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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 No. 155 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 11 a.m. Senate MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was The legislative clerk read the fol- number of amendments on both sides called to order by the Honorable RICH- lowing letter: that are available to be offered. I hope ARD BLUMENTHAL, a Senator from the U.S. SENATE, Senators will come and offer them as State of Connecticut. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, quickly as possible. We will try to Washington, DC, October 17, 2011. work out time agreements. I am anx- PRAYER To the Senate: ious to set up some votes before the Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, weekly party caucuses tomorrow. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby fered the following prayer: appoint the Honorable RICHARD BLUMEN- f Let us pray. THAL, a Senator from the State of Con- Eternal Lord God, hope of compas- necticut, to perform the duties of the Chair. EDUCATION sion and love, all that is within us DANIEL K. INOUYE, Mr. REID. Mr. President, Bart praise and magnify Your holy name. President pro tempore. Giamatti was a well-rounded man. He Today, incline the ears of our Senators Mr. BLUMENTHAL thereupon as- was the president of the Yale Univer- to hear Your voice as You fill them sumed the chair as Acting President sity and also Commissioner of Major with Your power. Bless all who work on pro tempore. League Baseball. He once called edu- Capitol Hill, inspiring them with Your f cation the ‘‘heart of a civil society.’’ spirit and encouraging them with Your But he also said the heart of education presence. May Your grace give them RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY is the act of teaching. each day a dignified sense of renewal. LEADER The commitment to educate the chil- Lord, make us all sensitive to under- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- dren of this Nation is our greatest in- stand our mutual needs and the impor- pore. The majority leader is recog- vestment in our collective future. It is tance of working in harmony and re- nized. the key to keeping the American spect one for the other. f dream alive and crucial to staying We pray in Your wonderful Name. competitive in a global economy. Amen. SCHEDULE Teachers are the stewards of that in- f Mr. REID. Mr. President, following vestment. But the terrible recession leader remarks, the Senate will be in that has rocked our national economy PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE morning business until 4 p.m. today. has threatened their ability to give our The Honorable RICHARD BLUMENTHAL Following morning business, the Sen- children the education they deserve. led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: ate will begin consideration of H.R. Since 2008, State and local budget I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 2112, which is the vehicle for the Agri- cuts have cost this country 300,000 edu- United States of America, and to the Repub- culture, Commerce-State-Justice, and cation jobs. Nearly 200,000 of those jobs lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Transportation appropriations bills. At were lost in the last year alone. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 5:15 the Senate will be in executive ses- Schools are feeling the pinch of a larg- f sion to consider the nomination of er class size, especially at the elemen- Cathy Bisson to be United States Dis- tary and middle school levels. The APPOINTMENT OF ACTING trict Judge for the Western District of number of children in an elementary PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Pennsylvania. At 5:30 there will be a school classroom has a direct correla- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vote on confirmation of that nomina- tion to student achievement and even clerk will please read a communication tion. At 4 o’clock, as indicated here, we college graduation rates. to the Senate from the President pro are going to move to the appropria- Districts also shortened schooldays, tempore (Mr. INOUYE). tions bills. I understand there are a school years, and eliminated summer ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S6565 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 Oct 18, 2011 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17OC6.000 S17OCPT1 PWALKER on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6566 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 17, 2011 school programs that help underprivi- Mr. President, will the Chair an- mass deficits that mortgage our chil- leged children to compete in the world. nounce the business of the day? dren and our grandchildren’s futures. Republican and Democratic Presi- They have cut art and music classes f and afterschool activities that keep dents alike over the years have asked students engaged and prevent every- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME for enhanced rescission authority— thing from high school dropouts, delin- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- what we used to call the line-item quency, to even teen pregnancy. pore. Under the previous order, the veto—that would give the President of While all of these cuts have been dif- leadership time is reserved. the United States the ability to elimi- ficult, things could be much worse. The nate unnecessary, wasteful, earmarked, Recovery Act and the Education Jobs f porkbarrel spending provisions without Fund provided money to keep 422,000 MORNING BUSINESS having to veto the entire bill. teachers in the classroom for a year. We believe these two measures can School districts across the country The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- bring about a fiscal discipline in this used that Federal funding to keep class pore. Under the previous order, the Congress and in this Nation that has sizes small and ensure students are Senate will be in a period of morning been sadly lacking for a long time and given the world-class education they business until 4 p.m., with Senators has given us the massive debts and deserve. They used this funding to en- permitted to speak therein for up to 10 deficits—a deficit of nearly $50,000 for sure America’s children are trained for minutes each. every man, woman, and child in Amer- the jobs of today and prepared for the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest ica today. challenges of tomorrow. the absence of a quorum. We need tax reform. Is there anyone Still, as the economy continues to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- in America who doesn’t believe that struggle, so do State and local budgets. pore. The clerk will call the roll. the Tax Code, which is this high, That means schools that are already The legislative clerk proceeded to doesn’t need to be reformed? Our pro- doing more with less will continue to call the roll. posal is simple: Cut the corporate tax be at risk. Although Democrats have Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask rate from 35 to 25; create 3 categories saved hundreds of thousands of teacher unanimous consent that the order for of tax rates in America, and close the jobs already, schools have still lost the quorum call be rescinded. loopholes, eliminate the subsidies, and 300,000 educators since this recession The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- let’s give Americans a Tax Code they began. pore. Without objection, it is so or- can trust and believe in—even under- And the brain drain could even get dered. stand. worse. State and local budgets could f Let’s bring home the $1.4 trillion in cost as many as 280,000 teacher jobs foreign earnings that are trapped over- next year unless we do more. That is JOBS THROUGH GROWTH ACT seas in countries where U.S.-based mul- why President Obama proposed we in- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I come tinational companies do business. Why vest $30 billion as part of the American to the floor today to discuss the Jobs won’t they bring the money home? It is Jobs Act to keep our schools well Through Growth Act that was recently because they have to tax it at 35 per- staffed and to ensure our children are introduced by most of my Republican cent. It is not that complicated. well educated. This is not deficit spend- colleagues on this side of the aisle. I Last week, Senator HAGAN and I in- ing. This is money that will be paid for. wish to highlight the hard work done troduced a bill that would provide in- centives for that money to come home Republicans blocked that job-creating by my colleagues Senators PAUL and on the proviso that they create jobs in legislation which would have put 2 mil- PORTMAN in putting this bill together. lion people to work in classrooms and This bill is a commonsense alter- America and invest in America. Ac- at construction sites across the coun- native to the plan being championed by cording to a recent study done by the try. But Democrats have not given up President Obama and Majority Leader chamber of commerce, the repatriation on keeping our schools fully staffed. of this $1.4 trillion in corporate earn- REID. The differences between our plan ings currently trapped overseas can re- Nearly 300,000 teacher jobs—I repeat— and theirs are that we want to create sult in increasing the gross domestic are at risk, and so is the quality of our jobs through growth and they want to product by roughly $360 billion and education system.
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