Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 No. 33 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was mittee hearing in this do-nothing Con- How did the Republicans respond? called to order by the Speaker pro tem- gress. This do-nothing hearing was When Democrats said: Yes, let’s talk; pore (Mr. BYRNE). unique. The goal was to make sure that the Republicans said: No, just kidding. f the President was a do-nothing Presi- Immigration reform is hard. We would dent as well. rather just talk about how awful it is DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO It is not enough for the Republican that people are getting health care TEMPORE majority to be setting records for how through ObamaCare. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- little they are doing. No. Ignoring im- You put something on the table, we fore the House the following commu- migration reform is bad enough—let say let’s talk, and you say no, and then nication from the Speaker: alone the minimum wage, unemploy- blame Democrats for blocking immi- ment benefits, and the environment. gration. It makes no sense. WASHINGTON, DC, So the do-nothing Congress held a Questioning whether the President February 27, 2014. hearing yesterday entitled, ‘‘Enforcing has the power to stop the deportation I hereby appoint the Honorable BRADLEY BYRNE to act as Speaker pro tempore on this the President’s Constitutional Duty to of immigrants who came here as chil- day. Faithfully Execute the Laws.’’ The in- dren and have lived here practically JOHN A. BOEHNER, tent was clear: attack the President. It their whole lives in the U.S., what are Speaker of the House of Representatives. was held in the Judiciary Committee, you thinking? The President not only f which has jurisdiction over immigra- has the power to suspend those depor- tion, so there was lots of discussion tations, he has the duty to suspend MORNING-HOUR DEBATE about deferred action for DREAMers. those deportations. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- This is where the President has exer- So here we are, with the entire coun- ant to the order of the House of Janu- cised his power of prosecutorial discre- try demanding reform of our immigra- ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- tion to temporarily suspend the depor- tion system, demanding we change our nize Members from lists submitted by tation of people who came here to the law. We see the parents of U.S. citizen the majority and minority leaders for U.S. as children. children being deported and their chil- morning-hour debate. Apparently, when the President dren put in foster care. And we say The Chair will alternate recognition stood just over there last month and there’s got to be a better way to handle between the parties, with each party delivered his State of the Union ad- this situation that is good for the tax- limited to 1 hour and each Member dress, saying he would use his pen and payer, good for the immigrant family, other than the majority and minority phone to take executive action where good for our economy, and national se- leaders and the minority whip limited the Congress was taking no action— curity. House Republicans see the situation to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- well, that didn’t go over well with this do-nothing Congress. and apparently say: No, we refuse to bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Look, I know it is easier for Repub- change the law because it is hard and f licans to blame Democrats and blame we don’t trust the President. And be- IMMIGRATION REFORM Obama and make excuses for why they cause the law is the law, we must de- can’t do immigration reform this year. port them all. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The You have to keep it connected to re- When I and anyone else with a con- Chair recognizes the gentleman from ality. You put your principles for im- science looks at that American child Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. migration reform on the table. You call being put in foster care because we ´ Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, be- them ‘‘standards.’’ And there were have deported his parents and he looks fore I begin, I would like to enter into some things I liked and some things I at you doing nothing, we say some- the RECORD this article written by Rev- didn’t. But what I said was: Good. thing has to be done because it is the erends Eason, Goodroe, and Castillo, Thank you. It’s a nice start. Let’s sit right thing to do from a moral perspec- all three of Spartanburg, South Caro- down and talk some more. tive. lina, who wrote an article that ap- NANCY PELOSI and the leadership of So, let me be clear, Mr. President, if peared Tuesday in the Greenville, the Democratic rank and file in the you act to suspend the deportation of a South Carolina, News entitled, ‘‘God House said: Good. Great starting point. person whose American child will be Often Reminds Us to Welcome the Let’s talk some more. put in foster care, I will applaud you Stranger.’’ And the President you don’t trust and so will most everyone on this side Mr. Speaker, yesterday I participated said: Good. It’s a great starting point. of the aisle. It will not only be us ap- in another do-nothing Judiciary Com- Let’s negotiate. plauding. The three evangelical leaders

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The measure consistently see this in our ministries. ministries. will also create a system that rewards Hardworking, contributing members of our Hardworking and contributing members of efficiency and effectiveness to the ben- society live in constant fear of deportation. our society live in constant fear of deporta- efit of all persons with rare diseases. The victimization of individuals and families tion, the victimization of individuals and The MODDERN Cures Act will en- goes unreported, and families are torn apart families goes unreported, and families are as American-citizen children lose one or both courage the development of drugs torn apart as American-citizen children lose abandoned in the development process. of their parents to deportation proceedings. one or both parents to deportation pro- It will create a new category of drugs They add: ceedings. Striking a middle ground between the extreme positions of mass deportation known as dormant therapies for com- We stand at a critical crossroads. Our bro- pounds with insufficient patent protec- ken and antiquated immigration system has and open borders, we join with House Repub- precipitated an economic and moral crisis licans in advocating for a middle ground tion, drugs that offer the promise to that we can ignore no longer. where those without documentation can treat conditions with unmet medical come out of the shadows, make restitution, Listen to your church elders. While needs. and get right with the law. Updating regulatory networks such you do nothing, the number on the Such an approach is very different from as patent reform will help open the board behind me continues to increase amnesty, which is the absence of legal con- pipeline for new innovations and thera- and the deportation machine consequences. Instead, this realistic approach pies. Patients with degenerative condi- tinues. would allow undocumented immigrants to tions, cancers, and rare diseases await If you don’t, I and millions of others admit culpability and pay their debt to soci- the genius of these new solutions. across this land will continue insisting ety without separating or harming families or causing undue harm to our nation’s econ- While we do not know the cause or cure that the President exercise his author- omy. of many of these rare diseases or can- ity to stop deportation and separation We stand at a critical crossroads. Our bro- cers, we do know that awareness is the of American families. We will force the ken and antiquated immigration system has best protection, information is the best President to act, and I assure you we precipitated an economic and moral crisis tool for innovation, and well-rounded will win that fight. that we can ignore no longer. The Repub- lican standards moved us one step closer to care during and after treatment is the [From the Greenville News, Feb. 22, 2014] a solution that will protect the border, help best therapy. That is our mission in GOD OFTEN REMINDS USTOWELCOME grow our economy, and provide an oppor- the caucus: to work together to find so- IMMIGRANTS tunity for undocumented immigrants to earn lutions that make a lasting difference. (By Ricky Eason, Jim Goodroe, and Greg legal status and fully participate in our com- I again thank the families and the Castillo) munities. advocates whose challenges we may Late last month, House Republicans re- The time for further action is now. Con- never completely understand, but leased standards that will guide their efforts gress needs to overcome its doubts, and keep whose commitment to their loved ones as they move forward on immigration removing toward the legislation that is so desperately needed. is unyielding and inspiring. The caucus form. As evangelical leaders, we join voices pursues its mission in their name. from the business and law enforcement com- We join other evangelical leaders from munities to strongly support this step. across the country in reaffirming our com- f We applaud any progress toward a solution mitment to earnestly pray for Congress and for immigration reform in 2014. COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL REFORM for one of our nation’s most complex and ACT critical issues. With President Barack f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Obama’s comments in the State of the Union MODERNIZING OUR DRUG AND address, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Chair recognizes the gentleman from DIAGNOSTICS EVALUATION AND Rodgers’ mention in her Republican re- Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS) for 5 min- sponse, and now the release of these stand- REGULATORY NETWORK CURES utes. ards, bipartisan support for immigration re- ACT Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise form is clear. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The today to recognize National Children’s In a time of bitter division and partisan Chair recognizes the gentleman from politics, we call on our nation’s leaders to Dental Health Month. It is a critical transcend their differences and pass com- New Jersey (Mr. LANCE) for 5 minutes. part of overall health, yet it is also an monsense, broad reform that will strengthen Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, this week issue frequently overlooked. our economy, make our nation safer, and we recognize the work of the tireless Too often we think of dental care as give our undocumented neighbors an oppor- advocates for rare diseases. I had the an optional service, but in reality, it is tunity to come out of the shadows and earn honor of serving as the Republican a critical component of overall health. legal status. chair of the Congressional Rare Disease Its importance first hit home for me 7 As faith leaders who call ourselves ‘‘The Caucus. I consider it a very important years ago when I learned the story of a Three Amigos,’’ we represent the three larg- responsibility as part of my service est ethnic groups in South Carolina. Al- young Maryland boy named Deamonte though we come from communities with dif- here and an honor to work for innova- Driver. ferent cultural and political perspectives, we tive treatments, new technologies, and In February of 2007, 12-year-old stand united in our Christian commitment to build an atmosphere of appreciation Deamonte came from school with a to share the Gospel with all peoples (Mat- and understanding on Capitol Hill with headache, which had started as a thew: 28:19), welcome and love the strangers the hard work of all the patient advo- toothache days before. His mother, who in our midst (Leviticus 19:34, Matthew 25:31– cates. Their passion is often driven by worked hard to make ends meet with 46), and seek justice in our communities (Isa- the care of loved ones, and their per- low-paying jobs, searched for a dentist iah 1:17). sonal stories are profiles in courage. who would accept Medicaid for her Throughout Scripture, God continually reminds His people to love and welcome the Hearing from countless advocates, children. She found not one dentist. immigrants in their midst. As people who ar- many of whom are here in Washington Let me say that again. She found not rive to a strange place with no land, family this week, gives the members of the one single dentist who would care for or connections, immigrants are some of the caucus renewed energy and purpose. her children’s teeth. most vulnerable people in any given commu- Events held during Rare Disease Week At wit’s end, Deamonte’s mother nity. For this reason, they consistently join highlight what has been accomplished brought him to the emergency room, widows and orphans in the Biblical ‘‘triad of and what still needs to be done, and where he received medication for pain, the vulnerable’’ that God desires to protect there is a lot to do, but we will do it to- a sinus infection, and a dental abscess. (Exodus 22:21–22). In our combined 60 years of ministry in the gether. Unfortunately, that was not enough. Upstate of South Carolina, we have served I am working on important legisla- The bacteria from Deamonte’s cavity and ministered to immigrants from all over tion in this area, the bipartisan Mod- spread to his brain, and at 12 years old, the world, documented and undocumented. ernizing Our Drug and Diagnostics he died for lack of a simple procedure

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:50 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.002 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2005 early on to remove a tooth. He died Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, 2 of additional water storage, nearly less than 20 minutes away from where weeks ago, President Obama visited doubling the storage capacity of the we stand today. the drought-stricken Central Valley of Sacramento River system. Deamonte’s case served as a jarring California. He announced his adminis- Everyone has seen the eerie pictures lesson on the lack of access to care for tration’s response: he wants to spend of Folsom Dam as its lake lay almost many families. At the time of another billion dollars to study climate completely empty. For just a few bil- Deamonte’s death, fewer than one in change. lion dollars, we could complete the Au- three children under the age of 20 in Well, I think I can save him the trou- burn Dam, upriver of Folsom, that Maryland’s Medicaid program received ble. The planet has been warming, on would hold enough water to fill and re- any dental service at all. In the years and off, since the last Ice Age, when fill Folsom Lake nearly 21⁄2 times. since, with the passage of the Afford- glaciers covered much of North Amer- That is in addition to 800 megawatts able Care Act and new efforts to ensure ica. The climate has been changing of electricity for the region and 400- a healthier America, we made signifi- since the planet formed, often much year flood protection for the Sac- cant progress in Maryland and across more abruptly than it has in recent ramento Delta. The billions we are cur- the country. In other words, we have millennia. rently spending on delta levee repairs changed the trajectory of so many chil- Until the planet begins moving into is to protect against a 200-year flood. dren’s destinies. its next ice age, we can reasonably ex- Both projects have been stalled for Now, 52 percent of children on Med- pect it will continue to warm, on and decades because of environmental op- icaid in Maryland receive dental serv- off. That is going to mean less water position. Enough is enough. ices, even as the number of children en- that can be stored in snowpacks and, Mr. Speaker, we are at a crossroads, rolled has increased by 25 percent. In therefore, more dams will need to be and it is time to choose between two fact, through the work of government constructed to store that water. very different visions of water policy. officials in Maryland’s Dental Action There, I just saved a billion dollars. One is the nihilistic vision of the en- Coalition, the State has led the way in You are welcome. vironmental left, increasingly severe increasing access for dental care for Everyone thinks that the Colorado government-induced shortages, higher children. River is the mother lode of all water in and higher electricity and water prices, Nationally, the number of children the Western United States, but the Col- massive taxpayer subsidies to politi- enrolled in Medicaid who received den- orado is a junior system to the mighty cally well-connected and favored indus- tal care in 2010 jumped to 46 percent, Sacramento River system. tries, and a permanently declining numbers that suggest progress, but The difference is this: we store 70 quality of life for our children, who also signal the work left to be accom- million acre-feet of water on the Colo- will be required to stretch and ration plished. rado and only 10 million acre-feet on every drop of water and every watt of The implementation of the Afford- the Sacramento. The rest is lost to the electricity in their bleak and dimly lit able Care Act has made a difference, al- ocean. homes. lowing millions more children to re- Droughts are nature’s fault. They are The other is a vision of abundance, a ceive critical medical and dental care beyond our control. Water shortages, new era of clean, cheap, and abundant right now. Even more children could on the other hand, are our fault. hydroelectricity, great new reservoirs access these services if Republican We have not built major water stor- to store water in wet years to assure Governors in some States reverse their age on the Sacramento system since abundance in dry ones, a future in decisions to block the expansion of 1979 because of opposition from the en- which families can enjoy the prosperity Medicaid. vironmental left and, most recently, that abundant water and electricity I have often said that our children from this administration. Indeed, we provide, and the quality of life that are the living messages we send to a fu- have had to fight back against its at- comes from that prosperity. ture we will never see. Yet, even with tempts to tear down perfectly good ex- It is a society whose children can the improvements we have seen, more isting dams, including four hydro- look forward to a green lawn, a back- must be done to ensure that both chil- electric dams on the Klamath River. yard garden, affordable air-condi- dren and adults have access to needed Even in years of plenty, this adminis- tioning in the summer and heating in treatment and preventive care. That is tration has insisted on diverting 200 the winter, brightly lit homes in cities, why I introduced the Comprehensive billion gallons of water from Central and abundant and affordable groceries Dental Reform Act. Valley agriculture for the amusement from America’s agricultural cornu- My legislation would provide funding of the delta smelt, devastating the copia. to improve access to dental care economy, drying up a quarter million This is a time of choosing. through health clinics, school-based acres of fertile farmland, and throwing f services, and other options for under- thousands of California families into served populations; extend comprehen- unemployment. HONORING REVEREND FREDERIC sive dental coverage to Americans on Because of opposition from the envi- D. REESE DURING BLACK HIS- Medicare, Medicaid, and VA benefits; ronmental left, we have been unable to TORY MONTH 2014 increase the number of oral health pro- even raise the spillway of the Excheq- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fessionals in communities in need; help uer Dam by a lousy 10 feet in order to Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from support research and education to bet- add 70,000 acre-feet of storage at Lake Alabama (Ms. SEWELL) for 5 minutes. ter integrate oral health with regular McClure. Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speak- care. Because of radical environmental er, in continuing my commitment to We have come a long way, but more regulations, 800,000 acre-feet of des- honoring African Americans from Ala- must be done to protect the dental perately needed water—that is a 1-acre bama during this Black History Month, health of our children and every Amer- column of water, 150 miles deep—was today I rise to honor the renowned edu- ican. If we can assure no child loses his drained from Shasta, Oroville, and Fol- cator, pastor, and civil rights activist or her life because a dentist couldn’t be som Lakes last fall, knowing full well Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglas Reese found to pull a tooth, Deamonte’s that we were heading into a potentially on this occasion of Black History death won’t be in vain. catastrophic drought. Month 2014. f Now, Governor Brown proposes to For his dedication and distinguished b 1015 spend $14 billion for cross-delta tunnels service to the city of Selma and the that will produce exactly zero addi- State of Alabama, I pay tribute today CALIFORNIA WATER: IT’S THE tional storage and exactly zero addi- to the life and work of Reverend Dr. STORAGE, STUPID tional hydroelectricity. F.D. Reese. This beloved pastor and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Yet, for a fraction of that cost, civil rights activist marched across the Chair recognizes the gentleman from roughly $6 billion, we could complete Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala- California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) for 5 min- the Shasta Dam to its design elevation, bama, in 1965, along with hundreds of utes. which would mean 9 million acre-feet other supporters.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:50 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.003 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 By the mid-1960s, Reese was president Reverend Reese has been a pastor of U.S. House and the Senate on the Pa- of the Dallas County Voters League Selma’s Ebenezer Baptist Church since tient OPTION Act. and was also a local teacher who pre- 1965. Although he is retired from teach- Through the voice of We the People, sided over the Selma Teachers Associa- ing, he is still very much active in Ebe- the strongest political force in Amer- tion. Discouraged by Selma’s efforts to nezer Baptist Church, where he serves ica, we can repeal ObamaCare and re- hinder voter registration for African as the head minister emeritus and de- place it with true health care reforms Americans, Reverend Reese advocated livers a sermon each and every week. that will make health insurance more that the teachers press to make sure On behalf of the Seventh Congres- affordable and accessible for everyone. that the students actually went to reg- sional District, the State of Alabama, I hope that the American people and ister to vote. and this Nation, during this Black His- my colleagues will look toward the OP- Reese invited Reverend Dr. Martin tory Month, I ask my colleagues to TION Act as an example of what real Luther King, Jr., and members of the join me in acknowledging and cele- patient-centered health care and insur- SCLC to lead Selma’s voting rights brating the accomplishments of Rev- ance looks like and bring this bill be- protest. King’s staff helped organize erend Dr. Frederick Douglas Reese fore the House and the Senate for a months of demonstrations in Selma, from Selma, Alabama. vote immediately. f with Reverend Reese’s assistance. f Reverend Reese is a historical figure THE PATIENT OPTION ACT PRESS FREEDOM DAY of modern history known for his sup- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The port of the civil rights and voting Chair recognizes the gentleman from rights movement. Reverend Reese rose Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) for 5 minutes. to national prominence as a civil rights Georgia (Mr. BROUN) for 5 minutes. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- leader after Selma’s ‘‘Bloody Sunday.’’ Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, er, I rise today to call attention to the He later marched with Dr. King from as the truth of ObamaCare continues to continued imprisonment of journalists Selma to Montgomery as an advocate come out, we see that the promises of in Egypt, and to restrictions on press of voting rights. this administration are just not fac- freedoms worldwide. Reverend Reese was born November tual. Al Jazeera, the news network, has 28, 1929. A believer in education, Rev- ObamaCare is crushing our economy. called today, Thursday, February 27, erend Reese graduated from Alabama It is killing jobs, and it is hurting Press Freedom Day. Reporters in more State University and Livingston Uni- hardworking Americans and family than 30 cities around the world, includ- versity, and also attended Southern businesses the most. ing in Washington, D.C., and San Fran- University, the University of Alabama, There is a solution. It is called the cisco, are holding vigils to remember and Auburn University before receiving Patient OPTION Act. It is H.R. 2900. It all the journalists currently at risk his doctorate of divinity from Selma repeals ObamaCare in full, and it re- from governments that restrict the University. places it with free market, patient-cen- most valuable of international rights: Reverend Reese has served the Selma tered reforms. the right to a free press and to freedom and Dallas County community faith- The Patient OPTION Act is a set of of speech. fully for over six decades, and his ex- reforms that will revitalize American The military-led government of emplary work and commitment to so- health care, not through government Egypt has engaged in wholesale repres- cial justice is well-known. Notably, interference but by giving doctors and sion of the media, especially outlets Reverend Reese has never left his be- patients full control over their dollars thought to be sympathetic to the Mus- loved community of Selma, where he and their decisions. In fact, it is the lim Brotherhood, since overthrowing helped to make it a center for the vot- only health care plan that completely President Mohamed Morsi in June 2013. ing rights movement in the 1960s. removes bureaucrats from everyone’s b 1030 He remains active today, and he is personal health care decisions. This repression culminated with the known for saying that his fight today The Association of American Physi- arrest of three Al Jazeera employees on is to get young people to realize that cians and Surgeons has endorsed the December 29, 2013. On that day, Egyp- the movement is still continuing. ‘‘I bill, and now FreedomWorks is stand- tian authorities arrested three employ- tell young people,’’ he said, ‘‘that they ing behind the OPTION Act as well. In ees of Al Jazeera and accused them of cannot rest on our victories. We have fact, FreedomWorks said: ‘‘The OP- ‘‘spreading lies harmful to State secu- to remain committed. That means reg- TION Act stands as the best conserv- rity and joining a terrorist group.’’ istering to vote and participating in ative health care reform package yet Another 20 journalists were pros- what this country has to offer. That released, and it should be considered ecuted this year for ‘‘airing false means making a difference to others.’’ for a vote as the House votes on alter- news,’’ among other apparently Reverend Reese has stated that he natives to ObamaCare.’’ meritless charges. marched so that everyone, regardless While ObamaCare continues down the Today, four Al Jazeera reporters are of color, could become a first-class cit- path of destruction and failure, the OP- currently being detained in Egypt in izen in America. Reverend Reese knows TION Act stands ready to provide the Tora Prison compound for their re- that you have to stand for what you be- health care relief that the American porting from Egypt. They are charged lieve in. He became nationally known people want and need. with being members of the organiza- for his beliefs and inspired others to The Patient OPTION Act will make tions on which they were reporting, a stand as well. health insurance cheaper for everyone, charge that Al Jazeera and other inter- Reverend Reese has remained com- so that most Americans can buy health national media organizations and press mitted to education and service. He be- insurance that they need at a price protection groups have rejected. came a principal in Selma, as well as a that they can afford. It will provide ac- Peter Greste, Al Jazeera English’s city council member, serving for over cess to good quality health care for all Nairobi-based correspondent; Moham- 12 years on the Selma City Council. He Americans, no matter what a person’s med Fahmy, their senior producer in also ran for mayor in 1984 and led a financial status is or even if they have Egypt; and Baher Mohamed, their pro- campaign to motivate Walmart execu- preexisting conditions, and it will save ducer in Egypt, are all being held in tives to hire African Americans as Medicare from going broke. one small cell in Egypt at that prison store managers. I urge the House to vote on the Pa- under difficult and, to put it gently, In 2000, he was honored for his civil tient OPTION Act so we may put the Spartan conditions. rights work by having a stretch of 3 final nail into the coffin that is They are allowed out of their cell for miles of U.S. Highway 80, which was ObamaCare and move towards real pa- only 1 hour a day, and they have been where he led the Montgomery to Selma tient-centered care. detained since December 29. They had March, named after him. It is now I finally urge the American people to been separated, but I would thank the known as the Frederick Douglas Reese contact their Congressmen and their Egyptian authorities for at least bring- Parkway. The FDR Christian Academy Senators to cosponsor the bill and de- ing them together, so they can at least in Indiana is also dedicated to him. mand from leadership a vote in the lean on each other for support.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:50 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.005 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2007 Abdullah al-Shami, the Al Jazeera doctor, and canceled insurance policies The reality is a subclass of workers Arabic correspondent, has been held all because of ObamaCare. These citi- has emerged who do play by the rules since August of 2013 and has been on a zens are in need of the same informa- and work hard, but find that they are hunger strike, protesting his detention tion that we are all in search of. literally only one step away from liv- since January. Their families in Aus- Well, after being delayed for more ing on the streets by a single medical tralia, Canada, and Egypt are working than 2 months, the administration fi- emergency or a slow day, if you are tirelessly for their freedom. nally unveiled its Spanish language working for tips at $2.13 an hour. They I can empathize with the fear and Web site, cuidadodesalud.gov, that con- work full time; but after putting in a concern their families face each day, tained an embarrassing amount of full day, they go home to a homeless worrying about the physical and men- Spanglish. Even I couldn’t come up shelter. tal health of their loved ones. with that much Spanglish. We interact with these people every Locking up reporters has never Frankly, it is insulting that the ad- day. They take our food orders; they stopped the world from finding out ministration would simply make up fix our cars and bag our groceries. what is going on in a country, particu- words, rather than provide an accurate They aren’t looking for handouts or be- larly in this modern world. translation of the President’s signature grudging the success of others, but are Egypt is a proud nation with a proud achievement. simply trying to meet their basic history and has been a longtime ally of One friend made the humorous obser- needs. They face huge obstacles in find- the United States of America. The vation that it is just as bad in Spanish ing a home in housing markets where Egyptian people, regardless of which as it is in English, and nobody can rental costs have escalated beyond government, party, or individuals they work with it in Spanish either. their reach. support, have made it clear: their Well, Latinos are more adversely im- Working 40 hours a week used to choice is one of democracy and free- pacted in many ways by soaring pre- mean a minimum standard of living dom. miums because the median age of the and a foothold on the first rung of the For those goals to be achieved, free- Hispanic population is actually 10 economic ladder to the middle class, dom of the press and freedom of speech years younger than the national aver- but not anymore. must be respected and promoted. I en- age; therefore, they are seeing these Let me tell you about some of their courage the Egyptian Government and premiums soar, as it shifts those costs stories. One woman I spoke to was the Egyptian judiciary to immediately to younger Americans. working at a Safeway in the bakery de- release these four journalists, as well It is predicted that younger citizens partment. Her husband was working at as all other journalists currently de- are the very folks who are needed to OfficeMax in the warehouse. They were tained, and to allow all members of the sign up for this program in order to full-time wage earners, and they were news media to operate in an unre- make it actuarially sound, but these living in a homeless shelter because stricted environment that is free from are the same folks who are not doing so they had to put together so much harassment, censorship, and arbitrary right now. money for the first and last month’s arrest and detention. The focus of the debate, instead, rent. As White House spokesman Jay Car- needs to be on patient-centered solu- No one should be forced to live in ney has said: tions that not only lower costs, but de- shelters while they are working full The restrictions on freedom of expression liver high-quality care to more citi- time; but according to the National in Egypt are a concern, and that includes the zens, none of which, unfortunately, Center on Family Homelessness, 29 per- targeting of Egyptian and foreign journalists ObamaCare actually does. I believe it cent of the homeless in this country and academics simply for expressing their is time to repeal and replace this failed have jobs. views. policy. Let me tell you who else populates Earlier this month, I sent a letter You know, Mr. Speaker, House Re- homeless shelters: veterans. That signed by 15 Members of the Congress, publicans have led with numerous op- night, I listened to several veterans urging the Secretary of State to take tions, such as the Patient OPTION Act, battling PTSD. One Iraq veteran who immediate action to help secure the re- as Dr. BROUN was just talking about; saw heavy combat said he once had a lease of these journalists in Egypt; and Dr. PRICE of Georgia; Dr. BENISHEK of six-figure job in a Silicon Valley com- as Egypt struggles to find its identity, my home State of Michigan; the Re- pany before falling prey to drugs and it is important for the international publican Study Committee plan—a alcohol. community to remind the Egyptian number of plans are out there that We talked for a long time, as he slow- leadership—and all world leaders—of have been proposed that I think would ly and haltingly unfolded his story the need for a free press. be a far better solution to those things about the worst side of battle that tor- The imprisonment and prosecution of that we can all agree on: having great- ments him to this day. He said: My journalists sends a clear and ongoing er access for more people at a lower country forced me to do terrible message of harassment and intimida- cost. things. tion to all journalists in Egypt. Free But I think one thing we can all Another veteran said she was raped those journalists. A free society re- agree on in any language is that while serving, but was eventually dis- quires a free press. ObamaCare is off the mark. honorably discharged for admitting she f f was gay during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy days. Her life has spiraled OBAMACARE IS OFF THE MARK THE HOMELESS MIDDLE CLASS down since then. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The A single mother with four children at Chair recognizes the gentleman from Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from another shelter I visited told me she Michigan (Mr. HUIZENGA) for 5 minutes. California (Ms. SPEIER) for 5 minutes. was hastily evicted when the unit she Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise rented was deemed illegal by housing Speaker, if you thought the Obama ad- today to speak about the hardworking authorities. Her $19 an hour job made ministration’s rollout of Americans who are being left behind in her too rich for child care assistance, www.healthcare.gov was bad, believe it this country. Some sectors of our econ- forcing her into homelessness. By the or not, it got worse for another section omy are recovering from the great re- way, the father is nowhere to be found of our citizens. cession, but not all boats are rising, to pay child support. Back in Michigan, the Second Dis- not even close. After listening to the hardships of trict is home to a higher number of I recently spent a night in a homeless working families, veterans, and single Latino citizens than any other congres- shelter and was dismayed that it was mothers, I left the next day, com- sional district in the State of Michi- filled with members of the middle class mitted to doing more. We should all be gan; and like thousands of other resi- and that earning above the minimum doing more in Congress. We should all dents across Michigan, Hispanic wage did not protect them from having be spending a night in a homeless shel- Michiganians are forced to deal with to share a dorm room with dozens of ter in our districts to hear the stories higher costs, the potential loss of their other people. of our constituents; or just spend a few

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Unfortunately, we We need to understand why 1.6 mil- spiracy theories which cast blame on are doing so because our friends on the lion children are homeless at least one everyone, but himself, for this crisis of other side of the aisle cannot recognize night in the year and why the number democracy in Venezuela. that, but for the grace of God, there go of homeless children enrolled in public Through the use of intimidation, un- I. schools has risen 72 percent since 2006. just detentions, and violence, Maduro No, these individuals are not stand- Our inaction is crippling working has followed the familiar playbook of ing in line to get unemployment insur- families, single mothers, and veterans other rulers who fear the desire of their ance. They are standing in line to who have sacrificed so much for this citizens to live in freedom and under apply for jobs. Because the people who Nation. I call on my colleagues today the rule of law. are eligible for unemployment insur- to take the homeless shelter challenge. This is especially the case with the ance are individuals who have worked Talk to your constituents who do not brutal Castro tyranny, which has the most every day of their life, but, unfor- have a home, and meet the families biggest stake in keeping Maduro in tunately, they have found in times of who are failing because of our indiffer- power because of its mutual disdain for economic upswings and downswings, ence and our inaction. freedom, for democracy, for liberty, for maybe because of their training or maybe because of being a recent vet- f the rule of law, and because of Castro’s dependence on Venezuelan oil. eran, that they are not able to get a job VENEZUELA We have witnessed the Castro regime immediately. This Congress has delayed over and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The parachute in their own hired guns to over again where our friends on the Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from help the Maduro regime continue its other side of the aisle and those Repub- Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- oppressive tactics against the people of licans in the other body claim that utes. Venezuela. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I they cannot offer one vote to be able to rise today to lend my voice to those b 1045 pass unemployment insurance. who are being brutally silenced by the Since the countrywide protests began These individuals need our commit- Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela. on February 12, Maduro’s regime has ment, America’s commitment, as they After 15 years of suffering under murdered at least 14 Venezuelans, in- have given a commitment to us. Right Hugo Chavez’s rule, the people of Ven- jured or unjustly detained hundreds now in America, there are now 48 mil- ezuela have watched their liberties more, and committed the worst abuses lion Americans living in poverty, 22 continue to be violently stripped away against protesters as stories of torture million children. Some of the individ- as Maduro further radicalizes the coun- and other human rights violations con- uals here were not at minimum wage, try’s failed policies. tinue to pour in. but they are individuals that are work- These policies produce the highest in- This relentless repression will con- ing and making minimum wage and flation rates in Latin America, leading tinue and intensify unless the United can’t make it either. We must confront these issues. There to shortages of such basic goods as States and the international commu- must be the attitude of the Good Sa- milk and toilet paper, and sending Ven- nity speak with a unified voice and maritan in this Congress. I have intro- ezuela into a desperate downward eco- help to promote the rule of law, the duced H.R. 3888, the New Chance for a nomic spiral that worsens every day. human rights, and the democratic aspi- New Start in Life Act of 2014. It pro- The corruption that is enabled by the rations of the Venezuelan people. vides grants to nonprofits and State Maduro government and its supporters I hope that we will be able to say and local governments to train individ- has also contributed to a society that that we did not stand idly by as the uals for the emerging industries, the is plagued by rampant violence. In this Venezuelan people were brutally renew jobs, so that individuals such as country of 30 million inhabitants, near- pressed and that we had a voice in those waiting in line for employment ly 25,000 homicides were committed making sure that people knew what can find employment. I would like to last year alone. was going on in Venezuela. I hope that add that legislation as we move for- Worse still, the vast majority of we will be able to say that we stood for ward on the extension of unemploy- these murders went unpunished, cre- justice, that we stood for peace, that ment insurance—1.3 million, 1.5 million ating a climate of impunity that leaves we stood for human rights, that we and growing, because every week some ordinary citizens paralyzed by fear and stood for freedom, and that we stood individual who is unemployed maxes hopeless about their own future and for the rule of law at the moment when out on the 26 weeks of what they get in the future of their country. these were needed the most. unemployment insurance in the State. As if this was not harsh enough, Mr. f That is why this is called emergency Speaker, Venezuelans are now facing unemployment insurance. That is why the regime’s repressive and violent ac- THE NEW CHANCE FOR A NEW START IN LIFE ACT OF 2014 it is called insurance, because it covers tions. Weeks ago, Maduro and his cro- individuals who have worked, who have nies unleashed a bloody crackdown on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The contributed and who have worked. students as they demonstrated against Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from So it is disappointing that we are the regime’s failed policies and peace- Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. here again not being able to extend the fully demanded their basic human Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I unemployment insurance again, not rights and democratic freedoms. do believe that we in this country have being able to put on the floor of the These students are expressing the an obligation, commitment, and duty— House and get a vote for increasing the sentiments of millions of Venezuelans and just simply out of friendship—to be minimum wage to $10.10, a bill that has who are sick and tired of the regime’s concerned about the American people been filed for more than a year, and to destructive policies and fear for what in the many ways that they come to be able to look working families di- may happen next. These students were this Congress or to their Members of rectly in the eye and suggest that they exercising freedom of expression and Congress or to their elected officials. can survive on less than the increase of peaceful assembly, yet Maduro re- After contributing over the years to the minimum wage. sponded to their brave calls of liberty make America great, when they are in There are businesses that will sup- with tear gas, rubber bullets, beatings, their time of need, it is most appro- port this. There are businesses who rec- and live ammunition. priate for us to respond. ognize that, as they provide for their As the number of Venezuelan pro- It is now going on almost a year that employee, that employee churns into testers swelled to the millions, Maduro we have not responded to hardworking the economy. That employee is a con- has only stepped up the violence and Americans who, over the years, have sumer. That employee tries to buy a his attempts to silence his critics by contributed taxes. Maybe some of them house or pays their rent or goes out censoring radio and social media plat- are veterans who served in the United and buys items for their children or for forms. States military and are willing to their elderly parents or for themselves.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:50 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.007 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2009 Why don’t we understand that invest- would then go to immediate aid, and I Woodie’s tensest moment came in ment is what America is all about? Be- want to call upon the European Union, March 1945, when his plane was hit by cause America is not broke, and we headquartered in Brussels, and all the antiaircraft fire at 32,000 feet. He was have the opportunity to invest and to individual European countries to do forced to make an emergency landing create more research and development, the same. It is important now for this in Germany, only to be taken prisoner but we are living under the umbrella financial faith and confidence so that later by the German Army. Later, with the big elephant in the room—se- the people of Ukraine can continue to Woodie was able to locate Russian quester. That doesn’t make sense, be- move forward and develop some finan- forces and found his way back to safe- cause this country is one of the richest cial security in this transitional pe- ty. countries in the world. riod. Captain Spears and his fellow I can assure you that, if we invest in This is also critical in that this oc- Tuskegee Airmen proved themselves in America, we will create jobs, and those curs as a bridge before the Inter- battle abroad, but upon returning jobs will then churn the economy again national Monetary Fund weighs in. The home, they faced another battle—the and continue to bring down the debt. I International Monetary Fund obvi- struggle for equality. Denied basic don’t know why a commonsense ap- ously needs to have a stable govern- human dignity, they fought back. With proach to building this economy up ment to deal with. It also needs to like-minded citizens, they changed should not be the direction of this have—and will ask for—reforms, trans- America for the better, and, of course, country. parency, rule of law, and some finan- that fight, their struggle, still con- Yesterday, I spoke at a high-speed cial controls to get the ledger solidified tinues today. rail summit. It is very clear that a in Ukraine, and that is what they For their brave service during World building of high-speed rail will create should do. War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were col- thousands of jobs and increase mobility So the important aspect of this de- lectively awarded the Congressional of Americans, but yet the image is that bate is that the individual countries Gold Medal in 2007. Captain Spears was we are broke, and that is a very sad that have concern about the stability among those present to receive this commentary. of what were formerly called the cap- prestigious honor. As I listened to the ads that were uti- tive nations, the Eastern Bloc, now After Captain Spears’ military ca- lized in my State of Texas, individuals countries that want to be in the Euro- reer, he dedicated his life to public not running for Congress or the United pean community of free, democratic in- service, toured the country to share his States Senate but running for State of- stitutions, that there has to be a bridge military experiences during the time of fices, all they can talk about is stand- so that, obviously, the chaos that has segregation, and spoke up for equality for all. Although Captain Spears is no ing up against Obama. I want to stand been involved in the country of longer with us, we are reminded of the with President Obama and stand with Ukraine will not continue post the departure of their President and so that life motto he lived by: Dare to dream. him to build this country and make it Captain Spears is just one of many greater. That should be the message: stability can reign. I call upon the people of Ukraine to African Americans with a unique story invest in people. That is what will keep the faith and work hard and move that makes our country what it is make America the Nation that all have forward on these reforms. I call on the today. The story of Captain Spears re- looked to. governments—as I mentioned before, minds us that the United States has f my own government, and the govern- come a long way, but that we still have AID FOR UKRAINE ments of the European Union—to offer a much longer way to go to truly reach immediate assistance, and I call for the equality for all. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I will not rest until all Americans Chair recognizes the gentleman from International Monetary Fund to move as expeditiously and as quickly as pos- have an equal opportunity to achieve Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) for 5 minutes. their dreams. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I first sible to help stabilize the situation in want to recognize Annie Lowrey and Ukraine. f Michael Gordon—they are reporters f A RESPONSE TO TWO U.S. SEN- from The New York Times—because I HONORING THE MEMORY OF ATORS REGARDING PUERTO will summarize their article and pla- TUSKEGEE AIRMAN CAPTAIN RICO STATEHOOD giarize other portions of it in talking LEON ‘‘WOODIE’’ SPEARS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The about Ukraine. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from The world watched in wonder, con- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) for 5 min- cern, excitement, and sometimes hor- California (Mr. SWALWELL) for 5 minutes. ror, and marveled at the tenacity and utes. Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, yester- the resiliency of the Ukrainian people. Mr. SWALWELL of California. Each day, the junior Senator from Mis- However, Ukraine is in desperate need February during African American His- sissippi and the junior Senator from now of billions of dollars—and quickly. tory Month, Americans come together West Virginia spoke on the Senate Its economy is shrinking; its govern- to celebrate the important contribu- floor about Puerto Rico’s political sta- ment treasury is empty; its foreign ex- tions of African Americans throughout tus. Because Puerto Rico is a territory change funds are low; and its banking the Nation. I am proud to share the re- and not a State, we have no Senators system is fragile. Which brings us to markable story of one of my constitu- who can respond to these two Senators the point of: What are the next steps? ents, Hayward resident, Captain Leon on the Senate floor. So, as the only The first step is for the Ukrainian ‘‘Woodie’’ Spears. elected representative in Congress of people to organize an interim govern- Growing up near an airfield, young the 3.6 million U.S. citizens that live in ment. I call upon them to do it as rap- Woodie always dreamed of flying. After Puerto Rico, I respond now. idly as they can so that the inter- attending college, he was given the op- The Senators discussed the ref- national community has someone then portunity to achieve his dreams. erendum that was held in Puerto Rico to negotiate with and deal with some Woodie was among the few selected to in November 2012. However, neither of these pressing matters, and that join other young African Americans in Senator mentioned that, on the first they go into a positive direction in Alabama at the Tuskegee Airfield, question in that referendum, 54 percent doing that. where he was trained to fly. During of voters said they do not want Puerto The second thing is for the capitals training, Woodie overcame very tough Rico to be a territory, which means of Brussels and Washington, D.C., to odds, battling prejudice and racism, to that my constituents no longer consent take immediate action to help offset earn his wings and the honor of serving to the current status. some of these dire financial constraints with the Tuskegee Airmen. Likewise, neither Senator noted that Ukraine has. Following training, then-Lieutenant that, during a Senate hearing on the I want to applaud Secretary Kerry Spears was sent to Italy at the height referendum held last August, the sen- for already trying to address this and of World War II, serving with the all- ior Democrat and the senior Repub- floating the idea of $1 billion that African American 332nd Fighter Group. lican on the Committee on Energy and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:50 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.008 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 Natural Resources agreed that it was ities as their fellow U.S. citizens resid- America should be. If you work a full- indisputable and clear that the people ing in the States that the two Senators time job, you should be able to feed and of Puerto Rico oppose the current ter- represent. We do not seek special treat- support your family, but the fact is, ritory status. ment. We seek equality, and we intend someone who works full time on min- b 1100 to achieve it. imum wage only makes about $14,000 a f year—$14,000 a year. That is just not Finally, in their remarks yesterday, enough money, no matter how many WAR ON POVERTY neither Senator acknowledged that in ways you slice it to make ends meet, the referendum, statehood received The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and it is definitely not enough to take more votes than any other status op- Chair recognizes the gentleman from care of children or families. It tion, including the current status. In New York (Mr. CROWLEY) for 5 minutes. shouldn’t be this way. short, the Senators’ discussion of the Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, it was For all of our differences, we should historic referendum was clearly defi- 50 years ago that then-President Lyn- be united in the desire to give our chil- cient. don Johnson declared a war on poverty. dren a better way of life than we had. In addition, both Senators expressed I rise today to join my colleagues in That is what I know my grandparents opposition to the Puerto Rico Status recognizing the 50th anniversary of were thinking when they immigrated Resolution Act, which I introduced last this declaration, this promise that here from Ireland, just like many oth- year in the House and which was intro- America will be a better place for the ers. duced earlier this month in the Senate. generations that come after us. I join They passed the Statue of Liberty, The two Senators have every right to them in restating our commitment to the famous signal of hope and oppor- oppose this legislation, which calls for fighting for policies that lift all Ameri- tunity. The words at the base say, an up-or-down vote in Puerto Rico on cans up. ‘‘Give me your tired, your poor.’’ The the territory’s admission as a State That American Dream that we so Statue of Liberty doesn’t say we and outlines the steps the Federal Gov- often speak of, it only happens if we should forget about poor children. No, ernment would take if a majority of embrace national initiatives that re- it says give us your tired, give us your voters favor admission. But to argue, spect and encourage that dream—guar- poor. Give us. as the Senators did, that the bill ex- anteeing a fair wage, promoting edu- Imagine what a wonderful message cludes other options other than state- cational opportunity, and investing in that is, that America is actually about hood makes no sense. A binary vote, by an economy that works for the 21st helping the poor. It is because that is definition, is not exclusive. Those who century. That is what we should be who we are as Americans. That is what support statehood can vote ‘‘yes,’’ and spending our time on here in Congress, the war on poverty demands of us, liv- those who oppose it can vote ‘‘no.’’ not gutting consumer and safety pro- ing up to the ideals we have set for our This was precisely the format of the tections, or political distractions like country. votes that led to Hawaii and Alaska be- we see on this week’s agenda. I urge every one of my colleagues to coming States. I am not worried that the Republican look inside themselves and recommit I ask the Senators: Do you believe Party has surrendered in the war on themselves to fighting the war on pov- those earlier votes were unfair or ex- poverty; I am worried that they were erty, a fight that, as President Johnson clusionary? In any event, there are now never interested in it to begin with. A said, we cannot afford to lose. 132 Members of the House and Senate life in poverty shouldn’t be a life sen- f who have cosponsored the Puerto Rico tence with no future, but for too many Status Resolution Act and, therefore, Americans, that is exactly what it is. RECESS disagree with these two Senators’ char- Mr. Speaker, 46.5 million Americans The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- acterization of the bill. Both Senators live in poverty today; 16 million of ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair sought to contrast their opposition to those are children. In my hometown of declares the House in recess until noon the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act New York City, that is one in three today. with their apparent support for a Puer- children. One in three children. These Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 8 min- to Rico-related appropriation that the families, these children, find them- utes a.m.), the House stood in recess. President included in his fiscal year selves trapped in poverty, and they f 2014 budget request at my urging, and need a government that is willing to b 1200 that recently became law. Under this help them out of that morass. appropriation, funding would be pro- Helping those in need has long been a AFTER RECESS vided for the first federally sponsored part of our country’s philosophy. That The recess having expired, the House vote in Puerto Rico’s history, to be is why we have unemployment insur- was called to order by the Speaker pro held among one or more options that ance for when workers lose a job tempore (Mr. YODER) at noon. are consistent with U.S. law and policy through no fault of their own. That is f and that would ‘‘resolve’’ the status why we have Social Security so that issue. Contrary to the suggestion made seniors no longer have to live out their PRAYER by both Senators, a vote on Puerto final days in grinding poverty. That is The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Rico’s admission as a State is a per- why we have SNAP benefits so that no J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: fectly valid and logical way to struc- child goes hungry in the richest Nation Compassionate and merciful God, we ture the federally sponsored plebiscite on Earth. give You thanks for giving us another to be held pursuant to this appropria- These programs and other lifelines day. tion. are under threat, putting millions of We pray that You bless this country Both Senators also expressed the Americans in danger of slipping further we love with all our hearts. We thank view that the status debate is a ‘‘dis- into poverty. We cannot let that hap- You for those who founded our Repub- traction’’ from efforts to tackle Puerto pen. We cannot let the threads of our lic upon faith, respect for law, and con- Rico’s economic and fiscal challenges. social safety net slip apart. We have to stitutional rights of individuals, and This argument is familiar, but it is make sure that a hard day’s work pays the common good of the Nation and all false. The reality is that Puerto Rico’s enough to make ends meet. its citizens. economic problems are structural in Today, we have millions of Ameri- Fan the flame of freedom in the nature and are rooted in the territory’s cans who are the working poor. That hearts of all Americans, and especially unequal and undemocratic status. No means they get up every morning, get those who serve in the Armed Forces. wonder my constituents are relocating dressed, go to work, and they put in 40- Strengthen the resolve of all the Mem- to the States in unprecedented num- plus hours of work—or I would suggest bers of this people’s House, that they, bers. even more—every week, but they are attentive to Your commands, may fol- I look forward to the day when the not making enough money to pay the low their consciences and always do men, women, and children I represent bills or even meet basic needs like food what is right as they wrestle with com- have the same rights and responsibil- and shelter. To me, that is not how plex issues.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:50 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.009 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2011 Grant that what they say with their We remain focused on policies that PACE FINANCING PROGRAMS lips they believe in their hearts, and grow the economy and make life better (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was what they believe in their hearts they for all Americans. given permission to address the House may bring to practice in their lives and f for 1 minute.) in our Nation. CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTH- Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise May all that is done this day be for DAY OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC today to ask my colleagues to join me Your greater honor and glory. DIOCESE OF EL PASO in supporting clean energy initiative Amen. financing programs like PACE to help (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given f people and businesses invest in renew- permission to address the House for 1 able energy and energy efficiency tech- THE JOURNAL minute.) nologies. Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, El Paso, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Thanks, in part, to increased energy Texas, has a rich and vast history span- Chair has examined the Journal of the efficiency, consumption of energy is ning back hundreds of years. With the last day’s proceedings and announces down 5 percent nationally from 2007 Ysleta Mission established in the 1600s, to the House his approval thereof. levels. However, the growth of new re- it has deep roots in Catholicism, but it Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- newable energy capacity has slowed wasn’t until 1914 that the Roman nal stands approved. down from 18 gigawatts installed in Catholic Diocese of El Paso was estab- 2012 to 5.4 gigawatts in 2013, in part, f lished by Pope Pius X. due to a lack of access to capital. On March 3, the Roman Catholic Dio- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PACE financing programs allow prop- cese of El Paso will celebrate its 100th erty owners to pay back the costs of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the anniversary. The diocese provides in- clean energy technologies over longer gentleman from Texas (Mr. GALLEGO) valuable and multilingual services to periods of time. Property owners can come forward and lead the House in the 10 counties covering nearly 27,000 miles recoup their investments through prop- Pledge of Allegiance. of southwest Texas. erty assessments. Mr. GALLEGO led the Pledge of Alle- From the historic missions Ysleta, By encouraging distributed energy giance as follows: Socorro, and San Elizario, through the production and energy efficiency, prop- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Davis Mountains, and on to the Big erty owners quickly increase the value United States of America, and to the Repub- Bend country, the diocese is rich in lic for which it stands, one nation under God, of their properties. PACE programs are indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. history. While these three missions are a voluntary, and property owners across f focal point of the 100th birthday cele- the country are eager to sign up. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER bration, all the churches in the diocese f PRO TEMPORE play a critical role in their respective SMALL BUSINESS JOB communities and, through these his- PROTECTION ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. The toric missions and the far-flung Chair will now entertain up to 15 re- churches where priests and nuns still (Mr. MESSER asked and was given quests for 1-minute speeches on each ride the circuit, the Diocese of El Paso permission to address the House for 1 side of the aisle. has a profound impact on young and minute.) f old alike. Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, the As a member of the Diocese of El President has unilaterally delayed the A COMMONSENSE APPROACH TO Paso, I wish them great success over employer mandate again. It is hard not REFORMING HEALTH CARE the next 100 years. to blame him. (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given Feliz cumpleanos. Happy Birthday. Last week, CMS reported that 11 million Americans who work at small permission to address the House for 1 f minute.) businesses will have higher premiums Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, last SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL because of the President’s health care week, I held health care town halls all (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was law. The employer mandate will make across my district. Constituents shared given permission to address the House this bad situation worse. their experience with the President’s for 1 minute.) That might be why the President de- health care law. While parts of the law Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise creed that it will only apply to busi- have helped a few, a majority of people today to urge my colleagues to pass ad- nesses with more than 100 employees, have been hurt. ditional bipartisan Iran sanctions leg- instead of those with 50 employees, as We heard from a mother with a men- islation. While we are all hoping the the law requires, at least for now. tally ill, disabled son who lost his plan, diplomatic efforts to address Iran’s nu- This is a needed temporary reprieve, small business owners who had to cut clear program are successful, Congress but it should be granted by Congress, employee hours to avoid the law’s pen- must not neglect its responsibility to not Presidential decree. alties, and even a woman battling can- be prepared for all outcomes. The President’s behavior is lawless. cer who is now facing an uncertain fu- Changes to Iran’s nuclear programs As The Washington Post described it, ture because of the law. They aren’t have been minimal thus far, and Iran the President has shown an ‘‘increas- lying. continues to assert that it will not dis- ingly cavalier approach to picking and Many promises made before the law’s mantle its nuclear facilities. In fact, choosing how to enforce this law.’’ passage haven’t and couldn’t be kept. Iran’s Supreme Leader himself has pre- I encourage our colleagues to cospon- Americans have a right to feel frus- dicted that diplomatic talks ‘‘will lead sor H.R. 2577, the Small Business Job trated. nowhere.’’ Protection Act, which is my bill to per- It is time Washington stops imposing Iranian state television continues to manently codify this relief. Let’s not a law that is clearly not working. We air documentaries showing simulated forget that Congress, not the Presi- were promised lower costs. Instead, the attacks on Israel and on American dent, makes the laws. President’s own analysts reported at forces as well. Passage of additional f least 11 million people who work at sanctions will demonstrate to the Ira- small businesses will see their pre- nian regime that the American people TRIBUTE TO REVEREND miums climb while their take-home will not be swayed by empty rhetoric CRAWFORD W. KIMBLE pay drops. or a disingenuous commitment to (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was House Republicans offer a step-by- peace. given permission to address the House step, commonsense approach to reform- Congress must stand together and re- for 1 minute.) ing our health care system that really inforce our diplomatic quest for disar- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I does lower costs, providing access to mament with the legislative tools nec- rise today to pay tribute to the Rev- quality care that people need. essary to support this goal. erend Crawford W. Kimble, pastor

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He through intimidation. manufacturers the ability to compete will be laid to rest on Saturday, March This is a classic example of an auto- globally. With these cuts, we need to 1, 2014. cratic regime’s false notion that might ensure that hard-earned taxpayer dol- Reverend Kimble was the fifth of six is right, but we must show Maduro and lars taken by the IRS are no longer pastors at the Good Hope Missionary other violators that the world is subject to waste, fraud, and abuse. Baptist Church. He served as pastor for watching, and that we will not allow In the end, it is about simplifying approximately 35 years. His dream was these transgressions to pass unnoticed. and enabling American businesses to part of the building of Good Hope in its I stand in solidarity with the Women compete worldwide, putting more current location on North MacGregor. for Life in Venezuela, and I urge my money into Americans’ wallets than Reverend Kimble was born in Elgin, colleagues to do the same. Uncle Sam’s, and creating cash flow Texas, on March 24, 1918, and he fol- f and opportunity for America. It is a lowed the ministerial paths of both his winning formula. It has worked before. father and grandfather. He began SET ASIDE THE DO-NOTHING Let’s try it again. preaching at 33. He started his church AGENDA In God we trust. in 1951, and he joined it. (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- f He preached his first sermon in 1959, mission to address the House for 1 b 1215 and later became the pastor to many minute and to revise and extend her re- giants of Texas, including the Honor- marks.) A LIVING WAGE able Barbara Jordan, the first African Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given American United States Congress- on behalf of the 1.9 million unemployed permission to address the House for 1 woman from the South, and Dr. Lonnie Americans, including nearly 21,000 in minute.) Smith, who played an important role Nevada, people who are struggling to Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in minority voting rights in primary put food on the table, a roof over their I signed a discharge petition in an ef- elections. heads, and gas in their car. fort to force an up-or-down vote on leg- It is astounding to find that prior to Despite the daily struggle that these islation that I have cosponsored, and becoming Reverend Kimble, he was in people have making ends meet while that is H.R. 1010, the Fair Minimum the newspaper business as an editor of looking for a new, good-paying job, Wage Act, which would increase the the Houston Informer. He was also part House Republicans have refused to Federal minimum wage to $10.10 over of The Kansas City Call, which was the bring a bill to the floor that would ex- the period of the next few years, giving oldest African American newspaper, tend their critical lifeline. In fact, up to 25 million Americans a well-de- and it ended with The Kansas City Call since the beginning of the 113th Con- served pay raise. that he was a part of. gress, House Republicans have failed to Many Americans who work at the After more than 30 years in retire- bring a single jobs bill to the floor. minimum wage live in poverty; and I ment, Reverend Kimble continued to The American people have made it know that there are some in this body, write. He had many books, and he also clear that they want this Congress to particularly on the other side, who fun- was part of the Crawford W. Kimble work to find solutions that represent a damentally don’t even believe that senior living facility, which he lived in balanced approach, not partisan ide- there ought to be a minimum wage. in the Fourth Ward, Freedmen’s Town, ology that is out of touch with their That is a minority view. that was named after him by Reverend needs and priorities. Republicans and Democrats across Elmo Johnson. I urge House Republicans to set aside the country believe that not only Mr. Speaker, let me just say that their do-nothing agenda, address the should we have a minimum wage, but this giant is deserving of our honor and serious challenges facing our country, that it ought to be increased. A recent respect and commendation, and let us and take meaningful action to achieve poll showed that 71 percent of Ameri- all remember his book, ‘‘Watch the real results for the people we are sent cans favor an increase in the minimum Tree, It Might Fall on You.’’ here to serve. wage. Reverend Kimble, may you rest in f So for those who believe that there peace. God bless you, and God bless ought to be a wage that is a living TAX REFORM your family. wage, it has to be a wage that does not f (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given put people in poverty. For that reason, permission to address the House for 1 I urge my colleagues to sign the dis- IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN FOR LIFE minute.) charge petition, and let’s have a vote (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, for to give Americans the raise that they given permission to address the House more than four decades I have owned deserve. my own business. I am a business guy, for 1 minute and to revise and extend f her remarks.) and I can say with certainty that to- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I day’s economy is the hardest economy CONGRATULATING THE 2014 rise today in solidarity with the our country has seen from a small busi- WINTER OLYMPIANS Women for Life in Venezuela. These ness standpoint. (Mr. STEWART asked and was given women, headed by opposition leader Taxes and regulations are killing permission to address the House for 1 Maria Corina Machado and the wife of businesses, stifling growth, and pre- minute.) an opposition leader who is in jail, venting educated, qualified individuals Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, I want Leopoldo Lopez, who is also a leader in from becoming job creators them- to congratulate all 230 American ath- this march, they have dressed in white, selves. letes who participated in the Sochi and they have carried white flowers as America’s Tax Code deals some of the Olympics, and I am proud to say that they march peacefully, demanding that harshest penalties for those who con- 15 of these Olympians were from my the Maduro government end its violent tribute most to the economy. We have home State of Utah and that seven of suppression of pro-democracy move- the highest corporate tax rate in the them won medals. Through their tal- ments in Venezuela. world, and the top wage earners pay ent, their skill, and dedication, they In these protests, at least 14 people most of the Federal income taxes. represented Utah and our country very have been killed by the state thugs of To restore fairness for all taxpayers, well. Maduro, and many more have been un- we need to cut the corporate rate to a These Utah athletes come from very justly harassed, detained, and beaten. real 25 percent, and collapse the cur- different backgrounds. Some of them

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As a fa- We can provide certainty to busi- sacrifice and service for our country, ther, I have seen their example inspire nesses, families, and every American first in the U.S. Air Force during the my six children. looking to have affordable and acces- Korean and Vietnam wars, including 7 While these Olympians weren’t guar- sible health care, but the President’s years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. anteed a medal, that didn’t stop them health care law isn’t the answer. Al- After returning and being reunited from working and sacrificing in every most every week, there are new reports with his family, he put years of hard way to achieve their goals. We should of increased costs and decreased access work into being an entrepreneurial all continue to look to these Olympic to care. homebuilder in his community. He athletes for inspiration, to become bet- Why don’t we put people first, rather went on to serve in the State legisla- ter, and to be more dedicated to our than putting government first? That is ture and now serves as the U.S. Rep- goals, even when it is tough. why I support replacement legislation, resentative to Collin County, which he I wish these athletes good luck in the such as H.R. 2300, making it market- calls home. future and thank them for their inspi- based, affordable, and lower cost for I am honored to work with him in ration. our people. this Congress and on the Ways and f f Means Committee. I would like to thank my friend from Texas, SAM WIND POWER PAYING TRIBUTE TO MR. GEORGE JOHNSON, for his years of service to our (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was SAJEWYCH communities and our Nation. given permission to address the House (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given f for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 his remarks.) minute.) SPECIAL INTERESTS IN Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, cli- Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I stand ELECTIONS mate change is real and is happening before you today to pay tribute to an (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and now. To reduce the harmful effects of American hero, Mr. George Sajewych, a was given permission to address the human-caused greenhouse gas pollu- U.S. citizen who experienced firsthand House for 1 minute.) tion, this Nation and the world must the violence in Kiev while peacefully Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- transition to clean energy sources. assembling in solidarity with the peo- er, we need a government by the people That is why I am here today to support ple of Ukraine. and for the people, not a government wind power and for extending the re- An esteemed, long-time retired run by the special interests and for the newable electricity production tax broadcaster for the Voice of America, corporations. But how do we get there? credit. originally from Chicago, Mr. Sajewych First, we remove barriers to voting. My home State of California has been was one of many journalists to have From overcoming hurdles to absentee a leader in deploying this key tech- endured ruthless violence firsthand voting and difficulty with registration, nology, and it has paid dividends. Wind when he was beaten by Berkut police to long lines at the polls, more can be powers over 2.1 million California forces. done to make sure that our elections homes, and California is the home to 21 The attack left him bleeding in the work for all voters. wind manufacturing facilities which street, surrounded by the shreds of the We should take a good long look at have helped to stimulate capital in- helmet that he had worn for protec- the thoughtful recommendations of the vestments of over $11 billion. tion. His motorcycle helmet shattered President’s bipartisan election com- The California wind industry also by the beating. He was hospitalized mission, which listened to voters and supports over 7,000 jobs, ranking Cali- after having suffered serious injuries. to election officials and bundled to- fornia as the second-highest wind-re- I commend Mr. Sajewych for his for- gether the best ideas. lated job incubator in the Nation. titude and continuing resolve in stand- Second, we can’t let the big money Wind power is part of the energy ing for freedom of speech, freedom of interests choose our leaders. We need portfolio of the future. Let’s make that assembly, and freedom of the press, the public campaign financing, like the bill future happen now and support the pro- fundamentals of an open society. recently introduced by my colleague, duction tax credit. I urge our President to swiftly im- Representative SARBANES of Maryland. f pose targeted financial and travel sanc- In a post-Citizens United world, the tions on any Ukrainian Government of- voices of special interests will be much OBAMACARE ficial found to have endorsed this bru- louder than those of average Ameri- (Mr. TIPTON asked and was given tal violence and to channel all finan- cans, unless we act now and bring back permission to address the House for 1 cial assistance offered by our country government run by the people and for minute and to revise and extend his re- to Ukraine only to those who are com- the people. marks.) mitted to upholding the rights of free- f Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, last week, dom of speech, freedom of assembly, VENEZUELA the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Ac- and freedom of press. tuary for the Centers for Medicare & Let us praise Mr. Sajewych for his (Mr. DIAZ-BALART asked and was Medicaid Services reported that as courage and inspiration, standing at given permission to address the House many as 11 million small business em- liberty’s side. for 1 minute.) ployees throughout the United States f Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, for may see their health premiums rise the last several weeks, the people of after full implementation of HONORING THE DEDICATION OF Venezuela have risen up to protest the ObamaCare. THE SAM JOHNSON HIGHWAY corruption, the food shortages, the That means approximately 14 percent (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was soaring crime rates, and particularly, of the men and women who are partici- given permission to address the House the alarming repression in Venezuela. pating in the U.S. workforce will have for 1 minute.) Mr. Speaker, since the protests less take-home pay and higher costs for Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise began, more than 500 people have been services that they are forced to buy. today to honor the naming of U.S. arrested, approximately 150 injured, Just last week, I met with small Highway 75 in north Texas as the Sam and over a dozen have been killed. It is businesses in Grand Junction, Colo- Johnson Highway, after my friend and disgraceful to think the Chavez- rado, and discussed this very issue. our colleague, Representative SAM Maduro regime has actually managed

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Not only is it causing them like cooking oil and even toilet paper. the Corps recently determined they to lose coverage, but they also see Maduro has intensified his intimida- lacked the authority to continue these their premiums rise and have their tion tactics by increasing political ar- joint management programs and are in health care plans canceled. rests and violence, labeling the opposi- the process of suspending all local part- The Spanish site that the adminis- tion as terrorists and enemies of the nerships. tration promised would help people en- State, and actually even expelling Arkansans know better than anyone roll reads as if it were written by a independent media, such as CNN. how to manage our lands, and cuts to first-year Spanish student, and it has Mr. Speaker, I urge the international the Corps’ budget shouldn’t dictate our proven to have more problems than the community to aggressively express ability to enjoy these facilities. For actual English version of their commitment to the basic free- years, these partnerships have allowed healthcare.gov. doms that are under assault in Ven- local groups, like the Friends of Lake Where we live in the Central Valley, ezuela; and I also, Mr. Speaker, urge Ouachita, to successfully maintain rec- Latinos already struggle to access doc- our administration to—at the very reational facilities across our State. tors. We have got a huge shortage of least—demand that the OAS imme- Arkansas is known as the Natural doctors, doctors that are willing to diately convene its Permanent Council State. One of our greatest points of take Medicare and Medicaid, because of to invoke the democratic charter, since pride is access to public lands and the reimbursement rates. So now, with it has clearly been violated. water. The LOCAL Act will ensure that the Affordable Care Act, we are going Now is the time to stand with the facilities like Lake Ouachita and Bea- to have even fewer doctors and less ac- Venezuelan people. ver Lake remain easily accessible to cess. Health care reform that doesn’t increase their access is meaningless. f future generations. The Affordable Care Act has also ANNIVERSARY OF SUPREME f heightened their struggles. COURT UPHOLDING 19TH AMEND- b 1230 Mr. Speaker, we must repeal and re- MENT place this damaging law with one that SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE benefits the Latino community and (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was FUNDING given permission to address the House millions of others across the country. for 1 minute.) (Mr. HOLT asked and was given per- f Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise mission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- ALL ECONOMIC REGULATIONS ARE today to commemorate the 92nd anni- TRANSPARENT ACT OF 2014 versary of Leser v. Garnett, where the marks.) Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amend- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, we adults The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ment, which protects a woman’s right ask students to be model citizens, to DENHAM). Pursuant to House Resolu- to vote. devote themselves to their studies, and tion 487 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Our Nation’s suffragettes stood up to to become tomorrow’s leaders. But clares the House in the Committee of the injustice. They fought for their what is our message when their leaders the Whole House on the state of the rights. Without their perseverance and can’t even ensure a school building Union for the further consideration of fearlessness, I and many of my col- that passes code inspection? Every day, the bill, H.R. 2804. Will the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. leagues would not be standing here the students at Trenton Central High YODER) kindly take the chair. today. School attempt to learn in a building These suffragettes represent a long that suffers from electrical fires due to b 1232 poor wiring and leaking water; drip- line of women who said no to the sta- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE tus quo, inspiring future leaders, like ping bathroom sewage; and an absence Accordingly, the House resolved our very own former Congresswoman of science labs and general inadequacy itself into the Committee of the Whole Patsy Mink from Hawaii, who authored and indignities. House on the state of the Union for the title IX, a historic milestone for equal- To fix these problems and provide further consideration of the bill (H.R. ity in women’s sports. Trenton students with a facility wor- 2804) to amend title 5, United States Today, we honor the sacrifices of thy of students and teachers for the Code, to require the Administrator of these suffragettes, and we commit our- 21st century, it is projected to cost $130 the Office of Information and Regu- selves to further equality, whether it million. To bring all of New Jersey’s latory Affairs to publish information means breaking the glass ceiling or schools up to code will cost several bil- about rules on the Internet, and for lions of dollars. Many States cannot lifting the floor beneath their feet. other purposes, with Mr. YODER (Act- Note that women make up two-thirds manage that cost alone. We need to in- ing Chair) in the chair. of the minimum wage workers. Increas- vest in our children by devoting Fed- The Clerk read the title of the bill. ing the minimum wage to $10.10 is crit- eral funds to school construction and The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- ical for our Nation’s hardworking renovation. With a modern school in- mittee of the Whole rose on Wednes- women struggling to pull their families frastructure, we can ask our students day, February 26, 2014, amendment No. out of poverty. to become the community and world 6 printed in House Report 113–361 of- It is time for my colleagues to recog- leaders we want them to be. fered by the gentleman from Colorado nize this. In the legacy of the suffrag- f (Mr. TIPTON) had been disposed of. ettes, we will continue to fight for AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY NATIONAL LATINO ENROLLMENT what women deserve: equality. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order WEEK f to consider amendment No. 7 printed in (Mr. DENHAM asked and was given House Report 113–361. AMERICA’S RECREATIONAL permission to address the House for 1 Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I FACILITIES minute and to revise and extend his re- have an amendment at the desk. (Mr. COTTON asked and was given marks.) The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will permission to address the House for 1 Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, the ad- designate the amendment. minute and to revise and extend his re- ministration has declared this week to The text of the amendment is as fol- marks.) be National Latino Enrollment Week lows: Mr. COTTON. Yesterday, I intro- in the hopes of mounting a special In the table of contents of the bill, insert duced the LOCAL Act, a bill allowing push—a big rush—of Latinos rushing to after item pertaining to section 405 the fol- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to sign up for the Affordable Care Act be- lowing: restore joint management programs cause it is supposedly going to help TITLE V—EXCEPTION with local nonprofit organizations to their lives in so many ways. Yet Sec. 501. Exception.

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Air regu- amendments made by this Act shall not continue to perpetuate this canard lations, for example, were precisely the apply in the case of a rule pertaining to air that government regulation is a heavy regulations that inflicted the harm on quality or water quality, or a consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such boot on the neck of business in Amer- Rob James, Avon Lake, Bob Sells and a rule. In the case of such a rule, consent de- ica. his workers, and Allen Puckett and his cree, or settlement agreement, the provi- Another poll conducted by the Amer- workers that I mentioned in, frankly, sions of law amended by this Act shall apply ican Sustainable Business Council my opening statement in discussion as though such amendments had not been found 78 percent of employers believe yesterday. To remove these areas of made. responsible regulation is important for regulation from the bill would severely The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to protecting small businesses from unfair weaken the bill’s important reforms to House Resolution 487, the gentleman competition and leveling the playing lower the crushing costs of Federal reg- from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY) and a field. In fact, the most recent Wells ulation. Member opposed each will control 5 Fargo/Gallup index of small businesses In looking at this amendment and minutes. found just 11 percent cited regulations looking at the discussion that was just The Chair recognizes the gentleman as a significant challenge when rated had, Mr. Chairman, by the gentleman from Virginia. against other challenges they face in offering, it goes back to a tired argu- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I the economic marketplace. ment that is not worthy of debate on yield myself such time as I may con- Employers and the American people this floor. For the opposite to present sume. get it, Mr. Chairman. They recognize an amendment is fine. To present an I am pleased to offer this simple there is a role for fair, reasonable, and amendment to say that you don’t like amendment that would exempt rules responsible regulation in protecting the way we are wanting to do that is that further protect our Nation’s air public safety and health and in pro- fine. But to retread and rework the and water quality from these new promoting the economy. Again, the Amer- idea that I or my children or anybody posed hurdles. It is no surprise that a ican Lung Association poll found a 2- else’s children want to breathe dirty 2012 American Lung Association report to-1 majority believes environmental air or drink dirty water or have child found that Americans support the safeguards will spur innovation and in- seats fall apart or child restraints be Clean Air Act by a 2 to 1 margin. Why? vestment and create jobs. broken or anything else is just not Because it is working. Harmful emis- Now, I understand the frustration ex- worthy of debate here on this floor. sions are dropping, and air quality is pressed by some of my colleagues that Let’s take the bill. I will take your better than it was a decade ago. But we the current regulatory process can amendment, and it is offered in good still have 131 million fellow Ameri- sometimes be too long, and sometimes faith. But when we look at this bill, we cans—42 percent of the Nation—living it is, averaging 4 to 8 years in some are looking at jobs. Again, the argu- in communities where pollution levels cases. But the bill before us today will ment that was made to protect the are deemed harmful for at-risk popu- do nothing to reduce that timeline. In- government bureaucracy from more lations: young people and senior citi- stead, it prolongs that process by rework is not also an accurate state- zens. In fact, the national capital requiring even more redundant analysis. ment, especially when it does protect gion is one of those areas. It is a non- How ironic is that? the men and women—the workers. attainment area for ground-level This bill would strengthen the hand I said it yesterday. I will say it ozone. of special interests by allowing them to again. Do you want a clear determina- It is pretty clear what my friends on challenge Federal agencies on whether tion on what party is looking out for the other side of the aisle think of gov- they assessed every possible alter- whom? Do you look out for government ernment regulation, but I am curious if native and chose the one least costly to workers and more regulations, or do they have actually asked their own it. Their bill would erect new hurdles you look out for the moms and dads constituents what they think. For ex- for citizens to petition their govern- who go to work to earn their living to ample, I wonder if the residents living ment to finally act on long overdue or take care of their families, to breathe downstream from the West Virginia congressionally mandated safeguards clean air, to have clean water, and to chemical spill where a toxic substance and protections. have safety environments in a limited has now been carried into neighboring Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues regulatory reform, which is what our Ohio and other points south and west to support this amendment and to beat Founders intended? That is what we do share the same disdain for water qual- back these tired and hackneyed efforts here. ity regulation as some of my friends on by my friends on the other side who, on I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on this amend- the other side of the aisle. Or what behalf of corporate polluters, have pro- ment and reserve the balance of my about the residents near the North posed this legislation. Our constituents time. Carolina coal ash spill which is affect- expect safe drinking water, reliable Mr. CONNOLLY. Gosh, if there is a ing drinking water there and in some child car safety seats, clean air, and tired debate on this floor, my good parts of my own home State, Virginia? countless other protections. Let’s work friend from Georgia has just identified Maybe we should ask the millions of together to improve the regulatory it. It is that hackneyed phrase, ‘‘crush- parents who own one of the child car process rather than gut it and return ing burden of regulation.’’ Well, that safety seats that are now the subject of our communities to the law of the jun- would come as news to most Americans a massive nationwide recall if they gle. who have benefited from clean air reg- would feel more comfortable with less I reserve the balance of my time. ulation, which, by the way, has net cre- rigorous standards for safety for their Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- ated jobs, not destroyed them. children. I introduced another amend- man, I rise in opposition to the amend- The Republican narrative here ment to this bill to exempt those rules ment. couldn’t be more false except that they for child car safety seats so we can con- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is are protecting their base—their cor- tinue to have rigorous standards. Un- recognized for 5 minutes. porate base, in my view—at the ex- fortunately, my friends on the other Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- pense of the average American citizen side of the aisle who control the Rules man, air and water quality regulations, who wants to breathe clean air, who Committee refused to allow a vote on done properly, serve important goals, wants to drink clean water, and who that amendment. and I agree with my friend from across wants to protect their children. A poll conducted by the American the aisle. He said the bill, however, his With that, I yield back the balance of Lung Association found nearly three of interpretation and ours are just dif- my time. four respondents believe we shouldn’t ferent. The bill does nothing to frus- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- have to choose between this health and trate the achievement of these goals. man, I have learned here through many

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Mr. Chairman, I under the guise of increasing trans- fact that jobs are being lost and that rise to speak to the Jackson Lee parency. I would offer to say that there things are being taken here because of amendment with great enthusiasm for are instances when all of us know that regulatory burden. The tired argument its seriousness, and I say to my col- our security is crucial. here is not the fact. leagues, there are no smoke and mir- Mr. Chairman, I ask that my col- The honest argument here is: What is rors here. leagues support this exemption for the role that we are supposed to be This amendment exempts rules made Homeland Security to protect Amer- doing? Where is the government role by the Secretary of Homeland Security ica’s homeland and national security. that should be there that should pro- or any consent decree or settlement I reserve the balance of my time. vide good regulatory reform? And I made as a result of this rule. Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of I don’t think that we need to further think what was actually said was that my amendment to H.R. 2804 that provides a educate our very diligent Members, providing hurdles to keeping regu- common-sense exception to the ‘‘All Economic whether they are on the Homeland Se- latory reform open. What we are saying Regulations are Transparent Act of 2014.’’ curity or Judiciary or Intelligence or is we want it transparent. We want H.R. 2804 makes numerous changes to the Armed Services Committees, or many businesses to be a part. And to have federal rule-making process, including: other committees, about the new cli- 1. requiring agencies to consider numerous anything said less and to say, again, to mate in which we live in this world new criteria when issuing rules, such as alter- rehash an argument that implies that after 9/11. We simply have to look at natives to rules proposals; others want to breathe dirty air, to the landscape that we are around as we 2. requiring agencies to review the ‘‘indirect’’ drink dirty water, and to in any way speak: Central African Republic, South costs of proposed and existing rules; harm the American people by simply Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Nigeria, 3. giving the Small Business Administration bringing sense to our regulatory proc- and Syria. Just a few days ago, I was expanded authority to intervene in the rule- ess is just simply a straw man. When on the Israeli side of the Syrian border, making of other agencies; and you have got nothing else to talk and I could look into a city very close 4. requiring federal agencies to file monthly about, let’s throw the kitchen sink at and see constant mortar fire. reports on the status of their rule-making ac- it. Everybody understands that with the tivities. With that, I yield back the balance of new climate of franchise terrorism, al My amendment provides an exception to the my time and urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on this Qaeda travels from one conflict area to ‘‘All Economic Regulations are Transparent amendment. another, each time posing a threat to Act of 2014’’ for rules made by the Secretary The Acting CHAIR. The question is of Homeland Security or any consent decree on the amendment offered by the gen- the United States of America or the West. Yet, we have legislation that or settlement made as a result of the rule. My tleman from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). does not exempt the actions of the Sec- amendment is simple in that it provides an ex- The question was taken; and the Act- ception for critical agency rules that the gen- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- retary of Homeland Security, who may be required to make emergency deci- eral safety and well-being of individuals in the peared to have it. United States. Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chair, I demand sions. This particular legislation has 60 new Mr. Chair, Hurricane Rita, which was the a recorded vote. fourth most powerful Atlantic storm in history The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to barriers, procedural requirements, before an important rulemaking can go made landfall with 120 mile per hour winds clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- and had devastating consequences to Texans, ceedings on the amendment offered by forward. It requires a 6-month online presence before you can move forward. many of whom were my constitutients. Without the gentleman from Virginia will be Homeland Security how do Americans get postponed. I would offer to say that the conflicts in the Central African Republic and through hurricanes and tornadoes? AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON The ALERRT Act packages four measures, LEE South Sudan, the crisis in the Ukraine, on which America is standing on the all of which are designed to stop, delay, or The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order weaken new protections. The Regulatory Ac- sides of those who believe in democ- to consider amendment No. 8 printed in countability Act (RAA) is the most far-reaching racy, the fighting in Nigeria between House Report 113–361. of these measures. It amends the Administra- Christians and Muslims, and the con- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I tive Procedure Act, but goes far beyond estab- flict in Syria that has a terrible impact have an amendment at the desk. lishing procedures for rulemaking. The RAA The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will as we move forward on the Palestinian acts as a ‘‘super mandate’’ overriding require- designate the amendment. and Israeli peace process—how can we ments of landmark legislation such as the Oc- The text of the amendment is as fol- not exempt the Secretary of Homeland cupational Safety and Health Act and Mine lows: Security? Safety and Health Act. In the table of contents of the bill, insert Mr. Chairman, not only do we deal Homeland Security is one of the most pre- after item pertaining to section 405 the fol- with issues of terrorism, but it is also eminent concerns of the federal government. lowing: the stand-up agency when America The increased need for national security fol- TITLE V—EXCEPTION faces natural disasters. For example, lowing the attacks of September 11th has in- Sec. 501. Exception. Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most- creased the demand for Homeland Security to Add, at the end of the bill, the following: powerful Atlantic storm in history, and find more effective means to preempt attacks TITLE V—EXCEPTION made landfall with 120-mile-per-hour against our nation. And that is why my col- SEC. 501. EXCEPTION. winds, which had devastating con- leagues should vote to exempt the Depart- Notwithstanding any other provision of sequences for many of my Texas con- ment of Homeland Security from this legisla- law, the provisions of this Act and the stituents. That occurred just a few tion today. amendments made by this Act shall not years ago. Hurricane Rita came out of And Mr. Chair, I was pleased to meet with, apply in the case of a rule made by the Sec- the gulf, but Hurricane Sandy came Jeh Johnson the new Secretary, on Tuesday retary of Homeland Security, or a consent out of the east coast and the Atlantic decree or settlement agreement pertaining and he appeared before the Homeland Secu- to such a rule. In the case of such a rule, con- waters. It brought havoc that no one rity Committee yesterday, and I am encour- sent decree, or settlement agreement, the ever expected. FEMA was vital in the aged to see that he understands just how crit- provisions of law amended by this Act shall restoration of the lives of Americans. ical his mission is and the utter importance of apply as though such amendments had not In that instance, I would think we being able to respond swiftly to address prob- been made. would want any rulemaking process to lems as they arise. Swift responses to immi- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to move quickly, to be able to bring aid to nent threats to national security allow the De- House Resolution 487, the gentlewoman those in need. partment of Homeland Security to protect the

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In the course of that, it has a great with a Secretary to be able to be the of the agency. deal of jurisdiction dealing with hu- first line of defense, and I would argue What we have before us in H.R. 2804 is an manity and the necessity to help hu- that it is important that we exempt unnecessary reporting burden for the Depart- manity. So in the crisis of dealing with the Secretary of the Department from ment of Homeland Security. The Regulatory issues of individuals who have been un- that because of their number one re- Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 al- fairly put in front of a deportation sponsibility, which is securing the ready requires agency status updates twice a order who need to have the response of homeland, and we live in a different year. H.R. 2804 requires monthly reporting, this agency, or the agency needs to climate. which would create additional difficulties for correct some aspect of the many re- I think the gentleman accepts the agency to produce requisite reports. H.R. sponsibilities that it has, from natural fact that terrorism has become fran- 2804 requires the OIRA to issue an annual cu- disaster to terrorism to ensuring the chised at this moment. I thank the mulative report even though this reporting is security of the border, the needs of gentleman for yielding, and I ask indi- already part of existing laws, thus creating du- Customs and Border Protection, the viduals, again, to support the Jackson plicative reporting mechanisms and wasting needs of ICE officers for regulatory Lee amendment. limited federal resources. schemes that will give them better Mr. GOODLATTE. I thank the gen- The additional reporting requirements create tools to ensure the security of this Na- tlewoman. I am not persuaded that the a delay on agency activity and waste valuable tion, I would argue that a 6-month Department of Homeland Security, es- resources in creating extraneous and duplica- delay, that 60 barriers being put in pecially with a provision that provides tive records. The bill also prematurely calls for place of that regulatory scheme, does for emergency relief from any of the agencies to provide cost estimates for pro- not give comfort to the American peo- provisions of the bill, cannot be greatly posed rules that are to be finalized in the fol- ple that their homeland is secure. Give benefited, and all those who have to lowing year. Executive Order 12866 does not the Secretary of Homeland Security deal with the Department of Homeland require agencies to report full cost estimates, and his fellow Secretaries or Assistant Security will not be greatly benefited, but rather makes cost-benefit information dis- Secretaries or Directors the responsi- if the Department is operating more ef- cretionary. Even though the rule requires the bility and the leadership that they fectively and if the regulations they estimation of costs, it prohibits benefit calcula- need to have to protect the homeland. promulgate are more efficient and tions of agency rules. I would just offer to say that my more effective and more addressed to- Further, H.R. 2804 precludes rules from tak- amendment is common sense. It deals ward what really needs to be done to ing effect until the information required by the with consent orders and settlements address problems and not simply add- act is available on the Internet for at least six that the Homeland Security Secretary ing to the regulatory burden that busi- months. This provision of the bill severely lim- is making in the course of making nesses and American citizens face. So I its agencies’ abilities to respond to imminent America safe. Please support the Jack- continue my opposition to the amend- threats of national security. The amendment son Lee amendment, commonsense se- ment. would preclude such a delay in relation to curity, protecting the homeland, and I yield back the balance of my time. Homeland Security rules, consent decrees, or having us do the job we should be doing The Acting CHAIR. The question is settlements. on behalf of the American people. on the amendment offered by the gen- H.R. 2804 was created under the guise of I yield back the balance of my time. tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON increasing agency transparency and regula- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I LEE). tion, but in actuality, the bill serves as an im- do respect the concerns raised by the The question was taken; and the Act- pediment to the government’s ability to imple- gentlewoman from Texas. The Depart- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- ment national security protections with expedi- ment of Homeland Security has vast peared to have it. ence. My amendment to H.R. 2804 is nec- jurisdiction, however, and it is an Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I essary to curb unnecessary delay, waste, and agency cobbled together, a department demand a recorded vote. duplication and ensuring that the Department cobbled together with authorities from The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to of Homeland Security is able to make haste— a whole host of other areas, and they clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- not waste. have not always made things work ceedings on the amendment offered by I ask my colleagues to please support the very effectively there. One of the the gentlewoman from Texas will be Jackson Lee amendment. things that they need is more dis- postponed. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I cipline and guidance in terms of how AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON rise in opposition to the amendment. regulations are written, and that is ex- LEE The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman actly what this legislation does. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- The gentlewoman raises a legitimate to consider amendment No. 9 printed in utes. concern with regard to the speed with House Report 113–361. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the which regulations can be issued in cer- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I amendment seeks to shield the Depart- tain emergency circumstances. I would have an amendment at the desk as the ment of Homeland Security, a depart- call her attention to section 653 of the designee of Mr. JOHNSON. ment in need of good government re- legislation, which covers just those cir- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will form, from all of the government rule- cumstances in which the President can designate the amendment. making reforms in this bill. We should take action swiftly because of an im- The text of the amendment is as fol- not do that. The bill does not threaten minent threat to health or safety or lows: needed regulation in the Department of other emergency. As a result of that, In the table of contents of the bill, insert Homeland Security’s jurisdiction but this amendment is not needed because after item pertaining to section 405 the fol- simply ensures that DHS will avoid unit takes the Department completely lowing: necessary regulation, issue smarter, out of the reforms provided in this bill. TITLE V—EXCEPTION less costly regulation when necessary, Therefore, I must continue my opposi- Sec. 501. Exception. and not enter into sweetheart back- tion to the amendment. I urge my col- Add, at the end of the bill, the following: room deals for more regulation under leagues to do the same. TITLE V—EXCEPTION the cloak of judicial orders. I urge my Ms. JACKSON LEE. Will the gen- colleagues to oppose the amendment. tleman yield? SEC. 501. EXCEPTION. Notwithstanding any other provision of I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. GOODLATTE. I am happy to law, the provisions of this Act and the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentlewoman. amendments made by this Act shall not thank the gentleman very much, and Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gen- apply in the case of a rule that the Director we obviously have a great deal of mu- tleman for his explanation. We have of the Office of Management and Budget de- tual respect, I hope, but a great deal of noted 653, and you are absolutely right. termines would result in net job creation and

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Pursuant to subject it to this legislation. rise in opposition to the amendment. With that, I ask for the support of House Resolution 487, the gentlewoman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) and a this amendment. from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- I yield back the balance of my time. Member opposed each will control 5 utes. minutes. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I b 1300 The Chair recognizes the gentle- share and welcome the gentlewoman’s Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I woman from Texas. concerns about the impacts of regula- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, would reiterate that the right way to tions on jobs, but I submit that the as I indicated, I am moving this on be- address the concern about the impact right way to address that concern is to of regulations on jobs is to join me in half of Mr. JOHNSON. The amendment is join me in supporting the Rothfus-Barr simple. It would exclude from this bill supporting the Rothfus-Barr amend- amendment that would make sure that any rule that would result in net job ment that would make sure that agen- agencies do a much better job of identi- growth. cies do a much better job identifying I ask that my colleagues support this fying adverse job impacts before they adverse job impacts before they impose impose them. commonsense amendment to promote them on the businesses and individuals The gentlewoman’s amendment, of- job growth and strengthen the middle that have to make the tough decisions fered on behalf of the gentleman from to close businesses, like the family class. After all, the stated purpose of Georgia, unfortunately would have the the ALERRT Act is to grow the econ- that manufactures bricks that we re- opposite effect; that is because it would ferred to yesterday that is looking to omy and create jobs. Although this bill give the executive branch a strong in- purports to grow the economy and cre- have to eliminate two-thirds of the centive to manipulate its jobs impact jobs in their business because of re- ate jobs, we cannot pretend that this and cost-benefit analyses to avoid the bill’s myopic focus on regulations will peated increased government regula- requirements of the bill. tions, making it less and less likely accomplish any of these goals. The amendment also puts the cart I have profound concerns with the that they can grow their business, before the horse, offering carve-outs much less add jobs, and are facing the ALERRT Act. The bill would under- from the bill based on factors that can- mine the ability of agencies to protect loss of jobs and possibly the loss of the not be determined adequately unless business altogether. the public interest. It is a continuation the important analytical requirements of the majority’s obstructionist ap- The way to do this is to figure out in the bill are applied in the first place. the impact on jobs before you impose proach that led to the sequester and I urge my colleagues to oppose the the regulation, and that is what the the shutdown of the Federal Govern- amendment. ment. The majority continues to rely I reserve the balance of my time. Rothfus-Barr amendment does. I sup- on debunked and partisan studies that Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, a port that. I oppose this, and I yield presuppose that regulations have few minutes ago I stood to the floor of back the balance of my time. harmful effects. Far from it. There is the House and showed a picture that The Acting CHAIR. The question is ample, bipartisan evidence that have has been made by the gentleman from on the amendment offered by the gen- found that regulations have a neg- California (Mr. GARAMENDI) of a long tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON ligible effect on the economy and cre- line of suit-wearing Americans looking LEE). ate jobs. for jobs. Yet this Congress, my friends The question was taken; and the Act- No one would argue that there is not on the other side of the aisle, have re- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- a positive impact from the Clean Water fused to pass extended unemployment peared to have it. Act and the Clean Air Act, and all of insurance, emergency unemployment Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I the regulatory scheme that has pro- insurance. Yet they put legislation on demand a recorded vote. vided for a safe workplace for our the floor pretending to create opportu- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to workers under OSHA, and those who nities for American workers. I can tell clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- protect the quality of life of Americans you what will create opportunities for ceedings on the amendment offered by from sea to shining sea. American workers, and that is to ex- the gentlewoman from Texas will be Leading scholars such as Wake For- tend the unemployment insurance, or postponed. est law professor Sidney Shapiro has in actuality, pass my legislation, H.R. AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. GEORGE testified that all of the available evi- 3888, that provides training for individ- MILLER OF CALIFORNIA dence contradicts the claim that regu- uals for newly created job skills. Or, in The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order latory uncertainty is deterring busi- fact, as so many of us have done, sign to consider amendment No. 10 printed ness investment. Bruce Bartlett, a sen- a discharge petition to raise the min- in House Report 113–361. ior policy analyst in the Reagan and imum wage. That is a story for cre- Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. George H.W. Bush administrations, has ating jobs or lifting up the opportuni- Mr. Chairman, I offer amendment No. observed that regulatory uncertainty ties for the American people. 10. is the canard invented by Republicans This amendment says simply, if you The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will that allows them to use current eco- join us and you believe in job growth, designate the amendment. nomic problems to pursue an agenda if there is a regulatory scheme that in The text of the amendment is as fol- supported by the business community fact deals with job growth, then this is lows: year in and year out. In other words, it the amendment that you should sup- In the table of contents of the bill, insert is a simple case of political oppor- port. And I would argue you should after item pertaining to section 405 the fol- tunism, not a serious effort to deal support an increase in the minimum lowing: with high unemployment. wage, and today we should put on the TITLE V—EXCEPTION Nevertheless, the House Republican floor of the House the extension of the Sec. 501. Exception. leadership continues to bulldoze its de- unemployment insurance, emergency Add, at the end of the bill, the following: regulatory agenda through Congress. insurance for my constituents and TITLE V—EXCEPTION This deregulatory train wreck threat- Americans across America. The num- ens to send us back to the days before ber is 1.3 million in 2013, rising to 2 SEC. 501. EXCEPTION. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Wall Street collapse, a financial ca- million now, with no relief. There is no law, the provisions of this Act and the tastrophe that could have been avoided excuse. The other body had a bill that amendments made by this Act shall not by responsible policies. Instead of was paid for, and yet it was refused by apply in the case of a rule made by the Ad- working together to come to a bipar- Republican Senators in the other body. ministrator of the Occupational Safety and

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Two brothers died from to assure that regulation remains ef- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the heat and smoke inside the building. fective while imposing lower costs. House Resolution 487, the gentleman Another man made it out, but he suf- If employers could spend less money from California (Mr. GEORGE MILLER) fered burns over most of his body. He on equally effective OSHA dust regula- and a Member opposed each will con- died 4 days later in a Pittsburgh hos- tions, then they would be free to invest trol 5 minutes. pital, all because the factory lacked in additional safety measures on their The Chair recognizes the gentleman adequate controls to manage metal own; or, of course, they could use the from California. powders. money to hire more workers and pay Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. In another incident, five workers higher wages. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer an were killed in three separate events at I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment to this misguided piece of a factory north of Nashville because an amendment, and I reserve the balance legislation. iron powder processing plant failed to of my time. This bill would impose layers of red abate repeated dust hazards. Each of Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. tape and erect new obstacles to pro- the five left behind a wife and children. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman tecting American lives. One had four children under 11. These for his comments. Congress already has the power to widows have called for their govern- I would just say that OSHA has al- disapprove any rule through the Con- ment to protect them. ready undertaken these standards; but gressional Review Act, as well as That is where OSHA comes in. The if this legislation passes, all of the through appropriations bills and other Chemical Safety Board has recently de- processes and procedures that are in legislation, if it disagrees with a regu- clared that OSHA’s combustible dust this underlying legislation would have lation. rule is one of the most wanted safety to go first. This new imposition of nearly 60 ad- protections. The fact is people are dying at work. ditional analytical and procedural re- In 2009, OSHA finally started working They are dying at work because of the quirements is a deliberate effort to im- on a rule to reduce the risk of these ex- fact that they haven’t been able to get pose a procedural choke hold on pro- plosions. The rulemaking will involve this standard in place. tecting American citizens. small business panels, risk assess- This is a very serious standard that One regulation that would be affected ments, public hearings, and an oppor- directly relates to the lives of these by this is a proposal by OSHA to pre- tunity to comment. workers in the workplace. To suggest vent a litany of workplace fires and ex- Despite the clear need to move for- now that they would have to go plosions that are caused by combus- ward, this bill would give special inter- through this process, if this becomes tible dusts. ests new ways to block these vital pro- the law, is just unacceptable when you It has been abundantly clear for a tections. consider the urgency of this matter. decade that Federal regulatory action The sad truth is that the underlying When we took up this question of is needed to prevent combustible dust bill is nothing more than an effort to grain dust—grain dust explosions, explosions and fires. put the powerful above the lives and which are some of the most powerful My amendment would prevent to- limbs of working families and their explosions that can take place—that day’s bill from getting in the way of widows. look like a place has been hit by tons this much-needed OSHA regulation, so I urge my colleagues to support this of TNT—that was killing workers, they that OSHA can continue its efforts to amendment. have reduced the number of fatalities prevent combustible dust explosions I reserve the balance of my time. by 70 percent, and you rarely hear and fires. This amendment is necessary Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I about grain explosions any longer. to protect workers’ lives. rise in opposition to the amendment. In 2003, the Chemical Safety Board The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman But dust explosions from other found that the existing protections to from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- sources continue to be the kind of stop these explosions was grossly inad- utes. problem that threatens workers on a equate. A Board study has identified Mr. GOODLATTE. First, let me be daily basis when they report to work in hundreds of combustible dust fires and very clear to my good friend from Cali- these various industries where the explosions that have caused at least 119 fornia. I share his concern about the standards are not adequate to protect fatalities and 718 injuries over a 15-year kinds of explosions that he is con- the workers. period. cerned about and want to see appro- As I pointed out in my opening state- The investigators are not alone in de- priate ways to deal with these prob- ment, across a number of different in- manding action. Tammy Miser of Ken- lems through the regulatory process. dustries, that dust collection—whether tucky testified before Congress about It is pretty clear that OSHA has done it is iron or sugar or wheat dust—be- her brother Shawn, who was killed in a a pretty poor job of it thus far, and I comes a huge explosive device that metal dust fire at an aluminum wheel believe that this legislation will help continues to take the lives of workers. plant in Huntington, Indiana, in 2003. to improve the rulemaking process and I yield back the balance of my time. She told us that he was left lying there create greater transparency, so that we Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, in on a smoldering floor after the explo- will get to a resolution of what needs response to the gentleman from Cali- sion, while aluminum dust burned to be done and not do what does not fornia, let me say that, with regard to through his flesh and muscle tissue; need to be done, in the most effective the efforts that need to be undertaken and each breath caused his internal or- way. when a regulatory process is already gans to be burned even more. The amendment attempts to shield underway, is accommodated for in the Shawn wasn’t the first to die at work yet another agency in need of good bill in the new section 553(g), sub- this way, and he won’t be the last. It government reform from all of the section 2(A): has been more than 6 years since the good government rulemaking reforms When the agency for good cause, based Imperial Sugar explosion in Georgia in the bill. The bill does not threaten upon evidence, finds (and incorporates the that killed 14 workers. That explosion needed regulation in OSHA’s jurisdic- finding and a brief statement of reasons resulted in hundreds of millions of dol- tion, but it simply assures that OSHA therefor in the rules issued) that compliance with subsection (c), (d), or (e) or require- lars in damages because an unchecked will avoid unnecessary regulation; ments to render final determinations under accumulation of sugar dust ignited and issue smarter, less costly regulation subsection (f) of this section before the caused a chain of explosions, leveling when necessary; and not enter into issuance of an interim rule is impracticable the plant. sweetheart backroom deals for more or contrary to the public interest, including

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.006 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 interests of national security, such sub- from California (Mr. GEORGE MILLER) spector general’s office also makes rec- sections or requirements to render final de- and a Member opposed each will con- ommendations which call for new and terminations shall not apply to the agency’s trol 5 minutes. better regulations to protect America’s adoption of an interim rule. The Chair recognizes the gentleman taxpayers. So I would argue that this is going to from California. The Department of Education pro- improve and enhance the process, but Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. vides more than $150 billion every year it is also going to create more trans- Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an amend- in aid to more than 15 million college parency; it is going to create more ment that would exempt from this bill students with grants and low-cost cost-effective rulemaking; and it is any regulations that have been rec- loans. An alarming audit issued just going to prevent lawsuits being ommended by the inspector general. this past week by the Department of brought—the so-called sue-and-settle This amendment will improve protec- Education’s IG found that we need to lawsuits—where a friendly government tions for taxpayers and students, pro- crack down on shysters and fraud rings agency is sued by an organization that tect public and workplace safety and related to long-distance education. wants something; and the settlement health, and otherwise increase the ef- Despite the Department of Edu- of the suit leaves out all the parties fectiveness or efficiency of agency ac- cation’s recent efforts to curb this who are going to have to provide for it, tivities. fraud, the audit found that sophisti- have to pay for it, have the impact on Inspector generals are the taxpayers’ cated criminals are able to scam Fed- their workers considered. They don’t independent watchdogs. They perform eral programs through false identities even get notice of that. an investigative role that is above poli- and phony attendance records. So all of these reforms are good re- tics, seeking to find out what has gone The IG urged the Department to forms that make the regulatory proc- wrong and what should be done to im- quickly create new rules to ensure that ess better. prove the efficiency and effectiveness billions of dollars it offers in financial I do not believe that it will be appro- of government. aid are not wasted on people who take priate to adopt this amendment. I urge My amendment would ensure that IG advantage of our distance education my colleagues to oppose it, and I yield recommendations will not be buried in programs and siphon off precious re- back the balance of my time. mountains of red tape that this bill sources that students and families des- The Acting CHAIR. The question is creates. For example, the Department perately need. on the amendment offered by the gen- of Labor’s inspector general found that This bill would cripple and hamper tleman from California (Mr. GEORGE the Mine Safety and Health Adminis- that necessary work. The legislation MILLER). tration had a regulation with gaping before us would also hamper the DOE The question was taken; and the Act- loopholes that allowed mine operators from moving forward with other in- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- who habitually violated mine safety spector general recommendations to peared to have it. standards to easily evade sanctions and reduce student loan defaults, root out Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. continue to operate unsafe mines. wasteful spending that would save tax- Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded Massey Energy expertly exploited payers $1 billion, and strengthen the vote. these loopholes at its Upper Big Branch overall accountability of our Nation’s The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to mine in West Virginia, Massey consist- higher education programs. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ently putting coal production ahead of 1315 ceedings on the amendment offered by safety, with more than 684 mine safety b the gentleman from California will be violations in the 18 months prior to the The bill’s lengthy list of at least 60 postponed. tragic explosion in 2010 that killed 29 additional procedures would add years AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. GEORGE miners. to the rulemaking process and would MILLER OF CALIFORNIA But the most powerful regulatory significantly hamstring the Education The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order tool in MSHA’s arsenal was not de- Department’s ability to adopt regula- to consider amendment No. 11 printed ployed. In fact, the inspector general tions that protect taxpayers and stu- in House Report 113–361. found that the potentially lifesaving dents in a timely manner. This amend- Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. sanctions had never been used over a ment would ensure that this bill does Mr. Chairman, I offer amendment No. 32-year period. The price of that 32- not compromise the ability of agencies 11. year period was the miners’ lives. to follow up on IG recommendations The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will The inspector general’s investigation and would protect taxpayers from designate the amendment. found that the rule was, by design, set waste, fraud, and abuse. The text of the amendment is as fol- up to be gamed, so it was recommended All who patted themselves on the lows: that MSHA close the loopholes. MSHA back about the student loan bill last In the table of contents of the bill, insert then quickly adopted the new regula- summer, you are crippling the ability after item pertaining to section 405 the fol- tions that will prevent 1,800 miner inju- of this country to help students and lowing: ries each decade. families pay for college, which we need TITLE V—EXCEPTION Had today’s bill been the law of the as a Nation. Let’s adopt the Miller Sec. 501. Exception. land, that lifesaving rule would be de- amendment in order to protect the in- Add, at the end of the bill, the following: layed for years; and had this bill’s re- spector general’s integrity and inde- TITLE V—EXCEPTION quirement requiring that agencies use pendence to get good reforms to pro- the least-costly rule been the law, tect the taxpayers and students of SEC. 501. EXCEPTION. America. Notwithstanding any other provision of these dangerous loopholes could be left law, the provisions of this Act and the in place. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I amendments made by this Act shall not Mr. Chairman, after every mine trag- rise in opposition to the amendment. apply in the case of a rule that has been rec- edy, elected representatives mourn the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ommended in writing by the Inspector Gen- dead and declare they will take action from Virginia is recognized for 5 mineral of a Federal agency, including but not to make sure that such tragedies never utes. limited to those which would improve pro- happen again. Then Congress comes Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, tections for taxpayers, students, public and along and works overtime to pass legis- when inspectors general find agency workplace safety and health, or increase ef- waste, fraud, and abuse and recommend fectiveness or efficiency of agency activities, lation like this, which would delay or or in the case of a consent decree or settle- block the rules that can save hundreds that new regulations be issued or old ment agreement pertaining to such a rule. In of lives. regulations be modified, the natural in- the case of such a rule, consent decree, or Mr. Chairman, at this time, I would stinct of the guilty agency is to try to settlement agreement, the provisions of law like to yield my remaining 2 minutes evade the recommended corrections to amended by this Act shall apply as though to the gentleman from Connecticut its bad behavior. By shielding agencies such amendments had not been made. (Mr. COURTNEY). from the bill’s transparency and ac- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Chairman, in countability requirements, the amend- House Resolution 487, the gentleman addition to protecting workers, the in- ment would help them do just that. It

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.027 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2021 would further entrench the ability of Amendment No. 9 by Ms. JACKSON Pitts Sanchez, Loretta Tiberi Poe (TX) Sanford Tipton recalcitrant agencies to shirk the rec- LEE of Texas. Pompeo Scalise Turner ommendations of inspectors general Amendment No. 10 by Mr. GEORGE Posey Schneider Valadao and continue their habits of waste, MILLER of California. Price (GA) Schock Wagner Rahall Schweikert fraud, and abuse. Amendment No. 11 by Mr. GEORGE Walberg Reichert Scott, Austin Walden Especially in these times of fiscal MILLER of California. Renacci Sensenbrenner Walorski austerity, we must do everything we Ribble Sessions The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Weber (TX) Rigell Shimkus can to make sure that agencies pay the minimum time for any electronic Webster (FL) heed to inspector general recommenda- Roby Shuster vote after the first vote in this series. Roe (TN) Simpson Wenstrup tions and purge all waste, fraud, and Westmoreland AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. ROTHFUS Rogers (AL) Sinema abuse from their operations. The Rogers (KY) Smith (MO) Whitfield The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Williams ALERRT Act includes powerful tools Rogers (MI) Smith (NE) business is the demand for a recorded Rohrabacher Smith (NJ) Wilson (SC) to make them do just that. vote on the amendment offered by the Rokita Smith (TX) Wittman I urge my colleagues to oppose the Rooney Southerland Wolf amendment, and I yield back the bal- gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Ros-Lehtinen Stewart Womack ance of my time. ROTHFUS) on which further proceedings Roskam Stivers Woodall Ross Stockman Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. were postponed and on which the ayes Yoder prevailed by voice vote. Rothfus Stutzman Yoho Mr. Chairman, I was assuming that Ruiz Terry Young (AK) when the gentleman was speaking The Clerk will redesignate the Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) Young (IN) about the effectiveness of the inspector amendment. Salmon Thornberry general reports that he was going to The Clerk redesignated the amend- NOES—162 join in support of the amendment. I ment. Beatty Hastings (FL) Nolan guess I misunderstood that. RECORDED VOTE Becerra Heck (WA) O’Rourke The point is this: The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bishop (GA) Higgins Pallone In the case that I cited, the inspector Bishop (NY) Himes Pascrell has been demanded. Bonamici Hinojosa Payne general came in and found out the A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Holt Pelosi agency wasn’t using the powers that it The vote was taken by electronic de- Braley (IA) Honda Perlmutter had and that it needed additional pow- Brown (FL) Horsford Peters (MI) vice, and there were—ayes 249, noes 162, Capps Hoyer ers for miners who were trying to avert Pingree (ME) not voting 19, as follows: Capuano Huffman Pocan Ca´ rdenas Israel their obligations under the safety laws [Roll No. 71] Polis of this Nation. Again, that is not an ac- Carney Jackson Lee Price (NC) AYES—249 Carson (IN) Jeffries Quigley tion that should be delayed. That is Cartwright Johnson (GA) Aderholt Duckworth King (IA) Rangel not a finding by one party or the other Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Amash Duffy King (NY) Richmond Castro (TX) Kaptur or by one group of people in the Con- Amodei Duncan (SC) Kingston Roybal-Allard Chu Keating gress or the other. That is the inspec- Bachmann Duncan (TN) Kinzinger (IL) Ruppersberger Cicilline Kelly (IL) Bachus Ellmers Kline Ryan (OH) tor general. He looked at the situation Clark (MA) Kennedy Barber Enyart Labrador Sa´ nchez, Linda Clarke (NY) Kildee and said that this was leading to an in- Barletta Farenthold LaMalfa T. Clay Kilmer creased likelihood of accidents and Barr Fincher Lamborn Sarbanes Cleaver Kind Barrow (GA) Fitzpatrick Lance Schakowsky deaths on behalf of miners and that the Clyburn Kirkpatrick Barton Fleischmann Lankford Schiff rules had to be changed and that they Cohen Kuster Benishek Fleming Latham Connolly Langevin Schrader had to be changed right away. I don’t Bentivolio Flores Latta Conyers Larsen (WA) Schwartz know why we would interrupt that Bera (CA) Forbes Lipinski Cooper Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Bilirakis Fortenberry LoBiondo process. Courtney Lee (CA) Scott, David Bishop (UT) Foster Loebsack That is the point of this amendment. Crowley Levin Serrano Black Foxx Long Cummings Lewis Sewell (AL) This Congress has a lot of trust, I be- Blackburn Franks (AZ) Lucas Davis (CA) Lofgren Shea-Porter Boustany Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer lieve, in the inspectors general, and we Davis, Danny Lowenthal Sherman Brady (TX) Gabbard Lummis should not get in and make them run DeFazio Lowey Sires Bridenstine Gallego Maffei DeGette Lujan Grisham Slaughter through a lot of hoops when urgency is Brooks (AL) Gardner Maloney, Sean Delaney (NM) Smith (WA) the matter. Brooks (IN) Garrett Marchant DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Speier Broun (GA) Gerlach Marino I yield back the balance of my time. DelBene (NM) Swalwell (CA) Brownley (CA) Gibbs Massie The Acting CHAIR. The question is Deutch Lynch Takano Buchanan Gibson McAllister Dingell Maloney, Thompson (CA) on the amendment offered by the gen- Bucshon Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) Doggett Carolyn Tierney tleman from California (Mr. GEORGE Burgess Gohmert McCaul Doyle Matheson Titus Bustos Goodlatte McClintock MILLER). Edwards Matsui Tonko Byrne Gowdy McHenry The question was taken; and the Act- Engel McCollum Tsongas Calvert Granger McIntyre Eshoo McDermott Van Hollen ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Camp Graves (GA) McKeon Esty McGovern Vargas Campbell Graves (MO) McKinley peared to have it. Farr McNerney Veasey Cantor Griffin (AR) McMorris Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Fattah Meeks Vela Capito Griffith (VA) Rodgers Fudge Meng Vela´ zquez Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded Carter Grimm Meadows Garcia Michaud Visclosky vote. Cassidy Guthrie Meehan Grayson Miller, George Wasserman Chabot Hall Messer The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Green, Al Moore Schultz Chaffetz Hanna Mica clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Green, Gene Moran Waters Coble Harper Miller (FL) Grijalva Nadler Waxman ceedings on the amendment offered by Coffman Harris Miller (MI) Gutie´rrez Napolitano Welch the gentleman from California will be Cole Hartzler Miller, Gary Hahn Neal Wilson (FL) Collins (GA) Hastings (WA) Mullin postponed. Hanabusa Negrete McLeod Yarmuth Collins (NY) Heck (NV) Mulvaney ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Conaway Hensarling Murphy (FL) NOT VOTING—19 The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Cook Herrera Beutler Murphy (PA) clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Costa Holding Neugebauer Bass Johnson, Sam Runyan Cotton Hudson Noem Blumenauer McCarthy (NY) Rush now resume on those amendments Cramer Huelskamp Nugent Butterfield Olson Thompson (MS) printed in House Report 113–361 on Crawford Huizenga (MI) Nunes Ellison Pastor (AZ) Upton which further proceedings were post- Crenshaw Hultgren Nunnelee Frankel (FL) Reed Walz Garamendi Rice (SC) poned, in the following order: Cuellar Hunter Owens Culberson Hurt Palazzo Gosar Royce Amendment No. 3 by Mr. ROTHFUS of Daines Issa Paulsen Pennsylvania. Davis, Rodney Jenkins Pearce b 1346 Amendment No. 7 by Mr. CONNOLLY Denham Johnson (OH) Perry of Virginia. Dent Jones Peters (CA) Messrs. CROWLEY, GUTIERREZ and DeSantis Jordan Peterson Amendment No. 8 by Ms. JACKSON DesJarlais Joyce Petri GARCIA changed their vote from LEE of Texas. Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Pittenger ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’

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The result of the vote was announced Yarmuth Sires Vargas AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON as above recorded. Slaughter Veasey LEE Stated against: NOES—235 The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, on roll- Aderholt Graves (GA) Palazzo business is the demand for a recorded call No. 71, had I been present, I would have Amash Graves (MO) Paulsen vote on the amendment offered by the voted ‘‘no.’’ Amodei Green, Gene Pearce gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY Bachmann Griffin (AR) Perry Bachus Griffith (VA) Peterson LEE) on which further proceedings were The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta Grimm Petri postponed and on which the noes pre- business is the demand for a recorded Barr Guthrie Pittenger vailed by voice vote. vote on the amendment offered by the Barrow (GA) Hall Pitts The Clerk will redesignate the Barton Hanna Poe (TX) gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CON- Benishek Harper Pompeo amendment. NOLLY) on which further proceedings Bentivolio Harris Posey The Clerk redesignated the amend- were postponed and on which the noes Bilirakis Hartzler Price (GA) ment. prevailed by voice vote. Bishop (GA) Hastings (WA) Rahall Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) Reed RECORDED VOTE The Clerk will redesignate the Black Hensarling Reichert The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote amendment. Blackburn Herrera Beutler Renacci has been demanded. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Boustany Holding Ribble Brady (TX) Hudson Rigell A recorded vote was ordered. ment. Bridenstine Huelskamp Roby The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) minute vote. Brooks (IN) Hultgren The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Rogers (AL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Broun (GA) Hunter Rogers (KY) has been demanded. Buchanan Hurt Rogers (MI) vice, and there were—ayes 180, noes 232, A recorded vote was ordered. Bucshon Issa Rohrabacher not voting 18, as follows: Burgess Jenkins The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Rokita [Roll No. 73] Byrne Johnson (OH) Rooney minute vote. Calvert Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen AYES—180 Camp Jones The vote was taken by electronic de- Roskam Barber Gabbard McGovern Campbell Jordan Ross Barrow (GA) Gallego McNerney vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 235, Cantor Joyce Rothfus Beatty Garamendi Meeks not voting 14, as follows: Capito Kelly (PA) Ryan (WI) Becerra Garcia Meng Carter King (IA) [Roll No. 72] Salmon Bera (CA) Grayson Michaud Cassidy King (NY) Sanford Bishop (GA) Green, Al Miller, George AYES—181 Chabot Kingston Scalise Bishop (NY) Grijalva Moore Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Barber Esty Lujan Grisham Schock Bonamici Gutie´rrez Moran Coble Kline Beatty Farr (NM) Schrader Brady (PA) Hahn Murphy (FL) Coffman Labrador Becerra Fattah Luja´ n, Ben Ray Schweikert Braley (IA) Hanabusa Nadler Cole LaMalfa Bera (CA) Fitzpatrick (NM) Scott, Austin Brown (FL) Hastings (FL) Napolitano Collins (GA) Lamborn Bishop (NY) Foster Lynch Sensenbrenner Brownley (CA) Heck (WA) Neal Collins (NY) Lance Bonamici Frankel (FL) Maffei Sessions Bustos Higgins Negrete McLeod Conaway Lankford Brady (PA) Gabbard Maloney, Shimkus Capps Himes Nolan Cook Latham Braley (IA) Garamendi Carolyn Capuano Holt O’Rourke Costa Latta Shuster Brown (FL) Maloney, Sean Ca´ rdenas Honda Pallone Garcia Cotton LoBiondo Simpson Brownley (CA) Matsui Carney Horsford Pascrell Gibson Cramer Long Smith (MO) Bustos McCollum Carson (IN) Hoyer Payne Grayson Crawford Lowey Smith (NE) Capps McDermott Cartwright Huffman Pelosi Green, Al Crenshaw Lucas Smith (NJ) Capuano McGovern Castor (FL) Israel Peters (CA) Grijalva Culberson Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) Ca´ rdenas McIntyre Castro (TX) Jackson Lee Peters (MI) Gutie´rrez Daines Lummis Southerland Carney McNerney Chu Jeffries Pingree (ME) Hahn Davis, Rodney Marchant Stewart Carson (IN) Meeks Cicilline Johnson (GA) Pocan Hanabusa Denham Marino Stivers Cartwright Meng Clark (MA) Johnson, E. B. Polis Hastings (FL) Dent Massie Stockman Castor (FL) Michaud Clarke (NY) Kaptur Price (NC) Heck (WA) DeSantis Matheson Stutzman Castro (TX) Miller, George Clay Keating Quigley Higgins DesJarlais McAllister Terry Chu Moore Cleaver Kelly (IL) Rahall Himes Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) Cicilline Moran Clyburn Kennedy Rangel Holt Duffy McCaul Thornberry Clark (MA) Murphy (FL) Cohen Kildee Richmond Honda Duncan (SC) McClintock Tiberi Clarke (NY) Nadler Connolly Kilmer Roybal-Allard Horsford Duncan (TN) McHenry Tipton Clay Napolitano Conyers Kind Ruiz Hoyer Ellmers McKeon Turner Cleaver Neal Cooper Kirkpatrick Ruppersberger Huffman Farenthold McKinley Valadao Clyburn Negrete McLeod Courtney Kuster Ryan (OH) Israel Fincher McMorris Wagner Cohen Nolan Crowley Langevin Sa´ nchez, Linda Jackson Lee Fleischmann Rodgers Walberg Connolly O’Rourke Cuellar Larsen (WA) T. Jeffries Fleming Meadows Walden Conyers Pallone Cummings Larson (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Johnson (GA) Flores Meehan Walorski Cooper Pascrell Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Sarbanes Forbes Messer Weber (TX) Courtney Johnson, E. B. Payne DeFazio Levin Schakowsky Fortenberry Mica Webster (FL) Crowley Kaptur Pelosi DeGette Lewis Schiff Foxx Miller (FL) Wenstrup Cuellar Keating Perlmutter Delaney Lipinski Schneider Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Westmoreland Cummings Kelly (IL) Peters (CA) DeLauro Loebsack Schwartz Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Whitfield Davis (CA) Kennedy Peters (MI) DelBene Lofgren Scott (VA) Gallego Mullin Williams Davis, Danny Kildee Pingree (ME) Deutch Lowenthal Scott, David Gardner Mulvaney Wilson (SC) DeFazio Kilmer Pocan Dingell Lowey Serrano Garrett Murphy (PA) Wittman DeGette Kind Polis Doggett Lujan Grisham Sewell (AL) Gerlach Neugebauer Wolf Delaney Kirkpatrick Price (NC) Doyle (NM) Shea-Porter Gibbs Noem Womack DeLauro Kuster Quigley Duckworth Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sherman Gingrey (GA) Nugent Woodall DelBene Langevin Rangel Edwards (NM) Sinema Gohmert Nunes Yoder Deutch Larsen (WA) Richmond Engel Lynch Sires Goodlatte Nunnelee Yoho Dingell Larson (CT) Roybal-Allard Enyart Maffei Slaughter Gowdy Olson Young (AK) Doggett Lee (CA) Ruiz Eshoo Maloney, Smith (WA) Granger Owens Young (IN) Doyle Levin Ruppersberger Esty Carolyn Speier Duckworth Lewis Ryan (OH) NOT VOTING—14 Farr Maloney, Sean Swalwell (CA) Edwards Lipinski Sa´ nchez, Linda Fattah Matsui Takano Engel Loebsack T. Bass Ellison Hinojosa Foster McCollum Thompson (CA) Enyart Lofgren Sanchez, Loretta Blumenauer Fudge McCarthy (NY) Frankel (FL) McDermott Thompson (MS) Eshoo Lowenthal Sarbanes Butterfield Gosar

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The unfinished Barr Griffith (VA) Petri Bachus Guthrie Peterson Barrow (GA) Grimm Pittenger business is the demand for a recorded Barton Guthrie Barletta Hall Petri Pitts vote on the amendment offered by the Benishek Hall Barr Hanna Pittenger Poe (TX) Bentivolio Hanna Barton Harper Pitts gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON Pompeo Bilirakis Harper Benishek Harris Poe (TX) LEE) on which further proceedings were Posey Bishop (GA) Harris Bentivolio Hartzler Pompeo Price (GA) postponed and on which the noes pre- Bishop (UT) Hartzler Bilirakis Hastings (WA) Posey Reed vailed by voice vote. Black Hastings (WA) Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) Price (GA) Reichert Blackburn Heck (NV) Black Hensarling Reed The Clerk will redesignate the Renacci Boustany Hensarling Blackburn Herrera Beutler Reichert Ribble amendment. Brady (TX) Holding Boustany Holding Renacci Rigell Brady (TX) Hudson The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bridenstine Hudson Roby Ribble Brooks (AL) Huelskamp Bridenstine Huelskamp Rigell ment. Roe (TN) Brooks (IN) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Roby RECORDED VOTE Brooks (IN) Hultgren Broun (GA) Hultgren Rogers (KY) Roe (TN) Buchanan Hunter Broun (GA) Hunter Rogers (AL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Rogers (MI) Buchanan Hurt has been demanded. Bucshon Hurt Rohrabacher Rogers (KY) Burgess Issa Burgess Issa Rogers (MI) A recorded vote was ordered. Rokita Byrne Jenkins Byrne Jenkins Rooney Rohrabacher The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Calvert Johnson (OH) Calvert Johnson (OH) Rokita Ros-Lehtinen Camp Johnson, Sam minute vote. Camp Johnson, Sam Roskam Rooney Campbell Jones Campbell Jones Ros-Lehtinen The vote was taken by electronic de- Ross Cantor Jordan Cantor Jordan Rothfus Roskam Capito Joyce Capito Joyce vice, and there were—ayes 179, noes 235, Ryan (WI) Ross Carter Kelly (PA) Carter Kelly (PA) not voting 16, as follows: Salmon Rothfus Cassidy King (IA) Cassidy King (IA) Ryan (WI) [Roll No. 74] Sanford Chabot King (NY) Chabot King (NY) Salmon Scalise Chaffetz Kingston AYES—179 Chaffetz Kingston Sanford Schock Coble Kinzinger (IL) Coble Kinzinger (IL) Scalise Barber Grijalva Moran Schrader Coffman Kline Coffman Kline Schock Beatty Gutie´rrez Murphy (FL) Schweikert Cole Labrador Cole Labrador Schrader Becerra Hahn Nadler Scott, Austin Collins (GA) LaMalfa Collins (GA) LaMalfa Schweikert Bera (CA) Hanabusa Napolitano Sensenbrenner Collins (NY) Lamborn Collins (NY) Lamborn Scott, Austin Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Neal Sessions Conaway Lance Conaway Lance Sensenbrenner Bonamici Heck (WA) Negrete McLeod Shimkus Cook Lankford Cook Lankford Sessions Brady (PA) Herrera Beutler Nolan Shuster Costa Latham Costa Latham Shimkus Braley (IA) Higgins O’Rourke Simpson Cotton Latta Cotton Latta Shuster Brown (FL) Himes Pallone Cramer LoBiondo Smith (MO) Cramer LoBiondo Brownley (CA) Holt Pascrell Smith (NE) Crawford Long Simpson Crawford Long Smith (MO) Bustos Honda Payne Crenshaw Lucas Smith (NJ) Crenshaw Lucas Capps Horsford Pelosi Smith (TX) Culberson Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Culberson Luetkemeyer Smith (NJ) Capuano Hoyer Perlmutter Daines Lummis Southerland Daines Lummis ´ Smith (TX) Cardenas Huffman Peters (MI) Davis, Rodney Marchant Stewart Davis, Rodney Marchant Carney Israel Pingree (ME) Stivers Denham Marino Southerland Denham Marino Stewart Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Pocan Dent Massie Stockman Dent Massie Cartwright Jeffries Price (NC) Stutzman DeSantis Matheson Stivers DeSantis Matheson Stockman Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Quigley DesJarlais McAllister Terry DesJarlais McAllister Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Rahall Thompson (PA) Duffy McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Terry Chu Kaptur Rangel Duffy McCaul Thornberry Duncan (SC) McCaul Cicilline Keating Thompson (PA) Richmond Duncan (SC) McClintock Tiberi Duncan (TN) McClintock Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) Roybal-Allard Thornberry Duncan (TN) McHenry Tipton Ellmers McHenry Clarke (NY) Kennedy Ruiz Tiberi Ellmers McKeon Turner Farenthold McIntyre Clay Kildee Ruppersberger Tipton Farenthold McKinley Valadao Fincher McKeon Cleaver Kilmer Ryan (OH) Turner Fincher McMorris Wagner Fitzpatrick McKinley Clyburn Kind Sa´ nchez, Linda Valadao Fitzpatrick Rodgers Walberg Fleischmann McMorris Cohen Kirkpatrick T. Wagner Fleischmann Meadows Walden Fleming Rodgers Connolly Kuster Sanchez, Loretta Walberg Fleming Meehan Walorski Flores Meadows Conyers Langevin Sarbanes Walden Flores Messer Weber (TX) Forbes Meehan Cooper Larsen (WA) Schakowsky Walorski Forbes Mica Webster (FL) Fortenberry Messer Courtney Larson (CT) Schiff Weber (TX) Fortenberry Miller (FL) Wenstrup Foxx Mica Crowley Lee (CA) Schneider Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Webster (FL) Foxx Miller (MI) Westmoreland Cuellar Levin Schwartz Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Whitfield Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Wenstrup Cummings Lewis Scott (VA) Gardner Miller, Gary Westmoreland Frelinghuysen Mullin Williams Davis (CA) Lipinski Scott, David Gardner Mulvaney Wilson (SC) Garrett Mullin Whitfield DeFazio Loebsack Serrano Gerlach Mulvaney Williams Garrett Murphy (PA) Wittman DeGette Lofgren Sewell (AL) Gerlach Neugebauer Wolf Gibbs Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) Delaney Lowenthal Shea-Porter Gibson Neugebauer Wittman Gibbs Noem Womack DeLauro Lowey Sherman Gibson Nugent Woodall Gingrey (GA) Noem Wolf DelBene Lujan Grisham Sinema Gohmert Nugent Womack Gingrey (GA) Nunes Yoder Deutch (NM) Sires Gohmert Nunnelee Yoho Goodlatte Nunes Woodall Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Slaughter Gowdy Nunnelee Yoder Goodlatte Olson Young (AK) Doggett (NM) Smith (WA) Gowdy Owens Young (IN) Granger Olson Yoho Doyle Lynch Speier Graves (GA) Owens Young (AK) Duckworth Maffei Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—16 Graves (MO) Palazzo Young (IN) Edwards Maloney, Takano Bass Gosar Royce Engel Carolyn Thompson (CA) Blumenauer Hinojosa Runyan NOT VOTING—18 Enyart Maloney, Sean Thompson (MS) Butterfield McCarthy (NY) Rush Bass Ellison Rice (SC) Eshoo Matsui Tierney Davis, Danny Pastor (AZ) Upton Blumenauer Fudge Royce Esty McCollum Titus Ellison Polis Bucshon Gosar Runyan Farr McDermott Tonko Fudge Rice (SC) Butterfield Hinojosa Rush Fattah McGovern Tsongas Davis, Danny McCarthy (NY) Upton Foster McIntyre Van Hollen ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Diaz-Balart Pastor (AZ) Waxman Frankel (FL) McNerney Vargas The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Gabbard Meeks Veasey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Gallego Meng Vela There is 1 minute remaining. Garamendi Michaud Vela´ zquez b 1401 The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Garcia Miller, George Visclosky There is 1 minute remaining. Green, Al Moore Walz So the amendment was rejected.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.010 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 The result of the vote was announced NOES—229 Mr. BARR. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 75 I as above recorded. Amash Graves (MO) Pearce was unavoidably detained. Had I been Amodei Griffin (AR) Perry present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. GEORGE Bachmann Griffith (VA) Peters (CA) MILLER OF CALIFORNIA Bachus Grimm Peterson AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. GEORGE The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta Guthrie Petri MILLER OF CALIFORNIA Barton Hall Pittenger business is the demand for a recorded Benishek Hanna Pitts The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished vote on the amendment offered by the Bentivolio Harper Poe (TX) business is the demand for a recorded gentleman from California (Mr. Bilirakis Harris Pompeo vote on the amendment offered by the Bishop (GA) Hartzler GEORGE MILLER) on which further pro- Posey gentleman from California (Mr. Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Price (GA) ceedings were postponed and on which Black Heck (NV) Reed GEORGE MILLER) on which further pro- the noes prevailed by voice vote. Blackburn Hensarling Renacci ceedings were postponed and on which The Clerk will redesignate the Boustany Herrera Beutler Ribble the noes prevailed by voice vote. Brady (TX) Holding Rigell amendment. Bridenstine Hudson Roby The Clerk will redesignate the The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brooks (AL) Huelskamp Roe (TN) amendment. Brooks (IN) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) ment. Broun (GA) Hultgren The Clerk redesignated the amend- Rogers (KY) ment. RECORDED VOTE Buchanan Hunter Rogers (MI) Bucshon Hurt Rohrabacher RECORDED VOTE The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Burgess Issa Rokita has been demanded. Byrne Jenkins Rooney The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Calvert Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. Camp Johnson, Sam Roskam A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Campbell Jones Ross minute vote. Cantor Jordan Rothfus The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Capito Joyce The vote was taken by electronic de- Royce minute vote. Carter Kelly (PA) Ryan (WI) vice, and there were—ayes 183, noes 229, Cassidy King (IA) Salmon The vote was taken by electronic de- Chabot King (NY) not voting 18, as follows: Sanford vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 232, Chaffetz Kingston Scalise Coble Kinzinger (IL) not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 75] Schock Coffman Kline Schrader [Roll No. 76] AYES—183 Cole Labrador Schweikert ´ Collins (GA) LaMalfa AYES—181 Barber Gutierrez Nolan Scott, Austin Collins (NY) Lamborn ´ Barrow (GA) Hahn O’Rourke Sensenbrenner Barber Gutierrez Nolan Conaway Lance Beatty Hanabusa Pallone Sessions Beatty Hahn O’Rourke Cook Lankford Becerra Hastings (FL) Pascrell Shimkus Becerra Hanabusa Pallone Costa Latham Bera (CA) Heck (WA) Payne Shuster Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Pascrell Bishop (NY) Higgins Cotton Latta Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Pelosi Simpson Payne Bonamici Himes Cramer LoBiondo Bonamici Higgins Pelosi Perlmutter Smith (MO) Brady (PA) Holt Crawford Long Brady (PA) Himes Perlmutter Peters (MI) Smith (NE) Braley (IA) Honda Crenshaw Lucas Braley (IA) Holt Peters (CA) Pingree (ME) Smith (NJ) Brown (FL) Horsford Pocan Culberson Luetkemeyer Brown (FL) Honda Peters (MI) Daines Lummis Smith (TX) Brownley (CA) Hoyer Polis Brownley (CA) Horsford Pingree (ME) Davis, Rodney Marchant Southerland Bustos Huffman Price (NC) Bustos Hoyer Pocan Denham Marino Stewart Capps Israel Quigley Capps Huffman Polis Dent Massie Stivers Capuano Jackson Lee Rahall Capuano Israel Price (NC) ´ DeSantis Matheson Stockman ´ Cardenas Jeffries Rangel Cardenas Jackson Lee Quigley DesJarlais McAllister Stutzman Carney Johnson (GA) Reichert Carney Jeffries Rahall Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Terry Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Richmond Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Rangel Duffy McCaul Thompson (PA) Cartwright Kaptur Roybal-Allard Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Richmond Duncan (SC) McClintock Thornberry Castor (FL) Keating Ruiz Castor (FL) Keating Roybal-Allard Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Duncan (TN) McKeon Tiberi Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Ruppersberger Ruiz Chu Kennedy Ellmers McKinley Tipton Chu Kennedy Ruppersberger Ryan (OH) Cicilline Kildee Farenthold McMorris Turner Cicilline Kildee Ryan (OH) Sa´ nchez, Linda Clark (MA) Kilmer Fincher Rodgers Valadao Clark (MA) Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda T. Clarke (NY) Kind Fitzpatrick Meadows Wagner Clarke (NY) Kind T. Sanchez, Loretta Clay Kirkpatrick Fleischmann Meehan Walberg Clay Kirkpatrick Sanchez, Loretta Sarbanes Clyburn Kuster Fleming Messer Walden Clyburn Kuster Sarbanes Schakowsky Cohen Langevin Flores Mica Walorski Cohen Langevin Schakowsky Schiff Connolly Larsen (WA) Forbes Miller (FL) Weber (TX) Connolly Larsen (WA) Schiff Schneider Conyers Larson (CT) Fortenberry Miller (MI) Webster (FL) Conyers Larson (CT) Schneider Schwartz Cooper Lee (CA) Foxx Miller, Gary Wenstrup Cooper Lee (CA) Schwartz Scott (VA) Courtney Levin Franks (AZ) Mullin Westmoreland Courtney Levin Scott (VA) Scott, David Crowley Lewis Frelinghuysen Mulvaney Whitfield Crowley Lewis Scott, David Cuellar Lipinski Serrano Gardner Murphy (PA) Williams Cuellar Lipinski Serrano Cummings Loebsack Sewell (AL) Garrett Neugebauer Wilson (SC) Cummings Loebsack Sewell (AL) Davis (CA) Lofgren Shea-Porter Gerlach Noem Wittman Davis (CA) Lofgren Shea-Porter DeFazio Lowenthal Sherman Gibbs Nugent Wolf DeFazio Lowenthal Sherman DeGette Lowey Sinema Gingrey (GA) Nunes Womack DeGette Lowey Sinema Delaney Lujan Grisham Sires Gohmert Nunnelee Woodall Delaney Lujan Grisham Sires DeLauro (NM) Slaughter Goodlatte Olson Yoder DeLauro (NM) Slaughter DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Smith (WA) Gowdy Owens Yoho DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Smith (WA) Deutch (NM) Speier Granger Palazzo Young (AK) Deutch (NM) Speier Dingell Lynch Swalwell (CA) Graves (GA) Paulsen Young (IN) Dingell Lynch Swalwell (CA) Doggett Maffei Takano Doggett Maffei Takano Doyle Maloney, Thompson (CA) NOT VOTING—18 Doyle Maloney, Thompson (CA) Duckworth Carolyn Thompson (MS) Aderholt Davis, Danny McHenry Duckworth Carolyn Thompson (MS) Edwards Maloney, Sean Tierney Barr Ellison Pastor (AZ) Edwards Maloney, Sean Tierney Engel Matsui Titus Bass Fudge Rice (SC) Ellison Matsui Titus Enyart McCollum Tonko Blumenauer Gosar Runyan Enyart McCollum Tonko Eshoo McDermott Tsongas Butterfield Hinojosa Rush Eshoo McDermott Tsongas Esty McGovern Van Hollen Cleaver McCarthy (NY) Upton Esty McGovern Van Hollen Farr McIntyre Vargas Farr McIntyre Vargas Fattah McNerney Veasey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Fattah McNerney Veasey Foster Meeks Vela The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Foster Meeks Vela ´ Frankel (FL) Meng Velazquez There is 1 minute remaining. Frankel (FL) Meng Vela´ zquez Gabbard Michaud Visclosky Gabbard Michaud Visclosky Gallego Miller, George Walz Gallego Miller, George Walz Garamendi Moore Wasserman b 1405 Garamendi Moore Wasserman Garcia Moran Schultz Garcia Moran Schultz Gibson Murphy (FL) Waters So the amendment was rejected. Gibson Murphy (FL) Waters Grayson Nadler Waxman The result of the vote was announced Grayson Nadler Waxman Green, Al Napolitano Welch Green, Al Napolitano Welch Green, Gene Neal Wilson (FL) as above recorded. Green, Gene Neal Wilson (FL) Grijalva Negrete McLeod Yarmuth Stated against: Grijalva Negrete McLeod Yarmuth

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.038 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2025 NOES—232 The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, Ms. ESTY (during the reading). Mr. Aderholt Gowdy Palazzo the Committee rises. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Amash Granger Paulsen Accordingly, the Committee rose; dispense with the reading. Amodei Graves (GA) Pearce and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Bachmann Graves (MO) Perry Bachus Griffin (AR) Peterson RIBBLE) having assumed the chair, Mr. objection to the request of the gentle- Barletta Griffith (VA) Petri YODER, Acting Chair of the Committee woman from Connecticut? Barr Grimm Pittenger of the Whole House on the state of the There was no objection. Barrow (GA) Guthrie Pitts Union, reported that that Committee, Barton Hall Poe (TX) b 1415 having had under consideration the bill Benishek Hanna Pompeo The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Bentivolio Harper Posey (H.R. 2804) to amend title 5, United tlewoman from Connecticut is recog- Bilirakis Harris Price (GA) States Code, to require the Adminis- Bishop (GA) Hartzler Reed nized for 5 minutes. Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Reichert trator of the Office of Information and Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, this is the Black Heck (NV) Renacci Regulatory Affairs to publish informa- final amendment to the bill, which will Blackburn Hensarling Ribble tion about rules on the Internet, and not kill the bill or send it back to com- Boustany Herrera Beutler Rigell for other purposes, and, pursuant to Brady (TX) Holding Roby mittee. If adopted, the bill will imme- Bridenstine Hudson Roe (TN) House Resolution 487, he reported the diately proceed to final passage, as Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) bill back to the House with an amend- amended. Brooks (IN) Hultgren Rogers (KY) ment adopted in the Committee of the Broun (GA) Hunter Mr. Speaker, let’s be reasonable here. Rogers (MI) Whole. Buchanan Hurt Rohrabacher This bill before us is an ideological at- Bucshon Issa Rokita The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tempt to weaken and delay all regula- Burgess Jenkins Rooney the rule, the previous question is or- tions, even those that protect con- Byrne Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Calvert Johnson, Sam dered. sumers and small businesses, help vet- Roskam Is a separate vote demanded on any Camp Jones Ross erans, and keep our families safe. I Campbell Jordan Rothfus amendment to the amendment re- think we can all agree, just as it is ri- Cantor Joyce Royce ported from the Committee of the Capito Kelly (PA) diculous to say that all regulations are Ryan (WI) Carter King (IA) Whole? good, it is also ridiculous to say that Salmon Cassidy King (NY) If not, the question is on the amend- Sanford all regulations are bad. Chabot Kingston Scalise ment in the nature of a substitute, as I am the mother of three children, Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Schock amended. Cleaver Kline and I know how important regulations Schrader Coble Labrador The amendment was agreed to. can be to keep our children safe. A few Schweikert Coffman LaMalfa The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Scott, Austin years ago, Congress passed a bill to Cole Lamborn Sensenbrenner question is on the engrossment and Collins (GA) Lance strengthen standards on baby cribs. Sessions third reading of the bill. Collins (NY) Lankford Regulations prohibited drop-side cribs Conaway Latham Shimkus The bill was ordered to be engrossed Shuster and required all new cribs to have Cook Latta and read a third time, and was read the stronger mattress supports. And do you Costa LoBiondo Simpson third time. Cotton Long Smith (MO) know why? To save lives. There were MOTION TO RECOMMIT Cramer Lucas Smith (NE) devastating instances of children suffo- Crawford Luetkemeyer Smith (NJ) Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I have a mo- cating and dying because of drop-side Crenshaw Lummis Smith (TX) Southerland tion to recommit at the desk. cribs. Clearly, this regulation is crit- Culberson Marchant The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Daines Marino Stewart ical to our children’s safety. Davis, Rodney Massie Stockman gentlewoman opposed to the bill? But, unfortunately, the bill before us Denham Matheson Stutzman Ms. ESTY. I am in its present form. today would delay the implementation Dent McAllister Terry The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Thompson (PA) of safety regulations like baby crib DeSantis McCarthy (CA) Clerk will report the motion to recom- DesJarlais McCaul Thornberry standards and safety regulations like Diaz-Balart McClintock Tiberi mit. those that prohibit the sale of contami- Duffy McHenry Tipton The Clerk read as follows: nated food from China here in America Duncan (SC) McKeon Turner Ms. Esty moves to recommit the bill H.R. Valadao like rat meat labeled as lamb in Shang- Duncan (TN) McKinley 2804 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Ellmers McMorris Wagner hai and the Chinese chickens likely in- instructions to report the same back to the Farenthold Rodgers Walberg fected with bird flu. Americans have Fincher Meadows Walden House forthwith, with the following amend- Fitzpatrick Meehan Walorski ment: the right to know that the food they Fleischmann Messer Weber (TX) Add, at the end of the bill, the following are feeding their families is safe, and Fleming Mica Webster (FL) (and conform the table of contents accord- that is why the bill before us today just Flores Miller (FL) Wenstrup ingly): doesn’t make sense. Forbes Miller (MI) Westmoreland Fortenberry Miller, Gary Whitfield TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION Delaying all regulations across the Foxx Mullin Williams SEC. 501. NO DELAY OF ANY REGULATION THAT board and preventing the Federal Gov- Franks (AZ) Mulvaney Wilson (SC) SAVES TAX DOLLARS, HELPS SMALL ernment from rapidly responding to Frelinghuysen Murphy (PA) Wittman BUSINESSES AND VETERANS, PRE- situations, even when the American Gardner Neugebauer Wolf VENTS DISCRIMINATION, OR PRO- Garrett Noem Womack TECTS CONSUMERS. people are asking for safeguards, is Gerlach Nugent Woodall This Act and the amendments made by dangerous and harmful. Gibbs Nunes Yoder this Act shall not apply in the case of any This ideologically driven bill does Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Yoho rule, consent decree, or settlement agree- not just harm Americans by derailing Gohmert Olson Young (AK) Goodlatte Owens Young (IN) ment that— safety regulations; this bill would also (1) saves tax dollars or provides refunds, re- weaken and delay regulations that are NOT VOTING—17 bates, or savings for taxpayers; important to our economy, regulations (2) provides assistance and regulatory re- Bass Gosar Rice (SC) that protect consumers and small busi- Blumenauer Hinojosa Runyan lief for small businesses; Butterfield Huelskamp Rush (3) expedites or settles cases involving vet- nesses. Davis, Danny Kaptur Stivers erans benefits; Folks, we are just 6 weeks away from Engel McCarthy (NY) Upton (4) prevents discrimination based on race, when tax returns are due. Why would Fudge Pastor (AZ) religion, national origin, or any other pro- we want to pass a bill that may delay tected category, or that provides pay equity provisions that save taxpayers money? b 1410 for women; or Why would we get in the way when tax- So the amendment was rejected. (5) protects the health and safety of con- payers want their refunds and rebates The result of the vote was announced sumers, seniors, and children, including en- returned quickly? as above recorded. suring— But not only that. This bill would (A) the safety of the food supply from sal- The Acting CHAIR. The question is monella and other food-borne illnesses; or delay regulations that would help en- on the amendment in the nature of a (B) a safe drinking water supply that is sure women receive equal pay for equal substitute, as amended. free from toxic substances and chemicals work. This bill would weaken regula- The amendment was agreed to. that can cause cancer. tions that could help protect small

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:00 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.016 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2026 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 businesses against predatory loans and problem in this country. America’s is not coming on account of this bill. hinder job growth. This bill would labor force participation is at record What is coming on account of this bill delay protections that could help en- lows. The nominal unemployment rate is real relief for hardworking Ameri- sure that workplace environments are is down, but that is only because des- cans and prosperity around the corner. safe for all workers. And this bill would perate Americans dying for work are Vote against this motion to recom- delay our efforts to speed up veterans abandoning the workforce in droves. mit. Vote for this bill. Take Ameri- receiving their benefits. Everybody knows that the only real cans’ hard-earned dollars out of the And something that is particularly long-term solution is to restart the en- hands of Washington’s bureaucrats who important to my State and my district, gines of economic growth in this coun- want to flush it down the regulatory where folks are concerned about fatal try. If we could just somehow increase drain. Let it stay in the hands of work- accidents and service delays on the our growth rate by as little as 2 addi- ers and businessowners who know how Metro-North railroad, this bill would tional percentage points, things would to spend it wisely and well. Oppose the delay the very regulations that will begin to turn around. One way to do motion to recommit. Support the legis- help ensure that Metro-North is safe that is to pass the ALERRT Act. lation. and timely for commuters. On-time, The cost of Federal regulation today I yield back the balance of my time. safe rail service is critical to our is estimated to be a staggering $1.86 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without State’s economy, and this bill could trillion. That almost wipes out the $2 objection, the previous question is or- jeopardize that. My district, Connecti- trillion this Nation’s manufacturers dered on the motion to recommit. cut’s economy, and our Nation’s econ- have just produced, the first time in There was no objection. omy cannot afford this ideological, de- history we have hit that level in 1 year. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The structive bill. There is our 2 percent growth right question is on the motion to recommit. So, Mr. Speaker, I am here today to there, and more, gobbled up by the The question was taken; and the offer an amendment, an amendment mind-boggling tide of tyrannical regu- Speaker pro tempore announced that that will help make this bill work bet- lation flowing out of Washington. the noes appeared to have it. ter for families and small businesses. I If we could just cut our regulatory RECORDED VOTE was sent to Congress to get things burdens by a portion, we could turn Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I demand a done, and I am working to eliminate this economy right around. The recorded vote. and streamline unnecessary regula- ALERRT Act would do that. It prom- A recorded vote was ordered. tions and to help cut through red tape ises real relief from our regulatory The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and save taxpayers money. At the same nightmare. If enacted, it would change ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- time, though, we know that smart reg- night to day in terms of the level of minute vote on the motion to recom- ulations save money and save lives. regulatory costs Washington imposes mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote I hear all the time from people back on our economy, and it would do so on passage of the bill, if ordered. home that Washington isn’t working without stopping one needed regulation The vote was taken by electronic de- for them and that they are sick and from being issued. vice, and there were—ayes 187, noes 229, How do I know? Because it says so tired of partisan gridlock. My constitu- not voting 14, as follows: ents want Washington to be responsive right in the bill. Right on page 27, it [Roll No. 77] to their needs and to get things done. says: And that is why I oppose this bill. It The agency shall adopt the least costly AYES—187 unnecessarily delays our ability to act rule considered during the rulemaking that Barber Engel Loebsack meets relevant statutory objectives. Barrow (GA) Enyart Lofgren swiftly and decisively. My amendment Beatty Eshoo Lowenthal would work to make sure that smart Take away a few key words and what Becerra Esty Lowey regulations are not weakened or de- does that say? The agency shall adopt Bera (CA) Farr Lujan Grisham layed—regulations that could save tax- the rule that meets statutory objec- Bishop (GA) Fattah (NM) Bishop (NY) Foster Luja´ n, Ben Ray payers money, that could help small tives. Bonamici Frankel (FL) (NM) businesses, that expedite veterans’ ben- So the rules will still be made, and Brady (PA) Gabbard Lynch efits, that protect our families’ safety statutory goals will still be met. But Braley (IA) Gallego Maffei put the key words back in, and what Brown (FL) Garamendi Maloney, and the safety of our food supply, and Brownley (CA) Garcia Carolyn that could prevent pay discrimination happens? America starts to save hun- Bustos Grayson Maloney, Sean just because you are a woman or be- dreds of billions of dollars it doesn’t Capps Green, Al Matheson cause of your race or sexual orienta- need to spend, because the agency shall Capuano Green, Gene Matsui Ca´ rdenas Grijalva McCollum tion. adopt the least costly rule that meets Carney Gutie´rrez McDermott We were sent here to work together statutory objectives. Carson (IN) Hahn McGovern to help the American people, not to en- Do that over and over again, and that Cartwright Hanabusa McIntyre is real money that we will save, real Castor (FL) Hastings (FL) McNerney gage in an ideological battle. Let’s do Castro (TX) Heck (WA) Meeks the right thing. Let’s do the respon- money that can produce jobs for our Chu Higgins Meng sible thing. I ask all House Members to constituents, real money that hard- Cicilline Himes Michaud join with me to vote for this motion. working Americans can use to grow Clark (MA) Holt Miller, George Clarke (NY) Honda Moore I yield back the balance of my time. their businesses, all without stopping a Clay Horsford Moran Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise single needed regulation from being Cleaver Hoyer Murphy (FL) in opposition to the motion. issued. Clyburn Huffman Nadler The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- My friends across the aisle say that Cohen Israel Napolitano Connolly Jackson Lee Neal tleman from Virginia is recognized for won’t happen. They say the bill will Conyers Jeffries Negrete McLeod 5 minutes. bring all good rulemaking to a screech- Cooper Johnson (GA) Nolan Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ing halt. My goodness, it is ObamaCare Courtney Johnson, E. B. O’Rourke want to thank Congressmen HOLDING, all over again. My friends across the Crowley Kaptur Pallone Cuellar Keating Pascrell COLLINS, and Subcommittee Chairman aisle haven’t read the bill. You have to Cummings Kelly (IL) Payne BACHUS for their hard work on this bill read the bill to know what is in it. If Davis (CA) Kennedy Pelosi as well as committee staff on both you read the bill, you understand it. DeFazio Kildee Perlmutter DeGette Kilmer Peters (CA) sides of the aisle. Four bills combined You see there on page 27, the agency Delaney Kind Peters (MI) into one and still under 100 pages will shall adopt the rule that meets statu- DeLauro Kirkpatrick Pingree (ME) do much to reform, and in some cases tory objectives. DelBene Kuster Pocan eliminate, hundreds of thousands of My friends, the people in my district Deutch Langevin Polis Dingell Larsen (WA) Price (NC) pages of Federal Government regula- and yours are smart. They can read the Doggett Larson (CT) Quigley tions in the future. bill. They can tell that, although Doyle Lee (CA) Rahall Mr. Speaker, we are more than 5 Chicken Little and the Boy Who Cried Duckworth Levin Rangel Edwards Lewis Richmond years into the Obama administration. Wolf seem to want to talk about this Ellison Lipinski Roybal-Allard Real unemployment is still a massive bill, the sky is not falling and the wolf

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Sires Vela Schock Stockman Westmoreland Sanchez, Loretta Slaughter Vela´ zquez Mrs. WAGNER changed her vote from Schrader Stutzman Whitfield Sarbanes Smith (WA) Visclosky ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Schweikert Terry Williams Schakowsky Speier Walz Scott, Austin Thompson (PA) Wilson (SC) Schiff Swalwell (CA) Wasserman Mr. GUTIERREZ changed his vote Sensenbrenner Thornberry Wittman Schneider Takano Schultz from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Sessions Tiberi Wolf Schrader Thompson (CA) Waters So the motion to recommit was re- Shimkus Tipton Womack Schwartz Thompson (MS) Waxman Shuster Turner Woodall Scott (VA) Tierney Welch jected. Simpson Valadao Yoder Scott, David Titus Wilson (FL) The result of the vote was announced Smith (MO) Wagner Yoho Serrano Tonko Yarmuth as above recorded. Smith (NE) Walberg Young (AK) Smith (NJ) Walden Young (IN) NOES—229 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. NOES—179 Aderholt Graves (GA) Paulsen The question was taken; and the Amash Graves (MO) Pearce Barber Gutie´rrez O’Rourke Amodei Griffin (AR) Perry Speaker pro tempore announced that Beatty Hahn Pallone Bachmann Griffith (VA) Peterson the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Hanabusa Pascrell Bachus Grimm Petri Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Payne Barletta Guthrie RECORDED VOTE Pittenger Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Pelosi Barr Hall Pitts Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Bonamici Higgins Perlmutter Barton Hanna Poe (TX) er, I demand a recorded vote. Brady (PA) Himes Peters (CA) Benishek Harper Pompeo A recorded vote was ordered. Braley (IA) Holt Peters (MI) Bentivolio Harris Posey Brown (FL) Honda Pingree (ME) Bilirakis Hartzler Price (GA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Brownley (CA) Horsford Pocan Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Reed 5-minute vote. Bustos Hoyer Polis Black Heck (NV) Reichert Capps Huffman The vote was taken by electronic de- Price (NC) Boustany Hensarling Renacci Capuano Israel vice, and there were—ayes 236, noes 179, Quigley Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Ribble Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Rangel Bridenstine Holding Rigell not voting 15, as follows: Carney Jeffries Richmond Brooks (AL) Hudson Roby [Roll No. 78] Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Brooks (IN) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Roybal-Allard Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) AYES—236 Castor (FL) Kaptur Ruiz Buchanan Hultgren Rogers (KY) Aderholt Flores Marchant Castro (TX) Keating Ruppersberger Bucshon Hunter Rogers (MI) Amash Forbes Marino Chu Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) Burgess Hurt Rohrabacher Amodei Fortenberry Massie Cicilline Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Byrne Issa Rokita Bachmann Foxx Matheson Clark (MA) Kildee T. Calvert Jenkins Rooney Barletta Franks (AZ) McAllister Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Camp Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Barr Frelinghuysen McCarthy (CA) Clay Kind Sarbanes Campbell Johnson, Sam Roskam Barrow (GA) Gardner McCaul Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schakowsky Cantor Jones Ross Barton Garrett McClintock Clyburn Kuster Schiff Capito Jordan Rothfus Benishek Gerlach McHenry Cohen Langevin Schneider Carter Joyce Royce Bentivolio Gibbs McIntyre Connolly Larsen (WA) Schwartz Cassidy Kelly (PA) Ryan (WI) Bilirakis Gibson McKeon Conyers Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Chabot King (IA) Salmon Bishop (GA) Gingrey (GA) McKinley Cooper Lee (CA) Scott, David Chaffetz King (NY) Sanford Bishop (UT) Gohmert McMorris Courtney Levin Serrano Coble Kingston Scalise Black Goodlatte Rodgers Crowley Lewis Sewell (AL) Coffman Kinzinger (IL) Schock Blackburn Gowdy Meadows Cummings Lipinski Shea-Porter Cole Kline Schweikert Boustany Granger Meehan Davis (CA) Loebsack Collins (GA) Labrador Sherman Scott, Austin Brady (TX) Graves (GA) Messer DeFazio Lofgren Collins (NY) LaMalfa Sinema Sensenbrenner Bridenstine Graves (MO) Mica DeGette Lowenthal Conaway Lamborn Sires Sessions Brooks (AL) Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Delaney Lowey Cook Lance Slaughter Shimkus Brooks (IN) Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) DeLauro Lujan Grisham Costa Lankford Smith (WA) Shuster Broun (GA) Grimm Miller, Gary DelBene (NM) Speier Cotton Latham Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Simpson Buchanan Guthrie Mullin Swalwell (CA) Cramer Latta Bucshon Hall Mulvaney Dingell (NM) Smith (MO) Takano Crawford LoBiondo Burgess Hanna Murphy (FL) Doggett Lynch Smith (NE) Thompson (CA) Crenshaw Long Byrne Harper Murphy (PA) Doyle Maffei Smith (NJ) Thompson (MS) Culberson Lucas Calvert Harris Neugebauer Duckworth Maloney, Smith (TX) Tierney Daines Luetkemeyer Camp Hartzler Noem Edwards Carolyn Southerland Titus Davis, Rodney Lummis Campbell Hastings (WA) Nugent Ellison Maloney, Sean Stewart Tonko Denham Marchant Cantor Heck (NV) Nunes Engel Matsui Dent Marino Stivers Tsongas Stockman Capito Hensarling Nunnelee Enyart McCollum DeSantis Massie Carter Herrera Beutler Olson Eshoo McDermott Van Hollen DesJarlais McAllister Stutzman Vargas Terry Cassidy Holding Owens Esty McGovern Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Chabot Hudson Palazzo Farr McNerney Veasey Duffy McCaul Thompson (PA) Vela Thornberry Chaffetz Huelskamp Paulsen Fattah Meeks Duncan (SC) McClintock Foster Vela´ zquez Tiberi Coble Huizenga (MI) Pearce Meng Duncan (TN) McHenry Frankel (FL) Michaud Visclosky Tipton Coffman Hultgren Perry Ellmers McKeon Cole Gabbard Miller, George Walz Turner Hunter Peterson Farenthold McKinley Collins (GA) Hurt Petri Gallego Moore Wasserman Valadao Fincher McMorris Collins (NY) Issa Pittenger Garamendi Moran Schultz Wagner Fitzpatrick Rodgers Conaway Jenkins Pitts Garcia Nadler Waters Walberg Fleischmann Meadows Cook Johnson (OH) Poe (TX) Grayson Napolitano Waxman Walden Fleming Meehan Cotton Johnson, Sam Pompeo Green, Al Neal Welch Walorski Flores Messer Cramer Jones Posey Green, Gene Negrete McLeod Wilson (FL) Weber (TX) Forbes Mica Crawford Jordan Price (GA) Grijalva Nolan Yarmuth Webster (FL) Fortenberry Miller (FL) Crenshaw Joyce Rahall Wenstrup Foxx Miller (MI) Cuellar Kelly (PA) Reed Westmoreland NOT VOTING—15 Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Culberson King (IA) Reichert Whitfield Frelinghuysen Mullin Daines King (NY) Renacci Bachus Davis, Danny Pastor (AZ) Gardner Mulvaney Williams Davis, Rodney Kingston Ribble Bass Fudge Rice (SC) Garrett Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) Denham Kinzinger (IL) Rigell Blumenauer Gosar Runyan Gerlach Neugebauer Wittman Dent Kline Roby Butterfield Hinojosa Rush Gibbs Noem Wolf DeSantis Labrador Roe (TN) Costa McCarthy (NY) Upton Gibson Nugent Womack DesJarlais LaMalfa Rogers (AL) Gingrey (GA) Nunes Woodall Diaz-Balart Lamborn Rogers (KY) Gohmert Nunnelee Yoder Duffy Lance Rogers (MI) b 1438 Goodlatte Olson Yoho Duncan (SC) Lankford Rohrabacher Gowdy Owens Young (AK) Duncan (TN) Latham Rokita So the bill was passed. Granger Palazzo Young (IN) Ellmers Latta Rooney The result of the vote was announced Farenthold LoBiondo Ros-Lehtinen NOT VOTING—14 Fincher Long Roskam as above recorded. Bass Butterfield Gosar Fitzpatrick Lucas Ross Blackburn Davis, Danny Hinojosa Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Rothfus A motion to reconsider was laid on Blumenauer Fudge Fleming Lummis Royce the table.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:00 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.018 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2028 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO mon comments I hear from my con- ‘‘lure in the curious passerby.’’ Also for MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- stituents are ‘‘I just can’t make ends $145 million of hard-earned taxpayer GROSSMENT OF H.R. 2084, ALL meet in this economy’’ and ‘‘Wash- money, the Bureau is buying ‘‘a shady ECONOMIC REGULATIONS ARE ington has become arrogant, unac- tree bosque’’ to facilitate ‘‘chance TRANSPARENT ACT OF 2014 countable, and out of touch.’’ At the interactions in a removed place of rest Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, I ask apex of these sentiments, lies the and contemplation.’’ I mean, I can’t make this up, Mr. Chairman. This is unanimous consent that the Clerk be newly minted Dodd-Frank government how hard-earned money is being squan- authorized to make technical correc- agency known as the CFPB. Although dered. Here it is, the architectural tions in the engrossment of H.R. 2804, many have yet to hear of it, the CFPB drawings which have been filed pub- including corrections in spelling, punc- is perhaps the single most powerful and least accountable Federal agency in all licly. tuation, section and title numbering, I have to tell you, Mr. Chairman, I cross-referencing, conforming amend- of Washington. First, let’s speak of its power. Mr. have a lot of people in my district in ments to the table of contents and east Texas who live in mobile homes. short titles, and the insertion of appro- Chairman, when it comes to our credit cards, our auto loans, our mortgages, They can’t afford carnelian granite priate headings. water tables that apparently the CFPB The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the CFPB has unbridled discretionary power not only to make them less is going to enjoy that my constituents WEBSTER). Is there objection to the re- available and more expensive, but to have to pay for, and the only shady quest of the gentleman from North tree bosque to be found in east Texas in Carolina? absolutely take them away. What does an agency with this kind the Fifth District are those where There was no objection. of power do? It imposes rule like the hardworking ranchers work their cat- f qualified mortgage rule, or QM for tle. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC- short. Mr. Chairman, what does QM do? b 1445 TION SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS According to Federal Reserve data, be- Instead of rest and contemplation to IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013 cause of QM, roughly one-third of be enjoyed by CFPB’s employees, be- Black and Hispanic borrowers would cause of such blatant waste, my con- GENERAL LEAVE not meet the requirements of a QM stituents, instead of rest and con- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I loan. templation, lay awake at night won- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- CoreLogic, which analyzes mortgage dering how they are going to pay the bers have 5 legislative days within data, has said: bills and make ends meet. which to revise and extend their re- Only half of today’s mortgage originations Mr. Chairman, this is what an unac- marks and submit extraneous material meet QM requirements. countable Federal Government agency on H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial That is egregiously unfair to hard- does. It squanders the people’s money Protection Safety and Soundness Im- working Americans. because it is not their own and they provement Act of 2013. One of my small town community are not accountable to the people’s rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bankers in east Texas told me recently: resentatives. objection to the request of the gen- Because of QM, I can’t tell you the number So that is why we are here today, Mr. tleman from Texas? of times we have had to tell our good low-to- Chairman. We are here to pass H.R. There was no objection. moderate income customers that we can no 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- longer loan them money to purchase a home and Washington Accountability Act, ant to House Resolution 475 and rule to live in. whose primary author, Mr. DUFFY of XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Mr. Chairman, this is what an agency Wisconsin, has done excellent work, the Committee of the Whole House on with too much discretionary power along with many other members of our the state of the Union for the consider- does. It can actually abuse consumers, committee. This is a package, Mr. ation of the bill, H.R. 3193. taking away their homeownership op- Chairman, of commonsense reforms de- The Chair appoints the gentleman portunities. That is unfair. signed to make the CFPB more ac- from Wisconsin (Mr. RIBBLE) to preside Let’s look at what happens to an countable and more transparent to the over the Committee of the Whole. agency that is not held accountable. American people. Today, the CFPB is spending $145 mil- This bill replaces the Bureau’s single, b 1441 lion to renovate a $150 million head- unaccountable director with a bipar- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE quarters building they don’t even own. tisan board. It puts the Bureau’s em- Accordingly, the House resolved The renovation rate is three times the ployees—whose compensation and ben- itself into the Committee of the Whole average Washington, D.C., luxury class efits average $178,521, it puts them on House on the state of the Union for the A renovation rate. Well, what does $145 the civil service pay scale. It intro- duces a safety and soundness check on consideration of the bill (H.R. 3193) to million buy? amend the Consumer Financial Protec- Well, it is $461 per square foot in of- its regulations and gives the American people greater control over the mas- tion Act of 2010 to strengthen the re- fice renovations. Mr. Chairman, that is sive, massive quantities of personal fi- view authority of the Financial Sta- more per square foot than was spent to nancial data that the Bureau is col- bility Oversight Council of regulations build the Trump World Tower. More lecting and maintaining on them at issued by the Bureau of Consumer Fi- than the Trump World Tower. At $461 this time. nancial Protection, and for other pur- per square foot, that was more money Mr. Chairman, we do need consumer poses, with Mr. RIBBLE in the chair. than it cost to build the Bellagio hotel protection, but consumers just don’t The Clerk read the title of the bill. and casino in Las Vegas, which at the need to be protected from Wall Street; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- time, I am told, was the most expen- they need to be protected from Wash- ant to the rule, the bill is considered sive hotel ever built. Mr. Chairman, ington as well. H.R. 3193 will protect read the first time. this is more money to renovate a build- them from the CFPB, and the House The gentleman from Texas (Mr. HEN- ing they don’t own than Dubai’s Burj should pass it without delay today. SARLING) and the gentlewoman from Khalifa, the single tallest skyscraper I reserve the balance of my time. California (Ms. WATERS) each will con- in the world. Ironically enough, the ar- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield trol 30 minutes. chitectural firm which designed the myself such time as I may consume. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the same I rise today in strong opposition to from Texas. world renowned architectural firm that H.R. 3193, legislation that would gut Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I the CFPB paid over $7 million to design the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- yield myself such time as I may con- their headquarter renovations. reau, an agency that has been a critical sume. Now, according to public documents, and effective advocate for our Nation’s Mr. Chairman, we are now into the Mr. Chairman, some of the Bureau’s consumers. Today’s vote is just the lat- sixth year of the Obama administra- renovations include ‘‘a reflective car- est chapter in a relentless Republican tion, and probably the two most com- nelian granite water table’’ that will attack on consumer protection.

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It would water down the CFPB’s new rules will have on mort- Mr. Chairman, in just over 2 years, CFPB’s rulemaking authority by low- gage availability for low- to moderate- CFPB’s enforcement actions have re- ering the bar for overturning its rules. income borrowers. Despite this, the sulted in over $3 billion being directly Many of the amendments offered CFPB has moved forward with the refunded to more than 9.7 million con- today would make this bill even worse. rules. sumers and servicemembers. For example, the measure offered by We have also heard that the Bureau The CFPB has ensured that all con- Congressman DESANTIS would repeal is spending over $100 million to ren- sumers have fair and transparent ac- the Bureau’s exclusive rulemaking au- ovate its headquarters. As we learned, cess to consumer financial products thority, dispersing responsibility for the renovation per square foot will cost and services. It has written important protecting consumers among the same more than building the Trump World mortgage rules that prevent lenders regulators who failed miserably in this Tower and the Bellagio. from engaging in the risky and irre- task in the run-up to the financial cri- These examples are indicative of an sponsible practices that led to the col- sis. agency that is unaccountable to Con- lapse of the housing market and fueled It is striking to listen to my friends gress and to the American taxpayers. the 2008 global financial crisis; and it on the opposite side of the aisle talk Moving the Bureau’s leadership struc- continues to go after industries and in- about the importance of consumer pro- ture to a bipartisan commission will stitutions that, for years, have not tection and then push a measure that ensure that there is a diversity of opin- been held accountable for abusive and is an obvious attempt to completely ion as the agency crafts new rules, no deceptive practices. undermine and obstruct the CFPB’s matter who the President is. The CFPB ensures that the tens of ability to protect consumers, students, A more diverse leadership structure millions of consumers who interact seniors, and servicemembers. will result in more balanced rules that with large consumer reporting agen- If holding the Bureau accountable to provide consumers with sufficient cies, debt collectors, payday lenders, its mission to protect American con- transparency to choose the financial and nonbanks originating mortgage sumers truly is a Republican’s goal, products that best suits their needs. loans have an advocate in their corner. then why are we considering a bill We are also bringing greater account- In fact, in fiscal year 2013, the CFPB which is strongly opposed by more ability to this agency by putting the was a party in 13 enforcement actions than 100 organizations with long Bureau on the regular appropriations related to deceptive marketing, unlaw- records of standing up for the interest schedule. Budgetary control is a crit- ful debt collection, discrimination on of consumers? ical tool for this Congress, no matter the basis of age, unlawful charging of I would urge my colleagues to oppose who the President is, to ensure the ac- fees, and fraudulent mortgage relief this damaging measure so the CFPB tions of this agency truly benefits con- schemes, among other violations. can continue its outstanding work. sumers. Since the Consumer Financial Pro- I reserve the balance of my time. I thank the sponsors for their hard tection Bureau opened its doors, more Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I work. than 269,000 individual consumer com- am happy to yield 2 minutes to the Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield plaints have been received, and it has gentlelady from West Virginia (Mrs. 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from stood up for our Nation’s Active Duty CAPITO), the distinguished chairman of New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY), military who so greatly serve us, re- our Financial Institutions and Con- ranking member on the Subcommittee turning more than $12.5 million to sumer Credit Subcommittee and a real on Capital Markets and Government them under the Military Lending Act. leader in preserving consumer oppor- Sponsored Enterprises. Just yesterday, CFPB announced a tunity and rights. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New lawsuit against a large for-profit col- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Chairman, I would York. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gen- lege chain, accusing it of preying on like to thank the chairman of our com- tlelady for yielding and for her hard students by pushing them into high- mittee for his leadership and for yield- work on the Financial Services Com- cost loans, very likely to end in de- ing me time this afternoon. mittee. fault. I would also like to thank my col- I rise in strong opposition to H.R. But my friends on the other side of leagues Mr. DUFFY, Mr. BACHUS, and 3193, which is a blatantly partisan as- the aisle don’t believe that we should Mr. NEUGEBAUER for their leadership in sault on the CFPB and on American have a consumer advocate in govern- drafting the components of this bill be- consumers. ment. They would prefer that these un- fore us today. I think it is telling that just 4 scrupulous actors continue to take ad- As we have heard, the debate before months after the first government vantage of consumers without inter- us today is not new. We have been shutdown in 17 years, the Republicans ference. working for the past 3 years to enact want to remove the CFPB’s inde- The simple fact is that H.R. 3193 commonsense structural reforms to the pendent source of funding and subject would accomplish this goal, obstruct- CFPB. During debate in the last Con- it to Congress’ deeply dysfunctional ap- ing the CFPB’s ability to protect congress, our friends on the other side of propriations process. sumers from deceptive marketing, un- the aisle said that it was premature to It is telling because it exposes the lawful debt collection, lending dis- reform this burgeoning agency. They true purpose of this bill. It is not to crimination, overcharge fees, and other argued that it was too early to tell how make the CFPB more accountable, but illegal activity. The bill does so by un- the Bureau would operate. rather to undermine, defund, and dermining CFPB’s leadership, ending Well, 21⁄2 years later, this is what we hinder its ability to act to protect con- its autonomy, and tying its funding to know: The Bureau continues to be un- sumers in every possible way. Congressional appropriations, among responsive to bipartisan requests for The dysfunction that led to last other ways. information about their operations. year’s 16-day shutdown is exactly why In fact, Republicans have brought For example, last spring, the Bureau we gave the CFPB an independent this bill to the floor claiming a cost released guidance for indirect auto source of funding in Dodd-Frank. We savings, but they know that the only lending practices. wanted to insulate the CFPB from the way a savings is realized is by slashing Over the last year, Republican and political games and partisan the budget of the CFPB, the sole agen- Democrat Members have requested in- brinksmanship that, unfortunately, be- cy charged with consumer financial formation, both in person and in writ- came a staple of the appropriations protections. ing, about the data the Bureau used to process.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:00 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.054 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2030 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 Another key reason for creating the this bill. They are good government stock Institute; World Privacy Forum; CFPB was to make sure that we have groups, credit groups, individual legis- UNET; Union Plus; Unitarian Universalist at least one regulator whose sole pur- lators, and local and State partners, all for a Just Economic Community. pose is protecting consumers. Prior to of whom are in opposition to the bill List of State and Local Partners the financial crisis, consumer protec- that undermines the work of the CFPB, Alaska PIRG; Arizona PIRG; Arizona Ad- tion had, unfortunately, become an which is there to protect consumers. vocacy Network; Arizonans For Responsible Lending; Association for Neighborhood and afterthought of the banking regulators FOLLOWING ARE THE PARTNERS OF AMERICANS Housing Development NY; Audubon Partner- whose primary mission was protecting FOR FINANCIAL REFORM. ship for Economic Development LDC, New the safety and soundness of the banks, All the organizations support the overall York NY; BAC Funding Consortium Inc., but not consumers. principles of AFR and are working for an ac- Miami FL; Beech Capital Venture Corpora- countable, fair and secure financial system. tion, Philadelphia PA; California PIRG; Cali- b 1500 Not all of these organizations work on all of fornia Reinvestment Coalition; Century When Congress created the CFPB, the issues covered by the coalition or have Housing Corporation, Culver City CA; the whole point was to create a regu- signed on to every statement. CHANGER NY; Chautauqua Home Rehabili- lator whose sole focus would be to pro- AARP; A New Way Forward; AFL-CIO; tation and Improvement Corporation (NY); tect consumers. The reason Congress AFSCME; Alliance For Justice; American Chicago Community Loan Fund, Chicago IL; Chicago Community Ventures, Chicago IL; did this was that, prior to the financial Income Life Insurance; American Sustain- able Business Council; Americans for Demo- Chicago Consumer Coalition; Citizen Pota- crisis, consumers were an afterthought, cratic Action, Inc.; Americans United for watomi CDC, Shawnee OK; Colorado PIRG; a secondary thought, a third thought, Change; Campaign for America’s Future; Coalition on Homeless Housing in Ohio; or usually not even thought about at Campaign Money; Center for Digital Democ- Community Capital Fund, Bridgeport CT; all. So it was a huge step forward to racy; Center for Economic and Policy Re- Community Capital of Maryland, Baltimore have a department that was focused on search; Center for Economic Progress; Cen- MD; Community Development Financial In- protecting consumers from new prod- ter for Media and Democracy; Center for Re- stitution of the Tohono O’odham Nation, sponsible Lending; Center for Justice and Sells AZ. ucts that were harmful and from inno- Community Redevelopment Loan and In- vations that were not tested that were Democracy; Center of Concern; Center for Ef- fective Government; Change to Win; Clean vestment Fund, Atlanta GA; Community Re- harmful to the consumers and the Yield Asset Management. investment Association of North Carolina; economy as a whole, which led to the Coastal Enterprises Inc.; Color of Change; Community Resource Group, Fayetteville A; financial crisis. Common Cause; Communications Workers of Connecticut PIRG; Consumer Assistance This was a huge step forward for con- America; Community Development Trans- Council; Cooper Square Committee (NYC); sumers when it was created. Unfortu- portation Lending Services; Consumer Ac- Cooperative Fund of New England, Wil- mington NC; Corporacion de Desarrollo nately, this bill before us today is a tion; Consumer Association Council; Con- sumers for Auto Safety and Reliability; Con- Economico de Ceiba, Ceiba PR; Delta Foun- huge step backwards because it would dation, Inc., Greenville MS; Economic Op- give the safety and soundness regu- sumer Federation of America; Consumer Watchdog; Consumers Union; Corporation for portunity Fund (EOF), Philadelphia PA; Em- pire Justice Center NY; Empowering and lators more authority to veto the Enterprise Development; CREDO Mobile; Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP), Cleve- CFPB’s consumer protections in the CTW Investment Group; Demos; Economic land OH; Enterprises, Inc., Berea KY; Fair name of bank profits—just like in the Policy Institute; Essential Action; Green Housing Contact Service OH; Federation of old days. Let’s remember that, in just America; Greenlining Institute; Good Busi- Appalachian Housing; Fitness and Praise 1 ness International; HNMA Funding Com- its first 2 ⁄2 years, the CFPB has al- Youth Development, Inc., Baton Rouge LA; pany. ready made huge strides on a number Florida Consumer Action Network; Florida Home Actions; Housing Counseling Serv- of important consumer protections— PIRG; Funding Partners for Housing Solu- ices; Home Defender’s League; Information from new mortgage protections to tions, Ft. Collins CO; Georgia PIRG; Grow Press; Institute for Agriculture and Trade credit cards to payday lending. Iowa Foundation, Greenfield IA; Homewise, Policy; Institute for Global Communica- Inc., Santa Fe NM. An independent source said the credit tions; Institute for Policy Studies: Global card bill of rights that was supported Idaho Nevada CDFI, Pocatello ID; Idaho Economy Project; International Brotherhood Chapter, National Association of Social by the CFPB saves consumers $20 bil- of Teamsters; Institute of Women’s Policy Workers; Illinois PIRG; Impact Capital, Se- lion a year. That is a huge step forward Research; Krull & Company; Laborers’ Inter- attle WA; Indiana PIRG; Iowa PIRG; Iowa for consumers, and the Bureau has national Union of North America; Lawyers’ Citizens for Community Improvement; been willing to make sensible changes Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Main JobStart Chautauqua, Inc., Mayville NY; La when it has needed to. Last year, the Street Alliance; Move On; NAACP; NASCAT; Casa Federal Credit Union, Newark NJ; Low National Association of Consumer Advo- Income Investment Fund, San Francisco CA; Bureau adopted amendments to the cates; National Association of Neighbor- CARD Act that would allow stay-at- Long Island Housing Services NY; hoods; National Community Reinvestment MaineStream Finance, Bangor ME; Mary- home spouses to take out credit cards Coalition; National Consumer Law Center land PIRG; Massachusetts Consumers’ Coali- in their own names. This was a com- (on behalf of its low-income clients); Na- tion; MASSPIRG; Massachusetts Fair Hous- monsense fix for an unintended prob- tional Consumers League. ing Center; Michigan PIRG; Midland Com- lem for stay-at-home spouses who were National Council of La Raza; National munity Development Corporation, Midland creditworthy, and they made the deci- Council of Women’s Organizations; National TX; Midwest Minnesota Community Devel- sion so that they were able to get these Fair Housing Alliance; National Federation opment Corporation, Detroit Lakes MN; Mile of Community Development Credit Unions; credit cards. That is a huge step for- High Community Loan Fund, Denver CO; National Housing Resource Center; National Missouri PIRG; Mortgage Recovery Service ward, and I worked with Mrs. CAPITO Housing Trust; National Housing Trust Com- Center of L.A. on it from across the aisle. The Bureau munity Development Fund; National Montana Community Development Cor- continues to work hard to develop con- NeighborWorks Association; National Nurses poration, Missoula MT; Montana PIRG; New sumer safeguards in rapidly growing United; National People’s Action; National Economy Project; New Hampshire PIRG; areas, such as prepaid cards and over- Urban League; Next Step; New Jersey Community Capital, Trenton NJ; draft protection, both of which many OpenTheGovernment.org; Opportunity Fi- New Jersey Citizen Action; New Jersey Members on both sides have a keen in- nance Network; Partners for the Common PIRG; New Mexico PIRG; New York PIRG; Good; PICO National Network; Progress Now terest in seeing going forward. New York City Aids Housing Network; New Action; Progressive States Network; Poverty Yorkers for Responsible Lending; NOAH In short, the CFPB’s work has al- and Race Research Action Council; Public Community Development Fund, Inc., Boston ready made the lives of American con- Citizen; Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty MA; Nonprofit Finance Fund, New York NY; sumers and our constituents better on Law. Nonprofits Assistance Fund, Minneapolis M; a day-to-day basis. This bill would un- SEIU; State Voices; Taxpayer’s for Com- North Carolina PIRG; Northside Community dermine these results, and it would mon Sense; The Association for Housing and Development Fund, Pittsburgh PA; Ohio weaken the Consumer Financial Pro- Neighborhood Development; The Fuel Savers Capital Corporation for Housing, Columbus tection Bureau, so I strongly urge my Club; The Leadership Conference on Civil OH; Ohio PIRG; OligarchyUSA; Oregon State colleagues to oppose the bill. and Human Rights; The Seminal; TICAS; PIRG; Our Oregon; PennPIRG; Piedmont U.S. Public Interest Research Group; UNITE Housing Alliance, Charlottesville VA; Michi- I would like to place in the RECORD HERE; United Food and Commercial Work- gan PIRG; Rocky Mountain Peace and Jus- independent organizations—literally ers; United States Student Association; tice Center, CO; Rhode Island PIRG. well over 100—that are in support of USAction; Veris Wealth Partners; Western Rural Community Assistance Corporation, the CFPB and that are in opposition to States Center; We the People Now; Wood- West Sacramento CA; Rural Organizing

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:00 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.055 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2031 Project OR; San Francisco Municipal Trans- The bill before us today provides social markets that we are not really se- portation Authority; Seattle Economic De- lutions to these problems with impor- rious about consumer protections, and velopment Fund; Community Capital Devel- tant structural changes that will place this bill will do nothing to make con- opment; TexPIRG; The Fair Housing Council the levers of power in a bipartisan sumers safer. of Central New York; The Loan Fund, Albu- I urge all of my colleagues to join me querque NM; Third Reconstruction Institute panel, as opposed to a single director, NC; Vermont PIRG; Village Capital Corpora- while subjecting the CFPB to the reg- in voting ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 3193. tion, Cleveland OH; Virginia Citizens Con- ular appropriations and oversight proc- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I 1 sumer Council; Virginia Poverty Law Center; esses, guaranteeing more account- am now pleased to yield 1 ⁄2 minutes to War on Poverty—Florida; WashPIRG; West- ability. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. NEUGE- chester Residential Opportunities Inc.; This is an opportunity for us to show BAUER), the chairman of the Housing Wigamig Owners Loan Fund, Inc., Lac du the American people that we are com- and Insurance Subcommittee, who is a Flambeau WI; WISPIRG. mitted to restoring trust in govern- key coauthor of this bill, ensuring that Small Businesses ment. By passing these commonsense the CFPB is accountable through the Blu; Bowden-Gill Environmental; Commu- reforms in a bipartisan fashion, we can congressional appropriations process, nity MedPAC; Diversified Environmental hold Washington more accountable to and who is a real champion of pre- Planning; Hayden & Craig, PLLC; Mid City the people we are supposed to protect. serving housing opportunities from Animal Hospital, Phoenix AZ; UNET. So let’s pass this bill and take one step Washington bureaucrats. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. I thank Chair- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, it closer to stopping government abuse. is now my honor to yield 1 minute to man HENSARLING. Again, I would like to thank Chair- Mr. Chairman, I think it is kind of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CAN- man HENSARLING, Chairman NEUGE- TOR), the distinguished majority lead- interesting that my colleagues on the BAUER, Representatives DUFFY, BACH- other side of the aisle seem to want to er, who has been a tireless advocate for US, WESTMORELAND, and FINCHER, and consumer choice and freedom through- justify this ‘‘spending gone wild’’ agen- the rest of the Financial Services Com- cy, an agency that last year alone had out this debate on this unaccountable mittee for their hard work on this Bureau and who has led our Congress’ a budget overreach of nearly $100 mil- issue. I urge my colleagues in the lion. effort to bring bills to the floor to stop House to support this legislation so we That is the reason that I introduced government abuse. can begin to make America work again title II of this bill, which really says Mr. CANTOR. I thank both gentle- for everybody. two things: one, that we take this men from Texas for their leadership on Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield agency out of the Fed and make it a this issue. 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mas- stand-alone entity; and two, that we Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support sachusetts, Representative LYNCH, who put it on budget, a normal appropria- of the Consumer Financial Freedom is a member of the Financial Services tions process, where Members of Con- and Washington Accountability Act. Committee and who is the ranking gress can begin to sit down and look at Our constituents deserve an open member on the Subcommittee on Fed- the budget that is presented to them government that can easily be held ac- eral Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and by the agency—how you are going to countable. We in the House have got to the Census. spend their money. Maybe we would be focused on reforming this govern- Mr. LYNCH. I thank the gentlelady have prevented some of these over- ment so we can create an America that for yielding and for her work on behalf reaches that happened. works again. The Founders of our of American consumers. I don’t think that anybody thinks country created this democratic sys- Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposi- that government should just have an tem to include a series of checks and tion to H.R. 3193, the so-called Con- unlimited purse, and this is what this balances to prevent any institution sumer Financial Protection and Sound- agency basically has. If they run out of from becoming too powerful, and, ness Improvement Act. money—spend too much money—they today, it is as important as ever to Let’s be clear about what my friends just reach over into the Fed and take keep those checks and balances strong. on the other side of the aisle are trying that money out. No other agency that Right now, the Consumer Financial to do here today. I know of in the government has that, Protection Bureau is an independent They would really like to completely and I think the hardworking American agency within the Federal Reserve Sys- repeal the Consumer Financial Protec- people and the hardworking people of tem that is full of unelected bureau- tion Bureau. Many of the sponsors of the 19th District feel like agencies crats who enjoy an unprecedented this act are the ones who tried to de- ought to come and bring their budgets, amount of power with a serious lack of feat the creation and empowerment of like in other areas of government, and accountability to any of the three the CFPB to begin with. To be mindful, explain and prove why they need that branches of government. this is the only financial regulator money. American consumers should not have solely responsible for protecting Amer- Interestingly enough, the CFPB has to fear Federal bureaucrats who can ican consumers from unfair, deceptive, 1,500 employees, 60 percent of them eliminate access to their credit op- and abusive financial products. My making over $100,000 and 5 percent of tions, collect information on their per- friends on the other side of the aisle those making more than Cabinet secre- sonal finances without their knowledge would like to destroy it, so they are taries. Mr. Chairman, again, we think or consent, or limit the availability of trying to pass off this ‘‘death by a there needs to be more accountability a mortgage due to the onerous Quali- thousand cuts’’ approach as improve- here. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- fied Mortgage rule that the CFPB put ments to the Bureau’s structure. in place last month. tleman has expired. This bill will bog down the consumer Mr. HENSARLING. I yield the gen- Working families who are struggling bureau in bureaucratic and congres- tleman an additional 30 seconds. to make ends meet during these hard sional red tape. It will make it more Mr. NEUGEBAUER. This agency can economic times should also not have to difficult for the Bureau to seek out and draw up to $500 million each year, real- worry about their hard-earned tax dol- retain qualified employees. It will also ly. In fact, some of the requests for lars being spent so recklessly and irre- allow the companies that the Con- transfer were done on small pieces of sponsibly by government agencies. We sumer Financial Protection Bureau is paper. have recently learned that the Federal supposed to be regulating to have more Can you imagine a three-line para- Reserve’s inspector general opened up information, better information—more graph saying, ‘‘Please send over $150 an investigation to find out why a ren- accurate information, more extensive million. We have run out of money’’? ovation to the CFPB’s headquarters information—about consumers than Mr. Chairman, H.R. 3193 begins to skyrocketed from $55 million to $145 the CFPB that is responsible for pro- bring the accountability that the million in under 2 years. This reckless tecting them will have. American taxpayers not only deserve waste is one of the most dangerous In sum, it will make the Consumer but desire. kinds of government abuses. The Amer- Financial Protection Bureau a second- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield ican workers’ pocketbooks are not class and ineffective regulator, sending 4 minutes to the gentleman from Wash- Washington’s ATM machine. the signal to bad actors in our finan- ington, Representative HECK, who is a

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We could have saved a lot of that kills the CFPB, any bill. I will It has got to stop. H.R. 3193 does that. trees and a lot of time if we had had a vote ‘‘no’’ because of the work the I urge support for that bill. one-sentence bill that simply said: CFPB does on behalf of my constitu- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chair, I am wait- ‘‘End the Consumer Financial Protec- ents. ing for additional speakers, and I re- tion Bureau.’’ I will vote to preserve the Office of serve the balance of my time. We could have had an honest debate Servicemember Affairs and the great Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I then about whether we should have any work that Holly Petraeus is doing. am now pleased to yield 11⁄2 minutes to government agency with the mandate They have a special mandate to protect the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. to protect consumers from deceptive fi- the men and women in uniform. I have GARRETT), the chairman of our Capital nancial marketing and abusive finan- the privilege to represent Joint Base Markets and GSE Subcommittee. cial practices. We could have had a dis- Lewis-McChord, tens of thousands of Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Chairman, the cussion about what the CFPB has ac- uniformed personnel. If you ever talk Bureau of Financial Protection claims complished thus far and whether it is to anybody—I don’t see how anybody unlimited power to define and regulate accessible to Americans, whether its who has a military base even near their every conceivable financial transaction proposed streamlined forms are more district can support this legislation. in the country, and yet it claims to be effective at educating Americans, The CHAIR. The time of the gen- unaccountable to no one. So I find it whether its rules are thoroughly re- tleman has expired. disturbing that the Bureau collects pri- searched and revised after comments Ms. WATERS. I yield an additional 1 vate credit card data on Americans and from all sides. Instead, we are having a minute to the gentleman. does so without the knowledge of those debate over reorganizing and defunding Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. Chair, Americans. Its effort is so vast that the and subordinating and other matters of I don’t see how anybody who has a Bureau collects information on over 990 process and organization that are all, military base anywhere near their dis- million credit card accounts. frankly, designed to kill CFPB by a trict can support this legislation. According to Dr. Thomas Stratmann, thousand cuts. I will vote to protect the experts who Professor of Economics and Law at I think the proposition here is fairly are laying the groundwork for the first straightforward and remains a mystery George Mason University: national consumer protection rules on There are costs and potential harms to col- to me. If one desires to do away with payday loans and other short-term, the CFPB, why not have the courage to lecting and maintaining massive databases high-interest loans. I will vote to de- of personal financial information; including introduce that bill straightforwardly? fend the Bureau’s work protecting stu- the potential for abuse, or violation of con- Ordinarily, I don’t assign motives or dents from high-interest-rate loans and sumer privacy, and security concerns in the characterize intent on the part of peo- creating a uniform set of borrower event of a data breach. ple who advance legislation. The fact rights and protections for all student Mr. Chairman, the Bureau believes of the matter is many of those who are that actions must go unquestioned, and advocating for this bill’s passage op- loans, public or private. If we really now it wants your credit card informa- posed the creation of the agency flat want a stable, predictable business en- tion, too. This legislation before us out. The fact of the matter is that a vironment, we wouldn’t be going down protects citizens by protecting and pro- companion bill—granted, one not in this path. hibiting the Bureau from collecting this—even re-titled the agency and At the end of the day, again, the Americans’ nonpublic personal finan- took the words ‘‘consumer protection’’ proposition is very straightforward. If cial information without first receiv- out. The fact of the matter is, if there you support consumer protection, you ing the express permission of the con- were more credible arguments in sup- will vote ‘‘no’’ on this legislation. If sumer. port of this legislation, I think we you oppose consumer protection, you I urge my colleagues from both sides would be a little more careful with the will vote ‘‘yes.’’ But I entreat you, I of the aisle to respect the financial pri- facts. plead with you, to please vote ‘‘no.’’ Here is a fact: there isn’t a penny of Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I vacy of all Americans and support this taxpayer dollars that supports CFPB. yield myself 5 seconds to encourage the legislation. It is fee-based. Here is a fact omitted: gentleman from Washington to read Ms. WATERS. I continue to reserve more than 60 percent of the costs asso- section 1017 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the balance of our time. Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I ciated with the alleged remodel budget, and he would discover that the CFPB is am pleased now to yield 11⁄2 minutes to which is an estimate—a fact omitted— funded by the Federal Reserve, which the gentleman from North Carolina is associated with upgrading to code. happens to be taxpayer money. (Mr. MCHENRY), the chairman of the Now, I know for another fact that the Mr. Chairman, at this time I am Oversight and Investigation Sub- people who are making that argument happy to yield 1 minute to the gen- committee of the Financial Services do not want civil servants to occupy tleman from Missouri (Mr. LUETKE- Committee. unsafe and unhealthy buildings. MEYER), the vice chairman of our Hous- ing and Insurance Subcommittee. Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Chair, I appre- b 1515 Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Chairman, ciate my colleagues for their leader- But most importantly—this is the my colleagues have done a good job of ship on this important legislation. part that really gets me—we are going listing some of the problems of CFPB. I rise in support of it to bring some to spend a lot of time on this today and I would like to give you an example of balance to an otherwise unaccountable in committee, and we are going to pass some of the overreach of this new agen- bureaucratic agency, perhaps the most it to the Senate, and we all know what cy already. powerful agency in government with its fate is going to be, right down into A small community bank in my dis- the least amount of public account- the ground. Well, that is fine. People trict, they purchased a small lending ability. It has no accountability to the have the right to make their point, but company. With that lending company administration, very little to Congress, what is the opportunity cost of making comes the lease of the building that and even less to the American people. that point in committee and on the they are operating their office out of. As a result, it should come as no sur- floor? At least one of the opportunity The CFPB comes in and says the lease prise that this Bureau has operated costs is getting to work on actual regu- is $300 per month over the course of 9 with less transparency and less concern latory relief. months over what the rate should be for fiscal discipline than even a very We have several bipartisan bills for for that area. They go in and tell the low bar and low standard we hold for regulatory relief. Some form of the bank that they are going to fine them our Federal tax dollars.

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You cannot cheat consumers. numbers of complainants have come in real estate to do an enormous upfit That is certainty enough for me. An- forward to say, Please help me. Half of for a building that costs $153 million— other one said, well, you know, the these complaints have been in the that is the appraised value—and to put CFPB doesn’t offer choice. Here is a mortgage servicing area alone. Of the $150 million at $461 a square foot into choice. You can offer any product that 3,135 complaints from my own State of that building. It makes no sense unless is fair and transparent to consumers. Minnesota, 1,320 have been related to you understand that these are your tax That is exactly what my friends on mortgage issues. This bill threatens to dollars at work to build luxury a cou- the other side of the aisle object to. turn off access to these consumers, and ple of blocks from the White House. They don’t want average Americans to I will not stand silently by while they These buildings are just another ex- be able to get a financial services prod- do this. ample of why this agency needs to be uct that is fair, that is balanced, and This is a bad bill. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- held accountable to not just the Amer- that makes sense in the marketplace. tleman has expired. ican people and the taxpayers, but to You have nothing to fear from the the taxpaying public and those of us CFPB if you do not offer a product that b 1630 who care about having access to good is designed to bilk consumers. If you Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield financial products while protecting. do, I can see why you might be quite an additional 1 minute to the gen- So that is why I support this legisla- upset at the activity of the CFPB. tleman. tion. The bottom line is this is a bad bill. Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, this is Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chair, I continue It will set our country back, and in a bad bill. Among the CFPB’s many ac- to reserve the balance of my time. fact, I believe consumer protection is complishments, they have refunded Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I at the very heart of the recession that more than $3 billion—billion with a am now happy to yield 1 minute to the we just went through. ‘‘b’’—to more than 9 million con- gentleman from Virginia (Mr. HURT), Now, of course, we have heard ad sumers. That is good fiscal steward- the vice chairman of our Capital Mar- nauseam that it was the housing goals ship. kets and GSE Subcommittee. and it was the other sort of measures Now, the CFPB oversees industries Mr. HURT. I thank the chairman for that caused the recession, but the fact that previously were not regulated by his leadership on this issue. I thank is the recession was caused because the Federal government, including him for yielding. large numbers of home buyers were credit reporting agencies, nonbank Mr. Chairman, today I rise in support mortgage providers, debt collection of the Consumer Financial Freedom bilked into mortgages that they couldn’t afford, that were difficult to agencies and payday lenders. All of and Washington Accountability Act. that consumer protection would end if As I travel across our Virginia’s understand, with high pressure tactics this bad piece of legislation were to Fifth District, I continue to hear trou- and were incentivized, even to be guided and steered to products that were pass. bling stories about the impacts of the Say no, resoundingly. Vote ‘‘no’’ on CFPB. I have heard from consumers, more high cost than the ones they qualified for. this bill. community banks, and credit unions Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I about how the unchecked authority of Then we packaged these things into mortgage-backed securities that were am now pleased to yield 1 minute to the CFPB is restricting consumer the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. choice, creating an atmosphere of eco- unsound to begin with. The rating agencies said they were fine, took out STUTZMAN). nomic uncertainty, and increasing Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Chairman, I a form of insurance on them, and then costs. rise in support of the Consumer Finan- when the house of cards fell, the whole Real consumer protection requires cial Freedom and Washington Account- economy went with it. that we shift power from Washington ability Act. I thank Congressman Consumer protection is at the heart bureaucrats to American consumers by DUFFY and Chairman HENSARLING for of the problem. Consumer protection is providing access to competitive mar- their leadership on this issue. kets with choice, information, and ac- the solution to this problem, and so The CFPB is disgracefully unac- countability. This bill would help this effort to undermine the CFPB countable to the American people. achieve that goal by adding much- today under the guise of H.R. 3193 is Richard Cordray and future directors needed oversight and transparency to wrong. of the Bureau are virtually unchecked this far-reaching new government Mr. Chair, we are at a whose side are by Congress and the President. agency without weakening consumer you on moment. Are you on the side of We have seen what happens when bu- protection. Mom and Pop, of the small business reaucrats so powerful are left so unac- These bipartisan checks and balances owner, of the consumer trying to get a countable. In its 3 short years, the will protect our community banks and house loan or other form of credit? Or CFPB has burned through its budgets credit unions who play a critical role are you on someone else’s side who is and riffled through the private finan- in providing capital to our small busi- not in favor of a fair product? cial data of millions of Americans. nesses and working families. At a time I have said to my community bank- Hoosiers deserve consumer protec- when too many Americans remain out ers, look, your opponents before the tions, but they also deserve integrity of work, it is critical that we continue crash didn’t have the regulator; now, and accountability. After talking with to support policies that will help re- everyone has one. The CFPB offers a families, small businesses, community store certainty to the marketplace, level playing field for all. Now every- banks, and credit unions back home, I create jobs, and protect our consumers. body offering mortgage products has a am proud to support the commonsense I urge support of this good bill. degree of accountability. This is good reforms before the House today. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I am for the financial services sector, not Let’s replace the CFPB’s Director very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the bad. with a five-member commission to en- gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLI- Since the CFPB was created fol- sure healthy discussion and bring more SON), the chief deputy whip who also lowing the financial crisis, it has re- seats to the table. Let’s rein in the serves on the Financial Services Com- ceived, Mr. Chair, more than 250,000 CFPB’s budget so that the Members of mittee and is cochair of the Progres- consumer complaints. Mr. Chair, who Congress from both parties can protect sive Caucus. are these 250,000 complaints supposed their constituents. Let’s prohibit gov- Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, let me to be directed to but for an agency that ernment bureaucrats from using pri- thank our ranking member for the is responsive to them? Who would my vate personal information without the time. friends on the other side of the aisle consumers’ consent.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:00 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.059 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 Mr. Chairman, let’s protect and em- though the Bureau does collect certain to their ability to pay, but it does not meet power American consumers, not Wash- information as part of its responsi- the thresholds established to qualify as a ington bureaucrats. bility to identify and monitor market Qualified Mortgage. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I con- trends and proactively address emerg- This year, that lawyer advised all his tinue to reserve the balance of my ing consumer credit issues, this infor- clients to discontinue lending. This is time. mation is deliberately depersonalized the same story we are receiving from Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, and aggregated to ensure consumers’ our community banks. can I inquire whether the gentlelady sensitive information is protected. These are the results of an unac- has any more speakers? Now, this is critically important be- countable agency with insular focus. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, we cause speaker after speaker is trying to H.R. 3193 would bring much-needed ac- have one speaker on the way. scare consumers into believing that countability and ensure that enough Mr. HENSARLING. We have plenty somebody is looking at their personal experts are at the decision table that of speakers here, Mr. Chairman. I data. It is not true. It is not true, and American families are actually pro- would be glad to lend the gentlelady a I think it is important for people lis- tected by Federal regulations, not few if she needs some people to speak. tening to this debate to know that. harmed by unintended consequences, a Otherwise, Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 Requiring the Bureau to seek consent situation we have seen all too often in minute to the gentleman from South on an individual level in order for it to recent months. Carolina (Mr. MULVANEY). access aggregated or anonymous data Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I con- Mr. MULVANEY. Mr. Chairman, I is not only a hindrance to the CFPB’s tinue to reserve the balance of my rise today in support of H.R. 3193 core mission of regulating the entities time. which, amongst many other things, re- that offer consumer financial products Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I places the single Director with a five- or services, but it is a burdensome re- would like to inquire how much time is member commission. quirement and, of course, intended sim- remaining on each side. I would remind my friends across the ply to slow down, gum up, undermine, The CHAIR. The gentleman from aisle that this brings the bill into the and break down the institution itself. Texas has 91⁄2 minutes remaining. The original spirit of Dodd-Frank, which, It is not true. People’s data is safe. gentlewoman from California has 41⁄2 when it left this House several years Looking for aggregate trends and minutes remaining. ago, had eventually a five-member proactively addressing emerging prob- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I commission. All we are trying to do is lems, as would have been very helpful yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman get back to that original intention. as we got closer to the financial fore- from Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER). Further, during the discussions in closure crisis just a few years ago, is Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Chair, I want to committee, we focused on the member- what the CFPB is doing. thank the chairman for yielding me ship of that commission and how it It is doing what it is supposed to do. time. I particularly want to thank the would be a decent idea to have people It is doing it well, and I don’t know gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. DUFFY) who are on the commission who actu- why any fair-minded person would be for his leadership on this important ally knew something about the indus- against that. issue and for standing up on behalf of tries that they were regulating. Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I hardworking American families. For example, the CFPB regulates in- yield myself 30 seconds to say that the I rise today in support of H.R. 3193 sured banks, non-depository financial CFPB is building a database containing and urge its passage by this House. institutions, credit unions, all of which full credit report data on 53 million The Financial Services Committee are very unique. Wouldn’t it be nice to borrowers who took out mortgages has, on multiple occasions, asked the actually have folks regulating those in- since 1998. The project manager said: question ‘‘Who protects consumers dustries who knew something about ‘‘It is easy to reverse-engineer and from the Bureau of Consumer Finan- them? identify the people in our database.’’ cial Protection?’’ This is not rare in the world of regu- CFPB has a credit card database of at Unfortunately, the answer for the lation. The FDIC, which oversees State least 991 million credit cards and ap- last 31⁄2 years has been nobody. Today, banks, has been required to have some- proximately 136 million Americans. this House has an opportunity to one on its commission for years who The Bureau is collecting a database of change that. actually has experience regulating credit reports on 8.6 million Ameri- The underlying bill includes a num- State banks. It has not been a problem cans. They continue to collect person- ber of provisions to ensure that the for the FDIC, and it would not be a alized data from Americans without very basic principles of good govern- problem for the CFPB. their permission. It is unacceptable. ment apply to the Bureau, and it puts We need to pass this bill for a variety Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the an end to the special treatment grant- of reasons but, first and foremost, we gentleman from Florida (Mr. ROSS). ed to the Bureau under Dodd-Frank. need to replace the single Director Mr. ROSS. Mr. Chairman, the Con- These are commonsense, pro-con- with a five-man commission, and for sumer Financial Protection Bureau is sumer provisions that will help protect that, I hope that we pass the bill. one of the largest Federal undertakings hardworking American families and Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield in recent history, created by Congress taxpayers from yet another Wash- an additional 2 minutes to the gen- yet unaccountable to Congress. One ington bureaucracy that thinks it tleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON). man is tasked with oversight of essen- knows what is in their best interest. Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, I thank tially the entire financial services in- I urge the passage of this bill. the ranking member. dustry. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I con- I only rise for one simple point, and Director Cordray works hard for continue to reserve the balance of my that is to correct the RECORD when it sumers, but no single individual can time. comes to this claim that the CFPB en- have sufficient expertise to make de- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I gages in massive, excessive data collec- terminations that impact low-income yield 1 minute to the gentleman from tion of consumers’ information. It is families, community banks, mortgage Kentucky (Mr. BARR). not true. lending, auto lending, credit card users Mr. BARR. Mr. Chairman, this legis- Anyone listening to this debate, Mr. and students. lation is about holding Washington ac- Chairman, should know that the CFPB A real estate lawyer in my district countable. The Bureau of Consumer Fi- does not monitor the accounts of par- who represents clients who specialize nancial Protection is one of the most ticular consumers and does not track in lending to low-income people, whose powerful and unaccountable agencies the financial behavior or activities of clients have a foreclosure rate of less in the entire Federal Government. Un- any individual customer. than 5 percent, commented: fortunately, the Bureau reaches deeply The CFPB is already prohibited by The only way these folks can own a home into the everyday lives of Kentuckians. law from collecting personally identifi- is to finance the purchase from an unconven- In following its partisan agenda, the able information in the course of its tional source. My clients get financial infor- Bureau makes it harder for small busi- market-monitoring responsibility. Al- mation from the prospective buyers relating nesses on Main Street to get a loan to

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The My colleagues on the other side of consin (Mr. DUFFY), who is the vice Bureau even makes it harder to get fi- the aisle found it necessary not only to chairman of our Financial Institutions nancing discounts that help Kentuck- fight against any attempt at regu- and Consumer Credit Subcommittee ians purchase their car or truck. lating Wall Street, but waged much of and the chief author of the legislation The Bureau is so out of touch that it the battle against the CFPB itself. Re- of which we debate today. even regulates Bath County, in my dis- publicans in the Senate waged a 700- Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Chairman, I thank trict, one of the most rural counties in day battle to prevent a confirmation of the chairman for all the work that he America, as ‘‘non-rural.’’ CFPB’s Director—700 days. has put in on this consumer financial These concerns are not only voiced In just a short amount of time, since protection reform bill. This is really a inside of Washington. Just last week I his confirmation, CFPB has become an bill about accountability and trans- was in Powell County, and a small effective champion for all Americans. parency. business owner raised his hand during It has fielded more than 280,000 con- As has been discussed today, the my public event to talk about how the sumer complaints. CFPB is collecting information on al- Bureau’s rules are harming his ability The CHAIR. The time of the gen- most 1 billion credit cards—1 billion to do business in his community. tleman has expired. credit cards—which means if you are This avalanche of red tape coming Ms. WATERS. I yield 10 seconds to an American and you have a credit out of the Bureau is making life harder the gentleman. card, the CFPB is collecting and moni- for millions of Americans, which is Mr. CONNOLLY. This bill is a bad toring your transactions. why we need to pass this legislation idea. It is an anti-consumer bill. I urge So what we have done is said: Listen, that will reform the Bureau in a way my colleagues to vote against it. if you are here to protect a consumer, that reins in the misguided rules that Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I why don’t you ask the consumer for stem from its partisan excesses and un- yield 1 minute to the gentleman from permission and consent to take their accountable culture. Pennsylvania (Mr. ROTHFUS). information? Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield b 1545 If we care about the American citi- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Vir- Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Chairman, much zenry—if we care about consumers and ginia (Mr. CONNOLLY), the ranking more accountability and transparency don’t care about Big Government and member of the Oversight and Govern- is needed in Washington, especially at the information they have on us, let’s ment Reform Subcommittee on Gov- the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- give them the power. Let’s ask them. ernment Operations. reau. That is all we do. Empower the Amer- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I The Bureau wields broad and un- ican citizenry. thank my distinguished ranking mem- checked power over our economy, from Again, let’s empower Congress and ber and my friend from California. banks to businesses to anyone who uses the American people as well. When we Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose this credit or payment plans. Abuses of that don’t fund agencies through this insti- latest Republican assault on the CFPB. power, enabled by a lack of account- tution, we lose authority; we lose over- It is truly baffling to see my col- ability and transparency, harms fami- sight. leagues’ continued attempts to underlies and businesses up and down Main Let’s take that power and control mine the only Federal regulator cre- Streets in Pennsylvania and across the back into Congress, and let’s actually ated to protect American consumers. Nation. put the power back in the hands of the Contrary to the talking points of the That is why I rise today in strong people; but if you empower the Fed to other side, this mash-up of bills will support of the Consumer Financial fund this agency, you have taken the only burden the CFPB with more bu- Freedom and Washington Account- control away from this institution. reaucracy, not less. For example, the ability Act. Importantly, this common- That is wrong. bill would replace the Director, who sense legislation better protects con- One of the most important reform has been on the job for just 6 months, sumers by prohibiting the Bureau from parts of this bill is meaningful to me after the Senate Republicans held up using personal and private financial in- because I come from rural America; his confirmation for 2 years, with a formation without their knowledge and and the way that the law is structured cumbersome five-person commission. consent. is that if a bad rule comes from the The bill also seeks to take the CFPB It also makes the Bureau subject to CFPB, it can be overturned. out of the Federal Reserve and make it the regular authorization and appro- You can go to FSOC and say: Listen, subject to annual congressional appropriations process. This increases the this rule is going to create systemic priations. My Republican colleagues American people’s ability to demand risk; meaning, it is going to have a claim this is to provide tougher over- accountability through their elected negative impact on our economy. It sight, but that is a ruse. They have al- representatives. should be overturned. ready stated they would defund CFPB The legislation will also replace a Now think about what kind of finan- altogether if they could. single and unaccountable director with cial institutions can go to FSOC and As ranking member of the House a bipartisan five-member commission say: This rule is bad; overturn it. Oversight Subcommittee on Govern- and establish more reasonable thresh- Is it the small community bank? Is it ment Operations, I firmly believe in ac- olds for reviewing and repealing regu- the credit union in rural America? countability, but I would note that Di- lations. Heck, no. But if you are a big Wall rector Cordray has been before this These changes will help rein in the Street bank, you have been given a Congress 46 times since CFPB was cre- regulatory overreach coming from voice in the way my friends across the ated. I would call that pretty respon- Washington, D.C., elites. It will ensure aisle have structured this law. sive oversight. a diversity of viewpoints is represented Big banks on Wall Street who created After the 2008 Wall Street meltdown, whenever the Bureau makes decisions the crisis are given a voice to have safeguarding our financial system that will directly impact families and rules from the CFPB overturned, but ought to be a primary concern, but this businesses across the Nation. you have left the small banks and cred- bill would, once again, place the inter- These very reasonable reforms will it unions in my district voiceless to est of banks over those of consumers. protect consumers and our Nation’s fi- say: this rule is going to hurt us. As we saw during the financial crisis, nancial system by providing for more That is wrong. innovation led to a wave of untested rigorous oversight of the powerful and Listen, we want to talk about pro- and sophisticated financial products, unaccountable Bureau. tecting consumers, giving a voice to allowing dishonest actors to take ad- I urge my colleagues to support this consumers, making sure Big Govern- vantage of many Americans. good-government legislation. ment isn’t breathing down their backs. Dodd-Frank, which my Republican Ms. WATERS. I reserve the balance Want to know who protects con- friends fought against tooth-and-nail, of my time. sumers and finance? Our credit unions,

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The Independent Commu- ping it on his hand and saying: I ber, (855) 411–2372, because, finally, they nity Bankers endorsed and support this strongly suggest you follow my guid- have a bureau that is paying attention bill. ance. to all of the rip-offs, all of the fraudu- This is the right thing to do. Let’s There is no oversight on this. This lent advertising, all of the over- empower Congress and empower the group of people are going to make deci- charging of fees, all of what they did American people. Let’s reform the sions by not even consulting us, the not have protection from in the past. CFPB and actually make it work. people. We do represent the people, and We realized, at some point in time, Ms. WATERS. I reserve the balance I would like to think that we can come that all of our regulatory agencies that of my time. together once in a while to do what is were supposed to be paying attention Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I in the best interest of the people that were not. Now, we have protection. am now pleased to yield 1 minute to we represent, not a Republican issue, I yield back the balance of my time. the gentleman from North Carolina not a Democratic issue, but an Amer- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I (Mr. PITTENGER). ican issue. yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Chairman, I We have to do these things. Again, To protect consumers, you first need to make sure they have the power to thank Chairman HENSARLING for the strong suggestions that you follow my time and for allowing me to speak on guidance, as opposed to letting people consume; and under the Obama admin- this important issue; and I also thank sit down and negotiate themselves, istration economic policies, tens of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. that is not the way the American sys- millions of our fellow citizens are either unemployed or underemployed. DUFFY) for his the leadership on this tem works. legislation. It never has, never will. It never They don’t have the income to con- This legislation is absolutely nec- should have happened. CFPB should sume. That is not consumer protection. Part of the problem is the CFPB be- essary to bring pragmatic reforms to have never come to the light of day. Ms. WATERS. I yield myself the bal- cause true consumer protection, Mr. CFPB. The CFPB needs transparency. ance of my time. Chairman, empowers consumers in in- It needs accountability. It needs pri- Mr. Chairman, I want to, once again, novative, transparent, competitive vacy reforms. reiterate my strong opposition to this markets; and it respects the intel- The first main goal of this legislation harmful legislation which will weaken ligence and the dignity of the Amer- is to replace the single all-powerful di- the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- ican citizen; and it preserves their eco- rector with a five-person independent reau, an agency created to protect con- nomic liberty to choose the mortgages, commission. This will allow for a sumers and defend them against bad the credit cards, and, yes, even the healthy debate and to bring rules and actors and practices throughout our fi- payday loans that they choose to con- regulations that are proposed at this nancial system. sume. agency. Just in case we are losing sight of But instead, Mr. Chairman, many of It would put CFPB on a regular budg- what this Bureau is all about, we have my friends on the other side of the etary cycle with annual appropria- many citizens out there who are the aisle would love to take away ‘‘In God tions. This will shield the very Amer- victims of false advertising. People ad- we trust’’ and put up there ‘‘In govern- ican taxpayer from wasteful spending vertise something. They advertise a ment we trust.’’ and allow Congress the proper over- price. They advertise a product. They The American people are tired of un- sight that this agency absolutely go to buy the product. It is not there. accountable, arrogant Washington bu- needs. It costs more money. reaucrats, the unaccountable, the One of the key provisions of this bill Debt collectors, how many of our unelected who are taking away their prohibits CFPB from accessing, col- citizens have been harassed by debt homeownership opportunities, taking lecting, and analyzing the American collectors, calling them in the middle away their credit cards, and insulting people’s personal financial data with- of the night, asking for information, them by saying: I am from Washington. out their express permission. and charging them with things they I am smarter than you. I am better In the wake of the regulation tsu- have never been involved in? than you. I know what is best. nami coming from D.C., it is time that Don’t forget those payday loans. It is time for us to pass the Consumer Congress exercise its authority to help Poor people run out of money, go to a Financial Freedom and Washington Ac- rein in government bureaucrats and payday lender, get charged 500 percent countability Act; and I particularly help provide the clarity to business for a payday loan. thank Messrs. DUFFY, BACHUS, and owners across the country. What about those private postsec- NEUGEBAUER for authoring this key I urge all of my colleagues to support ondary schools where all of those stu- piece of legislation. I urge its passage. this bill. dents who are trying to get an edu- I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. WATERS. I reserve the balance cation are forced into getting loans, Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Chair, the Consumer of my time. are encouraged to get loans, get ripped Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I off, don’t learn anything, can’t get a a cornerstone of the Dodd-Frank Act, has al- am very pleased to yield 1 minute to job? ready proven invaluable in ensuring that finan- the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. What about those mortgage lenders cial products offered to American consumers KELLY). who tricked all of those people into comply with federal law and are not abusive or Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. mortgage loans and they end up losing misleading. Chairman, I rise in strong support of their homes? What about discrimina- The CFPB has brought transparency, ac- H.R. 3193. tion against the aged? What about countability and clarity to our markets. I am an automobile dealer, and my what they did to our good men and Because of the CFPB’s work, our residential family has been in the business for 63 women who served in different mortgage lending system is now governed by years. branches of the military for all of us standards that cap the points and fees a lend- CFPB is kind of interesting because and got ripped off by payday lenders? er may charge, limit risky loan products, and what we have done now, we have abso- This is what the Consumer Financial prohibit loans with terms longer than 30 years. lutely abandoned the rulemaking proc- Protection Bureau is all about. I don’t CFPB has also enacted new rules to end ess, and we have gone to another type know how anyone could think that we the abuses in the mortgage servicing process of influencing people; and the relation- shouldn’t have protection for our con- that were so common before the financial cri- ship that car dealers have with their sumers. Our consumers are finding out sis. These rules require servicers to credit customers is sometimes to navigate a that, finally, we have something. payments the day they are received and to re- very difficult financial system to get They are calling our telephone num- spond to customer inquiries in a timely man- their loans arranged. ber, (855) 411–2372, to get some help. ner.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:00 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.063 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2037 They also limit ‘‘dual tracking’’ to ensure the law. It has established important oversight nature of a substitute shall be consid- borrowers are not foreclosed on while they for industries ranging from payday lenders to ered as read. wait to see if they qualify for a loan modifica- debt collectors to credit reporting agencies. The text of the amendment in the nation. And it has generally received high marks from ture of a substitute is as follows: And through its enforcement actions, CFPB industry leaders and consumer advocates H.R. 3193 has already recovered approximately $3 billion alike for the openness and evenhandedness Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- for consumers who have been the victims of of its operations. Not surprisingly, the Senate resentatives of the United States of America in abuse. As of this month, the CFPB has re- confirmed the CFPB’s first director Richard Congress assembled, ceived and is processing more than nine thou- Cordray by a bipartisan vote of 66–34 in the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. sand complaints from residents of Maryland summer of last year. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consumer Fi- alone. Rather than building on this track record of nancial Freedom and Washington Account- Unfortunately, rather than ensuring the success, H.R. 3193 would weaken the CFPB ability Act’’. CFPB has all of the resources it needs to help by bureaucratizing its structure, placing addi- SEC. 2. FINANCIAL PRODUCT SAFETY COMMIS- consumers, Republicans in the House have tional constraints on its operations, slashing its SION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1011 of the Con- routinely sought to undermine the CFPB and funding and subjecting that funding to the po- sumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 the bill before us today simply continues that litical pressures of the annual appropriations U.S.C. 5491) is amended to read as follows: attack. process. If the majority really believed the an- ‘‘SEC. 1011. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FINANCIAL The only way to protect our constituents nual appropriations process was necessary to PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION. from entities that would take advantage of ensure the proper oversight of our federal ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an them is to vote against this bill and oppose all banking regulators, this legislation would be independent commission to be known as the ‘Fi- efforts to roll back the consumer protections recommending similar treatment for the Fed- nancial Product Safety Commission’ (herein- enacted in the Dodd-Frank legislation. eral Reserve, or the Office of the Comptroller after referred to in this section as the ‘Commis- Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I rise today in of the Currency. It doesn’t—which tells you all sion’), which shall regulate the offering and strong opposition to the Consumer Financial provision of consumer financial products or you need to know about the consistency of the services under the Federal consumer financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improve- conviction underlying this bill. laws. The Commission shall be considered an ment Act, H.R. 3193. In my judgment, the CFPB is succeeding at Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of As designed by Dodd-Frank, the Consumer its job of protecting consumers in a fair and title 5, United States Code. Except as otherwise Financial Protection Bureau—CFPB—is the transparent marketplace. Accordingly, I urge a provided expressly by law, all Federal laws only agency whose final rules can be over- no vote. dealing with public or Federal contracts, prop- ruled by a vote of other financial regulators. Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chair, I would erty, works, officers, employees, budgets, or This was explicitly included in Dodd-Frank like to express my opposition to H.R. 3193, funds, including the provisions of chapters 5 to ensure that CFPB guidelines do not unduly the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and and 7 of title 5, shall apply to the exercise of the powers of the Commission. jeopardize the safe functioning of the U.S. fi- Soundness Improvement Act of 2013. This ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULA- nancial system. legislation would strip essential mandates from TIONS.—The Commission may prescribe such reg- However, the inaptly named H.R. 3193 is an agency that was created to protect con- ulations and issue such orders in accordance yet another transparent attempt by Members sumers from risky practices that caused the fi- with this title as the Commission may determine of the majority to weaken the authority of the nancial crisis. to be necessary for carrying out this title and all only federal agency responsible for protecting The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau other laws within the Commission’s jurisdiction consumers in their financial dealings. (CFPB) has successfully refunded over $3 bil- and shall exercise any authorities granted If enacted, H.R. 3193 would not only broad- lion to consumers who were financially under this title and all other laws within the Commission’s jurisdiction. en the ability to overturn CFPB rules, but harmed by deceptive practices. The vital pro- ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.— would also lower the threshold required to do tections the CFPB provides must not be over- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be so. looked; without its oversight, consumers will composed of the Vice Chairman for Supervision This would make it more difficult for the be exposed to greater risk in financial mar- of the Federal Reserve System and 4 additional CFPB to meet its mission of creating and en- kets. members who shall be appointed by the Presi- forcing federal consumer financial laws, and Since its creation in 2011, the CFPB has dent, by and with the advice and consent of the would be a significant step backward in the ef- collected over $80 million in civil penalties Senate, from among individuals who— fort to improve oversight and supervision of from financial institutions that harmed con- ‘‘(A) are citizens of the United States; and our nation’s financial institutions. ‘‘(B) have strong competencies and experi- sumers. They also have handled more than ences related to consumer financial protection. It is repugnant to me that after millions of 269,900 complaints from consumers. Thirty ‘‘(2) STAGGERING.—The members of the Com- Americans had their financial security imper- million consumers would not be subject to fed- mission appointed under paragraph (1) shall iled by the predatory practices of mortgage eral protections from improper debt collections serve staggered terms, which initially shall be lenders, originators and servicers, that Mem- if the CFPB did not exist. established by the President for terms of 1, 2, 4, bers of this House would consider this bill de- Additionally, without the presence of the and 5 years, respectively. signed to weaken the one financial regulator CFPB, twelve million consumers that use pay ‘‘(3) TERMS.— focused on returning temperance to deals day lending would not be protected by federal ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Com- where there was once greed, and prudence to supervision, and 200 million consumer credit mission appointed under paragraph (1), including the Chair, shall serve for a term of 5 years. markets where there was previously ‘‘irrational reports would not be protected from unscrupu- ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—The President may remove exuberance.’’ lous behavior. The CFPB should be ap- any member of the Commission appointed under I urge my colleagues to stand up for the plauded for its efforts to end harmful practices paragraph (1). American people by voting ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 3193. in the marketplace. Rather than abrogate this ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member of the Commis- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, H.R. 3193 is successful agency, the CFPB should retain its sion appointed under paragraph (1) appointed a clear attempt to undermine the independ- current structure and mandate so that it can to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration ence and effectiveness of the Consumer Fi- continue to be an exemplary model for other of the term to which that member’s predecessor nancial Protection Bureau. As such, I oppose was appointed (including the Chair) shall be bank regulators. appointed only for the remainder of the term. passage of this legislation. The CHAIR. All time for general de- ‘‘(D) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each mem- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bate has expired. ber of the Commission appointed under para- (CFPB) was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be graph (1) may continue to serve after the expira- Street Reform Bill in response to widespread considered for amendment under the 5- tion of the term of office to which that member market abuses that helped precipitate the fi- minute rule. was appointed until a successor has been ap- nancial crisis and is the first ever independent It shall be in order to consider as an pointed by the President and confirmed by the watchdog charged with the sole task of pro- original bill for the purpose of amend- Senate, except that a member may not continue tecting the financial lives of America’s families. ment under the 5-minute rule an to serve more than 1 year after the date on amendment in the nature of a sub- which that member’s term would otherwise ex- Since its inception, the CFPB has handled pire. nearly 270,000 consumer complaints and se- stitute consisting of the text of Rules ‘‘(E) OTHER EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITED.—No cured more than $3 billion in relief for almost Committee Print 113–36 modified by the member of the Commission appointed under 10 million consumers through enforcement ac- amendment printed in part A of House paragraph (1) shall engage in any other busi- tions against bad actors who were violating Report 113–350. That amendment in the ness, vocation, or employment.

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‘‘(d) AFFILIATION.—With respect to members (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); (C) in section 1447 (12 U.S.C. 1701p-2), by appointed pursuant to subsection (c)(1), not (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ each place more than 2 shall be members of any one polit- paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and such term appears and inserting ‘‘Financial ical party. (D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) of Product Safety Commission’’. ‘‘(e) CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.— paragraph (1), as so redesignated; (3) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT.—Section ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Chair of the Com- (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 920(a)(4)(C) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act mission shall be appointed by the President from (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as (15 U.S.C. 1693o–2(a)(4)(C)), as added by section among the members of the Commission ap- subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 1075(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial Protection pointed under subsection (c)(1). (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— Act of 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The Chair shall be the prin- (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’’ cipal executive officer of the Commission, and and inserting the following: and inserting ‘‘Financial Product Safety Com- shall exercise all of the executive and adminis- ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— mission’’. trative functions of the Commission, including There is authorized to be appropriated to carry (4) EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.—The with respect to— out this title $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years Expedited Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. ‘‘(A) the appointment and supervision of per- 2014 and 2015.’’; and 4001 et seq.), as amended by section 1086 of the sonnel employed under the Commission (other (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para- Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, is than personnel employed regularly and full time graph (2). amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ in the immediate offices of members of the Com- (c) ENSURING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE COM- each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Fi- mission other than the Chair); MISSION.—The Consumer Financial Protection nancial Product Safety Commission’’. ‘‘(B) the distribution of business among per- Act of 2010 is amended— (5) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.—Section sonnel appointed and supervised by the Chair (1) in section 1012(c), (12 U.S.C. 5492 (c)) by 2 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 and among administrative units of the Commis- striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5); and U.S.C. 1812), as amended by section 336(a) of the sion; and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ‘‘(C) the use and expenditure of funds. (2) in section 1014(b), (12 U.S.C. 5494(b)) by Protection Act, is amended by striking ‘‘Director ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In carrying out any of the striking ‘‘Not fewer than 6 members shall be ap- of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’’ Chair’s functions under the provisions of this pointed upon the recommendation of the re- each place such term appears and inserting subsection the Chair shall be governed by gen- gional Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, on a ‘‘Chair of the Financial Product Safety Commis- eral policies of the Commission and by such reg- rotating basis.’’. sion’’. ulatory decisions, findings, and determinations (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (6) FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAM- as the Commission may by law be authorized to (1) CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT OF INATION COUNCIL ACT OF 1978.—Section 1004(a)(4) make. 2010.— of the Federal Financial Institutions Examina- ‘‘(4) REQUESTS OR ESTIMATES RELATED TO AP- (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under tion Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3303(a)(4)), PROPRIATIONS.—Requests or estimates for reg- subparagraph (B), the Consumer Financial Pro- ular, supplemental, or deficiency appropriations tection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is as amended by section 1091 of the Consumer Fi- on behalf of the Commission may not be sub- amended— nancial Protection Act of 2010, is amended by mitted by the Chair without the prior approval (i) by striking ‘‘Director of the’’ each place striking ‘‘Director of the Consumer Financial of the Commission. such term appears, other than where such term Protection Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the ‘‘(f) NO IMPAIRMENT BY REASON OF VACAN- is used to refer to a Director other than the Di- Financial Product Safety Commission’’. CIES.—No vacancy in the members of the Com- rector of the Bureau of Consumer Financial (7) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION IM- mission shall impair the right of the remaining Protection; PROVEMENT ACT.—Section 513 of the Financial members of the Commission to exercise all the (ii) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such Literacy and Education Improvement Act (20 powers of the Commission. Three members of the term appears and inserting ‘‘Financial Product U.S.C. 9702), as amended by section 1013(d)(5) of Commission shall constitute a quorum for the Safety Commission’’, other than where such the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, transaction of business, except that if there are term is used to refer to a Director other than the is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place only 3 members serving on the Commission be- Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial such term appears and inserting ‘‘Chair of the cause of vacancies in the Commission, 2 members Protection; and Commission’’. of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for (iii) in section 1002 (12 U.S.C. 5481), by strik- (8) HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1975.— the transaction of business. If there are only 2 ing paragraph (10). Section 307 of the Home Mortgage Disclosure members serving on the Commission because of (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Consumer Financial Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2806), as amended by sec- vacancies in the Commission, 2 members shall Protection Act of 2010 is amended— tion 1094(6) of the Consumer Financial Protec- constitute a quorum for the 6-month period be- (i) in section 1012(c)(4) (12 U.S.C. 5492 (c) (4)), tion Act of 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Direc- ginning on the date of the vacancy which by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such term ap- tor of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro- caused the number of Commission members to pears and inserting ‘‘Financial Product Safety tection’’ each place such term appears and in- decline to 2. Commission’’; serting ‘‘Financial Product Safety Commission’’. ‘‘(g) SEAL.—The Commission shall have an of- (ii) in section 1013(c)(3) (12 U.S.C. 5493 (c) (9) INTERSTATE LAND SALES FULL DISCLOSURE ficial seal. (3))— ACT.—The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure ‘‘(h) COMPENSATION.— (I) by striking ‘‘Assistant Director of the Bu- Act (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq), as amended by sec- ‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Chair shall receive com- reau for’’ and inserting ‘‘Head of the Office of’’; tion 1098A of the Consumer Financial Protection pensation at the rate prescribed for level I of the and Act of 2010, is amended— Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Assist- (A) by amending section 1402(1) (15 U.S.C. United States Code. ant Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Head of the Of- 1701(1)) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) ‘Chair’ means the Chair of the Financial ‘‘(2) OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.— fice’’; Product Safety Commission;’’; and The 3 other members of the Commission ap- (iii) in section 1013(g)(2) (12 U.S.C. (B) in section 1416(a) (15 U.S.C. 1715(a)), by pointed under subsection (c)(1) shall each re- 5493(g)(2))— striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau of Consumer ceive compensation at the rate prescribed for (I) by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT DIRECTOR’’ and in- Financial Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’. level II of the Executive Schedule under section serting ‘‘HEAD OF THE OFFICE’’; and (10) REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES 5314 of title 5, United States Code. (II) by striking ‘‘an assistant director’’ and ACT OF 1974.—Section 5 of the Real Estate Settle- ‘‘(i) INITIAL QUORUM ESTABLISHED.—During inserting ‘‘a Head of the Office of Financial ment Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604), as any time period prior to the confirmation of at Protection for Older Americans’’; amended by section 1450 of the Dodd-Frank least two members of the Commission, one mem- (iv) in section 1016(a) (12 U.S.C. 5496(a)), by Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ber of the Commission shall constitute a quorum striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ and inserting for the transaction of business. Following the Act, is amended— ‘‘Chair of the Commission’’; and (A) by striking ‘‘The Director of the Bureau of confirmation of at least 2 additional commis- (v) in section 1066(a) (12 U.S.C. 5586(a)), by sioners, the quorum requirements of subsection Consumer Financial Protection (hereafter in striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau is’’ and insert- this section referred to as the ‘Director’)’’ and (f) shall apply. ing ‘‘first member of the Commission is’’. ‘‘(j) OFFICES.—The principal office of the inserting ‘‘The Financial Product Safety Com- (2) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND Commission shall be in the District of Columbia. mission’’; and CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.—The Dodd-Frank The Commission may establish regional offices (B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection of the Commission in order to carry out the re- term appears and inserting ‘‘Financial Product Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— sponsibilities assigned to the Commission under Safety Commission’’. (A) in the table of contents for such Act by the Federal consumer financial laws.’’. (11) S.A.F.E. MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT OF amending the item relating to section 1011 to (b) BRINGING THE COMMISSION INTO THE REG- 2008.—The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of read as follows: ULAR APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS.—Section 1017 of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), as amended by sec- the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ‘‘Sec. 1011. Establishment of the Financial tion 1100 of the Consumer Financial Protection (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended— Product Safety Commission.’’; Act of 2010, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (B) in section 111(b)(1)(D) (12 U.S.C. (A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such (A) by amending the heading of such sub- 5321(b)(1)(D)), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and in- term appears in headings and text, other than section to read as follows: ‘‘BUDGET, FINANCIAL serting ‘‘Chair of the Financial Product Safety where such term is used in the context of the Di- MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIT.—’’; Commission’’; and rector of the Office of Thrift Supervision, and

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Section 1022 of the Consumer Financial 3513(c) of title 44, United States Code, as amend- (b) REMOVAL OF EXEMPTION FOR THE FINAN- Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5512) is ed by section 1100D(b) of the Consumer Finan- CIAL PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION FROM THE amended by adding at the end the following cial Protection Act of 2010, is amended by strik- RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT.—Section new subsection: ing ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Fi- 1113 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of ‘‘(e) ANALYSIS OF REGULATIONS.— nancial Product Safety Commission’’. 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3413) is amended by striking sub- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each time the Commis- (e) DEEMING OF NAMES.— section (r). sion proposes a new rule or regulation, the (1) BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC- SEC. 5. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Commission shall— TION.—Any reference in a law, regulation, docu- SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS IMPROVE- ‘‘(A) carry out an initial regulatory flexi- ment, paper, or other record of the United States MENTS. bility analysis for such proposed rule or reg- to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (a) COUNCIL VOTING PROCEDURE.—Section ulation, which shall be carried out as closely shall be deemed a reference to the Financial 1023(c)(3)(A) of the Consumer Financial Protec- as possible to those initial regulatory flexi- Product Safety Commission. tion Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5513(c)(3)(A)) is bility analyses required under section 603 of (2) DIRECTOR.—Any reference in a law, regu- amended— title 5, United States Code, but which shall lation, document, paper, or other record of the (1) by striking ‘‘2⁄3’’ and inserting ‘‘a major- analyze the financial impact of the proposed United States to the Director of the Bureau of ity’’; and rule or regulation on covered persons, re- Consumer Financial Protection shall be deemed (2) by inserting before the period the fol- gardless of size; and a reference to the Chair of the Financial Prod- lowing: ‘‘, excluding the Chair of the Financial ‘‘(B) carry out an analysis of whether the uct Safety Commission. Product Safety Commission’’. proposed rule or regulation will impair the (b) REVIEW AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL.—Sec- SEC. 3. RATE OF PAY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FI- ability of individuals and small businesses to NANCIAL PRODUCT SAFETY COMMIS- tion 1023 of the Consumer Financial Protection have access to credit. SION. Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5513) is amended— ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Commission shall issue (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1013(a)(2) of the (1) in subsection (a)— Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer (A) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; a report to the Council on each analysis car- Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5493(a)(2)) is amended and ried out under paragraph (1), and make such to read as follows: (B) by striking ‘‘regulation or provision would analysis available to the public. ‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The rates of basic pay put the safety and soundness of the United ‘‘(3) USE OF EXISTING RESOURCES.—The for all employees of the Financial Product Safe- States banking system or the stability of the fi- Commission shall use existing resources to ty Commission shall be set and adjusted in ac- nancial system of the United States at risk’’ and carry out the requirements of this sub- cordance with the General Schedule set forth in inserting ‘‘regulation which is the subject of the section.’’. section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.’’. petition is inconsistent with the safe and sound The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made operations of United States financial institu- lution 475, the gentleman from Virginia by subsection (a) shall apply to service by an tions’’; and (Mr. RIGELL) and a Member opposed employee of the Financial Product Safety Com- (2) in subsection (c)— each will control 5 minutes. mission following the 90-day period beginning (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking The Chair recognizes the gentleman on the date of enactment of this Act. ‘‘would put the safety and soundness of the from Virginia. SEC. 4. CONSUMER RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRI- United States banking system or the stability of Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Chairman, I want VACY. the financial system of the United States at to thank my friend and colleague from (a) REQUIREMENT OF THE FINANCIAL PRODUCT risk’’ and inserting ‘‘is inconsistent with the SAFETY COMMISSION TO OBTAIN PERMISSION BE- safe and sound operations of United States fi- Texas, Chairman HENSARLING, and all FORE COLLECTING NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFOR- nancial institutions’’; of those who worked on this underlying MATION.— (B) in paragraph (4)— legislation, H.R. 3193. (1) REQUIRED NOTIFICATION AND PERMISSION.— (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and My amendment strengthens that leg- Section 1022(c)(9)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Wall (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub- islation, and I really respect how it was Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 paragraph (B); crafted, the legislation that underlies U.S.C. 5512(c)(9)(A)) is amended— (C) by striking paragraph (5); and my amendment. It really is much need- (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (A) by striking ‘‘may not obtain from a cov- ed. ered person or service provider’’ and inserting (8) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively. ‘‘may not request, obtain, access, collect, use, (c) SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS CHECK.—Section b 1600 1022(b)(2)(A) of the Consumer Financial Protec- retain, or disclose’’; My amendment is focused on one of (B) by striking ‘‘personally identifiable finan- tion Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5512(b)(2)(A)) is cial’’ and inserting ‘‘nonpublic personal’’; and amended— the most critical ingredients that is (C) by striking ‘‘from the financial records’’ (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; necessary for those that are trying to and all that follows through the period at the (2) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; start a new business or to grow an ex- end and inserting ‘‘unless— and isting business, and that is access to ‘‘(i) the Financial Product Safety Commission (3) by adding at the end the following: credit. Now, I offer my amendment clearly and conspicuously discloses to the con- ‘‘(iii) the impact of such rule on the financial based on my own real-world experience. sumer, in writing or in an electronic form, what safety or soundness of an insured depository institution;’’. It is about 22 years ago that I started information will be requested, obtained, my business, and I was able to start it accessed, collected, used, retained, or disclosed; The CHAIR. No amendment to that and to grow it and to say these wonder- and amendment in the nature of a sub- ‘‘(ii) before such information is requested, ob- ful words to so many fellow Americans stitute shall be in order except those in Virginia’s Second Congressional Dis- tained, accessed, collected, used, retained, or printed in part B of House Report 113– disclosed, the consumer informs the Financial trict, ‘‘You are hired.’’ I was able to Product Safety Commission that such informa- 350. Each such amendment may be of- say those words because one of the in- tion may be requested, obtained, accessed, col- fered only in the order printed in the gredients I had available to me was ac- lected, used, retained, or disclosed.’’. report, by a Member designated in the cess to credit. (2) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO CON- report, shall be considered read, shall I offer my amendment today based, TRACTORS OF THE FINANCIAL PRODUCT SAFETY be debatable for the time specified in as well, on the clear, united, and truly COMMISSION.—Section 1022(c)(9)(B) of such Act the report, equally divided and con- rational voice that is being articulated (12 U.S.C. 5512(c)(9)(B)) is amended to read as trolled by the proponent and an oppo- follows: by Virginia’s Second Congressional ‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO CON- nent, shall not be subject to amend- District, and that is that the Consumer TRACTORS OF THE FINANCIAL PRODUCT SAFETY ment, and shall not be subject to a de- Financial Protection Bureau is truly COMMISSION.—Subparagraph (A) shall apply to mand for division of the question. and irrefutably, in their view and in any person directed or engaged by the Financial AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. RIGELL mine, damaging and harming their Product Safety Commission to collect informa- The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- ability to have access to credit. tion to the extent such information is being col- sider amendment No. 1 printed in part Common ground is something that I lected on behalf of the Financial Product Safety B of House Report 113–350. come to work every day seeking to ad- Commission.’’. (3) DEFINITION OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL IN- Mr. RIGELL. I have an amendment vance. I am convinced, absolutely, that FORMATION.—Section 1022(c)(9) of such Act (12 at the desk. it is here and it can be found. In fact, U.S.C. 5512(c)(9)) is amended by adding at the The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate this gridlock that we so often experi- end the following: the amendment. ence truly is hurting our country. But

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And I have listened to it for 3 Bureau, the way that you have tried to growing and creating more jobs. years, and I think that it does a dis- deny it having a strong Director, for I yield back the balance of my time. service to this House and to the Amer- all of those reasons, it is absolutely The Acting CHAIR. The question is ican people to continually claim that clear that you do not wish to have a on the amendment offered by the gen- we don’t care about the American con- Bureau that protects our consumers. tleman from Virginia (Mr. RIGELL). sumer or that we don’t care about the And so when we make these charges, The question was taken; and the Act- environment or the poor or the aged. we make them because we have proof. ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- Indeed we do. And this represents my We have the information, we have the peared to have it. best judgment, and the best judgment actions, and we have all that you have Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask of so many, that this underlying legis- done to demonstrate that you really for a recorded vote. lation in my particular amendment don’t want a Bureau to protect the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to would help consumers. I am convinced consumers of this country. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proof this. The fact is that Americans want ceedings on the amendment offered by What my amendment does is it re- banks to be regulated in order to pre- the gentleman from Virginia will be quires the Bureau to simply do this: to vent the kind of economic catastrophe postponed. consider and to calculate in a very that we are recovering from to this The Chair understands that amend- careful way exactly how the impact— day. Because Republicans haven’t been ment No. 2 will not be offered. the adverse impact that these regula- able to repeal the Dodd-Frank Act, you AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. DESANTIS tions that are being put forth by this have focused on making it impossible The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order organization—would affect credit. Now, for the agencies to enact the rules re- to consider amendment No. 3 printed in indeed, isn’t this common ground? It is quired by the Wall Street reform bill. part B of House Report 113–350. really common sense. Before you take Your new strategy is to prevent our Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. Chair, I offer my any action to do something, you ought regulators from functioning by sad- amendment. to take a moment to consider what dling them with burdensome and dupli- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will that action might do in inhibiting indicative cost-benefit requirements. designate the amendment. vidual Americans and businesses from Let’s take a moment to talk about The text of the amendment is as fol- accessing credit. the cost of the financial crisis. The lows: I think it is critical, too, that we United States Department of the Add at the end the following: look at the organization itself. This is Treasury measured the cost of the fi- SEC. 6. REPEAL OF EXCLUSIVE RULEMAKING AU- an organization that is really outside nancial crisis at $19.2 trillion in loss of THORITY. of the scope of accountability that we household wealth and 8.8 million in Section 1022(b) of the Consumer Financial really should be requiring of each and lost jobs. Communities of color were Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5512(b)) is every agency in the Federal Govern- hit particularly hard, losing over 50 amended by striking paragraph (4). ment. It is largely outside the account- percent of their household wealth. Mil- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ability and the influence of Congress. lions of borrowers have been foreclosed House Resolution 475, the gentleman And this is quite striking: it is largely upon, and millions more remain under- from Florida (Mr. DESANTIS) and a out of the influence of the President. In water and struggling to stay in their Member opposed each will control 5 a unique way, and I think in a harmful homes to this day. minutes. way, it is largely outside of the ac- A report by the Government Ac- The Chair recognizes the gentleman countability of the court system. countability Office on the cost-benefit from Florida. Look, common sense will just tell analysis of the Dodd-Frank Act stated: Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. Speaker, James you that is not a good idea for any If the cost of a future crisis is expected to Madison told us in the Federalist Pa- agency to be outside of accountability. be in the trillions of dollars, then the act pers: Each Member here is accountable to likely would need to reduce the probability If men were angels, no government would our own district. The actions that have of a future financial crisis by only a small be necessary. And if angels were to govern been taken by this organization al- percent for its expected benefit to equal the men, neither external nor internal controls ready, sure, we can find a few that have act’s expected cost. on government would be necessary. been helpful and I think ought to con- Beyond all of this, this amendment is And so as I look at this agency which tinue—taking care of our military and a solution in search of a problem. The lacks all the traditional measures for making sure that businesses operate in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutional accountability, I am re- an ethical manner—but, overwhelm- is already required to perform cost- minded by that insight. The Founding ingly, what we are seeing is this: that benefit analysis on its rules and evalu- Fathers understood human nature, and the sum of all things is it is hurting ate impacts on small businesses. The they understood that people in posi- the American consumer, and it is hurt- CFPB has repeatedly demonstrated its tions of power will eventually, at some ing our ability of fellow Americans to commitment to minimizing the impact point, abuse that power. That is just access credit. That is why I urge sup- of its rules on small banking institu- inherent in the nature of man, and so port for the underlying legislation and tions and small businesses. they built a government to have my amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. checks and balances. I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Members are re- As I look at this consumer financial Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chair, I rise in op- minded to address their remarks to the protection agency, I am wowed by the position to the amendment. Chair. amount of power that has been in- The Acting CHAIR (Mr. MARCHANT). Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Chairman, tell me vested in this: very limited executive The gentlewoman from California is how much time is remaining, please. accountability, the CFPB Director is recognized for 5 minutes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman essentially the financial czar of the Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chair, I yield my- from Virginia has 30 seconds remain- country, and no budget oversight by self 3 minutes. ing. Congress. I know we are trying to I rise in opposition to this amend- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Chairman, I appre- change that in this bill, but Madison ment, and I will take a moment just to ciate the gentlelady’s remarks. I still said that the most effectual check that respond to the gentleman from Vir- hold the view that the sum of all we have in Congress is the power of the ginia who seemed a little bit disturbed things that I have heard in our district purse. that we would claim that they do not is that the Bureau is doing more harm There is this huge amount of def- care about consumers. The proof of the than good. erence in terms of what judicial review

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Terms tions for consumers are essential to phone number, (855) 411–2372, is there are introduced that don’t necessarily maintaining a stable and sound eco- for our consumers to call, and while have a definition in other regulatory nomic foundation. you are calling the Bureau, call your history, and the CFPB is basically Upon passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, elected officials also and ask them why going to be given carte blanche to go this House finally had put a cop on the they don’t stand up for you, why they forward on that. And when asked about beat with exclusive authority to issue are on the floor of Congress advocating some of these terms, the CFPB Direc- sensible rules that protect every Amer- against your right to have protection tor said, well, you kind of figure it out ican. We are confident that the CFPB from all of these kinds of abuses. when you see it, and it is a puzzle that will continue to work diligently with Enough is enough. we are putting together. prudential regulators to make sure Americans consumers are losing dol- Well, that is not acceptable, and I their rules are consistent with the safe lars every day because of crooks and think the American people need to and sound operations of banks, ensur- schemes and thieves and on and on and have recourse to the courts. So what ing that both rulemaking and enforce- on, and now you get rid of the very my amendment does is it reinstitutes ment authorities reside exclusively agency that would protect them from judicial review, and it removes this ex- with the CFPB and will increase con- all of these schemes? I am so happy cessive deference that has been granted fidence in consumer markets and also that we have reform. I am so happy to the CFPB. ensure certainty for businesses and fi- that now the American people can rely I hear reports about all this data that nancial institutions. on their government to come to their is being collected on American citi- Returning to the broken model that aid. zens—credit card transactions and existed before the crisis just doesn’t I yield back the balance of my time. debit card transactions, millions of make good sense. So I would urge my The Acting CHAIR. The question is these things are being done. Are we colleagues to reject this amendment, on the amendment offered by the gen- just supposed to say that the people and I reserve the balance of my time. tleman from Florida (Mr. DESANTIS). should have no recourse in case that is The question was taken; and the Act- b 1615 abused? We are just supposed to trust ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- the CFPB in terms of how they use Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. Chairman, I urge peared to have it. that data? my colleagues to adopt this amend- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I de- The bottom line is you have an agen- ment. The notion that somehow we are mand a recorded vote. cy that is combining legislative power, just going to put all this trust in the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to executive power, and judicial power. CFPB and why you can’t have the abil- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- That is contrary to our constitutional ity to go into court and have the courts ceedings on the amendment offered by structure and contrary to the separa- review some of their actions to me just the gentleman from Florida will be tion of powers doctrine, and I don’t doesn’t cut it. I would much rather err postponed. think most Americans have confidence on the side of having protections for AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE that some far, distant Bureau should the American people from government The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order just be left to their own devices and agencies that have too much power to consider amendment No. 4 printed in that somehow they will be able to than err on the side of giving the agen- part B of House Report 113–350. make all these decisions better for in- cy an excessive amount of power and Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chair, I have an dividual Americans than they can just hoping that they exercise that in a amendment at the desk. make for themselves. prudent fashion. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will So I urge the adoption of my amend- With that, Mr. Chairman, I ask my designate the amendment. ment, Mr. Chairman, and I reserve the colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this The text of the amendment is as fol- balance of my time. amendment. I applaud the other Mem- lows: Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in bers who have been involved in crafting Add at the end the following: opposition to the amendment. this bill. SEC. 6. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman I yield back the balance of my time. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol- from California is recognized for 5 min- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman and lowing: utes. Members, we have had discussions with (1) ‘‘The Congress acknowledges and hon- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chair, I yield my- Members on the opposite side of the ors the tremendous work of the Bureau of self 3 minutes. aisle about protection for our con- Consumer Financial Protection in protecting The Consumer Financial Protection sumers. We have heard them tell us ev- and providing relief to consumers from instances of unfair, deceptive, and abusive Bureau was designed with one goal in erything about people should have practices in financial markets. mind: we were giving consumers a fair choices. They can go and hire their (2) The Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro- shake in the marketplace by making own lawyers, they can go into court. tection has refunded over $3 billion to ap- sure they finally had a regulator who They can do all of these things. The proximately 9.7 million victims of deceptive was on their side. The CFPB is the only fact of the matter is, government does or abusive practices in financial markets agency with the expertise and the mis- have the responsibility to protect con- since its inception. sion to focus on developing trends in sumers. This is a government of laws (3) The Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro- the consumer finance marketplace, and rules that we put together for busi- tection has continued to engage with consumers, industry, Congress, and other regu- identify abuses, and stop them before nesses. We allow businesses to operate lators to promulgate rules making U.S. fi- they lead borrowers into financial ruin. in certain ways, but we cannot allow nancial markets the fairest, safest, and most Prior to the passage of the Dodd- them to run roughshod over con- robust in the world. Frank Act, consumer financial laws sumers. (4) Changes to the current management, were supposed to be enforced by co- Like I said, prior to Dodd-Frank, oversight, or funding of the Bureau of Con- operation amongst all of the regu- that is, the reform, we had nobody sumer Financial Protection would under- lators. But as we now know all too looking out for consumers. We had our mine the mission of the Bureau. well, safety and soundness concerns financial services agencies of govern- (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress— time and again trumped those of con- ment saying that their real job was for (1) acknowledges the meritorious work of sumer protection, leading to the sys- safety and soundness, not for consumer the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- tem where all of the regulators were protection. So we have had news tion; and responsible and none of them were ac- media, we have had nonprofit agencies, (2) supports the Bureau’s ongoing mission countable. we have had groups getting together by preserving the current management, over- It was precisely this inattention to trying to address all of these abuses, sight, and funding structure of the Bureau. consumer protection that allowed the all of these problems all by themselves. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to crisis to boil up under regulators’ Well, guess what? Now we have a cop House Resolution 475, the gentlewoman

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It sim- amendment does nothing to the under- that the chairman should look at ply provides a sense of Congress that lying bill except a sentiment that says something other than the PATH Act acknowledges the tremendous work we shouldn’t have passed it in the first toward restoring the GSEs, if he is done by the Consumer Financial Pro- place. So it is a curious, curious very concerned about minorities, and I tection Bureau as it was originally amendment, Mr. Chairman. would join him in that to be able to get conceived in Dodd-Frank and how it I personally, and I don’t think the mortgages. has been operating to this point. House, want to be on record as saying I would say that to clear up his be- The agency, Mr. Chair, has refunded that the CFPB has given us the fairest, wilderment here, I just want to con- $3 billion to 9.7 million victims of un- safest, and most robust capital mar- gratulate the Consumer Financial Pro- fair, deceptive, and abusive practices in kets in the world. I have no doubt tection Bureau because it is a fact that financial markets. The Consumer Fi- there are many good men and women they have supported the refund of $3 nancial Protection Bureau has helped who work there. They have done some billion to 9.7 million victims of unfair people, and fraud has been curtailed. important work. But fair? Fair, Mr. practices. The message has been sent to the next Chairman? An agency in the name of I agree with him: the purpose of this generation of financial hustlers that consumer protection that would deny bill and the reason that they won’t ac- there is a dedicated cop on the beat in one-third of current Black and His- cept this amendment is because they financial markets. panic homeowners the opportunity to don’t want to go on record that they The singular and dedicated mission own a home? This is fair? It is just in- support consumers over all of these of the Consumer Financial Protection credible. very, very lucrative financial products Bureau is to protect consumers of fi- We have brought this up several that are out there, and they want no nancial products from schemes, and it times in this debate, Mr. Chairman, regulation, which is why we saw the inspires trust in our markets that at- and we hear crickets chirping on the 2008 meltdown, the no rules of the road. tracts capital and promotes allocations other side of the aisle. Now if a private They want to return to the days when of that capital to productive, legiti- company did that, there would be riots there was an ability to drive the econ- mate endeavors. in the street, but it is okay if govern- omy over the cliff and to deceive consumers to the point that they could My amendment affirms that the cur- ment has a disparate impact on minori- and would become victims. So I can un- rent management, oversight, and fund- ties. I don’t know if that is fair. We derstand the chairman’s reluctance to ing source, as enshrined in Dodd- have had testimony in our committee accept this language. Frank, are the best way to preserve the that literally half—half—of the mort- Mr. Chairman, I enter into the integrity and independence of the agen- gages today, according to CoreLogic, RECORD our defense of our claims, and cy, and to ensure that we don’t return wouldn’t qualify under the QM rule I yield back the balance of my time. to the bad old days and bad old ways promulgated by the CFPB. I am not that put the ox in the ditch by creating going to go on record saying that is RESPONSE TO CORELOGIC ANALYSIS OF QUALI- the 2008 financial crisis and the $700 fair; that it is somehow fair that half FIED MORTGAGE (QM) STANDARDS, CRL ISSUE BRIEF; FEBRUARY 20, 2013 billion bailout. of Americans who otherwise would The recently released CoreLogic report Now, H.R. 3193 openly acknowledges have qualified for a mortgage can no that it would alter and neuter the ‘‘The Mortgage Market Impact of Qualified longer have it? Mortgage Regulation’’ has received a lot of agency’s mission because H.R. 3193 To say that somehow the current attention due to its finding that 48 percent would rename the Consumer Financial oversight is adequate to this agency, of the mortgage market would not qualify as Protection Bureau to the Financial an agency that sets its own budget, an a ‘‘safe loan’’ under new Qualified Mortgage Product Safety Commission, removing, agency that is spending $145 million to (QM) guidelines. Mr. Chairman, consumers from the renovate a $150 million building they Corelogic uses a ‘‘waterfall’’ analysis to es- equation, both in name and function. It don’t even own, to give us a tree timate the proportion of 2010 mortgage origi- would subject the agency’s funding to nations that do not meet one or more of the bosque, to give us granite water fea- QM criteria. While a waterfall approach is a protect consumers to the unwieldy ap- tures? This is somehow a good use of reasonable methodology for estimating the propriations process, sequester, the taxpayer money, a reflective car- proportion of recent originations that fall defunding amendments, instead of the nelian granite water table, triple the outside of QM standards, there are problems outside independent funding vis-a-vis renovation rate of class A luxury space both with the specifics of CoreLogic’s model these powerful financial institutions. in Washington? and its assumptions about the expiration of Now, whether intentional or not, Re- If there was ever an agency, Mr. the GSE exemption that significantly under- publicans, Mr. Chair, have shown their Chairman, that demands account- cut the usefulness of its estimates of the impact of the QM rule. hand with the omission of consumers ability to the American people, this is Removes Loans with Credit Scores less in H.R. 3193, and despite the euphe- it. You do not protect consumers by than 640: As part of estimating the impact of mistic name of the bill as written, this taking away their rights, their free- QM, CoreLogic included a restriction on bill would alter the mission and cripple doms, their ability to shop in competi- credit scores. Specifically, the waterfall the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- tive and transparent markets, and you analysis first removes loans with credit reau by focusing on protecting finan- do not protect them by taking away scores below 640 ‘‘because they resemble cial products rather than consumers. their income and spending it on a lav- subprime loans.’’ In fact, five percent of Whatever the intent, Mr. Chairman, ish palace for unelected, unaccountable originations are removed solely based on this criterion. This exclusion is not warranted be- consumers would be thrown under the bureaucrats. cause the QM guidelines do not place any re- bus by removing the cop from the Wall I reserve the balance of my time. strictions on a borrower credit score. Street beat. Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I always Assumes that borrowers who received loan I reserve the balance of my time. enjoy the chairman of the Financial products with prohibited QM features would Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I Services Committee and his lavish ex- not be able to access QM-eligible loan prod- rise to oppose the amendment. planations. ucts in the future: The other waterfall layers The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman I just want to clear up some of the used to estimate the QM impact are: total from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. confusion and bewilderment that he debt-to-income (DTI) ratio over 43 percent; Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I seems to be under with regard to mi- whether the loan was negatively amortizing, balloon or interest only; low- or no-docu- find this to be a most curious amend- nority and Latin borrowers. He has mentation; and loan terms of greater than 30 ment from the gentlelady from Wis- said over and over and over again, he years. These restrictions result in exclusions consin, and we do enjoy her participa- has talked about and referred to the of 24 percent, 1 percent, 16 percent, and 2 per- tion on the committee, but it is a curi- Qualified Mortgage standards under cent respectively. Based on this analysis,

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I will barrier that many borrowers cannot over- made today. And even loans not covered by decide whether or not you get a mort- come, the disqualifying loan terms, such as QM can still be generated as long as lenders gage. negative amortization options or terms of use ‘‘sound underwriting standards and rou- It is arrogant; it is unfair; it is abu- greater than 30- years, can easily be avoided tinely perform well over time,’’ the director sive. It must stop. We should reject the in most cases by simply told the MBA crowd. Again, what does ‘per- gentlelady’s amendment, and we Re-structuring the loans into amortizing form well over time’ mean? That part is not should adopt the underlying legisla- 30 year loans. Similarly, most borrowers who as clear. tion. received no-doc or low-doc loans in 2010, the As an example, Cordray told the audience, I yield back the balance of my time. origination year analyzed in the report, like- he is aware of borrowers who may possess The Acting CHAIR. The question is ly could have documented their incomes. considerable other assets, but who remain on the amendment offered by the gen- Therefore, the inference that none of the 19 stifled by high debt-to-income ratios that percent of borrowers that had disqualifying force them outside the QM standards. As tlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE). loan products could have received QM loans long as lenders ensure the best underwriting The question was taken; and the Act- is unwarranted. standards, they should be fine, Cordray said. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Assumes the GSE exemption expires: As ‘‘Lenders that haye long upheld such peared to have it. the report recognizes, most of the 24 percent standards have little to fear from the abil- Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I demand of loans to borrowers with high DTIs are curity-to-repay rule; the strong performance of a recorded vote. rently being made by GSEs or insured by their loans over time demonstrates the care The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to FHA and these loans automatically qualify they have taken in underwriting to ensure clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- as QM under a temporary exemption (up to that borrowers have the ability to repay,’’ ceedings on the amendment offered by seven years). Indeed, the report acknowl- Cordray added. the gentlewoman from Wisconsin will edges that the impact of the QM rule on ‘‘Nothing about their traditional lending be postponed. model has changed, and they should continue loans currently being made would be’’ Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I minor’’. Given the uncertainties concerning to offer the same kinds of mortgages to bor- GSE reform and mortgage finance that will rowers whom they evaluate as posing reason- move that the Committee do now rise. need to be resolved over the next seven able credit risk—whether or not they meet The motion was agreed to. years, it is not at all clear that the tem- the criteria to be classified as qualified Accordingly, the Committee rose; porary exemption will in fact end in seven mortgages.’’ and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. years. Cordray further noted that lenders who HOLDING) having assumed the chair, refuse to lend outside QM will be at no great- Mr. MARCHANT, Acting Chair of the [From the Housingwire, Oct. 28, 2013] er risk, absent other factors, of facing fair Committee of the Whole House on the IT’S OKAY TO LEND OUTSIDE QM: CFPB lending allegations. state of the Union, reported that that DIRECTOR RICHARD CORDRAY The CFPB director once again cited data Committee, having had under consider- from Mark Zandi, chief economist for (By Kerri Ann Panchuk) Moody’s Analytics, noting that 95% of the ation the bill (H.R. 3193) to amend the It’s likely mortgage bankers attending the mortgages made today fall within the quali- Consumer Financial Protection Act of Mortgage Bankers Association 100th Annual fied mortgage standard. 2010 to strengthen the review authority Convention & Expo in Washington, D.C, ea- ‘‘Some, such as CoreLogic, have put out of the Financial Stability Oversight gerly awaited the arrival of Consumer Finan- much lower figures, but by their own admis- Council of regulations issued by the cial Protection Bureau Director Richard sion, those figures were not intended to take Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- Cordray. account of the expanded definition of QM After all, the regulatory landscape stem- tion, and for other purposes, had come that will actually take effect in January but to no resolution thereon. ming from the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act has left instead were offered as projections of a dis- the lending industry shell-shocked by not tant future when the temporary expansion f only the CFPB’s new enforcement authority, expires,’’ Cordray explained. but by all the lending/servicing rules slated PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION to take effect in January. b 1630 OF H.R. 899, UNFUNDED MAN- DATES INFORMATION AND If bankers are worried about this new Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Chairman, I TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2013 CFPB-era, Cordray told the crowd: Don’t be. would just say to my friends on the In his speech, the CFPB director basically other side of the aisle—and the gentle- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, by direction asserted that in many cases, non-qualified of the Committee on Rules, I call up mortgages with the right underwriting are lady from Wisconsin, I would draw her perfectly fine even if they fall outside the attention to the Federal Reserve bul- House Resolution 492 and ask for its QM boundaries. This mirrors past state- letin, November 2013, Volume 99, No. 4, immediate consideration. ments in which Cordray said he doesn’t an- page 37, that clearly shows, again, ac- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- ticipate an outbreak of QM-related litiga- cording to the Federal Reserve, that 34 lows: tion. percent of Blacks and 32 percent of His- H. RES. 492 Where he stops short—or simply doesn’t panics would not meet the new QM Resolved, That at any time after adoption go—is in explaining how lenders know at the standard based upon the 43 percent of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant beginning of the origination cycle that what to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the they’ve done outside QM in terms of under- debt-to-income requirement. House resolved into the Committee of the writing is sufficient enough to protect them Now, this is Federal Reserve data. If Whole House on the state of the Union for later on if someone were to perhaps raise an the gentlelady or any other Member on consideration of the bill (H.R. 899) to provide ability-to-repay claim. the other side of the aisle wishes to re- for additional safeguards with respect to im- Lawyers up for litigation love gray lines, fute this data from the Federal Re- posing Federal mandates, and for other pur- but those wanting to prevent future ability- serve, they are certainly free to do so poses. The first reading of the bill shall be to-repay litigation are likely to prefer black on their time. dispensed with. All points of order against and white rules. Cordray shows optimism But again, I am not going to go on consideration of the bill are waived. General around the idea that responsible lenders are debate shall be confined to the bill and shall still safe outside QM, but no specifics were record saying this is fair. I haven’t not exceed one hour equally divided and con- given on how the CFPB would address non- heard anybody rebut what CoreLogic trolled by the chair and ranking minority QM lending decisions down the road if a de- has said, that when fully implemented, member of the Committee on Oversight and fault were to occur. Yet, he seems to be say- half of today’s mortgages would not Government Reform. After general debate ing don’t over worry as long as standards are qualify under the QM rule. This is not the bill shall be considered for amendment in place. fair. under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be And when it comes to the 3% points-and- Mr. Chairman, somebody has to pro- considered as read. All points of order fee threshold, Cordray has another strong against provisions in the bill are waived. No viewpoint, saying ‘‘though no data is avail- tect consumers from the CFPB. Con- amendment to the bill shall be in order ex- able to model the precise impact of the sumers, yes, they have to be protected cept those printed in the report of the Com- three-percent threshold for points and fees from Wall Street, but they have to be mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu- mandated by the statute, that threshold is protected from Washington as well. tion. Each such amendment may be offered

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However, plight of middle class and working poor to a demand for division of the question in UMRA has not been amended since Americans, immigrants hoping for a the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 1995, and some subtle changes are need- better life for their families, and deny- All points of order against such amendments ed to preserve and improve on the act’s ing the undeniable impact of climate are waived. At the conclusion of consider- initial purpose. change, just to name a few. ation of the bill for amendment the Com- UMRA was a good bill, but over time, This is even after shutting down the mittee shall rise and report the bill to the some shortcomings became apparent government for purely political pur- House with such amendments as may have poses and playing a game of chicken been adopted. The previous question shall be such that the Clinton and, later, considered as ordered on the bill and amend- Obama administrations had written ex- with the debt limit; and yet, my Re- ments thereto to final passage without inter- ecutive orders to fix the loopholes publican friends are calling routine vening motion except one motion to recom- within it. government work ‘‘abuse.’’ That seems mit with or without instructions. As many of my colleagues can con- like a stretch to me. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- firm, it takes a lot of creativity and Abuse is when underregulated indus- tlewoman from North Carolina is rec- hard work to pass legislation as a tries spill unknown chemicals into the ognized for 1 hour. member of a minority party. West Virginia water supply. Abuse is Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, for the pur- When Democrats gained control of when coal ash pours into the waters of pose of debate only, I yield the cus- Congress back in 2007, I sat down with North Carolina, when Wall Street tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman my staff to think about legislative bankers crash our economy after tak- from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS), pending ideas that could gain sufficient bipar- ing advantage of underfunded and over- which I yield myself such time as I tisan support to clear a Democrat Con- worked regulators; that is exactly the may consume. During consideration of gress. This bill is the result of those ef- kind of abuse that the government this resolution, all time yielded is for forts. needs to stop. the purpose of debate only. H.R. 899 has bipartisan DNA. It codi- You want to talk about abuse? Let’s GENERAL LEAVE fies those administrative fixes cham- talk about today’s measure. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- pioned by Presidents Clinton and This bill will not make the regu- mous consent that all Members may Obama and promotes good government latory process more balanced or trans- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- accountability and transparency. parent. It will strangle it in red tape. It tend their remarks. As a testament to this fact, the bill will not make rulemaking more fair. It The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there is cosponsored by three of my Demo- will tip the scales in favor of businesses objection to the request of the gentle- crat colleagues here in the House: Rep- with the most resources. woman from North Carolina? resentatives MIKE MCINTYRE, COLLIN Under this measure, improving ac- There was no objection. PETERSON, and LORETTA SANCHEZ. cess to health care and restraining the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- I owe them a debt of gratitude for financial institutions that have un- self such time as I may consume. their efforts in promoting this com- leashed havoc on our economy will be- House Resolution 492 provides for a monsense bill. come even more difficult. structured rule providing for consider- I am especially grateful to Rep- It is nothing more than poorly dis- ation of H.R. 899, the Unfunded Man- resentative JAMES LANKFORD, a Repub- guised political fodder aimed at sty- dates Information and Transparency lican cosponsor of this bill, who has mieing the executive branch’s rule- Act. worked tirelessly to promote its pas- making power in favor of some cor- Mr. Speaker, every year, bureaucrats sage here in the House. We wouldn’t be porate interests that run amuck on the in Washington impose thousands of here today without his efforts. environment and American workers. regulatory mandates on local govern- A common refrain in this business is Most egregious is the requirement for ments and small businesses. Those that nobody wants to see how the sau- agencies to provide the private sector mandates can be costly, stretching city sage is made, meaning that the process early consultation on major rules. and State budgets and making it hard- of drafting and passing legislation is so This would give well-funded industry er for American businesses to hire. ugly that it would repulse people. In an unfair advantage not afforded to the The Unfunded Mandates Information this case, I disagree. general public and other stakeholders and Transparency Act, H.R. 899, will I am extremely proud of this bill and like public interest, taxpayer, and en- ensure that the people who write these extremely proud of the process by vironmental groups. regulations in Washington know ex- which it has been advanced in the Clearly, the interest in amending actly what they are asking the Amer- House. It has been a pleasure to work UMRA only extends to certain privi- ican people to pay and whether the with colleagues from both sides of the leged parties. costs of compliance might make it aisle on this measure, and I appreciate If my friends on the other side of the harder for family businesses to meet their support and counsel. aisle want to see what happens when payroll and stay afloat. The Unfunded Mandates Reform and you allow private interests to run H.R. 899 will force Washington to Transparency Act of 1995 was a model rampant without any government reg- think more carefully about regulatory for bipartisanship, and my hope is that ulations, they need only look to the costs before it passes them on to Amer- my bill leaves a similar legacy. smog-filled skies above China. icans. This bill is about transparency I urge all of my colleagues on both This bill also politicizes independent and accountability, and it is something sides of the aisle to support this rule agencies designed to protect the rights Democrats and Republicans can all and the underlying bill, and I reserve of hardworking Americans. The Con- support. the balance of my time. sumer Financial Protection Bureau, In 1995, Congress passed the Unfunded Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Securities Exchange Commission, Na- Mandates Reform Act, UMRA, legisla- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I tional Labor Relations Board, Con- tion designed to prevent the Federal may consume. sumer Product Safety Commission, as Government from imposing unfunded I thank the gentlewoman from North well as the Federal Communications mandates onto State and local govern- Carolina, my friend, Ms. FOXX, for Commission—I might add they kind of ments or private businesses without yielding me the customary 30 minutes. left out the Federal Reserve for some policymakers or the public knowing Mr. Speaker, we continue down this reason I don’t understand—but all of the costs of such policies. path of considering bills that are going those other agencies will all have to UMRA’s main objective was to force nowhere. I sincerely wish my friends on answer to the whims of politics. the Federal Government to estimate the other side of the aisle would stop It also forces agencies to choose the how much unfunded mandates would this Conservative merry-go-round. cheapest regulatory option over the

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I understand where we Senate colleagues suggests this bill upon regulations. are in the Congressional cycle; but I could clear the Senate and be signed This legislation is purely about good think that it is unfortunate that my into law by the President—this Presi- government. It is about being open and friends across the aisle would rather dent. honest about the cost of regulations. score political points and write bumper Mr. Speaker, my understanding is I reserve the balance of my time. stickers than actually legislate. that, last year, the President signed 76 Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I would While I think it is a good thing that laws—64 of those came from the House advise my good friend from North most of these partisan measures will of Representatives and only 12 from the Carolina that I have no further re- never go anywhere, I can’t help but Senate, if I am accurate. If not, I will quests for time and that I am prepared point out that we should be making correct the RECORD. It is wrong for us to close or to reserve as she sees fit. better use of our limited time here. to say we shouldn’t be passing bills in Mr. Speaker, does my colleague want We should be raising the minimum the House because anything sponsored me to go forward and close or does she wage in order to give millions of hard- by a Republican will go nowhere in the want me to reserve? working Americans the pay they have Senate since the Democrats control it, Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, we are not earned. because the evidence from last year, quite ready to close. Nearly 5 years have passed since the obviously, disproves that. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. last increase in the Federal minimum Mr. Speaker, since the 1995 passage of Speaker, I reserve the balance of my wage. UMRA, experts across the political time. spectrum agree that the bill has led to Ms. FOXX. I yield myself such time b 1645 the generation of important informa- as I may consume. Currently, a full-time minimum wage tion about the potential impacts of Mr. Speaker, according to a report worker makes less than $16,000 per mandates proposed in legislation and issued by the House Oversight and Gov- year, which is below the poverty line regulations. However, since its incep- ernment Reform Committee, the num- for a family of two or more. tion, there have been very few revi- ber of economically significant rules in This is unacceptable. It is time for sions to the law while various exclu- the pipeline, which are those that Republicans to end their relentless ob- sions and exceptions have cropped up, could cost $100 million or more annu- struction and to join Democrats in an creating loopholes limiting the act’s ally, has increased by more than 137 effort to provide for the middle class. coverage. percent over the past decade. I reserve the balance of my time. H.R. 899 builds on the success of Section 12 of my bill responds to such Ms. FOXX. I yield myself such time UMRA by drawing upon executive or- concerns by requiring Federal agencies as I may consume. ders enacted by the last two Democrat to conduct a retrospective analysis of Presidents to close loopholes, stream- Mr. Speaker, I really respect and ap- an existing Federal regulation at the line the cost-reporting process, and preciate my colleague from Florida, request of a committee chairman or clarify the responsibilities of those in but there is nothing in this bill that ranking minority member. The retro- charge with complying with these re- would stop the development of rules spective analysis submitted to the re- and regulations by the executive quirements. Independent regulatory agencies like questing member and to Congress is to branch, absolutely nothing. All we include: want to do is make sure that the cost the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- reau, the National Labor Relations One, a copy of the Federal regula- of those rules and regulations is totally tion; transparent. Board, and the Federal Communica- tions Commission are currently ex- Two, the continued need for the Fed- Also, I appreciate my colleague’s say- eral regulation; ing that we shouldn’t be passing bump- empted from UMRA. H.R. 899 will require even these independent regu- Three, the nature of comments or er sticker bills. We joked about this latory agencies to analyze the costs of complaints received concerning the bill. The title for it, if you abbreviate their proposed mandates before they Federal regulation; it, is ‘‘UMITA.’’ That anagram hardly are imposed on the public. Four, the extent to which the man- comes trippingly off the tongue, and it H.R. 899 would also treat ‘‘changes to date may duplicate another Federal really wouldn’t make much of a bump- conditions of grant aid’’ as mandates, regulation; er sticker for us. triggering an UMRA cost analysis. Five, the degree to which technology He also indicates that this bill is Legislation or regulations that force or economic conditions have changed going to be dead on arrival in the Sen- States or localities to make changes in in the area affecting the Federal regu- ate, so we should just give our atten- order to qualify for Federal grant aid lation; tion to something else. I know my col- would no longer be exempt from scru- Six, an analysis of the retrospective league knows this: the House of Rep- tiny. costs and benefits of the Federal regu- resentatives is mentioned very first in H.R. 899 will guarantee the public al- lation that considers studies done out- the Constitution. I believe the Found- ways has the opportunity to weigh in side the government; and ers intended for us to do our job and to on regulations. Whereas UMRA only Seven, the history of legal challenges do it well here. We shouldn’t be think- triggered cost analyses for regulations to the Federal regulation. ing ‘‘it is my way or the highway.’’ that were publicly announced through Since the duty to promote public ac- This is a bill that has been cosponsored a ‘‘notice of proposed rulemaking,’’ countability and transparency in Fed- by Democrats, and I believe it will get this bill will require all regulations, eral regulatory policy is endless, this a lot of Democrat votes. The logic from whether a notice of proposed rule- provision builds on the strengths of my colleague is that because this making was issued or not, to complete UMRA by helping ensure ongoing com- House is predominantly Republican cost analyses. pliance with legislative intent. that we should at the outset just acqui- H.R. 899 will also equip Congress and This kind of ongoing monitoring, esce to the Democrat-led Senate or do the American people with better tools identified as a priority by section 5 of nothing at all, but that is not how the to determine the true cost of regula- Executive Order 12866, issued by Presi- legislative process works. There has to tions. Analyses required by H.R. 899 dent Clinton, and by section 6 of Exec- be a give and take. will have to factor in real-world con- utive Order 13563, issued by President I believe the House will pass this leg- sequences, such as lost business profits, Obama, is critical for adapting to islation tomorrow, and if the Senate costs passed on to consumers, and changing circumstances that shaped wants to change it and send it back, changed behavior costs when consid- initial UMRA cost estimates. fine—we will work it out—because that ering the bottom line impact of Fed- This helps ensure a fresh look at reg- is our job, and that is the way it works, eral mandates. ulations to make certain they remain

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This is study in how important it is for legis- latory proposals. just one of many bipartisan initiatives lators and the public to have access to During consideration of this bill by contained in my bill that further un- critical information concerning the the committee, one of the Members of- derscores the need for my colleagues to costs of Federal decrees. fered an amendment that stated that support this rule and the underlying My bill will put this important infor- any opportunities or rights afforded to legislation. mation in the hands of Congress and a corporation under this section shall Mr. Speaker, section 3 of my bill has the American people. Therefore, I urge also be afforded to any interested indi- received praise from State and local my colleagues to support this rule and vidual. The amendment was rejected. government advocacy groups as it the underlying bill. My good friend on the other side would allow a committee chairman or With that, I would be prepared to mentioned the fact that I pointed out ranking member to request that the close if the gentleman from Florida is that we continue to have one House Congressional Budget Office perform prepared, and I reserve the balance of legislation that goes nowhere in the an assessment comparing the author- my time. Senate. And she pointed correctly to ized level of funding in a bill or resolu- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank the fact—and I stand with her if it tion to the prospective costs of car- the gentlelady. needs to be corrected—that there were rying out any changes to a condition of I indicated I was prepared to close, 76 measures that reached the Presi- Federal assistance being imposed on but I have been advised that we need to dent’s desk, and that 64 of them came any respective participating State, occupy a little time as well. So I yield out of the House of Representatives. local or tribal government. myself such time as I may consume, Not knowing all of the statistical im- The purpose of this provision is to and we will try to be slow about it. peratives, my belief would be that of highlight costs the Federal Govern- Mr. Speaker, in this particular legis- that 64 that came out of House of Rep- ment is passing along to State and lation, the minority views that were resentatives, a substantial number of local governments that would other- developed allow, among other things, them had companion legislation. I wise remain hidden but borne by tax- the following: questioned whether or not this par- payers regardless of which govern- The Unfunded Mandates Information ticular measure that we are addressing mental entity is taxing them. and Transparency Act would be an as- today has companion legislation in the CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin’s sault on health, safety, and environ- Senate, and that is why I feel that it is statement before the Committee on mental protections. This legislation not going to go anywhere. Government Reform on March 8, 2005, would erect new barriers to slow down Listen, one side is arguing that we speaks further to this issue, saying: the regulatory process, and it would need to start the 2014 election right According to UMRA, the conditions at- give corporations an unfair advantage now and don’t do anything else that is tached to most forms of Federal aid, includ- in the regulatory process; going to allow for both bodies—it is ing most grant programs, are not mandates. true, as my colleague said, that the Yet complying with such conditions can Section 5 of the bill would repeal lan- sometimes be burdensome. In particular, guage that excludes independent regu- Constitution mentions the House of States consider new conditions on existing latory agencies from the reporting re- Representatives first, but it does not grant programs to be duties not unlike man- quirements of the Unfunded Mandate give the House of Representatives au- dates. Two often-cited examples of such con- Reform Act, with the exception of the tonomy in the sense that they, and ditions are the requirements for receiving Board of Governors of the Federal Re- they alone, can pass legislation. So Federal funding under the No Child Left Be- serve and the Federal Open Market there is a requirement here that has hind Act and the Individuals with Disabil- Committee. I spoke to that earlier. I not been being met, and that is that ities Education Act. Those laws require the Senate and House confer on mat- school districts to undertake many activi- found that passage strange. ters of legislation and then offer it up ties, including, respectively, designing and b 1700 implementing Statewide achievement tests to the executive branch. and preparing individualized education plans The Office of Management and Budg- We seem to have circumvented that for disabled children, but only if they wish to et is responsible for overseeing the process. And what we are doing, rather receive certain Federal education grant UMRA process. Since the independent than pass, or at least address—I am funds. agencies would be under the direction fascinated by the fact that I don’t be- In other words, these mandates es- of OMB for purposes of UMRA compli- lieve my colleagues have the courage cape UMRA’s scrutiny because current ance, this could compromise the inde- of their convictions. If we were to put law doesn’t define this type of cost pendence of those agencies. a flood insurance measure on the floor shifting as a ‘‘mandate.’’ My bill closes Section 7 of H.R. 899 would create a not on suspension, I doubt very seri- this loophole. The landmark Supreme new point of order in the House of Rep- ously that it would not pass. It will Court decision, the National Federa- resentatives for legislation containing pass if it were to come to the floor that tion of Independent Business v. an unfunded mandate, making it more way. Sebelius, hinged, in part, on this very difficult to enact legislation. I believe that if we offer up a reason- issue. Section 8 would incorporate a cost- able minimum wage, I don’t think any- Although the Affordable Care Act’s benefit requirement from Executive body in this country can say that Medicaid expansion was not tech- Order 12866, but it would not include $16,000 for a family of two or more peo- nically considered a ‘‘mandate’’ under language from the same executive ple is sufficient in order for them to be UMRA, it required States to dramati- order directing agencies to perform able to meet requisites having to do cally expand the program or risk losing these assessments to the extent fea- with food and rent alone, let alone edu- all funding. For this reason, the Su- sible. cating their children or providing preme Court ultimately deemed this Section 10 would require agencies to daycare. provision unconstitutional. provide impacted parties in the private I don’t think anybody really is Justice Roberts wrote that this por- sector—but not other stakeholders— against those who paid into the em- tion of the Affordable Care Act vio- with an advanced opportunity to pro- ployment system receiving unemploy- lated the Constitution because: vide input on proposed regulations. It ment compensation, and yet we find Congress has no authority to order the would require agencies to conduct con- ourselves here repeatedly addressing a States to regulate according to its instruc- sultations with private sector busi- significant number of matters. tions. Congress may offer the States grants nesses as early as possible, before the Someone wrote the other day, if they and require the States to comply with ac- issuance of a notice of proposed rule- got a stain on their tie, it would be be- companying conditions, but the States must making. Expanding this consultation cause of ObamaCare. My goodness gra- have a genuine choice whether to accept the offer. The States were given no such choice requirement only to the private sector cious, people, we are a legislative body. in this case. They must either accept a basic could allow businesses to have an ad- We could be about the business of seri- change in the nature of Medicaid or risk los- vantage over other stakeholders, as I ous legislating. That kind of legis- ing all Medicaid funding. mentioned previously, such as tax- lating would require, among other

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Is there There is nobody around that doesn’t requirements within 6 months of objection to the request of the gen- believe that we have bridges that are in issuing the urgent decree. tleman from Florida? disrepair. I haven’t found anyone that Modest bipartisan provisions such as There was no objection. said that if we invested in infrastruc- these highlight additional reasons for Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. ture, that it would not create more my colleague to support the rule and Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote jobs in this country. The people want underlying bill. ‘‘no’’ and defeat the previous question. us to do this, and not to do one-sided, With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the Vote ‘‘no’’ on the underlying bill, and I one-way measures that are not going balance of my time, but I am prepared yield back the balance of my time. to go anywhere anytime soon. to close if the gentleman from Florida STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY I reserve the balance of my time. is prepared. H.R. 899—UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMATION Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I hear my Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2013 colleague on the other side of the aisle. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I (Rep. Foxx, R–NC, and 4 cosponsors, I frankly don’t think there is much may consume. February 27, 2014) more serious legislation around here I will insert in the RECORD the State- The Administration is committed to ensur- than this piece, as I said earlier. ment of Administration Policy, and I ing that regulations are tailored to advance UMITA doesn’t exactly come trip- will only lift one paragraph, and that is statutory goals in a manner that is efficient pingly off the tongue, and it isn’t the the last paragraph and sentence. and cost-effective, and that minimizes uncer- most scintillating legislation out ‘‘H.R. 899 would unnecessarily add to tainty. By layering on additional, burden- there, but it has great bipartisan sup- the already robust analytical and pro- some judicial review and other unnecessary changes to the regulatory process, H.R. 899, port, which is what my colleague said cedural requirements of the rule- the Unfunded Mandates Information and we should be doing. So I am curious making process. In particular, H.R. 899 Transparency Act of 2013, would introduce about his going off talking about a lot would create needless grounds for judi- needless uncertainty into agency decision- of other things other than this. cial review, unduly slowing the regu- making and undermine the ability of agen- I will say, Mr. Speaker, that multiple latory process. In addition, it would cies to provide critical public health and provisions in my bill, including sec- add layers of procedural steps that safety protections. Accordingly, the Admin- tions 8 and 9, would codify general would interfere with agency priority istration strongly opposes House passage of principles of good government em- H.R. 899. setting and compliance with statutory When a Federal agency promulgates a reg- bodied in President Clinton’s Executive mandates.’’ ulation, the agency must adhere to the ro- Order 12866 and President Obama’s Ex- I guess, not surprisingly to my bust and well-understood procedural require- ecutive Order 13563. friends on the other side, ‘‘If H.R. 899 ments of Federal law, including the Adminis- Section 8 closes a blatant, often ex- were presented to the President, his trative Procedure Act, the Regulatory Flexi- ploited loophole inconsistent with leg- senior advisors would recommend that bility Act, the Unfunded Mandates Reform islative intent and the spirit of the he veto the bill.’’ Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the law. Again, I think this legislation is Mr. Speaker, contrary to my friend’s Congressional Review Act. In addition, for doing exactly what the Congress should favorite rhetoric, the free market does decades, agency rulemaking has been guided by executive orders issued and followed by be doing, and that is sticking with leg- not solve all problems. Markets fail. administrations of both political parties. islative intent and making sure that We have seen that, have we not? Gov- These require regulatory agencies to promul- we are looking after the fact that the ernment is the actor of last resort gate regulations upon a reasoned determina- laws we pass are adhered to. when the market does not create the tion that the benefits justify the costs, to Since title II of UMRA says that necessary incentives for businesses and consider regulatory alternatives, and to pro- agencies must develop a written state- individuals to protect the public good. mote regulatory flexibility. ment describing the effects of their What is more, Federal regulations The President’s regulatory approach has regulations on State, local, and tribal are not strangling the economy or pre- been consistent throughout his Administra- tion. We don’t have to choose between pro- governments, as well as the private venting growth. In fact, it is quite the tecting the health, welfare, and safety of sector, ‘‘unless otherwise prohibited by opposite. Americans and promoting economic growth, law,’’ some agencies have concluded As the Office of Management and job creation, competitiveness, and innova- that general statutory language lim- Budget has reported, major Federal tion—we can do both. To this end, Executive iting the consideration of economic regulations issued over the last 10 Order 13563 requires careful cost-benefit costs in setting regulations ‘‘prohibits’’ years resulted in annual benefits from analysis, increased public participation, har- them from preparing a written state- $193 billion to $800 billion, while costs monization of rulemaking across agencies, ment evaluating the non-cost ele- are only between $57 billion to $84 bil- and flexible regulatory approaches. Through executive orders and other presidential di- ments. lion. rectives, agencies must ensure that they Reasserting legislative intent, this It seems to me that an $84 billion in- take into account the consequences of rule- section of my bill prevents this loop- vestment with an $800 million return is making on small businesses. And, through hole from being exploited for purposes not a bad thing. Executive Orders 13579 and 13610, the Admin- of ignoring UMRA requirements by Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre- istration has also taken important steps to clarifying that agencies must conduct vious question, I am going to offer an promote systematic retrospective review of UMRA analysis unless a law ‘‘ex- amendment to the rule to bring up leg- regulations by all agencies, including en- pressly’’ prohibits them from doing so. islation that would raise the minimum couraging independent agencies to conduct This simple wording change makes a wage to $10.10 an hour and give at least such a review. Collectively, these requirements promote flexible, cost-effective regu- world of difference by clarifying that 25 million Americans a well-deserved lation. agencies must conduct UMRA analyses pay raise. H.R. 899 would unnecessarily add to the al- unless a law ‘‘expressly’’ prohibits the A business in the constituency that I ready robust analytical and procedural re- disclosure. serve did this on their own. Jaxson’s quirements of the rulemaking process. In Another way UMRA’s cost disclosure Ice Cream Parlour in Dania Beach particular, H.R. 899 would create needless requirements have been exploited by raised it because they said they feel grounds for judicial review, unduly slowing ambitious rulemakers is by deeming a the pain of the people that work with the regulatory process. In addition, it would proposal an emergency and thereby for- them and that they made a fair profit add layers of procedural steps that would interfere with agency priority setting and going the notice of proposed rule- and wanted to share it with them. compliance with statutory mandates. making, or NPRM, process, which is The American people are calling for If H.R. 899 were presented to the President, the avenue through which the public an economy that works for everyone, his senior advisors would recommend that he weighs in on proposed regulation. not just those at the top. veto the bill.

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The pre- question, who may offer a proper amendment vious question shall be considered as ordered or motion and who controls the time for de- Friday will not be front-page news. on the bill and amendments thereto to final bate thereon.’’ I understand that ‘‘Bipartisan Group passage without intervening motion except Clearly, the vote on the previous question of Lawmakers Band Together to Close one motion to recommit with or without in- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Technical Loopholes in UMRA’’ isn’t structions. If the Committee of the Whole cations. It is one of the only available tools exactly a riveting headline, but what rises and reports that it has come to no reso- for those who oppose the Republican major- we are doing here is important. lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- In Congress, we often focus our en- tive day the House shall, immediately after native views the opportunity to offer an al- ergy and attention on those issues that the third daily order of business under clause ternative plan. 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield back are most divisive and controversial. the Whole for further consideration of the There are real substantive disagree- bill. the balance of my time, and I move the ments between the two parties and SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not previous question on the resolution. among the American people. apply to the consideration of H.R. 1010. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The But Congress must do the hard THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT question is on ordering the previous things, and every now and then we get REALLY MEANS question. an opportunity to do something easy. This vote, the vote on whether to order the The question was taken; and the This should be easy. The reforms in previous question on a special rule, is not Speaker pro tempore announced that this bill are ‘‘low hanging fruit.’’ merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- the ayes appeared to have it. These are modest reforms supported dering the previous question is a vote Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. by Republicans and Democrats alike. against the Republican majority agenda and Speaker, on that I demand the yeas a vote to allow the Democratic minority to and nays. Some of these changes merely codify offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about executive orders issued by the last two what the House should be debating. The yeas and nays were ordered. Democrat Presidents. Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- b 1715 House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair scribes the vote on the previous question on will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Some of my colleagues have sugges- the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the time for any electronic vote on the tions for improvement and have offered consideration of the subject before the House question of adoption of the resolution. amendments to this bill. Great. I wel- being made by the Member in charge.’’ To The vote was taken by electronic de- come their suggestions. Those amend- defeat the previous question is to give the opposition a chance to decide the subject be- vice, and there were—yeas 225, nays ments will be discussed here tomorrow 192, not voting 13, as follows: in an open and transparent process. fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that [Roll No. 79] In fact, Mr. Speaker, every Democrat ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- YEAS—225 amendment that was submitted has mand for the previous question passes the been included in this rule. control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Aderholt Duncan (TN) Kingston Amash Ellmers Kinzinger (IL) I hope that my colleagues will join in order to offer an amendment. On March Amodei Farenthold Kline me in supporting this sensible legisla- 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Bachmann Fincher Labrador tion that will enhance transparency, fered a rule resolution. The House defeated Bachus Fitzpatrick LaMalfa accountability, and awareness of Fed- the previous question and a member of the Barletta Fleischmann Lamborn Barr Fleming Lance eral mandates. I urge my colleagues to opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, asking who was entitled to recognition. Barton Flores Lankford vote for this rule and the underlying Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R-Illinois) said: Benishek Forbes Latham bill. Bentivolio Fortenberry Latta ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Bilirakis Foxx LoBiondo Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, when the Com- the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Bishop (UT) Franks (AZ) Long mittee on Oversight and Government Reform gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Black Frelinghuysen Lucas filed its report (H. Rept. 113–352, Part 1) to yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Blackburn Garrett Luetkemeyer the first recognition.’’ Boustany Gerlach Lummis accompany H.R. 899 on February 14, 2014, it Brady (TX) Gibbs Marchant included an exchange of letters between the The Republican majority may say ‘‘the vote on the previous question is simply a Bridenstine Gibson Marino Brooks (AL) Gingrey (GA) Massie Chairman of the Committee on Rules and the vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Brooks (IN) Gohmert McAllister vote on adopting the resolution...[and] Broun (GA) Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) Government Reform. The letter from Chairman has no substantive legislative or policy im- Buchanan Gowdy McCaul Sessions was inadvertently dated February plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Bucshon Granger McClintock 11, 2013 and was intended to be dated Feb- they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Burgess Graves (GA) McHenry ruary 11, 2014. lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Byrne Graves (MO) McKeon Process in the United States House of Rep- Calvert Griffin (AR) McKinley The material previously referred to Camp Griffith (VA) McMorris by Mr. HASTINGS of Florida is as fol- resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Campbell Grimm Rodgers lows: how the Republicans describe the previous Cantor Guthrie Meadows question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- Capito Hall Meehan AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 492 OFFERED BY though it is generally not possible to amend Carter Hanna Messer MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA the rule because the majority Member con- Cassidy Harper Mica At the end of the resolution, add the fol- trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Chabot Harris Miller (FL) lowing new sections: pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Chaffetz Hartzler Miller (MI) Coble Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Coffman Heck (NV) Mullin resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to vious question on the rule...When the Cole Hensarling Mulvaney clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House motion for the previous question is defeated, Collins (GA) Herrera Beutler Murphy (PA) resolved into the Committee of the Whole control of the time passes to the Member Collins (NY) Holding Neugebauer House on the state of the Union for consider- who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Conaway Hudson Noem ation ’of the bill (H.R. 1010) to provide for an vious question. That Member, because he Cook Huelskamp Nugent increase in the Federal minimum wage. The then controls the time, may offer an amend- Cotton Huizenga (MI) Nunes Cramer Hultgren Nunnelee first reading of the bill shall be dispensed ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Crawford Hunter Olson with. All points of order against consider- amendment.’’ Crenshaw Hurt Palazzo ation of the bill are waived. General debate In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Culberson Issa Paulsen shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex- of Representatives, the subchapter titled Daines Jenkins Pearce ceed one hour equally divided and controlled ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Davis, Rodney Johnson (OH) Perry by the chair and ranking minority member to order the previous question on such a rule Denham Johnson, Sam Petri of the Committee on Education and the [a special rule reported from the Committee Dent Jones Pittenger DeSantis Jordan Pitts Workforce. After general debate the bill on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- DesJarlais Joyce Poe (TX) shall be considered for amendment under the ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Pompeo five-minute rule. All points of order against tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Duffy King (IA) Posey provisions in the bill are waived. At the con- jection of the motion for the previous ques- Duncan (SC) King (NY) Price (GA)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:27 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.081 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2049 Reed Schock Turner b 1743 Shuster Thompson (PA) Westmoreland Reichert Schweikert Valadao Simpson Thornberry Whitfield Renacci Scott, Austin Wagner Ms. BONAMICI and Messrs. NADLER Smith (MO) Tiberi Williams Ribble Sensenbrenner Walberg and YARMUTH changed their vote Smith (NE) Tipton Wilson (SC) Rigell Sessions Walorski from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Smith (NJ) Turner Wittman Roby Shimkus Weber (TX) Smith (TX) Valadao Wolf Roe (TN) Shuster Webster (FL) Mr. POSEY, Mrs. LUMMIS, and Mr. Southerland Wagner Womack Rogers (AL) Simpson Wenstrup ADERHOLT changed their vote from Stewart Walberg Woodall Rogers (KY) Smith (MO) Westmoreland ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Stivers Walorski Yoder Rogers (MI) Smith (NE) Whitfield So the previous question was ordered. Stockman Weber (TX) Yoho Rohrabacher Smith (NJ) Williams Stutzman Webster (FL) Young (AK) Rokita Smith (TX) Wilson (SC) The result of the vote was announced Terry Wenstrup Young (IN) Rooney Southerland Wittman as above recorded. Ros-Lehtinen Stewart Wolf The SPEAKER pro tempore. The NOES—190 Roskam Stivers Womack question is on the resolution. Barber Grayson Neal Ross Stockman Woodall The question was taken; and the Barrow (GA) Green, Al Negrete McLeod Rothfus Stutzman Yoder Bass Green, Gene Nolan Royce Terry Yoho Speaker pro tempore announced that Beatty Grijalva O’Rourke Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) Young (AK) the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Gutie´rrez Owens Salmon Thornberry Young (IN) RECORDED VOTE Bera (CA) Hahn Pallone Sanford Tiberi Bishop (GA) Hanabusa Pascrell Scalise Tipton Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Payne Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Bonamici Heck (WA) Pelosi NAYS—192 A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Higgins Perlmutter Braley (IA) Himes Peters (CA) Barber Green, Al Negrete McLeod The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Brown (FL) Holt Peters (MI) Barrow (GA) Green, Gene Nolan 5-minute vote. Brownley (CA) Honda Pingree (ME) Bass Grijalva O’Rourke Bustos Horsford Pocan Beatty Gutie´rrez Owens The vote was taken by electronic de- Butterfield Hoyer Polis Becerra Hahn Pallone vice, and there were—ayes 227, noes 190, Capps Huffman Price (NC) Bera (CA) Hanabusa Pascrell not voting 13, as follows: Capuano Israel Quigley Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Payne [Roll No. 80] Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Rahall Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Pelosi Carney Jeffries Rangel Bonamici Higgins Perlmutter AYES—227 Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Richmond Brady (PA) Himes Peters (CA) Aderholt Foxx McCaul Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Roybal-Allard Braley (IA) Holt Peters (MI) Amash Franks (AZ) McClintock Castor (FL) Kaptur Ruiz Brown (FL) Honda Peterson Amodei Frelinghuysen McHenry Castro (TX) Keating Ruppersberger Brownley (CA) Horsford Pingree (ME) Bachmann Garrett McIntyre Chu Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) Bustos Hoyer Pocan Bachus Gerlach McKeon Cicilline Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Butterfield Huffman Polis Barletta Gibbs McKinley Clark (MA) Kildee T. Capps Israel Price (NC) Barr Gibson McMorris Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Capuano Jackson Lee Quigley Barton Gingrey (GA) Rodgers Clay Kind Sarbanes Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Rahall Benishek Gohmert Meadows Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schakowsky Carney Johnson (GA) Rangel Bentivolio Goodlatte Meehan Clyburn Kuster Schiff Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Richmond Bilirakis Gowdy Messer Cohen Langevin Schneider Cartwright Kaptur Roybal-Allard Bishop (UT) Granger Mica Connolly Larsen (WA) Schrader Castor (FL) Keating Ruiz Black Graves (GA) Miller (FL) Conyers Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Cooper Lee (CA) Scott, David Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Ruppersberger Blackburn Graves (MO) Miller (MI) Boustany Griffin (AR) Miller, Gary Costa Levin Serrano Chu Kennedy Ryan (OH) Brady (TX) Griffith (VA) Mullin Courtney Lewis Sewell (AL) Cicilline Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda Bridenstine Grimm Mulvaney Crowley Lipinski Shea-Porter Clark (MA) Kilmer T. Brooks (AL) Guthrie Murphy (PA) Cuellar Loebsack Sherman Clarke (NY) Kind Sanchez, Loretta Clay Kirkpatrick Brooks (IN) Hall Neugebauer Cummings Lofgren Sinema Sarbanes Broun (GA) Hanna Noem Davis (CA) Lowenthal Sires Cleaver Kuster Schakowsky Clyburn Langevin Buchanan Harper Nugent DeFazio Lowey Slaughter Schiff Bucshon DeGette Lujan Grisham Smith (WA) Cohen Larsen (WA) Harris Nunes Schneider Burgess Hartzler Nunnelee Delaney (NM) Speier Connolly Larson (CT) Schrader Byrne Hastings (WA) Olson DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Swalwell (CA) Conyers Lee (CA) Scott (VA) Calvert Heck (NV) Palazzo DelBene (NM) Takano Cooper Levin Scott, David Camp Hensarling Paulsen Deutch Lynch Thompson (CA) Costa Lewis Serrano Campbell Herrera Beutler Pearce Dingell Maffei Thompson (MS) Courtney Lipinski Sewell (AL) Cantor Holding Perry Doggett Maloney, Tierney Crowley Loebsack Shea-Porter Capito Hudson Peterson Doyle Carolyn Titus Cuellar Lofgren Sherman Carter Huelskamp Petri Duckworth Maloney, Sean Tonko Cummings Lowenthal Sinema Cassidy Huizenga (MI) Pittenger Edwards Matheson Tsongas Davis (CA) Lowey Sires Chabot Hultgren Pitts Ellison Matsui Van Hollen DeFazio Lujan Grisham Slaughter Chaffetz Hunter Poe (TX) Engel McCollum Vargas DeGette (NM) Coble Enyart McDermott Veasey Smith (WA) Hurt Pompeo Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Coffman Issa Posey Eshoo McGovern Vela Speier DeLauro (NM) Cole Jenkins Price (GA) Esty McNerney Vela´ zquez Swalwell (CA) DelBene Lynch Collins (GA) Johnson (OH) Reed Farr Meeks Visclosky Deutch Maffei Takano Collins (NY) Johnson, Sam Reichert Fattah Meng Walz Dingell Maloney, Thompson (CA) Conaway Jones Renacci Foster Michaud Wasserman Doggett Carolyn Thompson (MS) Cook Jordan Ribble Frankel (FL) Miller, George Schultz Doyle Maloney, Sean Tierney Cotton Joyce Rigell Fudge Moore Waters Duckworth Matheson Titus Cramer Kelly (PA) Roby Gabbard Moran Waxman Edwards Matsui Tonko Crawford King (IA) Roe (TN) Gallego Murphy (FL) Welch Ellison McCollum Tsongas Crenshaw King (NY) Rogers (AL) Garamendi Nadler Wilson (FL) Engel McDermott Van Hollen Culberson Kingston Rogers (KY) Garcia Napolitano Yarmuth Enyart McGovern Vargas Daines Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (MI) Eshoo McIntyre Veasey Davis, Rodney Kline Rohrabacher NOT VOTING—13 Esty McNerney Vela Denham Labrador Rokita Blumenauer McCarthy (NY) Schwartz Farr Meeks Vela´ zquez Dent LaMalfa Rooney Davis, Danny Pastor (AZ) Upton Fattah Meng Visclosky DeSantis Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen Gardner Rice (SC) Walden Foster Michaud Walz DesJarlais Lance Roskam Diaz-Balart Lankford Ross Gosar Runyan Frankel (FL) Miller, George Wasserman Hinojosa Rush Fudge Moore Schultz Duffy Latham Rothfus Gabbard Moran Waters Duncan (SC) Latta Royce Gallego Murphy (FL) Waxman Duncan (TN) LoBiondo Ryan (WI) b 1750 Garamendi Nadler Welch Ellmers Long Salmon Farenthold Garcia Napolitano Wilson (FL) Lucas Sanford Fincher Luetkemeyer Scalise So the resolution was agreed to. Grayson Neal Yarmuth Fitzpatrick Lummis Schock The result of the vote was announced Fleischmann Marchant Schweikert NOT VOTING—13 Fleming Marino Scott, Austin as above recorded. Blumenauer McCarthy (NY) Schwartz Flores Massie Sensenbrenner A motion to reconsider was laid on Davis, Danny Pastor (AZ) Upton Forbes McAllister Sessions Gardner Rice (SC) Walden Fortenberry McCarthy (CA) Shimkus the table. Gosar Runyan Hinojosa Rush

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:27 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.035 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2050 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC- [Roll No. 81] Cummings Kilmer Price (NC) TION SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS Davis (CA) Kind Quigley AYES—250 DeFazio Kirkpatrick Rangel IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013 Aderholt Gohmert Olson DeGette Langevin Richmond Delaney Larsen (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Amash Goodlatte Owens Roybal-Allard Amodei Gowdy Palazzo DeLauro Larson (CT) Ruppersberger STEWART). Pursuant to House Resolu- Bachmann Granger Paulsen Deutch Lee (CA) Ryan (OH) tion 475 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Bachus Graves (GA) Pearce Dingell Levin Sa´ nchez, Linda Barber Graves (MO) Perry Doggett Lewis T. clares the House in the Committee of Doyle Lipinski Barletta Green, Gene Peters (CA) Sanchez, Loretta the Whole House on the state of the Edwards Loebsack Barr Griffin (AR) Peterson Sarbanes Ellison Lofgren Union for the further consideration of Barrow (GA) Griffith (VA) Petri Schakowsky the bill, H.R. 3193. Barton Grimm Pittenger Engel Lowenthal Enyart Lowey Schiff Benishek Guthrie Pitts Will the gentleman from North Caro- Eshoo Lujan Grisham Scott (VA) Bentivolio Hall Poe (TX) Esty (NM) Scott, David lina (Mr. HOLDING) kindly take the Bera (CA) Hanna Pompeo Farr Luja´ n, Ben Ray Serrano chair. Bilirakis Harper Posey Fattah (NM) Sewell (AL) Bishop (UT) Harris Price (GA) Foster Lynch Shea-Porter Black Hartzler Rahall Frankel (FL) Maloney, Sherman b 1752 Blackburn Hastings (WA) Reed Fudge Carolyn Sinema Boustany Heck (NV) Reichert Gabbard Matsui Sires IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Brady (TX) Hensarling Renacci Garcia McCollum Slaughter Bridenstine Herrera Beutler Ribble Accordingly, the House resolved Grayson McDermott Smith (WA) Brooks (AL) Holding Rigell Green, Al McGovern Speier itself into the Committee of the Whole Brooks (IN) Hudson Roby Grijalva McNerney Swalwell (CA) House on the state of the Union for the Broun (GA) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Gutie´rrez Meeks Takano further consideration of the bill (H.R. Brownley (CA) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Buchanan Hultgren Hahn Meng Thompson (CA) 3193) to amend the Consumer Financial Rogers (KY) Hanabusa Michaud Bucshon Hunter Rogers (MI) Thompson (MS) Protection Act of 2010 to strengthen Burgess Hurt Hastings (FL) Miller, George Tierney Rohrabacher Heck (WA) Moore the review authority of the Financial Bustos Issa Rokita Titus Byrne Jenkins Higgins Moran Tonko Stability Oversight Council of regula- Rooney Himes Murphy (FL) Calvert Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Tsongas tions issued by the Bureau of Consumer Camp Johnson, Sam Holt Nadler Roskam Van Hollen Campbell Jones Honda Napolitano Financial Protection, and for other Ross Vargas Cantor Jordan Horsford Neal purposes, with Mr. HOLDING (Acting Rothfus Veasey Capito Joyce Hoyer Negrete McLeod Royce Vela Chair) in the chair. Carter Kelly (PA) Huffman Nolan Ruiz Vela´ zquez Cassidy King (IA) Israel O’Rourke The Clerk read the title of the bill. Ryan (WI) Visclosky Chabot King (NY) Jackson Lee Pallone Salmon Walz The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Chaffetz Kingston Jeffries Pascrell Sanford Wasserman mittee of the Whole House rose earlier Coble Kinzinger (IL) Johnson (GA) Payne Scalise Schultz Coffman Kline Johnson, E. B. Pelosi today, a request for a recorded vote on Schneider Waters Cole Kuster Kaptur Perlmutter amendment No. 4 printed in part B of Collins (GA) Labrador Schock Keating Peters (MI) Waxman House Report 113–350 offered by the Collins (NY) LaMalfa Schrader Kelly (IL) Pingree (ME) Welch gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Conaway Lamborn Schweikert Kennedy Pocan Wilson (FL) Cook Lance Scott, Austin Kildee Polis Yarmuth MOORE) had been postponed. Sensenbrenner Cooper Lankford NOT VOTING—13 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Costa Latham Sessions Cotton Latta Shimkus Blumenauer McCarthy (NY) Schwartz The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Cramer LoBiondo Shuster Davis, Danny Pastor (AZ) Upton clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Crawford Long Simpson Gardner Rice (SC) Walden now resume on those amendments Crenshaw Lucas Smith (MO) Gosar Runyan Smith (NE) printed in part B of House Report 113– Cuellar Luetkemeyer Hinojosa Rush Culberson Lummis Smith (NJ) 350 on which further proceedings were Daines Maffei Smith (TX) b 1757 postponed, in the following order: Davis, Rodney Maloney, Sean Southerland DelBene Marchant Stewart So the amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 1 by Mr. RIGELL of Denham Marino Stivers The result of the vote was announced Virginia. Dent Massie Stockman as above recorded. Amendment No. 3 by Mr. DESANTIS of DeSantis Matheson Stutzman Terry PERSONAL EXPLANATION Florida. DesJarlais McAllister Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. Amendment No. 4 by Ms. MOORE of Duckworth McCaul Thornberry 79, 80, and 81, had I been present, I would Wisconsin. Duffy McClintock Tiberi Duncan (SC) McHenry Tipton have voted ‘‘no.’’ The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Duncan (TN) McIntyre Turner AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. DESANTIS the minimum time for any electronic Ellmers McKeon Valadao The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished vote in this series. Farenthold McKinley Wagner Fincher McMorris Walberg business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. RIGELL Fitzpatrick Rodgers Walorski vote on the amendment offered by the The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Fleischmann Meadows Weber (TX) gentleman from Florida (Mr. Fleming Meehan Webster (FL) business is the demand for a recorded Flores Messer Wenstrup DESANTIS) on which further pro- vote on the amendment offered by the Forbes Mica Westmoreland ceedings were postponed and on which gentleman from Virginia (Mr. RIGELL) Fortenberry Miller (FL) Whitfield the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Foxx Miller (MI) Williams The Clerk will redesignate the on which further proceedings were Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Wilson (SC) postponed and on which the ayes pre- Frelinghuysen Mullin Wittman amendment. vailed by voice vote. Gallego Mulvaney Wolf The Clerk redesignated the amend- Garamendi Murphy (PA) Womack ment. The Clerk will redesignate the Garrett Neugebauer Woodall amendment. Gerlach Noem Yoder RECORDED VOTE The Clerk redesignated the amend- Gibbs Nugent Yoho The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Gibson Nunes Young (AK) has been demanded. ment. Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Young (IN) A recorded vote was ordered. RECORDED VOTE NOES—167 The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bass Capps Clark (MA) minute vote. has been demanded. Beatty Capuano Clarke (NY) The vote was taken by electronic de- A recorded vote was ordered. Becerra Ca´ rdenas Clay vice, and there were—ayes 227, noes 186, Bishop (GA) Carney Cleaver The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bishop (NY) Carson (IN) Clyburn not voting 17, as follows: minute vote. Bonamici Cartwright Cohen [Roll No. 82] The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (PA) Castor (FL) Connolly Braley (IA) Castro (TX) Conyers AYES—227 vice, and there were—ayes 250, noes 167, Brown (FL) Chu Courtney Aderholt Amodei Bachus not voting 13, as follows: Butterfield Cicilline Crowley Amash Bachmann Barletta

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:46 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.088 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2051 Barr Griffin (AR) Paulsen Hanabusa Maffei Sa´ nchez, Linda Castro (TX) Israel Payne Barrow (GA) Griffith (VA) Pearce Hastings (FL) Maloney, T. Chu Jackson Lee Pelosi Barton Grimm Perry Heck (WA) Carolyn Sanchez, Loretta Cicilline Jeffries Perlmutter Benishek Guthrie Petri Higgins Maloney, Sean Sarbanes Clark (MA) Johnson (GA) Peters (MI) Bentivolio Hall Pittenger Himes Matheson Schakowsky Clarke (NY) Johnson, E. B. Pingree (ME) Bilirakis Hanna Pitts Hinojosa Matsui Schiff Clay Kaptur Pocan Bishop (UT) Harper Poe (TX) Holt McCollum Schneider Cleaver Keating Polis Black Harris Pompeo Honda McDermott Schrader Clyburn Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Blackburn Hartzler Posey Horsford McGovern Scott (VA) Cohen Kennedy Quigley Boustany Hastings (WA) Price (GA) Hoyer McNerney Scott, David Connolly Kildee Rangel Brady (TX) Heck (NV) Rahall Huffman Meeks Serrano Conyers Kilmer Richmond Bridenstine Hensarling Reed Israel Meng Sewell (AL) Cooper Kind Roybal-Allard Brooks (AL) Herrera Beutler Reichert Jackson Lee Michaud Shea-Porter Courtney Kirkpatrick Ruiz Brooks (IN) Holding Renacci Jeffries Miller, George Sherman Crowley Kuster Ruppersberger Broun (GA) Hudson Ribble Johnson (GA) Moore Sinema Cummings Langevin Ryan (OH) ´ Buchanan Huelskamp Rigell Johnson, E. B. Moran Sires Davis (CA) Larsen (WA) Sanchez, Linda Kaptur Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Roby Murphy (FL) Slaughter DeFazio Larson (CT) T. Keating Smith (WA) Burgess Hultgren Roe (TN) Nadler DeGette Lee (CA) Sanchez, Loretta Byrne Hunter Kelly (IL) Speier Delaney Levin Rogers (AL) Napolitano Sarbanes Calvert Hurt Rogers (KY) Kennedy Swalwell (CA) DeLauro Lewis Schakowsky Neal Camp Issa Rogers (MI) Kildee Takano DelBene Lipinski Schiff Negrete McLeod Campbell Jenkins Rohrabacher Kilmer Thompson (CA) Deutch Loebsack Schneider O’Rourke Cantor Johnson (OH) Rokita Kind Thompson (MS) Dingell Lofgren Scott (VA) Owens Capito Johnson, Sam Rooney Kirkpatrick Tierney Doggett Lowenthal Scott, David Pallone Carter Jones Ros-Lehtinen Kuster Titus Doyle Lowey Serrano Cassidy Jordan Roskam Langevin Pascrell Tonko Duckworth Lujan Grisham Sewell (AL) Chabot Joyce Ross Larsen (WA) Payne Tsongas Edwards (NM) Shea-Porter Chaffetz Kelly (PA) Rothfus Larson (CT) Pelosi Van Hollen Ellison Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sherman Coble King (IA) Royce Lee (CA) Perlmutter Vargas Engel (NM) Sinema Coffman King (NY) Ryan (WI) Levin Peters (CA) Veasey Enyart Lynch Sires Cole Kingston Salmon Lewis Peters (MI) Vela Eshoo Maloney, Slaughter Collins (GA) Kinzinger (IL) Sanford Lipinski Peterson Vela´ zquez Esty Carolyn Smith (WA) Collins (NY) Kline Scalise Loebsack Pingree (ME) Visclosky Farr Maloney, Sean Speier Conaway Labrador Schweikert Lofgren Pocan Walz Fattah Matsui Swalwell (CA) Cook LaMalfa Scott, Austin Lowenthal Polis Wasserman Frankel (FL) McCollum Takano Cotton Lamborn Sensenbrenner Lowey Price (NC) Schultz Fudge McDermott Thompson (CA) Cramer Lance Sessions Lujan Grisham Quigley Waters Gabbard McGovern Thompson (MS) Crawford Lankford Shimkus (NM) Rangel Waxman Garamendi McIntyre Tierney Crenshaw Latham Shuster Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruiz Welch Garcia McNerney Titus Cuellar Latta Simpson (NM) Ruppersberger Wilson (FL) Grayson Meeks Tonko Culberson LoBiondo Smith (MO) Lynch Ryan (OH) Yarmuth Green, Al Meng Tsongas Daines Long Smith (NE) Green, Gene Michaud Van Hollen Davis, Rodney Lucas Smith (NJ) NOT VOTING—17 Gutie´rrez Miller, George Vargas Denham Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) Blumenauer Nolan Rush Hahn Moore Veasey Dent Lummis Southerland Davis, Danny Pastor (AZ) Schock Hanabusa Moran Vela DeSantis Marchant Stewart Gardner Rice (SC) Schwartz Hastings (FL) Murphy (FL) Vela´ zquez DesJarlais Marino Stivers Gosar Richmond Upton Heck (WA) Nadler Visclosky Diaz-Balart Massie Stockman McCarthy (NY) Roybal-Allard Walden Higgins Napolitano Walz Duffy McAllister Stutzman Mullin Runyan Himes Neal Wasserman Duncan (SC) McCarthy (CA) Terry Hinojosa Negrete McLeod Schultz Duncan (TN) McCaul Thompson (PA) b 1801 Holt Nolan Waters Ellmers McClintock Thornberry Honda O’Rourke Waxman Farenthold McHenry Tiberi So the amendment was agreed to. Horsford Owens Welch Fincher McIntyre Tipton The result of the vote was announced Hoyer Pallone Wilson (FL) Fitzpatrick McKeon Turner as above recorded. Huffman Pascrell Yarmuth Fleischmann McKinley Valadao Fleming McMorris Wagner Stated against: NOES—236 Flores Rodgers Walberg Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Chair, had I been present Forbes Meadows Walorski for rollcall vote No. 82, (on agreeing to the Aderholt Cramer Grijalva Fortenberry Meehan Weber (TX) Amash Crawford Grimm Foxx Messer Webster (FL) DeSantis amendment), I would have voted Amodei Crenshaw Guthrie Franks (AZ) Mica Wenstrup ‘‘no.’’ Bachmann Cuellar Hall Barletta Culberson Hanna Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Westmoreland AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE Garrett Miller (MI) Whitfield Barr Daines Harper Gerlach Miller, Gary Williams The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barrow (GA) Davis, Rodney Harris Gibbs Mulvaney Wilson (SC) business is the demand for a recorded Barton Denham Hartzler Gibson Murphy (PA) Wittman Benishek Dent Hastings (WA) vote on the amendment offered by the Bentivolio DeSantis Heck (NV) Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Wolf gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Gohmert Noem Womack Bilirakis DesJarlais Hensarling Goodlatte Nugent Woodall MOORE) on which further proceedings Bishop (UT) Diaz-Balart Herrera Beutler Gowdy Nunes Yoder were postponed and on which the noes Black Duffy Holding Blackburn Duncan (SC) Hudson Granger Nunnelee Yoho prevailed by voice vote. Graves (GA) Olson Young (AK) Boustany Duncan (TN) Huelskamp Graves (MO) Palazzo Young (IN) The Clerk will redesignate the Brady (TX) Ellmers Huizenga (MI) amendment. Bridenstine Farenthold Hultgren NOES—186 Brooks (AL) Fincher Hunter The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brooks (IN) Fitzpatrick Hurt Barber Cicilline Doyle ment. Broun (GA) Fleischmann Issa Bass Clark (MA) Duckworth RECORDED VOTE Buchanan Fleming Jenkins Beatty Clarke (NY) Edwards Bucshon Flores Johnson (OH) Becerra Clay Ellison The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Burgess Forbes Johnson, Sam Bera (CA) Cleaver Engel has been demanded. Byrne Fortenberry Jones Bishop (GA) Clyburn Enyart A recorded vote was ordered. Calvert Foster Jordan Bishop (NY) Cohen Eshoo Camp Foxx Joyce Bonamici Connolly Esty The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Campbell Franks (AZ) Kelly (PA) Brady (PA) Conyers Farr minute vote. Cantor Frelinghuysen King (IA) Braley (IA) Cooper Fattah The vote was taken by electronic de- Capito Gallego King (NY) Brown (FL) Costa Foster vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 236, Carter Garrett Kingston Brownley (CA) Courtney Frankel (FL) Cassidy Gerlach Kinzinger (IL) Bustos Crowley Fudge not voting 13, as follows: Chabot Gibbs Kline Butterfield Cummings Gabbard [Roll No. 83] Chaffetz Gibson Labrador Capps Davis (CA) Gallego Coble Gingrey (GA) LaMalfa Capuano DeFazio Garamendi AYES—181 Coffman Gohmert Lamborn Ca´ rdenas DeGette Garcia Barber Bonamici Capps Cole Goodlatte Lance Carney Delaney Grayson Bass Brady (PA) Capuano Collins (GA) Gowdy Lankford Carson (IN) DeLauro Green, Al Beatty Braley (IA) Ca´ rdenas Collins (NY) Granger Latham Cartwright DelBene Green, Gene Becerra Brown (FL) Carney Conaway Graves (GA) Latta Castor (FL) Deutch Grijalva Bera (CA) Brownley (CA) Carson (IN) Cook Graves (MO) LoBiondo Castro (TX) Dingell Gutie´rrez Bishop (GA) Bustos Cartwright Costa Griffin (AR) Long Chu Doggett Hahn Bishop (NY) Butterfield Castor (FL) Cotton Griffith (VA) Lucas

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:27 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.039 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 Luetkemeyer Peterson Shimkus The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Lummis Petri Shuster Maffei Pittenger Simpson question is on the engrossment and tlewoman from New Hampshire is rec- Marchant Pitts Smith (MO) third reading of the bill. ognized for 5 minutes. Marino Poe (TX) Smith (NE) The bill was ordered to be engrossed Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, Massie Pompeo Smith (NJ) and read a third time, and was read the this is the final amendment to the bill Matheson Posey Smith (TX) McAllister Price (GA) Southerland third time. and will not kill the bill or send it back McCarthy (CA) Rahall Stewart MOTION TO RECOMMIT to committee. If adopted, the bill will McCaul Reed Stivers immediately proceed to final passage, McClintock Reichert Stockman Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I McHenry Renacci Stutzman have a motion to recommit at the as amended. McKeon Ribble Terry desk. Mr. Speaker, just a few years after a McKinley Rigell Thompson (PA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the financial meltdown that crashed our McMorris Roby Thornberry economy and punished middle class Rodgers Roe (TN) Tiberi gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Meadows Rogers (AL) Tipton Ms. SHEA-PORTER. I am opposed to families, some politicians here want to Meehan Rogers (KY) Turner it in its current form. go back to the days when Wall Street Messer Rogers (MI) Valadao The SPEAKER pro tempore. The wrote its own rules and consumers got Mica Rohrabacher Wagner the short end of the stick. We all know Miller (FL) Rokita Walberg Clerk will report the motion to recom- Miller (MI) Rooney Walorski mit. how that worked out. It brought a tre- Miller, Gary Ros-Lehtinen Weber (TX) The Clerk read as follows: mendous financial crisis. Mullin Roskam Webster (FL) The Consumer Financial Protection Mulvaney Ross Wenstrup Ms. Shea-Porter moves to recommit the Murphy (PA) Rothfus Westmoreland bill H.R. 3193 to the Committee on Financial Bureau emerged out of the ashes of Neugebauer Royce Whitfield Services with instructions to report the that financial disaster. Congress had Noem Ryan (WI) Williams same back to the House forthwith with the learned a hard lesson: consumers need- Nugent Salmon Wilson (SC) following amendment: ed a watchdog. That is what the Con- Nunes Sanford Wittman Nunnelee Scalise Wolf Add at the end the following: sumer Financial Protection Bureau is Olson Schock Womack SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING all about. It is a watchdog for con- Palazzo Schrader Woodall DATA BREACHES, FINANCIAL sumers. It stands up for people, includ- Paulsen Schweikert Yoder FRAUD, AND PREDATORY LENDING. ing students, seniors, and veterans who Pearce Scott, Austin Yoho Nothing in this Act, or the amendments Perry Sensenbrenner Young (AK) made by this Act, may be construed as pro- are often targeted by predatory finan- Peters (CA) Sessions Young (IN) hibiting the agency responsible for the regu- cial lenders with shady products. Why NOT VOTING—13 lation of consumer financial products and on earth would we want to hamper the Bachus McCarthy (NY) Schwartz services pursuant to the Consumer Financial CFPB? Blumenauer Pastor (AZ) Upton Protection Act of 2010 from the following: In its short lifetime, the Bureau has Davis, Danny Rice (SC) Walden (1) In the case of a company that has had secured more than $3 billion for nearly Gardner Runyan a data breach resulting in the release of fi- 10 million consumers, including mem- Gosar Rush nancially sensitive personally identifiable bers of the military. It has received b 1806 information— more than 270,000 consumer com- (A) consulting with the company about the Ms. WATERS changed her vote from breach, plaints. It has taken action against ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ (B) working with such company to identify any payday lenders and debt collectors Mr. MAFFEI changed his vote from seniors, service members, students, and who take unfair advantage of our Na- ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ other consumers affected by the breach, and tion’s consumers. So the amendment was rejected. (C) providing those consumers with mate- The CFPB is working to protect con- The result of the vote was announced rials on the steps that should immediately sumers from some of the worst abuses as above recorded. be taken to protect themselves from finan- in the financial marketplace, but the The Acting CHAIR. The question is cial fraud, including instructions for cancel- bill we are considering today would un- on the amendment in the nature of a ling and replacing compromised credit cards, templates for requesting that fraudulent dermine its work. substitute, as amended. charges be removed from credit card bills b 1815 The amendment was agreed to. and credit reports, and information on credit The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, monitoring products, First, the bill changes the structure the Committee rises. so long as such company refunds the agency of the CFPB to a five-member commis- Accordingly, the Committee rose; for the costs the agency incurs in providing sion instead of a single director. In a and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. such services. Congress that is so divided and dys- WOMACK) having assumed the chair, (2) Monitoring and supervising payday functional, it is not fair to mire the Mr. HOLDING, Acting Chair of the Com- lenders on or near military bases, in order to Bureau in political gridlock and make mittee of the Whole House on the state protect service members and their families it less able to carry out its mission. of the Union, reported that that Com- from being targeted by predatory lenders Second, this bill would defund the mittee, having had under consideration that engage in unfair, deceptive, and abusive CFPB. Under the guise of trans- practices, or to undertake enforcement ac- parency, its opponents want to cripple the bill (H.R. 3193) to amend the Con- tions against predatory lenders to provide sumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 refunds and reimbursements to service mem- the Bureau by tying it up in Congress. to strengthen the review authority of bers targeted and harmed by such practices. They say this will result in significant the Financial Stability Oversight (3) Investigating and enforcing sanctions cost savings. If they don’t fund it prop- Council of regulations issued by the related to fraud concerning fees for private erly, of course it will end up in savings. Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- student loans or for the usage of automatic We would also save money on food in- tion, and for other purposes, and, pur- teller machines (‘‘ATMs’’). spection if we would only stop inspect- suant to House Resolution 475, he re- Ms. SHEA-PORTER (during the reading food, but that doesn’t mean we ported the bill back to the House with ing). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous would be better off. Defunding the Con- an amendment adopted in the Com- consent to dispense with the reading. sumer Financial Protection Bureau mittee of the Whole. Mr. HENSARLING. I object. comes at the expense of American con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objec- sumers. the rule, the previous question is or- tion is heard. The bill also allows other bank regu- dered. The Clerk will read. lators who failed to protect consumers Is a separate vote demanded on any The Clerk continued to read. to overrule the CFPB, and it cripples amendment to the amendment re- Mr. HENSARLING (during the read- the Bureau’s ability to oversee con- ported from the Committee of the ing). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous sumer financial markets. Whole? consent to dispense with the reading. Our constituents don’t want us to If not, the question is on the amend- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there weaken consumer protections. They ac- ment in the nature of a substitute, as objection to the request of the gen- tually want us to extend consumer pro- amended. tleman from Texas? tections to include protection of our The amendment was agreed to. There was no objection. personal data and information.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:31 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.043 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2053 Today’s motion to recommit builds over data breaches, so this part of the agencies in the history of the Republic. on this work and makes sure that Con- MTR is irrelevant. The other portions True consumer protection is about gress is focused on consumer protec- are redundant. competitive, innovative transparent tion. This motion ensures that seniors, Mr. Speaker, a more important point markets that respect the dignity and servicemembers, students, and other is: How can anybody come to the floor the liberty of every American citizen consumers affected by security to defend an agency that is collecting to buy the mortgage and get the credit breaches are promptly notified that such massive quantities of data? I find card that they want that is best for their data has been compromised. it somewhat ironic that the MTR seem- them and their families. Even more importantly, it makes ingly is concerned about data breaches Let’s respect them. Let’s hold ac- sure that consumers know what steps to a government agency that is col- countable government. Let’s dispense to take to recover from and how to pre- lecting data on 53 million borrowers with the motion to recommit, and let’s vent additional financial fraud. In the who took out mortgages since 1998. vote ‘‘aye’’ on the Commercial Finan- event of a personal data breach, compa- The person in charge of the project cial Freedom and Washington Account- nies need to do more than simply alert has testified that it is easy to reverse- ability Act. consumers that it happened. They need engineer the identities of 95 percent of I yield back the balance of my time. to work with the CFPB to inform con- these records. The CFPB, in their cred- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without sumers about how to remove fraudu- it card database, is collecting at least objection, the previous question is or- lent charges and monitor their credit data on 991 million credit cards held by dered on the motion to recommit. going forward. roughly 60 percent of the adult U.S. There was no objection. The motion also addresses a growing population. problem of predatory lenders targeting The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Where is the angst and the anxiety question is on the motion to recommit. our servicemembers and their families. and the concern for the possible data The question was taken; and the These lenders are taking advantage of breaches of CFPB? How about their Speaker pro tempore announced that loopholes in current law to profit from consumer credit panel, where they are the noes appeared to have it. bad loans that have outrageous inter- collecting the database of credit re- est rates. ports on 8.6 million Americans? I mean, RECORDED VOTE They take advantage of our service- it seems to be a contest between CFPB Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I members by obscuring these interest and NSA who can collect the most data demand a recorded vote. rates. Some lenders even target our on American citizens. Stay tuned on A recorded vote was ordered. servicemembers looking for home who wins that competition. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mortgages. This activity is reprehen- And then, Mr. Speaker, we have an ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- sible, and Congress should stop this ac- agency that, notwithstanding its be- minute vote on the motion to recom- tivity. nign yet Orwellian title, is abusing mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote Students are another population this consumer rights. We have already had on the passage of the bill, if ordered. motion would protect. For example, the QM rule—Qualified Mortgage rule— The vote was taken by electronic de- the CFPB recently started inves- promulgated where the Federal Re- vice, and there were—ayes 194, noes 223, tigating campus financial products, serve says one-third of Black and His- not voting 13, as follows: such as school-issued debit cards that students use to access financial aid. panic homeowners can no longer qual- [Roll No. 84] These cards often have hidden fees, ify for their mortgages. Where is the AYES—194 outrage there? which can add up for students and fam- Barber Duckworth Larsen (WA) CoreLogic, which is a firm that col- ilies who are already struggling to pay Barrow (GA) Edwards Larson (CT) lects data in our mortgage market, has Bass Ellison Lee (CA) for college. Beatty Engel Levin What makes this even worse is that said: When fully implemented, this rule of this agency that is supposed to pro- Becerra Enyart Lewis many college campuses don’t have fee- Bera (CA) Eshoo Lipinski free ATMs, so students are being hit tect our consumers, half—half—of the Bishop (GA) Esty Loebsack mortgages would no longer qualify. Bishop (NY) Farr Lofgren with debit card fees and then hit again Bonamici Fattah Lowenthal when they want to access that money. So no wonder Democrats were having trouble finding speakers to defend this. Brady (PA) Foster Lowey The CFPB needs to be able to make Braley (IA) Frankel (FL) Lujan Grisham And then last, but not least, an agen- sure that banks aren’t taking advan- Brown (FL) Fudge (NM) cy that has no accountability, that sets Brownley (CA) Gabbard Luja´ n, Ben Ray tage of our students. its own budget, notwithstanding the Bustos Gallego (NM) Mr. Speaker, this motion to recom- Butterfield Garamendi Lynch mit will make sure that we pass a bill testimony of the head of the agency Capps Garcia Maffei that is fair to consumers, not just who said that he was not building a Capuano Grayson Maloney, palace, yet they take $145 million of Ca´ rdenas Green, Al Carolyn banks. Carney Green, Gene Maloney, Sean I urge all my colleagues to vote hard-earned taxpayer money to ren- Carson (IN) Grijalva Matheson ‘‘yes’’ on these commonsense changes, ovate a $150 million building they don’t Cartwright Gutie´rrez Matsui and I yield back the balance of my even own. Castor (FL) Hahn McCollum On a square-foot basis, Mr. Speaker, Castro (TX) Hanabusa McDermott time. Chu Hastings (FL) McGovern Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I this is three times the average class A Cicilline Heck (WA) McIntyre rise in opposition to the motion. luxury renovation space in Wash- Clark (MA) Higgins McNerney The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ington, D.C. On a square-foot basis, it Clarke (NY) Himes Meeks Clay Hinojosa Meng tleman from Texas is recognized for 5 costs more for the CFPB to have their Cleaver Holt Michaud minutes. headquarters than it cost to build the Clyburn Honda Miller, George Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, Trump World Tower. Cohen Horsford Moore first, I am just very pleased that our On a square-foot basis, it costs more Connolly Hoyer Moran Conyers Huffman Murphy (FL) friends on the other side of the aisle ac- to renovate their headquarters than it Cooper Israel Nadler tually found somebody to offer the does to build the Bellagio Hotel and Costa Jackson Lee Napolitano MTR since they apparently, earlier Casino, at the time the single most ex- Courtney Jeffries Neal pensive hotel in America. Crowley Johnson (GA) Negrete McLeod today, were having trouble finding Cuellar Johnson, E. B. Nolan speakers to come to the floor and de- Mr. Speaker, on a square-foot basis, Cummings Jones O’Rourke fend what is probably the most power- it cost more than the Burj Khalifa in Davis (CA) Kaptur Owens ful and least accountable government Dubai, the single tallest building in the DeFazio Keating Pallone DeGette Kelly (IL) Pascrell agency in the history of the Republic. world, and there are similarities be- Delaney Kennedy Payne It would be difficult to defend this cause the CFPB spent $7 million on the DeLauro Kildee Pelosi agency; but let me first dispense with same world-renowned architectural DelBene Kilmer Perlmutter firm to design their building. Deutch Kind Peters (CA) the motion to recommit. Dingell Kirkpatrick Peters (MI) Number one, as we read, this Dodd- Mr. Speaker, again, this is one of the Doggett Kuster Peterson Frank did not grant the CFPB power most powerful and least accountable Doyle Langevin Pingree (ME)

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Yoder Sa´ nchez, Linda Speier Smith (NE) Wagner T. Swalwell (CA) Waters The result of the vote was announced Smith (NJ) Walberg Yoho Sanchez, Loretta Takano Waxman as above recorded. Smith (TX) Walorski Young (AK) Sarbanes Thompson (CA) Welch The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Southerland Weber (TX) Young (IN) Schakowsky Thompson (MS) Wilson (FL) question is on the passage of the bill. Schiff Tierney Yarmuth NOES—182 Schneider Titus The question was taken; and the Barber Garcia Moran Speaker pro tempore announced that Bass Grayson Murphy (FL) NOES—223 the ayes appeared to have it. Beatty Green, Al Nadler Becerra Green, Gene Napolitano Aderholt Granger Palazzo RECORDED VOTE Amash Graves (GA) Paulsen Bera (CA) Grijalva Neal Amodei Graves (MO) Pearce Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Bishop (GA) Gutie´rrez Negrete McLeod Bachmann Griffin (AR) Perry York. Mr. Speaker, I demand a re- Bishop (NY) Hahn O’Rourke Bachus Griffith (VA) Petri corded vote. Bonamici Hanabusa Pallone Barletta Grimm Pittenger Brady (PA) Hastings (FL) Pascrell Barr Guthrie Pitts A recorded vote was ordered. Braley (IA) Heck (WA) Payne Barton Hall Poe (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Brown (FL) Higgins Pelosi Benishek Hanna Pompeo 5-minute vote. Brownley (CA) Himes Perlmutter Bustos Hinojosa Peters (CA) Bentivolio Harper Posey The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Harris Price (GA) Butterfield Holt Peters (MI) Bishop (UT) Hartzler Reed vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 182, Capps Honda Pingree (ME) Black Hastings (WA) Reichert not voting 16, as follows: Capuano Horsford Pocan ´ Blackburn Heck (NV) Renacci Cardenas Hoyer Polis [Roll No. 85] Carney Huffman Boustany Hensarling Ribble Price (NC) Carson (IN) Israel Quigley Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Rigell AYES—232 Cartwright Jackson Lee Rangel Bridenstine Holding Roby Aderholt Flores Marino Castor (FL) Jeffries Richmond Brooks (AL) Hudson Roe (TN) Amash Forbes Massie Castro (TX) Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Brooks (IN) Huelskamp Rogers (AL) Amodei Foxx Matheson Chu Johnson, E. B. Ruiz Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (KY) Bachmann Franks (AZ) McAllister Cicilline Kaptur Ruppersberger Buchanan Hultgren Rogers (MI) Bachus Frelinghuysen McCarthy (CA) Clark (MA) Keating Ryan (OH) Bucshon Hunter Rohrabacher Barletta Gallego McCaul Clarke (NY) Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Burgess Hurt Rokita Barr Garrett McClintock Clay Kennedy T. Byrne Issa Rooney Barrow (GA) Gerlach McHenry Cleaver Kildee Sanchez, Loretta Calvert Jenkins Ros-Lehtinen Barton Gibbs McIntyre Clyburn Kilmer Sarbanes Camp Johnson (OH) Roskam Benishek Gibson McKeon Campbell Johnson, Sam Cohen Kind Schakowsky Ross Bentivolio Gingrey (GA) McKinley Connolly Kirkpatrick Schiff Cantor Jordan Rothfus Bilirakis Gohmert McMorris Capito Joyce Conyers Kuster Schneider Royce Bishop (UT) Goodlatte Rodgers Cooper Langevin Scott (VA) Carter Kelly (PA) Ryan (WI) Black Gowdy Meadows Cassidy King (IA) Costa Larsen (WA) Scott, David Salmon Blackburn Granger Meehan Chabot King (NY) Courtney Larson (CT) Serrano Sanford Boustany Graves (GA) Messer Chaffetz Kingston Crowley Lee (CA) Sewell (AL) Scalise Brady (TX) Graves (MO) Mica Coble Kinzinger (IL) Cummings Levin Shea-Porter Schock Bridenstine Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Coffman Kline Davis (CA) Lewis Sherman Schweikert Brooks (AL) Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Cole Labrador Davis, Danny Lipinski Sinema Scott, Austin Brooks (IN) Grimm Miller, Gary Collins (GA) LaMalfa DeFazio Loebsack Sires Sensenbrenner Broun (GA) Guthrie Mullin Collins (NY) Lamborn DeGette Lofgren Slaughter Sessions Buchanan Hall Mulvaney Conaway Lance Delaney Lowenthal Smith (WA) Shimkus Bucshon Hanna Murphy (PA) Cook Lankford DeLauro Lowey Speier Shuster Burgess Harper Neugebauer Cotton Latham DelBene Lujan Grisham Swalwell (CA) Simpson Byrne Harris Noem Deutch (NM) Takano Cramer Latta Calvert Hartzler Nolan Crawford LoBiondo Smith (MO) Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Smith (NE) Camp Hastings (WA) Nugent Doggett (NM) Thompson (MS) Crenshaw Long Campbell Heck (NV) Nunes Culberson Lucas Smith (NJ) Doyle Lynch Tierney Smith (TX) Cantor Hensarling Nunnelee Duckworth Maffei Titus Daines Luetkemeyer Capito Herrera Beutler Olson Davis, Rodney Lummis Southerland Edwards Maloney, Tonko Stewart Carter Holding Owens Ellison Carolyn Tsongas Denham Marchant Cassidy Hudson Palazzo Dent Marino Stivers Engel Maloney, Sean Van Hollen Stockman Chabot Huelskamp Paulsen Enyart Matsui Vargas DeSantis Massie Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Pearce DesJarlais McAllister Stutzman Eshoo McCollum Veasey Terry Coble Hultgren Perry Esty McDermott Vela Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Coffman Hunter Peterson Duffy McCaul Thompson (PA) Farr McGovern Vela´ zquez Thornberry Cole Hurt Petri Fattah McNerney Visclosky Duncan (SC) McClintock Collins (GA) Issa Pitts Duncan (TN) McHenry Tiberi Foster Meeks Walz Tipton Collins (NY) Jenkins Poe (TX) Frankel (FL) Meng Waters Ellmers McKeon Conaway Turner Johnson (OH) Pompeo Fudge Michaud Waxman Farenthold McKinley Cook Johnson, Sam Price (GA) Valadao Gabbard Miller, George Wilson (FL) Fincher McMorris Cotton Jones Rahall Wagner Garamendi Moore Yarmuth Fitzpatrick Rodgers Cramer Jordan Reed Walberg Fleischmann Meadows Crawford Joyce Reichert Walorski NOT VOTING—16 Fleming Meehan Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Renacci Weber (TX) Blumenauer Pittenger Upton Flores Messer Cuellar King (IA) Ribble Webster (FL) Fortenberry Posey Forbes Mica Culberson King (NY) Rigell Walden Wenstrup Gardner Rice (SC) Foxx Miller (FL) Daines Kingston Roby Wasserman Westmoreland Gosar Runyan Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Davis, Rodney Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) Schultz Whitfield McCarthy (NY) Rush Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Denham Kline Rogers (AL) Welch Williams Pastor (AZ) Schwartz Gardner Mullin Dent Labrador Rogers (KY) Garrett Mulvaney Wilson (SC) DeSantis LaMalfa Rogers (MI) b 1839 Gerlach Murphy (PA) Wittman DesJarlais Lamborn Rohrabacher Gibbs Neugebauer Wolf Diaz-Balart Lance Rokita So the bill was passed. Gibson Noem Womack Duffy Lankford Rooney The result of the vote was announced Gingrey (GA) Nugent Yoder Duncan (SC) Latham Ros-Lehtinen Gohmert Nunes Yoho Duncan (TN) Latta Roskam as above recorded. Goodlatte Nunnelee Young (AK) Ellmers LoBiondo Ross A motion to reconsider was laid on Gowdy Olson Young (IN) Farenthold Long Rothfus the table. Fincher Lucas Royce Stated for: NOT VOTING—13 Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Ryan (WI) Blumenauer Fortenberry McCarthy (NY) Fleischmann Lummis Salmon Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote Davis, Danny Gosar Pastor (AZ) Fleming Marchant Sanford No. 85, I was on the floor and voting in this

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:31 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.044 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2055 vote series. However, my ‘‘yes’’ vote was not The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Moss, and longtime civic educator and recorded. My vote should be recorded as JOYCE). Is there objection to the re- activist, Rosemary Fuller. ‘‘yes.’’ quest of the gentlewoman from New We must always remember the great PERSONAL EXPLANATION York? leaders who have come before us, Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 71 There was no objection. marching forward as we fight for civil on the Rothfus amendment on H.R. 2804, I f rights and equality for all. am not recorded because I was absent due to CONGRATULATING PENN STATE f illness. Had I been present, I would have UNIVERSITY’S PANHELLENIC HONORING RED LARSON ON HIS voted ‘‘aye.’’ DANCE MARATHON 90TH BIRTHDAY On rollcall No. 72 on the Connolly amendment on H.R. 2804, I am not recorded be- (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (Mr. ROONEY asked and was given cause I was absent due to illness. Had I been asked and was given permission to ad- permission to address the House for 1 present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ dress the House for 1 minute and to re- minute.) On rollcall No. 73 on the Jackson Lee vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, tonight, I amendment on H.R. 2804, I am not recorded Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. honor one of the most respected dairy because I was absent due to illness. Had I Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratu- leaders in the State of Florida, Red been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ late the Pennsylvania State University Larson, as he celebrates his 90th birth- On rollcall No. 74 on the Jackson Lee IFC-Panhellenic Dance Marathon, oth- day. amendment on H.R. 2804, I am not recorded erwise known as ‘‘THON,’’ for another In the 1930s, Red worked the local because I was absent due to illness. Had I tremendous, record-breaking fund- paper route, saving and investing his been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ raising total in support of the fight money until he could purchase his first On rollcall No. 75 on the Miller (CA) amend- against childhood cancer. dairy cow. By the time he graduated ment on H.R. 2804, I am not recorded be- The largest student philanthropy in from high school, he owned six cows, cause I was absent due to illness. Had I been the world, THON is a yearlong fund- rented eight more, and had 21 calves. present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ raising effort where students work in After a half century of hard work, Red On rollcall No. 76 on the Miller (CA) amend- numerous ways to raise money for the merged 37 dairies into the three that ment on H.R. 2804, I am not recorded because. The effort culminates with a now make up Larson Dairy, Incor- cause I was absent due to illness. Had I been final 46-hour event where over 700 stu- porated, which he and his two present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ dents partake in a no-sitting, no-sleep- grandsons currently own and operate. On rollcall No. 77 on the Motion to Recom- ing dance marathon, and thousands Larson Dairy produces 120 million mit with Instructions on H.R. 2804, I am not more cheer on their efforts. All pro- pounds of milk annually, making it one recorded because I was absent due to illness. ceeds from THON benefit the Four Dia- of the largest dairies in the United Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ monds Fund, an organization dedicated States. The Larson name is synony- On rollcall No. 78 on the passage of H.R. to battling childhood cancer. mous with Florida dairy. 2804, I am not recorded because I was absent This year, I had the honor of attend- Truly a constant source of knowledge due to illness. Had I been present, I would ing THON. The energy and enthusiasm and experience, Larson served on the have voted ‘‘aye.’’ from those in attendance was nothing USDA Dairy Advisory Committee, and On rollcall No. 79 on Ordering the Previous short of breathtaking as the students he has been inducted into both the Question on H.R. 492, I am not recorded be- went on to raise $13.3 million, sur- Dairy Hall of Fame and the Florida Ag- cause I was absent due to illness. Had I been passing the $12.4 million last year. ricultural Hall of Fame. present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Penn State has raised over $110 million I am honored to recognize Red Lar- On rollcall No. 80 on Adoption of the Rule in THON’s history. son on his 90th birthday and to thank on H.R. 492, I am not recorded because I was Mr. Speaker, as a proud Penn State him for his longstanding dedication absent due to illness. Had I been present, I alumnus, I want to thank all of the and contributions to the U.S. dairy in- would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ students and families for providing this dustry. On rollcall No. 81 on the Rigell amendment outstanding emotional and financial f on H.R. 492, I am not recorded because I was support to the children, families, re- absent due to illness. Had I been present, I searchers, and the staff of the Four b 1845 Diamonds Fund. would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS On rollcall No. 82 on the DeSantis amend- f AWARENESS WEEK ment on H.R. 492, I am not recorded because BLACK HISTORY MONTH I was absent due to illness. Had I been (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 On rollcall No. 83 on the Moore (WI) permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- amendment on H.R. 492, I am not recorded minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) because I was absent due to illness. Had I marks.) Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, today I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise rise to recognize National Eating Dis- On rollcall No. 84 on the Motion to Recom- today to commemorate Black History orders Awareness Week. Approximately mit with Instructions on H.R. 492, I am not re- Month. 30 million Americans battle eating dis- corded because I was absent due to illness. I am humbled by leaders in my disorders at some point in their lives. Eat- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ trict, like Lawrence McClain, a pioneer ing disorders affect both women and On rollcall No. 85 on passage of H.R. 492, who opened up Homestead to new set- men and span nearly every socio- I am not recorded because I was absent due tlement; Officer Clifford Hollis, the economic and racial demographic. to illness. Had I been present, I would have first African American police officer in Yet, due to widespread stigma, those voted ‘‘aye.’’ Florida City and Homestead; as well as who struggle often struggle alone. Eat- f Chief Rolle, the first African American ing disorders are the most deadly form police chief. of mental illness. Between 10 and 20 PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE There have been numerous historic percent of those suffering from ano- CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR accomplishments in my district thanks rexia do not survive their disease. OF H.R. 3729 to people like Doris Ison and Colonel Indeed anorexia, binge eating, Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Hartley, who helped in health care and bulimia, and other eating disorders mous consent that I may hereafter be made a difference to African Ameri- often lead to serious medical complica- considered to be the first sponsor of cans in South Dade. We have also seen tions, including organ failure and heart H.R. 3729, a bill originally introduced the torch of public service passed down disease. by Representative Andrews of New Jer- from the late Reverend Ferguson and Despite this grave threat to public sey, for the purposes of adding cospon- Senator Larcenia Bullard to Florida health, our research, prevention, and sors and requesting reprintings pursu- City Commissioner Avis Brown, Sen- treatment efforts remain shamefully ant to clause 7 of rule XII. ator Dwight Bullard, Commissioner underfunded.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:31 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.046 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2056 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2014 This National Eating Disorders recruiting event. I can tell you that workers were deciding whether or not Awareness Week, I urge my colleagues after 53 years, the desire to volunteer they were going to have a voice, collec- to take action and to join me, cospon- for the Peace Corps is as strong as tive voice in their workplace. They sor H.R. 2101, the Federal Response to ever. were deciding whether or not they were Eliminating Eating Disorders Act. We I would like to commend all the going to unionize and join the United can and we must do better. Peace Crops volunteers, both past and Auto Workers. f present, for their service. There were two extraordinary things f about this election: First, the company IT IS TIME FOR WASHINGTON TO was neutral. The company had made QUIT WASTING MONEY UAW NLRB ELECTION AT CHAT- the decision to stay out of the choice (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was TANOOGA VOLKSWAGEN PLANT because, after all, this was a decision given permission to address the House The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under to be made by the workers. We have for 1 minute.) the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- seen time and time again how employ- Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, it is uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Ten- ers can easily interfere with this choice time for Washington to quit wasting nessee (Mr. POCAN) is recognized for 60 by workers. After all, they write your money. A good place to start is to minutes as the designee of the minor- paycheck; they can decide whether or eliminate duplicative programs. Why ity leader. not you get that promotion; they can should we pay twice for the same Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise fire you. So an employer can wield an thing? We shouldn’t. today on behalf of the Progressive Cau- immense and powerful influence over Nonpartisan inspectors general found cus. The Progressive Caucus wants to the workers who are trying to make a that management at Federal agencies discuss with the American public decision whether or not they want to wasted $67 billion by failing to imple- issues that are important, that are unionize, and they can wield that ment cost-cutting recommendations. timely, and that should be happening power lawfully and sometimes they This is unacceptable. in this current Congress. wield it unlawfully. In this case, the We must take action to eliminate du- Tonight we are here to talk about a employer of Volkswagen said: You plicative and wasteful government pro- number of issues, one being the very know what? This is the workers’ deci- grams such as the duplicative USDA important need to raise the minimum sion. Let’s leave it up to them. catfish inspection scheme I fought to wage in this country. That doesn’t happen very often in eliminate. This program has spent $30 Before we start that dialogue, we this country. For that reason, the em- million of your money and hasn’t in- also want to talk about another issue ployer chose to embrace the notion spected a single fish. This is just one that has happened just recently in this that its employees had the freedom to example. country and that has a little bit to do choose. That happened in Chattanooga. The people of this Nation deserve no with my background growing up. There is a second extraordinary thing less than a government that is trans- I grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Ke- that happened in this election, and parent and wisely spends the hard- nosha, Wisconsin, was a company town. that is, despite the fact that the em- earned tax dollars of the people. I am We had one very large employer, Amer- ployer was neutral, a free and fair elec- proud to support legislation this week ican Motors Company. We made Pacers tion was still rendered impossible be- that addresses wasteful spending. It is and Gremlins and a bunch of cars that cause of interference and threats from time to rebuild trust with the Amer- maybe were unique for their time and outside parties. What we saw here was ican people and get government out of may be collectable now, but certainly unprecedented, and the shameful ac- the way. stood out in history. But American Mo- tions by outside parties interfered in a f tors did something really amazing for private decision by some 1,300 workers the community I grew up in. We were on whether or not they would organize THE PEACE CORPS’ 53RD able to grow up in a strong, middle for a better life. ANNIVERSARY class community. People had family- Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given supporting wages. And the reason they Will the gentleman from Wisconsin permission to address the House for 1 had family-supporting wages is not yield? minute and to revise and extend his re- only because of American Motors Com- Mr. POCAN. I yield, yes, absolutely, marks.) pany and later Renault and Chrysler, to Mr. MILLER from California. Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise but also because of the United Auto- Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. today to recognize Peace Corps Week workers Union, a union that worked Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gen- and congratulate the Peace Corps for very collaboratively with the compa- tleman for yielding. I want to join you celebrating its 53rd anniversary this nies that were there in Kenosha and in your remarks in expressing outrage Saturday. The Peace Corps is doing made sure that not only did people get about the situation in Chattanooga. great work around the world with 7,200 a good, fair wage to support their fami- In this case, these outside parties in- volunteers and trainees working on lies, but also they worked hard and cluded both well-funded interest groups projects in 65 countries. Their work they made sure those companies were and publicly elected figures dead set on reaches every corner of the world. profitable and delivered a very good stopping the workers from joining the However, none of this could be ac- quality product for the American peo- union. It wasn’t enough for these out- complished without the great volun- ple. side parties to say publicly that they teers. These volunteers come from all So, that was my experience growing did not like unions. It wasn’t enough around our country, but from my home up. My neighbors, my family, my for them to say publicly to the auto- State in Minnesota and my district, we friends all wound up having someone in workers, hey, we know what is best for have got a pretty good track record of their family working with American you and your family, vote against the producing members. In fact, there are Motors Company or a company that fed union. It wasn’t enough for them to say currently over 200 different Minneso- into that, and we had good wages and we don’t want unions to get a toehold tans volunteering in the Peace Corps, people had a good chance to grow up in on the south. No. They were not going and 30 of those volunteers come from a middle class environment. to let the workers decide for them- the Third District. Unfortunately, all too often we see selves. They were angry with Volks- Last year, our State ranked seventh these attacks across the country on wagen, who was officially neutral. in producing these volunteers for the unions making it harder and harder for They were angry that Volkswagen had Peace Corps, and my district was actu- people who work for a company to have a long track record of successfully ally one of the highest performing in a voice in their company. What hap- working with labor unions through the country. pened just 2 weeks ago was there was a joint work councils that innovate and Mr. Speaker, recently I had the union election at a Volkswagen plant reduce company costs. They were chance to welcome, and also join, Act- in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They had angry that a majority of the workers ing Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet to an election that was conducted by the actually signed cards saying they come to Minnesota to participate in a National Labor Relations Board where wanted the UAW to represent them.

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So In the case of UAW and Volkswagen We need to do everything we can to they decided they couldn’t let that in Chattanooga, since voting was al- help lift that rising tide for everyone happen. If Volkswagen wouldn’t scuttle ready underway when the acts were who gets that minimum wage because this election, then these outside offi- committed, there was no opportunity 16.5 million people will immediately cials would. They laid in wait, and on to cure them. The votes were cast, and get a pay increase, and another 8 mil- the eve of the election, they then after 3 days the election was over. lion people will very likely get an in- launched their assault: a barrage of un- After an election, there are now three crease because they are at that margin true and inflammatory statements, the nonunionized Volkswagen plants in the already and their wage will be lifted al- kind that we see from union busters all world: one in Russia, one in China, and ready. the time, the kind that are designed to one in Chattanooga. These aren’t numbers coming from coerce, to scare, to intimidate, to Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. the Democrats. These are numbers bully, and to bully, and to bully hard- On the last point the gentleman made, coming from the Congressional Budget working auto plant workers into re- the reason these worker councils—why Office, our nonpartisan entity that pro- jecting the union. Volkswagen was neutral is that they vides us facts and figures. One of these third parties, an elected had found these worker councils to By giving the Nation a boost in the official, went to the press on the first help them lead this industry in innova- minimum wage, we help the economy, day of the voting, the first day the tion, to be one of the largest and most we help those who are in the middle workers had a chance to vote, and he successful automobile companies in the class and aspiring to be in the middle said that he had been ‘‘assured,’’ if the world. And, in fact, they have used class, and we can make this country a workers vote against the union, Volks- these worker councils in plants all lot better for everyone trying to get wagen would manufacture a new line of around the world because that is the by. SUVs in Chattanooga. And lo and be- mechanism by which they have contin- At this point I would like to yield to hold, what happened? This last-minute ued to be a leader and continued to one of my colleagues from the State of bombshell led to a press frenzy, banner have the growth that they have had Pennsylvania (Mr. CARTWRIGHT), one of headlines, a barrage of TV coverage, all and to have the products that they my freshman colleagues who has also reporting and repeating the threat that have had. And somehow—somehow—as been the president of our freshman jobs in Chattanooga were now on the you point out, in Russia and in China class. line with this vote. Never mind that and now in Chattanooga, that motto is Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Thank you, Mr. the company denied it. Never mind being rejected, not because Volkswagen POCAN. that that elected official’s claim rejected it, but because the election I want to say, at the outset, that I wasn’t true. As he said, he had been process was not allowed in China, it was impressed with the colloquy that ‘‘assured,’’ the junior Senator from was not allowed in Russia, and was you had with our colleague from Cali- Tennessee said. rigged and jimmied and obstructed by fornia (Mr. GEORGE MILLER), and I wish Mr. POCAN. I thank my friend from outside forces during that election in to associate myself with those com- California. the United States. ments. They were very well-taken. What you said is worth repeating. b 1900 I, for one, and I know I speak on behalf of the entire Congressional Pro- Volkswagen put out a formal denial of Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. gressive Caucus, but I, for one, hope the claim, making clear that there was I thank the gentleman for taking this that the National Labor Relations absolutely no link between the vote time. and the placement of the SUV facility Mr. POCAN. Thank you. Board revisits what happened in Chat- in Chattanooga, yet this elected offi- While we definitely want to make tanooga, because what we believe here cial went out and did it again. He sure we are talking about all the issues in America is free and fair elections, moved to discredit the company, aston- that are important to this country, and and that includes labor union elections ishingly suggesting that the company minimum wage is one that we want to as well. was using old talking points, sug- also talk about tonight, we wanted to We are here to talk about raising the gesting that he had the company’s new take this time just to highlight what minimum wage, and it was only appro- secret talking points. happened, this travesty two weeks ago, priate that Mr. MILLER from California What happened here wasn’t someone and we hope that this will be cured. was here with us this evening because just expressing their view. What hap- Outside officials, regardless of their he is one of the coauthors of H.R. 1010, pened here was someone commu- perspective, shouldn’t be involved in the bill to raise the minimum wage to nicating a promise of benefits if work- the election, but we want to make sure $10.10, a modest proposal, I should add. ers voted one way, backed up by some we are highlighting what happened, be- But let me attempt to address this mystery assurance. What happened cause that election was not fair. House. I know that there are those who here was someone communicating a Thank you very much, gentleman think that everything that could be thinly veiled threat that jobs would be from California, for all your many said about raising the minimum wage lost if the workers voted another way, years of service on this. has already been said, but allow me to again backed up by some mysterious At this point, we would like to also address this House as if nothing had assurance. discuss tonight something that is very been said about raising the minimum The National Labor Relations Act is important. The Democrats, this week, wage in this country to $10.10. our Nation’s premiere worker rights took on what sometimes is considered It is simply a matter of arithmetic. law. Like many of our civil rights laws, a very unique measure in this House, it You know, if you just take what people many heroic Americans in the last cou- is called a discharge petition, because were making at a minimum wage in ple of generations gave their lives to we have been fighting for over a year the late 1960s in this country and put it secure the right to freely associate, to to try to raise the minimum wage in on a cost index, a consumer price take considerate action to improve this country. index, any kind of measure of inflation their lot collectively, to bargain collec- There is a bill introduced by the gen- that has gone on since 1968, you see tively for better wages and better job tleman from California and Senator that, as my colleague and good friend security, for health care, for fair HARKIN from Iowa that would raise the from Wisconsin mentioned, it is well wages, and for a safe workplace. minimum wage to $10.10 within 3 years. over $10.10 an hour. It is something like These workers were all brave, and If we had kept up with inflation since $10.60 an hour. they did not give in to thugs and bat- 1968, the minimum wage right now So this is indeed a modest proposal tles. This National Labor Relations would be something like $10.60. to turn the minimum wage up from the

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People who are in that range are cation. account for something in the future. not bringing home enough money to In other words, these employers are You are probably going to be buying make a living wage. They don’t have freeloaders. They are getting a free things right now. You are going to buy enough money for the necessities of ride off of the American public because a sofa maybe. life. they are paying the minimum wage, The average CEO now makes 354 People who are working full time— which is in the sevens and it should be times what the average worker makes. you have heard the expression ‘‘the in the tens. Back in the late eighties it was about working poor,’’ that is who we are Listening to this debate, the owner of a 40–1 ratio. Now it is 354 times. talking about. These are the working a small business might say, well, wait When we put money into an average poor. a minute. That means I have to lay low-wage worker, that money goes im- Think about what our society has to people off because I only have so much mediately into the economy. They can do for the working poor. These are the money to pay my employees, so if you buy a sofa. people who have to take advantage of up the minimum wage to $10.10, I don’t But when the gains that we have had the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance have as much money to pay each per- in this country have gone, largely, to Program, the SNAP benefits. They son, so I have to lay somebody off so I the top executives, the top 1 percent, used to be called food stamps. can pay the remaining people the $10.10 the top 1 and 2 percent, how many sofas These people don’t make enough an hour. can you buy at that rate? How does money, even though they work full That is a fallacy. It is a completely that affect the economy? Do you have any idea how many sofas time, to feed their families properly, so bogus argument, and let me tell you you think you could buy if you are a they resort to help from the SNAP pro- why: because that assumes that your CEO to try to keep up with and help gram. Who pays for the SNAP program business is a zero sum game. It is not. To prove that, we need go back a cen- stimulate the economy? you might ask? Mr. CARTWRIGHT. If stacked end to All of us do. U.S. taxpayers, John Q. tury to a great American businessman, a self-made man, Henry Ford out of end, how far into space would those Public pays for the SNAP program, so sofas reach is the question. it is John Q. Public, not the employers Dearborn, Michigan. What did he do? He started one the greatest auto It is a great point, Mr. POCAN. Of of these people making the $7 per hour, companies in the world. A central course, you know the answer. The an- not the employers paying for that, it is tenet of his business principles was swer is this: when we put that extra John Q. Taxpayer picking up the dif- that he was going to pay his workers a money in the pockets of the people who ference. living wage, and he did. are making the minimum wage in this It is the taxpayers paying for the They asked him, Mr. Ford, why are country, they don’t put that money in SNAP benefits for the workers who, al- you paying your workers so much? You their brokerage accounts just to lan- though they are working full time, don’t have to do this. guish and not help others in the econ- their employers are not paying them The answer is: I want my workers to omy. They plug that money right back enough so that they can feed their fam- be able to afford the things that I am into the American economy, and it ilies, give them the very basic neces- building. If these people can’t afford turns into growth and it turns into sities. what I am building, then I don’t have a jobs. What else? market. That is what we were doing in 1968 These are people that live in section That is where the magic word comes when our economy was humming along 8 housing, low-income housing. Every- in: customers. If you pay $10.10 to your and we were the pride of the free world. body knows that, the projects. That is employees, it is not just your employ- That is what we need to do again. where they live, the people who make ees getting that increase in wages, it is We need to think about stimulating minimum wage right now and try to everybody else’s employees. Everybody our economy the old fashioned Amer- feed and clothe and shelter their fami- in America, instead of making in the ican way, by paying American workers lies on minimum wage in this country. sevens, they get up to $10.10, and all of a living wage. So who pays the supplemental a sudden they have a few more coins Mr. POCAN. Thank you very much amount to keep the section 8 housing jingling in their pockets, and they again, gentleman. I appreciate it. program going? might show up in your place of busi- I would also like to yield some time It is us. It is John Q. Public, John Q. ness. to another one of my colleagues, the Taxpayer. It is the American taxpayers You are making customers out of gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. picking up the difference because not millions and millions and millions of NOLAN). He is a freshman, but a return- enough is being paid to these workers Americans by paying them a working ing freshman from the State of Min- so that they can sustain their families. wage, a living wage, a wage that will nesota, my neighboring State, from the But that is not all. enable them to become your cus- great iron ranges of Minnesota. What about Head Start? tomers. Mr. NOLAN. I want to thank the gen- These are families that can’t afford So don’t write off this argument, and tleman from Wisconsin, and I want to to send their kids to preschool because don’t fall for the same old argument associate myself with your remarks when they are making minimum wage, that has been used, trotted out time and those of the gentleman from Cali- they can’t pay the minimal fee to send and time again for why we shouldn’t fornia regarding what has happened at your kid to preschool. raise the minimum wage. If we here in Volkswagen and the importance of the So where do they go? America had believed and followed that union movement in this country. They go to Head Start. Head Start, a argument, the minimum wage would If anyone wants to know where the federally funded program. still be $2.25 instead of what it is now. economic success of the middle class in Who pays for that? So think of the customers you will this country has come from, you just You already know the answer. You get. This is why raising the minimum need to follow the union movement. As do. It is the American taxpayer. It is wage just to what we would raise it to the union movement grew and John Q. Public paying for Head Start to account for inflation since 1968 strengthened, so did the middle class because we have got working families makes sense. and jobs and opportunities, and as we that don’t make enough even to send Mr. POCAN. Would the gentleman have seen the decline in recent years, their little kids to preschool. from Pennsylvania yield to a question? we have seen a similar decline in in- What is the point of all of this? Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Certainly. come and jobs and opportunities. The point is that these employers Mr. POCAN. So what you just said, If anyone thinks for one moment paying the minimum wage to these talking about the buying power, put- that elections don’t have consequences,

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These are economic experts. me to just do a little history here, and foundation of what made this country These are some of the economists of leading up to that, the steelworkers the great country that it is. the country. union proposed contracts that would Mr. Speaker, I hear all the time in The Economic Policy Institute has allow them to negotiate pensions and my district, as I travel and stop at the said that, if we raise the minimum health care benefits, and wouldn’t you cafes and the filling stations and the wage, we would actually create 85,000 know, the NLRB, in 1947, said, no, you convenience stores, about these people new jobs, in their calculation, within 3 can’t do that. That is not okay. That is that are working two and three jobs years and put a $22 billion boost to the off the table. That is not a subject for just to make ends meet, all because our economy; and that means $500 million negotiation. minimum wage is simply not enough to alone to the State of Wisconsin—$500 Guess what? take care of our families. million to my State and $22 billion to Not many people had pension bene- The lack of a decent and fair min- the overall economy. fits and health care at the time. imum wage is unfair to families. It is And what is more, you would lift Well, it became a big issue in the 1948 unfair to children. It is unfair to the el- 900,000 Americans out of poverty, ac- election, and Harry Truman, as we all derly. It is unfair to the hardworking cording to the Congressional Budget know, won the election. mothers and fathers, men and women Office. So we would lift people out of b 1915 in this country who go to work every poverty, give people the ability to sup- day, providing the goods and services port their families and the ability to Well, guess what? He had the oppor- that we need so that we can continue actually have a chance at living in the tunity to appoint a number of people to on the path of the great Nation that we middle class. the NLRB, and that issue was brought have been. Right now, on the minimum wage, before the NLRB again. And guess Mr. Speaker, it is time that we raise your monthly gross salary is about what? This time, the NLRB ruled that, this minimum wage. Where I come $1,250. Now, how many of you think no, it is appropriate for unions to nego- from, morality and ethics dictated. If you could live paying your rent or tiate for pensions, to negotiate for someone is willing to go to work every mortgage, paying for groceries, paying health care benefits; and that is a re- day and every week and every month for your utilities, paying for gas or a sult of an election contest and the to provide essential goods and services bus or however it is you get around? union movement, coming together, was for the rest of us and this Nation, they Think about the bills you have. a genesis of a generation that had pros- are entitled to a wage that would allow Could you live on $1,250 a month? And perity and opportunities—perhaps un- them to live with a modicum of com- that is what the minimum wage is paralleled—anywhere in the history of fort and dignity. That is what this is right now, less than the real value in this country. all about. current dollars that it was in 1968. It I have submitted, back when my gen- So, Mr. Speaker, let us vote on this should be up to $10.74, I believe, if we eration entered into the employment issue. You know what the outcome will kept up with inflation. market, if you were going to be a fail- be. We will increase the minimum wage There are a lot of myths out there. ure, you had to have a plan. There was if we are given an opportunity to vote You are going to hear people on the just such an abundance of opportuni- on it here in this House. I know there other side of the aisle say: well, this is ties, and I am sometimes ashamed and are plenty of Republicans and Demo- all for teenagers. Why are we going to embarrassed that my generation crats who will vote to do that. Let’s re- lift the wage? doesn’t want to step up and do for this store democracy to this institution. The average person who receives generation and the next generation Let’s allow this matter to be brought minimum wage is 35 years old. What what was done for us. before the House. Let’s have a vote on percentage of the people earning min- So I commend you for what you are it. Let’s give America a pay raise now. imum wage are teenagers? Twelve per- doing here today, and I also want to as- It is desperately needed. cent. Again, that is not the Democrats sociate myself with the remarks of the I thank the gentleman from Wis- saying that. The Congressional Budget gentleman from Pennsylvania. We consin (Mr. POCAN) and Members of the Office, the nonpartisan agency we go to could go on, and we could add more to House. for numbers, says that. the litany of the things that are caus- Mr. POCAN. Mr. NOLAN, I think what So if we raise the minimum wage, we ing the rest of us to subsidize the busi- you are referring to is exactly what the will lift 900,000 people out of poverty, nesses in this country. Democrats are doing this week. We are directly support 24.5 million workers, And I know about business. I spent initiating a discharge petition. We about two-thirds of those people di- the last 32 years of my life in business. need to get 218 Members of this House rectly with an increase in wage at the I am a business guy. It breaks my to sign that to force a vote. minimum wage level and another third heart to see working men and women The House leadership has refused to who are at the $10 level, who will also having to go to the food shelves to get let us have a vote on giving America a see a ripple effect of a boost in wages. food to feed their family. pay raise; and because of that, we are We will help the economy right now So I rise here tonight to talk about taking what is generally a pretty un- by putting that money into the econ- the minimum wage just briefly. You usual motion—in other words, to dis- omy in all the ways that were talked know, we hear about all these millions charge—to actually get enough people about tonight, and we know that this of new jobs that have been created in to sign and say: we want to vote on will not have a detrimental effect on recent years. One of my constituents this, so we can pass it. the economy. said to me the other day: You know, it And I completely agree with you, Mr. Now, some will say that it is going to is a darn good thing we have created NOLAN. If we put this on the floor, it cost jobs. I will tell you, in my State of millions of new jobs because a guy will pass, unless the Republican leader- Wisconsin, I spent 14 years in the legis- needs two or three of them to make a ship doesn’t allow us to get this up lature before I came to Congress; and living. here. every time we raised the minimum Well, that is, in fact, what is hap- So I thank you for all of your efforts, wage, there was an increase in jobs pening; and it is of small comfort to not only just to get people to sign the available. More people went into the someone who is working these min- discharge petition, but for all of the workforce because we were actually of- imum wage jobs to know that, if they middle class families of Iron Range, fering a greater wage and people are can put two or three of them together, Minnesota. given an incentive to get into the they can provide for their family, make Mr. NOLAN. Thank you. workforce. the rent payment, the mortgage pay- Mr. POCAN. One of the things that There are studies that compare State ment, buy the groceries and clothing we have talked about tonight is the by State, county by county, where one

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We seven Nobel economics prize winners, our country, and ensure that, never encourage President Obama to extend who agree that it will have no or neg- again, will we have millions of people the docket program. ligible effect to the increase of jobs; in this country here illegally. But just to show the American people but everyone agrees, it will help those More than a year ago, the New Demo- where Congress is and what the Repub- people who are currently either living cratic Coalition helped pave the way licans have done, the only immigration in poverty, working for minimum for immigration reform with the re- bill that they have even voted on was wage—two, three jobs to get by—or lease of detailed principles on com- to deport DREAMers. The House ma- those who are just making above it and prehensive immigration reform. jority can’t continue to sit by and will see that ripple effect. Our principles express support for allow extremists to define their party. commonsense reforms that reduce bu- So there is no question, we need to b 1930 give the workers of this country a pay reaucratic backlogs, reunite families, raise. For all too long, we haven’t done create jobs for Americans, and spur Now, the release of immigration prin- it. For all too long, we haven’t kept up competitiveness. ciples by the Republicans on reform with inflation. You simply can’t get by In August, we issued a letter to was a very positive first step, and we on roughly $15,000 a year. That $1,250 a Speaker JOHN BOEHNER, demanding encourage the Republicans to work month is impossible. that he introduce a comprehensive im- with Democrats to construct a bill We are not talking about teenagers. migration reform bill; and if he failed based on these principles, many of We are talking about the average per- to do so, we would introduce our own. which we believe are consistent with son being 35 years old, heads of house- Well, no bill was forthcoming, so New those of the New Democratic Coalition holds who are working one, two, maybe Democratic Coalition members worked and consistent with H.R. 15. We are three part-time jobs just to get by. with a diverse group of colleagues on happy to look at new ideas built on the So the Progressive Caucus is here to- both sides of the aisle to introduce the principles that we can establish tonight. And this is why we are talking House’s only bipartisan comprehensive gether and a commitment to fix our not only about what happened at the immigration reform bill, H.R. 15, last broken immigration system. union election in Chattanooga, but October. But, again, our patience can’t last about raising the minimum wage. Since then, we have met with count- forever. If there is continued Repub- The Democrats in this House have less stakeholders, from business owners lican failure to bring a bill forward, we initiated a discharge petition to force a to law enforcement to agriculture to will have no option but to take out a vote. Let us vote, Mr. Speaker. Let us the faith-based community, all who discharge petition on the only bipar- vote on raising the minimum wage be- support moving the ball forward and tisan bill that exists. If the Speaker cause if you let us vote, I know there support our bill, H.R. 15. Businesses, won’t lead, I hope that the membership are enough fair-minded Republicans tech companies, faith leaders, and our of this body will lead, take the agenda that will join with the Democrats in voters are demanding action on fixing into our own hands, and allow a vote this Chamber; and we will raise the our broken immigration system. that will pass, a bill that will then pass minimum wage, but only if we are al- Yet despite a level of consensus rare- the Senate and be signed by the Presi- lowed to. ly seen in our country on an issue—and dent. We are making every effort, and the rarely seen in Washington on an We are joined by a cochair on the Progressive Caucus will continue to do issue—the loudest, most extreme New Dem Immigration Task Force, a this. We were the ones who went and voices on the other side of the aisle leader in the fight to reform our immi- asked the President to raise it for peo- have thus far been successful in pre- gration system, the Representative ple who get Federal contracts, and the venting this body from acting and solv- from Texas (Mr. CASTRO.) President made that order. We are very ing a problem that the American peo- I yield to the gentleman from Texas. happy the President did that. ple want solved. Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you, But we are going to continue to push One of my Republican colleagues Congressman POLIS, and thank you for this in every way possible, so that peo- even equated DREAMers—young de your leadership on the issue of com- ple can live comfortably in the middle facto Americans who grew up in this prehensive immigration reform. class and those who aspire to can get country and know no other country I am proud to join you and Congress- into the middle class. and want nothing more than to pay man GARCIA of Florida as cochairs of Mr. Speaker, with that, I thank you taxes and contribute to make America the New Dem Coalition advocating for for allowing the Progressive Caucus to better—one of my Republican col- comprehensive immigration reform. As have this time this evening, and I yield leagues compared DREAMers with drug you mentioned, there are very compel- back the balance of my time. mules, with disparaging remarks about ling moral and economic reasons for f the size of their calves; and he con- the United States Congress to pass tinues to refuse to apologize for his comprehensive immigration reform in IMMIGRATION REFORM hateful comments. the year 2014. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. These kinds of deplorable, intolerant We know, for example, that there are BYRNE). Under the Speaker’s an- remarks are dividing our country, but a handful of American industries, four nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the they should not divide this Chamber. or five or six major American indus- Chair recognizes the gentleman from They should not prevent a common- tries, that literally would not exist the Colorado (Mr. POLIS) for 30 minutes. sense bill from coming forward. way they do and would not be nearly as Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, we are here House Republicans need to reject the productive as they are but for immi- today as part of the New Democratic offensive and unproductive rhetoric of grant labor—both legal and undocu- Coalition Immigration Task Force, some of their Members and finally mented immigrant labor. For example, which I am proud to cochair along with show real leadership on immigration we know that about 40 percent of the my colleagues, Representative GARCIA reform that a majority of Republican tech businesses that have been started and Representative CASTRO. voters support. in Silicon Valley have been started by I am here to discuss immigration re- The only floor vote that we have foreign-born persons, by immigrants. form and what the path forward is for even had this entire legislative session We know, for example, that with re- an issue that over 70 percent of the on immigration was a vote to defund spect to the agricultural industry, they American people agree, an issue that the Deferred Action program, to defund self-report that 50 percent of their right now threatens the security of the docket program, a vote to deport workers are undocumented, which this country, that continues to cost DREAMers, to not allow DREAMers to probably means that 75 percent of their taxpayers money; but with the passage get right with the law and get a provi- workers are undocumented.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:31 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27FE7.108 H27FEPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2061 So, on everything from the high-tech always have, that this is a nation of side, there has been no organized oppo- industry to the agriculture industry, immigrants and continues to be a na- sition. construction and other trades, we can tion of immigrants. There has been a clear indication appreciate, especially myself coming I would also say that there is a scar- that a majority of Americans support from the great State of Texas, that ier day in America than a time when comprehensive immigration reform, Texas does more trade than any other everybody wants to come here. The and so it has left a lot of Americans State in the Nation. It has the longest scarier day is a time when nobody wondering why on Earth Congress can’t border with Mexico of any State in the wants to come here, and that is a day pass comprehensive immigration re- Nation. We can appreciate the role that that we should truly be worried about. form. immigrants have played in our society Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman Mr. POLIS. I think most Americans, and continue to play in our economy. from Texas. like myself, are somewhat offended I want to share with you, Congress- The strength of our Nation, a nation that we don’t have the rule of law in man, just a quick story of an immi- built on immigrants, is that the best, this country. There are millions—10 grant that I met recently back home in brightest, and hardest working from million, 12 million. We don’t even know San Antonio, because I know that over across the world want to move here. how many people that are here ille- the course of this debate there has been The countries that have a bigger prob- gally. We don’t know where they are. a lot of divisiveness and some dispar- lem today are those that are losing We don’t know what they are doing. It aging remarks that have been made those people—not us, the country that is a security risk. It is an economic about immigrants. The overwhelming stands to gain some of the best, most risk. Are they paying taxes? There majority of these folks are not people highly motivated and talented people have been studies that show they pay who come to America to do us any from across the world, just as my some; they might not be paying others. harm or to commit crimes. These are great-grandparents came to these We need to fix this. people who are fundamentally seeking shores to make our country stronger. I I have gone to town halls in the most a better life in the way that, through- know that, by working together, we conservative part of my district, and I out the generations, people have come can accomplish that. say, is there anyone here who thinks here to this country. Have you ever seen the unprece- the immigration system is working A few months back, right around the dented degree of coalition behind im- great? I haven’t met a single con- time of the government shutdown, I migration reform? Have you ever seen stituent who does. They want it fixed. went back home to San Antonio. I was agriculture, the faith-based commu- They want to make sure that people home for about 36 hours, and my hair nity, and the business community—and are required to get right with the law had gotten too long, so I decided to get labor and business together—on an and get in line behind people who did it a haircut. It was a Sunday, and the issue in your time in public service or the right way and are already in line place that I usually go to was closed. before? Have you ever seen that on an for eventual green card or citizenship. So I drove around and I came to a strip issue? That is exactly what the bipartisan mall. I was looking for a place that Mr. CASTRO of Texas. No. You raise bill proposes. It provides a way that might be open. an incredible point. I served 10 years, people can register with the law, man- I came across this place called J five terms in the Texas Legislature. datory workplace authentication to en- Cuts. I went inside and sat down. There This is my first term in Congress. sure that anybody who gets a job going was a woman who welcomed me into But consider this: Last year, in 2013, forward has at least the provisional the chair, and she started telling me we had what was, on record, the least status that allows them to have that her story as she was cutting my hair. productive Congress in American his- job. Only about under 10 percent—I She told me the story of how she ar- tory. Something like only 58 bills went think it is 8 or 9 percent—of companies rived in the United States. She said to the President’s desk. So you can in this country use E-Verify. We need that she had come from Latin America imagine in this place there is a lot of to improve E-Verify. There is money to I guess about 25 years ago, that she had gridlock. The wheels, essentially, in do that in the bill to make sure it is come in a raft of inner tubes across the 2013 came to a halt. correct more often. And then, of Rio Grande. She had ended up But of all of the major issues, immi- course, we need to make it mandatory marrying—and I imagine, marrying an gration reform is the one that had the along with the route, of course, for the American citizen—and becoming a U.S. most bipartisan support and the people that need to go to work the next citizen. strongest support. And consider this day to have the provisional permit that This woman said that she worked for for a second: I think it was sometime they need to go to work the next day a few years cleaning houses and clean- in the summer the President of the and get in line behind other Americans, ing businesses. She had often been United States had a press conference other people that are in line for citi- cheated out of money by her employ- over at the White House, and he had zenship or a green card. ers. She mentioned that one job that standing on either side of him the head There are a lot of misperceptions out had promised her $1,000 turned into of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and there about the bill. One thing that is $100. After that, she worked at Fan- the head of the AFL–CIO. Now, think important to talk about is that this tastic Sams and Supercuts, a few about that for a second. How often do bill that is being proposed, the bipar- haircutting chains, and that is how she you have the head of the U.S. Chamber tisan immigration reform, H.R. 15, as learned how to speak English. of Commerce and the head of the AFL– well as the Senate bill, don’t confer But the long and short of it is, even- CIO standing next to each other agree- citizenship on anybody. Zero people are tually this woman, Ms. Gonzalez, came ing on anything? But that is how deep made citizens under this bill. That is as to own her own hair salon, became an and how profound the wide range of it should be. You don’t want to reward entrepreneur, and was now employing support is for comprehensive immigra- illegal behavior. What you want to do other people. She said her brothers who tion reform. is say get right with the law, pay a also immigrated also were And it is not just business and labor, fine, a penalty, you violated the law. businessowners now. it is people from throughout the polit- What should the penalty be? Pay So those are very promising and not ical spectrum: the evangelical commu- that fine, register, and get right with atypical stories of immigrants who nity that, quite honestly, has been fair- the law. And do you know what? If you come here and are very productive ly conservative, so the religious com- demonstrate that you have become a members of our society and who have a munity and the social advocates who productive American, you learn lot to contribute. are ordinarily on the left. It has just English, you have a job, and you sup- It has been my hope throughout this been a wide array of people from port your family, in 13 years, 12 years, debate that, in the rhetoric that comes throughout the political spectrum who 15 years, you can stand for American out of the United States Congress, we have come out in support of com- citizenship, take a test and eventually will realize and acknowledge that im- prehensive reform, which really begs become an American citizen. migrants play such an important role the question of why Congress has not But no one should be rewarded for in the life of our Nation and that they moved on this issue when, on the other violating the law under this bill, and

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So you them drug mules, will they let these child who is growing up here, there is might have in one family two Ameri- people be the messengers of their party no line for you to be gone for 20 years cans, one person with a green card, and about immigration reform? while your child is being raised with- two that don’t have paperwork. So That is why the Chamber of Com- out you. That doesn’t make any sense. what should the solution be? Should it merce and more than 630 business orga- You have to create a way that we can be to send all of them to another coun- nizations are urging us, Congress, to do this within the system of law that is try? Are you going to send an Amer- modernize our broken immigration sys- to the benefit of the American people, ican citizen who has never even been to tem. We must create a less cum- prevents people who don’t have docu- another country back to another coun- bersome path to legal immigration. mentation from undermining wages for try because they are an 8-year-old? Are Improving our outdated system will en- other Americans, makes sure that they you going to force them into the foster courage long-term success. Comprehen- can buy their own health care so that care system because you are just tak- sive immigration reform will attract taxpayers aren’t left on the hook for young foreign workers who will help health care for people that can’t even ing the parent? This country is about family values. reduce the deficit by as much as $1.2 buy insurance if they wanted. There are practical reasons that this Immigration reform should unite fami- trillion over the next 20 years. That saves money for the average American lies, and we should celebrate what is improves America. They will help the family. This helps push up wages for the backbone of our strength as a Na- economy grow by nearly 5 percent over the average American family. It re- tion, the American family. the next 20 years. They will jump-start We are joined by another leader in duces our deficit by hundreds of bil- housing recovery, adding $68 billion the battle to replace our broken immi- lions of dollars. We could use that as a every year to our American construc- gration system with one that works for pay-for. We always look for ways—we tion economy. our country, the gentleman from Cali- American wages will increase, and could use that as a pay-for for a tax cut ´ for the middle class. We could use it as fornia (Mr. CARDENAS), and I yield to legal immigrants will add more than a pay-for to fund universal preschool. the gentleman. $100 billion in tax revenue to benefit all Mr. CA´ RDENAS. I thank the distin- We could use it as a pay-for to ensure Americans. guished member from Colorado. Moreover, attracting the best and that we have the military preparedness I would like to explain a little bit brightest talent abroad will cement we need to meet the challenges of the about why I believe we have the great- America’s competitiveness in the glob- 21st century or to honor our veterans est country on the planet. It is because who have served us in our recent con- al economy for generations to come. people like my parents with only a flicts. We need to fix this broken immigration first- and second-grade education, I yield to the gentleman from Texas. system. We need to stop sending these without much opportunity in the coun- Mr. CASTRO of Texas. You bring up bright Ph.D.’s who come to love Amer- try that they were born and raised in, a wonderful point, which is that you ica, who get the degrees, and then we started a new life here in the United have got—we have, in our Nation, 10 to just send them home when they want States of America, which gave me and 15 million people, undocumented immi- to stay here and create a company that my brothers and sisters, all 11 of us, grants, who essentially are off the will employ American citizens, create more opportunities here in America radar that we can’t account for. And so wealth for American citizens right here than we could have had in my parents’ a large part of this bill is bringing on our soil. home country. those people out of the shadows and Forty percent of Fortune 500 compa- making sure that we can account for Every day I am in this sacred Cham- ber serving the American people, I nies were founded by immigrants or their activities, making sure that they their children. Tech giants like Google, are paying taxes and that they are able count my blessings. I personally know what comprehensive immigration re- eBay, and Intel were founded by first- to purchase health care insurance. or second-generation Americans. These Right now, as you know in Colorado, form can accomplish, not only for 11 pioneering companies employ millions and certainly we know in Texas, when million undocumented people who are of Americans. Alongside American- somebody shows up at a county hos- already our neighbors and friends but born citizens, immigrants have spurred pital and they can’t afford to pay for for American businesses and the U.S. significant innovation and conducted their services, their emergency serv- economy. critical research, pushing the United ices, all of us, as taxpayers, end up pay- I mentioned about my mother and fa- States forward. ing those bills, and that includes a lot ther with a first- and second-grade edu- of undocumented folks. And those serv- cation and how their children got to go I urge Congress to tackle the bureau- ices, of course, have to be provided. Ev- to college. We have doctoral degrees cratic immigration backlog, reunite erybody needs to be provided emer- and master’s degrees and bachelor’s de- families, and supercharge the economy gency services. So this would be a way grees. Every single one of our house- for all Americans. Comprehensive im- to essentially bring them under the holds pays more in taxes today than migration reform must happen, and it grid, understand who they are, and my parents ever made in gross income must be done well, creating a modern bring them into society’s fold. Those in any given year. I point that out be- system that is fair and efficient for ev- are definitive benefits of the bill that cause this country was founded on im- eryone. A comprehensive immigration we propose. migrants. It is that immigrant spirit reform bill will require people who Mr. POLIS. Another sector it would that today is creating more jobs and came here undocumented, yes, to pay be great for is the real estate industry American-born citizens. This is a coun- fines; yes, to learn English; and will se- and homes. Many immigrants who try where people are given hope. This cure our borders even more than they don’t have their status currently are is a country where people come from are secured today. That is the kind of forced to rent, sometimes under the other parts of the world, and they kiss comprehensive immigration bill that I table. They would be able to finance the ground that they have arrived on think every American wants to see and buy their own homes, helping to and they love our country. They love happen. Unfortunately, the leadership revitalize areas that have high vacancy this country. They love what they have of this House of Congress is unwilling rates and lots of foreclosures. We have made now their country, and they are to put that bill on the floor. That is areas in Colorado that continue to be contributors to what is great about why I am here today, to urge common- hit by foreclosures. We would love to this country, the greatest economy in sense action on the floor of the United introduce new buyers to those markets the world. States Congress so we can do what is and help ensure that families have House Republicans have a choice to best for the economy of the United good, stable homes to raise their Amer- make on immigration reform. Are they States of America, and that is to pass ican children in. going to do what is right for Ameri- comprehensive immigration reform.

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It currently undocumented immigrants is not every day that The Wall Street would generate $1.3 billion of new tax Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I move that Journal criticizes Republicans with revenue and create 97,000 new jobs. the House do now adjourn. harsh words. It is kind of one of those Mr. Speaker, fixing our broken immi- The motion was agreed to; accord- ‘‘man bites dog’’ stories, but they gration system will help small busi- ingly (at 7 o’clock and 56 minutes didn’t mince words. The Wall Street nesses expand, foster innovation, in- p.m.), the House adjourned until to- Journal wrote: crease productivity, raise wages, and morrow, Friday, February 28, 2014, at 9 help create thousands of jobs. Com- a.m. Republicans have killed immigration re- prehensive immigration reform makes form for now, but a recent study shows in f the real economy it is needed. The irony is all Americans better, makes our country richer, and makes opportunity for EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, that many Republicans who support hand- ETC. outs to farmers oppose reforms that wouldn’t all. cost taxpayers a dime and would help the Mr. Speaker, one of the great trage- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive economy. dies of some countries is they fail to communications were taken from the So rather than help farmers succeed realize what they are truly good at. If Speaker’s table and referred as follows: in the private sector by hiring employ- there is something that America is bet- 4832. A letter from the Director, Regu- ees they want, the Republicans are ter at than any other Nation, it is latory Management Division, Environmental seeking to keep them on the public making Americans. Throughout the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- history of this great Nation, genera- cy’s final rule — Pesticides; Satisfaction of dole, giving them taxpayer money Data Requirements; Procedures to Ensure rather than allowing them to operate tion after generation, we have made new Americans better Americans and a Protection of Data Submitters’ Rights [EPA- in the marketplace and sell their prod- HQ-OPP-2009-0456; FRL-9904-32] (RIN: 2070- ucts at the market. greater America. AJ58) received January 30, 2014, pursuant to The statement Mr. POLIS mentioned The nonpartisan Congressional Budg- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on earlier referring to DREAMers as drug et Office found that the Senate com- Agriculture. mules was ludicrous, but doubling prehensive bill, which H.R. 15 is based 4833. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, down on those remarks was downright Legislative Affairs, Department of State, on, would raise wages for Americans by appalling. You know, the gentleman transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-176, $470 billion, create an average of 120,000 from Iowa not only offends DREAMers, pursuant to the reporting requirements of jobs for American citizens, and in- offends the undocumented, he offends Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control crease the growth of our GDP by 3.3 Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. all Americans. In defending this state- percent. 4834. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ment, claims have been made that de- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Polls continue to show that vast ma- tractors only criticize the choice of jorities of the American people support transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-187, language, and then he goes further by pursuant to the reporting requirements of immigration reform—Republicans, saying those who attack him simply Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Independents, Democrats, every demo- won’t engage on the facts. Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. graphic, every State supports immigra- Well, yes, the choice of words is of- 4835. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, tion reform. Congress’ failure to act is fensive, and as the son of an immi- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, becoming inexcusable. Look, if the Re- grant, I am offended, but the claims transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-188, pursuant to the reporting requirements of publican majority puts together a bill are also patently false. They shouldn’t based on the principles they laid out, Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control be an excuse for not moving immigra- Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. let’s have a floor discussion, and let’s tion reform. 4836. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, get something done. If they fail to fill I want to thank my colleagues to- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, the promising words of those principles night, and I want to thank the Speaker transmitting extension of the waiver of Sec- with an actual bill, then we will take for the time. The time has come to tion 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, Pub. the only bipartisan bill we have, H.R. pass immigration reform. The oppor- L. 107-511, with respect to assistance to the 15, and file to discharge it. What does tunity is now. Let us not wait. It hurts Government of Azerbaijan; to the Committee that mean? That is the only way that on Foreign Affairs. our country. 4837. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, the membership of the House of Rep- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back Legislative Affairs, Department of State, resentatives can bring a bill to the the balance of my time. transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-186, floor without the Speaker’s blessing. f pursuant to the reporting requirements of We would love to work through the Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control LEAVE OF ABSENCE Speaker. We challenge the Speaker to Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. lead. We applaud, and our new Dem co- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- 4838. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, alition put out a statement applauding sence was granted to: Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting decisions pursuant to the Iran the immigration principle, saying we Mr. UPTON (at the request of Mr. CAN- TOR) for today on account of illness. Sanctions Act of 1996; to the Committee on can find common ground and pass a Foreign Affairs. bill. But there needs to be a bill. If f 4839. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, there is not, let’s move forward with ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Legislative Affairs, Department of State, the one we have, which would pass to- transmitting memorandum of justification; Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, morrow on the floor of the House. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. reported and found truly enrolled a bill 4840. A letter from the Vice President, Of- I am honored to yield to a leader in of the House of the following title, fice of External Affairs, Overseas Private In- the fight to reform immigration, a co- which was thereupon signed by the vestment Corporation, transmitting the Cor- chair of the New Democratic Coalition Speaker: poration’s final rule — Regulatory Flexi- Immigration Task Force, my col- H.R. 2431. An act to reauthorize the Na- bility Act certification for proposed amend- league, the gentleman from Florida tional Integrated Drought Information Sys- ments to OPIC’s Freedom of Information Act (Mr. GARCIA). tem. regulations; Privacy Act regulations; and Touhy regulations received February 6, 2014, Mr. GARCIA. I thank the gentleman f from Colorado. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- There should be no question by now A BILL PRESENTED TO THE mittee on Oversight and Government Re- PRESIDENT form. that immigration reform is good for 4841. A letter from the Chief, Branch of America, and Americans want immi- Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Permits and Regulations, Division of Migra- gration reform. Nearly 80 percent of reported that on February 27, 2014, she tory Bird Management, Department of the

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Executive Officer, Little League Baseball, VARGAS, and Ms. CLARKE of New 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural transmitting the Annual Report of Little York): Resources. League Baseball, Incorporated for the fiscal H.R. 4108. A bill to establish a grant pro- 4842. A letter from the Acting Chief, year ending September 30, 2013, pursuant to gram for nebulizers in elementary and sec- Branch of Listing, Department of the Inte- 36 U.S.C. 1084(b); to the Committee on the ondary schools; to the Committee on Edu- rior, transmitting the Department’s final Judiciary. cation and the Workforce, and in addition to rule — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife f the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for and Plants; Threatened Status for a period to be subsequently determined by Eriogonum codium (Umtanum Desert Buck- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON the Speaker, in each case for consideration wheat) and Physaria douglasii subsp. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tuplashensis (White Bluffs Bladderpod) and Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of tion of the committee concerned. Designation of Critical Habitat [Docket Nos.: By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. committees were delivered to the Clerk FWS-R1-ES-2012-0017; FWS-R1-ES-2013-0012] LYNCH, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. (RIN: 1018-AX72; 1018-AZ54) received Feb- for printing and reference to the proper ISRAEL, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KING of New ruary 12, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. calendar, as follows: York, Mr. GRIMM, Ms. CLARK of Mas- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Mr. GOODLATTE: Committee on the Judi- sachusetts, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. BUSTOS, Resources. ciary. H.R. 2641. A bill to provide for im- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 4843. A letter from the Chief, Branch of En- proved coordination of agency actions in the KUSTER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. CARO- dangered Species Listing, Department of the preparation and adoption of environmental LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. Interior, transmitting the Department’s documents for permitting determinations, KAPTUR, Mr. SWALWELL of California, final rule — Endangered and Threatened and for other purposes (Rept. 113–363, Pt. 1). Ms. NORTON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Referred to the Committee of the Whole ENYART, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. Habitat for Chromolaena frustrata (Cape House on the state of the Union. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. Sable Thoroughwort) [Docket No.: FWS-R4- DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE CARTWRIGHT, Mr. RUIZ, and Mr. LAR- ES-2013-0029] (RIN: 1018-AZ51) received Feb- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the SON of Connecticut): ruary 12, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee on Natural Resources dis- H.R. 4109. A bill to require the President to 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural designate a legal public holiday to be known Resources. charged from further consideration. as National First Responders Day; to the 4844. A letter from the Acting Chief, H.R. 2641 referred to the Committee of Committee on Oversight and Government Branch of Listing, Department of the Inte- the Whole House on the state of the Reform. rior, transmitting the Department’s final Union. By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. rule — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife f BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RAN- for Arctostaphylos franciscana (Franciscan PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GEL, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. GARCIA): Manzanita) [Docket No.: FWS-R8-ES-2012- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public H.R. 4110. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 0067; 4500030114] (RIN: 1018-AY63) received bills and resolutions of the following enue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to February 12, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. encourage private employers to hire vet- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural titles were introduced and severally re- erans, to amend title 38, United States Code, Resources. ferred, as follows: to clarify the reasonable efforts an employer 4845. A letter from the Director, Office of By Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD: may make under the Uniformed Services Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- H.R. 4104. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Employment and Reemployment Rights Act anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- enue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7.5 with respect to hiring veterans, and for other mitting the Administration’s final rule — percent threshold for the medical expense purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Pacific Island Fisheries; 2014 Annual Catch deduction for people 65 or older; to the Com- Means, and in addition to the Committee on Limits and Accountability Measures [Docket mittee on Ways and Means. Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- No.: 131028907-4042-02] (RIN: 0648-XC954) re- By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. quently determined by the Speaker, in each ceived February 12, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. DELBENE, Mr. HECK of Washington, case for consideration of such provisions as 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Resources. ington, and Mr. SMITH of Wash- concerned. 4846. A letter from the Director, Office of ington): By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- H.R. 4105. A bill to establish a Maritime H.R. 4111. A bill to amend title II of the So- anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Goods Movement User Fee and provide cial Security Act to implement various re- mitting the Administration’s final rule — grants for international maritime cargo im- forms to the social security disability insur- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone provements and for other purposes; to the ance program, and for other purposes; to the Off Alaska; Tanner Crab Area Closure in the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Committee on Ways and Means. Gulf of Alaska and Gear Modification Re- structure, and in addition to the Committee By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Ms. quirements for the Gulf of Alaska and Bering on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- LEE of California, Mr. HONDA, Ms. Sea Groundfish Fisheries [Docket No.: quently determined by the Speaker, in each MOORE, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida): 120405263-3999-02] (RIN: 0648-BB76) received case for consideration of such provisions as H.R. 4112. A bill to require that activities February 12, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee carried out by the United States in South 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural concerned. Sudan relating to governance, reconstruc- Resources. By Mr. BARR (for himself and Mr. tion and development, and refugee relief and 4847. A letter from the Acting Deputy Di- BERA of California): assistance will support the basic human rector, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, H.R. 4106. A bill to provide for the develop- rights of women and women’s participation NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric ment and dissemination of clinical practice and leadership in these areas; to the Com- Administration, transmitting the Adminis- guidelines and the establishment of a right mittee on Foreign Affairs. tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Exclu- of removal to Federal courts for defendants By Mr. MCNERNEY: sive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Ad- in medical malpractice actions involving a H.R. 4113. A bill to amend the Federal justment to the 2014 Bering Sea and Aleutian Federal payor, and for other purposes; to the Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Islands Pollock, Atka Mackerel, and Pacific Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in Administrator of the Environmental Protec- Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts [Docket addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, tion Agency to consider projects involving No.: 121018563-3148-02] (RIN: 0648-XD060] re- for a period to be subsequently determined rural communities in the selection of alter- ceived January 29, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- native water source projects, and for other 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- Resources. risdiction of the committee concerned. tation and Infrastructure. 4848. A letter from the Acting Deputy Di- By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, By Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and rector, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. Mr. GARAMENDI): NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. H.R. 4114. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Administration, transmitting the Adminis- NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for prop- tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the North- QUIGLEY, and Ms. SPEIER): erty certified by the Environmental Protec- eastern United States; Summer Flounder H.R. 4107. A bill to reduce the number of tion Agency under the WaterSense program; Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for nuclear-armed submarines operated by the to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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By Mr. NOLAN (for himself, Mr. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 522: Mr. ROKITA, Mr. WENSTRUP, and DUFFY, Mr. RIBBLE, and Mr. PETER- H.R. 4110. Mr. PITTENGER. SON): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 562: Mr. TIERNEY. H.R. 4115. A bill to direct the Secretary of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 647: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. Transportation to temporarily waive certain This bill is enacted pursuant to the power RUSH, and Ms. JENKINS. vehicle weight limits for covered logging ve- granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 654: Mr. LATHAM. hicles, and for other purposes; to the Com- 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States H.R. 683: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Constitution. H.R. 713: Mr. STIVERS. ture. By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: H.R. 719: Mr. REED. By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 4111. H.R. 741: Mr. BRIDENSTINE. H.R. 4116. A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 792: Mr. DUFFY, Mr. COURTNEY, and Congress to obtain a stained glass panel de- lation pursuant to the following: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. picting the seal of the District of Columbia Article 1 Section 8 H.R. 855: Mr. LANKFORD. and install the panel among the stained glass ‘‘. . . and provide for the . . . general wel- H.R. 871: Mr. HUFFMAN. panels depicting the seals of States which fare of the United States . . .’’ H.R. 872: Mr. HUFFMAN. overlook the Main Reading Room of the Li- ‘‘. . . to make all Laws which shall be nec- H.R. 873: Mr. HUFFMAN. brary of Congress Thomas Jefferson Build- essary and proper for carrying into execution H.R. 920: Mr. LANKFORD and Mr. NUNES. ing; to the Committee on House Administra- the foregoing powers . . .’’ H.R. 946: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. tion, and in addition to the Committee on This legislation seeks to reform the Social H.R. 997: Mr. FINCHER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Transportation and Infrastructure, for a pe- Security Disability Insurance program. and Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. riod to be subsequently determined by the Therefore, it will affect the general welfare H.R. 1020: Mr. GARCIA. Speaker, in each case for consideration of of the United States. H.R. 1084: Ms. BASS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. H.R. 4112. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. KELLY of Illi- By Mr. RANGEL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- nois, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. H.R. 4117. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- lation pursuant to the following: MOORE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to expand the earned in- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- come tax credit; to the Committee on Ways granted to Congress under Article I, Section sissippi. and Means. 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States H.R. 1091: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri and Mr. By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for him- Constitution. LATHAM. self, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. LANCE, Mrs. By Mr. MCNERNEY: H.R. 1108: Mr. WILLIAMS. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. H.R. 4113. H.R. 1199: Mr. KING of New York. MCCAUL): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1249: Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. H. Res. 493. A resolution expressing support lation pursuant to the following: LAMALFA, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. JOYCE, and Mr. for the designation of February 28, 2014, as Article I, section 8 of the United States ISSA. ‘‘Rare Disease Day’’; to the Committee on Constitution. H.R. 1250: Mr. SIRES and Mr. KEATING. Energy and Commerce. By Mr. MCNERNEY: H.R. 1286: Mr. CROWLEY. f H.R. 4114. H.R. 1292: Mr. OLSON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1343: Mr. ELLISON and Mr. RICHMOND. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1461: Mr. ROHRABACHER and Mr. SAN- STATEMENT Article I, section 8 of the United States FORD. H.R. 1462: Mr. GIBSON. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Constitution. By Mr. NOLAN: H.R. 1473: Mr. OLSON. the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 1518: Mr. LATTA. tives, the following statements are sub- H.R. 4115. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1528: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. mitted regarding the specific powers lation pursuant to the following: LOWENTHAL, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, and Ms. granted to Congress in the Constitu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 SINEMA. tion to enact the accompanying bill or The clause states that the United States H.R. 1563: Mr. STIVERS. joint resolution. Congress shall have power ‘‘To regulate H.R. 1565: Mr. VISCLOSKY. H.R. 1593: Mr. FOSTER, Mr. PIERLUISI, and C Commerce with foreign Nations, and among By Mrs. NEGRETE M LEOD: Ms. SINEMA. H.R. 4104. the several States, and with the Indian H.R. 1597: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Tribes.’’ H.R. 1599: Mr. MCGOVERN. lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 1694: Mr. PITTENGER. Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Con- H.R. 4116. H.R. 1708: Mrs. HARTZLER. stitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1726: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. By Mr. MCDERMOTT: lation pursuant to the following: BACHUS, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, H.R. 4105. Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. OLSON, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution. Mr. TIPTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. RANGEL: MATSUI, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SPEIER, and Ms. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 4117. TITUS. By Mr. BARR: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1750: Mr. HALL, Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. H.R. 4106. lation pursuant to the following: REED. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article XVI of the Constitution—Congress H.R. 1775: Mr. SIRES. lation pursuant to the following: shall have power to lay and collect taxes on H.R. 1784: Mr. TERRY. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. incomes . . . Article III, Section 1 H.R. 1837: Mr. DINGELL. Article III, Section 2, Clause 1 f H.R. 1843: Ms. LOFGREN. By Mr. BLUMENAUER: H.R. 1845: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 4107. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1852: Mr. GIBSON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1915: Mr. MCGOVERN. lation pursuant to the following: were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1953: Mr. LATTA. H.R. 1962: Mr. O’ROURKE. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1. tions, as follows: By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 1979: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 4108. H.R. 15: Mr. COOPER. H.R. 2066: Mr. SCHIFF. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 20: Mr. BUTTERFIELD and Ms. TSONGAS. H.R. 2084: Mr. CLEAVER and Mr. CLAY. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 24: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. H.R. 2139: Mr. BLUMENAUER. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power VISCLOSKY, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 2160: Mr. RANGEL. granted to Congress under Article I, Section TIERNEY, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. H.R. 2247: Mr. HANNA. 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- LABRADOR, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. PRICE of Geor- H.R. 2315: Mr. SCHRADER. stitution. gia, Mr. COLE, and Mr. THORNBERRY. H.R. 2364: Mr. DOGGETT. By Mr. CAPUANO: H.R. 139: Mr. DELANEY and Mr. CARNEY. H.R. 2368: Mr. CONNOLLY. H.R. 4109. H.R. 140: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. H.R. 2387: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ and Mr. TONKO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 184: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 2520: Mr. FARR. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 279: Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- H.R. 2536: Mr. HECK of Nevada. The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to ico. H.R. 2538: Mrs. BUSTOS and Mr. PITTENGER. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; and Article I, H.R. 365: Ms. BASS. H.R. 2548: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Con- H.R. 460: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. fornia. stitution. H.R. 515: Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 2607: Ms. ESHOO and Mr. WALZ.

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H.R. 2643: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mr. GER- H.R. 3658: Mr. CONYERS. Mr. JONES, Mr. HANNA, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. LACH. H.R. 3663: Mr. LATTA. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. LIPIN- H.R. 2783: Mr. BARROW of Georgia. H.R. 3670: Ms. MATSUI, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. SKI, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. KELLY of Penn- H.R. 2788: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. MEEKS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DELANEY, and Ms. sylvania, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. DAINES, Mrs. H.R. 2847: Mr. GIBSON. EDWARDS. HARTZLER, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, H.R. 2854: Mr. OLSON. H.R. 3673: Mr. SHIMKUS and Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. KLINE, and Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 2918: Mr. CONNOLLY and Mr. COLLINS of H.R. 3698: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. SALMON. H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BRALEY of New York. H.R. 3712: Mr. CROWLEY and Ms. TSONGAS. Iowa, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. WALORSKI, H.R. 3723: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. H.R. 2939: Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BROWNLEY of Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CARTER, Mrs. H.R. 3781: Mr. HUFFMAN. California, and Mr. BROUN of Georgia. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. BUCSHON. H.R. 3793: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 2959: Mr. SHUSTER, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. H. Con. Res. 70: Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. MENG, H.R. 3824: Mr. SCHNEIDER. ROGERS of Michigan, and Mrs. WALORSKI. and Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 3850: Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 2996: Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. TIBERI, H.R. 3859: Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. H. Res. 36: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. and Mr. STIVERS. SHEA-PORTER, and Ms. TSONGAS. H. Res. 109: Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 3086: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. H.R. 3870: Mr. LEVIN and Mr. PRICE of H. Res. 112: Mr. SMITH of Texas. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. North Carolina. H. Res. 190: Ms. BROWN of Florida. MEEHAN, Mr. GIBSON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. H.R. 3872: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H. Res. 356: Mr. STIVERS. NOEM, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 3877: Ms. LOFGREN. H. Res. 418: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. PITTENGER, and Mr. PAULSEN. H.R. 3892: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H. Res. 422: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 3116: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3895: Mr. MEADOWS. H. Res. 425: Mr. LATTA. H.R. 3155: Mr. KLINE. H.R. 3921: Mr. LEWIS and Mr. O’ROURKE. H. Res. 456: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, H.R. 3168: Mr. OLSON. OUTHERLAND E ANTIS H.R. 3930: Mr. S , Mr. D S , Mr. HARRIS, and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 3189: Mr. GARDNER. Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. COOK, H. Res. 476: Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. MARCHANT, H.R. 3211: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. ROGERS of Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. Mr. SHUSTER, and Mr. LATTA. Michigan, and Mr. BENISHEK. FUDGE, and Mr. BACHUS. H. Res. 479: Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 3305: Mr. SALMON. H.R. 3978: Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. ENYART, H. Res. 480: Mr. MORAN. H.R. 3318: Ms. LOFGREN. and Ms. LOFGREN. H. Res. 488: Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, H.R. 3335: Mr. RIBBLE and Mr. HANNA. H.R. 3982: Mr. O’ROURKE and Mr. MCGOV- and Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 3344: Mr. BLUMENAUER. ERN. H.R. 3361: Mr. TONKO. H.R. 3986: Mr. SWALWELL of California. H.R. 3441: Mr. VISCLOSKY. H.R. 3997: Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. PETERSON, f H.R. 3461: Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LOFGREN, and Ms. and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. BASS. H.R. 4006: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. H.R. 3467: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 4008: Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. PETITIONS, ETC. H.R. 3469: Mrs. BLACKBURN and Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. OLSON. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions BUCSHON. H.R. 4012: Mr. FINCHER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. and papers were laid on the Clerk’s H.R. 3482: Mr. YODER. SESSIONS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. KELLY of desk and referred as follows: H.R. 3494: Ms. BONAMICI and Ms. CLARK of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MCHENRY. Massachusetts. H.R. 4031: Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. GINGREY of 70. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 3505: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. KLINE, Mr. BAR- the City of Wilton Manors, Florida, relative Mr. LATTA, and Ms. BASS. ROW of Georgia, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. SALM- to Resolution No. 2013–0114 urging the State H.R. 3508: Mr. HIMES. ON. Administration and Florida Legislature to H.R. 3529: Mr. PITTENGER. H.R. 4056: Ms. SCHWARTZ. support the regulation and licensing of Re- H.R. 3530: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 4064: Mr. OLSON, Mr. FLORES, Mr. covery Residences and Sober Houses H.R. 3544: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. MULVANEY, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. FRANKS of throughout the State; to the Committee on H.R. 3546: Ms. TSONGAS and Mr. Arizona, Mr. SALMON, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. Energy and Commerce. LOWENTHAL. LAMBORN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. 71. Also, a petition of the Town of Dover, H.R. 3593: Mr. LAMBORN. HARRIS, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. New Jersey, relative to Resolution 269–2013 H.R. 3619: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. KING of Iowa, Mr. ISSA, Mr. JOYCE, and Mr. urging the Congress to invest additional fed- H.R. 3620: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. BISHOP of Utah. eral dollars in maintaining the highways and H.R. 3629: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. H.R. 4069: Mr. GARDNER and Mr. COLLINS of improving the transportation infrastructure H.R. 3635: Mr. WOLF. Georgia. in the State of New Jersey; to the Com- H.R. 3643: Mr. TIERNEY. H.R. 4076: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- H.R. 3657: Mr. CLEAVER. BUCSHON, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, ture.

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 No. 33 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was ator from the State of Hawaii, to perform will always disagree. That is OK. But, called to order by the Honorable BRIAN the duties of the Chair. historically, Democrats and Repub- SCHATZ, a Senator from the State of PATRICK J. LEAHY, licans have been able to agree on one Hawaii. President pro tempore. issue: Congress should do everything in Mr. SCHATZ thereupon assumed the its power to protect those who risk PRAYER chair as Acting President pro tempore. their lives to protect our country. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f I had hoped this work period would fered the following prayer: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY be more bipartisan; that the Senate Let us pray. LEADER could tackle issues and would be able to stop the political games we have Eternal God, we find joy in obeying The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- seen so often from the minority. Your commands. With all our hearts, pore. The majority leader is recog- That is why I scheduled floor time we thank You for Your guidance that nized. keeps us on the road of abundant liv- for a bill to expand health care and job ing. Today, make our lawmakers in- f training for veterans of the Armed struments of Your providence, meas- CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT Forces—a very, very comprehensive uring up to the challenges of these mo- BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 2014—MO- bill, worked on by the Veterans Affairs’ mentous times. As they seek to honor TION TO PROCEED Committee, led by Senator SANDERS. Your great Name, transform their com- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to The bill is loaded, as Senator SANDERS mon days into transfiguring and re- proceed to Calendar No. 309, the Child and I discussed yesterday in detail, demptive moments. Cleanse the foun- Care and Development Block Grant with Republican provisions that he put tains of their hearts from all that de- Act. in the bill. files, making them fit vessels to be The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Democrats and Republicans alike used for Your honor. Guide today’s de- pore. The clerk will report the motion. should be able to support this bill, liberations, debates, and decisions. The bill clerk read as follows: which is sponsored, as I have indicated, We pray in Your holy Name. Amen. Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 309, S. by Senator SANDERS from Vermont. 1086, a bill to reauthorize and improve the Democrats were even willing to work f Child Care and Development Block Grant with our Republican colleagues to con- Act of 1990, and for other purposes. sider relevant amendments to this leg- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SCHEDULE islation. So it was disappointing—but, The Presiding Officer led the Pledge Mr. REID. Mr. President, following sadly, not surprising—when Repub- of Allegiance, as follows: my remarks and those of the Repub- licans almost immediately injected I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the lican leader, the Senate will be in a pe- base partisan politics into a debate United States of America, and to the Repub- riod of morning business for one hour. over a bill that should—should—be bi- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The majority will control the first half partisan, insisting on an unrelated indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and the Republicans the final half. amendment on Iran that they knew f Following morning business the Sen- would kill the bill. ate will resume consideration of S. I do not know what they say to the 26 APPOINTMENT OF ACTING 1982, the veterans benefits bill. veterans groups. Millions of veterans PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE I filed cloture on the substitute really supported this bill and did every- amendment and the underlying bill. As thing they could to help the chairman The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a result the filing deadline for first-de- of the committee, the junior Senator clerk will please read a communication gree amendments is 10:30 this morning from Vermont, to move this bill for- to the Senate from the President pro and for second-degree amendments it is ward. But they did it on an unrelated tempore (Mr. LEAHY). 1:30 p.m. amendment on Iran that they knew The bill clerk read the following let- At 2 p.m. there will be a series of would kill the bill. I do not know all ter: votes in relation to the veterans bill. the reasons, but we had a number of U.S. SENATE, We also expect to consider the nomina- speeches, especially one from Dr. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, tion of Michael Connor to be Deputy COBURN, the junior Senator from Okla- Washington, DC, February 27, 2014. Secretary of the Interior today. To the Senate: homa, who came to the floor and had Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, PROTECTING VETERANS questions about the bill. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Mr. President, there are lots of issues I did not agree with all of his asser- appoint the Honorable BRIAN SCHATZ, a Sen- on which Democrats and Republicans tions, but he has a right to dispute

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:27 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.000 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1188 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 what is in the bill, and he wanted to prehensive agreement eliminating Here is what one labor union had to offer amendments to the bill. We their nuclear weapons development ef- say: agreed he should be able to offer forts, Congress will act without hesi- Given the history of misuse and abuse of amendments to the bill, but the Repub- tation to pass additional sanctions. We the IRS’ immense powers in the not-so-dis- licans, I guess, are in turmoil inter- have said that time and time again. tant past, it is disappointing and disturbing nally and did not want him to be able That decision will be made in the in- that this fundamental principle has been forgotten and that this . . . [regulation] is the to offer any amendments that they terest of our national security, not on a partisan ploy. There is too much at IRS’ proposed response to its recent may have to vote for or vote against, missteps. so they figured the way to do it is to stake to play politics with our Nation’s Iran policy. Likewise, Republicans So left, right, center—folks under- just kill the bill. stand what a threat this rule poses to I hope all the veterans groups have should stop putting American veterans at risk and help Democrats pass this the most cherished of civil liberties. witnessed this contortion the Repub- They also realize that a group the ad- crucial legislation. licans have done to defeat this bill—be- ministration favors today could easily cause it will be defeated. That was Shame on the Republicans for bringing base politics into a bill to help the become a group the IRS targets tomor- their aim from the very beginning. row. That is why this fight is so impor- veterans. I have learned that the Re- Like our support for veterans, the tant, why it is so inappropriate to hand publicans here in the Senate have Senate’s Iran sanctions policy has his- this kind of power to any administra- many different ways of saying no, but, torically been solidly bipartisan. The tion. I do not care what party the as always, it is just plain obstruction, idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon President is in. That is why I, along I am sorry to say, again, on a bill to is unthinkable. Democrats and Repub- with several of my colleagues, recently help millions of veterans. licans always worked together on this sent a letter to the new Commissioner policy. Iran should not have nuclear RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER of the IRS explaining in some detail capability. We all agree on that—I hope The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- why the agency’s proposal was such a so at least. I know on this side of the pore. The Republican leader is recog- bad idea, a terrible idea. aisle we do. But it seems Republicans nized. In that letter we also reminded the are trying to erase that history and po- THE IRS Commissioner of something else: The liticize an issue that has historically Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, ball is in his court on this one. The ball been above partisanship. today is an important day. It is the is in his court. He could stop this rule They are trying now—the Repub- last day of the so-called comment pe- tomorrow. And given the comments he licans—to mislead the American public riod when Americans can officially reg- made about restoring integrity to the by saying that a bipartisan majority ister their opinions on the IRS’s latest IRS when the Senate voted to confirm supports moving forward with new effort to suppress free speech. So far, him, that is exactly what we expect of sanctions right now. Of course, it is nearly 100,000 comments have come him. In fact, that was essentially the wrong. Absolutely, of course, it is through—100,000. Nearly every one I mandate on which he was confirmed. wrong. have seen is opposed. So here is the choice before him. This In fact, many Senators, including Just to put things in perspective, is the choice the Commissioner of the some who have cosponsored the new that is basically the largest number of IRS has. He can either fulfill that man- sanctions bill, believe we should not comments ever—ever—for a rule like date to the American people by restor- move forward with the bill at this time this. Even the head of the IRS said he ing integrity to an agency they no saw more comments on this proposal or on this important bill for veterans. longer trust, he can be a hero and say than ever before ‘‘on any regulation,’’ It should not be used as an effort to no to those who are pressuring him to and that was 70,000 comments ago; kill this veterans bill. crack down on the First Amendment But in addition to that, 10 committee 70,000 comments ago the Commissioner rights of ordinary citizens—that is of the IRS said this was the most com- chairs wrote a letter to me saying: Do what the IRS Commissioner told Rich- ments he had seen on any regulation. not do anything now. They are some of ard Nixon. He said: I am not going to So people are certainly making their cooperate with your efforts to target the biggest supporters of Israel there voices heard—and loudly—and the mes- your enemies—or he can serve political are. But we also have Israel’s strongest sage they are broadcasting is pretty masters over in the White House, and supporter, AIPAC, also agreeing it is clear: Leave the First Amendment he can implement regulations that not the time now to bring a sanctions alone. Leave it alone. Get out of the would erode our most fundamental package to the floor. AIPAC was un- censorship and harassment business. civil liberties, regulations that would equivocal in its request for a delay on Stick to the job you are actually sup- almost certainly lead to the harass- additional sanctions. In fact, this is posed to be doing. ment of conservative groups today and, what they said: ‘‘Stopping the Iranian Let’s be clear. The folks who are log- quite possibly, the harassment of left- nuclear program should rest on bipar- ging opinions like these run straight leaning groups in the future. In fact, a tisan support and . . . there should not across the political spectrum. recent letter Representative CAMP re- be a vote at this time on the measure.’’ Labor unions are upset. Business or- ceived from the Treasury Department Many veterans groups have also come ganizations are upset. Civil liberties appears to suggest that unions in par- out against including the Iran amend- activists are upset. Taxpayer groups ticular have a lot to fear from this pro- ment on this bill, including virtually are upset. Grassroots groups right posal. every veterans organization but espe- across the political map are upset at So, look. Now is the time to act. cially the American Legion and the what they view as an assault on their America’s free speech advocates are Veterans of Foreign Wars, consisting of First Amendment rights. All you have standing with one voice. Thousands millions and millions of veterans. We to do is read their own words. upon thousands made their voices also have the Iraq and Afghanistan One group of primarily left-leaning heard in the opinion process. I suspect Veterans of America saying: Do not do First Amendment advocates said the millions more are right there with it at this time. We need help. We, the new regulation would ‘‘impose serious them in spirit. Some who oppose this veterans, need help. This legislation burdens on free speech and hinder the rule picked the President in the last would give us that help. Here is specifi- democratic processes it serves.’’ election. Some voted for his opponent. cally what the American Legion said: An official with the ACLU described Some may have even cast a ballot for Sanctions against Iran have no place in a the IRS’s proposed regulation as cre- another person entirely. But what U.S. Senate debate over legislation that ating ‘‘the worst of all worlds.’’ The unites us is our love of the liberties aims to expand health care, education oppor- proposal, he wrote, could ‘‘seriously that have allowed Americans to dis- tunities, employment and other benefits for chill legitimate issue advocacy from agree civilly for centuries. veterans. nonprofits on [both] the right and Commissioner Koskinen, do the right But Iran should make no mistake. left,’’ and would ‘‘disproportionately thing. Stop this regulation. We know that. If they fail to comply affect small, poor nonprofits that can- IRAN with the current interim agreement or not afford the legal counsel to guar- Later today the Senate will vote on fail to make progress toward a com- antee compliance. . . . ’’ the motions related to S. 1982, a bill

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It provides ben- score political points by rushing to the minutes each, with the time equally di- efits to all generations of veterans and floor a bill which the committee did vided and controlled between the two their families, and it eliminates the not consider and which could otherwise leaders or their designees, with the ma- cost-of-living adjustment penalty on have been handled in a bipartisan man- jority controlling the first half. military retirees. ner through the regular order. The legislation incorporates bills and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Unfortunately, it has become stand- ideas from both Democrats and Repub- pore. The Senator from New Mexico. ard practice around here for the major- licans to address the disability claims ity to pursue partisan legislation in a f backlog, including one of my own. sort of ‘‘take it or leave it’’ manner, so VETERANS LEGISLATION Across New Mexico I have heard from it is unsurprising that nobody other too many veterans who are frustrated than the majority leader and the com- Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. President, lest with the delays they experience in re- mittee chairman have been allowed the we forget, more than 30,000 brave ceiving their disability benefits. opportunity to amend the bill. Sen- Americans are still serving in harm’s Last June Senator HELLER of Nevada ators on both sides have been shut out way in Afghanistan. Hundreds of thou- and I introduced the Veterans Benefits of the legislative process. For example, sands of men and women in uniform Claims Faster Filing Act, which re- we cannot even vote on the ranking are serving around the world. They all quires the Secretary of Veterans Af- member’s veterans amendment—legis- volunteered. In return for their vol- fairs to ensure that every veteran is in- lation I support—which will not add to unteerism, we made a number of prom- formed of the vast differences in times the deficit. I am a cosponsor of this ises. The ability to maintain the for processing compensation claims legislation, which provides full COLA strongest and most dedicated military when filing a fully developed claim restoration for servicemembers enter- force in the world depends on our Na- versus a non-fully developed paper ing the military in 2014, provides ad- tion’s ability to keep those promises. claim. vanced appropriations for VA manda- I am a proud cosponsor of the legisla- It takes, on average, 113 days for vet- tory accounts, improves services and tion being debated this week, S. 1982, erans to receive a final disability rat- benefits for victims of military sexual which is perhaps the most significant ing if they file a fully developed claim trauma, enhances benefits for survivors veterans legislation to come before online. Compare that to over a year if and dependents of disabled veterans, Congress in many years. This legisla- they file a non-fully developed paper encourages the hiring of veterans, and, tion has the strong support of virtually claim. Filing claims online through the unlike the Sanders bill, is fully paid every veterans organization in the Fully Developed Claims Program accel- for. country, including the American Le- erates turnaround time and makes As for the Iran sanctions language in gion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the the Burr amendment, as I noted yester- processing more efficient. Doing so Disabled American Veterans, the Viet- also provides an additional year of ret- day, there is significant disagreement nam Veterans of America, and the Iraq between the President and many Mem- roactive benefits as an incentive to and Afghanistan Veterans of America. veterans who file a fully developed bers from both parties in both the These organizations support the bill House and the Senate concerning the claim. because it renews our promise to our The Faster Filing Act and other leg- best way to prevent Iran from acquir- veterans. ing a nuclear weapon. islative efforts represent a collective I am very fortunate to represent the The Iranian regime has carried out effort to reduce the backlog and ensure State of New Mexico, which has one of its best attempt at a charm offensive that our veterans receive the benefits to forestall not only the implementa- the highest rates of military vol- they have earned. tion but the legislative consideration unteerism in the Nation. New Mexico, I am also proud to have cosponsored of even tougher sanctions should the a small State of 2 million people, is legislation introduced by my colleague regime fail to fulfill its commitments home to more than 170,000 veterans, from Alaska Senator BEGICH to provide according to November’s interim and 2,000 New Mexicans endured the advanced appropriations for all—all— agreement. Bataan Death March during World War VA spending accounts. This would en- The interim agreement included a II. sure that veterans receive uninter- Joint Plan of Action, agreed to by Iran. New Mexico is home to many of our rupted access to the benefits they have According to that Joint Plan of Action, Nation’s finest military installations: earned, even in the midst of a govern- the U.S. administration, acting con- Kirtland Air Force Base, the Air ment shutdown such as the one that so sistent with the respective roles of the Force’s sixth largest base, with over irresponsibly occurred last fall. It is President and the Congress, will re- 100 partners and a strategic role in en- unacceptable that veterans would fall frain from imposing new nuclear-re- suring our Nation’s safe, secure, and victim to the partisan politics of a gov- lated sanctions. The agreement is reliable nuclear weapons complex; Can- ernment shutdown. The legislation spelled out clearly to the Iranians: Act- non Air Force Base, the fastest grow- today includes a fix to ensure that ing consistent with our respective ing Air Force base in the country, lead- never happens again. roles. The Iranians can read the plain ing the fight in special operations; The bill also helps put veterans back language and understand that this Con- Holloman Air Force Base, an indispen- to work. It reauthorizes a 2-year exten- gress did not agree to renounce addi- sable Air Force base with unparalleled sion for the Veterans Retraining As- tional sanctions. We did not agree to airspace now and into the future; and sistance Program, which retrains un- do that. Yet the majority leader is de- White Sands Missile Range, the largest employed veterans for high-demand oc- termined not to allow a single vote on military installation in the Nation, cupations. It requires the VA to estab- the Kirk-Menendez bill, which could be with a testing and training environ- lish a 3-year program to provide young fully debated by this body prior to a ment that is unmatched anywhere in veterans under 30 the opportunity to vote. We will not have that debate, ap- the world. serve in an internship that would pair parently, nor will we vote on any Additionally, New Mexico’s National veterans with private sector employers amendments related to the bill before Guard employs roughly 3,800 full-time so they can gain civilian work experi- us. and part-time military personnel. ence. I yield the floor. Collectively, there are 18,000 military The bill expands the VA’s successful RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME personnel serving today in New Mexico. caregivers program to provide care- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Volunteerism is not simply a career giver benefits to veterans of all genera- pore. Under the previous order, the choice for New Mexicans; it is a way of tions, in a similar manner as post-9/11 leadership time is reserved. life. It is ingrained in our State’s rich veterans.

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Appar- sacrifices are as selfless as those our in uniform have become increasingly ently, they would rather our Nation’s military men and women make in de- susceptible to reproductive, spinal, and heroes spend tens of thousands of dol- fense of this Nation. We owe them traumatic brain injuries due to the lars of their own money in the private more than a debt of gratitude; we owe changing weapons of war. But as we sector to get the advanced reproductive them action in both our words and our know, thanks to modern medicine, treatments they need to start a family. deeds. This bill backs our word with ac- many of these servicemembers are They don’t see the problem in letting tion. It fulfills our promises. I hope we being kept alive and they are returning our veterans’ marriages dissolve be- see it pass this week. home. In fact, as of the new year, there cause of the stress of infertility, in I yield the floor. are 2,348 servicemembers who are living combination of course with the stress The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- with reproductive, urinary or pelvic in- of readjusting to life after such a se- pore. The Senator from Washington. juries as a result of this war. Similar vere injury, driving relationships to a Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, on to so many of our veterans, these men breaking point. Tuesday I came to the floor to talk and women come home and want to re- Any servicemember who sustains this about one issue that we are rarely di- turn to their lives. They want to find type of extremely serious injury de- vided on in this building; that is, our employment and, importantly, they serves a lot more. We came very close duty to keep the promises we have want to start a family. actually to making this bill a reality made to provide not only care but op- Yet what they find when they go to in the last Congress. In fact, Tracy portunity to all those who have honor- the VA is that the fertility services Keil, whom I just talked about, ably served in our Nation’s Armed that are available don’t meet their ex- watched from the gallery when we Forces. tremely complex needs. In fact, vet- unanimously passed this legislation— The comprehensive veterans legisla- erans who suffer from these injuries unanimously. tion that is now before us is really the find that the VA is specifically barred But I am, once again, imploring Re- test for many Members of Congress. from providing more advanced assisted publicans to stand and explain to our Can we all put politics aside for the reproductive techniques such as IVF. men and women in uniform—who I good of our Nation’s veterans to keep They are told, despite the fact that know are paying very close attention that promise? Can we show these he- they have made such an extreme sac- to this debate—why they now want to roes that despite our differences, we rifice for all of us, we cannot provide turn their backs on the catastrophic, will work as diligently toward getting them with the medical services they reproductive wounds that have become them the benefits and care they have need simply to start a family. a signature of these wars. earned as they worked for our Nation? These are families such as SSG Matt Only yesterday I spoke to a crowded Now, unfortunately, some of our col- Keil and his wife Tracy. Despite re- room of heroes from Disabled Amer- leagues on the other side of the aisle turning home from Iraq as a quad- ican Veterans and told them the heart- are indicating they would now prefer to riplegic, Staff Sergeant Keil and Tracy breaking story of the Keil family that put politics over promises, under the started talking about exploring the I just shared and why this legislation is guise of an alternative to this bill. possibility of starting a family to- so important. If their cheers and ap- Given what we have seen recently on gether, but because his injuries pre- plause are any indication, I would say other bills—supported, by the way, by vented him from having children natu- they wholeheartedly agree our women a majority of Americans—we should rally, Tracy turned to the VA and veterans deserve this, our male vet- not be surprised, but I truly did think began to explore her options for fer- erans deserve this, and certainly our and hope this bill would be a different tility treatments. But because of that military families deserve this. story because it contains ideas from VA ban they were told no and turned I am on the floor to ask my col- both Democrats and Republicans and away. They were out of options, and leagues a simple question: Are you because this is an issue which has his- the Keils decided this was important willing to tell those brave men and torically united this body and because enough to them that they were willing women who didn’t ask those questions we have all pledged to do whatever it to pay out-of-pocket, out of their own when they were put in harm’s way that takes on behalf of our veterans. pockets, for IVF treatment in the pri- you are going to let politics get in the So once again where we are today is vate sector to the tune of $32,000 per way of our commitment to them? that some of our colleagues have de- round of treatment. The catastrophic wounds we have cided to use unrelated issues to sour Thankfully, Staff Sergeant Keil and seen from injuries in Iraq and Afghani- this entire effort for our veterans and Tracy welcomed twins Matthew and stan have meant that our veterans’ their families who stand to benefit the Faith into the world after only one dreams to start a family have been put most from this comprehensive legisla- round of treatment. on hold because of the tremendous cost tion we are offering. Tracy said after their birth: of IVF services. We believe that is a With their alternative bill they have The day we had our children something cost of war, and we believe the VA ab- now proposed to strip away life-chang- changed in both of us. This is exactly what solutely should cover it, and it is unac- ing programs for veterans who are we had always wanted, our dreams had ar- ceptable to let unrelated issues stand looking to take the skills they learned rived. in the way. on the battlefield to the boardroom. The VA, Congress and the American people Even the major veterans service or- With this alternative, they have de- have said countless times that they want to ganizations and their leaders have said do everything they can to support my hus- to us that issues such as the Iran sanc- cided to halt the expansion of opportu- band or make him feel whole again and this nities for our caregivers who are inte- is your chance. tions—that the other side wants to gral to the health and well-being of Having a family is exactly what we needed offer—have no place in this comprehen- some of our most vulnerable heroes. to feel whole again. Please help us make sive veterans legislation, people such But among these and many other ex- these changes so that other families can as American Legion Commander Dan- amples of the Republican effort to de- share in this experience. iel Dellinger, who said: ‘‘Iran is a seri- rail this landmark legislation, there is Tracy and Matt aren’t alone. There ous issue that Congress needs to ad- one issue I find most egregious; that is, are many men and women out there dress, but it cannot be tied to S. 1982, their shameful opposition to provide who share this common thread of a des- which is extremely important as our our catastrophically wounded heroes perate desire to fulfill their dream of nation prepares to welcome millions of with access to reproductive services starting a family, only to find that the U.S. military servicemen and women they so desperately need to start a catastrophic wounds they sustained home from war,’’ or IAVA founder and family. while defending our country are now CEO Paul Rieckhoff, who called this

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But the most dismantle our bipartisan effort to ex- Lebanese people have been unbeliev- shocking moment of the interview pand health care, education opportuni- ably resilient and welcoming, almost came when a 22-year-old survivor, who ties, employment, and benefits for our beyond the point of belief. The water had fled Syria through Lebanon, said if Nation’s heroes. We can’t allow our and health infrastructure of that Na- she had to pick, she would rather die a commitment to them to lapse or get tion is strained to the breaking point. death because of chemical weapons caught up in separate issues of polit- The Lebanese economy, already frag- than be hit by a barrel bomb or starved ical grandstanding. ile, is teetering. Schools in Lebanon to death because death by chemical I thank the Senator from Vermont now operate on double shifts with Leb- weapons would be quicker. and all of his staff for their tireless anese children in the morning and ref- In recent weeks nothing has epito- work on this comprehensive legislation ugee children in the afternoon, accom- mized the brutality of the regime more they have brought to the floor. I truly modating tens of thousands of refugee than the use of these barrel bombs. The hope our colleagues will reconsider op- children, with more coming every day. bombs are crude weapons. They are posing this commonsense and impor- The decision by the Lebanese ter- simple oil drums that are filled with tant step to give those who have sac- rorist militia Hezbollah to go all in to shrapnel and explosives. Helicopters rificed everything the reproductive support the Syrian regime of Bashar often deliver the weapons, and heli- treatments they need to start a family. al-Assad has led to a wave of extremist copters often hover over neighborhoods I yield the floor. bombings against Hezbollah-connected for minutes to just scare everyone who The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sites and leaders within Lebanon in knows what is coming. The barrel pore. The Senator from Virginia. which many civilians are casualties. bombs drop. They explode shrapnel and Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, may I in- Senator KING and I witnessed a bomb- level neighborhoods. quire how much time remains for the ing in downtown Beirut while we were This is an example of a neighborhood Democrats during morning business? there, seeing it miles away. Many in in Aleppo. At one point hundreds were The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- our group saw the explosion, saw the killed when barrel bombs were dropped pore. Twelve minutes remain. smoke rise. We felt certain that our on Aleppo earlier this month. We see Mr. KAINE. I ask unanimous consent meetings would be canceled that day, the size and scope of the devastation to use the remainder of the Democrats’ but one of the most grim aspects of our and see families and their children flee- time. trip is a bombing, a suicide bombing ing the area in the aftermath of a bar- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- that killed 5 people and injured nearly rel bomb, and this is going on every pore. Without objection. 100, caused no one to change their daily day in Syria. Secretary Kerry has f routine. That is what life is in Lebanon rightly called these barrel bomb at- largely because of the Syrian civil war. tacks unacceptable and barbaric. SYRIA The crisis extends beyond Turkey, The primary architect of these Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise this Jordan, and Lebanon. Refugees are crimes is Bashar Assad, but he has a morning to speak about the widening streaming into nearby Iraq by the patron who funds and supports what he dimensions of the slaughter in Syria. A thousands—30,000 in 1 day in August— does and who has the ability to stop country of 23 million people, a proud exacerbating the deterioration of that the atrocities. Russia is Assad’s prin- country, is being transformed before country’s stability and drawing it cipal support, and since the start of the our eyes into skeletons, refugees, and deeper into sectarian conflict. Syrian civil war Russia has shown it is ghosts. This photo is on the Iraq border with complicit in these war crimes. But it is Three million Syrians have fled to Syria, and we see these refugees also capable of stopping them. neighboring countries. That number stretching into the distance in the hills In the United Nations Russia has will likely exceed 4 million by the end beyond. This is what is happening with used its veto power and threat of veto of the year. Nearly 7 million Syrians all of the neighboring countries to on the Security Council numerous are refugees within their own country, Syria. times to block international action to driven from their homes by the atroc- The United States is the largest pro- help the Syrian people. Three of these ities of the Assad regime. More than vider of assistance to the refugees who vetoes were used to block basic human- 130,000 innocent people have lost their have fled outside of Syria. We have itarian aid. What possible reason could lives during the 3-year civil war. We provided $1.3 billion in aid thus far, any civilized nation have to deny war are witnessing one of the greatest hu- $340 million in Lebanon alone, but get- victims food and medical supplies? manitarian crises since World War II, ting relief into Syria is the next chal- But Russia has shown it can be per- and it can be stopped. lenge. suaded or shamed into taking action to Last summer my Committee on The conditions in Syria are even promote the basic safety of the Syrian Armed Services colleague Senator worse than the conditions I described citizens. In August, with the threat of ANGUS KING of Maine and I visited Tur- in Lebanon. Nearly 7 million Syrians U.S. military action to punish the key and Jordan to explore the dimen- are displaced within their own country, Assad regime for use of chemical weap- sion of the refugee crisis in both of more than 9 million Syrians need hu- ons against its own civilians, Russia those nations. We visited refugee manitarian aid, but they have not been realized it could no longer be the sole camps and talked to government lead- able to receive basic humanitarian aid, global apologist for this atrocity. So it ers and NGOs about the damaged lives food, and medicine due to the actions persuaded Syria to admit to the crime, and the stressed communities that re- of the Bashar al-Assad regime and also acknowledge the existence of a stock- sult from this unprecedented displace- due to the complicity of the regime’s pile, and commit to the complete de- ment of Syrians. patron, Russia. struction of these inhumane weapons. Last week the Senator from Maine The denial of humanitarian aid is a While that process has been slow, the and I visited Lebanon to see the scale war crime, pure and simple. Thousands weaponry has not been used since Rus- of the Syrian crisis in that country. In are dying of starvation. Cases of tuber- sia realized the world would not tol- a country of only slightly more than 4 culosis, polio, typhoid, and other dis- erate such a clear violation of inter- million people, there are already over 1 eases are expanding at an exponential national law. million Syrian refugees who have fled rate. None of this is an accident. The Similarly, after repeatedly blocking into Lebanon over the last 3 years, one Assad regime is using forced starvation U.N. action to deliver humanitarian in four. Think of the scale of that ref- and forced sieges as a weapon to de- aid in Syria, Russia decided, in the ugee crisis. If we were to receive in the stroy the Syrian people. midst of the Sochi Olympics, it could

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He said: There are plenty of hor- calling for the provision of humani- ities and work with other nations to ror stories being told. Then Senator tarian aid inside Syria. find a resolution to the Syrian civil REID said: They are, all of them, un- When Russia could no longer com- war. true. All of them are untrue. I don’t think anybody has come to fortably block progress, when the eyes Mr. President, I yield the floor. of the world were on it in the middle of the floor more frequently than I have The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. in the last 2 months, 3 months, 10 the Olympics last week, it finally BOOKER). The Senator from Missouri. joined with the rest of the world in weeks. I believe I have been coming to Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, first of the floor every week, the 10 weeks we calling on Syria to allow aid to its peo- all, I want to say I am glad Senator ple. In the aftermath of that resolu- were in session, with stories from Mis- KAINE has been here talking about this sourians. We call them. We talk to tion, the real test lies ahead, because important issue today—the tragedy of those were words on paper and now we them about it. We say: Senator BLUNT Syria, the tragedy of the barrel bombs, is going to the floor and he is going to must see whether the aid will be deliv- this hideous way to kill people where ered. talk about what you have talked to us you fly over with helicopters and first about. He would like to mention your This is the situation in Syria today. terrorize people who are wondering This is a recent photo from a suburb of first name, where you are from, but if where you are going to drop these you don’t want him to do that, he Damascus that has been under siege by weapons, and then basically shove the Assad regime without access to won’t do that. In virtually every case, them out the side door of a helicopter, they say: We told you these stories be- food and basic medical care. Witness and the Russian complicity in this. this photo. Look at the destruction; cause we want other people to know. We are seeing even today that Russia look at the rubble; look at the throng We want people to know how we are is beginning to flex its muscles as it re- of hungry people stretching to oblivion being affected by the President’s lates to the people of Ukraine. I had in the distance. See the hunger in their health care bill. the Prime Minister from Georgia in to They seem to have plenty of facts faces and bodies, and look at the ques- see me on Monday, and of course the backing them up, way beyond Senator tions in their eyes. It is incumbent day the Olympics were over the Rus- REID’s assertion that all of them are upon the Syrian regime to allow sians were there the next day, more ag- untrue. They are not all untrue. In unhindered access of humanitarian aid gressively, partitioning off that part of fact, I have every reason to believe to all Syrians. Opposition groups have Georgia they have seized in the last they are all true, and there are many that same obligation. more stories out there to be told. In conclusion, let me say a final word couple of years, the same argument they could easily try to make in Today I wanted to talk about the about Russian responsibility to re- changes in Medicare Advantage and I spond to these poor Syrian people. Ukraine. Ukraine, of the Soviet satellite had to have some discussion with our When the Russian Government and its team, and they asked: Well, how many people see this picture, it should re- states, is the one that has potentially the most future positive impact on of these stories are you not going to mind them of their own history. Dur- tell this week if you just tell the sto- ing the siege of Leningrad during Russia, if they could get it back. The countries of the West, the countries of ries about Medicare Advantage? If you World War II, the Nazis deliberately are in agreement with Senator REID’s used these same techniques and tac- the European Union, and the United States should be aggressively uniting view of the world, I guess you think tics—forced starvation and siege—as a the active imagination of Missourians tactic of war to cause horrible depriva- and trying to reinforce the desire for people in Ukraine to want to have eco- is running wild, because they are con- tion to the Russian population of that tacting our office constantly telling us city. Russians should look in the eyes nomic freedom and want to have personal freedom, and sending the strong- about higher premiums, higher of these victims of intentional starva- deductibles, insurance they used to tion and grapple with their responsi- est possible message against those who work against that, whether they are in have that worked and insurance that bility to them. doesn’t work, and it doesn’t work be- Russia can cause the Assad regime, Russia or whether they were complicit in the activities of Ukraine. cause the Federal Government, with- just as it did in August, to open access out thinking through the goal of trying With this sudden moving around of so these people can have food and med- to be sure more people had access to in- Russian troops today, unannounced icine. Russia has finally agreed to surance, didn’t think about all of the until just the last few hours that they words on paper at the U.N., but the unintended consequences. world will watch the actions of this na- would be maneuvering, it is usually no The latest broken promise—I am tion. coincidence the Russians are moving afraid it won’t be the last; I wish it One final thought. When Senator troops around at a time of crisis on would be the last broken promise, but KING and I were traveling last week in their borders. We should be very vigi- it won’t be the last, I suspect—relates the Middle East, we went to other lant in sending the message of freedom, to the 15 million people in America countries as well. In one country, the message of supporting people who who have Medicare Advantage—somewhere we are engaged in a back-and- want freedom. thing they liked and something they forth over the provision of U.S. mili- My concern about Syria is that our are not going to be able to have, in tary assistance, where we are raising policy hasn’t worked there either and, many cases, the way they used to have what we think are legitimate questions frankly, our policy hasn’t worked in it. This is another application of that about some democracy reforms this na- such a way that it makes it hard for us promise of if you like your insurance, tion needs to undertake if we are to be now to say there will be consequences you can keep it. Well, all the 15 million better and better partners, a leader of for Russia if something happens in Americans who have Medicare Advan- that nation said to me: If the United Ukraine. We need to be sure the world tage, many of them, are going to find States won’t provide assistance, then knows, when the United States talks they can’t keep it. And before this is we will find a way to make Russia our about consequences, that there will be over, all of them may find out they partner. consequences, they will be meaningful, can’t keep it. Well, to anyone who thinks making they will be certain, and that things The President’s health care plan has Russia your partner is a good thing, such as are happening in Syria can’t be already cut hundreds of billions of dol- you ought to look at this photo too, be- allowed to continue, and worse things, lars from Medicare—not to save Medi- cause this is what has become of Syria such as those happening in Ukraine, care but to fund the new program. Ev- choosing Russia as its principal part- can’t be allowed to happen. erybody knows Medicare is one of the

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This is the Our seniors and other Medicare Advantage this, but the numbers don’t suggest only place in America you wouldn’t be members should not, as they already do, that the overall benefit is nearly as laughed off the city council dais or off have to make choices between paying for good as the overall damage: people los- the legislative floor if you said: We medicines and other healthcare related ex- ing insurance at greater numbers than have this one program that is in big penses or food or housing expenses. people getting insurance; premiums trouble. We are not going to do any- I hope you are able to see the bigger pic- going up more than going down; ture, as I do, as a 30-year-old professional deductibles rising. thing to reform it, we are just going to nurse who is on the frontlines each and every cut it so we can start another program. It would be nice for those who sup- day taking care of these individuals and ported this to convince people that all Yet that is what has happened here. their families. We have already cut Medicare by $300 these stories are untrue, but I think This sounds truthful to me. too many people have true stories to billion—that is Medicare Advantage— Edward and his wife, from Saint and on top of this cut to Medicare Ad- tell for their neighbors and their Peters, MO, live on a fixed income. He friends not to realize what is happening vantage we now see that plans are said: because of this government inter- being changed, and they are being My wife and I are retired seniors living on ference with a health care system that changed in significant ways. a fixed income. I have Medicare Advantage, was working instead of doing the hand- Why did we have Medicare Advantage which is provided by Mercy—a Missouri ful of things we could have done to for States such as mine—the State of based health insurance company. I am told I make the best health care system in Missouri—with lots of rural areas, lots will lose coverage next year due to the world work better. They were of rural hospitals, without always hav- ObamaCare cuts. Why must the cost of there. They were offered. The President ObamaCare—which Missourians did not ing competitive health care providers? knew they were there. That is not the Medicare Advantage provided the com- want—be paid by cuts to seniors? Please change the ObamaCare law to leave Medicare course we followed, and the course we petition. It was that competition that are following is not leading to a place made Medicare Advantage and Medi- Advantage alone. Again, 19 Democrats and 21 Repub- where most Americans want to be. care Part D work and made them work Mr. President, I yield the floor. at much less cost than anybody had an- licans signed a letter last week asking The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ticipated. The marketplace works if the same question. This letter didn’t ator from Indiana. you focus on a competitive market- even say: Go back and reverse what Mr. COATS. Mr. President, may I in- place rather than trying to run health you have done. Just stop making these quire what the order is in morning care to be sure there is competition out cuts being made right now. business relative to time? there. That is what Medicare Advan- Ronald from Raytown, MO, says his The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is tage did. In our State, 1 out of 4 people copay has increased as a result of the 15 minutes remaining on the Repub- on Medicare is on Medicare Advan- administration’s cuts to Medicare Ad- lican side. tage—237,000 Missourians on Medicare vantage plans. f Please protect our Medicare Advantage Advantage. IRAN On February 14, I joined my col- plans. As you know, Medicare is presently leagues in urging CMS not to make any underfunded. I do not appreciate those that Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I appre- more cuts to Medicare Advantage. permit Obama to willfully take [hundreds of ciate this opportunity to come to the There were 40 of us who signed that let- billions of] dollars that we seniors have paid floor to speak about a different subject into Medicare and use those monies to fund ter, and 19 of the 40 Senators who but one which is imminent and nec- ObamaCare. I am counting on you to protect essary for us to consider; that is, the signed that letter were Democrats, our Medicare Advantage plans and realize with 21 Republicans. So there is a pret- current Iranian sanctions issue. that the less government involvement in our Back in 2007, when Iran had ‘‘only’’ ty bipartisan sense that something Medicare Advantage plans, the more effi- about 700 centrifuges spinning to en- must be happening out there to hurt cient the plan. As a result of ObamaCare, my rich uranium, we—and by ‘‘we,’’ I mean these programs. That is true, not un- copay has increased. nearly the entire international commu- true. My guess is Ronald knows whether or nity—determined that the behavior by Why would we continue to do that? I not his copay has increased. In speak- the Iranian regime was simply too dan- don’t know. So I have joined the Re- ing with him, I am certainly persuaded gerous to tolerate. The U.N. Security publican leaders in a letter this week that the facts he is presenting—like Council began the process of passing a calling on Secretary Sebelius to stop the other people we are talking about series of resolutions demanding that moving forward with these misguided today—are absolutely true. Iran stop enriching uranium entirely. policies that do things that impact Jennifer from Blue Springs, MO, The United States, led by many here in people on Medicare Advantage; that do says: the Senate, began the very careful and things that impact people who had My husband and I are both on Medicare al- painstaking process of amassing an health insurance with a deductible ready . . . the co-pays for our ‘‘Medicare Ad- international coalition to back in- they could afford but now no longer vantage’’ plans have doubled and, in some creasingly tough sanctions, all aimed have. cases, tripled from 2013 to 2014 . . . [and that explicitly at forcing the Iranian regime The administration’s proposals con- is why I’m responding with a nightmare story]. to end enrichment activities. tinue once again to contradict the The reason for this was because we promise that if you had health care The other thing Jennifer said is she believed a nuclear weapons-capable or you liked, you could keep your health and her husband are retired. They are -armed Iran posed an imminent threat care policy; that if you had doctors you musicians, and they had a business not just to the Middle East but to the liked, you could keep your doctors. where they would go to nursing homes world community. That was the con- More and more people are seeing that and play gospel music just for their ex- sensus agreed to by the world commu- is not true. penses. She points out that because of nity and supported by resolution after These many stories I have heard I the increased health care costs, nurs- resolution from the Security Council of firmly believe to be true, not untrue, ing homes no longer have room in their the United Nations and by proclama- no matter what the majority leader of budget for something that is enter- tions by not only our country but by the Senate might have said. Let me taining, such as live gospel music. The countries around the world. share a few of those today as I move to- reverberations of what happens when The entire effort had, for some years, ward the conclusion of what I want to the government decides that the gov- been devoted entirely to ending ura- talk about today. ernment is better prepared to manage nium enrichment activities. The con- Darcie from Kansas City, MO, is a not just Medicare and Medicaid—as if sensus was that nuclear weapon posses- registered nurse and works with Medi- we didn’t have enough challenges al- sion or capability posed unacceptable

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Prospects for Iran lowed to have a vote in the Senate as these resolutions or this multiyear to do so look pretty darned good. to whether our current policy that this strategy of achieving the objective we Clearly Iran has not lived up to what administration is pursuing is the right set out to accomplish. The objective they agreed to do or what we asked policy to achieve the goal which we all was that Iran would cease enrichment them to do. But there seems to be no agreed to. of uranium, which could be used to prospect in place for our returning to The last four Presidents—two Demo- achieve nuclear weapons capability. sanctions unless the Senate, on a bi- crats and two Republicans—have de- This goal has suddenly been totally partisan basis—and there is bipartisan claratively said: A nuclear-capable abandoned. support for this—is able to impose the Iran is unacceptable. President Obama The current interim agreement ex- next round of sanctions should this in- has stated that over and over. Yet here plicitly concedes to the Iranians their terim agreement not achieve its objec- we are engaged in a process that ad- right to continue enrichment activities tives. Yet we are currently being vances that prospect. with only meager limitations, all of blocked from bringing this legislation We are put at a disadvantage, and we which can be reversed by the mullahs to the floor. are giving away the one tool that has in Iran in an instant. The mullahs in I repeat: This is bipartisan legisla- brought Iran to the negotiating table. Iran boast publicly of this great negoti- tion led by Senator MENENDEZ of New They have trumpeted publicly about ating victory for them, which goes Jersey and those who have been ac- how they have outsmarted us and against everything we have been trying tively engaged and involved. But now outnegotiated us and achieved what to do for the past 6 or 7 years. we are being asked to stand down. We It seems unassailable that Iran came they wanted to achieve and diminished are not even given a chance to exercise to the negotiating table at long last di- our opportunity to achieve what the our vote on this, which we are attempt- rectly as a consequence of the hardship world community wants to achieve. We ing to add to the pending legislation that was achieved by these inter- will rue the day that we almost had national economic sanctions that were here. Again, delay, delay, delay is put- Iran to the point where we could have imposed on this regime. They resisted ting us in a position of essentially con- achieved our goal but stepped back and coming to the negotiating table until ceding to the Iranians what they want conceded to their promise and commit- these sanctions really started to hit and giving them the opportunity to ment to continue to enrich, to con- home. continue to pursue their quest for nu- tinue to add centrifuges, and to con- But what is equally clear is that the clear weapons capability. tinue their pursuit of nuclear weapons regime wants sanctions relief and has Obviously, for them, it is just fine if capability. sought this interim deal to accomplish they can turn the protracted uncer- If Iran is armed with nuclear weap- it—and unfortunately, we have given it tainty and gradual sanctions relief into ons, it will pose unimaginable con- to them. And what do we get in return? a series of lesser agreements. But for sequences to us. There has been total What we get in return is having nego- us, more interim agreements will mean agreement on that among the world’s tiated away our very core purpose for our allies will become accustomed to Nations. Yet here we stand at the mo- doing this in the first place. Instead of these gradual changes and the increas- ment of decision—right when we, in a using our leverage to continue the ing commerce in Iranian oil. They will sense, had them where we wanted to progress we had made to bring Iran to become less inclined to again reverse get them, and we conceded that. cease uranium enrichment, we blunted course almost regardless of Iranian ac- I deeply regret that we have not been our very best leverage and our very tions. Following that prolonged proc- able to move forward with these addi- best tool. Instead of pressing our long- ess, we confront a stronger Iran but a tional sanctions to be employed if—in term advantage, we have begun to re- weaker international coalition opposed this first interim agreement—Iran does lieve the pressure on Iran to cease to Iranian nuclear ambitions. Iranian not live up to the objectives and goals their efforts to gain nuclear weapon ca- ambitions and capabilities will grow, which we have demanded. pability. And why have we abandoned our efforts to halt the Iranian quest for With that, I yield the floor and sug- our goal to stop uranium enrichment? nuclear capability will diminish, and gest the absence of a quorum. Because the Iranian negotiating team we will then be left with a choice of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The has told us they would never tolerate containing or taking military action clerk will call the roll. an end to their long, expensive path to against a nuclear-capable, if not nu- The legislative clerk proceeded to an enrichment industry. clear-armed, Iran. call the roll. So here is my central conviction on The President has said repeatedly Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask this matter: If those on the other side that ‘‘containment’’ is not an option. It unanimous consent that the order for of the table tell us in advance that our is not for me either. Since he also said the quorum call be rescinded. long-held conviction and purpose is military force is an option, it seems The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without asking too much, instead of meekly clear to me this current course is more objection, it is so ordered. complying with their request, then we likely to bring us to that stark point must increase pressure until they than to a negotiated settlement. f change their minds, not abandon our We must be determined to do what CONCLUSION OF MORNING own goal because it is perceived as too we can in the Senate to prevent us BUSINESS tough. from reaching that point. Not only So what have we bought with this in- must we refocus our government and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning terim agreement? According to the Bi- other friendly governments on the need business is closed. partisan Policy Center, of which I used to eliminate Iran’s nuclear infrastruc- f to be a part, the main practical con- ture in any final agreement—no matter sequence of this claimed ‘‘freezing’’ is how difficult that might be—we must COMPREHENSIVE VETERANS that the time Iran now needs to also oppose Iran’s likely intentions to HEALTH AND BENEFITS AND produce a critical mass of highly en- prolong the negotiation process in- MILITARY RETIREMENT PAY riched uranium—20 kilograms—with tended to continue to weaken our coa- RESTORATION ACT OF 2014—MO- current centrifuges has gone from an lition. TION TO PROCEED estimated 59 days to 63 days. What did The Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under we gain from the agreement? Four that I have cosponsored will give us the previous order, the Senate will re- days—four days longer that it will take great leverage in doing that. It will sume consideration of the motion to Iran, once they flip the switch, to get make it clear that the Senate will not proceed to S. 1982, which the clerk will highly enriched uranium, which allows support playing Iran’s game any longer report. them nuclear capability. than we already have. The legislative clerk read as follows:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.025 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1195 Motion to Proceed to Calendar No. 301 (S. big lag in time that occurs when our This provision—this Spouses of He- 1982) a bill to improve the provision of med- veterans apply for benefits. Benefits roes Education Act—is one element ical services and benefits to veterans, and for delayed are, for a period of time, bene- among a number that our Committee other purposes. fits denied. The Department of Vet- on Veterans’ Affairs has so ably assem- Pending: erans Services has made progress with bled to address shortfalls in the pro- Reid (for Sanders) amendment no. 2747, in more progress to come. This bill will grams that assist those who have stood the nature of a substitute. make a difference in eliminating the for our country. Reid amendment no. 2766 (to amendment backlog and will address the needs of Let us not forget what we are work- no. 2747), to change the enactment date. our veterans in a timely fashion, and Reid motion to commit the bill to the ing to do: to keep faith with those who Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, with in- timeliness is very important. have served our country. Let us set structions, Reid Amendment no. 2767, to There is another provision in this bill aside the petty, partisan, poisonous change the enactment date. that I particularly want to emphasize games and let’s hold the faith and keep Reid amendment no. 2768 (to (the instruc- because it comes out of conversations our veterans in mind. tions of the motion to commit) amendment that occurred 6 years ago when I was Let’s get this bill done. Let’s get it no. 2767), of a perfecting nature. talking to folks about running for the to conference with the House. Let’s get Reid amendment no. 2769 (to amendment Senate. People in Oregon said: We need it to the Oval Office. Let us keep faith no. 2768), of a perfecting nature. to take care of our Gold Star families— with those who have stood for our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under our families who are striving and country. the previous order, the time until 2 struggling to be on their feet after they I thank the Presiding Officer. I yield p.m. will be equally divided and con- have lost a servicemember in combat. the floor. trolled between the two leaders or This is a challenge, of course, for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- their designees. children and it is a challenge for the ator from Georgia. Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I am spouses. Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I am thrilled that we are here at this mo- A veteran brought up the fact that delighted the Senate is talking about ment debating benefits for our vet- we needed to provide much better edu- our veterans. I am disappointed the bill erans. Our veterans have stood up for cational benefits. I am very pleased to before us did not go through the entire America by fighting for us overseas, have a bipartisan sponsor, Senator committee process. I am grateful that and when they come home we need to HELLER of Nevada, because there is Senator BURR, the ranking member, be standing up for them. Over time we nothing about helping our veterans has brought forward a side-by-side bill have come to recognize that there are that should be a partisan issue. There which I wish to discuss for a moment. a number of shortfalls in the way we is nothing about addressing the needs I am particularly glad the Burr bill address our benefits for veterans that of our Gold Star families who have lost brings up the Iran sanctions issue. I need to be corrected, and that is what a member of the family in combat that know the administration has kind of this bill is all about. should be a partisan issue. backed away from the sanctions be- Yesterday we had a motion to close Mr. Robert Thornhill, a veteran, cause of some things that have hap- debate on whether to debate this bill, talked to me in 2008, right before I pened recently and does not want a came to this Chamber, about this issue and that was successful, so here we are sanctions bill to pass the Senate. at this moment. Let’s recognize that of educationed benefits for the children I have followed closely what has hap- America has been at war for more than and for the spouses. When the primary pened in the Middle East. I recall back 12 years, that more than 6,000 Ameri- wage earner for a family is struck to 1979 when Georgians were held hos- down in battle, the rest of the family cans have lost their lives in service to tage in the American Embassy in needs a lot of help regaining their feet, our country, that more than 50,000 Tehran for 444 days. I have a lot of ex- and that means educational opportuni- Americans have been wounded in com- perience with that part of the world ties for the children. But let’s not for- bat. and I think there are some things of get that the spouse who has to take At some point 21⁄2 million Americans which we should be reminded. over major financial responsibilities have left their homes and their fami- This bill, the Burr bill that includes lies to serve their country in Iraq and also needs educational benefits. Shortly before I came here, the post- the veterans’ benefits, also includes nu- Afghanistan. Many of these men and 9/11 GI bill went into effect creating clear weapons sanctions on Iran and women have served more than 1 deploy- the Machine Gunnery Sergeant Fry most of the provisions of the Nuclear ment, and 400,000 men and women have Scholarship. That scholarship fulfilled Weapon Free Iran Act. In particular, served more than 3 deployments. They the vision that Robert Thornhill and I three things included are important to have gone back to the theater of war had talked about, and it went even fur- note. repeatedly, with sacrifices on a per- ther to include housing and book sti- No. 1, it reimposes existing sanctions sonal level, sacrifices for their family pends and support for attendance at suspended under the interim agreement and sacrifices for their health. They private universities, but it only did so if Iran cheats on its commitment, have gone into perilous situations on for the children of the fallen. drags its feet in negotiations, or behalf of our Nation. Today we need to Mr. Thornhill followed up with me. threatens the West with long-range make sure the benefits promised are He noted that we need to take on and missiles or terrorism. there, and where the benefits are insuf- extend these benefits to spouses as No. 2, it ensures the final agreement ficient, that they are improved. well. Over the long term children need must require Iran to dismantle its il- I am hearing there is a possibility help going to college, but in the short licit nuclear infrastructure to prevent there may be an effort today to block term spouses often have to be retrained Iran from being able to produce nuclear this bill—this bill on behalf of our vet- to adopt their new role as the major weapons. erans. I certainly hope that will not be breadwinner for the family. No. 3, it threatens to impose addi- the case. How can we explain that the For several years I have been advo- tional economic sanctions in the future ongoing partisan politics that have so cating that we fulfill this vision of tak- should Iran cheat on its commitment poisoned and paralyzed our Nation are ing care of the educational opportunity or fail to agree to the final deal that more important than addressing the issues for our Gold Star families. Edu- dismantles its nuclear infrastructure. benefits of our veterans—our service cation is a powerful tool to rebuild a I have watched the television set. I men and our service women—who have family’s financial foundation, but it have seen the international reports. I fought for our country. Today is not a has to be affordable. have listened to what the Iranians are day for partisan politics. It is a day for There is a provision in this bill that saying since we have had this interim keeping faith with those who have Mr. Thornhill championed, a provision agreement, and here is what it says: served our Nation. that is fundamental to fairness for our Iranian President Hassan Rouhani I will address a particular provision spouses of those who have fallen, and it pledged that under no circumstances— that is in this bill today. The bill takes is a provision that is fundamental to and that is a direct quote—would Iran on many issues, one of which is to work the future success of our Gold Star agree to dismantle a single centrifuge very hard to shorten and eliminate the families. in a final nuclear agreement.

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Mr. President, we Third, former Iranian top nuclear ne- someone who will take them on, and have a lot of challenges before this Na- gotiator Hossein Mousavian told Ira- somebody who will not settle for their tion and this Congress. I believe the nian media in a recent interview that looking the other way on the agree- most critical challenge is how we han- the Islamic Republic will never—I un- ment they made. It is critical and im- dle financial matters that have been derscore never—agree to dismantle por- portant the Senate of the United entrusted to us, how we handle the tions of its nuclear infrastructure. States send a clear message to the Ira- budget and spend the debt we are ap- Iran nuclear negotiator Majid Takhte nians that we will not be lied to, we proving in America, and are we able— Ravanchi reiterated Iran would not ac- will not be misled, and we expect them do we have the will, do we have the in- cept the closure of ‘‘any of its nuclear to live up to the commitments they tegrity—to stand up and put this Na- sites.’’ have promised to live up to. If they tion on a sound fiscal path. Next, an Iran official on February 12 don’t, there will be consequences for I would note to all my colleagues set aside the idea of potentially alter- their actions. that the week before last before the ing a nuclear reactor so that other na- The World Bank and the Inter- Budget Committee, our own Congres- tions would fear the production of national Monetary Fund are already sional Budget Office Director Mr. Doug atomic bomb fuel. pointing out that the economy of Iran Elmendorf repeated once again—which Finally, Iran will determine its needs is now improving, with the interim is absolutely accepted by virtually regarding uranium enrichment on its agreement we currently have. We have every economist in America—this own, the country’s chief nuclear sci- no certainty on a final agreement that country remains on an unsustainable entist said on February 25, and will is coming in the next few months. We debt course. This is an unsustainable not—and I underscore not—accept for- have no certainty the Iranians are path we are on. He indicated and said eign powers dictating its enrichment going to do what they say they are flatly we could, indeed, face a fiscal policy. going to do anyway. If we sit here pas- crisis, something like 2007, perhaps, Iran is advancing its nuclear ballis- sively saying it will be all right, if we something like Greece, because our tics testing system and it has fired nu- don’t let them know there will be con- debt is so large and growing at such a clear missiles to test its capability. ditions if they violate the sanctions, if pace. We have never been here before. Iran has deployed two ships in the At- we don’t let them know we mean busi- We are in the red zone on the tachom- lantic as a show of force on the United ness, then America will have turned its eter. We are in the danger area, and we States of America. They continue in back on the most dangerous enemy we need to get out of it. So I would say to my colleagues, every way possible to be a surrogate have, and that is the enemy of ter- isn’t this true? Does anybody doubt it? fighter in Syria, empowering the rorism and the Islamic Republic of Does anybody deny it? Then why don’t Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Iran. I appreciate our veterans and the sac- we respond in an appropriate way? Gaza, and they continue to cause the rifice they have made to try and free us I was shocked, deeply disappointed, disturbances throughout the Middle from terrorism. I appreciate the volun- amazed, and saddened that this head- East. teers who have sacrificed their sacred line appeared earlier in the week in the Why should we not as a Congress of treasure and their families and their Washington Post. This is what it said: the United States, in talking about our own personal blood and their own per- ‘‘With 2015 budget request, Obama will veterans, include within that talk a sonal life trying to defend America and call for an end to era of austerity.’’ clear shot across the bow to the Ira- liberate the people of Iraq and the peo- What does this mean? Every Member nians that America will not stand for ple of Afghanistan. I don’t want us to of this Congress knows what it means. them laughing at us or poking their turn and leave the Middle East. I want It means the President of the United finger in our face when we talk about a to let the Middle East know, and its States is no longer interested in fiscal nuclear-free Iran? biggest ogre, the Nation of Iran, that responsibility. He is saying: We no We do not need a nuclear armed Iran we will not stand for a nuclear weapon longer need to tighten our belt. He is in the Middle East for a plethora of in Iran. If they continue to try and saying he is going to attack anybody reasons. Most importantly, if they get progress toward that, there will be who suggests more spending is bad. He one, there will be a nuclear arms race sanctions that will be crippling. Amer- is going to say that he is going into in a very unstable part of the world. It ica will not turn its back on Iran; we this election with the idea that he is is the home of terrorism. It is the home will stand toe to toe with them and say going to promise, promise, promise of the biggest fear the United States of this will not stand. more and more spending, more debt, America has, and our best ally, Israel, I commend Senator BURR for his and he is not concerned about it. That lies in the path of Iranian resistance. leadership in including that in this por- is what it means. I am not exag- So it is important the sanctions be re- tion of the veterans bill, as well as gerating. I think every Member of this instated and that we have conditions those members of the Foreign Rela- body knows exactly what that signal on the Iranians so that if they violate tions Committee and the other 57 Mem- was. their promises or they look the other bers of the Senate who have signed the So we will see the budget. It will be way on their commitments or they do Iran sanctions bill. It is my hope and out next Tuesday, and we will have a what they are saying on their own na- plea that sometime in the weeks ahead, hearing in the Budget Committee, of tional television networks today, they before the Iranians think we have no which I am the ranking Republican, on understand there will be a consequence teeth left at all, that we will do the Wednesday. But I suspect and am con- to their actions. right thing on the floor of the U.S. fident it will do just like his last two I remember 1979. I remember when Senate and enhance the conditions of budgets. It would increase spending $1 ‘‘Nightline’’ became a television show sanctions against the Nation of Iran if trillion above the amount of spending because for 444 days Americans were they lie to us or fail to keep the prom- we agreed to in 2011 and reaffirmed es- held hostage in Tehran. I remember ises they have made in the interim sentially with the Ryan-Murray bill that just the day before President agreement and the ultimate permanent that he signed about 2 months ago into Reagan was sworn in as President of agreement we make. law. the United States, President Carter fi- Mr. President, I yield the floor and We cannot do this. This is how we de- nally negotiated a release of the hos- note the absence of a quorum. stroy a country, how we weaken an tages in Iran, for one simple reason: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The economy. I cannot—I do not have Iran knew that once President Carter clerk will call the roll. words to express it.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.009 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1197 I will say one more point. Econo- to waive all applicable sections of that least our colleagues did, the Demo- mists are telling us that our economic act and applicable budget resolutions cratic colleagues, because I did not growth today is below what it other- for purposes of the pending bill, and I vote for the Ryan-Murray bill. I wise would be because of the size of the ask for the yeas and nays. thought it eroded the Budget Control debt this country faces right now—not The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Act more than I wanted it to and it in the future, right now. It is a wet sufficient second? raised the caps. But it kept them in blanket on economic growth. The There is a sufficient second. place. It eased pressure in several areas Rogoff-Reinhart study talks about the The yeas and nays were ordered. where the shoe was pinching badly. It slower growth, and we have consist- Mr. SESSIONS. Well, Mr. President, eased that pressure. But that is not ently seen projections for growth not reclaiming the floor, now you have it enough now? We have to have more? being met. in stark clarity. This bill proposes to It is using the veterans as a political Director Elmendorf, in his testi- spend more than we agreed to spend tool, in my view. I do not think our mony—I asked him about it 2 years passing the Ryan-Murray Act a few veterans want their programs to be en- ago. He predicted 2013 would allow us weeks ago. President Obama signed it 2 hanced if every penny of money that is to see 4.6-percent economic growth. It months ago. The ink is hardly dry on going to enhance those programs is came in at 1.9 percent—a stunning it, and here we have another bill to added to the debt of the United States miss, well below. Below 2-percent raise that, to raise the spending again. of America. growth means you are not creating And it will not be the only one. We are This is eight times at least since the jobs, you are not creating wealth, you going to see bill after bill after bill, Budget Control Act was passed that we are basically stagnant with an increas- and it is part of the President’s strat- have seen efforts to bust it. So our ing population. egy. military men and women who worked We need to be at 4.6 percent. We need What is it? The era of austerity is tirelessly, selflessly, for the good of some of that kind of growth. One rea- over. He signed Ryan-Murray. He this country, have always put duty son we are not is bigger government, signed the Budget Control Act. But he first. Shouldn’t we put duty first? more taxes, more regulations, and had no intention of complying with it. This massive Federal budget of ours more debt. He will not support enforcement of it. is filled with waste, filled with projects We are not going to get out of it That is a failure of leadership of a mon- that cannot be defended intellectually. until we get off that path. umental proportion. It is a stunning It was our duty to get rid of wasteful So now we have a veterans bill before event. pet projects and do the right thing for us. Nobody, I do not believe, is more I do not know why we have a Con- our veterans. committed to veterans in this body gress, why we pass laws that say we are I say to my colleagues, for example, than I have been, and so many of my only going to spend so much money you could have closed the tax credit colleagues on both sides of the aisle and then we waltz in, just a few weeks loophole for illegal immigrants that is want to do the right thing for veterans. later, and spend billions more than we costing America billions of dollars. The But it is an audacious thing we are see- agreed to. And, oh, we will just waive cut to the veterans pension was about ing here today. the budget we just passed. Oh, this is $6 billion over 10 years. Annually, ac- Let’s review some of the history. important. But everybody knew when cording to the President’s own inspec- Two months ago, every Senate Demo- we passed the limits on spending that tor general at his own Department of crat—every Senate Democrat—voted there were going to be important bills. Treasury, we are losing $4 billion a for a bill to cut military pensions for I am actually shocked, even by Sen- year in improper tax credit payments our soldiers, our military retirees, and ate and congressional standards, how to illegal aliens. Why don’t we fix that? even our disabled veterans. It was in blase´ this body has been about these The inspector general asked that we fix their bill. laws. I thought at least people would that. It would save $20 billion over 10 Senate Democrats then blocked—not pretend to honor them. There is no pre- years. No, sir. What do they tell us? We once but twice—my efforts, other Re- tense here. And it is a failure of respon- are not doing anything on immigra- publican efforts to restore those cuts sibility in this body if such spending tion. by closing a tax credit loophole for ille- were to pass. Well, the first thing you should do to gal immigrants. So our colleagues voted to cut the re- create a lawful system of immigration Mr. President, I see my colleague and tirement pay of veterans, which I opin America is to quit rewarding people friend, Senator SANDERS, in the Cham- posed and Republicans opposed. That financially who come illegally. That is ber. I am going to get to the point. I was already in law—a commitment we the first thing. For Heaven’s sakes, will do it now because I know he has a made to military people that if they what is wrong with that? Is that im- busy agenda, and I think I know how served 20 years, they get this retire- moral? the script will all play out. ment benefit. We had an instance in which there I say to Senator SANDERS and col- They waltzed in to save $6 billion, was a trailer, I believe in Indiana. A leagues, the pending measure before us supposedly, and they were going to re- number of people lived there. No chil- today, S. 1982, the Comprehensive Vet- duce their pension benefits. I did not dren. They claimed 19 children and got erans Health and Benefits and Military feel, No. 1, it was necessary. There refunds from the United States of Retirement Pay Restoration Act of were other ways to save money. And I America of $30,000—all of which were 2014—which is a good title for a bill— felt we had ways to save the money in not proper, none of which were proper. would cause the aggregate level of a different way and offered legislation That is what the inspector general budget authority and outlays for fiscal to that effect. So the attempts to fix it was talking about. You are not entitled year 2014, deemed pursuant to section were blocked twice. to come to America illegally—have 111 of Public Law 113–67, to be exceed- What was in the Ryan-Murray bill children in some other country—and ed. Therefore, I raise a point of order was fiscally responsible—bad policy but then demand that we give you a tax under section 311(a)(2) of the Congres- responsible fiscally. This bill is not. credit, which is the equivalent of a di- sional Budget Act of 1974. This bill increases, creates new vet- rect check from the U.S. Treasury. A The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- erans programs, new spending for vet- tax credit is not a deduction. It is a ator from Vermont. erans, and it is not paid for in any way. check from the U.S. Treasury. Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I It is all borrowed money. We are al- But, oh no, we will not even discuss thank my friend from Alabama for ac- ready in debt, so when we enter and that. That is a nonstarter. So it looks commodating my schedule. I will have commit ourselves to additional obliga- like politics trumps helping veterans. more to say on this issue later this tions above what we have agreed to, So if we had had a plan to fix the vet- afternoon. But let me at this point every penny of that is borrowed, every erans retirement, that could have all simply say: Mr. President, pursuant to penny of that will add to the debt of worked together on a good basis. Here section 904 of the Congressional Budget our country. we have now another veterans bill that Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of This bill busts the caps we agreed to. is not going to work. Are there no pro- applicable budget resolutions, I move These are caps we all voted for—or at grams, are there no spending plans out

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.013 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1198 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 there that could not be trimmed, elimi- Treasury bills, with interest. Look at In 2007, before we had the fiscal cri- nated or reconfigured that could help this chart. This year, 2013, it is $230 bil- sis, we were spending about $2.6 trillion us honor the commitments we have lion. Look at the increase Director El- in that year. In 2011, right before we made to our veterans? There surely mendorf told us we can expect over the signed this August Budget Control Act are. Lots of them. We have seen a lot of next 10 years. In 2024, 10 years from agreement to limit the growth of them offered. now, colleagues, interest on the debt spending—only the growth. It did not So I challenge any of our colleagues, will be $870 billion in 1 year. limit spending. It limited growth. We Senate Democrats, to come to the floor How many good projects are going to were spending about $3.5 trillion. The and name one program they are willing have their programs cut to just pay the CBO baseline projects that in 2015, that to terminate in order to help fund our interest on the debt? It is the fastest is the year we are working on now, try- veterans adequately. Come down and growing item in the United States ing to prepare our budget and so forth, let’s hear it. There is a circling of the budget. What do we have? We want to we are going to spend even more than wagons in this administration. What do something for veterans a few weeks we spent then. did the President mean when he said: after we agree to limit spending. We So the spending is going up. We made The era of austerity is over, as the come right in with a bill to waive the a few adjustments to curtail the Washington Post reported? What did budget limit, spend above that, borrow growth in spending, which is good, but me mean? He meant that we are not every penny of that money, and in- really not enough to get us on a sound cutting anything else. He meant that crease this interest and debt situation. path. The reason I assure you that we The Director did not count that. His he is going to propose, as he has in the are not on a sound path, as this chart calculations assume we honor the past, new spending programs, not fewer shows that, is the interest we are going Budget Control Act and the Ryan-Mur- spending. to be paying over 10 years. This is last ray spending limit. He assumes we are We can’t even get amendments up on year, 2013. This is what they tell us we honoring what is in law. But what do this legislation. The majority leader are going to be paying in interest in we have? A motion to waive. Spend has filled the tree. He will not allow us 2024. It goes up every single year. We above that limit. This whole reckless even to vote on alternative proposals. are on an unsustainable path. You spending is what Admiral Mullen We cannot have an honest debate in can’t get something for nothing. Julie meant when he said: The greatest this Chamber over how to legitimately threat to America’s security is our def- Andrews tells us: Nothing comes from and responsibly meet the needs of vet- icit, our debt. It is going to crowd out nothing. Nothing ever could. It can’t. erans or any other group, it appears. So So I am flabbergasted really. The other spending. It threatens our eco- really, in effect, the majority leader most disappointing thing to me is I nomic viability, our growth potential, and his caucus will not allow votes on know now what we are going to see in and it actually places us at risk for the President’s budget come next Tues- proposals. He will not allow our vet- some financial crisis in the years to day. Any hint at belt tightening is erans to have a vote really. As long as come. that is the case, you have got no right Our voters deserve better. Look at going to be gone. We are going to see to proceed with this legislation, in my how they tend to maneuver this legis- proposals for massive increases in opinion. lation. It is so absurd sometimes. We spending. Oh, not spending, invest- So to those who come to the floor should laugh about it if it were not so ments. That is what we are going to and attack Republicans, saying we do serious. It is serious. The Sanders bill, see. not care about veterans, I will issue the veterans bill—we are being told we But we do not have the money. We do this challenge: Tell your leader—be- must vote for it or they will accuse us not have to damage America. We do cause he cannot function without your of being unkind and unsupportive and not have to destroy our country. This support—tell your leader to let us offer unsympathetic to our veterans. That is what we agreed to now. It shows con- some amendments. Let us offer some day is over. We are not going to be in- tinual growth. Under the Budget Con- offsets that would help pay for this. timidated on this. We are going to do trol Act, we are going to see growth in Tell your leader to let this Chamber the right thing for veterans and Amer- spending every year. There is no reduc- work its will in the Constitutional and ica. tion in spending. It is going to grow historic way. This bill would exceed the spending every year for the next 10 years. It will If you do not, it is clear that your limit for the current fiscal year that not grow quite as fast, as if we did not goal is to create a misleading headline Congress and the President agreed to have a Budget Control Act. and not do what is right for veterans. just 3 months ago. Initially—it gets It looks like, if we continue to have One more thing, because Congress has worse in the outer years—it would efforts to waive the budget and just refused to live within its means, inter- clearly add another $260 million in spend above that, it will be even worse est on our debt is surging, unbelievably mandatory spending and authorize an- than this. The growth will be even so. It will crowd out this kind of spend- other $182 million this year, fiscal year greater. ing, defense spending, education spend- 2014, which we are already in—$182 mil- I want to share one point, and I will ing, highway spending, throughout our lion. It gets worse. wrap up. The bill also relies on a budg- whole government. So we agreed in 2011, August of 2011, et gimmick. It claims that it has got Let me draw your attention to this to set certain spending limits. The some pay-for, that it is not all bor- chart. This is what Director Elmendorf President signed that. Both Houses of rowed money. It claims this pay-for. It told us 2 weeks ago—last week—in his Congress voted for it. Come January, is really a gimmick that every honest testimony before the Budget Com- the President of the United States, who observer who has commented on it has mittee on the budget of the United signed that bill, laid forth his budget, just mocked it. It is the OCO gimmick. States of America. He told us that the which would increase spending $1 tril- The bill proposes to reduce Overseas interest we pay this date, this past lion over the limits that we agreed to Contingency Operations programs used year, was $230 billion. in August. So less than 6 months later, to combat terrorism worldwide, Iraq The savings from reducing veterans’ he was coming back before Congress and Afghanistan, our OCO, Overseas retirement over 10 years was $6 billion. completely ignoring the will, the es- Contingency Operations. The Federal highway bill for 1 year is tablished law, the Budget Control Act Every penny of that is borrowed. It is approximately $40 billion. The amount limitations on spending that he agreed not in the regular budget. It is spent of money we spend on education is to. above that as emergency spending, war around $100 billion. That is all of those He actually bragged about it. This is spending. That is how it has been done. programs that we spend it on. The no way to get our country on a sound For good or ill, that is the way it is amount of money we spend on the De- financial path. It is not any way to do done. At least while I am troubled by fense Department is about $500 billion. it. Let me point out one more thing. the President’s policies with regard to So last year, we spent $230 billion on They say that we are cutting spending, Iraq and Afghanistan, the costs are interest. When we borrow money, we go that this is austerity, that America is coming down. They are projected to into debt. We borrow the money. Peo- cutting its spending. Look at this come down every year until we basi- ple loan us the money. We give them chart. It is just a simple chart. cally eliminate those costs.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.015 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1199 It claims that reducing the amount Maya MacGuineas—respected on both ing on what year it is or depending on of money we borrow to fund the war sides of the aisle, a person committed what time period it is, we will get dif- and support our military is somehow to getting this Nation to fiscal respon- ferent answers to that question. now available to spend on whatever the sibility—is from the Committee for a Most of the time we like to believe project of the day is. Today it is vet- Responsible Federal Budget. She said that the Congress is worthy of the erans. It will be something else tomor- that last November. valor of those veterans, that we are row. They have tried this before. It is So we are not going to go for this. We doing everything we can to help them. ludicrous. It is like claiming credit are not going to waive the budget in But we have to be honest with our- today for the end of Vietnam. We are this fashion. It is not going to pass, and selves and say that there are substan- not borrowing money to fight the war it should have been known beforehand tial periods of time when this body and in Vietnam, so we can spend that when Senator SANDERS and Senator the other body—both the Senate and money. REID sought to push this bill through the House—have not been worthy of This is how a great Nation goes that it was never going to pass because the valor of our veterans because we broke. They want to do this to the tune there are enough Senators in this body haven’t done enough to help veterans of $18 billion. That is what it is going who have enough strength of will to and their families. to take to fund Senator SANDERS’ bill. honor the commitment we made a few We hope, we pray this can be one of The problem is, the money was never weeks ago in the Ryan-Murray legisla- those moments when we prove our- going to be spent at this rate. It is not tion. We are not going to use some selves worthy of the valor of those vet- a real savings. Every piece of legisla- bogus gimmick to justify busting the erans who served their country. They tion that the majority has tried to budget. The deal is over, nada. It is not didn’t ask the price; they didn’t put move since January has exceeded the going to happen. And I will defend my down conditions; they just served their levels that we reached in the December commitment to veterans and seeing country, and they asked us to enact agreement: unemployment insurance, that they are treated fairly in this legislation and policy that is commen- the farm bill, flood insurance, and now country. surate with the sacrifice and the com- the veterans bill. All of them spend There are a lot of positive things we mitment they made to their country. above what we agreed to. need to be doing in America. This is It is about keeping promises, and I Colleagues, these measures represent certainly not one them. We need to fig- hope we can be in one of those mo- critical needs. I know we want to do ure out how to run this government on ments right now. something about all of them, and ac- the spending increases to which we As many across the country know, knowledge that people have suffered have already agreed. In fact, we need to the bill improves VA health care cov- and are suffering under the policies reduce those increases more than we erage. It reauthorizes important job- that promised to do so much good but have. training programs for unemployed vet- have not. Otherwise, we are placing at risk our erans and provides instate tuition as- The solution is not to abandon fiscal economy today, job creation today, and sistance benefits for all post-9/11 vet- discipline. The solution is not to the future of our children. erans through the GI bill. breach the agreements we reached only I thank the Chair, and I yield the We know that when we look at the a few weeks ago to have some modest floor. unemployment data, some of the high- limitation on the growth of Federal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- est percentages for any sector or cat- spending. ator from Pennsylvania. egory are post-9/11 veterans—a much This approach has been widely de- Mr. CASEY. I rise this morning to higher unemployment rate than the rided as a gimmick. The Congressional speak about two issues. The first will overall unemployment rate and an Budget Office says this is not real be on the matter that is before us, the even higher unemployment rate than money that can be spent. Of course it veterans legislation. all of their fellow veterans. is not. I am grateful for the opportunity to In this case, for this bill, hundreds of Mr. Elmendorf followed up with a let- speak on this legislation. I commend people across Pennsylvania have ter to Congressman PAUL RYAN. Budget the work of Chairman SANDERS and reached out to my office, urging that director Mr. Elmendorf wrote: others who have brought us to this the Senate pass this bill. It has the Establishing caps on discretionary appro- point. We know we have a challenge support from various veterans service priations in the future would not affect ahead of us to pass this legislation. organizations, including the Iraq and spending under current law and would not offset changes in direct spending or reve- The good news is that these issues Afghanistan Veterans of America, the nues. Further, appropriations for war-related are bipartisan. Both parties have a real American Legion, and the VFW, just to activities have declined in recent years and concern about what happens to our vet- name a few. may decline further as military operations erans and what happens to our vet- I wish to address a couple of provi- in Afghanistan wind down. Caps on OCO ap- erans’ families. We often have different sions in the bill, ones that are particu- propriations that are lower than baseline pathways to get there, but I do think larly significant to Pennsylvania and projections might simply reflect policy deci- we have a bipartisan concern. some of the work we have been doing. sions that have already been made and that Perhaps it is appropriate to start The VA health care system in Pitts- would be realized even without such funding with a reflection on what I think our burgh had a terrible tragedy not too constraints. Moreover, if policymakers believed national security required appropria- obligation is as Members of the Senate, long ago where several veterans lost tions above the capped amounts in future but it is our obligation as citizens as their lives while in the care of the VA years, they would almost certainly provide well. health care system. There was a Le- emergency operations that would not, under Years ago I heard it expressed—we gionnaires’ outbreak. Legionella was current law, be counted against the caps. often express it by using the word the problem in the water system, and It points out that this is an unaccept- ‘‘worthy.’’ When we consider what our that terrible tragedy was obviously a able way to count money. veterans have done for us, it is impor- devastating loss for those families. Not Experts on the Federal budget have tant that we express gratitude in so only the city of Pittsburgh but all of said the same. Maya MacGuineas, a ca- many different ways. Sometimes that southwestern Pennsylvania was af- pable observer with the Committee for is one-on-one expressing to a veteran: fected. We are thinking of them today a Responsible Federal Budget, said: We appreciate your service. And when when we reflect upon some of the pro- Using the war gimmick to offset other there is a parade or another dem- visions in this bill. costs or to count toward deficit reduction onstration of public support for our Veterans and their loved ones need to would send a message to the American public veterans, that is important. feel confident and secure in the care and our investors that we are not serious But the question we have to ask our- they receive at all health care facili- about controlling the debt. In fact, it would selves both as elected officials and as ties. The failures—and there is no send the message that not only are we not serious, but we are going to try to trick ev- citizens is the following: Are we doing other way to describe them—that oc- eryone that we’re actually doing something everything we can to prove ourselves curred at the VA in southwestern productive on the deficit. That’s the height worthy of the valor of our veterans? Pennsylvania surrounding this out- of irresponsibility. The answer to that question—depend- break of Legionnaires’ disease is, in a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.016 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 word, unacceptable. Frankly, that is veterans, to whom we owe so much, Several years ago Congress moved not a strong enough word to express more job opportunities, greater health the Veterans Health Administration to the outrage I know people felt across care access, improved educational pro- a 1-year advanced appropriation. The southwestern Pennsylvania and be- grams, and increased oversight of the intent was to provide increased budget yond, so I worked and it led to the in- disability claims backlog, which is a certainty and protection for the hos- troduction of legislation. Portions of real challenge that so many of our vet- pitals, community clinics, and other what we worked on are included in this erans are facing. health care providers taking care of bill, and we are very pleased about I thank the leadership of Senator our wounded veterans. By funding the that. SANDERS, who chairs the Senate Vet- Veterans Health Administration in ad- Specifically, the bill requires the VA erans’ Affairs Committee. This bill in- vance, Congress made sure that budget to implement local and State reporting cludes provisions that have been spon- delays would no longer affect veterans requirements of infectious diseases. sored by both Republicans and Demo- health care. But the rest of the Depart- The bill also requires that the VA de- crats in the Senate, which is why more ment of Veterans Affairs, including the velop performance measures to assess than 20 veterans service organizations Veterans Benefits Administration, does whether the veterans integrated serv- have endorsed the legislation, includ- not receive that advanced appropria- ice networks and medical centers are ing the American Legion, the Veterans tion. That means during last year’s complying with these requirements. We of Foreign Wars, the Disabled Amer- government shutdown veterans were at are pleased that is part of the legisla- ican Veterans, and the Iraq and Af- risk of not receiving their disability tion. ghanistan Veterans of America. payments, and some personnel involved Mr. President, I wish to highlight a As the heroes of the wars in Iraq and in decreasing the disability claims part of the legislation that is very im- Afghanistan return home, they deserve backlog were not working. Veterans portant to me. our utmost gratitude and appreciation. should not have to wait longer or be Fortunately, it includes the Corporal Many of our returning veterans served put at risk of losing their benefits be- Michael J. Crescenz Act, which Senator multiple tours of duty, sacrificing so cause of political disagreements here TOOMEY and I introduced last year. The much to protect this Nation. They de- in Congress, and this bill will ensure bill renames the VA medical center on serve nothing less than access to the that will not happen again in the fu- Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia after best health care, the best education, ture. Corporal Crescenz. He was the city of and the best opportunities for employ- As I have talked with New Hampshire Philadelphia’s only Medal of Honor re- ment. veterans over the past year, this ad- Medical care for injured servicemem- cipient from the Vietnam war. I will vanced appropriations process has con- bers is at the heart of the VA’s mis- give a description of why he was award- sistently been one of their top re- sion. We have a basic responsibility to ed the Medal of Honor for his service in quests. I am very glad to see it is in- Vietnam. We know it is the highest care for the men and women injured while protecting this country. This leg- cluded. honor that can be granted to any sol- The bill also takes important steps islation addresses one of the most com- dier. to help create job opportunities for vet- mon requests from our veterans: ex- In this case, for his actions in Viet- erans. It reauthorizes parts of the VOW panded access to the VA’s dental care nam on November 20, 1968, his Medal of to Hire Heroes Act, including a joint program. Honor citation states that he gave his program between the VA and the De- life when he ‘‘left the relative safety of I was meeting with some folks recently who told me one of the biggest partment of Labor which provides 12 his own position, seized a nearby ma- months of training for high-demand oc- chine gun and, with complete disregard reasons our men and women serving in the military on Active Duty are not cupations to unemployed veterans. So for his safety, charged 100 meters up a far, this program has provided job re- slope toward the enemy’s bunkers able to be deployed overseas is because they do not have some of the basic den- training benefits to more than 50,000 el- which he effectively silenced. . . . As a igible veterans. direct result of his heroic actions, his tal care they need. Anyone who has suffered from dental issues knows it The legislation also includes pro- company was able to maneuver freely grams which help veterans train for with minimal danger and to complete can be completely debilitating. So simply put: Veterans should not have to new careers and identify and apply for its mission, defeating the enemy.’’ existing job openings. It will award We are grateful that his family will suffer because of a lack of capacity to grants for hiring veterans as first re- have some measure of peace of mind support this basic medical need. sponders and would cut redtape for vet- that his sacrifice and his service are re- The bill also contains provisions that erans seeking licenses for skills they membered. will help expand treatment options for have developed during their military I thank Chairman SANDERS for in- young men and women who have sus- service. cluding this in the bill, and I know tained major injuries that may prevent We should do all we can to get our Senator TOOMEY joins me in that note them from starting a family. Starting veterans in the workforce. There are of gratitude. a family is one of the most rewarding far too many veterans, particularly (The further remarks of Mr. CASEY joys of life, and we should do every- post-9/11 vets, who have not been able are printed in the RECORD under thing possible to make sure our mili- ‘‘Morning Business.) tary men and women are able to over- to get jobs and are experiencing so Mr. CASEY. I yield the floor and sug- come any reproductive challenges they many of the unfortunate consequences gest the absence of a quorum. may face. of being out of the workforce. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Access to mental health care and This is why I have filed amendments BALDWIN). The clerk will call the roll. counseling, both for our returning serv- to this bill which will create new tax The legislative clerk proceeded to ice men and women and their families, incentives for businesses to hire vet- call the roll. is also critically important. When our erans, and will make it more affordable Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I brave heroes deal with these kinds of and easier for veteran-owned small ask unanimous consent that the order health issues, their families are also af- businesses to participate in Small for the quorum call be rescinded. fected. This legislation would expand Business Administration loan pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mental health resources available to grams. objection, it is so ordered. veterans and their family members. I have also filed amendments to ad- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I One of the most significant reforms dress the backlog at the Board of Vet- come to floor today as a cosponsor of that is included in this legislation is erans Appeals, which is one of the real- the legislation that is being considered moving the entire Department of Vet- ly unfortunate situations we have for now in the Senate, the Comprehensive erans Affairs to an advanced appropria- our veterans. We have veterans in New Veterans Health and Benefits and Mili- tions cycle. This means that Congress Hampshire who have been waiting up tary Retirement Pay Restoration Act would pay the VA’s bills 1 year in ad- to 4 years to have their appeals heard of 2014. vance, making it absolutely certain before the board. The package of reforms included in there will be no gaps in funding for vet- Finally, another amendment I filed this bill will help provide our Nation’s erans programs. to the bill is in memory of my friend

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:27 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.018 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1201 Charlie Morgan. Charlie was a member ator SANDERS of Vermont and another is so effective is because it prevents of the New Hampshire National Guard offered by Senator RICHARD BURR of any company, any country which 197th Fires Brigade. After the repeal of North Carolina. wants to do business with the U.S. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, she became one I am asking the majority leader to banking system—and countries and of the first servicemembers in the allow an open process so we can craft a companies worldwide have to be able to country to come forward and talk good bill for our veterans. This means transact with the U.S. banking system, about the challenges of keeping her allowing amendments. This means al- but they are not allowed to transact family and her private life secret while lowing a vote on both bills. I believe with our banking system if they also she served in the military. that with an open process—with an do business with Iran. What also prompted Charlie to come open amendment process, by allowing If Iran can’t sell its oil because it forward was, in addition to those chal- votes as I have described—we can in can’t get paid for its oil, they are in a lenges, she was also dealing with breast fact build the kind of bipartisan sup- very tough situation. Not only do they cancer. Sadly, we lost Charlie last year port, the kind of bipartisan consensus not have the resources or the funds to to breast cancer. She was just 48 years we need to pass this legislation. There build a bomb, their administration— old. are provisions in the bills which I the regime—does not have the money I met Charlie while she was serving think have broad bipartisan support, to operate their country. So we not as a chief warrant officer in the New which is why it is so important we only prevent them from building a Hampshire National Guard, but she had have this open process. bomb, but we put the regime itself at actually enlisted in the Army in 1982. One such provision which can help us risk if they continue to build a bomb. After serving on active duty, Charlie build that kind of bipartisan support is That is why the Kirk-Menendez sanc- joined the Kentucky National Guard in the Iran sanctions provision in the leg- tions—those banking sanctions—have 1992, because that is where she was liv- islation. It is sponsored by Democratic been so effective. But they work over ing then. But shortly after the 9/11 at- Senator BOB MENENDEZ of New Jersey time. They work over time. tacks, she joined the 197th Fires Bri- and also Republican Senator MARK When the sanctions are lifted, the re- gade of the New Hampshire National KIRK of Illinois, and it is cosponsored lief is immediate, the relief is imme- Guard. by 57 other Senators, including myself. diate because now Iran can sell and get I have said it before and I will say it So we are talking about a piece of leg- payment for their oil. They can pur- again today: There is a very special islation within the Burr bill which has chase what they need, not only to con- place in this Nation’s history for those 59 Senators cosponsoring the legisla- tinue to build a bomb but to keep their who step forward to defend this coun- tion. country and keep the regime in power. try and protect the very same freedoms If this legislation is put on the floor When we are talking about sanctions denied to them out of uniform. Charlie included as part of the Burr bill, it is and negotiating an agreement to get Morgan never gave up the fight for her pretty much guaranteed we can pass it. them to stop building a bomb, it is im- civil rights, and neither will we. It has 59 cosponsors. If we pick up one portant that we have a process that is My amendment is cosponsored by more vote, we pass the bill. It is good open, transparent, and verifiable. We Senators MARK UDALL, BLUMENTHAL, for our veterans and it is also very im- need to know that they have stopped GILLIBRAND, and the Presiding Officer, portant for our national security. building the bomb and are dismantling Senator BALDWIN. It ensures that all Let me talk about the Iran sanction their nuclear weapons enterprise. veterans and their families—no matter provision for a minute. It is very important to understand where they live, no matter their sexual Right now the Obama administration that sanctions work over time, but orientation—get the benefits they have is trying to negotiate an agreement when sanctions are lifted, the relief is earned by putting their lives on the with Iran to prevent Iran from devel- immediate. That is why we cannot lift line for our country. oping a nuclear weapon, and while the sanctions while we negotiate the agree- My bill passed the Veterans’ Affairs administration is negotiating, Iran ment. We have to get Iran to stop first Committee last July by a voice vote. I continues to develop its nuclear weap- and give us a process to verify that, in hope, first of all, we will get an amend- on. While President Obama and Sec- fact, they have stopped before we can ment process on this veterans bill retary of State Kerry negotiate with lift those sanctions. which allows me and so many of my President Hassan Rouhani, Iran con- We have the opportunity in this body colleagues to offer relevant amend- tinues to build a nuclear bomb. While right here, right now, today, to address ments which I think would improve the the administration and our Secretary that problem. It is incredibly impor- bill we are hoping to consider. I hope of State talk with our allies in Europe tant that we do address this issue. We my colleagues will support all of my about the negotiations with Iran, the have 59 sponsors on the legislation. We amendments but particularly this im- Supreme Leader and Iran continue to are one short. If you put it up for a portant Charlie Morgan amendment be- build a nuclear bomb. vote, we will have well more than 60 cause our veterans deserve nothing The reality is the only thing which votes. If we impose those sanctions less. has brought Iran to the negotiating now, we will tell Iran: You stop, and we I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- table is sanctions and only continuing make them stop. That is the option be- sence of a quorum. those sanctions will get them to stop fore us today. That is what we need to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The building a bomb. The sanctions should do. clerk will call the roll. be reinstated, and they should not be If we don’t do it, what are our op- The legislative clerk proceeded to lifted until, one, Iran agrees they will tions? A military strike? That is the call the roll. not build a bomb, and we have an open, last option. That is what we don’t want Mr. HOEVEN. Madam President, I verifiable transparent process to make to have to do. We don’t want to have to ask unanimous consent that the order certain they are not doing so. do a military strike to take out their for the quorum call be rescinded. Sanctions take time to work. The bomb-making capability. But if we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sanctions we applied more than 1 year don’t act and reimpose those sanctions, objection, it is so ordered. ago—particularly the Kirk-Menendez that is the option that is left. Mr. HOEVEN. Madam President, I banking sanctions—have had a real im- Today we have a choice. I ask that rise today to talk about the Iran sanc- pact on Iran’s economy. I bring a back- we be allowed to vote on the Burr legis- tions legislation, but first I want to ground as a banker to my work experi- lation, that we be allowed to vote on talk about the veterans legislation we ence, both as a Governor for 10 years, amendments, and that we be allowed to are on, and why it is so important that and my work experience here in the vote to reimpose sanctions on Iran. we include the Iran sanctions provi- Senate. The reality is that the Kirk- With that, I yield the floor. sion. Menendez banking sanctions have been The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- I believe we all want to make sure we extremely effective. It is a well-crafted jority leader. take care of our veterans. We will have piece of bipartisan legislation which ORDER OF PROCEDURE on the floor two bills today which deal passed this body overwhelmingly, Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask with our veterans, one offered by Sen- which is really effective. The reason it unanimous consent that following the

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As I have throughout my career, visions of the previous order remain in take very seriously and very person- I will continue to fight to protect our effect. ally. civil liberties, our freedoms, and our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I recently met with student veterans Montana values. We must do what it objection, it is so ordered. at Montana State University in Boze- takes to protect our Nation and the The Senator from Montana. man, MT, where I heard from young freedom we enjoy—something I have TAKING RESPONSIBILITY men and women who are concerned dedicated my life to. But we must, and Mr. WALSH. Madam President, in about their mounting student debt. I we can, do it without trampling on the Montana we have a long history of also heard from veterans from all rights we have fought so hard for. being represented by true statesmen— across Montana about their frustra- Bulk data collection with no trans- larger-than-life figures such as Senator tions with the long delays in proc- parency, whether by the government or Mike Mansfield. These men always essing disability benefit claims. I have by private corporations, is unaccept- served us well, while at the same time heard from veterans from across the able. That is why during my first week defending Montana’s principles and State who are frustrated with the dis- in the Senate, I signed on to a bipar- freedoms. These statesmen never took tances they have to travel to receive tisan bill that is an important first their privileges for granted, and they care. These failings on behalf of our step in this fight. I have also heard loudly and clearly always had the courage to put their veterans and their families cause me from Montanans that our national debt differences aside to do what is right for grave concern. We must, and I will, is unacceptable. Washington has a our country. At a time when privilege fight for them every day I am serving spending problem that we must get seems to be gaining on principle, I in the Senate. under control. There is no better exam- pledge to find the same courage to do The face of modern war has changed ple of privileges gaining on our prin- what is right. and the VA must keep up with the ciples. Responsibly cutting our debt Senator Mansfield called Butte, MT, changing times. Medical care must in- and wasteful spending is one of my top home. Born and raised in Butte, I was clude robust mental health benefits, priorities as a Senator, just as it was brought up with a great deal of respect and it must also include proper as Montana’s lieutenant governor for Senator Mike Mansfield. It is a tre- screenings to help mitigate the effect working alongside Governor Steve Bul- mendous honor for me to stand today of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. As a military lock. where he stood so many years ago and Congress needs the courage to cut commander, I also know firsthand pledge to you and the people of Mon- spending without doing it on the backs what the unseen injuries have done to tana that I will take responsibility for of our veterans, our children, or our my actions and that I will have the America’s heroes and their families. seniors. Almost everyone I talked to in courage to do what is right no matter We can and we must do better. Montana told me where they see waste The oath I have taken is one I take what the consequences. in government, and they all have spe- very seriously. It is an honor, it is a Of course, I would not be where I am cific examples. We need to find the privilege, and a great responsibility today without the love and support of courage to stand up to special interests my wonderful family. My wife of 29 that I will work tirelessly to fulfill. and cut that wasteful spending. But we To honor their service and sacrifice, years, Janet, who is here today, our must not do it on the backs of our most we must welcome our heroes home and sons Michael and Taylor, our daughter- vulnerable citizens. in-law April, and our 9-month-old help them during their transition from Having served for 33 years in the granddaughter Kennedy have stood by active duty back into civilian life. I military, I am confident we can make my side through every challenge life know how difficult that transition can the Defense budget more efficient has handed us. be. I have experienced it firsthand, I while at the same time enhancing pro- Last week, while at home, I traveled have witnessed it, and I will take re- grams that grow our economy and pro- across Montana as Montana’s newest sponsibility to improve it. tect our children and seniors. Senator. I had an opportunity to talk On these and other issues facing our We should start by reducing waste in to a lot of Montanans who believe we State and our country, I look forward contracting and procurement. Today need more courage in Washington, and to working with my friend and col- we spend millions to have contract se- I tend to agree. league Senator JON TESTER to solve curity guards check IDs at our bases As a public servant, I have sworn an problems not only for our veterans but rather than servicemembers, but no oath to protect and defend Montanans, for all Montanans. one is any safer. I take responsibility our Nation, and our Constitution. Last week JON and I traveled the to fix this. I am no stranger to answering the State. We heard from members of the It is a privilege to be chosen to serve call to serve. I spent 33 years in the Little Shell Tribal Council about the on the Agriculture Committee. I am Montana National Guard where I importance of Federal recognition and the only member of Montana’s delega- served for 9 of those years as an en- ways to help Indian-owned businesses tion to sit on the agriculture com- listed man before becoming an officer. grow and create jobs. We heard from mittee. This committee is so impor- I also had the honor of leading over tribal nations across Montana about tant to Montana where our No. 1 indus- 700 of Montana’s finest young men and the Land Buy-Back Cooperative Agree- try is agriculture. From livestock dis- women into combat in Iraq. It was the ment Program within the Department aster assistance to crop insurance, largest deployment of Montana’s sol- of Interior. I made a commitment to commonsense forest reforms, I look diers and airmen since World War II. Montana’s tribal leaders that I would forward to making sure the farm bill In August of 2008, Governor Brian work hard to make sure the Federal works and works efficiently for Mon- Schweitzer asked me to serve as the Government is being responsive and tana’s farmers and ranchers. adjutant general of the Montana Na- working to move this program forward I also look forward to serving on the tional Guard, and I was truly honored in a way that works for our sovereign commerce committee where I will by the opportunity to continue serving tribal nations. focus on transportation, energy, rural our State and our Nation. We also had the opportunity to speak telecommunications, and tourism. I am also extremely proud of my old- with business owners in Miles City and Tourism is Montana’s second largest est son Michael who is now 28 and is Wolf Point, MT, who are working hard sector. It not only contributes to our following in my path of public service. to grow jobs while at the same time State’s economy, but also helps pre- He is currently serving in the National dealing with infrastructure challenges serve the outdoor heritage that makes Guard and is deployed to the Middle caused by the oil boom in eastern Mon- Montana such a slice of heaven.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:46 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.019 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1203 I will bring Montana courage to the American character, to come to our aid with people, and strong support for congres- Senate where I will fight on behalf of all dispatch. sional investigations on a bipartisan the people of Montana to protect So- The enemy is receiving reinforcements basis and the adoption of new safe- daily and will no doubt increase to three or cial Security and Medicare in my new four thousand in four or five days. guards against potential future abuses. role on the aging committee. I am also If this call is neglected, I am determined to Instead, we have seen that the inves- prepared to help fix some of Washing- sustain myself for as long as possible and die tigations, most notably led in the ton’s problems while serving on the like a soldier who never forgets what is due House of Representatives, have been rules committee. to his own honor and that of his country. met with whitewash, and there have I know I only just joined this distin- Victory or death. been active efforts to prevent Congress guished body, but I also know there is Signed: William Barret Travis. from actually uncovering the full very real work to be done to get our As we have since learned, in the bat- story. That is a shameful response, and country on the right track again. Be- tle that ensued, all 189 defenders of the it is dishonest. Unfortunately, it is ginning on day one, I rolled up my Alamo gave their lives. But they did about to get worse. sleeves and started working. My pur- not die in vain. The Obama IRS is now proposing a pose here is to have the courage to do The Battle of the Alamo bought pre- new political speech rule that would what is right for the people of Mon- cious time for the Texas revolution- force many 501(c)(4), or grassroots or- tana, our veterans, and the United aries, allowing General Sam Houston ganizations, to dramatically change States of America. to maneuver his army into position for their activities or else form formal po- Thank you for this amazing oppor- a decisive victory in the battle of San litical action committees. If the groups tunity and may God bless the United Jacinto. With this victory Texas be- are forced to register as political out- States of America. came a sovereign nation and an inde- fits, they will be subject to new cam- I suggest the absence of a quorum. pendent republic. paign finance rules, which, of course, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The For nine years the Republic of Texas may be the whole point. clerk will call the roll. thrived, as I said, as a separate nation. As the Wall Street Journal noted ear- The legislative clerk proceeded to Then, in 1845, it agreed to join the lier this week: call the roll. United States as the 28th State. The purpose of this disclosure is to set up The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- Many of the Texas patriots who donors as political targets for boycotts and publican whip. fought in the revolution went on to intimidation so that the costs of partici- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I serve in the Congress. I am honored to pating in politics will be too steep. ask unanimous consent that the order hold the seat originally held by then- I might note the Supreme Court of for the quorum call be rescinded. General Sam Houston but later the the United States addressed this con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without president of the republic and U.S. Sen- cern in a very important case decades objection, it is so ordered. ator for Texas. More broadly, I am hon- ago, NAACP v. Alabama, where they TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY ored to have the opportunity to serve held that under the First Amendment Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I 26 million Americans that call Texas to the Constitution, the NAACP was rise today to commemorate a very spe- home because of the sacrifices made by not required to disclose its membership cial day in Texas history, and I would these brave patriots 178 years ago. list because, at the time, sadly, they say in American history. This is a day May we always remember the Alamo, were worried about intimidation and that inspires pride and gratitude in my and may God continue to bless Texas targeting of their members. So the Su- State. I rise to commemorate Texas and these United States. preme Court of the United States said Independence Day, which is celebrated IRS INTRUSION that under the First Amendment of the on March 2, this Sunday. Madam President, I will spend the Constitution and the freedom of asso- I will read a letter that was written rest of my time on a separate topic ciation included there, the NAACP did 178 years ago from behind the walls of about which many Americans are not need to disclose its membership an old Spanish mission that is now in greatly concerned, and I am one of list because of this bona fide threat. San Antonio, TX. It is known as the them. These are not contrived concerns Alamo. It is a letter written by 26-year- It has been more than nine months today. Back in 2012, donors to the Mitt old Lieutenant Colonel William Barret since we first found out that the IRS Romney presidential campaign found Travis. In doing so, I am carrying on a was deliberately targeting certain po- themselves publicly attacked and slan- tradition started by the late Senator litical organizations for their political dered for daring to support Governor John Tower, who represented Texas in beliefs. At first, the Obama administra- Romney and participating in the polit- this body for more than two decades. tion acknowledged that any abuse by ical process. For that matter, some- This tradition was later upheld by his the IRS was unacceptable. But then, in thing even more sinister happened to successor, Senator Phil Gramm, and subsequent days and months, it has one Idaho businessman by the name of thereafter by Senator Kay Bailey tried to play down the scandal and Frank VanderSloot. In April of 2012, Hutchison. It is a tremendous honor blame it on a few rogue operators in Mr. VanderSloot was one of 8 Romney that this privilege has now fallen to the Cincinnati Field Office. Yet the donors who were condemned by an me. more we have learned, the more we re- Obama campaign Web site and called On February 24, 1836, with his posi- alize the abuses involved significant ‘‘less than reputable.’’ Shortly there- tion under siege and outnumbered coordination with the IRS head- after, a Democratic opposition re- nearly 10 to 1 by the forces of the Mexi- quarters here in Washington, DC. searcher began searching for Mr. can dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Because of these abuses, millions of VanderSloot’s divorce records. Mean- Anna, Travis penned the following let- Americans now worry that the Internal while, the IRS decided to audit 2 years ter: Revenue Service and their own Federal worth of tax filings for Mr. To the People of Texas and all Americans Government have been corrupted, and VanderSloot and the Labor Depart- in the World: we have become more like a banana re- ment announced a separate audit of the Fellow citizens and compatriots— public. This damage to the public con- workers employed on his cattle ranch. I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sus- fidence and the public trust is immeas- Coincidence? I suspect Mr. VanderSloot tained a continual bombardment and can- urable, and much of the damage may was targeted because of his political nonade for 24 hours and I have not lost a end up being irreversible. activities. It was a deeply troubling man. The enemy has demanded a surrender Of course, the right response when question in 2012, and it is even more at discretion. Otherwise, the garrison are to the administration and Congress troubling today, given all we have be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. learned of these abuses would have learned about the IRS targeting since I have answered the demand with a cannon been to clean house at the agency and that time. shot, and our flag still waves proudly from give the American people ironclad as- I offer as my next example the expe- the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. surances this would never, ever happen rience of one of my constituents, Cath- Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, again. Of course, the right response erine Engelbrecht in Houston, TX. Ms. of patriotism and everything dear to the would have been accountability, firing Engelbrecht is a Texas businesswoman

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I brought Secretary she found herself targeted by multiple process in America today, which is or- Shinseki to Baltimore to create a sense Federal agencies, including the IRS, ganized labor? Not for reasons of fair- of urgency to end the backlog by 2015. the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, To- ness, I suppose but, rather, because the I used my power as Chairwoman of the bacco, and Firearms, and OSHA, none proponents of this rule basically want Appropriations Committee to convene of which had ever contacted her fam- to tilt the scale in their favor, once a hearing with the top brass in the ily’s businesses before her involvement again, and they want to suppress the military and members of the Com- in grassroots activism. As Ms. speech and the political activity of mittee to identify challenges and get Engelbrecht recently told a House com- people they disagree with—which is un- moving on solutions. I cut across agen- mittee investigating: American. cies to break down smokestacks and We had never been audited, we had never Not surprisingly, the IRS has re- developed a 10-point Checklist for been investigated, but all that changed upon ceived tens of thousands of comments Change enacted as part of the FY2014 submitting applications for the nonprofit on the rule, and most of these com- Omnibus Appropriations bill. This plan statuses of True the Vote and King Street Patriots. Since that filing in 2010, my private ments have been critical. This morning includes better funding, better tech- businesses, my nonprofit organizations, and in the Senate Judiciary Committee, nology, better training and better over- family have been subjected to more than 15 my colleague Senator CRUZ read a com- sight of the VA. instances of audit or inquiry by federal agen- ment from the American Civil Lib- We made a sacred commitment to cies. erties Union that was critical of this honor those who served by giving them Make no mistake. The proposed IRS rule. I don’t agree with a lot of the the benefits they’ve earned. This legis- rule would make it even harder for peo- policies of the American Civil Liberties lation is a significant step in the right ple such as Ms. Engelbrecht to partici- Union, but they are absolutely right in direction, and I urge my colleagues to pate in the political process—some- this instance. Given the tremendous support it. thing that is her constitutional right— importance of this issue, including the Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, the and it would strongly discourage other potential consequences and damage to Veterans Benefits Act, S. 1982, purports similarly interested and concerned First Amendment rights, we need to to place caps on future years’ expendi- citizens from exercising their rights. In make sure this rule is not implemented tures for Overseas Contingency Oper- other words, it would strike at the very as proposed. I urge all of my constitu- ations, ‘‘OCO’’, ostensibly to pay-for heart of self government, and at the ents in Texas and all Americans and the added expenditures authorized by very heart of the American democracy. everyone within the sound of my voice the bill. The IRS was meant to be a tax col- to continue making their voices heard OCO is an emergency expenditure. lection agency, period—not to be the and to continue to urge President Therefore, it does not count against police of political speech and political Obama and the IRS commissioner to the statutory budget caps. How much activity. But now we know, after the stop this dangerous IRS power grab. OCO, if any, will be needed in any given Affordable Care Act was passed—now Madam President, I yield the floor. year is a determination made year by more commonly called ObamaCare—we Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I year in an appropriations bill and can now know the IRS is in charge of en- come to the floor today in support of S. only be made in that year, when we forcing ObamaCare by collecting the 1982, the Comprehensive Veterans know what national security contin- penalties for people who don’t buy gov- Health and Benefits and Military Re- gencies our military will actually face. ernment-approved health insurance. tirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. If OCO caps could be used to pay for But, still, that is apparently not I believe we must keep the promises this bill, there would not be a need to enough of a job for the IRS, even we have made to our veterans. We can waive the budget points of order though the work they are already do this by giving them the same qual- against the bill. So, my vote to waive doing they are not doing very well. ity of service they gave us, and by pro- budget points of order is not a vote to With this now 501(c)(4) rule, the IRS viding them with the care they de- use OCO caps as an offset, because they would effectively become a campaign serve. That is why I support this bipar- cannot be so used. Instead, my vote is finance regulator. tisan bill. a vote in favor of the worthwhile ex- As the advocates for this rule are The bill contains a number of provi- penditures for veterans’ benefits that aware, we already have an agency re- sions that will improve the lives of the S. 1982 authorizes. sponsible for enforcing campaign fi- men and women in uniform and our nance rules. It is called, strangely veterans by: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MERKLEY). The Senator from Vermont. enough, the Federal Election Commis- Restoring the full cost-of-living adjust- sion, and it is a strictly bipartisan in- ment for all military retirees; Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, as stitution, as it should be. If the Presi- Reforming the system for processing vet- chairman of the Senate Veterans Af- dent and my friends across the aisle eran’s disability claims to reduce the exist- fairs’ Committee, I want to thank want to change campaign finance laws, ing backlog; many people for helping me bring forth they should either draft legislation or Providing in-State tuition assistance for the legislation we are going to be vot- make their case to the Federal agency post 9/11 veterans pursuing a college degree; ing on this afternoon. Expanding programs designed to help vet- I thank those people who have come that has the jurisdiction to deal with erans find a job; them: The election commissioners at Requiring new services for survivors of sex- down to the floor to speak on behalf of the Federal Election Commission. But ual assault: and our veterans. That includes Majority turning the IRS into a de facto arm of Improving health care services related to Leader REID, who has been so helpful the FEC is just more political over- mental health, traumatic brain injury and throughout, Senators MURRAY, reach, and it is going to be ripe for other conditions. BLUMENTHAL, HEINRICH, PRYOR, DUR- abuse. Indeed, not only would the pro- In addition to supporting this bill, as BIN, MERKLEY, WALSH, SHAHEEN, and posed 501(c)(4) rule further distract the the Chairwoman of the Senate Appro- CASEY. I suspect I have left out some IRS from its core mission, it would priations Committee, I have put money Members. trample the First Amendment, intimi- in the Federal checkbook to improve I thank my entire staff at the Vet- date people from exercising their the veteran’s health care system so erans Affairs’ Committee—Steve Rob- rights of free speech, and it would that wounded and disabled warriors get ertson, Dahlia Melendrez, Travis Mur- weaken our participatory democracy. the care and benefits they need. I have phy, Kathryn Monet, Kathryn Van I also note the rule would not cover worked to ensure veterans suffering Haste, Elizabeth Austin, Carlos the political activities of some other from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Fuentes, Ann Vallandingham, Rebecca

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As I indicated earlier, this legislation some have come to the floor and they Furthermore, this legislation con- is not BERNIE SANDERS’ legislation. have objected to this bill. So let me re- tains a number of provisions authored This is legislation that, by and large, spond to some of their concerns. and supported by Republican members comes from the hearts and souls of the Some of my Republican colleagues of the Veterans Affairs’ Committee. In veterans of this country. have said they cannot vote for this bill fact, to the best of my knowledge, As chairman of the committee, I because they could not get the oppor- there are 26 separate provisions that thought it was my obligation to listen tunity to offer an amendment on the Republican members have authored or to what the veterans of our country Iran sanctions situation. cosponsored. were saying about their problems and Mr. President, you know what. The This legislation also includes two their needs and how we might go for- issue of Iran sanctions is an important key provisions that were passed in a bi- ward, and that is what I and others on issue, but it has nothing to do with the partisan way by the Republican House the committee did. We listened. That is needs of veterans. In case people do not of Representatives. With almost unani- the reason why this legislation is being understand it, this is a comprehensive mous votes, the House passed a provi- supported by virtually every veterans veterans bill, and while Iran sanctions sion that we have in this legislation organization in the United States of may be important, they have nothing that would authorize the VA to enter America, representing millions and to do with what we are discussing into 27 major medical facility leases in millions of veterans. I thank them for today. That is not just my opinion. Far 18 States and Puerto Rico. In other their support—and not only for their more importantly, we have the opinion words, this was a new provision that I support but for their help in crafting of the largest veterans organization in did add to this bill, was not discussed this legislation: the American Legion, this country, which represents over 2 in committee but, in fact, has over- Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled million veterans, and that is the Amer- whelming bipartisan support. The sec- American Veterans, Jewish War Vet- ican Legion. Here is what Daniel M. ond provision we added to the bill not erans, Vietnam Veterans of America, Dellinger, the national commander of discussed in committee also passed the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Iraq the American Legion, said just yester- House with broad support, and that and Afghanistan Veterans of America, day on this issue: deals with the very important issue of Wounded Warrior Project, Gold Star Iran is a serious issue that Congress needs ensuring that veterans can take full Wives, Student Veterans of America, to address, but it cannot be tied to S. 1982— advantage of the post-9/11 GI bill and Air Force Sergeants Association, This veterans legislation— get instate tuition in the State in American Ex-Prisoners of War, Asso- which they currently live. which is extremely important as our nation ciation of the United States Navy, prepares to welcome millions of U.S. mili- So to as great a degree as possible I Commissioned Officers Association of tary servicemen and women home from war. have tried to make this bill a bipar- the U.S. Public Health Service, Na- This comprehensive bill aims to help vet- tisan bill. That is where we are. tional Guard Association of the United erans find good jobs, get the health care they Now, other Republicans have come to States, Enlisted Association of the Na- need and make in-state tuition rates applica- the floor and they have objected to this tional Guard of the United States, ble to all who are using their GI Bill bene- bill because they argue that by expand- Fleet Reserve Association, Marine fits. This legislation is about supporting vet- ing VA health care to veterans cur- Corps League, Marine Corps Reserve erans, pure and simple. The Senate can de- rently not eligible for it—veterans who bate various aspects of it, and that’s under- in some cases are trying to get by on Association, Military Officers of Amer- standable, but it cannot lose focus on the ica Association, Military Order of the matter at hand: helping military personnel $28,000, $30,000 a year in this tough Purple Heart, National Association of make the transition to veteran life and en- economy; and it is true, we do expand Uniformed Services, Non Commis- suring that those who served their nation in VA health care to those veterans who sioned Officers Association, Retired uniform receive the benefits they earned and do not have a whole lot of money—the Enlisted Association, American Mili- deserve. We can deal with Iran—or any other Republicans who object say, well, that tary Retirees Association, National Co- issue unrelated specifically to veterans— would open the floodgates for millions alition for Homeless Veterans, Na- with separate legislation. or tens of millions—I think somebody tional Association of State Veterans That is Mr. Dellinger, the national said 22 million veterans—every veteran Homes, and many other veterans orga- commander of the largest veterans or- in America would be eligible for VA nizations. Thank you very much for ganization in this country. I thank him health care, that the health care sys- your support for this legislation. very much because he is exactly right, tem would be swamped and health care, It is no secret that Congress today is and he reflects what the overwhelming especially for those most in need, extremely partisan and to a significant majority of the American people be- would deteriorate because so many degree dysfunctional. That is why the lieve: Deal with the issue at hand. people came into the system. approval rating of Congress is some- But it is not just the American Le- As I mentioned yesterday, this is ab- where around 15 percent. There are gion I want to thank. The Iraq and Af- solutely untrue. No new veteran would problems facing the American people, ghanistan Veterans of America tweeted be added into VA health care until the and we cannot address those problems. the other day: VA had the infrastructure to accommo- The American people are profoundly The Senate should not get distracted while date those new veterans. So we are not disgusted with what we do and, in fact, debating & voting on the vets bill. Iran sanc- opening the door for millions of new with what we do not do. tions, Obamacare, etc. aren’t relevant to S. veterans—not true—and, as currently I had hoped from the bottom of my 1982. is the case, those with service-con- heart that at least on this issue—the They are absolutely right. Let’s talk nected disabilities would continue to need to protect and defend the veterans about veterans’ needs. get the highest priority service, as of this country and their families, oth- Now, some other Republican col- they currently do and which, in my ers who have given so much to us—we leagues, in objecting to this bill, have view, should always be the case. Those could rise above the day-to-day rancor said they cannot vote for it because it who were injured in war are the top and the party politics we see here on is not bipartisan enough and it has not priority, and those folks must always this floor almost every single day. been fully marked up in committee. be the top priority, and that is cer- We will, in fact, see within a short Well, that is not quite true. Almost tainly the case in this legislation. while whether we will rise to the occa- all of the provisions in this bill did Then last but not least there is the sion, whether we will, in fact, stand come out of the committee. In fact, objection that we are going to be deal- with the veterans of this country, or two of the major components of this ing with in about 45 minutes—the vote

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That is where it goes. think we cannot afford to help him or cannot afford to pass this bill, which That is not quite the case. Let me her, but when you do that, I hope you helps millions of veterans. give you an example of how we have will also tell him why you voted to I want to respond to that point in spent past overseas contingency oper- give $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top two ways. First, I want to address it ation funds. 2 percent at a time when the wealthiest from an inside-the-beltway, more tech- Since 2005, the Defense Department people in this country are doing phe- nical perspective, and then I want to has used OCO funding for childcare cen- nomenally well. Virtually all of my Re- talk to the American people about the ters, for hospitals, for traumatic brain publican colleagues thought it was ap- cost of war and what we can afford and injury research, for equipment, and propriate to provide huge tax breaks to what we cannot afford. schools. In 2010, $50 million of OCO millionaires and billionaires. In terms of the funding of this bill, funds were used for the Guam Improve- So when you speak to that young the Congressional Budget Office—the ment Enterprise Fund. To my mind, if veteran who can no longer have a child nonpartisan scorekeeper—has esti- we can use money for the Guam Im- and you are going to explain why we mated that mandatory spending in this provement Enterprise Fund—I do not cannot afford to help that family, tell bill will total $2.88 billion over the next know much about that—I do believe we them it was OK to vote for tax breaks 10 years—$2.88 billion. All of this man- should be able to use some of the OCO for the Koch brothers or the Walton datory spending is completely offset. funds to protect the needs of men and family, but we do not have enough Let me repeat that. All of this manda- women who made enormous sacrifices money to help them start a family. tory spending is completely offset, not defending our country. If you as a Senator see a 70-year-old by OCO funds, but through more than Last year OCO funds were allocated woman or 75-year-old woman pushing a $4.2 billion in actual savings from the to a number of countries around the wheelchair for a veteran who lost his programs within the jurisdiction of the world: Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, legs in Vietnam, tell that woman, have Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Kenya, Lebanon, Somalia, South the courage, have the honesty to tell As a result, CBO has determined that Sudan, and many other countries. that woman we cannot extend the care- overall mandatory spending in this bill This year $28 million in OCO funding giver benefits to her that we have, will be reduced—will be reduced—by is being used for the TRICARE health quite appropriately, for the post-9/11 more than $1.3 billion. care program. In other words, we are veterans. Tell that woman who may be That is what the CBO said. In addi- using a tiny percentage, less than 2 taking care of that disabled vet 7 days tion, this bill authorizes $18.3 billion in percent of the funds in the OCO fund, discretionary spending. We have 4.2 in a week, 24 hours a day, who lives under to protect veterans. We have seen over mandatory, more than offset, and then enormous stress, that we do not have the years OCO funding used in a whole we have 18.3 billion in discretionary the resources to help her with a modest lot of other areas. stipend; we do not have the resources spending over the next 5 years. I happen to believe that what we are As the Presiding Officer knows, there as the U.S. Government to maybe have trying to do with OCO funds falls well is no rule in the Senate that an author- a nurse come in once a week to relieve within the definition of what that fund ization of funding has to be offset. That her. We do not have the resources to is what the Committee on Veterans’ is supposed to be used for. If we are give her some technical help for her- Affairs is. We are an authorizing com- supposed to be using that fund for mili- self, for her husband. Explain to her mittee. We are not an appropriations tary purposes, then we take care of the that we cannot afford to do that. committee. In essence, the discre- military personnel who served our But then in the same breath, if you tionary spending provisions in this leg- country—totally legitimate, totally please, explain how you can support a islation are just recommendations on consistent. situation where one out of four cor- how much additional funding we be- That is kind of the technical, inside- porations in this country does not pay lieve is needed for our Nation’s vet- the-beltway explanation for why I a nickel in Federal income taxes. It is erans. It will be up to future legislation think the funding mechanism we have OK for General Electric, some of the in the Appropriations Committee, as is chosen and the approach we have taken largest corporations in the world in a always the case, to approve or dis- is legitimate. But let me get actually given year, not to pay a penny in Fed- approve of these recommendations. to the far more important reason as to eral income tax, but we somehow do In other words, the Committee on why this bill should be passed and it not have the money to give a little bit Veterans’ Affairs, an authorizing com- should be paid for; that is, very simply, of help to a 70-, 75-year-old wife who is mittee, has made a recommendation. this bill in a small way attempts to working 24/7 to give support to their The final word, as is always the case pay back and help veterans and their loved ones. when we spend money, rests with the families for the enormous sacrifices I say to my follow Senators: If you Appropriations Committee. The discre- they have made for this country, sac- happen to meet a veteran who is trying tionary spending authorized under this rifices which in the deepest sense can to get by on $28,000, $30,000, $35,000 a bill is, in fact, paid for by using savings never, ever be fully paid back. year, and you notice that the teeth in from winding down the wars in Iraq This is what this bill does. This bill his mouth are rotting, if you notice and Afghanistan, otherwise known as helps Members of Congress, on Memo- that person may not have health insur- the OCO fund. rial Day or Veterans Day, when they go ance, one of the million veterans in Again, these are recommendations. out and they meet with veterans and this country who have no health insur- The Appropriations Committee has the their families, that if a Member of Con- ance, I want you to go up to that vet- final word. CBO estimates that spend- gress, Member of the Senate bumps eran and have the courage, the hon- ing for Overseas Contingency Oper- into a young veteran who is in a wheel- esty, to tell them that you believe the ations will total a little over $1 trillion chair, who because of a war-related in- United States of America does not have over the next decade. Spending as a re- jury is unable to have a baby and start the money to take care of his needs, to sult of this legislation to improve the a family that he or she wanted, some of get him VA health care, to help him fix lives of millions of our veterans will be those injuries, maybe the spinal cord, his teeth. less than 2 percent of that $1 trillion. some of them may have taken place in But explain to him why you may So anybody who comes down to the the genital region, but for whatever have voted for more than $100 billion in floor and says this bill is going to take reason—we have over 2,000 veterans in tax breaks for the wealthiest three- away from the needs of our men and this country today who are unable to tenths of 1 percent because you think women in Afghanistan or elsewhere is naturally have babies. Many of them we should repeal the estate tax that simply inaccurate. want families. If a Member of the Sen- only applies to the wealthiest three-

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On September 16, 5 days after top three-tenths of 1 percent, $100 bil- list has to be to protect and defend the attack U.N. ambassador Susan Rice lion in tax breaks, but we are not pre- those people who protect and defend us, assured the Nation that the consulate pared, we supposedly do not have the those people who have given much was substantially, significantly, and money to get VA health care for some- more than we can ever repay. strongly secured. one making $28,000, $30,000 or dental There are gold star wives who want There is absolutely nothing in the care for someone whose teeth are rot- to go to college, and we allow that in talking points about that. Clearly that ting in his mouth. this bill. They lost their husbands. was not the case. Why did she say that? You go explain that. Have the hon- They are trying to take care of their Her story about a protest caused by a esty, the courage, guys, to say: Yes, kids. They want a new shot at life. hateful video being the most likely tax breaks for billionaires, but we do They need a college education. We say cause of the attack is not based on any not have the resources to get you into they should have that. I don’t think facts or any reporting from Libya. We VA health care. I want you to explain that is asking too much. will walk through the timeline, but the to a young woman who left the mili- Enough of the rhetoric, enough of the head of the CIA in Libya on September tary, maybe broken in spirit because speeches, enough about how everybody 15 sent a message, an email, a cable, to she was raped or sexually assaulted loves the veterans. Now is the time for the No. 2, Mike Morell, in the CIA in while in the military, tell her America action. I implore all of my colleagues Washington, saying this was not—not— does not have the resources to get her, to overcome this vote, to give us the a protest that escalated into an attack. through the VA, the proper care she votes that we need to go forward to That story line about a protest was needs to get her life back together protect those who have protected us. misleading. It was false, it was politi- after her sexual assault. Tell her that. I yield the floor. cally motivated, in my view. The No. 2 If you happen to meet a young man The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- at the CIA, Mike Morell—his testimony who was eligible for the post-9/11 GI ator from South Carolina. before the House and the Senate is bill, who today cannot afford to go to Mr. GRAHAM. I ask unanimous con- highly suspect. He testified on Novem- college where he lives because he is not sent for Senator MCCAIN, Senator ber 14 or 15, 2012, to the Senate and eligible for in-state tuition and there is AYOTTE, and me to engage in a col- House intelligence committees. a gap between what the GI education loquy for approximately 20 minutes. There was one episode where Mr. bill pays and what is required in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Clapper, the Director of National Intel- State he is living in of $10,000, he can- objection. ligence said: He did not know who not afford it, cannot go to college, ex- Mr. GRAHAM. My colleagues will be changed the famous talking points. plain to him that we do not have the here in a moment. I will start. Thank The talking points originally identified money to help him. you for recognizing me. Al Qaeda as being involved, identified If you bump into an old veteran—we Senator MCCAIN has arrived. this as a terrorist attack and were have heard some discussion in the last The time has come, colleagues, for us completely changed in the protest couple of days that the VA lacks ade- as a body to provide some oversight story line, not mentioning Al Qaeda at quate health care facilities, we do not that is missing when it comes to the all. have enough around the country. This death of four Americans at the Mike Morell, in May of 2013, admitted legislation that we are voting on right Benghazi consulate on September 11, to changing the talking points. But now, that in fact was already passed in 2012. I will try not to get emotional. when Director Clapper said: We don’t the House, provides for the VA to enter The bottom line is all of us very know who changed the talking points. into leases for 27 medical facilities all much appreciate those who serve in Mike Morell was sitting right by him across this country in 18 different harm’s way in the State Department and never said a word. States. and in the military. When bad things About 10 days later, Susan Rice Tell him, tell that 70-year-old vet- happen that can cost someone their asked to meet with me, Senator eran or the 80-year-old veteran who life, that is sometimes the consequence MCCAIN, and Senator AYOTTE to ex- wants access to primary health care of service. plain her side of the story. This was near where he lives that we do not have But when the system breaks down, it November 24 or 25; I can’t remember the resources to provide that primary is utter and complete failure, nothing the date. But Mike Morell accompanied care, but we can spend billions of dol- responsible happens to those who allow her, and we had a meeting in the classi- lars rebuilding the infrastructure in the failure, and when we really don’t fied portion of the Capitol, the secure Afghanistan, where most of that know the truth about how the system portion of the Capitol. money is stolen by a corrupt leader- has failed, then they have died in a One of the first questions I asked Mr. ship. fashion that is unacceptable. Morell was: Who changed the talking Maybe, colleagues, one of you will I am urging my colleague, the Demo- points? see a young veteran, one of hundreds of cratic leader, to form a joint select He said: We believe the FBI changed thousands of veterans of Iraq and Af- committee of the relevant committees, the talking points. ghanistan who are dealing with PTSD the Armed Services Committee, the in- Senator MCCAIN asked him: Why did or traumatic brain injury or maybe it telligence committee, the Foreign Re- the CIA not know about the contents of is a young man who has come back who lations Committee, and any other com- the FBI interviews of the survivors on just cannot find a job in this very mittee that is relevant, to get to the September 15, 16, and 17? Why didn’t tough economy. Go up to him and say: bottom of what happened in Benghazi. the CIA pick up a phone and call the Yes, tax breaks for the rich are great; I have come to conclude that this FBI agents interviewing the Benghazi corporations not paying taxes, that is issue is not going away. It will not die survivors in Germany on the Sep- OK, but I do not believe we should be out because four Americans lost their tember 15, 16, and 17, days after the at- providing help to you. lives. tack? The bottom line is what we believe We have compiled an event timeline Mike Morell said: The FBI basically in. It is not just speeches we give on that I think does the following. The would not share that information be- Memorial Day and on Veterans Day. I story told by Susan Rice and the Presi- cause it was an ongoing criminal inves- know my colleagues give great speech- dent himself shortly after the attack tigation. es. on September 16, and for a couple of My mouth dropped. When the meet- The question is, and the more impor- weeks later, has absolutely collapsed. ing was over I ran back to my office, tant issue is, not your fine rhetoric, It is not credible. It is a fabrication. It called the FBI, and reported to them but are you prepared to vote for pro- was a manipulation of the intel 7 weeks that the No. 2, the acting director at grams that help human beings in need. before an election, and I think it is that time, Mike Morell, has claimed

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The FBI lit- story of Benghazi and the horrible attack on rative of bin Laden is dead, al-Qaeda is erally went ballistic on the phone. our compound there. We haven’t seen you in on the run, because then Susan Rice, in Hours later we got a call from the CIA a while. As you look back at your involve- response to Bob Schieffer, said: Presi- saying the acting director misspoke: ment in all of that, do you have any regrets? dent Obama said, when he was running We may have changed the talking David, no. Because what I said to you that for President, that he would refocus morning, and what I did every day since, was points, but we don’t know why. to share the best information that we had at our efforts and attentions on Al-Qaeda. In light of this, it is now time for a the time. Then she said—get this—we have deci- joint select committee to be formed. The Senator from South Carolina has mated Al-Qaeda; Osama bin Laden is How can we get to the bottom of the just outlined the fact that the informa- gone. He also said we would end the truth of what happened in Benghazi if tion he had at the time was drastically war in Iraq responsibly. We have done no one has ever talked to Susan Rice that. different from that which was articu- about why she said what she said. Now Is there anybody here who thinks the lated that Sunday morning following is the time to recall Mike Morell to war in Iraq has been ended responsibly? ask him questions about the validity of the attack on our embassy and the He has protected civilians in Libya, his testimony, the accuracy of his tes- death of four great Americans. So it and Qadhafi is gone. timony to Congress. was not the information that we had at Obviously, we have not decimated Al- There are a lot of people who think the time. Qaeda. Al-Qaida is not on the run. In this is no big deal, apparently, particu- Then she said: fact, Al-Qaeda is increasing everywhere larly in the Congress on the other side. And that information turned out, in some across the Middle East and North Afri- There are a lot of Americans who feel respects, not to be 100% correct. But the no- ca. Anybody who believes when the as if their government has not been tion that somehow I or anybody else in the black flags of Al-Qaeda are flying over administration misled the American people straightforward and honest with them is patently false. the city of Fallujah, where 96 brave about what happened in Benghazi. Americans, marines and soldiers died, The role of the Congress is to provide The American people were misled. and 600 were wounded, that things were oversight. I will conclude with this They were misled because she said, ‘‘ended in Iraq responsibly,’’ obviously thought. When the war in Iraq was right after the attack, on ‘‘Face the that is not the case. going fully, when Abu Ghraib became a Nation,’’ that it was ‘‘based on the best I think we have to understand the disaster, when Guantanamo Bay tac- information we have to date’’—I quote timing of all this. It was all part of a tics became exposed and they were out- from her statement back then, a few Presidential campaign. The President days after the attack—but based on the side of our values, Senator MCCAIN and of the United States, in debate with I joined with Democrats to get to the best information of what their assess- Mitt Romney, said: Oh, I called it an bottom of it. After 9/11, the Bush ad- ment is: act of terror. He didn’t call it an act of ministration originally did not want What happened in Benghazi was in fact ini- terror. He didn’t. In fact, 10 days later, the 9/11 Commission to be formed. tially a spontaneous reaction to what had at the U.N., he was still talking about just transpired hours before in Cairo, almost Senator MCCAIN and Senator LIEBER- hateful videos that sparked sponta- a copycat of the demonstrations against our neous demonstrations. The American MAN led the charge. We are doing no facility in Cairo, prompted by the video. more now than we did then. We just people were badly misled. We know now for sure, and we knew need willing partners. I yield for my colleague from New I cannot say to any family member then, before Ambassador Rice went on Hampshire. or anyone who served our Nation in that Sunday show, that it was not be- Mr. GRAHAM. Perhaps the Senator harm’s way that we know the truth cause as the Senator from South Caro- from New Hampshire could walk us about what happened in Benghazi at lina just pointed out, the station chief through some of the reasons we now this stage. sent a message immediately following know the story line of a protest caused I can say this. We know what was saying that this was not—repeat, not— by a video doesn’t hold water. told to us as a nation does not hold any a spontaneous demonstration. I will Ms. AYOTTE. I thank the Senator water, and we know that people have submit that for the record. from South Carolina and the Senator manipulated the facts 7 weeks before Somehow we have Ambassador Rice from Arizona for everything they have an election. saying this was a hateful video that done on this important issue and to get I am still not comfortable with the sparked this demonstration. It says: to the truth. fact that nobody could provide help to Whether there were Al Qaeda affiliates, Frankly, I will quote the Senator these people for over 9 hours. Before whether they were Libyan-based ex- from Arizona from last weekend, when the attack, not one person who allowed tremists, is one of the things we have he was asked what Ambassador Susan the security to deteriorate to the point to determine. But, again, she said: Rice said on ‘‘Meet the Press,’’ because of where it became a death trap in Sparked by this hateful video. There I agree with his sentiment: I am Benghazi, to the point it became a was no involvement of the hateful speechless. death trap—not one person—has been video. I am speechless because when Ambas- fired. That is unacceptable. I hate to quote myself, but I was on sador Rice was asked on ‘‘Meet the With that, I will turn it over to my that same program, and immediately Press,’’ do you have any regrets about colleague Senator MCCAIN and eventu- after she spoke I said: what you said on every single Sunday ally Senator AYOTTE. Most people don’t bring rocket-propelled show on September 16 of 2012, she said The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- grenades and heavy weapons to a demonstra- she didn’t have any regrets. She said: ator from Arizona. tion. That was an act of terror and for any- What I said to you that morning, and Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask one to disagree with that fundamental fact I what I did every day since, is to share unanimous consent to engage in a col- think is really ignorant on the facts. the best information we had at the loquy with the Senator from South We know now that we now have facts time. The information I provided, Carolina and the Senator from New that she was absolutely wrong. Of which I explained to you, was what we Hampshire, who are on the floor. course, the question also remains what had at the moment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without in the world was Susan Rice doing Actually, that is not the full picture objection, it is so ordered. speaking that morning? What was she and the information they had at the Mr. MCCAIN. My colleague from doing there? She had nothing to do moment. That is why I think the word South Carolina laid out many of the with it. She was the Ambassador to the ‘‘speechless’’ applies. The fact she salient facts according to how they United Nations. And Secretary Clinton would have no regrets about mis- transpired and didn’t transpire. was ‘‘exhausted,’’ I believe was the ra- leading the American people is deeply

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We need to have her testimony that no Senator is permitted to offer fact, Secretary Panetta testified before before the Congress to get to the bot- an amendment to this bill while the the Armed Services Committee, as did tom of why these misrepresentations majority leader’s amendments and mo- the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of were made. Mr. Morell needs to be tions are pending? Staff, Chairman Dempsey, they knew brought back before the Congress, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- at the time it was a terrorist attack. ultimately we need a select committee. ator is correct. But apparently, when Ambassador I defer to my colleague from South Mr. GRAHAM. In addition to the Rice went on to tell the story about Carolina to wrap up. Burr amendment No. 2752, there are this being the result of a hateful and Mr. GRAHAM. I thank my col- many amendments on our side of the heinous video and protest that started leagues. aisle waiting in the queue to be offered. in Cairo, she missed that testimony Now is the time for us to move for- Further parliamentary inquiry: If a and this incredibly important informa- ward to set the stage for a vote; is that motion to table the Reid motion to tion held by key security leaders in our correct? commit is successful, would there be an government. Well, I will say, No. 1, as to the opportunity to offer a motion to com- We also know on September 12, 4 amendment of Senator BURR, it takes mit the bill to the Veterans’ Affairs days before she appeared on the Sun- care of veterans similar to what Sen- Committee to be reported back as a day shows, the day after the attacks, ator SANDERS is proposing, but it pays fully amendable bill with the Iran according to testimony given before for it in a more responsible way. Un- sanctions bill included? the House Oversight and Governmental like the proposal of Senator SANDERS, The PRESIDING OFFICER. If the Reform Committee given last May, we have an additional element in the motion to table is agreed to, there Beth Jones, who was then the Acting Burr amendment that not only takes would be an opportunity for Senators Assistant Secretary of State for Near care of veterans but it deals with a na- to offer another motion to recommit East Affairs, sent an email on behalf of tional security imperative, which is with instructions to which the Sen- our government to the Libyan Ambas- the Iran sanctions legislation. This is ator’s amendment could be offered. sador in Washington, DC, which said bipartisan in nature, with 59 cospon- Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, in the following: sors, including 17 Democrats. This order to offer amendment No. 2752, the The group that conducted the attacks, would reimpose sanctions at the end of Iran sanctions amendment, I move to Ansar al-Sharia, is affiliated with Islamic the 6-month negotiating period if we do table the pending Reid motion to com- terrorists. not have an acceptable outcome remit and I ask for the yeas and nays. This was 4 days before Ambassador garding the Iranian nuclear program; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Rice went on all the Sunday shows and we need to dismantle the reactor, re- sufficient second? said this was in response to a hateful move the uranium, and stop enrich- There appears to be a sufficient sec- and offensive video. ment. ond. That is the goal of the Iran sanctions That was not the case. The yeas and nays are ordered. Let’s go further. This wasn’t the best legislation, and I am very pleased Sen- The clerk will call the roll. information they had at the time. This ator BURR would bring that before the The bill clerk called the roll. raises questions as well about the role body. I am urging my colleagues to Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the of Mike Morell, who at the time was allow us to vote on Iran sanctions. The Senator from New York (Mrs. GILLI- the Deputy CIA Director. I was part of sanctions are literally crumbling. BRAND), the Senator from Florida (Mr. the meeting with Mike Morell and Am- The PRESIDING OFFICER. All Re- NELSON), and the Senator from Michi- bassador Rice at the time, and one of publican time has expired. gan (Ms. STABENOW) are necessarily ab- the things I learned in that briefing Mr. GRAHAM. With that, I under- sent. also troubled me a great deal about the stand Senator BURR and others on our representation Ambassador Rice made side have filed an amendment which Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator on those Sunday shows, including her would impose additional sanctions is necessarily absent: the Senator from statement that she has no regrets, ap- against the Government of Iran if it Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI). parently, and the claim they had the violates the interim agreement with The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. best information at the time. the United States, and I ask unani- KING). Are there any other Senators in One of the things that goes out is mous consent to set aside the pending the Chamber desiring to vote? called the Presidential daily brief. In motion so I may offer amendment No. The result was announced—yeas 44, fact, Ambassador Rice had a very im- 2752. nays 52, as follows: portant position in our government at The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there [Rollcall Vote No. 45 Leg.] the time. I still wonder why she was objection? YEAS—44 the person who was sent out on every Mr. SANDERS. Reserving the right Alexander Enzi McConnell Sunday show with regard to the at- to object, I do find it interesting that, Ayotte Fischer Moran in the midst of this important debate Barrasso Flake Paul tacks on our consulate in Benghazi, Blunt Graham about the needs of our veterans, my Portman but the daily intelligence briefing at Boozman Grassley Risch the time actually contained references Republican colleagues are on the floor Burr Hatch Roberts to the potential involvement of Al- of the Senate and have virtually noth- Chambliss Heller Rubio Coats Hoeven Scott Qaeda in these attacks. Yet somehow, ing to say about veterans. Coburn Inhofe Sessions when she went on the Sunday shows, This bill is not about Benghazi. This Cochran Isakson Shelby veterans bill is not about Iran sanc- Collins Johanns she felt she could make the statement Thune that Al-Qaeda has been decimated and tions, it is not about Hillary Clinton. It Corker Johnson (WI) Cornyn Kirk Toomey then blamed the attacks on our con- is about protecting the needs of our Crapo Lee Vitter sulate on this hateful video, further veterans. So the amendment of Senator Cruz McCain Wicker contradicting the information we had BURR does not go anywhere near as far NAYS—52 at the time. as we need to go in terms of veterans Baldwin Cardin Hagan The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- issues. It brings the Iran sanctions Begich Carper Harkin ator’s 20 minutes has expired. issue into a debate where it should not Bennet Casey Heinrich Ms. AYOTTE. I ask unanimous con- be brought. Blumenthal Coons Heitkamp sent for 1 minute to wrap up. I object. Booker Donnelly Hirono Boxer Durbin Johnson (SD) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Brown Feinstein Kaine objection? tion is heard. Cantwell Franken King

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:26 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.039 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1210 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 Klobuchar Murphy Tester [Rollcall Vote No. 46 Leg.] Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators Landrieu Murray Udall (CO) YEAS—56 are necessarily absent: the Senator Leahy Pryor Udall (NM) Levin Reed Walsh Baldwin Heinrich Murray from Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN) and the Manchin Reid Warner Begich Heitkamp Pryor Senator from Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI). Markey Rockefeller Warren Bennet Heller Reed The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. WAR- Blumenthal Hirono McCaskill Sanders Whitehouse Reid Booker Johnson (SD) REN). Are there any other Senators in Menendez Schatz Wyden Rockefeller Merkley Schumer Boxer Kaine Sanders the Chamber desiring to vote? Mikulski Shaheen Brown King Schatz The result was announced—yeas 97, Cantwell Klobuchar Schumer nays 0, as follows: NOT VOTING—4 Cardin Landrieu Shaheen Carper Leahy [Rollcall Vote No. 47 Ex.] Gillibrand Nelson Stabenow Casey Levin YEAS—97 Murkowski Stabenow Tester Coons Manchin Alexander Gillibrand Murphy Donnelly Markey Udall (CO) The motion was rejected. Ayotte Graham Durbin McCaskill Udall (NM) Murray Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask Baldwin Grassley Feinstein Menendez Walsh Paul Barrasso Hagan unanimous consent that there be 2 Franken Merkley Warner Portman Begich Harkin Gillibrand Mikulski Warren Pryor minutes equally divided in the usual Bennet Hatch Hagan Moran Whitehouse Reed form prior to the vote on the motion to Blumenthal Heinrich Harkin Murphy Wyden Reid waive; further, that the remaining Blunt Heitkamp Risch Booker Heller votes in this sequence be 10 minute NAYS—41 Roberts Boozman Hirono Alexander Cruz McCain Rockefeller votes. Boxer Hoeven Ayotte Enzi McConnell Brown Inhofe Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Barrasso Fischer Paul Burr Isakson Sanders objection? The Chair hears none, and it Blunt Flake Portman Cantwell Johanns Schatz Boozman Graham so ordered. Risch Cardin Johnson (SD) Schumer Burr Grassley Who yields time? Roberts Carper Johnson (WI) Scott Chambliss Hatch Rubio Casey Kaine Sessions The Senator from Vermont. Coats Hoeven Scott Chambliss King Shaheen Coburn Inhofe Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, this Sessions Coats Kirk Shelby Cochran Isakson Shelby Cochran Klobuchar Stabenow budget point of order we are now going Collins Johanns Thune Collins Landrieu to vote on tells us in a very significant Corker Johnson (WI) Tester Coons Leahy Cornyn Kirk Toomey Thune way who we are as a people. If you vote Corker Lee Crapo Lee Vitter Toomey for this budget point of order, you are Cornyn Levin Udall (CO) saying that in this great country we do NOT VOTING—3 Crapo Manchin Udall (NM) Cruz Markey not have the resources to help our vet- Murkowski Nelson Wicker Vitter Donnelly McCain Walsh erans with their health care, edu- Durbin McCaskill The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Warner cation, and to be able to deal with sex- Enzi McConnell vote, the yeas are 56, the nays are 41. Warren ual assault. We need to help older vet- Feinstein Menendez Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- Fischer Merkley Whitehouse erans get the nursing care and build sen and sworn not having voted in the Flake Mikulski Wicker new medical facilities that they des- affirmative, the motion is rejected. Franken Moran Wyden perately need. The point of order is sustained, and NOT VOTING—3 I personally—and I have to say this under section 312 of the Congressional Coburn Murkowski Nelson honestly—have a hard time under- Budget Act the bill is recommitted to standing how anyone can vote for tax The nomination was confirmed. the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under breaks for billionaires, millionaires, f the previous order, the motion to re- and large corporations and then say we consider is considered made and laid on don’t have the resources to protect our EXECUTIVE SESSION the table. veterans. We should not be supporting The President will be immediately this point of order. NOMINATION OF MICHAEL L. CON- notified of the Senate’s action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- NOR TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY f ator from North Carolina. OF THE INTERIOR Mr. BURR. Mr. President, my only LEGISLATIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under wish is that we had been on the Senate the previous order, the Senate will pro- floor debating reforms within the sys- ceed to executive session to consider CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT tem so we could fulfill and keep the the following nomination, which the BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 2014—MO- promises we made to our veterans who clerk will report. TION TO PROCEED—Continued are currently in that system. The bill clerk read the nomination of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I yield back the remainder of our Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to time. ate will resume legislative session. be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. The Senator from Arizona. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mr. FLAKE. Madam President, I question is on agreeing to the motion. ator from Arkansas. would like to speak about an issue, but The yeas and nays were previously Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask first I would like to yield to the minor- ordered. unanimous consent that all time be ity leader. The clerk will call the roll. yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without publican leader. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the objection, it is so ordered. UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. 2011 Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask for Senator from Florida (Mr. NELSON) is Mr. MCCONNELL. I am here in sup- necessarily absent. the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a port of what our colleague from Ari- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators zona is going to be talking about short- are necessarily absent: the Senator sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient sec- ly. It is basically this. We have a White from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) and the ond. House that is busily at work trying to Senator from Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI). The question is, Will the Senate ad- quiet the voices of those who oppose Further, if present and voting, the vise and consent to the nomination of them by doing the following: They are Senator from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to proposing a new regulation directed at would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ be Deputy Secretary of the Interior? 501(c)(4) organizations that have been The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there The clerk will call the roll. active for over 50 years in expressing any other Senators in the Chamber de- The bill clerk called the roll. themselves about the issues of the day siring to vote? Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the in our country. This regulation actu- The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 56, Senator from Florida (Mr. NELSON) is ally predates the IRS abuses we saw nays 41, as follows: necessarily absent. during the 2012 election.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:26 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.001 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1211 I have spoken a number of times—in- House to help target President Nixon’s tion in a host of advocacy and edu- cluding a couple of major speeches at enemies, and the Commissioner of the cational activities, even nonpartisan one of the think tanks here in town— IRS said: No. No. voter registration and education about what a threat it is to citizens I wonder if my friend from Arizona drives. These activities have a clear when the heavy hand of the IRS comes agrees with me that the appropriate re- role in promoting civic engagement down on them because they speak up sponse from the new Commissioner of and social welfare, which is the precise against policies of the government. the IRS—responsible for cleaning up purpose for which 501(c)(4) organiza- This regulation that Senator FLAKE this troubled agency—to the White tions are structured. is going to speak about here in a few House ought to be, no, I am not going Unfortunately, this proposed rule minutes that we would like to see de- to participate in your effort to quiet would suppress these organizations’ layed for a year has generated 120,000 the voices of your political foes. voices by forcing them to quit these ac- comments. I would say to my friend Mr. FLAKE. I would certainly agree. tivities or be shut down. from Arizona that I am told there has If the IRS wants to establish or re-es- While this administration may be fo- been no regulation in the history of the tablish credibility that has been lost, cused on quieting its conservative crit- IRS that has even approached 120,000 then the Commissioner should say to ics, even liberal groups have denounced comments. Is that the understanding of the White House: I will act independ- the rule and called attention to the the Senator from Arizona? ently here. detrimental impact on free speech by Mr. FLAKE. That is. In fact, to give To go forward with this rule, after organizations of all ideologies. Accord- some kind of scale here, the Keystone what has gone on, would simply be ing to the American Civil Liberties Pipeline, which has been extremely going in the other direction and would Union, this rule ‘‘will produce the same controversial for months and months, be seen—and I think justifiably so—to structural issues at the IRS that led to has generated about 7,000 comments— be working hand in glove with the the use of inappropriate criteria in the 7,000 comments for an issue such as White House to stifle free speech. selection of various charitable and so- that. This has generated north of Mr. MCCONNELL. I commend the cial welfare groups for undue scru- 100,000. Senator from Arizona for his leadership tiny.’’ Mr. MCCONNELL. I think it is rea- on this very important issue. I do not In response to the Obama administra- sonable to assume that the reason for think there is anything more impor- tion’s claim that these tax groups have that is there are groups out there all tant to our democracy than First become confusing in the aftermath of a across America, on the right, on the Amendment freedom of speech. The Citizens United decision, Nan Aron of left, and in the center who have taken last thing an agency whose principal the Alliance for Justice Action Cam- a look at this new regulation and un- responsibility is to collect revenue for paign has commented that 501(c)(4) or- derstand that it is the Federal Govern- the Federal Government—the last ganizations ‘‘weren’t invented in the ment using the heavy hand of the IRS thing an agency like that needs to be last election cycle; they’ve been around to try to shut them up, to make it im- involved in is quieting the voices of the for generations. Their purpose isn’t to possible for them to criticize the gov- critics of this administration—or any hide donors, it’s to advance policies.’’ ernment or people like the Senator other administration, for that matter. Even the Sierra Club has hammered from Arizona and myself. It is none of I yield the floor. the IRS rule. the business of the government to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- As of this morning, I believe it is at quieting the voices of the American ator from Arizona. least 94,000 comments the minority people. Mr. FLAKE. I thank the Senator leader mentioned, and it may be north I know our Democratic friends are from Kentucky. I certainly echo his of 100,000 now, on the proposed rule upset because some conservative comments. I do rise today to urge the have been submitted. This marks the groups have been very active. I do not Senate to pass legislation to prevent largest number of comments ever sub- recall the same sense of outrage over the IRS from trampling on free speech mitted to any rulemaking. Let me re- the last 50 years when groups on the rights, particularly those of 501(c)(4) peat that. This is the largest number of left were actively involved. organizations. comments ever submitted to any rule- I would say to my friend from Ari- The Stop Targeting of Political Be- making. zona, since these comments are coming liefs by the IRS Act—it is a mouthful, As I said before, to put it in perspec- from all over, it appears, does it not, I know—is sponsored by Senator ROB- tive, the Keystone Pipeline proposed that there is a lot of collateral damage ERTS from Kansas and myself. It would rule we have heard so much about has here, that the administration may prohibit for 1 year the finalization of a registered just over 7,000 comments. have wanted to target their enemies, proposed IRS regulation that would That is compared to somewhere near but they are hitting some of their specifically limit the advocacy and 100,000 comments here. Clearly the pub- friends as well? educational activities of these groups. lic sees through this administration’s Mr. FLAKE. That is correct. Many of This bill would also prevent addi- veiled attempt to quash free speech and the organizations that have sounded tional targeting of 501(c)(4) organiza- to shut down opposition to its prior- alarm bells here are organizations such tions by restoring the IRS standards ities. as the ACLU, the Sierra Club, and oth- and definitions that were in place be- Yesterday the House of Representa- ers, social welfare organizations that fore the agency started targeting con- tives overwhelmingly passed this same advocate for policy as well, that are servative groups back in 2010. legislation, identical legislation in the concerned that this goes too far. Last spring we learned that the IRS House, by a vote of 243–176. Already, Mr. MCCONNELL. The final thing I was targeting conservative groups ap- this legislation in the Senate has 40 would say to my friend from Arizona is plying for 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status, Senate cosponsors. It clearly deserves that we have a new Commissioner of thanks to a report by the agency’s in- the consideration and support of the the IRS. He has an opportunity, does spector general. Since this discovery full Senate. he not, to clean up an agency that is several IRS employees, including the However, this legislation has not already in a lot of trouble because of Acting Commissioner, have resigned. been permitted to come up for debate the IRS scandals, because of the new Investigations by the House of Rep- in the full Senate. Earlier today Demo- responsibilities they have been given to resentatives, the Senate, and the De- crats on the Senate Judiciary Com- enforce ObamaCare? This is an agency partment of Justice are ongoing. mittee voted to oppose it, stalling fur- in trouble already before it wades into Nevertheless, on November 29 the ther consideration. I suppose the veto a political thicket such as this, par- IRS published a proposed rule that threat issued by the President may ticularly when it appears as if this would restrict the activities of 501(c)(4) have had something to do with that. whole regulation really originated at organizations, limit their speech, and This veto threat is unfortunate. It is the White House, not at the IRS. curtail their civic participation. This clearly a disproportionate response to I am reminded that the Commis- rule singles out the same groups that legislation aimed at protecting free sioner of the IRS during the Nixon ad- were previously targeted by the IRS speech rights of conservatives and lib- ministration was asked by the White and threatens to limit their participa- erals alike.

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Also, we both believe some of the same restrictions on what support of free speech rights by these that shining a light on the dark money they can do. So we would be imposing groups by approving this legislation to that pulses through the American po- new rulemaking and new rules on some prevent the finalization of the IRS’s litical system is not going to inhibit organizations and not others. That is rule or any other that seeks to con- free speech. To the contrary, it is going one concern and another reason to tinue to target groups based on ide- to enhance the public’s right to know forestall new rulemaking until we have ology. about who is behind the political ads more complete information about what Madam President, with that, I ask that bombard them during the political is going on at the IRS. unanimous consent that the Finance season without accountability or I yield the floor. Committee be discharged from further transparency. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- consideration of S. 2011, that the bill be I agree with Justice Scalia when he ator from Washington. read a third time and passed, and the said: motion to reconsider be laid on the Requiring people to stand up in public for f table. their political acts fosters civic courage, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there without which democracy is doomed. HEALTH CARE objection? So there are two reasons for my ob- Mrs. MURRAY. I come to the floor Mr. WYDEN. Reserving the right to jection. First, the Finance Committee this afternoon to take some time to object, Madam Chair. is the committee of jurisdiction that talk about a law this Chamber passed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ought to have the opportunity to ad- in 2009. I wish to talk a little bit about ator from Oregon. dress these questions, and I want to as- what it means to serve in this body, Mr. WYDEN. This bill is clearly with- sure my friend from Arizona—whom I what our responsibilities are, and why in the jurisdiction of the Senate Fi- have worked with many times on our constituents sent us here in the nance Committee, because it changes issues—that having just become the first place. the Tax Code. For many months before Chair, I intend to work very expedi- I have served in the Senate for more I became the Chair of the committee, tiously on this matter, particularly than 20 years and I have seen my share the Finance Committee staff, on a bi- with Senator HATCH. of controversial legislation. I have seen partisan basis, worked very hard and Second, I point out to my colleagues Democratic bills that Republicans very comprehensively in a thoughtful on the floor there is a bipartisan oppor- couldn’t stand; I have seen Democratic way to address this issue, interviewing tunity in the days ahead to address bills that Democrats wouldn’t vote for; 28 IRS employees and reviewing ap- many of these issues. It is embodied and I have seen bills that pretty much proximately 500,000 pages of docu- very eloquently by Senator MUR- everybody opposed. But what I have ments. KOWSKI, who says: If we are going to be seen in the last 4 years since the Af- It is my hope—and again, I have been serious about promoting the widest fordable Care Act was passed by Con- the Chair of the committee for only a possible debate in this country and gress and signed by the President is little bit over 1 week—it is my hope treating everyone fairly, we do it in ac- and expectation that our report will be something new altogether. cord with that even-steven principle. Since the day that law passed, I have ready for release next month or in For those reasons, I object at this early April. seen some of my Republican colleagues time to the unanimous consent reset reason, and some of their basic du- The Finance Committee, as I have in- quest. dicated, is the committee of jurisdic- ties as public officials, completely I yield the floor. aside, all in opposition of a law that tion. It has the technical resources, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- means millions of Americans have ac- expertise, and experience to best fash- tion is heard. ion the appropriate remedies. My view The Senator from Arizona. cess to affordable, quality health insur- is these matters are simply too impor- Mr. FLAKE. If I could, I want to re- ance they couldn’t get before. It is a tant to be handled on the floor without spond to a few of the Senator’s items. law that means millions of young peo- the opportunity for the Finance Com- The Senator is correct, it falls under ple, many of them fresh out of college, mittee to address these issues, examine the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction. are able to stay on their families’ in- them in hearings, and to have mean- That is part of the reason why I bring surance plans. It is a law that says it is ingful debate. this forward. The Finance Committee illegal for insurance companies to The Senator from Arizona believes is undergoing an investigation that is charge women more money just be- that the new rules from the IRS are not yet complete, so I think it would cause they are women. It is a law that not fair because they limit the public be prudent to forestall the implemen- has provided millions of Americans debate. I want to indicate to him and tation of new rules by the IRS while with access to free preventive to our colleagues that I don’t take a the Finance Committee investigation screenings and health care such as back seat to anybody in terms of pro- is ongoing. I think we all agree we colonoscopies, mammograms, and flu moting public debate. Free speech and shouldn’t move forward on imprecise or shots. It is a law that says if you are an fair treatment for all Americans—all incomplete information. That is why American and you have a preexisting Americans—in the political process is we are simply saying we are not pro- condition, it is illegal for an insurance absolutely central to what I believe posing a rule, we are saying simply company to turn you away. government ought to be all about. delay the new rule until investigations Since 2009, I have seen some of my I have tried, with our colleague from can be completed. colleagues simply refuse to acknowl- Alaska, Senator MURKOWSKI, to show Also, with regard to the issue of fair- edge those facts about the law. I have that even in these difficult, polarizing ness, I should note that this applies to watched them time and time again not political times, the parties can come 501(c)(4) organizations, nonprofit orga- listen to or hear stories of people in together. Senator MURKOWSKI puts it nizations. There are other organiza- their own States whose lives have been very well in terms of what the future tions that are also nonprofit but are changed by the Affordable Care Act ought to be all about. It truly embodies not included in this proposed rule- and others who simply need access to our campaign disclosure bill—which, I making—for example, labor unions. get the benefits that are theirs. Some would mention, is the first bipartisan They offer, under a nonprofit status as of my colleagues have even passed laws campaign finance bill in the Senate well, a 501(c)(5). They are not included that make it harder to get covered since the days of McCain-Feingold. here. under the Affordable Care Act. Senator MURKOWSKI says it best when The Senator correctly says we should One of our responsibilities as Sen- she says that what she wants, with re- be concerned about fairness for all ators, as public servants, is to help our

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These help make sure they are getting the mammogram that could save her life, are only 3 people among the 400,000 oth- most affordable health insurance plan. not to mention thousands of dollars in ers in my home State of Washington It may be helping them become aware health care costs. That kind of preven- who have now signed up for care of an enrollment event in their State tive care is good for Susan, and it is through the exchange, Washington where they can learn how to get cov- good for her family. It is also good for Healthplanfinder, and they are only 3 ered. this country because when more people people among the 4 million people who But our responsibilities don’t end have access to preventive care, it have signed up across the country. For there. We also have to have an open, makes health care cheaper for every the most part, their stories are not honest discussion about what the Af- single one of us. unique. Millions of other Americans fordable Care Act means for our con- Another person I have heard from face the same kind of health care prob- stituents and talk about ways to im- whose life was changed by the afford- lems they do. It is time that we stop prove it. able health care act is a man named ignoring that reality. It is time that Instead, what we have seen is some of Don Davis. He is 59 years old, and he we do our job and help our constituents our colleagues who have spent the bet- actually goes by ‘‘Reverend Don.’’ He is get the health care coverage they deter part of 4 years try to turn this law a pastor in Seattle, and he is also a vol- serve and can now get under this law. into a bogeyman and trying to score unteer at the Boys and Girls Club. As I yield the floor. cheap political points on an issue that the pastor of his church, he doesn’t get The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- can literally mean the difference be- any health care through his job. He ator from Utah. tween life and death. doesn’t even have a salary. That meant IRS 501(C)(4) REGULATIONS I can understand why some of our for a long time that Reverend Don Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I un- colleagues disagree with parts of this didn’t have health insurance. So when derstand Senator SCHUMER wants to law, and I have heard from some people he was hospitalized back in 2008 for se- speak in a little while, so I will try to who had challenges, honestly. We have vere headaches, he was only able to re- hurry my remarks as quickly as I can. to look and say can we fix this in a way ceive an MRI through charity care. I rise today to speak once again on that makes it work better for you. But That MRI showed that Reverend Don the proposed IRS regulations targeting what I can’t understand is why anyone had several brain tumors, but when the grassroots 501(c)(4) organizations. I elected to Congress would decide to doctors wanted to do more testing and have already come to the floor to dis- simply ignore real-life stories of their provide more care, he didn’t have the cuss this issue, and I expect I will be own constituents whose lives were insurance to pay for that. This is a here several more times in the coming changed the day this law took effect. man who has asked for nothing in life, months as these proposed rules con- I can’t understand why anyone would who woke up every day willing to give tinue to move through the regulatory ignore an opportunity to make this law to others, but he couldn’t get the basic pipeline at the IRS. The public comment period for these better, because that is not why we were care he needed when he got sick. sent here. We were sent here to listen Reverend Don is healthy today. He is proposed regulations ends today. As of this morning, the IRS had received to our constituents and fight to make serving his community. Because of the over 100,000 comments on this proposal, sure our laws work for them. Affordable Care Act, he now also has the vast majority of them negative. I want to give some examples from health insurance. He signed up with a This is an all-time record. In fact, the my home State of Washington about navigator at the local YWCA. Now, if number is more than five times greater people whose lives have been changed he gets a headache, he can afford to go than the previous record for comments by the Affordable Care Act, people to the doctor. So because of the Afford- on a proposed IRS regulation. By con- whose stories have been pretty much able Care Act, Reverend Don can afford trast, the Keystone XL Pipeline—an- ignored in Washington, DC. I know to dedicate his life to people in his other item of enormous public inter- later this afternoon several of my col- community and he doesn’t need to leagues will be doing the same thing, est—received just over 7,000 comments. worry that the cost of the health care With all this public attention, the ob- so I hope everybody can turn off Fox he needs might be denied him. vious question is, Why? Why has this News for a little while, not listen to Finally, I want to talk about a cou- proposal generated so much criticism Rush Limbaugh, and listen to some ple in Bellingham, WA, named Rod from the American people? I think the real stories of real live Americans who Burton and Sarah Hill. Rod is one of answer is quite simple: The American have been impacted by this law. I en- millions of Americans who have had people see this proposal for what it is— courage them to go home and listen to the utterly maddening experience of an attempt to silence this administra- some of the men and women in their being denied insurance because of a tion’s critics and keep them on the own States, because the stories I am preexisting condition. In Rod’s case his sidelines of the democratic process. going to share are not unique. preexisting condition was a congenital I would like to take a few minutes to I will start with the story of Susan heart defect. Under our old system Rod describe in detail just what this regula- Wellman from Bellingham, WA. She is was deemed uninsurable by most insur- tion does. self-employed and has had to pay for ance plans from the moment he was Under the Internal Revenue Code, a individual health insurance. Every born. So for a long time Rod found 501(c)(4) organization is a nonprofit or- year she has watched her health care himself forced into purely catastrophic ganization, the exempt purpose of costs rise higher and higher. It reached insurance with a very high premium which is the ‘‘promotion of social wel- the point where she was paying $300 that wouldn’t cover much of anything. fare.’’ The phrase ‘‘promotion of social monthly premiums with an $8,000 de- That changed for him with the Afford- welfare’’ has long been defined as ‘‘pro- ductible. All were what she described able Care Act. moting in some way the common good as ‘‘paying for nothing.’’ So as soon as Despite his heart defect, Rod was and general welfare of the people of the she could, Susan got access to health able to get a plan that covers him and community’’ or ‘‘bringing about civic care through our Washington State ex- his wife, and they found out they were betterments and social improve- change, and she was so happy to have eligible for tax credits to help pay for ments.’’ that chance. She spoke on the phone it. So today both Rod and Sarah are Such organizations may engage in with a real-live person, and she was covered through a silver plan with political activity for or against can- able to sign up for an affordable plan in lower premiums than the plan that didates for public office so long as their just a few minutes. Now Susan is on a only covered Rod if the worst hap- primary activity falls under the cat- plan that costs her $125 a month in- pened. egory of promoting social welfare. stead of $300—$125 instead of $300—and I know we have a number of other Under current regulations, activities it is a plan that has a $2,000 deductible, colleagues who are here to speak, and I such as voter registration or ‘‘get out

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.046 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1214 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 the vote’’ drives are correctly treated IRS for tax-exempt status. The agency if this legislation dies here in the Sen- as promoting social welfare, just like is under investigation in three separate ate, that will not be the end of the line. the distribution of voter guidelines congressional committees for its ac- Earlier this month, when I came to outlining candidates’ positions on tions in the run up to the 2010 and 2012 the floor to talk about this issue, I issues that are, in the view of the orga- elections. called on IRS Commissioner Koskinen nization, important to the public. Put simply, the credibility and the to use his authority to block these reg- The proposed regulations would re- political independence of the IRS are ulations. I expect him to do so. When categorize these types of candidate- very much in question. A reasonable questioned about this proposal, he has neutral activities as not consistent person would think that, rather than consistently deferred, usually saying with the exempt purpose of promoting further damaging the IRS’s reputation, he was not the Commissioner when it social welfare. This is important be- the administration would instead focus was drafted and published. Fine. But he cause over the past few days, in an ef- on rebuilding it in the aftermath of the is the Commissioner now, and now that fort to justify these regulations, the targeting scandal. Sadly, there don’t he is the Commissioner, he is in a posi- administration has communicated to appear to be too many reasonable peo- tion to stop the proposed regulation Members of Congress that they are not ple working in the Obama administra- from going final and acquiring the banning these types of activities; they tion, at least not when it comes to this force of law. This proposal cannot take are just putting them in different cat- set of issues. effect unless Commissioner Koskinen egories. But lost in their justifications We need to call this what it is: an af- personally approves and signs the final are some important distinctions. It is front to free speech and the right of all regulation clearance package. That easy to get lost in the weeds, which is American citizens to participate in the being the case, I call on him today to probably what the administration is democratic process. This is an attempt do the right thing—to not sign it when hoping for. So let’s break this down. by the administration to marginalize it reaches his desk. In fact, he ought to Traditionally speaking, in order to its critics and silence them altogether. decry it for what it is. keep their tax exemption, 501(c)(4) or- Republicans have been very vocal in In an ideal world, the administration would simply withdraw this proposal ganizations have had to limit their in- our opposition to this proposed regula- and leave this issue alone. However, we volvement in ‘‘political activities’’ to tion. We have spoken out in a variety are not living in such a world. That around 49 percent or less of their over- of venues. But make no mistake, it is being the case, if the administration all activities. In other words, they can not just Republicans and conservatives continues its effort to push through be directly involved in the political who oppose this new rule. A number of this proposed rule, the IRS Commis- process so long as the majority of their left-leaning organizations have spoken sioner can and should use his authority activities are devoted to social welfare. out against it as well. The ACLU, for to stop it from taking effect. After all, What this proposed regulation would example, submitted a scathing com- that is one reason Congress gives the do is redefine the parameters of what is ment letter to the IRS arguing that IRS Commissioner a 5-year term. The considered political activity, moving a the proposed regulation would Commissioner is supposed to be free number of activities from the social ‘‘produce the same structural issues at from political pressure when making welfare category to the political cat- the IRS that led to the use of inappro- decisions and implementing our Na- egory. As I said, under this regulation, priate criteria in the selection of var- tion’s tax laws. simply stating where candidates for ious charitable and social welfare In light of that fact, I want to im- public office stand on issues important groups for unfair scrutiny.’’ The ACLU plore Commissioner Koskinen to use to a specific 501(c)(4) organization argued further that social welfare the power he has been granted to re- would be considered political activity. groups should be free to participate in store the IRS’s credibility and make it In fact, even mentioning a candidate’s the political process because that kind clear to the American people that his name in a communication within a of participation ‘‘is at the heart of our agency, the IRS, will no longer be used specified period before an election— representative democracy. To the ex- as simply another political arm of this even if the communication does not tent it influences voters, it does so by or any future administration. I hope he say whether the organization supports promoting an informed citizenry.’’ We will do so because it is the right thing or opposes the candidate—would be have seen similar comments from to do, and I am calling on him to do it. considered political activity. As I men- groups such as the Sierra Club. Leaders I have faith in Commissioner tioned, the same could be said for voter of labor unions have also publicly Koskinen. I believe he is an honest registration drives or ‘‘get out the weighed in about the overly broad na- man. I don’t think he has any other vote’’ initiatives even if the efforts are ture of the proposed regulation. choice but to stop these obnoxious reg- obviously and legitimately non- Put simply, when you have a pro- ulations which people from the left to partisan. posal that is drawing unanimous oppo- the right consider to be breaches of Basically, this proposed regulation sition from Republicans in Congress free speech and are wrong. would instantly categorize so much and is being criticized by the ACLU I yield the floor. run-of-the-mill behavior as partisan and Big Labor, there is a pretty decent AFFORDABLE CARE ACT political activity that many existing chance it is not good policy. Quite Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, 501(c)(4) grassroots organizations would frankly, that characterization is prob- over the next several months the Af- have to stop promoting their causes al- ably too charitable for this particular fordable Care Act is going to become together. And that is precisely what proposal. less important as a Republican cam- the administration wants. They do not This proposed regulation needs to be paign issue because more and more want 501(c)(4)s educating the public on stopped in its tracks. Yesterday the Americans—from young adults all the the issues of the day or telling voters House of Representatives passed legis- way through seniors—are going to real- where candidates stand on political lation that would do just that. If en- ize the benefits it has to offer. It is issues. Sure, they are fine with these acted, the House bill would delay the happening already. groups promoting social welfare so implementation of the proposal for one Every day there are more positive long as that promotion does not in- year. I am an original cosponsor of the stories about people getting cheaper clude criticism of this administration Senate companion bill to this legisla- coverage, better coverage or coverage or its policies that are harmful to the tion, which was introduced by Senators for the first time. Let me say, in my general welfare of their communities. FLAKE and ROBERTS. State of New York the initial rollout of It would be one thing if the IRS was Sadly, I think I know where my col- ACA has been a big success. We didn’t an agency with clean hands when it leagues on the other side of the aisle have the problems of a Web site became to dealing with critics of this ad- stand on this issue, and I expect those cause we did our own, and because we ministration. But, as we have seen, of us here in the Senate who support have a lot of competition, as was in- that is simply not the case. Indeed, the right of all Americans to partici- tended on the exchanges, people are over the last few years we have seen a pate in the political process are likely getting very good offers and a large record of harassment and intimidation to be disappointed with regard to this number of people are getting their of conservative groups applying to the particular legislative effort. Still, even costs reduced.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.056 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1215 I will tell one story. A friend of mine crease and the negatives decrease and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MUR- goes to a hairdresser in a conservative we are seeing it particularly with sen- PHY). The Senator from Massachusetts. neighborhood in New York. The person ior citizens. Because the doughnut hole Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I thank who owns the beauty shop is very con- is filled, millions of our senior citizens Senator SCHUMER for his great leader- servative, and when the ACA first are spending much less on prescription ship on this issue and his strong words. rolled out she was very upset. She said: drugs than they had to. It is a huge I am pleased to join with my col- Look. I have looked at that Web site. I benefit to them. Since ACA was en- leagues on the floor to speak about the am a nice person. I pay for health care acted, more than 7 million seniors and positive impacts of the Affordable Care for my eight employees. It is going to people with disabilities have saved $9 Act and the impact it is having on our cost me hundreds of dollars more for billion. That is a huge amount of Nation’s health and particularly the each employee. I don’t even know if I money. To seniors, many of whom are health of our seniors. can afford to stay in business. That on fixed incomes, that is dramatic sav- We have all heard about the benefits person talked to all of her friends, I ings for them. of the Affordable Care Act in terms of think she blogged on her Web site, and Something else is happening to our increasing coverage: Over 4 million talked all about it. seniors. They are getting free check- people have already signed up for the I spoke to my friend a few weeks ago. ups. That does two things. First, it affordable private health insurance Guess what. This same person actually saves money out of their own pockets through the State and Federal ex- got health care on the New York Web but, second, it reduces our health care changes, millions more have signed up site which reduced the cost of health costs because we all know an ounce of for Medicaid coverage, and millions care for employees by a couple of hun- prevention is worth a pound of cure. more young people are now able to stay dred dollars each. She was very happy. Free checkups are that prevention we on their parents’ insurance policies Of course, I asked my friend to make need. It will not only save the seniors until they are 26—and the numbers are sure she puts that on her Web site and but save our system billions and bil- growing. But as important as these figures tells all of her conservative friends lions of dollars in the years and dec- are, the Affordable Care Act isn’t just about that. ades to come. Somebody who finds a about expanding coverage for the unin- But this story is going to be repeated growth on their skin and gets it re- sured. It is also about improving the over and over. There are going to be moved before it becomes cancerous, quality of care and the quality of cov- millions of seniors who realize they can somebody who might get a erage for all Americans, including our get a free checkup and keep their colonoscopy, a mammogram or a pros- seniors. health good. There are going to be mil- tate exam and is saved from prostate Seniors in this country rely on the lions of young people who realize they cancer—all that is going to happen. Medicare Program—and they should So the bottom line is very simple: can continue their health care and stay rely on the Medicare Program—because on their parents’ health insurance from People are learning the positives of Medicare respects a promise that we age 21 to 26. Millions of people are ACA. The Web site is being improved. made as a country to ensure that peo- going to find out that either, God for- More people are signing up. In my ple who contribute to the program dur- bid, someone in their family or some- State of New York alone, more than ing their working years will have their one in a family they know has a pre- 250,000 people with Medicare saved $246 health care needs taken care of after existing condition, and now they can million on prescription drugs. The the age of 65. We have a duty to keep get health care. Millions of businesses numbers are higher when we count up that promise, and we need to build on are going to see the cost of health care to today because that was only the that promise. is actually going up at a much smaller first 10 months, through November 1 of To keep the promise of Medicare, we rate than they are used to. So all these 2013. The benefits are all over the have to make sure the program stays good things will start mounting and place. afloat. The Affordable Care Act does the positives about ACA will grow in One other thing. This is not our sub- this by improving the quality of care, the public’s mind and eventually I be- ject of the week, but I think we have to by coordinating care, and by better de- lieve it will catch up in the Senate and keep mentioning it. We are reducing livering under Medicare so we reduce the House. Then something else too the budget deficit through the ACA. I waste in the program and we use Medi- will happen and that is this: Lots of know our colleagues on the other side care dollars in a way that improves people who are not affected directly by of the aisle are very careful about the health outcomes for our seniors. ACA have had fear put into their souls. budget deficit. Good. They should be. The Republicans have a very dif- They listen to the rightwing talk radio Health care costs are declining and de- ferent approach to Medicare solvency. and they hear: Oh, they may lose all clining significantly. Some is due to They want to reduce benefits, they their health care or their costs will go the recession, but almost every expert want to increase premiums and copays way up. But what they are finding is it says much is due to the ACA. so it is harder for seniors to afford to is not happening. National health care expenditures, go to a doctor, and they even want to I met a firefighter who works for New for instance, in 2012 grew by 3.7 per- end Medicare’s guaranteed benefits en- York City—not a volunteer fire- cent, meaning that the growth from tirely by turning it into a voucher sys- fighter—a few months ago. He said: I 2009 to 2012 was the slowest since gov- tem. Think about that: lower benefits, know ObamaCare is going to kill me. It ernment collected this information in charge more, and end Medicare as we is going to greatly reduce the health the 1960s. The percentage of health care know it. care I am getting as a New York City spending for the first time actually These approaches are wrong. They do firefighter. shrunk from 17.3 to 17.2. At the same not reflect our values, and they also They get very good health care and time, the solvency of Medicare’s hos- don’t reflect good policy because cut- they should. They are risking their pital insurance fund increased and ting Medicare benefits will not stop lives for us. He said: It is going to hap- costs declined. So this is great news. seniors from having heart attacks, it pen, I hear, in the new year, January 1, The bottom line: I know our col- will not stop seniors from getting sick. 2014. leagues on the other side of the aisle It will just push them into emergency I saw the firefighter a few weeks ago, think they hit political goals when rooms and private insurance systems— and he said to me: Hey, I still have my they attack the ACA and call for its re- which is more expensive and less effi- health care and nothing changed. Well, peal, but the American people don’t cient than Medicare—or, worse, it will of course nothing changed. All the hor- want repeal. Secondly, as we move on prevent them entirely from getting the ror stories which have been launched in time the positives of ACA will be- medical care they need. by so many on the rightwing talk radio come more apparent, the negatives Fortunately, the Republican vision is and those who just hate ObamaCare, people perceive of ACA will decline, not the law of the land. The Affordable whether it works or not, are starting to and I believe by November this issue Care Act is the law of the land, and it fade. will not be the political gold mine our is already showing progress in improv- So we are seeing two things happen colleagues think it is. ing the solvency of Medicare and the at once: We are seeing the positives in- I yield the floor. quality of care for our seniors.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.060 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1216 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 We can already see how the account- the Affordable Care Works Campaign. Specifically for seniors there are able care organizations created under The campaign is designed to tell what some pretty unique benefits, many of the Affordable Care Act are saving has been untold for much of the last 6 which have been glossed over. At the money. The pioneer accountable care months, which is the increasing good outset of the implementation of this organizations—five of which are now news about the millions of Americans act, some pretty important things hap- operating in Massachusetts—have al- for which the Affordable Care Act is pened—sometimes while people weren’t ready saved Medicare nearly $147 mil- working and, indeed for many of them, even looking. lion while continuing to deliver high- changing their lives. First, the doughnut hole was cut in quality care. New standards for hos- An announcement was made this half almost overnight. The first year pital reimbursements have reduced the week that 4 million Americans have anybody who was in the doughnut hole number of people who need to be re- now signed up for the private health got a $250 rebate check. The second admitted, meaning that for seniors care exchanges. There are now over 10 year, their drugs—when they were in 130,000 fewer Medicare beneficiaries had million Americans all across the coun- the doughnut hole—got cut by 50 per- to check back into a hospital last year. try who now have insurance today that cent. By the end of this decade, the Thanks to these and other changes, didn’t have it prior to the passage of doughnut hole will be completely the Medicare trust fund will be solvent the law either because of these private eliminated. for nearly 10 years longer than was pro- exchanges or increased eligibility of The average savings for a senior, as jected before we passed the Affordable Medicaid or the law’s provision that Senator STABENOW will talk about, has Care Act. The results are clear. When young men and women under the age of been $1,200. People often don’t know it comes to our seniors, the Affordable 26 can stay on their parents’ insurance. that is because of the Affordable Care Care Act is saving money and saving Over 10 million people all across the Act. When you go in and your drugs all lives. country now have access to insurance of a sudden cost 50 percent less than But the Affordable Care Act does that they didn’t have before we passed they did, there is no stamp on that bill more. It builds on the promise of Medi- this law. that says courtesy of the Affordable care by improving prevention coverage As Senator SCHUMER said, there is Care Act. and reducing actual out-of-pockets for even more good news because we now The fact is that without the Afford- our seniors. Last year over 70 percent know that the second promise of the able Care Act, seniors—over the course of seniors—25.4 million people in Medi- act, that it was going to reduce the def- of the last 3 years—would have spent $9 care—visited their doctor and received icit, is true as well. CBO tells us that billion more on drugs than they have. a preventive service, such as a critical from the 10-year period covering the The number is so big that it is kind of colonoscopy or a lifesaving mammo- enactment of the law to a decade later, hard to fathom. The Affordable Care gram. They received it for free because we are going to save about $1.2 trillion Act has saved seniors $9 billion, an av- of the Affordable Care Act. Despite beyond what we initially estimated. erage of $1,200 per senior. high drug prices, the average senior in At current trajectories, we are going On top of that, when seniors go in to America saved an average of $1,200 on to be $250 billion under CBO’s initial get their annual checkup or for a can- their prescription drugs in 2013 because estimate for Federal health care ex- cer screening or tobacco cessation proof the Affordable Care Act closing the penditures on an annual basis. That is gram, those preventive health care vis- doughnut hole in Medicare Part D pre- a big savings to the American tax- its are now free. Twenty-five million scription drug coverage. The Affordable payers. When you combine that with seniors have access to those programs Care Act has made these changes—re- the millions of Americans who have all across the country. ducing the cost for seniors, expanding coverage, you can see how the Afford- In my State of Connecticut, 76,000 benefits and reducing wasteful spend- able Care Act is working. people with Medicare have taken ad- ing at the same time that we have im- There is still work to do. There will vantage of free annual wellness visits proved the solvency of Medicare. be debates on the floor of the Senate under the health care law. So we are When I hear Republicans talk about about ways in which we can change and seeing tremendous benefits for seniors repealing the Affordable Care Act, I fix the Affordable Care Act. Because we all across the country. This is not just wonder what alternative universe they are reordering one-sixth of the Amer- about the doughnut hole or preventive are living in. In this real world there ican economy, there is no doubt there health care. should be no confusion about what re- will be bumps along the road, and no In 2012, the Medicare Part B deduct- pealing the Affordable Care Act would doubt there will be places where we can ible dropped by $22 to $140. That is the actually mean for our seniors: higher find bipartisan agreements on how we first time in the history of Medicare costs for prescription drugs, higher can fix the act to make it work even that the Medicare Part B deductible costs for preventive services, reduced better. has actually been reduced thanks to benefits, and a Medicare program that The answer from our Republican col- the efficiencies that are being garnered would go bankrupt nearly 10 years leagues has been pretty simple so far. in the Medicare Part B program by the sooner. It has been to simply repeal the law. health care law. The Affordable Care Act is working They say they want to repeal and re- Second, Medicare Advantage plans to help seniors with their expenses and place it, but we have yet to see any evi- now can’t charge more than Medicaid to keep the costs of health care down. dence of that replacement. I think for things like chemotherapy, skilled We need to improve and build on the when the Presiding Officer and I served nursing, and other specialized services, progress the law has made and not together in the House of Representa- which results in saving thousands of argue over tearing it down. This should tives, we probably witnessed about 30 dollars for seniors. not be about politics. This should be or 40 different votes to repeal all or In the first 3 years of the Affordable about keeping the promise we made to part of the Affordable Care Act, and Care Act, Medicare recovered $15 bil- our seniors. It is about building on that never once was there a vote to replace lion in fraudulent payments under promise, and I will continue to fight that act. Medicare because of new tools designed for that. The American people don’t want this to root out fraud and waste and abuse I yield the floor. bill repealed so we can go back to the in the Affordable Care Act. Older The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MAR- days when the insurance companies ran Americans who have not yet reached KEY). The Senator from Connecticut. our health care. They don’t want to go Medicare age are saving money because Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I appre- back to the days when the 10 million the act reduced the amount of dis- ciate my colleagues—Senator WARREN, Americans who have insurance are un- crimination in premiums against older Senator SCHUMER, and Senator MUR- insured. They want this act to be im- Americans by saying that insurance RAY—joining us on the floor today. I plemented. They want it to be per- companies can’t charge older workers think we will be joined by Senator STA- fected. They want us to work to make more than three times what they BENOW in a few moments. I also appre- it better. But they are understanding charged younger workers. ciate that they were at an event we did day by day that the Affordable Care For seniors, in particular, we are try- yesterday in which we were kicking off Act is working. ing to make it clear that some of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.061 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1217 unnoticed benefits, such as the fact necticut for all of their hard work. I gap in coverage, and the health care re- that nobody is asking you for a copay know they are doing a great job on form law—in the big picture—has saved when you go in for a Medicare checkup their insurance pool—the health care them about $9 billion—on average and that you are saving money every exchange which is providing more af- $1,200 for an individual, but all total so time you go into the pharmacy—that fordable health insurance for the citi- far about $9 billion. That is $9 billion didn’t happen magically. That didn’t zens in Connecticut. more available to seniors, which puts happen because of Republican health I thank the Senator for his leader- money back in their pocket—to do care policies. It happened because of ship. what? Well, to pay the rent, to pay the the Affordable Care Act. I also rise today to talk about the electric bill. In a State such as Michi- Finally, before I turn it over to my fact that millions of American families gan, to pay the high heating bills be- colleague Senator STABENOW, I want to today have access to more affordable cause of the winter we have been hav- address some of the mythology we have health care. Seniors, children, small ing; to put gas in the car. Maybe it is been hearing on the floor of the Senate businesses, and others are getting the to do something fun with the grandkids in the past few days about Medicare opportunity to have the health care and pay for that birthday present. Advantage. they are paying for and know they can Maybe it is doing something else that There is no doubt that there were re- get the health care they need even if is needed. Whatever it is, the idea is ductions in the payment from the Fed- they have a preexisting condition be- the average person who is retired and eral Government to the Medicare Ad- cause of the Affordable Care Act. on Medicare has over $1,000 back in vantage plans in the Affordable Care I will take a few moments to talk their pocket now because of health re- Act. Why? Because we were overcom- about what this means for our senior form and what we have been able to do pensating private health care compa- citizens—for people on Medicare. Obvi- to strengthen Medicare. It is a great nies for running the Medicare Advan- ously, Medicare is a great American thing. tage plan. We were giving them 13 per- success story and something that I The problem is that is what Repub- cent more than it cost Medicare itself strongly support, as do my colleagues licans want to take away. That is what to run the Medicare program. That just who are speaking today. they want to take away. That is what doesn’t make a lot of sense. As part of health care reform, we will be taken away if it is repealed; if Private companies were telling us wanted to strengthen Medicare for the one of the over 40 different repeal votes they could do things for the same price future. We protect the guaranteed ben- were actually to happen, and what the or less than the Federal Government. efits under Medicare. We have shored House of Representatives has already In this case we were paying Medicare up the program so that the trust fund done. private insurers a lot more than it is now solvent until 2026 and will be so Let me share another letter from costs Medicare to run the program. So going forward as other savings occur Mary Ann from Rockford who wrote we decided to eliminate that subsidy. over the long run. It is working be- last fall to say she is sick of the efforts Guess what. The news has been pret- to repeal health care reform. She says: ty remarkable. In fact, 30 percent more cause of some very tangible work we seniors are on Medicare Advantage have done to put more money in the The Affordable Care Act has already helped millions of seniors like myself. From free plans today than when we passed the pockets of our senior citizens and to create the opportunity for them to preventive services to lower-cost prescrip- law, and premiums under Medicare Ad- tion drugs, we’re saving money. vantage have come down by 10 percent have access to affordable health care. I often think about the letters and We are saving money. during that time. More people are on Let me talk about another area Medicare Advantage plans, there are emails I have received from people in Michigan prior to our passing health where seniors are saving money, and less costs in premiums, and the average that is the annual checkup. We always Medicare participant has 18 different care reform and the kinds of stories that people told me all the time before want folks to have the annual checkup. plans to choose from. That checkup used to have copays and All of this apocalyptic talk about we strengthened Medicare. deductibles. Today, under Medicare, what was going to happen when we I will read one letter from a senior because of health reform, when a senior passed the Affordable Care Act with re- citizen from Warren, MI, who wrote to walks into a doctor’s office, how much spect to Medicare Advantage and all me a letter prior to health care reform are they paying for that annual check- this new apocalyptic talk about what talking about the gap in coverage in up? Zero. Zero, because of health re- will happen when the subsidies get fur- prescription drugs. Under Medicare form. We don’t want any seniors to feel ther reduced has not come true. We Part-D, you are covered to a certain they can’t get that checkup, they can’t now have cheaper Medicare Advantage point, and then there is a gap and you get the mammogram they need, they plans, more seniors on them, and plen- get no help. Then if your prescription can’t get that lovely colonoscopy we ty of across-the-board availability. drug costs are very high, it kicks in I am really pleased to have been again. Some people call that the all look forward to getting. We don’t joined here by about a half dozen of our doughnut hole. It is a gap in coverage. want our seniors to feel they can’t get colleagues to tell the story about what A senior from Warren told me this: any other kinds of preventive care or the ACA has meant for seniors. I cannot afford all of my costly drugs so I cancer screens or flu shots, or whatever We are going to come to the floor have to stop taking one of them (the least it is, because of the copays or every week. We are going to stand with risky one) and have to scrounge free samples deductibles. Today the cost of that patients and consumers every week to from my doctor’s office for another while checkup for preventive services is zero. paying high retail prices for the other two. talk about the benefits for seniors, can- If health reform is repealed, that is re- cer patients, women, and taxpayers all That was before we passed health repealed. That is what folks who want rein an effort to try to prove to the form. Now on average in our country, peal are doing; it is what they want to American people what millions of seniors have $1,200 more in their pocket take away. Americans are finding out, and that is since we passed health care reform So I join with my colleagues who feel that the Affordable Care Act works. which helps them with their prescrip- strongly that we need to make sure we With that, I yield the floor. tion drug costs. Why? Because we are are keeping in place those positives The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- closing that gap. That gap is going to that are making a real difference in the ator from Michigan. go away. There is going to be no more lives of senior citizens, of children, of Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, first cliff, no more doughnut hole, and no families. If there are areas going for- I thank the Senator from Connecticut more gap in coverage. Right now sen- ward that need to be fixed, we need to for his advocacy for seniors, children, iors across the country are saving, on fix them, and we will. But we certainly families, and small businesses to have average, $1,200, which is more money do not want to go back to the days access to affordable and quality health back in their pocket. when seniors are spending $1,200 more insurance. He has been a powerful voice When we think about it in big terms, out of their pocket for their medicine, on this issue. there are more than 7.3 million seniors on average, or when they are paying I also congratulate his State of Con- and people with disabilities who are on for the cost of an annual checkup that necticut and the Governor of Con- Medicare who found themselves in that is absolutely critical they get for their

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Those who want to fili- portant services and protections were and not using the Senate floor to fur- buster this bill are the people who not in place. ther any political agenda by making want to add things to the bill that have I yield the floor. personal attacks on private citizens. nothing to do with serving our vet- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- That brings me to what I came here erans. ator from Kansas. to discuss today. This legislation by itself improves FREE SPEECH (The remarks of Mr. ROBERTS per- vital programs to honor our commit- Mr. ROBERTS. Thank you, Mr. taining to the introduction of S. 2064 ment to those who served in uniform President. I come to the floor today to are printed in today’s RECORD under and for those who care for our vet- also speak about ObamaCare. But be- ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and erans. Whether it is a community- fore I do so, I feel the need to address Joint Resolutions.’’) based outpatient clinic in Zanesville or some comments made on the floor of Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I yield Chillicothe or Springfield, whether it is the Senate yesterday that, sadly, I find back the remainder of my time. a VA center in Dayton or Chillicothe to be extremely distasteful. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- or Cleveland, we care about those who Yesterday, two prominent citizens ator from Ohio. care for our veterans, many of whom were called unpatriotic merely because Mr. BROWN. Thank you, Mr. Presi- are veterans themselves, and we take they have engaged—legally, I must dent. It is good to see my long-time care of those veterans. say—in their First Amendment right friend from Massachusetts in the Pre- This corrects errors in programs and to participate in the political process. I siding Officer’s chair. benefits and, as I said, has widespread was saddened, I was dismayed, and I Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- support in the veterans community. was discouraged to see the floor of the sent to speak as in morning business The American Legion, Veterans of For- Senate used as a venue for such cam- for up to 15 minutes. eign Wars, Disabled American Vet- paign-related attacks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without erans, Vietnam Veterans of America, In order to further their own agenda, objection, it is so ordered. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of it has become commonplace for my col- VETERANS BENEFITS America all support this legislation. leagues—especially across the aisle—to Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, Presi- I will not go through a lot of the de- suppress the free speech and rights of dent Kennedy, from the Presiding Offi- tails we have discussed before that certain people and organizations. These cer’s home State said, if I could para- Senator SANDERS brought to the floor, are simply people with whom they do phrase a bit: A nation reveals itself not but I want to talk about a couple. not agree and who have had the audac- only by the men and women it pro- This bill renews our VOW to Hire He- ity to hold views different from this ad- duces but also by the men and women roes Act by reauthorizing provisions ministration. it honors, the men and women it re- such as the VRAP, the Veterans Re- Make no mistake, this is all part of a members. training Assistance Program. This pro- coordinated plan. I call it shaping the It is our duty to take care of those gram retrains unemployed veterans for battlefield to tamp down—maybe that who served in uniform. Today, this Na- high-demand occupations. is not the right word; make that sup- tion has revealed itself, and the image I traveled across Ohio throughout press—political opponents in the runup is shameful. This body failed to con- 2012 spreading the word about VRAP, to the general election as of this fall. sider the important veterans legisla- encouraging our veterans to apply. We have seen repeatedly since the tion of this Congress—the most impor- Ohio veterans applied in larger num- Citizens United decision of 2010 Mem- tant veterans legislation of this Con- bers than our State’s population would bers of this body trying to rein in congress: the Comprehensive Veterans suggest because of the outreach of so servative groups’ ability to participate Health and Benefits and Military Re- many in encouraging people to sign up in the political process. This campaign tirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. for VRAP. is a direct attack, I believe, on the I sit on the Senate Veterans Affairs’ I met veterans such as Everett Cham- rights of these organizations. This Committee. I am the first Senator from bers in Cleveland, who used VRAP campaign created an environment in my State ever to sit on that committee funds to get retrained as an electrical which the Internal Revenue Service for a full term. I consider that an engineering technician at Cuyahoga found it necessary and possible to sin- honor. I consider it a privilege to serve Community College, or Tri-C. gle out conservative organizations for those who served us in this Nation. I remember meeting a veteran in extra scrutiny. And this has made it I have worked alongside Republicans Youngstown who went back to school impossible for conservative groups to and Democrats, as has Chairman SAND- because of VRAP and got the oppor- participate in the last two elections, ERS and Ranking Member BURR. We tunity to work at a health care center and now they are at it again in 2014. have produced good legislation here. in information technology. There is a short phrase which describes Next to the post-9/11 GI bill, which Sen- We know VRAP works. It helps our this, and I think it is ‘‘abuse of power.’’ ator Webb worked on 4 or 5 years ago, veterans get back to work. It lowers This is all troubling and shocking it is the most important advancement the unacceptably high unemployment enough, but now we have a very direct in veterans legislation and assistance rate for recently separated service- personal attack against a Kansas com- to our Nation’s veterans at my time in members who have so much to offer pany whose political views some find the Senate. That is the good news. employers. very objectionable. What I find even The bad news is this debate has been This program is aimed for those vet- more offensive is declaring on the floor about politics, not about veterans. erans who are a little bit older who are the opposing views make them ‘‘liars.’’ Again, people in Washington want to no longer eligible for the GI bill and Our Constitution grants every Amer- score political points by filibuster, by those veterans who have been out of ican the fundamental right to engage obstruction, by blocking good bipar- the service for a while. But it does not in the political process, and these folks tisan legislation, supported by a whole stop there. It adds other important im- have done so, fully within the bounds panoply of veterans organizations and provements in education benefits, in of the law. community groups. reproductive health, in the delivery of Nothing Charles and David Koch There are those who have concerns care and benefits to veterans who expe- have done or are doing is illegal. Their who want to add to this bill, concerns rienced sexual trauma while serving in participation, their statements, their that are not related to veterans. To the military. work is very far from un-American. hold up this bill with something unre- Too many Members in this body will Quite the opposite. It is the essence of lated to veterans is unconscionable. say they support the programs in this what it means to be an American. Whether you are in Marblehead, MA, bill but that finding the money to do so Nothing is more fundamental to our or Mansfield, OH, we all have heard our is not possible. So they are for the bill,

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Those same editorial said: wage for tipped workers at the diner, elected leaders—those same elected Were this an ad for Stainmaster carpet, a the valet, the person doing the mani- leaders who say: I am for this bill, but Koch product— Koch, this is the family, the cure from $2.13 an hour to 70 percent of we can’t pay for it, so we can’t pass it— brothers— the regular minimum wage. those same people want to give tax Were this an ad for Stainmaster carpet, a In 1980 the minimum wage for tipped breaks to companies that take jobs and Koch product, Federal Trade Commission workers was 60 percent of the regular guidelines would require the ad to ‘‘conspicu- factories overseas when we say we can- minimum wage. It is now less than 30 ously disclose that the persons in such ad- percent of the regular minimum wage. not find the money to provide a care- vertisements are not actual consumers.’’ giver the support he needs to care for Moreover, the FTC would require them to ei- In Canada the minimum wage in On- his wife, a veteran. We fight a decade- ther demonstrate that these results of tario is $11; the tipped minimum wage long war in Afghanistan that goes un- ObamaCare are typical or make clear in the is $8.90. The United States is the only paid for and we cannot find the read that they are not. industrialized nation in the world—ex- sources to ensure the very people who Needless to say, the ad meets none of these cept for Canada—where a large number fought that war will be cared for. requirements, thereby conforming to the of workers must depend on tips for a It would be a little more simple than legal definition of false advertising. large share of their income. So in Can- that. When a company closes down in That tells you a lot. I rest my case in ada the tipped minimum wage is only Springfield, or Springfield, MA, and just those terms. It is never personal. slightly less than the minimum wage. moves to Wuhan, China, or Shihan, It should never be. It is whom you fight In the United States it is less than 30 China, they can deduct the cost of the for in this body and what you fight percent of the minimum wage. In the plant shutdown in one of the Spring- against. But there are people in this rest of the world it is 100 percent of the fields and they can deduct the cost of country who think they can buy our minimum wage. building the new plant in Wuhan, government. We have seen that Interestingly, servers in the United China. That is a loophole we could throughout our history. We have seen States, people who work at diners or close. It would mean more companies the oil companies try to do everything restaurants in the United States—when would stay in Springfield, OH, or they can to at least if not buy govern- a European comes across the ocean and Springfield, MA, helping our commu- ment take a long-term lease. We saw eats at a restaurant in Cleveland or in nities, helping our tax base, and it the robber barons 100 years ago, includ- Cincinnati, the European will usually would mean those companies would not ing one from my State, Mark Hanna, leave a really small tip because they be deducting that move and that who used to try to control the legisla- are not used to tipping. The American money could then be used for these vet- ture. They used to say that he wore worker relies on those tips for any kind erans programs. But no, they say: We President McKinley like a watchfob of a decent wage. Ohio’s current tipped minimum wage can’t find the money. when he was Governor of Ohio. It is important to end this filibuster So we have seen this in the past. We is a little higher; it is $3.98. That is and pass this bill. have never seen it in such an incredibly still not enough. These are men and women who have bills to pay and fami- BUYING GOVERNMENT big way as we have seen it in the last few election cycles. lies to support. Mr. President, I heard my friend from Most tipped workers do not work at MINIMUM WAGE Kansas talk about what he calls the fine dining establishments where the Mr. President, I want to speak about personal attacks on two I believe he average bill is $50, $60, or $70, so some- the minimum wage, something this said great Americans, but Americans one is making pretty good money on Chamber, frankly, needs to do. The nonetheless, which they are, and tips. A server in a high-class res- Presiding Officer in his time in the prominent businesspeople in Kansas taurant, an expensive restaurant, can House saw, as I did, a number of Mem- and around the country. make hundreds of dollars in a night. bers of Congress who would vote to These two Americans—and this is not But for a server who works in a diner raise their own pay but then vote personal to me—these two Americans where four people come in, get coffee, have spent millions of dollars trying to against a minimum-wage increase, spend an hour there, and have a bill of defeat me, as they have tried to defeat which I find morally inconsistent or $6, the tip might be $1. That person has a number of people in this Chamber worse. But let me make a couple com- worked for an hour. They are not get- who think government has a role in ments about that. ting to the minimum wage with the preserving Medicare and government In 1991, the average price of gas was tipped wage, and, often, neither is the should provide funds for Head Start $1.15 a gallon, a loaf of bread around 70 valet or the person at the airport who and government should give tax breaks cents, a dozen eggs about $1. The tipped is getting someone off the plane and to low-income people, not just rich minimum wage—that is the minimum pushing their wheelchair to their con- people, and government should play a wage for people who work in a diner necting flight. They often do not even role, as the Presiding Officer has, in a who get tips, people who push a wheel- receive tips because so often the person cleaner environment and deal with cli- chair in an airport who rely on tips, a in the wheelchair never thinks about mate change. But I disagree with these valet, someone who does nail mani- it, does not know that these are tipped two Americans. I do not personally dis- cures, people who work in jobs where workers, that they are only making $2, like them or personally know them. they are receiving tips—the minimum $3, or $4 an hour. They are working But I do know they have spent millions wage in 1991 for those workers at the hard. of dollars in ads, millions of dollars in local diner or the local airport was We work hard for the money we an unprecedented way—they and a $2.13 an hour—in 1991. make. We are very well paid here. It is small number of people—to try to hi- Today, the average price of gas is a privilege to serve in the Senate. But jack our political system. $3.30 a gallon; a loaf of bread costs when you think about those workers People are sick and tired, first, of the $1.35, more or less; eggs are about $2. who are working very hard, their min- TV ads; second, of the lies in the TV The tipped minimum wage is still $2.13. imum wage is $2.13 an hour. There is ads; and, third, that there are people— Its value has fallen by 36 percent in something not right about that. a few billionaires—who are trying to real terms. Think about that—$2.13 an One more point. The Center for buy elections in this country, billion- hour. American Progress completed an anal- aires who are looking for tax breaks for Americans who work hard and take ysis of 20 years’ worth of minimum themselves, billionaires who are look- responsibility should be able to take wage increases in States across the ing for the opportunity to weaken envi- care of their families. That is why I country. They conclude that there is ronmental laws, billionaires who want support the Fair Minimum Wage Act, no clear evidence that the minimum to kill the union movement in this which would raise the minimum wage wage leads to further job loss during country. to $10.10 an hour in three 95-cent incre- periods of high unemployment. I want to read from one editorial ments and then provide annual cost-of- The opponents of raising the min- that was printed in, I believe, Roll Call living increases linked to changes in imum wage say that it is going to

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A minimum wage bill we are debating, would be an independent country with- Foreign Minister from one of the mem- the opponents say: You know, these out the domination of any other coun- ber states usually acts as our Chair-in- businesses are going to have to raise try and that the proud people would Office, and this year Mr. Burkhalter is their prices or lay people off to pay the have a country that would respect not only the Foreign Minister of Swit- minimum wage. But when an executive their rights, that would transition into zerland, he is also the President of gets a $1 million bonus, when a CEO full membership in Europe and provide Switzerland. He is the person respon- gets paid $12 million and gets a raise to the greatest hope for future genera- sible for the direction of the organiza- $16 million the next year, I never hear tions. tion. We had a hearing with him and them say: Boy, they are going to have They started moving in that direc- Ukraine took a good part of our discus- to lay people off to pay those executive tion. As the Presiding Officer knows, sions. salaries. It is only when it is low-wage there were agreements with Europe on The guiding principles of the OSCE is workers that my friends on that side of immigration. They have been involved if they are going to have a prosperous the aisle stand and say: This is going in military operations in close con- country, if they are going to have a se- to hurt business. This is going to hurt junction with NATO. Ukraine was and cure country, they have to have a commerce. This is going to hurt emis an important partner of the United country that respects the rights of its ployment. States and for Europe. citizens. Respecting the rights of its Their arguments are weak. Their ar- Then Victor Yanukovych came into citizens means they are entitled to guments are, in many cases, a bit hard- power for a second time. Mr. good governance. They are entitled to hearted. I wish my colleagues would do Yanukovych took the country in a dif- a country that does not depend upon what Pope Francis said. Recently, Pope ferent direction. He was a corrupt lead- corruption in order to finance its way Francis exhorted his parish priests to er. He had a close involvement with of life. Those are the principles of the go out and smell like the flock; go out Russia. OSCE. A country with good govern- among your parishioners and listen to Today there is some hope. The Par- ance, respect for human rights, that them and try to understand their lives liament has brought in a new interim takes on corruption, is a country in and try to live like them. government. Presidential elections are which there will be economic pros- Well, a lot of those parishioners are now scheduled for May 25. But there perity and a country which will enjoy minimum wage workers or slightly are certain matters that are still very security. That has been our chief func- above minimum wage. Smelling like much in doubt. In the Crimea, which is tion, to try to help other countries. the flock might help some of my col- a part of the Ukraine which has a large The meeting yesterday underscored leagues come to the conclusion that Russian population, it is unclear as to the importance OSCE can play in the raising the minimum wage is impor- what is happening there. Pro-Russian future of Ukraine, and we hope they tant to do, is humane, is right for our sympathizers have taken over govern- will utilize those resources so Ukraine country. ment buildings. It is not clear of Rus- can come out of this crisis as a strong, I suggest the absence of a quorum. sia’s involvement. democratic, and independent country. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The It is critically important that the There has to be accountability. There clerk will call the roll. international community have access has to be accountability for those who The legislative clerk proceeded to to what is happening in the Crimea and are responsible for the deaths in Kiev. call the roll. make it clear that Russia must allow I mention that because, yes, there is a Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask the Ukraine to control its own destiny. moral reason for that. Those who com- unanimous consent that the order for It is time for the international commu- mit amoral atrocities should be held the quorum call be rescinded. nity to mobilize its resources to assist accountable. That is just a matter of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MUR- Ukraine’s transition to a democratic, basic rights. But there is also the situ- PHY). Without objection, it is so or- secure, and prosperous country. ation when they don’t bring closure dered. The people of Ukraine have had an here, it offers little hope that these cir- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask incredibly difficult history and over cumstances will not be repeated in the unanimous consent to speak as in the last century have been subjected to future. If future government leaders morning business. two World Wars, 70 years of Soviet believe they could do whatever they The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without domination, including Stalin’s geno- want and there will be no consequences objection, it is so ordered. cidal famine. for their actions, they are more likely THE UKRAINE Our assistance at this time will be a to take the irresponsible actions we Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I take concrete manifestation that we do in- saw on Ukraine. this time to share with my colleagues deed stand by the people of Ukraine as So, yes, it is important we restore a the tragic events that unfolded these they manifest their historic choice for democratic government in Ukraine. It past few weeks in the Ukraine. Ukraine freedom and democracy. Moreover, we is important that government be inde- is an incredibly important country. need to help Ukraine succeed to realize pendent and able to become a full The recent events are tragic, the result the vision of a Europe whole, free, and member of Europe. It is important that of a corrupt government and loss of at peace. government respect the human rights life. That is our desire and that is the de- of its citizens, but it is also important I remember the Orange Revolution sire of the people of Ukraine. They are they hold those responsible for these that took place in Ukraine, starting in moving on the right path. They criti- atrocities accountable for their ac- November 2004, ending in January 2005. cally need our help and that of the tions. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians international community to make sure The Obama administration took took to that protest to protest the cor- Russia does not try to dominate this some action this past week. They did rupt election. They did it in a peaceful country; that its desire to become part deny visas to certain members who way. of Europe is realized; that free and fair were responsible for the Government of They not only got the attention of elections can take place, and the rights Ukraine, and they did freeze bank ac- the people of Ukraine but the attention of their people can be respected by counts of those who were involved in of the world. As a result of that peace- their government. the corrupt practices in Ukraine. That ful revolution, the government stood Yesterday I heard from Swiss Presi- was a good first step and I applaud for new elections, free and fair elec- dent and OSCE Chair-in-Office their actions. tions. Democratic leadership was elect- Burkhalter and welcomed his engage- I remind my colleagues we passed the ed, and all of us thought the future for ment and the important role the OSCE Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Ac- Ukraine was very positive. can play in Ukraine. countability Act as part of the Russia I was in Kiev not long after that Or- As a member of the Commission, I PNTR legislation. I was proud to be the ange Revolution. I had a chance to talk had the honor of chairing the Helsinki sponsor of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:27 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.069 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1221 of Law Accountability Act. What it corrective power, but they are stronger company which can only pay a frac- does—and it says it was amended to est when deployed in a timely manner, tion of the cost of their insurance, so it apply only to Russia—those who are in- preferably before the outbreak of vio- was much cheaper for him to purchase volved in gross violations of inter- lence. insurance in the individual market nationally recognized human rights The year 2013 was a particularly chal- starting in 2013. Finding affordable cov- will be denied the privilege of being lenging year for human rights and we erage now, in 2014, has been a much able to come to America, to get a visa cannot afford to be silent. The Global greater challenge. He writes: and we will deny them the opportunity Human Rights Accountability Act With the changes in health insurance due to use our banking system. serves as an encouragement for cham- to implementation of the ACA for the next Why is that important? Because we pions of democracy, promoters of civil year, we shopped the Kansas exchange for found those corrupt officials want to rights, and advocates of free speech 2014 plans. What we found was shocking. keep their properties outside of their across the globe. They found that for the same level of host country. They want to visit Amer- As the great human rights defender coverage, they would now have to pay ica. They want to use our banking sys- Nelson Mandela once said: ‘‘There are a premium more than double what they tem. They want their corrupt ways to times when a leader must move ahead paid in 2013. On top of the higher pre- be in dollars, not in rubles. Denying of the flock, go off in a new direction, mium, they would be faced with double them that opportunity is an effective confident that he is leading his people the deductible and nearly double the remedy for making sure they can’t the right way.’’ out-of-pocket maximum. profit from all of their corruption. In this great body, the Senate, we In his letter Philip says: That legislation was limited to Rus- have a responsibility to lead the way in Frankly, we anticipate a decline in income sia not by our design. The Senate For- accountability for human rights. We for the next two years, but still won’t qualify for subsidies; this simply makes the ‘‘Afford- eign Relations Committee and the Sen- have done that in the past. We have able Health Care’’ unaffordable for us. ate Finance Committee approved the shown through our own example and He continues: Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Ac- we have shown through our interest in all corners of the world that this coun- The icing on the cake—my wife’s employer countability Act as a global act apply- has told her they expect to drop their health ing beyond Russia. try will stand for the protection of care coverage for their employees altogether Sergei Magnitsky was a young law- basic human rights for all the people. in 2015 because of the added expenses of the yer who discovered corruption in Rus- We now have a chance to act by the ACA! I honestly don’t know what we will do; sia. He did what he should have done— passage of the global Magnitsky law. I we are not wealthy by any means and have told the authorities about it. As a re- hope my colleagues will join me in not been able to fund our retirement plan for sult, he was arrested, tortured, and helping enact this new chapter and the a couple of years now. We do not have suffi- killed because he did the right thing. next chapter in America’s commitment cient money to retire at any time soon and ACA will take everything we could afford to We took action to make sure those to international human rights. save. We hope Congress can come up with a responsible could not benefit from that I suggest the absence of a quorum. logical and truly affordable option to the corruption. That was the Sergei The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leg- ACA soon! Magnitsky bill. We felt, though, it islative clerk proceeded to call the roll. This is common criticism I have should be a tool available universally. Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask heard many times, and I can assure the We had to compromise on that, and it unanimous consent that the order for majority leader that Philip’s story is was limited to Russia. the quorum call be rescinded. true. It is time to change that. Along with The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I have also heard from members of Senator MCCAIN, I have introduced the objection, it is so ordered. the Kansas Disabled American Vet- Global Human Rights Accountability AFFORDABLE CARE ACT erans service organization who have Act, S. 1933. It has several bipartisan Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, yester- shared the difficulty and struggle of sponsors. It would apply globally. So, day, while relaying to the Senate some veterans having to relinquish their pre- yes, it would apply to Ukraine. It anecdotes he believed proved the suc- ferred health care plans due to cost in- would have congressional sanctions to cess of ObamaCare, the majority leader creases caused by ObamaCare. They are the use of tools for denying visa appli- stated this: now pursuing care through the VA, cations and our banking privileges to Despite all the good news, there are plenty which presents a whole other host of those who are responsible for these of horror stories being told. All of them are new obstacles to receiving the care atrocities. I believe our colleagues un- untrue, but they are being told all over they deserve. So we have veterans who derstand how important that is for us America. are unable to afford health care under to do. Well, that statement, quite frankly, the Affordable Care Act now coming to It is interesting that today the State shocked me, and I am sure it would the veterans system and being unable Department issued its Human Rights have shocked millions of Americans, if to, anytime soon, enroll. In fact, their Practices for 2013. This is a required re- they had heard it, who are feeling the biggest concern is they will now have port that we request. It gives the sta- detrimental effects of this very un- to wait 3 months to 6 months to get tus of human rights records throughout popular law, the Affordable Care Act. their first appointment. the world, talking about problems. I have heard directly from countless The bottom line is that veterans will I am sure my colleagues recognize Kansans about the devastating effects either pay more for their health bene- that human rights problems are not ObamaCare has had on them and their fits through ObamaCare and lose their limited to solely Russia or Ukraine, families. Most of the Kansans I speak preferred doctors or be forced to join from Bahrain to China, to Bangladesh, with are concerned primarily about the backlog of veterans seeking care. from Belarus to Ethiopia, to Ven- what the future will hold for their chil- Neither is a good option for our vet- ezuela, from the Sudan to South dren and grandchildren. What type of erans. Veterans in Kansas and across Sudan, Syria, the list goes on and on life will we as parents and grand- the Nation are feeling the burdens of and on. parents be passing on to future genera- ObamaCare. They have sacrificed so The report lists all of the gross violations? much for our country, and I can assure tions of human rights that have oc- I can assure the majority leader that the majority leader that they are tell- curred. Unfortunately, this list is too Kansans are salt-of-the-earth people. ing the truth. long. I can name another dozen coun- They are, most assuredly, not liars. Another example of how ObamaCare tries that are spelled out in this report. They do not deserve to be called liars is hurting Kansans is from Salina, a Human rights are universal, and it is by any Member of this body. town in the middle of our State. The our responsibility to act and show Take Philip and his wife from Lenexa nonprofit YMCA in Salina will be cap- international leadership. who are in their midfifties. Philip has ping the schedules of part-time em- It takes time to pass good laws, as it been self-employed for the last 20 years ployees at 25 hours per week to avoid should, which is why we must act with but had maintained coverage through having to provide them health insur- urgency now. The measures con- his wife’s employer for most of that ance benefits as part of ObamaCare. templated in my legislation have great time. She now works for a much small- The administrator says:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.070 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1222 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 It is unfortunate. We have a lot of good tunate comment when we refer to any- House of Representatives or the Sen- people who you’d love to have working more one. From the earliest days of our Re- ate. hours that we’re going to have to make the public, it has been a tactic exerted by It is troubling that there is a reflex- cut. This is hitting nonprofits hard. A for- those in power to humiliate and dis- ive reaction in Congress to label polit- profit company, this cuts into their profits, but we don’t have profits to cut into. credit those who come from different ical critics as un-American or disloyal. backgrounds or have a different point Recognizing disagreement is part of This YMCA is not alone in their ef- of view that challenges the people in the decisionmaking process of our de- forts to trim costs. Numerous compa- power, and it is part of a strategy to mocracy, and a respectful dialogue be- nies and organizations across Kansas convince ordinary Americans that sin- tween all Americans is critical to a are having to cut back the hours of ister forces are working to undermine well-functioning Republic. Certainly part-time employees because of our country and our institutions. Iron- anything short of that is not worthy of ObamaCare. And I can tell the major- ically, by charging some person or the Senate floor. ity leader once again that those people group with being un-American or dis- I’m weary of repeated attempts to and those organizations are telling the loyal, the effort to stifle an exchange distract the American people from the truth. rollout and poor performance of Yesterday afternoon the majority of ideas erodes the very foundation of ObamaCare. leader came to the floor once again and our democratic government. These accusations have been leveled This week a New York Times/CBS read an opinion column from The Hill during times of war, but they are just poll found that only 6 percent of Amer- newspaper. This article, authored by as prevalent during times of peace. We icans believe that ObamaCare is Mark Mellman, supported the majority know of the Alien and Sedition Acts of ‘‘working well and should be kept in leaders’ efforts to discredit the stories 1797, the Know-Nothing Party taking place as is.’’ I ask the majority leader: being told of Americans who are having aim at immigrants in the 1800s, and the Does that mean that the other 94 per- very real struggles and those who have Red Scare after the First World War. cent of Americans surveyed are liars? lost their health care coverage as a re- In the process leading up to women’s In fact, ObamaCare is a disaster to sult of ObamaCare. The majority lead- suffrage, critics of giving women the our Nation’s health care system, and it er read this column on the Senate floor vote belittled them. One even sug- is a disaster to our country’s economy. literally word for word; however, he gested that women were too emotion- The American people have made their stopped just short of the end of the col- ally delicate to take on the task of vot- opinions known, and rather than rem- umn, and I wanted to finish reading the ing. Thankfully, these ridiculous asser- edy the situation and address their footnote of the column which he chose tions could not derail the passage of concerns, the majority leader and oth- not to read. It was about the author. the 19th Amendment guaranteeing ers are trying to change the conversa- Mellman is president of The Mellman women the right to vote. tion and attack the very Americans Group and has worked for Democratic can- Yet perhaps the most famous exam- who have real, life-impacting concerns didates and causes since 1982. Current clients include the Majority Leader of the Senate ple is a Senator using his position to about their access to health care. and the Democrat whip in the House. charge people as diverse as Hollywood My friends on the other side of the I just wanted to complete the record, actors and Army generals and Sec- aisle act as though the majority of that the majority leader is reading an retary of State George C. Marshall of Americans support ObamaCare. They article by a Democratic consultant, political views which differed with the do not. They never have. We didn’t lis- employed by the majority leader, to Senator’s. In fact, the Senator believed ten to them when ObamaCare was furnish evidence that what he is saying their views were traitorous. He referred passed. We have not listened to them about the untruths of people who are to such people as ‘‘enemies from with- since. In fact, the same New York complaining about ObamaCare is based in.’’ Why would a Senator reach such a Times/CBS poll found that Americans upon fact. Mark Mellman really is not conclusion? Because those political ‘‘feel things have pretty seriously got- the person to be quoting as to whether views disagreed with his own. Maybe it ten off on the wrong track’’ by a mar- the Affordable Care Act is working. was also for the headlines and atten- gin of nearly 2 to 1. This poll was com- I would also point out that tion he craved or perhaps he was just prised of Republicans, Democrats, and ObamaCare has been heavily debated paranoid, in search of a bogeyman. For Independents, of which 63 percent feel for years now. For 5 years we have been more than 5 years this Senator leveled things have pretty seriously gotten off talking about the Affordable Care Act. the charges of ‘‘disloyalty’’ without on the wrong track. During this time there have been so any real evidence. Because of his flip- I agree that we are headed in the many broken promises, so many false- pant claims, he did untold damage to wrong direction, and I fear—like most hoods, and so many direct lies. We so many lives, with very little con- Americans—that instead of righting heard them all. sequence to himself. Not until enough the course, we have a Senate majority ‘‘ObamaCare will lower all of our of his colleagues had enough and put leader who will want to distract the health care costs.’’ an end to his campaign against other hard-working Americans busy with ‘‘ObamaCare won’t cut Medicare.’’ citizens did this unfortunate episode in their families, struggling, and living ‘‘ObamaCare will create jobs.’’ our Nation’s history come to an end. their lives. And who can forget ‘‘If you like your This tactic didn’t end in 1950 and, in- Speaking of dysfunction, the major- doctor or health plan, you can keep deed, it continues today. ity leader is speaking about dysfunc- them.’’ I am disappointed by those who im- tion in the Senate that he alone has These were lies. These were untruths. pugn President Obama, questioning his the ability to control. The pilot of the They were promises made and sum- legitimacy and sincerity as he seeks to plane cannot and should not blame the marily broken. This is why so many do what he believes is his best for the passengers for the turbulence. Americans are outraged. It is time for country. Yet it is undoubtedly a two- I’m glad the majority leader men- Washington to stop dismissing their way street. The President dismissed tioned the Senate feels like ‘‘Ground- concerns and start listening to them. those who opposed his candidacy in hog Day’’ or groundhog year. He is ab- Another disturbing moment—in fact, 2008 as people who ‘‘cling to guns or re- solutely right. Over and over, how I think perhaps the most disturbing ligion’’ or have ‘‘antipathy toward peo- many times has the majority leader ob- part of what the majority leader said— ple who are not like them.’’ structed the Senate debate and votes after he read the column from The Hill, When I served in the House of Rep- on amendments? Over and over we see he said this: resentatives in 2009, Speaker NANCY the same strategy from the majority It is time the American people spoke out PELOSI said in the town hall meeting in leader to run the Senate according to against this terrible dishonesty and about August of that year that those with his rules and his alone. He controls the those two brothers who are about as un- concerns about ObamaCare were ‘‘un- Senate operations. He controls the American as anyone I can imagine. American.’’ ability to move past ‘‘Groundhog Day,’’ This really bothers me. Accusations No one has the right to determine and he controls whether or not his col- about who is un-American are deeply whose beliefs are American or un- leagues can advocate for amendments troubling, and to me that is an unfor- American—certainly no one in the and have votes.

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Be- too have amendments they would like clerk will call the roll. cause of the continual obstruction over to see in front of the Senate that would The bill clerk proceeded to call the here to do anything they can to slow see the light of day. roll. down the Obama administration, they One such amendment that the major- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- are even willing to hurt veterans. ity leader is using in his blame game is imous consent that the order for the This was a bill that didn’t take a sin- a bipartisan amendment offered by quorum call be rescinded. gle penny. It was paid for with leftover Senators Menendez and Kirk, a Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without war money. We agreed to have amend- lican and Democrat, with 59 Senate co- objection, it is so ordered. ments, but that is just all hot air from sponsors. There is an overwhelming f the Republicans. We would be willing amount of Senate support for this UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST— to do these bills if they would allow us amendment. So why can’t we get the EXECUTIVE CALENDAR to have amendments, and they figured issue of Iran’s nuclear capabilities to Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- out a way to say no again. the Senate floor? Why does the Senate imous consent that the Senate proceed So we have to invoke cloture on dis- majority leader continue to obstruct to executive session to consider the fol- trict court judges that my friend, the the Senate process rather than return lowing nominations on today’s Execu- ranking member of the Judiciary Com- to regular order and allow the Senate tive Calendar: Nos. 568, 569, 565, and 571. mittee, has said time and time again to operate the way it was intended? I further ask unanimous consent that should not happen. The dysfunction of the Senate ulti- the nominations be confirmed en bloc, Either tonight or Monday I will read mately hurts the American people, and the motions to reconsider be consid- verbatim into the RECORD what he has the majority leader has the ability to ered made and laid upon the table with said in the past. change that. My hope is that we move no intervening action or debate; that f beyond this time in the Senate’s his- no further motions be in order to any EXECUTIVE SESSION tory, that we move beyond the same of the nominations; that any related old, same old, and that we have the op- statements be printed in the RECORD; portunity to chart a new path forward that President Obama be immediately NOMINATION OF DEBO P. to restore the Senate to function as it notified of the Senate’s action and the ADEGBILE TO BE AN ASSISTANT should. Senate then resume legislative session. ATTORNEY GENERAL I have no interest in serving in a Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ate that doesn’t do its work. Neither Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- objection? utive session to consider Calendar No. the majority leader nor any other The Senator from Kansas. 659. Member of this body has the ability to Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. The represent individual Americans’ inter- GRASSLEY, the ranking member of the question is on agreeing to the motion. est at any given moment. Judiciary Committee, is unable to be The motion was agreed to. We each represent people from our on the floor at this time, and on his be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The respective States who have different half I object. points of view. I understand that peo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- clerk will report the nomination. ple have a different point of view de- tion is heard. The bill clerk read the nomination of pending upon where they live, their Mr. REID. Mr. President, I will read Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be background, their experience, and their into the RECORD—maybe tonight, but if an Assistant Attorney General. philosophy. This diversity of opinion is not, I will do it Monday—statements CLOTURE MOTION what makes this country and, by ex- made in the past by the ranking mem- Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a tension, the Senate such a force for ber of the Judiciary Committee where cloture motion at the desk. good in the world. he talked in detail about how foolish it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- These opposing viewpoints are by would be to have cloture on nomina- ture motion having been presented their very definition American. The ditions for judges—his exact words. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the versity and disagreement among our- I am disappointed that there has clerk to read the motion. selves is actually American, not un- been an objection, but as I indicated CLOTURE MOTION American. Whether it is the Kansas yesterday, we are in groundhog year. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- small business owner who fears losing Why would this next week be any dif- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the health insurance or the brave partici- ferent than the rest of this year? Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move pants of the Seneca Falls Convention, They have objected and obstructed— to bring to a close debate on the nomination Americans have the right to be heard they meaning the Republicans in the of Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an and the right to play a part in the Senate—everything. Look at what we Assistant Attorney General. American political process. No one has just finished—and I mean finished. We Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Richard J. Durbin, Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer, the right to call those people un-Amer- just finished a bill that had been Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed, Carl ican. worked on for a long time by the junior Levin, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, The litmus test for what is or is not Senator from Vermont, the chairman Martin Heinrich, Christopher Murphy, American behavior cannot be adminis- of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Michael F. Bennet, Maria Cantwell, tered or measured in partisan terms. This is a bill that would help vet- Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, Yet the bulk of the comments made by erans. No one disputes the bill would Tom Harkin. the majority leader attempted to do help veterans. All 26 veterans organiza- Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent just that. tions, including the American Legion that the mandatory quorum required I am disappointed that it is even nec- and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, sup- under rule XXII be waived for the clo- essary for me to be on the Senate floor ported that legislation—plus 24 other ture motion with respect to Calendar to talk about these disparaging com- veterans organizations. So what hap- No. 659. ments, but the American people de- pens over here with the Republicans? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without serve an accountable legislature. They figured out a way to say no. They objection, it is so ordered. Whether you agree or disagree with always do that. But the way they say f the direction of our country—if you no is to obstruct, and that is what they disagree with the direction it is head- did on this veterans bill. LEGISLATIVE SESSION ing in or you think we are doing OK, I hope every veteran in America un- Mr. REID. I move to proceed to legis- you are still an American, and you derstands the fact that we had some- lative session.

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I ask unanimous consent NOMINATION OF PEDRO A. at the desk. that the mandatory quorum under rule DELGADO HERNANDEZ TO BE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- XXII be waived. UNITED STATES DISTRICT ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF under rule XXII, the Chair directs the objection, it is so ordered. PUERTO RICO clerk to read the motion. f Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- The bill clerk read as follows: utive session to consider Calendar No. CLOTURE MOTION LEGISLATIVE SESSION 568. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the legislative session. question is on agreeing to the motion. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The motion was agreed to. to bring to a close debate on the nomination question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be The motion was agreed to. United States District Judge for the Eastern clerk will report the nomination. District of Tennessee. f The bill clerk read the nomination of Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Mark L. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Pryor, Mark Begich, Robert Menendez, Rico, to be United States District Benjamin L. Cardin, Tom Harkin, Amy Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Klobuchar, Christopher Murphy, Patty NOMINATION OF VINCE GIRDHARI CLOTURE MOTION Murray, Jon Tester, Richard J. Durbin, CHHABRIA TO BE UNITED Barbara Boxer, Angus S. King, Jr., Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a Claire McCaskill, Richard Blumenthal, STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR cloture motion at the desk and I ask it Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed. THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF be reported. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent CALIFORNIA The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- that the mandatory quorum under rule Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move ture motion having been presented XXII be waived. to proceed to executive session to con- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sider Calendar No. 571. clerk to read the motion. objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The bill clerk read as follows: f question is on agreeing to the motion. CLOTURE MOTION The motion was agreed to. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- LEGISLATIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Mr. REID. I move to proceed to legis- clerk will report the nomination. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move lative session. The bill clerk read the nomination of to bring to a close debate on the nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto question is on agreeing to the motion. Rico, to be United States District Judge for to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. The motion was agreed to. the Northern District of California. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin f CLOTURE MOTION L. Cardin, Mark L. Pryor, Mark EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. REID. I ask the clerk to report Begich, Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, the cloture motion, which is at the Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, desk. Jon Tester, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara NOMINATION OF TIMOTHY L. Boxer, Angus S. King, Jr., Claire The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- McCaskill, Richard Blumenthal, Shel- BROOKS TO BE UNITED STATES ture motion having been presented don Whitehouse, Jack Reed. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WEST- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent ERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS clerk to read the motion. that the mandatory quorum under rule Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to The bill clerk read as follows: XXII be waived. executive session to consider Calendar CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without No. 565. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the question is on agreeing to the motion. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move f The motion was agreed to. to bring to a close debate on the nomination LEGISLATIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District Judge for the clerk will report the nomination. Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to Northern District of California. The bill clerk read the nomination of legislative session. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The L. Cardin, Ron Wyden, Christopher A. United States District Judge for the question is on agreeing to the motion. Coons, Martin Heinrich, Jack Reed, Western District of Arkansas. Robert Menendez, Tom Harkin, Shel- The motion was agreed to. CLOTURE MOTION don Whitehouse, Patty Murray, Dianne f Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to Feinstein, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara Boxer, Carl Levin, Jeff Merkley, Amy EXECUTIVE SESSION the desk. Klobuchar. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory NOMINATION OF PAMELA L. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the quorum under rule XXII be waived. REEVES TO BE UNITED STATES clerk to report the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EAST- The bill clerk read as follows: objection, it is so ordered. ERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE CLOTURE MOTION f Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- utive session to consider Calendar No. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the LEGISLATIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move 569. to bring to a close debate on the nomination Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be to proceed to legislative session. question is on agreeing to the motion. United States District Judge for the Western The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The motion was agreed to. District of Arkansas. question is on agreeing to the motion.

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ARMS CONTROL AND INTER- Merkley, Ron Wyden, Martin Heinrich, All the majority leader wants to do is have NATIONAL SECURITY Dianne Feinstein, Richard J. Durbin, a chance to vote on those nominees up or Barbara Boxer, Carl Levin, Amy Klo- down. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to buchar. proceed to executive session to con- He could be easily talking about me. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Maybe in the past he was talking about sider Calendar No. 636. imous consent that the mandatory The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator Frist or Senator Lott. But it quorum under rule XXII be waived. question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without does not matter who has this job. That The motion was agreed to. objection, it is so ordered. is what he is talking about: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. REID. Madam President, I sug- All the majority leader wants is to have a clerk will report the nomination. gest the absence of a quorum. chance to vote these nominees up or down. If The bill clerk read the nomination of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. these individuals do not have 51 votes, they Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, HIRONO). The clerk will call the roll. should be rejected. But if these individuals to be Under Secretary of State for The assistant legislative clerk pro- do have 51 votes, then they should be con- Arms Control and International Secu- ceeded to call the roll. firmed. That is according to the Constitu- rity. Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask tion. CLOTURE MOTION unanimous consent that the order for That is what he said. He said it here Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send a the quorum call be rescinded. in May a few years ago, May 23. He also cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without said—this is another quote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- objection, it is so ordered. Let’s debate the nominees and give our ad- JUDICIAL NOMINEES ture motion having been presented vice and consent. It’s a simple yea or nay under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Mr. REID. Madam President, I filed when called to the altar to vote. Filibus- clerk to read the motion. cloture on the childcare block grant. I tering a nominee into oblivion is misguided The bill clerk read as follows: have every assurance from my Repub- warfare and the wrong way for a minority Cloture Motion lican colleagues that this vote will not party to leverage and influence the Senate. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- be necessary. I hope that is the case. It Threatening to grind the legislative activity ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the would be great if we could vitiate that to a standstill if they don’t get their way is Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move and move and start legislating. like being a bully in the schoolyard play- to bring to a close debate on the nomination I believe that will be the case. Some- ground. of Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Con- times it is a long time from today to He said that. The senior Senator trol and International Security. next Wednesday, when a vote would from Iowa said that. He further said: Harry Reid, Robert Menendez, Benjamin occur. I really do believe it will not be Let’s do our jobs. Nothing is nuclear about L. Cardin, Ron Wyden, Christopher A. necessary. I hope that is the case. asking the full Senate to take an up-or-down Coons, Patrick J. Leahy, Martin Hein- I indicated that I would say a few vote on judicial nominees. rich, Jack Reed, Tom Harkin, Sheldon words about the man that does all of Whitehouse, Patty Murray, Dianne the objecting, or a lot of the objecting I’m not making this up. This is what Feinstein, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara around here. We had the Senator from he said, the man who has the audacity Boxer, Carl Levin, Jeff Merkley, Amy Kansas, the junior Senator from Kan- to come here to the floor and object, Klobuchar. sas come and say he objected to these saying what a terrible thing it is that Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- judges being approved because the sen- we are having up-or-down votes on imous consent that the mandatory ior Senator from Iowa, the ranking these judges. quorum under rule XXII be waived. member of the Judiciary Committee, He went on to say: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without asked him to do so. objection, it is so ordered. It is the way the Senate has operated for In recent days Senator GRASSLEY has years. The reality is that Democrats are the f criticized my management of the Sen- ones who are turning Senate tradition on its LEGISLATIVE SESSION ate floor regarding nominations. The head by installing a filibuster against the President’s judicial nominees. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move ranking member of the Judiciary Com- to proceed to legislative session. mittee has said that I am responsible That is what he said. He slows down The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for the gridlock because of filibuster Senate business even on nominees he question is on agreeing to the motion. reform over the overuse of cloture. The supports. How do you like that? This The motion was agreed to. past statements and recent actions of week alone, the senior Senator from f my friend, the senior Senator from Iowa repeatedly voted against cloture Iowa, reveal his obvious either mis- CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT on nominations he then supported mo- understanding of what he said in the ments later: Beth Freeman, Northern BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 2014—MO- past or—I will leave it at that. There TION TO PROCEED—Continued District of California; James Donato, are a lot of terms that I could use, but Northern District of California; James Mr. REID. Mr. President, is the mo- I will not use them. Moody, Eastern District of Arkansas; tion to proceed to Calendar No. 309, S. These are things that he has said in Jeffrey Meyer, Connecticut. 1086, now pending? the past that obviously he did not The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is mean at the time or he has forgotten He voted to invoke the filibuster rule pending. what he said. He once stood on the and then turns right around and votes for those judges. His obstruction, CLOTURE MOTION floor and said he was strongly in favor though, I am sorry to say, is not lim- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a of up-or-down votes on all nomina- ited to nominations. When the Senate cloture motion at the desk. tions. He even said, ‘‘Filibustering the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- nominee into oblivion is misguided considered S. 744, the comprehensive ture motion having been presented warfare and the wrong way for a mi- immigration bill, Senator GRASSLEY under rule XXII, the Chair directs the nority party to leverage influence in objected to consideration or adoption clerk to read the motion. the Senate.’’ of Republican or bipartisan amend- The bill clerk read as follows: That is what the man who is doing ments on at least four occasions. CLOTURE MOTION all of the objecting said before. He also When challenged, Senator GRASSLEY We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- said: admitted to violation of Senatorial ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the It is just plain hogwash to say that moving courtesy. Here is what Senator LEAHY Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to make sure the rule is to give judicial said:

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So isn’t it a fact that we highlight the people who did the hard and direct but to do it in a way that is asked if he might set it aside for some non- work to get us there. I want to com- engaging and warm and friendly. So controversial amendments on either side? He mend Members of the House and Sen- once in a while I will take instruction told me he could not. The Senator is correct. ate, but the ones who are worthy of from Sara Wolff. But even more than You cannot talk out of both sides of even more substantial commendation that, I take inspiration from her. your mouth unless somebody under- would be a lot of individuals, some of Sara is someone who is very able and stands they are listening to what you whom are here in Washington this talented and committed, but she is say both times. The ranking member of week: The National Down Syndrome among the many Americans—Penn- the Judiciary Committee, the senior Society. I was just with folks from the sylvanians in my case—asking us to Senator from Iowa, he is talking out of National Down Syndrome Society this pass this legislation so that if a family both sides of his mouth. The people of morning over on the House side. They such as hers wants to begin to save to Iowa should check this out and see allow a Senator to go across to the help pay for a whole range of services what he said and what he does. House side. Our current Presiding Offi- for an individual with a disability, they So he can come and criticize all he cer knows this, as she served there. can do so in a tax-advantaged environ- wants—criticize me. But it should be Once in a while we get to go over there, ment in order to save over time, and do based upon facts, not standing his own and they were kind enough to invite us it in a manner that doesn’t put them at statements on their head. He can’t over there this morning. They have a disadvantage from a tax standpoint have it both ways. done remarkable work on this legisla- down the road. tion and are continuing their advocacy So Sara is a great example of why f today, even as we speak. We are grate- the ABLE Act should pass, and she is MORNING BUSINESS ful for their work. doing more than her share to make Autism Speaks is another great orga- sure that it does pass. So I am grateful Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask nization that has done enormous work to Sara Wolff for doing that, and I am unanimous consent that we proceed to to bring us to where we are today, and especially grateful to people like Sara, a period of morning business with Sen- the Arc as well. So many Americans who like a lot of us at some point in ators allowed to speak therein for up to know a lot about the Arc, the National our lives have to overcome a tragedy. 10 minutes each. Down Syndrome Society, as well as Au- Sara lost her mother Connie not too The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tism Speaks. So we are grateful for long ago to a sudden and rapid illness. objection, it is so ordered. that support, but we still have a ways But she has been able to deal with that f to go. tragedy and still help us day in and day One of the best ways to ensure this ABLE ACT out to get the ABLE Act passed. legislation will get over the goal line— I will highlight one more story and Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I wish I don’t want to use too many football then I will conclude. Angie Cain is a 28- to discuss the ABLE Act, which is a analogies here—but if we are getting year-old who lives in Indianapolis, IN, piece of legislation that has been the close, even if we are in the so-called and like Sara Wolff she lives with subject of enormous and substantial bi- red zone, we are not in the end zone Down syndrome. Angie has five dif- partisan support both in the Senate yet. We have a ways to go. But one of ferent jobs and works 5 days a week. and in the House. the best ways to make sure that hap- She works paid positions at Kohl’s on We know that a lot of families have pens is to talk about the real people Mondays and at the YMCA on Fridays. relied upon and have really benefited that legislation like this would affect. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thurs- from the so-called 529 plans—a section I mentioned the number of sup- days she volunteers for several organi- of the IRS Code that allows families to porters we have, but I didn’t mention zations, including a hospital, a Down save tax-free for education. What we the full name of the bill: Achieving a syndrome office in Indiana, and the are trying to do with the ABLE Act is Better Life Experience. That is what Alzheimer’s unit of an assisted living to replicate that opportunity so that the acronym ABLE stands for. But I facility. families who have a loved one with a like to think about it in this way as Unfortunately, like so many Ameri- disability—it may be one disability or well. cans with disabilities, Angie is unable it may be more than one, but every I have a constituent, Sara Wolff, who to save enough to cover her future family who has a loved one with a dis- is with us here today. She knows the needs—the same problem I just high- ability should have the opportunity to rules don’t allow me to indicate where lighted—if we don’t change the law save just as they might for education she is today, but she is very close by, with the ABLE Act. Under current law, in a tax-free manner, in a tax-advan- and she is with us today. I am grateful she must have less than $2,000 in assets taged way. Sara is with us because she is a great in order to be eligible for Supplemental We have been working on this legisla- example of someone who has a dis- Security Income. That doesn’t make a tion for a number of years. Senator ability but is very able. She has a dis- lot of sense, and that is one of the rea- RICHARD BURR, the senior Senator from ability, but on a regular basis—hour sons we have to change the law. Angie North Carolina, and I have led this ef- after hour, day after day—she finds a is, therefore, forced to limit the fort in the Senate. As I said, it would way to overcome her disability or to amount of money she earns and work build upon that 529 model for edu- manage it as best she can. She is a re- multiple paid and volunteer positions cation. markable speaker. She gives as many in order to benefit from the steady ben- The ABLE Act enjoys the support of speeches in a week as I give, and I am efits that SSI provides. 63 Senators, 63 cosponsors. In the an elected official. She is well-known Angie would like to live independ- House, it is up to 335 Members. That is in northeastern Pennsylvania where we ently and, at the same time, she knows why we mentioned that over 400 Mem- live. We live in the same county, but I that she has limitations in that regard bers of Congress agree. That is why the live in Scranton and she lives in Mos- because without adequate savings and hashtag #passtheABLEact! is impor- cow. She works for the O’Malley & income, because of the current state of tant to highlight. Langan Law Offices. She is a law clerk the law, she is forced to live with her There are few measures which come there. family. She would like to be inde- before the Senate or the House which But as smart as she is on the law and pendent. That is something we all enjoy that kind of bipartisan support. these issues, probably the most signifi- yearn for at some point in our lives. In the Senate there are no more than 5 cant part of her whole personality is Angie’s family is worried about her liv- bills that enjoy the support of 63 or the dynamism she brings to issues. She ing and financial situation, especially more Senators. We are pleased about is a dynamic person. She does some- down the line, years from now, when

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They need just a tool, one tool in the Subcommittee on Defense in Feb- Rights Act of 1964 50 years ago this their toolbox, to be able to reach down ruary 2011. It is a daunting job. The July. That Dirksen Senate seat would and have the opportunity to have their subcommittee oversees more than half later be filled by three of the nine Afri- families save in a way that will help of the Nation’s discretionary budget, can-American Senators who have them down the road. plus tens of billions more for the costs served in this body—more than any The Centers for Disease Control and of overseas conflicts. other State in the Nation. Prevention estimates that 19 percent of As staff director, Betsy has done an In 1992, Carol Moseley Braun became Americans live with one or more dis- outstanding job of serving me this the first and only African-American abilities, 12 percent live with severe year, and Senator Inouye before me. woman to serve in the Senate. In 2004, disabilities, and many of them are un- But more importantly, her time here I was joined here in the Senate by sure about their ability to cover their was in service to the Senate, the Na- Barack Obama, who would of course go basic expenses in the future because tion, and our Armed Forces. on to become the first African-Amer- they are unable to build adequate sav- During her service, she had been ican President in American history. ings. handed the unenviable task of reducing Roland Burris assumed his seat when We talk a lot about how folks should the defense budget by scores of billions President Obama moved into the White save. We encourage people to save for of dollars. House. college. We encourage families to do Many said that the cuts could not be The Senate has since welcomed Sen- that, and we encourage people to save made without sacrificing major critical ators TIM SCOTT of South Carolina, Mo for all kinds of things. Just the prin- military capabilities, but Betsy and Cowan of Massachusetts, and CORY ciple itself—to save and to conserve—is her staff proved them wrong. Betsy BOOKER of New Jersey. This 113th Con- a good one to espouse and to advocate. made the numbers work, and there is gress marks the first time that two Af- But we have to give, in this instance, no doubt in my mind that our Nation is rican-American Senators served con- families an opportunity to save for a more secure today because we got currently. loved one with a disability or, in some many of these budgetary decisions The Senate is changing to better re- cases, more than one disability. So right. flect the diversity of this Nation, but whether it is Sara Wolff or Angie or This is Betsy Schmid’s last week the pace of that change is painfully others, we have to give them an oppor- with the Subcommittee on Defense. slow. Our challenge is to shape a na- tunity to do that and give their fami- She has been given an offer that she tion where America’s leaders look like lies that opportunity. simply could not refuse. I wish her well America and where the talents of all When you see that number of Mem- and know she will contribute in impor- people are welcomed. bers of Congress—400—coming to- tant ways, but we will miss her. We proudly celebrate the tremendous gether, I believe it is not simply a During her service in the Senate, she work of the courageous men and question of whether this will pass but has continued the tradition of biparti- women who have come before us to only a question of when the ABLE Act sanship and putting the men and make this country a better place. Dur- will pass. I hope that will take place in women of the Armed Forces and Intel- ing this month, as we do throughout the next couple of months and that we ligence Community first. No one has the year, America continues to fight so can get every single Member of the worked harder to achieve these goals, that we may all live in a fairer and Senate and House to join us. working late nights, weekends, and more equal nation. This is one major thing we could do more than a few holidays to serve her f this year to show the American people country to the utmost of her consider- SENATE EMPLOYEES’ CHILD CARE we get it when it comes to one chal- able abilities. CENTER lenge that a lot of families face. So with this distinguished record of f public service, I would like to provide Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I my sincere thanks and congratulations wish to recognize the 30th anniversary TRIBUTE TO BETSY SCHMID to Elizabeth Lynne Schmid. I wish her of a special place in our Senate com- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, 13 the very best in her future endeavors. munity—the Senate employees’ months ago, I inherited an awesome re- f childcare center. The teachers and ad- sponsibility. In the blink of an eye, I ministrators at the center are some of had become Chairman of the Defense BLACK HISTORY MONTH the unsung heroes of the Senate, and it Appropriations Subcommittee, a posi- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I is a privilege to be able to pay tribute tion long held by Senator Daniel rise today in recognition of Black His- to them today. Inouye. tory Month. The Senate employees’ childcare cen- It was daunting to step into the shoes First established in 1976 as part of ter opened its doors on February 27, of a member of the ‘‘greatest genera- the U.S. Bicentennial, President Gerald 1984, as the result of a small group of tion,’’ a Medal of Honor recipient, and Ford marked the inaugural Black His- Senate employees who came together one of the most respected advocates for tory Month with a call to ‘‘honor the as parents to create a childcare pro- the men and women who serve our too-often neglected accomplishments gram for their children that would best country in uniform. It was my good of black Americans in every area of en- meet the unique needs of Senate em- luck that the gavel I inherited came deavor throughout our history.’’ ployees. Although operating out of dif- with Betsy Schmid, the staff director The State of Illinois has played a sig- ferent buildings, the center has been in of the subcommittee. nificant role in this ongoing struggle continuous operation since its opening Betsy first came to the Senate in for justice. President Abraham Lincoln day. In 1989, the center became the February 2002, on detail to the Defense led our Nation through its bloodiest first childcare center in Washington, Subcommittee as a Presidential man- war to save the Union, abolish slavery, DC, to receive accreditation by the Na- agement intern. While it was only a and begin the work we continue to this tional Association for the Education of temporary assignment, I believe Betsy day to end discrimination. Young Children—a hallmark of quality would be the first to tell you that she It was Illinois Senator Paul Douglas in the child care world—and it has re- would have done anything to return. who raised the Illinois standard and mained accredited ever since. Return she did, joining the Defense joined in lending support for Hubert Over the years the center has grown Subcommittee as professional staff in Humphrey’s call for civil rights at the in size and has moved locations several March 2003. Over the next 8 years, 1948 Democratic Convention. Douglas times, but one thing that has never

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While Schoppe Wauls, who will leave our Association, and was a member of the adhering to rigorous standards, the community at the end of the month to National Advisory Commission on center also remains a warm and close- enjoy her well-deserved retirement. Workplace Flexibility. When President knit community. It is now a separate Christine, thank you for your years of Obama took office, Seth again an- nonprofit governed by a parent board service to the Senate community. In- swered the call to serve his country, of directors, and all of the parents reg- deed, the entire faculty and staff of the and was confirmed as the eleventh ularly donate their time and their en- center deserve our respect and grati- United States Deputy Secretary of ergy—from organizing the center’s li- tude for the important work that they Labor in May of 2009. brary to washing crib sheets and blan- do each day. I can understand why he wanted to kets—to ensure that the center runs I have often said that when a staffer return to the Department. As I have smoothly. It is a place where everyone signs up to work for the Senate, their said on more than one occasion, of all knows every child’s name and where whole family really signs up for public the executive agencies, it may be the children rush in the doors in the morn- service. Senate families make many Department of Labor that touches the ing with smiles on their faces because sacrifices so that a parent—or some- lives of ordinary working Americans they know they are going to a place times both parents—can serve the Sen- the most on a day-to-day basis. The where they will be welcomed, where ate. For the parents who send their Department of Labor ensures that they will learn, and where they will be children to the Senate childcare cen- every American receives a fair day’s loved. ter, the difficult balancing act of work pay for a hard day’s work, and can That loving environment is provided and family is made just a little bit come home from work safely each by the people who are truly the heart easier. night. It helps ensure that a working of the Senate childcare center—its It is a great comfort to Senate staff- mother can stay home to bond with her teachers. Childcare workers perform ers to know that their children are in newborn child and still have a job to some of the most difficult and most such wonderful care. It is a great com- return to. It helps workers who have important jobs in our society. Their fort to us as Senators to know that our been laid off, veterans returning from job is far more than feeding, diapering, staff can do their jobs well without military service, young people with and keeping children safe. They help worrying about their children’s safety disabilities entering the workforce and develop young minds in the earliest, and well-being. We would be a better those who develop disabilities and are most critical developmental years. country if every working American trying to reenter the workforce—it Childcare workers don’t do their jobs could have the same kind of security helps all of these workers to build new for the money, and they often don’t get and peace of mind when they go to skills and aspire to better opportuni- the respect they deserve. They do their work each day. ties for the future. In addition, the De- jobs because they love children and So on this, the 30th anniversary of partment helps guarantee that hard- they love being a part of watching the Senate employees’ childcare cen- working people who have saved all them grow. ter, I offer my congratulations to the their lives for retirement can enjoy The center is blessed with a particu- center for achieving this important their golden years with security and larly exceptional faculty—many of the milestone and my very best wishes for peace of mind. teachers have been there for decades. many more years of service. Yet, despite this important mission, They have watched the children they f it is safe to say that when Seth and the have cared for grow up, go to college, TRIBUTE TO SETH HARRIS current leadership team arrived at the get married, and have children of their Department, it was an agency suffering own, and they are still there with open Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I from significant neglect. Enforcement arms and loving hearts for the next rise today to pay tribute to the former activity was down. Vital regulations to generation of children that walk Deputy Secretary of Labor, Seth Har- protect workers had been weakened or through the door. Though they are not ris, who recently left the Department repealed. The agency faced significant technically public employees, there is after nearly 5 years of service. In his management challenges. Not surpris- no doubt that they are dedicated public time serving as both Deputy Secretary ingly, the morale of the agency’s ca- servants who make an invaluable con- and Acting Secretary, Seth was an in- reer staff was low. tribution to the Senate community. valuable asset to the Department. He It has been heartening to see this I want to particularly recognize a few brought to these positions a deep critical agency revitalized under the of the most longstanding faculty mem- knowledge of both the agency and Obama administration. Enforcement bers at the center. Phyllis Green, the labor law, and he made significant con- statistics are improving. More workers lead teacher in the center’s toddler tributions to the Department both as a are getting better training so they can room, has been with the center all 30 manager and as a policy expert. Per- find better jobs. Employee morale at years of its operation. Parents describe haps most important, he brought to the agency is improving. In short, the her as a warm, steady, and nurturing these positions the lifelong passion for Department of Labor is doing what it presence, who has helped countless helping working families succeed that is supposed to be doing, and doing it children discover the world and gain has been the hallmark of his impres- well. As Deputy Secretary—the official new skills and new independence. Any- sive career. responsible for overseeing the day-to- one who can spend 30 years with tod- Indeed, this was not Seth’s first stint day operations of the Department— dlers is truly a remarkable individual, at the Department of Labor. He served Seth Harris played a key role in help- and I applaud ‘‘Ms. Phyllis’’ for her for 7 years at the Department during ing the Department meet these chal- years of service. Other teachers with the Clinton Administration, under both lenges. longstanding service include the cen- Secretaries Robert Reich and Alexis In a message to Department staff ter’s beloved assistant director, Herman. During this time, he served as upon his departure, Seth shared some Bridgette Waters, who is marking her counselor to the Secretary of Labor of the agency’s accomplishments over 20th year this year, teachers Janet and as Acting Assistant Secretary for the last 5 years. I wanted to include Green-Tucker, Joan Middleton, Policy, among other roles. He then this list in the RECORD, because it is an Michelle Buckner, and Rosa Woodard, moved to the academy, where he served impressive array of achievements. To each of whom has served, or will soon as a professor of law at the New York quote his message: serve, 20 years or more with the center, Law School and director of its Labor & Last year, we achieved the lowest work- and teachers Pia Corona, Tangela Employment Law Programs. While place fatality rate for miners, the fewest Cassell-Johnson, Andrea Henriques, teaching at the New York Law School, number of miners dying in workplace acci- Kellie Salley, and Mishele Torbati, his scholarship often focused on a law dents, and the fewest workplace injuries in

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And over the last five years, we financial management system that helps us versity of Illinois Law Review, in achieved the lowest fatality rate in the con- comply with every law, and balance our struction industry, ever. books, and spend the taxpayers’ money re- which she published an article about Last year, we conducted the largest num- sponsibly. using multiple regression analysis to ber of whistleblower investigations, ever. Last year, we did the best job, ever, of pay- assess and remedy salary inequity be- Last year, we helped more miners who suf- ing our bills on time, and we paid the small- tween men and women, a subject about fered retaliation from their employers for est amount of interest for late payments, which she has always been passionate. raising health and safety concerns than were ever. We paid our small business contractors Also while in law school, Ms. Manning helped in the entire second term of the Bush faster than ever. And the percentage of con- was awarded the Rickert Award for Ex- Administration or the entire second term of tracting we are doing with small businesses cellence in Legal Writing, an honor the Clinton Administration. Black lung that is the highest, ever. cripples and kills miners will become much, We accomplished all of this by taking seri- that anyone who has reviewed Ms. much rarer under a new rule we proposed. ously President Obama’s direction to engage Manning’s exceptional legal writing Hundreds of deaths and thousands of morbid in evidence-based, data-driven management. will know was well deserved. illnesses will be prevented each year under a The Government Accountability Office re- Following her graduation from law new rule we proposed to protect workers cently conducted a survey of all managers in school in 1983, Ms. Manning began her from exposure to silica. 24 executive branch departments and agen- legal career in the great State of Cali- Over the past 5 years, we have returned cies at the GS–13 level and higher. GAO fornia, where she honed her legal skills more than $1.1 billion in wages to the work- asked these federal managers a long list of as a labor and employment law liti- ers from whom they had been stolen. We con- questions that amounted to, ‘‘does your ducted the largest number of directed Davis- agency or department use evidence-based, gator at several prestigious national Bacon investigations, ever. And we did the data-driven decision making?’’ The Labor law firms. Although she eventually best job, ever, of targeting our wage and Department beat all 24 federal agencies that moved to the East Coast in 1992, Ms. hour investigations to the workplaces that were part of the survey. We lead the federal Manning still considers California her had violations, even when the workers felt government in Obama-style evidence-based, home. She returns to California several too threatened and too disempowered to data-driven management. times each year to visit friends and complain. We expanded minimum wage and This impressive list of accomplish- family. In retirement, she plans to live overtime protections to nearly 2 million ments reflects an agency that is back in northern California during part of home health aides. The people who care for us when we need them most will now get the on track. It is a testament to the hard each year. most basic of worker protections. work of Secretary Solis, Secretary In the early 1990s, Congress as a Last year, we conducted the largest num- Perez, Seth Harris, the DOL leadership workplace underwent a sea change ber of pension and health plan investigations team, and the dedicated career staff when all major employment laws be- over the past five years. During that same that work for the agency across the came applicable to Congress. The Joint period, we recovered more than $1.3 billion in country. Leadership selected Jean Manning as pension and health plan benefits for more While he has moved on to new chal- the Senate’s first Chief Counsel for than 710,000 participants and beneficiaries Employment to establish and to man- through informal resolutions. We also pro- lenges in his professional life, our Na- mulgated almost two dozen rules with our tion owes a great debt of gratitude to age the Office of the Senate Chief colleagues at Treasury and HHS to imple- Seth Harris for his leadership and for Counsel for Employment. Ms. ment the President’s historic health care his passionate dedication to helping Manning’s goal was to create a non- law. working families. I know Seth’s work partisan, legal defense office in the Last year, we assured that the largest per- on these issues is far from done, and I Senate that would provide top-tier centage of workers exiting Labor Depart- look forward to continuing to work legal advice and representation to all ment job training programs got industry-rec- with him in his new roles in the years Senators and Senate offices in the area ognized credentials. We also helped hundreds of community colleges work with employers to come. of labor and employment law. Ms. Man- to give tens of thousands of workers skills f ning has far exceeded her goal. The office she established has a stellar rep- that employers need right now and will need TRIBUTE TO JEAN MANNING for years to come. We expanded eligibility utation throughout the Senate. On a for the Trade Adjustment Assistance and un- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, daily basis, the Office of the Senate employment insurance under the President’s Jean Manning is synonymous with the Chief Counsel for Employment advises Recovery Act. And we nursed all 53 jurisdic- Office of the Senate Chief Counsel for and trains all Senate offices of their tions administering UI programs through the Employment. Since establishing the obligations under employment laws. worst unemployment crisis in seven decades. Office in 1993 at the direction of the Last year, we did the best job, ever, of tar- Every year, the Office presents over 70 geting the very small number of union offi- Joint Leadership, Ms. Manning has legal seminars within the Senate to en- cers and staff who embezzle funds or engage provided invaluable counsel to Senate sure that Senate managers understand in fraud. We also achieved near record effi- offices to ensure their compliance with and adhere to all employment laws ciency in concluding investigations of union applicable employment laws, including when managing their offices. elections despite the fewest resources avail- the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Ms. Manning also has tirelessly rep- able ever. Medical Leave Act, the Americans with resented Senate employing offices at Over the past five years, we have stripped Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimina- away a mountain of bureaucratic and legal all levels of the Federal court system, barriers that kept our civil rights agency tion in Employment Act and numerous including arguing before the United from finding and remedying discrimination. other laws Congress applied to itself States Supreme Court. It is a testa- And we are finding and fixing pay discrimi- when it passed the Government Em- ment to the high standards she set for nation, in particular, at an accelerating rate. ployee Rights Act of 1991 and the Con- herself and her entire office that, since We changed the law so that hundreds of gressional Accountability Act of 1995. its inception 21 years ago, the Office of thousands more people with disabilities and Now, after decades of service to the the Senate Chief Counsel for Employ- veterans will get jobs with federal contrac- Senate, Jean is retiring. While her re- ment has never lost a case. tors every year. Throughout her Senate career, Ms. Last year, we helped the highest percent- tirement is much deserved after a long age of federal employees with disabilities on career, her wise counsel will be missed Manning has provided Senators, offi- workers compensation to return to work throughout this great institution. cers and Senate employing offices with since we started keeping records on this ac- Ms. Manning, who originally hails unfailingly sound legal advice—even at tivity. We also processed workers compensa- from Chicago, began her career as she times when she knew her advice might tion claims for longshore workers and energy now ends her career—with public serv- be unpopular. We thank her for her ex- employees at the fastest clip, ever. ice. After receiving a B.A. in 1972 from ceptional service to the Senate. The We have done the best job, ever, of man- the University of Illinois, she took on Senate is losing a great legal advocate, aging the taxpayers’ money entrusted to the Labor Department’s care. We have had five the important role of educating junior educator and source of institutional consecutive years of clean financial audits, high school students. Ms. Manning left knowledge. The Senate is a better and these last two years, we had no material teaching to further her education, ob- place for Ms. Manning’s outstanding deficiencies in our financial audit. We re- taining an M.B.A. and a J.D. from the service, and she will be missed.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.054 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1230 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 TRIBUTE TO VIRGINIA RENEE I am pleased to have the opportunity tinues to devastate American children SIMPSON to publicly thank Renee and to note and families. Many have characterized Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, my appreciation for her dedicated and horrific shootings affecting children in I rise today to recognize the dedicated dignified efforts. We will miss your in- our Nation, such as the one which oc- career and service to the Congress and sight and experience, and your commit- curred in Newtown, CT, as somehow the Nation of Renee Simpson, who is ment to pursuing the right policies to separate from mainstream American retiring at the end of this month after protect our Nation. society. But recent studies have shown over 30 years of service in both the Ex- f that such incidents cannot be viewed in ecutive and Legislative branches of our a vacuum. Instead, as a recent Yale AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE government. She has dedicated her life University study has established, they to public service helping keep our Na- SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS are part of a wider, disturbing trend of tion and its citizens secure, and we Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, I gun violence wounding and killing honor her for her longstanding dedica- ask unanimous consent to have printed American children. This study found tion. in the RECORD the Senate Committee that every day in the United States, Renee is leaving the Senate as a staff on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry around 20 children sustain firearm in- member for Audits and Oversight of Subcommittee assignments. juries serious enough to require hos- the Senate Select Committee on Intel- There being no objection, the mate- pitalization. In 6 percent of those ligence. During her 3 years on the Com- rial was ordered to be printed in the cases, the wounds prove to be fatal. mittee, Renee has been integral to the RECORD, as follows: Three quarters of child hospitalizations committee’s oversight of the 16 intel- UNITED STATES, SENATE COMMITTEE ON examined by the study were the result ligence agencies. She led reviews of the AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION & FORESTRY of unintentional or accidental injuries, intelligence community’s information 113th Congress, Subcommittee Assignments, often cases of children playing with an technology modernization and classi- February 27, 2014 unsecured firearm. fication processes, and served as a com- SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMODITIES, MARKETS, The study’s rigorous clinical frame- mittee liaison with the inspectors gen- TRADE AND RISK MANAGEMENT work, combined with the reality that it eral of the intelligence community. Sen. Donnelly, Chair, Sen. Heitkamp, Sen. is discussing children, makes for jar- Her knowledge and insight helped both Harkin, Sen. Brown, Sen. Gillibrand, Sen. ring reading. The researchers found, for identify items of concern and proposals Walsh, Sen. Chambliss, Ranking, Sen. Rob- example, that the most common fire- for improvement. erts, Sen. Boozman, Sen. Hoeven, Sen. arm-inflicted injuries on children are In addition to her service with the Johanns. open wounds, fractures, and internal Senate Select Committee on Intel- SUBCOMMITTEE ON JOBS, RURAL ECONOMIC injuries to the thorax, abdomen, or pel- ligence and the U.S. House of Rep- GROWTH AND ENERGY INNOVATION vis. Injuries to the nerves or spinal resentatives Committee on Appropria- Sen. Heitkamp, Chair, Sen. Brown, Sen. cord are also frequent. Traumatic brain tions, Renee has served as a Legislative Klobuchar, Sen. Bennet, Sen. Donnelly, Sen. injury resulting from gun violence is Affairs Officer in the Office of the Di- Casey, Sen. Johanns, Ranking, Sen. Hoeven, most often found in children younger rector of National Intelligence and as Sen. Grassley, Sen. Thune, Sen. Boozman. than 5. These are not statistics of sol- the Special Senate Liaison for the SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, FORESTRY diers on a battlefield who volunteered United States Marine Corps Office of AND NATURAL RESOURCES to face danger. These are innocent chil- Legislative Affairs. But perhaps her Sen. Bennet, Chair, Sen. Harkin, Sen. Klo- dren, in our communities, right here at most significant assignments and ac- buchar, Sen. Leahy, Sen. Heitkamp, Sen. home. complishments came during her 24 Walsh, Sen. Boozman, Ranking, Sen. McCon- This cycle of violence touches fami- nell, Sen. Chambliss, Sen. Thune, Sen. Rob- lies around our Nation. Like in De- years of service with the U.S. Naval erts. Reserves. troit, where a recent Detroit News in- Ms. Simpson’s distinguished military SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, SPECIALTY vestigation showed that nearly 500 De- CROPS, FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH career began as an Operations and troit children have died in homicides Readiness Officer for Desert Shield/ Sen. Casey, Chair, Sen. Leahy, Sen. Har- since 2000, mostly as the result of gun kin, Sen. Brown, Sen. Gillibrand, Sen. Ben- Desert Storm and her unwavering com- net, Sen. Hoeven, Ranking, Sen. McConnell, violence. That investigation cited, as mitment to service led her to posts Sen. Chambliss, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Thune. an example, the story of 12-year-old around the world, including to NATO’s SUBCOMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, POUL- Kenis Green Jr. Last August, he was Allied Forces Southern Headquarters TRY, MARKETING AND AGRICULTURE SECURITY shot and killed on his front porch dur- Command, the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Sen. Gillibrand, Chair, Sen. Leahy, Sen. ing his uncle’s birthday party. In Italy, the Joint Task Force in Guanta- Klobuchar, Sen. Donnelly, Sen. Casey, Sen. Texas, last October a 5-year-old boy namo Bay, Cuba, U.S. Joint Forces Walsh, Sen. Roberts, Ranking, Sen. McCon- shot himself with a .40 caliber pistol Command, and the Office of the Direc- nell, Sen. Boozman, Sen. Johanns, Sen. that his babysitter left unattended tor of Naval Intelligence in Wash- Grassley. when she went to take a nap. In South ington, DC. * Senator Stabenow and Senator Cochran Carolina, last December a 15-year-old Renee has received numerous awards serve as ex officio members of all sub- boy accidentally shot and killed a 12- for her military service including the committees. year-old while loading a magazine into Defense Superior Service Medal as well f a firearm. as many Navy and Marine Corps Com- If almost anything in the world was mendation and Achievement Medals. PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN FROM responsible for sending 20 American Renee is especially close to her fam- GUN VIOLENCE children to the hospital every day, or ily and her priorities and heart lie with Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, no was frequently involved in teenage sui- them in Sanford, NC. Her father, Les- family should be forced to endure the cides, or was inflicting traumatic brain ter Ray Simpson, is a proud Navy vet- loss of a child. In his memoir, Presi- injuries on toddlers, Congress would eran of the Korean War who has an ap- dent Dwight Eisenhower wrote that the spring into action to address what can preciation of fine attire with just the loss of his 3-year-old son in early 1921 only be described as a public health right bow tie. Her mom, Vivian, re- was ‘‘the greatest disappointment and crisis. We would enact comprehensive mains Renee’s unending inspiration disaster in my life, the one that I have safety standards to stop the bloodshed. and role model. And according to never been able to forget completely.’’ But when firearms are responsible for Renee, her sister, Jane Rae Fawcett, is That is why one of the fundamental ex- these horrific effects, inexplicably, we ‘‘a superstar and the smartest, funniest pectations that Americans have of do nothing. person I know.’’ Finally, her family their government is also one of the I urge my colleagues to recognize simply would not be complete without most simple: to protect America’s chil- this crisis and to act to protect our her anchor of a brother-in-law, Deputy dren; to ensure that our communities, children from gun violence. I urge my Sheriff Ed Fawcett. Renee lives, our streets, and our families are safe. colleagues to take up and pass gun breathes and loves her family above all But sadly, Congress has done little to safety measures already pending in else. combat the gun violence that con- this Congress to keep firearms out of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.049 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1231 the wrong hands and to make our soci- I am proud of the talented men and EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED ety safer. We owe our children nothing women who have contributed to the As in executive session the Presiding less. success of Brown University over these Officer laid before the Senate messages f past 250 years. I congratulate Christina from the President of the United Paxson, Brown’s 19th president, the BROWN UNIVERSITY States submitting sundry nominations students, the Brown Corporation, and which were referred to the appropriate Mr. REED. Madam President, today I the entire Brown community on this committees. want to recognize an extraordinary significant milestone. (The messages received today are university, deeply rooted in the history f printed at the end of the Senate proof Rhode Island, Brown University. ceedings.) Brown is celebrating its 250th anniver- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS sary. Brown University’s founding in f 1764 makes it the seventh oldest insti- MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE tution of higher education in the TRIBUTE TO JEFF TEAGUE At 11:29 a.m., a message from the United States, predating even the House of Representatives, delivered by American Revolution. The university ∑ Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I wish to recognize Jeff Teague, presi- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- originally began as a small school lo- nounced that the House has passed the cated in Warren, RI, known as the Col- dent of Teague Auto Group in El Do- rado, AR, who was named the 2014 Time following bills, in which it requests the lege of Rhode Island. As Brown grew, it concurrence of the Senate: moved to College Hill in Providence in Magazine Dealer of the Year. Awarded annually, the Time Maga- H.R. 1944. An act to protect private prop- 1770, where it has thrived to this day erty rights. and was renamed a few years later to zine Dealer of the Year Award recog- H.R. 3308. An act to require a Federal agen- acknowledge a $5,000 gift from Nicholas nizes the auto dealer who demonstrates cy to include language in certain edu- Brown, a member of the class of 1786. exceptional business performance and cational and advertising materials indi- Since its founding, Brown University distinguished community service. Jeff cating that such materials are produced and has played an important role in Rhode was recognized for the positive impact disseminated at taxpayer expense. Island and our Nation’s history. In- he is making on the El Dorado commu- H.R. 3865. An act to prohibit the Internal deed, it was the first Ivy League insti- nity. Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization tution to admit students of all reli- In 1981, Jeff and his father opened is operated exclusively for the promotion of gions. Brown remains committed to di- their first dealership as partners, a social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) versity and access. Over 20 years ago, Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership, in of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Brown established the Leadership Alli- Walnut Ridge, AR. He opened his cur- The message also announced that ance, a national academic consortium rent dealership in El Dorado in 1990, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 4303, and the of leading research universities and mi- and through hard work and determina- order of the House of January 3, 2013, nority-serving institutions with the tion, Jeff built his dealership into a the Speaker appoints the following mission to develop underrepresented thriving business. His story is an Ar- Members of the House of Representa- students into outstanding leaders and kansas success story which I am proud tives to the Board of Trustees of Gal- role models in academia, business, and to acknowledge. laudet University: Mr. YODER of Kansas the public sector. Brown stands out for In addition to his business success, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD of North Caro- its willingness to openly delve into its Jeff has been a licensed pilot for 26 lina. past while staying focused on the fu- years and frequently uses this skill to The message further announced that ture, and it has made a vital commit- serve his community, including flying pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, and the ment to college access through its church members to charitable initia- order of the House of January 3, 2013, need-blind admissions policy, ensuring tives and serving as a standby pilot for the Speaker appoints the following that no student admitted to Brown will a local liver transplant patient. He is a Member of the House of Representa- be turned away for financial reasons. member of Rotary International, the tives to the British-American Inter- Brown established a truly student- El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, the parliamentary Group: Mr. ROE of Ten- driven curriculum—the Brown Cur- El Dorado Economic Development nessee. riculum—in 1970 to allow students to Board, the Batesville Chamber of Com- ENROLLED BILL SIGNED personalize their course of study. In an merce, and since 2007, has served as At 12:47 p.m., a message from the effort to continue its edge in innova- chairman of the South Arkansas Re- House of Representatives, delivered by tion, Brown launched its Plan for Aca- gional Airport Commission. Jeff also Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- demic Enrichment in 2002 to help currently serves on the board of direc- nounced that the Speaker had signed transform the fields of research, edu- tors for Citizens Bank of Batesville. the following enrolled bill: cation, and public leadership. Fiscal Jeff and his wife, Sarah, are well year 2013 saw the University conduct H.R. 2431. An act to reauthorize the Na- known for their community involve- tional Integrated Drought Information Sys- more than $170 million in sponsored re- ment in El Dorado. They both are ac- tem. search, helping the Rhode Island econ- tively involved with the Boys & Girls The enrolled bill was subsequently omy and making new discoveries that Clubs of El Dorado, the South Arkan- signed by the President pro tempore can improve lives. sas Arts Center, the South Arkansas The commitment of Brown’s alumni (Mr. LEAHY). Symphony Orchestra, MusicFest El Do- to public service is also particularly f rado, the Salvation Army, Union Coun- noteworthy and admirable. According ty 4–H, the South Arkansas Historical MEASURES REFERRED to a 2013 article by Washington Month- Foundation, and Arkansas Baptist The following bills were read the first ly, Brown ranks fifth among national and the second times by unanimous universities and first in the Ivy League Children’s Homes and Family Min- consent, and referred as indicated: for the number of alumni working in istries. I want to offer my congratulations to H.R. 1423. An act to provide taxpayers with public service. Some of the Brown an annual report disclosing the cost and per- alumni currently playing important Jeff Teague on this well-deserved honor and thank him for his dedication and formance of Government programs and areas roles in the public sphere include Fed- of duplication among them, and for other eral Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, U.S. commitment to the community of El ∑ purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, and Dorado and to Arkansas. curity and Governmental Affairs. World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong f H.R. 1944. An act to protect private prop- Kim. Through this commitment to erty rights; to the Committee on the Judici- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT ary. service, members of the Brown commu- H.R. 2530. An act to improve transparency nity continue to find ways to improve Messages from the President of the and efficiency with respect to audits and the quality of life for people across United States were communicated to communications between taxpayers and the Rhode Island, the Nation, and the the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee world. retaries. on Finance.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27FE6.081 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 H.R. 2531. An act to prohibit the Internal Walton, which nominations were received by by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Revenue Service from asking taxpayers the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on February 10, 2014. questions regarding religious, political, or sional Record on January 9, 2014. Army nominations beginning with Edward social beliefs; to the Committee on Finance. Air Force nominations beginning with Ahn and ending with D012017, which nomina- H.R. 3308. An act to require a Federal agen- David M. Berthe and ending with Paul A. tions were received by the Senate and ap- cy to include language in certain edu- Willingham, which nominations were re- peared in the Congressional Record on Feb- cational and advertising materials indi- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the ruary 10, 2014. cating that such materials are produced and Congressional Record on January 9, 2014. Marine Corps nominations beginning with disseminated at taxpayer expense; to the Air Force nominations beginning with Ernest P. Abelson II and ending with David Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Amy R. Astonlassiter and ending with Aimee D. Zyga, which nominations were received by ernmental Affairs. N. Zakaluzny, which nominations were re- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the sional Record on January 7, 2014. f Congressional Record on January 9, 2014. Marine Corps nomination of Ryan M. MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME Air Force nominations beginning with Oleksy, to be Major. Elizabeth R. Andersondoze and ending with Marine Corps nomination of Sean T. Hays, The following bills were read the first Aaron T. Yu, which nominations were re- to be Major. time: ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Marine Corps nomination of Lakendrick D. H.R. 3865. An act to prohibit the Internal Congressional Record on January 9, 2014. Wright, to be Major. Marine Corps nomination of John E. Simp- Revenue Service from modifying the stand- Air Force nominations beginning with son III, to be Major. ard for determining whether an organization Wesley M. Abadie and ending with Scott A. Zakaluzny, which nominations were received Marine Corps nominations beginning with is operated exclusively for the promotion of Bill W. Brooks, Jr. and ending with Michael social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on January 9, 2014. W. Costa, which nominations were received of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- S. 2062. A bill to authorize Members of Con- Air Force nominations beginning with Wil- liam E. Dickens, Jr. and ending with Richard sional Record on February 10, 2014. gress to bring an action for declaratory and Marine Corps nomination of James R. Kel- injunctive relief in response to a written R. Givens II, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the ler, to be Lieutenant Colonel. statement by the President or any other offi- Marine Corps nomination of Clennon Roe Congressional Record on January 30, 2014. cial in the executive branch directing offi- III, to be Lieutenant Colonel. Air Force nominations beginning with cials of the executive branch to not enforce Marine Corps nomination of Anthony Kyle William Blasch and ending with Andrew a provision of law. Redman, to be Lieutenant Colonel. S. 2066. A bill to amend title 18, United T. Maccabe, which nominations were re- Marine Corps nomination of Jeffrey P. States Code, to prohibit the intentional dis- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Wooldridge, to be Lieutenant Colonel. crimination of a person or organization by Congressional Record on January 30, 2014. Marine Corps nominations beginning with an employee of the Internal Revenue Serv- Air Force nominations beginning with Billy A. Dubose and ending with John P. ice. Luan Tran Le and ending with David C. Mullery, which nominations were received S. 2067. A bill to prohibit the Department Schaefer, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on February 10, 2014. to organizations based on their political be- sional Record on January 30, 2014. Marine Corps nominations beginning with liefs and activities. Air Force nominations beginning with Christopher S. Eichner and ending with Cynthia B. Camp and ending with Bryan M. James Smiley, which nominations were re- f Winter, which nominations were received by ceived by the Senate and appeared in the the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Congressional Record on February 10, 2014. EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF sional Record on January 30, 2014. COMMITTEES Marine Corps nominations beginning with Air Force nominations beginning with Randall E. Davis and ending with Wade E. The following executive reports of Laura I. Fernandez and ending with Albert Wallace, which nominations were received nominations were submitted: C. Rees, which nominations were received by by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on February 10, 2014. By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on sional Record on January 30, 2014. Armed Services. Marine Corps nominations beginning with Air Force nominations beginning with Damon L. Andersen and ending with Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Travis Diane M. Doty and ending with Edward D. D. Balch, to be Major General. Richardo A. Spann, which nominations were Ronnebaum, which nominations were re- received by the Senate and appeared in the Air Force nomination of Col. Nathaniel S. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Reddicks, to be Brigadier General. Congressional Record on February 10, 2014. Congressional Record on January 30, 2014. Marine Corps nominations beginning with Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. James Air Force nominations beginning with Paulo T. Alves and ending with Patrick J. C. Witham, to be Major General. Richard L. Allen and ending with Sandra R. Toal, which nominations were received by Army nomination of Brig. Gen. Michael E. Volden, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Williamson, to be Lieutenant General. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on February 10, 2014. Army nomination of Col. Thomas R. sional Record on January 30, 2014. Marine Corps nominations beginning with Tempel, Jr., to be Major General. Air Force nominations beginning with Christian D. Galbraith and ending with Mark Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Kevin W. Connie L. Alge and ending with Kenneth E. J. Lehman, which nominations were received Mangum, to be Lieutenant General. Yee, which nominations were received by the by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Marine Corps nominations beginning with Senate and appeared in the Congressional sional Record on February 10, 2014. Brig. Gen. William T. Collins and ending Record on January 30, 2014. Marine Corps nominations beginning with with Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell, which Army nomination of Sun Y. Kim, to be Timothy J. Aldrich and ending with Chris A. nominations were received by the Senate and Lieutenant Colonel. Storey, which nominations were received by appeared in the Congressional Record on Army nomination of William T. Monacci, the Senate and appeared in the Congres- January 30, 2014. to be Colonel. sional Record on February 10, 2014. Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. Rob- Army nomination of Glennie Z. Kertes, to Marine Corps nominations beginning with ert E. Schmidle, Jr., to be Lieutenant Gen- be Major. Kenneth L. Aikey and ending with Scott B. eral. Army nomination of Charles A. Williams, Roland, which nominations were received by Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Jan E. to be Major. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Tighe, to be Vice Admiral. Army nominations beginning with Roger sional Record on February 10, 2014. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the J. Belbel and ending with Yves P. Leblanc, Marine Corps nominations beginning with Committee on Armed Services I report which nominations were received by the Sen- Terry H. Choi and ending with Freddie D. favorably the following nomination ate and appeared in the Congressional Taylor, which nominations were received by Record on February 6, 2014. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- lists which were printed in the RECORDs Army nomination of Michael E. Cannon, to sional Record on February 10, 2014. on the dates indicated, and ask unani- be Colonel. Navy nomination of Leon M. Leflore, to be mous consent, to save the expense of Army nomination of Aizenhawar J. Lieutenant Commander. reprinting on the Executive Calendar Marrogi, to be Colonel. Navy nomination of Gregory D. Sutton, to that these nominations lie at the Sec- Army nominations beginning with Thomas be Commander. retary’s desk for the information of E. Byrne and ending with James H. Chang, Navy nomination of Chad C. Schumacher, Senators. which nominations were received by the Sen- to be Lieutenant Commander. ate and appeared in the Congressional Navy nominations beginning with Jack D. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Record on February 10, 2014. Hagan and ending with Richard S. Mont- objection, it is so ordered. Army nominations beginning with Chris- gomery, which nominations were received by Air Force nominations beginning with topher D. Coulson and ending with Michael the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Kathryn L. Aasen and ending with John K. Woodruff, which nominations were received sional Record on February 6, 2014.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:53 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.010 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1233 Navy nominations beginning with Reinel S. 2052. A bill to reauthorize the weather- and Affordable Care Act that have the effect Castro and ending with Dustin R. Ward, ization and State energy programs, and for of rationing health care; to the Committee which nominations were received by the Sen- other purposes; to the Committee on Energy on Finance. ate and appeared in the Congressional and Natural Resources. By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Record on February 6, 2014. By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. LEVIN): Navy nomination of Megan M. Donnelly, to SHAHEEN, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. RUBIO, and S. 2065. A bill to create incentives for the be Lieutenant Commander. Mr. MARKEY): development of alternative fuel vehicles; to Navy nomination of Danielle L. Leiby, to S. 2053. A bill to direct the Architect of the the Committee on Commerce, Science, and be Lieutenant Commander. Capitol to place a chair honoring American Transportation. Navy nominations beginning with Michael Prisoners of War/Missing in Action on the By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. R. Cathey and ending with Andrew J. Young, Capitol Grounds; to the Committee on Rules GRASSLEY): which nominations were received by the Sen- and Administration. S. 2066. A bill to amend title 18, United ate and appeared in the Congressional By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. States Code, to prohibit the intentional dis- Record on February 10, 2014. HARKIN): crimination of a person or organization by By Mr. HARKIN for the Committee on S. 2054. A bill to require certain standards an employee of the Internal Revenue Serv- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. and enforcement provisions to prevent child ice; read the first time. *Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, abuse and neglect in residential programs, By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. and for other purposes; to the Committee on GRASSLEY): *Massie Ritsch, of the District of Colum- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. 2067. A bill to prohibit the Department bia, to be Assistant Secretary for Commu- By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses nications and Outreach, Department of Edu- BLUNT, Mrs. MCCASKILL, and Mr. to organizations based on their political be- cation. PRYOR): liefs and activities; read the first time. S. 2055. A bill to allow for the collection of *Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachu- By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. certain user fees by non-Federal entities; to setts, to be Medical Director in the Regular WARREN): Corps of the Public Health Service, subject the Committee on Environment and Public S. 2068. A bill to provide for the develop- Works. to qualifications therefor as provided by law ment and use of technology for personalized By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: and regulations, and to be Surgeon General handguns, to require that, within 3 years, all of the Public Health Service for a term of S. 2056. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at handguns manufactured or sold in, or im- four years. 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, ported into, the United States incorporate *Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be such technology, and for other purposes; to a Member of the Occupational Safety and as the ‘‘Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memo- rial Post Office’’; to the Committee on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Health Review Commission for a term expir- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Transportation. ing April 27, 2017. fairs. By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. *Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Dep- By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: FRANKEN, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. SHA- uty Secretary of Labor. S. 2057. A bill to designate the facility of HEEN, Mr. WALSH, Ms. HIRONO, and By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the the United States Postal Service located at Ms. LANDRIEU): Judiciary. 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as S. 2069. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be the ‘‘Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office enue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the United States District Judge for the District Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland credit for employee health insurance ex- of Arizona. Security and Governmental Affairs. penses of small employers; to the Committee John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be By Mr. BEGICH: on Finance. United States District Judge for the District S. 2058. A bill to establish a loan guarantee By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. of Arizona. program for natural gas distribution grids to MERKLEY): Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be be installed in areas with extremely high en- S. 2070. A bill to reduce the number of nu- United States District Judge for the District ergy costs; to the Committee on Agriculture, clear-armed submarines operated by the of Arizona. Nutrition, and Forestry. Navy, to prohibit the development of a new Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be By Mr. BEGICH: long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to United States District Judge for the District S. 2059. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- prohibit the procurement of new interconti- of Arizona. enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the nental ballistic missiles, and for other pur- Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United purchase of heating and cooling equipment poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. States District Judge for the District of Ari- which meets the Energy Star program re- By Mr. BEGICH: zona. quirements and is used in certain high-cost S. 2071. A bill to establish outer Conti- James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United energy communities, and for other purposes; nental Shelf lease and permit processing co- States District Judge for the District of Ari- to the Committee on Finance. ordination offices, and for other purposes; to zona. By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- *Nomination was reported with rec- HATCH): sources. ommendation that it be confirmed sub- S. 2060. A bill to direct the Architectural By Mr. CRUZ: ject to the nominee’s commitment to and Transportation Barriers Compliance S. 2072. A bill to prohibit the Department Board to develop accessibility guidelines for respond to requests to appear and tes- of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses electronic instructional materials and re- to organizations based on their political be- tify before any duly constituted com- lated information technologies in institu- mittee of the Senate. liefs and activities; to the Committee on Fi- tions of higher education, and for other pur- nance. (Nominations without an asterisk poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- By Mr. CRUZ: were reported with the recommenda- cation, Labor, and Pensions. S. 2073. A bill to amend title 18, United tion that they be confirmed.) By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. States Code, to prohibit the intentional dis- MCCASKILL, and Mr. BEGICH): crimination of a person or organization by f S. 2061. A bill to prevent conflicts of inter- an employee of the Internal Revenue Serv- est relating to contractors providing back- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND ice; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ground investigation fieldwork services and JOINT RESOLUTIONS By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. investigative support services; to the Com- PORTMAN, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COONS, The following bills and joint resolu- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- tions were introduced, read the first mental Affairs. Mr. WARNER, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. AYOTTE, and second times by unanimous con- By Mr. PAUL: Mr. WICKER, Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. sent, and referred as indicated: S. 2062. A bill to authorize Members of Con- gress to bring an action for declaratory and ISAKSON): By Mr. KIRK: injunctive relief in response to a written S. 2074. A bill to promote energy savings in S. 2050. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- statement by the President or any other offi- residential buildings and industry, and for enue Code of 1986 to increase the national cial in the executive branch directing offi- other purposes; to the Committee on Energy limitation amount for qualified highway or cials of the executive branch to not enforce and Natural Resources. surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the a provision of law; read the first time. f Committee on Finance. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. WAR- S. 2063. A bill to direct the Secretary of SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND NER): Transportation to assist States to rehabili- SENATE RESOLUTIONS S. 2051. A bill to provide States with great- tate or replace certain bridges, and for other The following concurrent resolutions er flexibility in innovative highway financ- purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Senate resolutions were read, and ing; to the Committee on Environment and and Public Works. Public Works. By Mr. ROBERTS: referred (or acted upon), as indicated: By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. COL- S. 2064. A bill to provide for the repeal of By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. COR- LINS, Mr. REED, and Mrs. SHAHEEN): certain provisions of the Patient Protection NYN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr.

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MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor RUBIO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. 489, a bill to amend the Tariff Act of of S. 1456, a bill to award the Congres- NELSON): 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation sional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. S. Res. 365. A resolution deploring the vio- the maximum value of articles that lent repression of peaceful demonstrators in S. 1495 Venezuela, calling for full accountability for may be imported duty-free by one per- human rights violations taking place in Ven- son on one day, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. CASEY, the ezuela, and supporting the right of the Ven- S. 635 name of the Senator from Nebraska ezuelan people to the free and peaceful exer- At the request of Mr. INHOFE, his (Mr. JOHANNS) was added as a cospon- cise of representative democracy; to the name was added as a cosponsor of S. sor of S. 1495, a bill to direct the Ad- Committee on Foreign Relations. 635, a bill to amend the Gramm-Leach- ministrator of the Federal Aviation By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. COL- Bliley Act to provide an exception to Administration to issue an order with LINS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. the annual written privacy notice re- respect to secondary cockpit barriers, ISAKSON, and Mr. BROWN): S. Res. 366. A resolution expressing support quirement. and for other purposes. ROWN for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis At the request of Mr. B , the S. 1531 Awareness Week; considered and agreed to. name of the Senator from Rhode Island At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. COL- (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. LINS): sponsor of S. 635, supra. COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. Res. 367. A resolution designating March S. 1008 3, 2014, as ‘‘Read Across America Day’’; con- 1531, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the sidered and agreed to. enue Code of 1986 to modify the types name of the Senator from Massachu- By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. BAR- of wines taxed as hard cider. RASSO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. COONS, Mr. setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- S. 1562 BENNET, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. FEIN- sponsor of S. 1008, a bill to prohibit the STEIN, Mr. PRYOR, and Ms. WARREN): Secretary of Homeland Security from At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the S. Res. 368. A resolution designating Feb- implementing proposed policy changes name of the Senator from Montana ruary 28, 2014, as ‘‘Rare Disease Day’’; con- that would permit passengers to carry (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor sidered and agreed to. small, non-locking knives on aircraft. of S. 1562, a bill to reauthorize the By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and S. 1070 Older Americans Act of 1965, and for Mr. COCHRAN): S. Con. Res. 33. A concurrent resolution At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the other purposes. celebrating the 100th anniversary of the en- name of the Senator from Connecticut S. 1657 actment of the Smith-Lever Act, which es- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- tablished the nationwide Cooperative Exten- sponsor of S. 1070, a bill to make it un- At the request of Mr. UDALL of New sion System; to the Committee on Agri- lawful to alter or remove the unique Mexico, the name of the Senator from culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. equipment identification number of a Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) was added as f mobile device. a cosponsor of S. 1657, a bill to reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 1086 At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the S. 1697 S. 135 name of the Senator from New Hamp- At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the At the request of Mr. VITTER, the shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. name of the Senator from Oklahoma sponsor of S. 1086, a bill to reauthorize SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor and improve the Child Care and Devel- 1697, a bill to support early learning. of S. 135, a bill to amend title X of the opment Block Grant Act of 1990, and S. 1737 Public Health Service Act to prohibit for other purposes. family planning grants from being At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the S. 1174 awarded to any entity that performs name of the Senator from North Caro- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, abortions, and for other purposes. the names of the Senator from Michi- lina (Mrs. HAGAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1737, a bill to provide for S. 232 gan (Ms. STABENOW) and the Senator an increase in the Federal minimum At the request of Mr. HATCH, the from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) name of the Senator from Wisconsin were added as cosponsors of S. 1174, a wage and to amend the Internal Rev- (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor bill to award a Congressional Gold enue Code of 1986 to extend increased of S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, expensing limitations and the treat- Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the ex- known as the Borinqueneers. ment of certain real property as section 179 property. cise tax on medical devices. S. 1187 S. 313 At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the S. 1738 At the request of Mr. CASEY, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from South Caro- MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor 1187, a bill to prevent homeowners from lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- of S. 313, a bill to amend the Internal being forced to pay taxes on forgiven sor of S. 1738, a bill to provide justice Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the mortgage loan debt. for the victims of trafficking. tax treatment of ABLE accounts estab- S. 1269 S. 1794 lished under State programs for the At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the At the request of Mr. UDALL of Colo- care of family members with disabil- name of the Senator from New Hamp- rado, the name of the Senator from ities, and for other purposes. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- Colorado (Mr. BENNET) was added as a S. 370 sponsor of S. 1269, a bill to amend the cosponsor of S. 1794, a bill to designate At the request of Mr. COCHRAN, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to certain Federal land in Chaffee County, name of the Senator from New Mexico support community college and indus- Colorado, as a national monument and (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- try partnerships, and for other pur- as wilderness. sor of S. 370, a bill to improve and exposes. pand geographic literacy among kin- S. 1322 S. 1862 dergarten through grade 12 students in At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the the United States by improving profes- name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. name of the Senator from Delaware

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:54 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.012 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1235 (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor During the health care reform de- of S. 1862, a bill to grant the Congres- of amendment No. 2762 intended to be bate, and many times since then, I sional Gold Medal, collectively, to the proposed to S. 1982, a bill to improve have spoken at length about rationing. Monuments Men, in recognition of the provision of medical services and Specifically, I want people to know their heroic role in the preservation, benefits to veterans, and for other pur- about what I refer to as the four ra- protection, and restitution of monu- poses. tions that are included in ObamaCare. ments, works of art, and artifacts of f Yes, this is a very real threat. And, cultural importance during and fol- yes, they will ration care. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED lowing World War II. Let me start with something called BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. 1923 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid At the request of Mr. INHOFE, his By Mr. ROBERTS: Services Innovation Center. That is a S. 2064. A bill to provide for the rename was added as a cosponsor of S. pretty big, fancy government name. peal of certain provisions of the Pa- 1923, a bill to amend the Securities Ex- The Center has an enormous budget to tient Protection and Affordable Care change Act of 1934 to exempt from reg- match, aimed at finding innovative Act that have the effect of rationing istration brokers performing services ways to reform payment and the deliv- health care; to the Committee on Fi- in connection with the transfer of own- ery of health care. That sounds very nance. good, but what this means is that the ership of smaller privately held compa- Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I come nies. ‘‘innovation center’’ can now use tax- to the floor today to discuss payer dollars to invest in ways to re- S. 1980 ObamaCare provisions that should be duce patient access to care. At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, keeping my colleagues and all Ameri- Let me say that again. The govern- the name of the Senator from Ohio cans up at night. Obviously, my views ment can now use taxpayer dollars to (Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor are very different from my colleagues invest in ways to reduce patient access of S. 1980, a bill to amend titles XIX who have just propounded their views to care. It gives the government new and XXI of the Social Security Act to on the same subject. powers to cut payments to Medicare provide for 12-month continuous enroll- Unfortunately, since the implemen- beneficiaries with the goal to reduce ment under the Medicaid program and tation of ObamaCare began, the stories program expenditures. The reality is Children’s Health Insurance Program and reports have only confirmed the they are going to reduce patients’ abil- and to promote quality care. many warnings that I and many of my ity to access the care they want and S. 2026 colleagues made during the debate. need—all hidden under the cloak of in- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the Most of the stories Kansans tell me novation. And that isn’t innovation at name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. now involve many hundreds of dollars all. Even if they did give it a fancy HATCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. in increases in monthly premiums or title, folks, it is smoke and mirrors. 2026, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- people simply losing their coverage. This outfit is already pushing out all of enue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross These are real stories from real Kan- the regulations to implement income any prizes or awards won in sans, and they are not lies. ObamaCare that are now hurting pa- Compounding the problem, this ad- competition in the Olympic Games or tients—all the regulations we hear ministration has made it a routine the Paralympic Games. about from our health care providers. practice to do what we call a regula- S. 2037 Let me move to the second ration. It tions dump on Friday. This is a delib- grants new authorities to the U.S. Pre- At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the erate posting of sometimes thousands ventive Services Task Force—that is name of the Senator from North Da- of pages of regulations during the time another nice-sounding entity with a kota (Ms. HEITKAMP) was added as a co- when the American public and the long title. This Preventive Services sponsor of S. 2037, a bill to amend title press is least likely to be paying atten- Task Force used to be a body that was XVIII of the Social Security Act to re- tion. move the 96-hour physician certifi- Most recent reports from the Centers scientific and academic, that reviewed cation requirement for inpatient crit- for Medicare and Medicaid Services— treatment, testing, and prevention in- ical access hospital services. what we call CMS—are that millions of formation, and made recommendations S. CON. RES. 6 small businesses will face increased for primary doctors. Nothing is wrong At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the premium rates under ObamaCare. The with that. It used to be an academic name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. President promised to make it easier body that made recommendations, not CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S. for small businesses to offer coverage a body pushing through mandates and Con. Res. 6, a concurrent resolution and, lo and behold, it may even become regulations. Many would argue that is supporting the Local Radio Freedom impossible for them to do so. still what they do today. However, the Act. Then there are the cuts our seniors effect of their recommendations is they are significantly more costly and bur- AMENDMENT NO. 2752 are about to face to their Medicare densome. Because of ObamaCare, the At the request of Mr. BURR, the plans. We can’t forget that the Presi- task force can now decide what should names of the Senator from Pennsyl- dent pilfered—that is a good word, pil- and, more importantly, should not be vania (Mr. TOOMEY), the Senator from fered—$1 trillion from Medicare to pay covered by health plans. That is not North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN) and the for ObamaCare. These cuts have been prevention, that is rationing. If the Senator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were delayed, but the most recent regula- task force doesn’t recommend it, then added as cosponsors of amendment No. tion on Part D and Medicare Advan- it won’t be covered by health plans and 2752 intended to be proposed to S. 1982, tage will be extremely detrimental to patients bear the cost of the procedure. a bill to improve the provision of med- seniors’ access to the availability of We are seeing this already with things ical services and benefits to veterans, Medicare plans. And because of this, such as prostate exams and mammo- and for other purposes. for once—for once—I wish to speak about a subject where we get ahead of grams for breast cancer which have AMENDMENT NO. 2760 the curve, get in front of the next dis- been so helpful to so many people— At the request of Mr. COBURN, the aster, and repeal specific provisions of saved their lives. name of the Senator from Wisconsin this law that I think will be most The third rationer is the Patient (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor harmful to patients. Centered Outcomes Research Institute. of amendment No. 2760 intended to be I have talked before about how this Yes, that is another mouthful. This is proposed to S. 1982, a bill to improve law comes between patients and doc- the outfit that was given millions and the provision of medical services and tors, but I think we need to bring more millions of dollars to do comparative benefits to veterans, and for other pur- attention to the specter of what I call effectiveness research. I am not opposes. rationing—yes, rationing. In the ab- posed to research. I don’t know anyone AMENDMENT NO. 2762 sence of complete repeal, I urge my in this body who is opposed to re- At the request of Mr. COBURN, the colleagues that these provisions must search, especially when it is used to in- name of the Senator from Wisconsin be repealed. form the conversation between doctors

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If we can expand the use tors and patients to determine the best I have been talking about the four ra- of natural gas to fuel our vehicles, then course of care and using that informa- tioners for a long time and what it American consumers can also benefit tion to decide whether the care or means to patients, especially senior pa- from this cleaner and cheaper domestic treatment is worth paying for. I have tients. fuel. long been concerned that instead this What upsets me, scares me, as I Michigan has become a leading inno- research will be abused to arbitrarily watch all the other warnings and bro- vator in advanced alternative fuel ve- deny patients access to potentially ken promises come true, is what is hicles and is revolutionizing our trans- lifesaving treatments or services. That going to happen to Kansans and all the portation sector. As automakers in simply should not happen. The re- folks back home when the warnings Michigan and elsewhere manufacture search should only be used for the doc- about the four rationers come true. NGVs they face the dilemma often en- tor and the patient to make the best We need to protect the all-important countered when introducing an alter- health care decision. doctor-patient relationship, which the native fueled vehicle: what will come Finally, the fourth rationer—my per- four rationers put at risk. That is why first, the NGV infrastructure or the ve- sonal nemesis—the Independent Pay- today I come to the floor to introduce hicle itself? This is the classic chicken ment Advisory Board—IPAD. This is a the Four Rationers Repeal Act of 2014. and egg question. Ethanol, Diesel and board made up of 15 unelected bureau- For once, look beyond the current electric vehicles all faced this chal- crats who will decide what gets to stay troubles we are experiencing. We have lenge when first introduced. Our bill and what gets to go in Medicare cov- to get ahead of the curve. This legisla- will allow Michigan to continue to in- erage. They will decide which treat- tion repeals the Independent Payment novate and harness the power and ben- ments and services will be covered and Advisory Board; it repeals the efits that domestically sourced alter- which will not, with no accountability euphemistically but misleadingly native fuels have to offer this country. whatsoever. named Innovation Center; it repeals The benefits of expanding the number When proposed, supporters of the the changes made to the Preventive of natural gas and alternative fuel ve- health care law told me: We are too Services Task Force; and it makes sure hicles on our roads are numerous. Up close to our constituents. It is too dif- any—any—comparative effectiveness to 90 percent of the natural gas used in ficult to make the hard decisions. research, called CER, is used by the the United States comes from the Then they said: Let’s have somebody doctor and patient, not coverage pro- United States. We need to tap into this else do it. viders or CMS, to determine the best domestic resource for our transpor- That was during the debate with re- care for patients. tation needs and take an aggressive ap- gard to IPAD. This legislation is relatively simple. proach to reducing our dependence on I couldn’t believe it. I believe we are It should be supported by all of my col- foreign oil. Consumers should also have elected to make the hard decisions and leagues to address some of the egre- more choice and flexibility when it take care of the hard votes, and I be- gious changes from ObamaCare that comes to fueling their vehicles. This lieve that is the way Kansans want it, are about to happen just around the bill allows for that. At the moment and I think that is the way virtually bend. It is time to get ahead of the natural gas is about half the price of everybody in every other State wants curve this time, prevent it. gasoline. Consumers should be able to it. This board diminishes our constitu- I really believe that in order to pro- benefit from these reduced prices. Fur- tional responsibility. tect this all-important doctor-patient thermore, vehicles running on natural Even worse is the fine print of the relationship, we need to repeal and, gas have 20–30 percent less CO2 tailpipe Independent Payment Advisory Board, most importantly, replace ObamaCare emissions than gasoline fueled vehi- or IPAD. If Kansans or any Americans with the real reforms that work for cles. Because natural gas burns clean- determine they do not like the direc- Kansans and all Americans. er, it increases the life of the car. It tion the board is taking and they call However, in the meantime we can has no lead or benzene or other chemi- my office and, down the road, any also start taking it down, piece by cals that break down auto parts or di- other office of any other distinguished piece, which is what my Four Ration- lute lubricants. Senator to ask me to do something ers Repeal Act does. I urge my col- These are all desirable reasons to en- about it—which is what you get when leagues to support this proposal. For courage more NGV production. The use you go back home on any regulation once, let’s get ahead of the curve. of natural gas vehicles is expanding today: what are you going to do about among private fleets used by airports it?—it will take 60 votes in the Senate By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and and transit agencies where refueling to overturn their decision—60. Mr. LEVIN): infrastructure is available. However, On the surface this sounds OK until S. 2065. A bill to create incentives for the chicken and egg dilemma is slow- you realize that the President doubt- the development of alternative fuel ve- ing the adoption of both dedicated and less will never support Congress over- hicles; to the Committee on Commerce, bi-fuel natural gas vehicles among turning the recommendation of this Science, and Transportation. light-duty passenger vehicles. board made up of his bureaucrats. So Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, today I Our legislation would incentivize he will veto it, and overriding a veto, join with Senator INHOFE to introduce both production and consumer demand obviously, takes a two-thirds vote. a bill to incentivize the production and for alternative fuel vehicles such as That is 66 votes to overturn a decision use of alternative fuel vehicles, includ- natural gas vehicles and plug-in elec- by the payment board. ing natural gas vehicles, NGVs, and tric hybrids by expanding regulatory My colleagues have been changing plug-in-electric hybrids. Encouraging incentives. It would also provide con- the rules around here because they the production of alternative fuel vehi- sumers with an added incentive to think 60 votes is too high a threshold. cles will help to diversify our fuel mix, drive natural gas vehicles by giving What are the chances of reaching 66? while reducing our reliance on im- them access to high occupancy vehicle, But wait. There is even more. If the ported oil and also reducing carbon HOV, lanes. Giving consumers an addi- Secretary appoints a board unable to emissions. In the U.S. alone, NGVs off- tional benefit such as HOV access could make recommendations for cuts to set the use of nearly 360 million gallons help increase demand for these vehicles Medicare—tough decisions, albeit— of gasoline in 2011. We hope our bill and the fueling stations that are nec- then she gets the authority to make will help increase that number. essary to support them. the decision of what to cut, one person. The moment is right to capitalize on The President outlined in his State This President has already cut $1⁄2 the abundance of domestically sourced of the Union his goal to achieve energy trillion from Medicare to pay for natural gas. Already, American manu- independence through the use of alter- ObamaCare and gave himself the abil- facturers have benefited from the native fuels. He specifically mentioned ity to go after even more Medicare dol- availability of domestically produced natural gas as the bridge fuel that can

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I am pleased to introduce legisla- onciliation for a peaceful and just society, chronic mismanagement of its economy has tion today that takes a step toward which is a long-term process that will need produced inflation that exceeds 50 percent to be driven by the people of Sri Lanka meeting that goal. annually, currency shortages, economic dis- themselves; tortions, and the routine absence of basic f Whereas the September 21, 2013, elections goods and foodstuffs; in Sri Lanka for the Northern, Central, and SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Whereas the Government of Venezuela’s North Western Provincial Councils were an failure to guarantee minimal standards of important step in fulfilling this commit- public security for its citizens has led the ment; SENATE RESOLUTION 364—EX- country to become one of the most violent in Whereas these elections were made pos- the world, with the per capita homicide rate PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE IN- sible through a sustained effort by the Gov- in the city of Caracas exceeding 115 per TERNAL REBUILDING, RESET- ernment of Sri Lanka to restore infrastruc- 100,000 people; TLEMENT, AND RECONCILIATION ture in the North and put in place a system Whereas the Government of Venezuela has WITHIN SRI LANKA THAT ARE for the conduct of the elections; taken continued steps to remove checks and NECESSARY TO ENSURE A LAST- Whereas the elections allowed the people balances on the executive, politicize the ju- ING PEACE of the North of Sri Lanka to exercise their diciary, undermine the independence of the political rights that had been withheld from legislature through use of executive decree Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. COR- them for more than 20 years by the Libera- powers, persecute and prosecute its political NYN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. tion Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and re- opponents, curtail freedom of the press, and BLUNT, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. sulted in a clear victory for the provincial limit the free expression of its citizens; BOOZMAN, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. COLLINS, and wing of the Tamil National Alliance; Whereas, on January 23, 2014, National Whereas Sri Lanka is enjoying rapid eco- Mr. ENZI) submitted the following reso- Representative Maria Corina Machado and nomic growth as an important hub for ship- Mr. Leopoldo Lo´ pez, leader of the political lution; which was referred to the Com- ping transport, technology, and tourism in mittee on Foreign Relations : party ‘‘Popular Will’’, among others, called the South Asia region; on the Venezuelan people to gather in street S. RES. 364 Whereas Sri Lanka is of great strategic im- assemblies and debate a popular, democratic Whereas May 19, 2014, marks the five-year portance to the United States, due to its lo- and constitutional ‘‘way out’’ of Venezuela’s anniversary of the end of the 26 year civil cation, deep-water ports, and proximity to crisis of governability; war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil the world’s busiest shipping lanes, an impor- Whereas, since February 4, 2014, the people Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri tance noticed and pursued by other signifi- of Venezuela—responding to ongoing eco- Lanka; cant powers; and nomic hardship, high levels of crime and vio- Whereas the people of Sri Lanka suffered Whereas Sri Lanka seeks to be a key lence, and the lack of basic political rights greatly as a result of this conflict, the im- United States partner in the fight against and individual freedoms—have turned out in pact and aftermath of which has been felt by terrorism and Indian Ocean piracy: Now, demonstrations in Caracas and throughout all, especially by women, children, and fami- therefore, be it the country to protest the Government of lies; Resolved, That the Senate— Venezuela’s inability to ensure the political Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka es- (1) calls upon the President to develop a and economic well-being of its citizens; tablished a ‘‘Lessons Learnt and Reconcili- comprehensive and well balanced policy to- Whereas the government of Nicolas ation Commission’’ (LLRC) to report wheth- wards Sri Lanka that reflects United States Maduro responded to the mass demonstra- er any person, group, or institution directly interests, including respect for human tions by ordering the arrest without evi- or indirectly bears responsibility for inci- rights, democracy, and the rule of law, as dence of senior opposition leaders, including dents that occurred between February 2002 well as economic and security interests; Mr. Leopoldo Lopez, Carlos Vecchio, and An- and May 2009 and to recommend measures to (2) calls on the United States Government tonio Rivero, and by violently repressing prevent the recurrence of such incidents in and the international community to assist peaceful demonstrators with the help of the the future and promote further national the Government of Sri Lanka, with due re- Venezuelan National Guard and groups of unity and reconciliation among all commu- gard to its sovereignty, stability, and secu- armed, government-affiliated civilians, nities; rity, in establishing domestic mechanisms to known as ‘‘collectives’’; Whereas the LLRC report was presented to deal with any grievances arising from ac- Whereas, on February 18, 2014, opposition the Sri Lankan Parliament on December 16, tions committed by both sides during and leader Leopoldo Lopez turned himself in to 2011, and officially translated into Sinhala after the civil war in Sri Lanka; authorities in Venezuela, was arrested, and and Tamil on August 16, 2012; (3) encourages the Government of Sri charged unjustly with criminal incitement, Whereas the LLRC report acknowledges Lanka to put in place a truth and reconcili- conspiracy, arson, and intent to damage important events and grievances that have ation commission similar to the one adopted property; contributed to decades of political violence by South Africa to help heal the wounds of Whereas the Maduro government has and war in Sri Lanka and makes construc- war, taking into account the unique charac- sought to censor information about the dem- tive recommendations on a wide range of teristics of the conflict and its aftermath; onstrations and the government’s violent issues, including the need to credibly inves- and crackdown by blocking online images and tigate widespread allegations of (4) urges the Government of Sri Lanka to threatening the few remaining uncensored extrajudicial killings; enforced disappear- improve religious and media freedoms and to domestic media outlets; ances; intentional targeting of civilians and bring to justice those responsible for attacks Whereas President Maduro threatened to noncombatants; demilitarizing the north and on journalists and newspaper offices as well expel the United States news network CNN the country as a whole; reaching a political as places of worship, regardless of religion. from Venezuela and has taken off the air the settlement with minority communities on Colombian news channel NTN 24, which the meaningful decentralization of power; f transmits in Venezuela, after news outlets and promoting and protecting the right to reported on the nation-wide protests; freedom of expression for all through the en- Whereas the Inter-American Commission actment of a right to information law and SENATE RESOLUTION 365—DEPLOR- on Human Rights released a statement on additional rule of law reforms; ING THE VIOLENT REPRESSION February 14, 2014, which ‘‘expresses its con- Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka de- OF PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS cern over the serious incidents of violence veloped the National Plan of Action to im- IN VENEZUELA, CALLING FOR that have taken place in the context of pro- plement the recommendations of the LLRC FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR test demonstrations in Venezuela, as well as and has made significant progress within HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS other complaints concerning acts of censor- limited time in the implementation of the TAKING PLACE IN VENEZUELA, ship against media outlets, attacks on orga- National Plan of Action, notably in the areas AND SUPPORTING THE RIGHT OF nizations that defend human rights, and acts of demining, rehabilitation of ex-combat- of alleged political persecution’’; and ants, resettlement of displaced persons, im- THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE TO Whereas, as of February 27, 2014, there have provements of infrastructure and social serv- THE FREE AND PEACEFUL EXER- been 13 people killed, over 100 injured, and ices in the North and East, as well as inves- CISE OF REPRESENTATIVE DE- dozens have been unjustly detained due to tigations into complaints regarding persons MOCRACY pro-democracy demonstrations throughout who have disappeared during the war; Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Venezuela: Now, therefore, be it Whereas there have been reports of attacks Resolved, That the Senate— on places of worship and restrictions on the RUBIO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. (1) reaffirms United States support for the media in several places in Sri Lanka; NELSON) submitted the following reso- people of Venezuela in their pursuit of the Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka ex- lution; which was referred to the Com- free exercise of representative democracy as pressed its commitment to address the needs mittee on Foreign Relations.: guaranteed by the Venezuelan constitution

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RES. 368 country’s constitutional institutions as well the United States to support the goals and Whereas a rare disease or disorder is one as free and fair elections. ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; that affects a small number of patients – in (5) encourages media organizations to par- f the United States, typically less than 200,000 ticipate in Multiple Sclerosis Awareness individuals annually; SENATE RESOLUTION 366—EX- Week by educating the public about multiple Whereas as of the date of approval of this PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE sclerosis; resolution, nearly 7,000 rare diseases affect (6) recognizes and reaffirms the commit- GOALS AND IDEALS OF MUL- approximately 30,000,000 people in the United ment of the United States to ending multiple States and their families; TIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS sclerosis by supporting multiple sclerosis re- WEEK Whereas children with rare genetic dis- search and education programs; eases account for more than half of the popu- Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, (7) supports all individuals in the United lation affected by rare diseases in the United States living with multiple sclerosis; Mr. MARKEY, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. ISAK- States; (8) expresses gratitude to the family and SON, and Mr. BROWN) submitted the fol- Whereas many rare diseases are serious, friends of individuals living with multiple life-threatening, and lack an effective treat- lowing resolution; which was consid- sclerosis, who are a source of love and en- ered and agreed to: ment; couragement to those individuals; and Whereas great strides have been made in S. RES. 366 (9) salutes the health care professionals research and treatment for rare diseases as a Whereas multiple sclerosis (MS) can im- and medical researchers who— result of the Orphan Drug Act (Public Law pact people of all ages, races, and (A) provide assistance to individuals af- 97-414); ethnicities; fected by multiple sclerosis; and Whereas the Food and Drug Administra- Whereas MS is 2 to 3 times more common (B) continue to work towards finding new tion has made great strides in involving the in women than in men; ways to stop the progression of the disease, patient in the drug review process as part of Whereas while MS is not directly inher- treat its symptoms, and end multiple scle- its Patient-Focused Drug Development pro- ited, studies show there are genetic and, rosis forever. gram, an initiative that originated in the probably, environmental, ethnic, and geo- f Food and Drug Administration Safety and graphic factors that make certain individ- SENATE RESOLUTION 367—DESIG- Innovation Act (Public Law 112-144); uals more susceptible to the disease; Whereas a third of all treatments approved Whereas worldwide, there are approxi- NATING MARCH 3, 2014, AS ‘‘READ by the Food and Drug Administration in 2013 mately 2,300,000 people who have been diag- ACROSS AMERICA DAY’’ were orphan products intended to treat rare nosed with MS; Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. COL- diseases; Whereas MS is typically diagnosed be- LINS) submitted the following resolu- Whereas lack of access to effective treat- tween the ages of 20 and 50, however, it is es- tion; which was considered and agreed ments and difficulty in obtaining reimburse- timated that between 8,000 and 10,000 chil- ment for life-altering, and even life-saving, dren and adolescents in the United States to: treatments still exist and remain significant are living with MS; S. RES. 367 challenges for the rare disease community Whereas MS is an unpredictable neuro- Whereas reading is a basic requirement for and their families; logical disease that interrupts the flow of in- quality education and professional success, Whereas rare diseases and conditions information within the brain and between the and is a source of pleasure throughout life; clude epidermolysis bullosa, progeria, sickle brain and the rest of the body; Whereas the people of the United States cell anemia, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Whereas symptoms of MS range from must be able to read if the United States is Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Tay- numbness and tingling in the extremities to to remain competitive in the global econ- Sachs, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, blindness and paralysis, and the progress, se- omy; many childhood cancers, and fibrodysplasia verity, and specific symptoms of MS in any Whereas Congress has placed great empha- ossificans progressiva; affected individual cannot yet be predicted; sis on reading intervention and providing ad- Whereas people with rare diseases experi- Whereas there is no single laboratory test ditional resources for reading assistance, in- ence challenges that include difficulty in ob- available that provides a definitive diagnosis cluding through the programs authorized by taining accurate diagnoses, limited treat- for MS; the Elementary and Secondary Education ment options, and difficulty finding physi- Whereas the exact cause of MS is still un- Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and cians or treatment centers with expertise in known, and there is no cure; through annual appropriations for library their diseases; Whereas the Multiple Sclerosis Coalition, a and literacy programs; and Whereas the rare disease community made national network of independent organiza- Whereas more than 50 national organiza- great strides in 2013, including the passage of tions dedicated to enhancing quality of life tions concerned about reading and education the National Pediatric Research Network for all those affected by MS, recognizes and have joined with the National Education As- Act (Public Law 113-55), which calls special

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Mr. CARDIN submitted an amend- early diagnosis of rare diseases and dis- (1) prepare individuals for healthy, produc- ment intended to be proposed by him to the orders; and tive lives via sustained education, such as bill S. 1982, to improve the provision of med- (3) supports a national and global commit- the nutrition education program established ical services and benefits to veterans, and for ment to improving access to, and developing under section 1425 of the National Agricul- other purposes; which was ordered to lie on tural Research, Extension, and Teaching new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for the table. Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175); rare diseases and disorders. SA 2781. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amend- (2) help to break the cycle of poverty; and ment intended to be proposed by him to the f (3) reduce the expenditures of Federal and bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie State assistance programs; SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- on the table. Whereas educational activities carried out SA 2782. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amend- TION 33—CELEBRATING THE under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et ment intended to be proposed by him to the 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EN- seq.) provide rapid response to disasters and bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie ACTMENT OF THE SMITH-LEVER emergencies, such as through the Extension on the table. Disaster Education Network and other simi- ACT, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE SA 2783. Mrs. MCCASKILL submitted an NATIONWIDE COOPERATIVE EX- lar efforts, by providing real-time alerts and amendment intended to be proposed by her TENSION SYSTEM resources so that educators can respond to to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered urgent needs resulting from hurricanes, Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. to lie on the table. floods, oil spills, fire, drought, pest out- SA 2784. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and COCHRAN) submitted the following con- breaks, and infectious diseases affecting hu- Mrs. BOXER) submitted an amendment in- current resolution; which was referred mans, livestock, and crops; tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- Whereas cooperative extension activities 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie on the trition, and Forestry: translate science-based research for prac- table. tical application through local and online S. CON. RES. 33 SA 2785. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. learning networks in which educators are Whereas May 8, 2014, marks the centennial JOHANNS) submitted an amendment intended uniquely available to identify emerging re- to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act (7 search questions, connect with land-grant U.S.C. 341 et seq.), which established the Co- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. college or university faculty to find answers, SA 2786. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an operative Extension System, the nationwide and encourage the application of the findings amendment intended to be proposed by him transformative education system operating of that research to improve economic and so- to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered through land-grant colleges and universities cial conditions; to lie on the table. (as defined in section 1404 of the National Whereas cooperative extension activities SA 2787. Mr. THUNE submitted an amend- Agricultural Research, Extension, and engage with rural and urban learners ment intended to be proposed by him to the Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) in through practical, community-based, and on- bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie partnership with Federal, State, and local line approaches resulting in the acquisition on the table. governments; of the knowledge, skills, and motivation nec- SA 2788. Mr. THUNE submitted an amend- Whereas Senator Michael Hoke Smith of essary to strengthen the profitability of ani- ment intended to be proposed by him to the Georgia and Representative Asbury Francis mal and plant production systems, protect bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie Lever of South Carolina authored the Smith- natural resources, help individuals make on the table. Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) to bring the healthy lifestyle choices, ensure a safe and SA 2789. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an research-based knowledge of land-grant col- abundant food supply, encourage community amendment intended to be proposed by her leges and universities to individuals where vitality, and grow the next generation of to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered the individuals live and work; leaders; and to lie on the table. Whereas the first section of the Smith- Whereas many States are celebrating the SA 2790. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341) states that the pur- centennial of the enactment of the Smith- amendment intended to be proposed by her pose of the Act is ‘‘to aid in diffusing among Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) with resolu- to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered the people of the United States useful and tions and proclamations, and many land- to lie on the table. practical information on subjects relating to grant colleges and universities are also com- SA 2791. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and agriculture, uses of solar energy with respect memorating the enactment of that historic Ms. AYOTTE) submitted an amendment in- to agriculture, home economics, and rural Act: Now, therefore, be it tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. energy, and to encourage the application of Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie on the the same’’ through extension work carried resentatives concurring), That Congress— table. out by the land-grant colleges and univer- (1) recognizes the significance of the SA 2792. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an sities; Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) to the amendment intended to be proposed by her

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to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered (c) DURATION.—The pilot program required awarded under this section for an application to lie on the table. by subsection (a) shall be carried out during for disability compensation only— SA 2793. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and the five-year period beginning on the date of ‘‘(1) in a case in which the Secretary Ms. AYOTTE) submitted an amendment in- the commencement of the pilot program. awards the disability compensation for tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. (d) GRANTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall which the individual filed the application 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie on the carry out the pilot program required by sub- and the Secretary may only recover such table. section (a) through the award of one or more provisional benefit by subtracting it from SA 2794. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an grants to one or more nonprofit organiza- payments made for the disability compensa- amendment intended to be proposed by her tions for the provision of instruction by pro- tion awarded; or to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered fessional service experts, government offi- ‘‘(2) in a case in which the Secretary deter- to lie on the table. cials, and representatives of government mines not to award the disability compensa- SA 2795. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an agencies to eligible small businesses on con- tion for which the individual filed the appli- amendment intended to be proposed by her tracting described in such subsection. cation and the Secretary determines that to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered (e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec- the application was the subject of inten- to lie on the table. retary may not make a grant to a nonprofit SA 2796. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. tional fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith organization under this section unless the on behalf of the individual.’’. JOHANNS) submitted an amendment intended nonprofit organization agrees that, with re- to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of spect to the costs to be incurred by the non- sections at the beginning of chapter 53 is supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. profit organization in carrying out training SA 2797. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amended by inserting after the item relating for which the grant was awarded, the non- to section 5319 the following new item: amendment intended to be proposed by him profit organization will make available (di- ‘‘5319A. Provisional benefits awarded for to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered rectly or through donations from public or fully developed claims pending to lie on the table. private entities) non-Federal contributions SA 2798. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself for extended period.’’. in an amount that is equal to or great than and Mr. MURPHY) submitted an amendment the amount of the grant awarded. intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— SA 2782. Mr. CARDIN submitted an 1982, supra; which was ordered to lie on the There is authorized to be appropriated to table. amendment intended to be proposed by SA 2799. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the amendment intended to be proposed by him year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter provision of medical services and bene- to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered through fiscal year 2018. (g) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND fits to veterans, and for other purposes; to lie on the table. CONTROLLED BY VETERANS DEFINED.—In this which was ordered to lie on the table; SA 2800. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an section, the term ‘‘small business concern as follows: amendment intended to be proposed by him owned and controlled by veterans’’ has the to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered On page 33, after line 18, add the following: meaning given such term in section 8127 of to lie on the table. SEC. 207. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF VETERANS’ SA 2801. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, title 38, United States Code. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDU- CATION. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, and Mrs. GILLI- SA 2781. Mr. CARDIN submitted an BRAND) submitted an amendment intended to Section 3692 is amended— be proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, supra; amendment intended to be proposed by (1) in subsection (a)— which was ordered to lie on the table. him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the (A) by inserting ‘‘31,’’ after ‘‘30,’’; and SA 2802. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an provision of medical services and bene- (B) by striking ‘‘and the Persian Gulf War’’ amendment intended to be proposed by him fits to veterans, and for other purposes; and inserting ‘‘the Persian Gulf War, and the to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered which was ordered to lie on the table; post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghani- to lie on the table. as follows: stan’’; SA 2803. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘31,’’ RUBIO, and Mr. MARKEY) submitted an On page 291, after line 21, add the following: after ‘‘30,’’; and amendment intended to be proposed by her (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Decem- to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered Subtitle E—Disability Compensation ber 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, to lie on the table. Generally 2015’’. SA 2804. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an SEC. 641. MAKING PERMANENT SPECIAL EFFEC- amendment intended to be proposed by her TIVE DATE FOR AWARDS OF DIS- SA 2783. Mrs. MCCASKILL submitted to the bill S. 1982, supra; which was ordered ABILITY COMPENSATION FOR VET- to lie on the table. ERANS WHO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS an amendment intended to be proposed FOR ORIGINAL CLAIMS THAT ARE f by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve FULLY-DEVELOPED. the provision of medical services and TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Section 5110(b)(2)(C) is amended by strik- benefits to veterans, and for other pur- ing ‘‘and shall not apply with respect to SA 2780. Mr. CARDIN submitted an poses; which was ordered to lie on the amendment intended to be proposed by claims filed after the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of such Act’’. table; as follows: him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the SEC. 642. PROVISIONAL BENEFITS AWARDED FOR On page 367, after line 14, add the fol- provision of medical services and bene- FULLY DEVELOPED CLAIMS PEND- lowing: fits to veterans, and for other purposes; ING FOR MORE THAN 180 DAYS. SEC. 918. TRAUMATIC SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP which was ordered to lie on the table; (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 is amended by LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR as follows: adding at the end the following: ADVERSE REACTIONS TO VACCINA- On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert ‘‘§ 5319A. Provisional benefits awarded for TIONS ADMINISTERED BY DEPART- MENT OF DEFENSE. the following: fully developed claims pending for ex- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1980A(b)(3) is SEC. 446. PILOT PROGRAM ON TRAINING SMALL tended period BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND ‘‘(a) PROVISIONAL AWARDS REQUIRED.—For amended— CONTROLLED BY VETERANS ON each application for disability compensation (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert- FEDERAL CONTRACTING. that is filed for an individual with the Sec- ing ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later retary, that sets forth an original claim that (B), the Secretary’’; and than 120 days after the date of the enactment is fully-developed (as determined by the Sec- (2) by adding at the end the following new of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs retary) as of the date of submittal, and for subparagraph: shall commence a pilot program to assess which the Secretary has not made a decision, ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall not exclude under the feasibility and advisability of providing beginning on the date that is 180 days after subparagraph (A) a qualifying loss experi- training to eligible small businesses on con- the date on which such application is filed enced by a member as a result of an adverse tracting with the Federal Government for with the Secretary, the Secretary shall reaction to a vaccination administered by the procurement of property or services. award the individual a provisional benefit the Department of Defense, whether volun- (b) ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS.—For pur- under this section. tarily or involuntarily, for the purposes of poses of this section, an eligible small busi- ‘‘(b) PROVISIONAL AWARDS ESTABLISHED.—A military accession, training, or deploy- ness is a small business concern owned and provisional benefit awarded pursuant to sub- ment.’’. controlled by veterans that— section (a) for a claim for disability com- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (1) has operated for not fewer than two pensation shall be for such monthly amount made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if years; as the Secretary shall establish for each included in the provisions of and amend- (2) has not fewer than three full-time classification of disability claimed as the ments made by section 1032 of the Emer- equivalent employees; and Secretary shall establish. gency Supplemental Appropriations Act for (3) has experience providing a property or ‘‘(c) RECOVERY.—Notwithstanding any Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsu- service to the Federal Government as a con- other provision of law, the Secretary may re- nami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 119 tractor or subcontractor. cover a payment of a provisional benefit Stat. 257).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:35 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.022 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1241 SA 2784. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself erans, and for other purposes; which (2) APPLICATION.— and Mrs. BOXER) submitted an amend- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (A) IN GENERAL.—Each qualified organiza- ment intended to be proposed by her to lows: tion that desires a grant under the pilot program shall submit an application to the Sec- At the end of title IX, add the following: the bill S. 1982, to improve the provi- retary at such time, in such manner, and, in sion of medical services and benefits to SEC. 918. PILOT PROGRAM TO REHABILITATE addition to the information required under veterans, and for other purposes; which AND MODIFY HOMES OF DISABLED AND LOW-INCOME VETERANS. subparagraph (B), accompanied by such in- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: formation as the Secretary may reasonably lows: (1) DISABLED.—The term ‘‘disabled’’ means require. On page 367, after line 14, add the fol- an individual with a disability, as defined by (B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub- lowing: section 12102 of title 42, United States Code. mitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— SEC. 918. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO EN- (2) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—The term ‘‘eligible HANCED-USE LEASES FOR CERTAIN veteran’’ means a disabled or low-income (i) a plan of action detailing outreach ini- BUILDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT veteran. tiatives; OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AT THE (3) ENERGY EFFICIENT FEATURES OR EQUIP- (ii) the approximate number of veterans WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CEN- MENT.—The term ‘‘energy efficient features the qualified organization intends to serve TER, CALIFORNIA. or equipment’’ means features of, or equip- using grant funds; (a) AUTHORITY.— ment in, a primary residence that help re- (iii) a description of the type of work that (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by sub- duce the amount of electricity used to heat, will be conducted, such as interior home section (b), in accordance with subchapter V cool, or ventilate such residence, including modifications, energy efficiency improve- of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, insulation, weatherstripping, air sealing, ments, and other similar categories of work; the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter heating system repairs, duct sealing, or and into an enhanced-use lease for a covered other measures. (iv) a plan for working with the Depart- building for the provision of long-term thera- (4) LOW-INCOME VETERAN.—The term ‘‘low- ment of Veterans Affairs and veterans serv- peutic housing for covered veterans. income veteran’’ means a veteran whose in- ice organizations to identify veterans who (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority come does not exceed 80 percent of the me- are not eligible for programs under chapter provided by paragraph (1) is a specific au- dian income for an area, as determined by 21 of title 38, United States Code, and meet thorization for purposes of section 8162(c) of the Secretary. their needs. such title. (5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term (C) PREFERENCES.—In awarding grants (b) PROHIBITION ON DISPOSITION OF LEASED ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organiza- under the pilot program, the Secretary shall PROPERTY.— tion that is— give preference to a qualified organization— (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sec- (A) described in section 501(c)(3) or (i) with experience in providing housing re- tion 224(a) of the Military Construction and 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of habilitation and modification services for Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ap- 1986; and disabled veterans; or propriations Act, 2008 (division I of Public (B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of (ii) that proposes to provide housing reha- Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2272), section 8164 of such Code. bilitation and modification services for eligi- title 38, United States Code, shall not apply (6) PRIMARY RESIDENCE.— ble veterans who live in rural, including trib- to a covered building. (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘primary resi- al, areas (the Secretary, through regula- (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this dence’’ means a single family house, a du- tions, shall define the term ‘‘rural areas’’). section shall be construed to affect the pro- plex, or a unit within a multiple-dwelling (3) CRITERIA.—In order to receive a grant hibition under such section 224(a) on the dis- structure that is the principal dwelling of an award under the pilot program, a qualified posal of a covered building. eligible veteran and is owned by such vet- organization shall meet the following cri- (c) QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW AND REPORT.— eran or a family member of such veteran. teria: (1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not less than once (B) FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—For purposes (A) Demonstrate expertise in providing during each five-year period in which an en- of this paragraph, the term ‘‘family mem- housing rehabilitation and modification hanced-use lease is in effect under subsection ber’’ includes— services for disabled or low-income individ- (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall (i) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, or uals for the purpose of making the homes of conduct a review of such lease, including by sibling; such individuals accessible, functional, and assessing each party that is entered into (ii) a spouse of such a child, grandchild, safe for such individuals. such lease and determining whether the parent, or sibling; or (B) Have established outreach initiatives terms of the lease are being upheld. (iii) any individual related by blood or af- that— (i) would engage eligible veterans and vet- (2) REPORT REQUIRED.—During each five- finity whose close association with a veteran year period in which an enhanced-use lease is is the equivalent of a family relationship. erans service organizations in projects utilizing grant funds under the pilot program; in effect under subsection (a), the Secretary (7) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.—The term shall submit to Congress a report on the re- ‘‘qualified organization’’ means a nonprofit (ii) ensure veterans who are disabled review conducted under paragraph (1) with re- organization that provides nationwide or ceive preference in selection for assistance under this program; and spect to such lease. statewide programs that primarily serve vet- (iii) identify eligible veterans and their (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: erans or low-income individuals. families and enlist veterans involved in (1) COVERED BUILDING.—The term ‘‘covered (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ skilled trades, such as carpentry, roofing, building’’ means any of the following build- means the Secretary of Housing and Urban plumbing, or HVAC work. ings located at the West Los Angeles Medical Development. (C) Have an established nationwide or Center, California: (9) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the statewide network of affiliates that are— (A) Building 205. meaning given the term in section 101 of (i) nonprofit organizations; and (B) Building 208. title 38, United States Code. (ii) able to provide housing rehabilitation (2) COVERED VETERAN.—The term ‘‘covered (10) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION.—The and modification services for eligible vet- veteran’’ means a veteran who is— term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means erans. (A) homeless; and any organization recognized by the Sec- (D) Have experience in successfully car- (B) with respect to housing, requires as- retary of Veterans Affairs for the representa- rying out the accountability and reporting sisted living or other similar form of care. tion of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, requirements involved in the proper adminis- (3) ENHANCED-USE LEASE.—The term ‘‘en- United States Code. tration of grant funds, including funds pro- hanced-use lease’’ has the meaning given (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM.— vided by private entities or Federal, State, that term in section 8161 of title 38, United (1) GRANT.— or local government entities. States Code. (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to award grants to (4) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant award under (4) LONG-TERM THERAPEUTIC HOUSING.—The the pilot program shall be used— term ‘‘long-term therapeutic housing’’ qualified organizations to rehabilitate and (A) to modify and rehabilitate the primary means supportive housing consisting of clini- modify the primary residence of eligible vet- residence of an eligible veteran, and may in- cally supportive living facilities that provide erans. OORDINATION.—The Secretary shall clude— housing to a homeless veteran for a period (B) C work in conjunction with the Secretary of (i) installing wheelchair ramps, widening that is sufficient for the veteran to achieve Veterans Affairs to establish and oversee the exterior and interior doors, reconfigurating stability and require a lower level of care pilot program and to ensure that such pro- and re-equipping bathrooms (which includes than is provided at such facilities. gram meets the needs of eligible veterans. installing new fixtures and grab bars), re- Mr. REED (for himself and (C) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant award under moving doorway thresholds, installing spe- SA 2785. the pilot program to any one qualified orga- cial lighting, adding additional electrical Mr. JOHANNS) submitted an amendment nization shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any outlets and electrical service, and installing intended to be proposed by him to the one fiscal year, and such an award shall re- appropriate floor coverings to— bill S. 1982, to improve the provision of main available until expended by such orga- (I) accommodate the functional limita- medical services and benefits to vet- nization. tions that result from having a disability; or

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:54 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.028 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 27, 2014 (II) if such residence does not have modi- tion that the Secretary considers relevant in tential effect of such closure on the fol- fications necessary to reduce the chances assessing the pilot program. lowing: that an elderly, but not disabled person, will (C) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later (A) The quality of care provided to vet- fall in their home, reduce the risks of such than March 31, 2019, the Inspector General of erans in the catchment area of such medical an elderly person from falling; the Department of Housing and Urban Devel- center. (ii) rehabilitating such residence that is in opment shall submit to the Chairmen and (B) The access of such veterans to special- a state of interior or exterior disrepair; and Ranking Members of the Committee on ized health care services. (iii) installing energy efficient features or Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the (C) The access of such veterans to residen- equipment if— Senate and the Committee on Financial tial rehabilitation treatment programs of (I) an eligible veteran’s monthly utility Services of the House of Representatives a the Department and other inpatient care. costs for such residence is more than 5 per- report containing a review of— (D) Distances required to be traveled by cent of such veteran’s monthly income; and (i) the use of appropriated funds by the such veterans to receive inpatient and out- (II) an energy audit of such residence indi- Secretary and by grantees under the pilot patient care. cates that the installation of energy effi- program; and (E) The access of such veterans that are cient features or equipment will reduce such (ii) oversight and accountability of grant- members of Indian tribes (as that term is de- costs by 10 percent or more; and ees under the pilot program. fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter- (B) in connection with modification and re- (9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— mination and Education Assistance Act (25 habilitation services provided under the There are authorized to be appropriated for U.S.C. 450b)) to medical care. pilot program, to provide technical, adminis- carrying out this section $4,000,000 for each Mr. THUNE submitted an trative, and training support to an affiliate of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. SA 2788. of a qualified organization receiving a grant amendment intended to be proposed by under such pilot program. SA 2786. Mr. WHITEHOUSE sub- him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the (5) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall direct mitted an amendment intended to be provision of medical services and bene- the oversight of the grant funds for the pilot proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, to fits to veterans, and for other purposes; program so that such funds are used effi- improve the provision of medical serv- which was ordered to lie on the table; ciently until expended to fulfill the purpose ices and benefits to veterans, and for as follows: of addressing the adaptive housing needs of other purposes; which was ordered to On page 38, after line 22, add the following: eligible veterans. lie on the table; as follows: (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the (6) MATCHING FUNDS.— Beginning on page 310, strike line 21 and amendments made by this section shall take (A) IN GENERAL.—A qualified organization effect on the date that the Secretary of Vet- all that follows through page 311, line 13, and receiving a grant under the pilot program erans Affairs submits to Congress a certifi- insert the following: shall contribute towards the housing modi- cation that— (b) MAKING PERMANENT EXTENDED PERIOD fication and rehabilitation services provided (1) during the 180-day period ending on the OF PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED to eligible veterans an amount equal to not date on which the Secretary submits such SERVICES RELATING TO MORTGAGES, MORT- less than 50 percent of the grant award re- certification to Congress, no individual who GAGE FORECLOSURE, AND EVICTION.—Section ceived by such organization. 710(d) of the Honoring America’s Veterans has filed a claim with the Secretary for com- (B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—In order to and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of pensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United meet the requirement under subparagraph 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 126 Stat. 1208) is States Code— (A), such organization may arrange for in- amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (3). (A) is currently waiting for an adjudication kind contributions. of such claim; and (7) LIMITATION COST TO THE VETERANS.—A SA 2787. Mr. THUNE submitted an (B) has been waiting for an adjudication of qualified organization receiving a grant amendment intended to be proposed by such claim for a period of 125 days or more; under the pilot program shall modify or re- and habilitate the primary residence of an eligi- him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the (2) the Secretary has carried out the major ble veteran at no cost to such veteran (in- provision of medical services and bene- medical facility leases described in section cluding application fees) or at a cost such fits to veterans, and for other purposes; 381. that such veteran pays no more than 30 per- which was ordered to lie on the table; cent of his or her income in housing costs as follows: SA 2789. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted during any month. On page 76, between lines 8 and 9, insert an amendment intended to be proposed (8) REPORTS.— the following: by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve (A) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall SEC. 330. COMPTROLLER GENERAL CERTIFI- the provision of medical services and submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a re- CATION REQUIRED BEFORE CLO- benefits to veterans, and for other pur- port that provides, with respect to the year SURE OF MEDICAL CENTERS OF DE- poses; which was ordered to lie on the for which such report is written— PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. table; as follows: (i) the number of eligible veterans provided (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Vet- On page 161, after line 25, insert the fol- assistance under the pilot program; erans Affairs may not close any medical cen- lowing: (ii) the socioeconomic characteristics of ter of the Department of Veterans Affairs such veterans, including their gender, age, unless and until the Comptroller General of SEC. 407. GRANTS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL race, and ethnicity; SERVICES PERSONNEL TRAINING the United States makes the certification FOR VETERANS. (iii) the total number, types, and locations described in subsection (b) with respect to Section 330J(c) of the Public Health Serv- of entities contracted under such program to such medical center and submits such cer- ice Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–15(c)) is amended— administer the grant funding; tification to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at (iv) the amount of matching funds and in- fairs of the Senate and the Committee on the end; kind contributions raised with each grant; Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period (v) a description of the housing rehabilita- tives. and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and tion and modification services provided, (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification de- (3) by adding at the end the following: costs saved, and actions taken under such scribed in this subsection is a certification ‘‘(9) furnish coursework and training to program; that the Comptroller General has deter- veterans to enable such veterans to satisfy (vi) a description of the outreach initia- mined, pursuant to subsection (c), that the emergency medical services personnel cer- tives implemented by the Secretary to edu- effect of the closure of the medical center de- tification requirements, as determined by cate the general public and eligible entities scribed in subsection (a) on the provision of the appropriate State regulatory entity, ex- about such program; care to veterans in the catchment area of cept that in providing such coursework and (vii) a description of the outreach initia- such medical center does not outweigh the training, such entity shall take into account tives instituted by grant recipients to en- budget savings to the Department resulting previous medical coursework and training gage eligible veterans and veteran service or- from such closure. received when such veterans were members ganizations in projects utilizing grant funds (c) DETERMINATION.— of the Armed Forces on active duty.’’. under such program; (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a proposed (viii) a description of the outreach initia- closure of a medical center of the Depart- SA 2790. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted tives instituted by grant recipients to iden- ment, the Comptroller General shall deter- an amendment intended to be proposed tify eligible veterans and their families; and mine whether the effect of such closure on by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve (ix) any other information that the Sec- the provision of care to veterans in the retary considers relevant in assessing such catchment area of such medical center out- the provision of medical services and program. weighs the budget savings to the Department benefits to veterans, and for other pur- (B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 resulting from such closure. poses; which was ordered to lie on the months after the completion of the pilot pro- (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making the deter- table; as follows: gram, the Secretary shall submit to Con- mination described in paragraph (1), the On page 76, between lines 8 and 9, insert gress a report that provides such informa- Comptroller General shall consider the po- the following:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:54 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.028 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1243 SEC. 330. DESIGNATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES benefits to veterans, and for other pur- ‘‘§ 1706A. Management of health care: access OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS poses; which was ordered to lie on the to full-service Department medical centers AFFAIRS AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL in certain States or comparable services SHORTAGE AREAS. table; as follows: through contract (a) DESIGNATION AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL On page 291, after line 21, add the fol- ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—With respect to each SHORTAGE AREA.—Section 332(a)(1) of the lowing: of the 48 contiguous States, the Secretary Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. SEC. 633. MINIMUM NUMBER OF DECISION RE- 254e(a)(1)) is amended in the second sentence shall ensure that veterans in a State who are VIEW OFFICERS STATIONED AT RE- eligible for hospital care and medical serv- by inserting ‘‘and medical facilities of the GIONAL OFFICES. ices under section 1710 of this title have ac- Department of Veterans Affairs (including The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en- State homes, as defined in section 101(19) of cess— sure that at least two decision review offi- ‘‘(1) to at least one full-service Department title 38, United States Code)’’ after ‘‘(42 cers of the Department of Veterans Affairs U.S.C. 1395x(aa)),’’. medical center in such State; or are stationed at each regional office of the ‘‘(2) to hospital care and medical services (b) CONCURRENT BENEFIT.— Veterans Benefits Administration. (1) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A(b) comparable to the services typically proof the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. SEC. 634. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM OF FINAN- vided by full-service Department medical CIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORT OF 254l(b)) is amended— centers through contract with other health PROGRAMS THAT FURNISH LEGAL care providers in such State. (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; ASSISTANCE. (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in The Dire Emergency Supplemental Appro- subsection (a) shall be construed to limit the and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and priations and Transfers for Relief From the (C) by adding at the end the following new ability of the Secretary to provide enhanced Effects of Natural Disasters, for Other Ur- care to an eligible veteran who resides in one paragraph: gent Needs, and for Incremental Cost of ‘‘Op- ‘‘(5) not be participating in the Depart- State in a Department medical center in an- eration Desert Shield/Dessert Storm’’ Act of other State. ment of Veterans Affairs Health Profes- 1992 (Public Law 102–229) is amended under sionals Educational Assistance Program ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENT.—Sub- the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under under chapter 76 of title 38, United States section (a) shall be effective in any fiscal the heading ‘‘COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS’’ Code.’’. year only to the extent and in the amount under the heading ‘‘INDEPENDENT AGEN- provided in advance in appropriations Acts. (2) DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM.—Section CIES’’ by inserting ‘‘or in connection with 338B(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 ‘‘(d) FULL-SERVICE DEPARTMENT MEDICAL decisions to which section 7104 of such title CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the term U.S.C. 2541–1(b)) is amended— may apply, or with other proceedings of the (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; ‘full-service Department medical center’ Board of Veterans’ Appeals,’’ after ‘‘pro- means a facility of the Department that pro- (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period ceedings in the Court,’’. and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and vides medical services, including hospital (C) by adding at the end the following new SEC. 635. REPORT ON INCREASING NUMBER OF care, emergency medical services, and sur- DECISION REVIEW OFFICERS. paragraph: gical care rated by the Secretary as having a ‘‘(4) not be participating in the Depart- Not later than 90 days after the date of the surgical complexity level of standard.’’. ment of Veterans Affairs Health Profes- enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sionals Educational Assistance Program erans Affairs shall submit to Congress a re- sections at the beginning of such chapter is under chapter 76 of title 38, United States port on the feasibility and advisability of in- amended by inserting after the item relating Code.’’. creasing the number of decision review offi- to section 1706 the following new item: (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the Na- cers employed by the Department of Vet- ‘‘1706A. Management of health care: access tional Health Service Corps Program under erans Affairs to a number that is equal to or to full-service Department medical subpart II of part D of title III of the Public greater than the number that is 25 percent centers in certain States or comparable Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d et seq.), bigger than the number of decision review of- services through contract.’’. the Secretary of Health and Human Services ficers that were employed by the Depart- (c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans ment on the day before the date of the enact- than one year after the date of the enact- Affairs with respect to health professional ment of this Act. Such report shall include ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans shortage areas that are medical facilities of an assessment of the expected cost and effect Affairs shall submit to Congress a report de- the Department of Veterans Affairs (includ- of such increase on the processing of appeals scribing the extent to which the Secretary ing State homes, as defined in section 101(19) of decisions of the Secretary with respect to has complied with the requirement imposed of title 38, United States Code). claims for benefits under laws administered by section 1706A of title 38, United States (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments by the Secretary. Code, as added by subsection (a), including made by this section shall take effect on the SEC. 636. REPORT ON INCREASING NUMBER OF the effect of compliance with such require- date that is 90 days after the date of the en- MEMBERS OF BOARD OF VETERANS’ ment on improving the quality and stand- actment of this Act. APPEALS. ards of care provided to veterans. Not later than 90 days after the date of the SA 2791. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet- SA 2794. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted and Ms. AYOTTE) submitted an amend- erans Affairs shall submit to Congress a re- an amendment intended to be proposed ment intended to be proposed by her to port on the feasibility and advisability of in- by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve the bill S. 1982, to improve the provi- creasing the number of members of the the provision of medical services and sion of medical services and benefits to Board of Veterans’ Appeals to 75. Such re- benefits to veterans, and for other pur- port shall include an assessment of the exposes; which was ordered to lie on the veterans, and for other purposes; which pected cost and effect of such expansion on was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- the processing of appeals of decisions of the table; as follows: lows: Secretary with respect to claims for benefits At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the On page 76, between lines 8 and 9, insert under laws administered by the Secretary. following: the following: SEC. 416. EMPLOYEE PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY FOR SEC. 329A. REPORT ON ABILITY OF VETERANS SA 2793. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself NEWLY HIRED VETERANS. HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TO MEET and Ms. AYOTTE) submitted an amend- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section PATIENT ACCESS STANDARDS FOR ment intended to be proposed by her to 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is NORTHERN MARKET OF NEW ENG- amended to read as follows: the bill S. 1982, to improve the provi- LAND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. ‘‘(d) SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR ELIGIBLE VET- Not later than 30 days after the date of the sion of medical services and benefits to ERANS HIRED DURING CERTAIN CALENDAR enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet- veterans, and for other purposes; which QUARTERS.— erans affairs shall submit to Congress a re- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not port on the findings of the Secretary with re- lows: apply to 50 percent of the wages paid by the spect to the Secretary’s review of the ability employer with respect to employment during of the Veterans Health Administration to On page 76, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: the holiday period of any eligible veteran for meet patient access standards for the north- services performed— ern market of the Department of Veterans SEC. 330. AVAILABILITY OF FULL-SERVICE DE- ‘‘(A) in a trade or business of the employer, Affairs New England Health Care System, PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS IN CERTAIN or particularly with respect to Coos County, ‘‘(B) in the case of an employer exempt New Hampshire. STATES OR PROVISION OF COM- PARABLE SERVICES THROUGH CON- from tax under section 501(a), in furtherance TRACT WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE of the activities related to the purpose or SA 2792. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted PROVIDERS IN THE STATE. function constituting the basis of the em- an amendment intended to be proposed (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 is amended by ployer’s exemption under such section. by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve inserting after section 1706 the following new ‘‘(2) HOLIDAY PERIOD.—For purposes of this the provision of medical services and section: subsection, the term ‘holiday period’ means

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Health and Benefits and Military Retirement small business concerns who are members of Beginning on the date that is one year Pay Restoration Act of 2014 . a reserve component prior to deployment. after the date of the enactment of this Act, ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—For purposes of (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter this subsection— (1) the term ‘‘reserve component’’ means a into agreements with the heads of other Fed- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible vet- reserve component of the Armed Forces eral departments and agencies to operate eran’ means a veteran who— named in section 10101 of title 10, United programs of training on the job under sec- ‘‘(i) begins work for the employer during States Code; and tion 3677 of title 38, United States Code, to the holiday period, (2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has train eligible veterans or persons to perform ‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from the the meaning given the term under section skills necessary for employment by the de- Armed Forces of the United States under 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. partment or agency operating the program. conditions other than dishonorable, and 632(a)). ‘‘(iii) is not an individual described in sec- SEC. 448. REPORT ON THE MILITARY RESERVISTS SA 2797. Mr. BLUMENTHAL sub- tion 51(i)(1) (applied by substituting ‘em- ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN mitted an amendment intended to be ployer’ for ‘taxpayer’ each place it appears). PROGRAM. proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, to ‘‘(B) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ means Not later than 180 days after the date of improve the provision of medical serv- any individual who— enactment of this Act, the Administrator of ‘‘(i) has served on active duty (other than the Small Business Administration shall ices and benefits to veterans, and for active duty for training) in the Armed submit to Congress a report on the Military other purposes; which was ordered to Forces of the United States for a period of Reservists Economic Injury Disaster Loan lie on the table; as follows: more than 180 days, or has been discharged Program (in this section referred to as the On page 367, after line 14, add the fol- or released from active duty in the Armed ‘‘program’’) authorized under section 7(b)(3) lowing: Forces of the United States for a service-con- of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. SEC. 918. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVIEW OF nected disability (within the meaning of sec- 636(b)(3)), which shall include— DISCHARGE STATUS OF VIETNAM tion 101 of title 38, United States Code), (1) a discussion of the outreach efforts of ERA VETERANS WITH POST TRAU- ‘‘(ii) has not served on extended active the Small Business Administration to in- MATIC STRESS DISORDER WHO duty (as such term is used in section crease participation in the program; WERE DISCHARGED UNDER CONDI- TIONS OTHER THAN HONORABLE. 51(d)(3)(B)) in the Armed Forces of the (2) the number of loans made under the (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress United States on any day during the 60-day program; that individuals who served in the active period ending on the hiring date, and (3) an analysis of the effectiveness of the military, naval, or air service during the ‘‘(iii) provides to the employer a copy of program; and Vietnam era, who have a service-connected the individual’s DD Form 214, Certificate of (4) recommendations for improving the post traumatic stress disorder, who were dis- Release or Discharge from Active Duty, that program. charged or released from such service under includes the nature and type of discharge. conditions other than honorable, and who ‘‘(4) ELECTION.—An employer may elect not SA 2795. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted are now upstanding members in their com- to have this subsection apply. Such election an amendment intended to be proposed munities, should have their less than honor- shall be made in such manner as the Sec- by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve able discharge or release reviewed by the ap- retary may require. the provision of medical services and plicable board for the correction of military ‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH WORK OPPORTUNITY benefits to veterans, and for other pur- records. CREDIT.—For coordination with the work opposes; which was ordered to lie on the (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms portunity credit, see section 51(3)(D).’’. ‘‘active military, naval, or air service’’, (b) COORDINATION WITH WORK OPPORTUNITY table; as follows: ‘‘service-connected’’, and ‘‘Vietnam era’’ CREDIT.— On page 61, between lines 5 and 6, insert have the meanings given such terms in sec- (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 51 the following: tion 101 of title 38, United States Code. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is SEC. 314. SPECIAL CHANGE IN STATUS RULE FOR amended by adding at the end the following EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME ELIGIBLE SA 2798. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for new subparagraph: FOR TRICARE. himself and Mr. MURPHY) submitted an ‘‘(D) DENIAL OF CREDIT FOR VETERANS SUB- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section JECT TO 50 PERCENT PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY.—If 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amendment intended to be proposed by section 3111(d)(1) (as amended by the Com- amended by adding at the end the following him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the prehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and new paragraph: provision of medical services and bene- Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of ‘‘(5) CHANGE IN STATUS RELATING TO fits to veterans, and for other purposes; 2014) applies to any wages paid by an em- TRICARE ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this which was ordered to lie on the table; ployer, the term ‘qualified veteran’ does not section, if a cafeteria plan permits an em- as follows: ployee to revoke an election during a period include any individual who begins work for On page 33, after line 18, add the following: the employer during the holiday period (as of coverage and to make a new election based on a change in status event, an event SEC. 207. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON USE defined in section 3111(d)(2)) unless the em- OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ployer makes an election not to have section that causes the employee to become eligible UNDER ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE 3111(d) apply.’’. for coverage under the TRICARE program EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO- (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection shall be treated as a change in status GRAM. (c) of section 51 of such Code is amended by event.’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3031 is amended striking paragraph (5). (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment by adding at the end the following new sub- At the end of subtitle E of title IV, add the made by this section shall apply to events section: following: occurring after the date of the enactment of ‘‘(i)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) SEC. 446. PERMANENT SBA EXPRESS LOAN GUAR- this Act. through (g) and any other provision of law, ANTY FEE WAIVER FOR VETERANS. the period during which a covered individual Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 SA 2796. Mr. BENNET (for himself entitled to educational assistance under this U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended— and Mr. JOHANNS) submitted an amend- chapter may use such covered individual’s (1) in paragraph (18)(A), by striking ‘‘With ment intended to be proposed by him entitlement shall not end until the date that respect’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided to the bill S. 1982, to improve the provi- is 10 years after the date on which such cov- in paragraph (31), with respect’’; and sion of medical services and benefits to ered individual begins using such benefit. (2) in paragraph (31), adding at the end the veterans, and for other purposes; which ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is any individual— following: was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- ‘‘(G) GUARANTEE FEE WAIVER FOR VET- ‘‘(A) whose basic pay was reduced under lows: ERANS.—The Administrator may not assess a paragraph (1) of section 3011(b) of this title; guarantee fee under paragraph (18) in con- At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the or nection with a loan made under this para- following: ‘‘(B) with respect to whom an amount was graph to a veteran on or after October 1, SEC. 407. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE AVAIL- collected under paragraph (2) of such sec- 2014.’’. ABILITY OF PRIVATE SECTOR ON- tion.’’. JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. SEC. 447. REPORT ON FINANCIAL PLANNING AND (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section COUNSELING FOR OWNERS OF During the four-year period beginning on 3020(f) is amended by adding at the end the SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN THE the date that is one year after the date of the following new paragraph: NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES. enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet- ‘‘(4) Subsection (i) of section 3031 of this (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days erans Affairs shall carry out section title shall not apply for purposes of this sub- after the date of enactment of this Act, the 3677(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, section.’’.

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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of section and which the Secretary determines ‘‘3697B. Veterans education outreach pro- tion 3031, as added by subsection (a), and cannot feasibly carry out, by itself, any or gram.’’. paragraph (4) of section 3020(f), as added by all of the activities set forth in paragraph subsection (b), shall apply as if such sub- (2)(C), may carry out such program or pro- SA 2799. Mr. BLUMENTHAL subsection and such paragraph had been enacted grams through a consortium agreement with mitted an amendment intended to be immediately after the enactment of the Vet- one or more other institutions of higher erans’ Educational Assistance Act of 1984 learning in the same community. proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, to (Public Law 98–525; 98 Stat. 2553). ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall not approve an ap- improve the provision of medical serv- SEC. 208. VETERANS EDUCATION OUTREACH plication under this subsection unless the ices and benefits to veterans, and for PROGRAM. Secretary determines that the applicant will other purposes; which was ordered to (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 36 is amend- implement the requirements of paragraph lie on the table; as follows: ed by adding at the end of subchapter II the (2)(C) within the first academic year during On page 367, after line 14, insert the fol- following new section: which it receives a payment under this sec- lowing: ‘‘§ 3697B. Veterans education outreach pro- tion. TITLE X—DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS gram ‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—(1)(A) Subject OF MILITARY SERVICE ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro- to subparagraph (B), the amount of the pay- vide funding for offices of veterans affairs at ment which any institution shall receive SEC. 1001. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF institutions of higher learning (as defined in under this section for any fiscal year shall be MILITARY SERVICE. section 3452(f) of this title) in accordance $100 for each person who is described in sub- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: with this section. section (b)(1)(B). (1) CIVIL RIGHTS DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘complaining party’’, ‘‘demonstrates’’, ‘‘em- ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ‘‘(B) The maximum amount of payments to ployee’’, ‘‘employer’’, ‘‘employment agency’’, LEARNING.—(1)(A) The Secretary shall, sub- any institution of higher learning, or any ‘‘labor organization’’, ‘‘person’’, ‘‘respond- ject to the availability of appropriations, branch thereof which is located in a commu- ent’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given make payments to any institution of higher nity which is different from that in which the terms in section 701 of the Civil Rights learning, under and in accordance with this the parent institution thereof is located, in Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e). section, during any fiscal year if the number any fiscal year is $150,000. (2) MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.— of persons eligible for services from offices ‘‘(2)(A)(i) The Secretary shall pay to each assisted under this section at the institution The term ‘‘member of the uniformed serv- institution of higher learning which has had ices’’ means an individual who— is at least 50, determined in the same man- an application approved under subsection (b) ner as the number of eligible veterans or eli- (A) is a member of— the amount which it is to receive under this (i) the uniformed services (as defined in gible persons is determined under section section. 3684(c) of this title. section 101 of title 10, United States Code); or ‘‘(B) The persons who are eligible for serv- ‘‘(ii) If the amount appropriated for any (ii) the National Guard in State status ices from the offices assisted under this sec- fiscal year is not sufficient to pay the under title 32, United States Code; or tion are persons receiving educational assist- amounts which all such institutions are to (B) was discharged or released from service ance administered by the Department, in- receive, the Secretary shall ratably reduce in the uniformed services (as so defined) or cluding assistance provided under chapter such payments. the National Guard in such status under con- 1606 of title 10. ‘‘(iii) If any amount becomes available to ditions other than dishonorable. ‘‘(2) To be eligible for a payment under this carry out this section for a fiscal year after (3) MILITARY SERVICE.—The term ‘‘military section, an institution of higher learning or such reductions have been imposed, such re- service’’ means status as a member of the a consortium of institutions of higher learn- duced payments shall be increased on the uniformed services. ing, as described in paragraph (3), shall sub- same basis as they were reduced. (b) EMPLOYER PRACTICES.—It shall be an mit an application to the Secretary. The ap- ‘‘(B) In making payments under this sec- unlawful employment practice for an em- plication shall— tion for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall ployer— ‘‘(A) set forth such policies, assurances, apportion the appropriation for making such (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge and procedures that will ensure that— payments, from funds which become avail- any individual, or otherwise to discriminate ‘‘(i) the funds received by the institution, able as a result of the limitation on pay- against any individual with respect to the or each institution in a consortium of insti- ments set forth in paragraph (1)(B), in an eq- individual’s compensation, terms, condi- tutions described in paragraph (3), under this uitable manner. tions, or privileges of employment, because section will be used solely to carry out this ‘‘(d) COORDINATION AND PROVISION OF AS- of such individual’s military service; or section; SISTANCE, TECHNICAL CONSULTATION, AND IN- (2) to limit, segregate, or classify the em- ‘‘(ii) for enhancing the functions of its vet- FORMATION.—The Secretary, in carrying out ployer’s employees or applicants for employ- erans education outreach program, the appli- the provisions of this section, shall seek to ment in any way which would deprive or cant will expend, during the academic year assure the coordination of programs assisted tend to deprive any individual of employ- for which a payment is sought, an amount under this section with other programs car- ment opportunities or otherwise adversely equal to at least the amount of the award ried out by the Department pursuant to this affect the individual’s status as an employee, under this section from sources other than title, and the Secretary shall provide all as- because of such individual’s military service. this or any other Federal program; and sistance, technical consultation, and infor- (c) EMPLOYMENT AGENCY PRACTICES.—It ‘‘(iii) the applicant will submit to the Sec- mation otherwise authorized by law as nec- shall be an unlawful employment practice retary such reports as the Secretary may re- essary to promote the maximum effective- for an employment agency to fail or refuse quire or as are required by this section; ness of the activities and programs assisted to refer for employment, or otherwise dis- ‘‘(B) contain such other statement of poli- under this section. criminate against, any individual because of cies, assurances, and procedures as the Sec- the individual’s military service, or to clas- ‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES AND ADMINISTRA- retary may require in order to protect the fi- sify or refer for employment any individual TION.—(1) From the amounts made available on the basis of the individual’s military serv- nancial interests of the United States; for any fiscal year under subsection (f), the ice. ‘‘(C) set forth such plans, policies, assur- Secretary shall retain one percent or $20,000, ABOR ORGANIZATION PRACTICES.—It ances, and procedures as will ensure that the whichever is less, for the purpose of col- (d) L shall be an unlawful employment practice applicant will maintain an office of veterans’ lecting information about exemplary vet- for a labor organization— affairs which has responsibility for— erans educational outreach programs and (1) to exclude or to expel from its member- ‘‘(i) veterans’ certification, outreach, re- disseminating that information to other in- ship, or otherwise to discriminate against, cruitment, and special education programs, stitutions of higher learning having such any individual because of the individual’s including the provision of or referral to edu- programs on their campuses. Such collection military service; cational, vocational, and personal counseling and dissemination shall be done on an an- (2) to limit, segregate, or classify its mem- for veterans; and nual basis. ‘‘(ii) providing information regarding other bership or applicants for membership, or to services provided veterans by the Depart- ‘‘(2) From the amounts made available classify or fail or refuse to refer for employment, including the readjustment counseling under subsection (f), the Secretary may re- ment any individual, in any way which program authorized under section 1712A of tain not more than two percent for the pur- would deprive or tend to deprive any indi- this title and the programs carried out under pose of administering this section. vidual of employment opportunities, or chapters 41 and 42 of this title; and ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— would limit such employment opportunities ‘‘(D) be submitted at such time or times, in There is authorized to be appropriated to or otherwise adversely affect the individual’s such manner, in such form, and contain such carry out this section $6,000,000 for fiscal status as an employee or as an applicant for information as the Secretary determines year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. employment, because of such individual’s necessary to carry out the functions of the (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of military service; or Secretary under this section. sections at the beginning of chapter 36 is (3) to cause or attempt to cause an em- ‘‘(3) An institution of higher learning amended by inserting after the item relating ployer to discriminate against an individual which is eligible for funding under this sec- to section 3697A the following new item: in violation of this section.

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(e) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—It shall be an un- ployed by any employer, referred or classi- the results of, employment related tests on lawful employment practice for any em- fied for employment by any employment the basis of military service. ployer, labor organization, or joint labor- agency or labor organization, admitted to (l) IMPERMISSIBLE CONSIDERATION OF MILI- management committee controlling appren- membership or classified by any labor orga- TARY SERVICE IN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.— ticeship or other training or retraining, in- nization, or admitted to, or employed in, any Except as otherwise provided in this section, cluding on-the-job training programs, to dis- apprenticeship or other training program, in an unlawful employment practice is estab- criminate against any individual because of comparison with the total number or per- lished when the complaining party dem- the individual’s military service in admis- centage of persons with military service in onstrates that military service was a moti- sion to, or employment in, any program es- any community, State, section, or other vating factor for any employment practice, tablished to provide apprenticeship or other area, or in the available work force in any even though other factors also motivated the training. community, State, section, or other area. practice. (f) BUSINESSES OR ENTERPRISES WITH PER- (j) BURDEN OF PROOF IN DISPARATE IMPACT (m) RESOLUTION OF CHALLENGES TO EM- SONNEL QUALIFIED ON BASIS OF MILITARY CASES.— PLOYMENT PRACTICES IMPLEMENTING LITI- SERVICE.—Notwithstanding any other provi- (1) DISPARATE IMPACT.— GATED OR CONSENT JUDGMENTS OR ORDERS.— sion of this section, it shall not be an unlaw- (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—An unlawful employ- (1) PRACTICES NOT CHALLENGEABLE.— ful employment practice for an employer to ment practice based on disparate impact is (A) PRACTICES TO IMPLEMENT A LITIGATED hire and employ employees, for an employ- established under this section only if— OR CONSENT JUDGMENT OR ORDER.—Notwith- ment agency to classify, or refer for employ- (i) a complaining party demonstrates that standing any other provision of law, and ex- ment any individual, for a labor organization a respondent uses a particular employment cept as provided in paragraph (2), an employ- to classify its membership or to classify or practice that causes a disparate impact on ment practice that implements and is within refer for employment any individual, or for the basis of military service and the respond- the scope of a litigated or consent judgment an employer, labor organization, or joint ent fails to demonstrate that the challenged or order that resolves a claim of employment labor-management committee controlling practice is job related for the position in discrimination under the Constitution or apprenticeship or other training or retrain- question and consistent with business neces- Federal civil rights laws may not be chal- ing programs to admit or employ any indi- sity; or vidual in any such program, on the basis of (ii) the complaining party makes the dem- lenged under the circumstances described in the individual’s military service in those onstration described in subparagraph (C) subparagraph (B). certain instances where military service is a with respect to an alternative employment (B) CIRCUMSTANCES.—A practice described bona fide occupational qualification reason- practice and the respondent refuses to adopt in subparagraph (A) may not be challenged ably necessary to the normal operation of such alternative employment practice. in a claim under the Constitution or Federal that particular business or enterprise. (B) DEMONSTRATION OF CAUSATION.— civil rights laws— (g) NATIONAL SECURITY.—Notwithstanding (i) PARTICULAR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.— (i) by a person who, prior to the entry of any other provision of this section, it shall With respect to demonstrating that a par- the judgment or order described in subpara- not be an unlawful employment practice for ticular employment practice causes a dis- graph (A), had— an employer to fail or refuse to hire and em- parate impact as described in subparagraph (I) actual notice of the proposed judgment ploy any individual for any position, for an (A)(i), the complaining party shall dem- or order sufficient to apprise such person employer to discharge any individual from onstrate that each particular challenged em- that such judgment or order might adversely any position, or for an employment agency ployment practice causes a disparate impact, affect the interests and legal rights of such to fail or refuse to refer any individual for except that if the complaining party can person and that an opportunity was avail- employment in any position, or for a labor demonstrate to the court that the elements able to present objections to such judgment organization to fail or refuse to refer any in- of a respondent’s decisionmaking process are or order by a future date certain; and dividual for employment in any position, if— not capable of separation for analysis, the (II) a reasonable opportunity to present ob- (1) the occupancy of such position, or ac- decisionmaking process may be analyzed as jections to such judgment or order; or cess to the premises in or upon which any one employment practice. (ii) by a person whose interests were ade- part of the duties of such position is per- (ii) DEMONSTRATION OF NONCAUSATION.—If quately represented by another person who formed or is to be performed, is subject to the respondent demonstrates that a specific had previously challenged the judgment or any requirement imposed in the interest of employment practice does not cause the disorder on the same legal grounds and with a the national security of the United States parate impact, the respondent shall not be similar factual situation, unless there has under any security program in effect pursu- required to demonstrate that such practice been an intervening change in law or fact. ant to or administered under any statute of is required by business necessity. (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this the United States or any Executive order of (C) ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE.— subsection shall be construed to— the President; and The demonstration referred to by subpara- (A) alter the standards for intervention (2) such individual has not fulfilled or has graph (A)(ii) shall be in accordance with the under rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil ceased to fulfill that requirement. law as it existed on June 4, 1989, with respect Procedure or apply to the rights of parties (h) SENIORITY OR MERIT SYSTEM; QUANTITY to the concept of ‘‘alternative employment who have successfully intervened pursuant OR QUALITY OF PRODUCTION; ABILITY TESTS.— practice’’. to such rule in the proceeding in which the Notwithstanding any other provision of this (2) BUSINESS NECESSITY NO DEFENSE TO IN- parties intervened; section, it shall not be an unlawful employ- TENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION.—A demonstra- (B) apply to the rights of parties to the ac- ment practice for an employer to apply dif- tion that an employment practice is required tion in which a litigated or consent judg- ferent standards of compensation, or dif- by business necessity may not be used as a ment or order was entered, or of members of ferent terms, conditions, or privileges of em- defense against a claim of intentional dis- a class represented or sought to be rep- ployment pursuant to a bona fide seniority crimination under this section. resented in such action, or of members of a or merit system, or a system which measures (3) RULES CONCERNING CONTROLLED SUB- group on whose behalf relief was sought in earnings by quantity or quality of produc- STANCES.—Notwithstanding any other provi- such action by the Federal Government; tion or to employees who work in different sion of this section, a rule barring the em- (C) prevent challenges to a litigated or locations, provided that such differences are ployment of an individual who currently and consent judgment or order on the ground not the result of an intention to discrimi- knowingly uses or possesses a controlled sub- that such judgment or order was obtained nate because of military service, nor shall it stance, as defined in section 102(6) of the through collusion or fraud, or is trans- be an unlawful employment practice for an Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)) parently invalid or was entered by a court employer to give and to act upon the results and included in schedule I or II of the sched- lacking subject matter jurisdiction; or of any professionally developed ability test ules specified in that section, other than the (D) authorize or permit the denial to any provided that such test, its administration, use or possession of a drug taken under the person of the due process of law required by or action upon the results is not designed, supervision of a licensed health care profes- the Constitution. intended, or used to discriminate because of sional, or any other use or possession author- (3) COURT FOR ACTIONS THAT ARE military service. ized by the Controlled Substances Act (21 CHALLENGEABLE.—Any action not precluded (i) PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT NOT TO BE U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any other provision of under this subsection that challenges an em- GRANTED ON ACCOUNT OF EXISTING NUMBER Federal law, shall be considered an unlawful ployment consent judgment or order de- OR PERCENTAGE IMBALANCE.—Nothing con- employment practice under this section only scribed in paragraph (1) shall be brought in tained in this section shall be interpreted to if such rule is adopted or applied with an in- the court, and if possible before the judge, require any employer, employment agency, tent to discriminate because of military that entered such judgment or order. Noth- labor organization, or joint labor-manage- service. ing in this subsection shall preclude a trans- ment committee subject to this section to (k) PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATORY USE OF fer of such action pursuant to section 1404 of grant preferential treatment to any indi- TEST SCORES.—It shall be an unlawful em- title 28, United States Code. vidual or to any group because of the mili- ployment practice for a respondent, in con- (n) DISCRIMINATION FOR MAKING CHARGES, tary service of such individual or group on nection with the selection or referral of ap- TESTIFYING, ASSISTING, OR PARTICIPATING IN account of an imbalance which may exist plicants or candidates for employment or ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS.—It shall be an with respect to the total number or percent- promotion, to adjust the scores of, use dif- unlawful employment practice for an em- age of persons with military service em- ferent cutoff scores for, or otherwise alter ployer to discriminate against any of the

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employer’s employees or applicants for em- (4) CLAIMS OF NO MILITARY SERVICE.—Noth- (f) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 808(e)(6) of ployment, for an employment agency, or ing in this section shall provide the basis for the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)) is joint labor-management committee control- a claim by an individual without military amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ling apprenticeship or other training or re- service that the individual was subject to ‘‘(including whether such persons and house- training, including on-the-job training pro- discrimination because of the individual’s holds are or include a member of the uni- grams, to discriminate against any indi- lack of military service. formed services)’’ after ‘‘persons and house- vidual, or for a labor organization to dis- (q) POSTING NOTICES.—Every employer, em- holds’’. criminate against any member thereof or ap- ployment agency, labor organization, or (g) PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION.—Sec- plicant for membership, because the em- joint labor-management committee covered tion 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 ployee, applicant, individuals, or member in- under this section shall post notices to appli- U.S.C. 3631) is amended— volved has opposed any practice made an un- cants, employees, and members describing (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or be- lawful employment practice by this section, the applicable provisions of this section, in cause the person is a member of the uni- or has made a charge, testified, assisted, or the manner prescribed by section 711 of the formed services (as such term is defined in participated in any manner in an investiga- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–10). section 802 of this Act),’’ after ‘‘national ori- tion, proceeding, or hearing under this sec- (r) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days gin’’; tion. after the date of enactment of this Act, the (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or be- Commission shall issue regulations to carry (o) PRINTING OR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES OR cause a person is a member of the uniformed out this section in accordance with sub- ADVERTISEMENTS.—It shall be an unlawful services (as such term is defined in section chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United employment practice for an employer, labor 802 of this Act),’’ after ‘‘national origin,’’; States Code. organization, employment agency, or joint and (s) ENFORCEMENT.—The powers, remedies, labor-management committee controlling and procedures set forth in sections 705, 706, (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or be- apprenticeship or other training or retrain- 707, 708, 709, 710, and 712 of the Civil Rights cause a person is a member of the uniformed ing, including on-the-job training programs, Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4, 2000e–5, 2000e–6, services (as such term is defined in section to print or publish or cause to be printed or 2000e–7, 2000e–8, 2000e–9, and 2000e–11) shall be 802 of this Act),’’ after ‘‘national origin,’’. published any notice or advertisement relat- the powers, remedies, and procedures this (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Fair ing to employment by such an employer or section provides to the Equal Employment Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amend- membership in or any classification or refer- Opportunity Commission, to the Attorney ed by adding at the end the following: ral for employment by such a labor organiza- General, or to any person alleging discrimi- ‘‘SEC. 821. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING tion, or relating to any classification or re- nation on the basis of military service in vio- TO THE TREATMENT OF MEMBERS ferral for employment by such an employ- lation of any provision of this section, or OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. ment agency, or relating to admission to, or regulations promulgated under subsection ‘‘(a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in employment in, any program established to (r), concerning employment. this Act may be construed to prohibit any provide apprenticeship or other training by SEC. 1002. ENDING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION person from— such a joint labor-management committee, AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE UNI- ‘‘(1) making available to an individual a indicating any preference, limitation, speci- FORMED SERVICES. benefit with respect to a dwelling, a residen- fication, or discrimination, based on mili- (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 802 of the Fair tial real estate-related transaction (as de- tary service, except that such a notice or ad- Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by fined in section 805 of this Act), or a service vertisement may indicate a preference, limi- adding at the end the following: described in section 806 of this Act because tation, specification, or discrimination based ‘‘(p) ‘Member of the uniformed services’ the individual is a member of the uniformed on military service when military service is means an individual who— services; or a bona fide occupational qualification for ‘‘(1) is a member of— ‘‘(2) selling or renting a dwelling only to employment. ‘‘(A) the uniformed services (as defined in members of the uniformed services. (p) EXEMPTIONS.— section 101 of title 10, United States Code); or ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec- (1) INAPPLICABILITY OF TITLE TO CERTAIN ‘‘(B) the National Guard in State status tion, the term ‘benefit’ includes a term, con- ALIENS.—This section shall not apply to an under title 32, United States Code; or dition, privilege, promotion, discount, or employer with respect to the employment of ‘‘(2) was discharged or released from serv- other favorable treatment (including an ad- aliens outside any State. ice in the uniformed services (as so defined) vertisement for such treatment) having the (2) COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE AS VIOLATION or the National Guard in such status under purpose or effect of providing an advantage OF FOREIGN LAW.—It shall not be unlawful conditions other than dishonorable.’’. to a member of the uniformed services.’’. (b) DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE OR RENTAL under this section for an employer (or a cor- SEC. 1003. EFFECTIVE DATE. poration controlled by an employer), labor OF HOUSING AND OTHER PROHIBITED PRAC- TICES.—Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act This title shall become effective 120 days organization, employment agency, or joint after the date of enactment of this Act. labor-management committee controlling (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or be- apprenticeship or other training or retrain- Mr. BLUMENTHAL sub- ing (including on-the-job training programs) cause the person is a member of the uni- SA 2800. to take any action otherwise prohibited by formed services’’ after ‘‘national origin’’; mitted an amendment intended to be such section, with respect to an employee in (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or be- proposed by him to the bill S. 1982, to a workplace in a foreign country if compli- cause the person is a member of the uni- improve the provision of medical serv- ance with such section would cause such em- formed services’’ after ‘‘national origin’’; ices and benefits to veterans, and for ployer (or such corporation), such organiza- (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or be- other purposes; which was ordered to cause a person is a member of the uniformed tion, such agency, or such committee to vio- lie on the table; as follows: late the law of the foreign country in which services,’’ after ‘‘national origin,’’; and On page 155, between lines 2 and 3, insert such workplace is located. (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, or be- the following: (3) CONTROL OF CORPORATION INCORPORATED cause the person is a member of the uni- IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.— formed services,’’ after ‘‘national origin’’. Subtitle I—Diagnosis, Treatment, and (c) DISCRIMINATION IN RESIDENTIAL REAL (A) IN GENERAL.—If an employer controls a Research on Exposure to Toxic Substances corporation whose place of incorporation is a ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTIONS.—Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is SEC. 391. DEFINITIONS. foreign country, any practice prohibited by In this subtitle: this section engaged in by such corporation amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or be- (1) ARMED FORCE.—The term ‘‘Armed shall be presumed to be engaged in by such Force’’ means the United States Army, employer. cause the person is a member of the uniformed services’’ after ‘‘national origin’’; and Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast (B) FOREIGN PERSON NOT CONTROLLED BY (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, or fa- Guard, including the reserve components EMPLOYER.—This section shall not apply thereof. with respect to the foreign operations of an milial status’’ and inserting ‘‘familial status, or whether a person is a member of the uni- (2) DESCENDANT.—The term ‘‘descendant’’ employer that is a foreign person not con- means, with respect to an individual, the bi- trolled by an American employer. formed services’’. (d) DISCRIMINATION IN THE PROVISION OF ological child, grandchild, or great-grand- (C) CONTROL.—For purposes of this sub- BROKERAGE SERVICES.—Section 806 of the child of that individual. section, the determination of whether an em- Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended (3) TOXIC SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘toxic ployer controls a corporation shall be based by inserting ‘‘or because a person is a mem- substance’’ shall have the meaning given on— ber of the uniformed services’’ after ‘‘na- that term by the Secretary of Veterans Af- (i) the interrelation of operations; tional origin’’. fairs and shall include all substances that (ii) the common management; (e) RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR PRIVATE have been proven by peer reviewed scientific (iii) the centralized control of labor rela- CLUB EXEMPTION.—Section 807(a) of the Fair research or a preponderance of opinion in the tions; and Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(a)) is amended, in medical community to lead to disabilities re- (iv) the common ownership or financial the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or to persons lated to the exposure of an individual to control, who are not members of the uniformed serv- those substances while serving as a member of the employer and the corporation. ices’’ after ‘‘national origin’’. of the Armed Forces.

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(4) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the health conditions of descendants of individ- (3) TERMS.—Each member of the Advisory meaning given that term in section 101 of uals exposed to toxic substances while serv- Board shall serve a term of two or three title 38, United States Code. ing as members of the Armed Forces that are years as determined by the Secretary. related to that exposure. SEC. 392. NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE DIAG- (c) DUTIES.— NOSIS, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH (c) SOCIAL WORKERS.—The Center shall em- (1) ADVISORY ROLE WITH RESPECT TO THE OF HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THE DE- ploy not less than one licensed clinical social CENTER.—With respect to the center estab- SCENDANTS OF INDIVIDUALS EX- worker to coordinate access of patients to lished under section 392, the Advisory Board POSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES DUR- appropriate Federal, State, and local social ING SERVICE IN THE ARMED shall— and healthcare programs and to handle case FORCES. (A) oversee and assess the work of the cen- management. (a) NATIONAL CENTER.— ter; and (d) REIMBURSEMENT FOR NECESSARY TRAV- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year (B) advise the Secretary of Veterans Af- EL AND ROOM AND BOARD.—The Center may after the date of the enactment of this Act, fairs on— reimburse any parent, guardian, spouse, or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall select (i) issues related to the provision of treat- sibling who accompanies a patient diagnosed a medical center of the Department of Vet- ment and care at the center; or treated pursuant to this section for the erans Affairs to serve as the national center (ii) issues related to the research con- for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of reasonable cost of— (1) travel to the Center for diagnosis or ducted at the center; and health conditions of descendants of individ- (iii) the particular benefits and services re- uals exposed to toxic substances while serv- treatment of the patient pursuant to this section; and quired by the descendants of individuals ex- ing as members of the Armed Forces that are posed to toxic substances while serving as related to that exposure (in this section re- (2) room and board during the period in which the patient is undergoing diagnosis or members of the Armed Forces. ferred to as the ‘‘Center’’). (2) DETERMINATION THAT HEALTH CONDITIONS (2) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—The Center treatment at the Center pursuant to this section. RESULTED FROM TOXIC EXPOSURE.—The Advi- shall be selected under paragraph (1) from sory Board shall determine which health among medical centers of the Department (e) REPORT.—Not less frequently than annually, the Center shall submit a report to conditions in descendants of individuals ex- with expertise in diagnosing and treating posed to toxic substances while serving as functional and structural birth defects and Congress that includes the following: (1) A summary of the extent and nature of members of the Armed Forces are health caring for individuals exposed to toxic sub- conditions that resulted from the exposure of stances, or that are affiliated with research care provided pursuant to this section. (2) A summary of the research efforts of that individual to that toxic substance for medical centers or teaching hospitals with purposes of eligibility for the following: such expertise, that seek to be selected the Center under this section that have been completed within the previous year and that (A) Treatment of that descendant at the under this section. center established under section 392. (b) FUNCTIONS.— are ongoing as of the date of the submission (B) Medical care for that descendant under (1) DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.— of the report under this subsection. section 1781 of title 38, United States Code. (A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may diagnose SEC. 393. ADVISORY BOARD. (C) Support for the family caregiver of that and treat, without charge, each patient for (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one descendant under section 1720G(a) of such whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has year after the date of the enactment of this made the following determinations: Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall title. (i) The patient is a descendant of an indi- establish an advisory board (in this section (D) Support for the caregiver of that de- vidual who served as a member of the Armed referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Board’’) to ad- scendant under section 1720G(b) of such title. Forces. vise the center established under section 392, (3) STUDY AND CONSIDERATION OF TOXIC SUB- (ii) The individual was exposed to a toxic to determine which health conditions result STANCE EXPOSURE CLAIMS.— substance while serving as a member of the from exposure to toxic substances, and to (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Board shall Armed Forces. study and evaluate cases of exposure of cur- study and evaluate claims of exposure to (iii) The patient is afflicted with a health rent and former members of the Armed toxic substances by current and former condition that is determined by the advisory Forces to toxic substances if such exposure members of the Armed Forces that is related board established in section 393 to be a is related the service of the member in the to the service of the member in the Armed health condition that results from the expo- Armed Forces. Forces. sure of that individual to that toxic sub- (b) MEMBERSHIP.— (B) SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS.—Claims of expo- stance. (1) COMPOSITION.—Not later than 150 days sure described in subparagraph (A) may be (B) TREATMENT.—Treatment under this after the date of the enactment of this Act, submitted to the Advisory Board in such section is limited to treatment of health the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in form and in such manner as the Secretary of conditions for which the advisory board es- consultation with the Secretary of Health Veterans Affairs may require by any of the tablished in section 393 has made a deter- and Human Services and other heads of Fed- following individuals or entities: mination described in subparagraph (A)(iii). eral agencies as the Secretary of Veterans (i) A member of the Armed Forces. (C) ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREAT- Affairs determines appropriate, select not (ii) A veteran. MENT.—Nothing in this section shall preclude less than 13 members of the Advisory Board, (iii) A descendant of a member of the a patient from receiving additional diagnosis of whom— Armed Forces. or treatment at the Center or another facil- (A) not less than three shall be members of (iv) A descendant of a veteran. ity of the Department in connection with organizations exempt from taxation under (v) A veterans advocacy group. other health conditions or benefits to which section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue (vi) An official of the Department of Vet- the individual is entitled under laws admin- Code of 1986; erans Affairs with responsibility or experi- istered by the Secretary. (B) not less than one shall be— ence monitoring the health of current and (D) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE TREAT- (i) a descendant of an individual who was former members of the Armed Forces. MENT.—Recommendations for future treat- exposed to toxic substances while serving as (vii) An official of the Department of De- ment of a patient shall be transmitted to a a member of the Armed Forces and the defense with responsibility or experience moni- primary care provider for that patient, with scendant has manifested a birth defect or toring the health of current and former follow-up consultations with the Center functional disability as a result of the expo- members of the Armed Forces. scheduled as appropriate. sure of that individual; or (C) CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS.—Not later (E) USE OF RECORDS.— (ii) a parent, child, or grandchild of that than 180 days after receiving a claim sub- (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense descendant; and mitted pursuant to subparagraph (B), the or the head of a Federal agency may make (C) additional members may be selected Advisory Board shall consider the claim and available to the Secretary of Veterans Af- from among— take one of the following actions: fairs for review records held by the Depart- (i) health professionals, scientists, and aca- (i) If the Advisory Board determines that ment of Defense, an Armed Force, or that demics with expertise in— exposure to a toxic substance occurred to a Federal agency, as appropriate, that might (I) birth defects; degree that an individual exposed to that assist the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in (II) developmental disabilities; substance may have or develop a medical making the determinations required by sub- (III) epigenetics; condition that would qualify that individual paragraph (A). (IV) public health; for health care or compensation from the De- (ii) MECHANISM.—The Secretary of Vet- (V) the science of environmental exposure partment of Veterans Affairs or the Depart- erans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense or or environmental exposure assessment; or ment of Defense, the Advisory Board shall the head of the appropriate Federal agency (VI) the science of toxic substances; submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may jointly establish a mechanism for the (ii) social workers; and a report described in subparagraph (D). availability and review of records by the (iii) advocates for veterans or members of (ii) If the Advisory Board determines that Secretary of Veterans Affairs under clause the Armed Forces. further consideration of the claim is nec- (i). (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall se- essary to adequately assess the extent of ex- (2) RESEARCH.—The Center may conduct re- lect a Chairperson from among the members posure, the Advisory Board shall refer the search on the diagnosis and treatment of of the Advisory Board. claim to the Office of Extramural Research

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(aa) environmental epidemiologists; (iii) If the Advisory Board determines that (2) APPROVAL.—The appointment of an ex- (bb) academics; and exposure to a toxic substance did not occur ecutive director under paragraph (1) shall be (cc) veterans or the descendants of vet- or occurred to a negligible extent, the Advi- subject to approval by the Advisory Board. erans. sory Board shall report such determination (3) COMPENSATION.—The Chairperson may (ii) REQUIREMENTS FOR SCIENTISTS.—When to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. fix the compensation of the executive direc- considering individuals who are members of (D) REPORT.—If the Advisory Board makes tor and other personnel without regard to the scientific community for selection to the a determination under subparagraph (C)(i), the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter Council, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the Advisory Board shall submit to the Sec- III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States may select only those individuals— retary of Veterans Affairs a report that con- Code, except that the rate of pay for the ex- (I) who have evidenced expertise in and tains the following: ecutive director and other personnel may not demonstrate a commitment to research that (i) Evidence used by the Advisory Board in exceed the rate payable for level V of the Ex- leads to peer-reviewed scientific evaluation making the determination under subpara- ecutive Schedule under section 5316 of such of the wounds, illnesses, injuries, and other graph (C)(i), including, if appropriate, the title. conditions that may arise from exposure to following: SEC. 394. OFFICE OF EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH. toxic substances; and (I) Scientific research, including any re- (a) OFFICE.—Not later than 180 days after (II) who are not associated with and do not search conducted by the Office of Extra- the date of the enactment of this Act, the have an interest in a chemical company or mural Research established under section Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish any other organization that the Secretary 394. an Office of Extramural Research (in this determines may have an interest in the in- (II) Peer-reviewed articles from scientific section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’)— creased use of toxic substances. journals relating to exposure to toxic sub- (1) to conduct research on wounds, ill- (B) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of Vet- stances. nesses, injuries, and other conditions suf- erans Affairs shall select a Chairperson from (III) Medical research conducted by the De- fered by individuals as a result of exposure among the members of the Council. partment of Veterans Affairs, the Depart- to toxic substances while serving as mem- (C) TERMS.—Each member of the Council ment of Defense, or the medical community. bers of the Armed Forces; and shall serve a term of two or three years as (ii) Recommendations on the extent to (2) to assist the Advisory Board established determined by the Secretary of Veterans Af- which the Department of Veterans Affairs or under section 393 in the consideration of fairs. the Department of Defense should provide claims of exposure to toxic substances. (3) DUTIES.—The Council shall— health care, benefits, or other compensation (b) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary of Veterans (A) approve or disapprove of grants pro- with respect to exposure to a toxic substance Affairs shall select a Director of the Office. posed to be awarded by the Director pursu- to the following individuals: (c) GRANTS.— ant to subsection (c); and (I) An individual exposed to a toxic sub- (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to approval by the (B) advise the Secretary of Veterans Af- stance as determined under subparagraph advisory council established under sub- fairs and the Director on— (C)(i). section (e), the Director may award grants to (i) establishing guidelines for grant pro- (II) A descendant of that individual. reputable scientists and epidemiologists to posals and research proposals under this sec- (iii) Information on cost and attributable carry out this section. tion; and exposure, as defined in regulations pre- (2) EXCEPTION.—The Director may not (ii) assisting the Advisory Board estab- scribed pursuant to this subtitle. award grants to individuals or organizations lished under section 393 in the consideration (E) PUBLICATION OF EVIDENCE.— associated with or having an interest in a of claims of exposure to toxic substances. (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in chemical company or any other organization (4) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at clause (ii), the Secretary shall publish in the that the Secretary determines may have an the call of the Chairperson, but not less fre- Federal Register the evidence described in interest in the increased use of toxic sub- quently than semiannually. clause (i) of subparagraph (D) that is substances. (5) COMPENSATION.— mitted with the report required by that sub- (d) SUPPORT TO ADVISORY BOARD.—Not (A) IN GENERAL.—The members of the paragraph. later than 180 days after receiving a request Council shall serve without compensation. (ii) EXCEPTION.—Such evidence may not be from the Advisory Board established under (B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of published if the Secretary determines that section 393 to review a claim of exposure pur- the Council shall be allowed travel expenses, preventing such publication— suant to subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii) of that sec- including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at (I) is in the national security interest of tion, the Office shall submit a report to the rates authorized for employees of agencies the United States; or Advisory Board with one of the following de- under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, (II) protects the privacy interests of indi- terminations: United States Code, while away from their viduals exposed to toxic substances. (1) A determination that exposure to a homes or regular places of business in the (F) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—The Advisory toxic substance occurred to a degree that an performance of services for the Council. Board may require by subpoena the attend- individual exposed to that substance may (f) REPORT.—Not later than two years after ance and testimony of witnesses necessary to have or develop a medical condition that the establishment of the Office under this consider claims of exposure to toxic sub- would qualify that individual for health care section, the Director and the Chairman of the Council shall jointly submit to the Sec- stances under this paragraph. or compensation from the Department of retary of Veterans Affairs and Congress a re- (G) COOPERATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.— Veterans Affairs or the Department of De- port that contains the following: The head of each relevant Federal agency, fense. (1) A summary of the research efforts con- including the Administrator of the Environ- (2) A determination that further study of ducted and the grants awarded under this mental Protection Agency, shall cooperate the claim is necessary, to be carried out by, section. fully with the Advisory Board for purposes of or under the direction of, the Office in co- (2) A summary of the effects of exposure to considering claims of exposure to toxic sub- ordination with the Advisory Board. (3) A determination that exposure to a toxic substances studied pursuant to this stances under this paragraph. section. (d) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Board shall toxic substance did not occur or occurred to (3) Recommendations for steps to be taken meet at the call of the Chair, but not less a negligible extent. to care for and serve— frequently than semiannually. (e) ADVISORY COUNCIL.— (e) COMPENSATION.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 (A) individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as a member of the Armed (1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Advi- days after the date of the enactment of this sory Board shall serve without compensa- Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall Forces; and tion. establish an advisory council (in this section (B) the progeny of those individuals. (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the referred to as the ‘‘Council’’) for the Office SEC. 395. PROVISION OF DEPENDENT CARE AND established under this section. CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE TO DE- Advisory Board shall be allowed travel ex- SCENDANTS OF VETERANS EXPOSED penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- (2) MEMBERSHIP.— TO CERTAIN TOXIC SUBSTANCES ence, at rates authorized for employees of (A) COMPOSITION.— DURING SERVICE IN THE ARMED agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans FORCES. title 5, United States Code, while away from Affairs shall, in consultation with the Sec- (a) DEPENDENT CARE.—Section 1781(a) is their homes or regular places of business in retary of Health and Human Services and amended— the performance of services for the Advisory any other heads of Federal agencies as the (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and Board. Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines ap- inserting a comma; (f) PERSONNEL.— propriate, select 11 members of the Council, (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the semi- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson may, of whom— colon at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and without regard to the civil service laws and (I) not less than three shall be members of (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- regulations, appoint an executive director of organizations exempt from taxation under lowing new paragraph: the Advisory Board, who shall be a civilian section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue ‘‘(5) an individual who is the biological employee of the Department of Veterans Af- Code of 1986; and child, grandchild, or great-grandchild of a

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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Sec- sive Veterans Health and Benefits and Mili- (3) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (d) of such retary of Health and Human Services, and tary Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 section is amended— the Secretary of Defense shall jointly con- to be a health condition that results from ex- (A) by striking ‘‘eligible veteran’’ each duct a national outreach and education cam- posure to that toxic substance, place it appears and inserting ‘‘eligible indi- paign directed towards members of the ‘‘(B) the individual is homebound as a re- vidual’’; Armed Forces, veterans, and their family sult of that health condition, and (B) by striking ‘‘covered veteran’’ each members to communicate the following in- ‘‘(C) the Secretary determines that the place it appears and inserting ‘‘covered indi- formation: veteran has or had the same health condi- vidual’’; (1) Information on— tion,’’. (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the vet- (A) incidents of exposure of members of the (b) CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE.— eran’’ and inserting ‘‘the eligible individual Armed Forces to toxic substances; (1) COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE.—Sub- or covered individual’’; (B) health conditions resulting from such section (a) of section 1720G is amended— (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the vet- exposure; and (A) by striking ‘‘veteran’’ each place it ap- eran’’ and inserting ‘‘the eligible indi- (C) the potential long-term effects of such pears (except for paragraph (2)(A)) and in- vidual’’; exposure on the individuals exposed to those serting ‘‘individual’’; (E) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the vet- substances and the descendants of those indi- (B) by striking ‘‘veterans’’ each place it ap- eran’’ each place it appears and inserting viduals. pears and inserting ‘‘individuals’’; ‘‘the eligible individual’’; (2) Information on the national center es- (C) in paragraph (2)— (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the vet- tablished under section 392 for individuals el- (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) eran’’ and inserting ‘‘the eligible individual igible for treatment at the center. and inserting the following: or covered individual’’; and ‘‘(A)(i) is a veteran or member of the (G) by adding at the end the following: SA 2801. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for ‘‘(5) The term ‘toxic substance’ has the Armed Forces undergoing medical discharge himself, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, and from the Armed Forces and has a serious in- meaning given that term in section 391 of the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits Mrs. GILLIBRAND) submitted an amend- jury (including traumatic brain injury, psy- ment intended to be proposed by him chological trauma, or other mental disorder) and Military Retirement Pay Restoration incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in Act of 2014.’’. to the bill S. 1982, to improve the provi- the active military, naval, or air service on (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— sion of medical services and benefits to or after September 11, 2001; or (1) BENEFICIARY TRAVEL.—Section 111 is veterans, and for other purposes; which ‘‘(ii) is the biological child, grandchild, or amended— was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- great-grandchild of a veteran who the Sec- (A) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the lows: retary has determined was exposed to a toxic end the following new subparagraph: On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert substance while serving as a member of the ‘‘(G) An individual described in section the following: Armed Forces, if— 1720G(a)(2)(A)(ii) of this title.’’; and Subtitle F—VOW to Hire Heroes Extension ‘‘(I) the individual has a health condition (B) in subsection (e)— that is determined by the Advisory Board es- (i) by striking ‘‘veteran’’ each place it ap- SEC. 451. SHORT TITLE. tablished by section 393 of the Comprehen- pears (except for paragraph (2)(B)) and in- This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘VOW to sive Veterans Health and Benefits and Mili- serting ‘‘individual’’; and Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2014’’. tary Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 (ii) in paragraph (2)(B)— SEC. 452. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY to be a health condition that results from ex- (I) by striking ‘‘a veteran’’ and inserting CREDIT FOR VETERANS. posure to that toxic substance; ‘‘an individual’’; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of sec- ‘‘(II) the individual is homebound as a re- (II) by striking ‘‘such veteran’’ and insert- tion 51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of sult of that health condition; and ing ‘‘such individual’’. 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘after December ‘‘(III) the Secretary determines that the (2) COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND MENTAL 31, 2013.’’ and inserting ‘‘after— veteran has or had the same health condi- HEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1782(c)(2) is ‘‘(i) December 31, 2017, in the case of a tion; and’’; and amended by striking ‘‘an eligible veteran or qualified veteran, and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as a caregiver of a covered veteran’’ and insert- ‘‘(ii) December 31, 2013, in the case of any subparagraph (B); and ing ‘‘a veteran who is an eligible individual other individual.’’. (D) in paragraph (9)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘vet- or a caregiver of a veteran who is a covered (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment eran’s’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’s’’. individual’’. made by this section shall apply to individ- (2) GENERAL CAREGIVER SUPPORT.—Sub- uals who begin work for the employer after SEC. 396. DECLASSIFICATION BY DEPARTMENT December 31, 2013. section (b) of such section is amended— OF DEFENSE OF CERTAIN INCI- (A) by striking ‘‘veteran’’ each place it ap- DENTS OF EXPOSURE OF MEMBERS SEC. 453. SIMPLIFIED CERTIFICATION OF VET- pears and inserting ‘‘individual’’; OF THE ARMED FORCES TO TOXIC ERAN STATUS. (B) by striking ‘‘veterans’’ each place it ap- SUBSTANCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of sec- pears and inserting ‘‘individuals’’; tion 51(d)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who are’’ may declassify documents related to any 1986 is amended to read as follows: and all that follows through ‘‘of this title’’; known incident in which not less than 100 ‘‘(D) PRE-SCREENING OF QUALIFIED VET- and members of the Armed Forces were exposed ERANS.— (D) in paragraph (2)— to a toxic substance that resulted in at least ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) shall (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), one case of a disability that a member of the be applied without regard to subclause (II) of and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respec- medical profession has determined to be as- clause (ii) thereof in the case of an indi- tively; and sociated with that toxic substance. vidual seeking treatment as a qualified vet- (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), as eran with respect to whom the pre-screening redesignated by clause (i), by striking ‘‘any (b) LIMITATION.—The declassification au- notice contains— individual who needs’’ and inserting ‘‘any in- thorized by subsection (a) shall be limited to ‘‘(I) qualified veteran status documenta- dividual who— information necessary for an individual who tion, ‘‘(A)(i) is enrolled in the health care sys- was potentially exposed to a toxic substance ‘‘(II) qualified proof of unemployment com- tem established under section 1705(a) of this to determine the following: pensation, and title; or (1) Whether that individual was exposed to ‘‘(III) an affidavit furnished by the indi- ‘‘(ii) is the biological child, grandchild, or that toxic substance. vidual stating, under penalty of perjury, that great-grandchild of a veteran who the Sec- (2) The potential severity of the exposure the information provided under subclauses retary has determined was exposed to a toxic of that individual to that toxic substance. (I) and (II) is true. substance while serving as a member of the (3) Any potential health conditions that ‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED VETERAN STATUS DOCU- Armed Forces, if— may have resulted from exposure to that MENTATION.—For purposes of clause (i), the ‘‘(I) the individual has a health condition toxic substance. term ‘qualified veteran status documenta- that is determined by the Advisory Board es- (c) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense tion’ means any documentation provided to tablished by section 393 of the Comprehen- is not required to declassify documents if the an individual by the Department of Defense sive Veterans Health and Benefits and Mili- Secretary determines that declassification of or the National Guard upon release or dis- tary Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 those documents would materially and im- charge from the Armed Forces which in- to be a health condition that results from ex- mediately threaten the security of the cludes information sufficient to establish posure to that toxic substance; United States. that such individual is a veteran.

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‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED PROOF OF UNEMPLOYMENT ferred from the general fund at such times erence to the income tax laws of the United COMPENSATION.—For purposes of clause (i), and in such manner as to replicate to the ex- States as if such possession were the United the term ‘qualified proof of unemployment tent possible the transfers which would have States. compensation’ means, with respect to an in- occurred to such Trust Fund had such (3) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For pur- dividual, checks or other proof of receipt of amendments not been enacted. poses of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United payment of unemployment compensation to (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments States Code, the payments under this section such individual for periods aggregating not made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply shall be treated in the same manner as a re- less than 4 weeks (in the case of an indi- to individuals who begin work for the em- fund due from credit provisions described in vidual seeking treatment under paragraph ployer after the date of the enactment of such section. (3)(A)(iii)), or not less than 6 months (in the this Act. case of an individual seeking treatment SEC. 455. REPORT. SA 2802. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an under clause (ii)(II) or (iv) of paragraph Not later than 2 years after the date of the amendment intended to be proposed by (3)(A)), during the 1-year period ending on enactment of this Act, and annually there- him to the bill S. 1982, to improve the the hiring date.’’. after, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, provision of medical services and bene- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, fits to veterans, and for other purposes; made by this section shall apply to individ- shall report to the Congress on the effective- which was ordered to lie on the table; uals who begin work for the employer after ness and cost-effectiveness of the amend- as follows: the date of the enactment of this Act. ments made by sections 452, 453, and 454 in SEC. 454. CREDIT MADE AVAILABLE AGAINST increasing the employment of veterans. Such SECTION 918. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REDUCTIONS MADE BY THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET PAYROLL TAXES IN CERTAIN CIR- report shall include the results of a survey, CUMSTANCES. ACT OF 2013. conducted, if needed, in consultation with (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of the Veterans’ Employment and Training 52(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 2013 (Public Law 113–67) is repealed as of the Service of the Department of Labor, to de- amended— date of the enactment of such Act. termine how many veterans are hired by (1) by striking ‘‘QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT OR- each employer that claims the credit under GANIZATIONS’’ in the heading and inserting SA 2803. Ms. WARREN (for herself, section 51, by reason of subsection (d)(1)(B) ‘‘CERTAIN EMPLOYERS’’, and Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. MARKEY) submitted thereof, or section 3111(e) of the Internal (2) by striking ‘‘by qualified tax-exempt or- an amendment intended to be proposed Revenue Code of 1986. ganizations’’ and inserting ‘‘by certain em- by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve ployers’’. SEC. 456. TREATMENT OF POSSESSIONS. the provision of medical services and (a) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS.— (b) CREDIT ALLOWED TO CERTAIN FOR-PROF- benefits to veterans, and for other pur- (1) MIRROR CODE POSSESSIONS.—The Sec- IT EMPLOYERS.—Subsection (e) of section 3111 poses; which was ordered to lie on the of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is retary of the Treasury shall pay to each pos- amended— session of the United States with a mirror table; as follows: (1) by inserting ‘‘or a qualified for-profit code tax system amounts equal to the loss to On page 367, after line 14, insert the fol- employer’’ after ‘‘If a qualified tax-exempt that possession by reason of the amendments lowing: organization’’ in paragraph (1), made by this subtitle. Such amounts shall be SEC. ll. PLACEMENT OF A CHAIR HONORING (2) by striking ‘‘with respect to whom a determined by the Secretary of the Treasury AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR/ credit would be allowable under section 38 by based on information provided by the gov- MISSING IN ACTION ON THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS. reason of section 51 if the organization were ernment of the respective possession of the (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol- not a qualified tax-exempt organization’’ in United States. lowing: paragraph (1), (2) OTHER POSSESSIONS.—The Secretary of (1) In recent years, commemorative chairs (3) by inserting ‘‘or for-profit employer’’ the Treasury shall pay to each possession of honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing after ‘‘employees of the organization’’ each the United States which does not have a mir- in Action have been placed in prominent lo- place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2), ror code tax system the amount estimated cations across the United States. (4) by inserting ‘‘in the case of a qualified by the Secretary of the Treasury as being (2) The United States Capitol Grounds are tax-exempt organization,’’ before ‘‘by only equal to the loss to that possession that an appropriate location to place a com- taking into account’’ in subparagraph (C) of would have occurred by reason of the amend- memorative chair honoring American Pris- paragraph (3), ments made by this subtitle if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such posses- oners of War/Missing in Action. (5) by inserting ‘‘or for-profit employer’’ (b) OBTAINING AND PLACEMENT OF CHAIR.— sion. The preceding sentence shall not apply after ‘‘the organization’’ in paragraph (4), (1) OBTAINING CHAIR.—The Architect of the with respect to any possession of the United (6) by redesignating subparagraph (B) of Capitol shall enter into an agreement to ob- States unless such possession establishes to paragraph (5) as subparagraph (C) of such tain a chair featuring the logo of the Na- the satisfaction of the Secretary that the paragraph, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of tional League of POW/MIA Families under possession has implemented (or, at the dis- subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, and by such terms and conditions as the Architect cretion of the Secretary, will implement) an inserting after subparagraph (A) of such considers appropriate and consistent with income tax benefit which is substantially paragraph the following new subparagraph: applicable law. equivalent to the income tax credit in effect ‘‘(B) the term ‘qualified for-profit em- (2) PLACEMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the amendments made by this subtitle. ployer’ means, with respect to a taxable after the date of enactment of this section, (b) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT ALLOWED year, an employer not described in subpara- the Architect shall place the chair obtained AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES.—The graph (A), but only if— under paragraph (1) on the United States credit allowed against United States income ‘‘(i) such employer does not have profits Capitol Grounds in a suitable permanent lo- taxes for any taxable year under the amend- for any of the 3 taxable years preceding such cation. ments made by this subtitle to section 51 of taxable year, and (c) FUNDING.— the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any per- ‘‘(ii) such employer elects under section (1) DONATIONS.—The Architect of the Cap- son with respect to any qualified veteran 51(j) not to have section 51 apply to such tax- itol may— shall be reduced by the amount of any credit able year, and’’, and (A) enter into an agreement with any orga- (or other tax benefit described in subsection (7) by striking ‘‘has meaning given such nization described in section 501(c)(3) of the (a)(2)) allowed to such person against income term by section 51(d)(3)’’ in subparagraph (C) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt taxes imposed by the possession of the of paragraph (5), as so redesignated, and in- from taxation under section 501(a) of that United States by reason of this section with serting ‘‘means a qualified veteran (within Code to solicit private donations to carry respect to such qualified veteran for such the meaning of section 51(d)(3)) with respect out the purposes of this section; and taxable year. to whom a credit would be allowable under (B) accept donations of funds, property, (c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— section 38 by reason of section 51 if the em- and services to carry out the purposes of this (1) POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES.—For ployer of such veteran were not a qualified section. purposes of this section, the term ‘‘posses- tax-exempt organization or a qualified for- (2) COSTS.—All costs incurred in carrying sion of the United States’’ includes Amer- profit employer’’. out the purposes of this section shall be paid ican Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of (c) TRANSFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND for with private donations received under the Northern Mariana Islands, the Common- SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There paragraph (1). are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old- wealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Fed- Virgin Islands. SA 2804. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted eral Disability Insurance Trust Fund estab- (2) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM.—For pur- an amendment intended to be proposed poses of this section, the term ‘‘mirror code lished under section 201 of the Social Secu- by her to the bill S. 1982, to improve rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401) amounts equal to the tax system’’ means, with respect to any pos- reduction in revenues to the Treasury by session of the United States, the income tax the provision of medical services and reason of the amendments made by sub- system of such possession if the income tax benefits to veterans, and for other pur- sections (a) and (b). Amounts appropriated liability of the residents of such possession poses; which was ordered to lie on the by the preceding sentence shall be trans- under such system is determined by ref- table; as follows:

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Mr. President, I ask and Protecting Our Environment.’’ erans Affairs shall implement a pilot pro- unanimous consent that the Com- gram to assess the feasibility and advis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mittee on Armed Services be author- objection, it is so ordered. ability of establishing and promoting semi- ized to meet during the session of the COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY independent living communities for covered Senate on February 27, 2014, at 9:30 veterans and their caregivers. Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask (b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that the Com- this section, a covered veteran is any vet- mittee on the Judiciary be authorized eran who is enrolled in the system of annual objection, it is so ordered. to meet during the session of the Sen- patient enrollment established and operated COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES by the Secretary under section 1705 of title Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask ate, on February 27, 2014, at 10 a.m., in 38, United States Code. unanimous consent that the Com- SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Office (c) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The program Building, to conduct an executive busi- shall be carried out during the three-year pe- mittee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the ness meeting. riod beginning on the date of the commence- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ment of the pilot program. Senate on February 27, 2014, at 2:30 objection, it is so ordered. (d) LOCATIONS.— p.m. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE out the pilot program in not fewer than objection, it is so ordered. Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask three sites selected by the Secretary for pur- COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN unanimous consent that the Select poses of the pilot program. AFFAIRS Committee on Intelligence be author- (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting locations ized to meet during the session of the for the pilot program, the Secretary shall Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask consider the feasibility and advisability of unanimous consent that the Com- Senate on February 27, 2014, at 2:30 selecting locations in the following areas: mittee on Banking, Housing, and p.m. (A) Areas that provide access to com- Urban Affairs be authorized to meet The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without plimentary services, including to services of during the session of the Senate on objection, it is so ordered. the Veterans Administration. February 27, 2014, at 10 a.m. to conduct SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER (B) Areas that allow for group and indi- a hearing entitled ‘‘The Semiannual Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask vidual interaction to occur through inten- Monetary Policy Report to the Con- tional community planning. unanimous consent that the Sub- (C) Areas in different geographic locations gress.’’ committee on Water and Power of the and regions of the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Committee on Energy and Natural Re- (e) LIMITATION ON EXPENSES.—In estab- objection, it is so ordered. sources be authorized to meet during lishing and supporting the pilot program, the COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND the session of the Senate on February Secretary may expend amounts as follows: TRANSPORTATION 27, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD–366 of (1) For planning and initial implementa- Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask the Dirksen Senate Office Building. tion of a pilot site, not more than $250,000. unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (2) For establishment and support of a mittee on Commerce, Science, and pilot site, not more than $750,000. objection, it is so ordered. (f) REPURPOSING OF PHYSICAL SPACE.— Transportation be authorized to meet f (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), during the session of the Senate on the Secretary may, in carrying out the pilot February 27, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in room PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR program, authorize the repurposing of exist- SR–253 of the Russell Senate Office Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I ask ing Federally owned space as the Secretary Building to conduct a hearing entitled unanimous consent that Basant considers appropriate for purposes of the ‘‘North Pacific Perspectives on Magnu- Sanghera, a Brookings fellow in my of- pilot program. son-Stevens Act Reauthorization.’’ fice, be granted floor privileges for the (2) REPURPOSING EXCEPTION.—Existing The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without remainder of today’s session of the physical space used for the direct delivery of objection, it is so ordered. health care to patients may not be Senate. repurposed under paragraph (1). COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- (g) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—The par- Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask pore. Without objection, it is so or- ticipation of a covered veteran in the pilot unanimous consent that the Com- dered. program shall be at the election of the cov- mittee on Foreign Relations be author- Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I ask ered veteran. ized to meet during the session of the unanimous consent that my legal fel- (h) REPORTS.— Senate on February 27, 2014, at 11:15 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Not later than 90 low, Don Bell, be granted floor privi- days after the date of the commencement of a.m., to hold a hearing entitled ‘‘Inter- leges for the remainder of the calendar the pilot program and not less frequently national Parental Child Abduction.’’ year. than once every 90 days thereafter until the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without completion of the pilot program, the Sec- objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. retary shall submit to the Committee on COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, f Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com- AND PENSIONS mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY Representatives a report on activities car- unanimous consent that the Com- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask ried out to implement the pilot program, in- unanimous consent that the Senate cluding outreach activities to veterans and mittee on Health, Education, Labor, community organizations. and Pensions be authorized to meet, proceed to immediate consideration en (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one during the session of the Senate, on bloc of the following resolutions, which year after the date of the commencement of February 27, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room were submitted earlier today: the pilot program and not less frequently SH–216 of the Hart Senate Office Build- There being no objection, the Senate than once every year thereafter until the ing to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Pro- proceeded to consider the resolution en completion of the pilot program, the Sec- moting College Access and Success For bloc. retary shall submit to the Committee on Students With Disabilities.’’ Mr. REID. I ask consent the resolu- Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tions be agreed to, the preambles be mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot pro- objection, it is so ordered. agreed to, and the motions to recon- gram detailing— COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND sider be laid upon the table en bloc, (A) the timeline for completion, the loca- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS with no intervening action or debate. tions selected, and conclusions of the Sec- Ms. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without retary as a result of the pilot program; and unanimous consent that the Com- objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:54 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE6.033 S27FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1253 The resolutions were agreed to. ORDERS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 3, NOMINATIONS The preambles were agreed to. (The 2014 resolutions, with their preambles, are Executive nominations received by Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask the Senate: printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- unanimous consent that when the Sen- mitted Resolutions.’’) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ate completes its business today, it ad- f LISA S. DISBROW, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT journ until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 3, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, VICE JAMIE MICHAEL MEASURES READ THE FIRST 2014; that following the prayer and MORIN. LAURA JUNOR, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A PRINCIPAL DEP- TIME—S. 2062, S. 2066, S. 2067, and pledge, the morning hour be deemed UTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE JO ANN ROO- H.R. 3865 expired, the Journal of proceedings be NEY, RESIGNED. Mr. REID. Madam President, there approved to date, and time for the two EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT are four bills at the desk and I ask for leaders be reserved for their use later ROBERT W. HOLLEYMAN II, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE A in the day; that following any leader DEPUTY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, their first reading en bloc. WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR, VICE DEMETRIOS J. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The remarks, the Senate be in a period of MARANTIS, RESIGNED. clerk will read the bills by title for the morning business until 5 p.m. with INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION first time. Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that fol- JUAN CARLOS ITURREGUI, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A The assistant legislative clerk read MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER– as follows: lowing morning business, the Senate AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 26, proceed to executive session to con- 2014, VICE THOMAS JOSEPH DODD, TERM EXPIRED. A bill (S. 2062) to authorize Members of JUAN CARLOS ITURREGUI, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A Congress to bring an action for declaratory sider the nomination of Debo Adegbile MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER– and injunctive relief in response to a written with up to 30 minutes of debate equally AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 26, 2020. (REAPPOINTMENT) statement by the President or any other offi- divided and controlled in the usual ROBERTA S. JACOBSON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEM- cial in the executive branch directing offi- form prior to the cloture vote on the BER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER–AMER- cials of the executive branch to not enforce ICAN FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER a provision of law. nomination; and that for the purposes 20, 2014, VICE ADOLFO A. FRANCO, TERM EXPIRED. of rule XXII, Friday, February 28, 2014, ROBERTA S. JACOBSON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEM- A bill (S. 2066) to amend title 18, United BER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER–AMER- States Code, to prohibit the intentional discount as an intervening day. ICAN FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER crimination of a person or organization by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 20, 2020. (REAPPOINTMENT) an employee of the Internal Revenue Serv- objection, it is so ordered. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS ice. KAREN KORNBLUH, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER OF A bill (S. 2067) to prohibit the Department f THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A TERM of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2016, VICE MICHAEL P. MEEHAN, to organizations based on their political be- PROGRAM TERM EXPIRED. liefs and activities. INTER–AMERICAN FOUNDATION An act (H.R. 3865) to prohibit the Internal Mr. REID. The next rollcall vote will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. ANNETTE TADDEO–GOLDSTEIN, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A Revenue Service from modifying the stand- MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER– ard for determining whether an organization AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEP- is operated exclusively for the promotion of f TEMBER 20, 2018, VICE JOHN P. SALAZAR, TERM EXPIRED. social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014, at 2 P.M. f Mr. REID. Madam President, I now Mr. REID. If there is no further busi- ask for a second reading en bloc on CONFIRMATION each of these four measures, but I ob- ness to come before the Senate, I ask ject to my own request en bloc. unanimous consent that it adjourn Executive nomination confirmed by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- under the previous order. the Senate February 27, 2014: tion having been heard, the bills will be There being no objection, the Senate, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR at 6:46 p.m., adjourned until Monday, read for the second time on the next MICHAEL L. CONNOR, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE DEPUTY legislative day. March 3, at 2 p.m. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

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HONORING JAMES J. CASION, CEO selfless work and compassion is inspiring and Technical committees. Working with ACI col- OF BAKER VICTORY SERVICES, I admire his mission to provide all people with leagues, Ms. Ellis helped institute free ACI UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RE- quality care so they may lead dignified, ful- student e-membership, facilitate ACI’s entry TIREMENT filling lives. I am so grateful for his work, and into social networking, and establish the Colle- sincerely wish him all the best in his retire- giate Concrete Council, the Student and HON. BRIAN HIGGINS ment. Young Professionals Activities Committee and OF NEW YORK f Sustainability Committees. She was named an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACI Fellow in 2008. Not surprisingly, she has HONORING MS. ANNE M. ELLIS’ been named by ‘‘Concrete Construction’’ as Thursday, February 27, 2014 LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO one of the most influential people in the con- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to THE AMERICAN CONCRETE IN- crete industry. honor my good friend and colleague James J. STITUTE Currently, Ms. Ellis is Vice President of Casion as he retires from an impressive and Global & Government Initiatives for AECOM, fulfilling career of service. Jim’s body of work HON. GARY C. PETERS an $8-billion global provider of professional unquestionably has improved the lives of OF MICHIGAN technical and management support services. those among us in need of special services, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In this role, Ms. Ellis drives business-critical especially the mentally and physically dis- initiatives and engages in policy, legislative Thursday, February 27, 2014 abled. and regulatory issues affecting AECOM and Since 1995, Jim has served as the Chief Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I the clients and markets the company serves. Executive Officer of Baker Victory Services, an rise today to recognize Anne. M. Ellis for her Additionally, Ms. Ellis oversees the day-to-day organization that evolved from Father Nelson volunteer leadership to the American Concrete operations of the AECOM Global Advisory Baker’s extensive social services programs. Institute (ACI), headquartered in Farmington Board, comprised of prominent global leaders Today, Baker Victory provides extensive social Hills, MI, an organization whose work is funda- who are external to AECOM and highly ac- services including adoption, residential, edu- mental to our nation’s critical infrastructure complished in business and geopolitics. cational, outpatient, and services for the devel- and key to our economic competitiveness. As Prior to joining AECOM, Ms. Ellis rep- opmentally disabled. The organization is rec- a Member of Congress, I am privileged and resented the Portland Cement Association and ognized as a leading institution in the field of honored to recognize Ms. Ellis for her leader- the National Ready Mixed Concrete Associa- behavioral health. ship and lifelong commitment to this organization. On behalf of these industries, she advo- Jim’s impact on Baker Victory Services and tion and to advancing the knowledge of con- cated for technical guidelines incorporated into its predecessor organizations is commendable crete in the United States and abroad. landmark legislation that supported the devel- and noteworthy, as he has served in the Asso- ACI has been the pioneer in all concrete-re- opment and construction of environmentally ciate or Executive capacity since 1980. His lated fields: research and development, struc- sustainable building designs. She represented comprehensive knowledge of the institution tural design, architectural design, construction, the industries in the development of construc- and its many facilities, built throughout his ca- and product manufacture. With 99 chapters, tion trade and supervisor training and certifi- reer, provides him with intimate knowledge of 65 student chapters, and nearly 20,000 mem- cation programs—now standard in master the challenges and best practices in his field. bers spanning over 120 countries, ACI pro- specifications, with hundreds of thousands Jim’s passion for providing care and dignity vides knowledge and information for the best certified. Additionally, Ms. Ellis was a struc- extends into the classroom. His personal edu- uses of concrete. Through a host of activities tural engineering project manager for numer- cational background includes an associate’s including continuing education, certification, ous noteworthy entertainment, institutional and degree in Liberal Arts from Orange County seminars, publications, and conventions, ACI commercial building projects while at Parsons, Community College, and three degrees and plays an active and vital role in the concrete Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas; Martin, certificates from the University at Buffalo—a industry. Core to ACI is the development of Cagley & Middlebrook; Dewberry & Davis; and bachelor’s degree in psychology, a Master’s codes and standards, adopted for reference in Ehlert/Bryan. Throughout her career, Ms. Ellis degree in Counseling, and completed a course building codes impacting potentially every con- taught a variety of classes to undergraduate of Special Study in Community Mental Health crete project in the United States. Additionally, students, including reinforced concrete design, and Rehabilitation Counseling. To share his there are some 21 countries worldwide that and continuing education classes to practicing passion and expertise with students of the base part or all of their national building codes engineers, preparing hundreds of engineers field, Jim has taught courses serving as an on the ACI’s 318 Structural Concrete Building for successful completion of the FE and PE Adjunct Professor at the Canisius College Code provisions. exams. Graduate School of Education, Trocaire Col- Ms. Ellis will complete her term, as the 90th Ms. Ellis is a 2013 inductee into the Virginia lege and Erie Community College. President of ACI, at ACI’s Spring Convention Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence, an In addition to his work at Baker Victory, Jim in Reno. Her Presidency was notable for the elite group composed of only 119 people out has served on countless boards dedicated to many accomplishments typified by the new of its more than 60,000 living alumni. She is improving care in our community and our na- ACI motto: Always Advancing that launched a 2007 inductee into the Virginia Tech Via De- tion. Some of his past and present appoint- during her term. Her term also bore witness to partment of Civil and Environmental Engineer- ments and memberships include the Canisius a new ACI logo, a new ACI website translat- ing Academy of Distinguished Alumni. She College Graduate School of Education, the able into 70 languages, and the formation of has completed terms on the Virginia Tech Col- Erie County Community Coordinating Council the following ACI committees: Education, lege of Engineering Advisory Board and the on Children and Families, the Coalition for Technical and Certification Committee (ETC); Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory New York State Children’s Mental Health International Project Awards Committee Board, including a term as Chair. Services, the Child Welfare League of Amer- (IPAC); Codes & Standards Advisory Com- Ms. Ellis serves on the Environmental Tech- ica, Care Management Coalition, Quality Be- mittee; as well as launching the Global Chap- nologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), havioral Health, the National Association for ter Roundtable. These concrete actions sup- as an appointee of the Secretary of Com- Children’s Behavioral Health, the Health Foun- port ACI’s new strategic plan that sets it on a merce. ETTAC provides private-sector advice dation of Western and Central New York, the course for global leadership in the 21st cen- to 19 federal departments and agencies on Trauma Informed Community Initiative, and tury. federal trade policies and programs con- Dopkins and Company. Anne Ellis’ service to ACI began long before cerning the environmental technologies indus- Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me to her presidency. Ms. Ellis has served on ACI’s try. honor my friend Jim Casion and congratulate Board of Direction, the Board of the ACI Foun- Ms. Ellis is active in several business and him upon the occasion of his retirement. His dation, as well as numerous other Board and professional organizations. She is a member

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Throughout history, DeMolay Inter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion’’ section in the Fifth Edition of the Stand- national has stayed true to its seven values of Thursday, February 27, 2014 ard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Ms. Ellis is love of family, respect for other people’s be- Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, a frequent speaker at universities, professional liefs, courtesy towards all, brotherhood, hon- societies, and industry forums. She received today, I rise to recognize Donald C. Robinett, oring one’s promises, cleanness in thought her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or ‘‘Robby’’ as he is endearingly referred to by word and deed, and love of country. The men from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, and has his colleagues, on the occasion of his 97th birthday. It is with great enthusiasm that I join been a professional engineer since 1984. who serve in this organization vow to practice his family and friends in celebrating this mile- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and live their lives by these core beliefs. stone and the life of Mr. Robinett, a World today to honor Ms. Anne M. Ellis’ leadership Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in War II veteran and among the last of the Pearl and service to the American Concrete Insti- recognizing DeMolay International for their Harbor veterans living in Ventura County. tute. many contributions to Kansas City and their Born in Oxnard, California and now a resi- f dedication to service. dent of Oak View, California, Mr. Robinett IN HONOR OF MASTER TROOPER served in the United States Navy from 1935 to ROBERT M. HUNT f 1945 and served on the USS Tracy for over five decades. HONORING THE TONASKET UNITED On that fateful day of December 7, 1941, HON. RICHARD HUDSON STATES ARMED FORCES LEGACY Mr. Robinett was below deck when the first OF NORTH CAROLINA SITE bombs hit. His experiences and flashbacks of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the events that unfolded that tragic morning Thursday, February 27, 2014 aboard the USS Tracy remain intact. For over HON. DOC HASTINGS 72 years, the vivid memories of the attack on Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Pearl Harbor still remain with Mr. Robinett. His honor Master Trooper Robert M. Hunt of North OF WASHINGTON courage, bravery, and service during one of Carolina’s State Highway Patrol and thank him IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our Nation’s most historic moments, are an for his heroic actions during the snow storm example of the characteristics that define the that hit the Southeast. Thursday, February 27, 2014 people that have come to be known as the On February 12, 2014 North Carolina was Greatest Generation. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speak- hit by a dangerous winter storm that ob- Honorably discharged on September 1, structed our roadways and threatened the er, I rise today to honor those whose vision 1945, Mr. Robinett’s career includes 10 years safety of commuters and all North Carolinians. and hard work have made the United States in the Navy and even without a day of leave, Despite the dangerous conditions, Trooper Armed Forces Legacy Site in Tonasket, Wash- he was able to marry Eunice Hegna in Las Hunt remained committed to his duty to keep ington, a reality. This site is a touching tribute Vegas in 1945. Donald and Eunice had 8 chil- our highways and our travelers safe. to the legacy of all of America’s veterans— dren. As a state trooper, Trooper Hunt heroically past, present, and future. I want to sincerely thank Mr. Robinett for his stands in harm’s way and commits his life to In 2006, local veterans George Frank, service and recognize his unwavering commit- the safety of others every single day. We are Roger Castelda, and Ted Huber formed the ment, not only to our country, but to the freedoms and liberties that we hold so dear today. fortunate to have brave men and women like U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Association in this Trooper Hunt who dedicate and risk their lives As a country and as people united, we will be rural community with the commendable mis- for our well-being and security. forever grateful. sion of providing a place for veterans and Mr. Speaker, Trooper Hunt is a proven lead- It is my honor to offer my sincere congratu- er in our community. I applaud him for his members of the U.S. Armed Forces to be hon- lations to Mr. Robinett on this special occa- bravery during this hazardous snow storm, ored, offering a service office for veterans and sion. I wish him a very happy birthday and and I thank him for his heroic and selfless ac- their families, and presenting a military library many more years of continued health and tions. for the use and enjoyment of all. happiness. f Originally designed by local artist Brad f Hughes, the United States Armed Forces Leg- HONORING DEMOLAY ON THE OCCASION OF THE THER- acy Site was completed on May 18, 2013 in INTERNATIONAL APY CHOIRS OF MICHIGAN’S AN- conjunction with the city of Tonasket and with NUAL ‘‘CAPITOL CONCERT’’ DUR- the hard work of many in the community. This ING MICHIGAN THERAPY CHOIR HON. SAM GRAVES inspirational site includes a wall for over 1,000 AWARENESS WEEK OF MISSOURI veterans’ plaques, five basalt columns to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor each service branch, a library consisting HON. GARY C. PETERS Thursday, February 27, 2014 of the history and wars of the Armed Forces, OF MICHIGAN Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I and a touching mural acknowledging Amer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proudly pause to recognize DeMolay Inter- ica’s military history. Thursday, February 27, 2014 national, a youth service organization based I am pleased to see that the U.S. Armed Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I out of Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, on Forces Legacy Association was named Non- rise today to recognize the Therapy Choirs of celebrating its 95th Anniversary. profit Association of the year for 2012 by the Michigan, a nonprofit organization based in DeMolay International is an outstanding Tonasket Chamber of Commerce and named Farmington Hills. This year, the Therapy leadership and philanthropic organization. as the best park/playground by the Omak Choirs of Michigan is preparing for its fifteenth Since Frank Sherman Land, a business leader Chronicle. annual ‘‘Capitol Concert’’ in Lansing, a re- and community volunteer, started DeMolay markable achievement and great milestone in Through the efforts of numerous volunteers International in Kansas City, Missouri, on its history. March 18, 1919, the organization has grown and donors, the United States Armed Forces Created in 1998 by Len McCulloch, Therapy exponentially. The innovative and charitable Legacy Site has been a tremendous success Choirs of Michigan was founded with a mis- work conducted by the organization now and truly honors those who protect and pre- sion of bringing together members of the com- touches the lives of millions in all fifty states, serve the values that shaped the character of munity affected by similar disabilities and chal- as well as, Washington, DC, Canada, Brazil, our nation. I applaud all of those who made lenges to provide them with opportunities sup- Uruguay, The Philippines, Australia, Italy, Ro- the site what it is today and look forward to fu- port each other through artistic vocal expres- mania and Serbia. Frank Sherman Land be- ture generations being able to show their re- sion. While providing the public with entertain- lieved in working with others and creating spect to our America heroes. ment, Therapy Choirs of Michigan seeks to

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Engaging its members in a I am proud to represent the Port Wash- our attention and action by the world commu- traditional ‘‘a cappella’’ format, Therapy Choirs ington, NY-based Marfan Foundation, which nity, there will be no end in sight. of Michigan has developed choirs tailored to leads the effort to improve the lives of individ- Today, Mr. Speaker, let us remember the youth, seniors, individuals with developmental uals affected by heritable connective tissue Armenians who lost their lives in Azerbaijan disabilities and veterans returning from Af- disorders. This year marks Carolyn Levering’s 26 years ago. And then let us take up the ghanistan and Iraq. For each of its choirs, 20th anniversary as President and CEO of the work that our principles demand of us, stand- Therapy Choirs of Michigan provides a sup- Foundation. Under her leadership, the Foun- ing united against ethnic violence, discrimina- portive environment of structured rehearsals dation has grown into an effective and com- tion, extremism and brutality, wherever we find that allows its members to maximize the de- passionate organization. As a result of her it. velopment of improved self-esteem and build- dedication and the hard work of the Founda- f ing of enhanced social skills. tion, medical research has been advanced, IN RECOGNITION OF JUDGE AMY Over the last fifteen years, the members of treatments and diagnostic tools have been dis- HATHAWAY’S SERVICE TO THE Therapy Choirs of Michigan have performed at covered, patient care has improved and, most RESIDENTS OF DETROIT AND over 160 concerts across the state while shar- importantly, lives have been saved. WAYNE COUNTY ing their creativity, resilience, and artistry with I understand Carolyn recently announced others. They have been featured by local tele- plans to step down from her executive role at vision stations and newspapers in the Greater the Marfan Foundation next year. When the HON. GARY C. PETERS OF MICHIGAN Detroit area for the impact they are making, Foundation’s Founder, Priscilla Ciccariello, first IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which includes donation drives that provided tapped Carolyn to lead the organization into the Historic Detroit Rescue Mission with cloth- the next century, there is no way she could’ve Thursday, February 27, 2014 ing that helped nearly 3,000 Michigan resi- known just how far the heritable connective Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I dents in-need. The efforts of its members tissue disorder community could come in just rise to recognize the Honorable Amy P. have earned the Therapy Choirs of Michigan two decades. Hathaway, a judge on the Third Judicial Circuit recognition from numerous organizations, in- During this Marfan Awareness Month, I call of Michigan in Wayne County, who is retiring cluding the Farmington Community Arts Coun- on my colleagues to reflect on the progress from the bench after nearly two decades of cil for outstanding achievement in the per- that Carolyn, Priscilla, and the Marfan Founda- service. forming arts. And most recently, the work and tion have made, and to ask themselves what Judge Hathaway’s service to the people of impact of the Therapy Choirs of Michigan was they can do on behalf of their Marfan-affected Southeast Michigan began more than twenty recognized by the Michigan House of Rep- constituents to ensure that the next twenty years ago, when she joined the Wayne Coun- resentatives, which proclaimed the first week years are just as encouraging as the previous ty Corporation Counsel as Assistant Corpora- of March to be Therapy Choir Awareness two decades. tion Counsel. In this role, Judge Hathaway un- Week across the entire state. f dertook plaintiff and defense litigation matters Mr. Speaker, Therapy Choirs of Michigan in county, state and federal courts, as well and its members have demonstrated the in- 26TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOR- oversaw the drafting of county ordinances and credible resilience of the human spirit in the RIFIC ATTACK AGAINST ARME- review of tax matters. After two years of work face of adversity and remarkable courage to NIANS for Wayne County, Judge Hathaway was share their stories and raise awareness of elected the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, their experiences with residents across the HON. ANNA G. ESHOO with jurisdiction over matters of equity, civil state. It is my honor to recognize and con- OF CALIFORNIA claims in excess of $25,000 and matters in- gratulate Len McCulloch and members of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES volving felony violation of Michigan’s criminal statutes. Prior to her public service, Judge Therapy Choirs of Michigan for the remarkable Thursday, February 27, 2014 impact they are making on communities Hathaway worked as a paralegal for across the state and I wish them continued Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, the 27th of Feb- Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP and success and growth as they prepare for their ruary marks the 26th anniversary of the hor- as an associate at Dykema Gossett PLLC fol- annual ‘‘Capitol Concert’’ in Lansing. rific attack against Armenians in the town of lowing her graduation from University of De- Sumgait in Soviet Azerbaijan. Dozens of Ar- f troit Mercy School of Law in May 1987. menians were killed and hundreds more were While serving on the bench, Judge Hatha- NATIONAL MARFAN AWARENESS wounded. During the pogrom, Armenian way has been recognized by numerous com- MONTH women and children were raped, people were munity organizations for her accessibility and set on fire and beaten to death, while police conduct. In 2012, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar HON. STEVE ISRAEL stood by unwilling or unable to intervene. Association gave her an outstanding rating OF NEW YORK The violence touched off a broader attack and cited her as among the most accessible IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES against Azerbaijan’s ethnic Armenians, ulti- and friendly judges on the Third Circuit Court. mately resulting in a war with Nagorno- Additionally, Dbusiness Magazine named Thursday, February 27, 2014 Karabakh in which tens of thousands of peo- Judge Hathaway one of its Top Circuit Court Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ple were killed. The conflict remains unre- Judges in 2013. Throughout her career, Judge recognize February as National Marfan Aware- solved today and the military blockade of the Hathaway is an active member of the State ness Month on behalf of the hundreds of thou- Nagorno-Karabakh Republic continues. The Bar of Michigan and has served on its Con- sands of Americans affected by Marfan syn- pogroms precipitated a massive refugee situa- stitutional Law Committee. She has also drome and related heritable connective tissue tion displacing hundreds of thousands of peo- served as a member of the Governor’s Task disorders across the country. ple, virtually eliminating Azerbaijan’s once-sig- Force on Justice for Children and was elected It is important to raise awareness of Marfan nificant Armenian population. by her peers to the Board of Directors of the syndrome and related heritable disorders, Mr. Speaker, as people of conscience, this Barristers of Detroit Bar Association, where which are rare genetic conditions. The signs of is a remembrance we must all engage in. For she was named its Barrister of Year in 1991. these conditions include long arms and legs, me, it is also a very personal remembrance. Judge Hathaway has also taken on respon- curved spine, a concave or convex chest, My own family fled the slaughter of the Arme- sibilities as a mentor to the interns that have flexible joints, and flat feet. Some patients may nian Genocide under the Ottomans, and when worked in her office. display the features of these conditions from we learned of the massacres against Arme- In addition to her commitment to serving the birth while others may develop them later in nians in 1988, we saw history repeating itself. residents of Wayne County, Judge Hathaway life. These vicious acts of murder, targeted at eth- has remained a proud and dedicated mother Knowing the signs and features are impor- nic groups, must be forcefully condemned to her three adult children and a strong part- tant and can save lives. The heart is often af- whenever and wherever we see them. ner for her husband, the Honorable David fected too, which can lead to aortic enlarge- Without our recognition and our forceful Groner, who also serves as a judge on the ment and dissection, and sudden death. An condemnation, the cycle of violence will con- Third Circuit Court of Michigan.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K27FE8.009 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E262 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 27, 2014 Mr. Speaker, as Judge Hathaway prepares PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE to embark upon a new chapter on her life, I PROTECTION ACT OF 2013 MARCUS EUGENE COLLINS, SR. congratulate her and thank her for her many years of service to the people of Wayne Coun- SPEECH OF HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. ty. Over her more than two decades of public HON. RUSH HOLT OF GEORGIA service, Judge Hathaway has developed ex- OF NEW JERSEY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pertise and experience that will cause her to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, February 27, 2014 be greatly missed in the court room. Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and solemn remembrance f Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, in 2005 I supported a similar version of this bill that was truly bi- that I rise today to pay tribute to a great man, veteran, and outstanding public servant, the WELCOMING THE CITY OF THOU- partisan and aimed at reversing a Supreme Honorable Marcus Eugene Collins, Sr. Sadly, SAND OAKS’ SISTER CITY, Court decision, Kelo v. City of New London. In Marcus passed away on Friday, February 14, SHIBEI DISTRICT OF QINGDAO that decision, the Court upheld the right of 2014, at the age of 87. The funeral service OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF New London to take private property and was held on Monday, February 17, 2014, at 3 CHINA transfer it to another private individual for the purpose of increasing the tax revenue of the p.m., in the chapel of Jamerson-Braswell Fu- city. The House passed that bill (H.R. 4128) neral Home in Pelham, Georgia. HON. JULIA BROWNLEY by a vote of 376–38, but the Senate never Born on January 25, 1927, in Albany, Geor- took up H.R. 4128. gia, Marcus spent most of his life in Pelham, OF CALIFORNIA Unfortunately, the version before us today Georgia. As a veteran of World War II, Marcus honorably and courageously served his coun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES goes much farther than the more narrowly tailored 2005 bill. H.R. 1944 would bar any form try. Marcus was also dedicated to serving his Thursday, February 27, 2014 of eminent domain related to generating eco- local community in Georgia. He represented nomic activity. Such a sweeping approach is Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, Pelham in the Georgia House of Representa- contrary to the Constitution and to our history. today, I rise to recognize the City of Thousand The rights of property owners were so im- tives for twenty years and served as Chair of Oaks, California, who will be welcoming its portant to our nation’s founders that they en- the House Ways and Means Committee. After sister city, Shibei District of Qingdao of the shrined property rights in our Constitution. his time in the House of Representatives, People’s Republic of China, for their first visit However, the Founders knew that towns and Marcus was appointed Commissioner of the to the Conejo Valley on February 27, 2014. municipalities would need to look after the Georgia Department of Revenue. He served in this capacity from 1983 until his retirement in Formally approved on July 9, 2013, the greater public good and occasionally acquire 1996. Later, Marcus was appointed Executive Thousand Oaks City Council unanimously ac- property with just compensation to the owners Director of the Tobacco Community Develop- cepted the concept of Thousand Oaks, Cali- in order to use that property for public good. The power of eminent domain has enabled us ment Board. fornia and Shibei District, Qingdao as sister Hailed by his friends and family as a true to make many advances over the years. It cities. The relationship between the two cities Southern gentleman, Marcus was a ‘‘mover was used to create the national railroad sys- has a mission to create an environment for and shaker’’ in the community. He was ahead tem, the interstate highway system, and make promoting and developing effective and mutu- of his time, a true innovator, and a crucial telephone, electric, sewer, and water lines ally beneficial cooperation between the citi- player in South Georgia leadership. He was available to all our communities. Eminent dozens of both municipalities. It is a harmonious an inspiring mentor to me and to many others main, when used properly, is a critical power relationship in which both parties conduct re- and the great legacy he leaves to all of us is of government that has benefited people in ciprocal cultural, educational, business, profes- the faithful and dedicated life he led. sional and technical exchanges. The friendly New Jersey and across America. This bill Maya Angelou once said, ‘‘A great soul cooperation between both cities is based on would eviscerate this power, and for that rea- serves everyone all the time. A great soul son I cannot support this bill in its current the principles of mutual respect of the partners never dies.’’ Marcus is undoubtedly great be- form. and the sovereignty of each state. cause of his distinguished service to his com- f With a large Asian-American population munity, devotion to his work, and the compassion he showed for his friends and loved ones. presence in the Conejo Valley, community TAXPAYERS RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT Marcus is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; leaders, in collaboration with the Center for SPEECH OF children, Elizabeth, Marcus, David, Jennifer, Asian Performing Arts, conceptualized the and Rebecca; and thirteen grandchildren. He idea of a sister city relationship with China to HON. KENNY MARCHANT was a devoted member of Lake Pleasant Bap- promote Asian culture and support the cultural OF TEXAS tist Church in Pelham, Georgia. exchange between East and West. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, my wife Vivian and I would like There are many shared interests and com- Tuesday, February 25, 2014 to extend our deepest condolences to the Col- lins family and we pray that they be encour- monalities among the two cities which makes Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today aged by their abiding faith and the Holy Spirit it an ideal partnership. While Thousand Oaks in strong support of the ‘‘Taxpayer Right-to- during the coming days, weeks, and months was named among the top ten safest large cit- Know-Act.’’ ies in the United States, Shibei District, The Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act would re- ahead. I also ask my colleagues to join me Qingdao was named among the top ten livable quire all federal agencies to describe, in detail, today in paying tribute to the Honorable cities with the most beautiful bay in China. Ad- all programs under their agency, their costs, Marcus Eugene Collins, Sr., and his legacy of ditionally, both cities have developed in the the number of employees running each pro- service to the city of Pelham and State of areas of technology. gram, and possible duplication. Reports would Georgia. He loved the people of Mitchell be due each year. County and he was committed to making the Among the delegation members that will community prosperous and to improving the visit the Conejo Valley are the mayor of the Agencies would also have to publish performance reviews and improper payment quality of life. He will truly be missed. Shibei District, the directors of the Bureau of f Tourism and of the Bureau of Economic De- rates. OMB would then analyze the reports for velopment, and the deputy chief of staff for the overlapping programs and provide concrete IN RECOGNITION OF RONALD recommendations on how to reduce duplica- Department of Commerce. On this momentous DAVIS tion and waste. occasion, the mayors of both cities will sign This bill would ensure greater transparency, documents declaring their formal relationship. HON. JACKIE SPEIER enhance scrutiny of taxpayer dollars, and help OF CALIFORNIA I want to congratulate Thousand Oaks and deliver better value to the American people. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Shibei District on this momentous occasion The Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act is about and look forward to the future accomplish- transparency, fiscal responsibility, and finding Thursday, February 27, 2014 ments and successes that this relationship will solution to right-size the government for the Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor foster. American people. Ronald Davis who has been East Palo Alto’s

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K27FE8.003 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E263 Police Chief for the last nine years and served perpetrated against the Armenian residents of the waiver since then to provide aid to Baku. on Oakland’s Police Department for 19 years Sumgait in then-Soviet Azerbaijan. Although Azerbaijan should not be provided aid from before that. Chief Davis has demonstrated official figures reported 30 deaths, it is be- the United States as long as they continue a outstanding leadership and innovation in re- lieved that hundreds were murdered and in- policy of threats and blockades against ducing crime and increasing public trust jured as a result of the pogrom. Artsakh. through community policing efforts and part- Just a week before the violence erupted, the I urge the Administration to remove all bar- nerships with other agencies. Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh voted to riers to broad-based U.S.-Nagorno-Karabakh His talent and skills didn’t go unnoticed na- unify region with Armenia—the beginning of governmental and civil society communication, tionally and Chief Davis was appointed by At- the Karabakh movement. In the days imme- travel and cooperation. torney General Eric Holder to lead the Office diately after this vote Azeri civilians and local f of Community Oriented Policing Services, officials in the city of Sumgait held rallies call- COPS, at the U.S. Department of Justice. In ing for ‘‘death to Armenians’’. HONORING REV. CRAWFORD W. his new capacity, Director Davis supports law On the night of February 27, 1988, Arme- KIMBLE, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, enforcement allies across the country, includ- nian residents in Sumgait were targeted and PASTOR EMERITUS OF GOOD ing the East Palo Alto Police Department. indiscriminately raped, mutilated and mur- HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST Chief Davis led East Palo Alto—once known dered. Calls for help from Armenians were ig- CHURCH as the murder capital of the United States— nored by local police and city officials. Journal- out of one of the worst crime crises in the ists were shut out from the area. The violence HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE country. He launched a first of its kind partner- raged on for three days before Soviet troops OF TEXAS ship between a city and the State. The East were able to put an end to the pogrom. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Palo Alto Police Department partnered with Witnesses of the horrific massacres later Thursday, February 27, 2014 the California Department of Correction and testified that the attacks were planned, as ci- Rehabilitation to implement a parole-reentry vilians had gathered weapons and the exits of Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to program that provided programming and en- the cities were blocked in advance to prevent pay tribute to Rev. Crawford W. Kimble, Pas- forcement services and a job program with the Armenians from escaping. The homes of Ar- tor Emeritus of Good Hope Missionary Baptist California Department of Transportation. The menians were marked so that the Azeri mobs Church, which originated in Freedmen’s Town results were amazing: the return-to-custody could easily target them. in 1872. rates dropped from more than 60 percent to Unfortunately, the perpetrators of the po- Reverend Kimble died earlier this week in less than 20 percent. grom succeeded in their ultimate goal—driving Houston at the age of 95. He will be laid to Chief Davis also worked closely with local out Armenians. Fearing more violence, Arme- rest on Saturday, March 1, 2014. church leaders and social service providers. nians fled Sumgait. Later that year, another Rev. Kimble, the fifth of six pastors at Good He rehabilitated gang members by offering job anti-Armenian pogrom occurred in Kirovabad, Hope Missionary Baptist Church, served as and drug counseling along with medical care Azerbaijan from November 21st to 27th, which Pastor for approximately 35 years. His dream to them in exchange for giving up their crimi- also forced hundreds of Armenians to flee the of building Good Hope in its current location nal activities. He understood and was an inte- region. In January of 1990 violent mobs tar- (3015 North MacGregory Way) was fulfilled in gral part of his community. geted the Armenian community of Azerbaijan’s 1981. His optimism and drive to improve the sys- capital, Baku. Rev. Kimble was born in Elgin, Texas on tem have guided his life and career. Davis I would like to honor the memory of Arme- March 24, 1918 and he followed the ministe- earned his Bachelor of Science from Southern nians killed in the pogroms of Sumgait, rial paths of both his father and grandfather. Illinois University and completed the Senior Kirovabad, and Baku. If we hope to stop future He began preaching at the age of 33. Executives in State and Local Government massacres, we must acknowledge these hor- Rev. Kimble joined Good Hope Baptist Program at Harvard Kennedy School of Gov- rific events and ensure they do not happen Church in 1951; he preached his first sermon ernment. again. there in 1959; and he later became pastor to He has co-authored multiple publications, in- This month also marked the 10th anniver- many prominent Texans, namely Congress- cluding the National Institute of Justice’s ‘‘Ex- sary of the heinous murder of Armenian Army woman Barbara Jordan, the first African Amer- ploring the Role of the Police in Prisoner Re- Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan at a NATO ican United States Congresswoman from the entry,’’ the Department of Justice’s ‘‘How to training camp in Budapest, by Ramil Safarov, South, and Dr. Lonnie Smith, who played an Correctly Collect and Analyze Racial Profiling a Lieutenant of the Azerbaijani Army. Safarov important role in minority voting rights in pri- Data: Your Reputation Depends on It,’’ and used an axe to hack Margaryan to death while mary elections. the Police Executive Research Forum’s ‘‘Chief he was sleeping. After being convicted of mur- It is astounding to find that prior to Rev. Concerns: The Use of Force.’’ der by Hungarian courts, he was transferred to Kimble’s calling into the ministry, he worked In 2003, a San Mateo County Grand Jury Azerbaijan where he was immediately par- as a newspaper editor and writer! His career report deemed the East Palo Alto police force doned and given a hero’s welcome. Several began as the managing editor with the Hous- poorly trained and management unaccount- Azerbaijan government officials have hailed ton Informer, Houston’s oldest African Amer- able. Chief Davis turned that around and Safarov’s actions as patriotism. This is unac- ican newspaper; and it ended with the Kansas leaves behind a well-trained department. ceptable, and the international community City Call. Mr. Speaker, Chief Davis will be deeply should hold Azerbaijan accountable for this. After more than 30 years in retirement, Rev. missed by the residents of East Palo Alto, but Recognizing the ethnic-cleansing of the Ar- Kimble continued to write and publish books. he will continue his support of our community menians from Azerbaijan is an important step. He worked out of his second floor office and from Washington, DC, where he will continue However, we need to do more—we need to living quarters, a Fourth Ward senior citizen his tireless fight for justice as the director of demonstrate to Azerbaijan that the United apartment complex which was developed and the Community Oriented Policing Services Of- States is committed to peace and to the pro- named after him on April 5, 2007: Crawford fice in the U.S. Department of Justice. tection of Artsakh from coercion. W. Kimble Senior Living, located at 1025 f We must call for an end to all threats and Saulnier Street, in Fourth Ward, Texas. acts of coercion by Azerbaijan’s government Rev. Kimble’s works include books entitled IN REMEMBRANCE OF SUMGAIT, against the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. ‘‘Watch the Tree it Might Fall on You, which KIROVABAD AND BAKU MAS- Congress should strengthen Section 907 of he wrote and published at age 8o; ‘‘The Ad- SACRES the FREEDOM Support Act by removing the ventures of Love: God’s plan for a Victorious President’s ability to waive U.S. law prohibiting Life for His People’’, which he wrote and pub- HON. BRAD SHERMAN aid to Azerbaijan because of its continuing lished at age 90; and ‘‘God at Work’’, his most OF CALIFORNIA blockade against Armenia and Nagorno recent publication, which answers the attacks IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Karabakh. In 1992, Congress prohibited aid to of Rush Limbaugh on our President, President Azerbaijan because of its continuing blockade Barack Obama. Thursday, February 27, 2014 against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. How- Rev. Kimble was a great man who touched Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, 26 years ago ever, in 2001, Congress approved a waiver to the lives of all who met him. He will be today was the first day in a three-day pogrom this provision and administrations have used missed.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE8.004 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 27, 2014 COMMEMORATING THE 22ND ANNI- celot C.A. Thompson of Toledo, Ohio. Toledo In spite of the racism, Lancelot Thompson VERSARY OF THE KHOJALY Blade newspaper reporter Federico Martinez earned a bachelor of science degree in chem- TRAGEDY wrote about Dr. Thompson when a room at istry from Morgan State in 1952 and a doc- the University of Toledo was dedicated in his torate in physics and inorganic chemistry from HON. PETE OLSON name recently. Wayne State University in 1955. He went OF TEXAS A chemistry instructor, Dr. Thompson was home to Jamaica with the goal of ‘‘trying to the first African American professor hired by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES revolutionize the way we were teaching chem- the University of Toledo, in 1958. He ex- istry. The school books in Jamaica were old Thursday, February 27, 2014 plained his initial reception to the reporter: and outdated, and it was difficult to get the Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com- while driving to work through what was consid- ‘powers-that-be’ to understand how much memorate the 22nd anniversary of the Khojaly ered a white neighborhood, ‘‘The police would chemistry had changed over the years.’’ tragedy which took place on February 25–26, pull me over and accuse me of failing to stop In 1957 Dr. Thompson attended a job fair in 1992, when the town of Khojaly in the at the stop sign. ‘What are you doing over New York. He explained to the reporter that Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan was here?’ the police would ask me. When I told he applied for and received numerous inter- attacked by Armenian forces. Khojaly, which them I was faculty at the university, they view requests. He soon realized that was be- was home to 7,000 people, was completely would call me a liar and give me a ticket.’’ Ar- cause potential employers didn’t know he was destroyed; a total of 613 people were killed. riving on campus the reception was no better. black. ‘‘A guy from Alabama, when he saw As the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict still re- School security would try to stop him from en- me, he turned so red I thought he was going mains unresolved, the U.S. must increase its tering the faculty parking lot. Sometimes they to have a heart attack. ‘You know where Ala- efforts to facilitate the resolution to the conflict would threaten him; other times they would bama is, don’t you?’ the man asked me. ‘Yes in accordance with international law. Congress mock him for claiming that he, a black man, sir,’ I told him. ‘You know we probably don’t must also recognize that the current status- was a professor. ‘‘They tried to stop me from want you,’ he said. ‘I probably don’t want to quo is dangerous and a solution to the conflict parking in the lot,’’ Dr. Thompson said. ‘‘But I go,’ I said.’’ is necessary to allow hundreds of thousands did anyways.’’ When Dr. Thompson applied for the Univer- of Azerbaijani IDPs to return to their homes. Dr. Thompson retired from the University of sity of Toledo job, he included a photo so there would be no surprises. The person who There is no doubt that a settlement of this pro- Toledo in 1998 after 40 years of teaching. He interviewed and hired him, Jerome Kloucek, tracted conflict between Armenia and Azer- recently returned to campus for a special dean of the arts college, never mentioned baijan would let this region realize its huge po- honor: the unveiling of the Lancelot C.A. race, Dr. Thompson recalled in the newspaper tential and become prosperous. Thompson Meeting Room in the University of feature. ‘‘Some of the faculty was a little un- Mr. Speaker, as Azerbaijan, a tested and Toledo’s Student Union. At the ceremony, Uni- comfortable, but I was comfortable. I was used proven strategic partner of the United States, versity of Toledo Athletic Director Mike O’Brien noted, ‘‘Over the years, Lance has been an to being around white people.’’ commemorates the 22nd anniversary of the In addition to teaching chemistry, Dr. Khojaly massacre this year, I call on my col- adviser, a mentor, and most of all, a friend to many of our student-athletes,’’ Among the Thompson created the university’s first track leagues in Congress to speak up on this trag- team. More importantly, he started the annual edy and stand with the Azerbaijani people. over one hundred attendees was Dr. Thomp- son’s longtime friend John C. Moore who said Aspiring Minorities Youth Conference. He f the recognition was both overdue and well-deserved as assistant dean for undergraduate PROTECTING TAXPAYERS FROM served. He explained that Dr. Thompson was study in the college of arts and sciences from INTRUSIVE IRS REQUESTS ACT a pioneer who paved the way for other African 1964–66, becoming the dean of student serv- American professionals at the university. ‘‘He ices from 1966–68. He was then promoted to SPEECH OF is such an intelligent gentleman who is really vice president of student affairs, from which he HON. KENNY MARCHANT concerned about the fate of his fellow man. retired in 1988. He retired as a teacher in He’s very educated and still wants to learn 1998. Along the way, in 1964, Dr. Thompson OF TEXAS something new every day. He’s fearless, and was voted the school’s Outstanding Teacher. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he makes it look so easy.’’ It was always important to Dr. Thompson to Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Lancelot Thompson was born and raised in mentor young people, especially African Amer- ican young people. He explained, ‘‘Being the Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Jamaica. His parents were teachers. He was an accomplished athlete who competed in the only black faculty at the university for four to urge my colleagues to support the ‘‘Pro- years, I had to be a mentor. There was no- tecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests broad jump and 400-sprint relay during the 1946 Pan American Games held in Barran- body else for them. It didn’t matter if it was a Act’’. black, white, Hispanic, or Asian student, my Many of my constituents in the 24th District quilla, Colombia, and again during the games held in Guatemala. Both times he took sec- job was to teach and mentor all students.’’ Ex- of Texas—some of whom were unfairly tar- plaining he was even harder on African Amer- geted by the IRS—have lost confidence in the ond-place honors in the competition. He was a 24-year-old high school teacher when he re- ican students Dr. Thompson said, ‘‘Oh yes, I impartiality of the agency. was hard on them. I made sure they did the Due to the political targeting scandal, my ceived track scholarship offers from Morgan State University in Maryland and Tennessee work. I was harder on them than the other stu- constituents are deeply skeptical about the dents because I knew they had to be a little IRS and angry at how they have been treated. State University. He recalled, ‘‘Many people in Jamaica, they told me, go to Morgan State; better than the whites to get the job. You had I fully agree with their concerns: the IRS has to be prepared.’’ been blatantly too intrusive on my constitu- they will lynch you in Tennessee.’’ So he boarded a plane for Morgan State Lancelot Thompson’s legacy is carried on in ents’ personal lives and of many other Ameri- those students and all those he taught. His cans around the country. University and it didn’t take long for Dr. Thompson to be introduced to American rac- footprint on the school carries forth through Americans should always be protected from today. We salute his spirit, his tenacity and his unnecessary and intrusive questions about ism and discrimination. ‘‘Jamaica is a biracial country, so we didn’t have those problems,’’ courage even as we offer thanks for all he has their political, religious, and social beliefs. given to decades of University of Toledo stu- On behalf of my constituents, I respectfully he said. ‘‘In Jamaica, it’s more about class issues. The first time I got to an airport I saw dents and our community. Thank you always, urge members to help protect American tax- Dr. Lancelot Thompson. payers and vote for this bill. no black people, so I started to look for a f f place to sit down. A black janitor came over and told me I wasn’t allowed to sit in that sec- A TRIBUTE TO MRS. BARBARA HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF tion. He sent me to another part of the airport FEATHERSON MR. LANCELOT THOMPSON where other black people were. That was my first experience in America.’’ HON. MIKE McINTYRE The airport experience was just the begin- HON. MARCY KAPTUR OF NORTH CAROLINA ning of more to come. The reporter writes that OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES upon boarding a train to Baltimore he was dragged and deposited in the ‘‘black coach’’ Thursday, February 27, 2014 Thursday, February 27, 2014 section of the train. ‘‘Everybody in there were Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, during Black black southerners,’’ Dr. Thompson said. ‘‘I pay tribute to a truly outstanding North Caro- History month, I rise today to recognize Lan- didn’t understand a single word they said.’’ linian, Mrs. Barbara Featherson, who has

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Consistent hard work and dedication decades, and he was one of the original 13 ican families and minimize the amount of un- earned her the position of District Manager, cofounders of the Congressional Black Cau- used or reusable goods going to landfills. and she has worked every day to provide cus. With more than one in six Americans living peace of mind to North Carolinians as they One of the St. Louis’s first legendary black in poverty and nonprofits struggling to main- prepare to retire. She has committed herself to entrepreneurs, Miss Annie Malone, the daugh- tain programs following significant federal and bettering her community, and I ask you to Mrs. ter of escaped slaves, inspired people around state budget cuts, the American business Featherson’s enduring commitment to her the world as she became a black beauty prod- community plays a critical role in supporting community makes her an exemplary public uct millionaire. She was a noted inventor, edu- the nonprofit programs needed to ensure that servant, and her accomplishments will con- cator and businesswoman. And she became people and families in need overcome the tinue to benefit North Carolina for many years one of America’s first prominent black philan- challenges they face and are better able to to come. As her time as District Manager thropists. pursue the American Dream. comes to a close, let us honor Mrs. Barbara As we praise the achievements of these This month, let us look to a time when more Featherson’s long and honorable career and great American heroes, we are reminded of businesses give back by donating goods to pray that she may receive God’s richest bless- the obligation to honor all of the brave souls support people in need, to strengthen the ings. who have come before us . . . and to rededi- communities in which they do business, and to f cate ourselves to bring honor to their memories by the quality and conduct of our own reduce the amount of products that go into our BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2014 lives. We learn from and continue to be in- landfills. FLOOR SPEECH spired by our compelling history. I call upon all American companies and But the past does not limit us. It compels us nonprofit organizations—small and large—to HON. WM. LACY CLAY to continue the long journey towards a most participate in activities that provide donated OF MISSOURI just, more equal society. goods that are essential to strengthening com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES That is a Black History Month lesson that munities across our nation. Thursday, February 27, 2014 everyone across the great country, and in this Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in cele- historic Chamber, should embrace. Good360’s contributions to the betterment of bration of the unique history, terrible sacrifices, f our community and the American people, and I ask that my colleagues join me in thanking and remarkable contributions that African PERSONAL EXPLANATION Americans have made to build our great na- them for their continued service. tion. Black History Month calls out to all Ameri- HON. ADAM SMITH f cans to join together as we advance the unfin- OF WASHINGTON ished march towards greater diversity and full IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE equality for all. Thursday, February 27, 2014 151 years ago, the Emancipation Proclama- tion, an executive order issued by President Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on HON. ALBIO SIRES Tuesday, February 25, 2014, I missed one Abraham Lincoln, freed the slaves in all states OF NEW JERSEY vote in a series of recorded votes. I would that were in rebellion against the Union, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES established a broad legal framework for the fu- have voted ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote No. 64 (on ture. the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. Thursday, February 27, 2014 And just like present day executive orders 1123, as amended). issued by this administration . . . President f Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, raising the minimum wage is a critical step in closing the op- Lincoln’s action set off a fire storm of criticism HONORING GOOD360 from those who hated him, and thought he portunity gap and building an economy that had acted beyond his constitutional powers. works for everyone. Yesterday, I joined my But President Lincoln was not deterred by HON. JAMES P. MORAN Democratic colleagues in filing a discharge pe- the vicious and vile uproar from his political OF VIRGINIA tition for an immediate vote on H.R. 1010 to opponents. Like all great leaders at pivotal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raise the minimum wage to $10.10, generating moments in our Nation’s history, President Thursday, February 27, 2014 economic activity, creating jobs, and growing Lincoln ignored the politics of the moment and the middle class. Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to followed the moral compass of history. By raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an honor and recognize the organization He chose the path of courage, he chose the hour, we can restore fairness for working men Good360. Companies like Good360 support path not taken, in order to advance the cause and women across the country. Specifically it philanthropy in a variety of ways—cash grants, of freedom. would raise wages for nearly 25 million peo- marketing consultations, and employee vol- 51 years ago, hundreds of thousands of ple; increase pay and compensation by $35 unteerism, just to name a few. Americans, both black and white, joined to- billion for hardworking American families; and More than ever before, companies are using gether for the historic March on Washington. lift between 1 and 4.5 million Americans out of their core resources to support community- As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood in the poverty. shadow of the Great Emancipator, he declared based partners. Driven by the desire to maximize giving while minimizing waste, the major- Americans deserve an economy where a in his famous ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech—‘‘We hard days’ work earns a decent day’s pay. No have come to this hallowed spot to remind ity of growth in the nonprofit sector has come from the donation of household items that di- hard working American should be forced to America of the fierce urgency of now.’’ raise their family in poverty, but the low min- Tonight, we should hear those words again. rectly impact the needs of American families. imum wage currently allows for just that. An Absorb them. Live them. For-profit America plays an important role in As we look back on the accomplishments of addressing poverty, literacy and education, increase in the minimum wage is not only the the past, let us remember that the fierce ur- homelessness and many other social issues moral thing to do, but it would also provide a gency of now still calls us to act boldly . . . facing our country. The millions of nonprofit or- much-needed boost to our economy. Simply with courage. ganizations across America rely on the dona- put, when one earns more, one tends to Equality is not to be put on hold. And the tions of critically needed goods to continue the spend more. More and more private busi- hopes of millions who have been left out of programs that are essential to helping those nesses are voluntarily raising the minimum the American dream, must not be delayed or with uncertain futures get back on their feet. wage of their workers because they see the denied. These programs are integral to strengthening long-term economic benefits. 46 years ago, my father, former Congress- our communities. It is my hope that Congress takes imme- man Bill Clay, was elected as the first African- Giving is not just restricted to consumer sta- diate and swift action in raising the minimum American U.S. Representative from Missouri. ples. Consumer discretionary companies and wage to $10.10 an hour.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE8.010 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 27, 2014 HONORING THE BICENTENNIAL OF HONORING JERRY DENBO Nurse-Midwives; Merck for Mothers; and the THE LUCERNE INN Maternal Child Health Branch of the Depart- HON. LUKE MESSER ment of Health and Human Services. Dr. Conry has pointed to the successful HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD OF INDIANA focus on newborn outcomes that show fetal OF MAINE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and infant mortality have decreased by almost IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, February 27, 2014 30 percent in the past three decades. Her re- Thursday, February 27, 2014 Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to search shows that maternal mortality has actu- Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the death, but more importantly cele- ally increased, however, and in some states recognize The Lucerne Inn as it celebrates its brate the life of Jerry L. Denbo, a beloved by almost 50 percent. Her conclusions reveal bicentennial. friend and father. Jerry died at 63 on February African-American women have a maternal In the early 1800s, Nathan Phillips built a 24, 2014. mortality rate up to four times higher than family home in Dedham, Maine, overlooking Jerry Denbo was a genuine Hoosier man. white women. These significant findings will Phillips Lake, on land granted to John Phillips He grew up in Bedford, Indiana where he went improve pregnancy outcomes for generations for his service in the Revolutionary War. Con- to high school. At Indiana University he grad- to come. veniently situated as the only stop on the road uated with a Master’s in Education, and Dr. Conry’s efforts emphasize the reduction connecting the Brewer and Bangor area to worked at two high schools before becoming of maternal morbidity and mortality through ac- Ellsworth and other points Down East, by the State Representative for District 62. Jerry cess to contraception planning, and ensuring 1814, the home quickly became a popular lo- retired from his General Assembly position in safety in maternity care. Her initiatives have cation for travelers of all stripes to stay and 2007 after 17 years of service. led to better outcomes through life-course enjoy a meal. This led to the eventual trans- Jerry Denbo was a fierce advocate for the planning, obesity and exercise awareness, formation of the home into The Lucerne Inn. communities he served. For many years Jerry and redesigning the postpartum visit to opti- Over the years, The Lucerne Inn has made fought to bring casino gaming to French Lick mize future health and pregnancy outcomes. a number of changes to include modern and was ultimately successful, bringing much She has established a process to region- amenities while also maintaining its 19th cen- needed economic assistance and employment alize care so that women at high risk deliver tury charm. The Inn currently has 31 rooms to the area. Jerry had a great love for working at hospitals that can meet their needs. The ini- overlooking Phillips Lake and the scenic for the state of Indiana, and brought warmth tiative has gone toward identifying and imple- Dedham Hills. Each room includes a flat and humor to his service. menting protocols for maternity risk conditions screen television, gas fireplace, and a heated Jerry Denbo exemplified the greatness of such as hemorrhaging, hypertension, thrombo- towel bar. The Inn also features several dining the Hoosier spirit. His memory will live on in embolism, cardiac disease, and sepsis. areas that offer a diverse menu of progressive the prosperity he contributed to the state of In- Dr. Corny has called on all leaders in mater- American cuisine and an award-winning wine diana. nity care to guide this change in women’s collection. Bordering the Inn is the Lucerne-in- f health care. Her career has also been dedi- Maine Golf Course, which offers discounted cated to better understanding and inves- IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JEANNE tigating how the environment impacts repro- rates and packages to guests of the Inn. A. CONRY The Inn plays host to numerous weddings ductive health by proposing a broader analysis each year, as well as its annual October bridal of the health effects that pharmaceuticals, diet, show, which is attended by more than 100 HON. JACKIE SPEIER drugs, tobacco, alcohol, radiation and chemi- brides. Additionally, many memorial cere- OF CALIFORNIA cals in the environment have on women. monies, Christmas parties, baby showers and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Her leadership and legacy extend to improv- business meetings choose The Lucerne Inn as Thursday, February 27, 2014 ing women’s health by initiating partnerships their venue. Accommodations such as free to facilitate coordination and harmonization of Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor wifi, LCD projectors and flip charts are avail- clinical guidelines in Great Britain, Canada, Dr. Jeanne A. Conry, President of the Amer- able for such events. the United States and other ob-gyn societies. ican College of Obstetricians and Gyne- To commemorate The Lucerne Inn’s bicen- These guidelines now provide direction for cologists, who made major contributions to the tennial, the owners, Steve and Rhonda Jones, maternal health programs as well as the prac- betterment of women’s health throughout her are planning several special events and deals tice of obstetrics and gynecology around the long and successful career. for guests and patrons of the Inn. These world. The initiatives she has undertaken guar- events include a public open house, wine and And of course, Dr. Conry’s advocacy for antee profound improvements in women’s menu specials priced at $18.14, and special women’s health here in Washington, D.C. is health. rates for guests. I am delighted to recognize truly exceptional. From stopping legislative in- Dr. Conry began her tenure as ACOG Presi- the accomplishments of this wonderful estab- terference in medical practice, to ensuring and dent by applauding the Affordable Care Act’s lishment and look forward to its continued suc- protecting ACA coverage of contraceptives, to priority on women’s health, asserting that, ‘‘By cess in the years to come. leading ob-gyns as they visit the Hill in March investing in this generation, we have invested Mr. Speaker, please join me again in con- for improved care of gestational diabetes, Dr. in the next.’’ She called on America’s 58,000 gratulating The Lucerne Inn on its bicenten- Conry’s advocacy knows no bounds. ob-gyns and partners in women’s health to nial. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- ‘‘lead the changes that are before us, because atives to rise with me to honor Dr. Jeanne f we are truly the leaders in women’s Conry, whose devotion and leadership has ad- healthcare.’’ vanced the improvement of women’s health by OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL Dr. Conry’s theme during her Presidency leaps and bounds here in the United States DEBT has been ‘‘Every Woman, Every Time,’’ a re- and abroad. minder to her profession and to us all that at f HON. MIKE COFFMAN every contact in our health care system, repro- OF COLORADO ductive health choices and well-woman care THE INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are a necessity. REQUIRE THE LIBRARY OF CON- Her work urges recognition that socio- GRESS TO INSTALL THE D.C. Thursday, February 27, 2014 economic, demographic, biologic and behav- SEAL IN THE MAIN READING Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January ioral differences among women can impact re- ROOM OF THE THOMAS JEFFER- 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- productive outcomes greatly. SON BUILDING fice, the national debt was As part of her leadership, Dr. Conry devel- $10,626,877,048,913.08. oped the National Maternal Health Initiative, a HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON Today, it is $17,419,220,117,766.69. We’ve partnership to bring together leaders in public OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA added $6,792,343,068,853.61 to our debt in 5 and private health policy to improve maternal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years. This is over $6.7 trillion in debt our na- health outcomes. It includes ACOG; the Soci- tion, our economy, and our children could ety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM); the Thursday, February 27, 2014 have avoided with a balanced budget amend- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I intro- ment. Neonatal Nurses; the American College of duce a bill to require the Library of Congress

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A27FE8.015 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E267 (LOC) to install the District of Columbia seal in played. Legislation was also enacted to give Rock Hill, South Carolina for protesting seg- the Main Reading Room of the Thomas Jeffer- D.C. a coin after it was omitted from legisla- regation. Once jailed, they would not accept son Building of the LOC. The bill calls on the tion creating coins for the 50 states. I also bail. Originally fearful of jail, Diane was ar- Library of Congress to take the appropriate successfully worked with the U.S. Postal Serv- rested dozens of times for her activities. In action to depict the seal of the District of Co- ice to create a D.C. stamp, like the stamps for 1962, although she was four months pregnant lumbia on the stained-glass windows in the the 50 states, and worked with the National she faced a two year prison sentence for con- Main Reading Room, where the seals of the Park Service to add the D.C. flag alongside tributing to the delinquency of minors whom states are depicted. Currently, the stained- the state flags. Inclusion of the D.C. seal, she had encouraged to become Freedom Rid- glass windows contain the seals of all states along with the seals of the states, is the next ers and ride on the buses. ‘‘I believe that if I and territories that existed when the building step. go to jail now,’’ she wrote in an open letter, ‘‘it was constructed, except for the seal of the I urge support of this legislation. may help hasten that day when my child and District of Columbia, whose seal was readily f available at the time and should have been all children will be free—not only on the day depicted. This omission was brought to my at- RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBU- of their birth but for all their lives.’’ tention by a District resident, Luis Landau, a TIONS TO OUR CITIZENS OF In September 1963, Diane and others were former docent at the Library. We are asking DIANE NASH shocked by a church bombing in Birmingham that this omission be corrected at the earliest which killed four young girls. After learning of time. In addition to the omission of the District HON. MARCY KAPTUR this, they committed themselves to raising a of Columbia, the only currently unrepresented OF OHIO non-violent army in Alabama. This plan even- states from the stained-glass display are Ha- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tually culminated in the Selma to Montgomery waii and Alaska, but they were not states or Thursday, February 27, 2014 marches for voting rights in Alabama in early territories when the building was constructed. 1965. Marchers repeatedly attempted to cross Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as we reflect on The fact that these two states were not part of the Pettus Bridge, only to be attacked by Ala- the Union at the time of the creation of the the events of the past month in celebration of bama troopers armed with clubs and tear gas. stained-glass windows argues for a depiction the contributions made to our nation by Afri- The initiative culminated in the Voting Rights of the District seal as well, which, after all, can Americans, I would like to submit Diane Act of 1965, which guaranteed the vote to citi- was in fact the nation’s capital at the time. Nash’s story. The residents of the District of Columbia Diane Judith Nash was born on Chicago’s zens regardless of race. President John F. have always had all the obligations of Amer- South Side on May 15, 1938. Diane’s father, Kennedy appointed her to a national com- ican citizenship, including paying federal taxes Leon Nash, migrated north from Mississippi mittee that prepared for the passage of the and service in all the nation’s wars, including and held a clerical job in the military during Civil Rights Act of 1964. the War of 1812, during which the Capitol World War II. Dorothy Bolton Nash, Diane’s Diane also worked closely with Dr. Martin building, which then housed the Library of mother, also migrated north from her Ten- Luther King Jr. as an organizer, strategist, Congress, was burned, prompting construction nessee birthplace. Raised by her grand- field staff person, race relations staff person, of the current Library of Congress building mother, Carrie Bolton, until she was seven, and workshop instructor. In 1965 Diane was Diane was taught to turn a blind eye toward with the state and territory seals. It is, there- awarded the Southern Christian Leadership racial injustice and strive to be a polite and ac- fore, without question that the District and its Council’s Rosa Parks Award for planning and cepting girl. Growing up, she attended the Sis- residents should receive equal treatment carrying out the tumultuous campaign for voter among the stained-glass windows that portray ters of the Blessed Sacrament parochial registration in Selma, Alabama. the history of the United States. D.C. residents school, which was operated by nuns who deserve to have their history and American taught only minority students. Later she would In 2003, Diane received the Distinguished citizenship recognized. attend public high school and go on to Wash- American Award presented by the John F. There is existing evidence that the seal of ington, DC, to begin her college career at Kennedy Library Foundation. A year later, the the District of Columbia should have been de- Howard University. In 1959, Diane decided to LBJ Award for Leadership in Civil Rights was picted. The Members of Congress room in the transfer to Fisk University in Nashville. It was bestowed on Diane by the Lyndon Baines Jefferson Building, which is not open to the in Nashville where she was first exposed to Johnson Library and Museum. One of her public, has a painted depiction of the D.C. the full force of Jim Crow and its effect on the most recent honors was the award of the Na- seal, along with state seals, on its ceiling. This lives of African Americans—exclusion from tional Civil Rights Museum’s freedom Award in precedent reinforces our request to be rep- restaurants, schools, and facilities common to 2008. resented among the stained-glass windows in everyday life. the Main Reading Room, which is open to the After experiencing such shocking discrimina- Diane Nash is an outspoken advocate of public. There is no reason why the D.C. seal tory events, Diane decided to search for a way civil rights for African Americans, women, vet- cannot be added with the planned restoration to challenge segregation. She began attending erans and young people. She is one of the of the stained-glass. The right time to add the non-violent civil disobedience workshops led most iconic female leaders to emerge from the seal of the District of Columbia, whose resi- by Rev. James Lawson. Rev. Lawson had era now commonly known as the civil rights dents pay full taxes and have served in all the studied Mahatma Gandhi’s techniques of non- movement. She has spoken at countless col- nation’s wars, like the residents of the 50 violent direct action and passive resistance leges and universities, youth organizations states, would be during the planned restora- while studying in India. By the end of her first and human rights conferences. She currently tion. semester at Fisk, she had become one of resides in Chicago, where she has worked for Congress already automatically includes the Rev. Lawson’s most devoted disciples. several decades in tenant organizing housing District of Columbia and its residents, or has In 1960 at the age of 22, she became the advocacy, and real estate. Diane’s life work corrected the omission of the District of Co- leader of the Nashville sit-ins, which lasted has been to empower young people to feel lumbia, when honoring the states. For exam- from February to May. Unlike previous move- that they can bring awareness to any injustice ple, the District of Columbia War Memorial ments, which were guided by older adults, this they may be experiencing in their lives through honors District residents who served in World movement was led and composed primarily of non-violent means. War I, the World War II Memorial includes a students and young people. Students would column representing the District of Columbia, sit-in at segregated lunch counters, accepting Recently, Mrs. Nash traveled to Toledo, the flag of the District of Columbia is displayed arrest in line with non-violent principles. Diane, Ohio to speak at the University of Toledo’s As- among the flags of the fifty states in the tunnel with JOHN LEWIS, led the protesters in a policy piring Young Leaders Conference. She held connecting the House office buildings to the of refusing to pay bail. While participating in the young audience spellbound as she related Capitol, and D.C.’s Frederick Douglass statue the Nashville sit-ins, Diane first met one of her her life’s story and quest for full equality of all now sits in the Capitol alongside the statues fellow protestors, James Bevel, whom she people in our socity. At age 76, Diane Nash is from the 50 states. In January of last year, the would later marry and raise two children, a inspiring the next generation and leading non- President signed into law the National De- son and a daughter. violent advancement in American society. fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, Diane helped found the Student Non-Violent What an incredible and rare woman is she. which contains language requiring the armed Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and quit Thank you Mrs. Diane Nash for your brave services to display the District of Columbia school to lead its direct action wing. In 1961, and effective life dedicated to highest prin- flag whenever the flags of the states are dis- Diane and ten fellow students were arrested in ciples of human progress.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE8.019 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 27, 2014 RECOGNIZING BARBARA SHIRLEY freight needs at our Nation’s largest ports and Lasswell Prize of the American Political intermodal freight choke points. Science Association. Early in his career, he HON. VERN BUCHANAN Congress has struggled for years to ensure worked in the U.S. House of Representatives OF FLORIDA that our Nation’s waterways are funded with under Rep. Ralph Metcalfe, of Chicago and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES little to show for its efforts. It’s time to move Rep. Bennett Stewart, also of Chicago, and in forward with a solution that will ensure that the U.S. Senate under Sen. Charles Mathias, Thursday, February 27, 2014 American ports remain competitive while of Maryland and Sen. Paul Trible, of Virginia. Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today meeting the realities of global shipping in the Dr. Weston worked for the Secretary’s to recognize my constituent, Barbara Shirley, future. Panel for the Evaluation of Epidemiological who was recently named Florida’s Principal of f Research Activities and under the Deputy As- the Year for her leadership at Alta Vista Ele- sistant Secretary for Health at the Department mentary School in Sarasota, Florida. RECOGNIZING THE WOMAN’S CLUB of Energy. While at the General Accounting Since becoming principal of Alta Vista in OF OCOEE Office, Dr. Weston worked in the Program 2007, Barbara has secured private funding Evaluation and Methodology Division’s Health and recruited volunteers to expand the HON. DANIEL WEBSTER Services Research Group. He has also school’s programs to provide free summer OF FLORIDA worked for the Centers for Disease Control school classes to under privileged students, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Sub- and educate and assist parents. stances and Disease Registry Washington Of- Thursday, February 27, 2014 The classes help students retain what they fice. learned during the school year and teach par- Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am Dr. Weston counts among his career high- ents how to manage their finances, cook pleased to recognize the Woman’s Club of lights an article published in the New England healthy meals and get job training. Ocoee, a chapter of the General Federation of Journal of Medicine; and considers his work Barbara has been offered positions at Women’s Clubs (GFWC), for 90 years of vol- this year on the chemical release at the Free- schools in more affluent neighborhoods, but unteer service to the Central Florida commu- dom Industries storage tank site on the Elk chooses instead to be principal of Alta Vista, nity. The Club, organized in 1924, aims ‘‘to as- River near Charleston, West Virginia among where more than 90% of the students are on sociate its members in study and efforts to ad- the most rewarding he has done. free or reduced lunch and several of the stu- vance the social, civic, educational and moral Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize Dr. dents are homeless. welfare of Ocoee and vicinity.’’ Richard Weston for his dedication to improving While many students and schools in dis- Members of the Woman’s Club of Ocoee public health, and I ask that my colleagues advantaged neighborhoods score low on state selflessly devote their time, efforts and re- join me in thanking him for his continued serv- achievement tests, Alta Vista has maintained sources to meet the needs of our community. ice. an A rating. In 2013 alone, Club members contributed f I appreciate this opportunity to bring much more than 11,000 service hours to schools, deserved recognition to Barbara for her suc- hospitals and various community organiza- RECOGNIZING GRAY GAULDING cessful efforts to help at-risk students and tions. their parents. Since its establishment in 1890, the GFWC HON. VIRGINIA FOXX f has supported the arts, advanced education, OF NORTH CAROLINA promoted healthy lifestyles and encouraged IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCING THE ‘‘MARITIME civic involvement both domestically and inter- GOODS MOVEMENT ACT OF THE nationally. Members of GFWC, whether they Thursday, February 27, 2014 21ST CENTURY’’ are advocating for congressional legislation to Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- prevent violence against women or mentoring ognize Gray Gaulding, a young man from HON. JIM McDERMOTT at-risk girls in local schools, have a ‘‘national Statesville, North Carolina. Mr. Gaulding re- OF WASHINGTON voice and a local passion.’’ cently piloted his NTS Motorsports Krispy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It is a privilege to recognize the contribu- Kreme/TruMoo Number 20 Chevrolet Impala to victory at Phoenix International Raceway, Thursday, February 27, 2014 tions of the Woman’s Club of Ocoee on this 90th anniversary. They truly demonstrate the making him the youngest NASCAR K&N Pro Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, Wash- spirit of philanthropy and volunteerism for the Series winner ever. Gray is 15 years old. ington State’s economy depends on its thriving betterment of our community. Gray began his racing career on dirt bikes ports. And yet, for too long, funds collected to f at the age of three. Once he found his way maintain our Nation’s waterways have been onto four wheels, he won an incredible 17 of diverted elsewhere. In spite of urgent needs PERSONAL EXPLANATION the first 27 races he competed in on the youth for maintenance, historically, less than half of development level. He has since amassed nu- the collected amount has actually been spent HON. TIM WALBERG merous wins on Bandolero, Legend and Super each year. As a result, American ports are OF MICHIGAN Late Model racing circuits throughout the struggling to make the infrastructure invest- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Southeast. ments they need to support American busi- I wish Gray Gaulding well as he chases the nesses. Thursday, February 27, 2014 checkered flag and the championship in the Since the original enactment of the Harbor Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. NASCAR K&N Pro Series East this year. Maintenance Tax (HMT) in 1986, global ship- 70, I inadvertently voted ‘‘yea’’ when I in- North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional district is ping has undergone considerable change. tended to vote ‘‘nay.’’ proud to be the home of this fine young man Current policy incentivizes maximum use of f and I look forward to a bright future for this re- foreign ports to import US-bound goods in markable young racecar driver. HONORING DR. RICHARD WESTON order to bypass the HMT on which our ports f are so dependent. Annually, this amounts to $30 million in losses to maritime infrastructure, HON. JAMES P. MORAN RECOGNIZING THE with losses expected to increase if current OF VIRGINIA CONTRIBUTIONS OF JENNA TOSH trends continue. This status quo is inequitable, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unsustainable and unacceptable. Thursday, February 27, 2014 HON. ALAN GRAYSON Today, I introduced the Maritime Goods OF FLORIDA Movement Act of the 21st Century to address Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this growing state and national concern. This honor and recognize the outstanding contribu- legislation will replace the HMT with a new tions of Dr. Richard Weston and to commemo- Thursday, February 27, 2014 user fee that will provide for the full expendi- rate his retirement after more than 35 years of Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, in ture of revenue collected to benefit waterways federal service. honor of Women’s History Month, to recognize and freight, ensure that all US-bound cargo is As a constituent of Virginia’s 8th district, Dr. Jenna Tosh. Jenna is the President and CEO treated equally regardless of point of entry, Weston earned a Ph.D. in Health Policy and of Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando and provide federal support to address critical his dissertation was nominated for the Harold (PPGO), a non-profit provider of reproductive

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:19 Feb 28, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A27FE8.021 E27FEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS February 27, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E269 healthcare and education serving more than Office (GAO) and the Bipartisan Policy Center Environment, the first hearing I ever held was 30,000 Central Floridians. Jenna’s background found that delays in raising the debt limit in about this issue. The hearing, held on Feb- is in social work and teen pregnancy preven- 2011 cost taxpayers approximately $19 billion ruary 15, 2007, was the first time a hearing on tion. She previously served in Child Protective over ten years in higher government borrowing this issue had ever been held in the history of Services and as PPGO’s Director of Edu- costs. Consumer confidence plummeted, suf- the U.S. Congress, and I will always be grate- cation. fering the largest monthly decline (59.2 to ful for the three women who testified. Jenna’s accomplishments as President and 44.5) during the month of August that year, Three survivors—Ms. Yong Soo Lee, Ms. CEO include implementing paperless medical which was the most since the 2008 financial Jan Ruff O’Herne and Ms. Koon Ja Kim— records, expanding access to care for Med- crisis. In addition, a Bloomberg survey of bravely testified before the Subcommittee and, icaid and safety net populations, and adding economists found that the debt limit brinkman- consequently, their first-hand accounts of their new clinical services. She has expanded ac- ship ‘‘almost derailed the recovery.’’ Lastly, a suffering will stand forevermore on the official cess to PPGO evidence-based teen preg- recent survey of the world’s top economists by record of the Subcommittee as a witness nancy prevention programs throughout Central the University of Chicago’s Booth School of against the abhorrent actions of the Japanese Florida. PPGO’s education programs have Business found that 84 percent agreed that Imperial Armed Forces. After hearing the testi- been credited for contributing to a 35% reduc- failure to raise the debt limit in a timely man- mony of these three women, I have never tion in teen pregnancies in Orange County. ner creates unneeded uncertainty and could been the same. I will never rest until justice is Jenna attended the University of Florida significantly damage our financial markets. Al- served. where she received a Bachelor’s degree in though I am pleased that House Leadership And so, I commend my close colleague, Political Science. She holds a Master’s De- has chosen not to repeat the same mistakes Congressman MIKE HONDA, a Japanese-Amer- gree in Political Science from the University of from 2011, it is worrying to see that the major- ican, who also personally testified at the hear- Central Florida (UCF), where she is also pur- ity of House Republicans still oppose raising ing about H. Res. 121, a resolution he intro- suing her Ph.D. in Public Affairs, Governance, the debt limit, considering the economic dam- duced calling upon Japan to acknowledge, and Policy Research. Jenna’s dissertation re- age they caused three years ago. apologize and accept historical responsibility search focuses on the impact of state policies The legislation before us today is supported for its Imperial Armed Forces’ coercion of restricting adolescents’ access to reproductive by a broad array of business leaders, includ- young women into sexual slavery. H. Res. health services on teen pregnancy outcomes. ing the Chamber of Commerce, the Business 121, which I co-sponsored, subsequently A New York native, Jenna was raised on Roundtable, and American Bankers Associa- passed the House on July 30, 2007. I believe Long Island, and moved to Central Florida in tion. Lastly, Federal Reserve Chairwoman it passed because of the three survivors who 2001. Her husband Andrew is a Titusville na- Janet Yellen recently testified that failing to testified as witnesses. Regrettably, Japan is again about the busi- tive and UCF graduate. He founded a gaming raise the debt limit would be ‘‘catastrophic’’ for ness of trying to whitewash its crimes. But, it and simulation company, GameSim, in 2007. the global economy. As our country continues is my sincere hope that the international com- They have a 4-year-old son, and live in Winter to recover from the worst financial crisis since munity will hold Japan accountable and insist Park, where they attend First Congregational the Great Depression, it is Congress’ duty to on a formal apology. In this cause, all peaceful Church. avoid any unnecessary brinkmanship that risks nations should hold together and this is why, In addition to her work for Planned Parent- plunging our economy back into a recession. once more, I publicly commend China for urg- hood, Jenna serves on the Orange County I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the ing Japan to ‘‘face up to its history.’’ Healthy Start Board of Directors, the Equality Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act. f Florida Political Action Committee Board, and f the Board of the First Congregational Church IN RECOGNITION OF ANTHONY J. COMMENDING CHINA FOR CALLING Preschool & Kindergarten. ZIDICH I am happy to honor Jenna Tosh, during UPON JAPAN TO ‘‘FACE UP TO Women’s History Month, for her service to the HISTORY’’ REGARDING ‘‘COM- FORT WOMEN’’ ISSUE HON. JACKIE SPEIER Central Florida community. OF CALIFORNIA f HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TEMPORARY DEBT LIMIT Thursday, February 27, 2014 OF AMERICAN SAMOA EXTENSION ACT, S. 540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Anthony J. Zidich for his 42 years of remark- Thursday, February 27, 2014 HON. BETTY McCOLLUM able and professional service as the City OF MINNESOTA Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise Treasurer of Daly City. Tony is setting a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to commend China for calling upon record as the longest-serving elected official in Japan to ‘‘face up to history’’ for forcing the city’s history. His perseverance, open-door Thursday, February 27, 2014 women and girls, many from countries includ- policy and love of people, politics and baseball Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in ing China, the Republic of Korea, Southeast have made him a beloved institution in Daly strong support of this legislation, which sus- Asia, and Pacific Islands, to sexually serve City. pends the current statutory limit on federal Japanese soldiers during World War II. Tony was appointed City Treasurer of Daly borrowing until March 15th, 2015. This crucial For too long Japan’s government has tried City in December 1971 to fill the unexpired legislation effectively increases the debt limit to downplay and deny the crimes of its Impe- term of Joseph Lewkowitz and he assumed of- by $1.2 trillion, ending the Republican manu- rial military. Such defiance goes against fice the following January. He was then elect- factured crises, and includes $2.2 trillion in human conscience. How Japan chooses to ed eleven consecutive times. Before that, he deficit reduction according to the non-partisan face its past will determine how it goes into served on the Daly City Recreation Commis- Congressional Budget Office, without cutting the future. Its history must not be forgotten sion for two years. Under Tony’s leadership, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. I want and must not be denied and distorted. the Daly City treasury has been well safe- to commend House Republican leadership for I stand with China in urging the Japanese guarded. In recent years, it was fashionable bringing this legislation to the floor for a vote, government to acknowledge its history and for some public treasurers to imagine them- which represents a dramatic shift since the apologize for it with concrete actions that will selves as miniature versions of Wall Street disastrous debt ceiling brinkmanship we saw win the trust of its Asian neighbors and the bankers. And many of these agencies suffered in the summer of 2011. international community. I also commend the greatly during the Great Recession. Daly City The 2011 debt limit ‘‘crisis’’ was a political Chinese Foreign Ministry for denouncing Ja- stood up well because Tony had prudently choice—a dangerous and irresponsible polit- pan’s enslavement of these women and young managed the city’s funds and decided to leave ical stunt—manufactured by Tea Party Repub- girls during World War II as ‘‘a serious crime Wall Street banking to self-declared geniuses licans in Congress to prevent President against humanity.’’ who, as history has since proven, were not as Obama and Congress from focusing on top I am appreciative of the work of Congress- smart as Tony Zidich. The real genius of Tony priorities like job creation and strengthening man MIKE HONDA and former Congressman Zidich is quite simple: He gets the job done in the economy. As we now know, these reck- Lane Evans for introducing bills calling upon good times and bad, through thick and thin, less actions had real consequences for our Japan to apologize. As Chairman of the U.S. and with complete integrity. economy and global financial markets. Studies House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Sub- Tony was a founding member of the board by the non-partisan Government Accountability committee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global of directors of the supporters of the Doelger

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He was pas- season that we had a very strong lineup, with treasurer is essential for any long-time com- sionate about his research and truly believed a lot of great wrestlers. But it was more than munity program and Doelger and its seniors in its ability to improve the lives of those suf- that. It was a lot of great men. From the very can count on Tony to ensure that the money fering from these diseases. first tournament of the year, I knew we were raised by this volunteer organization is always Even though he was engaged in such im- going to be tough and the only goal for us was safe and available to support its programs. portant work at UNM, Jason always found to have a chance to win this title.’’ Tony’s public service is not limited to Daly time to give back to the Albuquerque commu- Coach Bradford will be the first to tell you City, however. He has also served on numer- nity, most notably through the Make-a-Wish that it took the entire team to win the state ous boards, committees and clubs, including Foundation where he took great pride in being championship. Members of the squad included the board of Bay Meadows and Los Alamitos a ‘‘wish granter’’ to children with tragic ill- Alex Bailey, Gideon Biggs, George Blackstock, race tracks, the San Mateo County Treas- nesses. Willis Booth, Tyler Bruins, Ben Bullins, Will urer’s Advisory Board, the Daly City Police He was loved by all for his wonderful per- Dabbs, Tyler Dabbs, Zane Hairston, Tylon Athletic League and the Daly City Credit sonality, his thoughtfulness, his dedication, Hodges, Steven Holland, Mike Jones, Jordan Union. There is a theme in Tony’s service: self-discipline and loyalty. Colleagues and fel- Jones, Dylan Jones, Jadakiss Jumper, Henrik Building fiscal and human resources to sup- low researchers remember Jason as kind, Kummert, Payton Mills, Marqe Mills, Tyshawn port the future. generous and highly skilled. Jason truly be- Olverson, John Phillips, William Pryor, Cam- In addition to his long and outstanding pub- lieved that the results of his research could eron Sanders, Christian Santos, Jordan lic service, Tony is a well-known realtor in positively impact the world around him. At just Servie, Wesley Strader, Dylan Willey, Tim Daly City. That job has earned him the trust of 43 years old, Jason was taken from us far too Woods, and Alex Villa. residents who refer to him as the ‘‘go to guy.’’ soon. Aiding Coach Bradford in guiding the Pan- He can tell residents the history of nearly Mr. Speaker, may the life of Dr. Jason thers to the top included assistant coaches every block of Daly City. His stories about Blankenship serve as an inspiration to us all Marty White, Terry Mason, Chris Higgs, Chris Daly City are always entertaining and offer treas we work to improve not just ourselves but Johnson, David Barker, and Robbie Horton. mendous insights into the evolution of this re- the community around us. Team doctors Kevin Howard and John Dabbs, markable community. In his office, Tony f along with team trainers Bobby Stewart and proudly displays his collection of memorabilia Darrell Carter, made sure the Panthers over- BATTLING FOR BOBBY—MORE- and toys and will engage anyone in a con- came any injuries or illnesses on the path to HEAD WRESTLES ITS WAY TO A versation about city politics, city history or glory. STATE CROWN baseball. The Morehead Wrestlerettes made sure the Tony grew up in San Francisco’s Potrero Panthers heard the crowd cheering them on to Hill neighborhood. He attended Sacred Heart HON. HOWARD COBLE victory. The Wrestlerettes included Hope Cathedral Prep where his passion for baseball OF NORTH CAROLINA Booth, Anne Fitts, Rachel Gallardo, Destiny thrived. Known as ‘‘Babe’’ for his skills on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Smith, and Hannah Thompson, along with field, he was later inducted into the school’s Thursday, February 27, 2014 their sponsors Donna Gallardo and Shiela Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, in sports, when a Thompson, and Booster Club president Carl Tony joined the U.S. Army and was sta- team is motivated by some outside cause, it Booth. tioned in San Francisco during the Korean can be difficult to defeat. When that team is On behalf of the citizens of the Sixth District War. He met the love of his life at a dance at determined to reach its goal because of a of North Carolina, we congratulate Principal Al the Presidio. Carole Williams and Tony mar- stricken leader, it can be unstoppable. Royster, Jr., Athletic Director Jason Tuggle, ried in 1956 and raised their beautiful and in- That is exactly how to describe the wrestling and the faculty, staff, and students of More- telligent daughter Debra in Daly City. team at Morehead High School in Rockingham head High School for winning the 3A State Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- County, North Carolina. I am proud to say that Dual Team Wrestling Championship. The Pan- atives to rise with me to honor Anthony Zidich, the Morehead Panthers, who call the Sixth thers said they were ‘‘Battling for Bobby’’ and an extraordinary public servant, businessman District of North Carolina home, recently won they lived up to that motto all the way to the and humanitarian whose energy, enthusiasm the 3A State Dual Team Wrestling Champion- top. and expertise have enriched the lives of all ship. f Daly City residents. He will be greatly missed The Panthers had a theme all season: ‘‘Bat- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY at City Hall, but if anyone comes to Daly City tling for Bobby.’’ The aforementioned Bobby is and wants to play ball, they’d better go see OF DR. GWENDOLYN LOUISE Bobby Stewart, the former wrestling coach MCCORD HANKERSON Tony first. He knows all of the players in the and Morehead’s current athletic trainer who city, and he will freely offer game-changing was diagnosed with leukemia. Prior to the advice to all who seek to build a better future championship bout, the team unveiled warm- HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA for his beloved community of Daly City. up shirts that read ‘‘Battling for Bobby’’ on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f front and ‘‘Taking Down Cancer’’ on the back. Thursday, February 27, 2014 HONORING THE LIFE OF JASON The shirts worked because on February 8, BLANKENSHIP 2014, Morehead defeated Fred T. Foard High Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I School 33–28 to capture the state wrestling rise today to honor the life and legacy of Dr. championship in the 3A Class. Bobby Stew- Gwendolyn Louise McCord Hankerson, who HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM art’s illness focused the team all season as sadly passed away on February 13, 2014. OF NEW MEXICO the Panthers compiled a 38–1 season on their Born in White Springs, Florida to the late IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES way to a state crown. Morehead senior wres- William Quinton McCord and the late Allie Thursday, February 27, 2014 tler Payton Mills, who was named the cham- Mae King McCord, Gwen dedicated her life to Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New pionship’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and won giving back to her community. A graduate of Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the the opening match, gives much of the credit to Dillard High School’s Class of 1949, she went memory of Jason Blankenship, a constituent Coach Stewart. ‘‘If it weren’t for Bobby,’’ Mills on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Edu- who was tragically taken from us last fall. told the Reidsville Review, ‘‘I wouldn’t cur- cation from North Carolina Central University A Texan by birth, Jason made Albuquerque rently be wrestling at all, let alone winning in Durham, North Carolina in 1953. his home. For over ten years, Jason gave Most Outstanding Wrestler of the state duals. Gwen taught third grade at Carver Ranches back to the community as a staff member at Mainly, I wanted to do everything I could to Elementary School and later became the first the University of New Mexico, including sev- help my team win a state championship for principal of Dillard High Community School. In eral years in Human Resources and scientific Bobby because he’s been such a huge influ- addition, she worked at numerous schools research. ence on how I live my life today.’’ throughout the county, such as Lauderdale A Ph.D. by education, Jason most recently First-year Head Coach Daniel Bradford also Manors, Nova Blanche Forman, and Norfolk put his talents to work at UNM’s Center on Al- told the Rockingham County newspaper that Elementary.

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Building on her teaching ca- IRS ACT OF 2014; PROVIDING FOR Regulatory agencies already are required to reer, she received her Master’s Degree in CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2804, promulgate regulations only upon a reasoned ALL ECONOMIC REGULATIONS determination that the benefits of the regula- Education from Florida Atlantic University ARE TRANSPARENT ACT OF 2014; tions justify the costs and to consider regu- (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida, as well as a AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER- latory alternatives. Final regulations are sub- Doctorate in Social Psychology and Physi- ATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND ject to review by the federal courts which, ology from Eastern Pennsylvania University. THE RULES among other things, examine whether agen- Gwen made many significant contributions cies have satisfied the substantive and proce- to her community through her passion for edu- SPEECH OF dural requirements of all applicable statutes. cation. As a pioneer change agent, she was HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Finally, Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2804 in its current form does not include an exemption for ‘‘the first’’ many times over in the political OF TEXAS rules promulgated by the Department of realm. Gwen was the first African American IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Homeland Security to protect the safety of the appointed to the Judicial Selection Board by Wednesday, February 26, 2014 American people and the security of our coun- Governor Lawton Chiles, the first African Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise try. American appointed to the Personnel Advisory today to speak on the rule governing debate For this reason, I offered an amendment Board by Commissioner John Hart, the first for H.R. 2804, the ‘‘All Economic Regulations that provides this important exception and I African American female to run for office in the Are Transparent Act of 2014,’’ the so-called thank the Rules Committee for making it in City of Lauderdale Lakes, the first female ‘‘ALERRT Act.’’ order. swimming coach for Dillard High School, and H.R. 2804 makes numerous changes to the The security of the homeland is one of the the first principal of Dillard High Community federal rule-making process, including: (1) re- most preeminent concerns of the federal gov- School. quiring agencies to consider numerous new ernment. The increased need for national se- criteria when issuing rules, such as alter- curity following the attacks of September 11th When Gwen retired, she continued to be a natives to rules proposals; (2) requiring agen- makes it important that the Department of staunch educational advocate. She was one of cies to review the ‘‘indirect’’ costs of proposed Homeland Security not be unduly impeded in the founding members and one of the original and existing rules; (3) giving the Small Busi- the promulgation of rules that may preempt at- incorporators of the Sistrunk Historical Festival ness Administration expanded authority to in- tacks against our nation. and the Lalee Terrace Rebuild Foundation. tervene in the rule-making of other agencies; Unnecessary delays to rules set forth by the Furthermore, Gwen founded the Broward and (4) requiring federal agencies to file Department of Homeland Security can wastes Branch of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. monthly reports on the status of their rule- scarce resources that keep our nation safe as Southern Christian Leadership Conference. making activities. well as impede the regular operations of the I cannot support this legislation in its agency. She initiated the Elders Council of the Afri- present form for two reasons, one procedural I urge all Members to support the Jackson can American Research Library and Cultural and one substantive. Lee Amendment to H.R. 2804. Center to gather stories about African Amer- Procedurally, I oppose the bill because in its f ican pioneers of Broward County for her book present form it was never considered by the entitled, Across the Tracks. Additionally, Gwen Judiciary Committee. This bill was reported by THE REDUCE EXPENDITURES IN NUCLEAR INVESTMENTS NOW was a board member for the Literacy Coalition the Oversight and Government Reform Com- (REIN–IN) ACT OF 2014 of Broward County, chairperson of the Lauder- mittee on a party line 19–15 vote but was not dale Lakes School Advisory Board, Vice Presi- acted on by Judiciary Committee. As reported, the bill contained only provi- dent of the Northwest Democratic Executive HON. EARL BLUMENAUER sions relating to monthly reporting require- OF OREGON Board, Treasurer of the Pride of Fort Lauder- ments regarding agency rule-making. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dale Elks Lodge, Temple #395, a member of But the bill being brought to the floor now Thursday, February 27, 2014 the Order of Eastern Stars, an advisor to the includes three additional and very controver- Dillard High School Alumni & Friends Associa- sial Judiciary bills (H.R. 2122, Regulatory Ac- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today, I tion, Inc., and a member of the Planning and countability Act; H.R. 1493, Sunshine for Reg- introduced the Reduce Expenditures in Nu- Zoning Board for Broward County. ulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; and clear Investments Now (REIN–IN) Act of 2014. The bill would save $100 billion over the next Gwen was the recipient of numerous H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improve- ments Act). 10 years by reducing or eliminating unneces- awards and honors. In 2011, she received the This is not the way to legislate on matters sary nuclear weapons programs. Senator ED- Rosa Parks Award and the Mildred Hastings that have such serious consequences for the WARD J. MARKEY (D–MA) has introduced com- Tenacity Award, which was named in honor of public health and safety. panion legislation in the Senate, the SANE my late mother. Substantively, I oppose the underlying bill Act. A long-time member and officer of Mount this rule makes in order because it imposes We must significantly reduce U.S. spending Hermon AME Church, Gwen had the very first unneeded and costly analytical and procedural on nuclear weapons, delivery systems, and related programs. Today, the United States wedding there on June 11, 1954. She was requirements on agencies that would prevent them from performing their statutory respon- spends more in this arena than it did at the happily married to Tommie Lee for almost 60 sibilities to protect the public health and safe- height of the Cold War. A recent report from years. She is survived by her husband; four ty. the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office adult children, Charles Holiday, Sr., Kenneth I oppose the bill also because it creates un- estimates that between 2014 and 2023, the Hankerson, Sr., Evangelist Allison Hankerson- necessary regulatory and legal uncertainty, in- costs of the Administration’s plans for nuclear Harris, and Attorney Terri Lynn Hankerson; 11 creases costs for businesses and State, local forces will total $470 billion. Other estimates grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. and tribal governments, and impedes com- come close to $700 billion, which is more than Mr.Speaker, the Hankerson family and mon-sense protections for the American pub- the federal government will spend on education over the next five years. Worse, there friends, our nation, Florida, and Broward lic. Mr. Speaker, the bill is unnecessary and in- are plans in the works to spend billions of dol- County have lost a remarkable person who vites frivolous litigation. When a federal agen- lars modernizing our nuclear stockpile of mis- made life better for humankind. cy promulgates a regulation, it already must siles, submarines, and bombers, committing adhere to the requirements of the statute that us to decades more of waste. it is implementing. We need to change direction. Agencies already must adhere to the robust My legislation will make the nation safer. and well-understood procedural requirements The large number of high-alert weapons we of federal law, including the Administrative have now leaves dangerous room for human Procedure Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act error. For example, in August 2007, a B–52

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He ‘‘hunted’’ down and gave an account of a Air Force Base, MT, where a drug investiga- then went on to represent the Trainmen and pregnant Armenian woman who had been tion also uncovered that missileers may have then UTU, and served as a Vice President of disembowelled so that the unborn baby could been cheating on proficiency exams. The the AFL–CIO’s executive council, as well as be mutilated. Two months earlier, The Wash- REIN–IN Act, which is supported by over two- Chairman of their Constitution Committee. ington Post gave accounts of an Armenian dozen organizations, will increase Americans’ Hard work and long hours have followed Al skinned alive and a woman being raped and safety by cutting the number of interconti- since that first grocery store clerk job, and— murdered after her breasts were cut off. These nental ballistic missiles currently on 24–hour through his dedication—our workplaces are atrocities were highlighted by the Members of high alert from 450 to 150. safer and work quality has improved. He has Congress at the time, who condemned this We don’t need an expensive stockpile of nu- spent his life making the rights and best interstate-sponsored massacre against Armenian clear weapons that will never use to create a ests of others his own, and to this day the civilians. prosperous and secure society. As costs for lasting mark he’s left on each and every work- The failure to act by the Azerbaijani authori- our nation grow, there are areas where we er and legislator he has encountered remains. ties and our failure to compel action has re- can cut spending. The first place we should I am proud to consider Al to be one of the sulted in a tidal wave of animosity towards the start is with our unnecessary and expensive most honorable and fine men I have had the Armenians, which manifests itself in several spending on nuclear weapons that are more blessing to work with, whether we were taking ways. Azerbaijani forces east of Karabagh suited for the Cold War than the strategic time just to speak as friends or working to- continue to disregard the ceasefire established challenges we face today. gether to solve a rail strike. after the Karabagh war in 1994. Ramil I look forward to working with the President I’m proud to recognize my dear friend Al Safarov, who decapitated an Armenian Lieu- and Congress to pass the REIN–IN Act, which Chesser as he is joined by friends and family tenant while he slept during a NATO-spon- will not only reduce overall spending, but in celebrating his 100 years of life on March sored training program in 2004, returned home reprioritize investments that will actually make 1, 2014, and I look forward to many more as a hero and was held up as ‘‘an example of the United States safer, more livable, and eco- years of friendship. patriotism for the Azerbaijani youth’’ by the nomically secure. f Commissioner for Human Rights of Azer- f RECOGNITION OF THE 26TH ANNI- baijan, Elmira Suleymanova. All the while, HONORING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY VERSARY OF POGROMS AGAINST Ilham Aliyev continues his brazen rhetoric; OF MR. AL H. CHESSER ARMENIANS IN SUMGAIT consistently declaring Armenians as the national enemy in an effort to unite the Azeri ´ public. HON. JOHN D. DINGELL HON. TONY CARDENAS The hatred towards the Armenians is unre- OF MICHIGAN OF CALIFORNIA lenting, even at the expense of the freedom of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their own people. When 75 year old Alcram Thursday, February 27, 2014 Thursday, February 27, 2014 Ayslisi—one of Azerbaijan’s most celebrated Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Mr. Speaker, today I rec- writers—had the temerity to consider the con- celebrate the 100th birthday of Al H. Chesser, ognize the twenty-sixth anniversary of po- flict from an unbiased perspective, he was President Emeritus of the United Transpor- groms against people of Armenian descent in subjected to a witch hunt that would not have tation Union, a lifetime advocate for his broth- Sumgait, Azerbaijan, and call for long-overdue looked out of place in medieval Europe. His ers and sisters in labor, and my dear and justice. books were burnt. He was stripped of his na- wonderful friend. On February 27th 1988, Sumgait was the tional literary awards, and, most worryingly, a I’ve had the blessing of working with Al for scene for organised anti-Armenian violence, high ranking politician had promised $13,000 decades as he advocated and fought for the leading to the death of more than thirty Arme- to anyone who could cut off his ear. rights of countless workers throughout his ca- nians, with hundreds more gravely injured. Ar- I call upon all of my colleagues and fellow reer. His knowledge of the needs of our na- menians were attacked and maimed for three Americans to join me in condemning the con- tion’s workers and our labor laws, as well as days. Despite Baku’s 30-minute proximity to tinued violence and injustice, and continue ef- his experience in the often delicate workings Sumgait, police failed to react, allowing the forts to ensure that these atrocities never re- of Congress and our legislative process, made brutality to continue. peat themselves.

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HIGHLIGHTS See Final Re´sume´ of Congressional Activity (including the History of Bills) for the First Session of the 113th Congress. Senate to veterans, and taking action on the following Chamber Action amendments and motions proposed thereto: Routine Proceedings, pages S1187–S1253 Pages S1194–S1210 Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and six res- During consideration of this measure today, Senate olutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2050–2074, also took the following action: S. Res. 364–368, and S. Con. Res. 33. By 44 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 45), Senate failed to table the Reid motion to commit the bill Pages S1233–34 to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, with instruc- Measures Passed: tions, Reid Amendment No. 2767, to change the Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: Senate enactment date. Pages S1209–10 agreed to S. Res. 366, expressing support for the By 56 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 46), three-fifths goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having Week. Pages S1252–53 voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget Read Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable Res. 367, designating March 3, 2014, as ‘‘Read budget resolutions, with respect to the bill. Subse- Across America Day’’. Pages S1252–53 quently, the point of order that the bill was in viola- Rare Disease Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 368, tion of section 311(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget designating February 28, 2014, as ‘‘Rare Disease Act of 1974, was sustained, and pursuant to Section Day’’. Pages S1252–53 312 of the Congressional Budget Act, the bill is committed to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Measures Considered: Page S1210 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act— Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to Reid (for Sanders) Amendment No. 2747 to the bill, proceed to consideration of S. 1086, to reauthorize and the motion to invoke cloture on the bill were and improve the Child Care and Development Block withdrawn. Pages S1195, S1210 Grant Act of 1990. Pages S1187–89, S1210–12, S1225–26 Reid (for Sanders) Amendment No. 2747, in the A motion was entered to close further debate on nature of a substitute, fell when the bill was com- the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, mitted to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII Pages S1195, S1210 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on clo- Reid Amendment No. 2766 (to Amendment No. ture will occur upon disposition of the nomination 2747), to change the enactment date, fell when Reid of Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be (for Sanders) Amendment No. 2747 fell. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and Inter- Pages S1195, S1210 Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee national Security. Page S1225 on Veterans’ Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amend- Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits ment No. 2767, to change the enactment date, fell and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act: when the bill was committed to the Committee on Senate continued consideration of S. 1982, to im- Veterans’ Affairs. Pages S1195, S1210 prove the provision of medical services and benefits Reid Amendment No. 2768 (to (the instructions of the motion to commit) Amendment No. 2767), D186

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Chhabria Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Pages S1195, S1210 sideration of the nomination of Vince Girdhari Adegbile Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Chhabria, of California, to be United States District sideration of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, of Judge for the Northern District of California. New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Page S1224 Page S1223 A motion was entered to close further debate on A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent of the nomination of Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkan- agreement of Thursday, February 27, 2014, a vote sas, to be United States District Judge for the West- on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, ern District of Arkansas. Page S1224 March 3, 2014. Page S1223 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached Gottemoeller Nomination—Cloture: Senate began providing that at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 3, consideration of the nomination of Rose Eilene 2014, Senate resume consideration of the nomina- Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of tion, with up to 30 minutes of debate equally di- State for Arms Control and International Security. vided and controlled in the usual form prior to the Page S1225 cloture vote on the nomination; and that for the pur- A motion was entered to close further debate on poses of Rule XXII, Friday, February 28, 2014 the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- count as an intervening day. Page S1253 sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Hernandez Nomination—Cloture: Senate began of the nomination of Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of consideration of the nomination of Pedro A. Delgado California, to be United States District Judge for the Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Dis- Northern District of California. Page S1225 trict Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Page S1224 Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- A motion was entered to close further debate on lowing nomination: the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. EX. sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 47), Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be Dep- Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition uty Secretary of the Interior. Pages S1210, S1253 of the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, of New Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- York, to be an Assistant Attorney General. lowing nominations: Page S1224 Lisa S. Disbrow, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Reeves Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Secretary of the Air Force. sideration of the nomination of Pamela L. Reeves, of Laura Junor, of Virginia, to be a Principal Deputy Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Under Secretary of Defense. Eastern District of Tennessee. Page S1224 Robert W. Holleyman II, of Louisiana, to be a A motion was entered to close further debate on Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- rank of Ambassador. sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be a Mem- Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition ber of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American of the nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2014. of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be a Mem- for the District of Puerto Rico. Page S1224 ber of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Brooks Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2020. sideration of the nomination of Timothy L. Brooks, Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, to be a Member of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American the Western District of Arkansas. Page S1224 Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2014.

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Fishermen’s Association, Sitka; Ricky Gease, Kenai Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety: Sen- River Sportfishing Association, Soldotna, Alaska; and ators Whitehouse (Chair), Carper, Cardin, Sanders, Michael LeVine, Oceana, and Julianne Curry, United Udall (NM), Markey, Sessions, Barrasso, Crapo, Fishermen of Alaska, both of Juneau, Alaska. Wicker, and Boozman. Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife: Senators Cardin RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WATER BILLS (Chair), Carper, Whitehouse, Merkley, Gillibrand, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- Booker, Boozman, Inhofe, Barrasso, Sessions, and committee on Water and Power concluded a hearing Fischer. to examine S. 1419, to promote research, develop- Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental ment, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic Health: Senators Udall (NM) (Chair), Merkley, Gilli- renewable energy technologies, S. 1771, to amend brand, Booker, Markey, Crapo, Inhofe, Wicker, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crook- Fischer. ed River boundary, to provide water certainty for the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy: City of Prineville, Oregon, S. 1800, to require the Senators Merkley (Chair), Carper, Sanders, Wicker, Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a re- and Sessions. port on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to Subcommittee on Oversight: Senators Booker (Chair), manage its infrastructure assets, S. 1946, to amend Whitehouse, Markey, Inhofe, and Boozman. the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to Senators Boxer and Vitter are ex officio members of each modify the authorization of appropriations, S. 1965, subcommittee. to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of ABDUCTION the Interior to extend the contract for certain water Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded services, S. 2010 and H.R. 1963, bills to amend the a hearing to examine international parental child ab- Water Conservation and Utilization Act to authorize duction, after receiving testimony from Susan S. Ja- the development of non-Federal hydropower and cobs, Ambassador, Special Advisor for Children’s issuance of leases of power privileges at projects con- Issues, Department of State; Ernie Allen, The Inter- structed pursuant to the authority of the Water Con- national Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, servation and Utilization Act, S. 2019, to reauthorize Washington, D.C.; David Goldman, Bring Sean and update certain provisions of the Secure Water Home Foundation, Lincroft, New Jersey; Patrick Act, and S. 2034, to authorize the Secretary of the Braden, Global Future: The Parents’ Council on Interior to establish a program to facilitate the trans- International Children’s Policy, Los Angeles, Cali- fer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclama- fornia; and Noelle Hunter, Morehead, Kentucky. tion projects or facilities, after receiving testimony from Senator Merkley; Mike Carr, Senior Advisor to RECYCLING ELECTRONICS the Director, Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine re- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and John cycling electronics, focusing on a common sense so- Katz, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal En- lution for enhancing government efficiency and pro- ergy Regulatory Commission, both of the Depart- tecting our environment, after receiving testimony ment of Energy; Robert Quint, Senior Advisor, Bu- from Kevin Kampschroer, Deputy Agent Senior Sus- reau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; tainability Officer, General Services Administration; Charles V. Stern, Specialist in Natural Resources Thomas G. Day, Chief Sustainability Officer, United Policy for the Congressional Research Service, Li- States Postal Service; Brenda Pulley, Keep America brary of Congress; Andy Duyck, Clean Water Serv- Beautiful, Washington, D.C.; Walter L. Alcorn, The ices, Hillsboro, Oregon; and Belinda A. Batten, Or- Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, Vir- egon State University Northwest National Marine ginia; and Stephen Skurnac, Sim Recycling Solu- Renewable Energy Center, Corvallis. tions, Chicago, Illinois.

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PROMOTING COLLEGE ACCESS AND trict of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH Labor, Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Deputy DISABILITIES Secretary of Labor, Heather L. MacDougall, of Flor- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: ida, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Committee concluded a hearing to examine pro- Health Review Commission, and Massie Ritsch, of moting college access and success for students with the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary disabilities, after receiving testimony from Melissa of Education for Communications and Outreach. Emrey-Arras, Director, Education, Workforce and BUSINESS MEETING Income Security, Government Accountability Office; Dana Fink, Institute for Educational Leadership, Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth Evans Getzel, Virginia ably reported the following business items: Commonwealth University, Richmond; Katherine S. 149, to provide effective criminal prosecutions Myers, Wright State University Office of Disability for certain identity thefts; and Services, Dayton, Ohio; Laysha Ostrow, Lived Expe- The nominations of Steven Paul Logan, John Jo- rience Research Network, Baltimore, Maryland; and seph Tuchi, Diane J. Humetewa, Rosemary Marquez, Will Farrior, Charleston, South Carolina. Douglas L. Rayes, and James Alan Soto, all to be a United States District Judge for the District of Ari- BUSINESS MEETING zona. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomina- INTELLIGENCE tions of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of from officials of the intelligence community. the Public Health Service, Portia Y. Wu, of the Dis- Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives Roll No. 78. Consideration of the measure began Chamber Action yesterday, February 26th. Pages H2014–27 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 pub- Rejected the Esty motion to recommit the bill to lic bills, H.R. 4104–4117; and 1 resolution, H. Res. the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to 493 were introduced. Pages H2064–65 report the same back to the House forthwith with Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2065–66 an amendment, by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 77. Pages H2025–27 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: Agreed to: H.R. 2641, to provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of Rothfus amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. environmental documents for permitting determina- 113–361) that was debated on February 26th that tions, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113–363, Pt. adds terms to define a negative-impact on jobs and wages rule, helps agencies identify a negative-impact 1). Page H2064 on jobs and wages rule, and requires agency heads Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he approving a negative-impact on jobs and wages rule appointed Representative Byrne to act as Speaker pro to submit a statement that they approved the rule tempore for today. Page H2003 knowing of its negative-impact on jobs and wages Recess: The House recessed at 11:08 a.m. and re- (by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 162 noes, Roll convened at 12 noon. Page H2010 No. 71). Pages H2021–22 All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act Rejected: of 2014: The House passed H.R. 2804, to amend Connolly amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. title 5, United States Code, to require the Adminis- 113–361) that sought to exempt any rule pertaining trator of the Office of Information and Regulatory to air quality or water quality (by a recorded vote Affairs to publish information about rules on the of 181 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 72); Internet, by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 179 noes, Pages H2015–16, H2022

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No. 73); Pages H2016–17, H2022–23 Rept. 113–350) that requires the Consumer Finan- Jackson Lee amendment (No. 9 printed in H. cial Protection Bureau to (1) submit an analysis on Rept. 113–361) that sought to exclude from the bill the impact of its proposed rule or regulation on the any rule, consent decree, or settlement agreement financial industry, and (2) submit an analysis of con- that the Director of the Office of Management and sumer and small business access to credit as a result Budget determines would result in net job creation of the regulation, to the Financial Stability Over- or whose benefits exceeds its costs (by a recorded sight Council for the purposes of public review (by vote of 179 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 74); a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. Pages H2039–40, H2050 Pages H2017–18, H2023 81) and George Miller (CA) amendment (No. 10 printed DeSantis amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113–350) that repeals the exclusive rule- in H. Rept. 113–361) that sought to exempt regula- making authority of the Consumer Financial Protec- tions proposed by the Occupational Safety and tion Bureau (by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 186 Health Administration to prevent combustible dust noes, Roll No. 82). Pages H2040–41, H2050–51 explosions and fires (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes Rejected: to 229 noes, Roll No. 75); and Pages H2018–20, H2024 Moore amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. George Miller (CA) amendment (No. 11 printed Rept. 113–350) that sought to add Findings and in H. Rept. 113–361) that sought to exempt any Sense of Congress language to the end of the bill regulations, or modifications thereto, which have that acknowledges and honors the work of the Con- been recommended in writing by the Inspector Gen- sumer Financial Protection Bureau in providing pro- eral of a federal agency, including but not limited tection and relief to consumers from instances of un- to those which would improve protections for tax- fair, deceptive, and abusive practices in financial payers, students, public and workplace safety and markets (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 236 noes, health, or otherwise increase the effectiveness or effi- Roll No. 83). Pages H2041–43, H2051–52 ciency of agency activities (by a recorded vote of 181 H. Res. 475, the rule providing for consideration ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 76). of the bill, was agreed to on February 11th. Pages H2020–21, H2024–25 Unfunded Mandates Information and Trans- Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make parency Act—Rule for Consideration: The House technical and conforming changes to reflect the ac- agreed to H. Res. 492, the rule that is providing for tions of the House. Page H2028 consideration of the bill (H.R. 899) to provide for H. Res. 487, the rule providing for consideration additional safeguards with respect to imposing Fed- of the bills (H.R. 3865) and (H.R. 2804), was eral mandates, and for other purposes, by a recorded agreed to yesterday, February 26th. vote of 227 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 80, after the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote Soundness Improvement Act: The House passed of 225 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 79. Pages H2043–49 H.R. 3193, to amend the Consumer Financial Pro- Quorum Calls—Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and tection Act of 2010 to strengthen the review author- 14 recorded votes developed during the proceedings ity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council of of today and appear on pages H2021, H2022, regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Finan- H2022–23, H2023, H2024, H2024–25, H2026–27, cial Protection, by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to H2027, H2048–49, H2049, H2050, H2050–51, 182 noes, Roll No. 85. Pages H2028–43, H2050–55 H2051–52, H2053–54, H2054. There were no Rejected the Shea-Porter motion to recommit the quorum calls. bill to the Committee on Financial Services with in- Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- structions to report the same back to the House journed at 7:56 p.m. forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 84. Pages H2052–54 Committee Meetings Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com- NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH OVERSIGHT mittee Print 113–36, modified by the amendment Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Com- printed in part A of H. Rept. 113–350, shall be merce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a

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REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VA’S House VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Eco- ‘‘The FTC at 100: Views from the Academic Experts’’, nomic Opportunity held a hearing entitled ‘‘Review 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. of the Effectiveness of VA’s Vocational Rehabilita- Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital tion and Employment Program’’. Testimony was Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing heard from Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, entitled ‘‘Equity Market Structure: A Review of SEC Workforce, and Income Security, Government Ac- Regulation NMS’’, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. countability Office; Jack Kammerer, Director, Voca- Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Western tion Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Vet- Hemisphere, markup on H. Res. 488, supporting the erans Benefits Administration; and public witnesses. people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully for democratic change and calling to end the violence, 10 a.m., ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 2172 Rayburn. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Over-Crim- Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Ongoing Intel- inalization, hearing entitled ‘‘Criminal Code Reform’’, 9 ligence Activities’’. This was a closed hearing. a.m., 2237 Rayburn. Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing on discussion draft of legislation regarding Strengthening Joint Meetings Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fish- No joint committee meetings were held. eries Management Act, 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth. f Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- mittee, markup on H.R. 1786, the ‘‘National Windstorm COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2013’’, 10 a.m., FEBRUARY 28, 2014 2318 Rayburn. (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled.

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Re´sume´ of Congressional Activity

FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS The first table gives a comprehensive re´sume´ of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS January 3, 2013 through January 3, 2014 January 3, 2013 through January 3, 2014 Senate House Total Civilian nominations, totaling 489, disposed of as follows: Days in session ...... 156 160 . . Confirmed ...... 229 ′ ′ Time in session ...... 1,095 hrs., 12 767 hrs., 33 .. Unconfirmed ...... 2 Congressional Record: Withdrawn ...... 9 Pages of proceedings ...... 9,124 8,138 . . Returned to White House ...... 249 Extensions of Remarks ...... 1,913 . . Public bills enacted into law ...... 16 56 72 Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,737, disposed of as follows: Private bills enacted into law ...... Bills in conference ...... 3 3 . . Confirmed ...... 276 Measures passed, total ...... 356 366 722 Returned to White House ...... 1,461 Senate bills ...... 57 17 . . House bills ...... 57 206 . . Air Force nominations, totaling 5,479, disposed of as follows: Senate joint resolutions ...... Confirmed ...... 5,471 House joint resolutions ...... 2 16 . . Withdrawn ...... 1 Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 16 15 . . Returned to White House ...... 7 House concurrent resolutions ...... 14 16 . . Simple resolutions ...... 210 96 . . Army nominations, totaling 6,726, disposed of as follows: Measures reported, total ...... 221 290 511 Senate bills ...... 146 4 . . Confirmed ...... 6,712 House bills ...... 10 223 . . Returned to White House ...... 14 Senate joint resolutions ...... 2 . . . . House joint resolutions ...... Navy nominations, totaling 3,881, disposed of as follows: Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 1 . . . . Confirmed ...... 3,879 House concurrent resolutions ...... 4 . . Withdrawn ...... 1 Simple resolutions ...... 62 59 . . Returned to White House ...... 1 Special reports ...... 14 30 . . Conference reports ...... Marine Corps nominations, totaling 762, disposed of as follows: Measures pending on calendar ...... 204 82 . . Measures introduced, total ...... 2,280 4,434 6,714 Confirmed ...... 761 Bills ...... 1,894 3,810 .. Returned to White House ...... 1 Joint resolutions ...... 29 104 . . Concurrent resolutions ...... 30 72 . . Summary Simple resolutions ...... 327 448 . . Quorum calls ...... 13 1 . . Total nominations carried over from the First Session ...... 0 Yea-and-nay votes ...... 291 299 . . Total nominations received this Session ...... 19,074 Recorded votes ...... 341 . . Total confirmed ...... 17,328 Bills vetoed ...... Total unconfirmed ...... 2 Vetoes overridden ...... Total withdrawn ...... 11 Total returned to the White House ...... 1,733

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(113th Cong., 1st Sess.)

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Law No. Law No. Law No. Law No. Law No. S. 47 ...... 113–4 S. 1545 ...... 113–56 H.R. 588 ...... 113–21 H.R. 1911 ...... 113–28 H.R. 3190 ...... 113–47 S. 130 ...... 113–32 H.R. 623 ...... 113–68 H.R. 2094 ...... 113–48 H.R. 3204 ...... 113–54 S. 157 ...... 113–33 H.R. 41 ...... 113–1 H.R. 678 ...... 113–24 H.R. 2167 ...... 113–29 H.R. 3210 ...... 113–39 S. 252 ...... 113–55 H.R. 152 ...... 113–2 H.R. 767 ...... 113–69 H.R. 2251 ...... 113–60 H.R. 3233 ...... 113–42 S. 256 ...... 113–34 H.R. 185 ...... 113–58 H.R. 933 ...... 113–6 H.R. 2289 ...... 113–22 H.R. 3302 ...... 113–49 S. 304 ...... 113–35 H.R. 251 ...... 113–19 H.R. 1071 ...... 113–10 H.R. 2319 ...... 113–70 H.R. 3304 ...... 113–66 S. 330 ...... 113–51 H.R. 254 ...... 113–20 H.R. 1092 ...... 113–25 H.R. 2383 ...... 113–18 S. 459 ...... 113–36 H.R. 258 ...... 113–12 H.R. 1151 ...... 113–17 H.R. 2576 ...... 113–30 H.R. 3343 ...... 113–71 S. 622 ...... 113–14 H.R. 267 ...... 113–23 H.R. 1171 ...... 113–26 H.R. 2611 ...... 113–31 H.R. 3458 ...... 113–63 S. 716 ...... 113–7 H.R. 307 ...... 113–5 H.R. 1246 ...... 113–8 H.R. 2747 ...... 113–50 H.R. 3487 ...... 113–72 S. 793 ...... 113–41 H.R. 324 ...... 113–16 H.R. 1344 ...... 113–27 H.R. 2775 ...... 113–46 H.R. 3588 ...... 113–64 S. 893 ...... 113–52 H.R. 325 ...... 113–3 H.R. 1402 ...... 113–59 H.R. 2871 ...... 113–61 H.R. 3626 ...... 113–57 S. 982 ...... 113–13 H.R. 360 ...... 113–11 H.R. 1412 ...... 113–37 H.R. 2922 ...... 113–62 S. 1348 ...... 113–43 H.R. 475 ...... 113–15 H.R. 1765 ...... 113–9 H.R. 3092 ...... 113–38 H.J. Res. 59 ...... 113–67 S. 1471 ...... 113–65 H.R. 527 ...... 113–40 H.R. 1848 ...... 113–53 H.R. 3095 ...... 113–45 H.J. Res. 91 ...... 113–44

BILLS VETOED

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, March 3 9 a.m., Friday, February 28

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Friday: Consideration of H.R. 899—Un- morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate funded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (Sub- will resume consideration of the nomination of Debo P. ject to a Rule). Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney Gen- eral, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Graves, Sam, Mo., E260 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E262, E264 Grayson, Alan, Fla., E268 Messer, Luke, Ind., E266 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E262 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E270 Michaud, Michael H., Me., E266 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E271 Hastings, Doc, Wash., E260 Moran, James P., Va., E265, E268 Brownley, Julia, Calif., E260, E262 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E259 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E266 Buchanan, Vern, Fla.,E268 Holt, Rush, N.J., E262 Olson, Pete, Tex., E264 Ca´ rdenas, Tony, Calif., E272 Hudson, Richard, N.C., E260 Peters, Gary C., Mich., E259, E260, E261 Clay, Wm. Lacey, Mo., E265 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E261 Coble, Howard, N.C., E270 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E263, E271 Sherman, Brad, Calif., E263 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E266 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E264, E267 Sires, Albio, N.J., E265 Dingell, John D., Mich., E272 Lujan Grisham, Michelle, N.M., E270 Smith, Adam, Wash., E265 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E261 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E269 Speier, Jackie, Calif.,E262, E266, E269 Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E269 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E268 Walberg, Tim, Mich., E268 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E268 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E264 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E268

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