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The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was SCHEDULE alike. It safeguards employees’ rights called to order by the Honorable Mr. REID. Madam President, fol- to unionize or not to unionize if they KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, a Senator from lowing any leader remarks, the Senate so choose. It mediates allegations of the State of New York. will be in a period of morning business unfair labor practices. It does all this until 2 p.m. today. Republicans will independent of any outside influence. PRAYER The Acting General Counsel of the control the first 30 minutes and the NLRB is a man who is as nonpartisan The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- majority will control the next 30 min- fered the following prayer: and as independent as the agency for utes. Following morning business, the which he works. Last month, he issued Let us pray. Senate will be in executive session to Almighty God, ruler of history and a complaint against one of America’s consider the nomination of Arenda largest companies, Boeing. The com- the nations, we praise You, we adore Wright Allen to be U.S. District Judge plaint alleges that after Boeing work- You, we magnify Your holy Name. May for the Eastern District of Virginia. So ers in some States went on strike, the Your presence be felt in our midst at approximately 3 p.m., we will vote company retaliated by opening a new today, guiding our thoughts and order- on confirmation of the Allen nomina- production line in a nonunion facility. ing our steps. tion. That kind of retaliation, if that is what Permit the Members of this body to There is a special caucus at the happened, is, of course, illegal. receive a fresh awareness of who You White House this afternoon, so we will That is just the background. I am not are and what You desire for them to close early today. The Republicans will here to judge the merits of the case. In do. Lord, the challenges they face are have their meeting at the White House fact, I am here to do the exact oppo- so great that they need Your wisdom to tomorrow. site—to remind the Senate that pre- meet them. Use our Senators this day f judging the case is not our job. That so that Your will may be done on Earth would overstep long-established bound- as it is done in heaven. Let Your peace MEASURE PLACED ON THE aries and weaken our system of checks come to them as they commit their re- CALENDAR—S. 940 and balances. Lately, though, some of sponsibilities to You and then work Mr. REID. Madam President, S. 940 is our Republican colleagues have at- with Your guidance and grace. at the desk and due for a second read- tacked the NLRB and have tried to poi- We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. ing. son the decisionmaking process. They f The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- are interfering with the case pending pore. The clerk will report the bill by before a legal body. For example, every PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE title for the second time. Republican Senator on the HELP Com- The Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- The assistant legislative clerk read mittee—and let’s remind everyone, the BRAND led the Pledge of Allegiance, as as follows: ‘‘l’’ in HELP stands for ‘‘labor’’—sent a follows: A bill (S. 940) to reduce the Federal budget letter to the Acting General Counsel I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and defending Boeing. The letter itself, United States of America, and to the Repub- for other purposes. sent 6 weeks before a hearing even lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. REID. Madam President, I object takes place, seems questionable at the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. to any further proceedings with respect very best, but these 10 Republicans f to this bill at this time. went further. They went out of their way to link their request to the Acting APPOINTMENT OF ACTING The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Objection having been heard, the General Counsel’s pending nomination. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE If there were ever a case of intimida- measure will be placed on the calendar. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion, that sounds like it to me. But clerk will please read a communication f that is not all. Eight State attorneys to the Senate from the President pro NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS general—all Republicans—also signed a tempore (Mr. INOUYE). BOARD letter to the Acting General Counsel calling on him to withdraw the com- The assistant legislative clerk read Mr. REID. Madam President, I recog- the following letter: plaint against Boeing—again, long be- nize we are in a partisan environment. fore an administrative judge has had U.S. SENATE, In a partisan environment, there is the opportunity to even look at the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, temptation to turn every issue into a Washington, DC, May 11, 2011. case, let alone review the case. To the Senate: political issue. We certainly live in one I strongly encourage all of them to Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of those environments today. That is take a step back, my Republican col- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby regrettable but far from unfamiliar. leagues on the HELP Committee and appoint the Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- Politics play a role in our representa- these attorneys general. We all know BRAND, a Senator from the State of New tive government, of course, and they Republicans dislike organized labor. York, to perform the duties of the Chair. always have. The Founders created a We know they disdain unions because DANIEL K. INOUYE, system of checks and balances—three unions demand fairness and equality President pro tempore. branches of government, for example, from the big businesses Republicans so Mrs. GILLIBRAND thereupon as- and two Chambers of the Congress— often shield at all costs. So let’s be sumed the chair as Acting President precisely because they anticipated honest—Republicans are threatened by pro tempore. these passions. Our Founding Fathers unions. They are threatened because f wanted to keep us from losing our way. when a large organized group is so con- Long after that system was created, cerned with workers’ rights, the mem- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY a new, independent Federal agency was bers of that group vote in large num- LEADER created in the same spirit of checks bers. And because Republicans and the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and balances. That agency is the Na- big businesses they defend so often try pore. The majority leader is recog- tional Labor Relations Board and acts to take away workers’ rights, workers nized. as a check on employers and employees don’t often vote Republican.

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This kind of interference is inappro- lower the price of gas, and they are As Senator COLLINS recently pointed priate, it is disgraceful and dangerous. right. out, this Executive order would basi- We wouldn’t allow threats to prosecu- The Congressional Research Service cally repeal the Hatch Act and inject tors or U.S. attorneys trying to stop tells us that raising taxes on American politics back into the procurement them from moving forward with energy will do two things: It will in- process. This is simply unacceptable. charges they see fit to bring to the crease the price of gas, and it will in- Democracy is compromised when in- courts, and we shouldn’t stand for this. crease our dependence on foreign com- dividuals and small businesses fear re- It may not be illegal, but it is no better petitors. By taxing American energy prisal or expect favor from the Federal than the retaliation and intimidation production, they are also outsourcing Government as a result of their polit- that is the fundamental question in American jobs. So let me get this ical associations. So the recent press this case, and it should stop. straight: higher gas prices, fewer reports about this unprecedented Exec- We need agencies such as the NLRB American jobs, and more dependence utive order raise troubling concerns to be able to operate freely and with- on foreign competitors at the expense about an effort to silence or intimidate out political pressures. We need to of American energy? That is their political adversaries’ speech through keep our independent agencies inde- plan? No thank you. the government contracting system. pendent. This case is for them to de- f The White House still has an oppor- cide, not for us to decide. DRAFT EXECUTIVE ORDER tunity to not go forward with this Would the Chair now announce morn- order, and you can rest assured we will Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, ing business. be watching very closely because the I was happy to see the No. 2 Democrat f proposed effort would represent an out- in the House yesterday take a stand rageous—a truly outrageous—and anti- against the President’s proposed Exec- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME democratic abuse of executive branch utive order, a proposal disguised as in- authority. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- creased ‘‘transparency,’’ which would It is my sincere hope that the recent pore. Under the previous order, the allow the administration to review a reports of the draft Executive order leadership time is reserved. company’s political donations before were simply the work of a partisan deciding whether to award a Federal f within the administration and not the contract. That is right; the administra- MORNING BUSINESS position taken by the President him- tion would be able to review a com- self. He should state his position. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pany’s political donations before decid- Mr. President, we are waiting for pore. Under the previous order, the ing whether to give them a Federal your response. Senate will be in a period of morning contract. business for debate only until 2 p.m., Here is how he put it: This is the No. Madam President, I yield the floor. with Senators permitted to speak 2 Democrat in the House: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. The Senator from South Dakota. therein for up to 10 minutes each, with [The] White House plan to require federal the first hour equally divided and con- contractors to disclose political contribu- f trolled between the two leaders or tions could politicize the bidding process and RAISING THE DEBT CEILING undermine its integrity. their designees, with the Republicans Mr. THUNE. Madam President, since controlling the first 30 minutes and the Similar efforts have already been re- jected by the Supreme Court, the Fed- I first came to the Congress back in majority controlling the next 30 min- 1997 as a freshman Member of the utes. eral Election Commission, and the Congress during the last session of the House of Representatives, I have been The majority leader. talking about spending and debt and Mr. REID. I note the absence of a Congress. Now there is bipartisan oppo- sition to the administration’s Execu- deficits, and that was a key, central quorum, and I ask unanimous consent element of my campaign for my first that the time run equally. tive order. The White House is spinning this as election to the House of Representa- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tives way back in the day. Of course, at pore. Without objection, it is so or- ‘‘reform,’’ claiming the American peo- ple deserve to know how taxpayer that time the numbers were a lot less dered. daunting than they are today. The clerk will call the roll. money is being used by contractors. However, the proposed Executive order If we just look at even where we were The assistant legislative clerk pro- 15 years ago in relative terms, the ceeded to call the roll. would exclude Democratic allies, in- cluding Federal employee labor unions, point at which we find ourselves today The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- environmental groups, and, of course, is almost overwhelming. The debt now pore. The minority leader. Planned Parenthood. is over $14 trillion. We are being asked Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous As I have said, no White House—no to raise the debt ceiling even further. I consent that the order for the quorum White House—should be able to review would argue we can no longer afford to call be rescinded. a contractor’s political party affili- put these hard decisions off because The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ation before deciding if they are wor- these are serious times and these call pore. Without objection, it is so or- thy—worthy—of a government con- for serious solutions and serious lead- dered. tract. No one should have to worry ership. I hope we are up to that task. f about whether their political support For a long time we thought debts and spending and deficits and all those RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY will determine their ability to get or to sorts of things could be acceptable up LEADER keep a Federal contract or to keep a job. to a certain level, and I suppose to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The issuing of contracts by the Fed- some degree that is true. Historically, pore. The minority leader is recog- eral Government should be based on if we look at our country in terms of nized. the contractor’s merits, bids, and capa- revenue and spending, over time we f bilities. Under no condition—no condi- have consistently had a certain tion—should political contributions amount of debt that we carried. But I ENERGY play a role in that decision. However, think by any stretch, any American, Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, the White House draft Executive order any economist, anybody who watches yesterday Democrats unveiled yet an- makes it crystal clear that if a con- this closely has to recognize the situa- other attempt to slow American energy tractor wants to do business with the tion in which we find ourselves today is production, this time through a tax government—if they want to do busi- unprecedented in American history and hike on American energy. They ac- ness with the government—they can- cries out for action—immediate action knowledge, however, that this will not not contribute to the Republicans. and bold action.

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Well, to be fair, I going to be necessary for us to get our debt—and we go back in the annals of think we would have to say some of economy back on track and to address history and look at from the formation this is attributable to the economic this issue of spending and this out-of- of this country back in the late 1700s downturn. Obviously, tax receipts, rev- control debt are to get spending under until 1849, our Federal Government enues, are down as a consequence of control, to make the hard decisions spent—if you can imagine this—only the economy being in a recession. We that have been put off for far too long; about $1 billion over that 60-year time also have the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and, secondly, to put policies in place period. and Afghanistan, which have been ex- that will enable and create the condi- Today, we will borrow $4 billion. Be- pensive and, obviously, have required a tions for economic growth and job cre- tween today at 9:50 a.m. and this time large commitment of resources in ation. tomorrow at 9:50 a.m., our Federal order to conduct the operations that Well, if we look at what the current Government will borrow $4 billion, are necessary for success there. But I administration is doing in terms of which, to put that into perspective, would also argue that a substantial policies, what I hear as I travel in my suggests we will borrow, in the next 24 chunk is due to the spending spree that State of South Dakota from small busi- hours, more than four times what we Congress has been on since 2008. nesses—I hear it from agricultural pro- spent in our first 60 years as a nation. Between 2008 and 2010 spending on ducers—is that at almost every turn Now, in fact, in 1835, under President nondefense discretionary programs they are facing new regulations, new Andrew Jackson, the government went up more than 20 percent even policies coming out of Washington that debt—for the only time in our Nation’s though inflation over that same time do not reduce the cost of doing busi- history—was completely paid off. Since period was around 2 percent. When we ness but actually increase the cost of that time, our debts have been large add in what eventually the bailouts of doing business and drive down their and small, with large runups in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going margins, make it more difficult for debt during times of war, while the to cost, which will be hundreds of bil- them to invest capital, to hire new peo- debt largely declined during times of lions of dollars, that adds significantly ple, and to get this economy going and peace. Never, though, did our debt top to the debt. Of course, the stimulus expanding again. even 50 percent of our entire economy, boondoggle cost us over $800 billion in There are numerous examples of of our GDP, until the Great Depression. the short term. When we add in the in- that. We have a number of agencies At the end of World War II, debt terest costs that are associated with that are just issuing, promulgating topped 120 percent of GDP. But in the that, it will be over $1 trillion—which regulations, pursuing an aggressive postwar period, debt steadily declined was all borrowed, borrowed money, agenda, much of which cannot be ac- as a percentage of our economy, attrib- borrowed from our children and grand- complished in Congress because there utable to a couple factors: One was children. are not the votes in the Congress to ac- strong economic growth, and the sec- When we look at the percentage, as I complish much of that agenda. So the ond was a government that managed to said before, of spending $1 trillion, lit- administration has decided, by just keep spending relatively low. erally, on that one program, that one sort of an executive power grab, to try When we look at the post-World War policy, the stimulus program that went to accomplish much of that agenda. II time period, and we get into the into effect a couple years ago, that is Well, as I said before, most of those 1960s and we reach the end of the 1960s, literally a thousand times more than policies are things that make it more in that time period to 2008—from 1969 what we spent as a nation in our first expensive to do business in this coun- to 2008—on average government spend- 60 years of its existence. try and are going to make it more dif- ing consumed about 20.6 percent of our If we look at the projections included ficult for our small businesses to get entire economy while taxes during that in the President’s budget, it is reveal- back on track. I mentioned the tax in- time period on average were about 18 ing that it never balances, and that is creases the President has proposed, percent of our economy. That, in bal- due entirely to spending. Spending consistently proposed, not only in the ance, led to a sizable but a manageable under the President’s budget never budget he released to Congress several national debt. Debt held by the public falls below 23 percent of our entire months ago but more recently, a cou- just before this President took office economy, of our GDP. After 2015 it ple weeks back, when he came out with was $6.3 trillion. grows, and there is not a single year his sort of new improved budget still Now, to put it into perspective, dur- when the spending does not grow as a loaded up with tax increases on small ing the previous 40 years the budget share of our economy. So we have this businesses—the very opposite of what was balanced on five occasions. So if constant growth in overall spending as we would want to do if we want to en- we look back, in the last 40 years of a percentage of our GDP that is way courage small businesses to invest and our Nation’s history there were five oc- beyond the norm if we look at any sort create jobs. casions on which we were able to bal- of historical average. The economic uncertainty that is ance the budget. In each of these So when the President submitted his created by tax policies which are not years—and those were 1969, 1998, 1999, initial budget to the Congress, I think permanent, expire in a couple years, 2000, and 2001—spending was below the we were all hopeful it would dem- the economic uncertainty created by historical average. onstrate an acknowledgement that he not knowing what the next regulation In 1969 spending was just 19.4 percent gets it; that he understands the dimen- coming out of Washington, DC, is going of our GDP. In 1998 it was 19.1 percent sions of this problem and how serious to do to their bottom line is creating of our GDP. In 1999 it was 8.5 percent of our fiscal and financial straits are. But an anxiety out there among investors GDP. In 2000 and 2001 it was only 18.2 the budget he submitted to Congress a and keeping on the sidelines a lot of percent of our GDP. So when we look few months ago actually increased the capital that otherwise would be put at the years when our budget was bal- spending over the 10-year time period, to work and deployed in creating jobs. anced, spending averaged just under massively increased the debt, and So if we look at just a few examples— 18.7 percent of GDP. So what are we set raised taxes on our small businesses at the EPA is probably the most notable to spend this year? Madam President, a time when, as I said earlier, we are one; that is the one I hear the most 24.3 percent of our GDP—an aston- hoping to get the economy growing and about—it does not matter whether I ishing 30 percent more than we have expanding again, which helps address am talking to a small business group spent historically when our budget was many of the problems I just mentioned. or whether I am talking, again, to

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I don’t think policies that are coming out of the gas, clean coal, biofuels, and others that can occur honestly until such EPA—are making it very difficult for that we can gain access to. time as we are willing to put into place us to create jobs, to put people back to Right now, we have energy policies and take the necessary steps to get work, and to invest, reinvest in our that seem more intent on and con- this issue of spending under control. businesses. cerned with some other agenda rather This is, by definition, a spending So we have these types of regulations than energy independence. If you are issue. Some people argue that we need that are coming out of these agencies. interested in energy independence, I tax increases and additional revenue. We also have, as I said, a runup in costs would think you would put policies The observation I made about bal- associated with many of the policies into place that encourage the produc- ancing the budget was that at the the Congress has enacted, the spending tion of more American energy. Exactly times we did that over the last 40 and debt issues that have been created the opposite is occurring. We have years—on those five occasions, in every by the stimulus bill, the new health more and more areas that have been case, we spent less than the average— care bill, which when it is fully imple- taken off limits—public lands. We can- in some cases significantly less—as a mented will cost $2.5 trillion or there- not get to the Outer Continental Shelf. percentage of our GDP. Clearly, the way to attack this issue abouts, but it is going to pass on lots of A permatorium is in existence in the is to get spending under control. That new costs to businesses across this South. The North Slope of Alaska has will require hard decisions, many of country not only in the form of tax in- tremendous energy resources. Much of which have been postponed. We have creases but also in the form of higher this is off limits, and that will con- been kicking the can down the road for insurance rates which they are going tinue to drive us into the arms of for- a long time. We are out of road now. to be looking at. eign countries—many that don’t have I think you are going to see a contin- We have come up to the cliff. We can- the best interests of this country in not kick the can any further. The road ued period where businesses in this mind and, perhaps even worse, fund or- is at an end. We are up against some country—small businesses—because of ganizations that plan attacks against very serious impediments if we don’t this economic uncertainty, will con- the United States and our allies. take the necessary steps to fix the tinue to sit it out and don’t do the It strikes me at least that if you are problem. things that are necessary to get people serious about getting deficits and debt Again, when I talk about the serious- back to work and to deal with high un- under control, the one thing you would ness of it, over the last few years we employment. There is also the issue of do is put policies into place that enable have paid lipservice to the issue of a depressed economic downturn that small businesses to do what they do spending and debt. I maintain that you will make it more difficult for us to ex- best, and that is grow and create jobs. have to judge people by what they do pand the economy and address this Secondly, you would put constraints on and how they vote, not by what they issue of increasing revenues at the Fed- Federal spending in Washington, DC— say. We need to debate this issue. As eral level, which will help solve the this issue I mentioned earlier—so that we get into the discussion over raising problem we have with the deficit and the consistent runup in the amount we the debt limit, it creates an oppor- debt. spend on our Federal Government as a tunity for both sides—Republicans and Another issue that I think is signifi- percentage of GDP will start to not Democrats—to come together behind a cant now, but it is always an issue for only taper off but come down. plan that will meaningfully reduce the people I represent in South Dakota, There are a number of suggestions spending in this country, which will is high energy costs. The Democratic that have been made out there—cer- deal with entitlement reform, which is prescription—the most recent one—is tainly, perhaps, no perfect one. At needed. We cannot solve this problem to tax energy companies. If you want least people are taking a legitimate in the long term unless we address the to get lower cost energy, one of the shot at trying to address this issue. issue of entitlement reform and get things you would not do is raise taxes There has been a lot of discussion some limits on spending that will be and make it more costly and expensive about the Ryan budget that was passed binding, that we cannot get around. for people to do business. If you look by the House of Representatives. That It is too easy too waive things here at, again, EPA and their attempt to is already being immediately attacked. and declare an emergency and continue regulate greenhouse gas emissions Perhaps it is not perfect, but it is a se- to spend as if there is no tomorrow. under the Clean Air Act, which they rious effort to control spending. These are serious times. They require don’t have the authority to do but The only other suggestions we have serious leadership and serious solu- want to do anyway, has made it more seen, as I mentioned, are some state- tions. That point is no better made difficult for energy companies to get ments made by the President about his than by some of our leaders in this permits, and a number of projects have proposals, again, all of which increase country. As we all know, the chairman been scratched across this country. I taxes, increase spending, and add mas- of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ADM Mike can think of a couple in South Dakota. sively to the Federal debt. It seems to Mullen, has said in testimony before If you look at the fact that if we con- me that we are not having a serious Congress that the greatest threat to tinue to get 60 percent of our fuel from discussion about balancing our budget America’s national security is our na- outside the United States—we are lit- and paying off our debt, particularly, tional debt. I think that is a stunning erally sending $1 billion a day to for- again, when you put into perspective and powerful statement about where eign countries because of our addiction where we are. Between now and 10 a.m. we are and the importance of acting to foreign energy—and if you look at tomorrow, we will borrow another $4 now. We had the former Federal Re- the policies here that we should be im- billion, which, as I said before—I think serve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, say plementing if we are interested in get- it bears repeating—is literally four not too long ago that there is a 50-per- ting to be energy independent and times the amount our entire country cent probability that we will face a produce more American energy, you spent in the first 60 years of its exist- debt crisis in the next 2 to 3 years. And find a complete contradiction with ence. Again, that is $4 billion between then, of course, we had Standard & what the President and his allies in now and this time tomorrow. Poors provide a negative assessment to Congress say. They all talk about en- We are being requested to raise the our credit rating in this country. That, ergy independence, getting away from debt limit, the amount we can borrow, too, is something we have not seen be- spending $1 billion a day on foreign oil. raise the limits on our credit card in fore. I hope we are willing to take the Yet, their policies tell another story, the next few weeks because we are up necessary steps to avoid our credit rat- because we are limiting even more the against that ceiling. We have hit the ing being downgraded. When you get an

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For all these reasons and for the sake tinue to borrow more money from f of our national security, it is time for other places and don’t take the nec- our Nation to become truly energy HIGH GASOLINE PRICES essary steps to fix this, we will con- independent within this generation. I tinue to put our future of our children Mr. MANCHIN. Madam President, I believe we can do it, and I know we can and grandchildren at greater risk and rise to speak about an issue that is di- because just this week in beautiful in greater jeopardy. rectly impacting each and every fam- Mingo County, WV, my State took a This will not be easy. Obviously, ily, not just in West Virginia but major step to confront our gas prices there will be political consequences to throughout this whole country. It is head on. On Monday, West Virginia any decisions we make. But these deci- the high gas prices. The truth is, in said enough is enough. On a sunny sions are more difficult because we States all across this Nation, and par- morning in the town of Gilbert, WV, I have put them off for so long. The easy ticularly in West Virginia, countless helped break ground on a promising decisions, the low-hanging fruit is no families have to drive to survive. For new project that could help bring down longer out there. We have to decide these families, a jump in the gas price the crushing gas prices our families are now, are we going to continue to spend is not just an inconvenience or an an- confronting. There, entrepreneurs and and spend and borrow and borrow, to noyance, it is a threat that hits ex- State and local governments are par- the point where we head over the cliff tremely hard in the pocketbook and ticipating to create hundreds of jobs at because we ran out of road, or will we could change their way of life. a coal-to-gasoline plant that is at the make these decisions now and get seri- But as every American knows, the forefront of any technology in the ous about providing a stronger and bet- cycle of high gas prices is not a new world. ter and more prosperous future for our phenomenon with any of us. I still viv- The anticipated production of this children and grandchildren? idly remember waiting in line for gas plant is very impressive. It is projected We cannot act as though the Federal in the early 1970s, when gas was ra- to convert 7,500 tons of West Virginia Government doesn’t have a spending tioned based on our license number— coal into 756,000 gallons of premium problem. Those days are gone. We no when we could buy gas. It is something gasoline each and every day, which can longer have that luxury; the numbers I thought could never happen in Amer- be used to run our cars and our trucks bear that out. So we need to look at ica, and I am sure those whom it hap- and even some of our military equip- the debt limit and the upcoming vote pened to felt the same. ment. as an opportunity for Republicans and This all came about because of our Over a 4-year construction period, it Democrats to come together behind a dependency on foreign oil. If we think is estimated that 3,000 skilled trade plan that will meaningfully address our back to the early 1970s, we were 28 per- workers in America will be employed. spending problem. cent dependent on foreign oil, which we When the plant is finished, it is ex- The status quo is not acceptable. It is thought was a high number at that pected to create 300 direct jobs and going to require leadership from the time. But today we are more than 50 hundreds of more ancillary jobs in the President, which has been nonexistent percent dependent on foreign oil, which community. so far. I hope he will step forward. It has caused a massive transfer of Amer- In West Virginia and Mingo County, will require leadership from Democrats ican wealth to countries that do not the government is acting as a partner— in the Senate. They control the agenda like us that much and want to do us and as a good partner, not an obsta- here and they have the majority. I harm. We have seen this bad movie cle—and that is the role our Federal hope we do a budget this year. We time and again. Yet somehow it seems Government should take toward energy didn’t do one last year in the Senate. I Washington keeps thinking there is independence. This is exactly the kind think it is important to have that de- going to be a different outcome or a of project the Federal Government bate, so that the American people see different ending. The right ending will should work on with us to make sure it us debating how we are going to spend only come when our Nation makes it a succeeds. They should be our ally, not their tax dollars. That is something high priority to achieve energy inde- an obstacle or an adversary. If my lit- every American should expect and de- pendence within this generation. tle State has the courage to step out serves from their elected leaders. While crafting such a bold plan will and invest in our independence, then I hope we will have a budget markup be difficult, I recognize—and the spe- the Federal Government should also where we can get these issues out in cial interests that oppose using our have the courage to do the same. West front not only for us to discuss but also own resources such as coal, natural Virginians are sending the right mes- in front of the American people. This is gas, and oil in an environmentally re- sage for this country. We will not let their future we are talking about. If we sponsible way will resist loudly—we ourselves be held hostage to foreign don’t act, we are putting in great peril can no longer allow this Nation and countries that want to see the United and jeopardy the future for our chil- our hard-working families to be held States be financially crippled simply dren and grandchildren. hostage by high gas prices. We can no because those countries have oil. I wanted to point out where we have longer allow partisanship and politics My State of West Virginia also come from and where, in my view, we to undermine the common ground that proves we can and we must use all our need to go if we are going to solve this can be achieved if we work together domestic resources to break our cycle problem. I hope my colleagues will join with one goal in mind—true energy of dependence on foreign oil within this in that discussion, not only rhetori- independence within this generation. generation. It doesn’t matter whether cally but that their actions will follow. Let me make it perfectly clear, high your State has oil, coal, natural gas, We cannot just talk about this; it is gas prices are not the only high price geothermal, nuclear, biomass, wind, time for us to quit talking and start we are paying as a nation. For decades, solar or hydro because we have to har- acting. our great men and women who serve us ness all the tremendous resources right I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- so well have been called to action in here in America or we are going to con- sence of a quorum. defense of our vital interests in the tinue to rely on countries that have The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Middle East and all around the world. contributed directly or indirectly to pore. The clerk will call the roll. Thousands have been killed and in- changing America for the worse.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.000 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 At the end of the day, it is going to a strong bipartisan energy plan that ship or inconvenience or loss of income take everything we can do and every will not only break the power of for- as farmers, we need to stand by them, resource we have to become truly inde- eign oil countries and speculators, but as we do with so many across America pendent. That is one of the many rea- use the resources that we have right in times of disaster. sons why I am cosponsoring the Amer- here in America. We can chart a new I know we have had a big challenge ican Alternative Fuels Act with my and promising energy future for this in our State. Governor Quinn and I colleague, JOHN BARRASSO, from Wyo- great Nation and we must start today. were on the phone the day before yes- ming. Among other things, the bill I yield the floor. terday talking about the response. He would break down barriers to alter- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- was on his way down to Metropolis. A native energy fuels, including those pore. The Senator from Illinois. mutual friend of ours, Mayor Billy from coal, biomass, algae, and waste. Mr. DURBIN. I want to thank the McDaniel, down there is working with There are other smart, targeted ac- Senator from West Virginia for his Pulaski County Board Chairman Monte tions we can take in the short term to comments on our dependence on for- Russell to find places for people to stay help reduce the price of gas for our eign oil. We import about $1 billion as they wait for the flood waters to re- families. I have signed on to an impor- worth of oil a day. That does not make cede in Metropolis. tant piece of bipartisan legislation our Nation any stronger. In fact, it In Carmi, Mayor David Port and Gol- sponsored by my friend, Senator HERB makes us more dependent. For our conda Mayor Bill Altman are working KOHL, from Wisconsin. It is the No Oil economy to grow, we need to have good with our office to make sure that Producing & Exporting Cartels Act, homegrown energy sources. We may pumps and other supplies are there better know as NOPEC. This bill would never be totally independent, but if we when they are needed. In Cairo, we had finally allow the Department of Justice do not move toward independence, then a change in administration. I worked to go after foreign countries, such as I am afraid we are going to continue to with Judson Childs, the former mayor. the members of OPEC, because of their be victimized, as we have been re- He has now been replaced by Tyrone price-fixing behavior. cently, by not only oil companies but Coleman. We will continue to work The other major issue we must ad- the greed the Senator mentioned that with them. They vacated a lot of dress now is speculators and oil com- drives up gasoline prices every Spring. homes. People are staying in gyms and pany subsidies. This is not a supply Just as sure as the baseball season is other places and waiting for a chance issue. The real problem is pure greed— going to open, gasoline prices are going to go back home. We are going to do some who are taking advantage of the to go sky high. Then they are going to our best to make sure that happens. instability in our world to line their retreat, but they never retreat to A special salute to our Illinois Na- pockets on the backs of American fam- where they started. They always end tional Guard. These men and women ilies—or a tax policy that does not up higher as we go into the summer va- come to the rescue of our State every make any sense at all, that continues cation season. The Senator from West time we face a disaster. This is no dif- to subsidize oil companies when the Virginia has some thoughtful ideas ferent. They are putting in long hours. price of a barrel of oil is at the highest here on how to address this. I share his I thank them for their unselfish com- it has ever been and the profits are at support of HERB KOHL’s legislation that mitment. And GEN Bill Enyart can be a record high. This doesn’t make any deals with NOPEC, the OPEC cartel, proud of the men and women of the sense to American families. and the fact that we have been victim- Guard units across the State of Illi- Wouldn’t it make more sense that ized by them for way too long. nois. these subsidies they now have should Like the Senator’s State, we have a The Illinois Emergency Management only be available when the cost of pro- lot of coal in Illinois. We want to find Agency under Director Jonathon Luck duction exceeds the price of a barrel of an environmentally responsible way to has been in touch with our office every oil? That would be a commonsense so- use it, to take all of the energy out of single day. They are assessing the dam- lution. It would ensure stability and the ground and put it to work for age that has been done. They will steady production, and it does not America so Americans can go to work. measure that damage, and at the ap- force taxpayers to fill the bank ac- I thank the Senator for his leadership propriate moment—and I am sure it counts of major oil companies when on this important topic. will be soon—will move forward with they are already making record profits. f our congressional delegation to ask for Because we must do so much more to ILLINOIS FLOODING Federal disaster status and Federal dis- protect American families, I have also aster assistance. That is something encouraged the Commodity Futures Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, clos- that I think will definitely be needed Trading Commission to take aggressive er to home in Illinois, we are fighting and is appropriate for the magnitude of steps in the short term to regulate and the floods. It happens regularly, and we this challenge. pursue the oil speculators who are driv- have had a tough time with it. The I will work with my colleague Sen- ing the price of a gallon of gas through Ohio River, the Illinois River, and the ator KIRK, who visited last week in this the ceiling. Mississippi River have all been threat- region. We are going to work together, While the most important thing our ening communities such as Metropolis in a bipartisan way, to make sure that country can do is establish a national and Old Shawneetown. I was down in our State and the people who are suf- energy plan for independence, all of Cairo, IL, a couple of weeks ago and fering under these flooding conditions those actions are steps we can take to saw how bad it was. It was a scary situ- have a chance to recover, get back to make sure we relieve the financial ation in a very poor town. their homes and back to their busi- pressures on our families and help se- The Corps of Engineers had a tough nesses and back to work. cure our country. decision to make. They had to blow a (The remarks of Mr. DURBIN per- For all of the wonderful families of levee, which means opening farm land taining to the introduction of S. 952 are West Virginia, for the great people of to be flooded. To take the pressure off printed in today’s RECORD under the United States of America, and all the rivers, they did it. I said to General ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and of our children and grandchildren, this Walsh when he was in the process of Joint Resolutions.’’) country must finally answer the call. making the decision: Do what is right The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- It is time. It is truly time. It is time to and I will stand by you. I know what I pore. The Senator from Rhode Island. free this Nation, put politics aside, and want you to do, but do what is right. I work together to make energy inde- think he did the right thing, and I f pendence a national priority. stand by him. I truly believe that if we work to- Now I stand by those living in Mis- OIL COMPANY SUBSIDIES gether as Americans and focus on a souri who were affected by that deci- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam Presi- commonsense approach, we can develop sion. If they in any way suffered hard- dent, I am here to call for the end of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.000 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 6989 the $4 billion in giveaways that tax- As gas prices climbed from 2002 to 2008, change designed to keep the engine of inno- payers are providing to big oil compa- so did profits. When gas prices fell in vation humming. He has asked Congress to nies every year. At a time of sky- 2009, down went profits. Sure enough, dispose of some grubby subsidies that have rocketing gas prices and of record oil as gas prices climb again to over $4 per rewarded Big Oil for bad behavior. And he wants to replace them with more effective company profits and of difficult deci- gallon, oil profits are up sharply. incentives for saving energy and shifting to sions about where and how to cut the With people in Rhode Island and cleaner, greener and safer energy choices. Federal deficit, we should not be pro- across the country being forced to It’s a sensible plan for leveling a playing viding big oil with expensive and un- tighten their budgets, and with the field too long tilted in Big Oil’s favor. It rec- necessary taxpayer handouts. Federal Government working to reduce ognizes that we can’t just pump our way out Gas prices nationwide are averaging our deficit, it is all the more frus- of our energy problem. And it would provide $3.96, up over a dollar from this time a trating to read about these taxpayer- the entrepreneurs who are creating tomor- year ago. In my home State of Rhode subsidized, sky-high profits. At the row’s energy sources with the same kind of help the nascent oil industry got more than Island the average price per gallon is very least, when we are looking at cut- a century ago but no longer needs. now over four bucks. These prices are ting Head Start, for instance, we The plan is also a welcome sign that, in putting a significant dent in family should not be wasting $4 billion per the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, budgets across the country. year in precious taxpayer dollars to we are recognizing the true costs of dirty en- In the last 50 years prices in real help these big oil companies earn high- ergy. We don’t pay just once for that gallon terms have only been this high twice— er profits. They are doing wonderfully of gas or quart of oil. We pay at least three in 1981 after the oil crisis and in parts on their own. times: Once at the station; again on Tax Day of 2007 and 2008. High gas prices not So I am proud to join my colleagues for the subsidies; and again every time tax- payers have to help clean up the environ- only increase the cost of driving, but in introducing the Close Big Oil Tax mental and economic mess created by a they leave families with less to spend Loopholes Act to end some of these leaking pipeline, smashed supertanker or on other basic necessities. They ripple egregious subsidies for the big five oil burning offshore rig. throughout the economy as gas-guz- companies. To highlight a few, the pro- It’s one thing to mourn the lost lives, oiled zling buses strain school district and posal would repeal subsidies to oil com- birds, fouled beaches and fishing grounds cre- public transportation budgets, food panies for producing oil overseas. It ated by these catastrophes. It’s quite an- prices increase from trucking costs, would repeal a deduction that can other, however, to realize that billions of our tax dollars contributed to these disasters by and wherever transportation is a factor often eliminate Federal taxes for oil cushioning these companies from the true it raises costs for American consumers. companies, and it would repeal the costs of their mismanagement. The current price spike could not head-scratching classification of oil So what’s the problem? Apparently, the have come at a worse time. When gas companies as manufacturers which al- WD–40 has made its way to Congress, and the prices last peaked in July 2008, unem- lows them to take a tax credit aimed well-lubricated process has so far ensured ployment nationally was 5.8 percent. at getting our manufacturing industry that oil-industry subsidies continue to slip Now unemployment nationally is 8.8 back on its feet. It is time to close through the legislative process. At Oceana, we’re calling on Congress to percent, and it is even higher in many these loopholes and make sure oil com- end this expensive, self-destructive coddling. States. In my home State of Rhode Is- panies are paying their fair share to Oil and natural-gas companies have already land, we are still struggling under a help us lower our deficit. received at least $190 billion in subsidies staggering 11-percent unemployment I ask unanimous consent to have since 1968, said a recent analysis by congres- rate. printed in the RECORD an op-ed from sional staff. That could grow by an addi- I recently heard from Tony, a con- Jacqueline Savitz which ran today in tional $36.5 billion over the next decade, if stituent in Wakefield, RI, about the my hometown paper, the Providence our laws aren’t changed. And that doesn’t impact rising gas prices have had on Journal, calling on Congress to end count an additional $2 billion to $3 billion in his wallet. He said: royalties a year that companies aren’t cur- these handouts. rently paying on the oil pumped out of cer- We have few options to offset the higher There being no objection, the mate- tain federal leases offshore, due to sloppy pricing and thus much less to spend. rial was ordered to be printed in the lawmaking and political gridlock. A private Gas prices are forcing individuals RECORD, as follows: company would never give that oil away for such as Tony to make difficult choices [From McClatchy-Tribune News Service, free. Why should we the people? about what to cut out of the family May 11, 2011] In these lean times, we can’t afford to waste more money on further enriching the budget. Yet even as families are strug- JACQUELINE SAVITZ: MAKE CONGRESS END oil behemoths. Instead, we could: Pay down gling, oil companies are once again HANDOUTS TO BIG OIL: PROVIDENCE JOURNAL OP-ED our debt. Help our kids become the next reaping record profits. Thomas Edison or Bill Gates. Let today’s (By Jacqueline Savitz) Here are the earnings numbers the small offshore-wind and ‘‘smart power’’ firms oil companies recently announced for Maybe the Internal Revenue Service become tomorrow’s Google—or even tomor- this quarter: ConocoPhillips earned a should rename its 1040 Form the WD–40. row’s BP creating new jobs and big fortunes first-quarter profit of $3 billion, up 44 After all, after millions of Americans paid along the way. their taxes this year, a hefty chunk of their Replacing oil won’t happen overnight. But percent from the period last year. hard-earned pay went to grease the palms of Chevron earned $6.2 billion, a 36-per- it won’t happen at all unless we make smart- some of the world’s richest oil companies. er choices now about spending the public’s cent increase in profit. Royal Dutch But these companies are already well lu- money. Shell earned $6.3 billion, a 30-percent bricated. Despite profits that surged to near- First, Congress should act now, as urged by increase in profit. BP earned $7.1 bil- ly $80 billion in 2010, Big Oil will pocket President Obama, to end unnecessary hand- lion, a 17-percent increase in profit. nearly $5 billion in taxpayer handouts this outs to Big Oil. Second, make sure that the And the big one, ExxonMobil, earned a year—even as gasoline prices soar and our companies pay fair royalties on the crude national debt deepens. they pump from public lands and waters. Fi- profit in one quarter of $10.7 billion, a One year after the Deepwater Horizon oil 69-percent increase from last year in nally, invest in people and companies that disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it’s time to will create the next energy revolution— quarterly profit. ask whether we keep shoveling so much tax building everything from better offshore These companies combined for a money to companies that need it so little— wind turbines to electric cars. It’s time we total profit of $33.3 billion in the first and seem to care even less about the long- started using our scarce tax dollars for the quarter. That is $370 million per day or term health of America’s economy and envi- benefit of all Americans—and stopped hand- more than $250,000 in profit every ronment. ing them over to a handful of rich oil execu- minute. I have probably been speaking Not surprisingly, in poll after poll, the tives. Come on Congress, it’s time for an oil American people are saying: ‘‘No!’’ A Feb- change. for at least 4 minutes, so they have ruary NBC/Wall Street Journal survey found made 1 million bucks. that a whopping majority of Americans—74 Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I have also called There is a direct correlation between percent—support ending longstanding oil-in- on President Obama to release some of how much consumers pay at the pump dustry tax credits worth tens of billions of the oil stored in our Nation’s Strategic and how much oil companies rake in. dollars. President Obama has proposed a Petroleum Reserve. History has shown

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Majority Leader REID oil prices in the near term, but this ac- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- chose not to bring a budget to the floor tion could bring some relief to Amer- pore. Without objection, it is so or- for debate or to even attempt to pass a ican consumers. dered. budget. We must also clamp down on exces- Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I We are in the middle of a fiscal crisis. sive oil speculation. I joined 47 of my ask unanimous consent to be able to There is no doubt that the single great- colleagues in opposing a Republican speak in morning business for up to 15 est threat to America at this point in proposal to cut one-third of the funding minutes. time is the financial situation in which for the Commodity Futures Trading The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- we find ourselves. This year, we will Commission, the cop on the beat, for pore. Without objection, it is so or- spend, by September 30—and we are improper speculation. The Commission dered. moving on to that date—$3.7 trillion. is responsible for cracking down on il- f We will bring in revenue of $2.2 trillion. legal speculative activities that artifi- Forty cents of every dollar we are THE BUDGET cially inflate the price of oil. We need spending this year is borrowed. It is an to make sure Wall Street is not un- Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, a unsustainable path, as every expert has fairly gouging and hurting middle-class headline in the Hill today reads ‘‘Budg- told us in the Budget Committee, families. We should not be taking this ets everywhere, but not [a single] one where I am ranking Republican. cop off that beat. has votes to pass.’’ Well, that is not ex- We have heard witness after witness, I am joining Senators CANTWELL and actly correct. In reality, there is only Democratic and Republican, and the WYDEN in sending a letter calling on one budget that has been presented, President’s own debt commission tell the Commission to impose position publicly debated, worked on in com- us we are on an unsustainable path. Er- limits on oil trading that were required mittee, shared with the American peo- skine Bowles, the man chosen by Presi- by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform ple, and passed on the floor in one dent Obama to head the fiscal commis- bill. This congressionally imposed house, and that is the budget of the Re- sion the President established, told deadline has already passed, and the publican House. PAUL RYAN led the us—along with Alan Simpson, his co- Commission should act swiftly to pro- fight on that, and it is a courageous, chairman—that this Nation has never tect consumers by helping to restrain serious budget that would restore fiscal faced a more predictable financial cri- speculation. I am glad President sanity and prosperity to this Nation. sis. We are heading right to it. It is Obama has directed an investigation It deals with our short-term funding going to hammer us, our children, and into the role of speculation in our cur- crisis and the long-term ability of our our grandchildren. If we don’t get off rent gas prices. financial system. We had another budg- this course, the bond markets are In the long run, we must invest in et presented by President Obama. It going to revolt, and we are going to electric vehicles, alternative fuels, was an irresponsible budget. The budg- have a serious financial crisis of some public transit, high-speed rail, and et presented by the President to the kind that will not be good for this freight rail. Each of these transpor- Senate is about this thick. It is re- economy. tation methods can significantly re- quired by law that the President sub- When asked when such a crisis could duce our reliance on oil in the trans- mit one every year. He has around 500 occur, Mr. Bowles said 2 years, maybe portation sector. Indeed, moving people in the budget office who help a little less or a little more, and Alan freight by rail is three times more fuel prepare that. That budget—analyzed by Simpson said he thought it would be 1 efficient than by truck. the CBO, our independent group of ana- year. These are independent people who If we do not take long-term action, lysts—was found to not reduce the debt love America. They are warning us to these price spikes we are seeing now path we are on but to actually increase take action now. The President’s budg- are going to keep on coming. We have the debt over 10 years more than would et simply doesn’t get it. seen them before, and we will see them occur based on the Congressional Budg- The American people are not happy again. As President Obama said, the et Office baseline we are already on— with us. They think we are not meet- United States keeps going ‘‘from shock substantially, $2 trillion more. It has ing our responsibilities. to trance on the issue of energy secu- tax increases in it too. This is not a re- Are they right? They hammered a lot rity, rushing to propose action when sponsible budget. It was never received of big spenders in the last election. gas prices rise, then hitting the snooze responsibly in the Senate and not by Were they right? I totally believe they button when they fall again.’’ Let’s not the independent commentators. They are right. I totally believe that. I am of hit the snooze button after this one. all said it fails to do the job we have to the view that there is no way this Let’s take the long-term action nec- do. country should be in the present debt essary to get our country off of foreign I have to say, by contrast to the situation. It should never, ever have oil. But in the meantime, let’s work to- House, that there still is no Senate happened. I opposed a lot of the spend- gether to end the unnecessary and Democratic budget—a budget set up to ing. I would like to think I was more costly $4 billion giveaway to these be passed by a majority. The majority vigorous than most in warning against highly profitable oil companies and party always has the responsibility— it. But I don’t think I have done promote instead long-term solutions to and sometimes they meet it and some- enough. There is no reason to borrow 40 move us off oil and to protect Amer- times not—to present a budget. No ac- cents out of every dollar we spend; it ican consumers from the harmful price tion has even been scheduled in the threatens our future. shocks they are now experiencing. Budget Committee. No plan or resolu- We will double the entire debt of our I would leave with this question: Can tion has been brought up for a vote. In country in 4 years under this Presi- the deficit be at once the most impor- fact, it has been 742 days since the Sen- dent’s watch. When he leaves office, tant challenge facing our Nation, as ate passed a budget—2 years. The completes his 4-year term, he will have many of my colleagues say it is, and at Democratic-led Senate has missed the doubled the entire debt of America, and the same time less important than pro- statutory deadline of April 15 to we are on a course that continues to be tecting big oil subsidies? I think not. produce a budget for the second year in dangerous. I yield the floor. a row. In fact, as a statutory require- As we know, Budget Committee I suggest the absence of a quorum. ment, the committee is to start work Chairman CONRAD has been meeting

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The Democrats apparently have plan that actually did reduce spending form that: been unable to do so, from reports we $3 for every $1 in tax increases or pret- In a review of every major fiscal correction see, because the big spenders in their ty close to that, pretty fairly, without in the OECD— caucus cannot support a plan that gimmicks, and came close to achieving The Organisation for Economic Co- would actually get the job done and that. The President’s budget was so operation and Development, the put us on a sound financial path, and gimmicked that it really didn’t achieve world’s major developed economies— they can’t produce a plan that will $3 in spending cuts for every $1 of tax since 1975, we find that decisive budgetary withstand public scrutiny, apparently, increases. It did not. It wasn’t correct adjustments that have focused on reducing and that the American people would for him to say that. government expenditure have (i) been suc- support. So they have a difficult prob- It is important to note that the cessful in correcting fiscal imbalances; (ii) lem. President and the fiscal commission typically boosted economic growth; and (iii) This was shown, as reported in The use a baseline that assumes tax rates resulted in significant bond and equity mar- ket outperformance. Hill, because Chairman CONRAD—who will go up. Fairly analyzed, those plans served on the debt commission and I rely much more heavily on taxing than In other words, the stock market and believe fully understands the dangers those ratios indicate, as I said, and I the bond market improved, and both of this country faces—has repeatedly ac- fear that the composition of this new those are a bit shaky now after some knowledged that. I really respect Sen- Democratic budget proposal may not rebound. ator CONRAD’s insights into the chal- even meet the 50–50 plan. The others Tax driven— lenges this country faces. Apparently, have it in terms of taxes and spending ‘‘Tax driven,’’ that means tax in- his proposal, which was going to be cuts. creases— The merits of this 50–50 split between somewhat better than President fiscal adjustments, by contrast, typically savings and taxes are both a question Obama’s, I assume, failed to win the fail to correct fiscal imbalances and are of philosophy and economics. Philo- support of his conference and of Sen- damaging for growth. sophically, the American people don’t ator BERNIE SANDERS, who is a gutsy That is the Goldman Sachs study. want Washington to continue raising Senator and is open about what he be- Half of our U.S. Treasury Department taxes to pay for larger and larger lieves. But he has described himself as has been manned by people who served spending. American families should not a Socialist and is the Senate’s most at one time or another at Goldman be punished for the sins and excesses of powerful advocate for bigger govern- Sachs. They are not considered a right- Washington. ment. He is a member of the Budget According to the CBO, we are going wing group. That is what their analysts Committee. The reason Senator SAND- to spend $45 trillion over the next 10 have said to us. ERS’ vote became important is because years. The Senate Democratic plan, The Democratic Senate, I believe, the Democrats have apparently been which no one is likely to see until after should heed the large body of research working to pass a budget through com- the committee meets—that is what we showing that spending cuts on a basic mittee without a Republican vote. have been told, that we won’t see it economic level work better than trying They don’t expect to get any Repub- until it is plopped down at the begin- to drain more out of the economy by lican votes. The committee only has ning of the committee markup, where way of taxes. In other words, the Sen- one more Democrat than Republicans, amendments are supposed to be offered ate should produce a budget based on so the chairman needs Senator SAND- soon thereafter—their own plan, at facts. They should produce a budget ERS’ vote if he wants to get the budget least from what we read about it, says that grows the economy, that imposes out of committee. it will cut or save just $2 trillion out of real spending discipline on Washington. Here is an excerpt from The Hill: $45 trillion over the next 10 years. They should produce a budget without Reid said Senator Conrad presented to the The American people know there is gimmicks and empty promises. They [Democratic] Caucus a 50/50 split when asked much more we can and must do to should produce this budget publicly, about the preferred ratio of spending cuts to bring this government under control openly, and allow the American people tax increases. . . . Conrad has moved his and to achieve real balance in this to review and consider it before the budget proposal to the left in order to gain country. What kind of balance? Be- committee meets in 72 hours, as my the support of Senator Bernie Sanders, an colleagues have pleaded with the chair- outspoken progressive on the budget panel. tween raising taxes and cutting spend- ing, 50–50? No. The balance we need is man twice to do but he will not do. You know, ‘‘progressive’’ is a word one that respects the American people, They should produce a budget the they are using now for big government that reduces the growth in spending American people deserve—an honest types. They want to take more money and wealth taken by Washington and budget that spares our children from from the American people because they allows it to be kept by the American both the growing burden of debt and believe they know better how to spend people, who earn it. the growing burden of an intrusive big it than the American people who earn There is also a question of econom- government. it. They want to spread it around the ics. Our committee has conducted an I hope we can continue to have the way they want to spend it. exhaustive survey of available research opportunity to talk about this issue. It This is a remarkable turn of events. which conclusively shows that debt re- is right that the American people be It is particularly stunning because the duction plans that rely equally on sav- engaged in it. I have to say, I feel as President’s budget—repudiated for its ing money, reducing spending, and though we failed in our responsibility dramatic levels of spending and taxes— raising taxes are far less successful and to conduct open hearings and markups claimed there was a 3-to-1 ratio of result in far weaker economic growth on a budget. spending cuts to tax hikes. ‘‘We cut than those plans that rely on cutting I yield the floor. spending $3 for every $1 in tax hikes’’ is spending. We will release a white paper The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. what the President said. Chairman very soon that will share these findings FRANKEN). The Senator from Iowa. CONRAD has indicated that would have with my colleagues and the country. It f been his choice. He praised that. He is very important that we understand said he favored that same ratio. I don’t this. What history is showing us is that NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS think that is necessarily a good ratio. when you reduce spending, you get BOARD We need to reduce spending more than more growth and prosperity than in- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, recently that. creasing spending and taxes. the National Labor Relations Board Taken literally, what this means is Here is one example of the many general counsel issued a complaint that Senator CONRAD has, in a funda- studies we analyzed. This is a Goldman against the Boeing Company alleging

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Boeing then can Journal, the National Chamber of Com- On the other hand, there are the career make its case before the administra- merce, and, of course, our friends on service people, outside of the General tive law judge. The general counsel’s the Republican side of the aisle. Counsel, the civil servants who are not office can make its case. The adminis- A headline in the Wall Street Journal appointed. They are nonpolitical. They trative law judge then makes a deci- editorial page calls it: ‘‘The death of carry out the day-to-day functions of sion. As I understand it, the adminis- right to work.’’ the National Labor Relations Act. If I trative law judge can find for the gen- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley de- may say, it is similar to the Food and eral counsel, it can uphold their theory clared that it was ‘‘government dic- Drug Administration. The Food and or it can modify it. tated economic larceny.’’ Drug Administration has an Adminis- After that is done, either side can ap- At a press conference held at the trator appointed by the President, with peal it. That appeal then goes from the Chamber of Commerce yesterday morn- the advice and consent of the Senate, civil service part over to the National ing, Senator DEMINT from South Caro- as do a lot of other independent agen- Labor Relations Board. After the Board lina referred to it as ‘‘thuggery.’’ cies. But then there is a civil service then reviews it, they make a decision. The senior Senator from Utah side of it that is professional—profes- They either uphold what the adminis- warned that foot soldiers of a vast and sional people not appointed by the trative law judge said or they do not permanent bureaucracy were trying to President. They have career civil serv- uphold it. ice status. implement a ‘‘leftist agenda.’’ From there, either side can appeal to One would think this one decision by The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board is appointed, the circuit court of appeals, and from an administrative arm of an inde- the circuit court of appeals, they can pendent agency was surely going to but the rest of the staff in the area of the career civil service. The acting appeal to the Supreme Court of the bring about the death of capitalism in United States. That is the process. the world today. This has taken on in- general counsel now has been a civil servant for 30 years. That process has been followed now for credible proportions in terms of the 75 years. outcry and the mischaracterization of What happens is, a business or a what has happened. union—it does not have to be them; it We follow similar processes in other Instead of talking about how we get can be anybody—can file a complaint independent agencies of the Federal Americans working again, get the mid- with the NLRB, alleging that certain Government. I mentioned the Federal dle class on its feet, our colleagues on actions were in violation of the Na- Food and Drug Administration, the the other side of the aisle are taking tional Labor Relations Act. One of the Federal Trade Commission. A lot of their time on the Senate floor and in provisions of the National Labor Rela- other independent boards and agencies press conferences downtown attacking tions Act says it is unlawful for a com- have that same process. the handling of a routine affair—an un- pany to retaliate against workers for a What has happened now is, many of fair labor practice charge. protected activity conducted by those our friends on the Republican side and I do not think it is worth the time of workers—protected activity. in the business community have now One of the protected activities under the Senate to debate this issue. How- taken up the hue and cry that this the National Labor Relations Act is, of ever, because of this huge outcry and process should be interfered with, that course, the right to organize, the right the fact that the Wall Street Journal this process should somehow be to join a union, and, of course, under has chosen to editorialize on this issue stopped politically. I do not think it is the Taft-Hartley bill, some years later, and because of the disturbing misin- our right, our job here to interfere in the right not to join a union if you do formation that has distorted public dis- something such as that politically. If not want to, so-called right-to-work cussion of this case, I am going to take my friends on the Republican side do States. not like the provision of the National some time on the Senate floor to try The protected activity in this case is to, as they say, set the record straight. Labor Relations Act which says it is il- the right to strike. The National Labor legal to take retaliation against work- I have said before this Boeing case is Relations Act protects that activity. a classic example of the old saying that ers for protected activity, if my friends Organized workers in a union have the on the Republican side want to change a lie is halfway around the world before right to strike. It is a protected activ- that law, offer a bill, offer an amend- the truth laces up its boots. I would ity. A company cannot retaliate ment. That law can be changed. With say, in this case, Senate information against workers for exercising that both bodies—the House and the Sen- travels even faster than that. So it is right. time to set the record straight. So if—if, I say ‘‘if’’—if the Boeing ate—and the President signing it, we Here are the facts in the case. It is Company did, in fact, move a produc- can change it. But it is wrong for, I be- undisputed Boeing recently decided to tion line to another State in retalia- lieve, elected officials, such as myself locate a production facility for the new tion against the workers who exercised or anyone else, to interfere in that Dreamliner planes in South Carolina. their right to strike in Washington, process and to cast it as a political de- They decided to do that. Many state- that would be illegal for Boeing to do cision. But that is what is being done ments were made by executives of Boe- that—unlawful. I said ‘‘if’’ because I by so many Republican Senators and ing, publicly stated, that the decision am not here taking a side in the case. people in the business community. to move there was based in whole or in I am not certain where the truth lies. They have alleged that President large part on the fact that there had This is for the trier of fact and the Obama was behind this, that somehow been work stoppages, strikes in the trier of law. because he has appointed a couple last few years at the Boeing plant in When a complaint such as this comes members of the National Labor Rela- Everett, WA. The NLRB’s complaint to the National Labor Relations Board, tions Board that he is behind this alleges that this decision was unlawful they investigate it. The National Labor issue. President Obama had nothing to retaliation against the Boeing workers Relations Board investigated, under do with it. This was a complaint filed in Washington State. the general counsel’s office, the civil by the Machinists Union, the Inter- This has been put into a political service part. They did an investigation. national Association of Machinists, context, but let’s again be clear about They took affidavits. They talked with with the NLRB. President Obama has how this happens. The National Labor people to find out whether there was nothing to do with this whatsoever, Relations Board is an independent any cause to move forward. and he should not have anything to do

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The National matic outcries that somehow we are right that protects middle-class work- Labor Relations Board is doing exactly destroying the right to work. This case ers in America. Americans understand what they have done for the last 75 has nothing to do with right to work— fairness, and they resent it when the years. It is going to go before an ad- nothing—zero. It has nothing to do wealthy and the powerful manipulate ministrative law judge and then find with right-to-work laws. This case has the political system to reap huge ad- out how it works its way through the nothing to do with the outcry that vantages at the expense of working courts at that time. somehow this is destroying the essence people. I would ask my friends on the Repub- of a business to be able to decide, in its I think I have always been a pretty lican side, if in, fact—if, in fact—the best economic interest, where to lo- good friend of the Boeing Company. I Boeing Company did retaliate against cate. have been a big supporter of Boeing in workers because of a protected activ- If Boeing wants to open their plant in so many things, going back in my 30 ity, do my friends on the Republican Timbuktu, they can do that. If they years in the Congress. It is a great side say that should be OK? Is that want to open a plant in South Caro- company. They provide a lot of great what they are saying; that if workers lina, they can do that. What they can’t jobs for American workers. They build exercise a legally protected right and a do is open a plant someplace in retalia- great airplanes—better than Airbus, I company retaliates against those tion against the workers exercising might say. But it is wrong for them workers anyway they ought to be able their legally protected rights; that, now to come in and try to get the po- to do that? they can’t do. litical system to undo a legal adminis- I can take all kinds of cases. Let’s Now, again, this is an evidentiary- trative procedure the workers at that say a company decides to move a plant type hearing. So the evidence will have Boeing plant have instigated and have from Southern California to, let’s just to come forward as to just what deci- asked for the NLRB to investigate and say Fargo, ND, and the reason they sions were made, why they were made. to charge Boeing with retaliation. state they moved it was because there Quite frankly, there are executives of What is happening in this case is that were too many Hispanics working in Boeing who have publicly stated—pub- the powerful and the big are trying to their plant in Southern California and licly—that one of the reasons they manipulate the political system. Pow- they didn’t like that. They wanted to moved was because of the work stop- erful corporate interests are pressuring move it to Fargo, ND, because there pages at the Everett plant—work stop- Members of this body to interfere with are not that many Hispanics there. pages, strikes. Is that enough evidence? an independent agency rather than let- Guess what, folks. That is illegal. I don’t know. Maybe it is enough evi- ting it run its course. That is illegal. Do my friends on the dence to warrant going forward. Obvi- We should not tolerate this inter- Republican side say they ought to be ously, the general counsel’s office de- ference. We should turn our attention able to do that in violation of all our cided there was. to the issues that matter to American civil rights laws in this country? Of I would also point out, Mr. President, families—how we can create jobs in course not. the general counsel’s office in cases Washington, and, yes, in South Caro- People say: Of course, they can’t such as this works long and hard to try lina, in Iowa, and across the country; make that kind of decision based on to settle the case—to get both sides to how we can rebuild the middle class, that. They can’t make a decision to settle. I know the general counsel’s of- how we can ensure that working hard move a plant where there are more fice in this case did try to do that, but and playing by the rules will help re- men than women so they won’t have to they were unsuccessful; therefore, the build a better life for families and for hire more women; or less African case goes forward. their children. Playing by the rules is Americans so they don’t have to hire So I want to point out again—just to what the workers did. They played by more African Americans. We can carry reiterate, Mr. President—this is not the rules. They exercised their legal this on and on. about doing away with the right-to- rights, and now there is a complaint So I hope my friends on the Repub- work laws. It has nothing to do with filed. I say it is wrong for us to inter- lican side are not saying a company that. It has nothing to do with inter- fere in that. can retaliate and then just walk away fering with businesses’ making deci- Again, if we don’t like the law, if we without any penalties, without even sions on where to locate their plants or don’t like the administrative proce- any recourse by the workers to have anything such as that. It has nothing dures that undergird this, it can be their cases heard. That is what I am to do with that. It has nothing to do changed. It can be changed. But I dare- here defending. I am defending the with destroying capitalism. It has to say we have had 75 years of the Wagner rights of the workers in the plant in do with whether workers have a right— Act—of this process, and I will close on Everett, WA, to have their complaints first of all, can they exercise their le- this: Sometimes businesses file a com- heard. gally protected rights, and then can plaint with the NLRB against a union Now, I don’t know the facts. I know they make a case to the NLRB they activity, and that is investigated. That a little of the law, but I don’t know the were retaliated against because they goes before administrative law judges, facts. That is for the trier. That is for exercised their legal rights. That is too. So both sides use this. the administrative law judge and the what this case is about. That is what I think it is unbecoming for us now NLRB and the appeals court and the this case is about. to try to turn this into some kind of a Supreme Court. That is their jurisdic- Again, I understand the desire of cer- political maelstrom, a political tor- tion. But for us to say it shouldn’t even tain people to raise money for political nado, when it shouldn’t be that. Let’s go there; that these workers can’t even campaigns. I understand that. I under- let the law and let’s let the administra- bring a case—and I might add, there stand how one might exaggerate things tive procedure do its job. Then, if cor- are a lot of cases that are filed with the a lot of times in direct mail and in the rective action needs to be taken, then NLRB that don’t go there because the press. I am sure there will be a lot of it is the purview of Congress to deal NLRB investigates; they do their due businesses that will hear: You have to with it at that time. Not now. diligence; and they find out there is contribute to this campaign or that Mr. President, I yield the floor. not even enough evidence to warrant campaign to stop President Obama or The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- going forward. to stop the National Labor Relations ator from Virginia.

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Modernization of ern District of Virginia. Allen have attested to her talent, her our nuclear weapons facilities and the All of us in this body know how im- dedication, and above all her excep- strategic delivery systems all will re- portant it is to fill the vacancies on tional character. Upon meeting her, it quire commitments over the space of our Federal bench, and particularly was clear to me she possesses the cor- another decade or more. Memories when we have highly qualified nomi- rect judicial temperament and dedica- fade, people’s interpretations may nees who have no particular issues that tion to make an excellent judge. change over time, circumstances need to be discussed in a political I have also had the pleasure of meet- change, and what we want to make sense, and Virginia is no exception in ing her family and a number of her sure of is that over the time period in- this matter. The sheer volume of our friends. Her dedication to her family, volved during which this moderniza- Federal court workload demands we her church, and her community is tion process must occur, the under- appoint dedicated, qualified jurists. clearly evident. I am proud Virginia standings that were agreed to at the In that regard, Senator MARK WAR- has such an exemplary individual to time of the START treaty ratification NER and myself were very pleased to put forward as a Federal district court will be memorialized in statute and have recommended Arenda L. Wright judge nominee, and I urge all my col- complied with by the Congress and by Allen to the President in June of last leagues to support Ms. Wright Allen the administration as time goes on. year for this position on the U.S. Dis- today. The five key features of the legisla- trict Court for the Eastern District of I yield the floor. tion are these. First, it would link the Virginia. President Obama nominated The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- funding of the administration’s 10-year Arenda Wright Allen last December. ator from Arizona. nuclear modernization program with She was renominated this year. She f any U.S. nuclear force reductions dur- was reported out of the Judiciary Com- ing the implementation phase of the mittee without opposition on March 10 NEW START IMPLEMENTATION treaty. What that means is, as in the of this year, and I believe the President ACT later years of the treaty, funding is has made an extraordinary choice in Mr. KYL. Mr. President, on behalf of necessary for the demobilization, the nominating Ms. Wright Allen. myself and Senators MCCAIN, SESSIONS, dismantling of some of the weapons Whenever a vacancy has occurred on CORNYN, VITTER, WICKER, and INHOFE— that are called for to be dismantled the Virginia Federal bench, Senator and probably others before the end of under the treaty but that funding is co- WARNER and I have very carefully con- the day—I am going to introduce legis- ordinated with the funding for the ducted thorough and extensive reviews lation called the New START Imple- modernization program which is going of candidates for the position. This re- mentation Act, which I would like to on at the same time. It urges the Presi- view process includes interviews and describe briefly. This legislation is dent to stand by the timelines he recommendations by the bar associa- nearly identical to a companion bill in- pledged on warhead modernization in tions and in-person interviews with troduced in the House of Representa- the revised plan he submitted in No- many of the candidates. I am proud to tives by Mr. TURNER, the chairman of vember of 2010. This is key to ensuring say the Virginia candidate pool from the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of that Congress will support these mod- which we had to choose on this par- the Armed Services Committee. He has ernization efforts that were deemed ticular occasion was excellent. It was been a leader in the House on nuclear necessary in conjunction with the New deep. It included judges, legal scholars, and missile defense issues. I understand START treaty. and skilled trial attorneys. many of the provisions have been in- The second thing the bill does is to From this very competitive field, cluded in the chairman’s mark of the ensure that nuclear doctrine and tar- Senator WARNER and I moved for the National Defense Authorization Act in nomination of Ms. Wright Allen. She geting guidelines and the New START the House and that the remainder will distinguished herself as the premier force levels that the former candidate in a very competitive field be introduced as amendments later STRATCOM commander, GEN Kevin for this vacancy. today at a full committee level. I spe- Chilton, said were ‘‘exactly what is Ms. Wright Allen has displayed dur- cifically wish to thank Chairman TUR- needed’’ are not arbitrarily cut by the ing her career the highest degree of in- NER for his leadership. administration that seems eager now tegrity, competence, and commitment Nuclear deterrence issues are among to go to even lower levels, perhaps even to the rule of law. She exemplifies the the most complicated and technical unilaterally, than were negotiated in best of the Virginia Bar and, in fact, issues that we in the Congress are con- the START treaty. The President has received the highest ranking from the fronted with, and he deserves full cred- indicated his desire for a world without Virginia State Bar. it for tackling them with vigor and for nuclear weapons and said he would like As one who was privileged to serve as mastering them so quickly. to do new things in the future to re- Secretary of the Navy and also as a Similar to the House legislation, it is duce the numbers of these weapons. We combat marine, I personally under- my hope that the Senate bill will be in- simply want to make certain the guide- stand the sacrifices that veterans have corporated into the Senate version of lines that are militarily necessary ref- made to their country. Ms. Wright the National Defense Act for fiscal erence points for the number of weap- Allen is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. year 2012. Let me now explain a little ons we have, the types we have, how She served for 5 years as an Active- bit why I think this legislation is nec- they are deployed and so on, are not Duty JAG officer, and she continued essary at this time. modified in order to be a reason for or her service as a Reserve JAG officer I voted against the New START trea- an excuse for reducing strategic weap- until her retirement from the Navy as ty for reasons I have made clear pre- ons thereafter. a commander in 2005. viously on the floor. But I recognize I think this is necessary because the Her record of military service is ex- the President’s stated commitment to President’s National Security Adviser cellent. Given the huge military pres- the modernization of our nuclear deter- said on March 29 that, even as ‘‘we im- ence in the Eastern District of Vir- rent is necessary and is important and plement New START, we’re making ginia, I believe this military experience that Congress needs to codify the com- preparations for the next round of nu- will be valuable to her in her capacity mitments made during the debate on clear reductions.’’ In developing op- as a Federal judge. the New START ratification process as tions for further reductions, he said:

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Yet now the administration nuclear modernization and our freedom tional qualifications and impressive may seek to alter deterrence require- of action to develop and deploy missile record in the Norfolk community. ments in order to justify further reduc- defenses. It ensures that a future Con- She has spent her entire legal career tions. My view is, the administration gress and a future President under- in public service, beginning with her cannot use one set of facts to ratify the stand and support the current commit- service as a JAG officer in the Navy. treaty and then immediately change ment to nuclear modernization and en- She also has the unique perspective those facts in order to suit its Global sures that there will be no further limi- of having served as both a prosecutor Zero agenda. Forty-one Senators made tations on our missile defense efforts. and a public defender. She spent 14 clear in a letter to the President on Finally, it builds in vital checks to years serving as an assistant U.S. at- March 22 that we expect the adminis- permit congressional oversight of im- torney for the Eastern District of Vir- tration to consult with Congress before pending activities by the administra- ginia and 1 year in the Western Dis- directing any changes to U.S. nuclear tion that portend significant changes trict of Virginia. Today, Ms. Wright weapons doctrine or proposing further to U.S. nuclear doctrine, further stra- Allen is a Federal public defender in strategic nuclear reductions with Rus- tegic nuclear reductions and potential Norfolk. Without a doubt, her exten- sia. No consultations have occurred to activities with, and possibly conces- sive trial experience will go a long way date, and we expect that those con- sions to, Russia with regard to missile on the bench. sultations would occur before any dis- defense and tactical nuclear weapons in While I was considering Ms. Wright cussions with Russians take place. Europe—all of which might be counter Allen’s record, I read several letters of Third, the legislation would ensure to U.S. security. support for her nomination. In addi- that the triad of strategic nuclear de- I will be pleased to add other col- tion, the Virginia State Bar ranked Ms. livery systems—that is to say, the leagues as cosponsors to the legisla- Wright Allen as ‘‘highly qualified,’’ and bombers, cruise missiles, ICBMs and tion. As I said, I intend to actually in- she came ‘‘highly recommended’’ by ballistic missile submarines—are mod- the Virginia Bar Association and the ernized and that their reliability is as- troduce this toward the end of the day, Virginia Women Attorneys Associa- sessed each year. Even today, we are and I am sure we will have additional tion. still uncertain about the administra- cosponsors by that time. I would also be remiss not to mention tion’s plans to modernize the ICBM leg, I suggest the absence of a quorum. nor do we know if the new bomber will The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the historic nature of this nomination. be nuclear certified upon its deploy- clerk will call the roll. Ms. Wright Allen would be the first Af- ment. For example, according to an The bill clerk proceeded to call the rican-American woman to serve as a April 22, 2011, press account in the roll. Federal district court judge in Vir- Global Security Newswire, ‘‘The US Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, I ask ginia. I know she will serve with dis- Airforce cannot say exactly how much unanimous consent that the order for tinction and make all Virginians it will spend to explore options for the quorum call be rescinded. proud. modernizing its ICBM fleet, nor where The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. President, President Obama nom- the money will come from.’’ UDALL of New Mexico). Without objec- inated Ms. Wright Allen in January of Obviously, if we are currently plan- tion, it is so ordered. this year. The time is now to confirm ning the modernization of these fleets, The Senator from New Hampshire is her nomination so that she can begin but we do not even know where the recognized. to serve the people in the Eastern Dis- money is going to come from for the Ms. AYOTTE. I thank the Chair. trict of Virginia. planning, we have a problem that needs (The remarks of Ms. AYOTTE per- I look forward to casting my vote in to be resolved now rather than later. taining to the introduction of S. 944 are support of Ms. Wright Allen’s nomina- That is what the third requirement of printed in today’s RECORD under tion and encourage my colleagues on the legislation would require. ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and both sides of the aisle to do the same. Fourth, the bill would affirm that Joint Resolutions.’’) I hope the Presiding Officer, who has the New START treaty contains no Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, I yield spent extensive time as a great attor- limitation on U.S. missile defense be- the floor, and I suggest the absence of ney general, lawyer, and attorney of yond the language in article V, section a quorum. great repute and respect, will be able 3 and that any future agreement with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to join us in this effort. Russia that would attempt to limit clerk will call the roll. I yield the floor and suggest the ab- U.S. missile defenses could only be The assistant legislative clerk pro- sence of a quorum. done by a treaty that would require the ceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senate’s advice and consent. This is no Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask Senator withdraw his request? different than what we all talked about unanimous consent that the order for Mr. WARNER. Yes, I will be happy to on a bipartisan basis when the New the quorum call be rescinded. withdraw my request. START treaty was ratified, but we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. INHOFE. I thank the Senator think these commitments should actu- objection, it is so ordered. from Virginia. ally be codified to ensure they are f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- kept. ator from Oklahoma is recognized. ALLEN NOMINATION Finally, the bill would counsel Mr. INHOFE. It is my understanding against unilateral reductions or with- Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise we are in morning business until 2 drawal of U.S. nonstrategic nuclear to speak in support of the nomination o’clock. weapons in Europe without the unani- of Arenda Wright Allen to serve as the The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is mous approval of NATO’s members. Ob- next U.S. district court judge for the correct. viously, in NATO, one State should not Eastern District of Virginia. f be permitted to end NATO’s successful I am very pleased to see that our article V policy, the policy that an at- leadership came together to move this ENERGY tack on one is an attack on the others nomination forward. I want to recog- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, yester- and will be met with resistance from nize Chairman LEAHY and Ranking day, I spent some time on the floor the other NATO allies. Member GRASSLEY for holding the talking about the recoverable reserves

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.000 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 in the United States of America. I was is supply and demand. There is not a now, if we just take what the EPA is shocked so many Senators—first of all, person here or a person listening today doing in five—in fact, I will say three I was shocked that many listened but who has not gone through the elemen- of the major overregulations we are more shocked they came up to me and tary experience in school of learning going over right now—people in the said: We were not aware we have this supply and demand. We have the supply Senate know we have defeated cap-and- opportunity. in America and we have the demand. trade legislatively by massive percent- I have, from the Congressional Re- The politicians will not let us exploit ages five times since 2003. This admin- search Service, a breakdown of where our own resources. That is the problem istration says: If we cannot have cap all of it is. I wish to share that break- we have. You do not have to overly and trade, we are going to do it, not down and get it into the RECORD. I ap- complicate this issue. legislatively, we will do it through the plaud Senator MURKOWSKI and others It is interesting—and I hate to say it; EPA. That is what is going on now for trying to open and fully develop the I am not pointing fingers in a partisan with greenhouse gases. resources in the Gulf of Mexico. That is way—when Democrats and the admin- If you add up what the administra- very significant. I applaud their effort, istration say: We are going to tax big tion is doing in terms of the cost of and I join them in their effort. oil, they say actually they are going to greenhouse gas regulations, that is be- We need to go further than that be- do away with some of the benefits big tween $300 billion and $400 billion; on cause in the Gulf of Mexico are—these oil has. They are not benefits. These ozone, if they choose—and they said are figures of the Congressional Re- would be four huge tax increases the they are going to choose—the 60-parts- search Service—undiscovered, tech- Democrats are doing on big oil. That is per billion standard, that would be $676 nically recoverable resources. Our re- not big oil. That is oil, period. I will billion; the boiler MACT would be sources, according to CRS, are greater not go into the details of depletion al- something in excess of $1 billion. than any other country in the world in lowances and percentages. It is not im- Throw in utility MACT and cement oil, gas, and coal. I am going to talk portant. MACT, it comes to $1 trillion. This is just about gas right now because one of The point is, they have the same ben- what I am trying to get at. I used the the big issues, of course, not just with efit every other manufacturer has, and figure that for every 1 percent increase my wife but with others, is the price of to single them out and say: We are in economic activity, it produces new gas at the pumps. going to punish big oil, all that is revenue of $42 billion. That has If we look at the undiscovered, tech- going to do is make the price at the changed. According to the Congres- nically recoverable resources just on- pumps skyrocket. It gets right back to sional Research Service—they are bi- shore, in the United States—some ac- supply and demand. partisan, they are factual—for every 1 tually would be on public lands—it is By the way, those who are trying to percent increase in GDP, it produces 37.8 billion barrels of oil. Throw in use the argument that this somehow is $50 billion additional revenues. Alaska and that would be 26.6 billion going to produce revenue that is going If we just take these regulations and barrels; the Atlantic, 3.8 billion bar- to be used, I suggest even the White add them up, all the increase of costs rels; the Pacific, 10.5 billion barrels; House’s figures, the maximum revenue to GDP of the three regulations I men- the Gulf of Mexico, as I already said, generated would be $4 billion. Keep in tioned, that is $1 trillion. If we take 44.9 billion barrels. The total U.S. en- mind, they lose all the benefits, so that the fact it is $14 trillion GDP in a given dowment—our endowment—of tech- is not a net of $4 billion. year, this would be 7 percent of that $14 nically recoverable oil is 162.9 billion Take the State of Texas, for example. trillion. For each 1 percent, it would be barrels. They do not have an income tax. They $50 billion. We could generate new rev- We have talked about this before and have the oil tax that has run that enue of $350 billion just by taking this talked about the fact that we have all State very well for a long period of overregulation out of our society. these resources, but our problem is a time. Senator MENENDEZ made a state- One can argue: INHOFE, that is not political problem because the politi- ment and said taxing the oil companies true because these regulations have cians will not let us reach these re- is not going to bring down the price of not passed yet. That is right, so it serves. We are talking about the fact gas. They are not even claiming it will. would probably right now be about half that they are hardly able to reach I just think that when one sees such an that. When the Obama administration them in the Atlantic and the Pacific, obvious solution to the problem—just came in and announced these regula- and we know what has happened on the exploit our own resources—we are very tions were coming, the manufacturers, North Slope, ANWR. We have talked foolish not to do that. the producers, those who are driving about that for a long time. We all talk about the solutions to the the economic ship were the ones who People do not realize public lands—90 problem. We talk about the spending of said that because of the uncertainty of percent—are off-limits, off-limits po- this administration, more debt in- these regulations, we are going to slow litically. creases in just the first 2 years of the down what we are doing. If we were to I have to correct some of the state- Obama administration than the entire lift all these regulations, I assure my ments some people have made that debt since George Washington, in the colleagues we would be approaching, at conveniently misrepresented what our history of this country, the huge least by 1 year, $350 billion. That is reserves are. Instead of using ‘‘recover- spending, the $5 trillion in the Presi- without a tax increase. That is without able reserves,’’ they use ‘‘proven re- dent’s three budgets of deficit—I re- reducing spending. serves.’’ That is a technical term. In member coming down and complaining We need to look at this realistically order to prove a reserve, you have to in 1995, at this very podium, when the because this is an opportunity we have. drill and analyze and core and see how Clinton administration came out with A lot of people remember back in the much oil there is. Obviously, if we will a budget for fiscal year 1996 and it was days of Ronald Reagan. I can say the not let anyone drill, they cannot prove $1.5 trillion. I said: We cannot sustain same thing back in the days of Presi- it. that level. Now it is $1.5 trillion in dent Kennedy. Of course, he was a When they say we only have 2 per- each of the three budgets, just the def- Democrat. They felt overregulation cent of the world’s proven reserves, icit. That is more than the entire and high taxation was an inhibiting that is absurd because we have to drill United States of America back in 1996. factor to slow down revenue. Of course, to determine what that is. Other coun- I suggest that when people say there in the case of Ronald Reagan, the total tries do not have that problem. We are are only two solutions to this problem, revenue coming from the marginal the only country in the world that does either reduce spending, which would be rates of 1980 was $244 billion. In 1988, it not exploit our own resources. my choice, or increase taxes, which I was $466 billion. That was at a time People are going to have to realize would not do, I say there is a third op- when we had the largest reduction of that if you want to do something, it is tion. That option is to do something taxes and regulations in this society. It such a simple thing to do deal with. It about the cost of regulation. Right is shown to be true over the years.

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The fact that $50 billion of has the strong support of both of her a Senate vote who have twice been con- increased revenue comes from each 1 home State Senators, Senator WEBB sidered by the Judiciary Committee percent increase in GDP is a fact that and Senator WARNER. When she is con- and have twice been reported with is supported by the CRS. firmed, Ms. Wright Allen will become strong bipartisan support, first last I offer that, along with our oppor- the first African-American woman to year and again in February. They are tunity to become totally independent serve as a district court judge in Vir- Susan Carney of Connecticut to fill a from the Middle East, with regard to ginia. Her nomination was reported judicial emergency vacancy on Second our ability to run this machine called unanimously by the Judiciary Com- Circuit and Michael Simon to fill a ju- America. mittee over a month ago, along with dicial emergency vacancy on the Dis- Before I yield the floor, I see the Sen- that of another Virginia nominee, Mi- trict Court in Oregon. We should also ator from Alaska. I hope he was listen- chael Francis Urbanski, who has been consider the nomination of Goodwin ing to what I was talking about be- nominated to the Western District of Liu to fill a judicial emergency va- cause the opportunities in Alaska are Virginia. cancy on the Ninth Circuit, a nomina- tremendous—26.6 billion barrels of oil. In her 25-year legal career, Ms. tion we have reported favorably three I am sure he understands that. I wish Wright Allen has served as a Federal times, and the nomination of Caitlin to make sure everybody else does. defense attorney, a Federal prosecutor, Halligan to fill a judicial vacancy on I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- and a military attorney. She is cur- the DC Circuit, which we reported fa- sence of a quorum. rently a supervisory assistant Federal vorably over 2 months ago. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The public defender in the Eastern District All these nominees have a strong clerk will call the roll. of Virginia having previously served as commitment to the rule of law and a The assistant legislative clerk pro- an assistant U.S. attorney and in the demonstrated faithfulness to the Con- ceeded to call the roll. U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s stitution. They should have an up-or- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask Corps. It is vital to have men and down vote after being considered by unanimous consent that the order for women serve as judges who have been the Judiciary Committee and without the quorum call be rescinded. prosecutors and defense attorneys. additional weeks and months of need- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without This nominee has been both, and I am less delay. objection, it is so ordered. sure her experience will serve her well Federal judicial vacancies around the country still number too many, and f when she is confirmed. Recently, Republican Senators have they have persisted for too long. CONCLUSION OF MORNING tried to twist qualified nominees’ liti- Whereas the Democratic majority in BUSINESS gation experience against them. Their the Senate reduced vacancies from 110 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning partisan attacks are not consistent. to 60 in President Bush’s first 2 years, business is closed. Republicans oppose some nominees by judicial vacancies still number 91 over f saying that they do not have sufficient 27 months into President Obama’s litigation experience. When a nominee term. By now, judicial vacancies EXECUTIVE SESSION has extensive experience and is a suc- should have been cut in half, but we cessful trial lawyer, they reverse them- have barely kept up with attrition. If selves and complain that the nominee we join together to consider all of the NOMINATION OF ARENDA L. has too much experience and will be bi- judicial nominations now on the Sen- WRIGHT ALLEN TO BE UNITED ased by it. They opposed Judge McCon- ate’s Executive Calendar, we would be STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR nell of Rhode Island on this supposed able to reduce vacancies to 80 for the THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIR- ground. They opposed Judge Chen of first time since July 2009. GINIA California despite his 10 years as a fair Regrettably, the Senate has not re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under and impartial Federal magistrate duced vacancies as dramatically as we the previous order, the Senate will pro- judge. I hope they will not now oppose did during the Bush administration. In ceed to executive session to consider Ms. Wright Allen because she served as fact, the Senate has reversed course the nomination of Arenda L. Wright a Federal public defender. All of these during the Obama administration, with Allen, which the clerk will report. nominees have assured us that they un- the slow pace of confirmations keeping The assistant legislative clerk read derstand the difference between being judicial vacancies at crisis levels. Over the nomination of Arenda L. Wright an advocate for a client and serving as the 8 years of the Bush administration, Allen, of Virginia, to be United States a judge. I have no doubt that they do. from 2001 to 2009, we reduced judicial District Judge for the Eastern District With continued cooperation from vacancies from 110 to a low of 34. That of Virginia. both sides of the aisle, the Senate has now been reversed, with vacancies The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under should also consider the other 11 judi- staying above 90 since August 2009. The the previous order, there will be 1 hour cial nominees ready for final Senate vacancy rate—which we reduced from of debate with respect to the nomina- action. We should certainly proceed 10 percent at the end of President Clin- tion, with the time equally divided in with the judicial nominees for whom ton’s term to 6 percent by this date in the usual form. there is no opposition and no reason for President Bush’s third year and ulti- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I thank delay. That would allow us to confirm mately to less than 4 percent in 2008— the majority leader for scheduling to- another seven nominees. They have all is now back to more than 10 percent. day’s vote on the nomination of Arenda been thoroughly reviewed by the mem- We have a long way to go to do as L. Wright Allen to fill a vacancy on the bers of the Judiciary Committee and well as we did during President Bush’s Federal District Court for the Eastern have all been recommended to the Sen- first term, when we confirmed 205 of District of Virginia. This is the fifth ate unanimously. They are Judge his judicial nominations. We confirmed judicial nomination the Senate has Urbanski; Clair C. Cecchi to fill a va- 100 of those judicial nominations dur- considered since returning from the cancy in New Jersey; Esther Salas to ing the 17 months I was chairman dur- Easter recess. I hope this is a sign of fill another vacancy in New Jersey; ing President Bush’s first 2 years in of- progress. Another 11 judicial nomina- Paul Oetken and Paul Engelmayer to fice. So far, well into President

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We must work together to ensure that place, prices are expected to rise still Solving our energy security chal- the Federal judiciary has the judges it another 30 to 40 cents by July. lenge cannot just focus on reducing needs to provide justice to Americans Mr. President, families know the consumption. Yes, it is important. But in courts throughout the country. Ju- price of fuel is not coming down any- we must cut the use of fossil fuels in dicial vacancies throughout the coun- time soon. As I mentioned, it is con- all sectors—as identified through con- try hinder the Federal judiciary’s abil- tinuing to rise. It is not just affecting sumption, especially transportation— ity to fulfill its constitutional role. families but businesses. They feel the but we also need to increase our domes- That is why Chief Justice Roberts, At- sticker shock also at the pump. We are tic production. torney General Holder, and the Presi- seeing businesses through rising food Every new oil and gas development dent of the United States have spoken and delivery prices making up the dif- buys our country more energy and na- out and urged the Senate to act. ference. These families and businesses tional security while also creating I congratulate Ms. Wright Allen and expect us to act now. No more excuses. American jobs. Unfortunately, we are her family on her confirmation today. Energy is one place where we should going in the wrong direction. Thirty The Senator from Alaska is recog- be able to find bipartisan common years ago, 28 percent of our oil was im- nized. ground. I have been calling for a com- ported; today it is 60 percent. Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask prehensive energy bill from day one in While our largest share of oil imports unanimous consent to speak as in the Senate. Our lack of progress is comes from Canada, too much is com- morning business and that the time be frustrating. We were real close last ing from unstable countries or those counted against the Democratic side. spring, but now here we are again. openly hostile to the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We need to provide Americans with Not only will we become increasingly objection, it is so ordered. reliable and affordable energy in three dependent on these countries for our ways: short-term relief for consumers, ENERGY SECURITY oil, we are exporting over $1 billion a new renewable energy sources for reli- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I say to day. Let me repeat that: We export $1 able electricity prices and keep strong my friend from Oklahoma, absolutely, billion a day. investment in alternative transpor- In my home State of Alaska we have I am aware of the quantity and value of tation systems, and increase domestic vast potential to increase America’s Alaska oil and gas today. I rise to dis- oil and gas production so we are not de- energy security. The fact is, developing cuss this issue, as well as a few others pendent on unfriendly foreign sources. Alaska’s oil and gas resources buys our related to the issues of oil and gas. First, the short term, which I call country decades of energy security by I rise to discuss an issue foremost on the pocketbook relief. We must help offsetting foreign imports from un- the minds of my constituents and a families keep their budgets balanced friendly countries. concern to all Americans: the rising and help ensure that increasing con- Consider a few examples which I have cost of energy. I wish to outline the sumer confidence doesn’t falter. To do reflected on the board next to me. proposals aimed at providing short- that, I have introduced the Family Ac- Developing offshore resources in the term relief for high prices at the pump count to Save on Transportation—or Chukchi and the Beaufort Sea will and to ensure America’s long-term en- the FAST Act—to help families get produce 1.8 million barrels of oil a day. ergy security. These are the issues through high gas prices over the next 2 This is easily enough to offset oil im- which have been discussed many times years. ports from Saudi Arabia. We could even in this Chamber. The time for talk has This bill will allow us to set up cover Iraq too. Developing the oil be- passed. The time to act is now. High pretax transportation savings ac- neath the Arctic National Wildlife Ref- energy prices today already are pinch- counts—just like medical savings ac- uge, ANWR, could offset imports from ing the pocketbooks of families and counts—to help offset the pain of high Nigeria. Developing the CD–5 project in crippling our small businesses across gas prices on the family pocketbook. the National Petroleum Reserve-Alas- my State and across this country. The bill would sunset in 2 years, so it ka—the National Petroleum Reserve- When I was home over the recess, I would have no long-term burden on the Alaska, set up for petroleum products visited the roaded areas of Alaska. Federal budget. and production—and BP’s Liberty These are communities connected by Second, we have to bring online al- project could replace daily imports our highway road system, from Kenai ternative power sources to buffer power from Libya. Peninsula to Fairbanks, where gas companies from price shocks of rising This does not even include the tre- prices are well over $4 a gallon. As one oil and gas prices. No matter where mendous onshore and offshore natural can see on the poster next to me, they you are in Alaska, you don’t have to go gas resources we have in Alaska. One- range from $4.15 to $4.45 a gallon. These far to find alternative energy sources— third of the country’s supply is in Alas- prices might look good to some of my wind, tidal, geothermal, and hydro. ka. So why aren’t we developing these colleagues who saw gas prices over $5 a Even in these tough budget times, this enormous resources in my State? Two gallon in their States, but off the road is a good investment to strengthen our words: politics, bureaucrats. system in Alaska prices are much high- economy far into the future. Mr. President, earlier this year Presi- er. The fact is prices for gasoline and The same is true for alternative dent Obama went to Brazil where he home heating oil never came down in transportation systems and fuels. We declared that America wants to be a rural Alaska. They have been well over must fully support efforts to develop customer for Brazilian oil and natural $5 a gallon for years. Some places, such electric, hybrid, and highly efficient gas. I have to say, we don’t need to go as Anaktuvuk Pass are nearly $10 a vehicles. At the same time we must to Brazil to do that. We can do it right gallon. recognize most working families can- here in Alaska, with our people, our re- I started a discussion with Alaskans not afford to purchase a new vehicle. sources and our opportunities. I re- on Facebook to just see how these high So we need to find other ways to re- minded the President of that, and I will prices are affecting their budgets. duce their transportation costs, such remind him on a regular basis. To his Some families are already facing as greater investment in city-to-city credit, I will say later in the month he tough choices to make their budgets commuter services. did mention Alaska. In his call for en- balance. For families commuting into The recent investment in high-speed ergy and domestic energy independ- Anchorage from the Mat-Su Valley rail is positive but is not reaching most ence, he mentioned Alaska.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.000 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 6999 Unfortunately, the bureaucrats in his and our small businesses. It will dis- in taxes, and we subsidize them. Why administration are not listening. They courage companies, especially the inde- are we doing this? Why don’t we stop? are tossing up barriers to additional pendents, from domestic investment I think it would be good to get a few Alaskan oil and gas production every and job creation. things clarified for the record. It may chance they get. Sadly, some of my As someone who represents a State be surprising to American taxpayers to colleagues in this body are not much with the highest energy prices in the know that of the $16.6 billion spent on better. Instead of addressing the prob- country, and some of the best renew- U.S. energy subsidies over the course of lem with specific solutions, they are able and traditional energy resources, I 1 year, oil and gas subsidies account for going for headlines by dragging energy am ready to join my colleagues on both less than 13 percent. I want to say that company executives before committees sides of the aisle to address America’s again. Of the $16.6 billion spent on U.S. or proposing the rollback of incentives energy needs now. We need to set a energy subsidies over the course of 1 for increased domestic energy produc- hard target. That is why I am asking year, fuels such as renewables, refined tion, some of which have been on the my colleagues to get serious about a coal, nuclear, solar, hydro, et cetera, books for decades. real energy plan and give Americans account for 85 percent. Oil and gas is Let’s stop the headline grabbing and freedom from high gas prices by the less than 15 percent—actually, 13 per- get serious about energy security. I Fourth of July. cent. have three ideas: First, better coordi- Let’s work together, roll up our Now, you would think because of this nate the Federal offshore permitting sleeves and pass a real comprehensive bill, S. 940, that big oil and gas compa- process. I introduced legislation before energy plan our families and our small nies are getting all the subsidies, mak- our recess to create the Arctic OCS Co- businesses can get behind. Let’s finally ing all the profits, paying no taxes, and ordinator, modeled after legislation invest in our energy future and put the the rest of us are suffering. Nothing the late Senator Ted Stevens passed es- reforms in place for our long-term en- could be further from the truth. tablishing a Federal gas pipeline coor- ergy security. Let me repeat: This bill, S. 940, is dinator. My bill addresses the problem Mr. President, I recognize my col- going to repeal virtually all subsidies too many projects are caught up in. league from Louisiana—another great from one industry, and one sector of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- State for oil and gas development—is one industry—oil and gas companies— ator’s time has expired. on the floor with me, and I yield the but they only get 13 percent of all the Mr. BEGICH. I ask unanimous con- floor at this time. energy subsidies. sent for an additional 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Why aren’t we talking about the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ator from Louisiana. other 85 percent? Some of them—in objection, it is so ordered. Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I some people’s minds—create some Mr. BEGICH. Too many projects are thank my colleague from Alaska for harm to the environment, whether it caught up in what I call the ‘‘regu- asking me to join him in a general be dams blocking up rivers so fisheries latory whack-a-mole.’’ You think you presentation and potential colloquy be- are extinct or whether it is coal that have smacked down one regulatory tween the two of us about the impor- has its own issues. Of course nuclear hurdle and another one pops up. My tance of continuing our support for oil doesn’t have any problems. We must bill would give authority to work and gas production in the United not be paying attention to what is hap- across the agencies causing companies States by the large international com- pening in Japan. Why are we singling so much heartburn today—the EPA, panies that have operated in our coun- out one sector of one part of the energy the Army Corps of Engineers, and the try and around the world now for many industry to repeal the subsidies when it Department of the Interior, just to years, as well as by the hundreds, if not will, in fact, have the opposite effect of name a few. thousands, of independents that oper- reducing gasoline prices? Even one of Second, let’s align the clean air ate doing the same. its cosponsors said publicly for us not standards for offshore drilling permits There is going to be a bill that will to be fooled, this will not reduce gaso- among the affected Federal agencies. be debated in the Senate Finance Com- line prices. Why are we doing it? Will it We must have a level playing field mittee tomorrow. It is S. 940, sponsored create jobs? No. It will actually hurt whether you are in Alaska or the Gulf by the Senator from New Jersey, our job production in the United States. of Mexico or the Eastern United colleague, Senator MENENDEZ. I want According to the EIA study—which is States. to go on record in strongly opposing it, the U.S. Government, not a company— As my colleague from Louisiana and I will give some reasons why, and published in 2008, the oil and natural knows—who is here joining me on the I urge my colleagues, when this bill gas industry received 13 percent of the floor—Louisiana has one rule, and comes up—which I understand it will subsidies while producing 60 percent of Alaska has another rule for the same come directly to the floor of the Senate the energy. Let me repeat. This indus- issue. without being heard, as is tradition, in try got only 13 percent of the subsidies Third, let’s invest in American trans- the committee—to vote it down. but produced 60 percent of the energy. portation and safety infrastructure to I doubt the bill, in its current form— But the bill, S. 940, is going to be de- develop oil and gas resources in fron- or in any form that it could be modi- bated in the Finance Committee where tier areas. The fact is, we need a far fied—can get the 60 votes necessary for the industry leaders are going to be greater Coast Guard presence in the passage, but I would like to add my called to talk about this gimmick, 940, Arctic for oilspill prevention and re- strong voice in urging my colleagues to but the oil and gas industry, with their sponse. read this bill, to look at it and under- independent counterparts, produced 60 We also need to invest in our pipeline stand the inherent unfairness in it, the percent of the energy. infrastructure, including the Alaskan lack of significant deficit reduction, I would like to say where exactly Natural Gasoline, to move oil and gas and the fact that it will not—although that energy comes from because it resources from the Arctic to other U.S. it is being touted to do so—reduce gas- really is a bone of contention. The Sen- regions. oline prices by one penny. ator from Alaska will appreciate this. There is a lot of talk right now about Mr. President, I want to start with The sponsor of this bill represents a ending tax incentives for the oil and some facts that people might find very State that is one of the highest deficit gas industry. With the high profits interesting, or hard to believe, based energy-producing States in the Nation right now, these companies are easy on the political rhetoric they have because some of us do this better than targets. But one thing every Alaskan been hearing from the sponsors of this others. Louisiana produces a lot of en- knows—just because you have an easy bill and others in the Senate. The story ergy. Alaska produces a lot of energy. target doesn’t mean it is the right line goes something like this: Big oil Texas produces a lot of energy. thing to shoot. It would not decrease makes huge profits at the expense of Some States like to consume a lot gas prices at the pump for our families everyone. They pay virtually nothing and produce nothing. That would be

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And I am We get criticized so much, we are Then you have all these middle States tired of it, and so are the people I rep- treated like we are some sort of pariah that do a fairly good job on balance. resent. sometimes, but I think we do a great But I tell you, if we passed a law here I want to put this deficit chart up job—Kentucky, Alaska, New Mexico, that said every State in America had here. We have seen a lot of deficit Louisiana, West Virginia, and Wyo- to produce the energy it needed, we charts about deficits of infrastructure, ming. Alaska is up here somewhere— would have an energy policy all right, real deficits of money, debt. Let me Alaska is right here. Kentucky, Alas- Senator BEGICH knows. I don’t know talk to you about the deficit and the ka, New Mexico, Louisiana, West Vir- what it would be, but it would be an in- debt owed by some States in this Union ginia, and Wyoming. We produce teresting rule, you know, just like in that consume a lot, talk a lot, and enough energy for everybody in our the old days—if you wanted food, you produce nothing. State, what we need, and we export it produced it. It would be a great law. California has the greatest deficit. It to everyone else in America who needs Every State in America, all 50, if you consumes a tremendous amount of en- it. And what do we get? We get bills consume energy, you need to produce ergy, and the imbalance is the highest. like this that go after, directly, the big something. You could produce it by It produces the least, consumes the companies in our State, that work in wind; you could produce it by hydro; most. To California’s benefit, before our State, to somehow put them in a you could produce it by nuclear; you Senators FEINSTEIN and BOXER run position to make them feel as if they could stop driving your automobiles down here to argue this point, I want are not really good companies, they are and have everybody walk; you could to concede this one point: California not American companies, they don’t give everybody a bicycle. We don’t has been on the forefront of energy pay tax, they get all these subsidies. I care. Just eliminate the energy deficit. conservation and efficiency. This chart am going to read into the record what That would be a very interesting dis- does not recognize them for that, but I taxes they pay. It is going to surprise cussion to have, and I might even file a will concede that point, and I am going you. Then, on top of that, we get mora- bill like that because this one is so ri- to have some further data to explain toriums, we get permatoriums. We diculous, people might actually read that. California, while it doesn’t can’t even drill for the oil we have. We the one I would file. produce a lot of energy—it consumes a can’t even look for the oil we might Let me give a couple of other stats, tremendous amount—at least Cali- have. and then I know I am exceeding my fornia has been in the forefront of sav- When I go home, my people ask me— time. I want to ask for 2 more minutes. ings and efficiency because there are a and it is a very hard thing for me to I want to put to rest this issue that the lot of States up here that don’t answer, and maybe they ask Senator big oil companies don’t pay any taxes. This is from Forbes magazine, so produce, don’t conserve, are not effi- BEGICH the same thing—they say: Sen- take it as it is. It is slanted toward in- cient, and all they want to do is yell ator, since we do so much to produce dustry, I give you that. It is not left of about high gas prices. Why don’t you energy for the country, why do we pay center, it is right of center, sometimes do something about it? $4 a gallon for gasoline and sometimes very right, but I think you can check Florida is a perfect example. Florida we pay a little bit more than every- these figures with anybody else. I am has a net deficit in Btu’s. I guess it is body else? They don’t produce any- assuming they are accurate. This is for 3.889 billion. Florida is a great exam- thing, Senator. Why do we pay so the top 20 most profitable U.S. corpora- ple. I don’t think Florida does much in much? tions in 2010. nuclear. I don’t think they do much in Can the Senator tell me what he an- ExxonMobil’s net income was $30 bil- hydro. They have a lot of Sun; I don’t swers his people because I don’t know lion. Their tax rate was not 10 percent, know how much solar they are doing. what to tell them other than this place not 15 percent, not 25 percent, not 35 They will not let anybody produce oil is a little screwed up. Until I get an an- percent—a 45-percent tax rate. Their and gas on or off their shores, but they swer for that, and I will ask the Sen- estimated worldwide tax bill was $90 sure fill up a lot of their gas tanks ator—go ahead, what do you tell them? billion. Of $10 billion in total taxes paid every day. They sure fire up those ho- Mr. BEGICH. That is a hard one to in the United States, $3 billion was in- tels and those restaurants with that answer because they see the oil flow- come tax. Let’s go on. ConocoPhillips’ energy. Where do they get their energy ing. As I mentioned, we have $10-a-gal- tax rate was 42 percent; pre-income from? If it weren’t so serious, it would lon gas in some of our communities— tax, $19.8 billion; net, $11.4; tax rate, 42. be laughable. They have a gas line that $10 a gallon. So it is hard to explain Chevron was 40 percent. goes from Mobile, AL, to the Florida that, yes, we are the big producer, but So let’s review: Exxon, 45 percent; peninsula. We pump the gas out of Lou- the rest of the country then picks on Conoco, 42; and Chevron, 40. Do you isiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, put it us. want to know what Google was? Google in a pipeline, and ship it under the Gulf I am just listening, and it is unbe- is a pretty big company. They don’t of Mexico so they can light up their lievable, the green slice you have produce oil and gas. They have another State. Would they ever think of put- there. line of business. Their tax rate was ting in an oil and gas well or building Ms. LANDRIEU. I say to the Senator, only 21 percent. a nuclear powerplant? If they can’t do because he raises an excellent point, Let’s take Hewlett-Packard—not in that, why don’t they conserve their en- President Obama is not the first Presi- my State, in other parts of the coun- ergy? dent to go overseas and ask them to try. Their headquarters is not in the New York is another user of energy produce more oil to send it to us. This South. Their tax rate was 20 percent. which produces very little; Ohio, Geor- goes on—President Clinton did it. Apple Computer’s tax rate was 24 per- gia, New Jersey, North Carolina, President Bush did it. We beg Saudi cent. Michigan, and Illinois. Some of these Arabia to produce more energy. We ask People will say: It is not just the States, such as New Jersey and Michi- OPEC to please don’t tighten it so rate; it is what you paid. But I think if gan—think about what they look like. much so our prices—why don’t you go you look—Coca-Cola, very big com- They have big factories, they have big to the local OPEC or the local pro- pany, their tax rate was down to 16.7 industries. Michigan is home to the ducers, which are Kentucky, Alaska, percent. automobile industry, so they use a lot New Mexico, West Virginia, Louisiana, Does this make sense? No. So that is of gas in producing things we all use, and Wyoming? Why don’t you help us why we need tax reform, significant

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Some of these coun- are going to ask me to stand here and aside by the government to prepare our tries are not our friends, but we are pick on one industry that pays billions country for more energy independence giving them cash so they can then use of dollars in taxes, that only gets 13 decades ago. it against us. It does not make any percent of the energy subsidies, that We cannot even get a permit to go sense. You are right, this piece of legis- hires—350,000 people in my State are across—in some places, they call it a lation they have put down without a hired by oil and gas companies or their stream. But everyone else now calls it committee process on it is a gimmick; contractors or affiliates, large and a big river. It is not. It is a very small a gimmick to get the next week of ac- small, not just the large. And when I area. But a bridge to go over to explore tivity, get some press out there. But see what our people produce and these for what you described—we cannot we have to be serious. States produce nothing, or virtually even get onto the land the government I appreciate the Senator yielding for nothing, and you ask me can I vote for set aside that would then determine if me to rant a little bit. I am glad you a bill like this? No. Not only can I not we have oil and gas. We believe there said the part too, the assumption is vote for it, it is laughable. is, because obviously they have—it is that these companies pay no taxes, I hope the Senator from Alaska and set aside as the National Petroleum that somehow they get the subsidies I—I know we are going to be the Reserve. and they pay nothing. You bet you skunks at the garden party because, as But the other piece to this—the Sen- they are profitable. They are big com- Democrats, to be against this bill, it is ator hammered away on it and I agree panies. They are huge companies. But going to be because we just have to with her—if we are skunks at the gar- they pay taxes in the billions to the coddle this industry. I don’t coddle this den, so be it, because it is a question of Treasury of this government. When industry. I am holding BP’s feet to the fairness. As the Senator described the you listed out all of those differential fire. I want Exxon to pay the tax they 13 percent of the subsidies or incentives rates, that is again why we need tax re- owe. I want Chevron to pay the tax they receive, they produce 60 percent of form. Then I am happy to have this dis- they owe. I want this President and the energy. But her other statistic is cussion, but not singling out an indus- this administration to stop the mora- even more dramatic. try because it is a good political score torium and the permatorium in the Of the remaining 87 percent of those and good fodder for the newsprint and gulf. I want to get our people back to subsidies, they only produce 40 percent everything else. I appreciate the Sen- work. of the energy. If this were a business, ator yielding me a few more minutes to I would much love to reduce gasoline you would eliminate that part of the ramble there a little bit. Ms. LANDRIEU. I thank the Senator. prices, and one way we could do it is if equation because it does not give a I wish to ask the Senator a final point. cars did not have to be so dependent on good return on investment. But we are We are going to hear tomorrow speech- gasoline. Why don’t we give a signifi- still doing that, because there is a lot cant subsidy to produce different kinds es given about America is at the high- of politics being played. est production levels ever. That may be of automobiles? I would vote for that. I The point on the tax issue. Like the true. But it is true for a very short pe- have voted for that. If you had a car Senator, I think there should be an riod of time—maybe the next month or right now running on natural gas, you overhaul to this tax system. But pick- two—because as you can see, there is would be paying the equivalent of $2 a ing on one industry because it sounds gallon for gasoline at the pump. That going to be a precipitous fall. Why? Be- good, rates good in the polls, gets you is much better, I say to the Senator, cause of the Deepwater Horizon, the a couple of headlines, is not what the than $10. Why don’t we take some shutdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Even American people want us to do here. If money and invest in natural gas vehi- though people say we are at the high- anything, they are getting fed up with cles or more incentive for electric vehi- est production levels we ever have that. cles? If people are really serious about been, it is going to be temporary. Then What they want us to do is sit down breaking the back of OPEC, then start the production levels are going to de- and, as you have described so elo- building the kinds of automobiles and cline down to the lowest level since quently in the description of the coun- infrastructure in this country nec- 1997. try, you bet, I would love every State essary to do it and stop introducing I want people to understand, we are to do it, produce. Then they would see gimmicks such as this that might get not on a path to produce more in what we go through. Because we are a you a few political points in the short America. We are on a path to produce collective group of States, we do our run, but it is not leading us in the right less. And taking all subsidies away part, but we should not be picked up direction. from the five major international oil Having beat up on the Democrats, let because we do more than our share, be- companies is not going to change this me say something about the Repub- cause we are trying to help out States line. It is going to make it continue to lican side. that are producing vehicles or pro- go down. It is not going to reduce the All they want to talk about is drill, ducing, you know, a lot of chemical in- price of gasoline at the pump, not by drill, drill. We cannot drill our way out dustry, and other things, or the phar- one penny. It is not going to get us on of the situation we are in. Do I want to maceutical industry. We can go the path to a strong, sound energy pol- drill more? Yes. Do I think there is through those lists that somehow do icy. more than 2 percent of the world’s oil not end up on these, getting rid of their I will say in conclusion, should some and gas in America? Yes. But you know subsidies. of these subsidies and tax credits be what? You have to look for it in order Your point is right on. If there is looked at? Yes, in a comprehensive for- to find it. anything we should be doing right mat. And I will say, I will be open to We are under certain provisions—the now—I agree with the Senator—it is the ones that are the least effective, Senator knows in Alaska, we cannot the issue of—when I open the paper and the least necessary, and are fairly ap- even go look for the oil and gas we I see administration officials, current plied across companies such as Google, might have. The Senator might want and past, saying the way we are going AT&T, GE, and other companies. I will to talk about that, and I am going to to control our energy cost is talk to be happy to do my part. People in Lou- close in a minute. Saudi Arabia. Is that our energy pol- isiana will do our part. Mr. BEGICH. To the Senator from icy? Because that sure the heck is one But we are not, along with Texas and Louisiana, let me say, when you de- that, one, does not create one job here; Oklahoma and Alaska, going to take it

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The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ting independent oil and gas companies We have also reported out of com- clerk will call the roll. in this bill. But still, the big five pay a mittee another 11 nominees. We have The legislative clerk proceeded to significant amount of tax. They take a reported out of committee 46 percent of call the roll. smaller percentage of the overall sub- President Obama’s nominees sent to Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask sidy. I think we need to do this in a the Senate this year. That exceeds the unanimous consent that the order for fairer way. 38 percent of President Bush’s nomi- the quorum call be rescinded. I am yielding my time. nees reported out during a comparable The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. BEGICH. If I can make one last period. objection, it is so ordered. comment, the chart that you have up Furthermore, we have held hearings Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask there, there is one other piece on there. on 10 nominees. Some of those, I ex- unanimous consent to speak as in It is the Alaska oil pipeline. We are at pect, will be reported out of committee morning business. a little over 600,000 barrels a day going at our markup scheduled for tomorrow. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without through there. We are losing 6 to 7 per- In total, we have taken positive action objection, it is so ordered. cent a year in volume, and it will not on 43 of 71 judicial nominees submitted Ms. STABENOW. I understand we are be a question—somebody will say: Well, this Congress or approximately 61 per- in the time of our Republican col- you will get down to zero and then you cent of all nominees. I hope these facts leagues, so I would just indicate that if will stop the pipeline. No. No. When we will put to rest, once and for all, any we have a Republican who comes to the complaints that we are delaying or ob- get down to a level of 300,000 or 400,000 floor during that time, I will certainly structing judicial nominees. barrels, then it will be questionable if be glad to stop and yield to them. There are currently 89 vacancies be- GAS PRICES—PAYING TWICE we can even run the line. Then you can fore the courts. Yet the President has actually potentially shut off the whole Mr. President, I wish to speak about not sent nominees for 51 percent of something that is incredibly important volume. So the chart there is impor- those vacancies. He has, however, sent to the families and businesses of Michi- tant because we have to look at the the Senate four nominees for seats gan—I am sure it is true in Pennsyl- long term. Because if we decide today which are not yet vacant. This is per- vania as well—and that is the great to have a comprehensive energy plan plexing to me since the current va- concern about what is happening in that includes conservation, alternative cancy rate is 10 percent. I would think terms of gas prices going through the energy, renewable energy and, yes, do- the White House would concentrate on roof right now. We have families that mestic production, the Senator from current vacancies. Nevertheless, we are paying as much for gasoline at the Louisiana knows, as I know, you can- simply cannot confirm nominees who pump as they are paying for their not walk down the street and say, we do not exist. are going to start drilling tomorrow I have a few remarks regarding the health care and almost as much as and suddenly, voila, there is fuel. It is nomination we are voting on today— they are paying for groceries right now a 7- to 10-year process. So that chart is Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen, who is to put food on the table for their fami- a critical chart, because in order to nominated to be U.S. district judge for lies. reach that decline, you have to start the Eastern District of Virginia. Mrs. What adds insult to injury is that we doing something today. Unless we de- Allen received her B.A. from Kutztown are seeing an industry, the top five cide the policy of this country, what State College in 1982 and her juris doc- companies with the highest profits the energy policy of this country is, we torate from North Carolina Central ever, also receiving taxpayer subsidies. will pick up the phone and we will call University School of Law in 1985. Fol- So we pay twice. We pay at the pump Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Iraq, Iran, lowing law school, she was commis- in outrageous prices, and we pay again Libya—that is the list, that is our pol- sioned into the U.S. Navy as an ensign. when we are paying as taxpayers to icy—then so be it. I think that is the She served there as legal intern in the support an industry that clearly does worst policy we could have ever for Naval Legal Service, Office of Judge not need to be subsidized. this country. Advocate General’s Corps. In the same We are involved in a major debate Again, thank you to the Senator year, she was promoted to lieutenant right now about what to do about a from Louisiana. Again, if we are and became a defense attorney for the very large deficit. I was here when we skunks at the garden, my view is we Navy. In 1988, the nominee became the balanced the budget in 1997, when I was will be good-smelling skunks. staff judge advocate at the Naval Air in the House, and I was proud to do I suggest the absence of a quorum. and Engineering Center, where she was that. I was here when we had the larg- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the sole legal advisor to the com- est surplus in the history of the coun- clerk will call the roll. manding officer. try. In 2001, a number of things hap- The legislative clerk proceeded to Leaving the Navy in 1990, Mrs. Allen pened, including policy decisions that call the roll. joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for put us back into a deficit. So we have Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask the Western District of Virginia as an to dig out again, and it is very serious. unanimous consent that the order for assistant U.S. attorney. In 1991, she So the question is, What are our pri- the quorum call be rescinded. moved to the Eastern District of Vir- orities? Our Republican colleagues in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ginia, where she remained for the next the House have said their priority is to objection, it is so ordered. 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney. eliminate Medicare as we know it— Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, In 2005, the nominee left the U.S. At- eliminate Medicare and balance the today the Senate continues its very torney’s Office to become an assistant budget on the backs of tens of millions rapid pace to confirm another of Presi- Federal public defender with the Fed- of seniors in our country. In the Senate dent Obama’s judicial nominees. The eral Public Defender’s Office for the we are saying: Wait a minute. Let’s Judiciary Committee’s workload has Eastern District of Virginia. The start with taxpayer subsidies, some of not slowed since this Congress con- American Bar Association Standing which have gone on for 70 or 80 years vened. I am pleased to report we are Committee on the Federal Judiciary that are now being given to an industry ahead of the pace of the 108th Congress. has given her the rating of majority that is the most profitable in our coun- With this vote, the Senate will have ‘‘qualified’’, minority ‘‘well qualified.’’ try and probably the world and that

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clearly do not need taxpayer subsidies. that are not important. Clearly, sub- from Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI), and the Why don’t we start there. By the way, sidizing the top five big oil companies Senator from Louisiana (Mr. VITTER). let’s make sure we are sending a clear in this country is not a priority when The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there message that we don’t appreciate pay- they are making huge profits. We any other Senators in the Chamber de- ing twice. We don’t appreciate paying should be investing in what will, first siring to vote? at the pump and at the same time pay- of all, bring down the debt because we The result was announced—yeas 96, ing through our taxpayer dollars. are taking away this $4 billion and nays 0, as follows: When we look at the numbers, just in using it to pay down the debt. We [Rollcall Vote No. 69 Ex.] the first quarter of this year, it is stag- should then make choices about how YEAS—96 gering. We certainly don’t begrudge in- we do create jobs and create alter- Akaka Franken Menendez dustry profits, although with the gas natives in clean energy manufacturing, Alexander Gillibrand Merkley prices going up, what we are talking alternative fuel vehicles, whether it is Ayotte Graham Mikulski about now are consumers getting advanced biofuels, natural gas, clean Barrasso Grassley Moran Baucus Hagan Murray gouged in the face of these numbers. diesel, electric vehicles. We have a lot Begich Harkin Nelson (NE) But we are talking about $35.8 billion of choices we need to present to con- Bennet Hatch Nelson (FL) in total profits in just 3 months for the sumers so they can get off the price- Bingaman Heller Paul top five oil companies in America. Blumenthal Hoeven Portman gouging efforts that are going on at the Blunt Hutchison Pryor These folks are asking us to subsidize pump. Boozman Inhofe Reed them on top of that. So our message, There is another issue as well. We Boxer Inouye Reid and what we will be voting on next have heard from the companies that Brown (MA) Isakson Risch Brown (OH) Johanns Roberts week, is a message that says: That they need to be able to drill more. Yet Burr Johnson (SD) Rubio check for $4 billion a year, we are going at the same time, we know there are 60 Cantwell Johnson (WI) Sanders to void it. We are done with that—no million acres under lease by the oil Cardin Kerry Schumer more taxpayer subsidies for an indus- companies. They hold on to 60 million Carper Kirk Sessions Casey Klobuchar Shaheen try that clearly does not need it. acres right now that are oil and gas Chambliss Kohl Shelby What we need to be doing are a cou- leases where they are not drilling. Coats Kyl Snowe ple things. First of all, we need to cre- They hold on to them, maybe because Coburn Landrieu Stabenow ate real competition at the pump. We Collins Lautenberg Tester they don’t want their competitors to Conrad Leahy Thune need to create competition that maybe get them, but they are not drilling. So Coons Lee Toomey doesn’t require a pump or at least not I strongly support, and I am pleased to Corker Levin Udall (CO) Cornyn Lieberman Udall (NM) very often. In my great State of Michi- cosponsor, Senator MENENDEZ’s legisla- Crapo Lugar Warner gan, we are making new, terrific, tion that simply says use it or lose it— DeMint Manchin Webb award-winning automobiles that are use the leases you have for domestic Durbin McCain Whitehouse electric vehicles—the Chevy Volt, the drilling in America or lose it. Enzi McCaskill Wicker Ford Focus, other hybrids—that are I also held hearings, as chair of the Feinstein McConnell Wyden winning awards, top-quality vehicles Senate Agriculture Committee, to NOT VOTING—4 that are going 100 miles or 200 miles on focus on and investigate how much Cochran Rockefeller a gallon of gas. Real competition is market manipulators are driving up Murkowski Vitter what we need, investing in alternative prices and to explore ways to strength- The nomination was confirmed. vehicles, alternative fuel vehicles for en Americanmade biofuels industries The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the future, including jobs. I am very and other alternatives to foreign oil be- the previous order, the motion to re- excited about the announcements being cause our farmers are very much a part consider is considered made and laid made now—in fact, on Friday by Gen- of the solution for the future. upon the table and the President will eral Motors about expanding their op- So there is much we can do to create be immediately notified of the Senate’s erations—and to see what Chrysler and real consumer choice, get off of foreign action. Ford are doing is very exciting. It is oil. But part of our deficit reduction ef- f jobs for us, and it is real competition fort should start by eliminating the for the oil companies that know right outrageous subsidies that are going to LEGISLATIVE SESSION now the only choice we have is to pay the top five oil companies in America. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- whatever price they put up at the We should stamp this check ‘‘null and ate will resume legislative session. pump. void.’’ f We have begun to create some other Mr. President, I yield back. choices, and we need to continue to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS support those. I find it so interesting MERKLEY). The question is, Will the that we are going to be debating short- Senate advise and consent to the nomi- 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ly whether to support ethanol and EA5 nation of Arenda L. Wright Allen, of WOMAN’S CLUB OF BETHESDA and the ability to create some alter- Virginia, to be United States District native to gasoline at the pump. There Judge for the Eastern District of Vir- ∑ Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I will be those who will argue: Well, we ginia? invite my colleagues to join me in cele- have supported them for a few years Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask brating the 100th anniversary of the now. They are a maturing industry. for the yeas and nays on the nomina- Woman’s Club of Bethesda, MD. The They no longer need support; that is, tion. club, a nonprofit organization, was or- maybe 5 years, 6 years, 8 years, 10 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ganized on May 27, 1911. It was founded years. We are talking 70 or 80 years, a sufficient second? by seven women for the purpose of pro- subsidy that is now going to the larg- There appears to be a sufficient sec- moting civic activities and welfare in est, most profitable companies in our ond. the neighborhood. Those activities in- country and probably the world. Yet The clerk will call the roll. cluded assistance and fundraising for because of sheer politics and nothing The assistant bill clerk called the schools, churches, and hospitals. Club else, we have not been able to get these roll. members selected the American Beau- subsidies stopped. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the ty Rose as their flower; ‘‘An Earnest Taxpayers in our country are saying Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Club for Earnest Women’’ as their we need to make better choices to bal- ROCKEFELLER) is necessarily absent. motto; and American Beauty Red and ance the budget. We need to decide Mr. KYL. The following Senators are green as their colors. Before a club- what is important, what is not impor- necessarily absent: the Senator from house was built, meetings were held at tant, and we need to cut the things Mississippi (Mr. COCHRAN), the Senator various members’ homes, limiting

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.000 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 membership to 35 and allowing only a those without a voice and without S. 953. A bill to authorize the conduct of cup of tea and a cracker to be served. hope. He has been rightly recognized as certain lease sales in the Outer Continental During World War I, from 1914 to 1916, a leader among his peers throughout Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf the members sold over $10,000 worth of his professional life, receiving national Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes. Liberty Bonds, raised funds for French awards such as the Community Action orphans, worked with local merchants Foundation’s Executive Director of the f to beautify the roads into the Nation’s Year Award. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Capital, and worked to secure a new On a personal note, I am very grate- COMMUNICATIONS fire truck for the community that was ful to Larry for his support and counsel The following communications were capable of fighting chemical fires. during my years in public office. laid before the Senate, together with In 1925, club members raised $1,500 to Whether it was a CAP-related matter accompanying papers, reports, and doc- purchase three lots at the corner of or not, Larry was always ready and uments, and were referred as indicated: Sonoma Road and Old Georgetown willing to assist in whatever capacity EC–1579. A communication from the Direc- Road for construction of a clubhouse. he could. I consider Larry a friend, and tor of the Regulatory Management Division, On May 27, 1927, the club laid the cor- I know his contribution to the North Office of Policy, Environmental Protection nerstone for the clubhouse, which is Country will be missed. Please join me Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the still in use today. In 1948, the mortgage in congratulating Mr. Larry Kelly of report of a rule entitled ‘‘Saflufenacil; Pes- was burned—quite a feat for women Berlin, NH, on his retirement.∑ ticide Tolerances’’ (FRL No. 8872–7) received who began the club without the right f in the Office of the President of the Senate to vote. on May 6, 2011; to the Committee on Agri- During World War II, the clubhouse MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC–1580. A communication from the Direc- was used to host USO entertainment. Messages from the President of the United States were communicated to tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Today, the club continues its philan- Office of Policy, Environmental Protection thropic efforts by raising money for the Senate by Mrs. Neiman, one of his Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the local charitable organizations—Friends secretaries. report of a rule entitled ‘‘Propiconazole; Pes- of the Maryland Library; Mobile Med- f ticide Tolerances’’ (FRL No. 8873–2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate ical Care, Inc., Montgomery; Crisis EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Center of Montgomery County; Be- on May 6, 2011; to the Committee on Agri- thesda Cares; and Manna Food Banks— As in executive session the Presiding culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Officer laid before the Senate messages EC–1581. A communication from the Direc- and by supporting national and inter- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, national efforts to curb homelessness from the President of the United States submitting sundry nominations Office of Policy, Environmental Protection and domestic violence, and promote ac- Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the cess to health care and clean water. which were referred to the appropriate report of a rule entitled ‘‘Glyphosate; Pes- There is no doubt that the Woman’s committees. ticide Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 8872–6) received Club of Bethesda has made significant (The nominations received today are in the Office of the President of the Senate contributions to the betterment of the printed at the end of the Senate pro- on May 6, 2011; to the Committee on Agri- surrounding community and is a valu- ceedings.) culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. f EC–1582. A communication from the Regu- able asset to the people of Montgomery latory Analyst, Grain Inspection, Packers County and the State of Maryland. I MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE and Stockyards Administration, Department would ask my colleagues to join me in At 10:16 a.m., a message from the of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to congratulating the past and present House of Representatives, delivered by law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Export In- members of the Woman’s Club of Be- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- spection and Weighing Waiver for High Qual- thesda on their century of service.∑ ity Specialty Grains Transported in Con- nounced that the House has passed the tainers’’ (RIN0580–AB18) received in the Of- f following bill, in which it requests the fice of the President of the Senate on May 5, TRIBUTE TO LARRY KELLY concurrence of the Senate: 2011; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- ∑ Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, today H.R. 1016. An act to measure the progress trition, and Forestry. EC–1583. A communication from the Gen- I congratulate and honor Larry Kelly, of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and devel- opment efforts in Haiti following the earth- eral Counsel of the National Credit Union who is retiring from his position as ex- quake of January 12, 2010, and for other pur- Administration, transmitting, pursuant to ecutive director for Tri- County Com- poses. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Conver- sions of Insured Credit Unions, 12 CFR Parts munity Action Program, CAP, which f serves New Hampshire’s North Coun- 708a and 708b’’ ((RIN3133–AD84)(RIN3133– try. MEASURES REFERRED AD85)) received in the Office of the President Larry’s career has been one of admi- The following bill was read the first of the Senate on May 5, 2011; to the Com- rable service to New Hampshire and his and the second times by unanimous mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- fairs. community. Through various roles, in- consent, and referred as indicated: EC–1584. A communication from the Chair- cluding positions at the Community H.R. 1016. An act to measure the progress man and President of the Export-Import Services Administration in Boston, of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and devel- Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- Federal Regional Council of New Eng- opment efforts in Haiti following the earth- port relative to transactions involving U.S. land, and other CAP agencies, Larry’s quake of January 12, 2010, and for other pur- exports to the United Arab Emirates; to the career has been dedicated to helping poses; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban others and serving the less fortunate. tions. Affairs. In 1984, Larry joined Tri-County f EC–1585. A communication from the Assist- ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- CAP. Larry’s dedication to the greater MEASURES PLACED ON THE tion and Energy Efficiency, Department of Berlin community and the entire State CALENDAR Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the of New Hampshire, coupled with his The following bill was read the sec- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva- decades of volunteer service, is a testi- ond time, and placed on the calendar: tion Program: Test Procedures for Fluores- mony to his character. His kind and cent Lamp Ballasts’’ (RIN1904–AB99) received S. 940. A bill to reduce the Federal budget gentle disposition is complemented by in the Office of the President of the Senate deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and on May 5, 2011; to the Committee on Energy a passion and drive to make his com- for other purposes. munity a better place in which to live and Natural Resources. f EC–1586. A communication from the Direc- and work. Always putting the commu- MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME tor of the Regulatory Management Division, nity’s interests above his own, Larry Office of Policy, Environmental Protection has been a champion for the neediest The following bill was read the first Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the among us, advocating on behalf of time: report of a rule entitled ‘‘TSCA Inventory

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.000 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7005 Update Reporting Modifications; Submission ment for the period of October 1, 2009 to Sep- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Period Suspension’’ (FRL No. 8874–2) re- tember 30, 2010; to the Committee on Home- Transportation. ceived in the Office of the President of the land Security and Governmental Affairs. EC–1602. A communication from the Acting Senate on May 6, 2011; to the Committee on EC–1595. A communication from the Dep- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- Environment and Public Works. uty Assistant Administrator of Diversion partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- EC–1587. A communication from the Direc- Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Office of Policy, Environmental Protection ant to law, the report of a rule entitled States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Annual Quota Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ‘‘Self-Certification and Employee Training Harvested’’ (RIN0648–XA333) received during report of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Pro- of Mail-Order Distributors of Scheduled List- adjournment of the Senate in the Office of mulgation of Air Quality Implementation ed Chemical Products’’ (RIN1117–AB30) re- the President of the Senate on April 19, 2011; Plans; Maryland; Adoption of Control Tech- ceived in the Office of the President of the to the Committee on Commerce, Science, niques Guidelines for Large Appliance Coat- Senate on May 5, 2011; to the Committee on and Transportation. ings’’ (FRL No. 9304–2) received in the Office the Judiciary. EC–1603. A communication from the Acting of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2011; EC–1596. A communication from the Dep- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- uty Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- lic Works. Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–1588. A communication from the Direc- of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlantic Highly Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Bycatch the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XA337) received Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Reduction in the Gulf of Mexico Pelagic during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Modification of the Longline Fishery’’ (RIN0648–BA39) received fice of the President of the Senate on April Significant New Uses of 2-Propen-1-one, 1-(4- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, morpholinyl)-’’ (FRL No. 8871–5) received in fice of the President of the Senate on April Science, and Transportation. the Office of the President of the Senate on 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–1604. A communication from the Acting May 6, 2011; to the Committee on Environ- Science, and Transportation. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ment and Public Works. EC–1597. A communication from the Dep- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- EC–1589. A communication from the Direc- uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ant to law, the report of a rule entitled tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Programs, Office of Protected Resources, De- ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pe- Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Pro- lagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to the tective Regulations for Killer Whales in the South Atlantic; Closure’’ (RIN0648–XA01) re- California State Implementation Plan, Cali- Northwest Region Under the Endangered ceived during adjournment of the Senate in fornia Air Resources Board—Consumer Prod- Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection the Office of the President of the Senate on ucts’’ (FRL No. 9278–9) received in the Office Act’’ (RIN0648–AV15) received during ad- April 21, 2011; to the Committee on Com- of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2011; journment of the Senate in the Office of the merce, Science, and Transportation. to the Committee on Environment and Pub- President of the Senate on April 26, 2011; to lic Works. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and EC–1605. A communication from the Acting EC–1590. A communication from the Assist- Transportation. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- EC–1598. A communication from the Dep- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ant to law, the report of a rule entitled law, a report relative to the status of the Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Government of Cuba’s compliance with the Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip United States-Cuba September 1994 ‘‘Joint suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Limit Adjustments for the Common Pool Communique’’ and on the treatment of per- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Fishery’’ (RIN0648–XA304) received during sons returned to Cuba in accordance with the Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska License Limita- adjournment of the Senate in the Office of United States-Cuba May 1995 ‘‘Joint State- tion Program’’ (RIN0648–AY42) received in the President of the Senate on April 21, 2011; ment’’; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- the Office of the President of the Senate on to the Committee on Commerce, Science, tions. May 5, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, and Transportation. EC–1591. A communication from the Dep- Science, and Transportation. EC–1606. A communication from the Acting uty Director of Regulations and Policy Man- EC–1599. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- agement Staff, Food and Drug Administra- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- tion, Department of Health and Human Serv- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ices, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone port of a rule entitled ‘‘Medical Devices; Im- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels munology and Microbiology Devices; Classi- Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and fication of Ovarian Adnexal Mass Assess- Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ ment Score Test System; Correction’’ ((21 Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ (RIN0648–XA347) received during adjourn- CFR Part 866)(Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0026)) (RIN0648–XA275) received during adjourn- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- received in the Office of the President of the ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- dent of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Senate on May 5, 2011; to the Committee on dent of the Senate on April 19, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1592. A communication from the Dep- Transportation. EC–1607. A communication from the Acting uty Director of Regulations and Policy Man- EC–1600. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- agement Staff, Food and Drug Administra- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- tion, Department of Health and Human Serv- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ices, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United port of a rule entitled ‘‘Medical Devices; Re- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota classification of the Topical Oxygen Cham- Off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yakutat Dis- Transfer’’ (RIN0648–XA338) received during ber for Extremities’’ ((21 CFR Part trict of the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XA331) adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 878)(Docket No. FDA–2006–N–0045)) received received during adjournment of the Senate the President of the Senate on April 20, 2011; in the Office of the President of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate to the Committee on Commerce, Science, on May 5, 2011; to the Committee on Health, on April 19, 2011; to the Committee on Com- and Transportation. Education, Labor, and Pensions. merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1608. A communication from the Acting EC–1593. A communication from the Sec- EC–1601. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- retary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- law, the Department of Labor’s fiscal year partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Pa- 2009 Office of Workers’ Compensation Pro- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled cific Halibut Fisheries; Limited Access for grams annual report; to the Committee on ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Guided Sport Charter Vessels in Alaska’’ Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Off Alaska; Octopus in the Bering Sea and (RIN0648–BA96) received during adjournment EC–1594. A communication from the Execu- Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ of the Senate in the Office of the President tive Director, Interstate Commission on the (RIN0648–XA322) received during adjourn- of the Senate on April 20, 2011; to the Com- Potomac River Basin, transmitting, pursu- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ant to law, the Commission’s financial state- dent of the Senate on April 19, 2011; to the tation.

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A communication from the Senior ministrator, Transportation Security Ad- portionment of Highway Safety Funds’’ Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- ministration, Department of Homeland Se- (RIN2125–AF42) received during adjournment tration, Department of Transportation, curity, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- of the Senate in the Office of the President transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of port relative to the Administration’s deci- of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; sion to enter into a contract with a private mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes, and Air- security screening company to provide tation. bus Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, and F4–600R screening services at Kansas City Inter- EC–1617. A communication from the Assist- Series Airplanes, and Model C4–605R Variant national Airport; to the Committee on Com- ant Chief Counsel for Pipeline Safety, Pipe- F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300–600 Se- merce, Science, and Transportation. line and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin- ries Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket No. EC–1610. A communication from the Senior istration, Department of Transportation, FAA–2010–1162)) received during adjournment Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of of the Senate in the Office of the President tration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Pipeline Safety: Completing of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Regulation of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- a rule entitled ‘‘Part 95 Instrument Flight Operating at Low Stress’’ (RIN2137–AE36) re- tation. Rules (4); Amdt. No. 492’’ ((RIN2120– ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–1625. A communication from the Senior AA63)(Docket No. 30778)) received in the Of- Senate on May 9, 2011; to the Committee on Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- fice of the President of the Senate on May 9, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. tration, Department of Transportation, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–1618. A communication from the Trial transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Science, and Transportation. Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; EC–1611. A communication from the Senior Department of Transportation, transmitting, Pratt and Whitney JT8D–209, –217, 217A, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- –217C, and –219 Series Turbofan Engines’’ ‘‘Track Safety Standards; Concrete Cross- tration, Department of Transportation, ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket No. FAA–2010–0452)) ties’’ (RIN2130–AC01) received in the Office of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of received during adjournment of the Senate the President of the Senate on May 9, 2011; to a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to the Pilot, in the Office of the President of the Senate the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and on April 21, 2011; to the Committee on Com- Transportation. Pilot School Certification Rules (Part 61); EC–1619. A communication from the Trial merce, Science, and Transportation. Technical Amendment’’ ((RIN2120– Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, EC–1626. A communication from the Senior AI86)(Docket No. FAA–2006–26661)) received Department of Transportation, transmitting, Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled tration, Department of Transportation, fice of the President of the Senate on April ‘‘Safety Appliance Standards, Miscellaneous transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 21, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Revisions’’ (RIN2130–AB97) received in the a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Science, and Transportation. Office of the President of the Senate on May Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Type Certificate Pre- EC–1612. A communication from the Senior 9, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, viously Held by The New Piper Aircraft, Inc.) Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Science, and Transportation. Models PA–46–310P, PA–46–350P, and PA–46R– tration, Department of Transportation, EC–1620. A communication from the Acting 350T Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket No. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- FAA–2010–1295)) received during adjournment a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of VOR Federal partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- of the Senate in the Office of the President Airways V–1, V–7, V–11, and V–20; Kona, Ha- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- waii’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(Docket No. FAA–2011– ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 0009)) received during adjournment of the Off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yakutat Dis- tation. Senate in the Office of the President of the trict of the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XA362) EC–1627. A communication from the Senior Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Committee on received during adjournment of the Senate Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. in the Office of the President of the Senate tration, Department of Transportation, EC–1613. A communication from the Senior on April 20, 2011; to the Committee on Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- merce, Science, and Transportation. a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; tration, Department of Transportation, EC–1621. A communication from the Regu- Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2B19 (Re- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of lations Officer, Federal Highway Adminis- gional Jet Series 100 and 440) Airplanes, CL– a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of Federal Air- tration, Department of Transportation, 600–2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, and ways; Alaska’’ ((RIN2120–AA66)(Docket No. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 702) Airplanes, CL–600–2D15 (Regional Jet Se- FAA–2011–0010)) received during adjournment a rule entitled ‘‘Highway Systems Technical ries 705) Airplanes, and CL–600–2D24 (Re- of the Senate in the Office of the President Correction’’ (RIN2125–AF35) received during gional Jet Series 900) Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- adjournment of the Senate in the Office of AA64)(Docket No. FAA–2010–0703)) received mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- the President of the Senate on April 21, 2011; during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- tation. to the Committee on Commerce, Science, fice of the President of the Senate on April EC–1614. A communication from the Dep- and Transportation. 21, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, uty Chief Counsel for Regulations and Secu- EC–1622. A communication from the Senior Science, and Transportation. rity Standards, Transportation Security Ad- Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- EC–1628. A communication from the Senior ministration, Department of Homeland Se- tration, Department of Transportation, Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- curity, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tration, Department of Transportation, port of a rule entitled ‘‘Reporting of Secu- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; B– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rity Issues’’ (RIN1652–AA66) received during N Group Ltd. Model BN–2, BN–2A, BN–2A–3, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; adjournment of the Senate in the Office of BN–2A–6, BN–2A–8, BN–2A–9, BN–2A–20, BN– Airbus Model A340–200 and –300 Series Air- the President of the Senate on April 15, 2011; 2A–21, BN–2A–26, BN–2A–27, BN–2B–20, BN– planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket No. FAA– to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 2B–21, BN–2B–26, BN–2B–27, BN–2T, and BN– 2011–0256)) received during adjournment of and Transportation. 2T–4R Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket the Senate in the Office of the President of EC–1615. A communication from the Pro- No. FAA–2010–1255)) received during adjourn- the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Safety Administration, Department of dent of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the tation. Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Committee on Commerce, Science, and EC–1629. A communication from the Senior law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Transportation. Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard— EC–1623. A communication from the Senior tration, Department of Transportation, 2012 Light Duty Truck Lines Subject to the Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Requirements of This Standard and Exempt- tration, Department of Transportation, a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; ed Vehicle Lines for Model Year 2012’’ transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Bombardier, Inc. Model BD–100–1A10 (Chal- (RIN2127–AK91) received during adjournment a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; lenger 300) Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– of the Senate in the Office of the President The Boeing Company Model 737–600, –700, AA64)(Docket No. FAA–2010–1200)) received of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- –700C, –800, –900, and –900ER Series Air- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket No. FAA– fice of the President of the Senate on April tation. 2009–1253)) received during adjournment of 21, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–1616. A communication from the Regu- the Senate in the Office of the President of Science, and Transportation. lations Officer, Federal Highway Adminis- the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- EC–1630. A communication from the Senior tration, Department of Transportation, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tation. tration, Department of Transportation,

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A bill to establish a pilot program merce, Science, and Transportation. Education Policy in the Department of Edu- for police departments to use anonymous EC–1631. A communication from the Senior cation; to the Committee on Health, Edu- texts from citizens to augment their anony- Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- cation, Labor, and Pensions. mous tip hotlines; to the Committee on the tration, Department of Transportation, By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Judiciary. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of TOOMEY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; WICKER, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. COCH- BEGICH): Honeywell International Inc. LTS101 Series RAN): S. 957. A bill to amend title 38, United Turboshaft Engines and LTP101 Series Tur- S. 947. A bill to provide end user exemp- States Code, to improve the provision of re- boprop Engines’’ ((RIN2120–AA64)(Docket No. tions from certain provisions of the Com- habilitative services for veterans with trau- modity Exchange Act and the Securities Ex- FAA–2009–1185)) received during adjournment matic brain injury, and for other purposes; change Act of 1934, and for other purposes; to of the Senate in the Office of the President to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. the Committee on Banking, Housing, and of the Senate on April 21, 2011; to the Com- Urban Affairs. f mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. tation. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ALEXANDER): EC–1632. A communication from the Senior S. 948. A bill to promote the deployment of SENATE RESOLUTIONS Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for other The following concurrent resolutions tration, Department of Transportation, purposes; to the Committee on Energy and transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of and Senate resolutions were read, and Natural Resources. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 768–60 and SNOWE, Mr. REED, Mr. BURR, and Mr. By Mr. MCCONNELL: Trent 772–60 Turbofan Engines’’ ((RIN2120– SANDERS): S. Res. 179. A resolution to constitute the AA64)(Docket No. FAA–2011–0233)) received S. 949. A bill to amend the National minority party’s membership on certain during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to re- committees for the One Hundred Twelfth fice of the President of the Senate on April authorize and improve that Act, and for Congress, or until their successors are cho- 21, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, other purposes; to the Committee on Energy sen; considered and agreed to. Science, and Transportation. and Natural Resources. By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. EC–1633. A communication from the Senior By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- CASEY): CASEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. COONS, Mr. tration, Department of Transportation, S. 950. A bill to amend title 23, United GRAHAM, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. KYL, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of States Code, to repeal a prohibition on al- Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BAR- a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; lowing States to use toll revenues as State RASSO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. AYOTTE, Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2C10 (Re- matching funds for Appalachian Develop- Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. HOEVEN): gional Jet Series 700, 701, and 702) Airplanes, ment Highway projects; to the Committee on S. Res. 180. A resolution expressing support Model CL–600–2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705) Environment and Public Works. for peaceful demonstrations and universal Airplanes, and Model CL–600–2D24 (Regional By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. freedoms in Syria and condemning the Jet Series 900) Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– MURKOWSKI, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. human rights violations by the Assad re- AA64)(Docket No. FAA–2009–0703)) received AKAKA, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. gime; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- BOXER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. tions. CASEY, Mr. COONS, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. fice of the President of the Senate on April f 21, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, TESTER, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. BROWN Science, and Transportation. of Massachusetts): ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 951. A bill to improve the provision of f Federal transition, rehabilitation, voca- S. 164 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND tional, and unemployment benefits to mem- At the request of Mr. BROWN of Mas- JOINT RESOLUTIONS bers of the Armed Forces and veterans, and sachusetts, the names of the Senator for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) and the The following bills and joint resolu- erans’ Affairs. Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO) were tions were introduced, read the first By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. REID, added as cosponsors of S. 164, a bill to and second times by unanimous con- Mr. LEAHY, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MENEN- repeal the imposition of withholding on sent, and referred as indicated: DEZ, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. certain payments made to vendors by By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. government entities. BAUCUS): S. 943. A bill to amend title IV of the So- BOXER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, S. 217 cial Security Act to require States to imple- Mr. CARPER, Mr. COONS, Mrs. FEIN- At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the ment policies to prevent assistance under STEIN, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLI- name of the Senator from Nebraska BRAND, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KERRY, Ms. the Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami- (Mr. JOHANNS) was added as a cospon- lies (TANF) program from being used in strip KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. LAUTEN- BERG, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, sor of S. 217, a bill to amend the Na- clubs, casinos, and liquor stores; to the Com- tional Labor Relations Act to ensure mittee on Finance. Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. UDALL of the right of employees to a secret bal- By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. GRA- Colorado, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): HAM, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. CHAMBLISS, lot election conducted by the National S. 952. A bill to authorize the cancellation Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. Labor Relations Board. of removal and adjustment of status of cer- RUBIO, and Mr. WEBB): tain alien students who are long-term United S. 260 S. 944. A bill to reaffirm the authority of States residents and who entered the United At the request of Mr. NELSON of Flor- the Department of Defense to maintain States as children and for other purposes; to ida, the name of the Senator from Ar- United States Naval Station, Guantanamo the Committee on the Judiciary. Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of kansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a By Mr. MCCONNELL: cosponsor of S. 260, a bill to amend unprivileged enemy belligerents held by the S. 953. A bill to authorize the conduct of Department of Defense, and for other pur- certain lease sales in the Outer Continental title 10, United States Code, to repeal poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf the requirement for reduction of sur- By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Lands Act to modify the requirements for vivor annuities under the Survivor WARNER): exploration, and for other purposes; read the Benefit Plan by veterans’ dependency S. 945. A bill to save at least $5,000,000,000 first time. and indemnity compensation. by consolidating some duplicative and over- By Mr. LUGAR: lapping Government programs; to the Com- S. 954. A bill to promote the strengthening S. 300 mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- of the Haitian private sector; to the Com- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the mental Affairs. mittee on Foreign Relations. name of the Senator from Delaware

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(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON) was added as a S. 737 of S. 300, a bill to prevent abuse of Gov- cosponsor of S. 603, a bill to modify the At the request of Mr. MORAN, the ernment charge cards. prohibition on recognition by United name of the Senator from Arkansas S. 390 States courts of certain rights relating (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. WEBB, the name to certain marks, trade names, or com- sor of S. 737, a bill to replace the Direc- of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. mercial names. tor of the Bureau of Consumer Finan- JOHANNS) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641 cial Protection with a 5-person Com- S. 390, a bill to ensure that the right of At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the mission, to bring the Bureau into the an individual to display the Service names of the Senator from Rhode Is- regular appropriations process, and for Flag on residential property not be land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the Senator other purposes. abridged. from Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) were S. 738 added as cosponsors of S. 641, a bill to At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the S. 414 provide 100,000,000 people with first- name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the time access to safe drinking water and (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Mississippi sanitation on a sustainable basis with- sponsor of S. 738, a bill to amend title (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- in six years by improving the capacity XVIII of the Social Security Act to sor of S. 414, a bill to protect girls in of the United States Government to provide for Medicare coverage of com- developing countries through the pre- fully implement the Senator Paul prehensive Alzheimer’s disease and re- vention of child marriage, and for Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. lated dementia diagnosis and services other purposes. S. 643 in order to improve care and outcomes S. 431 At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the for Americans living with Alzheimer’s At the request of Mr. PRYOR, the name of the Senator from Minnesota disease and related dementias by im- name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- proving detection, diagnosis, and care REID) was added as a cosponsor of S. sponsor of S. 643, a bill to amend title planning. 431, a bill to require the Secretary of XIX of the Social Security Act to di- S. 755 the Treasury to mint coins in com- rect Medicaid EHR incentive payments At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the memoration of the 225th anniversary of to federally qualified health centers names of the Senator from Maryland the establishment of the Nation’s first and rural health clinics. (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from Federal law enforcement agency, the S. 658 Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added as co- United States Marshals Service. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the sponsors of S. 755, a bill to amend the S. 504 names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the COLLINS), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. an offset against income tax refunds to name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. HUTCHISON) and the Senator from Cali- pay for restitution and other State ju- RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. fornia (Mrs. BOXER) were added as co- dicial debts that are past-due. 504, a bill to preserve and protect the sponsors of S. 658, a bill to provide for S. 778 free choice of individual employees to the preservation by the Department of At the request of Mr. MORAN, the form, join, or assist labor organiza- Defense of documentary evidence of name of the Senator from Mississippi tions, or to refrain from such activi- the Department of Defense on incidents (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- ties. of sexual assault and sexual harass- sor of S. 778, a bill to amend title XVIII S. 547 ment in the military, and for other of the Social Security Act with respect At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the purposes. to physician supervision of therapeutic names of the Senator from Virginia S. 671 hospital outpatient services. (Mr. WEBB), the Senator from South At the request of Mr. SESSIONS, the S. 906 Dakota (Mr. JOHNSON) and the Senator name of the Senator from Montana At the request of Mr. WICKER, the from Minnesota (Mr. FRANKEN) were (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. added as cosponsors of S. 547, a bill to of S. 671, a bill to authorize the United ROBERTS) and the Senator from South direct the Secretary of Education to States Marshals Service to issue ad- Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) were added as establish an award program recog- ministrative subpoenas in investiga- cosponsors of S. 906, a bill to prohibit nizing excellence exhibited by public tions relating to unregistered sex of- taxpayer funded abortions and to pro- school system employees providing fenders. vide for conscience protections, and for services to students in pre-kinder- S. 725 other purposes. garten through higher education. At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the S. 931 name of the Senator from Delaware At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the S. 576 (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from New Mexico At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the of S. 725, a bill to amend title XVIII of (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Minnesota the Social Security Act to provide for of S. 931, a bill to amend the Internal (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- coverage, as supplies associated with Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the sponsor of S. 576, a bill to amend the the injection of insulin, of contain- rules relating to fractional charitable Elementary and Secondary Education ment, removal, decontamination and donations of tangible personal prop- Act of 1965 to improve standards for disposal of home-generated needles, sy- erty. physical education. ringes, and other sharps through a S. 940 S. 595 sharp container, decontamination/de- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the struction device, or sharps-by-mail pro- name of the Senator from Minnesota name of the Senator from Minnesota gram or similar program under part D (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- of the Medicare program. sponsor of S. 940, a bill to reduce the sponsor of S. 595, a bill to amend title S. 734 Federal budget deficit by closing big VIII of the Elementary and Secondary At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the oil tax loopholes, and for other pur- Education Act of 1965 to require the names of the Senator from Michigan poses. Secretary of Education to complete (Mr. LEVIN) and the Senator from Or- S. CON. RES. 12 payments under such title to local edu- egon (Mr. WYDEN) were added as co- At the request of Mr. LUGAR, the cational agencies eligible for such pay- sponsors of S. 734, a bill to provide for name of the Senator from North Caro- ments within 3 fiscal years. a program of research, development, lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- S. 603 demonstration, and commercial appli- sor of S. Con. Res. 12, a concurrent res- At the request of Mr. NELSON of Flor- cation in vehicle technologies at the olution expressing the sense of Con- ida, the name of the Senator from Department of Education. gress that the President should take

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Res. 80, to conduct a suicide bomb attack on Taliban military commander and a a resolution condemning the Govern- the New York subway system; to the senior leader in the Taliban Quetta ment of Iran for its state-sponsored November 2009 attack on Fort Hood Shura. In the world of terrorists, it has persecution of its Baha’i minority and that killed 13 people and wounded 32; to become a badge of honor to have served its continued violation of the Inter- the Christmas Day 2009 attempted at Guantanamo, and then to have been national Covenants on Human Rights. bombing on an international flight to released, and then to get back into the f Detroit; to the May 2010 attempt to fight against us. bomb Times Square; to the October It is unacceptable for even one re- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED 2010 attempt to send explosives to Jew- leased detainee to reengage in the fight BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ish centers in Chicago; to a February against our country. As a military By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. 2011 plot to manufacture explosives and spouse and a member of the Senate GRAHAM, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. to conduct attacks in Texas and in New Armed Services Committee, I find it CHAMBLISS, Mr. BROWN of Mas- York. Al-Qaida and their fellow terror- sickening that our country has re- sachusetts, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. ists continue to threaten our country. leased dangerous prisoners who are WEBB): Bin Laden’s death is a significant blow now actively plotting to kill Ameri- S. 944. A bill to reaffirm the author- to al-Qaida and associated terrorist or- cans and our allies. ity of the Department of Defense to ganizations and a great accomplish- Some have expressed concerns re- maintain United States Naval Station, ment for our country, but the threat garding the legality of long-term de- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location continues and our detention policies tention for these terrorists, or ex- for the detention of unprivileged must reflect that reality. pressed concerns about the conditions enemy belligerents held by the Depart- Since 2001, we have captured and de- at Guantanamo. I wish to address both ment of Defense, and for other pur- tained thousands of terrorists who of those concerns. poses; to the Committee on Armed have planned and conducted attacks First, as the former Attorney Gen- Services. and who have served as terrorist train- eral of the State of New Hampshire, I Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, nearly ers, financiers, bomb makers, body- am as eager as anyone to ensure that 10 years after the September 11 ter- guards, recruiters, and facilitators. In- our detention policies conform to the rorist attacks, our country remains at terrogations of these terrorists, includ- rule of law and reflect our core values. war with violent extremists who want ing those at Guantanamo, have pro- Some have questioned the legality of to kill Americans. Yet the administra- vided valuable intelligence that has detaining terrorists. Yet we should be tion has not designated a secure loca- prevented attacks, saved lives, and very clear that, according to the law of tion for detaining, interrogating, and helped locate other terrorists. Deten- war, detention is a matter of national trying current and future terrorist de- tion and interrogation of terrorists at security and military necessity and has tainees. Rather than seeking to address Guantanamo not only protects Amer- long been recognized as legitimate this problem, the administration con- ican lives which is the core function of under international law. tinues to insist on closing Guantanamo our federal government, but detention Second, some have expressed con- Bay. and interrogation of terrorists at cerns about the conditions at Guanta- Earlier this week, Attorney General Guantanamo also protects our allies. namo. In March, I visited the Guanta- Holder in Paris reiterated the adminis- Of course, the most recent and note- namo Bay detention facility. Gitmo tration’s determination to ultimately worthy example that demonstrates the now represents the most professionally close the Guantanamo Bay facility. value of intelligence gleaned from de- run detention facility in the world. This determination to close Gitmo rep- tainee interrogations is the case of International human rights activists, resents a misguided view that treats Osama bin Laden. Our intelligence reporters, Members of the Congress and terrorism like everyday crime, hesi- community would never have found bin the Senate, constantly stream through tates to call this war on terrorism Laden if it weren’t for the intelligence Guantanamo checking on the condi- what it is, and places the perceptions gleaned from the interrogation of ter- tions and holding the Department of of others over the safety of Americans. rorist detainees. Defense accountable. Guantanamo is I believe this desire to close Guanta- Not only have interrogations of de- no Abu Ghraib. Detainees are treated namo represents an unacceptable abro- tainees helped us track down other ter- in a manner that conforms to inter- gation of the Federal Government’s rorists, but detaining terrorists helps national law and honors our values. most important responsibility: pro- prevent future attacks. Unfortunately, Guantanamo detainees receive three viding for the common defense. There- as Secretary Gates confirmed in re- meals a day tailored to the preferences fore, today I rise to introduce and to sponse to my question during an of each detainee. They also have access urge my colleagues to support Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in to topnotch health care facilities. bill 944, the Detaining Terrorists to Se- February, approximately 1 out of 4, or Their religion is respected. They have cure America Act of 2011. 25 percent of the Guantanamo detain- television, newspapers, books, English Our diligent intelligence profes- ees who have been released, have re- classes, and art classes. In fact, the of- sionals and our brave special oper- engaged or we suspect have reengaged ficials at Guantanamo bend over back- ations forces who brought bin Laden to in hostilities against the United States wards to respect the cultural and reli- justice don’t need to be reminded that and our allies. I can tell my colleagues, gious preferences of the detainees who the United States and our inter- as a former prosecutor that is an unac- are held there. Don’t get me wrong; national partners remain engaged in a ceptable reengagement rate. Guantanamo is no Club Med, but the war with violent Islamist extremist Former Guantanamo detainees are terrorists who are detained there, most groups, including al-Qaida and associ- conducting suicide bombings, recruit- of whom would undoubtedly kill Amer- ated terrorist groups that are com- ing radicals, and training them to kill icans if they were given the chance, are mitted to killing Americans and our al- Americans and our allies. Said al getting much better treatment than lies. Indeed, in the treasure trove of in- Shihri and Abdul Zakir represent two they deserve. formation our forces gathered at bin examples of former Guantanamo de- As a former prosecutor, I have been Laden’s compound, we have learned the tainees who have returned to the fight in a few prisons in my time, and I can terrorist groups are actively plotting and assumed leadership positions in tell my colleagues the detention facil- new attacks against our country. This terrorist organizations that are dedi- ity at Gitmo is much nicer than some

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He issued an that are committed to killing Americans and address the special security concerns Executive order saying that Guanta- our allies. (2) In the last 2 years, terrorists have re- associated with trying terrorists and it namo would be closed. This legislation peatedly attempted to kill Americans both is also especially designed to enable will supersede the portions of that Ex- here at home and abroad, including the fol- the judge to ensure that classified in- ecutive order related to the closure of lowing attacks, plots, or alleged plots and formation will not be compromised or Gitmo, the determination of transfer, attacks: leaked. This courtroom is the appro- the prosecution of terrorists in article (A) A September 2009 plot by Najibullah priate courtroom and venue for Khalid III courts and the military tribunals. Zazi—who received training from al Qaeda in Sheikh Mohammed and the other 9/11 In short, this legislation would estab- Pakistan—to conduct a suicide bomb attack conspirators to be held accountable for lish Gitmo as the permanent location on the New York, New York, subway system. their roles in the horrific attacks on for detaining, interrogating, and trying (B) A November 2009 attack by Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 our country on September 11. And after unprivileged enemy belligerents or ter- people and wounded 32. almost 10 years, the victims of Sep- rorists. To accomplish this, we will (C) A Christmas Day 2009 attempt by Umar tember 11 have waited much too long permanently limit the transfer of de- Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate a bomb for justice. tainees to foreign entities because sewn into his underwear on an international I believe our country stands on a what has happened is that terrorist de- flight to Detroit, Michigan. solid legal framework in detaining ter- tainees have been transferred to for- (D) A May 2010 attempt by Faisal Shahzad rorists according to the law of war, and eign countries and then the foreign to bomb Times Square in New York, New I also believe Guantanamo represents countries release the former detainee. York, on a crowded Saturday evening, an at- the ideal facility for detaining, interro- That is how so many former detainees tack that was unsuccessful only because the car bomb failed to detonate. gating, and trying current and future have made there way back to the bat- (E) An October 2010 attempt by terrorists terrorist detainees. tlefield. So we have to stop that. And in Yemen to send, via commercial cargo Some may ask, Why introduce this this legislation will prohibit the con- flights, 2 packages of explosives to Jewish legislation now? Why is it needed? In struction or modification of facilities centers in Chicago, Illinois. February, during a Senate Armed Serv- in the United States of America for de- (F) A February 2011 plot by Khaled ices Committee hearing, I asked Sec- taining terrorists, to make sure we Aldawsari, a Saudi-born student, to manu- retary Gates where we would detain keep detained terrorists at Gitmo and facture explosives and potentially attack high value terrorists that we capture off U.S. soil. New York, New York, the Dallas, Texas, in the future if the President goes for- I am proud to introduce this bipar- home of former President George W. Bush, as ward with his plan to close Guanta- well as hydroelectric dams, nuclear power tisan legislation called Detaining Ter- plants, and a nightclub. namo. Secretary Gates candidly said to rorists to Secure America Act of 2011, (3) Since the September 11, 2001, attacks on me: ‘‘I think the honest answer to that S. 944. I am especially proud that many our Nation, the United States and allied question is we don’t know.’’ friends and colleagues have decided to forces have captured thousands of individ- I was encouraged by President support this bipartisan legislation, in- uals fighting for or supporting al Qaeda and Obama’s decision to resume military cluding Senators GRAHAM, LIEBERMAN, associated terrorist organizations that do commissions at Guantanamo. Yet the CHAMBLISS, BROWN, RUBIO and WEBB, not abide by the law of war, including de- administration was careful to reiterate all of whom have been leaders when it tainees at United States Naval Station, its determination to ultimately close comes to fighting terrorism and pro- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who served as plan- Guantanamo. Unfortunately, as I pre- ners of those attacks, trainers of terrorists, tecting Americans. financiers of terrorists, bomb makers, body- viously mentioned, on Monday Attor- Everything we do in this Chamber guards for Osama bin Laden, recruiters of ney General Holder, in Paris, reiter- must be guided by our Constitution, terrorists, and facilitators of terrorism. ated the administration’s desire to and the Federal Government must ful- (4) Many of the detainees at United States close Guantanamo. But we know intel- fill its most important constitutional Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay provided ligence gathered at Guantanamo duty of protecting the American peo- valuable intelligence that gave the United played a valuable role in helping to ul- ple. Pretending we are not at war with States insight into al Qaeda and its methods, timately find Osama bin Laden. We terrorists will not change the fact that prevented terrorist attacks, and saved lives. know there are other terrorists out terrorists continue to plot against us (5) Intelligence obtained from detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo there who want to do us harm, and we and to attack Americans. Consistent Bay was critical to eventually identifying need to keep this facility open. For with our values and the rule of law, we the location of Osama bin Laden. this reason, I believe Congress must must establish the Guantanamo deten- (6) In a February 17, 2011, hearing of the pass this legislation without delay. tion facility as the permanent location Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, Before concluding, let me briefly for detaining, interrogating, and trying the Secretary of Defense confirmed that ap- summarize what S. 944 will do. terrorists. proximately 25 percent of detainees released This legislation reaffirms the author- I urge my colleagues to support this from the detention facility at United States ity to maintain Gitmo as an operating legislation, and I thank the Presiding Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay are con- facility for the detention of current firmed to have reengaged in hostilities or are Officer. suspected of having reengaged in hostilities and future unprivileged enemy bellig- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- against the United States or our allies. erents. sent that the text of the bill be printed (7) Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, an It directs the Secretary of Defense to in the RECORD. organization that includes former detainees take actions to maintain Gitmo as an There being no objection, the text of at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo operating facility for the detention of the bill was ordered to be printed in Bay among its leadership and ranks, has current and future unprivileged enemy the RECORD, as follows: claimed responsibility for several of the re- cent plots and attacks against the United belligerents. S. 944 States. It extends permanently the limita- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tion of transfer of detainees to foreign (8) Detention according to the law of war is resentatives of the United States of America in a matter of national security and military entities and the prohibition of con- Congress assembled, necessity and has long been recognized as le- struction or modification of facilities SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. gitimate under international law. in the United States of America for de- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Detaining (9) Detaining unprivileged enemy belliger- taining terrorists. We have heard loud Terrorists to Secure America Act of 2011’’ ents prevents them from returning to the

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In United States Naval Station, Guantanamo portant part of the U.S. public school isolated areas, schools face challenges Bay, notwithstanding regular assaults on the system, the unique challenges and cir- in providing professional development guard force by some detainees. cumstances within these rural commu- and training for teachers and prin- (11) The International Committee of the nities are often misunderstood or over- cipals. Small rural districts are often Red Cross visits detainees at United States looked. According to the Digest of Edu- located long distances from other dis- Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay on a quar- cation Statistics reported annually by tricts, towns, and universities, dras- terly basis. (12) The detention facility at United States the National Center for Education Sta- tically reducing opportunities to part- Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay benefits tistics, the number of students attend- ner or collaborate. Additionally, the from robust oversight by Congress. ing rural schools increased by over 11 long distances students must travel be- SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY TO percent, from 10.5 million in 2004 to tween school and home make it more MAINTAIN UNITED STATES NAVAL nearly 11.7 million by 2008. Rural stu- difficult to participate in traditional STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, dents now comprise almost 1⁄4 of the remedial services, mentoring, and after AS A LOCATION FOR THE DETEN- TION OF UNPRIVILEGED ENEMY Nation’s public school enrollment. And school programs. BELLIGERENTS HELD BY THE DE- nearly one-third of all schools in the I commend the Secretary for efforts PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. nation are located in rural areas. he has taken to try to address concerns (a) REAFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY AS LOCA- Rural is also becoming increasingly of rural areas. However, these efforts TION FOR DETENTION OF UNPRIVILEGED ENEMY diverse. According to NCES, the in- have fallen short, and in some cases, BELLIGERENTS.—United States Naval Sta- tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is and shall be crease in rural enrollment between 2004 even good intentions have created ad- a location for the detention of individuals in and 2009 was disproportionally among verse consequences. Most recently, the the custody or under the control of the De- students of color. And in the 2007–2008 Investing in Innovation, i3, competi- partment of Defense who have engaged in, or school year the national average rate tive grant program provided ‘‘competi- supported, hostilities against the United of student poverty in rural school dis- tive preference points’’ for applicants States or its coalition partners on behalf of tricts, as measured by the rate of par- serving at least one rural district, in al Qaeda, the Taliban, or an affiliated group ticipation in federally subsidized meals an effort to encourage and support to which the Authorization for Use of Mili- rural applicants. However, the depart- tary Force (Public Law 107–40) applies. programs, was almost 40 percent. (b) MAINTENANCE AS AN OPERATIONAL FA- Yet despite the significant percent- ment’s lack of guidance and inde- CILITY FOR DETENTION.—The Secretary of De- age enrolled in rural schools, the im- pendent scorers’ lack of understanding fense shall take appropriate actions to main- portance of rural education is often ob- of rural areas still left authentically tain United States Naval Station, Guanta- scured by the fact that rural students rural programs at a clear disadvantage. namo Bay, Cuba, as an open and operating are, naturally, widely-dispersed, lo- The Rural School & Community Trust facility for the detention of current and fu- cated in small, geographically isolated highlighted in its report Taking Ad- ture individuals as described in subsection (a). school districts. The size, diversity, vantage that this ‘‘rural preference’’ (c) PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMI- and complexity of rural education sup- instead had the effect of inducing TATIONS RELATING TO DETAINEES AND DETEN- port a greater policy focus on the urban applicants to include minimal TION FACILITIES.— unique challenges and solutions for rural participation merely in order to (1) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF DETAINEES rural education. gain the additional scoring points for TO FOREIGN ENTITIES.—Section 1033(a)(1) of Montana is the fourth largest state primarily urban projects. the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza- by land mass, totaling over 147,000 I am joined today by my colleague tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law from West Virginia, Senator ROCKE- 111–383; 124 Stat. 4351) is amended by striking square miles. More than half of Mon- ‘‘during the one-year period’’ and all that tana’s 830 schools enroll less than 100 FELLER, in introducing the Office of follows through ‘‘by this Act’’ and inserting students. From Eureka to Ekalaka, Rural Education Policy Act. This bill ‘‘the Secretary of Defense may not use any from Scobey to Darby, these small will establish the Office of Rural Edu- amounts authorized to be appropriated’’. schools dot the landscape, providing cation Policy, housed at the Depart- (2) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF DETEN- not only a learning environment but ment of Education’s Office of Elemen- TION FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES.—Section often a community center. tary & Secondary Education. This of- 1034(a) of such Act (124 Stat. 4353) is amended Montana’s rural communities are fice and its director will be tasked with by striking ‘‘None of the funds authorized to doing an excellent job educating Mon- coordinating the activities related to be appropriated by this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘No funds authorized to be appropriated or tana’s next generation. Overall, Mon- rural education and advising the Sec- otherwise made available to the Department tana graduation rates are higher than retary on issues important to rural of Defense, or to or for any other department the national average. Montana stu- schools and districts. The legislation or agency of the United States Govern- dents taking the National Assessment requires the department to consider ment,’’. of Educational Progress, NAEP, in 2009 the impact of proposed rules and regu- (d) SUPERSEDURE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.— scored higher than the national aver- lations on rural education and to Sections 3, 4(c)(2), 4(c)(3), 4(c)(5), and 7 of Ex- age in both reading and math. produce an annual report on the condi- ecutive Order No. 13492, dated January 22, 2009, shall have no further force or effect. But despite the success of Montana’s tion of rural education. The Office of rural schools, these schools face a Rural Education Policy will be tasked By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. unique set of challenges that their with establishing a clearinghouse for ROCKEFELLER, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. urban-centric peers may not even com- collecting and disseminating informa- LEAHY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. JOHN- prehend. In 2004, the U.S. Government tion related to the unique challenges of SON of South Dakota, Mr. BEN- Accountability Office released a report rural areas, as well as the innovative NET, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, highlighting the needs and distinctive efforts under way in rural schools to Mr. FRANKEN, and Mr. CONRAD): challenges of rural schools and dis- tackle these challenges. S. 946. A bill to establish an Office of tricts across this nation. The strong list of supporters of this Rural Education Policy in the Depart- For example, rural schools report bill further solidifies the need for an ment of Education; to the Committee greater difficulties in recruiting and Office of Rural Education Policy. We on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- retaining qualified teachers, due to in- have received strong support from: sions. ability to offer competitive salaries, American Association of Community Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, Mike geographic isolation, and for some, se- Colleges, American Association of Mansfield once said, ‘‘Knowledge is es- vere weather. Rural districts often School Administrators, Alliance for

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Enrollment of chil- locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as deter- Association, Montana State Super- dren of color in rural schools increased by 31 mined by the Secretary. intendents Association, Montana Rural percent, and the proportion of students en- ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.— Education Association, National Asso- rolled in rural schools who are children of In addition to advising the Secretary with ciation of State Boards of Education, color increased from 23.0 to 26.5 percent. respect to the matters described in para- National Association of Development More than one-third of rural students in 12 graph (1), the Director of the Office of Rural Organizations, National Association of States are children of color, according to re- Education Policy (referred to in this section Elementary School Principals, Na- search by the Rural School and Community as the ‘Director’), through the Office, shall— tional Association of Federally Im- Trust (Why Rural Matters 2009). ‘‘(A) establish and maintain a clearing- (5) Rural education is varied and diverse house for collecting and disseminating infor- pacted Schools, National Education As- across the Nation. In school year 2007–2008, sociation, National Congress of Amer- mation on— the national average rate of student poverty ‘‘(i) teacher and principal recruitment and ican Indians, National Farmers Union, in rural school districts, as measured by the retention at rural elementary schools and National Indian Education Association, rate of participation in federally subsidized rural secondary schools; National Rural Education Association, meals programs, was 39.1 percent, but ranged ‘‘(ii) access to, and implementation and use National Rural Education Advocacy from 9.7 percent in Connecticut to 71.9 per- of, technology and distance learning at such Coalition, National School Board Asso- cent in New Mexico, according to the Na- schools; ciation, Organizations Concerned about tional Center for Education Statistics. ‘‘(iii) rigorous coursework delivery through Rural Education, Public Education (6) Even policy measures intended to help distance learning at such schools; rural schools can have unintended con- Network, Rural School and Community ‘‘(iv) student achievement at such schools, sequences. In awarding competitive grants including the achievement of low-income Trust, and Save the Children. I want to under the Investing in Innovation Fund pro- thank all the supporters of the bill, and and minority students; gram under section 14007 of the American ‘‘(v) innovative approaches in rural edu- want to particularly thank the efforts Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub- cation to increase student achievement; of the Rural School and Community lic Law 111–5), the Secretary of Education at- ‘‘(vi) higher education and career readiness Trust for its steadfast commitment to tempted to encourage and support rural ap- and secondary school completion of students this proposal. plicants by providing additional points for enrolled in such schools; Mike Mansfield was right. ‘‘Knowl- proposals to serve at least 1 rural local edu- ‘‘(vii) access to, and quality of, early child- edge is essential for acceptance and un- cational agency. But according to research hood development for children located in derstanding.’’ I look forward to work- by the Rural School and Community Trust rural areas; (Taking Advantage, 2010), this ‘‘rural pref- ‘‘(viii) access to, or partnerships with, ing with my colleagues here in the Sen- erence’’ mainly had the effect of inducing community-based organizations in rural ate to move this legislation, to bring urban applicants to include rural participa- areas; about greater knowledge of rural tion merely in order to gain additional scor- ‘‘(ix) the availability of professional devel- schools and ensure they are both ac- ing points for primarily urban projects. opment opportunities for rural teachers and (7) Rural schools generally utilize distance cepted and understood. principals; education more often for both students and Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- ‘‘(x) the availability of Federal and other teachers. A fall 2008 survey of public schools sent that the text of the bill be printed grants and assistance that are specifically by the National Center for Education Statis- in the RECORD. geared or applicable to rural schools; and tics found that rural schools were 11⁄2 times There being no objection, the text of ‘‘(xi) the financing of such schools; more likely to provide students access for the bill was ordered to be printed in ‘‘(B) identify innovative research and dem- online distance learning than schools in cit- onstration projects on topics of importance the RECORD, as follows: ies. A September 2004 study from the Govern- to rural elementary schools and rural sec- S. 946 ment Accountability Office reported that ondary schools, including gaps in such re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- rural school districts used distance learning search, and recommend such topics for study resentatives of the United States of America in for teacher training more often than non- by the Institute of Education Sciences and Congress assembled, rural school districts. other research agencies; SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (8) The National Center for Education Sta- ‘‘(C) coordinate the activities within the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Office of tistics reports that base salaries of both the Department that relate to rural education; Rural Education Policy Act’’. lowest and highest paid teachers are lower in ‘‘(D) provide information to the Secretary SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. rural schools than any other community and others in the Department with respect (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- type. to the activities of other Federal depart- lowing: (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act ments and agencies that relate to rural edu- (1) The Secretary of Education has recog- are— cation, including activities relating to rural nized that ‘‘[r]ural schools have unique chal- (1) to establish an Office of Rural Edu- housing, rural agricultural services, rural lenges and benefits’’, but a recent report by cation Policy in the Department of Edu- transportation, rural economic development, the Rural School and Community Trust re- cation; and rural career and technical training, rural fers to the ‘‘paucity of rural education re- (2) to provide input to the Secretary of health care, rural disability services, and search in the United States’’. Education regarding the impact of proposed rural mental health; (2) Rural education is becoming an increas- changes in law, regulations, policies, rules, ‘‘(E) coordinate with the Bureau of Indian ingly large and important part of the United and budgets on rural schools and commu- Education, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the States public school system. According to nities. Department of the Interior, and the schools the Digest of Education Statistics reported SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF RURAL administered by such agencies regarding annually by the National Center for Edu- EDUCATION POLICY. rural education; cation Statistics, the number of students at- (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Depart- ‘‘(F) provide, directly or through grants, tending rural schools increased by more than ment of Education Organization Act (20 cooperative agreements, or contracts, tech- 11 percent, from 10,500,000 to nearly 11,700,000, U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at nical assistance and other activities as nec- between the 2004–2005 and 2008–2009 school the end the following: essary to support activities related to im- years. The share of the Nation’s public ‘‘SEC. 221. OFFICE OF RURAL EDUCATION POL- proving education in rural areas; and school enrollment attending rural schools in- ICY. ‘‘(G) produce an annual report on the con- creased from 21.6 percent to 23.8 percent. In ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be, in the dition of rural education that is delivered to school year 2008–2009, these students at- Office of Elementary and Secondary Edu- the members of the Education and the Work- tended 31,635 rural schools, nearly one-third cation of the Department, an Office of Rural force Committee of the House of Representa- of all schools in the United States. Education Policy (referred to in this section tives and the Health, Education, Labor, and (3) Despite the overall growth of rural edu- as the ‘Office’). Pensions Committee of the Senate and pub- cation, rural students represent a demo- ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR; DUTIES.— lished on the Department’s website. graphic minority in all but 3 States, accord- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be head- ing to the National Center for Education ed by a Director, who shall advise the Sec- ‘‘(c) IMPACT ANALYSES OF RULES AND REGU- Statistics. retary on the characteristics and needs of LATIONS ON RURAL SCHOOLS.—

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These organizations in- tion; partnerships with community- Secretary publishes a general notice of pro- clude American Association of Commu- based organizations; and financing of posed rulemaking for any rule or regulation nity Colleges, American Association of rural schools. that may have a significant impact on State School Administrators, Alliance for The office will identify innovative re- educational agencies or local educational search and demonstration projects on agencies serving schools with a locale code Excellent Education, Association of of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Educational Service Agencies, Center rural schools, and recommend research Secretary, the Secretary (acting through the for Rural Affairs, Coalition for Commu- to bridge any gaps. It will issue an an- Director) shall prepare and make available nity Schools, Council for Opportunity nual report on the condition of rural for public comment an initial regulatory im- in Education, National Association of education, and an analysis of the im- pact analysis. Such analysis shall describe State Boards of Education, National pact on rural education from proposed the impact of the proposed rule or regulation Association of Development Organiza- regulations and other activities will be on such State educational agencies and local tions, National Association of Elemen- made public. educational agencies and shall set forth, Rural schools have been a part of our with respect to such agencies, the matters tary School Principals, National Asso- ciation of Federally Impacted Schools, national fabric since its very begin- required under section 603 of title 5, United ning. Their students deserve the focus States Code, to be set forth with respect to National Congress of American Indi- small entities. The initial regulatory impact ans, National Education Association, this legislation will provide. It has analysis (or a summary) shall be published in National Farmers Union, National In- been said that education in rural the Federal Register at the time of the publi- dian Education Association, National America is ‘‘too large to be ignored but cation of general notice of proposed rule- Rural Education Association, National too small and diverse to be highly visi- making for the rule or regulation. Rural Education Advocacy Coalition, ble.’’ We need to establish this office so ‘‘(2) FINAL RULE.—Whenever the Secretary that it is not ignored and so that its promulgates a final version of a rule or regu- National School Board Association, Or- ganizations Concerned about Rural successes are made more visible. I urge lation with respect to which an initial regu- my colleagues to support this bill. latory impact analysis is required by para- Education, Public Education Network, graph (1), the Secretary (acting through the Rural School and Community Trust, By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Director) shall prepare a final regulatory im- and Save the Children. Mr. CASEY): pact analysis with respect to the final We rightly focus quite a bit on edu- S. 950. A bill to amend title 23, version of such rule or regulation. Such anal- cation around here—the future success ysis shall set forth, with respect to State United States Code, to repeal a prohibi- of our nation depends upon today’s stu- tion on allowing States to use toll rev- educational agencies and local educational dents. Since nearly one quarter of the agencies serving schools with a locale code enues as State matching funds for Ap- of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the students in America are at rural palachian Development Highway Secretary, the matters required under sec- schools and the share of students in projects; to the Committee on Environ- tion 604 of title 5, United States Code, to be rural schools has been increasing, our ment and Public Works. set forth with respect to small entities. The Nation’s success depends considerably Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today Secretary shall make copies of the final reg- on success in rural schools. Over half of Senator CASEY and I are introducing a ulatory impact analysis available to the pub- the schools in West Virginia are in bill to help facilitate the completion of lic and shall publish, in the Federal Register rural areas. This legislation will create critically important transportation in- at the time of publication of the final an Office at the Department of Edu- version of the rule or regulation, a state- frastructure to the Appalachian region ment describing how a member of the public cation to make sure the programs of the United States. The Appalachian may obtain a copy of such analysis. there are working for students in Development Highway System, ADHS, ‘‘(3) REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS.—If schools in rural areas. is designed to alleviate Appalachia’s a regulatory flexibility analysis is required Rural schools are not just miniature isolation from major commercial cor- by chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, versions of their urban counterparts. ridors and create better transportation for a rule or regulation to which this sub- They face special challenges and they connectivity between communities section applies, such analysis shall specifi- have unique capabilities. Among the within the Region and to destinations cally address the impact of the rule or regu- challenges faced are shrinking local outside of Appalachia. lation on State educational agencies and tax bases, recruiting and retaining local educational agencies serving schools According to the Appalachian Re- with a locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as de- teachers and principals, limited access gional Commission, ARC: ‘‘Because the termined by the Secretary.’’. to advanced courses, and proportion- cost of building highways through Ap- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 221(c) of the ally higher transportation costs. At palachia’s mountainous terrain was Department of Education Organization Act, the same time, rural communities, and high, the Region had never been served as added by subsection (a), shall apply to I am very proud of the communities in by adequate roads. Its network of nar- regulations proposed more than 30 days after West Virginia often provide a strong row, winding, two-lane roads, snaking the date of enactment of this Act. foundation for support and improve- through narrow stream valleys or over Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I ment. They are leaders in the use of mountaintops, was slow to drive, un- am proud to join Senator BAUCUS from distance learning. While smaller safe, and in many places worn out. The Montana and my colleagues Senator schools lack an economy of scale, they Nation’s interstate highway system BEGICH of Alaska, Senator BENNET of often profit from this small size and had largely bypassed the Appalachian Colorado, Senator FRANKEN of Min- their closeness to community. Parental Region, going through or around the nesota, Senator JOHNSON of South Da- involvement and support is typically Region’s rugged terrain as cost-effec- kota, Senator LEAHY of Vermont, Sen- high. Rural schools can be very innova- tively as possible.’’ ator SANDERS of Vermont, and Senator tive, and research on what works in That’s why in 1964, ARC rec- UDALL of Colorado, in introducing leg- rural schools needs to be completed ommended that investments in improv- islation today to establish an Office of and disseminated. ing Appalachia’s highways were essen- Rural Education Policy at the Depart- The Office of Rural Education Policy tial to economic growth of this histori- ment of Education. Senator BAUCUS’s is modeled after the successful Office of cally economically depressed region of leadership in bringing attention to edu- Rural Health Policy at the Department the country. The ADHS is currently cation in our rural areas is remarkable, of Health and Human Services which authorized at 3,090 miles and is nearly and I am proud to work with him on Congress established in 1987. The office 88 percent complete or under construc- this increasingly important issue. will be led by a director charged with tion. The remaining miles left to be In addition to my colleagues who are coordinating the activities of the De- built are located in some of the more cosponsoring this legislation, I want to partment of Education concerning difficult places to build located near acknowledge the many organizations rural education. It will establish and the mid-Atlantic portion of Appa- who have already announced their sup- maintain a clearinghouse for issues lachia. port for it. Their concern for the stu- faced by rural schools, such as teacher The difficulty of construction in this dents living in rural America is greatly and principal recruitment and reten- region makes these stretches of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.001 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 ADHS more expensive to build as well. the Appalachian Development Highway ued support of our Nation’s veterans. I The legislation I am filing today will System, ADHS. The completion of this also want to thank the veterans service provide Appalachian States with great- highway system, which connects 13 organizations and their representa- er flexibility on how they may raise States from New York to Mississippi, is tives, who have supported this legisla- and their portion of matching funds critical to the economic development tion, including Iraq and Afghanistan that are used towards ADHS projects. of the region as a whole. Veterans of America, Military Officers Toll credits, first authorized in the Despite the significant progress Ap- Association of America, The American Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef- palachia has made over the past few Legion, Disabled American Veterans, ficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), are being decades, the region has continued to and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of used extensively by States with toll fa- face economic challenges. In the 420- the United States. cilities. As of May 31, 2007, over $18 bil- county region, approximately one Today, we are taking a huge step for- lion in toll credits had been approved fourth of these counties are designated ward in rethinking the way we treat in 22 States and Puerto Rico. Toll cred- as having high poverty, meaning that our men and women in uniform after its are designed to encourage States to the poverty rate is 1.5 times the U.S. they leave the military. For too long in increase capital investment in trans- average. According to the Appalachian this country we have invested billions portation infrastructure and enable Regional Commission, two thirds of the of dollars in training our young men States to simplify program administra- Appalachian counties have unemploy- and women with new skills to protect tion. However, there is an interesting ment rates that are higher than the na- our nation, only to turn our backs once exception for how and where toll credit tional average. they have left the military. For too may be used. Completion of the Appalachian De- long, at the end of their career we pat- SAFETEA–LU included a modifica- velopment Highway System will spur ted these troops on the back for their tion to the toll credit requirements as economic development in the region service and then pushed them out into codified in Section 120(j) of Title 23, and create much needed jobs. The Fed- the job market alone. Where has that United States Code, U.S.C., prohibiting eral Government has played a signifi- left us today? the use of toll credits on the Appa- cant role in the development of this Today, we have an unemployment lachian Development Highway System initiative and I urge my colleagues to rate as high as 27 percent among young program under Section 14501 of Title 40. renew this commitment. veterans coming home from Iraq and Our legislation, quite simply, repeals Today, my colleague Senator CARDIN Afghanistan. That is over one in five of this prohibition against States using from Maryland and I introduced a bill our Nation’s heroes who cannot find a toll credits as their state matching that will help the continued develop- job to support their family; who do not funds for ADHS projects. ment of this highway system. Our bill have an income that provides stability; Given these particularly difficult will reverse language in the 2005 Safe, and do not have work that provides economic times that have presented Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Trans- them with the self-esteem and pride exceptional budgetary challenges for portation Equity Act: A Legacy for that is so critical to their transition States to revenue adequate revenues to Users, SAFETEA–LU, that prohibits home. pay for essential infrastructure the use of toll credits for the non-fed- All too often we read about the re- projects, I believe States need the eral share for ADHS projects. This leg- sults of veterans who come home— flexibility to use highway revenues as islation would allow States to unlock often with the invisible wounds of they see fit regardless of the means in existing unspent balances and make it war—who cannot find the dignity and which those revenues are raised. The easier for States to access and leverage security that work provides. We read SAFETEA–LU prohibition against the additional funding. Our bill will allow about it in skyrocketing suicide statis- use of toll credits on the ADHS is dis- ADHS projects to move forward, such tics; problems at home; substance criminatory against a particular rev- as Route 219 in my home State of abuse problems, and even in rising enue mechanism. Pennsylvania. In addition, this change rates of homelessness among our young Allowing a State to use toll credits would eliminate a disparity that does veterans. towards an ADHS project does not re- not exist for the vast majority of other I frequently hear from veterans that quire that State to raise the tolls reve- Federal transportation programs. we have failed to provide adequate job nues on the ADHS road that the toll I urge my colleagues to support this support. I have had veterans tell me credits were used towards. important piece of legislation. that they no longer write the fact that I urge my colleagues to join Sen. they’re a veteran on their resume be- CASEY and I in repealing SAFETEA– By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, cause they fear the stigma that em- LU’s prohibition against one particular Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. ROCKE- ployers might attach to the invisible revenue stream that could be used to FELLER, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BAU- wounds of war. I have heard from med- complete an incredibly important sys- CUS, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. BOXER, ics like Eric Smith, a former Navy tem of transportation infrastructure Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CASEY, Corpsman who returned home from designed to serve a historically under- Mr. COONS. Mr. SANDERS, Mr. treating battlefield wounds and could served region of rural America. TESTER, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. not get certifications necessary to be Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- BROWN of Massachusetts) an emergency medical technician or to sent that the text of the bill be printed S. 951. A bill to improve the provision drive an ambulance. in the RECORD. of Federal transition, rehabilitation, I have heard from veteran after vet- There being no objection, the text of vocational, and unemployment benefits eran who said that they did not have to the bill was ordered to be printed in to members of the Armed Forces and go through the military’s job skills the RECORD, as follows: veterans, and for other purposes; to the training program or that they were S. 950 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. never taught how to use the vernacular Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, today, of the business world to describe the resentatives of the United States of America in as Chairman of the Senate Committee benefits of their experience. These sto- Congress assembled, on Veterans’ Affairs, I am proud to in- ries are as heartbreaking as they are SECTION 1. MATCHING FUNDS FOR APPA- troduce the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011. frustrating, but more than anything LACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY PROJECTS. My colleagues, including Senators they are a reminder that we have to Section 120(j)(1)(A) of title 23, United MURKOWSKI, LEAHY, BAUCUS, ROCKE- act now. States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the FELLER, AKAKA, BOXER, SANDERS, The bill we are introducing today al- Appalachian development highway system BROWN of Ohio, CASEY, TESTER, BEGICH, lows our men and women in uniform to program under section 14501 of title 40’’. COONS, and BROWN of Massachusetts capitalize on their service, while also Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise join me in introducing this important ensuring that the American people cap- today to discuss the development of legislation. I appreciate their contin- italize on the investment we have made

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.001 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7015 in them. For the first time, it would re- SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SEC- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in sub- quire broad job skills training for every RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO section (b), (c), or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘in sub- PAY EMPLOYERS FOR PROVIDING servicemember as they leave the mili- section (b), (c), (d), or (e)’’; ON-JOB TRAINING TO VETERANS (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub- tary as part of the military’s Transi- WHO HAVE NOT BEEN REHABILI- section (f); and tion Assistance Program. Today, near- TATED TO POINT OF EMPLOY- ABILITY. (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- ly 1⁄3 of our servicemembers do not get Section 3116(b)(1) of title 38, United States lowing new subsection (e): this training. Code, is amended by striking ‘‘who have been ‘‘(e)(1) The limitation in subsection (a) This bill would also allow rehabilitated to the point of employability’’. shall not apply to a rehabilitation program servicemembers to begin the federal SEC. 4. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR described in paragraph (2). employment process prior to separa- VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON- ‘‘(2) A rehabilitation program described in tion in order to facilitate a truly seam- NECTED DISABILITIES WHO HAVE this paragraph is a rehabilitation program less transition from the military to EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEMPLOY- pursued by a veteran under section 3102(b) of MENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW. jobs at the VA, Homeland Security or this title.’’. (a) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL REHABILI- (c) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF many of the other federal agencies in TATION PROGRAMS.— ASSISTANCE UNDER CHAPTER 31 AND ONE OR need of our veterans. (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3102 of title 38, MORE PROGRAMS.—Section 3695(b) of such In addition, this bill also requires the United States Code, is amended— title is amended— Department of Labor to take a hard (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by (1) by striking ‘‘No person’’ and inserting look at what military skills and train- striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting the fol- ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2), no per- ing should be translatable into the ci- lowing: son’’; and vilian sector, and will work to make it ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new (B) by adding at the end the following new simpler to get needed licenses or cer- paragraph: paragraph: ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with re- tifications. ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS Finally, this bill will allow for inno- spect to a rehabilitation program described FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS in section 3103(e)(2) of this title.’’. vative partnerships with organizations TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE SEC. 5. ASSESSMENT AND FOLLOW-UP ON VET- LAW.—(1) A person who has completed a re- that provide mentorship and training ERANS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DE- programs that are designed to lead to habilitation program under this chapter PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS job placements. All of these are real, shall be entitled to an additional rehabilita- TRAINING AND REHABILITATION substantial steps to put our veterans to tion program under the terms and conditions FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON- of this chapter if— NECTED DISABILITIES. work, and all of them come at a pivotal ‘‘(A) the person is described by paragraph (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3106 of title 38, time for our economic recovery and our (1) or (2) of subsection (a); and United States Code, is amended— veterans. ‘‘(B) the person— (1) by adding at the end the following new I grew up with the Vietnam War and ‘‘(i) has exhausted all rights to regular subsection: I have dedicated much of my Senate compensation under the State law or under ‘‘(g) For each rehabilitation program pur- career to helping to care for the vet- Federal law with respect to a benefit year; sued by a veteran under this chapter, the erans we left behind at that time. The ‘‘(ii) has no rights to regular compensation Secretary shall contact such veteran not mistakes we made then have cost our with respect to a week under such State or later than 180 days after the date on which nation and our veterans dearly and Federal law; and such veteran completes such rehabilitation have weighed on the conscience of this ‘‘(iii) is not receiving compensation with program or terminates participation in such respect to such week under the unemploy- rehabilitation program and not less fre- nation; yet today we stand on the ment compensation law of Canada; and quently than once every 180 days thereafter brink of repeating those mistakes. ‘‘(C) begins such additional rehabilitation for a period of one year to ascertain the em- We cannot let that happen. Our Na- program within six months of the date of ployment status of the veteran and assess tion’s veterans are disciplined, team such exhaustion. such rehabilitation program.’’; and players who have proven they can de- ‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), a (2) in the section heading, by adding ‘‘; pro- liver under pressure like no one else. It person shall be considered to have exhausted gram assessment and follow-up’’ at the end. is time for us to deliver for them. such person’s rights to regular compensation (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of This is not a full summary of all the under a State law when— sections at the beginning of chapter 31 of provisions within this legislation. How- ‘‘(A) no payments of regular compensation such title is amended by striking the item can be made under such law because such ever, I hope that I have provided an ap- relating to section 3106 and inserting the fol- person has received all regular compensation lowing new item: propriate overview of the major bene- available to such person based on employ- ‘‘3106. Initial and extended evaluations; de- fits this legislation would provide for ment or wages during such person’s base pe- terminations regarding serious America’s servicemembers as they riod; or employment handicap; program transition into civilian life. I also ask ‘‘(B) such person’s rights to such com- assessment and follow-up.’’. pensation have been terminated by reason of our colleagues for their continued sup- SEC. 6. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION OF MEM- port for the Nation’s veterans. the expiration of the benefit year with re- BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- spect to which such rights existed. THE TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the terms ‘com- sent that the text of the bill be printed PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF pensation’, ‘regular compensation’, ‘benefit DEFENSE. ECORD in the R . year’, ‘State’, ‘State law’, and ‘week’ have (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144(c) of title 10, There being no objection, the text of the respective meanings given such terms United States Code, is amended by striking the bill was ordered to be printed in under section 205 of the Federal-State Ex- ‘‘shall encourage’’ and all that follows and the RECORD, as follows: tended Unemployment Compensation Act of inserting ‘‘shall require the participation in S. 951 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).’’. the program carried out under this section of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (2) DURATION OF ADDITIONAL REHABILITA- the members eligible for assistance under resentatives of the United States of America in TION PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b) of such title the program.’’. Congress assembled, is amended— (b) REQUIRED USE OF EMPLOYMENT ASSIST- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in sub- ANCE, JOB TRAINING ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hiring He- section (c) of this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) TRANSITIONAL SERVICES IN PRESEPARATION roes Act of 2011’’. Except as provided in paragraph (2) and in COUNSELING.—Section 1142(a)(2) of such title subsection (c),’’; and SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (B) by adding at the end the following new ‘‘shall’’. TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION AND paragraph: SEC. 7. FOLLOW-UP ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEM- ‘‘(2) The period of a vocational rehabilita- MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES WHO BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH tion program pursued by a veteran under RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN TRAN- SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. section 3102(b) of this title following a deter- SITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior mination of the current reasonable feasi- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 bility of achieving a vocational goal may not For each individual who participates in the U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘De- exceed 24 months.’’. Transitional Assistance Program (TAP) of cember 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, (b) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.— the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 2014’’. Section 3103 of such title is amended— Labor shall contact such individual not later

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COLLABORATIVE VETERANS’ TRAINING, ‘‘(v) veterans who remained in such em- the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of MENTORING, AND PLACEMENT PRO- ployment as of the date of the assessment; Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor GRAM. and a report setting forth the results of the (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 38, ‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate committees study. The report shall include such informa- United States Code, is amended by inserting of Congress a report that includes— tion as the Secretaries shall specify in the after section 4104 the following new section: ‘‘(i) a description of how the grant recipi- contract under paragraph (1) for purposes of ‘‘§ 4104A. Collaborative veterans’ training, ents used the funds made available under this section. mentoring, and placement program this section; (4) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Sec- ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award ‘‘(ii) the results of the assessment con- retary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to ducted under subparagraph (A); and Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor shall provide training and mentoring for eligible ‘‘(iii) the recommendations of the Sec- jointly transmit to Congress the report sub- veterans who seek employment. The Sec- retary as to whether amounts should be ap- mitted under paragraph (3), together with retary shall award the grants to not more propriated to carry out this section for fiscal such comments on the report as the Secre- than 3 organizations, for periods of 2 years. years after 2013. taries jointly consider appropriate. ‘‘(b) COLLABORATION AND FACILITATION.— ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (b) INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT OF CIVILIAN The Secretary shall ensure that the recipi- There is authorized to be appropriated to POSITIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH MOS ents of the grants— carry out this section $4,500,000 for the period SKILLS.—The Secretary of Defense shall en- ‘‘(1) collaborate with— consisting of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. sure that each member of the Armed Forces ‘‘(A) the appropriate disabled veterans’ ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— who is participating in the Transition As- outreach specialists (in carrying out the ‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate committees of sistance Program (TAP) of the Department functions described in section 4103A(a)) and Congress’ means the Committee on Veterans’ of Defense receives, as part of such member’s the appropriate local veterans’ employment Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on participation in that program, an individual- representatives (in carrying out the func- Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- ized assessment of the various positions of tions described in section 4104); and tives; and civilian employment in the private sector for ‘‘(B) the appropriate State boards and local ‘‘(2) the term ‘nonprofit organization’ which such member may be qualified as a re- boards (as such terms are defined in section means an organization that is described in sult of the skills developed by such member 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code through such member’s military occupa- (29 U.S.C. 2801)) for the areas to be served by of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation tional specialty. The assessment shall be recipients of the grants; and under section 501(a) of such Code.’’ performed using the results of the study con- ‘‘(2) based on the collaboration, facilitate (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section ducted under subsection (a) and such other the placement of the veterans that complete 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is information as the Secretary of Defense, in the training in meaningful employment that amended— consultation with the Secretary of Veterans leads to economic self-sufficiency. (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and fa- Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, considers ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive cilitate placements’’ after ‘‘intensive serv- appropriate for that purpose. a grant under this section, a nonprofit orga- ices’’; and (c) FURTHER USE IN EMPLOYMENT-RELATED nization shall submit an application to the (2) by adding at the end the following: TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— Secretary at such time, in such manner, and ‘‘(3) In facilitating placement of a veteran (1) TRANSMITTAL OF ASSESSMENT.—The Sec- containing such information as the Sec- under this program, a disabled veterans’ out- retary of Defense shall transmit the individ- retary may require. At a minimum, the in- reach program specialist shall help to iden- ualized assessment provided a member under formation shall include— tify job opportunities that are appropriate subsection (a) to the Secretary of Veterans ‘‘(1) information describing how the orga- for the veteran’s employment goals and as- Affairs and the Secretary of Labor. nization will— sist that veteran in developing a cover letter (2) USE IN ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of ‘‘(A) collaborate with disabled veterans’ and resume that are targeted for those par- Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor outreach specialists and local veterans’ em- ticular jobs.’’. may use an individualized assessment with LERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ployment representatives and the appro- (c) C respect to an individual under paragraph (1) sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of priate State boards and local boards (as such for employment-related assistance in the such title is amended by inserting after the terms are defined in section 101 of the Work- transition from military service to civilian item relating to section 4104 the following force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)); life provided the individual by such Sec- new item: ‘‘(B) based on the collaboration, provide retary and to otherwise facilitate and en- training that facilitates the placement de- ‘‘4104A. Collaborative veterans’ training, hance the transition of the individual from scribed in subsection (b)(2); and mentoring, and placement pro- military service to civilian life. ‘‘(C) make available, for each veteran re- gram.’’. SEC. 10. APPOINTMENT OF HONORABLY DIS- ceiving the training, a mentor to provide ca- SEC. 9. INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT FOR MEM- CHARGED MEMBERS AND OTHER reer advice to the veteran and assist the vet- BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. eran in preparing a resume and developing UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ON (a) APPOINTMENT OF HONORABLY DIS- EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN SKILLS DE- CHARGED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERV- job interviewing skills; and VELOPED IN MILITARY OCCUPA- ‘‘(2) an assurance that the organization TIONAL SPECIALITIES AND QUALI- ICES TO CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS.— will provide the information necessary for FICATIONS REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 5, the Secretary to prepare the reports de- EMPLOYMENT WITH THE PRIVATE United States Code, is amended by inserting scribed in subsection (d). SECTOR. after section 3330c the following: ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 6 months (a) STUDY ON EQUIVALENCE REQUIRED.— ‘‘§ 3330d. Honorably discharged members of after the date of enactment of the Hiring He- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, the uniformed services roes Act of 2011, the Secretary shall prepare the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the and submit to the appropriate committees of Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into a ‘‘The head of an executive agency may ap- Congress a report that describes the process contract with a qualified organization or en- point a member of the uniformed services for awarding grants under this section, the tity jointly selected by the Secretaries, to who is honorably discharged to a position in recipients of the grants, and the collabora- conduct a study to identify any equivalences the civil service without regard to sections tion described in subsections (b) and (c). between the skills developed by members of 3301 through 3330c during the 180-day period ‘‘(2) Not later than 18 months after the the Armed Forces through various military beginning on the date that the individual is date of enactment of the Hiring Heroes Act occupational specialties (MOS) and the honorably discharged, if that individual is of 2011, the Secretary shall— qualifications required for various positions otherwise qualified for the position.’’. ‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the perform- of civilian employment in the private sector. (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- ance of the grant recipients, disabled vet- (2) COOPERATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.— MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 33 of erans’ outreach specialists, and local vet- The departments and agencies of the Federal title 5, United States Code, is amended by erans’ employment representatives in car- Government, including the Office of Per- adding after the item relating to section rying out activities under this section, which sonnel Management, the General Services 3330c the following: assessment shall include collecting informa- Administration, the Government Account- ‘‘3330d. Honorably discharged members of the tion on the number of— ability Office, and other appropriate depart- uniformed services.’’.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0655 E:\BR11\S11MY1.001 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7017 (b) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE: OTHER FED- Armed Forces to employment in the civilian status of certain alien students who ERAL AGENCIES.— labor market. are long-term United States residents (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— (b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of and who entered the United States as this section, a covered individual is any indi- (A) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning children and for other purposes; to the given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ in sec- vidual who— tion 105 of title 5, United States Code; and (1) is a member of the Armed Forces; Committee on the Judiciary. (B) the term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning (2) the Secretary expects to be discharged Mr. DURBIN. We had a historic vote given that term in section 101 of title 38, or separated from service in the Armed in the Senate last December on the United States Code. Forces and is on terminal leave; DREAM Act. Senator HARRY REID, the (2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF PER- (3) the Secretary determines has skills majority leader, promised that we SONNEL MANAGEMENT.—The Director of the that can be used to provide services to the would bring this measure for consider- Office of Personnel Management shall— Department that the Secretary considers ation on the floor of the Senate. Some critical to the success of the mission of the (A) designate agencies that shall establish people on both sides of the aisle said, it a program to provide employment assistance Department; and to members of the armed forces who are (4) the Secretary determines might benefit is a bad idea, do not do it. But he kept being separated from active duty in accord- from exposure to the civilian work environ- his word, and I am glad he did. ance with paragraph (3); and ment while working for the Department in We called it. We had three Repub- (B) ensure that the programs established order to facilitate a transition of the indi- lican votes, and we fell short. Oh, we under this subsection are coordinated with vidual from service in the Armed Forces to had a majority. It seems as if we al- the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) of employment in the civilian labor market. ways have a majority when we call this the Department of Defense. (c) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried out during the two-year period begin- bill. But because of the threat of a Re- (3) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The head of publican filibuster, we needed 60 votes, each agency designated under paragraph ning on the date of the commencement of (2)(A), in consultation with the Director of the pilot program. and we did not reach the 60 votes nec- the Office of Personnel Management, and (d) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after essary. So 55 Senators, a bipartisan the date of the enactment of this Act, the acting through the Veterans Employment majority, voted for the DREAM Act. I Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Program Office of the agency established have reintroduced it today. By way of Armed Services and the Committee on Vet- under Executive Order 13518 (74 Fed. Reg. erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com- background, this is a simple piece of 58533; relating to employment of veterans in mittee on Armed Services and the Com- legislation, but it is one that affects the Federal Government), or any successor mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of thousands of people across America. It thereto, shall— Representatives a report on the pilot pro- came to my attention 10 years ago (A) establish a program to provide employ- gram that includes the findings of the Sec- when a Korean-American woman called ment assistance to members of the Armed retary with respect to the feasibility and ad- Forces who are being separated from active me in my Chicago office and told me visability of providing covered individuals she had a problem. duty, including assisting such members in with work experience as described in sub- seeking employment with the agency; section (a). She had come to the United States (B) provide such members with informa- SEC. 13. ENHANCEMENT OF DEMONSTRATION about 18 years before and brought her tion regarding the program of the agency es- PROGRAM ON CREDENTIALING AND little girl with her. She had raised a tablished under subparagraph (A); and LICENSING OF VETERANS. family. She was now a naturalized cit- (C) promote the recruiting, hiring, training Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, izen. The children who were born in the and development, and retention of such is amended— United States were citizens. But her members and veterans by the agency. (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may’’ older daughter was in a different sta- (4) OTHER OFFICE.—If an agency designated and inserting ‘‘shall’’; under paragraph (2)(A) does not have a Vet- (2) in subsection (b)(1)— tus. Her older daughter was a special erans Employment Program Office, the head (A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary shall’’ person. Her older daughter was a con- of the agency, in consultation with the Di- and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Vet- cert pianist who had been accepted at rector of the Office of Personnel Manage- erans’ Employment and Training shall, in the Julliard School of Music in New ment, shall select an appropriate office of consultation with the Assistant Secretary York, the best. As she filled out the ap- the agency to carry out the responsibilities for Employment and Training,’’; plication form, and they asked for her of the agency under paragraph (3). (B) by striking ‘‘10 military’’ and inserting citizenship, she turned to her mom and SEC. 11. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN ‘‘five military’’; and said: USA, right? VETERANS RECEIVING UNEMPLOY- (C) by inserting ‘‘of Veterans’ Employment MENT COMPENSATION. and Training’’ after ‘‘selected by the Assist- And her mom said: You know, we (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor ant Secretary’’; and never filed any papers for you. shall carry out a program through the As- (3) by striking subsections (d) through (h) So the little girl said: What should sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em- and inserting the following: we do? ployment and Training, the disabled vet- ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PROJECT.—The period dur- And her mom said: We ought to call erans’ outreach program specialists em- ing which the Assistance Secretary shall DURBIN. ployed under section 4103A of title 38, United carry out the demonstration project under States Code, and local veterans’ employment So they called my office, thinking I this section shall be the two-year period be- could solve this. I found out the awful representatives employed under section 4104 ginning on the date of the enactment of the of such title to provide outreach to covered Hiring Heroes Act of 2011.’’. truth. Our laws currently say the only veterans and provide them with assistance in recourse for that little girl—who came finding employment. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. here at the age of 2, who grew up in the (b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of United States, going to school here, this section, a covered veteran is a veteran REID, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. SCHUMER, who— Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. saying the Pledge of Allegiance to our (1) recently separated from service in the LIEBERMAN, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. flag every morning, singing the only Armed Forces; and BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BINGA- national anthem she knew, speaking (2) has been in receipt of assistance under MAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. the only language she knew—under our the Unemployment Compensation for Ex- BOXER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. law could never be a U.S. citizen and servicemembers program under subchapter II CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. COONS, had to leave our country. of chapter 85 of title 5 for more than 105 Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FRANKEN, What is wrong with this? Well, it is days. Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. HARKIN, unfair. That is what is wrong. At 2 SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PRO- GRAM ON WORK EXPERIENCE FOR Mr. KERRY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. years of age, she had no voice in the de- MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES KOHL, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. cision of her family to come here. She ON TERMINAL LEAVE. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. had done everything right. All she was (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Flor- asking for, all she continues to ask for, may establish a pilot program to assess the is a chance to be part of the only coun- feasibility and advisability of providing to ida, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, covered individuals work experience with ci- Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. try she has ever known, a country she vilian employees and contractors of the De- WHITEHOUSE): dearly loves. partment of Defense to facilitate the transi- S. 952. A bill to authorize the can- The DREAM Act gives young people tion of the individuals from service in the cellation of removal and adjustment of that chance. It says: You can have a

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If you apply, you have the wrongdoings of their parents. that prevent abuse. The DREAM Act two ways that you can reach legal sta- These young people do not want a students would not be eligible for Pell tus in our country: Serve in our mili- free pass. They do not want amnesty. grants or other Federal grants, which tary, or complete at least 2 years of All they want is a chance to earn their means they are going to pay more to college. For thousands of young people place in America. That is what the go to school. across America, this is the only way to DREAM Act would give them. The DREAM Act students will be subject get them out of their current situation. DREAM Act would strengthen our na- to tough criminal penalties for fraud, We just had a press conference with tional security, making thousands of including a prison sentence of up to 5 Senator HARRY REID and Senator BOB young people eligible to serve. That is years. No one is eligible for the MENENDEZ, as well as Senator why the Department of Defense and DREAM Act unless they arrived in the BLUMENTHAL of Connecticut to reintro- Secretary Gates support it. United States at least 5 years before duce this DREAM Act. At that press In fact, the Secretary said: the bill becomes law, and there is no conference was a young woman who There is a rich precedence supporting the exception and no waiver. told her story. Like thousands of oth- service of non-citizens in the U.S. military. Also the DREAM Act specifically in- ers it is a compelling personal story. . . . The DREAM Act represents an oppor- cludes a 1-year application deadline. Her name is Tolu Olubunmi. She was tunity to expand this pool to the advantage An individual would be required to born in Nigeria and brought to the of military recruiting and readiness. apply for conditional nonimmigrant United States as a child. She graduated The first casualty in the war in Iraq status within 1 year of obtaining a high her high school with honors. She was was a Hispanic who was not a citizen of school degree or GED, or within 1 year awarded a full scholarship to one of the the United States, was not even a per- of when the bill becomes law. Nation’s top universities. In college, manent resident of the United States. This is not an amnesty. On many oc- she was a leader: a peer counselor, a But he had volunteered to serve his casions I have come to the floor to tell resident assistant, a volunteer in an country and gave his life. I think that the personal stories of people who are abused women’s shelter, and a research shows the level of commitment these involved. Their lives speak more elo- analyst in the department of engineer- young people have to this great Nation. quently than anything I can say on the ing. A recent study at UCLA found that floor. Let me tell you about Nelson and Tolu received a bachelor’s degree in allowing the DREAM Act to pass would Jhon Magdaleno. They are brothers chemical engineering in 2002. But she put so many productive young people who came to the United States from has never been able to work 1 day as a into our economy, they will generate Venezuela when Nelson was 11 and chemical engineer in America because jobs, they will build businesses, they Jhon was 9. They were both honor stu- she is undocumented. will help our economy grow. dents at Lakeside High School in At- She cannot leave this country, be- I want to salute in your home State lanta, GA. This is a picture of Nelson cause she could not return. She cannot of New York, Madam President, Mayor Magdaleno at graduation. Jhon, his get a job in this country because she is Michael Bloomberg who has spoken out brother, served with distinction in the undocumented. Her whole life is fo- in support of the DREAM Act, and said: Air Force Junior Officer Reserve Corps. cused on America. She is asking for a They are just the kind of immigrants we He was the fourth highest ranking offi- chance to be an engineer, to be a pro- need to help solve our unemployment prob- cer in a 175-officer cadet unit and com- ductive part of America, to move us lem. Some of them will go on to create new mander of the Air Honor Society. Here forward as a nation. The DREAM Act small businesses and hire people. It is sense- less for us to chase out the home-grown tal- is a picture of Jhon in his ROTC uni- would give her that chance. form in high school. When we introduced the bill today, ent that has the potential to contribute so significantly to our society. Both Jhon and Nelson are honor stu- we have 32 original cosponsors. We are dents at Georgia Tech University, a hoping for more. We have the Demo- When you take a look at the sup- porters of the DREAM Act, they have great school. It is one of the most se- cratic leadership, the Chairs of the Ju- lective engineering schools in America. diciary, Armed Services, and Homeland such diverse backgrounds. They in- clude business leaders such as Rupert Nelson, who is now 21, is a junior. He is Security Committees, and all 10 Demo- a computer engineering major with a cratic members of the Judiciary Com- Murdoch, and the CEOs of companies such as Microsoft and Pfizer. 3.6 GPA. Jhon, 18, is a freshman. He is mittee. I want to thank the lead spon- a biomedical engineering major with a sors over in the House: HOWARD BER- There are some who oppose the DREAM Act and argue that we need to 4.0 GPA. MAN of California, LUIS GUTIERREZ, Let me ask my colleagues, can we af- from my State of Illinois, and ILEANA enhance border security first. I can cer- tainly make the argument, as the ford to lose these two young people? ROS-LEHTINEN of Florida. Thanks to Well, I guess we could but at great ex- their leadership last year, the House President did yesterday, that we have done extraordinary things, more than pense because their talent, their en- passed the DREAM Act. ergy, their determination to make a I want to especially thank the Presi- doubling the number of people at the contribution to America can make us a dent. As a Senator and my colleague border, adding technical devices there better nation. I don’t think returning from Illinois, he was a cosponsor of to detect people who are trying to them to Venezuela, a country they this bill. He has been a strong sup- cross, using drones, building fences. have never called home, is going to be porter ever since. He never fails to We have gone, I think, as far as I can good for the United States. mention the DREAM Act in his con- imagine, but I am open—I told a Re- publican Senator this morning: I am John David Bunting, Nelson and versations with America about immi- Jhon’s uncle, wrote me a letter about gration. Yesterday, he said: open to any reasonable suggestion to make the border safer. But I say to my his nephews. Here is what he said: These are kids who grew up in this coun- They will be able to give back so much to try, love this country, and know no other friends on the other side of the aisle, if we show good faith in border enforce- our country if they are allowed to stay. I am place as home. The idea that we should pun- overwhelmed by my pride in them and how ish them is cruel and it makes no sense. We ment, can you join us by showing good they have managed to persevere and even are a better nation than that. faith in helping to pass the DREAM flourish under these circumstances. . . . I The President is right. This is a mat- Act? I do not think that is an unrea- also have two young sons and I teach them ter of simple justice. Thousands of im- sonable exchange. I am open to their about the incredible history of the United

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In fact, the I look forward to joining the Joshua received their uncle’s letter, I con- United States imports thousands of of this crusade, Senator DURBIN, to go tacted the Department and asked them foreign nurses each year in this coun- around those walls as long as it takes to consider this case. The Department try because we just don’t have enough. in order to get the DREAM Act passed. has decided to grant a stay to Nelson Unfortunately, Steve Li is also in de- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask and Jhon to give them a chance to con- portation proceedings. His case is espe- unanimous consent that the text of the tinue their education. That was clearly cially complicated because while his bill be printed in the RECORD. the right thing to do. parents are Chinese, he was born in There being no objection, the text of Some have criticized the Obama ad- Peru. So he could be deported back to the bill was ordered to be printed in ministration for granting this kind of Peru where he knows no one and has no the RECORD, as follows: deferral action to a small number of family members. S. 952 DREAM Act students, but this is ex- Senator FEINSTEIN asked the Depart- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- actly what the Bush administration ment of Homeland Security to consider resentatives of the United States of America in did. I wish to commend President his case. They have given him a tem- Congress assembled, George Bush, who was steadfast and porary stay, for now. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. consistent in his support of immigra- I first introduced the DREAM Act 10 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as tion reform. years ago. Since then, I have met so the ‘‘Development, Relief, and Education for It is a waste of limited resources to many immigrant students who would Alien Minors Act of 2011’’or the ‘‘DREAM deport two fine engineering students qualify for it. When I first brought up Act of 2011’’. from the United States, and it is en- this bill I used to have meetings in Chi- (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- tirely consistent with the law to grant cago. After the meetings, without fail tents for this Act is as follows: them deferred action. there would be someone waiting for me Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Let me tell my colleagues about an- outside. Sometimes in the dark of Sec. 2. Definitions. other student, Pedro Pedroza. Here is Sec. 3. Conditional permanent resident sta- night they would be standing by my tus for certain long-term resi- his photograph. Pedro was brought to car. They were always young and most dents who entered the United Chicago from Mexico when he was 5 of them had tears in their eyes, and States as children. years old. He graduated from St. Agnes they would say to me: Senator DURBIN, Sec. 4. Terms of conditional permanent resi- Catholic School in Little Village, a please pass the DREAM Act. It is my dent status. great part of our city of Chicago. He life. Sec. 5. Removal of conditional basis of per- was an honor student at St. Ignatius Times have changed. Ten years of ef- manent resident status. College Prep, one of the best schools in fort, even passing it with a majority, Sec. 6. Regulations. Chicago. He is now a student in New Sec. 7. Penalties for false statements. hasn’t resulted in this becoming a law Sec. 8. Confidentiality of information. York at Cornell University in Ithaca. because of the Republican filibuster. Sec. 9. Higher education assistance. His goal is to become a teacher. Times have changed to the point where SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Do we need teachers with his quali- the DREAM Act students are now step- In this Act: ties? You bet we do, not just in New ping up and saying: Here we are. This is (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise spe- York but in Illinois and across Amer- who we are. We are not going to hide in cifically provided, a term used in this Act ica. But, unfortunately, Pedro is in de- the shadows anymore. that is used in the immigration laws shall portation proceedings. He was riding a When we debated that bill on the have the meaning given such term in the im- bus from Chicago back to school in floor of the Senate last December, the migration laws. New York when immigration agents ar- galleries were filled with students (2) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immi- gration laws’’ has the meaning given such rested him. He has asked the Depart- wearing graduation gowns and caps, ment of Homeland Security to grant term in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration waiting, praying for the vote, and it and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)). him a stay, and I hope they will. It failed. They left, many of them crying. (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The makes no sense to send someone like They went downstairs, and I met with term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has Pedro, who has so much to contribute, them. They couldn’t have felt worse. the meaning given such term in section 102 to a country he barely remembers. They just don’t know where to turn. of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Here is what he wrote to me in a let- They are being rejected by the only 1002), except that the term does not include ter: country they have ever known, the an institution of higher education outside the United States. Mexico is not only unfamiliar to me, but only place they have ever called home. (4) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise spe- leaving the U.S. means leaving everything I said to them: I am not giving up on cifically provided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ and everyone I know. I only hope I can have you. Don’t give up on me. We are going means the Secretary of Homeland Security. a future in the U.S. for as long as I am here. to keep working on this. (5) UNIFORMED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘Uni- Even if I am left no choice but to leave for formed Services’’ has the meaning given the Mexico, I would still strive to adjust my sta- We reintroduced the bill today. I term ‘‘uniformed services’’ in section 101(a) tus and return to a place I consider home— thank my colleagues who have already of title 10, United States Code. The United States of America. cosponsored it. I urge and plead with others who have not for simple justice SEC. 3. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT The last photograph I wish to show is STATUS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM Steve Li. This is his photograph. His and fairness. Give these young people a RESIDENTS WHO ENTERED THE parents brought him to the United chance. That is all they are asking for. UNITED STATES AS CHILDREN. States when he was 11 years old. He is Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, (a) CONDITIONAL BASIS FOR STATUS.—Not- a student at the City College of San let me express my great appreciation withstanding any other provision of law, an Francisco where he has majored in to Senator DURBIN of Illinois for his alien shall be considered, at the time of ob- many years of leadership on this issue. taining the status of an alien lawfully admit- nursing and is a leader in student gov- ted for permanent residence under this sec- ernment. He wrote a letter: I am very proud to be a cosponsor of his legislation, and I look forward to tion, to have obtained such status on a con- My dream is to become a registered nurse ditional basis subject to the provisions of at San Francisco General Hospital and be a passing this bill. this Act. public health advocate. I want to give back I am reminded of the story in the (b) REQUIREMENTS.— to my community by raising awareness Bible of Joshua at Jericho. It was not (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any about preventive care and other health care the first time around Jericho that the other provision of law, the Secretary may

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cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of (5) MEDICAL EXAMINATION.—An alien apply- who may not be placed in removal pro- an alien lawfully admitted for permanent ing for permanent resident status on a condi- ceedings pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall, residence on a conditional basis, an alien tional basis under this section shall undergo upon application to the Secretary, be grant- who is inadmissible or deportable from the a medical examination. The Secretary, with ed an employment authorization document. United States or is in temporary protected the concurrence of the Secretary of Health (D) LIFT OF STAY.—The Secretary or Attor- status under section 244 of the Immigration and Human Services, shall prescribe policies ney General may lift the stay granted to an and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), if the and procedures for the nature and timing of alien under subparagraph (A) if the alien— alien demonstrates by a preponderance of such examination. (i) is no longer enrolled in a primary or the evidence that— (6) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE.—An alien secondary school; or (A) the alien has been continuously phys- applying for permanent resident status on a (ii) ceases to meet the requirements of ically present in the United States since the conditional basis under this section shall es- such paragraph. date that is 5 years before the date of the en- tablish that the alien has registered under (f) EXEMPTION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITA- actment of this Act; the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. TIONS.—Nothing in this section or in any (B) the alien was 15 years of age or younger App. 451 et seq.), if the alien is subject to other law may be construed to apply a nu- on the date the alien initially entered the such registration under that Act. merical limitation on the number of aliens United States; (c) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS PRES- who may be eligible for adjustment of status ENCE.— (C) the alien has been a person of good under this Act. moral character since the date the alien ini- (1) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS PERIOD.— tially entered the United States; Any period of continuous physical presence SEC. 4. TERMS OF CONDITIONAL PERMANENT (D) subject to paragraph (2), the alien— in the United States of an alien who applies RESIDENT STATUS. (i) is not inadmissible under paragraph (2), for permanent resident status on a condi- (a) PERIOD OF STATUS.—Permanent resi- (3), (6)(E), (6)(G), (8), (10)(A), (10)(C), or (10)(D) tional basis under this section shall not ter- dent status on a conditional basis granted of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na- minate when the alien is served a notice to under this Act is— tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); appear under section 239(a) of the Immigra- (1) valid for a period of 6 years, unless such (ii) has not ordered, incited, assisted, or tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(a)). period is extended by the Secretary; and otherwise participated in the persecution of (2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BREAKS IN PRES- (2) subject to termination under subsection any person on account of race, religion, na- ENCE.— (c). tionality, membership in a particular social (A) IN GENERAL.—An alien shall be consid- (b) NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS.— group, or political opinion; and ered to have failed to maintain continuous (1) AT TIME OF OBTAINING STATUS.—At the (iii) has not been convicted of— physical presence in the United States under time an alien obtains permanent resident (I) any offense under Federal or State law subsection (b)(1)(A) if the alien has departed status on a conditional basis under this Act, punishable by a maximum term of imprison- from the United States for any period in ex- the Secretary shall provide for notice to the ment of more than 1 year; or cess of 90 days or for any periods in the ag- alien regarding the provisions of this Act (II) 3 or more offenses under Federal or gregate exceeding 180 days. and the requirements to have the conditional State law, for which the alien was convicted (B) EXTENSIONS FOR EXTENUATING CIR- basis of such status removed. on different dates for each of the 3 offenses CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may extend the (2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE.— and imprisoned for an aggregate of 90 days or time periods described in subparagraph (A) The failure of the Secretary to provide a no- more; for an alien if the alien demonstrates that tice under this subsection— (E) the alien— the failure to timely return to the United (A) shall not affect the enforcement of the (i) has been admitted to an institution of States was due to extenuating circumstances provisions of this Act with respect to the higher education in the United States; or beyond the alien’s control. alien; and (ii) has earned a high school diploma or ob- (d) APPLICATION.— (B) shall not give rise to any private right (1) IN GENERAL.—An alien seeking lawful tained a general education development cer- of action by the alien. tificate in the United States; and permanent resident status on a conditional (c) TERMINATION OF STATUS.— (F) the alien was 35 years of age or younger basis shall file an application for such status in such manner as the Secretary may re- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ter- on the date of the enactment of this Act. minate the conditional permanent resident AIVER.—With respect to any benefit quire. (2) W status of an alien, if the Secretary deter- under this Act, the Secretary may waive the (2) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICA- mines that the alien— grounds of inadmissibility under paragraph TION.—An alien shall submit an application (A) ceases to meet the requirements of sub- (6)(E), (6)(G), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) of for relief under this section not later than paragraph (C) or (D) of section 3(b)(1); or the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 the date that is 1 year after the later of— (B) was discharged from the Uniformed U.S.C. 1182(a)) for humanitarian purposes or (A) the date the alien earned a high school Services and did not receive an honorable family unity or when it is otherwise in the diploma or obtained a general education de- discharge. public interest. velopment certificate in the United States; (3) SUBMISSION OF BIOMETRIC AND BIO- or (d) RETURN TO PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION STA- GRAPHIC DATA.—The Secretary may not grant (B) the effective date of the final regula- TUS.— permanent resident status on a conditional tions issued pursuant to section 6. (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in basis to an alien under this section unless (e) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL OF CERTAIN paragraph (2), an alien whose permanent the alien submits biometric and biographic ALIENS.— resident status on a conditional basis expires data, in accordance with procedures estab- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the At- under subsection (a)(1) or is terminated lished by the Secretary. The Secretary shall torney General may not remove an alien under subsection (c) or whose application for provide an alternative procedure for appli- who— such status is denied shall return to the im- cants who are unable to provide such biomet- (A) has a pending application for relief migration status the alien had immediately ric or biographic data because of a physical under this section; and prior to receiving permanent resident status impairment. (B) establishes prima facie eligibility for on a conditional basis or applying for such (4) BACKGROUND CHECKS.— relief under this section. status, as appropriate. (A) REQUIREMENT FOR BACKGROUND (2) CERTAIN ALIENS ENROLLED IN PRIMARY (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR TEMPORARY PRO- CHECKS.—The Secretary shall utilize biomet- OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.— TECTED STATUS.—In the case of an alien ric, biographic, and other data that the Sec- (A) STAY OF REMOVAL.—The Attorney Gen- whose permanent resident status on a condi- retary determines is appropriate— eral shall stay the removal proceedings of an tional basis expires under subsection (a)(1) or (i) to conduct security and law enforce- alien who— is terminated under subsection (c) or whose ment background checks of an alien seeking (i) meets all the requirements of subpara- application for such status is denied and who permanent resident status on a conditional graphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (F) of subsection had temporary protected status immediately basis under this section; and (b)(1); prior to receiving or applying for such sta- (ii) to determine whether there is any (ii) is at least 5 years of age; and tus, as appropriate, the alien may not return criminal, national security, or other factor (iii) is enrolled full-time in a primary or to temporary protected status if— that would render the alien ineligible for secondary school. (A) the relevant designation under section such status. (B) ALIENS NOT IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.— 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality (B) COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS.— If an alien is not in removal proceedings, the Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) has been terminated; The security and law enforcement back- Secretary shall not commence such pro- or ground checks required by subparagraph (A) ceedings with respect to the alien if the alien (B) the Secretary determines that the rea- for an alien shall be completed, to the satis- is described in clauses (i) through (iii) of sub- son for terminating the permanent resident faction of the Secretary, prior to the date paragraph (A). status on a conditional basis renders the the Secretary grants permanent resident sta- (C) EMPLOYMENT.—An alien whose removal alien ineligible for temporary protected sta- tus on a conditional basis to the alien. is stayed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or tus.

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(e) INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—The Secretary the alien satisfies the requirements of sec- section 4(a)(1) has ended, terminate the con- shall use the information systems of the De- tion 312(a) of the Immigration and Nation- ditional permanent resident status granted partment of Homeland Security to maintain ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(a)). the alien under this Act as of the date of current information on the identity, address, (B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall such determination. and immigration status of aliens granted not apply to an alien who is unable because (c) TREATMENT FOR PURPOSES OF NATU- permanent resident status on a conditional of a physical or developmental disability or RALIZATION.— basis under this Act. mental impairment to meet the require- (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of title III of SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF CONDITIONAL BASIS OF ments of such subparagraph. the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS. (5) SUBMISSION OF BIOMETRIC AND BIO- U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), an alien granted perma- (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOVAL OF CONDI- GRAPHIC DATA.—The Secretary may not re- nent resident status on a conditional basis TIONAL BASIS.— move the conditional basis of an alien’s per- under this Act shall be considered to have (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), manent resident status unless the alien sub- been admitted as an alien lawfully admitted the Secretary may remove the conditional mits biometric and biographic data, in ac- for permanent residence and to be in the basis of an alien’s permanent resident status cordance with procedures established by the United States as an alien lawfully admitted granted under this Act if the alien dem- Secretary. The Secretary shall provide an al- to the United States for permanent resi- onstrates by a preponderance of the evidence ternative procedure for applicants who are dence. that— unable to provide such biometric data be- (2) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION FOR NATU- (A) the alien has been a person of good cause of a physical impairment. RALIZATION.—An alien may not apply for nat- moral character during the entire period of (6) BACKGROUND CHECKS.— uralization during the period that the alien conditional permanent resident status; (A) REQUIREMENT FOR BACKGROUND is in permanent resident status on a condi- (B) the alien is described in section CHECKS.—The Secretary shall utilize biomet- tional basis under this Act. 3(b)(1)(D); ric, biographic, and other data that the Sec- SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. (C) the alien has not abandoned the alien’s retary determines appropriate— (a) INITIAL PUBLICATION.—Not later than residence in the United States; (i) to conduct security and law enforce- 180 days after the date of the enactment of (D) the alien— ment background checks of an alien apply- this Act, the Secretary shall publish regula- (i) has acquired a degree from an institu- ing for removal of the conditional basis of tions implementing this Act. Such regula- tion of higher education in the United States the alien’s permanent resident status; and tions shall allow eligible individuals to apply or has completed at least 2 years, in good (ii) to determine whether there is any affirmatively for the relief available under standing, in a program for a bachelor’s de- criminal, national security, or other factor section 3 without being placed in removal gree or higher degree in the United States; that would render the alien ineligible for re- proceedings. or moval of such conditional basis. (b) INTERIM REGULATIONS.—Notwith- standing section 553 of title 5, United States (ii) has served in the Uniformed Services (B) COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS.— for at least 2 years and, if discharged, re- The security and law enforcement back- Code, the regulations required by subsection ceived an honorable discharge; and ground checks required by subparagraph (A) (a) shall be effective, on an interim basis, immediately upon publication but may be (E) the alien has provided a list of each for an alien shall be completed, to the satis- subject to change and revision after public secondary school (as that term is defined in faction of the Secretary, prior to the date notice and opportunity for a period of public section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec- the Secretary removes the conditional basis comment. ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) of the alien’s permanent resident status. (c) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Within a reason- that the alien attended in the United States. (b) APPLICATION TO REMOVE CONDITIONAL able time after publication of the interim (2) HARDSHIP EXCEPTION.— BASIS.— regulations in accordance with subsection (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in (1) IN GENERAL.—An alien seeking to have (b), the Secretary shall publish final regula- the Secretary’s discretion, remove the condi- the conditional basis of the alien’s lawful tions implementing this Act. tional basis of an alien’s permanent resident permanent resident status removed shall file (d) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—The re- status if the alien— an application for such removal in such man- quirements of chapter 35 of title 44, United (i) satisfies the requirements of subpara- ner as the Secretary may require. States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Pa- graphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of paragraph (1); (2) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICA- perwork Reduction Act’’) shall not apply to (ii) demonstrates compelling cir- TION.— any action to implement this Act. cumstances for the inability to satisfy the (A) IN GENERAL.—An alien shall file an ap- SEC. 7. PENALTIES FOR FALSE STATEMENTS. requirements of subparagraph (D) of such plication under this subsection during the Whoever files an application for any relief paragraph; and period beginning 6 months prior to and end- or benefit under this Act and willfully and (iii) demonstrates that the alien’s removal ing on the date that is later of— knowingly falsifies, misrepresents, or con- from the United States would result in ex- (i) 6 years after the date the alien was ini- ceals a material fact or makes any false or treme hardship to the alien or the alien’s tially granted conditional permanent resi- fraudulent statement or representation, or spouse, parent, or child who is a citizen or a dent status; or makes or uses any false writing or document lawful permanent resident of the United (ii) any other expiration date of the alien’s knowing the same to contain any false or States. conditional permanent resident status, as ex- fraudulent statement or entry, shall be fined (B) EXTENSION.—Upon a showing of good tended by the Secretary in accordance with in accordance with title 18, United States cause, the Secretary may extend the period this Act. Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or of permanent resident status on a condi- (B) STATUS DURING PENDENCY.—An alien both. tional basis for an alien so that the alien shall be deemed to have permanent resident SEC. 8. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. may complete the requirements of subpara- status on a conditional basis during the pe- (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in graph (D) of paragraph (1). riod that the alien’s application submitted subsection (b), no officer or employee of the (3) TREATMENT OF ABANDONMENT OR RESI- under this subsection is pending. United States may— DENCE.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), an (3) ADJUDICATION OF APPLICATION.— (1) use the information furnished by an in- alien— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make dividual pursuant to an application filed (A) shall be presumed to have abandoned a determination on each application filed by under this Act in removal proceedings the alien’s residence in the United States if an alien under this subsection as to whether against any person identified in the applica- the alien is absent from the United States the alien meets the requirements for re- tion; for more than 365 days, in the aggregate, dur- moval of the conditional basis of the alien’s (2) make any publication whereby the in- ing the alien’s period of conditional perma- permanent resident status. formation furnished by any particular indi- nent resident status, unless the alien dem- (B) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS IF FAVORABLE vidual pursuant to an application under this onstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary determines Act can be identified; or that the alien has not abandoned such resi- that the alien meets such requirements, the (3) permit anyone other than an officer, dence; and Secretary shall notify the alien of such de- employee or authorized contractor of the (B) who is absent from the United States termination and remove the conditional United States Government or, in the case of due to active service in the Uniformed Serv- basis of the alien’s permanent resident sta- an application filed under this Act with a ices has not abandoned the alien’s residence tus, effective as of the date of such deter- designated entity, that designated entity, to in the United States during the period of mination. examine such application filed under such such service. (C) TERMINATION IF ADVERSE DETERMINA- sections. (4) CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT.— TION.—If the Secretary determines that the (b) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—The Attorney (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in alien does not meet such requirements, the General or the Secretary shall provide the subparagraph (B), the conditional basis of an Secretary shall notify the alien of such de- information furnished under this Act, and alien’s permanent resident status may not be termination and, if the period of the alien’s any other information derived from such fur- removed unless the alien demonstrates that conditional permanent resident status under nished information, to—

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EXPLORATION PLANS. shall assess the extent to which the capabili- check conducted pursuant to section 103 of ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any ties and authorities described in paragraph the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act other provision of this Act, in the case of (1) have been fully used in the response to (Public Law 103–159; 18 U.S.C. 922 note), or each exploration plan submitted after the the blowout and explosion of the mobile off- national security purposes, if such informa- date of enactment of this act, the Secretary shore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that tion is requested by such entity or con- shall require the incorporation into the ex- occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting hy- sistent with an information sharing agree- ploration plan of a third-party reviewed re- drocarbon releases into the environment. ment or mechanism; or sponse plan that describes the means and (3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after (2) an official coroner for purposes of af- timeline for containment and termination of the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- firmatively identifying a deceased individual an ongoing discharge of oil (other than a de troller General of the United States shall (whether or not such individual is deceased minimis discharge, as determined by the submit to Congress a report that describes as a result of a crime). Secretary) at the depth at which the explo- the results of the study conducted under this (c) FRAUD IN APPLICATION PROCESS OR ration, development, or production author- subsection, including any recommendations. CRIMINAL CONDUCT.—Notwithstanding any ized under the exploration plan is to take SEC. 3. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN PROPOSED OIL other provision of this section, information place. AND GAS LEASE SALES. concerning whether an alien seeking relief ‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY.—Before (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: under this Act has engaged in fraud in an ap- determining whether to approve a new explo- (1) ENVIRONMENT IMPACT STATEMENT FOR plication for such relief or at any time com- ration plan under subsection (a), the Sec- THE 2007–2012 5-YEAR OCS PLAN.—The term ‘‘En- mitted a crime may be used or released for retary shall certify the technological feasi- vironmental Impact Statement for the 2007- immigration enforcement, law enforcement, bility of methods proposed to be used under 2012 5-Year OCS Plan’’ means the Final Envi- or national security purposes. a response plan described in that paragraph, ronmental Impact Statement for the Outer (d) PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly uses, as demonstrated by the potential lessee Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Pro- publishes, or permits information to be ex- through simulation, demonstration, or other gram: 2007-2012 prepared by the Secretary amined in violation of this section shall be means.’’. and dated April 2007. fined not more than $10,000. (b) PUBLIC/PRIVATE TASK FORCE ON OIL (2) MULTI-SALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SEC. 9. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. SPILL RESPONSE AND MITIGATION.— STATEMENT.—The term ‘‘Multi-Sale Environ- (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any pro- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, mental Impact Statement’’ means the Envi- vision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 acting through the Office of Science of the ronmental Impact Statement for Proposed U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), with respect to assist- Department of Energy, shall use available OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 193, 204, 205, 206, ance provided under title IV of the Higher funds in the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconven- 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 215, and 218, 213, 216, and Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), tional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Re- 222 prepared by the Secretary and dated Sep- an alien who has permanent resident status search Fund established under section 999H tember 2008. on a conditional basis under this Act shall be of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ eligible only for the following assistance 16378), and such other funds as are necessary, means the Secretary of the Interior. under such title: to conduct a study, in collaboration with the (b) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT CERTAIN PRO- (1) Student loans under parts D and E of Office of Fossil Energy of the Department, POSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.— such title IV (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. and on means of improving prevention meth- (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sec- 1087aa et seq.), subject to the requirements odologies and technological responses to oil tion 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands of such parts. spills and mitigating the effects of oil spills Act (43 U.S.C. 1337), the Secretary shall con- (2) Federal work-study programs under on natural habitat. duct— part C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), (2) TASK FORCE.—As part of the study re- (A) as soon as practicable, but not later subject to the requirements of such part. quired under this subsection, the Secretary than 120 days, after the date of enactment of (3) Services under such title IV (20 U.S.C. shall convene a task force composed of rep- this Act, offshore oil and gas lease sale 216; 1070 et seq.), subject to the requirements for resentatives of the private sector, institu- (B) as soon as practicable, but not later such services. tions of higher education, and the National than 240 days, after the date of enactment of (b) RESTORATION OF STATE OPTION TO DE- Academy of Sciences— this Act, offshore oil and gas lease sale 218; TERMINE RESIDENCY FOR PURPOSES OF HIGHER (A) to assess the prevention methodologies (C) as soon as practicable, but not later EDUCATION BENEFITS.— and technological response to the blowout than 1 year, after the date of enactment of (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Illegal and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling this Act, offshore oil and gas lease sale 220; Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon- unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on (D) as soon as practicable after the date of sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed. April 20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon re- enactment of this Act, but not later than (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal under leases into the environment; June 1, 2012, offshore oil and gas lease sale paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included (B) to assess the adequacy of existing tech- 222; in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration nologies for prevention and responses to deep (E) not later than September 1, 2012, off- Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of water oil spills; and shore oil and gas lease sale 209; and 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 110 (C) to recommend means of improving pre- (F) not later than December 31, 2012, off- Stat. 3009–546). vention methodologies and technological re- shore oil and gas lease sale 212. sponses to future oil spills (including drilling (2) PROHIBITION ON CONFLICTS WITH MILI- By Mr. MCCONNELL: S. 953. A bill to authorize the conduct relief wells) and mitigating the effects of the TARY OPERATIONS.—The Secretary shall not oil spills on natural habitat. make any tract available for leasing under of certain lease sales in the Outer Con- (3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after paragraph (1)(C) if the President, acting tinental Shelf, to amend the Outer the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- through the Secretary of Defense, deter- Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify retary shall submit to Congress, the Presi- mines that drilling activity on the tract the requirements for exploration, and dent, the Secretary of Homeland Security, would create an unreasonable conflict with for other purposes; read the first time. the Administrator of the Environmental military operations. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Protection Agency, the Secretary of the In- (3) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the pur- ask unanimous consent that the text of terior, and the Secretary of Defense a report poses of lease sale 193 and each of the lease the bill be printed in the RECORD. that describes the results of the study con- sales authorized under subparagraphs (A), There being no objection, the text of ducted under this subsection, including a (B), (D), (E), and (F) of paragraph (1), the En- vironmental Impact Statement for the 2007– the bill was ordered to be printed in recommended standard for technological best practices for prevention of and re- 2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale En- the RECORD, as follows: sponses to oil spills, practice drills for emer- vironmental Impact Statement shall be con- S. 953 gency responses, and any other recommenda- sidered to satisfy the requirements of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tions. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 resentatives of the United States of America in (c) STUDY ON FEDERAL RESPONSE TO OIL (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Congress assembled, SPILLS.— SEC. 4. APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF DRILLING PER- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General MITS. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Offshore of the United States shall conduct a study of (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of the Outer Production and Safety Act of 2011’’. existing capabilities and legal authorities of Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340)

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(2) the presumption under paragraph (1) may be rebutted only by the preponderance (including requirements relating to blowout SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN OUTER CONTI- prevention); and NENTAL SHELF LEASES. of the evidence contained in the administra- tive record. ‘‘(B) oil spill response and containment re- (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED LEASE.—In this (f) LIMITATION ON PROSPECTIVE RELIEF.—In quirements. section, the term ‘‘covered lease’’ means a covered civil action, the court shall not ‘‘(3) APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF PERMIT.— each oil and gas lease for the Gulf of Mexico grant or approve any prospective relief un- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph outer Continental Shelf region issued under less the court finds that the relief— (B), not later than 30 days after the date on section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf (1) is narrowly drawn; which the Secretary receives an application Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) that— (2) extends no further than necessary to for a permit under paragraph (1), the Sec- (1)(A) was not producing as of April 30, correct the violation of a legal requirement; retary shall approve or deny the application. 2010; or and ‘‘(B) EXTENSIONS.— (B) was suspended from operations, permit (3) is the least intrusive means necessary ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ex- processing, or consideration, in accordance to correct that violation. tend the deadline under subparagraph (A) by with the moratorium set forth in the Min- (g) LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES.— an additional 15 days on not more than 2 oc- erals Management Service Notice to Lessees (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 504 of title 5, casions, if the Secretary provides to the ap- and Operators No. 2010–N04, dated May 30, United States Code, and 2412 of title 28, plicant prior written notice of the delay in 2010, or the decision memorandum of the United States Code, shall not apply to a cov- accordance with clause (ii). Secretary of the Interior entitled ‘‘Decision ered civil action. ‘‘(ii) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—The written memorandum regarding the suspension of (2) PROHIBITION.—No party to a covered notice required under clause (i) shall— certain offshore permitting and drilling ac- civil action shall receive payment from the ‘‘(I) be in the form of a letter from the Sec- tivities on the Outer Continental Shelf’’ and Federal Government for attorneys’ fees, ex- retary or a designee of the Secretary; and dated July 12, 2010; and penses, or other court costs. ‘‘(II) include the names and titles of the (2) by the terms of the lease, would expire persons processing the application, the spe- on or before December 31, 2011. By Mr. LUGAR: cific reasons for the delay, and the date on (b) EXTENSION OF COVERED LEASES.—The S. 954. A bill to promote the which a final decision on the application is Secretary of the Interior shall extend the expected. term of a covered lease by 1 year. strengthening of the Haitian private ‘‘(C) DENIAL.—If the Secretary denies an (c) EFFECT ON SUSPENSIONS OF OPERATIONS sector; to the Committee on Foreign application under subparagraph (A), the Sec- OR PRODUCTION.—The extension of covered Relations. retary shall provide the applicant— leases under this section is in addition to Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise to ‘‘(i) written notice that includes— any suspension of operations or suspension introduce legislation that will lead to ‘‘(I) a clear and comprehensive description of production granted by the Minerals Man- the establishment of the Haitian-Amer- of the reasons for denying the application; agement Service or Bureau of Ocean Energy ican Enterprise Fund. The Haitian- and Management, Regulation and Enforcement American Enterprise Fund bill author- ‘‘(II) detailed information concerning any after May 1, 2010. deficiencies in the application; and izes the Administration to allocate, SEC. 6. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTIONS from existing resources, such sums as ‘‘(ii) an opportunity— RELATING TO OUTER CONTINENTAL ‘‘(I) to address the reasons identified under SHELF ACTIVITIES IN THE GULF OF required to create the Fund. The mis- clause (i)(I); and MEXICO. sion of the Fund will be to help em- ‘‘(II) to remedy the deficiencies identified (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: power Haiti’s private sector to create under clause (i)(II). (1) COVERED CIVIL ACTION.—The term ‘‘cov- jobs, which will contribute towards ‘‘(D) FAILURE TO APPROVE OR DENY APPLICA- ered civil action’’ means a civil action con- achieving long-term social stability TION.—If the Secretary has not approved or taining a claim under section 702 of title 5, and economic growth. denied the application by the date that is 60 United States Code, regarding ‘‘agency ac- Last month, I asked six of the most days after the date on which the application tion’’ (as the term is used in that section) af- was received by the Secretary, the applica- fecting a covered energy project. distinguished directors of the former tion shall be considered to be approved.’’. (2) COVERED ENERGY PROJECT.— enterprise funds in Eastern Europe and (b) DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN PERMIT APPLICA- (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered en- the former Soviet Union to travel to TIONS UNDER EXISTING LEASES.— ergy project’’ mean the leasing of Federal Haiti to evaluate the current status of (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED APPLICATION.—In land of the outer Continental Shelf (includ- Haiti’s private sector, the scope of U.S. this subsection, the term ‘‘covered applica- ing submerged land) for the exploration, de- Government efforts targeting sustain- tion’’ means an application for a permit to velopment, production, processing, or trans- able job creation, and the role, if any, drill under an oil and gas lease under the mission of oil, natural gas, wind, or any an enterprise fund might play there in Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. other source of energy in the Gulf of Mexico, 1331 et seq.) in effect on the date of enact- including any action under such a lease. promoting economic growth. Led by ment of this Act, that— (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered en- Kim Davis, a founder of the private eq- (A) represents a resubmission of an ap- ergy project’’ does not include any disputes uity firm Charlesbank Capital Part- proved permit to drill (including an applica- between the parties to a lease regarding the ners, each member of the Delegation tion for a permit to sidetrack) that was ap- obligations under a lease described in sub- has had a very successful private sector proved by the Secretary before May 27, 2010; paragraph (A), including regarding any al- career and each traveled to Haiti, at and leged breach of the lease. his or her own expense, in order to pro- (B) is received by the Secretary after Octo- (b) EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL vide the Congress an experienced per- ber 12, 2010, and before the end of the 30-day ACTIONS RELATING TO COVERED ENERGY period beginning on the date of enactment of PROJECTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.—Venue for spective as to whether proven eco- this Act. any covered civil action shall be in the nomic growth strategies they employed (2) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth to strengthen other fragile countries amendment made by subsection (a), a lease Circuit, unless there is no proper venue in might work in Haiti. They were also

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.001 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 asked to describe what immediate ac- Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, trau- ‘‘(1) rehabilitative services, as such term is tions they would recommend, if any, to matic brain injury, TBI, is becoming defined in section 1701 of this title; jump-start Haiti’s private sector, with an increasingly common injury on the ‘‘(2) services (which may be of ongoing du- a particular emphasis on entrepreneur- modern battlefield. Thankfully, be- ration) to sustain, and prevent loss of, func- tional gains that have been achieved; and ship, and other initiatives that could cause of advances in medicine, service- ‘‘(3) any other services or supports that assist Haiti in its necessary transition members who would not have been ex- may contribute to maximizing an individ- to a nation with a middle class and a pected to survive catastrophic attacks ual’s independence and quality of life.’’. market economy. in previous conflicts are returning (b) REHABILITATION SERVICES IN COM- In a recent letter to me, Haitian home today from combat in Iraq and PREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM REHA- President-elect Michel Martelly noted Afghanistan with unprecedented severe BILITATION.—Section 1710D(a) of such title is he is fully supportive of efforts to cre- and complex injuries. Since 2001, over amended— ate an enterprise fund for Haiti. Enter- 1,500 service members have suffered (1) by inserting ‘‘and rehabilitative serv- prise funds have historically filled im- from a severe TBI, many of whom re- ices (as defined in section 1710C of this portant voids in the nascent capital title)’’ after ‘‘long-term care’’; and quire rehabilitative programs ranging (2) by striking ‘‘treatment’’. markets of fragile economies. Presi- from total care for the most basic (c) REHABILITATION SERVICES IN AUTHORITY dent-elect Martelly has indicated a needs to semi-independent living sup- keen interest in creating an enterprise FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR USE OF port. A restrictive approach to reha- NON-DEPARTMENT FACILITIES FOR REHABILI- fund in order to generate lending vehi- bilitation puts these wounded warriors TATION.—Section 1710E(a) of such title is cles for mortgages and agricultural at risk of losing any progress they amended by inserting ‘‘, including rehabili- loans—as housing and agricultural pro- made towards recovery. For this rea- tative services (as defined in section 1710C of duction rank among his top priorities. son, my colleague, Senator MARK this title),’’ after ‘‘medical services’’. There are many other voids in Haiti’s BEGICH of Alaska, and I are introducing (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section economy that have been identified, the Veterans’ Traumatic Brain Injury 1710C(c)(2)(S) of such title is amended by which previous enterprise funds have Rehabilitative Services’ Improvements striking ‘‘opthamologist’’ and inserting ‘‘ophthalmologist’’. effectively worked to address in other Act of 2011. I would also like to thank countries. my House colleagues, Rep. TIM WALZ of The Delegation’s report makes clear f Minnesota and Rep. GUS BILIRAKIS of that enterprise funds are not silver bul- Florida, for their support and leader- lets. However, at a time when we face ship on the House companion version of SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS significant domestic and global eco- this legislation. nomic challenges, the enterprise fund Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- model, if implemented effectively, pro- sent that the text of the bill be printed vides a proven vehicle by which the SENATE RESOLUTION 179—TO CON- in the RECORD. U.S. Government can leverage the ex- There being no objection, the text of STITUTE THE MINORITY PAR- tensive intellectual and financial cap- the bill was ordered to be printed in TY’S MEMBERSHIP ON CERTAIN ital of the American business commu- COMMITTEES FOR THE ONE HUN- the RECORD, as follows: nity in order to help address these DRED TWELFTH CONGRESS, OR S. 957 challenges in underdeveloped econo- UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE mies such as that of Haiti. As an exam- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- CHOSEN ple, the Polish Fund received a USG resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, grant of $240 million in 1990 and used Mr. MCCONNELL submitted the fol- that to attract more than $2.3 billion SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. lowing resolution; which was consid- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ ered and agreed to: to Poland over the next several years. Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Serv- Since Senator LEAHY and I intro- ices’ Improvements Act of 2011’’. S. RES. 179 duced legislation authorizing the cre- SEC. 2. REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FOR VET- Resolved, That the following shall con- ation of an enterprise fund for Haiti in ERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN- stitute the minority party’s membership on April 2010, the Administration has re- JURY. the following committees for the One Hun- quested that enterprise funds also be (a) REHABILITATION SERVICES IN PLANS FOR dred Twelfth Congress, or until their succes- created for Pakistan, Egypt, Tunisia REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION.—Sec- sors are chosen: and Jordan. Such keen interest in uti- tion 1710C of title 38, United States Code, is COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, lizing the enterprise fund model for ad- amended— AND TRANSPORTATION: Mrs. Hutchison, (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before Ms. Snowe, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. vancing sustainable economic growth the semicolon the following: ‘‘with the goal is welcomed. Empowering a group of Wicker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booz- of maximizing the individual’s independence man, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, U.S. citizens who understand demo- and quality of life’’; and Mr. Heller. cratic capitalism to help translate our (2) in subsection (b)— COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NAT- foreign assistance strategies into prac- (A) in paragraph (1)— URAL RESOURCES: Ms. Murkowski, Mr. tical actions will complement the im- (i) by inserting after ‘‘improving’’ the fol- Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. portant work performed by our capable lowing: ‘‘(and sustaining improvement in)’’; Coats, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Heller, diplomats and development experts. (ii) by inserting ‘‘behavioral,’’ after ‘‘cog- and Mr. Corker. nitive’’; The May 14, 2011 inauguration of Mr. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: Mr. Hatch, (iii) by inserting ‘‘and mental health’’ after Martelly as President of Haiti provides Mr. Grassley, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Crapo, ‘‘functioning’’; and Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. an opportunity to start anew. Congress (iv) by inserting ‘‘, quality of life,’’ after Coburn, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Burr. should aide the President-elect in this ‘‘independence’’; important effort by honoring his re- (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘rehabili- COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY quest for the creation of a Haitian- tative services and’’ before ‘‘rehabilitative AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Ms. Col- American Enterprise Fund. I ask for components’’; and lins, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brown (Massachusetts), Mr. McCain, Mr. Johnson (Wisconsin), Mr. your support on passage of this bill. (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking ‘‘treatments’’ the first place Portman, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Moran. By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself it appears and inserting ‘‘services’’; and COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. Ses- sions, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. and Mr. BEGICH): (ii) by striking ‘‘treatments and’’ the sec- S. 957. A bill to amend title 38, ond place it appears; and Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thune, Mr. Portman, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Johnson (Wis- United States Code to improve the pro- (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: consin), and Ms. Ayotte. vision of rehabilitative services for vet- ‘‘(h) REHABILITATIVE SERVICES DEFINED.— SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING: Mr. erans with traumatic brain injury, and For purposes of this section, and sections Corker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. for other purposes; to the Committee 1710D and 1710E of this title, the term ‘reha- Heller, Mr. Moran, Mr. Johnson (Wisconsin), on Veterans’ Affairs. bilitative services’ includes— Mr. Shelby, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Chambliss.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.001 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7025 SENATE RESOLUTION 180—EX- executions, Christof Heyns, stated that live record of human rights abuses against its PRESSING SUPPORT FOR PEACE- ammunition has been used by the Syrian re- own citizens and violations of international FUL DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNI- gime against demonstrators ‘‘in clear viola- agreements and international law; VERSAL FREEDOMS IN SYRIA tion of international law’’; Whereas, in February 1982, the Syrian Whereas international organizations, in- army, under the orders of then-Syrian Presi- AND CONDEMNING THE HUMAN cluding Amnesty International and Human dent Hafez al-Assad, killed at least 10,000 ci- RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY THE Rights Watch, have documented evidence vilians in the city of Hama in an effort to ASSAD REGIME that peaceful protestors detained by Govern- quell an uprising there; Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. ment of Syria security forces are being sub- Whereas, according to the Department of jected to torture, including with electro- State’s most recent Human Rights Country RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. shock devices, cables, sticks, and whips, and Report, published on April 8, 2011, the Gov- CASEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. COONS, Mr. are being held in overcrowded cells, deprived ernment of Syria commits unlawful killings GRAHAM, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. KYL, Mr. of sleep, food, and water for days at a time; against civilians; has severely and system- ISAKSON, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BARRASSO, Whereas international non-governmental atically restricted basic freedoms of speech, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. DUR- organizations, including the International press, assembly, association, and religion; is BIN, and Mr. HOEVEN) submitted the Committee on the Red Cross and Human responsible for ongoing politically motivated following resolution; which was re- Rights Watch, have reported that Govern- arrests, detentions, and disappearances; ferred to the Committee on Foreign ment of Syria security forces have prevented lacks an independent judiciary system; and Relations: injured protesters from accessing hospitals maintains prisons where torture and phys- and have denied medical personnel and hu- ical abuse are widespread and where detain- S. RES. 180 manitarian relief organizations access to ees lack access to food, proper clothing, and Whereas, in March 2011, large-scale peace- those in need of medical attention; medical treatment; ful demonstrations began to take place in Whereas the Government of Iran is pro- Whereas the Department of State has des- Syria; viding material support to assist the Govern- ignated Syria since 1979 as a ‘‘state sponsor Whereas the Government of Syria, led by ment of Syria in its efforts to suppress of terrorism’’ and according to the Depart- President Bashar al-Assad, responded to pro- peaceful protestors, including the transfer of ment of State’s most recent ‘‘Country Re- tests by launching a violent crackdown, equipment to help security forces crack ports on Terrorism,’’ published in August committing human rights abuses, and vio- down on protests and curtail and monitor 2010, the Government of Syria provides ‘‘po- lating its international obligations, includ- protesters’ use of the Internet, cell phones, litical and material support to Hizballah in ing the International Covenant on Civil and and text-messaging; Lebanon and allowed Iran to resupply this Political Rights (ICCPR) and the United Na- Whereas the White House Press Secretary organization with weapons’’; tions Convention against Torture and Other has repeatedly condemned the Government Whereas the Government of Syria’s trans- Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or of Syria’s brutal crackdown, including on fer of weapons to Hizballah in Lebanon is in Punishment; May 6, 2011, when he stated, ‘‘The Syrian violation of United Nations Security Council Whereas demonstrations have now spread government continues to follow the lead of Resolution 1701 (2006), which established an to more than a dozen towns and cities across its Iranian ally in resorting to brute force arms embargo requiring all states to prevent all parts of Syria; and flagrant violations of human rights in the supply of arms and weapons to militias Whereas demonstrators initially demanded suppressing peaceful protests.’’; and terrorists in Lebanon; political reform, but under violent attack by Whereas the Department of State has re- Whereas the Government of Syria has vio- the Government of Syria, have increasingly peatedly condemned the Government of Syr- lated the territorial integrity and sov- demanded a change in the Syrian regime; ia’s brutal crackdown, including on May 6, ereignty of Lebanon in contravention of Whereas Insan, a respected international 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton United Nations Security Council resolutions, nongovernmental organization, has docu- condemned ‘‘in the strongest possible terms’’ including Resolution 425 (1978), Resolution mented more than 600 deaths since dem- the Government of Syria’s continued use of 520 (1982), and Resolution 1701 (2006); onstrations began in Syria, and reported force and intimidation against peaceful Whereas Syria, as a party to the Treaty of that ‘‘arbitrary detained and enforceable dis- protestors and pledged to ‘‘hold to account the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, is appearance in the country easily exceeds senior Syrian officials and others responsible legally bound to declare all its nuclear activ- 8,000 people’’; for the reprehensible human rights abuses’’; ity to the International Atomic Energy Whereas the Government of Syria has de- Whereas, on April 29, 2011, President Agency (IAEA) and to place such activity ployed tanks and snipers against civilian Obama issued an Executive Order author- under the monitoring of the IAEA; population centers, including the cities of izing targeted sanctions against individuals Whereas the IAEA issued a report on Feb- Daraa and Baniyas, and the Damascus sub- and organizations responsible for the human ruary 25, 2011, criticizing Syria’s implemen- urbs of Douma, Harasta, Saqba, and rights abuses in Syria; tation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement, Zabadani; Whereas President Obama on April 29, 2011, concluding that ‘‘Syria has not cooperated Whereas the Government of Syria has cut designated 3 individuals pursuant to the Ex- with the Agency since June 2008’’ in connec- off civilian population centers from access to ecutive Order issued that same day: Mahir tion with the Agency’s investigation of the food, water, electricity, mobile and land al-Assad, the brother of Syrian President Dair Alzour site and 3 other locations’’ and lines, Internet, and medical services; Bashar al-Assad and brigade commander in warning that ‘‘the Agency has not been able Whereas several respected international the Syrian Army’s 4th Armored Division; to make progress towards resolving the out- human rights organizations, including Atif Najib, the former head of the Political standing issues related to those sites’’; Human Rights Watch and the Damascus Cen- Security Directorate for Daraa Province and Whereas it has been widely reported that ter for Human Rights Studies, have docu- a cousin of Bashar al-Assad; and Ali the Government of Syria was developing a mented a nationwide campaign of arbitrary Mamluk, director of Syria’s General Intel- covert nuclear program, in violation of its arrests and enforced disappearances of activ- ligence Directorate; international obligations under the NPT, ists, protesters, and their family members, Whereas, on May 6, 2011, envoys of the Eu- until that site was bombed by Israel in Sep- by the Government of Syria; ropean Union’s 27 nations agreed to impose tember 2007; and Whereas the International Crisis Group, an sanctions on the Government of Syria for Whereas, on December 12, 2003, Congress independent international nongovernmental the human rights abuses it is perpetrating, passed the Syria Accountability and Leba- organization, reported on May 3, 2011, that including asset freezes and visa bans on 13 nese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 there is ‘‘ongoing, credible evidence’’ in members of the Government of Syria and an (Public Law 108–175) in order to, among other Syria of ‘‘abundant instances of excessive arms embargo on the country; purposes, hold the Government of Syria ac- and indiscriminate state violence. . . includ- Whereas, on April 29, 2011, the United Na- countable for its actions and as expression of ing arbitrary arrests, torture and firing into tions Human Rights Council passed Resolu- support consistent with these aims: Now, peaceful crowds’’; tion S-16/1, which condemns the Syrian re- therefore, be it Whereas the International Crisis Group has gime for its human rights abuses and estab- Resolved, That the Senate— also reported a ‘‘determined and cynical at- lishes a mandate for an international inquiry (1) expresses solidarity and support for the tempt to exploit and exacerbate’’ sectarian led by the Office of the United Nations High people of Syria as they seek to exercise uni- tensions by the Government of Syria; Commissioner for Human Rights to inves- versal rights and pursue peaceful democratic Whereas, despite sectarian provocations by tigate all alleged violations of international change; the Government of Syria, demonstrations human rights law in Syria ‘‘with a view to (2) strongly condemns and deplores the have maintained a message of national unity avoiding impunity and ensuring full account- human rights abuses of the Government of and solidarity; ability’’; Syria, including the use of arbitrary and le- Whereas, on April 15, 2011, the United Na- Whereas the Government of Syria, prior to thal violence and deployment of military tions Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial March 2011, had a well-documented track forces against peaceful demonstrators;

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Mr. President, I ask a.m., in room SD–226 of the Dirksen liberate cut-off of water, electricity, food, unanimous consent that the Com- Senate Office Building, to conduct a telecommunications, and other basic serv- mittee on Commerce, Science, and hearing entitled ‘‘The AT&T/T-Mobile ices to civilian population centers in Syria; Transportation be authorized to meet Merger: Is Humpty Dumpty Being Put (5) strongly condemns the Government of during the session of the Senate on Back Together Again?’’ Iran for assisting the Government of Syria in May 11, 2011, at 2 p.m. in room 253 of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without its campaign of violence and repression the Russell Senate Office Building. objection, it is so ordered. against the people of Syria; SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS (6) warns that international crimes are The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without being committed by the Government of objection, it is so ordered. Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask Syria against its people, for which the re- COMMITTEE ON FINANCE unanimous consent that the Sub- sponsible officials must be held accountable; Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask committee on National Parks be au- (7) finds that the Government of Syria, led unanimous consent that the Com- thorized to meet during the session of by Bashar al-Assad, through its campaign of mittee on Finance be authorized to the Senate on May 11, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., violence and gross human rights abuses, has meet during the session of the Senate in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Of- lost legitimacy and expresses support for the on May 11, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirk- fice Building. people of Syria to determine their future for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without themselves; sen Senate Office Building, to conduct (8) commends President Obama for author- a hearing entitled ‘‘The U.S.-Colombia objection, it is so ordered. izing targeted sanctions on human rights Trade Promotion Agreement.’’ SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES abusers in Syria, including United States The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask visa bans and asset freezes, and using that objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the Sub- authority to designate 3 individuals; COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, committee on Strategic Forces of the (9) urges the President to act swiftly to ex- AND PENSIONS Committee on Armed Services be au- pand the list of sanctioned persons to include Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask thorized to meet during the session of all individuals responsible for gross human rights abuses in Syria, including Bashar al- unanimous consent that the Com- the Senate on May 11, 2011, at 2 p.m. Assad; mittee on Health, Education, Labor, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (10) urges the President to speak out di- and Pensions be authorized to meet objection, it is so ordered. rectly, and personally, to the people of Syria during the session of the Senate, to SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL about the situation in their country; conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Diverting Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask (11) urges the President to work, in con- Non-urgent Emergency Room Use: Can unanimous consent that the Sub- junction with international partners, to en- It Provide Better Care and Lower committee on Personnel of the Com- sure access of humanitarian relief organiza- Costs?’’ on May 11, 2011, at 10 a.m., in tions, medical workers, and international mittee on Armed Services be author- 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building. ized to meet during the session of the media to affected areas of Syria, and to im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pose consequences on the Government of Senate on May 11, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. Syria and its leaders if access by these orga- objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nizations continues to be impeded; COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND objection, it is so ordered. (12) urges the President to work, in con- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- junction with international partners, to en- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask jority leader. sure access by the people of Syria to accu- unanimous consent that the Com- f rate news and information, as well as infor- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- mation and social networking technologies; ernmental Affairs be authorized to UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- (13) urges the President to continue to meet during the session of the Senate MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR work with the European Union, the Govern- ment of Turkey, the Arab League, the Gulf on May 11, 2011, at 10 a.m. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Cooperation Council, and other allies and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without imous consent that at 1 p.m., Thurs- partners to bring an end to human rights objection, it is so ordered. day, May 12, 2011, the Senate proceed abuses in Syria, hold the perpetrators ac- COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION to executive session to consider Cal- countable, and support the aspirations of the Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask endar No. 47 on the Executive Cal- people of Syria; unanimous consent that the Com- endar; that there be 1 hour for debate (14) encourages United States officials, in- mittee on Rules and Administration be equally divided in the usual form; that cluding through the United States Embassy authorized to meet during the session in Damascus, to engage with civil society in upon the use or yielding back of that Syria, including human rights and democ- of the Senate on May 11, 2011, at 2 p.m. time, the Senate proceed to vote, with- racy activists, political dissidents, and oppo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without out intervening action or debate, on sition leaders; objection, it is so ordered. Calendar No. 47; that the motion to re- (15) urges the President to work with our NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL consider be considered made and laid allies and partners at the United Nations Se- AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE upon the table, with no intervening ac- curity Council to condemn and hold account- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask tion or debate; that no further motions able human rights abusers in Syria and to unanimous consent that the Com- be in order to the nomination; that any support the human rights of the people of mittee on Foreign Relations be author- statements relating to the nomination Syria; and (16) urges the United Nations Human ized to meet during the session of the be printed in the RECORD; that the Rights Council— Senate on May 11, 2011, at 10 a.m., to President be immediately notified of (A) to swiftly implement United Nations hold a Near Eastern and South and the Senate’s action; and that the Sen- Human Rights Council Resolution S-16/1 and Central Affairs subcommittee hearing ate resume legislative session. to ensure that the international investiga- entitled, ‘‘Human Rights and Demo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion into violations by the Government of cratic Reform in Iran.’’ objection, it is so ordered. Syria of international human rights law The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f called for in the resolution is undertaken im- objection, it is so ordered. mediately; and COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ANTITRUST, COMPETITION (B) reinforce the crucial need for the POLICY, AND CONSUMER RIGHTS United Nations General Assembly to reject Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Syria’s candidacy for membership on the Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask imous consent that the Senate proceed Human Rights Council and terminate the unanimous consent that the Com- to the consideration of S. Res. 179, consideration of Syria’s candidacy. mittee on the Judiciary, Sub- which was submitted earlier today.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\S11MY1.001 S11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7027 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The APPOINTMENTS RANK OF CAREER AMBASSADOR, TO BE DEPUTY SEC- RETARY OF STATE, VICE JAMES BRAIDY STEINBERG. clerk will report the resolution by The PRESIDING OFFICER. The PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE title. Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR PERSONNEL AC- The assistant bill clerk read as fol- pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), appoints TION IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE COMMISSIONED lows: CORPS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBJECT the following Senators to the Board of TO QUALIFICATIONS THEREFORE AS PROVIDED BY LAW A resolution (S. Res. 179) to constitute the Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Acad- AND REGULATIONS: minority party’s membership on certain emy: the Honorable JOHN HOEVEN of To be senior assistant surgeon committees for the One Hundred Twelfth North Dakota (Committee on Appro- Congress, or until their successors are cho- MANISHA PATEL sen. priations) and the Honorable LINDSEY To be nurse officer GRAHAM of South Carolina (At Large). There being no objection, the Senate LISA L. GILLIAM proceeded to consider the resolution. f To be senior assistant nurse officer Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 12, DEANA M. FOSTER imous consent that the resolution be 2011 CHRISTOPHER P. HAYNES FRANCISCO J. MARI-LASSALLE agreed to and the motion to reconsider Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- SONYA L. MCNEIL be laid upon the table. LINSEY M. MILLER imous consent that when the Senate FILITA O. MOORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without completes its business today, it ad- KRISTINA D. SERBY objection, it is so ordered. journ until tomorrow, Thursday, May To be assistant nurse officer The resolution (S. Res. 179) was 12, at 9:30 a.m.; that following the pray- SARAH K. BREWSTER agreed to, as follows: er and pledge, the Journal of pro- JEREMIE D. GREGORY S. RES. 179 MATTHEW A. MADRID ceedings be approved to date, the SUDHIR S. PERAKATHU Resolved, That the following shall con- morning hour be deemed expired, the To be junior assistant nurse officer stitute the minority party’s membership on time for the two leaders be reserved for the following committees for the One Hun- HAYDEE C. CRUZ their use later in the day; that fol- JACQUELINE S. GARDINER dred Twelfth Congress, or until their succes- CRYSTAL J. HOWARD sors are chosen: lowing any leader remarks, the Senate AMANDA J. RAMIREZ COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, proceed to a period of morning business JUSTIN D. TAFOYA AND TRANSPORTATION: Mrs. Hutchison, for debate only until 1 p.m., with Sen- To be senior assistant engineer officer Ms. Snowe, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. ators permitted to speak for up to 10 STANLEY B. EUGENE Wicker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booz- minutes each, with the first hour di- To be junior assistant engineer officer man, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, vided and controlled between the lead- CHRISTOPHER J. PELTIER and Mr. Heller. ers or their designees, with the Repub- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NAT- To be scientist officer licans controlling the first 30 minutes URAL RESOURCES: Ms. Murkowski, Mr. RAGHU N. SAMY Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. and the majority controlling the next To be senior assistant scientist officer Coats, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Heller 30 minutes; and that following morning and Mr. Corker. business, the Senate proceed to execu- IRAM R. HASSAN TAMARA J. HENDERSON COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: Mr. Hatch, tive session under the previous order. DAVID T. HUANG Mr. Grassley, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Crapo, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. objection, it is so ordered. To be senior assistant environmental health Coburn, Mr. Thune and Mr. Burr. officer COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY f DANIEL D. ADAMS AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Ms. Col- PROGRAM lins, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brown (Massachusetts), To be junior assistant environmental health Mr. McCain, Mr. Johnson (Wisconsin), Mr. Mr. REID. Mr. President, there will officer Portman, Mr. Paul and Mr. Moran. be a rollcall vote around 2 p.m. tomor- ALEXA M. DEPTOLA COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. Ses- row on confirmation of Executive Cal- CYRAJ M. EL-BAKOUSH sions, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. endar No. 47, the nomination of Mi- KRISTA S. TUGGLE Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thune, Mr. chael Urbanski, to be U.S. District To be pharmicist officer Portman, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Johnson Judge for the Western District of Vir- ELENI Z. ANAGNOSTIADIS (Wisconsin), and Ms. Ayotte. MARIA D. ANTONUCCI ginia. JUDY J. PARK SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING: Mr. MELINDA M. WILSON Corker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. f To be senior assistant pharmacist officer Heller, Mr. Moran, Mr. Johnson (Wisconsin), ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. Mr. Shelby, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Chambliss. JORI L. BAILEY TOMORROW RAICHELL S. BROWN f ANDREW J. FINE Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is NIKI S. HANEY MEASURE READ THE FIRST no further business to come before the MARK A. LIBERATORE ISAIAH W. LITTON TIME—S. 953 Senate, I ask unanimous consent that HANNAH E. MCMILLAN Mr. REID. Mr. President, I under- it adjourn under the previous order. STEPHEN J. MOTTOLA AYANA K. ROWLEY stand that S. 953, introduced earlier There being no objection, the Senate, To be assistant pharmacist officer today by Senator MCCONNELL, is at the at 3:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. AMANDA R. BONNER desk and I ask for its first reading. DAVID G. ENG The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f LEVI C. HALL clerk will report the bill by title for MICHELLE R. HATCHER NOMINATIONS MEGAN C. HOSTETTER the first time. MARCUS K. LOCKHART Executive nominations received by GRANT A. MCELWEE The assistant bill clerk read as fol- OGECHI C. OLUMBA lows: the Senate: DAVID C. STECCO DANIEL J. TRUE A bill (S. 953) to authorize the conduct of THE JUDICIARY certain lease sales in the Outer Continental RICHARD G. ANDREWS, OF DELAWARE, TO BE UNITED To be senior assistant dietitian officer Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELA- THELMA M. LUCERO WARE, VICE JOSEPH J. FARNAN, JR., RETIRED. ALYSIA M. SALONIA Lands Act to modify the requirements for CATHY ANN BENCIVENGO, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE exploration, and for other purposes. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN To be assistant therapist officer DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, VICE JEFFREY T. MILLER, RE- Mr. REID. I now ask for its second TIRED. MICHAEL P. ANDERSON reading but object to my own request. JEFFREY J. HELMICK, OF OHIO, TO BE UNITED STATES To be health services officer DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- VICE JAMES G. CARR, RETIRED. DENISE DURAN STEPHANIE M. LOVELL tion having been heard, the bill will re- DEPARTMENT OF STATE ceive its second reading on the next To be senior assistant health services officer WILLIAM J. BURNS, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEMBER legislative day. OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE WITH THE PERSONAL OLUYEMISI O. AKINNEYE

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ALEXIA D. BUTLER TIANA A. GARRETT SAMUEL J. HUFF MARJORIE CEANT YORAN G. GRANT TESSA M. HUFF SIMLEEN KAUR TERRENCE Q. LO SARAH W. HUMES ERIN M. PARKER AMANDA K. HUNT To be assistant health services officer HEATHER M. SCOBIE CRYSTAL R. HUNTRODS NICOLE M. BELL MAROYA D. SPALDING JONATHAN C. JOHNANSEN KHATEEJA T. BRAHIM EBONI M. TAYLOR MISTY D. JOHNSON KATHLEEN A. SCHELBLE JULIE K. YAEKEL-BLACK-ELK MARIE E. JOHNSTON NORMA A. SHARPE To be assistant senior veterinary officer KOKUGONZA KAIJAGE CULLEN T. WILSON SARAH L. KANEY RACHAEL H. JOSEPH SAMINA S. KHAN To be junior assistant health services officer MEGAN E. KULTGEN To be assistant senior pharmacist officer OLGA P. KURDELCHUK ERIK D. SANDVIG DAVID D. LEEDAHL CHRISTOPHER M. SHEEHAN DWAYNE K. DAVID ANDREA L. LEONE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR PERSONNEL AC- MEGHAN M. WILLIAMS SHI (ISABELLE) LI TION IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE COMMISSIONED JIN K. YANG SHELLY X. LING CORPS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBJECT To be assistant senior health services officer OMAR LOAZANO TO QUALIFICATIONS THEREFORE AS PROVIDED BY LAW JANICE M. LOUIE AND REGULATIONS: SOLITA J. CUTHRELL SARA M. LOUT To be surgeon VICKIE R. ELLIS CRYSTAL P. LUI THOMAS E. GERA MELANIE A. MCCALL ALICE Y. GUH JUNE GERMAIN CANDICE J. MERCADEL WILLIAM T. HANCOCK TRACY L. GLASCOE MATT W. MILLER ADOLPH J. HUTTER JANET L. HAYES KELLY L. MONOSKI NEENA JAIN MEREDITH E. PYLE JESSICA L. MOORE ROBERT G. MARIETTA MEGHAN E. REILLY WHE C. MUFICH GEORGE E. MILES To be assistant dental officer CLAYTON F. MYERS SATISH K. PILLAI CHRISTA R. NANCE GREGORY A. RACZNIAK BRIAN C. DROUILLARD EMILY M. NESLON TIMOTHY S. STYLES ELEANOR B. FLEMING SAVANNA N. NEWLON SAYEEDHA UDDIN HYEWON LEE HOAIBAC B. NGUYEN BRENDAN M. WEISS TAMMY T. NGUYEN KRISTIN YEOMAN To be assistant nurse ERIN O’ROURKE CHRISTY PENNINGTON SAMUEL N. CARDARELLA To be nurse CODY R. PLAISTED ELIZABETH GEEST AIMEE M. POSIVAK BRENDA M. HOLBROOK TRISHA L. WRIGHT HABIBA B. SEIDU-FUSEINI EMILY C. PRABHU To be assistant engineer JULIANNE RAMIREZ To be engineer MICHELLE ROBERTS MAXWELL GOGGIN-KEHM JAYSON ROBERTSON THOMAS R. ARMITAGE To be assistant scientist TIMOTHY M. ROCKEY BRIAN G. BEARDEN JAMES T. ROSE VICTOR J. CAMELLO RACHEL R. BAILEY LANDON C. SAMS To be scientist CARA N. HALLDIN MARTINE M. SAV KEISHA A. HOUSTON JANET E. SHAW ERIC X. ZHOU ALISON S. LAUFER JEREMIAH B. SMITH To be veterinarian KARSTEN T. SMITH To be assistant environmental health officer BRANDON S. SNEDEGER KERRY R. PRIDE CHRISTOPHER J. FISH KYLE T. SNYDER ANDREW M. KUPPER ANGELA D. STEPHAN To be pharmacist LEE H. STRINGER JENNIFER A. SHEPHERD To be assistant veterinary officer CHRISTOPHER P. STROUD CHRISTI L. SWABY To be health services officer STEPHANIE J. YENDELL BRIEN B. THOMPSON To be assistant pharmacist ELIZABETH H. TRANG JOHN D. STANSON JAYSON L. TRIPP FRANKEENA L. WRIGHT WILLIAM ALBANESE III JOSHUA D. VALGARDSON To be senior assistant surgeon SALMAH ARSHAD RICHARD S. WALULU TRISTA L. ASKINS GWENDOLYN A. WANTUCH KRISTIE E. APPELGREN RICHARD D. BLYTHE TABATHA M. WELKER SARA AULD JENNIFER L. BONGARTZ EVAN M. WILLIAMS NAHID BHADELIA LAURA E. BOTKINS GLADYS A. WILLIAMS MARGARET M. BREWINSKI BROOKE J. BRELSFORD PORSHIA M. WILLIAMS GENEVIEVE L. BUSER MELISSA J. BREWSTER TASHA R. WOODALL GRACE CHEN CLEVELAND BROWN RYAN R. ZETTLE KEVIN R. CLARKE MICHELLE L. BRYSON CARLA ZORETTI RAYMUND B. DANTES RYAN J. BUCKNER STACY N. ZULUETA STEPHANIE DAVIS ROSEMARY J. CALL MATTHEW WALLIS VINCENT DEGENNARO CHRIS J. CAMPBELL MARIE A. DEPERIO MICHELLE J. CHANDLER To be assistant therapist KAINNE E. DOKUBO WILLIAM C. CHARLES DAVID L. FITTER CHEMA CHARLESMAGNE LISA M. MAYS PAUL A. GASTANADUY RUBY CHASE LAUREN A. RICHARDS ADENA GREENBAUM SAOMONY CHEAM STEPHANIE E. GRIESE MELISSA M. CHIANG To be assistant health services officer MICHAEL GRONASTAJ NICHOLAS M. CHUNG MICHAEL A. BAKKER JAMES C. HOUSTON BENJAMIN J. CLOUD KIMBERLEY A. GORDON CAMILLE E. INTROCASO LAURA J. COKER OLUWAMUREWA A. OGUNTIMEIN MATTHEW JOHNSON JUSTIN K. CONSTANTINO MICHAEL H. KINZER VALERIE L. COOPER To be junior assistant health services officer SONALI P. KULKARNI EMILY T. CORGAN ROBERT F. LUO BRIAN D. COX AKHTAR IMRAM SARAH A. MEYER JOSHUA CROWE KENIA P. ALTAMIRANO CHRISTINA A. MIKOSZ JOHN C. DARNELL MATTHEW BELTON IAN A. MYLES EMILY E. DAVIES MICHAEL BROWN MARIA A. SAID MELANEE M. DAVIS EMILY CISNEY ISAAC SEE RUSSELL D. DEVOLDER DEVIN S. COOPER RACHEL M. SMITH TESSA B. DEYLE FRANK DICKER AMITA TOPRANI KIM T. DINH ASHLEY HENRY JOYANNA WENDT BRENDAN J. DORAN CHRISTINE O. KANG KAREN K. WONG MATTHEW F. DUFF REBECCA M. KIBEL JONATHAN M. WORTHAM KENDRA N. ELLIS HYUNTAE KIM LAURA ENMAN PHILLIP LAM To be assistant senior dental officer DAVID F. FOSS PAUL LE DERRICK R. CHAMPION LARISSA N. FOSTER PHILIP LOZIUK ROXANA MIRABAL SACHOY C. FOWLER TREVOR MATTOX RODICA M. POPESCU JESSICA M. FOX HEATHER L. MCCAFFREY SHERRI E. FULTON DANIELLE MCQUINN To be assistant senior nurse officer DEBORAH A. GALLO ENUDIO MERCADO-GONZALEZ ROVIGEL J. GELVIRO NEH D. MOLYNEAUX CATHERINE L. BURGESS KAREN D. GERDE LINH T. NGUYEN LAKEETA A. CARR STEPHANIE E. GLESSING NIH NGUYEN LORI O. GONZALES JOSEPH W. GLOVACZ TIMOTHY N. ONSERIO KRISTI B. HENAGHAN MAUREEN E. GRIMM JOSHUA PAUL JOHANNES M. HUTAURUK MICKEY HA JUSTIN R. PLOTT To be assistant senior engineer officer JAMES M. HALEY RAVI RAJMOHAN RANIA K. HAROUN ELI RHOADS SAYWARD H. FEHRMAN DANITA D. HENLEY JOSHUA T. ROMAIN To be assistant senior scientist officer NAZAREE HINES-STARR RYAN S. SUTHERLAND LINDSEY B. HONEA BRANDY TORRES ALEXANDER S. CAMACHO BRANDON D. HOWARD UKEGBU J. UGOCHI

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IN THE COAST GUARD THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be lieutenant commander IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JULIE H. BALL IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE IN- SHAUN C. SHILLADY DICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 271: To be rear admiral (lower half) THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be rear admiral upper half CAPT. MARK R. WHITNEY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: REAR ADM. (LH) VINCENT B. ATKINS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT REAR ADM. (LH) ROBERT E. DAY, JR. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be rear admiral (lower half) REAR ADM. (LH) JOHN H. KORN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: REAR ADM. (LH) WILLIAM D. LEE CAPTAIN RICHARD W. BUTLER REAR ADM. (LH) STEPHEN E. MEHLING To be rear admiral (lower half) CAPTAIN MATTHEW J. CARTER REAR ADM. (LH) CHARLES D. MICHEL CAPTAIN LAWRENCE E. CREEVY CAPT. CINDY L. JAYNES REAR ADM. (LH) MICHAEL N. PARKS CAPTAIN MARK W. DARRAH REAR ADM. (LH) SANDRA E. STOSZ THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER W. GRADY MENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES CAPTAIN MICHAEL E. JABALEY, JR. IN THE AIR FORCE NAVY RESERVE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: CAPTAIN COLIN J. KILRAIN CAPTAIN DAVID M. KRIETE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CAPTAIN JOSEPH W. KUZMICK IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- To be captain CAPTAIN WILLIAM C. MCQUILKIN CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THOMAS P. FANTES CAPTAIN VICTORINO G. MERCADO To be brigadier general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CAPTAIN DEWOLFE H. MILLER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY CAPTAIN STUART B. MUNSCH COL. DAVID J. BUCK UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CAPTAIN KENNETH M. PERRY IN THE NAVY CAPTAIN FERNANDEZ L. PONDS To be captain CAPTAIN JOHN C. SCORBY, JR. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CAPTAIN DWIGHT D. SHEPHERD IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED CYNTHIA E. WILKERSON CAPTAIN MICHAEL E. SMITH UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINT- CAPTAIN RICHARD P. SNYDER To be rear admiral MENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE REGULAR CAPTAIN SCOTT A. STEARNEY NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: CAPTAIN HUGH D. WETHERALD REAR ADM. (LH) CYNTHIA A. COVELL To be commander THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT f IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED DAVID T. CARPENTER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CONFIRMATION To be rear admiral (lower half) To be lieutenant commander CAPT. ANNIE B. ANDREWS TIMOTHY M. CHEN Executive nomination confirmed by THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINT- the Senate May 11, 2011: IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED MENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED THE JUDICIARY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: To be rear admiral (lower half) To be commander ARENDA L. WRIGHT ALLEN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN CAPT. ROBERT V. HOPPA ROBERT D. PAVEL DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.

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The House met at 10 a.m. and was These actions contributed to the death terrorists instead of defeating them. If called to order by the Speaker pro tem- of a U.S. border agent and perpetuate anything, we’ve undermined our na- pore (Mrs. ELLMERS). the lie that U.S. gun dealers supply the tional security interests instead of ad- f bulk of guns to criminal elements in vancing them. If anything, we’ve weak- Mexico. ened America instead of strengthening DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO As elected Representatives, it is our it. TEMPORE duty to respect and defend the free- Americans see that Osama bin Laden The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- doms that our Constitution guaran- is dead; that the military occupation of fore the House the following commu- tees. Those in the Bureau of Alcohol, Afghanistan isn’t accomplishing its nication from the Speaker: Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that goals; that we have urgent priorities right here at home. And they are quite WASHINGTON, DC, engineered this dangerous strategy May 11, 2011. that took a life and threatens our free- rightly asking: Why do we still have I hereby appoint the Honorable RENEE doms must be held accountable. boots on the ground in Afghanistan? We also owe it to the men and women ELLMERS to act as Speaker pro tempore on f this day. who wear those boots to end this war. JOHN A. BOEHNER, SUPPORT THE TROOPS BY Our troops have served with honor and Speaker of the House of Representatives. BRINGING THEM HOME valor in Afghanistan. A deeply flawed f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and morally objectionable policy is not Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from their fault, but they are bearing the MORNING-HOUR DEBATE California (Ms. WOOLSEY) for 5 min- untold burden that will not be easily The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- utes. lifted. ant to the order of the House of Janu- Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, the Earlier this week, USA Today re- ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- successful raid on Osama bin Laden’s ported on a new military study show- nize Members from lists submitted by hideaway 10 days ago came with an im- ing that troop morale is at an all-time the majority and minority leaders for portant, and somewhat ironic, re- low, thanks to the punishing emotional morning-hour debate. minder. This mission was carried out and psychological strain of multiple The Chair will alternate recognition in Pakistan where we are not at war deployments and intense combat. The between the parties, with each party and have no troop presence. Mean- percentage of Army soldiers reporting limited to 1 hour and each Member while, next door in Afghanistan, we acute stress has nearly tripled since other than the majority and minority continue to maintain an enormous the year 2005. Even if the war ended to- leaders and the minority whip limited military footprint of 100,000 or more morrow, Madam Speaker, the anxiety to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall troops. We’re still there, even though and trauma plaguing so many of our debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Osama bin Laden hasn’t been there troops won’t go away anytime soon, if ever; but it’s time to let the physical f since he escaped our grasp at Tora Bora nearly 10 years ago, and most of and mental health healing begin. It’s SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS the al Qaeda leadership fled long ago. time to stop sending our best and our The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The death of bin Laden clearly under- bravest into this grinder. Chair recognizes the gentleman from scores the folly of our current policy. We have asked enough of them. Madam Speaker, I can think of no bet- Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 2 This is exactly the right moment to minutes. rethink our approach to Afghanistan ter way to support our troops than to Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. and national security more generally, bring them home immediately. Madam Speaker, yesterday, I joined especially with the President’s dead- f members of the Pennsylvania State line for redeployment just 50 days from MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE legislature, gun owners, and the presi- now in July. A message from the Senate by Ms. dent of the NRA at the Pennsylvania Unfortunately, Madam Speaker, our Curtis, one of its clerks, announced State capital in support of our Second military leaders don’t seem to be rising that the Senate has agreed to a concur- Amendment rights. I appreciate their to the moment. According to yester- rent resolution of the following title in deep belief in freedom and protecting day’s Wall Street Journal, officers in which the concurrence of the House is the Second Amendment that guaran- Afghanistan have drawn up a plan that requested: tees our citizens the right to own and would withdraw 5,000 troops by July 1 S. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution au- bear arms. Our Second Amendment is and 5,000 more by the end of this year. thorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in this country’s original homeland secu- Madam Speaker, that’s not even close the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to rity. Where this right is freely exer- to an adequate response to the de- celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha. cised without government infringe- mands of the moment. It’s not the bold The message also announced that ment, our citizens live in freedom with move that was suggested when the pursuant to Public Law 94–304, as a deterrent and defense to violent July 1, 2011, drawdown date was first amended by Public Law 99–7, the Chair, crimes. announced; 10,000 fewer troops by the on behalf of the Vice President, ap- Sadly, Second Amendment rights are end of the year doesn’t even get us to points the following Senators as mem- under attack from within, most re- pre-surge levels. bers of the Commission on Security cently, the fast and furious scandal We owe it to the American people to and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki) perpetrated by the U.S. Bureau of Alco- do much, much more. They have sac- during the One Hundred Twelfth Con- hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rificed enough. What do we have to gress: that approved felonious gun sales, di- show for the 1,500-plus people we’ve The Senator from New Hampshire recting thousands of illegally pur- lost and the nearly $7 billion a month (Ms. AYOTTE). chased firearms to be smuggled into we continue to throw at this mission? The Senator from Georgia (Mr. Mexico as part of a sting operation. If anything, we have emboldened the CHAMBLISS).

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

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Chair recognizes the gentleman from Commission to develop the institu- Mr. HURT. Madam Speaker, all Pennsylvania (Mr. ALTMIRE) for 5 min- tional capacity to license new reactor across Virginia’s Fifth District, people utes. designs, and traditional public-private are suffering from skyrocketing fuel Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I partnerships are often insufficient to prices. As I have heard from families rise today in support of legislation I in- mitigate the business risk of bringing and small businesses and farmers who troduced to encourage the development small modular reactors to market. are seeing a negative impact on their of a vital component to the next gen- This is why I believe this legislation is bottom lines, we need to take action eration of nuclear reactors that will crucial for developing this all-Amer- now if we are going to address this seri- provide clean, domestic energy solu- ican technology that could help us lead ous problem of skyrocketing fuel tions for all Americans. the world in electricity innovation and prices. The Department of Energy initiated generation. I encourage my colleagues Instead of supporting policies that the Nuclear Power 2010 Program in to join me in making America more en- will help bring down the cost of gas, February 2002 as a joint public-private ergy independent, creating good-paying the Obama administration continues to program to develop advanced reactor American jobs, and working toward the actively block and delay domestic en- technologies and encourage the private future of clean energy generation by ergy production, causing more pain at sector to build new nuclear power cosponsoring the Nuclear Power 2021 the pump, increasing our dependence plants in the United States. My legisla- Act. on foreign oil, and destroying jobs. We tion, the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, ap- f only have to look at our soaring energy plies the Nuclear Power 2010 model to HARVESTING AMERICAN ENERGY costs to see the consequences of these small modular reactors. Under the bill, RESOURCES failed policies. Gas prices have doubled the Department of Energy would be The SPEAKER pro tempore. The under the President’s watch and are able to enter into public-private part- Chair recognizes the gentleman from now hovering around $4 per gallon in nerships to design and license two small modular reactors by the year Georgia (Mr. WOODALL) for 5 minutes. Virginia; and as these rising prices con- Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I 2021. tinue to directly affect all central and am glad to be able to take the floor southside Virginians and threaten our As my colleagues may know, today’s traditional larger reactors range from after the Member from Pennsylvania economic recovery, I believe we should (Mr. ALTMIRE) talking about energy be- 1,000 to 1,700 megawatts and cost be- take action now to address this crisis. cause it’s something that’s on tween $5 billion and $10 billion to con- Last week, the House passed a bill everybody’s mind today. He is talking struct. In contrast, small modular re- that would expand American energy about nuclear energy, and he concluded actors generate 10 to 300 megawatts production and create jobs by reopen- with the remarks, What can we do to and cost about $750 million to con- ing the oil exploration in the Gulf of find American-made energy solutions? struct. These small reactors offer sev- Mexico and off the coast of Virginia What can we do to find American en- eral advantages to large reactors in that has been delayed or canceled by ergy independence? What can we do to certain situations, including shorter the Obama administration. It is esti- provide good-paying American jobs? construction times, increased safety mated that offshore energy develop- Folks, those things are all intertwined. ment in Virginia, which has bipartisan controls, and electricity generation. There is not a product that we produce support, could lead to the production of While large reactors are built on a fu- in this country that does not have an more than half a billion barrels of oil ture generation site, a process that can energy component to it. We have to and 2.5 trillion cubic feet of natural take up to 5 years, smaller reactors can have that access to energy in order to gas, and create nearly 2,000 jobs for our be manufactured in modular pieces in have access to jobs. That’s why I’m so State. At a time like this, there is no factories and transported by rail or proud that in the tail end of last week reason to leave these resources un- truck, cutting construction times in and the beginning of this week, that’s touched when it will help provide relief half. Small reactors can also be com- what we’re focused on here on the to all Americans. pletely manufactured and fueled in a House floor. What can we do to find This week, we are continuing our factory. They can be sealed and shipped those domestic energy solutions? work to maximize American energy to the site for power generation, and There aren’t going to be as many production by considering two bills after use, they can be shipped back to folks here, Madam Speaker, as I look that will end the White House’s de the factory for defueling, minimizing around the gallery, who might have facto moratorium on new American the potential spread of nuclear mate- been alive in the 1970s. Madam Speak- offshore energy production in a safe, rial. er, I think you and I were here then. responsible, and transparent manner. Additionally, small modular reactors We remember some of those gas lines. By reversing the administration’s anti- produce a small nuclear reaction which Would you believe that we bring less energy policies and tapping into these generates less heat, making them easi- American oil to market today than we resources to maximize our domestic er to shut down in the event of a mal- did in 1970? Would you believe it’s al- energy supply, we will take a signifi- function. Another advantage of small most half? cant step towards lowering gas prices, modular reactors is that, unlike large We have been blessed in this country reducing our dependence on foreign oil, reactors, they can generate power in with domestic energy resources the and creating thousands of jobs for the any location. While large reactors re- likes of which no other country on the Commonwealth and our Nation. quire millions of gallons of water per planet can claim. And yet we seem to day for cooling and must be located be doing everything that we can to b 1010 near large water sources, small reac- keep those resources in the ground and, I urge support of H.R. 1229 and H.R. tors can be water-cooled or air-cooled. instead, send precious American dol- 1231 and hope that the Senate and the This technology could open up new lars overseas, often to folks who don’t administration will join us in our ef- parts of the country to nuclear devel- like us and would like to see our de- forts to move towards achieving true opment, such as the arid West and lo- mise.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7032 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 Folks, energy independence isn’t just Washington, D.C. has been the prob- play and cheering them on and bring- a tag line. It’s not just about $4 prices lem. ing the city together in the spirit that at the pump. It’s about national secu- Folks, if what you want to say is, Memphians have come together for rity. It’s about, what is our vision for We’re going to pass a bill on this floor years. the future of this country? Is it a vi- that’s going to ban automobiles, and The city of Memphis has had prob- sion of dependency upon our enemies we just won’t use any more gasoline, lems over the years. A yellow fever epi- overseas? Or is it a vision of independ- fair enough. If what you want to say is, demic in the 1870s almost destroyed the ence where we’re bringing American re- We’re going to pass a bill on this floor city, but it didn’t. The city came back sources out of the ground with Amer- that’s going to ban plastic and say, and came back even stronger. ican workers, creating American cap- we’re just not going to produce any The assassination of Dr. Martin Lu- ital? more, fair enough. If you are going to ther King on the 4th of April, 1968, was It’s not just, Drill, drill, drill. I’m a pass a bill that says, We’re not going to an awful moment in our city history big believer in drill here, drill now. But produce any more fertilizer in this and one we had to overcome. But the that’s not because we’re not sensitive country, who needs it, fair enough. But city did. And on that site, the Lorraine to what’s happening in a changing en- until you do—and I would vote ‘‘no’’ on Motel, has been built a great civil ergy environment across this planet. each one of those proposals—but until rights museum, the National Civil Would you believe, for example, that in you do, we need American oil, and we Rights Museum, like a phoenix from this country, we use less energy per need to get it out of the ground, and we the ashes telling the story of the civil capita today, fewer Btus today, than need to get it out of the ground now. rights movement and the movement we did just 5 years ago, than we did 10 Madam Speaker, I am tremendously out of slavery and out of Jim Crow into years ago, than we did 20 years ago, grateful for the leadership you have an era where an African American than we did 30 years ago. To say that shown in bringing these bills to the could and has been elected President of we need energy independence, to say floor, and I thank you for the time. these United States. that national security depends on get- f The city of Memphis and the people ting our resources out of the ground is have an indomitable spirit. They have not to say that conservation isn’t a RESILIENCE OF THE CITY OF come back from problems in the past part of the model as well. It is. We’re MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE and will continue to do so. doing it, we’re doing it successfully, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Yesterday, the city of Memphis re- and we should continue to do it, but we Chair recognizes the gentleman from ceived great news when President have to get our resources out of the Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) for 5 minutes. Obama announced that of all the ground. Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rep- schools that applied in this Nation in Would you believe that as a percent- resent the Tennessee Ninth Congres- the Race to the Top program to be rec- age of the energy that we use in this sional District, which is Memphis. ognized and to be honored by his pres- country, that petroleum is in decline? Memphis has been in the news quite a ence as the commencement speaker for Each and every year, we use less oil per bit these past few weeks, and partly graduation, that Booker T. Washington capita than we used the year before, it’s been for a bad reason: a flood, the High School, a high school created in but that doesn’t mean that we don’t greatest flood since 1937 on the Mis- the 1800s, a Jim Crow school, an Afri- still need to get American oil out of sissippi River. There has been a mas- can American school in the 1800s, the ground. In fact, we are importing sive flow of water across lands and into which has done spectacularly well in more oil today than we did just 10 our downtown and other areas, and it’s academics, increased their graduation years ago, than we did just 20 years affected a lot of people. I have toured rate from the fifties into the 81st per- ago. We have the resources here. We the damage. There are at least 1,500 centile, best in the State on algebra know of more oil that’s in the ground people whose homes have been lost. scores and other scores, and great im- in America today than we have ever They are in shelters. They have lost provement and shown innovation, was known of before, and yet we choose to possessions. chosen as the school in the country to send our dollars overseas to import have the President come to their grad- b 1020 that energy instead. uation. He will speak at the Booker T. There are three bills we’re working But the city of Memphis is coming Washington High School graduation on here, Madam Speaker, and you together with a lot of volunteerism to next Monday in Memphis. It will be his know them well. H.R. 1229, the Putting help those people, and the Federal Gov- first visit to Memphis, and the city of the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act. ernment, through FEMA and the Corps Memphis has looked forward to his Can you believe, Madam Speaker, that of Engineers, is doing all it can to pro- visit. I look forward to his visit, and in a time of record-high gas prices that tect property and protect people and have encouraged the President to come we have the second-largest shallow offer them shelter and food. And be- to Memphis, and I hope he’ll come water drilling operation in the country cause it’s a disaster area, we’ll be help- more times after that. going out of business for lack of work? ing them get back on their feet once But for those students and other stu- For lack of work. Oil prices are headed again. It’s a tragedy for those people dents who need to have inspiration and back towards historic highs, and Amer- and a tragedy for a lot of other people hope, particularly at this time when ican drillers are going out of business up and down the river. there is flood and many people have for lack of work. And it’s not just the But the fact is the city of Memphis is been dispossessed, it’s so important company, Madam Speaker; it is each open and open for business, and most of that the President be there and give and every one of the American men and the city of Memphis is not affected by those students hope and encourage women who work on those drill rigs the flood. Contrary to what you might them to continue to make good grades who are out of work because we can’t see on the news, the entire city is not and to lift themselves up. get permits issued out of Washington, underwater. The business sections, Many of the students at Booker T. D.C. Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back most of the city, are totally dry, and Washington lived in housing projects, to Work Act. people are going to work, flying Fed- Cleaborn Homes, which was recently H.R. 1231, Reversing President eral Express planes all over the world demolished to make way for a HOPE VI Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act. We to deliver packages. International project, the fifth of six in the city of have these resources. We have this na- Paper and all the businesses that are Memphis, which has gotten rid of tional security need. We have men and there are fully operational. projects but given people private resi- women who want to go to work to solve Our Memphis Grizzlies are still alive dences or apartments and a better way that need, and we won’t let the permits and playing tonight in the NBA West- of life. Those students saw their homes out of Washington, D.C. Washington, ern finals, and the people of Memphis destroyed, but they’ve worked hard in D.C. has not been the solution here. are filling the FedEx Forum when they their school and stayed at Booker T.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7033 Washington High School and will be proud of the service of our members of would finish cleaning up. Then he honored by the President’s visit. the military. would rape me. They, like everybody else in Mem- The news about killing Osama bin The ship sailed for the Caribbean. We phis, cheer for the Memphis Grizzlies, Laden is another reminder that mili- sailed through hurricanes and tropical and the Grizzlies cheer towel is one tary service is one of our Nation’s storms off the coast of Florida. I was that I bring you today. ‘‘Believe Mem- highest callings. This is precisely why put on consecutive watches with this phis.’’ Believe Memphis has carried the we cannot, as a country, allow a few guy and he raped me most of the time Grizzlies, an eighth-seeded team, to the bad actors to besmirch the honor of the we were on watch together. I did get championship game. The city believes. Armed Forces. And we certainly can- some reprieve because in high seas he The city is strong. We urge you to not condone a system that is designed would get seasick. Once he got sick all come to Memphis, have some ribs, have to protect the perpetrators and punish over me while he was raping me. some music and enjoy our hospitality. the survivors. b 1030 f Just as the military sought justice I tried to report this rape and harass- for the victims of September 11, we ment to my chain of command. My sen- 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1951 must continue to seek justice for those U.N. REFUGEE CONVENTION ior chief took me out to the fan tail of who have served their country, only to the ship and told me that the chain of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The be raped or sexually assaulted by one command knew that I was a feminist Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from of their own. and a Democrat; and, if I said anything California (Ms. CHU) for 5 minutes. As a reminder, the numbers are stag- more about this, I would just be prov- Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I rise gering. The Department of Defense has ing that I wanted to get the rapist in today in celebration of the 60th anni- said that over 19,000 members of the trouble. versary of the 1951 Convention related military were raped or sexually as- I attempted suicide, but backed out to the Status of Refugees. The Conven- saulted in 2010. Those are the Depart- at the last minute. It still makes no tion was historic in spelling out a set ment of Defense numbers. And only 13 sense. of basic human rights that should be percent of them actually report the as- Well, it doesn’t make sense. I have afforded a refugee. It was initially di- saults. received countless emails like this and rected toward European refugees in the I made a pledge to share the victims’ will continue to share them in the aftermath of World War II, but was ex- stories every week until Congress and weeks ahead. Again, I invite survivors panded in 1967 to include refugees from this administration does something to tell their stories by writing to all around the world. The U.N. Conven- more than offer lip service. I recently [email protected]. tion defines who a refugee is, and out- set up an email account so survivors During a time of such tremendous lines assistance that refugees should could share their stories with me. The pride for our military, we should com- receive. It stipulates that refugees address is StopMilitaryRape@mail mit ourselves to removing the stain of should not be returned to a country .house.gov. rape and sexual assault from this great where they fear persecution. Today I want to share one of those institution once and for all. My district in the San Gabriel Valley emails. A servicewoman wrote: f of California is home to a large and di- I endured over a year of harassment INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSION IN THE verse refugee population who fled per- while stationed at Point Loma, Cali- LEGAL PROFESSION secution from countries such as Viet- fornia. My class leader was a fleet re- nam, Cambodia, and Laos. In Los Ange- turnee that referred to women by a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The les County they come from places as number of derogatory names. He and Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) for 5 minutes. far as Iran to El Salvador. two other men in the class would grope Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speak- Since arriving on our shores, many of women. They would then publicly er, I rise today to recognize the Insti- the refugees have established them- grope each other to prove that they tute for Inclusion in the Legal Profes- selves as civic leaders, small business were equal opportunity harassers. sion. owners and hardworking Americans. The class leader also would accuse Lawyers serve an important role in Some are working with resettlement women of being ‘‘on the rag,’’ or he our society, and yet the legal profes- agencies to help new refugee popu- would ask us if our vagina hurt. What sion, like many others, is in need of se- lations integrate, settle their families, would happen if one of your colleagues rious improvement in the diversity of and restart their lives. asked you if your vagina hurt? And yet its membership. There are a number of The open arms with which our Nation this is largely permitted in uniform. It individuals and organizations who are welcomes refugees from around the is permitted with a culture of fear that working to change that fact, and, world reaffirms America’s commitment would rival the prison experience or thanks to their efforts, there has been to human rights. And on this 60th anni- the tyranny of gang infested neighbor- progress. Yet the legal profession, versary, I look forward to continuing hoods. which above all should stand for fair- the U.S. commitment to human rights I reported the behavior and the class ness and equality, is still a long way through strengthening of our refugee leader was relieved of his duties. He from being open and welcoming to all resettlement program. was already on a suspended bust for irrespective of individual characteris- f sexual harassment that he committed tics and background. while on recruiting duty in his home- The Institute for Inclusion in the RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN town. I then was ostracized for report- THE U.S. MILITARY Legal Profession, a new group with a ing bad behavior. This class leader told promising approach to diversity and in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The all the male students at this training clusion in the legal profession, was es- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from center to make sure that whoever went tablished in Chicago, Illinois, in Sep- California (Ms. SPEIER) for 5 minutes. to sea with me should make me pay. tember 2009. Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise Another petty officer deployed on a The Institute for Inclusion in the today to speak again about rape and mission a month ahead of me. He told Legal Profession is addressing the con- sexual assault in the military. But first the ship that I was a feminist and a les- trast between the increasingly diverse I want to recognize the role our mili- bian that got someone that was on a society in which we live and what cer- tary played in bringing Osama bin suspended bust into more trouble. tainly appears to be an entrenched lack Laden to justice. Taking down the While stationed aboard that ship, I of diversity and inclusion. The Insti- world’s most notorious man, someone was groped and harassed by my work tute is working to improve diversity responsible for the deaths of thousands center supervisor. When we went to and promote inclusion through com- of innocent Americans, is a tremendous sea, he would send everyone back to prehensive outreach and innovative accomplishment. Our Nation is so their barracks by saying that he and I programs.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 For example, the Institute asks hard I have served on the Homeland Secu- to not safeguard the American people questions and finds the answers to rity Committee as the dust was rising because there happens to be the them. Working with legal, judicial, from the site of 9/11. When I traveled to mantra on this side of the aisle, Repub- professional, educational, and govern- New York, I walked along sidewalks licans, who don’t want to spend a dime mental institutions, the Institute pro- where there were walls of letters and for anything? Well, my friends, we have vides programs and tools to promote pictures of loved ones who had not been to invest in the American public. We equity in the legal field. IILP uses a designated as being lost and people have got to be able to build infrastruc- new and, in many ways, unique ap- were trying to see if loved ones were in ture, and at the same time we have got proach. Its comprehensive programs in- hospitals. I saw the pain. And so the to be responsible spenders. clude lawyers, judges, and law students capturing and the demise of Osama bin But I will tell you this. I will take to address all facets, all practice set- Laden is the finishing of an era and a spending for national security any day tings, and all types of diversity within story. And we are to commend the with bringing home the troops from Af- the legal profession. Beyond working President of the United States, the ghanistan, because that mission is to overcome the barriers facing diverse Navy SEALs, the JSOC and intel- complete. Now we must invest in lawyers, it looks at the pipeline for ligence communities, and the United American people. And I’m angry about new legal talent. This aspect is key. By States military and persons around this, that we would be so cheap that we helping diverse students become law this Nation who are part of this great would not provide the resources to give students, enter the legal profession, effort. us new and additional trained Federal and eventually become successful law- Well, we live in a different world air marshals, many of whom come from yers and judges, the profession will be- now. As the facts are unfolding in the United States military. Many of come more diverse and inclusive. Pakistan, as evidence has been re- these soldiers coming home would A few examples of the work of the In- viewed by the various tapes, we know make excellent air marshals. stitute for Inclusion in the Legal Pro- that terrorism and al Qaeda is an ac- b 1040 fession include a pledge to the profes- tive entity around the world. The sion where lawyers across the country United States is not the only target, Many of them come from the U.S. are being asked to dedicate a minimum but we are and will continue to be in Marshals Service and many other mar- of 1 day of service to work with young the eye of the storm. shals services. people to educate them about the legal As we have heard representations What is more precious than the profession and encourage them to join from terrorists and to-be leaders and mother and father and children and rel- it; Professionalism in Practice, a pro- wanna-bes about what they intend to atives that are traveling to visit loved gram where law students and judges do to retaliate, it is important for us to ones or for business, and they are com- learn from each other about the profes- be responsible with the resources that ing home to the United States and we sion and, in doing so, about diversity we have. And so for over a year I have are putting them in jeopardy because and inclusion; the ‘‘Business Case for introduced H.R. 71, the FAMS Aug- we do not have the air marshals to pro- Diversity: Reality or Wishful Think- mentation bill, the Federal Air Mar- tect them against these unknown ing?’’ a research project that provides shal. And I call on, today, for the ad- threats? the first hard data examining the im- ministration and the Congress to work So my challenge today is stop being pact of the business case for diversity together to increase the number of air cheap, stop nickel-and-diming security, and the state of diversity; and, ‘‘The marshals on domestic flights, on long- stop not understanding that we have State of Diversity and Inclusion in the distance flights, and to increase the the responsibility to go ahead and se- Legal Profession,’’ which is an annual numbers of air marshals traveling on cure the American public. Today I call report and series of symposia designed inbound flights to the United States. for more air marshals on the Nation’s to educate the bar about its current What more do we need? airplanes, and I call for it now. H.R. 71 state, cutting-edge issues surrounding Over the last couple of days, any se- should be passed immediately. diversity and inclusion and the most ries of incidents that have occurred, f promising programs, efforts, and initia- and thanks to the brave passengers PUERTO RICO’S COMEBACK STORY tives aimed at making entry into and now well aware since 9/11 and flight at- success within the legal profession tendants for whom I have fought con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The more accessible to all. sistently to get more training, un- Chair recognizes the gentleman from The mission and work of the IILP is armed, obviously, and many without Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) for 5 min- an important contribution to social training, are now being confronted utes. justice in the United States. I consider with individuals who are charging now Mr. PIERLUISI. Madam Speaker, the it an honor to recognize the Institute United States stands at a crossroads. for Inclusion in the Legal Profession reinforced pilot doors, some going to the exit doors, over the last 4 days a se- Responsible leaders recognize that a bi- and invite all Members to join me in partisan fiscal strategy must be crafted recognizing them for the importance of ries of incidents that no one knows to reduce deficits. A deal will require their mission and the great work they whether or not they will stop. Now, we know that some allegations courage on the part of its proponents, are undertaking. have been that individuals are suf- because each revenue raiser and spend- f fering from mental challenges, and we ing cut is bound to trigger opposition. H.R. 71 understand that. We also know that, to Unless officials can persuade voters The SPEAKER pro tempore. The date, no one had a weapon, and so the that sacrifice and self-restraint now Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Transportation Security Administra- are essential for stability and strength Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. tion is doing its job. But this is hap- later, a deal will not happen. Even with Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. We pening. That is what air marshals are public buy-in, leaders must be ready to have had a very challenging week, for: to protect the traveling public, fly- take action, despite the political per- Madam Speaker, and I thank you for ing more than they have ever flown, ils, and be prepared to raise the na- the time. paying higher prices for bags and food, tional interest above their personal in- It is a time of great patriotism and and now we expect them not to be safe terests and reelection. It will not be great respect for the institutions of de- and secure. It is time now to augment easy, but it must be done. mocracy that this country represents. and to pass H.R. 71 and to increase the For officials in Washington who are It is a statement that says that we will number of air marshals. in search of a comeback story, I sug- not be an offender, but we will be a de- Now, we have an issue of a deficit and gest the case of Puerto Rico. In Janu- fender. We will defend our values; we a debt. My question is, as someone ary 2009, the U.S. territory stood on the will defend our soil; we will defend the would say: Are we going to be penny- brink of disaster. The new government people of the United States. wise and pound-foolish? Are we going had inherited a deficit of $3.3 billion.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7035 As a percentage of revenue, this was back to health, the Puerto Rico Gov- THE JOURNAL the largest deficit of any U.S. adminis- ernment is also advancing a long-term, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tration. The new administration was pro-growth strategy. For example, the Chair has examined the Journal of the even forced to take a loan to meet its government has reduced individual and last day’s proceedings and announces first payroll. Major rating agencies had corporate tax rates and ensured that to the House his approval thereof. downgraded Puerto Rico’s credit to everyone contributes their fair share; Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- near junk status. Simply put, the is- boosted sales of housing and commer- nal stands approved. land’s economy was about to implode. cial properties through other incen- f Leaders in San Juan faced a stark tives; and worked to address Puerto choice. Like their predecessors, they Rico’s high energy costs and depend- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE could usher Puerto Rico down this ence on foreign oil, including through The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the unsustainable path, paralyzed by the the development of a natural gas pipe- gentlewoman from North Carolina fear that tough choices would antago- line that will create thousands of jobs, (Mrs. ELLMERS) come forward and lead nize voters; or they could place their lower carbon emissions and signifi- the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. responsibility to protect Puerto Rico’s cantly reduce energy bills for individ- Mrs. ELLMERS led the Pledge of Al- future above their desire to preserve uals and companies on the island. legiance as follows: their poll numbers. In closing, Puerto Rico’s leadership I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Fortunately for Puerto Rico, the new has proven that it is possible to work United States of America, and to the Repub- leadership chose the right course. For across party lines to control spending lic for which it stands, one nation under God, 2-plus years, Governor Luis Fortuno and create growth. I urge my col- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and the island’s legislature have taken leagues in this Chamber to work in this f decisive action to impose fiscal dis- same spirit and to set aside partisan WELCOMING REVEREND WALLACE cipline and create a leaner, more re- differences to secure the long-term fis- SHEPHERD sponsible government. They have cut cal health of the country we love. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without government spending by nearly 20 per- f objection, the gentlewoman from Cali- cent, sharply reducing the deficit as a fornia (Mrs. CAPPS) is recognized for 1 percentage of revenue. Indeed, by this RECESS minute. metric, the island has moved from last The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- There was no objection. in the Nation to a fiscal position that ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise is better than 30 States. The rating declares the House in recess until noon today to honor a valued constituent agencies have rewarded Puerto Rico’s today. and a good friend, Dr. Wallace Shep- progress, with Moody’s giving the is- Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 45 herd. land its highest rating in 35 years. minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- Dr. Shepherd came to the Second To achieve savings, the government cess until noon. Baptist Church of Santa Barbara as cut expenses and political appoint- f pastor in 2006. Since then, Pastor Shep- ments and was compelled to reduce its herd has reestablished Santa Barbara’s 1200 payroll. In my experience, rational b Martin Luther King Day event as a leaders do not lay off workers because AFTER RECESS capstone celebration on the central they think this will play to their polit- coast of California. ical advantage. To the contrary, few The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro He is an active board member of the actions are likely to arouse greater Endowment for Youth program, which tempore (Mr. POE of Texas) at noon. public displeasure. After all, work does supports the education of underprivi- more than put bread on the family f leged children through tutoring and table. It gives men and women dignity PRAYER scholarships. Dr. Shepherd also helped and a sense of purpose. But the Govern- to found Eco Faith, a nonprofit organi- Reverend Wallace Shepherd, Second ment of Puerto Rico’s actions were ab- zation that promotes conservation of Baptist Church, Santa Barbara, Cali- solutely necessary and were taken de- energy in churches and houses of wor- fornia, offered the following prayer: spite serious political risks. ship. Measures were taken to cushion the Our Heavenly Father, we bless You, He has been appointed evangelism di- blow for those workers who were let go, Lord, in this season, while our home- rector of the Central District of Cali- and layoffs did not include teachers or land faces difficult decisions and con- fornia, and also the vice president of first responders. More importantly, the flicts across many nations. the Third Sunday Fellowship for Santa government factions prevented an eco- We bow before You this day, request- Barbara and Ventura Counties. But as nomic disaster, which would have re- ing Your mercy and Your grace. Grant our House has just witnessed, he is at sulted in far greater suffering and job this Congress Your guidance as they the core a powerful presence and a loss. work collectively as one. We pray, dear humble servant in the name of his It is important to emphasize that Lord, as resolutions are prepared, that faith. these decisions were not partisan. Gov- there will be a united commitment to I am honored to welcome him here to ernor Fortuno is a Republican and I, as the development of comprehensive Congress, and thank him for his invalu- Puerto Rico’s only Representative in laws. able service to our community and to Congress, am a proud Democrat, and I Lead this Congress and Nation in the our country. supported his policies. The island legis- direction of tranquility that reflects f lators who voted to advance this agen- the intent of our forefathers. Endow us da are affiliated with both national as a Nation to be humble, as we tran- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER parties. And unlike in some States, scend the norm, without forgetting PRO TEMPORE Puerto Rico’s leaders did not politicize those that are in need. Anchor our The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ARRA or other Federal funding which hearts with prudence, as we consider Chair will entertain up to 15 further re- served as a lifeline for the island. Rath- the development of our youth. Protect quests for 1-minute speeches on each er, they have worked to put every dol- our troops, as they fight for democracy side of the aisle. lar to good use. and freedom throughout the world. f So for leaders in Washington who say Steer us on the path of righteousness it will be impossible to achieve biparti- with temperance. Bless our govern- H.R. 1425 sanship in the budget debate, the case ment, and bless this Nation. (Mrs. ELLMERS asked and was given of Puerto Rico should provide a meas- In Jesus Christ’s name, we pray. permission to address the House for 1 ure of hope. As it nurses the economy Amen. minute.)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7036 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise JOBS We must stop this insanity. Let’s today in support of H.R. 1425, the Cre- (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given work together to preserve Medicare ating Jobs Through Small Business In- permission to address the House for 1 and lower the deficit. novation Act. This bipartisan bill is minute.) f being marked up today in the House Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, we’ve Small Business Committee. been here for about 5 months so far. b 1210 Our bill reauthorizes the SBIR and It’s easing up on June. It won’t be long STTR programs, which have a proven until it’s summertime. Yet, Mr. Speak- STICKING IT TO THE AMERICAN track record of creating jobs, stimu- er, the Republican majority has not PEOPLE lating small business growth, and help- brought a single bill to create a single (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given ing startups succeed by providing the job. permission to address the House for 1 impetus to start projects that other- I was very pleased to hear the gentle- minute.) wise would not have gotten off the woman from North Carolina say that Mr. DEFAZIO. Well, it’s happened. ground. But, most importantly, our bill they are marking up a bill on jobs. It Gas is over four bucks a gallon. It’s does not cost anything. This program would be the first one, if it ever gets killing our economic recovery, Amer- simply requires that the Federal agen- here. That’s a shame, because I think ican families and small businesses. cies slice out a portion of their overall when people voted last November, they Now, Goldman Sachs, not exactly a budget for small firms to compete for were thinking, hey, we’ve got to do friend of the consumer, says that 60 to research and development for new in- something about some jobs. And yet 85 cents per gallon is purely useless, novative ideas. the Republican majority has dallied The SBIR program is set to expire on speculative activity. And what are the away and done everything but work on Republicans running the House of Rep- May 31. As chairwoman of the House jobs. Small Business Committee on Health resentatives going to do about that? Yeah, they’ve tried to take away the Nothing. They’re going to pretend that and Technology, I believe it is vital Affordable Care Act and take away that we expedite reauthorization of the future possible leasing off Virginia 10 health care from people who really years from now will do something SBIR program so that small businesses need it. Yeah, they’ve tried to do a can continue to compete for the con- about today’s prices. It won’t. whole lot of things, push a social agen- But why are they like, bait-and- tracts that will springboard ideas, cre- da. They’ve done all these things, but switch? Why are they passing these ate jobs, and spur economic growth. they have yet to focus on the one thing phony bills and not taking on the price f that Americans need most, which is a gouging and the speculation? Because GAS PRICES job. If you want to reduce the deficit, that would mean taking on Big Oil and (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given you’ve got to have people making some Wall Street. And, guess what? They’re permission to address the House for 1 money, and that means getting some always looking forward to the next minute.) jobs. People pay taxes. People would campaign, and Big Oil and Wall Street Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, for love to pay taxes, but they would do it have been so generous to the new ma- nearly 20 weeks this Chamber has been if they had work. But they don’t have jority that they don’t want to upset discussing ways to reduce our Nation’s work because our Republican majority them. So they want to pretend they deficit, debating the merits of cutting has got other things to do. stand with their constituents and con- one program or another, most times in- Remember, jobs are the key. I am sumers, but they’re really standing be- cluding important initiatives like job looking forward to Republicans bring- hind Big Oil and Wall Street. training funds, education, and health- ing a bill to the floor. Congratulations, guys. You just related services. stuck it to the American people and f The fact of the matter is that we the economy. have to cut spending. The issue is not MEDICARE/GAS PRICES RELIEF f whether to reduce the deficit, but how (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- we do it. mission to address the House for 1 SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH If we really want to get serious about minute.) MONTH the deficit, we would stop handing out Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, in 1965 this billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies body voted to create Medicare and (Mrs. NAPOLITANO asked and was to big oil companies which price gouge Medicaid to ensure that all seniors and given permission to address the House at the pumps. disabled Americans would always have for 1 minute.) Oil company profits are at a record access to health coverage, and those Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Speaker, high, and my colleagues on the other today expect the same kind of coverage May is Mental Health Month, and as side of the aisle are using high gas for themselves and their children. the cochair of the Mental Health Cau- prices as an excuse to keep giving them But over the years, my Republican cus, I bring to you information, espe- billions in taxpayer handouts. Tax- colleagues have tried to weaken the cially on the military. payer-funded giveaways for big oil add programs and privatize safety nets like Since 2001 to current date, we have to the deficit. My constituents gain Social Security. Sadly, history is re- had 2,103 military service personnel die nothing at the pumps, nor do Ameri- peating itself. Instead of focusing on by suicide, suicide, my friends, in the cans all across this country. Instead, priorities, like creating jobs and low- Iraq and Afghan wars. In the Afghan we should be focusing on measures that ering gas prices, Republicans have put war alone, it is over 1,000, more than would actually bring down the price of forward an agenda that ends Medicare some of the figures we have listened to gas at the pump. as we know it. recently. It is time to bring to the House floor So far this year, Republicans have One in five servicemembers suffer measures which would release oil from voted—and we can’t say they haven’t. from major depression, posttraumatic the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and They have voted to eliminate guaran- syndrome, or traumatic brain injury, legislation aimed at preventing big oil teed Medicare coverage for seniors, TBI. It affects the military and their from engaging in price gouging convert Medicare to a voucher pro- families, their children. There’s lots of schemes which drive up the price of oil. gram, reopen the prescription drug divorce because of this and substance These measures could provide imme- doughnut hole, and extend tax breaks abuse that continues as they age. diate relief to our constituents from for big oil companies that ship jobs We must expand mental health serv- the rising price of gasoline that truly overseas. Even worse, new data shows ices to our military personnel and their threatens our economic recovery and the Republican budget will kick 44 mil- families. Through their blood and their the well-being of hardworking middle lion low-income Americans off Med- service they have earned it. We owe it class families. icaid. to them. We’ve made some strides, but

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Health Month. that lodestar of energy independence Let’s look at the next bill, Reversing f and relieve the pain at the pump once President Obama’s Offshore Morato- and for all. rium Act. That isn’t the name of a bill. RECOGNIZING CHARLES P. WEST f That’s the name of a campaign speech. ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY That’s the name of political rhetoric. (Mr. CARNEY asked and was given SUPPORT THE MAKE IT IN I would say, Mr. Speaker, that it is permission to address the House for 1 AMERICA AGENDA now time to have the responsibility of minute.) (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was governing and take it seriously so that Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I have given permission to address the House the American people are not paying $5 the great pleasure today of recognizing for 1 minute.) a gallon for gas. a very special Delawarean who recently Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, fami- Mr. Speaker, I would just ask that celebrated his 90th birthday. lies and small businesses have been you remind the Republicans that the Charles P. West is one of a kind who hurting for too long. While the world is campaign is over and it is time to gov- served our State and Nation with dis- changing, Washington has made things ern. tinction as a soldier, legislator, busi- worse by ignoring American manufac- This public service announcement is nessman, and advocate for the values turing and stifling American inge- brought to you by Americans For a that are important to his community nuity. But here is what hasn’t changed. Functional Congress. of Gumboro. Charlie was first elected Americans are still the most creative f to the Delaware House of Representa- and most productive people in the CONGRATULATING THE TEXAS tives in 1956, serving one 2-year term. world. We’re still great at making A&M WOMEN’S EQUESTRIAN He returned to the statehouse in 1978 things. And that’s why I support the TEAM’S WESTERN SQUAD ON and served for 24 years before retiring Make It In America agenda, because WINNING THEIR THIRD in 2002. American manufacturing can and STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE Charlie took great pride in helping should be the central driver of our his constituents. As he used to tell me economy. (Mr. FLORES asked and was given all the time, he fought for the little The St. Louis region I represent has permission to address the House for 1 guy. He was a fierce advocate for those a strong base in manufacturing, and minute and to revise and extend his re- who were the backbone of his district: now we need to tap into that strength marks.) chicken and grain farmers, small busi- to bring high-quality, high-paying jobs Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise ness owners, and sportsmen. back home. That’s why my office is today to recognize and congratulate Charlie and his wife of 63 years, Elea- helping St. Louis-based heating and air the second athletics team from Texas nor Lee, are good friends of mine, and conditioning manufacturer Unico after A&M University to win a national they have helped me better understand being unfairly targeted by regulators. championship in the past month. The what is important to our State. It is With a level playing field, companies Texas A&M Women’s Equestrian West- my pleasure today to wish Charles P. like Unico can compete anywhere in ern Squad recently took home their West a happy 90th birthday and wish the world, and if we invest in edu- third straight national title with a 5–3 him and his family many more years cation, innovation, infrastructure, and victory over Kansas State in the finals together. manufacturing, we can restore making of the Varsity Equestrian National f things to a central place in our econ- Championship in Waco, Texas. Includ- omy. ing the overall national title in 2002, GIVING MORE ACCESS TO I ask my colleagues, Republicans and the A&M Equestrian Team has won AMERICAN OIL Democrats alike, to stand with me to nine national championships since it (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- make these job-creating investments was formed in 1999. mission to address the House for 1 so we can Make It In America again. These lady Aggies, who hail from various parts of Texas and numerous minute and to revise and extend his re- f marks.) States around the country, glided Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, the pain at START GOVERNING AND STOP through a near perfect season and had the pump is real. In this, the most dif- CAMPAIGNING their eyes set on another national tro- ficult economy in the last 25 years, my (Mr. RICHMOND asked and was given phy to add to an already filled trophy constituents have gas prices on their permission to address the House for 1 case. This team is a shining example of mind, and with due cause: $4.18 a gallon minute.) how hard work and perseverance pays average back in the Hoosier State, Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I came off. higher than the national average, gas down here to do a public service an- I would also like to applaud Coach prices have climbed more than $1 over nouncement. On behalf of all Ameri- Tana McKay and her staff for an out- the last year. And, frankly, with the cans, I want the Republican majority standing job in guiding the Aggie Wom- summer travel season upon us and with to know that the elections are over. en’s Equestrian Team throughout their the rising treacherous waters in the You’ve won the majority for now, so success. Congratulations, Aggies, on a Mississippi threatening our refinery ca- now start governing and stop cam- job well done, and gig’ em. pability, we could see $5 a gallon gaso- paigning. If you can’t handle the re- f line in the near future. sponsibility of governing, get out of b 1220 It is time to give the American peo- the way and let’s move towards ple more access to American oil. Start- progress. WHERE ARE THE JOBS? ing last week and this week, this ma- This week we’re considering two bills (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked jority in Congress will continue to that Republicans claim would bring and was given permission to address move legislation that opens up our own down the price of gas immediately. the House for 1 minute and to revise domestic energy reserves in the Gulf of Let’s just pretend that is a fact, that and extend his remarks.) Mexico and offshore to the American that is true, although we know it is Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. people. The answer to the pain at the not. Speaker, we’ve been waiting for 17

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Last week, they those printed in the report of the Committee American jobs. H.R. 1231 is one more tried restricting a woman’s right to on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each example of our conference’s commit- choose. Then they attacked health in- further amendment may be offered only in ment to developing domestic natural surance protections. This week, they’re the order printed in the report, may be of- oil and gas resources. It adopts a phi- trying to repeal commonsense protec- fered only by a Member designated in the re- losophy that we need to drill smart, port, shall be considered as read, shall be de- drill where the resources are, and tions that prevent oil spills. Jobs? No- batable for the time specified in the report where to be found. equally divided and controlled by the pro- produce our own energy. Last week, Democratic Whip STENY ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject Drilling for oil and natural gas can HOYER unveiled Make it in America. to amendment, and shall not be subject to a be done safely and responsibly. There My Build America Bonds legislation is demand for division of the question in the have been millions of wells drilled in part of that agenda. In the last 2 years, House or in the Committee of the Whole. All the United States. There is a strong every dollar invested in Build America points of order against such further amend- record of sound environmental prac- ments are waived. At the conclusion of con- Bonds leveraged $41 in private sector tices. Total petroleum industry spill- sideration of the bill for amendment the age has decreased consistently over the funds, or $181 billion to construct and Committee shall rise and report the bill, as repair schools and build bridges and last 40 years. amended, to the House with such further H.R. 1231 does two things. First, the roads in every State in America. These amendments as may have been adopted. The legislation requires that in developing infrastructure improvements created previous question shall be considered as or- a 5-year offshore leasing plan for drill- hundreds of thousands of jobs. That’s dered on the bill and amendments thereto to ing the Outer Continental Shelf, that what we need to focus on—not an ideo- final passage without intervening motion ex- cept one motion to recommit with or with- each 5-year plan must include leases logical agenda. out instructions. for sale in the areas containing the f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- greatest known oil and natural gas re- PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT ON tleman from New York is recognized serves. For the 2012–2017 plan being H.R. 1540, NATIONAL DEFENSE for 1 hour. written by the Obama administration, AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FIS- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, for the pur- this would mean targeted lease sales CAL YEAR 2012 pose of debate only, I yield the cus- only in those areas estimated to con- tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman tain 2.5 billion barrels of oil or 7.5 tril- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- from Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), lion cubic feet of natural gas. At least mous consent that the Committee on pending which I yield myself such time 50 percent of those areas must be made Armed Services may have until 5 p.m. as I may consume. During consider- available for leasing in the 2012–2017 on Tuesday to file its report to accom- ation of this resolution, all time yield- plan. pany H.R. 1540. ed is for the purpose of debate only. Second, this legislation requires the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there GENERAL LEAVE implementation of production goals objection to the request of the gen- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- during the 5-year plan being written by tleman from New York? mous consent that all Members have 5 the Obama administration. For this pe- There was no objection. legislative days to revise and extend riod, the goal would be 3 million bar- f their remarks. rels of oil per day and 10 billion cubic PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there feet of natural gas per day from Amer- OF H.R. 1231, REVERSING PRESI- objection to the request of the gen- ican domestic sources of energy. This DENT OBAMA’S OFFSHORE MOR- tleman from New York? increase in oil production equates to a There was no objection. ATORIUM ACT tripling of current American offshore Mr. REED. House Resolution 257 pro- production and will reduce signifi- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, by direction vides for a structured rule for consider- cantly foreign imports by nearly one- of the Committee on Rules, I call up ation of H.R. 1231. The rule makes in third. Most importantly, this will cre- House Resolution 257 and ask for its order eight amendments, all of which ate American jobs and protect our na- immediate consideration. comply with the rules of the House. Of tional security interests. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- the eight, seven are Democratic I reserve the balance of my time. lows: amendments. Mr. MCGOVERN. I thank the gen- H. RES. 257 Mr. Speaker, today we are debating tleman from New York for yielding me Resolved, That at any time after the adop- H.R. 1231, the Reversing President the customary 30 minutes, and I yield tion of this resolution the Speaker may, pur- Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act. myself such time as I may consume. suant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the This legislation, which will have pro- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong House resolved into the Committee of the found impacts on our domestic energy opposition to this rule and very strong Whole House on the state of the Union for supply, our national security, and our opposition to the underlying legisla- consideration of the bill (H.R. 1231) to amend economy, is ripe for consideration by tion. the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to re- this body. It is no secret that Ameri- Here we go again. Another week. An- quire that each 5-year offshore oil and gas cans are feeling the pain at the pump. other day. Another bill that helps leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas re- In my congressional district in western record profit-making Big Oil but does sources, to establish a domestic oil and nat- New York, my constituents, my fam- absolutely nothing to help American ural gas production goal, and for other pur- ily, my wife and I are routinely forced families paying $4 at the pump for gas- poses. The first reading of the bill shall be to pay in excess of $4 per gallon for gas- oline. Although Republicans continue dispensed with. All points of order against oline for automobiles. We need to de- to frame these efforts as a cure for ris- consideration of the bill are waived. General velop policies that will lessen our de- ing gas prices and a way to decrease debate shall be confined to the bill and shall pendence on foreign fossil fuels, create our dependence on foreign oil, the not exceed one hour equally divided and con- stability in the financial markets, and truth is that oil prices are set on a trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Re- provide relief to our constituents. In world market. It’s simply not possible sources. After general debate the bill shall be addition, this piece of legislation will for us to drill our way out of these considered for amendment under the five- create American jobs. problems. minute rule. The amendment recommended We must get our financial and energy Yesterday, in the Rules Committee I by the Committee on Natural Resources now priorities in order. We can no longer be offered an amendment as a stand-alone

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Unfortunately, due to an ill- separate bill to come up under this rule ple who are hurting right now is what ness, he’s not able to be here this week, that would end subsidies for big oil cor- this bill is all about and, at the same but I spoke with him yesterday and porations that are making money hand time, the notion of trying to free our- he’s doing a lot better. And he has over fist while gouging Americans at selves or at least diminish the kind of every degree of confidence, a high level the pump. dependence that we have on foreign oil. of confidence, that we’re going to be Let me remind my Republican col- I don’t personally believe that we ever able to effectively address this issue of leagues of the facts. Two weeks ago, in this global economy should be com- working to drive energy prices down; ExxonMobil announced that in the first pletely free of the flow of energy and to diminish the kind of dependence we 3 months of this year it had made near- other sources, but I do believe that we have on foreign sources of energy; and ly $10.7 billion in profits. That’s $10.7 can take steps that will diminish the the very, very important issue of cre- billion. Billion with a B. There’s noth- level of dependence that we have on ating jobs here in the United States of ing wrong with corporations making sources of energy outside of our coun- America, which continues to be our profits. That’s what they’re in business try. And that’s what this measure is priority. to do. What is wrong is for American designed to do. So I thank my friend for yielding. I taxpayers to be subsidizing wildly prof- I also want to touch on the very im- encourage my colleagues to support itable companies at a time when too portant question that was raised by my this rule and support the underlying many Americans are still unemployed friend about the issue of subsidization legislation. and struggling to pay their bills. With by the American taxpayer of the en- And I’m happy to say that we’ve been their tax dollars funding corporate wel- ergy industry. And I know that my able to make almost all of the amend- fare for Big Oil and then still paying friend likes to say, well, the Rules ments in order that were submitted to astronomical prices at the pump, it’s a Committee can just take care of this in us as long as they comply with the double whammy for American families. one fell swoop and make this amend- rules of the House. The CutGo provi- With all the talk of cutting spending ment in order. And it was very inter- sion is germane. We’ve tried to make and reducing subsidies here in Wash- esting that our colleague from Boulder most of those in order, and it’s a new ington, I would have thought that the said that if it were to be considered day. We’ve had more amendments con- Rules Committee would have made my under an open rule, he’d like to allow sidered here in the first few months of amendment in order. for consideration of a measure that this Congress than we did in the entire Mr. Speaker, I want to remind my would reduce the top corporate rate as last Congress. So I think that this colleagues that energy companies are we look at the issue of ending this kind work product that we’re going to have sitting on thousands of drilling leases of subsidization. before us today is further evidence of in the Gulf of Mexico, and they’re not Well, that is a global approach that I that. producing anything. And despite the believe needs to be looked at by the Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such misleading title of this legislation, no House Ways and Means Committee, by time as I may consume. drilling moratorium currently exists. the Energy and Commerce Committee; Mr. Speaker, let me just make a cou- Since October 2010, when the drilling and I’m supportive, I’m very sup- ple of points that a New York Times moratorium was lifted, 39 shallow portive, of our doing that. But the idea editorial, entitled ‘‘The Return of water and 10 deepwater permits have of saying that we would do what my ‘Drill Baby Drill’ ’’ made, and that was been granted, roughly the same aver- friend has proposed, actually under the that drilling alone cannot possibly en- age rate even before the BP oil spill. provision that my friend from Boulder sure energy independence in a country Mr. Speaker, while H.R. 1231 may said that he’d support up in the Rules that uses one-quarter of the world’s oil make for a good sound bite, this is not Committee, it’s a violation of House while owning only 2 percent of its re- a serious solution to bringing down rules. serves. high gas prices. I urge my colleagues to So the idea here is we need to do The other point it makes is the En- oppose this rule and to oppose H.R. what we can to diminish the level of ergy Information Agency recently pro- 1231. subsidization. I personally have op- jected what would happen if the Nation I reserve the balance of my time. posed agriculture subsidization. I’m tripled production on the Outer Conti- not a proponent of subsidization of pri- nental Shelf. There would be no price b 1230 vate industry. I do think that in the impact at all until 2020 and only 3 Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased context of having the highest corporate cents to 5 cents a gallon in 2030. to yield such time as he may consume tax rate of any nation in the world now The bottom line is that we need an to the chairman of the Rules Com- that Japan has actually reduced their energy policy that does not rely solely mittee, the gentleman from California corporate rate, we need to look at ways on drilling for oil; and we’ve tried to (Mr. DREIER). in which we can bring that rate down pass a bill that would do that, only to Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, let me and deal with closing loopholes. And have strong objection from my Repub- begin by thanking my friend, the new- that’s something that President Obama lican colleagues. est member of the Rules Committee, talked about here in his State of the I would also say I just want to make the gentleman from Corning, New Union message. sure we’re clear on one thing because York, for a superb job in the way he So I think that if my friend would the chairman of the Rules Committee has comported himself in the manage- recognize that we’ve had opportunities seemed to intimate that bringing up ment of this rule and for his great serv- to do this when they were in the major- my legislation that would allow for ice on the Rules Committee. He has lit- ity, and we’ve been in session for a there to be a vote to cut taxpayer sub- erally hit the ground running, and this matter of a few months, and the idea of sidies to oil companies would somehow is the third bill that he’s managed, the saying that we haven’t addressed it yet be against the rules. It’s not against second rule, on the House floor, and I on the House floor, I think, doesn’t the rules. It would be totally within congratulate him for that. really pass the laugh test because we the rules, and the Rules Committee Mr. Speaker, I listened to the com- are right now in the process of looking could have made it in order. ments of my friend from Worcester, at overall reform, and it will include One of the things that I hear, when I and I will say that this measure that’s dealing with the issue of subsidies. So go back home, from my constituents is, before us is about several things. Num- I agree wholeheartedly with the need Why are you cutting programs that

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People are outraged by that. helping Big Oil—bigger profits, bigger In my case in the State of New Jer- [From the New York Times, May 6, 2011] tax breaks. I mean, the first quarter sey, we’re talking about billions and THE RETURN OF ‘‘DRILL, BABY, DRILL’’ earnings for the oil companies were billions of dollars in tourism related to As President Obama observed in a March 30 bigger than ever, billions of dollars in the shore that would be put at risk if address on energy issues, drilling alone can- profits. Even BP, even after the dis- we had another oil spill. That’s where not possibly ensure energy independence in a aster a year ago, was still making huge the jobs are. Tourism is the number country that uses one-quarter of the world’s profits; and, of course, we’ve got about one industry in the State of New Jer- oil while owning only 2 percent of its re- $4 billion in tax breaks that the Repub- sey. Up and down the Atlantic coast, serves. Nor can it lower prices, except at the licans continue to give to the oil com- tourism is a huge business. It creates margins. Only coordinated measures—great- all kinds of jobs. What minimal jobs er auto efficiency, alternative fuels, im- panies. proved mass transit—can address these No more oil is going to be brought to will be created by allowing these areas issues. market because of this legislation. As to be put out to lease and by allowing Still the oil industry and its political al- my colleague from Massachusetts said, the drilling compared to the risk of the lies persist in their fantasies. On Thursday, we’re talking years before any oil could jobs that would be destroyed? the House passed the first of three bills that be brought to market. And at the same Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I submit for will require the Interior Department to ac- time, we have the huge environmental the RECORD an editorial from the Wall celerate drilling permits without proper en- risks. Street Journal by former Democratic vironmental or engineering reviews, rein- Member Harold Ford. state lease sales off the Virginia coast that The fact of the matter is that the BP were canceled after the BP blowout, and oil spill a year ago showed us the envi- [From the Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2011] open up protected coastal waters—East, ronment risks that are involved with WASHINGTON VS. ENERGY SECURITY West and in Alaska—to drilling. deepwater drilling. And there was a bi- (By Harold Ford, Jr.) The bills would make regulation of off- partisan commission that was put for- Even former President Clinton calls the shore drilling even weaker than it was before ward; Democrat and Republican testi- Obama administration’s deep water drilling the spill. They would also do almost nothing fied before the Natural Resources Com- policy ‘ridiculous.’ to solve the problems of $4-a-gallon gas. mittee that I serve on. But no Repub- When President Obama introduced his en- Here’s the hard truth: Prices are set on the ergy plan in March, he pointed out that the world market by the major producers, OPEC lican effort is being made to implement U.S. keeps going ‘‘from shock to trance on in particular. Even countries that produce those recommendations and say, okay, the issue of energy security, rushing to pro- more oil than they need, like Canada, have we need to do certain things before we pose action when gas prices rise, then hitting little leverage. Canada’s prices track ours. can do offshore drilling in these deep- the snooze button when they fall again.’’ The Energy Information Agency recently water areas. Nothing at all. So when It’s true that since the Nixon administra- projected what would happen if the nation you open up these areas under this leg- tion U.S. leaders have all made the same tripled production on the outer continental islation to new drilling, you’re just in- commitment to cutting our reliance on for- shelf. There would be no price impact at all eign oil, finding reliable sources of clean en- until 2020 and only 3 cents to 5 cents a gallon viting another BP-type spill because ergy, and keeping energy prices low. Yet in 2030. nothing is being done by the Repub- Americans keep hearing only short-term so- By contrast, the agency found, raising the licans to prevent it. lutions and narrowly focused rules and regu- fuel efficiency of America’s cars would do Now, I would point out there are all lations. The U.S. still imports more than real good. Increasing the fleetwide average kinds of leases out there now, on land, half its oil, gasoline prices are at historic from roughly 30 m.p.g. today to 60 m.p.g. in offshore, that the oil companies can highs, and consumers are paying the price. the next 15 years, an ambitious but not im- drill and they’re not doing it. They’re One bipartisan policy tradition is to deny plausible goal, could bring prices down by 20 Americans the use of our own resources. percent. just stockpiling them. There’s more oil President George H.W. Bush took aggressive Some politicians get it. Senator Max Bau- production that’s been put forward in steps to keep off-limits vast supplies of oil cus, a Montana Democrat, is drafting a bill the last year or so under President and gas along the coasts of California and that seeks to repeal $4 billion in annual tax- Obama than ever before. So we’re pro- Florida. Since then, the build-up of restric- payer subsidies to the oil industry and use ducing oil. No one is saying that you tions, limitations and bans on drilling (on- the proceeds to develop more efficient cars can’t drill in the areas that are already shore and off) have cost the U.S. economy and alternative fuel sources. Mr. Obama has leased. And there’s more production. billions of dollars while increasing our de- tried twice, without success, to get rid of All we’re saying is, why in the world pendence on foreign sources of energy. those subsidies, and the House voted in In the year since the Deepwater Horizon March to preserve them in the current budg- are you risking these areas that now spill, the Obama administration has put in et. we know, after the BP spill, shouldn’t place what is effectively a permanent mora- The tax breaks—fast write-offs for drilling be put into production when you’ve got torium on deep water drilling. It stretched expenses, generous depletion allowances, and all kinds of other opportunities out out the approval process for some Gulf-re- the like—may have been useful years ago but there? gion drilling permits to more than nine are wholly unnecessary when oil prices and Now, I offered an amendment. The months, lengths that former President Bill industry profits are reaching new highs. chairman of the Rules Committee said Clinton has called ‘‘ridiculous.’’ Even John Boehner, the Republican leader, Then there’s tax policy. Why, when gas conceded in a recent ABC News interview that we were going to allow a lot of prices are climbing, would any elected offi- that oil companies ‘‘ought to be paying their amendments. Well, they didn’t allow cial call for new taxes on energy? And char- fair share.’’ When horrified aides reminded my amendment; and my amendment acterizing legitimate tax credits as ‘‘sub- him that ending the subsidies would amount simply said that the Atlantic coast for sidies’’ or ‘‘loopholes’’ only distracts from to a tax increase—anathema among Repub- the next 5 years under the President’s substantive treatment of these issues. Law- licans—he backed off. plan is off-limits because of what hap- makers misrepresent the facts when they Repealing these breaks would reduce the pened with BP and that we should keep call the manufacturing deduction known as deficit and yield revenues to be invested in that in place. But my amendment was Section 199—passed by Congress in 2004 to cleaner fuels, while having no real impact on spur domestic job growth—a ‘‘subsidy’’ for prices. Mr. Obama may not be able to per- not allowed in order. oil and gas firms. The truth is that all U.S. suade the House of these simple truths. But b 1240 manufacturers, from software producers to he can and must seize whatever opportuni- filmmakers and coffee roasters, are eligible ties are offered in the Senate, involving him- What the President has done and for this deduction. self, not just rhetorically, in the hard but what all of us are saying here is, in the We won’t achieve energy security by re- necessary struggle for a sane energy policy. aftermath of the BP spill, there are stricting our own companies from drilling or

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President Obama is right that this prices, and to enhance our national se- out something. There was an amend- isn’t a long-term solution. But we can’t lose curity by reducing our dependence on ment offered by the gentleman from sight of what the country needs today. foreign oil. Iowa (Mr. BOSWELL). It was germane, Here are a few steps to take: The Federal Government also has the and it complied with the Republicans’ First, let’s conduct a comprehensive re- ability to realize substantial revenues new cut-go rules. It simply required view of existing policies, rules and restric- through the leasing of these areas, that anyone who gets a lease under this tions and root out any that needlessly ham- per energy production at home. Do the exist- which will help pay down our $14 tril- bill would have to give preference to ing environmental rules, for example, accu- lion national debt. According to the hiring veterans—the men and women rately reflect the industry’s technological CBO, enacting H.R. 1231 would increase who we have sent over to Afghanistan advancements in the ability to safely re- receipts to the Federal Treasury by and Iraq. When they come back, we cover oil and gas supplies? about $800 million over the next 10 ought to go out of our way to make Second, let’s develop the skills we need to years. This important legislation will sure they have jobs. This amendment find new and better ways to recover domestic require the Obama administration to was voted down in the Rules Com- supplies of energy—and to develop next-gen- expand access to areas offshore that mittee, an amendment to help our vet- eration fuels to secure the future. That means encouraging more students to study contain the most oil and natural gas erans. math, science and other disciplines this in- reserves. When we do so, we will im- I mean, it is unbelievable to me that dustry needs. prove our energy security and grow the Republicans voted this amendment And third, let’s stop demonizing Big Oil to American jobs. down. Maybe there’s a reason someone score political points. It does nothing to en- I want to thank Chairman HASTINGS could give me on the other side of the courage the new talent, new ideas, and new for his efforts in bringing H.R. 1231, aisle as to why this was ruled out of entrepreneurs who are most likely to make along with two other American Energy order. It was germane, and it complied breakthroughs in new sources of energy. Initiative bills, to the floor. I also with the cut-go rules; but the idea that The kickoff of the presidential campaign season and the spike in fuel prices offer an would like to offer my special apprecia- we’re not going out of our way to help opportunity to constructively debate a com- tion to Chairman HASTINGS for his sup- our veterans, I think, is unconscion- prehensive national energy strategy. Effec- port in allowing me to offer an amend- able. tive policies will ensure sufficient domestic ment to H.R. 1229, which includes lan- I reserve the balance of my time. production and the healthy operation of U.S. guage from a bill I recently introduced, Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased companies abroad, which together will pro- which extends certain leases affected to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman vide the secure, affordable energy supply by the administration’s moratorium from Ohio (Mr. JOHNSON). that Americans need. for 1 year. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, At this time I would like to yield 3 I urge my colleagues to support the today I rise in strong support of the minutes to my good friend from Texas rule and the underlying legislation. Reversing President Obama’s Offshore (Mr. FLORES). Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Moratorium Act, which will lift the Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise myself such time as I may consume. President’s ban on new offshore drill- today in strong support of the rule and I am amazed that my colleagues on ing by requiring the administration to of H.R. 1231, the Reversing President the other side of the aisle continue to do what my constituents in south- Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act. be apologists for Big Oil. The fact of eastern and eastern Ohio have been When gas prices hit $4 a gallon in the the matter is that Big Oil in this coun- calling for Congress to do: open up for summer of 2008, Congress and President try is about making profits for Big Oil. production the areas that contain the Bush lifted a decades-old ban on drill- They don’t seem to care very much most oil and natural gas resources ing, allowing for exploration off both about the consumer. right here in America. the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. How- I hold this chart up, Mr. Speaker, The hardworking people of my dis- ever, these plans were postponed or just to kind of prove a point that, not- trict have made it abundantly clear cancelled by the Obama administra- withstanding the fact that they’re rais- that their number one concern is the tion, and we are now back in the same ing prices on consumers, in the first rising price of gas at the pumps. Over situation of high gas prices, of squeez- quarter of this year as compared to the past week, this side of the aisle has ing the budgets of American families last year, all of these oil companies— begun to show the American people and small businesses. The facts are Exxon, Oxy, Conoco, Chevron, BP—all that we are serious about addressing clear: The current administration is made record profits. Exxon is up 69 per- our energy crisis and that we will not blocking American energy production cent. They made $10.7 billion in profits succumb to bringing up bogus pro- and is hurting middle class America. in the first quarter. posals that may poll well in the court On the other hand, they are also using What is particularly outrageous is of public opinion but that will only re- American tax dollars to help offshore they’re making all this money, and my sult in higher gas prices. drilling in Brazil. friends on the other side of the aisle In 2008, our country was also experi- Since President Obama took office, continue to protect the subsidies and encing record high prices at the pump, the national average price of gasoline the tax breaks that they get. It’s out- and in a logical and commonsense re- has nearly doubled to $4 a gallon in rageous. They cut money for poor fami- sponse to those record-high prices, that most States, and the energy policies of lies who are trying to heat their homes Congress and that President took ac- the Obama administration have re- in the winter; and on the other hand, tion to end a decades-long drilling ban sulted in the loss of hundreds of thou- they go out of their way to protect Big offshore by opening up new areas in the sands of barrels of domestic daily oil Oil from any amendments that we Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans for ex- production. To make matters worse, could bring to the floor here to be able ploration and production. Unfortu- according to the U.S. Energy Informa- to go after these subsidies and tax nately, this administration has re- tion Administration, offshore energy breaks. versed the will of the people, and has production is expected to drop 13 per- My colleague from California, the taken steps to reinstate this morato- cent in 2011. chairman of the Rules Committee, rium from new lease sales in these off- It is not too late to change our coun- says, oh, he’s sympathetic. Well, we shore areas. try’s course of action and to begin to don’t want your sympathy. We want Not only has the administration undo the damage done by these poli- your vote. I brought this amendment abandoned the plan to go forward with

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We secure, we are forced to bring up legis- those worst of all safety violators, know because of Goldman Sachs that lation that will do again what Congress these companies that drill off of our this $20 to $30 a barrel of oil of increase did 3 years ago. shores, have those new safety rules. in price over the last 11 weeks comes Mr. Speaker, recently, the Secretary Number two, the Republicans are from speculators. What you’re doing is of the Interior testified before the Nat- fighting any attempts to take away the you guys are trying to kneecap the ural Resources Committee. Between $4 billion in tax breaks which the speculator cops on the beat so that his testimony and answers to ques- American consumer gives to the oil they’re not even out there policing tions, he made it painfully obvious companies each year, even as the oil these speculators, and you’re trying to that this administration does not have companies report ExxonMobil, $10 bil- reduce the budget for the speculator a real national energy strategy. Today, lion; Shell, $8 billion; BP, $7 billion; cops, the people who will be chasing with this legislation, we’re going to Chevron, $6 billion, et cetera, for the down these speculators. help the Secretary and the administra- last 3 months. That’s how much money So it’s all so ExxonMobil, it’s all so tion take a big step toward developing they made. The Republicans think Shell and BP and Chevron and a real energy plan for America. This that’s not enough money, even as peo- ConocoPhillips—and, by the way, at legislation requires the administration ple get tipped upside down and have least you’re true to your colors. At and the Secretary of the Interior to set money shaken out of their pockets at least this is really what you believe in. specific goals on the amount of oil and the gas pump. No, not enough money. You don’t believe in wind and solar, so natural gas production that is esti- They also need to give the oil compa- you’re cutting that budget by 70 per- mated from each of the 5-year lease nies tax breaks. That’s the Republican cent, and you want to open up the plans contained in this legislation. perspective. beaches as well for drilling in the During my 26-plus-year career in the What else do they do? They also slash States that don’t want oil rigs off their United States Air Force, we set goals the renewable energy budget, the clean beaches. I mean, my goodness, this is something that at least you should be and objectives, and then we set out energy budget, by 70 percent. So you’re able to respect. about working hard to not only meet a kid out there in America; you’re in You also disapprove the using of the the sixth grade; you’re looking to them but to exceed them. This legisla- Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a America for the 21st century. tion sets the production goals at a weapon to tell speculators, you could Here’s what the Republicans are level that is triple the level of Amer- go bankrupt because we’re going to use doing: ica’s current production, and it there- the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the They’re slashing the solar and wind fore reduces foreign imports by one- 700 million barrels of oil that the U.S. budget by 70 percent; third. has stored. Once this legislation is adopted, we They are saying to the oil companies, This is a very important debate to will send a signal to the world oil mar- you don’t need any more safety off of have. I’m glad we’re having it today be- kets that America means business the beaches to drill; cause this ‘‘Drill, baby, drill’’ just says, when it comes to our energy future. I They’re saying that your profits are yeah, your policy is not all of the am fully confident that if we set the not windfall profits, which, of course, above; it’s oil above all. Everything bar high, as this legislation does, they are in the oil industry. else gets defunded. American drive and ingenuity will rise But instead, here’s what we’re going Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to the occasion and will exceed this to let you do: to yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady We are going to let you drill off of goal. from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX). the beaches of California for oil, off of b 1250 Ms. FOXX. I thank my colleague for the beaches of Florida for oil. We’re yielding time. If we’re going to become energy se- going to let you drill off the beaches— Mr. Speaker, Americans are demand- cure, Mr. Speaker, we must increase 3 miles off of the coast, by the way—off ing relief at the pump and for Congress our energy production, not limit it, the beaches of Cape Cod, of Georges to create an environment that creates and we need to commit ourselves to de- Bank. We’re going to turn Georges jobs. Republicans are answering that veloping our own resources. That is Bank into ExxonMobil’s Bank. We’re demand with practical solutions that why I strongly support the Reversing going to turn, not shellfish into a prod- will have an immediate impact on the President Obama’s Offshore Morato- uct that we sell, but Shell Oil will be price of gasoline, energy security, and rium Act, and I urge my colleagues to out there. That’s the agenda for the jobs. do the same. Republican Party. Liberal Democrats are still adhering Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield This is almost surreal that they want to the sort of demagoguery that may myself 10 seconds. to take the tax breaks that the oil in- score political points with their base, It appears, based on what I’m hearing dustry has, fight like the devil to pro- but that doesn’t create a single job nor here, that what the Republicans are tect them, even as they want to cut does it reduce the cost of energy by 1 dedicated to is helping the oil compa- Medicare for Grandma and cut wind cent. nies make more profits but doing noth- and solar as the energy sources for the Republicans strongly believe that en- ing to help the consumer. future. It’s almost like they think it’s ergy security depends on strong domes- With that, I would like to yield 5 1958 and gasoline is 28 cents a gallon tic energy production. The liberal minutes to the gentleman from Massa- and we’re all cruising around pre- Democrats and President Obama have chusetts, the ranking member on the tending that we’re not part of the rest actively blocked and delayed American Resources Committee, Mr. MARKEY. of the world. energy production, destroying jobs, Mr. MARKEY. I thank the gen- This debate today is kind of a micro- raising energy prices, and making the tleman. cosm of what’s wrong with Republican U.S. more reliant on unstable foreign So here’s where we are. The Repub- policies. That before, I think; people countries for energy. This is hurting licans—this is unbelievable—are block- want themselves to see oil rigs off of American families and small busi- ing any legislation from passing that is their beaches in California and North nesses who are vital to creating the going to have new safety rules for drill- Carolina, in Massachusetts and Maine, new private sector jobs we desperately ing off of the beaches of the United the least I think that you owe these need during this time of high unem- States 1 year after the BP spill. people is that you have new safety ployment. The liberal proposals fail to

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This helped them rake in This past weekend, I visited with a moratorium now threatens an addi- $35 billion in profits in the first quarter number of constituents at gas stations tional loss of over 24,000 jobs in the gulf of 2011 alone. Meanwhile, my taxpayers throughout my district. Some are ask- and 36,000 jobs nationwide if we do not in Hana, Maui, have to pay over $6 per ing, Will we get to $5 gas prices? If you reverse this dangerous liberal endeav- gallon to fill up their cars to go to come to my district, we’re already or. work. Do these taxpayers get a sub- there. I visited Wawona, California, The Republicans believe that energy sidy? No. People in Hawaii pay the last week. Everybody likes to talk security will not only create jobs but highest gas prices in the country. When about tourism. In California, we’ve got will also help reduce the deficit. Ac- I was in Hawaii recently, my constitu- a great deal of tourism. But everybody cording to the nonpartisan Congres- ents were astonished to hear about the that I talked to at that pump said, We sional Budget Office, H.R. 1231 will gen- record profits and continuing subsidies planned this trip quite a while ago. We erate $800 million in revenue over 10 that are provided to Big Oil. can’t afford to do it today. We wouldn’t years while reducing foreign oil im- At the same time that the Repub- have done it had we known gas prices ports by nearly one-third. lican majority is defending subsidies would have been this high. Well, gas The solution provided by the Demo- for oil companies which don’t lower the prices are still going up. We’re afraid crat elites? More taxes, resulting in price at the pump, they’re also working that in Wawona, we’ll see $6 gas prices. higher costs that will get passed on to to cut Federal funding for clean, alter- You want to affect tourism, try hitting American families. The nonpartisan native energy, public transit, and en- America’s pocketbook at $6 a gallon. Congressional Research Service says ergy efficient programs. They also, But it’s not just tourism. If you go to Democrat tax increases ‘‘would make adding insult to injury, want to disarm one of the farms in my district, diesel oil and natural gas more expensive for the Commodity Futures Trading Com- gas has gone up. If you are frustrated U.S. customers,’’ and even some lib- mission, which is the main cop on the about paying higher gas prices, wait erals admit ‘‘it would cost thousands of beat when it comes to oil speculation. until you pay higher grocery prices, be- jobs.’’ Republicans also want to pretend that cause in California’s great ag economy, Renowned economist Dr. Joseph there are no consequences to the near the prices are going up. In fact, some Mason has stated that Republican pro- indiscriminate drilling authorized by crops are going to stay in the field this posals for domestic energy production these bills. Less than a year after the year just because we can’t afford the will create 1.2 million American jobs. catastrophic BP oil spill, which was gas to bring them to market. If the liberal Democrats care about caused by lax regulation of a dangerous Parents are feeling the same thing. our energy security, prices at the industry, they want us to undo the re- You know, as I’m going to swim prac- pump, job creation, and strengthening forms that have been made. And for tice over the weekend, talking to par- our domestic energy capability, they what? ents, they are frustrated about just would join Republicans in supporting The Energy Department’s Energy In- being able to get their kids to school this rule and the underlying bill. formation Administration estimates every day. You think this bill won’t do Mr. Speaker, American families can- that drilling authorized by these bills something for gas prices? It’s common not wait any longer for relief at the may lead to a measly 1.6 percent in- sense to know if we’ve got a greater pump. American families cannot wait crease in domestic energy production supply here in our great Nation, gas any longer for jobs. If you stand with from 2012 to 2030. That is not a pre- prices are going to go down. We want American families, if you stand with scription for relieving pain at the pump American jobs. We want to be self-reli- American energy security, and if you in the short term, and it’s a poor strat- ant. stand for job creation in America, I egy for long-term energy security. In- We talk about veterans here on this urge my colleagues to support this rule stead, we need to invest in fuel-effi- floor. I am a veteran. I served my coun- and the underlying bill. cient technologies and expand our try. I don’t want to be reliant on for- Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself 10 transportation options. We need to eign oil anymore. seconds. focus on harnessing clean alternative The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. Speaker, my colleague on the energy sources, and that way, we can time of the gentleman has expired. Rules Committee talked about all the leave our children a cleaner, healthier Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I yield the people she stands with. I want to know planet and wean ourselves from foreign gentleman an additional 1 minute. why she didn’t stand with the veterans oil. I urge my colleagues to vote Mr. DENHAM. I thank the gentleman last night when we had a vote that against this rule and against this drill- for yielding. would help make sure our veterans re- only bill. A lot is always talked about us uti- turning from Iraq and Afghanistan Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, can I re- lizing 25 percent of the world’s gas. And would have preference in terms of these spectfully ask how much time remains where we disagree is the number of 2 so-called new jobs that were going to on each side? percent of the world’s oil. It’s not a dis- be created. I find it unconscionable The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- agreement. The fact is, we’ve got 65 that the Rules Committee did not tleman from New York has 13 minutes. percent of the world’s reserves between make that amendment in order, the The gentleman from Massachusetts has our oil shale. You just have to be will- Boswell amendment. 121⁄2 minutes. ing to go get it. Natural gas, we want At this time, I would like to yield 21⁄2 Mr. REED. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. to use natural gas. Let’s utilize our minutes to the gentlewoman from Ha- At this time, I am pleased to yield 2 own natural gas. We have some of the waii (Ms. HIRONO). minutes to my good friend from Cali- largest oil reserves in the world. We Ms. HIRONO. Yes, indeed, the tax- fornia (Mr. DENHAM). just have to be willing to have Amer- payers are waiting for relief at the Mr. DENHAM. I thank the gentleman ican jobs and reduce our reliance on pump, but this bill is not it. I rise in for yielding. foreign oil. opposition to this rule and to H.R. 1231. I rise today in support of the rule and Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself 10 the underlying legislation. The rule we seconds. b 1300 have before us today allows for an open Mr. Speaker, this bill does absolutely Once again the House will vote on process and provides this body the op- nothing to lower gas prices, and it does Republican legislation that takes a portunity to debate an issue of increas- everything to increase profits for the

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At this point, I would like to yield 5 ings because it will reduce transpor- Mr. PETERS. It’s legislation that minutes to the gentleman from Michi- tation costs of food and other goods has support from the business commu- gan (Mr. PETERS). that we buy at the store. The fuel sav- nity, the environmental community Mr. PETERS. I thank my friend from ings we receive from these techno- and the labor movement. We must stop Massachusetts for yielding me time, logical advancements in cars and voting on bills like the ones the major- and I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ trucks will have a national security ity is offering that pit priorities on the previous question. benefit as well. Simply put, the bill re- against each other, and, instead, we The bills proposed by the Republican duces the amount of oil we import from need to move legislation like my bill leadership today, H.R. 1229 and H.R. unfriendly nations. Sixty percent of that brings our priorities together. 1231, do nothing to lower the high gas our petroleum needs today are met by This legislation will lower costs for prices burdening America’s families imported supplies. Reducing the de- consumers, reduce the amount of oil we today. That’s why I will be offering leg- mand for imported oil is one of the best import from countries that don’t like islation that will produce real fuel sav- ways to meet our energy independence us, and create and sustain manufac- ings for consumers, reduce our depend- goals and end the immense transfer of turing and R&D jobs here in the United ence on imported oil, and stimulate American dollars to undemocratic and States. American manufacturing. unfriendly nations. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the previous The Advanced Vehicle Technology Finally, the legislation supports question so that we can support this Act proposes real solutions to high gas American manufacturing and high-pay- legislation to Make It in America. prices by helping America develop the ing jobs. Rising gas prices are going to Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased next generation of high-tech fuel-effi- drive up demand for advanced vehicles to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman cient vehicles. I hope my colleagues around the world, and it is in our na- from Florida (Mr. SOUTHERLAND). will see that this is a better alternative tional interest to ensure that the re- Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Speaker, I to the bills that are being voted on search, development, and manufac- rise today on behalf of the American today. turing happens right here in the United families, the farmers and the fisher- First, this bill has broad support, un- States. That’s why this bill was in- men, especially those across north like the Republican measures before cluded in the Make It in America agen- Florida and northwest Florida who are us. My bill passed last Congress with a da, a plan to rebuild American manu- being crushed today by these incred- bipartisan majority. A majority of the facturing and create well-paying jobs, ibly high rising fuel costs. Members in the House today have al- unveiled by House Democrats and I represent and I am privileged to ready voted in favor of this legislation. Democratic Whip HOYER last week. represent the largest land mass district Unlike the Republican bills, this legis- in Florida, and I’ll tell you, those that lation is supported by both business b 1310 make their living in farming, those groups, like the Chamber of Commerce The Advanced Vehicle Technology that make their living in one of our and the National Association of Manu- Act epitomizes the goals of Make It in eight coastal counties in the fishing in- facturers, as well as the League of Con- America by ensuring that our country dustry, they are being hammered day servation Voters and the Sierra Club, remains a leader in producing the cars in, day out, day in, day out by rising proving that you can support the econ- and trucks of the future and supporting fuel costs, especially the cost of diesel omy while also protecting the environ- high-tech research and engineering fuel. ment. jobs right here at home. We have the responsibility to Amer- Second, this bill will quickly result Fuel-efficient vehicle research is a ican people today to alleviate our en- in real cost savings to consumers. win/win for our economy. It creates ergy crisis through tough economic Technologies have already been devel- jobs and makes transportation more af- times. We can do this and must achieve oped to achieve remarkable fuel sav- fordable for American families. this important goal while protecting ings, and putting more money into There is no doubt in the years ahead the sensitive coastal regions. R&D increases the speed in which new that more Americans will be driving And, yes, I took my baby steps on the technologies can be adapted and used. hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery elec- beaches of Panama City, so I under- Unlike the Republican drilling plan, tric vehicles, and cars and trucks pow- stand how important our environ- which will take nearly a decade to ered by hydrogen fuel or natural gas. mental concerns are. My family’s been produce results, technologies being de- The only question is whether these new there since Florida became a State, so veloped today can be commercialized technologies will be researched, devel- I understand how critically important and put into cars in the very near fu- oped and manufactured here in the our environment is. ture. I have visited auto companies and United States or overseas. But at the same time, we must also suppliers in my district and have seen At the same time, domestic auto- preserve our military mission capabili- firsthand the level of technological ad- motive and commercial vehicle manu- ties. We are the home of Tyndall Air vancement. For example, they have facturers and suppliers have increas- Force Base and the home of the F–22, technologies that are ready to be com- ingly limited resources for research and so I understand how critical they mercialized that can improve effi- and development of advanced tech- are to our communities and our envi- ciency by 30 percent and sometimes nologies. That’s why the Advanced Ve- ronment and our economies down in more. That means you can drive your hicle Technology Act will create part- Florida as well. car 30 percent further on the same tank nerships between the Department of We must do all these things while at of gas. That represents real savings to Energy and private companies, and en- the same time making sure that what consumers. sure that the American automobile in- we do in this House protects the Amer- A large focus of this bill is on com- dustry and manufacturing base will ican family budget and, especially in mercializing those technologies so that continue to be globally competitive regards to rising fuel costs. Most fam- they can be brought to consumers and and that, as a Nation, we will not trade ily budgets today are spending over 10 start reducing gas bills today, not 10 our dependence for foreign oil for a de- percent, right at, near and over 10 per- years from now. This bill also targets pendence on foreign batteries and other cent of their family budget on rising fuel savings in medium- and heavy- emerging technologies. fuel costs.

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Unfortunately, some of our col- At this time I would like to yield 11⁄2 And we can make it in America. leagues today believe the best thing to minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Let’s make American energy. That’s do, rather than to get out of this hole, Island (Mr. CICILLINE). what this bill, our bill, does. That’s is to dig this hole even deeper. As my Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise why I rise in support of this rule and grandfather would have said, Son, that in strong support of H.R. 1367, the Ad- this bill. If we want to make things in would violate walking around sense? vanced Vehicle and Technology Act America, let’s start with making our Okay? Instead of getting out of the and ask my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on energy. When we can make our energy hole, you just drive and dig a deeper the previous question. in America, we can make our products hole. This legislation rewards American here. This chart that I’m looking at right workers and American innovation. It’s Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield 1 minute to here beside me that I want you to see a true investment in American inge- the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. talks about the declining crude produc- nuity and will help us Make It in CLARKE). tion in the Gulf of Mexico. In mid 2009, America. By reauthorizing the Depart- Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. the United States was producing 1.73 ment of Energy’s vehicle technologies Speaker, I want to recognize that the million barrels of oil per day in the research program, the Freedom car and gentleman from Louisiana had it par- Gulf of Mexico. According to the En- the 21st century truck partnerships, tially right. You know, the way we cre- ergy Information Administration, that the next generation of advanced vehi- ate jobs, we do it the old-fashioned number will fall to 1.18 million barrels cles will be built in America. way. We import great cars from De- per day next year. The Advanced Vehicle Technology troit. Earlier we heard one of my col- Act is one important part of the Demo- So I urge you to defeat the previous leagues talk about the sixth graders cratic jobs plan, a jobs plan that fo- question, support the bill that we have around the country. Well, sixth grad- cuses on making it in America because been talking about that will create great fuel-efficient cars, that will cre- ers, I will tell you, they understand there is no way that we can maintain ate jobs, and also save our motorists a and they will soon learn in economics our position as a great economic power lot of money because they won’t have that, in order to reduce the price, you without making things in America. to fill up their cars with this expensive have to have more of something. That’s Making things in America is a key gasoline. They will be able to power simple. They’re going to learn that part of rebuilding our Nation’s econ- their vehicles through other alter- much in basic economics. You have to omy. It’s about reversing the manufac- native sources of energy. have more of it. turing job loss trend, recommitting It’s good for our environment, it’s What does this drastic reduction in ourselves to the things that created great for our country, it will save the the gulf exploration mean for people in America’s middle class, good-paying motorists money, but, most impor- Florida’s Second Congressional Dis- jobs, world-class education, top-notch tantly, it will create jobs. trict? They mean that if they go to the research and sound infrastructure. Let’s import these good-paying jobs marina to try to go catch their two I strongly urge my colleagues to sup- by importing fuel-efficient vehicles fish this year per day out in the Gulf of port H.R. 1367, because when we invest from the city of Detroit. That’s how Mexico, that they’re going to spend al- in American ingenuity and innovation, you make it in America. most $6 per gallon of gas to fill that when we Make It in America, our mid- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 boat up—$6 per gallon of gas. I’m tell- dle class will be strengthened and our minutes to the gentlewoman from ing you, that is unbearable. Nation will be prosperous. Washington (Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER). The second chart that I have right Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Mr. here is the exodus of American jobs, to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman Speaker, the rising cost of gas is quick- rigs leaving the gulf for foreign waters from Louisiana (Mr. LANDRY). ly becoming the hottest topic in any under the Obama administration’s de Mr. LANDRY. Hypocrisy. It’s hypoc- meeting, and especially in my home- facto moratorium. risy. Reuters’, April 27, reported that town and in my neck of the woods in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the President urged other countries to southwest Washington State. time of the gentleman has expired. lift crude oil output, to lift crude oil I hosted a job creators forum about Mr. REED. I yield the gentleman an output. How come, if other countries 11⁄2 weeks ago, and one of the biggest additional minute. increase their output, it affects the issues I heard about was the rising cost Mr. SOUTHERLAND. You will see on price; but yet, if we increase our out- of gas prices. here that jobs are leaving the Gulf of put, it does not? One gentleman owns a pizza delivery Mexico, and they’re going to the Medi- So if other countries promote their operation. They make pizzas and de- terranean Sea, Egypt, Australia, Nige- drill, baby, drill, it affects the price; liver them. You can all imagine what ria and Sierra Leone and, as we know, but yet, when we in America try to rising gas prices do to a small business our favorite pick of late is Brazil. drill, we don’t affect the price, accord- like this. They’ve had to let people go I’m saying that what we have to do ing to my colleagues on the other side. in the past, and they’re certain to hire in this body today is we have to make Electric cars. So let’s get this people again. One of his requests was: sure that we put our lives in the lives straight. They want Americans to make this affordable. One of the ways of the American family, and we have to charge their car up on a system, on a we can do that is by supporting this make sure that it is time today to do grid system that’s already failing and bill, because we open up the oppor- what this body should have done many, broken. We’ve had rolling brownouts tunity to get more domestic energy. many years ago, and we have to make and blackouts in this country, and And that’s the reality. sure that we take care of them and that’s what we want to plug our cars I can’t wait for the day when our make sure that we tap into our natural into? I’m sorry. No. country no longer is dependent on fos- resources that we have in this country. sil fuels, when we don’t need gasoline I stand today and rise in support of b 1320 or we don’t need to get it from coun- this rule as well as the underlying bill. Then they say there are the hybrid tries that don’t like us. I can’t wait for Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself 5 sec- cars. I can’t pull my boat with a Prius. that day. And I support those explo- onds. I can’t do it. I enjoy going fishing. I rations of alternative energies. But the Mr. Speaker, let’s be clear. This bill enjoy the time that I get to take my problem is we’re not there yet. We are does nothing, nothing at all to lower little boy out and teach him what my not there today. The reality is, every fuel costs, and everything to increase father and my grandfather taught me, time gas goes up, we lose jobs, and in the profits by big oil companies. I and I have to do that pulling a boat my neck of the woods, where we have think it shows where the priority of with my Chevrolet pickup truck. I sure double-digit unemployment, 13 percent, the Republican Party is at this mo- wish that, when I fill it up, that it was 14 percent going on 3 years, it is unac- ment. affordable. ceptable that this Congress would sit

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America, to help create more products reached out to us to do, and that is to As we all go back to our districts in this country, we are going through commit to our domestic supplies of en- next week, we know we’re going to these ridiculous exercises every week ergy so that we have energy supplies hear from moms and dads, we’re going on different subjects; and today it hap- that will allow manufacturers in the to hear from business owners about the pens to be a bill that is a big wet kiss private sector to create the new oppor- high cost of gas. I invite my Demo- to Big Oil. tunities for generations of Americans cratic colleagues to join with us. Let’s To me, this is the wrong thing we that are yet to come. look our constituents in the eye and should be taking our time up doing. We This is not a bill that is about pro- say: we supported legislation that will should be talking about how should we tecting Big Oil. This is not about tax lower energy prices today to meet their create jobs in this country, how do we subsidies. I take great disagreement needs. put people back to work. And, yes, we with my colleagues on the other side of Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield should be talking about ways that we the aisle when they say we are fighting myself the balance of my time. could truly reduce the cost of energy for tax subsidies for Big Oil. What they I just want to remind the gentle- for consumers. are talking about is intangible drilling woman that the Department of Energy Mr. Speaker, I am urging that we de- costs. They are talking about basic tax says that if we go ahead with this plan, feat the previous question. I will offer policy where there are income and ex- prices will go down by 3 cents to 5 an amendment, if we defeat the pre- penses that are being calculated and cents in the year 2030. vious question to the rule, to provide deducted off income taxes. It goes back If you’re serious about alternative that, immediately after the House to my life in the private sector when I forms of energy, then my question is, adopts the rule, it will bring up H.R. read income and expense sheets. All we Why have you defunded all the pro- 1367, the Advanced Vehicle Technology are talking about are expenses, not tax grams that would fund those new Act of 2011, introduced by Representa- subsidies. clean, green jobs? tive PETERS. If we want to engage in rhetoric, While my Republican friends cut I ask unanimous consent to insert that’s fine. But we are focused on the Medicare; while they cut fuel assist- the text of the amendment in the substance of the issue, and that sub- ance for elderly people who can’t afford RECORD along with extraneous mate- stance is getting Americans back to the cost of fuel during the cold months; rial immediately prior to the vote on work, 1.2 million jobs under this pro- while they cut Pell Grants; while they the previous question. posal. We will generate $800 million in go out of their way to protect the tax The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there revenue over 10 years, and we are going cuts of Donald Trump and millionaires objection to the request of the gen- to lead. while putting all the burden to reduce tleman from Massachusetts? I urge my colleagues to support this the deficit on middle class families; There was no objection. rule and support the underlying legis- while they protect the subsidies for big Mr. MCGOVERN. One final thing, Mr. lation by voting in favor of both. oil companies, it is shameful. It is Speaker. Again, we had an amendment The material previously referred to shameful that with the record profits in the Rules Committee offered by Mr. by Mr. MCGOVERN is as follows: that Big Oil is making, that taxpayers BOSWELL that would help give hiring AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 257 OFFERED BY continue to subsidize them by billions preferences to our veterans who are MR. MCGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS of dollars. It is unconscionable. risking their lives in Iraq and Afghani- At the end of the resolution, add the fol- Do you want to reduce the deficit? stan, and it was defeated. That is an lowing new sections: My friends on the other side go after SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this outrage. resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to programs that benefit the poor. They Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House protect programs like corporate wel- vote ‘‘no’’ and defeat the previous ques- resolved into the Committee of the Whole fare that goes to big oil companies. tion so we can debate and pass a bill House on the state of the Union for consider- We should be investing in alternative that American companies develop the ation of the bill (H.R. 1367) to provide for a forms of energy. We should be invest- next generation of high-tech fuel-effi- program of research, development, dem- ing in cleaner and greener tech- cient vehicles. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on onstration, and commercial application in nologies. That’s what we have been the rule. vehicle technologies at the Department of trying to do, but my friends on the I yield back the balance of my time. Energy. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against other side have been obstructing every- Mr. REED. I yield myself the balance consideration of the bill are waived. General thing that we have proposed. of my time. debate shall be confined to the bill and shall They say they want to not be so reli- Mr. Speaker, on this rule and on this not exceed one hour equally divided and con- ant on fossil fuels in the future, and bill, I think this side of the aisle is trolled by the chair and ranking minority yet they cut the very programs that demonstrating to all of America that member of the Committee on Science, Space, will allow us to become more energy we are listening. and Technology. After general debate the independent. This bill here will do Right now, with gas prices going bill shall be considered for amendment under nothing, absolutely nothing, zero, to through the roof, right now, with peo- the five-minute rule. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. At impact the price of gasoline. It does ple suffering high unemployment the conclusion of consideration of the bill for nothing. across the Nation, we have before us a amendment the Committee shall rise and re- Everybody knows how Big Oil oper- rule and a bill that will undoubtedly port the bill to the House with such amend- ates, and they do whatever they want create jobs, 1.2 million jobs, according ments as may have been adopted. The pre- to do. At a time when they’re raising to economist Dr. Joseph Mason. vious question shall be considered as ordered their prices, they’re going to make We have a bill and a plan that is on the bill and amendments thereto to final more money this year than they did going to bring us closer to less depend- passage without intervening motion except last year. It’s outrageous what they’re ency on foreign energy supplies. It will one motion to recommit with or without in- doing to the American people, how reduce foreign oil imports by nearly structions. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come to no reso- they’re gouging the American people. one-third. lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- This bill is not an answer to any- Mr. Speaker, we on this side of the tive day the House shall, immediately after thing. It is just a sound bite for them aisle are going to deal with the Amer- the third daily order of business under clause to go home and say, hey, we did some- ican people in an honest fashion. We 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of

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The unfinished (The information contained herein was for those who oppose the Republican major- business is the demand for a recorded provided by the Republican Minority on mul- ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- vote on the amendment offered by the tiple occasions throughout the 110th and native views the opportunity to offer an al- 111th Congresses.) ternative plan. gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. HANABUSA) on which further pro- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT Mr. REED. I yield back the balance IT REALLY MEANS ceedings were postponed and on which of my time, and I move the previous the noes prevailed by voice vote. This vote, the vote on whether to order the question on the resolution. previous question on a special rule, is not The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Clerk will redesignate the merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- question is on ordering the previous amendment. dering the previous question is a vote The Clerk redesignated the amend- against the Republican majority agenda and question. a vote to allow the opposition, at least for The question was taken; and the ment. the moment, to offer an alternative plan. It Speaker pro tempore announced that RECORDED VOTE is a vote about what the House should be de- the ayes appeared to have it. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote bating. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on has been demanded. Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the that I demand the yeas and nays. House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- A recorded vote was ordered. The yeas and nays were ordered. scribes the vote on the previous question on The vote was taken by electronic de- the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- vice, and there were—ayes 187, noes 235, consideration of the subject before the House not voting 9, as follows: being made by the Member in charge.’’ To ceedings on this question will be post- defeat the previous question is to give the poned. [Roll No. 302] opposition a chance to decide the subject be- f AYES—187 fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s Ackerman Fudge Nadler ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that PUTTING THE GULF OF MEXICO Altmire Garamendi Napolitano ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- BACK TO WORK ACT Andrews Gerlach Neal mand for the previous question passes the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Baca Gibson Olver control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Baldwin Gonzalez Pallone RUNYAN). Pursuant to House Resolu- in order to offer an amendment. On March Bass (CA) Green, Al Pascrell 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- tion 245 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Becerra Grijalva Pastor (AZ) fered a rule resolution. The House defeated clares the House in the Committee of Berkley Gutierrez Payne Berman Hanabusa the previous question and a member of the the Whole House on the state of the Pelosi Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Perlmutter opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Union for the further consideration of Bishop (NY) Heinrich Peters asking who was entitled to recognition. Blumenauer Higgins the bill, H.R. 1229. Pingree (ME) Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: Boswell Himes Polis b 1331 Brady (PA) Hinchey ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Price (NC) Brown (FL) Hirono the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Quigley gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Buchanan Holt Accordingly, the House resolved Butterfield Honda Rahall yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to itself into the Committee of the Whole Capps Hoyer Rangel the first recognition.’’ Capuano Inslee Reichert Because the vote today may look bad for House on the state of the Union for the Carnahan Israel Reyes the Republican majority they will say ‘‘the further consideration of the bill (H.R. Carney Jackson (IL) Richardson vote on the previous question is simply a 1229) to amend the Outer Continental Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Richmond vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe Castor (FL) (TX) Ros-Lehtinen Chandler Johnson (GA) Rothman (NJ) vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] and timely production of American en- has no substantive legislative or policy im- Chu Johnson, E. B. Roybal-Allard ergy resources from the Gulf of Mexico, Cicilline Jones Ruppersberger plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Clarke (MI) Kaptur Rush they have always said. Listen to the Repub- with Mr. POE of Texas (Acting Chair) in the chair. Clarke (NY) Keating Ryan (OH) lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Clay Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda Process in the United States House of Rep- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Cleaver Kind T. resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Clyburn Kissell Sanchez, Loretta how the Republicans describe the previous mittee of the Whole rose on Tuesday, Cohen Kucinich Sarbanes Connolly (VA) Langevin question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- May 10, 2011, a request for a recorded Schakowsky Conyers Larsen (WA) Schiff though it is generally not possible to amend vote on amendment No. 11 printed in Cooper Larson (CT) the rule because the majority Member con- Schwartz part A of House Report 112–73 by the Costello Lee (CA) Scott (VA) trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Courtney Levin gentleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) Scott, David pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Critz Lewis (GA) had been postponed. Serrano sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Crowley Lipinski Sewell Cuellar LoBiondo vious question on the rule . . . When the mo- Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, Sherman Cummings Loebsack tion for the previous question is defeated, proceedings will now resume on those Sires Davis (CA) Lofgren, Zoe Slaughter control of the time passes to the Member amendments printed in part A of House Davis (IL) Lowey Smith (NJ) who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Report 112–73 on which further pro- DeFazio Luja´ n Smith (WA) vious question. That Member, because he ceedings were postponed, in the fol- DeGette Lynch then controls the time, may offer an amend- DeLauro Maloney Speier lowing order: Dent Markey Stark ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Sutton amendment.’’ Amendment No. 4 by Ms. HANABUSA Deutch Matheson of Hawaii. Dicks Matsui Thompson (CA) In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Thompson (MS) Amendment No. 6 by Mr. HOLT of Dingell McCarthy (NY) of Representatives, the subchapter titled Doggett McCollum Tierney ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal New Jersey. Donnelly (IN) McDermott Tonko to order the previous question on such a rule Amendment No. 7 by Mr. POLIS of Doyle McGovern Towns [a special rule reported from the Committee Colorado. Edwards McIntyre Tsongas Ellison McNerney Vela´ zquez on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- Amendment No. 8 by Mr. HASTINGS of ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Engel Meeks Visclosky Florida. Walz (MN) tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Eshoo Michaud Farr Miller (NC) Wasserman jection of the motion for the previous ques- Amendment No. 9 by Mr. DEUTCH of Florida. Fattah Miller, George Schultz tion on a resolution reported from the Com- Filner Moore Waters mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Amendment No. 11 by Mr. HASTINGS Fitzpatrick Moran Watt ber leading the opposition to the previous of Florida. Frank (MA) Murphy (CT) Waxman

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Weiner Wilson (FL) Wu Messrs. LOBIONDO, SMITH of New Pingree (ME) Schiff Towns Welch Woolsey Yarmuth Jersey, CARSON of Indiana, and AL Polis Schrader Tsongas Price (NC) Schwartz Van Hollen NOES—235 GREEN of Texas changed their vote Quigley Scott (VA) Vela´ zquez Adams Gowdy Olson from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Rahall Scott, David Visclosky Aderholt Granger Owens So the amendment was rejected. Rangel Serrano Walz (MN) Akin Graves (GA) Palazzo The result of the vote was announced Reyes Sewell Wasserman Alexander Graves (MO) Paul Richardson Sherman Schultz Amash Green, Gene Paulsen as above recorded. Richmond Shuler Waters Austria Griffin (AR) Pearce Stated for: Rothman (NJ) Sires Watt Bachmann Griffith (VA) Pence Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Chair, on rollcall Roybal-Allard Slaughter Waxman Smith (WA) Bachus Grimm Peterson No. 302, had I been present, I would have Ruppersberger Weiner Barletta Guinta Petri Rush Speier Welch Barrow Guthrie voted ‘‘aye.’’ Ryan (OH) Stark Pitts Wilson (FL) Bartlett Hall Platts Sa´ nchez, Linda Sutton Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. Woolsey Barton (TX) Hanna Poe (TX) T. Thompson (CA) 302, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been Wu Bass (NH) Harper Pompeo Sanchez, Loretta Thompson (MS) Benishek Harris Posey present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Sarbanes Tierney Yarmuth Berg Hartzler Price (GA) Stated against: Schakowsky Tonko Biggert Hayworth Quayle Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. Bilbray Heck Reed NOES—247 Bishop (UT) Hensarling Rehberg 302, had I been present, I would have voted Black Herger Renacci ‘‘no.’’ Adams Foxx McCarthy (CA) Aderholt Franks (AZ) McCaul Blackburn Herrera Beutler Ribble AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. HOLT Bonner Hinojosa Rigell Akin Frelinghuysen McClintock Bono Mack Holden Rivera The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Alexander Gallegly McCotter Boren Huelskamp Roby business is the demand for a recorded Altmire Gardner McHenry Boustany Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) vote on the amendment offered by the Amash Garrett McKeon Brady (TX) Hultgren Rogers (AL) Austria Gerlach McKinley OLT Brooks Hunter Rogers (KY) gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. H ) Bachmann Gibbs McMorris Broun (GA) Hurt Rogers (MI) on which further proceedings were Bachus Gibson Rodgers Bucshon Issa Rohrabacher postponed and on which the noes pre- Barletta Gingrey (GA) Meehan Barrow Gohmert Mica Buerkle Jenkins Rokita vailed by voice vote. Burgess Johnson (IL) Rooney Bartlett Goodlatte Miller (FL) Burton (IN) Johnson (OH) Roskam The Clerk will redesignate the Barton (TX) Gosar Miller (MI) Calvert Jordan Ross (AR) amendment. Benishek Gowdy Miller, Gary Camp Kelly Ross (FL) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Berg Granger Mulvaney Campbell King (IA) Royce Biggert Graves (GA) Murphy (PA) Canseco King (NY) Runyan ment. Bilbray Graves (MO) Myrick Cantor Kingston Ryan (WI) RECORDED VOTE Bilirakis Green, Al Neugebauer Bishop (UT) Green, Gene Noem Capito Kinzinger (IL) Scalise The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Cardoza Kline Schilling Black Griffin (AR) Nugent Carter Labrador Schmidt has been demanded. Blackburn Griffith (VA) Nunes Cassidy Lamborn Schock A recorded vote was ordered. Bonner Grimm Nunnelee Chabot Lance Schrader The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bono Mack Guinta Olson Chaffetz Landry Schweikert Boren Guthrie Owens Coble Lankford Scott (SC) minute vote. Boustany Hall Palazzo Coffman (CO) Latham Scott, Austin The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (TX) Hanna Paul Cole LaTourette Sensenbrenner vice, and there were—ayes 179, noes 247, Brooks Harper Paulsen Broun (GA) Harris Pearce Conaway Latta Sessions not voting 5, as follows: Cravaack Lewis (CA) Shimkus Buchanan Hartzler Pence Crawford Long Shuler [Roll No. 303] Bucshon Hayworth Peterson Buerkle Heck Petri Crenshaw Lucas Shuster AYES—179 Culberson Luetkemeyer Simpson Burgess Hensarling Pitts Denham Lummis Smith (NE) Ackerman Davis (CA) Kind Burton (IN) Herger Platts DesJarlais Lungren, Daniel Smith (TX) Andrews Davis (IL) Kissell Calvert Herrera Beutler Poe (TX) Diaz-Balart E. Southerland Baca DeFazio Kucinich Camp Hinojosa Pompeo Dold Mack Stearns Baldwin DeGette Langevin Campbell Holden Posey Dreier Manzullo Stivers Bass (CA) DeLauro Larsen (WA) Canseco Huelskamp Price (GA) Duffy Marchant Stutzman Bass (NH) Deutch Larson (CT) Cantor Hultgren Quayle Duncan (SC) Marino Sullivan Becerra Dicks Lee (CA) Capito Hunter Reed Duncan (TN) McCarthy (CA) Terry Berkley Dingell Levin Carter Hurt Rehberg Ellmers McCaul Thompson (PA) Berman Doggett Lewis (GA) Cassidy Issa Reichert Emerson McClintock Thornberry Bishop (GA) Doyle Lipinski Chabot Jackson Lee Renacci Farenthold McCotter Tiberi Bishop (NY) Edwards Loebsack Chaffetz (TX) Ribble Fincher McHenry Tipton Blumenauer Ellison Lofgren, Zoe Coble Jenkins Rigell Flake McKeon Turner Boswell Engel Lowey Coffman (CO) Johnson (IL) Rivera Fleischmann McKinley Upton Brady (PA) Eshoo Luja´ n Cole Johnson (OH) Roby Fleming McMorris Walberg Braley (IA) Farr Lynch Conaway Jordan Roe (TN) Flores Rodgers Walden Brown (FL) Fattah Maloney Costa Kelly Rogers (AL) Forbes Meehan Walsh (IL) Butterfield Filner Markey Cravaack King (IA) Rogers (KY) Fortenberry Mica Webster Capps Frank (MA) Matsui Crawford King (NY) Rogers (MI) Foxx Miller (FL) West Capuano Fudge McCarthy (NY) Crenshaw Kingston Rohrabacher Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Whitfield Cardoza Garamendi McCollum Culberson Kinzinger (IL) Rokita Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Wilson (SC) Carnahan Gonzalez McDermott Davis (KY) Kline Rooney Gallegly Mulvaney Wittman Carney Grijalva McGovern Denham Labrador Ros-Lehtinen Gardner Murphy (PA) Wolf Carson (IN) Gutierrez McIntyre Dent Lamborn Roskam Garrett Myrick Womack Castor (FL) Hanabusa McNerney DesJarlais Lance Ross (AR) Gibbs Neugebauer Woodall Chandler Hastings (FL) Meeks Diaz-Balart Landry Ross (FL) Gingrey (GA) Noem Yoder Chu Heinrich Michaud Dold Lankford Royce Gohmert Nugent Young (AK) Cicilline Higgins Miller (NC) Donnelly (IN) Latham Runyan Goodlatte Nunes Young (FL) Clarke (MI) Himes Miller, George Dreier LaTourette Ryan (WI) Gosar Nunnelee Young (IN) Clarke (NY) Hinchey Moore Duffy Latta Scalise Clay Hirono Moran Duncan (SC) Lewis (CA) Schilling NOT VOTING—9 Cleaver Holt Murphy (CT) Duncan (TN) LoBiondo Schmidt Clyburn Honda Nadler Ellmers Long Schock Bilirakis Davis (KY) Johnson, Sam Cohen Hoyer Napolitano Emerson Lucas Schweikert Braley (IA) Giffords Van Hollen Connolly (VA) Inslee Neal Farenthold Luetkemeyer Scott (SC) Costa Hastings (WA) Westmoreland Conyers Israel Olver Fincher Lummis Scott, Austin Cooper Jackson (IL) Pallone Fitzpatrick Lungren, Daniel Sensenbrenner Costello Johnson (GA) Pascrell Flake E. Sessions b 1358 Courtney Johnson, E. B. Pastor (AZ) Fleischmann Mack Shimkus Messrs. TERRY, SOUTHERLAND, Critz Jones Payne Fleming Manzullo Shuster Crowley Kaptur Pelosi Flores Marchant Simpson and HUIZENGA of Michigan changed Cuellar Keating Perlmutter Forbes Marino Smith (NE) their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Cummings Kildee Peters Fortenberry Matheson Smith (NJ)

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Ryan (OH) Sutton Woolsey One minute remains in this vote. Sa´ nchez, Linda Thompson (CA) Wu The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. MILLER of T. Thompson (MS) Yarmuth Michigan) (during the vote). There is b 1404 less than 1 minute remaining in the NOES—254 vote. So the amendment was rejected. Adams Fleischmann Manzullo The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Fleming Marchant as above recorded. Akin Flores Marino b 1408 Alexander Forbes Matheson So the amendment was rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. POLIS Altmire Fortenberry McCarthy (CA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amash Foxx McCaul The result of the vote was announced business is the demand for a recorded Austria Franks (AZ) McClintock as above recorded. Bachmann Frelinghuysen McCotter AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS vote on the amendment offered by the Bachus Gallegly McHenry gentleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) Barletta Gardner McKeon OF FLORIDA on which further proceedings were Barrow Garrett McKinley The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished postponed and on which the noes pre- Bartlett Gerlach McMorris business is the demand for a recorded Barton (TX) Gibbs Rodgers vailed by voice vote. Bass (NH) Gibson Meehan vote on the amendment offered by the The Clerk will redesignate the Benishek Gingrey (GA) Mica gentleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) amendment. Berg Gohmert Miller (FL) on which further proceedings were Biggert Goodlatte Miller (MI) postponed and on which the noes pre- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bilbray Gosar Miller, Gary ment. Bilirakis Gowdy Mulvaney vailed by voice vote. RECORDED VOTE Bishop (UT) Granger Murphy (PA) The Clerk will redesignate the Black Graves (GA) Myrick amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Blackburn Graves (MO) Neugebauer has been demanded. Bonner Green, Al Noem The Clerk redesignated the amend- A recorded vote was ordered. Bono Mack Green, Gene Nugent ment. Boren Griffin (AR) Nunes RECORDED VOTE The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Boswell Griffith (VA) Nunnelee minute vote. Boustany Grimm Olson The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (TX) Guinta Owens has been demanded. vice, and there were—ayes 174, noes 254, Brooks Guthrie Palazzo A recorded vote was ordered. Broun (GA) Hall Paul not voting 3, as follows: Buchanan Hanna Paulsen The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- [Roll No. 304] Bucshon Harper Pearce minute vote. Buerkle Harris Pence AYES—174 The vote was taken by electronic de- Burgess Hartzler Peterson vice, and there were—ayes 169, noes 258, Ackerman DeGette Kildee Burton (IN) Hayworth Petri Andrews DeLauro Kind Calvert Heck Pitts not voting 4, as follows: Baca Deutch Kissell Camp Hensarling Platts [Roll No. 305] Baldwin Dicks Kucinich Campbell Herger Poe (TX) Bass (CA) Dingell Langevin Canseco Herrera Beutler Pompeo AYES—169 Becerra Doggett Larsen (WA) Cantor Hinojosa Posey Ackerman Cummings Israel Berkley Doyle Larson (CT) Capito Holden Price (GA) Andrews Davis (CA) Jackson (IL) Berman Edwards Lee (CA) Cardoza Huelskamp Quayle Baca Davis (IL) Jackson Lee Bishop (GA) Ellison Levin Carter Huizenga (MI) Reed Baldwin DeFazio (TX) Bishop (NY) Engel Lewis (GA) Cassidy Hultgren Rehberg Bass (CA) DeGette Johnson (GA) Blumenauer Eshoo Lipinski Chabot Hunter Reichert Becerra DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Brady (PA) Farr Loebsack Chaffetz Hurt Renacci Berkley Deutch Jones Braley (IA) Fattah Lofgren, Zoe Coble Issa Ribble Berman Dicks Kaptur Brown (FL) Filner Lowey Coffman (CO) Jenkins Rigell Bishop (GA) Dingell Keating Butterfield Frank (MA) Luja´ n Cole Johnson (IL) Rivera Bishop (NY) Doggett Kildee Capps Fudge Lynch Conaway Johnson (OH) Roby Blumenauer Donnelly (IN) Kind Capuano Garamendi Maloney Costa Jordan Roe (TN) Boswell Doyle Kissell Carnahan Gonzalez Markey Cravaack Kelly Rogers (AL) Brady (PA) Edwards Kucinich Carney Grijalva Matsui Crawford King (IA) Rogers (KY) Braley (IA) Ellison Langevin Carson (IN) Gutierrez McCarthy (NY) Crenshaw King (NY) Rogers (MI) Brown (FL) Engel Larsen (WA) Castor (FL) Hanabusa McCollum Critz Kingston Rohrabacher Butterfield Eshoo Larson (CT) Chandler Hastings (FL) McDermott Cuellar Kinzinger (IL) Rokita Capps Farr Lee (CA) Chu Heinrich McGovern Culberson Kline Rooney Capuano Fattah Levin Cicilline Higgins McIntyre Davis (KY) Labrador Ros-Lehtinen Carnahan Filner Lewis (GA) Clarke (MI) Himes McNerney Denham Lamborn Roskam Carson (IN) Frank (MA) Loebsack Clarke (NY) Hinchey Meeks Dent Lance Ross (AR) Castor (FL) Fudge Lofgren, Zoe Clay Hirono Michaud DesJarlais Landry Ross (FL) Chandler Garamendi Lowey Cleaver Holt Miller (NC) Diaz-Balart Lankford Royce Chu Grijalva Luja´ n Clyburn Honda Miller, George Dold Latham Runyan Cicilline Gutierrez Lynch Cohen Hoyer Moore Donnelly (IN) LaTourette Ryan (WI) Clarke (MI) Hanabusa Maloney Connolly (VA) Inslee Moran Dreier Latta Scalise Clarke (NY) Hastings (FL) Markey Conyers Israel Murphy (CT) Duffy Lewis (CA) Schilling Clay Heinrich Matsui Cooper Jackson (IL) Nadler Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Schmidt Cleaver Higgins McCarthy (NY) Costello Jackson Lee Napolitano Duncan (TN) Long Schock Clyburn Himes McCollum Courtney (TX) Neal Ellmers Lucas Schrader Cohen Hinchey McDermott Crowley Johnson (GA) Olver Emerson Luetkemeyer Schweikert Conyers Hirono McGovern Cummings Johnson, E. B. Pallone Farenthold Lummis Scott (SC) Cooper Holt McIntyre Davis (CA) Jones Pascrell Fincher Lungren, Daniel Scott, Austin Courtney Honda McNerney Davis (IL) Kaptur Pastor (AZ) Fitzpatrick E. Sensenbrenner Critz Hoyer Meeks DeFazio Keating Payne Flake Mack Sessions Crowley Inslee Michaud

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Pallone Sires Schock Stutzman Olver Sarbanes Visclosky Wittman Jones Pascrell Slaughter Schwartz Sullivan Pallone Schakowsky Walz (MN) Wolf Kaptur Pastor (AZ) Smith (WA) Schweikert Terry Keating Payne Pascrell Schiff Wasserman Womack Southerland Pastor (AZ) Schrader Scott (SC) Thompson (PA) Kildee Pelosi Schultz Woodall Speier Payne Scott (VA) Scott, Austin Thornberry Kind Perlmutter Waters Yoder Stark Pelosi Scott, David Sensenbrenner Tiberi Kissell Peters Watt Young (AK) Sutton Peters Serrano Sessions Tipton Kucinich Pingree (ME) Waxman Young (FL) Thompson (CA) Pingree (ME) Sewell Shimkus Turner Langevin Polis Polis Sherman Weiner Shuler Upton Young (IN) Larsen (WA) Posey Thompson (MS) Welch Tierney Price (NC) Sires NOT VOTING—4 Larson (CT) Price (NC) Quigley Slaughter Wilson (FL) Lee (CA) Quigley Tonko Rahall Smith (WA) Woolsey Bilbray Hastings (WA) Levin Rahall Towns Rangel Speier Wu Giffords Johnson, Sam Lewis (GA) Rangel Tsongas Reyes Stark Yarmuth Lipinski Reyes Van Hollen ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Richardson Sutton Loebsack Richardson Vela´ zquez The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Lofgren, Zoe Richmond Visclosky NOES—258 There is 1 minute remaining in this Lowey Roby Walz (MN) Luja´ n Roe (TN) Wasserman Adams vote. Fincher Lipinski Lynch Rogers (AL) Schultz Aderholt Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Maloney Ros-Lehtinen Waters Akin Flake Long b 1412 Markey Rothman (NJ) Watt Alexander Fleischmann Lucas Matheson Roybal-Allard Altmire Fleming Luetkemeyer Mr. KINGSTON changed his vote Waxman Matsui Ruppersberger Webster Amash Flores Lummis from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ McCarthy (NY) Rush Austria Forbes Lungren, Daniel Weiner So the amendment was rejected. McCollum Ryan (OH) Welch Bachmann Fortenberry E. McDermott Sa´ nchez, Linda The result of the vote was announced West Bachus Foxx Mack McGovern T. Westmoreland Barletta Franks (AZ) Manzullo as above recorded. McIntyre Sanchez, Loretta Barrow Frelinghuysen Marchant Wilson (FL) AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MR. DEUTCH McNerney Sarbanes Bartlett Gallegly Marino Meeks Schakowsky Woolsey Barton (TX) Gardner Matheson The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Michaud Schiff Wu Bass (NH) Garrett McCarthy (CA) business is the demand for a recorded Miller (NC) Schilling Yarmuth Benishek Gerlach McCaul Miller, George Schwartz Young (FL) Berg Gibbs McClintock vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) Biggert Gibson McCotter NOES—222 Bilirakis Gingrey (GA) McHenry on which further proceedings were Bishop (UT) Gohmert McKeon postponed and on which the noes pre- Adams Dreier Johnson (IL) Black Gonzalez McKinley Akin Duffy Johnson (OH) Blackburn Goodlatte McMorris vailed by voice vote. Alexander Duncan (SC) Jordan Bonner Gosar Rodgers The Clerk will redesignate the Amash Duncan (TN) Kelly Bono Mack Gowdy Meehan amendment. Austria Ellmers King (IA) Boren Granger Mica Bachmann Emerson King (NY) Boustany Graves (GA) Miller (FL) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Barletta Farenthold Kingston Brady (TX) Graves (MO) Miller (MI) ment. Bartlett Fincher Kinzinger (IL) Brooks Green, Al Miller, Gary RECORDED VOTE Barton (TX) Fitzpatrick Kline Broun (GA) Green, Gene Mulvaney Bass (NH) Flake Labrador Buchanan Griffin (AR) Murphy (PA) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Benishek Fleischmann Lamborn Bucshon Griffith (VA) Myrick has been demanded. Berg Fleming Lance Buerkle Grimm Neugebauer A recorded vote was ordered. Biggert Flores Landry Burgess Guinta Noem Bilbray Forbes Lankford Burton (IN) Guthrie Nugent The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bishop (UT) Fortenberry Latham Calvert Hall Nunes minute vote. Black Foxx LaTourette Camp Hanna Nunnelee The vote was taken by electronic de- Blackburn Franks (AZ) Latta Campbell Harper Olson vice, and there were—ayes 205, noes 222, Bono Mack Frelinghuysen Lewis (CA) Canseco Harris Owens Boren Gallegly LoBiondo Cantor Hartzler Palazzo not voting 4, as follows: Boswell Gardner Long Capito Hayworth Paul [Roll No. 306] Boustany Garrett Lucas Cardoza Heck Paulsen Brady (TX) Gerlach Luetkemeyer Carney Hensarling Pearce AYES—205 Broun (GA) Gibbs Lummis Carter Herger Pence Ackerman Castor (FL) Doyle Bucshon Gohmert Lungren, Daniel Cassidy Herrera Beutler Perlmutter Aderholt Chandler Edwards Buerkle Goodlatte E. Chabot Hinojosa Peterson Altmire Chu Ellison Burgess Gosar Mack Chaffetz Holden Petri Andrews Cicilline Engel Burton (IN) Gowdy Manzullo Coble Huelskamp Pitts Baca Clarke (MI) Eshoo Calvert Granger Marchant Coffman (CO) Huizenga (MI) Platts Bachus Clarke (NY) Farr Camp Graves (GA) Marino Cole Hultgren Poe (TX) Baldwin Clay Fattah Campbell Graves (MO) McCarthy (CA) Conaway Hunter Pompeo Barrow Cleaver Filner Canseco Green, Al McCaul Connolly (VA) Hurt Posey Bass (CA) Clyburn Frank (MA) Cantor Green, Gene McClintock Costa Issa Price (GA) Becerra Cohen Fudge Capito Griffin (AR) McCotter Costello Jenkins Quayle Berkley Connolly (VA) Garamendi Carter Griffith (VA) McHenry Cravaack Johnson (IL) Reed Berman Conyers Gibson Cassidy Grimm McKeon Crawford Johnson (OH) Rehberg Bilirakis Cooper Gingrey (GA) Chabot Guinta McKinley Crenshaw Jordan Reichert Bishop (GA) Costello Gonzalez Chaffetz Hall McMorris Cuellar Kelly Renacci Bishop (NY) Courtney Grijalva Coble Harper Rodgers Culberson King (IA) Ribble Blumenauer Critz Guthrie Coffman (CO) Hartzler Meehan Davis (KY) King (NY) Rigell Bonner Crowley Gutierrez Cole Hayworth Mica Denham Kingston Rivera Brady (PA) Cuellar Hanabusa Conaway Heck Miller (FL) Dent Kinzinger (IL) Roby Braley (IA) Cummings Hanna Costa Hensarling Miller (MI) DesJarlais Kline Roe (TN) Brooks Davis (CA) Harris Cravaack Herger Miller, Gary Diaz-Balart Labrador Rogers (AL) Brown (FL) Davis (IL) Hastings (FL) Crawford Herrera Beutler Mulvaney Dold Lamborn Rogers (KY) Buchanan DeFazio Heinrich Crenshaw Hinojosa Murphy (PA) Dreier Lance Rogers (MI) Butterfield DeGette Higgins Culberson Huelskamp Myrick Duffy Landry Rohrabacher Capps DeLauro Himes Davis (KY) Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Duncan (SC) Lankford Rokita Capuano Deutch Hinchey Denham Hultgren Noem Duncan (TN) Latham Rooney Cardoza Dicks Hirono Dent Hunter Nugent Ellmers LaTourette Ros-Lehtinen Carnahan Dingell Holden DesJarlais Hurt Nunes Emerson Latta Roskam Carney Doggett Holt Diaz-Balart Issa Nunnelee Farenthold Lewis (CA) Ross (AR) Carson (IN) Donnelly (IN) Honda Dold Jenkins Olson

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Miller, Gary Rivera Southerland Paul Rooney Sullivan Green, Al Matsui Sanchez, Loretta Mulvaney Roby Stearns Paulsen Roskam Terry Green, Gene McCarthy (NY) Sarbanes Murphy (PA) Roe (TN) Stivers Pearce Ross (AR) Thompson (PA) Grijalva McCollum Schakowsky Myrick Rogers (AL) Stutzman Pence Ross (FL) Thornberry Gutierrez McDermott Schiff Neugebauer Rogers (KY) Sullivan Peterson Royce Tiberi Hanabusa McGovern Schrader Noem Rogers (MI) Terry Petri Runyan Tipton Hastings (FL) McIntyre Schwartz Nugent Rohrabacher Thompson (PA) Pitts Ryan (WI) Nunnelee Rokita Turner Heinrich McNerney Scott (VA) Thornberry Platts Scalise Olson Rooney Upton Higgins Meehan Scott, David Tiberi Poe (TX) Schmidt Himes Meeks Palazzo Ros-Lehtinen Walberg Serrano Tipton Pompeo Schrader Hinchey Michaud Paul Roskam Walden Sewell Turner Price (GA) Schweikert Hirono Miller (NC) Paulsen Ross (AR) Walsh (IL) Sherman Upton Quayle Scott (SC) Holden Miller, George Pearce Ross (FL) Whitfield Shuler Walberg Reed Sensenbrenner Holt Moore Pence Royce Wilson (SC) Sires Rehberg Sessions Honda Moran Peterson Runyan Walden Wittman Slaughter Reichert Shimkus Hoyer Murphy (CT) Petri Ryan (WI) Walsh (IL) Wolf Smith (WA) Renacci Shuster Inslee Nadler Pitts Scalise Webster Speier Ribble Simpson Womack Israel Napolitano Platts Schilling West Stark Rigell Smith (NE) Woodall Jackson (IL) Neal Poe (TX) Schmidt Westmoreland Sutton Rivera Smith (NJ) Yoder Jackson Lee Olver Pompeo Schweikert Whitfield Thompson (CA) Rogers (KY) Smith (TX) Young (AK) (TX) Owens Posey Scott (SC) Wittman Thompson (MS) Rogers (MI) Stearns Young (IN) Johnson (GA) Pallone Price (GA) Scott, Austin Wolf Tierney Johnson, E. B. Pascrell Quayle Sensenbrenner Womack NOT VOTING—4 Tonko Kaptur Pastor (AZ) Reed Sessions Woodall Towns Giffords Johnson, Sam Keating Payne Rehberg Shimkus Yoder Tsongas Reichert Hastings (WA) Schock Kildee Pelosi Shuster Young (AK) Van Hollen Renacci Simpson Kind Perlmutter Young (FL) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Vela´ zquez Ribble Smith (NE) Kissell Peters Young (IN) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Kucinich Pingree (ME) Visclosky Richardson Smith (NJ) Walz (MN) Members have 1 minute remaining on Langevin Polis NOT VOTING—7 Wasserman the vote. Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Larson (CT) Quigley Schultz Giffords King (IA) Wilson (SC) Waters Hastings (WA) Nunes 1417 Lee (CA) Rahall b Levin Rangel Watt Johnson, Sam Schock Waxman Messrs. ROGERS of Alabama and Lewis (GA) Reyes ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR GINGREY of Georgia changed their Lipinski Richmond Weiner Loebsack Rothman (NJ) Welch The Acting CHAIR (Mr. ROGERS of vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Lofgren, Zoe Roybal-Allard Wilson (FL) Alabama) (during the vote). One So the amendment was rejected. Lowey Ruppersberger Woolsey minute remains in this vote. The result of the vote was announced Luja´ n Rush Wu Lynch Ryan (OH) Yarmuth b 1422 as above recorded. So the amendment was rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS NOES—239 OF FLORIDA The result of the vote was announced Adams Davis (KY) Herger as above recorded. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Aderholt Denham Herrera Beutler Stated for: business is the demand for a recorded Akin Dent Hinojosa Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Chair, I am re- vote on the amendment offered by the Alexander DesJarlais Huelskamp Amash Diaz-Balart Huizenga (MI) corded as voting ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote No. gentleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) Austria Dold Hultgren 307; this was inadvertent. I intended to vote on which further proceedings were Bachmann Dreier Hunter ‘‘aye.’’ postponed and on which the noes pre- Bachus Duffy Hurt Barletta Duncan (SC) Issa The Acting CHAIR. There being no vailed by voice vote. Bartlett Duncan (TN) Jenkins further amendments, the Committee The Clerk will redesignate the Barton (TX) Ellmers Johnson (IL) rises. amendment. Bass (NH) Emerson Johnson (OH) Benishek Farenthold Jones Accordingly, the Committee rose; The Clerk redesignated the amend- Berg Fincher Jordan and the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. ment. Biggert Fitzpatrick Kelly MILLER of Michigan) having assumed RECORDED VOTE Bilbray Flake King (NY) Bilirakis Fleischmann Kingston the chair, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Act- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bishop (UT) Fleming Kinzinger (IL) ing Chair of the Committee of the has been demanded. Black Flores Kline Whole House on the state of the Union, A recorded vote was ordered. Blackburn Forbes Labrador reported that that Committee, having Bonner Fortenberry Lamborn The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bono Mack Foxx Lance had under consideration the bill (H.R. minute vote. Boren Franks (AZ) Landry 1229) to amend the Outer Continental The vote was taken by electronic de- Boustany Frelinghuysen Lankford Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe vice, and there were—ayes 185, noes 239, Brady (TX) Gallegly Latham Brooks Gardner LaTourette and timely production of American en- not voting 7, as follows: Broun (GA) Garrett Latta ergy resources from the Gulf of Mexico, [Roll No. 307] Buchanan Gerlach Lewis (CA) and, pursuant to House Resolution 245, Bucshon Gibbs LoBiondo reported the bill, as amended by that AYES—185 Buerkle Gibson Long Ackerman Carney Cummings Burgess Gingrey (GA) Lucas resolution, back to the House. Altmire Carson (IN) Davis (CA) Burton (IN) Gohmert Luetkemeyer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Andrews Castor (FL) Davis (IL) Calvert Goodlatte Lummis the rule, the previous question is or- Baca Chandler DeFazio Camp Gosar Lungren, Daniel dered. Baldwin Chu DeGette Campbell Gowdy E. Barrow Cicilline DeLauro Canseco Granger Mack The question is on the engrossment Bass (CA) Clarke (MI) Deutch Cantor Graves (GA) Manzullo and third reading of the bill. Becerra Clarke (NY) Dicks Capito Graves (MO) Marchant The bill was ordered to be engrossed Berkley Clay Dingell Cardoza Griffin (AR) Marino and read a third time, and was read the Berman Cleaver Doggett Carter Griffith (VA) Matheson Bishop (GA) Clyburn Donnelly (IN) Cassidy Grimm McCarthy (CA) third time. Bishop (NY) Coble Doyle Chabot Guinta McCaul MOTION TO RECOMMIT Blumenauer Cohen Edwards Chaffetz Guthrie McClintock Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Boswell Connolly (VA) Ellison Coffman (CO) Hall McCotter Brady (PA) Conyers Engel Cole Hanna McHenry Speaker, I have a motion to recommit Braley (IA) Cooper Eshoo Conaway Harper McKeon at the desk. Brown (FL) Costello Farr Costa Harris McKinley The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Butterfield Courtney Fattah Cravaack Hartzler McMorris gentleman opposed to the bill? Capps Critz Filner Crawford Hayworth Rodgers Capuano Crowley Frank (MA) Crenshaw Heck Mica Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I am in Carnahan Cuellar Fudge Culberson Hensarling Miller (FL) its present form.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gulf oil spill, more than 55,000 sub- Mr. LANDRY. Madam Speaker, I con- Clerk will report the motion to recom- mitted claims in excess of $10,000. tinue to reserve my point of order mit. Losses ranging from $10,000 to more while rising in opposition to the mo- The Clerk read as follows: than $500,000 are not trivial, and we tion. Mr. Connolly of Virginia moves to recom- should not allow companies like BP to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- mit the bill H.R. 1229 to the Committee on force businesses into bankruptcy even tleman from Louisiana is recognized Natural Resources with instructions to re- while they seek permission to take for 5 minutes. port the same back to the House forthwith more oil from America’s Outer Conti- Mr. LANDRY. Madam Speaker, my with the following amendment: nental Shelf. Democrat colleagues are trying to dis- On page 4, after line 6, insert the following We still don’t know the full extent of tract us from the central issue, which new paragraph (and redesignate accord- ingly): cleanup costs resulting from Deepwater is jobs. We’re trying to put people back ‘‘(3) COASTAL RESTORATION.—The Secretary Horizon, but the costs continue to to work, but instead of putting people shall not issue a permit under paragraph (1) grow. Consider how labor intensive res- back to work, we’re having to deal to any applicant that has been required to toration is. To help prevent some sea with procedural gamesmanship. The pay a civil penalty, a criminal fine, or mone- turtles from being wiped out, restora- American people are tired of games. tary damages resulting from the applicant’s tion teams rehabilitated more than They want results. activities on the outer Continental Shelf, 1,000 of them and relocated 14,000 turtle Last night, on the phone while I until such penalties, fines, or damages have hatchlings to Florida’s east coast checked on my constituents who are been paid in full, or the applicant has en- which was not damaged by oil. preparing for floodwaters not seen in tered a formal agreement to pay such pen- More than 4,200 people are still work- alties, fines, or damages, in order to redress some 50 years, constituents who may economic and environmental harm caused to ing to clean up more than 544 miles of lose their homes, one gentleman asked the Gulf of Mexico Region. gulf coastline, and this work is essen- me, he said, Congressman, when are we Mr. LANDRY. Madam Speaker, I re- tial to restore the gulf’s fisheries and going to get back to work? I will need tourist economy. For example, the serve a point of order against the mo- my offshore job to pay for the damages Coast Guard is still cleaning up tar tion. that this flood brings us. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point balls and tar mats from Gulf Shores, Shockingly, I said, do you under- of order is reserved. Alabama. stand that these floodwaters may not While we can all appreciate the re- The gentleman from Virginia is rec- recede for months? He looked at me sources that BP has put into the clean- ognized for 5 minutes. and he replied, like any good old Cajun, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam up to date, it is important that we set sha, them floodwaters were sent here Speaker, this simple motion to recom- a clear standard for the Gulf of Mexico: by God, and it will recede; the same mit ensures that oil companies clean Oil companies that cause oil spills have God who gave me my two hands and up their mess from their oil spills prior to clean up their mess first. We should my two feet, so that I can get back to to receiving a new permit under the never allow companies like BP to get work. guidelines of this bill. away with giving the gulf coast clean- My job is gone because of a man and This is the final amendment to the up a lick and a promise or let other oil my government, not God. Please tell bill, and if it is adopted, we will imme- companies continue extracting Amer- them that we are not only ready to get diately vote on final passage. ica’s oil until they have finished clean- back to work, we need to get back to Although we may disagree on the un- ing up their mess. work. derlying bill, we surely can agree that If the oil companies responsible for Now, my friends, how do you say no it is necessary to protect taxpayers spills do not pay for their oil spill to him? who would otherwise have to foot the cleanups and private damages, then How do you say no to a people who bill for cleaning up oil companies’ oil America’s taxpayers will end up paying have endured over two calamities per spills. It’s also necessary to protect the for it. So we need to send a simple mes- year since 2005. Katrina, Rita, Ike, Gus- individuals whose lives have been di- sage to oil companies that cause spills: tav, the Deepwater Horizon incident, rectly affected by those spills. It’s your mess; you clean it up. We can- the Mississippi River floods that are To illustrate how important this not afford to be subsidizing them at a coming upon us? These people simply want to get back final amendment is look no further time when we’re wrestling with record to work. They understand that putting than last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil deficits and they’re experiencing them back to work will ease the price spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The gulf’s record profits. By passing this simple final amend- at the pump they too pay. fisheries were worth $5.5 billion annu- ment to the bill, we’ll be honoring the Let’s put our differences aside. Let’s ally prior to the spill. Shouldn’t we re- lesson that most of us probably learned put America back to work. Let’s crank quire BP to pay those economic dam- from our mothers: If you are respon- up those steel mills in Pennsylvania. ages before it receives another permit sible for it, you’ve got to clean it up. Let’s tell the boys in Illinois that we to drill again? need those Caterpillar engines. Let’s The gulf coast fisheries supported b 1430 tell the Texans, the Louisianans, the 200,000 fishing jobs prior to the Deep- And if some oil companies aren’t Mississippians, the ones in Florida, water Horizon oil spill. Shouldn’t BP willing to clean up their mess, then Alabama, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, have the responsibility to pay eco- they shouldn’t get to extract more of that jobs are coming back to the gulf. nomic damages to those fishermen who our oil, because there are plenty of re- Let’s fuel our plants with American may have lost their livelihoods as a re- sponsible businesses that would con- energy and American oil. No more sult of their oil spill? duct business in a manner that doesn’t shall we beg those who hate us for More than 407,000 residents and endanger the livelihoods and lives of their oil. America is on her way back, 102,000 businesses on the gulf have sub- nearby residents. and it starts in the Gulf of Mexico. mitted claims for damages due to the Remember, this final amendment Let’s put the gulf back to work so we spill, and fewer than half have been doesn’t stop a single oil well from can put America back to work. paid. Shouldn’t BP have to resolve all being drilled. All it does is ensure that Madam Speaker, I withdraw my of those claims before it takes more of an oil company that caused the spill point of order. our publicly owned oil from America’s clean up its mess before drilling new I yield back the balance of my time. Outer Continental Shelf? wells on oil on our property; it has to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without In many cases, payment of claims is take responsibility for the cleanup. objection, the previous question is or- the difference, Madam Speaker, be- I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this simple dered on the motion to recommit. tween survival and bankruptcy for amendment. There was no objection. small businesses. Of the 102,000 of them Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that claim damages as a result of the ance of my time. question is on the motion to recommit.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7053 The question was taken; and the Benishek Graves (MO) Pearce Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, on roll- Speaker pro tempore announced that Berg Griffin (AR) Pence Biggert Griffith (VA) Peterson call No. 308 I was tied up in an elevator. Had the noes appeared to have it. Bilbray Grimm Petri I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ RECORDED VOTE Bilirakis Guinta Pitts The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bishop (UT) Guthrie Platts question is on the passage of the bill. Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Black Hall Poe (TX) Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Blackburn Hanna Pompeo The question was taken; and the A recorded vote was ordered. Bonner Harper Posey Speaker pro tempore announced that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bono Mack Harris Price (GA) the ayes appeared to have it. Boren Hartzler Quayle ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Boustany Hayworth Reed RECORDED VOTE this 15-minute vote on the motion to Brady (TX) Heck Rehberg Mr. MARKEY. Madam Speaker, I de- Brooks Hensarling recommit will be followed by 5-minute Reichert mand a recorded vote. Broun (GA) Herger Renacci votes on passage of H.R. 1229, if or- Buchanan Herrera Beutler Ribble A recorded vote was ordered. Bucshon Huelskamp dered; ordering the previous question Rigell The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Buerkle Huizenga (MI) on House Resolution 257; and adoption Rivera Burgess Hultgren will be a 5-minute vote. Roby of House Resolution 257, if ordered. Burton (IN) Hunter The vote was taken by electronic de- Roe (TN) The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Hurt vice, and there were—ayes 263, noes 163, Camp Issa Rogers (AL) vice, and there were—ayes 186, noes 239, Rogers (KY) not voting 5, as follows: not voting 6, as follows: Campbell Jenkins Canseco Johnson (IL) Rogers (MI) [Roll No. 309] [Roll No. 308] Cantor Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher Rokita AYES—263 AYES—186 Capito Jordan Carter Kelly Rooney Adams Duncan (TN) Lankford Ackerman Green, Al Owens Cassidy King (NY) Ros-Lehtinen Aderholt Ellmers Latham Altmire Green, Gene Pallone Chabot Kingston Roskam Akin Emerson LaTourette Andrews Grijalva Pascrell Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Ross (FL) Alexander Farenthold Latta Baca Gutierrez Pastor (AZ) Coble Kline Royce Altmire Fincher Lewis (CA) Baldwin Hanabusa Payne Coffman (CO) Labrador Runyan Amash Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Barrow Hastings (FL) Pelosi Cole Lamborn Ryan (WI) Austria Flake Long Bass (CA) Heinrich Perlmutter Conaway Lance Scalise Baca Fleischmann Lucas Becerra Higgins Peters Cooper Landry Schilling Bachmann Fleming Luetkemeyer Berkley Himes Pingree (ME) Costa Lankford Schmidt Bachus Flores Lummis Berman Hinchey Price (NC) Cravaack Latham Schock Barletta Forbes Lungren, Daniel Bishop (GA) Hinojosa Quigley Crawford LaTourette Schweikert Barrow Foxx E. Bishop (NY) Hirono Rahall Crenshaw Latta Scott (SC) Bartlett Franks (AZ) Mack Blumenauer Holden Rangel Culberson Lewis (CA) Scott, Austin Barton (TX) Frelinghuysen Manzullo Boswell Holt Reyes Davis (KY) LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Bass (NH) Gallegly Marchant Brady (PA) Honda Richardson Denham Long Sessions Benishek Gardner Marino Braley (IA) Hoyer Richmond Dent Lucas Shimkus Berg Garrett Matheson Brown (FL) Inslee Ross (AR) DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Shuster Biggert Gerlach McCarthy (CA) Butterfield Israel Rothman (NJ) Diaz-Balart Lummis Simpson Bilbray Gibbs McCaul Capps Jackson (IL) Roybal-Allard Dold Lungren, Daniel Smith (NE) Bilirakis Gibson McClintock Capuano Jackson Lee Ruppersberger Dreier E. Smith (NJ) Bishop (GA) Gingrey (GA) McCotter Cardoza (TX) Rush Duffy Mack Smith (TX) Bishop (UT) Gohmert McHenry Carnahan Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) Duncan (SC) Manzullo Southerland Black Gosar McIntyre Carney Johnson, E. B. Sa´ nchez, Linda Duncan (TN) Marchant Stearns Blackburn Gowdy McKeon Carson (IN) Jones T. Ellmers Marino Stivers Bonner Granger McKinley Castor (FL) Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Emerson McCarthy (CA) Bono Mack Graves (GA) McMorris Stutzman Chandler Keating Sarbanes Farenthold McCaul Boren Graves (MO) Rodgers Sullivan Chu Kildee Schakowsky Fincher McClintock Boswell Green, Al Meehan Terry Cicilline Kind Schiff Fitzpatrick McCotter Boustany Green, Gene Mica Thompson (PA) Clarke (MI) Kissell Schrader Flake McHenry Brady (TX) Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Thornberry Clay Kucinich Schwartz Fleischmann McKeon Brooks Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Tiberi Cleaver Langevin Scott (VA) Fleming McKinley Broun (GA) Grimm Miller, Gary Clyburn Larsen (WA) Scott, David Flores McMorris Tipton Buchanan Guinta Mulvaney Cohen Larson (CT) Serrano Forbes Rodgers Turner Bucshon Guthrie Murphy (PA) Connolly (VA) Lee (CA) Sewell Fortenberry Meehan Upton Buerkle Hall Myrick Conyers Levin Sherman Foxx Mica Walberg Burgess Hanna Neugebauer Costello Lewis (GA) Shuler Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Walden Burton (IN) Harper Noem Courtney Lipinski Sires Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Walsh (IL) Calvert Harris Nugent Critz Loebsack Slaughter Gallegly Miller, Gary Webster Camp Hartzler Nunes Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Smith (WA) Gardner Mulvaney West Campbell Hayworth Nunnelee Cuellar Lowey Speier Garrett Murphy (PA) Westmoreland Canseco Heck Olson Cummings Luja´ n Stark Gerlach Myrick Whitfield Cantor Hensarling Owens Davis (CA) Lynch Sutton Gibbs Neugebauer Wilson (SC) Capito Herger Palazzo Davis (IL) Maloney Thompson (CA) Gibson Noem Wittman Cardoza Herrera Beutler Paul DeFazio Markey Thompson (MS) Gingrey (GA) Nugent Wolf Carter Hinojosa Paulsen DeGette Matheson Tierney Gohmert Nunes Womack Cassidy Holden Pearce DeLauro Matsui Tonko Goodlatte Nunnelee Woodall Chabot Huelskamp Pence Deutch McCarthy (NY) Towns Gosar Olson Yoder Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Perlmutter Dicks McCollum Tsongas Gowdy Palazzo Young (AK) Chandler Hultgren Peterson Dingell McDermott Van Hollen Granger Paul Young (FL) Coble Hunter Petri Doggett McGovern Vela´ zquez Graves (GA) Paulsen Young (IN) Coffman (CO) Hurt Pitts Donnelly (IN) McIntyre Visclosky Cole Issa Platts Doyle McNerney Walz (MN) NOT VOTING—6 Conaway Jackson Lee Poe (TX) Edwards Meeks Wasserman Clarke (NY) Hastings (WA) King (IA) Costa (TX) Pompeo Ellison Michaud Schultz Giffords Johnson, Sam Polis Cravaack Jenkins Posey Engel Miller (NC) Waters Crawford Johnson (IL) Price (GA) Eshoo Miller, George Watt Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Quayle Farr Moore Waxman b 1453 Critz Johnson, E. B. Quigley Fattah Moran Weiner Cuellar Jones Reed Filner Murphy (CT) Welch Mr. ROHRABACHER changed his Culberson Jordan Rehberg Frank (MA) Nadler Wilson (FL) vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Davis (KY) Kelly Reichert Fudge Napolitano Woolsey Mr. ROSS of Arkansas changed his Denham King (IA) Renacci Garamendi Neal Wu Dent King (NY) Reyes Gonzalez Olver Yarmuth vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ DesJarlais Kingston Ribble So the motion to recommit was re- Diaz-Balart Kinzinger (IL) Rigell NOES—239 jected. Dold Kline Rivera Adams Amash Barletta The result of the vote was announced Donnelly (IN) Labrador Roby Aderholt Austria Bartlett Dreier Lamborn Roe (TN) Akin Bachmann Barton (TX) as above recorded. Duffy Lance Rogers (AL) Alexander Bachus Bass (NH) Stated against: Duncan (SC) Landry Rogers (KY)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 Rogers (MI) Sessions Upton CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN’S ing the previous question on the reso- Rohrabacher Sewell Walberg CAUCUS lution (H. Res. 257) providing for con- Rokita Shimkus Walden Rooney Shuster Walsh (IL) (Mr. ROSS of Arkansas asked and sideration of the bill (H.R. 1231) to Ros-Lehtinen Simpson Walz (MN) was given permission to address the amend the Outer Continental Shelf Roskam Smith (NE) Webster Lands Act to require that each 5-year Ross (AR) Smith (NJ) House for 1 minute.) West offshore oil and gas leasing program Ross (FL) Smith (TX) Westmoreland Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. Madam Royce Southerland Whitfield Speaker, the Congressional Sports- offer leasing in the areas with the most Runyan Stearns Wilson (SC) prospective oil and gas resources, to es- Ryan (WI) Stivers men’s Caucus is the largest bipartisan Wittman Scalise Stutzman caucus in the Congress. Every year, we tablish a domestic oil and natural gas Schilling Sullivan Wolf go out and have a little bit of fun production goal, and for other pur- Schmidt Terry Womack poses, on which the yeas and nays were Woodall shooting sporting clays, skeet, and Schock Thompson (PA) ordered. Schweikert Thornberry Yoder trap. It’s kind of like the baseball game Scott (SC) Tiberi Young (AK) and the football game and all the other The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Scott, Austin Tipton Young (FL) stuff that goes on around here where tion. Sensenbrenner Turner Young (IN) we try to get out and get to know one The SPEAKER pro tempore. The NOES—163 another better. question is on ordering the previous Ackerman Grijalva Pastor (AZ) This year, just yesterday, out at PG question. Andrews Gutierrez Payne County, the Annual Congressional This is a 5-minute vote. Baldwin Hanabusa Pelosi Bass (CA) Hastings (FL) Peters Sportsman’s Caucus Trap, Skeet, and The vote was taken by electronic de- Becerra Heinrich Pingree (ME) Sporting Clay Competition was held, vice, and there were—yeas 241, nays Berkley Higgins Polis and I’m pleased to report, Madam 179, not voting 11, as follows: Berman Himes Price (NC) Speaker, that for the third consecutive Bishop (NY) Hinchey Rahall [Roll No. 310] year the Democrats won the trophy. Blumenauer Hirono Rangel YEAS—241 Brady (PA) Holt Richardson Did I say for the third consecutive Braley (IA) Honda Richmond year? Adams Farenthold Latta Brown (FL) Hoyer Rothman (NJ) Aderholt Fincher Lewis (CA) Butterfield Inslee Roybal-Allard Top Gun Member of Congress went to Akin Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Capps Israel Ruppersberger MIKE THOMPSON. Alexander Flake Long Capuano Jackson (IL) Rush Top Gun Democrat went to COLLIN Altmire Fleischmann Lucas Amash Fleming Carnahan Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) PETERSON. Luetkemeyer Carney Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda Austria Flores Lummis Carson (IN) Keating T. Top Gun Republican went to JOHN Bachmann Forbes Lungren, Daniel Castor (FL) Kildee Sanchez, Loretta KLINE. Bachus Fortenberry E. Chu Kind Sarbanes Top Skeet Member was JEFF DUNCAN. Barletta Foxx Mack Bartlett Franks (AZ) Manzullo Cicilline Kissell Schakowsky Top Trap Member was AUSTIN SCOTT. Clarke (MI) Kucinich Schiff Barton (TX) Frelinghuysen Marchant Clarke (NY) Langevin Schrader Top Sporting Clays Member was Bass (NH) Gallegly Marino Clay Larsen (WA) Schwartz BENNIE THOMPSON. Benishek Gardner McCarthy (CA) Cleaver Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Top Beginner Member was RENEE Berg Garrett McCaul Biggert Gerlach McClintock Clyburn Lee (CA) Scott, David ELLMERS. Cohen Levin Serrano Bilbray Gibbs McCotter Connolly (VA) Lewis (GA) Sherman Top Laser Shot went to HEATH Bilirakis Gibson McHenry Conyers Lipinski Shuler SHULER. Bishop (UT) Gingrey (GA) McKeon Cooper Loebsack Sires With that, Madam Speaker, I would Black Gohmert McKinley Costello Lofgren, Zoe Slaughter Blackburn Goodlatte McMorris Courtney Lowey Smith (WA) yield to my cochair of the Congres- Bonner Gosar Rodgers Crowley Luja´ n Speier sional Sportsmen’s Caucus, the gen- Bono Mack Gowdy Meehan Cummings Lynch Stark tleman from Florida (Mr. MILLER). Boren Granger Mica Davis (CA) Maloney Sutton Mr. MILLER of Florida. I thank the Boustany Graves (GA) Miller (FL) Davis (IL) Markey Thompson (CA) Brady (TX) Graves (MO) Miller (MI) DeFazio Matsui Thompson (MS) gentleman for yielding, and I’ll make Brooks Griffin (AR) Miller, Gary DeGette McCarthy (NY) Tierney this very brief. Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Mulvaney DeLauro McCollum Tonko Congratulations. Buchanan Grimm Murphy (PA) Deutch McDermott Towns It was a great day to be out there. I Bucshon Guinta Myrick Dicks McGovern Tsongas Buerkle Guthrie Neugebauer Dingell McNerney Van Hollen promise to those on our side of the Burgess Hall Noem Doggett Meeks Vela´ zquez aisle we will not be handicapped next Burton (IN) Hanna Nugent Doyle Michaud Visclosky year by only shooting .410 slugs. We Calvert Harper Nunes Edwards Miller (NC) Wasserman Camp Harris Nunnelee Ellison Miller, George Schultz will use shotguns with open chokes. Campbell Hartzler Olson Engel Moore Waters It was a great day. It went to a good Canseco Hayworth Palazzo Eshoo Moran Watt cause for those that enjoy the out- Cantor Heck Paul Farr Murphy (CT) Waxman doors, conservation, and the environ- Capito Hensarling Paulsen Fattah Nadler Weiner Carter Herger Pearce Filner Napolitano Welch ment. I appreciate the opportunity to Cassidy Herrera Beutler Pence Frank (MA) Neal Wilson (FL) chair the Republican side of the Chabot Huelskamp Peterson Fudge Olver Woolsey Sportsman’s Caucus. Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Pitts Garamendi Pallone Wu Coble Hultgren Platts Gonzalez Pascrell Yarmuth Congratulations to our friends. I was Coffman (CO) Hunter Poe (TX) in the team right behind BENNIE Cole Hurt Pompeo NOT VOTING—5 THOMPSON. BENNIE, we’re going to get Conaway Issa Posey Fortenberry Goodlatte Johnson, Sam you on our side. Costa Jenkins Price (GA) Giffords Hastings (WA) Cravaack Johnson (IL) Quayle Congratulations. Crawford Johnson (OH) Reed f Crenshaw Jones Rehberg b 1459 Cuellar Jordan Reichert So the bill was passed. PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Culberson Kelly Renacci OF H.R. 1231, REVERSING PRESI- Davis (KY) King (IA) Ribble The result of the vote was announced Denham King (NY) Rigell as above recorded. DENT OBAMA’S OFFSHORE MOR- Dent Kingston Rivera A motion to reconsider was laid on ATORIUM ACT DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Roby Diaz-Balart Kline Roe (TN) the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Dold Labrador Rogers (AL) Stated for: objection, 5-minute voting will con- Dreier Lamborn Rogers (KY) Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, on roll- tinue. Duffy Lance Rogers (MI) call No. 309 I was unavoidably detained and There was no objection. Duncan (SC) Landry Rohrabacher Duncan (TN) Lankford Rokita missed the vote. Had I been present, I would The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Ellmers Latham Rooney have voted ‘‘aye.’’ finished business is the vote on order- Emerson LaTourette Ros-Lehtinen

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7055 Roskam Simpson Walberg Stated against: Schock Stivers Webster Ross (AR) Smith (NE) Walden Schweikert Stutzman West Ross (FL) Smith (NJ) Walsh (IL) Ms. HIRONO. Madam Speaker, on rollcall Scott (SC) Sullivan Westmoreland Runyan Smith (TX) Webster No. 310, had I been present, I would have Scott, Austin Terry Whitfield Ryan (WI) Southerland West voted ‘‘nay.’’ Sensenbrenner Thompson (PA) Wilson (SC) Scalise Stearns Westmoreland The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sessions Thornberry Wittman Schilling Stivers Whitfield Shimkus Tiberi Wolf Schmidt Stutzman Wilson (SC) question is on the resolution. Shuler Tipton Womack Schock Sullivan Wittman The question was taken; and the Simpson Turner Woodall Schweikert Terry Wolf Speaker pro tempore announced that Smith (NE) Upton Yoder Scott (SC) Thompson (PA) Womack Smith (TX) Walberg Young (AK) Scott, Austin Thornberry Woodall the ayes appeared to have it. Southerland Walden Young (FL) Sensenbrenner Tiberi Yoder RECORDED VOTE Stearns Walsh (IL) Young (IN) Sessions Tipton Young (AK) Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Shimkus Turner Young (FL) NOES—179 Shuster Upton Young (IN) demand a recorded vote. Ackerman Gonzalez Payne NAYS—179 A recorded vote was ordered. Andrews Green, Al Pelosi The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Baca Grijalva Ackerman Green, Al Pastor (AZ) Perlmutter Baldwin Gutierrez Andrews Green, Gene Payne will be a 5-minute vote. Peters Barrow Hanabusa Baca Grijalva Pingree (ME) Pelosi The vote was taken by electronic de- Bass (CA) Hastings (FL) Baldwin Gutierrez Polis Perlmutter vice, and there were—ayes 243, noes 179, Becerra Heinrich Barrow Hanabusa Price (NC) Peters Berkley Higgins Bass (CA) Hastings (FL) not voting 9, as follows: Quigley Pingree (ME) Berman Himes Becerra Heinrich Rahall Polis [Roll No. 311] Bishop (GA) Hinchey Berkley Higgins Rangel Price (NC) AYES—243 Bishop (NY) Hinojosa Berman Himes Reyes Quigley Blumenauer Hirono Bishop (GA) Hinchey Adams Fleming Lummis Richardson Rahall Brady (PA) Holden Bishop (NY) Hinojosa Aderholt Flores Lungren, Daniel Richmond Rangel Braley (IA) Holt Blumenauer Holden Akin Forbes E. Rothman (NJ) Reyes Brown (FL) Honda Boswell Holt Alexander Fortenberry Mack Richardson Butterfield Inslee Roybal-Allard Brady (PA) Honda Altmire Foxx Manzullo Richmond Capps Israel Ruppersberger Braley (IA) Inslee Amash Franks (AZ) Marchant Rothman (NJ) Capuano Jackson (IL) Rush Brown (FL) Israel Austria Frelinghuysen Marino Roybal-Allard Cardoza Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) Butterfield Jackson (IL) Bachmann Gallegly Matheson Ruppersberger Carnahan Johnson, E. B. Sa´ nchez, Linda Capps Jackson Lee Bachus Gardner McCarthy (CA) Rush Carney Kaptur T. Capuano (TX) Barletta Garrett McCaul Ryan (OH) Carson (IN) Keating Sanchez, Loretta Cardoza Johnson (GA) Bartlett Gerlach McClintock Sa´ nchez, Linda Castor (FL) Kildee Sarbanes Carnahan Johnson, E. B. Barton (TX) Gibbs McCotter T. Chandler Kind Schakowsky Carney Kaptur Bass (NH) Gibson McHenry Sanchez, Loretta Chu Kissell Schiff Carson (IN) Keating Benishek Gingrey (GA) McKeon Sarbanes Cicilline Kucinich Schrader Castor (FL) Kildee Berg Gohmert McKinley Schakowsky Clarke (MI) Langevin Schwartz Chandler Kissell Biggert Goodlatte McMorris Schiff Clarke (NY) Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) Chu Kucinich Bilbray Gosar Rodgers Schrader Clay Larson (CT) Cicilline Langevin Bilirakis Gowdy Meehan Scott, David Schwartz Cleaver Lee (CA) Clarke (MI) Larsen (WA) Bishop (UT) Granger Mica Serrano Scott (VA) Clyburn Levin Clarke (NY) Larson (CT) Black Graves (GA) Miller (FL) Sewell Cohen Lewis (GA) Clay Lee (CA) Scott, David Blackburn Graves (MO) Miller (MI) Sherman Connolly (VA) Lipinski Cleaver Levin Serrano Bonner Green, Gene Miller, Gary Sires Conyers Loebsack Clyburn Lewis (GA) Sewell Bono Mack Griffin (AR) Mulvaney Slaughter Cooper Lofgren, Zoe Cohen Lipinski Sherman Boren Griffith (VA) Murphy (PA) Smith (NJ) Costello Lowey Connolly (VA) Loebsack Shuler Boswell Grimm Myrick Smith (WA) Courtney Luja´ n Conyers Lofgren, Zoe Sires Boustany Guinta Neugebauer Speier Critz Lynch Cooper Lowey Slaughter Brooks Guthrie Noem Stark Crowley Maloney Costello Luja´ n Smith (WA) Broun (GA) Hall Nugent Sutton Cuellar Markey Courtney Lynch Speier Buchanan Hanna Nunes Thompson (CA) Cummings Matsui Critz Maloney Stark Bucshon Harper Nunnelee Thompson (MS) Davis (CA) McCarthy (NY) Crowley Markey Sutton Buerkle Harris Olson Tierney Davis (IL) McCollum Cummings Matheson Thompson (CA) Burgess Hartzler Palazzo Tonko DeFazio McGovern Davis (CA) Matsui Thompson (MS) Burton (IN) Hayworth Paul DeGette McIntyre Towns Davis (IL) McCarthy (NY) Tierney Calvert Heck Paulsen DeLauro McNerney Tsongas DeFazio McCollum Tonko Camp Hensarling Pearce Deutch Meeks Van Hollen DeGette McGovern Towns Campbell Herger Pence ´ Dicks Michaud Velazquez DeLauro McIntyre Tsongas Canseco Herrera Beutler Peterson Dingell Miller (NC) Visclosky Deutch McNerney Van Hollen Cantor Huelskamp Petri Doggett Miller, George Walz (MN) Dicks Meeks Vela´ zquez Capito Huizenga (MI) Pitts Donnelly (IN) Moore Wasserman Dingell Michaud Visclosky Carter Hultgren Platts Doyle Moran Schultz Doggett Miller (NC) Walz (MN) Cassidy Hunter Poe (TX) Edwards Murphy (CT) Waters Donnelly (IN) Miller, George Wasserman Chabot Hurt Pompeo Engel Nadler Watt Doyle Moore Schultz Chaffetz Issa Posey Eshoo Napolitano Waxman Edwards Moran Waters Coble Jackson Lee Price (GA) Farr Neal Weiner Engel Murphy (CT) Watt Coffman (CO) (TX) Quayle Fattah Olver Welch Eshoo Nadler Waxman Cole Jenkins Reed Filner Owens Wilson (FL) Farr Napolitano Weiner Conaway Johnson (IL) Rehberg Frank (MA) Pallone Woolsey Filner Neal Welch Costa Johnson (OH) Reichert Fudge Pascrell Wu Frank (MA) Olver Wilson (FL) Cravaack Jones Renacci Garamendi Pastor (AZ) Yarmuth Fudge Owens Woolsey Crawford Jordan Ribble Garamendi Pallone Wu Crenshaw Kelly Rigell Gonzalez Pascrell Yarmuth Culberson King (IA) Rivera NOT VOTING—9 Davis (KY) King (NY) Roby Brady (TX) Hastings (WA) McDermott NOT VOTING—11 Denham Kingston Roe (TN) Ellison Hoyer Rogers (MI) Ellison Hirono McDermott Dent Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (AL) Giffords Johnson, Sam Shuster Fattah Hoyer Petri DesJarlais Kline Rogers (KY) Giffords Johnson, Sam Royce Diaz-Balart Labrador Rohrabacher Hastings (WA) Kind Dold Lamborn Rokita b 1529 Dreier Lance Rooney b 1510 Duffy Landry Ros-Lehtinen Mr. LANDRY changed his vote from So the previous question was ordered. Duncan (SC) Lankford Roskam ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Duncan (TN) Latham Ross (AR) The result of the vote was announced Ellmers LaTourette Ross (FL) So the resolution was agreed to. as above recorded. Emerson Latta Royce Stated for: Farenthold Lewis (CA) Runyan The result of the vote was announced Mr. ROYCE. Madam Speaker, on rollcall Fincher LoBiondo Ryan (WI) as above recorded. Fitzpatrick Long Scalise No. 310, I was unavoidably detained. Had I Flake Lucas Schilling A motion to reconsider was laid on been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Schmidt the table.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7056 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 PERSONAL EXPLANATION PERMISSION TO FILE REPORTS ON olution 16 and ask for its immediate Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, on May 11, H.R. 1800, EXTENDING COUNTER- consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the con- 2011, I inadvertently missed rollcall Nos. 310 TERRORISM AUTHORITIES current resolution. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- and 311. Had I been present I would voted The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fornia. Madam Speaker, I ask unani- ‘‘yes.’’ objection to the request of the gen- mous consent that the Committee on tleman from California? f the Judiciary may have until 5 p.m. on There was no objection. Wednesday, May 18, 2011, to file its re- The text of the concurrent resolution RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF ports on H.R. 1800. is as follows: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there H. CON. RES. 16 AND AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE objection to the request of the gen- Resolved by the House of Representatives (the ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN- tleman from California? Senate concurring), FRASTRUCTURE There was no objection. SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f SOAP BOX DERBY RACES. fore the House the following resigna- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Greater Washington PERMISSION TO FILE REPORTS ON Soap Box Derby Association (in this resolu- tion as a member of the Committee on SUNDRY LEGISLATION tion referred to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be Agriculture and as a member of the permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box Committee on Transportation and In- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam derby races (in this resolution referred to as frastructure: Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the ‘‘event’’), on the Capitol Grounds. (b) DATE OF EVENT.—The event shall be HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Washington, DC, May 11, 2011. may have until 5 p.m. on Friday, May held on June 18, 2011, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representa- Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 20, 2011, to file its reports to accom- tives and the Committee on Rules and Ad- Speaker, House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, pany the following bills: H.R. 1407, H.R. ministration of the Senate jointly designate. Washington, DC. 1484, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1383, H.R. 1657, and SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: As the Steering H.R. 802. (a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be Committee has formally selected me to sit The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there on the House Committee on Financial Serv- prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall ices, I formally seek to resign my seat on the objection to the request of the gen- be— House Committee on Agriculture and the tleman from Florida? (1) free of admission charge and open to the House Committee on Transportation and In- There was no objection. public; and frastructure. I am very pleased with the op- f (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs portunity to serve on the Financial Services of Congress. Committee, and I look forward to being an PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The spon- active and effective Member. CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR sor shall assume full responsibility for all Again, thank you for your assistance. OF H.R. 427 expenses and liabilities incident to all activi- Please contact me if I can answer any ques- ties associated with the event. tions. Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, I SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS. Sincerely, ask unanimous consent that I may Subject to the approval of the Architect of STEPHEN L. FINCHER, hereafter be considered to be the first the Capitol, the sponsor is authorized to Member of Congress. sponsor of H.R. 427, a bill originally in- erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without troduced by Representative HELLER of sound amplification devices, and other re- objection, the resignations are accept- Nevada, for the purposes of adding co- lated structures and equipment as may be re- ed. sponsors and requesting reprintings quired for the event. There was no objection. pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The Architect of the Capitol and the Cap- f objection to the request of the gentle- itol Police Board are authorized to make woman from Nevada? such additional arrangements as may be re- quired to carry out the event. There was no objection. ELECTING MEMBERS TO CERTAIN SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE f The Capitol Police Board shall provide for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enforcement of the restrictions contained in PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR concerning sales, advertisements, displays, Speaker, by direction of the Repub- OF H.R. 673 and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as lican Conference, I send to the desk a Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, I well as other restrictions applicable to the privileged resolution and ask for its Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event. ask unanimous consent that I may immediate consideration. The concurrent resolution was agreed The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 673, a bill originally in- to. lows: A motion to reconsider was laid on troduced by Representative HELLER of H. RES. 263 the table. Nevada, for the purposes of adding co- Resolved, That the following named mem- sponsors and requesting reprintings f bers be, and are hereby, elected to the fol- lowing standing committees: pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES—Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE NA- Fincher. objection to the request of the gentle- TIONAL PEACE OFFICERS’ ME- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRA- woman from Nevada? MORIAL SERVICE STRUCTURE—Mr. Ribble. There was no objection. Mr. DENHAM. Madam Speaker, I ask Mr. MILLER of Florida (during the f unanimous consent that the Com- reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unani- mittee on Transportation and Infra- AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE mous consent to dispense with the structure be discharged from further CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE reading. consideration of House Concurrent Res- GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there olution 46 and ask for its immediate BOX DERBY objection to the request of the gen- consideration in the House. tleman from Florida? Mr. DENHAM. Madam Speaker, I ask The Clerk read the title of the con- There was no objection. unanimous consent that the Com- current resolution. The resolution was agreed to. mittee on Transportation and Infra- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there A motion to reconsider was laid on structure be discharged from further objection to the request of the gen- the table. consideration of House Concurrent Res- tleman from California?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7057 There was no objection. of the Union for the consideration of This bill requires the administration The text of the concurrent resolution the bill, H.R. 1231. to move forward with offshore lease is as follows: b 1534 sales in areas containing the most oil H. CON. RES. 46 and natural gas. For the 2012–2017 lease IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Resolved by the House of Representatives (the plan being written by the Obama ad- Senate concurring), Accordingly, the House resolved ministration, this would include areas itself into the Committee of the Whole SECTION 1. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR containing at least 2.5 billion barrels of NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS’ MEMO- House on the state of the Union for the oil or 7.5 trillion cubic feet of natural RIAL SERVICE. consideration of the bill (H.R. 1231) to gas. Based on the government’s own es- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Grand Lodge of the amend the Outer Continental Shelf timates of our oil and natural re- Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary Lands Act to require that each 5-year sources, this would open up areas in (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘spon- offshore oil and gas leasing program the north and central Atlantic coasts, sor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public offer leasing in the areas with the most event, the 30th Annual National Peace Offi- the southern California coast, and off- cers’ Memorial Service (in this resolution re- prospective oil and gas resources, to es- shore Alaska. ferred to as the ‘‘event’’), on the Capitol tablish a domestic oil and natural gas Even in the face of rising gasoline Grounds, in order to honor the law enforce- production goal, and for other pur- prices, the President wants to drill no- ment officers who died in the line of duty poses, with Mrs. MILLER of Michigan in where new. This bill says let’s move during 2010. the chair. forward with leasing and drilling in (b) DATE OF EVENT.—The event shall be The Clerk read the title of the bill. those areas where we know America held on May 15, 2011, or on such other date as The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the has real and significant resources. In the Speaker of the House of Representatives bill is considered read the first time. contrast to the President’s drill no- and the Committee on Rules and Adminis- where new plan, this is a drill smart tration of the Senate jointly designate. The gentleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) and the gentleman from Massa- plan. SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. chusetts (Mr. MARKEY) each will con- This bill requires the Secretary to (a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be set specific production goals for 5-year prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol trol 30 minutes. and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall The Chair recognizes the gentleman plans. For 2012–2017 it sets a goal of 3 be— from Alaska. million barrels of oil per day and 10 bil- (1) free of admission charge and open to the Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield myself lion cubic feet of natural gas per day public; and such time as I may consume. by the year 2027. By comparison to to- (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs Madam Chairman, the Americans day’s levels, this increase of oil equates of Congress. suffering from $4 a gallon gas today, $5 to a tripling of current American off- (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The spon- shore production and would reduce for- sor shall assume full responsibility for all a gallon gas next month must feel like they’re experiencing a sense of deja vu. eign imports by nearly one-third. expenses and liabilities incident to all activi- This bill will not only significantly ties associated with the event. It was just three short years ago, in increase American energy production; SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS. 2008, when gasoline prices reached a record high of $4.11 per gallon. Those it would also create good-paying Amer- Subject to the approval of the Architect of ican jobs. Economist Dr. Joseph Mason the Capitol, the sponsor is authorized to high prices cut deep into the pockets of erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, Americans that summer and generated testified that this bill would create sound amplification devices, and other re- enough public outcry to force Congress 250,000 jobs short term and 1.2 million lated structures and equipment, as may be to act. jobs long term. This bill will also generate hundreds required for the event. That fall, the Democrat-controlled of millions in new revenue to help SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. Congress and the Republican President strengthen our economy and pay down The Capitol Police Board shall provide for took bipartisan action to lift the off- enforcement of the restrictions contained in the national debt. According to the shore drilling ban that had been in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, Congressional Budget Office, this bill place for decades. This monumental concerning sales, advertisements, displays, will generate $800 million in revenue step opened up all of the Atlantic and and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as over the next 10 years. well as other restrictions applicable to the Pacific coasts to new offshore energy Recent polls show that the majority Capitol Grounds, in connection with the production. Three years later, most of Americans—Republicans, Demo- event. Americans would likely be shocked to crats, and independents—all support The concurrent resolution was agreed learn that no energy development has increased offshore drilling. They recog- to. happened in these new areas and that nize that our national economic secu- A motion to reconsider was laid on they have actually once again been rity should not be left in the hands of the table. placed off-limits. Iranian-led OPEC and that expanding f The progress that was made in 2008 American energy production will trans- by lifting the drilling moratorium has GENERAL LEAVE late into more jobs, more revenue and been completely reversed by the lower gasoline prices. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Obama administration. The President Madam Chairman, the Obama admin- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that says he wants to ‘‘win the future,’’ but istration is trying to lead us into a all Members may have 5 legislative his policies are taking us back to the supposedly new era of time without un- days in which to revise and extend past. derstanding the importance of fossil their remarks and include extraneous Now American families and busi- fuels. It is the largest tax on every material on the bill, H.R. 1231. nesses are once again facing $4 gaso- family. Approximately $1,100, Mr. and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there line, as I said, $5 the first of June; and Mrs. America, you’re paying to the objection to the request of the gen- we’re no further ahead in expanding Obama administration in taxes because tleman from Alaska? American energy production than we of the high cost of oil, high cost of gas There was no objection. were 3 years ago. That’s outrageous to you. f and unacceptable. It’s time America steps up and be- The House has already passed two comes independent from those that REVERSING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S bills to increase offshore energy pro- have been selling this oil for the past 25 OFFSHORE MORATORIUM ACT duction, create jobs, and lower prices. years. It’s not just this President. This The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Today, we will vote on a third offshore has been going on for a while. But next BROUN of Georgia). Pursuant to House drilling bill, H.R. 1231, in order to re- year we’re going to send $400 billion Resolution 257 and rule XVIII, the verse the moratorium that President overseas to the countries that do not Chair declares the House in the Com- Obama has single-handedly placed on like us, that do not create one Amer- mittee of the Whole House on the state new offshore drilling. ican job, not anything for America—

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 send the money over and buy foreign Cut Medicare for grandma. Exxon- already admitted that it will not lower oil. Mobil and Shell, they are advocating gas prices. b 1540 cutting Medicare for grandma, to take I fully support H.R. 1231, a real pro- that money and to give it to the oil posal which would lift the President’s I watched the President say this companies as tax breaks to put on ban on offshore drilling and get the down in Brazil, We want to be your top—kind of like a cherry on top of the ball rolling on domestic energy produc- partner. You are developing new oil sundae—to put it on top of all of these tion. I urge my Democrat colleagues to fields, and we want to buy your gaso- profits that they are making off of the pass this bill because both our cars and line. So Mr. And Mrs. America, keep in American consumer. That’s what our economy should be running on mind, we have the fossil fuels, we have they’re trying to do, and that’s what American resources, not on their the opportunity, and it’s time that we this debate is all about. empty promises. Pass this bill to cre- open the offshore for development of So what we’re saying as Democrats ate American jobs and a strong Amer- the good State of America. is, let’s implement the safety rec- ican economy. I reserve the balance of my time. ommendations to make sure that the Mr. MARKEY. I yield 2 minutes to Mr. MARKEY. I yield myself 5 min- drilling doesn’t endanger the beaches the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. utes. of the east coast and the west coast the PASCRELL). Ladies and gentlemen, we are at a way they did in the Gulf of Mexico. The Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Chair, I rise historic juncture in our country’s his- oil companies are coming in here, with today in strong opposition to the rule tory, as northern Africa and the Middle the Republicans as their advocates, and the underlying bill. Look, we have East explode. And what we have, of saying, Don’t worry about it. Yes, preserved millions of acres in Alaska. course, is a real instability in the oil we’re going to block any safety meas- We want to preserve the shores of New marketplace, and we have to do some- ures from being put on the books, but Jersey. Now if you don’t understand thing that fundamentally responds to that’s our prerogative because we have that, there are even more major prob- that challenge. the votes here. The Republicans are lems. In the first 3 months of this year, going to make sure that the votes are Since last night, my friends on the ExxonMobil made $10 billion off of the there to block any safety—we want to other side have voted down no fewer American consumer—in January, Feb- keep the tax breaks; the Republicans than four amendments dealing with the ruary, and March of this year. Shell re- say fine. We don’t want any new safety safety of drilling. You could be for ported that they had made $8 billion. regulations; the Republicans say fine. drilling. But I think it’s common sense BP reported that they had made $7 bil- By the way, we don’t even like the that we preserve and not take the lion. So what are these companies ask- idea of this competition from wind and chances that large companies are tak- ing for? These companies are now ask- solar, so we would like to ask you, as ing, and we saw what happened in the ing that we open up the beaches of the Republican majority, to cut the South. The Gulf of Mexico is still re- California to drill for oil, we open up solar and wind budget by 70 percent— covering from billions of dollars in eco- the beaches of Florida to drill for oil, and they did it, believe it or not. It’s nomic and environmental damages we open up the beaches of New Jersey 2011. We’re watching the Middle East caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil and New England to drill for oil. explode, and the Republicans cut wind spill. I will tell you right now, in most of and solar in the United States by 70 It’s almost unbelievable. When you those places—actually, in all of those percent. Keep the tax breaks for the watch it, one blamed the other, and places, the only oil the people who live biggest oil companies, and ask grand- those folks still don’t have relief. It’s near those beaches want is the suntan ma to take a lower Medicare benefit to almost unbelievable; in the wake of oil that they use when they’re out on pay for it all for the oil companies. such a tragedy, this bill is before us those beaches. They don’t want oil This is 2011, ladies and gentlemen. This today. There are 60 million acres of coming in the way it did in the Gulf of is a message. It is so dangerous for our public land already under lease to drill, Mexico. And why are they concerned? country. and I wouldn’t give 1 more acre up They’re concerned because the oil com- We have to oppose this bill because, until those companies drill on the land panies, exercising their power—and first of all, they already have 60 mil- that they already have. You blame ev- right now, those oil companies are cen- lion acres of American land—the size of erything on the President. You’re tered down in the Gulf of Mexico— Minnesota they already have to drill going to blame the plague on the Presi- those companies have exercised their on, that they haven’t drilled on yet, dent. That dog doesn’t hunt anymore. power to block any new safety reforms which has about 11 billion barrels of oil Forget about it. from being put in place that would pro- underneath it and an equivalent If we can’t come together on issues tect against another catastrophic spill. amount of natural gas. So vote ‘‘no’’ on like this, the one that the American So the temerity of these oil compa- this Republican bill. It’s just a give- people are disgusted with when they do nies is that they are coming out here away to Exxon-Mobil and Shell, and pay their gasoline bill—you want to ex- today, and they’re saying: No safety; they’re the last people in the world pand offshore drilling to vast new areas no lessons learned from what happened right now that need a handout. of our oceans, including the Atlantic in the Gulf of Mexico, devastating the Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield 2 min- coast, without taking any of the com- beaches of the gulf. Now we want per- utes to the gentleman from Georgia monsense steps that the President’s bi- mission to drill off of the California (Mr. BROUN). partisan oil spill commission rec- coast, the Florida coast, the New Eng- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam ommended. land coast, the New Jersey coast with- Chairman, as record high gas prices are out any new safety. And by the way, al- causing American families to suffer in b 1550 though we’ve made a fortune just in their daily routines, like buying gro- An oil spill on the Atlantic coast, the last 3 months, with the sky- ceries at the grocery store and driving which the Federal Government would rocketing prices that people who travel to work each morning, it is inexcusable be required to lease under this bill, here to Washington—they’ve been com- that this liberal administration con- would devastate the economy. ing down all of the highways towards tinues to turn its back on the problem. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- our Capitol, watching the price of gaso- Just last month, Americans spent tleman has expired. line go up even as they are traveling, around $368 on average just to fill their Mr. HOLT. I yield the gentleman an heading up to $4 and, in some places, $5 tanks, about the same amount a family additional minute. a gallon—they’re saying that the Con- would spend on groceries for 2 weeks. Mr. PASCRELL. Tourism at the Jer- gress shouldn’t take away their tax Yet the Democrats’ only solution to sey Shore supports jobs for over 500,000 breaks. Don’t even touch those tax the pain at the pump is to raise taxes people, generates over $50 billion in breaks, the oil companies are saying. on domestic oil producers, and they’ve economic activity every year. These

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.000 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7059 people depend on the responsible stew- will be immediately passed on to con- ports, and it reduces dangerous air pol- ardship of our waters and coasts for sumers, and continue to delay and ob- lution. This is the kind of solution we their livelihoods. struct the development of America’s need right now. Let’s set the record straight. This vast petroleum resources. Higher prices We shouldn’t be promoting reckless legislation does nothing to address the at the pump, increasing dependence on drilling that will fail to lower gas current spike in gas prices. What we foreign oil, and thousands more fami- prices and endanger our coastlines. need to do is: lies thrown out of work, that is the Vote ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 1231. Stop wildly fluctuating oil prices. Democratic plan. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Chair- And that’s up to the Commodity Fu- The Republicans have also been very man, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- tures Trading Commission, which is clear on our approach. Open America’s tleman from California (Mr. LUNGREN). writing the regulations as we speak vast petroleum resources, triple the Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- right now. current production by 2027, cut foreign fornia. Madam Chair, I rise in support Cap America’s oil reserves. For a imports by one-third. Even more im- of the bill under consideration. short period of time, we can afford to portantly, this bill means hundreds of I heard one of my friends on the do that. thousands of new jobs and hundreds of other side of the aisle suggest that the Crack down on gas gouging, which is billions of dollars of direct revenues only thing people in California or other happening and the U.S. Attorney Gen- into the national and State treasuries, places that live near beaches, the only eral is correct in investigating this. not through higher prices for con- oil they’re concerned about is suntan And, finally, evolve to a clean energy sumers but through growing prosperity oil. I have to take exception to that. economy. It’s not just that we need to for our country. Even though I represent an inland depend less on foreign oil, we need to That’s the choice between the two district now, I was born a block from depend less on domestic oil. We know parties, plain and simple, and it’s the the beach. I was a resident of a it’s going to take time. We need to be choice I believe the American people beachside community for 42 years. I reasonable about this and be safe about are ready and eager to make. grew up with kids whose parents it as well. Mr. HOLT. I yield 2 minutes to the worked in refineries, worked on oil Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I appreciate gentlewoman from California (Mrs. rigs, were wildcatters, worked in off- the gentleman’s comments on why he CAPPS), who knows this subject very shore drilling in the Port of Long represents the area he represents. But well. Beach, worked offshore, Huntington he did vote against ANWR, has sup- Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Chair, I rise in Beach. ported no production, very, very impor- strong opposition to H.R. 1231, the last I just have to tell you, I find it in- tant to me. and most egregious bill in the Repub- sulting to suggest that those people are I can say one thing. The Obama ad- licans’ oil addiction agenda. not concerned about the good of the ministration, I got a big kick out of It’s unconscionable that we’re voting United States. We’re talking about the someone saying we can blame the today to expand offshore drilling even loss of middle class jobs in America. President. I can remember Bush was in before stronger safeguards can be put There’s nothing more middle class than office for 8 years and we blamed him in place, to mandate new leasing off those men and women who have for the earthquakes and the tsunami the economically important coastlines worked for years in the oil industry. and I don’t know what else. of southern California, Alaska, and the Where do you think it comes from, What bothers me the most is that entire eastern seaboard, each time from the sky? You’ve got to drill for it. this country moves its economy with these waters are open to drilling. You’ve got to produce it. You’ve got to fossil fuels. Our trucks, our ships, our And it’s cynical to claim that more refine it. And everything I hear on the planes, our automobiles and our trains drilling will relieve high gas prices. other side of the aisle is we’re not are all using fossil fuels and must do More drilling only means more profits going to allow you to drill; we’re not so. That’s what moves our commerce. for the oil industry, not lower costs at going to allow you to produce; we’re That’s also what will raise the price for the pump. not going to allow you to refine be- everybody and every household in this We all know oil companies hardly cause somehow it’s just going to show Nation. It is being taxed by these high need a boost right now. They’re receiv- up. costs of fossil fuel. ing billions of dollars in taxpayer sub- We watched the President of the We can stabilize that cost if we’re al- sidies and reaping record profits. United States, supported by the Mem- lowed to produce off our shores and on On top of that, the oil industry is al- bers on the other side of the aisle, jour- our shores. But to not say we’re going ready drilling more than ever before. ney to Brazil and laud their efforts to to produce any more oil—which is ex- For example, offshore production has use American technology to explore actly what this administration is say- increased by more than a third in the and drill and maximize their recovery ing, because they want to transfer into last 2 years, and the gulf produced 1.6 of their resources. He lauded them for a new era of time. We want to trans- million barrels of oil per day last year, it. He thanked them for it. He ap- figure the country into a new era of an all-time record. Yet, despite all that plauded them for it. Then he turned time. We don’t care about jobs. We drilling, gas prices continue to soar, around and said, And we want to be don’t care what happens to the econ- and the reason is clear: More drilling your biggest customer. In other words, omy. We’re going to do it because we’re here in the U.S. has little effect on the he promised that we would pay a for- right. I’m saying you’re dead wrong. global oil market. eign entity for a resource that we need. Can we use the fossil fuel in America Nearly three-quarters of the world’s I’m absolutely convinced that my to use it as a bridge to new fuels? Yes. proven oil resources are owned by friends on the other side of the aisle But you cannot stop using fossil fuels. OPEC nations. And even if we expanded will oppose any notion that we can We’re buying $400 billion a year over- offshore drilling significantly, we have any offshore drilling unless we seas from foreign countries, bleeding wouldn’t see an impact on gas prices make Brazil the 51st State. That’s how this country every day. It’s time we until 2030; and even then, it would be a absurd it is. get on with the job. matter of just 5 cents a gallon. This is The CHAIR. The time of the gen- At this time, Madam Chairman, I according to the Energy Information tleman has expired. yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Administration. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield the California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). If, instead, we further raised fuel effi- gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Madam Chair- ciency standards, we could lower driver Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- man, this truly is a tale of two parties. bills at the pump. Building cars that go fornia. Madam Chair, as someone who The Democrats have been very clear further on a gallon of gas is the best grew up with family members, with in their approach on this issue. Heap way to protect American families. It people whose families worked in this additional taxes on producers, which also creates jobs. It slashes our oil im- industry and did not consider it a dirty

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I will remain above the 2009 pre-gulf spill billion, they lay off more than 10,000 heard that on this floor 32 years ago. I levels through 2035, as calculated by workers? What kind of reality are they heard that on this floor 27 years ago. I the Department of the Interior, with- living in? heard that on this floor 22 years ago. I out the proposed acceleration in leas- Never mind the fact that the Gulf of heard that on this floor 5 years ago, ing and drilling. Never mind that the Mexico tourism and fishing industries and it is correct. My friends on the United States cannot drill our way to employ five times as many people as other side are correct. It will make no lower pump prices when we possess the oil industry. Five times as many. difference so long as they make sure we about 2 percent of the world’s oil re- Never mind the fact that the annual don’t drill now, we don’t drill 35 years serves. About 2 percent of the oils re- value of coastal tourism and fishing in from now, we don’t drill 10 years from serves. the U.S. exceeds that of oil and gas ex- now. We are not dominant in this field. traction by tens of billions of dollars. We are harming ourselves. It’s time Oh, yes, we have some of the best com- Never mind the fact that this bill be- to stop the harm. panies and certainly the most profit- fore us is one more unjustified give- able, but we consume 25 percent of the away to Big Oil. Never mind all of b 1600 world’s oil while we have about 2 per- those facts. Ignore the spill. Drill, Mr. HOLT. I yield myself such time cent of the world’s oil reserves. Prices baby, drill. as I may consume. are determined by OPEC, with fluctua- No, thank you. I prefer to live in the Madam Chair, here we go again, con- tions above that basic price determined real world where facts matter, and sidering legislation that is written as if by speculation on the commodities where this bill could have devastating the largest oil spill in U.S. waters did market. real-world consequences. I urge my col- not occur. This is the third of the am- Never mind the fact that 79 percent leagues, Remember the spill. Vote nesia acts that we have seen offered in of all of the potential oil reserves on down this bill. the last week. the entire Continental Shelf are al- I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- I say to my friend from California, no ready available under the current leas- man, may I say there were no facts pre- one is saying that we oppose this bill ing; 79 percent, I repeat to my friends, sented in that last presentation. There because we shouldn’t drill, ever. But are already available under the exist- were opinions; there were no facts. let’s be smart. H.R. 1231 would force ing leasing program. Never mind that When everybody says never mind the the Interior Department to open up 60 million acres are already under lease facts, there were no facts there. That’s vast swaths of the American coastline but not producing oil. That is onshore to drilling, including California and all all opinion. and offshore. And offshore, the existing One thing that bothers me most, they of the Mid and North Atlantic. It is in- leases contain more than 11 billion, bil- comprehensible that the majority talk about what the oil companies lion with a B, barrels of oil. made. They made it overseas; they would take such a reckless radical step Never mind the fact that the entire made it overseas selling us oil. These before we even know the full cost of Atlantic contains less than 5 percent of are international companies. Inter- the gulf spill. Let’s be smart. the potential U.S. offshore oil reserves national companies. That is something This bill in particular represents and less than 9 percent of the natural that really disturbs me, when you un- something worse than the pre-spill gas reserves. Never mind the fact that derstand we’re burning oil produced mentality; it represents an alternative the entire Pacific contains only about overseas, yes, by the same companies reality: facts evidently don’t matter. 12 percent of the potential U.S. off- Never mind the fact that, 1 year ago, 11 that work in the United States. shore oil reserves and less than 5 per- And, yes, they did lay off 10,000 peo- workers died in a Deepwater Horizon cent of the potential natural gas re- ple, because of this moratorium this oil rig explosion. Never mind that serves. President laid in place in Louisiana in about 60 died over the last decade. Never mind the fact that, in the Gulf the gulf. There’s where the jobs are Never mind the fact that, prior to the of Mexico, the oil companies already lost. gulf spill, offshore drilling in U.S. hold the drilling rights to 34 million The biggest economic impact of the waters was four times more deadly acres, but are producing oil on only 6 Horizon spill was the loss of employ- than drilling of the same operations, million acres. Never mind the fact that ment of the people in Louisiana, Ala- the same kinds of operations by the the 28 million nonproducing acres in bama, and the Gulf of Texas, the loss of same companies elsewhere in the the gulf have more natural gas and jobs, loss of oil to this country. world, even in the inhospitable terri- about as much oil as you would ever That’s the thing that concerns me, tory of the North Sea. get total from drilling up and down the because there are no facts about the Never mind the fact that the Gulf of east and west coasts. profits made and the people laid off, Mexico workforce suffered 1,550 inju- Never mind, my friends, the fact other than the fact it was done by the ries, 948 fires over the last decade. that, from 2005 to 2009, Big Oil used less Obama administration. Never mind that Congress has not en- than 10 percent of their profits to ex- At this time, I yield 1 minute to the acted a single piece of legislation to plore for oil while they used between 60 gentleman from Arizona (Mr. QUAYLE). improve the safety of offshore drilling. and 90 percent of their profits to pay Mr. QUAYLE. I thank the gentleman. Never mind the fact that there were 79 dividends and buy back stock. These Mr. Chairman, I rise today because I reported losses of well control in the are behaving like financial industries, support this bill. gulf between 1996 and 2009. not energy industries. And I do have a fact. The fact of the Never mind the fact that a single Never mind the fact that the major- matter is that we have a gas crisis blowout caused more than 4 billion bar- ity refuses to end the $4 billion, actu- going on right now, and the fact of the rels of oil to spew from the Macondo ally more like $8 billion, in tax breaks matter is, when I go home and I fill up well for 87 days, coating 1,000 miles of for oil companies at the very time that my tank, I cringe at how expensive it coastline, closing over 88 square miles the top five oil companies took home is. Our friends on the other side of the of some of the Nation’s most produc- over $32 billion in profits in just the aisle, their so-called solution is to in- tive fisheries. last 3 months. crease our taxes and to demagogue oil Never mind the fact that the inde- Never mind the fact that when the corporations, because that’s the classic pendent Energy Information Adminis- top four oil companies took home $485 bogeyman approach that they go to.

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I yield 2 min- pump, that is going to have a negative be printed. utes to the gentleman from North Da- effect on economic growth. f kota (Mr. BERG). Instead of actually having solutions Mr. BERG. Mr. Chairman, my home REVERSING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S where we can get the people in the gulf State of North Dakota is rich in nat- OFFSHORE MORATORIUM ACT back to work, where we can get our ural resources, and we have seen tre- economy moving again, where we can The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mendous economic opportunity from actually tap the energy sources that ant to House Resolution 257 and rule the Bakken field. Through EMPOWER we have in the United States, we have XVIII, the Chair declares the House in North Dakota, we were able to adopt a an administration that only pursues the Committee of the Whole House on long-term energy plan in our State. It moratoriums on gulf drilling, morato- the state of the Union for the further encouraged new energy development; riums on actually having energy sup- consideration of the bill, H.R. 1231. and it created high-paying, high-qual- plies. b 1616 ity jobs in the energy industry. In fact, The CHAIR. The time of the gen- today our unemployment rate is the tleman has expired. IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE lowest in the Nation. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield the Accordingly, the House resolved We can have the same success on the gentleman another 30 seconds. itself into the Committee of the Whole national level, but to do so we need a Mr. QUAYLE. I thank the gentleman. House on the state of the Union for the long-term commonsense plan that is a If we actually started to look and in- further consideration of the bill (H.R. national energy policy that must work vest in those sorts of thing and get our 1231) to amend the Outer Continental to increase America’s energy produc- energy independence going, we could Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5- tion, lower gas prices, and ultimately have charts down on this floor that year offshore oil and gas leasing pro- break our dependence on foreign oil. gram offer leasing in the areas with the show job growth. b 1620 According to CBO, if we pass today’s most prospective oil and gas resources, legislation, we will generate $800 mil- to establish a domestic oil and natural America’s families and small busi- lion in revenue over 10 years. Combined gas production goal, and for other pur- nesses are hurting. Gas prices are over with the energy initiatives that the poses with Mr. CAMPBELL (Acting $4 a gallon. Energy bills are hindering House passed last week, these three Chair) in the chair. business growth. National unemploy- votes will create an estimated 250,000 The Clerk read the title of the bill. ment remains a very high 9 percent. jobs in the short term and 1.2 million The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- There is enormous potential in the gulf jobs over the long term. mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, for energy development that can help So I urge my colleagues to support the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. turn our country’s problems around. 1 this bill and get our economy and our YOUNG) had 16 ⁄2 minutes remaining and Our addiction to foreign energy is not American people back to work. the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. sustainable. It threatens our national HOLT) had 121⁄2 minutes remaining. security. It’s time to invest our re- b 1610 Mr. HOLT. I reserve the balance of sources that we have here in the Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- my time. United States. We need to lower energy man, I move that the Committee do Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- costs and get Americans back to work. now rise. man, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- As a member of the House Energy The motion was agreed to. tleman from Tennessee (Mr. Action Team and a proud North Dako- Accordingly, the Committee rose; FLEISCHMANN). tan, I’m committed to working hard and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Mr. FLEISCHMANN. I thank the towards a national long-term energy FLEISCHMANN) having assumed the gentleman for yielding. policy. Let’s pass this bill, get the gulf chair, Mr. CAMPBELL, Acting Chair of If enacted, this bill will open up areas back to work and break our dependence the Committee of the Whole House on of the Outer Continental Shelf where on foreign oil. the state of the Union, reported that there are the greatest known oil and Mr. HOLT. I yield myself such time that Committee, having had under con- gas reserves that contain billions of as I may consume. sideration the bill (H.R. 1231) to amend barrels of oil. With resources like The majority, the sponsors of this the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act these, it is a wonder that we continue bill, say that we need it because supply to require that each 5-year offshore oil to rely on other countries for most of is dwindling and gasoline prices are and gas leasing program offer leasing our energy. While the administration is climbing and employment is terrible. in the areas with the most prospective encouraging other countries to produce Well, I’ll grant they have got a point oil and gas resources, to establish a do- oil, Americans are unable to access on a couple of items here. But it has mestic oil and natural gas production large areas of our own energy supply nothing to do with this legislation. goal, and for other purposes, had come here. They bring forward a bill to help the to no resolution thereon. H.R. 1231 will hold the administra- oil supply when it is a fact, I say to my f tion accountable by setting production colleague, that 79 percent of all of the goals to make sure that we provide potential oil reserves as calculated by REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- enough energy for our country while the nonpartisan prospectors on the VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF reducing the dependence on foreign oil. whole Continental Shelf are already H.R. 754, INTELLIGENCE AUTHOR- Gas prices have increased by 12.9 cents under the current leasing program. IZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR per gallon in my hometown of Chat- Sixty million acres. This is indis- 2011 tanooga, Tennessee, during the last putable. Sixty million acres offshore Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on month alone. are under existing lease and contain Rules, submitted a privileged report Plain and simply, we know that in- 11.5 billion barrels. So this ‘‘hurry up (Rept. No. 112–75) on the resolution (H. creased oil and natural gas production and drill’’ legislation is certainly not Res. 264) providing for consideration of will drive down gas prices. We should necessary for that. the bill (H.R. 754) to authorize appro- have the ability to access our vast re- As for employment, I said it before priations for fiscal year 2011 for intel- sources at home. Mr. Chairman, we and I’ll say it again. It is a fact. During

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This year’s leases that they want to expand on into the have nothing to do with this year’s future that has in it a plan for dealing You add up that amount of oil and price at the gas pump—or next year’s. with walruses, because they think you have oil that will last this country In fact, not for 20 years. Might it have that’s a really good environmental im- for a hundred years. an effect? Oh, yes, there’s a supply pact statement that’s based on the real Now, yes, we ought to have other problem. The supply problem is that world facts—you’re right. In the forms of energy. But the Obama admin- U.S. oil reserves amount to about 2 Macondo well in the blowout of the istration is trying to force this country percent of the world’s oil reserves. Deepwater Horizon, we didn’t lose a into a green energy future. This is a About 2 percent. My colleagues say, single walrus’s life. policy. I heard the former Speaker say Oh, no, those calculations are wrong. I reserve the balance of my time. it. Of course it makes sense to reduce Okay, I’ll give you a break. Let’s say Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- our dependency on oil, as I said before, we’re off by a factor of two. How about man, I have no further requests for but no one takes into consideration the a factor of three? How about a factor of time, and I reserve the balance of my impact upon the economy of this Na- four? We would still be one of the time. tion. smallest oil supplies of the oil-pro- Mr. HOLT. In closing, I just repeat, New Jersey is building an LNG plant ducing countries. So this is not about let’s live in the real world. Let’s deal to receive gas from overseas. That’s that. with the facts. Facts matter. And this well and good, buying foreign gas, The prices are determined right now bill can have devastating consequences when we have trillions of feet of gas in at the pump largely by speculation. Ac- for workers, for those who have to the United States of America. cording to the Commodity Futures travel by car and buy gasoline, and for We are costing not only jobs but the Trading Commission, speculators in- those who earn their living fishing and dependency—and everybody talks creased their energy future contracts— dealing with tourism in the gulf and in about the high price of gasoline. It’s their positions—by 64 percent over the New Mexico and in California. Let’s caused primarily because of spiking. last couple of years, totaling more not pass another ‘‘Amnesia Act.’’ Let’s Some little incident in the Middle than a million contracts. They are not ignore the spill and drill, baby, East—the OPEC countries supposedly trading in each day far more paper bar- drill. have 70 percent of our oil—raises the rels than barrels of oil are ever deliv- I yield back the balance of my time. price of that gasoline. You can’t have a ered. It’s speculation, pure and simple. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. May I ask how model economy and a business and Speculators have moved from holding much time is remaining? have those spikes. If the price was $5 30 percent of the open interest in the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman across the board and you knew it was commodity markets to 70 percent. And has 13 minutes remaining. going to be $5 across the board for the you wonder why the prices at the pump Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- next 40 years, you could build your are so high. Even Goldman Sachs says man, I urge the passage of this legisla- economy on that. But we have gas at $5 that speculation is responsible for tion. I would like Americans to under- a gallon now, the first of June, and it many tens of dollars of the hundred stand that the issue of whether we may go up to $6 in August. It may be dollars a barrel that is now the world should drill or not is long overdue be- down a little bit. We need to stabilize price for oil. cause I have heard this argument for 36 it. Only we can do this. Going back a decade, the majority years because I was here when we But this administration is trying to voted to exempt all energy derivatives drilled and opened the Trans-Alaska convert America into their green tech- from CFTC regulations. And then when pipeline to provide 17 billion barrels of nology. Technology of wind. Tech- the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill oil to America—17 billion barrels of oil. nology of, let’s say, solar. Wind power came along, they opposed the enact- I’ve heard people say that there’s is 17 cents a kilowatt compared to 5 ment to give the CFTC the power to only 2 percent. That is a figure that cents for coal. Mr. and Mrs. America, regulate energy derivatives. They was arrived at in 1955. We have new es- you’re paying for that. And again, as I voted to slash the CFTC budget as part timates with new technology. We think said in one of my statements, this, in of H.R. 1. Right now in the Agriculture we have about 20 percent of the world’s fact, is a tax on the American people. Committee and the Financial Services reserves in fossil fuels. And we’re not This is an Obama tax because of the Committee, they are working to block producing them. I’ve heard the argu- lack of the cheaper fuel that’s nec- any possibility that the CFTC would ment this wouldn’t change the price of essary to keep our economy running. put in regulations to limit or reduce gasoline. It’s not quick enough. I heard The impediments of oil and gas pro- speculation. that 25 years ago. duction is another reason, the slow- So if my colleagues want to do some- We need to produce so we have a sta- down of Federal leases. We talk about thing to deal with the high gas prices, ble supply of domestic fossil fuels so everything that’s leased and permit- I will give them a list of things to do. other countries and speculators don’t ting offshore and onshore. Only six per- It is not this bill. We do not need to cut take advantage. They have us right mits have been issued since the Gulf of corners. We do not need to deem that now in a position they can take advan- Mexico, the time the BP spill hap- inadequate applications for leasing are tage of because we are not producing pened—six permits. Leasing in the Gulf adequate. We do not need to deem that any oil of any consequence in the of Mexico coast has been delayed for environmental impact statements that United States right now. We’re down to several years. Offshore permitting for are clearly inadequate are adequate. 600,000 barrels a day in Alaska. If we oil and gas has been slowed down to a We do not need to open up the east drop much more, we won’t even have real slow crawl. coast and west coast to willy-nilly that 600,000 barrels a day. Yet we have America, I keep telling you, you are rapid drill prospecting. We certainly do in Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, there’s being taxed by an administration that not. been $5 billion spent to find oil. We does not understand the necessity for Now, one thing I’ll hand my col- have not had the permit to drill be- fossil fuels for our economy. The move- leagues. They yesterday said we really cause of this administration. They ment of product, the receiving of prod- need to get away from these environ- think there’s 27 billion barrels of oil in uct and the shipping of product, the de- mental regulations that are stymying one offshore development. The other liverance of people, the deliverance of

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However, annual rental rates for don’t have an energy policy and you Houston is home to some of the world’s the March 2009 sale in the Central Gulf of can’t have it off fossil fuels. Anybody largest oil, gas, and petrochemical facilities. Mexico begins at $11.00 per acre for lease in who says we’re going to have one off As the fourth most populous city in the water depths over 200 meters. Initial lease fossil fuels is not even thinking about United States, and the greater Houston area terms of 5–10 years are standard, and leases fuels, not even thinking about energy. remains a diversified regional economy, with continue as long as commercial quantities of You can’t do it with wind power. We the energy industry contributing 50 percent of hydrocarbons are being produced. might get a little wind power if we put our economic base for employment. Even so Demand for petroleum products in the U.S. a propeller on the top of this Capitol to there is no denying the importance of the en- remains strong. In 2005, each of the estimated collect all the hot air that comes out of ergy industry for creating jobs in Houston and 296 million people in the U.S. used an aver- here most of the time. That might across our Nation. age of almost three gallons of petroleum every work. But we’re not going to do it with We have consistently led the nation in pe- day. In 1978, the average American used 3.5 solar power. You need all the forms of troleum production since the early 10th cen- gallons per day. energy. And this administration so far tury and we have one-fourth of total U.S. oil In 2006, crude oil imports totaled 10.1 mil- has not promoted anything but the two reserves. lion barrels per day (MBD), two-thirds of the most expensive: wind and solar. As a coastal state we provide the resources total U.S. supply of 15.2 MBD, according to We need our fossil fuels. We need to and the mechanisms to support the offshore the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of make sure the agencies under this ad- drilling industry and we also bare the highest the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). After ministration make sure that we de- risk to our natural resources. Its stands to rea- several additions of other petroleum products velop our energies, or we cannot go son that we should also have access to rev- by refiners and fuel blenders, total petroleum anywhere. And if they can’t do it, then enue generated from Offshore leases. consumption came to 20.6 MBD for 2006. it’s up to this Congress. This Congress, Federal Revenues from offshore leases The oil and gas industry supports job growth in my state of Texas and across our nation. this bill, this legislation, and the two were estimated at $18.0 billion in FY 2008 by In Texas, the oil and gas industry supports previous bills are a step forward, a nec- the Department of the Interior. During the pre- 1.7 million jobs and approximately 25 percent vious 10 years (1998–2007), revenues from essary step for this Nation. We need to of the state’s economy, whereas nationwide keep going. So employ Americans and federal OCS leases reached as high as $7.6 the industry supports 9.2 million jobs and 7.5 quit buying foreign oil. You talk about billion in FY 2006. Higher prices for oil and percent of our nation’s economy. being hooked on dope, that’s what we gas are the most significant factors in the rev- We should focus our attention on providing are. We’re hooked on foreign oil. Yet enue swings. Of the $18.0 billion offshore rev- the Department of Interior with funding and re- we have people that say we can’t de- enue in FY 2008, $8.3 billion was from royal- sources it needs to provide for training and velop our own oil, we can’t develop our ties and $9.5 billion came from bonus bids. staffing of technical engineers and other such own resources, that it will hurt some- Coastal states can use that money to further necessary personnel to review drilling permit body, somebody will be harmed and we support the industry that utilizes our highways applications and determine future offshore can’t do it. and waterways. lease sale areas. That’s not true. We can do it. In the A significant portion of oil and gas produced The Department of Interior must be properly gulf there were 41,000 wells drilled from Gulf Outer Continental Shelf leases is funded and staffed with technical engineers to without a spill. Add one spill and ev- transported to those refineries for processing review permits, examine lease sales, and en- erybody thinks the world came to an via offshore pipeline through state waters. sure that each application is afforded proper end. It was bad, yes. Do we learn from Providing coastal states with additional ac- consideration it? Yes, as we did with Exxon Valdez. cess to revenue will enable these states to For these reasons, I urge the Members as We learned from that and we will im- protect their natural resources and advance they vote on this important measure which prove upon that. But not to let them the transport of oil, gas, and petrochemicals certainly relates to job creation and national drill, not to let them produce that oil, across the United States. energy independence, that they consider a fair not to let them help America out, not Coastal States like Texas with energy devel- and balance approach as we aim to protect employ Americans, that is dead wrong. opment off their shores in federal waters have the environment and determine the most re- So I urge my colleagues to pass this been seeking additional federal revenues gen- sponsible measures to provide for the energy legislation and reject the amendments erated off our shores. our nation requires. that are going to be offered. They are We particularly want more assistance for Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. Chair, I not the amendments they should be. coastal areas that may be most affected by rise today in support of H.R. 1231. This bill will Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chair, I onshore and near-shore activities that support ensure that our federal offshore oil and natural rise today in support of H.R. 1231. I had of- offshore energy development. gas resources are accessible to us. This is es- fered amendments because I believe in re- Currently, the affected states receive rev- sential for America’s energy security. sponsible increase in offshore drilling. I offered enue indirectly from offshore oil and gas For years, I have supported bills that would amendments to improve upon this bill that leases in federal waters. This is in contrast to increase funding to research and development would have provided for revenue sharing with the direct revenues to states that have on- projects dealing with new and cleaner energy coastal states and a study and report back to shore federal leases within their boundaries. sources as well as provide financial incentives Congress to ensure that the Department of In- Coastal states bear the greatest risks if to produce energy from wind, solar, biomass, terior has proper funding for staffing and train- there is a disaster. Because of the current and and geothermal, for consumers to purchase ing and technical engineers and such other wind patterns in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas’ fuel efficient vehicles, increase energy effi- personnel as is necessary to responsibly in- coastal natural resources are most at risk for ciency standards for buildings and appliances, crease offshore drilling. environmental damage in the event of an oil and promote public transit efforts. I will con- As a Representative from an oil and gas spill from an offshore production platform or tinue to support programs and projects seek- producing District and state, I am aware that pipeline. In addition, a substantial portion of ing to create cleaner energy technologies be- offshore drilling is an important component of federal Outer Continental Shelf production is cause we all benefit from a cleaner environ- the nation’s energy supply and provides many refined in Texas and then transported via state ment. Gulf communities with significant jobs and in- highways or pipeline located in the state. Finally, coming from Texas, which is the na- come. A significant amount of the infrastructure tion’s leader in renewable energy production My state supplies 20 percent of the nation’s that will be used to explore and develop the and a pioneer in developing its own state port- oil production, one-third of the nation’s natural resources in these new lease sales will be folio standard, I support efforts to promote re- gas production; a quarter of the nation’s refin- constructed in Texas and transported through newable energy production that meets the

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As our nation’s ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing a 5-year oil tisan support. energy demand continues to increase, reason- and gas leasing program, and subject to The amendment changes the para- paragraph (2), the Secretary shall determine able access and exploration of our offshore re- a domestic strategic production goal for the graph numbers in section 2 so they cor- sources is a key component of our nation’s development of oil and natural gas as a re- rectly reflect the sequence of appear- energy security. sult of that program. Such goal shall be— ance in the Outer Continental Shelf It is our job to provide affordable and reli- ‘‘(A) the best estimate of the possible in- Lands Act. able supplies of energy to American con- crease in domestic production of oil and nat- I urge support for the amendment. sumers, and this bill will help in our effort. ural gas from the outer Continental Shelf; Mr. MARKEY. Will the gentleman For these reasons, I encourage my col- ‘‘(B) focused on meeting domestic demand yield? leagues to support this bill. for oil and natural gas and reducing the de- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield back pendence of the United States on foreign en- ergy; and gentleman from Massachusetts. the balance of my time. ‘‘(C) focused on the production increases Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, we The Acting CHAIR. All time for gen- achieved by the leasing program at the end have no objection and we urge swift eral debate has expired. of the 15-year period beginning on the effec- passage. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be tive date of the program. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield back considered for amendment under the 5- ‘‘(2) 2012–2017 PROGRAM GOAL.—For purposes the balance of my time. minute rule. The amendment printed of the 2012–2017 5-year oil and gas leasing The Acting CHAIR. The question is in the bill is adopted. The bill, as program, the production goal referred to in on the amendment offered by the gen- paragraph (1) shall be an increase by 2027 of— amended, shall be considered as read. tleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG). ‘‘(A) no less than 3,000,000 barrels in the The text of the bill, as amended, is as amount of oil produced per day; and The amendment was agreed to. follows: ‘‘(B) no less than 10,000,000,000 cubic feet in AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY H.R. 1231 the amount of natural gas produced per day. OF VIRGINIA Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall re- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order resentatives of the United States of America in port annually, beginning at the end of the 5- to consider amendment No. 2 printed in Congress assembled, year period for which the program applies, to House Report 112–74. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. the Committee on Natural Resources of the Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reversing House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- Chairman, I have an amendment at the President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium desk. Act’’. ate on the progress of the program in meet- ing the production goal. The Secretary shall The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will SEC. 2. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING identify in the report projections for produc- designate the amendment. PROGRAM. tion and any problems with leasing, permit- Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental The text of the amendment is as fol- ting, or production that will prevent meeting Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amend- lows: the goal.’’. ed by adding at the end the following: Page 3, line 12, insert ‘‘, except in locations ‘‘(4)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program The Acting CHAIR. No further that would interfere, conflict with, or im- under this section, the Secretary shall make amendment to the bill, as amended, pede operations of the Armed Forces,’’ after available for leasing and conduct lease sales shall be in order except those printed ‘‘conduct lease sales’’. including— in House Report 112–74. Each further The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ‘‘(i) at least 50 percent of the available un- amendment may be offered only in the House Resolution 257, the gentleman leased acreage within each outer Continental order printed in the report, may be of- Shelf planning area considered to have the from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY) and a fered only by a Member designated in Member opposed each will control 5 largest undiscovered, technically recoverable the report, shall be considered as read, oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) minutes. based upon the most recent national geologic shall be debatable for the time speci- The Chair recognizes the gentleman assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, fied in the report equally divided and from Virginia. with an emphasis on offering the most geo- controlled by the proponent and an op- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. logically prospective parts of the planning ponent, shall not be subject to amend- Chairman, this simple amendment area; and ment, and shall not be subject to a de- clarifies that any expanded oil produc- ‘‘(ii) any State subdivision of an outer Con- mand for division of the question. tinental Shelf planning area that the Gov- tion will not interfere with ongoing op- AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. YOUNG OF erations by the Armed Forces of the ernor of the State that represents that sub- ALASKA United States. division requests be made available for leas- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order I appreciate Congressman BOBBY ing. to consider amendment No. 1 printed in ‘‘(B) In this paragraph the term ‘available SCOTT and Congressman JIM MORAN for House Report 112–74. unleased acreage’ means that portion of the their cosponsorship of this amendment. outer Continental Shelf that is not under Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- man, as a designee of Chairman DOC There are no stronger advocates for the lease at the time of a proposed lease sale, military in my State than those two and that has not otherwise been made un- HASTINGS, I have an amendment made available for leasing by law. in order under the rule. gentlemen. ‘‘(5)(A) In the 2012–2017 5-year oil and gas The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will b 1640 leasing program, the Secretary shall make designate the amendment. available for leasing any outer Continental The text of the amendment is as fol- As you know, the United States has Shelf planning areas that— lows: more than two dozen coastal naval ‘‘(i) are estimated to contain more than Page 3, line 10, strike ‘‘(4)’’ and insert bases, including those located in Vir- 2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or ‘‘(5)’’. ginia, Washington, California, Texas, ‘‘(ii) are estimated to contain more than Page 4, line 6, strike ‘‘(5)’’ and insert ‘‘(6)’’. Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Geor- 7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to gia, South Carolina, Maryland, New ‘‘(B) To determine the planning areas de- House Resolution 257, the gentleman Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, scribed in subparagraph (A), the Secretary Maine, and Hawaii. shall use the document entitled ‘Minerals from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) and a Mem- Management Service Assessment of Undis- ber opposed each will control 5 min- The Deputy Under Secretary of De- covered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas utes. fense for Readiness published a report, Resources of the Nation’s Outer Continental The Chair recognizes the gentleman noting that many of these potential lo- Shelf, 2006’.’’. from Alaska. cations for oil exploration could and

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I yield myself I am proud of that tradition, and I am You can see from this map that there such time as I may consume. here sincerely to protect national secu- are the red dots where they actually Both the Outer Continental Lands rity. If we want to disagree with that, have bases and that the spiderwebs are Shelf Act and the 2003 National Defense that’s fine, but questioning the motiva- where they have operations offshore. Act already fully protect the Defense tions of whether there is another agen- These areas are important because Department’s responsibilities in the da is a different matter. the military uses some of these areas Outer Continental Shelf and the State Mr. Chairman, I now yield the bal- for surface and subsurface training as coastal areas of the OCS. H.R. 1231 con- ance of my time to my distinguished well as practice with live ordnance. Oil tinues these protections. colleague from Virginia (Mr. MORAN). Mr. MORAN. May I ask the Chair wells and live ordnance don’t mix so As Chairman HASTINGS stated last week during debate on a very similar how much time is remaining? well. For example, the Norfolk Naval The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Base in my home State of Virginia uses amendment to H.R. 1230, preserving the working relationship between the De- from Virginia has 1 minute remaining. 78 percent of the proposed Lease Sale Mr. MORAN. I thank the Chair, and I 220 area right now for training and live partment of Defense and the Depart- ment of the Interior is of great impor- thank my good friend from Virginia. ordnance practice. The Navy wants to I would remind my good friend from tance to the Natural Resources Com- ensure that oil drilling in that area Alaska that the U.S. Atlantic Fleet is mittee. Because of this, H.R. 1231 meets does not interfere with live ordnance based at the Norfolk Naval Base, and the mutual goals of balancing national release and impact, including air to operates in the same waters that this security and energy independence, but surface bombing; sensitive undersea legislation proposes to sell for oil and this amendment would upset the bal- and surface operations; combined ship- gas development. Filling this area with ance. board systems qualification trials; and drilling rigs is a bad idea. equipment testing and evaluation. May I say, Mr. Chairman, the Depart- Now, we have been told verbally and ment of Defense never notified, never Norfolk is America’s largest naval in writing that there should be no lease talked to us about any opposition to base and is a major driver of our sales in 72 percent of this lease area be- this legislation. State’s annual $10 billion government cause it’s in direct conflict with the op- H.R. 1231 fully supports the Depart- contracting economy. It would be dif- erations of the Navy. Five percent, in ment of the Interior’s work with the ficult to quantify how many billions of addition, would interfere with aerial Department of Defense in addressing dollars taxpayers have spent building operations and should not host perma- the necessary stipulations that will and maintaining these military instal- nent surface structures like drilling protect the military mission on the lations all around the continental rigs. There is another 1 percent that OCS during the development of lease United States, but relocation costs would have site-specific stipulations. sales. would be substantial, and we don’t Then you’re left with 22 percent, and I also want to point out that gaining have that money. much of that 22 percent is dedicated to access to domestically available and My friend from Alaska talks about the shipping lanes for the country’s affordable energy resources is also of two busiest commercial ports: Hamp- putting people out of work or putting paramount importance to our national people into work. Believe me, if we had ton Roads and Baltimore. security because it lessens our depend- There are other areas offshore, I’m to close or relocate these bases, there ence on foreign sources of energy. Let would be a lot of weeping and mashing sure, that are also important to the me say that again. It must be very Armed Forces, but we are responsible of teeth in the unemployment line all clear: Energy security and energy inde- across America. The costs wouldn’t for Virginia. We know the situation pendence are a national security pri- there. We are not going to jeopardize just be borne by the taxpayers, Mr. ority. Chairman, but also by the servicemen those jobs. I would say that national Additionally, developing our own en- security interests ought to trump oil and -women who would have to relo- ergy resources benefits the Department cate, and by the tens of thousands of and gas development. of Defense. According to the Brookings Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. May I inquire contractor employees who rely on the Institution, every $10 increase in the of the time remaining on both sides? DOD. price of a barrel of oil increases the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Perhaps it’s possible to co-locate oil cost of Defense operations by $1.3 bil- from Alaska has 3 minutes remaining. drilling infrastructure in areas now lion. Lowering energy prices should be The gentleman from Virginia’s time used by the Navy or other components a priority for American consumers and has expired. of the Armed Forces. In that case, this for the Department of Defense. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- amendment would not get in the way This amendment isn’t truly aimed at man, I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ of the oil exploration. This amendment protecting DOD activities. It’s aimed on this amendment. It’s unnecessary; simply ensures that any additional oil at trying to block lease sales and stop- and boy, if we can’t get the govern- drilling which takes place in accord- ping offshore energy and development. ment to work together, there is some- ance with this bill will not conflict That’s what this is about. So I con- thing wrong, something deadly wrong. with the national security operations gratulate the people who are offering This is about defense. This is about the of the Armed Forces. this amendment. It’s exactly what Department of the Interior. This is I am sure that energy development you’d like to do. about the American people. We ought and national security can be mutually Again, Defense activities are not hin- to be able to work together, and I’m reinforcing and compatible, and I hope dered by energy development. The De- sure they can. I’m confident of it. The that my colleagues on the other side of partments of Defense and the Interior idea that this is going to hurt the mis- the aisle would support this common- work well together to balance the sion is, again, a way to stop drilling. sense amendment to protect our na- needs of our Nation. H.R. 1231 allows That’s all it is. Maybe if we had that 23 tional defense and national security. I both offshore energy leasing and mili- percent open and we knew exactly know we can all agree that preserving tary activities to go forward and exist where it was we might be able to drill those should be paramount as we con- in a safe, responsible way. there, but I don’t think they would sider changes to our Nation’s energy I reserve the balance of my time. support that either. policy. Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I would With that, Mr. Chairman, I urge a I reserve the balance of my time. just say to my friend from Alaska that ‘‘no’’ on this amendment.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.001 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chair, I rise in 8(a)(3)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf ‘‘(iii) NEW LEASE.—The term ‘new lease’ support of the amendment offered by my Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(C)). means a lease issued in a lease sale under ‘‘(ii) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person re- this Act. friend and colleague from Virginia, Mr. CON- ferred to in clause (i) is a person that— ‘‘(iv) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ NOLLY. ‘‘(I) is a lessee that— means the Secretary of the Interior.’’. This amendment would prohibit offshore ‘‘(aa) holds a covered lease on the date on lease sales from going forward if those leases The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to which the Secretary considers the issuance House Resolution 257, the gentleman would interfere or impede the operations of of the new lease; or from Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) and the United States Armed Forces. ‘‘(bb) was issued a covered lease before the I represent the Hampton Roads region of date of enactment of this Act, but trans- a Member opposed each will control 5 Virginia, which is home to the world’s largest ferred the covered lease to another person or minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Naval Base at Norfolk. Our Navy trains exten- entity (including a subsidiary or affiliate of from Massachusetts. sively off the coast of my state in the Virginia the lessee) after the date of enactment of this Act; or Mr. MARKEY. I yield myself such Capes Operations Area. A significant section ‘‘(II) any other person that has any direct time as I may consume. of a proposed lease sale for drilling off Vir- or indirect interest in, or that derives any Mr. Chairman, in the first quarter of ginia’s coast is within this important military benefit from, a covered lease. this year, the oil companies were actu- training zone. ‘‘(iii) MULTIPLE LESSEES.— ally able to make $35 billion in profits; There are nearly 30 coastal naval installa- ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of clause but in my amendment, we are able to (1), if there are multiple lessees that own a tions in the United States and the Defense say to them, because of a flaw in leases Department has expressed concerns that off- share of a covered lease, the Secretary may implement separate agreements with any in the 1990s which required them to pay shore oil and gas development could hinder no royalties on public lands—tax- the military’s ability to train in many of these lessee with a share of the covered lease that modifies the payment responsibilities with payers’ lands—for oil they’re drilling offshore areas. respect to the share of the lessee to include for right now and charging $100 a bar- I have long had reservations about drilling price thresholds that are equal to or less rel, $4 a gallon at the pump, that we off the coast of Virginia. I believe the environ- than the price thresholds described in think there is something wrong when mental, economic and national security risks clauses (v) through (vii) of section 8(a)(3)(C) the taxpayers don’t get anything back. for drilling off the coast of Virginia far outweigh of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 any benefits. This amendment would simply U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(C)). b 1650 ensure that offshore oil and gas development ‘‘(II) TREATMENT OF SHARE AS COVERED And so what my amendment says is will not disrupt these vital functions to our na- LEASE.—Beginning on the effective date of an agreement under subclaseu (I), any share that they can’t apply for any more tional defense. subject to the agreement shall not con- leases on taxpayers’ land unless they’re I urge my colleagues to support the Con- stitute a covered lease with respect to any willing to renegotiate the mistaken nolly Amendment. lessees that entered into the agreement. leases that were given to them that, by Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield back ‘‘(B) TRANSFERS.—A lessee or any other the way, will allow them to escape hav- the balance of my time. person who has any direct or indirect inter- ing to pay $53 billion in taxes, in royal- The Acting CHAIR. The question is est in, or who derives a benefit from, a cov- ties. That’s another word for taxes, on the amendment offered by the gen- ered lease shall not be eligible to obtain by ‘‘royalties.’’ When you’re talking about sale or other transfer (including through a tleman from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). oil, ‘‘royalties’’ is the word we use to The question was taken; and the Act- swap, spinoff, servicing, or other agreement) any new lease made available in an oil and describe taxes. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- gas leasing program under this section, or This blank check to the oil industry peared to have it. the economic benefit of such a new lease, un- is absolutely undeserved. The Repub- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. less the lessee or other person has— lican approach to offshore oil royalty Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. ‘‘(i) renegotiated each covered lease with policy is to treat the Big Oil companies The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to respect to which the lessee or person is a les- like royalty and to treat the con- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- see, to modify the payment responsibilities sumers and taxpayers like peasants. ceedings on the amendment offered by of the lessee or person to include price They’re just going to give away all thresholds that are equal to or less than the the gentleman from Virginia will be these breaks to the oil industry. postponed. price thresholds described in clauses (v) through (vii) of section 8(a)(3)(C) of the You know, Prince William and Kate AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. MARKEY Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Middleton just left on their honey- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order 1337(a)(3)(C)); or moon. Their royalty honeymoon is just to consider amendment No. 3 printed in ‘‘(ii) entered into an agreement with the beginning. But for the oil companies House Report 112–74. Secretary to modify the terms of all covered who are drilling for free on public land, Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, I have leases of the lessee or other person to include they have a royalty honeymoon that an amendment at the desk. limitations on royalty relief based on mar- has been going on for way too long, and The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ket prices that are equal to or less than the today, we’re going to give the Members price thresholds described in clauses (v) designate the amendment. through (vii) of section 8(a)(3)(C) of the of the House a chance to end the hon- The text of the amendment is as fol- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. eymoon on the royalties that the oil lows: 1337(a)(3)(C)). industry has to pay. Page 4, line 19, strike the closing quotation ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— Now, what are the Republicans going marks and the second period, and after line ‘‘(i) COVERED LEASE.—The term ‘covered to do? They’re going to oppose it. 19 insert the following new paragraph: lease’ means a lease for oil or gas production They’re going to say, no, we need more ‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW LEASES AND THE in the Gulf of Mexico that is— tax breaks, $4 billion worth of tax TRANSFER OF LEASES.— ‘‘(I) in existence on the date of enactment breaks, for the oil industry. And so ‘‘(A) ISSUANCE OF NEW LEASES.— of this Act; where are they going to find the money ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In each oil and gas leas- ‘‘(II) issued by the Department of the Inte- ing program under this section, beginning rior under section 304 of the Outer Conti- for those additional tax breaks that with the 2012–2017 5-year program, the Sec- nental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act they want to give to the oil industry? retary of the Interior shall specify that the (43 U.S.C. 1337 note; Public Law 104–58); and Well, they looked around and they de- Secretary will not accept bids on any new ‘‘(III) not subject to limitations on royalty cided that the best place to find it was leases offered pursuant to this Act from a relief based on market price that are equal in Medicare, that is, in the health care person described in paragraph (2) unless the to or less than the price thresholds described that we give to Grandma and Grandpa. person has renegotiated each covered lease in clauses (v) through (vii) of section And so what they have done is they’ve with respect to which the person is a lessee, 8(a)(3)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf set up a drilling rig for the oil industry to modify the payment responsibilities of the Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(C)). person to require the payment of royalties if ‘‘(ii) LESSEE.—The term ‘lessee’ includes on top of the Medicare program so they the price of oil and natural gas is greater any person or other entity that controls, is can drill into the pockets of Grandma than or equal to the price thresholds de- controlled by, or is in or under common con- and Grandpa to find the $4 billion in scribed in clauses (v) through (vii) of section trol with, a lessee. tax breaks, and then on top of that,

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Can authority to include price thresholds to run our ships, our planes, our auto- you believe this? It’s 2011. The Repub- on these leases. In addition, forcing mobiles, our trucks, and our trains. licans have already passed a bill cut- companies to renegotiate the leases That’s the commerce of this Nation, ting the renewables budget—wind and would be a violation of contract law and that’s what’s hurting this Nation solar, biomass, geothermal—by 70 per- and would be challenged in court. today in the recovery. cent, and they’re setting up an oil rig Mr. Chairman, this is an amendment We have to start producing our own on top of the Medicare program of that just comes out of where, I don’t fossil fuels so we can have the com- Grandma and Grandpa to drill for even know. It’s a time to demagogue on the merce that’s necessary to employ peo- more tax breaks for the oil industry. floor about Medicare. It has nothing to ple and create the jobs in this country. This is just an unbelievable debate that do with oil leases. It has nothing to do In this country, it should be done. Yes, we’re having. with the so-called tax breaks that Bill we can have the other forms of power, And they say over here, ‘‘Well, you Clinton and Bruce Babbitt put in place. but we have to have the fossil fuels to know, we’re the all of the above party; George Bush wasn’t there. Mr. Obama continue hopefully the recovery of this we want to do it all.’’ But the truth is wasn’t there. Bill Clinton did this. country economically. that they’re really the oil above all Lo and behold, somebody has to re- I yield back the balance of my time. party, and that’s what this debate is all negotiate something. Let’s start re- The Acting CHAIR. The question is about, how can we get even more for negotiating contracts all over the on the amendment offered by the gen- the oil industry. countryside. Maybe we ought to start tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- So what my amendment will do is to doing that. Some of the contracts KEY). just give people an opportunity to re- made, and I think we did this the last The question was taken; and the Act- claim that $53 billion from the oil in- election, their contracts were termi- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- dustry and give it to Grandma. Of all nated. peared to have it. the people who don’t need a break, a I have no further requests for time, Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Chairman, I de- subsidy this year, it’s the oil industry. and I reserve the balance of my time. mand a recorded vote. You know who needs a break? You Mr. MARKEY. Could the Chair tell The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to know who needs a subsidy? It’s Grand- me how much time we have? clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ma. Let’s not cut Medicare. Let’s not The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ceedings on the amendment offered by cut her health care in order to help the from Massachusetts has 30 seconds re- the gentleman from Massachusetts will oil industry. Vote ‘‘aye’’ for the Mar- maining. The gentleman from Alaska be postponed. key amendment. has 21⁄2 minutes remaining. b 1700 I reserve the balance of my time. The gentleman from Alaska has the AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. KEATING Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I rise in oppo- right to close. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order sition to the amendment. Mr. MARKEY. We have a big choice to consider amendment No. 4 printed in The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is here. We can reclaim $53 billion from House Report 112–74. recognized for 5 minutes. the oil and gas industry that they owe Mr. KEATING. Mr. Chairman, I have Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. With all due to the American taxpayer and put it an amendment at the desk. respect to Grandma and Grandpa, into wind and solar and all-electric ve- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will there’s no Grandma and Grandpa that hicles and the revolution that we need designate the amendment. has Medicare taken away from them or to transform our country’s relationship The text of the amendment is as fol- anywhere else. That’s pure dema- with OPEC. We should be able to tell lows: goguery on this floor, and we know OPEC, We don’t need your oil any more Page 4, line 19, strike the closing quotation that, tied into the oil companies. than we need your sand. marks and the second period, and after line It’s ironic to me, this House has de- This is a chance here to reclaim the 19 insert the following new paragraph: bated and voted on this amendment $53 billion in windfall profits by escap- ‘‘(7) DATA REGARDING BONUSES PROVIDED TO over the years. They’ve defeated it by a ing royalties that the oil industry EXECUTIVES.—In each oil and gas leasing pro- bipartisan vote. Just like a bad penny, owes, and put it into a new technology gram under this section, the Secretary shall it keeps showing up and the Big Oil is innovation agenda that talks about the include requirements under which the Sec- retary shall make available to the public all bad. All I know, the American pub- future of wind and solar and electric data provided by each lessee under the pro- lic is being taxed every year, $1,100 vehicles that will transform our rela- gram with respect to the bonuses provided to every year by this administration’s tionship with the rest of the planet. the executives of the lessee from the most high gas prices. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- recent quarter.’’. Let’s review the facts. The Deep- man, I appreciate the gentleman from The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to water Royalty Relief Act leases were Massachusetts’ comments, but wind House Resolution 257, the gentleman issued by, oh, boy, Bill Clinton and power is subsidized energy. That’s all it from Massachusetts (Mr. KEATING) and Bruce Babbitt in 1996 and 2000. Oh, my is. Wind power is subsidized by the tax- a Member opposed each will control 5 good Lord, it was the Republicans that payer. Solar power is subsidized by the minutes. did all this. They’re the ones that taxpayer. To try to transform this The Chair recognizes the gentleman issued these leases, and those who hold country into using wind and solar by from Massachusetts. these leases have repeatedly been suc- raising the cost of gasoline to the Mr. KEATING. Mr. Chairman, I yield cessful in challenging the Interior De- American consumer is dead wrong. myself such time as I may consume. partment’s authority to include price That’s not the way to solve this prob- I rise to urge my colleagues to sup- thresholds in lease agreements. The lem. port my amendment to H.R. 1231. As Department of the Interior has lost at I will support wind power when it’s our constituents see soaring gas prices, the Federal district court, the appel- not subsidized. I will support solar oil companies have revealed record late court, the United States Supreme power when it’s not subsidized, and I profits. The top five multinational oil Court, and now we’re going to interfere will support nuclear power when we companies earned over $1 trillion in the with a court decision? can, which the gentleman’s opposed past decade. These firms are eating up If this amendment passes, those hold- every time, and I will support hydro- more and more of our constituents’ ing such leases will be required to re- power. In fact, I will support all forms paychecks.

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The Clerk will ecutives, a pat on the back for high United States of America. That is the designate the amendment. prices at the pump. burden that working families are un- The text of the amendment is as fol- My amendment would provide trans- dergoing, the suffering that they are lows: parency to the U.S. taxpayer. The undertaking as they pay over $4 a gal- Page 4, strike the closing quotation marks amendment requires the Secretary to lon for gasoline in my district. Trans- and second period at line 19, and after line 19 disclose the executive bonuses for any parency and accountability are nec- insert the following: company that is given a drilling lease. essary, though the people who are be- ‘‘(7) WORST-CASE CONTAINMENT AND CLEAN- The time is now to hold the largest UP PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall in- holden to the price spikes know where clude, in each 5-year oil and gas leasing pro- oil companies accountable, and I urge their money is going. gram, a requirement that each applicant for my colleagues to support this amend- I yield back the balance of my time. a permit to drill under a lease issued in a ment in order to provide transparency Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. The question I lease sale under the program must include a back to the American taxpayer. ask is, How much would this cost the plan for containment and clean-up of a With that, I reserve the balance of Department of the Interior? Would this worst-case oil and gas discharge scenario in my time. take away from safety inspections? activities conducted under the permit, if issued.’’. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I rise in oppo- And to my good friend from Massachu- sition to the amendment. setts, the burden is going to get worse. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is You are going to be paying about $5 a House Resolution 257, the gentlewoman recognized for 5 minutes. gallon by the first of June; if not, from Massachusetts (Ms. TSONGAS) and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- maybe a little bit later, but not later a Member opposed each will control 5 man, when I first saw this amendment, than the Fourth of July. And the bur- minutes. I was wondering if we were debating fi- den is something that bothers me a The Chair recognizes the gentle- nancial services legislation here on the great deal. woman from Massachusetts. Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield floor. Clearly, this amendment at- But in Massachusetts alone, not one myself such time as I may consume. tempts to raise issues outside the time has any one of your Members in Last summer, we all saw the pain- realm of today’s debate on increasing the Congress ever voted to produce en- fully disorganized and ineffective re- American-made energy and creating ergy, other than wind power and solar sponse to the oil spill in the Gulf of jobs. power. And that doesn’t drive your con- The Department of the Interior Mexico. The frustration was palpable stituents’ automobiles. That doesn’t should spend its time focusing on re- across our country. During that trag- drive your trucks that deliver your viewing permits, conducting environ- edy, it was clear that BP and the Fed- products to the restaurants or the hos- mental safety reviews, protecting our eral Government had no plan to con- pitals. That doesn’t drive that train resources and leasing offshore areas tain the oil spill and that BP lacked that people ride to try to get auto- that are most prospective for oil and the capacity to respond to a spill of mobiles off the road. It doesn’t drive natural gas production. The Depart- that magnitude. the ships to bring the products to your ment shouldn’t have dozens of employ- The amendment that I am offering shores. Fossil fuel is the key to our ees sitting around reading companies’ today is very straightforward and sim- commerce; and we should recognize Securities and Exchange Commission ple, one that seeks to implement the that in this Congress. And we should filings and assembling a list of which lessons learned from the events of last develop an energy plan that includes executives got what bonus. summer. My amendment would require everything. You can’t do it with just The information that this amend- that all applicants for a drilling permit wind power. You can’t do it with solar ment would burden the Interior De- under a lease sold under H.R. 1231 sub- power. But you can do it with all pow- partment with gathering and pub- mit a plan for containment and clean- ers. lishing is already publicly disclosed. It up of a worst-case scenario oil or gas should be made public, and that’s why That’s what’s wrong with this Con- spill. it already is. This amendment is not gress and this administration and, yes, This amendment does not limit drill- about openness and transparency of previous administrations: they don’t ing. It says simply and sensibly that disclosing information. That’s already grasp the necessity of having more when we drill, we should have a plan in the law. power available to increase the econ- place before an accident occurs. We The real effect of this amendment is omy of this country. And we’re on the shouldn’t wait until a disaster like last duplicative requirements and govern- cusp right now. I believe this bill will year’s 3-month-long spill has already ment waste. Let’s get away from the help us. If it does not help us, then begun. There wasn’t a person I spoke to political games and gotcha amend- shoot me another solution. I have not who wasn’t horrified by the dev- ments. Let’s allow the Department of seen one on that side of the aisle. astating oil spill in the gulf. I believe the Interior to focus on OCS safety, en- I yield back the balance of my time. that the American people want us to vironmental protection and leasing, The Acting CHAIR. The question is learn from that environmental and eco- and leave the bonuses to the Securities on the amendment offered by the gen- nomic tragedy, and this amendment and Exchange Commission officials tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. helps us accomplish that. When we studying that. I oppose this amend- KEATING). drill, we should have a plan for dealing ment and urge my colleagues to do the The question was taken; and the Act- with possible disaster. same. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Some have argued that we don’t need I reserve the balance of my time. peared to have it. a law because initial steps are being Mr. KEATING. Mr. Chairman, in Mr. KEATING. Mr. Chairman, I de- taken at the agency level or by oil and terms of the relevancy to this debate, I mand a recorded vote. gas companies. Some have said that re- would take this time, in the spirit of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to quiring a worst-case-scenario plan is bipartisanship, to thank the Rules clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- anti-drilling or anti-jobs. We shouldn’t Committee for allowing this amend- ceedings on the amendment offered by get distracted from the simple truth of ment and, thus, I agree with them that the gentleman from Massachusetts will this amendment: when we drill, we this is relevant to this debate. be postponed. should have a plan. We have seen the

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It is not intended to set policy, 19 insert the following new paragraph: ing oil and gas companies to have a and it is not intended to have the force ‘‘(7) MAKING MORATORIUM IN THE EASTERN plan in place will not prevent the cre- of law, which is why I am offering this GULF OF MEXICO PERMANENT.—The Secretary ation of a single oil and gas job, but it amendment today. shall not make available for leasing in any will protect fishing jobs and tourism We need Federal laws, not notices, oil and gas leasing program under this sec- jobs instead of asking us to put those tion any area referred to in section 104(a) of that require companies to submit the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of jobs at risk should a spill occur. worst case scenario oil spill contain- 2006 (title I of division C of Public Law 109– Our constituents deserve to know ment and cleanup plans to ensure that 432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note).’’. that we have required oil and gas com- another spill like the BP spill never The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to panies to plan for the worst. Opposing happens again. Our constituents de- House Resolution 257, the gentlewoman this amendment irresponsibly denies serve to know that we have required oil from Florida (Ms. BROWN) and a Mem- the tragic events of last summer. and gas companies to plan for the ber opposed each will control 5 min- For the sake of our economy, our en- worst, or give them an honest reason vironment, and our coastal jobs, I urge utes. why we think no such plan is nec- The Chair recognizes the gentle- my colleagues to support this common- essary, given the events last summer. woman from Florida. sense, simple amendment requiring oil If the majority agrees that we should Ms. BROWN of Florida. I yield myself and gas companies to have a plan. Join have a plan, they should support this as much time as I may consume. me in demonstrating to our constitu- amendment. It simply requires that oil Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer to ents that we have learned from the and gas companies have a plan, nothing H.R. 1231 an amendment that would events of last summer, and we are tak- more. It is about drilling safely, it pro- make the current ban on drilling in the ing steps to prevent such a disaster in tects jobs, oil and gas jobs, tourism and eastern Gulf of Mexico permanent. This the future. fishing jobs. And again, as I said, if the amendment would not have any effect I reserve the balance of my time. majority agrees that we should have a on the budget as scored by the Congres- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- plan, they should support this amend- sional Budget Office. However, it would man, I rise in opposition to the amend- ment. have a significant impact on the econ- ment. I yield back the balance of my time. omy of Florida, given that the State’s The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- recognized for 5 minutes. tourist industry will be protected from man, I can only say that, to my knowl- future oil spills which could destroy Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield myself edge, there’s little chance of any oil such time as I may consume. our beautiful beaches and coastal drilling off the coast of Massachusetts. areas. Certainly, Florida’s coastline is Mr. Chairman, here again is another But there is a great possibility off the amendment that is redundant, but let’s a treasure, not just for Floridians but coasts of Florida, Virginia, Alaska, for all Americans and people through- call it what it is: It’s an obstruction. California, and this bill really sets out The Department of the Interior al- out the world. For years, the Florida which areas should be drilled, not in ready requires that applicants must delegation has worked together to pro- large massive areas, but specifically. calculate worst case discharge before tect our coastline and natural re- I personally will tell you, if I could sources, and as long as those rigs are in approving a permit. On June 18, 2010, drill in Alaska, offshore, which we the Department of the Interior issued a this area, the potential for devastation should be able to do, but this adminis- to Florida beaches persists. notice to lessees outlining the informa- tration has delayed a permit for 5 tion requirements and standards to be If an accident was to occur causing years—5 years. Five billion dollars put oil to wash ashore and to Florida met before a permit would be approved. into investment to develop that field. In the notice it is required that a lessee beaches, both the environmental and It can’t be done because of this admin- the economic damage would be dev- ‘‘describe the assumptions and calcula- istration. tions that you used to determine the astating to the State. And following This bill tries to expedite that proc- the disaster off of Louisiana’s gulf volume of your worst case scenario.’’ ess for the good of this Nation and for It’s already required on permit appli- coast last year, we saw a quick glimpse the good of the people, not the good of of what could happen to Florida’s econ- cations today, and is further reiterated the oil companies, because we need by the language in H.R. 1229, which omy in the event of an oil spill. that oil. I toured the region by helicopter last passed the House earlier today. I yield back the balance of my time. year and witnessed the devastation The minority continues to try to di- The Acting CHAIR. The question is firsthand. That said, before any new vert attention away from the real issue on the amendment offered by the gen- areas are opened and Florida’s pristine of increasing energy production, cre- tlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. beaches are put at risk, I would very ating jobs, lowering energy costs, and TSONGAS). improving national security by less- The question was taken; and the Act- much like to see drilling in the areas ening our dependence on foreign oil. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- that are already open and increased In fact, it seems that the Democrats peared to have it. funding for research for new tech- simply do not want to face the fact Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Chairman, I de- nology. that this bill says we can move forward mand a recorded vote. I strongly believe that any drilling with an aggressive program of respon- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to off of Florida’s gulf coast would be ex- sible oil and gas development while, at clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- tremely deterrent to the State econ- the same time, ensuring that increased ceedings on the amendment offered by omy and ecosystem. As we saw in the safety measures are undertaken. These the gentlewoman from Massachusetts BP oil spill last year in the Gulf of are not mutually exclusive goals. will be postponed. Mexico, wherein 11 workers died and an Republicans want to make U.S. off- AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MS. BROWN OF estimated 5 million barrels of crude oil shore drilling the safest in the world, FLORIDA poured into the Gulf of Mexico, the and it is the safest in the world, so we The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order risks of drilling oil off of Florida’s can produce more American energy, to consider amendment No. 6 printed in shores bring about extreme risk to our create American jobs and strengthen House Report 112–74. State in an already depressed economy, our national security. Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chair- and with unemployment in the State of I reserve the balance of my time. man, I have an amendment at the desk. Florida still hovering at 11 percent, the Ms. TSONGAS. I thank my colleague The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will last thing we need is to endanger near- for bringing this issue up. The June 18 designate the amendment. ly 1 million tourist-related jobs and the

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I would very much like to these rigs were in the gulf coast, our ceptable to drill off California’s north see increased drilling in areas already beaches would face complete destruc- coast. Because this amendment is a open and increased funding for research tion. As we have seen recently, cleanup clarification of the legislation’s intent, for new technology. methods for these spills are incapable there is no cost associated with it. I reserve the balance of my time. of removing more than a small fraction Just about 3 weeks ago, we marked Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I rise in oppo- of the oil. the 1-year anniversary of the Nation’s sition to the amendment. In addition, from the BP oil spill worst oil spill. I will not let what hap- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is alone, Florida has over 284,000 claims pened to the Gulf of Mexico happen to recognized for 5 minutes. with only 117,000 paid. That is less than the north coast of California. I have in- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- half, for a total of over $1.45 billion. troduced separate stand-alone legisla- man, I oppose this amendment. The un- For the total gulf region, there have tion which would permanently ban derlying bill is focused on opening the been 10,000 fishing claims, 122,000 food drilling off the coast of my district. Outer Continental Shelf to safe and re- and lodging claims, 74,000 retail and It is important to me and to my con- sponsible energy production. This bill sales claims, and a total of $1.6 billion stituents that H.R. 1231 clearly notates aims to fulfill the promise that both paid on even more lost earnings and that drilling will not occur in the Democrats and Republicans made to wages. We cannot afford another dis- northern California planning area the American people when we voted in aster of this magnitude. With more along the coasts of Mendocino, Hum- a bipartisan basis in 2008 to lift the drilling, we still are living on borrowed boldt, and Del Norte Counties. The moratoria on offshore energy produc- time. Support the Corrine Brown coastal area of my district is one of tion. amendment. only four major upwellings in our Since taking office, President Obama I yield back the balance of my time. world’s oceans. and his administration has effectively Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I urge my col- An upwelling is where cold, nutrient- reimposed the moratorium. This bill leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on this amend- rich waters are brought from the ocean would reverse his actions. ment, and I yield back the balance of depths to the surface. Upwelling re- In December 2006, a majority of the my time. gions promote seaweed and growth, House and the Florida delegation voted The Acting CHAIR. The question is which, in turn, supply energy for some in favor of the Gulf of Mexico Energy on the amendment offered by the gen- of the most productive ecosystems in Security Act, a bipartisan compromise tlewoman from Florida (Ms. BROWN). our world, including many of our that opened a portion of the western The question was taken; and the Act- world’s fisheries. and central gulf but maintained the ing Chair announced that the noes ap- North coast ecosystems also sustain eastern planning area moratoria until peared to have it. some of the largest salmon populations 2022. Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chair- in the lower 49 States and provide es- man, I demand a recorded vote. sential habitat for Dungeness crab, b 1720 The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to rockfish, sole, and urchin. This amendment seeks to go back- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- In 2006 and 2008, commercial fishery wards and single-handedly undo that ceedings on the amendment offered by disasters that virtually eliminated agreement to close off forever the pos- the gentlewoman from Florida will be salmon fishing in California were eco- sible energy production in a portion of postponed. nomically disastrous to my district, to the Gulf of Mexico. This is exactly the AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. THOMPSON our States, and our Nation. If an oil wrong direction for America to be OF CALIFORNIA spill were to occur off the coast of my heading. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order district, the environmental and eco- Congress should not foreclose the to consider amendment No. 7 printed in nomic costs would be staggering. Drill- possibility of future energy production. House Report 112–74. ing for oil or gas off California’s north This is especially true in the eastern Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. coast could cause serious harm to the planning area of the gulf, which the Chairman, I have an amendment at the unique and productive ecosystem and Department of the Interior believes desk. abundant marine life found in this contains technically recoverable re- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will area. sources in the amount of 4 billion bar- designate the amendment. My district is economically depend- rels of oil and over 21 trillion cubic feet The text of the amendment is as fol- ent upon the rich natural resources we of natural gas. lows: are blessed to have, but it is also sub- Let’s be clear, the area in the eastern Page 4, line 19, strike the final closed ject to significant earthquakes which gulf covered by this amendment is cur- quotation mark and the following period. exacerbate the issues, the threats, and rently under moratorium until 2022. Page 4, after line 19, insert the following new subparagraph: the problems related to oil spills. That is over a decade from now. This ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), One of my counties just wrote to me, bill does not propose to change the 2022 the Secretary may not include in any oil and and I quote, ‘‘The modest amount of oil date. gas leasing program under this paragraph available in terms of our Nation’s daily I reserve the balance of my time. any lease sale in the Northern California demand does not justify jeopardizing Ms. BROWN of Florida. More than 20 Planning Area.’’. our fisheries, our environment, and our years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to economic livelihoods.’’ we have yet to clean up Prince William House Resolution 257, the gentleman This amendment will merely protect Sound in Alaska. Oil is still being from California (Mr. THOMPSON) and a the north coast of California and will found buried in sand from the BP oil Member opposed each will control 5 simply clarify what the drafters of this spill. minutes. bill say that the bill does, and that is The frequent occurrence of extreme The Chair recognizes the gentleman that they claim that it does not re- weather that the eastern gulf coast ex- from California. quire drilling off the coasts of periences, including hurricanes and se- Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Mendocino, Humboldt, or Del Norte vere storms, could easily produce an oil Chairman, according to this bill’s Counties. spill, even with the technological im- drafters, the legislation would not re- I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this. provements in oil and natural gas oper- quire leasing permits in the northern I reserve the balance of my time.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.001 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7071 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- It is not too much to ask that we continue to be dependent on foreign en- man, I rise in opposition to the amend- merely verify what it is the majority ergy sources is crazy. We ought to start ment. party says that they are not doing with drilling and doing what needs to be The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is this bill. And the idea that this amend- done here in America. And we can do in recognized for 5 minutes. ment would be opposed is quite star- an environmentally safe way. We can Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- tling to me. I believe that this is some- do it in Alaska, offshore, we can do it man, this is the second amendment of thing that everyone can get behind. To in a number of places. But to sit by and three today designed to close off por- say that the bill doesn’t do this and continue to send our money to Saudi tions of the Outer Continental Shelf to then refuse to take the amendment Arabia and other countries around the oil and natural gas exploration produc- calls into question the motive of the world that aren’t our friends just tion, the opposite of what the bill bill. doesn’t make any sense, and the Amer- under consideration today is about. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. How much ican people understand it. The underlying bill is focused on open- time do I have left, Mr. Chairman? I think my colleagues on both sides ing the Outer Continental Shelf to safe The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman of the aisle ought to go back and talk and responsible energy production. has 31⁄2 minutes remaining. to their constituents, who are paying H.R. 1231 aims to fulfill the promise Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- the price at the gas pump. that both Democrats and Republicans man, my good friend from California Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield back made to the American people when we brings out some legitimate points. But the balance of my time. voted on a bipartisan basis in 2008 to right now, today, under existing law, The Acting CHAIR. The question is lift the moratoria on offshore energy the northern California planning area on the amendment offered by the gen- production. Since taking office, Presi- is available for leasing. This bill does tleman from California (Mr. THOMP- dent Obama and his administration not change that current situation. It SON). have effectively reimposed the morato- has been available since 2008 when gas- The question was taken; and the Act- rium, and this bill would reverse his oline prices hit $4 a gallon and the ing Chair announced that the noes ap- actions. President and Congress lifted the off- peared to have it. This amendment proposes to take shore drilling moratoria. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. America in exactly the wrong direction I will remind the House that in 2008 Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. in which we should be heading. Con- the coast of California was opened for The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to gress should not foreclose the possi- potential leasing and drilling, that clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- bility of future energy production. Democrats were in the majority in the ceedings on the amendment offered by With the price of gasoline going to $4 House and NANCY PELOSI of San Fran- the gentleman from California will be and $5 a gallon, I urge my colleagues to cisco was Speaker of the House. For postponed. oppose this amendment and keep our months, they resisted Republican ef- AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. INSLEE focus on those offshore areas that con- forts to end the offshore ban, but even- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order tain substantial oil and natural re- tually the American people won out to consider amendment No. 8 printed in sources, where increased American en- and the bans were lifted. House Report 112–74. ergy production will create new jobs, I would also like to point out that Mr. INSLEE. I have an amendment lower energy prices, and increase our this bill provides direction that when at the desk. economic and national security. the Federal Government is writing 5- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will I reserve the balance of my time. year leasing plans, that the focus be on designate the amendment. Mr. THOMPSON of California. I yield areas with the greatest estimated oil The text of the amendment is as fol- myself the balance of my time. lows: The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is and natural gas resources. This par- ticular planning area does not have and Page 4, line 19, strike the closing quotation recognized for 11⁄2 minutes. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Thank has not registered high in this regard marks and the second period, and after line and this bill does not direct that leas- 19 insert the following new paragraph: you, Mr. Chairman. ‘‘(7) WASHINGTON STATE APPROVAL RE- Again, I want to point out that the ing occur in this planning area. With gasoline back to the 2008 highs of over QUIRED.—Under this section, the Secretary majority party has told me and told shall not make available for leasing for ex- my staff that the bill that they have $4 per gallon, let’s keep the focus on ploration, development, and production of offered today, the bill that we are where it should be, increasing Amer- oil and natural gas any area of the outer going to be voting on, does not affect ican offshore energy production. That’s Continental Shelf off the coast of Wash- the north coast of California. Now, my what we’re trying to do. ington unless such leasing is approved by the effort with this amendment is merely I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman Governor and legislature of the State of to trust but verify. from Indiana (Mr. BURTON). Washington.’’. Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I thank the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to b 1730 gentleman for yielding. House Resolution 257, the gentleman To oppose this amendment really I don’t know that there is a great from Washington (Mr. INSLEE) and a calls into question, what is the under- deal more to add to what he has just Member opposed each will control 5 lying motivation of this bill? Does it do said about permits and about the issue minutes. what they claim and not affect this re- that has been discussed just recently. The Chair recognizes the gentleman gion of our ocean, again, one of only The thing that really bothers me is from Washington. four major upwellings in the world’s just a few years ago, 25 years ago, we Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I yield oceans. This is an area that feeds and were importing about 28 percent of our myself such time as I may consume. promotes the fisheries and the marine oil. Today we are importing 62 percent I rise to protect the beaches and life not only in my area, but in all the of our oil, more than double what we shoreline and economy of the State of ocean. And the idea we would put it at were doing just a few years ago, and Washington. This amendment is quite any kind of risk. Those of you who the American people are paying the simple. It would simply say that we know the area know how rough the price. Instead of $1.50 or $2 a gallon for will not allow the Federal Government water is, know how rocky the shores gas, they are spending $4 a gallon for to run over the State of Washington on are. If there was an oil spill there, it gasoline. issues of drilling off of our coastline, would never be cleaned up. The area is Nationwide, there are 86 billion bar- that we won’t be shackled to this anti- seismically active. To drill in that area rels of oil. Fifty-one percent of that is quated policy of drilling without first with the threat of earthquakes, you are in the Gulf of Mexico, which means providing reasonable protection, with- looking at a situation that would make there are 44 billion barrels of oil in the out first addressing the issue of ramp- the Gulf of Mexico disaster pale in Gulf of Mexico, and there are 240 tril- ant speculation that is what is expos- comparison. lion cubic feet of natural gas. For us to ing my consumers to $4 a gallon gas in

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But we aren’t doing a sin- over certain types of offshore energy of Washington, which is the Evergreen gle thing to help the offshore wind en- leasing. It singles out only oil and nat- State, we ought to have this policy ergy. All we are doing is trying to ural gas, but provides no such veto foisted upon us that is not an ever- shackle an antiquated energy policy on power over other forms of energy leas- green energy policy for this century for the people of the State of Washington. ing. This includes wave energy, wind, three reasons. I would have liked this amendment solar, and other renewable forms. Reason number one: Despite the fact to have helped all of my colleagues on This double standard exposes the real that we have had this enormous pas- the Pacific Coast, but because of some intent of this amendment. It’s not sage of time since this horrendous spill of the financial rules that we have, we truly aimed at ensuring a voice for in the gulf, this Chamber has not have only been able to bring this in- Washington State; it’s intended to passed into law one single safety provi- volving the Evergreen State. But I score political points. But the political sion to bring additional safety to any- would hope that all of my colleagues points the amendment attempts to where on our coastline. My amendment would join me in saying that before score are entirely hollow. Why? Be- would simply say that the people of the this gets forced on the citizens of cause there isn’t estimated to be any State of Washington and their elected Washington State, we adopt some rea- recoverable oil or natural gas in Fed- officials ought to be able to make a de- sonable measures. eral waters off of Washington State. cision that we have got adequate, rea- I reserve the balance of my time. Again, this bill only goes into areas sonable safeguards for drilling before it that have really large potential. Again, b 1740 happens off of the State of Washington. multiple Federal laws already guar- That has not happened, and it is inex- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- antee all Americans have an oppor- cusable. man, I rise in opposition to the amend- tunity to participate in an offshore Second, before this happens, the peo- ment. planning process, especially the Gov- ple of the State of Washington ought to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is ernors, State and local officials, and have reasonable protection against the recognized for 5 minutes. citizens living in coastal States that rampant speculation that is going on Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair- will be impacted by leasing, should it that is driving up these prices. Even man, acting for Natural Resources take place. Goldman Sachs has recognized we have Committee Chairman DOC HASTINGS of For those reasons, I urge Members to had four times the speculative posi- Washington State, I oppose this oppose this amendment. tions taken and probably a $20 amount amendment. I reserve the balance of my time. that has driven up these prices associ- As explained in the debate on the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ated with this unchecked speculation. prior two amendments, this bill is fo- from Washington has 45 seconds re- Yet this Chamber and my friends cused on increasing American-made en- maining. across the aisle have not done a single ergy, creating new jobs, and decreasing Mr. INSLEE. Thank you. thing to address this speculation. Until our dependence on energy from foreign First, I wish my friend DOC HASTINGS we do that, we shouldn’t have my nations. Congress needs to focus on in- from Washington was with us today. neighbors and my constituents have creasing energy production, and this He’s not feeling well. But Mr. YOUNG is foisted down their throats this policy amendment goes in the opposite direc- doing an admirable job with a weak ar- of mandatory drilling without them tion. In fact, this amendment attempts gument, and I’ll report that they’re first making a decision. to impose unprecedented and impos- getting represented. Third, the people of the State of sible obstacles to fostering more Amer- I just want to point out we haven’t Washington want to help in our energy ican energy in Federal waters. seen horrendous damage to any eco- crisis and they are capable of helping It is stated that the purpose of the system from a wind spill yet. If you in this energy crisis if this Chamber amendment is to give the State of spill a little wind, you don’t end up will just free them to do it. Washington a say on leasing in Federal covering large gulf areas with hydro- Here is how they want to help. They waters off the State’s coast. However, carbons or destroying oyster and want to produce lithium ion batteries multiple Federal laws already provide shrimping grounds like have been in that can run electric cars so we don’t Washington State, and every State, the the gulf. There are differences from have to start being shackled and just opportunity to participate in any such multiple sources. addicted to oil. But this Chamber decisions. What this amendment would We are simply saying that before we hasn’t done a single thing, a single do is grant double veto power for Wash- move forward with additional offshore thing this year, to help clean energy ington State to prohibit Federal activi- drilling, we ought to have reasonable sources that Washington State busi- ties in Federal waters outside the safety protocols, we ought to address ness people want to produce. State’s borders. The Interior Depart- speculation, and we ought to have an I look at the EnerG2 company that is ment provides repeated opportunities energy policy that looks at all of the making ultracapacitors. This Chamber for public comment and participation above. isn’t helping them make electric bat- throughout the planning and leasing My friends across the aisle told us teries for electric cars. process. you were going to give us an all-of-the- I look at the REC company in Moses Furthermore, the Coastal Zone Man- above energy policy. All you have Lake, Washington, that is making the agement Act requires State consist- given us is an all-of-the-below energy polysilicate cells for photovoltaic cells ency review with its State coastal zone policy. We need a little better than to produce the electricity for electric management plan before the Federal this. cars. This Chamber hasn’t done a sin- Government takes action in Federal Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. How much gle thing to help that company ad- waters off of any particular State. On time do I have remaining? vance. top of that, the Outer Continental The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman I look at the Targeted Growth com- Shelf Lands Act provides clear require- from Alaska has 21⁄2 minutes remain- pany and the Boeing company that are ments for consultation and cooperation ing. developing biofuels so that we can have with affected State and local govern- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Thank you, a competitor to gasoline so we can ments. Considerable care and protec- Mr. Chairman.

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As long as this which further proceedings were post- Rangel Serrano Walz (MN) Reyes Sewell Wasserman administration keeps insisting on wind poned, in the following order: Richardson Sherman Schultz and solar power, they’re doubly taxing Amendment No. 2 by Mr. CONNOLLY Richmond Shuler Watt our taxpayers of this Nation and hurt- of Virginia. Rooney Sires Waxman Ros-Lehtinen Slaughter Weiner ing our economy. That’s reality. Amendment No. 3 by Mr. MARKEY of Smith (NJ) Rothman (NJ) Welch So they’re doubly taxed because now Massachusetts. Roybal-Allard Smith (WA) Wilson (FL) Ruppersberger Speier they’re paying taxes because of the Amendment No. 4 by Mr. KEATING of Woolsey Rush Stark high cost of oil, the high cost of gaso- Massachusetts. Wu Ryan (OH) Stearns line. And $1,100 a year they have addi- The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Sa´ nchez, Linda Sutton Yarmuth tionally been taxed this year versus the time for any electronic vote after T. Thompson (CA) Young (FL) last year. And yet we talk about wind the first vote in this series. Sanchez, Loretta Tierney power. They’re taxed because that AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. CONNOLLY NOES—228 comes out of the general fund. We’re OF VIRGINIA borrowing money from the Chinese. Adams Gallegly Mica The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Aderholt Gardner Miller (MI) That’s reality. business is the demand for a recorded Akin Garrett Miller, Gary Wind and solar are fine as long as vote on the amendment offered by the Alexander Gerlach Mulvaney they’re subsidized. As long as you pay gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CON- Altmire Gibbs Murphy (PA) Amash Gingrey (GA) Myrick for them, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, NOLLY) on which further proceedings Austria Gohmert Neugebauer they’re fine. But that’s an additional were postponed and on which the noes Bachmann Gosar Noem tax on you. If it was so economical, so prevailed by voice vote. Bachus Gowdy Nugent Barletta Granger Nunes well to be done, then we would have The Clerk will redesignate the Barrow Graves (GA) Nunnelee done it a long time ago. And I say it amendment. Bartlett Graves (MO) Olson will work. It’s like ethanol. It works. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Barton (TX) Green, Gene Palazzo It’s still not economical. ment. Bass (NH) Griffin (AR) Paul Benishek Griffith (VA) Paulsen So we have to go back to what com- RECORDED VOTE Berg Grimm Pearce merce is run by—and it’s fossil fuels. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Biggert Guinta Pence We can have all those other forms of Bilbray Guthrie Peterson has been demanded. Bishop (UT) Hall Petri energy. I do not want them subsidized. A recorded vote was ordered. Black Harper Pitts We can have all those other forms of The vote was taken by electronic de- Blackburn Harris Platts energy, but we have to have the ability vice, and there were—ayes 193, noes 228, Bonner Hartzler Poe (TX) Bono Mack Hayworth Pompeo to move product. I look at the Port of not voting 10, as follows: Boren Heck Price (GA) Seattle, the Port of Tacoma. Every one [Roll No. 312] Boustany Hensarling Quayle Brady (TX) Herger Rehberg of those ships is burning a fossil fuel AYES—193 that deliver those goods. Every truck Brooks Herrera Beutler Reichert Ackerman DeLauro Kildee Broun (GA) Holden Renacci that leaves that port that goes out to Andrews Deutch Kind Buchanan Huelskamp Ribble deliver those to the people around this Baca Diaz-Balart Kissell Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Rigell Nation is burning fossil fuels. Every Baldwin Dicks Kucinich Buerkle Hultgren Rivera Bass (CA) Dingell Langevin Burgess Hunter Roby train that leaves is burning fossil fuels. Becerra Doggett Larsen (WA) Burton (IN) Hurt Roe (TN) Every airplane that lands, built by Berkley Doyle Larson (CT) Calvert Issa Rogers (AL) Boeing, is driven by fossil fuels. Berman Edwards Lee (CA) Camp Jenkins Rogers (KY) This is a chance for us to speak up in Bilirakis Ellison Levin Campbell Johnson (IL) Rogers (MI) Bishop (GA) Engel Lewis (GA) Canseco Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher Congress and say we are going to de- Bishop (NY) Eshoo Lipinski Cantor Jordan Rokita velop our natural fuels in this country Blumenauer Farr LoBiondo Capito Kelly Roskam so we can compete legitimately. You Boswell Fattah Loebsack Carter King (IA) Ross (AR) Brady (PA) Filner Lofgren, Zoe Cassidy King (NY) Ross (FL) cannot compete by borrowing money to Braley (IA) Fitzpatrick Lowey Chabot Kingston Royce buy foreign oil, and that’s what that Brown (FL) Forbes Luja´ n Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Runyan side wants to do. I’m saying that’s Butterfield Frank (MA) Lynch Chandler Kline Ryan (WI) wrong. And I will join hands with you Capps Fudge Maloney Coble Labrador Scalise Capuano Garamendi Markey Coffman (CO) Lamborn Schilling if you vote for ANWR and you vote for Cardoza Gibson Matsui Cole Lance Schmidt other forms of energy, too. Let’s get it Carnahan Gonzalez McCarthy (NY) Conaway Landry Schock all together, guys. Let’s have an en- Carney Goodlatte McCollum Costa Lankford Schweikert Carson (IN) Green, Al McDermott Cravaack Latham Scott (SC) ergy plan. All we’re trying to do here is Castor (FL) Grijalva McGovern Crawford LaTourette Scott, Austin undo what the Obama administration Chu Gutierrez McIntyre Culberson Latta Sensenbrenner did, and that’s put a moratorium in. Cicilline Hanabusa McNerney Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Sessions Clarke (MI) Hanna Meeks Denham Long Shimkus I urge the defeat of this amendment. Clarke (NY) Hastings (FL) Michaud Dent Lucas Shuster I yield back the balance of my time. Clay Heinrich Miller (FL) DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Simpson The Acting CHAIR. The question is Cleaver Higgins Miller (NC) Dold Lummis Smith (NE) Clyburn Himes Miller, George Donnelly (IN) Lungren, Daniel Smith (TX) on the amendment offered by the gen- Cohen Hinchey Moore Dreier E. Southerland tleman from Washington (Mr. INSLEE). Connolly (VA) Hinojosa Moran Duffy Mack Stivers The question was taken; and the Act- Conyers Holt Murphy (CT) Duncan (SC) Manzullo Stutzman Cooper Honda Nadler Duncan (TN) Marino Terry ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Costello Hoyer Napolitano Ellmers Matheson Thompson (MS) peared to have it. Courtney Inslee Neal Emerson McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I de- Crenshaw Israel Olver Farenthold McCaul Thornberry mand a recorded vote. Critz Jackson (IL) Owens Fincher McClintock Tiberi Crowley Jackson Lee Pallone Flake McCotter Tipton The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Cuellar (TX) Pascrell Fleischmann McHenry Turner clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Cummings Johnson (GA) Pastor (AZ) Fleming McKeon Upton ceedings on the amendment offered by Davis (CA) Johnson, E. B. Payne Flores McKinley Walberg Davis (IL) Jones Pelosi Foxx McMorris Walden the gentleman from Washington will be DeFazio Kaptur Perlmutter Franks (AZ) Rodgers Walsh (IL) postponed. DeGette Keating Peters Frelinghuysen Meehan Webster

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YOUNG of Indiana, RIGELL, Van Hollen Young (AK) Moore Ryan (OH) Scott, Austin Tipton ´ and WEBSTER changed their vote from Moran Sa´ nchez, Linda Velazquez Sensenbrenner Turner Young (IN) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Murphy (CT) T. Visclosky Sessions Upton Walz (MN) Messrs. POSEY, ROONEY, JACKSON Nadler Sanchez, Loretta NOT VOTING—4 Napolitano Sarbanes Wasserman of Illinois, CRENSHAW, DIAZ- Neal Schakowsky Schultz Giffords Johnson, Sam BALART, and FORBES changed their Olver Schiff Watt Hastings (WA) Waters Owens Schrader Waxman vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR So the amendment was rejected. Pallone Schwartz Weiner Scott (VA) Welch The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). The result of the vote was announced Pascrell Pastor (AZ) Scott, David Wilson (FL) There are 2 minutes remaining in this as above recorded. Payne Serrano Woolsey vote. Stated for: Pelosi Sewell Wu Perlmutter Sherman Yarmuth Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 312, Peters Shuler Young (FL) b 1822 had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN changed her AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. MARKEY NOES—238 vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Adams Farenthold Latham Aderholt Fincher LaTourette So the amendment was rejected. business is the demand for a recorded The result of the vote was announced vote on the amendment offered by the Akin Flake Latta Alexander Fleischmann Lewis (CA) as above recorded. gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Altmire Fleming Long AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. KEATING MARKEY) on which further proceedings Amash Flores Lucas were postponed and on which the noes Austria Forbes Luetkemeyer The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachmann Foxx Lummis business is the demand for a recorded prevailed by voice vote. Bachus Franks (AZ) Lungren, Daniel The Clerk will redesignate the Barletta Frelinghuysen E. vote on the amendment offered by the amendment. Barrow Gallegly Mack gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bartlett Gardner Manzullo KEATING) on which further proceedings Barton (TX) Garrett Marchant were postponed and on which the noes ment. Bass (NH) Gibbs Marino prevailed by voice vote. RECORDED VOTE Benishek Gibson Matheson Berg Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) The Clerk will redesignate the The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Biggert Gohmert McCaul amendment. has been demanded. Bilbray Gonzalez McClintock Bishop (UT) Goodlatte McCotter The Clerk redesignated the amend- A recorded vote was ordered. ment. The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Black Gosar McHenry Blackburn Gowdy McKeon RECORDED VOTE minute vote. Bonner Granger McKinley The vote was taken by electronic de- Bono Mack Graves (GA) McMorris The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote vice, and there were—ayes 189, noes 238, Boren Graves (MO) Rodgers has been demanded. Boustany Green, Al Mica not voting 4, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (TX) Green, Gene Miller (FL) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- [Roll No. 313] Brooks Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Miller, Gary minute vote. AYES—189 Bucshon Grimm Mulvaney The vote was taken by electronic de- Ackerman Costa Heinrich Buerkle Guinta Murphy (PA) vice, and there were—ayes 186, noes 240, Andrews Costello Higgins Burgess Guthrie Myrick Baca Courtney Himes Burton (IN) Hall Neugebauer not voting 5, as follows: Baldwin Critz Hinchey Calvert Hanna Noem [Roll No. 314] Bass (CA) Crowley Hinojosa Camp Harper Nugent Becerra Cummings Hirono Campbell Harris Nunes AYES—186 Berkley Davis (CA) Holden Canseco Hartzler Nunnelee Ackerman Cleaver Filner Berman Davis (IL) Holt Cantor Hayworth Olson Andrews Clyburn Frank (MA) Bilirakis DeFazio Honda Capito Heck Palazzo Baca Cohen Fudge Bishop (GA) DeGette Hoyer Cardoza Hensarling Paul Baldwin Connolly (VA) Garamendi Bishop (NY) DeLauro Inslee Carter Herger Paulsen Barrow Conyers Gerlach Blumenauer Dent Israel Cassidy Herrera Beutler Pearce Bass (CA) Cooper Green, Al Boswell Deutch Jackson (IL) Chabot Huelskamp Pence Becerra Costello Grijalva Brady (PA) Dicks Johnson (GA) Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Peterson Berkley Courtney Gutierrez Braley (IA) Dingell Johnson, E. B. Chandler Hultgren Petri Berman Critz Hanabusa Brown (FL) Doggett Jones Coble Hunter Pitts Bishop (GA) Crowley Harris Buchanan Dold Kaptur Coffman (CO) Hurt Poe (TX) Bishop (NY) Cummings Hastings (FL) Butterfield Doyle Keating Cole Issa Pompeo Blumenauer Davis (CA) Heinrich Capps Edwards Kildee Conaway Jackson Lee Posey Boswell Davis (IL) Higgins Capuano Ellison Kind Cravaack (TX) Price (GA) Brady (PA) DeFazio Hinchey Carnahan Engel Kissell Crawford Jenkins Quayle Braley (IA) DeGette Hinojosa Carney Eshoo Kucinich Crenshaw Johnson (IL) Reed Brown (FL) DeLauro Hirono Carson (IN) Farr Langevin Cuellar Johnson (OH) Rehberg Butterfield Dent Holden Castor (FL) Fattah Larsen (WA) Culberson Jordan Reichert Capps Deutch Holt Chu Filner Larson (CT) Davis (KY) Kelly Renacci Capuano Dicks Honda Cicilline Fitzpatrick Lee (CA) Denham King (IA) Reyes Carnahan Dingell Hoyer Clarke (MI) Fortenberry Levin DesJarlais King (NY) Ribble Carney Doggett Inslee Clarke (NY) Frank (MA) Lewis (GA) Diaz-Balart Kingston Rigell Carson (IN) Dold Israel Clay Fudge Lipinski Donnelly (IN) Kinzinger (IL) Rivera Castor (FL) Doyle Jackson (IL) Cleaver Garamendi LoBiondo Dreier Kline Roby Chandler Edwards Jackson Lee Clyburn Gerlach Loebsack Duffy Labrador Roe (TN) Chu Ellison (TX) Cohen Grijalva Lofgren, Zoe Duncan (SC) Lamborn Rogers (AL) Cicilline Engel Johnson (GA) Connolly (VA) Gutierrez Lowey Duncan (TN) Lance Rogers (KY) Clarke (MI) Eshoo Johnson, E. B. Conyers Hanabusa Luja´ n Ellmers Landry Rogers (MI) Clarke (NY) Farr Jones Cooper Hastings (FL) Lynch Emerson Lankford Rohrabacher Clay Fattah Kaptur

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We’re going to Larson (CT) Pastor (AZ) Smith (WA) Reyes Schock Walden Ribble Schweikert work with him and these victims to Lee (CA) Payne Speier Walsh (IL) Richmond Scott (SC) Levin Pelosi Stark Webster promote legislation so that we will Lewis (GA) Perlmutter Stivers Rigell Scott, Austin West have a protocol that is the law so that Lipinski Peters Sutton Rivera Sensenbrenner Westmoreland LoBiondo Pingree (ME) Thompson (CA) Roby Sessions they are treated better. Whitfield Loebsack Platts Thompson (MS) Roe (TN) Shimkus We are the greatest human rights Na- Wilson (SC) Lofgren, Zoe Price (NC) Tierney Rogers (AL) Shuler Wittman tion in the world. We promote human Lowey Quigley Tonko Rogers (KY) Shuster Wolf rights, but human rights need to also Luja´ n Rahall Towns Rogers (MI) Simpson Lynch Rangel Tsongas Rohrabacher Smith (TX) Womack apply to victims in the Peace Corps Maloney Richardson Van Hollen Rokita Stearns Woodall who are sexually assaulted overseas. Markey Ros-Lehtinen Vela´ zquez Rooney Stutzman Yoder And that’s just the way it is. Matsui Ross (AR) Visclosky Roskam Sullivan Young (AK) McCarthy (NY) Rothman (NJ) Walz (MN) Ross (FL) Terry Young (IN) f McCollum Roybal-Allard Wasserman NOT VOTING—5 NATIONAL POLICE WEEK McDermott Rush Schultz McGovern Ryan (OH) Waters Giffords Johnson, Sam Southerland (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given McIntyre Sa´ nchez, Linda Watt Hastings (WA) Smith (NE) permission to address the House for 1 McNerney T. Waxman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Meeks Sanchez, Loretta Weiner minute and to revise and extend his re- Michaud Sarbanes Welch The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). marks.) Miller (NC) Schakowsky Wilson (FL) There are 2 minutes remaining in this Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Miller, George Schiff Woolsey vote. Moore Schrader Wu today to pay tribute to our Nation’s law enforcement officers, the brave Moran Schwartz Yarmuth b 1830 Murphy (CT) Scott (VA) Young (FL) men and women who dedicate their So the amendment was rejected. lives to protecting our communities. NOES—240 The result of the vote was announced This week is National Police Week, Adams Dreier King (IA) as above recorded. and thousands of officers from across Aderholt Duffy King (NY) Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Chairman, I move Akin Duncan (SC) Kingston the country will gather here in Wash- Alexander Duncan (TN) Kinzinger (IL) that the Committee do now rise. ington to pay tribute to those who Altmire Ellmers Kline The motion was agreed to. have fallen in the line of duty. Sadly, Amash Emerson Labrador Accordingly, the Committee rose; in the past year, 162 officers have died Austria Farenthold Lamborn and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Bachmann Fincher Lance in the line of duty, including two from Bachus Fitzpatrick Landry DESJARLAIS) having assumed the chair, Minnesota, Sergeant Joseph Bergeron Barletta Flake Lankford Mr. CAMPBELL, Acting Chair of the of Maplewood and Mahnomen County Bartlett Fleischmann Latham Committee of the Whole House on the Barton (TX) Fleming LaTourette Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Dewey. Bass (NH) Flores Latta state of the Union, reported that that As we remember these officers, Mr. Benishek Forbes Lewis (CA) Committee, having had under consider- Speaker, I want to call attention to Berg Fortenberry Long ation the bill (H.R. 1231) to amend the legislation that I have introduced that Biggert Foxx Lucas Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to Bilbray Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer would help protect those who protect Bilirakis Frelinghuysen Lummis require that each 5-year offshore oil us. H.R. 1789, the State and Local Law Bishop (UT) Gallegly Lungren, Daniel and gas leasing program offer leasing Enforcement Discipline, Account- Black Gardner E. in the areas with the most prospective Blackburn Garrett Mack ability, and Due Process Act, would Bonner Gibbs Manzullo oil and gas resources, to establish a do- guarantee law enforcement officers Bono Mack Gibson Marchant mestic oil and natural gas production have basic rights during disciplinary Boren Gingrey (GA) Marino goal, and for other purposes, had come actions. Boustany Gohmert Matheson to no resolution thereon. Brady (TX) Gonzalez McCarthy (CA) I ask and urge my colleagues to sign Brooks Goodlatte McCaul f on to this legislation so we can also Broun (GA) Gosar McClintock help protect our law enforcement offi- Buchanan Gowdy McCotter AMERICAN ANGELS ABROAD Bucshon Granger McHenry cers. Buerkle Graves (GA) McKeon (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was f Burgess Graves (MO) McKinley given permission to address the House Burton (IN) Green, Gene McMorris for 1 minute.) TIME FOR CONGRESS TO GET OUR Calvert Griffin (AR) Rodgers HOUSE IN ORDER Camp Griffith (VA) Meehan Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, they Campbell Grimm Mica are America’s angels abroad. They are (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given Canseco Guinta Miller (FL) ambassadors for America, and they are permission to address the House for 1 Cantor Guthrie Miller (MI) good folks that represent everything minute and to revise and extend his re- Capito Hall Miller, Gary Cardoza Hanna Mulvaney that is right about our country. They marks.) Carter Harper Murphy (PA) are the Peace Corps volunteers. And Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, can Cassidy Hartzler Myrick this is the 50th year of the Peace Corps. you imagine in your household, if, for Chabot Hayworth Neugebauer Chaffetz Heck Noem These are the most wonderful people I every $1 you spent, 40 cents was bor- Coble Hensarling Nugent think I’ve ever met. rowed? Coffman (CO) Herger Nunes But there’s a problem in the Peace That’s the situation we’re in with Cole Herrera Beutler Nunnelee Corps because many times these volun- every dollar that we spend in the U.S. Conaway Himes Olson Costa Huelskamp Palazzo teers go overseas, they help out other Congress today. And yet there are Cravaack Huizenga (MI) Paul countries, but they become victims of those who do not want to reform or Crawford Hultgren Paulsen crime and victims of sexual assault. In change. Crenshaw Hunter Pearce Cuellar Hurt Pence fact, in 2009 there were 122 of them that But if I brought in my family and Culberson Issa Peterson were victims of sexual assault by pred- said, listen, guys, for every dollar we Davis (KY) Jenkins Petri ators in foreign countries. spend, 40 cents is borrowed, we would Denham Johnson (IL) Pitts And the problem is there’s not much say, okay, what can we cut out? Can we DesJarlais Johnson (OH) Poe (TX) Diaz-Balart Jordan Polis compassion, not much concern, and not do with less travel? Can we do with Donnelly (IN) Kelly Pompeo much care with the Peace Corps about fewer clothes? Can we cut back on the

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So we are saying: Put the American next generation, not just the next elec- If, in fact, we’re going to work to- workers back to work in the Gulf, tion. gether on issues as important as that, produce American oil, produce Amer- As a member of the Appropriations it would seem to me to be important ican jobs, and bring lower prices of gas- Committee, I can tell you, each and for us to, in some way, at least accept oline to the consumer. every day, people come to see me to the fact that there may be legitimate The same bill improves the safety by ask for more money to be spent. We’ve reasons for differences and try and reforming current law. It sets got to change our culture of spending bridge those differences, rather than timelines for the Secretary to act on here and get the House under control. expand them. permits to drill. Right now, one of the f f things that the Secretary is doing is holding off approvals for those applica- THE WESTERN CAUCUS RECOGNIZING NATIONAL tions for permits to drill, the APDs. MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Know that the administration has (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- within its power to improve the situa- given permission to address the House uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from New tion with jobs immediately, but in- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mexico (Mr. PEARCE) is recognized for stead they are doing the things that her remarks.) 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- harm our work. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I jority leader. H.R. 1229 also establishes expedited rise tonight to recognize our men and Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, the West- judicial review processes. women in uniform and join our commu- ern Caucus has several members here We also have passed in this House nity in celebrating National Military tonight. We would like to talk about H.R. 1230, which says we are going to Appreciation Month. The month of what is going on right now in the coun- restart the American Offshore Leasing May encompasses a number of try. The administration seems to be Now Act. It passed last week. It re- celebratory days linked to our Armed waging a war on the western jobs, and quires that the four lease sales in the Forces, their families, and our Nation’s that is carried out through a whole gulf and Virginia take place. Those proud history. From Military Spouse range of activities. lease sales were previously scheduled, Appreciation Day to Victory in Europe A couple of weeks ago, the adminis- but instead of going ahead with them, Day, and from Loyalty Day to Armed tration and the President said that the the administration has put them on Forces Day and Memorial Day, the administration is not doing enough to hold. Let’s simply produce the energy month of May is a time for our Nation address the high gas prices. The Presi- which has been verified to be there, to come together and give praise to our dent said in a speech at Georgetown which would create American jobs and most heroic citizens. that he would like to cut foreign oil by which would aid American consumers Our Nation traditionally recognizes one-third by drilling at home. Well, we by lower prices of gasoline. our troops’ sacrifice in a somber man- have been in the process of offering H.R. 1231 has also been passed, which ner on Memorial Day, but National him the solution to what he said he reverses President Obama’s offshore Military Appreciation Month allows us would like to do. moratorium. The President made a big to not only appreciate those who have Now, keep in mind that while the deal just after he was sworn in 2 years given their lives for our freedom, but President is saying one thing, he’s ago about reversing the moratorium. also to celebrate the resolve of our Na- doing another. But after one analyzed the moratorium tion through its most difficult times. b 1840 that he reversed, we actually saw that I welcome our Nation to join in rec- While he says that we would like to he increased the moratorium, that ognizing the contribution of our serv- drill for more oil here, understand that more areas were put off limits to drill- icemen and -women, past and present, he has increased the moratorium on ing rather than the message that he for all that they have done to preserve the offshore drilling. They have made gave the American people. our freedom and our way of life. it more difficult to drill in on-land So H.R. 1231 says to the President: f areas through the Rocky Mountains. We would like for you to join us in cre- Know that they rejected Shell Oil Com- ating American jobs, jobs that the DIFFERING VIEWS ON West would be proud of, jobs that IMMIGRATION pany’s $4 billion NEPA study because a paragraph was omitted. would produce energy, jobs that would (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- So while we are hearing bold lan- produce high-paying careers and not fornia asked and was given permission guage from this administration about just jobs. We believe that these are the to address the House for 1 minute and increasing the amount of oil that we things that the American people are to revise and extend his remarks.) are drilling here at home—and that looking for. This is the leadership that Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- would create American jobs but it they are asking for out of Washington. fornia. Mr. Speaker, I noted with inter- would also create lower energy prices— H.R. 1231 requires each 5-year off- est that the President announced this understand that it appears that the shore leasing plan to include lease week he was going to give a major ad- President is not following through on sales in areas containing the greatest dress on immigration. As one who’s what he said. known oil and natural gas reserves. been involved in this issue for three So in the past couple of days, this Our offshore areas are tremendous re- decades, I was very interested to find Congress, this House, has passed out serves of energy. All we have to do is out the approach the President was H.R. 1229, which says that we are going tap into them and use them. It requires going to take. to put the people back to work in the that the Secretary establish a produc- So let me register my disappoint- Gulf of Mexico. tion goal when writing a 5-year plan. ment at the demonization of those who I think everyone understands that I am joined tonight by several mem- might have a disagreement with the BP is accountable and should be ac- bers of the Western Caucus. Each one President that was expressed by him in countable for the problems that they has got their own particular interest his speech yesterday. Talking about caused, but we should not have killed area where the administration appears moats and talking about alligators and 100,000 jobs offshore. to be conducting a war on western jobs. talking about intransigence on the Our Nation is stuck at 9 percent un- So tonight, to lead off, I would like to other side of the aisle is not the way to employment. We are stuck with a def- yield time to my good friend CYNTHIA

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LUMMIS from Wyoming such time as State of Wyoming. Those rules are vania. Before I yield time to him, I she would consume. being used to provide people with the would like to walk through just a brief Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Chairman, I information that is needed to assure list of some of the other ways that the thank the gentleman from New Mexico them that fracking fluids are not con- government conducts war on Western for yielding. I appreciate his leadership taminating our water. jobs. of the Western Caucus and look for- Furthermore, there have been re- Consider the listing of endangered ward to this robust discussion tonight. peated stories, using an example from species. No one of us wants to see a The West is rich in natural resources. Wyoming, in Pavillion, Wyoming, of an species be extinct or go extinct, but And natural resources, their good stew- area that some argue was fracked to what we have seen is an extreme inter- ardship and using them for the benefit the detriment of local water wells. pretation of the rules which kill jobs at of our country is what the West does Well, we are learning more and more the same time. I think there are ways best. about those water wells. And what we that we could keep jobs and preserve This administration is turning its are finding is, out of over 100 water species, yet we are not doing that right back on the stewardship that is avail- wells in the area, only about one-fifth now. able in the West as we produce our nat- of them are permitted, and some of The Coho salmon was listed as endan- ural resources and, instead, is taking them are not even cased. Well, this al- gered. As a result, the farmers in the away the jobs, the environmental lows for the natural percolation of gas Klamath Basin in Oregon have been progress, and replacing it with further into water that has nothing to do with forced into bankruptcy due to prohibi- dependence on foreign energy from fracking. tions on water use by the listing of the places like Saudi Arabia and Ven- If we look at the science and apply it salmon. ezuela. correctly, using good stewardship prin- The Methow salmon, water rights We can produce our own energy in ciples, we can produce oil and gas and holders in the Methow Valley of Wash- this country. Between the resources of have good drinking water. ington lost the use of their water, and Canada and the United States, we can property owners and timber owners b 1850 produce enough energy for us to meet face restrictions on their properties be- our foreseeable needs. But that re- I even have a photograph from some- cause of the imposition of egregious quires us to use the technologies and one in my home State, Mr. Speaker, stream buffers to protect the listed the jobs associated with those tech- that has a flame coming out of a pond. salmon. nologies that will create tens of thou- The flame is a consequence of a natural The listing of the salmon in general, sands of jobs, in fact, hundreds of thou- methane seep coming out of the water the court case over whether hydro- sands of jobs. Instead, we are actually that has been on fire as long as this electric dam operators have done going in exactly the opposite direction. gentleman can remember. These are enough to prevent the death of salmon Let me give you an example. natural phenomena. in Washington and Oregon, billions of Fracking technology is advancing We need to make sure that we are as- dollars have been spent to accommo- dramatically the ability of America to suring people in this country that date, according to Bloomberg Business recover its rich natural gas resources, drinking water will be safe at the same Week, but the environmental groups and it allows us to do so by casing a time we recover these resources. Those continue to sue. well with perforations. There is an ex- very assurances require scientists, they The northern spotted owl, the listing plosion that cracks the tight sands or require environmental companies, they has killed the entire timber industry in the rock. Then fluids are forced into require fracking experts; more jobs, much of the West, especially in north- these gaps in the rock, keeping the more oil and gas, more diverse energy ern California and Oregon. The Mexi- seams open, allowing this gas or oil to for the American economy. can spotted owl, that listing also killed percolate back up the well casing and Of course, clean burning natural gas the timber industry in New Mexico and be produced, allowing Americans to use provides us also an extension of the air Arizona. Hundreds of thousands of jobs American-grown energy. But the at- quality that we value so well. These have been lost. tack on fracking technology is based are American jobs that can be saved, The Delta smelt, the listing of that not on science but on the idea that nurtured and grown, and used success- species, a small 2-inch fish that lives in fracking could damage drinking water. fully all over the United States, on and the San Joaquin Valley, killed 27,000 None of us want to see our precious off shore. jobs there. The San Joaquin Valley was drinking water polluted by contami- Mr. Speaker, you just acknowledged the source of 80 percent of our Nation’s nants that some people believe are a project in the Beaufort Sea, which is vegetables. Now those vegetable farms being used in fracking fluids. off of the coast of Barrow, Alaska, 87 are gone. Bankruptcy. We are now im- The States know their own geology miles. Shell has put $4 billion, as you porting food from countries that can better than anyone in Washington pointed out, into preparing to produce spray pesticides that are outlawed in could and the very diverse geology that that resource, and still does not have a this country, so our food supply is less is different from State to State. You permit to produce it. At some point, safe. Fewer jobs, bigger government are going to be hearing later this those investments begin to devalue deficit, greater cost of vegetables and evening from G.T. THOMPSON, a Mem- their sunken costs in a way that may unsafe food supply. ber of Congress from Pennsylvania, make companies like Shell look else- The gray wolf was listed by the Fish where the Marcellus shale formation is where. That takes jobs away from and Wildlife Service as endangered and being produced. I am going to talk America and into countries where we has killed agriculture and mining jobs about the use of fracking technology in are competing for jobs, and in places throughout the West. Still the list goes my State, where the geology is very that sometimes are not our best friends on and on. So it is not that these are different from the Marcellus shale, but when it comes to foreign policy and just hypothetical ideas that the war on where it can be used in a responsible human rights. Western jobs is occurring by a govern- manner to produce American oil and So, Mr. Speaker, let’s produce oil and ment. These are ongoing processes. gas with American jobs. gas with American jobs, with good pay, One group, the Center for Biological The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conserva- with good benefits, and with the resid- Diversity, has declared they are going tion Commission, recognizing the con- ual goal of having an all-of-the-above to list over 1,000 species this year, that cern that our drinking water could be energy policy that benefits the West they are going to petition for the list- imperiled, set about and created a set and the country as a whole. ing of over 1,000 species this year. Un- of rules and regulations to disclose the Mr. PEARCE. I thank the gentlelady derstand that their lawyers get reim- contents of fracking fluids and the for her comments. bursed at the rate of $350 to $500 per processes that are being used by com- We are joined tonight by my good hour. For every lawsuit that they bring panies that are fracking wells in the friend Mr. THOMPSON from Pennsyl- against the government, every lawsuit

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I persistence of kind of being with the Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the little thank my good friend from Hobbs, New Forest Service almost on a constant leagues, the fire departments, the hos- Mexico, for yielding. Representing part basis. But it is still a long ways from pitals, because rural folks are generous of Pennsylvania, it is an honor to be 90. and they support good causes. part of the Western Caucus. I represent The production of timber is down. And so the communities are growing. western Pennsylvania and central That means timber jobs, first of all. The annual average earnings are going Pennsylvania and a little bit of eastern Our sawmills, our timber industry, up. Frankly, government is benefiting Pennsylvania. My district is so large, those jobs, in many parts of the coun- because local, State, and even the Fed- so rural. try those jobs have gone away. They eral Government is getting a little It has many of the same issues, Mr. are extinct today. And the forest prod- more tax revenue by all that economic Speaker, that fit very well within the ucts jobs that come as a result of hav- activity. And unemployment is down Western Caucus. We have public lands. ing that timber supply are going away. and energy security is there, and it’s All of these issues you are hearing lower energy costs for everyone, and b 1900 about tonight in terms of what govern- it’s private sector. ment does as a huge barrier and to kill And the economies. Our rural com- If the government owned that land, the jobs, they are the same things that munities were taken in order to create we’d never be experiencing those bene- we certainly experience in western these national forests by the Federal fits. Though, despite that fact, despite Pennsylvania. Government. And the economies of our these are private lands—and I’ll end Now, I am proud. I chair the largest rural communities that make up those my comments with these, because I subcommittee of Agriculture, Con- forests depended on the promise that know we’ve got other Members that servation, Energy, and Forestry, so I was made when the forests were formed want to speak tonight—this adminis- want to go down another road in which that the timber industry, minerals, oil, tration is going after that natural gas how government kills jobs, western gas, coal, all those sustainable re- production. They are. There are some jobs, whether it is the West or western sources would be provided, would be in this body that are proposing Federal Pennsylvania or, frankly, throughout produced, and that would maintain the Government overreach. the United States. economies of those rural communities. We’re accessing that energy as a good We recently had a hearing reviewing Well, that’s been a lie by the Federal steward. We’ve got regulations. The the proposed United States Forest Government. They haven’t done that. Department of Environmental Protec- Service plan. Our National Forests, it They haven’t met their responsibil- tion in Pennsylvania is a tough agency, is very clear they are not National ities. And that has killed jobs and but they do a fair job. They’re always Parks. Our National Forests were cre- killed our economies in rural commu- looking at their regulations. But we’ve ated to provide sustainable resources, nities. got this administration who wants the predominantly timber, but timber is In terms of energy, in my district I Federal Government to employ the not the only thing. Our forests were was sworn in for the first time in Con- EPA and to send them into Pennsyl- created to provide us energy, access to gress in January 2009. Within a week of vania and other parts of our country oil, to natural gas, to coal, to minerals. when I was sworn in, the Forest Serv- where we’re producing domestic en- So that is why they were put in exist- ice chose to place a moratorium on any ergy, which will essentially shut down ence. new drilling permits in my national our energy production and will shut As we look around the Nation, cer- forest. down this prosperity, will shut down tainly in my congressional district, my Now, you have to understand, 93 of these jobs that are being created, will National Forest is relatively small the subsurface rights are privately shut down the movement that we’re compared to I think some in the West, owned. So these are owned by private making towards energy security. 513,000 acres, but it is profitable and individuals. And they came in and im- I want to thank my good friend from home to the world’s best hardwood posed this moratorium because of some New Mexico for hosting this hour to- cherry. It has a management plan that lawsuit, as my good friend talked night. I’m proud to be a part of the says in a sustainable way, to keep the about, and the taxpayers paid their Western Caucus and proud to be with forest healthy they are supposed to lawyers and paid the organizations to you this evening. harvest over 90 million board feet a file, basically, and we went over a year Thank you. year. But yet for over a decade they with people losing their jobs, families Mr. PEARCE. I thank the gentleman have been doing 20 million. One of the suffering for just that reason. from Pennsylvania for his comments. members of my subcommittee, Mr. Thankfully, a Federal judge over- So far, the quote of the night is ‘‘pros- SOUTHERLAND, talked about his Na- turned that decision. Of course, the perity is a good thing.’’ Yet our gov- tional Forest, they harvest zero board Forest Service appealed and the Fed- ernment seems to have a war on pros- feet out of his National Forest. eral judge threw it out again. And now perity. Why is our government trying Now, there are a lot of problems with the Forest Service has appealed again. to undermine the economy when we’re that. First of all, if you don’t harvest They’ve taken it down to a different struggling with high deficits and unem- timber, if you don’t manage that forest court, down to the Philadelphia court, ployment? It defies imagination that in a healthy way, you subject yourself and we’ll see what turns out there. But that’s going on. to wildfires, to invasive species. It cre- that’s just another example of just bad I would like to recognize now my ates an unhealthy forest. But it also government. good friend from Georgia (Mr. BROUN) kills jobs, and that is what we have My good friend Mrs. LUMMIS from for such time as he may consume. I ap- seen. We have seen that all across the Wyoming talked about the Marcellus preciate your being here. Georgia and Nation, in the West, frankly, all parts natural gas. Let me just say that’s all Pennsylvania in the Western Caucus, of the country with our National For- private sector. The government is not that’s the way it should be. We’re west ests where the Forest Service has involved in it. Natural gas is mostly of somewhere. Thank you for being failed to do its job in terms of man- private lands. And it works. It has cre- here tonight. aging the forests I think in a produc- ated over 88,000 jobs in Pennsylvania. I Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Thank you, tive way. That point came out very have counties that, for the first time in Mr. PEARCE. I appreciate your yielding

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.001 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7079 me some time. Let me go forward with going on because of the high cost of you go to the grocery store and buy a what Mr. THOMPSON was just saying gasoline. He said his suppliers are add- dozen eggs, you’re paying more money and what you were just commenting on ing a fuel surcharge onto the cost of for the failed policies of this adminis- about prosperity. the foods that he’s buying and selling tration, particularly when it has to do Just today, I had a businessman in in his restaurant. And it’s the policies with energy. my office relaying to me a conversa- of this administration that are doing If we start drilling for oil, tapping tion he had with one of the liberal that. into our natural gas supplies, start pro- Democrat Senators, and he was talking Just yesterday, I had a constituent of ducing coal, particularly doing the about the issues that concerned him mine who’s an egg producer in Georgia clean coal technology that we have, and his business. She was arguing over come in and talk about some of the having an all-of-the-above energy pol- and over again about how government issues that he faces. I am from Georgia. icy, what’s going to be the long-term needs to do all the regulatory con- I’m a good southerner, and I love my outcome for the American consumer? straints on business and how businesses grits and cornbread. For folks who are For every single American, it’s going need to be taxed higher, and it’s not not southerners, grits are made from to lower the cost of eggs and milk and fair for businesses to be making money corn. Cornbread, obviously, that’s self- bread because it’s going to lower the at the levels that they are. In fact, just explanatory where that comes from. I cost of the production of all the food- today, we saw some of our Democratic think even Yankees will know that stuffs. Every single good and service in colleagues talk about the oil compa- cornbread comes from corn, too. The this country is affected by these high nies and the kind of money that they thing is that I, as a good southerner, costs of gasoline and fuel oil, diesel have been making with increased cannot see driving down the road, fuel, et cetera. The people who are prices of gasoline. Finally, in frustra- burning up my grits and cornbread in going to be hurt the most are the poor tion, this Democrat Senator said to the fuel tank of my GMC Yukon that I people, those on limited incomes, our this businessman: All you’re concerned used as my office, actually, when I was senior citizens. about is profit. You just want to make making house calls as a medical doc- I hear over and over again our Demo- a profit. tor. crat colleagues say that Republicans Well, that’s what business does. It I hear our Democratic colleagues are in the back pockets of Big Oil. makes a profit for its shareholders. If talk about we need to remove the sub- Wrong. I would like to see us end all it’s a corporation, it makes a profit for sidies for the oil companies. Well, the subsidies, all of them, but particularly small businesses. American people need to know that the ethanol subsidy, which has not The policies of this administration, those subsidies are actually tax cred- made any sense whatsoever. And let’s the policies that we’ve seen from our its. They’re not true subsidies as such. start developing our own energy re- ARRY EID Democratic colleagues when NANCY In fact, H R was recently want- sources, which will create jobs here in ing a subsidy for gold mining in his PELOSI was running the House, now America. own State of Nevada. He also wanted with HARRY REID running the Senate, Just yesterday and today, we’ve been and certainly the Obama administra- us to continue funding the cowboy po- debating three bills that came out of tion, they’re trying to destroy profits. etry festival in his home State. our Natural Resources Committee. We’ve got to stop spending these out- They’re trying to destroy our economy, Those three bills will enable us to start rageous funds that the Federal Govern- in my opinion. tapping into the God-given energy re- ment has been spending, and we need In fact, the President, himself, has sources that we have in this country, to start creating jobs in a strong econ- said that he doesn’t mind seeing gaso- help us to be less dependent upon for- omy. The best way to do that is to get line prices go up as long as they go up eign sources for energy. If the Presi- rid of the policies of this administra- incrementally. He doesn’t want to see dent will ever sign those three bills tion that are destroying jobs, destroy- the massive increases, but as long as into law, the short-term effect, I think ing our economy, increasing the cost of they keep going up. His own Energy it’s been estimated, is that 200,000 new gas and diesel fuel for farmers and ev- jobs are going to be created. So 200,000 Secretary, Dr. Chu, fairly recently said erybody in this country. somehow we have to find a way to But back to my egg producer friend. new jobs will be created just with those make gasoline in the United States at I’ve got a chart here that we made up three bills, just to be able to open up the same price that it is in Europe, in our office, a dozen eggs in Georgia. developing our own energy resources which is roughly $8 a gallon today. The We have the subsidies—which are real- here in America that the President is policies of this administration are ly not subsidies for the oil companies; blocking. Long term those three bills, doing just exactly that. they’re just tax credits. But we have it’s estimated, will create 1.2 million Today, in the Science, Space and subsidies for ethanol production, which new jobs here in the United States, Technology Committee, we were talk- are true subsidies. Our administration American jobs, and help create a ing about fracking. The EPA scientist has tried to pick winners and losers. stronger economy. The failed energy policies of this ad- that is studying fracking admitted One of the winners that they picked is ministration are hurting job creation. that there has not been one single inci- the ethanol production. dent—not one—where fracking has They are hurting our economy. They’re been implicated in contaminating b 1910 raising the cost of gasoline. They’re drinking water. Not one. That’s been a total failure, and what raising the cost of diesel fuel. They’re But I believe this administration is that has done is increase the cost of raising the cost of fuel oil. They’re doing everything it can to try to de- gasoline. It’s increased the cost of food going to hurt egg producers and thus stroy energy production in this coun- across this country too. In fact, the egg consumers, consumers of all goods try and to try to destroy the free enter- major ingredient in feed for chickens is and services. Your food costs are going prise system. In fact, the President, corn. Corn, when I when I was farming to go up. The cost of every good and himself, said that if his policies go into back a number of years ago, was $2.50 a service in this country is going to go effect, to use his own words, energy bushel. Now it’s approaching $8 a bush- up all because of the failed policies of prices will ‘‘necessarily skyrocket.’’ el. In 2005, before this ethanol subsidy, this administration because we cannot Well, who’s going to be hurt? Who’s the total feed cost per dozen eggs—so develop our own energy resources, our going to be hurt when fuel prices go up when a consumer goes out and buys a God-given resources, that we have in and food prices go up, not only gasoline dozen eggs—the food cost in that dozen this country. I submit if a nation is not and diesel fuel? eggs was 21 cents per dozen of eggs. energy independent, it’s not a secure I was talking to a manager in a res- Now, 2011, it’s approximately 52 cents nation. And that’s where we are today. taurant just last week in Athens, Geor- per dozen. We’ve got to become energy inde- gia, and was asking him about his food So who pays for that? Does the egg pendent. And how is that going to hap- prices in his restaurant and what is producer? No, it’s the consumer. When pen?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.001 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7080 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 Former U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen and tried to show how whenever you bitrary and capricious powers given to one time said when he feels the heat, have a policy that prohibits or dis- them. he sees the light. The most powerful criminates or lessens the amount of en- For example, the Bureau of Land political force in America is embodied ergy that we have in this country, it Management in the State of Utah went in the first three words of the U.S. Con- has a direct impact on individuals and through what they call ‘‘regional man- stitution: We the people. When we the people. As he was showing, it has a di- agement plans.’’ I have 16 areas. Half of people start contacting Members of rect impact on the cost of food. For them went through a regional manage- Congress, particularly the Democrat every dime that diesel fuel increases, ment plan. The people on the ground, Members of the House, and the Mem- that’s $400 million the agricultural in- who are working there, who live there bers of the U.S. Senate, and demand dustry has to put onto the cost of food. and who know that area, spent 7 years that we develop our own energy re- Not just in transporting the food but in developing a regional management sources here in America, that we have for the fertilizer to grow it, for the box- plan, which means simply: How will an all-of-the-above energy policy that ing, the shipping, the manufacturing of the land owned by the Federal Govern- looks at everything—nuclear energy, it—all of those things are added to it. ment—and remember, it’s still half of alternative sources, clean coal, oil, For every penny that the cost of gaso- it—be used for development purposes? gas—everything, which we must do, line increases at the pump, that is $1 For 7 years, they held the public and that’s what Republicans are fight- billion that’s taken out of the house- hearings, and they went through all ing for, if enough people all over this hold income of Americans. the processes. They came up with their country will contact their Senators And whom is that going to impact plan. The Secretary of the Interior and their Members of Congress and say, the worst? Obviously the people at the came into office, and in the first few let’s develop our own energy resources, lower end of the economic scale, who days, he simply said, Those plans don’t let’s develop American jobs, let’s de- have the most difficult time making fit the needs of this country because velop a strong economy here in Amer- their budget stretch to pay for higher they authorize 77 oil and gas leases, ica, then we can do so. But it’s up to we transportation costs through fuel, for places where the professionals on the the people to be able to demand that higher food costs because fuel goes up, ground determined that the best use of from your elected Representatives. for higher heating costs because fuel government land was used to develop Thank you, Mr. PEARCE, for yielding goes up. They’re the ones who are hurt. oil and gas in the State of Utah. The to me. I appreciate the great job you’re Now, I also appreciate Mr. PEARCE Secretary simply said no. He believed doing as chairman of the Western Cau- for illustrating that actually we have a the last administration had made a cus, and I’m honored to be a part of situation in which the West, without rush to judgment, and therefore it was that caucus. trying to be specific to a region, but his best decision to suspend not only Before I close, I encourage people to the West has been treated with the those oil leases but also the land man- go on my Web site, broun.house.gov, heaviest hand over the past few years agement plans at the same time. He did and they can actually look at all the and has suffered the greatest con- it simply by the stroke of his signa- things on this chart. They can look at sequences of that heavy hand. ture. There was no work with it. There it in fine detail and understand how Last year, according to the Bureau of was no counterbalance. There was no high energy costs are creating high Labor Statistics, they simply said that checks and balance system. He simply prices for eggs in the grocery store. the region that had the highest unem- said, I think it was wrong. It was a Thank you, Mr. PEARCE. Mr. PEARCE. I thank the gentleman ployment for last year and the year be- rush to judgment. I’m going to stop it. Now, like everything else, this situa- for his comments and his perceptions. fore happened to be the West. Six of As he mentioned, it seems that Wash- the top 12 States that had the largest tion went to court, and the judge ruled ington has a war on profits. I think decline in employment-to-population that, actually, the Secretary was that maybe our friends on the other ratio since the recession that began in wrong. There was not a rush to judg- side of the aisle don’t understand that 2007 are found in the West. ment by anyone other than the Sec- retary when he suspended those leases. profits pay high salaries. If you work b 1920 in an industry with no profits, you However, because there was a timing work at low salaries. Three of the top five States showing element—one of those technicalities— Profits pay to reinvest in new build- the most stress last year in the sum- and because those who were suing wait- ings, creating construction dollars in mer were found in the West, and unfor- ed too long to file the lawsuit, the deci- neighborhoods. Profits are put into tunately, Washington’s misguided poli- sion of the Secretary would stand. youth training, baseball leagues, soccer cies over the last several years are sim- Now, what the Secretary said is, I’ll be leagues. Profits are reinvested into new ply making these situations worse. magnanimous, and of the 77, I’ll let 17 equipment, causing manufacturing Let me, if I could, talk about a cou- go forward. The other 60, they stay off firms to thrive. Profits are invested in ple of specific situations that I have the table. I don’t care what the re- dividends, and they cause increased found in my State that have added to gional management plan did. values of stocks, helping retirees. this problem of what we call the ‘‘war The end result of that was simply And, finally, profits are the only on the West,’’ because they have had that you don’t have a whole lot of thing that corporations pay tax on. the dual whammy of not only increas- leases that will be put out for develop- They do not pay taxes on losses. So ing the price of energy, which is the ment. Unfortunately, it has a ripple ef- when we begin to talk about taking price of living and the price of doing fect through the community because away the profits of companies, under- business, but at the same time of de- not all leases are found on Federal stand that we’re talking about under- creasing jobs in our particular area. land. There is also State land and very mining the American way of life. This Part of that is because the West simply few pieces of private land; but often- attack on profits is an attack on the has, as a region, over half of its land times they abut one another, and if American way of life. owned by the Federal Government. you block the leasing opportunity on I am pleased to be joined tonight by This government—it was not planned this piece of land, it sterilizes the leas- a good friend from Utah (Mr. BISHOP), this way; it just kind of happened— ing development opportunity on its and I yield to the gentleman. owns 1 out of every 3 acres in the neighbor land at the same time. Plus, Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I thank Chair- United States. Yet, west of Denver, it if all of a sudden the Department of the man PEARCE from New Mexico for owns 1 out of every 2 acres in the Interior is sending a message that using the Western Caucus to illustrate United States, and we get to have the they’re going to be tough on this kind some of these ideas and situations that fun of working with the heavy hand of of development, industry gets the mes- are here. the Federal Government on all sorts of sage, and they’re not going to fight I’m also grateful that the gentleman efforts, especially when the Depart- that kind of issue, and they will leave from Georgia (Mr. BROUN) was just here ment of the Interior has unlimited, ar- at the same time.

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If ty in Utah was a loss of 3,000 jobs in a have been throwing around words in it were, when I fill out my long form county that only has 30,000 residents. the debate over the last couple of and I write down my charitable con- The unemployment tripled over a weeks in a way that, I think, has been tributions and get to write them off, course of months and only and solely somewhat unfair and somewhat dila- that means the Federal Government is because of this one decision: that not tory, and it has clouded the actual subsidizing me or subsidizing the char- only did we not have the ability of issue of what is going on. ity to which I’m giving. That doesn’t drilling on those Federal lands, but you For example, there are those who are make any sense. also lost the opportunity for the pri- saying we don’t need to actually de- What we need to do is talk about the vate sector to go onto State lands and velop any new oil or gas resources. words as the words really are meant to onto certain private lands. Then there There are plenty of leases out there be and make sure that the words are was the ripple effect as they realized that aren’t being produced. I want you used the proper way and not for some what simply happened, which is that to know, when you deal with words, rhetorical effort to inflame the situa- the private sector said, I’m not going that ‘‘lease’’ is not the same thing as a tion and reach some other result. to put up with this. They took the in- permit to drill, and a ‘‘permit to drill’’ The last word we need to talk about vestment capital that they were will- doesn’t mean you’re going to find any- is simply ‘‘jobs.’’ Right now, there are ing to put into the region of rural Utah thing for production. Just because twice as many government jobs as in and took it somewhere else where they there is a lease does not mean there is all of manufacturing combined. In 1960, didn’t have to deal with the Depart- production. I had a company that was those ratios were reversed. We have ment of the Interior. in my office today which has a lease in gone to a lot of effort over the last 2 We have the same situation in the one of the Western States. They re- years to pass jobs bills, all of which West in another particular area, spe- ceived the lease 6 years ago. Only this produced government jobs. What we cifically with oil shale. The U.S. Geo- year did they finally check off all the need to do is look at jobs in the private logical Survey, which oddly enough is boxes, run through all the bureaucratic sector, and the private sector which part of the Department of the Interior, hoops and do the environmental impact creates a reliable, long-term job, a job has estimated that, in a 16,000-square statements to get the permit 6 years that also equates wealth that goes mile area of Colorado, Utah and Wyo- later to finally start preparing to drill back into the system and helps to grow ming, there are, roughly, 2 trillion bar- to see if it is actually productive. our economy and grow our country. rels of oil that can be extracted from Those 6 years cost a lot of money to Those are the jobs we should be after, oil shale. That is more energy than we that company, money which could have and those are the jobs we need to do. get from Canada. This is not a new and gone to providing work, providing jobs, Unfortunately, we will never develop unusual process. Estonia, in the Baltic as well as resources to help grow the those jobs until we have a govern- states, has been using this same proc- economy of this country. That’s a real mental energy policy that is reliable, ess of extraction from oil shale for 80 cost, and that is real and legitimate. that is not dependent on the whims of years, and they have done it success- We’ve heard comments before about some foreign country, and that helps fully and in an environmentally friend- how this country doesn’t have enough us develop the resources that we have ly manner. oil because we don’t have enough re- in this country. We can do it and we We could copy that same proposal— serves to make it worthwhile. Accord- need to do it, and I appreciate Mr. but no. Once again, this administration ing to the CRS, Congressional Research PEARCE from New Mexico for bringing has decided to slow-walk any develop- Study, we have $1.2 trillion worth of up this issue because that’s exactly ment, slow-walk any allowance of gas that is available for production what we need to do as a policy. projects to go forward to demonstrate here in the United States. That puts us With that, I thank the gentleman. what we can and cannot do. The net re- in the top five countries in the world Mr. PEARCE. I thank the gentleman sult of losing this opportunity for oil for oil. We are not an oil-poor country. for his comments. He pointed out that shale is at least $1.9 trillion added to However, when we talk about reserves, this Nation is rich in shale oil. We do, the economy of this country, and there reserves are not the same thing as the in fact, have 2 trillion barrels in re- is projected to be up to 100,000 new jobs amount of money that’s available. Our serve in shale. That all was outlawed that would be lost simply by this one reserves are a definition that is estab- from use by the American consumers decision as well. lished by the SEC, and by the defini- back in 2007 in a bill passed by NANCY Now, this is a small area, but if you tion we use, we will always have fewer PELOSI off the floor of the House. compound that fact of what is hap- reserves than other countries, by defi- To put that in perspective, what does pening not just in my State of Utah nition. 2 trillion barrels of shale oil mean? We but what is happening in Colorado and In addition to that, a reserve can’t have only used 1 trillion barrels of oil Wyoming and New Mexico and Nevada count as a reserve until you can actu- completely in our history in just shale and the rest of the West and if you see ally get to it. When we put parts of this oil. That’s not natural gas. That’s not the compounded problem we have, you country off, when we have a morato- normal petroleum. We have double in truly can understand why in the reces- rium, by definition, that takes us out shale oil what we’ve consumed up to sion the West was the hardest hit—be- of the reserve. So, when someone says this point. cause we were dealing with the Federal we don’t have as many reserves as Another comment that was made Government in a way that was cer- other countries, it’s probably true. earlier is that we subsidize and that tainly unfair. That doesn’t mean we don’t have consumers end up paying for things I’d like to say one last thing before I enough oil that can be used and pro- that they don’t know they’re paying. I yield back to the gentleman from New duced. It simply means it doesn’t fit just talked to a constituent last week. Mexico. the definition. ‘‘Reserve’’ is not the He said that he was given a tax credit In the last days, as the gentleman same thing as ‘‘amount of producible for 40 percent of a solar facility that he said, we have been talking about the oil.’’ put on his own home. That was from ability of trying to jump-start our en- Just like as the gentleman from the Federal Government; from the ergy portfolio, our energy self-depend- Georgia said, a subsidy—and we talked State government, another 10 percent. ence, our energy ability in three bills about all the subsidies the industries So about 50 percent of the cost of the specifically dealing with offshore de- are getting—is when the government program was completely reimbursed by velopment. We have that same poten- actually pays cash to somebody. The the government. But the big deal is tial for energy development onshore as oil companies are not getting cash they’re paying him 22 cents per kilo- well that we need to talk about at the from the government. watt hour of energy that he is able to

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It Congress enacted section 199 for manu- Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is recognized for 60 is not an easy process to understand, facturing companies to encourage minutes as the designee of the minor- but consumers will ultimately pay all them to bring jobs back to this coun- ity leader. of the higher energy costs. try. From 2004 to 2007, the oil and gas Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, jobs need We hear much today in Washington industry was responsible for 2 million to be America’s number one priority. about the subsidies for Big Oil. Be new jobs that were created. The oil and When people go back to work, it seems aware that there are no subsidies for gas companies currently support 9.2 fairly obvious that we’ll not only bal- Big Oil. There are simply write-offs million jobs. Almost all manufacturers ance family budgets, but we’ll be able that every company is allowed to take receive a 9 percent credit. That’s, to balance America’s budget. They’re legally; write-offs to encourage them again, in order to encourage them to tied together. But for some reason, too to invest in machinery; write-offs that come back to this country. many officials here in Washington, both elected officials and those who sound like depreciation, amortization; The oil and gas companies have only lobby, simply haven’t gotten that mes- write-offs that are allowed by account- been receiving a 6 percent credit be- sage. At the end of last month, The ing techniques across the board in this cause they’ve already been picked on Washington Post ran an excellent country. Understand that when we by the people in this town. But now piece, asking, ‘‘What is it about the begin to penalize these oil companies, they’re suggesting that we would want word ‘jobs’ that our Nation’s leaders we’re going to cost America jobs. to completely do away with the manu- fail to understand?’’ ‘‘How has the So let’s talk just a bit about the dif- facturing credit. Keep in mind, that’s most painful economic crisis in decades ferent supposed subsidies that are, in the refining of gasoline. That’s the def- somehow escaped their notice?’’ and fact, legitimate write-offs that compa- inition of manufacturing in oil and gas. nies are given. ‘‘Why do they ignore the issues that So at a time when we’re starving for Americans care most desperately The suggestion was made that we re- jobs, we’re going to make U.S. manu- peal the expensing of the intangible about?’’ Very good questions. I tried to facturers, the U.S. refineries, less com- answer them myself, as I have fought drilling costs. The intangible drilling petitive. We’re going to encourage Ven- costs usually represent 60 to 80 percent the resistance to try to help reemploy ezuela and Hugo Chavez to send more those who seek work across our coun- of the cost of a well. Historic U.S. pol- jobs there, to take more jobs and to icy allows a deduction for develop- try. send more gasoline here. It just doesn’t I would have to say that, in some ment. That’s since 1913 in this govern- make sense. ment’s Tax Code; and yet, today, we’re ways, some here in this city are privi- Tonight, I’d like to wrap up with this talking about reversing it at a time leged. They’ve really led very privi- one picture about the status that our when we’re starving for jobs, 9 percent leged lives. They’ve been insulated, in- country is in. Our country right now unemployment, and we’re going to talk sulated from living in a family that has a tremendous problem with its about making it harder to employ peo- gets a pink slip, insulated from being economy. The problem is this: in Wash- ple in this country. in a family that knows what it’s like to Other businesses are able to expense ington, we spend $3.5 trillion. Our reve- live on an unemployment check and their research and development nues to the government are $2.2 tril- wonder if you will ever be able to get projects. Pharmaceutical companies, lion. That’s a $1.3 trillion deficit. The regular checks again, insulated from IEC specifically targets U.S. oil and accumulated deficits over the lifetime families that desperately worry when gas companies. It will discourage inno- of this country are almost $15 trillion. their unemployment checks expire and vation in the energy sector at a time I show those deficits running out the there is no job. when we need more innovation, not end of the pipeline into our debt barrel A lot of people here inherited their less. Disallowing the expensing of in- to show the accumulated debt to the wealth, and they truly are insulated, tangible drilling costs will put the Nation. I also show a green sludge but for the rare few. Others had their American consumer in a worse position pouring over the edge of the barrel be- educations paid for. They didn’t work and endanger American jobs. cause we’ve got $202 trillion of accumu- for them. It’s unbelievable. There are a The second idea that’s talked about lated costs of Social Security, Medi- lot of people here just like that. Some in raising taxes for oil companies is to care, and Medicaid. These are the of them always had enough to eat. do away with the write-off, the dual ca- things that are wrecking our economy. They really never had to scrimp and pacity rule. The dual capacity rule was This chart given by OMB and CBO, choose whether they’d have milk, to ensure that income that is taxed by the Congress, and the White House whether they’d have water, whether another nation is not also taxed by the both show that our economy is going to they’d split a cabbage in order to get U.S. It’s something that the U.S. has fail in 2038 because of these practices. their family through the weekend. So been alone on in taxing double. We tax At a time when we’re starving for jobs, there really is a lot of distinction be- not only the amount that is made here this administration has a war on west- tween what people have had to endure but the amount that is made in other ern jobs. It has a war on our energy. It in their own lives. And frankly, there countries, the profits made in other has a war on the jobs in the timber in- are a lot of people in this capital city countries. That’s a tax inversion that dustry. It has a war on our way of life. that make a whole lot of money. I’m has cost us many jobs. This is not the time to be conducting going to talk about some of them in a Now then, we have the allowance of partisan politics in this town. It’s a second. dual capacity rule in place to stop time for us to create jobs. With each But recent polls tell us what the ma- that, and yet our friends on the other job created, the 2.2 is greater because jority of Americans are thinking side of the aisle are saying that we each person pays in increment more about. And according to two recent must stop this practice. All it’s going taxes, but they also are no longer re- polls, four out of 10 Americans believe to do is make the U.S. more inhos- ceiving welfare, unemployment, and our country is heading in the wrong di- pitable for investment in energy re- food stamps. So the 3.5 decreases. rection. I agree with them. And as gas sources. At a time when we’re seeing $4 The path forward is simple. We sim- prices rise and have climbed to record gasoline, at a time when our economy ply ask that the President get on levels, 71 percent of our citizens are ex- is struggling, when we need jobs, we’re board. periencing financial hardship. More

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And so we lost that trade model that results in trade bal- evening to talking about jobs, about vote on the margin of about 12 votes. ances at a minimum and hopefully America being held hostage to what But what we said would happen in ’93 trade surpluses because you simply the gentleman ahead of me was talking has happened, and we’ve had over $1 can’t balance our Federal budget or about, Big Oil, and policy changes we trillion of trade deficit with Mexico. family budgets when our trade ac- need to make to get our economy run- The balance of trade with South counts are so costly and so out of ning strongly here at home. And I want Korea. Knowing the terrible trade whack and so many jobs have been to just point out a couple of measures record that this country has had with moved offshore. of our predicament so that people are every country we’ve signed one of these b 1950 thinking about different aspects of free trade agreements with, what is the what we face so that we can really fix administration proposing and the ma- We hear that the majority wants to it. jority here proposing? They want to bring up more NAFTA-like trade agree- Now, this first chart up here shows bring up more, more NAFTA-like ments, and one of the countries they’re that for the last quarter century or agreements. They want to bring us talking about is Colombia. They’re more, America has not had balanced Korea. They want to bring us Colom- talking about Korea; they’re talking trade accounts. What does that have to bia. I don’t know what else they’re about Colombia. What Colombia is do with the budget deficit? When you going to throw in. But you know what? really about is oil, more imported pe- are in the red and you are importing We’ve already got a trade deficit with troleum, when you really get into the more than you are exporting, you are Korea. We take hundreds of thousands weeds and you look at what that agree- having to actually borrow money to of their cars. They take a few, a few ment is about. pay the difference. Somebody else is thousand from us. And the agreement And the question for America really making the money off of us. We have that the last administration and this is, If this is the history of imported not had balanced trade accounts since administration has reached with Korea consumption of petroleum, is that real- the 1970s. Every single year, more and won’t bring us trade balance with ly the future that we want for this gen- more of America’s wealth has been Korea. There is no requirement that eration and the next and the following? outsourced to someplace else. Every it’s a tit for tat, a reciprocal agree- The red lines here represent the American knows that. You see the jobs ment, or it’s one car there for one car growing share of petroleum consump- that have disappeared from your own here. So we are going to lose more jobs tion in our country that’s represented community. if that agreement moves through here. by imports. It’s increased steadily over I use the Maytag Washer Company in This is a pattern that Americans the last quarter century. That is not a Newton, Iowa. I’m not from Iowa. I’m need to understand. And if you look at path for American liberty nor Amer- from Ohio, but I still have my old that overall trade deficit that’s been ican economic success. Maytags, great product. Those jobs going on and getting worse and worse We need a trade policy that is results ended up in Mexico after they were ac- every year, what is the top category of oriented, that results in balance and tually outsourced because of a big that deficit? The top category is im- energy independence here at home. We buyout that happened in that com- ported oil. I agree with some of my col- need to grow our exports, yes, and cre- pany. And that’s happened in company leagues who have pinpointed the prob- ate jobs here in our country by moving after company after company. That’s lem, but we can’t continue to hold our- our Nation toward energy independ- what’s happened to all of our manufac- selves hostage inside our own Nation ence here at home. turing jobs. But this chart here shows on the spear of petroleum. We have to And we need for somebody in the ex- the U.S. trade deficit, every single support additional exploration; and we ecutive branch to stand up and fight year. In 2010, last year, we had $500 bil- are doing that on our own continent for reciprocal trade agreements. I said lion more in imports into our country with the Alberta oil sands project, for that to President Obama. What’s wrong than exports going out. This is a seri- example, in Canada, the largest con- with a trade surplus? What’s wrong ous part of the problem. struction project on our entire con- with a trade balance? Why do we keep Now, those trade deficits result from tinent. But we also have to diversify. going in the red? Why would anyone agreements America has signed that We have to be smart. Prior generations accept that as a solution for America? were supposed to result in exactly the were smart. We need to be smarter. The unemployment rate rose this opposite, job creation in our country. Today, The Washington Post just past month, I contend, because of ris- Probably the best known is NAFTA. In published an article on the latest trade ing gas prices. It was not good news for 1993, this Congress passed an agree- numbers. They tell us a lot about our an economy that has been struggling ment called NAFTA, and the people economy. There was some good news. to recover. And if we look back again who voted for it said, Oh, it’s going to We sold more exports and services. And at the last quarter century, and this create all these jobs in the United why wouldn’t that happen? The value chart looks a little complicated, but States, and we won’t have to worry. of the dollar has dropped as we’ve hem- what it shows—the red line is oil Relations with Mexico will be terrific. orrhaged jobs here in this country. But prices—is that every time oil prices Well, guess what? Ever since NAFTA a funny thing happened—the trade def- peak, what follows? Higher unemploy- passed, there hasn’t been a single year icit grew again. More imported oil. ment. It’s a very predictable pattern. It when we have had even a trade balance High-priced oil keeps pushing us fur- happened in the 1970s twice. Here we with Mexico. No. Every year, our def- ther and further in the red. That $500 go, high oil prices with the Arab oil icit with Mexico—more imports com- billion trade deficit from last year that embargo back in the ’70s. What hap- ing in here from Mexico than exports I referenced, according to the Manufac- pened? Rising unemployment. going out—has gotten worse. turing Policy Project, represents a loss If you go back to the late 1980s, early And what about in Mexico? In Mex- of 7 million American jobs. In other 1990s, same thing. Higher oil prices, ico, over 35,000 citizens of that country words, this hole that’s been accumu- higher unemployment. And certainly, were shot last year related to the ille- lated over the years, 7 million manu- now, with the greatest recession since gal drug trade. We are receiving the re- facturing and other jobs lost across our the Great Depression, an enormous rise ciprocal of that across our border as country. That means jobs outsourced in 2008 when the stock market crashed. people flee just to try to have a better someplace else, and then they’re im- What preceded it was an increase in oil

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We America really is a hostage in her own The year before, ExxonMobil received ought to look at hydrogen-generation land as a result of imported petroleum. an $838 million tax refund. Meanwhile, facilities across this country. We have Just as America is starting to re- those in the majority would take away the capability to do that. grow her economy now, Big Oil wants unemployment benefits for working We need to move into biofuels. to steer our country back toward reces- Americans. And I can tell you what: Through the Department of Agri- sion. you can go across this country in the culture, working with our renewable Now, look at this chart. In the first food lines in community after commu- energy community, we are fully capa- quarter of 2011, just one of the compa- nity, and you know who’s lined up? So ble of unlocking the power of the car- nies, ExxonMobil took in $10.7 billion— many of our veterans who have come bohydrate molecule in this century that’s a B—in profits in one quarter. home to no work. just as we did the hydrocarbon mol- That’s a 69 percent increase over last I say take some of this, create a civil ecule in the last. year. works program, let our returning vet- b 2000 Occidental, that’s the group that erans lead it and improve communities wants to drill more in Colombia, and across this country. Let them take un- We need to bring our natural gas re- they need a free trade agreement to do employed Americans and move around sources forward. We really need to that and bring it in here. Their profits this Nation, fixing up roads, fixing up crack the clean coal riddle and find a are up $1.6 billion, 46 percent increase. bridges, painting up what needs to be way to use our huge reserve of clean Conoco Philips, $2.1 billion. Their done, reforesting, doing what Franklin coal. We need to keep investing, yes, in profits are up 43 percent in one quarter, Roosevelt knew how to do a century solar and in wind power and in geo- and most of these profits are being ago. thermal. We are just bringing up these pocketed tax-free. Of course, you know, looking at these technologies around the country and While working Americans earning numbers is British Petroleum. British creating thousands and thousands of less than $20,000 paid 15 percent of their Petroleum, over the last 5 years, in- jobs. income in taxes, Chevron, which made stead of paying taxes, actually took I represent one of the three solar $6.2 billion in one quarter—their profits over $48 billion in tax breaks. And in platforms on the continent, and for the went up 36 percent—they only paid 4.6 the first quarter of this year they’ve last four decades those who have percent in taxes on their total of $32 already made $7.2 billion more, a 16 worked in the glass industry and the billion in profits last year. percent increase over what they earned silicone industry have been trans- Now, I heard my colleague earlier last year. That’s despite the terrible oil forming and creating companies like talking about, oh, gosh, we should real- spill down in Louisiana and along the First Solar, which was the hottest ly feel sorry for them because, my gulf. stock on Wall Street a couple years gosh, they’re making all this money, So it’s clear who the winners are. ago, companies that are involved in but they need more tax preferences be- Since January, crude output has actu- green energy production. cause they won’t invest. What are they ally risen slightly. And although de- Is it perfect yet? No. But neither was doing with all this money? These are mand has remained steady, prices have Edison’s light bulb when he invented it the largest profits in American history. climbed by 23 percent. Meanwhile, oil in Milan, Ohio, where he did so much of Oil companies aren’t paying what stock prices have risen. Just at Chev- his work, a community that I rep- they owe in taxes. I’ll tell you one ron, the stocks have risen 14 percent. resent, and we are about to put his thing they are doing with their money. Tax loopholes, corporate welfare, statue over in Statuary Hall. They’re handing out handsome cam- government subsidies, does this really So America has to think about a full paign contributions. sound like a free market to Americans set of energy sources and not be so de- The Koch brothers of Texas, who who are listening tonight? pendent on just one that, for whatever made a whole lot of money in that in- I urge my colleagues to reject more reason, lack of competition probably, dustry, generously donated more than giveaways for oil companies who are but also abuse of power has just come $2 million last year and recently raking in money by holding the Amer- to play too important a role in our bankrolled Governor Walker in Wis- ican people hostage. It’s time to hold economy and in our people. It hurts consin and the anti-worker movement them accountable. They ought to pay our people too many times over and that they’re pushing in that State. their fair share. Other businesses do. over and over again. Overall, the big oil and gas industry Americans do. Fifty percent of what we could actu- donated $27 million last year to polit- Let’s cut the billions of dollars in ally save in energy comes through ical campaigns and, get ready, spent corporate welfare and focus on getting more judicious consumption. We have $146 million on lobbyists. That’s over, hardworking Americans back to work. tried to provide incentives for Ameri- gosh—for each Member of Congress it’s We need to create jobs in this country cans to insulate their homes, to put in like they’ve assigned one or two people and close those trade deficits. We need new kinds of windows. There are new to each one of us. No wonder Congress to stop outsourcing our jobs through building materials coming on the mar- voted against closing $53 billion in tax these so-called free trade agreements ket, new types of insulation, building loopholes to Big Oil. That’s a 300 per- that really aren’t free, and we need to your home in a manner that uses less cent return on their investment, more move to balanced trade accounts. energy in the way that it is sited on than they can make searching for new We need to reform the NAFTA trade the spot, using the full energy of the sources of energy. model and not pass the same kind of sun where you can. We are much In 2010, the biggest oil company, deal for Korea or Colombia. We need smarter about the way we are building ExxonMobil, paid only 2.3 percent of its reciprocal trade, not trade deficits. Our than we were 30 or even 20 years ago, profits to the United States. That’s country, for too long, has been held and those improvements need to con- scandalous when businesses in my dis- hostage to these agreements. tinue. trict are paying at a 35 percent cor- And we need energy independence to Imagine an America where every roof porate profit rate. And you know what? help restore our own liberty. Wouldn’t was a solar producer where there is They don’t ask me for all those special it be great if we could put all Ameri- enough sunshine to make a difference. privileges. The businesses working cans to work that need a job and help- Imagine an America where we captured

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Concurrent resolution au- in hybrids that move around this coun- of Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plans for thorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards for the try and our gas stations become a dif- the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to ferent type of fueling station. That is Edmonson County, KY; Greenup County Por- celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, tion of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY; all possible. to the Committee on House Administration. We are working through the U.S. De- Lexington-Fayette, KY; and Owensboro, KY partment of Defense, and I will just f [EPA-R04-OAR-2007-1186-201114; FRL-9295-9] received April 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sort of end with this, because I believe ADJOURNMENT 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and that the Department of Defense knows Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I move Commerce. better than any aspect of our society that the House do now adjourn. 1529. A letter from the Director, Regu- what we are paying as an oil hostage. latory Management Division, Environmental The motion was agreed to; accord- Our soldiers are deployed all over the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ingly (at 8 o’clock and 8 minutes p.m.), world and very close to oil reserves. I cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation under its previous order, the House ad- think they are worth more than that. I of State Implementation Plans; State of Col- journed until tomorrow, Thursday, think their genius can be used inside orado; Interstate Transport of Pollution Re- visions for the 1997 8-hour Ozone and 1997 PM the boundaries of this country to make May 12, 2011, at 10 a.m. for morning- hour debate. 2.5 NAAQS: ‘‘Interference with Visibility’’ us energy independent again. Our en- Requirement [EPA-R08-OAR-2007-1036; FRL- ergy dependence is our chief strategic f 9297-1] received April 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 vulnerability. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Go to the Marine Corps Web site. I ETC. ergy and Commerce. salute the Marines. They are taking 1530. A letter from the Director, Regu- the lead inside the Department of De- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive latory Management Division, Environmental fense in trying to create new solutions, communications were taken from the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- not just on their own bases, but as Speaker’s table and referred as follows: cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Nevada; their troops move around the world. 1521. A letter from the Under Secretary, PM-10; Determinations Regarding Attain- I salute the Navy. Some of the in- Department of Defense, transmitting a re- ment for the Truckee Meadows Nonattain- port of a violation of the Antideficiency Act, credible inventions that they are com- ment Area and Applicability of Certain Army Case Number 08-02, pursuant to 31 ing up with to move power from one Clean Air Act Requirements [EPA-R09-OAR- U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appro- point to another with not a loss of one 2010-0995; FRL-9296-9] received April 14, 2011, priations. kilowatt, are unbelievable, some of the pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 1522. A letter from the Under Secretary, superconducting work that is being mittee on Energy and Commerce. Department of Defense, transmitting a letter done inside Navy today. 1531. A letter from the Director, Regu- in response to Pub. L. 110-84 Sec. 708; to the latory Management Division, Environmental I congratulate the Air Force for try- Committee on Armed Services. ing new biofuels and helping to push Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 1523. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- cy’s final rule — Revision to the South Coast America forward in terms of its ability partment of Homeland Security, transmit- to power itself internally. Portion of the California State Implementa- ting the Department’s final rule — Changes tion Plan, CPV Sentinel Energy Project AB And I salute the U.S. Army. Your in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket 1318 Tracking System [EPA-R09-OAR-2010- work on solar tents, your work in try- ID: FEMA-2011-0002] received April 12, 2011, 1078; FRL-9293-6] received April 14, 2011, pur- ing to capture the power of the Earth, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- to power the systems that you are in- mittee on Financial Services. mittee on Energy and Commerce. volved with today is something that is 1524. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- 1532. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media absolutely technologically amazing. partment of Homeland Security, transmit- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- You inspire us all. And there is a way ting the Department’s final rule — Suspen- sion, transmitting the Commission’s final sion of Community Eligibility [Docket ID: for America not to be so dependent on rule — Policies to Promote Rural Radio FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket Service and to Streamline Allotment and As- those who would extract from us but in No.: FEMA-8175] received April 12, 2011, pur- fact use our genius to restore our lib- signment Procedures [MB Docket No.: 09-52] suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- received March 17, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. erty and independence again. mittee on Financial Services. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Imagine how many jobs we could cre- 1525. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- Commerce. ate in this country if we could bring dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a 1533. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- our military back home and could report on transactions involving U.S. exports ment of the Treasury, transmitting as re- spend the trillions of dollars that have to the Republic of Columbia pursuant to Sec- quired by section 401(c) of the National been spent in oil-producing foreign tion 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and sec- lands here, at home. Literally, we 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Fi- tion 204(c) of the International Emergency could rebuild the transmission grid of nancial Services. Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a 1526. A letter from the Assistant General six-month periodic report on the national this country from one end to the other. Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and En- We could bring up the genius of patent emergency with respect to Syria that was ergy Efficiency, Department of Energy, declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, holders who, as we are here this transmitting the Department’s final rule — 2004; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. evening, have ideas that can be Energy Conservation Program for Consumer 1534. A letter from the Chairman, Com- brought to market and put that money Products: Decision and Order Granting 180- modity Futures Trading Commission, trans- to work for the American people. They Day Extension of Compliance Date for Resi- mitting the Commission’s Federal Employee deserve it. dential Furnaces and Boilers Test Procedure Antidiscrimination Retaliation Act of 2002 God bless America. God bless the fu- Amendments; Correction [Docket Number: (No FEAR Act) Report for FY 2010; to the ture of this country. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0020] (RIN: 1904-AB89) re- Committee on Oversight and Government ceived April 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Reform. f 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 1535. A letter from the Director, Environ- LEAVE OF ABSENCE Commerce. mental Protection Agency, transmitting the 1527. A letter from the Assistant General Agency’s annual report for FY 2010 prepared By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and En- in accordance with Section 203 of the Notifi- sence was granted to: ergy Efficiency, Department of Energy, cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas (at the re- transmitting the Department’s final rule — nation and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR quest of Ms. PELOSI) for May 10 on ac- Occupational Radiation Protection [Docket Act), Public Law 107-174; to the Committee count of official business in district. No.: HS-RM-09-853] (RIN: 1992-AA-45) received on Oversight and Government Reform.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.001 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7086 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 1536. A letter from the Equal Employment Notice 2010-30 for Spouses of U.S. H.R. 1825. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Opportunity Director, Farm Credit Adminis- Servicemembers who are Working in or enue Code of 1986 to improve commuting and tration, transmitting the Administration’s Claiming Residence or Domicile in a U.S. transportation options; to the Committee on annual report for FY 2010 prepared in accord- Territory Under the Military Spouses Resi- Ways and Means. ance with Notification and Federal Em- dency Relief Act [Notice 2011-16] received By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. ployee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation April 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. WALZ of Minnesota): Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 1826. A bill to amend title 38, United on Oversight and Government Reform. Means. States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties 1537. A letter from the Equal Employment 1547. A letter from the Chief, Publications for persons charging veterans unauthorized Opportunity Director, Farm Credit System and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue fees; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- Corporation’s annual report for FY 2010 pre- — Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- pared in accordance with with the Notifica- Issued at a Premium [Notice 2011-21] received termined by the Speaker, in each case for tion and Federal Employee Antidiscrimina- April 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. consideration of such provisions as fall with- tion and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Act); to the Committee on Oversight and Means. cerned. Government Reform. 1548. A letter from the Chief, Publications By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself and 1538. A letter from the Chairman, Federal and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Mr. KIND): Communication Commission, transmitting Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule H.R. 1827. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the Commission’s FY 2010 Annual Report — Supplemental Notice to Notice 2010-60 enue Code of 1986 to provide a standard home pursuant to Section 203, Title II of the Noti- Providing Further Guidance and Requesting office deduction; to the Committee on Ways fication and Federal Antidiscrimination and Comments on Certain Priority Issues Under and Means. Chapter 4 of Subtitle A of the Code [Notice Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002; to the By Mr. BOUSTANY: 2011-34] received April 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 H.R. 1828. A bill to authorize the Secretary Committee on Oversight and Government U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on of the Interior to provide financial assist- Reform. Ways and Means. ance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot 1539. A letter from the Chairman, Federal 1549. A letter from the Chief, Publications program to develop measures to eradicate or Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue control feral swine and to assess and restore transmitting the Commission’s FY 2010 An- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule wetlands damaged by feral swine; to the nual Report pursuant to Section 203, Title II — Clarification of Controlled Group Quali- Committee on Natural Resources. of the Notification and Federal Anti-dis- fication Rules [TD 9522] (RIN: 1545-BG94) re- By Mr. BOUSTANY: crimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act ceived April 12, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 1829. A bill to provide for the eradi- of 2002; to the Committee on Oversight and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and cation and control of nutria; to the Com- Government Reform. Means. mittee on Natural Resources. 1540. A letter from the Director, EEO and 1550. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- By Mr. PAUL: Diversity Programs, National Archives and ment of Health and Human Services, trans- H.R. 1830. A bill to authorize the interstate Records Administration, transmitting a copy mitting a report on two Agency’s Drug-Free traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk prod- of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 No- Workplace Plans, pursuant to Public Law ucts that are packaged for direct human con- tification and Federal Employee Anti-Dis- 100-71, section 503(a)(1)(A) (101 Stat. 468); sumption; to the Committee on Energy and crimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act jointly to the Committees on Appropriations Commerce. Annual Report; to the Committee on Over- and Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. BALD- sight and Government Reform. 1551. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- WIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 1541. A letter from the Assosciate Special ment of Health and Human Services, trans- COHEN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ELLISON, Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, transmit- mitting a report entitled, ‘‘Finalizing Medi- Mr. FARR, Mr. FRANK of Massachu- ting the Office’s annual report for FY 2010 care Regulations under Section 902 of the setts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, prepared in accordance with Title II of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Notification and Federal Employee Anti- and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 Calender year 2010’’; jointly to the Commit- MORAN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. PINGREE of (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to the tees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Maine, Mr. POLIS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Committee on Oversight and Government Means. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. STARK, Ms. Reform. f WOOLSEY, and Mr. KUCINICH): 1542. A letter from the Director, H.R. 1831. A bill to amend the Controlled Adminsitrative Office of the United States REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp Courts, transmitting the Office’s report enti- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS from the definition of marihuana, and for tled, ‘‘2010 Annual Report of the Director of other purposes; to the Committee on Energy the Administrative Office of the U.S. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- Courts’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 1543. A letter from the Clerk of the Court, for printing and reference to the proper subsequently determined by the Speaker, in United States Court of Appeals for the Sev- calendar, as follows: each case for consideration of such provi- enth Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sev- House Resolution 264. A resolution providing committee concerned. enth Circuit (Groesch, et al., v. City of for consideration of the bill (H.R. 754) to au- By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Springfield, IL., No. 07-2932 (March 28, 2011)); thorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. to the Committee on the Judiciary. intelligence and intelligence-related activi- MCCAUL, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. PLATTS, 1544. A letter from the Chairman, Surface ties of the United States Government, the Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. Transportation Board, transmitting the Community Management Account, and the KISSELL, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. Boards’s final rule — Solid Waste Rail Trans- Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and HANNA, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. LONG): fer Facilities [Docket No.: EP 684] received Disability System, and for other purposes H.R. 1832. A bill to amend title 10, United April 8, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); (Rept. 112–75). Referred to the House Cal- States Code, to expand the State licensure to the Committee on Transportation and In- endar. exception for certain health-care profes- frastructure. f sionals, and for other purposes; to the Com- 1545. A letter from the Chief, Publications mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a pe- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Under clause 2 of rule XII, public riod to be subsequently determined by the — Safe harbor method of accounting for de- bills and resolutions of the following Speaker, in each case for consideration of termining the recovery periods for deprecia- titles were introduced and severally re- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tion of certain tangible assets used by wire- tion of the committee concerned. less telecommunications carriers (Rev. Proc. ferred, as follows: By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. 2011-22) received April 8, 2011, pursuant to 5 By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, RYAN of Ohio, Mr. WU, and Mr. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir- STARK): Ways and Means. ginia, Mr. FILNER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. H.R. 1833. A bill to amend the Public 1546. A letter from the Chief, Publications KUCINICH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. Health Service Act to improve mental and and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. behavioral health services on college cam- Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule MORAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. puses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- — Extension of Relief and Procedures Under RANGEL): merce, and in addition to the Committee on

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A bill to designate the facility of datory instead of discretionary; to the Com- By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, the United States Postal Service located at mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Mr. MATHESON, Mr. DOLD, Mr. COO- 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the ture. PER, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. POLIS): ‘‘John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Build- By Mr. NUGENT: H.R. 1834. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ing’’; to the Committee on Oversight and H.R. 1850. A bill to expand retroactive eli- enue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary divi- Government Reform. gibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to dends received deduction for 2011 or 2012; to By Mr. BOUSTANY: include members of the Army who partici- the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1844. A bill to amend the Security and pated in combat during which they person- By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to ally engaged, or were personally engaged by, fornia: clarify that a notice of arrival is not re- the enemy at any time on or after December H.R. 1835. A bill to direct the Architect of quired for certain documented vessels unless 7, 1941; to the Committee on Armed Services. the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over the arriving from a foreign port or place; to the By Mr. OWENS: Capitol each year on the anniversary of the Committee on Transportation and Infra- H.R. 1851. A bill to authorize the Secretary date of the State’s admission to the Union; structure. of the Interior to enter into agreements to to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, compensate local educational agencies and By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. SAR- units of local governments for tax revenues TOWNS, and Mr. KING of New York): BANES, Mr. PAUL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, lost when the Federal Government takes H.R. 1836. A bill to establish appropriate Mr. TIBERI, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. land into trust for the benefit of a federally procedures and sanctions to ensure that un- BLACKBURN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. JENKINS, recognized Indian tribe or an individual In- paid parking fines and penalties owed to New Mr. KIND, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. RICHARD- dian; to the Committee on Natural Re- York City by foreign countries are paid; to SON, and Mr. RUSH): sources. the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 1845. A bill to provide for a study on By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. PAL- By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. issues relating to access to intravenous im- LONE, Mr. BURGESS, and Mrs. CAPPS): H.R. 1852. A bill to amend the Public MCCARTHY of California, and Mr. mune globulin (IVIG) for Medicare bene- Health Service Act to reauthorize support DENHAM): ficiaries in all care settings and a dem- H.R. 1837. A bill to address certain water- onstration project to examine the benefits of for graduate medical education programs in related concerns on the San Joaquin River, providing coverage and payment for items children’s hospitals; to the Committee on and for other purposes; to the Committee on and services necessary to administer IVIG in Energy and Commerce. Natural Resources. the home; to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. POE of Texas: H.R. 1853. A bill to amend the Immigration By Ms. HAYWORTH: Means, and in addition to the Committee on and Nationality Act to provide for deferred H.R. 1838. A bill to repeal a provision of the Energy and Commerce, for a period to be action and parole only in for urgent humani- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in tarian reasons or to gain a significant public sumer Protection Act prohibiting any Fed- each case for consideration of such provi- benefit, and for other purposes; to the Com- eral bailout of swap dealers or participants; sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the mittee on the Judiciary. to the Committee on Financial Services, and committee concerned. By Mr. RYAN of Ohio: in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, By Ms. FOXX: H.R. 1854. A bill to require the Secretary of for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 1846. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of by the Speaker, in each case for consider- United States Code, to repeal wage require- outreach for veterans, and for other pur- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- ments applicable to laborers and mechanics poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- risdiction of the committee concerned. employed on Federal-aid highway and public fairs. By Mr. WEINER: transportation construction projects; to the By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself H.R. 1839. A bill to ensure and foster con- Committee on Transportation and Infra- and Mr. BILIRAKIS): tinued patient safety and quality of care by structure, and in addition to the Committee H.R. 1855. A bill to amend title 38, United making the antitrust laws apply to negotia- on Education and the Workforce, for a period States Code, to improve the provision of re- tions between groups of independent phar- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- habilitative services for veterans with trau- macies and health plans and health insur- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- matic brain injury, and for other purposes; ance issuers (including health plans under visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in committee concerned. By Mr. WOLF (for himself and Mr. the same manner as such laws apply to pro- By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey): tected activities under the National Labor JONES, and Mr. BILBRAY): H.R. 1856. A bill to amend the Inter- Relations Act; to the Committee on the Ju- H.R. 1847. A bill to amend title 41, United national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to diciary. States Code, and title 10, United States Code, strengthen the promotion of religious free- By Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. to extend the number of years that dom in United States foreign policy and to QUIGLEY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BOS- multiyear contracts may be entered into for reauthorize the United States Commission WELL, and Mr. NEUGEBAUER): the purchase of advanced biofuel, and for on International Religious Freedom, and for H.R. 1840. A bill to improve consideration other purposes; to the Committee on Over- other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign by the Commodity Futures Trading Commis- sight and Government Reform, and in addi- Affairs, and in addition to the Committees sion of the costs and benefits of its regula- tion to the Committee on Armed Services, on Financial Services, and Oversight and tions and orders; to the Committee on Agri- for a period to be subsequently determined Government Reform, for a period to be sub- culture. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- sequently determined by the Speaker, in By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- each case for consideration of such provi- MATHESON): risdiction of the committee concerned. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 1841. A bill to protect consumers by By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. BROUN committee concerned. requiring reasonable security policies and of Georgia, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. RIBBLE, By Mr. CARTER: procedures to protect computerized data con- Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. H.J. Res. 58. A joint resolution dis- taining personal information, and to provide BARTLETT, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. approving a rule submitted by the Environ- for nationwide notice in the event of a secu- ROSS of Florida, Mr. MILLER of Flor- mental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Na- rity breach; to the Committee on Energy and ida, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. tional Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Commerce. WEST, Mr. GARRETT, and Mr. GINGREY Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. ROS- of Georgia): Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and LEHTINEN, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD): H.R. 1848. A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis Process Heaters’’; to the Committee on En- H.R. 1842. A bill to authorize the cancella- by enacting legislation to balance the Fed- ergy and Commerce. tion of removal and adjustment of status of eral budget through reductions of discre- By Mr. CARTER: certain alien students who are long-term tionary and mandatory spending; to the H.J. Res. 59. A joint resolution dis- United States residents and who entered the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to approving a rule submitted by the Environ- United States as children, and for other pur- the Committee on Rules, for a period to be mental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Na- poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, subsequently determined by the Speaker, in tional Emission Standards for Hazardous Air and in addition to the Committees on Edu- each case for consideration of such provi- Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, cation and the Workforce, and Homeland Se- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Commercial, and Institutional Boilers’’; to curity, for a period to be subsequently deter- committee concerned. the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:29 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR11\H11MY1.002 H11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7088 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 By Mr. CARTER: ner that is consistent with these Constitu- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises H.J. Res. 60. A joint resolution dis- tional authorities. shall be uniform throughout the United approving a rule submitted by the Environ- By Mr. BILIRAKIS: States.’’ mental Protection Agency relating to H.R. 1826. By Mr. BRADY of Texas: ‘‘Standards of Performance for New Sta- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1834. tionary Sources and Emission Guidelines for lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Article I, section 8 of the United States lation pursuant to the following: Solid Waste Incineration Units’’; to the Com- Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which Article 1, Section 8 mittee on Energy and Commerce. grants Congress the power to raise and sup- By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- By Mr. CARTER: port an Army; to provide and maintain a fornia: H.J. Res. 61. A joint resolution dis- Navy; to make rules for the government and H.R. 1835. approving a rule submitted by the Environ- regulation of the land and naval forces; and Congress has the power to enact this legis- mental Protection Agency relating to to provide for organizing, arming, and dis- lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘Standards of Performance for New Sta- ciplining the militia. U.S. Constitution—Article 4 Section 4 tionary Sources and Emission Guidelines for By Mr. SCHRADER: The United States shall guarantee to every Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Inciner- H.R. 1827. State in this Union a Republican Form of ation Units’’; to the Committee on Energy Congress has the power to enact this legis- Government, and shall protect each of them and Commerce. lation pursuant to the following: against Invasion; and on Application of the By Mr. HENSARLING: The United States Congress has the au- Legislature, or of the Executive (when the H. Res. 263. A resolution electing Members thority to enact this bill pursuant to Sec- Legislature cannot be convened) against do- to certain standing committees of the House tions 7 & 8 of Article I of the United States mestic Violence. of Representatives; considered and agreed to. Constitution and Amendment XVI of the By Mr. GRIMM: By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. United States Constitution. H.R. 1836. HONDA, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. WU, By Mr. BOUSTANY: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. PIERLUISI, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. H.R. 1828. lation pursuant to the following: CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mrs. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 9, Clause 7; CHRISTENSEN, Ms. LEE of California, lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. AL GREEN of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United By Mr. NUNES: Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. States Constitution H.R. 1837. SABLAN, and Mr. MCDERMOTT): By Mr. BOUSTANY: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H. Res. 265. A resolution supporting the H.R. 1829. lation pursuant to the following: goals and ideals of National Asian and Pa- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of section 8 and clause cific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; to lation pursuant to the following: 7 of section 9 of article I, of the Constitution the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United of the United States. By Mr. KELLY: States Constitution By Ms. HAYWORTH: H. Res. 266. A resolution expressing the By Mr. PAUL: H.R. 1838. sense of the House of Representatives that H.R. 1830. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the President should, without any further Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: delay, submit the United States-Korea Free lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to Trade Agreement to Congress for its consid- This act is justified by the Commerce the power to regulate interstate commerce). eration and immediate approval under fast Clause of the United States which, by grant- By Mr. WEINER: track procedures pursuant to the Bipartisan ing Congress the power to regulate com- H.R. 1839. Trade Promotion Authority of 2002; to the merce among the several states, allows Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Committee on Ways and Means. gress to prevent federal agencies from inter- lation pursuant to the following: fering in American’s ability to buy or sell Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United f unpasteurized milk across state lines. States Constitution. PRIVATE BILLS AND By Mr. PAUL: By Mr. CONAWAY: RESOLUTIONS H.R. 1831. H.R. 1840. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Under clause 3 of rule XII, lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Mr. CONYERS introduced a bill (H.R. This act is justified by the Commerce The Constitutional authority on which 1857) for the relief of Bartosz Kumor; Clause of the United States Constitution this bill rest is the power of Congress to reg- which was referred to the Committee that, by granting Congress the power to reg- ulate Commerce among the several states, as on the Judiciary. ulate commerce among the several states, enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. allows Congress to prevent the federal gov- By Mr. STEARNS: f ernment from interfering in Americans’ abil- H.R. 1841. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY ity to grow and process industrial hemp and Congress has the power to enact this legis- STATEMENT by the Ninth Amendment and Tenth Amend- lation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of ment of the United States Constitution that Article I, § 8, clause 3 the Rules of the House of Representa- recognizes that rights and powers are re- By Mr. BERMAN: tives, the following statements are sub- tained and reserved by the people and the H.R. 1842. mitted regarding the specific powers states. Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress in the Constitu- By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1832. Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Con- tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution. joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. BORDALLO: By Mr. BLUMENAUER: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 1843. H.R. 1825. granted to Congress under Article I, Section Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- 8, Clause 14 of the United States Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: tion which gives Congress the power ‘‘to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United The Constitution of the United States pro- make Rules for the Government and Regula- States Constitution vides clear authority for Congress to pass tion of the land and naval Forces.’’ By Mr. BOUSTANY: legislation regarding income taxes. Article I By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: H.R. 1844. of the Constitution, in detailing Congres- H.R. 1833. Congress has the power to enact this legis- sional authority, provides that ‘‘Congress Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United . . .’’ (Section 8, Clause 1). Further clarifying The constitutional authority of Congress States Constitution Congressional power to enact an income tax, to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- By Mr. BRADY of Texas: voters amended the Constitution by popular cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- H.R. 1845. vote to provide that ‘‘Congress shall have stitution (Clause 1), which says, ‘‘The Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, gress shall have Power to lay and collect lation pursuant to the following: from whatever source derived. . . .’’ (Six- Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress teenth Amendment). The Commuter Relief the Debts and provide for the common shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Act modifies the income tax code in a man- Defence and general Welfare of the United Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the

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Debts and provide for the common Defence Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- H.R. 104: Mr. CARNEY. and general Welfare of the United States; but posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- H.R. 127: Mr. AUSTRIA. all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- vide for the common Defense and general H.R. 177: Mr. PLATTS. form throughout the United States. Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, H.R. 198: Ms. WOOLSEY. By Ms. FOXX: Imposts and Excises shall be uniform H.R. 303: Ms. SUTTON and Mr. TERRY. H.R. 1846. throughout the United States. H.R. 333: Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. MURPHY of Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. POE of Texas: necticut, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. REICHERT, Mrs. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1853. MCCARTHY of New York, and Mr. TERRY. Pursuant to Article I, section 8 of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 396: Mr. JONES, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. United States Constitution, the bill is au- lation pursuant to the following: STIVERS. thorized by Congress’ power to ‘provide for Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states H.R. 401: Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. the common Defense and general Welfare of that Congress has the power to establish a HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, and Mrs. the United States.’ uniform Rule of Naturalization. CHRISTENSEN. By Mr. INSLEE: By Mr. RYAN of Ohio: H.R. 421: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. SHUSTER, Mrs. H.R. 1847. H.R. 1854. BACHMANN, and Mr. ROYCE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 440: Mr. DUFFY. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 452: Mrs. BLACK, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. The Constitutional authority of Congress Art. 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which LABRADOR, and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- shall be necessary and proper for carrying H.R. 459: Mr. BENISHEK. cle 1, Section 8, which provides that Con- into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all H.R. 463: Mr. GARRETT. gress shall have the power to make Rules for other Powers vested by this Constitution in H.R. 466: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. the Government and Regulation of the land the Government of the United States, or in CRITZ, and Mr. HEINRICH. and naval Forces; by Article 1, Section 8, any Department or Officer thereof. H.R. 470: Mr. LEWIS of California. which provides that Congress shall have the By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota: H.R. 485: Mrs. MYRICK. power to make all Laws which shall be nec- H.R. 1855. H.R. 488: Mr. BARLETTA. essary and proper for carrying into Execu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 589: Ms. ESHOO. tion the foregoing Powers, and all other lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 591: Mrs. CAPPS and Mr. RANGEL. Powers vested by this Constitution in the This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 H.R. 609: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Government of the United States, or in any of Article I of the United States Constitu- H.R. 645: Mr. WOMACK, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. Department or Officer thereof; and by Arti- tion. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WEBSTER, cle 4, Section 3 which provides that Congress By Mr. WOLF: Mr. KLINE, and Mr. COBLE. shall have Power to dispose of and make all H.R. 1856. H.R. 690: Mrs. MALONEY. needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 733: Ms. DELAURO. Territory or other Property belonging to the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 763: Mr. THORNBERRY and Mrs. United States. The constitutional authority on which this MCMORRIS RODGERS. By Mr. MACK: bill rests is the power of Congress ‘‘secure H.R. 771: Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. GOH- H.R. 1848. the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our MERT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. PAUL, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Posterity,’’ as enumerated in Article 1, Sec- MARCHANT, and Mr. BURGESS. lation pursuant to the following: tion 8 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 822: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—The Con- Mr. CONYERS: FLEISCHMANN, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, gress shall have Power to lay and collect H.R. 1857. Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay Congress has the power to enact this legis- and Mr. CAMPBELL. the Debts and provide for the common lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 874: Ms. HAYWORTH. Defence and general Welfare of the United Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 and Amend- H.R. 886: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COLE, Mr. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises ment I, Clause 3 of the Constitution. CARTER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. HIRONO, shall be uniform throughout the United By Mr. CARTER: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. HAR- States. H.J. Res. 58. PER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. By Ms. NORTON: Congress has the power to enact this legis- CHAFFETZ. H.R. 1849. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 892: Mr. KLINE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ‘‘This bill is enacted pursuant to Amend- H.R. 912: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. lation pursuant to the following: ment X of the United States Constitution.’’ H.R. 937: Mr. FORBES. section 1 of article I, and clause 18, section By Mr. CARTER: H.R. 949: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. 8 of article I of the Constitution. H.J. Res. 59. H.R. 962: Mr. GARRETT. By Mr. NUGENT: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 964: Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. H.R. 1850. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 965: Mr. NADLER, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ‘‘This bill is enacted pursuant to Amend- WELCH. lation pursuant to the following: ment X of the United States Constitution.’’ H.R. 972: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 which grants By Mr. CARTER: H.R. 998: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Congress the power to make rules for the H.J. Res. 60. fornia. Government and Regulation of the land and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1006: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. naval Forces. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1026: Mr. KILDEE. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16 which grants ‘‘This bill is enacted pursuant to Amend- H.R. 1032: Mr. RIBBLE and Mr. LONG. Congress the power to provide for organizing, ment X of the United States Constitution.’’ H.R. 1041: Mrs. CAPITO and Mr. MCGOVERN. arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for By Mr. CARTER: H.R. 1054: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. governing such Part of them as may be em- H.J. Res. 61. H.R. 1057: Mr. NADLER. ployed in the Service of the United States, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1058: Mr. TERRY. reserving to the States respectively, the Ap- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1070: Mr. PAULSEN. pointment of the Officers, and the Authority ‘‘This bill is enacted pursuant to Amend- H.R. 1105: Mr. POLIS and Ms. CLARKE of of training the Militia according to the dis- ment X of the United States Constitution.’’ New York. cipline prescribed by Congress. f H.R. 1113: Mr. KUCINICH. By Mr. OWENS: H.R. 1121: Mr. CARTER. H.R. 1851. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1126: Mr. FARENTHOLD. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1130: Mr. PETRI. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1145: Mr. TIBERI. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1176: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. granted to Congress under Article I, Section tions as follows: H.R. 1191: Mr. CONYERS. 8, of the United States Constitution. H.R. 38: Mr. AUSTRIA. H.R. 1193: Mr. RANGEL. By Mr. PITTS: H.R. 44: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 1195: Mr. HEINRICH. H.R. 1852. H.R. 58: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 1240: Mr. CICILLINE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- BENISHEK, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 1254: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. lation pursuant to the following: Kentucky, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. H.R. 1259: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- SOUTHERLAND, Mr. FORBES, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, and Mr. GIBBS. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, KLINE, Mr. MCHENRY, and Mr. ISSA. H.R. 1269: Mr. MCCAUL. Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have H.R. 85: Ms. CLARKE of New York. 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H.R. 1299: Mr. KLINE. H.R. 1592: Mr. ISRAEL and Mr. ROTHMAN of H.R. 1797: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 1311: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. New Jersey. H.J. Res. 56: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. H.R. 1331: Mr. BUTTERFIELD and Mr. PAUL- H.R. 1623: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. KUCI- MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. GOWDY. SEN. NICH. H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. MARCHANT. H.R. 1360: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. H.R. 1671: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 1375: Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. H.R. 1674: Mr. POLIS. H. Res. 60: Ms. NORTON and Mr. JOHNSON of LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. HIMES. H.R. 1676: Mr. KUCINICH. Illinois. H.R. 1380: Mr. FORBES. H.R. 1681: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. ACKERMAN. H. Res. 95: Mr. COBLE and Ms. RICHARDSON. H.R. 1385: Mr. MORAN. H.R. 1684: Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. H. Res. 137: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FATTAH, H.R. 1397: Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 1686: Mr. LIPINSKI and Mr. HULTGREN. and Mr. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 1404: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. H.R. 1689: Ms. WOOLSEY. H. Res. 141: Mr. HOLT and Mr. FORBES. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. WATT. H.R. 1697: Mr. WESTMORELAND and Mr. H. Res. 180: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. H.R. 1407: Mr. GRIMM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, COFFMAN of Colorado. and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. H.R. 1705: Mr. BUCSHON and Mr. DUFFY. H. Res. 241: Mr. FORBES and Mr. BUCSHON. H.R. 1418: Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 1712: Mr. CANSECO, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. H. Res. 244: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ENGEL, and H.R. 1431: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. WOMACK, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 1441: Mr. GRIMM. Mr. HALL, Mr. FORBES, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. H. Res. 254: Mrs. CAPITO and Mr. FORBES. H.R. 1448: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. LANCE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. H.R. 1451: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. GRIJALVA. CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. CONAWAY. H.R. 1466: Mr. STARK. f H.R. 1716: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1479: Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, H.R. 1735: Mr. STARK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. and Mr. PASCRELL. COHEN, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. ROTHMAN of New H.R. 1489: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- Jersey, Mr. HOLT, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, and MCDERMOTT. ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- H.R. 1498: Ms. SPEIER and Mr. FRANK of Mr. COURTNEY. ITED TARIFF BENEFITS Massachusetts. H.R. 1744: Mr. RIBBLE. H.R. 1748: Ms. NORTON and Mrs. MCCARTHY H.R. 1515: Mr. ENGEL. Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or H.R. 1523: Mr. SCHOCK. of New York. statements on congressional earmarks, H.R. 1777: Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, H.R. 1529: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia and Mr. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. LANGEVIN. benefits were submitted as follows: H.R. 1536. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. H.R. 1573: Mr. YODER. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, The amendment to be offered to H.R. 754, H.R. 1581: Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. GRIFFITH of Mr GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Virginia, Mr. BENISHEK, and Mr. REHBERG. Mr. CANSECO, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. Year 2011, by Representative ROGERS, or a H.R. 1585: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. FORBES. designee does not contain any congressional H.R. 1588: Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 1781: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited Utah, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mr. MARCH- MCDERMOTT, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. JACKSON of Il- tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule ANT. linois, and Mr. BLUMENAUER. XXI.

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HONORING ANNE FULTON Americans have made it clear that they Recognizing that this critical issue and other want transportation options. In a recent study human rights related issues are often rel- HON. CORY GARDNER by the Pew Charitable Trusts, 52 percent of egated to the sidelines within the State De- OF COLORADO Americans support increased funding for bike, partment, I authored legislation more than ten years ago, in 1998, to establish the Inter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pedestrian and public transportation programs. On average, transportation costs are now national Religious Freedom Office at the State Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Americans’ second largest expense after Department, headed by an ambassador at- Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to housing. As gas prices increase, many Ameri- large, and to create the USCIRF—an inde- honor Anne Fulton from Greeley, Colorado. cans are already changing their daily behav- pendent, bipartisan commission charged with Anne’s story reminds us that out of tragedy, iors to decrease fuel costs: taking fewer trips, monitoring the status of freedom of religion or opportunity is born. One August 16, 2003, keeping their cars tuned, even trading in their belief abroad and providing policy rec- Anne lost her 19-year-old son Judd Fulton in gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient models. As ommendations to the President, Secretary of a fatal automobile accident. Judd was an ex- we search for solutions to our congested road- State, and Congress. emplary student and athlete. He was a grad- ways, increasing gas costs and expanding Since the passage of this legislation, reli- uate of the inaugural class at Northridge High waistlines, it’s time for the federal government gious freedom has been elevated within U.S. School in Greeley in 2003. Not only did Judd to become more aggressive in helping to pro- foreign policy. But it still does not enjoy the excel in the classroom, he was a phenomenal vide choices. preeminence it deserves. And sadly, a strong student athlete. It was his skill on the football For too long, the federal government has U.S. voice on this critical issue has arguably field that earned him a scholarship to Black supported commuters who drove to work, but never been more needed. According to a Pew Research Study re- Hills State University in Spearfish, South Da- has not helped those who use other methods leased in December 2009, one-third of all na- kota. Judd was returning to the University from of transportation. Through the incentives in tions, containing 70 percent of the world’s his home in Colorado at the time of the acci- this bill, the federal government can support population, severely restrict religious freedom. dent. consumers who wish to use environmentally We need look no further than the daily news- Out of this horrible tragedy Anne Fulton, friendly, active transportation modes that save papers to know that these statistics are not Judd’s mother, saw opportunity. In 2005, Anne them money in the long run, such as public mere numbers. Rather, they are sobering re- started a Memorial Scholarship Fund in her transit, carpooling, biking, walking and tele- alities for millions of people of faith around the son’s name. The Judd Kazuto Fulton Memorial commuting. This not only makes environ- globe. Consider the following headlines from Scholarship is a dedicated scholarship fund for mental and public health sense, it makes eco- recent weeks alone: ‘‘Chinese Christians Face Northridge High School students and Black nomic sense: at $4 a gallon gasoline, Amer- Tense Easter in Beijing,’’ ‘‘Egyptian Copts, Hills State University football players. ican families can save $5.6 billion each year Reeling From Violence, Want Protection,’’ Every year, Anne holds a fundraiser for the on gasoline costs by using transit. Bicycle ‘‘Baha’i Citizens Are Forced to Leave Iran,’’ scholarship by holding a Golf Tournament in commuters annually save an average of ‘‘Pakistan’s Other Blemish: Anti-Religious Vio- Eaton, Colorado. This tournament happens $1,825 in auto-related costs, conserve 145 lence,’’ ‘‘Indonesia Pressured Over Ahmadiyah every May and raises money and increases gallons of gasoline, and avoid 50 hours of Muslim Sect Killings,’’ and ‘‘Thousands of awareness for this memorial scholarship. Anne gridlock traffic. Cameras Watch China’s Uighurs, Inhibiting describes her son as unassuming, dedicated, The Commuter Relief Act will provide con- Discourse.’’ hard working team player, with a willingness to sumers with commuting choices, and make it The bill I introduce today will make a num- do whatever it took to get the job done. Stu- easier for companies to implement commuting ber of strategic improvements to the Religious dents who receive this scholarship exemplify programs that benefit all employees. It en- Freedom Office at the State Department. To the same characteristics. sures that the federal government is a better start, it places the ambassador-at-large in the It is my honor to remember Judd Fulton partner as we work to provide Americans with office of the Secretary of State as opposed to today, and to recognize Anne Fulton for her transportation choices, reduce congestion and burying it within the Bureau of Democracy, never-ending dedication, hard work, and for decrease our dependence on foreign oil. Human Rights and Labor. This change is improving the lives of students in Greeley, I hope my colleagues will join me in sup- more in keeping with the original intent of the Colorado. She has provided many with oppor- porting this legislation to support businesses in legislation that Congress passed. Over suc- tunities they could have only dreamed about. their effort to provide choices for commuting cessive administrations this critical position Thanks to Anne’s generosity and tireless ef- employees. has not been treated with the seniority it de- fort, the dream of these students has become f serves and this revised language will help rec- reality. tify this problem. ELEVATING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM f The legislation also provides the ambas- IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY sador with oversight and management author- INTRODUCTION OF THE ity of the IRF Office and other religiously ori- COMMUTER RELIEF ACT HON. FRANK R. WOLF ented positions and programs at the State De- OF VIRGINIA partment and carves out funding in the larger HON. EARL BLUMENAUER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Human Rights and Democracy Fund to enable the IRF office to promote religious freedom OF OREGON Wednesday, May 11, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through advocacy, reporting and programming. Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The legislation requires the Secretary of State, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 bring to the attention of my colleagues legisla- in coordination with the Department of De- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today I tion I am introducing to amend the Inter- fense, Homeland Security, the Treasury and am proud to introduce the Commuter Relief national Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), includ- the U.S. Agency for International Development Act, legislation that will expand the popular ing reauthorizing the U.S. Commission on to issue a one-time report to Congress on the transit benefits program to provide commuters International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). best uses of foreign assistance to promote re- with options to avoid high gas prices, make it Religious freedom, often referred to as the first ligious freedom and religious engagement. easier for companies to provide transportation freedom, is of central import to the American In addition the legislation requires religious benefits for all employees, and spur public-pri- experiment. As such it should feature promi- freedom training for every Foreign Service Of- vate partnerships for commuting purposes. nently in U.S. foreign policy. ficer (FSO) and states that USCIRF must be

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This year marks the centennial anni- My legislation also strengthens the ‘‘Coun- congratulate and recognize the Iowa Energy, versary of Naval Aviation. In this anniversary, tries of Particular Concern’’ (CPC) designation the 2011 Champions of the National Basket- the Navy will be commemorating 100 years of process and effectiveness. CPCs are coun- ball Association’s Developmental League and Naval Aviation and honoring a century of mis- tries whose governments are found to have pride of Iowa. sion-ready men and women and their many engaged in or tolerated particularly severe vio- The Energy captured the crown on Friday, aviation achievements. Additionally, this year lations of religious freedom. The amended lan- April 29th, before an enthusiastic home crowd is significant for veterans of World War II be- guage will require that CPC designations are at the Wells Fargo Arena, where they de- cause it will mark the 70th anniversary of our made 90 days after the issuance of the State feated the defending NBA D-League cham- Nation’s entry into that war. Department’s annual religious freedom report. pions the Rio Grande Valley Vipers by a score There have been many significant achieve- One hundred and twenty days after a country of 119–111. ments by the scientists and engineers at has been designated a CPC, the Secretary of This is the first league championship for the China Lake. For example, they developed the State must submit a report to Congress that Iowa Energy, which is affiliated with the Chi- air-intercept missile 9 Sidewinder in 1950. This identifies the action taken, the purpose of the cago Bulls and the Phoenix Suns. The team’s has become the world’s most used air-to-air action, and an evaluation of its effectiveness establishment took place in 2007, inspired by missile technology. Additionally, other rockets and impact. Also included is language tight- the vision of Jerry Crawford, Gary Kirke, Shel- and missiles developed or tested at China ening the President’s waiver authority, so that don Ohringer and Paul Drey to bring quality Lake include the Mighty Mouse, Zuni, Shrike, indefinite waivers are not an option. basketball to the heart of the heartland. The Joint Stand-off Weapon and Joint Direct-At- Very significantly, this legislation will reau- franchise has continually grown in stature and tack Munition. thorize the U.S. Commission on International success, culminating this year with not only Considering these two significant anniver- Religious Freedom until September 30, 2018. the team’s first championship of many to come saries and their importance to the City of USCIRF, unlike the State Department, is but also the D-League’s MVP, Iowa State Uni- Ridgecrest it gives me great pleasure to rec- unencumbered by the impulse to maintain versity Alumni Curtis Stinson. The Energy can ognize the Ridgecrest community and their ef- good bilateral relations above all else—an im- also boast that the two largest crowds in the forts there to pay tribute to the dedicated men pulse which sadly can result in critical issues entire NBA D-League’s history are solely the and women who devote their lives to military of religious freedom being sidelined in the pur- product of this franchise and the incredible service. suit of broader foreign policy goals. basketball sporting event just concluded in f Des Moines. USCIRF, as an independent, bipartisan Fed- PERSONAL EXPLANATION eral Government commission, has been a reli- There can only be one champion at the end able voice for the world’s persecuted people. of any sport’s season, and I am honored to It monitors and reports on religious freedom represent the great state where the Iowa En- HON. MIKE POMPEO abroad and makes informed policy rec- ergy play and win. This feat marks years of OF KANSAS ommendations to Members of Congress, the unwavering commitment by the players, man- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agement and fans of the team and represents President and the State Department, based in Wednesday, May 11, 2011 part on information gathered during extensive the best of Iowa’s people and their well known Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, on May 5th, I travel and meetings with senior foreign offi- work ethic. missed Rollcall vote numbered 295 because I cials. Mr. Speaker, all Iowans should take heart in MVP Curtis Stinson’s proclamation after the was unavoidably detained in an Energy and USCIRF regularly holds briefings and hear- championship game: ‘‘We’re certified; we’re Commerce hearing. ings for interested parties on and off the Hill champions. They can’t ever take this away Rollcall No. 295 was a vote on the Holt and is frequently called upon to provide expert from us.’’ I know that all members of this body Amendment to H.R. 1230, Restarting Amer- witness testimony to Congress. join me in congratulating the Iowa Energy and ican Offshore Leasing Now Act. Had I been Just in the last year the Commission has the tradition of basketball excellence that I ex- present I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ taken a leadership role on a series of key pect to continue well into the future. f issues. It was quick to recognize the strategic f importance and courageous voice of the late HONORING THE REPUBLIC OF Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s federal minister of TRIBUTE TO RIDGECREST ARMED AZERBAIJAN ON ‘‘REPUBLIC DAY’’ Minorities Affairs, an outspoken critic of his FORCES DAY 2011 nation’s draconian blasphemy laws. During a HON. BILL SHUSTER critical time for the people of Sudan, it also HON. KEVIN McCARTHY OF PENNSYLVANIA issued special recommendations on the imple- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mentation of the historic Comprehensive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Peace Agreement. It has made a series of Wednesday, May 11, 2011 policy recommendations aimed at preserving Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- and protecting Iraq’s besieged religious minori- Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Mr. Speaker, leagues to join me in honoring the Republic of ties. It also has actively worked with dozens of I rise today to recognize the efforts by many Azerbaijan in celebration of the 93rd anniver- Hill offices on combating the ‘‘defamation of in the community of Ridgecrest to honor our sary of Republic Day on May 28th. Later this religions’’ resolution before the United Nations. service men and women on Armed Forces year, Azerbaijan will also celebrate the 20th In short, ensuring that the commission is re- Day 2011. anniversary of its freedom from the Soviet authorized is of paramount importance. In a The City of Ridgecrest is home to the Naval Union and the start of diplomatic relations with Constitution Day speech, President Ronald Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake. the United States. Reagan famously described our founding doc- NAWS China Lake was established during Located in a geopolitically dynamic region uments which enshrine basic liberties, among World War II for the purpose of weapons test- between Europe and Asia and sandwiched be- them religious freedom, as a ‘‘covenant we ing. Since then, NAWS China Lake has be- tween Russia and Iran, Azerbaijan is a secular have made not only with ourselves, but with come the premier weapons development lab- country with a predominantly Muslim popu- all of mankind.’’ Passage of this legislation will oratory for the United States Navy. Many of lation that has also been home for more than go a long way in helping us keep that cov- my constituents living in Ridgecrest work at a millennia for vibrant Christian and Jewish enant. I urge my colleagues’ support. NAWS China Lake and take great pride in the communities.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7093 Azerbaijan has opened Caspian energy re- Park Health Care Center who strive to ensure Egypt, Libya, and Syria have changed the po- sources to development by U.S. companies a proud life for Aston Park residents. Their litical landscape of that region. While there is and has emerged as a key player for global warm, friendly, sincere, and comfortable at- potential for positive political change, as citi- energy security. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipe- mosphere allows their residents to continue to zens speak out and demand their rights, there line project is the most successful project con- live life to the fullest. is also increased uncertainty that threatens the tributing to the development of the South Cau- Mr. Speaker, in recognition of their excel- stability of the already volatile region. cuses region and has become the main artery lence in care, I ask my colleagues to join me Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate Israel’s inde- delivering Caspian Sea hydrocarbons to the in celebrating the staff and residents of Aston pendence this year, let’s give them a gift they U.S. and our partners in Europe. Notably, in Park Health Care Center. surely deserve—the full-faith assurance that 2009 Azerbaijan provided nearly one quarter f this Congress will continue to robustly aid and of all crude oil supplies to Israel and is consid- assist its most trusted ally in the region. ered a leading potential natural gas provider RECOGNIZING YOM HA’ATZMA’UT, I wish President Peres, Prime Minister for the U.S. supported Nabucco pipeline. ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY Netanyahu, and the people of Israel all the On the security front, immediately after 9/11 best on this very important occasion. Azerbaijan was among the first to offer strong HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ f support and assistance to the United States. OF FLORIDA Azerbaijan participated in operations in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A TRIBUTE TO JOAN BALLANTYNE Kosovo and Iraq and is actively engaged in Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Afghanistan, having recently doubled its mili- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, HON. TOM LATHAM tary presence there. Azerbaijan has extended OF IOWA important over-flight clearances for U.S. and I rise today to congratulate the people of Israel IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NATO flights to support ISAF and has regu- on their Independence Day. On this very spe- larly provided landing and refueling operations cial day, we recognize and celebrate 63 years Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at its airports for U.S. and NATO forces. Also, of Israel’s independence as the national Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Azerbaijan, as highlighted by Secretary of De- homeland of the Jewish people. This is a time recognize the achievement of one of my con- fense Robert Gates, plays an important role in to commemorate the rich history and journey stituents, Joan Ballantyne of Cherokee, Iowa. the Northern Distribution Network, a supply from a scattered and persecuted Diaspora to Joan was recently honored by the National route to Afghanistan by making available its the thriving modern nation we see today in the Association of Realtors with their ‘‘Meritorious ground and Caspian naval transportation facili- state of Israel. Service Award’’. ties. Moreover, Azerbaijan provides vital sup- Throughout their challenging history and The National Association of Realtors is port for U.S. nonproliferation efforts. against all odds, Israel has become a pros- America’s largest trade association with more Again, as the Co-Chairman of the Congres- pering democracy whose groundbreaking con- than a million members nationwide. The Asso- sional Azerbaijan Caucus, it is my distinct tributions in technology, medicine, agriculture, ciation developed the Meritorious Service pleasure to honor the Republic of Azerbaijan and environmental innovation have truly been Award as a way to provide recognition to in celebration of the 93rd anniversary of Re- a beacon to the world. those who go above and beyond in their serv- Since 1948, when the United States be- public Day and to recognize the valuable bilat- ice to NAR. The presentation of this award to came the first country to recognize the Jewish eral relationship between the United States Joan embodies the long-standing tradition that State of Israel, we have always stood by her and Azerbaijan. I also encourage my col- its recipients are not only experts of their in- side as a strong ally and friend. As each day leagues who are interested in supporting Azer- dustry, but also effective educators for me and brings a new set of complex changes to the baijan to join me as a member of Congres- other Members of Congress on the issues of Middle East, it is more vital than ever that we sional Azerbaijan Caucus, a bipartisan group concern to realtors across this great nation. protect and strengthen that friendship. I am of nearly 40 Members of Congress working to This national award is only bestowed upon deeply committed to ensuring that Washing- help foster the growing partnership between two Realtors in America annually. This ton’s steadfast support of Israel will continue the United States and Azerbaijan and to ad- achievement requires a demonstrable history to grow over the years, and I am honored to vance U.S. interests in this pivotal region. of dedication and commitment to the Associa- serve as a Member of Congress so I can bring f tion while understanding, and advocating for, my unwavering support for Israel to work the most important issues facing the real es- HONORING ASTON PARK HEALTH every day. CARE CENTER OF ASHEVILLE, This Congress must continue to show Israel tate industry and realtors in Iowa and across NORTH CAROLINA the love and support that we have provided for the nation. more than six decades. There is much to re- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to know and to joice on this momentous anniversary. Mazel work with Joan and I am proud to represent HON. HEATH SHULER such an exemplary and dedicated Iowan. Her OF NORTH CAROLINA tov, and may you continue to go from strength passion has taken her all around Iowa, and all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to strength. around the country, to promote the ideals in Wednesday, May 11, 2011 f which she believes. I know that my colleagues Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN CELEBRATION OF ISRAELI in the United States Congress will join me in honor the Aston Park Health Care Center of INDEPENDENCE DAY congratulating Joan on her well deserved rec- Asheville, North Carolina during this year’s ognition of a job well done. Again, I thank National Nursing Home Week. HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY Joan for her continued, unwavering commit- For over 30 years, Aston Park Health Care OF NEW YORK ment to her passion, her career and her fellow Center has treated residents and their families IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES realtors and I offer her my best wishes for with respect, support, and friendship. They continued success in the future. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 recognize that these values, along with high f quality medical care, ensure the dignity of life Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speak- for their residents. The Aston Park Health er, I rise in honor of Israel’s Independence DOMESTIC FUEL FOR ENHANCING Care Center has earned a five star rating from Day. For 63 years and counting, Israel con- NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2011 the U.S. News & World Nursing Home tinues to be a valuable ally and friend. From Rankings for their holistic approach to Alz- fighting global terrorism, to containing the HON. JAY INSLEE heimer’s care, adult home care, assisted liv- threat of Islamic radicalism, to impressive sci- OF WASHINGTON ing, skilled nursing care, and short-term reha- entific research, Israel and the United States IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bilitation. That is how they do their part to have developed a unique bond that is based Wednesday, May 11, 2011 carry out this year’s National Nursing Home upon shared visions, democratic values, and Week theme, ‘‘Fulfilling the Promise.’’ foreign policy goals. Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- I would like to commend and thank all of the Still, significant challenges remain for our ducing the bipartisan Domestic Fuel for En- skilled and trained staff members at Aston close ally. Citizen uprisings in nations such as hancing National Security (D–FENS) Act of

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While in exile in lina for working with me on this issue, which Washington’s effort to make the Northwest re- Strasbourg, he became a leader of the Hun- will increase our national security and help gion a market leader in the advanced biofuel garian Revolutionary Council in 1957. Later, build an American industry. industry. while in New York, he became a founding Accounting for about 2 percent of U.S. en- With our nation’s security and energy inde- member of Kossuth Foundation. He received ergy consumption, the Department of Defense pendence in mind, I urge my colleagues to his PhD from Columbia University in 1966. He is the largest single consumer of energy in the support the Domestic Fuel for Enhancing Na- taught at various American universities until he country. According to Admiral Mike Mullen, tional Security (D–FENS) Act of 2011. moved back to Hungary in 1997, after 41 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ‘‘[the f years. In 1998, Dr. Horvath became the Chair- Department of Defense] is using 300,000 bar- man of the Economic Policy Committee of rels of oil every day. The energy use per sol- VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Fidesz—Hungary’s Civic party. He has been a dier creeps up every year. And our number- Member of Hungary’s parliament since 1998 one import into Afghanistan is fossil fuel.’’ HON. ZOE LOFGREN and is currently the Doyen of the Hungarian U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Maybus has out- OF CALIFORNIA Parliament. lined several goals to lead the Navy toward a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The William Penn Association was founded more energy-secure fleet. By 2015, the Navy Wednesday, May 11, 2011 on February 21, 1886 in Hazleton, Pennsyl- will reduce petroleum use in the commercial vania by thirteen Hungarian coal miners under fleet by 50 percent. By 2020, the Navy will Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. the name ‘‘Verhovay Aid Association.’’ The produce at least 50 percent of shore-based Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 17th anni- goal of the founders was to extend a helping energy requirements from alternative sources versary of Vietnam Human Rights Day. hand to each other and to the many Hun- and 50 percent of total energy consumption The inspiring images of young people fight- garian immigrants who worked and suffered in will come from alternative sources. ing for democracy in the Middle East remind the mines and industrial centers of America. No one knows better than the Department us of the ongoing struggles around the world The Verhovay Aid Association has grown into of Defense that energy supplies are critical to for the basic human rights that we’ve enjoyed the largest of all the Hungarian American fra- combat troops and our national security. To ul- in America for so long. It’s a struggle that has ternal organizations. In 1972 the organization’s timately realize these goals, we must dramati- been going on in Vietnam for far too long. name was changed to ‘‘William Penn Associa- cally scale-up advanced biofuel production in Journalists, bloggers, whistleblowers, and reli- tion.’’ the United States. With added Congressional gious communities face harassment, abuse, The Hungarian American Coalition is a authority to purchase longer-term contracts, and imprisonment for speaking out. Washington based non-profit organization our defense sector could adopt domestically Pro-democracy activists are arrested and founded 20 years ago to coordinate the talents produced sustainable fuels for the security of jailed under draconian and wide-reaching anti- and resources of its members in promoting the our troops. propaganda laws, often without due process. interests of the Hungarian American commu- Companies already have developed tech- The U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom nity. Its goals include: to foster a deeper un- nologies to produce ‘‘drop-in’’ ready fuels, (USCIRF) released its 2011 Annual Report derstanding and appreciation of the history, meaning our military could use these fuels in two weeks ago, on April 28, and it states that culture and scientific achievements of both the existing infrastructure, aircraft and ships. The ‘‘[t]he government of Vietnam continues to United States and Hungary through cultural longer-term contracts provided by this bill will control religious communities, severely restrict and educational exchanges; to protect and not only increase our energy security, but can and penalize independent religious practice, preserve the human and minority rights and ultimately help unlock private investment for and brutally repress individuals and groups cultural heritage of Hungarians throughout the construction and development of large ad- viewed as challenging its authority.’’ world; and to support democratic institutions vanced biofuel refineries in the United States. Despite consistent pressure from Congress and economic development in Hungary. Every In states like Washington, North Carolina, and human rights organizations, the Viet- year the Coalition honors outstanding mem- California, Montana and others, interests from namese government continues to violate its bers of the Hungarian-American community in the private sector, universities, ports and international human rights obligations, silenc- recognition of their extraordinary contributions major airports are already working to bring the ing the voices of its citizens through repres- to both Hungary and the United States. first generation of biofuels to the market, and sion. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me their efforts can be greatly enhanced by this On this May 11th, I ask my colleagues to re- in honoring Dr. Janos Horvath and the William legislation. flect on the struggles of the courageous Viet- Penn Association and the work they do on be- Washington state and the Pacific Northwest namese citizens who are striving to implement half of the Hungarian and Hungarian-American are well-positioned to commercialize aviation change in an authoritarian society. I would community. biofuels—all elements of the supply chain are also ask my colleagues to urge the State De- f feasible, and the region has come together to partment to redesignate Vietnam as a Country map out a strategic and sustainable path to of Particular Concern, as USCIRF has rec- HONORING MARTIN ‘‘CHIP’’ bring advanced bio-based jet fuels to market. ommended every year since 2001. DOORDAN Already in the Northwest, 40 public and pri- f vate stakeholders from academic research in- HON. JOHN P. SARBANES IN HONOR OF DR. JANOS HORVATH stitutions, environmental advocacy, and gov- OF MARYLAND AND THE WILLIAM PENN ASSO- ernment, and the aerospace and aviation, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES biofuels, and agriculture and forestry industries CIATION have formed the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Northwest (SAFN) initiative. This effort was HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today convened by regional aviation leaders Boeing, OF OHIO to pay tribute to Martin ‘‘Chip’’ Doordan for his Alaska Airlines, the region’s largest airports— IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nearly forty years of outstanding service to the Port of Seattle, Port of Portland and Spokane people of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, International Airport—as well as Washington Wednesday, May 11, 2011 culminating in his leadership role as President State University, a center of advanced biofuels Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor and Chief Executive Officer of Anne Arundel research. Stakeholders include fuel producers, of Dr. Janos Horvath and the William Penn Health System. Chip first joined Anne Arundel farm and forest managers, non-governmental Association for the tireless work they do on Medical Center (AAMC) in 1972 as a graduate organizations and key government leaders, in- behalf of Hungarians and the Hungarian- student, became President of AAMC in 1988 cluding representatives from the U.S. Depart- American community in Cleveland, Ohio and and, in 1994, the Board of Trustees named ment of Agriculture (USDA) and the Defense across the nation. him president and CEO of the Health System.

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The center boasts a highly qualified staff mains. f and has grown to include a diagnostics and As the large cohort of baby-boom construc- imaging company, a foundation, a research in- tion workers begin to retire, the bill will help INTRODUCING LEGISLATION AL- stitute, a freestanding substance abuse inpa- meet the nation’s need to train a new genera- LOWING INTERSTATE SHIPMENT tient treatment center and many other centers tion, from every race and background. At the OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK of excellence. Chip also positioned AAMC as same time, the bill also will ensure compliance a leader in Maryland on joint replacement and with the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitu- HON. RON PAUL started an affiliation with Johns Hopkins for tion and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of OF TEXAS cancer services. In April 2011, Chip opened a 1964, which bar discrimination in the use of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES new patient tower that expands the emer- government dollars. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 gency department, adds more private beds f and has a dedicated pediatric emergency de- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce partment. All of these achievements are the 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE legislation that allows the shipment and dis- culmination of many years of hard work and CONTRA COSTA CHILD CARE tribution of unpasteurized milk and milk prod- Chip’s strong dedication and commitment to COUNCIL ucts for human consumption across state the people of Maryland and improving our lines. This legislation removes an unconstitu- health care system. HON. GEORGE MILLER tional restraint on farmers who wish to sell or Throughout his career, Chip has been rec- OF CALIFORNIA otherwise distribute, and people who wish to ognized as a quiet and thoughtful leader who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES consume, unpasteurized milk and milk prod- ucts. strives to find new and creative ways to give Wednesday, May 11, 2011 back to his community. You can often find Hard as it is to believe, the federal govern- Chip walking the halls of AAMC day and night, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. ment is actually spending time and money ensuring that patients are getting the care that Speaker, I rise with my colleagues Congress- prosecuting small businesses for the ‘‘crime’’ they need and staff have the tools to carry out man JERRY MCNERNEY and Congressman of meeting their customers’ demand for their critical mission. Chip has made an enor- JOHN GARAMENDI, to recognize the tremen- unpasteurized milk! Recently the Food and mous impact on Anne Arundel County and dous work of the Contra Costa Child Care Drug Administration conducted a year-long has changed the lives of countless families in Council as the organization celebrates its 35th sting operation targeting Rainbow Acres the State of Maryland and beyond. I am proud anniversary of invaluable service to our com- Farms in Pennsylvania. As a result of this ac- to call him a friend and I thank him for his vi- munities. tion, Rainbow Acres’ customers will no longer sion, leadership and commitment to public With its inception on August 11, 1976, the be able to purchase unpasteurized milk from service. Contra Costa Child Care Council began to de- this small Amish farm. f velop and promote quality child care through a Mr. Speaker, many Americans who the gov- multitude of nonprofit programs and services. ernment wishes to deny the ability to purchase INTRODUCTION OF THE PRE-AP- Over the years, the Council has increased unpasteurized milk have done their own re- PRENTICE AND APPRENTICESHIP public awareness of the benefits and signifi- search and come to the conclusion that TRAINING ACT OF 2011 cant impact of early care and education to the unpasteurized milk is healthier than pasteur- success of our children, the economic vitality ized milk. These Americans have the right to HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON and well being of families and neighborhoods, consume these products without having the OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and the future promise for California. federal government second-guess their judg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This organization reflects the well known ment about what products best promote fact that early childhood education and quality health. If there are legitimate concerns about Wednesday, May 11, 2011 run child care are important and integral parts the safety of unpasteurized milk, those con- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, the Pre-Ap- of Contra Costa’s economy, contributing at cerns should be addressed at the state and prentice and Apprenticeship Training Act of least $2.66 billion value added to the gross local level. 2011 requires states to use the one half of product of the County and generating $225 I urge my colleagues to join me in pro- one percent of funds now available under 23 million in direct tax revenues, as well as sup- moting individual rights, the original intent of USC 140(b) for federal highway construction porting 35,600 jobs. This service has also the Constitution, and federalism by cospon- training, which is necessary to combat a seri- been proven to be an essential component of soring my legislation to allow the interstate ous skills shortage as the current cohort of the infrastructure of the entire State of Cali- shipment of unpasteurized milk and milk prod- journeymen and other skilled workers is retir- fornia. ucts for human consumption. ing, and also counters the effects of past dis- Since its inception, the Child Care Council f crimination in the construction industry. The has been true to its mission to ‘‘Help Parents current surface transportation law, TEA–21 (23 Put the Pieces Together’’. Over 265,000 par- DR. ISRAEL ZOBERMAN USC 140), permits states to use one-half of ents have accessed the free referral service of one percent of highway funds to administer the Council to find care that meets the specific HON. E. SCOTT RIGELL highway construction training, but the states needs of their families and tens of thousands OF VIRGINIA are not required to do so. In fact, most states of Contra Costa early educators and child care IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES do not commit transportation and infrastructure providers have received free training, technical funds to training, and training that does occur assistance and support through the Council’s Wednesday, May 11, 2011 is spotty. The Transportation and Infrastruc- many programs. Throughout the county, thou- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ture Committee has already set an important sands of low income families have received fi- enter a statement into the RECORD on behalf precedent for my bill by specifically including nancial assistance from the Council to pay for of my constituent, Dr. Israel Zoberman. Dr. training funds, at my request, in the American child care so parents can work, knowing their Zoberman is the Founding Rabbi of Congrega- Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), with children are not only in good hands but are tion Beth Chaverim in Virginia Beach, Virginia. $3 million specifically targeted for training in truly thriving. He is also the president of the Hampton the General Services Administration section of We salute the tireless work of the members Roads Board of Rabbis and Cantors. the bill. Also included in ARRA was $20 mil- of the Council’s Board of Directors, Adminis- Dr. Zoberman asked me to enter the fol- lion for federal highway training programs. tration, and staff, both past and present and lowing remarks into the RECORD regarding the The bill is also necessary to finally afford thank them for the enormous contribution to 63rd anniversary of the State of Israel. Dr. minorities and women the opportunity to gain our community their efforts have made. Zoberman’s statement follows: a first foothold in the high-wage construction Today, we invite our colleagues to join us in The 63rd Anniversary of the State of Israel industry, as part of the cohort replacing retiring honoring the Contra Costa Child Care Council is celebrated against the backdrop of the

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Let Hezbollah, Iran and board of directors of Cal Expo and served as ance. Syria’s proxy in Lebanon, know along with founding chairwoman of California’s Racing The unfolding events make it amply clear all of Israel’s adversaries, that the Jewish Hall of Fame. After eight decades of life and that Israel is a flourishing and enviable state will fight to ensure that its divine service, Kay passed away in 1999. democratic oasis surrounded by a vast wil- promise of survival is never withdrawn, even Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join the derness that is crying for change. We are as it struggles for Shalom’s sake of healing, Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association witness to an amplified echo of the ancient hope and harmony. and me in honoring the philanthropic and vol- Israelites’ inspiring saga of the Exodus, iron- f ically from Egypt’s House of Bondage, in- untary contributions of Norma Lagomarsino structing humanity through the ages to up- IN TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE and Kay Haley and in thanking them for mak- hold freedom and responsibility as non-nego- HALEY AND NORMA LAGO- ing our community vibrant and strong. tiable divine gifts worthy of sacrifice. MARSINO f This most noble mandate of replacing deg- radation with dignity is reverberating PERSONAL EXPLANATION throughout a troubled and stagnant Arab HON. ELTON GALLEGLY world that has for so long been lagging be- OF CALIFORNIA hind the West’s progress, suffering from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. THOMAS E. PETRI OF WISCONSIN long-standing neglect manifested in poverty, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 illiteracy, and the lack of economic and so- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cial mobility, under authoritarian rule of Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in trib- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 fear and intimidation with corrupt leaders ute to the Norma Lagomarsino and the late unaccountable for the public welfare. All Katherine ‘‘Kay’’ Haley, who were honored re- Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I was not recorded that is being challenged in a world becoming cently by the Livingston Memorial Visiting as voting for final passage of H.R. 3 on May an interconnected and interdependent global Nurse Association for their decades of philan- 4, 2011. I am a cosponsor of this bill and village with sophisticated communication would have voted for final passage of the bill. that can mobilize the masses like never be- thropic work in Ventura County. fore. Norma Lagomarsino is the wife of former f U.S. Rep. Bob Lagomarsino and a true force However, there is a looming threat that ex- HONORING SHARON K. FAWCETT treme groups such as the Muslim Brother- in making Ventura and Santa Barbara Coun- hood and Al Qaeda will take advantage of ties strong, vibrant communities. I am blessed the unrest for their own purposes, for they to have Bob Lagomarsino as one of my trust- HON. JOHN L. MICA loathe a representative democracy and the ed mentors and to have Bob and Norma count OF FLORIDA West as a whole, rejecting the idea and pres- as among my wife, Janice, and my closest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ence of a Jewish state. After all, democracy friends. thrives best with well-developed democratic Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Norma Lagomarsino has been a member of institutions requiring time and experience, Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay which rely upon progressive education that the Congressional Club in Washington, D.C., respects and fosters human rights as well as since 1974 and served as its president from tribute to Sharon K. Fawcett, the Assistant Ar- women’s rights anchored in law. 1981–1983. Among her many community ac- chivist for Presidential Libraries, who is retiring The peace treaties that Israel established tivities, Norma Lagomarsino serves on the after more than 34 years of outstanding public with both Egypt and Jordan should be en- Santa Cruz Island Foundation Advisory Coun- service to the National Archives and Records hanced and fortified by responding to Israel’s cil, is a long-standing member of the Assist- Administration (NARA). yearning for closer cooperation in all en- ance League, is a member of the Board of Di- On February 28, 2011, the Committee on deavors in a context of a‘‘warm’’ peace. This rectors for Interface Children and Family Serv- Transportation and Infrastructure held a joint historic crossroads is an opportune and ur- hearing with the Committee on Oversight and gent time for all Arab and Muslim states to ices and the National Institute of Mental finally join Israel in peace to transform in Health, and was honored as a ‘‘Champion of Government Reform to highlight the impor- tandem the Middle East, that the cradle of Mental Health’’ by the Turning Point Founda- tance of our presidential libraries to our na- Western civilization may be renewed as a tion. tion’s history. Following the hearing, I was flowing source of Shalom’s blessings. Let the Norma and Bob also are major donors to pleased to host a luncheon and symposium to campaign cease to de-legitimatize and de- California State University, Channel Islands, further discuss how we can ensure these na- monize the only sovereign Jewish state in where they created the Robert J. and Norma tional treasures can be preserved efficiently. the world through economic and culture boy- M. Lagomarsino Archives. They also co-chair Ms. Fawcett was instrumental in helping to cotts, utilizing the twin evils of anti-Semi- make that day productive and successful and tism and anti-Zionism. The attempt to thus the San Buenaventura Mission School Build- divert attention from the Arab states’ dire ing Campaign. her insight at the symposium added a tremen- predicaments of bankrupt regimes has point- Kay Haley, another longtime friend, was dous amount of knowledge to our discussion. edly proven fruitless and counter-productive. born in the Ventura County city of Oxnard to Her love and commitment to the Presidential It should be amply clear now that Israel is Walter H. Hoffman Jr. and Edith Hobson Hoff- Library system developed at an early age: she the only democratic and stable ally that the man, who owned Rancho Casitas, a thorough- was born in Abilene, Kansas in a house that United States enjoys in a critical part of the bred breeding farm. As an adult, Kay Haley is now part of the campus of the Dwight D. Ei- world, through a special bond reflecting raised champion shorthorn cattle and quarter senhower Presidential Library. In 1969, Ms. shared values and commitments, and whose Fawcett started working at the Lyndon Baines steadfast preservation and cultivation is es- horses on her own ranch, Rancho Mi Solar. sential for both model free nations with he- Her most famous horse, Mr. Spats, was Ron- Johnson Presidential Library. After raising her roic legacies leading pluralistic societies. ald Reagan’s favorite mount. young children, she returned to the National In the present complex scenario Iran’s dan- Kay Haley had a long relationship with Archives in Washington, DC, to be Chief of gerous role should not be lost as it is poised President Reagan, having raised funds for him the Reference Service Branch and later the to take advantage of the transitional uncer- during his campaigns for California governor Director of User Services. In these jobs she tainty of the Arab world. Iran’s tyrannical and president. In addition to raising funds for was responsible for the overall planning, de- theocracy, whose leaders are Holocaust President Reagan and other Republicans, Kay velopment, direction, coordination, staffing and deniers, remains a mortal threat to the free raised many thousands of dollars for the Ven- control of all research rooms in both the Na- world, still insisting on acquiring a nuclear capability to conclude what Pharaoh began tura County Museum of History and Art and tional Archives building in downtown Wash- and Hitler almost accomplished. served on Community Memorial Hospital’s ington, DC, and at Archives II, NARA’s state- Iran’s proxy, Hamas, refusing to release Board of Trustees for 30 years. of-the-art facility in College Park, Maryland. Israeli soldier Gilad Shallot who is both an In 1986, she was given the Milton M. She returned to the Office of Presidential Li- Israeli and French citizen, after more than Teague Award for Outstanding Volunteerism. braries in 1997.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7097 Ms. Fawcett has served as Assistant Archi- 1930s. He was reelected twice and served as ment he was the principal point of contact for vist for Presidential Libraries for the past a county official until 1970. Members of Congress and staff on matters seven years and as Deputy Assistant Archivist Mayor Perk became the 52nd mayor of the concerning the Wheel Track Combat Vehicle for Presidential Libraries for seven years be- City of Cleveland in 1971 and was reelected Program, Brigade Combat Team Moderniza- fore that. In both roles she led the Library sys- in 1973 and 1975. While in office Mayor Perk tion, and Other Procurement Army One & tem in the development of award-winning edu- was instrumental in the creation and establish- Three Appropriations; He provided direct inter- cational programs, web sites, and exhibits. ment of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer face between Congress and the Army; Inte- Under her leadership, the Libraries continued District, the Greater Cleveland Regional Tran- grated the Office of the Chief Army Reserve to open key Presidential materials—such as sit Authority, the Office of International Trade staff and Congress for all United States Army the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon tape record- at Cleveland’s City Hall and the U.S. Con- Reserve related issues and questions; Gath- ings—that help the public understand Presi- ference of Mayors’ Republican Mayors cau- ered information, prepared strategies and rec- dents and Presidential decision-making. The cus. After serving as the Mayor of Cleveland, ommended Army positions for corresponding multi-library conferences on such topics as in 1978, Mr. Perk began a consulting busi- with the Congress on appropriation issues; Or- Vietnam and the Nuclear Age have become a ness, Ralph Perk & Associates Inc. Mayor ganized briefings and responded to requests mainstay of C–SPAN programming. She also Perk was a political figure and prominent busi- for information across all appropriations for developed innovative initiatives to start staffing nessman in the City of Cleveland until his Congressional Members, their staff and Pro- early for a Presidential Library, and to add ad- death on April 21, 1999. fessional Staff Members; Coordinated Con- ditional staffing for the newer Presidential Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me gressional travel for fact-finding opportunities Record Act Libraries to try to meet the grow- in honor and remembrance of Mayor Ralph J. and education on Army programs. The impact ing demand for their records. When she re- Perk as he is celebrated at of his efforts will benefit the United States turned to Presidential Libraries in 1997, there ClevelandPeople.com’s International Hall of Army for decades to come. were no women serving as library directors Fame ceremony. Lieutenant Colonel Kent A. D. Clark’s obser- and almost no representation by minorities in f vations and advice to the Army leadership library positions. She pursued a goal of build- have impacted the decisions to implement the ing a more representational work force in the PAYING TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT most comprehensive transformation of the libraries, hiring a more diverse and represent- COLONEL KENT A. D. CLARK’S 24 Army since World War II, building versatile ative workforce. YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR NA- and modular units capable of conducting a I congratulate Sharon K. Fawcett for her TION full-spectrum of operations. This Commis- dedication in building strong and productive sioned Officer has continued the traditions of relationships with a variety of stakeholders HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG the United States Army and is an American that includes the White House, Congress, and OF FLORIDA hero who has been selfless in his service to Presidential Library foundations. I thank her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Nation through war, peace, and personal for her service to the National Archives and to Wednesday, May 11, 2011 trial. His performance and accomplishments the Nation and I wish her a very happy and throughout his long and distinguished career fulfilling retirement. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise have left a legacy of trained, disciplined pro- to pay tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Kent A. D. f fessional leaders at all levels and care for Clark for his extraordinary dedication to duty families that is without equal. When history IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF and service to the United States of America. looks back at this leader and his legacy it will MAYOR RALPH J. PERK Lieutenant Colonel Clark will retire from active be clear that his abilities as a trainer, leader, military duty in May 2011 after 24 distin- advisor, Commander and Soldier produced the HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH guished years of service to the United States best Army in the world. OF OHIO Army and of those years over 43 months were Mr. Speaker, On behalf of a grateful Nation, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spent in combat. I join my colleagues today in saying thank you Lieutenant Colonel Kent A. D. Clark is a Wednesday, May 11, 2011 to Lieutenant Colonel Kent A. D. Clark for his resident of Florida and entered the United extraordinary dedication to duty and service to Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in States Army in April 1987. He entered the this country throughout his distinguished ca- honor and remembrance of Mayor Ralph J. Army and while serving his first enlistment de- reer in the United States Army and we wish Perk, the 52nd mayor of the City of Cleveland, cided to pursue a career in the United States him, his wife Nicole, and his daughter Kaitlyn as he is posthumously inducted into Army by entering the Special Forces. He has Grace all the best in his well-deserved retire- ClevelandPeople.com’s International Hall of served in every enlisted leadership position ment. through the rank of Sergeant First Class and Fame. f Mayor Perk was born on January 19, 1914 then pursued a career as a Commissioned Of- in Cleveland, Ohio to Mary and Joseph Perk. ficer by attending Officer Candidate School at ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL He attended elementary school at Our Lady of Fort Benning, Georgia. 75TH ANNIVERSARY Lourdes School. After earning his high school Mr. Speaker, It has been a pleasure to work diploma, Mayor Perk studied history, political closely with Lieutenant Colonel Kent Clark HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER science and mathematics at Case Western over the last several years of his career. He OF MICHIGAN Reserve University and St. John College. has proven himself to be a tremendous war- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Throughout his adolescence Ralph worked as time leader who demonstrated unselfish devo- a pattern maker and later an ice peddler with tion to the Nation and the soldiers he led. He Wednesday, May 11, 2011 his brother, George, at Perk Coal & Ice Co. In has been a friend and trusted advisor to my Mr. MCCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise 1940, Perk married Lucille Gagliardi; they had colleagues and I on the Appropriations Com- to honor and acknowledge St. Raphael Catho- seven children and were together for 59 years. mittee as he worked tirelessly to restore bal- lic School, located in Garden City, Michigan, At the age of 20, Perk joined the 13th Ward ance to a force stressed by the demands of as they celebrate 75 years of commitment to Republican Club and in 1953 was elected as the war on terrorism. He was instrumental in the education of the youth of our community the ward’s council member. During his five significantly improving our Armed Forces and our country. terms as the Broadway-E.55th Street council- equipment modernization and funding of crit- Established in 1936 upon land generously man, Perk organized the American Nationali- ical systems affecting the Department of De- donated by Ms. Florence Cowperthwithe, the ties Movement, an agency that represents 35 fense while he served here on Capitol Hill. In meeting hall which became the first school ethnic and nationality groups. Mayor Perk was 2010 Kent went back to the United States was built using primarily donated materials, an outspoken proponent of human rights and Army and Represented the Secretary of the contributions and volunteer labor. The original is well known for his celebration of cultural di- Army and Chief of Staff of the Army as a liai- windows were donated by the Sisters of the versity. In 1962, Perk was elected as Cuya- son officer with the United States Congres- Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent. Undoubt- hoga County Auditor, and became the first Re- sional Appropriations Committees for Defense edly, this demonstrates a literal truth; it is the publican elected to county office since the and Military Construction. Prior to his retire- people who build a parish.

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This model has become a independent organization named the Norton St. Francis agreed to take on responsibility for national model, implemented in more than five Male Chorus. Dr. Norton continued as the di- the school. They have remained diligent in hundred schools across America where its rector until 1951 when he left for a new posi- their commitment. As the parish and the com- goals of improving the educational environ- tion in California. The group has had 3 direc- munity grew, additional school buildings were ment and student achievement have exceeded tors since that time, Arthur McCombie, C.L. built in 1950 and 1956. In its 75-year history, expectations. Its remarkable success has im- Bergman, and currently, Dan Hill. The group St. Raphael’s School has grown from a con- pacted the lives of millions of our young peo- has performed throughout the United States verted hall serving a handful of students to a ple—providing them the educational building and Canada including a performance at the campus with a capacity of 500. blocks that have allowed them to realize their 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. The Mr. Speaker, for 75 years St. Raphael dreams. group annually awards a scholarship to a male School has provided a Catholic education for A prolific writer, Dr. Comer has published vocal student and the 2011 winner, Matthew students ranging from pre-kindergarten nine books and countless articles on children’s Mitchell, will also perform at the anniversary through eighth grade. Today, I ask my col- health and development as well as race rela- concert. leagues to join me in congratulating the stu- tions. He has also served as consultant to the Currently the group includes: director, Dan dents, parents, faculty and alumni of St. Raph- Children’s Television Workshop, the producer Hill; accompanist, Margaret Meade; first ten- ael Catholic and in recognizing their years of Sesame Street and The Electric Company, ors, Terry Powell, Matt Brown, Matt Jackson, growing in friendship, knowledge and God’s as well as to the Public Committee on Mental Jack Smith; second tenors, Don Chambers, spirit as part of our community and our coun- Health, a group chaired by Roslyn Carter. He Mike Dumanois, Paul Brown, Jim Segar, Don try. has been a member of the National Commis- Wagle, Don Hetherington; baritones, Don f sion on Teaching and America’s future since Gerger, Sam DeLorenzo, Jerome Wolbert, 1994 and a myriad of other national commit- John Roach; bass singers, Dennis HONORING DR. JAMES P. COMER tees and commissions which have led to Cavanaugh, Bob Maupin, Don Russell, Don AS HE IS RECOGNIZED WITH THE changes in how our country crafts public pol- Coolich, Adam Coolich, and Len Posio. NAACP LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT icy concerning education. In addition to all of Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- AWARD this, he has also somehow found the time to atives to join me in congratulating the Norton serve on the boards of a multitude of edu- Male Chorus for 90 years of music and good- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO cational institutions and community organiza- will. I wish them the best in the coming years OF CONNECTICUT tions. and many, many more years of performing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Comer’s work and scholarship has been and entertaining audiences. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 recognized across the country with forty-seven f honorary degrees and innumerable awards, Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker I am deeply commendations, and honors including the RECOGNITION OF PHILIP T. honored to rise today to join the Greater New John P. McGovern Behavioral Science Award INGLIMA—2011 JOHN CARROLL Haven Branch of the National Association of from the Smithsonian Institution and the pres- AWARD RECIPIENT the Advancement of Colored People as they tigious Heinz Award in the Human Condition recognize the invaluable contributions of an from Heinz Family Philanthropies. His vision- HON. DAN BURTON outstanding member of our community, Dr. ary leadership and exceptional contributions OF INDIANA James P. Comer. Dr. Comer is an internation- have changed the face of education in Amer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ally renowned psychiatrist, social scientist, and ica. There are few have had such an extraor- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 author whose work in early childhood develop- dinary impact on our way of life which is why ment has changed the way that we, as a soci- I can think of no one more deserving to re- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, on ety, have approached early learning and edu- ceive the NAACP’s Lifetime Achievement April 30th in San Francisco, the 2011 John cation. This year, the Greater New Haven Award. Carroll Awards were presented to five excep- NAACP has named Dr. Comer the recipient of Over my years in Congress, I have had the tional individuals whose achievements exem- their Lifetime Achievement Award—only the unique opportunity to work closely with Dr. plify the ideals and traditions of Georgetown second time in its history that such a recogni- Comer and I could not be more proud to stand University. Named after the University’s found- tion has been bestowed. today to recognize him for all of his good work er, Archbishop John Carroll, the John Carroll Like so many of us, the importance of edu- and congratulate him on this very special oc- Award was established by the Georgetown cation was instilled into Dr. Comer at a young casion. His is a legacy that will continue to University Alumni Association in 1951 and is age by his parents. His mother had less than make a difference in the lives of our young the highest honor awarded by the alumni as- 2 years of formal schooling and his father only people for generations to come. I wish him, sociation. Recipients have distinguished them- six, but they understood that their children’s his wife, Bettye, and their family many more selves through achievement and unparalleled future success would depend on a quality edu- years of health and happiness. service to Georgetown University, and the cation. They worked hard and ensured all five f 2011 recipients embody the true meaning of of their children had the opportunity not only to Magis. Magis is a Jesuit phrase that means finish their elementary and secondary edu- RECOGNIZING THE 90TH ANNIVER- ‘‘the more.’’ It is taken from Ad majorem Dei cation but to attend college as well. Indeed, in SARY OF THE NORTON MALE gloriam, a Latin phrase meaning ‘‘for the a recent interview Dr. Comer remarked that CHORUS greater glory of God.’’ It is an expression of an ‘‘they gave us the developmental experience aspiration and inspiration. Magis reflects the we needed’’—a lesson that has guided his ca- HON. DALE E. KILDEE Jesuit concept of a continuous commitment to reer. OF MICHIGAN excellence, grounded in gratitude. Dr. Comer is currently the Maurice Falk Pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The 2011 John Carroll recipients are Mary fessor of Child Psychiatry at Yale University Taylor Behrens, Philip T. Inglima, the Honor- School of Medicine’s Child Study Center and Wednesday, May 11, 2011 able M. Margaret McKeown, Paul F. Pelosi, he has been a faculty member since 1968. Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the Norton Male and Michael L. Vespoli. I congratulate them all Over the course of his career, his focus on Chorus of Flint, Michigan will celebrate 90 on their achievements. All five of them are es- child development as a means of improving years of singing together by holding an anni- teemed members of the Georgetown commu- schools has earned him a distinguished rep- versary concert on May 14th in Flint. nity, but today, I rise to give special recogni- utation as well as international recognition. He In 1921 a group of men affiliated with Buick tion to Philip Inglima, known as Phil, to his is perhaps best known for founding the Comer Motor Division organized the Buick Male Cho- friends.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7099 An exemplar of the Jesuit tradition of Inspired by his father, he served in the U.S. in improving the education for students in women and men for others, Phil Inglima has Navy as a radioman for the USS Charles R. Stanislaus County. She has served as the found no shortage of ways to give back to the Ware, DD–865 Destroyer. After completing his Gifted and Talented Teacher and Coordinator, alumni community. It would be hard to find a naval service, he managed the Texas Native Science Mentor, Science Olympiad Coach and volunteer post at Georgetown that Phil hasn’t Inertia Nutcracker Company, a business start- District Science Fair Coordinator. As the Dis- occupied. As an undergraduate, he served as ed by his father that held several U.S. patents trict Science Teacher, she developed and cre- the co-chair of his senior class gift committee. for their inventions. He later went on to teach ated a laboratory and field-based science pro- He has chaired many of his undergraduate math and physics at Columbus Technical Col- gram. This program has helped to educate and law classes’ reunion committees, served lege. 2,000 students and train 120 teachers annu- on the board of regents and worked as vice Judge Turner earned a law degree from the ally. Since 2009, Ms. Bergen has served as chair of the law annual fund. A member of the University of Georgia in 1977, and was one of the chair of CalTAC, a STEM teaching advi- board of governors since 1997, Phil served as nine students who former Secretary of State sory council. president of the alumni association and was a Dean Rusk advised. This was the start of a Currently, Ms. Bergen is a Teacher in Resi- well-respected member of the board of direc- very distinguished legal career that would in- dence at the California Polytechnic State Uni- tors for two years. clude practicing general law, doing appellate versity, San Luis Obispo in the Biological After graduating in 1984 with a degree in work for the city of Columbus, and most nota- Sciences Department. She works to train Lib- English, Phil remained at Georgetown as an bly, serving as an Assistant District Attorney, eral Studies undergraduate students, seeking assistant to the Rev. Timothy S. Healy, S.J., and Judge of the Municipal Court for 20 years. to become K–12 teachers, on how to effec- then president of the university. He spent two The great Irish poet Brendan Francis once tively instruct science classes and laboratory years working closely with Father Healy while said, ‘‘If you have a talent, use it every way experiments. Additionally she is working to re- studying at the Georgetown University Law possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like shape the curriculum in several courses tar- Center. His dedicated work for the Juvenile a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire in- geted to future classroom teachers. Justice Clinic earned him the honor of being tent on going broke.’’ Judge Turner was a Ms. Bergen’s teaching philosophy is ‘‘Active named ‘‘Outstanding Advocate.’’ man of many diverse interests and talents, Learning, Meaningful Experiences, and Com- Phil began his law career as a clerk to the who went broke sharing them with the world. passionate Teaching.’’ The unique teaching Honorable June L. Green of the U.S. District He rebuilt engines, made his own diesel fuel style Ms. Bergen uses the natural connection Court for the District of Columbia before enter- and knives, gardened, and became well students have with experiential learning and ing private practice with criminal defense leg- versed in geology, history, and music com- has incorporated it into successful education end Plato Cacheris (F’51, L’56). Since then, position. He was a well-read man who loved programs. Through using hikes, nature and he has amassed more than two decades of stray cats,, and spoke several different lan- the outside world, she has created an effective experience as a litigator specializing in white guages. curriculum that has led her students to excel collar criminal law, including two years as a The last skill served him very well when in the areas of science and mathematics. Ad- special prosecutor. people who were unable to speak English ditionally, Ms. Bergen actively works to share Now a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, Phil came to his court. Judge Turner could com- her successful educational methods so that defends criminal and civil matters in trial and municate with the common person, but he other teachers can effectively teach their stu- appellate courts. He has been recognized re- could also communicate with the most sophis- dents using her experiential learning model. It peatedly in the premier legal review guide, ticated of individuals. This made him re- is without question that Ms. Bergen is com- Chambers USA, as well as in Super Lawyers spected and loved by those who truly knew passionate and dedicated to providing quality and The Best Lawyers In America, as a lead- him who have described him in recent days as education for our youth. ing lawyer in white collar criminal defense. a: gentleman, a scholar, a man of his word, In addition to receiving the 2010 Presidential Georgetown University with its rich, Jesuit and a man of honor. Award for Excellence, Ms. Bergen has been a tradition runs through Phil’s veins. In addition Judge Turner understood the importance of recipient of many awards for her dedication to to serving the alumni community, Phil teaches service and helping other people as evidenced teaching. These awards include the Amgen a course in federal white collar crime at the by his involvement in numerous community or- Award for Science Teaching Excellence in university’s Law Center. ganizations. Judge Turner and my wife Vivian 2006, Stanislaus County Teacher of the Year Phil met his beautiful wife, Elizabeth Wieser worked together for many years on the Munic- in 2002 and Woman of Distinction in Edu- (C’86, L’92), at Georgetown. They have three ipal Court, and we are both thankful for his cation by Soroptimist International in 2002 and children—Joseph, Rosalia and Paulina—who service and friendship over the years. Vivian 2003. Additionally she was awarded the distin- were all born at the Georgetown University and I extend our deepest condolences to his guished California Teacher of the Year Award Hospital. Phil Inglima is a great friend, father, mother, Rebecca Sellers Turner, his daughter in 2003. husband as well as one who excels profes- Clisby Cox and his many other relatives and I encourage my colleagues to join me in sionally. He makes those individuals and insti- friends. honoring Anne Marie Bergen on receiving the tutions that he touches better. Mr. Speaker, we are all put here for a sea- 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in son to try to make the world a better place to f Mathematics and Science Teaching. live. I can truly say that Judge Henry Haywood f HONORING JUDGE HENRY Turner, III used his season to make this world HAYWOOD TURNER, III more hopeful and less fearful because he trav- SCIENCE EDUCATION IN elled here. FREDERICK COUNTY HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. f OF GEORGIA HONORING ANNE MARIE BERGEN HON. FRANK R. WOLF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF VIRGINIA Wednesday, May 11, 2011 HON. JEFF DENHAM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise OF CALIFORNIA Wednesday, May 11, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to honor Judge Henry Haywood Turner, Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to rec- III, a man of many talents and interests who Wednesday, May 11, 2011 ognize The Frederick County Public School sadly, passed away on May 8, 2011 at the Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to District for its pursuit of bettering its science age of 67. honor Anne Marie Bergen of Oakdale, Cali- education programs. I visited Sherando High Judge Turner was born in El Paso, Texas, fornia. Ms. Bergen was selected to receive the School in Stephens City on April 19 and saw on May 3, 1944. His father served as a Navy 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in firsthand how the school and its students are Corpsman physician in the South Pacific dur- Mathematics and Science Teaching. She has improving and excelling the fields of math and ing World War II. Judge Turner graduated made outstanding contributions to the teaching science. from Columbus High School in 1962, and and learning of mathematics and science. Kelley Aitken, the Frederick County Public earned a BA in math and history from Mercer Ms. Bergen has spent 24 years teaching in Schools Supervisor of Science and Visual University. Oakdale and has played an influential source Arts, explained that ‘‘the school division’s

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KAREN BASS their dealerships and repair shops, Hyundai The school district has also changed its cur- OF CALIFORNIA employs over 30,000 American workers. riculum requiring students in grades six IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES One of the topics that came up over and through eight to complete inquiry-based Wednesday, May 11, 2011 over during my visit to Korea was the much science projects every year. It is the district’s discussed trade agreement between our two hope that by engaging the students in middle Ms. BASS of California. Mr. Speaker, it is countries. The Korean government officials school they will be able to carry that under- my great honor to represent the people of and business leaders I met tried very hard to standing and passion for science throughout California’s 33rd congressional district, which persuade me that the agreement should be their education. Mrs. Aitken also explained a is a microcosm of America. The cultural and ratified soon. It is an issue I continue to follow number of community partnerships that the economic vibrancy of the communities in our closely, seeking out insights and analysis from school district has developed. These include district is possibly matched only by its vast di- a wide spectrum of individuals within my con- DuPont, the Blandy Experimental Farm, the versity. gressional district and beyond. This visit to Alice Ferguson Foundation, and Valley Health, I am proud that the 33rd district includes Korea further expanded my horizons and the which provide students with hands-on instruc- Koreatown, the home to many Korean-Ameri- knowledge gained was invaluable. tion in science. cans and recent immigrants from Korea. By Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Ko- After Mrs. Aitken’s presentation I was hon- some estimates, there are more Americans of rean Government for the opportunity to visit ored to meet with and learn about the stu- Korean descent living in this neighborhood their country through the Congressional Mem- dents who have excelled in the district’s than anywhere else in the United States. ber Exchange Program. Prior to my departure, science programs. I heard from three high It should come as no surprise, then, that my I had the opportunity to have breakfast with school students and one middle school teach- constituents and I have strong concerns about Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S., Duk-Soo er about their experiences. The first student U.S.-Korean relations. We celebrate the mili- Han, and our discussion was very insightful was a senior who worked with the Pulsar tary and diplomatic alliance between the with respect to all the challenges and opportu- Search Collaboratory (PSC), where he discov- United States and the Republic of Korea that nities on the Korean peninsula. As I represent ered a pulsar, a highly neutralized neutron ro- has entered its seventh decade. We encour- the congressional district with the largest Ko- tating star. The senior along with the high age Korean students who come to American rean-American constituency in the United school’s Astronomy Club, analyzed data from colleges and universities to pursue their edu- States, I also look forward to returning to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in cational goals, and we welcome Korean busi- Korea to continue building on the relationship West Virginia. The student is going to pursue nesses that invest in the United States and with our great friend and ally. his interest in science at James Madison Uni- engage in trade with American businesses f versity. and consumers. The next student, a sophomore, explained It was with great interest that I was able to IN RECOGNITION OF FATHER her project, which examined the effect of travel to the Republic of Korea last month DENNIS WEEZORAK chemicals and pesticides on the regeneration through their Congressional Member Ex- of planaria. The student will be competing in change Program. Over the short course of HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. the International Science Engineering Fair three days, I participated in a packed itinerary OF NEW JERSEY (ISEF) in Los Angeles, California, in May. The of meetings with Korean government officials, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES business leaders, American diplomats, and next student, a junior, will also be competing Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in the fair for her second year in a row. The members of the U.S. armed forces stationed student used the Eratosthenes’s Theory, to in Korea. Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to determine the diameter of the earth. One truly powerful moment came on my first congratulate Father Dennis Weezorak as the A sixth grade teacher in the district’s Robert full day, when I visited the Demilitarized Zone, members of St. Mary’s Parish gather to cele- E. Aylor Middle School, in Stephens City ex- DMZ, including the Joint Security Area. Gaz- brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordina- plained the Discovery Education online ing out over the barren border area into North tion to the priesthood. Throughout his profes- science module, which is used throughout the Korea was a truly eye-opening experience for sional career, Father Weezorak has spiritually district in the middle schools. He explained me. guided and mentored many parishioners. His that the program is used to let the students In addition to meeting with Korean executive honorable actions are worthy of this body’s interact and manipulate investigations as they branch officials—including Minister of Foreign recognition. are learning science material. Affairs and Trade Sung-Hwan Kim, Deputy Father Weezorak was ordained to the At the end of my visit, Superintendent Patri- Minister for Trade Seok-Young Choi, and Na- priesthood on May 3, 1986 in the Cathedral of cia Taylor was awarded the Discovery Edu- tional Security Advisor Yung-Woo Chun—I St. Mary in Ogdensburg, New York by Bishop cation’s Visionary District Award by the Vice was also able to meet with our legislative Stanislaus Brazana. He began his career as President for Discovery Education. I am proud counterparts in the Korean National National an Associate Pastor and Administrator in St. to have such an outstanding school in my dis- Assembly, including the chairman of the Unifi- Patrick Parish in Watertown, New York. During trict. I congratulate the school for recognizing cation, Foreign Affairs, and Trade Committee his tenure, Father Weezorak also served as the importance of providing our youth with the (the equivalent of the House Committee on Associate Pastor at three different New York tools to pursue careers in science, technology, Foreign Affairs), the Honorable Kyung-Pil State Parishes: St. Peter, St. Mary and St. engineering and math. Nam. Thomas. Father Weezorak later served in the f All of these meetings were informative, pro- military chaplaincy for the United State Air ductive, and educational. I learned so much Force at various locations including Lackland PERSONAL EXPLANATION about the history and the breadth and scope Air Force Base and the hospital chaplaincy at of the U.S.-Korea alliance partnership. Wilford Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO Meetings with business leaders were equal- He was finally installed as Pastor at St. Mary OF ILLINOIS ly fruitful. It was my pleasure to attend a din- Parish in South Amboy, New Jersey on Octo- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ner hosted by AMCHAM, the American Cham- ber 26, 1997. ber of Commerce in Korea, and I am grateful In addition to his parish duties, Father Wednesday, May 11, 2011 for the time I was able to spend with Amy Weezorak is active with the Municipal Alliance Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, Jackson, the AMCHAM president. for Drug Abuse for the Township of South May 10, 2011, I unfortunately missed a series Similarly, a tour of the Hyundai Motors cor- Brunswick/Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. of votes. If I was here, I would have voted porate headquarters and of the company’s re- He also remains an active member of the

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He conductors, nanotechnology, microprocessors million acres of public lands with an estimated has one brother and sister. and chip reliability. 11.6 billion barrels of oil and 59.2 trillion cubic Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues will In addition to his professional accomplish- feet of natural gas that have yet to be devel- join me in congratulating Father Dennis ments, Dr. Tonti has been an been an active oped—or nearly as much oil and natural gas Weezorak upon the celebration of his twenty- community member and citizen. His commit- as could realistically be recovered by drilling fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priest- ment to IBM is only surpassed by his dedica- up and down the east and west coasts. hood and also for his leadership and service tion and commitment to his wife, Debbie, and Mr. Speaker, this country deserves better to the community. daughters, Janelle and Samantha. than carelessness masquerading as an energy f Dr. Tonti was recently named an IBM Mas- policy. We need to end the billions in wasteful ter Inventor for Life, a great honor that IBM subsidies for the already highly profitable oil RECOGNITION OF ISRAELI bestows to only a handful of its most innova- and gas industry and accelerate the develop- INDEPENDENCE DAY tive employees worldwide. This is a fitting rec- ment and deployment of clean energy alter- ognition for a lifetime of impressive accom- natives that will power the 21st century. HON. JOHN P. SARBANES plishments and for a Vermonter of high char- f OF MARYLAND acter. DOMESTIC FUEL FOR ENHANCING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As Vermont’s Representative in this Con- NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2011 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 gress, I ask that Dr. Tonti be recognized for his accomplishments and applauded for his Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today contributions to the state of Vermont and this HON. JAY INSLEE in recognition of Israeli Independence Day. country. OF WASHINGTON Sixty-three years ago this week, the dream of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f so many Jewish people around the world be- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 came a reality. From desert and swampland THE PUTTING THE GULF OF MEX- Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, today, I am intro- emerged a nation that is now a leader in tech- ICO BACK TO WORK ACT (H.R. ducing the bipartisan Domestic Fuel for En- nology, medical advances and environmental 1229) AND THE REVERSING hancing National Security (D–FENS) Act 2011, research; and from the ashes of the Holo- PRESIDENT OBAMA’S OFFSHORE which will allow Civilian Agencies and Military caust, a people was reborn. MORATORIUM ACT (H.R. 1231) Israel remains an important strategic ally Agencies to extend multiyear contracts from and the only true democracy in a very unsta- the current limit of 5 years to up to 15 years ble part of the world. In the wake of World HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN for the purchase of advanced biofuels. I thank War II and its tragic legacy for the Jewish peo- OF MARYLAND my colleague Mr. JONES of North Carolina for ple, the United States has considered the ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES working with me on this issue, which will in- istence of Israel a profound moral and spiritual Wednesday, May 11, 2011 crease our national security and help build an American industry. imperative and was the first nation to recog- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, last week nize the state of Israel in 1948. Accounting for about 2 percent of U.S. en- the majority rammed through an ill-advised ergy consumption, the Department of Defense Even sixty-three years later, however, there measure requiring the sale of four specific off- are ongoing threats to Israel’s stability. It is is the largest single consumer of energy in the shore drilling leases even if appropriate work- country. According to Admiral Mike Mullen, critical that all parties in the region recognize place and environmental safeguards aren’t in Israel’s right to exist as well as Israel’s right to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ‘‘[the place. This week’s bills continue the same Department of Defense] is using 300,000 bar- insist on the basic security of its citizenry. Mr. reckless ‘‘pre-spill’’ mentality. In the aftermath Speaker, I stand here today to honor the men rels of oil every day. The energy use per sol- of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, more drill- dier creeps up every year. And our number- and women who have fought to defend ing with less safety is simply not a responsible Israel’s independence year after year, to those one import into Afghanistan is fossil fuel.’’ energy policy, and it will do nothing to en- U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Maybus has out- who keep the hope for peace in the forefront hance America’s energy security. lined several goals to lead the Navy toward a of our minds, and with a strong commitment to Let’s be clear: There is no drilling morato- more energy-secure fleet. By 2015, the Navy seeing that dream become a reality. rium in the Gulf of Mexico. Since October, the will reduce petroleum use in the commercial f Interior Department has issued 51 shallow fleet by 50 percent. By 2020, the Navy will HONORING DR. WILLIAM TONTI water permits and 12 deepwater drilling per- produce at least 50 percent of shore-based mits—or roughly the same pace as before the energy requirements from alternative sources HON. PETER WELCH Deepwater Horizon disaster. The major dif- and 50 percent of total energy consumption ference is that the Obama Administration is OF VERMONT will come from alternative sources. ensuring that future drilling be accompanied No one knows better than the Department IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by safeguards reflecting the lessons learned of Defense that energy supplies are critical to Wednesday, May 11, 2011 from the Deepwater Horizon. combat troops and our national security. To ul- Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The so-called ‘‘Putting the Gulf of Mexico timately realize these goals, we must dramati- recognize an outstanding Vermonter, Dr. Wil- Back To Work Act’’ would deem drilling per- cally scale-up advanced biofuel production in liam Tonti of Essex Junction. mits approved after sixty days with or without the United States. With added Congressional On February 1, 2011 Dr. Tonti celebrated a completed safety and environmental review. authority to purchase longer-term contracts, an astonishing milestone: He earned his 250th While the intent of H.R. 1229 is to clearly to our defense sector could adopt domestically patent making him one of the most accom- expedite permitting, the reality is that this kind produced sustainable fuels for the security of plished inventors in Vermont and the country. of ‘‘drill first, ask questions later’’ approach our troops. This impressive accomplishment is worthy of could easily result in fewer drilling permits Companies already have developed tech- recognition by this Congress. being issued as the Interior Department could nologies to produce ‘‘drop-in’’ ready fuels, Dr. Tonti is a graduate of Northeastern Uni- in many cases simply be forced to reject per- meaning our military could use these fuels in versity where he earned his Bachelor’s of mits that are still in process rather than having existing infrastructure, aircraft and ships. The Science in Electrical Engineering. He contin- them ‘‘deem approved’’ without adequate safe- longer-term contracts provided by this bill will ued his education in Vermont, first earning an guards in place. not only increase our energy security, but can MBA from St. Michaels College and then a H.R. 1231 proposes to expand the scope of ultimately help unlock private investment for Master’s of Science and a PhD in Electrical this initiative’s overarching recklessness by construction and development of large ad- Engineering from the University of Vermont. opening much of the outer continental shelf on vanced biofuel refineries in the United States.

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And the private sector, universities, ports and formance including Police Officer of the Year their collaboration with residents and business major airports are already working to bring the for 1997. owners has promoted a sense of shared re- first generation of biofuels to the market, and Christina’s two most significant contributions sponsibility that makes the city an example to their efforts can be greatly enhanced by this to the Police Department were her expertise other communities nationwide. legislation. as a composite sketch artist and her talent in To every officer who has served Norwalk Washington state and the Pacific Northwest mentoring youths within the community. Her with pride in years past, and every officer are well-positioned to commercialize aviation artistic talent and ability to create like images serving today, I offer my gratitude. And to the biofuels—all elements of the supply chain are of suspects has helped solve numerous families of those men who gave their lives in feasible, and the region has come together to crimes in Fairfield. Her work as a Cadet Advi- the line of duty, I express the eternal thanks map out a strategic and sustainable path to sor and Diversion Officer was also excep- of a city, a state and a nation that can never bring advanced bio-based jet fuels to market. tional. She intervened at many different levels say ‘‘thank you’’ enough. Already in the Northwest, 40 public and pri- by confronting and challenging youths that vate stakeholders from academic research in- were showing destructive behavior through the f stitutions, environmental advocacy, and gov- appropriate amount of counseling and inter- CONGRATULATING THE ST. SEBAS- ernment, and the aerospace and aviation, vention opportunities for them and their fami- TIAN PARISH ON THE 90TH ANNI- biofuels, and agriculture and forestry industries lies. Christina’s work has made a difference to VERSARY OF THE ST. SEBAS- have formed the Sustainable Aviation Fuels the citizens of Fairfield. TIAN FEAST Northwest (SAFN) initiative. This effort was Christina was a valued employee and leader convened by regional aviation leaders Boeing, and her commitment to the community was Alaska Airlines, the region’s largest airports— evidenced on a daily basis. She was a loyal HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO Port of Seattle, Port of Portland and Spokane representative of the law enforcement commu- OF CONNECTICUT International Airport—as well as Washington nity and admired for her hard work, dedication, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State University, a center of advanced biofuels and positive work ethic. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 research. Stakeholders include fuel producers, Mr. Speaker, I am truly honored to pay trib- farm and forest managers, non-governmental ute to this dedicated public servant. I ask all Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great organizations and key government leaders, in- of my colleagues to join with me in wishing pleasure that I rise today to extend my sincere cluding representatives from the U.S. Depart- Christina M. Golez continued success and congratulations to the St. Sebastian Parish as ment of Agriculture (USDA) and the Defense happiness in all of her future endeavors. they celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the St. Logistics Agency. This diverse group rep- f Sebastian Feast. This wonderful annual cele- resenting all points along the supply chain is bration has become one of Middletown, Con- working to create a ‘‘flight path’’ that will over- HONORING NORWALK, necticut’s most beloved community events. come challenges to deploying advanced avia- CONNECTICUT POLICE OFFICERS This is a remarkable milestone and I am proud tion biofuels. This legislation will support to have this opportunity to commemorate this Washington’s effort to make the Northwest re- HON. JAMES A. HIMES very special anniversary. gion a market leader in the advanced biofuel OF CONNECTICUT The Feast of St. Sebastian is a blend of industry. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES faith, culture, and tradition. The three-day event reconnects city residents to their Sicilian With our nation’s security and energy inde- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 pendence in mind, I urge my colleagues to heritage. The tradition dates back to 1414, support the Domestic Fuel for Enhancing Na- Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- when it is said that a statue of St. Sebastian tional Security (D–FENS) Act 2011. ognize and honor the police officers who have washed up on the shores near Melilli, a small town in Sicily. No one could lift the statue ex- f dedicated their lives to serving the people of Norwalk, Connecticut. cept for the residents of Melilli, and they car- IN RECOGNITION OF CHRISTINA M. Since its formation in 1913, the Norwalk Po- ried it to a place where they later built a GOLEZ lice Department has improved the quality of church in the saint’s name. life for generations of citizens. Its officers’ vigi- In the early 20th Century, immigrants from HON. JOHN GARAMENDI lant protection of the city’s residents and their Melilli moved in large numbers to Middletown OF CALIFORNIA property has formed the foundation of public and soon there were enough families there to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES peace, order and tranquility that has allowed form a vibrant and close-knit Italian community Norwalk to prosper. that desired its own place of worship. Through Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Every day, Norwalk’s police officers take on a massive fundraising effort, the donation of Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the responsibility of keeping the city safe. It materials, and the labor of masons, plasterers in honor of Police Officer Christina M. Golez, can be a dangerous job. Five times in its his- and stone carvers, the Italian community real- who is retiring after nearly 27 years of law en- tory, the Norwalk Police Department has suf- ized the dream of its own church, a significant forcement service—24 years of service to the fered the loss of one of its own in the line of local cultural symbol and the only Italian na- City of Fairfield and a combined two years duty. Sergeants Frank S. Stratton and Nich- tional parish in the Diocese of Norwich. The with the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department and olas W. Fera, and Officers Sherrald Gorton, Feast of St. Sebastian was first celebrated in the Antioch Police Department. As her col- Marco Carias and Matthew Morelli each lost Middletown in 1921 and proceeds from the leagues, friends and family gather together to their lives in service to the community they feast’s early years helped finance the building celebrate the next chapter of her life, I ask all sought to protect. We are forever indebted to of the church. of my colleagues to join me in saluting this them, and I join the people of Norwalk in hon- Today, the Feast is run by a committee of outstanding public servant and defender of oring their memory today. dedicated congregation members and pro- peace and safety. We also remember the retired officers of the ceeds continue to benefit the church. Carnival Christina started her law enforcement career Norwalk Police Department who passed away rides, traditional Italian fare, and musical en- as a Reserve Police Officer with the Antioch this year. All who serve today carry on a tertainment are part of the festivities, but the Police Department. She was then hired as a proud tradition inherited from those who wore heart of the event happens Sunday, when, Deputy Sheriff by the Yolo County Sheriff’s the uniform in days gone by. We commemo- after Mass, the church’s statue of St. Sebas- Department in November of 1985 and on Au- rate their service and we celebrate their lives. tian is carried in a procession and I Nuri, a gust 18, 1986, she was hired as a Police Offi- Every officer deserves our praise. Their group dressed in white with red sashes, run cer with the Fairfield Police Department. Chris- daily work makes it possible for each of us to barefoot or in socks in a show of devotion for tina worked in various capacities that included enjoy the benefits of liberty, secure in the the saint. The procession has grown to include Patrol, Investigations, Youth Services, School knowledge that our neighborhoods and places hundreds of people and, as you might imag- Resource Officer, Cadet Advisor, Gang Sup- of business are safe. The dedication of Nor- ine, it is an extraordinarily beautiful dem- pression, Police Probation Team, Crime walk’s officers to preventing crime and edu- onstration of faith and culture.

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Americans and Pacific Islanders were OF CALIFORNIA I am honored to stand today to extend my healthier than other minorities despite the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES warmest congratulations to the St. Sebastian Parish and its many families as they celebrate ‘‘paucity of data.’’ Community leaders, advo- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 the 90th Anniversary of their Feast of St. Se- cates and medical providers who served Asian Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in bastian. The Feast is a real community treas- American populations came together to chal- strong opposition to allowing drilling off the ure and I wish them all the best for many lenge this ‘‘model minority’’ myth and formed California Coast and dismantling basic oil drill- more successful years to come. the Asian American Health Forum, solidifying ing safeguards. f the visionary idea of a national organization Barely a year after the worst environmental that would grow into the Asian & Pacific Is- disaster in our history, Republicans have A TRIBUTE TO BETTY JEAN brought legislation (H.R. 1231) to the floor that VERETT PEPPER lander American Health Forum. Working out of a basement of the old Chinese Hospital in San shows they are suffering from amnesia. This Francisco Chinatown with few staff, the orga- legislation, when coupled with the two earlier HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER drilling bills—H.R. 1229 and H.R. 1230—would nization has now grown to be a national orga- OF TEXAS mandate that vast swaths of the East and nization with over 30 staff headquartered in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES West Coasts be open to drilling, while fast- San Francisco, an office in Washington, DC, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 tracking new leases without sufficient safety or and a national network comprised of more environmental review. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, Betty than 15 groups. Under H.R. 1231, the Interior Department Jean Verett Pepper was born on April 28, Over the years the Asian & Pacific Islander would have to make at least half of the Outer 1931, in Crosby County, Texas, to Charley American Health Forum has reached several Continental Shelf (OCS) available to leasing, and Maggie (Fenoglio) Verett. She was the milestones. In the early ’90s, the organization including the California Coast, regardless of youngest of the family’s nine children who state objections or safety, economic, or envi- received funding from the Department of were raised working on the family farm. Betty ronmental concerns. This is on top of the two Jean graduated from Ralls High School and Health and Human Services to implement in- earlier bills that would actually make drilling went on to graduate from Texas Technological novative outreach programs targeting chronic safeguards weaker than they were before the College in Lubbock, Texas, in 1952. disease issues in the Asian American and Pa- BP Spill while destroying judicial review of At Texas Tech she met Herbert Leslie Pep- cific Islander communities, like HIV/AIDS and leasing decisions. per and they married in 1953. Leslie and Jean Hepatitis B. As the number of API individuals This legislation does nothing to bring down moved to the San Antonio area where their in the U.S. increased, the organization contin- gas prices. It is nothing more than a gift- three sons were born and raised, also working ued to grow to do work to improve the health wrapped handout to the oil industry. Repub- on the family farm and in agriculture-related of the community by developing tobacco ces- licans are not working to end the $4 billion in businesses. sation programs, cancer education and out- yearly taxpayer subsidies that go to the largest Now back in Lubbock and known as Mama reach programs and reducing domestic vio- oil companies. They are not working to crack Jean to her own family and the expanded down on the speculation that we know is driv- lence. In 2006, the Asian & Pacific Islander Verett families, she not only remembers the ing up the price of oil and gas. Instead, they birthdays, anniversaries and other special oc- American Health Forum received the largest are pushing legislation that would give these casions of this group, but personally calls ever philanthropic investment in Asian Amer- companies free reign over our oil reserves and each one on those special days. ican, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander put our coastlines and the jobs that rely on That is why we want to take this opportunity communities through a $16.5 million grant by them at risk. The Energy Information Agency to remember her 80th birthday on April 28, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation which has has estimated that even if the entire OCS 2011, and to wish her many more joyous cele- helped build capacity across the country were exploited for oil, gas prices would drop brations with her sons, six grandchildren and through the Health Through Action Program. by only three cents—and not until 2030. The three great-grandchildren. Today the organization continues to advocate U.S. accounts for just 7% of world oil produc- f on behalf of our communities as the Afford- tion and we have only 3% of the world’s re- serves. Despite the bumper sticker slogan of COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNI- able Care Act is implemented. ‘‘drill baby drill,’’ we cannot drill our way out of VERSARY OF THE ASIAN & PA- As the Chairwoman of the Congressional high gas prices. CIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN Asian Pacific American Caucus, I have had I urge all of my colleagues to oppose this HEALTH FORUM the privilege of working with the Asian & Pa- misguided bill and focus on sustainable and cific Islander American Health Forum to elimi- responsible solutions to rising gas prices. HON. JUDY CHU nate health disparities in this country. Their f OF CALIFORNIA analysis and research have informed the work HONORING LANCE CORPORAL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of policymakers for many years at the local, BRANDON JOSEPH LONG Wednesday, May 11, 2011 state and national level. The work produced Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- by its programs and divisions are valuable re- HON. MARLIN A. STUTZMAN sources for community groups, legislators, ognize the board and staff of the Asian & Pa- OF INDIANA cific Islander American Health Forum on the agencies and researchers in understanding IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 25th anniversary of their founding. They are the unique health issues that affect Asian Wednesday, May 11, 2011 guided by a mission to influence policy, mobi- American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Is- lize communities, and strengthen programs lander populations. Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and organizations to improve the health of to honor a true American hero, Lance Cor- On behalf of the Congressional Asian Pa- Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pa- poral Brandon Joseph Long of the 3rd bat- cific Islanders. As the largest national Asian cific American Caucus, I would like to once talion, 5th Marines, ‘‘Darkhorse’’ Lima Com- American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Is- again congratulate the Asian & Pacific Islander pany from my district in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. lander advocacy organization in the country, American Health Forum on their 25th anniver- On September 27, 2010, while out on point in they maintain strategic relationships to move sary and wish them the best in their work to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Brandon sound policy forward that benefit our commu- achieve health justice over the next 25 years stepped on a pressure plate which nearly cost nities. and beyond. him his life. He died four times on that day. He

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7104 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 said the thought of Nicole and his child Clair As You So Teach Us . . . and So Beseech Us home of Corning Incorporated, a Fortune 500 kept him alive and that he left his body, but . . . and So Reach Us, oh so yes! company with interests and facilities across when he rose up to Heaven they told him that All with what that you so had left, as your the globe—including in South Korea. it was not his time. He has been part of one courage began to crest! While in Korea, I was taken on a tour of All for his beautiful daughter Claire and his of the most courageous units, losing over 150 lovely wife Nicole so yes. . . . Samsung Corning Precision Materials and was United States Marines. In a few short months As you so reached so deep down inside, your given a very informative briefing about the he has come so far and a large part is due to fine soul! company’s activities which are critical to my his family. His lovely supportive wife and new To find that kind of courage, that you can district. I also had an opportunity to do one of born child have put a smile on his face and only find in hearts of gold! my favorite things—talk about the great wines given him something to live for. Some people And if ever I had a son, I wish he could be produced in the Finger Lakes region of New are put upon this earth to teach us and inspire like you the one. . . . York. Korean consumers are quite discrimi- us. Well, Brandon is one of those people. In Who such magnificent courage so holds. . . . nating wine drinkers and, as you might expect, Who all in his most heroic shades of green, is honor of Brandon, I ask that this poem, have developed a taste for fine wine from the penned by Albert Caswell, be placed in the but a fine champion so seen. . . . For only so few in our Nation’s history, have United States, especially from New York RECORD. so lived so such lives so splendidly! wineries. U . . . B . . . LONG! And took up that charge, and into that val- Currently, however, American wine exports U ... ley of death so marched. . . . to Korea are subject to a tariff that puts them U ... B ... All so that we may be free! out of the reach of many potential buyers. U . . . B . . . LONG! All out on their most heroic course, to make There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon, As Brandon, as is your fine life’s song. . . . a difference with it all and go forth! though, once the Congress ratifies and imple- With but the greatest of all Americans, so And so answered out Nation’s call. . . . very strong. . . . For only a few will know this song, for only ments the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement All in our nation’s history, who now so be- a few to such heights will belong. . . . (KORUS FTA). long. . . . Right at the top of that list! As America’s The KORUS FTA reduces Korea’s tariff on Belong, to the defenders of the free! greatest of all sons . . . their song! U.S. wine imports to zero. That will be good As there is but such a list of most magnifi- Oh yes Brandon, that’s U. . . . for New York vineyards. There are more than cent Americans, so indeed! U ... B ... 60 family-owned wineries in the area around Who all for our Country Tis of Thee, would U . . . B . . . Long! my hometown, and many of them will benefit so die and bleed! f immediately from this new tariff-free situation. Ooo . . . rah Jar Head, As a United States In addition to the meetings with business Marine we see! U.S.-KOREA FREE TRADE leaders, I also had important discussions with As Freedom Fighters, who but bring our lib- AGREEMENT (KORUS FTA) erty! Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Sung- All to leave, a better world for you and Hwan Kim, Deputy Minister for Trade Seok- me. . . . HON. TOM REED Young Choi, and National Security Advisor Men and women, of such magnificent OF NEW YORK Yung-Woo Chun, as well as with Kyung-Pil grace. . . . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nam, chairman of the Unification, Foreign Af- Who one and all, the darkest of all evils so fairs, and Trade Committee of the Korean Na- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 face. . . . tional Assembly. Additionally I met with U.S. With tears in eyes, as they so watched their Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago, I fine brothers die as still they kept Ambassador Kathleen Stephens and President pace. . . . had the privilege of visiting the Republic of of the American Chamber of Commerce in And still so valiantly marched onward, as Korea through their Congressional Member Korea Amy Jackson. their most heroic hearts so raced. . . . Exchange Program. In just 3 busy days, I was All of these government leaders were strong The ones, such men of The Dark Horse who able to meet and converse with top officials in advocates of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade came home without arms and legs. . . . the Korean Government, my counterparts in Agreement. They did not have to do much to All in their most amazing grace, teaching us the Korean National Assembly, business lead- convince me, as I share their advocacy and all the meaning of courage and ers, Korean War veterans and members of the appreciate their leadership and efforts to con- faith. . . . Armed Forces. And now comes another honored name. . . . solidate our alliance partnership overall. Lance Corporal Brandon Long, of Lima Co. My father was a veteran of the Korean War, Today, Korea has the world’s eleventh-larg- as one in the same. . . . so it was particularly touching and meaningful est economy, known for its high-technology in- For in our nation’s history, have but come for me that I was able to visit the Korean War dustries. It is the seventh-largest trading part- such Hoosiers so indeed. . . . Memorial and Exhibition, lay a wreath and to ner of the United States, the fifth largest mar- Such fine patriots of peace, sons and daugh- meet with officials at the Ministry of Patriots ket for agricultural goods, and the third largest ters who so believe. . . . and Veterans Affairs. My visit to the War Me- destination for U.S. foreign direct investment Who are a part of one of the greatest fighting morial served as a sobering reminder of the in the Asia-Pacific region. machines, The United States Marines! cost of freedom that was paid 60 years ago Bilateral trade between the Republic of Who once upon battlefields of honor seen, so courageously fought all in green. . . . through the service and sacrifice of all Korean Korea and the United States averages about As Brandon, as was your sheen! War veterans. $80 billion each year. The KORUS FTA rep- And when, all out on point as an IED explo- I had similar chills the next day, when our resents the largest and most commercially sig- sion almost took your life. . . . delegation visited the Demilitarized Zone and nificant free trade agreement ever signed by Dying four times, but for his daughter and the Joint Security Area. It is difficult, if not im- the United States in over a decade and since wife. . . . somehow your strength ig- possible, to describe the flood of emotions I the ratification of the North American Free nited! felt looking out across the DMZ and realizing Trade Agreement. At Heaven’s gate, you said you were told it’s what life is like in North Korea, a country with This free trade agreement will ultimately not your time yet. . . . As when you Marine, your new battle had one of the world’s most oppressive govern- eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers, create just begun. . . . ments and, because of that, one of the world’s better jobs, enrich consumer choice, boost in- As . . . The Walls . . . came tumbling down poorest populations. dustry and enhance overall welfare for both . . . tumbling down, you Indiana’s son! While these two occasions were strikingly nations. It will immediately eliminate tariffs on All in your most magnificent shades of memorable, they provided an important frame- almost two-thirds of U.S. agricultural exports green, all in what must be won! work for when I had the opportunities to meet worth over $1.9 billion. As when you awoke, and you did not just with Korean business leaders about trade, in- Overall, the KORUS FTA is expected to step . . . but began to run. . . . vestment, and tourism. boost the more than $80 billion in annual two- Running to recovery, as deep down inside . . . your fine heart shone like the sun! Prior to my election as a Member of Con- way trade between South Korea and the U.S. Bringing you back from the dead, as you lift- gress, it was my great privilege to serve as by $10 billion to $20 billion about 5 years after ed up your head. . . . mayor of Corning, New York, and of course ratification. The reasons for swift approval by And saw what you had left, take the hill Ma- Corning is part of the 29th congressional dis- the Congress of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade rine . . . as all of our lives you so bless! trict that I am honored to represent. Corning is Agreement are numerous and compelling.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7105 In closing, I wish to extend my sincere grati- As the Congress continues the budget proc- Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- tude to the Government and people of Korea ess, we must carefully consider proposals that atives to join me in wishing Ruth Burr Powell for their tremendous hospitality during my visit impact the most vulnerable. Scripture (Prov- much joy as she celebrates her 100th birthday 2 weeks ago. In particular, I wish to thank and erbs 19:17) tells us, ‘‘He who is kind to the and for many, many more years to come. recognize Korean Ambassador Duk-Soo Han poor lends to the Lord.’’ And in the New Tes- f for all his help and support that paved the way tament Jesus talks a lot about the poor. In for a successful and productive trip. He is a Matthew 25 he says that if we ignore the poor HONORING THE LIFE, SERVICE, great advocate for his country and I appreciate and hungry it is the same as ignoring him. AND SACRIFICE OF MINNESOTA our mutual friendship. It is imperative that we all work together rein LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Mr. Speaker, I came away from my visit in our nation’s unfunded liabilities to ensure emboldened and excited by the opportunities that resources are available to help society’s HON. BETTY McCOLLUM that lay ahead with respect to benefits of the neediest and most vulnerable members. OF MINNESOTA KORUS FTA. On this note, I respectfully urge f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES my colleagues to join me in support of this im- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 portant agreement. I hope to see it brought up PERSONAL EXPLANATION for consideration very soon, so that it can be Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ratified and implemented at the earliest oppor- HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN honor the life and public service of all the tunity. OF RHODE ISLAND brave men and women who gave their life in f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the line of duty. As we celebrate National Police Week 2011, RECOGNIZING AMBASSADOR TONY Wednesday, May 11, 2011 let us take time to recognize that our law en- HALL’S HUNGER FAST Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, forcement officers risk their lives every day to May 10, 2011, I was unavoidably detained and protect our families and keep us safe. Every HON. FRANK R. WOLF unable to be in the Chamber for three rollcall peace officer serving in Minnesota or any OF VIRGINIA votes. Had I been present, I would have voted community across this country knows that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 299, the Polis amend- wearing a uniform carries a special responsi- ment to H.R. 1229; ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 300, bility and exceptional risk. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 the Garamendi amendment to H.R. 1229; and Today marks nearly one year since Maple- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- ‘‘yea’’ on the Markey amendment to H.R. wood Police Officer Joseph Bergeron was ognize and commend my dear friend and our 1229. killed in the line of duty after responding to re- former colleague, Ambassador Tony Hall, for f ports of a suspected carjacking. This was a his devotion to those less fortunate. Ambas- time of great pain and loss for the State of sador Hall went on a 28-day fast after learning HONORING RUTH BURR POWELL Minnesota. In the year since, the law enforce- of proposed budget cuts for programs that ment community continues to heal from this help those less fortunate domestically and HON. DALE E. KILDEE loss and will ultimately do so because of their abroad. OF MICHIGAN strength and resilience. The residents of the Here are some comments that he made re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES City of Maplewood will continue to have my garding his recent fast: full support during this time. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 ‘‘Back in 1993, as a Member of Congress, We must never forget the heroic sacrifice of I went on a 22-day fast to protest the lack of Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to our fallen peace officers. The valiant bravery conscience of the U.S. Congress towards poor pay tribute to Ruth Burr Powell, as she cele- of these brave men and women helps ensure and hungry people. Now, almost twenty years brates her 100th birthday on September 24th. the safety of our families and communities. later, the stakes are even higher. That’s why The Colonial Dames of the 17th Century are This National Police Week, I urge my col- on March 28, 2011—almost one month ago— hosting a party in Ruth’s honor on May 19th leagues to join me in honoring the courage I stopped eating and started fasting, calling on in Florida. and sacrifice of all law enforcement officers friends and colleagues from across the coun- Ruth Burr Powell hails from Linden Michi- who gave their life in the line of duty. try and around the world to join me. gan. She graduated from Linden High School, f ‘‘This coming Easter Sunday I will stop fast- attended Flint (Mott) Community College, and ing. The Hungerfast campaign is coming to an the University of Michigan. After receiving her HONORING RABBI HERBERT N. end, but the movement to ensure our leaders Master’s Degree in Music and Art from Wayne BROCKMAN ON HIS 25TH ANNI- don’t balance the budgets on the backs of State University, Ruth taught in the Detroit VERSARY WITH CONGREGATION poor and hungry people is only getting started. Public Schools. MISHKAN ISRAEL ‘‘But before moving forward, I want to pause A lifelong interest in history and genealogy for a moment to look back on what we have led her to publish a book on the genealogy of HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO accomplished together, and to express my her mother’s family. Along with her husband, OF CONNECTICUT gratitude for all the ways people have broken Harold F. Powell PhD, she inventoried the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out of their normal routines—going above and grave-sites and headstones of Fairview Ceme- beyond—in order to make the Hungerfast tery. The Cemetery covers 29 acres in Linden Wednesday, May 11, 2011 movement possible. and dates back to 1836. Together they wrote Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great ‘‘Hungerfast has brought together a large a reference book about the Cemetery still in pleasure that I rise today to join Congregation and diverse coalition of partners; Meals on use today. Ruth has served as the Regent of Mishkan Israel and the Greater New Haven Wheels and the ONE Campaign. World Vision the Ezra Parker Chapter, Daughters of the community in paying tribute to the outstanding and MoveOn.org. Christian, Jewish and Mus- American Revolution; President of the Hugue- efforts of Rabbi Herbert N. Brockman as he lim organizations breaking out of business as not Society of Michigan; Elder of the Society celebrates his 25th year of leadership at the usual to call their constituencies to fasting, of Mayflower Descendants in Michigan; State synagogue. Rabbi Brockman is not only an prayer and personal sacrifice. President of the Michigan Chapter of the Soci- exceptional religious leader, but has earned a ‘‘With over 36,000 Americans, including 28 ety of Women Descendants of the Ancient and distinguished reputation as an advocate for Members of Congress, committed to fasting, Honorable Artillery Company; Vice President social justice and interfaith understanding. His prayer and other forms of serious personal of the Florida Genealogical Society; and she is commitment to these issues have enriched the sacrifice, the HungerFast movement will have a life member of the Linden Chapter of the lives of his congregation and fostered better repercussions long into the future; it has not Order of the Eastern Star. She has volun- communication and understanding among var- only set the stage for our ongoing budget de- teered her time with several hereditary soci- ious community groups. In doing so, he has bate, it has moved all of us into deeper levels eties and with the Historical Collections at the helped to mold the character of our commu- of solidarity with those who Jesus called, ‘the Detroit Public Library and the Florida Genea- nity—going a long way in creating an environ- least of these.’’ logical Society Library. ment of mutual awareness and respect.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 7106 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 May 11, 2011 Though he originally came to Yale Medical HONORING SISTER MARY ANN trial Hemp Farming Act requires the Federal School planning to become a psychiatrist, like SMITH Government to respect State laws allowing the six generations before him, Rabbi Brockman growing of industrial hemp. heard a call to another purpose. Upon comple- HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER Nine States—Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, tion of his rabbinic studies in the Reform tradi- OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vermont, and West Virginia—allow industrial tion, he served two other synagogues before hemp production or research in accord with Wednesday, May 11, 2011 finding a more permanent home at Mishkan State laws. However, Federal law is standing Israel in Hamden, Connecticut. Mr. MCCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in the way of farmers in these States growing His experiences led him to a broader world to honor and acknowledge Sister Mary Ann what may be a very profitable crop. Because Smith, President/Principal of Ladywood High view and it has been through this holistic view of current Federal law, all hemp included in School, as she receives the Helen Kern Morris products sold in the United States must be im- of humanity that he has taught and inspired Award from the Father Kern Foundation and ported instead of being grown by American not only his congregation but the community Most Holy Trinity Church, located in South- farmers. as a whole. Rabbi Brockman holds firm to the west Detroit. Each year the Helen Kern Morris Since 1970, the federal Controlled Sub- belief that in order to really learn you must be Award is presented to an individual who has stances Act’s inclusion of industrial hemp in willing to listen to opposing viewpoints and demonstrated a deep commitment in the the schedule one definition of marijuana has while you may not agree, you must respect Catholic faith and dedication in serving her prohibited American farmers from growing in- that there are opinions other than your own. community and the needs of the less fortu- dustrial hemp despite the fact that industrial hemp has such a low content of THC (the He is both renowned and beloved for his nate. Born in Bronson, Michigan, Sister Mary Ann psychoactive chemical in the related marijuana encouragement of the congregation at is the third of four children born to Leo and plant) that nobody can be psychologically af- Mishkan Israel, and the community at-large, to Martha Smith. She completed her elementary fected by consuming hemp. Federal law con- challenge themselves by approaching political education in Bronson at St. Mary’s Assump- cedes the safety of industrial hemp by allow- and current issues in different ways. In fact tion and responded to God’s calling to enter ing it to be legally imported for use as food. one of the members of Mishkan Israel was re- the Aspirancy of the Felician Sisters. After at- The United States is the only industrialized cently quoted as saying, ‘‘he has brought the tending both the Felician Academy in Detroit nation that prohibits industrial hemp cultiva- tion. The Congressional Research Service has congregation to a place of social participation and Livonia’s Ladywood High School, Sister noted that hemp is grown as an established and awareness that does not happen all the Mary Ann entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, Felician Sis- agricultural commodity in approximately 30 na- time.’’ It has been through his strongly held tions in Europe, Asia, North America, and view that everybody has something to offer ters. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music/Education from Madonna University in South America. The Industrial Hemp Farming and that everyone should be heard that he 1972 and went on to Wayne State University Act will relieve this unique restriction on Amer- ican farmers and allow them to grow industrial has become a community leader in interfaith where she earned a Masters in Music/Edu- hemp in accord with State law. relationships. Indeed, at his Silver Salute, he cation in 1980. Impressively in 1987, Sister will be honored by an imam, a bishop, and Industrial hemp is a crop that was grown le- Mary Ann received a Master’s Degree in Edu- gally throughout the United States for most of several ministers—a testament to his advo- cational Administration at the University of our Nation’s history. In fact, during World War cacy and the respect he has earned through- Dayton. From the State of Michigan she ob- II, the Federal Government actively encour- out our religious communities. tained Administrative Certification K–12 Build- aged American farmers to grow industrial Rabbi Brockman has inspired hundreds to ing Level Leadership Improvement, a Sec- hemp to help the war effort. The Department ondary Certificate in Music-K–12 and in Music not only talk about those issues that impact of Agriculture even produced a film ‘‘Hemp for 9–12. Victory’’ encouraging the plant’s cultivation. our community, but to act on them as well. Sister Mary Ann Smith has served on nu- Among those is Abraham’s Tent, a program In recent years, the hemp plant has been merous Boards and Committees in the aca- put to many popular uses in foods and in in- that Rabbi Brockman helped found which was demic community, is a member of the Livonia dustry. Grocery stores sell hemp seeds and oil created to address the problem of the many Chamber of Commerce and is a choir member as well as food products containing oil and homeless men who are turned away from and cantor at St. Monica Parish. She taught seeds from the hemp plant. Industrial hemp is shelters because of high demand and limited school in Detroit, Hamtramck, Wyandotte, Bay also included in consumer products such as capacity. Each week a house of worship is City and Livonia and served as Principal at St. paper, cloths, cosmetics, carpet, and door opened to these men so that they may have Florian High School in Hamtramck before be- frames of cars. Hemp has even been used in a warm place to sleep at night and volunteers coming Principal/President of Ladywood High alternative automobile fuel. from the congregation also provide them with School in my hometown of Livonia. It is unfortunate that the Federal Govern- Mr. Speaker, Sister Mary Ann Smith has a hot meal. This effort has not only provided ment has stood in the way of American farm- bettered the lives of countless students. Cele- shelter to many who might have otherwise ers competing in the global industrial hemp brating more than 40 years in Catholic Edu- market. Indeed, the founders of our Nation, been subjected to the bitter conditions of a cation, Sister Mary Ann Smith has been a some of whom grew hemp, would surely find New England winter, but has also kept the member of the Congregation of the Sisters of that federal restrictions on farmers growing a issues of homelessness at the forefront of our St. Felix of Cantalice for 44 years. As she re- safe and profitable crop on their own land are community’s public discourse. ceives this much deserved award for her tire- inconsistent with the constitutional guarantee Through his spiritual leadership and advo- less efforts on the behalf of the youth of our of a limited, restrained Federal Government. cacy for social justice, Rabbi Herbert metropolitan area, I ask my colleagues to join Therefore, I urge my colleagues to stand up Brockman has left an indelible mark on our me in applauding her legendary leadership, for American farmers and cosponsor the In- and in thanking her for her unfaltering service community. His infinite compassion and com- dustrial Hemp Farming Act. to our community and our country. mitment to service inspires others to make a f f difference—a gift that has and continues to HONORING BRAIN CENTER HEALTH make the Greater New Haven community a INTRODUCING THE INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATION OF HEN- better place to live, learn, and grow. I am so HEMP FARMING ACT DERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA pleased to have the opportunity to extend my deepest thanks to him for all of his good work HON. RON PAUL HON. HEATH SHULER and to join the congregation of Mishkan Israel OF TEXAS OF NORTH CAROLINA in congratulating him on his 25th Anniversary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with them. I wish him, his wife, Elin, and their Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 children Harry and Jonathan all the best for Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to many more years of health and happiness. the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. The Indus- honor Brain Center Health and Rehabilitation

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:30 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E11MY1.000 E11MY1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 11, 2011 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 7107 of Hendersonville, North Carolina, during this Chamorro fiesta food on board. He promoted the 3rd Expeditionary Force would be trans- year’s National Nursing Home Week. the Chamorro culture in his tours and was one ferred from Okinawa, Japan to Guam. He Brain Center Health and Rehabilitation pro- of the pioneers of what is now recognized as viewed the relocation of the 3rd Expeditionary vides extended care and skilled nursing serv- culture-based eco-tourism. Force as a homecoming for the Marine Corps ices to seniors with short-term and long-term In 1992, John joined the Guam Chapter of and was always the first to defend the Marine disabilities. The center houses a dedicated the 3rd Marine Division Association. As a Corps when members of the community made staff that provides 24-hour continuous care member of this organization, John devoted his negative comments about ‘‘his’’ Marines. throughout the year to 120 patients. Through time and energy to helping fellow Marines and After his passing, community leaders, fam- associate partners, they are able to offer reli- veterans. He was active in promoting and pre- ily, friends, and John’s fellow servicemembers able and high-quality medical assistance to serving the history of the 3rd Marine Division spoke fondly of John’s service and his dedica- residents in multiple states. and its role in the War in the Pacific and the tion to honoring his fellow Marines and vet- In celebration of this year’s National Nursing Liberation of Guam during World War II. He erans. On April 16, 2011, the Marine Corps Home Week, the theme of which is ‘‘fulfilling was a history buff and he immersed himself in Heritage Foundation posthumously awarded the promise,’’ Brain Center Health and Reha- collecting memorabilia and military equipment John Gerber the prestigious Colonel John H. bilitation Center will host events to recognize from the World War II era. Magruder Award in Quantico, Virginia. This residents and staff that focus on maintaining John also promoted the idea of welcoming national award recognizes an individual or or- the high level of care that helped it be named active duty Marines and other servicemembers ganization for their excellence in depicting and one of the only 5 Star centers in the region. who visited Guam on temporary duty or de- perpetuating Marine Corps history. I would like to applaud and thank the skilled ployments. He teamed up with the Guam Mr. Speaker, John Gerber was a proud son and trained staff members of Brain Center Chamber of Commerce’s Armed Forces Com- of Guam who dedicated his life to honoring his Health and Rehabilitation. Their focus on indi- mittee and veterans organizations to host fies- beloved Marines, veterans, and the people of vidualized care respects the rights and dignity tas for visiting Marines, World War II veterans, Guam. Renaming the Guam Main Post Office of their residents and their philosophy of car- and military units deployed to Guam. He Facility will serve as a permanent honor to the ing and curing provides quality results. hosted numerous fiestas each year and it is legacy and memory of John Pangelinan Ger- Mr. Speaker, in recognition of their excel- estimated that his hospitality was appreciated ber, and I urge my colleagues to support this lence in care, I ask my colleagues to join me by nearly 20,000 servicemembers who visited bill. in celebrating the staff and residents of Brain his home in Ordot called ‘‘Gerber’s Ranch.’’ f Center Health and Rehabilitation. Gerber’s Ranch was a mini-complex of out- INTRODUCTION FOR A RESOLU- f door pavilions, cooking facilities, and a mini- museum of his collection of World War II TION SUPPORTING THE GOALS JOHN PANGELINAN GERBER POST memorabilia. John collected and restored AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL OFFICE BUILDING many World War II armored vehicles, weap- ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ons and uniforms and artifacts. His collection HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO was known worldwide among Marines and his OF GUAM mini-museum was visited by many of the Ma- HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rine Corps’ senior leadership, including the OF GUAM Commandant. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES John worked tirelessly to educate the public Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today about Guam’s significance during World War II to introduce a bill to rename the U.S. Post Of- and the Marine Corps’ role in liberating the is- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, today I have fice Building in Barrigada, Guam, the John land. On July 21, 2008, the 64th anniversary introduced a resolution to honor the memory Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building. John of Liberation of Guam, John opened the Pa- of 3,408 Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Gerber, a former Marine and lifetime resident cific War Museum, transferring his collection to and Pacific Islanders we have lost to AIDS, of the village of Ordot, Guam, passed away on a site more accommodating to the public. This and to recognize the 9,000 whom are still liv- May 4, 2010, at the age of 58. facility, located below a bluff named after U.S. ing with HIV/AIDS in the United States. It sup- John Vincent Pangelinan Gerber was born Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, served as an ports the goals and ideals of National Asian in Guam on May 31, 1951. The eldest son of appropriate display venue for John’s collection and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Martin and Dolores Gerber, John attended of World War II-era memorabilia and military Day, its observance, and, draws attention to Barrigada Junior High School, Father Duenas equipment. the stigma and disparities that hinder proper Memorial School and George Washington In 2004, John was instrumental in an effort treatment and prevention within these commu- High School. On June 4, 1969, immediately to rename Route 1 on Guam from Marine nities. after graduating from high school, John en- Drive to Marine Corps Drive to clarify that this Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders com- listed in the United States Marine Corps. Upon highway honors the 1,548 Marines who lost prise more than 40 different ethnic sub- completion of basic training at Marine Corps their lives and the 6,000 Marines that were groups, speaking more than 100 languages Recruit Depot in San Diego, John was de- wounded during the Liberation of Guam, and and dialects. This resolution recognizes the ployed to Vietnam where he served with the that it is not named Marine Drive because it importance of providing access to culturally- Fleet Logistics Command in support of the 1st parallels Guam’s western shoreline as many and linguistically-competent services, espe- and 3rd Marine Divisions. After completing his tourists believe. When the bill stalled in the cially HIV testing. According to an analysis of tour in Vietnam, John was assigned to Marine Guam Legislature, John called attention to this recent data from the Centers for Disease Con- Barracks Guam where he would remain until issue by walking the entire 27 miles from An- trol and Prevention (CDC), Asian Americans he was honorably discharged as a Corporal dersen Air Force Base to Naval Base Guam and Pacific Islanders were the only racial/eth- from the Marine Corps on June 3, 1975. pulling a handcart with a billboard that de- nic groups with a statistically significant in- Following his service in the Marine Corps, manded action. His walk, which occurred dur- crease in new HIV diagnoses. The CDC esti- John returned to Guam and became a radio ing the morning rush hour, captured the mates that 37% of the HIV diagnoses among disc jockey with his signature ‘‘Wireless Rock’’ public’s admiration and support for this auda- these communities progress to AIDS in less program. He had the most popular radio show cious stunt. John went to this extreme to en- than 12 months. Additionally, the CDC esti- on Guam at the time, and he was a local ce- sure that our community will always remember mates that 1 in 3 Asian Americans, Native Ha- lebrity. As his program’s popularity soared, the heroism of the Marines who liberated waiians, and Pacific Islanders living with HIV/ John showed his business acumen by opening Guam, especially those who gave the ultimate AIDS are unaware they are infected. a record store called the Wireless Rock Music sacrifice for our freedom. The following day, Yet, with increasing rates of infection, they Box. John was an entrepreneur and he com- Route 1 was officially renamed Marine Corps continue to have the lowest rates of access to bined his love of our island and our ocean Drive by an Executive Order of the Governor, HIV testing services. Although there are a with a business venture, establishing a charter overcoming the objections of the Legislature. number of factors that contribute to increasing boat tour company that offered visitors a tour John was elated when the Department of rates of infections, stigma and discrimination of Guam’s best diving and fishing spots and Defense announced in 2005 that Marines from associated with HIV/AIDS has proved to be a

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SD–562 the impact of the HIV/AIDS-related stigma and SD–366 how it contributes to lower testing rates and Finance MAY 18 greater risk-taking behaviors. To hold hearings to examine financing 9:30 a.m. I look forward to working with my colleagues 21st century infrastructure. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in addressing this need and advancing the SD–215 Securities, Insurance and Investment Sub- larger cause of reducing HIV/AIDS-related Judiciary committee stigmas and disparities in access to HIV pre- Immigration, Refugees and Border Secu- To hold hearings to examine the state of the securitization markets. vention, testing, and treatment. I would like to rity Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine improving SD–538 thank my colleagues, Representative HONDA, security and facilitating commerce at 10 a.m. Representative FALEOMAVAEGO, Representa- America’s northern border and ports of Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tive WU, Representative PIERLUISI, Represent- entry. fairs Business meeting to continue consider- ative MALONEY, Representative CONNOLLY, SD–226 ation of S. 772, to protect Federal em- Representative CHRISTENSEN, Representative 10:15 a.m. ployees and visitors, improve the secu- LEE, Representative GRIJALVA, Representative Appropriations rity of Federal facilities and authorize L REEN OBERT COTT Transportation and Housing and Urban De- A G , Representative R S , and modernize the Federal Protective Representative SABLAN, and Representative velopment, and Related Agencies Sub- Service, S. 550, to improve the provi- MCDERMOTT for their support as original co- committee sion of assistance to fire departments, sponsors to this resolution. To hold hearings to examine proposed and S. 792, to authorize the waiver of budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for f certain debts relating to assistance the Federal Railroad Administration provided to individuals and households SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS and the National Railroad Passenger since 2005. Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Corporation. SD–342 agreed to by the Senate on February 4, SD–138 Judiciary 10:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine improving 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- Appropriations tem for a computerized schedule of all efficiency and ensuring justice in the Department of Defense Subcommittee immigration court system. meetings and hearings of Senate com- To receive a closed briefing the United SD–226 mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- States Northern Command (NORTH- Armed Services tees, and committees of conference. COM) and the United States Southern Readiness and Management Support Sub- This title requires all such committees Command (SOUTHCOM). committee to notify the Office of the Senate Daily SVC–217 To hold hearings to examine the current Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- materiel readiness of U.S. Forces in re- mittee—of the time, place, and purpose fairs view of the Defense Authorization Re- of the meetings, when scheduled, and Federal Financial Management, Govern- quest for fiscal year 2012 and the Fu- ment Information, Federal Services, ture Years Defense Program. any cancellations or changes in the and International Security Sub- SR–232A meetings as they occur. committee Veterans’ Affairs As an additional procedure along To hold hearings to examine addressing To hold hearings to examine seamless with the computerization of this infor- the U.S. Postal Service’s financial cri- transition, focusing on improving Vet- mation, the Office of the Senate Daily sis. erans Affairs and Department of De- Digest will prepare this information for SD–342 fense collaboration. printing in the Extensions of Remarks 2:15 p.m. SR–418 2:30 p.m. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Foreign Relations Appropriations on Monday and Wednesday of each Business meeting to consider S. 618, to promote the strengthening of the pri- Energy and Water Development Sub- week. committee Meetings scheduled for Thursday, vate sector in Egypt and Tunisia, S. Con. Res. 15, supporting the goals and To hold hearings to examine proposed May 12, 2011 may be found in the Daily ideals of World Malaria Day, and re- budget estimates and justification for Digest of today’s RECORD. affirming United States leadership and fiscal year 2012 for the Department of support for efforts to combat malaria Energy. SD–192 MEETINGS SCHEDULED as a critical component of the Presi- Foreign Relations dent’s Global Health Initiative, and the MAY 17 European Affairs Subcommittee nominations of Daniel Benjamin Sha- 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine Administra- piro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Foreign Relations tion priorities for Europe in the 112th Israel, Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, to To hold hearings to examine strategic Congress. implications of Pakistan and the re- be Ambassador to the Hashemite King- SD–419 gion. dom of Jordan, George Albert Krol, of Energy and Natural Resources SD–419 New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee 10 a.m. Republic of Uzbekistan, and Henry S. To hold hearings to examine S. 220, to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ensher, of California, to be Ambas- provide for the reforestation of forest To hold hearings to examine oversight sador to the People’s Democratic Re- landscapes, protection of old growth and reauthorization of the Export-Im- public of Algeria, all of the Department forests, and management of national port Bank of the United States. of State, and Mara E. Rudman, of Mas- forests in the eastside forests of the SD–538 sachusetts, to be an Assistant Adminis- State of Oregon, S. 270, to direct the Energy and Natural Resources trator of the United States Agency for Secretary of the Interior to convey cer- To hold hearings to examine S. 516, to ex- International Development, and a pro- tain Federal land to Deschutes County, tend outer Continental Shelf leases to motion list in the Foreign Service. Oregon, S. 271, to require the Secretary accommodate permitting delays and to S–116, Capitol of Agriculture to enter into a property provide operators time to meet new 2:30 p.m. conveyance with the city of Wallowa, drilling and safety requirements, S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oregon, S. 278, to provide for the ex- 843, to establish outer Continental To hold hearings to examine strength- change of certain land located in the Shelf lease and permit processing co- ening medical and public health pre- Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in ordination offices, S. 916, to facilitate paredness and response. the State of Colorado, S. 292, to resolve appropriate oil and gas development on SD–430 the claims of the Bering Straits Native

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State of Alaska and to provide for the To hold hearings to examine Marine SD–342 conveyance to the Bering Straits Na- Corps acquisition programs in review Veterans’ Affairs tive Corporation of certain other public of the Defense Authorization Request To hold hearings to examine seamless land in partial satisfaction of the land for fiscal year 2012 and the Future transition, focusing on meeting the entitlement of the Corporation under Years Defense Program; with the possi- needs of service members and veterans. the Alaska Native Claims Settlement bility of a closed session in SVC–217 SR–418 Act, S. 322, to expand the Alpine Lakes following the open session. 10:30 a.m. Wilderness in the State of Washington, SR–232A Appropriations to designate the Middle Fork Department of Defense Subcommittee Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as MAY 19 To hold hearings to examine proposed wild and scenic rivers, S. 382, to amend 10 a.m. budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the National Forest Ski Area Permit Foreign Relations the Missile Defense Agency. Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of To hold hearings to examine evaluating SD–192 the Secretary of Agriculture regarding goals and progress in Afghanistan and 2:30 p.m. additional recreational uses of Na- Pakistan. Energy and Natural Resources tional Forest System land that is sub- SD–419 Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee ject to ski area permits, and for other Homeland Security and Governmental Af- To hold hearings to examine S. 233, to permits, S. 427, to withdraw certain fairs withdraw certain Federal land and in- land located in Clark County, Nevada, To hold hearings to examine ten years terests in that land from location, from location, entry, and patent under after 9/11, focusing on if intelligence re- entry, and patent under the mining the mining laws and disposition under form is working, part II. laws and disposition under the mineral all laws pertaining to mineral and geo- SD–342 and geothermal leasing laws, S. 375, to thermal leasing or mineral materials, 2:30 p.m. S. 526, to provide for the conveyance of Foreign Relations authorize the Secretary of Agriculture certain Bureau of Land Management African Affairs Subcommittee and the Secretary of the Interior to land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the To hold hearings to examine the next enter into cooperative agreements with Arizona Game and Fish Commission, steps in Cote d’Ivoire. State foresters authorizing State for- for use as a public shooting range, S. SD–419 esters to provide certain forest, range- 566, to provide for the establishment of Energy and Natural Resources land, and watershed restoration and the National Volcano Early Warning Water and Power Subcommittee protection services, S. 714, to reauthor- and Monitoring System, S. 590, to con- To hold hearings to examine S. 201, to ize the Federal Land Transaction Fa- vey certain submerged lands to the clarify the jurisdiction of the Sec- cilitation Act, and S. 730, to provide for Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- retary of the Interior with respect to the settlement of certain claims under iana Islands in order to give that terri- the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, S. the Alaska Native Claims Settlement tory the same benefits in its submerged 333, to reinstate and extend the dead- Act. lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and line for commencement of construction SD–366 of a hydroelectric project involving the American Samoa have in their sub- Little Wood River Ranch, S. 334, to re- merged lands, S. 607, to designate cer- MAY 26 instate and extend the deadline for tain land in the State of Oregon as wil- commencement of construction of a 10:30 a.m. derness, to provide for the exchange of hydroelectric project involving the Appropriations certain Federal land and non-Federal American Falls Reservoir, S. 419, to au- Department of Defense Subcommittee land, S. 617, to require the Secretary of thorize the Dry-Redwater Regional To receive a closed briefing on the the Interior to convey certain Federal Water Authority System, S. 499, to au- United States Central Command land to Elko County, Nevada, and to thorize the Secretary of the Interior to (CENTCOM) and United States African take land into trust for the Te-moak facilitate the development of hydro- Command (AFRICOM). Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of electric power on the Diamond Fork SVC–217 Nevada, S. 683, to provide for the con- System of the Central Utah Project, S. veyance of certain parcels of land to 519, to further allocate and expand the JUNE 15 the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 684, to availability of hydroelectric power provide for the conveyance of certain 10:30 a.m. generated at Hoover Dam, and S. 808, Appropriations parcels of land to the town of Alta, to direct the Secretary of the Interior Department of Defense Subcommittee Utah, S. 667, to establish the Rio to allow for prepayment of repayment To hold hearings to examine the Sec- Grande del Norte National Conserva- contracts between the United States retary of Defense and the Chairman of tion Area in the State of New Mexico, and the Uintah Water Conservancy Dis- S. 729, to validate final patent number trict. the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 27–2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for the SD–366 SD–192 designation of the Devil’s Staircase Intelligence Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, To hold closed hearings to examine cer- JUNE 16 to designate segments of Wasson and tain intelligence matters. 10:30 a.m. Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon SH–219 Energy and Natural Resources as wild rivers, S. 896, to amend the To hold hearings to examine S. 343, to Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to ex- MAY 24 amend Title I of PL 99–658 regarding pand the authorization of the Secre- 9 a.m. the Compact of Free Association be- taries of Agriculture, Commerce, and Foreign Relations tween the Government of the United the Interior to provide service opportu- To hold hearings to examine al Qaeda, States of America and the Government nities for young Americans; help re- the Taliban, and other extremist of Palau, to approve the results of the store the nation’s natural, cultural, groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 15-year review of the Compact, includ- historic, archaeological, recreational SD–419 ing the Agreement Between the Gov- and scenic resources; train a new gen- 2:30 p.m. ernment of the United States of Amer- eration of public land managers and en- Judiciary ica and the Government of the Repub- thusiasts; and promote the value of To hold hearings to examine certain lic of Palau Following the Compact of public service, and S. 897, to amend the nominations. Free Association Section 432 Review, SD–226 Surface Mining Control and Reclama- and to appropriate funds for the pur- tion Act of 1977 to clarify that poses of the amended PL 99–658 for fis- MAY 25 uncertified States and Indian tribes cal years ending on or before Sep- have the authority to use certain pay- 10 a.m. tember 30, 2024, to carry out the agree- ments for certain noncoal reclamation Homeland Security and Governmental Af- ments resulting from that review. projects and acid mine remediation fairs SD–366 programs. To hold hearings to examine how to save SD–366 taxpayer dollars, focusing on case stud-

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