June 10, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4011 While it is true the Affordable Care and around the country and in my dis- as we have been doing in Iraq and Af- Act incorporated numerous provisions trict, and I have gotten an overwhelm- ghanistan—even making small business for addressing the workforce shortage, ingly positive response every time I loans and training local police forces? our Nation’s current educational infra- have said it has been a horrible mis- My Republican Party was always the structure lacks the capacity to train take to spend trillions on unnecessary party of fiscal conservatism. Yet, with health care professionals fast enough wars in the Middle East. a national debt of over $18 trillion, how to fill the projected health workforce When I was a teenager, I remember can we justify continually spending shortages. In our country today, we reading a publication from the Repub- megabillions in religious civil wars be- have internationally trained health lican National Committee that read: tween the Shia and Sunni? professionals, residing legally in the ‘‘Democrats start wars. Republicans Some people and companies that United States, who are unable to work end them.’’ make money off of an interventionist in their chosen profession. They cur- There was a time, until recent years, foreign policy always very quickly fall rently represent a missed opportunity when the Republican Party could make back on the slur of isolationism, but to address our health care workforce a legitimate claim to being the Peace most conservatives believe in trade and shortages. Party. I sent my first paycheck as a tourism and cultural and educational The PATH Act helps to address this bag boy at the A&P—$19 and some exchanges with other countries and in shortage by providing the over 2 mil- cents—as a contribution to the Barry helping out during humanitarian cri- lion foreign-trained health profes- Goldwater campaign. I have worked on ses. We just don’t believe in endless sionals legally residing in the United Republican campaigns at the national, war. States the guidance that they need to State, and local levels for over 50 We are told, if we don’t support an work in employment matching their years, and it saddens me to hear al- interventionist foreign policy, that health professional skills, education, most all of the Republican candidates this means we don’t believe in Amer- and expertise. This includes inter- for President try to outdo each other ican exceptionalism, but this Nation nationally trained doctors, nurses, den- in their hawkishness. Based on the re- did not become exceptional because we tists, mental health providers, and sponse I have gotten, I think it is a rec- got involved in every little war around pharmacists whose linguistic and cul- ipe for defeat if my Republican Party the globe. It became exceptional be- tural skills will also help improve the becomes known as the party favoring cause of our great free enterprise sys- health needs of our diversifying Na- permanent, forever wars—wars without tem and because we gave our people tion. end. more individual freedom than any What the PATH Act would do is fa- All of our candidates try to convince other country. cilitate counseling and training oppor- people that they are like Ronald I have said in thousands of speeches tunities to reduce barriers to the Reagan. President Reagan once wrote: that we are blessed beyond belief to health workforce; provide access to ac- ‘‘Our troops should be committed to live in this country and that the celerated courses in English as a sec- combat abroad only as a last resort— United States is, without question, the ond language; provide assistance in the when no other choice is available.’’ greatest country in the history of the evaluation of foreign credentials; and Reagan was certainly no warmonger world, but there was much less anti- help in educating employers about the Republican or a man eager to go to Americanism around the world when competency of health professionals war. we tried to mind our own business and trained outside of the U.S. President Eisenhower, one of our take care of our own people, and this Mr. Speaker, our health care system greatest military leaders, was another Nation had more friends when we fol- is rapidly approaching a crisis due to a ‘‘peacenik’’ Republican. He knew of the lowed the policy of peace through lack of qualified health professionals. horrors of war, unlike many modern strength, not one of peace through end- The PATH Act of 2015 will help prevent day chickenhawks. He famously less war. this crisis, and I encourage my col- warned us at the end of his Presidency f leagues to cosponsor this important about the dangers of being controlled REAUTHORIZE THE EXPORT- legislation. by a very powerful military-industrial IMPORT BANK f complex. I think he would be shocked at how far we have gone down the road The SPEAKER pro tempore. The PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, NOT that he warned us against. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from PEACE THROUGH ENDLESS WAR In his book ‘‘Ike’s Bluff,’’ Evan California (Ms. ) for 5 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Thomas wrote: ‘‘Eisenhower would pe- minutes. Chair recognizes the gentleman from riodically sigh to Andy Goodpaster, his Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Tennessee (Mr. DUNCAN) for 5 minutes. Chief of Staff: ‘God help the Nation Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise this Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. when it has a President who doesn’t morning to sound the alarm, and I Speaker, several weeks ago, I spoke to know as much about the military as I want my colleagues to understand that about 200 people at the famous Willard do.’ ’’ there are just 10 legislative days re- Hotel in Washington in a program put Pat Buchanan wrote on March 20: ‘‘In maining for Congress to act before the on by the Los Angeles Chamber of November 1956, President Eisenhower, Export-Import Bank shuts down. It is Commerce. I had been told that this enraged he had not been forewarned of outrageous that we are here today, in was a group of CEOs and owners of their invasion of Egypt, ordered the this countdown, as the hands of the major companies in southern Cali- British, French, and Israelis to get out clock have become a knife-edge pressed fornia—obviously, a very upper-income of Suez and Sinai. They did as told. against the future of American busi- group. How far we have fallen from the Amer- nesses and the jobs they create. I got to a point in my speech when I ica of Ike.’’ The Ex-Im Bank has a proven track said: ‘‘It is long past the time we need Senator Robert Taft, who was some- record of supporting hundreds of thou- to stop trying to run the whole world times referred to as ‘‘Mr. Republican’’ sands of jobs in every single congres- and start putting our own people in our in the 1940s and 1950s, once said: ‘‘No sional district across this country, and own country first once again.’’ foreign policy can be justified except a the fact that anyone would even con- Much to my surprise, the audience policy devoted . . . to the protection of sider shutting it down is shortsighted, broke into applause. Middle- and lower- the liberty of the American people, and it is harmful to our economy. Ex- income people have applauded when I with war only as the last resort and Im supports our businesses and our have said similar things in my district only to preserve that liberty.’’ workers, all while not costing tax- and around the country. Many upper- Most of the Republican Presidential payers a dime. In fact, over the past income people claim to be moderates, candidates have attacked President two decades, the Bank has generated a and contrary to popular belief, conserv- Obama for acting in some ways that profit of close to $7 billion—a true win- atives lose most very wealthy areas 2– are unconstitutional, and he has. But win for our taxpayers. Yet, for the 1 or worse. I have spoken to a very where in our Constitution does it give ideologues who are committed to chop- wide variety of groups in Washington us the authority to run other countries ping away government programs that

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So I don’t know why the Mem- innovation without having to pay the wing of the Republican Party has, once bers on the opposite side of the aisle person who has actually been the in- again, pushed us to the brink of ac- can’t rein in their chairman. I don’t ventor and created this. That is totally tively damaging our Nation’s busi- know why they are afraid of him. I nesses and our competitiveness with contrary to what our country has been don’t know why they don’t speak up. all about. this standoff. It doesn’t have to be this We have 10 more days. Let’s get busy way. A majority of the House of Rep- and get this bill reauthorized and this We have had the strongest resentatives is already on record in its Bank. I am asking Speaker BOEHNER to system in the world—the strongest in support of a long-term reauthorization exercise his leadership and get it done. the world. What has that given the of the Bank. It is time for Speaker f American people? It has uplifted our BOEHNER to intervene by immediately standard of living of ordinary people. putting a measure up to keep its doors JOIN ME IN OPPOSING THE Yes, these folks in the multinational open for a vote on the House floor. INNOVATION ACT corporations, they live very well. Well, For 2 years, despite the calls from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the American people have lived well Democrats and Republicans, Chairman Chair recognizes the gentleman from because we have had the technology, HENSARLING has made it clear that this California (Mr. ROHRABACHER) for 5 manufactured crisis is exactly what he whether it is agricultural technology minutes. or transportation technology or any of has wanted all along. This is not a Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, fight between Democrats and Repub- the other type of energy technologies today I rise to alert my colleagues and that we have. These have uplifted us licans. It is a fight between ideology to alert the American people that a bill and created more wealth for our soci- and reason in the Republican Party. is being marked up in the Committee ety. While the ideologically driven crusade on the Judiciary this coming Thurs- to eliminate the Bank may be a game day, H.R. 9. This bill is a grave threat Americans’ security, prosperity, and, here in Washington, it certainly isn’t a to the rights of the American people to yes, freedom have been due to our tech- game for the hundreds of thousands of own the rights nological advantages. It is not that our our businesses all over this country. that they have created with their own people worked harder. It is not that we For example, let’s take Michael hard work and their own innovative had such natural resources. There are Boyle, a Republican and a veteran, who skills. countries all over the world where peo- recently testified that, thanks to the The bill that is being marked up is ple work hard and have natural re- Bank, he has been able to quadruple his called, in fact, the Innovation Act. It is company’s revenue and expand his sources. It is our freedom and our re- one of the worst misnomers that I have spect for the individual rights of our business from just 8 employees to 60 seen in my time in Congress. This currently. citizens that have given us prosperity should be called the ‘‘Anti-Innovation Mr. Boyle’s story is the American and security and freedom. Act.’’ This is yet the latest of a dec- story of thousands of businesses, large ades-long attack on the patent rights Now these powerful multinational and small, across this country that corporations have targeted our patent rely on the Bank to compete on the of the American people that were placed into the Constitution by our system; and, yes, their motive, as I global stage. Nevertheless, in the say, is to steal, let the big guys steal United States Congress, we are talking Founding Fathers. For decades now, large multinational from the little guys. That is what this about shutting down one of the best re- corporations, very powerful economic supposed Innovation Act, which, as I sources our businesses have—just to entities that have influence on govern- say, should be called the ‘‘Anti-Innova- make a political statement. As the deadline for reauthorizing the ment, have been trying to neuter the tion Act,’’ is all about. Bank nears, I have been encouraged to patent rights of the American people. In fact, there is a legitimate problem increasingly hear from some of my Re- Why have they been doing this? Why do of frivolous lawsuits in our country. publican colleagues who have come out they want to eliminate or to dramati- There is no doubt about that. It is not and said, ‘‘Enough is enough.’’ As a cally reduce the rights of our inventors just in the area of technology. It is matter of fact, as I sat in committee, I to control what they have invented? throughout our medicine and every- Because these are big guys who don’t was very pleased to hear Mr. FINCHER, where else. But there have been a num- want to pay the little guys when they a Republican, say that his wife told ber of people who have taken patent steal from them. him: law and claimed rights that they You don’t represent and you don’t work for The fact is that our Founding Fa- thers knew it was important for some- weren’t given by the Patent Office and the chairman of the committee, Mr. Hen- issued frivolous lawsuits to people to sarling. You don’t work for the Speaker, Mr. one who has created something, wheth- Boehner. You work for the people who elect- er it is a writer or an inventor, to have try to get them to pay money to them. ed you to come to Congress. the right to control his or her creation They are called patent trolls. Mr. FINCHER basically said to his for a certain period of time. The time This excuse for changing our patent chairman that it is time to stop play- period has been 17 years, traditionally, system is a lame excuse in the sense ing the game, that we have got to reau- since the time of our Constitution. Our that we don’t need to destroy the pat- thorize the Export-Import Bank. Founding Fathers knew this was im- ent rights of the little guy in order to I want you to know that Mr. HEN- portant to our country’s well-being, cure this problem. Every provision of SARLING and those rightwing conserv- not just in terms of the rights of the the Innovation Act—every provision— atives who want to use this as a polit- individual, which we agree with as limits the rights of legitimate patent ical point will have you believe, ‘‘Oh, Americans and which were written into holders in order to protect their own this Bank is only for Big Business,’’ our Constitution as part of the Bill of creation. but that is absolutely not true. Not Rights. only does the Bank support thousands Only one place is the word ‘‘right’’ Let’s not eliminate our freedom to of small businesses, but the suppliers used in the body of the Constitution, handle those people, those few people, to the big businesses are small busi- and that is in the section dealing with who are abusing it. I ask my colleagues nesses all over this country who rely providing our inventors and, yes, our to join me in opposing that and alert- on the Export-Import Bank for their writers with the right to control what ing the American people to this chal- ability to create jobs and have busi- they have created for a certain period lenge to their freedom and their secu- nesses in their districts. of time in order to profit from it. rity and their prosperity.

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