October 6, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 157, Pt. 11 14941 have to oppose it and hopefully we can the ivory towers of Washington, but no definitive account of when the rock first work it out in conference with the out there on the hustings, the real appeared on the property; other body. world jobs have to be taken into ac- Whereas the use of the term ‘‘Niggerhead’’ Mr. DOYLE. If my friend could yield count, and sometimes it takes 5 years to describe a hunting retreat is morally of- fensive; one more second, I would just say to and 1 month or 5 years and 6 months. Whereas Ronnie Brooks, a local resident you, if your bill simply had a 5-year That’s why I would urge that we defeat who guided a few turkey shoots for Governor compliance deadline and the Clean Air this amendment. Perry between 1985 and 1990, said he holds Act said 3 years with the possibility of I yield back the balance of my time. Governor Perry ‘‘in the highest esteem’’ but an extension, I think you would have The Acting CHAIR. The question is said this of the rock at the camp: ‘‘It kind of something that many of us would con- on the amendment offered by the gen- offended me, truthfully’’; sider because you would have a 5-year tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Whereas Haskell County Judge David Davis, sitting in his courtroom and looking deadline. You don’t have a deadline. DOYLE). The question was taken; and the Act- at a window there, said the word was ‘‘like That’s my problem. You have a no- those are vertical blinds. It’s just what it sooner-than, but you don’t have a dead- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- was called. There was no significance other line. peared to have it. than a hunting deal’’—in other words, the I thank my friend. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I de- judge was morally vacuous; Mr. WHITFIELD. I yield back the mand a recorded vote. Whereas the name of this particular parcel balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to did not change for years and for many re- Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. I move to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- mained the same after it became associated strike the last word. ceedings on the amendment offered by with Rick Perry, first as a private citizen, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is the gentleman from Pennsylvania will then as a State official, and finally as Texas recognized for 5 minutes. be postponed. Governor; Whereas some local residents still call it Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Mr. Mr. WHITFIELD. I move that the by the morally repugnant name Chairman, I would have to rise in oppo- Committee do now rise. ‘‘Niggerhead’’; sition to the amendment. I agree with The motion was agreed to. Whereas as recently as this summer, the many of the comments that were made Accordingly, the Committee rose; slab-like rock—lying flat, portions of the in regard to everybody trying to be and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. name still faintly visible beneath a coat of reasonable and work some things out GRIFFITH of Virginia) having assumed white paint—remained by the gated entrance on this, but one of the concerns that I the chair, Mr. YODER, Acting Chair of to the camp; have and the reason that the language the Committee of the Whole House on Whereas asked last week about the name, the state of the Union, reported that Governor Perry said the word on the rock is is as it is in the bill, which says that an offensive name that has no place in the it’s 5 years unless there’s an extension that Committee, having had under con- modern world—implying that it may have by the administrator, is that in the sideration the bill (H.R. 2250) to pro- been okay and had an appropriate place in real world sense of things, many com- vide additional time for the Adminis- that community when he was growing up; panies find it difficult to hit the target, trator of the Environmental Protection Whereas Mae Lou Yeldell has lived in Has- and I would hate to see us losing jobs Agency to issue achievable standards kell County, Texas, for 70 years and recalls because we had 5 years and 1 month. for industrial, commercial, and institu- the racism she faced in the 1950s and 1960s in Under this amendment if they needed 5 tional boilers, process heaters, and in- West Texas, when being called an offensive cinerators, and for other purposes, had name—like Whites greeting Blacks with years and 1 month or 5 years and 6 ‘‘Morning nigger’’—was ‘‘like a broken months to comply, then they would not come to no resolution thereon. record’’; be in compliance, and it may very well f Whereas Throckmorton County, where the cost jobs and cause a company to make RAISING A QUESTION OF THE hunting camp is located near Haskell Coun- a decision that they don’t think they ty, was for years considered a virtual no-go PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE can make it. zone for African-Americans because of old In real world examples, everything is Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- stories told by locals about the lynching of not perfect, and I have discussed this er, I offer the resolution previously no- an African-American man there; several times, but one of the factories ticed. Whereas Haskell County began observing The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day just two years in my area of the Celanese company, ago according to a county commissioner in YODER). The Clerk will report the reso- they have to see what the regs look Haskell County; like, then they have to see if they can lution. Whereas Governor Perry grew up in a seg- retool for using coal. That takes time The Clerk read as follows: regated era whose history has defined and to figure out whether they can retool Whereas on October 2, 2011, the Washington complicated the careers of many Southern their facility to meet the compliance. Post reported a story called ‘‘Rick Perry politicians; If they can’t meet the compliance, then And A Word Set On Stone’’; Whereas Governor Perry has spoken often what about natural gas or some other Whereas upon reading that story the vast about how his upbringing in this sparsely majority of people in the United States were populated farming community influenced his fuel source? Well, guess what? They morally outraged; conservatism; don’t have a natural gas line coming Whereas most of the facts in this resolu- Whereas Governor Perry says he men- into the community where they’re lo- tion come from that Washington Post story; tioned the offensive word on the rock to his cated that would have enough natural Whereas Governor Rick Perry has de- parents shortly after they had signed a lease gas in it for any industrial purpose. As scribed a childhood in Haskell County in and he had visited the property, and they a result of that, they then have to try Paint Creek, Texas, as centered on Boy rather immediately painted over the word to figure out how they’re going to cross Scouts, school, and church; during the next July 4 holiday, but seven rivers and mountains in order to get Whereas Texas Governor Rick Perry is people interviewed by the Washington Post from West Texas and was originally a South- said they still saw the word on the rock at natural gas into that community in ern Democrat—often known as Dixiecrats— various points during the years that the order to keep those jobs available. who switched parties in the late 1980s to be- Perry family was associated with the prop- The problem with this amendment is come a Republican and is currently a leading erty through his father, partners, or his sig- it is a solid 5 years and you’re done. Republican presidential candidate; nature on a lease; What we’re trying to do with the bill Whereas ranchers who once grazed cattle Whereas another local resident who visited overall, while we want to be reasonable on the 1,070-acre parcel in Throckmorton the property with Governor Perry and the and we want to try to work something County on the Clear Fork of the Brazos legislators he brought there to go hunting out, we want to also have the EPA ad- River—near where Governor Perry was recalled seeing the rock with the name clear- raised in Paint Creek, Texas—it has since be- ly visible; ministrator in a position that in real come a hunting ground that was called by Whereas how, when, or whether Governor world circumstances, with real world the name ‘‘Niggerhead’’ well before Governor Perry dealt with it when he was using the jobs, not in the ivory towers of the uni- Perry and his father, Ray, began hunting property isn’t clear and adds a dimension to versities necessarily or even here in there in the early 1980s even though there is the emerging biography of Governor Perry

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Adams Granger Nunnelee ‘‘Niggerhead’’ is offensive. Aderholt Graves (GA) Palazzo is also ‘‘offensive’’: Now, therefore, be it Akin Graves (MO) Paul Resolved, That the House of Representa- And for a Governor of one of the Alexander Griffin (AR) Pearce tives— great States of our Nation to hunt at Amash Griffith (VA) Pence (1) calls on Governor Rick Perry to apolo- Niggerhead Ranch, it’s offensive; and I Amodei Grimm Petri gize for not immediately doing away with think that I am expressing the moral Austria Guinta Pitts Bachus Guthrie the rock that contained the word outrage of all Americans. Platts ‘‘Niggerhead’’ at the entrance of a ranch he Barletta Hall Pompeo I thank the gentleman for allowing Bartlett Hanna was leasing and on which he was taking Posey me to make my argument. Barton (TX) Harper Price (GA) friends, colleagues, and supporters to hunt; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Benishek Harris Quayle (2) calls on Governor Rick Perry’s presi- Chair is prepared to rule. Berg Hartzler Reed dential rivals, who have not yet made strong Biggert Hastings (WA) Rehberg statements of outrage over the rock that The resolution offered by the gen- Bilbray Hayworth Reichert contained the word, to do so; tleman from Illinois makes several as- Bilirakis Heck Renacci (3) calls upon Governor Rick Perry to con- sertions about the Governor of a State Bishop (UT) Hensarling Ribble Black Herger Rigell demn the use of this word as being totally of- and proposes that the House call upon Blackburn Herrera Beutler fensive and inappropriate at anytime and Rivera the Governor and others to take cer- Bono Mack Huelskamp Roby anyplace in United States history; and tain actions with regard to these asser- Boustany Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) (4) calls upon Governor Rick Perry to list tions. Brady (TX) Hultgren Rogers (AL) Brooks Hunter the names of all lawmakers, friends, and fi- In order to qualify as a question of Rogers (KY) nancial supporters he took with him on his Broun (GA) Hurt Rogers (MI) hunting trips at ‘‘Niggerhead’’. the privileges of the House under rule Buchanan Issa Rohrabacher IX, the resolution must address ‘‘the Bucshon Jenkins Rokita The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the Buerkle Johnson (IL) Rooney rights of the House collectively, its Burgess Johnson (OH) gentleman from Illinois wish to present safety, dignity, or the integrity of its Ros-Lehtinen argument on why the resolution is Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam Roskam proceedings.’’ The resolution seeks to Camp Jones Ross (FL) privileged under rule IX to take prece- Canseco Jordan express the position of the House to- Royce Cantor Kelly dence over other questions? Runyan ward the actions of others outside of Capito King (IA) Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Very quick- Ryan (WI) the House without any tangible con- Carter King (NY) Scalise ly, Mr. Speaker, just before you do Cassidy Kingston nection to the House or its pro- Schilling rule, the House of Representatives does Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Schmidt ceedings. Chaffetz Kline have a history of passing resolutions Schock A resolution merely asserting the po- Coffman (CO) Labrador that have been privileged in the past Schweikert sition of the House with regard to an Cole Lamborn Scott (SC) on questions that are offensive and Conaway Lance external issue cannot be the basis of a Scott, Austin morally repugnant to many Americans. Cravaack Landry question of privilege. As articulated by Sensenbrenner There was a minister on the south Crawford Lankford the Chair most recently on September Crenshaw Latham Sessions side of Chicago, for example, for which Cuellar LaTourette Shimkus 23, 2010, according privilege to such a Shuster this House took up a particular resolu- resolution would allow any Member to Culberson Latta tion and denounced that minister for Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Simpson place before the House at any time Smith (NE) language that he used on numerous oc- Denham LoBiondo whatever topic he or she might deem Dent Long Smith (NJ) casions against minorities in the DesJarlais Lucas Smith (TX) advisable. In such an environment, Southerland United States. anything could be privileged, so noth- Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Consistent with the language with Dreier Lummis Stearns ing would enjoy true privilege. Duffy Lungren, Daniel Stivers this resolution that I have offered, the The Chair finds that the resolution Duncan (SC) E. Stutzman House has taken a position in the past does not affect ‘‘the rights of the House Duncan (TN) Mack Sullivan that allows Members of Congress to ex- Ellmers Manzullo Terry collectively, its safety, dignity, or the Thompson (PA) press their consciences and their senti- Emerson Marchant integrity of its proceedings’’ within the Farenthold Marino Thornberry ments about the matters that are in meaning of clause 1 of rule IX and, Fincher McCarthy (CA) Tiberi front of us. therefore, does not qualify as a ques- Fitzpatrick McCaul Tipton Now, as a Member of Congress and a Flake McClintock Turner (NY) tion of the privileges of the House. Fleischmann McCotter Turner (OH) member of this institution, my final Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Fleming McHenry Upton argument is that each one of these er, with all due respect, I appeal the Flores McKeon Walberg Presidential candidates, whether they ruling of the Chair, and I would hope Forbes McKinley Walden are on the Democratic side or on the Fortenberry McMorris Walsh (IL) that my colleagues would support my Foxx Rodgers Webster Republican side, stands the chance to appeal. Franks (AZ) Meehan West stand in front of us and provide us with The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Frelinghuysen Mica Westmoreland a state of the Union address—a state of question is, Shall the decision of the Gallegly Miller (FL) Whitfield Gardner Miller (MI) Wilson (SC) our country’s fiscal health, its social Chair stand as the judgment of the Garrett Miller, Gary Wittman health, its mental health, its physical House? Gerlach Mulvaney Wolf Gibbs Murphy (PA) Womack health—and protect us from enemies MOTION TO TABLE both foreign and domestic. Gibson Myrick Woodall Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Yoder If my motion for someone who might move to table the gentleman’s motion Gohmert Noem Young (AK) stand in front of me as a Member of to appeal the ruling of the Chair. Goodlatte Nugent Young (FL) Congress and share with me their vi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gosar Nunes Young (IN) sion potentially of the United States question is on the motion to lay the NAYS—173 fails today, it simply suggests that the appeal on the table. Ackerman Becerra Braley (IA) Congress of the United States is paint- The question was taken; and the Altmire Berkley Brown (FL) ing over a profound problem that exists Speaker pro tempore announced that Andrews Berman Butterfield in this Nation. Baca Bishop (GA) Capps the ayes appeared to have it. Baldwin Bishop (NY) Capuano I know that my time has expired for Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Barrow Boswell Cardoza making my argument; but I personally er, on that I demand the yeas and nays. Bass (CA) Brady (PA) Carnahan

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Had I been present, I Clarke (MI) Inslee Peterson [Roll No. 766] would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Clarke (NY) Israel Pingree (ME) AYES—167 Clay Jackson (IL) Price (NC) f Cleaver Jackson Lee Rahall Ackerman Gibson Murphy (CT) Altmire Clyburn (TX) Rangel EPA REGULATORY RELIEF ACT OF Gonzalez Nadler Cohen Johnson (GA) Reyes Andrews Green, Al Napolitano Connolly (VA) Johnson, E. B. Richardson 2011 Baca Green, Gene Neal Baldwin Conyers Kaptur Richmond The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Grijalva Pallone Cooper Keating Ross (AR) Bass (CA) Gutierrez Pascrell Costello Kildee Rothman (NJ) EMERSON). Pursuant to House Resolu- Becerra Hahn Pastor (AZ) Courtney Kind Roybal-Allard tion 419 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Berkley Hanabusa Payne Critz Kissell Ruppersberger clares the House in the Committee of Berman Hastings (FL) Perlmutter Cummings Kucinich Rush Bishop (GA) Heinrich Peters the Whole House on the state of the Bishop (NY) Higgins Davis (CA) Langevin Ryan (OH) Pingree (ME) Boswell Himes Davis (IL) Larsen (WA) Sanchez, Loretta Union for the further consideration of Price (NC) Brady (PA) Hinchey DeFazio Larson (CT) Sarbanes the bill, H.R. 2250. Rangel Braley (IA) Hinojosa DeGette Lee (CA) Schakowsky Reyes DeLauro Levin Schiff b 1416 Brown (FL) Hirono Capps Hochul Richardson Deutch Lewis (GA) Schrader Richmond Dicks Lipinski Schwartz IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Capuano Holt Rothman (NJ) Dingell Loebsack Scott (VA) Carnahan Honda Accordingly, the House resolved Roybal-Allard Doggett Lofgren, Zoe Serrano Carney Hoyer Ruppersberger Donnelly (IN) Lowey Sewell itself into the Committee of the Whole Carson (IN) Inslee Rush Doyle Luja´ n Sherman House on the state of the Union for the Castor (FL) Israel Edwards Lynch Sires further consideration of the bill (H.R. Chandler Jackson (IL) Ryan (OH) Sanchez, Loretta Ellison Maloney Slaughter 2250) to provide additional time for the Chu Jackson Lee Engel Markey Speier Cicilline (TX) Sarbanes Eshoo Matheson Stark Administrator of the Environmental Clarke (MI) Johnson (GA) Schakowsky Farr Matsui Sutton Protection Agency to issue achievable Clarke (NY) Johnson, E. B. Schiff Fattah McCarthy (NY) Thompson (CA) standards for industrial, commercial, Clay Kaptur Schwartz Filner McCollum Thompson (MS) Cleaver Keating Scott (VA) Frank (MA) McDermott Tierney and institutional boilers, process heat- Clyburn Kildee Scott, David Fudge McGovern Tonko ers, and incinerators, and for other Cohen Kissell Serrano Garamendi McIntyre Towns purposes, with Mr. YODER (Acting Connolly (VA) Kucinich Sewell Gonzalez McNerney Tsongas Chair) in the chair. Conyers Langevin Sherman Green, Al Meeks Van Hollen Cooper Larsen (WA) Sires Green, Gene Miller (NC) Vela´ zquez The Clerk read the title of the bill. Costello Larson (CT) Slaughter Grijalva Miller, George Visclosky The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Courtney Lee (CA) Smith (NJ) Crowley Levin Gutierrez Moore Walz (MN) mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, Speier Cummings Lewis (GA) Hahn Moran Waters Stark a request for a recorded vote on amend- Davis (CA) Lipinski Hanabusa Murphy (CT) Watt Sutton ONGRES Davis (IL) Loebsack Hastings (FL) Nadler Waxman ment No. 4 printed in the C - Thompson (CA) Heinrich Napolitano Welch SIONAL RECORD, offered by the gen- DeFazio Lofgren, Zoe DeGette Lowey Thompson (MS) Higgins Neal Woolsey tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Tierney Himes Owens Yarmuth DeLauro Luja´ n DOYLE), had been postponed. Deutch Lynch Tonko NOT VOTING—29 Dicks Maloney Towns Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, Tsongas Bachmann Giffords Quigley proceedings will now resume on those Dingell Markey Doggett Matsui Van Hollen Bass (NH) Gowdy Sa´ nchez, Linda amendments printed in the CONGRES- Doyle McCarthy (NY) Vela´ zquez Blumenauer Holden T. SIONAL RECORD on which further pro- Edwards McCollum Visclosky Bonner Hoyer Scott, David Walz (MN) Boren Michaud Ellison McDermott Shuler ceedings were postponed, in the fol- Wasserman Calvert Olson Engel McGovern Smith (WA) lowing order: Schultz Campbell Olver Eshoo McIntyre Wasserman Waters Coble Paulsen Amendment No. 9 by Mr. WAXMAN of Farr McNerney Schultz Watt Costa Pelosi California. Fattah Meeks Wilson (FL) Waxman Crowley Poe (TX) Filner Miller (NC) Amendment No. 6 by Mr. RUSH of Illi- Welch Dold Polis Frank (MA) Miller, George nois. Fudge Moore Woolsey b 1416 Amendment No. 15 by Ms. HAHN of Garamendi Moran Yarmuth Messrs. NEAL, HIGGINS, AL GREEN California. NOES—243 Amendment No. 16 by Mrs. CAPPS of of Texas, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. BERK- Adams Burgess Donnelly (IN) LEY, Ms. SPEIER, and Ms. California. Aderholt Burton (IN) Dreier Amendment No. 4 by Mr. DOYLE of Akin Butterfield Duffy SCHWARTZ changed their vote from Alexander Camp Duncan (SC) ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Pennsylvania. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Amash Canseco Duncan (TN) Messrs. STIVERS, HUNTER, MAN- Amodei Cantor Ellmers ZULLO, GINGREY of Georgia, DUFFY, the time for any electronic vote after Austria Capito Emerson the first vote in this series. Bachus Cardoza Farenthold KELLY, and Mrs. LUMMIS changed Barletta Carter Fincher AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MR. WAXMAN their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Barrow Cassidy Fitzpatrick So the motion was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bartlett Chabot Flake business is the demand for a recorded Barton (TX) Chaffetz Fleischmann The result of the vote was announced Benishek Coffman (CO) Fleming as above recorded. vote on the amendment offered by the Berg Cole Flores A motion to reconsider was laid on gentleman from California (Mr. WAX- Biggert Conaway Forbes the table. MAN) on which further proceedings Bilbray Costa Fortenberry were postponed and on which the noes Bilirakis Cravaack Foxx Stated for: Bishop (UT) Crawford Franks (AZ) Mr. DOLD. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. prevailed by voice vote. Black Crenshaw Frelinghuysen 765 I was unavoidably detained in Committee The Clerk will redesignate the Blackburn Critz Gallegly amendment. Bono Mack Cuellar Gardner with Secretary Geithner. Had I been present, Boustany Culberson Garrett I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brady (TX) Davis (KY) Gerlach Stated against: ment. Brooks Denham Gibbs Ms. PELOSI, Madam Speaker, on rollcall RECORDED VOTE Broun (GA) Dent Gingrey (GA) Buchanan DesJarlais Gohmert No. 765 I was detained at an official event. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bucshon Diaz-Balart Goodlatte Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ has been demanded. Buerkle Dold Gosar

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