leading Lincoln, Bush, and, yes, President That is a major reduction. to further success by the United Obama, using military commissions, As I said to the Senator from New States. should be used instead of subjecting York at the time, my preference even We should ask at what cost this pros- the American people to the increased ahead of that is the Toomey budget, ecution will come. The previous pro- threats, the increased costs, and the which we produced on the Republican posal by the President, which he terrible precedent we have just set in side in the Senate. That reduces the backed away from, was to bring the au- giving an international terrorist, for deficit from $1.4 trillion right now to thor of the 9/11 attack, Khalid Shaikh acts committed overseas against for- zero over 10 years. It balances the Mohammed, to central New York, at a eigners, full constitutional rights. I budget over 10 years—obviously, major cost of an estimated $75 million to pro- think it is a decision we will regret. progress. tect the court, the judge, the pros- Many of us may quote the 9/11 Commis- Again, going back to the Ryan budg- ecutor, the jury, and their families. sion report in its clear findings in high- et, which Senator SCHUMER brought up, The President backed away from that lighting the error that was made. it contains $6.2 trillion in spending re- Khalid Shaikh Mohammed decision, I yield to the gentleman from Lou- ductions compared to spending in but apparently he has now made that isiana. President Obama’s budget. It adds

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Again, the ment that enforces discipline, the You look into the Tax Code and lobby Toomey budget, my first choice, actu- straitjacket we need. I support the cap Congress, whether you are a corpora- ally achieves that balance within the concept for the medium term to get us tion or individual, to get those breaks. 10-year budget window. on that path. But we need to act on That is how the high-end folks benefit, In contrast to that, I have to say it is that on the floor in a bipartisan way. I in terms of this government. very unsettling that the distinguished urge that as the next necessary step. To say all those are off limits is not majority leader and the majority in I suggest the absence of a quorum. class warfare, it is a simple fact of life. this Chamber have not even tried to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The It is a fact of life that the well-to-do, meet our mandated budget responsibil- clerk will call the roll. whether they be corporate or individ- ities. Section 300 of the Congressional The bill clerk proceeded to call the uals, benefit from tax expenditures, Budget Act of 1974, which is the Fed- roll. whereas middle-class and poorer people eral law that controls the budget proc- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask benefit from spending expenditures. ess, says that by April 15 of every year, unanimous consent the order for the Yet our Republican colleagues say one a budget resolution is supposed to be quorum call be rescinded. whole side is off limits. That is putting passed. We are 83 days and counting The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. politics over the economy. past that deadline and no serious at- SANDERS). Without objection, it is so In fact, these actions seem to indi- tempt to even try to meet that legal ordered. cate they might be deliberately mandate has been made by the major- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, first I tanking, or want to deliberately tank, ity or by the distinguished majority thank my good friend and colleague the economy to harm the President’s leader. We have had a few budget votes, from Minnesota, Senator FRANKEN, for reelection chances. That is a tough three Republican budget proposals, and leading this debate here today, the sub- thought. I shudder to believe it. But President Obama’s budget. The Obama ject of course being the potential of de- when you look at the evidence, it leads budget got zero votes on the Senate fault by the U.S. Government, a sub- in that direction. floor. The majority, the majority lead- ject many of us thought we would These are not actions of leaders. er produced no budget proposal. The never have to discuss. I hope people Forcing the United States into default Finance Committee, led by the major- who did not get a chance to see his to score political points is playing with ity, produced no budget proposal, not speech—I am sorry, I had hoped to be fire. You risk undermining the future even trying to meet our responsibility, here but we had the final vote on the credit of the United States and do an actual legal mandate under the law. free trade agreements in the Finance enough damage to the global economy Through the Chair, I would ask Sen- Committee, but I hope people will look that it could cause another financial ator SCHUMER: Where is your proposal? at the speech. It is a very erudite, crisis not unlike the one we saw in 2008 Where is your attempt? Yes, we have thoughtful, and compelling document. from which we still have not recovered, put forth specific proposals that dra- It is on a subject that deserves that all to score political points, all to help matically cut the deficit. When is the kind of attention, which is the danger those, the one segment of society majority going to even try? Again, 83 of default. In our entire history we which, God bless them, has done very days and counting this year past that have never defaulted on our debt. well in the last decade. deadline. Of course, last year this body, America has always kept its promises. I also want to talk today about a sub- under the same leadership, produced no But some of my colleagues on the other ject that is often ignored in debates budget. So we are 448 days and count- side of the aisle are threatening to over the debt ceiling. These debates ing in total under the Budget Act. In make us the first generation of Ameri- can seem very abstract and the poten- that time, by the way, our debt has in- cans that does not pay its debts, that tial consequences very remote. That is creased $3.2 trillion. does not keep its promise. Earlier this why my colleague from Minnesota de- That is why we need serious pro- week the President said we should cided to lead a debate in this regard. In posals on this Senate floor to debate, reach a deal within 2 weeks in order to fact, the consequences would affect to amend if necessary, to vote on, to avoid roiling the financial markets. We every American who wants to take out act on. At least we are to the topic, but Democrats are working in good faith. a mortgage; every parent who needs to we need serious proposals before us to We are committed to making sure our take out student loans to send their act on. Nation does not fail in meeting its obli- kids to college; every American with a Again, I urge all of my colleagues to gations. My colleagues and I on this credit card. It would even affect the embrace a three-tier approach, cut and side of the aisle are working diligently price of gasoline and the price of food. cap and balance: passing a budget reso- to find spending cuts, many of which The impact of a default will not just be lution which we are mandated to do come from programs we strongly be- felt on Wall Street or in the mythical that includes immediate meaningful lieve help this country, in order to world of bond markets, but in every real cuts—that is cut; cap, structural come to a final agreement. We are also town, every household in the Nation. budget reform to cap spending in every identifying tax loopholes to close. The consequences will not be short major category of the budget to ensure But I must ask, what exactly are my lived. The repercussions of a default we stay on that path to a balanced Republican colleagues doing? They are will stay with us for years or even dec- budget; and balance, a requirement in stalling, they are demagoging. They ades. J.P. Morgan estimates that even the U.S. Constitution that we have a walked out on bipartisan budget nego- a technical default, the failure to pay balanced Federal budget through the tiations and are continuing to insist interest on our debt for a few days, balanced budget amendment to the that we cannot raise a single dollar in would result in the cost of U.S. treas- Constitution. I support that. All Re- revenue, no matter how wasteful the uries increasing by 50 basis points. publicans in this body have coauthored tax breaks or how generous the sub- What does that mean to the average that. That is the third crucial tier of sidy. The shocking truth is that our household? Most households do not this three-tier approach: cut, cap, and Republican colleagues seem to be will- speak in terms of basis points. Mort- balance. ing to tank the economy simply to help gage rates are often set at 150 points I hope we get to consideration of out the very most privileged, who are above U.S. Treasury. That means 1.5 those and other important proposals. I already doing well. percent above U.S. treasuries. If the hope we not only have a debate around Let’s face it, middle-class people, rate on treasuries goes up 50 basis a sense-of-the-Senate resolution, I hope poor people, depend on government points, it goes up another half percent. we have real meaningful proposals on programs. But if you are wealthy you So the cost of a mortgage for a family the floor, an open amendment process, do not need government spending. You with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage

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I want to say to my Republican col- ican people can only hope, you don’t a modest balance, $3,300, would pay an leagues, because so many of you have wait too long. estimated $250 more in interest every trifled with the idea of not paying our I yield the floor. year. debts, if, God forbid, it happens—I hope The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- In total, a default or even a near de- it doesn’t, for the good of the country, ator from Alaska. fault could end up costing American but if it does, you will bear the blame. Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I am on households $10 billion in increased bor- Not a single Democrat I am aware of the floor this afternoon to talk about rowing costs every year. has said we want to default. Many Re- the issue not only of the day, the week, The same J.P. Morgan study tells us publicans have said they want to de- the month, the year, it is the issue that a 50-percent increase in the cost of fault. So you do not have to be Albert about what to do about the deficit. Ev- U.S. treasuries will decrease our GDP Einstein or a Ph.D. in biophysics to eryone around here knows that if we by 1 percent. Leading economists esti- know who is risking default, who is tri- fail to raise the debt ceiling by the Au- mate a 1-percent contraction in the fling with default, and who would cause gust 2 deadline, the United States will GDP would result in 640,000 jobs lost. default if, God forbid, we cannot come default on its loan payments. Default- These are jobs we cannot afford to lose. to an agreement. ing could have catastrophic con- In addition, the stock market would Many on our side have said we are sequences on our economy as we at- also go down significantly, costing all willing, if it comes to it, to raise the tempt to recover from the worst eco- Americans who are investing for their debt ceiling if we cannot come to an nomic recession since the Great De- retirement or saving to send a child to agreement because the consequences pression. Failing to raise the debt limit college. The typical American would are so horrible. Not the other side—no. could send our economy into a tailspin lose $8,000 to $12,000 in his or her retire- They are leveraging the default as a with unthinkable results for the Amer- ment account. means to assert their beliefs, sincerely ican people. With the stakes so high, J.P. Morgan also estimates that the held. That is so wrong. But the good we must ask ourselves: How did we get value of the dollar would decline 5 per- news is that the American people, and into this position? Or as my constitu- cent to 10 percent as a result of a de- certainly the people who are following ents back home in Alaska say: How did fault. this issue, realize that. As we get clos- you get into this mess? Over the last There are significant consequences er and closer to the day of August 2 decade, both sides of the aisle have for the future of the dollar if this hap- they will know who is willing to risk played a role in this irresponsible pens. We should all be asking our- default to achieve political goals. They spending that resulted in our current selves, what happens if the dollar will know it is not the people from our fiscal crisis. At the beginning of the ceases to be the global reserve cur- side of the aisle. They will know it is last decade, we had a budget surplus— rency? But even if my colleagues the people from the other side of the let me say that again—a budget sur- across the aisle do not want to consider aisle, and that will make problems plus of $200 billion, with a projected that, they should certainly think about Newt Gingrich faced in 1995—I believe surplus of $5 trillion for the next 10 the impact of a depreciated dollar on their constituents. Higher borrowing it was when he shut down the govern- years. By the time I took office in 2009, costs to the government would also in- ment—look like child’s play. I would not only had our budget surplus dis- crease the deficit, exactly the opposite urge my colleagues on the other side of appeared, we faced a budget deficit of of what we are trying to do. the aisle to rethink their position. The over $1 trillion. So when they cavalierly say ‘‘let’s time has come for a little soul search- The creditworthiness of the United default because we have a huge def- ing on the other side of the aisle. You States is in jeopardy. Some of my col- icit,’’ it is actually an internal con- must decide if you are willing to create leagues on the other side of the aisle tradiction. The defaulting will make another economic crisis to mollify an oppose raising the debt ceiling, citing the deficit worse. According to a J.P. extreme wing of your party and score the need to rein in reckless spending. Morgan analysis, the deficit would in- political points against the President. While I support broad deficit reduction crease by $10 billion a year in the short You must decide if you want to go measures, I strongly disagree with term, $75 billion in the long term. down in history as the first generation those who fail to recognize con- The worst part is this: All of these of American leaders to renege on prom- sequences of failing to raise the debt costs would be self-inflicted wounds. ises already made by Presidents and limit and defaulting on our financial We are fully capable of paying our Congresses, Democratic and Repub- obligations. Everyone around here debt, as we always have. But some are lican alike. In the coming weeks my knows what will happen if we do not. threatening to intentionally default. Republican friends will have to make a For the first time ever the credit- To borrow a phrase from the Presi- very serious decision. Are they going worthiness of the United States would dent’s economic adviser, Austan to get serious about working with us to be put in jeopardy. I want to step back Goolsbee, ‘‘This would be the first de- find a bipartisan solution to our debt for a second and remind everyone Con- fault in history caused entirely by in- crisis or are they going to put partisan gress has enacted measures on the Fed- sanity.’’ politics above the good of the country? eral debt limit 74 times. So they obvi- Let me say this. Every American Are they going to say it has to be our ously understand what will happen if family has debt, just about. Most of us way, all the way, 100 percent, no reve- the American government defaults on have mortgages. Let’s say we have a nues, or we are going to force the coun- its payments. The ceiling has been in- mortgage on our house, we have a try to default? Or will they put the creased by both Democratic and Repub- house and we are living in it. If all of good of the country and compromise lican administrations and Congress. a sudden we say to our bank I am not above narrow, ideological, often fear- George W. Bush’s first term in May of going to pay my mortgage unless you driven politics? 2003 would increase the limit by $984 do A, B, and C—you have already In conclusion, I am an optimist. I be- billion. In fact, Congress raised the signed to pay that mortgage—what lieve my colleagues will come around debt ceiling seven times during his ad- happens? You are not living up to an and join us in finding a bipartisan way ministration. The Senate Republicans agreement you made. Your house is forward. I don’t base that on anything provided the votes to raise the debt foreclosed upon and you lose it. that has been said. I wish I could. I ceiling in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006. To The analogy is the same here. For base it on my innate optimism that keep a good credit rating is something the U.S. Government to default on pur- Americans, at the end of the day, are the American people understand, and pose would be cutting off our nose to practical, problem-solving people, not they are doing their very best during spite our face, and hurt the citizens of people who look for self-destructive so- these hard times. I hear this all the this country. lutions. I ask my colleagues to come time when we are back home.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:44 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07JY6.029 S07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S4428 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 7, 2011 While the American people under- their retirement funds? Their funds are protecting America’s economic secu- stand that defaulting on our loans invested in maybe U.S. Government se- rity and improving fiscal responsi- would only make matters worse, some curities. Well, they are going to see a bility, the time to act is now. Members of Congress insist on playing change, a dramatic change. The Amer- I yield the floor. politics even during this economically ican people, Alaskans, are already The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- uncertain time. If the U.S. Government struggling. To add this additional bur- ator from Ohio. defaults on its financial obligations, it den because we are unable to sit down Mr. PORTMAN. I rise today to talk would be the first time in history our and work together and solve this prob- about some of the enormous challenges credit would be downgraded. Let me re- lem in a cohesive, comprehensive way facing our economy, about Washing- peat—never before have we let our is irresponsible. ton’s failure to address those chal- creditworthiness be called into ques- To my friends across the aisle, let me lenges and a way forward. Today there tion. The consequences are large and remind you of what President Reagan are nearly 23 million Americans look- somewhat unknown. said in 1983 in a letter to then-Senate ing for full-time jobs. This includes Let me take a little bit from what Majority Leader Howard Baker. He people among those 9 percent of Ameri- the Senator from New York talked said it better than I think any of us cans on the unemployment rolls, but about and expand on that, and that is: could say, and this is directly from his also includes a lot of Americans who How does it affect the individual, the letter: want to work but have given up look- person working hard every day, paying The full consequences of default—or even ing for work or are scraping by on part- their mortgage, driving to work, pump- the serious prospect of default—by the time jobs when they want a full-time ing gas in their car, going on a vaca- United States are impossible to predict and job. What makes it more troubling is tion, doing everyday things that Amer- awesome to contemplate. Denigration of the that, among the Americans being icans do in my State of Alaska, espe- full faith and credit of the United States counted in that 9 percent, the average cially now they are out fishing, enjoy- would have substantial effects on the domes- length of time on the unemployment ing the summer. The kids are out of tic financial markets and on the value of the rolls is now nearly 10 months. That is dollar in exchange markets. school, and the State fair is getting The Nation can ill afford to allow such a the longest ever recorded. These folks geared up in another month. What hap- result. The risk, the costs, the disruptions are looking for help, looking to us for pens? Well, first off, if we default on and incalculable damage lead me to but one leadership and looking for us to help our loans that are due, our obligations, conclusion: the Senate must pass this legis- get the economy back on track by cre- some immediate things will probably lation before Congress adjourns. ating a better environment for job cre- happen. It is amazing I can take a quote such ation and economic growth. As we have First off, individuals who have credit as this from history and transplant it heard from the two previous speakers, cards will have their rates go up, be- today and it is the same situation. the government faces serious, unprece- cause if you read the fine print of those At the same time as we deal with dented budgetary challenges. Wash- great credit card bills we get every this, I feel strongly we must pass a def- ington is borrowing nearly 40 cents of month, which are very small and very icit reduction measure. I have sup- every dollar it spends. It looks as if we detailed, they talk about how the rate ported the deficit commission, the debt may have another record deficit this is structured. The rate is structured commission, and their efforts. I didn’t year, and we will have the highest debt around what happens in the market. agree with it all, but I agreed the $4 ever. Government spending has gone Obviously a lot of people today may trillion mark should be it. We should from $25,000 per household to more have a good rate, 9 percent, 10 percent, try to do our best. In order to solve than $31,000 per household in the last 4 but average is around 15 percent, 18 this problem, this challenge—and we years. The national debt has doubled percent. That interest rate will go up. all have our sides where we are kind of over the 2008 levels—doubled since 2008. Home mortgage rates—if you have an hunkered down. Every time I go back We have hit this $14.3 trillion debt adjustable rate mortgage, it will be ad- home—and I was back home this last limit, and if we do nothing about it, we justed up. If you are a small business weekend for my short 48 hours. I spend are going to end up with an economic person—as I have been, and am still more time on the plane than staying at crisis much like Greece is facing today. today, my wife—there are many busi- home at times. But when I get home, I just listened to the comments of my nesses that borrow on a 1-year, 2-year, people say very simply to me, it is a colleague from New York and my 3-year loan, adjustable rate, maybe combination. We are going to have to friend from Alaska, and they are talk- monthly, maybe it is an inventory loan reduce the spending. I don’t object to ing about the fact that interest rates because it is a seasonable business—all that. We are going to have to create a might go up unless we vote to extend those rates will go up, assuming you more fair tax system, which I don’t ob- the debt limit. I am talking to a lot of can get a loan. When you drive your ject to. Along with Senator WYDEN and economists and thinking about the im- car and pump that gas and fill up your Senator COATS, I have introduced tax pact it will have on Ohio if we don’t do tank and you think prices are high legislation that does that, simplifies something about the deficit and debt. now, oil commodities are traded in U.S. individual rates, focuses on a growth When we extend the debt limit again, dollars. So the net effect is going to be agenda with our tax policy. It gets rid interest rates will go up. The value of that dollar is going to have less value, of the loopholes, tax havens that peo- the dollar will continue to go down. In- which means the price of the fuel will ple take advantage of who pay no taxes flation will go up. go up and what you pump into your car but enjoy the great bounties of our The point is not that we want to go will increase. country. into default—I hope nobody does in Mr. President, 75 percent of world We also have to invest. We have to this Chamber. Despite what my friend markets, transactions across this invest in a growth agenda. That means and colleague from New York said, world are done in U.S. dollars. If you investing in infrastructure, in edu- there is no Republican interest in de- impact the creditworthiness of the cation. Because as you reduce your faulting on the debt. No one wants to country, the dollar has less credit be- budget, which I don’t disagree with, default on the debt. But it is just the hind it, which, of course, costs money, and as we create a more fair, balanced same as when we have a credit card in which means things we import such as tax system, we have to do one of the our families. Once we max out on the fuel to operate our cars, energy to heat most principled things and that is to credit card, before we try to get a high- this building, to turn on these lights, continue to help grow this economy er line of credit, we ought to look at go up. It has a real impact to individ- and we have to invest in our infrastruc- the underlying problem, otherwise we uals. It is not some global discussion ture, and invest in a variety of things will fall right back into the same fi- here in the halls of Congress. It is not that grow our economy. nancial problems. That is what Repub- about just debt limit and GDP and all This is an opportunity for us to put licans are saying. these other phrases that people kind of our country on sound financial footing It is this: If we do not deal with the wonder what it means to them in their by passing a broad deficit reduction underlying problem, which is this huge individual life, but it has a direct im- measure that includes cost savings and fiscal imbalance we just talked about— pact in their lives. What happens to increased revenues. When it comes to a $14.3 trillion debt that has doubled

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If we don’t grow the economy— enues are still expected to rebound the next few weeks as we work through and that will increase revenues, by above the historical average of 18 per- this; That we deal with not just ex- growing the economy—we will not be cent of the economy. If, in fact, the tending the debt limit—I guess that is able to get out of this deep fiscal hole Bush tax cuts do not get extended, a pretty easy thing to do, to just say we are in with record deficits, record which is current law—right now they let’s go borrow more; we are already debt, and, again, an increasing nega- are expected to end at the end of next borrowing about 40 cents of every dol- tive impact on our economy. year—those tax revenues will be well lar—but we have to deal with the un- The lack of a true debate is not from above the historic average. Instead of derlying problem. a lack of ideas, by the way. Senate Re- 18 percent, they get up over the next So what are we doing in the Senate publicans have developed a common- several years to about 20 percent. Over to deal with that underlying problem? sense jobs plan, much of which I think the last 50 years, it has been about 18 Very little. This week we are debating should be and can be bipartisan. It in- percent. The deficit is rising not be- a meaningless sense-of-the-Senate res- cludes a lot of commonsense ideas. One cause of lack of revenue but because olution. It is what is called a non- is to reform the Tax Code. Senator spending is now at 24.5 to 25 percent of binding resolution. It will not create a BEGICH from Alaska talked about that our economy as compared to its histor- single job or reform a single part of our earlier. That is to make sure that our ical level over the last 50 years of 20.3 tax code. It will not save $1 of govern- Tax Code works better for our econ- percent of the economy. ment spending. It does nothing to ad- omy; that it is simpler, that it encour- What is going to happen? Well, CBO dress the debt limit. It is a distraction, ages investment and job creation. has it right there. It is projected to rise and that is why earlier today I voted Economists across the board would on the spending side to 26 percent of against proceeding to it. Serious times agree that our current code is ineffi- the economy over the next several demand serious work. cient. We should do that as a body. years; then 30, then 40, then 50 percent I was pleased when the Senate came That will help develop the economy of the economy on spending alone. We together to cancel this week’s sched- and jobs and economic activity which talked earlier about the fact that we uled recess because we should be here. will increase revenue. have gone from $25,000 per household We pledged to return to Washington We need to rein in regulations. When government spending to $31,000 per and to confront these economic chal- I am home talking to small businesses, household in the last 4 years alone. lenges we talked about and the budget the first thing they talk to me about is That spending is projected to grow and problems we face. I supported doing the latest Federal regulation. A new grow. If we don’t deal with that spend- that, but this has not been a serious ef- one out today from the Environmental ing we will never be able to get the fort. By the way, the Senate has not even Protection Agency which is affecting budget in balance. That is the top passed a basic budget for this year. my home State of Ohio is going to cost issue. Again, we have to face this be- There is no budget, which is highly un- jobs at a time when we need jobs des- fore we extend the debt limit again. If usual. It also never passed a budget perately. These are very specific pro- we don’t, there will be major economic last year. So instead of talking about posals. Maybe they are not proposals problems. Look at what Standard & Poor’s and nonbinding resolutions, we should be everyone can agree to. What are the Moody’s and Fitch—the so-called credit talking about a budget. We should have other side’s proposals? Let’s debate agencies—are telling us. They are say- a budget on the floor. We should be de- this issue. Let’s pass legislation that bating it. The other side will have their forces a cost-benefit analysis of regula- ing: Yes, default would be a terrible issues, and we will have issues to talk tions. Let’s be sure the regulators are thing. Let’s not default. But they are about. None of us will necessarily agree using the least burdensome and least also saying: If we don’t deal with the with one another on the precise provi- costly alternatives. fiscal imbalance, if we don’t deal with sions of a budget, and that is fine. Let’s These are commonsense ideas: cre- the record deficits and debts, there will have the debate and end up with a blue- ating a competitive workforce to make be major and negative impacts on the print for our spending going forward. sure we are competitive for the 21st economy, and they will be in a position President Obama talks about getting century. This is incredibly important. where they may downgrade our debt, involved and showing true leadership Expanding exports to create more jobs. which means higher interest rates. but, to be honest, he hasn’t stepped to On energy, being sure we have the abil- Having tax rates chase spending is the plate. The best example would be ity to get away from our dangerous de- not the solution. It will not balance his own budget. He is required by law pendence on foreign oil by developing the budget. Moreover, it will not spur to submit one every year. He did sub- more resources right here in this coun- this sputtering economy to grow and to mit a budget. That budget was voted try. These are all commonsense pro- create the jobs we talk about today. It on by this Senate. Because we didn’t posals we should work on because they will not work to get us back to work. have our own budget, we voted on his relate to the very issue we should be In fact, virtually all economic theories budget. It was unanimously rejected 97 talking about this week, which is how agree that tax increases harm eco- to 0 partly because, as Democrats will to deal with our budget imbalance. nomic growth. When we tax something, say, a few weeks after he submitted the The proposal, by the way, also caps people do less of it. That is why we tax budget, he gave a speech where he said: government spending. It says we need smoking. So if we want economic My budget wasn’t really adequate to to have a balance between revenues growth, the last thing we should do is the task. So he rejected his own budg- and expenditures, which is only com- to raise taxes on working, raise taxes et, in a sense, but he offered no alter- mon sense because until we get the fis- on savings, raise taxes on investment. natives, no specifics. cal house in order it is going to be very These are not the ways to get the econ- His own budget, by the way, was so difficult to get our economy moving. It omy moving again. Instead, we should unserious that it doubled the debt over is like a wet blanket over the economy be unleashing American entrepreneurs, the next decade, and that is why, creating uncertainty and unpredict- not putting more taxes on them. again, it was voted down by this Sen- ability. Some suggest we must choose be- ate. On the budget, let’s be clear. The tween creating jobs and reining in gov- What is our budget? What do we be- long-term problem is from soaring ernment. My view is that the opposite lieve in? We should have that debate. spending, not falling revenues. This is is true. Reining in government can We need to know what the numbers from the Congressional Budget Office. help create jobs. The less the govern- are; and what vision the President has It is a nonpartisan group. Their job is ment spends, the more money remains

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:44 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07JY6.031 S07JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S4430 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 7, 2011 in the private sector for families and economy if we have a more sensible stock, bonuses, and others—the tax re- entrepreneurs to spend. The less the Tax Code. We must also responsibly re- turn deduction equals the book ex- government borrows, the more savings duce government spending, of course, pense. In fact, if corporations deducted are available for businesses to borrow to rein in the debt. Low tax rates and on their tax returns more than their in order to expand, as well as for fami- spending restraint will bring prosperity books showed as compensation, it lies to borrow for a new home, a new and alleviate this immoral avalanche could constitute tax fraud. The sole ex- car, or a student loan. Think about it. of debt that we are otherwise leaving ception to that rule is stock options. It The government borrowing all this in the laps of our children and grand- is an exception we can no longer afford. money is like a big sponge soaking up children. The Permanent Subcommittee on In- our savings. Today, we are borrowing, I understand some of my colleagues vestigations, which I chair, held a again, more than 40 cents of every dol- have their own approaches to this—to hearing in June of 2007, when we exam- lar the government spends. That is jobs, to the economy, to the budget ined the stock option tax gap in detail harming the economy. Reducing the deficit. That is fine. Let’s have the de- at nine companies. We found that those deficit also reduces the risk of a debt- bate. There are numerous proposals in nine companies claimed tax deductions induced financial crisis that might oth- Congress to reduce spending, balance that were a combined $1 billion greater erwise dwarf what we have seen hap- the budget, and reform entitlements. than the expenses shown on their pening in Greece today. Instead of voting on political non- books. Let me repeat, just nine compa- But don’t take my word for it. Lots binding resolutions as we have done nies, $1 billion in excess tax deduc- of economists have looked at this. this week in the Senate, let’s have that tions. There is a great study out there that I debate. We have too many important We were shocked by that finding, and encourage people to look at. It is done issues. Let’s stop fiddling while Rome we asked the IRS to calculate the by the economists Ken Rogoff and Car- burns. stock option tax gap for the country as man Reinhart. Rogoff and Reinhart do Mr. President, I yield the floor. a whole. Using actual data from tax re- something very simple. They go around The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- turns, the IRS found that for the first the world and look at different econo- ator from Michigan. full year in which data was available, mies and determine what happens when Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, as we dis- U.S. companies claimed an excess of $61 their debt gets too big for their econ- cuss the need to bring down the deficit, billion in stock option tax deductions omy. Their view is that when the debt we should acknowledge a few basics. compared to their book expenses. Since gets to 90 percent of the size of a na- First is cannot achieve the deficit re- then, IRS data shows that the stock tion’s economy, it has a substantial duction we need with spending cuts to option tax gap has persisted for 5 negative impact on the economic nondefense discretionary programs years. They looked at 2005 to 2009, growth and jobs in that country. alone. They simply aren’t large enough which was the latest year for which Their data suggests that when the to make the difference we need, and data was available, with the size of the debt gets to 90 percent of the economy, the damage we would do to American excess tax deductions varying from $11 there is a 1-percent reduction in eco- families from drastic cuts in those pro- billion to $52 billion per year. These ex- nomic growth rates. So instead of our grams is simply too great. cessive deductions mean billions of dol- Second is that in light of those facts economy growing at 1.8 percent in the lars in reduced taxes for corporations and in the interest of basic fairness, a first quarter, it should have grown at wealthy enough to provide substantial balanced solution to deficit spending 2.8 percent. What does that mean? That stock option compensation to their al- must include revenues as well as spend- 1-percent growth would otherwise ready well-paid executives and all at ing cuts. If we ask college students re- mean 1 million jobs. the expense of ordinary taxpayers and lying on Federal aid, workers in need So if we didn’t have this huge debt— an increase in the deficit. and right now it is about 93 percent of of Federal job training, seniors in need It is a tax loophole that is fueling ex- our economy; it will be at 100 percent of health care to sacrifice in the name cessive executive pay, increasing the of the economy this year—then we of deficit reduction, so, too, should pay gap between millionaires and the would have more jobs. If we look at those who benefit from loopholes and middle class, and enabling profitable what Rogoff and Reinhart have said, it handouts in the Tax Code, including corporations to avoid paying their fair means we would have about 1 million loopholes that often benefit only high- share to reduce the deficit. more jobs in this country. Could we use ly profitable corporations, one of those those jobs? Yes. We need them des- huge loopholes that benefits corpora- I will soon be reintroducing the same perately. tions that dole out large stock option legislation I have introduced in past So there is a connection between this pay to their executives. years to end this misalignment of the overspending—and this huge gap we Current law provides an unwarranted Tax Code. have between revenues and spending— tax subsidy to executive stock option The bill would cure the problem sim- and our ability to get this economy compensation thereby increasing the ply by requiring the corporate stock back on track. tax burden on working families and in- option tax deduction to equal the stock Over 25 years, by the way, annual creasing our deficit. According to the option expense shown on the corporate growth rates 1 percent lower would Joint Committee on Taxation, closing books. It would not affect the taxes leave the economy nearly one-fourth this loophole would reduce the deficit paid by individuals who receive the smaller than it would otherwise be. by about $25 billion. stock options. It would not affect so- Think about that: a 25-percent reduc- Today, under tax rules for reporting called incentive stock options which tion in the size of the economy as a re- stock options, corporations report receive favored tax treatment under sult of this debt. stock option expenses on their books section 422 of the Tax Code and are In order to create jobs and growth, when those stock options are granted often used by startup companies. we have to balance the budget, and we but use another method to claim a dif- In addition, the bill would make have to reduce that debt that is now ferent and a typically much higher ex- stock options pay subject to the same over 90 percent of our economy. There pense on their tax returns when the $1 million cap on corporate tax deduc- are two ways to reduce the debt’s share stock options are exercised. The result tions that applies to other forms of ex- of the economy: One is to make the is, corporations can claim larger tax ecutive pay. Congress established that debt smaller, and the other is to make deductions for options on their tax re- $1 million cap so that taxpayers would the economy larger. We know raising turns than the actual expense they not have to subsidize enormous pay- taxes will shrink the economy. Instead, show on their books for those same op- checks for executives. But the cap we have to keep tax rates low to create tions. can’t end that tax subsidy without in- jobs and expand the economy, and we Stock options are the only type of cluding stock options. Even if included have to reform the Tax Code so it compensation where the Tax Code al- under the cap, stock options could still works better. lows a corporation to deduct more than be awarded in excess of $1 million, but Again, economists across the spec- the expense shown on their books. For not at the expense of ordinary tax- trum will tell us we can have a better all other types of compensation—cash, payers.

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Those provisions would authorize excessive corporate tax deduction for Once our national security team de- military detention for enemy belliger- stock option pay widens the deficit termined that the collection of action- ents captured in the course of hos- while increasing the tax burden on or- able intelligence had been completed, a tilities authorized by the 2001 Author- dinary taxpayers. By closing this tax separate decision was made, on the ization for Use of Military Force. That gap, by ending the illogical treatment basis of the specific facts of this case, authority appropriately encompasses of corporate stock options in current as to the best forum in which to pros- the detention of an individual like law, we can reduce the budget deficit ecute Warsame for his alleged crimes. Warsame, who is suspected of partici- and bring much-needed fairness to the The indictment sets forth evidence pation in such hostilities, until such Tax Code. that Warsame violated a number of time as the military has been able to Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Federal statutes, including sections of interrogate the detainee and make an sent that I be allowed to proceed as in the Criminal Code prohibiting traf- appropriate status determination. morning business for 8 minutes. ficking in explosives, use of dangerous While we may not have enough evi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without weapons, acts of international ter- dence to prove beyond a reasonable objection, it is so ordered. rorism, providing material support to doubt that Warsame participated in foreign terrorist organizations, and re- AHMED WARSAME hostilities against the United States, ceiving military-type training from Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, the De- we undoubtedly had sufficient evidence foreign terrorist organizations—mak- partment of Justice announced earlier to hold him for the time required to in- ing him a candidate for prosecution in this week that Ahmed Abdulkadir terrogate him and obtain the intel- a Federal court with jurisdiction over Warsame, an accused member of the ligence that our military needs. such violations. terrorist group Al-Shabaab, has been The provisions in the Senate Armed Warsame also appears to have en- indicted on charges of providing mate- Services Committee-reported bill gaged in acts of terrorism and material rial support to Al-Shabaab and al- support to terrorism, both of which are would also expressly authorize the Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, con- crimes under the Military Commis- transfer of such a detainee ‘‘for trial by spiring to teach and demonstrate the sions Act, if they are committed ‘‘in an alternative court or competent tri- making of explosives, possessing fire- the context of and associated with hos- bunal having lawful jurisdiction.’’ In- arms and explosives in furtherance of tilities’’ against the United States. deed, an amendment to delete this au- crimes of violence, and other violations What has not been resolved is whether thority was defeated in committee by a of Federal law. He will be tried for Warsame meets the jurisdictional bipartisan vote of 7 to 19. We decided, these offenses in Federal court in New threshold in the Military Commissions in other words, to leave it up to execu- York. Act of having acted in the context of tive branch officials to determine on a Warsame is a Somali national who hostilities against the United States case-by-case basis, as they did here, the was captured in the gulf region in late and having engaged in or materially most appropriate forum for prosecu- April and taken to a U.S. Navy vessel supported such hostilities. tion, whether it be a Federal court or a for detention and interrogation. The The administration’s national secu- military commission. Department of Defense has stated that rity team unanimously agreed that By contrast, the House version of the the interrogation was conducted by an prosecution in Federal court was the defense authorization bill includes a interagency team comprised of U.S. better option and the one most likely provision that would expressly prohibit military personnel, with assistance to lead to a conviction under the facts the trial in Federal court of any al- from the High-Value Detainee Interro- of this case. Our Federal prosecutors leged foreign terrorist who might be gation Group. After the completion of and Federal courts have a proven track subject to trial by a military commis- this interrogation and a hiatus of sev- record in prosecuting terrorists. Two sion—even if he is arrested inside the eral days, Warsame was turned over to years ago, the Justice Department in- United States. This provision may well a team of FBI officials for law enforce- formed us that there were 208 inmates be unconstitutional, given that article ment questioning, and in that he in Federal prisons who had been sen- III of the U.S. Constitution expressly waived his Miranda rights and contin- tenced for crimes related to inter- states that: ued to talk. national terrorism and an additional The judicial power shall extend to all This case appears to be an example of 139 inmates who had been sentenced for Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this our national security and law enforce- crimes related to domestic terrorism. Constitution, the Laws of the United States, ment teams working together in the By contrast, prosecution of the and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority. manner we would hope they would to- Warsame case before a military com- ward the twin objectives of collecting mission would have raised a difficult Under the plain language of this pro- critical intelligence information and jurisdictional issue that could have re- vision, Congress would appear to lack ensuring a successful criminal prosecu- sulted in dismissal or even acquittal. the authority to exclude the prosecu- tion of the detainee. Critics of the decision to try tion of violations of the laws of the Published reports indicate that Warsame in Federal court apparently United States in the Federal courts. Warsame was captured by American would prefer that he be tried before a The effort to direct all terrorist cases military forces on a boat in inter- military commission, even though he to military commissions could also be national waters between Yemen and might be less likely to be convicted highly counterproductive, providing ju- Somalia after the United States ac- there due to the jurisdictional issue. I risdictional arguments that defendants quired intelligence indicating that a disagree with that position. In my could use to seek the dismissal of significant terrorist figure was on view, the most appropriate forum for charges against them. If the House lan- board the vessel. Under these cir- trial should be determined, as it was guage were adopted, a case in Federal cumstances, it was appropriate for the here, on the basis of the nature of the court on a terrorism charge would be military to detain and interrogate offense, the nature of the evidence, and at risk of being dismissed on the Warsame to obtain actionable intel- the likelihood of successful prosecu- grounds that it could only have been ligence. The United States is currently tion. The executive branch officials brought before a military commission, engaged in military operations pursu- who made the determination in this while at the same time, because of the ant to the 2001 Authorization for Use of case are in a much better position to limited jurisdiction of military com- Military Force. As the Supreme Court weigh those factors and make that missions, the military commission held 7 years ago in the case of Hamdi v. judgment than is the Congress. might not have jurisdiction either. In Rumsfeld, the capture and detention of By the way, the approach taken by such a case, it would be impossible to both lawful and unlawful combatants is the administration in this case is con- prosecute an alleged terrorist in any

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Mr. President, I rise, from bankruptcy, not only to protect leged terrorists in the United States along with my fellow colleagues, to our seniors today but to make sure for trial could needlessly subject Amer- again address the need to reduce our those programs are solvent and there icans to retaliatory attacks by ter- deficit and our debt. The United States for future generations. rorist organizations. There is no basis is the strongest country in the world— All these things and more can go into for that argument. We have tried hun- in the history of the world—but that a comprehensive plan. But we need a dreds of alleged terrorists in our Fed- will not be the case for long if we do comprehensive plan to reduce the def- eral courts over the last decade. We are not solve our deficit and our debt cri- icit, to reduce the debt as part of the currently holding many more—includ- sis. It is vital we solve it now for our debt ceiling issue we need to deal with ing the Christmas Day bomber, who is generation, but it is vital we solve it now—not put off but deal with now. being held in my hometown of Detroit. for future generations as well. If we think about it, a balanced budg- So far as I know, none of these cases The wealth, the economic activity of et amendment makes sense. Forty-nine have led to retaliatory attacks by ter- this country, is created by the private of the fifty States—49 out of 50 rorist organizations. In any event, we sector, by hard-working men and States—have either a constitutional or women, not by the government. The know that al-Qaida and its allies are a statutory requirement that they bal- government creates the forum, the en- already seeking avenues to attack us ance their budget—not just this year vironment, if you will, that fosters or on American soil and would do so if but every year. States balance their allows economic activity. But the key they could. Moving the location of a budgets. Cities balance their budgets. is, the government should not just trial to Guantanamo or some other for- Businesses balance their budgets. Fam- allow economic activity, the govern- eign location is unlikely to deter such ilies balance their budgets, live within ment needs to create an environment an attack. their means. Our Federal Government that truly empowers, that promotes Last month, ADM William needs to do the same. Our Federal Gov- economic activity, that encourages pri- McRaven—the President’s nominee to ernment needs that fiscal responsi- vate investment, that encourages en- be commander of U.S. Special Oper- bility, needs that fiscal discipline. trepreneurship, business expansion and ations Command—testified before our Also, if we think about it, a balanced job growth, innovation—the very en- Armed Services Committee that a sus- budget amendment gets everybody in- trepreneurial activity that has built pected enemy belligerent detained out- volved. It gets everybody involved in this country. That is the success of side the war zones in Afghanistan and Congress. It takes a two-thirds major- America, that is the strength of our Iraq would likely be put on a naval ves- ity in both the Senate and the House to country, that is how America has be- sel until ‘‘we can prosecute that indi- pass a balanced budget amendment. come the greatest economic power- vidual in a U.S. court or we can return Then what happens? It goes out to the house in the history of the world. That States. It goes out to the 50 States, and him to a third party country.’’ Admiral is why our people enjoy the highest three-fourths of the States must ratify McRaven made it clear later in his tes- standard of living. timony that such an individual could But our current administration be- that balanced budget amendment in also be transferred for trial by a mili- lieves more government is the answer— order for it to be approved. So we not tary commission. In other words, we more spending, more regulation, and only have everybody at the Federal have a choice. We should preserve that more taxes. It is not the answer. That level working to live within our means choice. is the problem, and it is making the and balance the budget, but we get all In summary, the Warsame case dem- situation worse. the States involved as well. onstrates that we do have the capacity Let’s go through just some of the This is a challenging problem—no to detain and interrogate suspected economic statistics. question about it—getting on top of terrorists in military custody for the Today, we have 13.9 million—almost these deficits and our long-term debt purpose of obtaining actionable intel- 14 million—people unemployed. The not only now but for the future as well. ligence, and then to transfer them to unemployment rate is over 9 percent. So let’s have everyone involved. A bal- an appropriate forum for trial—wheth- Gas prices, since the current adminis- anced budget amendment will do just er it be a Federal court or a military tration took office, are up to more that. commission. This case demonstrates than $3.50 a gallon. That is almost a Of course, at the same time, we have that we do not have to sacrifice action- 100-percent increase in the cost of gaso- to reduce our spending both now and able intelligence for law enforcement line. Our Federal debt is closing in on make sure we continue to live within purposes, and that we do not have to $14.5 trillion. For every man, woman, our means going forward. The statis- sacrifice criminal prosecution in order and child in this country, that is al- tics are very clear. The statistics right to collect intelligence information. most $50,000 for every single person. We now show that this year the Federal And it demonstrates that we can pur- have 45 million people on food stamps Government will take in about $2.2 sue both of these objectives without today. Health insurance. In spite of the trillion in revenue. being pushed to what Admiral health insurance legislation, health in- So our revenue is about $2.2 trillion, McRaven described as the ‘‘unenviable surance premiums are rising, and home but our expenses are $3.7 trillion. That option’’ of having to release the de- values are going down. is about a $1.5 trillion deficit. This tainee. Clearly, we need to get our economy year, actually, it will be larger than The only ‘‘unenviable’’ outcome is going. We need to get people back to that number. So you can see that is the one that the critics of the Depart- work. We need that economic growth why our Federal debt now is closing in ment of Justice decision would lead us and dynamism that has been the hall- on $14.5 trillion. We are borrowing 40 to—prohibiting the criminal trial of mark of this country. cents of every dollar we spend—40 cents suspected foreign terrorists in Federal Clearly, we need to reduce our deficit of every dollar we spend—and every court and requiring them to be tried by and our debt. The reality is, we can do single day our debt goes up $4 billion. military commissions, even in cases it. We absolutely can do it, and we That is simply unsustainable. like the Warsame case, where a juris- have done it before. But we need to That is why any vote to increase the dictional problem might lead a mili- begin with a comprehensive plan to re- debt ceiling must include a comprehen- tary commission to dismiss the case. duce the deficit and the debt. Any sive plan to reduce our deficit and our The action of the administration in agreement to raise the debt ceiling debt. No question, we need to control the Warsame case is sound. The pros- needs to include a comprehensive spending, but as we do that, at the ecutorial discretion they exercised as agreement to reduce the deficit and the same time, in order to truly solve the to the best forum for the trial should debt. problem, we have to create, as I said at

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Let’s talk about trade for a ulatory certainty to encourage private reach of the EPA and how it is side- minute. Right now, we have three investment. A probusiness, progrowth, lining and dampening job growth in the trade agreements pending: the United projobs environment is one that cre- energy sector. It shows a long, complex States-South Korea Free Trade Agree- ates legal, tax, and regulatory cer- obstacle course, if you will, of expen- ment, the free-trade agreement with tainty to not only encourage but em- sive standards and procedures and reg- Panama, and another one with Colom- power private investment. ulations that are not only being imple- bia. These agreements have been pend- One of the ways we do this is by re- mented now but will go on for the fore- ing since 2007. The benefit of these ducing the regulatory burden. We have seeable future. agreements, for example, is that they an incredible regulatory burden at the How would you like to be an energy would generate more than $13 billion a Federal level. We need to find ways to company looking at investing and put- year in economic activity for this reduce that. That is what this chart ting hundreds of millions, billions of country and create up to 250,000 Amer- shows. dollars into new plants and invest- ican jobs. If we fail to act, we will lose Earlier this year, President Obama ments, whether it is producing oil and on the order of 380,000 jobs to the Euro- issued an Executive order that pro- gas, whether it is biofuels or biomass— pean Union and Canada, which have al- poses to review regulations that may you name it—how would you like to ready approved their trade agreements. be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, make those investments on behalf of Why aren’t we dealing with those trade or excessively burdensome, and also to your shareholders and have some idea agreements now, when we have 14 mil- modify, streamline, or even repeal what rate of return you are going to be lion people out of work, when we have them. Just a week ago, he said again: able to get and what rules of the road an economy we need to get going, and What I have done—and this is unprece- you are going to have to follow? when we have huge deficits and debt, dented—is I have said to each agency, look This is just a small sampling of the increasing at the rate of $4 billion a at the regulations that are already on the regulations that are now coming into day? books, and if they don’t make sense, let’s get Well, the deadline on the debt limit rid of them. being and will continue to come into place for the foreseeable future. At a is fast approaching. The time to act is That is what he said. I absolutely now. The simple truth is this: We can- agree with that. Yet, over the past 2 time of high oil prices, unrest in the Middle East, and sluggish economic not continue to spend more, tax more, years, the administration has issued and regulate more. It is time to control 502 proposed or enacted regulations and growth, we are not only failing to pro- vide Americans with affordable energy our spending and create an environ- is on pace this year to exceed $100 bil- ment that unleashes the entrepre- lion in total regulatory cost burdens to for their homes and vehicles, but we are actually discouraging the very in- neurial power and spirit of the Amer- industry. That is a huge regulatory ican people. We can do it. In fact, we burden. vestment that will make it happen, and this is just one small example. have done it before. We just need the This chart shows the cost of major will to act for ourselves today and for new regulations in billions of dollars To remedy that, we need new legisla- tion. I know the occupant of the chair the benefit of future generations. over the last 30 years. As you can see, I yield the floor. when the cost of regulation is low, the and others are working on a lot of new The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- economy is strong, and when the cost legislation that will streamline regula- ator from Vermont. of regulation is high, as it is now, the tions and encourage investment. Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, let me economy is weak; more important, job I will give just a couple of examples. begin by referring to the front page of growth is weak. Look at 2010. In 2010, One of them I am working on with Sen- today’s Washington Post. The headline you see the highest regulatory burden, ator JOE MANCHIN from West Virginia. is ‘‘Obama: Social Security on table. in adjusted dollars, in the last 30 years. He introduced it, and it is called the Cuts offered in debt talks.’’ How did our economy do in 2010? EPA Fair Play Act. It would prohibit Mr. President, I hope very much that Senator ROBERTS, my colleague from rescinding properly approved 404 per- headline is wrong because, in fact, So- Kansas, myself, and others have taken mits. When EPA approves a 404 permit cial Security, which is perhaps the the President up on his pledge to re- for mining, it says you can’t arbi- most successful Federal program in the view these regulations. We have intro- trarily withdraw that permit. So a history of our country, has not contrib- duced the Regulatory Responsibility company that has invested millions or uted one penny to our deficit or our na- For Our Economy Act, a measure that billions of dollars can’t find itself high tional debt. The idea of lumping Social would give teeth to the President’s di- and dry after it has already gotten the Security and cuts in Social Security rective. Regulators will have to show proper permit. into a discussion about our deficit and the benefits of a new rule and show Another example of legislation that our national debt is absolutely wrong that the benefits outweigh its cost. we have introduced that would make a and unfair to the tens of millions of They will have to show that it imposes difference is Defending America’s Af- seniors and people with disabilities the least burden on society and that it fordable Energy and Jobs Act. The pri- who benefit from that program. maximizes economic benefits. That is mary sponsor of that is Senator JOHN As you know and as the American an approach which would not only en- BARRASSO of Wyoming. This legislation people know, Social Security is inde- courage but truly empower private in- ensures that Congress makes the call pendently funded through the payroll vestment. on regulating greenhouse gases, not tax. Every worker and every employer Let me give you another example of the EPA through regulatory fiat. contributes into that fund. Social Se- what I am talking about with the regu- Another example is the Gas Accessi- curity, today, has a $2.6 trillion surplus latory burden—again, trying to create bility and Stabilization Act, which I that is projected, in fact, to grow to that legal and tax certainty that stim- am pleased to cosponsor with Senator over $4 trillion by 2023. ulates the private investment we need ROY BLUNT of Missouri and others, We, of course, need a vigorous debate to get this economy going, not more which will simplify the complex rules about how we deal with the deficit cri- government spending. We are spending and regulations that govern refining sis and our national debt, but Social way beyond our means. What I mean is, and distribution of fuel throughout the Security, independently funded, with a more private investment that gets this United States. $2.6 trillion surplus, having not con- economy going, gets people back to There are many other examples I tributed one nickel to the national work, and generates revenue, which could give as well. debt, should not be part of that debate. will help us, over time, reduce our The point is, with 14 million Ameri- I understand there are many people debt. cans out of work, we can no longer in the Senate—many of my Republican

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I very strong- benefits is not the right answer; and that less a year at age 75 than they would ly disagree with it. raising the retirement age is not the best op- under current law and get $1,000 less a The real problem they have is that tion. year at age 85. Social Security is enormously popular. The American people expect the People are living longer. Many of our Poll after poll shows that the Amer- President of the United States to keep people, God bless them, reach 75, even ican people do not want to see Social his word. reach 85. To say to somebody when Security cut, they do not want to see Now, again, I am not privileged to they reach 85, and they don’t have a the retirement age raised, and they the discussions that may be going on whole lot of money, that as a result of most certainly do not want to see So- right this moment in the White House these cuts they will get $1,000 a year cial Security privatized because, in about some grand national debt nego- less is totally, to my mind, unaccept- fact, Social Security has succeeded. It tiations. All I can tell you—and it may able and not something that should be has accomplished the goals of those be accurate, it may not; the media has supported by the President or by any people who founded that program in been wrong once or twice in history—is Member of the Senate. The American people, despite what the 1930s. In the 1930s, about half of that according to today’s Washington many of my Republican friends are America’s senior citizens lived in pov- Post, the President is considering low- saying, are pretty clear on some basic erty. Today, that number, while it is ering cost-of-living adjustments for So- issues regarding how we address the se- too high, is down to 10 percent. More cial Security recipients, even though, rious problem of our national debt and important, given the incredible insta- by the way, Social Security recipients our deficit. What the American people bility in the economy we have seen for have not received a COLA in the last 2 years. say in poll after poll after poll—and decades—especially in the last few they say it to me on the streets in Bur- years—where millions of people have So let’s be clear: Today, despite sig- nificant inflation on health care costs lington, VT, or any other place in lost some or all of the retirement sav- Vermont that I go—is that we must ings they had invested in Wall Street, and prescription drugs, the fact that seniors have not received a COLA in 2 have shared sacrifice; that at a time over the last 75 years, not one Amer- when poverty is increasing in this ican has lost one dime he or she was years, the fact veterans have not re- ceived a COLA in 2 years, apparently, country, when we have the highest rate entitled to in terms of Social Security of childhood poverty in the industri- benefits. That is a pretty good record— the President, in negotiating with Re- publicans, is considering lowering alized world, when millions of workers every American, getting every penny are working longer hours for lower that was owed to him or her for 75 COLAs in the future. It is important to understand what wages, when unemployment is sky years. It is a program that has worked. high, when seniors have not received a It is a program that is working today. that means. According to the Strength- en Social Security Campaign, which is COLA in 2 years, when young people It is a program that can pay out every are finding it hard to get any jobs at benefit owed to every eligible Amer- a coalition of senior groups who are working hard to protect Social Secu- all, it is immoral and bad economics to ican for the next 25 years. It is a pro- do deficit reduction on the backs of gram that should not be cut. rity, changing the way Social Security cost-of-living adjustments are cal- those people—of working families, of But more to the point, in terms of children, of the elderly, of the sick, of culated—as the President may be con- President Obama, one of the problems the poor. sidering—and again, I do not want to we have as a nation is that it is no Overwhelmingly, the American peo- great secret that many of our people make a definitive statement. All I am ple say that is wrong, especially at a are losing faith in government, for a doing is telling you what is on the time when the wealthiest people have whole lot of reasons. But certainly one Washington Post’s front page today. Is never had it so good and when cor- of the reasons is that politicians say it true? I can’t say. But if it is true, porate profits are soaring. one thing and they do something else. this would cost senior citizens hun- Mr. President, you may have seen an They campaign on a certain promise, dreds of dollars a year in lower bene- article on the front page of the New they give a speech, everybody ap- fits. York Times a few days ago. Last year plauds, and 2 years later: Well, I guess The Congressional Budget Office esti- CEOs of major corporations have seen a I have to change my mind; I can’t quite mates that the adoption of the so- 23-percent increase in their compensa- do this. called ‘‘Chained CPI’’—and this is a dif- tion packages—23 percent. We are in Let’s be clear: When President ferent formulation. I happen to believe, the midst of a horrendous recession, Obama ran for the Presidency in 2008, and I have introduced legislation to where real wages for American workers he was a strong advocate of Social Se- this effect, the current COLAs for sen- are going down, but CEOs are doing curity. He made it very clear to the iors are not accurate and are too low great, Wall Street is doing great, cor- American people he was not going to because they do not, in a realistic way, porate profits are soaring, and we have cut benefits. Let me quote from a measure what seniors are purchasing, dozens of corporations that make huge speech the President gave—he was which, to a significant degree has to do profits and don’t pay a nickel in taxes. then-Senator Barack Obama—on Sep- with health care and prescription We have a military budget that is tember 6, 2008. This is what he said: drugs. When you are old, you are not three times higher than it was in 1997. primarily buying laptop computers or John McCain’s campaign has suggested So the vast majority of the people that the best answer for the growing pres- big television sets. You are often say—and they say it in polls all over sures on Social Security might be to cut spending a lot of your money on health the place—we need to go forward with cost-of-living adjustments or raise the re- care, prescription drugs, and those shared sacrifice. Not as the Repub- tirement age. Let me be clear: I will not do costs are going up. So I think today’s licans suggest—cutting programs for either. COLA is too low and it does not reflect the most vulnerable people in this ‘‘I will not do either.’’ Today’s Wash- the real purchasing needs of seniors. country, throwing millions of kids off ington Post: Obama: Social Security on According to the CBO, if in fact the Medicaid, ending Medicare as we know table. Cuts offered in debt talks. government adopted the so-called it now, and making it impossible for Mr. President, on April 16, 2008, can- ‘‘Chained-CPI’’—which is a different working class families to send their didate Obama said: formulation that is even lower than kids to college. That is not what the The alternatives, like raising the retire- the current inadequate formulation— American people are saying. ment age, or cutting benefits, or raising the annual COLAs under this proposal A recent survey by Public Policy payroll tax on everybody, including people would cut benefits by $112 billion over Polling in swing States asked the ques- making less than $97,000 a year—— 10 years. tions. When voters in Ohio—this is just

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The only thing is, I would prefer ridiculed Republicans for ‘‘defending only 16 percent favored that approach to have shared prosperity because all the yachting class.’’ There is no yacht- compared to 80 percent who were op- we are going to get out of this adminis- ing class in this country, unless you posed, with similar, identical results, tration is shared sacrifice, which count the Democratic party of Mar- or very close results in States such as means everybody is going to suffer. I tha’s Vineyard. Missouri, Montana, and Minnesota. would like to have shared prosperity But there is a class of people who That was just out in the papers yester- where everybody is lifted. build yachts. This is what happened to day. Meanwhile, strong majorities, in- The first time we really started hear- those people the last time the Demo- cluding Republicans, favor increased ing about this concept of shared sac- crats engaged in class warfare of this revenue from the wealthiest Americans rifice was in the debate over kind. In the 1990 budget deal, a new and most profitable corporations being ObamaCare. For those who are unfa- luxury excise tax was created applying a part of any deficit reduction package. miliar with Washington-speak, this is to yachts, aircraft, jewelry, and furs, So let me conclude by saying that I what the President meant by shared first applying to the 1991 year. The hope very much President Obama does sacrifice: I am going to raise taxes on similarities are eerie. 1 Faced with soaring deficits, Demo- not reach any agreement with the Re- families and businesses by over $ ⁄2 tril- crats insisted that revenues be part of publicans which includes cuts in Social lion, and I am going to do it by shaking the equation. And how did this work Security. Social Security has not con- down businesses. out? The tax was repealed in 1993 be- tributed one nickel to our national He made them an offer they couldn’t refuse: Pay up now or pay up more cause, as the Democratic-controlled debt. It is a successful program and Senate Finance Committee report, as widely supported by the American peo- later. So when we started hearing again about shared sacrifice, we knew reported by the Budget Committee, ex- ple who are benefiting from it every plains: single day. More to the point, Presi- what was coming: more proposals for tax increases. But I have to say I re- During the recent recession, the boat, air- dent Obama, when he campaigned for craft, jewelry, and fur industries have suf- office, made it clear when he told the main shocked at how ham-fisted most of these proposals are. They are noth- fered job losses and increased unemploy- American people if he was elected ment. The Committee believes that it is ap- ing but a series of bad talking points President he would not be cutting So- propriate to eliminate the burden these that can be used for the President’s re- cial Security, and the American people taxes impose on the interest of fostering eco- election campaign. These talking expect him to keep his word. nomic recovery in those and related indus- points were tired by the end of the 1936 tries. With that, Mr. President, I yield the Presidential election. floor. Republicans are not defending the I would not be surprised to see Presi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- yachting class. They are defending the dent Obama dust off Franklin Roo- ator from Utah. people whose jobs will be lost to Demo- sevelt’s speeches and start railing Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, yesterday cratic class warfare. against economic royalists by the end I spoke about the matter of tax expend- Of course, the left cannot contain of the debt limit negotiations. themselves to these targeted tax in- itures, and I would like to expand on Sadly, the Senate’s leadership has creases. Today we read in the paper that topic today. They are becoming a followed suit. After making a big to-do that the President is eager to reform critical issue in negotiations over the about keeping the Senate in session to Social Security. Yet it appears he is debt ceiling. address the fiscal crisis, we are spend- only willing to do so if we let the 2001 First, Mr. President, I ask unani- ing this week debating a nonbinding and 2003 tax cuts expire, tax cuts which mous consent that I be permitted to resolution demanding higher taxes on only last December the President ac- finish my remarks. millionaires. Really? The Democrats’ knowledged were necessary compo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without solution to $14.3 trillion in debt is to nents of our economic recovery. objection, it is so ordered. attack corporate jets. Seriously? Three I would not be surprised to see the Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, Demo- billion dollars over ten years. The last old Democratic hobby horse, an in- crats say they want to eliminate tax time they did that, they wound up with crease in the Social Security tax max, expenditures. They refer to them as their tails between their legs in 1990, make an appearance in the Democrats’ loopholes or spending through the Tax and in 1993 had to reverse the whole list of demands. Code. This might be a good political ar- thing because it cost thousands of jobs. These are nonstarters, and everyone gument, but it bears little relationship I never underestimate liberals’ lack understands why. These broad-based to the understanding of tax expendi- of respect for the intelligence of the tax increases would be a weight around tures and tax law or tax policy. American people, but this is a new low. our economic recovery. Yesterday, I outlined a general defi- Do they think that ordinary Americans But the issue of tax expenditures nition of tax expenditures. They are are so consumed with class hatred that continues to cause confusion and must most definitely not spending through they will respond like Pavlovian dogs be addressed. Those who advocate lim- the Tax Code, as President Obama so to the criticism of corporate jets, and iting or eliminating these tax expendi- creatively put it, and they are most forget that it was programmatic lib- tures suggest that they are spending definitely not, by and large, loopholes. eralism, not bonus depreciation of cor- and loopholes that benefit wealthy in- Rather, they were intentionally in- porate jets or tax benefits to energy dividuals. cluded in the Tax Code by Congress in companies, that got us into this debt Yesterday, I offered a grown-up defi- order to realize certain policy goals. crisis? nition of what a tax expenditure is. Tax expenditures are an opportunity This is how the left perceives Repub- Today, I wish to highlight what are in for families and businesses to keep licans. They want to score some cheap fact the top tax expenditures. What we more of their income. Unfortunately, points against Republicans by going will find is that the tax expenditures rather than have a serious conversa- after corporate jets, as though all Re- that would generate the largest tion about tax expenditures and tax publicans love corporate jets. I would amount of revenue are also those that policy, President Obama and his liberal venture to say that an awful lot of cor- are available to the middle class, ena- allies are intent on setting new ground porate jets are owned by very wealthy bling them to give to their churches for juvenile public discourse. Democrats. What are we going to get and synagogues, and to save for a Faced with a $14.3 trillion debt—and next week, a tax on monocles and top home, for college, and for retirement. going up every day—Social Security hats? Maybe we will spend next week To get at meaningful deficit reduction, and Medicare Programs that are set for debating a nonbinding resolution on Democrats would have to eliminate bankruptcy—ruining America’s sen- the need to tax madras blazers for the these expenditures. Is that what they iors—and a legitimate fiscal crisis that good of the country. want to do? That might be a good ques- poses a clear and present danger to the Unfortunately, not all of the Demo- tion at the President’s next press con- Nation’s security and the security of cratic proposals are a laughing matter. ference. Maybe someone could give him

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That is 13 percent of all tax ex- including the provision of health insur- When folks describe tax expenditures penditures. ance to one’s employees, is a cost of as spending through the Tax Code, this How about home mortgage interest doing business and thus properly de- is one that could properly be labeled deductions? Is he going to get rid of ductible by the employer so as to accu- that way. Under congressional budget that? That is 9 percent. rately measure the income, or profit, of rules, this one, for the most part, How about preferential rates for divi- the employer. That has never been con- scores as spending. That is not the case dends and capital gains? That is 8 per- sidered a tax expenditure. The exclu- with the other tax expenditures on this cent. sion at issue, which is a tax expendi- list. Refundable tax credits score as Exclusion of Medicare benefits. Are ture, refers to the employee’s tax spending because the government cuts they going to do away with that? That treatment, not the employer’s tax a check to the taxpayer. With the is 7 percent. treatment. That is, most compensation other tax benefits on this list, the tax- Net exclusion of defined benefit pen- that an employee receives from his em- payer is receiving a portion of the sion contributions and earnings. Are ployer is includable as taxable income. money back in the form of reduced they going to attack our pensions? One of the few exceptions to that gen- taxes. There are some serious tax hikes That is 6 percent. eral rule is that employees do not in- there. This tax expenditure accounts And earned income tax credit. My clude in taxable income the value of for 5 percent of tax expenditures. gosh, that is 5 percent. employer-provided health insurance. No. 7 is the deduction for State and Deduction for State and local taxes, Coming in at No. 2 is the home mort- local taxes. My friends on the other except real property. That is 5 percent. gage interest deduction. This expendi- side need to be particularly careful No. 8, net exclusion of defined con- ture alone accounts for 9 percent of all with this one. So far, they would hit tribution/earnings. That is 4 percent. tax expenditures. seniors, families who have health in- How about No. 9, exclusion of capital The third largest? There we have the surance through their employers, peo- gains at death? That is 4 percent. lower rate on capital gains and divi- ple with mortgages, and anyone who And how about No. 10, deductions for dends. Do away with this expenditure, owns stocks and bonds. But with this, charitable contributions? That is 4 per- and the rate on capital gains and divi- many Democrats risk alienating every cent. dends will almost triple in about 18 last taxpayer in their States. Remov- I venture to say hardly any American months. Capital gains and dividends ing this deduction is going to hit high- is going to want to do away with all of represent about 8 percent of all tax ex- tax States hard. If you are from a so- those in the interest of getting more penditures. called blue State, it is likely that con- revenue so the Democrats can spend it What is No. 4? Here we have an stituents are already heavily burdened back here. untaxed piece of Medicare benefits. with State and local taxes. Take away Look at that chart. It is a list of the Imagine that. I wonder how many folks this and you will, in effect, drive up the top 10 tax expenditures. Maybe some- on the other side realize this or even if marginal rate of your constituents who one can give him a copy of this chart the President does. When my friends on take their deduction by as much as 35 and ask which of these tax expendi- the other side categorically talk about percent. tures he is willing to eliminate in the cutting back tax expenditures as the I am convinced that many of the in- interest of deficit reduction. I encour- yellow brick road to deficit reduction, roads Democrats made between 2006 age all my friends to look at this chart. I wonder if they know that hiding be- and 2008 were due to carefully crafted It is a list of the top 10 tax expendi- hind the curtain is an increase in the Trojan horse campaigns. Skillful tures. aftertax cost of Medicare. operatives ran Democratic campaigns With the rhetoric coming out of the Do my friends on the other side real- promising moderate tax and spending White House, you might be surprised to ize this? A few months ago, a liberal policies that would be respectful of learn that tax benefits for yachts and group ran an ad showing my friend, the families and businesses. But once that corporate jets are not in the top two. chairman of the House Budget Com- Trojan horse got inside the Capitol, Not only do they not make the top 10, mittee, PAUL RYAN, pushing an old and former Speaker PELOSI and Presi- they don’t even come close. woman in a wheelchair over a cliff. His dent Obama took charge, frustrated If you take the so-called savings that crime? Recommending policy changes liberals spilled out and started taxing would come from the corporate jet tax that would prevent the inevitable anything that could move to pay for approach of the President, it would bankruptcy of Medicare. the largest expansion of government take us 3,000 years to even reach the I am not going to hold my breath since Lyndon Johnson was in office. approximately $800 billion stimulus waiting for this same group to pull the Removing the deduction for State package. In the context of the Presi- fire alarm, because the Democrats’ and local taxes might be the final act dent’s trillion-dollar deficits, they are talk of eliminating tax expenditures that restores purple America to its tra- statistical noise. might result in seniors getting hit with ditional red hue. At 5 percent of all tax So what are the big tax expenditures? higher taxes on Medicare benefits. But No. 1 is an issue from the ObamaCare expenditures, this would represent a this is what the President and the debate. It is the exclusion for em- massive tax increase, this net exclu- Democrats are talking about. If they ployer-provided health insurance. The sion of defined benefit pension con- are serious about using tax expendi- exclusion of employer-provided health tribution. And that is No. 7, after State tures to reduce the deficit, these are insurance from income is the single and local taxes, except for real prop- the things that will have to be on the largest tax expenditure, representing 13 erty. table. These are the big expenditures. What is No. 8? This is the pre-tax percent of tax expenditures. Yesterday a Member of the other This expenditure is real. You can look treatment for the contributions work- side’s leadership pointed out that the it up in the handy tax expenditure pub- ers make to their defined contribution largest tax expenditure is one for cor- lication from the nonpartisan Joint plans and the inside buildup on the ac- porations. Boy, is he wrong. Here is Committee on Taxation. It is signifi- counts. Many of us know of these re- what he said: cant, representing 7 percent of all tax tirement plans as 401(k) plans. At 4 per- expenditures, to the exclusion of Medi- cent of tax expenditures, this is a sig- The biggest single deduction is the employ- er’s exclusion for health care premiums. So care benefits. nificant incentive to families to save employers are able to exclude from income At No. 5 is the pre-tax treatment for for retirement. the amount of money they spend for health defined benefit pension plan contribu- No. 9 is a bit more obscure but no less insurance for their employees. That’s the tions and the inside buildup on the ac- critical for families. It is the tax ex- biggest. counts. This is a tax benefit that re- penditure for the step up in basis at

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But it is also true they will have 28 percent. tate might get hit with the death tax. less to save if they choose to do so. For It is clear that some in the White Then the decedent’s heirs would be middle income taxpayers, it will prob- House are pushing this 28 percent cap taxed again on the gain embedded in ably mean lower savings rates. hard in the negotiations over the debt any inherited asset should they decide Is that a good policy to put in place? limit. to sell. This accounts for 4 percent of Consider this: According to the Joint As noted before, itemized deductions tax expenditures. Committee on Taxation, for 2009 over generally are considered tax expendi- We close with No. 10, the tax expendi- half of households paid no income tax. tures. But itemized deductions impact ture and probably the most important Forty-nine percent of Americans shoul- a number of basic, longstanding fea- one to my constituents in Utah. It is dered 100 percent of the income tax tures of American life. Itemized deduc- the tax benefit for donations to char- burden. tions include the home mortgage inter- ities other than education and health The half shouldering the income tax est deduction, the charitable contribu- care institutions. burden are also, generally speaking, tion deduction, and the State and local When you make your weekly or year- the part of the population making tax deduction. The President is pro- ly donation to your church, you can sound personal decisions like saving for posing to chisel away at these itemized now deduct it for tax purposes. This retirement. That behavior is good in deductions, and we should carefully re- charitable deduction represents 4 per- both a micro and macro sense. In the flect on what that would mean. cent of all tax expenditures. The folks micro sense workers are sacrificing President Obama has proposed re- in my State all pay tithing—almost all current consumption for security and a peatedly ‘‘to limit the tax rate at of them. That is 10 percent of their better standard of living in the future. which high-income taxpayers can take gross income. I do it every year. I have In a macro sense, the collective behav- itemized deductions to 28 percent.’’ It to tell you, you would hit a lot of very ior of these citizens stabilizes our appears that this proposal is designed charitable people and a lot of churches aging society. to lessen the benefit to higher income with the loss of that one, No. 10. Yet To encourage this kind of sacrifice, taxpayers of itemized deductions. The that is the smallest of the whole 10. our tax policy provides a tangible tax Joint Committee on Taxation says As the chart shows, these widespread benefit. Take away that tax benefit that this provision would mean the everyday tax policies account for al- and, as with raising taxes on anything Federal Government would collect an most two-thirds of tax expenditures. else, you will get less of the behavior. additional $293 billion in taxes over 10 We are not talking about yachts or cor- Take away the tax benefit, and you years. porate jets. will get less saving for retirement. True to form, this is just another Now, I have already suggested it, but Does that make any sense? version of the same soak-the-rich play rolling back many of these expendi- In order to avoid restraining the that the left has been running for dec- tures would have an immediate adverse rapid growth in government spending, ades. From their perspective, it is un- impact on American families and tax- our friends on the other side would fair that higher income individuals get payers. a more valuable tax benefit than lower It would also undercut longstanding have us send the wrong policy signal to income individuals? But this perspec- Federal policies promoting saving, the half of our population that saves. tive mischaracterizes a critical issue. home ownership, and charitable giving. They would add to the burden of those Let’s turn first to retirement secu- who are already shouldering the entire The 35 percent bracket was established rity. burden of funding the Federal Govern- by Congress with an understanding About half of Americans save for re- ment. At the same time, by discour- that itemized deductions would allow a tirement. The overwhelming bipartisan aging saving and personal responsi- significant tax benefit. Had Congress consensus is that this number is way bility we would further unleash the ap- known that higher income taxpayers too low. Ideally, all American workers petite of those who want us to spend would be disallowed some of their would be saving for retirement. more. itemized deductions—as the President More savings means less financial Take another look at the chart. Add now proposes—undoubtedly Congress stress on Social Security and Medicare. up the tax expenditures from defined would have set that bracket at lower Most importantly, it means retirees benefit plans and defined contribution than 35 percent. can enjoy their retirement if they can plans. They account for 10 percent of So, taking away some of the benefit rely on a nest egg. That is why there tax expenditures. Over 5 years, the rev- of itemized deductions for higher in- has been a bipartisan desire to enue from these expenditures amounts come taxpayers, while leaving the incentivize retirement savings through to almost $700 billion. On a per-year av- high-income tax rates at their current worker participation in retirement erage basis, it is $140 billion. That is an levels, upsets the balance struck by plans. annual policy shift of $140 billion in in- prior Congresses. Obviously, Congress A time-honored method has been to centives for private savings to $140 bil- is allowed to do this, but let’s not pre- offer a tax benefit up front in the case lion in incentives for growing govern- tend that these expenditures are loop- of the traditional defined benefit plan, ment spending. holes or oversights by prior Congresses. traditional defined contribution, or Do we want a society where more The President and the Senate’s Demo- traditional IRA. The benefit remains saving is encouraged? Or do we want a cratic leadership are free to do this if untaxed during the individual’s work- society where dependency and more they choose, but they should at least ing years. It is only taxed when re- government spending are encouraged? come clean about what they are doing. ceived in retirement. By contrast, Roth Do we want to look more like Swit- They are significantly raising taxes on pension plans and IRAs provide a tax zerland or do we want to look like the people who are already shouldering benefit on the back end, when a worker Greece? the lion’s share of the Federal income retires and begins drawing on the ac- The answer to this question is clear tax burden—98 percent of them, as a count. to the citizens of this country. matter of fact. Former Finance Committee Chair- Unfortunately, not all of their rep- Even aside from the staggering char- man William Roth captured the policy resentatives seem to have thought acter of this tax increase—one that rationale best by noting the deliberate through the implications of going after would clearly violate President tax policy bias toward savings. Chair- tax expenditures. Obama’s campaign pledge not to raise man Roth used to make the point with To get at this from another angle, I taxes on middle class Americans the a rhetorical question. He would ask: would like to discuss the impact on macroeconomic impact of this cap is ‘‘Is there any bad saving?’’ taxpayers of cutting back some of negative at best.

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Current headlines indicate that promised not to raise taxes on the mid- they are going to be. this trend will continue for a time. dle class when running for office, vows We cannot keep spending like this, Limiting the value of the home mort- to break this promise at every oppor- and we have to quit playing the phony gage interest deduction would apply tunity. game with tax expenditures. additional downward pressure on home And yet it is the conservative Repub- All I can say is we have to get with prices—not only for high end homes, licans who are somehow lacking integ- it around here and we have to start but for all homes. By repeatedly pro- rity? Hardly. working together as Democrats and posing to limit the benefit of the home I don’t care how many blows I take Republicans in the best interests of the mortgage interest deduction, is it the from sophisticated Washingtonians and American people, and that is reforming President’s intent to further depress professional leftists for sticking by my this awful Tax Code, getting taxes housing prices, or is this mere collat- pledge to the people of Utah. I will re- down for everybody, and taking care of eral damage from his desire to raise sist any effort by the President to in- the poor but also expecting everybody taxes. clude tax increases as part of the deal to have some skin in the game—except But the damage from this cap does to increase the debt ceiling. I will do so the really poor—and help our country not stop at the housing market. Presi- for a number of reasons. First, our Tax pull out of the mess we are in. dent Obama’s 28 percent cap would also Code needs a fundamental overhaul. It Mr. President, I suggest the absence reduce the benefit from the charitable is a complicated mess that is lacking of a quorum. contribution deduction. This would al- in fundamental fairness. Yet the Presi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The most surely reduce the amount of con- dent’s proposal to reduce tax expendi- clerk will call the roll. tributions people would make to tures for deficit reduction, is a pro- The assistant legislative clerk pro- churches, synagogues, temples, soup posal to maintain a tax code that ceeded to call the roll. Mr. BARRASSO. I ask unanimous kitchens, shelters, universities, and grows more burdensome by the day. consent that the order for the quorum museums. Is that the President’s inten- The President’s proposal essentially call be rescinded. robs the government of the revenues tion? Does the President know that The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. these revenues might never materialize that it might use later to flatten the FRANKEN). Without objection, it is so Tax Code and lower rates. because the elimination of this deduc- ordered. tion will step up pressure for direct More importantly, I oppose the Presi- The Senator from Wyoming. government assistance for the poor, for dent’s proposed tax hikes as a matter Mr. BARRASSO. I ask unanimous students, and for the arts? of principle. Flattening the tax base consent to speak as in morning busi- Finally, this cap would reduce the without any offsetting rate reduction ness. benefit of the State and local tax de- is a tax increase. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without duction. I touched on this point earlier. My friend, the ranking member on objection. the Senate Budget Committee, Senator High-tax States are able to soften the f blow of their high taxes by pointing SESSIONS captured the point well in an out to their citizens the Federal de- interview the other day. I will quote SECOND OPINION ductibility of such taxes. So, my col- Senator SESSIONS: Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I leagues from high-tax States might We have to be honest and recognize that if come to the floor, as I have week after want to talk to their governors about you are going to eliminate systematically a week since the health care bill was the impact the President’s proposed host of deductions and keep the money or signed into law, with a doctor’s second cap would have on State and local pub- spend it for new programs, then you’ve opinion about the health care law be- lic finance. raised taxes. . . . It just is unless we’ve cause the President repeatedly made changed the English language. I want to be clear about something. promises to the American people as the Our Tax Code is a colossal, awful mess. The campaign against tax expendi- health care bill was being debated and And tax expenditures must be a part of tures is a campaign for a tax increase. even after the health care law was any conversation about tax reform. It is a tax increase that could send signed. He promised to improve, not But I want to emphasize that the con- the wrong signal to those Americans hurt, the quality of medical care in versation about tax expenditures who sacrifice current consumption and this country. should happen in a conversation about save for retirement. It could raise the We now know the President’s health broad based tax reform—reform that bar for those Americans who want to care law actually makes the problem of flattens the code while lowering rates. experience the American dream of health care in this country worse. In The conversation about tax expendi- home ownership. It would mean the fact, since this bill was signed into law, tures should be a sober one in the con- residents of high tax States would face we have learned that it makes the cost text of a meaningful discussion about even higher State and local taxes. And of health care worse. We know it tax policy. Unfortunately, the Presi- it could mean a cutback back in the makes the American’s ability to get dent has chosen instead to target tax volume of charitable giving. health care worse and the ability of in- expenditures willy nilly with little re- This is shared sacrifice that the Na- dividuals to keep the care they like—it gard for the policy implications of tion cannot afford. makes their ability to keep that care these tax hikes. I prefer shared prosperity by cutting worse. Make no mistake, whatever the taxes and giving the small businesses Today, I would like to first talk President wants to call it—reducing and businesses the opportunity to use about the cost of care. spending through the Tax Code, closing that money to hire people and get peo- President Obama promised American loopholes, or making people pay their ple working and get more people pay- families they would see their health in- fair share—these are tax increases ing taxes. I think it is abysmal that surance premiums go down because of plain and simple. And they are tax in- the bottom 51 percent do not pay in- the health care law, and he actually creases on the middle class. come taxes, and 23 million of them get told them they would go down by over There has been some criticism in re- refundable tax credits from the govern- $2,000 per family. Well, now we know cent days about Republicans for their ment that are far more than the pay- that is not the case. In fact, Americans commitment to a pledge many of them roll taxes they might have to pay, have seen their premiums increase 19 took against any net tax increase. which are Social Security payments. percent since the time the President I have to admit I am at a loss here. I listened to my colleague from signed his health care bill into law. Conservative Republicans, convinced Vermont saying we cannot do anything I was looking at the front page of the that taxes are already high enough, on Social Security, we cannot do this, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, WY, yester- promise their taxpaying citizens that cannot do that, the poor people are day. Headline, front page:

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We of 23 counties in Wyoming, $360,000 for Medical Association issued the results are giving individuals and families an county employees. of its survey showing the impact of low insurance card but not really giving You know, throughout this entire payment rates and the threat of future them access to the care that has been health care debate, the President payment cuts on Medicare patients’ ac- promised. promised the American people that if cess to care. The AMA found that one Adults are not the only ones waiting they liked their health care plan, his in five physicians currently restricts in lines to get into doctors offices as health care law would let them keep the number of Medicare patients they the lines get longer. In fact, children it—another broken promise. Employers see. The AMA study shows that nearly enrolled in Medicaid have a harder all across the country have made it one-third of primary care physicians time accessing medical care than chil- clear that the health care law’s man- restrict the number of Medicare pa- dren who have private insurance. Yet dates are too expensive and threaten tients they take into their practice. that is the President’s solution to the their ability to offer insurance to their All any of the Members of the Senate needs of this country. employees. need to do is, at home on the weekend, On January 16 of this year, the New A recent study by McKinsey & Com- talk to someone in your community, England Journal of Medicine published pany, which is a reputable national someone who is on Medicare, someone a study conducted in Cook County, IL. consulting firm, produced a report en- who is trying to find a doctor, a doctor It is President Obama’s hometown of titled ‘‘How U.S. health care reform to care for them, and see how very dif- Chicago. People were calling medical will affect employee benefits.’’ They ficult it is for someone on Medicare to offices asking for appointments. They surveyed over 1,300 employers across find a doctor to care for them. were asking for appointments for chil- diverse industries, geographies, and Well, later last year, the Association dren with chronic conditions or acute employer sizes. The results confirmed of American Medical Colleges related conditions and telling the offices— what Republicans and American work- updated physician shortage estimates. these were kind of secret shoppers—the ers and their families knew all along, The September 2010 study said that by person had Medicaid or private insur- and they knew it long before the Presi- 2015, doctor shortages will be actually ance. What they found is 66 percent of dent and Washington Democrats forced 50 percent worse than originally pro- the time when the researcher called for this health care law down their jected. By 2020, there will be a shortage an appointment and they mentioned throats. Overall, the report says, 30 of 45,000 primary care physicians and a Medicaid, they were denied an appoint- percent of employers will probably stop shortage of 46,000 surgeons and medical ment. But only 11 percent of the re- offering employer-sponsored coverage specialists. searchers calling for appointments who in the years after 2014 when the Obama So I find it ironic that we have a said they had private insurance—only health care law goes fully into effect. health care law that is passed that ac- 11 percent would not get an appoint- Among employers with a high aware- tually doesn’t put money into training ment. So there you have 66 percent de- ness of the health care reform law and doctors to treat you but puts money in nied if they had Medicaid and only 11 what is specifically in the law, then the to hire IRS agents to investigate you. percent denied with private insurance. proportion of those who will definitely Absolutely astonishing. Those Medicaid patients who did get an or probably stop offering coverage These studies clearly demonstrate appointment, well, they faced wait jumps to 50 percent, and upward of 60 that the President’s health care law times twice as long as kids with pri- percent will pursue other options. So will only make it harder for Americans vate insurance—an average of about 6 at least 30 percent of employers would to see their doctor. In fact, Washington weeks. As one caller was told when actually gain economically from drop- only expanded the ability for folks to asked what kind of insurance the per- ping coverage even if they completely get government-approved, government- son had—when that person said Med- compensated their employees for the mandated, government-subsidized cov- icaid, the receptionist at the medical change through other benefit offerings erage. They did not expand the ability office said: Medicaid is not insurance. and higher salaries. for the American people to get actual Yet that is what the President and the Apparently, the President’s promise medical care. There is a huge dif- Democrats base their entire health that ‘‘if you like the health insurance ference between medical coverage and care plan on—16 million more on Med- you have today, you can keep it’’ medical care. When you take over $500 icaid. translates into ‘‘you may very well billion away from our seniors on Medi- Here it is over a year after the law lose your coverage.’’ care not to save Medicare but to start has been signed, and the President’s As former Congressional Budget Of- a brand new government program for health care law has made health care fice Director Doug Holtz-Eakin’s anal- someone else, well, that is a way to in America worse. Premiums are high- ysis confirms, if employers decided to make the problem worse. When you er, and the lines at doctors offices are drop coverage—which is in their eco- force 16 million more people onto Med- longer. It is more difficult to get a doc- nomic best interest to do in many icaid, a program where half of the doc- tor to care for you. This is not what cases based on their economic evalua- tors in the country won’t see those pa- the President’s health care law was tion—the cost of Federal insurance tients, that also makes the problem supposed to do, and it is not what the subsidies would skyrocket. worse. President promised the American peo- Remember, the White House and On the front page of yesterday’s USA ple last year. He promised that the Democrats in Congress met behind TODAY, Wednesday, July 6, the head- health care law would make health closed doors. They acted swiftly and line is ‘‘Medicaid payments go under care better for all Americans. Each covertly to pass a law without regard the knife.’’ State cuts could add to week, we learn that the promises are for how its provisions would impact shortage of doctors. coming up empty and health care in each and every American family. The second paragraph: America under this health care law has Then the question is, Will Americans Some health care experts say the cuts, been made worse. actually have the ability to get med- most of which went into effect July 1, or will That is why week after week I come ical care they need from a doctor they later this month, could add to a shortage of to the Senate floor as we learn more want at a price they can afford? The physicians and other providers participating things about the health care law that President promised that his law would in Medicaid. passed the Senate, passed the House, increase access to affordable care. The article goes on: was signed by the President, and, in Some groups tell a different story. Under the 2010 health care law, more than my opinion as a doctor who practiced In April 2010, a month after the 16 million additional people will become eli- medicine for 24 years, has actually President signed his health care plan gible starting in 2014. been bad for patients, bad for providers

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Mr. 50–50 situation. is pretty remarkable we are in this President, I have two things I would I urge the President to look at the kind of situation where we have a like to talk about. First, I wish to deal budget. We have only been briefed in a drought and then we have fires that with the resolution we have on the very cursory way on the budget KENT heat up. floor that we had a vote on today, CONRAD has prepared, but it comes in This particular fire, for New Mex- which was this motion to proceed to S. at about 50–50 in terms of revenue and ico—the name of it is called the Las 1323, a bill to express the sense of the cuts. Conchas fire right near Los Alamos. As Senate on shared sacrifice and resolv- We have to realize we are at the low- we speak, it is more than 135,000 acres. ing the budget. I think it is important est Federal revenue we have seen in 60 It is almost three times as big as the that we realize what is in this sense of years and the highest Federal expendi- previous fire situation we have seen. the Senate. The findings the Congress tures we have seen in 60 years. So we What happens with these forest fires makes here are very important, and I have to work at both sides of this. So in our dry, arid region is we get ex- would like to read these three findings. that is where I hope the President treme heat within the forest, and we The Wall Street Journal reports that comes in with some kind of proposal as get what are called crown fires, where the median pay for chief financial offi- he is negotiating this, and I look for- the tops of the trees—these trees may cers of the S&P 500 companies in- ward to him doing that. be 30 to 50 to 100 feet tall, and the fires creased 19 percent to $2.9 million last NEW MEXICO WILDFIRES burn in the top of the crown. They can year. And then you compare that with The other topic I wish to speak about spread when there is a 40- or 50-mile- the middle class over the last 10 is the wildfires in New Mexico. I spent an-hour wind, as there was in some years—the median family income has the last week in my State of New Mex- cases here. They can be in the crown of declined by more than $2,500. Mr. Presi- ico. I stayed there. I started to go to the trees and they can jump out a mile dent, 20 percent of all income earned in the plane, and I kept hearing the re- in advance with embers and create ad- the United States is earned by the top ports from my staff, and one of the ditional fire in front of it. As a result 1 percent of individuals. Over the past most shocking was the entire commu- of the heat—very intensive heat; I quarter century, four-fifths of the in- nity of Los Alamos—12,000 people—was think close to 1,000 degrees right in the come gains accrued to the top 1 percent evacuated because a forest fire was heat of the fire—it makes the soil un- of individuals. coming in their direction. As I kept able to absorb water any longer, which So we conclude in this sense of the getting the reports and the evacuation is something that creates a situation Senate—it is the sense of the Senate had started to take place, I thought: when we get our rainy season, which that any agreement to reduce the Well, the best thing to do is to not fly occurs right after the fire season, we budget deficit should require that out but to go back to the community can have serious flood situations. The those earning $1 million or more per of Los Alamos and the surrounding soil will not absorb water, so when the year make a more meaningful con- communities and try to assist in any rains come all of the soil on the surface tribution to the deficit reduction ef- way I could. washes off. It washes into the res- fort. And that is what we have been I want to talk a little bit about that. ervoirs. It can fill them up with silt. talking about today; that is what our I think there are some lessons to be Some of those are used for recreation, leaders are doing—meeting at the learned in terms of budgets and deficits for fishing; others are used for drinking White House with the President—is and how we should invest. But first I water. For example, several of the com- trying to come up with a budget deal want to thank the Senators who helped munities in northern New Mexico get and a resolution to this that involves me while I was gone. As the Presiding 40 percent, 50 percent of their drinking shared sacrifice and involves putting us Officer, Senator FRANKEN, knows, we water from these reservoirs. So these on a path to better budget responsi- are assigned weekly duties in terms of kinds of forest fires can be absolutely bility, reducing the national budget presiding, and I was supposed to pre- devastating to communities. deficit. Clearly part of this has to do side last week. So three of my col- But the one thing we were thankful with millionaires paying more of their leagues, Senator DURBIN, Senator for, because of the Federal firefighters, fair share. MERKLEY, and my cousin, Senator is the worst case scenarios didn’t Now, we got 74 votes on the motion MARK UDALL, stepped up to help me occur. One of the things that was ex- to proceed, but I heard many people with presiding time. I had an amend- pected—and I think many saw this cov- say—many Senators walked on the ment that was on the floor when we ered on the national media—is this floor and said: Well, I am voting for the were dealing with the rules package, might get into the National Labora- motion to proceed, to invoke cloture and Senator HARKIN helped me with tory, the Los Alamos National Labora- on the motion to proceed, but I am not that proposal. So there was a real team tory; that there was going to be radi- sure I support the bill. But I think the effort within our Democratic caucus to ation released and those kinds of 74 votes show a little bit of bipartisan- help me to be able to work on the wild- things. In fact, we dodged a bullet ship in terms of a mix of revenue and fire issue out in New Mexico and stay there. It didn’t go into Los Alamos Na- expenditure cuts. That is the point I there and have my capable staff and tional Laboratory. The labs and the wanted to make on this resolution. the other Senators help out. I really residences were protected. First of all, I hear things from the thank everybody for that team effort. There was another fire burning near- White House that worry me because The wildfires that are raging across by that threatened the Santa Fe water- what has been said when we talk about New Mexico are not only in New Mex- shed. The fire changed directions and a package—and they are talking about ico. A number of States have been hit: because of the skillful firefighting it the overall package—is they say: We Texas, Arizona, Florida, and my home didn’t get into the watershed. So we are going to have a ratio of 1 to 3, State of New Mexico. Generally, what dodged a bullet. But many other meaning 75 percent cuts and only 25 we see in this country is the fire season areas—many other areas—were se- percent revenue, so three-quarters in starts at the southern part and moves verely impacted, and many other cuts and one-quarter in revenue. up to the north as we go through the groups were. Now, how does that compare to how summer season. In the Southwest, we For example, New Mexico’s Indian we got out of deficit situations in the have had an extraordinary fire season. pueblos—we have 19 pueblos in New past? I think that is one of the most I was just briefed by Secretary Vilsack Mexico. Some of them were terribly important things to look at because we when I was out there. He spoke in the impacted by this: the Nambe Pueblo, were in a big hole in the 1980s. The southwest region about 1,600-plus fires the Santa Clara Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reagan administration took us down burning 1.5 million acres. This is still Pueblo, the Ohkay Pueblo, Owingeh

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But These things are very costly for local been burned in the last two big fires. we can organize as a governmental en- government. FEMA steps in and helps What they said when we were sitting in tity to say when we get big cata- out with the Governor making a re- a room—and these are the elders from strophic fires such as this, we are going quest. The Forest Service helps out. the pueblo who came to talk to us— to have people who are competent, who There are burn area rehabilitation they said: Our hearts are in a very sad are capable, and who have all of this teams that move in right after a fire to state. The fire devastated our religious experience in fighting fires who will try to protect the erosion so there are sites, our sacred sites. We had medic- come together and help out. That is not bad floods. inal plants we would collect in this something we need to protect. We have to try to do everything we area. We can’t do that any longer. When we think of debating budgets can to make sure we maintain, once With great emotion these elders said: and deficits and all of that, there is a again, in this deficit situation, that We are never going to see this forest in very important function that govern- kind of responsibility. The Federal the same condition again. So, obvi- ment serves out there, and we need to Government has to help. Even within a ously, the loss was great at Santa protect that safety net function, that deficit situation, we have to have a dis- Clara, but it was all across New Mex- collective function where we help each aster relief kind of effort. The idea that ico, of those pueblos that I just named, other. I think this firefighting is a we are going to somehow change the and it is a very significant loss. great example of where government is way we do disasters now, that we are The first thing I wish to do in speak- needed and we could be devastated if going to take money away from Med- ing today is to thank all the fire- we didn’t have the expertise that the icaid in order to put it into disasters, is fighters who were involved in this ef- government has in terms of fighting I do not think a very good idea. So I fort. I think we have fighting just this fires. think when we talk about how we do one fire 2,600 firefighters from all over The other thing I saw at these fires— disaster relief, we need to remember we the Nation—15 different States. It is in- and it was pretty remarkable. When I are all in this together, and when dis- credibly tough work—difficult, tough, have been to tornado sites in New Mex- asters hit, we need to help each other. dirty work. ico, when I have been to some of the To show you the kind of pressure we I met many of these firefighters out flood situations, what stands out for are under in New Mexico, Secretary on the front where they were fighting me is how New Mexicans pull together Vilsack, with the Forest Service, was the fire. Some of them would talk in this situation—New Mexicans help- out in New Mexico, and the one plea he about how they had been away from ing New Mexicans. The pueblos I talked made to the congressional delegation— their families for 2 weeks. They hadn’t about that were so impacted by the because we were talking to him about had a shower. They were sleeping in fires, they actually opened other sites watersheds that mean clean drinking tents. It is a tremendously trying occu- on their reservations so the evacuees water and that kind of situation—the pation, being a firefighter, but they be- coming out of Los Alamos, the 12,000 Secretary said: I have a program that lieve in it. They show up every day, people—several of these pueblos said: is called the Emergency Watershed and they do an incredible job. They We are going to open our convention Protection Program. It is for all over were supported by our National Guard center and let them set up cots, and we the country. It is for when we get into which guarded the community of Los are going to feed the people. We are these kinds of wildfires, floods—what- Alamos while the people were evacu- going to do everything we can to help ever the situation is. He said: We have ated to make sure there wasn’t any with this situation. crime going on. The State police pa- At the same time, their particular $9 million—$9 million—in the account. trolled the roads to try to make sure pueblo was being devastated by a forest He said: Already, before your requests they could keep order. Local law en- fire. So there was an extraordinary or any others have come in from New forcement, local firefighters partici- outpouring of goodwill that New Mexi- Mexico and other States—I know there pated, the local fire departments. cans have shown in this kind of emer- are five fires down in Florida and fires So it was an incredible effort by our gency situation. It is remarkable to see in Texas and Arizona—we have $45 mil- community pulling together. One of in a time of need people pulling to- lion in requests. the most remarkable things is the ex- gether and doing that in such a way So there is $9 million in the account, pertise at the Federal level in Federal that it brings tears to your eyes. $45 million in requests. What we are land management agencies and fire- There was one individual I want to talking about, when we talk about wa- fighters. These teams are headed up— talk about. I was in talking to a group tersheds, is drinking water not deterio- typically, we will have a type 1 and a of people who were training for a char- rating and that kind of thing. So we type 2 team, and the head of the team ity that was going to help the evac- need to remember there is a lot the called the incident commander will uees—help them serve meals, help Federal Government does in a shared probably have 20, 25, 30 years of experi- them set up cots, help them be orga- way with local communities to protect ence in fighting fires every summer nized. I got a question from the floor, those communities. around the country. These are career and the individual said to me: I have My final note, to talk a little bit people from the Bureau of Land Man- lived in Los Alamos, and I had to come about the biggest picture here. That is agement, the Forest Service, the Park down here. I am an evacuee, but I about climate change and global warm- Service, and a variety of other Federal found a friend who was able to put me ing. We are seeing these wildfires, agencies that step to the plate and help up. I know there are other people who droughts, and floods as we have never out when we get in these emergency do not have that situation. So I am out seen before. I have seen Senators from situations. here today training with the American all over the country talking about As I said, they come from all over the Red Cross because I want to help the these disaster situations. The sci- country to work in the States that are others, and I want to try to give back. entists tell us we are putting too much impacted, and then as the fire season That is the spirit we have seen in carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, we spreads north up to Colorado and Wyo- New Mexico, that even if you were in are warming the atmosphere. In the ming and Montana, those same fire- need and had been driven from your West—what the scientists tell us—it is fighters move on to continue the battle home, you were still trying to help out. going to be twice as hot in the West, up there. I think it is a pretty remarkable story. the computer models show, than in One of the points I take from this, One of the things we are going to other places in the country. While the one of the things I learned from this— have to do as we look across the coun- climate scientists are very cautious and I think President Lincoln said this try—and we see floods in the Midwest with their modeling and what they say,

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We canceled those ents in the eye and say: We have done They also tell us—and this is the part plans so we could come back here and what needs to be done in order to make we need to listen to—the scientists tell have serious, earnest debate and dis- sure we get to where we need to be, in us what we are going to see as a result cussion surrounding the best path for- order to get to the point at which we of this is more severe weather events, ward toward moving in the direction of will no longer be in a position of hav- meaning more severe: If you get into a a balanced budget, toward figuring out ing to go back to the same trough drought situation, it is going to be a what conditions, if any, would satisfy every few months to go through the more severe drought, which is exactly the American people who are under- ceremony of raising the debt limit yet what we are seeing in New Mexico standably concerned about the pros- again. right now. When you get floods, you pect of yet another knee-jerk reflexive We have to remember that every are going to see a more severe flood. debt limit increase. time we do this, we run an increased You are going to see more severe The American people understand the risk that we will start having to pay wildfires. These are all what we are fact that if we choose to do nothing higher and higher yields on our Treas- seeing today in New Mexico. We are more than say: Well, if we are going to ury instruments. Every time that hap- seeing them across the Nation. We raise the debt limit by $2 trillion, let’s pens, we incur more expenses that re- have seen extreme floods in New Mex- make sure we cut $2 trillion from our late to our ability to remain current on ico, catastrophic forest fires. anticipated spending—they understand our debt interest payments. Every time We are seeing droughts we have not that kind of promise is one that is not interest rates, yields on those debt in- seen before. The Forest Service has binding on the Congress if those spend- struments, go up by 1 percentage point, been keeping records for 117 years, and ing cuts are stretched out over the we have to spend an additional $150 bil- they reported to us there is no record course of 10 or 15 years or more, as has lion a year in interest once our debt in- for how dry we are right now. This is been discussed, because we here in Con- struments catch up with the increased the driest year we have ever had, which gress cannot bind the Congress that rate. That is a lot of money. That laid the groundwork for the wildfires will be sworn into power in January of means if we were to return—let’s say if we had with the wind and all the other 2013 or January of 2015 or January of interest rates were to go up 3 percent, things that occurred. 2017. We cannot bind a future Congress. we can soon find ourselves in a position So we cannot put our heads in the We can make suggestions they can fol- in which we might be spending as much sand in terms of climate change, in low, but we cannot bind them—unless, as $700 billion a year on interest. We are currently paying about $250 billion. terms of global warming. We have to of course, we choose to do that, which Mr. President, $700 billion a year is look at these things and realize we are has been done only 27 times in our Na- roughly what we spend on national de- contributing to them, and we need to tion’s history, which is, amend the put policies in place, solid policies that fense. It is roughly what we spend on Constitution. That will bind a future put us on a path to reducing that car- Social Security in an entire year. It is Congress. That, I believe, is what we bon dioxide pollution that is out there. close to what we pay in Medicare and With that, I thank the Presiding Offi- have to do in order to change fun- Medicaid combined at the Federal level cer very much and thank the Senate damentally the way we spend money in in an entire year. So where is the dif- for the time and yield the floor. Washington, to make sure we are not ference going to come from when inter- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- headed back to the same trough a few est rates start to creep up? Even if ator from Utah. months from now to do exactly the they go up 3 percentage points, they Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I stand be- same thing, leading us closer and clos- would still be below their historical av- fore you today to discuss a problem er to the dire circumstances I described erage. That money has to come from that is of concern to 300 million Ameri- a few minutes ago. somewhere, and it will. It will end up cans. It relates to our national debt, a While we have been here this week, coming from the various programs that debt that will soon cross the $15 tril- convening during a week that was pre- Americans are most concerned about. lion threshold. viously scheduled for a recess, we as a So whether you are a conservative, We have been asked to raise the debt group of Senate Republicans have come and you might be most concerned limit, extend the Nation’s credit one together and offered a real meaningful about that money coming from our de- more time. This we have the power to solution. We have offered to raise the fense budget or, on the other hand, if do but we have to ask ourselves the debt limit. We have introduced legisla- you are a liberal, and perhaps you are question: Should we exercise that tion today with 21 Republican cospon- most concerned about it coming from power? Should we incur additional debt sors in the Senate which is a piece of entitlements, you ought to be con- yet again without any plan moving for- legislation we are calling the Cut-Cap- cerned about our practice of perpet- ward to change fundamentally the way Balance Act. Here is what it says. It ually raising the debt limit and engag- we spend money in Washington, DC? says we will raise the debt limit. We ing in perpetual deficit spending, espe- Our current law requiring us to raise will do so only under three cir- cially when that deficit spending is the debt limit periodically every time cumstances, only after three very spe- now in excess of $1.5 trillion every sin- our existing line of credit dries up cific conditions precedent have been gle year. dates back to 1982. We have raised the met. This potentially threatens every Fed- debt limit since 1982 nearly 40 times. I The first two relate to immediate eral program out there. It also inter- fear if we do it again this time without spending cuts to discretionary spend- feres with the ability of each American any permanent binding plan in place, ing, and statutory spending caps mak- to find the prosperity he or she seeks, legal restrictions changing the way ing sure we start putting ourselves the ability of each American to live his Congress spends money, we will be right now on a statutorily mandated or her life in the way he or she chooses. right back to the same trough a few glidepath toward a balanced budget. That is distressing. It interferes with months later. That is a problem be- The third step, which is by far the the liberty of the individual, which is cause as we do this over time we inevi- most important, involves passage out what we have been elected to protect. tably put pressure on our financial sys- of both Houses of Congress by the req- I am very proud to be part of this 21- tem, pressure that will soon cause our uisite two-thirds margin a balanced Senator coalition consisting of a group economy dire circumstances, pressure budget amendment to the Constitu- of Senators who are concerned enough that will in time result in excessive job tion—one that would cap spending as a about this issue that they are willing losses, skyrocketing interest rates, and percentage of GDP, and one that would to say: We understand that we cannot lots of other economic conditions that require a two-thirds supermajority in just not raise the debt limit. There are would be, to say the least, unpleasant. order to raise taxes. Upon each of those enough people who are concerned It is for this reason that 100 Senators conditions being met, then the debt enough in this country about not rais- from around the country have canceled limit would be raised, but only then. ing it. The abrupt halt in spending that

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In selves are, to be sure, threatening, in- In 2006, Rhode Island passed a law to order for us to raise the debt limit, we timidating and daunting and they are prohibit cars and buses from idling have to be willing to set things in mo- circumstances that bring about sub- with their engines on. tion in such a way that will solve the stantial disagreement within this body In 2007, Rhode Island passed a law to underlying problem and will create and the other body that meets down retrofit all State school buses with die- permanent structural spending reform the hall from us. But there are answers sel pollution controls. within the Congress. and solutions to which we can agree. In 2010, Rhode Island began requiring I wish to close by responding to an I believe the Cut-Cap-Balance Act heavy-duty vehicles used in federally argument made recently by Timothy provides the proper solution which can funded construction projects to install Geithner, the Secretary of the Treas- appeal to liberals and conservatives, diesel pollution controls, adhere to the ury, to the effect that we in Congress Democrats and Republicans alike. I State anti-idling law, and use only low- are essentially mere surplus when it call on all within the sound of my voice sulfur diesel fuel. comes to the debt limit increase. He ar- to look at this legislation and jump on RIPTA has voluntarily retrofitted gued that, as I understand it, section 4 board and become part of the solution. half its bus fleet with diesel pollution of the 14th amendment somehow inde- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- control equipment. pendently authorizes the executive ator from Rhode Island is recognized. However, Rhode Island cannot solve its air pollution problem on its own. branch—perhaps the Treasury Sec- TALL STACKS We could stop driving entirely and shut retary, perhaps just the President—to Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I down every industry in our State, and somehow raise the debt limit without rise to speak about a serious public we would still have problems with consulting Congress, without an act of health issue in Rhode Island and to ground-level ozone and particulate Congress in place. commend the EPA for its actions to ad- That argument is not accurate. That dress it. matter pollution. Why is that? Be- argument is based on an improper read- Rhode Island has the sixth highest cause, as EPA has determined, most of the pollution that lands in Rhode Is- ing of the 14th amendment. The lan- rate of asthma in the country. Accord- land is sent to us by other States. guage to which he refers reads, in part, ing to our Department of Health, more Much of that out-of-State pollution as follows: than 25,000 Rhode Island children or 11 percent of children in our State—more comes from virtually uncontrolled The validity of the public debt of the Midwestern coal-fired powerplants that United States, authorized by law, shall not than 1 in every 10 kids—suffer from be questioned. asthma, and 82,000 adults in Rhode Is- are tied to excessively tall smoke- stacks that send pollution hundreds of Adopted in the immediate aftermath land, which is also about 11 percent of our adult population, also suffer from miles away from the source. of the Civil War, this provision simply Last month, at my request, the Gov- acknowledges the fact that we can’t ig- this chronic disease. From 2005 to 2009, asthma was the un- ernment Accountability Office com- nore our debt obligations, that when derlying cause or a contributing cause pleted a report about tall smokestacks interest or principal comes due on our of death for 240 people in Rhode Island, at coal powerplants. Here is what the national debt, they have to be honored. including 4 children. report said: In 1970, the year the Clean You will notice that in the middle of it, In 2009, there were 1,750 hospital dis- Air Act was enacted, there were two set off by commas, is a phrase that charges in Rhode Island for asthma tall stacks—stacks over 500 feet—in the says ‘‘authorized by law.’’ cases. Those hospital stays cost about United States. By 1985, this number of To create law in this country, you $8 million—in just that 1 year—in di- tall stacks had grown from 2 to more have to move something through Con- rect medical costs, not counting the than 180. Utilities and industry lit- gress. That something has to be pre- costs associated with days of work and erally built their way into compliance sented to the President for his signa- school missed or the medication for on- with the Clean Air Act. ture or a veto. You cannot make a law going treatment. The trend continued. As of December in the U.S. Government without Con- On a clear summer day in Rhode Is- 31, 2010, at the end of last year, 284 tall gress. Article I, section 8, clause 2 land, many of us have had the experi- stacks were operating at 172 coal pow- makes that point clear by giving the ence commuting to work and hearing a erplants in the United States. These authority to Congress to incur debt in warning on drive time radio: Today is a tall smokestacks are associated with 64 the name of the United States. bad air day in Rhode Island. Infants, percent of the coal generating capacity So, necessarily, by definition and op- senior citizens, and people with res- in our country. Most of the coal gener- eration of the plain text of the Con- piratory difficulties should stay in- ating capacity in our country vents its stitution, you cannot raise the debt doors today. pollution through tall smokestacks. limit without an act of Congress. If In fact, yesterday was just such a day Most of the tall stacks—207 of them anything, section 4 of the 14th amend- in Rhode Island. An air quality alert or nearly three-quarters of them—are ment simply makes clear that which I was issued by our State Department of between 500 and 699 feet tall; 63 of them wish Secretary Geithner would ac- Environmental Management, warning are between 700 and 999 feet tall. The knowledge—and I hereby call upon him that ozone was expected to reach dan- remaining 14 are over 1,000 feet tall. to acknowledge—which is that he has a gerous levels in the southern half of The tallest stack at a coal powerplant legal and a moral obligation to make our State by afternoon. They rec- in the United States is 1,038 feet, which sure that if the debt limit is not in- ommended that all residents limit is at the Rockport Powerplant in Indi- creased, during whatever time it re- physical exertion and take refuge in ana. This graphic compares some of mains in limbo, during whatever time air-conditioned environments for the these stacks with some of the well- we face the debt limit-induced short- better part of the day. In addition, known landmarks in our country. Here fall, it is his obligation to use the first Rhode Island’s public transit operator, is the Statue of Liberty, at 305 feet; the tax revenues coming in the door to pay RIPTA, offered free bus rides all day Washington Monument, at 555 feet; and our debt obligations, pay the interest long to keep people out of their cars. here are stacks at 1,000 feet, 1,038, and being accrued on our national debt. It These are real costs—costs paid in 12,004 feet—the Empire State Building is his obligation not only as a fiduciary freedom, in reduced quality of life, in in New York and the Willis Tower in or quasi-fiduciary but also the very medical bills, in burdened public serv- Chicago. provision of the Constitution, section 4 ices to respond to the health risks of As I have noted in previous floor re- of the 14th amendment—the same pro- dirty air, and in more missed days of marks, once a stack gets over 1,000 vision he cites—binds his hands and re- work and school. feet, it has to be actually marked on quires him to make sure that interest There is still a lot to learn about the aviation maps as a hazard to avoid gets paid and prohibits him from bring- causes and cures of asthma. But we plane collisions.

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The Rhode Island tion sent high enough into the atmos- would be wrong to consider or to con- General Assembly could write new laws phere would be sent far away from the clude. The costs weren’t cheaper. The all day long and it would make no dif- source and it would not contribute to costs just got shifted. They got shifted ference because the bombardment of the air pollution problem in that State from the companies and the consumers outside pollution on our State is what and everybody would be happy. in the polluting States to the lungs of is driving these health problems. That The problem is, this air pollution children in Rhode Island and other is why EPA is so important. We would causes problems downwind in other downwind States. It is the lungs of have no voice in this if it were not for States. As the GAO report put it, ‘‘Tall children and adults and seniors in a National Environmental Protection stacks generally disperse pollutants Rhode Island that are actually paying Agency that can look out for small over greater distances than shorter for that cheap electricity. States such as ours that are on the re- stacks and provide pollutants greater Happily, and at last, the EPA has ceiving end of this kind of a pollution time to react in the atmosphere to begun to remedy this unfair and wrong- dump from the uncontrolled coal-fired form ozone and particulate matter,’’ ful public health situation by requiring plants in the Midwest. which are the precursors to asthma. utilities in upwind States to control I thank very much the Presiding Offi- Yet public health policy has not yet their pollution under the good neighbor cer, I yield the floor, and I suggest the caught up with this practice. Rhode Is- provision of the Clean Air Act, because absence of a quorum. land pays the price. while a tall stack will send uncon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Making matters worse, the GAO trolled pollution farther than a short clerk will call the roll. found that more than half the boilers stack would, the most effective way to The legislative clerk proceeded to attached to these tall stacks at the reduce pollution is to install pollution call the roll. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I coal powerplants have no scrubber to controls. ask unanimous consent that the order control sulfur dioxide emissions—none. Prompted by petitions from our for the quorum call be rescinded. Approximately 85 percent of these boil- downwind States, the Bush EPA at- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ers went into service before 1980, so tempted to set pollution limits for they are antiquated and dirty and they objection, it is so ordered. States that contribute to unhealthy Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I run the pollution up the tall stack and pollution levels outside their borders. would like to add a few words this it ends up being dumped on Rhode Is- However, on review, the DC Circuit afternoon about the ongoing negotia- land instead of cleaned up at the Court of Appeals told them they had tions on the Federal budget and on our source. Nearly two-thirds of boilers not gone far enough. So the EPA went rapidly approaching debt ceiling. connected to these tall stacks have no back to the drawing board and crafted I think we all agree that the situa- postcombustion controls for nitrogen the cross-State air pollution rule that tion we face is one of enormous impor- oxide—controls that are vastly more has been announced today, which will tance and complexity. I believe every effective than so-called low NOX burn- cap the pollution that can be produced responsible person also agrees a failure ers. Again, uncontrolled at the source, in upwind States, such as Ohio, Penn- to act would have awful repercussions they dump the pollution up the tall sylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, and that would jeopardize or worsen our stacks, export it elsewhere, and it is North Carolina. Those caps were de- fragile and tentative economic recov- not their problem, but it then lands on signed based on each State’s contribu- ery. So I think the responsible view is, Rhode Island. tion to pollution in States such as it is imperative we act and it is also Here is a graphic that shows more Rhode Island, and it will ratchet down clear to do so will require every side to than 70 coal plants which have tall whenever EPA tightens air quality make concessions. stacks at boilers that operate without standards based on the latest and best I rise this afternoon, however, be- scrubbers or postcombustion nitrogen science. cause it is my strong belief that any oxide controls. These boilers are send- As I said, that rule was finalized agreement we reach must be based on ing hundreds of thousands of tons of today. So I thank the EPA. I commend real savings and must not be made at unabated pollution up very tall smoke- the EPA for finalizing that cross-State the expense of our most vulnerable stacks, into the jetstream, and the jet- air pollution rule. I also urge EPA to citizens. That is why I am so concerned stream delivers it downwind onto update the national ozone air quality about reports that Social Security and States such as Rhode Island. standard based on the recommenda- Medicare have been raised as possible As the GAO indicated: tions from the CASAC—the Clean Air sources of deficit reduction. Cuts to So- In the Mid-Atlantic United States, the Science Advisory Committee. This will cial Security and to Medicare benefits wind generally blows from west to east dur- lead to further pollution reductions in should not be on the table. Social Secu- ing the day . . . ozone can travel hundreds of States upwind of Rhode Island and fur- rity is not the cause of the deficit, miles at night with the help of high-speed winds known as the low-level jet. This phe- ther benefit Rhode Islanders. never has been the cause of the deficit, nomenon typically occurs at night . . . due These rules will bring us closer to the and beneficiaries of Social Security to the ground cooling quicker than the upper day when the coal powerplants on this should not be made to shoulder the atmosphere, which can allow the low-level chart start taking responsibility for burden of deficit reduction. jet to form and transport ozone and particu- their pollution and stop exporting that Social Security is funded through the late matter with its high winds. pollution into Rhode Island and other contributions of our Nation’s workers The map shows a typical prevailing States, when they install pollution and businesses. It has an enormous sur- wind pattern in the spring. Notice how control equipment rather than sending plus and is projected to be fully solvent the prevailing winds send so much of their pollution to where it becomes for another quarter century. So while I the pollution up and over to Rhode Is- someone else’s problem, and to when would agree with steps to strengthen land and other States along the eastern Rhode Island children can play out- Social Security, any changes should be seaboard. In fact, five of the States on doors safely without the risk of an considered independent of our effort to this map—Ohio, Pennsylvania, West asthma attack. I am looking forward reduce the deficit, and we should not Virginia, Illinois, and North Carolina— to that day, and I know the people of cut Social Security benefits. have been identified by EPA as contrib- Rhode Island are too. I helped cofound the Senate defend- uting significantly to Rhode Island’s When you drive in and that morning ing Social Security caucus for this pollution problems. radio tells you today is another bad air very reason. The solvency of the Social The electricity that comes from day and that children and seniors Security program can be extended sig- these uncontrolled powerplants, which should stay indoors and can’t play, nificantly just by applying payroll

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The middle class has actually tect Medicare for me; but I am not are talking about defending the oil in- lost income in the last decade. So the willing to let Medicare for my children dustry from having subsidies they contributions to Social Security are be thrown under the bus. That would don’t need and that taxpayers pay for lower because there is less income to make me feel awful. It simply isn’t taken away. They are talking about draw it off of and the income that is right for me to stay on it and stand for protecting the top 400 income earners above the $106,000 Social Security cap the program to be taken apart and dis- in the country who, on average, pay is where the explosion of income has membered for everybody else. Federal taxes, actually paid in—this been and they contribute not a nickel That was a moving statement for me isn’t a theory, this isn’t a rate; this is from that income to Social Security. to hear, and we need to honor that. what they actually paid in, according So there is a lot we can do to support Estimates suggest that the House Re- to the IRS—18.2 percent. These are peo- 1 Social Security, but what we should publicans’ proposal would end up forc- ple who made on average more than $ ⁄4 not do is give in to any of the calls to ing a typical 65-year-old senior to pay, billion, with a B—$1 billion with a B, in put our seniors’ security at risk in the on average, $12,500 each year in out-of- 1 year. And God bless them. What a stock market by privatizing Social Se- pocket expenses starting in 2022. That wonderful thing it is to make more 1 curity or increasing the retirement age is more than double what a senior is es- than $ ⁄4 billion in 1 year. But they pay taxes at lower rate than a truckdriver so that a construction worker or a timated to pay than if the current sys- in Rhode Island does on average; the waitress who works on their feet all tem of Medicare stayed in place. guy who wakes up every morning and day long has to put in more years of In Rhode Island, the average senior gets into his clothes and puts on his service at that age—when their body, only gets about $14,200 per year from boots and gets in the truck and goes frankly, might not be up to it any Social Security to begin with. So if you out there and works all day, pays the longer—or to cut benefits through are going to ask people who now have same tax rate as the person earning backdoor methods by lowering the $14,200 a year, who aren’t getting cost- of-living adjustments by 2022 to pay over $1⁄4 billion. cost-of-living adjustment. They can talk about tax hikes until The Rhode Island seniors I have $12,500 for Medicare, that would be a massive exercise in poverty creation, they are blue in the face. It won’t take heard from at my community dinners away the fact that is the way it actu- and senior centers around the State I and what Medicare and Social Security have done is lifted the burden of pov- ally works in this country, and they have visited are very concerned what are defending that and going after Au- erty from America’s seniors. I think would happen if their benefits were cut. drey and the folks on Medicare in sometimes we are blind to what life Audrey, from Middletown, told me Rhode Island and Ronald from Cum- might be like without them, when that after her husband died, she had berland. That is not right, and we need some of our colleagues so cavalierly many expenses but, as she said, ‘‘no in- to argue about that and fight back. come except for his Social Security suggest that we should do away with We can never overlook what Medi- check which enabled me to go on liv- these programs, privatize them, or turn care and Social Security have contrib- ing—simply but adequately without them over to the insurance industry. uted to our Nation’s prosperity. It is The Republican budget would also re- being a burden on my sons and losing not just the benefit for the Medicare open the Medicare prescription drug my dignity as well.’’ beneficiary, it is not just the benefit doughnut hole. We went through a lot Two very important points Audrey for the Social Security recipient. It is makes. One is that Social Security is of effort to close that doughnut hole in the freedom we all feel knowing we will not just a benefit to Social Security re- the Affordable Care Act. That dough- have a dignified old age; that we won’t cipients. It is a benefit to the children nut hole will be gone in 10 years, be at the mercy of Wall Street, that we of Social Security recipients, on whom thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The won’t be at the mercy of a private in- their parents might otherwise be a bur- Republicans all voted against the Af- surance company; that we will have den. It is an American value that sen- fordable Care Act. They all voted the efficient and effective services that ior citizens who have worked hard all against closing the doughnut hole. And Medicare and Social Security deliver. their lives, who have played by the now in their budget on the other side We can know that now and enjoy that. rules, who have built the America we they want to unwind that part of the We have more freedom as Americans now enjoy should be able to draw on so bill and take away the protections we now because we can make bolder as not to lose their dignity at the end have provided for seniors in the dough- choices in our lives knowing that we of their life. nut hole. That would cost millions of don’t have to defend ourselves against That is a principle that is worth de- dollars to seniors in Rhode Island that kind of poverty and that kind of fending. starting next year if it were put into misery in our old age. Our children can Ronald from Cumberland, RI, had law. That is not something off in the make bolder choices in their lives been on Social Security for a number future. That is right now, thousands of knowing that they don’t have to safe- of years. He wrote to say: It seems that Rhode Island seniors having to cough guard against a parent’s illness ruining it’s always the people who need the up millions of dollars because of this their own financial futures, ruining help the most who get cut from the Republican House budget plan. That is their family’s financial futures. Federal Government. Why is this? No something I think we need to defend Imagine how awful it must feel for a Social Security cost of living adjust- against. That is the wrong place to parent in that circumstance, if in your ment for 2 years, yet prices for the look. old age you become grievously ill and basic needs still rise. In a country like It is especially the wrong place to the only resource you have is to essen- the United States of America, this look as we find our Republican col- tially wipe out your children who feel a should not happen. leagues fighting so hard to protect tax moral obligation to take care of your These people who are living on Social breaks for millionaires and billion- medical expenses and put themselves Security income are not living high off aires. I have given the speech repeat- into poverty and misery as a result of the hog, and they should not be the edly already, so I won’t dwell on it your illness. What an awful human targets of our cost-cutting zeal. now. But when our Republican col- tragedy that is for the people involved. The threat to the Medicare Program leagues stand and say, We are against And we don’t experience that tragedy is just as real. Earlier this year, Repub- tax hikes, it is important for Ameri- in America. We don’t experience it be- licans over in the House of Representa- cans to look behind the curtain and see cause Medicare and Social Security are tives passed a budget that would end who they are defending, because I will there. the Medicare Program as we have come tell you, everybody in this Chamber, The challenge before us is a formi- to know it for future generations. I can Republican and Democrat alike, be- dable one, but I truly believe we can

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Mr. President, I problems and to get through this debt minutes each. would like to recognize the accom- limit fight, to take our seniors and put The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without plishments of the 24 participants in the Social Security and Medicare that they objection, it is so ordered. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Men- tor-Prote´ge´ Program who are working have relied on at risk; to take this f country whose prosperity Social Secu- to help veteran small business owners. TRIBUTE TO BARRY MANILOW rity and Medicare do so much to sup- In these hard economic times, it is port, and knock that down with a tax Mr. REID. Mr. President, for nearly more important than ever to provide on Social Security and Medicare. It is 40 years, legendary singer and song- this critical support to our veteran en- not right, it is not necessary, and we writer Barry Manilow has inspired and trepreneurs. should stand against it. dazzled millions of people with his mu- The goal of the Mentor-Prote´ge´ Pro- Mr. President, I yield the floor and sical talents. He has sold more than 80 gram, which was started in 2010, is to suggest the absence of a quorum. million records worldwide and has bring together established companies The PRESIDING OFFICER. The written countless iconic hits. with service-disabled and other vet- clerk will call the roll. However, I come to the floor today eran-owned businesses. Through these The bill clerk proceeded to call the not to discuss his talent but to recog- partnerships with established regional roll. nize my friend for another one of his businesses, veteran business owners re- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- remarkable accomplishments—his on- ceive guidance on financial and organi- imous consent the order for the going efforts to help preserve music zational management, business plan- quorum call be rescinded. education in public schools in Nevada ning and technical aid. They also de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and across this country. velop long-term business relationships objection, it is so ordered. In recent years, significant budget with their mentor partners. f cuts to public education have forced Veterans hire veterans because they THANKING SENATE PAGES schools to eliminate a number of im- know what they are getting. Veterans are well trained, disciplined team play- Mr. REID. Mr. President, first of all, portant programs. Sadly, music pro- ers who can deliver results in chal- I express my appreciation to you, pre- grams are often one of the first casual- lenging conditions. At a time when the siding all these hours you have this ties. In response to this disturbing Department of Labor reports almost 10 afternoon, but I also wish to take just trend, Mr. Manilow started the percent of all veterans are unemployed, a minute and thank these pages. This Manilow Music Project, which helps and 27 percent of veterans between the is the first time since 1974 the Senate public schools continue their music has been in session during a July 4 re- programs. The project donates instru- ages of 20 and 24 are unemployed, it is cess period—since 1974. These young ments and materials to public schools imperative we do everything in our pages had places to be with their fami- and provides music scholarships to power to tackle this issue. The Mentor- ´ ´ lies during the summer vacation pe- high school students to further their Protege program holds the promise of riod. They are juniors in high school. music education at the college level. fostering an environment where vet- They have some plans, I am sure, that Since 2008, the organization has do- eran-owned businesses can succeed in we interfered with. But regarding the nated hundreds of thousands of dollars helping to revitalize our economy work we have done this week, while worth of instruments and materials to while hiring veterans in the process. there has not been a lot of time on the secondary and high school music pro- These veteran-owned small businesses floor, there are a lot of things going on grams across the country. are exactly what our Nation needs to all over Washington. There have been A wonderful example of the impact of continue on the road to economic re- meetings at the White House, there the Manilow Music Project occurred covery while getting our country’s he- have been meetings with the Vice last year in Nevada. During one of Mr. roes the jobs they deserve. President, with the President, with the Manilow’s recent tours in Las Vegas, in While I am optimistic about the po- Speaker, and others, working on this exchange for donations of new or gent- tential of the VA’s Mentor-Prote´ge´ very important issue. ly used musical instruments, he offered Program, I have heard from several When these eight pages in later years tickets to attend one of his concerts. companies participating in the pro- reflect back on the fact that they were The collected instruments, valued at gram who have expressed concerns here the first time since 1974 when we more than $500,000, were then donated with delays in VA’s verification proc- were in session over a July 4 recess pe- to fifteen schools in the Clark County ess. I urge VA’s Center for Veterans riod, they should reflect that we were School District, the school district Enterprise to expedite the verification here for important reasons. If we do that serves the Las Vegas Valley. This process so that these companies can what is right, we will rein in this debt gift—the largest donation of its kind get to work in repairing our economy the country has and protect the most for Clark County—has provided more as quickly as possible. needy of our country. than 600 students with the opportunity Businesses in Maryland, Pennsyl- I apologize for keeping them here. to experience the joys of playing a mu- vania, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, They should not have had to be here sical instrument. Texas, New Mexico, and California are this week, but they have stayed be- In addition to his donations to the serving as a model of just how success- cause they have an obligation as pages district, Mr. Manilow has also helped ful a program of this nature can be. to be here and they accepted that. foster music appreciation. He recently The names of the businesses that are They have kept the Senate running invited four different Clark County participating in the program, both as smoothly. We need them. They are School District school choirs to per- mentors and prote´ge´s, are: helpful to us. They didn’t have to be form in his holiday shows and provided ASM Research, Inc. of Fairfax, VA, asked; each one of these eight pages show tickets valued at more than and Coley & Associates of San Antonio, volunteered: Naomi Biden, Brynn $30,000 for nearly 500 students and their TX, AUI Contractors, LLC of Fort DiNino, Claire Karsting, William Maas, parents or chaperones. Worth, TX, and Unified Services of Aliza Reisner, Morgan Wissel, Keira I would like to thank Barry for his Texas, of South Lake, TX, Bear Con- Harris, and Chaffee Duckers. dedication to the Las Vegas commu- struction Company of Rolling Mead- I appreciate very much their service nity and his efforts to keep music alive ows, IL, and Opcon Inc. of Chicago, IL, and wish them the best in their edu- in Nevada’s schools. I am so pleased Booz Allen Hamilton of McLean, VA,

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The Respon- little toxicity they would not pose a tion Co. of Wood Dale, IL, and sible Electronics Recycling Act would risk to human health or the environ- Industria, Inc. of Chicago, IL, The GRD restrict the export of electronic waste, ment. Exporting under the exceptions Contractors, Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA, help boost the U.S. recycling industry, would require a license and notice to and Hubzone Corp. of Rancho and support efforts to domestically re- the Environmental Protection Agency. Cucamonga, CA, Harris Corporation cover rare earth materials found in Additional restrictions apply to ex- GCSD of Melbourne, FL, and Delta Cor- electronics. ports for warranties or recalls, includ- poration of Fulton, MD, Health Net The United States is the only devel- ing written consent from the receiving Federal Services of Rancho Cordova, oped country that has not ratified the country. The act creates a criminal CA, and Three Wire Systems of Vienna, Basel Convention, which prohibits ex- penalty for knowingly exporting elec- VA, ICF Incorporated of Fairfax, VA, ports of hazardous waste to developing tronic waste, and provides the EPA the and Nova Technology Solutions of countries. Under the convention, much authority to inspect establishments Fairborn, OH, JOB Options, Inc. of San of the U.S. exportation of electronic handling electronic waste. Diego, CA, and VETSUSA, LLC. of waste to developing countries is illegal Twenty-five States, including Rhode Falls Church, VA, Leopardo Compa- under the laws of the receiving coun- Island, have passed electronic waste re- nies, Inc. of Hoffman Estates, IL, and tries but unfortunately, these laws are cycling laws. States such as Rhode Is- Segovia Group Corporation of San An- poorly enforced. land already seek to ensure that their tonio, TX, Lockheed Martin Corpora- If we recycled these materials in the downstream recyclers do not export tion of Fairfax, VA, and Fulcrum Vets, U.S., it would create recycling jobs for the electronic waste but instead re- LLC of Fairfax, VA, Marous Brothers U.S. workers. Companies recycling in sponsibly recycle it here in the U.S. Construction of Willoughby, OH, and the U.S. often operate under capacity But States can only do so much and a Northstar Contracting, Inc. of North because they cannot compete with the federal law is needed to restrict these Olmstead, OH, McKesson Corporation cheaper option of exporting electronic harmful exports. of San Francisco, CA, and The Stay waste to developing countries. We We are pleased to have the support of Safe Store of El Dorado Hills, CA, should be processing this waste using a number of electronics manufacturers Metters Industries of McLean, VA, and U.S. workers, and many companies and retailers, including Hewlett Pack- Global Technology Solutions, LLC. of stand at the ready to begin recycling ard, Dell, Apple, Samsung, and Best Corrales, NM, Northrup Grumman Cor- additional electronic waste. Buy. We are also pleased to have the poration of Rockville, MD, and Heitech Moreover, the dumping of used elec- endorsement of 29 recyclers rep- Services, Inc. of Landover, MD, Reva, tronics in the developing world can resenting 74 recycling operations in 34 Inc. of Newark, NJ, and M.E.R.I.T. Inc. come back to haunt us. Some countries states. The breadth of our coalition is of Newark, NJ, The Robins and Morton have active underground markets for a testament to the consensus that the Group of Birmingham, AL, and Coburn U.S. hard drives, contributing to iden- harmful export of these products must Contractors of Montgomery, AL, Roy tity theft, as documented in a 2009 stop. Anderson Corp. of Gulfport, MI, and Frontline investigation. Business Week With more and more Americans rely- the Bacik Group, LLC. of Columbus, reported in 2010 that used computer ing on new technologies and generating GA, Sargent Electric Co. of Pittsburg, chips from old personal computers are a growing amount of electronic waste PA, and SGT LLC. Of Pittsburgh, PA, fraudulently re-marked in China as each year, we must take steps to prop- Secom Technical Services of Oak ‘‘military grade’’ chips and sold to U.S. erly dispose of this material. This leg- Ridge, TN, and Clauss Construction of military suppliers. Given the risks to islation will crack down on the dump- Lakeside, CA, Simplex Grinnel of Co- our armed forces from defective equip- ing of electronic waste on developing lumbia, MD, and Emergency Planning ment, I have also introduced the Com- countries, protect American consumers Management of Stafford, VA, bating Military Counterfeits Act to en- from counterfeit schemes and identity Swinerton Government Services of Ar- hance the ability of prosecutors to theft, and support the growth of elec- vada, CO, and R.E.M. Engineering Com- keep counterfeit goods out of the mili- tronic waste recycling jobs in Rhode Is- pany, Inc. of Pasadena, CA. tary supply chain. land and across the country. By fostering an environment where One of the benefits of recycling elec- f tronic waste domestically is the poten- veteran entrepreneurs can grow their REMEMBERING JOHN MACKEY businesses, we affirm our commitment tial to recover rare elements in the to those who have sacrificed so much. I process. Rare earth materials are vital Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, Balti- encourage VA to strengthen the grow- to a number of manufacturing proc- more lost one of its most beloved ing Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program and look esses, including for products such as adopted sons last night, former Balti- forward to working with them to hybrid car batteries and solar panels, more Colt tight end John Mackey. achieve their goals. yet prices have skyrocketed as global John revolutionized the position and was the second tight end to be en- f supply has tightened. According to the Department of Energy, recycled con- shrined in the National Football RESPONSIBLE ELECTRONICS tent from electronics could be a valu- League’s, NFL, Hall of Fame. He be- RECYCLING ACT able secondary source of rare earth ma- came the first president of the NFL Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I terials, but additional research is re- Players Association, NFLPA, after the rise to make remarks on the introduc- quired on recovery techniques and col- NFL merged with the old American tion of the Responsible Electronics Re- lection of electronic waste. This act Football League. He was a tenacious cycling Act. I would like to thank Sen- would establish the Rare Earth Mate- and effective advocate for the players, ators SHERROD BROWN and LISA MUR- rials Recycling Research Initiative at bargaining for higher salaries and bet- KOWSKI for joining me in this bipar- the Department of Energy to coordi- ter benefits. He organized a 3-day tisan effort, as well as the House spon- nate research into the recovery of rare strike early in his tenure that gen- sors, Representatives GENE GREEN, earth materials used in electronics. erated an additional $11 million in pen- MIKE THOMPSON, STEVEN LATOURETTE, The Responsible Electronics Recy- sions and benefits. Mackey also filed and LEE TERRY. cling Act would also address the and won an antitrust lawsuit against Significant amounts of U.S. elec- health, environmental, and national se- the NFL which eliminated the so- tronic waste are currently exported to curity concerns by amending the Solid called ‘‘Rozelle Rule’’ and ultimately developing countries that handle the Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the ex- paved the way for players’ union to se- waste in an unsafe manner. Much of port of electronic waste to developing cure full free agency for its members.

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The elderly and children, beloved wife Sylvia led the fight to ring in Memorial Stadium, at half-time especially those already suffering from convince the NFLPA and the NFL to of an exhibition game between Miami respiratory disorders like asthma, are establish the ‘‘88 Plan,’’ named for his and New Orleans. routinely forced to stay inside on poor uniform number, which provides adult I send my deepest condolences to air quality days. day care and nursing home care for re- John’s wife Sylvia, to whom he was Pollution is also responsible for thou- tired players suffering from dementia married for 47 years; his son John sands of new respiratory illnesses each or Alzheimer’s disease. Even in death, Kevin Mackey of Atlanta; two daugh- year, adding more unnecessary costs to John continues to give: Sylvia has an- ters Lisa Mackey Hazel of Bowie and our health care system. In fact, the re- nounced that his brain will be donated Laura Mackey Nattans of Baltimore; ductions contained in this rule would to a Boston University School of Medi- and John and Sylvia’s six grand- prevent 14,000 to 36,000 premature cine study of brain damage in athletes. children. John Mackey has been taken deaths each year, 23,000 nonfatal heart Researchers at the university’s Center from us much too soon, but what a life attacks, 21,000 cases of acute bron- for the Study of Traumatic Enceph- he lived. He was one of the greatest chitis, 240,000 cases of aggravated asth- alopathy are examining potential links collegiate and professional football ma, and 1.9 million missed school and between repeated concussions and players of all time. The Mackey Award work days. The total benefits of this chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is given annually to the best tight end rule are estimated to be $120–290 bil- CTE, a condition which mirrors symp- in college. He is enshrined in the Hall lion. toms of dementia and Alzheimer’s dis- of Fame. He led the NFLPA and then Some believe these benefits are not ease. courageously led the fight for retired worth the costs to industry. However, John Mackey grew up in Roosevelt, players which culminated in the ‘‘88 the cross-State air pollution rule is NY. He was a man of strong convic- Plan.’’ His accomplishments and legacy projected to cost industry from $10–30 tions, a character trait he inherited will endure in the hearts and minds of billion, a very modest amount com- from his father, who was a Baptist his fellow players and Baltimore Colts pared to the financial benefits and minister. John was offered an appoint- fans and football fans forever. deaths prevented by this rule. In addi- ment to the U.S. Naval Academy but f tion, a utility-funded report recently turned it down to attend Syracuse Uni- contradicted arguments that the rule versity, where he studied economics, EPA RULING will threaten U.S. electricity reli- became an All-American football play- ∑ Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today, ability. The reason for this is that a er, and roomed with Ernie Davis, who the Environmental Protection Agency majority of utilities have already became the first African American to took steps to make the air in Vermont taken steps to adapt to Federal rules. win the Heisman Trophy. The Colts cleaner by issuing the final cross-State In fact, over half of the country’s coal- drafted him in 1963 and he caught more air pollution rule. fired powerplants have already in- touchdown passes and gained more In Vermont, we pride ourselves on stalled sulfur dioxide scrubbers or plan yards as a rookie than the team’s two our bucolic views, unspoiled water- to install them. Of those that had plans wide receivers, Hall of Famer Raymond ways, and our connection to the land. to retire units, they are doing so be- Berry and Jimmy Orr. John was big Yet, all of this is threatened by pollu- cause they are inefficient and cannot and strong, like other tight ends of his tion that is beyond our control, and compete in today’s market, not be- era, but he could run after catching a coming from beyond our borders. cause of these rules. pass like no other tight end before him. Vermont has always been a dumping In the end, only about one-fourth of As Hall of Fame coach Don Shula said, ground, so to speak, for emissions from the Nation’s powerplants need to take ‘‘Mackey gave us a tight end who coal-fired powerplants from other action. Are we going to let these weighed 230, ran a 4.6 and could catch States. Toxic pollution, generated in plants, which have dragged their feet, the bomb. It was a weapon other teams other parts of the country, blows into refusing to install new technology that didn’t have.’’ Vermont and damages our State’s sce- would prevent pollution and prevent John was a three-time All-NFL selec- nic beauty, decreases the value of con- deaths and serious illness, continue to tion. He played in five Pro Bowls. In servation investments, and damages poison our air on the public’s dime? 1969, while still playing, he made the our forests, lakes, rivers, and wetlands. No, instead we should encourage the NFL’s 50th anniversary team as pro These powerplant emissions and air use of cleaner technologies that will football’s all-time tight end. Over the pollution are transported long dis- lead to healthier air, increased effi- course of his career, he caught 38 tances and not only mars our land- ciency, and a boost in jobs. Overall, touchdown passes, 13 of which were for scapes and threatens our health, but it regulations under the Clean Air Act 50 yards or more, including an 89- also costs downwind States and busi- have dramatically reduced air pollu- yarder against the Los Angeles Rams nesses billions of dollars annually. Our tion while creating jobs and spurring in 1966. That particular touchdown pass only defense against such activity is American innovation in new industries was the longest of the 290 scoring the Federal Clean Air Act. Today, with and technology. Reports show the cre- passes in Hall of Fame legend Johnny the implementation of the EPA’s cross- ation of 1.5 million jobs over the next 5 Unitas’s career. In a 10-year career, State air pollution rule, powerplants years and increased global exports of John caught 331 passes for 5,236 yards. will be required to install new pollu- domestically produced clean tech- Perhaps the biggest and most memo- tion controls that reduce the amount nologies. History has demonstrated rable play in John’s career came in the of dangerous emissions crossing State that since 1970, every dollar spent on 1971 Super Bowl, when he caught a pass lines and entering Vermont. This will compliance with the Clean Air Act has from Unitas that had been deflected by level the playing field by requiring led to $4–$8 in economic benefits. By two other players—Colts receiver Eddie powerplants to make long overdue in- 2020, the total benefits of the Clean Air Hinton and Dallas Cowboys defender vestments in proven, readily available Act will reach $2 trillion. Mike Renfro—and scored a touchdown pollution control technologies that are Coming from a State with no coal- on the 75-yard play. The Colts went on already in place at many powerplants. fired powerplants that has been on the to win that game in dramatic fashion The cross-State air pollution rule re- receiving end of these pollutants for far on Jim O’Brien’s field goal with 5 sec- quires many fossil fuel-fired power- too long, I fully welcome the final onds left in the game. plants to slash emissions that cross cross-State air pollution rule because I By the time John retired, he had al- State lines and contribute to ground- know that it will improve the quality ready endeared himself to the people of level ozone and fine particle pollution of life for Vermonters who are subject Baltimore, but he wasn’t finished. He in other States. These pollutants con- to the impacts, and costs, of pollution was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992, tribute to smog and air pollution which from far beyond our borders. This rule but he refused to accept his ceremonial causes tens of thousands of Americans is good for Vermont. It is good for the

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An act to reauthorize the Belarus of Reporting Requirements Under Sections age innovation and cost-savings and Democracy Act of 2004. 6038D and 1298(f)’’ (Notice 2011–55) received in help powerplants achieve their mission f the Office of the President of the Senate on of providing clean, affordable, and reli- July 6, 2011; to the Committee on Finance. able energy. I am happy to see the EPA MEASURES REFERRED EC–2416. A communication from the Chair- use this tool, given to it by Congress, The following bill was read the first man of the Council of the District of Colum- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report to protect the people and the environ- and the second times by unanimous ment of Vermont and the rest of the on D.C. Act 19–79 ‘‘Housing Production Trust consent, and referred as indicated: Fund Dedicated Tax Appropriations Author- country from pollution generated by H.R. 515. An act to reauthorize the Belarus ∑ ization Temporary Act of 2011’’; to the Com- distant industries. Democracy Act of 2004; to the Committee on mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- f Foreign Relations. mental Affairs. EC–2417. A communication from the Chair- f ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS man of the Council of the District of Colum- MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 19–80 ‘‘Housing Production Trust REMEMBERING DAVID GETCHES The following bill was read the first Fund Pollin Memorial Community Dedicated ∑ Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, time: Tax Appropriations Authorization Tem- today I recognize the important con- S. 1340. A bill to cut, cap, and balance the porary Act of 2011’’; to the Committee on tributions of David Getches, who died Federal budget. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fairs. earlier this week. He leaves behind not f only a family to whom he was in- EC–2418. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- tensely devoted, but also an impressive EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report legacy of public service, scholarship, on D.C. Act 19–81 ‘‘Unemployment Com- mentorship, and friendship. The following communications were pensation Extended Benefits Continuation Having served as both chairman and laid before the Senate, together with Temporary Amendment Act of 2011’’; to the ranking member of the Energy and accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Natural Resources Committee, I am uments, and were referred as indicated: ernmental Affairs. EC–2419. A communication from the Chair- particularly appreciative of his re- EC–2408. A communication from the Under man of the Council of the District of Colum- markable scholarship and public serv- Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ice in the areas of natural resources ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a semi- on D.C. Act 19–82 ‘‘Brewery Manufacturer’s annual report relative to Reserve component law and policy. He was a prolific writer Tasting Permit Temporary Amendment Act equipment delivery; to the Committee on on water, public land, and Indian law of 2011’’; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Armed Services. and policy, and there are no doubt curity and Governmental Affairs. many dog-eared copies of his books and EC–2409. A communication from the Under EC–2420. A communication from the Chair- Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- articles on those subjects in our com- man of the Council of the District of Colum- ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report mittee files. He was called on to testify port relative to the implementation of the as an expert in both the Senate and the on D.C. Act 19–89 ‘‘Department of Forensic discretionary special compensation provided Sciences Establishment Act of 2011’’; to the House of Representatives, and his in- in section 603 of the National Defense Au- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- sight and creativity on those issues thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; to the ernmental Affairs. have had a positive impact on the leg- Committee on Armed Services. EC–2421. A communication from the Chair- islation and oversight that are the re- EC–2410. A communication from the Under man of the Council of the District of Colum- sponsibility of our committee and oth- Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to ers. on D.C. Act 19–90 ‘‘Closing of Water Street, a violation of the Antideficiency Act that oc- S.W., S.O. 10–15906, Act of 2011’’; to the Com- While his resume of government serv- curred within the Department of the Air ice is notable—including special con- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Force and was assigned case number 08–07; to mental Affairs. sultant to Department of the Interior the Committee on Armed Services. EC–2422. A communication from the Chair- Secretary Bruce Babbitt and director EC–2411. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- of the Colorado Department of Natural man of the Federal Energy Regulatory Com- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Resources—it does not reflect the mission, and the Secretary of the Depart- on D.C. Act 19–91 ‘‘Closing of Public Street countless hours of knowledge and wis- ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to adjacent to Square 4376 Act of 2011’’; to the dom that David freely shared with gov- law, a joint report entitled ‘‘Implementation Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Proposal for the National Action Plan for ernment officials and staff who regu- ernmental Affairs. Demand Response’’; to the Committee on En- EC–2423. A communication from the Sec- larly sought his counsel. ergy and Natural Resources. retary of the Commission, Bureau of Con- David was a dedicated teacher of EC–2412. A communication from the Sec- sumer Protection, Federal Trade Commis- many thousands of students at the Uni- retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- versity of Colorado School of Law and to law, the annual report on the activities of port of a rule entitled ‘‘Automotive Fuel a mentor to two of our committee staff the U.S. Economic Development Administra- Ratings Certification and Posting’’ (RIN3084– who have worked on water and public tion (EDA), Department of Commerce, for AB14) received in the Office of the President lands issues. He was returning to the fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Envi- of the Senate on July 6, 2011; to the Com- faculty this summer after serving 8 ronment and Public Works. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–2413. A communication from the Direc- years as dean of the School of Law. tation. tor, Office of Surface Mining, Department of EC–2424. A communication from the Assist- David Getches distinguished himself the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, ant Chief Counsel for Hazardous Materials throughout his career. But what I un- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘West Virginia Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials derstand set him apart, was that, at Regulatory Program’’ (Docket No. WV–117– Safety Administration, Department of the same time, he distinguished him- FOR) received in the Office of the President Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to self as a father to his three children of the Senate on July 6, 2011; to the Com- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous Liza, Catie, and Matthew and as a hus- mittee on Environment and Public Works. Materials: Revision to the List of Hazardous band to his wife Ann. They have our EC–2414. A communication from the Chief Substances and Reportable Quantities’’ deep sympathy as they endure this of the Publications and Regulations Branch, (RIN2137–AE74) received in the Office of the ∑ Internal Revenue Service, Department of the President of the Senate on July 7, 2011; to loss. He is greatly missed. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the the Committee on Commerce, Science, and f report of a rule entitled ‘‘Partial Exchange Transportation. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE of Annuity Contracts’’ (Rev. Proc. 2011–38) EC–2425. A communication from the Senior received in the Office of the President of the Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- At 12:05 p.m., a message from the Senate on July 6, 2011; to the Committee on tration, Department of Transportation, House of Representatives, delivered by Finance. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of

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A communication from the Dep- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; sent, and referred as indicated: uty Assistant Administrator for Operations, Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 205A, By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department 205A–1, 205B, 212, 412, 412CF and 412EP Heli- S. 1336. A bill to prevent immigration fraud of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, copters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– and for other purposes; to the Committee on the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to 2011–0561)) received in the Office of the Presi- the Judiciary. Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast dent of the Senate on July 7, 2011; to the By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Mr. BEGICH): Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Transportation. S. 1337. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the EC–2434. A communication from the Senior enue Code of 1986 to permanently extend ex- Common Pool for Fishing Year 2011’’ Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- isting elective tax treatment for Alaska Na- (RIN0648–BA27) received in the Office of the tration, Department of Transportation, tive Settlement Trusts; to the Committee on President of the Senate on June 30, 2011; to transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Finance. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: Transportation. Eurocopter France Model SA–365C, SA–365C1, S. 1338. A bill to amend chapter 5 of title EC–2427. A communication from the Dep- SA–365C2, SA365N, SA–365N1, AS–365N2, AS 31, United States Code, to establish the Of- uty Assistant Administrator for Operations, 365 N3, and SA–366G1 Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120– fice of Regulatory Integrity within the Office Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2011–0551)) received of Management and Budget; to the Com- of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, in the Office of the President of the Senate mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Pacific Halibut on July 7, 2011; to the Committee on Com- mental Affairs. Fisheries; Limited Access for Guided Sport merce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: Charter Vessels in Alaska’’ (RIN0648–BA99) EC–2435. A communication from the Acting S. 1339. A bill to provide for the compila- received in the Office of the President of the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, De- tion and reporting of participation data re- Senate on July 6, 2011; to the Committee on partment of State, transmitting, pursuant to lating to Federal rulemaking; to the Com- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. law, a report relative to the proposed trans- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- EC–2428. A communication from the Acting fer of major defense equipment from the mental Affairs. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- Government of Norway to the Government of By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. TOOMEY, partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Chile with an original acquisition cost of Mr. PAUL, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. JOHNSON ant to law, the report of a rule entitled more than $25,000,000; to the Committee on of Wisconsin, Mr. HATCH, Ms. ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Foreign Relations. AYOTTE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BLUNT, Off Alaska; Alaska Plaice in the Bering Sea EC–2436. A communication from the Dep- Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. COBURN, Mr. and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ uty Associate Director for Management and CORKER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ISAKSON, (RIN0648–XA482) received in the Office of the Administration and Designated Reporting Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. President of the Senate on July 6, 2011; to Official, Office on National Drug Control RUBIO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. THUNE, Mr. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Policy, Executive Office of the President, VITTER, and Mr. WICKER): Transportation. transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- S. 1340. A bill to cut, cap, and balance the EC–2429. A communication from the Senior ative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy Federal budget; read the first time. Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Director for Supply Reduction, received in f tration, Department of Transportation, the Office of the President of the Senate on transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND July 6, 2011; to the Committee on the Judici- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; ary. SENATE RESOLUTIONS Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2C10 (Re- The following concurrent resolutions gional Jet Series 700, 701, and 702), Model CL– f 600–2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and Model and Senate resolutions were read, and CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Air- PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS referred (or acted upon), as indicated: planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. COR- The following petition or memorial 2011–0159)) received in the Office of the Presi- NYN, Mr. MCCAIN, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. dent of the Senate on July 7, 2011; to the was laid before the Senate and was re- ISAKSON, Mr. COATS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. Committee on Commerce, Science, and ferred or ordered to lie on the table as SESSIONS, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. BAR- Transportation. indicated: RASSO, Mr. JOHANNS, Ms. MURKOWSKI, EC–2430. A communication from the Senior POM–55. A resolution adopted by the Board and Mr. RISCH): Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade S. Res. 226. A resolution expressing the tration, Department of Transportation, County of the State of Florida urging Con- sense of the Senate that the President does transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of gress to refrain from eliminating funding for not have the authority to ignore the statu- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; federal programs under the Workforce In- tory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of The Boeing Company Model 737–100, –200, vestment Act, to the Committee on Health, the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the –200C, –300, –400, and –500 Series Airplanes’’ Education, Labor, and Pensions. full faith and credit of the United States; to ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2011–0028)) the Committee on Finance. received in the Office of the President of the f By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. INHOFE, Senate on July 7, 2011; to the Committee on and Mr. LUGAR): Commerce, Science, and Transportation. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES S. Res. 227. A resolution calling for the pro- EC–2431. A communication from the Senior The following reports of committees tection of the Mekong River Basin and in- Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- creased United States support for delaying tration, Department of Transportation, were submitted: the construction of mainstream dams along transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Com- the Mekong River; to the Committee on For- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- eign Relations. The Boeing Company Model 727, 727C, 727–100, tation, with an amendment in the nature of By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, 727–100C, 727–200, and 727–200F Series Air- a substitute: Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– S. 275. A bill to amend title 49, United CASEY, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. TOOMEY, 2010–1272)) received in the Office of the Presi- States Code, to provide for enhanced safety Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, dent of the Senate on July 7, 2011; to the and environmental protection in pipeline Mr. WEBB, and Mr. WARNER): Committee on Commerce, Science, and transportation, to provide for enhanced reli- S. Res. 228. A resolution expressing the Transportation. ability in the transportation of the Nation’s sense of the Senate regarding coming to- EC–2432. A communication from the Senior energy products by pipeline, and for other gether as a Nation and ceasing all work or Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- purposes (Rept. No. 112–30). other activity for a moment of remembrance tration, Department of Transportation, By Mrs. MURRAY, from the Committee on beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Veterans’ Affairs, with an amendment in the on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; nature of a substitute: anniversary of the terrorist attacks com- Robinson Helicopter Company Model (Robin- S. 951. A bill to improve the provision of mitted against the United States on Sep- son) R22, R22 Alpha, R22 Beta, R22 Mariner, Federal transition, rehabilitation, voca- tember 11, 2001; to the Committee on the Ju- R44, and R44 II Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) tional, and unemployment benefits to mem- diciary. (Docket No. FAA–2011–0588)) received in the bers of the Armed Forces and veterans, and By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for him- Office of the President of the Senate on July for other purposes. self, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BENNET, Mr.

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BEGICH, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. CANTWELL, S. 571 S. 968 Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. UDALL of New At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the Mexico, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, name of the Senator from New York names of the Senator from New Mexico Mr. TESTER, Mrs. BOXER, and Mrs. (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- (Mr. UDALL) and the Senator from Con- FEINSTEIN): S. Res. 229. A resolution recognizing the sponsor of S. 571, a bill to amend sub- necticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN) were added heroic efforts of firefighters to contain nu- title B of title VII of the McKinney- as cosponsors of S. 968, a bill to prevent merous wildfires that have affected thou- Vento Homeless Assistance Act to pro- online threats to economic creativity sands of people throughout the United vide education for homeless children and theft of intellectual property, and States; considered and agreed to. and youths, and for other purposes. for other purposes. f S. 585 S. 973 At the request of Mr. NELSON of Ne- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS braska, the name of the Senator from the name of the Senator from Wash- S. 201 New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added ington (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the as a cosponsor of S. 585, a bill to au- cosponsor of S. 973, a bill to create the names of the Senator from Delaware thorize the Secretary of Education to National Endowment for the Oceans to (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator from award grants for the support of full- promote the protection and conserva- Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- service community schools, and for tion of the United States ocean, coast- sponsors of S. 201, a bill to clarify the other purposes. al, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the In- S. 641 for other purposes. terior with respect to the C.C. Cragin At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the S. 1025 Dam and Reservoir, and for other pur- name of the Senator from New Hamp- At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the poses. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- names of the Senator from California S. 312 sponsor of S. 641, a bill to provide (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the 100,000,000 people with first-time access Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY) were added as name of the Senator from Nebraska to safe drinking water and sanitation cosponsors of S. 1025, a bill to amend (Mr. JOHANNS) was added as a cospon- on a sustainable basis within six years title 10, United States Code, to enhance sor of S. 312, a bill to amend the Pa- by improving the capacity of the the national defense through empower- tient Protection and Affordable Care United States Government to fully im- ment of the National Guard, enhance- Act to repeal certain limitations on plement the Senator Paul Simon Water ment of the functions of the National health care benefits. for the Poor Act of 2005. Guard Bureau, and improvement of S. 344 S. 726 Federal-State military coordination in At the request of Mr. REID, the name At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the domestic emergency response, and for of the Senator from New York (Mrs. name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. other purposes. GILLIBRAND) was added as a cosponsor CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1240 of S. 344, a bill to amend title 10, 726, a bill to rescind $45 billion of unob- At the request of Mr. LIEBERMAN, the United States Code, to permit certain ligated discretionary appropriations, name of the Senator from Delaware retired members of the uniformed serv- and for other purposes. (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor ices who have a service-connected dis- S. 769 of S. 1240, a bill to support the estab- ability to receive both disability com- At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the lishment and operation of Teachers pensation from the Department of Vet- name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Professional Development Institutes. erans Affairs for their disability and ei- MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor S. 1261 ther retired pay by reason of their of S. 769, a bill to amend title 38, At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name years of military service or Combat- United States Code, to prevent the Sec- of the Senator from Massachusetts Related Special Compensation, and for retary of Veterans Affairs from prohib- (Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor other purposes. iting the use of service dogs on Depart- of S. 1261, a bill to amend title 5, S. 362 ment of Veterans Affairs property. United States Code, to deny retirement At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S. 834 benefits accrued by an individual as a the name of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mr. CASEY, the Member of Congress if such individual (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Delaware is convicted of certain offenses. sor of S. 362, a bill to amend the Public (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor S. 1280 Health Service Act to provide for a of S. 834, a bill to amend the Higher At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for Education Act of 1965 to improve edu- names of the Senator from Massachu- other purposes. cation and prevention related to cam- setts (Mr. BROWN) and the Senator S. 418 pus sexual violence, domestic violence, from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the dating violence, and stalking. added as cosponsors of S. 1280, a bill to name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. S. 853 amend the Peace Corps Act to require MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mrs. HAGAN, the sexual assault risk-reduction and re- of S. 418, a bill to award a Congres- name of the Senator from Minnesota sponse training, and the development sional Gold Medal to the World War II (Mr. FRANKEN) was added as a cospon- of sexual assault protocol and guide- members of the Civil Air Patrol. sor of S. 853, a bill to provide for finan- lines, the establishment of victims ad- S. 497 cial literacy education. vocates, the establishment of a Sexual At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the S. 929 Assault Advisory Council, and for name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the other purposes. (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- name of the Senator from New York At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, her sponsor of S. 497, a bill to amend the (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- name was added as a cosponsor of S. Immigration and Nationality Act to sponsor of S. 929, a bill to establish a 1280, supra. modify the requirements of the visa comprehensive literacy program. S. 1281 waiver program and for other purposes. S. 951 At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name S. 504 At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the of the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin LANDRIEU) was added as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. (Mr. KOHL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1281, a bill to amend title 49, United KYL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 504, S. 951, a bill to improve the provision States Code, to prohibit the transpor- a bill to preserve and protect the free of Federal transition, rehabilitation, tation of horses in interstate transpor- choice of individual employees to form, vocational, and unemployment benefits tation in a motor vehicle containing join, or assist labor organizations, or to members of the Armed Forces and two or more levels stacked on top of to refrain from such activities. veterans, and for other purposes. one another.

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The credit hour. today I am introducing the Immigra- terms of his resignation prevented him from practicing law or portraying him- S. 1301 tion Fraud Prevention Act of 2011. This legislation would provide a much-need- self as eligible to practice law. Instead At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the of abiding by these terms, the lawyer ed tool for prosecutors to use to com- name of the Senator from California proceeded to set up another law prac- bat the exploitative actions of fraudu- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- tice through which he defrauded over lent lawyers and consultants who take sponsor of S. 1301, a bill to authorize two hundred immigrants, depleting advantage of individuals seeking immi- appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to many of these victims of their entire gration assistance. 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Pro- life savings. The Immigration Fraud Prevention tection Act of 2000, to enhance meas- I am pleased that last month the Act would punish fraud and misrepre- ures to combat trafficking in person, Federal Government partnered with sentation in the context of immigra- and for other purposes. State prosecutors and immigration ad- tion proceedings. The act would create vocacy organizations to launch a na- S. 1313 a new Federal crime to penalize those tionwide campaign to combat these At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, who engage in schemes to defraud im- harmful schemes. The enactment of the name of the Senator from Massa- migrants. this bill would enhance the govern- chusetts (Mr. BROWN) was added as a Specifically, the act would make it a ment’s ability to achieve the goals of cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill to amend the Federal crime to knowingly and falsely this national campaign by providing Federal Water Pollution Control Act to represent that an individual is an at- prosecutors with a tough new Federal reauthorize the National Estuary Pro- torney or accredited representative au- criminal law that could be used to con- gram, and for other purposes. thorized to represent aliens in immi- vict fraudulent-lawyers and consult- S. 1317 gration proceedings; and to knowingly ants who prey on immigrants. defraud or receive money or anything At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the Mr. President, I urge support for the of value from any person by false or Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of names of the Senator from Mississippi fraudulent pretences, representations, (Mr. COCHRAN) and the Senator from 2011. or promises. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE) were added as Violations of these crimes would re- sent that the text of the bill be printed cosponsors of S. 1317, a bill to allow in- sult in a fine, imprisonment of not in the RECORD. dividuals to choose to opt out of the more than 5 years, or both. There being no objection, the text of Medicare part A benefit. The bill would also work to combat the bill was ordered to be printed in S. 1323 immigration fraud by increasing the the RECORD, as follows: At the request of Mr. REID, the name awareness of notario fraud to immi- S. 1336 of the Senator from New York (Mrs. grants. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- GILLIBRAND) was added as a cosponsor The bill would require immigration resentatives of the United States of America in of S. 1323, a bill to express the sense of courts to provide immigrants in re- Congress assembled, the Senate on shared sacrifice in re- moval proceedings with information SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. solving the budget deficit. about notario fraud. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration The bill would require the Justice Fraud Prevention Act of 2011’’. S.J. RES. 19 Department to compile and make SEC. 2. MISREPRESENTATION. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the available to the public a list of individ- (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, names of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. United States Code, is amended by inserting uals and organizations that have been at the end the following: HUTCHISON) and the Senator from convicted of immigration fraud; and ‘‘§ 1041. Misrepresentation South Dakota (Mr. THUNE) were added permit only people who have, within a as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 19, a joint ‘‘Any person who knowingly and falsely 12-month period, represented immi- represents that such person is, or holds him- resolution proposing an amendment to grants pro bono appear on the Justice self or herself out as, an attorney, an accred- the Constitution of the United States Department’s list of pro bono legal ited representative, or any person authorized authorizing Congress to prohibit the services. to represent any other person before any physical desecration of the flag of the By enacting this bill, Congress would court or agency of the United States in any United States. help prevent more victims like Mr. removal proceeding or any other case or matter arising under the immigration laws S. RES. 80 Ibarra, a Mexican national and father of four, who has resided in Los Angeles (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immi- At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. since 1988. Mr. Ibarra hired a so-called 1101(a)(17)) shall be fined under this title, im- ‘‘immigration specialist’’ and paid him CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. prisoned not more than 5 years, or both.’’. Res. 80, a resolution condemning the over $7,500. In his apartment, Mr. (b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The Ibarra keeps reams of documents that table of sections for chapter 47 of title 18, Government of Iran for its state-spon- United States Code, is amended by adding sored persecution of its Baha’i minor- the immigration consultant claimed to have filed on his behalf but never did— after the item relating to section 1040 the ity and its continued violation of the following: as Mr. Ibarra subsequently learned International Covenants on Human ‘‘Sec. 1041. Misrepresentation.’’. from immigration authorities when he Rights. SEC. 3. IMMIGRATION SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD was placed into removal proceedings. I ALIENS. S. RES. 175 wish I could tell you that this kind of (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 18, At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the egregious behavior is uncommon, but United States Code, is amended by inserting name of the Senator from Michigan sadly, that is not the case. at the end the following: (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of Last November, the San Francisco ‘‘§ 1352. Immigration schemes to defraud S. Res. 175, a resolution expressing the City Attorney filed a lawsuit against a aliens sense of the Senate with respect to on- former lawyer who ran an illicit immi- ‘‘Any person who, in connection with any going violations of the territorial in- gration law practice. In the three dec- matter arising under the immigration laws tegrity and sovereignty of Georgia and ades in which the lawyer was licensed (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immi- gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. the importance of a peaceful and just to practice law, he was reported on nu- 1101(a)(17)) or any matter the offender claims resolution to the conflict within Geor- merous occasions to the California bar or represents to arise under such immigra- gia’s internationally recognized bor- for his unethical behavior that in- tion laws, knowingly executes a scheme or ders. cluded collecting exorbitant fees; rep- artifice to—

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They don’t want a captured agency to (b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The laws so that they can avoid their in- table of sections for chapter 63 of title 18, tended effect, turning laws passed to allow the next oil spill or other man- United States Code, is amended by adding at protect the public interest into regula- made disaster to happen in our state, the end the following: tions and enforcement practices that or for a financial agency to allow spec- ‘‘Sec. 1352. Immigration schemes to defraud benefit limited private interests. ulators to wipe out the savings of our aliens.’’. This concept of ‘‘regulatory capture’’ citizens. Surely constituents of each of SEC. 4. LISTS OF COUNSEL FOR ALIENS. is well-established in regulatory and the members of this body would agree Section 239(b)(2) of the Immigration and economic theory. whole-heartedly. Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(b)(2)) is In 1913, Woodrow Wilson wrote this: That is why I am introducing two amended to read as follows: ‘‘If the government is to tell big busi- pieces of legislation today. ‘‘(2) CURRENT LISTS OF COUNSEL.—The At- ness men how to run their business, The first bill is called the Regulatory torney General shall compile and update, not then don’t you see that big business Capture Prevention Act. It would cre- less frequently than quarterly, lists of per- ate an office within the Office of Man- sons who, during the most recent 12 months, men . . . must capture the govern- ment, in order not to be restrained too agement and Budget with the author- have provided pro bono representation of ity to investigate and report regu- aliens in proceedings under section 240 that— much by it?’’ The first dean of the Woodrow Wilson latory capture. The office would ensure ‘‘(A) include a description of who may rep- that abuses were not overlooked, and resent the alien in the proceedings, including School, Marver Bernstein, wrote that a sound the alarm if a regulatory agency a notice that immigration consultants, visa regulatory commission will tend over were overwhelmed by a more sophisti- consultants, and other unauthorized individ- time to ‘‘become more concerned with cated and better-resourced regulated uals may not provide such representation; the general health of the industry,’’ industry. Scrutiny and publicity are and and try ‘‘to prevent changes which will ‘‘(B) shall be provided in accordance with powerful tools for protecting the integ- subsection (a)(1)(E) and otherwise made gen- adversely affect’’ the industry. This, he rity of our regulatory agencies. This erally available.’’. said, ‘‘is a problem of ethics and moral- bill would employ them to prevent SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATION. ity as well as administrative method’’; powerful interests from coopting our Section 239(b) of the Immigration and Na- ‘‘a blow to democratic government and laws. tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(b)) is amended— responsible political institutions.’’ Ul- The second bill is called the Regu- (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- timately he said it leads to ‘‘sur- latory Information Reporting Act. It graph (4); and render’’: ‘‘The commission finally be- would shed extra sunlight into regu- (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- comes a captive of the regulated lowing: latory agencies by requiring them to groups.’’ report to a public Web site the fol- ‘‘(3) LIST OF PROHIBITIONS.—The Attorney Regulatory capture has been the sub- General shall— lowing: first, the name and affiliation ‘‘(A) compile a list of specific individuals, ject of work by Nobel laureate George of each party that comments on an organizations, and practices that the Attor- Stigler in his article ‘‘The Theory of agency regulation; second, whether ney General has determined are prohibited in Economic Regulation.’’ Students of ad- that party affected the regulatory the provision of representation in immigra- ministrative law know how well estab- process; and finally, whether that tion proceedings, including individuals who lished the doctrine of ‘‘regulatory cap- party is an economic, noneconomic, or have been convicted for a violation of sec- ture’’ or ‘‘agency capture’’ is in that citizen interest. By centralizing this tion 1041 or 1352 of title 18, United States field. information for public and congres- Code; Last year, a senior fellow at the Cato ‘‘(B) update the list compiled pursuant to sional scrutiny, the bill would create a subparagraph (A) not less frequently than Institute wrote in the Wall Street simple dashboard for hints of regu- quarterly; and Journal about ‘‘a striking example of latory capture in agency rulemaking. ‘‘(C) make such list available to the gen- regulatory capture.’’ He described the As the Senate considers these bills, eral public.’’. phenomenon this way: ‘‘Agencies we should remember how much agree- tasked with protecting the public in- ment exists about regulatory capture. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: terest come to identify with the regu- During the hearing I chaired on regu- S. 1338. A bill to amend chapter 5 of lated industry and protect its interests latory capture last year, all of the wit- title 31, United States Code, to estab- against that of the public. The result: nesses, from across the ideological lish the Office of Regulatory Integrity Government fails to protect the pub- spectrum, agreed on each of the fol- within the Office of Management and lic.’’ His example was the Minerals lowing 7 propositions. First, regulatory Budget; to the Committee on Home- Management Service, in relation to the capture is a real phenomenon and a land Security and Governmental Af- BP oil spill. threat to the integrity of government. fairs. The failures of MMS in the lead up to Second, regulated entities have a con- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the centrated incentive to gain as much in- rise to speak about two bills that I am cozy relationship between MMS offi- fluence as possible over regulators, op- introducing today to address a serious cials and industry executives, and the posed by a diffuse public interest. and persistent threat to the integrity shameful behavior of some MMS em- Third, regulated industries ordinarily of our government: regulatory capture. ployees are archetypal symptoms of have substantial organizational and re- Over the last 50 years, Congress has regulatory capture. But the report of source advantages in the regulatory tasked an alphabet soup of regulatory the commission on the Gulf oil spill process when compared to public inter- agencies to administer our laws never mentioned ‘‘regulatory capture.’’ est groups. Fourth, some regulatory through rule-making, adjudication, and That is a pretty strong signal that processes lend themselves to gaming by enforcement. Protecting the proper regulatory capture isn’t getting the at- regulated entities seeking undue con- functioning of these regulatory agen- tention it deserves. trol over regulation. Fifth, regulatory cies has led me to the topic of regu- When you think about the century- capture by its nature happens in the latory capture. I held a hearing on the long academic and policy debate about dark—done as quietly as possible; no subject last year in the Senate Judici- regulatory capture, and when you look industry puts up a flag announcing its ary Committee and now am filing two at the cost of recent disasters in areas capture of a regulatory agency. Sixth, bills that will make our government regulated by the Minerals Management the potential damage from regulatory more resistant to the ever-growing Service, the Mine Safety and Health capture is enormous. Finally, effective power of special interests. I urge my Administration, and the Securities Ex- congressional oversight is key to keep- colleagues to join me in passing these change Commission, it seems pretty ing regulators focused on the public in- important good-government measures. evident that Congress should be con- terest.

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RES. 227 be the most glamorous subject, but I funded; hope to work with colleagues on both Whereas the Mekong River is the world’s Whereas attention to infrastructure devel- 12th longest river, originating on the Ti- opment is a critical element of promoting sides of the aisle to eliminate regu- betan Plateau and flowing nearly 3,000 miles the sustainable, coordinated construction of latory capture. down through China into Burma, Thailand, hydropower dams in the region; This is so important because for as Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam; Whereas, on September 22, 2010, Laos sub- long as there are regulatory agencies, Whereas the Lower Mekong River in Thai- mitted for review to the Mekong River Com- regulated industries, and money, there land, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam is a mission the proposal for the Xayaburi Dam, will be efforts at regulatory capture. source of fresh water, food, and economic op- the first of nine mainstream dams planned We owe it to our country to do every- portunity for more than 60,000,000 people; by Laos along the Lower Mekong River; Whereas the Mekong River is second in thing possible to defeat such efforts to Whereas, on April 19, 2011, the Mekong biodiversity only to the Amazon River, with River Commission’s Joint Committee rep- capture our government of the people, an estimated 1,500 different species of fish, of resentatives met to discuss the Xayaburi by the people, and for the people. which at least a third migrate up the river project without reaching consensus on f and tributaries in their life cycle, including the majority of the commercial fish catch; whether the project should proceed, but SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Whereas the Mekong River supports the agreed during the meeting to table the deci- world’s two largest rice exporters, Thailand sion and consider it at a later date at a high- and Vietnam, as well as the world’s largest er, ministerial level; and SENATE RESOLUTION 226—EX- inland fishery of 4,000,000 tons of freshwater Whereas, on May 8, 2011, the Government PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE fish per year, providing up to $9,000,000,000 of Laos agreed to temporarily suspend work SENATE THAT THE PRESIDENT annual income and approximately 80 percent on the Xayaburi dam and announced plans to DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHOR- of the animal protein consumed in the Lower conduct further environmental assessments ITY TO IGNORE THE STATUTORY Mekong Basin; on the project in response to regional con- DEBT LIMIT BY ORDERING THE Whereas China is constructing a cascade of cerns: Now, therefore, be it up to 15 dams along the mainstream of the SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Resolved, That the Senate— Upper Mekong River, and Thailand, Laos, (1) calls on United States representatives TO CONTINUE ISSUING DEBT ON Cambodia, and Vietnam are planning to con- THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT struct or finance the construction of up to 11 at multilateral development banks to use OF THE UNITED STATES dams on the lower half of the river’s main- the voice and vote of the United States to support strict adherence to international en- Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. COR- stream; Whereas scientific studies have cautioned vironmental standards for any financial as- NYN, Mr. MCCAIN, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. that mainstream dam construction will neg- sistance to hydropower dam projects on the ISAKSON, Mr. COATS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. atively affect the river’s water flow, fish pop- mainstream of the Mekong River; SESSIONS, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. BAR- ulation, and wildlife; (2) encourages greater United States en- RASSO, Mr. JOHANNS, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Whereas the Mekong River Commission is gagement with the Mekong River countries and Mr. RISCH) submitted the following a river basin management organization in- through the Lower Mekong Initiative and in- resolution; which was referred to the cluding the governments of Thailand, Laos, creased support for sustainable infrastruc- Committee on Finance: Cambodia, and Vietnam that have signed the ture and water security in Southeast Asia; Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sus- S. RES. 226 (3) calls on the United States Government tainable Development of the Mekong River in leading the Lower Mekong Initiative to Whereas clause 2 of section 8 of article I of Basin, done at Chiang Rai, Thailand, April 5, the Constitution of the United States gives devote greater attention to and funding for 1995, and agreed to cooperate on manage- capacity building projects on infrastructure Congress the power ‘‘[t]o borrow Money on ment of the river and ‘‘development of the the credit of the United States’’; and to assist in identifying sustainable eco- full potential of sustainable benefits to all nomic, water, and energy alternatives to Whereas the 14th Amendment to the Con- riparian States’’; mainstream hydropower dams on the stitution of the United States says, ‘‘The va- Whereas the members of the Commission Mekong River; lidity of the public debt of the United States, have also agreed to ‘‘make every effort to (4) applauds the decision of the Mekong authorized by law, including debts incurred avoid, minimize and mitigate harmful effects for payment of pensions and bounties for that might occur to the environment, espe- River Commission to delay endorsement of services in suppressing insurrection or rebel- cially the water quantity and quality, the the Xayaburi Dam; lion, shall not be questioned.’’; aquatic (eco-system) conditions, and ecologi- (5) supports further delay of the construc- Whereas Congress has historically limited cal balance of the river system, from the de- tion of mainstream hydropower dams along the Federal debt, either by specifically au- velopment and use of the Mekong River the Mekong River until the studies by the thorizing the issuance of new debt instru- Basin water resources or discharge of wastes Government of Laos have been completed ments, or through imposing an aggregate and return flows’’; and adequate planning and multilateral co- limit on Federal debt; Whereas the Mekong River Commission ordination can be guaranteed; Whereas the statutory debt limit was es- sponsored a Strategic Environmental Assess- (6) encourages members of the Mekong tablished by an Act of Congress and signed ment of the proposed series of mainstream River Commission to adhere to the prior con- into law by the President in 1982; and dams along the Lower Mekong River, con- sultation process for dam construction under Whereas the debt subject to limit has been cluding that the decision to move forward the Commission’s Procedures for Notifica- increased through an Act of Congress and with even one dam would result in perma- tion, Prior Consultation and Agreement; Presidential signature 38 times since 1982: nent and irreversible changes to the river’s Now, therefore, be it (7) calls on all riparian states along the productivity and regional environment; Mekong River, including China, to respect Resolved, That it is the Sense of the Senate Whereas such changes could threaten the that the President does not have the author- the rights of other river basin countries and region’s food security, block fish migration take into account any objection or concerns ity to ignore the statutory debt limit by or- routes, increase risks to aquatic biodiver- regarding the construction of hydropower dering the Secretary of the Treasury to con- sity, reduce sediment flows, increase saline dams; tinue issuing debt on the full faith and credit intrusion, reduce agricultural production, (8) calls on the Governments of Burma and of the United States. and destabilize the river channels and coast- f line along the Mekong Delta; China to improve cooperation with the Mekong River Commission and information SENATE RESOLUTION 227—CALL- Whereas the United States has significant economic and strategic interests in the sharing on water flows and engage in re- ING FOR THE PROTECTION OF Mekong River subregion that may be jeop- gional decision making processes on the de- THE MEKONG RIVER BASIN AND ardized if the construction of mainstream velopment and use of the Mekong River; and INCREASED UNITED STATES dams places the region’s stability at risk; (9) supports assistance to the Lower SUPPORT FOR DELAYING THE Whereas the Department of State initiated Mekong River riparian states to gather data CONSTRUCTION OF MAINSTREAM the Lower Mekong Initiative in July 2009 to and analyze the impacts of proposed develop- DAMS ALONG THE MEKONG engage Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Viet- ment along the river. RIVER nam on water security issues, to build re- gional capacity, and to facilitate multilat- Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. INHOFE, eral cooperation on effective water resources and Mr. LUGAR) submitted the fol- management;

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Reg. 47045) and Proclamation 8559 (75 to: Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mrs. Fed. Reg. 56463) proclaiming September 11, S. RES. 229 2009, and September 11, 2010, respectively, as GILLIBRAND, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Whereas every State in the United States WEBB, and Mr. WARNER) submitted the Remembrance; and has been affected by wildfire in 2011; following resolution; which was re- Whereas September 11 will never, and Whereas firefighters and residents have ferred to the Committee on the Judici- should never, be just another day in the had to contend with extreme and erratic fire ary: hearts and minds of all people of the United behavior and rapid rates of fire spread; Whereas, as of June 12, 2011, more than S. RES. 228 States: Now, therefore, be it 32,189 wildfires have burned more than Whereas at 8:46 AM, on September 11, 2001, Resolved, That the Senate— 4,700,000 acres of land, which represents more hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed (1) recognizes September 11, 2011, as a day acres burned than in all of 2010 and approxi- into the upper portion of the North Tower of of solemn commemoration of the events of mately 600,000 more acres than the 50-year the World Trade Center in New York City, September 11, 2001, and a day to come to- average of total acres burned in the United New York; gether as a Nation; States in an entire year; Whereas 17 minutes later, at 9:03 AM, hi- (2) offers its deepest and most sincere con- Whereas, as of June 12, 2011— jacked United Airlines Flight 175 crashed dolences to the families, friends, and loved (1) the Southwestern States have reported into the South Tower of the World Trade ones of the innocent victims of the Sep- more than 1,600 fires that have burned more Center; tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; than 1,700,000 acres; Whereas at 9:37 AM, the west wall of the (3) honors the heroic service, actions, and (2) the Southern States have reported more Pentagon was hit by hijacked American Air- sacrifices of first responders, law enforce- than 27,000 fires that have burned more than lines Flight 77, the impact of which caused ment personnel, State and local officials, 2,400,000 acres; immediate and catastrophic damage to the volunteers, and countless others who aided (3) the Northern and Central Rocky Moun- headquarters of the Department of Defense; the innocent victims of those attacks and, in tain States have reported 818 fires that have Whereas at approximately 10:00 AM, the doing so, bravely risked and often gave their burned more than 250,000 acres; passengers and crew of hijacked United Air- own lives; (4) the State of California and Great Basin lines Flight 93 acted heroically to retake (4) recognizes the valiant service, actions, Region have reported more than 7,200 fires control of the airplane and thwart the tak- and sacrifices of United States personnel, in- that have burned more than 21,000 acres; ing of additional American lives by crashing cluding members of the United States Armed (5) the Northwestern States and Alaska the airliner in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Forces, the United States intelligence agen- have reported more than 400 fires that have and, in doing so, gave their lives to save cies, the United States diplomatic service, burned more than 260,000 acres; and countless others; homeland security and law enforcement per- (6) the Eastern States have reported more Whereas nearly 3,000 innocent civilians sonnel, and their families, who have given so than 3,500 fires that have burned more than were killed in the heinous attacks of Sep- much, including their lives and well-being, 41,000 acres; tember 11, 2001; to support the cause of freedom and defend Whereas, as of June 29, 2011, firefighters Whereas tens of thousands of individuals the security of the United States; and personnel from the Federal, State, and narrowly escaped the attacks at the Pen- (5) reaffirms that the people of the United county levels have responded overwhelm- tagon and World Trade Center and, as wit- States will never forget the challenges our ingly to battle wildfires throughout the nesses to this tragedy, are forever changed; country endured on and since September 11, United States, filling more than 95,600 re- Whereas countless fire departments, police 2001, and will work tirelessly to defeat those quests for firefighter crew members; and departments, first responders, governmental who attacked the United States; and Whereas the brave men and women who an- officials, workers, emergency medical per- (6) on the 10th anniversary of this tragic swered the calls for assistance have worked sonnel, and volunteers responded imme- day in United States history— to minimize the displacement of thousands diately and heroically to those horrific (A) calls upon all of the people and institu- of residents and to protect against loss of life events; tions of the United States to observe a mo- and property: Now, therefore, be it Whereas the Fire Department of New York ment of remembrance on September 11, 2011, Resolved, That the Senate— suffered 343 fatalities on September 11, 2001, including— (1) recognizes the heroic efforts of fire- the largest loss of life of any emergency re- (i) media outlets; fighters to contain wildfires and protect sponse agency in United States history; (ii) houses of worship; lives, homes, natural resources, and rural Whereas the Port Authority Police Depart- (iii) military organizations; economies throughout the United States; ment suffered 37 fatalities in the attacks, the (iv) veterans organizations; (2) encourages the people and government largest loss of life of any police force in (v) airlines; officials of the United States to express their United States history in a single day; (vi) airports; appreciation to the brave men and women Whereas the New York Police Department (vii) railroads; serving in the firefighting services through- suffered 23 fatalities as a result of the ter- (viii) sports teams; out the United States; rorist attacks; (ix) the Federal Government; (3) encourages the people and communities Whereas the impact of that day on public (x) State and local governments; of the United States to be diligent in pre- health continues through 2011, as nearly (xi) police, fire, and other public institu- venting and preparing for wildfires; and 90,000 people are at risk of or suffering from tions; (4) encourages the people of the United negative health effects as a result of the (xii) educational institutions; States to keep in their thoughts those who events of September 11, 2001, including 14,000 (xiii) businesses; and have experienced loss as a result of wildfire. workers and 2,400 community residents who (xiv) other public and private institutions; f are sick, and tens of thousands of others and AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND whose health is being monitored; (B) encourages the observance of the mo- Whereas 10 years later, the people of the ment of remembrance to last for 1 minute PROPOSED United States and people around the world beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time SA 524. Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts sub- continue to mourn the tremendous loss of in- by, to the maximum extent practicable— mitted an amendment intended to be pro- nocent life on that fateful day; (i) ceasing all work or other activity; and posed by him to the bill S. 1323, to express Whereas 10 years later, thousands of men (ii) marking the moment in an appropriate the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in and women in the United States Armed manner, including by ringing bells, blowing resolving the budget deficit; which was or- Forces remain in harm’s way defending the whistles, or sounding sirens. dered to lie on the table.

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SA 525. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- United States to incur a financial obligation ‘‘(A) any changes in existing law, other ment intended to be proposed by him to the unless that obligation is explicitly condi- than the rescission of funding; or bill S. 1323, supra; which was ordered to lie tioned on the appropriation in subsequent ‘‘(B) any supplemental appropriations, on the table. legislation of sufficient funds for that pur- transfers, or reprogrammings. SA 526. Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. pose, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assist- ‘‘SEC. 1025. GRANTS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON RUBIO) submitted an amendment intended to ance Program. PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY. be proposed by him to the bill S. 1323, supra; ‘‘(5) The term ‘funding’ refers to new budg- ‘‘(a) PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO WITH- which was ordered to lie on the table. et authority and obligation limits except to HOLD FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other f the extent that the funding is provided for provision of law and if the President pro- entitlement law. TEXT OF AMENDMENTS poses a rescission of funding under this part, ‘‘(6) The term ‘rescind’ means to eliminate OMB may, subject to the time limits pro- SA 524. Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts or reduce the amount of enacted funding. vided in subsection (c), temporarily withhold submitted an amendment intended to ‘‘(7) The terms ‘withhold’ and ‘withholding’ that funding from obligation. apply to any executive action or inaction be proposed by him to the bill S. 1323, ‘‘(b) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES AVAILABLE that precludes the obligation of funding at a ONLY ONCE PER BILL.—The President may to express the sense of the Senate on time when it would otherwise have been not invoke the procedures of this part, or the shared sacrifice in resolving the budget available to an agency for obligation. The authority to withhold funding granted by deficit; which was ordered to lie on the terms do not include administrative or pre- subsection (a), on more than 1 occasion for table; as follows: paratory actions undertaken prior to obliga- any Act providing funding. At the end, add the following: tion in the normal course of implementing budget laws. ‘‘(c) TIME LIMITS.—OMB shall make avail- SEC. l. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PRO- able for obligation any funding withheld ‘‘SEC. 1023. TIMING AND PACKAGING OF RESCIS- TECTING SMALL BUSINESS FROM under subsection (a) on the earliest of— ADDITIONAL TAX BURDENS. SION REQUESTS. ‘‘(1) the day on which the President deter- It is the sense of the Senate that small ‘‘(a) TIMING.—If the President proposes mines that the continued withholding or re- businesses, as defined by the Small Business that Congress rescind funding under the pro- duction no longer advances the purpose of Administration, should be exempt from any cedures in this part, OMB shall transmit a legislative consideration of the rescission re- net tax increase that is proposed or included message to Congress containing the informa- quest; in legislation that raises the statutory bor- tion specified in section 1024, and the mes- ‘‘(2) starting from the day on which OMB rowing authority of the United States. sage transmitting the proposal shall be sent to Congress not later than 45 calendar days transmitted a message to Congress request- ing the rescission of funding, 25 calendar SA 525. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an after the date of enactment of the funding. days in which the House of Representatives amendment intended to be proposed by ‘‘(b) PACKAGING AND TRANSMITTAL OF RE- QUESTED RESCISSIONS.—Except as provided in has been in session or 25 calendar days in him to the bill S. 1323, to express the which the Senate has been in session, which- sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice subsection (c), for each piece of legislation that provides funding, the President shall re- ever occurs second; or in resolving the budget deficit; which quest at most 1 package of rescissions and ‘‘(3) the last day after which the obligation was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- the rescissions in that package shall apply of the funding in question can no longer be lows: only to funding contained in that legislation. fully accomplished in a prudent manner be- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- OMB shall deliver each message requesting a fore its expiration. lowing: package of rescissions to the Secretary of ‘‘(d) DEFICIT REDUCTION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds that are rescinded TITLEll—REDUCTION OF UNNECESSARY the Senate if the Senate is not in session and under this part shall be dedicated only to re- SPENDING to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the House is not in session. OMB shall ducing the deficit or increasing the surplus. SECTION ll1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES. make a copy of the transmittal message pub- ‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT OF LEVELS IN THE CONCUR- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited licly available, and shall publish in the Fed- RENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.—Not later as the ‘‘Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of eral Register a notice of the message and in- than 5 days after the date of enactment of an 2011’’. formation on how it can be obtained. approval bill as provided under this part, the (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is ‘‘(c) SPECIAL PACKAGING RULES.—After en- chairs of the Committees on the Budget of to create an optional fast-track procedure actment of— the Senate and the House of Representatives the President may use when submitting re- ‘‘(1) a joint resolution making continuing shall revise allocations and aggregates and scission requests, which would lead to an up- appropriations; other appropriate levels under the appro- or-down vote by Congress on the President’s ‘‘(2) a supplemental appropriations bill; or priate concurrent resolution on the budget package of rescissions, without amendment. ‘‘(3) an omnibus appropriations bill; to reflect the repeal or cancellation, and the SEC. ll2. RESCISSIONS OF FUNDING. covering some or all of the activities cus- applicable committees shall report revised The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is tomarily funded in more than 1 regular ap- suballocations pursuant to section 302(b), as amended by striking part C and inserting the propriations bill, the President may propose appropriate. following: as many as 2 packages rescinding funding ‘‘SEC. 1026. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF ‘‘PART C—EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF contained in that legislation, each within RESCISSION REQUESTS. PROPOSED RESCISSIONS the 45-day period specified in subsection (a). ‘‘(a) PREPARATION OF LEGISLATION TO CON- ‘‘SEC. 1021. APPLICABILITY AND DISCLAIMER. OMB shall not include the same rescission in SIDER A PACKAGE OF EXPEDITED RESCISSION ‘‘The rules, procedures, requirements, and both packages, and, if the President requests REQUESTS.— definitions in this part apply only to execu- the rescission of more than one discrete ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the House of Rep- tive and legislative actions explicitly taken amount of funding under the jurisdiction of resentatives receives a package of expedited under this part. They do not apply to actions a single subcommittee, OMB shall include rescission requests, the Clerk shall prepare a taken under part B or to other executive and each of those discrete amounts in the same House bill that only rescinds the amounts re- legislative actions not taken under this part. package. quested which shall read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 1022. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘SEC. 1024. REQUESTS TO RESCIND FUNDING. ‘‘ ‘There are enacted the rescissions num- ‘‘In this part: ‘‘For each request to rescind funding under bered [insert number or numbers] as set ‘‘(1) The terms ‘appropriations Act’, ‘budg- this part, the transmittal message shall— forth in the Presidential message of [insert et authority’, and ‘new budget authority’ ‘‘(1) specify— date] transmitted under part C of the Im- have the same meanings as in section 3 of ‘‘(A) the dollar amount to be rescinded; poundment Control Act of 1974 as amended.’ the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. ‘‘(B) the agency, bureau, and account from ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION PROCEDURE.—The Clerk ‘‘(2) The terms ‘account’, ‘current year’, which the rescission shall occur; shall include in the bill each numbered re- ‘CBO’, and ‘OMB’ have the same meanings as ‘‘(C) the program, project, or activity with- scission request listed in the Presidential in section 250 of the Balanced Budget and in the account (if applicable) from which the package in question, except that the Clerk Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 as in rescission shall occur; shall omit a numbered rescission request if effect on September 30, 2002. ‘‘(D) the amount of funding, if any, that the Chairman of the Committee on the Budg- ‘‘(3) The term ‘days of session’ shall be cal- would remain for the account, program, et of the House, after consulting with the culated by excluding weekends and national project, or activity if the rescission request Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of holidays. Any day during which a chamber of is enacted; and the Senate, CBO, GAO, and the House and Congress is not in session shall not be count- ‘‘(E) the reasons the President requests the Senate committees that have jurisdiction ed as a day of session of that chamber. Any rescission; over the funding, determines that the num- day during which neither chamber is in ses- ‘‘(2) designate each separate rescission re- bered rescission does not refer to funding or sion shall not be counted as a day of session quest by number; and includes matter not permitted under a re- of Congress. ‘‘(3) include proposed legislative language quest to rescind funding. ‘‘(4) The term ‘entitlement law’ means the to accomplish the requested rescissions ‘‘(b) INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL OF LEGIS- statutory mandate or requirement of the which may not include— LATION TO ENACT A PACKAGE OF EXPEDITED

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RESCISSIONS.—The majority leader or the mi- divided and controlled by a proponent and an (2) 904(d)(1).—Section 904(d)(1) of the Con- nority leader of the House or Representa- opponent are allowed, as well as 1 motion to gressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by tives, or a designee, shall (by request) intro- further limit debate on the bill. striking ‘‘1017’’ and inserting ‘‘1017 or 1026’’. duce each bill prepared under subsection (a) ‘‘(4) MOTION TO RECONSIDER.—A motion to SEC. ll4. AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF THE IM- not later than 4 days of session of the House reconsider the vote on passage of the bill POUNDMENT CONTROL ACT. after its transmittal, or, if no such bill is in- shall not be in order. (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of the Impound- troduced within that period, any member of ‘‘(f) SENATE CONSIDERATION.— ment Control Act of 1974 is amended by in- the House may introduce the required bill in ‘‘(1) REFERRAL.—If the House of Represent- serting at the end the following: the required form on the fifth or sixth day of atives approves a House bill enacting a pack- ‘‘SEC. 1002. SEVERABILITY. session of the House after its transmittal. If age of rescissions, that bill as passed by the ‘‘If the judicial branch of the United States such an expedited rescission bill is intro- House shall be sent to the Senate and re- finally determines that 1 or more of the pro- duced in accordance with the preceding sen- ferred to the Senate committee of jurisdic- visions of parts B or C violate the Constitu- tence, it shall be referred to the House com- tion. tion of the United States, the remaining pro- mittee of jurisdiction. A copy of the intro- ‘‘(2) COMMITTEE ACTION.—The committee of visions of those parts shall continue in ef- duced House bill shall be transmitted to the jurisdiction shall report without amendment fect.’’. Secretary of the Senate, who shall provide it the bill referred to it under this subsection (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of to the Senate committee of jurisdiction. not later than 3 days of session of the Senate the Congressional Budget and Impoundment ‘‘(c) HOUSE REPORT AND CONSIDERATION OF after the referral. The committee may order Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting LEGISLATION TO ENACT A PACKAGE OF EXPE- the bill reported favorably, unfavorably, or at the end of the matter for part A of title X DITED RESCISSIONS.—The House committee of without recommendation. the following: jurisdiction shall report without amendment ‘‘(3) DISCHARGE.—If the committee has not ‘‘Sec. 1002. Severability.’’. the bill referred to it under subsection (b) reported the bill by the end of the 3-day pe- SEC. ll5. EXPIRATION. not more than 5 days of session of the House riod, the committee shall be automatically Part C of the Impoundment Control Act of after the referral. The committee may order discharged from further consideration of the 1974 (as amended by this Act) shall expire on the bill reported favorably, unfavorably, or bill and it shall be placed on the appropriate December 31, 2015. without recommendation. If the committee calendar. has not reported the bill by the end of the 5- ‘‘(4) MOTION TO PROCEED.—On the following SA 526. Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and day period, the committee shall be auto- day and for 3 subsequent calendar days in Mr. RUBIO) submitted an amendment matically discharged from further consider- which the Senate is in session, it shall be in ation of the bill and it shall be placed on the intended to be proposed by him to the order for any Senator to move to proceed to appropriate calendar. bill S. 1323, to express the sense of the consider the bill in the Senate. Upon such a ‘‘(d) HOUSE MOTION TO PROCEED.— Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving motion being made, it shall be deemed to ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After a bill to enact an the budget deficit; which was ordered expedited rescission package has been re- have been agreed to and the motion to recon- sider shall be deemed to have been laid on to lie on the table; as follows: ported or the committee of jurisdiction has At the end, add the following: been discharged under subsection (c), it shall the table. TITLE II—DEBT BUY-DOWN be in order to move to proceed to consider ‘‘(5) DEBATE.—Debate on the bill in the the bill in the House. A Member who wishes Senate under this subsection, and all debat- SECTION 201. SHORT TITLE. to move to proceed to consideration of the able motions and appeals in connection This title may be cited as the ‘‘Debt Buy- bill shall announce that fact, and the motion therewith, shall not exceed 10 hours, equally Down Act’’. to proceed shall be in order only during a divided and controlled in the usual form. De- SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF AMOUNTS FOR RE- time designated by the Speaker within the bate in the Senate on any debatable motion DUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT. legislative schedule for the next calendar or appeal in connection with such a bill shall (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter day of legislative session or the one imme- be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re- diately following it. equally divided and controlled in the usual lating to returns and records) is amended by form. A motion to further limit debate on adding at the end the following new part: ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO SET TIME.—If the Speaker does not designate a time under paragraph such a bill is not debatable. ‘‘PART IX—DESIGNATION FOR REDUCTION (1), 3 or more calendar days of legislative ses- ‘‘(6) MOTIONS NOT IN ORDER.—A motion to OF PUBLIC DEBT sion after the bill has been reported or dis- amend such a bill or strike a provision from ‘‘Sec. 6097. Designation. charged, it shall be in order for any Member it is not in order. A motion to recommit ‘‘SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION. to move to proceed to consider the bill. such a bill is not in order. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Every individual with ‘‘(g) SENATE POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not ‘‘(3) PROCEDURE.—A motion to proceed adjusted income tax liability for any taxable be in order under this part for the Senate to under this subsection shall not be in order year may designate that a portion of such li- consider a bill approved by the House enact- after the House has disposed of a prior mo- ability (not to exceed 10 percent thereof) ing a package of rescissions under this part tion to proceed with respect to that package shall be used to reduce the public debt. if any numbered rescission in the bill would of expedited rescissions. The previous ques- ‘‘(b) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—A enact matter not requested by the President tion shall be considered as ordered on the designation under subsection (a) may be or not permitted under this Act as part of motion to proceed, without intervening mo- made with respect to any taxable year only that package. If a point of order under this tion. A motion to reconsider the vote by at the time of filing the return of tax im- subsection is sustained, the bill may not be which the motion to proceed has been dis- posed by chapter 1 for the taxable year. The considered under this part.’’. posed of shall not be in order. designation shall be made on the first page ll ‘‘(4) REMOVAL FROM CALENDAR.—If 5 cal- SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING of the return or on the page bearing the tax- endar days of legislative session have passed AMENDMENTS. payer’s signature. since the bill was reported or discharged (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of ‘‘(c) ADJUSTED INCOME TAX LIABILITY.—For under this subsection and no Member has the Congressional Budget and Impoundment purposes of this section, the adjusted income made a motion to proceed, the bill shall be Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking tax liability of an individual for any taxable removed from the calendar. the matter for part C of title X and inserting year is the income tax liability of the indi- ‘‘(e) HOUSE CONSIDERATION.— the following: vidual for the taxable year determined under ‘‘(1) CONSIDERED AS READ.—A bill con- ‘‘PART C—EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF section 6096(b), reduced by any amount des- sisting of a package of rescissions under this PROPOSED RESCISSIONS ignated under section 6096(a).’’. part shall be considered as read. ‘‘Sec. 1021. Applicability and disclaimer. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ‘‘(2) POINTS OF ORDER.—All points of order ‘‘Sec. 1022. Definitions. parts for such subchapter A is amended by against the bill are waived, except that a ‘‘Sec. 1023. Timing and packaging of rescis- adding at the end the following new item: point of order may be made that 1 or more sion requests. ‘‘PART IX. DESIGNATION FOR REDUCTION OF numbered rescissions included in the bill ‘‘Sec. 1024. Requests to rescind funding. PUBLIC DEBT’’. would enact language containing matter not ‘‘Sec. 1025. Grants of and limitations on (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments requested by the President or not permitted presidential authority. made by this section shall apply to taxable under this part as part of that package. If ‘‘Sec. 1026. Congressional consideration of years ending after the date of the enactment the Presiding Officer sustains such a point of rescission requests.’’. of this Act. order, the numbered rescission or rescissions (b) TEMPORARY WITHHOLDING.—Section SEC. 203. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND. that would enact such language are deemed 1013(c) of the Impoundment Control Act of (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter to be automatically stripped from the bill 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘section 1012’’ 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re- and consideration proceeds on the bill as and inserting ‘‘section 1012 or section 1025’’. lating to trust fund code) is amended by add- modified. (c) RULEMAKING.— ing at the end the following section: ‘‘(3) PREVIOUS QUESTION.—The previous (1) 904(a).—Section 904(a) of the Congres- ‘‘SEC. 9511. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST question shall be considered as ordered on sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by FUND. the bill to its passage without intervening striking ‘‘and 1017’’ and inserting ‘‘1017, and ‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is motion, except that 4 hours of debate equally 1026’’. established in the Treasury of the United

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Imparato at (202) 228–3453. the Trust Fund as provided in this section or ‘‘(2) EXEMPT ACCOUNTS.—No order issued section 9602(b). under this part may— f ‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There ‘‘(A) reduce benefits payable to the old-age RECOGNIZING HEROIC EFFORTS OF are hereby appropriated to the Public Debt and survivors insurance program established FIREFIGHTERS Reduction Trust Fund amounts equivalent under title II of the Social Security Act; to the amounts designated under section 6097 ‘‘(B) reduce retired or retainer pay payable Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent (relating to designation for public debt re- to a member or former member of the uni- the Senate proceed to consideration of duction). formed services; or S. Res. 229. ‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Pub- ‘‘(C) reduce payments for net interest (all The PRESIDING OFFICER. The lic Debt Reduction Trust Fund shall be used of major functional category 900).’’. clerk will report the resolution by by the Secretary for purposes of paying at (b) REPORTS.—Section 254 of the Balanced title. maturity, or to redeem or buy before matu- Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act The assistant legislative clerk read rity, any obligation of the Federal Govern- of 1985 is amended— as follows: ment included in the public debt (other than (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end an obligation held by the Federal Old-Age of the table the following new item: A resolution (S. Res. 229) recognizing the and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the ‘‘October 1 ...... Department of Treasury heroic efforts of firefighters to contain nu- Department of Defense Military Retirement report to Congress esti- merous wildfires that have affected thou- Fund). Any obligation which is paid, re- mating amount of in- sands of people throughout the United deemed, or bought with amounts from the come tax designated States. Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund shall be pursuant to section There being no objection, the Senate 6097 of the Internal canceled and retired and may not be re- Revenue Code of 1986.’’; proceeded to consider the resolution. issued.’’. (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, and Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sequestration to reduce the public debt,’’ imous consent the resolution be agreed sections for such subchapter is amended by to, the preamble be agreed to, and the adding at the end the following new item: after ‘‘sequestration’’; (3) in subsection (c), by redesignating para- motions to reconsider be laid on the ‘‘Sec. 9511. Public Debt Reduction Trust graph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting table, with no intervening action or de- Fund.’’. after paragraph (4) the following new para- bate on this matter, and any state- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments graph: ments be printed in the RECORD. made by this section shall apply to amounts ‘‘(5) REPORTS ON SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE received after the date of the enactment of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without THE PUBLIC DEBT.—The preview reports shall objection, it is so ordered. this Act. set forth for the budget year estimates for The resolution (S. Res. 229) was SEC. 204. TAXPAYER-GENERATED SEQUESTRA- each of the following: TION OF FEDERAL SPENDING TO RE- ‘‘(A) The aggregate amount designated agreed to. DUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT. under section 6097 of the Internal Revenue The preamble was agreed to. (a) SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC Code of 1986 for the last taxable year ending The resolution, with its preamble, DEBT.—Part C of the Balanced Budget and before the budget year. reads as follows: Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is ‘‘(B) The amount of reductions required S. RES. 229 amended by inserting after section 253 the under section 253A and the deficit remaining Whereas every State in the United States following new section: after those reductions have been made. has been affected by wildfire in 2011; ‘‘SEC. 253A. SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE ‘‘(C) The sequestration percentage nec- Whereas firefighters and residents have PUBLIC DEBT. essary to achieve the required reduction in had to contend with extreme and erratic fire ‘‘(a) SEQUESTRATION.—Notwithstanding accounts under section 253A(b).’’; and behavior and rapid rates of fire spread; sections 255 and 256, within 15 days after Con- (4) in subsection (f), by redesignating para- Whereas, as of June 12, 2011, more than gress adjourns to end a session, and on the graphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), 32,189 wildfires have burned more than same day as sequestration (if any) under sec- respectively, and by inserting after para- 4,700,000 acres of land, which represents more tions 251, 252, and 253, and under section 5(b) graph (3) the following new paragraph: acres burned than in all of 2010 and approxi- of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, ‘‘(4) REPORTS ON SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE mately 600,000 more acres than the 50-year but after any sequestration required by THE PUBLIC DEBT.—The final reports shall average of total acres burned in the United those sections, there shall be a sequestration contain all of the information contained in States in an entire year; equivalent to the estimated aggregate the public debt taxation designation report Whereas, as of June 12, 2011— amount designated under section 6097 of the required on October 1.’’. (1) the Southwestern States have reported Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the last (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of more than 1,600 fires that have burned more taxable year ending one year before the be- contents in section 250(a) of the Balanced than 1,700,000 acres; ginning of that session of Congress, as esti- Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2) the Southern States have reported more mated by the Department of the Treasury on of 1985 is amended by inserting after the than 27,000 fires that have burned more than October 1 and as modified by the total of— item relating to section 253 the following 2,400,000 acres; ‘‘(1) any amounts by which net discre- new item: (3) the Northern and Central Rocky Moun- tionary spending is reduced by legislation ‘‘Sec. 253A. Sequestration to reduce the pub- tain States have reported 818 fires that have below the discretionary spending limits en- lic debt.’’. burned more than 250,000 acres; acted after the enactment of this section re- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding sec- (4) the State of California and Great Basin lated to the fiscal year subject to the seques- tion 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- Region have reported more than 7,200 fires tration (or, in the absence of such limits, gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the expira- that have burned more than 21,000 acres; any net deficit change from the baseline tion date set forth in that section shall not (5) the Northwestern States and Alaska amount calculated under section 257; and apply to the amendments made by this sec- have reported more than 400 fires that have ‘‘(2) the net deficit change that has re- tion. The amendments made by this section burned more than 260,000 acres; and sulted from all direct spending legislation (6) the Eastern States have reported more shall cease to have any effect after the first enacted after the enactment of this section than 3,500 fires that have burned more than fiscal year during which there is no public related to the fiscal year subject to the se- 41,000 acres; debt. questration, as estimated by OMB. Whereas, as of June 29, 2011, firefighters If the reduction in spending under para- f and personnel from the Federal, State, and graphs (1) and (2) for a fiscal year is greater NOTICE OF HEARING county levels have responded overwhelm- than the estimated aggregate amount des- ingly to battle wildfires throughout the ignated under section 6097 of the Internal COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, United States, filling more than 95,600 re- Revenue Code of 1986 respecting that fiscal AND PENSIONS quests for firefighter crew members; and year, then there shall be no sequestration Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to Whereas the brave men and women who an- under this section. announce that the Committee on swered the calls for assistance have worked ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.— Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- to minimize the displacement of thousands ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by sions will meet in open session on of residents and to protect against loss of life paragraph (2), each account of the United Thursday, July 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. to and property: Now, therefore, be it States shall be reduced by a dollar amount Resolved, That the Senate— calculated by multiplying the level of budg- conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Lessons (1) recognizes the heroic efforts of fire- etary resources in that account at that time From the Field: Learning From What fighters to contain wildfires and protect by the uniform percentage necessary to Works for Employment for Persons lives, homes, natural resources, and rural carry out subsection (a). All obligational au- with Disabilities.’’ economies throughout the United States;

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HONORABLE FRANK R. WOLF government hiring and building churches. true democracy and guard against the im- EGYPT TRIP REPORT They said that they welcomed the Govern- pulse to move too swiftly in a direction that ment of Egypt’s announced intention to would likely guarantee an MB victory. draft a Unified Places of Worship Law, but When the elections are held, independent HON. FRANK R. WOLF cautioned that the few details that had international election monitors must be OF VIRGINIA emerged thus far indicate that the draft present and must be granted unfettered ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES needs much work before it genuinely puts cess to polling stations, etc. In my meetings mosques and churches on equal footing. with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Af- Thursday, July 7, 2011 In my meetings with Baha’i leaders we dis- fairs I stressed that the credibility of any fu- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I submit a copy of cussed the community’s continued difficul- ture election, whenever it takes place, would hinge on the involvement and presence of my Egypt trip report. ties in securing government documents like birth and marriage certificates. I intend to international observers. The importance of PURPOSE pursue this matter further with the Egyptian independent monitors and observers was un- On June 26–28 I visited Egypt to meet with Government, pressing them to rescind the derscored during my meetings with NDI and U.S. and host government officials and key 1960 decree that closed Baha’i assemblies and IRI. Their insight and election expertise is civil society actors, specifically to address seized their assets. invaluable. human rights and religious freedom con- In my meetings with Christian and secular The United States must seriously consider cerns, especially during this critical time of Muslim democracy activists, I was informed conditioning U.S. foreign assistance, specifi- transition. that Islamist elements in Egypt seek an cally military assistance, to Egypt. Since the Camp David Peace Accords, Egypt has MEETINGS Iran-like theocratic state. Some interlocu- tors worried that the Egyptian Army favors received over $60 billion in U.S. foreign as- I met with U.S. Ambassador Margaret sistance—the second largest overall recipi- Scobey and received a modified country Muslim Brothers and Salafists. Many agreed that if Islamists were to win in the upcoming ent of such funding. Given the Mubarak re- team brief from embassy staff. I spoke with gime’s human rights and religious freedom U.S./Western print correspondents and saw elections they would allow ‘‘one man, one vote, one time,’’ thereby making their elec- abuses, I have long believed this assistance Tahrir Square—site of recent pro-democracy should be conditioned on improvements in protests. toral victory irreversible. While meeting with senior representatives these areas. I understand that Egypt is a I met with nearly a dozen Christian, Mus- proud country with a rich history. However, lim, Baha’i, and youth activists, including a of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) I sought to press them on their intentions. I raised con- at this time of historic transition in Egypt leading evangelical minister, Coptic youth and tight budgetary times at home, U.S. tax- leader and prominent Baha’i blogger. cerned about the application of shariah law, especially as it relates to the rights of mi- payer dollars ought not be given to a govern- I also discussed the country’s transition ment that will persecute its own people. Aid norities, and made it clear that my concerns with political activists, including 2005 presi- to Egypt should be conditioned upon the gov- were shared by many in Washington. Free- dential candidate and former political pris- ernment respecting and upholding univer- dom-loving people the world over should be oner Ayman Nour, who is again seeking the sally recognized human rights norms. This is very concerned if the MB comes to power in presidency. especially important as Egypt moves toward Egypt. We must not close our eyes to their I discussed interfaith dialogue with Sheikh crafting a new constitution. It is imperative stated plans. Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the leading that this constitution is fully secular and in- scholar in Sunni Islam, and met with Muslim DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION clude, among other things, religious freedom Brotherhood official Essam El-Errian to cau- Some Egyptian activists and most reli- protections. Ultimately, foreign assistance, tion the group to respect religious freedom. gious freedom advocates were pessimistic especially of this magnitude, is a key lever- I worshiped in a Coptic Orthodox Church about the transition to date and prospects age point and should be used accordingly, and visited St. Mary’s Church in Imbaba (a for a free, tolerant, and democratic govern- particularly with the Supreme Council of the Cairo suburb) which had been destroyed by ment after elections. Egyptian Armed Forces (SCAF). radical Islamists on May 7. I also met with a Several of these activists stressed that the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS woman who runs an orphanage and social best way to counter Islamists in the short I would like to thank the U.S. embassy services organization for the Christian run is to first draft a constitution and delay personnel, outgoing Ambassador Margaret ‘‘zabaleen’’ (trash collectors) in Cairo. elections until democratic parties have Scobey, Peter Shea, my control officer, and I met with Deputy Foreign Minister Wafaa formed and become operational. One activist Liz Colton for their assistance in making Bassim and other representatives of the went so far as to say that he was 80 percent this trip possible and for their dedicated Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sure Egypt would become an Islamist state service to their country. raised concerns about human rights and the akin to Iran unless the current transition I would also like to acknowledge the good prospects of a transition to a true democ- process and timeline is altered. work of the press in Egypt, some of whom I racy. Activists also said that secular, pro-democ- had the opportunity to meet. At a time of In my meetings with Egyptian government racy parties need to take additional steps to such monumental and rapid change they officials, I mentioned that this year I had in- get organized and build support across the clearly had a read on the national pulse and troduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 440, sectarian divide. One human rights activist their reporting of events in real time is crit- (which now has 75 cosponsors) that would underscored the long-term importance of ical. create a Special Envoy position at the State secular education and more interaction be- I would also like to thank the many civil Department to focus specifically on the chal- tween Christian and Muslim youth. society representatives I met, but for secu- lenges faced by religious minorities in key RECOMMENDATIONS rity reasons have opted not to mention by countries in the Middle East, including In light of the meetings I had and the in- name, who gave a candid and courageous as- Egypt. The legislation was introduced in sights I gained, I came away with a number sessment of the challenges facing their coun- January, prior to the political unrest in of broad-based policy recommendations: try. Egypt, but has arguably never been more The U.S. Government should encourage the CONCLUSION needed. Ancient religious minority commu- Egyptian Government to temporarily delay The Egyptian people have endured much nities, among them Coptic Christians, are parliamentary elections, currently scheduled over the years. The State Department’s an- important moderating influences and are for September. Under the Mubarak regime nual human rights report released in April critical to the future of a democratic and free speech and freedom of assembly were found the following: pluralistic Egypt. curtailed, sectarian divisions were stoked The government limited citizens’ right to I met with representatives of non-govern- and the press was restricted—some of these change their government and extended a mental organizations (NGOs) including the issues remain under the current transitional state of emergency that has been in place al- National Democratic Institute (NDI) and government and are not conducive to a most continuously since 1967. Security forces International Republican Institute (IRI). healthy electoral process. In fact, at present, used unwarranted lethal force and tortured HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and remnants and abused prisoners and detainees, in most Coptic Orthodox and other Christians told of the former ruling party are best posi- cases with impunity. Prison and detention me that they feared sectarian violence in the tioned for victory, in part because they are center conditions were poor. Security forces current political vacuum, and were con- better organized and funded. We must recog- arbitrarily arrested and detained individ- cerned about continued discrimination in nize that elections are but a component of a uals, in some cases for political purposes,

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I urge the President to direct the United doms of assembly, association, and religion Today, even in retirement, Mr. Garrard con- States Ambassador to the U.N. to exercise our was poor, and nongovernmental organiza- tinues to serve his community as a member of veto with respect to any resolution of the tions (NGOs) continued to face restrictions. the Atmore City Council. The extent of Mr. United Nations Security Council to the con- In the face of decades of human rights and Garrard’s commitments is considerable. It is trary and call upon Palestinian leaders to re- religious freedom abuses under the Mubarak because of the work of people like John turn to the negotiation table in a good faith ef- regime, successive U.S. administrations, in- Garrard that small towns throughout south fort to reach a mutually acceptable agreement cluding the Obama administration, failed to Alabama, and around the country, are able to advocate for those whose voices were being to bring about the two-state solution, which is silenced. Many pro-democracy activists and thrive and maintain a vibrant sense of commu- one and sure path to the just and lasting religious minorities that I spoke with while nity. peace we all seek. in Egypt felt abandoned by the West. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of For these reasons, I strongly support H. At this historic time of transition, we Escambia County and South Alabama, I ask Res. 268 and urge my colleagues to join me. must not make that mistake again. While my colleagues to join me in thanking Mr. John there is a palpable sense of anticipation and Garrard for his service, and applauding the ex- f even hope about what the future might hold ample of civic engagement that he has set. for the Egyptian people, the outcome is far PERSONAL EXPLANATION from guaranteed. His presence is surely felt throughout his com- There are reliable reports of human rights munity which has benefitted from his many abuses and political repression following contributions of time and talent. Through his HON. MIKE McINTYRE Mubarak’s resignation. For example, a re- life of service and dedication, he has definitely OF NORTH CAROLINA cently released Congressional Research Serv- earned this award, and I am proud to join his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ice report indicated that: many friends and family in saluting him for this Thursday, July 7, 2011 The SCAF has warned news organizations most deserving honor. that it is illegal to criticize the military in Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall the press. A military court sentenced a f vote No. 500 on July 6, 2011, I was unavoid- blogger (Maikel Nabil) to three years in pris- REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO on for insulting the military. Others have ably detained. Had I been present, I would criticized the SCAF over press reports that NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF have voted ‘‘no.’’ female detainees in military custody were ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT subject to ‘‘virginity tests’’ by doctors. f Given the nature and extent of U.S. assist- SPEECH OF ance to Egypt over the years, the U.S. mili- CONGRATULATING PHIL JOHNSON, tary has developed good relations with the HON. LAURA RICHARDSON ATMORE’S CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Egyptian military and we should leverage OF CALIFORNIA those ties as Egypt looks to transition from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JO BONNER military to civilian rule. It will be critical Wednesday, July 6, 2011 for Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and OF ALABAMA the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among others, to Ms. RICHARDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES engage with the SCAF. today as a proud co-sponsor and strong sup- Thursday, July 7, 2011 Ultimately, I believe that the majority of porter of H. Res. 268, which reaffirms our na- Egyptians of all faiths want democracy. The tional commitment to a settlement of the Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to question is will it be taken away from them congratulate a distinguished citizen of South after a single election? Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct nego- Their yearning for true freedom and de- tiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Alabama for his exemplary service to our re- mocracy must not be underestimated. We Madam Speaker, the Israeli-Palestinian con- gion and his community. I am pleased to note have a responsibility to stand with them and flict has persisted for generations. It has that Phil Johnson was recently named Atmore, help them realize their aspirations. claimed thousands of lives and has contrib- Alabama’s 2010 Citizen of the Year. f uted to instability in the world’s most volatile If a leader is someone who is willing to give region. Few things would do more to advance of himself in order to benefit society, then Phil TRIBUTE TO JOHN GARRARD the cause of world peace than the achieve- Johnson certainly fits the definition of a leader. ment of the two-state solution which recog- His stamp on Atmore and surrounding HON. JO BONNER nizes Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state Escambia County is his legacy of developing OF ALABAMA with secure borders and the right of the Pal- local arts programs and inspiring a passion for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES estinians to govern themselves in an autono- the arts among our young people. Thursday, July 7, 2011 mous state with the resources and factor en- Ten years ago, Mr. Johnson played a lead- Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to dowments to enable the Palestinian people to ing role in founding the Greater Escambia congratulate an outstanding citizen of South live in dignity. Council for the Arts (GECA) and has been in- Alabama who has dedicated his life to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, strumental in raising awareness for the arts service of his community and his fellow man. a strong and vocal advocate for direct negotia- throughout his community. I am proud to inform this House that John tions, has already accepted a two-state solu- Mr. Johnson has also performed in, di- Garrard of Atmore, Alabama, was recently tion, only to be continually rebuffed by the Pal- rected, and produced an exceptional number honored with the Atmore Chamber of Com- estinians at every turn. of performances, and helped secure a theater merce’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Madam Speaker, attempts by Palestinian in downtown Atmore. A resident of Atmore for over 60 years, Mr. leadership to circumvent direct negotiations Thanks to Mr. Johnson’s vision and dedica- Garrard has a long and distinguished record of with Israel and instead seek direct recognition tion, the residents of Atmore and Escambia public service. A World War II veteran of the from the United Nations and foreign govern- County have enormous opportunities in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Garrard graduated from ments is counter-productive and undermines arts. From actors to playgoers to the young Millsaps College with a degree in economics the work that has been done over the last sev- people who have become involved in the arts and business administration and a minor in eral decades to come to a peaceful and mutu- for the first time, many have benefited from secondary education. He soon put his edu- ally beneficial resolution. Mr. Johnson’s work and achievements. cation to good use back in his community. The unilateral declaration of statehood by Mr. Speaker, as you know, the arts serve a He began his career as a teacher at the Palestinian Authority shows a disregard for vital role in our communities, and they can Escambia County High School. Afterwards, he and violation of the underlying principles of have an especially large impact in small towns joined the First National Bank of Atmore, Middle East peace agreements, including the like Atmore. where he rose to the position of president and Oslo Accords, the Road Map, and most re- I ask my colleagues to join me in com- where he continues to serve on the board of cently the Annapolis Conference. mending Mr. Johnson for his remarkable serv- directors. Madam Speaker, a two-state solution is the ice, and to join the people of Atmore in recog- Mr. Garrard has also served on the Atmore only feasible resolution to this long-standing nizing the great difference he has made in that Public Library Board for 48 years, was a mem- conflict. Therefore I strongly applaud the Ad- community.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JY8.002 E07JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1253 HONORING GILBERT TREVIN˜ O the best field artilleryman in the United States arm of Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. Orbis Army. quickly became a leader in religious pub- HON. HENRY CUELLAR The Gruber Award was established in 2002 lishing, offering works on spirituality, theology, OF TEXAS to recognize the outstanding individuals who and current affairs, often from a Third World IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES represent excellence among field artillerymen. perspective. In the aftermath of a 1972 earth- Sergeant Jose Weeks dedicates himself to quake that devastated the capital city of Ma- Thursday, July 7, 2011 strengthening his unit by training them to be nagua, Nicaragua, Father Brockmann mobi- Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to prepared for any situation. On July 14, 2010, lized assistance for the victims and estab- recognize the late Gilbert Trevin˜o, a soldier when his convoy came under attack, an im- lished the Nicaraguan Foundation for Integral and researcher who dedicated nearly 30 years provised explosive device struck the lead vehi- Community Development. of his life to the United States Marines both on cle in his patrol. One of the soldiers in the pa- As a veteran statesman and political leader, the field and in the lab. trol was severely injured by shrapnel. By the Father d’Escoto served as the Republic of A Laredo native, Mr. Trevin˜o moved to Col- time the medic arrived, the soldiers inside the Nicaragua’s Minister for Foreign Affairs from lege Station in 1942 to attend Texas A&M Uni- damaged vehicle had already begun emer- July 1979 until April 1990. During his tenure, versity. His scholarly pursuits were placed on gency care and had applied a tourniquet to he played a key role in the Contadora and hold when the United States plunged into the wounded soldier’s leg—a practice in which Esquipulas peace processes to end internal World War II. He joined the United States Ma- Weeks had repeatedly drilled his crew. Their armed conflicts in Central America in the rine Corps in 1944 and witnessed the perils of rapid response saved the soldier’s life and 1980s. He was later elected as President of war at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a battle, on demonstrated Weeks’s effectiveness as a the 63rd Session of the United Nations Gen- which he wrote in his 2006 memoir. After serv- trainer. Saving the life of another soldier eral Assembly, and served in this role from ing our country, Mr. Trevin˜o returned to school through effective emergency training merits September 2008 to September 2009. Father in 1947 to complete a professional veterinary Weeks receiving the Gruber award. d’Escoto is currently a member of the UN degree and later received a Master’s at Texas Weeks’s Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Human Rights Council Advisory Committee. A&M University and Ph.D. from Michigan Colonel Terrence Braley, confirmed, ‘‘Sergeant Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me State University. First Class Weeks is an adaptable, flexible in honoring the 50th anniversary of H.E. Fa- Mr. Trevin˜o met Chris, who would eventually leader and a master artilleryman. . . . He can ther Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann’s ordination become his wife, while he was working in move from doing his core competencies to fir- to the priesthood and his significant contribu- Washington, DC. The couple was together just ing battery platoon sergeant . . . to con- tions to the global community. under a year when he received word he was ducting crew drills [to] IED patrol without skip- f to be stationed in Japan. The pair planned ping a beat.’’ their wedding in just eight days and moved to Jose Weeks is an exemplary soldier who is RECOGNITION OF THE 250TH ANNI- Japan, where their two children were born. highly deserving of this award. It is an honor VERSARY OF THE TOWN OF Mr. Trevin˜o served in Michigan, Maryland, to recognize him for his leadership and com- GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSA- and Kentucky as an advisor to the Surgeon mitment to serving in the United States Army. CHUSETTS General for the Department of Agriculture be- Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues in the fore returning to College Station to teach at House of Representatives please join me in HON. JOHN W. OLVER his alma mater. He spent his career in class- congratulating Sergeant 1st Class Jose Weeks OF MASSACHUSETTS rooms and military research labs, where his on receiving the Gruber Award as the best IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scientific investigations contributed to a vac- field artilleryman in the United States Army. Thursday, July 7, 2011 cine for rabies. Mr. Trevin˜o’s devotion to edu- f cation provided a source of inspiration for the Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to younger generations of his family; his children, IN HONOR OF H.E. FATHER recognize the 250th anniversary of the found- Elisa and Steven, as well as his nieces and MIGUEL D’ESCOTO BROCKMANN’S ing of the town of Great Barrington, Massa- nephews, all took note of his accomplishments 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINA- chusetts, including the village of Housatonic. and many pursued postsecondary education TION TO THE PRIESTHOOD The town was incorporated by the colonial as a result. Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachu- Mr. & Mrs. Trevin˜o moved back to Laredo HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH setts, Sir Francis Bernard, on June 30, 1761. after he retired from the university in 1981 OF OHIO Nestled in the Berkshire Hills, Great Bar- where he remained active in the Laredo vet- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rington features natural resources such as Monument Mountain, Lake Mansfield, and the erans’ community. He raised funds and ac- Thursday, July 7, 2011 companied the city’s Gold Star mothers to scenic Housatonic River. It is the town that Washington, DC to visit the Vietnam Memorial Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in saw the first open resistance to British rule in after its completion in 1982. When the Laredo honor of the 50th anniversary of H.E. Father 1774, Henry Knox’s cannon caravan passing Animal Clinic veterinarian was unavailable, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann’s ordination to the through to Fort Ticonderoga in 1776, and pro- Trevin˜o happily performed examinations and priesthood. Father d’Escoto has dedicated his vided a distinguished roster of military per- conducted surgeries in his absence. He was a life and ministry to peace, social justice, and sonnel to every major conflict in which Amer- man of integrity and determination, and did solidarity. ica has participated. whatever he could to help others. Father d’Escoto was born in 1933 in Los Great Barrington has also been the home of Mr. Speaker, I am honored and privileged to Angeles, California, but spent a majority of his poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant, in- have the opportunity to recognize the late Gil- childhood in Nicaragua. After returning to the ventor William Stanley—who first lit the streets bert Trevin˜o. He is no longer with us, but his United States, he began studying at the of Great Barrington—and inventor Marcus contributions to his country, profession, and Catholic seminary at Maryknoll in 1953. In Rogers. Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully community will live on. Thank you. 1961, Father d’Escoto Brockmann was or- sued for her freedom from slavery in 1781, Laura Ingersoll Secord, the Canadian heroine f dained a priest of the Maryknoll Missionaries. Father d’Escoto earned his Master’s of of the War of 1812, Anson Jones, the last RECOGNIZING SERGEANT FIRST Science from Columbia University’s School of president of the Republic of Texas and James CLASS JOSE WEEKS, RECIPIENT Journalism in 1962. Weldon Johnson, the co-writer of the Negro OF THE 2010 GRUBER AWARD Father d’Escoto has focused his ministry on National Anthem all resided in Great Bar- helping the poor and disadvantaged popu- rington. W.E.B. Dubois, distinguished writer, HON. ADAM SMITH lations of the world. In 1963, Father d’Escoto editor, sociologist and activist, graduated from OF WASHINGTON founded the National Institute of Research and Searles High School in Great Barrington as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Population Action in Chile. Through this orga- valedictorian before embarking upon a lifetime nization, he sought to empower impoverished of achievement that included the founding of Thursday, July 7, 2011 populations living in slum neighborhoods the Niagara Movement, the precursor to the Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I through community action in defense of labor National Association for the Advancement of rise today to recognize Sergeant 1st Class rights. In 1970, while serving as Maryknoll’s Colored Persons. The citizens of Great Bar- Jose Weeks of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Social Communications Department, Father rington stand as an example of what hard Division for earning the 2010 Gruber Award as d’Escoto founded Orbis Books, the publishing work and resolve can accomplish.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07JY8.005 E07JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 7, 2011 The town of Great Barrington is also the doubtedly provided many Metro Detroit young Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me center of many historical, commercial and cul- adults with the opportunity to pursue higher in extending warm wishes to Anne Feeney on tural resources, including the Mason Library in education and more fully realize their potential. her 60th birthday. Great Barrington and Ramsdell Library in The success of Ed’s vision speaks for itself, f Housatonic, the Mahaiwe Performing Arts with Youth Day having become a tradition for Center, the Captain Truman Wheeler House, the Metro Detroit community. Since its incep- DEPARTMENT OF the Dwight-Henderson House, and the famed tion so many years ago, Youth Day has grown APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 Newsboy Statue. With its scenic natural re- from twelve hundred participants to over thirty- SPEECH OF sources, Great Barrington has become the seven thousand annually, with more than summer vacation destination of thousands and seven hundred thousand youth participants HON. BOB FILNER continues to be a vibrant and charming com- throughout its history. Of equal importance are OF CALIFORNIA munity. the more than fifteen hundred annual volun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of teers who come from over six hundred com- Thursday, June 23, 2011 the town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, munity organizations and businesses who su- I congratulate its citizens and praise their dedi- pervise sports clinics, games, contests and The House in Committee of the Whole cation and perseverance throughout the many other activities that are a part of this House on the State of the Union had under town’s history. I look forward with enthusiastic daylong event. For its impact, Youth Day has consideration the bill (H.R. 2219) making ap- support as we continue to work together for a been awarded numerous accolades including propriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, prosperous future. a Point of Light award from President George and for other purposes: f H.W. Bush and the Michigan Governor’s award for Physical Fitness. Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chair, I urge Members to PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me support an amendment to the Fiscal Year in celebrating the twenty-ninth annual Metro 2012 Department of Defense Appropriations HON. MIKE McINTYRE Detroit Youth Day and recognizing the orga- Act (H.R. 2219) to restore funding for the Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) of OF NORTH CAROLINA nizers, supporters, volunteers and participants the Congressionally Directed Medical Re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for working together to build a stronger future for Michigan youth in Metro Detroit. search Programs (CDMRP). Thursday, July 7, 2011 The FY2012 Defense Appropriations bill, as f Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall passed by the Committee, cut many CDMRP vote No. 499 on July 6, 2011, I was unavoid- IN HONOR OF ANNE FEENEY programs by 20%. The amendment offered ably detained. Had I been present, I would would restore $3.6 million to the GWIRP, have voted ‘‘no.’’ HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH bringing funding for the program back to f OF OHIO FY2008 levels. This program has made dramatic progress IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWEN- during the past year and deserves additional TY-NINTH ANNUAL METRO DE- Thursday, July 7, 2011 funding. TROIT YOUTH DAY Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in In a landmark Gulf War and Health report, honor of Anne Feeney on the occasion of her the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has recognized HON. GARY C. PETERS 60th birthday. Anne is an exceptional person that the chronic multi-symptom illness affecting OF MICHIGAN and a longtime political activist and musician. 250,000 Gulf War veterans is a serious dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES She has been called a ‘‘union maid and hell ease—not caused by psychiatric illness—that raiser’’ and has actively fought for social jus- also affects other U.S. military forces, and Thursday, July 7, 2011 tice over the past four decades. called for a major national research effort to Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- Anne was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania identify treatments. The scientific community leagues to rise today to recognize the orga- on July 1, 1951. From an early age Anne’s has responded with a dramatic increase in the nizers, supporters and participants of the two great passions were politics and music. quality and quantity of proposals submitted to twenty-ninth annual Metro Detroit Youth Day. She was greatly influenced by the Vietnam GWIRP. Most encouraging, GWIRP-funded re- While Metro Detroit Youth Day has many War, the Civil Rights Movement, and her searchers have completed the first successful leaders, organizers, participants and sup- grandfather, William P. Feeney, a pilot study of a medication to treat one of the porters which make it possible, one man, Mr. mineworkers’ organizer and violinist. major symptoms of Gulf War illness. Ed Deeb, stands at the foundation of this Anne graduated from Fontbonne Academy This effective small program demonstrably great youth empowering event. When asked in 1968. She spent the next year saving merits continuation and expansion, even in a by the Mayor of Detroit to rise to the challenge money until she had enough to purchase a time of fiscal austerity. As stated by the Insti- of overcoming divisions to create a stronger Martin D-28 guitar in 1969. Anne played this tute of Medicine Chair, Dr. Stephen Hauser, it community, Ed answered, rallying the busi- guitar for over forty years at political rallies is ‘‘vital to the health and effectiveness of cur- ness community to work with Detroit youth to and festivals around the world until she re- rent and future military forces, in addition to overcome the divide between business and cently retired it from use. Gulf War veterans.’’ youth. From this work, Youth Day was born as By 1972 Anne had co-founded the Pitts- The GWIRP is the only national program an event which calmed tensions through dia- burgh Action Against Rape, which still pro- studying this issue. It is a competitive peer-re- logue between Detroit business owners and vides services to rape victims in the Pittsburgh viewed program open to any doctor or sci- the youth. Under Ed’s leadership as chairman area. She graduated from the University of entist on a competitive basis. By contrast, Vet- and coordinator of Youth Day, it has continued Pittsburgh in 1974 and the University of Pitts- erans Affairs (VA) research programs are only to grow and evolve into an event focused on burgh School of Law in 1978. She worked as open to VA doctors, few of whom have exper- nurturing the great potential of our youth in the a trial attorney for twelve years and served as tise in chronic multi-symptom illness. To effec- City of Detroit. president of the Pittsburgh Musicians’ Union tively address a difficult and specialized prob- Part of Youth Days’ evolution included ex- from 1997–1998. To date, Anne is the only lem like this, it is necessary to enlist the entire panding its impact on participants, supporters woman elected to this prestigious position. Her medical scientific community. and volunteers. As part of this expansion, political activism continues to this day. Cur- Most importantly, it is working. GWIRP-fund- Youth Day began to focus on providing youth rently, Anne is a member of the Industrial ed researchers at the University of California, with guidance, mentoring, substance abuse Workers of the World and the American Fed- San Diego, will reported in June on the first prevention and motivational activities designed eration of Musicians. successful medication treatment study in the to allow them to channel their creativity and Since 1991, Anne has toured around the history of Gulf War illness research. The study ideas into positive outcomes. As part of this world playing her music and participating in showed that the supplement CoQ10 produced empowerment, Youth Day began awarding labor and political rallies. She has released significant improvement in one of the most se- participants with scholarships for youth that several albums and her music has been cov- rious symptoms of Gulf War illness, fatigue displayed outstanding citizenship, leadership ered by the band Peter, Paul, and Mary. Anne with exertion. It is not a cure, and the study and service. With over seven hundred scholar- is a proud mother of two, a gifted musician, needs to be replicated in a larger group, but ships awarded since 1991, Youth Day has un- and a renowned political activist. the result is extremely encouraging.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07JY8.007 E07JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS July 7, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1255 At long last, the scientific community has agreement with the California Department of interruption. When necessary, he has also recognized the severity and scope of this Transportation and the California Private used his personal vehicle to ensure that every problem and is engaged in its solution. Con- Transportation Corporation to construct the veteran in need makes it to his or her appoint- gress has created this superb program, which nation’s first fully-automated, congestion ments. He has unselfishly given of his time is succeeding where others have failed. Con- priced toll road, State Route 91. Irv laid the and money to not only serve our Nation while gress must provide the necessary resources groundwork for the purchase of right-of-way on active duty, but has remained committed to to continue this progress. and widening of Interstate 5, which resulted in caring for his fellow veterans and their families Additional funding would be used for pilot the largest public works project in Orange all over the Tift area. Any number of citizens studies of promising treatments, for clinical County in over a generation. He also helped of Tifton have benefited greatly from his kind- trials of treatments shown effective in earlier pass Measure M, the successful sales tax pro- ness and benevolence. pilot studies, and for the execution of collabo- gram that invested in voter-approved transpor- Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me today in rative research plans developed by consor- tation projects. It’s no question that he dem- honoring Mr. J.D. Lindsey for his unwavering tiums of scientists funded in prior years. onstrated exceptional leadership during his commitment and service to our country and As you know, our nation owes a sacred tenure as Vice President of the Orange Coun- our community. debt to the men and women who willingly ty Transportation Authority. f serve and sacrifice while wearing our country’s Irv currently serves as a member of the Or- uniform. At this critical time in researching and ange County Water District Board of Directors. REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO understanding Gulf War illness, it is vital that He has previously served as Water Issues NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF bipartisan leadership points out the accom- Committee Chairman and on the Administra- ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT plishments of this small program to our col- tion/Finance Committee, Investment Com- SPEECH OF leagues, to ensure that it survives the current mittee, External Communications Task Team, legislative session and its benefits are not lost and Santa Ana Water Project Authority. During HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY to veterans of the Gulf War and future wars. his tenure on the Water District Board of Di- OF NEW YORK I urge my colleagues to support this impor- rectors, Irv played a key role in the develop- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tant amendment to ensure the continuation of ment of the revolutionary Groundwater Re- Wednesday, July 6, 2011 the Gulf War Illness Research Program. plenishment System, a project that has been f recognized with numerous national and inter- Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to national awards. express my strong support for H. Res. 268, re- BIRTHDAY OF IRV PICKLER Irv has served as chairman of the Orange affirming America’s support for direct Pales- County Solid and Hazardous Waste Manage- tinian-Israeli negotiations as the best means to HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ ment Advisory Committee; president of Or- settle the conflict and the only path to state- OF CALIFORNIA ange County Division of the League of Cali- hood for the Palestinians. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fornia Cities, and member the Anaheim Union A Palestinian state created in the middle of this conflict would be a state created to make Thursday, July 7, 2011 High School District Board of Trustees, Ana- heim’s Parks and Recreation Commission, the war. Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Anaheim Public Library Board, the Transpor- Nothing would be more dangerous or more Speaker, today I would like to honor the life of tation Corridor Agencies, Southern California unworkable than for the Palestinians to gain Irv Pickler, and wish him the best in his 90th Regional Rail Authority, and the Southern the status of statehood without at the same year of life. Irv has demonstrated an excep- California Air Quality Management District time taking on the duties of a responsible tional dedication to public service in the com- Inter-Agency Implementation Company. state—namely, a commitment to peace with its munity, and has made a lasting effect on all Other goverment agencies with which Irv neighbors and basic rights for all of its citi- the people he has touched. has worked include the Los Angeles/San zens. After graduating from California State Uni- Diego Rail Corridor Committee, Orange Coun- The United Nations—a body established as versity, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree ty Cities Airport Authority, Southern California a place of peace—should not create a state in Business Administration, Irv joined the Association of Governments, Foothill/Eastern that is committed to destroying its neighbor. United States Army and later transferred to Transportation Corridor Agency, and Metrolink And, until the Palestinians agree to recognize the United States Air Force. In England, he Joint Committee, and he also supports Acacia Israel’s right to exist and disarm the terrorists, flew 35 missions into France and Germany as Adult Day Care, Alzheimer’s Foundation, the there is no chance that a Palestinian state a bombardier-navigator. After 4 years of serv- Anaheim Family YMCA, the Anaheim Boys would be committed to peaceful co-existence ice, he returned to Los Angeles to be with his and Girls Clubs, and Anaheim Arts Council. with its neighbor. wife and young children. It is clear that Irv Pickler has maintained a This resolution is a simple, basic, common- Eventually settling in Southern California, Irv firm devotion to public service throughout his sense restatement of the clear fact that the opened his own printing company, ‘‘Printing life. As he embarks upon his 90th year, I dispute between the Palestinians and the Dimensions,’’ in Orange County. Today, nearly would like to recognize his achievements and Israelis cannot be resolved unilaterally; it can- 55 years later, Irv works to bring people to- thank him for his dedication. not be resolved by UN fiat; it cannot be re- gether to accomplish client objectives with his f solved by outside forces; it cannot be resolved company, ‘‘Pickler and Associates.’’ Irv has if the Palestinians refuse to recognize Israel demonstrated a firm commitment to commu- HONORING MR. J.D. LINDSEY as a Jewish state; it cannot be resolved if Pal- nity involvement. As a member of the Kiwanis estinians refuse to forswear terrorism against Club of Greater Anaheim, he was twice HON. AUSTIN SCOTT Israel and take actions to dismantle their ter- named ‘‘Kiwanian of the Year.’’ In 1993, he OF GEORGIA rorist infrastructure; it cannot be resolved if the was elected as a Distinguished Lieutenant IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Palestinians continue to set preconditions for Governor of the club. Irv has also served 25 coming to the bargaining table; and, it cannot years on the Cypress College Foundation Thursday, July 7, 2011 be resolved unless all members of the Pales- Board of Directors. Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speak- tinian unity government agree to abide by pre- In the 1970s, Irv was appointed to the Cem- er, I ask you to join me in honoring Mr. J.D. vious agreements with the United States and etery Commission in Anaheim, and to the Or- Lindsey of Tift County, GA. Mr. Lindsey is a Israel. ange County Planning Commission, on which U.S. Marine and a decorated World War II This conflict can only be resolved by both he served one term as a chairman. In 1982, Veteran. He received the Purple Heart for parties sitting down at a table and hammering Irv was elected to the Anaheim City Council, wounds suffered while serving our Nation on out an agreement on the basic issues that di- serving a total of 12 years, including 3 times active duty. Since his discharge from the Ma- vide them. as Mayor pro-tem. He consolidated half a rine Corps, he has worked tirelessly for vet- The Palestinians must understand that they dozen Orange County transportation agencies erans’ causes and issues. He was responsible will only have a state once they make peace into the Orange County Transportation Author- for obtaining the DAV van that is used to with Israel. ity, which produced gains in efficiency, and in- transport veterans to their medical appoint- I hope the United States would make clear creased accountability. When California intro- ments at the VAMC facility in Dublin, GA each its intention to veto any unilateral declaration duced its first cellular solar-powered callbox week. He uses his personal funds to see that of statehood at the United Nations and to pe- system, Irv was behind it. He negotiated the the van continues to run each week without nalize the Palestinians if they are foolhardy

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STEVE KING OF NORTH CAROLINA OF IOWA HONORING REVEREND GEORGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEE JOHNSON Thursday, July 7, 2011 Thursday, July 7, 2011 Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall HON. JEFF DENHAM No. 24, I was delayed in leaving the Medal of vote No. 498 on July 6, 2011, I was unavoid- OF CALIFORNIA Honor Recognition Ceremony for Staff Ser- ably detained. Had I been present, I would IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES geant Salvatore Guinta and was unable to have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Thursday, July 7, 2011 reach the floor to cast my vote before the vote f Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with was closed. Had I been present, I would have my colleagues, Mr. NUNES and Mr. COSTA, to INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN voted ‘‘no.’’ acknowledge and honor the life of a beloved TRAVELER DIGNITY ACT OF 2011 f leader in the Fresno Community, Reverend ANOTHER UNFOLDING TRAGEDY George Lee Johnson, and to recognize his HON. RON PAUL IN SUDAN tireless work as the Senior Pastor of Peoples OF TEXAS Church. Ministering to thousands, Reverend IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. FRANK R. WOLF Johnson earned the respect of fellow clergy OF VIRGINIA and civic leaders alike. Thursday, July 7, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The son of a Baptist minister, George Lee Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, today I introduce Johnson, or G.L. as he came to be known, legislation to protect Americans from physical Thursday, July 7, 2011 grew up in Houston. He moved to Fresno in and emotional abuse by Federal Transpor- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I submit an article 1961 to work as the Associate General Direc- tation Security Administration employees con- which recently ran in the BBC regarding the tor of the Latin American Orphanage. That ducting screenings at the nation’s airports. unfolding tragedy in Sudan. same year, Reverend Johnson and his wife, Year after year the TSA seems more bellig- On the eve of the birth of a new nation in Jackie, joined the then small Peoples Church. erent toward Americans simply seeking to South Sudan, Khartoum is once again perpe- In 1963, Reverend Johnson became the Pas- travel within their own country—a most basic trating acts of violence against its own peo- tor of Peoples Church at the age 37. of our fundamental rights—and sadly Ameri- ple—this time in Southern Kordofan. Reverend Johnson’s commitment to his faith cans are just expected to shut up and take it. First-hand accounts emerging from the re- and the congregation of Peoples Church re- We should not have to shut up and take it. gion are chilling . . . door to door executions, sulted in significant growth of the organization. Many Americans continue to fool them- reportedly based on ethnicity and political af- His uplifting messages of hope and faith ap- selves into accepting TSA abuses by saying ‘‘I filiation; Antonov bombers leaving a trail of pealed to many worshipers. In 1978, Peoples don’t mind giving up my freedoms for secu- devastation in their wake, mass displacement. Church moved to a sanctuary with capacity of rity.’’ In fact, they are giving up their liberties The world says, ‘‘never again,’’ and yet in more than 2,000 people, allowing over 5,000 and not receiving security in return. Time and the face of mounting atrocities, where is the people to attend numerous different services time again we see the revolting pictures of outrage? on Sunday. With an ever-increasing following, Federal screeners with their hands down the [From BBC News, June 23, 2011] Peoples Church attracted a mix of civic lead- pants of children while parents watch help- SUDAN’S SOUTH KORDOFAN: ‘‘BOMBINGS, ers. Moreover, Reverend Johnson’s hard work lessly in agony. We see elderly or disabled BLOOD AND TERROR’’ and service were influential in the community Americans being forced to endure all manner More than 70,000 people are said to have of Fresno. He organized the Pastor’s Prayer of indignity. At the same time, we repeatedly fled violence in Sudan’s South Kordofan hear of passengers who seem to check all the state, where the government says it is dis- Summit in Oakhurst, where over 45 clergy arming rebels. The region borders South members met to pray for guidance for civic boxes marked ‘‘suspicious activity’’ slipping Sudan, a largely Christian and animist re- leaders in combating Fresno’s crime rate and through unencumbered. Just recently we read gion, which is due to gain independence from resolving socioeconomic problems. The suc- of a Nigerian immigrant breezing through TSA the mostly Arabic-speaking, Muslim north cess of this event inspired Reverend Johnson security checks to board a flight from New on 9 July. to organize a weekly Citywide Pastors Prayer York to LA—with a stolen, expired boarding There is concern about the humanitarian Meeting which began in 1993 and still takes pass and an out-of-date student ID as his sole crisis and the alleged atrocities being com- place today. In 2001, the Reverend was in- identification. We should not be surprised to mitted. The area has effectively been cut off by the military and not much has been heard strumental in bringing the Central Valley Billy find government ineptitude and indifference at from people in the area. One aid worker who Graham Crusade to Bulldog Stadium, an the TSA, however. has just left the region told the BBC’s Will event which united more than 200,000 people. What we ultimately need is real privatization Ross about his experiences: Reverend G.L. Johnson retired from Peo- of security, but not phony privatization with the It is terrifying. The civilians try to hide ples Church in 2008 after 45 years of service same TSA screeners in private security firm but generally they run in panic and hence, as the Senior Pastor. However, his retirement uniforms still operating under the ‘‘guidance’’ sadly, there are many casualties who die be- from the church did not mark the end of his of the Federal Government. Real security will cause of shrapnel. There are bombings and shellings every day in different areas. ministry. Reverend Johnson continued to sup- be achieved when the airlines are once again There is a plane called an Antonov which port the church and lend his wisdom and in charge of protecting their property and their circles high in the sky and keeps coming knowledge to the many Fresno residents who passengers. over. Then there is the whistle of the bombs looked to him for guidance. He also traveled To move us in that direction, I am today in- as they fall. You have a few seconds to run throughout the world, teaching at various reli- troducing the American Traveler Dignity Act, but you do not know if it is going to fall on gious conferences. After a brave battle with which establishes that any Federal employee you or not. The sounds of the explosions are cancer, Reverend George Lee Johnson or agency or any individual or entity that re- huge and sometimes the craters they leave are five or six metres across. passed away surrounded by his loving family ceives Federal funds is not immune from any Burning hot pieces of jagged metal, the at the age of 83. U.S. law regarding physical contact with an- shrapnel, go flying across the air and if you Mr. Speaker, please join Mr. NUNES, Mr. other person, making images of another per- are not below the surface in a hole or a dug- COSTA, and I in honoring Reverend George son, or causing physical harm through the use out you are at huge risk. Lee Johnson for his unwavering leadership, of radiation-emitting machinery on another BLOOD AND FLIES and recognizing his accomplishments and person. It means they are not above laws the Then there are the MiGs [planes] which contributions as Pastor of Peoples Church. rest of us must obey. As we continue to see come in very, very fast and low. These fire

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You and who are under fire. for many families whose members remain can imagine how awful that is for women I fear the government has started these committed to various community service activi- and children and men, rural farmers who military operations to try to ensure that op- ties. Their hard work and dedication are wor- have no military background whatsoever. position voice is completely squashed before thy of this body’s recognition. And when they sense that this is not an the 9 July, so that no thought of help of any Since its founding in 1961, Temple Emanu- enemy from outside that is attacking, this is sort could come from the south, knowing El’s membership remains open to persons of their own government, they just do not un- that the emerging republic of South Sudan any race, sex, ethnic background, physical ca- derstand why this is happening. would be very unwilling to get involved as it would endanger their independence. pability, sexual orientation, national origin or There are so many poignant, heart- marital status. The synagogue is a sanctuary breaking stories. The great majority of Nuba people that I A local farmer was lying on the floor of a have spoken to are very worried the Egyp- for interfaith families, gay and lesbian groups hospital in enormous pain, with a large piece tian forces that make up a large percentage as well as numerous organizations and reli- of shrapnel that had gone through his leg, of the UN peacekeepers are not seen as suffi- gious communities interested in pursuing the with blood and flies over him. Again and ciently neutral. Their cultural and religious Jewish faith. Its rich diversity ensures the or- again he was asking the same desperate background and their behaviour and attitude ganization’s ability to provide various religious questions: ‘‘Why is our president doing this towards black Nuba people are unhelpful. programs for all ages. The synagogue is to us? Why is he bombing us?’’ f proud to be the first religious school within the He kept saying: ‘‘This is wrong’’. region to offer special education programs to Then there was a young man who had fled HONORING THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT its members. Pre-school students have the op- a village that was attacked and when the portunity to celebrate Shabbat through song SAF [northern] troops withdrew, he found to his horror that his wife and children had and craft programs. Teens also get together at HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL Temple Emanu-El to study Judaism with their been abducted by the army. OF NEW YORK With anguish in his voice he said he would friends while community members remain en- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rather have been killed than his wife and gaged in the sacred work of ‘tikkun olam’, the child taken. Thursday, July 7, 2011 repair of the world, through various social ac- ‘‘I don’t know what they will do to them, Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, 76 years ago, tion programs. I don’t think I will see them again,’’ he said. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into The worshipers of Temple Emanu-El are No less than 75,000 people have been dis- committed to participating in various commu- placed, and because the bombing and shell- law the National Labor Relations Act, which continues to protect the rights of employees nity programs and service endeavors. Food ing is continuing, that number is probably and monetary funds are collected by the wor- going up every day. and employers, encourages fair bargaining, This is not a war of north versus south— and blocks harmful practices that hurt our Na- shipers and delivered to the members of the this is about a people within north Sudan tion’s workers, businesses and the economy. community. The members also partake in the who want a peaceful existence in the north This important piece of legislation in our Na- weekend meals-on-wheels delivery program just with social and economic opportunities tion’s history has allowed working Americans as they continue to reach out to members of and access to justice. to enjoy their rights to assemble and organize their community in need. The Nuba, a large percentage of whom are The synagogue also maintains a commit- into labor unions. Unions have been instru- Muslims, feel their future is with north ment to provide various educational opportuni- mental in strengthening the middle class. Sudan. ties. Temple Emanu-El provides programs for Leaders like AFL–CIO President Dennis The people of South Kordofan, both the the children to learn Hebrew and various Jew- Hughes, DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Rob- Nuba and people from the nomadic Arab ish traditions while adults are given the oppor- tribes, feel marginalised by Khartoum. They erts, Teamsters Local 237 President Gregory tunity to study with Scholars-in-Resident and feel they are not granted basic human rights. Floyd. SEIU Local 1199 President George participate in Bar/Bat Mitzvah programs. Many HOUSE-TO-HOUSE EXECUTIONS Gresham and SEIU 32BJ President Mike congregants also join together on a weekly The area offers a remarkable alternative Fishman, and AFT and UFT Presidents Randi basis to study Torah. In addition to the pleth- vision of how Christian and Muslims and Weingarten and Michael Mulgrew have all ora of activities offered at Temple Emanu-El, animists can live together. I have witnessed marched in the spirit of A. Philip Randolph and the synagogue remains a serene house of after Eid, the Christians bringing breakfast Thomas Van Arsdale to protect the civil rights worship for its members to congregate and re- for their Muslim brothers and sisters, and at of all Americans in the workplace and I stand Christmas and Easter all the people from the flect. mosque coming to say ‘‘congratulations’’. by my fellow soldiers in our continued struggle Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring But people there feel the government in to preserve the Labor Movement and all the Temple Emanu-El on its 50th Anniversary and the last few weeks has revealed it has no in- victories fought and won. thanking the members for their continued con- terest in allowing a political solution that With the recent change of rules enacted by tribution to the Jewish community. gives rights to an alternative voice in the the National Labor Relations Board, working f north, where there is religious tolerance and Americans will be able to quickly unionize and Christians and Muslims living together. cut the time businesses have to mount anti- AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN There is so much anguish. People say they union campaigns. There is still more to do for don’t want war but they say until the poli- our workers. That is why I co-sponsored the cies of Khartoum change, they see no alter- HON. ZOE LOFGREN OF CALIFORNIA native. Employee Non-Discrimination Act which pro- They are asking for help from all northern hibits discrimination based on sexual orienta- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sudanese to come back from this madness tion and gender in the workforce. I will keep Thursday, July 7, 2011 and have a look at how to build a peaceful, on supporting other bills that ensure labor Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. tolerant society in the north. rights and will work hand in hand with union Speaker, in October, our troops will have been We are getting very strong reports that leaders to create an equal partnership in revi- in Afghanistan for ten years. It is the longest house-to-house executions are going on by talizing our economy.’’ internal security forces where summary exe- war in our country’s history. I am concerned cutions are taking place based on ethnicity, f that the mission has become more ambitious political affiliation and even how black you IN RECOGNITION OF TEMPLE and our exit strategy has become increasingly are. These are civilians, intellectuals, teach- EMANU-EL’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY vague. ers, community leaders, Muslims and Chris- This year is on pace to become the dead- tians, and often they are killed by their HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. liest of this war. Over 1,600 Americans have throats being slit. been killed and 11,000 wounded in Operation This may be only the beginning and it OF NEW JERSEY Enduring Freedom. A 2008 study by RAND could well continue for many months and in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Corp. estimates that over 26 percent of troops tensify. There is a complete lack of access— Thursday, July 7, 2011 we learnt that the only airstrip that was left may return from the wars in Iraq and Afghani- had been bombed and we have heard the gov- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stan with mental health issues. In terms of fi- ernment of Sudan will shoot down UN flights recognize Temple Emanu-El of Edison, New nancial costs, California taxpayers alone have

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07JY8.018 E07JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1258 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 7, 2011 spent over $50 billion on the war in Afghani- HONORING TERRY DRESSLER modern health center providing comprehen- stan. According to the Congressional Budget sive primary and preventive health care to Office, ending the wars could save $1.4 tril- HON. LOIS CAPPS more than 18,000 patients annually in the City lion. OF CALIFORNIA of Newburgh and the surrounding towns in The President’s announcement that he will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eastern Orange County. As a result of Linda’s tremendous commitment and passion for uni- begin removing surge troops does not reflect Thursday, July 7, 2011 a significant policy change in Afghanistan. Re- versal health care, many thousands of medi- moving the 30,000 surge troops from Afghani- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cally underserved families and individuals in stan over the next year and a half only means pay tribute to Terry Dressler, recently retired our region receive the highest quality of care that by the end of next year, we will be exactly after 33 years of public service devoted to pro- from the dedicated physicians and staff at The where we were before the surge in December tecting the air quality along the Central Coast Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. In addition to overseeing the historic expan- of 2009. Roughly 100,000 American soldiers of California. sion of the health center’s physical facilities, will remain in Afghanistan to fight a war that Terry has had a distinguished career in his including the recent construction of a state-of- I have serious reservations about. field, beginning his work with air pollution con- trol in Ventura in 1978. He then worked in San the-art new facility in the City of Newburgh, I urge President Obama to reconsider his Luis Obispo for almost eight years before Linda has devoted a great deal of energy to Afghanistan policy and commit to a meaningful coming to serve the Santa Barbara community increasing the services offered to our local drawdown of our troops. for more than twenty three years, most re- community. The obstetrical health program de- cently serving for the last seven years as the veloped by Linda in 2005 has now assisted f Air Pollution Control Officer for the Santa Bar- more than 3,000 women in delivering healthy bara County Air Pollution Control District babies, many of whom now continue to re- IN OPPOSITION TO THE MCCOLLUM (APCD). ceive health care at the health center. Linda AMENDMENT As a result of the work of Terry and his also has responded to the urgent medical team, the County of Santa Barbara has im- needs of our local community. This included SPEECH OF proved its air quality through attainment of fed- creating programs to improve chronic health eral standards and has made major progress care management for diabetics and those with HON. MIKE PENCE towards meeting state standards. Terry has ef- cardiovascular disease and initiating a model treatment program for people in our commu- OF INDIANA fectively instituted and enforced programs that reduce stationary, marine shipping, and mobile nity living with HIV. Similarly, when it ap- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES source emissions while raising community peared that urgently needed treatment for people with substance abuse and chemical Wednesday, July 6, 2011 awareness of air quality issues. Additionally, he was instrumental in the creation of the Dis- dependency problems might be lost to the City The House in Committee of the Whole trict Community Advisory Council and has of Newburgh, Linda stepped in and created House on the State of the Union had under worked with its members on state and federal The Center for Recovery, which has now sup- consideration the bill (H.R. 2219) making ap- clean air strategy. These initiatives have en- ported more than 800 patients in making a propriations for the Department of Defense hanced the agency’s reputation for excellence transition into healthy lifestyles free from drugs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and alcohol. and for other purposes: in local and statewide communities. My staff and I have worked closely with Linda has led The Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center through her strong dedi- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to Terry in his efforts to lead the district towards cation to the premise that health care is a right the amendment offered by the gentlelady from its clean air mission and I have seen firsthand and not a privilege. She has imparted to every Minnesota, Ms. MCCOLLUM. the great progress and improved air quality one of the more than 200 employees who standards instituted by Terry and the APCD. The amendment would prohibit the Depart- work at the health center the importance of His strong leadership and knowledge have di- ment of Defense from advancing their recruit- fulfilling the center’s mission to provide high- rectly, and positively, influenced the health of ment and retention goals through various ath- quality, affordable, and easily accessible the residents of the County of Santa Barbara. letic sponsorships. health care to everyone in our community, re- Terry is recognized as a dedicated public At a time when our forces are undertaking gardless of their status or ability to pay for servant who has devoted his career to pro- operations in multiple theaters, I think it is care. Linda and her husband Charles will also tecting the health and safety of the citizens of wise that this body not end the very success- celebrate another anniversary this summer, the County of Santa Barbara and the State of ful platform used by the Department of De- celebrating 40 years of marriage. They have California. Terry’s accomplishments in the field fense to recruit men and women into their three wonderful children, Jonathan, Chris- of air quality and his charismatic presence ranks. topher, and Jessica and three beautiful grand- have left a lasting impact on his colleagues, children, each brought into this world by one Contrary to popular belief, sponsorships staff, and community members, and we can all of the health center’s extraordinary obstetri- also go far beyond driver appearances, com- breathe a little easier as a result of his out- cians. mercials and decals on race cars. In fact, the standing efforts. I am pleased to commend National Guard’s Sponsorship of the Panther Terry for his commitment to excellence in the f Racing IndyCar team has not only been suc- field of air quality, and I wish him a happy re- IN RECOGNITION OF GEORGIA cessful in recruitment efforts, but it also has tirement surfing the Central Coast. CARAWAY been successful in technology sharing. f J.R. Hildebrand, who drives the National PAYING TRIBUTE TO LINDA S. HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS Guard Indy car, wears ear sensors that meas- MULLER OF TEXAS ure the G-forces he experiences during a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crash. That information is very useful for neu- Thursday, July 7, 2011 rosurgeons who treat soldiers suffering from HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY Traumatic Brain Injury, often the result of OF NEW YORK Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to roadside bomb attacks. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor a very special constituent of the 26th District of Texas, Georgia Caraway. After 13 Thursday, July 7, 2011 Understanding the nature and effects of years of service as the Executive Director of Traumatic Brain Injury advances the ways in Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Denton County Museums, Mrs. Caraway which we protect and treat our fighting men honor and salute Linda S. Muller, who is will retire later this month. and women, and those same sensors worn by marking her 20th Anniversary as President As Executive Director, Mrs. Caraway’s pro- J.R. Hildebrand will soon be deployed to our and Chief Executive Officer of The Greater fessionalism and dedication has greatly im- soldiers downrange. Hudson Valley Family Health Center. Under pacted her community; she has spent her ca- These athletic sponsorships are great re- Linda’s diligent and tireless leadership, The reer striving to preserve Denton County’s his- cruitment and marketing tools, and they also Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center tory through projects such as the Courthouse- help improve the lives and care of our service has grown from a small facility located in the on-the-Square Museum and the establishment men and women. I urge my colleagues to op- basement of St. Luke’s Hospital serving 4,000 of Denton County’s Historical Park. Mrs. Cara- pose the McCollum Amendment. patients each year to a greatly expanded and way believes her greatest accomplishment

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As we pursue historical photography books that commemo- Wednesday, July 6, 2011 sanctions against the government of Belarus, rate Denton County, and she hopes these we must provide support to the pro-democracy achievements will encourage others to remem- Ms. RICHARDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise movement. ber the county’s origins and history. in support of H.R. 515, the Belarus Democ- With H.R. 515, we will send a message that Mrs. Caraway has left a lasting legacy in racy Reauthorization Act of 2011, which will governing through fear, censorship, and the Denton County through her work. I thank Mrs. support human rights in Belarus by encour- threat of violence has no place in a legitimate Caraway for her service and am proud to rep- aging the free expression of ideas among pro- republic. As we mark the 235th birthday of the resent her in Congress. democracy activists. United States and the rights we enjoy, let us I would like to commend Mr. SMITH, the gen- encourage those who wish to apply our prin- f tleman from New Jersey, for sponsoring this ciples to their own governments. legislation and the Chairman and Ranking HONORING MS. JEANNE KUCEY With this legislation, we support the political Member of the House Committee on Foreign activists, the independent journalists, and the Affairs, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN and Mr. BERMAN, civil society leaders who risk so much for the HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART for their efforts in bringing this legislation to OF FLORIDA good of Belarus. the floor. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, Belarusians have the I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 515. Thursday, July 7, 2011 same right to self-government and free speech f as their neighbors and through the reauthor- Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today CONGRATULATING CORPORAL ization of assistance to their civil society, H.R. to congratulate Jeanne Kucey on her recent BURT RICHARDS 515 will help them regain rights which have election to the Board of Directors at the Na- been repressed by the ruling regime. tional Association of Federal Credit Unions, Since he was elected as his country’s first HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH NAFCU. president in 1994, Aleksandr Lukashenko has OF FLORIDA Ms. Kucey has served as President and steadily consolidated his power, reversing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CEO of JetStream Federal Credit Union since promising reforms put in place following the Thursday, July 7, 2011 2009. Responsible for operations in both dissolution of the Soviet Union. The CIA World Miami Dade County and Puerto Rico, her ex- Factbook describes Belarus as ‘‘a republic in Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tensive experience in the financial services name, although in fact a dictatorship.’’ Former congratulate Corporal Burt Richards for being arena, including her time with credit unions in Secretary of State Condolezza Rice called it awarded the American Red Cross Community Atlanta, Georgia and San Diego, California, ‘‘the last true remaining dictatorship in the Courage Award for his work in educating the will be a tremendous asset to the NAFCU heart of Europe.’’ youth of today about the service of veterans. board. Belarus has been criticized for its dismal Corporal Richards and the local chapter of Not only does Ms. Kucey bring a wealth of human rights record by the U.N. Security the Jewish War Veterans spearheaded the financial management knowledge to the table, Council, the U.S. State Department, the Orga- campaign to close Palm Beach County she exemplifies the community based nature nization of Security and Cooperation in Europe schools in remembrance of Veteran’s Day. of credit unions through her work with the (OSCE), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, While they were not successful in their efforts ‘‘Marlene Ericca Empowering Workshops’’ the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary As- to close schools, they were successful in cre- which provides life skills and mentoring to sembly of the Council of Europe, the Euro- ating a new lecture series called ‘‘The Veteran local disadvantaged women. Ms. Kucey is also pean Council, the European Parliament, the Speaks,’’ which has ensured that students in an active member of the Chamber of Com- European Commission, and the NATO Par- Palm Beach County are educated about our merce. liamentary Assembly. American war veterans. Ms. Kucey is a welcomed addition to the As a result of its human rights violations and I would like to congratulate Corporal Rich- NAFCU board and will have the opportunity to a steady record of state-sponsored political re- ards and the American Red Cross for the make an immediate impact in her new role as pression, Belarus is subject to numerous Palm Beach-Treasure Coast region for their recent regulatory reforms have created a par- sanctions from both the United States and the great work on behalf of veterans and for the ticularly challenging time in the credit union European Union. In 2004, Congress unani- award. It is an honor having Corporal Richards community. mously passed the Belarus Democracy Act, as a constituent, and I look forward to a con- It is because of the hard work and dedica- which authorizes assistance for political par- tinued partnership in educating south Florida’s tion of Jeanne and others like her that the ties, non-governmental organizations, and youth about our veterans. credit union community has been able to con- independent media toward democratic and hu- f tinue to serve its members during the tough manitarian reforms. economic times our country continues to expe- This legislation affirms that it remains in the HONORING EULESS CITY SEC- rience. interest of our country that Belarus returns to RETARY SUSAN CRIM FOR MORE I wish Ms. Kucey the best of luck in her new its rightful place among its fellow European THAN 21 YEARS AS A DEDI- role as a member of the NAFCU Board of Di- democracies. Unfortunately, recent events CATED PUBLIC SERVANT rectors. I look forward to working with her in validate its current designation as a rogue this capacity and ask that my colleagues join state. The White House released the following HON. KENNY MARCHANT me today in congratulating Jeanne on this statement regarding its last Presidential elec- OF TEXAS achievement. tion which saw widespread violence and vot- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f ing irregularities: The flawed December 2010 Presidential Thursday, July 7, 2011 PERSONAL EXPLANATION election in Belarus and its aftermath—the Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, it my distinct harsh violence against peaceful demonstra- pleasure to rise today to recognize Mrs. Susan tors; the continuing detention, prosecution, Crim, a dedicated public servant who is retir- HON. MIKE McINTYRE and imprisonment of opposition Presidential OF NORTH CAROLINA candidates and others; and the continuing ing after serving more than 21 years as City IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES repression of independent media and civil so- Secretary for the City of Euless, TX. Mrs. Crim was born in Woodward, OK, and Thursday, July 7, 2011 ciety activists—all show that the Govern- ment of Belams has taken steps backward in is a graduate of Northwestern State University Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall the development of democratic governance in Alva, OK, where she obtained an associ- vote No. 497 on July 6, 2011, I was unavoid- and respect for human rights. ates degree in applied science. She is also a ably detained. Had I been present, I would Madam Speaker, the focus of H.R. 515 is graduate of the Texas Municipal Clerks Certifi- have voted ‘‘no.’’ on the Government of Belarus, not its people. cation program, where she attained her Texas

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K07JY8.010 E07JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1260 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 7, 2011 Registered Municipal Clerks Certification in Guardian, stands proudly atop the Oklahoma his battle with cancer at his home in Tustin, January 1991. In 1996 and 2001, she served State Capitol. In addition to his contributions to Orange County, California. as a trustee for the Texas Municipal Clerks the field of art, Haney served in the Oklahoma Born on June 23, 1945, Greg Cooper proud- Certification Program. Mrs. Crim is also a legislature and in 2005 was elected Principal ly served as a United States Marine Corps member of the North Texas Municipal Clerks Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. I Sergeant from 1963 to 1967. His commend- Association, where she served as president would like to honor him for his time and effort able service included a tour of duty near the from 1996–1997. in creating this generous gift to Bacone Col- city of DaNang, in the Republic of Vietnam. Mrs. Crim has a distinguished work history lege and for his continuing service to the citi- Upon his departure with the Marines, Greg within the public and private sectors. In 1979, zens of the state of Oklahoma. worked with the Santa Ana Police Department Susan was part owner and operator of Circle Finally, I want to commend the Chickasaw where he held several high-profile manage- C Drilling Company. Following her time at Cir- Nation for donating this impressive statue to ment and tactical unit positions. Among these cle C, she took a position as executive assist- the college. Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill positions, Greg was the SWAT Commander ant at Dresser Atlas. Mrs. Crim then served as Anoatubby described this occasion perfectly for 10 years and was active in the original de- office manager at Pecan Grove Baptist Church when he said this statue reflects the ‘‘uncon- velopment and transition from traditional to and School from 1983–1987. In June 1987, querable’’ nature of the Chickasaw people and community oriented policing (COP). This COP Mrs. Crim began her career as City Secretary their unwavering determination to persevere. policing model has been successfully dupli- with the city of Rosenberg, TX, where she Now this statue will stand as a testament to cated across the United States for decades. served from 1987–1990. their spirit, and there is no doubt this extraor- While serving as a police officer with the In 1990, Mrs. Crim was hired as City Sec- dinary gift will serve as an icon for Bacone Santa Ana Police Department, Greg earned a retary of Euless. As City Secretary, Mrs. Crim College’s future. Police Science Degree from Santa Ana Col- recorded and maintained the minutes at city In these times of limited federal funding for lege, a Bachelors degree from California State council meetings, managed the official Euless higher education, it is important for the United University-Fullerton and a Masters degree City public records, organized local elections States Congress to remember the local and from the University of Southern California. and held the responsibility as keeper of the regional universities that educate so many of Leaving the Santa Ana Police Department in ‘‘Seal of the City.’’ As a fundamental part of our citizens, thereby empowering them to im- 1992, Greg was appointed Chief of Police in the Euless city government, Mrs. Crim has prove the future of their families and commu- Sanger, California. In 1996 he relocated to tirelessly served multiple mayors, council nities. Bacone College is a tremendous asset Washington, DC after accepting a position members and various city departments in Eu- to eastern Oklahoma, and I recognize the with the Department of Justice (DOJ) ‘‘COPS’’ less. Chickasaw Nation for their contribution to this Program. At the DOJ, Greg would be the As- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize important institution of higher learning. sistant Director, responsible for monitoring op- Mrs. Crim for her service to the city of Euless. f erations for more than 30,000 Federal grants Her experience and expertise will be sorely to more than 13,000 State and local law en- missed. I ask all my distinguished colleagues H.R. 2112, AGRICULTURE forcement agencies. to join me in congratulating Susan Crim on a APPROPRIATIONS BILL In 2002, Greg joined the newly formed De- tremendous career as well as wishing her the partment of Homeland Security as FEMA’s Di- best in her future endeavors. HON. KRISTI L. NOEM rector of Security/Chief Security Officer. He f OF SOUTH DAKOTA would later retire from this position in 2008. At IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEMA, Greg had oversight for all FEMA facili- CHICKASAW WARRIOR STATUE ties, disaster operations, information security, DEDICATION Thursday, July 7, 2011 personnel security and all national security Mrs. NOEM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in op- clearances. HON. DAN BOREN position to H.R. 2112, the Agriculture Appro- Since retiring from government service, OF OKLAHOMA priations bill. While agriculture, along with Greg, a highly regarded and well-known ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES every other industry must take some reduc- pert in several specialty fields, continued to tions to get our spending under control, it serve as a consultant to numerous law en- Thursday, July 7, 2011 should not be in a disproportionate manner. forcement agencies across the nation. Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to This bill would take a nearly 14 percent cut in A grateful nation mourns the loss of a loyal honor an important milestone for a prestigious discretionary funding compared to last year friend, a respected leader and a dedicated institution of higher learning in eastern Okla- while other appropriations bills thus far have public servant. homa. Bacone College, the oldest college or seen cuts less than 3 percent. I could not vote f university in Oklahoma, recently dedicated the in favor of this bill because I did not feel that PERSONAL EXPLANATION statue ‘‘Chickasaw Warrior’’ at its Founders’ it recognized the importance that agriculture Day ceremony. This statue is a gift from its plays in our nation’s economy or take into ac- artist, Enoch Kelly Haney, and the Chickasaw count the impact this would have on farmers. HON. MIKE McINTYRE Nation. Its dedication is a very special moment While it is important to reduce the deficit, we OF NORTH CAROLINA for this institution. Standing proudly at the cen- should do it in a responsible manner and not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ter of campus, this tall, imposing statue de- disproportionately on the backs of the farmers Thursday, July 7, 2011 picts a battle-ready Native American man who are supplying our nation’s, and much of Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall clenching arrows gazing into the distance. the world’s, food supply. vote number 496 on July 6, 2011, I was un- In the six months this statue has been on There were many provisions in the bill that avoidably detained. Had I been present, I campus, it has become symbolic of the com- I supported, but I felt the bill sent the wrong would have voted ‘‘no.’’ mon spirit found everywhere at Bacone. overall message about the importance of agri- f Founded in 1880 by Professor Almon C. culture policy. As South Dakota’s lone Rep- Bacone in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Bacone Col- resentative, I could not in good conscience THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE lege has been educating students of all back- vote for a bill that unfairly singled out South AMERICAN PEOPLE grounds for the past 131 years. With more Dakota’s number one industry. than two dozen Native American tribes rep- f HON. JAMES P. MORAN resented in Bacone College’s diverse student OF VIRGINIA CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF GREG body, Bacone is known for preparing its stu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dents for success and preserving their cultural COOPER heritage. This statue aptly represents Thursday, July 7, 2011 Bacone’s long-standing relationship with the HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, it is time to tell Native American community. OF CALIFORNIA the story of all of the American people. Earlier This impressive statue was sculpted by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this week we celebrated of our nation’s 235th Enoch Kelly Haney. A 1962 graduate of birthday. Here in Washington hundreds of Bacone College, Haney has become an inter- Thursday, July 7, 2011 thousands of people visited the National Mall, nationally renowned artist and sculptor. His Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. watched fireworks, took pictures of the monu- work spans four decades and his statue, The Speaker, on May 26, 2011, Greg Cooper lost ments, and toured our national museums. The

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While on patrol, Officer Warren American people—of all of the people—is would pass out bottles of cold water to the missing and it needs to be told in the heart of HON. CONNIE MACK homeless sweltering in the heat and humidity our nation’s capital. OF FLORIDA of Memphis. While off duty with his family, That’s why I am introducing a bipartisan res- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES olution that calls for a Presidential Commis- they would take their grill to Overton Park to sion to study the establishment of the National Thursday, July 7, 2011 feed the homeless. At one point, Officer War- Museum of the American People. A commis- Mr. MACK. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, ren considered leaving law enforcement to sion is the first critical step in the path toward July 6, 2011, I was unavoidably delayed and start a church. However his good friend and the creation of a national museum that will unable to vote on rollcall Nos. 495 through ordained minister, Jeff Gray, remembers him highlight the diversity and richness of the cul- 501. Had I been present, I would have voted saying ‘‘Well, police work is all I know. I enjoy tures from which our ancestors came and will ‘‘no’’ on No. 495, ‘‘yes’’ on No. 496, ‘‘no’’ on it. It also gives me the chance to minister to foster a sense of belonging to the nation by No. 497, ‘‘no’’ on No. 498, ‘‘no’’ on No. 499, people because I’m right there.’’ the waves of people who made us the leading ‘‘yes’’ on No. 500, and ‘‘yes’’ on No. 501. Officer Timothy Warren was a man of ex- economic, military, scientific, and cultural force f ceptional courage with a big heart. His was a in the world. The Museum’s central theme life too short, but today I honor him as a public takes its inspiration from our original national PERSONAL EXPLANATION servant and a hero. The city of Memphis is motto: ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’—From Many We better because of his calling to serve and pro- Are One. HON. MARY BONO MACK tect and because of his love for Memphis and The Museum will be America’s only national OF CALIFORNIA its citizens. Officer Warren is survived by his institution devoted exclusively to telling the full IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wife Betsy, two children, James and Jewel, his story of how the world’s pioneers interwove Thursday, July 7, 2011 father Jimmy Warren and his Sister Dondi their diverse races, religions, and ethnicities Warren. into the strongest societal fabric ever known to Mrs. BONO MACK. Mr. Speaker, on July 6, modern mankind. Both Canada and Mexico 2011, for rollcall Nos. 495 to 501, I was un- f have major national museums in their capitals avoidably absent and unable to vote due to telling the story of their peoples and they are travel delays. Had I been present, I would INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION the most visited museums in those nations. have voted, ‘‘no’’ on 495, ‘‘aye’’ on 496, ‘‘no’’ RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DANCE People from every ethnic and minority group on 497, ‘‘no’’ on 498, ‘‘no’’ on 499, ‘‘aye’’ on DAY ON SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011 will come to see their own story and learn how 500, and ‘‘aye’’ on 501. they joined together with ‘‘the others’’ in pur- f suit of a more noble national purpose. Foreign HONORING THE LIFE OF MR. HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON visitors will come to learn how natives of their TIMOTHY WARREN OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA countries helped create our nation. I fully understand the current fiscal realities IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the day. This proposal will involve no au- HON. STEVE COHEN thorization of federal funds and will not require OF TENNESSEE Thursday, July 7, 2011 the need for any taxpayer money. It does, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- however, already enjoy broad support having Thursday, July 7, 2011 duce a resolution designating the last Satur- been endorsed by more than 130 organiza- day in July as National Dance Day to combat tions representing virtually every major ethnic Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to obesity and overweight through dance of all and nationality group in the nation. honor the life of Memphis Police Officer Tim- For the different groups who became Ameri- othy Warren, a courageous and deeply gen- kinds. This year, each community throughout cans, the Museum will tell who, where, when, erous man who bettered the Memphis commu- the country is encouraged to celebrate Na- why and how transformed our nation. Today’s nity through his service as a police officer and tional Dance Day on Saturday, July 30. In the technology makes all of this possible. through his charitable work for the homeless. nation’s capital, National Dance Day will be The Museum of the American People will be Lamentably, on Sunday, July 3, Officer War- celebrated at the Sylvan Theatre on the Na- like walking though a dramatic documentary ren laid down his life while responding to a tional Mall. delving into these grand movements of peo- rogue gunman in a Memphis hotel. Our country has a notorious adult and child ples. It will follow in the tradition of some of to- Public safety is an inherent power of gov- overweight and obesity epidemic. According to day’s most successful story-telling museums ernment and every day across our nation po- the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- such as the Holocaust Memorial Museum. The lice officers put their lives on the line to protect tion, childhood obesity in the United States goal will be to tell our peoples’ compelling our citizens. Officer Warren, like his fellow has more than tripled in the past 30 years. In story with force and clarity. Memphis police officers, responded when the the United States, almost one-third of children While there should always be room for other need arose, without hesitation and with great and teenagers ages 2 to 19 and 68 percent of national museums in our nation’s capital de- courage. His actions on July 3rd may very well adults ages 20 and older are obese or over- voted to all manner of art, cultural and sci- have saved the lives of others. weight. We can promote physical activity entific accomplishments, this Museum, cov- Born in 1971, Officer Warren grew up in among children and adults while having fun ering accurately and adequately each group’s Cleveland, Mississippi and received a bach- dancing, an exercise that most enjoy. story in the context of every group’s story elor’s degree from Delta State University, should help stem the trend of groups having where he also earned a spot on the Mis- On the National Mall, ‘‘So You Think You their own individual, specific museums such sissippi All State Football Team. Despite his Can Dance’’ producer and celebrity judge as the National Museum of the American In- successes during college, he briefly ended up Nigel Lythgoe, the Dizzy Feet Foundation, and dian, the National Museum of the African homeless and was forced to sleep in aban- the Larry King Cardiac Foundation will host a American History and Culture, and the Na- doned houses in the dead of winter. The em- variety of dance groups that will perform the tional Museum of the American Latino. All of pathy Officer Warren developed for the home- dances that keep them fit. A Flash Mob will their stories should be told, but the list is near- less community would last a lifetime. also have everybody dancing for fun and ly infinite while the space, money and political After moving to Memphis, Officer Warren physical fitness on July 30. will is not. In telling everyone’s story, the Na- served as a Deputy Jailer for the Shelby I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the reso- tional Museum of the American People would County Sheriffs office from 2000 until joining lution and to encourage dancing for physical recognize the important differences that set us the Memphis Police Department in 2003. He exercise on National Dance Day and through- apart while celebrating the common purpose served as a Patrolman in the South Main dis- out the year.

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Mr. Speaker, Theola Marie 2011, surrounded by his family, my friend pilots, such as Charles Lindberg and Amelia Starks was born on June 2nd, 1928 in Grant, Ralph Calcaterra of Atherton, California, Earhart, inventors, such as Alexander Graham Oklahoma, the fourth of ten children of Rev- passed away. He leaves his wife Ferne, two Bell, and entrepreneurs, such as William Boe- erend John B. and Marie C. Dawson. She and children, Melissa Freeman and Richard ing, among countless others whose contribu- her husband, Burnes O. (Chief) Starks, Sr., Calcaterra, and three grandchildren. tions to aviation have made the U.S. aero- moved to Phoenix in 1949 and started a family For almost forty years, my family was space industry the most advanced in the with the first of their ten children, Burnes O. blessed with the friendship of Ralph world. (Burney) Starks, Jr. Mr. Starks was a chemist Calcaterra. Since 1981 the Hall of Fame has annually and soil tester for Arizona Testing Labora- He made us laugh across the decades and bestowed its prestigious ‘‘Spirit of Flight’’ tories, and both Mr. and Mrs. Starks supple- generations. Award upon a group or organization in rec- mented their income by picking cotton across He rode his bike to our house on Saturdays ognition of its achievement in advancing avia- the state. for almost twenty years—smiling and calling tion. The 2011 Milton Caniff ‘‘Spirit of Flight’’ The family moved to Tucson in 1966 and out, ‘‘anybody home?’’ and ‘‘what’s going on?’’ Award recipient will be the U.S. Navy Blue An- continued to raise their ten children on the We learned more about Iron Mountain, gels Flight Demonstration Team, in recognition south side of town in the Western Hills and Michigan, and Las Vegas, than anybody else of the group’s 65–year history of serving as Las Vistas neighborhoods. Mrs. Starks was in Atherton. positive role models and goodwill ambas- very involved in community service, working We saw how much a man can love his wife, sadors for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. as a teacher’s aide and volunteering at a num- his children, and his grandchildren. More than 460 million fans have witnessed the ber of schools including Utterback, Cavett and We learned the latest prices of real estate in teams’ spectacularly choreographed aerial Townsend. She always made friends easily Atherton—including who had bought what, and performances since the group was formed in and turned them into family. She believed in at what price. 1946. the Village raising children—she felt strongly Most of all, we saw close up and personal, that ‘‘your kids are mine and mine are yours.’’ The Hall of Fame Learning Center exhibit what loyal friendship was. Ralph embodied it. Mrs. Starks also frequently volunteered with hall features interactive exhibits and displays Today, heaven is a better place. Saints and respected neighborhood matriarch Mrs. serving nearly one million learners of all ages sinners alike are laughing and learning as we Tommie Thomas. Even though she only had a a year. Visitors can experience landing an air- did because Ralph is there. tenth grade education, she made sure her craft on a Navy carrier, controlling the move- Thank you Ralph, for being our loving, smil- children understood the value and importance ment of a helicopter, docking in space with the ing and loyal friend. of education, integrity and hard work. All ten Hubble Space Telescope, and taking the con- You enriched our lives just by being won- children—Burnes O., Gary E., Daryl D., Terry trols of an historic aircraft on one of four flight derful you, and we are already missing you. L., Charles G., Donna R., Harry J., Jacqueline simulators. Happy bike riding across heaven, and know B., Larry D., and Timothy B.—finished high we will love you across eternity. On behalf of all the Americans who have school and entered college. Seven of the ten Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Rep- been inspired by the history of flight and the children earned college degrees. resentatives to join me in offering our condo- accomplishments of our aviation pioneers, I Dr. Kevin Leman, noted psychologist and lences to the family of Ralph Calcaterra, a congratulate the Aviation Hall of Fame, its birth order doctor, has often commented on proud citizen and a true patriot of our country. board of trustees, and dedicated staff on their this woman and the remarkable way she many accomplishments. f raised ten children. Beyond her immediate This month marks the Hall of Fame’s fiftieth family, nearly 100 children knew her as PERSONAL EXPLANATION enshrinement ceremony, celebrating an his- ‘‘mom’’ or ‘‘grandma.’’ toric milestone in the integral role it has Theola Starks’ life was defined by miracles, HON. MIKE McINTYRE served in honoring pioneers of aviation. as those who know her can testify, but the OF NORTH CAROLINA I join Ohioans and fans of aviation every- greatest miracle was her—the ability to smile, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES where to recognize those founders and the touch, befriend, forgive, mother and love any- National Aviation Hall of Fame: James W. Ja- one who came into her life. She was the ulti- Thursday, July 7, 2011 cobs, Gregory C. Karas, John A. Lombard, mate prayer warrior. Today, we mark her Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall Larry E. O’Neil, and Gerald E. Weller. passing and commend her as a role model vote No. 495 on July 6, 2011, I was unavoid- Their vision, leadership, and dedication and a wonderful person. ably detained. Had I been present, I would have helped to preserve the rich history of f have voted ‘‘no.’’ aviation for all Americans over the past fifty REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO f years. NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF THE AVIATION HALL OF FAME ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT f HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER PERSONAL EXPLANATION SPEECH OF OF OHIO HON. LOIS CAPPS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. STEVE KING OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 7, 2011 OF IOWA Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, the Aviation Hall IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, July 6, 2011 of Fame was established in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday, July 7, 2011 Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I will vote October 5, 1961, with five Daytonians as its yes on this resolution because I oppose a uni- founding fathers. Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall lateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in The founders of the Hall of Fame were No. 25, I was delayed in leaving the Medal of the U.N. tasked with preserving the history of aviation Honor Recognition Ceremony for Staff Ser- We all know the status quo in Israel, Gaza heroes, fostering a better appreciation of the geant Salvatore Guinta and was unable to and the West Bank is unsustainable. It’s bad origins and growth of aviation and cataloging reach the floor to cast my vote before the vote for Israelis, it’s bad for Palestinians, and it’s the role aviation has played in changing the was closed. bad for the United States. economic, social and scientific trajectory of our Had I been present, I would have voted, I believe that a negotiated agreement be- nation. ‘‘yes’’. tween both the Israelis and Palestinians is the

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INTRODUCTION ON RESOLUTION That is why I believe that both sides must f put aside their preconditions and come to the TO GRANT THE CONGRESSIONAL table immediately. IN SUPPORT OF HOLDING THE 2016 GOLD MEDAL TO THE As former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert re- DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN MONTFORD POINT MARINES cently wrote, peace will only be achieved ‘‘with NORTHERN NEW JERSEY the courage to take decisions that will change HON. CORRINE BROWN a reality which is increasingly creating a sub- HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN OF FLORIDA stantive threat on the State of Israel’s stature, OF NEW JERSEY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on the international support it receives, and on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES its future as a Jewish democratic state.’’ Thursday, July 7, 2011 Yet, I’m concerned this resolution—instead Thursday, July 7, 2011 Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am of rising to Olmert’s noble challenge—is yet Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, pleased to join with many of my colleagues to another missed opportunity for the U.S. to ad- I rise today to propose that the 2016 Demo- introduce a resolution to grant the Montford vance peace in the region. cratic Convention be held in Northern New Point Marines a Congressional Gold Medal, Just last December this House passed Jersey. With easy access to a wide variety of the highest civilian honor that can be be- unanimously a substantially similar resolution transportation options, many local tourist at- stowed for an outstanding deed or act of serv- opposing the unilateral declaration of Pales- tractions, and a proven record of successfully ice to the security, prosperity, and national in- tinian statehood. What are we accomplishing hosting large-scale events, Northern New Jer- terest of the United States. by restating our opposition? sey is an ideal location and I urge my Demo- On June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Mr. Speaker, I worry that we have become cratic colleagues to join me in support of our Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 8802 too engrossed in the rhetorical debate of bid to host the 2016 Convention. establishing the Fair Employment Practices peace and are neglecting to fully pursue it. We Northern New Jersey has everything that a Commission and opening the doors for the could easily fill this Chamber with the words large-scale, high-profile event requires in order very first African Americans to enlist in the spoken over the years debating this conflict, to go off without a hitch. Multiple airports pro- United States Marine Corps. but the room filled with actions taken to end it vide access for visitors arriving from all across These African Americans, from all states, would sadly be much, much smaller. the country, while those traveling along the were not sent to the traditional boot camps of This is a pivotal moment—a moment that Eastern Seaboard have the option of taking Parris Island, South Carolina, and San Diego, demands bold, courageous leadership from Amtrak or one of several bus lines—all of California. Instead, African American Marines Prime Minister Netanyahu, from President which are particularly convenient to visitors were segregated—experiencing basic training Abbas, and from President Obama. It is a mo- from Washington, DC. Whether hosted in my at Camp Montford Point near the New River in ment that requires everyone—Israeli and Pal- district at the New Meadowlands Stadium in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Approximately estinian, friend and foe—to come together and East Rutherford, at the Prudential Center in resolve this crisis once and for all. 20,000 African American Marines received Congress can and should play a construc- Newark, or both: our convention facilities are basic training at Montford Point between 1942 tive role in this debate. But I’m concerned that brand new, state-of-the-art, and well-equipped and 1949. repeatedly criticizing the Palestinians—and to host large events. Northern New Jersey On August 26, 1942, Howard P. Perry of only the Palestinians—risks pushing Israelis boasts many hotels and tourist attractions for Charlotte, North Carolina, was the first Black and Palestinians further apart rather than visitors, as well as proximity to other exciting private to set foot on Montford Point. bringing them closer together. Unfortunately, locations; convention-goers would be just During April 1943 the first African American both Israelis and Palestinians are engaged in across the river from New York City and just Marine Drill Instructors took over as the senior activities that are undermining peace efforts, up the Jersey shore from Atlantic City. Even Drill Instructors of the eight platoons then in and we must not ignore this mutual responsi- as our national economy struggles to bounce training; the 16th Platoon (Edgar R. Huff), 17th bility for the conflict. back, tourism in Northern New Jersey has (Thomas Brokaw), 18th (Charles E. Allen), And I’m also concerned that this resolution continued to flourish over the past few years, 19th (Gilbert H. Johnson), 20th (Arnold R. further isolates the United States and Israel due in no small part to the infrastructure and Bostic), 21st (Mortimer A. Cox), 22nd (Edgar and undermines our credibility as a serious facilities that our region has to offer visitors R. Davis, Jr.), and 23rd (George A. Jackson). broker for peace. There is no denying that from across the Nation. The initial intent was to discharge these Afri- both Israel and the United States are growing Most recently, the city of Newark hosted the can American Marines after the War, returning increasingly isolated in the international com- 2011 NCAA East Regional Championship at them to civilian life. Attitudes changed as the munity. As President Obama said, ‘‘the inter- the Prudential Center. Visitors, players, and war progressed. Once given the chance to national community is tired of an endless proc- league administrators alike were impressed prove themselves, it became impossible to ess that never procures an outcome.’’ This and pleased with their newly chosen host city, deny the fact that African American Marines resolution does nothing to change that. with top NCAA officials noting that they are were just as capable as all other Marines re- Rather than spending our time reiterating definitely on board with a future hosting bid. gardless of race, color, creed or National ori- the already established position against a uni- Looking toward the future, Super Bowl XLVII gin. lateral declaration of statehood, we should be will be held at the New Meadowlands Stadium Black Marines of the 8th Ammunition Com- focusing on concrete measures that advance in 2014, and over 100,000 visitors from across pany and the 36th Depot Company landed on peace. the country are expected to travel to Northern the island of Iwo Jima on D-day, February 19, We should be looking for ways to help Israel New Jersey for this historic game. Both of 1945. The largest number of Black Marines to adapt to the new realities of the Arab Spring these important events of national importance serve in combat during World War II took part rather than simply reinforcing the status quo. were brought to Northern New Jersey because in the seizure of Okinawa in the Ryuku Islands And we should be encouraging both the of everything we have to offer, and I am con- with some 2,000 Black Marines seeing action Palestinians and Israelis to negotiate rather fident that delegates and Convention partici- during the campaign. Overall 19,168 Blacks than just criticizing the Palestinians for not pants alike would be pleased with the choice served in the Marine Corps in World War II. doing so. to hold our party’s most important meeting On November 10, 1945, Frederick C. At this critical juncture, with so much uncer- here as well. A highly diverse region, Northern Branch was the first African American Marine tainty and unrest throughout the Middle East, New Jersey is emblematic of the many cul- to be commissioned as a second lieutenant, at the U.S. needs to engage in constructive dia- tures, ideas, and priorities that make up our the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia. logue with all parties and help them bring this great Nation, and I believe this is a fitting In July of 1948 President Harry S. Truman tragic conflict to an end. The U.S. cannot backdrop for the selection of our party’s nomi- issued Executive Order 9981 ending segrega- make peace in the region, only the parties nee for the 2016 Presidential race. tion in the military. In September of 1949, can. But the U.S. has always been an indis- Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to Montford Marine Camp was deactivated—end- pensable agent in brokering peace. consider Northern New Jersey as the site for ing seven years of segregation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:48 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K07JY8.012 E07JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with REMARKS E1264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 7, 2011 I am honored to offer this resolution to rec- what Justice Benjamin thought of his own erty Consulting,’’ to advance various Tea ognize their service and sacrifice and acknowl- potential for bias, the key was whether the Party legislative initiatives, including the edge today’s United States Marine Corps as appearance of impartiality was com- repeal or nullification of the Affordable Care promised, the Court held. The Court empha- Act. Rep. Weiner alleges that these connec- an excellent opportunity for advancement of sized the need for an objective test to evalu- tions give rise to an appearance of partiality, persons of all races due to the service and ex- ate whether an interest rises to such a de- and a potential financial conflict of interest ample of the original Montford Point Marines. gree that the average judge might become that require Justice Thomas to recuse him- f biased, rather than relying on a judge’s self- self, if the Affordable Care Act reaches the evaluation of actual bias. ‘‘The difficulties of Court. While a judge’s spouse is not prohib- SUPREME COURT RECUSAL PROC- inquiring into actual bias and the fact that ited from engaging in political activities, Ju- ESS IN NEED OF TRANSPARENCY the inquiry is often a private one, simply un- dicial Conference Advisory Opinions inter- AND ACCOUNTABILITY derscore the need for objective rules,’’ the preting the Code of Conduct make clear that Court added. The Court held that the need a spouse’s political activities may increase for an independent inquiry is particularly the likelihood that a judge must recuse from HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER important ‘‘where, as here, there is no proce- a particular case. OF NEW YORK dure for judicial factfinding and the sole These examples highlight the need for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trier of fact is the one accused of bias.’’ transparency and review of recusal issues The opacity and lack of accountability of that arise for Supreme Court justices. The Thursday, July 7, 2011 the recusal process erodes public confidence impartiality of specific justices, and thereby Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the integrity of the Court and the sense the integrity of the Court, has come under to express my concern that justices of the Su- that justice is being administered fairly. For question because the recusal statute fails to preme Court are not required to explain their example: provide an open and reviewable process. This In 2003, a prominent legal ethicist argued needs to change, either through Congres- decisions to recuse—or not recuse themselves that Justice Breyer should have recused sional legislation, or by the Court itself in a particular case before the Court, and that from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufac- adopting new recusal policies. those decisions are final and unreviewable. turers of America v. Walsh, in which an asso- f Recusal decisions, left to each individual jus- ciation of drug manufacturers, including tice to make on his or her own and with no three in which Justice Breyer held stock, REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO opportunity for review, require that each jus- brought suit challenging the constitu- NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF tice be a judge in their own case. tionality of state regulations aimed at keep- ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT ing drug costs down for consumers. Justice Questions of impartiality erode the integrity Breyer chose not to recuse himself, despite SPEECH OF of the Court and threaten to undermine public his potential financial conflict of interest. trust in our judicial system. The recusal proc- In 2004, just weeks after the Supreme Court HON. GEORGE MILLER ess for Supreme Court justices must be re- granted certiorari in a public records case OF CALIFORNIA formed to provide an open and reviewable brought by the Sierra Club against then-Vice IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES process. President Dick Cheney, Justice Scalia went duck hunting with Cheney and accepted a Wednesday, July 6, 2011 A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE’S RECUSAL DECI- free ride on the Vice President’s plane. De- Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam SIONS SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND RE- spite widespread public criticism questioning VIEWABLE Speaker, the effort to establish a lasting peace his appearance of bias in the case, Justice (By the Alliance for Justice) in the Middle East does not lend itself to a Scalia refused to recuse himself. In a memo- simple up or down vote on a resolution in The recusal process for Supreme Court jus- randum opinion denying the Sierra Club’s Congress, and so I rise to offer my thoughts tices needs transparency and accountability. motion to recuse, Justice Scalia wrote that Although there is a statute governing he ‘‘would have been pleased to demonstrate on the resolution before us today. recusal—28 U.S.C. § 4551—that applies to Su- [his] integrity’’ by disqualifying himself While I voted in favor of H. Res. 268, be- preme Court justices, the statute does not from the case, but nonetheless decided there cause it reinforces the importance of direct require individual justices to explain their was no basis for recusal. He then cast his talks for a two-state solution, I was dis- recusal decisions, and those decisions are vote in support of Vice President Cheney’s appointed with the resolution regarding the final and unreviewable. This system violates position. Israeli-Palestinian conflict that was brought to the basic maxim that no one should be a This year, the advocacy organization Com- the floor today. The fact is that this resolution judge in his own case. It also ignores the fact mon Cause filed a petition with the Depart- was made possible because of the absence of that the standard to be applied in recusal ment of Justice, requesting that it file a a viable peace process. cases is the appearance of bias, which by ne- Rule 60(b) motion seeking the invalidation of I am disappointed with the resolution not so cessity depends on the views of others, and last year’s Citizens United v. FEC ruling on not the justice’s own views of his or her im- the basis that Justices Scalia and Thomas much because of the general contents of the partiality. Exacerbating this lack of ac- should have recused themselves. The petition resolution, but because this resolution does countability is a lack of transparency, as alleged the impartiality of both justices not treat the issue with the serious and careful justices are not required to issue a written could reasonably be questioned under 18 consideration that it deserves. It is simply one opinion explaining a recusal decision. U.S.C. § 455(a) due to their alleged attendance in a series of votes in the House that fail to That’s why over 100 law professors recently at a closed-door retreat hosted by Koch In- address the entirety of the conflict and take in- sent a letter calling on Congress to hold dustries, a politically active corporation stead political shots at one side of the conflict. hearings and implement legislation to in- that supported and has benefited from Cit- Israel is and has always been a close friend crease the transparency and accountability izen United’s dismantling of campaign fi- and ally of the United States, and rightfully so. of recusal decisions. nance laws. Common Cause also alleges that A recent Supreme Court case, Caperton v. Justice Thomas had an obligation to recuse We share many goals and values, including a A.T. Massey Coal, Inc. provides an object les- himself under 18 U.S.C. § 455(b), due to a fi- strong commitment to a vibrant democracy son in the hazards of a self-policing judici- nancial conflict of interest created by his and diverse economy. Too often, however, ary, in which individual judges determine wife’s employment at a conservative polit- Congress uses resolutions regarding the Mid- whether or not their impartiality can rea- ical organization that stood to benefit from dle East as referenda on whether or not a par- sonably be questioned. In Caperton, West unrestricted corporate donations made pos- ticular Member supports or does not support Virginia Justice Brent D. Benjamin received sible by Citizens United. Israel, even though such support is not in substantial campaign contributions made di- Also this year, Representative Anthony question. That is unfortunate and does a dis- rectly or indirectly from the president of a Weiner (D–NY) and 73 other members of the company with an outstanding $50 million House of Representatives have asked Justice service to the effort to establish peace be- judgment against it on appeal before the Thomas to recuse himself from any upcom- tween Israel and the Palestinians. judge. Justice Benjamin denied three mo- ing review of the Affordable Care Act due to The Obama Administration, like its prede- tions to recuse himself, and then voted in his wife’s ties to organizations lobbying to cessors, has been working to keep the two the 3–2 majority to reverse the judgment repeal the Act. Rep. Weiner asserts that IRS parties at the table and to try to ensure that against the company. A public opinion poll records show that between 2003 and 2007, Vir- they can make the necessary compromises to indicated that 67% of West Virginians doubt- ginia (‘‘Ginni’’) Thomas was paid $686,589 by ensure that type of lasting peace. Here in ed Justice Benjamin would be fair and im- the conservative Heritage Foundation, which Congress, we should be supporting these im- partial. at the time opposed health care reform. He The Supreme Court reversed Justice Ben- adds that in 2009, Ms. Thomas became the portant efforts, rather than playing political jamin’s decisions not to recuse himself on CEO of a nonprofit, Liberty Central, which games, given the real-life consequences that the basis that the risk of actual bias was so also opposed health care reform, and that this conflict is having on millions of people’s high that it violated petitioners’ constitu- earlier this year, Ms. Thomas announced lives and on our own country’s security inter- tional due process rights. It did not matter that she had formed a lobbying firm, ‘‘Lib- ests.

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This resolution also Mr. and Mrs. Hager have played a vital role COLLECTION OF FOOD importantly notes the violent and harmful ac- in supporting community education regarding tions of Hamas. the challenging present issues surrounding de- Yet I am disappointed that the resolution HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG velopment and maintenance of healthy lakes. specifically criticizes the Palestinians for their OF FLORIDA They have also generously supported numer- actions but does not acknowledge that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ous environmental campaigns and programs, Israeli government has also not always moved Thursday, July 7, 2011 most notably the Otsego Lake Challenge productively toward peace—in particular, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, for the Campaign. through the ongoing construction of new set- third time in five years, the men and women It is with great honor that I rise today to tlements in the West Bank. of the National Association of Letter Carriers commend the Hagers for their tremendously Furthermore, the truth of the matter is that Branch 1477 of St. Petersburg, Florida, led the positive impact on our community and its fu- the failure of the peace talks has provided the Nation in food collection as part of the national ture. They are being honored tonight for work- opening for an alliance between the Pales- ‘‘Stamp Out Hunger’’ food drive. ing tirelessly and devoting countless volunteer tinian Authority and Hamas and, in their view, Their chapter alone collected an astounding hours to the Otsego County Conservation As- a reason for them to go before the United Na- 1,770,814 pounds of food that has been dis- sociation and other community organizations. tions, rather than continue direct talks. I sup- tributed to Pinellas County food banks, pan- Through their significant philanthropic contribu- port the continuation of direct talks and do not tries and shelters, many of which are affiliated tions, future generations can have hope for a believe this issue should be resolved before with Feeding America. St. Petersburg Branch clean and healthy living environment. the U.N. But make no mistake that the failure 1477, combined with another local branch, Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in to achieve sufficient progress in talks has pro- Tampa 599, collected 3,500,196 pounds, more commending Louis and Susanna Busch Hager vided momentum to this latest effort to seek food than in any other geographic area in the for their invaluable contribution to this commu- the U.N.’s involvement. That is all the more Nation. In fact, these two chapters accounted nity, our environment and our future. The posi- reason why Congress should prioritize real for two of the top five branch totals nationally. tive results of their contribution will be noted progress over political games. Having spent time with many members of for generations to come. I am further disappointed that the resolution Branch 1477, I know of the great pride they misstates U.S. law, incorrectly claiming that have in serving our community. They acknowl- f current law precludes the United States from edge that the ‘‘Stamp Out Hunger’’ food drive REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO providing aid to the Palestinian Authority if it is an outstanding partnership between the Na- NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF agrees to share power with Hamas. Current tional Association of Letter Carriers, the United ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT law rightfully provides an exception to the pro- States Postal Services, the American Postal Workers Union, the National Rural Letter Car- hibition in order to enhance border security SPEECH OF and the peace process. rier’s Association, Campbell’s Soup Company, In addition, I do not believe it would be ben- United Way Worldwide, AFL–CIO, and local HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON eficial to cut off aid to the Palestinian Author- businesses including Uncle Bob’s Self Storage OF TEXAS ity. This aid provides Fatah with negotiating le- and Valpak, a major sponsor in my area. Most IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES verage among their fellow Palestinians against importantly though, the level of success of this Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Hamas. Security experts, including Israeli De- annual drive is due to the compassion and fense Minister Ehud Barak and others, have support of the residents of our local commu- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. warned against such a cutoff, since it could nities who place bag after bag of food out at Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my destabilize the security situation on the West their mail box on this one day of the year to concern that H. Res. 268 threatens Palestin- Bank. Fortunately, the language of the resolu- lend a helping hand to their neighbors in need. ians with sanctions if they attempt to get UN tion only asks that the Administration consider Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking the membership this fall. This resolution, which withholding such aid, yet this is still unwise. National Association of Letter Carriers for tak- addresses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, un- Congress could—and Congress should— ing the initiative to sponsor the ‘‘Stamp Out fairly demands more of the Palestinians than take the peace process in the Middle East Hunger’’ program for these past 19 years and it does of Israel. The United States cannot be more seriously than it has with this resolution in congratulating the letter carriers of Branch a force for peace by unfairly singling out one and similar resolutions before it. 1477 who serve from Dunedin through Largo, party and ignoring the faults of another. While Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg and south to f the United States concerns about Hamas’s in- Punta Gorda, Florida, for once again topping clusion in the Palestinian unity government are OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL the Nation in the collection of food. This pro- valid, we should not prematurely pull the rug DEBT gram is in the finest American tradition of underneath the feet of the Palestinian unity neighbor helping neighbor. government. HON. MIKE COFFMAN f In an effort to achieve peace, the United OF COLORADO HONORING LOUIS AND SUSANNA States must hold both Israeli and Palestinian IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAGER AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE decision-makers accountable for upholding past agreements and negotiating a new one. Thursday, July 7, 2011 OTSEGO COUNTY CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION I urge my colleagues to support more bal- Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, anced policies and actions that seek a solution today our national debt is to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. $14,343,021,848,987.23. HON. RICHARD L. HANNA As our country continues to help move the OF NEW YORK On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th peace process forward, I remain committed to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congress, the national debt was preserving the peace negotiations between all $10,638,425,746,293.80. Thursday, July 7, 2011 parties. I will continue to work with the Admin- This means the national debt has increased Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause istration in honoring our commitment to a by $3,704,596,102,693.43 since then. to recognize Louis and Susanna Busch Hager, peaceful resolution in the Middle East.

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Page H4745 drivers, racing teams, or racing cars or otherwise Rejected: conduct recruiting outreach through motor sports to Lee amendment that was debated on July 6th that $20 million (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 260 sought to reduce funding for title IX, Overseas Con- noes, Roll No. 512); Page H4701 tingency Operations, by $33,000,124,000 and apply Amash amendment that sought to prohibit funds the savings to the spending reduction account (by a from being used for the use of military force against recorded vote of 97 ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 502); Libya (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 229 noes, Pages H4694–95 Roll No. 514); Pages H4690–94, H4702–03 Garamendi amendment that was debated on July Norton amendment that sought to redirect $1 6th that sought to reduce funding for title IX, Over- million with respect to Operation and Maintenance, seas Contingency Operations, by $20,887,651,000 Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense and apply the savings to the spending reduction ac- Sites; Pages H4704–05

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Pages H4745–46 Gohmert amendment that sought to prohibit Proceedings Postponed: funds from being obligated, expended, or used in Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for any manner to support military operations, including Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $250 NATO or United Nations operations, in Libya or in million; Pages H4735–36 Libya’s airspace (by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for 265 noes, Roll No. 520); Pages H4713–14, H4729–30 the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund Welch amendment that sought to limit funds by $3,577,192,676; Pages H4736–37 available for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program to $200 million (by a recorded vote of 169 Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 521); and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ac- Pages H4718–19, H4730–31 counts under title IV of this Act by $730 million; Frank (MA) amendment that sought to reduce the Pages H4738–39 total amount of appropriations made available by Huelskamp amendment (No. 77 printed in the this Act by $8,500,000,000, not to be derived from Congressional Record of July 6, 2011) that seeks to Military Personnel, the Defense Health Program, or prohibit funds from being used to implement the Overseas Contingency Operations (by a recorded vote curriculum of the Chaplain Corps Tier 1 DADT re- of 181 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 523). peal training dated April 11, 2011; and Pages H4722–25, H4731–32 Pages H4741–42 Point of Order sustained against: Polis amendment that seeks to prohibit funds Eshoo amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to maintain an end strength level from being used to enter into a contract with a cor- of members of the Armed Forces assigned to perma- poration or other business entity that does not dis- nent duty in Europe in excess of 30,000 members close its political expenditures; Pages H4707–08 and to reduce funding for military personnel accord- Welch amendment that sought to prohibit funds ingly. Pages H4743–44 from being used for tax collection purposes by the H. Res. 320, the rule providing for consideration Afghan Ministry of Finance; Pages H4720–21 of the bill, was agreed to on June 23rd. Lee amendment that sought to add a section to Suspension—Proceedings Resumed: The House the bill regarding the withdrawal of all United agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the fol- States Armed Forces and military contractors from lowing measure which was debated yesterday, July Iraq by December 31, 2011; Page H4740 6th: Lee amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for any account of the Department Reaffirming the United States’ commitment to a of Defense in excess of the amount made available negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian for such account for fiscal year 2011, unless the fi- conflict: H. Res. 268, to reaffirm the United States’ nancial statements of the Department for fiscal year commitment to a negotiated settlement of the 2011 are validated as ready for audit within 180 Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Pal- days after the date of the enactment of this Act; estinian negotiations, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of Pages H4740–41 407 yeas to 6 nays with 13 voting ‘‘present’’, Roll Tonko amendment that sought to prohibit funds No. 524. Pages H4732–33 from being used to pay a contractor under a contract Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursu- with the Department of Defense for costs of any ant to the rule appear on pages H4751–53.

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controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem- cation Claims Processing Act of 2011;’’ H.R. 2302, ber of the Committee on Financial Services or their to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the designee, shall not be subject to amendment, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of shall not be subject to a demand for division of the conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans question. The original proponent of an amendment Affairs; H.R. 2345, to amend title 38, United States included in such amendments may insert a statement Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations in the Congressional Record immediately before the for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a month- disposition of the amendments en bloc. Finally, the ly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training rule provides one motion to recommit with or with- or competing for the Paralympic Team and the au- out instructions. thorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Vet- Testimony was heard from Rep. Biggert; Rep. erans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Waters; Rep. Burton of Indiana; Rep. Sherman; Rep. Paralympics, Inc.; and H.R. 2329, the ‘‘Ensuring a Miller of Michigan; Rep. Cardoza; Rep. Walberg; Response for Servicemembers Act.’’ Testimony was Rep. Wilson of Florida; and Rep. Rivera. heard from Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary HITTING THE ETHANOL BLEND WALL: for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefits Ad- EXAMINING THE SCIENCE ON E15 ministration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Sub- committee on Energy and Environment held a hear- LEGISLATIVE MEASURES ing entitled ‘‘Hitting the Ethanol Blend Wall: Ex- amining the Science on E15.’’ Testimony was heard Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Dis- from Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation ability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hear- and Air Quality, EPA; and public witnesses. ing on the following: H.R. 923, the ‘‘Veterans Pen- sions Protection Act of 2011;’’ H.R. 1025, to amend HOW USDA’S PROPOSED GIPSA RULE title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service HURTS AMERICA’S SMALL BUSINESSES in the reserve components of certain persons by hon- Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Agri- oring them with status as veterans under law; H.R. culture, Energy and Trade held a hearing entitled 1826, to amend title 38, United States Code, to re- ‘‘Regulatory Injury: How USDA’s Proposed GIPSA instate criminal penalties for persons charging vet- Rule Hurts America’s Small Businesses.’’ Testimony erans unauthorized fees; H.R. 1898, the ‘‘Veterans was heard from Edward Avalos, Under Secretary, 2nd Amendment Protection Act;’’ and H.R. 2349, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of the ‘‘Veterans’ Benefits Training Improvement Act Agriculture; Alan Christian, Deputy Administrator, of 2011.’’ Testimony was heard from Thomas Mur- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Adminis- phy, Director, Compensation Service, Veterans Bene- tration (GIPSA), Department of Agriculture; and fits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; public witnesses. and public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Eco- Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held nomic Recovery held a hearing on the following: a non-markup on legislation regarding the following: H.R. 1911, the ‘‘Protecting Veterans’ Homes Act; the ‘‘United States-Colombia Trade Promotion H.R. 240, to amend title 38, United States Code, to Agreement Implementation Act’’, the ‘‘United promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Imple- source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs mentation Act’’, and the ‘‘United States-South Korea for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.’’ Testi- preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for mony was heard from Angela Ellard, Chief Trade small business concerns owned and controlled by Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means and Staff veterans; H.R. 1263, to amend the Servicemembers Director, Subcommittee on Trade; Timothy Reif, Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Represent- certain protections relating to mortgages and mort- ative; Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Rep- gage foreclosures; H.R. 120, the ‘‘Disabled Veterans’ resentative for Japan, Korea, and APEC Affairs; and Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act;’’ H.R. 2274, to Bennett Harman, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Rep- amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the resentative for the Western Hemisphere. Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of De- fense to submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for Joint Meetings other purposes; H.R. 2301, the ‘‘Streamlining Edu- No joint committee meetings were held.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, July 11 9 a.m., Friday, July 8

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Friday: Resume consideration of H.R. of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1323, 2219—Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012. Sense of the Senate Regarding the Budget Deficit, and vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to consider- ation of the bill at 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Grijalva, Rau´ l M., Ariz., E1262 Olver, John W., Mass., E1253 Hanna, Richard L., N.Y., E1265 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1257 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1252, E1252 Hinchey, Maurice D., N.Y., E1258 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1256 Bono Mack, Mary, Calif., E1261 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1265 Pence, Mike, Ind., E1258 Boren, Dan, Okla., E1260 King, Steve, Iowa, E1256, E1262 Peters, Gary C., Mich., E1254 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E1263 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1253, E1254 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1257 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1258 Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1257 Richardson, Laura, Calif., E1252, E1259 Capps, Lois, Calif., E1258, E1262 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E1252, E1254, E1256, E1259, Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1263 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1265 E1260, E1262 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1261 Mack, Connie, Fla., E1261 Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1255, E1260 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1253 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1255 Austin, David, Ga., E1255 Denham, Jeff, Calif., E1256 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1259 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1264 Deutch, Theodore E., Fla., E1259 Miller, George, Calif., E1264 Smith, Adam, Wash., E1253 Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E1259 Moran, James P., Va., E1260 Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E1262 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1262 Noem, Kristi L., S.D., E1260 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1251, E1256 Filner, Bob, Calif., E1254 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1261 Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E1265

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