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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2010 No. 59 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was PRAYER of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. tives, the Clerk received the following mes- pore (Mr. MORAN of Virginia). sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Coughlin, offered the following prayer: April 26, 2010 at 9:31 a.m.: f Ever-present God, who knows us That the Senate concur in the House through and through, hasten to help us amendment to the bill S. 1963. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO and strengthen the faith and unity of That the Senate passed S. 3253. TEMPORE Your people. That the Senate agreed to with an amend- Give us courage to attack what is ment H. Con. Res. 255. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- evil and surrounds itself with nega- Appointments: fore the House the following commu- tivity. History shows us You will for- Commission on Key National Indicators nication from the Speaker: With best wishes, I am tify the just, lift up the lowly, and Sincerely, WASHINGTON, DC, cleanse the pure of heart. April 26, 2010. LORRAINE C. MILLER, Empower us to accomplish what is Clerk of the House. I hereby appoint the Honorable JAMES P. good and give You the glory now and MORAN to act as Speaker pro tempore on this f day. forever. Amen. HEALTH INFORMATION TECH- NANCY PELOSI, f Speaker of the House of Representatives. NOLOGY RULEMAKING GIVES US THE JOURNAL AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The WITH NEW HEALTH REFORM MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Chair has examined the Journal of the LAW last day’s proceedings and announces The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given to the House his approval thereof. permission to address the House for 1 ant to the order of the House of Janu- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- minute and to revise and extend his re- ary 6, 2009, the Chair will now recog- nal stands approved. marks.) nize Members from lists submitted by f the majority and minority leaders for Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, 14 morning-hour debate. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE months ago this House passed in the The Chair will alternate recognition The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the stimulus bill a measure that contained between the parties, with each party gentleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS) $20 billion for information technology limited to 30 minutes and each Mem- come forward and lead the House in the relating to health care. The Centers for ber, other than the majority and mi- Pledge of Allegiance. Medicare and Medicaid Services pub- nority leaders and the minority whip, Mr. BURGESS led the Pledge of Alle- lished a rule on January 13 of this year limited to 5 minutes. giance as follows: to determine qualifications of what de- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the termined a so-called meaningful user f United States of America, and to the Repub- and who will be able to receive this lic for which it stands, one nation under God, funding. RECESS indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Speaker, this morning I spoke to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- f the American Hospital Association. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair COMMUNICATION FROM THE Our Nation’s hospitals are almost declares the House in recess until 2 CLERK OF THE HOUSE unanimous in their dissatisfaction with p.m. today. the rules coming out of the Centers for Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 31 The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Medicare and Medicaid Services. These minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- fore the House the following commu- rules are misguided, rigid, and in fact cess until 2 p.m. nication from the Clerk of the House of unattainable. Representatives: f In fact, a bipartisan group of 248 OFFICE OF THE CLERK, members of this House of Representa- b 1400 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tives agreed. Further, instead of Washington, DC, April 26, 2010. incentivizing compliance, these rules AFTER RECESS Hon. NANCY PELOSI, punish noncompliance. This undoubt- The Speaker, House of Representatives, The recess having expired, the House Washington, DC. edly gives us an idea of what we can ex- was called to order by the Speaker pro DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the pect with the rulemaking and regula- tempore (Mr. HINOJOSA) at 2 p.m. permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II tion that will occur at the Centers for b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2847 . VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:44 Apr 27, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26AP7.000 H26APPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H2848 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 26, 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Services, graduating James Lick High School in Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, shall Health and Human Services, Office of San Jose, Mr. Cortese started working be known and designated as the ‘‘Anthony J. Personnel Management, and, for crying as a letter carrier in the downtown San Cortese Post Office Building’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, out loud, the Internal Revenue Service Jose post office. map, regulation, document, paper, or other as they go through this same process Mr. Cortese was a tireless advocate record of the United States to the facility re- addressing the new health care reform for letter carriers in the region and ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to law. This will go on for years, and in made a significant impact on our com- be a reference to the ‘‘Anthony J. Cortese fact decades, perhaps even generations. munity. In addition to his 42 years with Post Office Building’’. Doctors, hospitals, information tech- the Postal Service, Mr. Cortese served The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nology manufacturers, medical device 27 years as the president of the Na- ant to the rule, the gentleman from manufacturers, and all Americans need tional Association of Letter Carriers Massachusetts (Mr. LYNCH) and the to stay alert and pay attention to Local 193. Under his leadership, this gentleman from Texas (Mr. OLSON) what’s coming out of the agencies here local procured a building for its mem- each will control 20 minutes. in Washington, D.C. bers, secured expanded health benefits, The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I urge all of us to stay and provided an open forum for discus- from Massachusetts. involved and active. The stimulus and sion with union members, community GENERAL LEAVE the reform bill will affect how health advocates, and local elected officials. Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- care is delivered for generations to Throughout his tenure, Mr. Cortese imous consent that all Members may developed strong relationships with come. have 5 legislative days within which to postal workers and management. His f revise and extend their remarks and legacy and accomplishments at the ARIZONA VOTERS LIKE NEW LAW add any extraneous materials. Postal Service will not be forgotten. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Once again, Mr. Speaker, I rise to (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was objection to the request of the gen- honor the life of Anthony Cortese, and given permission to address the House tleman from Massachusetts? ask my colleagues to support naming a for 1 minute and to revise and extend There was no objection. his remarks.) post office in his honor. I want to con- Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, gratulate the family, and I want to self such time as I may consume. while pro-amnesty advocates are busy give a personal thanks, because with- Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the criticizing Arizona’s new immigration out his work my family would not have House subcommittee with jurisdiction enforcement law, Arizona voters are benefited from the kinds of things he over the United States Postal Service, registering their overwhelming sup- has done in our community. I am proud to present H.R. 4543 for con- port. According to a Rasmussen Re- f sideration. This legislation will des- ports telephone survey, 70 percent of APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO SE- ignate the facility of the United States likely voters in Arizona approve of the LECT INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT Postal Service located at 4285 Payne legislation, including 84 percent of Re- PANEL Avenue in San Jose, California, as the publicans, 69 percent of independents, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Build- and more than half of Democrats. ant to clause 4(a)(5) of rule X, and the ing. These results are not surprising. order of the House of January 6, 2009, Introduced by my friend and col- Arizonans are no different from other the Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- league Representative ZOE LOFGREN of Americans. They want to see the Na- pointment of the following Member of California on January 27, 2010, H.R. 4543 tion’s immigration laws enforced. They the House to the Select Intelligence was favorably reported out of the Over- are rightly concerned about the jobs Oversight Panel of the Committee on sight and Government Reform Com- that illegal immigrants take from citi- Appropriations: mittee on April 14, 2010, by unanimous zens and legal immigrants, about their Ms.