January 6, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3 represent the district’s many military troops Mr. PENCE. Madam Clerk, as chair- Hare Matsui Sa´ nchez, Linda and veterans, who put their lives on the line man of the Republican Conference, I Harman McCarthy (NY) T. to protect the values we cherish. Their sense Hastings (FL) McCollum Sanchez, Loretta am also directed by unanimous consent Heinrich McDermott Sarbanes of duty and sacrifice has been an inspiration, of that conference to present for elec- Herseth Sandlin McGovern Schakowsky which I will carry with me to my new duties tion an individual today, but let me Higgins McIntyre Schauer as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Hill McMahon Schiff Obama. say also from my heart it is one of the Himes McNerney Schrader As sons of immigrants to this country, you great privileges of my life to do so, to Hinchey Meek (FL) Schwartz and I have a deep appreciation for the oppor- present for election to the office of Hinojosa Meeks (NY) Scott (GA) tunities America provides to those who are Hirono Melancon Scott (VA) Speaker of the House for the 111th Con- Hodes Michaud Serrano willing to work hard and sacrifice for their gress the name of a man from the Holden Miller (NC) Sestak children. As a member of the next Adminis- heartland of America, a man of humble Holt Miller, George Shea-Porter tration in Washington, I will strive to main- beginnings who came to Washington Honda Minnick Sherman tain and expand that opportunity for all Hoyer Mitchell Shuler families, because the chance to work hard during a time of reform and led and is Inslee Mollohan Sires and build a better life is the principle that prepared, starting this day, to lead this Israel Moore (KS) Skelton unites all Americans. Over the past few Congress back to the aspirations and Jackson (IL) Moore (WI) Slaughter Jackson-Lee Moran (VA) Smith (WA) years, our government in Washington has ideals of the American people, the (TX) Murphy (CT) Snyder lost sight of that principle by catering to the name of the Honorable JOHN A. Johnson (GA) Murphy, Patrick Solis (CA) wealthiest Americans and powerful special BOEHNER, a representative-elect from Johnson, E. B. Murtha Space interests—leaving middle-class Americans to the State of Ohio. Kagen Nadler (NY) Speier struggle with rising health care costs, re- Kanjorski Napolitano Spratt duced pensions and a collapsing economy. The CLERK. The names of the Hon- Kaptur Neal (MA) Stark The recent election was a clarion call for a orable NANCY PELOSI, a Representative- Kennedy Nye Stupak elect from the State of California, and Kildee Oberstar Sutton change in direction, so we can recapture the Kilpatrick (MI) Obey Tanner values that have made our nation a beacon the Honorable JOHN A. BOEHNER, a Rep- Kilroy Olver Tauscher of hope and opportunity. resentative-elect from the State of Kind Ortiz Taylor As I go to work everyday in the incoming Ohio, have been placed in nomination. Kirkpatrick (AZ) Pallone Teague Obama Administration, I will keep in mind Are there further nominations? Kissell Pascrell Thompson (CA) the stories of the working families and sen- Klein (FL) Pastor (AZ) Thompson (MS) ior citizens who I met during the past six There being no further nominations, Kosmas Payne Tierney Kratovil Pelosi Titus years in grocery stores, schools and churches the Clerk appoints the following tell- ers: Kucinich Perlmutter Tonko across the Fifth District. I will strive to Langevin Perriello Towns make our government work for them and The gentleman from Pennsylvania Larsen (WA) Peters Tsongas their children, because that is the true meas- (Mr. BRADY); Larson (CT) Peterson Van Hollen ure of our success as a nation. The gentleman from California (Mr. Lee (CA) Pingree (ME) Vela´ zquez With gratitude and best wishes, Levin Polis (CO) Visclosky DANIEL E. LUNGREN); Sincerely, Lewis (GA) Pomeroy Walz The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Lipinski Price (NC) Wasserman RAHM EMANUEL, KAPTUR); and Loebsack Rahall Schultz Member of Congress. Lofgren, Zoe Rangel Waters The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. f Lowey Reyes Watson ROS-LEHTINEN). Luja´ n Richardson Watt ELECTION OF SPEAKER The tellers will come forward and Lynch Rodriguez Waxman Maffei Ross Weiner The CLERK. Pursuant to law and take their seats at the desk in front of Maloney Rothman (NJ) Welch precedent, the next order of business is the Speaker’s rostrum. Markey (CO) Roybal-Allard Wexler the election of the Speaker of the The roll will now be called, and those Markey (MA) Ruppersberger Wilson (OH) Marshall Rush Woolsey House of Representatives for the 111th responding to their names will indicate Massa Ryan (OH) Wu Congress. by surname the nominee of their choos- Matheson Salazar Yarmuth ing. Nominations are now in order. BOEHNER—174 The Clerk recognizes the gentleman The Reading Clerk will now call the Aderholt Conaway Jones from Connecticut (Mr. LARSON). roll. Akin Crenshaw Jordan (OH) Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Our de- The tellers having taken their places, Alexander Culberson King (IA) mocracy renews itself every 2 years as the House proceeded to vote for the Austria Davis (KY) King (NY) Bachmann Deal (GA) Kingston Members gather with their family Speaker. Bachus Dent Kirk members eager to fulfill the aspira- The following is the result of the Barrett (SC) Diaz-Balart, L. Kline (MN) tions of our great Nation. While Amer- vote: Bartlett Diaz-Balart, M. Lamborn ica watches with anticipation, they Barton (TX) Dreier Lance [Roll No. 2] Biggert Duncan Latham know that hope and help are on their PELOSI—255 Bilbray Ehlers LaTourette way. The Democratic Caucus has met Bilirakis Emerson Latta Abercrombie Cardoza Dicks Bishop (UT) Fallin Lee (NY) and unanimously endorsed NANCY Ackerman Carnahan Dingell Blackburn Flake Lewis (CA) Adler (NJ) Carney Doggett D’ALESANDRO PELOSI for Speaker. Blunt Fleming Linder Altmire Carson (IN) Donnelly (IN) Two years ago, the Speaker took the Bonner Forbes LoBiondo Andrews Castor (FL) Doyle Bono Mack Fortenberry Lucas gavel, historically, on behalf of Amer- Arcuri Chandler Driehaus Boozman Foxx Luetkemeyer ica’s children. She has taken this Con- Baca Childers Edwards (MD) Boustany Franks (AZ) Lummis Baird Clarke Edwards (TX) gress and the country in a new direc- Brady (TX) Frelinghuysen Lungren, Daniel Baldwin Clay Ellison tion and provided the foundation for Broun (GA) Gallegly E. Barrow Cleaver Ellsworth Brown (SC) Garrett (NJ) Mack change that America yearns for and Bean Clyburn Engel Brown-Waite, Gerlach Manzullo Becerra Cohen Eshoo needs. How fitting, on the birthday of Ginny Gingrey (GA) Marchant Berkley Connolly (VA) Etheridge Sam Rayburn, legendary Speaker of Buchanan Gohmert McCarthy (CA) Berman Conyers Farr Burgess Goodlatte McCaul the House from Texas, that I, as chair- Berry Cooper Fattah Burton (IN) Granger McClintock man of the Democratic Caucus, have Bishop (GA) Costa Filner Buyer Graves McCotter Bishop (NY) Costello Foster been directed by the unanimous vote of Calvert Guthrie McHenry Blumenauer Courtney Frank (MA) the Caucus, to present for election to Camp Hall (TX) McHugh Boccieri Crowley Fudge Campbell Harper McKeon the Office of the Speaker of the House Boren Cuellar Giffords Cantor Heller McMorris Boswell Cummings Gillibrand of Representatives for the 111th Con- Cao Hensarling Rodgers Boucher Dahlkemper Gonzalez gress, the name of the Honorable Capito Herger Mica Boyd Davis (AL) Gordon (TN) Carter Hoekstra Miller (FL) NANCY D’ALESANDRO PELOSI, a Rep- Brady (PA) Davis (CA) Grayson Cassidy Hunter Miller (MI) resentative-elect from the great State Braley (IA) Davis (IL) Green, Al Castle Inglis Moran (KS) Bright Davis (TN) Green, Gene of California. Chaffetz Issa Murphy, Tim Brown, Corrine DeFazio Griffith The CLERK. The Clerk now recog- Coble Jenkins Myrick Butterfield DeGette Grijalva Coffman (CO) Johnson (IL) Neugebauer nizes the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Capps Delahunt Hall (NY) Cole Johnson, Sam Nunes PENCE). Capuano DeLauro Halvorson

VerDate Nov 24 2008 05:49 Jan 07, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06JA7.002 H06JAPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with HOUSE H4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 6, 2009 Olson Rooney Stearns Ms. LEE And at this time of economic anxiety, Paul Ros-Lehtinen Sullivan ARY ILLER Paulsen Roskam Terry Mr. G G. M the American people deserve open de- Pence Royce Thompson (PA) Mrs. NAPOLITANO bate and transparency in their Con- Petri Ryan (WI) Thornberry Mr. THOMPSON gress—a key ingredient needed to Pitts Scalise Tiahrt Mr. BACA produce good legislation. And my hope Platts Schmidt Tiberi Poe (TX) Schock Turner Ms. HARMAN is we will adopt a Rules package for Posey Sensenbrenner Upton Mrs. DAVIS the new Congress that encourages Price (GA) Sessions Walden Mr. HONDA transparency and debate and helps en- Putnam Shadegg Wamp Mr. ISSA sure our institution is accountable to Radanovich Shimkus Westmoreland Rehberg Shuster Whitfield Mr. SCHIFF the people it serves. Reichert Simpson Wilson (SC) Ms. SOLIS Our Nation has faced adversity be- Roe (TN) Smith (NE) Wittman Ms. WATSON fore, and we have never failed to meet Rogers (AL) Smith (NJ) Wolf Mr. CARDOZA the challenge. This is because America Rogers (KY) Smith (TX) Young (AK) Rohrabacher Souder Young (FL) Mr. NUNES is a land of limitless potential, and Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ when we harness the will of the Amer- NOT VOTING—5 Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN ican people, commit ourselves to mak- Boehner Hastings (WA) Rogers (MI) Mr. COSTA ing the most of the blessings God has Gutierrez Miller, Gary Ms. MATSUI bestowed on this great country, and b 1350 Mr. CAMPBELL bring all of these gifts to bear on a The CLERK. The tellers agree in Mr. BILBRAY common goal, there is no obstacle that their tallies that the total number of Mr. MCCARTHY we cannot overcome. America’s potential is unlimited, but votes cast is 429, of which the Honor- Mr. MCNERNEY government’s potential is not. And we able NANCY PELOSI of the State of Cali- Ms. RICHARDSON Ms. SPEIER must not confuse the two. fornia has received 255 votes, and the We can’t simply spend our way back Mr. HUNTER, and Honorable JOHN A. BOEHNER of the to prosperity. Our responsibilities as Mr. MCCLINTOCK State of Ohio has received 174 votes. elected leaders in a flagging economy Therefore, the Honorable NANCY The committee will retire from the Chamber to escort the Speaker-elect to is to craft policies that allow our coun- PELOSI of the State of California, hav- try’s potential to be unleashed. Amer- the chair. ing received a majority of the votes ica runs on freedom. It’s the fuel of our The Majority Floor Services Chief cast, is duly elected Speaker of the economy, and it is the fuel of our de- announced the Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives for the 111th mocracy. The more we spend and the House of Representatives of the 111th Congress. more we tax, the less freedom we will Congress, who was escorted to the The Clerk appoints the following have left. committee to escort the Speaker-elect chair by the Committee of Escort. So we need to take responsible action to the chair: Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, together to help put our economy back The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Leader HOYER, fellow Members, and a on a path toward prosperity. The BOEHNER) special welcome to our new Members months ahead can be a time of hope The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. and their families and friends who are and renewal in America. The American HOYER) here today. people are giving their best. Here in The gentleman from South Carolina We begin this new Congress at a Congress, we need to do the same. (Mr. CLYBURN) great time of challenge for the Amer- Madam Speaker, as we start the new The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. ican people. This winter, working fami- Congress, we stand ready to work with CANTOR) lies are struggling to pay their bills you and your fellow Democrats for gen- The gentleman from Connecticut and keep their homes; small businesses uine solutions, for real reforms that (Mr. LARSON) are being forced to choose between cut- put the needs of our country first and The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. ting jobs and closing their doors; bring the blessings of liberty fully to PENCE) health costs are rising; college savings bear on the challenges the American The gentleman from California (Mr. funds and 401(k)s have declined in value people face. BECERRA) substantially; parents are deeply wor- In that spirit, it is my privilege to The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. ried about their children’s future. present to you the gavel of the 111th MCCOTTER) I think it’s a time of anxiety for mil- Congress. And the Members of the California lions of Americans, some of whom face Ms. PELOSI. Thank you very much, delegation: economic challenges not seen in this Leader BOEHNER. Together, we welcome the many new Mr. STARK country for generations. When things Members of Congress who today join Mr. GEORGE MILLER are at their worst for the American the House of Representatives of the Mr. WAXMAN people, we owe them our best. This Congress must rise to the occasion. United States of America. Congratula- Mr. LEWIS tions to all of our new Members and to Mr. DREIER Two weeks from today, we will inau- gurate a new President. President-elect our re-elected Members. Mr. BERMAN Your constituents have placed great Obama has expressed a desire to govern Mr. GALLEGLY trust in you. Your families have given from the center and put the needs of Mr. HERGER you the love and support to make your Mr. ROHRABACHER our country first. I think all of you leadership possible. Let us join to- Ms. WATERS know Washington is a difficult town, gether now and salute the families of Mr. CALVERT and it won’t always be easy for him to the 111th Congress. Ms. ESHOO do these things. But when our new I also want to thank my own family: Mr. FILNER President extends his hand across the my husband of 45 years, Paul Pelosi; Mr. MCKEON aisle to do what is right for our coun- and our children, Nancy Corinne, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD try, Republicans will extend ours in re- Christine, Jacqueline, Paul, and Alex- Mr. ROYCE turn. andra; and our grandchildren, Alex- Ms. WOOLSEY During the 111th Congress, Repub- ander and Madeleine, Liam, Sean, Mr. FARR licans will strive not to be the party of Ryan, Paulie, and Thomas. Ms. ZOE LOFGREN opposition, but the party of better so- And I also want to acknowledge my Mr. RADANOVICH lutions. brother, Thomas D’Alesandro, the Mr. SHERMAN President-elect Obama’s calls for in- former mayor of Baltimore. Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ clusiveness are already being put to I wish to express my appreciation of Mrs. TAUSCHER the test. He’s called on Congress to the people of San Francisco for grant- Mrs. CAPPS move quickly and in a bipartisan fash- ing me the privilege of representing Mrs. BONO MACK ion on legislation to help our economy. them and serving them in Congress.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 05:49 Jan 07, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06JA7.003 H06JAPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with HOUSE January 6, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5 And I thank my caucus. Thank you, We need action, and we need action the Honorable JOHN DINGELL of Michi- Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN; thank you, now. gan, to administer the oath of office. Mr. LARSON, for your nomination this States facing financial crises, which Mr. DINGELL then administered the morning. Thank you to the Members of are threatening the education and the oath of office to Ms. PELOSI of Cali- the caucus for granting me the historic health of our children, the well-being fornia, as follows: opportunity of breaking the marble of our seniors, and the public safety of Do you solemnly swear that you will ceiling and to serve, once again, as the our communities, cannot afford to wait support and defend the Constitution of first woman Speaker of the House. any longer. the United States against all enemies, Leader BOEHNER, thank you for your We need action, and we need action foreign and domestic; that you will generous words and for your commit- now. bear true faith and allegiance to the ment to put country ahead of party. Our country is challenged by the cli- same; that you take this obligation Without reservation, let us stand to- mate crisis, by the need for energy se- freely, without any mental reservation gether, not just today, but in the days curity, and the need for 21st-century or purpose of evasion; and that you will ahead to live up to that resolve. infrastructure. On all of these issues well and faithfully discharge the duties Few Congresses and few Presidents in and many more, we cannot afford to of the office on which you are about to history have been given the responsi- wait. enter, so help you God. bility and the privilege of serving the Our Nation needs action, and we need (Applause, the Members rising.) Nation in a time of such profound chal- action now. Mr. DINGELL. Congratulations, lenge. We do so renewed and refreshed America’s crises at home are Madam Speaker. by the new Members who join our matched by conflicts abroad—a ter- The SPEAKER. I want to thank the ranks today. Again, welcome to our rorist threat that could strike there or children for joining me at the podium new Members. here. We cannot afford to wait to renew so that, as we called the House to order It is in that spirit that I pledge to our alliances, our leadership, and our earlier today, it will be clear that the you—let us all pledge to the American respect in the world. We cannot afford House will be called to order for all of people that we will look forward, not to wait to deploy the power of our America’s children. And now I am backward; we will join hands, not point ideals. For the sake of our security, for going to administer the oath of office fingers; we will rise to the challenge, the courageous Americans who serve to your parents. You are welcome to recognizing that our love of country is on the front lines, and for our veterans stay here, or you may wish to join your stronger than any issue which may di- who have bravely served our country, parents as they take the oath of office. vide us. we cannot afford to wait to modernize This is the lesson and the legacy of and rebuild our military. f the last election: The American people Every chance we get we must express SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS demanded a new era of change and ac- our appreciation to our heroic men and countability. Yes, we have problems as women in uniform and their families The SPEAKER. According to prece- grave as our country has faced in gen- for their service and their sacrifice to dent, the Chair will swear in the Mem- erations. But now we enter a new Con- our country. bers-elect en masse. gress with a new era with a powerful Let us show America and the world The Members-elect and Delegates- sense of hope and pride in our great that we are equal to every test of a tur- elect and the Resident Commissioner- country. bulent and unprecedented time. Let us elect rose, and the Speaker adminis- Two weeks from today, as Mr. listen to each other. Let us respect tered the oath of office to them as fol- BOEHNER indicated, on the steps of this every voice and every view, and then lows: Capitol, we will inaugurate the 44th together, let us act. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that President of the United States. From you will support and defend the Con- b 1415 the inaugural platform, he will walk stitution of the United States against down the long stretch of the National As we in Congress pledge to reach all enemies, foreign and domestic; that Mall and see the steps of the Lincoln across the aisle, we recognize that his- you will bear true faith and allegiance Memorial from which Rev. Martin Lu- tory will measure this decisive mo- to the same; that you take this obliga- ther King, Jr., called us to the deepest ment not just by what we do here in tion freely, without any mental res- truth of our founding dream. Washington, but how we reflect and re- ervation or purpose of evasion; and When Barack Obama raises his right spect how all Americans work together that you will well and faithfully dis- hand and takes the oath of office, we for the common good to strengthen charge the duties of the office on which will know—and the world will wit- America’s future and faith in itself. you are about to enter, so help you ness—how far America has come. We As we take the oath of office today, God. will celebrate that moment, but recog- we accept a level of responsibility as The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You nize it as only a beginning. daunting and demanding as any that are now Members of the 111th Congress. previous generations of leadership have Together, with our new President, f we, as a Congress and a country, must faced. With the help of God, the light of fulfill the rest of America’s promise. our values, the strength of the Amer- MAJORITY LEADER ican people, and the hopes that we have All of that promise will not be re- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam for our children and their future, God deemed quickly or easily, but it must Speaker, as chairman of the Demo- will bless us so that America will con- be pursued urgently with spirited de- cratic Caucus, I have been directed to tinue to be as our Founders predicted bate and without partisan deadlock or report to the House that the Demo- more than 200 years ago, ‘‘a rising not delay. cratic Members have selected as major- a setting sun.’’ Hardworking and still hopeful Ameri- ity leader the gentleman from Mary- Today, Cardinal McCarrick honored cans who are losing their jobs, their land, master of the procedures of this businesses, their retirement savings, us by asking God’s blessing on our floor, the Honorable STENY H. HOYER. their homes that are facing fore- work. May God bless our work, and closure, cannot wait any longer for us may God continue to bless America. f to move from the depths of a recession Thank you all. to the solid ground of an honest and I am now ready to take the oath of MINORITY LEADER fair prosperity for the many, not just office as Speaker. Before I call the Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, as the few. Dean of the Congress forward, I want to chairman of the Republican Con- We need action, and we need action invite my grandchildren and any other ference, I am directed by that con- now. children in the Congress—they’ve ference to notify the House of Rep- Families and children without health asked me can we come up again this resentatives officially that the Repub- care, and millions more who fear losing year. They certainly can. lican Members have selected as minor- coverage or who are facing rising costs, Now, it is my privilege to ask the ity leader the gentleman from Ohio, cannot afford to wait any longer. Dean of the House of Representatives, the Honorable JOHN A. BOEHNER.

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