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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013 No. 138 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was spread of disease. Those concentration Michael Mullen, warned Congress that called to order by the Speaker pro tem- camps helped my dad, and America, un- America’s greatest national security pore (Mr. HOLDING). derstand why we fought in Europe. threat is not Iran, not al Qaeda, not f Today, Washington is in an epic po- China, not Russia; it is our debt. Admi- litical battle that will affect America’s ral Mullen is prophetic. In recent his- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO future for decades and centuries to tory, no enemy has done as much dam- TEMPORE come. Some see a fight between Repub- age to America’s military and national The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- licans and Democrats. I see a fight be- security as have debt and sequestra- fore the House the following commu- tween those who are financially re- tion. nication from the Speaker: sponsible and those who are not, be- President Obama’s Comptroller Gen- WASHINGTON, DC, tween those who have the under- eral, Gene Dodaro, warned Congress October 7, 2013. standing and backbone needed to pre- and the White House earlier this year I hereby appoint the Honorable GEORGE vent an American bankruptcy and that America’s deficits and debt are HOLDING to act as Speaker pro tempore on those who do not. unsustainable, which brings us to to- this day. Why do I fight? I fight for America’s day’s fight involving a government JOHN A. BOEHNER, children and grandchildren. I fight for shutdown, debt ceilings, and socialized Speaker of the House of Representatives. America’s future. medicine. No question, a government f President Obama’s five deficits have shutdown hampers the economy. Be- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE averaged $1 trillion per year, the worst tween 1976 and 1995, there were 17 gov- in history. America soon will blow ernment shutdowns. Yet, America’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- through the $17 trillion debt mark, the economy boomed in the 1980s and 1990s. ant to the order of the House of Janu- worst in history. Shutdowns can be overcome. ary 3, 2013, the Chair will now recog- Mr. Speaker, it is challenging to No question, not raising the debt nize Members from lists submitted by grasp trillion-dollar deficits and a $17 ceiling poses economic risk. No one the majority and minority leaders for trillion debt. Let me simplify. In each knows for sure how much risk, because morning-hour debate. of the last 5 years, the Federal Govern- America has never crossed this thresh- The Chair will alternate recognition ment borrowed 20 to 30 percent of its old before. Whatever it is, it can be between the parties, with each party operational costs. How many American overcome. limited to 1 hour and each Member families or businesses could avoid Knowing these risks, why do I fight other than the majority and minority bankruptcy if, year after year, 20 to 30 over funding bills, the debt ceiling, and leaders and the minority whip limited percent of what they spent was bor- socialized medicine? Because too many to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall rowed money? Not many, and not for Washington politicians pander to the debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. long. next election’s voters without caring f Economic principles don’t care if you one whit about America’s future—be- are a family, a business, or a country. cause appropriations bills, continuing WHY WE FIGHT If you borrow more than you can pay resolutions, the debt ceiling, and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The back, you go bankrupt. America has like are the only leverage I have to ca- Chair recognizes the gentleman from been warned of the consequences of fi- jole financially irresponsible Wash- Alabama (Mr. BROOKS) for 5 minutes. nancial irresponsibility. Greece is fur- ington politicians into doing what Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- ther down the debt path than America. must be done to prevent an American er, the ‘‘Band of Brothers’’ episode, Greece’s unemployment rate is 27 per- bankruptcy. ‘‘Why We Fight,’’ reminds me of an ex- cent, worse than any year in America’s It is because, as bad as government perience my father, Jack Brooks, Great Depression. shutdown and debt ceiling risks may shared with me. At age 23, dad was a Earlier this year, Cyprus confiscated be, they are relatively inconsequential combat engineer in General Patton’s as much as 60 percent of their citizens’ compared to the economic devastation army. Near war’s end, dad was ordered savings and checking accounts. The resulting from an American bank- to help at a German concentration Detroit and Stockton municipal bank- ruptcy. Think about the chaos and camp. Dad and his fellow soldiers saw ruptcies risk retirees losing their pen- hardship that will ensue if America has human bodies decomposing and stacked sions. no national defense, no FBI, CIA, or like cordwood, 5- and 6-feet high, with President Obama’s former chairman DEA, no Social Security, Medicaid, or lime sprinkled on them to retard the of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Medicare, no NASA, no justice system

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But nonetheless, still, a thou- ficulty getting all the answers I needed and Mr. Speaker, it is my duty to use any sand people have already signed up. all the forms to fill out on the very first try. tools I can to win that fight, because And as I said, 100,000 were able to con- The entire process was simple, direct, and tact the system and interacted with it easy to follow. Please don’t forget all of us this is one fight America cannot afford who, while maybe not newsworthy, are a to lose. That is why I fight. with little or no problem. large part of the equation. First of all, I would just like to again f congratulate Lieutenant Governor Her name is Hu Lindsay from Nor- LET US VOTE Nancy Wyman, who has been sort of walk, Connecticut. So, again, the folks at the health shepherding and quarterbacking this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The care exchange who have been planning process over the last few months or so, Chair recognizes the gentleman from and preparing for months have dem- again, to make sure that Connecticut’s Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) for 5 minutes. onstrated that that demand can be met system was ready. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, this will be if you have the right planning in place a short 5-minute, indeed a short 1- And I wanted to share, again, a cou- ple of the stories of individuals who and that, when people actually have a minute, because it all can be said in a chance to get past all the nonsense very few words. contacted the Connecticut Health Ex- change over the last week or so to de- that is thrown around out there about Yesterday, the Speaker said ‘‘there the end of American freedom and actu- are not enough votes in the House to scribe their experiences. There was 48- year-old Elly Baros, who said that she ally see that they can buy private pass’’ a clean bill to fund the govern- health insurance plans—again, Con- ment and end the shutdown. was pleased to be one step closer to en- rolling in health insurance. The New necticut offers three private health in- There is one clear way to find out, surance plans, Anthem Blue Cross, Mr. Speaker: let us vote on the floor of Britain woman, who spent the entire afternoon at the health center going ConnectiCare, and Healthy Con- the House. necticut—the system will work. That’s On Saturday, 195 of us Democrats through her options, has been without coverage for a year and a half due to a why we must keep this government sent a letter to the Speaker, saying we open and not buckle to the folks who are willing to vote ‘‘yes.’’ And the re- layoff. She said that she has been holding want to repeal or defund the Affordable ports are also 22 Republicans at least Care Act. are ready to vote ‘‘yes.’’ That’s a ma- her breath, thanking God every day ‘‘I jority. There are enough votes to end don’t get sick or get into a car acci- f the shutdown. dent.’’ She was excited to learn that SHUTDOWN’S IMPACT IN MY And Mr. Speaker, if you don’t believe she could get good individual coverage DISTRICT for about $70 to $200 a month or pos- it, let us vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sibly even qualify for expanded Med- f Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from icaid coverage. HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES I had a conversation and an email Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Good morning. I WORKING with a woman from Norwich, who is a thought it was important to come as 50-year-old, self-employed individual, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The soon as I arrived after 24 hours in my who said to me: Chair recognizes the gentleman from district. After voting to restore the Connecticut (Mr. COURTNEY) for 5 min- I currently pay $980 a month for coverage payment compensation to our Federal for myself. I have a rare preexisting condi- utes. employees—some 800,000-plus who are Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, today tion known as trigeminal neuralgia, which is treated by medication in four annual visits now laid off, which means that Ameri- marks day 7 since the rollout of the to my doctor. For this, I am considered a cans are not receiving vital services—I health care exchanges under the Af- ‘‘heavy utilizer.’’ My condition interferes wanted to go home for a moment to be fordable Care Act. Listening to the with my ability to earn. able to interact with my constituents. hysterical rhetoric from the majority Right now, what she is paying is on In that period of time, I met doctors; party in the House, you would think par with her mortgage payment. I met carpenters and millwrights; I that America’s basic freedoms and After speaking with my insurance agent, I spoke to those in the arts community. economy would be in ruins after day 7. found out that my premiums under the Af- I commemorated the 70th anniversary And in fact, there have been some prob- fordable Care Act will be cut to $440 a of Catholic Charities at a mass at Sa- lems in terms of some of the accessing month. cred Heart Cathedral. I listened to our through the database that was set up. When I spoke to her on the phone the cardinal talk with great faith, the car- Part of the problem was the fact that other day, she said when her agent dinal of our community in the Hous- millions of Americans, far more than called her and gave her this news she ton-Galveston Diocese, and the car- anyone expected, even the most ardent did a happy dance in her office, know- dinal that is named by the previous supporters of the law, have swamped ing that her health insurance pre- Pope, who now resides in our commu- the system, which, if you think about miums were going to be cut in half. nity, who gave us the words the just it, I think speaks volumes about the Again, a 50-year-old, working indi- live by faith. fact that there is a tremendous need vidual who is now paying $980 a month I indicated that I would come back to out there for this affordable care— is seeing her health insurance bill cut let this body know that the people who which, again, the law I think made an in half because of the health care ex- are being affected are not Republicans historic step in terms of advancing it. change. or Democrats or Green Party or Inde- I am proud of the fact that coming She is one of these people who has pendents, or any other definition other from the State of Connecticut, which, contacted the system, but she hasn’t than Americans. And I was over- again, is one of the States that did not enrolled yet, but she will. Believe me. whelmed by those who came up to me stonewall the legislation, Governor She cannot believe that we are at a and indicated—from airline pilots— Malloy moved forward as quickly as point right now where there is a con- that negotiation and interaction is im- possible and set up a system that was certed, intentional effort to shut the portant, but don’t break on the issue of actually ready last week to deal with government down in an effort to deny the Affordable Care Act and getting the onslaught of emails and calls into her—somebody who, again, has a pre- this government open. the call centers. As of Friday, they tal- existing condition—access to a smart- They understand it. These are people lied over 100,000 contacts that came er, more rational marketplace than the who are being impacted, like the work- into the system. Again, they enrolled one that exists today. ers today of an aircraft company in

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All of that is being I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the tax deadline for those who haven’t dumbed down—lost—because we have United States of America, and to the Repub- filed coming up on October 15, needing not opened the government. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, IRS workers to help them with issues I come today, Mr. Speaker, to ask all indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. that they have in terms of filing their of us to turn to our American card, and f tax forms, or even the Federal courts, hold up the American card—I am an TWO WEEKS, NO NEGOTIATIONS which will be assessing on October 15 American—and vote to open this gov- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina whether or not they can keep their ernment right now. asked and was given permission to ad- doors open for the moving of justice in f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- this Nation. So I think it is extremely important RECESS vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. that whatever is tying you up, what- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Speaker, 2 weeks ago Friday, the Presi- ever is keeping you from looking at the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair dent called Speaker BOEHNER out of the common good—and I would offer to say declares the House in recess until 2 blue to announce he would not nego- to the American people everyone p.m. today. tiate to avoid a shutdown. Since then, knows that we are not Greece. We wish Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 18 the President has made no plans to ne- the best for the people of Greece. But minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- gotiate and has hosted one White America is the richest country in the cess. House meeting to restate his position world, $4 trillion in economy, and a f to not negotiate. country that is looked to from all Clearly, this confirms the American around the world. b 1400 people should look at the actions of all Our economy is bigger than the Euro- officials, not just words. Sadly, the pean Union. That means countries like AFTER RECESS President says he ‘‘has bent over back- Spain, Germany, France, England, all The recess having expired, the House wards to work with the Republicans,’’ those members who as well are our al- was called to order by the Speaker at 2 but this is not accurate. This continues lies, but look to America—how shame- p.m. his actions different from his words. In ful it is for someone to be held, and if f February 2009, the President an- you will, tied up by their own indi- nounced the deficit was unsustainable, vidual personal interests. PRAYER One would ask if the Founding Fa- but then he tripled it. Reverend Andrew Walton, Capitol House Republicans voted four times thers, as imperfect as America was as Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, to avoid a shutdown. House Repub- she began, had come from the 13 Colo- D.C., offered the following prayer: licans were sincere in their actions and nies and various districts, and probably God of light and life, our prayer now vote repeatedly to save jobs and interests, and had held to those spe- today is simple. help families. cialized interests, would we have cre- May the eternal Spirit that embraces It is my hope there will be good-faith ated a Nation that started out by say- all good deliver us from fear. negotiations and we can come together ing we organize to create a more per- May the hearts, minds, and souls of to avoid the upcoming unsustainable fect Union? Albeit that there were the women and men of this House of fiscal crisis by ending the shutdown groups of populations that did not have Representatives elected to serve the and addressing the debt limit. dignity and justice and citizenship at people be released from fear into free- In conclusion, God bless our troops, that time, something that I could look dom. and we will never forget September the back at in bitterness, but I do not, be- In freedom, may they discover and 11th in the global war on terrorism. cause this is the greatest Nation in the rediscover what is already deep within f world. But we are not showing our- themselves as humans created in divine IT IS NOT TIME TO FIGHT selves that way. image. It is not the truth to suggest that May every conversation and delibera- (Ms. BONAMICI asked and was given there are not enough voters, Members tion of this day and days to follow be permission to address the House for 1 of Congress, that would vote right now filled with compassion for the millions minute.) today to open this government. It is of people whose lives and livelihoods Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, today something called a continuing resolu- are affected by these decisions, courage is day 7 of an unnecessary and harmful tion, but it’s a bill that you put on the to compromise when necessary to sus- government shutdown that is hurting floor that has been passed already by tain and provide for the well-being of millions of Americans. Speaker BOEH- Republicans and Democrats in the all people, humility to let go of the ide- NER called it an ‘‘epic battle.’’ United States Senate. ological convictions when those con- Hundreds of thousands are out of This is not an idea of anyone over an- victions hinder the common good, and work, Federal contractors aren’t get- other person. Republican and Demo- clear vision to see beyond narrow agen- ting paid, small businesses aren’t get- cratic Senators have already voted for das toward a Nation filled with promise ting loans, home purchases are on hold, this clean bill that we could vote on to be a beacon of light for all people. nutrition programs are at risk, and today. We have martial law. What that Amen. Speaker BOEHNER has said, ‘‘It is time means—and my colleagues know what for us to stand and fight.’’ it means—is that you can put a bill on f With all due respect, Mr. Speaker, in just minutes. THE JOURNAL this is the U.S. House of Representa- So, rather than deciding amongst tives; it is not a battlefield. It is not your children which ones to feed, which The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- time for us to fight; it is time for us to is the approach that my Republican ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- vote. Our constituents sent us here to friends in leadership are doing—squeez- ceedings and announces to the House get things done, to work together. ing out one little skinny bill versus an- his approval thereof. It is not time to fight; it is time to other, squeezing out bills that leave Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- reopen the Federal Government. It is out the FAA inspectors, leaving out nal stands approved. not time to fight; it is time to raise the ICE that deals with immigration, leav- f debt ceiling and pay our bills. It is not ing out those who are dealing with time to fight; it is time to get the young people who are undocumented, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE budget conference committee to work, leaving out those who are helping The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman something we have been asking for for young couples who want to get a home from Texas (Mr. BURGESS) come for- months. with mortgage processing. Who knows ward and lead the House in the Pledge We can do it today, Mr. Speaker. It is whose homes are going to be impacted of Allegiance. not time to fight; it is time to vote. It

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ECONOMY AND PUTTING OUR that divides us, and let us remember These men and women bravely serve COUNTRY AT RISK their great service and ask ourselves their country and their paychecks (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given constantly how best can we be of serv- should not be jeopardized. After pres- permission to address the House for 1 ice. sure from the House, the administra- minute.) f tion quit delaying the implementation Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, my col- of this law. A PREVENTABLE TRAIN WRECK: leagues over the last 10 days have been Mr. Speaker, I urge the administra- WHITE HOUSE BUILT SLOPPY IT through quite a bit. We sent four bills tion to also adopt the other common- ARCHITECTURE to the United States Senate to keep sense funding bills passed by the House our government open and to protect (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given last week. Americans want to get back the American people from the harmful permission to address the House for 1 to work and don’t want to see the gov- effects of ObamaCare. Each of these re- minute and to revise and extend his re- ernment play politics with their pay- quests was denied by the United States marks.) check. Senate. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, yester- f After the fourth effort, we asked to day, the administration finally began go to conference and sit down and re- to acknowledge what many have been RECESS solve our differences to keep the gov- saying for some time: healthcare.gov is The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ernment open and to provide fairness having major problems. PETRI). Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule to the American people under The administration spent most of I, the Chair declares the House in re- ObamaCare. The Senate Democrats last week boasting about the high cess subject to the call of the Chair. once again said no. number of visitors to the Federal site, Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 11 min- The President had us all down to the but it conveniently left out a very im- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. White House last week, only to remind portant statistic: how many people ac- f me that he was not going to negotiate tually were able to purchase insurance. over keeping the government open or Unlike the initial claims that the b 1745 over the looming need to increase the sites were crashing because demand AFTER RECESS debt limit. was so high, it is clear now that the ex- The recess having expired, the House The President’s refusal to negotiate changes were failing because they ap- was called to order by the Speaker pro is hurting our economy and putting our pear to have major structural flaws. tempore (Mr. THORNBERRY) at 5 o’clock country at risk. According to technicians and people at and 45 minutes p.m. This morning, a senior White House The Wall Street Journal, the site ap- official said that the President would pears to be built on a ‘‘sloppy software f rather default than to sit down and ne- foundation.’’ FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION gotiate. Really? I am going to say this To make matters worse, even the in- CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS again: a senior White House staffer this formation the Web site collected may RESOLUTION, 2014 morning said that the President would be useless thanks to a security problem Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, pursu- rather default on our debt than sit that corrupted a lot of the data. Ac- ant to House Resolution 371, I call up down and negotiate. cording to one estimate, 99 percent of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 77) mak- Now, the American people expect the applications submitted may be fac- ing continuing appropriations for the when their leaders have differences and ing data problems that will stop these Food and Drug Administration for fis- we are in a time of crisis that we will applications. cal year 2014, and for other purposes, sit down and at least have a conversa- Members of the administration need and ask for its immediate consider- tion. Really, Mr. President, it is time to come to the Energy and Commerce ation. to have that conversation before our Committee and start telling us the The Clerk read the title of the joint economy is put further at risk. truth about this information architec- resolution. f ture. Taxpayers have spent money, a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lot of money, to build these sites. If TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF WAR ant to House Resolution 371, the joint they have been sold a pig in a poke, IN AFGHANISTAN resolution is considered read. they need to know. H.J. RES. 77 (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given f permission to address the House for 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- minute.) PAY OUR MILITARY ACT resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, today, (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given are hereby appropriated, out of any money in as Congress focuses on the government permission to address the House for 1 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, shutdown, our Nation quietly marks minute and to revise and extend his re- and out of applicable corporate or other rev- the close of our 12th year at war in Af- marks.) enues, receipts, and funds, for the Food and ghanistan. Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, my of- Drug Administration for fiscal year 2014, and While the country talks about a Fed- fice continues to be flooded with calls for other purposes, namely: eral Government shutdown and the di- from North Carolinians who are frus- SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be nec- visive partisan politics that are stand- trated with the government shutdown. essary, at a rate for operations as provided in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food ing in the way of progress, the harsh The House and Senate clearly disagree and Drug Administration, and Related Agen- reality and hell that is war seem a dis- on how to proceed, but one thing we cies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of tant memory for most. Meanwhile, we can all agree on is supporting our men Public Law 113–6) and under the authority have over 54,000 troops serving in Af- and women in the military. and conditions provided in such Act, for con- ghanistan today. To all of our troops, Last Monday, Congress passed, and tinuing projects or activities (including the thank you for your service and the sac- President Obama signed, the Pay Our costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) rifices that you and your families have Military Act. This bill ensures that our that are not otherwise specifically provided endured. servicemen and -women and their civil- for in this joint resolution, that were con- ducted in fiscal year 2013, and for which ap- Two thousand one hundred and forty- ian counterparts are paid during the propriations, funds, or other authority were three U.S. servicemembers have been shutdown. made available by such Act under the head- killed in Afghanistan to date, leaving Unfortunately, the administration ing ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv- behind families who will never again delayed using this authority to pay all ices—Food and Drug Administration’’.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:00 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07OC7.006 H07OCPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6327 (b) The rate for operations provided by sub- There was no objection. just fund one component of govern- section (a) for each account shall be cal- Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I yield ment and not have the rest of govern- culated to reflect the full amount of any re- myself such time as I may consume. ment. FDA is the Food and Drug Ad- duction required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of ministration. It relies heavily on the to— House Joint Resolution 77, which (1) any provision of division G of the Con- Centers for Disease Control. You do solidated and Further Continuing Appropria- would continue the funding for the nothing to fund the Centers for Disease tions Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including Food and Drug Administration. I think Control. So as just one critical compo- section 3004; and everyone here in the House agrees that nent of the Federal Government, it (2) the Presidential sequestration order funding for the FDA is necessary to isn’t the Federal Government, and dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to this critical operation in order to sup- that’s what has been shut down, and so budget authority made available by the Dis- port our Nation’s public health and the I adamantly oppose this legislation. aster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public millions of jobs associated with FDA We have been here a number of days Law 113–2). activities. Most Members of this body now with the government shut down SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the may not realize it, but FDA-regulated because people are trying to use the ap- manner that would be provided by the perti- industries account for almost 25 per- propriations process, which is, as every nent appropriations Act. cent of the consumer spending in the schoolchild knows, the process where SEC. 103. Unless otherwise provided for in United States of America. the President asks and then the Con- this joint resolution or in the applicable ap- Fiscal year 2013 ag appropriation in- gress disposes, and we use the Appro- propriations Act for fiscal year 2014, appro- cluded total funding of $4.2 billion; $2.5 priations Committee to dispose; that priations and funds made available and au- billion came from discretionary funds is, we make the decisions on how much thority granted pursuant to this joint resolu- and $1.7 billion from user fees. Of great- tion shall be available until whichever of the is going to be spent by each agency. following first occurs: (1) the enactment into est importance is the need to ensure The President came to Congress ask- law of an appropriation for any project or ac- that our constituents continue to con- ing for $1.2 trillion in expenditures. tivity provided for in this joint resolution; sume safe foods and use safe and effec- The Republicans rejected that in their (2) the enactment into law of the applicable tive drugs and medical devices. Despite budget and came up with a much less appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 with- reduced funding levels overall for FY budgeted number of $967 billion. This out any provision for such project or activ- 2013, we were able to provide a stra- bill on the floor, the big bill, has the ity; or (3) December 15, 2013. tegic increase of $12.5 million for food Democrats agreeing to $986 billion. SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to safety activities and $10 million for That’s a $200 billion reduction. That’s this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authoriza- food and drug safety inspections in just amazing. I don’t think this has tion whenever a bill in which such applicable China. These funding increases will ever been done before where that big of appropriation, fund, or authorization is con- continue under a CR. a cut has been made to the Federal tained is enacted into law. In addition to the funds appropriated Government, and yet we can’t pass it. SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be im- for the FDA, this resolution that we The Senate has passed it because, as plemented so that only the most limited are debating this afternoon would everyone knows, it’s a bicameral proc- funding action of that permitted in the joint allow FDA to collect and spend drug ess, and whatever the President signs resolution shall be taken in order to provide and medical product user fees. Of has to be passed by both Houses. The for continuation of projects and activities. Senate has passed over here a clean SEC. 106. Amounts made available under course, the fees are charged to the in- section 101 for civilian personnel compensa- dustry to support such lifesaving ac- bill, as we say, which means without tion and benefits in each department and tivities for the review and approval of all kinds of conditionality. That would agency may be apportioned up to the rate for new and generic drugs as well as med- go to the President if this House had operations necessary to avoid furloughs ical devices. voted for it. It could go forward to- within such department or agency, con- This House has already passed a reso- night. This whole thing—this charade sistent with the applicable appropriations lution to fund the public health activi- of shutting down government—could be Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such au- ties at the NIH, and it awaits the Sen- over tonight. All we would have to do thority provided under this section shall not be used until after the department or agency ate’s approval. Also, USDA meat and is pass what the Senate sent over. has taken all necessary actions to reduce or poultry inspectors were deemed crit- But no, here we go again. Now we’re defer non-personnel-related administrative ical to our Nation’s food supply and going to take it in piecemeal fashion. expenses. have stayed on duty during this tem- Tonight, we bring up the FDA; it’s a SEC. 107. It is the sense of the Congress porary delay in funding. It is now time wonderful organization. I want to point that this joint resolution may also be re- for this body to continue funding one out to my colleagues on the other side ferred to as the ‘‘Food and Drug Safety Act’’. more critical component of our public of the aisle that, since I’ve been here, This joint resolution may be cited as the health infrastructure. in 20 years, we’ve passed 111 CRs—en- ‘‘Food and Drug Administration Continuing The Food and Drug Administration acted. In fact, under President Bush, Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. touches every Member of this House, we passed 56. And I’m sure every one of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The either directly or indirectly, and we the Republicans passed those; 56, with- joint resolution shall be debatable for need the entire Agency back at work. out conditionality. Democrats didn’t 40 minutes, equally divided and con- We need to also limit any damage to try to bring down the House. And even trolled by the chair and ranking minor- the millions of jobs impacted by FDA’s under President Obama, so far, we’ve ity member of the Committee on Ap- work in the food and bioscience indus- passed 19 CRs. So why can’t we do that propriations. tries. now? Why can’t we do what we’ve been The gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Now is the chance for my colleagues doing, this House has been doing for ADERHOLT) and the gentleman from here in the House to join me in keeping decades, passing a CR to keep govern- California (Mr. FARR) each will control this important program fully oper- ment open? 20 minutes. ational. I would ask that my colleagues It’s certainly not the responsible The Chair recognizes the gentleman support this resolution that we’re de- thing for our committee, and we’re from Alabama. bating this afternoon. It will ensure very proud of our committee, but a CR GENERAL LEAVE that all critical elements of our Na- is giving up because we haven’t passed Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I ask tion’s food and drug supply will be pro- the appropriation bills that are really unanimous consent that all Members tected. the mechanics of how we ought to be may have 5 legislative days in which to I reserve the balance of my time. spending money. In fact, my distin- revise and extend their remarks and in- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- guished colleague, Mr. ADERHOLT, has, clude extraneous material on H.J. Res. self such time as I may consume. 94 times, voted for a CR. So I cannot 77, and that I may include tabular ma- My colleague and chair, Mr. ADER- support this piecemeal specialty of the terial on the same. HOLT, just said that this bill is nec- day, just voting for one segment of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there essary because funding for the FDA is Federal Government and ignoring all objection to the request of the gen- necessary. He’s absolutely right, but the rest. tleman from Alabama? this bill doesn’t do all that. You cannot I reserve the balance of my time.

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We should be debating a bill even during this shutdown, the Food done nothing but stand in the way of that will end this shutdown. and Drug Administration’s critical its implementation by underfunding Yesterday, the Speaker said this: safeguards remain in place to protect the critical needs in the FDA bill. There are not enough votes in the our food and drug supply. The health of This bill is nothing more than a Re- House to pass a clean bill to fund the our people should not be jeopardized. publican ploy, and the claim that government and end the shutdown. The This legislation provides funding for Democrats are not negotiating is abso- truth of the matter is, if the bill will the FDA at the current post-sequestra- lutely false. House Republicans wrote a come up, it will pass. tion annual rate of $2.3 billion. This bill and sent it to the Senate. The Sen- On Saturday, 195 Democrats wrote to will provide funding to maintain pro- ate adopted the most important part of the Speaker and said, Bring up the bill. tections for food, drugs, and medical it, the funding level, and the President Informed reports say there are 22 Re- devices, and allow the FDA to collect agreed to sign it even though the publicans who will also vote ‘‘yes.’’ and spend user fees. Democrats want greater investment to That is a majority of the House. I say to the Speaker: Let all of us The length of this authority will last support economic growth. The only until December 15 or until we enact speak. thing Democrats say ‘‘no’’ to are irre- The President today said this: year-long appropriations that address sponsible efforts to put health care de- the funding of the Federal Government The truth of the matter is there are cisions back in the hands of insurance enough Republican and Democratic votes in in full. companies, which has nothing to do As with each of the other individual the House of Representatives right now to with keeping the government open. bills we have considered this week, the end this shutdown immediately, with no par- That is democracy. That is negotia- tisan strings attached. The House should language in H.J. Res. 77 is nearly iden- tion. We have done more than meet in hold that vote today. If Republicans and tical to what was included in my clean the middle, but the Republicans now Speaker Boehner are saying there are not continuing resolution filed back in say ‘‘no’’ to their own bill. We could enough votes, then they should prove it. Let September. This bill moves us a step the bill go to the floor, and let’s see what end the shutdown today if the majority closer to the finish line, but we’ve got happens. Just vote. would only support a reasonable solu- to remember that we can get there Then he continued: tion to allow a vote on the Republican- much faster if we find a way to fund There’s no reason that there has to be a written, Senate-passed bill. the entire Federal Government. This shutdown in order for the kind of negotia- will require cooperation and conversa- Vote ‘‘no,’’ and demand a House vote tions Speaker Boehner says he wants to pro- tion from both the Senate and the to immediately end the reckless Re- ceed. Hold a vote. Call a vote right now, and House. publican shutdown. let’s see what happens. This will be the ninth bill the House b 1800 We say to the Speaker: Let democ- racy prevail. Bring the Senate bill up has sent to the Senate to reopen the Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I yield for a vote now. Federal Government. The ninth bill, 1 minute to the gentleman from Michi- Mr. Speaker. The House has voted to Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I yield gan (Mr. UPTON), who chairs the full 2 minutes to the gentleman from Penn- provide nearly one-third of the funding committee of Energy and Commerce. sylvania (Mr. PITTS), the chairman of to reopen the government; but, unfor- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to- the Health Subcommittee of the En- tunately, the Senate won’t even con- night in strong support of the Food and ergy and Commerce Committee. sider these bills, and so the govern- Drug Safety Act. ment is still shut down. Our colleagues Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in As we try to work out our fiscal dif- strong support of the Food and Drug in the Senate say they want a clean ferences, it is imperative that the Food CR, but when we’ve sent them these Safety Act. and Drug Administration does have the Since the Senate will not negotiate bills—pieces of a clean CR with clean resources that it needs to ensure the funding mechanisms, nonetheless— with us about opening up the entire safety and quality of our Nation’s food they won’t even bring them up for a government, we will continue pro- and drug supplies and medical devices. vote. posing commonsense bills to reopen This is not my first choice of how to This bill will help ensure that the FDA critical functions as soon as possible. fund the Federal Government. My pref- can focus on that very important mis- This bill funds the FDA and ensures erence would be to have passed full- sion. that it performs important duties, in- year appropriations bills for all the Over the past week, the House has cluding inspections of food, medical de- government before September 30. The acted to reopen major parts of other vices, and pharmaceutical facilities. It House made great strides toward that government. The legislation before us makes sure that reviews of lifesaving goal with our committee approving is yet another piece of that important new devices and drugs continue and nearly all of our annual bills and with effort to continue critical programs for that the government doesn’t stand in the full House passing four of them, yet the American people. the way of innovation. the Senate would not even pass a single From food inspections to approvals of We have the most dynamic and pro- bill off the floor of the Senate. But I breakthrough new drugs and devices, ductive medical research firms in the still hope and believe that we can find Members on both sides of the aisle in- world. American companies and univer- a path forward. It will require both deed understand and appreciate the im- sities are paving the way to incredible parties, both bodies, to find ways we portant role of the FDA. This essential new cures. In fact, three American sci- can work together to end this shut- work should continue as we wait at the entists were just honored with this down. negotiating table for the President to year’s Nobel Prize in medicine for their As we work toward that end, we can join in a conversation to resolve our research into how our cells function. pass this bill to ensure that nearly all differences. Americans can continue leading the of the Federal Government’s food safe- I urge my colleagues to support this world in this field, but we have to ty activities are funded during the bill to ensure that the FDA has the re- make sure that the FDA conducts re- shutdown. I urge support of the bill. sources to get the job done. Let’s stand views promptly. Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 together in support of food safety and Let’s get the FDA back open and per- minutes to the gentlewoman from New drug approvals. forming their important work. Pa- York (Mrs. LOWEY), the distinguished Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 tients, young and old, are counting on ranking member on the Appropriations minutes to the gentleman from Michi- it. Committee. gan, Congressman LEVIN, the ranking Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in member of the Ways and Means Com- minutes to the gentlewoman from Con- opposition to the reckless Republican mittee. necticut (Ms. DELAURO), the former

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It’s another aisle will recognize these legitimate flicted government shutdown because in a series of purely political bills put concerns and will help us pass this im- the Speaker refuses to stand up to a forward by the Republican majority. portant funding. It’s time for the Sen- vocal minority in his own party. There Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I yield ate to act on this and the other impor- is no end in sight. Instead, we sit here 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from In- tant funding bills that have passed watching the Republican majority talk diana (Mrs. BROOKS), who sits on the with broad bipartisan majorities. out of both sides of their mouths and Homeland Security Committee. Mr. Speaker, the Senate majority pretend to hold positions they have Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speak- leader and the President cannot con- been voting against from the first day er, I rise today in support of the Food tinue to say that they will not nego- that they took power. and Drug Safety Act. tiate on ending this government shut- This bill is today’s daily exercise in Right now, moms and dads across down. They must stop holding so many cynicism. I served as chairwoman of this country have too many worries. important issues hostage to their abso- the Agriculture Appropriations Sub- They worry about whether or not lutist demands. I say let’s go to a con- committee, the body that oversees they’ll have enough money to pay their ference committee now, let’s negotiate funding for the Food and Drug Admin- rent, their mortgage, and even fill up in a bipartisan way, and let’s stop this istration. We worked hard to increase their gas tanks. They worry about government shutdown. the resources at FDA so that more food whether or not their hours are going to Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 could be inspected, more outbreaks be cut at work next month. Why should minutes to the distinguished Congress- prevented. we add to their worry the list of the woman from Texas, SHEILA JACKSON We also passed the Food Safety Mod- safety of the food that they’re feeding LEE, the ranking member on the Bor- ernization Act in 2010 to improve their children at dinner tonight? der and Maritime Security Sub- FDA’s ability to respond quickly and One of my constituents from Fishers, committee. efficiently in a proactive, science-based Indiana, Elizabeth Armstrong, has ex- Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the dis- fashion to contaminated food out- perienced firsthand a child becoming tinguished gentleman from California, breaks. ill due to contaminated food. Several and I thank him for his leadership. Since taking office in 2011, this Re- years ago, Elizabeth’s young daughter Mr. Speaker, what baffles me is that publican majority has tried to under- fell very ill after eating spinach con- our Republican friends are seemingly cut and hamstring the FDA at every taminated with E. coli. This brave lit- acting like there’s business as usual, step. In 2011, the first bill this majority tle girl luckily survived, but she now that we are quietly on the floor of the passed included a $241 million cut to lives with kidney disease. House, just passing a food safety initia- the FDA. In 2012, they tried to slash Isn’t food safety a core function of tive. salaries by 21 percent, hampering the our government? Is it responsible to Our House is on fire, and there’s no- agency’s ability to implement the Food stop routine inspections of food proc- body here to put the fire out. We’re in Safety Modernization Act. In 2013, they essors and place our constituents at the middle of a government shutdown. tried to cut FDA by another $16 mil- risk of developing foodborne illness. Of course I’m committed to the prin- lion. They rejected an amendment that Mr. Speaker, our parents are worried, ciples of this legislation, as my col- I offered to increase funding by $50 mil- but this is one worry they should not leagues, as the ranking member, as the lion for monitoring foodborne patho- have. FDA needs to keep food inspec- ranking member of the full committee, gens and implementing the new food tors on the job. I urge passage of this as Ms. DELAURO and Mr. WAXMAN are. safety law. resolution. We are all committed to this. For years, we’ve been trying to get Mr. FARR. Mr Speaker, how much May I remind my friends that 45 per- the Republican majority to be serious time do both sides have remaining? cent of the FDA employees, they are on about the FDA and food safety funding. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- furlough. Just today, four people in Food illnesses account for 48 million tleman from California has 9 minutes Texas were arrested because of FDA illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and remaining, and the gentleman from criminal investigators. They were try- 3,000 deaths each year, and particularly Alabama has 11 minutes remaining. ing to sell stem cell packages to sick affect children, pregnant women, and Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the people, devastated people, that were older adults. balance of my time. fraudulent and diseased and inappro- Meanwhile, over 80 percent of the Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I yield priate to terminally ill people. It was seafood and 30 percent of the fruit and 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the FDA criminal investigators that nuts consumed in the United States are Michigan (Mrs. MILLER), who currently were able to make this case and the produced elsewhere, yet less than 1 per- chairs the House Administration Com- U.S. Attorney in my district said cent of imported food is inspected by mittee. ‘‘thank you.’’ But right now there are the FDA. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. I thank U.S. Attorneys across the Nation get- The Republican majority has refused the gentleman for yielding the time. ting ready to lay off their attorneys. to fund these food safety initiatives. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in very The House is on fire, and my friends Now they are bringing up this disingen- strong support of the Food and Drug don’t seem to understand. uous bill for political show. The health Safety Act. The bill we are debating of American families is not a game. this afternoon would provide imme- b 1815 These are people’s lives. diate funding for the Food and Drug Let me just share with you that Over 13 Federal agencies have impor- Administration, which is, of course, there are usually 80 inspections on food tant food safety responsibilities. The the agency in charge of the safety and facilities a day. They’re not going on Centers for Disease Control identifies stability of our Nation’s food supply right now. Up to October 17, there will food safety pathogens in sources, and and our medicine supply as well. be some 960 facilities not inspected, they are not funded in this bill. The Mr. Speaker, the American people de- and the only reason is that we will not Department of Justice prosecutes food serve an answer to a couple of simple come to the floor, put the clean CR on contaminators, but they are not funded questions. First of all, will Congress the floor, and have 195 plus 21 people in this bill. The National Oceanic and actually take action now to secure and vote in the majority to open the doors Atmospheric Administration carries to inspect our Nation’s food supply? of this government. out seafood inspections for the FDA, Secondly, will Congress take action But more importantly, have you but they are not funded in this bill. now to secure our Nation’s medicine heard the stories of families whose hus- USDA is responsible for a whole host of supply? bands or wives are laid off, struggling critical safety measures, but they are I know that many on the other side to make ends meet, calling on relatives not funded in this bill. of the aisle will once again oppose this to be able to help them? You’ve heard

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Texas. ‘‘This office will continue to prosecute food borne illness. If the commands in a warn- We want this government to open. violations involving threats to the public ing letter are not obeyed, the FDA has the au- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The health.’’ thority to punish, or even shutdown, the facility time of the gentlewoman has expired. ‘‘This indictment demonstrates the commit- in question. Mr. FARR. I yield the gentlewoman ment of the FDA to protect the American pub- These warning letters are sent to just a from Texas an additional 15 seconds. lic from the harms inherent in being exposed small fraction of all facilities that are inspected, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Or maybe you to unapproved new drugs,’’ said Patrick J. Hol- and not all of these facilities have infractions haven’t heard from the Democratic land, special agent in charge of the FDA Of- that lead directly to illness. That means, it is Governor of Kentucky, Governor fice of Criminal Investigations, according to the impossible to say whether cancelled food Beshear, who says that right now 7,000 statement. Due to the shutdown, the FDA is safety inspections will directly lead to food are already enrolled in the Affordable now unable to continue to aggressively pursue consumers getting sick. However, fewer in- Care Act. He is saying that he has a re- perpetrators of such acts and ensure that they spections can have a direct correlation to port that says that if this Affordable are punished to the full extent of the law. more contamination in the marketplace. Care Act works, he’ll have 17,000 more It is important that the FDA is funded as it For these reasons, we must end the govern- jobs, $15 billion in the economy. plays a vital role in protecting consumers from ment shutdown as soon as possible, or, bar- Let’s stop this foolishness with contaminated and misbranded food. ring that, to fund food safety programs with a ObamaCare. It’s working. Let’s get But it is even more important that the entire separate bill. back to work and pass a clean CR. Too government be reopened to serve all the The following leading research and con- many people are hurting. Enough is needs of the American people. sumer groups have urged Congress to end enough. We need to do what is right for Due to the shutdown, the FDA will have to the shutdown completely since they cannot America. cease most of its food-safety operations. That support a legislative approach that shuts down Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on H.J. includes ‘‘routine establishment inspections, some essential public health agencies while Res. 77, a piece-meal ‘‘mini-CR,’’ which woe- some compliance and enforcement activities, temporarily funding others: American Medical fully underfunds the Food and Drug Adminis- monitoring of imports, notification programs Student Association, Breast Cancer Action, tration, FDA. (e.g., food contact substances, infant formula), Community Access National Network, Con- Mr. Speaker, this bill would be unnecessary and the majority of the laboratory research necticut Center for Patient Safety, Jacobs In- if only the House majority would allow a vote necessary to inform public health decision- stitute of Women’s Health, National Con- on the clean Continuing Resolution, passed by making.’’ sumers League, National Research Center for the Senate. The House would easily pass the The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Women & Families, National Women’s Health measure and the President will sign it, as he Safety Inspection Service will continue man- Network, Our Bodies Ourselves, The TMJ As- reaffirmed today. ning every meat facility with full-time inspec- sociation, WomenHeart: The National Coalition H.J. Res. 77 is the latest attempt by the tors, even as many government programs are for Women with Heart Disease, House Republicans to extricate themselves halted. But the FDA also oversees the safety WoodyMatters. from the mess they created by shutting down of the vast majority of the country’s food in- It is not responsible to fund the FDA at the the government. But they should have learned dustry. According to a memo released by the same time that the Center for Disease Control by now that it would not work. It is inefficient, Department of Heath Human Services, the and Prevention is unable to fully function to unfair, and costly. The shutdown needlessly bulk of FDA food inspectors have been examine the cause of epidemics caused by disrupts the lives of Americans who provide deemed non-essential, so few, if any, food fa- unsafe food or defective medical products. benefits and services and those who depend cilities will be inspected until the shutdown is Mr. Speaker, if Congress fails to pass a upon them. These reckless mini-CRs will have over. ‘‘clean’’ continuing resolution before month’s the effect, intended or not, of sowing division This past December, the FDA shut down a end, FDA inspections will continue to de- when unity is needed. It is not surprising, nut processor in New Mexico after records crease across the nation and the likelihood of therefore, that responsible leaders of organiza- showed that the facility was shipping products consumers becoming ill will increase. tions that would benefit from these mini-CRs infected with salmonella. This sort of moni- This would be unconscionable. are united in opposing this piece-meal ap- toring and enforcement could become much Normally I would be pleased to be here proach to appropriating. harder because of the shutdown. today to talk about the funding for this pro- Veterans groups opposed the ‘Republican In fiscal 2011, the FDA coordinated or con- gram, but this is different. What the majority is mini-CR for veterans’ affairs. Similarly, leading ducted inspections of about 20,000 food facili- doing is playing games with safety of the food research and consumer protection organiza- ties for compliance with safety regulations. supply and the lives of real people—the lives tions oppose the FDA mini-CR before us. The number of past inspections suggests FDA of our families, our friends, and our constitu- For example, the Center for Science in the officials normally inspect about 8o facilities per ents. Public Interest, CSPI, opposes H.J. Res. 77. business day. So, for every day the govern- For these reasons, we should be working to Although the organization is a health advocacy ment doesn’t work, approximately 80 food fa- pass H.J. Res. 59 as amended by the Senate. nonprofit that promotes food safety, the CSPI cilities will go without federal inspections. If the That is the best way to keep faith with all per- does not support the piecemeal approach by shutdown lasts until October 17, 960 facilities sons who serve the American people as em- government that would make funding the FDA may go without U.S. inspections. ployees of the federal government, and the a partisan issue because ‘‘the irresponsible A spokesman from the FDA contacted The people who depend upon the FDA program. shutting down of government and particularly Huffington Post on Wednesday to note that a OCTOBER 4, 2013. portion of these inspections would be con- public health agencies like FDA and Center for Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Disease Control places families at risk from ducted by the agency’s partners in state agri- Speaker, House of Representatives, food borne diseases. But opening FDA alone culture and public health departments. But he Washington, DC. would not solve the problem. Food safety is a couldn’t say how big a portion, or whether the Hon. NANCY PELOSI, joint governmental effort involving 13 different FDA would continue, during the shutdown, to Democratic Leader, House of Representatives, agencies often working collaboratively?’’ pay state agencies their normal fee for inspec- Washington, DC. The FDA is an essential federal agency with tions conducted on the FDA’s behalf. SPEAKER BOEHNER AND LEADER PELOSI: We the life-saving mission of protecting all Ameri- To get a sense of what this means, we must are writing as public health, patient, con- sumer, and scientific nonprofit organizations cans from unsafe drugs, devices, biologics, understand that the FDA sends letters to food to oppose H.J. Res 77 and any other efforts to and food. facilities that failed inspections. They reveal single out the Food and Drug Administration For example in Texas, three men were ar- gnarly conditions at major food manufacturing for funding. Our organizations represent mil- rested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI facilities, including cooking implements cov- lions of patients, consumers, health profes- in connection with what investigators say was ered in mold and stored in brown, soiled water sionals, and scientists who strongly support

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We are very concerned that the with the hope of one day getting past budget. If they love FDA so much, fund current shutdown is curtailing the agency’s that disease and disability. The FDA is it where it should be funded, not with work, which will inevitably delay the ap- the gateway for those patients. $200 million less. proval of new medical products and the in- We’ve taken legislative steps to fix Mr. Speaker, there is no funding for spection of medical products and food. The some of the issues with the FDA. They hundreds of the Nation’s tribes. There shutdown also harms scientists and other aren’t always functioning in a perfect is no funding for meals for millions of employees who have dedicated their careers manner, but I know one thing for sure: seniors. There is no assistance to more to public service, and will make it even more keeping FDA employees away from difficult for the agency to attract the sci- than 1 million families in need. entific expertise it needs now and in the fu- their jobs is not the way to accomplish The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ture. And, the shutdown will also have a dev- those goals. time of the gentleman has expired. astating impact on some of the companies This is a good bill today, the Food Mr. FARR. I yield the gentleman that rely on FDA reviews to get their new and Drug Safety Act. I hope the Senate from California an additional 30 sec- products to market, and their workers. will take this up. The House is going to onds. Nevertheless, we cannot support a legisla- pass it in a bipartisan manner in just a Mr. WAXMAN. I think we’re all sup- tive approach that shuts down some essen- very short period of time. We will send porters of the FDA; but if the Repub- tial public health agencies while temporarily it over to the Senate, as we have many funding others. For example, it is not re- licans were truly interested in FDA, other bills last week, and we’ll con- they would work with Democrats. We sponsible to fund the FDA at the same time tinue to send bills. This is the way the that the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- would have a conversation about it to vention is unable to fully function to exam- process should work. Appropriations lift the sequester and restore funding ine the cause of epidemics caused by unsafe shouldn’t be done in one large lump. for FDA and all other critical programs food or defective medical products. They should be done in the individual as well. We strongly urge Congress to do its job: departments. I thank the gentleman for yielding immediately open up all federal agencies and I support this bill today. I urge my me the time. then quickly work together to get the FY colleagues to do the same. Mr. ADERHOLT. I reserve the bal- 2014 appropriations bills enacted into law, Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, the gen- ance of my time. based on the funding levels needed to do tleman has voted for CRs 19 times since their jobs well. These appropriations bills Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 President Obama has been in office, minutes to the gentleman from Mary- should not include a sequester or arbitrary with the whole enchilada, passing them across the board cuts, but rather should give land, Mr. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, our dis- agencies the authority to cut ineffective pro- without rancor, without asking the tinguished leader. grams and adequately fund those that are es- President to negotiate. So there’s no Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I thank my friend sential. reason we can’t do that tonight. from California. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman American Medical Student Association; Mr. Speaker, I have the privilege of from California, HENRY WAXMAN, the Breast Cancer Action; Community Access representing the congressional district National Network; Connecticut Center for distinguished ranking member of the that is home to the Food and Drug Ad- Patient Safety; Jacobs Institute of Women’s Energy and Commerce Committee. Health; National Consumers League; Na- Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, we’re on ministration. Those individuals do tional Research Center for Women & Fami- the seventh day of a government shut- great work for our country; and I can lies; National Women’s Health Network; Our down caused by the reckless actions of tell you, Mr. Speaker, nobody—and I Bodies Ourselves; The TMJ Association; House Republicans; and we are now mean nobody—is being fooled by this WomenHeart: The National Coalition for ridiculous stunt that the Republicans Women with Heart Disease; WoodyMatters. considering the sixth piecemeal bill that reopens a few government activi- in this House are pulling, trying to Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, at this ties, but still continues the shutdown cherry-pick little pieces of government time, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- for everybody else. to fund when they know they’re not tleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS), one Now, I support the FDA. Who doesn’t going anywhere, when the American of our physicians here in the House. support the FDA? It’s very important people know that this House is in pos- Mr. BURGESS. I thank the gen- that they do their job. But you know session of a piece of legislation that, if tleman for yielding. what’s also important? What’s also im- we were allowed to vote on it, would go Mr. Speaker, the Food and Drug Ad- portant is the Centers for Disease Con- to the President’s desk tonight; he ministration historically has been one trol and Prevention, which responds to would sign it; and we would open up all of the bipartisan efforts that this disease outbreaks and works to prevent of government immediately—FDA, House has enjoyed. In fact, a little over the spread of seasonal flu. They’re not NIH, the VA, everything. a year ago, the Food and Drug User Fee going to be reopened. There’s no fund- The position Republicans are taking Reauthorization Act passed both the ing for the Substance Abuse and Men- is made even more ridiculous by what House and the Senate, went to a con- tal Health Services Administration, we did on Saturday. On Saturday, we ference committee, was signed by the which limits its ability to improve said, We’re going to pay all Federal President of the United States on July mental health across the country. employees—not just employees at 9, 2012, in the middle of an election There are things this government FDA, not just at NIH—all Federal Gov- year when partisanship was at its fever does—and I’m pleased my Republican ernment employees. That was the right pitch, and yet this House came to- colleagues are starting to understand thing to do. gether and passed that reauthorization why government is so important. And Now you’re saying you only want to bill. that’s why we shouldn’t have this clos- keep some of those agencies open, not You’ve heard the chairman of the full ing down of government and then re- all of them open. So what our Repub- Appropriations Committee say that he opening it piece by piece. lican colleagues are telling the Amer- hoped this bill would pass today to This is an effort to hold the govern- ican people is, we want to pay all the allow the Food and Drug Administra- ment hostage until the unreasonable employees in the Federal Government; tion to utilize those user fees that have demand to deny health insurance for but we don’t want to allow a lot of been remitted by the companies that American families is met, and that is a them to go to work. We want to pay for are actually looking to have their demand that we will not give in to. Let everybody in the Federal Government, products approved by the FDA. I sup- the House vote on a clean bill to fund but we don’t want to allow everybody port him in that, and I hope he’s cor- the whole government, not the piece- to go to work. What kind of policy is rect. meal approach we’re considering today. that? One of the most important missions It’s a gimmick, and it’s also poor pol- Now, Mr. Speaker, just this weekend, of the government, one of the premier icy. the Speaker of this House admitted on

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:00 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07OC7.009 H07OCPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6332 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 7, 2013 national television that he had reached are enough votes. I think there are be- 87 percent of the Food Safety and In- an agreement with the Democratic cause I think the majority of this body spection Service is on the job while leader in the United States Senate, wants to keep the government open only about half of FDA’s food safety Senator HARRY REID, where HARRY and not play these games. staff are actually working, especially REID and the Senate Democrats said, These are games. Never done before. when FDA is responsible for 80 percent We will agree on a temporary basis to Never done before. Congress has never of the food supply? the lower funding levels in the seques- shut down the government. Yes, it was As I noted in my opening remarks a ter in exchange for making sure we shut down under Clinton, but it was by few minutes ago, I would speculate have a clean continuing resolution, a veto. It wasn’t for a failure to get that many of our colleagues don’t real- that we keep the government open. them a bill. They’re saying, Well, the ize how the FDA impacts every single That’s what the Speaker agreed to. President has to negotiate. He doesn’t one of our constituents in one way or But then he came back to this House, have to negotiate. the other. From formula fed to babies, and he couldn’t hold his caucus. Why? Under President Bush, we passed 56 to blood transfusions needed during Because Senator CRUZ and a radical CRs with no negotiation. Under Presi- emergencies and routine surgeries, to reckless faction said, No, we can’t do dent Obama, so far, 19. Almost every drugs that extend the lives of the sick, that. We have to close the government Member here voted for those. So you’ve to the domestic or imported foods we unless we shut down the Affordable been voting for CRs continuously for feed to our families, on every occasion, Care Act. And that position hasn’t years and years without rancor. What’s the FDA is there. changed. That’s why today we can’t the difference now? You don’t like a Just 2 days ago, this body voted 407– open the government, because our Re- bill that passed 3 years ago, and you 0 to approve a measure that will pro- publican colleagues want to continue have to come and break the rules here vide backpay to furloughed Federal to shut down the Affordable Care Act. by getting a waiver so you can bring up workers. This vote did not impact the Let’s vote today to open the whole these issues on the appropriations bill critical needs of public health, yet an government. Let’s have a vote, Mr. because you don’t want to do it in reg- important vote, nonetheless. I would Speaker, on the bill that’s in our pos- ular order? This is just insane. ask that each of the 407 Members who session. This is insane. We’ve never done it voted on Saturday for the backpay for Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I re- like this. And the country is wondering Federal workers to now vote in favor of serve the balance of my time. a bill that provides for urgent needs for Mr. FARR. I yield to the distin- what the heck is going on. Well, what’s our public safety and our welfare guished Congressman from Arizona, going on is we’ve just become children in this fight. This is nuts. This is not across the United States of America. RON BARBER, for a unanimous consent Again, I urge my colleagues to sup- request. the way to run a government. port this joint resolution, and I yield Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, while By God, let’s get government open. Congress recessed this weekend, I We can do it tonight. Let’s bring the back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time stayed here in Washington to work bill to the floor and vote on it. Vote for debate has expired. with my colleagues to end this shut- against this bill to nowhere. Pursuant to House Resolution 371, down. I talked with southern Arizonans I yield back the balance of my time. the previous question is ordered. to hear from them about the shutdown Mr. ADERHOLT. I yield myself such time as I may consume. The question is on the engrossment and how it’s impacting their families. and third reading of the joint resolu- Mr. Speaker, I can tell you that the Mr. Speaker, I would hope that all of my colleagues would join me tonight in tion. people I talked with don’t care who is The joint resolution was ordered to to blame. They want us to reopen their supporting House Joint Resolution 77 that has been discussed here over the be engrossed and read a third time, and government. was read the third time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- last hour. MOTION TO RECOMMIT tleman is out of order. I understand that many of my friends Mr. BARBER. On behalf of my con- across the aisle would disagree with Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I have a mo- stituents in southern Arizona, I ask the majority’s decision to immediately tion to recommit at the desk. unanimous consent that the House fund the most critical function of gov- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the bring up the Senate amendment to the ernment during the delay that we have gentleman opposed to the bill? Mr. FARR. I am opposed. continuing appropriations resolution, in current funding. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The H.J. Res. 59. We must come together, I recognize your preferences for a Clerk will report the motion to recom- and we must put the American people vote on all the government at one time; but you must recognize the truth mit. first. We cannot allow this stalemate The Clerk read as follows: to continue for one more day. of the matter is we don’t have con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is out sensus in the House. Until the White Mr. Farr moves to recommit the joint reso- lution H.J. Res. 77 to the Committee on Ap- of order for the gentleman to make a House and the Senate are willing to sit propriations with instructions to report the speech when seeking recognition for a down and negotiate a quick solution to same back to the House forthwith with the unanimous consent request. this stalemate, I ask that my friends following amendment: Under guidelines consistently issued across the aisle join me in supporting Strike all after the resolving clause and in- by successive Speakers, as recorded in the Food and Drug Administration, an sert the following: section 956 of the House Rules and agency that is on the front lines for That upon passage of this joint resolution by Manual, the Chair is constrained not to our public health on a day-to-day basis. the House of Representatives, the joint reso- lution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing ap- entertain the request unless it has been There are a number of us who would propriations for fiscal year 2014, and for cleared by the bipartisan floor and question why nearly half of the FDA is other purposes, as amended by the Senate on committee leaderships. furloughed when nearly all of their September 27, 2013, shall be considered to Mr. FARR. I yield myself such time work impacts the safety and protection have been taken from the Speaker’s table as I may consume. of human life. However, the adminis- and the House shall be considered to have (1) Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to tration has chosen to cease activities receded from its amendment; and (2) con- this piecemeal bill to nowhere that related to food, to medical devices, and curred in the Senate amendment. continues to delay and shut down gov- to human drug establishment inspec- Mr. FARR (during the reading). I ask ernment when we could be passing a tions, infant formula notifications, and unanimous consent to dispense with bill right now that would keep govern- to laboratory research that are tied to the reading. ment open, and it would open it up to- public health decision-making. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there morrow morning; but the Speaker re- objection to the request of the gen- fuses to allow that legislation to come b 1830 tleman from California? to the floor. He tells the press there Most importantly, I would want to There was no objection. aren’t the votes. think that the administration is not Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I re- Let’s try it. I dare you. I dare you. playing politics with the safety of our serve a point of order on the gentle- Bring it to the floor. Let’s see if there Nation’s food supply; but why is it that man’s motion.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:00 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K07OC7.017 H07OCPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6333 The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point As the Chair recently ruled on Octo- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I appeal the of order is reserved. ber 2, 3, and 4 of 2013, the instructions ruling of the Chair. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman contain a special order of business The SPEAKER pro tempore. The from California is recognized for 5 min- within the jurisdiction of the Com- question is, Shall the decision of the utes in support of his motion. mittee on Rules, and, therefore, the Chair stand as the judgment of the Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, this is the amendment is not germane to the un- House? eighth time we’ve made this motion to derlying bill. Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I bring the clean CR to the floor. And Mr. Speaker, I insist on my point of move to lay the appeal on the table. what could be simpler than a clean ap- order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The propriations bill? No riders, no ear- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does question is on the motion to table. marks, no policy changes. I know it’s any Member wish to be heard on the The question was taken; and the something that my friends on the other point of order? Speaker pro tempore announced that side of the aisle have done over and Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I request to the ayes appeared to have it. over and over again. In this case, it’s be heard on the point of order. Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- even with no increase in spending. It’s mand the yeas and nays. tleman from California is recognized clean; it’s simple; it’s the right thing The yeas and nays were ordered. on the point of order. to do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, doesn’t this So why are we here today, day after ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- bill before us fund a portion of the Fed- day, tinkering at the margins? Today minute vote on the motion to table we fund one agency; tomorrow it’s eral Government? My motion to recommit would open will be followed by a 5-minute vote on something else; last Friday it was sev- the entire Federal Government so that passage of the joint resolution, if aris- eral others. This isn’t any way to run a all the consumer protections that our ing without further proceedings in re- government, and no one who votes for Nation provides are guaranteed. We committal. this bill should think that it is. All need to open up not just food safety, The vote was taken by electronic de- this bill does is play favorites, pitting but we also need to open up the Centers vice, and there were—yeas 217, nays one agency against another for meager for Disease Control. We need to open up 182, not voting 32, as follows: government funding. [Roll No. 527] So I offer this motion to recommit consumer hotlines. Can the Chair ex- YEAS—217 with the hope that our colleagues on plain why it is not germane to open up the other side of the aisle will join me all the Nation’s consumer protections? Aderholt Garrett Meadows The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the Amash Gerlach Meehan in funding, not part of government, not gentleman have argument confined to Amodei Gibbs Messer piecemeal government, all of govern- Bachmann Gibson Mica the point of order? Bachus Gingrey (GA) Miller (FL) ment. Why? Because all Americans de- Mr. FARR. Last Saturday, we agreed serve a complete government at their Barletta Gohmert Miller (MI) to pay our workers furloughed during Barr Goodlatte Miller, Gary service, a full-time government, not a the shutdown. I supported that bill. Barton Gowdy Mullin Benishek Granger Mulvaney partial government or a sometimes But what sense does it make to have government. Bentivolio Graves (GA) Murphy (PA) workers paid to sit at home and not be Bilirakis Graves (MO) Neugebauer This motion will allow us to pass the able to do their jobs? What kind of Bishop (UT) Griffin (AR) Noem Senate version, which is a clean, what Black Griffith (VA) Nugent strange House is this that would force we call, continuing resolution, and it Boustany Grimm Nunes this situation on our fellow workers? would reopen government within 24 Brady (TX) Guthrie Nunnelee You’ve got to sit at home, but don’t Bridenstine Hall Olson hours. Very simple. Just bring it to the worry, you’ll get paid? Brooks (AL) Hanna Palazzo Brooks (IN) Harper Paulsen floor. Let the vote be what it is. Mr. Speaker, if you rule this motion We’ve had, as I said earlier, 111 CRs Broun (GA) Harris Pearce out of order, does that mean we will Bucshon Hartzler Perry since President Clinton was elected to not have a chance to keep the entire Burgess Hastings (WA) Petri office. In fact, I have the breakdown Federal Government open today? Can Calvert Heck (NV) Pittenger right here. We had 36 CRs, continuing Camp Hensarling Pitts the Chair please explain why we can’t resolutions, passed without this kind of Campbell Holding Pompeo keep the entire Federal Government Cantor Hudson Posey conditionality, without the govern- open tonight, now? Capito Huelskamp Price (GA) ment shutting down—36. Under Presi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Carter Huizenga (MI) Radel dent Bush, we had 56 CRs passed with- Cassidy Hultgren Reed Chair is prepared to rule on the point Chabot Hunter Reichert out shutting down the government. of order raised by the gentleman from Chaffetz Hurt Renacci With President Obama, in the years Alabama. Coble Issa Ribble that he has been here, we’ve already The gentleman from Alabama makes Coffman Jenkins Rice (SC) passed 19 CRs without shutting down Cole Johnson (OH) Rigell a point of order that the instructions Collins (GA) Johnson, Sam Roby the government, without rancor, with- proposed in the motion to recommit of- Collins (NY) Jones Roe (TN) out conditions. fered by the gentleman from California Conaway Jordan Rogers (KY) So why are we doing it now? It Cook Joyce Rogers (MI) are not germane. Cotton Kelly (PA) Rohrabacher doesn’t make any sense. Nobody can The joint resolution extends funding Cramer King (IA) Rokita explain this. All Americans want all of relating to the Food and Drug Admin- Crawford Kingston Rooney their government back, and we can do istration. The instructions in the mo- Crenshaw Kinzinger (IL) Ros-Lehtinen that. Voting on this motion to recom- Culberson Kline Roskam tion propose an order of business of the Daines Labrador Ross mit, we can get government open. House. Davis, Rodney LaMalfa Rothfus So I ask my colleagues on both sides On October 2, October 3, and October Denham Lamborn Royce of the aisle to support this motion to 4, 2013, the Chair ruled that a motion to Dent Lance Runyan recommit. Support our ability to get DeSantis Lankford Ryan (WI) recommit proposing an order of busi- Diaz-Balart Latham Salmon government back, working for all the ness of the House was not germane to Duffy Latta Scalise people for all the time, not part-time. various measures on the basis that the Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Schock Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Duncan (TN) Long Schweikert motion failed the committee jurisdic- Ellmers Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin of my time. tion test of germaneness. Farenthold Lummis Sensenbrenner POINT OF ORDER Here, the joint resolution falls within Fincher Marchant Sessions Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I the jurisdiction of the Committee on Fitzpatrick Marino Shimkus Fleischmann Massie Shuster make a point of order that the instruc- Appropriations. The instructions in the Fleming McCarthy (CA) Smith (MO) tions that are contained in the motion motion fall within the jurisdiction of Flores McCaul Smith (NE) violate clause 7 of rule XVI, which re- the Committee on Rules. Fortenberry McClintock Smith (NJ) quires that an amendment be germane The instructions, therefore, propose a Foxx McHenry Smith (TX) Franks (AZ) McKinley Southerland to the bill under consideration at the non-germane amendment. The point is Frelinghuysen McMorris Stewart time. of order is sustained. Gardner Rodgers Stivers

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Brown (FL) Holt Pingree (ME) NAYS—182 The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Brownley (CA) Honda Pocan Butterfield Horsford Price (NC) Andrews Green, Gene Owens 5-minute vote. Capps Huffman Barber Grijalva Pallone Quigley The vote was taken by electronic de- Capuano Israel Rahall Barrow (GA) Hahn Pascrell Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Beatty Hanabusa Pastor (AZ) vice, and there were—yeas 235, nays Roybal-Allard Carney Jeffries Ruppersberger Becerra Hastings (FL) Payne 162, not voting 34, as follows: Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) Bera (CA) Heck (WA) Pelosi Cartwright Johnson, E. B. [Roll No. 528] Sa´ nchez, Linda Bishop (GA) Himes Perlmutter Castor (FL) Kaptur T. Bishop (NY) Hinojosa Peters (CA) YEAS—235 Chu Keating Blumenauer Holt Sarbanes Peters (MI) Aderholt Graves (GA) Pearce Cicilline Kelly (IL) Bonamici Honda Schakowsky Peterson Amash Graves (MO) Perry Clarke Kennedy Brady (PA) Horsford Schiff Pingree (ME) Amodei Griffin (AR) Peters (CA) Cleaver Kildee Braley (IA) Huffman Schrader Pocan Bachmann Griffith (VA) Peters (MI) Clyburn Kilmer Brown (FL) Israel Schwartz Price (NC) Bachus Grimm Petri Cohen Kind Brownley (CA) Jackson Lee Scott (VA) Quigley Barber Guthrie Pittenger Connolly Kirkpatrick Bustos Jeffries Scott, David Barletta Hall Conyers Kuster Butterfield Johnson (GA) Rahall Pitts Serrano Barr Hanna Cooper Langevin Capps Johnson, E. B. Rangel Pompeo Sewell (AL) Barrow (GA) Harper Costa Larsen (WA) Capuano Kaptur Roybal-Allard Posey Shea-Porter Barton Harris Courtney Larson (CT) Ca´ rdenas Keating Ruiz Price (GA) Sherman Benishek Hartzler Crowley Lee (CA) Carney Kelly (IL) Ruppersberger Radel Sires Bentivolio Hastings (WA) Cuellar Levin Carson (IN) Kennedy Ryan (OH) Reed Slaughter Bera (CA) Heck (NV) Cummings Lewis Cartwright Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda Reichert Smith (WA) Bilirakis Hensarling Davis (CA) Lofgren Castor (FL) Kilmer T. Renacci Speier Bishop (UT) Holding DeFazio Lowenthal Chu Kind Sarbanes Rice (SC) Black Hudson DeGette Lowey Swalwell (CA) Cicilline Kirkpatrick Schakowsky Rigell Boustany Huelskamp Delaney Lujan Grisham Takano Clarke Kuster Schiff Roby Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) DeLauro (NM) Thompson (CA) Cleaver Langevin Schneider Roe (TN) Braley (IA) Hultgren Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (MS) Clyburn Larsen (WA) Rogers (KY) Schrader Bridenstine Hunter Dingell (NM) Tierney Cohen Larson (CT) Rogers (MI) Schwartz Brooks (AL) Hurt Doggett Maffei Titus Connolly Lee (CA) Rohrabacher Scott (VA) Brooks (IN) Issa Doyle Maloney, Tonko Conyers Levin Rokita Scott, David Broun (GA) Jenkins Duckworth Carolyn Tsongas Cooper Lewis Rooney Serrano Bucshon Johnson (OH) Duncan (TN) Matsui Van Hollen Costa Loebsack Ros-Lehtinen Sewell (AL) Burgess Johnson, Sam Edwards McDermott Vargas Courtney Lofgren Roskam Shea-Porter Bustos Jones Engel McGovern Veasey Crowley Lowenthal Ross Sherman Calvert Jordan Enyart McNerney Vela Cuellar Lowey Rothfus Sinema Camp Joyce Eshoo Meng Vela´ zquez Cummings Lujan Grisham Royce Sires Campbell Kelly (PA) Esty Michaud Visclosky Davis (CA) (NM) Ruiz Slaughter Cantor King (IA) Farr Miller, George Walz DeFazio Luja´ n, Ben Ray Runyan Smith (WA) Capito Kingston Fattah Moran Wasserman DeGette (NM) Ryan (WI) Speier Carter Kinzinger (IL) Frankel (FL) Nadler Schultz Delaney Lynch Salmon Swalwell (CA) Cassidy Kline Fudge Napolitano Waters DeLauro Maffei Scalise Takano Chabot Labrador Gabbard Neal Watt DelBene Maloney, Schneider Thompson (CA) Chaffetz LaMalfa Garamendi Negrete McLeod Waxman Deutch Carolyn Schock Thompson (MS) Coble Lamborn Grayson Nolan Wilson (FL) Dingell Maloney, Sean Schweikert Tierney Coffman Lance Green, Al O’Rourke Yarmuth Doggett Matheson Scott, Austin Titus Cole Lankford Doyle Matsui Sensenbrenner Collins (GA) Latham NOT VOTING—34 Duckworth McCollum Tonko Sessions Collins (NY) Latta Bass Herrera Beutler Rangel Edwards McDermott Tsongas Shimkus Conaway LoBiondo Blackburn Higgins Ribble Engel McGovern Van Hollen Shuster Cook Loebsack Buchanan Hoyer Enyart McIntyre Vargas Richmond Cotton Long Sinema Castro (TX) King (NY) Eshoo McNerney Veasey Rogers (AL) Cramer Luetkemeyer Smith (MO) Clay Lipinski Esty Meng Vela Rush Crawford Lummis Smith (NE) Davis, Danny Lucas Farr Michaud Vela´ zquez Sanchez, Loretta Crenshaw Lynch Smith (NJ) DesJarlais McCarthy (NY) Fattah Miller, George Visclosky Sanford Culberson Maloney, Sean Smith (TX) Ellison McKeon Foster Moran Walz Simpson Daines Marchant Southerland Forbes Meeks Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Wasserman Welch Davis, Rodney Marino Stewart Gallego Moore Fudge Nadler Schultz Young (FL) DelBene Massie Stivers Gosar Poe (TX) Gabbard Napolitano Waters Denham Matheson Stockman Gutie´rrez Polis Garamendi Neal Watt Dent McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Garcia Negrete McLeod Waxman DeSantis McCaul Terry b 1914 Grayson Nolan Wilson (FL) Diaz-Balart McClintock Thompson (PA) Green, Al O’Rourke Yarmuth Duffy McCollum Thornberry So the joint resolution was passed. NOT VOTING—32 Duncan (SC) McHenry Tiberi The result of the vote was announced Ellmers McIntyre Tipton as above recorded. Bass Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) Farenthold McKinley Turner A motion to reconsider was laid on Blackburn Herrera Beutler Polis Fincher McMorris Upton Buchanan Higgins Richmond Fitzpatrick Rodgers Valadao the table. Castro (TX) Hoyer Rogers (AL) Fleischmann Meadows Wagner f Clay King (NY) Rush Fleming Meehan Walberg Davis, Danny Lipinski Sanchez, Loretta Flores Messer Walden PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE DesJarlais Lucas Sanford Fortenberry Mica Walorski CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR Ellison McCarthy (NY) Simpson Foster Miller (FL) Weber (TX) Forbes McKeon Welch Foxx Miller (MI) Webster (FL) OF H.R. 139 Gallego Meeks Young (FL) Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Wenstrup Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Gosar Moore Frelinghuysen Mullin Westmoreland Garcia Mulvaney Whitfield mous consent that I may hereafter be Gardner Murphy (FL) Williams considered to be the first sponsor of b 1906 Garrett Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) H.R. 139, a bill originally introduced by Messrs. CLYBURN and SIRES Gerlach Neugebauer Wittman Gibbs Noem Wolf Representative MARKEY of Massachu- changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Gibson Nugent Womack setts, for the purposes of adding co- ‘‘nay.’’ Gingrey (GA) Nunes Woodall sponsors and requesting re-printings So the motion to table was agreed to. Gohmert Nunnelee Yoder pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Goodlatte Olson Yoho The result of the vote was announced Gowdy Palazzo Young (AK) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. RICE as above recorded. Granger Paulsen Young (IN) of South Carolina). Is there objection

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07OC7.010 H07OCPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6335 to the request of the gentleman from Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, it is a sad American people a 1-year delay in the New Jersey? truth that our jaw-dropping $16.7 tril- mandate as the President has called for There was no objection. lion national debt pales in comparison Big Business and has been given waiv- f to the totality of future spending obli- ers to certain individuals. gations the Congressional Budget Of- We can agree on this. We can get this POLITICS: THE ‘‘ART OF thing done on what we agree on right COMPROMISE’’ fice forecasts. A change in spending habits and a reform to mandatory away. It is imperative what we do, be- (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania spending obligations isn’t just advis- cause we’ve got three things going on asked and was given permission to ad- able in this moment; it is absolutely that the American people don’t like: dress the House for 1 minute and to re- essential for America’s long-term fi- they don’t like this government slow- vise and extend his remarks.) nancial health. down; they don’t like what they are Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. But meaningful reform is impossible seeing with ObamaCare; and they don’t Mr. Speaker, Senate leader HARRY REID without leadership from the White like the impending things we are going has been the most ardent proponent of House. Is President Obama willing to to have to do with the debt ceiling. All his party’s no-compromise, no-negotia- these things work together—the cost of tion stance. The leader has even been lead and enact reforms to make our country stronger? It appears not. ObamaCare, the government regu- unwilling to discuss a compromise to latory system that is killing jobs, and prevent a prolonged government shut- The President has made it no secret that he is loathe to engage in bipar- the inability for us to get things done down. around here. We are moving into the second week tisan negotiations regardless of what is at stake—whether it be reopening the The debt ceiling is a conversation we of this shutdown. In an effort to avoid are going to hear a lot about in the being labeled as an ‘‘obstructionist,’’ Federal Government for the American people, or containing our debt crisis so very near future. If we are not doing the Senate leader has ordered a the things to work on a truly balanced stance—at least rhetorically—and now our children and grandchildren aren’t left to pay for previous generations’ ir- budget, then there is no reason the claims there has already been com- debt ceiling doesn’t keep going up year promise. responsibility. Refusing to negotiate on the debt after year after year. I would say to the Senate leader that We need to balance our budget, folks. there has been some compromise, but ceiling is code for refusing to make any We need to get the job done for fiscal not in the Senate Chamber. The com- changes to reduce future debt. responsibility. I am not seeing that promise has come from 57 Democrats Mr. Speaker, as this body knows, it is plan come from the White House or who joined with the majority in the foolish to take aim at the symptom from the Senate. House to pass targeted appropriations without also treating the disease. f bills that will fund key departments f and programs. LET’S DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR Mr. Speaker, politics is often referred AFFORDABLE CARE ACT THE PEOPLE to as the ‘‘art of compromise.’’ It is es- (Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia asked and (Mr. MCHENRY asked and was given sential to the legislative process and was given permission to address the permission to address the House for 1 surely vital to a functioning democ- House for 1 minute.) minute.) racy. I commend my 57 Democratic col- Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Mr. Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, tonight leagues in the House who understand Speaker, earlier today, I received an I had a wonderful tele-townhall meet- this, and I encourage more to join email from a woman who runs a small ing with my constituents from across them as we continue to pass targeted business in my district. I will read it to the 10th District of western North appropriations this week. you now: Carolina. Unfortunately, not until both Cham- Morgan, As you know, I’m a small business We had a lot of discussions tonight bers start compromising will we be with 36 employees, have been paying 75 per- about the government shutdown and able to end this shutdown. cent of my employees’ health care for over 20 about the Affordable Care Act, or f years. ObamaCare. My constituents gave me Get a call from health care provider agent END THE REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN great feedback. They said, Keep fight- that although my renewal date is March 1, ing because we want to see a repeal of IMMEDIATELY the companies are offering to renew on De- (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given cember 1 this year with a 9.8 percent in- ObamaCare. But they said, We want permission to address the House for 1 crease. This is to beat what is anticipated as the President to come to the table and minute and to revise and extend her re- a 30 to 60 percent increase after all the ef- negotiate; we want Washington to marks.) fects of ObamaCare. work. Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Needless to say, this has reignited my frus- I also asked my constituents if they tration with the so-called Affordable Health had seen their health insurance rates call once again for this House to end Care Act. Please stick to your principles, this shutdown now by passing the Sen- go up as a result of ObamaCare. Fifty- continue the fight. Let me know what, if eight percent said they had seen rates ate-passed bill that the President will anything, I can do. go up; 9 percent said they had seen sign to reopen the government. Yes, ma’am, I will. Speaker JOHN BOEHNER refuses to them go down; and the balance said bring up this bill. This weekend, he f they had seen no change. Clearly, it is harming families with claimed it doesn’t have the votes to WE NEED A BALANCED BUDGET pass. While I am no mathematician, increased health insurance rates. My (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given basic math shows that the Senate- constituents want a repeal, but they permission to address the House for 1 passed bill to end the shutdown would want Washington to work. So I call on minute and to revise and extend his re- pass the House; 217 votes are needed for the President, and I ask our friends marks.) a bill to pass. over in the Senate to come to the table Look at these numbers. With the Mr. LAMALFA Mr. Speaker, in the with House Republicans and try to votes of 198 Democrats and the 23 Re- last few days, this House has actually come to consensus so we can move our publicans who have said publicly that come together on two different meas- Nation forward and do what’s right for they would support the bill, the bill ures here that would seek to ease a lot the people. would pass with 221 votes. of the pain from the government slow- f Mr. Speaker, bring up the bill to end down. The sad thing is we can agree on CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS the Republican shutdown immediately. everything the Republicans have been trying to pass out of here. The only The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under f thing we don’t really agree on is what the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- DEBT CEILING we are going to do with that portion of uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Ne- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- ObamaCare. We have even moved to- vada (Mr. HORSFORD) is recognized for mission to address the House for 1 wards you in that we are going to limit 60 minutes as the designee of the mi- minute.) it to simply giving the rest of the nority leader.

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This is the seventh day of a shut- tleman from Nevada? status of Medicaid, Social Security, down that did not have to happen. This There was no objection. and SNAP. While we can reassure them is political theater at its best—or at its Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, the that such programs will continue to worst. And who’s paying the price? It’s Congressional Black Caucus comes to operate, their concern and anxiety the American people who are feeling the floor now entering the second week demonstrates the price every day the pain. of the House Republican-led govern- Americans must pay when Congress This shutdown has been engineered ment shutdown. Instead of allowing a fails. and manufactured by House Repub- simple ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ vote on a bill Over the past few years, no issue has licans. Anyone paying close attention that funds the government, Repub- consumed more of the public’s atten- to what’s happening here in the House licans continue to play irresponsible tion than health care reform; but, un- will come to the quick conclusion that games that are hurting our country. fortunately for the American people, it is not the Democrats who have man- The shutdown’s impact on our already much of what has been said bears no ufactured this crisis; it is the Repub- fragile economy, as previously pre- relation to reality. lican majority that has done so. dicted, is already beginning to take Republicans have tried to make the There are votes on the floor tonight shape and is negatively affecting mil- case that health care reform will raise that could pass a continuing resolution lions of Americans. health care costs catastrophically and to get this behind us. I can tell you There is a simple solution to this, drive up the cost of Medicare or in- that most, if not all, Democrats will however, and that is to bring a clean crease the deficit. These claims are vote for a clean CR, and many, many of continuing resolution to the House simply not true. The truth is the Af- my Republican friends would do the floor for a vote. The Senate has passed fordable Care Act will slow overall same. I dare not call my Republican it; and if Speaker BOEHNER scheduled a health care spending, decrease Medi- friends by name, but there are many of vote, it would pass the House as well. care spending, and decrease our deficit. them. I had two visit with me tonight But the House GOP is more concerned All this will be accomplished while ex- on the House floor to say they are will- with catering to a fringe group of their panding health care coverage, cutting ing to do it. caucus than leading for the American costs for seniors, and eliminating Yet Republicans feel that somehow people. health disparities for communities of they can use the budget crisis as a There are serious costs to that inac- color. means for defunding the Affordable tion for my constituents and constitu- Unfortunately, Republicans are so fo- Care Act. It will not happen. It is the ents throughout our country. In Ne- cused on preventing the expansion of law of the land. It is fully imple- vada, an estimated 11,000 Nevadans health care that they are willing to mented. It has been approved by Con- may be furloughed or directly im- hurt individuals in communities that gress, signed by the President, tested pacted by the furloughs. At one of our are still struggling to rebound from our by the U.S. Supreme Court, and it is Air Force bases in my congressional economic downturn. Already, as many now fully operational as of October 1. district, 1,100 Nevadans are affected by as 19,000 children in 11 States have been Open season for the health insurance furloughs, processing of claims at the left out of Head Start programs be- marketplace began several days ago, VA and Social Security have slowed for cause grant money ran out on Sep- and nearly 3 million people have vis- new applicants, and the Head Start tember 30. Several large defense con- ited healthcare.gov on the first day program is feeling the pinch of the tractors have started placing workers alone. Americans who before lived with shutdown. on notice that they may be furloughed. the constant fear of financial ruin if Tonight, we come to this floor to The 9 million mothers and children they got sick because they never had raise these issues and others to call on who rely on the Special Supplemental health insurance flooded the Web site our colleagues on the other side and Nutrition Program for Women, Infants in huge numbers to sign up for cov- the Speaker to allow a clean con- and Children, better known as WIC, are erage. tinuing resolution to be brought to the facing the possibility that they may Right now, there are more than floor. lose their benefits. And our local Fed- 600,000 Americans living in a household At this time, I yield to the gentle- eral courts may be crippled by fur- forced to file bankruptcy because of lady from Ohio, Congresswoman loughs as soon as next week. unpaid medical bills. More than 60 per- FUDGE, the chair of the Congressional The growing economic impact of this cent of all bankruptcies filed last year Black Caucus, a leader who has been shutdown is extremely difficult to were because of medical bills that fighting for equality and fairness for measure. The human and social im- could not be paid. Many people forced all Americans. pacts like the loss of money for food, to file for bankruptcy because of med- Ms. FUDGE. I thank my colleague housing, or educational opportunities ical expenses actually had insurance for yielding, and I thank you, as al- are impossible to quantify. The Afford- but were hung out to dry by insurance ways, for continuing to lead this Spe- able Care Act is the law of the land, companies that dropped them from cial Order hour. passed by both Chambers of Congress, coverage simply because they had that Mr. Speaker, I wish I could stand on signed by the President, and confirmed power. ObamaCare makes that a thing this House floor today and say that Re- as constitutional by the Supreme of the past. publicans are playing with fire when Court. Until Republicans accept this Beginning on January 1 of next year, they refuse to fund the government, fact, the government will be shut down Americans can no longer be denied cov- but I can’t do that because what they and the American people will have erage or dropped from coverage for are doing is much worse. They are been let down by the majority party of having a preexisting condition. All playing with people’s very lives. They this body. plans must include coverage for out- have made it abundantly clear that Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, at this patient and emergency services and they care more about scoring political time, I would like to yield to the gen- maternity and newborn care, mental points and embarrassing this adminis- tleman from North Carolina (Mr. health, and prescription drugs. I am tration than addressing the needs of BUTTERFIELD), the vice chairman of the very proud of this plan. There will no the American people. Congressional Black Caucus. longer be a yearly or lifetime limit on Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I how much insurance companies will b 1930 thank Mr. HORSFORD for yielding me pay out for care. A government shutdown has had an this time, and I thank him for all the That the House Republicans would immediate impact on many people work he does here in the House of Rep- hold the Federal Government and its

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They are not work- Give the Members—please, give the need a continuing resolution or the ing with any sense of urgency and don’t Members, all of the Members, Demo- debt ceiling, there will be an expecta- seem to comprehend the seriousness of crats and Republicans—an opportunity tion of reward. No, this is not the end the Nation’s fiscal crisis. to cast a vote, a free and open vote. of the process. This is just the begin- Just yesterday, on national tele- That’s what our Founding Fathers ning. We are just talking about a 6- vision, the Secretary of the Treasury, struggled for. People died for the right week continuing resolution. Two weeks Jack Lew, warned us of what the con- to participate. And in the House of from now, we’ll have the debt ceiling. sequences could be. This isn’t about Representatives, in this House, the Four weeks after that, we’ll be at the who wins or loses. We aren’t keeping people’s House, we will not be provided end of the 6-week period if we can re- score, but the American people are an opportunity for all of the people to open the government. They will be ask- keeping score, and they can’t figure vote. ing for things. out Republicans’ outright obsession We must end the shutdown and put Now, the fact is, the problem that we with ObamaCare while the Federal our people back to work and keep our have, as stated in a recent article in Government isn’t open for business. It economy growing and moving. We Nation magazine, they revealed the makes no sense. don’t want to go back, my friends, or strategy of the Republicans. They Democrats have come to the floor for stand still. We want to go forward. made a list of the kinds of things they the past week asking and begging for Let’s come together, all of us, Demo- will be looking for in the continuing House Republicans to permit a vote on crats and Republicans, come together resolution, the debt ceiling, every time the Senate’s clean continuing resolu- and end this shutdown for good. We can there’s an opportunity to shut down tion. I will repeat for the last time: It do it. We made hard and tough deci- the government, and here’s the list: would pass this House tonight if the sions before and we can do it again, and They want to undermine ObamaCare, Speaker of the House, Mr. BOEHNER, we must do it because it’s the right Keystone pipeline, offshore drilling, will put it up for votes. The votes are thing to do. corporate tax cuts, business-oriented here right now to pass the Senate Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the gen- tort reform, sabotage Social Security version of the continuing resolution. tleman very much for his comments and Medicare, undermine clean air I urge the Speaker of the House, who and for pricking the conscience of this EPA regulations, cut back on con- is a decent individual whom I have got- body for doing what’s right at a time sumer protections, and end net neu- ten to know over the years since I’ve when the country expects that of our trality on the Internet. Now, I suppose that after they’ve got- been here, I hope that he will finally elected leadership. ten their list, they’ll say: We’ll be rea- say to the extreme right in his caucus I would like to yield, at this time, to sonable. We’ll negotiate. We will only that he has done all that he could to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. take half of the things that we don’t lift up the issues that they care about, SCOTT). have the votes to pass. We’ll just take but now it’s the future of the country Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, half. I thank the gentleman from Nevada for that we must all care about. Speaker No. If you get to the point where yielding. BOEHNER, this week, sir, please bring there is an expectation of reward, then Mr. Speaker, it is time to end this the continuing resolution to the floor we will be in that. Suppose Democrats shutdown. The absurdity of it begins and see if the votes are here. They will had thrown in maybe gun safety, mar- with the fact that we are now going to be here, and we can reopen the govern- riage equality, immigration reform, pay people for not working. We need to ment, and then we can sit down and and a jobs bill, and we’re sitting up reconcile our differences. bring them back to work to provide the here trying to do the budget and have I thank all who are standing strong services and do the work that they are to do all of that and all of those and in this debate. being paid to do. think we’re ever going to come to a Mr. Speaker, this shutdown is really Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the vice resolution. We have to have a clean CR chairman, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, for his not based on reality. Some have said, so we can reopen the government with- constructive remarks and calling once some apparently believe, if they just out all those complications. again for the Speaker to bring a clean stay the course and keep the govern- resolution to the floor. We know that ment shut down, they will be able to b 1945 the votes are here to pass a clean con- repeal or substantially undermine Back to ObamaCare, which seems to tinuing resolution, one that would re- ObamaCare. That’s not going to hap- be provoking this problem. The fact is open government, one that would be pen, and so we are not based in reality. our health care system was in trouble. supported by Republicans and Demo- Now they are blaming Democrats for The rates were skyrocketing year after crats; and so the Congressional Black not negotiating, but there’s nothing to year after year. The problems with our Caucus comes to this floor at this hour negotiate. We are talking about the health care system were not caused by to ask the Speaker of this House to do budget. The Republicans came in with ObamaCare; ObamaCare is trying to the will of the people and the will of one number; the Democrats had a high- cure the problems. this body. er number. The Senate decided not to We had a gentleman earlier today At this time, I yield to the gen- negotiate but, rather, accept the Re- who said people have looked at the tleman from Georgia (Mr. LEWIS), a publican number, so we’re in agree- rates and some are paying a little civil rights icon, a man who speaks ment. There’s nothing to negotiate. more, some are paying a little less, and truth to power. Now, in the 1990s when they had a some about the same. If that’s the Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, disagreement on the budget, there were case, that is a miracle, because after I want to thank my friend and my col- profound differences on spending levels the last 50 years, rates have been sky- league for yielding me this time. and tax and revenue levels. They rocketing and going up much faster Mr. Speaker, it is a shame and a dis- couldn’t agree on the budget. But we, than inflation. If they had been any- grace. Furthermore, it is really, really at this point, at least for a short-term, where close to even, that would have sad that the government of the most 6-week continuing resolution, to keep been a lot less than it would have been powerful country in the world is closed. the government open for at least 6 had we not had ObamaCare. It is closed. It is unbelievable. It is more weeks while we can negotiate, we Now we have the situation where it’s unreal. It is downright embarrassing. have already agreed on the number. affordable, it treats those with pre- I wonder—I wonder what the rest of Now, the problem we’re in right now existing conditions, people under 26 can the world thinks of us. We go all is we just cannot reward people who stay on their parents’ policies, insur- around the world preaching democ- have a tantrum and say we voted 40 ance reforms, preventive care provided

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We’re ready. they indicate the right codes when icy because if you’re going to cover There are 195 Democrats who are ready they submit for payment so that preexisting conditions, you cannot in this House, some 20 Republicans who there’s not fraud. The other part of her allow people to wait until they get sick publicly said that they’re ready to sup- job is that she’s supposed to look before they buy insurance. If that’s the port a clean continuing resolution, and through those claims and make sure case, everybody will wait until they there are probably more that would that if there is any indication of a get sick to buy insurance. Everybody vote for it once it’s brought to the problem or fraud, that it gets referred with insurance would be sick, and the floor. to the inspector general and gets re- average rates would go through the I now yield to the gentlelady from ferred to the Department of Justice. At roof. If you look at what happened in Maryland, Congresswoman EDWARDS. a time when we’re both implementing New York and the rates there, you can Ms. EDWARDS. I thank the gen- health care, but also when Medicare is reasonably estimate that if you pro- tleman from Nevada for yielding. being used, it’s really important that Mr. Speaker, I want to echo what my vided that exemption, the cost of insur- Julia’s job actually saves taxpayers colleagues have said: it is time for us ance would double on the spot. We money, and yet she’s at home. to bring a clean funding resolution to can’t have that. So we need to just pro- The worker who came to my office the floor of the House that would get a ceed. today, Emma, from NASA, is very con- majority of Democratic support, and it If you want to improve ObamaCare, cerned because part of her job is work- would get strong Republican support to let’s talk about improving it. In the ing on systems that would help deliver reopen the government. Not to reopen meanwhile, it is not going to be re- us our next generation of weather sat- it in pieces, but to reopen all of govern- pealed. It’s not going to be under- ellites because we have a gap in our ment for all Americans. It’s time for us mined. This idea that you can keep the satellite coverage. The farther we get to do that now. government open piecemeal by funding We’ve had several funding bills that behind in developing that new weather one agency at a time is absolutely ab- have come to the floor to fund bits and satellite, it means that it puts all of us surd. Passing those bills would only snippets of the Federal Government, in jeopardy in terms of receiving the serve one purpose, and that is to per- but that’s really not the way to do it. information that we need. Mr. Speaker, petuate and extend the shutdown. In fact, as the gentleman knows, the as Americans know, we don’t get our The fact is that they don’t have the government was shut down by Repub- weather from The Weather Channel; we votes to repeal ObamaCare. They don’t licans, and it wasn’t shut down piece- get our weather from the National even have the votes to keep the govern- meal. So it should not be reopened Weather Service, from the folks at ment shut. If they called a vote, we’d piecemeal; it should be opened in full. NOAA, from the people at NASA, and reopen the government. We just want I represent a district in Maryland yet they are at home. an up-or-down vote on reopening gov- that has a lot of Federal workers, The other thing that these workers ernment. We’ve had several procedural workers who work at virtually every explained to me is the great personal votes so far where we could have re- agency of the Federal Government. cost to them. Seconda, who works at opened the government. At least have And I would note that my colleagues the Environmental Protection Agency, an up-or-down vote on reopening gov- on the other side of the aisle have told me today that she takes care of ernment. And as the gentlelady from brought forward piecemeal funding her mother, in addition to herself and New York pointed out, there are bills that fund a handful of agencies. other family members, on her salary, enough Republicans who are on public There are 486 Federal agencies, and we and that she has been worried and up record saying they would vote ‘‘yes’’ to haven’t brought 486 funding bills to nights and unable to sleep because give a clear indication that more than this floor. So it’s rather silly to pro- she’s not really clear how she’s going a majority of the House would be vot- pose funding the government in these to be able to meet those expenses. ing in favor. little snippets. Julia, who works at CMS and HHS, I want to thank the gentleman from These three workers were in my of- has an 11-year-old child who had brain Nevada for bringing us together. fice. One of them works for the Envi- damage when he was born, and he’s a ObamaCare is a very important ad- ronmental Protection Agency. The special-needs child. Aiden has a won- vance in health care. It will cure all of other works for the Department of derful smile and a beautiful face and the problems they’re talking about. We Health and Human Services and, in voice, and he needs his mom, but don’t need to reward anyone for shut- fact, at the Centers for Medicare and they’ve also been able to take care of ting down the government or threat- Medicaid services, and the other one services for him with the salary that ening the debt ceiling or shutting down works at the National Aeronautics and she makes at HHS. the government in 4 weeks. We need to Space Administration. As I talked to Emma at NASA said to me that her just reopen the government, and then the workers, I cannot even begin to ex- 12-year-old and 14-year-old really don’t we can have intelligent discussions plain to you how devastated they felt understand why she’s at home instead about what to do about the budget. being tagged nonessential, knowing of going to work. I thank the gentleman for yielding. that their work is vital, but not really These workers aren’t just a faceless Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the gen- feeling validated as workers. That was bureaucracy. They have lives and they tleman from Virginia for his comments kind of one thing. have responsibilities. With the Federal and for bringing up a number of key The other thing is that they’re doing Government shut down, we’re not ena- points. The main one that, I think, their jobs because they believe in their bling them to meet those responsibil- gets lost is the fact that the President jobs. They believe in the work that ities. and Democrats in both the House and they’re doing for the government. They Mr. Speaker, one of the things that the Senate have compromised. They’ve believe in the work that they’re doing they said to me is if you open up the compromised on the lower budget num- for taxpayers. government piecemeal, it doesn’t real- ber to get to a 6-week agreement on Lastly, they’re worried about all of ly help them out. Take the example of funding the budget in order for us to the work that goes undone. They’re Julia at HHS. If her job is to make re- have a longer term negotiation for the worried at EPA about letting the pub- ferrals to the Department of Justice budget in subsequent years. That is a lic know that inspections about condi- and to the Office of the Inspector Gen- major point that I think the Speaker tions of water and other things in the eral, and she’s at her job, if by some and those on the other side tend to for- environment in communities across fortuitous chance our Republican col- get. That was a number that the this country are not happening because leagues decide to restart HHS, what Speaker himself offered up in July and the EPA is not in business. that means is that she doesn’t have

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But I know that in this body Re- And just as I reflect, Mr. Speaker, on that takes place between agencies publicans and Democrats like me will the comments made by those fifth can’t. support that bill, and we’ll do it, even graders, well, I’m glad I’m in tune with In fact, Mr. Speaker, what we do though I don’t agree with the number, them because, you see, through this know is that every week that the Fed- I never supported the number. But I whole ordeal, I have spoken about peo- eral Government is shut down, it costs know that even though it is a Repub- ple who have narrow agendas, where taxpayers $10 billion. Mr. Speaker, the lican number, I’m going to agree with they’re only thinking of themselves Federal Government has been shut it because it will restart government. and not the totality of the common down now for a week. Chalk up $10 bil- It is time, Mr. Speaker, for us to open good in the United States. Because, lion to the taxpayers. So you can see up all of the Federal Government for you see, it’s disingenuous and hypo- that the entire purpose of the strategy all Americans. critical to one day vote for a shutdown to shut down government is, in fact, b 2000 of the government and the next day costing taxpayers money. show up at the World War II Memorial Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the gentle- Finally, I will share with you what I and stand with the veterans saying this lady for her remarks and for bringing read in the paper today, Mr. Speaker. is horrendous what has happened. You the real-life names and stories about Three scientists and researchers won can’t have it both ways. the Nobel Prize for medicine. They won who this furlough impacts and how I did not vote for a shutdown of the the prize for developing a way to track government shutdown is really affect- government, so maybe I should have cell traffic so that it could make deter- ing them. Those are the individuals, been there at the World War II Memo- minations about when appropriate the public servants who provide crit- rial, saying the things that my col- ical services each and every day, who packages of cells in the body are being leagues on the other side of the aisle deserve to go back to work. delivered for certain purposes. In doing have been saying as they voted to shut Again, we’re asking that the Speaker that, it would help us make discoveries bring a clean continuing resolution to down the memorial. for immunological diseases, for neuro- I want to share a story with you from the floor so the government can be re- a young lady in my district just a day logical diseases, for things like diabe- opened; and like the gentlewoman from or two ago. She’s a young mother in tes. Some of these scientists had been Maryland, I, myself, have heard from Newark, New Jersey. I represent the working under a grant from the Na- my constituents who are affected by people of that town. She went to the tional Institutes of Health for about this. Many have sent emails and called young fathers program at Rutgers Uni- the last 30 years. It made me think my office. There is one by the name of that if we are not funding the National Alex, a Department of Defense em- versity with her 2-year-old daughter. Institutes of Health and other govern- ployee, who got married a week before Due to the government shutdown, this ment agencies that do research right the shutdown and was furloughed a young mother no longer is receiving now, that the work that they’ve been week ago today. Now, is that the Re- her WIC benefits. And in desperation, doing for the last 30 years is work, if publican Party’s idea of a honeymoon she is reaching out to anyone and ev- you think forward 30 years, we’re going gift? This has to end, and it has to end eryone for help, as her child literally to be missing because we’ve failed to now. starves from lack of nutrition assist- fund the kind of research that we need. I got some letters today from a fifth ance. She doesn’t know where to go or So there are ripple effects to the cost grade class of students from Sandy Mil- who to turn to. She feels totally alone. of shutting down the Federal Govern- ler Elementary School in Nevada. They She doesn’t know how she’ll feed her ment. wrote to me because they’re planning a child or how she’ll make ends meet. Finally, in my district, I plan every trip to the Grand Canyon, but now it This story breaks my heart, and, un- year to have a college fair for the stu- looks like that trip may be in jeopardy fortunately, she is not alone. There are dents in my district. Usually about because the government shutdown is millions of pregnant women and new 2,500 to 3,000 students show up. Our col- threatening access to the Grand Can- mothers just like her across the coun- lege fair is supposed to come up this yon. They wrote to provide me with try who don’t know how they’ll feed weekend. We usually get assistance some advice on how to solve these their child. And what breaks my heart from NASA. They bring all kinds of problems and to suggest that if Con- even more is knowing that Congress projects and experiments to the science gress could start acting a little more has the power to open this government fair to get young people engaged in the like fifth graders, maybe we could get tonight. The votes are here, Mr. Speak- science, technology, engineering, and something done around here. er. Let’s pass a clean CR. math fields so that we can get them in- I would like to share some of the re- Make no mistake, this is a Repub- vested in tackling these jobs for the marks from the letters that they lican government shutdown. The ex- 21st century. We usually get assistance wrote. Stefany writes: treme faction got exactly what they from the Department of Education to You should be respectful of each other. Be wanted. Well, I ask you, did the Amer- educate young people about loan and communicators. But most of all, be balanced ican people get exactly what they grant opportunities that might be and open-minded. wanted? The people I represent didn’t. available to them as they decide to Rossie said: Families across New Jersey’s Tenth make their college selections. You should be reflective about how you are Congressional District who won’t get I just got an email, even as I was sit- affecting other people, not just yourselves. If the Hurricane Sandy relief that they ting here on the floor, that none of my class can compromise and get along, you were counting on didn’t. Veterans who these agencies will be able to partici- and your colleagues in Congress should too. put their lives on the line for this pate in a college fair for our young peo- George wrote: country didn’t. Low-income children ple who are preparing to go to college Congress should start cooperating and kicked off of Head Start didn’t. The next year, and they’re going to miss working as a team, like we do here in school. 31,000 furloughed Federal workers in out on those opportunities about learn- ‘‘The message is pretty clear,’’ as one New Jersey didn’t. The 9 million ing of what’s available to them and the of the writers, Bailen, put it, ‘‘if fifth women, infants, and youngsters who challenges that they face because the graders can get along, you can too.’’ rely on the WIC program certainly Federal Government has shut down. Well, I sure hope that’s the case, Mr. didn’t. This is a really sad commentary, Mr. Speaker. Because if we can’t work to- So I ask, Who are my Republican col- Speaker, on the impact of the shut- gether to do the people’s business, then leagues listening to? Whose interests down and the ripple effect that that we shouldn’t be here; and maybe we are they representing? Instead of re- has both throughout our economy and should turn the gavel over to them. opening the entire government for ev- in our local communities. So I will I yield the floor to my friend, the eryone, House Republicans hold the close by urging Speaker BOEHNER, Mr. gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. country hostage with their piecemeal Speaker, to please bring a clean fund- PAYNE). approach, picking winners and losers,

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And in the end, Republicans signed a petition to bring a bill to the In north Texas, in the area that I rep- will have to behave like adults and floor that would open the government resent, the 33rd Congressional District, stop simply saying ‘‘no’’ and come to today, and more than 20 Republicans families may miss out on over 300,000 the table with solutions for matters we have said they would also vote for the meals because the USDA may have to can address in good faith. bill. So we have the votes. The ques- cancel food truck shipments to the b 2015 tion is, why won’t Speaker BOEHNER North Texas Food Bank. It’s ridicu- bring the bill to the floor, one that he lous. And millions of Americans may Until then, House Democrats have a knows will pass, one that would reopen be affected by the flu this year due to clear message: We demand a vote to re- the government today? Because it’s not the closing of the CDC’s flu tracking open our government so Americans can too much to ask Members of Congress program. These are only two examples move on with their lives, get back to to do their job. It’s not too much to of the widespread direct effects of the work, provide for their families. ask to reopen the government and pay Republican shutdown. I ask my Republican colleagues to let our bills on time. The people I rep- And here’s what Republicans need to reason overtake ideology, and let’s get resent have to do their jobs and pay know: they should go in their districts our government open again. Let’s get their bills on time every single day. and talk to people, talk to workers who it running. Enough is enough. Let’s do work in the defense industry, that Why can’t the leaders of this Nation do the right thing. Let’s stop with these work at our military bases, that are the same? games, stop the obstruction, and let’s With every day that goes by, the government employees. Talk to people get back to work. These families are more we drive up the costs for the that have been furloughed. Talk to the depending on us. people that, because of the sequester American people, the more we threaten Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the gen- problems that we’ve been unable to the stability of our Nation’s economy. tleman from Texas (Mr. VEASEY) for solve here because of the lack of Re- We cannot keep the government closed, his very constructive remarks. And as publican leadership, have already been and we cannot default on our debt. So he said, the fact that some on the other laid off, including the over 400 at Bell I strongly urge my Republican col- side want to close down government Helicopter in Tarrant County in Fort leagues to stand up for the American and keep it closed and now potentially Worth. people, bring a bill to the floor that threaten our ability to meet our obli- And if they talk to people and they gations on October 17 with the debt would reopen the government today, go into their districts and speak with and let’s start doing the job expected of ceiling over the Affordable Care Act, everyday common people that are out something that is now the law of the us and continue to move our country there working hard every day, what forward, not punish the American peo- land that’s been passed by this Con- they’ll find out is that it hurts to lose gress, signed by the President, upheld ple by moving it backwards. your job. And when you lose that job— Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the gen- by the Supreme Court, and that’s sim- particularly at this time of the year, as ply not going to happen, it’s time for tleman. we get closer and closer to the Christ- May I inquire as to the time I have them to come to the table to negotiate mas season—and when you lose that without holding the Affordable Care remaining, Mr. Speaker. job, then something happens to your The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Act as a precondition. And that is what car, some medical emergency pops up we are here to say, to ask the Speaker tleman from Nevada has 16 minutes re- that ends up costing you a lot of maining. to bring to the floor a clean funding money, then you really start to strug- bill that’s supported by an over- Mr. HORSFORD. Thank you, Mr. gle as a family, and it really starts to whelming number of Democrats and Speaker. hurt. That is what is so shameful about At this time, I yield to my good Republicans, to reopen government and this Republican government shutdown. to allow our American workers to go friend from Texas (Mr. VEASEY). It doesn’t take into consideration the Mr. VEASEY. I thank the gentleman back to work. real people that are out there strug- from Nevada for recognizing me to talk I’d like to now yield to the cochair of gling every day. this Special Order hour, the gentleman about something that is very impor- Speaker BOEHNER claims there aren’t tant, and that is what is going on with enough votes to reopen the govern- from New York (Mr. JEFFRIES), my America’s future as it relates to this ment, but we know that’s not true: 200 good friend. Republican government shutdown, the Democrats, including myself, have Mr. JEFFRIES. I thank the distin- guished gentleman from the Silver Affordable Care Act, and jobs. signed a letter to Speaker BOEHNER, While Republicans refuse to bring a making it clear that there are enough State, my good friend, Representative clean CR to a vote on the House floor votes to pass the bill and reopen our HORSFORD, for his tremendous leader- to end this Republican shutdown, our government now. ship for anchoring this CBC Special Nation, our cities, our States continue Republicans claim they started this Order. And it’s my honor and my privi- to suffer. Every single day, we are los- shutdown to defund, delay, and deny lege to join him today, during this Con- ing millions of dollars, wasting time health care insurance to millions of gressional Black Caucus Hour of and resources by furloughing govern- Americans. Such a move would work to Power, where, for 60 minutes we have ment workers and limiting the public’s deny health care coverage in my home the opportunity to speak directly to access to government. And as we ap- State of Texas to 6 million uninsured the American people. It’s always an proach day eight of this reprehensible residents. We have the highest unin- honor and a privilege to do so, but it’s Republican shutdown, Republicans con- sured rate in the Union. In the district tragic and sad that we’re here today tinue to bring bills to the House floor that I represent, alone, over 265,000 are under such circumstances. This is a that will only fund pieces of the Fed- uninsured. That’s over a third in the manufactured crisis, a government eral Government. 33rd Congressional District, in Dallas shutdown engineered as a result of This cynical effort to make headlines and in Fort Worth. mean-spirited, reckless, and unreason- and cover themselves for causing such To Members wishing to deny health able behavior by our friends from the shameful dysfunction is resulting in a coverage through the Affordable Care other side of the aisle. historical loss of confidence in Con- Act, I want them to explain to those And in order to mask the obstruc- gress and causing undue economic un- constituents in the district that I rep- tionism and the behavior that has re- certainty for families and businesses resent and in their own districts. It’s a sulted in more than 800,000 hard- all across our country. myth that it is only happening in our working civil servants being kicked To my Republican friends, please un- districts. They have people in their dis- out of their jobs temporarily—we derstand this is not a game. These po- tricts that are uninsured also, and they hope—there’s been a series of myths, of litical gimmicks are not a responsible need to start representing them. factual misrepresentations that have

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You lost. citizens, Meals on Wheels, they won’t Care Act is a train wreck, repeated Then you can try and change things be able to really get their Meals on over and over and over again. The Af- as a result of an election, and you lost Wheels, which is what they need to fordable Care Act is a train wreck. with the reelection of the President by have a nutritious diet. It’s not a train wreck. The train more than 5 million votes in 2012. We see over and over again the im- hasn’t even left the station. Enroll- Those are the three legitimate pacts of sequester in people’s daily ment just began a few days ago on Oc- ways—legislative, jurisprudential, elec- lives, and it’s wrong; and, as a member tober 1. The coverage period for the toral—that you change laws in Amer- of the Appropriations Committee, the American people doesn’t even begin ican democracy. You do not extort con- subcommittee that really works on all until January 1 of 2014. How can it be cessions and threaten to shut down the of our domestic programs, we’ve been a train wreck when the train hasn’t government. fighting so hard to end the sequester so even left the station? So this notion that we’ve refused to that people do not have to live through This is behavior that is designed to compromise is a great myth, particu- this pain, given what they’re going create an accident because of some ob- larly when, as my good friend from Ne- through now as a result of sequester. session that folks have on the other vada pointed out, the fact is that we’ve So for us to support a bill that would side of the aisle with providing tens of already compromised as it relates to open the government up at that level millions of Americans who are other- the underlying number connected to causes us a lot of pain and grief. wise uninsured with health care cov- funding the government. And what we’re hoping is that, by our erage. It’s an obsession that, quite The Democrats believe the appro- support of that $986 billion bill to open frankly, I can’t understand. priate number is $1.058 trillion. That the government up, we can open the What are you so angry about? Are number is right here. The Republicans government up so that people can get you upset about the fact that the Af- believe the appropriate number is $986 back to work, so that we have a func- fordable Care Act prohibits preexisting billion. That number is right here. tioning government, and so that we conditions from denying health care We’ve agreed to drop our number all can begin to negotiate what makes coverage to Americans, including chil- the way down to $986 billion, rep- sense for the American people in terms dren? resenting a $70 billion compromise, yet of the type of programs and the type of Do you dislike the fact that young you continue to put forth this myth, as resources and services they need until people going out into a very difficult if we’re the ones behaving unreason- we can get the Republican Tea Party job market can now stay on the insur- ably. The American people see through Members of this House to understand ance of their parents until the age of this factual misrepresentation. that we need to create jobs and support 26? Lastly, let me just say, we had an- a jobs bill. But until we do that, we Does it really bother you that small other great myth put forth this week- have to minimally ensure that the Fed- businesses will be eligible for a tax end by none other than the Speaker of eral Government provides for the ba- credit up to 35 percent to help provide the House of Representatives. No, not sics for the American people, and so health insurance coverage for their em- the junior Senator from Texas; the many of us would support that level of ployees in a manner that will allow other one from Ohio. He said there are funding just to get the government these small businesses to grow and not the votes in the House to pass a open. prosper? clean CR. Not the votes? I’m no mathe- I think, and as you said, the Speaker, Enough with this myth the Afford- matician, Mr. Speaker, but it’s clear, I think they know that they have able Care Act is a train wreck. But 198 Democrats have indicated they’re enough votes to put up with our Demo- that was the basis of the shutdown and willing to reopen the government if cratic votes to open the government the ransom notes that were sent over you put the bill on the floor. And if you up; and so, for the life of me, I don’t to the Senate majority that coura- add that to the 23 Republicans who know why they don’t just bring that geously stamped each one: Rejected; have gone on record back at home in bill to the floor. Let’s see. Let’s have return to sender. their districts, that gets us to 221, the an up-or-down vote. I think the Amer- Defund, delay, destroy the Affordable magic number being 217 to reopen the ican people deserve that. Care Act, that was the genesis of this government. A government shutdown is wrong. conflict. And then we shifted, once it Stop peddling factual misrepresenta- People deserve to have health care. was clear that that strategy was not tions to the American people to cover Millions of people now are accessing going to work, into the second great your legislative malpractice. Let’s get the Affordable Care Act. They didn’t myth of this debacle that we find our- back to doing the business of the have health insurance before. Now selves in. The second myth: Democrats American people. they’ll be covered. refuse to negotiate. Mr. HORSFORD. I thank the gen- So, once again, we have to see why in Negotiate over what? Negotiate over tleman from New York. the world, or ask the question: Why in a law that my colleagues have clearly I know we are coming down to the the world would people who need indicated is the law of the land, passed end of our time. I yield to the gentle- health care, why would they be held by a duly-elected Congress in 2010, woman from California (Ms. LEE). hostage to people who want to work in signed by the President, declared con- Ms. LEE of California. Thank you a government shutdown? stitutional by the Supreme Court of very much. Let me first thank you So I hope that more people are listen- the United States of America in a deci- both for continuing to sound the alarm ing, more people understand that we sion issued by Chief Justice John Rob- and to really conduct these Special Or- know how to open the government up erts, a Bush appointee, and then af- ders so the American people can know and we know how to begin to negotiate firmed by the reelection of President the truth about what’s really going on on a real budget that makes sense for Barack Obama in the electoral college here in Washington, D.C. So thank you, not only our domestic programs, but landslide? Why do you want us to nego- Mr. HORSFORD, thank you, Mr. for the Pentagon and for our foreign tiate over settled law? JEFFRIES, for your remarkable leader- assistance, State Department, all of There are three ways in the Amer- ship and for what you’re doing tonight those necessary programs that make ican democratic system for you to once again. for a functioning government. change law, Mr. Speaker: As I’m listening to what we’ve been So thank you again for your leader- The first is through the legislative talking about, there are two things ship, and thank you for giving me the process. In 2010, you lost. Forty-three that I want to drive home. time tonight to speak.

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Well, congratulations to them for achieving a In my Congressional District alone there are Despite committee Democrats’ best efforts dream come true. nearly 100,000 uninsured constituents and the to stand against these ridiculous attacks and Now, millions of families, children, seniors, opening of the exchanges means they are one to convince them of the importance of this pro- federal employees and our economy are pay- step closer to health care coverage that can gram, they have refused to listen to reason ing the price. literally mean the difference between life and and insisted on massive cuts. In my congressional district, and throughout death. HEAD START the state of California, families are already ‘‘MAKING GOOD HEALTH MY REALITY’’ TOUR And that’s not all. feeling the impact of the Republican govern- Mr. Speaker, this summer I, and many of Because of the Tea Party imposed seques- ment shutdown. my colleagues in the Congressional Black tration, more than 57,000 at-risk students have The California Women Infant and Children Caucus, co-hosted the ‘‘Making Good Health lost their Head Start slots, and my district program is on the brink of turning away low- MY Reality’’ tour health care town halls to help alone lost $1.5 million in federal contributions income pregnant women and new moms if this educate our constituents about the Affordable to the Head Start program. shutdown continues. Care Act. Yet there is now a Republican proposal cir- And schools throughout the state of Cali- Two hundred constituents attended my town culating to restore funding to Head Start. fornia are cancelling field trips to national hall, and while there were many many ques- The hypocrisy is truly appalling. parks and monuments which are closed to tions, people were undeniably excited and VA visitors due to this Republican shutdown. looked forward to the open enrollment period. We saw them do the same for the Veterans Across the country our vital national inter- There were many who already had private Affairs department. ests are also taking the hit. insurance, but attended in order to learn more Even if we do fund the VA, their employees The shutdown threatens to derail the al- so that they could tell their friends and family still need to work with their counterparts at the ready unacceptable Veterans Administration members about the Affordable Care Act. Department of Defense and the Social Secu- disability backlog. Some attended just to speak about the good rity Administration in order to process claims. There are no new business loans or assist- health care reform has already done in their Mr. Speaker, of course we support our vet- ance for small businesses or for our farmers. lives, like the mother whose daughter became erans, of course we support our national Without the CDC conducting disease sur- very ill while away at college and had to rely parks, and of course we support full funding veillance and taking calls about infectious dis- on her health insurance to seek treatment. eases—our public health is at serious risk. Because of the Affordable Care Act, her for the NIH, the WIC program, and the Head If the Republican shutdown continues—13 daughter was able to stay in college, grad- Start program. Yet, some people in this chamber who have million children will lose access to school uate, and now has her own health care insur- been leading the charge to cut these very breakfast and 31 million will lose access to ance. school lunches. But that isn’t enough for Tea Party Repub- same programs are taking their fundamental 8.7 million women and their young children licans. responsibility and holding it hostage, hoping will not receive nutrition assistance through It isn’t enough that websites across the that by doing so they will get their way. the WIC program. country are crashing because of the interest If my colleagues would really like to help our And 47.5 million people who rely on SNAP millions of Americans have in getting afford- nation’s most vulnerable, the people who will will go hungry. able health care coverage. suffer the most due to their intransigence— Yes, the Tea Party is getting exactly what As one constituent, after working for 3 hours rather than trying to score political points— they wanted—and millions of children and to successfully enroll in a health care plan, put they need to not only fund the entire federal families will go hungry because of it. it: ‘‘Do I now have doubts about the Affordable government, they also need to roll back se- To add insult to injury, Republicans have Care Act? Absolutely not.’’ questration and other cuts to vital programs shut down the government because they are I would go through much more to get afford- that they’ve made over the last three years. obsessed—obsessed mind you—with destroy- able health insurance. I experience more But they aren’t going to do that. ing the Affordable Care Act. stress every day worrying about getting . . . a Instead they will continue to posture, to at- The vast majority of Americans—who, by disease like cancer and having to face a hos- tempt to score political points, and in the end the way, continue to blame Republicans for pital bill I can’t afford on my own.’’ (Janice push to achieve the goal they set years ago: the shutdown—see how senseless it is to Worthen wrote of her experience in The to dismantle this government. shutdown the government because you want Alamedan) Mr. Speaker, this is not what the American to deny health care to millions of Americans. That is what is driving Americans to the people deserve. Despite the Republican government shut- health care exchanges. That is what the Tea This anarchy must end. down, health care exchanges established Party Republicans are holding this country We must bring a clean CR to the Floor, and under the Affordable Care Act have success- hostage for. we must pass it. fully opened for enrollment. Mr. Speaker, while all of us believe it is im- Mr. HORSFORD. Thank you to the Now millions of uninsured Americans are portant to keep the government functioning, gentlelady from California. less than just three months away from having hostage taking is no way to run federal depart- I will just conclude, Mr. Speaker, by the health care coverage they so desperately ments and agencies. saying that we demand a vote. We de- need. Members of Congress are elected to make mand a vote on a clean funding resolu- For the nearly 7 million uninsured African sure our government functions. tion, one that’s supported by 198 Demo- Americans, October 1st marked the oppor- Yet, instead of working together to do our crats, 23 Republicans, 221 Members. A tunity to have fewer health inequities, and in- jobs, Republicans continue to double down on majority of the Members of this body creased access to quality and affordable the tea-party plan to destroy and decimate our are prepared to vote on a clean resolu- health care and preventive medicine. government. tion, and we’re asking—demanding— Because of the Affordable Care Act, Instead of working on a serious option to re- the Speaker bring that clean resolution 500,000 young, African American adults have open the government, Republicans latest strat- to the floor so that we can reopen gov- already gained coverage from a parent’s egy is to exploit our veterans, cancer patients, ernment and allow all of our American health care plan. pregnant women, and young children, by vot- workers, those in government and And for the 7.3 million African Americans ing on piecemeal bills that will not end impacts those in the private sector, to get back who have private insurance and the 4.5 million of a shut down that extend across our country. to work and to meet our obligations as who have Medicare coverage, the Affordable WIC a country. Care Act now means access to key preventive It is simply outrageous to sit here and play Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance health services, including vital screenings, at politics with pregnant mothers, their babies, of my time. no extra cost. and their young children. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. With health disparities continuing to have a In the past year alone the WIC program has Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sup- huge financial burden on the health care sys- been cut by $500 million—simply unaccept- port for the Patient Protection and Affordable

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A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ment finding and the debt ceiling await votes Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation, Office of cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- while politics take center stage and the sound- Workers’ Compensation Programs, Depart- mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- lishment of Class E Airspace; Walker, MN ness of our economy remains in question. ment of Labor, transmitting the Depart- [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0266; Airspace Docket ment’s final rule — Regulations Imple- House Republicans have caused a govern- No. 13-AGL-11] received September 9, 2013, menting the Byrd Amendments to the Black ment shutdown in order to advance a delu- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Lung Benefits Act: Determining Coal Miners’ sional political agenda spearheaded by disdain mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- and Survivors’ Entitlement to Benefits (RIN: for the Affordable Care Act. In a demonstra- ture. 1240-AA04) received September 25, 2013, pur- tion of hollow leadership, politics are being 3250. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- placed before people. Instead of approving the mittee on Education and the Workforce. Senate-passed funding bill, House Repub- mitting the Department’s final rule — Modi- 3242. A letter from the Director, Regu- fication of Class E Airspace; Brigham City, licans have cast yet another vote to under- latory Management Division, Environmental UT [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0414; Airspace mine the Affordable Care Act for the forty-third Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Docket No. 13-ANM-14] received September 9, time since its passage. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the However, the Affordable Care Act is the law of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Massa- Committee on Transportation and Infra- of the land and many have already benefited chusetts; Reasonably Available Control structure. Technology for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Stand- from its implementation. In Texas, families ard [EPA-R01-OAR-2013-0028; A-1-FRL-9797-3] f have saved $46.3 million in insurance com- received September 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON pany refunds. Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ‘‘donut hole’’ have saved $420.7 million in pre- ergy and Commerce. scription drugs. More than 40,000 Americans 3243. A letter from the Director, Regu- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of and 17 million American children with pre-ex- latory Management Division, Environmental committees were delivered to the Clerk isting conditions gained insurance coverage Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- for printing and reference to the proper through the Affordable Care Act. The Con- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation calendar, as follows: of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State Mr. MILLER of Florida: Committee on gressional Budget Office released a study of Colorado; Second 10-Year Carbon Mon- showing that the Affordable Care Act will pro- Veterans’ Affairs. Supplemental report on oxide Maintenance Plan for Fort Collins H.R. 1804. A bill to amend title 38, United vide coverage for an additional 32 million peo- [EPA-R08-OAR-2011-0708; FRL-9900-86-Region States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- ple while reducing overall health care costs. 8] received September 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 erans Affairs to submit to Congress semi- The new health care law will only grow U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- annual reports on the cost of foreign travel stronger and expand access to quality cov- ergy and Commerce. made by employees of the Department of erage with the state-based Health Insurance 3244. A letter from the Director, Regu- Veterans Affairs (Rept. 113–227, Pt. 2). Re- Marketplaces for those who cannot receive latory Management Division, Environmental ferred to the Committee of the Whole House Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- on the state of the Union. coverage through an employer. The Affordable cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Care Act not only provides increased access of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West f to quality care but it marks the beginning of Virginia; West Virginia’s Redesignation for PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS fewer health disparities across the nation and the Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 1997 An- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public nual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment more investment in preventative health care. I bills and resolutions of the following am proud to stand with the President and my Area to Attainment and Approval of the As- sociated Maintenance Plan [EPA-R03-OAR- titles were introduced and severally re- colleagues in support of the Affordable Care ferred, as follows: Act. 2012-0386; FRL-9900-71-Region 3] received Sep- tember 57, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. By Mr. LAMBORN: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and H.R. 3271. A bill making continuing appro- f Commerce. priations for the compensation of Federal 3245. A letter from the Director, Regu- employee and certain military personnel in LEAVE OF ABSENCE latory Management Division, Environmental the event of a Government shutdown, and for Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- other purposes; to the Committee on Appro- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation priations, and in addition to the Committee sence was granted to: of Implementation Plans; Texas; Procedures on Oversight and Government Reform, for a Mr. LUCAS (at the request of Mr. CAN- for Stringency Determinations and Minor period to be subsequently determined by the TOR) for today and October 8 on ac- Permit Revisions for Federal Operating Per- Speaker, in each case for consideration of count of a family illness. mits [EPA-R06-OAR-2010-0355; FRL-9900-82- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Region 6] received September 5, 2013, pursu- tion of the committee concerned. Mr. POE of Texas (at the request of ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee By Ms. NORTON: Mr. CANTOR) for today on account of on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 3272. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- personal reasons. 3246. A letter from the Director, Regu- enue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax in- Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (at the latory Management Division, Environmental centives for investment in the District of Co- request of Ms. PELOSI) for today. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- lumbia; to the Committee on Ways and Mr. RUSH (at the request of Ms. cy’s final rule — Determination of Attain- Means. PELOSI) for today and the balance of ment for the Chico Nonattainment Area for f the week on account of attending to the 2006 Fine Particle Standard; California; Determination Regarding Applicability of CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY family acute medical care and hos- Clean Air Act Requirements [EPA-R09-OAR- STATEMENT pitalization. 2012-0800; FRL-9900-69-Region 9] received Sep- Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of tember 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Rules of the House of Representa- f 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. tives, the following statements are sub- 3247. A letter from the Chief, Branch of mitted regarding the specific powers ADJOURNMENT Listing, Department of the Interior, trans- granted to Congress in the Constitu- Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I move mitting the Department’s final rule — In- tion to enact the accompanying bill or that the House do now adjourn. terim Rule to List the Southern White Rhino joint resolution. The motion was agreed to; accord- as Threatened [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-ES-2013- By Mr. LAMBORN: ingly (at 8 o’clock and 29 minutes 0055] (RIN: 1018-AY76) received September 26, H.R. 3271. 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the p.m.), under its previous order, the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Committee on Natural Resources. lation pursuant to the following: House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- 3248. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- The principal constitutional authority for day, October 8, 2013, at 10 a.m. for cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- morning-hour debate. mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- ticle I of the Constitution of the United

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States (the appropriation power), which H.R. 233: Mr. MORAN. H.R. 2663: Mr. WITTMAN. states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the H.R. 350: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. H.R. 2760: Mr. FARR. Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- H.R. 565: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 2766: Ms. MCCOLLUM and Mr. tions made by Law . . .’’ In addition, clause H.R. 685: Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. LIPINSKI, CHAFFETZ. 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution and Mr. CRENSHAW. H.R. 2797: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. H.R. 688: Mr. LEVIN. (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- H.R. 2887: Mr. HOLT. H.R. 721: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia and Mr. gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the H.R. 3005: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Debts and provide for the common Defense COLLINS of Georgia. H.R. 3040: Mr. KIND. and general Welfare of the United States. H.R. 830: Mr. ROYCE. H.R. 3061: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. . . .’’ Together, these specific constitutional H.R. 855: Mr. MCGOVERN and Mr. CONYERS. H.R. 3111: Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. BROUN of provisions establish the congressional power H.R. 940: Mr. MULVANEY. Georgia, Mr. MARINO, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. of the purse, granting Congress the author- H.R. 997: Mr. MASSIE. LANKFORD, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. ity to appropriate funds, to determine their H.R. 1070: Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. CASTOR of Flor- MICA, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. JORDAN, purpose, amount, and period of availability, ida, and Mr. TIERNEY. Mrs. ROBY, Mr. DENT, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. and to set forth terms and conditions gov- H.R. 1094: Mr. VARGAS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. LABRADOR, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. erning their use. O’ROURKE, and Mr. SHERMAN. H.R. 1250: Mr. HIMES. CRAWFORD, and Mr. HECK of Nevada. By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 1318: Mr. LEVIN. H.R. 3121: Mrs. WAGNER. H.R. 3272. H.R. 1339: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. GRIMM. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3143: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 1462: Mr. WOODALL. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3179: Mr. COOK. H.R. 1507: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 3232: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan and clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 1518: Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Constitution. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Il- H.R. 3236: Mr. KIND. f linois, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CASTRO H.J. Res. 43: Mr. HONDA. of Texas, and Ms. MOORE. H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. LIPINSKI and Mr. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1633: Mr. HORSFORD. MCKINLEY. H.R. 1666: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. KEATING. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H. Res. 61: Ms. LEE of California and Mr. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1726: Mr. RADEL. H.R. 1731: Mr. CLAY. SIRES. tions as follows: H.R. 1796: Ms. TSONGAS. H. Res. 131: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 7: Mr. ROKITA. H.R. 1915: Mr. LIPINSKI. H. Res. 153: Mr. YOHO, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten- H.R. 15: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 2029: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. nessee, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. GIBBS, DOYLE, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. H.R. 2064: Mr. LIPINSKI. and Mr. TERRY. SARBANES. H.R. 2459: Ms. DELBENE. H. Res. 254: Mr. HOLT.

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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013 No. 138 Senate The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was Mr. KING thereupon assumed the that has already been passed in the called to order by the Honorable ANGUS chair as Acting President pro tempore. Senate. S. KING, Jr., a Senator from the State f There is a way; have a vote. That of Maine. would settle the question for a long, RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY long, time, wouldn’t it. PRAYER LEADER What I say to the Speaker: Allow a The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- vote on the resolution that would end fered the following prayer: pore. The majority leader is recog- the shutdown, legislation that you, Let us pray. nized. JOHN BOEHNER, proposed in the first Eternal God, our stronghold and de- f place. The entire Federal Government fense, Your judgments and will are per- could reopen for business by tomorrow fect, so we place our trust in You. SCHEDULE morning. Thank You for the privilege of speak- Mr. REID. Following leader remarks I ask the Speaker, why are you ing to You in daily prayer. Forgive us the Senate will be in a period of morn- afraid? Are you afraid this measure when our prayers are so other worldly ing business for debate only until 5 will pass, the government will reopen they are no earthly good. Forgive us p.m. with Senators permitted to speak and America will realize you took the also when we put politics ahead of therein for up to 10 minutes each. progress. country hostage for no apparent rea- Lord, strengthen our Senators today, At 5 p.m. the Senate will proceed to son? helping them to not throw away their executive session to consider the Bruce Why is the Speaker opposed to these confidence in You. Inspire them to per- and Ellis nominations, both to be U.S. reasonable solutions. severe in seeking to do Your will, district court judges in the State of Il- Across the Nation people are suf- knowing that Your promises are sure linois. fering—not only Federal employees— and that the harvest is certain. At 5:30 p.m. there will be at least one because of his irresponsible action, the We pray in Your holy Name. Amen. roll call vote on confirmation of the irresponsible tea party driven action. f nominations. But it is not, I say, only Federal em- f ployees. US Air had a delivery last Fri- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE day of a $180 million aircraft. They The Presiding Officer led the Pledge CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS couldn’t take delivery. Why? Because of Allegiance, as follows: Mr. REID. Mr. President, yesterday there weren’t inspectors to do that for I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the Speaker of the House of Represent- those aircraft. United States of America, and to the Repub- atives, JOHN BOEHNER, on national TV We know that Lockheed has already lic for which it stands, one nation under God, claimed there are not enough votes to announced today they are laying off indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pass the bill and bring an end to the 3,000 people, and there is more to come f dangerous government shutdown. I be- in the defense industry. It is happening APPOINTMENT OF ACTING lieve he is mistaken. all through the government. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Two hundred Democratic Members of There is an easy way out of this; the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the House of Representatives said they same escape hatch has been available clerk will please read a communication would vote for the bill to reopen the as long as we have been a country. It is to the Senate from the President pro government, and 22 Republicans in the called a vote. But for the 7 days the tempore (Mr. LEAHY). House have said publicly they would Federal Government has been closed The legislative clerk read the fol- vote for the bill. We have heard there for business, the Speaker has refused to lowing letter: are as many as 100 who wish to vote for use that escape hatch. U.S. SENATE, it. No matter how we do the math, it It is so important when people wish PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, adds up to a majority of the Members to buy a home. One can’t buy a home Washington, DC, October 7, 2013. of the House of Representatives. with an FHA loan today. Even if it is To the Senate: If there were only a mechanism for not FHA, they can’t get them done be- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, polling all Members of the House of cause to confirm the amount of money of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Representatives to find out whether that is on the application they need an appoint the Honorable ANGUS S. KING, Jr., a Senator from the State of Maine, to perform they support the Senate-passed bill, IRS person to check it. They are not the duties of the Chair. one surefire way to find out whether available. PATRICK J. LEAHY, the bill would pass is to have a vote on The Senate-passed bill to reopen the President pro tempore. it; that is, to vote on the legislation government, while we work out our

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But it mising!’’ than eight bills to fund things such as was his idea, not my idea. All this talk Republicans insist we must negotiate the Coast Guard, the Guard and Re- about not negotiating, that is what while the Federal Government remains serve, and programs for veterans. In that was all about. He admits it was closed. As The New York Times edi- other words, the House has quietly his intention all along to pass a clean torial reported on Saturday, when shown the two parties aren’t com- resolution. But then he ran into the tea 800,000 Federal employees are fur- pletely at odds in this debate and that party, a minority within a majority loughed, government services are shut there is, in fact, some common ground that runs the majority in the House of down and the economy is flagging, it is here. Slowly but surely the House has Representatives. hardly time for talking. approved funding for folks who The bill before the House of Rep- Then they come up with all this: We shouldn’t get caught in the middle of a resentatives is a compromise by us, a will do an NIH bill. We will open NIH. political impasse such as this. They compromise that was difficult, I re- The problem is, it is really hard to have done it on a bipartisan basis. peat, to get my caucus to accept. Now pick and choose between that and the Over the weekend the House passed a that we have compromised, the Speak- Park Service, especially when we con- bill that said a government shutdown er won’t take yes for an answer. He has sider they have cut spending this year doesn’t affect the free exercise of reli- moved the goal line again. for NIH by $1.6 billion; the second year gion on military bases, and 184 Demo- Last week he said he wanted to go to of their famous sequestration, $2 bil- crats agreed. Another bill said govern- conference to work out some dif- lion. This is all a charade. ment workers shouldn’t have to wonder ferences. As we heard on national TV This is what the Times wrote after how they are going to pay their bills yesterday, he is not only concerned the brief introduction: during a shutdown, and 189 Democrats about ObamaCare, he is concerned This is a moment for immediate action to agreed with that. about the budget deficit, as we all are. reopen the government’s doors, not the be- The bill to fund FEMA drew 23 Demo- He keeps changing. He said he wanted ginning of a conversation Republicans crats. The one to fund NIH drew 25; na- to talk about that. Fine. We are happy spurned when they lacked the leverage of a tional parks, 23. to do that. If he wants to talk about shutdown. Let’s be clear here that the problem ObamaCare, if he wants to talk about [Republicans] have refused to negotiate over the Senate’s budget, they have refused isn’t the House. There is actually a fair anything else, we will do it. I put that to negotiate over the President’s budget, and amount of agreement among Repub- in writing and had it hand delivered to they have refused to negotiate to make the licans and Democrats over in the him. We said that we would talk about health law more efficient. . . . The two sides House, that Republicans and law- agriculture, we would talk about will eventually have to reach a reckoning on makers have a duty and a responsi- health care, we would talk about do- long-term economic issues, but the time to bility that rises above the politics of mestic discretionary spending, mili- do so is not while dangling over an abyss. the moment to fund things such as vet- tary spending, and anything he wishes Democrats are willing to negotiate erans, cancer trials, the National to talk about. We have been asking to but won’t negotiate with a gun to our Guard, and reservists in every State. go to conference on a responsible budg- heads. We say to our Republican col- The problem is the Senate. et for more than 6 months. leagues: End this irresponsible govern- I know Democrats don’t like it, but On national TV, the Speaker said ment shutdown. Stop your reckless the American people have given us di- Chairman RYAN and Chairman MURRAY threats of a default on the Nation’s ob- vided government for two elections in a have been working together for a long ligations. Then Democrats will nego- row. They gave us a Republican House, time. As I have indicated here pre- tiate over anything, anything our Re- and they gave us a Democratic Senate. viously, he said that in a meeting we publican colleagues wish to negotiate. This means negotiation isn’t a lux- had in the White House in the last few f ury; it is a necessity. Until Senate days. I said in front of everybody there: Democrats accept reality, these crises It is simply not factual. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER will only be harder to resolve. So I Senator MURRAY issued a statement would suggest they start thinking yesterday after she heard him saying The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- about how they might start playing a this on national TV saying that is not pore. The Republican leader in recog- constructive role in the crisis and in true. They have had a couple of meet- nized. the challenges that lie ahead. There is ings but they haven’t discussed any- f a time for politics, and there is a time thing substantive. I guess the meetings CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS for sitting down like adults and work- were only to say to the Speaker they ing things out. Republicans are ready met, but they talked about nothing in Mr. MCCONNELL. We are now in the and willing to negotiate. We invite her budget or his budget. second week of a government shutdown Senate Democrats to join us. We are saying simply, reopen the that nobody claims to want. I yield the floor. government. We have said we will go to Democrats say it is unreasonable to your budget number. We don’t like it. ask for any changes or delays to f We have said we will go to conference ObamaCare. Republicans, we think the and talk about anything you want. ObamaCare rollout has proven beyond RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME He can’t take yes for an answer. a shadow of a doubt just how reason- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Simply reopen the government. We able a delay is. If anybody had any pore. Under the previous order, the will talk, I repeat, about anything you doubts about the need to delay this leadership time is reserved. wish to talk about. We are not afraid thing, those doubts should have been to negotiate. We are not afraid to make allayed this weekend when the admin- f reasonable compromises. Once again istration admitted its Web site wasn’t the football was moved, just like Lucy working and took it offline for repairs. MORNING BUSINESS in the ‘‘Peanuts’’ cartoon. Delay and basic fairness are what Re- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- As Judd Legum, editor-in-chief of publicans are asking for at this point, pore. Under the previous order, the ThinkProgress pointed out, Repub- not exactly the Sun and the Moon. Senate will be in a period of morning licans have a strange definition of com- Another thing Republicans have been business until 5 p.m., with Senators promise. This is how he explains it: saying is that if we can’t agree on a permitted to speak therein for up to 10 Republicans ask: ‘‘Can I burn down bill to fund the entire government, minutes each. your house?’’ We say: ‘‘No.’’ Repub- let’s at least pass the most urgent The Senator from Illinois.

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As Mr. Black spoke, Mr. Reid, The House, which has its own chaplain, lain, Dr. Barry Black, who led us in whose head was bowed low in prayer, broke liked what it heard from Mr. Black so much prayer to open the Senate’s session. It his concentration and looked straight up at that it invited him to give the invocation on the chaplain. Friday. is entitled ‘‘Give Us This Day, Our ‘‘Following the suggestion in the prayer of ‘‘I see us playing a very dangerous game,’’ Daily Senate Scolding,’’ and it goes on Admiral Black,’’ the majority leader said Mr. Black said as he sat in his office the to talk about the prayers which Dr. after the invocation, seeming genuinely con- other day. ‘‘It’s like the showdown at the Black, our Senate Chaplain, has offered trite, ‘‘I think we’ve all here in the Senate O.K. Corral. Who’s going to blink first? So I during the course of the last week dur- kind of lost the aura of Robert Byrd,’’ one of can’t help but have some of this spill over the historical giants of the Senate, who into my prayer. Because you’re hoping that ing the government shutdown. They something will get through and that cooler say in the article the morning invoca- prized gentility and compromise. In many ways, Mr. Black, 65, is like any heads will prevail. tion has turned into a daily conscience other employee of the federal government Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I picked check for the 100 men and women of who is fed up with lawmakers’ inability to up the newspaper, at least went online the Senate. resolve the political crisis that has kept the to look at the newspapers from Illinois The article points out that in the government closed for almost a week. He is this morning, and two stories jumped not being paid. His Bible study classes, course of one of his prayers Dr. Black right off the page. One was in the said: which he holds for senators and their staff members four times a week, have been can- Bloomington Pantagraph. What a great Remove from them that stubborn pride celed until further notice. story it is and makes me so proud to be which imagines itself to be above and beyond His is a nonpartisan position, one of just a from the Midwest and to represent peo- criticism. Forgive them the blunders they few in the Senate, and he prefers to leave his ple who are, by their very nature, pret- have committed. political leanings vague. He was chosen in ty darned extraordinary. It is a story I can’t match his baritone voice and 2003 by Senator Bill Frist, a Tennessee Re- that comes out of Lexington, IL, about delivery when it comes to these pray- publican who was the majority leader at the an event that happened yesterday, and ers, but I ask unanimous consent to time, from a group of finalists selected by a bipartisan committee. Before that he min- I will quote just a bit of it. have printed in the RECORD this article istered in the Navy for nearly 30 years. More than 60 area farmers, truckers and as a tribute to our Senate Chaplain ‘‘I use a biblical perspective to decide my their families gathered north of Lexington who has been given the awesome re- beliefs about various issues,’’ Mr. Black said on Sunday morning to pay back a friend who sponsibility to prove the power of pray- in an interview in his office suite on the had helped them out at one time or another er during the midst of a government third floor of the Capitol. ‘‘Let’s just say I’m during his 71-year lifetime. Some 16 com- shutdown. liberal on some and conservative on others. bines harvested more than 300 acres of corn There being no objection, the mate- But it’s obvious the Bible condemns some as friends of Dave Thomas brought in Thom- as’ last harvest. Thomas died of a heart at- rial was ordered to be printed in the things in a very forceful and overt way, and I would go along with that condemnation.’’ tack on July 22 and his wife Sharon and four RECORD, as follows: Last year, he participated in the Hoodies sons, decided to end the family’s farm oper- [From the New York Times, Oct. 6, 2013] on the Hill rally to draw attention to the ations. GIVE US THIS DAY, OUR DAILY SENATE shooting death of Trayvon Martin. In 2007, The article went on to say how it SCOLDING after objections from groups that did not broke the family’s heart to give up this (By Jeremy W. Peters) like the idea of a Senate chaplain appearing family farm, but these neighbors alongside political figures, he canceled a WASHINGTON.—The disapproval comes from pitched in. They wanted to harvest speech he was scheduled to give at an evan- angry constituents, baffled party elders and gelical event featuring, among others, Tony David Thomas’ land and to make sure colleagues on the other side of the Capitol. Perkins of the conservative Focus on the that last crop was brought in for his But nowhere have senators found criticism Family and the columnist and author Ann family. It is the kind of compassion more personal or immediate than right in- Coulter. and caring and family and community side their own chamber every morning when Mr. Black, who is the first black Senate which we see in many States, but I see the chaplain delivers the opening prayer. chaplain as well as its first Seventh-day Ad- ‘‘Save us from the madness,’’ the chaplain, over and over in my home State of Illi- ventist, grew up in public housing in Balti- nois. a Seventh-day Adventist, former Navy rear more, an experience he draws on in his ser- admiral and collector of brightly colored This is not unique. It happens often, mons and writings, including a 2006 auto- and every time it does it is worthy of bow ties named Barry C. Black, said one day biography, ‘‘From the Hood to the Hill.’’ late last week as he warmed up into what be- In his role as chaplain, a position that has note because it is such a special com- came an epic ministerial scolding. existed since 1789, he acts as a sounding ment on the people of this great Nation ‘‘We acknowledge our transgressions, our board, spiritual adviser and ethical counselor and their caring for their neighbors. shortcomings, our smugness, our selfishness to members of the Senate. When he prays The area farmers in Chenoa, not too and our pride,’’ he went on, his baritone each day, he said, he recites the names of all far from Lexington, are planning a voice filling the room. ‘‘Deliver us from the 100 senators and their spouses, reading them similar harvest operation for another hypocrisy of attempting to sound reasonable from a laminated index card. while being unreasonable.’’ neighbor, David Harrison, this morn- It is not uncommon for him to have 125 ing. Dave passed away last week. So it has gone every day for the last week people at his Bible study gatherings or 20 to when Mr. Black, who has been the Senate’s 30 senators at his weekly prayer breakfast. Time and again these farm families official man of the cloth for 10 years, has He officiates weddings for Senate staff mem- put aside their own physical comfort, taken one of the more rote rituals on Capitol bers. He performs hospital visitations. And their own daily schedules, their own Hill—the morning invocation—and turned it he has been at the side of senators when they lives to help one another. It is such a into a daily conscience check for the 100 men have died, most recently Daniel K. Inouye of wonderful comment on this great Na- and women of the United States Senate. Hawaii in December. tion that we call home and the area I Inside the tempestuous Senate chamber, He tries to use his proximity to the sen- am so proud to represent. where debate has degenerated into daily ators—and the fact that for at least one name-calling—the Tea Party as a band of ni- The second article that jumped off minute every morning, his is the only voice the page after I read this came out of hilists and extortionists, and Democrats as they hear—to break through on issues that socialists who want to force their will on the he feels are especially urgent. Lately, he Kansas—Wichita, KS—and it quotes American people—Mr. Black’s words manage said, they seem to be paying attention. Tim Peterson. He is a wheat farmer. I to cut through as powerful and persuasive. ‘‘I remember once talking about self-in- am not as familiar with wheat as I am During his prayer on Friday, the day after flicted wounds—that captured the imagina- corn and soybeans, but he started talk- officers from the United States Capitol Po- tion of some of our lawmakers,’’ he said. ing about the problems he is running lice shot and killed a woman who had used ‘‘Remember, my prayer is the first thing into. His problems are created by us be- her car as a battering ram, Mr. Black noted they hear every day. I have the opportunity, cause Tim doesn’t have access to vital that the officers were not being paid because really, to frame the day in a special way.’’ of the government shutdown. His words lately may be pointed, but his agricultural reports. They are casual- Then he turned his attention back to the tone is always steady and calm. ties of the Federal Government shut- senators. ‘‘Remove from them that stubborn ‘‘May they remember that all that is nec- down. We stopped publishing this infor- pride which imagines itself to be above and essary for unintended catastrophic con- mation, and farmers such as Tim

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When shortfalls in overseas markets or if last week—ObamaCare, the health care we borrow that money, we have to have there is a wide swing in acres planted, reform bill—they were not talking authorization from the government. both of which might prompt U.S. grow- about so much anymore. It has been That is the debt ceiling. ers to plant extra crops to meet de- launched, and 9 million people across Many of the same Senators and Con- mand or hang on to a harvest a little America have visited the Web site be- gressmen who voted for this spending longer to get a better price. cause they are interested in finding now will not vote to pay the bill. That Here are these farmers across the health insurance maybe for the first is akin to eating the big meal at the Midwest who have worked hard to time in their lives or health insurance restaurant and, when the waiter brings reach this point in the harvest where they can afford—9 million. the check, saying: I ain’t paying. How they can make enough money to live Because so many have come to these long would that last? That is what and to plant another year, to sustain Web sites, the Republican leader is many are suggesting when they say we their families and communities around right, we have had trouble getting are not going to extend the debt ceil- them, and they have a problem. The them moving forward. It will take a ing. They have eaten the meal. They problem is the politicians in Wash- few days to adjust to this volume of just don’t want to pay the bill. ington who want to shut down the gov- people coming on board to find out It would be the first time in the his- ernment. whether this insurance exchange can tory of the United States we would de- What a contrast: farmers who rallied help them, their family or the business. fault on our national debt. The first in Lexington, IL, for the family of a The good news for my colleague Sen- time we would basically violate the fallen farmer, to show they would ator MCCONNELL, from Kentucky, is full faith and credit of the United stand by him through thick and thin that his State has been a real success States of America. It has its con- and help him out—at least his family story, with 8,000 people having already sequences. The last time the tea party out through this adversity—and then signed up in Kentucky for health insur- did this, America’s credit rating suf- this article and story in Kansas, where ance on the insurance exchange of fered. What happens when our credit the Congressmen and Senators sent to ObamaCare. rating suffers? The interest rates we Washington to do their job and to pro- I hope Senator MCCONNELL and Sen- pay go up. Taxpayers are paying more vide the basic information for these ator RAND PAUL take some pride in the to China and countries that loan us farmers have failed and in failing have fact that now 8,000—at least 8,000—Ken- money than they are paying to educate made it much more difficult for these tuckians have health insurance they children, to build roads or do medical farmers. can afford and they can trust, some of research. Here we go again. Another threat by Two articles in the morning papers them for the first time in their lives. the Speaker that we are going to de- from the central part of the United When I hear this news, I wonder how fault on our national debt again. They States of America, which brings home these Senators from Kentucky and threatened it 2 years ago, and they to me the graphic human side of this some other States can say we want to have come back again—the tea party. government shutdown. Something else repeal this, we want to get rid of this. This is totally irresponsible. brought it home personally. When What are they going to tell those I read the newspapers from different HARRY REID, our majority leader, an- 8,000 families who finally have health countries and they look at the United nounced we weren’t going to have votes insurance for the first time? Big mis- States and shake their head and they on Saturday or Sunday, I took the op- take. Sorry. Go back to the market- wonder how this country, which many portunity to get out of town and I place where you have no health insur- say—and I can certainly see the reason raced off to be with my grandkids. ance protection. That is hardly the re- for it—is one of the leaders in the I have two twin grandchildren, 22 sponse Americans want to hear in Ken- world, can find itself in this manufac- months old, and I just love them to tucky, Illinois, in Maine or any other tured political crisis again and again pieces. I thought getting away with State. and again. It is like the temper tan- What we are trying to do with them is exactly what I need, to get out trums of the terrible twos when we of this town and to get my mind ObamaCare, the health care reform act, hear this. We think it is totally unnec- straight after a tough political week. is to open up an opportunity for 40 to 50 essary. We have to help these kids grow We had a ball. We did the normal million Americans to have health in- up and get through it. America has to things one would expect: going to the surance they can afford for the first grow up and stand and say to Congress: park and reading ‘‘Polar Bear, Polar time in their lives. What we have heard It is time for you to grow up and stand Bear, What Do You Hear?’’ and all the from the other side of the aisle is: Re- and do the right thing for the future of things that are fun for a grandfather. peal it. Defund it. Delay it. Do any- this country. There were a couple moments, thing you can to stop it. Stop it. I hope we can do this, and I hope we though—you see, they are almost 2 You know why they want to stop it? can do it together in a bipartisan fash- years old, and there were a couple mo- Because they understand that once ion. This shutdown of the Federal Gov- ments during the weekend where one of people’s appetites are whetted for ernment should end today. The Speak- them would lose it for just a little health care insurance they can afford er has before him a continuing resolu- while and start crying and screaming and insurance where they can protect tion which he could pass, could pass in uncontrollably and saying the word their families, there is no turning a heartbeat, and the government would ‘‘no’’ over and over again and unable to back. We are at a point in history, be extended. The farmer out in Kansas express themselves because they just much as we were with the creation of would have the information he needs, don’t have the vocabulary to tell us Social Security and Medicare, where the medical researcher would be back what is on their minds. In those mo- we are offering to families across to work at the National Institutes of ments I felt as though I was back in America something they could not do Health, and all of the agencies of the Washington again. by themselves and something they will government would be functioning for The terrible twos temper tantrums value very much as part of their fami- the good of the American people. That sounded like Congress—people shouting lies and their future, and that is what is what we were sent to do. There are no, screaming uncontrollably, and un- is driving this fear on the other side of no excuses and no political reasons not able to express what they are doing and the aisle. That is what is driving the to. why they are doing it, and that is government shutdown. I yield the floor. where we find ourselves today. What is worse is October 17, the next The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- On the morning talk shows yester- deadline, and it is not that far away. In pore. The Senator from Georgia. day, on Sunday, a number of leaders another 9 or 10 days we are going to Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I wish came to speak, and of course everybody face a debt ceiling expiration. The debt to thank the distinguished Senator

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We are having we attend the Senate Prayer Break- over 2 years and not 1, and make those to borrow more money to run our gov- fast. Replete through all of Barry’s appropriations in the odd-numbered ernment because we are not doing fis- prayers at that breakfast is always one years so that in the even-numbered cal accountability, we are not doing word, and that is ‘‘humility.’’ I think years we do only oversight. appropriating, and we are going to con- the message in that article in the New It would make a lot of difference for tinue for that to grow and grow. York Times and the message in the the American people if we were arguing As a businessman and a saver, I know prayers in the last 7 or 8 days in the over not how much bacon we were what the time value of money is. The Senate and the message to all of us bringing home but how much money time value of money means that if you right now is that we need to grasp a we were saving through oversight, sav- put away a little bit of money every little humility and find common ings, and fiscal accountability. I have year and save for your kids’ education, ground among consternation and move introduced that legislation, along with for your health care, or whatever it this country forward. Senator SHAHEEN—a Democrat from might be, when the time comes and To that end, I want to make my sug- New Hampshire and a Governor who you need it, you will have it. But I also gestion, for what it is worth, and I ran a State under a biennial budget. It know what the time cost of money is: want to make mine as an inspiration makes sense, it is humble, it is the when you are borrowing money to pay with Senator COLLINS, the other Sen- right way to do business, and it ends off borrowed money—and that is where ator from the State of Maine who last this necessity of having continuing res- we are in the United States of America week made her proposal. If we can’t olutions at the last minute because we today. So that is why this debt ceiling find common ground with the argu- didn’t do our job. crisis is such a big issue. ments we have today, let’s proffer a Let’s face it. We are here today in I would submit, and humbly, that the Shaheen-Isakson legislation that forces new proposal to give us a chance to the conundrum we are in because we us to do our regular order of business solve our problem. did not do our job. We did not pass a of appropriating, forces us to budget, SUSAN COLLINS made a great sugges- budget and go to a conference com- tion, to replace the medical device tax mittee, we didn’t have appropriations and forces us to do it every year puts with other revenue so it doesn’t cut the acts, so we are doing a continuing reso- us back to the kind of discipline and revenue and to get back to sequestra- lution into a new fiscal year. That is job responsibility we really need tion but only by cutting defense agen- no way to run the greatest country on around this place. Instead of arguing about what we can’t agree upon, we cies, not by cutting across the board. the face of this Earth. Four years and ought to find common ground and run That made a lot of sense. It provides a running we have shirked our responsi- our country’s household the way Amer- way to absorb those cuts but does so in bility. It is time for a new day in the ican families run their households. If a professional way. Senate. It is time for a biennial budget. we had to do here in Washington what So I come to the floor in a Robert It worked for Israel. If it worked for 20 every American family has to do year Frost moment. You know the poem: States, it will work for us. It estab- in and year out, this place would be a ‘‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. . . . lishes priorities, it ends waste, fraud, whole lot different. I took the one less traveled by, and that has and abuse, and it brings about good de- made all the difference.’’ It is time that we find humility, find cisions. common ground, do what 20 of the 50 We have been traveling down the Last night on ‘‘60 Minutes,’’ Senator States do, do what the State of Israel wrong road for far too long. We are TOM COBURN from Oklahoma was fea- has done, and do what 67 Senators said here today, in large measure, arguing tured, and the feature was about SSI we ought to do in the budget debate over a CR we shouldn’t have to be ar- disability and the fact that we now pay back in March; that is, pass a biennial guing over. Had we been doing our ap- $135 billion a year in SSI disability and appropriations act, end this fool- propriations and doing our budgets payments—a trebling of those costs in ishness, and gain back some of the hu- over the last 4 years, the money would just a few years—and fully 25 to 40 per- mility we richly deserve. have been spent, the regular order cent we know is fraudulent. Twenty- Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask would have been in place, the fiscal five to forty percent is $40 to $60 bil- unanimous consent that I be allowed 2 year moneys would have been appro- lion. You can do a lot with $40 to $60 extra minutes to pay tribute to a phy- priated, and there would be no need for billion. That is where transparency and sician in my county. a CR. oversight works. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- There is bipartisan responsibility for There is nobody better than the Sen- pore. Without objection, it is so or- not having done a budget or an appro- ator from Oklahoma in terms of over- dered. priations act. The leadership, obvi- sight and nobody more humble than (The further remarks of Mr. ISAKSON ously, controls the floor, so they can the Senator from Oklahoma, but when are printed in today’s RECORD under bring the appropriations act forward he knows he is right, he is going to ‘‘Morning Business.’’) and that is their responsibility. But we work hard to do what is right, and that Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I yield have also cried out on our side for a is what all of us should be doing. back the remainder of my time. budget. Year after year, let’s have a Referring to the Senator from Okla- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- budget. Now we have a budget, one ap- homa, I go back to the Workforce In- pore. The Senator from Connecticut. proved by the House and one approved vestment Act, which Senator MURRAY Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I thank by the Senate, but an inability to go to and I are working very hard to bring to the Senator from Georgia for his call conference because we can’t get agree- the floor. In that, Senator COBURN on this place to get back to regular ment on preconditions. Once again, found forty-four duplicative job train- order and to bridge our differences. I this is another situation of not negoti- ing programs in nine different agen- think it is an important one and a ating over something that is important cies—over and over again. We are ap- noble and hopefully easy request for us to the American people. propriating money forty-four different to ultimately follow. So I have a suggestion, a suggestion times to nine different agencies to do I came down here this weekend to that two-thirds of this Senate agreed workforce training when we really only talk about a young woman in Bridge- to in the budget debate we had in ought to be doing one. If we were budg- port, CT, who is at the epicenter of the March, a decision that 20 States have eting on a 2-year basis and doing other fallout of this shutdown, and I wanted exercised in our country that has made oversight in even-numbered years, to come back down on Monday to tell them better, a decision the State of there would be no limit to the suc- her story very briefly once again be- Israel made 2 or 3 years ago when they cesses we could have, the transparency cause the way a lot of trade papers

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All we want House of Representatives, they will tell can’t just leave Malachi with anybody is for the things that normally happen you that what we are going to find in because he is a kid with substantial to continue to happen—i.e., we want this shutdown is that everybody is difficulties and his caregivers need to the government to stay open on the going to learn that the government know how to take care of him. So if exact same terms the government was really doesn’t do that much and it is there is no Head Start, there is no open last week and the week before. We not that big a deal if it goes away for school for Malachi, he regresses in want the country to pay our bills just a couple of months, a couple of weeks, terms of the progress he has made, and as we have paid our bills for a genera- a couple of days. she can’t start her job. Her family es- tion. It is only Republicans—and, What we are finding as we enter week sentially collapses around her simply frankly, not all Republicans. Most Re- 2 of this shutdown is we have now because this place can’t pass a budget. publicans in the Senate are not making moved past the point where the col- That is what is happening to Melanie, these demands. It is mainly a small lapse of the government is just an in- and she says simply this: We need our handful in the House and the Senate convenience. It is now ruining lives. I government and our businesses open. who say: In order to keep the govern- wish Melanie Rhodes was the excep- Why should we suffer and be held hos- ment open, we want the health care tion, but she is increasingly becoming tage while government can’t do what law defunded or repealed or delayed. the rule across the country. The Pre- they need to do? It is difficult to have a negotiation Her story can be repeated thousands siding Officer heard me tell her story when all we want is the status quo. this weekend, but I am going to do it of times across Connecticut. I think I It is kind of like if two people lived saw today that about 18,000 Head Start again. in a house and one of them said: I am slots are going to be closed by the end Melanie was homeless a couple years going to take the roof off the house if of this week. Unfortunately, her story ago. She lives in the southwestern por- you don’t do what I want. You wouldn’t is not the exception; it is becoming the tion of Connecticut. She had hit really really negotiate that. That is an unrea- rule. This is what this shutdown hard times, but she decided to pull her sonable demand. The roof just needs to means. It is not playacting. It is real. life together—not the least of the rea- As I watched some of the shows over be there. It is something that, for good sons being that she has a little boy. the weekend, I heard a familiar refrain reason, is normally not the subject of She has a son Malachi. Malachi was from our Republican colleagues. They debate or negotiation. And you born about 2 months premature, so he said: Yeah, we have this demand that wouldn’t settle for half. You wouldn’t was born with some developmental dis- we want the health care law delayed or allow your roommate to take half the abilities that luckily, because of a gov- repealed or defunded in order to get the roof off. The roof just needs to be ernment program, were caught early government up and operating, but real- there, and if you are angry with me on. The program is called Birth to ly it is the Democrats. It is HARRY about something or you want to talk Three. In Connecticut, it is our early REID, it is President Obama who won’t about something, let’s do it while the intervention program. Most States sit down and negotiate. If they would roof is still on. have it. It is one of the programs that just sit down and negotiate, then we We can’t negotiate over the govern- are going to run out of funds pretty could end this whole thing. ment just operating. We can’t nego- soon if we don’t start turning back on I understand how some people might tiate over whether or not we are going the faucet to State governments. watch and think to themselves, why to pay our bills. We don’t want any- But even more important to Melanie won’t the Democrats just sit down and thing. We just want things to happen was that through that early interven- talk about this? So I would like to ad- as they have happened in the past. tion screening program that figured dress this claim that the only thing Third, this place just can’t operate if out Malachi needed a little bit of extra stopping us from reopening the govern- in order to keep the government open help, they got him into a Head Start ment is Democrats won’t talk to Re- for 6 weeks we have to satisfy Program. He wasn’t even 1 year old publicans. I want to address that in everybody’s personal political agenda. when he started the Head Start Pro- five simple ways. I also said this weekend I have things gram. Today he is 3, and he is making First, I would make the point that I believe in very strongly. I represent incredible progress. He has some seri- every single one of my colleagues has Sandy Hook, CT. I submit I feel just as ous issues. He is just now learning how made: We have already talked. What strongly about background checks as to communicate with some signs he we thought we were talking about was the Senator from Texas does about the has been taught. But he is doing better a continuing resolution, a temporary repeal of the health care bill. But it and doing better every single day. budget that would keep the govern- would be unreasonable for me to say I On Monday night of last week ment operating for about 6 weeks. A am not going to vote for a budget be- Melanie stayed up all night watching lot of Democratic critics actually cause I don’t get my way on back- to see whether the government was would argue that we didn’t really nego- ground checks or immigration reform still going to be operating because she tiate that well over that particular or tax fairness or whatever it may be knew the Bridgeport Head Start Pro- issue because in the end the Senate that I care about outside the confines gram works on a fiscal year that passed a budget with a particular num- of the continuing resolution. If all 100 matches ours. So if the government ber for the continuing resolution, the Senators had to get their particular shut down on October 1, the check House passed a budget with a par- nonbudgetary political points settled wouldn’t come to Bridgeport Head ticular number for the continuing reso- as a requirement of passing a con- Start and they would have to send 1,000 lution, and the difference was pretty tinuing resolution, this place would ab- kids home. substantial, but in the end the Senate solutely collapse. But she also knew her life was start- just decided to go with the House num- Maybe that is what some people ing to get brighter in other ways as ber. We didn’t settle in between. We want. Maybe some people want govern- well. She had been looking for a job for didn’t settle closer to ours or closer to ment to collapse and the government a long time and she had done every- theirs. We just took the House number. to shut down. But when I hear people thing we asked of her. She had applied So we kind of feel, on the subject at talk on this floor, I take them at face to everybody she could think of, from hand, which is the continuing resolu- value, that that is not what they want. Walmart to Walgreens to McDonald’s, tion, that the negotiation has already Ultimately we all cannot get what we and hadn’t found anything until a bus happened and we gave the House every- need all the time. company decided to hire her as a driv- thing they wanted. There is not much Fourth, you normally need to com- er. She had gone through her training; more to negotiate after you give them promise when you do not have con- she was just waiting for her back- everything when it comes to the bot- sensus, when you do not have agree- ground check to come back. It was tom-line number in the continuing res- ment, when both the Senate and the going to be OK and she was going to olution. House do not have the majority of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.009 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7251 their Members agreeing to the exact reform seems nearly impossible. That to start her job. He moves backward. same thing. In that case you need to is why it took 100 years since Teddy She moves backward. negotiate because clearly we do not Roosevelt first proposed that we guar- It is not because Democrats will not have consensus, and so we have to get antee access to our health care system negotiate. two sides together to find consensus. for all Americans for it to happen. I yield the floor. We have consensus. We have a bill You have a lot of chances for that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the majority of Senators supports, the idea to crater. You need both Chambers ator from Connecticut. majority of House Members supports, to pass the exact same bill, you need a Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I the President is ready to sign the President willing to sign it, you need thank my colleague from Connecticut minute it gets to his desk. That is the courts to uphold it, and then you for those eloquent and very powerful what is referred to as a clean con- need the electorate to confirm it when remarks, and I will take advantage of tinuing resolution, a bill that would everybody who voted for it stands for his presence here to perhaps engage in keep the government operating for the reelection again. a colloquy, if he agrees to doing so, next 6 weeks on the same terms it was The reason why we are implementing asking him, because he spoke so won- operating beforehand. The only reason the health care law today and the rea- derfully about that one family, wheth- why that is not law today is because son why most Americans want it to go er he has seen, as I have seen, that story of deprivation and setback dupli- Speaker BOEHNER will not bring that forward is we passed every single one of up for a vote in the House of Rep- those tests. For the first time in a hun- cated on a bigger scale throughout our resentatives. But it reportedly enjoys dred years the exact same proposal to State? Mr. MURPHY. I thank my colleague the support of more than 216 Members reform our health care system passed from Connecticut for the question. As of the House, which is what you need with a majority of both the House and he knows, there are a thousand dif- today to get that bill passed. It has al- the Senate and was signed by our ferent children in that one Head Start President. The Supreme Court re- ready passed the Senate. Program alone who have essentially Last, as Senator DURBIN talked viewed the law and stamped that it was lost access to childcare. This week I about, what Republicans are demand- constitutional. Then this President and think the number is, as the Senator ing as their condition to keep the gov- every Member of the Senate who voted knows, about 18,000 kids across the ernment up and operating is no less for the health care bill went out to country who will lose access to health than the repeal of the signature stand for reelection in 2012, based on care. As we have seen, it has already achievement of President Obama’s first the promise they would continue to im- had a big effect in our State because we term, the most important bill I have plement the law. The President was re- have so many defense manufacturers. ever worked on, the most important elected by a resounding margin and Some of the initial furloughs to civil- vote I have ever cast. That is the every Senator in this Chamber who ians have caused a loss of work among health care law which is today saving voted for the health care law won re- families who could not afford it. We are millions of dollars for senior citizens in election. The bill passed, the courts seeing over and over how this shut- their Medicare benefits and right now upheld it, voters confirmed their origi- down trickles down. is providing a lifeline to millions of nal choices. People want this law. Frankly, it is affecting the very fam- Americans who need cheaper insur- We already compromised on the ilies who cannot afford to miss a pay- ance. amount in the continuing resolution. It check, the very families who cannot It is why poll after poll tells you that cannot be much of a negotiation when make quick arrangements to find although people are still split on all we want is for the government to somebody else to take care of their au- whether they agree with the exact pre- stay up and operating and for us to pay tistic child. As the Senator has seen scription for our health care economy our bills. This place cannot work if, and knows, this is affecting, in our laid out in the bill we passed, they sure every time you negotiate a budget, ev- small State, thousands and thousands as heck do not want us to repeal the erybody has to have their own political of residents who did not have a lot of law. By about a 2-to-1 margin people priorities taken care of. wiggle room when it came to the sup- say don’t repeal the law, let it go into We do not need to negotiate because port that was standing around them effect, give it a shot. It is also why by we already have a bill that enjoys the due to programs run by the Federal a 3-to-1 margin people do not agree support of both Chambers and will be Government. with shutting down the government signed by the President if only the Mr. BLUMENTHAL. In fact, I think over the repeal of the health care law. House of Representatives will call it statistics show more than a thousand It is why 9 million people have gone for a vote. The idea that people do not children and their families are directly onto the Federal health care reform want the health care law simply is not affected by this shutdown in Head Web site to see what their options are. borne out either by the polls or by peo- Start alone. Seniors, in terms of nutri- It is why, as Senator DURBIN said, even ple’s conduct on the exchanges over the tional assistance—I do not know in States such as Kentucky, people are last 2 weeks. whether my good friend and very dis- signing up by the thousands. In the Melanie Rhodes is waiting for an an- tinguished colleague from Connecticut first day of Connecticut’s exchange we swer from us. Malachi needs to get has seen that phenomenon as well in had more visits to the Web site than we back into preschool, ASAP. He is a lit- Bridgeport and throughout our State of had in the entire month previous. Peo- tle autistic boy who, every single day Connecticut and would care to remark ple are desperate for lower cost health he sits home by himself, is marching a on it? care out there. Sick people and fami- little bit more quickly backward off Mr. MURPHY. I would say to the lies with sick children have been wait- the progress gained through this pro- Senator, we have had this effort on be- ing lifetimes to finally be able to get gram, funded not by government but half of Republicans to kind of pick and insurance for their loved ones. by all of us, because we thought it was choose which parts of the government People need this health care reform important that little boys with autism they are going to reopen. As I noted law to go into effect. It is simply not growing up in poor families with moms here on the floor in objecting to one of true, as the Senator from Texas and who used to be homeless should have a these piecemeal requests, that exact others have said, that people do not chance at success in life. Every day we program my colleague referred to, the want this law. They have shown us how continue to reverse our collective deci- senior nutrition program which pro- badly and desperately they need it by sion as a society that Malachi should vides meals to very low-income and the flood of interest in the exchanges get some help, he goes backward and often very frail seniors who are getting over the first week, and in poll after backward. His mom, to whom we said: them either at a senior center or deliv- poll the American people say loudly You know what. Pick yourself up by ered to them through the Meals On they do not want this repealed. your bootstraps, do the right thing for Wheels Program, was not initially one It is hard to get major social change yourself and your child—she did it. She of the programs that Republicans chose passed in this town. The Founding Fa- got him into Head Start, she found a to reopen. thers intentionally set up a process by job, and now because that program is That is why we object to this piece- which something such as health care shut down, she likely will not be able meal approach. It is bad policy to allow

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What is needed, advocate and fight for those people of because they provide the raw materials I think my colleague would agree, is an Connecticut, in Bridgeport, those fami- for the parts for the Sikorsky heli- end to the shutdown, reopening govern- lies who depend on Head Start, those copters. The ripple effect and the rami- ment—not for the sake of reopening seniors who depend on nutritional as- fications pervade our economy and our the government but to provide these sistance—he has told their story, and society. The uncertainty creates harm vital services and assurance that the that of Sikorsky, so well today in this and hardship that is immeasurable and United States of America, the greatest Chamber. These men and women, and perhaps irreparable. Nation in the history of the world, is their families, do great work for our The harm is not only to those work- going to continue paying its debts. Nation on their assembly lines. ers who rightly have whiplash from Then and only then have a conference Black Hawk helicopters are the best- being furloughed one day and being and a compromise and collaboration on made helicopters in the Nation. They called back another and then being un- what our overall budget should be with perform rescue operations for our certain as to what impact this shut- smart spending cuts and increases in troops in Afghanistan. They medevac down will ultimately have; there are revenue that close some loopholes and our Nation’s warriors to places where suppliers and the countless other small subsidies. I think that was the thrust, they can be saved. They provide resup- businesses that cannot plan, cannot was it not, of what my colleague from ply and provisions. They are literally look ahead, cannot hire for the future, Connecticut had to say? lifesaving vehicles in our war to keep and sometimes they have to tell their Mr. MURPHY. I think the majority America safe. workers: You are going to be fur- leader made it very clear he is willing Those workers in Sikorsky were told loughed. You cannot plan to buy a car to sit down to talk about everything late last week: You are done. You are or a new home or even the most minor and anything the Republicans want to furloughed. Do not report to work next things such as school supplies—or discuss but not with a gun to our week because 45 inspectors—civilian make other plans, for that matter. heads. Let’s reopen the government. employees of the U.S. Department of Lives hang in the balance; lives are Then, as we as a Chamber have been Defense—are going to be furloughed. at stake. The real-life consequences are willing to do over and over, let’s sit The 45 inspectors and 1,500 or 2,000 or real and perhaps lasting for many down in a budget conference with ev- more workers at Sikorsky who work on Americans—not only the family who erything part of that budget on the the Black Hawk helicopter assembly depends on Head Start or the senior nutrition assistance or the jobs in Si- table. line, and other product assembly as korsky, but there are countless others But this just cannot happen every well, were told they were going to be time that one faction of one House does whose lives also hang in the balance. furloughed. There is a solution to this impasse. not get their way, they shut down the Senator MURPHY and I, and other Calmer minds, cooler heads, and com- government until their particular de- members of our delegation, spoke with mon sense are beginning to reach a mands are remediated. officials of the Department of Defense. consensus that the House should be As I was saying, Senator We made our interpretation of the re- given a chance to vote, and that the BLUMENTHAL and I care deeply about cently passed law clear to them and Speaker of the House of Representa- the issue of background checks. He told them that it applies to employees tives, JOHN BOEHNER, should enable worked his entire life on this issue. But of the Defense Contract Management that vote. He should very simply pro- given his life’s work, he is still not Agency whose services were vital to vide an opportunity to Republicans and coming to this Chamber and demand- certify and inspect those helicopters. Democrats—not singling out one side ing until he gets his way on that issue, We needed to keep the assembly lines or the other—to come together on a bi- which is of such vital importance to his at Sikorsky open in order to make sure partisan basis. constituents and mine, that he will that Black Hawk helicopters were con- Who cares who is in the minority of shut down the government. tinuing to be available to our military that vote as long as it reopens the gov- Mr. BLUMENTHAL. In fact, what is men and women who depend on them ernment and provides Head Start, nu- happening is a small fraction of one so vitally. tritional assistance, and enables some House of the Congress—in fact, in the Those conversations—and I am sure certainty that permits our economy to House of Representatives, one small others had them as well—with officials move forward rationally and sensibly group of rightwing extremists, what- at the Department of Defense, along so we can recover from the great reces- ever they may characterize themselves with the action of the House over the sion? We need to grow jobs and enable as—is holding hostage the entire House weekend, will make sure that all of the the economy to reach some measure of of Representatives, the entire Con- furloughed employees who work for the prosperity. We all have an interest in gress, the entire government, even U.S. Government will eventually be that outcome. We should all be pulling though it is only one branch and one paid. for America. We should all be assured part of a branch. I think Senator MUR- Secretary Hagel was persuaded to do that the greatest nation in the history PHY has explained well our view—and the right thing. I commend and thank of the world will leave no doubt that it our constituents in Connecticut need Secretary Hagel for bringing back will pay its bills on time and that it to know it—we are willing to com- those employees, such as the 45 DCMA will fulfill its obligations on time, just promise and collaborate but not with inspectors, who have to be there for the as we have for every year in the his- hostage-taking tactics that in effect Department of Defense in order to take tory of this great Nation. say to everyone else in the country: It delivery of those helicopters, which, in There is a way to come together. I is our way or the highway. turn, is necessary to keep the assembly have heard from my colleagues on both I thank my colleague from Con- line open and keep Sikorsky workers sides of the aisle that the time has necticut for speaking so clearly and employed and on the job with the come to end this impasse. Simply let persuasively on his topic, and for giv- countless other hard-working men and the House vote. ing the impact of this government women defense contractors across the I yield the floor and suggest the ab- shutdown a human face and a human United States. sence of a quorum. voice. The story he told from Bridge- I thank Secretary Hagel, but at the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The port has indeed thousands of others same time we need to recognize that clerk will call the roll. just like it across the State of Con- for every Sikorsky helicopter situa- The assistant legislative clerk pro- necticut, across the country, who are tion, for every Fortune 500 corporation, ceeded to call the roll. suffering the real hardship and harm of and for every one of those big defense The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this shutdown. contractors, there are literally thou- pore. The Senator from Vermont.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.012 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7253 Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask you compromise? The fact is—and I go to the doctor. There are now no reg- unanimous consent that the order for think the majority leader has made ulations that prevent them from get- the quorum call be rescinded. this point—he compromised far more ting care because of a preexisting con- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- than many of us felt comfortable with. dition. Can we imagine billionaires— pore. Without objection, it is so or- A compromise has already been billionaires—going to war against dered. reached. The Democrats accepted, in working people so they and their kids Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, all my view, a very bad and weak Repub- cannot get health insurance? I think over this country the American people lican budget. But it was done with the that is just obscene. That is just ob- are outraged by what is going on here hope and the understanding that there scene. in Washington. They have a hard time would be a clean continuing resolution Let me quote from The New York understanding why rightwing extrem- and that the U.S. Government would Times article of yesterday. It is impor- ists in the Republican Party in the not be shut down. That is point No. 1. tant that people understand that the House are able to shut down the U.S. Point No. 2 is that the other day the fight against the Affordable Care Act is Government, while paychecks are Speaker said on TV that there are not just the tip of the iceberg. We have being denied to millions of Federal em- the votes to pass a clean CR. What I families and billionaires such as the ployees and, at the same time, serv- have been hearing here on the floor of Koch brothers who not only want to ices—in some cases desperately needed the Senate and in the House is that we see that we don’t expand health insur- services—are being threatened for tens have Republicans who are not sympa- ance in this country, but they have a of millions of Americans. People are thetic to ObamaCare, they don’t like long list of issues they are going after. hurting and they wonder what is going ObamaCare, and they would like to In fact, they want to repeal virtually on. defund ObamaCare. But they under- Let me say a few words regarding every major piece of legislation passed stand we don’t shut down the U.S. Gov- what, in my view, has, in fact, hap- in the last 80 years that protects the ernment. We don’t threaten that for pened. From the beginning, some of my middle class, working families, women, Republican colleagues are saying: We the first time in the history of the children, the elderly, the sick, and the just need to talk. Let’s compromise. A United States we may not pay our poor. That is their agenda. So it is not key point they neglect to make is that bills, be a deadbeat Nation, and drive a question of opposing the extension of a major compromise has already taken our economy and our financial system, health insurance through ObamaCare; place. The Democrats in the Senate— and perhaps the entire world’s finan- that is not enough for them. What they and I am an independent, as is the Pre- cial system, into a catastrophic area want to do is end Medicare as we know siding Officer, affiliated with the by not paying our bills. We believe that it right now, and transform it into a Democratic Caucus—decided to send a there are enough Republicans in the voucher system, that gives an elderly budget for a continuing resolution to House to join with Democrats and pass person who is dealing with cancer the House, which, in my view, was a a clean CR. $8,000 and says: Good luck to you. very, very weak budget, one that I am The President and the majority lead- They want to make massive cuts in totally dissatisfied with, and I think er have both made this point: Have the Medicaid. They don’t want to expand most Members of the caucus are. It vote. Have the vote, Mr. Speaker. Medicaid. They want massive cuts. continues the budget at sequestration Maybe you are right or maybe you are They are very clear about wanting to levels which will have a devastating not. But we don’t know until you have end Social Security. They don’t believe impact on this country. It is a bad the vote. I urge, as I have before, that the Federal Government should be in- budget. But the reason the majority the Speaker of the House function as volved in retirement issues and Social leader sent it over to the House was the Speaker of the House of Represent- Security. that he was of the understanding that atives and not as the speaker of the Re- One of the more amazing things these the Speaker of the House had requested publican Party. guys want to do—and many of our Re- that type of budget, and that once that The last point I wish to make touch- publican colleagues apparently drank budget came over—once that CR came es on an article that appeared in yes- the lemonade on this issue—is to abol- over—the House would agree to it. In terday’s New York Times. It is a very ish the concept of the minimum wage. fact, let me read from an article in the important article because it really The Federal minimum wage now is Washington Post today commenting on tells us who is behind this shutdown $7.25 an hour. People can’t live on that. an ABC interview that Speaker BOEH- and what their motives are. If anybody But their idea is to get the Federal NER did. The Washington Post says: thinks this government shutdown or Government out of the minimum wage In the ABC interview, Boehner tacitly ac- the threats about not paying our bills issue—no floor—so that if an employer knowledged making a deal with Senate and driving the world’s economy into in a hard-pressed area in Maine or in Democrats to avoid using the threat of a catastrophic areas are ideas that just Vermont or in Michigan can pay people shutdown to attack ObamaCare in exchange occurred the other day, that a Senator $4 an hour, they think that is freedom: for an agreement to maintain the deep cuts just had this bright idea, they would be People have the freedom to work for $4 known as the sequester through the fall. He very mistaken. The fact is we have a conceded that his rank and file forced him an hour. We don’t want a minimum onto the path to shutdown by insisting on growing rightwing movement in this wage. waging the fight over ObamaCare. country funded by some of the wealthi- So, in other words, these rightwing That was the Washington Post today. est people in America, including the extremists and the big money behind What does that mean? It means that Koch brothers, a family that has made them have a major agenda, of which re- an agreement had been reached by the their money in fossil fuels and are pealing ObamaCare is just one small Speaker and the majority leader that if worth over $70 billion—$70 billion is part. the Democrats accepted the very low their worth. They are worth $70 billion, Let me just quote, if I might, the budget number the Republicans want- and they have access to the best health New York Times article. I ask unani- ed, there would be a clean continuing care in the world. They have access to mous consent to have the entire New resolution. What this article points the best housing in the world. Their York Times article printed in the out—and what I think the Speaker has family members can go to the best col- RECORD. virtually acknowledged—is that de- leges and universities in the world. Yet There being no objection, the mate- spite his agreement with the majority they are obsessed with, among other rial was ordered to be printed in the leader here in the Senate, he couldn’t things, making sure 25 million Ameri- RECORD, as follows: carry it out because his extreme right- cans have no health insurance at all. [From the New York Times, Oct. 5, 2013] wing said: Thanks. You got us the I am a strong supporter of a Medicare A FEDERAL BUDGET CRISIS MONTHS IN THE budget we wanted, the CR we wanted. for all, a single-payer program. I don’t PLANNING That is not enough. Now we want to think the Affordable Care Act went far (By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Mike McIntire) end ObamaCare. enough. But to say the least, 20 million WASHINGTON.—Shortly after President That is where we are today. or 25 million Americans can finally Obama started his second term, a loose-knit So anyone who comes forward and have access to health insurance. They coalition of conservative activists led by says: Why don’t you talk? Why don’t can go to the doctor when they need to former Attorney General Edwin Meese III

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.014 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S7254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 7, 2013 gathered in the capital to plot strategy. care votes; have burned faux ‘‘Obamacare Kansas, proposed defunding bits and pieces of Their push to repeal Mr. Obama’s health care cards’’ on college campuses; and have dis- it. He said he spoke to Mr. Boehner’s staff law was going nowhere, and they desperately tributed scripts for phone calls to Congres- about the idea while the Supreme Court, needed a new plan. sional offices, sample letters to editors and which upheld the central provision, was Out of that session, held one morning in a Twitter and Facebook offerings for followers weighing the law’s constitutionality. location the members insist on keeping se- to present as their own. ‘‘There just wasn’t the appetite for it at cret, came a little-noticed ‘‘blueprint to One sample Twitter offering—‘‘Obamacare the time,’’ Mr. Tiahrt said in an interview. defunding Obamacare,’’ signed by Mr. Meese is a train wreck’’—is a common refrain for ‘‘They thought, we don’t need to worry about and leaders of more than three dozen con- Speaker John A. Boehner. it because the Supreme Court will strike it servative groups. As the defunding movement picked up down.’’ It articulated a take-no-prisoners legisla- steam among outside advocates, Republicans But the idea of using the appropriations tive strategy that had long percolated in who sounded tepid became targets. The Sen- process to defund an entire federal program, conservative circles: that Republicans could ate Conservatives Fund, a political action particularly one as far-reaching as the derail the health care overhaul if conserv- committee dedicated to ‘‘electing true con- health care overhaul, raised the stakes con- ative lawmakers were willing to push fellow servatives,’’ ran radio advertisements siderably. In an interview, Mr. DeMint, who Republicans—including their cautious lead- against three Republican incumbents. left the Senate to join the Heritage Founda- ers—into cutting off financing for the entire Heritage Action ran critical Internet ad- tion in January, said he had been thinking federal government. vertisements in the districts of 100 Repub- about it since the law’s passage, in part be- ‘‘We felt very strongly at the start of this lican lawmakers who had failed to sign a let- cause Republican leaders were not more ag- year that the House needed to use the power ter by a North Carolina freshman, Rep- gressive. of the purse,’’ said one coalition member, resentative Mark Meadows, urging Mr. Boeh- ‘‘They’ve been through a series of C.R.s Michael A. Needham, who runs Heritage Ac- ner to take up the defunding cause. and debt limits,’’ Mr. DeMint said, referring tion for America, the political arm of the ‘‘They’ve been hugely influential,’’ said to continuing resolutions on spending, ‘‘and Heritage Foundation. ‘‘At least at Heritage David Wasserman, who tracks House races all the time there was discussion of ‘O.K., Action, we felt very strongly from the start for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. we’re not going to fight the Obamacare fight, that this was a fight that we were going to ‘‘When else in our history has a freshman we’ll do it next time.’ The conservatives who pick.’’ member of Congress from North Carolina ran in 2010 promising to repeal it kept hear- Last week the country witnessed the fall- been able to round up a gang of 80 that’s es- ing, ‘This is not the right time to fight this out from that strategy: a standoff that has sentially ground the government to a halt?’’ battle.’ ’’ shuttered much of the federal bureaucracy On Capitol Hill, the advocates found will- Mr. DeMint is hardly alone in his distaste and unsettled the nation. ing partners in Tea Party conservatives, who for the health law, or his willingness to do To many Americans, the shutdown came have repeatedly threatened to shut down the something about it. In the three years since out of nowhere. But interviews with a wide government if they do not get their way on Mr. Obama signed the health measure, Tea array of conservatives show that the con- spending issues. This time they said they Party-inspired groups have mobilized, aided frontation that precipitated the crisis was were so alarmed by the health law that they by a financing network that continues to the outgrowth of a long-running effort to were willing to risk a shutdown over it. grow, both in its complexity and the sheer undo the law, the Affordable Care Act, since (‘‘This is exactly what the public wants,’’ amount of money that flows through it. its passage in 2010—waged by a galaxy of Representative Michele Bachmann of Min- A review of tax records, campaign finance conservative groups with more money, orga- nesota, founder of the House Tea Party Cau- reports and corporate filings shows that hun- nized tactics and interconnections than is cus, said on the eve of the shutdown.) dreds of millions of dollars have been raised commonly known. Despite Mrs. Bachmann’s comments, not and spent since 2012 by organizations, many With polls showing Americans deeply di- all of the groups have been on board with the of them loosely connected, leading opposi- vided over the law, conservatives believe defunding campaign. Some, like the Koch-fi- tion to the measure. that the public is behind them. Although the nanced Americans for Prosperity, which One of the biggest sources of conservative law’s opponents say that shutting down the spent $5.5 million on health care television money is Freedom Partners, a tax-exempt government was not their objective, the ac- advertisements over the past three months, ‘‘business league’’ that claims more than 200 tivists anticipated that a shutdown could are more focused on sowing public doubts members, each of whom pays at least $100,000 occur—and worked with members of the Tea about the law. But all have a common goal, in dues. The group’s board is headed by a Party caucus in Congress who were excited which is to cripple a measure that Senator longtime executive of Koch Industries, the about drawing a red line against a law they Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican and leader of conglomerate run by the Koch brothers, who despise. the defunding effort, has likened to a horror were among the original financiers of the A defunding ‘‘tool kit’’ created in early movie. Tea Party movement. The Kochs declined to September included talking points for the ‘‘We view this as a long-term effort,’’ said comment. question, ‘‘What happens when you shut Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for While Freedom Partners has financed orga- down the government and you are blamed for Prosperity. He said his group expected to nizations that are pushing to defund the law, it?’’ The suggested answer was the one House spend ‘‘tens of millions’’ of dollars on a like Heritage Action and Tea Party Patriots, Republicans give today: ‘‘We are simply call- ‘‘multifront effort’’ that includes working to Freedom Partners has not advocated that. A ing to fund the entire government except for prevent states from expanding Medicaid spokesman for the group, James Davis, said the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare.’’ under the law. The group’s goal is not to it was more focused on ‘‘educating Ameri- The current budget brinkmanship is just defund the law. cans around the country on the negative im- the latest development in a well-financed, ‘‘We want to see this law repealed,’’ Mr. pacts of Obamacare.’’ broad-based assault on the health law, Mr. Phillips said. The largest recipient of Freedom Partners Obama’s signature legislative initiative. A FAMILIAR TACTIC cash—about $115 million—was the Center to Groups like Tea Party Patriots, Americans The crowd was raucous at the Hilton Protect Patient Rights, according to the for Prosperity and FreedomWorks are all im- Anatole, just north of downtown Dallas, groups’ latest tax filings. Run by a political mersed in the fight, as is Club for Growth, a when Mr. Needham’s group, Heritage Action, consultant with ties to the Kochs and listing business-backed nonprofit organization. arrived on a Tuesday in August for the sec- an Arizona post office box for its address, the Some, like Generation Opportunity and ond stop on a nine-city ‘‘Defund Obamacare center appears to be little more than a clear- Young Americans for Liberty, both aimed at Town Hall Tour.’’ Nearly 1,000 people turned inghouse for donations to still more groups, young adults, are upstarts. Heritage Action out to hear two stars of the Tea Party move- including American Commitment and the 60 is new, too, founded in 2010 to advance the ment: Mr. Cruz, and Jim DeMint, a former Plus Association, both ardent foes of the policy prescriptions of its sister group, the South Carolina senator who runs the Herit- health care law. Heritage Foundation. age Foundation. American Commitment and 60 Plus were The billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and ‘‘You’re here because now is the single best among a handful of groups calling them- David, have been deeply involved with fi- time we have to defund Obamacare,’’ de- selves the ‘‘Repeal Coalition’’ that sent a let- nancing the overall effort. A group linked to clared Mr. Cruz, who would go on to rail ter in August urging Republican leaders in the Kochs, Freedom Partners Chamber of against the law on the Senate floor in Sep- the House and the Senate to insist ‘‘at a Commerce, disbursed more than $200 million tember with a monologue that ran for 21 minimum’’ in a one-year delay of carrying last year to nonprofit organizations involved hours. ‘‘This is a fight we can win.’’ out the health care law as part of any budget in the fight. Included was $5 million to Gen- Although Mr. Cruz is new to the Senate, deal. Another group, the Conservative 50 eration Opportunity, which created a buzz the tactic of defunding in Washington is not. Plus Alliance, delivered a defunding petition last month with an Internet advertisement For years, Congress has banned the use of with 68,700 signatures to the Senate. showing a menacing Uncle Sam figure pop- certain federal money to pay for abortions, In the fight to shape public opinion, con- ping up between a woman’s legs during a except in the case of incest and rape, by at- servatives face well-organized liberal foes. gynecological exam. taching the so-called Hyde Amendment to Enroll America, a nonprofit group allied The groups have also sought to pressure spending bills. with the Obama White House, is waging a vulnerable Republican members of Congress After the health law passed in 2010, Todd campaign to persuade millions of the unin- with scorecards keeping track of their health Tiahrt, then a Republican congressman from sured to buy coverage. The law’s supporters

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07OC6.002 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7255 are also getting huge assistance from the in- expiring at the end of September, the groups legislation protecting working families surance industry, which is expected to spend were done waiting. over the last 80 years. $1 billion on advertising to help sell its plans ‘‘I remember talking to reporters at the Let me go back to the article: on the exchanges. end of July, and they said, ‘This didn’t go ‘‘It is David versus Goliath,’’ said Mr. Phil- anywhere,’ ’’ Mr. Needham recalled. ‘‘What A group linked to the Kochs, Freedom lips of Americans for Prosperity. all of us felt at the time was, this was never Partners Chamber of Commerce, disbursed But conservatives are finding that with going to be a strategy that was going to win more than $200 million last year— relatively small advertising buys, they can inside the Beltway. It was going to be a $200 million last year. make a splash. Generation Opportunity, the strategy where, during August, people would youth-oriented outfit behind the ‘‘Creepy go home and hear from their constituents, to nonprofit organizations involved in the Uncle Sam’’ ads, is spending $750,000 on that saying: ‘You pledged to do everything you fight. effort, aimed at dissuading young people—a could to stop Obamacare. Will you defund Et cetera, et cetera. cohort critical to the success of the health it?’ ’’ Now I will go to another paragraph, care overhaul—from signing up for insurance Heritage Action, which has trained 6,000 which is really interesting and really under the new law. people it calls sentinels around the country, The group receives substantial backing sent them to open meetings and other events important: from Freedom Partners and appears ready to to confront their elected representatives. Its The groups have also sought to pressure expand. Recently, Generation Opportunity ‘‘Defund Obamacare Town Hall Tour,’’ which vulnerable Republican members of Congress moved into spacious new offices in Arling- began in Fayetteville, Ark., on Aug. 19 and with scorecards keeping track of their health ton, Va., where exposed ductwork, Ikea ended 10 days later in Wilmington, Del., drew care votes; have burned faux ‘‘Obamacare chairs and a Ping-Pong table give off the feel hundreds at every stop. cards’’ on college campuses; and have dis- of a Silicon Valley start-up. The Senate Conservatives Fund, led by Mr. tributed scripts for phone calls to Congres- Its executive director, Evan Feinberg, a 29- DeMint when he was in the Senate, put up a sional offices, sample letters to editors and year-old former Capitol Hill aide and one- Web site in July called dontfundobama Twitter and Facebook offerings for followers time instructor for a leadership institute care.com and ran television ads featuring to present as their own. founded by Charles Koch, said there would be Mr. Cruz and Mr. Lee urging people to tell What is going on here? What does more Uncle Sam ads, coupled with college their representatives not to fund the law. campus visits, this fall. Two other groups, When Senator Richard M. Burr, a North that mean? This is what it means. As a FreedomWorks, with its ‘‘Burn Your Carolina Republican, told a reporter that result of the disastrous Supreme Court Obamacare Card’’ protests, and Young Amer- defunding the law was ‘‘the dumbest idea ruling called Citizens United, what bil- icans for Liberty, are also running campus I’ve ever heard,’’ the fund bought a radio ad lionaires such as the Koch brothers and events. to attack him. Two other Republican sen- others can do—and what they are doing ‘‘A lot of folks have asked us, ‘Are we try- ators up for re-election in 2014, Lamar Alex- today—is to say to Republicans in the ing to sabotage the law?’ ’’ Mr. Feinberg said ander of Tennessee and Lindsey Graham of in an interview last week. His answer echoes House of Representatives: If you vote South Carolina, were also targeted. Both for a clean continuing resolution, if the Freedom Partners philosophy: ‘‘Our goal face Tea Party challengers. is to educate and empower young people.’’ In Washington, Tea Party Patriots, which you vote to keep the government open, CRITICAL TIMING created the defunding tool kit, set up a Web if you make it very clear that you will But many on the Republican right wanted site, exemptamerica.com, to promote a rally oppose any effort to see the U.S. de- to do more. last month showcasing many of the Repub- fault on its debts—if you do that, let Mr. Meese’s low-profile coalition, the Con- licans in Congress whom Democrats—and a me tell you what is going to happen to servative Action Project, which seeks to find number of fellow Republicans—say are most you, because we have the Koch broth- common ground among leaders of an array of responsible for the shutdown. ers and people worth billions of dollars While conservatives believe that the public fiscally and socially conservative groups, who are prepared to jump into your was looking ahead to last Tuesday, when the will back them on defunding, a recent poll by new online health insurance marketplaces, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a campaign, perhaps get a primary oppo- called exchanges, were set to open. If the law majority—57 percent—disapproves of cutting nent to run against you, and to fund took full effect as planned, many conserv- off funding as a way to stop the law. that opponent with as much money as atives feared, it would be nearly impossible Last week, with the health care exchanges he or she needs. to repeal—even if a Republican president open for business and a number of prominent So now, what democracy in the were elected in 2016. Republicans complaining that the ‘‘Defund House—as a result of Citizens United— Obamacare’’ strategy was politically dam- ‘‘I think people realized that with the im- is about is that a handful of billion- minent beginning of Obamacare, that this aging and pointless, Mr. Needham of Herit- was a critical time to make every effort to age Action said he felt good about what the aires can threaten any Member of the stop something,’’ Mr. Meese said in an inter- groups had accomplished. House with defeat by pouring in unlim- view. (He has since stepped down as the coa- ‘‘It really was a groundswell,’’ he said, ited sums of money if they vote in a lition’s chairman and has been succeeded by ‘‘that changed Washington from the outside way that the Koch brothers do not like. David McIntosh, a former congressman from in.’’ If that is how people think American Indiana.) Mr. SANDERS. I thank the Presiding democracy is supposed to function, it The defunding idea, Mr. Meese said, was ‘‘a Officer. logical strategy.’’ The idea drew broad sup- would surprise me very much. But that Let me quote from the yesterday’s is not what American democracy is port. Fiscal conservatives like Chris New York Times: Chocola, the president of the Club for supposed to be about. That tells me Growth, signed on to the blueprint. So did The current budget brinkmanship is just again why we have to do everything we social and religious conservatives, like the the latest development in a well-financed, can to overturn this disastrous Citizens broadbased assault on the health law, Mr. Rev. Lou Sheldon of the Traditional Values United Supreme Court decision so that Coalition. Obama’s signature legislative initiative. Groups like Tea Party Patriots, Americans a handful of billionaires cannot dictate The document set a target date: March 27, public policy here in the United States when a continuing resolution allowing the for Prosperity, and FreedomWorks are all government to function was to expire. Its immersed in the fight, as is Club for Growth, of America and in the Congress. message was direct: ‘‘Conservatives should a business-backed nonprofit organization. Let me just conclude by saying this: not approve a C.R. unless it defunds Some, like Generation Opportunity and The American people are angry and Obamacare.’’ Young Americans for Liberty, both aimed at they are frustrated, and I think what But the March date came and went with- young adults, are upstarts. Heritage Action is new, too, founded in 2010 to advance the they are seeing is that the middle class out a defunding struggle. In the Senate, Mr. of this country is disappearing. In fact, Cruz and Senator Mike Lee, a Utah Repub- policy prescriptions of its sister group, the lican, talked up the defunding idea, but it Heritage Foundation. in the last 24 years median family in- went nowhere in the Democratic-controlled The billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and come today is lower than it was. It has chamber. In the House, Mr. Boehner wanted David, have been deeply involved with fi- gone down. You have millions of people to concentrate instead on locking in the nancing the overall effort. who are out there working for wages across-the-board budget cuts known as se- Let me repeat that. they just cannot raise a family on. You questration, and Tea Party lawmakers fol- The billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and are seeing right now a growth in pov- lowed his lead. Outside advocates were un- David, have been deeply involved with fi- erty among elderly people. In the midst happy but held their fire. nancing the overall effort. of a disappearing middle class and the ‘‘We didn’t cause any trouble,’’ Mr. Chocola said. Remember, these are the guys who increase of poverty, you are seeing Yet by summer, with an August recess are worth $70 billion, who want to es- more income and wealth inequality in looming and another temporary spending bill sentially repeal every major piece of this country than we have seen since

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Killing a sci- ago, what billionaires are doing with ernment hold the entire country and entific endeavor you can do in a week their money is continuing their war economic recovery of our Nation hos- or you can do in a month simply by against the middle class by trying to tage—a faction of one party of one stopping the research by an interrup- repeal important pieces of legislation. house of one branch of government tion like this, where many of the top What the American people are saying hold the country hostage. scientists, the top engineers, at some is: What about us? What about us? Who Do not take my word for it. A Cleve- point just say: I do not want to go is worried that my kid who graduated land Plain Dealer headline said: ‘‘Re- through this again. I am not going to from high school cannot find a job? publicans need to quit the attack on continue to do this important work for Who is worried that my other kid who Obamacare and agree to a clean con- my country and then see it shut down graduated college is leaving school tinuing resolution.’’ They called the because somebody has a political ax to deeply in debt? Who is worried that in actions of the far right attack on the 3- grind, because somebody, on a con- our country we are not being aggres- year-old health care law—the health tinuing resolution, or one political sive in dealing with the issue of global care law that was passed overwhelm- party, as we approach the debt ceiling, warming? ingly in both Houses, with 60 votes in wants to attach their political plat- There are enormous issues facing the the Senate and well over a majority in form to one of these important pieces middle class in this country: the need the House, affirmed in part by the Su- of legislation just to make the govern- to create millions of jobs, the need to preme Court—the Plain Dealer called ment run. raise the minimum wage, the need to the actions attacking the health care What is happening in places like that make college affordable, the need to law ‘‘bordering on the un-American.’’ is some of these engineers say: I am significantly improve childcare in this The Toledo Blade called the actions not sure I want to work for NASA any- country and education in general. of the far right in the House ‘‘GOP ex- more. I am not sure I want to stay in There is an enormous amount of tortion,’’ challenging Speaker BOEHNER the military. I am not sure I want to be work to be done. What this Congress to put America’s economy over his own at a major research institution like should not be doing is telling 2 million job, reminding him of his election Batelle. I can go elsewhere where my workers that you are not getting paid, night saying the 2012 election ‘‘changes work will not get interrupted and peo- furloughing what was then 800,000, now that,’’ making the health law ‘‘the law ple will show their appreciation simply 400,000 workers. That is not what we of the land.’’ by continuing to fund my research. should be doing. Finally, the Washington Post—no When you think about this building I hope the American people stand and stranger to criticizing Democrats— and killing a scientific endeavor, it is a make it clear to our Republican friends called out the ‘‘House of Embarrass- little bit like one old politician said, that they cannot shut down the gov- ment’’ and its ‘‘heedlessness’’ on the that it takes a carpenter a long time to ernment because they are not getting impact of its actions on ordinary build a barn, but any—I am not sure he their way. I hope the American people Americans. used the word ‘‘mule’’—but any mule would do everything they can to de- I was home this weekend, and I spoke can knock down that barn in a day or mand that this Congress start doing its with all kinds of people. I spoke with so. job, which is to represent working fam- Federal employees, some of whom have I remember I was in a car accident ilies. been furloughed, some of whom have With that, I yield the floor and sug- not. I spoke with others in Avon Lake, years ago. I broke my back. I was in gest the absence of a quorum. OH, other places. I listened to what the hospital for a week. For 3 days I The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- they had to say. People are frustrated. stayed in bed. I remember the first pore. The clerk will call the roll. They cannot believe that, again, one time I tried to walk how my muscles The assistant legislative clerk pro- group of radicals in one House of one had atrophied. It took several weeks ceeded to call the roll. branch of government can, for all in- before I was back to full strength and Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask tents and purposes, shut the country could rebuild that muscle. unanimous consent that the order for down and move us towards the preci- That is really the way it is with the quorum call be rescinded. pice of what happens if the Congress these research institutions in our coun- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- does not pay the bills that we as a Con- try, which we have so many of, that are pore. Without objection, it is so or- gress ran up. These are real people fac- so important, whether it is NASA, dered. ing a real and devastating impact. whether it is Batelle, whether it is Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I rise I did something else that I know the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, today with a pretty simple message for Acting President pro tempore, as a whether it is the National Institutes of House leadership: You can end this Re- Senator from Maine, a former Gov- Health. We have assembled some of the publican shutdown today. Just simply ernor, does also: get on the phone and greatest scientists and engineers and let the House vote. just talk to people in your State about technicians in the world at these insti- On issue after issue after issue, when the impact this will have. tutions, but building a scientific en- the House has acted, the Senate has re- I spoke to one of the leaders of an in- deavor takes days and weeks and sponded with a vote, either with a vote stitution in Ohio that has a large R&D months and years; killing one is a mat- for or against a tabling motion or a presence in the State. He talked about ter of an interruption of 2 or 3 or 4 or vote for or against legislation, but we the irreparable damage to our infra- 5 weeks. have taken a vote. We simply ask the structure, similar to what happens in That is why this is so dangerous, this House to do the same. Senator NELSON’s State—who just shut down. That is why going up By scheduling a vote on the Senate- joined me on the floor—what could against the debt ceiling is potentially passed plan—the continuing resolu- happen at NASA in South Florida, catastrophic for our country. It makes tion—Speaker BOEHNER can ensure what happens at NASA in Cleveland, no sense. It is not good for our econ- that more than 800,000 workers, includ- what happens at Batelle in Columbus, omy. It is not good for our people. It is ing tens of thousands in my home what happens at Wright-Patterson Air not good for our Federal workforce State of Ohio, can get back to work. Force Base in Dayton. that really can do the right kinds of By scheduling a vote on the Senate- This leader at one of these institu- things for our country. passed bill, he can reopen the govern- tions—I do not want to call him out by Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, will the ment without rehashing old political name—he talked about the irreparable Senator yield for a question? fights; then get down to business—deal damage to our infrastructure as a na- Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I would with the debt limit—then get down to tion. This is not just highways and be glad to yield to the Senator from business and make decisions about im- bridges. This is scientific researchers, Florida. migration, make decisions about jobs, this is engineers, this is people working Mr. NELSON. What the Senator said make decisions about what we are on some of the most top secret issues about NASA is so true. Would the Sen- going to do with the budget. in our country and our government. ator believe that 97 percent of the

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All of this leads me to conclude go in a narrow window between mid- But it is worth remembering that as that James Madison, the father of the November and early December—if they James Baker, former Secretary of the Constitution, must be rolling over in miss that window, it would be another Treasury, Secretary of State, with a his grave because he and others of the 2 years before they could launch that distinguished record of public service Founders were the geniuses who de- Mars mission and, therefore, you would going back many years—he recently cided that it was the checks and bal- have all the expense of keeping the sci- noted in an article in the Wall Street ances from separated government—the entists on, and so forth. We finally got Journal that since 1976 we have had 17 executive and the legislative, the them to bring them back so they could government shutdowns temporarily House and the Senate—that would best continue processing the mission so it until differences between the parties, protect our freedoms and best prevent can launch in that narrow 3-week win- between the branches could be worked overreach by other branches. dow. But the rest of the people are out. I hope we can do that sooner rath- But in a way I can understand why gone. er than later. the President and the majority leader Does that sound very intelligent to The truth is that there was a way out are refusing to negotiate and are say- the Senator from Ohio? with regard to the shutdown, particu- ing ‘‘it is my way or the highway.’’ Mr. BROWN. I would add, it is inter- larly when the House passed a piece of After all, the last time we had these esting: Three of the great NASA facili- legislation that would maintain the kinds of major fiscal talks in advance ties are represented on the floor now spending limits at $988 billion, which of a debt ceiling deadline, the result by Senator CORNYN from Texas, Sen- was the same level the Senate majority was the Budget Control Act. That was ator NELSON, and me. It is not just had chosen, but it also attached two 2011. That law produced, by default, NASA employees at NASA Glenn in other provisions to it, one of which real spending cuts and real deficit re- Cleveland. would have eliminated the carve-out duction. If you recall, that was where Mr. NELSON. Correct. for Congress for ObamaCare—in other the supercommittee was created to try Mr. BROWN. It is another 1,300 con- words, the carve-out that treats Con- to negotiate a grand bargain. The tractors who are doing work paid by gress differently than the rest of the supercommittee was unsuccessful, and taxpayers. They are actually private country. Our Democratic friends unfor- the default was the Budget Control Act companies, as the Senator knows. It is tunately voted against that provision. and the sequester, which automatically the same in Florida, the same in Texas. All Republicans voted to eliminate cut discretionary spending. Our friends And their work is important too. that carve-out. across the aisle clearly think that was I just think these kinds of interrup- The second was the delay in the pen- a big mistake. The President and the tions are so senseless. What I heard alties that would be applied to individ- majority leader now are refusing to ne- more than anything from people when uals who do not buy government-ap- gotiate at all on the debt ceiling. They I was home was how senseless this is, proved health insurance under believe it ought to be rubberstamped. how ludicrous this is. ObamaCare. The President has unilat- Well, amidst all of the rhetoric and I spoke to hospital administrators all erally delayed for 1 year the penalties the finger-pointing, now Washington over my State today. I was on the for employers who do not meet the re- has erupted into something it does phone with a number of them from Wil- quirements of ObamaCare. All we were best, which is the blame game. I am liams County in the northwest corner asking is that the same consideration afraid we have lost sight of our under- of the State, to Columbus, to Cleve- be given to hard-working Americans. If lying debt problem. land, to all over, and it is senseless to our friends across the aisle—or at least Despite the short-term deficit reduc- them that they are in the midst of enough of them—had joined with us to tion we have witnessed since 2011 due maybe a hospital expansion or maybe vote for both of those provisions that to the default position of the Budget just doing the day-to-day work of the came over with the House bill, the gov- Control Act, our long-term fiscal tra- hospital, and they do not know what to ernment would not be shut down, it jectory remains unsustainable. Last think. would be operating. But that was the month the Congressional Budget Office I have heard many of my colleagues decision they made. I think they made projected that publicly held Federal here for years talk about the unpre- a mistake. debt is on course to exceed the size of dictability of this economy and that it But we know the government shut- our entire economy. By that point, is partly because of Washington and down debate is now quickly becoming a again, under current law, the interest ObamaCare or maybe Dodd-Frank: We debate over the broader subject of what we have to pay to China and other for- do not know what is happening next. we do about spending and debt, par- eign creditors that hold more than half The worst kind of unpredictability is ticularly what we do with regard to the of our debt will be 21⁄2 times greater shutting the government down or lead- debt ceiling I mentioned earlier. We than the 40-year average. We know in- ing us right up to the debt ceiling. have reached almost the top of our terest rates are extraordinarily and ab- That is why it is so important that the credit limit on the Nation’s credit normally low because of the policies of House vote and then we get serious card, and President Obama is asking the Federal Reserve. But can you imag- about doing the debt ceiling vote and for another trillion dollars in spending, ine, for that $17 trillion in debt on then we move on to issues such as im- in debt limit. But the President differs which the U.S. Government would have migration and others that matter for from many of us in that he thinks this to pay historic averages of interest to our country. debt ceiling cap ought to be lifted by our creditors in order to get them to I yield the floor. another trillion dollars without any- buy our debt, what impact that would The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- thing else attached to it. He thinks it have? Well, I will talk about that more pore. The Senator from Texas. ought to be automatic, even though we in a moment. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I agree believe it is entirely appropriate—and If we continue down this road with- with our colleagues that a government the majority of times in the past, the out adopting real reforms for our long- shutdown is not the best way to do debt ceiling increase has been accom- term fiscal challenges, we will con- business around here. We should get to- panied by other long-term policy re- demn our children and our grand- gether—the President, the House, and forms. The President himself has children to fewer jobs, slower economic the Senate—and we should work this agreed to these kinds of reforms in the growth, worse opportunity, and a much out, both the continuing resolution and past. But apparently this time he has greater risk of a full-blown fiscal cri- the debt ceiling, of which Secretary of drawn a line in the sand. sis. the Treasury Jack Lew has said he will So now he believes, unlike the past, In the event of a crisis, our safety net basically run out of all of the extraor- that Congress should act like a programs that we all care about for the dinary measures he can use to avoid us rubberstamp when it comes to raising most vulnerable in our country would reaching the debt ceiling—which, the limit on America’s credit card, our be cut harshly and abruptly, as would

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Finally, the Congressional Budget Of- President trying to go it alone again, More than $6 trillion of debt has been fice said there is a ‘‘greater chance of a not the Senate saying ‘‘it is my way or added since President Obama became fiscal crisis.’’ Specifically, what they the highway’’ to the House, but by the President of the United States. Yet the are talking about is that as we pay House and the Senate and the White President seems to show absolutely no more and more for interest on our na- House working together to try to work sense of urgency in dealing with it. tional debt, we lose more and more our way through it. That is despite his own fiscal commis- control over our fiscal future. As we all But if we continue to rack up debt— sion, the Simpson-Bowles Commission, know on a bipartisan basis, we have another trillion is what the President coming back in December 2010—that been told time and time again by the wants to raise the debt limit—and if we was a bipartisan commission he him- experts that when our creditors lose continue to postpone the hard choices self appointed—they came back with confidence in our ability to repay debt, and leave it to others, we will move their own policy prescription to deal there can come a breaking moment closer and closer to an eventual dis- with this problem. Republicans, some when all of a sudden we lose control aster. By contrast, if we were to take of our most conservative Members, and and all of these things happen, which the responsibility now to reform our some of the most liberal Members on we can avoid if we deal responsibly safety net programs, we could reform the other side of the aisle came to- today. them gradually so that people would gether and they voted for the Simpson- In other words, the President seems barely feel it. That will make it much Bowles Commission report in Decem- content to let one of his successors easier to protect the Americans who ber 2010, but the President simply deal with the problem of our rising na- need these programs the most—our walked away from it. tional debt—that is only, I would add, seniors and the most vulnerable in our Back in March, he told ABC News: if we get lucky enough to postpone the society. We do not have an immediate crisis in kinds of crises and problems CBO and Of course, we cannot make any real terms of debt. In fact, for the next 10 years, Simpson-Bowles project that long. The progress as long as the President and it is going to be in a sustainable place. President obviously has other prior- the majority leader in the Senate That is what the President of the ities, but I want to remind him what refuse to negotiate. As I said earlier, United States said last March. But his own former Chairman of the Joint Congress is not a rubberstamp. That is that is not what his own bipartisan fis- Chiefs of Staff, ADM Mike Mullen, said not the Constitution written by our cal commission said in December 2010. when he was asked about the Nation’s Founders. The House of Representa- That is not what the Congressional biggest threat to our national security. tives is not a rubberstamp for the Sen- Budget Office says. As everybody He said it was the national debt. The ate. We have been willing to com- around here knows, the Congressional President himself has echoed those promise and negotiate. As a matter of Budget Office is the final authority on comments, but the President is still fact, the House has sent over multiple these matters. In their 2013 long-term sitting on the sidelines and still takes bills. Every time a Member of the op- budget outlook, on page 13, they have a the untenable position that he is un- posing party comes to the floor and couple of pages that I ask unanimous willing to negotiate. At a time when talks about the National Institutes of consent to have printed in the RECORD the country needs genuine leadership, Health’s funding being cut off for chil- following my remarks. he is nowhere to be found. dren’s cancer research, we have come It is entitled ‘‘Consequences of Large Until that changes, we are not going down here and said: Well, let’s pass the and Growing Federal Debt.’’ They did to get any closer to where we need to bill. Let’s pass that appropriation. not say: We do not have an immediate be sooner, rather than later, and that When someone has said: Well, what crisis in terms of debt, and we are pret- is a true bipartisan compromise. about the veterans’ disability claims ty much in a sustainable place for 10 I ask unanimous consent to have that are stacking up and are not being years. printed in the RECORD the article: processed as a result of the shutdown, They said: ‘‘Consequences of Large and Growing the House has passed legislation. We The high and rising amounts of Federal Federal Debt.’’ have come to the floor and offered leg- debt held by the public that CBO projects for There being no objection, the mate- islation that would allow us to address the coming decades under the extended base- rial was ordered to be printed in the that problem, but we have been told no line would have significant negative con- RECORD, as follows: time and time again. sequences for both the economy and the fed- [From the 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook, I ask unanimous consent for 4 addi- eral budget. Sept. 2013] tional minutes. What were those? They said there CONSEQUENCES OF LARGE AND GROWING The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- would be less national savings and less FEDERAL DEBT pore. Without objection, it is so or- future income. They said there would The high and rising amounts of federal dered. be pressure for larger tax increases and debt held by the public that CBO projects for Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, we need spending cuts to deal with this, par- coming decades under the extended baseline to work together. That is the only way ticularly the phenomena of high inter- would have significant negative con- this is going to happen. We know it est payments that I mentioned a mo- sequences for both the economy and the fed- will happen. It is going to happen. The ment ago. eral budget. Those consequences include re- ducing the total amounts of national saving President cannot take the Again, because of the Federal Re- and income; increasing the government’s in- unsustainable position that ‘‘it is my serve’s policies, it costs next to noth- terest payments, thereby putting more pres- way or the highway and I will not ne- ing for the Federal Government in sure on the rest of the budget; limiting law- gotiate,’’ especially since he has done terms of interest on our national debt, makers’ flexibility to respond to unexpected it before, especially since that is the but when that goes back up to historic events; and increasing the likelihood of a fis- only way our constitutional framework averages, to 4, 5 percent, it is going to cal crisis. allows the resolution of problems. If we cost trillions of dollars more for us to LESS NATIONAL SAVING AND FUTURE INCOME were to do—which we are not going to service the existing debt, not to men- Large federal budget deficits over the long do—what the President and the major- tion the additional trillion the Presi- term would reduce investment, resulting in ity leader have asked us to do, which is dent wants to borrow. lower national income and higher interest to raise the debt limit automatically What is that going to do? Well, that rates than would otherwise occur. The rea- without dealing with any of our long- is going to crowd out other priorities son is that increased government borrowing would cause a larger share of the savings po- term fiscal problems, we would simply such as NASA, which my colleague tentially available for investment to be used be encouraging Congress and our pol- from Florida and I both think is an im- for purchasing government securities, such icymakers to delay the tough choices portant national priority. I heard the as Treasury bonds. Those purchases would and hard votes. We would be encour- Senator from Ohio say the same. But ‘‘crowd out’’ investment in capital goods,

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In addition, both private borrowers debt gave the government the flexibility to terms of its existing obligations), pursuing and the government would have to pay high- respond to the financial crisis and severe re- inflationary monetary policy, and adopting er interest rates to compete for savings, and cession by increasing spending and cutting an austerity program of spending cuts and those higher rates would strengthen people’s taxes to stimulate economic activity, pro- tax increases. Thus, such a crisis would con- incentive to save. However, the rise in pri- viding public funding to stabilize the finan- front policymakers with extremely difficult vate saving would be a good deal smaller cial sector, and continuing to pay for other choices and probably have a very significant than the increase in federal borrowing rep- programs even as tax revenues dropped negative impact on the country. resented by the change in the deficit, so na- sharply because of the decline in output and Mr. CORNYN. I yield the floor. tional saving would decline, as would private income. If federal debt stayed at its current The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- investment. (For a detailed analysis of those percentage of GDP or grew further, the gov- pore. The Senator from Florida. economic effects, see Chapter 6.) ernment would find it more difficult to un- In the short run, though, large federal dertake similar policies in the future. As a Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, before budget deficits would tend to boost demand, result, future recessions and financial crises the Chair is yielded, I wish to say it is thus increasing output and employment rel- could have larger negative effects on the almost like deja vu all over again. The ative to what they would be with smaller economy and on people’s well-being. More- great Senator from Maine was sitting deficits. That is especially the case under over, the reduced financial flexibility and in- in the chair only a few days ago when conditions like those now prevailing in the creased dependence on foreign investors that this Senator had a chance to make United States—with substantial unemploy- would accompany a rise in debt could weak- comments. Here we are again. ment and underused factories, offices, and en the United States’ international leader- I wish to say to the Senator from equipment—which have led the Federal Re- ship. Texas, as he is leaving the Chamber, serve to push short-term interest rates down GREATER CHANCE OF A FISCAL CRISIS that I think the Senator is a good Sen- almost to zero. The effects of the higher de- A large and continually growing federal ator who believes strongly in what he mand would be temporary because stabi- debt would have another significant negative lizing forces in the economy tend to move consequence: It would increase the prob- is saying, but if there is a will, there is output back toward its potential level. Those ability of a fiscal crisis for the United a way. Reasonable people can come to- forces include the response of prices and in- States. In such a crisis, investors become un- gether and work through to a reason- terest rates to higher demand, as well as (in willing to finance all of a government’s bor- able conclusion. normal times) actions by the Federal Re- rowing needs unless they are compensated I was going to say, with the Senator serve. with very high interest rates; as a result, the from Texas on the floor, the Senator PRESSURE FOR LARGER TAX INCREASES OR interest rates on government debt rise sud- had a chance to express his opinion. In- SPENDING CUTS IN THE FUTURE denly and sharply relative to rates of return deed, the Senator did with his vote Large amounts of federal debt ordinarily on other assets. That increase in interest when we passed the appropriations bill, require the government to make large inter- rates reduces the market value of out- standing government bonds, causing losses now called the continuing resolution, est payments to its lenders, and growth in because we have not brought each of the debt causes those interest payments to for investors who hold them. Such a decline increase. (Net interest payments are cur- can precipitate a broader financial crisis by the appropriations bills to the floor. rently fairly small relative to the size of the creating losses for mutual funds, pension We accepted it at the House number. federal budget because interest rates are ex- funds, insurance companies, banks, and The senior Senator from Texas ex- ceptionally low, but CBO projects that those other holders of government debt—losses pressed his opinion by means of his payments will increase considerably as rates that may be large enough to cause some fi- ‘‘no’’ vote, but ‘‘yes’’ votes won, and we return to more normal levels.) nancial institutions to fail. sent it to the other body to keep the Higher interest payments would consume a Unfortunately, there is no way to predict with any confidence whether or when such a government open. Indeed, the govern- larger portion of federal revenues, resulting ment is not open. in a larger gap between the remaining reve- fiscal crisis might occur in the United States. In particular, there is no identifiable I go back to 2 days ago when the Sen- nues and the amount that would be spent on ator from Maine was the Presiding Of- federal programs under current law. Hence, tipping point of debt relative to GDP that in- if lawmakers wanted to maintain the bene- dicates that a crisis is likely or imminent. ficer and here we are again. If we would All else being equal, however, the larger a fits and services that the government is remember the Golden Rule put in the government’s debt, the greater the risk of a scheduled to provide under current law, old English: Do unto others as you fiscal crisis. would have them do unto you or put while not allowing deficits to increase as in- The likelihood of such a crisis also depends terest payments grew, revenues would have on the economic environment, both domestic into modern street language: Treat to rise as well. Additional revenues could be and international. If investors expect contin- others as you want to be treated—in raised in many different ways, but to the ex- ued economic growth, they are generally less other words, recognize that the other tent that they were generated by boosting concerned about debt burdens; conversely, fellow has a point of view and you have marginal tax rates (the rates on an addi- high debt can reinforce more general concern to respect his point of view—even tional dollar of income), the higher tax rates about an economy. In many cases around the though his point of view may be dif- would discourage people from working and world, fiscal crises have begun during reces- saving, further reducing output and income. ferent from yours—the genius of Amer- sions and, in turn, have exacerbated them. In ican democracy is hammering out Alternatively, lawmakers could choose to some instances, a crisis has been triggered offset rising interest costs, at least in part, by news that a government would, for any those differences and building con- by reducing benefits and services. Those re- number of reasons, need to borrow an unex- sensus in a civil way and achieving a ductions could be made in many ways, but to pectedly large amount of money. Then, as in- workable solution. What we have here the extent that they came from cutting fed- vestors lost confidence and interest rates is brinkmanship. eral investments, future output and income spiked, borrowing became more difficult and We hammered it out, we passed ap- would also be reduced. As another option, expensive for the government. That develop- propriations, a continuing resolution. lawmakers could respond to higher interest ment forced policymakers to either cut We sent it to the House of Representa- payments by allowing deficits to increase for spending and increase taxes immediately and some time, but that approach would require tives, and they will not put it up for a substantially to reassure investors, or renege vote because they are only—and this is greater deficit reduction later if lawmakers on the terms of the country’s existing debt, wanted to avoid a long-term increase in debt or increase the supply of money and boost operative—going to pass this with Re- relative to GDP. inflation. In some cases, a fiscal crisis also publican votes. REDUCED ABILITY TO RESPOND TO DOMESTIC made borrowing more expensive for private- What does that do? This takes an AND INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS sector borrowers because uncertainty about outsized minority of the Republican Having a relatively small amount of out- the government’s response to the crisis re- caucus being the tail that is wagging standing debt gives a government the ability duced confidence in the viability of private- the Republican dog in the House of to borrow funds to address significant unex- sector enterprises. Higher private-sector in- Representatives. If they only pass it pected events, such as recessions, financial terest rates, combined with reductions in with Republican votes instead of the crises, and wars. In contrast, having a large government spending and increases in taxes, will of the whole House then, in fact, amount of debt leaves a government with have tended to worsen economic conditions less flexibility to address financial and eco- in the short term. we will have what we have now, a small nomic crises, which in many countries have If a fiscal crisis occurred in the United out-of-the-mainstream political philos- been very costly. A large amount of debt States, policymakers would have only lim- ophy extremist group dictating what

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That is at one point it was expected to turn These are two nominees for Federal not how we honor and respect other into a Category 1 hurricane hitting the district court judges in Illinois that I people’s points of view that may be dif- gulf coast. Had that happened, FEMA commend to the Members of the Sen- ferent from ours. had been laid off—although they I do not wish to hold up the Senator reached back and started the National ate. from Maine, but I wanted to follow up Guard, et cetera. Thank you to Sec- I wish to say at the outset it isn’t on the conversation I had through the retary of Defense Chuck Hagel for find- only this Senator on this side of the Chair 2 days ago. All of these high- ing an unintended consequence in the aisle making this recommendation, minded, highfalutin ideas of all of us law that was passed to pay the U.S. Senator MARK KIRK and I worked on a getting together and treating each military while the government is shut bipartisan basis to come up with these other as we wish to be treated and down because he found a little hook in nominees and get them approved by hammering out this policy—lo and be- there. our nomination committees. They are hold, maybe everything I am saying The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time then approved by us, by the White doesn’t have a thing to do with this by of the Senator has expired. House, by the Judiciary Committee, Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask virtue of an investigative piece having and brought to the floor. been done by the New York Times over unanimous consent for 2 additional the weekend. I wish to read the first minutes. Since Senator KIRK has been elected, three paragraphs of this investigative The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without we have done this in lockstep, together piece. It is entitled: ‘‘A Federal Budget objection, it is so ordered. every step of the way. By tradition, the Crisis Months in the Planning’’ by Mr. NELSON. He found a hook in President’s party Senator, in this case Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Mike there so he could then extend that to myself, has three appointments. Sen- McIntire. most of the civilian workforce, includ- ator KIRK has the fourth, but each of us ing some of the National Guard, but we Shortly after President Obama started his has the veto power over the other’s second term, a loose-knit coalition of con- didn’t know that. choices. In my State of Florida, 156 employees servative activists led by former Attorney We have a working relationship and a General Edwin Meese III gathered in the cap- were getting the notices just in the Na- good one. Senator KIRK has endorsed ital to plot strategy. Their push to repeal tional Guard on Friday. There were al- Mr. Obama’s health care law was going no- ready 1,000 military technicians that these two nominees: Colin Bruce, who where, and they desperately needed a new had been furloughed in the National has been nominated to serve in the plan. Guard, and we had an inbound storm. Central District of Illinois, and Sara Out of that session, held one morning in a What about the programs in our Ellis, nominated to serve in the North- location the members insist on keeping se- State to help veterans find jobs? If we ern District of Illinois. They have the cret, came a little-noticed ‘‘blueprint to defunding Obamacare,’’ signed by Mr. Meese are not done with this shutdown at the experience, qualifications, and integ- and leaders of more than three dozen con- end of October, that is gone. What rity to be excellent Federal judges. servative groups. about the Florida Fish and Wildlife Both appeared before the Senate Judi- It articulated a take-no-prisoners legisla- Conservation Commission, a part of the ciary Committee for a hearing on June tive strategy that has long percolated in State government. Ten percent of their 19, and both were reported out of the conservative circles: that Republicans could funds are Federal funds. What about committee by a unanimous voice vote. derail the health care overhaul if conserv- the Florida Department of Agri- ative lawmakers were willing to push fellow I would like briefly to discuss their Republicans—including their cautious lead- culture? Over 6 percent of their work- backgrounds and qualifications. force is federally funded. ers—into cutting off financing for the entire Colin Bruce has been nominated to federal government. What about—and we have heard this in the Senate—Women, Infants, and fill the judicial vacancy that opened in This is only the first three para- Urbana when Judge Michael McCuskey graphs. If that is true, then all of these Children? A society is supposed to take took senior status. Michael McCuskey high-minded ideas of the Golden Rule care of its very old and its very young. is also one of my appointments, an out- and treating each other with respect This is why we have programs for standing Federal judge. I am sorry he and working out your differences is all Women, Infants, and Children. Yet the out the window. supplemental nutrition program for is going into senior status, but he felt, If that is true—and it looks as if it is women, for nursing mothers, for chil- and I did too, that Colin Bruce would by virtue of what we see going on down dren up to the age of 5, for breast-feed- be an excellent replacement to succeed in the other end of this Capitol Build- ing support, for nutrition education, him in that position. ing, a small group of people are not and for health checkups is gone. Mr. Bruce has worked in the U.S. At- going to do anything to open the gov- I could go on and on. Others have torney’s Office for the Central District said it more articulately than I. This is ernment unless they get their way to of Illinois since 1989. He currently ridiculous. This shouldn’t go on. As the defund the Affordable Care Act, the serves as the first assistant U.S. attor- drumbeat of the crescendo continues, it health care reform act—I would sug- ney, a position he has held since 2010. gest that if that is the case, then the will grow louder as we march toward Colin Bruce applied for the position people who are suffering should sit up October 17, when the debt ceiling has of U.S. attorney. He didn’t get it. But and take notice of what is happening to to be raised so we don’t go into default. It is a sad day. the man who did, the man I selected, their government. I yield the floor. Jim Lewis, hired him as his first assist- We have heard examples over and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. over. Senator BROWN and I were just ant. So it was a few months ago that KAINE). The assistant majority leader. talking about the 97 percent of people Jim Lewis, the U.S. District Attorney, f who are laid off in NASA. Then what came by my office with Colin Bruce. do we do with all of the civilian work- STIRLING AND ELLIS We talked about a number of things, force in NASA? Think of what this is NOMINATIONS and he said: Incidentally, I don’t know doing to all of the contractors who Mr. DURBIN. I rise to speak in sup- what I would do without Colin Bruce. work for NASA. port of two individuals whose nomina- He is such an extraordinary first as- We have heard also the statistic out tions will be voted on at 5 p.m. We sistant. When he finished his presen- here that over 70 percent of the intel- haven’t set any records in the Senate tation, I said: Jim, would you stick ligence community has been fur- in the last 5 weeks for productivity. We around for a minute; Colin, go outside, loughed. We have heard that Head passed one major piece of legislation, if you would. I said: Jim, I have an Start, the federally funded program to which the Senator from Oregon opening for a judgeship, and I know get children ready to start the public brought before us relative to the issue Colin is a person who would fill that

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When it comes to causing Colin Bruce was born in Urbana, IL. civil matters. She has served as an ad- problems, unfortunately, this shut- He got his undergraduate and law de- junct professor at Loyola University down has something for everybody. If grees from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, teaching Fed- you care about oil and natural gas de- and went straight to the U.S. Attor- eral criminal practice and legal writ- velopment, Federal agencies now can- ney’s Office out of law school. He has ing. not approve drilling permits either on handled criminal, civil cases, and She has a distinguished record of pro Federal land or offshore. If you care bankruptcy and tort claims filed bono work and community service. about renewable energy, wind and wave against the government. He then shift- Among her endeavors she has taught energy permitting is now at a stand- ed to prosecuting complex criminal reading and legal skills to children liv- still. It is at a standstill because of the matters, drug fraud and cyber crime ing in juvenile detention and she has shutdown. Environmental reviews for cases. In 2007, he was appointed branch provided legal advice and guidance to solar farms on Federal land have chief of the Urbana division of the U.S. the Warren Park Youth Baseball stopped. The Federal Energy Regu- Attorney’s Office, and in 2010 he was League. latory Commission has canceled a named first assistant U.S. attorney, She is also actively involved with St. meeting about implementing two hy- which is the No. 2 position, as I men- Gertrude Catholic Parish in Chicago dropower bills that passed this Con- tioned. and is on the board of the parish gress on overwhelming votes. In his current capacity, he oversees school, Northside Catholic Academy. In my part of the country we are es- the day-to-day operations of the U.S. Ms. Ellis is an excellent nominee for pecially proud of this legislation. Hy- Attorney’s Office, supervises all the a Federal judge. She too is a person dropower is responsible. It is actually the biggest source of clean power in the Federal criminal investigations, pros- with great family and children backing United States. Industry estimates it ecutions, and appeals in the district, as her up, and I am happy Senator KIRK could generate perhaps as much as well as civil defensive and affirmative and I can commend her as well to the 60,000 megawatts of additional clean litigation in the district in which the Senate for this nomination. power. These hydropower bills—there United States is a party. I hope my colleagues will join me in were two of them—were the first stand- He has received numerous recogni- voting to confirm these two nominees alone energy bills to become law since tions, including certifications of appre- who have bipartisan support and will 2009. Now they languish because of the ciation from the Justice Department, be outstanding Federal judges. shutdown. Mr. President, I yield the floor. the FBI, and the DEA, as well as All of these developments—the devel- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- awards from the Illinois State Police opments I have described with respect ator from Oregon. and the Metropolitan Enforcement to natural gas development, solar and Group and Task Force. f wind energy, the hydropower laws that He has a record of giving back to the CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS passed overwhelmingly in both the Urbana community through his asso- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, before he Senate and the House—are now, in ef- ciation with charities, such as the Cen- fect, languishing. What it means is less tral Illinois Chapter of the American leaves the floor, I want to thank the Senator from Illinois for his kind new energy, fewer new jobs, and less Red Cross and Imagine No Malaria, a revenue—less revenue that we are charity that purchases mosquito nets words, and I certainly support the ap- pointments, and I am glad we were able going to need in both the public and for families in Africa. the private sector. to get that legislation passed on a bi- He is an outstanding nominee for the I might also add this shutdown harms partisan basis to help American indus- Federal bench, and has a great family the important safety work that needs whom he brought to the hearing. I cer- try. to be done by blocking work that is On Friday last, it was thrilling to tainly urge my colleagues to join Sen- going to speed up the response to oil- ator KIRK and me in supporting his read the United States is now No. 1 in spills and accidents offshore. Of par- nomination. the world when it comes to energy pro- ticular concern to me, and I know to so The second nominee is Sara Ellis. duction—not Saudi Arabia, not Russia, many others in the Senate—I see my She has been nominated for a Chicago- but our country. It was a particular colleague from Alaska is here—are the based judgeship that was formerly oc- source of such satisfaction because, people who get hammered, who get hit cupied by the distinguished Judge Joan after all these years of the American hardest by these consequences who live Gottschall. Ms. Ellis currently works people hearing about how we are de- in our rural communities, the ones who at the prestigious law firm of Schiff pendent on foreign sources of energy, depend upon producing energy, timber, Hardin in Chicago, where her practice at the top of our papers Friday last the and recreation. They are the ones who involves white-collar criminal matters, energy experts said the red, white, and feel the biggest hit from the shutdown. complex civil litigation, and corporate blue was at the top in terms of energy I am going to talk about what this counseling. production. means in terms of recreation and hunt- She was born in Ontario, Canada, to This good news story about the en- ing and fishing. The hunting season parents who had emigrated from Ja- ergy boom is, obviously, as the Pre- starts at different times in different maica. She moved to the United States siding Officer knows, absolutely essen- parts of the country, but between and became a citizen at the age of 15. tial to creating more high-skilled, recreation and hunting and fishing we Her undergraduate degree is from Indi- high-wage jobs. I saw it, along with my are talking about something in the vi- ana University and her law degree is colleague, when I was in his State, and cinity of $646 billion a year which goes from the Loyola University Chicago we see it all across the country. This just to the recreation sector, and an- School of Law. energy boom, for example, has been other $140-billion-plus in terms of hunt- After law school, Ms. Ellis joined the key to triggering a manufacturing ren- ing. I am going to describe the con- Federal Defender Program in Chicago, aissance—the lower cost of natural gas sequences there, but we are talking where she served for 6 years as a staff in particular being a magnet to bring- about policies with enormous impact attorney. In this capacity she rep- ing companies that had gone overseas for our rural communities. resented indigent criminal defendants back to the United States again and I mentioned the thrilling news of last in all aspects of criminal litigation, employing our workers with good-pay- Friday, about how we were tops in preliminary hearings, trials, sen- ing jobs. It has been key to the falling terms of energy production, but I got tencing hearings, and appeals. She then imports of foreign oil. Of course, wind some additional news that wasn’t ex- worked in private practice for several and solar farms are adding tremen- actly thrilling last Friday when I was

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.027 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S7262 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 7, 2013 called by the Chief of the Forest Serv- Our committee, recognizing the situ- to stabilize operations that have, in ef- ice, Tom Tidwell, who called to report ation, recently had to cancel a hearing fect, been put in place now. But we are the Forest Service had canceled 450 on the Columbia River Treaty, which is not going to be able to go forward with timber sales on 120 national forests vital to the energy and environment of new operations like the Senator from across the country. What that means is the Pacific Northwest. It is vital to our Alaska is describing. loggers, such as the hardworking folks relations with Canada. This treaty is Mr. BEGICH. I know the Senator I represent in Oregon, who want to do about managing a river that is the life- came to Alaska a few months ago and a hard day’s work, are being benched blood for the Pacific Northwest. It is had an opportunity to see some of the because of this shutdown. our lifeblood for transportation, for great ability of our energy companies The shutdown comes at a particu- electricity, for fish, and there isn’t and what we are trying to do. Today I larly ominous time because winter is much time for our two nations to come got an important announcement from at hand, in effect putting an end to log- together to decide the treaty’s future. Exxon and ConocoPhillips about build- ging operations for the year in many I have tried to describe what the ing an LNG plant in an area the Sen- parts of our country. That means work- shutdown means in terms of our status ator had a chance to see. I didn’t want ers won’t be able to make up for this as No. 1 in energy production, what it to tell them yet, but I wanted to say lost time and money this year. Those means with respect to logging and for- thank you for the announcement, the loggers will simply have to get by with est fires, hunting and recreation, and it multibillion-dollar investment in our less. So again, rural communities are is all happening because a small group State, something we have been doing the face of what this means. They are of Members in the other Chamber is de- already for 40 years—exporting to the ones that are going to get walloped manding negotiations with the Amer- Japan. But now if there are any Fed- because of a handful of Members of ican economy tied to the train tracks. eral Government permits they will Congress—a handful of Members of It is especially ironic that in many need, the odds of them getting them in Congress—who won’t fund the govern- cases the districts of those Members a timely manner are now delayed. Is ment. are the ones that are going to bear the that a fair statement? So logging, energy, recreation, I Mr. WYDEN. Again, the Senator is mentioned the hunting season, the sort brunt of the impasse, those rural com- munities. They are the ones that are right, because in Alaska, like Oregon, of flip side of the coin with respect to there is an extraordinary level of Fed- recreation. While the hunting season going to bear the consequences of stalled energy production and stalled eral ownership. In my State the Fed- for ducks and geese is starting in my eral Government owns more than half home State and across the country, the logging. I hope we can quickly come together of the land. The Senator is absolutely government shutdown here is closing correct. With the shutdown, Federal hundreds of wildlife refuges where and pass this budget without all the various additions that have made it agencies cannot approve drilling per- those waterfowl are normally fair mits either on Federal land or offshore, game. According to the Fish and Wild- impossible for Congress to go forward. It is time to reopen the government. I and I saw both when I was in Alaska. life Service, hunting, fishing and wild- The point is that these are issues we have spent a lot of time working with life-related activities generate about can work on in a bipartisan way. As colleagues on both sides of the aisle on $144 billion per year. Hunters con- soon as the government gets reopened, these other issues, and I will continue tribute $5.4 billion in State and local we will go about the task of getting to do so, and I know a lot of Senators taxes each year. Because the waterfowl those permits out and coming together will. Right now it is time to reopen the season is only 3 months long in Oregon, on a bipartisan basis, as we have done if you lose 1 week, every lost week is a government and end the shutdown. on so many issues. But we can’t do it if huge bite out of the benefits that hunt- I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the government is shut down. We can’t ing brings to our local economy. do it if we can’t pay our bills. That is What Senators may also not be aware ator from Alaska. Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, if the what we are going to have to deal with. of is the shutdown also means our gov- Mr. BEGICH. I think this is more of Senator will stay on the floor for a mo- ernment is less prepared to respond to a question/comment. One of the state- ment, one of the bills mentioned by the these fires, these rapidly developing ments at the end talked about how this Senator from Illinois was the helium dangerous infernos in our national for- was held up. We passed a bill out of bill. Within that there is an important ests. The fires have lessened in some here—a continuing resolution—in Alaska priority. I know my colleagues parts of the West, but there are areas which we cut, on an annualized basis, worked with the Senator—important of high to extreme danger in Cali- $70 billion. We didn’t compromise. We to my State—on cleaning up those leg- fornia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, took their number. Let’s make sure we acy wells that have been on Federal Utah, South Dakota, and other States. are clear. We negotiated starting back While many firefighters are considered land for years with oil literally seeping in July, reduced and reduced, and then essential, others, such as our off-duty out of those wells. And now there is we went with their number, a $70 bil- firefighters, have been furloughed. money for the first time in I don’t lion annualized reduction. The body Public safety on Federal lands is also know how many years to actually passed it, and nothing passes out of impacted by these furloughs. Although clean up these wells. But from what I this body unless we get a motion to law enforcement continues, without just heard, and correct me if I am proceed with some sort of unanimous rangers and other agency employees on wrong, what the Senator just indicated consent or bipartisan, and that was 99 hand, the conditions are ripe for visi- is that the Bureau of Land Manage- to 0—people forget that—to move us to tors to find their way into severely ment doesn’t have the capacity to do the bill. Then we moved it and sent it understaffed forests and pose a safety permitting and other staffing. So there over to the House, where it has sat risk. And, of course, thousands of hard- is no work to be done even though we since the day we sent it over there. working employees at these key nat- finally passed a bipartisan bill in both That would have kept this budget oper- ural resource agencies are now out of Houses, signed by the President—some- ating. Again, it had a $70 billion work. thing that has been waiting for decades annualized reduction. As we speak, there are 24,000 fur- to be cleaned. Am I correct on this, I think that was the point toward the loughed at the Forest Service, more that BLM now can’t do the work we end of the Senator’s comment, that a than 10,000 furloughed at the Bureau of want them to do? And Alaskans have simple vote over there would put ev- Land Management. If they are not been desperately waiting for decades. eryone back to work—these permits we working, Bureau of Land Management Mr. WYDEN. I say to the Senator, we just talked about, cleaning up the leg- employees can’t issue permits for graz- know for certain that 10,000 individuals acy wells. ing on Federal lands. Energy Depart- have been furloughed at the Bureau of The timber we have in southeastern ment workers and contractors can’t Land Management. And I tried to de- Alaska is now in jeopardy because our clean up nuclear waste sites, such as scribe particularly getting these new Federal lands are now at risk. Is that a that at the Hanford Reservation that permits. I guess if we are already out fair assessment? threatens the Columbia River and the there with something—and I talked to Mr. WYDEN. It is. And I am sure the million people who live downstream. Chief Tidwell about how we would try Senator was involved in this as well,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.028 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7263 where, after all these years about hear- spect to those comments is, why not at These guys can’t see past their polit- ing that the Senate hadn’t passed a least try that? If we add up all the ical noses. The bottom line is, as the budget, we stayed up one night until Members on both sides of the aisle who previous speakers talked about, if the the wee hours and passed a budget. We said they would vote, for whatever—— Speaker of the House put the clean res- had scores of votes. Then a lot of us Mr. BEGICH. House Members. olution up with $986 billion, it would simply wanted to have a conference Mr. WYDEN. Yes, the House Mem- pass the House. He said it wouldn’t this with the other body. After hearing that bers who said they would vote for it, it weekend. OK. So if it doesn’t, put it up there hadn’t been a budget, we thought sure looks as though the votes are anyway. Prove us wrong. The bottom we would be able to get that conference there. And if they are trying to break line is that it would pass and this going, and we haven’t been able to do the gridlock, why not try? senseless shutdown would be over. that either. So I hope that kind of thinking will set in here in the next few hours be- There are plenty of things out there Mr. BEGICH. And they have passed that continue to hamper this country’s their budget too. So we have two budg- cause that would be the fastest way, as the Senator from Alaska has made moving forward economically due to ets ready to go to conference; is that this economic shutdown. We have fair? clear, to get the government open. Mr. BEGICH. I thank the Senator for talked about Head Start. We have Mr. WYDEN. It was there for the talked about the Forest Service sus- doing. I remember coming to the floor allowing me to ask some questions. Mr. WYDEN. I thank my colleague, pending logging contracts. The Senator and asking unanimous consent to go to and I yield the floor. from Alaska talked about drilling per- conference. I knew there had been some The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- mits. Montana is an outdoor State, and conferencing. But there was an imme- ator from Montana. people live for this time of year. It is diate objection. At that time I pointed Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, we are called hunting season. Access to a lot out that Republican and Democratic in day number 7 of this government of the hunting, camping, and fishing economists were saying look to the shutdown. As was pointed out by the sites has been severely restricted. This long term. I talked about it that day, Senator from Alaska and the Senator weekend the National Guard fur- saying that Senator ISAKSON of Geor- from Oregon, we started with a con- loughed its drill for 3,500 guardsmen. gia—a very able Member of the Fi- tinuing resolution of $1.058 billion. Communities around our national nance Committee—and I have some That was compromised down, with the parks are being severely impacted, los- new ideas on Medicare that we think expectation that there would be a clean ing literally millions of dollars, which can protect the Medicare guarantee CR, to $986 billion—over a $70 billion is real money. and hold costs down. But we can’t get reduction. That wasn’t good enough be- at those kinds of issues unless, as the So how do we get out of this? It is cause there were some who wanted to pretty simple: If the Speaker would put Senator says, we first reopen the gov- add different amendments to deal with ernment with that simple vote. the bill on the floor, it would pass. He the affordable health care act. The bot- refuses to do that. I think he refuses to Mr. BEGICH. I appreciate the com- tom line is that we are in the throes of ments, and I thank the Senator for an- do it for another reason, and that rea- a governmental shutdown. son is that I think a lot of his Members swering these questions. I think it is It is interesting that since the gov- want to cater to the tea party move- important again to point out that ernment was shut down—midnight to- ment but go back home and want to budget was passed back in April-May. night will be a solid week—we have appear as if they are moderates. If they We did ours, and they did theirs. We seen bills come over from the House had that vote, it would certainly point have tried 18 times to bring the two that would fund the VA and the Na- out who stands for what in that body. parties together. We have tried unani- tional Park Service. The Senator from That is why he needs to have the vote. mous consent, as the Senator noted, Alaska is on the Veterans’ Affairs here on the floor 18 times. Committee. We both work very hard As was said by the Senator from Or- Then we went to this continuing res- for rural veterans in this country, but egon and the Senator from Alaska, we olution. That debate and negotiation we both know the VA can’t do their job have had votes on everything they sent started in July. The House had one unless the IRS has funding and CMS over here, just about. The fact is they number, and we had one number. As has funding. So it is great to put that need to do the same. We sent a clean time progressed, we took their num- political gesture out there, but the CR to them. Unless they want this ber—a $70 billion annualized reduction. truth is that they can’t do their job shutdown to go and on and on for some Some would not call that a com- until we have more than just the VA unknown reason, they would vote on promise, but we will call it a nego- funded. that clean CR. tiated compromise because we wanted Then there was a story of childhood Then we are rapidly approaching the to get it done. We again sent it over cancer, so the House came across and debt ceiling, which puts the full faith there. It has sat idle. One person—the said: Maybe we ought to fund the Na- and credit of this country at risk if we Speaker—could put it on the floor. I tional Institutes of Health. do not increase it. I might add this is heard him on the radio or TV this Then there was the terrible scene not money that is yet to be spent, this weekend explaining how the votes last week where Capitol police offi- is money that has been spent. It is not aren’t there. Well, if the votes aren’t cers—who are actually working with- unlike the mortgage on your house or there, put it on the floor and it will out pay—had to address a lady who your credit card bill. If you do not pay fail. But the reality is that the votes drove up here by the Hart Building. them, interest rates will go up. If we do are there. Since those officers responded, maybe not increase the debt limit, interest Just as we have taken every one of we should pay them. So they came rates and our national debt will go up. their items, brought it to the floor—we across with a bill for them. They Those who are concerned about the have voted on every single item over should be paid all the time, I might debt and the deficit, as I am, and oth- here. They haven’t prevailed, but we add. ers on both sides of the aisle, we will voted because that is the process. But Then there is the issue of Hurricane see our national debt increase, not de- for whatever reason, it has gone over Karen, so we need to fund FEMA. So crease, by doing something as silly as there and sat idle. they came across to fund FEMA. not increasing the debt ceiling. So if the Speaker doesn’t think the Then they thought, all these fur- votes are there, put it up. His side will loughed Federal employees, we should I know there are some in this body win then. But there are clearly Repub- pay them. And I agree, we should. The who would love to put issues on the licans and Democrats over on the fact is that they do a great job and debt ceiling, and they are playing with House side who want to put the govern- they should be back here working, and fire. We saw what happened in 2011 ment back in operation so we can get every one of them wants to be back when our credit rating was downgraded on to these bigger issues. here working to get that backpay. because some were just talking about Is that a fair chronology of events? Then they decided to fund things not increasing the debt ceiling. Mr. WYDEN. It is. And what I was such as food inspectors because they The truth is I will be the first to struck by over the weekend with re- understand our food security is at risk. work with anybody in this body to try

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:52 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.029 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S7264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 7, 2013 to reduce the debt and deficit by reduc- fact, there was so much compromise we Mr. TESTER. My last point would be ing spending, by removing tax loop- went to the House number—not our this. If we are going to get the debt and holes in the code. We need to do that at number, we went to their number. We deficit under control, one of the things the front end, not the back end. The actually reduced the budget on an we have to do is grow the economy. By debt limit is dealing with the issue at annualized basis $70 billion. Isn’t that stopping government with this con- the back end. If we do not do it, if we what the Senator’s numbers are? He is tinuing resolution, by talking, simply do not increase the debt ceiling, we on the Appropriations Committee, I am talking about increasing the debt will see the economy spiral down out of on the Appropriations Committee. limit, it does not do good things for our control, potentially even putting us There is one thing we do know a lot economy. In fact, it takes it in the into a depression. about and that is numbers. wrong direction. We see businesses con- I don’t say that to scare people. I say Mr. TESTER. It is. It is a much lower tract when they see what is going on that to make the point that we should number. I will tell the good Senator here in Washington. not be fooling around with this issue. from Alaska this: That is what hap- It is time to start using some com- We are adults here. We need to get to- pened in the negotiations. The upshot mon sense. There are folks who claim gether and realize that the debt ceiling of all that is that we would get a clean to be business representatives out is too important to play politics with. CR coming back if we would negotiate there. I talked to a bunch of businesses I know since I have been here—and this it back down to that figure; there this afternoon. government shutdown issue is a prime would not be a bunch of games being Mr. BEGICH. The Senator runs a example—politics has trumped policy played. business. He is a farmer. nearly every time. It is time to endorse Mr. BEGICH. Not a lot of stuff added Mr. TESTER. I am. Every one of the right policy and get a long-term on later that wasn’t necessary. We them said they ought to quit messing comprehensive deal that is not a patch, would debate that later but—— around, get to an agreement, have the that doesn’t add to the uncertainty, Mr. TESTER. Absolutely. And we debates on debt and deficit we need to yet gets us by the continuing resolu- should debate them later. But the bot- have, because they are important, but tom line is it is important that we don’t hold up the debt limit and don’t tion, gets us out on the debt ceiling so keep our government open. Why? Be- hold up the government funding in the we do not have to deal with this every cause we are wasting a ton of money process. 45 or 90 days and do not have to deal the way it is being done now, and this I thank my friend from Alaska. with the debt ceiling just about every piecemeal funding, trying to get a po- Mr. BEGICH. I thank my good friend year. litical advantage, is crazy. People see for allowing me to take a few minutes I think if we were to do that and it for what it is: Political gamesman- and ask a couple of points. cooler minds prevailed, we could see ship. Mr. President, I am here to say that this country start to grow economi- Mr. BEGICH. Isn’t it odd they pass is what this debate is about, a simple cally. We would see unemployment ‘‘let’s pay everybody,’’ 435 to 0, they question, allowing a vote on the House drop even more than we have seen pre- pass it but they only want to have side. If they do not have the votes, be- viously. We would see this country go some of them come back to work? If cause obviously the Speaker there be- on to have an opportunity to pay down you are a fiscal conservative—I think I lieves he doesn’t have the votes and he our debt and deficit in a way that am; we are from Montana, Alaska, you doesn’t support it being voted on, let it makes sense for our kids and know, conservative States—I want be on the floor, it will fail, and we will grandkids. them working if we are paying them. go back to the drawing board. I do not know where this is going to Doesn’t that make sense? But the reality is he knows the votes end. I can tell you the folks back home Instead, it seems as though we are are there. We would be out of this shut- see it for what it is, and they are tired given a couple of agencies, but they down. The result would be people would of foolishness and they want to see it still want to pay everybody. I don’t be back to work, services will be pro- stopped. I can tell you what makes it know what the logic is there. vided, and businesses will not be losing particularly frustrating for me is that Mr. TESTER. Why don’t we have the confidence they are losing every as I see businesses start to expand, as I them come back? We know the value of day or like the market once again. see entrepreneurs ready to take work to their self-esteem. Since this debate started, the threats chances, they look at what goes on in Mr. BEGICH. Absolutely. of shutdown, of actual shutdown, the Washington, DC, and: Whoa, this is not Mr. TESTER. We know those folks stock market over the last 15, 16 days worth it. We don’t know what the fu- are important to my office. If they has lost almost 600 points. Most people ture is to bring because of the uncer- were not important to my office, they do not pay a lot of attention to that. tainty of not only the continuing reso- would not be working for me. They tell But if you have an education account, lution, keeping the government open, folks what is going on, help constitu- a 401(k) account, a retirement account, but also the talk that has been revolv- ents when they have problems with an IRA, or you have a little money set ing now around the debt ceiling talks. some of the agencies around. aside, it has a direct impact to your I hope this body will do the right But the bottom line is they are sit- livelihood over the long haul. thing, and that it would push the ting at home. These are not rich folks. I encourage the Speaker of the House House to do the right thing; that is, A lot of them are hand to mouth. They of Representatives, Speaker BOEHNER, put the clean resolution on the floor in don’t know how long this government to allow a simple vote. We have, on the House. Let’s get the debt ceiling shutdown is going to go on and they every bill that has come over here. behind us. Let’s talk about debt and want to go back to work. They have not prevailed, but we al- deficit reduction in a meaningful way. Mr. BEGICH. I guess I have one more. lowed a vote. That is the process. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The Senator said something I thought But over there they refuse to do it. ator from Alaska. was very interesting on the budget def- They keep sending back gimmicks. It Mr. BEGICH. Could the Senator from icit. The Senator is older than I am. I is hard for me to understand this logic. Montana stay for a second so I can ask came here 2 years after the Senator. They want to pay every single Federal for a clarification of one of his begin- When we came in, we dealt with the employee, but they are only going to ning statements? debt ceiling, which is about paying the have some of them come back to work. Mr. TESTER. Yes. bills. We have to pay the bills that It makes no sense. If you are paying MR. BEGICH. The Senator had at the were racked up for a period of time be- your employees, have them come back beginning some good numbers there. If fore we got here. and work. I do the math right, when the Senator In 2009, I think the deficit per year I run a small business, my wife runs from Oregon was here and from what I was $1.4 trillion. This year—which just a small business, I know the Senator saw, we hear over and over there are closed out because we are still not from Montana, who just left here, runs not negotiations or compromise going done—it was about $630 billion. That is a small business. You don’t pay your on. But if I hear my colleague’s num- almost a 60-percent reduction in the people not to come to work. When you bers right, there were negotiations, deficit. We are headed the right way. pay them to work, you pay them to there was compromise. As a matter of But this is not helping. work.

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Morning you to work. business is closed. I ask that my full statement regard- ing the judges be printed in the The taxpayers should be outraged f about that. I want to vote on that bill. RECORD. I want to vote on that furlough bill EXECUTIVE SESSION There being no objection, the mate- here. I want to make sure everyone rial was ordered to be printed in the gets paid, and then I went to follow it RECORD, as follows: up with the CR and put everyone back NOMINATION OF COLIN STIRLING to work. That is what we should be BRUCE TO BE UNITED STATES NOMINATIONS OF COLIN BRUCE AND SARA doing here, not these games where they DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CEN- ELLIS bring over political statements with TRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today, we will the items they are bringing over. vote on two of the district court nomina- Do we want to vote against veterans? tions pending before the Senate. While I am I have a higher per capita number of NOMINATION OF SARA LEE ELLIS glad we are considering these important veterans in my State than any other TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT nominations today, I hope that this needless State. Veterans are important to our JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DIS- government shutdown soon comes to an end economy. They have served our coun- TRICT OF ILLINOIS so the Senate can tend to the business of the try. They deserve every benefit. But to country, including ensuring that our courts play this game of leveraging—the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under have the judges they need. American people see right through the previous order, the Senate will pro- Colin Bruce is nominated to serve on the this. These guys who keep bringing ceed to executive session to consider U.S. District Court for the Central District these little schemes over here are the following nominations, which the of Illinois. Mr. Bruce is a lifelong Federal thinking they are one step ahead of the clerk will report. prosecutor who has served in the U.S. Attor- American people. They are absolutely The legislative clerk read the nomi- ney’s Office for the Central District of Illi- wrong. The American people are two or nations of Colin Stirling Bruce, of Illi- nois for nearly 25 years. He has served as the first assistant U.S. attorney since 2010. He three steps ahead of us. They see the nois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illi- has extensive experience in Federal court show-and-tell that is going on and it and has handled over 600 cases, including 60 doesn’t make sense. nois and Sara Lee Ellis, of Illinois, to jury trials, 3 bench trials, and 80 appeals in- Again, if you are going to fund all be United States District Judge for the volving a broad range of issues such as drugs, the employees—again, 435 to 0 they Northern District of Illinois fraud, national security, and cyber crime. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under voted to fund all the employees who Sara Ellis is nominated to serve on the get paid, but then they only want some the previous order, there will now be 30 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of them to go to work. It makes no minutes of debate equally divided in of Illinois. Ms. Ellis works in private prac- sense to me at all. the usual form. tice in Chicago and also serves as an adjunct I appreciate the time of the Presiding Mr. BEGICH. I ask consent the time professor at Loyola University Chicago Officer allowing me the opportunity to be equally charged to both sides during School of Law. She has substantial experi- engage with a couple of my colleagues the quorum call, and I suggest an ab- ence litigating in the civil and criminal con- here, but every time they spoke I want- sence of a quorum. text, having previously worked as a staff at- torney for the Federal Defender Program and ed to explain and show kind of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The farce that is going on over there and as an attorney for the city of Chicago De- clerk will call the roll. partment of Law. Over her 18-year legal ca- what is happening over there with a The legislative clerk proceeded to reer, she has tried 11 cases to verdict. small group of the tea party—very call the roll. small, 30, 40 Members over there, who Both of the nominees have the bipartisan Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask support of their home State Senators, Mr. decided they are going to run the gov- unanimous consent that the order for ernment here. Durbin and Mr. Kirk. They were reported by the quorum call be rescinded. the Judiciary Committee by voice vote more The government is not run by one The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without than 2 months ago. While I am pleased that group, it is run by compromise and ne- objection, it is so ordered. we are finally getting to vote on these nomi- gotiation. We have negotiated all the Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, what is nees, voting on just 2 of the 13 judicial nomi- way down to their number, we have put the parliamentary situation? nees currently pending on the floor is not every one of their bills on the floor and enough to make real progress in reducing the voted on them. Now all we ask is one The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- vacancies on our Federal courts. Our Federal simple vote, a clean CR that sits in the ate is considering judicial nominations judicial vacancies currently number more Speaker’s office, ready to be put on the from a previous order. than 90, including 39 that have been des- floor. Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today we ignated as emergency vacancies due to high He even says it will fail. OK. Let’s are going to vote on two of the district caseloads by the nonpartisan Administrative Office of the Courts. There is no good reason see. Let’s see where his votes are. Let’s court nominations pending before the for us to not get back to what used to be the see where it all is. If it fails, we will be Senate. I am glad we are getting to these important nominations, as we regular order in the Senate of taking up and right back to where we are today, no confirming consensus nominees within days difference. What does he fear? He fears should have weeks ago. They should of being reported out of committee. We need the fact it will pass. have been done in a routine fashion in to get these talented men and women off the I yield the floor. I suggest the ab- the normal course of events, but there Senate calendar and into the courtroom so sence of a quorum. has been this concerted effort to slow they can get to work on behalf of the Amer- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The down President Obama’s judges—some- ican people. clerk will call the roll. thing we have never seen with other GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The legislative clerk proceeded to Presidents, but we do with him. I am call the roll. glad that these are at least going Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I think I Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask through. have spoken on the floor every day unanimous consent the order for the In the same vein, we see a needless since this happened. In what has be- quorum call be rescinded. government shutdown. I hope it comes come an all-too-familiar scene around

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That may explain licans and Democrats—that what was shifting and breathtakingly unreason- why we have heard excuse after excuse once the regular business of Congress, able. for blocking the budget discipline they funding the government, has been re- While the Senate has voted on one so desperately pled for just a short placed by political theater and another flawed House proposal after another, time ago. They said: Why don’t we pass artificial made-in-Congress crisis that the House refuses to vote on anything a budget? Why didn’t the Senate pass a might get a number of people on tele- from the Senate. Incredibly, these budget? I was in the chair at 5 o’clock vision, but while doing it, they imperil same extremists—and they are extrem- in the morning on a Saturday morning the economy, and in ways large and ists—are now threatening to employ when we were voting on that budget. small, every single family in America. this same harmful tactic when the Fed- We voted all day and all night and we It makes no difference what their poli- eral Government reaches its statutory finished it. That was back in March. tics are, they are in peril. borrowing limit in a couple of weeks. So what happens when we want to go Of course, there is an easy way to re- It is interesting that the Speaker to a conference on the budget and work solve this fabricated crisis. The House says: We are not going to be able to do out the differences with the House? In of Representatives could simply vote anything on the debt limit. We saw the a conference, if we counted the number on the Senate bill. It is a clean con- stock market, which was projected to of people, there would be more Repub- tinuing resolution. It has no partisan be up by 150-to-200 points suddenly go licans than Democrats. It was a Repub- ideological riders on the right or the down 150 points. There was a 300-point lican Senator who stood on the floor left. It would provide the funding nec- swing. In other words, we will continue and said: I object to going to con- essary to keep the Federal Government our sloganeering and our stalling no ference—the same one who was giving open through November 15, and Speak- matter what that might do to people’s speeches asking why we don’t have a er BOEHNER could accept the offer savings for retirement, or their pen- budget. Leader REID made to get on with the sion, or to their kids in college or to Then, when we pass a budget, we business of negotiating and passing the small businesses that are trying to have to go to the next step to work it this year’s appropriations bills that make money so they can stay in busi- out with the House: Oh, no, I object to should have been passed by the end of ness. We don’t care what happens to that. Probably because he was sur- last month. them because we have to be on the prised we had actually done our work. Over the past week, the House has evening news and talk about how we The chairwoman of the committee, the had ample opportunity to end this are standing up for America. Senator from Washington, Mrs. MUR- shutdown. They could have passed the No, they are not standing up for RAY, who did such a brilliant job of get- Senate’s legislation to fund all of the America. ting together a budget that saves the Federal agencies and provide Congress In fact, the Treasury Department re- taxpayers money—they then act terri- with the time it needs to find a path ported last week that a failure to raise fied that it might actually pass. They have objected 19 times to go to forward. the debt limit could cause credit mar- that budget conference. They have shut Yet a faction—not the whole House kets to freeze, the dollar to plummet, down the government. They are pre- by any means—of extreme House mem- and interest rates to rise precipitously. paring to cause the government’s first bers, supported by their leadership, The report goes on to say a govern- ever debt default in our Nation’s his- have prevented the full body from vot- ment default on its debts might prove tory. That is right. The Speaker of the ing on the Senate bill. Extreme Repub- so catastrophic that it could poten- House is now holding the government’s lican members—they certainly don’t tially result ‘‘in a financial crisis and credit hostage, threatening this week- represent the kind of Republicans we recession that could echo the events of end to let the Nation default come Oc- have in Vermont—have prevented the 2008 or worse.’’ They don’t seem to care tober 17 when the debt limit is reached so long as they get on television. full body from voting on the Senate unless even more draconian spending We have all heard a lot of talk and bill. cuts are made. Is there any reason Instead, what do they do? They are seen a lot of crocodile tears about get- markets all over the world are drop- all collecting their salaries, but they ting our fiscal House in order. Oh, what ping? Is there any reason the rest of closed the government all because they a great campaign slogan. But too many the world looks at America and says: want to erode access to affordable, pri- who got elected with such bumper What are you doing? Why are you let- vate health care options for millions of sticker sloganeering are not following ting the children in the sandbox take through on their constitutional respon- uninsured Americans. It is unconscion- over? able, and they have not come up with sibility to the government. We have caught just a preview of the an alternative. Look at their list of ransom demands chaos such a move could create. Stock They said: We will get rid of a fam- for reopening the government: The futures, as I mentioned, dropped sharp- ily’s option to keep their college-aged first one blows a $100 billion hole in the ly and European stocks dropped dra- children on their health insurance, but national debt by repealing the Afford- matically in the wake of House Repub- we have no alternative. We are going to able Care Act. The second one adds $30 licans’ newest ultimatum. This is no get rid of the ability of spouses who billion more to the debt without offer- way to govern. may have had a preexisting condition, ing any suggestion for making up the It is also not an example to set for such as cancer or diabetes or a heart revenue. The third still keeps impor- the rest of the world when we have to condition, from having insurance. We tant government functions closed, such go to the rest of the world and say: are going to get rid of that, but we as providing food assistance to young Help us, work with us, to stop the ter- have nothing as an alternative. We are children, expectant mothers, seniors, rorists who threaten the United States. going to eliminate those options, for continuing health trials that could Help us, work with us, so we can export those—who might be low-income per- cure cancer or childhood diseases; and our goods to your country. Help us, sons—to get insurance, but we have no the list goes on and on. work with us to bring about stability alternative. We just want to get rid of It is truly unfortunate that a relative around the world. They say: You will it. few Republicans in Congress, who are not do a thing to even help yourself. There is no question that this is a obviously enjoying the limelight, are Why should we help you? crisis driven by a handful of partisans willing to play politics and brinkman- I talked to some of these countries. I on the other side of the aisle for whom ship at a time when the public demands talked to the people in those countries. there is no path to compromise on just statesmanship. Their reckless actions They are shaking their heads and say- about anything. Well, there is one ex- are hurting families all across Amer- ing: What has happened to America? ception. They do find every possible op- ica. I would remind them they are So it is far past time for reason and portunity to get in front of a television hurting Democratic families, Repub- sanity to return to Congress, on this

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I am proud of Central District of Illinois? sions of the previous order remain in my record, as the senior-most Member The clerk will call the roll. effect. of this body, that year after year after The assistant legislative clerk called The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without year legislation I have written with the roll. objection, it is so ordered. both Republicans and Democrats as co- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Mrs. BOXER. I ask unanimous con- sponsors has passed. The distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. sent that I be recognized for such time Presiding Officer was Governor of one CASEY), is necessarily absent. as I might consume. of the great Commonwealths of this Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without country, the Commonwealth of Vir- are necessarily absent: the Senator objection, it is so ordered. ginia. He brought Republicans and from Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN), the Sen- f Democrats together. It was a model for ator from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE), and CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS the rest of the country. It can be done, the Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO). but it takes grownups to do it. We are The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. DON- Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I think always going to have a few loud voices NELLY). Are there any other senators in we are all in a state of shock that we saying: Oh, we can’t possibly do this. the chamber desiring to vote? are entering the fourth day of a gov- The American public expects the peo- The result was announced—yeas 96, ernment shutdown with no movement ple who truly lead to be leaders. So nays 0, as follows: in sight. let’s work with people on both sides of [Rollcall Vote No. 213 Ex.] I wanted to go home to California to the aisle. Let’s find a solution that YEAS—96 see how the Affordable Care Act is ends this needless shutdown and gets going in California since that is the Alexander Franken Moran us and hundreds of thousands of Fed- Ayotte Gillibrand Murkowski reason the Republicans have shut down eral employees back to doing our work Baldwin Graham Murphy the government. I want to report that on behalf of the American people. That Barrasso Grassley Murray people there cannot understand why on starts with the House voting on the Baucus Hagan Nelson Earth the Republicans want to stop the Begich Harkin Paul Senate bill to reopen the American Bennet Hatch Portman Affordable Care Act. They can’t believe people’s government. Blumenthal Heinrich Pryor that just as Californians are on the That bill is sitting over there right Blunt Heitkamp Reed brink of getting millions of our citizens now. Bring it to a vote. Vote to put Boozman Heller Reid Boxer Hirono Risch insured and small businesses are get- Americans back to work and to reopen Brown Hoeven Roberts ting affordable health insurance under those trials to find cures for childhood Burr Isakson Rockefeller the Affordable Care Act, Republicans diseases, or vote no if some wish to Cantwell Johanns Sanders not only have shut down the govern- Cardin Johnson (SD) Schatz continue to be children in the sandbox. Carper Johnson (WI) Schumer ment, but they are threatening default. I am blessed with grandchildren. I Chambliss Kaine Scott And they understand that default like to think none of my grandchildren Chiesa King Sessions would lead to economic chaos. It has would act as childish as a small group Coats Kirk Shaheen Cochran Klobuchar Shelby never happened before in American his- of ultra-rightwing Republicans have in Collins Landrieu Stabenow tory. I tried to explain to my constitu- the House. They don’t reflect the great Coons Leahy Tester ents exactly what has been going on tradition of the Republican Party in Corker Lee Thune here, and I did it in the best way I my State or in this country. They re- Cornyn Levin Toomey Crapo Manchin Udall (CO) could, and I think I was fair. flect an atmosphere of people who care Cruz Markey Udall (NM) The first thing: In order to keep the only for themselves. No matter what Donnelly McCain Vitter government open for 6 weeks, they they say, they care only for their own Durbin McCaskill Warner Enzi McConnell Warren wanted to repeal the Affordable Care egos and their own political future. It Feinstein Menendez Whitehouse Act. They tried 43 times. That never is time they started caring for the Fischer Merkley Wicker worked, so then they said they would United States of America. Flake Mikulski Wyden defund it, which everybody under- I see nobody else seeking recognition. NOT VOTING—4 stands that if you don’t fund it, it is I suggest the absence of a quorum, and Casey Inhofe the same thing. But we told them they if time is being charged, I ask unani- Coburn Rubio couldn’t defund most of it because mous consent that it be charged on The nomination was confirmed. most of it is not appropriated funds. both sides. They didn’t care. They put that for- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without VOTE ON ELLIS NOMINATION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ward. That went nowhere. objection, it is so ordered. Then they said: We won’t repeal it or the previous order, the question is, Will The clerk will call the roll. defund it. We will delay the Affordable The assistant legislative clerk pro- the Senate advise and consent to the Care Act. nomination of Sarah Lee Ellis, of Illi- ceeded to call the roll. We all said: If you think we are going Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask nois, to be United States District to delay further the chance for millions unanimous consent that the order for Judge for the Northern District of Illi- of Americans to get affordable insur- the quorum call be rescinded. nois? ance, we are not going to do it. This The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The nomination was confirmed. bill passed 31⁄2 years ago and was objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under upheld by the Supreme Court. It is not Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, with no- the previous order, the motions to re- body else seeking recognition, I ask going to happen. consider are considered made and laid Then they said: We will just take unanimous consent that all time be upon the table. yielded back. part of it and stop part of it. We won’t The President will be immediately allow women to get preventive serv- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there notified of the Senate’s action. objection? ices. That went over like a lead balloon, Without objection, it is so ordered. f The question occurs on the Bruce their war on women again. They were nomination. saying women won’t be able to get Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask for LEGISLATIVE SESSION tested for cervical cancer, for STDs, for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- pregnancy-related diabetes. They were The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ate will resume legislative session. just going to shut that part of the Af- sufficient second? The Senator from California. fordable Care Act down. Women here in

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But our threat of default because the threat of vision that would have added $30 bil- staff, they do not get their checks. The default is real. Let’s start off and go lion to the deficit—from the Repub- workers who come back because they through a couple of charts. First of all, lican Party. They say they are so fis- are deemed essential, they are working we have a new thing going on. The jun- cally conservative, and they actually without getting their pay. ior Senator from Oklahoma today said: sent us a provision that would cost $30 This is an outrage. Speaker BOEHNER, Oh, you don’t default if you don’t pay billion with no way to pay for it. So all you have to do is put the continuing people what they are owed, only if you that didn’t go down to well. resolution on the floor for an up-or- default on interest payments. This one is really beautiful. They say down vote. Every Democrat will vote All of a sudden there is a new defini- our staff and the staff of anyone work- for it and, at last count, the news- tion. But if you don’t pay Social Secu- ing in the White House—all these peo- papers say at least 21 Republicans. rity, he doesn’t consider it a default. If ple who believe so much in giving back Open up the government. We are you don’t pay for Medicare, he doesn’t to their great country will no longer knocking on the door. Open it up. consider it a default. If you don’t pay get the employer contribution that all Guess what you will find behind the contractors, he doesn’t consider it a de- Americans get who work for large em- door? People who want to work, people fault. ployers. That is their great ‘‘thank who need a paycheck. Why don’t we go to Black’s Law Dic- you’’ to their staff. That is their great I have to tell you, they passed a bill tionary: show of appreciation—besides shutting that says they are going to pay Federal Default: The failure to make a payment down the government where their staff workers after the shutdown, and that is when due. is working without pay. good. They should have done that. But Let’s be clear, there is not one bill So I explained this to my constitu- right now we hear Republicans over that is coming due that Congress did ents who are trying to sign up for here who say they don’t really think not pass. Let’s be clear. Congress health care. that is a great idea. I have a better makes the decisions on spending. We I went to a really good community idea than even that: Open up the gov- default when we fail to make a pay- health care center where people are ernment and pay people for doing the ment when due. They are playing, as lining up and getting information and jobs they were hired to do. Jack Lew, the Treasury Secretary, they will be signing up for health care. I have a ranking member who has said, with fire—playing with fire. They said: Well, why would they do asked for a big hearing on climate Let’s see what has been said about this? change, and he wants all the adminis- default. Default means you fail to raise I said: Well, there is more bad news. tration officials to show up. We were the debt ceiling in order to accommo- We thought they would extend the debt planning on that. But most of them date the bills you have already in- ceiling, which is the way you pay for have absolutely no staff, and they are curred. Ronald Reagan, the hero of the the debts you have already incurred. It responding to emergencies. If there is a Republican Party: is already on the credit card. We need chemical explosion, the chemical safe- The full consequences of a default—or even to pay for that, and now they are ty board has to respond. If there is a the serious prospect of a default—by the threatening not to pay the bills of the horrible coal ash spill, the EPA will United States are impossible to predict and United States of America. They are have to respond. If there is a disastrous awesome to contemplate. Denigration of the threatening to take this country into cancer hot spot, the EPA will have to full faith and credit of the United States default. respond. Open up the government. would have substantial effects on the domes- Now they are saying: Well, maybe we Don’t just say to people you will get tic financial markets and the value of the dollar. won’t do it if we can cut Medicare and paid so you don’t have to bother com- Medicaid. ing to work. Open up the government. Ronald Reagan said that in 1983. Why So now they have put the Affordable Let people work for the pay they are don’t the Republicans listen to their Care Act on the line, they have put supposed to get. This is an outrage. hero? He said even the thought of a de- Medicare on the line, Medicaid on the I have to say when they passed over fault was dangerous for this Nation. line, Social Security is out there, and there ‘‘pay the workers,’’ we know why The last time they played these games they may cause a default if we don’t they did it. It was political. Because it cost billions of dollars because we deal with these programs that are so the heat in Virginia is so hot in this were downgraded. Let’s look at Doug- critical to our people. gubernatorial race, even the far right las Holtz-Eakin, CBO Director under I have been around here a long time, Republicans over there said to open up George W. Bush, talking about default: and I know we have differences. But the government and fight about health It’s a bad idea, little defaults, big defaults; the President is right when he says we care later. defaults, a bad idea, period, and there should the Congress have two things we have I have to say when I went home and be no one who believes otherwise. to do. One of them is that we have to I saw people waiting to sign up for If they don’t listen to Ronald keep the doors open because we have coveredCA.com, I learned that on the Reagan, why don’t they listen to the passed laws and they need to be carried first day coveredCA.com had 5 million CBO Director under George W. Bush? I out. Keep the government open. And hits and 500,000 distinct users. Some tell you, these guys are in the fringes. the second thing we have to do is pay 17,000 people called Covered California They are in the fringe lane. They are in our bills that we incurred. Raise the service centers and over 6,000 Califor- the far right, and they are going to go debt ceiling. So far, the Republicans nians began to sign up on the first day. off the road, and if it were just them, it refuse. On the second day they had 200,000 dis- would be one thing, but they are tak- We sent a clean continuing resolu- tinct users. ing America with them. We have to tion over there without all this cutting They are training thousands of en- stand up and be counted around here health care, Medicare, and Social Secu- rollment counselors there. Many of and not let this go without comment. rity that they are interested in. We them are already insurance agents. Mark Zandi, he was JOHN MCCAIN’s said: Let’s just keep the government Many of them are going to work for big economic adviser. Here is what said: open and going for 6 weeks, raise the providers like Kaiser Permanente. The dark scenario is so dark I can’t imag- debt ceiling, and then of course we will Many of them are going to be in the ine it. talk about all of this. That is what we community health care centers. Why He is talking about a default. Speak- do. We negotiate. We talk. And the do the Republicans want to shut down er BOEHNER is standing there saying: President is more than willing. He of- the government and threaten the de- Well, despite the fact that you read fered the Republicans a $4 trillion def- fault of this Nation when we are on the that I didn’t want a default, I can’t

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Talk about values, Speaker BOEH- about economics—I happened to have $600 to stay on the plan from the job he NER, why don’t you get a little bit of a majored in it in college, and I was a left 4 years ago. He has high blood pres- dose of Tip O’Neill? Tip O’Neill knew stockbroker for a period of time and sure and says he has been denied cov- the magic of 218. He didn’t care wheth- know that uncertainty is the worst erage in the past due to a preexisting er it was Republicans or Democrats thing. The last time the Republicans condition. Last Tuesday Andrew told who voted. He got things done. They tried this—and eventually they decided the Washington Post he picked out a have done nothing. Just because they to back up and back off—it cost us, as silver plan on the Covered California control one-half of one-third of the I was saying, almost $19 billion over 10 exchange. It took him a while to sign government doesn’t mean they get to years in taxpayer costs. America’s up for coverage due to traffic and high decide everything. It doesn’t work that credit rating was downgraded. Stand- demand on day 1. He said, ‘‘ . . . it will way. We have to work together. ard & Poor downgraded the U.S. credit save me over $6,000. For that I would They don’t get to pick and choose rating for the first time in American have waited all day.’’ what laws to enforce. If they don’t like history and the stock market sank. It I think the Republicans should call them, then repeal them. Try to repeal dropped 2,000 points in July and August up Mr. Stryker and say: Too bad. Too the Clean Air Act. Bring it on. Try to of 2011. bad. You don’t mind if we delay this repeal the Safe Drinking Water Act, That is a wonderful policy, Repub- another few years, do you? the Super Fund Act, the Dodd-Frank licans. Just keep it up. Who do you And he would say: I sure would. I Wall Street Reform law, and the Con- think you are helping? People who have a chance. sumer Protection Agency. Be honest. have 401(k)s? Everyone in America who Last week San Franciscan Paul Cello They don’t even like Social Security, is counting on the certainty of a gov- told KQED that he selected a plan on they don’t like Medicare, and they ernment opening up every day in the the California exchange that will save don’t like Medicaid. If they want to greatest nation of the world? What are him more than $300 a month compared battle that out, bring it on. We will they accomplishing? The President had to what he pays now in the high risk battle it out. But don’t hold this whole to cancel a trip to Asia that was so an- pool. ‘‘It’s like a whole ’nother world,’’ country hostage and don’t hurt mil- ticipated, giving China the upper hand he said. ‘‘The coverage is better, no lions of workers. there. You have to be kidding. Who are preexisting condition exclusions, I will They did pass these little mini bills. you helping? get mental health coverage, so there’s We stand on the floor and talk about Here is the deal. We have a health the horror stories. Oh, they passed a way more coverage than I had and I am care program now called the Affordable mini bill. I guess eventually they will going to be saving.’’ Care Act. I will tell you the story of send enough bills over here to open the Why doesn’t JOHN BOEHNER, who is Leslie Foster, a 28-year-old freelance known to shed tears, call up Paul Cello whole government. Why don’t they just filmmaker in Hollywood. He told the and say: Gee, Mr. Cello, we are really open the government? Wall Street Journal—Leslie Foster— We cry for those people who can’t get sorry. We want to delay your insurance that he found a plan on Covered Cali- into NIH trials. They have a mini bill, for a year or 2 or forever. Where is the fornia that will cost him only $62 a but they didn’t open the CDC and peo- emotion Speaker BOEHNER has shown month. Because Leslie earns $20,000 a ple are not working to catch the next year, federal assistance will pick up in many other cases. Where is the emo- epidemic. They didn’t do anything to nearly three-quarters of the cost of his tion for workers here who cannot get a restart food inspections, and Lord premium. Leslie says he hasn’t had paycheck, who are just praying to God knows we lose thousands of people a comprehensive health insurance since the Republicans will vote on that clean year from eating poisoned food. They 2006. CR and open up this government? will not open the EPA, and we have We know we have disagreements. I went home to be with the real peo- kids in Los Angeles, as we speak, who ple, to see the good that we can do. Is That is fine. We are proud of the values are very sick and ill with bloody noses. the Affordable Care Act perfect? No. that we bring. But it is not right to There is a picture in the paper I can Can we fix it? Yes. Let’s talk about it. shut down the government and cause show everyone. The red over here is the But don’t try to scuttle a law that is so so much pain. It is not right to threat- result of bloody noses from little chil- important for the people of my State en default and havoc in the markets, dren who are living near an oil and gas and for this country—48 million people and havoc all across the nation. It is operation. The day I read about it, I who are uninsured in America today. not right. They are trying to shut down called up the EPA. They said they They have a shot at getting insurance the government, and they might de- would be on it in 5 minutes, and then for the first time. Don’t take it away. fault because they don’t like Medicare, the government shut down. They don’t Don’t threaten default, and don’t shut ObamaCare, Social Security, and Med- care over there. Even though 75 percent down this government—which you al- icaid, and they are stamping their feet of the people strongly support the ready did. Open it up. and they are throwing a tantrum. Why EPA, they want to get rid of it. Bring The more I think about it, they pass are they inflicting so much suffering it on but don’t hold this country hos- a law to pay Federal employees who on our workers and on our families, but tage. are sitting home. Tell me how that none on themselves? There are 110 FAA safety inspectors makes sense. They want to come to Note to the Republicans: You are in southern California who were fur- work and do their jobs. They are not protecting your pay. Give it up during loughed, 830 Bureau of Land Manage- happy sitting at home, whether they the shutdown. ment employees were sent home, and get a check or they don’t. Open up the Here in the Capitol last week we had small businesses are not getting paid. government. If you don’t like certain a very frightening incident. It hap- We don’t even know what our unem- functions, fight it out during the reg- pened right outside my office. We are ployment rate is in the greatest coun- ular order. PATTY MURRAY, the chair of so thankful to the Capitol Police for try in the world because the Labor De- our Budget Committee, she has asked— rushing to save the day. A vehicle was partment had to send home the people I think it is now 18 times, I could be being used as a weapon. They ran right who calculate that number. wrong and I’ll correct the record if I to the trouble. A couple of them wound In Santa Monica a plane crashed on am wrong—she has asked them to go to up in the hospital. They are not get- Sunday evening and four people were conference and strike a deal. Let’s sit ting paid. What do you think that does killed. The NTSB cannot investigate— down and talk. to the ego of people, to their feeling of that is the National Transportation Senator CRUZ objected every time, self-worth? And these Republicans can Safety Board—because the investiga- and when he was not here Senator LEE get all the protection they want, and tors are off the job. They took what

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they learned, put it in a vault, and cancel out a law that passed 31⁄2 years He graduated from the Pensacola when the government reopens, they ago. School of Medicine and went straight, will take it out. In the meantime, who This is so bad that the Republican as a flight surgeon, to Vietnam in the knows why it happened. Maybe it is a candidate for Governor in Virginia has U.S. Marine Corps. He returned to be a defect in the plane that we could fix for said: Stop it. Open the government and physician and get his residency train- all planes. Maybe it is something on then debate health care. ing at Tulane University Medical Cen- the runway. We don’t know. Maybe it The good news is Speaker BOEHNER ter in New Orleans, LA, and then came was pilot error. All of this needs to be could change his mind, bring up our to Marietta, GA, and founded Marietta discussed and looked at. bill in a few minutes’ time. I know how Dermatology, now the leading derma- What they are doing is disgraceful, it works. I spent 10 years in the House. tology practice in the State of Georgia. and it is unprecedented. I have looked It is real easy. They take the bill, go to He will retire this Friday night. back, and there have been shutdowns, the rules committee, talk about how I walk around on these two feet in but most lasted 1 or 2 or 3 days, but they are going to allow one or two part because Clem taught me early none of them were about repealing a amendments or none, and they could awareness, early identification, and the law, let alone a signature law of a then actually take it up, pass it, and right practices to deal with skin can- President—Democratic or Republican. send it to the President. What would cer. I thank him for what he did for me The Republicans have to wake up and that do? It would reopen the govern- and what he has done for countless pa- smell reality. They had an election and ment tomorrow. It would keep the gov- tients over countless years in the great a lot of it was about the Affordable ernment open for 6 weeks while we de- city of Marietta in the great county of Care Act. They lost. Amazingly, the bate the bigger issues, and then we Cobb. Affordable Care Act—they dubbed it should raise the debt ceiling so we can f ObamaCare—is based on a Republican pay the bills we have already incurred. idea of individual responsibility. We It is so good to go home to your UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT actually got the idea from Republicans State and talk to people who are look- FARMINGTON and from a Republican Governor named ing at us and thinking: Why would any- Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, on Oc- Mitt Romney. They ran away from it one want to close down this country tober 9, 1863, the Maine legislature because they don’t care for this Presi- because they don’t like the fact that signed a charter establishing the dent. Get over it. You lost. There are our families can get health insurance? State’s first public institution of high- people in this Senate who ran on say- They don’t understand it. They are er education. I rise today to celebrate ing they would make the Affordable pondering it, and they are coming up 150 years of remarkable accomplish- Care Act better, but they weren’t going with a tilt. ments by the University of Maine at to repeal it. So, Speaker BOEHNER, you are a man; Farmington. The Commodity Futures Trading obviously, you have deep emotions. Also, 2013 marks another significant Commission furloughed 600 employees. Your policies and that of your party anniversary: this is the 16th consecu- The government can’t regulate the are hurting people, hurting children, tive year that the University of Maine markets for contracts in oil, corn, and hurting families, hurting the economy, at Farmington has been named to the metals. Commissioner Bart Chilton hurting the country, and all you have U.S. News and World Report ‘‘Best Col- said: to do is bring up a clean continuing lege’’ list. That same publication has Taking our cops off the beat for even a few resolution that we passed over here, named UMF, as it is known throughout days could have disastrous impacts on these thanks to Republicans who allowed us Maine, a ‘‘Best Value’’ school for its markets that consumers depend upon. to bring it up and pass it, and pass it quality programs and affordable cost. We talked about the CDC. They fur- over there. Let’s get through this. In addition, the Institute of Inter- loughed 9,000 workers who respond to Let’s restore some faith that this coun- national Education and the U.S. State outbreaks such as salmonella. This is try can function once again. Department have recognized UMF as a happening at a time when an outbreak I thank the Presiding Officer. I yield ‘‘Top Producer’’ of Fulbright Scholars, of hepatitis A has affected 79 people in the floor. with 11 faculty members having re- California. f ceived that prestigious award. We are dealing with a self-inflicted Such recognition is but one measure wound upon this Nation, a government RETIREMENT OF DR. CLEM DOXEY of UMF’s success. Another is the deep shutdown that is unnecessary. We can- Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, we had affection alumni and people through- not allow this to continue. So I say to a discussion at the Prayer Breakfast 2 out Maine have for this remarkable in- Speaker BOEHNER, who is the architect weeks ago about skin cancer, and we stitution. In 2005, I had the privilege to of this shutdown, stop playing games have shared a common experience in serve as honorary chairman of UMF’s with the lives of Americans—our work- that we have confronted a melanoma campaign for a new Education Center ers, our families, and our children. Do at one time in our lives. to integrate technology with teaching your job. Open the government. Let the On this Friday night Dr. Clem Doxey and learning. The support from count- House vote. It is pretty simple. of Marietta, GA, is retiring after 43 less individuals, businesses, and organi- We have sent a bill over there which years as a leading dermatologist in the zations was overwhelming and enabled funds the government. We have made a Southeast, chief of staff at Kennestone a small school of just 2,000 students to commitment to them that after they Hospital, and also a leading dermatolo- keep pace with the top colleges and pass that and the debt ceiling, every gist around the United States of Amer- universities in the country. single thing is on the table. ica. He is a real inspiration to me, a Responding to the needs of an ever- I was thinking the other day that if man who led me to help pass the TAN changing society is one of the richest you are a teacher and you get hired in Act, along with Senator REID, JOHN traditions a college can have. The UMF a school and the school opens for work MCCAIN, and others, who came together tradition of service began in 1857, 6 at 9 a.m. every morning, you have to be to bring about awareness for skin can- years before the charter was granted, in the classroom at 9 a.m. in the morn- cer, awareness for melanoma, and when a convention of teachers from ing in order to keep your job. If you awareness for early detection; a citizen Franklin County, in the mountains of weren’t in your classroom at 9 a.m. in who contributed to us an idea that is western Maine, urged the establish- the morning and decided that you now the law of the land in the United ment of an institution dedicated to wanted to do something different such States of America and one I am sure educating educators for the benefit of as come in at 11 a.m., you would be will help save lives. their region and of the entire State. fired. Clem is retiring after many years in When the first class of 31 students ma- Our job is to keep the government Marietta, GA, and 43 years of practice. triculated at the new Farmington Nor- running and pay the bills we have in- He has been a leader in Rotary, a lead- mal School the summer after the char- curred. We don’t get to pick and choose er in organizations in our community, ter, they did so in a setting that was or decide that all of a sudden in the a leader in our hospital, a friend to me, described by a UMF historian as middle of everything we are going to and my dermatologist. ‘‘rough, crude, and plenty humble.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:52 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.041 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE October 7, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7271 Over the years, UMF has become the Congressional Coalition on Adop- H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution making con- known for its outstanding liberal arts tion Institute and the Angels in Adop- tinuing appropriations for the Special Sup- programs, which attract students not tion do for children. Thankfully, with plemental Nutrition Program for Women, In- only from Maine but also from all over their help over 50,000 foster children fants, and Children for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. the nation. were adopted into loving families last H.J. Res. 85. Joint resolution making con- Through the years, UMF has estab- year and given a chance to make a tinuing appropriations for the Federal Emer- lished another noble tradition—that of positive difference like Elijah has. Eli- gency Management Agency for fiscal year contributing to the entire region by jah’s actions are an extraordinary ex- 2014, and for other purposes. adding to its cultural life, teaching in ample of what can be achieved through f local classrooms, coaching youth ath- love and respect for all mankind and a letics, and helping youngsters learn ev- passionate desire to serve others. EXECUTIVE REPORT OF erything from swimming to foreign Elijah’s noble and thoughtful efforts COMMITTEE languages. From the Health and Fit- have not gone unnoticed. Aside from The following executive report of a ness Center to the Mantor Library, the positively affecting the lives of so nomination was submitted: doors of UMF are open to the commu- many foster children, Elijah will be By Mr. CARPER for the Committee on nity. recognized for his service by the Con- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- The combination of quality and value gressional Coalition on Adoption Insti- fairs. results in graduation and freshman re- tute at its annual Angels in Adoption * Beth F. Cobert, of California, to be Dep- tention rates that are significantly awards gala on October 9, 2013. This uty Director for Management, Office of Man- agement and Budget. higher than the national averages for award honors groups and individuals both public universities and private who have made extraordinary contribu- * Nomination was reported with rec- colleges. UMF’s dedication to edu- tions on behalf of children still in need ommendation that it be confirmed sub- cating educators continues today, with of families, and honorees include such ject to the nominee’s commitment to graduates receiving the Maine Teacher individuals as First Lady Laura Bush, respond to requests to appear and tes- of the Year Award in four of the last 6 Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, and Mu- tify before any duly constituted com- years. hammad Ali. mittee of the Senate. On that ‘‘rough, crude, and plenty Lastly, I would like to express my f humble’’ foundation laid 150 years ago, appreciation to Lynore Harding for INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND something magnificent has been built— welcoming Elijah to be a part of her JOINT RESOLUTIONS an ongoing commitment to excellence loving family and to offer my sincere The following bills and joint resolu- and a spirit of service. On behalf of the congratulations and appreciation to tions were introduced, read the first people of Maine, I congratulate the Elijah for remembering the experience and second times by unanimous con- University of Maine at Farmington for of being a foster child and for being a sent, and referred as indicated: 150 years of outstanding contributions positive role model for the children to our State. who have not yet been as fortunate.∑ By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. INHOFE, and Ms. COLLINS): f f S. 1568. A bill to make technical correc- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT tions to the Pay Our Military Act to include midshipmen at the United States Merchant Messages from the President of the Marine Academy, who are appointed as mid- TRIBUTE TO ELIJAH EVANS United States were communicated to shipmen in the Navy Reserve; to the Com- the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- mittee on Appropriations. ∑ Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, today I retaries. f wish to honor an exemplary young man who has persevered through life’s chal- f ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS lenges and devoted himself to bettering EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED S. 539 the lives of children in foster care. As As in executive session the Presiding At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the a young boy, Elijah Evans was abused Officer laid before the Senate messages name of the Senator from North Caro- by his family, forcing him to be re- from the President of the United lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- moved from their care and placed into States submitting sundry nominations sor of S. 539, a bill to amend the Public a foster care program. Quickly winning which were referred to the appropriate Health Service Act to foster more ef- the love of the nurse assigned to attend committees. fective implementation and coordina- to his wounds, Elijah was adopted by (The messages received today are tion of clinical care for people with Lynore Harding when he was 4 years printed at the end of the Senate pro- pre-diabetes and diabetes. old. But after being adopted, Elijah did ceedings.) S. 862 not forget what it was like to live in At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the foster care, or about the more than f name of the Senator from Colorado 400,000 children who are in foster care MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor today. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED of S. 862, a bill to amend section 5000A In 2011, when Elijah was 13 years old, The President pro tempore (Mr. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to he began raising money to give Christ- LEAHY) announced that on today, Oc- provide an additional religious exemp- mas gifts to foster children, knowing tober 7, 2013, he had signed the fol- tion from the individual health cov- that the Christmas season often leaves lowing enrolled bill, previously signed erage mandate. these children with the longing feeling by the Speaker of the House: of not being a part of a family. In that S. 1300 year, he was able to raise $5,000 and H.R. 3095. An act to ensure that any new or At the request of Mr. FLAKE, the revised requirement providing for the screen- name of the Senator from New Mexico give Christmas gifts to 72 children. ing, testing, or treatment of individuals op- (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor Since then, Elijah has established his erating commercial motor vehicles for sleep own organization, No Use for Abuse, disorders is adopted pursuant to a rule- of S. 1300, a bill to amend the Healthy and has continued Christmas of Hope, making proceeding, and for other purposes. Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to pro- vide for the conduct of stewardship end which is going into its third year. He f hopes that he will be able to expand his result contracting projects. organization in the future to offer col- MEASURES PLACED ON THE S. 1332 lege scholarships to foster children CALENDAR At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the after they graduate from high school. The following bill and joint resolu- name of the Senator from Rhode Island As a father, I know that every life is tions were read the second time, and (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- incredibly precious. There is always placed on the calendar: sponsor of S. 1332, a bill to amend title more we can do to increase adoptions, H.R. 3223. An act to provide for the com- XVIII of the Social Security Act to en- but I’m deeply grateful for everything pensation of furloughed Federal employees. sure more timely access to home

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:52 Oct 08, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G07OC6.017 S07OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S7272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 7, 2013 health services for Medicare bene- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without riod of morning business for debate ficiaries under the Medicare program. objection, it is so ordered. only until 12:30 p.m. with Senators per- S. 1349 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND mitted to speak therein for up to 10 At the request of Mr. MORAN, the GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS minutes each; and that the Senate re- name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask cess from 12:30 until 2:15 to allow for MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor unanimous consent that the Com- the weekly caucus meetings. of S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of community financial institutions to ernmental affairs objection, it is so ordered. foster economic growth and serve their Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask communities, boost small businesses, unanimous consent that the Com- f increase individual savings, and for mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- other purposes. ernmental Affairs be authorized to ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW S. 1413 meet during the session of the Senate At the request of Mr. PRYOR, the on October 7, 2013, at 5:50 p.m. Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, if there name of the Senator from Arkansas The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is no further business to come before (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- objection, it is so ordered. the Senate, I ask unanimous consent sor of S. 1413, a bill to exempt from se- f that it adjourn under the previous questration certain fees of the Food order. and Drug Administration. JOINT REFERRAL There being no objection, the Senate, S. RES. 75 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask at 7:13 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name unanimous consent that as if in execu- October 8, 2013, at 10 a.m. of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. tive session, the nomination of Arun f COBURN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Res. 75, a resolution condemning the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and NOMINATIONS Government of Iran for its state-spon- Director General of the U.S. and For- sored persecution of its Baha’i minor- eign Commercial Service, received in Executive nominations received by ity and its continued violation of the the Senate on October 7, 2013, be joint- the Senate: International Covenants on Human ly referred to the Committee on Bank- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Rights. ing, Housing and Urban Affairs and the KELLY R. WELSH, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE GENERAL COUN- f Committee on Commerce, Science, and SEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, VICE CAM- Transportation. ERON F. KERRY. NOTICE OF HEARING ARUN MADHAVAN KUMAR, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AS- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COM- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL objection, it is so ordered. MERCIAL SERVICE, VICE SURESH KUMAR, RESIGNED. RESOURCES f DEPARTMENT OF STATE Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I would ARNOLD A. CHACON, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER like to announce for the information of MEASURES PLACED ON THE CAL- OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER– the Senate and the public, that a hear- ENDAR—H.R. 3223, H.J. RES. 75, COUNSELOR, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOR- EIGN SERVICE, VICE LINDA THOMAS–GREENFIELD, RE- ing has been scheduled before the Sen- AND H.J. RES. 85 SIGNED. ate Committee on Energy and Natural DANIEL BENNETT SMITH, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN AS- Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I under- SISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (INTELLIGENCE AND RE- Resources. The hearing will be held on stand there are three measures at the SEARCH), VICE PHILIP S. GOLDBERG. Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 10 a.m., in desk due for a second reading. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office The PRESIDING OFFICER. The HELEN TIERNEY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL Building. clerk will read the bills by title for a OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. The purpose of the business meeting second time. IN THE ARMY is to consider the nominations of Mr. The legislative clerk read as follows: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT Michael L. Connor to be Deputy Sec- IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED A bill (H.R. 3223) to provide for the com- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND retary of the Interior, and Dr. Eliza- pensation of furloughed Federal employees. beth M. Robinson to be Under Sec- RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: A joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making To be lieutenant general retary of Energy. continuing appropriations for the Special Because of the limited time available Supplemental Nutrition Program for MAJ. GEN. STEPHEN R. LANZA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT for the hearing, witnesses may testify Women, Infants and Children for fiscal year TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE by invitation only. However, those 2014, and other purposes. ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: wishing to submit written testimony A joint resolution (H.J. Res. 85) making To be colonel continuing appropriations for the Federal for the hearing record may do so by ROBERT F. PLECZKOWSKI sending it to the Committee on Energy Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: Washington, DC 20510–6150, or by email Mrs. BOXER. I object to any further To be colonel to [email protected] proceedings with respect to these .gov. For further information, please measures en bloc. MILTON L. SHIPMAN The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- ROBERT W. STEWART contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224–7571 or THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT Abigail Campbell at (202) 224–4905. tion is heard. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE The bills will be placed on the cal- ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: f endar under rule XIV. To be colonel AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO f JOHN C. ANDERSON MEET SCOTT K. BENNER ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER KENNETH M. BUCK COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND SAMUEL R. COOK GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 8, 2013 JOHN H. DAVENPORT ROBERT S. DAVIDSON Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask DAVID W. DINENNA unanimous consent that the Com- unanimous consent that when the Sen- KRISTEN E. DIXON KELLEY L. DONHAM mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- ate completes its business today, it ad- SAMUEL F. DRIVER ernmental Affairs be authorized to journ until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October PAUL S. DRURY RAYMOND M. DUNNING II meet during the session of the Senate 8, 2013; that following the prayer and CHRISTOPHER J. ELLIS on October 7, 2013 at 3 p.m., to conduct pledge, the morning hour be deemed TONEY E. FILOSTRAT MATTHEW D. FISHER a hearing entitled ‘‘Social Security expired, the Journal of proceedings be JAMES H. FITZGERALD Disability Benefits: Did a Group of approved to date, and the time for the ERIC P. FLOWERS WILFREDO GARCIA Judges, Doctors and Lawyers Abuse two leaders be reserved for their use JAMES J. GROARK Programs for the Country’s Most Vul- later in the day; that following any GEORGE J. HANHAUSER IV LARRY D. HEARN nerable?’’ leader remarks, the Senate be in a pe- KIM J. HODGES

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NELSON IRIZARRY JEFFREY A. BREWSTER MICHAEL J. MCINERNEY GEORGE D. JOHNSON KENNETH B. BROWN CHARLES J. MCLAUGHLIN IV MARTIN F. KLEIN ERIC B. BRYSON RAFAEL MEDINAVAZQUEZ CATHERINE L. LASSITER MICHAEL L. BUTLER KEVIN F. MEISLER CARL E. LINK, JR. THOMAS J. BYANSKI EDWARD H. MERRIGAN, JR. ALVARO W. LOFSTROM DENISE M. CALISE MASAYO M. MESLER EARL MACK III JOHN F. CAMPBELL, JR. MICHAEL H. MIDKIFF GARY J. MANN ROBERT L. CAPECE KRISTO S. MIETTINEN SEAN P. MCDONALD THOMAS A. CARLSON, JR. BRIAN E. MILLER DELWYN S. MERKERSON STEPHEN M. CARROLL ERIC MILLER, JR. EUGENE L. MONTAGUE BRIAN T. CASHMAN WARREN L. MILLER TAMARA L. MORRIS ROBERT J. CENTENO WILLIAM E. MILLER ISOLDE K. OPPHILE JOHN R. CICCARELLI JAMES C. MITCHELL KURT D. OROURKE KEVIN E. CLARK BYRON G. MOBLEY REGAL L. PERRY WILLIAM J. CLARK WILLIAM D. MONTGOMERY TODD M. PETERSON KIRK M. CLAUNCH STEPHEN S. MORRIS CHERYL D. PHILLIPS JOHN J. COLLINS NORMAN D. NELSON DAVID J. PINTER ROBERT S. COOLEY, JR. RANDALL D. NEWTON ELIZABETH W. PREKKER CHARLES W. CROWDER DAVID L. NICHOLS RANDY K. RIEDY LUIS CRUZ THOMAS A. NILES ERIC ROBINSON STEPHEN F. DALE RICHARD NORL, JR. KEVIN M. SANDERS TRACY L. DAWKINS WILLIAM P. OBYRNE WILLIAM S. SCHAPER GARY W. DETTLING DINAH F. OLAGBEGI GREGORY A. SCHEIDHAUER JORGE I. DIAZ HEBER OLGUIN SCOTT R. SHRADER MATTHEW R. DOSMANN RICHARD D. PANZARELLA ERIN M. DOWD DOUGLAS D. SMITH REINALDO PARAVISINI KATRINA K. DOWIS GREGORY L. PARKER MICHAEL E. STEWART THOMAS J. DOWNEY BRIAN L. PATTERSON MARK D. STIMER DENNIS R. DUFFY JOHN D. PATTERSON ERIC P. TAUCH THOMAS A. DUNCAN PHILLIP K. PATTERSON KEVIN J. VINK PETER J. DUSICK FRANK W. PECJAK, JR. STEPHEN VROOMAN PETER DYKMAN MARISA K. PELOQUIN KATTIRIA M. WALKER DOUGLAS J. EISENSCHENK WILLIAM PELT ALEXIS M. WELLS DANIEL L. ELLIS, JR. EDGAR L. PEREZ THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT WILLIAM E. ELLISON JOHN M. PERRY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY STEVEN K. ESPLIN ERIC R. PERRYMAN AS CHAPLAINS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND CHERYN L. FASANO LANCE S. PETERSON 3064: MICHAEL G. FLORU CURTIS PHELPS SANDRA L. FORREST BRUCE PROTESTO To be colonel ANGELA D. FORTUNE JAY M. PULLIAM JAMES L. BRISSON, JR. STEPHAN J. FRANK CARL D. RAMSEY MARK E. FAIRBROTHER BRYAN S. FRANKLIN KEITH W. RAMSEY KEITH N. GOODE CLARK D. FREDERICK TONY M. RATLIFF WILLIAM GREEN, JR. MICHELE B. FRIEDRICH TANYA M. RAWLINS SCOTT A. HAMMOND JOHN G. GANINO SCOTT A. REED JEFFREY D. HAWKINS MICHAEL F. GARCIA TODD L. RESSEL SCOTT F. JONES NORA M. GARONO DARWIN F. RICE ROBERT P. LASLEY STACY L. GARRITY DALE A. RIDEN TIMOTHY S. MALLARD KATY M. GARZABAIR JEFFERY P. RISNER JAMES PALMER, JR. MARK E. GIARDINA WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON MARK A. PENFOLD GLENN A. GIBBS TERRY J. ROBEY ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, SR. STEPHEN E. GIBSON MARTHA D. ROBINS MARK E. THOMPSON STEVEN M. GRADY MICHAEL A. RODRIGUEZ DAVID A. VANDERJAGT DONALD G. GREENWOOD MICHAEL E. ROERK ROBERT A. GRIERSON JOHN F. ROSNOW THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RICHARD G. GULLEY CURTIS A. SAUBERAN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE JAMES D. HAGAN BRENDEN M. SCHERR ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: JOHN R. M. HAHN MITCHELL A. SCHMIDTKE To be colonel ROBYN R. HAMASAKI MICHAEL J. SEGUIN LISA A. HARBACH SEAN E. SEIBERT JAMES D. BROWN JOEL C. HARDIN BRENT R. SELNAU ERIK W. FEIG JOHN S. HARRIS JAMES K. SHEARER JAMES D. GRAY JEAN E. HENDERSON NATHANIEL SHROPSHIRE, JR. JAMES J. KRISCHE ROBERT J. HENDERSON ROBERT F. SILE LESLIE D. MALONEY SUSAN E. HENDERSON JONATHAN R. SIMMONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF MICHAEL HENRY TIMOTHY L. SIMPSON THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO JON K. HOLLAND JOHN C. SMALL, JR. THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY LAWANDA J. HOLLIMAN BRUCE M. SMITH UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: JAMES G. HOLLINGSWORTH JOEL L. SOENKSEN DAVID M. HOLLIS LOREN P. SOMMERFIELD To be colonel GEORGE E. HOOVER STEIN L. SORENSON LAURENCE J. BAZER JOHN K. HOPF GARY R. SPEAR RUSSEL L. BETTS JEFFREY A. HOPKINS KARL V. STAHLECKER DAVID D. COLDREN MICHAEL J. HOWARD JOHN N. STIBBARD DANIEL H. DENT SHELIA R. HOWELL RODNEY D. STOVALL ROBERT J. DESOUSA HOPE M. HUBBARD JOSEF W. SUJET EDDIE M. FRIZELL STEPHEN IACOVELLI BRADLEY J. SUMMERS JORGE H. GALOFFINLOPEZ JIMMY IBANEZ CYNTHIA K. SUMMERS MICHAEL J. GILLETT GARRETT L. IDE DAVID N. TATE STEPHANIE K. HORVATH JOHN C. JACOBI DANIEL L. TAYLOR TODD H. HUBBARD ALEXANDER JAROTZKY HERMAN E. TERMEER NATHAN F. LORD ISAAC JOHNSON, JR. LESLIE R. THOMASON KENNETH J. MARKWELL CHARLES A. JONES JONATHAN D. THOMPSON KEVIN D. MCMAHAN DOUGLAS E. JONES THOMAS P. THOMPSON DAVID J. MIKOLAITIES JOHN F. K. JONES TIMOTHY L. THRASHER STEPHANIE A. PURGERSON DONALD L. JOYNER HARRY R. TIDESWELL COLLIN D. ROSE DAVID J. JUNGQUIST CHARLES E. TIPTON COREY L. SEATS MICHAEL J. JUNOD REDUS V. TITTLE RANDY R. SIKOWSKI RONALD J. KASTELEIN JIMMEY W. TODD, JR. JOHN E. TRUNZO ALAN D. KATZ MARCI D. TOLER MATTHEW A. KEUREJIAN DERRICK E. TOMPKINS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KENNETH D. KIRK STEPHEN TORRES TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE STEPHEN E. KREBS JANET J. TSAO ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: CHRISTOPHER R. KUDUK PAUL K. TSATSOS To be colonel RAYMOND J. LAGEMANN, JR. JOSEPH S. TURLINGTON RUSSELL M. LARAWAY ANDREW UDZIELAK BRIAN M. ADELSON ERIC J. LARSON DAVID J. UYEMATSU DON C. AHSHAPANEK, JR. DAVID E. LEE KENNETH J. VALCOURT CALVIN AMOS LAWRENCE D. LEON EMILIO VARGAS II TODD M. ANDERSON JEFFREY H. LEROY CHRISTOPHER H. VARHOLA LISA T. ANGLESON SARAH E. LETTSSMITH WILLIAM A. VAUGHN PETER A. ARCANO STEPHANIE A. LEWIS JOHN G. VERNICK RICHARD P. ATCHISON JOHN K. LIM MITCHELL R. WAITE TERRY A. AYERS ROBERT K. LIPUT II GEORGE B. WALSH BETTY J. BANKS ERNEST LITYNSKI JANICE M. WALTMAN KEVIN D. BANTA EARNESTRHEINOLD R. LLOYD ANGELA M. WANNAMAKER MATTHEW C. BECKMANN JEFFERY E. LONG MATTHEW S. WARNE KRIS A. BELANGER DEWEY S. LOWERY, JR. GAYLENE K. WEBER CHRISTOPHER M. BENTCH WYATT A. LOWERY KEVIN R. WILEY ROBERT L. BERRY JOSE LUCENA ANTHONY L. WILKERSON CRAIG B. BEST WILLIAM F. LYONS, JR. MARTHA S. WILKINS JOHN A. BIVONA ERNEST J. MALDONADO JAMES O. WILLIAMS THERESE J. BLAKE PATRICIA A. MANCE AARON C. WILSON BRADLY M. BOGANOWSKI MARK W. MARTIN WILLIAM WILSON II RUSSELL J. BONACCORSO, JR. TIMOTHY F. MCCONVERY MICHELLE M. WOOD ERIC D. BOWERS JESSE D. MCCURLEY SIDNEY C. WRIGHT KIMBERLY R. BOYD ELAINE K. MCGARRY DAVID A. YASENCHOCK

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BRIAN G. YOUNG To be lieutenant commander THE JUDICIARY IN THE NAVY JESSICA Y. LIN COLIN STIRLING BRUCE, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE UNITED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY OF ILLINOIS. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: f SARA LEE ELLIS, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE UNITED STATES To be commander DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLI- NOIS. SENNAY M. STEFANOS CONFIRMATIONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER IN THE GRADE INDI- Executive nominations confirmed by CATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 5582: the Senate October 7, 2013:

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REMEMBERING RAYMOND F. PERSONAL EXPLANATION eight. Tom was born on November 19, 1974 BARRY, SR. in Warren, Ohio, to his proud and caring par- HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY ents, John and Gloria Gillen. He enjoyed hunt- ing, fishing and spending time with his loved HON. TIM RYAN OF INDIANA OF OHIO ones. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tom led an exemplary life of service and Monday, October 7, 2013 Monday, October 7, 2013 dedication; he graduated from John F. Ken- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, on October nedy High School where he helped his football Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 4, 2013, I was absent from the House and team win a State Championship in 1991 and to commemorate the remarkable life of Ray- place runner-up the following year. Afterwards, mond F. ‘‘Rambo’’ Barry, Sr., who passed missed rollcall votes 519 through 524. Had I been present for rollcall vote 519, on he went on to graduate from Youngstown away on July 15th, 2013 at the age of 75. He State University and work for the State of Ohio was born on February 7, 1938 to the late Mar- ordering the previous question regarding H. Res. 371, providing for consideration of the Department of Corrections for the past fifteen jorie Barry of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Raymond years. Tom’s life, although all too brief, was happily spent his days traveling, watching his joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making con- tinuing appropriations for the Special Supple- highlighted by success, commitment and loy- beloved Bengals, keeping up with politics, alty. playing cards and engaging in lively conversa- mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, tions with his longtime friends. and Children for fiscal year 2014, and for I extend my deepest condolences to Tom’s Raymond felt an uncanny closeness to his other purposes; providing for consideration of family. He is survived by his parents, as well fellow man, serving as a vital member of his motions to suspend the rules; and for other as his sister Annie Needs, brothers John community and church. He loved to support purposes, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Gillen, Brian Gillen and James Gillen, niece his friends and family, especially in their ath- Had I been present for rollcall vote 520, on Maggie Needs, nephews Matthew and Ian letic endeavors. As Raymond was the recipi- agreeing to the resolution, H. Res. 371, pro- Needs, as well as several aunts, uncles and ent of a lung transplant, we were extremely viding for consideration of the joint resolution cousins. Although Tom is no longer with us, fortunate that he was able to spend five and (H.J. Res. 75) making continuing appropria- his memory will endure in the hearts of his a half additional years with us. Every day, tions for the Special Supplemental Nutrition family and friends. Raymond provided an example of friendliness Program for Women, Infants, and Children for Thomas was a successful and caring man, and warmth, much to the benefit to those he fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, pro- and I am deeply saddened by his premature met. viding for consideration of motions to suspend passing. He knew how to be a team player I would like to extend my deepest sympathy the rules; and for other purposes, I would and how to make difficult sacrifices. Thomas to Raymond’s family, particularly his wife of 24 have voted ‘‘no.’’ left an impression in the minds of everyone he years, Teri Barry, as well as his sister Edna Had I been present for rollcall vote 521, on met and will be greatly missed. The state of Hoskins, sister-in-law Ruth Reed, children the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of Ohio lost an outstanding citizen and his com- Pamela Lucero, Warren Barry, Jerimie J. the chair regarding H.J. Res. 85, making con- munity will miss him dearly. McKinley, and Jamie McKinley-Taylor, grand- tinuing appropriations for the Federal Emer- children Brian Hammer, Raymond Barry III, gency Management Agency for fiscal year f A.J. Hammer, Xzandria McKinley, Jonathon 2014, and for other purposes, I would have McKinley, Kat Taylor and Aleutian Taylor, 6 voted ‘‘no.’’ DAN THOEMKE great-grandchildren, and numerous other fam- Had I been present for rollcall vote 522, on ily members and friends. passage of H.J. Res. 85, making continuing f appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2014, and HON. ED PERLMUTTER RECOGNIZING THE 102ND NA- for other purposes, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ OF COLORADO TIONAL DAY OF THE REPUBLIC Had I been present for rollcall vote 523, to OF CHINA (TAIWAN) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES table the appeal of the ruling of the chair re- garding H.J. Res. 75, making continuing ap- Monday, October 7, 2013 HON. MARK MEADOWS propriations for the Special Supplemental Nu- OF NORTH CAROLINA trition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dren for fiscal year 2014, and for other pur- today to recognize and applaud Dan Thoemke Monday, October 7, 2013 poses, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ for receiving the 2013 Golden Mayor’s Award Had I been present for rollcall vote 524, on for Excellence. Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, today I am passage of H.J. Res. 75, making continuing honored to recognize the Republic of China This award recognizes extraordinary con- appropriations for the Special Supplemental tributions to the Golden community and is pre- (Taiwan) as they celebrate their 102nd Na- Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and tional Day on October 10, 2013. sented to Dan Thoemke for building commu- Children for fiscal year 2014, and for other nity and making Golden a better place for all. The Republic of China, commonly known as purposes, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Taiwan, maintains a robust economic and cul- Dan’s contributions in Golden can be seen in tural relationship with the United States and f many venues including his leadership with the Together Church of Golden, a voluntary group serves as a strong trade partner. In my home REMEMBERING THOMAS GILLEN state of North Carolina, Taiwan is among our of pastors from all denominations, his work top ten export markets in Asia. with the Golden Backpack program, Neighbor- As an ally in the Asia Pacific region and an HON. TIM RYAN hood Rehab project, City Unite, and as Chap- lain for the Golden Police department. Dan is important trade partner of the United States, OF OHIO a quiet but powerful leadership force and a Taiwan should be included in the Trans-Pacific IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Partnership (TPP). I look forward to working role model of excellence in our community. Monday, October 7, 2013 with my colleagues in the House to further this I extend my deepest congratulations to Dan goal. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Thoemke for this well deserved recognition by As we continue to nurture bilateral relations to honor the remarkable life of my friend Mayor Marjorie Sloan and the City of Golden. with Taiwan, I invite our friends from Taiwan Thomas Joseph Gillen, who tragically passed Thank you for your dedication to our commu- to visit the United States. away on March 9, 2013 at the age of thirty- nity.

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Mr. Whereas, reaching the age of 80 years is a duty. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and con- remarkable milestone; and Additionally, in 2012, Safeway launched its gratulate Frank Leal Elementary School for Whereas, Mrs. Robbie Bronner was born Retail Military Recruiting project, which seeks being named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon eighty years ago and is celebrating that mile- to hire veterans from a variety of backgrounds. School. This is a remarkable honor that de- stone today; and In 2012, Safeway hired 1,500 veterans, and it serves our recognition and praise. Whereas, Mrs. Bronner has been blessed plans to hire another 1,500 veterans in 2013. Frank Leal Elementary School is in Cerritos, with a long, happy life, devoted to God and Also, Safeway has instituted a special pro- California and was among three Los Angeles credits it all to the Will of God; and gram to hire junior military officers and non- County schools named as a National Blue Whereas, Mrs. Bronner is celebrating her commissioned officers for managerial positions Ribbon School. 80th birthday with her family members, church in the company. This prestigious award is given in recogni- members, and friends here in Atlanta, Georgia As a nation we must pledge that when our tion to schools where students perform at re- on September 29, 2013; and troops return home we leave no service mem- markably high levels or where significant im- Whereas, the Lord has been her Shepherd ber behind. Safeway has shown our troops provements are being made in students’ aca- throughout her life and she prays daily and is and veterans more than words of appreciation; demic achievement. leading by example a blessed life; and it has provided meaningful support to our Leal Elementary School was recognized as Whereas, we are honored that she is cele- brave service members. a ‘‘blue ribbon’’ honoree because it ranked I applaud Safeway’s continued service to brating the milestone of her 80th birthday with among the highest-performing schools on our National Guard, Reserves, and veterans church members from the 4th District of Geor- state assessments in language arts and math- through these hiring and benefits programs. gia; and ematics, achieving an Academic Performance Congratulations again to Safeway for achiev- Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Index score of 972. That’s nearly 200 points ing this great honor. Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this higher than the state average of 789. day to honor and recognize Mrs. Robbie f This award would not have been possible Bronner for an exemplary life which is an in- REMEMBERING MARTHA M. without the tireless dedication of teachers, spiration to all: MURANSKY counselors, parents, and, of course, the bril- Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- liant students at Leal Elementary School. SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim September 29, Countless Leal parents will one day see their 2013 as Mrs. Robbie Bronner Day in the 4th HON. TIM RYAN OF OHIO children attend and graduate from college, fos- Congressional District of Georgia. tering future generations of service-oriented, Proclaimed, this 29th day of September, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES civically engaged Cerritos residents. Monday, October 7, 2013 2013. The National Blue Ribbon recognition is just f Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise to one of many more milestones to be achieved INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT celebrate the life of an outstanding and chari- by these bright young scholars. The commu- OF COLUMBIA INCENTIVES FOR table woman, Ms. Martha M. Muransky. Mar- nity pride they have created through their ex- BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUAL IN- tha was born on May 28, 1923, to Joseph and emplary achievement encourages students in VESTMENT ACT Martha Kukara and spent her 89 years as a our communities to strive for even greater resident of the Youngstown, Ohio area. She academic success. For that reason, I would HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON witnessed almost a century of change and like to recognize Frank Leal Elementary was always filled with humor, wit and kind- School for being named a National Blue Rib- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ness. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sports, bon School. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and, most of all, spending time with her family. f Monday, October 7, 2013 Martha graduated from Campbell High TRIBUTE TO GREENFOREST Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to intro- School in 1940 and was an active member of COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH duce a slightly amended version of the District the SS. Cyril & Methodius Church. Martha of Columbia Incentives for Business and Indi- possessed a keen intelligence, a love for read- vidual Investment Act (H.R. 2890), which I in- ing, and understood the value of commitment. HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. troduced on July 31, 2013. The prior version She worked as a precinct committee woman OF GEORGIA of the bill had a couple of drafting errors. This during elections, belonged to the First Catholic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Slovak Union and without a doubt was her son version of the bill corrects those errors by ex- Monday, October 7, 2013 tending all of the D.C. tax incentives through Ed’s number one fan as he pursued an out- 2015. standing football career. A hard worker, Mar- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I tha was employed by G.E. Mazda Lamp Com- submit the following Proclamation. f pany, operated her family’s produce store until Whereas, Greenforest Community Baptist RECOGNIZING SAFEWAY FOR 1957, and worked for both Union Bank and Church has been and continues to be a bea- SERVING OUR TROOPS the Home Savings and Loan Company. con of light to our district for the past fifty-five I extend my most sincere condolences to years; and HON. ERIC SWALWELL Martha’s family. Her long and productive life Whereas, Pastor Dennis Mitchell and the set an example to all of us and all who knew OF CALIFORNIA members of the Greenforest Community Bap- her. Her life and the values she embodied tist Church family today continue to uplift and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES greatly influenced her relatives, including her inspire those in our district; and Monday, October 7, 2013 two brothers, Larry and Ray Kukara, daughter Whereas, the Greenforest Community Bap- Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, Elaine Mulichak, son Ed Muransky, grand- tist Church family has been and continues to today I rise to congratulate Safeway Inc., children Brian Mulichak, Melissa Kellgren, be a place where citizens are touched spir- headquartered in Pleasanton, California, for Eddie Muransky, Deloran Muransky and itually, mentally and physically through out- receiving the Secretary of Defense Employer Donielle Muransky, and great grandchildren, reach ministries and community partnership to Support Freedom Award from the Employer Luke, Paige and Karter. Martha was preceded aid in building up our district; and Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) or- in death by her sister, Ethel DeNicholas, and Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious ganization. two brothers, Frank and Joseph Kukara. Mar- Church of God has given hope to the hope- The Employer Support Freedom Award rec- tha was a very special woman and will be long less, fed the needy and empowered our com- ognizes employers who show a commitment remembered. munity for the past fifty-five (55) years; and

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OF COLORADO with DeKalb County their passion to spread Students from Greene Early College High IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the gospel of Jesus Christ; and School have demonstrated academic excel- Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the lence by achieving 100 percent proficiency on Monday, October 7, 2013 Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this North Carolina’s End-of-Grade Tests, and by Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January day to honor and recognize the Greenforest achieving a 100 percent graduation rate. 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- Community Baptist Church family for their These achievements have distinguished fice, the national debt was leadership and service to our District on this Greene Early College High School as one of $10,626,877,048,913.08. the 55th Anniversary of their founding; now the highest performing schools in eastern Today, it is $16,747,458,528,953.05. We’ve therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, Jr. do North Carolina. As a result, the North Carolina added $6,120,581,480,039.97 to our debt in 4 hereby proclaim October 20, 2013 as State Board of Education and the North Caro- years. This is $6.1 trillion in debt our nation, Greenforest Community Baptist Church Day In lina Department of Public Instruction named our economy, and our children could have the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. Greene Early College High School an Honor avoided with a balanced budget amendment. Proclaimed, this 20th day of October, 2013. School of Excellence this year. f f Mr. Speaker, I commend the students, fac- ulty, and parents of Greene Early College FRANK LAY IRWIN JOSEPH KRAMER High School for their commitment to academic excellence. A solid educational foundation and HON. ED PERLMUTTER HON. ED PERLMUTTER high school diploma are essential for achieve- OF COLORADO OF COLORADO ment and success in today’s competitive glob- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES al economy. The Blue Ribbon School designa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, October 7, 2013 Monday, October 7, 2013 tion is a great testament to the Snow Hill com- munity’s commitment to prepare their children Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the future. today to congratulate and applaud Frank Lay today to honor Mr. Irwin Joseph (Jim) Kramer Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me for his outstanding service over the years to on his 80th birthday. There are many ways to in honoring and celebrating Greene Early Col- our community. serve your fellow man, whether it by through lege High School’s great achievement by Frank’s career spans over 57 years in di- service to one’s country, advancing knowledge being recognized as a 2013 National Blue Rib- verse business and political environments. in a scientific field or by becoming a commu- bon school. Some of his accomplishments include teach- nity leader, and I applaud Mr. Kramer for his ing for seven years at Utah Technical College, great achievements in all of these areas. f 10 years as vice president of the Utah Build- Originally from Brooklyn, and a graduate of ing Trades and president of the Western Ap- IN RECOGNITION OF COUNTY LINE Brooklyn College, Mr. Kramer joined the prenticeship Coordinators Association. Frank’s FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH United States Air Force and served in the Ko- leadership and guidance during his tenure as rean War. His military career eventually president of the Utah AFL–CIO had an enor- brought him to Newfoundland, Canada where HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS mous positive impact on working families. he served as a meteorologist. OF TEXAS Frank continues to bring the same diligence Mr. Kramer also demonstrated great dedica- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and compassion to the senior citizens of our tion to the Aurora community after moving and Monday, October 7, 2013 community. Frank is a tireless advocate for settling down in Colorado. In addition to serv- the issues facing senior citizens and makes ing on the board of the Danbury Park Home Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sure Colorado legislators, state and federal, owners Association, he served on the board of recognize the 150 years of fellowship and are aware of the issues they face. Aurora Mental Health Center and volunteered service Pilot Point’s County Line First Baptist Though Frank Lay is resigning as president many hours of this time to the Aurora Mental Church has provided to its members and com- of the Colorado Alliance for Retired Ameri- Health Center. Improving the lives of his munity. cans, I know he will remain a champion for the friends, family, and even strangers is the cor- Originally founded in 1863, the County Line community. I am honored to recognize him for nerstone to his legacy. Baptist Church, then named Colored Mis- his devotion to the middle class, protection of Mr. Kramer currently resides happily in Au- sionary Baptist Church, quickly became the seniors and dedication to the public good. I rora, Colorado with his wife Barbara. He has center of the African American community. am sure he will have the same unwavering 3 sons, 3 step sons, 5 daughters in law and Early members met under a brush arbor be- commitment and enthusiasm to future endeav- 11 grandchildren. fore building a chapel near the Cooke and ors. Thank you for your service, Frank. f Denton county line in 1874. In 1882, the f church moved to Pilot Point. It was there the CONGRATULATING GREENE EARLY church served as the first school in the area TRIBUTE TO SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL FOR for African Americans, working to educate MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH BEING RECOGNIZED AS A NA- people of all ages to strengthen the commu- TIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL nity as a whole. HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. County Line Baptist Church has become an OF GEORGIA HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD iconic and central part of the African American IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA community in northeast Denton County. The Monday, October 7, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES congregation has been active in the commu- nity and state. Through a variety of programs, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Monday, October 7, 2013 including the establishment of adult literacy submit the following proclamation. Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to classes and serving as the host for Whereas, Springfield Missionary Baptist congratulate Greene Early College High associational conventions. Today, County Line Church has been and continues to be a bea- School located in Snow Hill, North Carolina for remains a place of solace, worship, study, so- con of light to our district for the past one hun- being recognized by the U.S. Department of cial events, weddings and funerals where both dred forty-one years; and Education as a 2013 National Blue Ribbon members and non-members are always wel- Whereas, Pastor Charles W. Levy and the School. come. members of the Springfield Missionary Baptist Since 1982, the Department of Education It is my honor to recognize the County Line Church family today continues to uplift and in- has recognized elementary, middle, and high Baptist Church and their continued dedication spire those in our district; and schools whose students excelled or showed to their community, and to represent Denton Whereas, the Springfield Missionary Baptist significant academic improvement on state or County and the City of Pilot Point in the Church family has been and continues to be national assessments with the prestigious Na- House of Representatives. a place where citizens are touched spiritually,

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In 2012, bilateral munity for the past one hundred forty-one more for her leadership and service for our trade between our two countries reached $63 (141) years; and District and in recognition of this singular billion, making Taiwan our 11th largest trading Whereas, this Church has produced many honor as 2013 Teacher of the Year at Salem partner. Last year, South Carolina’s exports to spiritual warriors, people of compassion, peo- Middle School; Taiwan reached $225 million. Taiwanese com- ple of great courage, fearless leaders and Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- panies are also heavily invested in manufac- servants to all, but most of all visionaries who SON, Jr., do hereby proclaim September 27, turing plants and distribution centers, creating have shared not only with their Church, but 2013 as Mrs. Gladys Lattimore Day in the 4th jobs in my home state. with Newton County their passion to spread Congressional District. On the occasion of its National Day, I would the gospel of Jesus Christ; and Proclaimed, this 27th day of September, like to reflect on how we can improve on our Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the 2013. already strong partnership with Taiwan. As a Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this f fellow democratic ally of the United States, we day to honor and recognize the Springfield must further support and encourage Taiwan’s Missionary Baptist Church family for their lead- HUGH KING international participation. Both houses of ership and service to our District on this the Congress voted overwhelmingly to support 141st Anniversary of their founding: HON. ED PERLMUTTER Taiwan’s observer status in the International Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- OF COLORADO Civil Aviation Organization earlier this year, SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim October 6, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and consequently, Taiwan has been invited as as Springfield Missionary Baptist Church Day Monday, October 7, 2013 a guest to its assembly. The United States in the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. should also ensure that Taiwan is not ex- Proclaimed, this 6th day of October, 2013. Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise cluded from the Trans-Pacific Partnership or today to recognize and applaud Hugh King for f other regional trade agreements for any polit- receiving the 2013 Golden Mayor’s Award for ical reasons. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Excellence. Again, I would like to join my colleagues This award recognizes extraordinary con- and the people of Taiwan in commemoration tributions to the Golden community and is pre- of its 102nd National Day and wish Taiwan HON. STEVE KING sented to Hugh King, M.D., PhD., for his four- OF IOWA even greater success in the future and the teen-year humanitarian career as co-founder continued friendship of our two nations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Namlo International, an organization that Monday, October 7, 2013 enables education and a better quality of life f to citizens of Nepal, Nicaragua, the USA, and Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, on rollcalls Spain through five programs—school con- No. 519 and 520, I was unavoidably detained. PERSONAL EXPLANATION struction, school improvement, scholarships, Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ sister schools, and sustainable development. f Hugh, a full professor of Chemical and Biologi- HON. ROBERT PITTENGER OF NORTH CAROLINA HONORING GLADYS LATTIMORE cal Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, and his co-founder and wife Magda, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the first woman from Spain to reach the sum- Monday, October 7, 2013 HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. mit of an 8000 meter peak, founded Namlo OF GEORGIA with the belief that the key to success is a Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES focus on helping communities take responsi- votes No. 517–526, I am not recorded be- cause I was absent from the U.S. House of Monday, October 7, 2013 bility for their schools. I extend my deepest congratulations to Representatives. Had I been present, I would Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Hugh King for this well deserved recognition have voted in the following manner: submit the following proclamation. by Mayor Marjorie Sloan and the City of Gold- On rollcall No. 517, had I been present, I Whereas, in the Fourth Congressional Dis- en. Thank you for your dedication to our com- would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ trict of Georgia, there are many individuals munity. On rollcall No. 518, had I been present, I who are called to contribute to the needs of f would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ our community through leadership and serv- On rollcall No. 519, had I been present, I ice; and TAIWAN’S NATIONAL DAY 2013 would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Whereas, Mrs. Gladys Lattimore has an- On rollcall No. 520, had I been present, I swered that call by giving of herself as an ed- HON. TOM RICE would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ ucator at Salem Middle School, and as a be- OF SOUTH CAROLINA On rollcall No. 521, had I been present, I loved wife, mentor and friend; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Whereas, Mrs. Lattimore has been chosen as the 2013 Teacher of the Year, representing Monday, October 7, 2013 On rollcall No. 522, had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Salem Middle School; and Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Whereas, this phenomenal woman has October 10, 2013, marks the 102nd anniver- On rollcall No. 523, had I been present, I shared her time and talents for the betterment sary of the establishment of the Republic of would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ of our community and our nation through her China, Taiwan. I wish to congratulate the peo- On rollcall No. 524, had I been present, I tireless works, motivational speeches and ple of Taiwan on their National Day, also would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ words of wisdom; and known as the Double Ten Day, as they cele- On rollcall No. 525, had I been present, I Whereas, Mrs. Lattimore is a virtuous brate the birth of their country and the great would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ woman, a courageous woman and a fearless strides they have since made. On rollcall No. 526, had I been present, I leader who has shared her vision, talents and The United States and Taiwan have always would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ passion to help ensure that our children re- enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship that

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Interior, and Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to agement: Investigating DHS’s Stewardship of Taxpayer be Under Secretary of Energy, 10 a.m., SD–366. Dollars’’, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on Finance: October 10, to hold hearings to October 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Manage- examine the debt limit, 8:30 a.m., SD–215. ment Efficiency, hearing entitled ‘‘Facility Protection: Committee on Foreign Relations: October 8, Subcommittee Implications of the Navy Yard Shooting on Homeland on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine security Security’’, 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon. and governance in Somalia, focusing on consolidating Committee on the Judiciary, October 9, Full Committee, gains, confronting challenges, and charting the path for- hearing entitled ‘‘Implementation of an Entry-Exit Sys- ward, 3 p.m., SD–419. tem: Still Waiting After All These Years’’, 2:30 p.m., Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 2141 Rayburn. October 8, to hold hearings to examine the nomination Committee on Natural Resources, October 10, Sub- of William Ward Nooter, to be an Associate Judge of the committee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 3176, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2:30 p.m., to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought SD–562. Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes; and H.R. Select Committee on Intelligence: October 10, closed busi- 3189, to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, ness meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 or other use agreement on the transfer, relinquishment, or p.m., SH–219. other impairment of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, 2 p.m., House Committees 1334 Longworth. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 9, Committee on Armed Services, October 10, Subcommittee Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the IRS’s on Readiness, hearing entitled ‘‘The Interpretation of HR Role in Implementing and Enforcing ObamaCare’’, 9:30 3210: ‘Pay Our Military Act’ ’’, 11:30 a.m., 2118 Ray- a.m., 2154 Rayburn. burn. Committee on Small Business, October 9, Subcommittee October 10, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Health, hearing entitled ‘‘The Effects of the Health entitled ‘‘Nuclear Weapons Modernization Program: Mili- Law’s Definition of Full-Time Employee on Small Busi- tary, Technical, and Political Requirements for the B61 nesses’’, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn. Life Extension Program and Future Stockpile Strategy’’, 2 October 10, Subcommittee on Contracting and Work- p.m., 2212 Rayburn. force, hearing entitled ‘‘Bungling Bundling: How Con- October 10, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection tract Bundling and Consolidation Remain Challenges to Forces, hearing on USAF, USN and USMC Development Small Business Success’’, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. and Integration of Air/Sea Battle Strategy, Governance Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October and Policy into the Services’ Annual Program, Planning, 10, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Trans- Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Process, 3:30 p.m., portation, hearing entitled ‘‘Maritime Transportation 2118 Rayburn. Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 9, Full Com- Environment, Part 2’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Haiti: Is U.S. Aid Effective?’’, October 10, Panel on 21st Century Freight Transpor- 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. tation will hold a hearing entitled ‘‘Funding the Nation’s October 10, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3212, Freight System’’, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. the ‘‘Sean and David Goldman International Child Ab- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, October 9, Full Com- duction Prevention and Return Act of 2013’’, 10 a.m., mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Effect of Government Shutdown 2172 Rayburn. on VA Benefits and Services to Veterans’’, 10:30 a.m., Committee on Homeland Security, October 9, Full Com- 334 Cannon. mittee, markup on H.R. 3141, the ‘‘Biometric Exit Im- October 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled provement Act of 2013’’; and H.R. 3202, the ‘‘Essential ‘‘Between Peril and Promise: Facing the Dangers of VA’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assess- Skyrocketing Use of Prescription Painkillers to Treat Vet- ment Act’’; 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. erans’’, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. October 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘From al- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror 10, Full Committee, meeting on Member Access Re- Groups Overseas Affect the Homeland’’, 2 p.m., 311 quests, 10 a.m., HVC–304. This hearing may close. Cannon. October 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Ongo- October 10, Subcommittee on Oversight and Manage- ing Intelligence Activities’’, 10:30 a.m., HVC–304. This ment Efficiency, hearing entitled ‘‘DHS Financial Man- is a closed hearing.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 8 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 8

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Tuesday: To be announced. morning business for debate only until 12:30 p.m. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Johnson, Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’, Jr., Ga., E1446, E1446, Pittenger, Robert, N.C., E1448 E1447, E1448 Rice, Tom, S.C., E1448 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1447 King, Steve, Iowa, E1448 Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E1445, E1445, E1446 ´ Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E1447 Meadows, Markk, N.C., E1445 Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1446 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1446 Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E1446 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1447 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E1445, E1447, E1447, E1448 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1445

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