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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 No. 155 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, December 12, 2005, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 The House met at 2 p.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces That the Senate passed S. 1044. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. That the Senate passed S. 1045. pore (Mr. BOOZMAN). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- With best wishes, I am nal stands approved. Sincerely, f KAREN L. HAAS, DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f Clerk of the House. PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f The Speaker pro tempore laid before The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the the House the following communica- gentleman from Colorado (Mr. UDALL) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER tion from the Speaker: come forward and lead the House in the PRO TEMPORE WASHINGTON, DC, Pledge of Allegiance. December 6, 2005. Mr. UDALL of Colorado led the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN Pledge of Allegiance as follows: ant to clause 4 of rule I, the Speaker BOOZMAN to act as Speaker pro tempore on signed the following enrolled bill on I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the this day. United States of America, and to the Repub- Friday, November 18, 2005: J. DENNIS HASTERT, lic for which it stands, one nation under God, H.R. 4133, to temporarily increase the Speaker of the House of Representatives. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. borrowing authority of the Federal f f Emergency Management Agency for PRAYER carrying out the national flood insur- COMMUNICATION FROM THE ance program; The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. CLERK OF THE HOUSE And Speaker pro tempore WOLF Coughlin, offered the following prayer: The Speaker pro tempore laid before Lord our God, as the 109th Congress signed the following enrolled bills on the House the following communica- meets during these December days, be Monday, November 28, 2005: tion from the Clerk of the House of present to each of the Members of the H.R. 680, to direct the Secretary of Representatives: House of Representatives. the Interior to convey certain land Move within them and among them WASHINGTON, DC, held in trust for the Paiute Indian to grant great resolve, powerful direc- November 22, 2005. tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Utah, and for other purposes; tion, and a deep sense of accomplish- The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- ment. H.R. 2062, to designate the facility of ington, DC. the United States Postal Service lo- May their communal decisions and DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- the laws enacted assure justice for mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of cated at 57 West Street in Newville, Your people and lead this Nation with the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Randall D. the whole world in the ways of peace. tives, the Clerk received the following mes- Shughart Post Office Building’’; For You, O Lord, will in the end be sage from the Secretary of the Senate on No- H.R. 2183, to designate the facility of the ultimate judge of motivations and vember 22, 2005, at 1:47 pm: the United States Postal Service lo- know the total effect of all our actions That the Senate passed without amend- cated at 567 Tompkins Avenue in Stat- ment H. Con. Res. 308. both now and forever. Amen. en Island, New York, as the ‘‘Vincent That the Senate agreed to Conference Re- Palladino Post Office’’; f port H.R. 3058. H.R. 2528, making appropriations for THE JOURNAL That the Senate passed with an amend- ment H.R. 1815. military quality of life functions of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The That the Senate passed S. 1042. Department of Defense, Military Con- Chair has examined the Journal of the That the Senate passed S. 1043. struction, the Department of Veterans b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H11039 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:55 Dec 07, 2005 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06DE7.000 H06DEPT1 H11040 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 6, 2005 Affairs, and related agencies for the fis- WASHINGTON, DC, What we obtain too cheap, we esteem cal year ending September 30, 2006, and November 28, 2005. too lightly. Heaven knows how to set a for other purposes; Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, proper price on its goods; and it would H.R. 3058, making appropriations for Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, be strange indeed if so celestial an arti- DC. the Departments of Transportation, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you cle as freedom should not be highly Treasury, and Housing and Urban De- formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules rated.’’ velopment, the Judiciary, District of of the House of Representatives that I have So to America, we must have this un- Columbia, and independent agencies been served with a subpoena for documents, wavering resolve to finish the task be- for the fiscal year ending September 30, issued by the Superior Court of the District fore us. And to our troops, stand firm. 2006, and for other purposes; of Columbia. Stand tall. Stand for freedom. Because H.R. 3853, to designate the facility of After consultation with the Office of Gen- we over here support you over there. eral Counsel, I have determined that compli- And come home victorious for freedom the United States Postal Service lo- ance with the subpoena is consistent with cated at 208 South Main Street in the precedents and privileges of the House. when it’s over over there. That’s just Parkdale, Arkansas, as the Willie Sincerely, the way it is. Vaughn Post Office; DAVID THOMAS, f H.R. 4145, to direct the Joint Com- Chief of Staff. ECONOMIC NUMBERS mittee on the Library to obtain a stat- f ue of Rosa Parks and to place the stat- (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- ECONOMIC GROWTH ue in the United States Capitol in Na- mission to address the House for 1 tional Statuary Hall, and for other pur- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- minute and to revise and extend his re- poses. mission to address the House for 1 marks.) minute.) Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the third- f Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I quarter economic numbers released had the honor and privilege to host last week are worth noting. When you RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE President George W. Bush in North consider the total devastation inflicted OF REPRESENTATIVES Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District. on our gulf coast region, combined The Speaker pro tempore laid before The President spoke about our coun- with the temporary spike in petroleum the House the following resignation try’s impressive economic growth at prices, the fact that our economy re- from the House of Representatives: the John Deere-Hitachi manufacturing mains robust is a strong testament to plant in Kernersville. our free-market policies and commit- WASHINGTON, DC, December 1, 2005. We all have a lot to be grateful to our ment to reducing the tax burden on all Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, President for. Under his leadership, our Americans. Speaker of the House, economy is flourishing and getting The overall growth of the economy, Washington, DC. stronger. In a report issued last week measured in total gross domestic prod- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: It is with a heavy by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, our uct, was even better than expected, heart that I submit to you my resignation as economy created 250,000 new jobs dur- growing at a rate of 4.3 percent, the a Member of the United States House of Rep- ing the month of November. Over 4.4 10th consecutive quarter of GDP resentatives, effective close of business on million jobs have been created since growth above 3 percent. Heading into Thursday, December 1, 2005. I am forwarding to you a copy of my letter of resignation to May 2003. the Christmas shopping season, the Governor Schwarzenegger. Unemployment is down to 5 percent, consumer confidence index rose to 98.9 I am resigning from the House of Rep- which is lower than the average of the in November, up 14 points from the pre- resentatives because I have discredited my 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. This is due to the vious month. high office and the party that I love. Not hard work of the American people, In November alone, we added 215,000 only have I compromised the trust of my lower taxes, legal reform, and less gov- jobs to our Nation’s payrolls, a total of constituents, I have misled my family, ernment interference into the lives of more than 4.4 million new jobs added friends, and colleagues, staff and even my- entrepreneurs and small business own- since May. These numbers, along with self. Mr. Speaker, I have the utmost respect ers. for you and our colleagues and I am deeply the other positive indicators, should sorry that I have shamed our great institu- I am proud of President Bush’s lead- provide strong incentive to us this tion in this way.
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