E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 No. 124 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The House met at 9 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL at the American consulate in Benghazi, called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Libya. Our Embassy was breached in pore (Mr. BISHOP of Utah). Chair has examined the Journal of the Cairo, Egypt, with the American flag being desecrated. f last day’s proceedings and announces to the House his approval thereof. Unfortunately, the President’s failed DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- leadership has led to weakness, reduc- PRO TEMPORE nal stands approved. ing the Army to the smallest size since 1939, reducing the Navy to the smallest The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f fleet since 1916, and reducing the Air fore the House the following commu- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Force to the smallest size since it was nication from the Speaker: created. This endangers our national The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the WASHINGTON, DC, security and puts American families gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. September 14, 2012. and our allies at risk. Additionally, the I hereby appoint the Honorable ROB BISHOP CICILLINE) come forward and lead the President supports sequestration and to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. House in the Pledge of Allegiance. has done nothing to halt the defense JOHN A. BOEHNER, Mr. CICILLINE led the Pledge of Al- budget cuts which will limit the capa- Speaker of the House of Representatives. legiance as follows: bilities of our Armed Forces while de- f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the stroying hundreds of thousands of jobs. United States of America, and to the Repub- American families deserve better. To PRAYER lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. continue to promote democracy and Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, asso- peace, we must implement President ciate professor, the Catholic University f Ronald Reagan’s approach of providing of America, Washington, DC, offered ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER peace through strength. The bias of the the following prayer: PRO TEMPORE coordinated disinformation of the lib- Good and gracious God, today more eral media is a disgrace to journalism. than ever, we are aware that we are The SPEAKER pro tempore. The In conclusion, God bless our troops, small, that we are made of the Earth, Chair will entertain up to five requests and we will never forget September and that we are mortal. In our weak- for 1-minute speeches on each side of 11th in the global war on terrorism. ness, may You be our shield. In our hu- the aisle. f mility, may You be our strength. In f our mortality, may You be our source UNFINISHED BUSINESS of eternal life. May people of every PRESIDENT’S LACK OF LEADER- (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given party and nation unite together in SHIP IS ENDANGERING AMER- permission to address the House for 1 their human frailty. May they pro- ICAN FAMILIES minute.) claim with one voice and one heart (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise that we are one people united in serv- asked and was given permission to ad- today to implore my colleagues on the ing You and in loving our brothers and dress the House for 1 minute and to re- other side of the aisle to put aside poli- sisters. Our prayer today is small. Our vise and extend his remarks.) tics and get to work on behalf of the voice is weak. We trust that You in- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. American people. cline Your ear and You will hear this Speaker, on Tuesday, the 11th anniver- Just 61 bills have been signed into simple prayer. We thank You. sary of September 11, 2001, there was a law this year, the fewest in more than Amen. cowardly, murderous terrorist attack 60 years. There have been two noted

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In to rebuild the products that could be has gone out the window in Washington. talking about Mr. Doherty, a friend sold around the world. So that’s why I Despite this reality, we have to get said: ask this House, this Congress, to stay some important work done for those You never take off your uniform. You hang in session to do our work so that we who sent us here. Republicans continue it in the closet, but everything that went can train our people, especially our to choose politics over policy, ignoring along with it is still there. All the training young people, for the jobs that exist in and the dedication that you have to your Na- this country that are going unfilled; critical legislation which requires our tion is what drives these guys. attention. train them with the skills that they After returning from a 5-week recess, And also for Tyrone Woods, a friend need to sell and rebuild the best prod- the House Republican leadership has said: ucts that can be sold worldwide. This is scheduled only 5 days in session in Sep- If there were more people like him, the how we can create more jobs in our tember, despite this growing list of im- country would be in much better shape. We economy and make the United States need people to keep doing what he was doing portant challenges facing our country. an even stronger contributor to our because he really believed in freedom, and he world. While we voted 33 times to repeal the really believed in the United States. f Affordable Care Act and passed a budg- As we know, these were two highly et that ends the guarantee of Medicare, decorated military SEALs who had left NO MORE SOLYNDRAS ACT much work remains, including extend- the community of SEALs and were GENERAL LEAVE ing tax cuts for the middle class, com- serving with the consulate there and prehensive jobs legislation like the Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- with the State Department in Libya. imous consent that all Members may Make It In America agenda, reauthor- We certainly celebrate their life and we izing the Violence Against Women Act, have 5 legislative days in which to re- mourn their death. I want to recognize vise and extend their remarks and in- postal reform, and a big, balanced plan their families and let them know that to reduce the deficit. clude extraneous material on H.R. 6213. our thoughts and our prayers are with The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I ask my colleagues on the other side them. of the aisle, let’s get to work. STEARNS). Is there objection to the re- f quest of the gentleman from Michigan? f There was no objection. CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENSHIP PEYTON BELL The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- DAY ant to House Resolution 779 and rule (Mr. BARROW asked and was given (Mr. CUMMINGS asked and was XVIII, the Chair declares the House in permission to address the House for 1 given permission to address the House the Committee of the Whole House on minute and to revise and extend his re- for 1 minute.) the state of the Union for the consider- marks.) Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, this ation of the bill, H.R. 6213. Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise fall we will walk to voting booths in The Chair appoints the gentleman today to pay tribute to Peyton Bell, every community across this Nation to from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) to preside over who’s moved on from my staff after 2 elect our leaders. Our right to vote is the Committee of the Whole. years of service to the citizens of Geor- one of many rights guaranteed by our gia’s 12th District. b 0912 Constitution. Yet every election cycle, A native Augustan, Peyton came millions of young Americans fail to ex- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE highly recommended after graduating ercise this right, often because they do Accordingly, the House resolved from Rhodes College and interning not realize the importance of doing so. itself into the Committee of the Whole with the U.S. Senate. He began as a On September 17, we will celebrate House on the state of the Union for the legislative correspondent but was the 225th anniversary of the signing of consideration of the bill (H.R. 6213) to quickly promoted, becoming my point our Nation’s Constitution. To mark limit further taxpayer exposure from man on veterans’ affairs issues. His that momentous anniversary, this the loan guarantee program estab- hard work was rewarded with more week I introduced the Constitution and lished under title XVII of the Energy work, and he assumed the dual roles of Citizenship Day Act of 2012, H.R. 6390. Policy Act of 2005, with Mr. BISHOP of legislative assistant and press sec- This bill would support expanded Utah in the chair. retary, no small feat. education about our Constitution by The Clerk read the title of the bill. Peyton has recently taken on two enabling high school students to orga- The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the new roles, having married the former nize special events to mark Constitu- bill is considered read the first time. Kate Parker this July, and enrolling in tion and Citizenship Day. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. the University of Georgia School of Our young people should be given UPTON) and the gentlewoman from Col- Law this fall. I know he will handle every opportunity to learn what our orado (Ms. DEGETTE) each will control these responsibilities the way he han- democracy means and to partake in it. 45 minutes. dles life—with humor, enthusiasm, and The Congress is the living embodiment The Chair recognizes the gentleman dedication. of our Constitution’s provisions. I in- from Michigan. Peyton, you have the appreciation of vite all Members on both sides of the Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield many grateful constituents and of this aisle to join me in cosponsoring this myself such time as I may consume. proud Congressman. Thank you for a legislation to ensure that future gen- Mr. Chairman, I care about Amer- job well done. erations understand their rights, du- ica’s energy future, and I certainly f ties, and responsibilities. care about America’s fiscal future as well. For those two reasons, I would REMEMBERING SAN DIEGO f urge every one of us here to vote ‘‘yes’’ VICTIMS OF LIBYA ATTACK b 0910 on the No More Solyndras Act. (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and On the energy front, I continue to ad- was given permission to address the JOB TRAINING vocate concrete measures towards House for 1 minute.) (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and achieving North American energy inde- Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- was given permission to address the pendence. That includes approving the er, San Diegans are very sad today be- House for 1 minute and to revise and Keystone XL pipeline, it includes in- cause they learned yesterday that two extend his remarks.) creasing conventional and renewable

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.002 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6005 energy production from Federal lands, aren’t going to get there through title tion. If something improper occurred and eliminating unnecessary EPA red XVII Department of Energy loan guar- on this loan, I would want to know tape on coal and other fossil fuels. antees—no, we’re not. about it, and I would want to expose it. These and other pro-energy measures This investigation uncovered a prob- But what the evidence showed is that are part of the all-of-the-above energy lem, and now we have a thoughtful bill the career officials and the Bush and agenda that has been championed by to fix it so that it cannot happen again. Obama administration appointees who the Energy and Commerce Committee The next step is for the House to pass worked on the loan told our investiga- here in the House. this bill and hopefully get the Senate tors that political considerations But support for this agenda also re- to take it up as well. We need to pass played no role in the decisions on quires us to pull the plug on existing the No More Solyndras Act. Solyndra. programs that simply aren’t working. I reserve the balance of my time. b 0920 And the Department of Energy’s title Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Chairman, I yield XVII loan guarantee program is simply myself such time as I may consume. They told us that there was no im- not advancing the ball on an all-of-the- During my time in Congress, one im- proper pressure to rush key decisions above energy goal. The No More portant lesson that I’ve learned is that on the loan, to approve the loan, or to Solyndras Act, this bill, phases out good oversight results in good legisla- change the terms of the loan. Each and this costly, ineffective and, frankly, tion, and biased and partisan oversight every one of these officials confirm very mismanaged program. results in biased and partisan legisla- that there were no corners cut in the Our extensive investigation of tion. The No More Solyndras Act is a process and that decisions were made Solyndra uncovered a story worse than good example of that rule. It’s bad leg- purely on the merits. anyone could have imagined. It is islation born of part biased and par- As David Frantz, a career civil serv- amazing to me that the administration tisan oversight. ant who has served as Director of the The Oversight and Investigation Sub- gave a half-billion dollar loan guar- loan guarantee program since 2007 committee, on which I sit as ranking antee to a company that its own ex- under the Bush administration, said: member, investigated the Solyndra perts predicted would fail, a company . . . through the whole history of the pro- loan in excruciating detail, but after 18 so dysfunctional that it burned gram, from its inception to today, it has not months, 300,000 pages of documents, 14 through this giant handout and went been driven by any political considerations interviews with key officials, five hear- bankrupt in 2 years. Even worse, when whatsoever. ings, and three subpoenas, my col- it became clear to the administration But the Republicans ignored the evi- leagues on the other side of the aisle dence before the committee and they that Solyndra was in trouble, it chose have failed to prove any of their in- to double down on the risky bet, gam- repeatedly made insinuations that flammatory accusations that they’ve were simply not correct. For example, bling even more taxpayer dollars with leveled at the administration. Instead, a desperate loan restructuring instead my Subcommittee Chairman STEARNS they simply repeat one unproven alle- claimed that the committee’s inves- of trying to cut its losses and move on. gation after another, trying to score Solyndra is the most visible but far tigation: political points, ignoring key excul- from the only example of title XVII . . . reveals a startlingly cozy relationship patory evidence, and making mis- between wealthy donors and the President’s failures. In fact, it is hard to point to leading accusations about the Solyndra a single loan guarantee success under confidants, especially in matters related to loan based on cherry-picked evidence. Solyndra. this program. Developing new energy Now, the loan guarantee program But this statement is exactly the op- sources and technologies is an impor- was actually developed in 2005 as part posite of what the committee found. tant part of our all-of-the-above ap- of the Energy Policy Act by the Bush Chairman STEARNS was referring to proach, but it is clear that this loan administration. It was developed with unproven allegations of White House guarantee program is ineffective at the thought that as we look at develop- political favoritism on behalf of the best, and counterproductive at worst. ment of domestic energy sources like Further, I’m stunned by the cavalier oil and gas, we should also look at de- Solyndra investor George Kaiser, a manner in which the administration velopment of alternative energy supporter of President Obama. squandered all of these taxpayer dol- sources like wind and solar. So this But the committee interviewed two lars, yet says it has no regrets, no program was passed by a Republican key White House decisionmakers, Adi apologies about its handling of the pro- Congress, with a Republican President Kumar and Heather Zichal, about their gram and continues to declare it an in the White House, in order to do such interaction with Mr. Kaiser. The com- ‘‘enormous success.’’ If the administra- a thing. mittee learned that at the time the tion can’t learn anything about irre- It’s important to note that the Solyndra loan was being reviewed, nei- sponsible spending from Solyndra, is it Solyndra loan, the first application ther of these officials had any knowl- any wonder that we are running still a was made under the Bush administra- edge of Mr. Kaiser’s support for the trillion-dollar annual deficit and just tion. It was then funded under the President, nor did they have any role saw the national debt eclipse the $16 Obama administration. What happened in the substantive decisions about the trillion figure. Burning money is one was, once this loan was thoroughly vet- loan. These are the key officials Re- source of energy that the country ted by the career employees at the De- publicans claimed were at the center of doesn’t need. That’s why this bill pre- partment of Energy and funded, the the White House’s improper activities, vents any costly repeats of Solyndra by market conditions changed. China de- and yet they had no knowledge of Mr. prohibiting any new loan guarantees cided to flood the market with cheap Kaiser’s political support and no in- and subjecting pending ones to very solar panels, causing Solyndra’s busi- volvement in the decisions on the loan. stringent safeguards. ness model to change. These facts directly contradict the What’s most disturbing about this Now, the career employees—many of allegations that we’ve been seeing re- unprecedented spending is that it is whom had been there under a Repub- peatedly in the press for these many not necessary to secure a brighter fu- lican and Democratic administration months, and they contradict the find- ture. The private sector is more than at the Department of Energy—had a ings in the bill that we’re debating willing to step in and provide the nec- decision to make: they could walk today. That’s why I have an amend- essary cash and energy if only we away from $500 million of U.S. tax- ment which will come up in a few min- would let them. What we need is a Key- payer money or they could try to re- utes to strip some of the inaccurate stone economy, not a Solyndra econ- structure the loan in the hope of recov- findings out of the bill. These facts omy. What we need is a privately fund- ering that money, and that was the de- don’t seem to matter to my friends on ed investment, not taxpayer-funded cision that they made. The facts sim- the other side of the aisle, though. boondoggles. ply do not support the over-the-top al- Throughout the investigation, Demo- The goal of the North American en- legations that there was anything crats urged the chairman to take a dif- ergy independence plan certainly is in wrong with this decision. ferent path. We asked for responsible reach, as well as millions of new jobs Now, let me be clear, Mr. Chairman, oversight that could actually shed that would certainly go with it, but we my job is not to defend the administra- light on why this company failed and

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Abound Solar, Beacon Power, they’ve mitted prior to the December 2011 cut- They refused to seek testimony from all gone bankrupt. And I’m afraid this off date, the legislation allows them to the largest private equity investors in is just the tip of the iceberg, which was remain eligible to receive a guarantee Solyndra to understand why the com- why we moved ahead with this legisla- but subjects them to tougher, tougher pany attracted so much private cap- tion. scrutiny, and provides taxpayers ital, and they refused to invite DOE Without our action, without the ac- strong new protections, including—let witnesses to take a serious look at the tion of our committee, there was me outline these four basic protec- legal and financial rationale behind the strong belief, in fact, that this admin- tions. subordination of the government posi- istration was going to go ahead yet b 0930 tion in the Solyndra loan. with hundreds of millions of dollars This was not a fair, complete, or ef- more for Solyndra. That’s not the an- (1) forbidding the subordination of fective investigation. It sure was long, swer to this thing. That’s not how to U.S. taxpayers’ dollars at any time to though. But the result, the legislation save it. private investors; before us, is also not fair, complete, or Our role at Energy and Commerce, (2) requiring the Department of En- effective. we had a very aggressive chairman, ergy to submit to Congress a trans- The bill does nothing to advance our CLIFF STEARNS, the chairman of the parency report that details the spe- Nation’s energy security or to save Oversight Investigation Subcommittee. cifics of any new loan program that is taxpayer money. It ignores the benefits He led the investigation. He identified going to be guaranteed by our tax- of the DOE loan programs: 300 million the many faults, and now we’ve come payers; gallons of gasoline saved, the world’s back with corrective legislation to (3) requiring the Department of En- largest solar plants, the Nation’s first make sure that it doesn’t happen ergy to first consult with Treasury electric vehicle manufacturing facili- again. That’s our role. prior to any restructuring of a guar- ties, and tens of billions of dollars in With that, I yield 5 minutes to gen- antee; and private investment dollars off the side- tleman from Florida (Mr. STEARNS), (4) holding DOE officials accountable lines and into the American economy. the very able chairman of the Over- for their actions by imposing penalties The legislation does allow DOE to sight Investigation Subcommittee. on them for failing to follow the law. award $34 billion in future loan guaran- Mr. STEARNS. I thank the distin- Certainly, the folks on this side of tees, but it prohibits the DOE from guished chairman. And let me say that the aisle would agree, that if we have considering any new applications. Re- we are here this morning because the continued subordination and if these fusing to allow DOE to even consider Oversight Committee, under the lead- people do it in violation of this act, cutting-edge applications is not the ership of Mr. UPTON, and myself as there should be some accountability. way to advance innovative energy chair were able to define the problems. As many of you know, Solyndra was technologies in this country. And the Now, on that side of the aisle, they the first recipient, as Mr. UPTON men- legislation also ties DOE’s hands in the obviously are going to defend the ad- tioned, of a DOE loan guarantee under event a loan recipient needs additional ministration. But you can’t defend an title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of capital, removing an important and administration that lost $535 million, 2005. It also holds the dubious title as legal refinancing tool that the DOE and they did so in a way that violated the first stimulus-backed recipient of a and independent observers agree can the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE loan guarantee to actually go help save and protect taxpayer funds. Now, the ranking member, Ms. bankrupt just 2 years after the loan It’s clear this legislation is a polit- DEGETTE, indicated that nothing was closed and 6 months after DOE restruc- ical exercise. It does nothing but at- done wrong. I think if she looks care- tured the loan. So it didn’t take long tempt to keep the word ‘‘Solyndra’’ in fully at the evidence, obviously, a lot for these folks to end up in bank- the news and to give a platform to re- was done wrong because the Energy ruptcy. And when they were out of peat these accusations. And it’s a Policy Act said you cannot subordinate cash, the Obama administration dou- shame, because what we should be taxpayers’ money to the two hedge bled down on their bad debt. doing today is working together, in a funds which they did in the case of the Now, why would the administration bipartisan way, to find a complete en- Solyndra loan. double down on their bad debt? I think ergy policy that will help us, for na- And also, I think when you look at we’ll go into that further as we get tional defense and for economic rea- the evidence, you’ll see that there’s into this debate. sons, become independent from foreign wholly mismanagement by the admin- They attempted to restructure oil and create new, clean energy that’s istration and the Department of En- Solyndra’s loan and subordinate the in- domestically based. ergy. And actually, there were so many terest of the taxpayer to two very, very It’s disappointing legislation, and for warning signs that, in the end, this wealthy and well-connected investors, that reason, Mr. Chairman, I urge loan should have never gone forward. all but ensuring taxpayers will never, Members to vote ‘‘no’’. And these warnings came from the ad- ever see a dime. I reserve the balance of my time. ministration. Other DOE loan recipients have also Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, before I So, my colleagues, I rise in strong struggled. Three of the first five com- yield to the Chairman of the Oversight support of H.R. 6213, the No More panies which received loan guarantees Subcommittee, let me yield myself 11⁄2 Solyndras Act, which I am proud to issued by DOE’s Loan Guarantee Pro- minutes just to respond. join with Chairman UPTON in spon- gram—Solyndra, Beacon, Abound While it’s true that the program was soring. And as mentioned, this is a cul- Solar—have all filed for bankruptcy, signed into law by President Bush in mination of 18 months of thorough in- losing hundreds of millions of taxpayer ’05, I would note that the Bush admin- vestigation by our Subcommittee on dollars that will never, ever be recov- istration did not issue a single loan Oversight and on Investigations. ered. Two other companies are strug- guarantee, in large part because it Solyndra, as many of you know, was gling, my colleagues. Nevada Geo- struggled to identify any company a California-based solar panel manufac- thermal has substantial debt and no whose energy products were both meri- turer that not only went bankrupt, but positive cash flow, and First Wind had torious and yet unable to secure pri- was also raided by the FBI a week to withdraw their planned IPO and also vate financing. So, further, Bush’s later, and ultimately lost almost a half has substantial debt. OMB actually reviewed this project, a billion dollars. So, on behalf of the American tax- the Solyndra loan guarantee applica- Now, my colleagues, this bill was sys- payers, we had a duty to figure out tion, but it rejected it in January of tematically put together carefully. It what went wrong with the Solyndra

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I yield the gentleman 2 Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Chairman, I yield floor yet one more ill-conceived, un- additional minutes. 51⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from Illi- wanted, and unnecessary messaging Mr. STEARNS. As pointed out by nois (Mr. RUSH). bill, its only purpose being to gather Chairman UPTON, the investigation was I also ask unanimous consent that some political advantages over the methodical; it was systematic; it was the ranking member of the full com- Obama administration. thorough; and it was over an 18-month mittee, the gentleman from California b 0940 period. It took us almost 8 months (Mr. WAXMAN), control the rest of the after we issued a subpoena in Novem- time on this side of the aisle. Shame on you. We need to apologize ber to try to even get the administra- The CHAIR. The gentleman from to the American people. This no-more- tion to respond. California (Mr. WAXMAN) will control innovation bill is not a serious piece of The Energy and Commerce Com- the time. legislation. mittee requested, received and re- Mr. RUSH. First of all, I want to The CHAIR. The time of the gen- viewed documents from every execu- commend Mr. WAXMAN and thank him tleman has expired. tive branch agency that was connected for leading us on the subcommittee in Mr. WAXMAN. I yield an additional 2 to Solyndra, and it interviewed more such a profound and effective way, minutes to the gentleman from Illi- than a dozen administration officials leading the minority on the sub- nois. who played key roles in the loan guar- committee and also on the full com- Mr. RUSH. My Republican col- antee. The committee has also re- mittee. leagues, you know full well that this viewed documents produced by Mr. Chairman, this is much to-do bill would never become law. It would Solyndra’s investors, as well as by about nothing. As a matter of fact, I die before it even gets to the front door DOE’s independent consultant and would strongly urge the members of of the Senate. Yet here we are in front legal adviser. this committee and the members of the of the cameras hoping to score more As the committee’s investigation re- majority side of the committee to get political points before we head into vealed, the Obama administration put on their feet and apologize to the this fall election. Solyndra’s loan on a fast track for po- American people for this waste of time, As the ranking member of the En- litical reasons despite repeated red energy, and resources because this ergy and Power Subcommittee, which flags and warnings in 2009 from the Of- piece of legislation that we have before is where this horrendous excuse for leg- fice of Management and Budget and us is legislation that doesn’t solve any islation originated, I must confess, un- DOE officials about the company’s fi- of the American people’s problems, fortunately, that the subcommittee nancial condition and, actually, about that doesn’t acknowledge any of their and the Energy and Commerce Com- the market for the product they were concerns, and that certainly doesn’t mittee as a whole have certainly con- trying to sell, which was that they speak to the pain that they are suf- tributed to the do-nothing, accom- couldn’t do it. It’s clear that DOE fering day to day, moment by moment, plished-nothing label for this 112th failed to adequately monitor the loan week by week as we stand here pos- Congress. With over 30 hearings and guarantee, blindly writing check after turing solely for a few political points over a dozen subcommittee and full check to Solyndra as the company in the November election. committee hearings on bills that have hemorrhaged cash throughout 2010. I would ask the Members of this body originated from the Energy and Power When the warnings came to fruition to refer to comments made just about Subcommittee, Congress has enacted and Solyndra was out of cash in the au- 30 days ago in USA Today. It was an ar- one piece of legislation. We’ve had 30 tumn of 2010, the Obama administra- ticle dated August 15, 2012, entitled, hearings and one piece of legislation, tion doubled down on its bad bet, re- ‘‘This Congress could be least produc- and that is part of our record. structuring Solyndra’s loan in early tive since 1947.’’ While this would be a sad and pitiful 2011 and putting wealthy investors at The authors analyzed records of the record at any time, it is even more the front of the line, ahead of tax- U.S. House’s Clerk’s Office and deter- egregious when you look at all of the payers, which was a clear violation of mined that, in 2012, a measly 2 percent extreme weather events that have oc- the Energy Policy Act. Right up to the of the close to 4,000 bills introduced by curred in this past year and is a re- bankruptcy filing, my colleagues, the Members of the 112th Congress became minder of why the work of the Energy administration was willing to take ex- law—that 2 percent of 4,000 bills actu- and Power Subcommittee, the Energy traordinary measures to keep Solyndra ally became law. We are not proud of and Commerce Committee, and this afloat for political reasons and ensure these figures. I want to quote from this Congress overall is so necessary and so that the first loan, which was their article: important. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- poster child, would not be a failure. These statistics make the 112th Congress, The investigation also showed that covering 2011–2012, the least productive 2- tleman has again expired. DOE failed to consult with the Treas- year gathering on Capitol Hill since the end Mr. WAXMAN. I yield an additional 1 ury Department, which was part of the of World War II. Not even the 80th Congress, minute to the gentleman from Illinois. law and which they should have done which President Truman called the ‘‘do- Mr. RUSH. This past summer, two- as required by the Energy Policy Act, nothing Congress’’ in 1948, passed as few laws thirds of the country experienced se- prior to issuing a conditional commit- as the current one, records show. vere drought, causing crops to wither ment to Solyndra, and that Treasury Mr. Chairman, here we go again. It’s and spurring the earliest corn harvest didn’t even play a role in reviewing the another charade, another empty ges- in 25 years. At the same time, the restructuring, which was also a viola- ture, another misguided approach, an- water levels in four of the five Great tion of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. other insensitive response to the pain Lakes has plummeted due to high evap- The No More Solyndras Act will stop and the plight of the problems of the oration rates and insufficient rainfall. that, and it will correct this by ensur- American people. Here we go again. On While America burns, House Repub- ing that Treasury is actively involved this floor today is another prime exam- licans twiddle their thumbs and have in the loan process to protect tax- ple for the American people of why this brought messaging bills to the floor of payers. This investigation and this No has been the least effective Congress in the Congress instead of working in a More Solyndras Act are great examples over 60 years. bipartisan fashion to address the real of how congressional oversight should After taking the last 6 weeks off, we issues facing the American people. work. Our investigation uncovered a come back into session here in Wash- It is past time for this Congress, it is problem, and this legislation will fix it. ington, D.C., for a pathetic 8 days total past time for my Republican colleagues

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.042 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 to get serious with the business of gov- I will include a copy of your letter and this committee on Oversight and Investiga- erning and not just voting on political response in the report on H.R. 6213 and the tion. posturing legislation to express their Congressional Record during consideration The CHAIR. The time of the gen- displeasure over President Obama. of H.R. 6213 on the House floor. tleman has expired. Sincerely, I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on FRED UPTON, Mr. UPTON. I yield an additional 1 this piece of legislation Chairman. minute to the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I would With that, I yield 3 minutes to the Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. The bot- like to include in the RECORD an ex- tom line, my colleagues, is we have gentleman from Georgia, Dr. GINGREY. change of letters between the Energy Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Chair- work to do. If we’re members of Over- and Commerce Committee, and the man, I thank the chairman of the com- sight and Investigation, we have got to Committee on Science, Space, and mittee for yielding to me. ferret out waste, fraud, abuse, corrup- Technology. I want to respond to my Democratic tion. Any program of the Federal Gov- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- colleague from Illinois who just spoke, ernment that takes money from we, MITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND my Democratic colleague who is the the taxpayer, whether it’s a loan or a TECHNOLOGY, ranking member of a subcommittee of grant or whatever, we have to inves- Washington, DC, September 10, 2012. Energy and Commerce, the Sub- tigate, to look, to make sure that these Hon. FRED UPTON, committee on Energy and Power. programs are being done in the right Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, way and not for political purposes. To Rayburn House Office Building, Wash- Mr. Chairman, as you know, he used ington, DC. all of his allotted time plus additional promote an industry? Yes. But to make DEAR CHAIRMAN UPTON: I am writing to time to talk and rail about a do-noth- sure that this applicant is reasonable, you regarding H.R. 6213, the No More ing Congress. I want to remind the gen- that due diligence has occurred, that Solyndras Act. This legislation was referred tleman and I want to remind all of my they have a good business plan, that initially to both the Committee on Energy colleagues that this bill, this No More they’re not burning cash, and that and Commerce and the Committee on Solyndras Act that we are bringing to we’re not putting good money after Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 6213 the House floor today, comes from an- bad. In this case, Mr. Chairman, it was was marked up by the Committee on Energy other subcommittee of Energy and and Commerce on July 31, 2012. $550 million. This is just one of three I recognize and appreciate your desire to Commerce, a subcommittee of which failed programs. Abound is another bring this legislation before the House of the gentleman from Illinois is not a one. Beacon Power is another one. Representatives in an expeditious manner, member. That subcommittee, as you That is three out of the first four. and accordingly, I will waive further consid- all know, is the Subcommittee on There was something wrong in River eration of this bill in Committee. This, of Oversight and Investigation. City. course, being conditional on our mutual un- The gentleman made some points in We’re altogether correct and right in derstanding that language negotiated with regard to the public looking at us as a ending this program. That is why I the Science, Space, and Technology Com- do-nothing Congress, and in many ways stand here today, and I encourage each mittee will be included in this or any similar that’s true. Not a lot has been done, legislation considered on the House floor. and every Member on both sides of the However, agreeing to waive consideration of and not a lot has been accomplished. aisle to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the No More this bill should not be construed as waiving, But it sounds like he is suggesting that Solyndras Act. reducing, or affecting the jurisdiction of the we members of the Oversight and In- Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, at this Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- vestigation Committee of Energy and time, I yield 5 minutes to the gen- nology. Commerce, or, for that matter, any tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- Additionally, the Committee on Science, subcommittee on oversight and inves- KEY). Space, and Technology expressly reserves its tigation of any standing committee of authority to seek the appointment of con- Mr. MARKEY. I thank the gentleman ferees during any House-Senate conference the House of Representatives, should from California, and I compliment the that may be convened on this, or any similar sit back and do nothing because it’s an gentleman from California on his fight legislation. I ask for your commitment to election year. on this issue because we’re right down support any request by the Committee for Colleagues, it’s an election year to something, which is one of the conferees on H.R. 6213 as well as any similar every 2 years. It’s a Presidential elec- greatest political frauds of all time or related legislation. tion year every 4 years. We have our being perpetrated here on the House I ask that a copy of this letter and your re- work to do. floor. It is a monument to the political sponse be included in the report on H.R. 6213 I feel very compelled to stand here cynicism of the Republican Party that and also be placed in the Congressional before you today and compliment, in Record during consideration of the bill on we have such a bill out here on the the House floor. the highest way, the chairman of this floor today. It is a tribute to the con- I look forward to working with you as we Subcommittee on Oversight and Inves- trol that the fossil fuel and nuclear in- prepare to pass this important legislation. tigation of Energy and Commerce in dustry now has over the Republican Sincerely, the House of Representatives, a distin- Party. We have a bill out here on the RALPH M. HALL, guished Member with well over 20 years House floor which purports to make Chairman, Committee of service. You all know that he’ll be on Science, Space, sure that the program which gave retiring from this body after this year. loans to Solyndra is ended. and Technology. I am so proud to be on that committee, Enclosure. to work with him, to have an oppor- b 0950 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tunity to see how he handled this 18- The name of the bill is No More COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, month investigation of this Solyndra Solyndras, meaning no more Federal Washington, DC, September 10, 2012. loan program through the Department loans to these speculative energy Hon. RALPH M. HALL, of Energy, and how flawed that it was, projects, which could ultimately wind Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and and how diligent he was in trying to up taking money out of the pockets of Technology, Rayburn House Office Build- get the information necessary to con- American taxpayers. That’s what they ing, Washington, DC. nect the dots. Yes, even, indeed, say they are doing. No more Solyndras, DEAR CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 6213, the ‘‘No More issuing subpoenas to get the informa- meaning end that program. But what Solyndras Act.’’ As you noted, there are pro- tion. I am proud of the overall chair- does their bill do? visions of the bill that fall within the Rule X man of the committee, FRED UPTON, Well, their bill says no more jurisdiction of the Committee on Science, the gentleman from Michigan, in re- Solyndras, but it should be amended to Space, and Technology. gard to being very careful and delib- say the only $88.4 billion more for nu- I appreciate your willingness to forgo ac- erate and working with the other side clear and coal no more Solyndras act of tion on H.R. 6213, and I agree that your deci- of the aisle, not making a rush to judg- 2012, because what the Republicans do sion should not prejudice the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with respect ment, but a very careful and planned is that they grandfather in all of these to the appointment of conferees or its juris- investigation to finally get to where we applications, $75.6 billion for nuclear, dictional prerogatives on this or similar leg- are today. And I’m extremely proud of $11.9 billion for coal, 88.4 billion for nu- islation, for which you will have my support. the work of the staff of the Sub- clear and coal.

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Indeed, the Department of Energy in- the books in 2005, it was Pete Domenici So this is a pretty clear line here. It’s tentionally hid its head in the sand re- from New Mexico who put the program an all-out assault on solar and wind, fusing to consult with either Depart- on the books in order to provide a all-out. It’s been going on for a year ment of Energy or Department of Jus- crutch for the nuclear industry. Then and a half. This is the next install- tice for an outside reading on whether when the Bush administration was ment; it’s all about the future. subordination could be a legitimate op- even apprehensive about giving out any They’re locked into the past, the Re- tion. Instead, Department of Energy loans, the Republicans then began to publican Party, that old way that has stopped an outside law firm’s analysis, pressure the Bush administration to failed. As this new marketplace has created a tortured memo justifying give out loans to the nuclear industry, opened up, they are doing everything what they had already decided they which it did not want to d0. they can to undermine that new future would do, that is, place taxpayer dol- Senator Domenici actually put a hold of solar and wind while tilting the lars below the interests of private eq- on former Congressman Nussle even playing field so that nuclear and coal uity. being named to the head of the OMB continue to qualify for Federal tax- For this reason, I welcomed the op- until he promised he was going to give payer subsidies. portunity to work with Chairman Vote ‘‘no’’ on this only $88.4 billion out loans to the nuclear industry. UPTON and Chairman STEARNS to add That’s the history of this program: nu- dollars more for nuclear and fossil no explicit language to provide for pen- more Solyndras act. clear, nuclear, nuclear. alties for those officials who violate Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield The last year the Republicans were the terms of the authorization which myself 30 seconds. in control of the House and the Senate, I would just say that although it’s created the loan guarantee program. It what did they do? Well, in the loan true that DOE has $34 billion in loan is time that those in the agency that guarantee program, they left in $32 bil- guarantee authority remaining, DOE is dole out millions of dollars and choose lion for nuclear and coal and cut out actually capped at $22 billion for nu- to ignore the law be held accountable. the $17 billion in loan guarantees for clear projects, so the argument that Indeed, the public understands this wind and solar. Get the picture? Nu- this act creates a loophole that would concept very well. Any employee in the clear, coal—they like it. Wind and allow up to $100 billion in new nuclear private sector who ignores their boss’s solar—they hate it. projects is simply not right, and the instructions and loses millions of dol- To be more clear about it, the nu- projects that are in the application lars in company money is going to face clear and the coal industry hate it be- pipeline—remember those remain in immediate sanctions, including losing cause wind and solar are taking off the pipeline through December of last their job. No one has lost their job over across this country: 12,000 new year—they are not limited to nuclear. Solyndra. megawatts of wind this year; 3,200 new In fact, there are only six active nu- Public employees should be no dif- megawatts of solar this year. It is tak- clear-related applications in that ferent from private employees. This is ing off as these other two industries queue. The other 40-plus include solar, an important bill. Today’s vote will be are going down. This level playing field biomass, wind, a whole number of a win for every citizen concerned about was just too much, too much for the things. good government and our fiscal future. Republicans. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman It’s time to end failed government pro- Adam Smith is spinning in his grave from Texas (Mr. BURGESS). grams that are driving us over a fiscal so quickly that he would qualify for a Mr. BURGESS. I thank the gen- cliff. This is a major step in the right new energy tax break under the Repub- tleman for yielding. You know, today’s direction. lican program. That’s how crazy all of vote culminates a nearly 2-year inves- b 1000 this is. tigation into how the administration Get to the bottom line. I made an has mismanaged the Department of En- Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield amendment in the committee. I said, ergy’s loan guarantee program, allow- 5 minutes to the dean of the House, the okay, Solyndra lost $535 million. You ing the loss of $535 million in the inter- chairman emeritus of our committee, can see the crocodile tears how con- est of gaining a political win on solar the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. DIN- cerned they are about this loan guar- energy. GELL). antee program. So I said okay, no en- Emails and documents show that the (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given ergy loan guarantee recipient who lost White House and political appointees permission to revise and extend his re- more than $540 million last year is eli- at the Department of Energy had a marks.) gible for a loan guarantee. heavy hand in pushing the Solyndra Mr. DINGELL. I thank the gen- Now, what I was talking about, the application forward despite multiple tleman. United States Enrichment Corporation, misgivings, misgivings from the credit I rise, first, to salute the gentleman a nuclear company that last year and committee at the Department of En- from Florida and to express to him my this year has been put on the warning ergy, both in President Bush’s adminis- affection and respect and good wishes list to be delisted from the New York tration before and career staff at the as he leaves the Congress, and also to Stock Exchange, which S&P and Office of Management and Budget and my good friend, the chairman of the Moody’s have dropped down to junk the Department of Treasury. committee, Mr. UPTON. bond status, and the Republicans are Moreover, when it was clear that by I would observe, however, if anybody saying they are so concerned about the rushing the Solyndra application it ac- were to put a monument like this to standards. tually could result in a very embar- me, I would bend this cane of mine over The CHAIR. The time of the gen- rassing bankruptcy for the President, his head. This is perhaps one of the sor- tleman has expired. the Department of Energy pushed for a riest things I have seen done. It is like Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield questionable legal move that actually the mule: it has neither pride of par- the gentleman an additional 1 minute. subordinated the taxpayer interests entage nor hope of posterity. It isn’t Mr. MARKEY. Here is a company ba- below that of private equity interests, going anywhere. It accomplishes pre- sically teetering on the brink of bank- a move that we have now seen will re- cisely nothing. It has a series of find- ruptcy, with the Federal Government sult in the complete annihilation of the ings which are totally unrelated to already having given it, that company, $535 million from the perspective of the facts and don’t mean anything and an additional $1 billion from Federal taxpayer. don’t help us with the problems before taxpayers to keep it afloat. The Repub- But one of the glaring issues that the us. It is a piece of legislation which licans all voted ‘‘no.’’ We’re not going investigative committee uncovered was was adopted by this Congress with the

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I in fact, legislating while we are over is your priority this Congress to build partisan would point out to you it isn’t going to here dithering around with a nonsen- talking points or build a stronger American pass the Senate. It isn’t going to be sical piece of legislation that accom- economy that can compete in the global econ- signed by the President. It doesn’t ad- plishes nothing except to try to vindi- omy of the 21st century? I hope it is the latter dress any of the problems that are be- cate a failed investigation where sub- because I know I was elected to do the work fore us. It grandfathers everybody in poenas were thrown around like rice at of the people and I hope my colleagues on the and says there will be nothing new. a wedding. other side of the aisle will start doing the But what does it really do? It hurts I say it is time for us to buckle down same. our efforts to see to it that we are able if we’re going to go on here with some Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chair, may I inquire to remain competitive in high-tech, pride in our faces and with our heads how much time is remaining on both new energy undertakings, which are held up. Let’s go out on a piece of legis- sides? the hope and the future of this country. lation that accomplishes something. The CHAIR. The gentleman from That’s what it does. That’s why, if I This accomplishes nothing except to Michigan has 241⁄2 minutes remaining, were on that side of the aisle, I would make a few people who couldn’t do and the gentleman from California has have a red face. their job feel good. 17 minutes remaining. And I would point out that this pro- So my counsel to the House is: Let’s Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 sec- posal was backed by my Republican vote this nonsense down. Let’s decide onds to the gentleman from Florida friends, led by Mr. BARTON, supported that we’re going to do something right (Mr. STEARNS). by my dear friend, Mr. UPTON, and all around here for a change, even though Mr. STEARNS. I would say to the of my good Republican friends. All of a it’s late in the session. dean of the House of Representatives, I sudden they find that Solyndra has lost Mr. Chairman, why are we spending time on appreciate sincerely his compliments money and has gone bankrupt. Why? this deplorable piece of legislation when we and his kind words about me. The Because the Chinese knocked the bot- should be doing the work of the people? We words he used by calling us Luddites, tom out of the market for solar panels. should be passing bipartisan legislation to of course, refers to the 19th century Why? A governmental economy has continue our economic recovery and create textile workers who objected to the killed another American industry. jobs for the unemployed. This is no more than machinery being used. The future of this country is to com- a sorry attempt to stick it in the eye of our I would really say to Mr. DINGELL pete in high-tech jobs in the new kind president when really what we are doing is that he is Luddite because you folks of undertakings where we can whip the sticking it to the American worker. are objecting to letting the free mar- world. But there is a major capital For this entire Congress, the Oversight and ket work. Just because other countries problem for those companies, and they Investigations Subcommittee has piddled un- subsidize their energy sector to diver- will not prosper and this country will successfully, call it an investigation of the sify their portfolios doesn’t mean that not prosper unless we provide mecha- Solyndra loan. As members of this body know, we should, too. In fact, you saw the nisms to see to it that they can do the I am a strong proponent of fighting govern- editorial recently in The Wall Street things they did. Journal how the Chinese subsidize, and The Oversight and Investigations ment waste and corruption through vigorous now all their solar panel companies are Committee has had no end of hearings oversight regardless of what Administration is going bankrupt, too. on it and has thrown subpoenas around in charge. However, time and time again, this Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 like popcorn at a circus, but they investigation refused to focus on the issues at minutes to the gentleman from Ken- haven’t found anything. And the com- hand and instead engaged in a political witch tucky, (Mr. WHITFIELD), the chairman mittee has brought forward this miser- hunt in an attempt to embarrass this Adminis- of the Energy and Commerce Sub- able, hopeless piece of legislation in tration. A witch hunt is not what this country committee. the expectation that it’s going to do needs; what we need are investments in inno- something, and that something is, of vative technologies and sources of energy so ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR course, to try to help my Republicans America does not fall further behind countries The CHAIR. The Chair would take with their election campaign. such as China, Korea, Germany, and others the opportunity to remind all Members Now, this is a laudable thing if you’re who are subsidizing innovative energy tech- to direct their remarks to the Chair. a Republican. But if you’re an Amer- nology. We must take charge in innovation Mr. WHITFIELD. First, I want to ican, this is not helping our country and this investigation and the bill before us thank the chairman of the full com- and this is not benefiting anybody. fails to do either. mittee and the chairman of the Over- What the result of this legislation is is The end result of this investigation is a bill sight Committee, Mr. STEARNS, for the more wasted time on the floor of the that does nothing more than to stifle innova- great effort they did over the last year- House. tion, prevent job creation, and subverts a pro- and-a-half of bringing the facts of these What my Republican colleagues gram that was created through bipartisan leg- loan programs to the Congress and to won’t admit to you is this is the sor- islation and signed into law by a Republican the American people. I’m also person- riest session of the Congress in history. president. We have underinvested in energy ally glad that we have the opportunity I think it outranks the do-nothing 80th for decades and commercial deployment, with to talk about this issue today because Congress, and that was a session where U.S. investments, will actually make our com- transparency is vitally important, I be- we accomplished precisely nothing in panies more competitive in the global market. lieve, for the American people. this great body. By freezing this loan program, Republicans This legislation applies to two loan I would observe to my dear friends will only stifle another opportunity to put our guarantee programs at the Department that if you want to do something, let’s economy back on the right path and create of Energy, section 1703 loans and sec- get down to dealing with jobs. Let’s get new jobs. tion 1705 loans. The 1703 program was down to dealing with the economy. I, along with all of the chairmen of the En- adopted in 2005. Most of us in here Let’s work to see to it that we address ergy and Commerce Committee, the Speaker, voted for it. President Bush was in the our foreign policy questions and the and the Majority Leader worked in a bipartisan White House at that time, but no loan problems that the United States faces. way in 2005 to create this loan program that guarantees were issued under President Let’s complete a budget. Not a thing of would invest in our economy and our work- Bush under that program. The second that is done. I heard that this par- force. The legislation and the loan program program was 1705, which was part of ticular session of this Congress has were then signed into law by a Republican President Obama’s stimulus package. done 60 bills. When I walk over, I al- president. The investigation uncovered no Now, I believe that the President ways ask my staff, ‘‘Which post offices undue political influence from the White made a mistake, and maybe it was de- are we naming today?’’ That’s what we House. What has changed the mind of the liberate, maybe it wasn’t, but I don’t have done. Speaker, the Majority Leader, and Republican think that he ever had a sound policy

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In fact, an independent report they could have great celebrations And he loaned $538 million to by Herb Allison earlier this year con- about spending a trillion dollars more Solyndra, a company of which Mr. firms that the program actually holds in our stimulus bill? George Kaiser, one of the President’s less risk than originally envisioned If people on the floor are so excited major political donors, was a part when Congress first created and funded about Solyndra, why aren’t they in- owner. That company went bankrupt. the program. vesting their money into it? But in- And not only did it go bankrupt, but American companies are fighting an stead, they’re putting their hope into a the bankruptcy’s terms were such that uphill battle against foreign countries government program so that govern- the venture capitalist, the private capi- that aggressively subsidize their clean ment program can take the risk, and in talist, Mr. Kaiser, and others would get energy industries. Last year, China and fact it did. It took the bankruptcy. their money back before the taxpayers Germany both heavily invested in their Well, the sun has set on the Solyndra did. And so this 1705 program and the clean energy future. We cannot and scandal, and it’s a good thing, too, be- 1703 program, in my view, put the gov- should not depend on foreign-made cause the American people are tired of ernment in as a venture capitalist in clean energy technologies. waste and abuse and fraud, and that’s risky projects. In order to remain competitive in the exactly what happened here. The fact is half a billion dollars in b 1010 global marketplace, the Federal Gov- ernment must continue to play an ac- taxpayer money is gone, and I can’t be- We know they’re risky because tive role in encouraging and promoting lieve hearing the debate today that de- Solyndra’s already bankrupt, Abound investment in clean energy tech- fends Solyndra, that defends the abuse Solar is bankrupt, Beacon Power is nologies. Not only does this support of taxpayer dollars that says we should bankrupt, Nevada Geothermal has no help spur innovation, but the loan have done more. We shouldn’t have positive cash flow, First Wind has guarantee program has already gen- done more. We shouldn’t have done it withdrawn its IPO and is having sig- erated $40 billion of direct private in- at all. The fact that this company had a credit rating that they knew they nificant financial problems. vestment in the U.S. economy and is were in trouble. The Department of En- So the President was not really de- supporting 60,000 direct jobs in Amer- veloping a sound policy to stimulate ergy’s oversight failed. ican clean energy industries. I support this bill. Let’s protect the the economy. He was providing money My home district of Sacramento, taxpayer dollars. to risky ventures to push America into California, is home to nearly 14,000 green energy before the technology was Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield clean technology jobs and houses more myself 5 minutes. really available. than 230 clean technology companies. So this legislation simply puts an Mr. Chairman, this is not serious leg- These are small business owners who end to the program. islation. It’s a political bill. In fact, The CHAIR. The time of the gen- understand the need for Federal invest- much of the bill is composed of inac- tleman has expired. ment to help level the playing field at curate and misleading congressional Mr. UPTON. I yield the gentleman an home and in the global marketplace. findings. The bill repeats baseless and additional 1 minute. These companies hold the promise of unproven allegations of wrongdoing Mr. WHITFIELD. Now, I would be the making us the world leader in clean en- that are not supported by the whole 18- first to say that there’s still $34 billion ergy technology while simultaneously month investigation of the Solyndra left. We have 50 companies that have creating good-paying jobs, lowering en- loan guarantee. presented applications to the Depart- ergy prices, and preserving and pro- There is no fraud. There is no wrong- ment of Energy. They’ve spent a lot of tecting our environment. doing. There is a loss of money because money. So to just cut it off right now This partisan bill would take us this was a loan guarantee for a new would be basically unfair. I would like backwards in this pursuit, and I urge way to deal with solar energy, and it to end it right now. But it would be un- my colleagues to vote against it. was not successful when the Chinese fair. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 dropped the price of their solar energy But let me just finish with this note. minutes to a member of the com- panel, which meant that Solyndra The Department of Energy’s own Web mittee, the gentleman from Colorado could not compete successfully. site said that because of these loan (Mr. GARDNER). In an attempt to invent a scandal, guarantee programs, 1,175 new jobs Mr. GARDNER. I thank Chairman House Republicans have spent the last were created in America in green en- UPTON for his leadership on the year and a half lambasting the whole ergy. Guess what? Each job cost $12.8 Solyndra investigation, and I also loan guarantee program. They ignore million. Now, if you’re a hardworking thank Chairman STEARNS for the great the successes of that loan guarantee taxpayer out there, I don’t think you work that you did to really, no pun in- program. want your taxpayer dollars going to tended, bring this issue to light, the The successes, and you’d never know risky ventures in which private cap- work that has happened over the past it from the Republican rhetoric, are italists get their money back before year with Solyndra. DOE programs that are expected to anyone else does and for every job cre- Last week was the 1-year anniversary support nearly 60,000 jobs and save ated it costs $12.8 million. of Solyndra’s chapter 11 bankruptcy nearly 300 million gallons of gasoline Let’s pass this legislation. filing, an anniversary that was by no per year by supporting six power gen- Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield means met with ticker tape parades eration projects that are now complete, 3 minutes to the gentlelady from the around the country. nine projects that are sending power to State of California (Ms. MATSUI). I’ve held 74 town meetings in my dis- the electric grid, one of the world’s Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Chairman, the No trict. At each one, people talk about largest wind farms in Oregon, one of More Solyndras Act is just the latest responsibility, the responsibility of the the largest concentrated solar genera- scheme by the majority party to dis- Federal Government to watch how our tion projects in California, one of the tract from the real issues that affect dollars are being spent to make sure largest photovoltaic solar power plants our economy and to attack America’s that Federal taxpayer dollars are being in Arizona. So they concentrate, the clean energy investments and future. spent wisely. Republicans do, on a failure. While Solyndra did not achieve its Then they talk about Solyndra. They Now, when you have risky projects, goals, other projects did, and they have don’t talk about Solyndra and say, you because they are new ways to have al- made great investments in clean en- know, you should have kept giving ternative energy sources, you’re not al- ergy infrastructure and job creation. them money. Why didn’t those people ways going to have a success. That’s

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.014 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 why these projects need government change. But this bill is just more of the It’s time to end this loan guarantee loan guarantees. same: more political rhetoric, more program, and we should do it today. Now, the Republicans say, this is so bad policy, but no real solutions to the Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, may I terrible. We should never have had this problems we face. We should reject this inquire how much time each side has program to start with. They’re not flawed legislation. on the debate? going to allow another Solyndra. But I reserve the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The gentleman from they don’t end the program. If you The CHAIR. The Committee will rise California has 9 minutes remaining. wanted to terminate the loan guar- informally. The gentleman from Michigan has 163⁄4 antee program, this bill’s not for you. The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. GARD- minutes remaining. NER) assumed the chair. Mr. WAXMAN. I reserve the balance b 1020 of my time. f Despite their rhetoric, this bill does Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, at this not end, phase out, or defund the loan MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE point, I will yield 3 minutes to the guarantee program. Under this legisla- A message from the Senate by Ms. chairman of the Science Committee, tion, the Department of Energy can use Curtis, one of its clerks, announced the gentleman from Texas (Mr. HALL). its existing authority, up to $34 billion that the Senate has passed a bill and Mr. HALL. Mr. Chairman, I, of in additional loan guarantees, in the agreed to a joint resolution of the fol- course, rise in support of H.R. 6213. This bill makes more important years to come without any limit. The lowing titles in which the concurrence changes to better protect taxpayer only limit they have is that no new ap- of the House is requested: funds spent under the Department of plicants can come in and ask for funds, S. 3552. An act to reauthorize the Federal Energy’s title XVII loan guarantee au- only those applicants that have had Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. thority. I thank Chairman UPTON for their applications submitted by the end The message also announced that the his good work and his committee. of last year. Senate agreed to S.J. Res. 44, joint res- The Science, Space, and Technology The gentleman from Kentucky said, olution granting the consent of Con- Committee has jurisdiction over the well, that’s only fair. But why is that gress to the State and Province Emer- commercial application of energy tech- fair? This is supposed to be a program gency Management Assistance nology. One purpose of the title XVII that’s going to invest in clean energy Memorandom of Understanding. loan guarantee program is to move en- to enhance our international competi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ergy technologies from research and tiveness and address the challenges of Committee will resume its sitting. development to commercial applica- energy security and climate change. f tion. As part of our oversight responsi- Instead, this bill prevents new, innova- bility for this program, we examined it tive projects from competing for loan NO MORE SOLYNDRAS ACT on numerous occasions, including ear- guarantees. And, as Mr. MARKEY from The Committee resumed its sitting. lier this year as part of a hearing in Massachusetts pointed out, most of Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I’d just which we received testimony from En- those that are pending now are nuclear remind my friend from California that ergy Secretary Steven Chu. The poster projects, so they create a winners list the Department of Justice tells us that child for this poor judgment is of about 50 projects that would be eligi- there is still an active criminal inves- Solyndra, which President Obama fa- ble for loan guarantees. tigation as to the Solyndra matter. mously touted as a ‘‘true engine of eco- If you wanted to end the loan project, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman nomic growth’’ for the United States. the whole loan legislation, just do it. from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO), a member Most Americans are familiar with But they don’t do it. That’s why Tax- of the committee. Solyndra’s story, in which the Depart- payers for Common Sense opposes the Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I want- ment of Energy gambled half a billion bill. The Heritage Foundation, Na- ed to come down to support this piece taxpayer dollars to support a failing tional Taxpayers Union, the Competi- of legislation. It’s important to Amer- solar company whose leading investors, tive Enterprise Institute—all conserv- ica and to the taxpayers to protect I’m sorry to say, were major fund- ative groups—have raised serious con- them. I want to thank Chairman raisers and supporters of our President. cerns about this legislation. STEARNS and Chairman UPTON for let- Less well known is that the DOE made The whole point of a loan guarantee ting me participate in this important 25 other gambles under the program’s program is supposed to be to support investigation. section 1705 authority, staking a total innovative technologies, and we need Just yesterday, two facts that I of approximately $16 billion of Amer- to support innovative technologies or think support us completely in passing ican taxpayer money on what they call other countries will be way ahead of us this legislation. Yesterday, that con- green energy companies with risky in the development of these tech- servative jewel, The New York Times, business models similar to that of nologies. The market will not fund reported that Mr. Spinner, who was Solyndra. I am also sorry to say that these technologies because they are critical to pushing this loan guarantee many of these companies also have ties not proven yet, and that’s why we need through when the Obama administra- to the current administration through government backing for them. tion was inclined to reject it but kept investors that are major donors, This bill doesn’t move us forward on pushing and whose wife was counsel to bundlers, and advocates. If more of these companies fail, the clean energy in this country. We the company, was reported by The New Department of Energy made clear that shouldn’t create a list of winners and York Times to be the number 10 bun- it could restructure loan agreements in then ignore all of the other potential dler for this administration. the same manner that it handled clean energy projects. We do not have Also yesterday, we had a hearing in Solyndra, placing political supporters time, Mr. Chairman, for phony polit- which we saw that America has the op- and private investors at the front of ical messaging bills. We have real prob- portunity to become energy inde- the line while leaving taxpayers hold- lems to solve. pendent within the next decade if the ing the bag. This legislation would ab- The CHAIR. The time of the gen- Federal Government will just get out solutely prevent that from happening tleman has expired. of the way and stop picking winners again by requiring that taxpayer dol- Mr. WAXMAN. I yield myself an ad- and losers as we have done with these lars are not subordinate to private fi- ditional 30 seconds. Department of Energy loan guarantees nance should more bankruptcies result We should be spending this time ex- for far too long. I’m confident that we from this program. tending the tax credits for wind power. can move away from this program. I’d Further, the bill seeks to limit tax- That would save tens of thousands of urge all of my colleagues to support it. payer risk by prohibiting DOE from clean energy jobs. We should be spend- The conservative groups of the Amer- making new loan guarantee awards for ing this time developing responsible ican Conservative Union, AFP, Ameri- projects from applications submitted policies to reduce carbon emissions cans for Tax Reform, Heritage Action, after December 31, 2011. that are contributing to the record Let Freedom Ring, and the National These are necessary fixes to a trou- droughts, wildfires, storms, and floods Taxpayers Union have all submitted bled program, and I urge Members to that have been linked to climate letters in support of this legislation. support the underlying legislation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.016 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6013 I appreciate the Committee on En- 5 years. Thousands of small businesses, sources of energy so that we wouldn’t ergy and Commerce. Again, Mr. Chair- many thousands, have failed over the have all of our eggs in the basket of the man, thank you for working with the last 10 or 20 years. Many of those would oil and coal industries, and especially Committee on Science, Space, and have made it if government had given in the area of oil where we’re so de- Technology to further improve the bill them $100,000. Most of them would have pendent on other countries to give us in advance of it being brought to the succeeded or survived if the govern- that oil. We’re so dependent on oil that floor. ment had given them $1 million. we’re adding to the greenhouse gas Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, may I The government gave Solyndra $535 emissions that cause climate change. inquire through the Chair how many million, over half a billion dollars, and So, in the stimulus bill, in 2009, speakers there are on the other side of yet, they squandered it and failed, as President Obama wanted to use this the aisle? we’ve heard today, in about 2 years. loan guarantee program and enhance it Mr. UPTON. We have two speakers What a ridiculous scandal this is. And to move in a different direction in the that are here, and we’ve got a couple I’m grateful to Chairman STEARNS for energy area. But he also wanted to cre- that are in the queue that may or may shedding so much light on this. And ate new jobs. That was what the stim- not make it. yet, unfortunately, it’s only the tip of ulus bill was all about, creating jobs Mr. WAXMAN. I continue to reserve a very big iceberg. for people right away. my time. Our friends on the other side fre- Let me point out that the projects Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 quently attack the oil industry on being built as a result of this legisla- minutes to the gentlelady, my good their subsidies; yet no industry in this tion, are state-of-the-art, friend from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX). Nation has received nearly as many groundbreaking projects that would Ms. FOXX. Thank you, Chairman subsidies, loans, or tax breaks as has not be built without this program. And UPTON, for yielding me time and bring- the solar energy over the years. And I want to give a good example. ing this important bill to the floor. yet the solar energy provides, even The Ivanpah concentrated solar Mr. Chairman, the Obama adminis- after all of these massive subsidies and power facility is being completed in tration has failed the American people loans and tax breaks, a little less than the California desert. It will be the by squandering half a billion of our one percent of our total energy. largest facility of its kind in the world. hard-earned tax dollars on costly, The government should not be pick- When complete, it will have three, 450- unproven projects. This legislation ing winners and losers. I have nothing foot towers that collect solar energy puts the brakes on the Obama adminis- against solar energy if it can stand on from tens of thousands of mirrors tration’s habit of trying to play the its own feet, but it certainly cannot do called heliostats. In a matter of role of venture capitalist with the tax- so at this time. And so I rise in strong months, this facility will begin sending payers’ money. support for this legislation. clean, renewable power to the electric We need to stop the inept largesse of But I rise mainly to commend Chair- grid. It is an amazing achievement. Big Government bureaucrats that man STEARNS, with whom I’ve served The Republicans keep saying that prompted Solyndra’s ex-CEO, Chris for so many years. Unfortunately, he this whole program has created just Gronet, to write that ‘‘The Bank of will not be returning in the next Con- 1,100 jobs. And then they take that Washington continues to help us.’’ gress, and I think this is a tremendous 1,100, and they talk about how much That outrageous statement serves as a loss for this Nation. I’ve worked with money has been spent, and then they shining example of the disregard him on many things. I have not seen say it’s X number of dollars per job. Solyndra had for American taxpayers any Member or known any Member of But this one project puts the lie to and the fact that they believed our this Congress who has been more con- that statement because it’s employing government would let them get away scientious, who has worked harder, and not 1,100, but 2,100 construction work- with it. who has tried to study legislation any ers. This legislation is needed to protect more than he has. And I want to espe- Don’t construction worker jobs against the politically charged, reck- cially commend him. count? We need more of them. As a CEO who invested $300 million less spending binges that stream from Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield in the project put it: this administration. The record-break- myself such time as I may consume. ing spending and historical deficits I want to point out, as I speak under This project never would have happened without the Federal Government’s support. that will burden future generations our time, that the way I heard the last speaker, he can’t be accurate in his There’s just no private sector financing for a courtesy of this administration need to cutting-edge technology project. There are end in order to strengthen our econ- statement that we have spent more other solar thermal projects out there, but omy and build for a brighter future. money on wind and solar than any none of this magnitude, and this would be We need an all-of-the-above energy other source of energy. When you look considered first of a kind in the financing policy to achieve energy security, but at the tax breaks that the oil compa- world. it needs to be a responsible plan, a plan nies have been getting for year after Now, let’s look at this jobs claim that keeps our fiscal priorities in order year after year, we spend far more that the Republicans have been throw- and provides free market solutions money through the tax system for the ing around. They talk about how this is without unnecessary, job-killing gov- oil industry than we are for wind and not creating jobs, but they’re ignoring ernment burdens. solar. 13,000 construction jobs, pretending I urge my colleagues to support this In 2005, the Congress adopted the that providing a loan to a company is legislation. loan guarantee program—2005. That the same thing as just spending the was when President Bush was presi- money. And then we lose it forever. 1030 b dent. And this loan guarantee program But, you know, these are loans. They Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I re- was supposed to be there to help energy don’t take into consideration the fact serve the balance of my time. projects. Most of the loan guarantees that loans get paid back, and most of Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 people were thinking about at that the money has been used for successful minutes to the gentleman from Ten- time were the nuclear energy loans to programs. They are working on absurd nessee (Mr. DUNCAN). help those projects. assumptions. Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. When President Obama took office, Independent experts reviewing the Chairman, I rise in strong support of he wanted to accomplish two goals. He loan portfolio have made it clear that this legislation. I first want to com- wanted us to move in a different direc- DOE is likely to be repaid the vast ma- mend Chairman UPTON and especially tion to level the playing field, not just jority of the funds it has loaned out. So my longtime friend, Chairman put more money in the hands of the oil I support the loan guarantee program. STEARNS, for bringing this important and coal companies, but to give an in- I don’t support this bill because I legislation to the floor this morning. centive for the state-of-the-art projects don’t think we ought to end it. But this Mr. Chairman, I have read and heard in the area of wind and solar and other bill does not end the loan guarantee for many years that almost 80 percent renewable sources of energy so that we program. It continues it for 30-some- of small businesses fail within the first could have a more diverse portfolio of thing billion dollars—$34 billion. $34

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But they won’t be able to con- several months. description of all of these different sider anything else that might produce During the investigation, I learned solar panel companies in China that new breakthroughs, might produce that the Department of Energy made a could not repay their loan guarantees. more jobs, might produce the future for mistake, and I join my colleagues on In fact, this summer, the New York this country in the energy area, which both sides of the aisle in expressing my Stock Exchange-listed company LDK is the future for our economy. frustration that such a mistake could Solar, which is the world’s second larg- So I just want people to understand: have happened. I was angered even est polysilicon solar wafer producer, this is all a sham. The Republicans are more to find out that the taxpayers’ in- defaulted on $95 million owed to over 20 just trying to put out propaganda using vestment would be paid back after the suppliers. The company lost $600 mil- Solyndra. They’ve been dancing on the investments of outside investors. I be- lion in just the fourth quarter of 2011 grave of Solyndra for so long. Enough lieved we explicitly outlawed this in and another $200 million in the first is enough. Our country needs to move the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The De- quarter of 2012, and it has already shed forward in this area. partment of Energy did what other ad- 10,000 jobs. It goes on in this article to point out Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance ministrations have done—they went that the Chinese are doing the wrong of my time. lawyer shopping to find a legal opinion thing—they’re picking winners and los- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 that allowed them to do what they minutes to the gentleman from Iowa ers—and these people who are losing wanted. are the people who can’t pay back their (Mr. LATHAM). This shouldn’t have happened. Early loan guarantees. Some people in Wash- Mr. LATHAM. I thank the chairman on, it appeared the best way to make ington seem to feel that we should for the opportunity to speak today. sure there would be no more Solyndras compete with China. We have this Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong was to close this loophole, something I support for H.R. 6213, the No More China envy. In fact, this is what the believed there would have been bipar- President said: Solyndras Act. I’m proud to be an tisan support to do. Instead, my Repub- original cosponsor of this bill, which I will not cede the wind or solar or battery lican friends—smelling blood in the industry to China because we refuse to make will protect American taxpayers from water—decided to take a different ap- losses under failed, unaccountable Fed- the same commitment here. proach. They are pursuing more polit- Now, given what this editorial says eral loan guarantee programs. ical theater, virtually ensuring that The bill will end the controversial and what happened in China, I would the loan guarantee program will con- think the President of the United loan program created in the failed tinue to be broken. Worse yet, the bill stimulus bill, under which the Obama States would have to rethink his posi- doesn’t even accomplish what they tion. So many in Washington have de- administration provided an ill-advised want to do, so their allies, like the Her- $535 million loan guarantee to the solar veloped this serious case of China envy, itage Foundation, oppose it. seeing it as an exemplar case of how to company Solyndra, which subsequently When we go home this weekend, we went bankrupt. run an economy. In fact, the Chinese, will once again be confronted with the Beijing mandarins, are no better at The legislation would also enforce frustrated constituents who will be new accountability standards for appli- picking winners and losers, and are asking us, Why can’t you work to- just as prone to blowing money as we cations that have already been accept- gether in Washington? After seeing ed under the program. are here in the United States with this bill pass on a mostly party-line these beltway boondoggles. So, if peo- b 1040 vote, what are we supposed to tell ple are concerned about this program I understand the desire to do some- them—that we were faced with the op- and don’t think this legislation is nec- thing to help American businesses suc- portunity to cut government waste, to essary, just take a few moments to ceed, but allowing freewheeling, gov- close a loophole and to protect the in- read this editorial, which outlines the ernment-knows-best bureaucrats to put terest of the taxpayers but that we problems with solar panels in China. billions of taxpayer dollars at risk with didn’t do it? I would say to my distinguished no accountability is not the way to do We are passing a bill that will never ranking member from Colorado (Ms. it. become law. The problems we identi- DEGETTE) that she and I both know the Let’s be clear, Mr. Chairman. The fied in the Solyndra investigation will mission of our Oversight and Investiga- government should not be in the busi- continue to exist, and we will be leav- tions Subcommittee is to extirpate—to ness of picking winners and losers. It’s ing our constituents on the hook for root out—waste, fraud, and abuse. If it time to end wasteful government future Solyndras. I urge my colleagues happens anywhere, we should step for- spending, to protect taxpayer dollars, to vote against the bill. It is bad policy ward, and that’s what we did in the and to empower the private sector over and undoes a bipartisan compromise Solyndra investigation. We attempted government. With that, I urge my col- from 2005. Instead, let’s work together to understand what the problem was in leagues to support this bill. to find common ground and pass a bill order to come to grips with what hap- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I might that will fix the problems without the pened. It took us 18 months. It took us just say we are prepared to close. If the politics. almost 8 months to get back the emails gentleman from California is going to The CHAIR. The time of the gen- from our subpoenas back in November. be the final speaker and is prepared to tleman has expired. We were systematic, and we tried to do close, we can get to the amendments. Mr. UPTON. How much time do I it without a huge amount of political Mr. WAXMAN. I have another speak- have remaining on this side? rhetoric, and I think we accomplished er. The CHAIR. The gentleman from that. The ultimate result of this inves- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 9 minutes remaining. tigation is the No More Solyndras Act, California should be made aware that Mr. UPTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield H.R. 6213. What this bill does is to basi- he has 3 minutes total remaining in his the balance of the time that I control cally answer some fundamental ques- time. to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. tions, and it takes the lessons that we Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield STEARNS). learned from this investigation and the balance of my time to the gen- Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chairman and my puts them into this bill. tleman from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN), colleagues, in a recent editorial by The I reach out to my Democrat col- a very important member of our com- Wall Street Journal, dated September leagues on this. The gentleman from mittee. 11, 2012, entitled, ‘‘China’s Solyndra Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) was on the Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. I thank Economy,’’ the owner of a solar panel floor just recently, and he indicated he our ranking member for allowing me to company in China was unable to repay also agreed with us about the subordi- speak. $3 billion in a bank loan that was guar- nation. If I understood what he said, he

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.020 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6015 said it was wrong for the administra- Did Treasury play any role in review- faults could pull down hundreds of local com- tion to subordinate in violation of the ing the restructuring when DOE was panies. law. In fact, I thought I’d take a few moving forward on Solyndra? The an- Chinese solar companies blame many of their woes on the antidumping tariffs re- moments and, perhaps, actually read swer to that is ‘‘no.’’ Definitely no. cently imposed by the U.S. and Europe. The what the law says in dealing with sub- They did not. In fact, numerous times real problem, however, is rampant over- ordination. It’s section 1702, Terms and through email, Treasury showed that investment driven largely by subsidies. Conditions, in the Energy Policy Act of they wanted to consult with DOE. Since 2010, the price of polysilicon wafers 2005. These are the exact words that, I Did DOE consult with the Depart- used to make solar cells has dropped 73%, ac- believe, Mr. GREEN, Democrat from ment of Justice about the subordina- cording to Maxim Group, while the price of Texas, agrees with, that the adminis- tion? You would think if they were solar cells has fallen 68% and the price of solar modules 57%. At these prices, even low- tration should not have subordinated going to parse the legal language on cost Chinese producers are finding it impos- taxpayer money. something that was in violation of the sible to break even. In the paragraph dealing with subor- Energy Policy Act, section 1702, Terms Wind power is seeing similar overcapacity. dination—these are the exact words, and Conditions, you’d think they would China’s top wind turbine manufacturers, and I’ll read this carefully—‘‘the obli- go to the Department of Justice and Goldwind and Sinovel, saw their earnings gation shall be subject to the condition say, ‘‘What do you think of our parsed plummet by 83% and 96% respectively in the that the obligation is not subordinate first half of 2012, year-on-year. Domestic language?’’ No, they didn’t. They de- wind farm operators Huaneng and Datang to other financing.’’ That seems crys- cided not to consult with Justice. saw profits plunge 63% and 76%, respectively, tal clear. Yet, the Department of En- In the end, the items that I mention, due to low capacity utilization. China’s na- ergy, after talking to lawyers outside the key lessons I learned from this in- tional electricity regulator, SERC, reported of the DOE who indicated they couldn’t vestigation show demonstratively that that 53% of the wind power generated in subordinate, still parsed the legal lan- this bill is absolutely required. Each of Inner Mongolia province in the first half of guage so that they could. the seven areas I outlined and gave you this year was wasted. One analyst told China Securities Journal that ‘‘40–50% of wind It’s very disturbing—and I say this definitive answers, each of these an- honestly—that David Frantz, the exec- power projects are left idle,’’ with many not swers is included in this bill. And based even connected to the grid. utive director of the loan guarantee upon what we see in China and what we A few years ago, Shenzhen-based BYD program, under oath, said he wanted to see happening in the solar industry, we (short for ‘‘Build Your Dreams’’) was a media continue to subordinate loan guaran- should not risk taxpayers’ loans for darling that brought in Warren Buffett as an tees. Now, that’s an absolute fact— any more of these loan guarantees if investor. It was going to make China the dominant player in electric automobiles. De- under oath. The DOE still has a senior it’s going to endanger taxpayers’ loan officer who wants to subordinate. spite gorging on green energy subsidies, BYD money. sold barely 8,000 hybrids and 400 fully elec- So how in the world could we not pass I’ll just conclude by again reminding tric cars last year, while hemorrhaging cash this legislation and allow the DOE to my colleagues of the mismanagement on an ill-fated solar venture. Company prof- continue to subordinate and push tax- and the poor executive oversight by its for the first half of 2012 plunged 94% year- payers behind—what?—hedge funds? Secretary Chu back in 2011. He said, on-year. What financial instruments are they China’s high-speed rail ambitions put the ‘‘We are confident we can repay the Ministry of Railways so deeply in debt that going to allow them to subordinate to? loans.’’ He was wrong, and that’s why He wouldn’t elucidate. by the end of last year it was forced to halt this bill is needed. all construction and ask Beijing for a $126 So the bottom line here is that the With that, I yield back the balance of billion bailout. Central authorities agreed to administration still wants to subordi- my time. give it $31.5 billion to pay its state-owned nate. That’s why I tell everybody on [From the Wall Street Journal, Sept. 11, suppliers and avoid an outright default, and the Democrats’ side that you have to— 2012] had to issue a blanket guarantee on its bonds and should—vote for this bill because, to help it raise more. While a handful of CHINA’S SOLYNDRA ECONOMY high-traffic lines, such as the Shanghai-Bei- in the end, you’re going to support (By Patrick Chovanec) David Frantz, the executive director of jing route, have some prospect of breaking On Aug. 3, the owner of Chengxing Solar even, Prof. Zhao Jian of Beijing Jiaotong the loan guarantee program, who Company leapt from the sixth floor of his of- University compared the rest of the network wants to continue to subordinate. fice building in Jinhua, China. Li Fei killed to ‘‘a 160-story luxury hotel where only 11 Now, here are the key lessons himself after his company was unable to stories are used and the occupancy rate of learned—and I’m going to do a colloquy repay a $3 million bank loan it had guaran- those floors is below 50%.’’ with myself, Mr. Chairman. I think teed for another Chinese solar company that China’s Railway Ministry racked up $1.4 they’ll answer the questions the way I defaulted. One local financial newspaper billion in losses for the first six months of called Li’s suicide ‘‘a sign of the imminent this year, and an internal audit has uncov- want, but I’ll answer them the right ered dangerous defects due to lax construc- way. collapse facing the Chinese photovoltaic in- dustry’’ due to overcapacity and mounting tion on 12 new lines, which will have to be b 1050 debts. repaired at the cost of billions more. Min- President Barack Obama has held up Chi- ister Liu Zhijun, the architect of China’s Did the administration ignore several high-speed rail system, was fired in February red flags raised by the Department of na’s investments in green energy and high- speed rail as examples of the kind of state- 2011 and will soon be prosecuted on corrup- Energy and OMB about Solyndra’s fi- led industrial policy that America should be tion charges that reportedly include embez- nancial condition in the market for emulating. The real lesson is precisely the zling some $120 million. One of his lieuten- products? Yes. opposite. State subsidies have spawned doz- ants, the deputy chief engineer, is alleged to have funneled $2.8 billion into an offshore Did the Department of Energy fail to ens of Chinese Solyndras that are now on the bank account. consult with Treasury prior to issuing verge of collapse. Many in Washington have developed a seri- Unveiled in 2010, Beijing’s 12th Five-Year a conditional commitment to Solyndra ous case of China-envy, seeing it as an exem- Plan identified solar and wind power and as required by the Energy Policy Act of plar of how to run an economy. In fact, Bei- 2005? Yes. electric automobiles as ‘‘strategic emerging jing’s mandarins are no better at picking Did the administration’s desire to industries’’ that would receive substantial winners, and just as prone to blow money on state support. Investors piled into the fa- boondoggles, as their Beltway counterparts. highlight the stimulus result in DOE vored sectors, confident the government’s pushing the Solyndra loan guarantee In his State of the Union address earlier backing would guarantee success. Barely two this year, President Obama declared, ‘‘I will out the door? Yes. years later, all three industries are in dire not cede the wind or solar or battery indus- Did the Department of Energy fail to straits. try to China. . . because we refuse to make adequately monitor the loan guarantee This summer, the NYSE-listed LDK Solar, the same commitment here.’’ Given what’s as Solyndra’s financial condition sim- the world’s second largest polysilicon solar really happening in China, he may want to ply deteriorated in 2010? Absolutely, wafer producer, defaulted on $95 billion owed think again. yes. to over 20 suppliers. The company lost $589 Ms. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Chair, here we go Did the DOE subordinate its interest million in the fourth quarter of 2011 and an- other $185 million in the first quarter of 2012, again! Republicans have spent 18 months and in the loan guarantee to two Solyndra and has shed nearly 10,000 jobs. The govern- millions of taxpayer dollars looking into the investors, which was contrary to the ment in LDK’s home province of Jiangxi Obama Administration’s energy loan guar- Energy Policy Act prohibition on sub- scrambled to pledge $315 million in public antee to Solyndra. The Oversight Sub- ordination? Absolutely, yes. bailout funds, terrified that any further de- committee has held 7 hearings on Solyndra in

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In- under the Bush administration, and President from the nuclear and coal industries. stead, once again, the Republican Majority is Bush’s Department of Energy invited Solyndra By voting in favor of Representative WAX- using Floor time to try and score political to fully apply for a loan guarantee. MAN’s amendment, I support allowing DOE to points. Solyndra was praised as a successful, inno- consider new applications until the remaining Let’s be honest about what’s going on here. vative company both before and after it re- loan guarantee dollars are exhausted. This will The legislation should include a disclaimer: ceived the loan guarantee. create a level playing field for all technologies ‘‘This bill supports the partisan, political inter- Solyndra was just one of 30 companies in a including renewables like wind, solar, and bio- ests of House Republicans, who approve this portfolio that was expected to support more mass. message.’’ than 60,000 jobs. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Chair, I rise in op- Seldom has the nation faced such a backlog After more than a year of costly investiga- position to H.R. 6213, the ‘‘No More Solyndras of serious problems, yet the Republican Lead- tions, House Republicans have ‘‘turned up no Act.’’ This hyper-partisan legislation would pre- ership squanders time on political messaging evidence of wrong doing.’’ vent Department of Energy loan guarantees bills like this one. President Obama’s investment in clean en- for the most promising energy technologies Double standard. Every year the taxpayers ergy is paying off, creating jobs around the and commit our country to the technologies of shell out $4 billion in unjustified subsidies to country. the past. the Big 5 oil companies. Two years ago, BP’s Despite these facts, the Republicans are de- American renewable energy is thriving, with Deep Water Horizon well spilled millions of termined to waste taxpayers’ money on bad many success stories demonstrating the value barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Do Re- bills that will set bad precedents. No one has of continuing the Loan Guarantee Program. publicans come to the Floor with a ‘‘No More refuted that there are needed improvements to One example is Prologis, a company that BP Spills’’ bill? Do they take away the unjusti- the program. Independent findings have stated received a partial loan guarantee of $1.4 bil- fied subsidies to Big Oil? No. that DOE is already implementing rec- lion through the 1705 program to complete Two years ago in my home state of Michi- ommendations to improve the program. Intro- Project Amp, an effort to install solar panels at gan, the Embridge oil pipeline spilled 800,000 ducing legislation like the ‘‘No More Solyndra 750 buildings across the country which will gallons of heavy crude and fouled the Kala- Act’’ is unnecessary and it not only penalizes add reliable energy to our electric grid. The mazoo River. Do House Republicans come to potentially good programs because of one bad project will employ more than 1,000 workers the Floor with a ‘‘No More Embridge Pipeline incident, it can kill the kind of innovation in en- nationwide, including in my home state of Illi- Spills’’ bill? No. Instead they work to rush ergy that we need. This is especially true for nois, and have the capacity to power 90,000 through the permitting on the Keystone pipe- districts like mine with one of the highest if not homes once completed. line. the highest energy costs at 45 cents per kilo- Another promising example is First Solar, an Hypocrisy. Republicans like to decry clean watt. We need the innovation that the DOE Arizona-based company that has partnered energy grants and loan guarantee programs program provides and this bill would kill. with leading private investors—including Berk- when many House Republicans, including sev- It is important that the federal government shire Hathaway—to finance and build a 290– eral Committee Chairmen and their party’s play a prominent role in promoting energy effi- MW solar power plant. That project is sup- nominee for vice president, have themselves ciency. This bill which restricts the ability of ported by a DOE loan guarantee and will soon written to the Obama Administration to ex- the Department of Energy to provide competi- be providing clean, renewable electricity for press support for taxpayer support for projects tive loan guarantees to alternative energy the taxpayers who helped fund it. that benefit companies in their states. businesses to support innovation is not a solu- All told, the DOE’s existing loan guarantees Let’s be clear. The bill before the House is tion to challenges DOE has had with the en- will put 60,000 Americans to work and will pre- not about improving U.S. energy policy or cre- ergy loan guarantee but another attack on the vent millions of tons of CO2 from being emit- ating jobs. administration. These loan guarantees are im- ted into our air. H.R. 6213 could prevent the Instead of wasting time on a bill that will portant to the development of a strong clean next Prologis or First Solar from taking off, never become law, we need to invest in re- energy industry and jobs it would create. and it would put our country at an incredible newable energy, and take the steps necessary I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on this bill. disadvantage compared to China, Germany, to allow United States companies to compete Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Chair, today, I am voting and a number of other countries that are mak- with those in China and other nations to sup- in favor of H.R. 6213. First and foremost, the ing substantial investments in clean energy. ply the world’s growing demand for wind tur- American taxpayer should not take a backseat Solyndra has been used as a red herring to bines, solar panels, and advanced batteries. to venture capitalists. This bill ensures that attack DOE loan guarantees and thus under- We should renew and expand the 48C Ad- any loan default falls first on the company’s in- mine America’s commitment to clean energy. vanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit that vestors and remaining assets instead of on But H.R. 6213 would not end the DOE Loan supports American-made clean energy manu- the taxpayer. Guarantee Program. It would restrict DOE facturing. By any measure, 48C was wildly The Department of Energy’s loan guarantee loan guarantees to proposals submitted before successful. Republicans should join us in ex- program needs better oversight to protect tax- 2012. That would not save taxpayers a dime, tending it. payers from the financial risks of emerging but it would prevent the most promising tech- We should also renew without delay the Re- technologies in a competitive and volatile en- nological advances from receiving consider- newable Energy Production Tax Credit, which ergy market. ation for DOE loan guarantees. has spurred clean, renewable, domestically- I am also concerned that the loan guarantee There is of course a trade-off in investing in produced wind energy across the country— program, which was created under the Bush nascent technologies. Sometimes it won’t work and the jobs that go with it. American jobs are administration in 2005, heavily favors thermal out. But as the demand for energy rises, on the line here. 37,000 jobs will be lost next industries—including coal. This money would emerging technologies in the United States year if the credit is allowed to expire. be better spent on innovative, cutting-edge will need our support to compete with China, It is time for congressional Republicans to technologies that will reduce our reliance on whose solar industry received $30 billion in stop their political games and get to work on fossil fuels, cut greenhouse gases responsible government subsidies in 2010. Because of the legislation to spur investment, expand clean for global warming, and make the United Loan Guarantee Programs, U.S. investment in energy manufacturing, and put Americans States more energy independent. clean energy edged China last year, but if we back to work. Limited federal dollars should go to creating abandon our commitment to investment in the Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Chair, I rise high-wage, high-tech jobs that can’t be ex- most promising renewable energy tech- today in support of H.R. 6213, the No More ported—they should not be used to subsidize nologies, we will again fall behind. That would Solyndras Act, as I believe it serves as a crit- the largest energy companies that have bene- be a reckless and irreversible decision. ical step in correcting the glaring missteps of fited from billions of dollars in taxpayer sub- We owe it to the next generation to foster the Department of Energy’s failed loan guar- sidies and decades of federal support. the investment that will make American energy antee program. Through a lack of due dili- That’s why I am also voting for Representa- production the envy of the world over the next gence, and apparent political pressure, the tive WAXMAN’s amendment. H.R. 6213 allows century. We will not accomplish that goal by Obama Administration risked tax dollars in DOE to use its existing authority to award $34 clinging to the technologies of the past. We companies whose failures should have been billion in loan guarantees to projects on the must dedicate ourselves to the goal of energy foreseeable. Congress must learn from these

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The (15) The Department of Energy’s section 1705 commercial technologies in service at the time program has expired but the Department of En- most high profile of these was Solyndra, the the guarantee is issued. ergy has announced that it will continue to con- California solar company that received $535 (4) Loan guarantees issued under such title sider applications for loan guarantees under the million in loan guarantees, but DOE also bet XVII were required to provide a reasonable section 1703 program. prospect of repayment and were expressly re- wrong by supporting Beacon Power, Ener 1, (16) The Department of Energy has approxi- quired to be subject to the condition that the ob- and Abound Solar. After Solyndra’s failure, mately $34,000,000,000 in remaining lending au- ligation is not subordinate to other financing. Congress investigated how DOE was award- (5) The stimulus package expanded such title thority to issue new loan guarantees under the ing its money. We found that DOE ignored ob- XVII by adding section 1705 to include projects section 1703 program. vious deficiencies in these companies’ busi- that use commercial technology for renewable SEC. 3. SUNSET. ness structures and rushed much of the deci- energy systems, electric power transmission sys- (a) NO NEW APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary of sion making process in the name of political tems, and leading-edge biofuels projects and by Energy shall not issue any new loan guarantee expedience. To put it bluntly, DOE attempted appropriating $6,000,000,000 in funding to pay pursuant to title XVII of the Energy Policy Act to pick winners and losers and it failed miser- the credit subsidy costs for section 1705 loan of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) for any applica- guarantees for projects that commence construc- ably. tion submitted to the Department of Energy tion no later than September 30, 2011. after December 31, 2011. When news of this reckless use of tax dol- (6) The Department of Energy, since the en- lars became public, my constituents were actment of the stimulus package, has issued (b) PENDING APPLICATIONS.—With respect to rightfully outraged. In a time of record debt, loan guarantees under such title XVII for 28 any application submitted pursuant to section 1703 or 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 be- DOE’s gambling with tax dollars on shaky projects totaling $15,100,000,000 under the sec- tion 1705 program, and, according to the Gov- fore December 31, 2011: companies is indefensible. The American peo- (1) No guarantee shall be made until the Sec- ple expect more from their government. How- ernment Accountability Office, issued condi- tional loan guarantees for four projects totaling retary of the Treasury has provided to the Sec- ever, in an apparent disregard for its history of $4,400,000,000 under the section 1705 program retary of Energy a written analysis of the finan- failures, DOE is insisting that it will continue to and four projects totaling $10,600,000,000 under cial terms and conditions of the proposed loan consider loan guarantees, putting millions the section 1703 program. guarantee, pursuant to section 1702(a) of the more tax dollars at risk. (7) Three of the first five companies that re- Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(a)). The No More Solyndras Act takes the nec- ceived section 1705 loan guarantees for their (2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall trans- essary steps to protect the American taxpayer. projects, Solyndra, Inc., Beacon Power Corpora- mit the written analysis required under para- By sunsetting DOE’s loan guarantee authority, tion, and Abound Solar, Inc., have declared graph (1) to the Secretary of Energy not later bankruptcy. we are shielding taxpayers from future losses than 30 days after receiving the proposal from (8) The bankruptcy of the first section 1705 the Secretary of Energy. associated with these risky loans. Further, loan guarantee recipient, Solyndra, Inc., could (3) Before making a guarantee under such greater transparency and ensuring no subordi- result in a loss to taxpayers of over $530,000,000. title XVII, the Secretary of Energy shall take (9) The investigation of the Solyndra loan nation of tax dollars are important to providing into consideration the written analysis made by guarantee by the Committee on Energy and taxpayer protection. While I would like for the Secretary of the Treasury under paragraph Commerce has demonstrated that the review in more aggressive legislation that would end the (1). 2009 of the Solyndra application by the Depart- loan guarantee program altogether, I believe ment of Energy and the Office of Management (4) If the Secretary of Energy makes a guar- the No More Solyndras Act is needed to begin and Budget was driven by politics and ideology antee that is not consistent with the written correcting the flaws of the DOE program. and divorced from economic reality where the analysis provided by the Secretary of the Treas- The CHAIR. All time for general de- Department of Energy ignored concerns about ury under paragraph (1), not later than 30 days bate has expired. the company’s financial condition and market after making such guarantee the Secretary of Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be for its products. Energy shall transmit to the Committee on En- considered for amendment under the 5- (10) Despite an express provision in such title ergy and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of minute rule. XVII prohibiting subordination of the United States taxpayers’ financial interest, the Depart- Representatives and the Committee on Energy In lieu of the amendment in the na- ment of Energy restructured the Solyndra loan and Natural Resources of the Senate a written ture of a substitute recommended by guarantee in February 2011, resulting in the explanation of any material inconsistencies. the Committee on Energy and Com- taxpayers losing priority to Solyndra’s investors (c) TRANSPARENCY.— merce, printed in the bill, it shall be in in the event of a default. (1) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 order to consider as an original bill for (11) The Inspector General of the Department days after making a guarantee as provided in the purpose of amendment under the 5- of the Treasury concluded that it was unclear subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy shall minute rule an amendment in the na- whether the Department of Energy’s consulta- transmit to the Committee on Energy and Com- tion requirement with the Secretary of the ture of a substitute consisting of the merce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Treasury on the Solyndra loan guarantee was Technology of the House of Representatives and text of Rules Committee Print 112–31. met; that the consultation that did occur was That amendment in the nature of a the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources rushed with the Department of the Treasury ex- of the Senate a report that includes information substitute shall be considered as read. pressing that ‘‘the train really has left the sta- regarding— The text of the amendment in the na- tion on this deal’’; and that no documentation (A) the review and decisionmaking process was retained as to how the Department of the ture of a substitute is as follows: utilized by the Secretary in making the guar- Treasury’s serious concerns with the loan guar- H.R. 6213 antee; antee were addressed. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (12) The Government Accountability Office (B) the terms of the guarantee; resentatives of the United States of America in concluded that the Department of Energy Loan (C) the recipient; and Congress assembled, Guarantee Program under title XVII has treated (D) the technology and project for which the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. applicants inconsistently; that the Department loan guarantee will be used. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No More of Energy did not follow its own process for re- (2) PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFOR- Solyndras Act’’. viewing applications and documenting its anal- MATION.—A report under paragraph (1) shall SEC. 2. FINDINGS. ysis and decisions, increasing the likelihood of provide all relevant information, but the Sec- The Congress makes the following findings: taxpayer exposure to financial risk from a de- retary shall take all necessary steps to protect (1) President Obama took office amidst a weak fault; and that the Department of Energy’s ab- confidential business information with respect economy and high unemployment, yet he re- sence of adequate documentation made it dif- to the recipient of the loan guarantee and the mained committed to advancing an expansive ficult for the Department to defend its decisions technology used. ‘‘green jobs’’ agenda that received substantial on loan guarantees as sound and fair. funding with the passage of the American Re- (13) A memorandum prepared for the Presi- SEC. 4. RESTRUCTURING OF LOAN GUARANTEES. covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly dent dated October 25, 2010, from Carol Brown- With respect to any restructuring of the terms known as the stimulus package. er, Ron Klain, and Larry Summers, principal of a loan guarantee issued pursuant to title (2) The stimulus package allocated $90 billion advisors to the President, noted the risk pre- XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Sec- to various green energy programs, and related sented by loan guarantee projects because most retary of Energy shall consult with the Sec- appropriations provided $47 billion for loan of the projects had little ‘‘skin in the game’’ retary of the Treasury regarding any restruc- guarantees authorized under title XVII of the from private investors. turing of the terms and conditions of the loan Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et (14) A January 2012 report conducted at the guarantee, including any deviations from the fi- seq.). request of the Chief of Staff to the President nancial terms of the loan guarantee.

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All you have to do is termination thereof, shall not at any time be proponent and an opponent, shall not look at the six pages of partisan find- subordinate’’. be subject to amendment, and shall not ings at the beginning of the bill as SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL be subject to a demand for division of proof that this is really just a witch PENALTIES. the question. hunt. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal official who is AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. DEGETTE What my amendment does is it at responsible for the issuance of a loan guarantee least attempts to fix the most egre- under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- sider amendment No. 1 printed in gious parts of the false and misleading 2005 in a manner that violates the requirements legislative findings so that at least the of such title or of this Act shall be— House Report 112–668. record will attempt to be clear and (1) subject to appropriate administrative dis- Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Chairman, I have cipline provided for under title 5 of the United an amendment at the desk. honest. The first findings I deal with in my States Code, or any other applicable Federal The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate amendment are these findings in para- law, including, when circumstances warrant, the amendment. suspension from duty without pay or removal graph 9 that say: The text of the amendment is as fol- from office; and lows: The review in 2009 of the Solyndra applica- (2) personally liable for a civil penalty in an tion by the Department of Energy and OMB amount of at least $10,000 but not more than Page 2, after line 21, insert the following was ‘‘driven by politics and ideology, and di- $50,000 for each violation. new paragraph: vorced from economic reality where the De- (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, (6) The Department of Energy estimates partment of Energy ignored concerns about the term ‘‘Federal official’’ means— that projects funded under the title XVII the company’s financial condition and mar- (1) an individual serving in a position in level program are expected to create 60,000 jobs. ket for its products.’’ I, II, III, IV, or V of the Executive Schedule, as Page 3, lines 13 through 21, amend para- That is so blatantly partisan. Our provided in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title graph (9) to read as follows: 5, United States Code; and (9) An investigation by the Subcommittee committee’s oversight work found that (2) an individual serving in a Senior Executive on Oversight and Investigation of the Com- the Solyndra loan determination was Service position, as provided in subchapter II of mittee on Energy and Commerce of the based on thorough, unbiased, and fair chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code. House of Representatives determined that analysis of DOE and OMB officials SEC. 7. GAO STUDY OF FEDERAL SUBSIDIES IN the Solyndra loan determination was based without political or ideological influ- ENERGY MARKETS. on the best professional judgment of career ence from Obama administration polit- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General Department of Energy and Office of Manage- ical appointees or from career officials. shall conduct a study of the Federal subsidies in ment and Budget officials, without political These findings also ignore the fact energy markets provided from fiscal year 2003 or ideological interference from Obama Ad- that each and every one of the 20 wit- ministration political appointees or career through fiscal year 2012. nesses we questioned in interviews and (b) FOCUS.—The study required under sub- officials. section (a) shall have particular focus on Fed- Page 3, lines 22 through 24, strike ‘‘Despite in hearings told us unequivocally there eral subsidies in energy markets provided in an express’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fi- was no political influence on this loan support of— nancial interest,’’ and insert ‘‘Title XVII guarantee, that no corners were cut in (1) electricity production, transmission, and provides that taxpayer interests cannot be the review, and that all decisions were consumption; subordinated in the origination of a loan, but made purely on the merits. Shame on (2) transportation fuels and infrastructure; does not state whether subordination is al- the majority for just putting this bla- (3) energy-related research and development; lowed during restructuring of a loan. The De- tantly false allegation in these find- and partment of Energy General Counsel deter- (4) facilities that manufacture energy-related ings. mined that in such cases subordination was Mr. Chairman, there are also other components. allowed under the law, and’’. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the Page 4, after line 14, insert the following findings in the legislation that are in- date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller new paragraph: accurate and should be removed. The General shall submit to the Committee on En- (12) Department of the Treasury officials findings state that the DOE acted ille- ergy and Commerce and the Committee on testified before the Subcommittee on Energy gally in subordinating the Solyndra Science, Space, and Technology of the House of and Power of the Committee on Energy and loan, and Chairman STEARNS talked Representatives and the Committee on Energy Commerce of the House of Representatives quite a bit about this in his closing re- and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on October 14, 2011, and stated that their marks on the substance of the bill. But that describes the results of the study conducted consultation on the Solyndra loan guarantee when looking at the facts, this is sim- under subsection (a), including an identification was not rushed. In interviews conducted by and quantification of— the Subcommittee on Oversight and Inves- ply not the case. What the law says is (1) costs to the United States Treasury; tigation of the Committee on Energy and in the initial granting of the loan guar- (2) impacts on United States energy security; Commerce of the House of Representatives, antee, the government position shall (3) impacts on electricity prices, including any Office of Management and Budget officials not be subordinated, but DOE’s general potential negative pricing impact on wholesale indicated that their review of the Solyndra counsel carefully analyzed the law and electricity markets; loan, and the review of Department of En- determined that subordination in the (4) impacts on transportation fuel prices; ergy officials, was thorough, complete, and (5) impacts on private energy-related indus- restructuring would be allowed legally. fair, and based on reasonable economic as- This opinion was supported by others tries not benefitting from Federal subsidies in sumptions about the company’s future. energy markets; Page 5, line 12, insert ‘‘This report found in the administration, and by outside (6) any Federal subsidies in energy markets that the portfolio of projects under title experts consulted as part of the com- that are provided to foreign persons or corpora- XVII was strong, performing within the risk mittee investigation. tions; and confines established by the Congress, and Chairman STEARNS talks about talk- (7) subsidies and direct financial interest any would cost the Government $2,000,000,000 less ing to independent lawyers who said of the 15 foreign countries with the largest gross than initially expected.’’ after ‘‘generally in- that the subordination was not legal. domestic product are providing to support en- vest in.’’. ergy markets in their respective countries. Sadly, he refused to call any of those (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- lawyers to testify before our com- the term ‘‘Federal subsidies’’ means Federal lution 779, the gentlewoman from Colo- mittee. Furthermore, he refused to call grants, direct loans, loan guarantees, and tax rado (Ms. DEGETTE) and a Member op- the lawyers at the Department of En- credits, and other programmatic activities tar- posed each will control 5 minutes. ergy or DOJ who had said subordina- geted at energy markets and related sectors, re- The Chair recognizes the gentle- tion was legal, despite repeated re- lating to specific energy technologies. woman from Colorado. quests by myself and Chairman WAX- The CHAIR. No amendment to that Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Chairman, sadly, MAN that they should come in. amendment in the nature of a sub- this deeply flawed legislation we are Here’s my question: If subordination stitute shall be in order except those considering today is the result of a po- was already illegal as the majority printed in House Report 112–668. Each litical investigation, not a fact-based claims, why are we considering legisla- such amendment may be offered only investigation. The majority has ig- tion that makes it illegal? Why doesn’t

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If we don’t pass this bill, David Mr. Chairman, the findings also ig- ing to do, she is saying that the coun- Frantz, senior loan officer at the De- nore the important successes of title sel for the Department of Energy deter- partment of Energy, will continue to XVII and the ATVM loan programs. In mined it was satisfactory to subordi- subordinate. total, the DOE loan programs are cre- nate taxpayers. This is contrary to If you believe in subordination, then ating 60,000 jobs and saving nearly 300 what I read earlier, Mr. Chairman, you vote against this bill. But if you million gallons of gasoline a year. The which clearly shows it’s in violation of believe the taxpayers should be pro- title XVII and ATVM programs have the Energy Policy Act of 2005. You can- tected and taxpayers should not be put supported six power generation not subordinate taxpayers. at risk, and if they are at risk, they projects that are already complete and In fact, even while they were doing should have the first opportunity to nine projects that are sending power to this—I want to read you an email be- get their money back in a bankruptcy, the electricity grid. The program is tween OMB staff regarding Solyndra then you should vote for our bill, No funding one of the world’s largest wind and this shows the optics of the whole More Solyndras, and you should vote farms; the world’s largest concentrated thing. This email is between OMB staff against the DeGette amendment. solar generation project; the world’s regarding Solyndra: Mr. Speaker, may I ask how much largest photovoltaic solar power plant, While the company may avoid de- time I have remaining? as we heard from Mr. WAXMAN; and the fault with restructuring—vis-&-vis sub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Nation’s first two all-electric vehicle ordination—there’s also a good chance tleman from Florida has 10 seconds re- manufacturing facilities. The programs it will not. At that point additional maining. have allowed private investors to come funds will have been put at risk. Recov- Mr. STEARNS. I yield back the bal- off the sidelines to invest tens of bil- eries may be lower and questions will ance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the lions of dollars and create thousands of be asked. amendment offered by the gentle- jobs. So, the bottom line is even after they woman from Colorado (Ms. DEGETTE). Now, several of my friends on the parsed the language illegally, it was clear from the OMB that they weren’t The question was taken; and the other side of the aisle, including Chair- Chair announced that the ayes ap- man STEARNS, and my dear friend from going to make it. So the Department of Energy’s legal analysis was a post peared to have it. Kentucky (Mr. WHITFIELD), said we Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chairman, I de- facto to try to subordinate to make should just cede leadership in this to mand a recorded vote. other countries. If other countries like this survive for political reasons. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Why did they want to make Solyndra China are investing money, well, too rule XVIII, further proceedings on the succeed? Because it was a poster child. bad for us; we should cede the leader- amendment offered by the gentle- It was the one that the President has ship in solar to them. woman from Colorado will be post- touted, Vice President BIDEN touted. I do not think this is the right place poned. They went out there and said we have for the U.S. to go. For that reason, I AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. WAXMAN to make this continue to work, all the believe my amendment should be The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- while the subordination was illegal. adopted. Let’s have the findings of fact sider amendment No. 2 printed in Now, OMB’s Treasury staff believed be accurate. Vote ‘‘yes’’ on the House Report 112–668. the DOE had stretched the language of DeGette amendment. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I have the Energy Policy Act beyond the lim- With that, I yield back the balance of an amendment at the desk. my time. its when it agreed to subordinate it. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chairman, I rise The email I read to you and also fur- the amendment. in opposition to the amendment. ther emails I could elicit, which we The text of the amendment is as fol- The CHAIR. The gentleman from don’t have time for, will show that lows: Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. OMB and Treasury believed that the Page 5, line 23, through page 6, line 2, Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chairman, there Department of Energy was wrong in strike subsection (a) (and redesignate the are three components to her amend- parsing the language to do this. DOE subsequent subsections accordingly). ment. The first one is so surprising made a questionable, tortured deter- The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- that she would make this claim that mination of the law in order to justify lution 779, the gentleman from Cali- the title XVII program created 60,000 a decision they had already made. fornia (Mr. WAXMAN) and a Member op- new jobs. Of course, if you go to the We want to stop that. That’s why posed each will control 5 minutes. Department of Energy’s own Web site this No More Solyndras bill is required. The Chair recognizes the gentleman and you add up the actual number of They say that the Treasury consulta- from California. the permanent jobs in that program, tion was not rushed. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, House the number is 1,174, according to DOE’s The Treasury Department’s own in- Republicans have repeatedly claimed own Web site. spector general found that the con- that this bill will terminate the Loan sultation was rushed, and the cause Guarantee Program. No more b 1100 was a press release that DOE wanted to Solyndras, no more loan guarantees, How could she possibly come down issue to tout the Solyndra loan guar- but that’s not true. here and say 60,000 jobs because she in- antee. We don’t want that to happen Let’s be clear. This bill does not ter- cludes the ATVM program, which is again. Treasury wasn’t brought in; a minate the Loan Guarantee Program. not part of title XVII, the Advanced collapse of the credit committee and It doesn’t phase it out, it doesn’t end Technology Vehicle Program. credit review board that had approved it, it doesn’t sunset it, it leaves it in First of all, anybody that votes for the conditional amendment. Treasury place. It allows the Department of En- her amendment supports voting for was given 1 day to review the deal, sub- ergy to use its existing authority to something that is patently false, pat- ordination of $535 million. Treasury issue $34 billion in new loan guaran- ently wrong. own’s emails that were produced to the tees. The second portion of her amend- committee said that the staff felt DOE could issue those loans tomor- ment is based upon the fact that she jammed. row, they can do it next year, they can thinks that the decision to loan Mr. Chairman, I think the long and do it 20 years from now. This bill cre- Solyndra taxpayer money was based short of it is when you look at the ates no end date for this program. upon personal judgment. But through- DeGette amendment, it’s clear that After lambasting this Bush-era pro- out all of the emails we received, we this has been repudiated by the 18- gram for more than a year, House Re- show, whether it was OMB or Depart- month investigation. It shows the in- publicans are leaving it in place to

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We 31, 2011. When you say those are the does not increase or decrease the found that the loopholes created in this only guarantees that can be consid- amount of loan guarantees that can be program by thwarting the letter and ered, it creates winners, and anything awarded under this program. If my spirit of the law have shaken its foun- else is a loser, because it can’t even be amendment fails, DOE will still have dation. considered. $34 billion to award in loan guarantees, Solyndra was rushed, reckless, and There are 50 projects that are eligible should it choose to. If my amendment political. It was rushed because the en- for loan guarantees. Everyone else, no passes, it will still be the same amount tire stimulus loan program was built to matter how groundbreaking or prom- of money. get money out the door quickly. The ising the technology, loses. I urge support for the amendment. law originally said they had to pay it Under the Republican bill, we’re still Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chairman, I rise back, complete the projects, and the going to have a loan guarantee pro- in opposition to the amendment. taxpayers had to be paid back first. gram issuing tens of billions of dollars The CHAIR. The gentleman from These taxpayer safety nets were re- of guarantees. The only question is Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. moved. Second, it was reckless. Offi- whether the latest technologies can be Mr. STEARNS. My colleagues, this cials at OMB, DOE, Treasury, and out- considered. amendment would allow the title XVII side investment professionals all Under the Republican bill, no break- loan guarantee program to go on, con- warned that Solyndra was doomed to through technologies can be looked at tinue indefinitely. The committee’s 18- fail. Even Solyndra employees ques- to compete with the older technologies month investigation made one thing, I tioned its longevity. Finally, it was po- that submitted applications by the end think, absolutely clear: the title XVII litical. Campaign bundler George Kai- of September 2011. loan guarantee program must be elimi- ser made 16 visits to the White House That makes no sense. Does anyone nated. The No More Solyndras Act ac- about Solyndra. This committee un- believe that there are no new ideas out complishes this goal. It’s wholly sup- covered emails between Kaiser and there that would be worth considering ported by the Oversight and Investiga- White House officials on Solyndra. in the years to come? Of course not. tion Subcommittee and by the full There were internal deliberations Let’s allow the best projects to com- committee. We support an all-of-the- about how the White House could mask pete for the funding. above national energy policy that em- the bad news of Solyndra’s bankruptcy. Now, one of our colleagues on the Re- braces a diverse range of traditional Those are the facts. It’s time to turn publican side of the aisle said, well, it’s and alternative energy resources, but out the lights on Solyndra and this only fair to let those applications that we don’t support the Federal Govern- DOE loan guarantee program. I urge a are pending be considered. Why is it ment playing venture capitalist with ‘‘no’’ vote on the amendment and sup- only fair? We don’t owe them any taxpayer money. port for the bill. money. We don’t owe them a loan guar- The gentleman from California men- Mr. STEARNS. How much time do I antee. tions innovation. I would submit to have remaining? If you wanted to end the loan guar- him that the iPhone, the iPad, and the The CHAIR. The gentleman from antee program, you should end the loan iPod all came without the government Florida has 2 minutes remaining. guarantee program. What is unfair is picking winners and losers. The gov- Mr. STEARNS. In an ideal world, the to say that those are the only ones ernment has a role in fostering the de- government would never really have that can be considered. velopment of new energy technologies, gone down this road to create these Renewable energy is a critical part but primarily through research and de- loan guarantee programs in the first what we need to reduce our carbon pol- velopment. The committee’s investiga- place. I think all of us realize that. lution and prevent unchecked climate tion made clear that the government While eliminating the program out- change and the disasters that come should not be in the business of picking right is admittedly appealing, and I with it. Breakthroughs in renewable winners and losers. And like the edi- think a lot of us on this side of the energy are occurring on a steady basis. torial that I put into the RECORD ear- aisle want to do that, we must be These breakthroughs promise greater lier from The Wall Street Journal, mindful of the fact that applicants in efficiency at lower prices, and yet this China is in the same fix as we are, and the queue have already invested sig- legislation walks away from techno- a lot of their solar panel companies are nificant time and financial resources logical breakthroughs in renewable en- going bankrupt. The government needs towards simply securing their loan ergy by prohibiting DOE from even to get out of the loan guarantee busi- guarantee, and they have really nar- considering them. ness altogether, and that’s why we rowed their financing options also in Suppose the technological break- need to pass this bill. reliance of the existence of this pro- through is not in renewables. Suppose With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gram. the application is for a coal plant with gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. So the question would be, when we carbon capture and storage. What a MURPHY). thought about this: Is it fair to change breakthrough that would be? Coal Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. White the rules in the middle of the game? could be continued to be used without House adviser Larry Summers said it We’re the United States Government. further concern about harm to the en- best. When one of Solyndra’s own in- We hear all the time that the govern- vironment. Coal is ubiquitous. It’s al- vestors was astonished to learn his ment changes the rules. We should be ready available, and we could use it startup firm qualified for this massive striving to reduce risk caused by the without harm. DOE earmark, Summers replied the Federal Government, not create it. Yet, a loan guarantee for such a pos- government is a ‘‘crappy venture capi- That’s why I said in my statement here sible technology would not be able to talist.’’ Nearly 3 years later and $1 bil- that we have to be mindful of the fact be considered. Suppose it was for a lion in losses to taxpayers later, isn’t so many applicants have already com- next-generation nuclear plant, and it clear the Department of Energy loan mitted themselves and put their time they wanted to submit an application. program has failed? in. They can’t under the Republican bill. Many of us want our country to im- But I think we can learn from this plement a comprehensive, successful Solyndra debacle. And based upon this b 1110 energy-independence strategy that uses amendment by Mr. WAXMAN, I think we So my amendment eliminates the ar- clean coal, nuclear, clean natural gas, realize that in the end that the No bitrary provision that prevents DOE and other sources. That’s why Chair- More Solyndras Act tackles all the from considering any application sub- man UPTON’s bill included an amend- points that he’s concerned about.

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Thompson (MS) Michaud Rothman (NJ) Tierney Upton Wilson (SC) Young (IN) The question was taken; and the Miller (NC) Roybal-Allard Tonko Miller, George Ruppersberger NOT VOTING—22 Chair announced that the ayes ap- Tsongas Moore Rush Ackerman Herger Ross (AR) peared to have it. Van Hollen Moran Ryan (OH) Akin Jackson (IL) Ryan (WI) Vela´ zquez Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chair, I demand a Murphy (CT) Sa´ nchez, Linda Blackburn Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Visclosky Nadler T. Blumenauer LaTourette Speier recorded vote. Walz (MN) Napolitano Sarbanes Broun (GA) Mack Sullivan The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Wasserman Neal Schakowsky Coble Poe (TX) Towns rule XVIII, further proceedings on the Olver Schiff Schultz Gutierrez Reyes amendment offered by the gentleman Owens Schrader Waters Heinrich Ros-Lehtinen from California will be postponed. Pallone Schwartz Watt Pascrell Scott (VA) Waxman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Pastor (AZ) Scott, David Welch b 1139 The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Pelosi Serrano Wilson (FL) Messrs. CAMPBELL and WEBSTER rule XVIII, proceedings will now re- Perlmutter Sewell Woolsey changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Peters Sherman Yarmuth sume on those amendments printed in Pingree (ME) Shuler Messrs. SHULER and OWENS House Report 112–668 on which further changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ proceedings were postponed, in the fol- NOES—238 So the amendment was rejected. lowing order: Adams Franks (AZ) McCaul The result of the vote was announced Amendment No. 1 by Ms. DEGETTE of Aderholt Frelinghuysen McClintock as above recorded. Alexander Gallegly McHenry Colorado. Altmire Gardner McKeon AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. WAXMAN Amendment No. 2 by Mr. WAXMAN of Amash Garrett McKinley The CHAIR. The unfinished business California. Amodei Gerlach McMorris Austria Gibbs Rodgers is the demand for a recorded vote on The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Bachmann Gibson Meehan the amendment offered by the gen- the minimum time for any electronic Bachus Gingrey (GA) Mica tleman from California (Mr. WAXMAN) vote after the first vote in this series. Barletta Gohmert Miller (FL) on which further proceedings were Barrow Goodlatte Miller (MI) AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. DEGETTE Bartlett Gosar Miller, Gary postponed and on which the ayes pre- The CHAIR. The unfinished business Barton (TX) Gowdy Mulvaney vailed by voice vote. is the demand for a recorded vote on Bass (NH) Granger Murphy (PA) The Clerk will redesignate the Benishek Graves (GA) Myrick the amendment offered by the gentle- Berg Graves (MO) Neugebauer amendment. woman from Colorado (Ms. DEGETTE) Biggert Griffin (AR) Noem The Clerk redesignated the amend- on which further proceedings were Bilbray Griffith (VA) Nugent ment. Bilirakis Grimm Nunes postponed and on which the ayes pre- Bishop (UT) Guinta Nunnelee RECORDED VOTE vailed by voice vote. Black Guthrie Olson The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been The Clerk will redesignate the Bonner Hall Palazzo demanded. Bono Mack Hanna Paul amendment. Boren Harper Paulsen A recorded vote was ordered. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Boustany Harris Pearce The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. ment. Brady (TX) Hartzler Pence The vote was taken by electronic de- Brooks Hastings (WA) Peterson vice, and there were—ayes 170, noes 231, RECORDED VOTE Buchanan Hayworth Petri The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Bucshon Heck Pitts not voting 28, as follows: demanded. Buerkle Hensarling Platts [Roll No. 582] Burgess Herrera Beutler Pompeo A recorded vote was ordered. Burton (IN) Hochul Posey AYES—170 The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Huelskamp Price (GA) Altmire Cuellar Israel vice, and there were—ayes 169, noes 238, Camp Huizenga (MI) Quayle Andrews Cummings Jackson Lee Campbell Hultgren Reed Baca Davis (CA) (TX) not voting 22, as follows: Canseco Hunter Rehberg Baldwin Davis (IL) Johnson (GA) [Roll No. 581] Cantor Hurt Reichert Barber DeFazio Kaptur Capito Issa Renacci Bass (CA) DeGette Keating AYES—169 Carter Jenkins Ribble Bass (NH) DeLauro Kildee Andrews Costa Hastings (FL) Cassidy Johnson (IL) Rigell Becerra Deutch Kind Baca Costello Higgins Chabot Johnson (OH) Rivera Berkley Dicks Kissell Baldwin Courtney Himes Chaffetz Johnson, Sam Roby Berman Dingell Kucinich Barber Critz Hinchey Chandler Jones Roe (TN) Bilbray Doggett Lamborn Bass (CA) Crowley Hinojosa Coffman (CO) Jordan Rogers (AL) Bishop (GA) Dold Langevin Becerra Cuellar Hirono Cole Kelly Rogers (KY) Bishop (NY) Doyle Larsen (WA) Berkley Cummings Holden Conaway King (IA) Rogers (MI) Bonamici Edwards Larson (CT) Berman Davis (CA) Holt Cravaack King (NY) Rohrabacher Brady (PA) Ellison Lee (CA) Bishop (GA) Davis (IL) Honda Crawford Kingston Rokita Braley (IA) Engel Levin Bishop (NY) DeFazio Hoyer Crenshaw Kinzinger (IL) Rooney Brown (FL) Eshoo Lewis (GA) Bonamici DeGette Israel Culberson Kline Roskam Butterfield Farr Lipinski Boswell DeLauro Jackson Lee Denham Labrador Ross (FL) Capps Fattah Loebsack Brady (PA) Deutch (TX) Dent Lamborn Royce Capuano Filner Lofgren, Zoe Braley (IA) Dicks Johnson (GA) DesJarlais Lance Runyan Carnahan Frank (MA) Lowey Brown (FL) Dingell Kaptur Diaz-Balart Landry Scalise Carney Fudge Luja´ n Butterfield Doggett Keating Dold Lankford Schilling Carson (IN) Garamendi Lynch Capps Doyle Kildee Donnelly (IN) Latham Schmidt Castor (FL) Gibson Maloney Capuano Edwards Kind Dreier Latta Schock Chu Gonzalez Markey Carnahan Ellison Kissell Duffy Lewis (CA) Schweikert Cicilline Green, Al Matsui Carney Engel Kucinich Duncan (SC) Lipinski Scott (SC) Clarke (MI) Green, Gene McCarthy (NY) Carson (IN) Eshoo Langevin Duncan (TN) LoBiondo Scott, Austin Clarke (NY) Grijalva McCollum Castor (FL) Farr Larsen (WA) Ellmers Long Sensenbrenner Clay Hahn McDermott Chu Fattah Larson (CT) Emerson Lucas Sessions Cleaver Hanabusa McGovern Cicilline Filner Lee (CA) Farenthold Luetkemeyer Shimkus Clyburn Hastings (FL) McNerney Clarke (MI) Frank (MA) Levin Fincher Lummis Shuster Cohen Higgins Meeks Clarke (NY) Fudge Lewis (GA) Fitzpatrick Lungren, Daniel Simpson Connolly (VA) Himes Michaud Clay Garamendi Loebsack Flake E. Smith (NE) Conyers Hinchey Miller (NC) Cleaver Gonzalez Lofgren, Zoe Fleischmann Lynch Smith (NJ) Cooper Hinojosa Miller, George Clyburn Green, Al Lowey Fleming Manzullo Smith (TX) Costa Hirono Moore Cohen Green, Gene Luja´ n Flores Marchant Southerland Costello Holden Moran Connolly (VA) Grijalva Maloney Forbes Marino Stearns Courtney Holt Murphy (CT) Conyers Hahn Markey Fortenberry Matheson Stivers Critz Honda Nadler Cooper Hanabusa Matsui Foxx McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Crowley Hoyer Neal

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Peters Schrader Vela´ zquez Coble LaTourette Speier At the end of the bill, add the following Pingree (ME) Schwartz Visclosky Gerlach Mack Sullivan Polis Scott (VA) Wasserman new subsection: Gohmert Napolitano Towns Price (NC) Scott, David Schultz Gutierrez Peterson SEC. 8. CREATING AMERICAN JOBS WITH THE Quigley Serrano Waters Heinrich Poe (TX) WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION TAX Rangel Sewell Watt CREDIT. Richardson Sherman Waxman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Section 3(a) shall only have the force and Richmond Sires Welch The CHAIR (during the vote). There effect of law for such period of time as the Rothman (NJ) Slaughter Wilson (FL) is 1 minute remaining. credit allowed under section 45 of the Inter- Roybal-Allard Smith (WA) Woolsey nal Revenue Code of 1986 is in effect for fa- Ruppersberger Stark Yarmuth b 1143 cilities described in subsection (d)(1) of such Rush Sutton So the amendment was rejected. section 45. The result of the vote was announced NOES—231 b 1150 as above recorded. Adams Gowdy Palazzo Mr. MARKEY (during the reading). Aderholt Granger Paul The CHAIR. The question is on the Alexander Graves (GA) Paulsen amendment in the nature of a sub- Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent Amash Graves (MO) Pearce stitute. to dispense with the reading of the bill. Amodei Griffin (AR) Pence The amendment was agreed to. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Austria Griffith (VA) Petri The CHAIR. Under the rule, the Com- objection to the request of the gen- Bachmann Grimm Pitts tleman from Massachusetts? Bachus Guinta Platts mittee rises. Barletta Guthrie Pompeo Accordingly, the Committee rose; There was no objection. Barrow Hall Posey and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Bartlett Hanna Price (GA) tleman from Massachusetts is recog- WOMACK) having assumed the chair, Barton (TX) Harper Quayle nized for 5 minutes in support of his Benishek Harris Rahall Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Chair of the Com- Berg Hartzler Reed mittee of the Whole House on the state motion. Biggert Hastings (WA) Rehberg of the Union, reported that that Com- Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Bilirakis Hayworth Reichert mittee, having had under consideration support of this motion to level the Bishop (UT) Heck Renacci playing field for wind energy and for Black Hensarling the bill (H.R. 6213) to limit further tax- Ribble the guarantee of American jobs coming Bonner Herrera Beutler Rigell payer exposure from the loan guar- Bono Mack Hochul Rivera out of this No More Solyndras Act. Boren Huelskamp antee program established under title Roby XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, This is the final amendment to this Boswell Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) bill. It will not kill the bill. It will not Boustany Hultgren and, pursuant to House Resolution 779, Rogers (AL) send the bill back to committee. If Brady (TX) Hunter Rogers (KY) he reported the bill back to the House Brooks Hurt Rogers (MI) with an amendment adopted in the adopted, the bill will immediately pro- Buchanan Issa Rohrabacher ceed to final passage, as amended. Bucshon Committee of the Whole. Jenkins Rokita My motion will ensure that we will Buerkle Johnson (IL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Rooney only give tens of billions of dollars Burgess Johnson (OH) Roskam the rule, the previous question is or- Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam worth of loan guarantees that are au- Ross (FL) dered. Calvert Jordan Royce thorized under this No More Solyndras Camp Kelly The question is on the amendment in Runyan Act as long as we will also avoid rais- Campbell King (IA) Scalise the nature of a substitute. Canseco King (NY) Schilling ing taxes on the wind industry by $4 Cantor The amendment was agreed to. Kingston Schmidt billion a year, which is what is going to Capito The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kinzinger (IL) Schock happen if we allow the production tax Carter Kline Schweikert question is on the engrossment and Cassidy Labrador credit to expire at the end of this year. Scott (SC) third reading of the bill. Chabot Lance What is already happening in the Scott, Austin Chaffetz Landry The bill was ordered to be engrossed Sensenbrenner wind industry? Well, ladies and gentle- Chandler Lankford and read a third time, and was read the Sessions men, the wind industry says that we Coffman (CO) Latta Shimkus third time. Cole Lewis (CA) are going to lose 40,000 jobs next year Shuler MOTION TO RECOMMIT Conaway LoBiondo in the wind industry. What has already Shuster Cravaack Long Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I have a Simpson happened in the last 2 months? Jobs Crawford Lucas Smith (NE) motion to recommit at the desk. Crenshaw Luetkemeyer are already being lost in this country Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Culberson Lummis because the Republicans are allowing Denham Lungren, Daniel Smith (TX) gentleman opposed to the bill? the production tax credit for wind to Dent E. Southerland Mr. MARKEY. I am opposed to the Stearns expire even as they authorize these DesJarlais Manzullo bill in its current form. Diaz-Balart Marchant Stivers tens of billions of dollars of new Donnelly (IN) Marino Stutzman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The projects for nuclear, for coal. We’re not Dreier Matheson Terry Clerk will report the motion to recom- saying that wind should be treated sep- Duffy McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) mit. Thornberry arately, specially. All we want is equal Duncan (SC) McCaul The Clerk read as follows: Duncan (TN) McClintock Tiberi treatment for wind—equal treatment. Ellmers McHenry Tipton Mr. Markey moves to recommit the bill What’s happening in Iowa? Last Emerson McIntyre Turner (NY) H.R. 6213 to the Committee on Energy and month, Clipper Wind Company lost 174 Turner (OH) Farenthold McKeon Commerce with instructions to report the jobs in Iowa—gone. Last week, Fincher McKinley Upton same back to the House forthwith with the Walberg Gamesa, with 165 jobs in Pennsyl- Fitzpatrick McMorris following amendments: Walden Flake Rodgers Page 7, after line 6, insert the following vania—gone. This past Tuesday, Mold- Fleischmann Meehan Walsh (IL) ed Fiber Glass in South Dakota, with Fleming Mica Walz (MN) new paragraph: Flores Miller (FL) Webster (5) BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENT TO CREATE 92 jobs in the wind industry—gone. By Forbes Miller (MI) West JOBS.— No guarantee shall be made pursuant this time next year, 40,000 jobs in the Fortenberry Miller, Gary Westmoreland to an application unless the applicant cer- wind industry—gone. There are 1,700 Foxx Mulvaney Whitfield tifies to the Secretary of Energy that— jobs already gone, and we are on our Franks (AZ) Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) (A) at least 75 percent of the materials and way to 40,000 jobs lost in the wind in- Frelinghuysen Myrick Wittman components required for construction, manu- Wolf dustry. That’s part one of this amend- Gallegly Neugebauer facturing, or operations to be carried out Gardner Noem Womack under the part of the project for which the ment. Garrett Nugent Woodall What is the second part of the Gibbs Nunes Yoder guarantee is applicable will be produced in Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Young (AK) the United States, unless the Secretary has amendment? The second part says, if Goodlatte Olson Young (FL) waived the applicability of this subparagraph the Republicans are going to authorize Gosar Owens Young (IN)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:34 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.025 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6023 these tens of billions of loan guaran- particularly for his good folks in the Peterson Schakowsky Tonko tees in this No More Solyndras Act, State of Massachusetts. Pingree (ME) Schiff Tsongas Price (NC) Schrader Van Hollen then 75 percent of all of the equipment This has been a very long and exten- Quigley Schwartz Vela´ zquez made under these loan guarantees is to sive investigation, and I will tell you Rahall Scott (VA) Visclosky be made here in America and with that CLIFF STEARNS, the chairman of Rangel Scott, David Walz (MN) American workers making that equip- our Oversight Subcommittee, has done Reyes Serrano Wasserman Richardson Sewell Schultz ment under their bill. If we are going a very good job as we have tried to get Richmond Sherman Waters to be doing this, make it in America, to the very bottom of this mess. It is Rothman (NJ) Sires Watt and 75 percent of all the equipment our job—that of every one of us here— Roybal-Allard Slaughter Waxman should come from our country. to look wherever we can to find fraud Ruppersberger Smith (WA) Welch Why is this amendment even nec- and abuse and mismanagement in any Rush Stark Wilson (FL) Ryan (OH) Sutton Woolsey essary? Well, when the Ryan budget Federal program, to identify it, and Sa´ nchez, Linda Thompson (CA) Yarmuth came out here on the House floor in then come back and fix it so that it T. Thompson (MS) February of 2011, one month after they cannot happen again. No more Sarbanes Tierney took over, the Ryan budget cut clean Solyndras. That’s what this bill does. energy by 90 percent. What happened in It is a credit to the investigatory team NOES—234 April out here on the House floor? and to Mr. STEARNS’ leadership. We Adams Gowdy Palazzo They cut wind and solar by $17 billion Aderholt Granger Paul need to defeat this motion to recommit Alexander Graves (GA) Paulsen and kept in all of the money for nu- and pass the bill. Amash Graves (MO) Pearce clear and coal. That’s not a level play- I yield back the balance of my time. Amodei Griffin (AR) Pence ing field. That’s going after wind. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Austria Griffith (VA) Petri That’s going after solar. In this bill, Bachmann Grimm Pitts objection, the previous question is or- Bachus Guinta Platts what do they do? Basically, what they dered on the motion to recommit. Barletta Guthrie Polis say is they can keep in $88.5 billion for There was no objection. Barrow Hall Pompeo nuclear and for coal loan guarantees, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bartlett Hanna Posey Barton (TX) but for wind and solar, we’re sorry. question is on the motion to recommit. Harper Price (GA) What we are saying in this amend- Bass (NH) Harris Quayle The question was taken; and the Benishek Hartzler Reed ment is let’s have a level playing field. Speaker pro tempore announced that Berg Hastings (WA) Rehberg Let’s make sure that wind is given the the noes appeared to have it. Biggert Hayworth Reichert opportunity to flourish in the market- Bilbray Heck Renacci RECORDED VOTE Bilirakis Hensarling Ribble place. Let’s not tilt the playing field so Bishop (UT) Herrera Beutler that wind is a guaranteed loser in Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I demand Rigell a recorded vote. Black Hochul Rivera Iowa, in Pennsylvania, in Colorado, in Bonner Huelskamp A recorded vote was ordered. Roby States all across this country which Bono Mack Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Boustany Hultgren Rogers (AL) are right now facing a 40,000 job loss. Brady (TX) Hunter That’s what this is all about. Don’t ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Rogers (KY) will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Brooks Hurt Rogers (MI) give $4 billion a year to the oil indus- Buchanan Issa time for any electronic vote on the Rohrabacher try and say that it can’t be touched Bucshon Jenkins Rokita question of passage. Buerkle Johnson (IL) Rooney and at the same time cut $4 billion Burgess Johnson (OH) from the wind industry, which is an in- The vote was taken by electronic de- Ros-Lehtinen vice, and there were—ayes 175, noes 234, Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam Roskam dustry that created 12,000 new Calvert Jordan not voting 20, as follows: Ross (FL) megawatts of electricity in our coun- Camp Kelly Royce Campbell [Roll No. 583] King (IA) Runyan try this year. Canseco King (NY) Scalise So this amendment is very simple. It AYES—175 Cantor Kingston Schilling Capito says keep the $4 billion for the wind in- Altmire Davis (CA) Keating Kinzinger (IL) Schmidt Carter Kline dustry so that we don’t lose 40,000 wind Andrews Davis (IL) Kildee Schock Baca DeFazio Kind Cassidy Labrador jobs in the next 6 months in State after Schweikert Baldwin DeGette Kissell Chabot Lamborn Scott (SC) State after State in our country— Barber DeLauro Kucinich Chaffetz Lance Scott, Austin States that are already beginning to Bass (CA) Deutch Langevin Coffman (CO) Landry Sensenbrenner Becerra Dicks Larsen (WA) Cole Lankford see those losses—and let’s make sure Sessions Berkley Dingell Larson (CT) Conaway Latham that 75 percent of all of the equipment Shimkus Berman Doggett Lee (CA) Cravaack Latta Shuler that’s made under this loan guarantee Bishop (GA) Donnelly (IN) Levin Crawford Lewis (CA) Shuster program is made by American workers Bishop (NY) Doyle Lewis (GA) Crenshaw LoBiondo Simpson Bonamici Edwards Lipinski Culberson Long here in the United States. Vote ‘‘yes’’ Smith (NE) Boren Ellison Loebsack Denham Lucas for this recommittal motion. Make it Smith (NJ) Boswell Engel Lofgren, Zoe Dent Luetkemeyer here in America. Brady (PA) Eshoo Lowey DesJarlais Lummis Smith (TX) ´ I yield back the balance of my time. Braley (IA) Farr Lujan Diaz-Balart Lungren, Daniel Southerland Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I claim the Brown (FL) Fattah Lynch Dold E. Stearns Butterfield Filner Maloney Stivers time in opposition to the motion to re- Dreier Manzullo Capps Frank (MA) Markey Duffy Marchant Stutzman Capuano Fudge Matsui commit. Duncan (SC) Marino Sullivan Carnahan Garamendi McCarthy (NY) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Duncan (TN) Matheson Terry Carney Gonzalez McCollum Ellmers McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) tleman from Michigan is recognized for Carson (IN) Green, Al McDermott Emerson McCaul Thornberry 5 minutes. Castor (FL) Green, Gene McGovern Farenthold McClintock Tiberi Mr. UPTON. I will be brief. Chandler Grijalva McIntyre Fincher McHenry Tipton I would just note that the projects Chu Gutierrez McNerney Turner (NY) Cicilline Hahn Fitzpatrick McKeon Meeks Turner (OH) contemplated under title XVII aren’t Clarke (MI) Hanabusa Michaud Flake McKinley Upton your usual run-of-the-mill, brick and Clarke (NY) Hastings (FL) Miller (NC) Fleischmann McMorris Walberg mortar construction projects. Usually, Clay Higgins Miller, George Fleming Rodgers Flores Meehan Walden they are advanced energy projects that Cleaver Himes Moore Clyburn Hinchey Moran Forbes Mica Walsh (IL) require highly specialized equipment, Cohen Hinojosa Murphy (CT) Fortenberry Miller (FL) Webster complex components, and they aren’t Connolly (VA) Hirono Nadler Foxx Miller (MI) West always available domestically. Extend- Conyers Holden Napolitano Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Westmoreland Cooper Holt Neal Frelinghuysen Mulvaney Whitfield ing the wind tax credit will be, in fact, Costa Honda Olver Gallegly Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) part of the larger debate that the Costello Hoyer Pallone Gardner Myrick Wittman House will have as we look at all of the Courtney Israel Pascrell Garrett Neugebauer Wolf expiring tax provisions, and I certainly Critz Jackson Lee Pastor (AZ) Gerlach Noem Womack Crowley (TX) Pelosi Gibbs Nugent Woodall look for Mr. MARKEY’s support as we Cuellar Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Gibson Nunes Yoder look to extend all of those later on, Cummings Kaptur Peters Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Young (AK) Gohmert Olson Young (FL) Gosar Owens Young (IN)

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NOT VOTING—20 Myrick Roe (TN) Stivers ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Neugebauer Rogers (AL) Stutzman Ackerman Heinrich Poe (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Noem Rogers (KY) Sullivan Akin Herger Ross (AR) Nugent Rogers (MI) Terry the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Blackburn Jackson (IL) Ryan (WI) Nunes Rohrabacher Thompson (PA) ing. Blumenauer Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta Nunnelee Rokita Thornberry Broun (GA) Jones Speier Olson Rooney Tiberi b 1219 Coble LaTourette Towns Goodlatte Mack Owens Ros-Lehtinen Tipton So the bill was passed. Palazzo Roskam Turner (NY) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Paul Ross (FL) Turner (OH) The result of the vote was announced The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Paulsen Royce Upton as above recorded. the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Pearce Runyan Walberg A motion to reconsider was laid on ing. Pence Scalise Walden the table. Peterson Schilling Walsh (IL) Stated for: Petri Schmidt Walz (MN) b 1212 Pitts Schock Webster Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on Platts Schweikert West rollcall No. 584, I was inadvertently detained. Messrs. CONYERS and MEEKS Pompeo Scott (SC) Westmoreland Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Posey Scott, Austin Whitfield Stated against: Price (GA) Sensenbrenner Wilson (SC) So the motion to recommit was re- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Chair, earlier today I jected. Quayle Sessions Wittman Rahall Shimkus Wolf missed rollcall vote 584, on final passage of The result of the vote was announced Reed Shuler Womack H.R. 6213. Had I been present, I would have as above recorded. Rehberg Shuster Woodall voted ‘‘no.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Reichert Simpson Yoder question is on the passage of the bill. Renacci Smith (NE) Young (AK) f Ribble Smith (NJ) The question was taken; and the Young (FL) Rigell Smith (TX) Young (IN) PERSONAL EXPLANATION Speaker pro tempore announced that Rivera Southerland the ayes appeared to have it. Roby Stearns Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 583 and 584, I was unavoidably de- RECORDED VOTE NOES—161 tained. Had I been present, I would have Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I demand Altmire Fattah Olver voted ‘‘no’’ on the Motion to Recommit and a recorded vote. Andrews Filner Pallone ‘‘aye’’ on final passage of H.R. 6213. A recorded vote was ordered. Baca Frank (MA) Pascrell The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Baldwin Fudge Pastor (AZ) f 5-minute vote. Barber Gibson Pelosi Bass (CA) Gonzalez PERSONAL EXPLANATION The vote was taken by electronic de- Perlmutter Bass (NH) Green, Al Peters Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, on vice, and there were—ayes 245, noes 161, Becerra Green, Gene Pingree (ME) not voting 23, as follows: Berkley Grijalva Polis Thursday, September 13th, 2012 and Friday, Berman Gutierrez September 14th, I was not present for rollcall [Roll No. 584] Price (NC) Bilbray Hahn Quigley votes 572–584. Bishop (NY) Hanabusa AYES—245 Rangel Had I been present for rollcall 572, I would Bonamici Hastings (FL) Reyes Adams DesJarlais Hurt Brady (PA) Himes have voted ‘‘no.’’ Aderholt Diaz-Balart Issa Richardson Braley (IA) Hinchey Richmond Had I been present for rollcall 573, I would Alexander Donnelly (IN) Jenkins Brown (FL) Hinojosa Rothman (NJ) Amash Dreier Johnson (IL) Butterfield Hirono have voted ‘‘no.’’ Roybal-Allard Amodei Duffy Johnson (OH) Capps Holden Had I been present for rollcall 574, I would Ruppersberger Austria Duncan (SC) Johnson, Sam Capuano Holt Rush have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Bachmann Duncan (TN) Jordan Carnahan Honda Ryan (OH) Had I been present for rollcall 575, I would Bachus Ellmers Kelly Carney Hoyer Sa´ nchez, Linda Barletta Emerson King (IA) Carson (IN) Israel have voted ‘‘aye.’’ T. Barrow Farenthold King (NY) Castor (FL) Jackson Lee Had I been present for rollcall 576, I would Sarbanes Bartlett Fincher Kingston Chu (TX) have voted ‘‘no.’’ Barton (TX) Fitzpatrick Kinzinger (IL) Cicilline Johnson (GA) Schakowsky Benishek Flake Kissell Clarke (MI) Kaptur Schiff Had I been present for rollcall 577, I would Berg Fleischmann Kline Clarke (NY) Keating Schrader have voted ‘‘no.’’ Biggert Fleming Labrador Clay Kildee Schwartz Had I been present for rollcall 578, I would Bilirakis Flores Lamborn Scott (VA) Cleaver Kind have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Bishop (GA) Forbes Lance Clyburn Kucinich Scott, David Bishop (UT) Fortenberry Landry Cohen Langevin Serrano Had I been present for rollcall 579, I would Black Foxx Lankford Connolly (VA) Larsen (WA) Sewell have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Bonner Franks (AZ) Latham Conyers Larson (CT) Sherman Had I been present for rollcall 580, I would Bono Mack Frelinghuysen Latta Cooper Lee (CA) Sires Boren Gallegly Lewis (CA) Costa Levin Slaughter have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Boswell Garamendi Lipinski Costello Lewis (GA) Smith (WA) Had I been present for rollcall 581, I would Boustany Gardner LoBiondo Courtney Lofgren, Zoe Stark have voted ‘‘no.’’ Brady (TX) Garrett Loebsack Crowley Lowey Sutton Had I been present for rollcall 582, I would Brooks Gerlach Long Cuellar Luja´ n Thompson (CA) Buchanan Gibbs Lucas Cummings Maloney Thompson (MS) have voted ‘‘no.’’ Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Luetkemeyer Davis (CA) Markey Tierney Had I been present for rollcall 583, I would Buerkle Gohmert Lummis Davis (IL) Matsui Tonko have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Burgess Gosar Lungren, Daniel DeGette McCarthy (NY) Tsongas Burton (IN) Gowdy E. DeLauro McCollum Van Hollen Had I been present for rollcall 584, I would Calvert Granger Lynch Deutch McDermott Vela´ zquez have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Camp Graves (GA) Manzullo Visclosky Dicks McGovern f Campbell Griffin (AR) Marchant Dingell Michaud Wasserman Canseco Griffith (VA) Marino Doggett Miller (NC) Schultz PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IM- Cantor Grimm Matheson Dold Miller, George Waters Capito Guinta McCarthy (CA) Doyle Moore Watt PROVEMENT EXTENSION ACT OF Carter Guthrie McCaul Edwards Moran Waxman 2012 Cassidy Hall McClintock Ellison Murphy (CT) Welch Chabot Hanna McHenry Engel Nadler Wilson (FL) Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Chaffetz Harper McIntyre Eshoo Napolitano Woolsey imous consent to take from the Speak- Chandler Harris McKeon Farr Neal Yarmuth Coffman (CO) Hartzler McKinley er’s table the bill (S. 3552) to reauthor- Cole Hastings (WA) McMorris NOT VOTING—23 ize the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Conaway Hayworth Rodgers and Rodenticide Act, and ask for its Cravaack Heck McNerney Ackerman Heinrich Meeks immediate consideration in the House. Crawford Hensarling Meehan Akin Herger Poe (TX) Crenshaw Herrera Beutler Mica Blackburn Higgins Ross (AR) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Critz Hochul Miller (FL) Blumenauer Jackson (IL) Ryan (WI) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Culberson Huelskamp Miller (MI) Broun (GA) Johnson, E. B. Sanchez, Loretta NUGENT). Is there objection to the re- DeFazio Huizenga (MI) Miller, Gary Coble Jones Speier quest of the gentleman from Okla- Denham Hultgren Mulvaney Goodlatte LaTourette Towns Dent Hunter Murphy (PA) Graves (MO) Mack homa?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:34 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.008 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6025 There was no objection. a qualified small business entity if the Ad- eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide The text of the bill is as follows: ministrator determines that the entity has Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)(A)) is amended— been formed or manipulated primarily for (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by S. 3552 the purpose of qualifying for the waiver.’’; striking ‘‘2008 through 2012, between 1⁄8 and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- 1 and ⁄7’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2017, between resentatives of the United States of America in 1 1 (vii) in subparagraph (I) (as redesignated ⁄9 and ⁄8’’; Congress assembled, by clause (v)), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert- (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘new’’; and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ing ‘‘2017’’; (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘any applica- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pesticide (B) in paragraph (6)— tion’’ and all that follows through ‘‘that—’’ Registration Improvement Extension Act of (i) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and inserting ‘‘any application that—’’. 2012’’. and (C) ENHANCEMENTS OF INFORMATION TECH- SEC. 2. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVE- (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) through NOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN REVIEW MENT. (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; OF PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS.—Section 4(k) of (a) MAINTENANCE FEES.— (C) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and (1) FEES.—Section 4(i) of the Federal Insec- and (7); and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)) is ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) amended— U.S.C. 136a–1(i)) is amended— as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. (i) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) (A) in paragraph (5)— (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘aggre- (A) Section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- gate amount of’’ and all that follows through Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. lowing: the end of the subparagraph and inserting 136a–1) is amended— ‘‘(4) ENHANCEMENTS OF INFORMATION TECH- ‘‘aggregate amount of $27,800,000 for each of (i) in subsection (d)(5)(B)(ii)(III), by strik- NOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN REVIEW fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; ing ‘‘subsection (i)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘this OF PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS.— (ii) in subparagraph (D)— section’’; ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and (ii) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘sub- 2013 through 2017, the Administrator shall all that follows through the semicolon and section (i)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection use not more than $800,000 of the amounts inserting ‘‘shall be $115,500 for each of fiscal (i)(1)’’; and made available to the Administrator in the years 2013 through 2017;’’; and (iii) in subsection (k)(5)— Reregistration and Expedited Processing (II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ (I) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sub- Fund for the activities described in subpara- and all that follows through the period and section (i)(5)(C)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- graph (B). inserting ‘‘shall be $184,800 for each of fiscal section (i)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and ‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator shall years 2013 through 2017.’’; (II) in the third and sixth sentences, by use amounts made available from the Rereg- (iii) in subparagraph (E)(i)— striking ‘‘subsection (i)(5)(C)’’ each place it istration and Expedited Processing Fund to (I) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)(1)(C)’’. improve the information systems capabili- and all that follows through the semicolon (B) Section 33(b)(7)(F) of the Federal Insec- ties for the Office of Pesticide Programs to and inserting ‘‘shall be $70,600 for each of fis- ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 enhance tracking of pesticide registration cal years 2013 through 2017;’’; and U.S.C. 136w–8(b)(7)(F)) is amended— decisions, which shall include— (II) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ (i) by striking ‘‘section 4(i)(5)(E)(ii)’’ each ‘‘(i) the electronic tracking of— and all that follows through the period and place it appears in clauses (i), (ii)(I), and ‘‘(I) registration submissions; and inserting ‘‘shall be $122,100 for each of fiscal (iv)(I) and inserting ‘‘section 4(i)(1)(E)(ii)’’; ‘‘(II) the status of conditional registra- years 2013 through 2017.’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘section tions; (iv) in subparagraph (F)— 4(i)(5)(E)(ii)(I)(bb)’’ each place it appears in ‘‘(ii) enhancing the database for informa- (I) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and insert- clauses (ii)(II) and (iv)(II) and inserting ‘‘sec- tion regarding endangered species assess- ing ‘‘this paragraph’’; and tion 4(i)(1)(E)(ii)(I)(bb)’’; and ments for registration review; (II) by striking ‘‘Humans’’ and inserting (iii) in clause (iv)(II)— ‘‘(iii) implementing the capability to elec- ‘‘Human’’; (I) by striking ‘‘applicable.’’ and inserting tronically review labels submitted with reg- (v) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) ‘‘applicable’’; and istration actions; and through (H) as subparagraphs (G) through (I), (II) by striking ‘‘revenues’’ and inserting ‘‘(iv) acquiring and implementing the capa- respectively; ‘‘revenue’’. bility to electronically assess and evaluate (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the (3) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON TOLERANCE confidential statements of formula sub- following: FEES.—Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, mitted with registration actions.’’; and ‘‘(F) FEE REDUCTION FOR CERTAIN SMALL Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) (iii) in the first sentence of paragraph (6) BUSINESSES.— is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ (as redesignated by clause (i)), by striking ‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this subparagraph, the and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. ‘‘to carry out the goals established under term ‘qualified small business entity’ means (4) REREGISTRATION AND EXPEDITED PROC- subsection (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘for the pur- a corporation, partnership, or unincor- ESSING FUND.— poses described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) porated business that— (A) SOURCE AND USE.—Section 4(k)(2)(A) of and to carry out the goals established under ‘‘(I) has 500 or fewer employees; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and subsection (l)’’. ‘‘(II) during the 3-year period prior to the Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(2)(A)) is (b) PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SERVICE most recent maintenance fee billing cycle, amended— FEES.— had an average annual global gross revenue (i) by inserting ‘‘, to enhance the informa- (1) AMOUNT OF FEES.—Section 33(b) of the from all sources that did not exceed tion systems capabilities to improve the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and $10,000,000; and tracking of pesticide registration decisions,’’ Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(b)) is ‘‘(III) holds not more than 5 pesticide reg- after ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ each place it appears; amended— istrations under this paragraph. and (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—Except as provided in clause (ii) in clause (i)— the following: (iii), the Administrator shall waive 25 per- (I) by inserting ‘‘offset’’ before ‘‘the costs ‘‘(3) SCHEDULE OF COVERED APPLICATIONS cent of the fee under this paragraph applica- of reregistration’’; and AND REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES.—Subject to ble to the first registration of any qualified (II) by striking ‘‘in the same portion as ap- paragraph (6), the schedule of covered pes- small business entity under this paragraph. propriated funds’’. ticide registration applications and cor- ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—The Administrator (B) EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF SIMILAR AP- responding registration service fees shall be shall not grant a waiver under clause (ii) to PLICATIONS.—Section 4(k)(3)(A) of the Fed- as follows: ‘‘TABLE 1. — REGISTRATION DIVISION — NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R010 1 New Active Ingredient, Food use (2) (3) 24 569,221

R020 2 New Active Ingredient, Food use; reduced risk (2) (3) 18 569,221

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R040 3 New Active Ingredient, Food use; Experimental Use Permit applica- 18 419,502 tion; establish temporary tolerance; submitted before application for registration; credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient ap- plication that follows (3)

R060 4 New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor (2) (3) 21 395,467

R070 5 New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor; reduced risk (2) (3) 16 395,467

R090 6 New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; outdoor; Experimental Use Per- 16 293,596 mit application; submitted before application for registration; cred- it 45% of fee toward new active ingredient (3)

R110 7 New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor (2) (3) 20 219,949

R120 8 New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor; reduced risk (2) (3) 14 219,949

R121 9 New Active Ingredient, Non-food use; indoor; Experimental Use Per- 18 165,375 mit application; submitted before application for registration; cred- it 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows (3)

R122 10 Enriched isomer(s) of registered mixed-isomer active ingredient (2) (3) 18 287,643

R123 11 New Active Ingredient, Seed treatment only; includes agricultural 18 427,991 and non-agricultural seeds; residues not expected in raw agricul- tural commodities (2) (3)

R125 12 New Active Ingredient, Seed treatment; Experimental Use Permit ap- 16 293,596 New plication; submitted before application for registration; credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows (3) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subse- quent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor re- quired by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application. (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.

‘‘TABLE 2. — REGISTRATION DIVISION — NEW USES

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R130 13 First food use; indoor; food/food handling (2) (3) 21 173,644

R140 14 Additional food use; Indoor; food/food handling (3) (4) 15 40,518

R150 15 First food use (2) (3) 21 239,684

R160 16 First food use; reduced risk (2) (3) 16 239,684

R170 17 Additional food use (3) (4) 15 59,976

R175 18 Additional food uses covered within a crop group resulting from the 10 59,976 New conversion of existing approved crop group(s) to one or more revised crop groups. (3) (4)

R180 19 Additional food use; reduced risk (3) (4) 10 59,976

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R190 20 Additional food uses; 6 or more submitted in one application (3) (4) 15 359,856

R200 21 Additional food uses; 6 or more submitted in one application; reduced 10 359,856 risk (3) (4)

R210 22 Additional food use; Experimental Use Permit application; establish 12 44,431 temporary tolerance; no credit toward new use registration (3) (4)

R220 23 Additional food use; Experimental Use Permit application; crop de- 6 17,993 struct basis; no credit toward new use registration (3) (4)

R230 24 Additional use; non-food; outdoor (3) (4) 15 23,969

R240 25 Additional use; non-food; outdoor; reduced risk (3) (4) 10 23,969

R250 26 Additional use; non-food; outdoor; Experimental Use Permit applica- 6 17,993 tion; no credit toward new use registration (3) (4)

R251 27 Experimental Use Permit application which requires no changes to 8 17,993 New the tolerance(s); non-crop destruct basis (3)

R260 28 New use; non-food; indoor (3) (4) 12 11,577

R270 29 New use; non-food; indoor; reduced risk (3) (4) 9 11,577

R271 30 New use; non-food; indoor; Experimental Use Permit application; no 6 8,820 credit toward new use registration (3) (4)

R273 31 Additional use; seed treatment; limited uptake into raw agricultural 12 45,754 commodities; includes crops with established tolerances (e.g., for soil or foliar application); includes food or non-food uses (3) (4)

R274 32 Additional uses; seed treatment only; 6 or more submitted in one ap- 12 274,523 plication; limited uptake into raw agricultural commodities; in- cludes crops with established tolerances (e.g., for soil or foliar ap- plication); includes food and/or non-food uses (3) (4) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subse- quent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor re- quired by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application. (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency. (4) Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are sub- mitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed la- beling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) con- taining the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision re- view time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the ap- propriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initia- tive to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screen, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R280 33 Establish import tolerance; new active ingredient or first food use (2) 21 289,407

R290 34 Establish import tolerance; additional food use 15 57,882

R291 35 Establish import tolerances; additional food uses; 6 or more crops 15 347,288 submitted in one petition

R292 36 Amend an established tolerance (e.g., decrease or increase); domestic 11 41,124 or import; applicant-initiated

R293 37 Establish tolerance(s) for inadvertent residues in one crop; applicant- 12 48,510 initiated

R294 38 Establish tolerances for inadvertent residues; 6 or more crops sub- 12 291,060 mitted in one application; applicant-initiated

R295 39 Establish tolerance(s) for residues in one rotational crop in response 15 59,976 to a specific rotational crop application; applicant-initiated

R296 40 Establish tolerances for residues in rotational crops in response to a 15 359,856 specific rotational crop petition; 6 or more crops submitted in one application; applicant-initiated

R297 41 Amend 6 or more established tolerances (e.g., decrease or increase) in 11 246,744 New one petition; domestic or import; applicant-initiated

R298 42 Amend an established tolerance (e.g., decrease or increase); domestic 13 53,120 New or import; submission of amended labels (requiring science review) in addition to those associated with the amended tolerance; appli- cant-initiated (3)

R299 43 Amend 6 or more established tolerances (e.g., decrease or increase); 13 258,740 New domestic or import; submission of amended labels (requiring science review) in addition to those associated with the amended tolerance; applicant-initiated (3) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subse- quent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor re- quired by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application. (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.

‘‘TABLE 4. — REGISTRATION DIVISION — NEW PRODUCTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R300 44 New product; or similar combination product (already registered) to 4 1,434 an identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient; no data review on acute toxicity, efficacy or CRP – only product chemistry data; cite-all data citation, or selective data citation where appli- cant owns all required data, or applicant submits specific authoriza- tion letter from data owner. Category also includes 100% re-package of registered end-use or manufacturing-use product that requires no data submission nor data matrix. (2) (3)

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R301 45 New product; or similar combination product (already registered) to 4 1,720 an identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient; selective data citation only for data on product chemistry and/or acute tox- icity and/or public health pest efficacy, where applicant does not own all required data and does not have a specific authorization let- ter from data owner. (2) (3)

R310 46 New end-use or manufacturing-use product with registered source(s) 7 4,807 of active ingredient(s); includes products containing two or more registered active ingredients previously combined in other reg- istered products; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only: ∑ product chemistry and/or ∑ acute toxicity and/or ∑ public health pest efficacy and/or ∑ child resistant packaging. (2) (3)

R314 47 New end use product containing two or more registered active ingre- 8 6,009 New dients never before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new product label is identical or substantially similar to the labels of currently registered products which separately contain the respective component active ingredients; requires review of data package within RD only; includes data and/or waivers of data for only: ∑ product chemistry and/or ∑ acute toxicity and/or ∑ public health pest efficacy and/or ∑ child resistant packaging. (2) (3)

R315 48 New end-use non-food animal product with submission of two or more 9 8,000 New target animal safety studies; includes data and/or waivers of data for only: ∑ product chemistry and/or ∑ acute toxicity and/or ∑ public health pest efficacy and/or ∑ animal safety studies and/or ∑ child resistant packaging (2) (3)

R320 49 New product; new physical form; requires data review in science divi- 12 11,996 sions (2) (3)

R331 50 New product; repack of identical registered end-use product as a man- 3 2,294 ufacturing-use product; same registered uses only (2) (3)

R332 51 New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient; unreg- 24 256,883 istered source of active ingredient; submission of completely new generic data package; registered uses only; requires review in RD and science divisions (2) (3)

R333 52 New product; MUP or End use product with unregistered source of ac- 10 17,993 New tive ingredient; requires science data review; new physical form; etc. Cite-all or selective data citation where applicant owns all re- quired data. (2) (3)

R334 53 New product; MUP or End use product with unregistered source of the 11 17,993 New active ingredient; requires science data review; new physical form; etc. Selective data citation. (2) (3) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient. (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R340 54 Amendment requiring data review within RD (e.g., changes to pre- 4 3,617 cautionary label statements) (2) (3)

R345 55 Amending non-food animal product that includes submission of target 7 8,000 New animal safety data; previously registered (2) (3)

R350 56 Amendment requiring data review in science divisions (e.g., changes 9 11,996 to REI, or PPE, or PHI, or use rate, or number of applications; or add aerial application; or modify GW/SW advisory statement) (2) (3)

R351 57 Amendment adding a new unregistered source of active ingredient. (2) 8 11,996 New (3)

R352 58 Amendment adding already approved uses; selective method of sup- 8 11,996 New port; does not apply if the applicant owns all cited data (2) (3)

R371 59 Amendment to Experimental Use Permit; (does not include extending 6 9,151 a permit’s time period) (3) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR Notice 98–10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requir- ing data review are subject to registration service fees. (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.

‘‘TABLE 6. — REGISTRATION DIVISION — OTHER ACTIONS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

R124 60 Conditional Ruling on Preapplication Study Waivers; applicant-initi- 6 2,294 ated

R272 61 Review of Study Protocol applicant-initiated; excludes DART, pre- 3 2,294 registration conference, Rapid Response review, DNT protocol re- view, protocol needing HSRB review

R275 62 Rebuttal of agency reviewed protocol, applicant initiated 3 2,294 New

R370 63 Cancer reassessment; applicant-initiated 18 179,818 (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day.

‘‘TABLE 7. — ANTIMICROBIALS DIVISION — NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

A380 64 Food use; establish tolerance exemption (2) (3) 24 104,187

A390 65 Food use; establish tolerance (2) (3) 24 173,644

A400 66 Non-food use; outdoor; FIFRA §2(mm) uses (2) (3) 18 86,823

A410 67 Non-food use; outdoor; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm) (2) (3) 21 173,644

A420 68 Non-food use; indoor; FIFRA §2(mm) uses (2) (3) 18 57,882

A430 69 Non-food use; indoor; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm) (2) (3) 20 86,823

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

A431 70 Non-food use; indoor; low-risk, low-toxicity food-grade active ingre- 12 60,638 dient(s); efficacy testing for public health claims required under GLP and following DIS/TSS or AD-approved study protocol (2) (3) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subse- quent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor re- quired by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application. (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.

‘‘TABLE 8. — ANTIMICROBIALS DIVISION — NEW USES

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

A440 71 First food use; establish tolerance exemption (2) (3) (4) 21 28,942

A450 72 First food use; establish tolerance (2) (3) (4) 21 86,823

A460 73 Additional food use; establish tolerance exemption (3) (4) (5) 15 11,577

A470 74 Additional food use; establish tolerance (3) (4) (5) 15 28,942

A471 75 Additional food uses; establish tolerances; 6 or more submitted in one 15 173,652 New application (3) (4) (5)

A480 76 Additional use; non-food; outdoor; FIFRA §2(mm) uses (4) (5) 9 17,365

A481 77 Additional non-food outdoor uses; FIFRA §2(mm) uses; 6 or more sub- 9 104,190 New mitted in one application (4) (5)

A490 78 Additional use; non-food; outdoor; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm) (4) 15 28,942 (5)

A491 79 Additional non-food; outdoor; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm); 6 or 15 173,652 New more submitted in one application (4) (5)

A500 80 Additional use; non-food, indoor, FIFRA §2(mm) uses (4) (5) 9 11,577

A501 81 Additional non-food; indoor; FIFRA §2(mm) uses; 6 or more submitted 9 69,462 New in one application (4) (5)

A510 82 Additional use; non-food; indoor; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm) (4) (5) 12 11,577

A511 83 Additional non-food; indoor; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm); 6 or more 12 69,462 New submitted in one application (4) (5) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.013 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6032 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subse- quent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor re- quired by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application. (3) If EPA data rules are amended to newly require clearance under section 408 of the FFDCA for an ingredient of an antimicrobial product where such ingredient was not previously subject to such a clearance, then review of the data for such clearance of such product is not sub- ject to a registration service fee for the tolerance action for two years from the effective date of the rule. (4) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency. (5) Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are sub- mitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed la- beling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) con- taining the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision re- view time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the ap- propriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initia- tive to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screen, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.

‘‘TABLE 9. — ANTIMICROBIALS DIVISION — NEW PRODUCTS AND AMENDMENTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

A530 84 New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and 4 1,159 use to a registered product; no data review or only product chem- istry data; cite-all data citation, or selective data citation when ap- plicant owns all required data, or applicant submits specific author- ization letter for data owner. Category also includes 100% re-pack- age of registered end-use or manufacturing-use product that re- quires no data submission nor data matrix. (2) (3)

A531 85 New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and 4 1,654 use to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient: selective data citation only for data on product chemistry and/or acute toxicity and/or public health pest efficacy, where applicant does not own all required data and does not have a specific author- ization letter from data owner. (2) (3)

A532 86 New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and 5 4,631 use to a registered product; registered active ingredient; unregis- tered source of active ingredient; cite-all data citation except for product chemistry; product chemistry data submitted (2) (3)

A540 87 New end use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only (2) (3) 5 4,631

A550 88 New end-use product; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm); non-FQPA prod- 7 4,631 uct (2) (3)

A560 89 New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient; selec- 12 17,365 tive data citation (2) (3)

A570 90 Label amendment requiring data review (3) (4) 4 3,474

A572 91 New Product or amendment requiring data review for risk assessment 9 11,996 New by Science Branch (e.g., changes to REI, or PPE, or use rate) (2) (3) (4) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.013 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6033 (3) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency. (4) (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR Notice 98–10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requir- ing data review are subject to registration service fees.

‘‘TABLE 10. — ANTIMICROBIALS DIVISION — EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER TYPE OF ACTIONS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

A520 92 Experimental Use Permit application, Non-Food Use (2) 9 5,789

A521 93 Review of public health efficacy study protocol within AD, per AD In- 3 2,250 ternal Guidance for the Efficacy Protocol Review Process; Code will also include review of public health efficacy study protocol and data review for devices making pesticidal claims; applicant-initiated; Tier 1

A522 94 Review of public health efficacy study protocol outside AD by mem- 12 11,025 bers of AD Efficacy Protocol Review Expert Panel; Code will also include review of public health efficacy study protocol and data re- view for devices making pesticidal claims; applicant-initiated; Tier 2

A524 95 New Active Ingredient, Experimental Use Permit application; Food 18 138,916 New Use Requires Tolerance. Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingre- dient application that follows. (2)

A525 96 New Active Ingredient, Experimental Use Permit application; Food 18 83,594 New Use Requires Tolerance Exemption. Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. (2)

A526 97 New Active Ingredient, Experimental Use Permit application; Non- 15 86,823 New Food, Outdoor Use. Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. (2)

A527 98 New Active Ingredient, Experimental Use Permit application; Non- 15 58,000 New Food, Indoor Use. Credit 45% of fee toward new active ingredient application that follows. (2)

A528 99 Experimental Use Permit application, Food Use; Requires Tolerance 15 20,260 New or Tolerance Exemption (2)

A529 100 Amendment to Experimental Use Permit; requires data review or risk 9 10,365 New assessment (2)

A523 101 Review of protocol other than a public health efficacy study (i.e., 9 11,025 New Toxicology or Exposure Protocols)

A571 102 Science reassessment: Cancer risk, refined ecological risk, and/or en- 18 86,823 New dangered species; applicant-initiated (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.

‘‘TABLE 11. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION — MICROBIAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PESTICIDES; NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B580 103 New active ingredient; food use; petition to establish a tolerance (2) 19 46,305

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B590 104 New active ingredient; food use; petition to establish a tolerance ex- 17 28,942 emption (2)

B600 105 New active ingredient; non-food use (2) 13 17,365

B610 106 New active ingredient; Experimental Use Permit application; petition 10 11,577 to establish a temporary tolerance or temporary tolerance exemp- tion

B611 107 New active ingredient; Experimental Use Permit application; petition 12 11,577 New to establish permanent tolerance exemption

B612 108 New active ingredient; no change to a permanent tolerance exemption 10 15,918 New (2)

B613 109 New active ingredient; petition to convert a temporary tolerance or a 11 15,918 New temporary tolerance exemption to a permanent tolerance or toler- ance exemption (2)

B620 110 New active ingredient; Experimental Use Permit application; non- 7 5,789 food use including crop destruct (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time, except where the new inert approval decision review time is greater than that for the new active ingredient, in which case the associated new active ingredient will be subject to the new inert approval decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the reg- istration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision re- view time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the appli- cant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use ap- plication.

‘‘TABLE 12. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION — MICROBIAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PESTICIDES; NEW USES

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B630 111 First food use; petition to establish a tolerance exemption (2) 13 11,577

B631 112 New food use; petition to amend an established tolerance (3) 12 11,577

B640 113 First food use; petition to establish a tolerance (2) 19 17,365

B643 114 New Food use; petition to amend tolerance exemption (3) 10 11,577 New

B642 115 First food use; indoor; food/food handling (2) 12 28,942 New

B644 116 New use, no change to an established tolerance or tolerance exemp- 8 11,577 New tion (3)

B650 117 New use; non-food (3) 7 5,789 (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subse- quent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision review time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor re- quired by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use application.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.013 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6035 (3) Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are sub- mitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed la- beling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) con- taining the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision re- view time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the ap- propriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initia- tive to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screen, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.

‘‘TABLE 13. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION — MICROBIAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PESTICIDES; NEW PRODUCTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B652 118 New product; registered source of active ingredient; requires petition 13 11,577 New to amend established tolerance or tolerance exemption; requires 1) submission of product specific data; or 2) citation of previously re- viewed and accepted data; or 3) submission or citation of data gen- erated at government expense; or 4) submission or citation of sci- entifically-sound rationale based on publicly available literature or other relevant information that addresses the data requirement; or 5) submission of a request for a data requirement to be waived sup- ported by a scientifically-sound rationale explaining why the data requirement does not apply (2)

B660 119 New product; registered source of active ingredient(s); identical or 4 1,159 substantially similar in composition and use to a registered prod- uct; no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption. No data review, or only product chemistry data; cite-all data cita- tion, or selective data citation where applicant owns all required data or authorization from data owner is demonstrated. Category includes 100% re-package of registered end-use or manufacturing- use product that requires no data submission or data matrix. For microbial pesticides, the active ingredient(s) must not be re-iso- lated. (2)

B670 120 New product; registered source of active ingredient(s); no change in 7 4,631 an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; requires: 1) sub- mission of product specific data; or 2) citation of previously re- viewed and accepted data; or 3) submission or citation of data gen- erated at government expense; or 4) submission or citation of a sci- entifically-sound rationale based on publicly available literature or other relevant information that addresses the data requirement; or 5) submission of a request for a data requirement to be waived sup- ported by a scientifically-sound rationale explaining why the data requirement does not apply. (2)

B671 121 New product; unregistered source of active ingredient(s); requires a 17 11,577 petition to amend an established tolerance or tolerance exemption; requires: 1) submission of product specific data; or 2) citation of pre- viously reviewed and accepted data; or 3) submission or citation of data generated at government expense; or 4) submission or citation of a scientifically-sound rationale based on publicly available lit- erature or other relevant information that addresses the data re- quirement; or 5) submission of a request for a data requirement to be waived supported by a scientifically-sound rationale explaining why the data requirement does not apply. (2)

B672 122 New product; unregistered source of active ingredient(s); non-food use 13 8,269 or food use with a tolerance or tolerance exemption previously es- tablished for the active ingredient(s); requires: 1) submission of product specific data; or 2) citation of previously reviewed and ac- cepted data; or 3) submission or citation of data generated at gov- ernment expense; or 4) submission or citation of a scientifically- sound rationale based on publicly available literature or other rel- evant information that addresses the data requirement; or 5) sub- mission of a request for a data requirement to be waived supported by a scientifically-sound rationale explaining why the data require- ment does not apply. (2)

B673 123 New product MUP/EP; unregistered source of active ingredient(s); ci- 10 4,631 New tation of Technical Grade Active Ingredient (TGAI) data previously reviewed and accepted by the Agency. Requires an Agency deter- mination that the cited data supports the new product. (2)

B674 124 New product MUP; Repack of identical registered end-use product as 4 1,159 New a manufacturing-use product; same registered uses only (2)

B675 125 New Product MUP; registered source of active ingredient; submission 10 8,269 New of completely new generic data package; registered uses only. (2)

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B676 126 New product; more than one active ingredient where one active ingre- 13 8,269 New dient is an unregistered source; product chemistry data must be submitted; requires: 1) submission of product specific data, and 2) citation of previously reviewed and accepted data; or 3) submission or citation of data generated at government expense; or 4) submis- sion or citation of a scientifically-sound rationale based on publicly available literature or other relevant information that addresses the data requirement; or 5) submission of a request for a data re- quirement to be waived supported by a scientifically-sound ration- ale explaining why the data requirement does not apply. (2)

B677 127 New end-use non-food animal product with submission of two or more 10 8,000 New target animal safety studies; includes data and/or waivers of data for only: ∑ product chemistry and/or ∑ acute toxicity and/or ∑ public health pest efficacy and/or ∑ animal safety studies and/or ∑ child resistant packaging (2) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient. ‘‘TABLE 14. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION — MICROBIAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PESTICIDES; AMENDMENTS

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B621 128 Amendment; Experimental Use Permit; no change to an established 7 4,631 temporary tolerance or tolerance exemption.

B622 129 Amendment; Experimental Use Permit; petition to amend an estab- 11 11,577 New lished or temporary tolerance or tolerance exemption.

B641 130 Amendment of an established tolerance or tolerance exemption. 13 11,577

B680 131 Amendment; registered source of active ingredient(s); no new use(s); 5 4,631 no changes to an established tolerance or tolerance exemption. Re- quires data submission. (2)

B681 132 Amendment; unregistered source of active ingredient(s). Requires 7 5,513 data submission. (2)

B683 133 Label amendment; requires review/update of previous risk assess- 6 4,631 New ment(s) without data submission (e.g., labeling changes to REI, PPE, PHI). (2)

B684 134 Amending non-food animal product that includes submission of target 8 8,000 New animal safety data; previously registered (2) (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR Notice 98–10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requir- ing data review are subject to registration service fees. ‘‘TABLE 15. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION — STRAIGHT CHAIN LEPIDOPTERAN PHEROMONES(SCLPS)

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B690 135 New active ingredient; food or non-food use. (2) 7 2,316

B700 136 Experimental Use Permit application; new active ingredient or new 7 1,159 use.

B701 137 Extend or amend Experimental Use Permit. 4 1,159

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B710 138 New product; registered source of active ingredient(s); identical or 4 1,159 substantially similar in composition and use to a registered prod- uct; no change in an established tolerance or tolerance exemption. No data review, or only product chemistry data; cite-all data cita- tion, or selective data citation where applicant owns all required data or authorization from data owner is demonstrated. Category includes 100% re-package of registered end-use or manufacturing- use product that requires no data submission or data matrix. (3)

B720 139 New product; registered source of active ingredient(s); requires: 1) 5 1,159 submission of product specific data; or 2) citation of previously re- viewed and accepted data; or 3) submission or citation of data gen- erated at government expense; or 4) submission or citation of a sci- entifically-sound rationale based on publicly available literature or other relevant information that addresses the data requirement; or 5) submission of a request for a data requirement to be waived sup- ported by a scientifically-sound rationale explaining why the data requirement does not apply. (3)

B721 140 New product; unregistered source of active ingredient. (3) 7 2,426

B722 141 New use and/or amendment; petition to establish a tolerance or toler- 7 2,246 ance exemption. (4) (5)

B730 142 Label amendment requiring data submission. (4) 5 1,159 (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) All requests for new uses (food and/or nonfood) contained in any application for a new active ingredient or a first food use are covered by the base fee for that new active ingredient or first food use application and retain the same decision time review period as the new active ingredient or first food use application. The application must be received by the agency in one package. The base fee for the category covers a maximum of five new products. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval that is submitted in the new active ingredient application package or first food use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new prod- uct or a new inert approval. All such associated applications that are submitted together will be subject to the new active ingredient or first food use decision review time, except where the new inert approval decision review time is greater than that for the new active ingredient, in which case the associated new active ingredient will be subject to the new inert approval decision review time. In the case of a new active ingredient application, until that new active ingredient is approved, any subsequent application for another new product containing the same active ingredient or an amendment to the proposed labeling will be deemed a new active ingredient application, subject to the reg- istration service fee and decision review time for a new active ingredient. In the case of a first food use application, until that first food use is approved, any subsequent application for an additional new food use or uses will be subject to the registration service fee and decision re- view time for a first food use. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the appli- cant at the applicant’s initiative to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screening, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new active ingredient or first food use ap- plication. (3) An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient. (4) (a) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged registration service fees. (b) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(c)(3)(B) and are not subject to registration service fees. (c) Registrant-initiated fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the timelines specified in FIFRA Section 3(h) and are not subject to registration service fees. (d) Registrant initiated amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR Notice 98–10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to registration service fees. (e) Submissions with data and requir- ing data review are subject to registration service fees. (5) Amendment applications to add the new use(s) to registered product labels are covered by the base fee for the new use(s). All items in the covered application must be submitted together in one package. Each application for an additional new product registration and new inert approval(s) that is submitted in the new use application package is subject to the registration service fee for a new product or a new inert approval. However, if a new use application only proposes to register the new use for a new product and there are no amendments in the application, then review of one new product application is covered by the new use fee. All such associated applications that are sub- mitted together will be subject to the new use decision review time. Any application for a new product or an amendment to the proposed la- beling (a) submitted subsequent to submission of the new use application and (b) prior to conclusion of its decision review time and (c) con- taining the same new uses, will be deemed a separate new-use application, subject to a separate registration service fee and new decision re- view time for a new use. If the new-use application includes non-food (indoor and/or outdoor), and food (outdoor and/or indoor) uses, the ap- propriate fee is due for each type of new use and the longest decision review time applies to all of the new uses requested in the application. Any information that (a) was neither requested nor required by the Agency, and (b) is submitted by the applicant at the applicant’s initia- tive to support the application after completion of the technical deficiency screen, and (c) is not itself a covered registration application, must be assessed 25% of the full registration service fee for the new use application.

‘‘TABLE 16. — BIOPESTICIDES AND POLLUTION PREVENTION DIVISION — OTHER ACT

Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B614 143 Conditional Ruling on Preapplication Study Waivers; applicant-initi- 3 2,294 New ated

B615 144 Rebuttal of agency reviewed protocol, applicant initiated 3 2,294 New

B682 145 Protocol review; applicant initiated; excludes time for HSRB review 3 2,205 (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day.

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B740 146 Experimental Use Permit application; no petition for tolerance/toler- 6 86,823 ance exemption. Includes: 1) non-food/feed use(s) for a new (2) or registered (3) PIP; 2) food/feed use(s) for a new or registered PIP with crop destruct; 3) food/feed use(s) for a new or registered PIP in which an established tolerance/tolerance exemption exists for the intended use(s). (4)

B750 147 Experimental Use Permit application; with a petition to establish a 9 115,763 temporary or permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the ac- tive ingredient. Includes new food/feed use for a registered (3) PIP. (4)

B770 148 Experimental Use Permit application; new (2) PIP; with petition to 15 173,644 establish a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient; credit 75% of B771 fee toward registration application for a new active ingredient that follows; SAP review. (5)

B771 149 Experimental Use Permit application; new (2) PIP; with petition to 10 115,763 establish a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient; credit 75% of B771 fee toward registration application for a new active ingredient that follows.

B772 150 Application to amend or extend an Experimental Use Permit; no peti- 3 11,577 tion since the established tolerance/tolerance exemption for the ac- tive ingredient is unaffected.

B773 151 Application to amend or extend an Experimental Use Permit; with pe- 5 28,942 tition to extend a temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient.

B780 152 Registration application; new (2) PIP; non-food/feed. 12 144,704

B790 153 Registration application; new (2) PIP; non-food/feed; SAP review. (5) 18 202,585

B800 154 Registration application; new (2) PIP; with petition to establish per- 12 231,585 manent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient based on an existing temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption.

B810 155 Registration application; new (2) PIP; with petition to establish per- 18 289,407 manent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active ingredient based on an existing temporary tolerance/tolerance exemption. SAP review. (5)

B820 156 Registration application; new (2) PIP; with petition to establish or 15 289,407 amend a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active in- gredient.

B840 157 Registration application; new (2) PIP; with petition to establish or 21 347,288 amend a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption of an active in- gredient. SAP review. (5)

B851 158 Registration application; new event of a previously registered PIP ac- 9 115,763 tive ingredient(s); no petition since permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s).

B870 159 Registration application; registered (3) PIP; new product; new use; no 9 34,729 petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is al- ready established for the active ingredient(s). (4)

B880 160 Registration application; registered (3) PIP; new product or new 9 28,942 terms of registration; additional data submitted; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). (6) (7)

B881 161 Registration application; registered (3) PIP; new product or new 15 86,823 terms of registration; additional data submitted; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). SAP review. (5) (6) (7)

B883 162 Registration application; new (2) PIP, seed increase with negotiated 9 115,763 New acreage cap and time-limited registration; with petition to estab- lish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active in- gredient based on an existing temporary tolerance/tolerance exemp- tion. (8)

B884 163 Registration application; new (2) PIP, seed increase with negotiated 12 144,704 New acreage cap and time-limited registration; with petition to estab- lish a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption for the active in- gredient. (8)

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Registra- New Decision tion EPA CR Action Review Time Service No. No. (Months) (1) Fee ($)

B885 164 Registration application; registered (3) PIP, seed increase; breeding 9 86,823 New stack of previously approved PIPs, same crop; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active ingredient(s). (9)

B890 165 Application to amend a seed increase registration; converts registra- 9 57,882 tion to commercial registration; no petition since permanent toler- ance/tolerance exemption is already established for the active in- gredient(s).

B891 166 Application to amend a seed increase registration; converts registra- 15 115,763 tion to a commercial registration; no petition since a permanent tolerance/tolerance exemption already established for the active in- gredient(s); SAP review. (5)

B900 167 Application to amend a registration, including actions such as ex- 6 11,577 tending an expiration date, modifying an IRM plan, or adding an in- sect to be controlled. (10) (11)

B901 168 Application to amend a registration, including actions such as ex- 12 69,458 tending an expiration date, modifying an IRM plan, or adding an in- sect to be controlled. SAP review. (10) (11)

B902 169 PIP protocol review 3 5,789

B903 170 Inert ingredient tolerance exemption; e.g., a marker such as NPT II; 6 57,882 reviewed in BPPD.

B904 171 Import tolerance or tolerance exemption; processed commodities/food 9 115,763 only (inert or active ingredient). (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) New PIP = a PIP with an active ingredient that has not been registered. (3) Registered PIP = a PIP with an active ingredient that is currently registered. (4) Transfer registered PIP through conventional breeding for new food/feed use, such as from field corn to sweet corn. (5) The scientific data involved in this category are complex. EPA often seeks technical advice from the Scientific Advisory Panel on risks that pesticides pose to wildlife, farm workers, pesticide applicators, non-target species, as well as insect resistance, and novel scientific issues surrounding new technologies. The scientists of the SAP neither make nor recommend policy decisions. They provide advice on the science used to make these decisions. Their advice is invaluable to the EPA as it strives to protect humans and the environment from risks posed by pesticides. Due to the time it takes to schedule and prepare for meetings with the SAP, additional time and costs are needed. (6) Registered PIPs stacked through conventional breeding. (7) Deployment of a registered PIP with a different IRM plan (e.g., seed blend). (8) The negotiated acreage cap will depend upon EPA’s determination of the potential environmental exposure, risk(s) to non-target orga- nisms, and the risk of targeted pest developing resistance to the pesticidal substance. The uncertainty of these risks may reduce the allow- able acreage, based upon the quantity and type of non-target organism data submitted and the lack of insect resistance management data, which is usually not required for seed-increase registrations. Registrants are encouraged to consult with EPA prior to submission of a reg- istration application in this category. (9) Application can be submitted prior to or concurrently with an application for commercial registration. (10) For example, IRM plan modifications that are applicant-initiated. (11) EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged fees.

‘‘TABLE 18. — INERT INGREDIENTS, EXTERNAL REVIEW AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS

New Decision Registra- EPA CR Action Review Time tion No. No. (Months) (1) ($)

I001 172 Approval of new food use inert ingredient (2) (3) 12 18,000

I002 173 Amend currently approved inert ingredient tolerance or exemption 10 5,000 New from tolerance; new data (2)

I003 174 Amend currently approved inert ingredient tolerance or exemption 8 3,000 New from tolerance; no new data (2)

I004 175 Approval of new non-food use inert ingredient (2) 8 10,000 New

I005 176 Amend currently approved non-food use inert ingredient with new use 8 5,000 New pattern; new data (2)

I006 177 Amend currently approved non-food use inert ingredient with new use 6 3,000 New pattern; no new data (2)

I007 178 Approval of substantially similar non-food use inert ingredients when 4 1,500 New original inert is compositionally similar with similar use pattern (2)

I008 179 Approval of new polymer inert ingredient, food use (2) 5 3,400 New

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New Decision Registra- EPA CR Action Review Time tion No. No. (Months) (1) ($)

I009 180 Approval of new polymer inert ingredient, non food use (2) 4 2,800 New

I010 181 Petition to amend a tolerance exemption descriptor to add one or 6 1,500 New more CASRNs; no new data (2)

M001 182 Study protocol requiring Human Studies Review Board review as de- 9 7,200 New fined in 40 CFR 26 in support of an active ingredient (4)

M002 183 Completed study requiring Human Studies Review Board review as 9 7,200 New defined in 40 CFR 26 in support of an active ingredient (4)

M003 184 External technical peer review of new active ingredient, product, or 12 58,000 New amendment (e.g., consultation with FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel) for an action with a decision timeframe of less than 12 months. Applicant initiated request based on a requirement of the Administrator, as defined by FIFRA § 25(d), in support of a novel ac- tive ingredient, or unique use pattern or application technology. Excludes PIP active ingredients. (5)

M004 185 External technical peer review of new active ingredient, product, or 18 58,000 New amendment (e.g., consultation with FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel) for an action with a decision timeframe of greater than 12 months. Applicant initiated request based on a requirement of the Administrator, as defined by FIFRA § 25(d), in support of a novel ac- tive ingredient, or unique use pattern or application technology. Excludes PIP active ingredients. (5)

M005 186 New Product: Combination, Contains a combination of active ingredi- 9 20,000 New ents from a registered and/or unregistered source; conventional, antimicrobial and/or biopesticide. Requires coordination with other regulatory divisions to conduct review of data, label and/or verify the validity of existing data as cited. Only existing uses for each ac- tive ingredient in the combination product. (6) (7)

M006 187 Request for up to 5 letters of certification (Gold Seal) for one actively 1 250 New registered product.

M007 188 Request to extend Exclusive Use of data as provided by FIFRA Sec- 12 5,000 New tion 3(c)(1)(F)(ii)

M008 189 Request to grant Exclusive Use of data as provided by FIFRA Section 10 1,500 New 3(c)(1)(F)(vi) for a minor use, when a FIFRA Section 2(ll)(2) deter- mination is required (1) A decision review time that would otherwise end on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, will be extended to end on the next busi- ness day. (2) If another covered application is associated with and dependent upon a pending application for an inert ingredient action, each applica- tion will be subject to its respective registration service fee. The decision review time for the other associated covered application will be extended to match the PRIA due date of the pending inert ingredient action, unless the PRIA due date for the other associated covered ac- tion is further out, in which case it will be subject to its own decision review time. If the application covers multiple ingredients grouped by EPA into one chemical class, a single registration service fee will be assessed for approval of those ingredients. (3) If EPA data rules are amended to newly require clearance under section 408 of the FFDCA for an ingredient of an antimicrobial product where such ingredient was not previously subject to such a clearance, then review of the data for such clearance of such product is not sub- ject to a registration service fee for the tolerance action for two years from the effective date of the rule. (4) Any other covered application that is associated with and dependent on the HSRB review will be subject to its separate registration service fee. The decision review times for the associated actions run concurrently, but will end at the date of the latest review time. (5) Any other covered application that is associated with and dependent on the SAP review will be subject to its separate registration service fee. The decision review time for the associated action will be extended by the decision review time for the SAP review. (6) An application for a new end-use product using a source of active ingredient that (a) is not yet registered but (b) has an application pending with the Agency for review, will be considered an application for a new product with an unregistered source of active ingredient. (7) Where the action involves approval of a new or amended label, on or before the end date of the decision review time, the Agency shall provide to the applicant a draft accepted label, including any changes made by the Agency that differ from the applicant-submitted label and relevant supporting data reviewed by the Agency. The applicant will notify the Agency that the applicant either (a) agrees to all of the terms associated with the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests that it be issued as the accepted final Agency- stamped label; or (b) does not agree to one or more of the terms of the draft accepted label as amended by the Agency and requests addi- tional time to resolve the difference(s); or (c) withdraws the application without prejudice for subsequent resubmission, but forfeits the as- sociated registration service fee. For cases described in (b), the applicant shall have up to 30 calendar days to reach agreement with the Agency on the final terms of the Agency-accepted label. If the applicant agrees to all of the terms of the accepted label as in (a), including upon resolution of differences in (b), the Agency shall provide an accepted final Agency-stamped label to the registrant within 2 business days following the registrant’s written or electronic confirmation of agreement to the Agency.’’;

(B) in paragraph (6)— (i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2008 through (i) in subparagraph (A)— end; 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2017’’; (I) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2008’’ and insert- (ii) in subclause (II), by striking the period (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘grants’’ and ing ‘‘October 1, 2013’’; and at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and all that follows through the end of the clause (II) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and (iii) by adding at the end the following: and inserting ‘‘grants, for each of fiscal inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and ‘‘(III) on the basis that the Administrator years 2013 through 2017, $500,000.’’; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)— rejected the application under subsection (C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2008 through (I) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and insert- (f)(4)(B).’’. 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2017’’. ing ‘‘October 1, 2015’’; and (2) PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FUND.—Section (3) ASSESSMENT OF FEES.—Section 33(d) of (II) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and 33(c)(3)(B) of the Federal Insecticide, Fun- the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and gicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w– Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)) is (C) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii)— 8(c)(3)(B)) is amended— amended—

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.013 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6041 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2002’’ ‘‘(I) the application and the data and infor- analysis of the impact of maintenance fees each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’; mation submitted with the application are on small businesses that have— (B) by striking paragraph (4); and accurate and complete; and ‘‘(i) 10 or fewer employees; and (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- ‘‘(II) the application, data, and information ‘‘(ii) annual global gross revenue that does graph (4). are consistent with the proposed labeling not exceed $2,000,000. (4) REFORMS TO REDUCE DECISION TIME RE- and any proposal for a tolerance or exemp- ‘‘(B) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—In con- VIEW PERIODS.—Section 33(e) of the Federal tion from the requirement for a tolerance ducting the analysis described in subpara- Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, graph (A), the Administrator shall collect, (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(e)) is amended by striking and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a), and are and include in the report under that subpara- ‘‘Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of such that, subject to full review under the graph, information on— 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘Pesticide Registration standards of this Act, could result in the ‘‘(i) the number of small businesses de- Improvement Extension Act of 2012’’. granting of the application.’’. scribed in subparagraph (A) that are paying (5) DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIODS.—Section (6) REPORTS.—Section 33(k) of the Federal maintenance fees; and 33(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ‘‘(ii) the number of registrations each com- and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(f)) is (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(k)) is amended— pany holds.’’. amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘March 1, (7) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Sec- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Pesticide 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2017’’; tion 33(m) of the Federal Insecticide, Fun- Registration Improvement Renewal Act, the (B) in paragraph (2)— gicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w– Administrator shall publish in the Federal (i) in subparagraph (A)— 8(m)) is amended— Register’’ and inserting ‘‘Pesticide Registra- (I) in clause (vi)(V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and tion Improvement Extension Act of 2012, the the end; inserting ‘‘2017’’; and Administrator shall make publicly avail- (II) in clause (vii)(II), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at (B) in paragraph (2)— able’’; the end; and (i) in subparagraph (A)— (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘appear- (III) by adding at the end the following: (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2013’’ and in- ing in the Congressional Record on pages ‘‘(viii) the number of extensions of decision serting ‘‘2018’’; S10409’’ and all that follows through the pe- time review periods agreed to under sub- (II) by striking ‘‘2013,’’ and inserting riod and inserting ‘‘provided under sub- section (f)(5) along with a description of the ‘‘2018,’’; and section (b)(3).’’; and reason that the Administrator was unable to (III) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and (C) in paragraph (4)— make a decision within the initial decision inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and time review period;’’; (ii) in subparagraph (B)— fee’’ before the period; and (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in- (ii) in subparagraph (B)— at the end; serting ‘‘2019’’; (I) by striking ‘‘(B) COMPLETENESS OF AP- (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the (II) by striking ‘‘2014,’’ and inserting PLICATION’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Not period and inserting a semicolon; and ‘‘2019,’’; and later’’ in clause (i) and inserting the fol- (iv) by adding at the end the following: (III) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and lowing: ‘‘(G) a review of the progress made to- inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; ‘‘(B) INITIAL CONTENT AND PRELIMINARY ward— (iii) in subparagraph (C)— TECHNICAL SCREENINGS.— ‘‘(i) carrying out section 4(k)(4) and the (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in- ‘‘(i) SCREENINGS.— amounts from the Reregistration and Expe- serting ‘‘2019’’; and ‘‘(I) INITIAL CONTENT.—Not later’’; dited Processing Fund used for the purposes (II) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and (II) in clause (i) (as so designated) by add- described in that section; inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’; and ing at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) implementing systems for the elec- (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2012’’ ‘‘(II) PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL SCREENING.— tronic tracking of registration submissions each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2017’’. After conducting the initial content screen- by December 31, 2013; (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the ing described in subclause (I) and in accord- ‘‘(iii) implementing a system for tracking amendments made by this section take ef- ance with clause (iv), the Administrator the status of conditional registrations, in- fect on October 1, 2012. shall conduct a preliminary technical cluding making nonconfidential information (d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—In the screening— related to the conditional registrations pub- case of any conflict between this section (in- ‘‘(aa) not later than 45 days after the date licly available by December 31, 2013; cluding the amendments made by this sec- on which the decision time review period be- ‘‘(iv) implementing enhancements to the tion) and a joint resolution making con- gins (for applications with decision time re- endangered species knowledge database, in- tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013 view periods of not more than 180 days); and cluding making nonconfidential information (including any amendments made by such a ‘‘(bb) not later than 90 days after the date related to the database publicly available; joint resolution), this section and the on which the decision time review period be- ‘‘(v) implementing the capability to elec- amendments made by this section shall con- gins (for applications with decision time re- tronically submit and review labels sub- trol. view periods greater than 180 days).’’; mitted with registration actions; (III) by striking clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘(vi) acquiring and implementing the capa- Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my the following: bility to electronically assess and evaluate support of S. 3552, the Pesticide Registration ‘‘(ii) REJECTION.— confidential statements of formula sub- Improvement Extension Act of 2012, and rec- ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator de- mitted with registration actions by Decem- ognize myself for such time as I may con- termines at any time before the Adminis- ber 31, 2014; and sume. trator completes the preliminary technical ‘‘(vii) facilitating public participation in I want to first thank my colleague, the Rank- screening under clause (i)(II) that the appli- certain registration actions and the registra- ing Member for his assistance with this legisla- cation failed the initial content or prelimi- tion review process by providing electronic nary technical screening and the applicant notification to interested parties of addi- tion. This bill has been included in the Agri- does not correct the failure before the date tions to the public docket; culture Committee reported farm bill which we that is 10 business days after the applicant ‘‘(H) the number of applications rejected hope to consider in due course. receives a notification of the failure, the Ad- by the Administrator under the initial con- While there are many USDA-related pro- ministrator shall reject the application. tent and preliminary technical screening grams reauthorized in the committee legisla- ‘‘(II) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION.—The Adminis- conducted under subsection (f)(4); tion, this one is among a small list of anoma- trator shall make every effort to provide a ‘‘(I) a review of the progress made in up- lies in that it is a program administered by the written notification of a rejection under sub- dating the Pesticide Incident Data System, EPA. Additionally, the absence of this reau- clause (I) during the 10-day period that be- including progress toward making the infor- thorization would necessitate significant in- gins on the date the Administrator com- mation contained in the System available to pletes the preliminary technical screening.’’; the public (as the Administrator determines creases in appropriations to cover the short- (IV) in clause (iii)— is appropriate); and fall, as well as risk the imposition of exorbitant (aa) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘INITIAL ‘‘(J) an assessment of the public avail- costs on our constituents further jeopardizing CONTENT’’ before ‘‘SCREENING’’ ; ability of summary pesticide usage data.’’; an already abysmal economic recovery. (bb) in the matter preceding subclause (I), and The original Pesticide Registration Improve- by inserting ‘‘content’’ after ‘‘initial’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ment Act, PRIA, was a landmark law enacted (cc) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘con- ‘‘(4) OTHER REPORT.— on January 23, 2004. Congress reauthorized tains’’ and inserting ‘‘appears to contain’’; ‘‘(A) SCOPE.—In addition to the annual re- PRIA, now known as ‘‘PRIA 2’’, for another and port described in paragraph (1), not later (V) by adding at the end the following: than October 1, 2016, the Administrator shall five years on October 9, 2007. PRIA re- ‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS OF PRELIMINARY TECH- submit to the Committee on Agriculture of invented EPA’s procedures for processing ap- NICAL SCREENING.—In conducting a prelimi- the House of Representatives and the Com- plications for pesticide registrations and other nary technical screening of an application, mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- related actions, including establishing specific the Administrator shall determine if— estry of the Senate a report that includes an timelines with corresponding fee schedules.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:34 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.013 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 Under PRIA 1, the Agency’s Office of Pes- about the schedule for the week to Postal reform, there is also an agree- ticide Programs was required to process appli- come. ment on that in the United States Sen- cations within timeframes specified for each of Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank ate. the 50 categories of registration actions. That the gentleman from Maryland, the Obviously sequestration. number has since increased, and would be set Democratic whip, for yielding. And I want to talk a little bit about at 189 under the proposed reauthorization. Mr. Speaker, on Monday and Tues- the fiscal cliff, Mr. Leader. PRIA retained and increased the product day, no votes are expected in the But in the farm bill, as you know we maintenance fees that support re-registration House. On Wednesday, the House will have a discharge petition that is pend- and tolerance reassessment authorized under meet at noon for morning-hour and 2 ing, which is somewhat unusual in that our party has initiated a discharge pe- the Food Quality Protection Act. Pesticide reg- p.m. for legislative business. Votes will tition to ask you to bring to the floor istrants paid $110 million in maintenance fees be postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Thurs- a bill that your committee reported during the authorization of PRIA and reg- day, the House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning-hour and noon for legislative out of committee. That’s somewhat un- istrants are scheduled to pay $139 million in business. On Friday, the House will usual in these discharge petitions. A maintenance fees for the five year period to meet at 9 a.m. for legislative business. number of Republicans have signed on be covered by the proposed ‘‘PRIA 3.’’ Last votes of the week are expected no to that as you know. PRIA established a prohibition against the later than 3 p.m. As a matter of fact, we understand collection of other registration fees, as distinct Mr. Speaker, the House will consider your suggestion to some that they do from registration service fees, authorized a number of bills under suspension of sign—not you, personally, excuse me. under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and the rules next week, including a But that there’s been some suggestion Rodenticide Act, FIFRA. PRIA also suspended prioritization of visas for foreign grad- they sign on to that as an indication of the Agency’s authority to collect tolerance fees uates of American universities in the their support for the farm bill. which had been authorized by the Federal STEM fields, an issue being cham- The Senate passed a farm bill, 64–35, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, FFDCA. pioned by Chairman LAMAR SMITH, the Mr. Leader. We are hoping that that In the absence of this reauthorization, sub- gentleman from Texas, as well as BOB bill can be brought to the floor next stantially higher fees whose authority is sus- GOODLATTE from Virginia and RAU´ L week. It’s not on the calendar. But in pended by this legislation would be collected LABRADOR from Idaho. A complete list light of the fact that 16 Republicans with the revenue going directly to the U.S. of suspensions will be announced by voted in favor of it in the Senate, it’s Treasury where it would be unavailable to the close of business today. clear that it does have broad bipartisan EPA’s Pesticide Program. This would neces- In addition, Mr. Speaker, the House support. sitate the discretionary appropriation of new will consider H.J. Res. 118, sponsored The Ag Committee here in this House funds to carry out pesticide review activities by Chairman DAVE CAMP, which pro- reported out a bill 35–11. That bill has, and eliminate the transparency and account- vides for congressional disapproval of of course, not been brought to the ability measures enacted in PRIA which have the rules submitted by the Department floor. placed effective checks on the EPA. of Health and Human Services relating We don’t have much time left, as The legislation before us today: extends the to waivers of work requirements with you’ve just announced. Even if we authority of EPA to collect maintenance fees respect to the Temporary Assistance count Thursday as a full day and even until 2017; extends the prohibition on collec- for Needy Families program. if we count Friday as a full day of next tion of other registration and tolerance fees to The House will also consider H.R. week, we have essentially 2 days and 2019 and 2017, respectively; establishes a 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act, then suspension votes on Wednesday small business cap; allocates funds for EPA to sponsored by BILL JOHNSON of Ohio, night. Many farmers are facing the worst use for the enhancement and improvement of which is a package of bills to expand droughts they’ve seen in many years. ‘‘IT’’ systems for the registration of pesticides domestic energy production and help create American jobs. We passed a drought bill here that is and tracking of key information; amends the not agreed to by the Senate. In fact, percentage of maintenance fees devoted to Lastly, Mr. Speaker, Members are ad- vised that with the Senate’s expected the farm community, as I think the review of inert ingredients; increases registra- passage of the continuing resolution, gentleman probably knows, perhaps tion service fees during the life of PRIA 3 by we no longer anticipate votes in the not unanimously, but in large number, 2.5 percent; provides that the Administrator House during the week of October 1. opposes the drought bill that we shall identify reforms in processing that would This is a change from the original passed, and the reason they oppose it is allow it to improve decision times beyond House calendar. because—and I think you were abso- those provided for in the Act; and cites new Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman lutely right, Mr. Majority Leader, schedule of decision review times. for his information with respect to when you talked over the past years I urge my colleagues to support this legisla- what we’re going to consider next about certainty. The farmers are op- tion. week, and also I was going to ask him, posed to the drought bill that we The bill was ordered to be read a but he has already indicated, that he passed in the House because it doesn’t third time, was read the third time, does not expect the scheduled week of give them any certainty. They think a and passed, and a motion to reconsider meeting in October to occur. I thank 5-year bill is preferable. They’ve seen was laid on the table. him for that information. That would two-thirds of the Senate, almost, pass GENERAL LEAVE indicate essentially then, therefore, a bill, and they hope we would pass Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- that we have approximately a little that. imous consent that all Members may over a day and a half or a day and I would ask the gentleman, therefore, have 5 legislative days in which to re- three-quarters remaining before the if there is any, I was going to ask for vise and extend their remarks on the election. assurance, but if there is any possi- bill just considered. I want to ask the gentleman, first of bility that we’re going to consider a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there all, there’s been a lot of talk about the farm bill, either the House bill as re- objection to the request of the gen- work that has not been done: ported out overwhelmingly from the tleman from Oklahoma? We have not done the jobs bill that Republican-chaired committee or the There was no objection. I’ve been urging us to consider. Senate bill that was passed in a bipar- We have not addressed the middle tisan fashion, is there any possibility f class tax cut in a way that we’ll deal that before we leave here, in consider- b 1230 with that and on which I think both ation of the crisis that confronts many LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM sides agree. We have disagreement on in the farm community, that we will tax cuts for those who are not in the consider that bill? (Mr. HOYER asked and was given middle class. I yield to my friend. permission to address the House for 1 The farm bill, I want to discuss that Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman. minute.) in a second. The farm bill. Before I get to the farm bill, I would Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to The Violence Against Women Act just like to respond to the initial state- my friend from Virginia, the majority and the middle class tax cut have both ments about the House’s work in terms leader, for the purpose of inquiring passed the United States Senate. of jobs and taxes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:34 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.014 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6043 The gentleman well knows that we b 1240 central that we have agreement on, I have sent to the Senate well over 30 Mr. HOYER. I think the comments of would hope we could move it. measures that are job-creating bills the gentleman are interesting and I ap- I yield to my friend. that will help improve the environment preciate his comments. Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank for small business men and women to We do have agreement in the Senate the gentleman for yielding. actually begin to invest and create jobs on a farm bill; they voted for it with 64 I would say that there is not agree- again. votes—almost two-thirds of the Senate. ment right now that we ought to raise We’ve also, as the gentleman knows, We may not have agreement, but we taxes in this economy. The reason is, passed H.R. 8, the Job Protection and had a bill that came out of the Repub- Mr. Speaker, that we are concerned Recession Prevention Act. We did that lican-led committee, your committee, about those individuals that the gen- on August 1. It was a bipartisan vote, with over a two-thirds vote, and nei- tleman speaks about that perhaps may including 19 House Democrats. This fol- ther one of those have been brought to be out of work, or underemployed, or lowed up on over 20 hearings on tax re- the floor? So we’re arguing on some- trying to make it and having a real dif- form in this Congress. What we did in thing that we had pretty significant ficult time. We’re concerned about that bill, Mr. Speaker, as the gen- disagreement on—yes, there were some those people, and the best thing we can tleman recalls, is we made sure that Democrats that voted for the drought do is create a job and see them go back taxes are not going to go up on any- relief, particularly from farm country. to work. body right now because of the eco- I can understand their view. But the We saw that this summer Ernst & nomic situation that exists throughout farm community is opposed to the Young put out a study demonstrating this country. We don’t believe that it is drought relief bill—not unanimously, that his tax policy—the gentleman’s tax policy, the President’s plan to raise a desirable outcome to see taxes go up but in significant part. taxes—is going to destroy 710,000 jobs, on anyone and to take more of their So the gentleman points out that we slash $200 billion from the economy, money right now while they’re having ought to pass that on which we have and lower wages for all working Ameri- a difficult time getting through the agreement. Let me suggest to him that cans by 1.8 percent. That’s what that month. 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent That is why, Mr. Speaker, we con- of small business people agree on not study said. So, no, there’s not agreement that we tinue to stand on the side of the hard- having a tax increase. The gentleman should raise taxes like that because if working taxpayers, and we ask the gen- is worried about those people who are you raise taxes, there are going to be tleman to please, when he cites the making about $20,000 a month. Some of them don’t feel well off, I understand less jobs, there is going to be less fact that we didn’t pass his job bill, we growth. We’re trying to focus on those passed a jobs bill. We passed numerous that; but I’m worried about the people who are making $2,000 a month, very people who need to get back to work, jobs bills—in fact, over 30 jobs bills— who want to get back to work. That’s sitting in the Senate. The inaction has frankly. I’m worried about the people who are getting by and who are having where the agreement is—that we all been on the Senate. want to help people. We just don’t be- So, Mr. Speaker, with the gentle- trouble. We need to give them assur- lieve that you help people right now by man’s question about the farm bill, I, ance. The gentleman just said that we laying down a tax increase, putting in fact, just came out of a meeting ought to be able to act on that on more money into the government that with one of his members to talk about which we agree. Maybe I’m incorrect, can’t seem to figure out a way to fix the farm bill. We’re trying to look for but I would tell the gentleman on this the problem once and for all. That’s ways forward. Yes, there can be a pos- side of the aisle, we will produce the what we want to do, fix that problem, sibility that we act again on the issue overwhelming majority of votes on our help those people. of the disaster of the drought. As the side of the aisle for a bill that ensures Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman gentleman rightly said, we passed a that there will be no tax increase on for his response—I don’t think it an- drought relief bill on the livestock those who are making, either individ- swered my question. issue. It’s sitting over in the Senate. ually under $200,000 a year, or as a hus- We understand that you want to see Again, inaction. band and wife $250,000 a year. I assure no tax increases, no additional con- The gentleman indicates the reason the gentleman that I will produce and tributions from people making $1 mil- for opposition to that bill. There is we will produce on this side well over lion net taxable income or more, or $10 nothing in the bill that is controver- 180 votes for that proposition. So I tell million taxable income. We understand sial. It’s a fact that some who insist on my friend all he has to do is produce 40 you don’t want to do it. We don’t agree having something else in the bill didn’t votes, but I think he will produce many on that. You’re correct. But we do have it. Well, one thing we know in more than that. Because unless he says agree on the fact that 98 percent of common is we’re all for allowing the I’m wrong, I think when you say no- Americans who make less than $200,000 relief on the livestock issue for the body ought to get a tax increase, we individually, less than $250,000 as a cou- farmers. have agreement—and that’s just what ple, those 98 percent of Americans and Why can’t we get that done? Why the gentleman is talking about, where 97 percent of small businesses ought can’t we just finally decide to say, You we have an agreement—we have an not to get a tax increase on January 1. know what? There are some areas of agreement that nobody under $250,000, Very frankly, you didn’t respond to disagreement, and we realize that, rea- couple, $200,000, individual, should get me; I presume you agree with that. sonable people do, and certainly in a tax increase on January 1 of this What you don’t agree with is that, if election season it sort of emphasizes year. we don’t do it all on something we dis- that, unfortunately. But we also know We could pass that bill, in my opin- agree with—that’s what’s causing grid- there are things in common. Address- ion, next week. We could pass it under lock in Congress. That’s what’s causing ing the livestock drought issue is the suspension calendar, in my opinion. this Congress to be the least productive something we do have in common. We We could send it to the Senate. They’ve Congress in which I have served in 32 passed that out of the House. already passed a bill. They’ve already years. That’s what’s causing us to not Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gen- passed a bill through the Senate which listen to one another, talk by one an- tleman any indication that he could adopted that proposition. So we have other, and not agree. That’s why the give that perhaps there would be some the majority votes in the Senate, and I farm bill hasn’t been passed; that’s movement on that would be, I think, a would hope we would have almost una- why the Violence Against Women bill positive thing for the farmers. We con- nimity in the Senate on that propo- has not been passed; that’s why the tinue to work on how to go forward, sition. But I think what I hear the gen- postal reform has not been passed; and, yes, there could be a possibility tleman saying is, unless we have agree- that’s why middle class tax cuts have there is some action next week on the ment on 100 percent, the fact that we not been passed; because if you don’t issue of the farm bill, looking to find agree on 98 percent and 97 percent, get it all, you don’t want to do any of ways that we can work together on we’re not going to move the bill. it. issues that we all support, not issues Now, I agree with the gentleman, if I say respectfully to the majority that divide us. we have agreement, that’s something leader, we agree that 98 percent of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:34 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.050 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 Americans ought not to get a tax in- Mr. HOYER. I said we agreed on 98 Ninety-eight percent of Americans crease. We do disagree on whether or percent. The gentleman has not said we should not get a tax increase on Janu- not those who are better off can make don’t agree on 98 percent. ary 1 who are making less than $200,000 a contribution to bringing this deficit He brought up a lot of stuff on the individually, or $250,000 as a family. I down and dealing with our debt. What farm bill and other pieces of legisla- think we agree on that, Mr. Speaker. the gentleman responded was, unless tion. The farm bill, you’re not bringing Now, I haven’t heard that we don’t we’re for 100 percent, we’re not going your own bill to the floor. Forget about agree on that. But we agree on that, to be for any. That’s what I hear you what we think on this side. You re- which means that there are 2 percent saying. ported out a farm bill. You reported on which we do not agree, and that bill I yield to my friend. out a farm bill some 4 or 5 months has not been brought to the floor, that Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman ago—I’m not sure exactly when, but passed the United States Senate, deal- for yielding. it’s been months ago—and you haven’t ing with that 98 percent or 97 percent Again, no, that’s not why these bills brought it to the floor. It’s not a ques- of small businesses. haven’t passed. First of all, the Vio- tion of whether we agree or not; your Now, Mr. Speaker, it seems to me if lence Against Women Act passed out of own bill you haven’t brought to the we have agreement on 98 percent, and this House. It’s sitting over in the Sen- floor. the President of the United States will ate because the Senate’s got its own Now, in terms of the Violence sign that bill, the majority leader bill that has a blue slip problem. Let Against Women Act, you knew that the knows that, I know it and the Amer- the legislative process work over there, Senate wouldn’t do that and the Presi- ican people know it. He will sign that send us a bill, and we’ll get something dent said he was going to veto it. You bill. done. The gentleman did not, on his didn’t sit down with the President to That bill has not moved, not because side, overwhelmingly join us in the do it because you wanted to exclude of the 98 percent, but because of the 2 VAWA bill. Okay. So the fact that the some people. You wanted to exclude percent. That’s my contention, Mr. minority didn’t get their way, they some people who were subject to do- Speaker. I believe that is accurate be- wouldn’t join us on the bill. We went mestic violence in this country when cause the Senate has passed a bill that and did our work. all the experts say if you exclude peo- deals with the 98 percent. And I’ll say more to the gentleman, ple, we don’t get reports, we can’t get We ought to pass that bill. We ought Mr. Speaker. The postal reform bill, domestic abusers out of circulation, if to pass it before we leave here next the fact of the matter is his side, Mr. you will. So I think the gentleman’s week, which will be the last few days of Speaker, the minority will not agree to characterization is not accurate, I this session before the election. And reforms. Everyone knows the post of- would say with all due respect. the American people at least ought to fice needs reforms. Everyone knows the Mr. CANTOR. Would the gentleman have that on the floor. debt that that organization continues yield for that fact? Because that’s not And, yes, if you want to assert that to incur and lays on the U.S. tax- true, Mr. Speaker. we want to raise additional revenues to payers. We’re trying to fix that prob- Mr. HOYER. Which is not true? I said meet our debt so that our children are lem. But because the gentleman and a number of things. not put deeply into debt; and, yes, his colleagues refuse to go along with ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE those of us who are doing better can reforms like a 5-day delivery—this is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- pay a little more to make sure that our something that the President supports. bers will please address their remarks children aren’t in debt when they get But because his side refuses to go along to the Chair. to be adults; yes, we can have that de- Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I would with trying to reform that organiza- bate. say to the gentleman, it’s not true. We Bring the bill to the floor, and let us tion, we can’t move. Again, it’s this in- don’t want to exclude anybody from pass the Senate bill. And I would hope sistence: We can’t do that. We all know the benefits under VAWA, and he our Republican colleagues would join that’s common sense. Common sense is knows that. It was simply a matter of us and say, at least we’re going to take reforming the postal service—some- new language inserted by the Senate care of the 98 percent, and then we’ll thing everyone knows needs reform. that, really, we don’t want to deny argue about the 2 percent. We’ll argue That’s why that bill didn’t pass, Mr. those benefits to anyone. We want ev- about whether or not that’s good pol- Speaker. eryone to have the benefits and not ex- icy or bad policy, whether it hurts the We’ve got another issue on the farm clude some by specifically identifying economy or grows the economy. bill. There are issues of policy dif- others, and the gentleman knows that. Very frankly, I tell my friend, the ferences. And the gentleman knows It’s unfair to characterize anything majority leader, I was here in 1993, and throughout last year we went through we’re trying to do to exclude people the gentleman was not, I believe. But I a lot of these policy differences in the from benefits when they are subject to was here in 1993 when we raised reve- SNAP program and the rest. We have domestic abuse. All of us care about nues on the upper 11⁄2 percent, 13⁄4 per- GAO recommendations year in and those victims. cent of the American taxpayers. Your year out about that program, but un- side said, as that study which we think 1250 willingness on the part of the minority b is a flawed study said, that it would to ever engage in a discussion of real Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank hurt the economy, it would increase reform in those programs. the gentleman for his observations. We the deficit, and it would increase un- Again, let’s remember what we’re have a difference of opinion on whether employment. And as the gentleman talking about in a farm bill. Most of it or not they want to exclude people, be- well knows, it did exactly the opposite, by far are not farm programs, they’re cause the Senate bill was inclusive, and in conjunction with an extraordinary food programs. Again, raising the ques- every woman Member, Republican, of growth in the private sector, which tion of how it is we’re going to go for- the United States Senate voted for it. your party said would be hurt by the ward, we need to understand the spe- Every one. That was the difference be- action in 1993, which your party unani- cifics and know there are real policy tween the two bills, those who were in- mously opposed. differences. Yes, we’re all willing to cluded, and a more specific group that You’re taking the same contention work together—or at least we are on are now included, which we think they now, and that study took the same this side. So I really take exception ought to be. But we also think there proposition. It was wrong then; it is with the gentleman’s assertions that aren’t people who were included who wrong now. somehow we’re sitting here demanding need to be, and that was the difference I would hope, very sincerely, that we everything. No. We want to work to- between the two bills. could agree on that on which we agree, gether and set aside differences and So, Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, because we agree on 98 percent, and let agree on things we can find in common. I think my characterization was abso- that move and not hold it hostage to That’s how anybody in everyday life lutely accurate. But it’s interesting, the 2 percent on which we do not agree. tries to run their business or run their Mr. Speaker, that we still haven’t an- I yield to my friend. family. It’s not all or nothing. It’s not swered the question. We tend to want Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank black or white. to talk about other things. the gentleman for yielding again.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.052 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6045 First of all I’d ask, was there over 8 down and get people back to work. the same argument you’re taking right percent unemployment then? That’s That’s all. now, right now, that raising additional the first thing, Mr. Speaker. Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. revenues to bring our deficit and debt We are about trying to do something Mr. Speaker, one of the greatest down would undermine the creation of to get people back to work. And if challenges to growing our economy is jobs. you’re worried about the 98 percent, our debt and deficit and the uncer- b 1300 which we all are, the best thing we can tainty of the tax policy. That is one. do is to make sure there are more jobs. Every economist will tell you that; and In 1993, you were demonstrably And so our objection to the gentle- certainly every businessperson will tell wrong. I don’t mean you personally. man’s proposal to raise taxes is the you that, large, medium or small. Mr. Speaker, I’m simply referring to fact that that tax hike that he’s advo- And none of us on this side of the the Republican Party’s position on cating is going to affect 53 percent of aisle have used pejorative—I have not that. They were demonstrably wrong— all small business income. The Joint used pejorative terms with respect to 22 million new jobs. In ’01 and ’03, you Committee on Tax says that. large, medium or small businesses. argued that if we bring taxes down on Mr. HOYER. Reclaiming my time, That’s not an issue at all. the people you’re talking about and ev- just so we’re accurate, but not 53 per- It is an issue as to whether or not erybody else that we would explode the cent of small businesses, and the gen- we’re going to continue to explode this creation of jobs. tleman knows that. It’s a misleading deficit and debt, Mr. Speaker, or You lost jobs in the private sector figure, because 53 percent of the in- whether we’re going to ask some of us over those 8 years, Mr. Leader—I’m come comes from a very small percent- to contribute, some of us, i.e., perhaps sure you know that—about 600,000 net. age of so-called small businesses that Members of this floor, to pay a little You lost 4 million jobs in 2008, in the are not, in our opinion, small busi- more so our children don’t confront last year of the Bush administration. nesses at all. large deficits and debt. You lost 818,000 jobs in the last month; The gentleman can correct me if he We heard a lot about personal respon- 818,000 jobs were lost in the last month believes that 53 percent of small busi- sibility in the Republican convention; of the Bush administration and under nesses, because it is our contention we ought to take personal responsi- these policies, which we apparently that 97 percent of small businesses, bility. have to pass again, or we won’t take really small businesses, people who are And the gentleman continues to talk care of the 98 percent of Americans working hard making it from day to about job creation. We want job cre- who are hoping that they will be as- day and trying to grow businesses and ation. We have a Make It in America sured that they will not get a tax in- create jobs, 97 percent of small busi- agenda that, unfortunately, hasn’t crease as of January 1 and the 97 per- nesses will not be affected by our pro- moved. We have a jobs bill that was of- cent of small businesses that will be as- posal. fered by this President that economists sured that they will not get a tax in- If the gentleman thinks I’m incor- say would have created a million more crease, which will stabilize our con- rect, I’ll be glad to hear that. jobs. It lays, still, on a desk some- sumers, stabilize our small businesses, I yield to the gentleman. where, untended to, unconsidered and and help our economy. Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman. unpassed by this House—notwith- Mr. Speaker, I believe that we, per- Mr. Speaker, the point is about jobs. standing the fact that the leader and I haps, have exhausted this conversa- Okay? have discussed that, moving that bill tion—I understand that—but it is lam- And the jobs come from the small to the floor on numerous occasions. entable that this is another instance businesses who are generating income. I lament the fact when we talk about when we continue to talk about bills If you want to help people who are cre- this again, he has not said once that we for message purposes that we know the ating jobs, don’t raise their taxes, espe- don’t agree on the 98 percent, that we President won’t sign—that he said he cially when unemployment is over 8 don’t agree on the 97 percent. I think won’t sign—and that we know the Sen- percent. the reason he hasn’t said we don’t ate won’t pass; and we allow those 98 It’s about jobs. I mean, that’s the agree on it is because we do agree on it. percent of Americans to twist in the thing, Mr. Speaker. We always hear He said he doesn’t want anybody to get wind because we will not deal with the somehow that we’re favoring some big a tax increase. other 2 percent. We are prepared to de- bad business. No, we’re about the busi- And by the way, that tax increase, as bate that, of course, and discuss it and nesses who create jobs. Small busi- the gentleman well knows, will result vote on it; but I am very sorry that we, nesses, according to the Small Business as a result of the 2001 and 2003 tax bills apparently, will not see in the next 21⁄2 Administration definition, create jobs. passed by the Republicans in this days remaining before the election that So, Mr. Speaker, just because, in the House and in the Senate and signed by we address the middle class tax cuts. gentleman’s mind, somehow somebody George Bush. That’s why those taxes I yield to the gentleman if he wants he doesn’t like because they’re so suc- are going up on January 1, because you to say anything further. I have one cessful gets a benefit, the over- sunsetted that tax increase. You didn’t more subject I want to cover. whelming majority of the people who make it permanent. Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I think will not get a tax hike under our plan Why did you do that? the differences are very plain. The gen- will go out and create a job. For scoring purposes, because you tleman has a way of simplifying things. Mr. HOYER. Reclaiming my time, knew that it would score great deficits. According to what I took from what Mr. Speaker, it is an absurd assertion I want to tell the gentleman, addi- the gentleman just said, if we’d just that people I don’t like. I would hope tionally, Mr. Speaker, that unemploy- raised taxes, all those jobs wouldn’t the gentleman would retract that. It ment was 7 percent. The reason Bill have been lost, and everything would has nothing to do with people we like Clinton won the election was because have been fine. Again, our proposition or don’t like. the economy was going downhill. is completely the opposite. Mr. CANTOR. I absolutely retract That’s the same reason Barack Obama We believe that we’ve got a real that, Mr. Speaker. I absolutely retract won the election. spending problem here, Mr. Speaker. that. But the gentleman continues to And he talks about jobs. A policy We’ve got a problem with an unwilling- malign people who he feels don’t de- that was unanimously opposed, Mr. ness to reform some programs. The serve the same treatment on taxes. Speaker, by the Republican side of the gentleman talks about Members having And what we’re saying, if they’re suc- aisle in the House and in the Senate to pay more when, in fact, it was our cessful, that means they’re creating created 22 million private sector jobs. side that put forward the proposal that jobs. That’s the prescription we need We know something about creating pri- we should actually allow and require right now is more jobs. vate sector jobs. Members as well as Federal employees Our policy is about helping those Notwithstanding the fact your con- to pay more towards their retirements. small businessmen and women who are tention on your side of the aisle, not The gentleman wasn’t supportive of creating jobs so we can finally do yours personally, Mr. Leader, was that that. We’ve got some serious unfunded something to bring this unemployment if we adopted that program, you took obligations at the Federal level. The

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The President was 2 percent that he just wants to pay we’re all going to have to be in this to- unwilling to even adopt that. more—I ask the gentleman to join us gether—a balanced plan, Mr. Speaker, The gentleman I think knows the in actually fixing the problem that all to get a handle on the debt and deficit reason why our side rejects Bowles- experts say you can’t tax your way out that confronts this country that is Simpson. We believe there are some of and you can’t grow your way out of. hurting our economy, hurting our peo- good things in Bowles-Simpson, and I You’ve got to reform the programs. ple, hurting our credibility. do look forward to working with the Mr. Speaker, we’ve been the only ones The S&P downgraded us not because gentleman to see if we can work to- to put forward a plan that even begins we didn’t have the resources to solve gether in a cooperative fashion to get to solve the problem—the President our problems. Standard & Poor’s down- some results and resolve this cloud has not; the Senate has not; and the graded the United States of America hanging over the economy. I’m looking gentleman has not. for the first time in the lifetime of forward to that. It’s about solving problems, pro- anybody I know—and perhaps in his- But Bowles-Simpson, number one, is ducing results for the hardworking tax- tory—because they didn’t know wheth- not this so-called balanced approach, payers of this country who so des- er we had the political will and courage unless you say $1.22 in new taxes with perately want to see us go forward, re- to address this debt and deficit that $1 in cuts is balanced. We don’t believe claim America in its true aspirational confronts and puts our country in dan- so, because we believe it has a detri- sense and be that place of opportunity. ger. mental impact on the growth of the Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I hear the Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the economy. gentleman. I presume he refers to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when asked what We also believe that the Bowles- Ryan budget as the plan to do that. Of was the biggest security problem con- Simpson revenue target of 21 percent of course, the Ryan budget does not bal- fronting America, didn’t respond, Iraq, GDP is the highest target and some- ance the budget in a quarter of a cen- Iran. He didn’t respond, terrorists. He thing that exceeds that which we’ve tury. The gentleman knows that. The didn’t respond, other enemies around been at pretty much over the last 70- Ryan budget, of course, undermines the the world. He said the biggest security something years, save for 3 years. We security of Medicare for people. concern that he had—the Chairman of believe that that is too much of a rev- The majority leader mentions Fed- the Joint Chiefs of Staff—was the fiscal enue flow into Washington for Wash- eral employees. The fact of the matter challenge that was not being addressed ington to make the decisions. is—and this is my position, Mr. Speak- in America. Mr. Speaker, we need to We’ve got an issue there about the er, and is the subject I wanted to talk address it. amount of taxes and the size of govern- about—we need to get America on a fis- My friend the majority leader, he and ment. Yes, it’s a totally legitimate dis- cally sustainable, credible path. That I have worked together on a number of cussion point, but it’s an issue. It’s not is the single most important objective things. We’ve worked on a number of just rejection out of hand like the mi- that this Congress ought to be address- things this session that we’ve passed in nority leader and the President have ing. Very frankly, it was addressed in a a bipartisan fashion. I would hope that said. They reject that. We say this is plan called the Simpson-Bowles plan. he and I would both commit ourselves why, and then we also say the dis- Perfectly? No. Would we all agree on to, during the lame duck session, doing proportionate driver of the deficit is every aspect? No, but it was a plan that our responsibility to America and to health care entitlements. The gen- said we have to have a balanced ap- our constituents in reaching a Bowles- tleman and I both agree upon that. proach to doing this. We had to deal Simpson, Domenici-Rivlin, Gang of How are we going to deal with it? with entitlements; we had to deal with Six. Almost every economist who has Bowles-Simpson leaves in place the revenues, and we are now collecting spoken to this issue has said you need structural nature of those programs 14.8 percent of revenues. That’s lower a balanced plan. If we simply have sold now and doesn’t address this funda- than at any point in time in the last 70 our souls to Grover Norquist on asking mental problem of growing unfunded years. people to help bring this debt and def- liabilities. We want to solve that so We have underpriced our product; icit down, we will not succeed; but if that the safety net programs are there and if we were a business, we would we summon the courage and the will to for the future and save them. That’s have been bankrupt a long time ago. solve this problem, we can do it. our position. We have deep pockets, and we can keep I am hopeful that my friend the ma- So I do look forward to working with borrowing so that we can keep spend- jority leader and I will work together the gentleman. There are some great ing without putting in a PAYGO dis- over the next number of weeks, be- things about tax reform in Bowles- cipline that we had in the nineties that tween now and November 6, to estab- Simpson. I want to work with the gen- helped balance the budget 4 years in a lish the preface for acting in the lame tleman on that, and, if we can, have a row—the only administration in the duck session in a responsible, coopera- conversation about resolving the def- lifetime of anybody hearing, seeing, or tive, consensus-seeking fashion to get icit and the spending. knowing that we are here, but that has this country on a fiscally sustainable, Again, I’m trying not to invoke any been done. It was done because we paid credible path. If we do that, we could more time, Mr. Speaker. for what we bought. redeem this Congress’ performance, Mr. HOYER. I look forward to work- Mr. Speaker, we are going to have an and I hope we will do that. ing with him as well, Mr. Speaker, be- opportunity—not in the next 2 days of I don’t know whether the majority cause there is a no more important this session before the election—but we leader wants to make a comment on issue that confronts us as a Congress or are going to have a lame duck. We are that. us as a people, and no act that we could going to have to come back here, and do would give more confidence, not we are going to have to do some serious b 1310 only to our own people, but to people things. We need to as Americans—not Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank around the world, that America has got as Democrats, not as Republicans— the gentleman. its financial house in order. We need to have a conviction that we need to come I’m going to try and make sure that do that. We can argue the specifics one back here and not walk away from our I don’t bring on even more because I way or the other, but, Mr. Speaker, we responsibilities. know our colleagues are waiting to do have a difference. Very frankly, with the Bowles-Simp- speak. We had that difference in 1993, and we son, every Republican member of that I would say to the gentleman there is argued about it. We won that argument group from the House walked away not unanimity on his side, as he knows, on the vote, and we won it, in my opin- from it—voted ‘‘no’’ and said, No, we on Bowles-Simpson. In fact, the minor- ion, on performance. We argued again will not agree. So it didn’t get the 14 ity leader rejected Bowles-Simpson and on it in 2001 and 2003, and we believe we

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I am, with the majority leader, hope- name will forever be a testament to f ful that we can work together and our Nation’s will to prevail in the chal- come to agreement on that on which lenge for successful space exploration b 1320 we agree and move forward. The Amer- and push the boundaries, going where GRANT TRADE WITH RUSSIA ican people, I think, hope that as well, no man has gone before. (Mr. REICHERT asked and was given Mr. Speaker. As a 12-year member of the House permission to address the House for 1 With that, I yield back the balance of Science Committee and a member of minute.) my time. the Space and Aeronautics Sub- Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I am f committee, I can tell you that I am deeply indebted, but also embedded speaking in favor today of granting ADJOURNMENT TO TUESDAY, with the idea of human space explo- Russia permanent normal trade rela- SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 ration. How can I not be, representing tions. I would like to emphasize this will hold only benefits for the United Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask and coming from the community where NASA Johnson Space Center is. States. There is no downside for us un- unanimous consent that when the less we fail to act. House adjourns today, it adjourn to Today I rise in tribute to all of them and recognize the greater leadership While we wait to consider this legis- meet at noon on Tuesday, September lation, our global competitors are rac- 18, 2012; and when the House adjourns that Neil Armstrong gave as a humble American. He, along with fellow astro- ing ahead, taking advantage of their on that day, it adjourn to meet at noon new access to Russian markets. U.S. on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, for nauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collin, shared a most significant time in our exports to Russia could double in the morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for leg- next 5 years. Currently exports to Rus- islative business. history—one small step for man, but a great and gigantic step for humanity. sia support over 1,400 jobs in my State. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Passing this bill will increase Amer- objection to the request of the gen- Right now in Houston, we are cele- brating 50 years of human space explo- ica’s export goods and services substan- tleman from Virginia? tially, and this growth and trade will There was no objection. ration at the Hyatt Regency, com- memorating NASA Johnson. I want to serve as a no-cost job creator. f thank Dr. Mae Jemison and all those If we fail to act, U.S. companies, farmers, and workers will not receive IT IS TIME TO PUT GOVERNING who came after this great hero for con- the benefits of Russia’s membership, OVER POLITICS tinuing the dream. They can count on me as a Member of the United States nor will the U.S. Government have au- (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given Congress to fight again for human thority to hold Russia accountable permission to address the House for 1 space exploration. under WTO rules. minute and to revise and extend his re- Thank you, Neil Armstrong, an Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere hope marks.) American hero. May you rest in peace. that we can come together and pass Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise this legislation. Grant Russia perma- f today with disappointment. I’m dis- nent normal trade relations. appointed that this Nation’s leaders WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO f have once again kicked the can down CREATE JOBS the road instead of making tough and (Mr. DOLD asked and was given per- 112TH CONGRESS IN REVIEW important decisions on our Nation’s mission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under spending. minute and to revise and extend his re- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Yesterday, the House passed a con- marks.) uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Vir- tinuing resolution without my vote to Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, this is not ginia (Mr. MORAN) is recognized for 60 simply continue to fund government what economic recovery looks like. minutes as the designee of the minor- into the 2013 fiscal year at current lev- Last Friday’s painful jobs report ity leader. els as catastrophic cuts loom on the showed for every one American job Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, next week, horizon set to hit in January of 2013. that was created, four people simply following Senate action on a 6-month Sequestration, as these cuts are exited the labor force. In fact, the per- continuing resolution to keep the Fed- known, threaten our national security. centage of Americans participating in eral government funded until March 27 An estimated 200,000 jobs in Virginia the labor force today is lower than it of 2013, Congress is likely to adjourn will be lost, jobs that support our has been at any time since September until after the fall elections. warfighters and their mission around 1981. Really? Seriously. In other words, the world. Mr. Speaker, this is a national crisis. over the next 53 days before the elec- Mr. Speaker, we have 16 days to the Over 23 million Americans remain un- tion, this House will be in session beginning of a new fiscal year, yet Con- employed, underemployed, or have sim- about 13⁄4 days. It’s a sad state of af- gress has delayed tough decisions ply given up looking for work. Our Na- fairs, and the best that this House can again. These delays are unconscion- tion’s GDP growth was lower in this do is to punt all spending decisions on able. These delays are unacceptable. year’s second quarter than the first. this year’s budget to the next Con- Congress should stay in Washington The average monthly jobs created is gress. and stop ignoring the reality of these less this year than last. But that’s what we just did this looming cuts. Washington has tried a trillion dollar week. Before we adjourn, there will be It is time to put governing over poli- stimulus, 4 straight years of trillion no resolution on the budget, there will tics. dollar deficits, yet unemployment has be no resolution on the sequester, $1.2 f remained above 8 percent for over 43 trillion, that is causing disruption consecutive months. The American throughout the country and particu- HONORING NEIL ARMSTRONG people are honestly asking themselves: larly among the entire Federal Govern- (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked Am I better off today than I was $6 tril- ment, especially the defense industry, and was given permission to address lion ago? which will have to absorb half of that the House for 1 minute and to revise Mr. Speaker, we need to work to- sequester. It could affect directly about and extend her remarks.) gether to empower businesses to create a million jobs, about 2 million jobs in- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. jobs and grow our economy, which is directly, but we’re not going to do any- Speaker, it is a great privilege for me why I’ve introduced a bipartisan, bi- thing about it.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.060 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 There will be no resolution on tens of passed that, in fact, we would see deep Now we hear from the other side billions of dollars of expiring measures unemployment, we would go into a re- what sounds a lot like the campaign of before the election. We’ll do nothing on cession, millions of people would be out about 12 years ago: more tax cuts is the the farm bill. We’ll do nothing on post- of their jobs, and it was the wrong answer. We’re hearing a lot of bellicose al reform. We’ll do nothing on dozens thing to do. I remember the words of rhetoric about getting reengaged mili- of other important issues on which the Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey and others. tarily in the Middle East. After finally public is counting on us to do some- Well, we have empirical evidence, as concluding the Iraq war, we’re talking thing. The most basic and fundamental I say. We know exactly what did hap- about military involvement with Iran. responsibilities our constituents sent pen. We did raise taxes on the people at We’re talking about deregulation, of us to Washington to address are being the top, raised up to 39.6 percent. Those repealing Dodd-Frank regulations on left unresolved. folks in the top tax bracket actually the financial industry; repealing the I proudly served in this institution brought home more after-tax income Affordable Care Act, even though this for more than 20 years. Never have I than at any time in American history. country spends twice as much per per- seen this House so unproductive and so Everyone was better off. About 22 son on health care. And yet we don’t dysfunctional. I served during the so- million new jobs were created. That live as long and we’re not as healthy as called Gingrich revolution. I served number seems as though it’s in a dif- other countries that spend half what during Mr. Clinton’s administration ferent world today, when we struggled we spend. The reason is that we pay for and during Mr. Bush’s administration, so hard to create jobs but, just think of the quantity of services provided, al- but this House has never been less all the job creation we experienced, one most regardless of the quality of the functional. of the lowest levels of poverty. The ris- care that we’re paying for. Our Nation is suffering from high un- ing tide lifted all boats. It worked. The Affordable Care Act is all about employment and the residual effects of But beyond a strong economy and to reversing that. It’s about using best the worst economic downturn since the some extent because of that strong practices; about reimbursing hospitals Great Depression. Of course, our cur- economy, we were able to get control and doctors and other health care pro- rent situation is the result of two deep over the Federal deficit and in fact, for viders based upon how effective their tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, which pri- the last 3 years of the Clinton adminis- treatments, their analyses, their proce- marily benefited those who needed tax tration we had a surplus. dures are in making the patient well. Mr. Gore was derisively scorned for cuts the least; two wars, neither of We reward best practices, and in fact talking about the lockbox, but the which were ever paid for; and an expan- we’re going to reduce reimbursement lockbox was all about putting some of sion of Medicare which was not paid for hospitals that keep seeing the same that surplus aside to pay for the retire- for. That’s what’s put us in this deep patient over and over again for the ment and health costs of the baby hole, plus the fact that we deregulated same illness. People get infections ac- boom generation. the financial industry. tually in the hospital. And for any The American people, the working b 1330 number of other reasons that drive up class Americans, their median income I’m a member of that baby boom gen- the cost of health care in this country, didn’t go up. In fact, it edged downward eration. We haven’t all retired. But other countries have resolved more ef- so they had less disposable money. there’s more than 70 million of us. ficiently, effectively, and in the better They borrowed from the one asset they Many of us feel we should pay for our interest of the patient. had, which had been appreciating real own expenses. That would have enabled So we’re going to try to turn that estate, their home, and they borrowed us to do so, but that wasn’t what hap- around while we include everyone and on their credit cards. pened. while we make everyone pay in the Now, after the economy imploded, Mr. Gore lost the election. Or at least same way that we do with Social Secu- their home values declined. In fact, al- I should say rather than Mr. Bush rity and Medicare. You pay in advance most 70 percent of African American being elected, the Supreme Court se- when you’re young and healthy so that families lost almost 70 percent of their lected him. But it’s done. We took a you’ll have insurance when you’re household wealth, Hispanic Americans very different course of action. The $5.6 older and sicker. That’s the whole idea. over 60 percent, white Americans lost trillion surplus that was projected at That’s what the individual mandate is more than 16 percent of their house- the end of the Clinton administration all about. It simply makes sense. It hold wealth. They obviously don’t have was almost immediately lost with two made sense in Massachusetts when Mr. the money to be spending again. very deep tax cuts that, as I say, did Romney was Governor there. It’s work- They have learned their lesson: they not benefit the middle class. They ben- ing there. People are happy with it. We are not going to keep borrowing. Their efited people who needed them the ought to apply it here and certainly home values are down, so they can’t least. Then we declared two wars. You not repeal it. But that’s what we’re borrow as much off their real estate. certainly can’t pay for two wars with hearing: repeal regulations, repeal the Then you don’t get those cold calls two deep tax cuts. Affordable Care Act, more tax cuts, from people suggesting that you can We expanded Medicare. It cost a lot and more bellicose rhetoric. I think borrow more money off your home and more than it should have, I think, be- that’s what got us in much of this situ- consolidate your credit cards. They’re cause we put a provision in that forbid ation in the first place. not coming. People aren’t borrowing, the Federal Government from negoti- On the other side, the President un- and it’s understandable. That’s why ating with the drug providers in order derstands that while we’re certainly our economy is in such a deep reces- to get the lowest rate for Medicare not losing 800,000 jobs a month, as we sion, why it’s so difficult to pull out of beneficiaries, using the leverage of the were at the end of the Bush adminis- it. Federal Government. We couldn’t do tration, the glass is at least half full. Now, Mr. HOYER pointed out that we that. We had to pay retail prices. And We ought not drain it so that it’s tried something different in the 1990s so the Veterans Administration, which empty again, but we ought to build on from what we tried in the first decade can negotiate, can use the leverage of our successes. Now if we’re going to of the 21st century. When President such a large pool of buyers. They pay a build on those successes, regardless of Clinton balanced the Federal budget, fraction of the price that we pay under who’s elected President, the legislative those who were in the House majority the part D program of Medicare. branch needs to do its job. That’s why now all voted against it. In fact, every But all that was done. It made people it’s so troubling that with all the Republican voted against it. It was a happy, temporarily. The term ‘‘sugar things that need to be done, now, pure party-line vote. The deciding vote high’’ was used. Well, this was kind of today, over the next 53 days, Members was cast by a freshman Member from a ‘‘fiscal sugar high.’’ And now we’re of Congress are going to be nowhere in Pennsylvania who lost her seat as a re- paying the price. Now we’re paying the sight, at least certainly not up on Cap- sult, but it passed. price for the fiscal policy that didn’t itol Hill doing the public’s business. We have some empirical evidence as work. As I say, we have empirical evi- We’ll be out in our districts poli- to what happened. I remember during dence that it did not work. The ques- ticking, seeking votes. It’s going to be the debate it was suggested that if this tion is: Where do we go from here? a tough record to run on.

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In fact, in Roll say because this Congress is not typ- us back on our feet so that the private Call—I want to give them credit for ical. The approaches have oftentimes economy can take over. this—page B–9 yesterday, September been different between the two polit- It’s not relying on the Federal Gov- 13, the headline is: ‘‘Congress on Pace ical parties. But Republicans and ernment, but is looking to the Federal to Be Least Productive.’’ They have a Democrats in past Congresses have Government to be there when we need chart. We have the very good people worked across the aisle. We have found it to give some, yes, and I’ll say the who support our work, who I hope will common ground. We have enacted leg- world ‘‘stimulus’’ to the private sector. get a break over the next 53 days. At islation when it was needed to stimu- That’s what the American Jobs Act least that’s something positive. late the economy. We have helped the was all about. But they have blown up this chart. unemployed. We have helped families Today, the House leadership and too I’ll read it, because the title is: ‘‘A Du- struggling. We have reached out to the many of its rank-and-file members bious Historical Distinction.’’ From poor, not with handouts but with a think economic stimulus is a dirty high-water marks in the 1950s. Remem- helping hand to create greater oppor- word. In fact, you’d think that the Fed- ber the 1950s? That was when we passed tunity. The outcome is never going to eral Government is some kind of alien the GI Bill that put our returning vet- be the same. But people ought to have enterprise. The Federal Government is erans to work, got them higher edu- some sense of equal opportunity, of us. We should be proud of the Federal cation, enabled them to buy a home. It getting a fair break in this economy. Government. People who work for the really created the middle class, thanks We’ve maintained this Nation’s infra- Federal Government are the least cor- to Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, structure. Today, there’s more than $2 ruptible large civil service in the entire and Dwight Eisenhower. And then trillion of unmaintained infrastructure world. The fact is that they consist- Dwight Eisenhower followed up by needs in this country. Roads and ently have been the most effective in building the interstate highway sys- bridges and transit and rail and ports dealing with our problems and making tem, laying down physical infrastruc- and airports. Seaports and airports are us, enabling us, to have a more inclu- ture in this country, employing hun- going neglected—$2 trillion. Millions of sive society and a more prosperous dreds of thousands of people in the jobs. economy. process. There are jobs in this country. There We just had a debate today over the Imagine what we would be without are skilled jobs. There are jobs that issue that has become the rallying cry an interstate highway system, the should get paid a good wage. And there for anti-government politicians, numbers of towns and communities are jobs that will pay an investment, a Solyndra. Solyndra failed. It’s half a that would have been marginalized in dividend, for years to come. They’re in- billion dollars. The private sector put a our economy without an opportunity vestments, not expenditures. They’re billion dollars in. That loan rep- to be on a road that led from one place investments. We’ll see the benefit of resented some of the less than 2 per- them for generations to come, and yet to another and that you could stop and cent of failures of that guaranteed loan we can’t even get the American Jobs you could buy something and you could program. The estimate when it was es- Act enacted, which is primarily to in- stay overnight and you could decide, tablished was it would be about a 10 vest in the physical infrastructure of well, this is a nice town; maybe I want percent failure rate. It’s been about 2 this country, as well as the human in- to put roots down here. percent. frastructure, putting money into edu- But you only do that if it’s acces- The private sector saw fit to put a cation and research and innovation and sible. The interstate highway system billion dollars of its own money in. The to the things that are going to give us made the whole country accessible. But Obama administration deferred to the a stronger economy, a more stable so- from the 1950s, Congress has passed private sector and said, yeah, if you ciety, a more inclusive society, a fairer fewer bills, enacted fewer laws over put your money in, we will not take time. But even compared with recent society. That’s what the American back what money is left. If in fact they years, this Congress, the 112th Con- Jobs Act does. do fail, you get it first. We’ll subordi- gress, has shown a remarkable lack of But we can’t get it through this nate the government loan. That turned lawmaking activity. body. Now, this is not some kind of par- You know, when Ronald Reagan out to be a mistake. It’s a preference tisan rag. This is Roll Call, which is faced down a recession in the early towards the private sector. I don’t clearly bipartisan, nonpartisan. The 1980s, he proudly signed a transpor- think you should argue with the good 112th Congress, this Congress, during tation authorization bill that raised intent, the reliance upon the private its first year passed the fewest bills, the tax on gasoline in order to main- sector; but the public sector, the tax- really, in our lifetimes, the middle of tain our Nation’s highways and transit payers suffered a loss. the last century. This is public laws en- systems, and he called it a jobs bill, Yet substantial advances have been acted. We had a high point up here way and Democrats supported it, and it was made in solar power and wind energy. back in the 84th Congress. And now enacted. It helped get us out of that re- The reason why Solyndra went under is look at it; it looks like a ski slope. cession. It strengthened our economy, that the Chinese Government figured and it’s still paying dividends for gen- this out, figured out that we can’t be so b 1340 erations to come. reliant upon fossil fuels, that the fu- We’ve gone from 1,028 laws to 151. Same thing with President Eisen- ture is not with fossil fuels, it’s with In terms of bills passed, in the House, hower with the interstate highway sys- sustainable forms of clean energy from here you go, in the 84th Congress, 4,628 tem. the sun and from the wind. bills. Now, maybe not all of those were When President Obama urged Con- So they’ve already gotten to the of consequence, but at least it shows gress more than a year ago to consider point where they can manufacture they were doing something. the American Jobs Act, because it was solar devices that capture the sun and Here you go. All the way down to a plan to get Americans back to work heat and energy from the sun. this. Now look at this. You get down by investing in our Nation’s infrastruc- In fact, if you go over there, you see here to the 100th and then, boom, you ture, nonpartisan, apolitical econo- that their robots are even more sophis- drop off a cliff. Less than 600 bills; 4,628 mists estimated that it would create ticated than ours. They’re likely to put bills back in the 84th Congress to 598, 2.6 million jobs and protect an addi- us out of business in that area, too. less than 600 bills here today in this tional 1.6 million existing jobs. Their robots go smoothly like that. Congress. Yet for the next 53 days, So 4 million jobs were at stake. Yet Ours go like some kind of jerk dance, we’ll be in session for about 13⁄4 days. he was given a cold shoulder, primarily you know. I can’t do it. I can’t even

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So pump. ership as well has wasted floor time they dumped those solar panels on our We continue to pay more than we voting to dismantle just about every economy, and that’s why Solyndra should at the pump. But they’re a cor- landmark environmental law, blaming went under. poration. They’re going to maximize laws passed in the 1970s and the 1990s as We can’t lose out to communist their wealth. They’re going to pay the the cause for today’s high unemploy- countries, to state-owned enterprises. minimum taxes they can get away ment rate, laws that were passed, We have to be at the cutting edge. with. Yet this body wants to eliminate many of them, in the Nixon adminis- efforts to come up with clean, sustain- b 1350 tration and the George H.W. Bush ad- able sources of energy comparable to ministration. The Nixon administra- We’ve got the best schools. We’ve got what our competitors in the global tion created the Environmental Policy the most creative people. Yet China, economy are doing. Act, and it saved hundreds of thou- they’ve decided that over the next dec- I know all that’s a digression, but, sands—if not millions—of lives, chil- ade 70 percent of their preschool chil- you know, it’s all related. dren that have not been afflicted with dren from 1 to 5 are going to have at The fact is that the one thing that asthma, people who have not gotten least 3 years of preschool education be- this Congress has proven it can do is the kind of illnesses that they were cause they understand that in the ear- nothing. For those most dependent vulnerable to because we have had liest years of a child’s life, that’s when upon the Federal Government’s will- cleaner air and water. But now we the brain is most absorbent. They’re ingness to reach out a helping hand to can’t even update it with the latest going to invest in early childhood. And help them climb ladders of economic technology and the latest information. yet what does our budget, the budget opportunity, the attitude of the major- EPA has been the prime target of these that was passed through the House— ity in this Congress has been: You’re on budget cuts. obviously the Democratic side voted your own, survival of the fittest, win- So we now have—I think it’s been against it—what does it do? It elimi- ner take all. That’s been the tax pol- about 38 individual votes that have nates 200,000 Head Start slots, cuts icy. That’s been the spending policy. been taken to destroy environmental money for early childhood education, As far as I’m concerned, that’s not laws and regulations. Those votes, eliminates the child care tax credit. what made this country great; it’s most of them, have died in the Senate, Think about this. Not only is the what has gotten this country into the fortunately, but is that really what child care tax credit—and I don’t want economic circumstances that we face this institution should be all about? to digress too much, but 10 million sin- today. When our children look back on the gle mothers with small children would Now, there’s a drought brought on by opportunities that this House of Rep- go deeper into poverty, but 2 million— a changing climate—climate change. resentatives had to secure a better fu- that’s what I want to focus on—2 mil- People in the House majority want to ture for them, be it a pathway toward lion mothers with small children would deny even the existence of climate a balanced budget so they don’t have to have to leave the workforce where change even when it’s standing right in pay off the debt of their parents and they’re getting paid roughly minimum front of us, facing us with all these ex- grandparents or better, more affordable wage, just enough to support their rent treme violent storms, with the fact opportunities for their educational ad- and food on the table, they would be that this has been the warmest year on vancement, elementary and secondary faced with the choice of either giving record. Yet they want to deny climate education assistance so we don’t have up their job, going on welfare again, or change because it’s brought about by to lay off hundreds of thousands of locking their small children in an human action, human decisions, deci- teachers—we’ve laid off almost a quar- apartment because they can’t afford sions made by groups such as the ter of a million teachers now through- child care. American Congress to protect the fossil out the country as a result of the re- Is that really who we are as a coun- fuel industry, which is the primary cession and as a result of local and try? Is that where our priorities are? Is contributor to global warming. As a re- State legislators not being willing to that how we’re going to compete in the sult, all of this warmer weather, these invest in education—or the Pell future with countries like China and droughts, these violent storms are Grants, which enable lower income countries in Asia and Brazil and India? bringing devastating economic injury families who have students who have No, it’s not. I trust the American peo- to thousands of America’s farmers. worked hard to be able to afford col- ple understand that. But that’s all re- And what has been the reaction of lege, those opportunities are being lost, lated to this Solyndra mess, the way the House leadership? The Republican as well as the opportunity to have a that it’s mischaracterized, the reason majority has chosen to block a farm cleaner alternative energy future people don’t understand what it’s real- bill from even being considered on the which would have generated more than ly about. House floor even though it passed the 40,000 jobs. Instead, in the effort to So, again, the House voted No More Senate with an overwhelming vote, bi- eliminate financial help for wind and Solyndras. They rejected the amend- partisan vote, and yet we can’t bring it solar power, we’ve already cut about ment that was made by Mr. MARKEY up on the House floor. Instead, the 2,000 jobs, and I guess it’s closer to 3,000 that says if we’re going to continue to House leadership has wasted time on jobs now. give $4 billion of tax subsidies to fossil the House floor with legislation de- fuel companies that extract oil and gas signed to dismantle the Affordable b 1400 from publicly owned land—land owned Care Act, eliminate the prospect of With the elimination of guaranteed by the taxpayers—if we’re going to more secure and affordable health care loans, we’re looking at nearly 40,000 continue to give these tax subsidies to for millions of Americans. jobs in an industry that represents the the industries who are the wealthiest Three dozen times we’ve had votes to future for our children and grand- corporations in the world, many of repeal the Affordable Care Act, know- children that other global competitors whom pay no taxes because of these ing that the Senate understands how are investing in. subsidies, if we’re going to continue to important it is to the American people They will look at this Congress and do that while at the same time as this and how important it is in the long run rightly blame us for not seizing on bill that was passed today would take to get a grip on this economy, under- those opportunities. Disappointment away subsidies for wind and solar standing that our corporations can’t would be an inadequate word to de- power, we should at least reconsider continue to pay the kind of money scribe the public’s proper assessment of the tax subsidies we give to the indus- they’re having to pay for health care this Congress. tries that need it the least. At least that is less effective than the health But, Madam Speaker, it’s not over let’s be fair about it. Let’s save those care provided by every other industri- yet. We’ll have a lame duck session.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.066 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6051 We’ll have an election in November. It shows back at the end of World ministration makes, every single This country will choose which path it War II when we were fighting the project that the Senate wants to fund, wants to go forward. Does it want to Nazis, we were fighting the Japanese, every single dollar comes out of the revisit the policy, the first 8 years of we were fighting to defend freedom and pockets of my constituents back home, the 21st century? democracy around the global. In the and your constituents back home, Does it want to look at what hap- name of ending that world war, we bor- Madam Speaker. pened in the last decade of the 20th rowed 100 percent of our economy. Our So when we talk about—I think the century, compare the results, and then national debt grew to 100 percent the phrase my friend from Virginia used assess in which direction we need to be size of our economy. And that was an was the anti-government forces on Cap- going? investment well made, Madam Speak- itol Hill. I don’t know who those forces The empirical evidence is there. The er, having defended the liberty of citi- are. I feel like he was talking about me opportunity will be present on Novem- zens around the world. and this freshman class. I don’t know ber 6 to choose which path this country But we’re right back in that same of any anti-government forces. will take. place today, Madam Speaker. This What I know about are folks who It’s clear, Madam speaker, that the chart goes from 1940 all the way out to talk about what’s the right level of path this Congress has been on, this 2080. It’s 140 years of past policy and government to get the American tax- 112th Congress, is not the path that projected policy. And what it shows is payer the absolute best value for their leads to a better, more prosperous fu- that today, America is on the verge of tax dollar. And who are those folks ture for our children and grand- carrying that same debt burden. who honestly believe that the best children. We’re not in the middle of a world value for their tax dollar, back in Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- war to defend freedom and liberty. Peachtree Corners, Georgia, is to take ance of my time. We’re not in the middle of fighting the that dollar out of the back pocket of a f Nazis and trying to prevent a hostile hardworking taxpayer in Peachtree A CHOICE OF TWO FUTURES takeover of the world. But we’ve bor- Corners, move it through the Gwinnett County government, move it through The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. rowed 100 percent the size of our econ- omy. the State of Georgia government, bring ELLMERS). Under the Speaker’s an- But that’s not even the most damn- it up here to the Federal Government, nounced policy of January 5, 2011, the ing part of this chart, Madam Speaker. then send it back down to Federal gentleman from Georgia (Mr. What we see is, represented by this red agency that’s going to send it back WOODALL) is recognized for 60 minutes line, if we do nothing, Madam Speaker, down to a State agency that’s going to as the designee of the majority leader. send it back over to a county govern- Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I if our freshman class had never come to this town, if we closed the Congress, ment in order to provide child care. appreciate the time. You know, you Who believes that’s the absolute best and I, Madam Speaker, are freshmen in if we closed the White House, if we never passed a new law and never made and most efficient way to spend an this House. And I’ve a learned a few American tax dollar? things about coming down to the floor a new promise, this red line represents the promises already made. And what And that’s the battle that we have from watching my colleagues, about here in this House. It’s not about gov- we see is debt rising to 200 percent, 300 how to make a good impression. You ernment and anti-government. It’s percent, 400 percent, 500 percent the know, everybody’s back in their offices about good government and bad gov- size of our economy, levels that econo- watching the proceedings on TV, or ernment. mists tell us will never be sustainable. folks back in the district watching it You know, we’re here in the Federal And that’s if we don’t make one new on TV. And I see our colleagues come, Government, Madam Speaker, the Fed- promise on the floor of this House. and they’ll take the podium down to eral Government, and there are respon- My colleague from Virginia spoke the very lowest level so that when they sibilities that we have, making war, passionately about the need for child walk up to the podium they’ll be able one of our responsibilities, defending care in this country; spoke eloquently to drag it all the way up to the top and our border, one of our responsibilities, about families at home struggling to look big and strong and powerful. maintaining the postal roads, one of balance the demands of work and the You know, in the 18 months that you our responsibilities. and I have served here, Madam Speak- demands of child care. You see it in er, we’ve gotten a lot of advice about your district, Madam Speaker, I see it b 1410 how to look good. We’ve gotten a lot of in my district. He’s absolutely right But there are so many other levels of advice about how to tell the good about the struggles that every single government—State government, coun- story, how to spin the good tale. American family faces and, from his ty government, local government—that And as I listened to my friend from words, believes in his heart that the can fulfill some of these needs that my Virginia make his presentation earlier, right way to address those challenges colleagues seem to believe only the I thought, you know what? He and I are in my small town of Peachtree Corners, Federal Government is right to fulfill. looking at exactly the same set of facts Georgia, is with a Federal program, a I want to go back to this chart, and we are drawing exactly the oppo- program that comes right down the Madam Speaker. This is the chart of site set of conclusions. And that makes street here, maybe from the Depart- promises already made. it so hard to legislate here, Madam ment of Health and Human Services, So often I pick up the newspaper, and Speaker, because you and I, as part of maybe from the Department of Edu- it sounds like everybody is just com- this freshman class, we don’t care two cation, but that somehow we can cre- plaining up here in Washington, D.C.— hoots about what looks good. What we ate a program here in Washington, that it’s all about pointing fingers and care about is what is good. D.C., that will be the absolute best and that it’s not about solving problems. We don’t care about trying to make most efficient way to deal with my What I am so proud of in the 18 months people believe it’s the truth, we care family’s challenges and my neighbors’ you and I have been here under the about actually finding the truth, and challenges back in Peachtree Corners, leadership of some senior members, that’s been the challenge up here in the Georgia. like the gentleman from Indiana, is 18 months that you and I have had a Madam Speaker, what I’ve learned, I that we have not only identified the voting card. serve on the Budget Committee and the problem, which is a crushing debt bur- I have beside me, Madam Speaker, a Rules Committee and, listening to my den that threatens the economic secu- chart that has been down on this floor colleagues talk, I somehow thought rity, not just of our children and of our a number of times. It’s called A Choice that perhaps there were some dollars grandchildren, but of our very Repub- of Two Futures, and you’ve seen it, here in Washington, D.C., that came lic, but that we’ve promulgated a solu- Madam Speaker. It’s the one that from somewhere other than my con- tion. It’s represented here on the chart shows the red line of current spending stituents’ pockets. But I’ve learned by this green line that’s labeled ‘‘the promises. It’s the one that goes all the that’s not the case, that every single path to prosperity.’’ way back to 1940, Madam Speaker. It dollar that this institution spends, I’m just so proud I serve on the Budg- shows debt as a percent of GDP. every single commitment that the ad- et Committee. My chairman is PAUL

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.069 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2012 RYAN. This House came together—and Speaker, and he is campaigning to win There are 2 trillion new dollars com- you don’t hear that a lot on the front again this fall—a smart guy, an effec- ing into the Treasury but so much pages of newspapers. This House came tive guy, with a completely different more new spending going out the door together in a bipartisan way to pass a understanding of who we are as a peo- that the debt actually rises faster budget not just once—we passed it for ple and where we should go as a Nation under the President’s plan for 2013 and the first time in 2011—but again in this than the one that I have, but he is a ’14 and ’15 and ’16. It rises faster under year, 2012, and we’ve been waiting on talented politician nonetheless. the President’s plan in 2017 and ’18 and the Senate to act. It’s our constitu- He has honored his legal requirement ’19 and ’20. You have to go all the way tional obligation to pass that budget to submit a budget to this Congress out to 2021. I blew it up here on the each and every year. The President has each and every year that he has been in chart because I know folks won’t be offered one each and every year, the office, and that’s important because able to see it back in their offices. Here House has passed one each and every that distinguishes him from the United is 2021, which is represented by this year, but the Senate has failed to act. States Senate, which also has a legal sliver of green way out there at the end We laid out line item by line item as obligation to submit a budget and has of this chart. It says, if we agree to the to how we would prevent this most cer- refused to do so for the last 3 years. President’s budget and if we raise taxes tain destruction of economic liberty You wonder why it is we can’t come to- by $2 trillion on the American people— and security in our land. It’s rep- gether on funding priorities, Madam with all of this new spending that he Speaker. For 3 years, the Senate has resented by this green line. It stretches would like to do as well way out in said, We’re not going to tell you what out from 2012 all the way out to 2051. 2021—we’ll borrow just a little bit less we’re interested in doing. We’re not You don’t run up trillion-dollar debts money than if we’d done nothing at all. going to provide you with any ideas, like we’re running up and solve it over- I say that, Madam Speaker, because and because we won’t move it, the night. You just can’t. You can’t run up folks aren’t here bickering over noth- House product can’t move, and the 100 percent of your GDP in debt and ing. Folks are up here advocating at President doesn’t have anything to solve it overnight. We don’t have that the top of their lungs for their vision of work with. So you see the kind of eco- kind of money. We can’t levy that kind America. It’s the greatest experiment nomic turmoil that we’re in today, but of tax burden on the American people, in the history of the world, where peo- but we can solve it over time. We can the President, to his credit, has sub- mitted a budget each and every year ple would govern themselves, a Repub- keep it from getting worse today, and lic as never before seen in world his- we can make it better tomorrow. with his priorities. This is the budget that he submitted tory. We started that Republic here. That’s what our plan is. I think that’s for 2012. This was just last February. We are maintaining that Republic here. so important, Madam Speaker. The law required it and he complied I would tell you we are dutybound to Again, when I listen to it and when I with it, but he’s running for reelection. pass that Republic on, not just to our read about it in the newspaper, it’s fin- He has got his fingers on the pulse of children and to our grandchildren, but ger-pointing. It’s who’s to blame and the American people for what they for generations to come; but we have whose fault is it and why didn’t they do need and what they desire and what come to a nexus in our history where better. I don’t care whose fault it was. they want from the United States Gov- we disagree on who we are as a people. I don’t care who got us here. My ernment—again, all attuned towards The President—incredibly effective, knowledge of history tells me there is the election in November—but the incredibly talented in running for re- a lot of blame to go around. I care budget that he submitted raises taxes, election, in trying to enunciate those about who is going to get us out of as the gentleman from Virginia advo- hopes and dreams that the American here, about who is going to solve these cated, by $2 trillion on the American people will respond to and endorse and problems, about who is going to move people. reelect him based on—believes and ad- us from the precipice of economic dis- Now, if you want to know how much vocates, even with this crushing bur- aster back to the robust American a trillion is, Madam Speaker, I speak den of debt which every single econo- economy for which we are known to a lot of school groups back home, mist agrees is unsustainable going into around the globe. This House has and we try to break those zeros into the future, that over the next 10 years passed that plan, Madam Speaker, not things that matter. If you began on the we do not one thing about it. In fact, once but twice. day that Jesus Christ was born and if we raise taxes by $2 trillion. We exacer- What I show here is the budget that you wasted $1 million a day, 7 days a bate it and we make it worse. the President has introduced. I want to week from the day Jesus Christ was That’s not who this House is, Madam give this President his due. I come born through today, you would have to Speaker. That’s not why you and I ran down here—and we saw it with the rule throw away $1 million a day every day, for Congress. That’s not why folks left that I managed yesterday, and we see 7 days a week for another 734 years to their families. That’s not why folks got it in some of the presentations on the throw away your first $1 trillion—your off the sidelines and said, I’ve got to other side of the aisle. You come down first. The President proposes to raise stay at home and complain about it or here, and it’s as if the other side is just taxes on the American people by $2 I can run for Congress and do some- evil and that’s why nothing works. trillion. thing about it. We elected 99 new Mem- That’s just not true at all. There are Folks say, ROB, we have debts. We bers in this House last fall—99 new honest, hardworking men and women have bills to pay. We may have to raise Members, Republicans and Democrats, on both sides of this aisle who rep- taxes to do it, they say. He raises taxes coming from all walks of life—to say resent constituents back home who by $2 trillion, but raises spending by that we can do better, that we can be a just have very different understandings even more. That’s what we’re talking part of the solution. We don’t have to of who we are as a people, some of about here, Madam Speaker. point the finger of blame. We can actu- whom have different hopes and dreams Here is the chart of the promises ally put forward solutions—and we about where we will go as a people, we’ve already made, the unsustainable have. Again, you don’t read that in the some of whom have different needs path of spending that we have already newspaper, Madam Speaker. It’s no that they’re asking the government to committed to as a Nation. It is spend- wonder folks are so disgusted with meet. ing that has to be reduced. It is spend- what happens in this town because, This President got more done in the ing that has to be cut. They are prior- when you read about what’s happening first 2 years of his term than most ities that have to be reset and reorga- in this town, it’s pretty disgusting. Presidents get done in eight. He was in- nized. The President in his budget this credibly effective. Now, I would argue year said, not only are we going to b 1420 that he was incredibly effective in spend all of that, but we’re going to I want to talk about some of the good doing things that are destroying the spend $2 trillion more such that we’re news. I have four bars here, Madam very fabric of freedom in this country, going to tax the American people an Speaker. Fiscal year 2010, Federal Gov- but he was incredibly effective. Of additional $2 trillion, but we’re going ernment discretionary spending, fiscal course, he won with a majority of the to raise the debt faster than if we year 2011, fiscal year 2012, and fiscal vote here in this Nation, Madam hadn’t passed a budget at all. year 2013. This fiscal year 2010, Madam

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There or the White House to implement. good for the right, and that is not good was one-party control. We had one- That idea is distinguished from what for a single American taxpayer. We’re party Republican control from 2000 to we’ve done with discretionary spend- talking about good government here. 2006. We had one-party Democratic con- ing, where these bills have passed the Madam Speaker, I daresay as I look trol from 2008 to 2010. Spending levels, House, have passed sometimes a kick- at this chart to my left of decreasing discretionary spending—folks say, ing and screaming Senate, and have Federal spending, actual dollars going ‘‘Rob, doesn’t all spending begin in the been signed into law by the President House?’’ No, it does not. For the most of the United States. This is not an as- down, not just for 1 year, not just for 2 part, two-thirds of the budget is com- pirational goal that I have here, years, but now for 3 years in a row, prised of mandatory spending, spending Madam Speaker. This is the law of the that that would not have happened but that does not come through the House land. for the American people speaking out each and every year, but discretionary Madam Speaker, all the easy choices in the 2010 election and sending 99 new spending comes through the House. are gone. They were gone before you Members to this Congress. We had lots This $1.27 trillion comes through the and I got here. They may well have of Members here who believe in thrift, House for us to make a decision on been gone before my colleague from In- who believe in efficiency, who believe each and every year. diana got here. The easy choices have in making sure the taxpayer gets their Mr. Speaker, you know the story, the all been made already. The only thing maximum value out of every tax dol- decisions we’ve been making. When you that is left are the hard choices. lar, but there were not enough. There and I arrived, we joined our senior Re- Madam Speaker, you know as well as were not enough. I can’t tell you how publican colleagues here, we created a I do when we talk about cutting spend- many times from back home I watched new Republican majority here in this ing, when we talk about reducing the the gentleman from Indiana alone as House. For FY 2011, the first year in size and scope of the Federal Govern- he advocated for good government, which you and I served, we reduced ment, every dollar we spend comes alone on the floor of the House trying spending. I’m not talking about Wash- from back home. Every dollar we spend to make a difference. The American ington, D.C., funny math. I’m not talk- comes out of the wallets of our con- people sent 99 new faces here, new ing about where you raise spending by stituents back home. We get to choose minds, new ideas, and it’s made this $10 and call it a cut. I’m talking about where we want to spend that money. As difference. actual U.S. dollars going out the door a voter back home, I can choose to Madam Speaker, I don’t have any in discretionary spending. send it to my city government, I can idea how the next election is going to When we came into this Congress and send it to my county government, I can turn out, but I’m absolutely certain we took on FY 2011 appropriations, we send it to my State government, I can with every fiber of my being that we’re reduced it from $1.27 trillion to $1.21 send it to my Federal Government. But going to have the largest voter turnout trillion, $64 billion less—not inflation who back home around the water cool- in American history come November 6. adjusted, actual dollars—$64 billion er or the coffee pot says, Golly, what I know this: If there’s one thing I trust less in 2011 than in 2012. You say, ‘‘Rob, we need in this country is efficiency in this country beyond the United that’s not enough.’’ You’re absolutely and thrift? We want it done really well States Constitution and the King right, it’s not enough. We only have a and really fast, and we want it done for James Bible, it’s the American people. small amount of control over the budg- the lowest possible price. Let’s see. When more Americans turn out in No- et here. We’re going to do what we can, Let’s send it to Washington, D.C., let vember than ever before to make a de- when we can. We went on to 2012, re- them do it, and I bet they’ll get it cision about who we are as a Nation, duced it again down to $1.18 trillion. right. Who says that? Nobody says where we’re going as a Nation, and who That’s another $31 billion reduction, that. Here we are trying to nationalize shall lead this Nation, we’re going to and $31 billion is not enough. No, of the entire health care system in this get it right. I don’t have any idea course it’s not enough. Is the history in country in the name of efficiency and which direction that’s going to go, but the country that we raise it and raise lower costs. No, we’re not going to get I trust the American people. it and raise it? Yes, it is. Have we it right. I say let’s keep it in the hands changed that history for the first time of the private sector. Some folks may Madam Speaker, Newt Gingrich said since World War II, Madam Speaker? say give it to our city government, it best when he was down in Georgia You better believe it. some folks may say give it to our coun- speaking during the presidential cam- It has not happened in this land since ty government. Nobody says let’s send paign. He said: the end of World War II that a Congress it to Washington, D.C. This year, we do not need a presidential year after year after year, and now So when we’re making these reduc- candidate we can believe in. We need can- after year, reduces the discretionary tions, when we’re trying to be thrifty didates who believe in us. spending going out the door because it with the dollars that we have seized It’s one of the distinguishing features wasn’t just that we spent less in 2011 from American taxpayers out of their on the floor of this House, Madam than we spent in 2010, we spent less in paychecks each and every month, Speaker. Do you believe in the Amer- 2012 than we spent in 2011, and with the there’s not one anti-government advo- ican people? Do you trust the Amer- bill that we passed on the floor of this cate in this town, but there are good ican people? Do you know in your House yesterday, we are now on track government advocates in this town. heart that the American people left to to spend less in 2013 than we spent in Whether you sit on the Republican side their own devices will get it right 2012. of the aisle or the Democratic side of every time? Or do you believe they just Just to be clear, Madam Speaker, we the aisle, one thing on which we can all can’t handle it, and it’s up to Wash- talked so much about what goes on agree is that the Federal Government ington, D.C., to solve those issues for here on the House floor. When I show has let us down. you the path of fiscal despair that is The gentleman from Virginia made a them? ahead of us with this redline, the cur- passionate case for why it is we need to We’re going to find out on November rent path if we do nothing, and I show fund green energy. I happen to have the 6 where the hearts and minds of the you the green line, the solution that largest manufacturer of high-efficiency American people are, Madam Speaker. we proposed in this House, it’s impor- solar panels in America in my district, But you see on these charts behind us tant to note that the green line is just and I believe in green energy. What I the kind of success that we can have as what we’ve proposed. We’ve passed it in don’t believe in is crony capitalism. a Nation, as a people in turning the a bipartisan way. We’ve passed it twice That’s what we saw in Solyndra, crony good ship America when the American

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With that, Madam Speaker, I yield Egypt, and he gave a speech talking The radicals are working that entire back the balance of my time. about how we had to all get along, and region to take over, and we’re trying to help these radicals or have helped these f how there ought to be democracy in Egypt. radicals or have helped these radicals b 1430 Now, Mubarak, who was the dictator in a number of countries, and now FOREIGN AFFAIRS over there, was a bad guy; but he had we’ve got a real chaotic mess on our lived up to what we call the Camp hands. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under David accords. The United States and Yesterday, my colleagues over- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Egypt worked together to make sure whelmingly passed a continuing resolu- uary 5, 2011, the Chair recognizes the there was peace in the Middle East, and tion. Most people don’t know what that gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) there wasn’t any war going on involv- is, but it’s a spending bill that takes us for the remainder of the hour as the ing Israel or anything else. from now until March of next year. I designee of the majority leader. But we led the fight to get rid of Mu- came down to the floor when the dis- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam barak. We did it, along with some help, cussion was going on the recommittal Speaker, I have been in this Congress and now Mubarak is gone and we have motion, and I said, tell me, is any of for a long, long time, and I have been the Muslim Brotherhood. A lot of peo- that money going to Libya or Egypt? frustrated a lot. I think maybe I have ple don’t know much about the Muslim Nobody would answer me. I can tell learned a little bit. For any of my col- Brotherhood, but they have been you right now additional monies are leagues who are in their offices watch- judged a terrorist organization in the going to go to Libya, additional money ing on television, I thought I would past. I was told, and everybody else is going to go to Egypt, and both of make a few comments about some of was told, when the Muslim Brother- those countries are not friends of the the things that I hope that they will hood left that there was going to be de- United States. take as a little bit of a lesson for them mocracy, freedom, and human rights in A gentlewoman from Congress told down the road. Egypt. We had 78 Coptic Christians just me yesterday she was in Egypt not I have been on the Foreign Affairs murdered recently. long ago, and she talked to one of the Committee for 30 years, and the first As you know, they came over, and a members of the Muslim Brotherhood. thing I have learned is you can’t make mob—and it was planned, everybody She said, What are the goals that you the world over in our image no matter knows about it—it wasn’t because of have? He said, Our goal is the Muslim how hard we try. There are different that movie. They came over, and they Brotherhood is to have the al Qaeda cultures, different people, different re- scaled the walls of the U.S. Embassy, flag, the Muslim Brotherhood flag, fly ligions, tribal, all kinds of things. they burned the American flag, and over the White House in the United When we go into another part of the they ran around waving the radical States. He may have been exaggerating a lit- world and try to make them like us, we Muslim flag. They touted their radical tle, but if you look at what the Muslim cause a lot of problems, we cost a lot of leaders as the future leaders of that Brotherhood has said just recently, and lives, and we lose a lot of money. We area. Osama bin Laden, they were car- their new president, they said they should always realize, in the back of rying his picture around saying, we weren’t going to involve themselves so our minds, that we should do what’s in support Osama bin Laden. deeply in government over there. They the interest of the United States of Now, this is a country that we just took over the legislative branch, they America first, last, and always and not gave $1.5 billion to, our money. The have taken over the presidency. Their try to make the world look like us. reason we gave them that money is be- president recently said he wanted to The second thing that I think my cause we’ve been paying them for years colleagues, I hope they realize is that model their government after Iran. and years to make sure that they lived Egypt is the biggest country in the we’re going to have to work with some with the Camp David Peace Accords, pretty unsavory persons sometimes. Middle East, but we went in there. Our which meant that there would be peace President went in there and gave a Muammar Qadhafi was a terrible, between Egypt and Israel and through- speech. We said we wanted to change terrible tyrant in Libya. When Ronald out the Middle East. Mubarak is gone, that and get rid of the dictator, Muba- Reagan had to deal with him after he the Muslim Brotherhood’s in charge, rak, who was not a good guy. At least bombed a nightclub that killed a lot of and there’s chaos in Egypt, and the en- he supported the Camp David Peace Americans in Germany, Ronald Reagan tire Middle East is threatened further. Accords, which Jimmy Carter worked flew the planes over and bombed Qa- When you look across the northern on, all the way up to now, and now dhafi, and Qadhafi wasn’t a problem tier of Africa, I hope my colleagues we’ve got a chaotic situation over any more. A lot of people were killed, will realize, we’ve tried to create gov- there. We can’t make the world over in he was almost killed, and he realized ernments that agree with us and look our image. that terrorism from his country was like us and that will be tokens of the We should not try to nation-build. not going to stand. United States of America. Instead of You know, I supported it. I supported Qadhafi was not a problem for the leaving them alone, we have helped our efforts when we went into Iraq be- United States from then on. Now, he create chaos. cause I thought we had to get rid of was a problem in his country. He killed Now, I just got back from the Persian Saddam Hussein, and I thought we had a lot of people, and there might have Gulf recently. I was in Bahrain, and to stop the movement of radical Islam been some more carnage, but it was in Bahrain is a friend of ours. We have the in its tracks. I thought democracy his country. Fifth Fleet there, which patrols the en- would be a good thing there. Because of that, we went into Libya, tire Persian Gulf, protecting those wa- If you look at what’s happened, the spent billions of dollars of our money. terways, and we get about 35 percent of democracy there is, although it’s a We drove him out of office and had him our energy from that part of the world. fledgling democracy, is very rocky, and killed. Now there’s chaos over there, Iran is sending people into that coun- they are very close to Iran. They have and they killed our Ambassador. They try to undermine that government and met with the Iranian leaders, tortured him, I understand—I won’t go stir up the people. It’s the same thing Ahmadinejad, and so this nation-build- into details, but it was pretty bad. that happened in Libya, the same thing ing we did in Iraq right now I think is They killed three other people, they happened in Egypt, and now it’s hap- still tenuous. burned our flag, and the place is in pening in the Persian Gulf states. We chaos. get a third of our energy from there. If b 1440 What did we get when we got rid of we don’t get that energy, if we don’t I’m not sure it’s going to work out. Qadhafi? He was a bad guy. He was ter- become energy independent, we are And we spent billions and billions and

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But along with the administration, who- making process with the Commander the one thing that I think that’s very ever it is, because we want to keep a in Chief and not let unelected leaders, important when we go after these guys good relationship with them. Our re- bureaucrats make those decisions. is we make absolutely sure that we’re sponsibility as Congress is to make Finally, we must remember we going to get them and we’re going to sure that the Government of the should never go to war unless we real- win. And the problem we had with Af- United States doesn’t go awry. And I’ve ize the cost that is going to be in- ghanistan after losing all these lives seen time and time again in the years volved. You cannot win an antiseptic and costing all this money is that I’ve been here where Presidents have war. You can have a tenuous peace. We we’re going to pull out in about a year made a mistake and we stay here and had that in Korea. We still have a po- and a half, and, in my opinion, that we’re strangely silent. tential war over there in the 38th par- whole area is going to be again in a We have to speak up. We have to let allel. We didn’t go in, and we didn’t win state of turmoil and we will have spent the American people know when mis- it, so now we have the Communists up billions of dollars, our treasure, and a takes are made and that we have to north and the freedom-loving people lot of lives, and it will still not be sta- correct them. And we must not let down south. We went into North Afri- bilized. And I think that’s really unfor- unelected bureaucrats decide all of our ca, into Somalia, and we tried to na- tunate because of the problems that we foreign policy. We have people at the tion build there. And we had to pull thought we were going to solve by State Department, people in our gov- out because you couldn’t get it done. going in there. ernment, people who are unelected who We’ve gone all over the place and tried One of the things that bothers me is make decisions that really lead us in to nation build, and we’ve gone all over every time we have a war, we think we the wrong direction. And I speak, the world and tried to make the world can have a war that’s antiseptic. That again, for the administration and the over in our image, and we’ve gone all we’re not going to kill any civilians. State Department when I talk about over the world and tried to fight anti- You can go in and attack an area and Libya. We went in there and what did septic wars, and they just don’t work. kill the Taliban or al Qaeda, and you we get? We got rid of Qadhafi. Now If you’re going to fight a war, you have to be real careful that you don’t there’s chaos. Now they’re attacking have to go in and win it and then leave damage or kill civilians. And as a re- our embassy and burning our flag and and do what is right for America. You sult, al Qaeda and the Taliban, they waving around al Qaeda flags and talk- can’t stay there for 8, 10, 12 years and hide behind civilians. They go into ing about how the world will be better try to nation build. Because ultimately schools and churches and they go into off if all the Muslim radicals are in you lose a lot of life, you spend our hospitals because they know that they charge. treasure, and you don’t get the job can’t be attacked unless we go in and The same thing is true in Egypt. We done. And I’m a conservative. I’m one there are innocent lives lost. went in and got rid of Mubarak. And of those guys that is one of the strong- We’ve faced the same thing in World what did we get? We got the Muslim est supporters of the military in the War II. And people don’t remember Brotherhood, a radical Muslim fun- entire Congress, and I’m one of those this, but we had to do things to win damentalist group that wants to de- people they call a hawk and one of that war to stop Adolf Hitler, Musso- stroy the freedoms that we believe in, those people that says: Get the bad lini, and Tojo that we would never not to mention our best ally in the en- guys, wherever they are. want to do. We firebombed Dresden, But I’ve learned over the past 30 Germany. We firebombed Berlin. We tire region, Israel. And Israel is the only place over there that we can years that you have to do certain dropped nuclear weapons on Hiroshima things if you’re going to make America and Nagasaki. We killed millions of in- count on if everything goes wrong. And so our State Department and the ad- great and survive as a Nation. And nocent human beings. But that was the those things are very important. You horrible cost of war. ministration and previous administra- can’t make the world over in our Now, today, with the television and tions have made these kinds of mis- image. You have to work with some the Internet and everything else, we go takes, and we’ve been strangely, to war and the next day you see some- strangely silent. leaders in other parts of the world that body that’s injured, a woman, a child, So I would just like to end up by say- are not savory people because of our in- and they say, This is horrible. We can’t ing to my colleagues we should profit terests and our stability. You can’t conduct this war. So our military is from our past mistakes. We should spend our money and our treasure and handcuffed. They say that they can’t make sure that we don’t try to nation the lives of Americans without going in go in and go after these guys in certain build. We can’t make the world over in to win. And you can’t fight an anti- areas because of the potential civilian our image. It’s not possible. We have to septic war. If we go in, and we go in to win, we’re casualties. And you can’t run a war work with unsavory leaders sometimes, like that. You either go in to win or people that we don’t like, that we don’t going to have to take some innocent you don’t go in at all. And we should think are good people, because of sta- lives. And it’s a tragic thing. But that’s not risk American lives and treasure bility in the region and because of the way that war is. And the reason unless we’re going in to win. America’s interests. Our interests Dwight Eisenhower and the American That’s why when I think back on ought to be number one. forces were so great and so successful Iraq, I think that maybe we should The protection of our country ought in World War II in Europe and in Japan have gone in and beat the hell out of to be number one. The protection of was because we went in and we did Saddam Hussein, let them know that our soldiers and the people who go to what had to be done to win. And if we we weren’t going to put up with that, war and the people of this country hadn’t done that, we might all be and then pulled out and say, Hey, ought to be number one. And of sec- speaking German today. you’ve got a country, you run it prop- ondary importance are the lives of I yield back the balance of my time. erly. But if you conduct yourself in the these people in these countries that are f way you did before, we’ll be back. It radical. But we haven’t been doing b 1450 would have scared Iran to death. It that. But that ought to be our number would have scared the Taliban to one goal, the United States, first, last, CURRENT EVENTS AND LESSONS death. But instead, we went in there to and always. And we should not turn FROM HISTORY nation build. And 10, 12 years later we over to unelected bureaucrats the con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under face much of the same thing that we trol of our foreign policy. We should the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- faced back then. listen to them. We should have our am- uary 5, 2011, the Chair recognizes the The other thing I think that’s impor- bassadors over there. We should have gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) tant for Congress to do—and we don’t good people over there like the ambas- for 30 minutes.

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Thank For those of us who have studied his- student of history, that when it came God that most of us, as Christians, un- tory, it becomes even more disturbing out through the media that, gee, the derstand that that does not justify when we make the same mistakes Obama administration has taken a going and killing people and burning again, mistakes that get people killed shocking position when looked at his- people and burning up buildings. who have entrusted their lives to their torically against Israel’s well-being, We understand that we believe in government, who say, I’m willing to then was it a shock that the flotilla freedom of speech, that God gave us lay down my life for you. I give my life left within only mere days to go chal- freedom to make choices. So in the in service to you. lenge the blockade at the Gaza Strip? most ideal country, others will have As some of the military, some of our Nobody should have been surprised by freedom to choose right and freedom to outstanding military in Afghanistan that because the world, Israel’s en- choose wrong. this year have told me sincerely, I’m emies, had been shown that this admin- b 1500 willing to lay down my life for my istration was willing to pander to country. Please don’t waste my life. Israel’s enemies to try to make Israel’s But if it’s too wrong, we have crimi- The decisions of a President who has enemies think, you know, hey, we’re nal laws, domestically, to deal with never really gotten involved in foreign one of you guys. We’re just friends. We those issues. But you would hope some- affairs, his experience before coming want to be friends with everybody. one, before any further action is taken into public office is as a community or- It doesn’t work that way. You don’t to condemn Americans for using free- ganizer. That can be fine if you ade- throw your friends under the bus, and dom of speech here, would analyze the quately study history and really under- you don’t gain friends by paying off en- situation—as they did not before they stand, not from the standpoint of an emies. It has never worked. It will first condemned and even had a general Indonesian school child and the limited never work. It gets people killed. officer of our military call and ask viewpoint that that may yield, but So Israel’s been in a bit of a bind. about maybe not producing a film, not from the standpoint of someone who When we see the way this fiasco over pushing it out there, whatever it was has studied history inside and out and the last year and a half has been han- he asked: Don’t use your First Amend- understands such things as the axiom dled, some might say, look, this is no ment rights that I’m supposed to be that when a nation’s enemies see that time to be talking about these things. fighting for you to have. Don’t use nation’s strongest ally or allies pulling For goodness sake, decisions are being those. That will make my job easier. away from it, that’s when they move. made as I speak that will either let Well, actually, the general doesn’t The old axiom that among nations, people live or get people killed. If we know, it makes it more difficult. weakness is provocative. don’t talk about it now, when will we Let’s look at this. Let’s analyze it a Two years ago, I’d seen an article, talk about it? Let the historians write moment. A friend, Patrick Poole, and this may have been the one I’d that nobody would stand up and say asked a question that made me start seen because the title is ‘‘Obama votes this is a mistake? Let’s don’t repeat asking questions. Let’s look at it. We against Israel.’’ This is an article dated the terrible chapters of history. Let’s heard about this film that all of a sud- May 29, 2010. And it points out in the get it right. den on 9/11—shouldn’t that ring a bell— article that the White House sided with All of us who served in the United on 9/11 provoked riots. It provoked peo- Israel’s enemies, something that this States armed services took an oath and ple in Cairo climbing up the walls of Nation didn’t normally do, and basi- had it cross our mind, you know, the our Embassy. And it’s easy to watch cally demanding that Israel disclose all time may come where I do have to lay these things happen. You know histori- their nukes. down my life for my country. But after cally that people will push the enve- Well, those who study the Bible, bib- I had a soldier say that in Afghanistan, lope, and these people did in Cairo: lical history, may recall that King I had to realize, you know, I had that Well, I wonder if the soldiers will stop Hezekiah was a very good king in in the back of my mind. I’m willing to us if we go up to the wall. Israel, and things went pretty well, but lay down my life. I hope it doesn’t get And maybe they go up and spray- Isaiah was sent to confront Hezekiah wasted. paint on the wall: Ooh, nobody stopped about what he had done with visitors Well, the thing is every American us from there. How about if we climb who had come from Babylon. that has laid down their lives for their on the wall? God knew what had been done. But country didn’t do it for this adminis- Well, no soldiers. They watched. Isaiah asked and Hezekiah explained, tration or any other. There are ideals They didn’t do anything; they just and this is the New Texas Paraphrase that this country was founded on and watched. Version, but in essence he said, You stands for even now. Oh, let’s push it a little further. Let’s know, all of these wonderful leaders But we’re in the midst of a crisis, and climb up the walls. Wow, we’re up here came over from Babylon, so I showed part of it created by our own mis- on top of the walls and these soldiers them all of our treasure, and if you get handling, and we have got to make that are supposed to protect the Em- into the strict interpretations, the sure that we do not continue to make bassy have done nothing. Let’s take translation, he basically says, I showed the same mistakes and continue to down the American flag; that’s always them our armory, all of our defenses. pander to our enemies and continue to popular here. Let’s run up an al Qaeda- Isaiah points out, You fool. You’re provoke them by showing weakness. type flag. going to lose the country because We owe the lives that have been laid And nothing was done. That is pro- you’ve done this. No matter what point down that are even now coming, being vocative in its weakness. in history you are, when a nation brought back into this country. We Now, this film is still a mystery. It shows all its defenses to its enemies, owe them an obligation to make sure should make people go: Wait a minute. that information at some point in time that others do not lose their lives un- This doesn’t make sense that all of a will be used to take down such a fool- less it really counts. sudden this film provoked nations of ish nation. I come over here nauseated today people, masses of people to come out Even when a nation discloses all of upon hearing reports about—and I pray and riot and it would cause them to their defenses to friends, to staunch al- God they’re not accurate—about what kill an Ambassador and innocent peo- lies—because as we’ve seen, we thought may have happened during the 8 hours ple, this film. the U.S. had an ally in Castro in Cuba, or so the body of our great ambassador Let’s look at this a little more care- and yet once he was in power, he was missing. fully. Then you find a story that it ac- turned rather remarkably against the But, we also know, well, gee, the Em- tually turns out there’s a report that United States. Those things happen. bassy in Cairo released a statement this movie came out in July. So a Power changes in different countries; and they were basically condemning movie that nobody notices, nobody and if they have information, if they anybody that would produce a provoca- pays any attention to comes out in

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Let’s the past, a free country, where we have I would humbly submit that a lesson save their lives for something more im- freedom of speech and freedom to make to learn here is that when American portant than a mistake by an adminis- stupid, ridiculous, insulting movies. citizens utilize their free speech rights, tration. But the obscure film this State De- their freedoms of religion, that the Our Ambassador to Libya is a hero. partment apologized for had to be President and everyone under his com- I’ve been to too many funerals of brave translated. It was translated by some- mand is not to direct that people can’t men and women who have given their body. It had to be put on Egyptian tele- use their freedom of speech and free- lives for this country. So when I read a vision by somebody. Who could that dom of religion; they’re to protect report or a media source that discloses have been? them. The messages that should come the name of a former SEAL team mem- And I would submit that until we out from an administration are not: ber who is acting as private security at find out, there should not be a dime of Don’t use your freedom of speech and our facility in Libya and the report is— American money nor money that freedom of religion because we don’t doesn’t put it in quotes, but the report Americans have had to borrow in order want to offend anyone. I’m offended all says that the administration released to send to Egypt. It shouldn’t go over the time. You don’t go kill people be- the information that this former SEAL there. It shouldn’t go to Libya. And it’s time we wake up and quit cause of it. member was killed while running for playing stupid, silly games like this Although it’s not recognized under cover. administration is doing with our dear shari’a law, under Western law in a Now, I recognize that there are friend, Israel, and understand decisions Western civilization—we dealt with enough in the mainstream media who have consequences. And when this ad- this all the time in the court over are so loyal, they take their marching which I was a judge—provoking words, ministration sided with Israel’s en- orders—they may not lay down their emies in May of 2010, it had con- no matter how insulting, provoking lives, but they will lay down their rep- words are never a defense to a physical sequences. People were hurt. People utations for this administration. Some- were killed. assault, much less murder. That’s what body may be willing to come forward When this administration, perhaps we believe in this country. That’s what and say, You know what? It’s not ex- pouting, whatever the reason, well, I’m Western civilizations believe. We actly what the administration said. going to—and Beyonce, Jay-Z, I under- should be defending that civilized con- Maybe we misinterpreted that in the stand they’re fantastic entertainers. cept, not pandering to people who are story. But you’ve got a country named Israel being inflamed by our enemies. It doesn’t matter. The story came that has been a friend, that has en- So then we find out that the inflam- out, and the administration owes those emies at the gate, and there’s not a mation of people who would kill Amer- who have given their lives for this ad- better way to say it. ican citizens and an American Ambas- ministration better than that. Because While we are pandering and playing sador were inflamed by this film that I can guarantee you, I know enough and actually trying to make our en- came out in July, but it was not until SEAL members and I know enough emies like us by offering to buy them it was released through the Egyptian SEAL team members that that SEAL offices in Qatar, to let their murdering media that it started firing people up. team member was not running for thugs out so they can murder again, Wow, isn’t that remarkable? Right be- cover when he was killed. If he was while we’re playing these games think- fore 9/11. Well, now, if it’s an insulting running, it was to get to a place from ing, gee, maybe our enemy will start movie—and from the information we which he could conduct a better as- liking us, the enemy is at the gate. have, the Muslim Brotherhood is basi- sault upon the enemy. That’s the way And those centrifuges that are spin- cally in control in Egypt. The Muslim they think. They don’t think, ‘‘Run for ning in Iran are a modern-day mass of Brotherhood basically could shut down cover.’’ They think, ‘‘Where can I get gas chambers that are being con- any Egyptian media source, but yet to the best position to fight, to save structed for Israelis and for Americans. they produce or they get this informa- those entrusted to my care?’’ Read what their leaders have said. tion, they get the film out. Not only That’s an insult, and I hope I never Listen to what their leaders have said. that, because there are some Muslims see another report like that from this There’s one way to stop them, that that may not speak English that might administration or any Republican ad- is, to be serious that we will take out be inflamed into a fire that will burn ministration, because it’s an insult and anyone who wants to annihilate Ameri- down buildings and kill people, we’d we owe better than that to those who cans or America. And when they know better interpret that into their lan- are fighting for us. we’re serious, we may not have to go guage. Who made the decision in the Egyp- do it. But it cannot be a bluff. People Gee, why would a foreign country— tian Government, in the Egyptian need to know the American people will who this President says has been our media to take this July obscure, and not allow innocent American citizens ally, and then he said they’re not our from what we hear, pitifully made film to be target practice. ally, but they’re not our enemy, and and blow it up in the Middle East, figu- And for those who do not know then we hear, well, actually, we do con- ratively speaking—figuratively speak- enough history to know that in the sider them an ally. Whatever they are, ing, blow it up in the Middle East—so song that our marines are so proud of, a friend does not take some obscure that people who heard it and saw it that I, as a grade school child, learned film that nobody noticed, interpret it would blow up Americans? to sing in public school, to the shores into a language that it knows will in- of Tripoli, marines have been fighting flame people who will kill Americans b 1510 our country’s battles. Those shores of and put it out there. That’s not a Who made that decision? And who Tripoli came when the Muslim Barbary friend. That’s an enemy of the United made the decision—we need to know— pirates were attacking American ships. States of America. And it is an insult who made the decision to release a And at that early time in our history, to this government and to the Amer- statement that was provocative in its we didn’t have a navy. Earlier we did ican people that this body would vote weakness in saying, you know what, not have marines. And it was flab- for a continuing resolution that al- people over here are getting upset be- bergasting to people like Thomas Jef- lowed the potential for more money to cause some idiot made a film back in ferson who were sent over there to ne- go to enemies that would put out films the United States, and so we need to be gotiate. that will inflame people, that get sure not to insult Muslims. Why in the world would you attack Americans killed. When have I ever seen anything from Americans? We’ve never attacked you. We owe those who have given their this administration say, you know You ought to look at us as peace-lov- lives better than this, and we owe what, we need to not make films in ing. And it was a shock when they were

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Alaska; Final 2012 and 2013 Harvest Speci- ligions. What religion would think it 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial fications for Groundfish; Correction [Docket okay where actually you would get to Services. No.: 111207737-2232-03] (RIN: 0648-XA711) re- paradise by killing innocent people? 7676. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- ceived August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Thank God that the vast majority of partment of Homeland Security, transmit- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural ting the Department’s final rule — Final Muslims don’t believe that. But it is Resources. Flood Elevation Determinations (Unincor- 7685. A letter from the Director Office of pure folly to ignore those that do. porated Areas of Chickasaw County, Iowa, et Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- We owe those who serve the United al.); [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0003] received anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- States of America better than this. August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. mitting the Administration’s final rule — And to those who would say this is a 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, political season, we should not be talk- Services. and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the ing about anything but jobs, I would 7677. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 32 Supplement partment of Homeland Security, transmit- [Docket No.: 100217095-2258-06] (RIN: 0648- say before this economy can thrive, we ting the Department’s final rule — Final have got to fulfill our oath to provide AY56) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 Flood Elevation Determinations (Maui Coun- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- for the common defense because an ty, Hawaii, et al.) [Docket ID: FEMA-2012- ural Resources. economy won’t last much longer if we 0003] received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 7686. A letter from the Director Office of don’t protect those who are Americans U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- here and abroad. nancial Services. anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- 7678. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- I pray for the wisdom of President mitting the Administration’s final rule — partment of Homeland Security, transmit- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pe- Obama, for the Secretary of State Hil- ting the Department’s final rule — Final lary Clinton, for those who are serving lagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifica- Flood Elevation Determinations (Unincor- tions [Docket No.: 120312182-2239-02] (RIN: porated Areas of Washington County, Ala- abroad these United States of America, 0648-XA882) received August 28, 2012, pursu- bama, et al.); [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0003] and for our leaders in Congress, that ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. though we are so close to an election, on Natural Resources. what will matter more is the fulfill- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 7687. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Services. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ment of our oath and the protection, as 7679. A letter from the Assistant Secretary ting the Department’s final rule — Safety best we can, of those who are trying to for Special Education and Rehabilitative Zone; Electric Zoo Fireworks, East River, protect us. Services, Department of Education, trans- Randall’s Island, NY [Docket No.: USCG- mitting the Department’s final rule — Final With that, I yield back the balance of 2012-0588] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August priorities and definitions; State Personnel my time. 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Development Grants [CDFA Number: f 84.323A] received August 22, 2012, pursuant to the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on structure. LEAVE OF ABSENCE 7688. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Education and the Workforce. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- 7680. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- sence was granted to: Department of the Treasury, transmitting as ting the Department’s final rule — Special Local Regulation; Battle on the Bay Power- Mr. JONES (at the request of Mr. CAN- required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and sec- boat Race Atlantic Ocean, Fire Island, NY TOR) for today after 11:40 a.m. on ac- [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0629] (RIN: 1625- count of personal reasons. tion 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a AA08) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 Mr. HEINRICH (at the request of Ms. six-month periodic report on the national U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on PELOSI) for today. emergency with respect to Libya that was Transportation and Infrastructure. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas declared in Executive Order 13566 of Feb- 7689. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, (at the request of Ms. PELOSI) for today ruary 25, 2011; to the Committee on Foreign Department of Homeland Security, transmit- on account of district official business. Affairs. ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 7681. A letter from the Director Office of Zone, Temporary Change for Recurring Fifth f Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- Coast Guard District Fireworks Displays, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club Independence REFERRED mitting the Administration’s final rule — Day Fireworks Display, Broad Bay; Virginia Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Beach, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0227] A joint resolution of the Senate of and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas and (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, the following title was taken from the Management Measures [Docket No.: pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Speaker’s table and, under the rule, re- 120606145-2251-01] (RIN: 0648-BB75) received mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ferred as follows: August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ture. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 7690. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, S.J. Res. 44. Joint resolution granting the Resources. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- consent of Congress to the State and Prov- 7682. A letter from the Director Office of ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ince Emergency Management Assistance Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- Zone; Sheboygan Harbor Fest, Sheboygan, Memorandum of Understanding; to the Com- anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- WI [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0539] (RIN: 1625- mittee on Foreign Affairs. mitting the Administration’s final rule — AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 f Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Annual Transportation and Infrastructure. ADJOURNMENT Catch Limit Amendment Supplement [Dock- 7691. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, I et No.: 120409403-2218-02] (RIN: 0648-BB93) re- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- move that the House do now adjourn. ceived August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ting the Department’s final rule — Special Local Regulation and Safety Zones; Marine The motion was agreed to; accord- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources. Events in Captain of the Port Sector Long ingly (at 3 o’clock and 18 minutes 7683. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Island Sound Zone [Docket No. USCG-2012- p.m.), under its previous order, the Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 0111] (RIN: 1625-AA00; 1625-AA08) received Au- House adjourned until Tuesday, Sep- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric gust 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tember 18, 2012, at noon. Administration, transmitting the Adminis- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Exclu- tation and Infrastructure. f sive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook 7692. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Salmon Bycatch Management in the Gulf of Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ETC. Alaska Pollock Fishery; Amendment 93 ting the Department’s final rule — Safety [Docket No.: 110627357-2209-03] (RIN: 0648- Zone; Artic Drilling and Support Vessels, Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive BB24) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 Pudget Sound, Washington [Docket Number: communications were taken from the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- USCG-2012-0508] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received Speaker’s table and referred as follows: ural Resources. August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE7.082 H14SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6059 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 7702. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- tation and Infrastructure. 7693. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 7711. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Zone for Fifth Coast Guard District Fire- Department of Transportation, transmitting ting the Department’s final rule — Safety works Display Pasquotank River; Elizabeth the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Zone, Temporary Change for Recurring Fire- City, NC [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0543] (RIN: Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes works Display within the Fifth Coast Guard 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0104; Directorate District, Pamlico River and Tar River, Wash- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Identifier 2011-NM-279-AD; Amendment 39- ington, NC [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0097] Transportation and Infrastructure. 17107; AD 2012-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 7703. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety tation and Infrastructure. ture. Zone; Major Motion Picture Filming, Cape 7712. A letter from the Program Analyst, 7694. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Fear River; Wilmington, NC [Docket Num- Department of Transportation, transmitting Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ber: USCG-2012-0515] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ceived August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Directives; PZL Swidnick S.A. Helicopters Zone; Flagship Niagara Mariners Ball Fire- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0703; Directorate works, Presque Isle Bay, Erie, PA [Docket tation and Infrastructure. Identifier 2010-SW-019-AD; Amendment 39- No.: USCG-2012-0349] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- 7704. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 17112; AD 2012-13-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received ceived August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. Zone; Grand Hotel 125th Anniversary Fire- tation and Infrastructure. 7695. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, works Celebration, Mackinaw Island, Michi- 7713. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- gan [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0533] (RIN: 1625- Department of Transportation, transmitting ting the Department’s final rule — Safety AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Zones; Annually Recurring Marine Events in U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Directives; Various Transport Category Air- Coast Guard Southeastern New England Cap- Transportation and Infrastructure. planes [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0102; Direc- tain of the Port Zone [Docket No.: USCG- 7705. A letter from the Program Analyst, torate Identifier 2012-NM-004-AD; Amend- 2011-1026] (RIN: 1625-AA08; AA00) received Au- Department of Transportation, transmitting ment 39-17072; AD 2012-11-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) gust 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness received July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0271; Directorate tation and Infrastructure. 7696. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Identifier 2011-NM-196-AD; Amendment 39- 7714. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 17118; AD 2012-14-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received Department of Transportation, transmitting ting the Department’s final rule — Safety July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Zone for Fireworks Display, Potomac River, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft En- National Harbor Access Chanel; Oxon Hill, tation and Infrastructure. gines [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0057; Direc- MD [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0507] (RIN: 7706. A letter from the Program Analyst, torate Identifier 2012-NE-04-AD; Amendment 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, pursuant Department of Transportation, transmitting 39-17100; AD 2012-12-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness ceived July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transportation and Infrastructure. Directives; Eurocopter Deutchland GmbH 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 7697. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0704; Di- tation and Infrastructure. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- rectorate Identifier 2012-SW-040-AD; Amend- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ment 39-17113; AD 2012-13-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) f Zones; Fireworks Displays in Captain of the received July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Port Long Island Sound Zone [Docket Num- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ber: USCG-2012-0477] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- tation and Infrastructure. ceived August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7707. A letter from the Program Analyst, Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Department of Transportation, transmitting committees were delivered to the Clerk tation and Infrastructure. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness for printing and reference to the proper 7698. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes calendar, as follows: ment of Homeland Security, transmitting [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0149; Directorate the Department’s final rule — Special Local Identifier 2011-NM-255-AD; Amendment 39- Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Ju- Regulations; OPSAIL 2012 Connecticut, 17117; AD 2012-14-03] received July 31, 2012, diciary. H.R. 2299. A bill to amend title 18, Niantic Bay, Long Island Sound, Thames pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- United States Code, to prohibit taking mi- River and New London Harbor, New London, mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- nors across State lines in circumvention of CT [Docket Number: USCG-2012-0066] (RIN: ture. laws requiring the involvement of parents in 1625-AA08) received August 28, 2012, pursuant 7708. A letter from the Program Analyst, abortion decisions (Rept. 112–671). Referred to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Department of Transportation, transmitting to the Committee of the Whole House on the Transportation and Infrastructure. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness state of the Union. 7699. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee Department of Homeland Security, transmit- [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0304; Directorate on Natural Resources. H.R. 6060. A bill to ting the Department’s final rule — Safety Identifier 2010-NM-103-AD; Amendment 39- amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain an- Zone; Race on the Lake, Onondaga Lake, 17095; AD 2012-12-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received nual base funding for the Upper Colorado and Syracuse, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2012-0347] July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. San Juan fish recovery programs through (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, 2012, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- fiscal year 2019 (Rept. 112–672). Referred to pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- tation and Infrastructure. the Committee of the Whole House on the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 7709. A letter from the Program Analyst, state of the Union. ture. Department of Transportation, transmitting Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and 7700. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Commerce. H.R. 6190. A bill to direct the Ad- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Directives; Boeing Vertol (Type Certificate ministrator of the Environmental Protection ting the Department’s final rule — Safety currently held by Columbia Helicopters, Inc. Agency to allow for the distribution, sale, Zone; Richmond-Essex County Fourth of (CHI)) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Lim- and consumption in the United States of re- July Fireworks, Rappahannock River, ited Helicopters (Kawasaki) [Docket No.: maining inventories of over-the-counter CFC Tappahannock, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2012- FAA-2012-0730; Directorate Identifier 2012- epinephrine inhalers (Rept. 112–673). Referred 0300] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received August 28, SW-048-AD; Amendment 39-17124; AD 2012-14- to the Committee of the Whole House on the 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 31, 2012, state of the Union. Committee on Transportation and Infra- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- f structure. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 7701. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, ture. REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 7710. A letter from the Program Analyst, REFERRED ting the Department’s final rule — Special Department of Transportation, transmitting Under clause 2 of rule XII, bills and Local Regulation; East Tawas Offshore Gran the Department’s final rule — BEA SYS- Prix, Tawas Bay; East Tawas, MI [Docket TEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED Airplanes reports were delivered to the Clerk for No.: USCG-2012-0556] (RIN: 1625-AA08) re- [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0189; Directorate printing, and bills referred as follows: ceived August 28, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Identifier 2011-NM-133-AD; Amendment 39- Mr. MICA: Committee on Transportation 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 17102; AD 2012-12-22] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received and Infrastructure. H.R. 2903. A bill to reau- tation and Infrastructure. July 31, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. thorize the programs and activities of the

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A bill to facilitate prompt and thority’’; to the Committee on Financial such provisions of the bill and amendment as efficient adjusting of insurance claims in the Services. fall within the jurisdiction of that com- case of natural and other disasters and By Mr. POSEY: mittee pursuant to clause 1(j) of rule X. losses, to encourage licensing of insurance H.R. 6424. A bill to provide that a former claims adjusters, and for other purposes; to Member of Congress or former Congressional f the Committee on Financial Services. employee who receives compensation as a TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED By Mr. FORTENBERRY: lobbyist shall not be eligible for retirement BILLS H.R. 6416. A bill to amend section 520 of the benefits or certain other Federal benefits; to Housing Act of 1949 to revise the require- the Committee on House Administration, Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII, the ments for areas to be considered as rural and in addition to the Committee on Over- following actions were taken by the areas for purposes of such Act; to the Com- sight and Government Reform, for a period Speaker: mittee on Financial Services. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- H.R. 940. Referral to the Committee on By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas: visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Ways and Means extended for a period ending H.R. 6417. A bill to provide for research and committee concerned. not later than November 16, 2012. education with respect to triple-negative By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: H.R. 1838. Referral to the Committee on breast cancer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 6425. A bill to revise the boundaries of Agricultural extended for a period ending the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier System not later than November 16, 2012. By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. HUELSKAMP): Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57; to the Com- f H.R. 6418. A bill to repeal a certain rule re- mittee on Natural Resources. By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS lating to nutrition standards in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, BOSWELL, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public and for other purposes; to the Committee on vania, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CONYERS, bills and resolutions of the following Education and the Workforce. Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOG- titles were introduced and severally re- By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for GETT, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ferred, as follows: himself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CLEAVER, ENGEL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. LEWIS of Geor- Ms. MOORE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. gia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MIL- By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mrs. MORAN, and Ms. SCHWARTZ): LER of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BURTON H.R. 6419. A bill to amend the Help Amer- NADLER, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. of Indiana, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. ica Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. who is subject to a requirement to present Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, HARTZLER, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. identification as a condition of voting in an Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, election for Federal office to meet such re- ginia, Mr. SIRES, Mr. TONKO, Mr. VAN Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WEST- quirement by signing an affidavit attesting HOLLEN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. YARMUTH, MORELAND, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, and to the individual’s identification, and for Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. Mr. ROKITA): other purposes; to the Committee on House LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. H.R. 6410. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Administration. COURTNEY): enue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan (for him- H.R. 6426. A bill to reform the financing of making donations with their returns of in- self, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. Congressional elections by encouraging come tax to the Federal Government to pay LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. DAVIS of grassroots participation in the funding of down the public debt; to the Committee on Illinois): campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Ways and Means. H.R. 6420. A bill to improve the effective- Committee on House Administration, and in By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. CON- ness and performance of Federal financial as- addition to the Committees on Ways and YERS, Mr. STARK, Mr. FILNER, Ms. sistance programs, simplify Federal finan- Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe- WOOLSEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. cial assistance application and reporting re- riod to be subsequently determined by the LEE of California): quirements, and improve the delivery of Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 6411. A bill to impose a tax on certain services to the public; to the Committee on such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- trading transactions to strengthen our finan- Oversight and Government Reform. tion of the committee concerned. cial security, expand opportunity, and stop By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. By Mr. SMITH of Washington: shrinking the middle class; to the Com- BORDALLO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, H.R. 6427. A bill to amend title IV of the mittee on Ways and Means. Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. Social Security Act to create a competitive By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California CLARKE of New York, Ms. DELAURO, self-sustainable social services grant pro- (for herself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. GON- Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. gram to provide workforce development op- ZALEZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GEORGE HINCHEY, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE of Cali- portunities and training to people with bar- MILLER of California, Ms. ROYBAL- fornia, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCGOVERN, riers to employment under the program of ALLARD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. NAPOLI- Ms. MOORE, Mr. MORAN, Mr. RANGEL, block grants to States for temporary assist- TANO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. HONDA, Ms. Ms. RICHARDSON, and Ms. SCHA- ance for needy families, and for other pur- ESHOO, and Ms. MATSUI): KOWSKY): poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means, H.R. 6412. A bill to amend the Immigration H.R. 6421. A bill to establish the Commis- and in addition to the Committee on Edu- and Nationality Act to provide for immi- sion to Study the Potential Creation of a Na- cation and the Workforce, for a period to be grant visas for certain advanced STEM grad- tional Women’s History Museum, and for subsequently determined by the Speaker, in uates, and for other purposes; to the Com- other purposes; to the Committee on Natural each case for consideration of such provi- mittee on the Judiciary. Resources, and in addition to the Committee sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, on House Administration, for a period to be committee concerned. Mr. PETRI, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Ms. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. SCHAKOWSKY): each case for consideration of such provi- COSTA): H.R. 6413. A bill to amend title XVIII of the sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 6428. A bill to provide for the expan- Social Security Act to cover transitional committee concerned. sion of affordable refinancing of mortgages care services to improve the quality and cost By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. held by the Federal National Mortgage Asso- effectiveness of care under the Medicare Pro- CRENSHAW): ciation and the Federal Home Loan Mort- gram; to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 6422. A bill to establish a program to gage Corporation; to the Committee on Fi- merce, and in addition to the Committee on provide grants to nonprofit organizations to nancial Services. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- enable such organizations to assign and sup- By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each port volunteers to assist foreign countries in PASCRELL, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. CHU, case for consideration of such provisions as the administration of their natural resources Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. STARK, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee in an environmentally sustainable manner; Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. concerned. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in MORAN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. SHERMAN, By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for him- addition to the Committee on Natural Re- Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. self, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. KING of New sources, for a period to be subsequently de- CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. LEE of York, and Mr. ISRAEL): termined by the Speaker, in each case for California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HONDA, H.R. 6414. A bill to amend the Housing and consideration of such provisions as fall with- Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Community Development Act of 1974 to set- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- California, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. FARR, aside community development block grant cerned. Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. AL GREEN of

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Texas, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. Article I, Section 8. Congress has the power to enact this legis- FILNER, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of By Mr. FORTENBERRY: lation pursuant to the following: California, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mr. VAN HOL- H.R. 6416. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- LEN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion under the General Welfare Clause. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LEVIN, lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SMITH of Washington: Mr. HOLT, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. The constitutional authority for this bill is H.R. 6427. MEEKS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BASS of pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of Congress has the power to enact this legis- California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas: The Congress shall have Power To lay and PETERS, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- H.R. 6417. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, lina, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to pay the Debts and provide for the common DINGELL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, lation pursuant to the following: Defence and general Welfare of the United Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power States . . . COSTA, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, granted to Congress under Article 1, Section By Mr. WELCH: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DOGGETT, 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 6428. Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. By Mr. KING of Iowa: Congress has the power to enact this legis- DEGETTE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. H.R. 6418. lation pursuant to the following: MALONEY, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jer- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- sey, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. MCCARTHY lation pursuant to the following: gress shall have Power To . . . make all of New York, Mr. CLARKE of Michi- This legislation repeals a rule made by an Laws which shall be necessary and proper for gan, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Executive agency pursuant to an act of Con- carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- fornia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT of gress. This bill is intended to correct the ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- Virginia, Mr. OLVER, Ms. EDWARDS, agency’s errant interpretation of Congress’ stitution in the Government of the United Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NADLER, intent as expressed in the authorizing legis- States, or in any Department or Officer Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. lation, and, as such, follows the responsi- thereof . . . WELCH, Ms. HAHN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. bility that Congress has, under Article 1, f KIND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. Section. 1, to exercise all legislative powers SCHIFF, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. of the United States. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Illi- By Mr. LARSEN of Washington: nois, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. H.R. 6419. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors BERKLEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. TSON- Congress has the power to enact this legis- were added to public bills and resolu- GAS, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. MCNERNEY): lation pursuant to the following: tions as follows: As described in Article 1, Section 1 ‘‘all H. Res. 785. A resolution condemning the H.R. 139: Mr. BISHOP of New York and Mr. legislative powers herein granted shall be discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, ENGEL. vested in a Congress.’’ bullying and brutal violence perpetrated H.R. 502: Mr. SCHIFF. against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of van- By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan: H.R. 6420. H.R. 592: Mr. KUCINICH. dalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United H.R. 718: Mr. DENT. States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 787: Mr. YODER. f Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 and Article H.R. 831: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. H.R. 835: Mr. ROSKAM. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States H.R. 860: Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. CHU, and Mr. STATEMENT Constitution. By Mrs. MALONEY: BLUMENAUER. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 6421. H.R. 998: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. the Rules of the House of Representa- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1057: Mr. CICILLINE. tives, the following statements are sub- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1093: Mr. SCHOCK. H.R. 1116: Mr. BOSWELL and Mr. WATT. mitted regarding the specific powers Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. The Con- gress shall have Power to dispose of and H.R. 1244: Mr. QUIGLEY. granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 1381: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. tion to enact the accompanying bill or make all needful Rules and Regulations re- specting the Territory or other Property be- H.R. 1426: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. joint resolution. longing to the United States; and nothing in H.R. 1513: Ms. BASS of California. By Mr. SCALISE: this Constitution shall be so construed as to H.R. 1537: Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. EDDIE BER- H.R. 6410. Prejudice any Claims of the United States, NICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. KIND. Congress has the power to enact this legis- or of any particular State. H.R. 1543: Mr. PERLMUTTER and Ms. PIN- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MORAN: GREE of Maine. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United H.R. 6422. H.R. 1704: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas and Mr. States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- ACKERMAN. By Mr. ELLISON: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1755: Mr. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 6411. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 1810: Mr. COSTA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States grants Congress the au- H.R. 1845: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. SMITH lation pursuant to the following: thority to enact this legislation. of New Jersey, and Ms. CHU. Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1,3 and 18. By Mr. POSEY: H.R. 1903: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California: H.R. 6423. H.R. 1910: Mr. JONES. H.R. 6412. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1942: Mr. MORAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1946: Mr. PERLMUTTER. lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 2040: Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. REED, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Con- By Mr. POSEY: SMITH of Texas, and Mr. PEARCE. stitution. H.R. 6424. H.R. 2077: Mr. STUTZMAN and Mr. ROYCE. By Mr. BLUMENAUER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2187: Mr. TIERNEY. H.R. 6413. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2194: Ms. WATERS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 H.R. 2245: Mr. BOREN. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 H.R. 2382: Mr. ELLISON and Mr. ENGEL. This bill modifies the Social Security Act, By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: H.R. 2402: Mr. AMASH. which Congress enacted pursuant to its pow- H.R. 6425. H.R. 2492: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. ers under the commerce clause of the U.S. Congress has the power to enact this legis- WOLF. Constitution, as well as its powers to tax and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2557: Mrs. HARTZLER. spend for the general welfare. Congress has Article IV H.R. 2649: Mr. WOMACK. the power under those provisions to enact Section 3 H.R. 2698: Ms. MCCOLLUM. this legislation as well. Clause 2 H.R. 2954: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. By Mr. BISHOP of New York: The Congress shall have Power to dispose H.R. 2982: Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 6414. of and make all needful Rules and Regula- H.R. 3057: Mr. CRAWFORD. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- H.R. 3067: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WATT, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: erty belonging to the United States; and FORTENBERRY. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- H.R. 3151: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. By Mr. FINCHER: strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the H.R. 3238: Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. AN- H.R. 6415. United States, or of any particular State. DREWS, Mr. LUJA´ N, and Mr. GRIJALVA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. SARBANES: H.R. 3269: Mr. MORAN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6426. H.R. 3307: Ms. SUTTON.

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INTRODUCTION OF THE and the broader American public. The problem commitment back in my district. I joined with GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY ACT is the moment they decide to run for office New Balance associates at the factory in they become distracted—distracted by the Norridgewock, Maine to press U.S. Trade HON. JOHN P. SARBANES endless need for more money to win the elec- Representative Ron Kirk on the importance of tion. preserving current footwear tariffs, which are OF MARYLAND The Grassroots Democracy Act represents threatened by the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a path forward. Together, these reforms pro- multinational free trade agreement that is cur- Friday, September 14, 2012 vide can begin to combat the influence of con- rently being negotiated. I truly appreciated Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today centrated money in politics, raise civic en- Ambassador Kirk’s visit and the opportunity to to introduce legislation that will build a new gagement, and amplify the political voice of join him and New Balance’s highly skilled paradigm for the financing of congressional the American electorate. A new paradigm of fi- workers, but I regret that this prevented me campaigns. The Grassroots Democracy Act is nancing campaigns will liberate candidates from helping to pass H.R. 1775, the Stolen a package of reforms designed to combat the from dependence on special interests and big Valor Act. influence of concentrated money in politics, money, ensuring our public policy is truly fash- Had I been able to be present for the vote, raise civic engagement, and to amplify the ioned in the interest of the public. I would have vote for the Stolen Valor Act. voice of everyday Americans in our nation’s f This Act appropriately creates penalties for in- electoral process. Through a three-pronged, dividuals who benefit from lying about military RECOGNIZING THE DISTINGUISHED comprehensive approach, we can ensure decorations or medals. Our service members CAREER OF BARBARA TACHOVSKY Americans’ voices are heard over the din of and veterans make an unparalleled commit- big money that has dominated our politics and ment to our nation. They earn military honors our public policy for too long. HON. JIM GERLACH through their sacrifices, and I am pleased that First, the legislation provides Americans with OF PENNSYLVANIA the Stolen Valor Act has passed the House to a $50 refundable tax credit/coupon to con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES better protect the interests of those who have tribute to their preferred candidates for con- Friday, September 14, 2012 served our country. gressional office. With average Americans newly empowered to participate in campaign Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f giving, candidates will have more incentive to congratulate Barbara Tachovsky on her retire- re-engage with everyday voters rather than ment as President of Paoli Hospital after 26 THE POWER OF ONE: ODE TO MS. spending disproportionate amounts of time years of service to the Hospital and in the field NATASHA TRETHEWEY fundraising from moneyed interests. of healthcare. Next, the legislation multiplies the impact of Under President Tachovsky’s leadership, grassroots donations ($100 or less). For can- Paoli Hospital earned accreditation as the only HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. Level II Trauma Center in Chester County, didates who forego PAC money and are will- OF GEORGIA ing and able to earn broad-based support from which alleviated the need for victims of trau- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grassroots donors in their district or state, a matic injury to be transported further away for public match will be available on grassroots emergency treatment and saved countless Friday, September 14, 2012 donations. Suddenly, the $50 contribution can lives. Additionally, Paoli Hospital was recog- become a $300 contribution—matched at a nized four times as a Top 100 Hospital by Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rate of $5 to $1. For those candidates who Thomson Reuters and as a Best Regional submit the following. agree to take only grassroots donations, the Hospital in five specialties by US News and One can never underestimate the power of $50 contribution can become a $550 contribu- World Report. During her tenure, Paoli also re- the heart and mind, tion—matched at a rate of $10 to $1. By de- ceived the Premier Award for Quality two One can never make changes if One never puts in the time mocratizing the donor base and amplifying the years in a row, as well as numerous certifi- One can be as powerful as a nation of many impact of grassroots contributions, partici- cations for providing outstanding care and achieving operational efficiency. if One desires to be pating candidates will be able to run a viable, One can make the difference in being a cap- competitive campaign, while staying con- Mr. Speaker, in light of her years of exem- tive or living free plary service to her community and a litany of nected to the needs of the constituents they One can set many on the path to harmony in represent. sterling accomplishments too long to record, I the universe Lastly, the legislation prevents super PACs ask that my colleagues join me today in recog- One becomes the master musician when One and other big money organizations—the prod- nizing Barbara Tachovsky for her invaluable helps others to rehearse ucts of the Citizens United and other recent contributions to the quality of life of the citi- One can be the difference in making war and court rulings—from drowning out the voice of zens of Chester County, Pennsylvania and the violence cease the people. In elections where outside spend- surrounding region. One can be essential for a world of harmony and peace ing significantly outpaces national norms, f grassroots supported candidates will have ac- One can show herself friendly and gain cess to a People’s Fund—to make sure their STOLEN VALOR ACT OF 2012 friends throughout the world One can give words to help mold young boys voice can still be heard. Once total non-can- SPEECH OF and girls didate spending reaches a certain decibel One can be the voice of many—urging justice level, grassroots supported candidates will HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD for all have the opportunity to apply for an additional OF MAINE One can make the difference in whether we 1:1 match on their grassroots base, providing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stand or fall the immediate, supplemental support nec- Tuesday, September 11, 2012 One can change the world by giving a helping essary to ensure the marketplace of ideas re- hand mains competitive. Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to One, such as you, Ms. Trethewey with your Capitol Hill is full of well-intentioned people recognize yesterday’s passage in the House love for all of man who came to Washington with noble goals and of H.R. 1775, the Stolen Valor Act. For Ms. Natasha Trethewey, 19th U.S. Poet deeply held principles. Most ran for Congress I, unfortunately, was not able to vote on Laureate, Penned July 4th, 2012 by Eric out of a strong desire to serve their community passage of this important bill because of a Charles@.

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CONSERVATIONIST FOR USDA’S OF PENNSYLVANIA Born in 1871, Ms. Beasley’s journalism career NATURAL RESOURCES CON- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES began by writing short pieces for a black Ohio SERVATION SERVICE IN CALI- Friday, September 14, 2012 newspaper called the Cleveland Gazette. In FORNIA Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to her over 50-year career, Ms. Beasley spent 25 years as a resident of Oakland. And, Cali- congratulate Karen Rapp and Cathleen Scar- HON. MIKE THOMPSON fornia and Bay Area communities are forever borough for their establishment and implemen- changed as a result of the far-reaching effects OF CALIFORNIA tation of the ‘‘Adopt a Veteran Program’’ at of her transformative work. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Governor Mifflin Middle School which served She spent nine years scouring University of to educate children about our great nation and Friday, September 14, 2012 California, Berkeley library archives to produce the heroic citizens who defend it. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, The Negro TrailBlazers of California, a I rise today with my colleagues, Representa- In the ‘‘Adopt a Veteran Program,’’ led and groundbreaking and prolific chronicle of Cali- coordinated by Karen and Cathleen, nine stu- fornia Black History throughout the 1800s. tives FARR, GARAMENDI, MCNERNEY, and dents were appointed by their teachers to Published in 1919, her book focused on the WOOLSEY, to recognize Lincoln ‘‘Ed’’ Burton, interview three Governor Mifflin Middle School achievements and sacrifices of black pioneers State Conservationist of USDA’s Natural Re- staff members who are also war veterans. including prominent stories of women. From sources Conservation Service in California for Comprehensive interviews were undertaken 1925 to 1934, she continued her commitment the past 7 years, and a conservationist with and short biographies written about the vet- to championing communities of color as the that Agency in numerous western states for erans and their military experiences. Photo- first African American woman to be published the past 48 years. Mr. Burton has dedicated graphs and other mementos supplemented regularly in a major newspaper. As an Oak- his life to helping farmers and ranchers find these biographies and the entire project was land Tribune columnist, Ms. Beasley gained conservation solutions to natural resource con- posted in a display case for all students to local acclaim for her positive stories about the cerns in ways that respect both the economic view. Black community and her ability to reach and environmental contributions made by agri- Karen and Cathleen’s efforts brought both mainstream audiences. She was also a long- cultural producers. recognition to the faculty veterans and greater time local activist who fought for integration in Mr. Burton has become known for his inclu- insight and appreciation of America’s citizen- every level of civic and social life, including siveness, diplomacy, and transparent, leader- soldiers to their students. helping to spearhead California’s first anti- ship style in administering and strategically in- Mr. Speaker, in light of their efforts in estab- lynching bill. Delilah Beasley should be in the vesting $840 million in federal conservation lishing and implementing the ‘‘Adopt a Vet- halls of every museum and on the pages of funding to protect natural resources on crop- eran’’ program, I ask that my colleagues join every American history book. This annual land, rangeland and non-industrial forestland. me today in recognizing Karen Rapp and event represents a new opportunity make her He has expanded and enhanced wildlife habi- Cathleen Scarborough of the Governor Mifflin story and achievements known far and wide. tat for common and impaired species—notably Middle School, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Today, this legacy continues with the pres- the Greater Sage Grouse. f entation of a P.O.W.E.R Lifetime Achievement Mr. Burton has contributed to the long-term Award to eight-time local Emmy winner Belva preservation of farmland, essential to our Na- HONORING THE INAUGURAL MS. Davis. As the first African-American woman tion’s ability to feed itself. Under his watch, DELILAH BEASLEY TEA AND TV journalist in the Western United States, farmers voluntarily enrolled historical wetlands HONORING MS. BELVA DAVIS Ms. Davis is a living legend who tore down for long-term protection so that today the FOR A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVE- media barriers and defied racist stereotypes. Agency is responsible for the restoration of MENT For nearly five decades, Ms. Davis has contin- one fourth of California’s current functioning ued to forge ahead, protecting the legacy of wetlands. HON. BARBARA LEE women like Delilah Beasley and paving the Mr. Burton’s leadership provided water qual- OF CALIFORNIA way for girls like those in Girls Inc. She began ity planning and implementation services on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her bold career in 1964—the midst of the Civil more than 1400 dairies in California, helping Rights Movement—ignoring risk and personal the industry address the regulatory require- Friday, September 14, 2012 attack to cover history in the making. ments they faced amid difficult economic times Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise A respected anchor for news programs on to protect the quality of California’s surface today to honor the enduring legacy of two ex- KPIX–TV and KRON–TV, Ms. Davis has cov- and groundwater while helping to maintain traordinary, trailblazing women journalists, the ered high-profile local, national and global economic viability for one of the State’s top late Delilah Beasley and retiring Bay Area icon news events, interviewing world leaders and agricultural industries. Belva Davis, as they continue to inspire future U.S. presidents over the decades. Famed for Mr. Burton oversaw a significant expansion generations of young women of color, many of her strong, 19-year presence as the host of in the air quality achievements of the Agency, whom will be part of the new Alameda County public television’s, ‘‘This Week in Northern helping farmers claim emissions reductions of headquarters of Girls Inc. in Oakland, CA. California,’’ Ms. Davis will be sorely missed by over 1600 tons of nitrogen oxides each year. This extraordinary occasion, hosted by the a bevy of fans, including community leaders, Mr. Burton has been a staunch advocate for Progressive Oakland Women for Empower- celebrities, colleagues and Bay Area resi- conservation planning to make the best pos- ment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R), is a testament dents. Though her final broadcast will air No- sible advancements in the management and to what is possible when we work together to vember 9, 2012, she will continue her role as health of cropland, rangeland and forests, pro- celebrate, connect and transform the lives of a long-time community advocate. tecting on-farm soil, water, air and habitat re- women: past, present and future. Therefore, on behalf of the residents of Cali- sources in a manner that is acceptable and Today, supporters and friends, including es- fornia’s 9th Congressional District, I thank Ms. consistent with economic sustainability. teemed California Governor, Edmund Gerald Belva Davis for a lifetime of service and con- Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time ‘‘Jerry’’ Brown, Jr., and venerable faith leader gratulate her upon receipt of this honor. I that we recognize our public servant, Ed Bur- Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., have gathered to thank P.O.W.E.R for their vital work to support ton, for his visionary leadership and contribu- pay tribute to women who changed the face of the achievement of women and girls, and wish tions to California’s natural resources and his journalism in the Bay Area and beyond them many more years of successful celebra- dedication to our agricultural communities.

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JIM GERLACH ter and the 18th century Barns at Wolf Trap. colleagues to join us in expressing our appre- Thanks to his innovative spirit, the Foundation ciation for his tremendous contributions to the OF PENNSYLVANIA continues to set new attendance and fund- arts, our nation and the Northern Virginia com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raising records. As the guiding force behind munity. Friday, September 14, 2012 America’s only National Park for the per- Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to forming arts, Terry has positioned Wolf Trap f congratulate the Borough of Womelsdorf, as a leader not only in the arts, but also in IN HONOR OF MAYOR FRANK Berks County, Pennsylvania on its 250th anni- connecting education, technology and environ- JACKSON versary. mental stewardship through the arts and in- spiring passion for those pursuits in a new Founded by five German farmers, Mssrs. generation. And though its artistic scope is on Weiser, Brown, Fidler, Schaeffer and Kobel the national and global stages, Terry has HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH during the 1720s, the area that would become made sure that Wolf Trap also is a resource the Borough of Womelsdorf has enjoyed a rich OF OHIO for our local communities. and storied history. One of these original set- In 2003, Terry helped lead the fund-raising IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tlers, Conrad Weiser, came to America in effort to establish a National Center for Edu- 1709 when his father, Johann Conrad Weiser, Friday, September 14, 2012 cation on the Wolf Trap campus. The nonprofit migrated from the German principality of focuses on early childhood arts education but Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Wurttenberg to England before settling on the serves as a resource for the entire community, honor of Mayor Frank G. Jackson, the 56th New York frontier. In 1729, Conrad Weiser particularly local school children. More re- Mayor of Cleveland, for being named the 2012 brought his wife and children to the cently, Wolf Trap partnered with the U.S. De- Black Professional of the Year by the Black Tulpehocken region, settling on 200 acres partment of Education on a project to integrate Professionals Association Charitable Founda- near the present town of Womelsdorf. In 1749, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and tion (BPACF). ‘‘Tulpehocken Eisenhammer’’ was the first in- Math) education into the arts. dustry founded when John George Nickoll and Born and raised in Cleveland’s Central Terry also has strengthened Wolf Trap’s Michael Miller built a forge to produce ‘‘barr neighborhood, Mayor Jackson attended Cleve- connection to its environmental roots. In 2007, iron’’ at a location less than two miles north of land Public Schools. Upon graduating from he launched the Foundation’s ‘‘Go Green’’ Womelsdorf. This establishment was later Max S. Hayes High School, he served in the program with the stretch goal of making Wolf known as ‘‘Charming Forge.’’ In 1760, John United States Army during the Vietnam War. Trap carbon neutral. To date, the program has Womelsdorf received in conveyance the land Mayor Jackson later earned an associate’s de- decreased the park’s carbon footprint by 20% that would become the present day Borough gree from Cuyahoga Community College and and cut landfill waste in half. Wolf Trap has of Womelsdorf and, in 1762, sold the first lots a bachelor’s degree in History and Urban been designated as a Climate Friendly Park in the town he had established. Studies from Cleveland State University by the EPA and National Park Service. Terry While the Borough of Womelsdorf has (CSU). He also would earn a master’s and law also led the effort to establish the National changed a great deal throughout its history, it degree from CSU. Council on the Arts and Environment and a still retains much of the charm from its historic Prior to taking on his role as Mayor of partnership with the Aspen Institute on a na- past. Pre-Revolutionary buildings continue to Cleveland, Jackson held a number of roles in tionwide Summit on the Arts and the Environ- stand in close proximity to modern structures. public service. He began his career in the ment. Today, the Borough of Womelsdorf and its citi- Cleveland Municipal Court Clerk’s Office as an Prior to taking the helm at Wolf Trap, Terry Assistant City Prosecutor. Mayor Jackson was zens continue to make valuable contributions served as CEO and artistic Director of the to the quality of the economic and social life first elected to public office in 1989 as a Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the Cleveland City Councilman. He served the of Berks County while preserving the history of University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He its past. residents of Cleveland’s 5th Ward in his ca- previously served as General Manager of pacity as a councilman until 2005. He also Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis, Assist- me today in congratulating the Borough of served as the Cleveland City Council Presi- ant Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Butler dent from 2002 to 2005 before being elected Womelsdorf and its remarkable history on the University, and he also founded the Bradford occasion of its 250th anniversary and to ex- as the Mayor of Cleveland. He took office in Repertory Theater in Vermont. January 2006, dedicating the past several tend best wishes for the Borough’s continued Throughout his distinguished career, Terry prosperity and longevity. years of his life to the residents of the City of has received local and national recognition. Cleveland. f He received the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater, the As Mayor of Cleveland, Jackson has made RECOGNIZING TERRY JONES ON University of Kansas, was named Washing- strong contributions to the advancement of THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIRE- tonian of the Year in 2006 by Washingtonian equality and has worked tirelessly to increase MENT FROM THE WOLF TRAP Magazine, and was recognized by his peers opportunities for the economically and socially FOUNDATION with the Fan Taylor Distinguished Service disadvantaged. Mayor Jackson has supported Award from the Association of Performing Arts subsidized affordable housing in Cleveland to HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Presenters. During his tenure as Foundation ensure everyone has a roof over their heads. OF VIRGINIA president, Wolf Trap also has received numer- Moreover he has labored to include low in- come Clevelanders in the decision-making IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ous awards and accolades. Beyond these accomplishments, we want to process, rather than alienating them. Addition- Friday, September 14, 2012 recognize Terry’s exemplary role not just as ally he is focused on improving the education Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I an arts advocate and executive, but also as experience of students in the Cleveland Metro- rise along with my colleagues, Rep. FRANK an individual. When asked in an interview politan School District; safety conditions for WOLF and Rep. JIM MORAN, to recognize and what he loves most about his job, he said: residents by improving the relationship be- commend Terrence D. ‘‘Terry’’ Jones on the ‘‘People—I don’t think you could do this job if tween local law enforcement and the commu- occasion of his retirement after 17 years of you didn’t enjoy people and didn’t like being nity; and tirelessly working on the continued distinguished service as President and CEO of around people.’’ We can all recognize and ap- economic development of the City of Cleve- the Wolf Trap Foundation. Terry’s career in preciate Terry’s unequivocal commitment to land. the performing arts spans more than 40 years, his craft and our community. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me and he leaves a rich legacy both on and off Mr. Speaker, Terry Jones has left a tan- in congratulating Mayor Frank Jackson on the stage that will benefit the arts community gible, lasting imprint on the rich history of our being named the 2012 Black Professional of and Northern Virginia for years to come. National Park for the Performing Arts, and his the Year.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:43 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14SE8.003 E14SEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1530 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 14, 2012 HONORING THE VETERANS OF THE of our district a friend to help those in need, COMMENDING WILLIAM PAUL DIL- SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 EASTERN a fearless leader and a servant to all wanting LON ON 40 YEARS OF MINISTRY IOWA HONOR FLIGHT to ensure that the system works for everyone; AND SERVICE and HON. DAVID LOEBSACK Whereas, Ms. Margaret Schuelke is a cor- HON. TIM WALBERG OF IOWA nerstone in our community that has enhanced OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the lives of thousands for the betterment of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our District and Nation; and Friday, September 14, 2012 Friday, September 14, 2012 Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Skpeaker, next week, Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to over 80 Iowa veterans of the Greatest Gen- day to honor and recognize Ms. Margaret commend Mr. William Paul Dillon, who has eration will travel to our nation’s capital. Ac- Schuelke for her outstanding leadership and dedicated 40 years of ministry and service to companied by volunteer guardians, these vet- service to our district and to congratulate her Chicago’s inner city. erans will travel to Washington, DC to visit the for being chosen as a Champion of Change Born into a family devoted to urban ministry, monument that was built in their honor. by the White House; Mr. Dillon’s grandfather and father both served For many of these veterans, next Tuesday, Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- as superintendents of the Sunshine Gospel September 18th will be the first time they will SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim August 29, 2012 Mission in Chicago, Illinois, a mission where I see the National World War II Memorial. I am as Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day in the 4th Con- also had the opportunity to minister. At an deeply honored to be joining them for a rally gressional District of Georgia. early age, Mr. Dillon accepted Christ into his on September 17th to wish them well on their Proclaimed, this 29th day of August, 2012. heart and began volunteering at the mission trip and to personally thank these heroes. f and working as a camp counselor. Though he I am proud to have a piece of marble from did not feel a call to ministry, aspiring to work the quarry that supplied the marble that built IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH AN- in the aviation industry for the hometown the World War II Memorial in my office. Like NIVERSARY OF CLEVELAND United Airlines, Mr. Dillon’s father convinced the memorial that it built, that piece of marble CATHOLIC CHARITIES him to attend Moody Bible Institute to better reminds me of the sacrifices of a generation of prepare him for a career as a Christian in Americans. When our country was threatened, HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH business. Intending to only stay for a year, Mr. they rose to defend not just our nation, but the OF OHIO Dillon stayed for three and earned his diploma freedoms, democracy, and values that make IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in 1965. Mr. Dillon’s time at Moody fostered an ap- our country the greatest nation on earth. They Friday, September 14, 2012 did so as one people and one country. Their preciation for the city. His studies took him to sacrifices and determination in the face of Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in a startup church on the south side of Chicago, great threats to our way of life are both hum- recognition of the 100th anniversary of Cleve- where he taught Sunday school and allowed bling and inspiring. land Catholic Charities. him to develop his gifts for teaching and ad- The sheer magnitude of what the Greatest Cleveland Catholic Charities was first estab- ministration. Still intending to follow his Generation accomplished, not just in war but lished by Cleveland Diocese’s Bishop John dreams of working in the airline industry, he in the peace that followed, continues to inspire Farrelly in 1912 as a response to the failing in- continued his studies and eventually earned a us today. They did not seek to be tested both stitutions that were designed to assist those in degree in Business Administration and an abroad by a war that fundamentally chal- need and Cleveland’s orphans. Throughout MBA from Murray State University. lenged our way of life and at home by the the past century, Cleveland Catholic Charities Yet even with his MBA in hand, the Lord Great Depression and the rebuilding of our has expanded their services to encompass had a different plan for Mr. Dillon. A down economy that followed. But, when called upon children, adolescents, families, seniors, people economy meant few jobs in the airline indus- to do so, they defended and then rebuilt our with disabilities and the impoverished and try, and he found work as the youth pastor of nation to make it even stronger. Their patriot- homeless. Meal delivery, transportation serv- Salem Evangelical Free Church in the Hum- ism, service, and great sacrifice not only de- ices, adult day activities, substance abuse boldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. It is here fined their generation—they stand as a testa- support groups, parenting classes, job place- that Mr. Dillon grew to love the community and ment to the fortitude of our nation and the ment training, and mental health counseling see the challenges faced by inner city youth. American people. are among a sampling of the programs pro- Equipped with little beyond his understanding I am tremendously proud to provide an early vided. of business, he and his wife, Sandy, started welcome to the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight and Today, the nearly 2,000 employees of the Inner City Impact ministry to serve and Iowa’s veterans of the Second World War to Cleveland Catholic Charities work to build a disciple local youth. our nation’s capital next week. On behalf of just and compassionate society that respects Inner City Impact has grown over the years, every Iowan I represent, I thank them for their the dignity of every person. Though Cleveland from an initial focus on young children, to a service to our country. Catholic Charities’ impact on Northeast Ohio- full-fledged inner city mission that has put ans is immeasurable, in the last year alone f down roots in the communities that it serves. 330,000 people were served, 100,000 emer- Over time, three churches have developed out HONORING MARGARET SCHUELKE gency services were provided and more than of the efforts of Inner City Impact, along with three million meals were served. high school outreach programs in Humboldt HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. The centennial celebration of Cleveland Park and Cicero. Now headquartered in the OF GEORGIA Catholic Charities will be held on Saturday, Logan Square community, Inner City Impact September 15, 2012 and will feature the Inau- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continues to serve some of Chicago’s tough- gural Class of the Hall of Hope which includes est neighborhoods through after school clubs, Friday, September 14, 2012 Bishop John P. Farrelly (Bishop of Cleveland camps, leadership development programs and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I 1909–1921); Bishop Charles H. LeBlond (First sports leagues. submit the following proclamation. Director of Charity in the Diocese of Cleve- In addition to his ministry work, Mr. Dillon is Whereas, many years ago a virtuous land, 1912–1933); Sisters of Charity of St. Au- an author and frequent speaker on college woman of God accepted her calling to serve gustine; Rev. Walter H. Jenne (Secretary for campuses and to other Christian ministries. the citizens in DeKalb County and the state of Social Concerns in the Diocese of Cleveland, He also serves as president of People Rais- Georgia; and 1980–1994); and J. Thomas Mullen (Secretary ing, an organization which helps missionaries Whereas, Ms. Margaret Schuelke began her of Catholic Charities Health and Human Serv- and Christian organizations fundraise. The career in service working diligently to assist ices, 1994–2010). Additionally, the event will Dillons attend Arlington Heights Evangelical citizens in need, as director of Project Com- include a special tribute to the Most Reverend Free Church, and they have three grown chil- munity Connections, Inc., she has and con- Anthony M. Pilla, Bishop Emeritus, as the dren. tinues to assist individuals and families experi- ‘‘Man of the Century’’ in recognition of his un- In 2005, Moody Bible Institute recognized encing homelessness with permanent housing wavering support of Catholic Charities. Mr. Dillon for his service in naming him the placements; and Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Alumnus of the Year. As a fellow Moody alum, Whereas, this phenomenal woman has in recognizing the 100th anniversary of Cleve- I believe this honor is well-deserved, as Mr. shared her time and talents, giving the citizens land Catholic Charities. Dillon’s life testimony captures the essence of

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But let us not underesti- and protect our shores, which have a direct ef- that the first 40 years are only the beginning, mate the consequences this will have on the fect on the local economy. and that his work is not done yet! free and open exchange of scientific and tech- Covering not only Long Island, the New f nical knowledge and understanding between York district is responsible for the Corps’ water federal and non-federal scientists and for the resource development, navigation and regu- GOVERNMENT SPENDING innovation and economic benefits that follow. latory activities in northeastern New Jersey, ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 Nor let us underestimate the consequences eastern and south-central New York State, and parts of Vermont, Massachusetts and SPEECH OF this has for the ability of science agencies such as the National Science Foundation to Connecticut. The district is also responsible for HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON conduct proper oversight of the several billion design and construction at Army and Air Force OF TEXAS dollars in grants it awards to university sci- installations in New Jersey, New York and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES entists and engineers, because this bill also overseas in Greenland. Colonel Boule´ also Tuesday, September 11, 2012 applies to program managers. holds the title of Supervisor of New York Har- I urge my colleagues on the Committee on bor. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Oversight and Government Reform to address Under Colonel Boule´’s leadership, my dis- Mr. Speaker, I think we can all agree that fed- these concerns as the bill moves forward. trict has directly benefited from maintenance eral agencies need to be wise and judicious in f dredging of Shinnecock Inlet, Lake Montauk their use of travel funds, and that past abuses, Harbor and the Long Island Intracoastal Wa- while very much the exception, were a wake- IN RECOGNITION OF THE FRIENDS terway. We have also benefited from the com- up call for us to exercise stricter oversight of OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES pletion of the Orient Harbor (Route 25) emer- taxpayer dollars. The Administration itself, gency shoreline stabilization and the execution through the Office of Management and Budg- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH of the feasibility cost share agreement with the et, OMB, has also sought to curb these OF OHIO Town of Brookhaven for the Forge River eco- abuses by instituting new travel caps and new IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES system restoration study. Furthermore, we reporting requirements on all agency travel successfully completed an agreement with the and I applaud them for taking this seriously. Friday, September 14, 2012 U.S. Department of Interior on a tentative fed- On the face of it, OMB’s directives seem Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in erally supported plan for the Fire Island to reasonable to most of us, although there is recognition of the Friends of the Israel De- Montauk Point reformulation study. room for debate even here. The scientific fense Forces (FIDF). Colonel Boule´ is originally from Plattsburgh, community, which includes tens of thousands Established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust New York and graduated in 1986 from the of federal scientists at agencies such as the survivors, FIDF is committed to providing for U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a Department of Energy and NASA, depend on the wellbeing of those who serve in the Israel Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering. face-to-face interaction through conferences Defense Forces. It initiates and helps support After earning two masters of science degrees and workshops to foster innovation and launch educational, social, cultural and recreational from Stanford University and his professional new scientific directions. The community, programs and facilities for the young men and engineer certification, he taught hydrology in therefore, is rightfully concerned about the un- women soldiers of Israel, as well as the fami- the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engi- intended consequences of these restrictions lies of fallen soldiers. FIDF’s headquarters is neering at the United States Military Academy. stifling innovation and stunting economic located in New York City, but also has 14 re- Colonel Boule´ served in a variety of oper- growth by preventing federal scientists from gional offices in the United States and one of- ational, command and staff assignments in the participating fully in scientific exchanges with fice in Panama. U.S. and overseas. His most recent assign- their fellow scientists and engineers from The Ohio Chapter of FIDF was established ment was Assistant Director of Civil Works at across the country and the world. So I hope in 1995 and is led by co-chairs, Richard Sodof the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ head- OMB follows closely the impact of their own and Elie Weiss. On September 11, 2012, the quarters in Washington, D.C. where he per- rules as they are implemented. Ohio Chapter of FIDF honored Mr. Robert formed numerous duties until attending senior Today, however, I speak to the shockingly Goldberg at its Gala Dinner. service college at the Industrial College of the onerous requirements in H.R. 4631. While Mr. Goldberg is currently the Chairman of Armed Forces (ICAF) where he earned a mas- OMB’s new directives have a $100,000 trigger the Cleveland American Israel Public Affairs ters of science in national resource strategy as for reporting on any given conference, in this Committee. He is an active member of his a distinguished graduate in June, 2009. bill, there is no trigger for the excessive laun- Israeli and Cleveland communities. Due to his Colonel Boule´’s previous assignments in- dry list of reporting requirements. And to be dedication to the Jewish community, Mr. Gold- clude serving with the 16th Engineer Battalion, sure we understand each other, a conference berg has been the recipient of several awards 1st Armored Division in Furth, Germany. As a is defined in this bill as ‘‘a meeting, retreat, including the Tree of Life Award, Jewish Com- captain, he volunteered for service in Oper- seminar, symposium, or event to which an munity Federation Leadership Award, ation Desert Storm with the 27th Engineer employee travels 25 miles or more to attend, Eisenmann Award and Young Leadership Battalion. He then served as a staff officer and that is held for consultation, education, discus- Award. company commander with the 41st Engineer sion, or training; and is not held entirely at a Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, deploying Government facility.’’ Imagine, then, the very in recognizing Mr. Robert Goldberg and the his unit to south Florida and Somalia in sup- real and very common situation in which a Ohio Chapter of the Friends of the Israel De- port of Operation Hurricane Andrew Relief and USGS scientist in Reston travels by personal fense Forces. Operation Restore Hope. After company com- vehicle to a meeting about earthquakes with f mand, Colonel Boule´ performed duties as a di- other agency and non-federal scientists at a vision plans officer. As a major, he served as non-governmental site such as the American HONORING COLONEL JOHN R. the battalion executive officer of the 1st Bat- ´ Geophysical Union headquarters in DC. That BOULE II talion, 1st Infantry Regiment. USGS scientist is entitled to reimbursement Upon graduating with distinction from the for fuel mileage for that trip. Are we really HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP Naval Command and Staff College, Colonel going to pay that scientist and other agency OF NEW YORK Boule´ relocated to Korea, serving as a bat- staff to do a complete cost-benefit analysis IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES talion executive officer for the 2nd Engineer and meet all of the other reporting require- Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Following this ments in this bill over a $30 expense? It Friday, September 14, 2012 tour, he was assigned to the Pentagon on seems to me that the additional bureaucratic Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, it is Army staff, serving in the G–8, with specific resources necessary to meet this requirement with great appreciation for his service to the duties managing current force modernization will require far more than a $30 reimburse- people of my district that I thank and recog- and setting the force operations. In June, ment for gas. nize Colonel John R. Boule´ II, commander of 2004, Colonel Boule´ assumed command of

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While living in the Atlanta suburb Colonel Boule´’s decorations include the Le- of Sandy Springs, David served on a com- sonally over the past 4 years—first in 2009, gion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, six mittee that organized the incorporation of the when he was a Defense Legislative Fellow as- awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, the new city. In Atlanta, David worked for Atlanta signed to my office, and then for 3 years as Ranger Tab, and the Combat Action Badge. Olympic Broadcasting, Turner Media Consult- an Appropriations Liaison in the Office of the Mr. Speaker, it is evident from his long list ants, and the PGA TOUR Radio Network. Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial of accomplishments and accolades that Colo- David currently serves as the Chief Finan- Management and Comptroller). I would like to nel Boule´ has dedicated his life to serving our cial Officer for LeanStream Media, Inc. and is share with you some highlights of Marc’s ca- great nation. I am honored to have worked also the Managing Partner of Green Elk Con- reer. with him to improve our nation’s coastal water- sulting Services, LLC. His bachelor’s degree in Commander Hone graduated from the U.S. ways and the lives of Long Island residents. I Accounting and Business Administration from Naval Academy in 1991 with a Bachelor of wish him the best of luck in his future endeav- Troy University, in addition to his work experi- ors and thank him again on behalf of the First Science Degree in Political Science. After ence in business and finance, has made him commissioning, nuclear operator and sub- Congressional District of New York. an asset to the Cuyahoga County Council. marine training, he reported to his first ship, f David is also a member of the Government USS Hammerhead (SSN 663), where he Relations Committee for the Beck Center for HONORING PASTOR MICHAEL served as Reactor Control and Fire Control BENTON the Performing Arts and Glen’s Homeowners Association, and has recently held positions Assistant. After taking the ship to inactivation HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. on the City of Westlake’s Board of Zoning Ap- at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the Shipyard OF GEORGIA peals. in my district in Bremerton, he transferred to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me USS Atlanta (SSN 712) as the Chemical and Friday, September 14, 2012 in honoring David Greenspan, a member of Radiological Control Assistant where he quali- the Cuyahoga County Council serving the First fied as a Nuclear Engineer Officer. He later Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I District. served at sea as Navigator and Operations submit the following Proclamation. Whereas, in the Fourth Congressional Dis- f Officer on USS Olympia (SSN 717), com- trict of Georgia, there are many individuals COMMEMORATING THE 400TH ANNI- pleting two deployments to the Western Pa- who are called to contribute to the needs of VERSARY OF BIRTH OF ANNE cific and Arabian Gulf. our community through leadership and serv- BRADSTREET Marc also served with distinction in a variety ice; and of assignments ashore: as a Flag Aide to the Whereas, Pastor Micheal Benton has given HON. JOHN F. TIERNEY President of the Board of Inspection and Sur- of himself to lead Fairfield Baptist Church OF MASSACHUSETTS vey; as the Staff Warfare Officer (Submarines) these past thirty-five years; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, Pastor Micheal Benton under the for the British Royal Navy’s Maritime Battle guidance of God has pioneered and sustained Friday, September 14, 2012 Staff in Portsmouth, United Kingdom; as the Fairfield Baptist Church as an instrument in Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and Executive Officer of Submarine Learning Facil- our community that betters the spiritual, phys- join my constituents in commemorating the ity, Norfolk; and as the Deputy Director of ical and mental welfare of our citizens; and 400th anniversary of the birth of Anne Brad- Fleet Training at U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious street, who is considered by many to be In 2007, he served as a Counter IED Liaison man of God has shared his time and talents America’s first published poet. Officer in Kabul, Afghanistan—supporting our for the betterment of our community for the Anne Bradstreet was born in England but is Embassy and the U.S. military headquarters past thirty five (35) years by preaching the believed to have arrived in America in 1630. located there. gospel, singing the gospel and living the gos- Her work, which includes such poems as ‘‘To After completing a Defense Legislative Fel- pel; and My Dear and Loving Husband’’ and ‘‘Verses Whereas, Pastor Micheal Benton is a spir- Upon the Burning of Our House,’’ has been lowship, Commander Hone reported to his itual warrior, a man of compassion, a man of taught in high school and college classrooms current assignment as a Congressional Liai- great courage, a fearless leader and a servant across the country. Anne Bradstreet reportedly son, managing a diverse portfolio containing to all, but most of all a visionary who has lived for several years in North Andover, which the Submarine Warfare, Intelligence, and Navy shared with not only Fairfield Baptist Church, is located in my district. In fact, some believe Energy accounts. For 3 years, Marc has dem- but with DeKalb County and the world his pas- that Anne Bradstreet may be buried in the Old onstrated exceptional leadership and foresight, sion to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and Burying Ground in North Andover. engaging Members of the Appropriations Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Committee and the Defense Subcommittee Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this Anne Bradstreet’s birth, Karen Kline of North Staff to provide information essential to day to honor and recognize Pastor Micheal Andover and other members of the Friends of resourcing the Navy for its role as the world’s Benton for his leadership and service for our Anne Bradstreet Steering Committee are con- preeminent sea power. In an increasingly dif- District as he celebrates his 35th Pastoral an- tinuing their efforts to raise awareness about ficult budget environment, Commander Hone niversary; Anne Bradstreet’s work and her contribution to Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- provided essential support in shepherding history and the literary canon. SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim September 23, three Navy budgets through the appropriations 2012 as Pastor Micheal Benton Day in the 4th f process. Marc served the Navy and our Nation Congressional District of Georgia. PAYING TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER with integrity, insight and dedication. My office, Proclaimed, This 23rd day of September, MARC A. HONE, AS HE PRE- the Subcommittee Staff, and I have found him 2012. PARES TO RETIRE AFTER 21 to be a pleasure to work with and all respect f YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE his professionalism. IN HONOR OF MR. DAVID UNITED STATES NAVY AND TO Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation, GREENSPAN OUR NATION I join my colleagues today in saying thank you to Commander Marc A. Hone for his extraor- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH HON. NORMAN D. DICKS dinary dedication to duty and steadfast service OF OHIO OF WASHINGTON to this country throughout his distinguished ca- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES reer. We wish Marc, his wife Marie, and his Friday, September 14, 2012 Friday, September 14, 2012 daughters Natasha and Katarina ‘‘Fair Winds Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute and Following Seas’’ as he leaves the Naval honor of David Greenspan, a member of the to Commander Marc A. Hone, as he prepares Service.

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For years, volunteers have Councilman Pruitt has been a strong advo- gathered annually to speak with their rep- cate of education and understands the impact Friday, September 14, 2012 resentatives about steps that could be taken that it can have on a community. He has Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in to clean up the Puget Sound. maintained a close relationship with the Cleve- honor of Senator Shirley A. Smith of the State Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rec- land Metropolitan School District and supports of Ohio’s 21st Senate District. ognize the valuable work of People for Puget policies that will increase the quality of edu- Senator Smith began her career as a radio Sound. Although the organization is dissolving, cation in the District. He has volunteered his talk-show host interviewing prominent politi- I know the values and dedication of its staff time and service to the Governor’s Close the cians and community leaders for a major and thousands of members from across the Gap Campaign which helps supports students Cleveland station before changing pace and region will continue to protect the Puget at the local high school to ensure their edu- working for a television network affiliate. Sound. cational success. Along with his support of Beginning in 1999, Senator Smith served 8 f education, Councilman Pruitt continues to years as an Ohio House Representative from work towards ensuring a positive job outlook the 10th district until assuming office in the HONORING PASTOR MARQUES L. for his constituents by providing job training Ohio Senate in 2007. Throughout her legisla- FLETCHER and continuing education opportunities. tive career, she has been a strong advocate Outside of his position as Councilman, Pruitt for the socially and economically disadvan- HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. served tours in Afghanistan, led hurricane re- taged as displayed through her membership OF GEORGIA lief missions in Louisiana and serves as the on the Senate Health, Human Services and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Captain in the Ohio Army National Guard. Aging; Finance; Reference; Criminal Justice; Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me Friday, September 14, 2012 and Rules Committees. She also serves as in honoring Cleveland City Councilman Terrell Assistant Minority Leader, acts as State Direc- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Pruitt. tor for the Women Legislators’ Lobby, and has submit the following proclamation. f served as both the Secretary and President of Whereas, Pastor Marques L. Fletcher is the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. celebrating thirteen (13) years in ministry this FISA AMENDMENTS ACT Senator Smith’s hard work and dedication year as Pastor of Young Street Community REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2012 throughout the years has earned her a Fannie Baptist Church; and SPEECH OF Mae Foundation Fellowship at Harvard Univer- Whereas, Pastor Marques L. Fletcher, under sity, the Legislator of the Year Award in 2006 the guidance of God has pioneered and sus- HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN for her work with dental hygiene, a feature in tained Young Street Community Baptist OF MARYLAND the Crusader Newspaper acknowledging her Church, as an instrument in our community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work to repeal Ohio’s use of the death pen- that uplifts the spiritual, physical and mental Wednesday, September 12, 2012 alty, and interviews on both MSNBC and Fox welfare of our citizens; and News Network’s ‘‘The Morning Show with Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in op- Mike and Juliet’’ advocating for the passage of man of God has given hope to the hopeless, position to the FISA Amendments Reauthor- Senate Bill 197, nicknamed the ‘‘Second fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to ization Act of 2012. Clearly, we must work to Chance Bill.’’ those in need; and ensure that our intelligence and law enforce- Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Whereas, Pastor Fletcher is a spiritual war- ment communities continue to have the tools in honoring the achievements of Ohio Senator rior, a man of compassion, a fearless leader they need to protect American citizens. It is Shirley A. Smith. and a servant to all, but most of all a visionary critically important, however, that in our effort f who has shared not only with his Church, but to defend the liberties we cherish, we not with our District and the world his passion to enact measures that erode the very freedoms RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and we seek to protect. PEOPLE FOR PUGET SOUND Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the This legislation, in its current form, still con- Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this tains flaws which fail to ensure robust over- HON. ADAM SMITH day to honor and recognize Pastor Marques L. sight of this program. Specifically, some of the OF WASHINGTON Fletcher as he celebrates his thirteenth Pas- amendments offered by my colleagues on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES toral Anniversary at Young Street Community Judiciary and Intelligence Committees to in- Baptist Church; crease transparency and shorten the sunset Friday, September 14, 2012 Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- should have been included in the final bill. Un- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim September 16, fortunately, we are considering this legislation rise to honor the work of the People for Puget 2012 as Pastor Marques L. Fletcher Day in under a closed rule, and no amendments can Sound organization. For twenty years, this or- the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. be offered to the full House. ganization has been a strong voice for pro- Proclaimed, this 16th day of September, We must work to reauthorize this program in tecting one of the Pacific Northwest region’s 2012. a balanced way that provides our experts with most valuable assets: the Puget Sound. After f the authority they need to protect Americans achieving many victories to protect the water- while upholding the values enshrined in our way, People for Puget Sound is transferring its IN HONOR OF COUNCILMAN Constitution. I look forward to working with our programs to other organizations and con- TERRELL PRUITT colleagues in the Senate to reform these pro- cluding its operations. visions so that we don’t need to make the Established in 1991, People for Puget HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH false choice between security and freedom. Sound has worked to restore the fish and wild- OF OHIO f life in the Puget Sound by creating clean and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES healthy land and waters that can be enjoyed INTRODUCING MEDICARE by future generations. The organization Friday, September 14, 2012 TRANSITIONAL CARE ACT OF 2012 worked to educate people who work and live Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in throughout the Puget Sound basin about the honor of Councilman Terrell Pruitt, who is cur- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER shared responsibilities in protecting this re- rently serving as the representative for Ward 1 OF OREGON source. on the Cleveland City Council. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Throughout its history, People for Puget Councilman Pruitt has been representing Sound hosted countless events to bring volun- Ward 1, which includes the Lee-Harvard and Friday, September 14, 2012 teers out to restore habitats. Restoration Miles neighborhoods on the southeast side of Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today, to- ecologists worked throughout the Puget Sound Cleveland, since 2008. Since coming to office, gether with a group of bipartisan cosponsors,

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Friday, September 14, 2012 since 1994 and in December, 2011 was elect- When people leave the hospital after an op- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ed Illustrious Potentate of Elejmal Temple eration or illness, they are often overwhelmed honor of Dale Miller, a member of the Cuya- #185. by a complicated and risky road to recovery. hoga County Council serving the Second Dis- George Brown is first and foremost a family Patients frequently report difficulty remem- trict. man and one who loves laughter. He is also bering clinical instructions, confusion over Councilman Miller was born in Cleveland, devoutly spiritual and every Sunday you will medications, and in cases where multiple pro- Ohio in 1949 and graduated from Garfield find him at the Greater Centennial AME Zion viders are involved, can receive conflicting in- Heights High School in 1967. He attended Church, where he is a proud member. structions from different providers. Case Western Reserve University in Cleve- He is a man of the community, one who is unselfish in giving to his community. It is be- A study published in April 2009 in the New land, earning a bachelor’s degree in psy- cause of people like George Brown that com- England Journal of Medicine found that almost chology. Dale later earned a doctoral degree munities grow and prosper and I am proud to one third of Medicare beneficiaries studied in clinical psychology from the University of Utah, before eventually returning to his home- join in honoring him for his service to his com- who were discharged from a hospital were re- munity. hospitalized within 90 days. Additionally, one- town of Cleveland shortly after graduation. half of the individuals re-hospitalized had not Dale has been active in public service f visited a physician since their discharge, sug- throughout his life. As a college student, he INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION gesting a lack of follow-up care. The study es- was an intern for United States Senator How- CORPS ACT OF 2012 timated that Medicare spent $17.4 billion in ard Metzenbaum. He served on the Cleveland 2004 on unplanned re-hospitalizations. City Council for nine terms beginning in 1979, HON. JAMES P. MORAN in the Ohio House of Representatives from In its June 2012 Report, Medicare Payment OF VIRGINIA 1997 to 2006, and in the Ohio Senate from Advisory Commission, MedPAC, highlighted IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2006 to 2010. He chose not to seek reelection the need for an explicit payment for transi- Friday, September 14, 2012 tional care services, given the documented to the Ohio Senate in 2010, deciding instead evidence that effective and coordinated care to run for the new Cuyahoga County Council. Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, today I am transitions improve health outcomes, reduce Throughout his career, Miller has been hon- pleased to join my colleague ANDER CREN- readmission rates, and generate significant ored on numerous occasions. He is the recipi- SHAW in introducing the ‘‘International Con- servation Corps Act of 2012’’ (ICCA), legisla- savings to the U.S. health care system. The ent of a Louis Stokes Award, State Leadership tion that will mobilize our large and growing Congressional Budget Office has echoed Award, and Community Leadership Award. He community of retired conservation experts, in these findings. In a report documenting les- was also named the Legislator of the Year by a voluntary capacity, to support the efforts of sons from Medicare’s demonstration projects, the AFL–CIO and Public Children’s Associa- developing countries to sustainably manage the CBO emphasized that ‘‘programs that tion of Ohio in 2005. their natural resources. smoothed transitions (for example, by pro- Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring my friend, Dale Miller, a member There is a significant deficit in the capability viding additional education and support to pa- of most developing countries to successfully tients moving from a hospital to a nursing fa- of the Cuyahoga County Council with a proven dedication to serving his fellow Ohioans for manage their natural resources, which is fun- cility or between a primary care provider and damental to sustainable development, poverty a specialist) tended to have fewer hospital ad- more than 30 years. f alleviation, conflict avoidance, good govern- missions.’’ ance, and regional security. Countries with a There are some well-established and peer- HONORING GEORGE BROWN great wealth of natural resources are often reviewed programs that could be adopted. For cursed with devastating poverty, corruption example, the Transitions Care Model, which HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL and civil war arising from disputes over control assigns a transitional care nurse during the OF NEW YORK and distribution of these resources. transition period, has resulted in cost savings IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The International Conservation Corps Act of approximately $5,000 per patient. Other will harness the vast experience of the United models also have demonstrated savings, such Friday, September 14, 2012 States in natural resource management and as the Care Transitions Intervention model, Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, George Brown connect it with developing countries to help which provides patients with a transitions has served as the City Clerk of the City of them operate and develop more sustainable coach and self-management tools, has re- Mount Vernon since 2009 and before that as programs. Modeled after the Peace Corps, the duced hospital readmission rates from 20 per- Deputy City Clerk from 2004. He is a native ICCA program would offer retired land man- cent to 12.8 percent, while Project Better Out- son of the City who received his primary edu- agers, both public and private sector employ- comes for Older adults through Safe Transi- cation there. He went on to graduate with an ees, geologists, biologists, and park rangers tions, BOOST, which provides hospitals with Associates Degree in Applied Science from the opportunity to volunteer their services to management tools and mentoring programs to the Business Institute of Westchester and a the foreign country. The ICCA would cover the improve the discharge transition process, re- Bachelor of Science Degree from Manhattan expenses necessary to deploy volunteers in sulted in lower rates of mortality and 30-day College. other countries such as airfare, food, and readmissions rates dropped from 25.5 percent He retired from Consolidated Edison to lodging. The program will utilize volunteers to 8.5 percent for those under age 70. bring his 32 years of corporate experience in who have long practical experience and are It is our hope that stakeholders involved in Customer Service, Accounting, Conflict Reso- respected in their fields, and who are enthusi- the care delivery system will carefully evaluate lution, and Corporate Safety to City govern- astic about opportunities to apply their knowl- this legislation and provide comments or sug- ance. He is involved with and received awards edge and skills to assist other countries. gested improvements to me and the other from many community and civic organizations. Under this proposal, the State Department sponsors. We are interested in ensuring that He has volunteered as a Celebrity Chef Cook would screen foreign government requests for the legislation’s terms are adequately tailored for the YMCA and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, assistance. Cleared requests would be for- to the different circumstances and settings in was Event Co-Chairperson for Mount Vernon warded to the Interior Department which would which these transitions occur. Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society, craft a prospectus that awards competitive Providing a transitional care benefit within and Team Captain of Harlem Relay for Life of grants to the nonprofit that assembles the best Medicare will help coordinate care, develop a American Cancer Society. volunteer team and most meritorious applica- care plan for patients and their caregivers, He is a District Leader of the Mount Vernon tion. Federal administrative costs would be identify potential health risks, and prevent un- Democrat City Committee, a member of the minimal, ensuring tax payer funds are spent necessary hospitalizations. I thank my cospon- Black Democrats of Westchester, Past Vice almost exclusively on ‘‘boots on the ground.’’ sors and look forward to working with my col- President of the Mount Vernon Boys and Girls No more than $10 million could be appro- leagues to advance this legislation. Club Board of Directors, Prince Hall Mason of priated per year. The cost of this program

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I am confident that Dr. McInerny ship, conflict avoidance, sustainable develop- a fearless leader and a servant to all wanting will be a strong and dedicated leader in pro- ment and poverty alleviation. to ensure that the system works for everyone; tecting the health of our nation’s children. I urge my colleagues to support this impor- and Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me tant legislation. Let’s take advantage of this Whereas, Ms. Susan Bradley is a corner- in warmly congratulating Dr. McInerny upon unique opportunity represented by the wave of stone in our community that has enhanced the his election as President of AAP. highly qualified retiring U.S. professionals to lives of thousands for the betterment of our f help developing countries establish good gov- District and Nation; and ernance. Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the IN HONOR OF OHIO STATE f Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this REPRESENTATIVE MIKE DOVILLA day to honor and recognize Ms. Susan Brad- IN HONOR OF OHIO STATE ley on her retirement from the CDC and to HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH REPRESENTATIVE BILL PATMON wish her well in her new endeavors; OF OHIO Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim August 30, 2012 OF OHIO as Ms. Susan Bradley Day In the 4th Con- Friday, September 14, 2012 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gressional District of Georgia. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Proclaimed, This 30th day of August, 2012. Friday, September 14, 2012 honor State Representative Mike Dovilla of f Ohio’s 18th House District. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to In addition to being a State Representative, honor State Representative Bill Patmon of CONGRATULATING DR. THOMAS K. MCINERNY, THE NEW PRESI- Mr. Dovilla is also a U.S. Navy veteran, small Ohio’s 10th House District. business owner, adjunct professor and non- Representative Patmon served as a mem- DENT-ELECT OF THE AMERICAN profit leader. ber of the Cleveland City Council for 12 years ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Representative Dovilla is a Lieutenant in the between 1990 and 2001. During his time as a U.S. Navy Reserves with over eight years of Councilman, he served as Chairman of the HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER commissioned service, including a 12-month Council Finance Committee and the Employ- OF NEW YORK deployment to Iraq. While in Iraq, he served ment and Affirmative Action Committee as well IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as Deputy Officer-in-Charge leading a 25-per- as Vice Chairman of the Safety, Community Friday, September 14, 2012 son Baghdad-based intelligence headquarters Development, and Utilities Committee. Fol- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, it is my es- which acted as a counter-improvised explosive lowing his tenure as Councilman, Representa- teemed honor and privilege to recognize Dr. device brigade. His reserve assignments have tive Patmon was then elected to the Ohio Thomas K. Mclnerny of Rochester, N.Y., as included a position with the Chief Naval Oper- State Congress in 2011 where he sits as a the next elected President of the American ations and the Office of Naval Intelligence. He member of the Education; State Government Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP is the is currently serving with a U.S. Forces, Japan and Elections; and Transportation, Public nation’s largest pediatric organization, with a reserve unit in Akron, Ohio. His military Safety, and Homeland Security Committees. membership of 60,000 primary care pediatri- awards include the Defense Meritorious Serv- Representative Patmon has been a member cians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and ice Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps of the National Association for the Advance- pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the Achievement Medal, and the Army Achieve- ment of Colored People, a member of the health, safety, and well-being of infants, chil- ment Medal. Board of Trustees for the Regional Transit Au- dren, adolescents, and young adults. Outside of the military, Representative thority, a Special Consultant to the late Coun- Dr. McInerny is Associate Chair for Clinical Dovilla has served as a Presidential appointee cilwoman, Fannie M. Lewis, and a member of Affairs and Professor of Pediatrics at the Uni- at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; the Harvard University Professional Fellows versity of Rochester Medical Center and a senior advisor to former U.S. Senator, Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Golisano Children’s Hospital, and has worked George Voinovich; a Presidential Management Government. as a primary care pediatrician at Panorama Fellow at the U.S. Department of State; a He is currently the President of East Erie Pediatric Group in Rochester, N.Y., for 40 manager of The Dovilla Group—his strategic Enterprise LLC which provides professional years. After earning his medical degree at consulting firm; a German Marshall Fund of consulting in regards to community, economic Harvard Medical School, Dr. McInerny com- the United States’ American Marshall Memo- development, and municipal finance. He is pleted his residency at Cincinnati Children’s rial Fellow; a volunteer at University Hospitals also a political analyst for the local Channel 3 Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital; and News station. Representative Patmon is the Mclnerny has held numerous elected and ap- a member of the Kiwanis Club of Berea, proud recipient of such honors as the 1997 pointed positions, including the AAP Task American Legion Post 91 in Berea, and Vet- National League of Cities Cultural Diversity Force on Mental Health, the Task Force on erans of Foreign Wars Post 3445 of Award. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Immunization, and the Steering Committee on Strongsville. He was elected to the Ohio Gen- in honoring the achievements of State Rep- Quality Improvement and Management. He eral Assembly in 2010 where he is currently resentative Bill Patmon. has served as President of Chapter I, District serving his first term. II (Upstate NY), Treasurer of District II, and Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me f has served on the board of directors and as in honoring the achievements of State Rep- HONORING SUSAN BRADLEY chief medical officer of the Rochester Commu- resentative Mike Dovilla. nity Individual Practice Association, a physi- f HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. cian-run organization dedicated to maintaining a community-wide panel of health care profes- IN RECOGNITION OF OF GEORGIA BARCELONETA, PUERTO RICO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sionals to provide high quality, cost-effective, and accessible health care to 500,000 resi- Friday, September 14, 2012 dents of the Greater Rochester Area. HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I It is our responsibility to ensure that children OF NEW JERSEY submit the following Proclamation. grow up in a safe and healthy environment— IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, Forty years ago a virtuous woman protecting children’s health must be our top Friday, September 14, 2012 of God accepted her calling to serve in the priority. This is why I am so pleased to see Federal Government at the Centers for Dis- that dedicated doctors such as Dr. McInerny Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ease Control; and are recognized for their achievements. celebrate Barceloneta, Puerto Rico on its rec- Whereas, Ms. Susan Bradley began her ca- Dr. McInerny has spent decades working to ognition at the Puerto Rican Heritage State- reer with the CDC with a willingness to lead protect the children and families of the Roch- wide Parade of New Jersey’s 51st Annual

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Due to the vast pineapple the state. He won the Florida State Late these past twenty five years to build up the plantations across much of the town, it ac- Model Governor’s Cup in 1967 at the Golden community and has spread the gospel of quired the nickname of La Ciudad de las Gate Speedway in Tampa, the Late Model Jesus Christ; and Pin˜as, or pineapple city. Barceloneta is lo- Championship in 1968 and 1969 at the Palm Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the cated at the northern end of Puerto Rico, Beach Fairgrounds Speedway in West Palm Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this along the Atlantic Ocean and is traversed by Beach and the 1969 Late Model Champion- day to recognize Bishop Eddie L. Long, as he the Grande de Manatı´ River. ships at New Smyrna Speedway in New celebrates his 25th Pastoral Anniversary; Today, Barceloneta is known as the Indus- Smyrna Beach and Treasure Coast Raceway Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- trial City as it once served as the largest phar- in Fort Pierce. SON, Jr.1 do hereby proclaim August 19, 2012 maceutical complex in the world with 14 indus- At the Eau Gallie Speedway in Melbourne, as Bishop Eddie L. Long Day in the 4th Con- tries present. It is an ideal location for the fa- a local track I once owned and raced on many gressional District of Georgia. cilities because it has underground water res- times, Dumont won a staggering 6 late model Proclaimed, this 19th day of August, 2012. ervoirs and the purity of Barceloneta’s water championships in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, f requires little treatment to produce their prod- 1968 and 1969. He was also the Platinum ucts. Many manufacturers remain today, in- Coast 100 annual event winner for five years IN CELEBRATION OF THE 65TH cluding Merck Sharp and Dohme; Pfizer; and and held the track record in 1967. In all, his BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED Abbott Laboratories. Barceloneta is a unique racing career in Florida lasted through 1976. STATES AIR FORCE commercial area with the first and one of the As a building contractor, Dumont along with largest outlet malls in Puerto Rico, which also his brothers, Percy and Jack, plus his cousins HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. serves as a travel destination. Its tourism is Percy Hedgecock and Jimmy Caudle, founded OF GEORGIA also bolstered by its famous black sand Satellite Beach by developing most of the ini- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES beaches, most popular among them Playa La tial housing neighborhoods. Dumont actually Friday, September 14, 2012 Palmita, Playa Puerto de las Vacas and Playa built his first house in North Carolina in 1948 Las Criollas. at the age of 17. Just the year before, he had Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Many notable individuals hail from met his wife-to-be, Sarah. They were married today to pay tribute to the United States Air Barceloneta, including Sixto Escobar, Puerto in 1949, and December of 2012 would have Force for 65 years of innovative progress and Rico’s first boxing world champion. The Hon- been their 63rd anniversary. Dumont is sur- strong, steadfast defense of our nation. Over orable Wanda J. Rosario Soler was elected as vived by his wife Sarah, his son Lance, his the last 65 years, the brave men and women Barceloneta’s first female mayor in 2012. daughter Linda and three grandchildren Bran- who have served in the Air Force have made Mayor Rosario Soler is focused on economic don, Amber and Grant. significant contributions in defending our development and tourism to ensure the contin- My favorite Dumont Smith story is from the homeland and safeguarding our liberties. ued success of Barceloneta. 1966 Governor’s Cup, the year before he won. A celebration commemorating the 65th Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in Dumont was running second to Bobby Brack Birthday of the Air Force will be held at the celebrating Barceloneta, Puerto Rico and with just a few laps to go. Instead of driving Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base thanking the Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide through Bobby, running him off the track, Du- in Georgia on Saturday, September 15, 2012, Parade of New Jersey for honoring the town mont made a bold choice—risk second place at 6 p.m. Lieutenant General Andrew Busch, at its 51st Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto and try to pass on the outside around the turn. Vice Commander of the Air Force Materiel Rican Ilustres. But the track was very slick from all the Command will be the guest speaker for the evening. f grease and leaky oil, and Dumont lost the number two position to ultimately finish fourth. The United States Air Force was officially A TRIBUTE TO STOCK CAR RACING One of the spectators next to me com- founded on September 18, 1947. However, its LEGEND DUMONT SMITH mented that it wasn’t a smart move; that Du- history and legacy go back even further. Less mont gave up a sure second place. I simply than four years after the Wright brothers flew HON. BILL POSEY replied that Dumont didn’t race to finish sec- the world’s first airplane, the U.S. Army Signal OF FLORIDA ond, he came to win. And Dumont was an Corps formed an Aeronautical Division in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honorable racer. He raced to win straight-up, 1907. Known by several different titles and serving a number of purposes, the precursors Friday, September 14, 2012 no dirty tricks or rough driving. That’s just one of the many qualities I liked so much about of the Air Force were instrumental in World Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- Dumont and why he had so many fans. War I and especially World War II. Today, the ute to stock car racing legend Dumont Smith United States Air Force, with its cutting-edge f of Satellite Beach, Florida who passed away technology and distinguished manpower, is a on Labor Day at the age of 81. HONORING BISHOP EDDIE L. LONG superior and well-respected authority of air A hard-working building contractor by trade, and space. Dumont Smith was born near Union Cross, HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. Shortly before the establishment of the Air North Carolina, and at an early age developed OF GEORGIA Force, on September 1, 1941, construction a love for racing. In 1946, at just 15 years old, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES began on the new Georgia Air Depot located Dumont began his stock car racing career on sixteen miles south of Macon, Georgia. At the the dirt oval speedways in North Carolina. He Friday, September 14, 2012 time of its dedication in 1943, the Depot Com- won the first race he ever entered, after start- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I mander, Col. Charles E. Thomas, renamed it ing 44th in the field with a car he built in his submit the following proclamation. the Warner Robins Army Air Depot in honor of back yard with his cousin Jimmy Caudle. Whereas, Bishop Eddie L. Long, is cele- his mentor and the ‘‘father of logistics’’ of the Then, after hanging around and watching High brating twenty-five (25) years as pastor of Air Force, Brig. Gen. Augustine Warner Rob- Point, North Carolina driver Fred Harb work on New Birth Missionary Baptist Church this year ins. Now known as Warner Robins Air Logis- his car at a nearby shop, Dumont refined his and providing leadership to his church on an tics Center and Robins Air Force Base, this car-building skills. international level; and former dairy farm pastureland would become A big part of Dumont Smith’s early racing Whereas, Bishop Eddie L. Long, under the the largest industrial installation in Georgia was done at Bowman Gray Stadium in Win- guidance and calling of God began preaching and one of the nation’s finest defense assets. ston-Salem, NC, where he was racing fairly the word of God to members of New Birth Robins Air Force Base employs a workforce regularly by 1948. That year was also Missionary Baptist Church as pastor in 1987 of over 25,584 civilians, contractors and mem- NASCAR’s very first year of operation, and and today is celebrating a milestone; and bers of the military. It is a vital part of the Dumont was one of its pioneer members. In Whereas, from North Carolina to Atlanta, economy in Middle Georgia and brings in bil- fact, when Dumont surrendered his NASCAR Georgia, he has transformed, trail blazed and lions of dollars each year to the surrounding

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Jackie has positively im- a friend; a man of great integrity who re- with the United States Air Force, is a strong pacted her family decade after decade and mained true to the uplifting of our community; advocate of diversity and hence is able to re- generation after generation. and cruit and train the most talented men and Therefore, it is with the utmost pride that I Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the women to become the most distinguished offi- will stand on the floor of the House of Rep- Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this cers and personnel in the United States resentatives in Washington, DC and convey to day to bestow a special recognition on Dea- Armed Forces. my colleagues and residents across the coun- con Eli McKenzie, Jr., Ph.D., for his leader- The vast success and numerous achieve- try the love and joy that I shared on July 22, ship, friendship and service to all as a citizen ments and victories of the Air Force would not 2012 on the occasion of the 75th Platinum of great worth and so noted distinction; be possible without the talented manpower Birthday Jubilee of my loyal constituent and Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- that drives, or rather, flies, it. The ideas that my loving sister, Ms. Jacqueline C. Allen. SON, Jr. do hereby attest to the 112th Con- manifest into state-of-the-art technology, the To God be the Glory! gress of the United States that Deacon Eli hands that build and operate it, and the minds f McKenzie, Jr., Ph.D., of Decatur, DeKalb that make the decisions that impact one life or County, Georgia is deemed worthy and de- CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS millions of lives are all due to the diligence, serving of this ‘‘Congressional Recognition’’ by RESOLUTION, 2013 creativity, and dedication of a people united in declaring Deacon Eli McKenzie, Jr., Ph.D. U.S. Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congres- sharing and protecting the ideals of America. SPEECH OF Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me sional District. today in paying tribute to the men and women HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Proclaimed, this 25th day of August, 2012. who, over the last 65 years, have served or OF MARYLAND f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES currently serve in the United States Air Force. NEIL ARMSTRONG TRIBUTE Their outstanding valor and patriotic service Thursday, September 13, 2012 have made the United States Air Force the Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, this Con- best in the world. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE tinuing Resolution will fund the government OF TEXAS f through March 27, 2013, avoid a government IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING JACQUELINE C. ALLEN shutdown and maintain critical programs and Friday, September 14, 2012 services for the American people. It is not in every respect the bill I would have written, but Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, HON. GWEN MOORE it is consistent with the Budget Control Act of I rise today to offer my gratitude to the great OF WISCONSIN 2011 and reflects the bipartisan and bicameral American and Astronaut, Neil Armstrong. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agreement that is possible at this time. Neil Armstrong is a name that will forever Friday, September 14, 2012 H.J. Res. 117 funds the government at an be a testament to our nation’s will to prevail in annualized rate of $1.047 trillion, meets the the challenge for successful space exploration Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- and push the boundaries—going where no lowing. President’s request for Overseas Contingency Operations and includes modest increases for man has gone before. Whereas, Jacqueline C. Allen, the reigning Neil Armstrong was truly an American hero matriarch of our family was born seventy-five activities including cybersecurity, wildfire sup- pression and processing disability claims at and icon. He represented the ingenuity and years ago on June 26, 1937, in St. Louis, Mis- the passion for exploration and discovery that souri; and the Veterans Administration. While I am gratified that today’s legislation is the hallmark of our nation. Whereas, in the early 50’s ‘‘Jackie’’ and her It may have been a ‘‘small step,’’ but when family made the decision to move from Mis- also includes a clean, six-month extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families he became the first person to set foot on the souri to Wisconsin. ‘‘Jackie’’ and her family re- moon, it changed the course of history, mak- sided in what I call the ‘‘center of the uni- (TANF) program, I regret that H.J. Res 117 continues to block common sense light bulb ing the impossible possible. His legacy will live verse’’ Racine, Wisconsin for approximately on each time we dare to dream beyond what three years before moving to what is now the efficiency standards that would benefit con- sumers and the environment. Additionally, seems possible. 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin, which I am sure that everyone in this House and includes the City of Milwaukee; and after two years of frozen pay, I believe federal workers should receive President Obama’s around this great nation has some memory of Whereas, Jackie continued her education in where they were and what they were doing Milwaukee receiving certification in Early recommended .5% cost-of-living adjustment at the beginning of the fiscal year. when they saw Neil Armstrong become the Childhood Development from the University of first human being to walk on the Moon as Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and f commander of the Apollo 11 mission. Whereas, not only did Jackie work creatively HONORING DEACON ELI McKENZIE Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, and lovingly with children from infancy to K–5, Ohio on August 5, 1930. He joined the Navy but Jackie also distinguished herself in the fol- and flew as a naval aviator from 1949 until lowing careers: as a Housing Counselor for HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. OF GEORGIA 1952. In 1955 he made the decision to join the the City of Milwaukee where she assisted hun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ dreds of residents in peril of foreclosure; Jack- Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory and later ie was also a compassionate and competent Friday, September 14, 2012 transferred to the high speed flight station at Special Liaison with the Milwaukee District At- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Edwards Air Force Base, California to become torney’s office in outreach and support of bat- present the following US. Citizen of Distinc- a civilian aeronautical test research pilot for tered women; and tion. NASA. Whereas, Jackie was honored by being se- Whereas, we are saddened by the death of Mr. Armstrong, along with his fellow astro- lected as ‘‘Queen of Protocol’’ for the opening Deacon Eli McKenzie, Jr., Ph.D., because our nauts, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collin, shared ceremonies of Milwaukee’s historic African lives have been touched by the life of this one the most significant accomplishment of mod- World Festival; and man; and ern man—they were the first people to suc- Whereas, in the early 70’s Jackie was one Whereas, Deacon Eli McKenzie’s work is cessfully complete a voyage to and walk on of the original organizers of the Welfare War- present in our district and his church, Fairfield the Moon. riors, a group that empowers predominantly Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia; also On July 11, 1969, Armstrong, boarded the women of every race, creed and color and through the work of his beloved fraternity, Apollo 11 spacecraft and departed for the continues to impact our country and commu- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; and Moon. Four days later he arrived landed our nity to this present day; and Whereas, this highly effective motivator uti- lunar module in the Moon’s sea of tranquility. Whereas, a portrait of Jackie has been on lized his skills to aid in the growth and devel- While Astronaut Collins remained with the display in the Milwaukee Public Library system opment of his church and community; and orbiting Mother Ship, Neil Armstrong, said

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Among the many pieces of advice Keeping of this uncertainty, the fine men and women At that moment in history, America along it Local has to offer, some of the most impor- that make up the 132nd Fighter Wing have with the world celebrated the fantastic mile- tant items include its step-for-step instruction done what Iowans do best—let their work stone—science fiction had become science on how to establish and carry out a coordi- ethic speak for itself. I am honored to con- fact—Neil Armstrong and his fellow Astronauts nated agenda, manage citizen outreach, orga- gratulate them on the four major national level had accomplished through the help of thou- nize district events while also maintaining su- awards they have attained in the last six sands back on earth and Heaven’s blessings. perior communication networks between of- months alone. The awards include the Mr. Speaker, I hope that in honoring Neil fices. The materials provided in this book and NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit, Major Gen- Armstrong, we as Americans will renew young other CMF publications have helped my staff eral John J. Pesch Flight Safety Trophy, Main- people’s interests preparing for careers in run our offices more effectively both at home tenance Effectiveness Award in the Medium mathematics and science. and on Capitol Hill. On behalf of my staff, I Category, and the ARC Logistics Activity of the Year Award. These awards affirm the f would like to personally thank CMF and con- gratulate them on their 35th anniversary of 132nd as the Top Logistics Readiness Squad- IN RECOGNITION OF THE 75TH AN- serving Congress. ron and Top Maintenance organization in the NIVERSARY OF THE FIRST entire Air National Guard. f CLEVELAND MOSQUE Yesterday, this House passed H.J. Resolu- CONGRATULATIONS TO YORKTOWN tion 117 with my support which contained a HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED crucial provision that places a moratorium on HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH the proposed retirement of the 132nd Fighter OF OHIO A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL Wing’s F–16s, along with other proposed air- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES craft retirements from the Air National Guard. Friday, September 14, 2012 HON. MIKE PENCE I do not believe that the Air Force’s rec- Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ommendation to close this fighter wing was OF INDIANA based on thorough cost-benefit analysis. I will recognition of the 75th anniversary of the First IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cleveland Mosque. continue working to ensure that defense spending decisions are based on solid data The First Cleveland Mosque was founded in Friday, September 14, 2012 and strengthening our national security, and 1937 by Al Hajj Imam Wali Akram, and is Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize working to fight for the permanent protection among the oldest Islamic organizations in the an exemplary school in Indiana’s Sixth Con- the members of the 132nd Fighter Wing de- U.S. Imam Wali Akram’s goal in establishing gressional District. Yorktown High School in serve. the mosque was to have a place to entertain Yorktown, Indiana, has been named a Na- Mr. Speaker, the men and women that com- and educate the Muslim community. tional Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Depart- prise the nationally acclaimed 132nd Fighter In 1984, Al Hajj Imam Mahmoud A. Akram ment of Education. Yorktown High School Wing in Des Moines are some of the most ex- took over as the Imam of the First Cleveland earned this recognition for its excellence in perienced in the Air Force. They are crucial Masjid and served until 1989. Since 1989, the education, showcased through its high-per- contributors to our nation’s security, both at grandson of Imam Wali Akram, Imam Abbas forming students as measured by state as- home and abroad, and this body is wise for Ahmad, has been leading a congregation of sessments or nationally-normed tests. standing with them and pressing for more ac- hundreds of members. The First Cleveland Yorktown High School has been a staple of countable decision making by the Pentagon. I Mosque embraces and propagates the funda- the community, serving students in grades 9– ask my colleagues in the House to join me in mental teachings of Islam through service to 12 for more than 100 years with a dedication congratulating the Iowa Air Guard on their re- the community according to the Quran and to core beliefs, including that curriculum and cent achievements as we look forward to Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. instruction will be research or evidence-based many more to come. May God continue to In celebration of the First Cleveland with student achievement being measured to watch over all of our soldiers, and their fami- Mosque’s 75th anniversary, members will ensure continuous progress. Also, it holds fast lies, across the world and here at home. gather for a number of events being held on to the core belief that school leaders will ex- f September 14th and 15th, 2012. Events in- pect and support ongoing improvement of clude prayer, several speakers, a silent auc- teaching and student performance and that INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL tion and a banquet. students will learn and perform best when WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me stakeholders maintain high expectations. Not COMMISSION ACT OF 2012 in the First Cleveland Mosque, as it celebrates only does Yorktown High School boast a grad- 75 years of serving as a place of worship for uation rate of 95 percent, but in 2011, seniors HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY hundreds of Greater Cleveland residents. at Yorktown High School passed AP exams at OF NEW YORK f a rate of 30 percent, compared to the national IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES average for public schools of 18.1 percent. Friday, September 14, 2012 RECOGNIZING THE 35TH ANNIVER- I want to congratulate Yorktown High School Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today SARY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL students, administrators and teachers for earn- MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION to introduce the National Women’s History Mu- ing this prestigious award. You have made not seum Commission Act of 2012. I am proud to just Yorktown, but the entire Hoosier state be joined in this effort by my friend and col- HON. STEVE COHEN proud. league Delegate ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, OF TENNESSEE f as well as by Senator SUSAN COLLINS. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This bipartisan bill, which has also been in- A TRIBUTE TO THE 132ND FIGHTER Friday, September 14, 2012 troduced by Senator COLLINS, creates a new WING commission to examine the feasibility and cost Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to of building a National Women’s History Mu- congratulate the Congressional Management HON. TOM LATHAM seum, NWHM, on or near the National Mall. Foundation (CMF) for its 35th anniversary. OF IOWA This commission will be a bipartisan, eight Over the past 35 years CMF has aided this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES member body comprised of two members ap- body so that the Members can provide our pointed by the Senate Majority Leader, two Friday, September 14, 2012 constituents with better services both here in members appointed by the Speaker of the DC and in districts all across this nation. Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to House of Representatives, two members ap- Through online webinars and publications call attention to the outstanding work being pointed by the Minority Speaker of the Senate, on best practices, CMF provides many serv- done every day in Des Moines, Iowa by mem- and two members will be appointed by the ices that improve communications between bers of the 132nd Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air House of Representatives Minority Leader. All DC and district staffers. Keeping it Local—the National Guard. appointees will need to demonstrate a commit- Congressional Management Foundation’s de- As we are well aware, the U.S. Air Force ment to the research and study of women’s tailed guidebook on managing state and dis- has recently proposed a reduction of hundreds history.

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Women are largely Friday, September 14, 2012 sons for this is that we carry no debt By not missing from textbooks, memorials, and mu- having debt to service we can focus on our seum exhibits. Of the 210 statues in the Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on mission of effectively educating employees United States Capitol, only 9 are of female July 25, 2012, the Committee on Small Busi- and customers on providing reliable lasting leaders. Across the country, less than 5 per- ness held a hearing examining how, despite solutions for the repair and reclamation of buildings, structures, machinery and equip- cent of the 2,400 national historic landmarks the harrowing recession and tough economy, some small business owners have grown by ment. chronicle women’s achievements. I’d like to make an important note. Our The museums and memorials in our nation’s innovating and strategically adapting their business models in order to find success. In success and our survival as a small business capital reveal what we as Americans value. is in no part due to the actions of the govern- the days leading up to the hearing, the Today, we have museums dedicated to many ment. Indeed, the government could have Rumford Industrial Group, a small firm in important people and issues of interest, includ- eased lines of credit for small businesses and Centerville, Ohio, sent me a letter highlighting ing flight, postage stamps, and law enforce- reduced the paperwork burden to obtain tem- their successes as well as noting the tough ment. But we still do not have a museum dedi- porary financing, but it either did not hap- choices their company must make every day. pen or the bureaucracy was too burdensome. cated to woman’s history and their contribution As our Nation’s job creators, small busi- During the economic downturn between to building our great country. nesses, continue to struggle with economic 2008 and 2011, we tried to expand our business A vital part of achieving equal rights for uncertainty, I rise today to submit the Rumford into the military, specifically the Army. Our women is acknowledging and commemorating focus was to improve the preservation and Industrial Group’s statement as a testament to the deep and lasting impacts women have maintenance of Army equipment and we had the perseverance, innovation, and hard work numerous meetings with Army officials. Un- made in history. This bill would provide us with accomplished by America’s small business a blueprint of steps to take in order to finally fortunately, the Army has little focus on re- men and women every day. Their commitment ducing the life cycle cost of their equipment honor 53% of our population. Certainly, to their businesses, employees, and commu- and focuses more on quick fixes, thus spend- women should be honored for their many con- nities is critical to this nation’s future success. ing more on maintenance and equipment tributions that are the very fabric of our coun- RUMFORD INDUSTRIAL GROUP, over time. Indeed, there are few in the gov- try. Centerville, OH, July 20, 2012. ernment capable of making life cycle deter- I urge my colleagues to join me in filling this HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, minations during acquisition decisions. void and honoring our Nation’s foremothers by House Small Business Committee, After three years of trying to have meaning- cosponsoring the National Women’s History Washington, DC. ful discussions and meetings to change the Museum Commission Act. DEAR CHAIRMAN GRAVES: Thank you for the Army’s maintenance focus, we returned to opportunity to discuss our successes and our our basic commercial roots working with companies who are interested in saving f concerns during this challenging time. Rumford Industrial Group is a small indus- money. We are disappointed by a general HONORING MAJOR WALTER D. trial distribution company located in Dayton lack of business acumen in the government. GRAY Ohio. Incorporated in 1980 by Jim Rumford The tax code needs to be completely abol- we are your typical sales organization. The ished and rewritten to either a fair or flat economic climate in 1980 wasn’t very favor- tax where everyone pays their fair share, not HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. able for starting a company. Interest rates just the wealthy. OF GEORGIA were around 18% and banks just weren’t In discussions around our community here are some bullet points that other small busi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lending anyway. We’ve made investments over the years to ness owners would like to see us share with Friday, September 14, 2012 stay ahead of the competition and as our you. company grows, we hire. Our group currently 1) Keystone Pipeline needs to be com- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I numbers 40 over a 5 state territory. pleted. present the following U.S. Citizen of Distinc- As a sales organization it is our responsi- 2) Fracking needs to be allowed to move tion. bility to provide certain functions to support forward. Whereas, our lives have been touched by our sales staff. These include but aren’t lim- 3) SBA—Guarantees were put in place dur- the life of this one man . . . who has given of ited to: Office/warehouse (of which we’re ing the financial crisis and then removed. himself in order for others to stand; and about to break ground on a new 8500 sq ft fa- We’d like to see them reinstated. Whereas, U.S. Air Force Major Walter D. cility); accounting/bookkeeping department; 4) Obamacare is proving to be burdensome, shipping/receiving capabilities; customer expensive and doesn’t solve the health care Gray served our nation with honor and gave service; order taking; marketing depart- problems. his life answering a call to duty; and ment; technical support; sales consultants; 5) Frustration with lack of federal budget Whereas, Major Gray never asked for fame application company. and imbalance in receipts vs. expenditures. or fortune, nor found a job too small or too By having a fully functional office to sup- 6) Extend Bush tax cuts for all. This gives big; but gave of himself, his time, his talent port our sales field we are able to increase us the ability to make plans. and his life to uplift those in need by dem- our presence in our industrial accounts by 7) The unceasing attacks by the adminis- onstrating unwavering commitment to pro- making our sales staff more efficient. This tration and certain members of Congress on increases our sales and allows us to expand the hard won success of numerous small tecting and serving the citizens of the United our internal and external organizations. business men and women who are the back- States of America; and In 2009 when the economy tanked we lost bone of employment in our nation is des- Whereas, he was a husband, a father, a 40% of our business. We chose to use our sav- picable. To call successful small persons son, a brother and a friend; he was also our ings accounts to keep people employed in- wealthy and to add additional tax burdens warrior, a man of great integrity who remained stead of laying them off. We believe most such as the Obama Health Plan will hurt em- true to the uplifting and service to our nation; small businesses in this country would do ployment and investments. and the same if they had the option. We were for- 8) We would like the paperwork associated tunate when in August of 2010 business start- with small business loans significantly re- Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the ed picking up and we were able to gain back duced. Fourth District of Georgia recognizes Major 25% of the previous year’s losses. Still down Small businesses can grow and improve the Walter D. Gray as a citizen of great worth and but not as far. In 2011 we were up 25% over nation’s unemployment situation if we have so noted distinction; 2010 and so far for 2012 we are running at a the same access to capital at rates similar to Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- 35% increase in business. How are we man- large companies. There is a difference be- SON, JR. do hereby attest to the 112th Con- aging this? Well, we went back to the basics. tween low risk and no risk and too many fi- gress that Major Walter D. Gray is deemed We started calling our customers, knocking nancial institutions have taken the no risk worthy and deserving of this ‘‘Congressional on doors and sending email newsletters to let approach. the customer base know about our capabili- Rumford Industrial Group is proud of its Honor’’ by declaring Major Walter D. Gray ties. Basically we implemented a great mar- accomplishments. We have weathered poor U.S. Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congres- keting campaign. economic conditions through hard work and sional District of Georgia. Typically in economic downturns our busi- sacrifice, reducing debt, and by making pru- Proclaimed, this 17th day of August, 2012. ness does very well as we rebuild and salvage dent financial decisions. It has not been easy

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:25 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE8.030 E14SEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1540 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 14, 2012 and many of the government’s policy deci- Rollcall vote 583: I would have voted in A TRIBUTE TO IOWA’S RED BULLS sions have not improved conditions. We look favor of the Motion to Recommit, which would for actions the House Small Business Com- require that 75 percent of any materials used mittee can take to reduce burdensome rules HON. TOM LATHAM and regulations that will help small business in projects receiving funding under the Incen- OF IOWA gain faster access to credit, reduce bureau- tives for Innovative Technologies program be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cratic oversight, and promote a tax struc- produced in the United States. In addition, the ture that encourages small businesses to Motion to Recommit would require the enact- Friday, September 14, 2012 grow in both revenue and employment. ment of H.R. 6213 to be contingent on exten- Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Small business is the cornerstone of the sion of the Production Tax Credit, which would recognize and congratulate the Iowa National great American success story where personal further stimulate the clean energy economy. Guard’s own Red Bulls for being awarded the sacrifice can lead to a better life for all the Citizen Patriot Unit Award by the U.S. Depart- citizens of America. Rollcall vote 584: I would have voted With Respect, against H.R. 6213, the No More Solyndras ment of Defense. The Citizen Patriot Award STEPHANIE RUMFORD. Act, which arbitrarily picks winners and losers for Distinguished Service is a prestigious f in the alternative energy field. By setting a cut- award that is given annually to only one indi- off date of December 30, 2011, House Repub- vidual and one military unit across the entire PERSONAL EXPLANATION licans are prioritizing older technologies— Department of Defense. those most likely to fail—at the expense of The Iowa National Guard’s Red Bulls, for- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER newer, more innovative projects. mally known as the 2nd Brigade Combat OF OREGON Team, 34th Infantry Division, set themselves IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f above the rest through their substantial con- Friday, September 14, 2012 tributions to the security and defense of the PERSONAL EXPLANATION nation while serving in Afghanistan in support Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, due to the of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red birth of my daughter’s first child, my first Bulls have a storied history as some of the grandchild, I was unable to be in Washington, HON. GWEN MOORE most dependable soldiers in the Army, and the DC for votes on Thursday afternoon and Fri- OF WISCONSIN Citizen Patriot Award truly reflects the nation’s day, September 13 and 14, 2012. Had I been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gratitude for what they have accomplished to- present for votes those days, I would have gether. voted as follows: Friday, September 14, 2012 Rollcall vote 576: I would have voted in In July 2010, the Red Bulls’ unit departed Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I was absent for favor of the Van Hollen motion to recommit Iowa in one of the largest single deployments with instructions, legislation that would elimi- one vote in the House of Representatives on since World War II. After arriving in Afghani- nate sequestration entirely, provided that sub- Thursday afternoon (September 13). stan in November of that year, Task Force sequent deficit reduction is enacted that Had I been present, I would have voted Red Bulls conducted comprehensive counter equals or exceeds sequestration’s deficit re- ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 575—H.R. 1775—Stolen insurgency operations and also partnered with duction over 10 years. The Motion would also Valor Act of 2011. the Afghan National Security Forces. These provide that such subsequent deficit reduction men achieved the mission goals they were as- legislation be balanced by requiring upper in- f signed at the highest possible standard amidst come taxpayers pay their fair share, protecting the painful loss of four servicemembers who HONORING MARSHALLS middle class tax cuts, and including targeted gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. DISTRIBUTION CENTER spending cuts. Sergeant Brent M. Maher of Honey Creek, Rollcall vote 577: I would have voted Specialist Donald L. Nichols of Shell Rock, against H.R. 6365 that would irresponsibly HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. Staff Sergeant James A. Justice of Grimes, have offered a cuts-only approach to deficit re- and Sergeant 1st Class Terry L. Pasker of OF GEORGIA duction and placed the enormous burden of Cedar Rapids are Iowan heroes who will those cuts solely on the non-defense discre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES never be forgotten. tionary budget and, by extension, squarely on Friday, September 14, 2012 Mr. Speaker, I am in awe of the Red Bulls’ the backs of the most vulnerable. commitment and sacrifices in order to make Rollcall vote 578: I would have voted in Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I our country safer. Each and every member of favor of the Barber motion to recommit that submit the following proclamation. this elite unit represents the best of Iowa’s would add a provision to the bill that extends Whereas, we encourage viable businesses work ethic and patriotism. They make me the funding for Military, Reserve, and National in our community to provide our citizens with proud to be an Iowan, and I thank them from Guard personnel for the full fiscal year, as well the goods and services they need to survive the bottom of my heart. I invite my colleagues as extending coverage of disability examina- and thrive; and in the House to join me in congratulating the tions and the treatment and additional services Whereas, in 1982, Marshalls Distribution Red Bulls on attaining the Citizen Patriot Unit for homeless and mentally ill veterans. Center set up shop in Decatur, Georgia to Award and welcoming them home. We will for- Rollcall vote 579: Despite certain reserva- serve the citizens of DeKalb County, Georgia ever appreciate their extraordinary service. tions, I would have voted in favor of H.J. Res. and communities far and near; and f 117—Continuing Appropriations Resolution, Whereas, the lives of thousands have been HONORING VIRGINIA CHAMBLEE’S 2013 to continue funding the government’s op- touched by this good corporate citizen which 40 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE erations for six additional months. is an active partner in the community; and Rollcall vote 580: I would have voted in Whereas, Marshalls Distribution Center con- favor of S. 3245 bill to extend by 3 years the tinues to be a resource for citizens in DeKalb HON. KENNY MARCHANT authorization of the EB–5 Regional Center County with excellent service, providing em- OF TEXAS Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special ployment opportunities and providing products IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Pro- that contribute to the local and national econo- Friday, September 14, 2012 gram, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa mies; and Waiver Program. Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, it is with Rollcall vote 581: I would have voted in Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the great pride that I recognize Virginia Chamblee favor of the DeGette Amendment to make Fourth District of Georgia is officially honoring for her 40 years of service as a City of Bed- changes to the findings section of the bill, and congratulating Marshalls Distribution Cen- ford employee. It is an honor for me to cele- demonstrating that the loan restructuring com- ter on their 30th Anniversary as a business brate Ms. Chamblee’s remarkable career with plied with the law and highlighting that the anchor in our District; my fellow colleagues in Congress. projects funded to date are expected to create Now therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- Virginia Chamblee began her career with 60,000 jobs. SON, JR. do hereby proclaim September 14, the City of Bedford on May 5, 1972, working Rollcall vote 582: I would have voted in 2012 as Marshalls Distribution Center Day in at the city library. In 1982, the City of Bedford favor of the Waxman Amendment allowing the the 4th Congressional District of Georgia. opened a new senior center located at 2819 program to continue to provide financing to in- Proclaimed, this 14th day of September, R.D. Hurt Parkway. Prior to the opening of the novative energy projects. 2012. senior center, the Bedford city leadership

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:25 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A14SE8.033 E14SEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1541 deemed her as a perfect fit as the center’s su- Collectively, this group has provided four hun- NATIONAL SECURITY AND JOB pervisor. On July 1, 1982, Ms. Chamblee dred and twenty-five (425) years of service to PROTECTION ACT transitioned into the center supervisor role, the U.S. House of Representatives: SPEECH OF and on October 17, 1982, the center opened Kevin M. Allison, Office of the Chief Admin- under her care and guidance. istrative Officer HON. BETTY McCOLLUM Virginia Chamblee established programs OF MINNESOTA that have become senior center traditions. In Harold Blakney, Office of the Chief Adminis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the first week of the center’s opening, the trative Officer Monday Night Dance was established where it Thomas H. Blatnik, Office of the Sergeant at Thursday, September 13, 2012 has continued to this day. Likewise, the Christ- Arms Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise in mas Luncheon began in 1982 and has devel- Clarence G. Butler, Office of the Chief Ad- opposition to the so-called National Security oped into one of the largest North Texas sen- ministrative Officer and Jobs Protection Act. This legislation is an- ior community pot luck lunches. Another nota- other attempt by House Republicans to force ble tradition from the opening year was the David Carreiro, Office of the Clerk severe spending cuts that would harm middle weekly jam sessions, which began as music Darren Dahlstrom, Office of the Chief Ad- class families, while protecting tax breaks for lessons but developed into a community or- ministrative Officer millionaires. chestra of nearly 20 members. This bill is an election year talking point, not Virginia Chamblee has spent the majority Scott Derrick, Office of the Chief Administra- tive Officer a genuine solution to preventing massive her life serving her community. Throughout across-the-board budget cuts looming in Janu- her distinguished career, she has been a dedi- Kelda Y. Dunklin, Office of the Chief Admin- ary 2013. The nonpartisan Congressional cated and conscientious employee who has istrative Officer Budget Office determined this legislation always championed seniors. She is known for Wesley D. Jones, Office of the Chief Admin- would do nothing to prevent budget sequestra- her kindness, gentle spirit, and willingness to istrative Officer tion. H.R. 6365 cannot take effect unless a listen to any problem and extend a helping Kent Kahler, Office of the Chief Administra- separate bill implementing the policies of the hand. House Republican Budget becomes law. The Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congres- tive Officer House Republican Budget turns Medicare into sional District of Texas, I ask all my distin- Kevin S. Kelley, Office of the Chief Adminis- a voucher program, runs deficits for 29 years, guished colleagues to join me in honoring Vir- trative Officer provides trillions of dollars in additional tax ginia Chamblee for her 40 years of public Ronald M. Mullvain, Office of the Chief Ad- cuts to millionaires and billionaires, and forces service with the City of Bedford. ministrative Officer layoffs for thousands of police officers, fire- f Sandra Q. Pilkerton, Office of the Chief Ad- fighters, and teachers. President Obama and RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEES OF ministrative Officer the Democratic Senate would never impose THE OFFICERS AND THE INSPEC- such a radical and destructive plan on Amer- TOR GENERAL OF THE U.S. Deborah M. Robertson, Office of the Chief ica’s families and communities. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Administrative Officer The American people should be thankful WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO Joe T. Taylor, Office of the Chief Adminis- H.R. 6365 will never become law, since it em- THE HOUSE AND RECIPIENTS OF trative Officer bodies the same flawed policies as the House THE HOUSE EMPLOYEE EXCEL- Kimberly von Harders, Office of the Chief Republican Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Resolu- LENCE AWARD Administrative Officer tion. It seeks to replace the budget sequester House Republicans originally supported with Richard E. Wright, Office of the Chief Ad- cuts to America’s women, children, seniors, HON. DANIEL E. LUNGEN ministrative Officer OF CALIFORNIA and middle class families. H.R. 6365 insulates IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We also recognize and congratulate four the Defense Department from spending reduc- House employees for receiving the Employee tions even though the Pentagon’s budget dou- Friday, September 14, 2012 Excellence Award. This is a merit-based bled over the past decade and the war in Iraq Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. award, given to one employee from each is over. H.R. 6365 refuses to ask millionaires Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and rec- House Officer organization, and the Office of and billionaires to share the sacrifices it de- ognize outstanding employees of the Officers Inspector General. Selected employees exhib- mands of middle class families. (Clerk of the House, Sergeant at Arms, and ited outstanding overall job performance and The budget sequester must be prevented Chief Administrative Officer) and the Inspector displayed a willingness to go above and be- from taking effect. House Democrats are General of the U.S. House of Representatives yond the call of duty throughout the last year. ready to compromise and vote to replace the who have reached the milestone of 25 years We honor the individuals named below for re- sequester with a balanced deficit reduction of service to the U.S. House of Representa- ceiving this prestigious award. plan that includes a combination of spending tives, as well as the recipients of the House Monica Barnabae, Paige Beatty, and The reductions and revenue increases. Every Employee Excellence Award. mainstream economist agrees this is the only The House’s most important asset is its HRCCC Staff, Office of the Chief Administra- tive Officer approach that will reduce long-term deficits dedicated and exceptional employees, whose and avoid plunging the economy back into re- work, often behind the scenes, is vital in keep- Stefan J. Bieret, Office of the Sergeant at cession. Regrettably, the bill on the floor today ing the operations and services of the House Arms chooses ideology over compromise and pro- running smoothly and efficiently. The employ- Charles M. McGee, Office of the Clerk longs the wait for the solutions our economy ees we recognize today are acknowledged needs to grow and create jobs. and commended for their hard work, dedica- Joseph C. Picolla, Office of Inspector Gen- eral I urge my colleagues to oppose H.R. 6365. tion, professionalism, support of House Mem- f bers, their staffs and constituents, and for their On behalf of the entire House community, I contributions day-in and day-out to the overall extend congratulations and once again recog- HONORING CARLA LAEMMLE ON operations of the House. These employees nize and thank these employees for their pro- HER 103RD BIRTHDAY have a wide range of responsibilities that sup- fessionalism and commitment to the U.S. port the legislative process, ensure the secu- House of Representatives as a whole, and in HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN rity of the institution, maintain our technology particular to their respective House Officers OF CALIFORNIA and service infrastructure, and contribute to a and the Inspector General. Their long hours IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more effective and efficiently operating House and hard work are invaluable, and their years support structure. They have accomplished of unwavering service, dedication, and com- Friday, September 14, 2012 many great things in a wide range of activities, mitment to the House set an example for their Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleas- and the House of Representatives and its colleagues and other employees who will fol- ure to rise in recognition of Carla Laemmle on Members, staff, and the general public, are low in their footsteps. I celebrate our hon- the occasion of her 103rd birthday. better served because of them. orees, and I am proud to stand before you Carla is the niece of Carl Laemmle, who We honor the individuals named below for and the nation on their behalf to recognize the founded Universal Studios. She grew up on 25 years of dedicated service to the House. importance of their public service. the Universal Studios lot in the early days of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:25 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A14SE8.037 E14SEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1542 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 14, 2012 the San Fernando Valley, the area I now rep- HONORING THE VOLUSIA HONOR DeLand Elks #1463, Conrad Yelvington, Ma- resent. She began her long professional acting AIR PROGRAM, VOLUNTEERS jors Medical Supply, Inc., Sweetwater Medical career at the age of 16 with an uncredited role AND DONORS Central, Halifax Hospital, and Florida Hospital as the prima ballerina in the original silent film in Ormond Beach. version of the Phantom of the Opera, dem- HON. JOHN L. MICA It has been my honor and pleasure to ac- onstrating her many years of training in clas- OF FLORIDA company our veterans during most of these sical dance. Carla is perhaps best known for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trips to Washington and I will always remem- ber the satisfaction, joy and solace I have wit- her role in Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi. Her Friday, September 14, 2012 role in Dracula made her the person who nessed in these remarkable men and women spoke the first line of dialogue ever in a horror Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and often their family members as they visited movie. She is now the last surviving cast honor the Volusia Honor Air program. This our most cherished memorials in our nation’s member of both films. program is designed to honor and recognize capital. the veterans we often refer to as the ‘‘Greatest I ask my colleagues to join me in recog- Carla acted and danced in many more films, Generation.’’ nizing and congratulating the Volusia Honor including Broadway Melody, in which she Over the past 5 years, the Volusia Honor Air Air Program and the service of all of our World danced out of an oyster shell in a scene de- program has provided an opportunity for our War II veterans. signed by famous artist and fashion designer World War II Veterans from the central Florida Erte´. That film became the first musical to win area to travel to Washington, DC to visit the f a Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. memorial built in their honor. That one-day REMEMBERING WILLIAM F. And, more than eighty years after her debut event for these World War II heroes is one of FAHERTY, JR. FOR A LIFETIME on the silver screen, Carla will return to thea- the most special in their lives and is certainly OF DEDICATED SERVICE ters soon in a new horror movie, Mansion of well deserved. Blood. Since the first flight in 2008, the program Carla continues to make her home in Holly- has accommodated more than 1,000 veterans HON. LEONARD LANCE wood, CA—a place that is home for her in a in hosting a special visit to their memorial. The OF NEW JERSEY way that few others will ever experience. She flight on September 29, 2012, will mark the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will celebrate her remarkable milestone with 10th and final flight for the program. Friday, September 14, 2012 I would like to first recognize the Volusia four generations of Laemmle family members, County Rotary Clubs who helped arrange and Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to many of whom have remained in Los Angeles. underwrite this program. Let me also pay spe- honor and remember the life of William F. Please join me in wishing Carla a very cial tribute to Volusia Honor Air Chairman Bill Faherty. Bill dedicated his life to his family and happy birthday and many happy returns. Mancinik for his leadership and the countless often answered the call of public service. Born others whose services and donations have in Trenton, Bill was raised in New Jersey, f been essential to making the program such an graduated from Rutgers University and has overwhelming success. more recently lived in Allamuchy. CRANIOFACIAL ACCEPTANCE While it is impossible to list every guardian Bill became a leader in the government of MONTH who accompanied the veterans, I would like to his home city of Trenton and was a banking thank each and every one of them for their executive with First National Bank. He was time and dedication in honoring these heroes. later called to serve in many positions in state HON. LOU BARLETTA However, I would like to specifically name government. He was appointed deputy com- missioner of the Department of Banking and OF PENNSYLVANIA the leaders of each flight and those committee members whose tireless efforts in organizing Insurance by Governor Richard Hughes. He IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES these intricate trips to Washington have made was named executive director of the New Jer- the events go so smoothly. sey European Trade Mission to England, Friday, September 14, 2012 The leaders of the ten flights are Chairman France and West Germany by Governor Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- Bill Mancinik, Ray Heffington, Mike Hill, Berna- Brendan Byrne. Governor Tom Kean selected ognize September as Craniofacial Acceptance dette Britz-Parker, Brad Strickland, Roger him to be executive director of finance for the Month. Baumgartner, Morgan Gilreath, Mike Brooks, Governor’s Management Improvement Firm. Geof Felton and Wayne Gordin. He was involved in planning that continues to Today, there are approximately 100,000 ba- Serving on the Volusia Honor Air Committee bring enjoyment to millions of people being in- bies born in the United States each year with are Chairman Bill Mancinik, Jeff Bumb, Mike strumental in the development of the a craniofacial disorder affecting the head, White, John Cheney, Gloria Denston, Paul Meadowlands, home of his beloved Giants, neck, extremities, and/or organs. It can be Goldberg, David Brannon, Russell Kelton, and the birth of gaming in Atlantic City. He caused by a birth defect, disease or trauma. In Andy Grose, Bob Lloyd, Mary Kay Everts, Judi selflessly served governors of both parties put- many cases, reconstructive surgery can cor- Whitaker, and Jack Ross. ting service ahead of partisanship. rect these problems early, often while the chil- As we all know, it takes more than just the Bill also was a man of charity. He raised dren are still infants. Additionally, over the dedication of those who volunteer; specifically many funds for the Robert F. Kennedy Memo- past 30 years, the medical community has it takes a lot of money to make these events rial Foundation and the State Council on the made great strides in improving the quality of happen. Thankfully, the Volusia Honor Air pro- Arts and was a trustee of the New Jersey life for those affected by this disorder. gram has had a host of generous donors over State Police Memorial Association. He was a Craniofacial disorders not only take a phys- the years helping to underwrite the expenses member of various boards of directors, includ- ical, mental, and social toll on the individual, for our WWII Veterans to make their trip to ing those of the Waterloo Foundation, but on family and friends as well. Being ac- Washington. Hackettstown Community Hospital and the cepted by others is a natural human desire, These generous donors include the County Battleship New Jersey Commission and was a but it’s not always easy for children born with of Volusia, Florida, the Paul B. and Constance member of the board of trustees for Rutgers these facial disfigurements to fit in, especially D. Hunter Charitable Foundation, Inc., Embry- Business School, the Partnership for a Drug in school and social settings. Craniofacial Ac- Riddle Aeronautical University, Cambata Avia- Free New Jersey and the Drumthwacket tion International, LLC, Florida Game Pro- Foundation. ceptance Month encourages individuals and motions, LLC, Coggins Auto Group, American Bill was devoted to his loving wife, Saralan, organizations to promote awareness and ac- Legion Posts and Auxiliaries, VFW Posts and his predeceased son William F. Faherty III, ceptance in their community and support pro- Auxiliaries, the Rotary Club of Daytona Beach, daughters, Faith Faherty Cust and Hope grams and services available to individuals the DeLand Breakfast Rotary, R. Michael Hill, Faherty, son-in-law, Jack Cust, brother, Pat- with facial differences. We must always re- Staed Family Associates, Steve and Berna- rick, and four grandchildren and two great- member there is a heart beyond each face. dette Parker, the Rotary Club of DeLand, the grandchildren. Mr. Speaker, I commend the organizations, Rotary Club of Downtown DeLand, Daytona I join William Faherty’s family and friends in such as Children’s Craniofacial Association, State College, Morgan and Beth Gilreath, remembering him for his public service to the and the American citizens who have aided Meeting Matters Plus, Inc., TD Bank, Wayne State of New Jersey, his love of his family and those affected by a craniofacial disorder. Gordin, Homewood Suites by Hilton, the the lives touched by his philanthropic work.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:43 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE8.040 E14SEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS September 14, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1543 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MADISON’S HONORING KEVIN FRECHETTE a former manager at Anchor Glass, and his SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF mother, Virginia Bishop Frechette, formerly NEW JERSEY the assistant editor of The Catholic Digest, HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH and author of the children’s book, ‘‘Fighting OF NEW JERSEY Father Duffy.’’ He is survived by five loving HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES siblings, all of whom adored him, Pam OF NEW JERSEY Friday, September 14, 2012 Galiastro (husband: Frank,); Robin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kjersgaard; Jim Frechette; Charles ‘‘Chip’’ Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, at Frechette (wife Donna); Chris Frechette Friday, September 14, 2012 the request of the colleagues and friends of (wife Heidi); Ami Miano (late husband Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Kevin Frechette of Howell, New Jersey, I sub- Charles); Kelly Davidson (husband: Alistair), today to honor the Shakespeare Theatre of mit the fitting tribute they composed following and six nieces and nephews: Farrah Rizzo, New Jersey, Madison, Morris County as they the sad news of his passing at the young age Jamie and Kristen Galiastro; Ryan begin their 50th Anniversary season this year. of 52. Kjersgaard; and Tara and Noah Miano. Mr. Frechette is a grandson of the late Jim KEVIN FRECHETTE, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS The proud tradition of the Shakespeare The- Bishop, the syndicated columnist and author EXECUTIVE, NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SERVICE atre of New Jersey began in 1963, when Paul of 22 books, including ‘‘The Day Christ Died’’ ACTIVIST, LIFE-LONG MONMOUTH COUNTY Barry and Phillip Dorian formed the New Jer- and ‘‘The Day Lincoln Was Shot.’’ RESIDENT PASSES AWAY sey Shakespeare Festival in Cape May. Their f Festival was met with such success that the Kevin Frechette, 52, of Howell, NJ, passed group was offered a permanent home on the away peacefully at his home on September 5, HONORING BOB BROWN OF 2012. Mr. Frechette, who leaves behind a be- MISSOURI campus of Drew University in Madison, New loved son, Kyle Frechette, also of Howell, a Jersey in 1972. student at Ramapo College, was a Senior The Shakespeare Theatre has been dedi- Vice President and General Manager at HON. BILLY LONG cated to bringing the classics of Shakespeare MWW, an independent global public relations OF MISSOURI firms with offices across the nation includ- and classical playwrights alive for audiences IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for 50 years. The Theatre’s plays and out- ing a headquarters in East Rutherford and an reach programs have showcased live theater office in Trenton, NJ. Friday, September 14, 2012 Mr. Frechette ran MWW’s Trenton office to diverse audiences throughout the state and and worked for the company for 12 years. As Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- have also served as the training ground for a member of the firm, Mr. Frechette was in- ognize Bob Brown, a legendary high school the newest talents on the stage. fluential in the creation and funding of basketball coach in the state of Missouri, vet- To improve the theater experience for all NJ211, a toll-free, state-assisted hotline that eran, and member of the 2012 Springfield patrons, the Theater has undergone a number directs New Jersey residents to available Area Sports Hall of Fame induction class. of lasting and unique changes over its history. community resources, and was critical in With 672 career victories and 12 playoff ap- The first of these changes was the construc- successful efforts to curb the privatization of pearances to his name, Bob’s impressive track tion of the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in the New Jersey Turnpike. A respected and record has earned him quite a distinguished 1998. This space arose out of the Shake- knowledgeable figure at the Statehouse in Trenton, noted for his sense of humor, good reputation in both the sports arena and in the speare Theater’s desire to create a lasting nature and humility, he was a consultant to community. performing space that could meet the artistic many leading New Jersey businesses and His remarkable career began at Richland demands of its schedule and provide an inti- nonprofits such as NJCURE, Parsons Cor- High and concluded at Springfield Catholic. He mate setting for patrons to view the perform- poration, the New Jersey State Library, the amassed 367 victories and a state runner-up ances. This state of the art facility features Jewish Federation of New Jersey and dozens title in 1966 with the famed ‘‘Jolly Green Gi- modern theater lighting, sound and seating as of other prominent organizations. In a pre- ants’’, who were 27–1 that season, during his well as complete handicapped accessibility. vious career, Kevin served as a court house 20-year tenure at Parkview. Bob even had the With just over 300 seats none of which is and political reporter at the Daily Register opportunity to coach his son, Bill Brown, at of Monmouth County. more than 32 feet from the stage, the F.M. Before joining MWW, Mr. Frechette spent Parkview. Kirby Shakespeare Theater provides a truly eight years as the Deputy Director of Press During his coaching career Bob won a state unique venue to view theater. and District Operations in the New Jersey championship at Bolivar in 1960, runner-up Debuting in 2002, the Shakespeare Theater General Assembly Majority Office, where he with Parkview in 1966, and third place with of New Jersey’s Outdoor Amphitheater on the worked with lawmakers on issues of media Richland in 1956 and Parkview in 1981. campus of the College of St. Elizabeth, allows relations, marshaling district resources, con- In addition to his exemplary coaching ca- patrons to view the arts from a whole new per- necting with constituents and overall com- reer, Bob is a veteran of the Missouri National spective. The outdoor space takes its inspira- munications strategies. He also served as Chief of Staff to NJ Assemblyman and later Guard. Beginning in 1956 he served 32 years tion from the Theater of Dionysus in Athens State Senator Joe Kyrillos. until ending his career as a full Colonel in and hopes to transport viewers back in time Mr. Frechette was born in Holy Name Hos- 1988. During this period he served as Chief of through a wide range of classical theatrical of- pital in Teaneck, NJ and grew up and lived Plans and Operations at Headquarters Stark, ferings and is one of the only theatres of its in Monmouth County nearly all his life. He as Commandant of the Missouri Military Acad- kind in the United States. was a product of Holmdel Township Schools emy, and Commander of the Medical Bat- The Theatre’s newest addition is a 49,000 and also lived in Little Silver, Red Bank and, talion. square foot renovated factory in Florham Park most recently, Howell, New Jersey. He received a degree in Mass Communica- Mr. Speaker, Bob Brown’s contributions to that will serve as a training and rehearsal tions from St. Bonaventure University. Ac- our community are far-reaching and the lives space. The new facility will be filled with office tive in politics at a young age, he served in he has affected are uncountable, and it is an spaces, scene and costume shops as well as Student Government in Holmdel High School honor to recognize him. multiple rehearsal and classroom spaces, where he also played a leading role in the f greatly enhancing the educational and out- school’s production of ‘‘Bye Bye Birdie.’’ His reach capacities of the Theatre. This space family members were long-time parishioners THE CLAIMS LICENSING ADVANCE- will allow the Theatre to enhance current at St. Catherine’s Church in Holmdel, NJ. MENT FOR INTERSTATE MAT- Among friends, Mr. Frechette was known TERS ACT (CLAIM) ACT stage offerings and provide a future of unique for his sharp wit and sense of humor, but performance and shows. also for the truly selfless way he cared for Through its mission statement and commit- people. Even while sick, he would visit HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER ment to the arts in New Jersey, the Shake- friends in the hospital as if his illness was ir- OF TENNESSEE speare Theatre of New Jersey has proven to relevant. Mr. Frechette was known for being IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be a pillar of the local community and a large very honorable with a relentless work ethic contributor to the arts in New Jersey. in every aspect of life; it earned him the re- Friday, September 14, 2012 Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues spect and love of all he came in touch with. Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to join me in congratulating the Shakespeare Ultimately, Mr. Frechette had two great pas- introduce a bill I believe will help consumers sions in life, his son Kyle, over whom he Theater of New Jersey, Madison as they cele- doted, and music, which he collected and im- save millions of dollars in insurance costs and brate their 50th season and their continuing mersed himself in throughout his life. create more jobs. I am proud to introduce the contributions to New Jersey’s vibrant arts In addition to his son Kyle, Mr. Frechette Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate community. leaves behind his parents, Charles Frechette, Matters Act, known as the CLAIM Act.

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The CLAIM Act would provide specific an Olympic medal, her competiveness and de- homes and restart their lives. Most impor- relief during a natural disaster. In areas des- termination has won the hearts of sports fans tantly, this bill will restore American lives, save ignated by the President of the United States throughout our community, our State and our American businesses, and protect American as a ‘‘Disaster Area,’’ independent claims ad- Nation. jobs. justers who meet certain criteria would be eli- Mr. Speaker, through hard work, discipline Mr. Speaker, over the past year, I have gible to adjust claims for losses notwith- and determination, these young women seen the very best of humanity in North- standing the state the adjuster is licensed. trained vigorously for the opportunity to com- eastern Pennsylvania in these people who lost Every independent claims adjuster must pete against the world’s finest athletes. They everything. I commend those citizens who take a license examination in each state in represented our country with grace and have helped their family, friends, neighbors, which they work. This requires adjusters to sportsmanship, and have made all of us from and strangers in this time of need. Rest as- take time off from their job and travel to each Dayton and Ohio proud. sured, I will never forget the devastation state in which they seek a license. This is a f caused by the flooding after Hurricane Irene costly burden on the claims adjusters, the and Tropical Storm Lee, and I will continue to companies that employ them, and ultimately, ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EPIC support improved federal natural disaster as- the consumer. Sadly, it is the consumer who SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FLOOD sistance. currently pays for these costs in higher pre- f miums. HON. LOU BARLETTA Today, it is my pleasure to introduce a bill OF PENNSYLVANIA HONORING REV. DR. MYRTLE that would end this costly burden. The CLAIM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OWENS SMITH Act would lead to a process that would pro- Friday, September 14, 2012 vide independent claims adjusters licensing HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to re- reciprocity so their home-state license is valid OF NEW YORK member the one-year anniversary of the dev- in any other state. To be clear the CLAIM Act IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES does not create a new federal law and does astation communities in my district faced when Friday, September 14, 2012 not ‘‘federalize’’ the insurance industry. The Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee CLAIM Act respects states’ rights to continue brought an epic 500-year flood to the Susque- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, America was set- to regulate their individual insurance indus- hanna River. tled by people with a strong belief in God. To tries. Rather, the CLAIM Act would urge the In September 2011, when the creeks and this day that conviction has carried through National Association of Insurance Commis- rivers first started rising, I immediately re- with churches in all neighborhoods of our sioners to adopt a model licensing standard turned to Northeastern Pennsylvania to help country forming a bond that holds them and for state regulation for independent claims ad- my constituents. I witnessed firsthand the dev- us together. justers that each individual State would adopt. astation and destruction caused by this his- Here in the Bronx we have one such The CLAIM Act would make sure that each toric flooding. Over the past year, I spent time church, the Emmanuel Baptist Church, under state keeps its independence to adopt rules as surveying the damage to our communities, our the inspired pastoring of the Rev. Dr. Myrtle they see fit and recognizes that State insur- homes, and our regional economy. I met with Owens Smith who is celebrating her tenth an- ance regulators are best situated to address people who lost everything: their jobs as local niversary as Pastor of the church. insurance licensing standards. businesses closed; their homes; and their She is the first female black pastor of the The goal of this bill is to streamline the prized possessions and treasured keepsakes, Emmanuel Baptist Church and in her decade claims adjustment process so that individual which were destroyed and gone forever. I met of service to her flock she has honored the claims adjusters can respond in the fastest with small business owners who didn’t know if past by renovating the church to keep its his- possible and most cost-effective manner pos- they would be able to reopen their doors. I torical heritage and while enhancing the future sible. I look forward to further discussing the met with local officials who didn’t know how by planning the installation of solar panels. issues of reciprocity and the CLAIM Act as we their towns would afford to repair their streets Rev. Dr. Smith is a community oriented min- move forward in the Committee process. and keep their police officers, firefighters, and ister who regularly attends Community Board emergency responders working extra hours. f meetings, donated a new kitchen for the Despite all of this devastation, the citizens church, maintains excellent relationships with CONGRATULATING KAYLA of Pennsylvania’s 11th District rose above local elected officials, accommodates commu- HARRISON AND HOLLEY MANGOLD their own needs, though great, and thought of nity mission outreach programs such as Soup others. I saw neighbors open their homes and and Sock Ministry and provides food and HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER wallets to care for flood victims. I met volun- clothing and HIV testing. She also encourages OF OHIO teers who spent their evenings and weekends a thriving Youth Ministry and, on a broader IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cleaning up senior citizens’ basements. I wit- front, was the first female pastor asked by the nessed our community’s citizens coming to- Foreign Mission Board to accompany them to Friday, September 14, 2012 gether with hope and determination to repair Ghana. Mr. TURNER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I want the destruction from the flood. Even with the This is the tip of the iceberg regarding Rev. to take this opportunity to congratulate two enormous strength of our combined efforts, I Dr. Myrtle Owens Smith and her spiritual and women from southwest Ohio who represented realized that our Federal Government must corporal contributions to her community. I join the United States in competition at the Games provide a better response to natural disasters. with her congregants in congratulating her on of the XXXth Olympiad this summer in Lon- In Washington, I have been working to im- ten wonderful and fruitful years and with them don, England. prove the assistance the Federal Government wish her many more years pastoring her flock. Kayla Harrison, a native of Middletown, provides natural disaster victims. For the past f Ohio, entered the Olympic Games ranked year, I have aimed to lower the Small Busi- number one in the United States and number ness Administration (SBA) disaster loan inter- HONORING WALTER MYERS, SR. four in the world. Kayla competed in the 172- est rates for all Americans who have been the pound women’s division defeating four com- unfortunate victims of natural disasters. On HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. petitors along the way to becoming the first September 23, 2011, I introduced H.R. 3042, OF GEORGIA United States judo athlete to win Olympic the Disaster Loan Fairness Act of 2011. On IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gold. Kayla’s success serves as a role model August 2, 2012, I revised my original legisla- for thousands of young girls to pursue their tion and introduced H.R. 6296, the Disaster Friday, September 14, 2012 dreams and reach their goals. Loan Fairness Act of 2012. This measure al- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Holley Mangold, a native of Dayton, Ohio, a lows for SBA loans at a discounted market- submit the following Proclamation. former junior national champion, competed in based interest rate for homeowners and small Whereas, the birth of Walter Myers, Sr., in the 165-pound plus division and was one of business owners who were hit by flooding or the state of South Carolina in the 1800’s

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:15 Sep 15, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D14SE2.REC D14SEPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with DIGEST D866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 14, 2012 Rejected: Secretary for Financial Management and Comp- DeGette amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. troller, Department of the Air Force. 112–668) that sought to make changes to the find- ings section of the bill (by a recorded vote of 169 TITLE 42—A REVIEW OF SPECIAL HIRING ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 581) and AUTHORITIES Pages H6018–19, H6021 Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Waxman amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘Title 42—A Review 112–668) that sought to strike the subsection pre- of Special Hiring Authorities’’. Testimony was heard venting DOE from issuing a new loan guarantee for from Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues, applications submitted after December 31, 2011 (by Government Accountability Office; and Robert a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. Cramer, Managing Associate General Counsel, Gov- 582). Pages H6019–22 ernment Accountability Office. H. Res. 779, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to yesterday, September 13th. HOUSING FOR HEROES: EXAMINING HOW FEDERAL PROGRAMS CAN BETTER SERVE Reauthorizing the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, VETERANS and Rodenticide Act: Agreed by unanimous con- sent to take from the Speaker’s table and pass S. Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on In- 3552, to reauthorize the Federal Insecticide, Fun- surance, Housing and Community Opportunity held gicide, and Rodenticide Act. Pages H6024–42 a hearing entitled ‘‘Housing for Heroes: Examining How Federal Programs Can Better Serve Veterans’’. Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House ad- Testimony was heard from public witnesses. journs today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Tues- day, September 18th and when the House adjourns LESSONS FROM FORT HOOD: IMPROVING on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on OUR ABILITY TO CONNECT THE DOTS Wednesday, September 19th for morning hour de- Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on bate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Page H6047 Oversight, Investigations, and Management held a Senate Message: Message received from the Senate hearing entitled ‘‘Lessons From Fort Hood: Improv- today appears on page H6012. ing our Ability to Connect the Dots’’. Testimony Senate Referrals: S. 3552 was held at the desk and was heard from Douglas Winter, Deputy Chair, S.J. Res. 44 was referred to the Committee on For- William H. Webster Commission; Kshemendra eign Affairs. Page H6012 Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Envi- ronment, Office of the Director of National Intel- Quorum Calls—Votes: Four recorded votes devel- ligence; and public witnesses. oped during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6021, H6021–22, H6023–24 and H6024. PER CAPITA ACT AND FEDERAL There were no quorum calls. TREATMENT OF TRUST PER CAPITA Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- DISTRIBUTIONS journed at 3:18 p.m. Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on In- dian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing enti- tled ‘‘Per Capita Act and Federal Treatment of Trust Committee Meetings Per Capita Distributions’’. Testimony was heard from Christy J. Jacobs, Director, Office of Indian DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUDITABILITY Tribal Governments, Internal Revenue Service, De- CHALLENGES partment of the Treasury; and public witnesses. Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Over- sight and Investigations held a hearing on Depart- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NASA’S ment of Defense Auditability Challenges. Testimony COMMERCIAL CREW ACQUISITION was heard from Elizabeth A. McGrath Deputy Chief STRATEGY Management Officer Department of Defense; Robert Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Com- F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Recent Develop- Department of Defense; Gladys J. Commons, Assist- ments in NASA’s Commercial Crew Acquisition ant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management Strategy’’. Testimony was heard from William H. and Comptroller, Department of the Navy; Mary Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Human Ex- Sally Matiella, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Fi- ploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Na- nancial Management and Comptroller, Department tional Aeronautics and Space Administration; and a of the Army; Marilyn M. Thomas, Deputy Assistant public witness.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, September 17 12 noon, Tuesday, September 18

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma Program for Tuesday: The House will meet in pro session. forma session at 12 noon.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1531 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1537, E1540 Johnson, Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’, Jr., Ga., E1527, E1530, Moran, James P., Va., E1534 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1542, E1544 E1532, E1533, E1535, E1536, E1537, E1539, E1540, E1544 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1535 Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1541 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1529, E1530, E1531, E1532, Pence, Mike, Ind., E1538 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1536 E1533, E1533, E1534, E1535, E1535, E1538 Posey, Bill, Fla., E1536 Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E1531 Lance, Leonard, N.J., E1542 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1533, E1540 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1538, E1540 Sarbanes, John P., Md., E1527 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1538 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1528 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1535 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1529 Loebsack, David, Iowa, E1530 Smith, Adam, Wash., E1533, E1545 Dicks, Norman D., Wash., E1532 Long, Billy, Mo., E1543 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1543 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1534, E1544 Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1541 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1528 Fincher, Stephen Lee, Tenn., E1543 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1541 Tierney, John F., Mass., E1532 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1543 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1538 Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E1544 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1527, E1528, E1529 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1540 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1533, E1537 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1539 Mica, John L., Fla., E1542 Walberg, Tim, Mich., E1530 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1537 Michaud, Michael H., Me., E1527

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