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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014 No. 5 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was the world, many of them trafficked for This January designated as National called to order by the Speaker pro tem- labor, but increasingly for underaged Slavery and Human Trafficking Pre- pore (Mr. MESSER). girls. For young women, this is a case vention Month is a perfect time to f where they are exploited in this traf- shine a spotlight on the dark issue of ficking as well. trafficking, but awareness is only a DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Even in my work as chairman of the first step. More needs to be done. TEMPORE Foreign Affairs Committee, I have To that end, I would urge my col- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- learned that human trafficking is no leagues to join me in cosponsoring H.R. fore the House the following commu- longer just a problem ‘‘over there.’’ It 3344, the Fraudulent Overseas Recruit- nication from the Speaker: is a problem in our communities here. ment and Trafficking Elimination Act, It is a problem in developing econo- to combat one critical form of recur- WASHINGTON, DC, ring abuse: namely, that is unscrupu- January 9, 2014. mies, but also it is a problem in the I hereby appoint the Honorable LUKE United States and in Europe. It is a lous recruiters. By targeting the re- MESSER to act as Speaker pro tempore on scourge even in the communities that cruiters we can do a lot—these recruit- this day. we serve here and that we represent. ers who bait foreigners to travel to the JOHN A. BOEHNER, In my own community in the last United States with promises of good Speaker of the House of Representatives. two years, the Orange County Human jobs, but trap them in sexual exploi- f Trafficking Task Force assisted 250 tation or forced labor once they arrive. For example, in my home county, the MORNING-HOUR DEBATE victims. Ninety-three percent were women, most of them underage, 80 of Salvation Army’s Network of Emer- gency Trafficking Services reports that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- them from foreign countries. At our a full one-third of their clients—33 per- ant to the order of the House of Janu- November field hearing in Fullerton, cent of their clients—were recruited in ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- the Orange County district attorney a foreign country by a labor recruiter. nize Members from lists submitted by testified that, shockingly—we are They got here and found it was a very the majority and minority leaders for speaking now about trafficking, sexual morning-hour debate. different job than the one they enlisted trafficking—‘‘shockingly the average for. This represents not only an assault The Chair will alternate recognition age of a child being trafficked in this between the parties, with each party on the dignity of the victim but also a country is 12’’ years of age. ‘‘A little subversion of United States labor laws limited to 1 hour and each Member girl who has not even reached her other than the majority and minority and our nonimmigrant visa system. teens.’’ In response, this legislation requires leaders and the minority whip limited We also heard from one brave sur- that prospective foreign workers be to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- vivor, Angela Guanzon, who was traf- given accurate information about the bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. ficked from the Philippines into forced terms of employment and be given f labor in Long Beach, California. anti-trafficking protections by U.S. I have heard many other stories from laws. It prohibits recruitment fees or HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS the members of the Human Trafficking DAY hidden charges used as coercive lever- Congressional Advisory Committee age against workers. In other words, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that I established last year in my Los once you get here to the United States, Chair recognizes the gentleman from Angeles district office. The forum for you can’t find out afterwards, because California (Mr. ROYCE) for 5 minutes. communicating on trafficking between they didn’t disclose to you, that there Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, this Satur- law enforcement, advocates, service or- are fees that you owe. Those fees are day on January 11, people throughout ganizations, and survivors has contrib- no longer allowed. Up front the em- our country here, people throughout uted profoundly to my own knowledge, ployer pays those fees. the world will be observing Human my own understanding of this issue. I It requires foreign labor recruiters to Trafficking Awareness Day. The start encourage my colleagues to get to register and remain in good standing of this new year I think is a fitting know those on the front lines of the with the Department of Labor, and it time to focus on the shameful fact that fight against human trafficking. Get to provides new incentives and enforce- human slavery is not a relic of ancient know them in their districts and know ment mechanisms to ensure that re- history, that in fact it is with us today. of their work. You are going to be in- cruiters and employers follow these It is a brutal reality. A reality faced by formed, challenged, and inspired by disclosure and registration require- more than 20 million victims around what you learn. ments.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H76 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 Members may contact the Foreign squeeze Iran. It has worked. Let’s So the 1.3 million languish while we Affairs Committee to join this impor- claim credit and move on to the next are trying to make a determination tant anti-traffic initiative. I encourage steps. that may not be able to be made. you all to sign on to my legislation. We could start by trying to learn Frankly, I would ask that we all be As people of goodwill around the about each other. Let’s promote an ex- reasonable. I would simply make the world observe Human Trafficking change between Iran and the United point that it is an emergency. Awareness Day this weekend, let us States with students, religious leaders, I want to pause for a moment and move beyond mere awareness, let us maybe even parliamentary members thank the Houston Apartment Associa- abolish this injustice, and protect and and Members of Congress. Let’s focus tion that has worked with me and has restore the dignity of those who have on our shared interest, like Afghani- sent a letter to all of their members survived such exploitation. stan, where we had earlier cooperation asking for those 12,000, some of whom f with Iran to help overthrow the are residents of apartments in Harris Taliban. Let’s work to make progress County, to be sensitive and tolerant of INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH IRAN with the agreement and beyond. those individuals who can document The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Congress can do this most impor- that they were the beneficiaries or the Chair recognizes the gentleman from tantly by leaving it alone. Congress recipients of unemployment insurance Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- shouldn’t meddle, Congress shouldn’t that was cut off on December 28. I want utes. muddle, Congress shouldn’t give the to applaud them for their sensitivity in Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, Iranian hard-liners who don’t want any dealing with those particular individ- our interim agreement with Iran gives agreement at all an excuse to scuttle uals. I ask mortgage companies and us an opportunity to unwind seemingly it. utility companies and city water bill We have an opportunity to improve intractable, interrelated conflicts companies to be tolerant as well, to be the most volatile region in the world throughout the Middle East. working with families who are basi- and Congress shouldn’t blow that op- There is no reason for Congress to cally without a lifeline. complicate by further enhancing sanc- portunity. tions now that are already working. We f b 1015 have this 6 months to a year window to UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE But the issue before us is the fact fashion a longer-term agreement. The BENEFITS that these letters have gone to people fact that we are even talking with Iran such as this woman, who has looked for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The is the most encouraging signal that we work every day. She liked her job and Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from have seen in 34 years. Let’s use this was laid off for no fault of her own. Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. Right now, we have the opportunity diplomatic window. There are hard-lin- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, 48 to pass a 3-month emergency relief— ers in both countries, highly sus- hours, a million-plus Americans re- some of us have introduced bills for 1 picious, very negative, who would like ceived letters in their mailboxes. They year—and then contemplate, discuss, to blow this agreement up. weren’t overdue tax letters. They were Unless we are willing to invade and not letters suggesting that you are at and work with what might be the ap- occupy Iran, even repeated bombing fault. It was not a notice to say that propriate way of funding the continu- will delay the Iranian nuclear effort you are no longer an American citizen. ation. by, at best, 4 or 5 years, maybe less. It was not a letter to say you are now No person unemployed, chronically Americans have spent a trillion dol- relieved of any responsibility to pay or not, is happy with an unemployment lars, lost 4,000 American lives, with any bills or to provide for your family. benefit check. What they are happy tens of thousands of wounded, in more It was a letter denying, or extin- with, Mr. Speaker, is the ability to than a decade in Iraq, and the country guishing, taking away the unemploy- work and to provide for their family. is still falling apart. Iran is bigger, ment insurance that most Americans So I would make the argument that stronger, and more sophisticated. I have come to understand that, as as we discuss privacy issues on the Af- don’t think you can sell that war to working Americans, having worked in fordable Care Act, which are already the American people. their life, that they would be the re- taken care of by CMS, today and to- Congress should calm down and give cipient of these benefits during a brief morrow on the floor we should be pass- diplomacy a chance. Let’s learn about lapse or an extended lapse of not being ing unemployment insurance. I ask my this important country, its 4,000-year able to find work. The chronically un- colleagues on both sides of the aisle to history, and our past mistakes with employed percentage is the highest join me, recognizing that Americans Iran, and most important, our common that it has been in decades, and there- want to work. Let’s help them transi- interest. fore, this is not the time to delay. tion with a bridge of unemployment in- The Middle East has long been a sim- I hold in my hand as well a resume of surance. mering cauldron, with a conflict sup- a competent worker, a college graduate f pressed by a lid of repression held down who has the responsibility to support OPPOSITION TO UNESCO FUNDING by empire and colonial powers. That his family and who has been looking started to change a century ago with for work for 2 years, earnestly, ener- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, getically, and intensely, and cannot Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from and colonial powers trying from afar to find work. Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- influence human behavior by drawing The clock is ticking on the 30 hours utes. lines on maps from European capitals, in the United States Senate, but the Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, irrespective of religious, tribal, or eth- real concern is my friends in this body. last November, the U.S. Ambassador to nic realities. It set in motion a series Recognizing that these letters deal the United Nations, Samantha Power, of forces that are playing out today with people’s lives, and to make a rep- came to meet with my colleagues and with tragic consequences. resentation that all is well, unemploy- me who serve on the Foreign Affairs Iran as the dominant Shi’a force in ment generally is 7 percent. However, Committee. In that meeting, Ambas- the region could play a huge role where it was lower than that when President sador Power told us that despite U.S. we share common interest, in Syria, Bush signed the unemployment insur- law that prohibits any funding to Iraq, and Afghanistan for instance. ance benefits in 2008. These guys, these UNESCO because of its decision to The current situation is a result of distinguished Americans, misfits, why admit a nonexistent state of Palestine partnerships between Congress and the can’t they find work? Twenty thou- to its membership, the administration Obama administration that got us to sand-plus are veterans looking for was going to make it a priority to seek this point where Iran is willing to ne- work, men and women who served in waiver authority to continue U.S. tax- gotiate. Strong, effective sanctions the United States military, or, as we payer funding to UNESCO. would never have worked without care- met in the White House on Tuesday, a Indeed, this is coming to fruition. ful, artful diplomacy that involved mother of two distinguished men who There is a congressional push by some other countries like India to help us are serving in Afghanistan. to grant the administration this waiver

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H77 or to seek other ways to get around ing, we would be making a grave mis- the country are pushing for more fund- this prohibition. take, and also wasting hundreds of mil- ing for early learning in their States. I am here today to voice my uncondi- lions of our constituents’ dollars on They want to be partners with the Fed- tional and unyielding opposition to this anti-U.S. agenda. eral Government. this push, and I urge my colleagues to I will continue to fight this push to State legislators from both parties in join me in removing that in the budget restore funding to UNESCO in any way, a wide range of States have led efforts that will be before us soon and not and I will continue to rally my col- to support quality preschool. Just re- allow the administration to yet again leagues to join me in this fight. cently, we received a letter signed by circumvent U.S. law and to throw away f more than 500 State legislators from hundreds of millions of dollars of U.S. both parties in support of this issue. STRONG START FOR AMERICA’S taxpayer money. I am also very proud of our partner- The administration is seeking to not CHILDREN ACT ship with the fellow Republican Mem- only restore $80 million in taxpayer The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bers of the House, such as Mr. HANNA funds to UNESCO for this fiscal year, Chair recognizes the gentleman from and Mr. GRIMM. We all know that the but it is also seeking to pay nearly $250 California (Mr. GEORGE MILLER) for 5 policy makes sense for America’s fu- million more in arrears—dues—that we minutes. ture. We all know what is possible in owed to UNESCO, an agency that has Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. our communities and in our Nation if an anti-U.S. and an anti-Israel agenda. Mr. Speaker, study after study has kids are given a fair shot at success. If we restore funding to UNESCO, we shown us that investment in quality The public understands and believes are tacitly agreeing with their support early education leads to better edu- in early childhood education. A bipar- for Abbas, the PA, the PLO, the non- cational outcomes, stronger job earn- tisan poll released in July found an existent state of Palestine, and the ings, and lower crime rates. Decades of overwhelming majority of Americans U.N. scheme to undermine the peace research confirm that quality pre- supports quality early childhood edu- process by granting de facto recogni- school helps prevent achievement gaps cation and rate it a national priority, tion to a Palestinian state without it for low-income children, with long- second to only increasing jobs and eco- first coming to an agreement with term benefits for our Nation. nomic growth. Seven in 10 support the Israel to resolve this long conflict. But we don’t need research to con- Federal plan to help States and local A vote to restore any U.S. funding to firm the importance of quality early communities provide better early UNESCO or to give the administration childhood education. Ask any parent in childhood education. Members of Congress and other pol- any waiver authority to circumvent America if it matters to them. The icymakers are also getting on board. the existing laws that prohibit U.S. problem is that not enough children The bipartisan budget agreement funding to UNESCO would not only un- have access to it. That is why I have reached last month includes a reserve dermine our credibility and set a dan- introduced the bipartisan bill, Strong fund for early childhood education, gerous precedent; it would further em- Start for America’s Children Act. child care, and voluntary home visita- bolden an already intransigent Abu When Congressman HANNA, Senator tion. That is yet another acknowledg- Mazen and Palestinian Authority. HARKIN, and I introduced the bill in No- ment by another bipartisan group of Why do I say ‘‘intransigent’’? Be- vember, we were joined by the sheriff Members—in this case, budget lead- cause even as we sit here, Mr. Speaker, of Minneapolis, a top private-sector ers—that early childhood education reports indicate that a major holdup in CEO, a retired Air Force General, a should be a top priority for the Federal the peace negotiations between Sec- parent, and Secretary of Education Government. That acknowledgment is retary Kerry, Israel, and the Pales- Arne Duncan. These leaders from so clearly a step forward, but it isn’t many segments of our country under- tinian Authority is the refusal by enough. Our next step must be the en- stand the need for greater Federal in- Abbas and the PA to recognize Israel as actment of the Strong Start Act. the Jewish State of Israel. Is that the vestment in high-quality preschool. With the fiscal year 2014 spending kind of member that we want to be as- My legislation proposes an innova- deadline less than a week away, I un- sociated with in UNESCO—one that tive Federal-State partnership to in- derstand that appropriators from both doesn’t even recognize the identity of crease resources for local school dis- Houses are considering increased fund- another state? And not just another tricts and community-based programs ing for preschool, as outlined in our bi- state, but our closest ally. that provide quality pre-kindergarten partisan bill. I heartily encourage this I know that UNESCO is riddled with for 4-year-olds. It also allows funding course. rogue regimes amongst its ranks, in- for educating 3-year-olds. It also allows Despite the language used whenever cluding the likes of Cuba, where the States to spend some of the money on we in Congress talk about budgets, callous, brutal, and murderous Castro good quality infant and toddler care. funding early childhood education isn’t regime has been repressing the rights The bill improves child care quality for spending. It is an investment, and it is of 11 million Cubans for over half a cen- infants and toddlers by supporting an investment that is critical for our tury; and Syria, where the tyrant partnerships between child care and Nation’s long-term economic strength. Assad has caused the deaths of over Early Head Start. From a better-educated workforce to 130,000 people and brought the Middle Millions of young children from low- a reduced need for social services, East to the very brink. income families lack access to high- study after study has documented the But if we restore U.S. funding to quality preschool programs and child enormous return on investment of UNESCO, we are essentially saying care services. They are on waiting lists early childhood education. We can save that this is okay, and, oh, by the way, because of limited public funding. This between $7 and $12 for every dollar in- why not add one more in Abbas? There deepens achievement gaps and impedes vested. These are real savings resulting has been a recent spate of terrorist ac- the Nation’s economic workforce suc- from less grade repetition, lower drop- tivity against Israel; and rather than cess. out rates, less spending on welfare and act like a true leader that seeks peace For example, Early Head Start has social services, more tax revenue, and and a partner in a negotiated peace set- shown to be an effective, high-quality lower incarceration rates. tlement, Abbas was definitely silent program; yet the sad truth is that only As Sheriff Rich Stanek said when we when it came time to denounce these 3 percent of the eligible children have launched the Strong Start for Amer- acts of terror. access to it. Additionally, one in six ica’s Children Act: The powers that be at UNESCO don’t low-income families eligible for Fed- I’m the guy you pay later. seem to mind this at all. But not us, eral child care services has access. Let’s stop spending on the back end Mr. Speaker. We are better than that. Mr. Speaker, this is not a Democratic what we should be investing in the be- We aren’t about to trade in our credi- issue nor a Republican issue. Babies, ginning in a child’s life. bility and our principles as a country toddlers, and preschoolers don’t know For all of these reasons, our bill has for a plaque and platitudes for this cir- that political parties exist. In fact, we the support of more than 60 national cumvention. We know that if we con- are seeing that Republican and Demo- organizations representing pediatri- cede to UNESCO and restore any fund- cratic Governors from all regions of cians, law enforcement, religious

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But there is no f just have a different set of challenges than one over here to listen, so maybe they HONORING RON MILLER most. will listen to some renowned Repub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The He left us with this quote by John licans talk about what is really impor- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wooden: tant. Virginia (Mr. RIGELL) for 5 minutes. Do not let what you cannot do interfere How about Newt Gingrich, who re- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, it is a with what you can do. cently said, ‘‘I think every Republican privilege for me to be here this morn- Powerful words. should embrace the Pope’s core cri- ing and to share with you and our col- tique that you do not want to live on a To me, Mr. Speaker, Ron’s courage leagues the story of an exceptional planet with billionaires and people who and his remarkable achievement rep- American, Ron Miller, who I am proud do not have any food?’’ resent the very best of the American to say lives in Virginia’s Second Con- Or how about John Feehery, a Repub- spirit and the human spirit. It is a gressional District, the district I have lican strategist who said, ‘‘What does strong heart that chooses to be grate- the privilege to serve and represent. the Republican Party actually believe ful for life’s simple blessings, one that Ron is 46 years old. He had always in? What is its purpose? Is it just to values the gift of friendship, one that planned to go back to school; but at have unbridled capitalism without any embraces the pursuit of knowledge, and age 33, his life was turned upside down. moral core?’’ one that does not rest in a relentless He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Mr. Speaker, this 50-year war on pov- pursuit to lessen human suffering, es- disease, or ALS, a devastating erty has faced setbacks under the lead- pecially for those who will follow. neurodegenerative disease that pro- ership of both parties, but the GOP-led gressively affects nerves in the brain So I really count it as a high privi- House seems to be actively engaged in and the spinal cord. It is a disease for lege to know Ron and to count him as a war on the war on poverty. Congress’ which, at present, there is no cure. a friend. He is fulfilling his mission to inaction has cut off 1.3 million people Ron is paralyzed from the nose down; ensure that Americans are educated from unemployment insurance after yet he used eye-gaze computer tech- about the challenges that those with Christmas and, unless renewed, will cut nology to complete his associate’s de- ALS face. He has also shown us what a benefits for another 1.9 million who are gree in liberal arts, with honors, in a person with ALS can accomplish. eligible in 2014. Some of my colleagues across the bold and courageous effort to bring at- He and many others who are heavily aisle have claimed that this is just pol- tention to ALS. burdened with ALS, and their families, itics, that unemployment insurance They have a wonderful staff at the are calling attention to the need for was ‘‘intended to be a temporary solu- Lake Taylor transitional facility where improved access. We have a wonderful tion to a very temporary crisis.’’ Well, Ron lives, and where the graduation facility in Virginia Beach that is a tre- here’s a news flash. We have been in ceremony took place; and I saw tears mendous asset for those who are af- flicted with a disease that affects their this crisis since 2008. This is not tem- coming down several of the staff mem- porary. This is long-term and it is bers’ eyes as they watched Ron receive physical mobility and that includes many of our wounded warriors. chronic, and it has been caused by the his degree. Actually, the president of greed of billionaires of the likes that Excelsior College made the effort to fly we have seen on Wall Street. This is a down to be with us that day. b 1030 personal nightmare for many of the I was deeply honored to be there and It is JT’s Grommet Island. It is right constituents of my colleagues across to have the privilege of sharing the the aisle. Some of their constituents commencement address, but it cer- there on Virginia Beach, really the first on the east coast that allows peo- have written to my office because they tainly wasn’t my words that inspired think their Representative is blind to everyone who was there. It was Ron’s ple that are mobility impaired to get down and experience the joy of being how they are struggling. words that he shared through his com- Now, Margaret Heffernan is a re- puter. on the water and the sun and the sand and just being outside. nowned speaker, and she talks about He didn’t talk about himself. He mindless blindness. And in many re- didn’t talk about how difficult things There is a lot more work to be done, and I am so proud of our friends, Bruce spects, that is what I think we are en- are for him. He mainly thanked all of gaged in here, mindless blindness. So Thompson and others. His son, Josh, is those in his life that made the degree here are some of the stories of those afflicted with ALS, and he led the ef- possible. He talked about the impor- impacted by the loss of unemployment fort to build that facility that I just tance of education and the importance insurance who live in districts of my mentioned there. It is called JT’s of finding a cure for ALS. Republican colleagues, because maybe Grommet Island, and it is named in I want to share just a small portion they will hear me and think about who honor of his son, Josh, who is strug- of what he shared that day. I watched is being hurt by playing politics. his eyes as they guided the cursor on gling with this, and his family is as Payne Springs, Texas, resident Linda the screen to the ‘‘play’’ button. When well. Mrosko shared her story with me on he hit it with his eyes, it actually I just want to close my comments my congressional Facebook page. started the computer to speak. He put today with great respect for those who Linda was 60 years old when her legal it this way: are struggling with this disease and to secretary job was eliminated. With I ask that you all bear with me as I stum- share with you something that Ron has more than 40 years of work experience ble my way through this. At least I can said about his struggle. It is an outlook under her belt—this is not someone sit- blame the computer if I mispronounce any- on life that I found profound and inspi- ting on a couch at home—40 years of thing. rational, and I posted it in my home experience as a paralegal secretary, she That got a laugh there. He has got a where I see it every day. He said this: believed unemployment insurance great sense of humor. ‘‘I may have ALS, but ALS does not would protect her if she lost her job. He said: have me.’’ Even while caring for her 80-year-old Thank you for ensuring I started each So, Mr. Speaker, may Ron’s remark- mother with breast cancer, Linda con- class not as a disabled person, but as a dif- able achievement and the spirit that he tinued to look for work but got very ferently abled person. exhibits in his life inspire all of us to few interviews. Her 91-year-old father He thanked all the nurses and the join him in this worthy fight to find a then fell ill and died, but Linda contin- nurses’ aides there. He said: cure for ALS. ued to look for work, even while in

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I haven’t paid ing on the outskirts of hope because minutes. rent yet, or electricity, or the car pay- the war on poverty has now become a Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, last ment, or the phone bill because I don’t war on the poor. In the last year alone, month was a big one for North Carolina have enough money to make those pay- Congress has agreed to indiscriminate, football. You probably are well aware ments,’’ she wrote to me. across-the-board cuts known as seques- of the exploits of Cam Newton and the Well, Linda, I hope your Republican tration in an effort to balance the Carolina Panthers having clinched a Congressman reaches out to you imme- budget, and the House passed a farm playoff berth, but it was actually in my diately to explain to you in his own bill that cut SNAP by $40 billion. Se- district, the Tenth District of North words why you shouldn’t have your un- questration hurts the very people who Carolina, in western North Carolina employment insurance extended after need help the most by greatly reducing that was really the epicenter of foot- being employed for 40 years in this critical funding to programs like WIC ball in North Carolina in the month of country. and Head Start. December. Unemployment isn’t a temporary Congress drastically cut one of the First, there was Crest High School in problem for Daniel Burrow of Beau- most powerful antipoverty programs, Cleveland County representing the regard, Alabama. Daniel just hit his SNAP, better known as food stamps. Boiling Springs and Shelby area. Crest 26th week of filed unemployment. He That is absurd when, according to the is a perennial powerhouse in North lost his job in the auto industry in 2012 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Carolina high school football. This while he was on medical leave. The 45- SNAP kept 4.9 million Americans out year’s Charger team was under the year-old has exhausted all his unem- of poverty in 2012 alone, including 2.2 guidance of Coach Mark Barnes. They ployment benefits and applied for more million children. rode a 14-game winning streak on their than 50 jobs with no luck. His wife wor- Congress has also chosen not to ex- way to winning the North Carolina ries how the family will afford gas for tend unemployment insurance. Even High School Athletic Association 3AA Daniel to go job hunting or how the though our country continues to lift West title. While they were upset in family will pay for necessities not cov- itself out of the recession, many Amer- the State championship game, it was ered by food stamps. icans still need our support. Turning another very impressive season for In Florida, 49-year-old Jim Lanzerio our back on the 1.4 million Americans Coach Barnes and his great team. can barely pay his bills while he raises who have lost their jobs through no While the Crest defeat was dis- his 17-year-old daughter on his own. fault of their own is unconscionable. appointing, all was not lost for Cleve- His unemployment insurance will run In an interview yesterday, I was land County, as another traditional out in February, and he wonders why asked to respond to a quote regarding power, Shelby High School, also played Congress cannot reach a deal on ex- unemployment insurance by a Repub- for a State championship. The Golden tending Federal emergency unemploy- lican, and this is what he said. He said: ment insurance. He has been looking Lions went 12–4 this year, and capped We have to introduce the blessing of work the season with a 29–7 victory to win for a job every day since early October to people who have never seen it. and is ‘‘not sitting back and waiting. I the North Carolina 2A State football would go back to work immediately if And let me just say, to be clear, he championship. Coach Lance Ware and someone offered me a job.’’ could not possibly have been talking his team continued the proud tradition This is more than politics for 70,000 about unemployment insurance, be- at Shelby as this marked the school’s individuals in Florida who already lost cause you have to have worked to even 12th State championship—pretty in- their unemployment insurance. These receive it. So he obviously doesn’t credible, considering my high school are just three stories. There are 1.3 know what unemployment insurance has had a hard time just getting one or million more that could be shared here is. two. And to my colleague, I say that the today of people who have lost their un- Finally, the football success in North American people know that they employment insurance on December 28. Carolina 10 continued in Catawba should be blessed with work, but they Yesterday was the 50th anniversary County, where Lenoir-Rhyne Univer- need meaningful work with a living of President Johnson’s announcing a sity, their football team enjoyed their wage. war on poverty. The real question is: best season in school history. The Why are our colleagues waging a war I will continue to be a voice for the Bears, coached by Mike Houston, won a on the war on poverty? poor and will always fight on behalf of school record 13 games on their way to the 46 million Americans trying to sur- f earning a spot in the NCAA Division II vive in households with inadequate in- THE WAR ON POVERTY championship game in Florence, Ala- comes. Americans need us to open the bama. While they lost the champion- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gates of opportunity so they can eat ship game, this year’s Bears team fin- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from properly, get a quality education, and ished the season ranked second in the Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) for 5 minutes. find good-paying jobs. Nation and provided a thrilling ride for Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, today I So on this 50th anniversary, I am the Lenoir-Rhyne campus and Hickory, rise to commemorate the 50th anniver- making it clear that the war on pov- as a whole. Both the faculty and alum- sary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s erty might be over, but the fight for ni were very excited, and they had a war on poverty. the poor is not. We must reinforce the great rally before that game. And it ac- In 1964, President Johnson stood in plans of President Johnson that would tually brought Lenoir-Rhyne onto the this Chamber and addressed a Congress ensure all Americans can support national stage for some attention as that represented a nation where more themselves and their families and have well. It is a great university. than 25 percent of Americans lived in better chances to contribute to our poverty. In his address, President economy and our society. This is the So I want to congratulate Crest, Johnson launched an agenda that led way we build upon the progress we Shelby, and Lenoir-Rhyne on their to the creation of Medicare, Medicaid, have made over the past five decades, great successes this last football sea- Job Corps, Head Start, and nutrition not by taking action to reverse it. son. Now it is up to Cam and Luke to assistance for those who struggle to To paraphrase Dr. King, he says, we keep it going for North Carolina foot- put food on their table. have an obligation to those who have ball. And, hopefully, the Panthers will His war, and its resulting programs, been left out of the sunlight of oppor- win. helped move millions out of poverty. tunity. Go Panthers.

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The Chair recognizes the provide enough for those who have lit- high note with the passage of the bi- gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DANNY K. tle.’’ Congress must act quickly to sup- partisan budget agreement, we should DAVIS) for 5 minutes. port our citizens and our economic re- resolve to keep that momentum going Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. covery by continuing emergency unem- in this new year. Speaker, as our Nation marks the 50th ployment benefits. The time to do it is Our first order of business should be anniversary of the war on poverty this now. delivering on the bipartisan accord week, I rise to urge the Republican f reached before the holidays. Thanks to leadership in the House of Representa- HONORING THE LIFE OF REP- that agreement, we, for the first time, tives to immediately extend unemploy- will replace a portion of the indiscrimi- ment assistance to the long-term un- RESENTATIVE ANDY JACOBS OF INDIANA nate cuts of sequestration with a more employed workers who continue to balanced approach. That is particularly struggle to find jobs as our economy The SPEAKER pro tempore. The important in communities like my own recovers from one of the worst eco- Chair recognizes the gentleman from in northern Virginia which were dis- nomic crises in its history. Indiana (Mr. MESSER) for 5 minutes. proportionately affected because of Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I am The declaration of the war on pov- their strong ties to the Federal Gov- pleased today to rise to honor the life erty was a historic moment in our Na- ernment. tion’s history when we affirmed our na- of a great Hoosier, one of Indiana’s fin- Next week’s anticipated appropria- tional priority to support those in est public servants, Representative tions package will increase Federal in- need. The war on poverty helped reaf- Andy Jacobs. I didn’t know Andy as vestments in research, innovation, and firm that our government has a respon- well as some of my other Hoosier col- transportation. That, in turn, will help leagues, but I met him several times sibility to protect our citizens, espe- unleash business investments and cre- during his three decades representing cially during times of economic hard- ate jobs, which have lagged due to the Indiana in Congress, and I certainly ship. Providing support and economic sense of uncertainty fueled by the po- opportunity creates a stronger citi- knew Andy by his stellar reputation. What impressed me most about him litical brinkmanship here in Congress. zenry and a stronger country. Until those dollars produce results, we In contrast, the expiration of the on those occasions that we met was the humbleness with which he approached need to work together to extend the emergency unemployment program current safety net, specifically, unem- last month undermines the economic his job and the respect and civility he showed for his constituents and his col- ployment insurance and nutrition as- security of our citizens and of our Na- sistance, to make sure we are not leav- tion. The expiration of the emergency leagues, regardless of their party affili- ation or political ideology. Andy never ing our friends and neighbors behind. unemployment program cut off more We have made significant strides took himself too seriously. He drove a than 1.3 million Americans from unem- pushing down the unemployment rate beat-up Oldsmobile and dressed like an ployment insurance, with approxi- to 7 percent, its lowest point in 5 years. mately 72,000 additional Americans los- average guy, which he was. This humble and decent man was a We have added more than 8 million jobs ing benefits each week during the first fierce advocate for civil rights and sen- in the past 4 years nationwide. That is half of 2014. ior citizens and built a remarkable still 1.3 million short of the number In my home State of Illinois, where record of public service on behalf of his that were there before the Great Reces- the unemployment rate remains high, constituents. That is why he was held sion. at 9.2 percent, an estimated 82,000 Illi- Equally important, 40 percent of the in such unusually high regard by Re- noisans lost benefits on December 28, unemployed are long-term unem- publicans and Democrats alike. with 38,000 of those citizens living in Andy exemplified all that was right ployed, 2 years or more. This struc- Cook County alone. An additional about being a public servant. He could tural unemployment has been dev- 89,100, or roughly 3,000 Illinoisans a disagree without being disagreeable. He astating for those individuals and their week, will exhaust regular benefits believed you could lift people up with- families in their respective commu- without access to emergency benefits out tearing people down. Despite his nities. That is why extending emer- in just the first half of 2014. many years representing his constitu- gency unemployment benefits is so Failing to help these citizens is an ents in Congress, he refused to become critically important. This is a lifeline unacceptable failure of leadership. jaded and allow what is wrong with that families rely on to keep food on Failure to continue emergency unem- politics to stop him from doing what is the table. ployment benefits is not a theoretical right. More than 1.3 million Americans, in- issue for millions of Americans. It is a Representative Andy Jacobs never cluding 9,000 in my own home State of daily nightmare. forgot where he came from and personi- Virginia and another 39,000 in the These Americans lost their jobs fied what being a Hoosier is all about. Speaker’s State of Ohio, have already through no fault of their own. They He was a good man and led a great life lost benefits because of Congress’ inac- tirelessly try to find work when the that left a remarkable legacy. tion. Thousands more will see their jobs are few and far between. They I want to extend the thoughts and benefits cut in the coming months. I struggle to cover basic food, housing, prayers of the people of Indiana’s Sixth remind my friends on the Republican and transportation costs for their fami- Congressional District to Andy’s wife, side of the aisle that both unemploy- lies on an average of $290 a week, a pit- children, and to all those who knew ment insurance and nutrition assist- tance which typically replaces only and loved him. May God comfort and ance provide an immediate and tan- half of the average family’s expendi- watch over them and continue to bless gible boost to our local economies. tures. Failing to help these citizens is the country that Andy so loved. Pulling that assistance back now an unacceptable failure. would be devastating in its effects and f Failure to continue emergency un- would undercut the economic momen- employment benefits poses a realistic BIPARTISANSHIP EVERY DAY tum we have worked so hard to build threat to our fragile economic recov- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The these past few months. ery, costing over 200,000 much-needed Chair recognizes the gentleman from Every dollar in assistance provided jobs and restricting our economic Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY) for 5 minutes. to the unemployed generates $1.64 in growth. The expiration drained over Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I sa- the local economy, and similarly, $400 million from State economies. In lute my colleague for those eloquent every dollar provided under the Supple- Illinois alone, the loss of an average remarks. mental Nutrition Assistance Program

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That $2 a fellow Hoosier, fellow marine and fel- Those children, who come from low-in- an hour, adjusted for inflation today, low patriot died on December 28 in his come homes, account for more than would be $13.39, more than $13 an hour. 81st year. I didn’t know Andrew Jacobs, half of all of the students in 17 States, Mr. Speaker and friends, it is time to Jr., a gentleman who for 30 years rep- mostly in Republican districts in the raise the wage. resented the Indianapolis area in the South and the West, I might add. A A UC Berkeley Labor Center report House of Representatives with great decade ago, just four States reported a distinction. But I am familiar with the majority of their schoolchildren eligi- in 2013 connoted, denoted, and showed that families working in the fast food qualities of a decent, honorable public ble for free and reduced school lunches. servant; and Andy Jacobs deserves to While I and many of my colleagues industry are subsidized to the tune of about $7 billion. It is time to raise the be remembered, honored, and even remain hopeful that the House will ex- emulated by those of us who now serve tend these vital supports, we are dis- wage. That same report showed that 63 percent of all families receiving sub- in this body or bother to keep watch on heartened to see that the very first leg- its proceedings. islative action scheduled by the House sidies had a working member. It is time to raise the wage. He was born February 24, 1932, in In- majority in this new year is a return to dianapolis. After high school, Jacobs the cynical attack on the Affordable Corporate welfare, corporations pay- joined the United States Marine Corps. Care Act. Ironically, just this week, ing poverty wages, are indirectly sub- He was a plucky marine. His country the actuaries for Medicare and Med- sidized with tax dollars when tax dol- called him to serve in the Korean war. icaid released a report showing that in lars provide food stamps, SNAP, Med- He responded to the call of duty, the 4 years since the adoption of the icaid, and other assistance to workers. fought bravely, and was wounded in ac- Affordable Care Act, for the first time Indirect corporate subsidies will dimin- tion. ever, national health care expenditures ish and tax dollars will be saved when When Jacobs returned home to Indi- have grown at the slowest rate since we raise the wage. ana, he enrolled in Indiana University, the government began collecting that Do you like trickle-down economics? graduating in 1955, and 3 years later he data 50 years ago. The growth for in- If so, you ought to want to raise the graduated from IU’s law school. surance premiums in particular has wage because by raising the wage, we Jacobs had a passion for public serv- slowed more than 60 percent, which can assure that the earned trickle will ice. So after completing his studies in equates to real savings for real work- get down to the worker that has earned 1958, the marine kept fighting—fight- ers, real families, and for our govern- it. It is time to raise the wage. ing for a better America first as a sher- ment. iff’s deputy, then as a lawyer, then as a I want to work with my Republican Do you think people should pull State legislator, and then, beginning in colleagues to ensure proper oversight themselves up by their bootstraps? 1965, as a Member of Congress. and accountability for the Affordable Then raise the wage, and people will be In Congress, Andy Jacobs was a Care Act, but let’s hang up this tired able to pull themselves up out of pov- member of the House Ways and Means routine of trying to chip away or out- erty with their economic bootstraps. Committee where he fought to balance right repeal these essential benefits Can we afford to raise the wage? Mr. the Federal budget and simplify the and protections for families. Speaker and friends, yes, we can. On Tax Code. He also fought, in the memo- One of our Republican colleagues was February 13, 2013, The Washington Post rable words of journalist Colman quoted in the paper this week as say- reported that the United States has McCarthy, to ‘‘oppose wars that he be- ing, ‘‘A lot of Republicans think the one of the lowest minimum wages lieved couldn’t be won, explained or af- big, bipartisan deal was the budget among developed countries, even forded.’’ agreement’’ last year. Working to- though we are among the richest coun- Jacobs is survived by countless ad- gether in a bipartisan fashion is not a tries in the world. One out of every 60 mirers, a beloved wife of 25 years, two limited exercise. It is what our citizens persons is a millionaire. One out of sons and two sisters. May each of us expect of us each and every day. every 11 households is worth $1 million. honor this fallen marine’s memory— f According to the AFL–CIO, CEO pay and his constancy of purpose—by pick- IT IS TIME TO RAISE THE WAGE has gone from $42 for every $1 a worker ing up his rifle and doing our part to made in 1982 to $354 for every dollar a fight for a better America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The worker made in 2012. It is time to raise Chair recognizes the gentleman from the wage. f Texas (Mr. AL GREEN) for 5 minutes. Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE er and friends, it is no coincidence that b 1100 WAR ON POVERTY President Johnson declared a war on According to Forbes, the top 25 CEOs The SPEAKER pro tempore. The poverty within 6 months after Dr. King of hedge funds—the top 25 earners at Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from gave his ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech on hedge funds—earn more than all 500 of California (Ms. LEE) for 5 minutes. the Mall in Washington. Whether by the top CEOs in the Fortune 500 com- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I accident or whether by design, Dr. bined. It is time to raise the wage. rise today to continue with our 50 floor King and President Johnson worked in speeches marking the 50th anniversary tandem with each other. They had In 2007, one CEO made $3 billion; $3 of the war on poverty. something in common: they were both billion is $400 a second. It would take a Now, yesterday, we were joined by intelligent in their own right. minimum-wage worker working full- President Lyndon Baines Johnson and But intelligence without courage can time 198,000 years. Some things bear re- Lady Bird Johnson’s eldest daughter, be intelligence wasted. They both un- peating: it would take a minimum- Lynda Johnson Robb, to mark the 50th derstood the politics of their time, but wage worker 198,000 years to make anniversary of her father’s State of the understanding the politics of your time what that CEO made in 1 year. It is Union speech in which he declared an without courage can be an under- time to raise the wage. unconditional war on poverty. She re- standing wasted. It was courage that If we can pay CEOs $400 a second, we minded us that this was a bipartisan made the difference in the lives of peo- can raise the wage. If we can pay cor- and bicameral effort led by the White ple for decades after they each did porate CEOs 354 times what workers House. what they had to do. I thank God that are making, we can raise the wage to Now, I have shared my own story, re- Dr. King and President Johnson acted $13 an hour. luctantly, in the past of the time in my

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But then with ter for American Progress, the Coali- these individuals’ checks should arrive NAFTA’s passage, we began to start tion on Human Needs, and the Leader- or should have arrived this week. Un- really going deep into the hole of jobs ship Conference on Civil and Human fortunately, they did not. What in the being off-shored. And then with other Rights. Now, they are doing phe- world are people going to do now? This trade agreements like free trade with nomenal work gathering American sto- is heartless, it is mean-spirited, and, of communist China—which isn’t free by ries of those who are living in poverty course, to add insult to injury, many of any measure—we see that America’s and have been lifted out of poverty, in- these people lost about $35 in food trade deficits have accumulated annu- ally to historic levels never experi- cluding our own Congressman POCAN’s stamp benefits last November. constituent, Amy Treptow’s story. Yes, the economy has gotten better enced by this society before. Amy is here today, and I look for- for some, but has left millions behind. The cost of this has been huge. Since NAFTA took effect, the annual U.S. ward to hearing Congressman POCAN Fifty years ago, the safety net was put trade deficit has increased by 5 times, read her story later on this House in place just for times such as these. a 500 percent increase from $98 billion floor. Her story, though, is a true rep- That is why it is so important to share in the red to $534 billion in the red. resentation of the legacy of the war on stories like Jennifer’s and like Amy’s. Each billion dollars of trade deficit ac- poverty and the promise of the Amer- Vital social safety net programs are counts for anywhere between 5,000 and ican Dream fulfilled. Her story is not still needed. We need to stop this war 10,000 lost jobs depending if it is in the unlike one of my constituents in Oak- on the poor. We should have a cease- retail sector or the industrial sector. land who visited my office here in D.C. fire on the war on the poor. We have a Our cumulative trade deficit over the last month. After becoming a single moral and we have an economic obliga- 20 years due to NAFTA—get ready for mother, Jennifer was forced to stop at- tion to make investments in economic this—is $1.5 trillion. If you want to un- tending her college courses and take a opportunity and jobs. derstand why America has a job deficit job making minimum wage as a care- f and a budget deficit at the Federal giver. She relied on CalWIC and food NAFTA AT 20 level, it is because we have off-shored stamps to feed her daughters, and her so many jobs through these trade The SPEAKER pro tempore. The family and friends supported her with agreements that are passed under the Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from her housing and other basic needs. Fast Track procedure. Today, two of her daughters are grad- Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. The year before NAFTA took effect, Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, last week uates of the Head Start program, which America actually had a $1.6 trillion marked the 20th anniversary of prepared them to start elementary trade surplus with Mexico; but every NAFTA’s going into effect. The North school where they are currently doing year after NAFTA took effect in 1995, American Free Trade Agreement was a very well. And Jennifer was able to fin- that trade surplus with Mexico was ish school and is now working to advo- hard-fought fight here in this Congress turned into a $15.8 billion trade deficit cate on behalf of other families like with a very close vote. In 1994, when it in the first year. And every single year, hers who had to turn to the American narrowly passed under a rule not allow- it has simply gotten worse. By 2012, our people in her time of need. Also, I am ing amendment, called Fast Track, trade deficit with Mexico ballooned to reminded that one of my former dis- America was promised that NAFTA $61.6 billion. So every year, the hole trict directors was a graduate of the would be a great jobs boon for our got deeper. What a failure NAFTA is on Head Start program. He is doing phe- country and our economy. Exactly the the jobs front and on the trade front. nomenal work raising a family and liv- reverse has happened. Finally, supporters of NAFTA ing the American Dream. The NAFTA promises made have all claimed that NAFTA would open mar- These are stories of resilience. They been broken. First, on jobs: the admin- kets for American exports to Mexico. I are the stories of millions of Americans istration at the time promised that will tell you one thing Ohio saw. Ohio who are facing homelessness, hunger NAFTA would initially create 200,000 saw pork production that used to hap- and unemployment, if it weren’t for a new jobs. In reality, America has now pen in Ohio platformed down near Mex- safety net. In my home State of Cali- lost, after 20 years, about 1 million jobs ico City where environmental regula- fornia, 6.3 million people—17 percent— related to NAFTA’s impact, and the tions, if they exist at all, are certainly lived in poverty in 2012. And in my dis- old sucking sound actually happened. not enforced. And we look at compa- trict in Oakland, California, 18 percent Our jobs were off-shored, sucked away. nies like Mr. Coffee that were sucked of the residents live below the Federal More than 680,000 American jobs have out of Cleveland and moved to Mexico. poverty level, including one in four gone to Mexico alone. Yes, that great We saw suppliers in the automotive in- children. sucking sound continues to happen. dustry being relocated from our coun- While the richest segments of our About 60 percent of the jobs lost, of try to Mexico and Canada with U.S. population continue to prosper nation- the million jobs lost overall, were lost middle class jobs just vaporized one ally, income inequality traps millions to Mexico in the manufacturing sector. factory, one farm at a time. It is as of the working poor in poverty. Many These were middle class jobs that came though the lights are being shut out low-wage workers must rely on food from places like Cleveland, Toledo, from coast to coast in neighborhood stamps and Medicaid just to survive— Pittsburgh, Chicago and Buffalo, and after neighborhood. which our colleague Congressman AL the list goes on. They were good paying Mr. Speaker, the legislation that I GREEN just brilliantly laid out—just to jobs in our country that had provided have introduced, H.R. 191, the NAFTA survive while CEOs are making living wages, medical benefits, and em- Accountability Act, basically says that megabillions with government sub- ployer contributions to retirement pro- these trade agreements have to work in sidies. grams. America’s interest, starting with As a recent study by the National America was also promised that NAFTA; and where these agreements Poverty Center at the University of NAFTA would fuel dynamic trade in have failed, adjustments must occur in Michigan showed, in any given month, tearing down trade barriers and cre- order to stem the off-shoring of any 1.7 million households live on a cash in- ating trade surpluses for our country jobs so we can begin re-creating middle come of less than $2 per day. Now that which means that we actually would class jobs in this country again. The is comparable to many living in the de- export more than we imported with NAFTA trade model must be replaced, veloping world. Yes, $2. I said $2 per jobs created as a result. Well, guess fast track must be sidetracked, and day. Now, that is here in America, the what, the trade barriers that NAFTA jobs in America must be created again richest Nation on this Earth. was supposed to tear down have actu- to rebuild our middle class.

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Mr. Speak- twice as high as it was at each of the putting 1.3 million Americans out in er, 50 years ago this week, in this very times that we ended emergency unem- the cold; Chamber, President Lyndon Johnson ployment compensation over the last Second, we need to raise our min- declared an ‘‘unconditional war on pov- couple of decades. The business case for imum wage so those working hard and erty.’’ The mission the President out- this is very strong, for those 1.3 million trying to earn a living can actually do lined was grand, but his goal for each people already affected and the 2.6 mil- so; and every American was modest: lion or so or more that will be affected Third, we must fight harsh cuts to Help them fulfill their basic hopes—their in this calendar year. The business case SNAP and Head Start to make sure ev- hopes for a fair chance to make good; their hopes for fair play under the law; their hopes is very strong. eryone has equal opportunity. for a full-time job on full-time pay; their There are those, of course, who will These are just a few of the small bat- hopes for a decent home for their family in suggest that there are those who abuse tles that we must win right now in the a descent community; their hopes for a good unemployment compensation. I am not larger war on poverty. school for their children with good teachers; going to quibble about that, but I am This is no time to turn back or to re- and their hopes for security when faced with going to reject the principle that treat. This is a time for a surge in our sickness or unemployment or old age. Americans don’t want to work, don’t war against poverty. Millions of Ameri- Fifty years later, the results speak need to work, and that we are not cans, including children, are counting for themselves: hardwired to work, and I can prove it on us, and we must ask ourselves a few The number of children living in pov- to you. I can absolutely prove it to questions: erty has dropped by 10 percent; the you. Stop right now and ask yourself, Has this war been won? number of seniors living in poverty has what is the first thing you ask some- Has poverty been eradicated across plummeted by 32 percent; tens of mil- one when you meet them? America? lions of Americans have health insur- ‘‘What do you do?’’ And is our middle class built out? ance because of Medicare and Medicaid; We define ourselves by our work. It If the answer to any of these ques- the percentage of adults completing gives us pride. It helps us support our tions is ‘‘no,’’ then we know what we high school has skyrocketed from 56 family. It makes our communities and must continue to do. We must fight on, percent to 88 percent; the share of neighborhoods stronger. Americans and we must keep fighting until we win women in the workforce has increased want to work. And when they cannot, the war on poverty. from 42 percent to 64 percent; and each we ought to be there to help them. We f and every single day, millions of school can, and we should. children go to school with full stom- f RECESS achs because of nutrition assistance. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- We have much as a Nation we can be MARKING 50 YEARS OF THE WAR ON POVERTY ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair proud of; and the best way, the very declares the House in recess until noon best way we can celebrate and honor The SPEAKER pro tempore. The today. that progress is to rededicate ourselves Chair recognizes the gentleman from Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 22 1 to the challenges remaining. Because California (Mr. SWALWELL) for 3 ⁄2 min- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- the truth of the matter is there are utes. cess. still too many Americans out of work, Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. f and there are still too many Americans Speaker, 50 years ago, President John- working in jobs that don’t pay enough son declared in this Chamber the war b 1200 on poverty, and this is one war that we to raise a family, and there are still AFTER RECESS too many Americans working harder must continue to wage. for less. I want to thank my neighbor in Ala- The recess having expired, the House I don’t pretend that there are easy meda County who represents Oakland was called to order by the Speaker at solutions to these problems. There is and San Leandro and Alameda and noon. no cure-all, there is no silver bullet Berkeley, Congresswoman BARBARA f Congress can fire, but we simply can- LEE, who is Congress’ greatest cham- PRAYER not stand down; and we cannot, as pion today to continue fighting Presi- President Johnson warned, ‘‘fritter and dent Johnson’s war on poverty, and I The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick fumble away our opportunity in need- am grateful to have a mentor in Con- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: less, senseless quarrels between Demo- gresswoman LEE who has guided and Loving God, we give You thanks for crats and Republicans.’’ helped me as I have worked to do my giving us another day. Sound familiar? part. At the beginning of this new day, we So, Mr. Speaker, on this 50th anni- Since President Johnson’s declara- are grateful as individuals and as a Na- versary of the start of the war on pov- tion, we have made real progress. Using tion for the blessings we have been erty, it comes down to one simple ques- an accurate measurement of who is given. tion we should have the courage to ask poor in America shows we have cut the We ask Your blessing upon the Mem- ourselves: Are we doing everything we rate from 25.8 percent in 1967 to 16 per- bers of this people’s House. May they reasonably can to strengthen the mid- cent in 2012, reducing by millions the anticipate the opportunities and dif- dle class and help those working to get number of Americans who are poor. ficulties that are before them, and be- into it? Let me repeat that. Are we Unfortunately, this war is not yet won. fore so many Americans, with steadfast doing everything we reasonably can to Almost 50 million Americans still live determination to work together toward strengthen the middle class and help in poverty, including over 13 million solutions that will benefit their coun- those working to get into it? And I children. In such an abundant society trymen. think we should also have the courage as ours, there is only one word to de- Grant that they be worthy of the re- to answer that question honestly, and I scribe these stark facts, ‘‘unconscion- sponsibilities they have been given by think we all know the answer. It is able,’’ and we can do better. their constituents and truly the people ‘‘no.’’ But we also all know that we This Congress should make it a pri- You have called them to be. can. That is the question of our time. ority to help the poor, the economi- May the walls of disagreement that The question of the day is whether or cally downtrodden, and the jobless. have divided this assembly be put aside not we are going to help in this way by Their path to economic opportunity and replaced with a spirit of respect

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H84 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 and dignity. And may Your spirit, O UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT God, be in all of our hearts and minds (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per- BENEFITS and encourage us to do the works of mission to address the House for 1 (Ms. CHU asked and was given per- peace and justice, now and always. minute and to revise and extend his re- May all that we do be done for Your mission to address the House for 1 marks.) minute.) greater honor and glory. Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, as a rep- Amen. resentative of the San Joaquin Valley Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, this past Monday was the first time in months f of California, I know our economic re- that 1.3 million out-of-work Americans THE JOURNAL covery has been uneven at best. Unem- ployment remains unacceptably high went to their mailboxes and did not The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- in areas like my district. find an unemployment check. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- Those on unemployment are not People like Kaitlyn Smith from my ceedings and announces to the House socking taxpayer dollars away for a State of California, a Marine Corps vet his approval thereof. rainy day. Today already is their rainy and mother of two young children, she Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- day. Their benefits go back into our said that she had been searching for nal stands approved. economy immediately for basic needs, work for months but has not had suc- f like food and rent, while they look for cess. California is starting to recover, but it still has 400,000 fewer jobs than it PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE work. After 27 years at an insurance com- did before the downturn. It is espe- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman pany, Jacqueline of Atwater, Cali- cially hard to find jobs in the high from Virginia (Mr. FORBES) come for- fornia, was let go last May. Since then desert where she lives; but the family ward and lead the House in the Pledge the 53-year-old has struggled to find can’t move because her husband, a vet- of Allegiance. work. eran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, Mr. FORBES led the Pledge of Alle- Another constituent of mine, Luis in must remain near the combat center giance as follows: Fresno, lost his unemployment insur- until he is discharged from the Marines I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ance at the end of December. This fa- in July. United States of America, and to the Repub- ther wrote: The loss of her benefits will cut even lic for which it stands, one nation under God, If I don’t find a job in the next couple of indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. more deeply into the couple’s income. weeks, then I will not be able to pay my rent Kaitlyn says the family is already f or pay for food for my family. skimping on basics, including heat. She ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER With all the talk about restoring cer- says: tainty to our economy, we cannot for- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- get that American families drive this I have to keep the house at 55 degrees, even 1 tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute economy. though I have two little girls, ages 2 ⁄2 and 11⁄2. speeches on each side of the aisle. Now is not the time to take money f out of their pockets as they are also For Kaitlyn and others like her, we MILITARY COMMISSARIES struggling to recover. Let’s restore un- must extend unemployment benefits, employment with a bipartisan effort. and we must extend them now. (Mr. FORBES asked and was given f permission to address the House for 1 f minute.) TODAY’S ECONOMY Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, today I (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and VISIT TO CHARLIE NORWOOD rise in opposition to media reports that was given permission to address the VAMC have suggested the closure of military House for 1 minute and to revise and commissaries in the United States and extend his remarks.) (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and that that may be under consideration Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, was given permission to address the by the Department of Defense. while home for Christmas, I reflected House for 1 minute and to revise and Our national defense, and the men on the economic challenges America extend his remarks.) and women who volunteer to serve, are faces and the parallels today’s econ- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, not the cause of our current financial omy has with the one Ronald Reagan this week I went to Augusta, Georgia, fiscal crisis. Proposals that ask them inherited from Jimmy Carter in 1981. to participate in an oversight hearing to carry the weight of solving it are Both were characterized by high unem- with Chairman JEFF MILLER of the unacceptable. ployment and low labor-force partici- House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Commissaries are a vital recruitment pation. This visit was the result of multiple and retention tool essential to main- I will paraphrase some of what Presi- deaths and delays in care reported in taining the all-volunteer force. Presi- dent Reagan said in first Inaugural ad- the Augusta veterans hospital. We dent Obama recognized this fact earlier dress: must find out what exactly went this year when he visited Camp Pen- Idle industries have cast workers into un- wrong. dleton during a furlough day and said employment, causing human misery and per- commissary closures are ‘‘not how a sonal indignity. Those who do work are de- As both a U.S. Marine and a current great Nation should be treating its nied a fair return for their labor by a tax sys- medical doctor in the Navy Reserves, I military and military families.’’ tem which penalizes successful achievement take reports of poor care for our vet- and keeps us from maintaining full produc- erans very seriously. I questioned hos- Each year, commissaries provide an tivity. average 31 percent savings for military pital staff on how, when, and why these For decades, we have piled deficit upon def- lapses in care occurred, and who is ulti- families. Additionally, by allowing the icit, mortgaging our future and our chil- mately responsible. Defense Commissary Agency, based out dren’s future for the temporary convenience of Fort Lee, Virginia, to purchase prod- of present. While it appears that under new lead- ucts at higher volumes, the 178 com- By the end of Ronald Reagan’s Presi- ership the hospital is heading in a posi- missaries in the United States bring dency, America’s unemployment rate tive direction, this is just the begin- down costs across all our com- was 5.4 percent and our economy was ning of a full investigation. We have missaries. the envy of the world. It is time we made promises to our veterans. It is I urge my colleagues to oppose any learn from history. As President vital that we fulfill these promises. effort to close our commissaries, a sys- Reagan said, Government is the prob- I have pledged to work to hold those tem that is highly valued by our serv- lem. Individuals, free from the heavy responsible and the VA accountable. I icemembers and part of the commit- hand of Big Government to pursue am fully committed to making sure ment we make to take care of them their dreams, they create prosperity. It that our veterans receive world-class during and after their time volun- is time we revisit the simple, sacred health care in Augusta, as well as VA teering in service to our Nation. truth. hospitals all across the country.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H85 FULL FUNDING FOR CUSTOMS risk. The administration needs to ad- b 1215 AND BORDER PROTECTION dress this. CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given f (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and permission to address the House for 1 was given permission to address the minute.) REPEAL OF CUT TO COLA FOR MILITARY RETIREES UNDER 62 House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, the extend his remarks.) Peace Bridge, located along the north- (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- ern border of my western New York and was given permission to address er, I urge my Republican colleagues to district, facilitates the transport of the House for 1 minute and to revise recognize the devastating consequences over $30 billion in commerce annually. and extend her remarks.) of air pollution, which is causing, or at However, increasing wait times and Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. least contributing to greatly, the dras- delays pose a significant threat to our Speaker, on December 23, I introduced tic changes in the Earth’s climate. Nation’s economy. H.R. 3804, legislation to repeal an ill- Last year we experienced severe While I am encouraged by the start conceived provision of the budget bill record-setting weather across the coun- of the preinspection pilot at the Peace that reduced the cost-of-living adjust- try, yet Republicans and climate Bridge for commercial vehicles, which ment for military retirees. deniers argue that no single weather would allow trucks entering the United As a member of the House Veterans’ event can be proven to have been States to be prescreened on the Cana- Affairs Committee, I believe our serv- caused by climate change. Paradox- dian side of the border, I am concerned icemembers, veterans, and their fami- ically, climate deniers are now using about staffing levels with Customs lies must receive the benefits they the extreme cold snap as evidence to agents at the border. have so honorably earned and deserve. support their cause, which is to do I have called on Customs and Border These benefits are owed to them with- away with all laws and regulations Protection to increase staffing levels out equivocation. that protect our precious air quality. at the bridge to facilitate easier acces- We should not balance the budget on The maddening denial of the link be- sibility at northern border crossings the backs of military retirees who tween air quality and climate change is and also encouraged the FY 2014 Home- served our country so bravely for dec- reckless, and it is a denial of scientific land Security appropriations budget to ades. They should not be punished be- fact. Our posterity deserves more. We include full funding for Customs and cause of Congress’ failure to get our know, and 95 percent of scientists Border Protection officer staffing re- fiscal house in order. That is why I agree, that climate change leads to quests. urge Speaker BOEHNER to allow a vote more severe weather overall, and the The streamlined flow of people and today on my bill, H.R. 3804, and repeal evidence is overwhelming. goods across the border is critical to this egregious provision. Now is the time for a real debate on the western New York economy and to Clearly, there is substantial bipar- climate change before another dev- the Nation’s economy. I am committed tisan support to correct this. Let’s vote astating year of extreme weather that to fighting to preserve and improve our on H.R. 3804 for our military retirees takes lives, destroys communities, and relationship with Canada and our eco- today. wreaks havoc on our society and our nomic relationship. economy. f f f OBAMACARE’S SECURITY RISKS OBAMACARE SECURITY HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (Mr. LANKFORD asked and was permission to address the House for 1 asked and was given permission to ad- given permission to address the House minute and to revise and extend his re- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend marks.) vise and extend his remarks.) his remarks.) Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, it is un- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise fortunate enough that ObamaCare has Speaker, last October, a constituent today in recognition of January 2014 increased the cost of health care for living in Columbia received a fright- being National Slavery and Human families across the country. On top of ening phone call from a gentleman in Trafficking Prevention Month. the skyrocketing premiums, limited North Carolina. It appeared the con- Human trafficking victims suffer re- choices for doctors and coverage, and stituent’s security information was ob- peatedly with no apparent way out. An regulatory burdens on small business, tained by a stranger while enrolling for estimated between 100,000 and 300,000 it is worrisome that people’s personal health insurance under the government children each year become victims in information is now being subjected to health care Web site. America of this abhorrent practice. potential fraud in the ObamaCare ex- The American people should not have Many runaway children become vic- changes. to worry about personal information tims of human trafficking within 48 The security problems with being compromised due to the govern- hours of leaving home, and it is crucial healthcare.gov go far beyond error ment’s inability to keep a Web site se- that we, as Americans, are aware of messages and connection issues. In cure. Had the gentleman from North our surroundings and immediately con- many cases, the people in charge of col- Carolina not contacted this South Car- tact authorities when we see anything lecting and processing our most sen- olinian, he may have never realized his suspicious around children. Traffickers sitive information haven’t been fully information was being breached. can be found at airports, parking lots, trained or vetted; and although the ad- ObamaCare is flawed and must be re- schools, malls, and other places where ministration knew the Web site hadn’t pealed. Because the President and Sen- they search for young victims. been properly tested, they launched it ate refuse to join us in these efforts, Two years ago, I authored a bill anyway, leaving the American people the House continues to act. Tomorrow, which this House passed, the Senate vulnerable. the House will vote on a bill that re- passed, and the President signed at the That is why I introduced H.R. 3652, quires Health and Human Services to end of 2012 eliminating trafficking on the No Identity Theft in Health Care notify individuals when their personal our military bases around the world Act, which would increase penalties for information is stolen or unlawfully and our State Department facilities those who abuse their access to per- accessed. around the world. sonal information that Americans are We must continue to work to repeal We, as Americans, believe every per- forced to submit when signing up for ObamaCare by replacing it with a plan son has value. Every person has rights ObamaCare to commit identity theft. I to preserve the doctor-patient relation- that are given to them by their cre- also look forward to supporting the ship, as long proposed by Congressman ator. Mr. Speaker, I would encourage Health Exchange Security and Trans- TOM PRICE. every American, if they come into con- parency Act later this week. In conclusion, God bless our troops, tact with someone that they suspect is Mr. Speaker, it is unacceptable that and we will never forget September the a victim of human trafficking, to con- people’s personal information is at 11th in the global war on terrorism. tact the National Human Trafficking

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H86 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 Hotline at 888–373–7888. Let’s help our War Eagle. CELEBRATING THE 90TH ANNIVER- fellow Americans. f SARY OF THE SIKORSKY AIR- CRAFT COMPANY f THE WAR ON POVERTY (Ms. DELAURO asked and was given CLIMATE CHANGE (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. MORAN asked and was given given permission to address the House minute and to revise and extend her re- permission to address the House for 1 for 1 minute.) marks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to marks.) rise to commemorate a milestone in call attention to the 90th anniversary Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, most our Nation’s history. Fifty years ago, of the Sikorsky Aircraft Company, one Americans this week felt as though President Lyndon B. Johnson stood be- of the lynchpins of our State’s ad- they were living on the North Pole. fore Congress and declared an uncondi- vanced industrial base, a pillar of our There was a condition called ‘‘the polar tional war on poverty. national defense, and the world’s pre- vortex’’ that became part of our com- As we reflect on this war, I am in- miere helicopter manufacturer. mon vernacular. Normal routines were spired by the progress we have made in Ninety years ago, Russian-born in- disrupted. Schools closed, water mains 50 years. We have expanded economic ventor Igor Sikorsky opened the Sikor- ruptured, car batteries failed, and, opportunity, and we have made the sky Aero Engineering Corporation for tragically, weather-related deaths went American Dream a reality for millions. business on Long Island. Since then, up. So it didn’t take long for conserv- But this is not enough. Recent events, the history of this pioneering company ative commentators to offer this cold like allowing unemployment insurance has been a string of firsts. weather phenomenon as proof that the to expire, remind us that the war is not Sikorsky built the first practical hel- planet isn’t warming, that this is all a over. icopter, the VS–300, in 1939. Five years hoax or some left-wing liberal ide- Even though our economy is recov- later, a Sikorsky vehicle performed the ology. ering from a recession, 10.9 million first helicopter combat rescue in his- But the fact is that scientists have Americans are still struggling to find tory, saving soldiers in Burma during told us that the real and measurable work. Meanwhile, 16 million children World War II. In 1945, a Sikorsky heli- decline of Arctic sea ice that is the di- live in poverty. And now the 1.3 million copter took part in the first-ever civil- rect result of warmer weather and cli- Americans who lost unemployment in- ian helicopter rescue, rescuing sur- mate change is creating this polar vor- surance have no means to provide for vivors from a sinking vessel in Long Is- tex that allows weather conditions their family while they look for work. land Sound. And in 1957, Dwight Eisen- that normally remain fixed over the This cannot continue. No child hower took the first Presidential ride Arctic to spin out of control. They slip should go to bed hungry, and no family in Sikorsky-made Marine One, long south and they subject us to Arctic- should struggle to keep a roof over one of the defining symbols of the like weather conditions. their heads. American Executive. Now, this is a fact that we need to Fifty years ago we started a war, and Today, in my State of Connecticut, recognize and do something about or yes, we have won many battles. But it Sikorsky continues to build the best weather conditions are going to be- is time to win the war, and we must helicopters in the world, including the come far more common and far more start by making sure that Americans Black Hawks so critical to our national severe. can continue to meet basic needs as security, and to move the technology f they pursue their dreams. So I urge my colleagues to stand with me and extend of rotor-powered aircraft forward. ONE OF THE BEST BCS unemployment insurance. To UTC leadership and the almost CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES EVER 16,000 hardworking men and women of f (Mr. ROSS asked and was given per- Sikorsky, congratulations on this an- mission to address the House for 1 THE PROTECTING VOLUNTEER niversary, and here’s to many more. minute and to revise and extend his re- FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY marks.) RESPONDERS ACT f Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, this past (Mr. REED asked and was given per- week, the college football season cul- mission to address the House for 1 WE CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER minated in one of the best BCS Cham- minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois pionship games ever played when the marks.) asked and was given permission to ad- Auburn Tigers took on the FSU Semi- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise to dress the House for 1 minute and to re- noles. highlight yet another of the unin- vise and extend his remarks.) Even though I am a resident of Flor- tended consequences of the Democratic Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. ida, I am a graduate of Auburn and health care law. Speaker, this country has 10.9 million was, of course, rooting for my Tigers. Because of the employer mandate in people out of work, many of whom I want to commend Auburn’s coach, ObamaCare, our volunteer fire depart- have been out of work for over 6 Gus Malzahn, for taking Auburn from ments and emergency response organi- months. We can’t wait any longer. worst to first in the SEC and leading zations are at risk of having their vol- Families want to work. They want a his team to play for the national cham- unteers be considered employees and job that will allow them to put food on pionship game. His efforts were noth- are, therefore, being forced to choose the table, take family vacations, and ing short of incredible. He made believ- between retaining those volunteers and save for their children’s education. And ers not only of his players, but also be- using their precious resources to com- $300 a week just won’t cut it. lievers out of all of us. He showed us ply with this mandate or cutting those As we speak, the President has a per- that persistence, discipline, self-con- volunteers and the vital services they mit on his desk, one that has been fidence, and faith in God will lead to provide to our communities. ready to sign for almost his entire ten- success, both individually and as a As I have heard from people in my ure in office. The Keystone XL pipeline team. district, Cattaraugus County Office of is a rare project supported by labor, I also want to congratulate my Emergency Services, the impact would business, and the hardworking tax- friend, Coach Jimbo Fisher of Florida be absolutely detrimental to critical payers of this country, and one that State. Coach Fisher is not only a great services in rural areas like Cattaraugus has been studied and dissected more coach, but he obviously married well County. than most. because his wife, Candi, is also an Au- I ask Congress to fix this unfair bur- This project is ready to go, and, with burn alumnus. den on our emergency volunteers and the stroke of a pen, Mr. President, you While my heart is always in Auburn, support H.R. 3685, the Protecting Vol- can create 40,000 good-paying, stable my hat goes off to the Florida State unteer Firefighters and Emergency Re- jobs across this country that American Seminoles for a well-earned victory. sponders Act, introduced by my good families want and deserve. All they Congratulations. friend, Representative LOU BARLETTA. need is your signature.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H87 Let’s finally create the jobs that reforms needed to help get people back That the Senate passed without amend- politicians love to talk about. Get fam- to work, then let’s make those reforms, ment H.R. 667. That the Senate passed S. 1171. ilies back to work, where they want to but don’t toss out the whole program. With best wishes, I am be, and off unemployment. Mr. Speaker, our economy is still re- Sincerely, f covering and thousands of hardworking KAREN L. HAAS. central New Yorkers are still strug- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE f gling to find a job. Failure to extend (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- unemployment insurance hurts the PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION mission to address the House for 1 economy across central New York and OF H.R. 2279, REDUCING EXCES- minute and to revise and extend her re- across this country. The Senate has al- SIVE DEADLINE OBLIGATIONS marks.) ready taken bipartisan action on ex- ACT OF 2013; PROVIDING FOR Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, as of the tending unemployment insurance. It is CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3362, EX- new year, 1.3 million Americans, in- time for the House to do the same. CHANGE INFORMATION DISCLO- cluding 17,600 Nevadans, are without a Mr. Speaker, I just don’t understand SURE ACT; AND PROVIDING FOR critical economic lifeline—the emer- why we don’t just have a vote. It would CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3811, gency unemployment insurance that help the economy, and it would help HEALTH EXCHANGE SECURITY has helped men and women stay out of our families. AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF poverty and keep their families afloat 2014 f as they look for a job. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, by di- By allowing this program to expire, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE rection of the Committee on Rules, I those already struggling to make ends EXPIRATION call up House Resolution 455 and ask meet are now facing even greater hard- (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given for its immediate consideration. ship as they are left to wonder how to permission to address the House for 1 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- put food on the table, keep a roof over minute and to revise and extend his re- lows: their families’ heads, or put gas in the marks.) H. RES. 455 car. Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, for Resolved, That at any time after adoption Denying this vital lifeline is not only many people, a new year marks a time of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant morally indefensible, it is also eco- of hope and optimism. But millions of to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the nomically shortsighted. Unemploy- Americans are, instead, beginning this House resolved into the Committee of the ment insurance benefits not only help Whole House on the state of the Union for year with fear and worry. They are consideration of the bill (H.R. 2279) to amend the individual and their families who wondering how they are going to make receive them, but they also boost our the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to re- ends meet, pay their rent, or put food view of regulations under such Act and to economy. Failing to renew this pro- on the table. That is because they amend the Comprehensive Environmental gram will weaken economic growth and woke up just a few days after Christ- Response, Compensation, and Liability Act cost our country 240,000 jobs, including mas to find that their emergency un- of 1980 relating to financial responsibility for almost 3,000 in Nevada. employment assistance had been ter- classes of facilities. The first reading of the So, for the thousands of Nevadans minated, cutting them off from a need- bill shall be dispensed with. All points of who lost emergency unemployment in- order against consideration of the bill are ed lifeline. waived. General debate shall be confined to surance at the beginning of the year Now, that is just about the cruelest and the 842 more who stand to lose the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- thing I can think of happening. It is ly divided and controlled by the chair and their benefits at the end of this week, mean. It is unnecessary. It is kicking ranking minority member of the Committee inaction is unacceptable. I urge Speak- people who are already down. It is just on Energy and Commerce. After general de- er BOEHNER to bring this to the floor plain shameful. It is shameful. And it bate the bill shall be considered for amend- and vote in favor. is not the kind of America I believe in. ment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of f Shouldn’t we be embracing policies the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy TAKE ACTION ON EMERGENCY like unemployment insurance that and Commerce now printed in the bill, it UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE keep families afloat? Shouldn’t we be shall be in order to consider as an original looking at our communities, our neigh- (Mr. MAFFEI asked and was given bill for the purpose of amendment under the bors, and saying, yes, America will be five-minute rule an amendment in the na- permission to address the House for 1 there for you in your time of need? ture of a substitute consisting of the text of minute.) Yes, we should say that. Rules Committee Print 113-30. That amend- Mr. MAFFEI. Mr. Speaker, I, too, To every one of my colleagues, I say ment in the nature of a substitute shall be rise to urge the Republican leaders to join us in doing the right thing and re- considered as read. All points of order allow a vote on extending unemploy- against that amendment in the nature of a storing these needed benefits today. We ment insurance benefits to the thou- substitute are waived. No amendment to need to do the right thing and not the sands of workers in my central New that amendment in the nature of a sub- wrong thing, and we need to do that York district and the 1.3 million work- stitute shall be in order except those printed now. ers across the country who have lost in part A of the report of the Committee on f Rules accompanying this resolution. Each these benefits. such amendment may be offered only in the Because Congress has failed to act, b 1230 order printed in the report, may be offered hundreds of thousands of families are only by a Member designated in the report, not having a happy new year. This im- COMMUNICATION FROM THE shall be considered as read, shall be debat- portant relief provides a lifeline to peo- CLERK OF THE HOUSE able for the time specified in the report ple who worked hard, they played by The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. equally divided and controlled by the pro- ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject the rules, and they are out of work FORTENBERRY) laid before the House through no fault of their own. By pro- to amendment, and shall not be subject to a the following communication from the demand for division of the question in the viding this vital but temporary assist- Clerk of the House of Representatives: House or in the Committee of the Whole. All ance to unemployed workers, this pro- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, points of order against such amendments are gram ensures workers and their fami- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, waived. At the conclusion of consideration of lies are able to make ends meet during Washington, DC, January 9, 2014. the bill for amendment the Committee shall their job searches. Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, rise and report the bill to the House with Extending unemployment insurance Speaker, House of Representatives, such amendments as may have been adopted. should not be a partisan issue. In fact, Washington, DC. Any Member may demand a separate vote in this program was signed into law by DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- the House on any amendment adopted in the mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the President George W. Bush and has been the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- amendment in the nature of a substitute reauthorized several times by members tives, the Clerk received the following mes- made in order as original text. The previous of both political parties during the sage from the Secretary of the Senate on question shall be considered as ordered on time of economic recovery. If there are January 9, 2014 at 9:42 a.m.: the bill and amendments thereto to final

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Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the tion Agency in order to streamline a Teresa Fryer, along with the Web site’s bill (H.R. 3362) to amend the Patient Protec- process critical to cleaning up sites project manager, Tony Trenkle, both tion and Affordable Care Act to require contaminated with certain toxic or refused to sign the Authority to Oper- transparency in the operation of American hazardous chemicals. ate license that was necessary to actu- Health Benefit Exchanges. All points of It further requires the Environ- ally launch www.healthcare.gov. De- order against consideration of the bill are mental Protection Agency to evaluate spite these known issues, the director waived. The amendment printed in part B of existing State or other Federal finan- of the Centers for Medicare and Med- the report of the Committee on Rules accom- cial insurance requirements to deter- icaid Services, Marilyn Tavenner, con- panying this resolution shall be considered mine whether additional requirements as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be tinued to launch the Web site. considered as read. All points of order are, in fact, necessary. This is much more than a faulty Web against provisions in the bill, as amended, Finally, it requires the owner or op- site. This is about the American peo- are waived. The previous question shall be erator of a chemical storage site to re- ple, who cannot trust their government considered as ordered on the bill, as amend- port the presence of such chemicals to to certify that their personal informa- ed, and on any amendment thereto to final the State emergency response commis- tion will be safe on a government-run passage without intervening motion except: sions. Web site. (1) one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equal- It is a commonsense piece of legisla- The security threat goes beyond just ly divided and controlled by the chair and tion to help clean up areas that have an individual’s primary application. ranking minority member of the Committee been polluted and allows for their rec- on Energy and Commerce and 20 minutes Once an individual’s personal informa- equally divided and controlled by the chair lamation or development. This could tion is entered into the system, the ex- and ranking minority member of the Com- bring jobs and economic benefits to change has the ability to access infor- mittee on Ways and Means; and (2) one mo- neighborhoods which have been so af- mation within the Department of tion to recommit with or without instruc- fected. Homeland Security, the Internal Rev- tions. As the two health care-related pieces enue Service, Social Security, and the SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it of legislation, these are targeted bills Treasury Department. The administra- shall be in order to consider in the House the to address just a few of the massive tion has opened numerous Federal bill (H.R. 3811) to require notification of indi- problems the American public has wit- viduals of breaches of personally identifiable agencies to data breaches and unau- information through Exchanges under the nessed over the last few months per- thorized access. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. taining to the calamitous rollout of the Just before the holidays, the entire All points of order against consideration of Federal www.healthcare.gov Web site. Nation saw firsthand what a massive the bill are waived. The bill shall be consid- The data obtained by security breach looks like. Over 40 mil- ered as read. All points of order against pro- www.healthcare.gov is one of the larg- lion Target customers, their personal visions in the bill are waived. The previous est collections of personal information data was compromised by computer question shall be considered as ordered on ever assembled. It links information hackers who pilfered personal financial the bill and on any amendment thereto to between seven different Federal agen- final passage without intervening motion ex- information and identification. cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided cies, State agencies, and government Target has gone out of their way to and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- contractors. alert customers of the security breach. nority member of the Committee on Energy In promising lower costs and wide- Unfortunately, the Federal Govern- and Commerce; and (2) one motion to recom- spread health coverage for Americans, ment has no such obligation under the mit. President Obama failed to mention law. This is a point that I don’t think The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- that the Affordable Care Act’s man- most people are aware of. It is not re- tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 dates and requirements will create quired. It is not a mandate that you hour. large-scale disruption of the entire have a Target charge card or that you Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, for the health insurance market. The resulting shop at Target, but it is certainly re- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- cancelation of insurance plans and high quired and a mandate that you buy tomary 30 minutes to gentleman from cost for employers to continue pro- your insurance through Colorado (Mr. POLIS), pending which I viding insurance for their workers has www.healthcare.gov. This is a coercive yield myself such time as I may con- left millions of Americans with no Federal policy that now is pulling peo- sume. During consideration of this res- choice other than to purchase health ple into its Web site and refuses to pro- olution, all time yielded is for the pur- insurance through the Affordable Care vide them the very same protection pose of debate only. Act’s exchanges, subjecting their per- that we demand that the private sector GENERAL LEAVE sonal information to the vulnerable se- do for a voluntary purchase. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I ask curity infrastructure. Instead of following the same re- unanimous consent that all Members The initial launch of quirements placed on the private sec- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- www.healthcare.gov on October 1, 2013, tor, the Federal Government has gone tend their remarks. was plagued with glitches and errors. out of their way to avoid imposing this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Not only did the administration fail to basic due diligence in their own ex- objection to the request of the gen- establish basic functionality of the changes. Even when a notification re- tleman from Texas? Web site, but the initial problems real- quirement was specifically requested There was no objection. ly only break the surface of the deeper during the rulemaking process on the Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, House security threats in the underlying law. exchanges, the administration just Resolution 455 provides for the consid- A multitude of gaps remain in the Web simply refused. eration of three important bills which site’s security infrastructure, making In the March 27, 2012, Federal Reg- were reported by the Energy and Com- the Web site a wide-open target for ister, Department of Health and merce Committee: H.R. 2279, the Re- hackers and identity thieves. These Human Services responded, stating: ducing Excessive Deadline Obligations flaws continue to pose a threat to the We do not plan to include the specific noti- Act of 2013; H.R. 3362, the Exchange In- security of Americans’ personal data. fication procedures in the final rule. Con- formation Disclosure Act; and H.R. Mr. Speaker, it wasn’t that the ad- sistent with this approach, we did not in- 3811, the Health Exchange Security and ministration was not alerted to these clude specific policies for investigation of Transparency Act of 2014. security concerns on the Web site prior data breaches in this final rule. H.R. 2279 is a bill to address the bur- to the launch. MITRE Corporation, a Furthermore, State laws required densome and outdated deadlines for contractor for the Department of that many of the 14 State-run insur- certain rulemaking activities con- Health and Human Services, alerted ance exchanges, that they do disclose ducted by the Environmental Protec- the agency that 19 unaddressed secu- such information. No such law exists tion Agency under the Solid Waste Dis- rity vulnerabilities plagued the Web for the federally run exchange. Mr. posal Act and the Comprehensive Envi- site prior to its launch on October 1. Speaker, I would remind you that 36

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Again, it is more informa- American people deserve to know that each piece of legislation. tion about who is calling and what their personal information is protected I want to encourage my colleagues to they are doing weekly rather than and to be notified if that protection vote ‘‘yes’’ on the rule and ‘‘yes’’ on monthly will provide an additional lapses. the underlying bills and stand with the workload for those who are trying to Let’s be honest: www.healthcare.gov millions of Americans who are asking make sure that the Web sites are func- is the most talked about Web site in and who are demanding that we protect tioning for America. years. The massive amounts of per- their privacy. It will actually make it harder for sonal information that is collected Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the Web sites to function by having to through www.healthcare.gov and its my time. divert some effort if this were to be- ability to access multiple government Mr. POLIS. I yield myself such time come law simply to building reporting databases creates the perfect environ- as I may consume. requirements that were mandated by ment for targeting by hackers. I thank the gentleman, Mr. BURGESS, Congress. It is almost as if this bill was Over 16 attempts to hack into the for yielding me the customary 30 min- designed to make the Web site work system have already been reported, not utes. worse, Mr. Speaker, by moving devel- to mention the many stories that have Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to opers and others, without any addi- been reported in the press on the mis- the rule today under which three bills tional resources, away from making handling and sharing of individuals’ are being brought to the floor: H.R. the necessary improvements towards data. Identity theft is a threat not only 3811, the Health Exchange Security and building entirely new reporting sys- to an individual’s credit rating and per- Transparency Act; H.R. 2279, the Re- tems just so people can have informa- sonal finances but also to overall ducing Excessive Deadline Obligations tion weekly instead of monthly. United States security. Most Ameri- Act; and H.R. 3362, the Exchange Infor- It would be great, first of all, to have cans would be shocked to learn that mation Disclosure Act. You wouldn’t information weekly. I would love to this level of protection is not already know by their names what those bills have information daily. I would love to in place for an initiative the size of the actually do. I discuss that, and, more have information realtime. I used to Affordable Care Act. Well, today the importantly, I plan to discuss, Mr. run an Internet company. It would be House is working to correct this injus- Speaker, what these bills fail to ac- wonderful to have that information. tice, protecting Americans when the complish. You have to weigh the costs and bene- administration has refused to do so. These misguided and superfluous fits and say, Is it worth building into The Obama administration has con- bills were brought under a very restric- this system realtime reporting? What sistently refused to disclose detailed tive process. Two of them are being are we forgoing by doing that? Is it data on how many Americans have ac- brought to the floor under a com- worth it to say we want the informa- tually completed the Obama Care en- pletely closed rule that blocks all ef- tion weekly instead of monthly? rollment process. Now it is more than forts by Members to improve the legis- Again, if you are building it from 3 months after the launch of the ex- lation. Democrats yesterday on the scratch and perhaps if the Republicans changes, and we just simply do not Rules Committee proposed an open rule had offered this as an amendment into know how many Americans are en- for these bills allowing Members from the original Affordable Care Act, rolled in the exchange plan. both sides of the aisle to offer their maybe this could have been incor- It was the administration who ini- ideas to make them better, and it was porated in 3 years ago and we could tially defined the success of the ex- voted down in the Rules Committee in have built a system with either change as the number of Americans a partisan vote. realtime or weekly reporting. But here who actually enroll in the program. Instead of moving forward and tack- where we are today, clearly the top pri- The number of enrollments are the ling challenges like extending unem- ority needs to be that this Web site only way to evaluate whether the more ployment, which has been talked works well for the American people so than $1 trillion that was spent on this about, or passing a jobs bill or an infra- they can get affordable health care for thing by the administration is actually structure bill or fixing our broken im- themselves and their family. That is working. migration system or reforming our tax what the American people want. The President’s commitment to an system, again, we are discussing bills Now, let’s talk about security and open and transparent government, re- relating to the Affordable Care Act safeguards for consumer information. peated so many times during the pas- that don’t seek to improve the act and Again, you have the germ of a good sage of the Affordable Care Act, rep- make it work better for the American idea. Of course, when the government resents yet one more broken promise in people but only add more paperwork has our personal information, we need a long string of broken promises. and bureaucracy and cost to the health to make sure that there are adequate care system we already have by put- safeguards. That goes for the IRS, it b 1245 ting additional requirements on Fed- goes for military personnel files, and it Where this administration has failed, eral workers and others that are work- goes for the Affordable Care Act, just the bill before us will require the Sec- ing hard to ensure that ObamaCare as we want to make sure that when the retary of the Department of Health and works for America every day. Of the private sector and companies have our Human Services to provide detailed 112 legislative days we have left this personal information that they insti- weekly reports to the American people year, we need to ensure that we spend tute the proper safeguards. And there about the enrollment number on them wisely, and I don’t think that are examples of failure. Mr. BURGESS healthcare.gov. The American people these three bills are a good way for us mentioned Target as a private-sector deserve to know what they are getting to use 2 days of our time. example of failure. for their hard-earned tax dollars that The first bill, H.R. 3362, calls on HHS We certainly hope that we have the they have spent on the demands of this to publish weekly reports on consumer infrastructure and security in place to administration. interactions with healthcare.gov, in- ensure that there is not a failure of se- It is the American people who are cluding the details of all calls received curity with regard to the Affordable suffering because of the mismanage- by the call center. Now, much of this Care Act. But when we are talking ment and failures of this administra- information is already available about identity theft and how to address tion. Today—today—we have the op- monthly. There are already reliable up- it, we need to look at where the real portunity to provide transparency and dates on enrollment numbers and nu- problem is. What is the leading cause protect Americans’ personal informa- merous updates on the Web sites and of identity theft? Is it the IRS? Is it tion. issues consumers have encountered. the Affordable Care Act? Is it the mili- The rule before us today provides for Look, while you are fixing the Web site tary? No. One of the biggest causes of 1 hour of debate equally divided be- and getting it working is not the time breaches of personal information is our

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Sky- tion reform package, which in a very rule brings to the floor is H.R. 2279, the rocketing premiums, loss of coverage, similar form has already passed the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obliga- and poor quality of care were all cor- Senate, would address this. tions Act. It is really a package of rectly predicted by many on this side So if we actually want to reduce three bills that would weaken haz- of the aisle. identity theft and breaches of security ardous waste laws like Superfund and We come here today, however, be- and safeguard, Mr. Speaker, personal the Resource Conservation Recovery cause Americans aren’t just faced with information for the American people, Act. It would actually limit the EPA’s unaffordable health care and broken we should address the real problem oversight to ensure that the American Presidential promises—the security rather than one of many hypothetical people are safe and healthy. and privacy of our personal informa- problems that, again, is no doubt wor- Do we need to remind this body that tion is at great risk due to ObamaCare. thy of discussion, but let’s address the reason Congress enacted these safe- One of the things that I think is men- where immigration—where identity guards and Superfund is because of tioned here and should be noted, that theft actually occurs. tragedies like Love Canal where a resi- protecting the information that is According to the Center for Immigra- dential neighborhood was built on top being forced to be given should be of tion Studies, which has done a lot of of 22,000 tons of hazardous waste, and our utmost importance and it is not work on identity theft from those who due to the exposure, the residents suf- something that should be just said is are here illegally, experts suggest that fered very high rates of miscarriages, we should be doing other bills. Believe 75 percent of people who are here ille- cancers, and birth defects? The situa- me, I would want to be talking about gally and working use fraudulent So- tion was so dire that the Federal Gov- other things too, but this is something cial Security cards to obtain employ- ernment wound up having to evacuate important that is protecting Ameri- ment. Again, Americans are the vic- the entire community. That is not the cans’ interests, and we need to con- tims of this theft. Children are prime America I want to live in, Mr. Speaker. tinue to do so. targets. Their report indicates that in I oppose H.R. 2279 because it could lead I believe that the best health care Arizona it is estimated that there are to more situations like Love Canal system is one that is patient centered thousands of children that are victims rather than making sure that the and as far removed from the flawed of identity theft. H.R. 15 contains man- American people are safe and healthy policies enshrined in ObamaCare as datory E-Verify, which the Center for in their homes. possible. Over the upcoming months, I Immigration Studies says would curb Mr. Speaker, this debate is not really look forward to debating the merits of and stop virtually 100 percent of child about reporting requirements. It is ObamaCare versus true health care re- identity theft. about making healthcare.gov function form with my colleagues on the other So, I mean, if we are serious, Mr. less effectively. It is not really about side of the aisle. But today is not that Speaker, about doing something about breaches of our personal information. day. Today we come to the floor simply the fact that drivers licenses and So- We can solve a big chunk of that by to say that American families should cial Security numbers are being stolen, bringing H.R. 15 to the floor of the know about breaches of personally well, let’s pass immigration reform. House. It is not really about improving identifiable information in the Let’s make sure that people who are our competitiveness by removing un- ObamaCare exchanges. working in our country and have a role necessary EPA regulations. It is about Regardless of the letter of your polit- here have some kind of provisional risking the health of our families. ical affiliation, wouldn’t you like to be work permit, some prospect of a path- We need to focus on rebuilding our notified if the security of your personal way to citizenship over many years or infrastructure, fixing our broken immi- information has been compromised? If decades, and that we have a mandatory gration system, and making sure that we get outside the politics of Wash- E-Verify mechanism of checking, a we can protect the health of the Amer- ington and ask our constituents, I way of verifying at the employer level ican people, not jeopardize it. firmly believe that answer would be that their paperwork is authentic and I reserve the balance of my time. yes. It would actually be a resounding it is not, in fact, stolen from an inno- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I now yes. cent American, as it is today. So that would like to yield 4 minutes to the So as I come to speak in support of would address identity theft. That gentleman from Georgia, Dr. COLLINS. this rule, and speaking also with the would address fraud. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- underlying bills and especially when I We have people today that actually, er, it is a new year. We come down and believe something such as protecting under our current laws, are begin this week, and I have made a the security of our personal informa- incentivized to steal information—per- commitment, as I think many of us do, tion is so important, I believe it is also sonal information—from American as resolutions on what are we going to important for us to remember as we people. Our immigration system is do for the new year and you always try start a new year that when we come clearly broken. We need to fix it. H.R. to learn something new, and today has here, people listen, people are con- 15, the House’s bipartisan, comprehen- been a busy day with meetings and cerned about their lives, they are con- sive immigration reform bill, would other things. I have learned a lot, but cerned about what has gone on. create a mandatory employment eligi- I have actually come to the floor today And over the past few months, espe- bility verification program. Currently, to learn something that was amazing cially when it comes to health care, only 7 percent of employers in our en- to me, and it was not only that a bill you can go to teachers in Georgia right tire country are enrolled in E-Verify to that we are talking about under this now who have had their health care do workplace authentication of those rule would actually be designed to changed because of the ACA. That has who work here. make, that was accused of making the just been an interesting mark every- So, let’s bring this bill to the floor if ObamaCare Web site worse. I didn’t where I go in listening to people in that is the issue we want to address know that was possible. And undoubt- what is now a health care system that rather than discuss something that is edly, it can be, but I think it actually they used to have their own insurance hypothetically of concern. Yes, of helps when we look at what we are is now lost into something that they course, we care about secure informa- doing for the country and what we are are struggling with; or whether it is tion in the Affordable Care doing as we move forward protecting the identifiable nature of the issues of healthcare.gov site. We care about it in the interests of the people. their information on the Web site that military records, and we care about it So it is with that I rise in strong sup- possibly could be compromised, to just in the IRS. But, meanwhile, there are port of the rule and the underlying simply saying that we need regulations hundreds of thousands of identities pieces of legislation, and in particular, for our businesses and making sure our

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In our committee, we can these cold winter days. continue to look forward to doing the amend bills, improve legislation, and We have to stand up for the millions people’s business and, in doing so, in set the terms of debate so every Mem- of Americans struggling to get by such a way that matters to everyday ber of the House can participate in the through no fault of their own, because, Americans. legislative process. That is why I am so you remember, in order to be eligible Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, again the dismayed and somewhat disgusted at for unemployment insurance, you have gentleman said there is a risk of infor- the proposed rule the Rules Committee to prove that you are looking for work. mation being taken from the has carried to the floor today. So I strongly urge my colleagues to healthcare.gov site. There is potential Before us is a single resolution for vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question risk from any site. But every day, three bills. Under this resolution, two when it comes up so we can have an there are tens of thousands of Amer- of those bills are considered under immediate vote to extend unemploy- ican identities being stolen because of closed rules, which are not amendable, ment insurance and finally do some- this body’s refusal to simply fix our not discussable, and one is considered thing in this House and through this broken immigration system now. under a structured rule. And that one Rules Committee that will benefit Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she came up 2 days ago. It has had no com- Americans and make our constituents may consume to the gentlewoman from mittee action whatsoever. know that we count for something. New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), the rank- The bill being considered under a Mr. Speaker, The Majority has passed so ing member of the Rules Committee. structured rule tries to revoke vir- few bills into law that it is on pace to become Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, the tually all regulatory powers from the the least productive Congress in history. This majority has passed so few bills into EPA, the agency that protects our inability to govern is directly related to the law that it is on pace to become the health, our rivers, our air, and our closed legislative process that the Majority has least-productive Congress in history. land. pursued with vigor over the course of the last And, frankly, I think they are a little At the same time, one of the bills year. bit proud of that. The inability to gov- being considered under a closed rule At the beginning of the 2nd Session of the ern is directly related to the closed leg- adds layers of red tape to the Depart- 113th Congress, the Majority has practically islative process the majority has pur- ment of Health and Human Services shuttered the doors of every committee, save sued with vigor over the course of the and demands that health care naviga- for the Rules Committee. It is a rare day when last year. tors provide everything but their blood a bill proceeds through regular order—from a At the beginning of the second ses- type and family history to Congress on committee of jurisdiction to the Rules Com- sion of the 113th Congress, the major- an almost daily basis. It is simply de- mittee and down to the House Floor. In fact, ity has practically shuttered the doors signed to slow up the work of signing during the first session of the 113th Congress, of every committee, save for the Rules up Americans for the health care that major legislation repeatedly originated in the Committee. It is a rare day when a bill they want and deserve. Rules Committee and was rushed to the proceeds through regular order from a It is very clear this bill is not a seri- House Floor for an up or down vote. committee of jurisdiction to the Rules ous attempt to serve the American peo- Furthermore, during the first Congressional Committee and down to the House ple but is a tactic to keep health care session, the Majority relied upon closed rules floor. In fact, during the first session of navigators from doing their work. In- to shut out the Minority and diminish the the 113th Congress, major legislation stead of moving forward with these go- chance for compromise. repeatedly originated in the Rules nowhere bills, we should be extending Under a closed rule, no amendments are al- Committee and was rushed to the unemployment insurance to the mil- lowed on the House Floor. During 2013, the House floor for an up-or-down vote. lions of Americans struggling to find Majority set new records by approving 19 Furthermore, during the first con- work. And without unemployment in- closed rules in a single week and an unprece- gressional session, the majority relied surance, the economy is suffering every dented 11 closed rules in a single day! upon closed rules to shut out the mi- single day. Even those with no interest in, or knowledge nority and diminish the chance of any Just before we left for Christmas, the of, the legislative process can understand the compromise. Under a closed rule, no last day we were here, to end the de- impact that such a closed process has on our amendments are allowed on the House bate on the rule of the budget, we had ability to govern. floor. That cuts out, Mr. Speaker, more a vote that we could have done to ex- Every member of this chamber was sent than half of the people in the United tend the unemployment during the here with a simple duty: to represent our con- States of America who voted for Demo- rules debate on the floor. That was stituents to the best of our ability. crats. under the previous question. The vote Yet by closing down the legislative process, During 2013, the majority set new failed despite the fact that every Dem- the Majority is preventing 200 duly elected records by approving 19 closed rules in ocrat and a Republican voted for it. Members of Congress from doing just that. a single week and an unprecedented 11 By the way, this bill was paid for. It Collectively, we members of the Minority closed rules in a single day. Even those was already taken care of by excess represent more than 142 million Americans. with no interest in, or knowledge of, payments that we pay in agriculture Each one of us has been entrusted to work on the legislative process can understand subsidies. It was an extension for 3 their behalf. How can we do that when the the impact that such a closed process months, but that was not good enough. Majority takes away our ability to participate in has on our ability to govern. So today, you are going to have an- marking up legislation, amending bills and Every Member of this Chamber was other chance to do just that, to extend having a full and open debate? sent here with a simple duty—to rep- the unemployment insurance, and I The Rules Committee has the unique and resent our constituents to the best of strongly urge my colleagues to do it. powerful ability to open up the legislative proc- our ability. But, by closing down the If my colleagues will join me in vot- ess and get Congress working again. In our legislative process, the majority is pre- ing ‘‘no’’ on the previous question, a 3- committee we can amend bills, improve legis- venting 200 duly elected Members of month extension of unemployment lation, and set the terms of debate so that Congress from being able to do just benefits will come to the floor for an every Member of the House can participate in that. Collectively, we members of the immediate vote. This is the same bi- the legislative process. minority represent more than 142 mil- partisan bill that is moving forward in That is why I am so dismayed at the pro- lion Americans. Each one of us is en- the Senate, and it deserves the same posed rule that the Majority in the Rules Com- trusted to work on their behalf. How consideration here in the House. mittee has carried to the Floor today. Before can we do that when the majority Today, more than 1.3 million Ameri- us is a single resolution for three bills. Under takes away our ability to participate cans and their families have lost access this resolution, two bills will be considered

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Let’s At the same time, one of the bills being con- I reserve the balance of my time. not pick away at the Affordable Care sidered under a closed rule adds layers of red Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I would re- Act, which has been documented that tape to the Department of Health and Human mind the gentleman from Texas (Mr. it is secure, healthcare.gov. Services, and demands that healthcare navi- BURGESS) that this particular rule has If Republicans wish to help make all gators provide everything but their blood type two closed rules on two of the three of government secure, we are ready to and family history to Congress on an almost bills. do that, but what I would suggest is daily basis. With that, I yield 2 minutes to the that this bill is not going in the right It is clear that this bill is not a serious at- gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON direction. I ask for a ‘‘no’’ vote on the tempt to serve the American people, but a tac- LEE). rule and on the underlying bills. tic to keep healthcare navigators from pro- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I tire of viding millions of Americans with access to want to join the Rules Committee and going through this history lesson every healthcare. thank Members on both sides of the time we come down to the floor, but Instead of moving forward with these go-no- aisle for their hard work, but I want to may I remind you that when the now- where bills, we should be extending unem- associate myself with Ranking Member Affordable Care Act was passed into ployment insurance to millions of Americans SLAUGHTER for recognizing that we rep- law, this was a bill that came over to who are still struggling to find work. resent millions of people, and the con- the House from the Senate. Sure Just before we left for Christmas, we had a stant closed-rule approach for bills enough, the House had sent the bill vote on extending unemployment during a that have not even been heard by com- over to the Senate in July of 2009, H.R. rules debate on the floor. That vote failed, de- mittee makes it difficult to represent 3590. It was a bill that dealt with hous- spite the fact that every Democrat voted for it. your constituents. So I associate my- ing. The bill that dealt with housing As a result, more than 1.3 million Americans self with her plea for equity and com- was amended. The amendment read, lost unemployment insurance on December ity. ‘‘Strike all after the enacting clause 28th. I also ask that we recognize that 1.3 Today, we will give this chamber another and insert,’’ and the health care lan- million and growing, 3.6 million, 4,000 a chance to extend unemployment insurance— guage, which was de novo, the health week, of the individuals who worked and I strongly urge my colleagues in doing just care language was inserted. and invested in this Nation have re- that. Now, to be sure, the House had con- If my colleagues will join me in voting ‘‘no’’ ceived letters, like my constituent in sidered a health care reform bill, H.R. on the previous question, a 3-month extension Houston, letters with no offer of assist- 3200. H.R. 3200 has gone to the ether of of unemployment benefits will come to the ance but simply that your unemploy- history. H.R. 3590 passed in the Senate, floor for an immediate vote. This is the same ment benefit, insurance benefit, has a 60-vote margin on Christmas Eve in bipartisan bill that is moving forward in the been canceled. Cancel your life, cancel 2009, and then was thrown over to the Senate, and it deserves the same consider- your housing, cancel your food, cancel House of Representatives. Did we have ation here in the House. your medicine, cancel taking care of a hearing on H.R. 3590 in the Com- Right now, more than 1.3 million Americans your children, cancel your life. mittee on Energy and Commerce? No, have lost access to unemployment insurance And so I believe that it is extremely we did not. Did they have a hearing in in the last few weeks. For many, it is their only important that we vote today—again— the appropriate subcommittee of Ways source of income and the only way they can and we hope that we will draw bipar- and Means on H.R. 3590, as amended? pay their heating bills and stay warm during tisan support, to avoid the loss of some No, they did not. these cold winter days. 200,000 jobs, to avoid the loss of serving The bill came to the Rules Com- We must stand up for the millions of Ameri- 20,000 military veterans who are in fact mittee. It came to the Rules Com- cans who are struggling to get by in these beneficiaries of unemployment insur- mittee. I attempted to offer amend- tough economic times. I strongly urge my col- ance, 1.3 million Americans, 2 million ments. I was told, No, thank you. The leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question children impacted, to avoid the loss to bill was perfect the way it is, doesn’t so that we have an immediate vote to extend the American economy. Mr. Speaker, need any changes. This bill that affects unemployment insurance and finally provide $1.55 is generated by this insurance, every man, woman, and child in this for the millions of Americans in need. millions of dollars to be lost. country for the next three decades in a Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, may I And then I would say that it is im- very unfavorable way was passed with- inquire as to the time remaining? portant to be able to have a rule struc- out any input from the then-minority, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ture, more than a structured rule, the Republicans in the House of Rep- tleman from Texas has 16 minutes re- more than a closed rule, because the resentatives. maining. The gentleman from Colorado bills that are before us today, the un- So it is beyond comprehension that has 13 minutes remaining. derlying bills, I am opposed to because we can continue to have these argu- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my district is impacted by the Super- ments about closed processes. This, myself 2 minutes. fund. after all, is the granddaddy of all Mr. Speaker, it is often said those The SPEAKER pro tempore. The closed processes. And the consequence, who don’t remember their history are time of the gentlewoman has expired. the drafting errors, the problems em- doomed to repeat it. Mr. POLIS. I yield an additional 30 bedded in the structure, could not be The Rules Committee is an impor- seconds to the gentlewoman from dealt with during the normal legisla- tant function of this House. It is an im- Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). tive process, which is why so much au- portant function of this body. Prior to Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gen- thority has been transferred to the ex- 3 years ago, the Rules Committee was tleman. ecutive branch, to the agencies, and under the jurisdiction of the Demo- The three Superfund bills, no in- why they are now essentially writing crats. They controlled the Rules Com- volvement of the Federal Government, the laws that affect so many Ameri- mittee throughout the entirety of the taking authority away from the Fed- cans. 111th Congress. You may recall, that eral Government, having the States I reserve the balance of my time. was the first 2 years of the first Obama override the Federal Government on term. In those 2 years under Speaker Superfunds. There are neighborhoods b 1315 PELOSI, this was the first Congress in that are still suffering. Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 history—the first Congress in the his- And then with respect to this issue of minutes to the gentleman from Vir- tory of the Republic—not to have a sin- privacy, I support the idea; but what I ginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). gle bill considered under an open rule would say to my friends, and this pri- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I process. vacy with healthcare.gov, what I would thank my colleague for yielding.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H93 I was listening as a student of history Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, on this 50th Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield an myself to our friend from Texas. In anniversary of the war on poverty, 1.4 additional 30 seconds to the gentleman. that little last bit about affordable million Americans have lost emer- Mr. KILDEE. And that is to make health care, he left out one little piece gency unemployment insurance and sure that 1.3 million Americans have a of history, which was that the Repub- thousands more stand to lose it each chance to support their families until licans of both the Senate and the day, each week, that Congress fails to they can find meaningful work. Eleven House, to a person, decided it a priority act. If we defeat the previous question, million people since 2008 have been to oppose the health care reform act no I will offer an amendment to the rule saved from poverty because of unem- matter what was in it. that will allow the House to consider ployment compensation. That unem- To now come back and say we legislation that is identical to the bi- ployment extension was supported by weren’t given an opportunity to amend partisan measure being considered in the vast majority of Members of this something that we decided we were the Senate and would restore unem- House, signed by President Bush, with going to oppose—remember Jim ployment insurance to those who have no strings attached. DeMint’s words: if we can defeat this lost it. What is different about 2014 than bill, it will be President Obama’s Wa- Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the what was experienced in 2008? Nothing, terloo, no matter what is in it. So we gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KIL- except that we have the same obliga- need to remember history in its full DEE), a leader in the effort to restore tion to those same Americans to make context. unemployment insurance, to discuss sure that they don’t go broke, that And speaking of history, knowing of our proposal. they don’t lose their house, that they my distinguished friend’s love of it, it Mr. KILDEE. Thank you, Mr. POLIS, don’t lose their car, that they don’t was almost 35 years ago when the 96th for the time. lose their family, as a result of the Congress answered the cries of commu- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to lack of basic decency. nities across the country facing the join me in defeating the previous ques- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I re- life-threatening effects of hazardous tion, as my colleague said, so that we serve the balance of my time. toxic waste. Who can forget, speaking can immediately take up the question Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 of history, the Love Canal disaster in of the extension of emergency unem- minutes to the gentleman from Mary- New York or the Valley of the Drums ployment to millions of Americans who land (Mr. HOYER), the Democratic in Kentucky, the unexplained increase have lost their job and who are seeking whip. in the incidence of cancer, birth de- to find their next opportunity to con- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank fects, and miscarriages? tribute to our economy and to support the gentleman for yielding. In an overwhelmingly bipartisan ef- their families. I appreciate this opportunity to com- fort then, that Congress did the right I am part of the freshman class. We ment not only upon this rule which thing by creating the Superfund pro- just began our second year in Congress. provides, of course, for mostly closed gram, offering communities a way to Something about the 2012 class that I rules—no amendments, no ability to remediate contaminated sites, to pro- think defines us is that we believe that change or modify, particularly two tect public health, and hold polluters we were sent here by the electorate of bills that had no hearings, went to no accountable. 2012 not to posture, but to get things committees, and were reported out The success of the Superfund is clear: done, to take action, to solve problems. doing stuff that we did for 2013 almost according to the EPA, as of April of That is why myself and the rest of the without exception—but what I really last year, remedial actions have been Democratic freshman class yesterday rise to say is that I want to urge every completed at more than 1,145 national sent a letter to Speaker BOEHNER ask- Member to vote against the previous priority list sites, and an additional 365 ing that he immediately bring up an question. have been completely cleaned up and extension to the unemployment com- Mr. Speaker, I know the American deleted from the list. That is called pensation for so many Americans. public will hear ‘‘previous question.’’ success. That is called a program that Let’s be clear about something, What does that mean? The previous is working. That is 70 percent of the though. Unlike what I have heard from question, if defeated, will give us the sites that had been added to the pri- so many on the other side, being unem- opportunity to put on this floor what ority list. ployed is not a choice; it is not a life- the overwhelming majority of the Today, human exposure is under con- style to be sought. It is a condition American people want on this floor, trol at 1,361 priority sites and contami- that is often unanticipated, and it is which I understand the gentleman from nated groundwater under control at one that nobody in my district that I Michigan, as I just was walking in, I 1,069 sites. know of who is unemployed would ever think was talking about. That is to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The seek to try to maintain. deal with the most pressing issue con- time of the gentleman has expired. I can only speak for the people I rep- fronting this country right now today. Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield an resent, but I suspect this is true of my That is that we have 1.3 million Ameri- additional 30 seconds to the gentleman. Mr. CONNOLLY. Yet, despite that colleagues. Folks that we represent cans who have simply been dropped success, with communities still in back home that are out of work would through whatever safety net we need, in process, the House majority gladly, today, trade unemployment thought we had constructed. So, Mr. Speaker, the American public wants to peel back that progress and compensation for a job that puts them understands, the previous question will repeal what we have done. to work and gives them the dignity of Can the Superfund be improved? Of work and the ability to meet their obli- give us the opportunity, if it is de- course. We are committed to do that. gations to their family and their com- feated, to put that legislation on the But the answer isn’t letting industry munity. It is about survival. It is about floor now, to extend for those 1.3 mil- off the hook and leaving families ex- making your rent payment. It is about lion people the help of the American posed to hazardous waste and high can- being able to pay your car payment, to people who want to do it. In every poll cer rates. put food on the table for your kids. It they say, no, we ought to have this I urge defeat of this bill. is about being able to keep the house help. I thank my colleague for giving me warm. It is not a lifestyle to be sought. When George W. Bush was President the extra time. I think the notion that somehow peo- of the United States, five times we ex- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield ple who are unemployed want to be tended unemployment insurance for myself 1 minute. there is condescending and offensive. long-term unemployed—five times— I would point out this bill before us I urge my colleagues to join me in de- without paying for it. today does not—does not—change the feating this previous question so that And make no mistake about it; the Superfund, but it does allow States the we can immediately take up the work vote on the previous question is wheth- flexibility to deal with problems in that the American people are asking us er or not you want to give long-term their States as they see fit. to take up. unemployed who have lost their insur- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ance and are having trouble putting my time. time of the gentleman has expired. food on their tables, if you want to give

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Instead of offering The private sector is governed under Member who votes ‘‘yes’’ on the pre- a solution to extend emergency unem- State laws and, yes, by some Federal vious question is voting not—not—to ployment benefits, this rule does not regulations as well. give help to those folks, 1.3 million of allow us to address this critical issue of In fact, earlier this month, in a publi- them, 20,000 veterans who can’t find a extending unemployment insurance cation called The Hill, entitled, ‘‘Tar- job. And there is only one job available immediately. get’s data breach sparks calls for ac- for every three people that are looking The longer we wait to fix this prob- tion,’’ there was significant discussion for a job. lem, the more serious it becomes for about, perhaps, there being more activ- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the long-term unemployed and their ity on the part of the Federal Trade time of the gentleman has expired. families. Punishing unemployed Amer- Commission in protecting consumers Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield an icans and their families who have been who have been exposed to a data additional 30 seconds to the gentleman. hit hard in this tough recession breach. Mr. HOYER. That is why George W. through no fault of their own is just What are the protections for people Bush extended unemployment. That is plain wrong. harmed with a data breach by the Fed- why we ought to do it. And we can do My home State Senator, Senator eral Government? it. We have the ability to do it. Vote JACK REED, has offered a proposal in In fact, for that, there is not legisla- ‘‘no’’ on the previous question. It is a the Senate. It is a critical step in the tion, there is not a law that was signed substantive vote on whether or not you right direction to preserve this critical by any administration, but there is an want to help the long-term unemployed lifeline while we work on a long-term executive order of the President’s, dat- who have lost, as of December 28, 3 solution, and we should do the same ing from May 22, 2007, a so-called OMB days after Christmas, the season of giv- thing here. Circular. ing and caring, whether you want to Surely my colleagues on the other The OMB Circular dealing with data give them the unemployment insur- side of the aisle want the opportunity breaches under the section ‘‘Timeliness ance that they count on to feed them- to vote on extending unemployment in- of the Notification’’ reads: selves and their families and have their surance. So I urge my colleagues to Agencies should provide notification with- heads above water. vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question, to out unreasonable delay following the dis- Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose this rule and covery of a breach, consistent with the needs defeat the previous question, so we can of law enforcement and national security urge a vote instead to bring to the floor a bill take up the issue of extending unem- introduced by the ranking member of the ways and any measures necessary for your agency ployment insurance for many Rhode Is- to determine the scope of the breach and, if and means committee, my friend Mr. TIERNEY. landers and Americans all across this applicable, to restore the reasonable integ- His bill will do what Congress ought to have country who desperately need these rity of the computerized data system com- done before we left for the holidays: extend benefits. promise. Decisions to delay notification the emergency unemployment insurance ben- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I would should be made by the agency head. efits that were cut off so suddenly for 1.3 mil- like to inquire, does the gentleman You get the impression that this is, lion of our fellow citizens who are looking for have any other speakers? If not, I am perhaps, a rather open-ended or diffuse work. prepared to close. or poorly defined timeliness of notifi- It is shameful that Republicans continue to Mr. POLIS. I am prepared to close. cation for our constituents who are block an extension of this lifeline for so many Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I re- harmed by a data breach by a Federal who are struggling to find jobs and are facing serve the balance of my time. agency. So that is one of the problems an extremely difficult job market, where in Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- that we are here today to correct. some places there are three job seekers for mous consent to insert the text of the Today’s rule provides for the consid- each open position. amendment in the RECORD, along with eration of a critical jobs bill and crit- Democrats will continue to put pressure on extraneous material, immediately ical security bills to clean up our envi- our colleagues across the aisle to work with prior to the vote on the previous ques- ronment and to protect Americans’ us in a bipartisan way to extend these emer- tion. personal data. gency benefits while our jobs recovery con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there I certainly want to thank Mr. GARD- tinues. objection to the request of the gen- NER, Mr. TERRY and Chairman PITTS Representative TIERNEY’s bill would extend tleman from Colorado? for their thoughtful bills. these benefits for three months to allow Con- There was no objection. I urge my colleagues to support both gress time to work on a long-term solution. Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I urge my the rule and the underlying pieces of There is no reason why 1.3 million people— colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ and defeat the legislation. a number that will grow by an average 72,000 previous question. The material previously referred to a week for as long as Congress fails to act— The Senate has passed a bipartisan, by Mr. POLIS is as follows: should have to go without the emergency in- comprehensive immigration bill, and AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 455 OFFERED BY come that supports them and their families. MR. POLIS OF COLORADO We need to promote job creation and get the Senate is debating unemployment our people back to work, while at the same insurance. Meanwhile, the House At the end of the resolution, add the fol- hasn’t dedicated a single second of leg- lowing new sections: time ensuring that we’re helping people stay Sec. 4 Immediately upon adoption of this out of poverty. islative floor time to any immigration reform bill that would address identity resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to I call on my Republican friends to join with clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House us in extending these emergency benefits right theft. resolved into the Committee of the Whole now and then working together to invest in the Let’s move forward and pass bills House on the state of the Union for consider- economic competitiveness that will create the that matter to the American people ation of the bill (H.R. 3824) to extend emer- jobs we need. rather than political bills that aren’t gency unemployment benefits. The first Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I re- going anywhere. reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. serve the balance of my time. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule, and I All points of order against consideration of Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 yield back the balance of my time. the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one minute to the gentleman from Rhode Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. hour equally divided and controlled by the Island (Mr. CICILLINE). chair and ranking minority member of the Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Speaker, one of the questions for Committee on Ways and Means. After gen- the gentleman for yielding. people who have been watching this de- eral debate the bill shall be considered for In the last 12 days, nearly 1.4 million bate, I’m sure one of the questions that amendment under the five-minute rule. All Americans have been cut off from their they have, is there any difference as to points of order against provisions in the bill

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The previous question shall be question, who may offer a proper amendment Valadao Radel Schock Wagner considered as ordered on the bill and amend- or motion and who controls the time for de- Reed Schweikert Walberg ments thereto to final passage without inter- bate thereon.’’ Reichert Scott, Austin Walden vening motion except one motion to recom- Clearly, the vote on the previous question Renacci Sensenbrenner Walorski mit with or without instructions. If the on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Ribble Sessions Weber (TX) Committee of the Whole rises and reports cations. It is one of the only available tools Rice (SC) Shimkus Webster (FL) that it has come to no resolution on the bill, for those who oppose the Republican major- Rigell Shuster Wenstrup Roby Simpson then on the next legislative day the House Westmoreland ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- Roe (TN) Smith (MO) Whitfield shall, immediately after the third daily native views the opportunity to offer an al- Rogers (AL) Smith (NE) Williams order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, ternative plan. Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) Wilson (SC) resolve into the Committee of the Whole for Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I urge Rogers (MI) Smith (TX) further consideration of the bill. Rohrabacher Southerland Wittman Sec. 5. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not an ‘‘aye’’ vote on the previous ques- Rokita Stewart Wolf apply to the consideration the bill as speci- tion. I yield back the balance of my Rooney Stivers Womack Woodall fied in section 4 of this resolution. time, and I move the previous question Ros-Lehtinen Stockman Yoder on the resolution. Roskam Stutzman THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT Ross Terry Yoho REALLY MEANS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Rothfus Thompson (PA) Young (AK) This vote, the vote on whether to order the question is on ordering the previous Royce Thornberry Young (IN) previous question on a special rule, is not question. NAYS—191 merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- The question was taken; and the dering the previous question is a vote Speaker pro tempore announced that Andrews Garcia Murphy (FL) against the Republican majority agenda and Barber Grayson Nadler a vote to allow the Democratic minority to the ayes appeared to have it. Barrow (GA) Green, Al Napolitano offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, on that I Bass Green, Gene Neal what the House should be debating. demand the yeas and nays. Beatty Grijalva Negrete McLeod Becerra Gutie´rrez Nolan Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the The yeas and nays were ordered. Bera (CA) Hahn O’Rourke House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bishop (GA) Hanabusa Owens scribes the vote on the previous question on ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Pallone the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the Blumenauer Heck (WA) Pascrell consideration of the subject before the House will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Bonamici Higgins Pastor (AZ) being made by the Member in charge.’’ To time for any electronic vote on the Brady (PA) Himes Payne defeat the previous question is to give the question of adoption. Braley (IA) Hinojosa Pelosi Brown (FL) Holt Perlmutter opposition a chance to decide the subject be- The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Honda Peters (CA) fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s vice, and there were—yeas 226, nays Bustos Horsford Peters (MI) ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that 191, not voting 15, as follows: Butterfield Hoyer Peterson ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- Capps Huffman Pingree (ME) mand for the previous question passes the [Roll No. 5] Capuano Israel Pocan control of the resolution to the opposition’’ YEAS—226 Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Polis in order to offer an amendment. On March Carney Jeffries Price (NC) Aderholt Duncan (SC) Kelly (PA) Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Quigley 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Amash Duncan (TN) King (IA) Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Rahall fered a rule resolution. The House defeated Amodei Ellmers King (NY) Castor (FL) Kaptur Rangel the previous question and a member of the Bachmann Farenthold Kingston Castro (TX) Keating Richmond opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Bachus Fincher Kinzinger (IL) Chu Kelly (IL) Roybal-Allard asking who was entitled to recognition. Barletta Fitzpatrick Kline Cicilline Kennedy Sanchez, Loretta Barr Fleischmann Labrador Clark (MA) Kildee Sarbanes Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: Benishek Fleming LaMalfa ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Clarke (NY) Kilmer Schakowsky Bentivolio Flores Lamborn Clay Kind Schneider the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Bilirakis Forbes Lance Clyburn Kirkpatrick Schrader gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Bishop (UT) Fortenberry Lankford Cohen Kuster Schwartz yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Black Foxx Latham Connolly Langevin Scott (VA) the first recognition.’’ Blackburn Franks (AZ) Latta Conyers Larsen (WA) Scott, David The Republican majority may say ‘‘the Boustany Frelinghuysen LoBiondo Cooper Larson (CT) Serrano Brady (TX) Gardner Long Costa Lee (CA) Sewell (AL) vote on the previous question is simply a Bridenstine Garrett Lucas vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Courtney Levin Shea-Porter Brooks (AL) Gerlach Luetkemeyer Crowley Lewis Sherman vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] Brooks (IN) Gibbs Lummis Cuellar Lipinski Sinema has no substantive legislative or policy im- Broun (GA) Gibson Marchant Cummings Loebsack Sires plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Buchanan Gingrey (GA) Marino Davis (CA) Lofgren Slaughter they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Bucshon Gohmert Massie Davis, Danny Lowenthal Smith (WA) lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Burgess Goodlatte McAllister DeFazio Lowey Speier Byrne Gosar McCarthy (CA) DeGette Lujan Grisham Swalwell (CA) Process in the United States House of Rep- Calvert Gowdy McCaul resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Delaney (NM) Takano Camp Granger McHenry DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) how the Republicans describe the previous Campbell Graves (GA) McKeon DelBene (NM) Thompson (MS) question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- Cantor Graves (MO) McKinley Deutch Lynch Tierney though it is generally not possible to amend Capito Griffin (AR) McMorris Dingell Maffei Titus the rule because the majority Member con- Carter Griffith (VA) Rodgers Doggett Maloney, Tonko trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Cassidy Grimm Meadows Doyle Carolyn Tsongas Chabot Hall Meehan Duckworth Maloney, Sean Van Hollen pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Chaffetz Hanna Messer sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Edwards Matheson Vargas Coble Harper Mica Ellison Matsui Veasey vious question on the rule . . . When the mo- Coffman Harris Miller (FL) Engel McCollum Vela tion for the previous question is defeated, Collins (GA) Hartzler Miller (MI) Enyart McDermott Vela´ zquez control of the time passes to the Member Collins (NY) Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary Eshoo McGovern Visclosky who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Conaway Hensarling Mullin Esty McIntyre Walz vious question. That Member, because he Cook Herrera Beutler Mulvaney Farr McNerney Wasserman Cotton Holding Murphy (PA) Fattah Meeks Schultz then controls the time, may offer an amend- Cramer Hudson Neugebauer ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Foster Meng Waters Crawford Huelskamp Noem Frankel (FL) Michaud Waxman amendment.’’ Crenshaw Huizenga (MI) Nugent Fudge Miller, George Welch In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Culberson Hultgren Nunes Gallego Moore Wilson (FL) of Representatives, the subchapter titled Daines Hunter Nunnelee Garamendi Moran Yarmuth ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Davis, Rodney Hurt Olson to order the previous question on such a rule Denham Issa Palazzo NOT VOTING—15 Dent Jenkins Paulsen [a special rule reported from the Committee DeSantis Johnson (OH) Pearce Barton Guthrie McClintock on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- DesJarlais Johnson, Sam Perry Cleaver Heck (NV) Ruiz ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Diaz-Balart Jordan Petri Cole Jones tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Duffy Joyce Pittenger Gabbard McCarthy (NY)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H96 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 Ruppersberger Sa´ nchez, Linda Scott, Austin Stutzman Wenstrup Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 6, Rush T. Sensenbrenner Terry Westmoreland had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Ryan (OH) Schiff Sessions Thompson (PA) Whitfield Shimkus Thornberry Williams f b 1356 Shuster Tiberi Wilson (SC) Simpson Tipton REDUCING EXCESSIVE DEADLINE Messrs. JEFFRIES, VELA, and NAD- Wittman Smith (MO) Upton Wolf OBLIGATIONS ACT OF 2013 LER changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Smith (NE) Valadao Womack Smith (NJ) Wagner GENERAL LEAVE ‘‘nay.’’ Woodall Smith (TX) Walberg Yoder Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, So the previous question was ordered. Southerland Walden Yoho I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- The result of the vote was announced Stewart Walorski Stivers Weber (TX) Young (AK) bers may have 5 legislative days to re- as above recorded. Young (IN) Stated against: Stockman Webster (FL) vise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 5, NOES—186 2279. had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Andrews Green, Gene Neal The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barber Grijalva Negrete McLeod The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ´ question is on the resolution. Barrow (GA) Gutierrez Nolan objection to the request of the gen- Bass Hahn O’Rourke The question was taken; and the tleman from Ohio? Beatty Hanabusa Owens There was no objection. Speaker pro tempore announced that Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Pallone The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the ayes appeared to have it. Bishop (GA) Heck (WA) Pascrell Bishop (NY) Higgins Pastor (AZ) ant to House Resolution 455 and rule RECORDED VOTE Blumenauer Himes Payne XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I demand a Bonamici Hinojosa Pelosi Brady (PA) Holt the Committee of the Whole House on Perlmutter recorded vote. Braley (IA) Honda Peters (CA) the state of the Union for the consider- A recorded vote was ordered. Brown (FL) Horsford Peters (MI) ation of the bill, H.R. 2279. Brownley (CA) Hoyer The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Peterson The Chair appoints the gentleman 5-minute vote. Bustos Huffman Butterfield Israel Pingree (ME) from Kansas (Mr. YODER) to preside The vote was taken by electronic de- Capps Jackson Lee Pocan over the Committee of the Whole. vice, and there were—ayes 223, noes 186, Capuano Jeffries Polis not voting 23, as follows: Carney Johnson (GA) Price (NC) b 1409 Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Quigley [Roll No. 6] Cartwright Kaptur Rahall IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AYES—223 Castor (FL) Keating Rangel Accordingly, the House resolved Chu Kelly (IL) Richmond itself into the Committee of the Whole Aderholt Foxx McAllister Cicilline Kennedy Ryan (OH) Amash Franks (AZ) McCarthy (CA) Clark (MA) Kildee Sanchez, Loretta House on the state of the Union for the Amodei Frelinghuysen McCaul Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sarbanes consideration of the bill (H.R. 2279) to Bachmann Gardner McHenry Clay Kind Schakowsky amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act re- Bachus Garrett McIntyre Clyburn Kirkpatrick Schneider lating to review of regulations under Barletta Gerlach McKeon Cohen Kuster Schrader Barr Gibbs McKinley Connolly Langevin Schwartz such Act and to amend the Comprehen- Benishek Gibson McMorris Conyers Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) sive Environmental Response, Com- Bentivolio Gingrey (GA) Rodgers Cooper Larson (CT) Scott, David Bilirakis Gohmert Meadows pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 re- Costa Lee (CA) Serrano Bishop (UT) Goodlatte Meehan lating to financial responsibility for Courtney Levin Sewell (AL) Black Gosar Messer Crowley Lewis Shea-Porter classes of facilities, with Mr. YODER in Blackburn Gowdy Mica Cuellar Lipinski the chair. Boustany Granger Miller (FL) Sherman Cummings Loebsack Sinema The Clerk read the title of the bill. Brady (TX) Graves (GA) Miller (MI) Davis (CA) Lofgren Bridenstine Graves (MO) Miller, Gary Sires The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Davis, Danny Lowenthal Slaughter Brooks (AL) Griffin (AR) Mullin DeFazio Lowey bill is considered read the first time. Brooks (IN) Griffith (VA) Mulvaney Smith (WA) DeGette Lujan Grisham Speier The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. JOHN- Broun (GA) Grimm Murphy (PA) Delaney (NM) Swalwell (CA) Buchanan Hall Neugebauer DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray SON) and the gentleman from New York Takano Bucshon Hanna Noem DelBene (NM) (Mr. TONKO) each will control 30 min- Thompson (CA) Burgess Harper Nugent Deutch Lynch Thompson (MS) utes. Byrne Harris Nunnelee Dingell Maffei Tierney The Chair recognizes the gentleman Calvert Hartzler Olson Doggett Maloney, Camp Hastings (WA) Palazzo Doyle Carolyn Titus from Ohio. Campbell Hensarling Paulsen Duckworth Maloney, Sean Tonko Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- Cantor Herrera Beutler Pearce Edwards Matheson Tsongas man, I yield myself such time as I may Capito Holding Perry Ellison Matsui Van Hollen Carter Hudson Petri Engel McCollum Vargas consume. Cassidy Huelskamp Pittenger Enyart McDermott Veasey Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to rise in Chabot Huizenga (MI) Pitts Eshoo McGovern Vela support of the amendment to H.R. 2279, Chaffetz Hultgren Poe (TX) ´ Esty McNerney Velazquez the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obli- Coble Hunter Pompeo Farr Meeks Visclosky Coffman Hurt Posey Foster Meng Walz gations, or REDO, Act of 2013, which Collins (NY) Issa Price (GA) Frankel (FL) Michaud Wasserman also includes my legislation, H.R. 2226, Conaway Jenkins Radel Fudge Miller, George Schultz Cook Johnson (OH) Reed the Federal and State Partnership for Gallego Moore Waters Environmental Protection Act, and Mr. Cotton Johnson, Sam Reichert Garamendi Moran Waxman Cramer Jordan Renacci Garcia Murphy (FL) Welch LATTA’s bill, H.R. 2318, the Federal Fa- Crawford Joyce Ribble Grayson Nadler Wilson (FL) cility Accountability Act of 2013. Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Rice (SC) Green, Al Napolitano Yarmuth Culberson King (IA) Rigell Our goal with all three of these bills Daines King (NY) Roby NOT VOTING—23 is to modernize some of the environ- Davis, Rodney Kingston Roe (TN) Barton Gabbard Roybal-Allard mental laws that we oversee and make Denham Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (AL) Becerra Guthrie Ruiz Dent Kline Rogers (MI) sure that the States are playing a sig- Ca´ rdenas Heck (NV) Ruppersberger nificant role in implementing them. To DeSantis Labrador Rohrabacher Castro (TX) Jones Rush DesJarlais LaMalfa Rokita Cleaver McCarthy (NY) Sa´ nchez, Linda do that, we began this Congress with a Diaz-Balart Lamborn Rooney Cole McClintock T. hearing on the role of the States in Duffy Lance Ros-Lehtinen Collins (GA) Nunes Schiff protecting the environment. State en- Duncan (SC) Lankford Roskam Fattah Rogers (KY) Turner Duncan (TN) Latham Ross vironmental protection officials shared Ellmers Latta Rothfus b 1406 their experience and expertise with us Farenthold LoBiondo Royce Fincher Long Runyan So the resolution was agreed to. and helped us better understand the Fitzpatrick Lucas Ryan (WI) The result of the vote was announced complex partnership between the Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Salmon as above recorded. States and the Federal Government as Fleming Lummis Sanford A motion to reconsider was laid on States implement Federal laws, such as Flores Marchant Scalise Forbes Marino Schock the table. the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and the Fortenberry Massie Schweikert Stated against: EPA implements the Comprehensive

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H97 Environmental Response, Compensa- State and local governments and pri- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES tion, and Liability Act, or CERCLA or vate companies meet. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Superfund law, and the relation to The Federal Facility Accountability Washington, DC, January 8, 2014. State environmental protection laws. Hon. FRED UPTON, Act applies the same policy to Federal Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Today we consider three bills that facilities under CERCLA that already Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, are a logical outgrowth of that discus- applies to Federal facilities under the DC. sion. The Reducing Excessive Deadline Solid Waste Disposal Act. Some argue DEAR CHAIRMAN UPTON, I am writing with Obligations, or REDO, Act of 2013 that if this bill becomes law it will respect to H.R. 2279, the ‘‘Reducing Excessive would give EPA flexibility by cor- change Federal agencies’ spending by Deadline Obligations Act of 2013.’’ recting two arbitrary action deadlines forcing them to comply with State As you know, H.R. 2279 contains provisions that were written into the Solid Waste laws and that CERCLA is different be- within the Committee on the Judiciary’s Disposal Act and CERCLA many years Rule X jurisdiction. As a result of your hav- cause it is retroactive and applies to ing consulted with the Committee and in ago. prior actions of the Federal Govern- order to expedite the House’s consideration RCRA contains a mandate that EPA ment. of H.R. 2279, the Committee on the Judiciary review and, if necessary, revise all The Solid Waste Disposal Act often will not assert a jurisdictional claim over RCRA regulations every 3 years. This applies to past conduct. That’s why this bill by seeking a sequential referral. deadline is unnecessary and unwork- there is a provision for ‘‘corrective However, this is conditional on our mutual able in the face of the significant num- measures.’’ In fact, the EPA has issued understanding and agreement that doing so ber of regulations that currently exist multiple guidance documents that de- will in no way diminish or alter the jurisdic- under RCRA. tion of the Committee on the Judiciary with scribe how Federal agencies should respect to the appointment of conferees or to The bill would allow the Adminis- harmonize RCRA and CERCLA with re- any future jurisdictional claim over the sub- trator to review and, if necessary, re- spect to cleanups of hazardous waste. ject matters contained in the bill or similar vise regulations as she thinks appro- Past conduct, future conduct—the legislation. priate. The bill would also lift an ac- fairness principle is the same. The I would appreciate a response to this letter tion deadline in CERCLA requiring basic question is whether Federal agen- confirming this understanding with respect EPA to identify, prior to 1984, classes cies should comply with State environ- to H.R. 2279, and would ask that a copy of our exchange of letters on this matter be in- of facilities for which to develop finan- mental protection laws just as private cial assurance regulations. cluded in the Congressional Record during companies and State and local agencies Floor consideration of H.R. 2279. b 1415 must do. Sincerely, More than 30 years passed without My bill, the Federal and State Part- BOB GOODLATTE, Chairman. action from the EPA to promulgate nership for Environment Protection Act, does exactly what the title implies regulations regarding financial assur- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, ance. A lawsuit and court order finally and would go a long way toward mak- ing the States partners with the EPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. prompted the EPA action just a few Washington, DC, January 8, 2014. in cleaning up hazardous waste sites. years ago. Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, In the meantime the States and CERCLA is implemented by the EPA, Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, other Federal agencies have long since but often States are in the best posi- Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, acted, putting in place strong financial tion to understand the sites in their DC. State. This bill would allow States to DEAR CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE, Thank you for assurance requirements of their own. your letter regarding H.R. 2279, the ‘‘Reduc- That is why the bill also provides that play a larger role in the CERCLA proc- ess in several ways. The bill would ing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of if EPA does get around to establishing 2013.’’ As you noted, there are provisions of Federal financial assurance regula- allow States to list a site that it be- the bill that fall within the Committee on tions, the States requirements would lieves needs to be on the National Pri- the Judiciary’s Rule X jurisdiction. not be preempted. orities List every 5 years and would I appreciate your willingness to forgo ac- The bill also requires the EPA to provide transparency to the States if tion on H.R. 2279, and I agree that your deci- gather information regarding the fi- they suggest a site for listing. sion is not a waiver of any of the Committee The bill would also allow States to be on the Judiciary’s jurisdiction over the sub- nancial assurance programs of States ject matter contained in this or similar leg- and other Federal agencies and report consulted before the EPA selects a re- medial action. islation, and that the Committee will be ap- to Congress regarding whether there is propriately consulted and involved as the a need for additional regulations by the States are on the front lines and un- bill or similar legislation moves forward. In EPA. derstand at the ground level how to addition, I understand the Committee re- Should the EPA determine there is a prioritize environmental actions with- serves the right to seek the appointment of need for additional requirements, the in their States. an appropriate number of conferees to any bill ensures compliance with existing They often come up with innovative House-Senate conference involving this or State or Federal requirements will solutions that better fit the local prob- similar legislation, for which you will have lem. We heard examples of that in our my support. count towards compliance with EPA’s I will include a copy of your letter and this requirements. hearing on the Role of the States in response in the Congressional Record during The Federal Facility Accountability Protecting the Environment. consideration of H.R. 2279 on the House floor. Act would bring the CERCLA waiver of CERCLA is a key example of a stat- Sincerely, sovereign immunity into conformity ute passed more than 30 years ago that FRED UPTON, with the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and we can now update and strengthen the Chairman. for that matter the Clean Air Act, by Federal-State partnership to get sites Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself requiring that all Federal Superfund cleaned up. such time as I may consume. sites comply with the same State laws Removing barriers to job creation At a time when too many of our citi- and regulations as a private entity. imposed by Federal Government is a zens are still out of work, our Nation’s This is not a new concept. cornerstone in our governing philos- infrastructure is in need of repair, the Legislation has been introduced pre- ophy. CORY GARDNER, BOB LATTA and I Tax Code needs revision, and when the viously by my friends across the aisle produced bills to ensure that the Fed- safety net that provides basic neces- to ensure that Federal agencies comply eral Government reduces unnecessary sities for our citizens has a tragic num- with all Federal and State environ- red tape, the barriers to job creation, ber of holes to close, we are spending mental laws, including CERCLA. while still keeping our environment our time on yet another bill that is In fact, the Federal Facilities Com- healthy. These important bills aim to headed straight for the legislative dust pliance Act of 1991 had the same goal: improve the Federal and State rela- bin. to make Federal facilities subject to tionship when dealing with hazardous It was the high-profile contamination all the same substantive and proce- waste. at Love Canal in my home State of dural requirements, including enforce- With that, Mr. Chairman, I reserve New York back in 1978 that motivated ment requirements and sanctions that the balance of my time. Congress to address the serious public

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H98 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 health threat that existed at many communities to toxic contamination, Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support sites across this country. Toxic con- leave taxpayers with cleanup costs in of H.R. 2279 and specifically a section tamination of air, of water, and of land the tens of millions of dollars, and re- of the bill I sponsored referred to as the from the improper handling of disposal sult in lost local revenue and loss of Federal Facility Accountability Act. of hazardous materials. property values, provide the govern- This commonsense legislation updates Many of us represent districts that ment with assurance that it can afford CERCLA to ensure that Federal facili- have formerly contaminated sites or to properly manage or clean up con- ties are held to the same level of ac- sites that still remain to be cleaned up. tamination that it created. The incon- countability as private facilities when Superfund is not a perfect law, but it sistency in these policy choices is, in- it comes to cleaning up the release of has, in combination with other envi- deed, incredible. hazardous substances. This legislation ronmental laws, returned many aban- Blocking EPA from instituting basic is supported by a number of State enti- doned, contaminated sites to produc- requirements to protect public health, ties that have had numerous problems tive use. community vitality, local economic in- with Federal facilities skirting their When contaminated, blighted land is terests, and taxpayer interests provides CERCLA cleanup responsibilities. transformed, the entire community a massive subsidy to a polluter at great As the Department of Environmental benefits. A long-abandoned former in- public expense. Conservation Contaminated Sites pro- dustrial site along the riverfront in my Titles II and III of this bill are some- gram in Alaska pointed out during one district was restored to a popular park. what of a mystery. I have no idea what of our subcommittee hearings, a recur- The residents of Amsterdam now enjoy problems with the Superfund program ring problem is when Federal entities a beautiful waterfront area. they propose to fix, but we have heard use sovereign immunity as a bar to H.R. 2279 does nothing to improve from the administration about serious limit or even refute State involvement public health or create jobs or protect problems this bill would, indeed, cre- and oversight of agency cleanups. In the environment or avoid needless pub- ate. these instances, the Federal agency is lic expenses. In fact, it does the oppo- The proponents of this legislation acting as the responsible party and the site. claim that title II will provide States regulator in which they get to deter- Title I of this bill further delays ac- more funding, give States a greater mine which laws to apply, how safe the tions that should have been taken role in cleanups, and improve coopera- remedy needs to be, and they also pay years ago. Congress included broad au- tion between States and the Federal the bill. Further, there is inconsistency thorities for the Environmental Pro- Government on site cleanups, but in how some Federal agencies apply tection Agency to ensure that busi- States already have a significant role. their CERCLA authority. nesses that handle hazardous sub- Under current law, States can assert The Federal Facilities Account- stances were financially able to deal greater control over cleanups through ability Act addresses these concerns with contamination that might result a variety of mechanisms if they wish to and existing ambiguities by ensuring from their activities. This provision re- do so. current and formerly owned Federal fa- The provisions altering the relation- mains essential to protecting taxpayer cilities will have to comply with the ship between Federal and State govern- interests, and it ensures these busi- same State requirements as a private ment have a number of serious prob- nesses are acting responsibly. entity doing cleanup under CERCLA lems. For example, title III creates sit- EPA’s goals within the Superfund and specifically identifies the types of uations in which Federal employees program should not stop at cleaning up State procedural and substantive re- could find themselves in a legal mess if the legacy sites that we have. It should quirements that are applicable to the caught between conflicting State and also prevent new sites from being con- Federal Government. Federal direction of a cleanup site. taminated. It should prevent more peo- Some of the most pressing environ- This is an issue that was raised when ple from being exposed to toxic sub- mental problems exist at current and this bill was considered by the com- stances, and it should prevent the prop- former Federal facilities, and States mittee. It was not resolved in com- have come a long way in developing erty damage, loss of revenue, and stig- mittee, and it was not resolved before strong regulatory programs to protect ma that communities experience when coming here to the House floor. public health, safety, and the environ- they are marred by these sites. This is not the first bill this House H.R. 2279 blocks the Environmental ment. It makes sense for Federal agen- has considered that demonstrated a cies to comply with these State envi- Protection Agency from implementing disregard for Federal workers. This ronmental laws and to clean up con- financial responsibility standards that House has repeatedly turned to Federal tamination at Federal facilities to the their inspector general’s office and the workers to shoulder an unfair amount same standards as everyone else. Government Accountability Office of the burden of deficit reduction. With strong independent State en- have advised are prudent actions that Our erratic appropriation process has forcement authority, the environ- will avoid unnecessary public expendi- made their jobs more difficult, even as mental performance of Federal agen- tures to clean up contaminated sites. we have reduced their benefits and fro- cies will undoubtedly improve. The GAO’s last report on this topic zen their salaries. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues indicated that in the 10-year period We shut down the government, cre- to support H.R. 2279. they examined, Federal agencies spent ating tremendous uncertainty for their Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, I now yield 5 $2.6 billion to reclaim abandoned hard- families and barring people from their minutes to the distinguished gen- rock mine sites on Federal, State, pri- workplace. Now we are poised to pass a tleman from California (Mr. WAXMAN), vate, and tribal lands. bill that might result in Federal work- the ranking member of the Energy and So how does H.R. 2279 address this po- ers being put in jail for doing their job. Commerce Committee, the former tential $100 million per year liability? Mr. Chair, I have touched on a few of chair of the Energy and Commerce By blocking EPA from taking rec- the problems with this legislation. This Committee, and a staunch defender in ommended steps to avoid these poten- is a poorly crafted bill that offers noth- public policy and outspoken word for tial cleanup costs. We cannot afford to ing for the public. It will not speed the environment. continue this destructive policy. cleanups. It will not save money. It Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I Under the guise of ‘‘fiscal responsi- will not improve public health. This is thank my colleague from New York bility,’’ the majority voted to expand bad policy and poorly crafted legisla- (Mr. TONKO) for yielding and for his the list of requirements for applicants tion. With that, I urge my colleagues kind words. to the food stamp program to include to reject it. Today the House is considering legis- drug testing and work requirements in Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of lation to reduce the number of clean- addition to the detailed examination of my time. ups of dangerous contaminated sites an applicant’s financial assets already Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- that can occur each year. It is reducing required—all this to avoid providing a man, I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the number of cleanups. At the same subsidy of about $1.50 per meal. my colleague from Ohio (Mr. LATTA). time, it is raising the cost to the tax- Apparently, it is too much to ask Mr. LATTA. I thank the gentleman payers and letting polluters escape re- that a business, which could expose for yielding. sponsibility.

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This bill would be vetoed if it to meet the rule, and that is why it is efit of big polluters. ever made its way to the President’s all the more surprising that the Presi- When I first learned that the com- desk. Most likely it will never see the dent would issue a veto threat over a mittee was considering this legislation light of day in the other House. regulation that his own agency has to address the cleanup of contaminated This bill might play well with some written testimony saying they can’t sites on Federal land, I was hopeful special interest groups, but it should comply with it and have problems with that this was an issue that could be never become law; and I urge all Mem- it. pursued on a bipartisan basis. We bers to oppose this legislation. This bill also provides that when the should always be looking for ways to Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- EPA promulgates a financial responsi- improve our laws, to be more careful man, I have to respond, I think, briefly. bility requirement, existing State or and effective in the use of taxpayer I appreciate the ranking member’s pas- Federal requirements are not pre- dollars, and to better protect public sion in addressing these issues, but we empted and EPA’s requirement will fill health and the environment. But the need to clear up what some of the facts whatever gap may be left by the re- Energy and Commerce Committee actually are. quirements set forth by States and CBO has scored these bills and has leadership refused to work with the other Federal agencies. If EPA does re- come back and said that there are no stakeholders to develop a workable and vise requirements, they must submit a significant cost increases associated credible proposal. report to Congress explaining their jus- with these. Furthermore, in regards to b 1430 tification for doing so. meeting with the Department of Jus- The Department of Justice and De- tice and the Department of Defense, It is a commonsense bill, common- partment of Defense both offered to that meeting did occur, and the con- sense jobs legislation; and I urge this come help us craft new and effective cerns that they raised were mainly Chamber’s support. policies, but the chairman of the sub- around criminal liabilities for Federal Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, I yield an ad- committee refused to even meet with employees, and that was addressed in ditional 1 minute to the gentleman them. the final legislation. So I’m not sure from California (Mr. WAXMAN). Even worse, after the hearing on the why we are still debating those issues. Mr. WAXMAN. I thank you for yield- bill, where a bill was out there, we had At this time, I would like to yield 2 ing so I can correct the record. a hearing on it, the House Republicans minutes to my colleague from Colorado Bipartisan staff on our committee added provisions that would let private (Mr. GARDNER). met with the Department of Justice companies avoid accountability for the Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, I and the Department of Defense to hear pollution they cause. That means we thank the gentleman from Ohio for his a long list of objections they had to the are voting on legislation today to cre- leadership in managing this legislation bill that was before the markup in ate new hurdles for holding polluters today. I also thank the chairman of the committee. When we went into the accountable, and we have no legislative subcommittee, Mr. SHIMKUS of Illinois, markup in committee, I personally record to explain it. for his fine work on this legislation. asked in the public session if Chairman The outcome of enacting this bill I am rising today in support of H.R. SHIMKUS, the chairman of the sub- should be obvious. If polluters don’t 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline committee, would meet personally pay to clean up their pollution, then it Obligations Act, a package of bills, as with the Department of Justice and just becomes one more burden on the we have discussed, which includes the Department of Defense because they taxpayer. And none of us should want Federal Facility Accountability Act by had great concerns about the bill. He that. Mr. LATTA from Ohio and the Federal said at that markup that he would. This is the continuation of a dis- and State Partnership for Environ- We checked with the Department of turbing trend. Over the last 3 years mental Protection Act by Mr. JOHNSON Defense, we checked with the Depart- under Republican control, the House of Ohio. ment of Justice, and there has been no has voted over 400 times to weaken en- This legislation represents steps to such meeting. There has been some vironmental laws. Last year, the House roll back unnecessary and overburden- change, but they have not really ad- voted 51 times to benefit the oil and some regulations that are duplicative dressed all the issues that I think gas industry. From gutting laws that and unnecessary. The bills are aimed to Members should have been taking into fight climate change to repealing rules protect the State-Federal partnership consideration. There was really not an that cut toxic air pollution, the House when it comes to cleaning up haz- attempt, if the gentleman would per- Republican leadership appears to have ardous waste sites as quickly and as ef- mit, to work this out on a bipartisan no qualms about targeting any public ficiently as possible. Solid waste must basis, to hear what other people had to health and environmental protection. be disposed of in a responsible, effi- say about it. This bill was driven The House Republicans seem to have cient, and environmentally friendly through and was being written whether forgotten we represent all of the Amer- manner; but there is no need for overly we had a hearing, written after the ican people. We represent the parents burdensome regulations that put a hearings where they had a markup, who want to know that their children strain on businesses. written after the markup without get- are not being exposed to cancer-caus- While our economy continues to ting all the facts; and it is a flawed bill ing pollution. We represent taxpayers sputter along, commonsense revisions as a result of it. who don’t want to spend millions to of rules and regulations are a vital and Thank you for yielding to me. clean up a polluted industrial site sim- critical component of helping our ply because a big corporation decided State and local economies grow. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- to walk away. And, yes, we even rep- My bill, the REDO Act, does two man, I’m proud at this point to yield 3 resent the Federal employees who things. It allows the EPA the authority minutes to my good friend from Penn- shouldn’t have to face the threat of to revise and review the Resource Con- sylvania (Mr. MEEHAN). State sanctions just for doing their job servation Recovery Act, or RCRA, reg- Mr. MEEHAN. I thank the gentleman and following the law as they would ulations as appropriate instead of from Ohio. under this bill. every 3 years as required under current Section 106 of this bill requires that The administration strongly opposes law. Even the EPA in written testi- the owners and operators of facilities this bill because it could delay cleanup mony to the Energy and Commerce holding certain quantities of materials of contaminated sites with the most Committee said that this regulation— that are included on the Department of urgent human health and safety risks. the regulation that we are changing— Homeland Security’s Chemicals of In- All of the Democrats on the Energy can pose a significant resource burden terest list report those materials to

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State of Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), who ability of the Nation to fund the clean- As chairman of the Homeland Secu- was at the table in 1980 to oversee the up is not available to us. This bill rity Committee’s Subcommittee on Cy- Superfund and knows more about the would do nothing to address any of the bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, Superfund than perhaps anyone in the problems that are there to be seen. It is and Security Technologies, this provi- House. a bad bill. It should be rejected. sion concerns me for two particular Mr. DINGELL. I thank my dear b 1445 reasons. First, the President has al- friend from New York. I commend him Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- ready specifically asked several Fed- for his outstanding service, and I ap- man, I am pleased now to yield 5 min- eral agencies—this is the Department preciate his yielding this time to me. of Homeland Security; the Environ- Well, we have a bad bill on the floor. utes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS), our chairman. mental Protection Agency; and ATF, Frankly, I am embarrassed; and if I (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms—to as- was one of the Republican managers of permission to revise and extend his re- sess the feasibility of sharing this kind this bill, I would have a red face. Quite of information with the emergency re- marks.) honestly, it does nothing except expose Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, well, sponse commissions while they are ac- Federal employees to liability for actu- it is great to be here on the floor with tually engaged in this activity. ally enforcing the law. Section 106 effectively mandates that my friends as we talk about moving No oversight was conducted to bring pieces of legislation. It is unfortunate they share this information imme- about the consideration of this legisla- diately—before the President has had a that we are no longer a debating soci- tion. No opportunity was made for the ety; we are just a statement society, chance to make his determination. And agencies to come forward and fully set with sensitive information about the whether we are going back to what is out their concerns about how this bill true and right in language of the bill or amount, variety and location of poten- is a bad piece of legislation. tially dangerous materials at issue, what is not. As the chairman of the Committee on Let me talk to folks about how we this directive raises serious security Energy and Commerce, I handled the got to this position. concerns. Superfund amendments in the reau- Upon becoming subcommittee chair- Second, the DHS Chemicals of Inter- thorization acts earlier. In that effort, man in the last Congress, I talked to est list is specific to the Chemical Fa- it was a fully bipartisan undertaking, members of my committee and staff cilities Anti-Terrorism Standards pro- and we worked very closely with the and I said, There is no perfect piece of gram. CFATS has in place a required Reagan administration, which was legislation. There is no perfect piece of practice of sharing information in a present and involved in all the con- law. What are some things that we can way that ensures facility security. I ference meetings. The Senate at that have serious reservations about wheth- fix to make this process go better? time was under Republican control. And it wasn’t just our ideas; we went er this sensitive information could be- President Reagan signed the act on Oc- to the States. The States have a huge come compromised or subject to broad tober 17, 1986, after overwhelming votes responsibility. And I think if people dissemination if section 106 were to be- of 386–27 in the House and 88–8 in the watched the body of information of come law. Chemical security is the re- Senate. what is coming out of our committee, sponsibility of the Department of At the one hearing that we had on we have given a lot of deference to the Homeland Security, which is specifi- this bill, I did not hear any support States because they are the ones who cally equipped to protect it. from the majority’s witnesses. Most of Because these concerns have yet to live closest to these locations. So we them seemed to be somewhat embar- be addressed, I request that the com- bring in the Council of the States, the rassed about the legislation and were mittee revisit section 106 during con- Environmental Council of the States unable to tell us anything that the leg- ference with the Senate. and all the stakeholders and we say, Mr. SHIMKUS. Will the gentleman islation would accomplish in the public What is it about the Federal law that yield? good or towards speeding up or improv- drives you crazy and if we fixed it Mr. MEEHAN. I yield to the gen- ing the enforcement of Superfund. would make your life better? Hence, tleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS). It was interesting to note that there these three pieces of legislation that Mr. SHIMKUS. I thank my colleague, was really no identification of what the have been rolled into one bill to make my friend from Pennsylvania, for call- legislation would do to cure the prob- it to the floor. ing attention to this concern that you lems that we confront with regard to The Reducing Excessive Deadline Ob- raised. Superfund. The Superfund program has ligations Act, it allows the EPA to re- In our open, deliberative process been a fine example of success after view regulations on solid waste dis- which we had in the markup, this was having had a rocky start, and we have posal only when necessary. You know added as an amendment to the bill by seen substantial completion of con- what the law says; regardless if the law my friends on the other side. This was struction activities at over 70 percent works or not, you have to review it prior to the President’s rollout of his of the national priority sites. Thou- every 3 years. And you know what hap- working group, prior to the President’s sands of other shorter-term actions pens when that law is in there; regard- stated concern about the sensitive na- have also been completed. less if it works, regardless if there are ture of this information; and so it is Before charging headlong into solv- no complaints, you have to review it. one of the few times I would agree with ing problems that are not backed up So that is ripe for litigation. You don’t the President that this information is with a factual record and with no do it within the time line, whether you very, very sensitive. So it might have showing whatsoever of a need for the need to or not, let’s sue and settle. been inappropriate at that time to ac- legislation, I recommend that this Let’s do something. cept this portion of the bill. body first gather the evidence that it So all we are saying is, if the law In our view, protecting this informa- needs from EPA, from States, from works, if the regulations are good, if tion, especially keeping it away from local governments, from industry and there are no complaints, don’t have an terrorists, is of utmost concern; and I communities to better understand automatic time line of having to re- want to assure you that this will be our what, if any, problems need to be ad- view it in 3 years. The States said, Yes, guiding principle as we consider wheth- dressed. Until then, I fail to understand we would like that because we are er to include section 106 or any version the purpose of this legislation other spending more time. of it in the final draft of the legisla- than a device to provide work for mem- Part of the problem with the Super- tion. bers of staff, to obfuscate the enforce- fund is huge amounts of money go to

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We also called the Environ- so many other things. requirements—and that is the key. mental Council of the States, which We don’t want to weaken the Super- What is a financial responsibility re- represents the State environmental fund law. That would be a huge mis- quirement? What do you have to have commissioners, and they have not en- take. So I urge all of my colleagues to available if you are going to do this dorsed the instant legislation before vote ‘‘no’’ on this legislation. site and in case something goes wrong the House. So I am somewhat confused Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- and you need cleanup? What are the fi- by the statements being made here. man, just a couple of quick points of nancial requirements? What is the I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman clarification. bonding you need? All we are saying is from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE), who My friend and colleague Mr. TONKO don’t change the rules. And if you are has fought for many environmental and I agree on many things, and we going to change the rules for financial causes through the committee on be- have a history of having worked to- bonding while the process and the site half of his home State of New Jersey gether to hold the EPA to common- is being operated, wouldn’t it be good and, for that matter, for this Nation. sense rules, and I appreciate that, but to talk to the States and let people Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, I want I need to clarify just a couple of quick know that the Federal Government is to thank my colleague from New York, things that my colleague mentioned. going to change the rules in the oper- the ranking member of the sub- From the Environmental Council of ation of a new site? The States said, committee. the States, I have before me a letter Good idea. You ought to look at that. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to urge that I would like to enter into the One other part of the bill is the Fed- my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on H.R. RECORD stating that the Environ- eral and State Partnership for Environ- 2279. This is an unnecessary and ill-ad- mental Council of the States is writing mental Protection Act of 2013, which vised piece of legislation that would to support many of the concepts in- requires the EPA to consult with significantly weaken our country’s cluded in this legislation, on all three States when undergoing a removal ac- hazardous waste laws and further shift pieces of this legislation. tion. So usually what happens at a the burden of cleaning up these sites And the other organization, the Asso- Superfund site, the Federal Govern- from the entities responsible for the ciation of State and Territorial Solid ment gets involved. They are going to contamination to the taxpayer instead. Waste Management Officials, they help do the majority of the cleanup. Mr. Chairman, polluters are already don’t take positions on legislation; so But guess who has the long-term obser- not paying their fair share to help no matter what the piece of legislation vation and administration costs of the clean up America’s worst toxic sites, would be, if you call them, they are not site? The States do. All we are saying and this bill only makes things worse. going to take a position on it one way is, if we are going to start to remediate Since 1995 when the Superfund taxes or another. That does not mean that in a State, let’s have the State sit expired, taxpayers have shouldered an they do not support this, but they sim- down and work with the EPA so the unreasonable responsibility to pay for ply don’t take positions. State knows its long-term costs. Pret- these cleanups. I have a bill, the Super- I wanted to make those clarifications ty simple. fund Polluter Pays Act, which would for the RECORD. And the last one, which I always find reauthorize the original Superfund fees I reserve the balance of my time. pretty amazing that my friends on the and make polluters, not taxpayers, pay ECOS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL other side are arguing about, pro- the costs of cleaning up Superfund COUNCIL OF THE STATES, tecting the Federal Government to pol- sites. Congress needs to reinstate the Washington, DC, June 18, 2013. lute. All we are saying is, when the ‘‘polluter pays’’ taxes so the industries Re ‘‘CERCLA Bills’’ H.R.s 2226, 2318, 2279 Federal Government has polluted a most responsible for polluting our land Hon. FRED UPTON, site, the Federal Government ought to and water are held responsible for Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, clean it up. We make everyone else do cleaning up our toxic legacy, a legacy Rayburn House Office Building, Wash- it. We hold everyone else responsible. which severely affects my home State ington, DC. of New Jersey. Hon. HENRY WAXMAN, But no, if the Federal Government has Ranking Member, Committee on Energy and polluted, we give them immunity. Sov- But again we face the prospect of the Commerce, Rayburn House Office Building, ereign immunity. They don’t have to Republican majority dismantling our Washington, DC. do anything. So this law says that it is Nation’s critical environmental laws. DEAR CONGRESSMEN: The Environmental about time the Federal Government The bill before us today is really a Council of the States (ECOS) is writing to comply with the same laws that States combination of three bills, all of which support many of the concepts included in do and other individuals do. will hinder hazardous cleanup across H.R. 2226 The Federal and State Partnership This is a position my colleagues have the country. And I am especially trou- for Environmental Protection Act of 2013, bled by provisions in the bill that en- H.R. 2318 The Federal Facility Account- had for many, many years. And of all ability Act of 2013 H.R. 2279, and The Reduc- the portions of this bill that I thought able sites to veto sites from being ing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of that they would be all for is moving added to the Superfund National Prior- 2013. this position that the Federal Govern- ities List, as well as the provision that As stated in our testimony at your hearing ment should comply with the same weakens the requirement for compa- on May 17, ECOS supports the expansion of laws as everyone else does. And for my nies who deal with hazardous materials ‘‘consultation with states’’ as described in colleagues on the other side to protect to carry insurance to cover contamina- the bills. ECOS especially acknowledges that governmental polluters I just find is tion threats. Absent this insurance re- the bills directly address concerns expressed quirement, it will be easier for a com- by the States in our ECOS Resolution on fed- unbelievable. eral facilities operations under RCRA and So the process was good. We had pany to go bankrupt and shirk its re- CERCLA (attached; see especially the bolded hearings. We had markups. We had sponsibility to clean up contamination items). amendments agreed to. I am proud of that it has caused. ECOS is a non-partisan, non-profit organi- my colleagues in bringing these bills to Mr. Chairman, cleaning up Superfund zation of the state environmental agencies the floor. I am glad of the participation sites creates jobs by converting the and their leaders, who are our members. by the States, and I look forward to contaminated areas into productive We ask that you include this letter in the the moving of the bill. land ready for redevelopment and em- record on this matter. If there is anything Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chairman, before I ploying engineers, construction work- else that ECOS can do to assist you in this matter, please do not hesitate to ask. yield, I would like to make a few com- ers, and others engaged in the cleanup. Regards, ments. I have seen this in my home State. New R. STEVEN BROWN, I keep hearing from the bill’s sup- Jersey has more Superfund sites than Executive Director. porters that the States need and want any other State, and my county of Attachment.

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ON ENVIRONMENTAL FEDERALISM Council of the States: Affirms its continuing CLARIFICATION OF CERCLA SOVEREIGN Whereas, the states are co-regulators with support for the protection of human health IMMUNITY WAIVER FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES the federal government in a federal system; and the environment by providing for clean Whereas, current and former federal facili- and air, clean water, and proper handling of ties have some of the most pressing environ- Whereas, the meaningful and substantial waste materials; mental problems, such as hazardous sub- involvement of the state environmental Affirms that states are co-regulators, co- stances, unexploded ordnance, radioactive agencies as partners with the U.S. Environ- funders and partners with appropriate fed- materials, and abandoned mines; and mental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is crit- eral agencies, including the U.S. EPA, and Whereas, problems associated with some of ical to both the development and implemen- with each other in a federal environmental these federal facilities pose substantial tation of environmental programs; and protection system; threats to public health, safety, and the en- Whereas, the U.S. Congress has provided by Affirms the need for adequate funding for vironment; and statute for delegation, authorization, or pri- both state environmental programs and the Whereas, ECOS believes the States’ regu- macy (hereinafter referred to collectively as U.S. EPA, given the vitally important role of latory role at federal facilities should be rec- ‘‘delegation’’) of certain federal program re- both levels of government; ognized and that federal agency environ- sponsibilities to states which, among other Affirms that expansion of environmental mental cleanup activities are subject to and things, enables states to establish state pro- authority to the states is to be supported, should receive the same regulatory oversight grams that go beyond the minimum federal while preemption of state authority, includ- as private entities; and program requirements; and ing preemption that limits the state’s ability Whereas, for many contamination actions Whereas, States that have received delega- to establish environmental programs more the federal agencies assert Comprehensive tion have demonstrated to the U.S. EPA that stringent than federal programs, is to be op- Environmental Response, Compensation and they have the independent authority to posed; Liability Act (CERCLA) lead agency author- adopt and they have adopted laws, regula- Supports the authorization or delegation ity under Executive Order 12580; and tions, and policies at least as stringent as of programs to the states and believes that Whereas, state experience for many con- federal laws, regulations, and policies; and when a program has been authorized or dele- tamination actions has shown that asser- Whereas, states have further demonstrated gated, the appropriate federal focus should tions of sovereign immunity and CERCLA their commitment to environmental protec- be on program reviews, and, further, believes lead agency authority have led to inappro- tion by taking responsibility for 96% of the that the federal government should inter- priate and/or inconsistent interpretation of primary environmental programs which can vene in such state programs where required state law and have not supported cleanup to be delegated to states; and by court order or where a state fails to en- the same standards as private parties; and Whereas, because of this delegation, the force federal rules particularly involving Whereas, assertions of sovereign immunity state environmental agencies have a unique spillovers of harm from one state to another; and CERCLA lead agency authority hamper position as co-regulators and co-funders of Supports early, meaningful, and substan- consistent state regulatory oversight and re- these programs; and tial state involvement in the development sponsibility to its citizens; and Whereas, the delegation of new federal en- and implementation of environmental stat- Whereas, a clarification of Executive Order vironmental rules (issued as final and com- utes, policies, rules, programs, reviews, joint 12580 and/or federal legislation would aid pleted actions and published by the U.S. priority setting, budget proposals, budget states in implementing regulations which EPA) to the states to implement continues processes, and strategic planning, and calls have been duly enacted by the states; and at a steady pace of about 28 per year since upon the U.S. Congress and appropriate fed- Whereas, this resolution fully supports spring 2007, for a total of approximately 143 eral agencies to provide expanded opportuni- Policy NR–03i (specifically Section 3.5 on new final rules and completed actions to im- ties for such involvement; ‘‘Natural Resources’’) executed by the Na- plement through fall 2011; and Specifically calls on U.S. EPA to consult tional Governors’ Association. Now, there- Whereas, federal financial support to im- in a meaningful, timely, and concurrent fore, be it plement environmental programs delegated manner with the states’ environmental agen- Resolved that the environmental Council to the states has declined since 2005; and cies in the priority setting, planning, and of the States (ECOS): Whereas, cuts in federal and state support budgeting of offices of the U.S. EPA as these Requests the Administration revise Execu- adversely affects the states’ ability to imple- offices conduct these efforts; tive Order 12580 to clarify that federal facili- ment federal programs in a timely manner Further specifically calls on U.S. EPA to ties are subject to appropriate state regula- and to adequately protect human health and consult in a meaningful and timely manner tions and are not unduly shielded by sov- the environment; and with the states’ environmental agencies re- ereign immunity and lead agency authority; Whereas, states currently perform the vast garding the U.S. EPA interpretation of fed- Encourages the U.S. Congress act to sup- majority of environmental protection tasks eral regulations, and to ensure that the U.S. port the States by the implementation of in America, including 96% of the enforce- EPA has fully articulated its interpretation specific legislation which will without ment and compliance actions; and collection of federal regulations prior to the U.S. EPA equivocation acknowledge state authority of more than 94% of the environmental qual- intervention in state programs; and regulatory responsibility for oversight of ity data currently held by the U.S. EPA; and Believes that such integrated consultation removal and cleanup actions at current and Whereas, these accomplishments represent will increase mutual understanding, improve formerly owned or operated federal facilities; a success by the U.S. EPA and the states state-federal relations, remove barriers, re- and working together in ways the U.S. Congress duce costs, and more quickly improve the Authorizes the transmittal of this resolu- originally envisioned to move environmental nation’s environmental quality; tion to the Administration, appropriate con- responsibility to the states, not an indict- Noting the extensive contributions states gressional committees, federal agencies, and ment of the U.S. EPA’s performance; and have made to a clean environment, affirms other interested organizations and individ- Whereas, the U.S. EPA provides great its belief that where the federal government uals. value in achieving protection of human requires that environmental actions be Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chairman, while the health and the environment by fulfilling nu- taken, the federal government ought to fund Environmental Council of the States merous important functions, including; es- those actions, and not at the expense of tablishing minimum national standards; en- other state programs; may have supported some concepts of suring state-to state consistency in the im- Affirms that the federal government the bill, they have not moved to en- plementation of those national standards; should be subject to the same environmental dorse the bill. I will stand by my state- supporting research and providing informa- rules and requirements, including the sus- ment. tion; and providing standardized pollution ceptibility to enforcement that it imposes on Next I yield 3 minutes to the gen- control activities across jurisdictions; and states and other parties; tleman from Oregon (Mr. BLU- Whereas, with respect to program oper- Affirms its support for the concept of flexi- MENAUER), a staunch defender of the ation, when a program has been delegated to bility and that the function of the federal en- environment and a good friend. a state and the state is meeting the min- vironmental agency is, working with the imum delegated program requirements, the states, largely to set goals for environmental Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I role of the U.S. EPA is oversight and funding accomplishment and that, to the maximum appreciate the gentleman’s courtesy support rather than state-level implementa- extent possible, the means of achieving those and leadership here on the floor. tion of programs; and goals should be left primarily to the states; When I first heard that we were going Whereas, under some federal programs the especially as relates to the use of different to be dealing with Superfund reforms U.S. EPA grants to states the flexibility to methods to implement core programs, such and modifications, I was originally en- adjust one-size-fits-all programs to local as risk-based inspections or multi-media en- couraged. I have been working with conditions and to try new procedures and vironmental programs, and particularly in these issues on the Federal level, and techniques to accomplish agreed-upon envi- the development of new programs which will ronmental program requirements, thereby impact both states and the U.S. EPA; and before that, for almost 20 years, as a assuring an effective and efficient expendi- Directs ECOS staff to provide a copy of local official dealing with the problems ture of the taxpayers’ money. Now, there- this resolution to the U.S. EPA Adminis- of pollution in Superfund sites. I know fore, be it resolved that the environmental trator. that there are many challenges to the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H103 process and that it is chronically and sive with the strictest of standards. prove that it is true. And yet they dramatically underfunded. It is com- This would superimpose what are po- want us to believe, as these companies plex and cumbersome. Many of the par- tentially less rigorous or, in fact, no deregulate and get tax cuts and all ticipants are not fully equipped to be local standards, be able to cost shift to these other benefits, that they are able to manage it. We have learned a the Federal Government without any going to use the extra money they get little bit in the almost 30 years since interest in providing the resources for in order to create jobs, which they the legislation was passed, but I am sad the Federal Government to do so. never do. to say I was very disappointed because, I would hope that our friends, if they Reject this bill. It is a bad idea. rather than dealing in a thoughtful, bi- are sincere, would spend time with peo- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- partisan way to try and refine the ple who are in the trenches and look man, I continue to reserve the balance process, we are actually taking a step for ways in a bipartisan, thoughtful of my time. backward. way to refine the Superfund program b 1500 This bill would water down the re- so that, in the spirit of what originally quirements and provide fewer dollars, created the legislation, we can do Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, I have no fur- blurring lines of responsibility. This is something that will do better by our ther speakers, and I am prepared to not going to help. The Superfund tax constituents, better by the environ- close. Mr. Chair, H.R. 2279 is a deeply expired in 1995. Since then, we have ment, and better by the taxpayer. flawed bill that will increase costs, in- been shifting the burden away from the Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. I reserve the crease litigation, slow down the pace of petrochemical industry that created balance of my time. cleanups, and, indeed, put the public at these problems in the main, shifting it Mr. TONKO. I yield 3 minutes to the risk. It will do nothing to make clean- to the general fund taxpayer, a scarce gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLI- ups at contaminated sites more effi- and dwindling supply. SON) who has organized the Environ- This isn’t going to move away from mental Justice Advocates of his home cient or more effective. The proponent’s intended goals for litigation; it is going to make it more State of Minnesota, and is also the this legislation are not reflected in the likely, if it were enacted, by confusing chair of the Progressive Caucus in the bill’s language. We can, and we should, people. Changing the rules that people House. do much better for people living in have operated under is not going to be Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, the communities that are dealing with helpful; it is going to slow it down fur- polluter pays. The polluter pays, and toxic legacies from past failures to deal ther. that is a simple idea with very broad I am deeply concerned that the De- appeal. The company responsible for with hazardous substances properly. partment of Defense has not fully met causing the pollution should have to If we want to prevent new Superfund its obligation as the largest generator pay for the cleanup. It makes sense. sites from being created and to clean of Superfund sites in the United States. This bill would relieve many compa- up contaminated sites in their commu- I have been on this floor repeatedly at- nies of that responsibility when it nities and convert them from liabil- tempting to work through the budget comes to the most polluted sites in the ities to productive assets, we must re- process and the authorization process country. Instead, taxpayers will pick ject H.R. 2279. I oppose this legislation for us to step up and do right by people. up the tab. It is another bailout. and urge my colleagues to do the same. I have got a harbor that was the stag- Currently, if a company is part of an With that, Mr. Chair, I yield back the ing area for three wars, and a signifi- industry with a record of pollution, it balance of my time. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- cant amount of the pollution there needs to post a bond or buy insurance. man, I yield myself such time as I may that we are dealing with is as a result This requirement helps to prevent a consume. of that Defense Department operation. company from polluting until it goes In closing, I want to go back and re- But what we are doing here would, ac- out of business, leaving the taxpayer visit just briefly some of the cost im- cording to the Department of Defense, with the bill for the cleanup. plications or the allegations of cost im- disrupt the national priority scheme in H.R. 2279 allows the company to skirt plications of today’s legislation that which the most contaminated Federal its financial responsibility, in essence, to internalize all the money they make we are considering. sites are cleaned up first. It would in- CBO carefully analyzed all three of while polluting but to externalize all of crease litigation, delay cleanup, and the bills that we are considering as the costs after they are done and leav- waste already limited resources. part of H.R. 2279 today, and here is Now, by pretending that somehow ing everyone else to shoulder the bur- what they said: the State government is going to take den. That is not free market enter- the lead and compel Federal agencies prise; that is crony capitalism. CBO estimates that, in some cases, imple- The bill would also reduce funding menting this legislation could affect the to do things that may in fact be con- pace of discretionary spending if priorities trary to Federal law is not going to for highly contaminated sites. It for cleanup activities change. However, CBO speed this process further. It is not should be increasing funding for the expects that total costs to fulfill Federal re- going to make it easier. It is going to sites so their cleanup does not drag on sponsibilities under CERCLA would be little continue what is the problem. People for decades. Less funding is not the an- changed under this legislation. today dig in their heels. swer. Because funding is already so That was directly from the CBO score The CHAIR. The time of the gen- short for these Superfund sites, we for H.R. 2226. tleman has expired. have to prioritize the worst sites for Based on information from EPA, CBO ex- Mr. TONKO. I yield 1 minute to the cleanup, and the result is the National pects that removing the current requirement gentleman from Oregon (Mr. BLU- Priorities List. This bill would disrupt to review certain recommendations every 3 MENAUER). that priority system. years would reduce administrative costs. Mr. BLUMENAUER. We haven’t ac- Mr. Chairman, instead of letting pol- However, some of those savings in adminis- tually moved forward to try to work luters off the hook, we should use the trative expenses would be offset by spending carefully, to thoughtfully, in a bipar- money to put people to work by clean- on the new requirement to report to the Con- gress any financial responsibility require- tisan session, refine it. We are going ing up the long list of toxic sites all ments. CBO estimates that, on balance, im- ahead and trying to superimpose on top over the country that are exposing peo- plementing this legislation would not have a of it things that will undercut that ef- ple to toxic waste, pushing down prop- significant net impact on spending that is fort. erty values, and inhibiting economic subject to appropriation over the 2014–2018 Now, I am critical of what the Fed- growth. period. Enacting H.R. 2279 would not affect eral Government has done in some As I close, I just want to say that direct spending or revenues. areas, but as a practical matter, local this bill, like so many bills offered by That was directly from the CBO score governments, by failure to zone, plan, the majority, rests upon a falsehood, for H.R. 2279. regulate, and exercise oversight, have and that is that health and safety regu- CBO estimates that enacting this leg- often been responsible for many of lations hurt the economy. They don’t. islation could increase the pace of dis- these problems. And they have, in the It is not true. It is a false statement, cretionary spending to the extent that main, not stepped up and been aggres- and there is no evidence for them to Federal agencies accelerate spending

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What the bill does is re- CERCLA. lation. quire the EPA to analyze the existing Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environ- In addition, H.R. 2318 could increase financial assurance requirements, and mental Response, Compensation, and Liability direct spending to the extent that fines it directs the EPA to ‘‘fill the gap’’ left Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9608(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— and penalties were paid from the Treas- by financial assurance regulations de- (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than three years ury’s Judgment Fund. However, CBO veloped by the States or other Federal after the date of enactment of the Act, the Presi- expects that any incremental spending agencies. But make no mistake, if dent shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The President shall, from that fund would probably be in- there is a regulatory gap and the EPA as appropriate,’’; and significant. CBO estimates that any ad- believes that gap needs to be filled, the (B) by striking ‘‘first’’ after ‘‘for which re- ditional direct spending over the 2014– EPA is free to enact regulations. quirements will be’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)— 2023 period would be insignificant. The purpose of financial assurance (A) by striking ‘‘Financial responsibility may CBO goes on to say: under 108(b) of CERCLA was to prevent be established’’ and inserting ‘‘Owners and op- Enacting this legislation would not fun- the creation of new Superfund sites. erators may establish financial responsibility’’; damentally change the Federal Govern- The bill provides a mechanism for (B) by striking ‘‘any one, or any combination, ment’s responsibility to comply with gathering information to decide wheth- of the following:’’ and inserting ‘‘forms of secu- CERCLA. According to the latest financial er the existing State and Federal finan- rity, including’’; and report of the United States, the Federal Gov- (C) by striking ‘‘or qualification’’ and insert- cial assurance requirements are ade- ing ‘‘and qualification’’. ernment’s current environmental remedi- quate to protect the Federal Govern- ation and waste disposal liabilities exceed SEC. 104. REPORT TO CONGRESS REGARDING FI- $300 billion (under all environmental laws). ment from incurring response costs NANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRE- MENTS. Under current law, Federal agencies, in par- under CERCLA. Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environ- ticular the Departments of Defense and En- The bill directs the EPA to gather in- mental Response, Compensation, and Liability ergy, currently spend billions of dollars each formation and report back to us before Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9608(b)) is further amend- year conducting cleanup activities under it promulgates any additional require- ed by adding at the end the following: CERCLA, including reimbursements to State ments. It does not otherwise preclude ‘‘(6) The President may not promulgate any agencies for related services they provide. the EPA from enacting rules that the financial responsibility requirement under this Based on information from Federal agencies EPA determines are necessary. In fact, subsection without first submitting to Congress and industry representatives, CBO expects we understand that the EPA has al- a report— that enacting this legislation could induce ‘‘(A) describing each facility or class of facili- Federal agencies to accelerate their compli- ready been gathering this information from the States and other Federal ties to be covered by such requirement; ance activities at some facilities—possibly ‘‘(B) describing the development of such re- changing the timing of funding requests for agencies like the Bureau of Land Man- quirement, why the facility or class of facilities certain projects. As a result, H.R. 2318 might agement and the Forest Service. proposed to be covered by such requirement lead to greater compliance costs for Federal The bill simply sets out a process for present the highest level of risk of injury, and facilities for the years immediately fol- us to learn what State and other agen- why the facility or class of facilities is not al- lowing enactment, but the total long-term cy requirements are out there and ready covered by adequate financial responsi- cost of compliance would not change sub- whether there is a need for more regu- bility requirements; stantially. lation before the EPA creates yet an- ‘‘(C) describing the financial responsibility re- I just wanted to make that point for quirements promulgated by States or other Fed- other layer of regulation. Contrary to eral agencies for the facility or class of facilities the record. what my colleagues are saying, the bill Finally, I want to urge my colleagues to be covered by the financial responsibility re- does not cut off any rulemaking by the quirement proposed under this subsection and not to be misled by my colleague’s ar- EPA. explaining why the requirement proposed under gument that this bill somehow pre- With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield this subsection is necessary; vents the EPA from enacting financial back the balance of my time. ‘‘(D) describing the exposure to the Fund for assurance requirements. It simply does The CHAIR. All time for general de- response costs resulting from the facility or class not. More than 30 years passed before bate has expired. of facilities proposed to be covered; and EPA complied with the requirements of Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be ‘‘(E) describing the capacity of the financial and credit markets to provide instruments of fi- CERCLA and started the process of de- considered for amendment under the 5- nancial responsibility necessary to meet such re- veloping financial assurance require- minute rule. quirement. ments. All this bill does is require the In lieu of the amendment in the na- The President shall update any report submitted EPA to acknowledge the body of law ture of a substitute recommended by under this paragraph to reflect any revision of developed by the States and other Fed- the Committee on Energy and Com- the facilities or classes of facilities to be covered eral agencies in the more than 30 years merce, printed in the bill, it shall be in by a financial responsibility requirement that is since the EPA has failed to act. order to consider as an original bill for the subject of such report.’’. This legislation does not limit EPA the purpose of amendment under the 5- SEC. 105. PREEMPTION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSI- from establishing Federal CERCLA fi- minute rule an amendment in the na- BILITY REQUIREMENTS. Section 114(d) of the Comprehensive Environ- nancial responsibility requirements or ture of a substitute consisting of the mental Response, Compensation, and Liability from setting a minimum level of finan- text of Rules Committee print 113–30. Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9614(d)) is amended to cial assurance that is required. H.R. That amendment in the nature of a read as follows: 2279 merely ensures that existing State substitute shall be considered as read. ‘‘(d) No owner or operator of a vessel or facil- and Federal requirements can be used The text of the amendment in the na- ity who establishes and maintains evidence of to meet those requirements where ap- ture of a substitute is as follows: financial responsibility associated with the pro- duction, transportation, treatment, storage, or propriate and ensures that existing H.R. 2279 disposal of hazardous substances pursuant to fi- State protections that may already ex- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- nancial responsibility requirements under any ceed a new Federal minimum require- resentatives of the United States of America in State law or regulation, or any other Federal ment will not be automatically voided. Congress assembled, law or regulation, shall be required to establish The purpose of the provision in the TITLE I—REDUCING EXCESSIVE DEADLINE or maintain evidence of financial responsibility bill requiring the EPA to report to OBLIGATIONS under this title, unless the President determines, Congress before new CERCLA financial SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. after notice and opportunity for public com- responsibility requirements are en- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Reducing Ex- ment, that in the event of a release of a haz- acted is to make sure that there is a le- cessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013’’. ardous substance that is not a federally per- SEC. 102. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE mitted release or authorized by a State permit, gitimate need for new requirements. It SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT. such other Federal or State financial responsi- does not prevent the EPA from promul- Section 2002(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal bility requirements are insufficient to cover like- gating new requirements if they are Act (42 U.S.C. 6912(b)) is amended to read as fol- ly response costs under section 104. If the Presi- necessary. lows: dent determines that such other Federal or State

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EXPLOSIVE RISKS PLANNING NOTIFICA- (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘re- TION. moval or’’ after ‘‘under this paragraph shall in- are or have been owned or operated by any such Not later than 180 days after the date of en- clude expenses for’’. department, agency, or instrumentality, State actment of this Act, the owner or operator of SEC. 204. STATE CONCURRENCE WITH LISTING substantive and procedural requirements regard- ing response relating to hazardous substances or each facility at which substances listed in ap- ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST. pollutants or contaminants, including State pendix A to part 27 of title 6, Code of Federal (a) BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION.—Section hazardous waste requirements, in the same man- Regulations, as flammables or explosives are 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environ- ner and to the same extent as any nongovern- present above the screening threshold listed mental Response, Compensation, and Liability mental entity. therein shall notify the State emergency re- Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)) is amend- ‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.— sponse commission for the State in which such ed— (1) by inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 days after ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The United States hereby facility is located that such substances are any revision of the national list, with respect to expressly waives any immunity otherwise appli- present at such facility and of the amount of a priority not included on the revised national cable to the United States with respect to any such substances that are present at such facil- list, upon request of the State that submitted the State substantive or procedural requirement re- ity. priority for consideration under this subpara- ferred to in subparagraph (A). TITLE II—FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNER- graph, the President shall provide to such State, ‘‘(ii) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—Neither the United SHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC- in writing, the basis for not including such pri- States, nor any agent, employee, nor officer TION ority on such revised national list. The Presi- thereof, shall be immune or exempt from any SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. dent may not add a facility to the national list process or sanction of any State or Federal This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal and over the written objection of the State, unless (i) Court with respect to the enforcement of any in- State Partnership for Environmental Protection the State, as an owner or operator or a signifi- junctive relief under subparagraph (C)(ii). ‘‘(iii) CIVIL PENALTIES.—No agent, employee, Act of 2013’’. cant contributor of hazardous substances to the or officer of the United States shall be person- facility, is a potentially responsible party, (ii) SEC. 202. CONSULTATION WITH STATES. ally liable for any civil penalty under any State the President determines that the contamination (a) REMOVAL.—Section 104(a)(2) of the Com- substantive or procedural requirement referred has migrated across a State boundary, resulting prehensive Environmental Response, Compensa- to in subparagraph (A), or this Act, with respect in the need for response actions in multiple tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. to any act or omission within the scope of the States, or (iii) the criteria under the national 9604(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Any removal official duties of the agent, employee, or officer. contingency plan for issuance of a health advi- action undertaken by the President under this ‘‘(C) SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL REQUIRE- sory have been met.’’ after ‘‘the President shall subsection (or by any other person referred to in MENTS.—The State substantive and procedural section 122) should’’ and inserting ‘‘In under- consider any priorities established by the requirements referred to in subparagraph (A) in- taking a removal action under this subsection, States.’’; and clude— the President (or any other person undertaking (2) by striking ‘‘To the extent practicable, the ‘‘(i) administrative orders; a removal action pursuant to section 122) shall highest priority facilities shall be designated in- ‘‘(ii) injunctive relief; consult with the affected State or States. Such dividually and shall be referred to as’’ and all ‘‘(iii) civil and administrative penalties and removal action should’’. that follows through the semicolon at the end, fines, regardless of whether such penalties or (b) REMEDIAL ACTION.—Section 104(c)(2) of and inserting ‘‘Not more frequently than once fines are punitive or coercive in nature or are the Comprehensive Environmental Response, every 5 years, a State may designate a facility imposed for isolated, intermittent, or continuing Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 that meets the criteria set forth in subparagraph violations; U.S.C. 9604(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘before (A) of this paragraph, which shall be included ‘‘(iv) reasonable service charges or oversight determining any appropriate remedial action’’ on the national list;’’. costs; and and inserting ‘‘during the process of selecting, (b) STATE INVOLVEMENT.—Section 121(f)(1)(C) ‘‘(v) laws or regulations requiring the imposi- and in selecting, any appropriate remedial ac- of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, tion and maintenance of engineering or land use tion’’. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 controls. (c) SELECTION OF REMEDIAL ACTION.—Section U.S.C. 9621(f)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘de- ‘‘(D) REASONABLE SERVICE CHARGES OR OVER- 104(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental leting sites from’’ and inserting ‘‘adding sites to, SIGHT COSTS.—The reasonable service charges or Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of and deleting sites from,’’. oversight costs referred to in subparagraph (C) 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(4)) is amended by striking SEC. 205. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT include fees or charges assessed in connection ‘‘shall select remedial actions’’ and inserting LAW. with— ‘‘shall, in consultation with the affected State Section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive ‘‘(i) the processing, issuance, renewal, or or States, select remedial actions’’. Environmental Response, Compensation, and modification of permits; (d) CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)) ‘‘(ii) the review of plans, reports, studies, and OFFICIALS.—Section 120(f) of the Comprehensive is amended by striking ‘‘State environmental or other documents; ‘‘(iii) attorney’s fees; Environmental Response, Compensation, and facility siting law’’ and inserting ‘‘State envi- ‘‘(iv) inspection and monitoring of facilities or Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(f)) is ronmental, facility siting, or environmental cov- enant law, or under a State law or regulation vessels; and amended— ‘‘(v) any other nondiscriminatory charges that (1) by striking ‘‘shall afford to’’ and inserting requiring the use of engineering controls or land use controls,’’. are assessed in connection with a State require- ‘‘shall consult with’’; ment regarding response relating to hazardous (2) by inserting ‘‘and shall provide such State TITLE III—FEDERAL FACILITY substances or pollutants or contaminants.’’. and local officials’’ before ‘‘the opportunity to ACCOUNTABILITY SEC. 303. AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE, ISSUE REGU- participate in’’; and SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. LATIONS. (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Facil- Section 115 of the Comprehensive Environ- State or local officials make a determination not ity Accountability Act of 2013’’. mental Response, Compensation, and Liability to participate in the planning and selection of SEC. 302. FEDERAL FACILITIES. Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9615) is amended by add- the remedial action, such determination shall be (a) APPLICATION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘If documented in the administrative record regard- Section 120(a) of the Comprehensive Environ- the President delegates or assigns any duties or ing the selection of the response action.’’. mental Response, Compensation, and Liability powers under this section to a department, SEC. 203. STATE CREDIT FOR OTHER CONTRIBU- Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(a)) is amended in the agency, or instrumentality of the United States TIONS. heading by striking ‘‘OF ACT’’. other than the Administrator, the Administrator Section 104(c)(5) of the Comprehensive Envi- (b) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO FED- may review, as the Administrator determines ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil- ERAL FACILITIES.—Section 120(a)(2) of the Com- necessary or upon request of any State, actions ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(5)) is amend- prehensive Environmental Response, Compensa- taken, or regulations promulgated, pursuant to ed— tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. such delegation or assignment, for purposes of (1) in subparagraph (A)— 9620(a)(2)) is amended— ensuring consistency with the guidelines, rules, (A) by inserting ‘‘removal at such facility, or (1) by striking ‘‘preliminary assessments’’ and regulations, or criteria established by the Ad- for’’ before ‘‘remedial action’’; and inserting ‘‘response actions’’; ministrator under this title.’’. (B) by striking ‘‘non-Federal funds.’’ and in- (2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘National Contin- serting ‘‘non-Federal funds, including oversight gency Plan,’’; The CHAIR. No amendment to that costs and in-kind expenditures. For purposes of (3) by striking ‘‘, or applicable to remedial ac- amendment in the nature of a sub- this paragraph, in-kind expenditures shall in- tions at such facilities’’; and stitute shall be in order except those

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Each such amendment may be of- protects funding for important cleanup significant delay in the listing process. fered only in the order printed in the projects, like the North Indian Bend As a result, the bill also allows a State report, by a Member designated in the Wash, that are taking place in hun- to designate a site that meets the cri- report, shall be considered as read, dreds of communities across the coun- teria for listing to the National Prior- shall be debatable for the time speci- try. ities List once every 5 years. fied in the report equally divided and The underlying bill would expand eli- CERCLA currently permits States to controlled by the proponent and an op- gibility for the National Priorities list a site on the National Priorities ponent, shall not be subject to amend- List, stretching its mission beyond its List only once. States have taken to ment, and shall not be subject to a de- current financial means without pro- calling this their ‘‘silver bullet.’’ Using mand for division of the question. viding additional funding to accommo- the silver bullet fast-tracks the listing AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. SINEMA date this expansion. My amendment of a site on the NPL and allows States The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- prevents this unfunded expansion. to avoid the often lengthy listing proc- sider amendment No. 1 printed in part In times of financial shortfall, we ess. Some States have already used A of House Report 113–322. should ensure that we efficiently and their silver bullet, while others hold Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Chair, I have an responsibly use taxpayers dollars to onto it and wait for a site that it be- amendment at the desk. prioritize projects by need and maxi- lieves would be better addressed by the The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate mize our impact on improving public EPA under CERCLA. the amendment. health. While I agree that providing My colleague indicated in a Dear Col- The text of the amendment is as fol- more robust State input is essential to league letter she circulated earlier lows: crafting better environmental policy, today that the bill could result in the Page 8, strike lines 13 and 14 and insert the H.R. 2279 would actually repeal lan- EPA’s placing silver bullet projects at following: ‘‘U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)) is amended guage that requires the administration the bottom of the priorities list while by inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 days after’’. to prioritize the most urgent and still remaining in statutory compli- Page 9, line 7, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a impactful State projects for cleanup. ance. While I appreciate my colleague’s period. I also believe that striking the ‘‘high- concern, this statement is both mis- Page 9, strike lines 8 through 15. est priority facilities’’ language, as leading and incorrect. The reality is The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- called for in the underlying bill, may that the EPA can place a silver bullet lution 455, the gentlewoman from Ari- have the unintended consequence of di- site—or any other site for that mat- zona (Ms. SINEMA) and a Member op- minishing the statutory role that ter—at the bottom of its priority list posed each will control 5 minutes. States would have in determining the at any time. This bill does not change The Chair recognizes the gentle- EPA’s cleanup priorities. The under- the EPA’s ability to prioritize sites for woman from Arizona. lying bill strikes the only clause in the cleanup. Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield current law that explicitly protects CERCLA is very process heavy, and myself such time as I may consume. states’ rights with NPL. Without this States are often reluctant to wade into My amendment would strike lan- language, it is possible that the under- the drawn-out CERCLA process. They guage that expands eligibility for the lying bill could result in the EPA’s would rather clean up the sites them- National Priorities List in section 204, placing certain projects that States selves and avoid the stigma associated which is overseen by the Environ- have requested at the bottom of its with having a Superfund site in their mental Protection Agency. funding priorities on the NPL while States. However, there are times when My amendment also reinstates lan- still following the law. My amendment the only way to get a site cleaned up is guage that directs listings of the reinstates this language, directing the to get it on the Superfund list. It is not ‘‘highest priority facilities’’ for clean- EPA to make tough choices that nec- an easy conclusion for States to come up and guarantees that State-rec- essarily respect the interests of our to, and States are not clamoring to list ommended sites receive priority. States. on the National Priorities List. So any We all share the desire to work to- b 1515 argument that this bill would somehow wards commonsense, reasonable solu- result in an onslaught of new listings In 2003, an agreement was finalized to tions, using tax dollars wisely, facili- by the States would simply not play provide much-needed cleanup to the tating job growth and improving public out. North Indian Bend Wash site in my dis- health. This amendment provides a One of the arguments against allow- trict. The site, formerly used for indus- meaningful fix to the underlying bill ing States to list a site on the NPL is trial production and manufacturing, by preventing an unfunded expansion that it will somehow change the EPA’s now spans several housing develop- of the NPL and directing the adminis- prioritization of how to spend its clean- ments in which thousands of Arizona tration to make tough choices that re- up dollars. Just because a site is listed families, students and seniors reside. spect the rights of States. I urge my on the NPL does not mean that it will Since then, Federal, State, and local colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this automatically receive funding or will stakeholders have worked together to amendment. put a 25-year plan in place to address Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of somehow jump to the front of the line soil and water contamination at this my time. to receive cleanup dollars. Nothing in site, but those plans have not gone un- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- this bill changes the fact that the EPA interrupted. In January of 2008, more man, I rise in opposition to the amend- sets the priority for sites to be cleaned than 3.5 million gallons of contami- ment. up, and the EPA decides how to spend nated water were mistakenly delivered The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- its cleanup dollars. from this site to homes in Paradise nized for 5 minutes. Furthermore, if a site is listed and is Valley, and in July of that same year, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- being cleaned up using Federal dollars, irrigation water used from this site man, this amendment strikes the pro- States are financially invested in mak- triggered a study at an elementary vision that would allow States to list a ing sure the cleanup is done right. school in my district to determine if site on the National Priorities List States must contribute 10 percent of the school grounds had been contami- once every 5 years. the overall remedial cost and all of the nated. States have a great deal of experi- long-term operation and maintenance The North Indian Bend Wash site is ence and expertise in cleaning up sites costs. With that, I urge my colleagues one of many sites across the country contaminated by hazardous wastes, and to oppose this amendment. listed under the National Priorities States are often in a better position to Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of List, which provides much-needed fund- understand the realities of site cleanup my time. ing to assist States with cleanup ef- in their States and to understand the Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 forts. local or regional issues affecting the minute to the gentleman from New In keeping with the mission of the cleanup, but there are times when it York (Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY), my National Priorities List, which is to would be better addressed by the EPA colleague.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H107 Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of with identifying NPL sites, but the ministration’s analysis make my New York. Mr. Chairman, I rise in sup- EPA does not want to relinquish con- amendment truly necessary. port of my colleague’s amendment re- trol over the actual selection of the ap- As the administration’s statement of quiring the EPA to stay focused on the propriate sites. We are trying to help policy points out, H.R. 2279 severely re- National Priorities List. fix that. Again, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote from duces the Federal Government’s role in There are nine Superfund sites where my colleagues on the Sinema amend- the cleanup of Federal sites. The Fed- I am from in the Hudson Valley of New ment. eral Government’s ability to set a York. Toxic sites once declared un- With that, I yield back the balance of ‘‘worst first’’ prioritization agenda for inhabitable are now engines of eco- my time. site cleanups is eliminated. The Fed- nomic development, and I want to cred- The CHAIR. The question is on the eral Government pays the vast major- it the good folks at the EPA, including amendment offered by the gentle- ity of the costs for site cleanups on my friend Judith Enck, who leads Re- woman from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA). Federal lands and sites on the National gion 2, but one Hudson Valley commu- The question was taken; and the Priorities List. The Federal Govern- nity with poison in its water has wait- Chair announced that the noes ap- ment certainly should consult with the ed over 10 years for a solution. peared to have it. State on sites within its borders, but The EPA began cleanup at the site in Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Chair, I demand a especially in cases where Federal land, Hopewell Junction in 2003 and officially recorded vote. Federal tax dollars, Federal employees, added Hopewell to the Superfund Na- The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of and Federal operations are concerned, tional Priorities List in 2005. Hopewell rule XVIII, further proceedings on the the Federal Government should have Junction isn’t some abandoned waste- amendment offered by the gentle- the last word. land, and it isn’t an empty brownfield. woman from Arizona will be postponed. My amendment provides a prudent It is a community full of children and AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. TONKO insurance policy to ensure that we do families who need our help and who The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- not use limited Superfund resources to need our help now. Hopewell could be a sider amendment No. 2 printed in part litigate rather than to mitigate. My neighborhood anywhere, a neighbor- A of House Report 113–322. amendment ensures that we move for- hood in which families shouldn’t have Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, I have an ward. It ensures that we clean up these to choose between clean water and amendment at the desk. sites and convert them from revenue li- their children’s health, between selling The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate abilities to revenue enhancements. It their houses or staying in a place the amendment. ensures that we reduce public health where they grew up and loved but is The text of the amendment is as fol- risks from contamination. With that, I now contaminated. My neighbors, like lows: urge my colleagues to support my Debra Hall, have put blood, sweat and At the end of the bill, add the following amendment. tears into this effort for 10 years to try new title: I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- to clean up Hopewell—10 years telling TITLE IV—AVOIDING INCREASED anyone who would listen that Hopewell LITIGATION AND DELAYS IN CLEANUPS man, I rise in opposition to the amend- ment. must be a priority because they can’t SEC. 401. AVOIDING INCREASED LITIGATION AND wait. DELAYS IN CLEANUPS. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- It is outrageous, and they deserve This Act shall not take effect if any provi- nized for 5 minutes. better from their government. I sup- sion thereof would increase the potential for Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- port this amendment to keep our prior- litigation, reduce the amount of funds avail- man, I am sure my colleague’s amend- ities straight, and I urge my colleagues able for the cleanup of contaminated sites, ment is well-intentioned, and in fact, I to do the same. or delay the implementation of any such agree with him. I do not want to see an Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- cleanup. increase in litigation or a slowdown in man, I continue to reserve the balance The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- the cleanup process or a decrease in of my time. lution 455, the gentleman from New funds available to clean up Superfund Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield York (Mr. TONKO) and a Member op- sites, but this amendment is not nec- myself the balance of my time. posed each will control 5 minutes. essary because H.R. 2279 will not do I share the desire of my Republican The Chair recognizes the gentleman any of those things. colleagues to increase the input pro- from New York. CERCLA has been implemented for vided by and the role of States in list- Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chair, my amend- over 30 years, and the EPA has devel- ing facilities on the National Priorities ment adds a savings clause to H.R. 2279 oped many practices and policies dur- List, but by adding more sites to an al- to avoid unintended consequences and ing that time. Some of the policies ready overwhelmed program, we may detrimental impacts on current and fu- work and are consistently imple- diminish the effectiveness of this im- ture site cleanup efforts. mented, but many of the policies or portant program. We certainly know that the actual practices are ineffective or are not con- I am also concerned that the under- provisions of the bill trump the in- sistently applied across the EPA re- lying bill, by striking the current stat- tended goals of the legislation. If, as gions. The EPA has done a good job of utory language that directs the EPA to the supporters of this bill claim, it will getting contaminated sites cleaned up give State-recommended sites priority, not increase litigation, it will not in- under CERCLA, but that doesn’t mean could have the unintended consequence crease costs or delay ongoing or future that we can’t do better. of decreasing the role of States in this site cleanups, my amendment would States are often in a better position process. For these reasons, Mr. Chair, I have no effect. However, if the admin- to understand the local and regional urge my colleagues to support the istration’s analysis is correct—and I issues affecting the cleanup, and States amendment. believe it is—my amendment will keep are well positioned to assist the EPA I yield back the balance of my time. current site cleanups on track and en- with all aspects of a response action. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- sure that taxpayer dollars are spent ef- By ensuring that the States have a man, ironically, the EPA often pushes ficiently—spent on cleaning up con- meaningful role in the Federal-State States to identify more sites that the taminated sites and not spent in court- partnership under CERCLA and by EPA can put on the list so that the rooms. making sure that Federal entities are EPA can argue for more cleanup fund- If the committee had taken addi- on a level playing field with private en- ing. The EPA incentivizes States to tional time to do the necessary over- tities engaged in CERCLA cleanups, we identify sites that meet the listing cri- sight that would enable us to identify can do better and get more sites teria by giving the States that identify the best options for improving the cleaned up faster. sites more funds to do initial site as- Superfund program, my amendment My colleague’s amendment implies sessments. would not be necessary, but the many that the purpose of this bill is to So the long and short of it is that the problems with this bill that Demo- thwart cleanup efforts. On the con- EPA wants more sites on the NPL, and cratic members of the committee have trary, the purpose of this legislation is the EPA wants the States to assist raised and that are echoed in the ad- to make sure sites get cleaned up in a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H108 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 timely fashion by enhancing the exist- Amendment No. 1 by Ms. SINEMA of Wasserman Waxman Yarmuth Schultz Welch ing role of the States, which are in the Arizona. Waters Wilson (FL) best position to assess the conditions Amendment No. 2 by Mr. TONKO of at the site. The bill adjusts a top-down New York. NOES—228 culture of CERCLA cleanups, but the The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Aderholt Graves (GA) Pittenger Amash Graves (MO) Pitts bill does not alter the EPA’s lead role the minimum time for any electronic Amodei Griffin (AR) Poe (TX) in implementing CERCLA. States are vote after the first vote in this series. Bachmann Griffith (VA) Pompeo Bachus Grimm Posey already involved in the CERCLA proc- AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. SINEMA ess. Ensuring that States have a mean- Barletta Hall Price (GA) The CHAIR. The unfinished business Barr Hanna ingful and substantial role will not Radel is the demand for a recorded vote on Benishek Harper Reed slow down the cleanup process. Bentivolio Harris the amendment offered by the gentle- Reichert My colleague’s amendment also im- Bilirakis Hartzler Renacci woman from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) on plies that H.R. 2279 will reduce the Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Ribble Black Hensarling number of funds available for cleanup. which further proceedings were post- Rice (SC) poned and on which the noes prevailed Blackburn Herrera Beutler Rigell This is simply not the case. Congress Boustany Holding by voice vote. Roby decides on the amount of money to be Brady (TX) Hudson Roe (TN) Bridenstine Huelskamp appropriated to the EPA or to other The Clerk will redesignate the Rogers (AL) Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) amendment. Rogers (KY) Federal agencies for cleanups, and that Brooks (IN) Hultgren Rogers (MI) is not changed by this legislation. It is The Clerk redesignated the amend- Broun (GA) Hunter Rohrabacher ment. Buchanan Hurt up to the Federal agencies to prioritize Rokita RECORDED VOTE Bucshon Issa how they spend the appropriated clean- Burgess Jenkins Rooney up funds, and nothing in this bill The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Byrne Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen changes the way money appropriated demanded. Calvert Johnson, Sam Roskam Ross for cleanups is spent. A recorded vote was ordered. Camp Jordan Campbell Joyce Rothfus With that, I reserve the balance of The vote was taken by electronic de- Cantor Kelly (PA) Royce my time. vice, and there were—ayes 189, noes 228, Capito King (IA) Runyan not voting 15, as follows: Carter King (NY) Ryan (WI) b 1530 Cassidy Kingston Salmon Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chairman, our col- [Roll No. 7] Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Sanford AYES—189 Chaffetz Kline Scalise league and my friend from Ohio indi- Coble Labrador Schock cates that this bill will not increase Andrews Garcia Michaud Coffman LaMalfa Schweikert litigation or increase costs or delay on- Barber Gibson Miller, George Cole Lamborn Scott, Austin Barrow (GA) Grayson Moore going or future site cleanups, and so Collins (GA) Lance Sensenbrenner Bass Green, Al Moran Collins (NY) Lankford Sessions my amendment would not affect the Beatty Green, Gene Murphy (FL) Conaway Latham Shimkus measure before the House. So it really Becerra Grijalva Nadler Cook Latta Shuster ´ Bera (CA) Gutierrez Napolitano Cotton LoBiondo Simpson is a statement in support of the amend- Bishop (GA) Hahn Neal Cramer Long Smith (MO) ment. There is no just reason offered to Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Negrete McLeod Crawford Lucas Smith (NE) Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Nolan not support the amendment. Crenshaw Luetkemeyer Smith (NJ) Bonamici Heck (WA) O’Rourke With that, again, I would encourage Culberson Lummis Smith (TX) Brady (PA) Higgins Owens my colleagues to support the amend- Daines Marchant Southerland Braley (IA) Himes Pallone Davis, Rodney Marino ment, and I yield back the balance of Brown (FL) Hinojosa Pascrell Stewart Denham Massie Stivers my time. Brownley (CA) Holt Pastor (AZ) Dent McAllister Bustos Honda Payne Stockman Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- DeSantis McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Butterfield Horsford Pelosi DesJarlais McCaul man, once again, I want to say how Capps Hoyer Perlmutter Terry Diaz-Balart McHenry Thompson (PA) much I respect my colleague, Mr. Capuano Huffman Peters (CA) Duffy McKeon Thornberry TONKO. We continue to work together, Ca´ rdenas Israel Peters (MI) Duncan (SC) McKinley Tiberi Carney Jackson Lee Pingree (ME) Duncan (TN) McMorris have worked together, and have had Tipton Carson (IN) Jeffries Pocan Ellmers Rodgers some successes in holding the EPA ac- Turner Cartwright Johnson (GA) Polis Farenthold Meadows Upton countable to the law. I appreciate Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Price (NC) Fincher Meehan working with him. Castro (TX) Kaptur Quigley Fitzpatrick Messer Valadao But this amendment, although well- Chu Keating Rahall Fleischmann Mica Wagner Cicilline Kelly (IL) Rangel Walberg intentioned, is drafted in such a way Fleming Miller (FL) Clark (MA) Kennedy Richmond Flores Miller (MI) Walden that makes it impossibly vague. It is Clarke (NY) Kildee Roybal-Allard Forbes Miller, Gary Walorski indeterminable whether a provision of Clay Kilmer Ryan (OH) Fortenberry Mullin Weber (TX) the bill would increase the potential Clyburn Kind Sanchez, Loretta Foxx Mulvaney Webster (FL) Cohen Kirkpatrick Sarbanes Franks (AZ) Murphy (PA) Wenstrup for litigation, and I continue to urge Connolly Kuster Schakowsky Frelinghuysen Neugebauer Westmoreland my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the Conyers Langevin Schiff Gallego Noem Whitfield Tonko amendment. Cooper Larsen (WA) Schneider Gardner Nugent Williams Costa Larson (CT) Schrader With that, I yield back the balance of Garrett Nunes Wilson (SC) Courtney Lee (CA) Schwartz Gerlach Nunnelee Wittman my time. Cuellar Levin Scott (VA) Gibbs Olson Wolf The CHAIR. The question is on the Cummings Lewis Scott, David Gingrey (GA) Palazzo Womack amendment offered by the gentleman Davis (CA) Lipinski Serrano Gohmert Paulsen Woodall Davis, Danny Loebsack Sewell (AL) from New York (Mr. TONKO). Goodlatte Pearce Yoder DeFazio Lofgren Shea-Porter Gosar Perry Yoho The question was taken; and the DeGette Lowenthal Sherman Gowdy Peterson Young (AK) Chair announced that the noes ap- Delaney Lowey Sinema Granger Petri Young (IN) peared to have it. DeLauro Lujan Grisham Sires DelBene (NM) Slaughter NOT VOTING—15 Mr. TONKO. Mr. Chairman, I demand Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Speier a recorded vote. Barton Heck (NV) Rush Dingell (NM) Swalwell (CA) Cleaver Jones Sa´ nchez, Linda Doggett Lynch Takano The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Crowley McCarthy (NY) T. Doyle Maffei Thompson (CA) rule XVIII, further proceedings on the Gabbard McClintock Smith (WA) amendment offered by the gentleman Duckworth Maloney, Thompson (MS) Garamendi Ruiz Edwards Carolyn Tierney Guthrie Ruppersberger from New York will be postponed. Ellison Maloney, Sean Titus ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Engel Matheson Tonko b 1559 Enyart Matsui Tsongas The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Eshoo McCollum Van Hollen Messrs. BOUSTANY, BROOKS of Ala- rule XVIII, proceedings will now re- Esty McDermott Vargas bama, WHITFIELD, HULTGREN, HUD- sume on those amendments printed in Farr McGovern Veasey SON, FLEISCHMANN, GOHMERT, part A of House Report 113–322 on Fattah McIntyre Vela LoBIONDO, Mrs. BACHMANN, and Foster McNerney Vela´ zquez which further proceedings were post- Frankel (FL) Meeks Visclosky Messrs. TERRY and GALLEGO poned, in the following order: Fudge Meng Walz changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H109 Ms. LEE of California and Mr. SIRES SchultzWaters Welch Yarmuth Accordingly, the Committee rose; changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Waxman Wilson (FL) [H09JA4- and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. COL- So the amendment was rejected. NOES—227 LINS of Georgia) having assumed the The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Graves (MO) Pittenger chair, Mr. YODER, Chair of the Com- as above recorded. Amash Griffin (AR) Pitts mittee of the Whole House on the state Stated for: Amodei Griffith (VA) Poe (TX) of the Union, reported that that Com- Bachmann Grimm Pompeo mittee, having had under consideration Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 9, Bachus Hall Posey had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Barletta Hanna Price (GA) the bill (H.R. 2279) to amend the Solid AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. TONKO Barr Harper Radel Waste Disposal Act relating to review The CHAIR. The unfinished business Benishek Harris Rahall of regulations under such Act and to Bentivolio Hartzler Reed amend the Comprehensive Environ- is the demand for a recorded vote on Bilirakis Hastings (WA) Reichert the amendment offered by the gen- Bishop (UT) Hensarling Renacci mental Response, Compensation, and tleman from New York (Mr. TONKO) on Black Herrera Beutler Ribble Liability Act of 1980 relating to finan- which further proceedings were post- Blackburn Holding Rice (SC) cial responsibility for classes of facili- Boustany Hudson Rigell ties, and, pursuant to House Resolution poned and on which the noes prevailed Brady (TX) Huelskamp Roby by voice vote. Bridenstine Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) 455, he reported the bill back to the The Clerk will redesignate the Brooks (AL) Hultgren Rogers (AL) House with an amendment adopted in amendment. Brooks (IN) Hunter Rogers (KY) the Committee of the Whole. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Broun (GA) Hurt Rogers (MI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Buchanan Issa Rohrabacher ment. the rule, the previous question is or- Bucshon Jenkins Rokita dered. RECORDED VOTE Burgess Johnson (OH) Rooney The question is on the amendment in The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Byrne Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen Calvert Jordan Roskam the nature of a substitute. demanded. Camp Joyce Ross The amendment was agreed to. A recorded vote was ordered. Campbell Kelly (PA) Rothfus The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Cantor King (IA) Royce question is on the engrossment and The vote was taken by electronic de- Capito King (NY) Runyan Carter Kingston Ryan (WI) third reading of the bill. vice, and there were—ayes 190, noes 227, Cassidy Kinzinger (IL) Salmon The bill was ordered to be engrossed not voting 15, as follows: Chabot Kline Sanford and read a third time, and was read the [Roll No. 8] Chaffetz Labrador Scalise third time. AYES—190 Coble LaMalfa Schock MOTION TO RECOMMIT Coffman Lamborn Schweikert Andrews Gallego Michaud Cole Lance Scott, Austin Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. Barber Garcia Miller, George Collins (GA) Lankford Sensenbrenner Speaker, I have a motion to recommit Barrow (GA) Gibson Moore Collins (NY) Latham Sessions at the desk. Bass Grayson Moran Conaway Latta Shimkus The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Beatty Green, Al Murphy (FL) Cook LoBiondo Shuster gentleman opposed to the bill? Becerra Green, Gene Nadler Cotton Long Simpson Mr. PETERS of California. I am op- Bera (CA) Grijalva Cramer Lucas Smith (MO) Napolitano posed in its current form. Bishop (GA) Gutie´rrez Neal Crawford Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Bishop (NY) Hahn Negrete McLeod Crenshaw Lummis Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Blumenauer Hanabusa Nolan Culberson Marchant Smith (TX) Clerk will report the motion to recom- Bonamici Hastings (FL) O’Rourke Daines Marino Southerland mit. Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Owens Davis, Rodney Massie Stewart The Clerk read as follows: Braley (IA) Higgins Denham McAllister Stivers Pallone At the end of the bill, add the following Brown (FL) Himes Pascrell Dent McCarthy (CA) Stockman Brownley (CA) Hinojosa DeSantis McCaul Stutzman new title: Pastor (AZ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bustos Holt Payne DesJarlais McHenry Terry Butterfield Honda Pelosi Diaz-Balart McKeon Thompson (PA) Clerk will report the motion to recom- Capps Horsford Perlmutter Duffy McKinley Thornberry mit. Capuano Hoyer Peters (CA) Duncan (SC) McMorris Tiberi ´ The Clerk read as follows: Cardenas Huffman Peters (MI) Duncan (TN) Rodgers Tipton Mr. PETERS of California, moves to Carney Israel Pingree (ME) Ellmers Meadows Turner Carson (IN) Jackson Lee recommit the bill H.R. 2279 to the Com- Pocan Farenthold Meehan Upton Cartwright Jeffries Polis Fincher Messer Valadao mittee on Energy and Commerce with Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Fleischmann Price (NC) Mica Wagner instructions to report the bill back to Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Fleming Miller (FL) Walberg Quigley the House forthwith with the following Chu Kaptur Flores Miller (MI) Walden Rangel Cicilline Keating Forbes Miller, Gary Walorski amendment: Richmond Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) Fortenberry Mullin Weber (TX) At the end of the bill, add the following new Roybal-Allard Clarke (NY) Kennedy Foxx Mulvaney Webster (FL) title: Ryan (OH) Clay Kildee Franks (AZ) Murphy (PA) Wenstrup TITLE IV—PRESERVING THE POLLUTER Sanchez, Loretta Clyburn Kilmer Frelinghuysen Neugebauer Westmoreland Sarbanes PAYS PRINCIPLE AND LIMITING EXPO- Cohen Kind Gardner Noem Whitfield Schakowsky SURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS Connolly Kirkpatrick Garrett Nugent Williams Schiff SEC. 401. PRESERVING THE POLLUTER PAYS Conyers Kuster Gerlach Nunes Wilson (SC) Schneider PRINCIPLE AND LIMITING EXPO- Cooper Langevin Gibbs Nunnelee Wittman Schrader SURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS. Costa Larsen (WA) Gingrey (GA) Olson Wolf This Act shall not take effect if any provi- Courtney Larson (CT) Schwartz Gohmert Palazzo Womack Cuellar Lee (CA) Scott (VA) Goodlatte Paulsen Woodall sion thereof would result in— Cummings Levin Scott, David Gosar Pearce Yoder (1) fewer contaminated sites being cleaned Davis (CA) Lewis Serrano Gowdy Perry Yoho up each year, or the responsibility for clean- Davis, Danny Lipinski Sewell (AL) Granger Peterson Young (AK) ing up a contaminated site being shifted DeFazio Loebsack Shea-Porter Graves (GA) Petri Young (IN) from the polluter to the taxpayer; or DeGette Lofgren Sherman (2) greater long-term exposure for vulner- Sinema NOT VOTING—15 Delaney Lowenthal able populations, including populations in DeLauro Lowey Sires Barton Heck (NV) Rush Slaughter pre-schools, elementary and secondary DelBene Lujan Grisham Cleaver Jones Sa´ nchez, Linda schools, hospitals, and nursing homes within Deutch (NM) Speier Crowley McCarthy (NY) T. Swalwell (CA) 5 miles of contaminated sites, to arsenic, Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Gabbard McClintock Smith (WA) Doggett (NM) Takano Garamendi Ruiz mercury, cadmium, polychlorinated Doyle Lynch Thompson (CA) Guthrie Ruppersberger biphenyls (PCBs), perchlorate, or other toxic Duckworth Maffei Thompson (MS) substances that pollute drinking water or Edwards Maloney, Tierney b 1605 cause adverse human health effects, such as Ellison Carolyn Titus respiratory disease, cancer, or reproductive Engel Maloney, Sean Tonko So the amendment was rejected. disorders. Enyart Matheson Tsongas The result of the vote was announced Mr. PETERS of California (during Eshoo Matsui Van Hollen as above recorded. Esty McCollum Vargas the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- The CHAIR. The question is on the Farr McDermott Veasey mous consent that the Clerk dispense Fattah McGovern Vela amendment in the nature of a sub- ´ with the reading. Fitzpatrick McIntyre Velazquez stitute. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Foster McNerney Visclosky The amendment was agreed to. objection to the request of the gen- Frankel (FL) Meeks Walz The CHAIR. Under the rule, the Com- Fudge Meng Wasserman tleman from California? mittee rises.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H110 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 There was no objection. certainly delay cleanups at the expense makes modest, but important, im- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- of human health and the environment. provements in environmental law. It tleman is recognized for 5 minutes. Second, the bill, for the first time allows the EPA to review and revise its Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. ever, would subject our Federal em- solid waste disposal regulations as nec- Speaker, this is the final amendment ployees to unfair penalties and perhaps essary. to the bill, which will not kill the bill even imprisonment if, in the good faith In a hearing that we had, we asked a or send it back to committee. If adopt- execution of their duties, they find mayor from New Jersey, Would you ed, the bill will proceed immediately to that they can’t comply with a State rather clean up the trash or revise reg- final passage, as amended. order because it directly conflicts with ulations? The mayor made it clear he My amendment simply states that Federal law. Putting Federal workers would rather focus on getting the real the bill won’t take effect if it results in who are tasked with cleaning up these work done instead of getting bogged fewer cleaned-up sites, if it shifts re- heavily polluted sites in this position down in governmental red tape. sponsibility from polluters to the is beyond bad management, it is cru- The part of the bill written by the American taxpayers, and if there is elly unfair, and it effectively scares gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LATTA) says greater exposure to carcinogens for employees from doing the very job we that Federal facilities should behave schools, hospitals, and nursing homes pay them, as taxpayers, to do. like anyone else in the State and meet within 5 miles of a contaminated site. Finally, the Department of Defense the same natural resource protection Mr. Speaker, for too long, we have has serious concerns with the bill, as it requirements. Now, go figure: requiring heard as an article of faith that we would make it difficult to clean up the Federal Government to live under have to choose between a prosperous many of the nearly 10,000 Superfund the same laws that the American peo- economy and a clean environment, the sites on military bases. According to ple, the States and private-sector busi- idea that we can’t have both. That is a the military, the bill would waste nesses have to live under. This is not a false choice. money on unnecessary litigation in- new concept. It is already the case People in San Diego and people stead of actual site cleanup. under the Clean Air Act and RCRA. around the country know that we de- Just north of my district in San Let’s just narrow the gap for the serve nothing less than both. We need Diego, a part of Marine Corps Base Superfund. to provide both economic opportunity Camp Pendleton is a Superfund site. Finally, the portion that I wrote en- and clean air and water for our future Nine areas of soil and groundwater sures that States have a place at the generations. have been contaminated by pesticides, discussion table throughout the proc- In my first career, for 15 years, I metals, herbicides, and more. These ess that the EPA set for developing re- practiced environmental law in the waters sources flow into the neigh- mediation plans. public and private sectors. Many of my boring Pacific Ocean, and every day I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the motion to clients were businesses or local govern- that we delay the cleanup and restora- recommit and a ‘‘yes’’ on final passage. ments that struggled to understand tion of this site, our servicemembers, With that, I yield back the balance of and follow what they felt were overly civilians working on the site, and nu- my time. complex and time-consuming regu- merous endangered species in the re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without latory requirements, and from this ex- gion face adverse risks. We cannot let objection, the previous question is or- perience, I have no doubt that overly this continue. dered on the motion to recommit. burdensome red tape hurts our econ- In these lean fiscal times, we must There was no objection. omy. make the most of limited Federal re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The So I hope that in any case where we sources and taxpayer dollars. This leg- question is on the motion to recommit. can streamline and simplify environ- islation would bring with it unneces- The question was taken; and the mental regulations, while still pro- sary litigation, more spending that Speaker pro tempore announced that tecting and enhancing the health of doesn’t go to fixing the problems, ex- the noes appeared to have it. our rivers, lakes, oceans, and air, that actly the kind of waste we are trying RECORDED VOTE everyone in this Congress would be on- to eliminate from the Federal budget. Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. board. My motion to recommit ensures that Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. I hope that we all agree that real we are both careful stewards of the tax- substantive protections are important A recorded vote was ordered. payer dime and the environment. We The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to ensuring that our drinking water, must support laws that protect human ocean water, and the land we live and ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- health and the environment and con- minute vote on the motion to recom- farm on are safe for our children, the tinue to enforce the idea that pol- elderly, and our families. These re- mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote luters—not hardworking taxpayers— on passage of the bill, if ordered. sources are economic assets that we pay for what they pollute. have inherited, that we have a respon- This is a 5-minute vote. I call on my colleagues not to fall for The vote was taken by electronic de- sibility to preserve, and that we must the false choice between growing the be active stewards in protecting. vice, and there were—ayes 188, noes 225, economy and protecting the environ- not voting 19, as follows: At the heart of the Superfund pro- ment. We can and we must do both. [Roll No. 9] gram is the commonsense idea that Vote ‘‘yes’’ on this motion, and stand those who caused pollution would pay with me to protect the taxpayer, pro- AYES—188 to clean it up. The underlying bill tect children’s health, and ensure that Andrews Cartwright DeLauro turns away from this basic principle Barber Castor (FL) DelBene those who cause pollution pay to clean Barrow (GA) Castro (TX) Deutch and, instead, puts hardworking tax- it up. Bass Chu Dingell payers who didn’t cause the pollution Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance Beatty Cicilline Doggett on the hook for the expensive cleanups. of my time. Becerra Clark (MA) Doyle That is not right, and it is not a good Bera (CA) Clarke (NY) Duckworth b 1615 Bishop (GA) Clay Edwards incentive for preventing future con- Bishop (NY) Clyburn Ellison tamination. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Blumenauer Cohen Engel The bill creates an unfunded mandate I rise in opposition to the motion. Bonamici Connolly Enyart Brady (PA) Conyers Eshoo by allowing States to move polluted The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Braley (IA) Cooper Esty sites off of their regulatory plates to tleman is recognized for 5 minutes in Brown (FL) Costa Farr the Federal Superfund list, shifting re- opposition to the motion. Brownley (CA) Courtney Fattah sponsibility from corporations and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Bustos Cuellar Foster Butterfield Cummings Frankel (FL) States to the Federal taxpayer, and our goal with this legislation is clear Capps Davis (CA) Fudge just as the Congress has slashed the and straightforward. We want to mod- Capuano Davis, Danny Gallego Superfund budget 40 percent over the ernize outdated environmental laws. Ca´ rdenas DeFazio Garcia Carney DeGette Grayson last 5 years. If we add more sites to the The part of the bill that the gentleman Carson (IN) Delaney Green, Al already burdened Federal list, we will from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER) wrote

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B. Murphy (FL) Speier Ryan (WI) Tiberi Yoho Miller, Gary Rooney Walberg Kaptur Nadler Swalwell (CA) Salmon Tipton Young (AK) Mullin Ros-Lehtinen Walden Keating Napolitano Takano Sanford Turner Young (IN) Mulvaney Roskam Walorski Kelly (IL) Neal Thompson (CA) Scalise Upton Murphy (PA) Ross Weber (TX) Kennedy Negrete McLeod Neugebauer Rothfus Thompson (MS) NOT VOTING—19 Webster (FL) Kildee Nolan Tierney Noem Royce Wenstrup Kilmer O’Rourke Titus Barton Heck (NV) Sa´ nchez, Linda Nugent Runyan Westmoreland Kind Owens Tonko Cleaver Jones T. Nunes Ryan (WI) Whitfield Nunnelee Kirkpatrick Pallone Tsongas Crowley McCarthy (NY) Sinema Salmon Williams Kuster Pascrell Olson Sanford Van Hollen Gabbard McClintock Smith (WA) Wilson (SC) Langevin Pastor (AZ) Palazzo Scalise Vargas Garamendi Ruiz Stockman Wittman Larsen (WA) Payne Guthrie Ruppersberger Paulsen Schock Veasey Terry Wolf Larson (CT) Pelosi Gutie´rrez Rush Pearce Schrader Lee (CA) Perlmutter Vela Perry Schweikert Womack Vela´ zquez Woodall Levin Peters (CA) 1623 Peterson Scott, Austin Lewis Peters (MI) Visclosky b Petri Sensenbrenner Yoder Lipinski Peterson Walz So the motion to recommit was re- Pittenger Sessions Yoho Wasserman Young (AK) Loebsack Pingree (ME) jected. Pitts Shimkus Lofgren Pocan Schultz Poe (TX) Shuster Young (IN) Lowenthal Polis Waters The result of the vote was announced Lowey Price (NC) Waxman as above recorded. NOES—188 Lujan Grisham Quigley Welch The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Andrews Fudge McGovern (NM) Rahall Wilson (FL) question is on the passage of the bill. Barber Gallego McNerney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Rangel Yarmuth Barrow (GA) Garcia Meeks (NM) Richmond The question was taken; and the Bass Gibson Meng Speaker pro tempore announced that Beatty Grayson Michaud NOES—225 the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Green, Al Miller, George Bera (CA) Green, Gene Moore Aderholt Ellmers Kline RECORDED VOTE Bishop (GA) Grijalva Moran Amash Farenthold Labrador Bishop (NY) Gutie´rrez Murphy (FL) Amodei Fincher LaMalfa Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. Blumenauer Hahn Nadler Bachmann Fitzpatrick Lamborn Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Bonamici Hanabusa Napolitano Bachus Fleischmann Lance A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Hastings (FL) Neal Barletta Fleming Lankford Braley (IA) Heck (WA) Negrete McLeod Barr Flores Latham The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Brown (FL) Higgins Nolan Benishek Forbes Latta will be a 5-minute vote. Brownley (CA) Himes O’Rourke Bentivolio Fortenberry LoBiondo The vote was taken by electronic de- Bustos Hinojosa Owens Bilirakis Foxx Long vice, and there were—ayes 225, noes 188, Butterfield Holt Pallone Bishop (UT) Franks (AZ) Lucas Capps Honda Pascrell Black Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer not voting 19, as follows: Capuano Horsford Pastor (AZ) Blackburn Gardner Lummis [Roll No. 10] Ca´ rdenas Hoyer Payne Boustany Garrett Marchant Carney Huffman Pelosi Brady (TX) Gerlach Marino AYES—225 Carson (IN) Israel Perlmutter Bridenstine Gibbs Massie Amash Cotton Grimm Cartwright Jackson Lee Peters (CA) Brooks (AL) Gibson McAllister Amodei Cramer Hall Castor (FL) Jeffries Peters (MI) Brooks (IN) Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) Bachmann Crawford Hanna Castro (TX) Johnson (GA) Pingree (ME) Broun (GA) Gohmert McCaul Bachus Crenshaw Harper Chu Johnson, E. B. Pocan Buchanan Goodlatte McHenry Barletta Culberson Harris Cicilline Kaptur Polis Bucshon Gosar McKeon Barr Daines Hartzler Clark (MA) Keating Price (NC) Burgess Gowdy McKinley Benishek Davis, Rodney Hastings (WA) Clarke (NY) Kelly (IL) Quigley Byrne Granger McMorris Bentivolio Denham Hensarling Clay Kennedy Rangel Calvert Graves (GA) Rodgers Bilirakis Dent Herrera Beutler Clyburn Kildee Richmond Camp Graves (MO) Meadows Bishop (UT) DeSantis Holding Cohen Kilmer Roybal-Allard Campbell Griffin (AR) Meehan Black DesJarlais Hudson Connolly Kind Ryan (OH) Cantor Griffith (VA) Messer Blackburn Diaz-Balart Huelskamp Cooper Kirkpatrick Sanchez, Loretta Capito Grimm Mica Boustany Duffy Huizenga (MI) Courtney Kuster Sarbanes Carter Hall Miller (FL) Brady (TX) Duncan (SC) Hultgren Cuellar Langevin Schakowsky Cassidy Hanna Miller (MI) Bridenstine Duncan (TN) Hunter Cummings Larsen (WA) Schiff Chabot Harper Miller, Gary Brooks (AL) Ellmers Hurt Davis (CA) Larson (CT) Schneider Chaffetz Harris Mullin Brooks (IN) Farenthold Issa Davis, Danny Lee (CA) Schwartz Coble Hartzler Mulvaney Broun (GA) Fincher Jenkins DeFazio Levin Scott (VA) Coffman Hastings (WA) Murphy (PA) Buchanan Fleischmann Johnson (OH) DeGette Lewis Scott, David Cole Hensarling Neugebauer Bucshon Fleming Johnson, Sam Delaney Lipinski Serrano Collins (GA) Herrera Beutler Noem Burgess Flores Jordan DeLauro LoBiondo Sewell (AL) Collins (NY) Holding Nugent Byrne Forbes Joyce DelBene Loebsack Shea-Porter Conaway Hudson Nunes Calvert Fortenberry Kelly (PA) Deutch Lofgren Sherman Cook Huelskamp Nunnelee Camp Foxx King (IA) Dingell Lowenthal Sinema Cotton Huizenga (MI) Olson Campbell Franks (AZ) King (NY) Doggett Lowey Sires Cramer Hultgren Palazzo Cantor Frelinghuysen Kingston Doyle Lujan Grisham Slaughter Crawford Hunter Paulsen Capito Gardner Kinzinger (IL) Duckworth (NM) Smith (NJ) Crenshaw Hurt Pearce Carter Garrett Kline Edwards Luja´ n, Ben Ray Speier Culberson Issa Perry Cassidy Gerlach Labrador Ellison (NM) Swalwell (CA) Daines Jenkins Petri Chabot Gibbs LaMalfa Engel Lynch Takano Davis, Rodney Johnson (OH) Pittenger Chaffetz Gohmert Lamborn Enyart Maffei Thompson (CA) Denham Johnson, Sam Pitts Coble Goodlatte Lance Eshoo Maloney, Thompson (MS) Dent Jordan Poe (TX) Coffman Gosar Lankford Esty Carolyn Tierney DeSantis Joyce Pompeo Cole Gowdy Latham Farr Maloney, Sean Titus DesJarlais Kelly (PA) Posey Collins (GA) Granger Latta Fattah Matheson Tonko Diaz-Balart King (IA) Price (GA) Collins (NY) Graves (GA) Long Fitzpatrick Matsui Tsongas Duffy King (NY) Radel Conaway Graves (MO) Lucas Foster McCollum Van Hollen Duncan (SC) Kingston Reed Cook Griffin (AR) Luetkemeyer Frankel (FL) McDermott Vargas Duncan (TN) Kinzinger (IL) Reichert Costa Griffith (VA) Lummis

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H112 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 Veasey Walz Waxman Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I for 1 minute and to revise and extend Vela Wasserman Welch Vela´ zquez Schultz Wilson (FL) stand in strong opposition to attempts his remarks.) Visclosky Waters Yarmuth in the omnibus budget bill to restore Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the any U.S. funding to UNESCO, a corrupt United States is gearing up for the NOT VOTING—19 entity that is an extension of an anti- next Super Bowl. Unfortunately, so are Aderholt Gingrey (GA) Ruppersberger America, anti-Israel U.N. agenda. human sex traffickers. Super Bowl Barton Guthrie Rush Cleaver Heck (NV) Sa´ nchez, Linda UNESCO is attempting to pull a bait Sunday is not just the sporting event Conyers Jones T. and switch on the American public. It of the year; it has also become Amer- Crowley McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) says that it will use our constituents’ ica’s traveling human trafficking mag- Gabbard McClintock Stockman money on World Heritage sites in our Garamendi Ruiz net. Exploiters roam the streets look- districts, but what it really wants is to ing for prey. b 1631 use the funds that it lost when it ad- Last year, while the two teams bat- Ms. SINEMA changed her vote from mitted Palestine to its club. tled it out on the field, a young traf- ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ UNESCO knew what would happen to ficked girl prayed for her life while So the bill was passed. it if it admitted Palestine, but the sold for sex. These are women and chil- The result of the vote was announced agency counted on this administration dren who have been taken as sex as above recorded. to give it the money anyway. Not only slaves, becoming sought-after enter- A motion to reconsider was laid on is money fungible, Mr. Speaker, but tainment on Super Bowl weekend. the table. studies indicate that there is no guar- New Jersey’s efforts toward elimi- Stated for: antee that this designation of World nating this dastardly deed are to be Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on Heritage site is beneficial to the local commended. Hopefully, they are suc- rollcall No. 10 on Final Passage of H.R. 2279, economy. cessful in curbing modern-day slavery the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Taxpayer money for UNESCO is in- at the Super Bowl. But this crime Act of 2013, I am not recorded because I was cluded in next week’s omnibus budget ought not to be, not at a major sport- unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I bill. UNESCO must not receive a dime ing event, not in our neighborhood. unless it reverses its decision on Pal- would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ That is why CAROLYN MALONEY and I estine. I urge my colleagues to see f have introduced H.R. 3530, the Justice through this guise and to continue to for Victims of Trafficking Act, which MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR support American principles and U.S. will go after the traffickers and the VINCENTE ‘‘BEN’’ GARRIDO BLAZ law. consumers of this slavery. We need to (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was f protect victims and prosecute the slave given permission to address the House KELLOGG LOCKOUT trafficking deviants. for 1 minute.) (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- And that’s just the way it is. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I mission to address the House for 1 f would like to ask my colleagues to join minute and to revise and extend his re- me here as I deliver this eulogy for a EXTEND EMERGENCY marks.) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE former Member of Congress. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, there has I rise to pay tribute to the late been a lot of discussion recently about (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given Vicente ‘‘Ben’’ Garrido Blaz, Guam’s extending benefits to the unemployed, permission to address the House for 1 former Congressman and a retired brig- and it is critical we do that. minute and to revise and extend his re- adier general in the United States Ma- I would like to talk about 226 people marks.) rine Corps. Ben passed away last night who are in my district who have jobs Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, our pri- at the age of 85. but still can’t come to work to perform ority in Congress should be to find so- Ben was a longtime friend whose life- those jobs and get paid. They worked lutions, to boost our economy and get time of service to Guam and our Na- at the Kellogg plant in Memphis, mak- people back to work. While we are still tion has been an inspiration to genera- ing cereal like Corn Flakes and Frosted working to get our economy back on tions. As a survivor of the Japanese oc- Flakes, but they have been locked out track, Americans need to be able to cupation of Guam during World War II, by Kellogg since October 22 due to a feed their families and support them- Ben had a strong sense of patriotism national contract dispute. selves. It is about fairness. and duty to our country. He was com- The company, with sales of $14 bil- That is why I urge my colleagues missioned as an officer of the Marine lion at last estimate, hopes to bring in today to extend the emergency unem- Corps in 1951 and went on to become so-called ‘‘casual’’ employees who ployment insurance. For every dollar the first Chamorro to achieve the rank would be paid less and work fewer spent on unemployment insurance, we of brigadier general. In 1984, Ben was hours and get fewer benefits than the generate $1.55 in new economic activity elected to serve in this House of Rep- steady middle class jobs that the com- in its first year, which is why we create resentatives, where he represented the pany offers now. more jobs and will get Americans back people of Guam for four terms. I am proud Kellogg is in my district, to work. Throughout my time in Congress, and I have toured their plant. When I In Florida alone, 70,000 people have Ben has been a strong source of support am flying out of Memphis, I drive up lost this essential lifeline during the and guidance. I am grateful for his and down Airways Boulevard. I go past holiday season. And if we don’t act, counsel and friendship, and I will miss the Kellogg plant, and I see those em- this number could double in the next 6 him dearly. ployees out each day, day and night, months. I join the people of Guam mourning even in 10-degree weather earlier this Mr. Speaker, this is simply a ques- the loss of Congressman Ben Blaz. Our week. Like the post office, they are out tion of fairness. It is the right thing to thoughts and prayers are with his sons, in rain, snow, or sleet. I see them on do for our families and for our econ- Mike and Tom, and their families. holidays, weekends, you name it, fight- omy. I now ask for the House to observe a ing for their rights, standing up for f moment of silence in remembrance of themselves. BROWSE ACT Congressman Blaz. It is time to end this lockout. Put I thank my colleagues who have those people back to work. Let’s (Mr. DUFFY asked and was given joined me here, Mr. Speaker. produce our cereal with good Memphis permission to address the House for 1 f employees. minute and to revise and extend his re- f marks.) OPPOSITION TO UNESCO FUNDING Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Speaker, I want to (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was SEX TRAFFICKING AT THE SUPER talk about ObamaCare this afternoon given permission to address the House BOWL and the fact that the President came for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was out to the American people and said her remarks.) given permission to address the House that healthcare.gov was going to work

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H113 like Amazon and Kayak, Web sites that gave birth to the country he so ognition of their speaking perform- where consumers are able to go shop deeply loved. Raised in a military fam- ances throughout the semester. In for products, and if they find a product ily, after graduating from North Cen- total, 1,500 students vie in the competi- that they like, then and only then do tral High School in Spokane, Wash- tion. Their speeches are what Aris- they have to put in their personal in- ington, he joined the United States Ma- totle, who wrote about rhetoric, would formation—their date of birth, their rine Corps to serve and defend this classify as ‘‘deliberative,’’ meaning credit card, their full name and ad- country. their work is intended to spark public dress. Jacob lost his life just a few days dialogue on matters of social or cul- Healthcare.gov doesn’t work that ago, New Year’s Day, while supporting tural importance. way. Before Americans can shop for Operation Enduring Freedom in Af- The contest is judged by representa- products on healthcare.gov, they have ghanistan. He lost his life in the name tives from Pearson, The New York to put all of their information—their of American freedom. He lost his life to Times, Penn State, and the State Col- address, their date of birth, their So- protect all of ours. lege community. cial Security number—into a Web site He leaves behind a community that For this year’s competition, Amanda that isn’t secure. admired him, a country that pays him Hofstaedter of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, I am introducing the BROWSE Act to homage, and a family that has been won first prize for her piece titled, make sure that Americans have an op- forever changed by him. He was a son, ‘‘Mandatory GMO Labeling: A Win-Win portunity to search the Web site, look a brother, and a husband. He says good- for Companies and Consumers.’’ at products, and only if they find a bye to the family that got the call they Sarah Bastian of State College, product that they like, only then do hoped they never would. Pennsylvania, took second place for they have to put in their personal in- May God bless Sergeant Jacob Hess; her work titled, ‘‘Driving Down De- formation. Healthcare.gov should work his mother, Keirsten Lyons; his father, mand: An Answer for Domestic Minor like the rest of the Internet and the Mike Hess; his brother, Cameron; and Sex Trafficking.’’ marketplace. his wife, Bridget. May God bless his And finally, Prithvi Nilkant of Mars, f family and all the brave men and Pennsylvania, took third place for her women who have answered America’s work entitled, ‘‘Creating a Safer Soci- WAR ON POVERTY call to freedom. ety for All.’’ (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was f Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate given permission to address the House these winners, along with all the com- for 1 minute and to revise and extend 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR peting students, for not only their hard her remarks.) ON POVERTY work, but also for their creativity and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I (Mr. ENYART asked and was given for their passion for public engage- rise today to commemorate the 50th permission to address the House for 1 ment. anniversary of President Johnson’s an- minute and to revise and extend his re- f nouncement of the war on poverty. marks.) I recently had the opportunity to Mr. ENYART. Mr. Speaker, it is the NEXT STEP IN WAR ON POVERTY visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Presi- 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given dential Library and Museum in Austin, Although in many ways it has been a permission to address the House for 1 Texas, and I was astonished by just success, economic opportunity is still minute and to revise and extend his re- how much he and the Congress were too often a stacked deck. Yesterday, marks.) able to accomplish during his time in The Wall Street Journal stated that Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, in 1964, office. Since 1967, poverty has declined J.P. Morgan, the giant Wall Street when President Johnson declared war by more than a third. Still, 49.7 million bank, last year paid out nearly $22 bil- on poverty, this, the richest Nation in Americans live in poverty, including lion due to misdeeds and misrepresen- the world, had a poverty rate of 19 per- 13.4 million children, but the war on tations. cent. By 1973, 9 years later, that rate poverty and the programs really The stock market sets new records had been brought down to 11 percent. worked. Here are some of them: every day. Wall Street has recovered. We were definitely winning the war on Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, the When will Main Street? poverty. Elementary and Secondary Education While this is happening, 41 percent of Unfortunately, too many politicians Act, Head Start, school lunch, child the unemployed people in my district found success running down the nutrition, migrant assistance, Job have been out of work for more than 26 achievements of the war on poverty. Corps, legal assistance, small business weeks. They have run out of unemploy- Scapegoating ‘‘welfare queens’’ and rural loans, and Indian reservation ment because Congress failed to act. furthered a narrative that the war on programs. The income difference between the poverty was not worth fighting. But All of those were put into effect and wealthy and workers is greater than nothing could be further from the really worked. any time since the 1920s. truth. Dana Milbank had an article today in Mr. Speaker, when will a nation that For example, Medicare and Medicaid, The Washington Post where he said, proclaims itself a bastion of freedom, two poverty programs, made a dif- And what is the response to the 50th both economic and personal, free the ference, a tremendous difference, in the anniversary? It is the Republicans de- poor from the shackles of poverty? health security of older Americans. claring war on the war on poverty, as f These two antipoverty programs have they have for the last 50 years. reduced the poverty rate of our senior CONGRATULATING THE TOP It is time for us to work together and citizens from over 30 percent to less THREE AWARD WINNERS FOR continue to end poverty. than 10 percent. THE 2013 PENN STATE UNIVER- f The Congressional Black Caucus’ 10– SITY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PUB- b 1645 20–30 initiative targets communities of LIC SPEAKING CONTEST need with effective infrastructure in- HONORING SERGEANT JACOB HESS (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania vestments. This proven approach was (Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS asked asked and was given permission to ad- pioneered in the Recovery Act of 2009. and was given permission to address dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Expanding this effective poverty fight- the House for 1 minute and to revise vise and extend his remarks.) er should be our next step in the long and extend her remarks.) Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. march of the war on poverty. Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratu- f Speaker, it is with a very heavy heart late the top three award winners for that I rise today to honor the life of the 2013 Penn State University Civic CONGRATULATING GRANDFALLS- Sergeant Jacob Hess. Engagement Public Speaking Contest. ROYALTY Jacob is a 22-year-old American Students for the competition are (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given hero—the embodiment of the greatness nominated by their classmates in rec- permission to address the House for 1

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What is the difference go by without taking a moment to con- he was going to not enforce the em- between those situations and what gratulate Grandfalls-Royalty. ployer mandate under the Affordable President Obama is doing right now Grandfalls-Royalty is one of the Care Act, I was quite surprised because not enforcing the employer mandate smallest public schools in Texas, with the next day there was a news article under ObamaCare? After all, the Su- a student head count of about 27 kids. in The New York Times about it. preme Court has ruled that the pen- They had 16 of those guys in uniform Democratic Senator TOM HARKIN was alties under ObamaCare are a tax. not so long ago to play in the State quoted in the article. He was one of the What would we say if a President championship six-man football game. I architects of the Affordable Care Act. said, I am not going to enforce this tax am proud to say that Grandfalls-Roy- He said, speaking of the President: against my friends but I will against alty defeated Milford 73–28. This was the law. How can he do that? my enemies, or I am not going to en- Grandfalls-Royalty made their first How can the President simply unilater- force it against my contributors but I debut in a State playoff game. It was ally choose to ignore the law? will against everybody else? What is held in the home of the Dallas Cow- Our Founders, Mr. Speaker, designed the difference between that situation boys, the $1.2 billion home of the Dal- a system of government based upon a and what the President has done grant- las Cowboys. Frankly, it was also separation of powers. The legislative ing 1,300 unilateral exemptions to dif- called. For the 13th time this season, it branch enacts the laws and the execu- ferent groups under the Affordable was called by the 45-point mercy rule. tive branch, the President, enforces Care Act? If the President is allowed to make That meant the game ended with still those laws. They did that to protect 6 minutes and 28 seconds to play in the the law or to ignore those laws passed our very, very fragile freedom. We can- by Congress, Congress can just go fourth quarter. Quite an accomplish- not allow those separations to be erod- ment for a small school, one in west home; there is no need for the legisla- ed. One man who can both make the tive branch. In fact, when Congress, Texas that I am very, very proud of. laws and enforce the laws is more a Congratulations to Grandfalls-Roy- following the President’s lead, when monarch than a President. alty. the House of Representatives passed a Article II, section 3 of the Constitu- f bill that would delay the employer tion requires, in part, that the Presi- mandate for a year, which the Presi- UNCERTAINTY WITH IRAN dent take care to faithfully execute the dent had already announced he was (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given Nation’s laws. In 1792, when George going to do unilaterally, the President permission to address the House for 1 Washington was faced with enforcing threatened to veto it. an unpopular whiskey tax, he wrote in minute and to revise and extend his re- b 1700 marks.) a letter that: Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, the It is my duty to see that these laws are ex- At this time, I yield to Representa- United States finds itself in a period of ecuted. To permit them to be trampled upon tive MARTHA ROBY from Alabama. great uncertainty in the face of a new with impunity would be repugnant to that Mrs. ROBY. Thank you so much to duty. my colleague from South Carolina. I short-term deal with Iran. The fact that Iran has finally come President Obama, on the other hand, just want to tell you that, as I travel to the negotiating table is only proof has, throughout his administration, throughout Alabama’s Second District, that sanctions are working. The picked and chosen which laws or parts the question I get over and over and over again is: What can we do about strength of our sanctions has severely thereof he wishes to enforce. House Resolution 442 would require the House this executive overreach? devalued Iran’s currency, crippled its So I rise, Mr. Speaker, today on be- economy, and forced it to finally con- of Representatives to institute a law- suit against the President to comply half of the people of Alabama’s Second sider curbing its nuclear program. Congressional District to lend my sup- While we are hopeful for a broader with this article II, section 3 of the port to Mr. RICE’s S.T.O.P. Resolution deal, it is imperative that the United Constitution. It lists four specific ex- amples where the President has either in order to stop this overreaching Pres- States and the international commu- idency. I appreciate so much the dili- failed to enforce the laws or has gone nity remain vigilant. A nuclear Iran is gent and thorough work of my col- beyond the laws as written: the most pressing national security league’s on this resolution, and I am One is the 1-year delay in the em- threat not only for the United States, proud to sign on as a cosponsor. but also for our allies in the Middle ployer mandate under ObamaCare, In advancing this resolution, we are East, especially Israel. which I mentioned earlier; seeking to finally stop constitutional As talks move forward, our security Another is the 1-year extension of overreaches by the executive branch and the security of our allies in the re- the substandard insurance policies, and restore the separation of powers by gion must remain our number one pri- which by my definition is any insur- bringing legal action against the ority. ance policy anybody would really want Obama administration to compel the f to buy; judiciary to rein it in. This resolution One is the waiving of the work re- directs a civil action on behalf of the EMPLOYER MANDATE UNDER THE quirements under the welfare laws; and AFFORDABLE CARE ACT House of Representatives in Federal One is the granting of deferred re- court in the District of Columbia, chal- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. moval action to illegal aliens. lenging four unilateral Obama adminis- BARR). Under the Speaker’s announced Again, one man empowered to both tration actions, as have already been policy of January 3, 2013, the gen- enact the laws and enforce the laws is explained, that blatantly flout con- tleman from South Carolina (Mr. RICE) more a monarch than a President. This stitutional restraints on the executive is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- is not a Republican issue. This is not a branch. I am going to mention them ignee of the majority leader. Democrat issue. It is not a Tea Party again: GENERAL LEAVE action. This is not for messaging. H.R. Specifically, these include the lifting Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. 442 merely recognizes that no Amer- of the Affordable Care Act’s mandated Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that ican, including the President, is above requirements on the type of insurance all Members may have 5 legislative the law. providers can offer; the 1-year delay of days in which to revise and extend What would we say if the next Presi- the health care law’s employer man- their remarks and to include extra- dent came in and said, I don’t like the date; the adoption of a policy against neous materials on the topic of my Affordable Care Act and, therefore, I deporting certain illegal immigrants, Special Order. am not going to enforce the individual which is counter to U.S. immigration The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there mandate, which would gut the law? and naturalization laws; and the deci- objection to the request of the gen- What would we say if President Obama sion to waive the ‘‘welfare to work’’ tleman from South Carolina? or any other President said, I think the laws.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H115 Mr. Speaker, the Obama administra- sion of this country’s constitutional has chosen not to enforce work require- tion is certainly not the first adminis- framework. ments that Congress mandated as part tration to overstep its constitutional Again, a sincere thank you to my of the 1990 welfare reform programs, authority as, I would say, most Presi- colleague from South Carolina for tak- programs which had broad bipartisan dents in recent history have pushed the ing the lead on this, for showing lead- support and which everyone recognizes limits of executive power, but the ac- ership. I am proud to be able to state were very successful. He has chosen to tions taken in the last few years have to the people of Alabama’s Second Dis- change the congressional requirements been especially blatant and egregious. trict, when asked ‘‘What are you doing that States must meet under No Child President Obama and his administra- about this?,’’ that this S.T.O.P. Resolu- Left Behind, and in none of these cases tion have recklessly stretched the tion is a step in the right direction. So did he say he believed the laws were scope of the executive branch, aggres- thank you very much. unconstitutional. He simply disagreed sively imposing by administrative rule Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Thank with the policies and so refused to en- or regulation what they can’t achieve you, Mrs. ROBY. force those laws. Now, we may or may legislatively. When I am at home and I yield to my friend and colleague not agree with the President on the am talking with my constituents about from Utah (Mr. STEWART). merits of these policies, but as an insti- this, we talk particularly about the Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, I want tution, Congress should be extraor- promulgation of rules. It is just a back- to thank my friend and colleague TOM dinarily concerned that the President door attempt to get done what the RICE for introducing this important is usurping our role as legislators, and President can’t get done here in the resolution. I am proud to stand in sup- it is setting a very dangerous prece- Congress. port of this, and I thank him for giving dent. Amazingly, in some cases, the admin- me a few minutes to discuss what is a The President, for example, went to istration has moved to delay, tweak or very, very important issue today. great lengths to convince the Supreme to otherwise alter the very health care My friend knows that I was a writer. Court and other Americans that the law he pushed to enact, all while dis- Before I came to Congress, I wrote a Affordable Care Act was, indeed, con- missing legislative proposals that number of books. I spent a lot of time stitutional. He won that battle, which would have had the same effect but writing about and studying this great means he should have to enforce this would have had the benefit of being Nation—about the history of this Na- law that he argued was constitutional legal because they would have gone tion, about the history of the world— or, if not, come to Congress and ask for through the Halls of Congress. If al- and I think I know a little bit about changes to the law, but over the last lowed to stand unchecked, such actions some of these things. I think one of the few months, we have seen numerous present a dangerous threat to our con- most remarkable but underappreciated delays and exemptions to ObamaCare stitutional separation of powers. characteristics of General George without any input at all from Con- Mr. Speaker, I wish this weren’t nec- Washington, who was, I think, a hero gress. Now, once again, regardless of essary. I wish President Obama and his for many of us, was his deference to the your views on the merits of administration had the self-restraint Continental Congress during the Amer- ObamaCare, the President’s actions to act within their constitutional ican Revolution. Although in many should make everyone who respects the bounds, but this administration’s pat- cases he knew what needed to be done, separation of power and the role of the tern of aggressively overstepping its he always recognized that he derived executive very uncomfortable. authorities to implement policy and his authority—he derived all of his Can you imagine if Governor Romney win political battles leaves us no power—not from himself but from the had been elected President and if, on choice to act. Our constitutional re- Congress, and he understood that the his first day in office, he had said, ‘‘I straints on government are not always Congress was the organization and the am going to delay the employer man- date’’? Do you think any of my col- convenient for political or policy goals, body that held the power and the keys leagues from across the aisle would but they are necessary for preserving to a successful government. have supported him in that? Imagine if the checks and balances that ensure It is a lesson, as we have been dis- he had said, again as was illustrated this government still derives its au- cussing here tonight, that, unfortu- before, ‘‘I think that the capital gains thority from the people and not the nately, this President does not seem to appreciate or to even understand. tax is too high. To get our economy other way around. going, I am just not going to enforce We know that working through the Our Founding Fathers made it very the capital gains tax for a year.’’ I courts can take time, but the judicial clear in the Constitution that the re- sponsibility of the President was to mean, if he had done that, heads would branch has shown a greater willingness have exploded all over Washington, DC. as of late to rein in these overreaches take care that the laws be faithfully executed—not selectively chosen, not Why would that have happened? He from the Obama administration. Two doesn’t have the authority. The Con- recent decisions that are worth noting preferred or some of them ignored, but faithfully executed. It is his constitu- stitution forbids it. We have a Presi- have already struck down the Obama dent, not a king. I don’t want this administration’s attempts to flout the tional responsibility, but time and time again, we have seen this President President to act that way. I don’t want law and act outside of the constitu- a Republican President to act that tionally prescribed role of the execu- as he ignores this constitutionally mandated responsibility. He prefers to way. Our Founding Fathers would be tive branch. horrified if they were alive today and One was the lower court’s ruling pick and to choose which laws he will enforce. were watching what is happening with overturning the President’s attempt to our Constitution and the growing appoint NLRB members without Sen- I would like to quote eminent Judge Michael McConnell, who recently power of the Presidency. This is dan- ate approval, and the other was a rare gerous, and it is demeaning to our de- mandamus order from the D.C. Circuit wrote: The Justice Department’s Office of Legal mocracy, and it simply must stop. I Court of Appeals that rejected the ad- hope the President will remember his ministration’s attempt to simply not Counsel, which advises the President on legal and constitutional issues, has repeat- constitutionally mandated responsi- enforce laws related to Yucca Moun- edly opined that the President may decline bility to enforce all laws, not just tain and nuclear waste. to enforce laws he believes are unconstitu- those laws that he chooses to enforce Mr. Speaker, this S.T.O.P. Resolu- tional, but these opinions have always in- because he agrees with them. tion allows the House of Representa- sisted that the President has no authority to Mr. RICE, thank you, sir, for drawing tives to seek the intervention of the ju- refuse to enforce a statute which he simply attention to this very important issue. dicial branch to rein in these executive opposes for policy reasons. Thank you for giving me a few mo- abuses and reconstitute the separation This has become a very troubling ments to share this with you here on of power. I hope it also sends a message trend for this President. As my friend the floor of the Congress. to the Obama administration that this has already pointed out, among other Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Thank body, as one half of a coequal branch of examples, he has already declined to you, Mr. STEWART. the United States Government, is not enforce immigration laws against a I yield to my friend from Georgia going to stand by and watch the ero- large number of illegal immigrants. He (Mr. WOODALL).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 Mr. WOODALL. I thank my friend b 1715 I yield to my friend from Florida (Mr. from South Carolina. I appreciate his I want to ask my friend from South YOHO). making this time available. Carolina, because we went through this Mr. YOHO. I thank my good friend Mr. Speaker, truth be told, this is a with recess appointments, whether or from South Carolina (Mr. RICE), for leadership hour, so it tends to be Re- not there was the ability for the Presi- bringing this resolution forward and publicans down on the floor when it is dent to appoint folks of his choosing to for his leadership. This is a very impor- a Republican leadership hour, and it various positions around the city. And tant issue not only today, but as Mr. tends to be Democrats down on the what I read that D.C. court opinion to WOODALL pointed out here, also for the floor when it is a Democrat leadership say is what President Obama has done future of our Nation—a constitutional hour, but as my friend Mr. STEWART is absolutely outrageous. It cannot pos- Republic, as you so eloquently put it. said so well: this is not a Republican sibly stand. Article II, section 3 of the Constitu- problem. This is not a President But what Congress allowed President tion specifically requires that the Barack Obama problem. This is a ‘‘we, Bush to do and President Clinton to do President: the people’’ problem. and President Bush before him to do Take care that the laws be faithfully exe- The concern is not that it is Presi- and President Reagan before him to do, cuted. dent Barack Obama who is saying the that was also unconstitutional; and This does not allow the President to Affordable Care Act doesn’t have to be Congress has to step up for the powers enforce the laws he likes and ignore enforced. The concern is that any of the Constitution entrusted in us. the laws he doesn’t. This clause com- President could say that any law Is this your understanding? pels the President to ensure that all doesn’t have to be enforced. Thomas Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Rep- agencies within his executive branch Jefferson said you are not likely to resentative WOODALL, that is exactly are carrying out the laws created by lose your freedoms through rebellion; what this resolution is intended to do. Congress, the people’s arm of govern- you are likely to lose them little by It is intended for Congress to take ac- ment. little by little by little. That is why we tion to enforce the Constitution. The current administration under- Representative WOODALL, do you all have to stand up together. mines this body on a near daily basis; hear from your constituents back home and if it is allowed to continue to do Mr. RICE is a freshman from South when you speak to them that the Carolina. I have only been here for two so, as you pointed out, the balance of President is breaking the law, and why power will no longer exist. In fact, it is terms myself. I think about some of don’t you do something about that? the giants of this institution, not just rapidly slipping away to one side of the I do all the time. I think that is a re- balance scales. It is our duty as rep- of the House but of the Senate as well. sult of the erosion of Congress’ power— I think about one of my favorite Demo- resentatives of the American people to exactly what you are talking about. speak out about this. And if not us, cratic Senators, Robert Byrd from Mr. WOODALL. We should absolutely who? And if not now, when? West Virginia—a champion of article I have arguments on this floor about The delay of the employer mandate, of the Constitution. He was a Democrat how much money should be spent on the extension of the substandard insur- second; he was an American first, de- this program versus that program, ance policies, and the grant of the de- fending the Constitution against Presi- whether or not we should authorize a ferred removal action to certain illegal dents, Republican and Democrat, who new issue or do away with an old issue. immigrants are just but a few examples would take the people’s power from Those are those things that divide us. Capitol Hill and take it down to the ex- But we should be united, Republican, of the executive attempting to legis- ecutive branch. Democrat, House and Senate, over late without Congress. Luckily, the Framers instituted a So I want to ask you now—and it these constitutional issues of where system of checks and balances. This may sound frivolous—if we had Presi- does the people’s power reside. Because Congress has no choice but to turn to dent Mitt Romney in the White House if leaders like you, in the absence of the courts. I offer my strong support today and if Mitt Romney were decid- Senator Byrd from West Virginia, in for Congressman RICE’s STOP resolu- ing the Affordable Care Act did not the absence of Daniel Patrick Moy- tion, H.R. 442, which will enable the need to be enforced, would you still be nihan, in the absence of some of those House to bring a civil action against here on the floor, asking that Congress greats who formerly preserved the peo- the executive branch and allow future go to court to reclaim congressional ple’s power, I don’t know how it gets legislators to hold the executive powers? I ask my friend. preserved. branch accountable. Mr. RICE of South Carolina. As you I am certain that you face slings and arrows from folks thinking this is some I think this is the crux of this and said, Representative WOODALL, I am an this is the important part of this. Be- American first and a Republican sec- sort of partisan stunt: you just don’t like this President; you just have sour cause it is for all future Presidents. ond, and if the President usurps the Again, we have to stand up and start Constitution, I will call him to task. grapes over the last election. I have gotten to know you well over defending our Constitution. Mr. WOODALL. I confess to you that your very short time in Congress. It is This administration, like others be- I went on the Oversight and Govern- so valuable to me that you put your re- fore it, has no problem creating man- ment Reform Committee—as all of my sponsibilities as an American first—far dates for the American people, but can- colleagues know, the Oversight and above your responsibilities as a Repub- not seem to follow the most important Government Reform Committee is re- lican—and that despite those slings mandate of our Nation: the Constitu- sponsible for doing all of the oversight and arrows, the Constitution comes tion. over the executive branch—because I first. It may not seem like we need the If you look at this, this simple little was certain Mitt Romney was going to Constitution to protect us each and book, it is not an epic in volume. You win. I said, for far too long, power has every day; but when we wake up and can see it. It is very thin. But yet it is been leaving the people’s hands on Cap- realize it is not there, it is going to be an epic in ideology of what free men itol Hill, gravitating down Pennsyl- too late. and free women can do, and they are vania Avenue to the White House, and I hope this is something that spreads held accountable with their govern- we in a Republican House will be able in a bipartisan way and in a bicameral ment by this little red book. to do oversight over a Republican way. We have preserved this Republic, The importance of this issue cannot President and show the American peo- this greatest form of government the be overstated. We must address this ple it is not about Republicans and world has ever known, only because now so that all future Presidents will Democrats; it is about article I and ar- folks have stood up when others did know that they must abide by the Con- ticle II and about following the proc- not see that necessity. stitution. No President, past or ess, following the law, following the We need this. There is the necessity present, Democrat or Republican, Constitution. It matters. It doesn’t today, and I am grateful to you for should ever be exempt from the duties matter when times are good. It matters your leadership. laid out by our Founding Fathers. when things get dicey, when you begin Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Thank That is why I support Congressman to lose those freedoms little by little. you, my friend. RICE’s STOP resolution, H.R. 442, and I

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I thank the gen- that the President does not have the author- the Constitutional Convention and say, tleman from South Carolina. ity to delay or suspend? Yes, the President is going to have the When we left in December to go back The Senator’s response—a Demo- authority and duty to enforce the laws; to our districts for the Christmas cratic Senator: but if there are laws he doesn’t like, he weekend, I got home and thought, I don’t know. I’m not the scholar on that. will be able to delay provisions or ig- Okay, the President is going to do Well, the reporter went to another nore provisions as he sees fit, as long something with ObamaCare as we get Democratic Senator and said: as it is consistent with his overall pur- close to Christmas. You just know any- Are there are any delays the President pose or political agenda. That would time you come up on a holiday, some wouldn’t have the authority to make? Could not have been acceptable to anybody at news gets put out. July 3, leading into the President potentially suspend the entire the time. the 4th of July, was the employer man- law if he wanted to? Can you imagine if when John Adams date delay. The grandfather stunt was His answer: succeeded George Washington, he just pulled leading into Thanksgiving. I can’t answer a hypothetical. started delaying provisions related to And sure enough, December 19, the the bank of the United States or the The reporter asked again: Obama administration grants a ‘‘hard- Jay Treaty? Imagine when Jefferson ship exemption’’ from the individual So you can’t say if there are any parts of came in. He ran against the Alien and the law he couldn’t delay unilaterally? mandate tax penalty to those who have Sedition Act. Some of those were just seen their plans canceled due to The Senator said: allowed to expire, but they went in and ObamaCare. I can’t answer a hypothetical. repealed a core portion of the Alien and I don’t think any of those plans Finally, another Senator told the re- Sedition Act. They didn’t just ignore should have been canceled. I offered a porter he doesn’t know of any legal im- it. The provisions that expired, expired; bill here, and the House passed some- pediment preventing the executive and then they repealed the provisions thing similar, to essentially grand- branch from delaying the employer or that were still in effect. father in those plans. The Federal Gov- individual mandates. That is the way it is supposed to be ernment shouldn’t be forcing people When asked: done. They would never have allowed out of plans they like. Certainly, Couldn’t a future President just simply John Adams or Jefferson to come in things needed to be done there. come in and suspend the entire law? and just willy-nilly enforce what they But understand how unfair this is. If wanted to and not enforce what they you had insurance and your policy is That Senator said: I don’t want to speculate what a future didn’t want to. canceled, and then the ObamaCare re- And so part of the frustration of this placements are not affordable for you, President might do. And so I think those answers, when is Congress is supposed to stand up for they are saying, Okay, you are fine. No its authority. I think the House people penalty for you. But if you are some- Senators and the President’s own party cannot offer any principled justifica- here realize that what the President is body who couldn’t have afforded insur- doing is not proper constitutional gov- ance the prior year, and now you are tion for the President’s conduct that would exclude the potential of a Presi- ernment, but the U.S. Senate is just to- told you are forced to go on these tally out to lunch on this. They are not ObamaCare exchanges, you still have dent simply delaying all provisions of the law, you know that you are not in interested in safeguarding their insti- to pay the tax, even though you may tutional prerogatives, because they are have been worse off than some of those the realm of faithful execution of the law. putting their political interests ahead other folks. of the legislative body’s authority. Or if you are somebody that had em- I think it is a challenge. We have That really runs contrary to how the ployer coverage last year, and now talked about it in this Chamber in Founders envisioned the separation of maybe going out on your own and you hours like this. We have had hearings powers and checks and balances work- need to buy individual insurance, if in the Judiciary Committee with ex- ing. you end up in the exchanges and you perts—even liberal constitutional law In Federalist 51 Madison said: don’t find those affordable to you, you experts—saying that this conduct goes don’t get the same relief. beyond what the Founding Fathers in- Ambition must be made to counteract am- When you are talking about arbi- tended and what the Constitution envi- bition. trary delays like this, it is inherently sioned. What he meant by that is that, yes, unfair. I would like to see somebody offer a you have separate powers. You have an Now, give the administration some principled justification for the Presi- executive, a legislative, and a judicial credit. Unlike some of the other delays, dent picking and choosing which parts power. But just because you separate there is actually a provision in of the law should be enforced and them doesn’t mean that individual lib- ObamaCare that says people can qual- should not be enforced, should be de- erties can be secure. ify for a hardship exemption from the layed, should be suspended, or should So you have got to give each branch individual mandate. The problem is be ignored. the ability to check the other that in this instance it is ObamaCare It is interesting, because when you branches. And they were sure they itself that constitutes the hardship. go back and look at the Founding Fa- knew people would have different par- So because ObamaCare is imple- thers when they created the Constitu- tisan allegiances and all that, but they mented, these people are suffering a tion, when they created the Congress, were pretty sure that each branch hardship. Therefore they are exempt when they created the executive, at the would have the wherewithal and would from the statute. To me, I think that is convention James Wilson from Penn- want to defend its own prerogatives. an abuse of what the statute is sup- sylvania was the one who moved to cre- And so in this instance, I think what posed to do. Certainly, it begs the ques- ate a President consisting of a single you don’t have is a Senate that is will- tion, Could you simply delay or grant a person. And that caused silence in the ing to join with the House, use the suspension of all of these provisions of convention hall because they had just power of the purse, use the appoint- ObamaCare? rebelled against Britain. And although ment power, advise and consent, all the It is interesting because I was read- you needed some type of executive powers that we have, use those until ing in the Weekly Standard publica- power, there were some who were a lit- the President starts conforming with tion, one of the reporters was asking tle bit taken aback that you would the law.

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But it is frustrating because we I fall back to say, what would we say to 16 percent in 2012, when the safety don’t have a lot of other options at this if the President has the power to waive net is taken into account. point. these things, the employer mandate, Now, while there has been a lot of So I think that my colleague from the penalty under the employer man- progress, we still have far too many South Carolina, you know, I give him date, that is a waiver of a tax? What people in this country who are still liv- credit for thinking of what can we ac- would we say if the next President ing in poverty or on the brink of living tually do that could potentially be suc- waived the capital gains tax, or waived in poverty. Fifteen percent of Ameri- cessful. And so I am hoping that this the maximum bracket under the in- cans today are living below the poverty move will be successful. come tax, or waived the income tax for line, and that is just $11,490 for an indi- But I think, going forward—and this his friends? vidual. 46.5 million people in our coun- has been a problem before this Presi- Clearly, that is beyond the discretion try are living in poverty, and one in dent. He is not the only one who has of the President. Clearly, President three Americans teeters on the brink Obama has gone beyond his discretion, pulled stunts like this, although I of living in poverty. That includes 16 and Congress needs to enforce the Con- think he has gone beyond what any million children in this country. That stitution. is more than 700,000 people in my home previous President has done. We have 44 cosponsors to our bill so Ultimately, people in this body and State of Wisconsin. far, but we need the help of the Amer- in the other Chamber have got to get According to the Institute for Re- ican people. We need you to talk to serious about defending our constitu- search on Poverty at the University of your Representatives. If you need more tional responsibility. That means hold- Wisconsin, Madison, in Rock County, information about our resolution or ing Presidents accountable who are not in my district, a county that I share what you can do, please go to my Web in accordance with article II, section 3, with Congressman PAUL RYAN, 22 per- site at www.rice.house.gov. cent of the children in that county are the ‘‘Take Care’’ clause. But it also Thank you for your concern. Thank living in poverty. means not delegating so much legisla- you for viewing. Let’s protect our de- We still have vast inequality, income tive authority to these bureaucracies mocracy. inequality. We have unlivable wages. when they end up essentially legis- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance And we still have Members of this lating, and those rules are imposed on of my time. the public without Congress saying The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- body, Mr. Speaker, who want to chip anything at all about it. bers must address their remarks to the away at that very economic security. So, ultimately, the courts cannot Chair and not to a perceived viewing It almost seems like today it is not a save us if we aren’t willing to save our- audience. war on poverty, but sometimes it selves and protect the authority that seems like there is a war on the war on f the Constitution grants us and that we poverty, that we are actually stepping are supposed to exercise on behalf of THE CONGRESSIONAL backwards from the very improve- the people that we represent. PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS ments we made over the years from We are, especially in this House, we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 1960. are the people’s House. The President the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- In fact, what we noticed that just gets elected, too, but we are the closest uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Wis- happened was the not extending of the to the people, and I think we have got consin (Mr. POCAN) is recognized for 60 benefits, emergency unemployment to do a better job of this going forward. minutes as the designee of the minor- benefits back in December, on Decem- So I would just tell my friend from ity leader. ber 28. It has affected 1.3 million Amer- South Carolina, Thank you for doing Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to icans. Not only do we have issues like this. I know you have signed on. I have speak on behalf of the Congressional that, but we also have an attack on a resolution just to say that the House Progressive Caucus. During our Special food stamps, where this very body has doesn’t approve of this conduct, be- Order hour, we want to talk specifi- voted to cut $39 billion from the SNAP cause I fear if we don’t do anything, cally about the need for unemployment program, the Supplemental Nutrition then we are basically setting a prece- insurance but, more broadly, about Assistance Program—$39 billion—af- dent where this is going to be unques- what we need to do to make sure that fecting millions and millions of Ameri- tioned going forward. everyone in this country has access to cans. So I think as much as we can do, opportunity. We have seen attempts to not allow even if we are not successful, at least Just yesterday, we celebrated the us to raise the minimum wage, a min- we are showing people that we think 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. imum wage that is entirely behind this is a contested practice, and we are President Johnson said, during his where it should be. If you took into not willing to allow this to become State of the Union in 1964: consideration where it should be, just something that is accepted for future Unfortunately, many Americans live on for inflation from 1968, that minimum Presidents, Republican or Democrat. the outskirts of hope, some because of their wage in 2013 dollars would be at $10.60— Mr. RICE of South Carolina. I thank poverty, and some because of their color, and not $7.25, at $10.60. We are way behind my friend from Florida. all too many because of both. Our task is to keeping up with inflation. Separation of powers is fundamental help replace their despair with opportunity. Income inequality is at an all-time to our form of government. The Con- This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in high. We are finding that incomes for gress enacts laws. The President en- America. It will not be a short or easy strug- the top 1 percent have grown more forces the laws. One individual who can gle. No single weapon or strategy will suf- than 31 percent since 2009, and the bot- both make the law and enforce it is fice, but we shall not rest until that war is tom 99 percent of people, their income more a monarch than a President. won. The richest nation on Earth can afford has moved less than 1 percent. So we Without the separation of powers, to win it. We cannot afford to lose it. are in a challenging time. our form of government crumbles. As Those are the words of President We know that there was an economic earlier speakers said, the erosion of the Johnson 50 years ago when we started downfall across the globe, and espe- separation of powers didn’t start with the war on poverty in this country. We cially hard hit, we feel it in this coun- President Obama, but it has certainly created Medicare and Medicaid, the try. And while we are having dual ac- accelerated. At home I am asked all food stamp program and programs like tivities happen, jobs are creeping back the time, The President is breaking the Head Start. And we have great results up, we are having progress, but still, 7 law; why don’t you do something about from those programs. percent of people are unemployed. it? This resolution is an attempt to do In fact, according to a new study, And while we have got those jobs exactly that. these initial programs, coupled with creeping up, we still also notice that

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Austerity has taken Right now, 24,000 Wisconsinites have us who are freshmen, who recently place, instead of prosperity. Instead of lost these important, vital lifelines, have joined, and is a very strong mem- doing measures that would lift people and the number just keeps going up ber of our Progressive Caucus, speak- out of poverty and help people get a job every single week by 72,000 people. Yet, ing on behalf of each and every Amer- and help people be able to support their Mr. Speaker, the House Republicans ican who needs opportunity. It is my families, we are trying to take govern- adjourned Congress on December 12, pleasure to yield now to the gentleman ment down and down and down, like more than 2 weeks before these bene- from Arizona, Representative GRI- they did in Europe, and they have had fits were set to expire. We could have JALVA. disastrous results from doing that. done something, we could have stayed Mr. GRIJALVA. Congressman, let me That is not a path out of our current and worked, and instead we didn’t. at the outset thank you for the oppor- economic condition. We need to be in- Now, because of that, we have 1.3 mil- tunity to provide some clarity to the vesting in our people so that they have lion and counting people who don’t discussion and the lack of debate, those opportunities. They can grab a have access to these vital benefits. many times, in this House about what ring at that ladder and get a good job Now, let’s just think about this. is really important to the American and be able to get by. So there are so Under President Bush, five times we people. That clarity is important to many things we need to do. extended these benefits without any this whole Congress. It is important Unfortunately, these attacks aren’t strings attached like this Congress is specifically to our Democrats and in just in this body, in the Congress. Mr. trying to do to this President, five particular to the Progressive Caucus, Speaker, unfortunately, these attacks times, and the unemployment was less of which you are a member, and I want are even happening in the States. than the 7 percent we are at right now. to thank you for that and for your ef- In my home State of Wisconsin, our It is hypocritical for us not to do what forts. The Federal Emergency Unemploy- Governor, Scott Walker, was recently we all did together five times under ment Compensation program expired on a CNN program. And when he was President Bush while people are still on the 28th because of a lack of action asked about extending unemployment looking for work. on the part of the majority—the major- benefits, his response was, the reason The bottom line is you still need this ity being the Republicans—cutting off why the White House is so actively money, not just to pay for groceries an average weekly benefit of $300, as pursuing this, unemployment insur- and to pay for rent or your mortgage, has been stated, to 1.3 million job seek- ance, is they want to desperately talk but you need things to be able to get a about anything but ObamaCare. ers. Without that extension, another job. If you don’t have the ability to pay 72,000 Americans on average are esti- Can you believe the Governor of a for gas in your car, how are you going State who is 37th in job creation, who mated to lose their unemployment in- to be able to find a job? You need to be surance every week during the first promised when he was elected to create able to have that car to go to inter- 250,000 jobs, and he has done a portion half of this new year. views to find a job. All economists agree that providing of that, is somehow trying to say that extended unemployment benefits is one helping people to get out of poverty, b 1745 of the most effective job creation strat- helping people to be able to support You need to be able to pay for your egies available during a high period of their family with groceries and to be phone so you can receive a phone call joblessness. In this period of economic able to pay their rent or mortgage, at for these jobs. These are all reasons uncertainty, every $1 of unemployment a time of still having record people who why we need to make sure those bene- compensation creates 52 cents in addi- fits are available for all too many peo- are out of work, while we are trying to tional economic activity beyond that ple in this country. start getting jobs to come back, at 7 dollar. The nonpartisan Congressional There is also what happens to the percent, at that time, Mr. Speaker, Budget Office estimates that extending economy when you don’t have these that Governor can still only talk about benefits for another year will save benefits in place. Just in the first week ObamaCare, as all too often this body 200,000 jobs. has done. since Congress cut off long-term unem- The failure by the Republicans to ex- We need to act now. The time to act ployment, our local economies across tend Federal unemployment insurance on this, for this body, is now. 1.3 mil- America lost $400 million of potential at the end of last week is already tak- lion people are currently out of work economic activity, and that is going to ing more than $400 million out of the and trying to get those benefits they grow every single week. So it is a dou- pockets of American job seekers na- need so desperately during that period ble-whammy: not only the people who tionwide and State economies. that have been cut off. And every week, are desperately looking for work, try- Unemployment insurance is viewed across the country, 72,000 new Ameri- ing to find that job, not able to find as a very effective stimulus because cans will lose their benefits if we don’t that job, but we are also going to have Americans without jobs tend to spend do something—72,000 thousand people even more people be unemployed be- their unemployment insurance right across the country. cause of the overall impact that has on away and on the very basic needs that Mr. Speaker, in our Speaker of the the economy. they and their families need. House’s district alone, you look at the It has been said that 200,000 jobs Democrats have called on Congress largest cities in that district in Ohio: would be lost in 2014, and we are going to extend the Federal emergency un- Springfield, Ohio, 60,000 people, that to decrease the gross domestic product employment insurance program would be like having your entire city simply by not doing these benefits. The through 2014. Congress must act soon of Springfield go unemployed in a sin- bottom line is, there are so many rea- to restore those necessary benefits to gle week; in the city of Hamilton, sons why we need to do this. Later, I the unemployed workers and to their 62,000 people, 1 week, all out of work; am going to talk more about my State families. Middleton, 48,000 people, you can take of Wisconsin and why it is important. This economy still has 1 million that and the surrounding communities, I am joined by one of my colleagues fewer jobs than before the Great Reces- all in 1 week, out of work if we don’t do here today who is actually the cochair sion began; 37 percent of the unem- something. of the Congressional Progressive Cau- ployed have been out of work for more That is why, Mr. Speaker, it is im- cus, Representative RAU´ L GRIJALVA. than 6 months; almost 1.9 million more perative that this body do something. Representative GRIJALVA has served in would lose their unemployment bene- 1.3 million Americans have lost these Congress for six terms. He is a member fits in the first half of 2014, as their benefits at the end of December, in- of the Committee on Education and the State benefits run out.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 In my State of Arizona, the failure possibly one of the most dangerous eco- Republican leadership and their stun- by the GOP, the Republicans, to rein- nomic realities that is happening to ning lack of ability to get anything state and extend the unemployment this Nation, and that, too, is an agenda done to help the 1.3 million people who compensation benefits directly affected that is going on and continues to go on are out of work and the 72,000 Ameri- 17,100 unemployed workers in Arizona. in the policies and the initiatives that cans each and every week that are An additional 22,500 unemployed work- are being promoted by the majority going to lose their benefits if this ers will lose their benefits in the first party in this House. House doesn’t act. 6 months of 2014 if this Congress does There is a huge need in this country It is now my pleasure to introduce a not act. for a livable minimum wage that pays stalwart progressive in the U.S. Con- Arizona has an average of an 8.3 per- people for the actual work that they gress, the ranking member of the cent unemployment rate throughout do. We can’t ignore the sequester cuts House Committee on Financial Serv- the State. There has been a 20 percent and how they have directly affected ices, as well as a member of the House reduction in unemployment benefits to child care and the ability for parents, Steering and Policy Committee. She is these workers since 2011. So we stand a and particularly women, to be able to a member of the Congressional Pro- chance, in Arizona, to save up to 2,000 work and have some security that their gressive Caucus and was past chair of jobs and reinstate for 17,000 people children are being taken care of. The the Congressional Black Caucus. It is their unemployment benefits if this cuts in that area, in Head Start, in par- my honor to now yield to Representa- Congress were to act now. ticular, are going to be devastating; tive MAXINE WATERS. We are here today, with the gen- early childhood education, the cuts in Ms. WATERS. I would certainly like tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN) that area, and the freedom that it to thank the gentleman from Wis- managing this hour, to talk about the would provide parents to be able to feel consin, Representative MARK POCAN, necessity and the urgency of the exten- secure about being at work while their for yielding to me, and I congratulate sion of unemployment benefits that children are learning and being taken him for organizing this Congressional has to be a priority for this Congress. care of. Progressive Caucus Special Order on For those willing workers and their The cuts in job training and the abil- unemployment insurance. families, it is an essential, essential ity for people to seek new careers and Fifty years ago this weekend, in his act by this Congress. These workers change the orientation of where they the State of the Union address, Presi- should not be pawns in political games- are working, that has been cut. Public dent Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war manship or in gotcha strategies by the education, an investment strategy on poverty. He introduced Federal leg- Republicans to try to, in effect, embar- that, in hard economic times, has been islation, even proposed State initia- rass the President. That does not need critical to our country, again, is being tives that would over time improve to be part of this equation. As Mr. cut. Access and affordability of higher health, education, nutrition, and ac- POCAN pointed out, this has been dealt education, again, being cut. cess to housing, employment, and eco- with in a bipartisan manner. This re- There has been no jobs bill. It was in- nomic opportunity. newal, regardless of who has been in teresting to hear the Speaker of the Although America has changed a the White House, has been a response House say the other day that it is the great deal since that day, poverty and to the needs of the American people Democrats’ fault that there is no jobs economic inequality are still at the and their workers. I also believe that agenda that has been presented. There forefront of our Nation’s problems. people receiving unemployment should has been a jobs agenda presented over They are only exacerbated by the not be subjected to punitive, mean- and over again by a variety of col- Great Recession. The gap between the spirited requirements in order to re- leagues in this House, in the Senate, rich and poor in America has become a ceive that support. and by the administration. The inac- chasm. Today, 20 percent of the income We need action. We don’t need pos- tion and them turning their face to in our country goes to the top 1 percent turing. We don’t need empty preaching that reality has been a consequence of of Americans, and the top 1 percent from the majority on extending unem- the leadership in this House that has holds about 40 percent of the country’s ployment benefits. That needs to be refused to deal with that. wealth. This inequality is mirrored in done and done immediately. Unemployment benefits are part of a our communities, our housing and As we talk about unemployment ben- greater crisis, a crisis of economic fair- rental markets, and our financial sys- efits and their extension, I also want to ness in this country, a crisis that de- tem, where a lack of access to banking mention that we have to realize that mands that this Congress look beyond services often causes working families there is not a subtle or overly covert its own rhetoric and look at the re- to have debts that spiral out of control. agenda at work here by the majority. ality. We see the nonaction on unemploy- In my district, every time in our of- Mr. Speaker, inequality in this coun- ment, a vital and necessary response fice people come in seeking help from try has reached a point that for many, that, in the past, has been met with bi- us, and, invariably, the biggest request the American Dream of upward mobil- partisan support. We now see cuts is, How can I find a job? How can I get ity and unlimited economic oppor- amounting to $20 billion in nutrition trained for a new career? How can I get tunity has been greatly diminished. and basic sustenance support for people myself in a situation where I can go The 2008 financial crisis cost our in need, the SNAP program in the farm back to work and feel secure in taking economy $12 trillion, as millions lost bill. That cumulative effect of $20 bil- care of and supporting my family? For their homes and jobs. This destruction lion will affect many, many families, single heads of households, it is the of wealth disproportionately hurt our children, and adults throughout this same issue. Nation’s most vulnerable and only wid- country. I would suggest that if we really ened the gap between the rich and the There is also a growing wage and in- want to deal with the economics and poor. Even the gains from growth dur- come inequality and disparity in this not just provide rhetoric about jobs ing the recent recovery have over- country. That has been as a con- that we look at the first necessary whelmingly benefited the wealthiest sequence of policies in which we reward step: extend these unemployment bene- people in society. those that are doing well—and God fits, provide some security and some Almost 95 percent of the income bless them, and they should do well, sustainability to millions of workers in gains since the recovery began have and we should be proud of them—we re- this country, and then move on to the been captured by the top 1 percent. ward them with tax breaks, with loop- real agenda, which is to provide some Meanwhile, the minimum wage has not holes, and with the ability to increase fairness to these workers and some op- been increased since 2009. Mr. Speaker, their income and their purchasing portunities to these workers. this is totally unacceptable. Chronic power while at the same time shifting Again, Congressman POCAN, I appre- unemployment and poverty still plague the burden of responsibility for basic ciate the time and yield back. many of our communities. American services in this country to hard- Mr. POCAN. Thank you, Congress- families are still struggling to make working, middle class people in this man GRIJALVA, for so articulately out- ends meet. Four million Americans country. That income inequality is lining the austerity policy of the House have been out of work for 27 weeks or

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Well, I want to tell you I have not posed to waging a war on poverty here talked to everyone whose on unemploy- in this Chamber, many of our col- b 1800 ment or who needs extended benefits; leagues on the other side of the aisle Those there are other factors at play. but I can tell you this, American folks have decided to embark on a war Much of this inequality is a result of want jobs, they want to work, they against the poor, a war against middle some of the government policies that want to earn a decent living, they want class families and senior citizens, those we make, and government policy can to earn wages to take care of their who are striving to realize the full po- help reverse these alarming trends. families and their children. Their aspi- tential of the American Dream. And But instead, our friends on the oppo- rations and their goals are the same as that’s why we are also so troubled by site side of the aisle are digging us yours and mine. They want what Amer- the failure to extend long-term unem- deeper and deeper into this crisis. They ica has promised. ployment benefits. passed the farm bill that cuts SNAP I would say to those who would con- Now, I arrived in this Chamber feel- nutrition program for low-income fam- tinue this argument, don’t disrespect ing as if I was prepared for the experi- ilies by $40 billion, and then the Repub- the American people that way. Don’t ence, given the professional and edu- licans let unemployment insurance for undermine the American people that cational legislative experiences that I the long-term unemployment expire 3 way. Do what you know is right, what had had in advance of January 3, 2013. days after Christmas. makes good sense, and let us help out And it has been my honor and my Already, 1.3 million unemployed those who are the most vulnerable, privilege to work with such a tremen- Americans have lost their Federal un- who need us now at this time so that dous class of freshmen. employment insurance. That includes they can continue to look for jobs, so I have been troubled over the last 20,000 military veterans. Each day this that they continue to aspire to have year by the fact that I appeared defi- program sits expired, thousands of ad- the American Dream, and I thank you cient in one area, and that is in my ditional struggling Americans are ad- very much. failure to have any meaningful experi- versely affected. Mr. POCAN. Thank you so much, ence in the art of hostage negotiation. But from the very beginning that I set As State benefits are exhausted in Representative WATERS. Your efforts the first 6 months of 2014, an additional over the years have been so appreciated forth in this Chamber, it seemed as if 1.9 million Americans will lose their by so many, and I hope the House Re- those skills were necessary in this cli- unemployment insurance. In fact, publican leadership will listen to your mate. In January of 2013, we had to wait every week another 72,000 job-seekers pleas and bring this to a vote. more than 75 days before this House will lose their benefits during the first It is now my honor to introduce one would pass a Superstorm Sandy relief half of this year. of my fellow freshmen who has rapidly package, unprecedented in the history Mr. Speaker, unemployment insur- been recognized not only for his hard of this Congress’ response to a natural ance is critical to struggling families. work and effort, but for his skills, and disaster because there were some who According to the Center on Budget and his work on behalf so many across this put forth a ransom note, demanding Policy Priorities, unemployment insur- country. I would like to yield some offsets, even though never had that ance kept 2.5 million people above the time to my colleague Representative happened in the history of the Repub- poverty line in 2012, including 600,000 JEFFRIES. children. lic. Mr. JEFFRIES. I thank the distin- Then several months later, in the Unemployment insurance is good for guished gentleman from Wisconsin, the run-up to October 1, you had an Afford- the economy. According to Moody’s Badger State, for his continued leader- able Care Act law passed by this Con- Analytics, every dollar of unemploy- ship, and each and every week when we gress in 2010, signed by the President, ment insurance generates $1.55 in new are in session coming to the floor of declared constitutional by the Supreme economic activity in the first year. The the House of Representatives and ar- Court in an opinion parenthetically bipartisan Congressional Budget Office ticulating the progressive message for written by Chief Justice John Roberts, estimates that 200,000 jobs could be lost all to hear and for the good of the and then reaffirmed with the over- in our economy if unemployment in- country. I appreciate you yielding whelming electoral college election of surance is not extended. some time during this Congressional the President in 2012. Notwithstanding We must act and act immediately to Progressive Caucus Special Order. any of that, you had folks demanding extend unemployment insurance. So I This month we marked the 50th anni- an exchange for keeping the govern- call on my Republican colleagues to versary of the declaration of the war ment open: that we either delay, de- bring the Emergency Unemployment on poverty. We know that on January stroy, or defund the Affordable Care Compensation Extension Act, that is 8, 1964, President Lyndon Baines John- Act. Again, a ransom note exercise. H.R. 3824, to the House floor and pass it son came to this very Chamber, spoke Here we are, 1 year removed from my now. to a joint session of Congress, and laid inaugural experience around the With one in five American children out a series of initiatives designed to Superstorm Sandy debacle back again living in poverty, it is clear that the combat chronic poverty in this coun- facing an almost unprecedented situa- war on poverty has gone on for far too try. tion where the majority has said, in ex- long. Let’s take action now to have all As a result of this effort, there were change for us renewing long-term un- Americans share in our Nation’s many legislative battles that were employment benefits for Americans growth and prosperity. Let’s bring an won: in the march toward the creation that reasonable people should conclude unemployment extension bill to the of a Great Society, Medicare, Medicaid, are in need, not only do we want a pay- floor, and let’s bring it now. Let’s bring Head Start, school breakfast program, for, almost unprecedented, the last 17 a substantive jobs bill to the floor now, the Food Stamp Act, minimum wage times that this has been extended, but and let’s bring a minimum wage in- enhancement, Job Corps, college work we have got a whole list of ransom de- crease to the floor now. American fam- study. These were programs all part of mands that we want enacted in order ilies have suffered enough. It is time to that Great Society era enacted be- for us to rescue these Americans who restore the American Dream. tween 1964 and 1966; and taken together are in distress. As I wrap up, let me just say this on with other war on poverty initiatives, I am just hopeful, Mr. Speaker, that behalf of the American people. I hear they managed to rescue millions and we can get together subsequent to the these arguments every day from the millions of Americans from their im- United States Senate which has sig- opposite side of the aisle saying if you poverished condition and set them on a naled and indicated its willingness to can continue to extend these unem- pathway toward the middle class. move forward, see to it that it ployment benefits, you are simply Over the years, we have attempted to shouldn’t be the case that in exchange going to undermine the will for people continue that war on poverty with for taking a positive step forward in to go to work. What you are going to great success such that the situation in this institution, we always have to do is make them comfortable on these America now is better than it was in take two steps backward.

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Whether it is one’s country and our economy. I am hopeful 600,000 children, out of poverty. mortgage or rent, whether it is the that that will take place in the next It is also worth noting that unem- utilities that one has to pay, whether day or week, certainly within the ployment benefits do more than pro- it is care of one’s elderly parent or month, and we will continue to press vide a critical lifeline for out-of-work children, I can assure you that the 1.3 forward in that regard. Americans. It is estimated that each million, 4,000 per week, 12,000 in Harris With that, I thank the gentleman dollar of unemployment insurance gen- County, 66,000 in the State of Texas, from Wisconsin for his continued lead- erates $1.50 in new economic activity. are now confronting some very difficult ership. This means our economy is losing $400 times. Mr. POCAN. Thank you, Representa- million every week Congress refuses to Now, I think it should be known that tive JEFFRIES, and thank you for ar- extend these benefits. when we say the term ‘‘progressive,’’ it ticulating, I guess, what I have been The nonpartisan Congressional Budg- is also a term that celebrates the feeling also for the last year, my lack et Office also estimates that the econ- greatness of America, its diversity, its of hostage-taking skills. I certainly omy will lose 200,000 jobs if emergency opportunity and prosperity. I have not learned some in the last 12 months unemployment insurance is not ex- heard one of our members of the caucus serving in this body. tended. in any way challenge prosperity, vic- It is now my pleasure to yield some Unemployment insurance is a moral tory, or success. In fact, I am going to time to my colleague from California, imperative that will also keep our eco- share with my colleagues what the Representative LUCILLE ROYBAL- nomic recovery moving in the right di- Houston Chronicle put on the front ALLARD, who is the first Mexican rection. page: ‘‘Sales of million-dollar homes American woman to be elected to Con- Mr. Speaker, we are a country of snowball here.’’ gress. She cofounded the bipartisan hardworking Americans. We must not That gives a false image of America, Congressional Study Committee on turn our backs on those who need this congratulating those citizens and fami- Public Health. She became the first critical Federal assistance as they lies who are able because of the great- woman to chair the Congressional His- struggle to find work. ness of this Nation, because of the hard panic Caucus and serves as the chair- b 1815 work of themselves and so many who woman of their health care task force. contribute to the economy, because of I strongly urge Speaker BOEHNER and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. I thank the the hard work of those who are now gentleman for yielding, and I want to Leader CANTOR to schedule floor action on extending emergency unemploy- chronically unemployed or unemployed commend Congressman POCAN for his who contributed to society and want to leadership and his hard work on this ment insurance benefits without delay. Mr. POCAN. Thank you so much. contribute to society, they are able to very, very important issue. be prosperous. It is good news for the Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of 1.4 It is so important to note that 37 per- real estate industry and my friends million Americans who lost their emer- cent of the people who receive these who are in that industry and good news gency unemployment insurance during benefits have been searching for a job for small businesses, but that clouds the holiday season and the millions of over 6 months, the very people who are the issue and it allows people to falsely Americans who stand to lose their ben- going to be affected, 72,000 a week if represent that all is well. efits in 2014 if Congress fails to extend this House doesn’t act. unemployment insurance. I now yield to another colleague, The chronically unemployed number It is an insult to the American work- someone who has been a stalwart mem- in the United States is higher than it er to oppose the extension of these ben- ber of the Progressive Caucus, is the has ever been. It is 2.6 percent, jux- efits on the premise that emergency senior whip for the Democratic Caucus, taposed against a 7 percent unemploy- unemployment insurance provides a and she is currently a member of the ment rate. It varies across America. disincentive to work and that it makes Judiciary Committee and the Home- So I want to join the gentleman with unemployed Americans content to live land Security Committee and a strong a very loud, clarion voice, hopefully a off of the taxpayer-supported benefits. advocate for people who are trying to voice of clarity, that you can have The reality is, Mr. Speaker, that lift themselves out of poverty and find prosperity. We are a capitalistic soci- Americans have a strong work ethic opportunity in America. ety. There is good news in Houston. and are the best and most productive It is my pleasure to yield to Con- But at the same time, when I held an in the world. And the reality is that in gresswoman SHEILA JACKSON LEE. outreach press conference on December spite of their efforts to find employ- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I 31, fearing the worst, that there was a ment. There are still 1.3 million fewer thank the gentleman for his kind lead- full house of people looking for work, jobs today than there were when many ership, because it is kind leadership, people telling their stories of how long of these Americans lost their jobs due and I am very privileged to be very they looked for work, and the sadness to our country’s economic downturn. It proudly a member of the Progressive of not being able to find work, and the is unconscionable to punish those who Caucus, serving as the vice chair liai- faith community joining in and the so- lost their job through no fault of their son on behalf of the Congressional cial network community indicating own and continue to actively seek Black Caucus to the Progressive Cau- they don’t know how long they are work. cus and a member of the Executive going to last with this added number of With nearly three job-seekers for Committee and have watched this cau- individuals. Food banks, emergency every available position, American cus take on hard issues. First, of food stamps and others, they didn’t workers are unemployed not because course, issues that dealt with the idea know how long they were going to last. they are not motivated to work, but of minimum wage and the under- It is imperative that we have, within because there are simply not enough payment, if you will, of Federal con- these hours, movement by the other jobs for everyone who needs one. This tractors paying Federal employees who body, which we congratulate for mak- problem is magnified in my home State are contracted to them. ing the first step. But I would like to of California where there are 400,000 We have understood the distinction say this should be an emergency, an fewer jobs available today than there of the 99ers versus the 1 percent and emergency vote for a 3-month exten- were 6 years ago. waged a strong battle to make sure sion and then the opportunity to go Unemployment benefits average $300 that the 99 percent were heard. So forward on a more deliberative analysis per week and replace less than 50 per- today, I want to join the gentleman of how we can fund the rest of the cent of prior earnings. Yet these bene- and say that time is running out. Just time.

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But the ques- only your long-time advocacy on behalf celebrate the purchase of a million-dol- tion is of timing. We want to balance of so many people, but for sharing the lar home, which we don’t in any way the budget. We want to pay down the personal stories, because I think that challenge, but we realize that there are national debt. We get why those things is what matters the most. people who simply want to be able to are important, and we know that UI Mr. Speaker, how much time is re- make that rental payment or mortgage benefits can’t last forever. maining? payment. They can do it. Although But the fact of the matter is it is an The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. they are making ends meet, they can emergency now. As our dear friend, the ROTHFUS). The gentleman has 7 min- do it if we recognize the importance of gentlelady from Texas just styled it, it utes remaining. giving them that transitional bridge. is an emergency now. The reason it is Mr. POCAN. I have all sorts of stories Pass the unemployment insurance ben- an emergency is the vast number of that I would read but I don’t have time efit now. American citizens who are long-term to from construction workers who are Mr. POCAN. Thank you so much, unemployed. Mr. Speaker, 1.3 million out of work and need these benefits, Representative JACKSON LEE. I think on December 28 got cut off. In my own from machinists who are out of work, a you clearly explained the dilemma we district in northeastern Pennsylvania, surgical nurse in Baraboo, Wisconsin. have. over 6,000 families got cut off on De- There are so many people who need While the economy is slowly bounc- cember 28, 3 days after Christmas. these benefits, and the very stories ing back—and this President has The fact of the matter is this is not that Representative CARTWRIGHT brought us from a 9.8 percent unem- American tradition. Since 1959, we shared, I just have pages of these sto- ployment rate he inherited down to 7 have never ended long-term UI benefits ries of people across the country who percent—and jobs are slowly being cre- at a time when so many Americans are need these benefits to continue to get ated, we still are noticing that there long-term unemployed. The gentlelady by while they are looking for work. are still people being left behind. We from Houston just mentioned it is 2.6 They are not lazy. They are not sitting have to recognize that as well. percent long-term unemployed in this I believe Secretary Robert Reich back. They want to work. And in this country right now. Every other time economy, they are doing everything wrote a piece that appeared today that we have cut off long-term UI benefits, explained that so well. Unfortunately, they can to try to, but the economy is it has been at a time when the people not ready for some of these people and due to income inequality, the gap of who are long-term unemployed are way the percentage of people who are poor, we have to do everything we can. less of a percentage. I think the pre- I do want to read one story. I had an are working but still are not earning vious highest percentage was 1.3 per- enough, we need to talk about that as opportunity this afternoon to meet cent, in other words, half the percent- with a constituent from Reedsburg, well. age that we have now. Now is not the I now yield to another one of my col- Wisconsin. She was recently the winner right time to cut off people from long- leagues, one of my freshman colleagues of Half in Ten’s Our American Story: term UI benefits. 50th Anniversary of the War on Pov- who in fact has been elected by our Mr. Speaker, these are real people we Democratic class as the freshman class erty Storytelling Contest. Her name is are talking about. Before my voice en- Amy Treptow. She was here with her president. He serves on the House Com- tirely gives out, I want to read to you mittee on Oversight and Government daughter, Anna. She has benefited from a letter I got from a lady named Carol Reform where he is the ranking mem- programs that we have put together for Blankenhorn from Schuylkill Haven in ber on the Subcommittee on Economic people who are lower income. I will Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory read her words: which I proudly represent. Carol Affairs, and is also on the Committee I have always worked hard and played by writes: on Natural Resources. It is my honor the rules, but I was still living on the brink I am writing because I am a single unem- to yield to Representative MATT CART- of poverty. My story is the story of millions ployed mother that does not get any child WRIGHT from Pennsylvania. in today’s economy in which there aren’t support and have been supporting myself and enough jobs and/or adequate training for the Mr. CARTWRIGHT. I thank my val- my son up until my territory at my job was ued and trusted colleague from Wis- ones that are available. The basic need for dissolved. I have been very diligent in my job more good jobs and training programs seems consin for granting me this time. search, but to no avail. I believed that at to be overlooked in today’s conversation Mr. Speaker, I rise as a Congressman least I had 26 weeks of standard benefits, but about poverty. from Pennsylvania, in fact, a Congress- the emergency extension is so crucial to me I am a veteran and a divorced mother with man from Scranton, Pennsylvania, the and others because of the poor economy and two children. I went to school to become an birthplace of Secretary Robert Reich, I the lack of jobs. I have now received a notice elementary schoolteacher but wasn’t able to might add, someone we are very proud of exhaustion for benefits in 3 weeks, and I find full-time employment, so I enrolled in a of. And I am very proud myself to be a am devastated. I am not one of those people skills enhancement program at my local that are sitting back collecting. I couldn’t member of the Congressional Progres- community action agency in Wisconsin. The live with myself. But now as I sit and look at program assists low-income adults that are sive Caucus, and I rise here to speak in my son 1 week before Christmas, I am beside support of a reasonable extension for working a minimum of 20 hours per week to myself and have no idea how I am to survive. gain job skills in order to be able to have a UI benefits with no strings attached. I am urging you to please extend and renew job that pays a living wage with health bene- I say ‘‘no strings attached’’ because emergency Federal extended unemployment fits. every time we have extended long-term benefits. In closing, I would ask you to UI benefits, we have done so with no please respond to me of your views and in- b 1830 tentions on this very important issue. strings attached, no political wran- I was working as a contract teacher mak- gling, no arm wrestling. ‘‘No strings That was Carol Blankenhorn, a real ing $15,184 a year, which is far below the pov- attached’’ means no conditions whatso- person from Schuylkill Haven, Penn- erty line for a family of three. Once I en- ever. It is the right thing to do because sylvania. These are real people we are rolled in the program, I started to take you have to do it in a situation like talking about. Leaving aside the dam- coursework to get certified as a reading spe- this. In fact, five times during the age to the economy of stopping UI ben- cialist. The program helped me with the tui- George W. Bush administration, this efits at this point, leaving aside all of tion and other school expenses and provided the economic realities that favor ex- me with case management services. I was Nation extended UI benefits on an also living in section 8 housing and received emergency basis with no strings at- tending UI benefits, remember above housing counseling, as well as participating tached, and I see no reason why we all, we are talking about real people in the agency’s Family Self-Sufficiency Pro- have to depart from this American and real families; and that alone, in gram. I am now a full-time employee with precedent today. the dead of winter, is a great argument benefits as a reading specialist instructor

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But And she goes on. their benefits, people who only are President Obama didn’t think it was By providing these safety nets, the qualified for those benefits if they are necessary to live by the same rules as very safety nets that we celebrated seeking work, three people searching the private sector and decided to push yesterday on the 50-year anniversary of for every job that is available in this his failed agenda despite senior govern- the war on poverty, we have helped country. ment officials warning him that his someone like Amy and her family lift You talked to people who have expe- Web site was not safe for the American themselves out of poverty, but we have rienced this ultimate sense of insecu- people. to do that right now in helping others. rity: What is going to happen to me Every day, Mr. Speaker, I hear from I would like to, at this point, yield and my family? What I hear at the end far too many hardworking families in some time to my colleague from Illi- of that story when I talk to people is: Missouri’s Second District who have nois, someone who has been a mentor I don’t know what I am going to do. I seen their premiums skyrocket, wages to me my entire career in the legisla- don’t know what I am going to do. decreased, insurance coverage canceled ture, and so glad to serve with her now For many people, the fear of home- of late, and hours cut back at work. in Congress, a very staunch Progres- lessness is just right outside their door These families are already suffering sive, Representative JAN SCHAKOWSKY right now. I don’t get it. from the harsh realities of ObamaCare. from the State of Illinois. We celebrated the—and I mean cele- To make matters worse, they have no The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- brated—the 50th anniversary of the an- idea whether their personal informa- bers are reminded not to traffic the nouncement of the war on poverty and tion has been stolen or not. well while another Member is under all the things that we did and that Just recently, Mary Ann Schaeffer recognition. were supported for many years. wrote to me from Kirkwood, Missouri, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. If that referred Thank you. about how worried she is that her most to me, I apologize. Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I appre- intimate information could be stolen Thank you very much for organizing ciate the time, and I yield back the from the ObamaCare exchanges. And I this hour for the Progressive Caucus. balance of my time. quote from Mary Ann Schaeffer of Mr. Speaker, we are talking about f human issues that really don’t lend Kirkwood, Missouri: ‘‘I am concerned themselves to any kind of political HEALTH EXCHANGE SECURITY about the security of my sensitive label. We are talking about people. And AND TRANSPARENCY ACT medical records in a big government I think this is what has hurt me so The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under database.’’ Mary Ann is just one of the much is the meanness, the meanness. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- many people I hear from in the St. I just celebrated my 15th year here in uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the Louis region that are worried about the House of Representatives, and I gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. WAG- the devastating consequences of have to tell you that we have disagreed NER) for 30 minutes. ObamaCare. across the aisle on a lot of different GENERAL LEAVE The only way to truly protect the things, but the demonization of people Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I ask American people from ObamaCare is by who are struggling just to live a decent unanimous consent that all Members replacing it with free market-based so- life. We are talking about people when may have 5 legislative days in which to lutions that expand access without de- we talk about the unemployed who revise and extend their remarks and in- stroying our economy, putting the Fed- aren’t looking for the huge fancy job. clude extraneous materials on the sub- eral Government between you and your They want to make enough to be able ject of my Special Order. doctor, and lowering the quality of our to raise their children comfortably, to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there care. The Federal Government, Mr. be able to eat, put a roof over their objection to the request of the gentle- Speaker, should, at the very least, be head, just modest things that add up to woman from Missouri? required to report any security a decent life. There was no objection. breaches on the ObamaCare Web site to Aside from all the arguments on why Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise those innocent victims who, through it is really dumb economically to not today in support of the Health Ex- no fault of their own, trusted a govern- extend those unemployment benefits, change Security and Transparency Act, ment that deceived them. that it will actually cost us jobs, a bill that forces the Federal Govern- Since President Obama decided to 250,000—I don’t know what the estimate ment to notify individuals if their per- delay the implementation of is—if we don’t put money in people’s sonal information has been stolen or ObamaCare for unions and businesses pockets that they can go out and unlawfully accessed through an for an entire year, don’t you think the spend, why would things that used to ObamaCare exchange. least he could do is tell hardworking have a bipartisan consensus not prevail Since the disastrous rollout of Americans if their personal informa- today? ObamaCare on October 1, we have tion has been stolen or breached? In 1959, 1962, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1994, and heard story after story, Mr. Speaker, of Mr. Speaker, the simple truth is: 2003, we extended unemployment insur- security threats and privacy concerns ObamaCare is wrong for the American ance benefits until the level of long- with the troubled ObamaCare insur- people, it is wrong for hardworking term unemployment—those are people ance exchanges, from the chief infor- Missourians, and it is wrong for the unemployed over 6 months—fell below mation officer at CMS claiming that people of Missouri’s Second Congres- 1.5 percent. Today that is 2.6 percent of ‘‘there is also no confidence that per- sional District, and it needs to be re- Americans. That is over 1 million sonable identifiable information will be placed immediately before any more of Americans. protected,’’ to an administrator at its harmful provisions are imple- What are we doing? Who are we? CMS saying that the ObamaCare Web mented. That is what I asked myself around the site ‘‘exposed a level of uncertainty I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes,’’ a holidays. We had a lot of cold weather that can be deemed as high risk,’’ to a resounding ‘‘yes,’’ on this common- and snow—typical Chicago in some computer security expert calling the sense measure. ways—and people are celebrating and ObamaCare Web site ‘‘a hacker’s I would now, Mr. Speaker, yield to still going out and shopping and dream.’’ my good friend, the gentlelady from Christmas lights and Christmas trees. I It is clear that the ObamaCare ex- Tennessee, Representative DIANE was picturing—I know some of those changes were never ready to be BLACK, who has not only spent count- families for whom this was so bleak launched, and it is unconscionable that less hours championing the Health Ex- and so unnecessary—that we could this administration would expose mil- change Security and Transparency Act, have, in 5 minutes before we left here, lions of Americans’ personal informa- but who has tirelessly worked to im- just extended those unemployment in- tion to cyber threats and identity prove our Nation’s health care as a surance benefits. theft. small business woman and a nurse in And you’ve got that sign there that To make matters worse, there are Tennessee and now as a Member of says: Each week that we fail to act, laws already implemented that require Congress.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H125 Mrs. BLACK. I thank the gentlelady b 1845 whether they can afford to do that from Missouri, my friend and my col- Mrs. WAGNER. I thank the gentle- given all the new, excessive mandates— league. lady from Tennessee, Representative we are going to see more people lose Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support DIANE BLACK, for her supreme leader- their insurance. It is an absolute dis- of the Health Exchange Security and ship in this area. This is her bill. This aster. Transparency Act, which would provide is her piece of legislation. It has been I am committed to doing everything basic protections on the healthcare.gov something she has worked on tirelessly I can to repeal this law and replace it Web site to help Americans protect for years and has seen its exposure in because, at the end of the day, this is themselves from fraud and abuse. Un- about people, and in this country—the both the private sector and now, unfor- fortunately, we live in a time where greatest country in the history of the tunately, at the Federal Government cyber threats are rampant, and we world—we can do better than this. We level. So I thank her for her leadership. must do what we can to make sure that Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield to can offer health care that is the world’s Americans are protected from these best quality health care at a price that my good friend, Representative RICH- threats. people can afford, and we can put peo- ARD HUDSON. I thank him very much. John Fund at National Review re- ple in charge of their health care deci- cently wrote this: He is a freshman Member and a dear friend and colleague, a leader in our sions, not bureaucrats in Washington Christmas shoppers were stunned to learn like this awful law does, so I am com- freshman class. I thank him, not only that computer hackers had made off with the mitted to repealing this law. for his work on the Homeland Security names and other personal information of In the meantime, I urge my col- some 40 million Target customers. and Agriculture Committees, but also leagues to support the bill that is com- But at least Target informed its customers for the work that he has done in deal- ing to the floor tomorrow, a bill that of the security breach, as it is required by ing with health care on the Education law. Healthcare.gov faces no such require- deals with one of the disastrous aspects and the Workforce Committee. of this law that I haven’t mentioned ment—it need never notify customers that It is now my pleasure to yield to the their personal information has been hacked yet, and that is the risk to millions of gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. or possibly compromised. Americans that their personal informa- RICHARD HUDSON. What makes this even worse is that tion can be divulged—can be stolen— Mr. HUDSON. I thank the gentlelady. the Department of Health and Human Mr. Speaker, I will tell you that my because of the lack of security on the Services was asked to include notifica- colleague from Missouri has been a ObamaCare Web site. This is a horren- tion provisions in the final rules for true leader in Congress. dous problem. Million of Americans are ObamaCare and they declined. Because It is a real honor to serve with you, at risk, and there is no accountability. of this decision on the part of HHS, and I thank you for your leadership, So what we are asking for is to put millions of Americans’ names, address- particularly on this important issue. that accountability in place, that if es, phone numbers, dates of birth, ObamaCare is an absolute disaster. people’s personal information is lost, email addresses, and even Social Secu- We have seen disastrous impacts back those folks have to be notified. rity numbers are at risk; and if they home in North Carolina with the loss The Federal Government thinks that are breached by the government, they of jobs. I talk to folks every day when businesses should live by that stand- would never have to tell them. I go home. I go home every weekend. I ard. The Federal Government says that Consider that as Americans who seek travel the district. I talk to businesses, States that have set up their exchanges health care insurance sign onto the and folks tell me that they have never should live by that standard. I say that Federal exchange, they are inserting sat on more capital. The reason they the Federal Government ought to live their personal information into a Web are doing that is that they don’t know by the same standard. If that personal site that has never had a full end-to- what the costs of health care are going information is compromised, then the end security test. In fact, CMS’s Chief individual should be notified, and the to be. So we have got businesses out Information Security Officer, Theresa government should take responsibility there that could be expanding, that Fryer, stated in a draft memo that the and rectify the situation. could be hiring people, but because of Federal exchange ‘‘does not reasonably This is simple, commonsense legisla- this health care law—because of the meet security requirements’’ and that tion that I hope my colleagues on both uncertainty created by it, because of ‘‘there is no confidence that personal sides of the aisle, I hope our colleagues the rising costs—we have got identifiable information will be pro- in the other body, and I hope our Presi- businesspeople who are not hiring. tected.’’ dent will support. We owe it to the Even worse, experts at the credit That is why we are not seeing job American people to do the right agency Experian recently warned that growth like we ought to see. That is thing—to make sure their information the ‘‘health care industry by far will be why this is the flattest, longest reces- is secure. If something happens, God the most susceptible to publicly dis- sion we have seen in our country’s his- forbid, we must do the right thing and closed and widely scrutinized data tory. notify those individuals. We rectify the breaches in 2014.’’ This awful health care law is also de- situation. We take responsibility for it. So Experian says that it is the health stroying the greatest health care sys- So I urge my colleagues to support care that stands the greatest risk. This tem in the world. We are seeing pre- this legislation. It is the right thing to prediction was based in part on reports miums increase. I get letters and do by the American people. I urge them of security risks posed by the emails every day from my constituents to vote ‘‘yes’’ tomorrow. healthcare.gov Web site since the who tell me their premiums have gone Mrs. WAGNER. I thank the gen- health care law’s infrastructure was up. I talked to a woman the other day tleman from North Carolina, Rep- put together too quickly and hap- who is working three jobs. Her husband resentative RICHARD HUDSON, for his hazardly. is working part-time because he can’t leadership in this area and for giving Mr. Speaker, this Web site was never find full-time work, but she is working voice to not just the Health Exchange ready to go on October 1. The very three jobs just so she can pay for Security and Transparency Act but to least we can do is to require that the health care. That was before the pre- the jobs issue. Certainly, what Federal Government notify someone if mium increase. ObamaCare has done is create nothing their personal information has been Mr. Speaker, we have seen so many but a part-time workforce. This is hacked. That way, at the very least, folks who have had their plans can- about access to care. It is about cost. It they have a chance to fend off identity celed. It has been said that the lie of is about millions of Americans who theft and cyber attacks and hopefully the century is that, if you like your have lost their coverage. It is about the avoid another nightmare scenario like health care, you can keep it. People are deception of the American people. It is the one we saw that happened to Tar- seeing their health care plans canceled, about a government bureaucracy—a get shoppers. and it is going to get worse because, Federal bureaucracy—telling the I urge my colleagues in the House to when businesses have to start looking American people what is in their best support this bill and for our colleagues at whether they can afford to keep interest. in the Senate to swiftly send it to the folks on their health care or not— You, the American people—your con- President’s desk. whether the math adds up for them, stituents, Congressman HUDSON—know

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 what is in their best interests when it Chief Information Security Officer would want this in every aspect of comes to their health care and their Teresa Fryer, she is the one who was every Web site that the Federal Gov- most intimate details, whether it has set to be able to sign off on the secu- ernment has, whether that be IRS in- to do with their personal medical rity protocols for the Web site when it formation, whether that be ObamaCare records and information or whether it was to be launched, but in September, information, whether that be informa- has to do with their costs, their cov- she refused to sign off and to put her tion on an EPA computer. If it is com- erage, their premiums, their copays. name onto the exchanges and the data promised, that citizen should know so There is so much that must be repealed hub and say that it was ready to go and steps can be taken to be able to protect and replaced in this law. At the very that the security was there. In fact, her himself. It is a reasonable protection least, what the Federal Government statement was that there was a high for the American people. That is why I can do is to protect the integrity of risk of security and that there had think this is a reasonable thing to be their most private and personal infor- been no end-to-end testing of this site, able to do. Quite frankly, we believe mation. and she refused to sign off on the secu- that the Affordable Care Act will be I thank the gentleman from North rity. This is the chief information secu- completely repealed and that the Carolina. rity officer who was assigned to over- American people will have the ability It is now my great privilege to yield see that for the government. Instead, it to choose for themselves again rather to my good friend, Representative was pushed up to Marilyn Tavenner, than have the Federal Government say JAMES LANKFORD from Oklahoma. He is the Director of CMS, to have to make our leader and our chairman on the Re- we are going to make choices for you. the signoff because the person under publican Policy Committee, and he is a Until that day comes, it is a reasonable friend and a colleague at the leadership her refused to do it. thing to at least begin with this. Should Americans be concerned in table. I thank him most especially for With that, I thank the gentlelady entering their information? Abso- the work that he does on the Oversight from Missouri. Again, I can’t root for lutely, they should be concerned in en- and Government Reform Committee, your football team, but I can stand tering their information because there which is, Mr. Speaker, monitoring the with you on this issue. implementation of healthcare.gov and is still no certification that this is fully tested, fully approved and that Mrs. WAGNER. I appreciate the com- of the Affordable Care Act. ments of the gentleman from Okla- I am now pleased to yield to the gen- there are not serious vulnerabilities. In the first week that the site was homa, who is a good friend and leader. tleman from Oklahoma, Mr. JAMES launched, the Federal Government LANKFORD. We won’t debate the outcome of the Mr. LANKFORD. I thank the gentle- brought in what is called a ‘‘white Cotton Bowl here in the well of the lady. hacker,’’ someone who is going to come floor today—that will stand on its own Mr. Speaker, thank you for your in and test the system, try to hack into merit—but I do appreciate his leader- oversight of this evening. The gentle- the system. Were they successful? Ab- ship on this very important health care lady and I do not agree at all on foot- solutely, they were successful. They issue. I appreciate his leadership on the ball, she being from Missouri and my found multiple vulnerabilities in the Republican Policy Committee for our being an Oklahoma State fan, but we site, itself, and then reported it back to party and the work that he does tire- do agree on this. This is a critical area, CMS. There are a lot of security vul- lessly to communicate those in a way and it gets to the basic element of nerabilities there. that is about serving the people, which what we do as a Nation and what a gov- Is this an issue? Yes, but as ironic as is, at the end of the day, why we are ernment is supposed to do. all that is, a government that is set up here. A government is designed to protect to serve the people is actually trying and to serve the people. The people to protect itself and not report when Government should be here to serve don’t serve the government. The gov- there is a problem. the people, and we have not put the ernment serves the people. The govern- You see, when Target had 40 million proper protections in place. What is ment is set to allow people to be able credit cards stolen in a very rare inci- good enough for the private sector and to live their lives as they choose. Then dent for a retailer like that—my fam- the States ought to be more than good along comes the Affordable Care Act, ily’s being one of those—we were all enough for the Federal Government. where the government looks down at notified. We were told, ‘‘You are at Certainly, the American people are the people, literally, and says, ‘‘I am risk. Here is what has occurred, so go worthy of these kinds of protections. going to make better decisions for you. change your credit card. Go protect While I will say over and over again Instead of your choosing your doctor, your identity,’’ because Target has the that ObamaCare is wrong for the Amer- instead of your choosing your hospital, responsibility to protect us and to be ican people—that it is wrong for hard- instead of your choosing your insur- able to let us know you have got a risk. working Missourians and that it is cer- ance, I am going to pick a group of in- The Federal Government right now is tainly wrong for the people of the Sec- surance policies and hospitals and doc- saying, ‘‘If someone breaks into our ond District—and that it needs to be tors I like as the government, and you system, we have the responsibility to replaced immediately before any more get to pick from my list.’’ It removes protect the Federal Government and harmful provisions are implemented, those choices from individuals to then not to let anyone know,’’ instead of at the very least, what the government set up a Web site and say, ‘‘You are re- protecting the individual. That is gov- can do is require that we report any se- quired to go on this Web site and enter ernment on its head. Government is de- curity breaches on the ObamaCare Web your information on this Web site.’’ signed to serve and protect the people, site to these innocent victims who, Now, Mr. Speaker, I don’t know how not to have them say, ‘‘I can’t tell you through no fault of their own, trusted a you handle shopping online, but when I that information because it will look government that has once again poten- shop online, I am careful of what Web bad for the Federal Government.’’ No. tially deceived them. sites I go to. I want to make sure there This bill does a basic thing. It says So, Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- are security protocols and there is the people are more important than leagues again to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this some backing to that so I am not en- the program that the government has commonsense measure. Tomorrow, tering information onto some site set up—the people are—and that if let’s all stand for the American people where I don’t know how the security is their information has been stolen, if and in service to them rather than as a handled. But this one is different. On there has been a compromise to that this one, the power of the Federal Gov- information, they should be informed government that is not telling them ernment is coming down on an indi- of that so that they can take the steps what is best for them but is truly serv- vidual to say, ‘‘I don’t care what you that are necessary to make sure they ing their interests and serving their think about the security of this site. and their children who they have en- needs. Please, stand and vote ‘‘yes’’ on Enter your information there, and not tered on their site have their informa- the Health Exchange Security and only enter your information there, tion protected in the days ahead. Transparency Act. enter your children’s information This is the right thing to do. This is Mr. Speaker, with that, I yield back there.’’ not some blanket partisan issue. We the balance of my time.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H127 FINDING COMMON GROUND former Senator, John Glenn, took a cent for the working middle class. We The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under second ride into space as a member of need to do better. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- the United States Senate to test space And so I think we need to start by uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the travel on those who are aging. stop quarreling about the unemploy- gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON Congratulations to NASA and the ment benefits extension. We did it LEE) for 30 minutes. international space station. It speaks under President Bush, with no offsets, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Let me thank to the genius of America. It speaks to and, as well, for about 5 years with the Speaker for his courtesies and the the aspirations and hopes of children President Bush even acknowledging leader for her courtesies for the oppor- around the world. It focuses on the em- that when people work and invest in tunity to share on the floor of the phasis in the United States on science, this Nation and they fall on bad times, House. technology, engineering, and math, or give them a transitional bridge. Mr. Speaker, I would offer to say to STEM. Teachers continue to emphasize Some would say our unemployment my colleagues who spoke earlier that to our children the importance of those is going down. My friends, on the we all recognize that the Affordable disciplines, and it gives us great hope. chronically unemployed, it is the high- Care Act has generated opportunities And that is a lot of what I will talk est it has ever been, at 2.6 percent. Now for 9 million Americans, and it is grow- about tonight: hope. For when we that is growing to 1.3 million in 2013. It ing. Let’s find common ground. We think of hope, we must have a broad will go up to 3.64 million. have a law that is legal and affirmed by definition that it includes all Ameri- So I am not asking for the whole the United States Supreme Court, but cans. In fact, I believe from the very piece. I had a bill that said 1 year. it is affirmed by what is most impor- moment of the dumping of the tea in Let’s extend it for 3 months on an tant: hungry Americans needing good the Boston Harbor, the Founding Fa- emergency basis and then begin to dis- health care to save their lives and the thers of this Nation, in spite of all of cuss how we can fund it. lives of their families. the possible inequities like the holding There are 68,000 jobless workers that of slaves, had hope. They left their are in Texas, and we expect that as it b 1900 places of persecution because they had grows in 2014 to 1.9 million and more— Frankly, I believe that there needs to hope. as I said 3.6 million and growing—it be security for all of the Web sites of And we have grown through the ages, will be 106,900 Texans. Federal agencies, rather than have from the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, the I have spoken to some of those Tex- bills that appear to be attacking the 20th century, and the 21st century. It ans, and I have heard the stories of a Affordable Care Act again, after 46 at- has all been around hope. We were welder who liked his job, was laid off, tempts to repeal it. Let’s find a way hopeful the turn of the century, even through no fault of his own, and needs that we can work together to secure as World War I was flaring. We were this transitional funding so that he can extensively the entire Web sites care- hopeful even as the 1928–1929 collapse be presentable for a job. Or a person in fully that are utilized by the Federal was happening. We were hopeful even technology, administrative assistant, Government. with the horrific, heinous acts of World or somebody who worked in home But I have the opportunity and I War II, with the interment and the health. want to cover, Mr. Speaker, an array of Holocaust. But people were hoping that I believe that we have a legitimate issues that I think are important as we we would save people and get out of the basis for the creation of 200,000 jobs—a begin this new year. I do want to wish dastardliness of that. real dent in the economy and an ac- everyone a happy new year. But as I do We were hopeful in the fifties. We as knowledgment that the unemployment so, since I come from Houston, and African Americans were hopeful as we rate in the United States in 2012 was 8.1 have been a member of the House marched in the 1950s and 1960s. We were percent. States range from 3.1 percent, Science Committee for 12 years before hopeful with the Thurgood Marshall ar- to Texas, which is 6.8 percent. Missouri moving to Homeland Security, I want gument before the United States Su- is 6.9 percent. We have 5 percent and 5.7 to congratulate NASA and the White preme Court on Brown v. Board of Edu- percent. We have 7 percent in Alaska. House. cation. We were hopeful. Delaware is 7.1 percent. It goes all over First, NASA, for the miraculous and Now we come to a situation of wealth the gamut. The individuals are not able unbelievable space walk just about a inequality. We must assure those who to find work because for every job, week or so ago by two outstanding as- fall in that gap of where they are not there are three persons looking. tronauts. Space walks are not often where they should be, through no fault It generates into inequality of done. They are much more difficult—in of their own, but because of this in- wealth. There is nothing that will re- fact, extremely difficult—than one creasing gap. fute this except for a transitional might imagine, as you watched what For example, the wages of those in hand-up for those unemployed. And, seemed to be a beautiful effort of activ- the top 1 percent—those making yes, job creation. ity in space. $352,900-plus—their income grew 281 My good friends, the Republicans, I want to congratulate them. That is percent from 1979 to 2007. For the bot- say they passed a bill on job creation science. That is genius. That is what tom 20 percent, their income grew 16 last year. Yes, they did. And we have a these astronauts trained for. They are percent, those making less than $20,000. bill on job creation, the Jobs bill. That our neighbors. I was with them over For those making $34,000, it grew 23 seems to me a compromise in the mak- the holiday. I want them to know on percent. For those making $34,000 to ing. That seems to me an opportunity the floor of the House that this was $50,000, 25 percent. for us to sit around the table and talk outstanding work. There is wealth inequality in this Na- about technology and then talk about I want to congratulate the White tion. other aspects of job creation, because House because, as many of us have ad- Some would argue some of that is in- people have to be trained and re- vocated over the years, my colleague herited wealth, some of that is capital trained. who is no longer in the House, Con- gains, some of that is stock revenue. It This week I will introduce a bill that gressman Nick Lampson, and myself is wealth inequality. is studied not as a bill introduced by a signed many letters to extend the life I am moved by the words of Justice Democrat, but studied for the sub- of the space station. I am very pleased Brandeis: stance of the bill, called the New that it is now to extend the space sta- We can either have democracy in this Chance for a New Start in Life Act of tion for 4 years. I am optimistic when country, or we can have great wealth con- 2014. This is where you invest in people. that 4 years is nearing, there will be centrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t It creates an opportunity for someone another assessment that there is more have both. who is unemployed and still on their life in the international space station— That is not snatching wealth from unemployment benefit—remember, opportunity for major research, includ- someone who has worked hard. It is to they have worked and this is unem- ing, when I was on the Science Com- even up the opportunity for that gap— ployment insurance—to get a stipend mittee, cancer research in particular, 281 percent growth for the 1 percent, for certain accredited specific job heart disease, stroke, aging. Our and numbers like 23 and 25 and 38 per- training that ties to the market.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 My friends, all of us are going to say, Medicare to job-training programs to Act of 2013. You will be surprised how Well, they are going to take their infrastructure programs to programs simple it is: money and they are going to be on the allowing young people to go to college. To be able to allow groups from all basket weaving training program; or I am a witness of all of those programs. over America, 501(c)(3)s that may be they are going to take a truck training Frankly, I worked in the President’s under the jurisdiction of faith institu- program, but they have no license. Ac- summer youth program in the hard tions, youth groups, Boy Scouts, Girl credited programs so that person can rumble area of my youth. Scouts, tennis clubs, social service provide for their family and their And I have seen Members mention in agencies, schools, to put their best training can be paid for. the last 24 hours how they participated practices forward and how they believe And we are going to work through ac- in the same programs. They happen they can stem the tide of bullying, credited social service agencies. We are now to be Members of the United what kind of intervention, and add to going to partner with cities and non- States Congress. I would like to know that, cyber bullying. It also provides profit agencies for apprenticeships and how many Americans would call in the for gang prevention programs, turn our internships. Every job is not an appren- Congress and say, I am a beneficiary of children toward socially beneficial ticeship. We want to work with our the war on poverty, the Great Society. pathways. friends in the trade and the labor com- Why can’t we find common ground to I had one Member say to me, What munity. recognize that we can be efficient, but would be wrong with the Congress Unions have done well for America. we can also invest in people? making a unified statement that they Thank you for increasing our minimum So I raise an ancient philosopher in want to prevent bullying and they wages and conditions in the workforce. my remarks on this question: want to intervene? Let’s find a way to work together, but Any city, however small, is in fact divided That is the simple process, four cor- sometimes it is an internship in an of- into two, one the city of the poor, the other ners of the bill. And research studies fice or an engineering company. of the rich; these are at war with one an- have shown that approximately 25 per- And then we have to provide training other. cent of school bullies will be convicted and employment enhanced for vet- Plato said that. of a criminal offense in their adult erans. There are 22,000 veterans in- years. b 1915 cluded in that large number of those I believe in intervention. And I would who are needing transitional funds. We And the question is can we now, in say to my friends who are experts, all need to work with community colleges the 21st century, rebut that. Can we of the advocacy groups, I believe it and Historically Black Colleges and find a way to have hopeful people who would be very important if we came to- Hispanic-serving institutions to be able are poor work with hopeful people who gether and had this one statement that to find a way to get chronically unem- are rich and find a way to enrich both came out of the Congress, that we want ployed persons in the workplace, in- of them, to give them work and to parents and schools and communities vesting, paying taxes, and loving it make them shining examples of what and baseball clubs and basketball clubs every moment. America is all about? and football leagues to understand that I have talked to folks who said that Laying that groundwork, I hope my we have all got to pour our energy into the most they want for Christmas and colleagues will join me on the Second letting children know that to live the new year is to have the alarm clock Chance Job Act that I have just intro- healthy and free of intimidation is a go off at 6 a.m. and jump out of bed to duced that will go alongside the kinds good thing, that have your fun some- go to work. How are we going to cut of incentives in the jobs bill that Presi- where else. these people off? What sense does it dent Obama has offered and the bill I don’t know whether bullying led to make? that was passed here in the House. this absurd game of knockout, but we And then it is important to note that Why can’t we both be on the same have got to take a stand alongside of added to the component of problems page of caring about getting a bill the personal intervention that comes that we have is that poverty in Amer- passed that both bodies will look at fa- about through the normal community ica still exists. The 49 million poverty vorably, taking pieces? Why can’t we ways. rate for African Americans and His- get back to legislating again, giving Just for the record, it is important to panics greatly exceeds the national av- and taking, making amendments, find- note, 30 percent of U.S. students in erage. In 2010, 27.4 percent of Blacks ing out what my friend on the other grades 6 through 10 are involved in and 26.6 percent of Hispanics were poor, side of aisle wants, finding out what we moderate or frequent bullying as bul- compared to 9.9 percent of non-His- want here, having amendments being lies, victims, or both. According to the panic Whites and 12.1 percent of accepted, making the bill one that is results of the first national survey on Asians. not only through the regular order of this subject, bullying is increasingly That is not targeting quotas. It is the committee, but here on the floor of viewed as an important contributor to going where the problem is. the House, getting amendments that youth violence, including homicide and You know where else the problem is? would satisfy and work with all of us? suicide. One out of four kids is bullied. Single women of any race, head of I think there is more work to do in The Justice Department says that in households. In 2010, 31.6 percent of many, many areas, Mr. Speaker, and I this month, one out of every four kids households headed by single women would like to continue now to be able will be abused by another youth. were poor, while 15.8 percent of house- to offer some of my concerns. Surveys show that 77 percent of stu- holds headed by single men and 6.2 per- Last evening, on CNN, there was a re- dents are bullied mentally, verbally, cent of married-couple households are counting of a young lady, tragically, and physically. We have to find a way in poverty. who attempted suicide, a young bul- to make a national statement. What In my district, 18 percent of house- lying victim, first tragically being better way than a Congress that is the holds in the State of Texas, first in 2009 raped, not being believed, and ulti- symbol of the most powerful Nation in and 2001, ranked second in the highest mately coming forward. I am sort of the world and the most powerful law- rate of food insecurity. In my district, summarizing the facts. And then be- making body. 151,000-plus families live in Poverty. cause this person was a star athlete in Why is it so difficult to pass some- To the extent that we can’t solve one of the Midwestern States, the town thing as simple as that? that problem, that is not shameful. We turned on this young girl and her It does not stop us from looking have seen the poverty gap close nation- friend, bullying everywhere. down the future when we have many wide, even though we know children And I think it is time for America more resources to deal with to put a still live in poverty. President Lyndon and the Congress to make a statement huge amount of funding in it once best Baines Johnson, who spoke on the war on it, a simple statement. I am not practices—once we give the spark plug on poverty on January 8, said, We must asking for much, but I have introduced and get people excited about our Fed- live for hope, as I paraphrase. H.R. 2585, the Juvenile Accountability eral Government is concerned about And I worked diligently with pro- Block Grant Reauthorization and the this, let’s look for enhanced best prac- grams from VISTA to Medicaid to Bullying Prevention and Intervention tices. Let’s make a statement on this,

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I am need families able to walk the streets tory for trolling mega-data collection. going to discuss that a little later, but together, mothers not being dragged We can be safe and secure, and we will I want to say it now. I have had a num- out of homes. We need the DREAM Act be presenting a briefing on privacy and ber of incidences of violence, through children to be able to raise their heads security next week in the Judiciary knives, through guns, in my own school as U.S. citizens. We need access to citi- Committee, 2226, at 10:30. I hope all of districts in Houston. zenship. the colleagues will come. Even though we know that does not This coming Monday, I will gather at But I have introduced legislation to define our school districts, I say to Catholic Charities with people from all make sure that there is a people’s ad- them, when you have an incident like over the community in Houston, Texas, vocate in the FISA Court, but more im- that, it is not a reflection on you, but and we will be standing together, rais- portantly, that we restrain and find a it is a signal and a sign that the com- ing our voices as humane Americans. way to restrain the mega-collection. munity must come together. We will We will be speaking about Latinos and And I hope the President, in the re- look forward in Houston to putting to- Asians. We will be speaking about Afri- ports that he has just received, will be gether a Stop Violence Commission cans. We will be speaking about people able to do that as well. under the 18th Congressional District, from the Caribbean, people from Eu- Let me also indicate that inter- bringing people from the faith commu- rope, people from Canada, people from nationally, I think this Congress nity, bringing other leaders, working Ireland. We will be speaking about peo- should deal with where we are in Syria with the Mothers Demand Action, ple from all over the world that happen and where we were in South Sudan, two MDA, who have come out every mo- to be in Houston, Texas. places that I am concerned about, the ment to stop gun violence, working It is time to pass comprehensive im- human cost, if you will. with mothers and fathers who have had migration reform and pass it now. We have a lot to do, Mr. Speaker. I to bury their children, funerals that I I mentioned very quickly that I just gave just small bits this evening, attended over the holiday or before would be going through a number of but we have a lot to do that we can do that time frame. I want to tell that issues, but let me just turn to the issue together in a bipartisan manner. mother whose son’s funeral that I at- of guns. And we can look at the Affordable tended, I have not forgotten. We will Let me pause for a moment and find Care Act, just as a point, in closing, be- embrace you, and we will find a way out how much time I have, Mr. Speak- cause it has been so divisive, and look that we can sit together and make a er. at it that it is working. People want difference. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- insurance. We can do that, and we can Let me switch now for a moment—I tlewoman has 3 minutes remaining. make sure that, as we do so, Mr. will come back to that issue—and re- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Let me quickly Speaker, then America will see us mind us of the humanity of comprehen- mention that we must stop the vio- working together. That is what I would sive immigration reform. I said that I lence of guns. When we think about like to see happening. had any number of issues that I think 5,740 children being killed by guns, I I have given an array of an agenda are weighing on many of us as Mem- would like, again, for this Congress to that touches the lives of people. Let’s bers of Congress, weighing on those of look at H.R. 2812, which is a bill that get to work. us who are doers and want to do, and I deals with stand your ground that we Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance would venture to say that that is this have not addressed from the Trayvon of my time. entire body. But we are getting stalled, Martin case. f and for what reason, I don’t know. And I would like them, also, to But my hometown paper was eager to quickly look at gun safety and gun ac- b 1930 review H.R. 1417, which is a bipartisan cess prevention, H.R. 65. I find that a CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO product that has come out of the Sub- way of being able to come together and THE MIDDLE EAST committee on Border Security and keeping guns out of the hands of under- Maritime Security, my colleague from age children and teaching gun safety to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Michigan, and out of the full com- parents and children. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- mittee, with the chairman and ranking I want to also join with my colleague uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the member of the full committee, a bill on the Foreign Affairs Committee and gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. that has now been joined under H.R. 15, mention human trafficking is a major BACHMANN) for 30 minutes. to put a bill forward in the House. issue. It will be commemorated on Jan- Mrs. BACHMANN. Thank you, Mr. And I would just ask, why can’t we uary 11, but I will be hosting, with the Speaker. As always, it is a privilege to end the suffering of so many, end the Homeland Security Committee, a hear- be able to come to the great well of the divide and deportation of so many fam- ing on human trafficking in Houston, House of Representatives, the greatest ilies, in the thousands, and begin to Texas. deliberative body in the history of the look, as the faith community and busi- Quickly, I want to make mention of world, to be here and have an oppor- ness community, educational commu- the Congressional Gold Medal that I tunity to bring a voice to the table and nity, health community, research com- have for Malala, who is a voice of to speak to the American people as munity, business community wants us strength, a young teenager gunned and well as my constituents in the Sixth to do? shot—I wouldn’t say gunned down be- District of Minnesota. Comprehensive immigration reform, cause she lives in Pakistan, only be- I want to join my colleagues in wish- Texas is a prime example: 16.4 percent cause she wanted girls to have edu- ing a happy New Year to all the people of Texans are foreign born; 42 percent cation. in the United States. We look forward are Latino or Asian; 33.2 percent of im- I ask my colleagues to join myself to a wonderful year in 2014. There are migrants in the State are naturalized and ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN to insure so many things that are good that we U.S. citizens; 11.8 percent are reg- that we do have, if you will, the honor can look forward to this year, so many istered voters or new Americans; 87.7 of presenting this to her, nominated for things that this body can get done, percent of children with immigrant the Nobel Peace Prize, spoke before the that we can agree on. parents are U.S. citizens; 75 percent of United Nations, and I hope that we will We can agree on our veterans, stand- children with immigrant parents are do that. ing for them, thanking them, first of English proficient; 70 percent of natu- Let me close, Mr. Speaker, by men- all, that tonight, as we are here in this ralized citizens have a high school di- tioning two quick things, and that is, Chamber, we have men and women

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You have eastern Egypt, east- there is nothing more important than nue for the people to remove the Mus- ern Egypt being the more violent, the work that you do to secure our lib- lim Brotherhood president, President where it has been essentially a ‘‘wild erty and our freedom. We are for you, Morsi. There was no impeachment west,’’ if you will, in the Sinai. It has and we will be standing here for you process like we have in the United been very difficult for securing peace this year, as we have in the past. States. The only option available to in the Middle East, very difficult for We also stand together in recognition the people was to go into the streets Israel, but we have to thank the cur- that the first and greatest obligation of and demonstrate and seek the removal rent interim government, under the all of us, as Members of Congress in of the Muslim Brotherhood president. leadership of President Mansour and this Chamber, is to secure the safety That is what the people effectuated. under the guidance of General el-Sisi and security of the American people, In that time, there is now an interim in the Sinai region. That is the good the welfare of the American people, president. His name is President news. Of all of the turmoil and all of Mr. Speaker. We do that here domesti- Mansour. I met with him numerous the chaos that there is today in the cally, but our obligation is to make times in Cairo. We have had very good Middle East, this is our bright and sure that our national security is held conversations with interim President shining spot. safe here in the homeland but also our Mansour. He told me in Egypt, to- The United States, in my opinion, vital American national security inter- gether with my colleagues, that he needs to do everything that we can to ests across the globe. would not be seeking reelection. We encourage and foster peace in this re- To that end, several of my colleagues also met with General el-Sisi, the head gion. As I believe that my colleagues, and myself took a fact-finding trip in of the military in Egypt, trying to whether it is on the Democrat side, on December. After we had concluded our maintain order in that country. the Republican side, whether it is in work in December, we went into the We heard some very good news, and, the House, whether it is in the Senate, Middle East. We took a very extensive Mr. Speaker, among the news that we this is something that we agree upon. journey. This was no pleasure trip in heard while we were in Egypt was this: We want to see peace in the Middle any way. This was a working mission. Egypt enjoys the most favorable rela- East, peace in the largest Arab country We went first into Amsterdam. While tionship with the Jewish State of in the Middle East, which would be we were there, we met an individual Israel that they have had in over 35 Egypt, but also peace in the Jewish who has one of the most extensive col- years. The Obama administration State of Israel, and this is the place to lections of communist penetration asked Egypt to work harder in the forge that peace. throughout the world. It was inter- Sinai. That is the border, Mr. Speaker, The good news is to hear that on this esting, as we dialogued with him about between Egypt and Israel. very sensitive border, we are seeing the communist infiltration, what that has The Obama administration asked the Egyptians working together to make meant over the course of history, par- Egyptian Government to work to clear sure that there can be peace to fight a ticularly over the last century, and out al Qaeda and to try to secure that common enemy, and that would be al what that means for Americans today. border. You see, Mr. Speaker, the Mus- Qaeda and the radical elements in this From there, we journeyed into Cairo, lim Brotherhood, instead, had been regime. That is good news. Egypt. While we were there, we spoke placing more attacks through using al We went from Cairo, Egypt, where we with leaders of Egypt. There has been a Qaeda and al Qaeda elements in various heard very good news from General el- tremendous change that has occurred, flavors. When you think of the old Sisi, very good news from Amr Moussa, and we know that literally in just over phrase of Baskin-Robbins and its 28 fla- who is heading the Committee of 50 a week’s time, people in Egypt will vors of ice cream, there are multiple which is writing the new Constitution have an opportunity to go to the ballot flavors, if you will, Mr. Speaker, of al that the people of Egypt will be voting box and vote in a referendum on a Qaeda. There is the Al-Nusra Front. on in the referendum on January 14 and brand-new Constitution. There is Jemaah Islamiyah. There is January 15. I believe the people of A very brief recent history of Egypt one organization after another, but Egypt will see the wisdom in this new is that there was an overthrow in they share the same ideology. Constitution which, by the way, Mr. Egypt of the Mubarak presidency, Much of this ideology makes its way Speaker, does have a provision for im- which had been stable for some 30-plus through an organization called the peachment so that the people in Egypt years. The people of Egypt spoke. They Muslim Brotherhood, and the Muslim in the future will have an opportunity were very unhappy with their govern- Brotherhood was actively facilitating to be able to change their President ment. There was a referendum that had attacks on Israel through tunnels ruled and their country. They also guarantee occurred, and during that time, the by Hamas, which is essentially another the freedom of belief in Egypt, and Muslim Brotherhood came to power affiliate, a franchise of the Muslim they have a dedication to rebuilding through the president, President Morsi. Brotherhood in the Gaza region. So the houses of worship that were de- The Muslim Brotherhood, through the whether it was weapons, whether it was stroyed by the Muslim Brotherhood. Freedom and Justice Party, estab- attacks, whether it was fighters, Israel The Muslim Brotherhood destroyed lished a new regime. had its hands full in the Sinai border. shops, homes, and places of worship of So repulsed were the people of Egypt Now the good news is that General Coptic Christians in Egypt. The gov- by the Muslim Brotherhood and their el-Sisi, interim President Mansour in ernment is committed to rebuilding tactics during the course of just some- Egypt took to heart the request from the Christian houses of worship in thing over a year that the people of the Obama administration and, for Egypt. This is a wonderful advance- Egypt took to the streets, some 33 mil- their own survival, worked to take ment for peace and for tolerance in lion people in what some people say apart the al Qaeda network and the that region of the world, and one that was the largest human demonstration strength that there was of jihadist- I think we should encourage and get ever in the history of the world because based fighters on the Sinai, and they behind. the people of Egypt were outraged at have been incredibly successful. From there, my colleagues and I, in a the atrocities and the extremism of the I am pleased to report to you to- delegation which was led by Represent- Muslim Brotherhood as they were dis- night, Mr. Speaker, that what we heard ative STEVE KING of Iowa—also in at- played across Egypt. from the leadership in Egypt was that tendance was Representative LOUIE Really, so much of this so-called over 70 percent of the jihadist activity GOHMERT of Texas and also Representa- Arab Spring has been the persecution on the Sinai has been silenced, tive ROBERT PITTENGER of North Caro- of Christians, religious minorities, and deconstructed, taken apart. That lina—from there, we went on to Beirut,

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You see, it is We flew into the airport at Beirut. United States supplies something like very interesting. I think that when The airport at Beirut is controlled by 95 percent of the economy in Afghani- madmen speak, the world should listen, Hezbollah. There, we met with the am- stan. This is the thanks we are getting and Iran is acting in a way that is in- bassador. We met with leaders of polit- out of Afghanistan. dicative of the madman of all time. ical parties. It is devastating to hear We have that kind of tension and Currently, Iran’s plan is to have what they have to say about the in- pressure together with numerous pris- domination across the world by the use creased violence. ons where the worst of the worst of nuclear weapons to wipe millions of A suicide bomber wearing a vest det- Islamist thug al Qaeda-flavored innocent people off the map, beginning onated that vest during our time when jihadists have been let out of prisons with the Jewish State of Israel. You we were there. Obviously we weren’t and are going into Syria. From Syria, see, about 80 percent of the people that anywhere nearby. We weren’t in any who knows where, again, adding to the live in Israel travel to the greater Tel form of danger, but a vest was deto- pressure on Israel. At the same time, Aviv area for their employment. It nated. Four people were killed. Also, a we have what, in my mind, was the doesn’t take much imagination to see soldier had shot into Israel and had very dangerous P5+1 agreement dealing how easy it would be for Iran to send killed an Israeli soldier during the with Iran and dealing with trying to multiple nuclear missiles and virtually time that we were there. There has prevent or at least stop or at least wipe out the Jewish State of Israel. been a very, very strong, increase in vi- freeze in place Iran’s nuclear program, But let us never think as Iran calls olence. Violence occurred prior to our which all of the world knows will be Israel the Little Satan, Iran calls the entry. Violence continues to occur, and meant to give Iran a nuclear weapon United States the Great Satan—and we there are now new reports, Mr. Speak- and the missile delivery systems capa- should never delude ourselves to think er, of Iran bringing even more dan- ble of delivering those weapons against that this is a Middle East-only prob- gerous, larger deadly weapons into that Israel, against Western Europe, and lem. It isn’t, Mr. Speaker. I wish I area, again, bringing to the fore the in- against the United States. could say it was. This is a problem the crease in fighting between Sunni and world must deal with. b 1945 Shia. During the course of our travels in That is the kind of pressure that the This is the greatest threat that the December for the week that we were in Jewish State of Israel is looking at on world faces today: a nuclear Iran. And the Middle East, we were very dis- its northern border, without even con- even while we are here in this Chamber turbed by what we heard from various templating what is happening in Syria. tonight, Mr. Speaker, many people leaders. As a matter of fact, there was Syria, Mr. Speaker, has completely think that the 6-month freeze is on to- one leader that we met with in Leb- fallen apart. It is in complete chaos night, that when President Obama anon during our time there in that now, with Assad having estimated to went to the microphone—it was about very dangerous area—it was so dan- have killed over 200,000 of his own peo- a little after 10 o’clock at night on a gerous, as a matter of fact, that this ple. Now the so-called moderates who Saturday night—to announce with leader about a year earlier had been were being backed, led by General vigor that we had concluded this agree- shot. There were three snipers—he Idris—General Idris has now, report- ment with Iran and we will now have a pointed over a wall. They had to build edly, left Syria, and the extremist ele- 6-month freeze, that 6-month period a wall around his house. He is now con- ments, including al Qaeda, of the hasn’t even started yet. No one knows fined to his house, in the compound Islamist jihadist regime are now fight- when that 6-month period of a so-called around his house. It is too dangerous ing against Assad. freeze will even start. for him to even leave. There were three So we have two very bad options in So, Mr. Speaker, what I’m saying, snipers about a mile away that took a Syria today, and very recently, these quite frankly, is that as we are stand- shot at him while he was in his back- Islamist jihadist fighters took over a ing in this Chamber tonight, Iran con- yard. He almost lost his life, and now weapons cache of very dangerous weap- tinues to enrich uranium for a nuclear he is confined to his backyard. ons, and they now have control of those weapon. They are enriching it to 20 This is what he had to say to us, Mr. weapons. percent. That is not a small amount. It Speaker, when they were there. He told Where do we go from here in Syria? may sound small. That is a huge leap us that, unfortunately, in the last 2 to It is a very, very difficult question. towards weapons grade uranium. They 3 years, there has been virtually no We have such utter chaos that Leb- continue to install centrifuges. They U.S. leadership in the Middle East. anon now is the recipient of the great- have new-generation centrifuges that That is reminiscent of what we heard est number of Syrian refugees on a can spin to enrich uranium six times the former leader, Lech Walesa, of Po- daily basis. So we have the tension of faster than the current generation. land tell the world, that the United Palestinian refugees who have gone Iran hasn’t given up one ounce of its States is no longer the political leader into Lebanon. We have Iran, which has storage of enriched uranium. They nor the moral leader of the world, that its presence through Hezbollah, the haven’t stopped their research and de- we have effectively walked off the terrorist organization, very agitated. velopment on their delivery systems of world stage and that the world needs Some estimates are that as many as their missiles. They haven’t stopped re- the leadership of the United States. We 100,000 missiles are located in people’s search and development on the war- heard that repeated by this leader in homes, in schools, in nurseries, in nurs- heads that would go on the tips of mis- Lebanon. ing homes, embedded in civilian areas siles to deliver a nuclear bomb. They He also told us that the opinion of right on Israel’s northern border. There haven’t stopped the production on the the United States has gone down dra- is an utter and complete breakdown facility of plutonium at Arak. That matically in the Middle East. He said and chaos in Syria. continues going on. Nothing has he has a brother who is in the United Then you have all of the tension in stopped. States, and it has been a shock for his Iraq, with increasing battles going on, In fact, the only thing we have heard brother, a very intelligent individual in again, between Sunni and Shia in Iraq. from Iran is from the Iranian leader- the United States, a shock to see how Iraq at one point had been fairly close ship. The Parliament has said, why the United States has failed to respond to being secured by an American pres- don’t we start enriching to 60 percent? to the rise of Islamic jihadist activity ence. It is has now utterly fallen apart. You see, weapons grade is 80 percent. in the Middle East and how it is nega- There continue to be attacks by the Why don’t we up it even further? That tively impacting United States na- Taliban. A new report just came in is what the Parliament is saying today tional security. He said there is no

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H132 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 strategy; there is no outlook. It seems the three other Americans—brave From Israel, we traveled and went on to be that the United States just acts Americans—were killed, this was an at- up to Vienna where we met with the day to day—no strategy. tack on America, on our compound, on International Atomic Energy Agency. Shouldn’t our strategy be the secu- our Ambassador and on our American This agency is tasked with overseeing rity and safety of the American people? soldiers. This was an attack against the P5+1 agreement with Iran. We ap- Shouldn’t our strategy—shouldn’t our us—not on Libya—against us. There preciated our time in Vienna; we appre- aim be securing American vital inter- was absolutely no reason why the Liby- ciated being able to speak with those ests in the Middle East, standing with an Government prevented our FBI from who were present to talk about the the best ally we have in the world, the coming in on our sovereign territory process, what they will do. But I will Jewish State of Israel? And yet the and conducting an investigation. tell you, on behalf of my colleagues, we Middle East doesn’t have any idea what Journalists were inside. We know didn’t leave with a sense that we could our strategy is because they are telling that CNN picked up the Ambassador’s have complete trust in knowing that us it looks like it is ad hoc, day to day. diaries and walked out with the Am- the IAEA, while they will perform He said, I’m telling you this as a bassador’s diaries. Other sensitive in- their jobs, that they will be able to friend. He said that prior there were no formation was on the ground and peo- completely appreciate when and if Iran Russians in the Middle East, no Rus- ple came in and walked away with it. decides to move into the creation of a sian influence and presence. He said But the FBI couldn’t get in? This is the nuclear weapon. That is something that now the Russians have strength- only Ambassador in 30 years to be that we can’t get wrong. Where do we ened and have a very strong presence killed, and we couldn’t get in to find go if that is wrong? in the Middle East. He said it has been out what in the world happened, ask Mr. Speaker, if I could ask how much very frustrating in the last 2 or 3 years. people and figure out what is going on? time remains. He said the Arabians have long been It has been over a year. We still don’t The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- our friends, friends of the United know who, what, where, when, how, tlewoman’s time is expired. States. But the Saudi Arabians, he why, and how much were we prevented Mrs. BACHMANN. Well, I thank you. I said, no longer seem to trust the from knowing, because we were kept appreciate that, and thank you for al- United States. He said the P5+1 agree- out of that country by over 4 and 5 lowing me time to relate some of my ment has made Iran stronger than ever weeks. It was wrong. And I told that to concerns that we heard on our recent before. And he told us that Iran is the leadership in Libya when we were trip to the Middle East. Hezbollah, and so he is facing things there. It was wrong. That needs to be from Hezbollah every day. He said that rectified. We demand and we expect f full cooperation in getting to the bot- there is more money available for OMISSION FROM THE CONGRES- tom of Benghazi. That must be done, Hezbollah because we have decreased, SIONAL RECORD OF WEDNES- and that is a bipartisan issue. That is we have essentially lifted sanctions on DAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 AT PAGE not a partisan issue. Iran. All this has done is free up money H62 so more money can go to the terrorist Well, from Libya, we traveled up to organization Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel where we met with Prime Min- and that is being used to hurt Israel, as ister Benjamin Netanyahu, the defense THE CLASS OF 2006 FONDLY PAYS well. secretary. We were extremely grateful Well, whether it is Syria, whether it for the time we had there. Again, there TRIBUTE TO GABBY GIFFORDS is Iraq, whether it is Bahrain, whether is no question, the Prime Minister, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under it is Saudi Arabia, all of these coun- Benjamin Netanyahu, told us, that it the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- tries are wondering what in the world was the worst day in 10 years when the uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the the United States is doing. Because P5+1 agreement was struck—the worst gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) what they are saying to us is that day in 10 years. No one will be more for 30 minutes. things are much worse on the ground in negatively impacted by a nuclear Iran GENERAL LEAVE the Middle East. As the Iranians have than the Jewish State of Israel. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- only turned their burner off tempo- Wouldn’t you think it would be wise imous consent that all Members have 5 rarily, they can turn it back on again. for the United States and for the great legislative days to revise and extend I quote from him, This makes Iran nations of the world to listen to the their remarks and include extraneous stronger than ever, stronger in the concerns of the land that is on the material on the subject of this Special Middle East. slaughtering block when they say, wait Order. That is what we heard, Mr. Speaker, a minute, this is the worst thing we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there on the ground from leaders in Lebanon could do, the P5+1 agreement, because objection to the request of the gen- that Iran has been strengthened this will not prevent, this will not stop tleman from Tennessee? through this failed P5+1 agreement. Iran from getting a nuclear bomb? There was no objection. From Lebanon, Mr. Speaker, we went That was confirmed on this most re- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I appre- down to Tripoli, Libya, to get some an- cent trip when we were with the Prime ciate the colleagues that have joined swers on Benghazi and get some an- Minister. He is very concerned about me today for our 30-minute Special swers on what the P5+1 agreement will that. Order, and this is a special Special mean in Libya. Well, we spoke with the He is also very concerned about the Order. Prime Minister in Libya; we spoke International Criminal Court, as well, with leaders of the Justice Department and the fact that Israel will soon be f and the foreign minister, as well. I drawn into the Criminal Court. There asked them specifically about could be actions taking the United SENATE BILL REFERRED Benghazi. I asked them why was our States in. We want to be under U.S. A Bill of the Senate of the following FBI prevented from going into Libya— law. And we need to maintain the title was taken from the Speaker’s specifically to Benghazi—to conduct an United States as a sovereign Nation table and, under the rule, referred as investigation for 4 or 5 weeks after the and our American people subject only follows: terrible tragedy on September 11? And to United States sovereign law. We S. 1171. An act to amend the Controlled the response that we received was that don’t want the American people sub- Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to this was a great insult to Libya when ject to some international court. The transport and dispense controlled substances this attack occurred and that this was American people must now and for al- in the usual course of veterinary practice an attack against Libya and the Liby- ways only be subject to the American outside of the registered location; to the courts because only here will we be al- Committee on Energy and Commerce; in ad- an people. dition to the Committee on the Judiciary for Now, this compound that was at- lowed to enjoy the protections under a period to be subsequently determined by tacked in Benghazi is considered sov- the Constitution that we have today. the Speaker, in each case for consideration ereign American soil. When Chris Ste- That will not happen under the Inter- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- vens, our Ambassador, was killed and national Criminal Court. tion of the committee concerned.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H133 ENROLLED BILL SIGNED 4406. A letter from the Chairman, Council 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and of the District of Columbia, transmitting Government Reform. Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-248, ‘‘Distillery 4420. A letter from the Chairman, Council reported and found truly enrolled a bill Pub Licensure Act of 2013’’; to the Com- of the District of Columbia, transmitting of the House of the following title, mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-250, ‘‘Prohibition which was thereupon signed by the form. on Government Employee Engagement in Speaker: 4407. A letter from the Chairman, Council Political Activity Amendment Act of 2013’’; H.R. 667. An act to redesignate the Dryden of the District of Columbia, transmitting to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Arm- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-249, ‘‘Campaign ment Reform. strong Flight Research Center and the West- Finance Reform and Transparency Amend- 4421. A letter from the Chairman, Council ern Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. ment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on of the District of Columbia, transmitting Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. Oversight and Government Reform. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-252, ‘‘Manufac- 4408. A letter from the Chairman, Council turer Tasting Permit Act of 2013’’; to the f of the District of Columbia, transmitting Committee on Oversight and Government Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-251, ‘‘Manufac- Reform. ADJOURNMENT turers’ Sunday Sale Act of 2013’’; to the Com- 4422. A letter from the Chairman, Council Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I mittee on Oversight and Government Re- of the District of Columbia, transmitting move that the House do now adjourn. form. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-253, ‘‘Funeral 4409. A letter from the Chairman, Council and Memorial Service Leave Amendment The motion was agreed to; accord- of the District of Columbia, transmitting ingly (at 7 o’clock and 59 minutes Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-232, ‘‘Prescrip- and Government Reform. p.m.), the House adjourned until to- tion Drug Monitoring Program Act of 2013’’; 4423. A letter from the Chairman, Council morrow, Friday, January 10, 2014, at 9 to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- of the District of Columbia, transmitting a.m. ment Reform. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-254, ‘‘Focused 4410. A letter from the Chairman, Council Student Achievement Amendment Act of f of the District of Columbia, transmitting 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-234, ‘‘Transpor- Government Reform. ETC. tation Infrastructure Mitigation Temporary 4424. A letter from the Chairman, Council Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee of the District of Columbia, transmitting Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive on Oversight and Government Reform. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-255, ‘‘Tax Clarity communications were taken from the 4411. A letter from the Chairman, Council Equity Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on Speaker’s table and referred as follows: of the District of Columbia, transmitting Oversight and Government Reform. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-233, ‘‘YMCA 4401. A letter from the Director, Regu- 4425. A letter from the Chairman, Council Community Investment Initiative Real latory Management Division, Environmental of the District of Columbia, transmitting Property Tax Exemption Act of 2013’’; to the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-256, ‘‘Historic Committee on Oversight and Government cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Music Cultural Institutions Expansion Tax Reform. Abatement Act of 2013’’; to the Committee of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: 4412. A letter from the Chairman, Council Non-interference Demonstration for Re- on Oversight and Government Reform. of the District of Columbia, transmitting 4426. A letter from the Chairman, Council moval of Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-236, ‘‘Department Requirement of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel of the District of Columbia, transmitting of Health Grant-Making Authority for Clin- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-257, ‘‘Fair Stu- Hill Area [EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0563; FRL-9904- ical Nutritional Home Services Temporary 89-Region 4] received December 30, 2013, pur- dent Funding and School-Based Budgeting Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- on Oversight and Government Reform. mittee on Energy and Commerce. on Oversight and Government Reform. 4413. A letter from the Chairman, Council 4427. A letter from the Chairman, Council 4402. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the District of Columbia, transmitting latory Management Division, Environmental of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-235, ‘‘Transpor- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-258, ‘‘Closing of a Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tation Infrastructure Improvements cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Portion of the Public Alley in Square 858, GARVEE Bond Financing Temporary S.O. 12-03336, Act of 2013’’; to the Committee of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee Reasonable Further Progress Plans, Contin- on Oversight and Government Reform. on Oversight and Government Reform. 4428. A letter from the Chairman, Council gency Measures, Motor Vehicle Emission 4414. A letter from the Chairman, Council Budgets, and a Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset of the District of Columbia, transmitting of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-259, ‘‘Earned Analysis for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-238, ‘‘Party Offi- 1997 8-Hour Severe Ozone Nonattainment Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of cer Elections Temporary Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Area [EPA-R06-OAR-2010-0333; FRL-9904-72- 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Region-6] received December 30, 2013, pursu- Government Reform. Government Reform. 4429. A letter from the Chairman, Council ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 4415. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting on Energy and Commerce. of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-260, ‘‘Tax Exemp- 4403. A letter from the Director, Regu- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-237, ‘‘Critical In- tion for Teacher Awards Temporary Act of latory Management Division, Environmental frastructure Freedom of Information Tem- 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- porary Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Com- Government Reform. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation mittee on Oversight and Government Re- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- form. f sylvania; Update of the Motor Vehicle Emis- 4416. A letter from the Chairman, Council REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON sions Budgets for the Lancaster 1997 8-Hour of the District of Columbia, transmitting PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Ozone Maintenance Area [EPA-R03-OAR- Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-240, ‘‘Board of 2013-0058; FRL-9904-49-Region-3] received De- Elections Nomination Petition Circulator Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of cember 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Affidavit Temporary Amendment Act of committees were delivered to the Clerk 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and for printing and reference to the proper Commerce. Government Reform. calendar, as follows: 4404. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 4417. A letter from the Chairman, Council Legislative Affairs, Department of State, of the District of Columbia, transmitting [Omitted from the Record of January 4, 2014] transmitting the Department’s final rule — Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-239, ‘‘Department Mr. CONWAY: Committee on Ethics. An- Amendment to the International Traffic in of Corrections Central Cellblock Manage- nual Report on the Activities of the Com- Arms Regulations: Third Rule Implementing ment Clarification Temporary Amendment mittee on Ethics for the One Hundred Thir- Export Control Reform (RIN: 1400-AD46) re- Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight teenth Congress, First Session (Rept. 113– ceived January 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. and Government Reform. 323). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Af- 4418. A letter from the Chairman, Council House on the state of the Union. fairs. of the District of Columbia, transmitting Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- 4405. A letter from the Chairman, Council Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-241, ‘‘Board of curity. H.R. 2952. A bill to amend the Home- of the District of Columbia, transmitting Ethics and Government Accountability land Security Act of 2002 to make certain Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-247, ‘‘Controlled Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Committee improvements in the laws relating to the ad- Substance, Alcohol Testing, Criminal Back- on Oversight and Government Reform. vancement of security technologies for crit- ground Check and Background Investigation 4419. A letter from the Chairman, Council ical infrastructure protection, and for other Temporary Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the of the District of Columbia, transmitting purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 113–324). Committee on Oversight and Government Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-242, ‘‘Patent and Referred to the Committee of the Whole Reform. Student Empowerment Amendment Act of House on the state of the Union.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 9, 2014 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS customers of domestic care services and re- H.R. 3836. A bill to award a Congressional quire that such services provide such disclo- Gold Medal to Pat Summitt, in recognition Under clause 2 of rule XII, public sures to customers in any contract for such of her remarkable career as an unparalleled bills and resolutions of the following services; to the Committee on Education and figure in women’s team sports, and for her titles were introduced and severally re- the Workforce. courage in speaking out openly and coura- ferred, as follows: By Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, geously about her battle with Alzheimer’s; By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. KIL- Mr. HARRIS, Mr. RICE of South Caro- to the Committee on Financial Services. DEE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of lina, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GOHMERT, By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HALL, Mr. CARTER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. Mr. ENYART, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Il- Mr. DINGELL, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. FLORES, Mr. WOLF, Mr. LATTA, Mr. linois, and Mrs. WAGNER): WATERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CAPU- BISHOP of Utah, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. H.R. 3837. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ANO, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. LEE of Cali- CONAWAY, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. FLEM- enue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the fornia, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. GARCIA, ING, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, building and construction industry who are Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. Mr. JORDAN, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POMPEO, participants in multiemployer plans, and for SHEA-PORTER, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. CULBERSON, Ms. other purposes; to the Committee on Ways Mrs. KIRKPATRICK): GRANGER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Means, and in addition to the Committee H.R. 3824. A bill to provide for the exten- Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. OLSON, and Mr. on Education and the Workforce, for a period sion of certain unemployment benefits, and WEBSTER of Florida): to be subsequently determined by the Speak- for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 3829. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- 1, United States Code, with regard to the def- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- inition of ‘‘marriage’’ and ’’spouse’’ for Fed- committee concerned. ture, for a period to be subsequently deter- eral purposes and to ensure respect for State By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- regulation of marriage; to the Committee on KIND): sideration of such provisions as fall within the Judiciary. H.R. 3838. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. SES- enue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer re- By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for him- SIONS, and Mr. NUNES): newable credit for utilities that sell inter- H.R. 3830. A bill to establish congressional self, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SIRES, and Ms. mittent renewable power; to the Committee trade negotiating objectives and enhanced HAHN): on Ways and Means, and in addition to the consultation requirements for trade negotia- H.R. 3825. A bill to establish the National Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a tions, to provide for consideration of trade Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improve- period to be subsequently determined by the agreements, and for other purposes; to the ment Program to improve freight mobility Speaker, in each case for consideration of Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- in the United States, to establish the Na- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tion to the Committees on Rules, and the tional Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, tion of the committee concerned. Budget, for a period to be subsequently de- and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. RANGEL: termined by the Speaker, in each case for Transportation and Infrastructure, and in H.R. 3839. A bill to direct the Secretary of consideration of such provisions as fall with- addition to the Committee on Ways and Transportation to establish a grant program in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- to assist the repair and replacement of cerned. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- bridges, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- sideration of such provisions as fall within H.R. 3831. A bill to require the Secretary of the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. ture. Veterans Affairs to review the dialysis pilot By Mr. THORNBERRY: By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. program implemented by the Department of ADERHOLT, Mr. BARR, Mr. BARLETTA, H.R. 3840. A bill to establish the Office of Veterans Affairs and submit a report to Con- Net Assessment within the Department of Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Mr. BARTON, gress before expanding that program, and for Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BROOKS of Ala- Defense; to the Committee on Armed Serv- other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- ices. bama, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. erans’ Affairs. CONAWAY, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, By Mr. MCDERMOTT: Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. YOHO, Mr. Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DAINES, Mr. ROD- H.R. 3832. A bill to amend title XVIII of the CRENSHAW, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. NEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. ELLMERS, Social Security Act to modify the surety DESANTIS, Mr. MICA, Mr. POSEY, Mr. Mr. ENYART, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. GRIF- bond requirement applicable to home health GRAYSON, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, FIN of Arkansas, Mr. GRIFFITH of Vir- agencies as a condition of participation Mr. NUGENT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. CAS- ginia, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HALL, Mr. under Medicare; to the Committee on Ways TOR of Florida, Mr. ROSS, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Ms. JENKINS, and Means, and in addition to the Committee BUCHANAN, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. MURPHY Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LAMBORN, on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be of Florida, Mr. RADEL, Mr. HASTINGS Mr. LATTA, Mr. LONG, Mrs. LUMMIS, subsequently determined by the Speaker, in of Florida, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. FRANKEL Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. each case for consideration of such provi- of Florida, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. OLSON, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DIAZ- Mr. PETERSON, Mr. PITTS, Mr. committee concerned. BALART, Mr. GARCIA, Ms. ROS- POMPEO, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ROE of Ten- By Mr. MCDERMOTT: LEHTINEN, and Mr. PIERLUISI): nessee, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. H.R. 3833. A bill to amend title XVIII of the H.J. Res. 105. A joint resolution conferring ROKITA, Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. Social Security Act to modify the Medicare honorary citizenship of the United States on SCALISE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. durable medical equipment face-to-face en- Bernardo de Ga´ lvez y Madrid, Viscount of SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SHIMKUS, counter documentation requirement; to the Galveston and Count of Ga´ lvez; to the Com- Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. SMITH of Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in mittee on the Judiciary. Missouri, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TERRY, addition to the Committee on Ways and By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- self, Mr. FARR, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. TIBERI, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. WALORSKI, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- VARGAS, and Mr. PETERS of Cali- Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WOMACK, sideration of such provisions as fall within fornia): Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. YOUNG the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution ex- of Indiana): By Mr. CRAMER: H.R. 3826. A bill to provide direction to the H.R. 3834. A bill to ensure that certain pressing the sense of Congress that a com- Administrator of the Environmental Protec- communities may be granted exceptions for memorative postage stamp should be issued tion Agency regarding the establishment of floodproofed residential basements for pur- by the United States Postal Service hon- standards for emissions of any greenhouse poses of determining risk premium rates for oring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility gen- flood insurance; to the Committee on Finan- and that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Com- erating units, and for other purposes; to the cial Services. mittee should recommend to the Postmaster Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. DUFFY: General that such a stamp be issued; to the By Mr. GRAYSON: H.R. 3835. A bill to require new procedures Committee on Oversight and Government H.R. 3827. A bill to prohibit the United for health care Exchange Web sites with re- Reform. States from providing financial assistance to gard to personal information, and for other f Benin until Mr. Mojaidou Soumanou is re- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and leased from prison; to the Committee on For- Commerce. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY eign Affairs. By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for him- STATEMENT By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: self, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. H.R. 3828. A bill to require the Secretary of BLACKBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COOPER, Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. the Rules of the House of Representa- Health and Human Services, to draft disclo- FLEISCHMANN, and Mr. ROE of Ten- tives, the following statements are sub- sures describing the rights and liabilities of nessee): mitted regarding the specific powers

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:26 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\H09JA4.REC H09JA4 bjneal on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 9, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H135 granted to Congress in the Constitu- By Mr. DUFFY: H.R. 60: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. tion to enact the accompanying bill or H.R. 3835. H.R. 140: Mr. HALL. joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 164: Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. BROWN of Flor- lation pursuant to the following: ida, and Mr. GIBBS. By Mr. TIERNEY: Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws H.R. 176: Mr. CAMP. H.R. 3824. which shall be necessary and proper for car- H.R. 310: Mr. JOYCE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, H.R. 543: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. lation pursuant to the following: and all other Powers vested by the Constitu- H.R. 556: Mr. CARTER. Article I, Section 8 tion in the Government of the United States H.R. 685: Mr. CASTRO of Texas. By Mr. SMITH of Washington: or in any Department or Officer thereof. H.R. 946: Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 3825. By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee: H.R. 975: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3836. H.R. 1010: Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- OWENS, Mrs. LOWEY, and Ms. WASSERMAN Article I Section 8 Clause 3—‘‘To regulate lation pursuant to the following: SCHULTZ. Commerce with foreign Nations, and among Article I, Section 8, Clause 5. H.R. 1094: Mr. PAULSEN. the several States, and within the Indian By Mr. LUETKEMEYER: H.R. 1098: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Tribes.’’ H.R. 3837. H.R. 1143: Mr. COLE and Mr. DUNCAN of By Mr. WHITFIELD: Congress has the power to enact this legis- South Carolina. H.R. 3826. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1179: Mr. MCHENRY and Mr. JOYCE. Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1186: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Rules of the House of Representatives, I sub- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1213: Ms. EDWARDS. mit the following statement regarding the Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 1309: Mr. SOUTHERLAND. specific powers granted to Congress in the The Congress shall have power to regulate H.R. 1476: Mr. WITTMAN. Commerce with foreign Nations, and among Constitution of the United States to enact H.R. 1507: Ms. HAHN and Mr. BARBER. the several States, and with the Indian the accompanying bill cited as the ‘‘Vested H.R. 1518: Mr. MCKEON and Mr. MICA. Tribes. Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act.’’ H.R. 1563: Mr. SMITH of Texas and Mr. The Constitutional authority on which By Mr. GRAYSON: VEASEY. this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay H.R. 3827. H.R. 1692: Mr. PERLMUTTER. and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and ex- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1717: Mr. LAMALFA. lation pursuant to the following: cises to pay the debts and provide for the H.R. 1750: Mr. COFFMAN. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- common Defense and general welfare of the H.R. 1761: Ms. MATSUI and Ms. MICHELLE tion. United States, as enumerated in Article I, LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: Section 8, Clause 1. Additionally, Congress H.R. 1796: Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3828. has the Constitutional authority to regulate H.R. 1801: Mr. LEWIS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- commerce among the States and with Indian H.R. 1812: Mr. KENNEDY. lation pursuant to the following: Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, H.R. 1852: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Article I; Section 8; Clauses 3 and 18 of the Clause 3. H.R. 1861: Mr. ROSKAM. U.S. Constitution By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 1946: Mr. POCAN. By Mr. WEBER of Texas: H.R. 3838. H.R. 1950: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3829. H.R. 2085: Ms. DUCKWORTH. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2300: Mr. MILLER of Florida. Article 1, Section 8. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2305: Mr. PETERS of California. By Mr. RANGEL: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United H.R. 2444: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3839. States Constitution, which states that ‘‘The H.R. 2455: Ms. TITUS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress shall have Power To lay and collect H.R. 2482: Mr. HIGGINS. lation pursuant to the following: Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay H.R. 2560: Ms. DUCKWORTH. Section 8 of the Constitution—to regulate the Debts and provide for the common De- H.R. 2590: Mr. VALADAO. Commerce. fense and general Welfare of the United H.R. 2694: Mr. JOYCE. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises By Mr. THORNBERRY: H.R. 3840. H.R. 2703: Mr. LANGEVIN. shall be uniform throughout the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2717: Mr. WENSTRUP. States;’’ and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2725: Mr. ISRAEL. the Constitution, which states that Congress Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, H.R. 2734: Mr. CICILLINE. shall have power ‘‘To make all Laws which ‘‘The Congress shall have Power . . . To de- H.R. 2780: Mr. MCCAUL. shall be necessary and proper for carrying clare War . . .’’ and ‘‘To make Rules for the H.R. 2785: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Government and Regulation of the land and H.R. 2801: Mr. OWENS. other powers vested by this Constitution in naval Forces.’’ H.R. 2827: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. the Government of the United States, or in This bill would establish an independent H.R. 2868: Mr. O’ROURKE. any Department or Officer thereof.’’ organization within the Department of De- H.R. 2893: Ms. HAHN. By Mr. CAMP: fense to develop and coordinate net assess- H.R. 2909: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3830. ments of the military capabilities of the H.R. 2914: Mr. GARAMENDI. Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States compared to potential adver- H.R. 2955: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. lation pursuant to the following: saries in order to identify emerging threats H.R. 2994: Mr. WILLIAMS, Ms. NORTON, and ´ Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitu- or opportunities. Congressional authority to Ms. VELAZQUEZ. tion. establish such an office falls within two H.R. 2998: Mr. HINOJOSA and Mr. LEWIS. By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: clauses of Article I, Section 8 of the Con- H.R. 3040: Mr. PETERSON, Mr. NOLAN, and H.R. 3831. stitution, which give Congress the specific Mr. CONNOLLY. H.R. 3097: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- power ‘‘To make Rules for the Government H.R. 3111: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. lation pursuant to the following: and Regulation of the land and naval H.R. 3121: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. The constitutional authority on which this Forces,’’ and, more generally, ‘‘To declare H.R. 3154: Ms. JENKINS. bill rests is the power of Congress as stated War.’’ The organization that would be estab- H.R. 3207: Mr. QUIGLEY. in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the lished by this bill is a function of the ‘‘Gov- H.R. 3211: Mr. KILDEE. United States Constitution. ernment and Regulation of the land and H.R. 3279: Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. By Mr. McDERMOTT: naval Forces’’ and Congressional power to H.R. 3303: Mr. MATHESON. H.R. 3832. declare war. H.R. 3335: Mr. POMPEO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MILLER of Florida: lation pursuant to the following: H.J. Res. 105. H.R. 3344: Mr. MESSER, Mr. AL GREEN of Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Texas, Mr. VELA, and Ms. EDWARDS. By Mr. McDERMOTT: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3362: Mr. LATTA and Mr. STOCKMAN. H.R. 3833. Article I. Section 8. H.R. 3367: Mrs. WAGNER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3377: Mr. COTTON and Mr. SIMPSON. f lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3390: Mr. LOWENTHAL. Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 3404: Ms. ESTY. By Mr. CRAMER: H.R. 3413: Mr. HARPER. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 3834. H.R. 3421: Mr. SALMON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 3436: Mr. LATTA. lation pursuant to the following: tions as follows: H.R. 3453: Mr. KILMER and Mr. PAYNE. Article 1, section 8, clause 1; and Article 1, H.R. 7: Mr. COTTON, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. H.R. 3461: Mr. GARAMENDI and Mr. section 8, clause 3. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. SWALWELL of California.

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H.R. 3465: Mr. GIBSON. H.R. 3732: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. HANABUSA, Mrs. CAPPS, H.R. 3478: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina SOUTHERLAND, Mr. BARTON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. LUMMIS. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Ms. VISCLOSKY, Mr. BERA of California, Mr. H.R. 3485: Mr. STUTZMAN. GRANGER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 3486: Mr. STOCKMAN. RADEL, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. LOWENTHAL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. H.R. 3530: Mr. SWALWELL of California. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, MCNERNEY, Mr. HONDA, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE H.R. 3546: Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. LARSEN of Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. WIL- JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. Washington, Ms. GABBARD, and Mr. LIAMS, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. BASS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CARSON of HUFFMAN. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. Indiana, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. H.R. 3633: Mr. HUDSON. HUDSON, and Mr. SALMON. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 3635: Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. FRANKS H.R. 3747: Mr. CLAY and Mr. MEEHAN. WAXMAN, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. of Arizona, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. ROHRABACHER, H.R. 3755: Mr. COLLINS of New York. RAHALL, Ms. WATERS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Mr. MICA, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 3780: Ms. TSONGAS. Illinois, Mr. COSTA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BARR, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. H.R. 3787: Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. ROO- VARGAS, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. WASSERMAN SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MESSER, Mr. NEY, Mr. PITTENGER, and Mr. FARENTHOLD. SCHULTZ, Mr. DOGGETT, and Mr. BLU- MULVANEY, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. RICE of South H.R. 3790: Mr. HARPER. MENAUER. Carolina, and Mr. POSEY. H.R. 3808: Mr. THOMPSON of California. H. Res. 442: Mr. BARTON, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. H.R. 3649: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. H.R. 3811: Mr. YOHO. HUNTER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 3685: Mr. ROKITA, Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. H.R. 3819: Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. CAMPBELL, WESTMORELAND, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. FLORES, BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. PETERS Mr. FINCHER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. LUETKE- Mrs. ROBY, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. YOUNG of Michigan, and Mr. PITTENGER. MEYER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michi- of Alaska, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, and H.R. 3686: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. GOH- gan, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. KING of Mr. BENTIVOLIO. MERT, and Mr. BARR. New York, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HURT, Mr. HAR- H.R. 3708: Mr. KLINE, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. PER, and Mr. NUNNELEE. f SCHRADER. H. Res. 11: Mr. CICILLINE. H.R. 3712: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. H. Res. 72: Mr. CICILLINE. PETITIONS, ETC. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO- H. Res. 97: Mr. ROE of Tennessee and Mr. NEY of New York. MCKINLEY. Under clause 3 of rule XII, H.R. 3717: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H. Res. 135: Mr. HANNA. 67. The SPEAKER presented a petition of COFFMAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. VARGAS, and Mr. H. Res. 153: Mr. LATTA. the Municipal Legislature of Aguada, Puerto ROSKAM. H. Res. 425: Mr. COTTON. Rico, relative to Resolution No. 19 request- H.R. 3724: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. H. Res. 436: Mr. CARSON of Indiana and Mr. ing that the President grant immediate and H.R. 3726: Mr. VEASEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, TIERNEY. unconditional freedom to Oscar Lopez Ri- and Mr. DINGELL. H. Res. 440: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. VELA, Mr. LAN- vera; which was referred to the Committee H.R. 3731: Mr. LONG. GEVIN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. TIERNEY, on the Judiciary.

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